Chapter 1225: Running Around

The couple looked at Ye's father sympathetically. They didn't expect his mother to be so kind-hearted. She said whatever she wanted, but when the time came, she would pay the money.

Ye Yaodong was afraid that he would be heartbroken and would be scolded again if he was exposed, so he said quickly: "It's better if they didn't come. Anyway, they have collected enough money."

"The sun rises from the west. I don't know if they are holding back. They have given a little bit of money. I think I should go to the town to buy two pounds of egg cakes tomorrow and send them to the two families. Just treat it as food for the two children on the way."

Ye Yaodong: Oh no, is it going to be exposed?

The old lady was particularly relieved and said with a smile: "It should be. Since they didn't come to borrow money, there is no need to rush to send money. Buying some food for the two children to eat on the way is a token of my appreciation. There is nothing wrong with that."

Ye's father opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.

It's not appropriate to stop him...

He had no reason to stop him.

This is terrible. For the sake of family harmony, he has to be scolded for giving money.

Frustrated.

He lowered his head and ate his meal. He said nothing more, feeling depressed.

Lin Xiuqing felt that Ye's father must be very upset. She thought for a while and said, "I'll go buy it, mother. You still have to go to work. I'll talk to my two sisters-in-law, and we'll go buy it together and send it over. We should show our attitude to them, the cousins."

"You are old now. In the future, the social interactions will mainly be with the three brothers. You don't need to do favors. We should show our attitude."

Ye's father quickly agreed, "Yes, we should do favors for the three brothers. We are old and don't need to get involved."

Ye's mother thought about it and it made sense. No matter what they do, they, as cousins, should show their attitude.

"Okay, then you guys can decide for yourselves. Don't buy too much. Just spend a few dollars to buy some cakes and snacks for them to eat on the way. That's good intentions. You don't need anything else. Anyway, they have collected enough money."

"Okay."

Father Ye breathed a sigh of relief. At least he didn't get caught and get scolded.

"Come and eat. The food is cold..."

Father Ye changed the subject and talked about business. He asked Ye Yaodong to prepare to go out to sea at night. This was also to cover up the matter.

Ye Yaodong had made two calls to Boss Zhou at home during his free time these two days, but no one answered at the time and he couldn't find anyone. He continued to call after dinner.

He planned to ask for the price clearly and confirm it in advance. When he went out to sea at night, he could also explain to Aqing in advance and appease the village cadres.

They were much more anxious than him. They wanted to know how much they could sell it for immediately. They would ask every time they met.

He had to tell them to wait for the growth and harvest it first. It would take several days to harvest and dry it.

If he couldn't contact the person, he could go to the city directly to ask for the price when he went out to sea and told them not to worry.

But it was impossible not to worry, he was also anxious.

Fortunately, he made another phone call in the afternoon and found someone this time.

It was agreed that he would send him a batch of kelp in half a month, and he would first ask for five tons to see the quality and situation, and then contact him if he needed it later.

And this year's harvest was early, and Ye Yaodong also promised that this year's quality would be better than last year, so the price could be two cents higher.

Unlike last year, when wild kelp was hit by a typhoon and everyone picked some everywhere, the quality was uneven, the size was different, and it was July, but now there is fresh kelp before May, so it is natural that the price is a little higher.

And Boss Zhou gave him 1.7 cents, so he naturally raised the price he charged to the village and calculated 7 cents.

The village cadres were very happy to hear that they could collect one cent more than last year.

However, Ye Yaodong also said that it depends on the quality and the time of harvest. If the harvest time is too long and the quality is not good, the price may be lower.

Get a shot in advance to avoid accepting price increases and not price cuts.

After returning home, Ye Yaodong also talked to Lin Xiuqing. If he is not at home, there will be a batch of kelp dried in the village. Let her collect it first and then take it to the city.

If about 30 tons can be dried, even if Boss Zhou does not consume it so quickly, he will not have to worry about selling it in the wholesale market. There are many vendors in the market who come and go to buy goods. In the past two years, the store has also developed a fixed group of bosses who buy goods.

Moreover, he can also take some to the army. The army is large in size. This kind of dry goods that are cheap and can be stored can also prevent goiter. There is no reason for the army not to want it.

After the matter of kelp is settled, he can go out to sea with peace of mind.

Seeing that he even brought foreign cigarettes with him when he went out to sea, and that he had already taken them home, but he even brought a few more on board, Ye's father couldn't help but pull him over and ask.

