Chapter 559 Three Brothers

Ye Yaodong only found it funny when he heard this, and his father was speechless.

Lin Xiuqing comforted them with a smile, "It doesn't matter. A few hundred pounds will only weigh a few dozen pounds if you dry them. It's not that much. Our family has much more to dry than you. You can keep it for your own family, or for your relatives and friends." , it’s okay to give some as a gift.”

"There are so many, how can I give them away? The fresh ones are worth more than ten yuan."

"Your parents' family is in the mountains, so it's rare to send some over there. Our parents' family is in the village, so who cares about the dried fish? Who doesn't have some in stock yet? Where can I send it?"

"Oh, if I had known better, I wouldn't have listened to other people's rumors. Although it is cheap, it would be better to sell it for more than ten yuan. Now it is in your hands and you can only eat it at home..."

"Hey, how can I eat these dozens of kilograms? I feel so bad for having to eat them. Normally, I can just dump a few kilograms that no one wants and eat them casually. At least I can sell them for a little money..."

"Fortunately, we brothers share one point, so it's not that much..."

The whole family listened to the distressed murmurings of the women at the door, but didn't say anything. They hadn't even sold out their own items, so how could they collect them from theirs this time?

And if the weather is good and they can go out to sea tomorrow, they can continue to dry the goods, and they don’t have to spend money to collect their own goods, which is more cost-effective.

Ye Yaodong is not worried about not being able to sell his dried fish anyway, it will only take some time at most.

The last thing he lacks is time. He has a lot of free time in autumn and winter. Even if he doesn't sell to the army, he can clear out the inventory at home even if he sells it in his free time.

Others don't have this brain, and if they don't use this brain, of course he won't talk too much, and maybe no one will believe what he says.

When he started to move the dried fish from the yard to his house, Lin Xiuqing also went back to the house to continue cooking. Today, A Dong and Ye's father came back early, so she had to add two more hard vegetables.

The group of neighbor sisters-in-law at the door also went back while talking. The dried fish that had been saved and killed should not be wasted. It must be dried when it should be dried.

The wind and waves didn't seem to be that big this morning. Brother Ye and Brother Ye also went out to sea. When they came back, they brought a bowl of shrimps and some fresh pomfret for their family. Ah Qing just brought them for extra vegetables.

Ye Yaodong also sat down and chatted with the two brothers.

The reason for the two brothers was that my mother went over to them yesterday and told them to dry out more dried fish. The fish that were not worth much should be kept for drying.

So they didn't sell much today. They kept more than 500 kilograms of toad fish and more than 200 kilograms of miscellaneous fish. Such a large amount was not something they would normally eat by themselves. They didn't know what to do when they saw it. Adong happened to be back, so he came over quickly to ask about the situation. Is it good to sell?

They are also afraid of leaving such a large quantity in their hands. Although it will not cost much, they can sell a lot if the quantity is large. These are all hard-earned.

"Dongzi, has your dried fish been selling well in the past two days? That's why my mother asked us to keep more for drying."

"To be honest, I can sell dried fish at a stall these days. It's just a lot of work and trouble, and it's easy to meet gangsters. If you don't have time, or don't want to take the risk, just dry the fish and sell it. If you give it to me, you will definitely earn more than if you sell it fresh. It also saves you running around, and you can make money immediately after drying it."

"Although I still have hundreds of kilograms of unsold goods at home, I can stock up and sell them slowly, and they won't go bad if I leave them. I won't confiscate other people's goods. If I have money, my brothers will make it first."

His two older brothers were more moderate and conservative, not adventurous and honest. They had to be pushed from behind. His father also wanted him to take over and figure out the money.

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua looked at each other in confusion.

When Ye Yaopeng was still hesitating, Ye Yaohua said: "I think it's okay. Just dry it and sell it to Dongzi directly. We have no experience in selling things and don't understand this. If we sell it to him, we will get money immediately, and You don’t have to store it there, and you don’t have to worry about it, so it’s pretty good.”

Ye Yaopeng looked at Ye Yaodong and asked tentatively: "Then...how much does Dongzi plan to charge?"

"3 cents for dried toad fish, 2 cents for dried fish." This was the price he decided after careful consideration. His brother, he couldn't make too much money.