"Why do you bring these foreign cigarettes? You're not going to keep them for yourself at sea, are you? I know you're in a tight spot and have some money, but you don't smoke such expensive cigarettes, right? One puff of yours can feed others for a few days..."

Ye Yaodong was holding five or six cigarettes in his hand and was about to go to the cab, leaving the things under the boat to sort out, but he was stopped by his father.

"I'm using them to do things, how can I bear to smoke them? Isn't there another Chengfeng here?"

He turned the cigarette in his hand over, revealing a Chengfeng underneath.

Father Ye was relieved when he saw this.

"That's good, you scared me."

"What? I don't deserve to smoke the good ones, and I have to give the good ones to others?"

"You can do whatever you want. Isn't it a pity to eat such a good and expensive thing?"

"If you give it to others, it won't be a pity. After all, it's yours."

"Who are you going to give it to?"

"You'll know in two days."

"Aren't you going to order packaging bags? Are you going to send it to Lao Hai in the province? Is it necessary to have so many?"

"One bag is enough for him. I thought I could find overseas Chinese from my family when I went to the provincial capital. Didn't I get a lot of contact information last year? My mother said that the fish sauce we bought in large quantities before the New Year should be filtered out gradually next month. The daily output will gradually increase in the future. I have to find a good sales channel in advance."

Father Ziye was speechless now.

He calculated that it was already mid-April, and it would be the end of the month when he returned from a trip to the sea.

"Oh, then you have a plan."

"Of course I have a plan. Everything has to be arranged in advance. You go to burn incense and worship Mazu. I'll put the cigarettes on top first."

"Okay..."

After Ye Yaodong put the things away, he came to the deck again and went through the process of going out to sea. Then he set sail when there was no problem.

In the dark night, the light of the bulb could only illuminate the deck and a little of the surrounding water. Some small fish that were attracted to light kept jumping on the water while the fishing boat was sailing.

Surrounded by the lights of several other boats, they could see each other, which gave them a full sense of security on the sea.

Ye Yaodong stayed on the sea for a day and a night. In the early morning, he filled the fish warehouse with 70% to 80%. He contacted several other boats and planned to follow suit. Just like the last time, he directly collected the goods on their boats and took them back to sell for money.

The harvest of other boats was basically the same as his. This time, they were not notified in advance to keep the miscellaneous fish, so the number was smaller and there was enough on the deck.

Last time, because there were too many groceries and he couldn't put them in, he couldn't throw away the goods they helped to save, because he had to pay them, so he could only throw away the miscellaneous fish he kept.

If he really wanted to receive the goods, he had to rely on the fresh fish collection ship, which had enough space and could bear heavy loads.

He asked Ah Hai about the progress during the two days at home, and it would take another month, around the end of May or early June, to deliver the goods.

When the fishing boat headed towards the provincial capital, it was already afternoon after docking.

I haven't been to the provincial capital for more than half a year, and the provincial capital looks more lively. It was only three or four in the afternoon, and the dock on the deep-water port was crowded with people, and there were heads everywhere, and all kinds of noise.

Passing a freight terminal in front, I saw a lot of large cargo ships, and a large number of shirtless men were moving goods back and forth between the shore and the ship. He could hear the roar of trucks and tractors from a long distance on the sea.

Lao Hai was also surprised when he saw him, and was even more shocked when he saw that his entire ship was full of goods.

"Have you changed your job to collect fresh fish?"

"No, there are just two more big boats in the village. Everyone goes out to sea to fish. I have to go ashore for something, so I help them bring these goods back. Can you eat it?"

"Sure," Lao Hai said happily, "I need your goods now. As you know, last year many overseas Chinese came back to invest in factories. This year, there are more overseas Chinese coming back to invest around the provincial capital. There are several more fish canning factories, as well as restaurants and other related industries."

"That's good. I was worried that you couldn't eat so many goods."

"It doesn't matter if you can't eat it. You can ask other fishmongers to collect it together. Fortunately, you went ashore early, so I can collect your goods today. , no need to ask for other people's goods. "

Ye Yaodong asked curiously: "Have you opened up the situation in the past six months?"

"Not really, don't I know more fresh food processing factories? Then I asked a few stalls nearby to receive the goods. Anyway, I can't receive much, so it's the same to ask them to receive. They are also happy to relax and directly sell it to me. "

"So you have multiple jobs now?"

"Don't you have to make a living and support your subordinates? In addition, I have a wide network of contacts, so it is convenient for my own family to find my own family. Fortunately, there are many brothers who can work, and I have brought a group of people out one after another. Now there are many people working. "

"Awesome." Ye Yaodong gave him a thumbs up in admiration.

"It's because everyone trusts me. If you follow me, you'll have a meal."

"It's always like this. Then hurry up and help unload the goods. There are so many goods. It will take several hours to work. It will be dark. If you have anything to say, we can talk after the goods are weighed."

"Okay."

Lao Hai called a large group of people to move the goods on the ship, and also politely greeted Ye's father.

It takes manpower to move and weigh a whole ship of goods. Fortunately, they are not short of people. It's fast to move with more than ten or twenty people.

He also specifically asked them to stack them separately according to the marks on the baskets, which is more convenient for weighing. They come in batches.

Originally, they were stacked separately on the ship, and there was a pattern. He also asked Lao Hai to bring him a cargo list to record the weight.

Of course, he would not record it for a long time by himself, and directly gave it to Chen Shi, asking him to stand on the scale and listen to the record, and his father also followed to watch the weight.

After waiting for half an hour, someone drove a truck over and waited.

As soon as the goods were weighed, they were put into their baskets and loaded onto the trucks. Once the trucks were full, they were immediately driven away.

He stood in a corner with Lao Hai, smoking and talking. He gave him two packs of Marlboro and asked what factories those overseas Chinese had opened and who of the people in his phone book were in the city.

Fortunately, they don’t look down on small things like fish sauce, which is time-consuming and troublesome, with low prices and slow conversion. Things like canned fish can be circulated and converted into money quickly, and there is demand both at home and abroad.

So he explained his purpose to Lao Hai, and Lao Hai told him to make a phone call first. After the agreement is reached, he will take time to accompany him to visit the overseas Chinese in the provincial capital.

It’s not impossible to go alone, but it will always be a bit abrupt. After all, he didn’t grow up in the same village as them. It would be different if Ye Yaohai, an old acquaintance, accompanied him.

"Thank you, brother. I have to trouble you every time I come to the province."

"You're welcome. We are all family. Our clan is so united. We help each other. If we go back and forth, won't we all be prosperous? I can also make money from your goods. The ones that the cannery doesn't want can be taken to the restaurant and sold to other fishmongers. We can help each other."

"So I wonder why there are so many overseas Chinese in our clan. They all look very powerful."

"These are all traditions. After the beginning is good, the atmosphere will be good. Everyone is outside. You help me, I help you, and when you come back, we can pull the collective together and build our hometown. Isn't it rising?"

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but sigh. No wonder he always heard in his previous life that some local clans were particularly united, and there were also the famous Fuqing Gang, Changle Gang, etc.

"My second uncle has contacted you before, right? He wants to send his two children abroad. Have they come to the city? I saw them worshipping Mazu before I went out to sea."

"They have come. They also arrived in the afternoon, half an hour earlier than you. I asked them to find a guesthouse first and meet at the dock the day after tomorrow night."

"Which country are they going to?"

"Xiaozi."

"Huh?"

"Although those bastards have a grudge against us, it is also a developed country. There are many of us there, so I suggest that your cousins ​​send the children there. Anyway, they are all working there. The industry there is very developed, and the population of that island country is small. Then it's a good place to work."

Ye Yaodong opened his mouth and asked tentatively, "Fuqing Gang?"

"What? There are indeed many people in Fuqing. How did you know? People in this place are also one by one, in a large group. There are more in recent years, and there are all around the provincial capital."

"Hehe... I heard..."

It seems that it's too early for the Fuqing Gang...

"Well, life is not easy in China, and it's hard to find a job, so those who have relatives and friends outside will think about going there as long as they can make money. If you can't get a visa, you can only worship Mazu."

"Hahaha..."

Ye Yaodong didn't expect him to say this.

Ye Yaohai also laughed, opened a pack of cigarettes given by Ye Yaodong, handed one to him, and lit a cigarette for him to take.

"You are so willing to smoke it. I am so reluctant to give it up, and I have to rely on you."

"What's there to be reluctant about? It's just Marlboro?"

"It was called Marlboro."

"You gave it to me, but you don't even know what it's called? It's really expensive. Forget it. Just smoke one. Put it away and save it."

"Lucky. I fished it out of the sea. I don't have foreign exchange coupons, so where can I buy it?" Ye Yaodong took out another box of Chengfeng and gave it to him. "Smoke this one. Don't feel sorry for it."

Ye Yaohai didn't say anything polite to him. "Yeah, you are lucky then."

"You can fish up any garbage, good or bad."

"It's like this. Yesterday I heard that someone fished up two embroidered shoes in a row along the coast, and they even made a pair. He was so scared that he went home to worship the Buddha and asked someone to perform a ritual."

Ye Yaodong shuddered when he heard it. "It's really scary. This luck is really unbelievable. It's a bit miserable. I haven't dared to go out to sea for most of the year."

"I heard that the boat was sold, but no one wanted it. I had a fever and talked nonsense when I got home that night."

"Who would dare to take this boat if something weird happened like this? It's normal to get one, but it's weird to get two."

"Yes, so I was planning to send them off tomorrow night, but I decided to postpone it for another day. We also have to worship Mazu more."

"Then please ask someone to take care of the two children."

"Yes, they are not outsiders. Everyone will stick together when they go out."

"That's good."

"By the way, I saw your and your father's names in the newspaper before the New Year. Is it you? I'll go and look for it. I saved the newspaper on purpose..."

Lao Hai got up and went to look for the newspaper in the drawer, and Ye Yaodong followed him.

"It was me. I fished out an unmanned underwater vehicle from abroad and handed it over directly. Then it was highly valued by the superiors and they held a commendation meeting to praise me."

"I said it must be you. The village and the name match. How can there be another Ye Yaodong and Ye Jianzhang? I am so proud."

The boatman next to him said, "Not only that, our boss is now the chairman of the city, the vice chairman of the Fisheries Association, and an official. He is very powerful."

Ye Yaodong was a little embarrassed...

Ye Yaohai looked at him in surprise, "Awesome! You are so good. You walked from a small fishing village to the city and became the chairman of the Ye?"

"Lucky..."

Ye Yaodong was a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject, telling him about the law enforcement ship that seized the smuggling ship a few days ago.

"I heard that it was because of foreign spy equipment. The defense department has strengthened maritime patrols in the past six months and paid more attention to maritime security. You guys should be careful."

"No wonder, I said, why has the news been so tight in the past six months? It turns out that it is really because of this matter. Normal things don't make it to the People's Daily. This one is still on the headlines, and we are all guessing there."

"So, be careful."

"Well, I'll roll up the newspaper and take it with me tomorrow so that the overseas Chinese can take a look at our talented people."

Ye Yaodong opened his mouth and closed it again.

Well, it's better for others to show off for him than for him to show off himself.

After all the cargo of the ship was weighed and the money was paid, it was dark.

Fortunately, there were some small independent restaurants nearby. He went to order food in advance without closing the door. As soon as the work was done, he directly invited two tables with a wave of his hand.

After happily drinking and eating, everyone dispersed at the urging of the restaurant owner. Those who went home went home, and those who boarded the boat boarded the boat.

Ye Yaodong had to take turns calling the overseas Chinese to make appointments the next day, and then asked Lao Hai to accompany him, for fear of delaying the fishing at sea.

When his father woke up in the early morning, he asked his father to sail back to the sea first. He planned to stay in the provincial capital for a few days.

When the time comes to return, let him dock again.

If there is one person missing on the ship, they can only take turns in a compact manner.

Father Ye knew that he was going to do something serious, so he just told him to be careful and didn't say much else.

Ye Yaodong was too busy for the next few days, running around like a spinning top from morning to night.

My skin was obviously fair, but I didn't get tanned at sea. As a result, after running back and forth in the city and the provincial capital for a few days, I suddenly became several shades darker, almost approaching the color of wheat.

But the results are also gratifying. Not to mention re-ordering new packaging bags, a few overseas Chinese have also placed a few more orders. After trying it for a while, if it is stable, there will be no need to worry about subsequent shipments.

In fact, there is nothing to worry about, he just wants to do some overseas markets and earn some foreign exchange.

It is a wholesale market in the city. Even though the store is not big, goods are in short supply these days. Bags of fish sauce are easy to carry and transport. Sales will only become wider and larger.

His father-in-law told him that sales in the past two to three months had doubled or tripled every month compared to the previous month, and other dry goods were also selling better.

He was thinking about waiting for the kelp to be received, stocking up a batch in the store and selling it slowly, so that he could earn more and get more varieties.

After finishing everything, he took advantage of the extra time and walked around.

I discovered that I haven’t been to the provincial capital in the past six months. The provincial capital has become more and more prosperous, with many more high-rise buildings and individual shops popping up like bamboo shoots after a rain.

Moreover, he also saw his bagged fish sauce in some grocery stores, and he didn’t know where it was sold in the city. It seemed that the sales channels were also opened.

Let's just say that supplies are scarce these days. As long as you have something, you don't have to worry about selling it, and you don't have to worry about not selling it.

As long as there is not enough food, there is nothing that cannot be digested.

He only asked him to accompany Ye Yaohai for two trips, but later he was too embarrassed to let him accompany him. He was also very busy, so it would be good if he could spare most of the day for two trips with him.

He was unfamiliar at first and had never done this kind of thing before. He made two trips. Once he became familiar with it, he became more comfortable and did not need anyone to accompany him.

After his father sailed the boat to dock and cleared the cargo, he thanked Ye Yaohai and the others for a meal before returning.

Theirs was the only boat that docked in the provincial capital again. The other three boats docked directly in the city and did not come to the provincial capital.

In the first two days they docked, they slowly trawled toward the provincial capital and returned. After all, according to the route, the provincial capital would be farther away and the city would be closer. There was no need for them to dock. provincial capital.

So by the time he got home, the other three boats had already returned to the village, and the workshop was already in full swing.

When the old lady saw him, his whole body turned dark, and she didn't know why. She just thought that he was suffering again, and she was so distressed that she wanted to kill the chicken again at night.

Father Ye said angrily: "Why does a grown man want to be so vain? He doesn't look at ease. How good is it now? It doesn't matter if you look like neither a man nor a ghost on the sea. Where can you walk on the street without a man and ghosts? ?”

Lin Xiuqing understood why she got so tanned.

"Did you go to the provincial capital to tan? Why did you get so tanned during this trip?"

"I've been running around in the provincial capital for the past few days, so I've turned black. It doesn't matter. After a while, I'll turn white again, and I'm still the same pretty boy. You watch here, I'll go take a look at the stock of fish sauce these days. Later, If we don’t have time to filter in large quantities, we have to fill in shifts day and night.”

"Have you negotiated the order?"

"Yes, otherwise why would I be so tanned? I was just running back and forth."

The old lady said: "I said it must have been hard, otherwise I wouldn't be so tanned."

Father Ye said: "I'm darker, so don't I have to work harder?"

"Aren't you always like this? What's the point of not having to work hard?"

"well……"

Father Ye was speechless and had no choice but to move the goods.

The old lady walked home on crutches, "The sun has just set. Let's feed the chickens and rush back to the cage just in time to catch them. There are only two roosters. After that, we will eat ducks... Fortunately, we can hatch another group next month..."

Dongqing was watching the work of weighing goods. Lin Xiuqing followed Ye Yaodong and asked him about what happened in the provincial capital these days.

"Have those two children, A Xing and A Song, been sent out?"

"Sent it out. I sent it out on the day of Twelve Grain Rain. I stayed in the provincial capital for a few days and I didn't hear anything happened. Just wait, it's not that fast by boat. If you arrive safely, there should be news. "

"Well, these two families have been particularly high-profile these days. They are talking about sending their children abroad. People in the village are particularly envious, and some of them seem to be interested."

"If it succeeds, then there may be some people who are willing to sell their goods and send their children away."

These days, everyone thinks that anywhere abroad is good, and going abroad means making a career.

It's normal to have thoughts.

Ye Yaodong said casually: "Never mind them, it's none of our business whether they want to be beaten or endured. My own children are reluctant to let them go abroad to suffer hardships. Our country will become more and more powerful."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "That's for sure. Life is easy at home. Why take the risk and send her away? What if there is an accident on the way?"

"Well, if you really want to go abroad, you have to grow up and seriously apply for a visa. Then you have to come back."

"It's early. We'll talk about it later. I just told you that the people in the village are quite ready to smuggle themselves out of the country."

"Has the kelp in the village been harvested? When I came back, I walked around to the sea test field base and saw that half of it was gone."

"It's harvested. It's been harvesting for the past three or four days. The villagers are very happy. They all say it's a bumper harvest and everyone has made up their mind to follow suit in the second half of the year."

"Where is it hanging?"

"The old primary school in the village can no longer be used for drying, so it was confiscated in the afternoon. In the afternoon, I was renovating the wasteland near our house. I plan to tidy it up and collect it and dry it there tomorrow. Maybe I can dry it tomorrow. Once approved, they will probably be brought over directly.”

"Then take it, give it away with real money, and if it falls into your hands, everyone will be happier and more certain that you can make money by cultivating kelp."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and nodded, "Yeah."