Ten kilograms of sun-dried food yields a little over two kilograms. Calculated as two kilograms, fresh ones cost three and a half cents per kilogram, which equals the cost of ten kilograms to thirty-five cents. Adding labor and salt, it works out to forty cents, or two kilograms.

The cost of one kilogram is about 2 cents, but the actual cost is less than 2 cents. It should be about 18 cents. If he pays 30 cents to collect it, his eldest brother and second brother can still make a lot, which is more cost-effective than selling it fresh. too much.

And after deducting the fare, he can still earn about 1 cents to 1.2 cents per pound? It is equivalent to dividing the profit in half, and one person earns half.

Only the trash fish can make a little more money. This is something that no one wanted in the first place. His eldest and second brothers picked it up for free. He didn't lose anyone by calculating the money.

Seeing that his eldest and second brothers were confused about whether the price was high or low, he simply told them what he had just calculated.

Only then did the two of them suddenly realize.

Ye Yaopeng said happily: "If you get two pounds out of ten pounds, it will be equivalent to about 20 cents per pound. We can earn an extra ten cents!"

"If you weigh 100 kilograms, you will earn ten yuan more!"

"Then we brought back more than 800 kilograms of goods today. Instead of selling them for about 200 kilograms, we can sell them for fifty or sixty yuan."

"That's not right. If you do 100 kilograms, you will earn ten yuan more. If you do 200 kilograms, you will earn 20 yuan more. But our goods have just been counted at the dock. The fresh ones can only be sold for less than 20 yuan. This one can be sold for five yuan. Sixty, then it becomes more than 30 yuan more, not 20 yuan more?" Ye Yaohua was a little confused.

Ye Yaodong was also confused by their calculations. He was originally not good at calculations, but because he participated in the whole process, he immediately understood where the extra money came from.

"You have forgotten the trash fish. The trash fish is not collected at the dock and is worthless. But if you expose it, I will charge you two cents per catty. The extra money will be used to sell the trash fish."

The two of them suddenly understood.

"Ah, yes, that's right. The trash fish didn't count when we weighed it earlier, so we had to take it back and dry it for ourselves to eat."

"So trash fish is equivalent to no cost."

Ye Yaohua hesitated a little, "Are you going to lose money by doing this? We have already earned the money. Does anyone want the dried fish? No one wants it in the countryside, so we can only use it to dry it and eat it ourselves."

"You can barely sell it, and some people are looking for a bargain. Miscellaneous fish are not necessarily bad. For example, dried dragon head fish and dried eel are not very fragrant and drinkable when fried with celery. It's just that the quantity is small and all kinds of dried fish are mixed together, so it's called Trash fish.”

"Then you should calculate less. If you don't sell something that no one wants in the first place, don't sell it at a loss. Just do whatever you want and give you some wages. This is all your hard-earned money. You still have to toss it yourself and keep it in stock. ..." Ye Yaohua said honestly.

"It won't be a loss if you lose..."

Ye Yaopeng also said: "It's fine even if it's only 15 cents for the trash fish. No one wants it in the first place. You have to earn some travel expenses and hard-earned money."

Ye Yaodong was always pleased that his two brothers were so sensible.

"Okay, then I'll be shameless and earn more."

"Everyone earns."

After the three brothers reached an agreement, everyone was happy.

Ye Yaodong simply found a job for himself in his spare time. He rarely went to sea in the winter. He could earn about 20 yuan a day by selling goods. He could go there two or three times a month and earn better than the average person. A little adds up to a lot.

The premise is not to be treated like a pig and killed. I was too tired that day, and I had to get up at two in the morning to deliver goods to the army. If I didn't take the tractor, I would have to walk back home at 9:10.

I left for the city at ten o'clock the day before, and I had to endure myself walking back.

That's not okay. He can't let his wife remarry with her own money and let her three children take someone else's surname.

However, after having several experiences selling goods, he will only sell 200 kilograms a day in the future. He can go alone. After selling, he will go home. If there is no tractor to ride on, he will catch the 9 am bus. If he cannot catch the bus, he will not go back. Go back the next day, or call his dad to deliver the goods the next day.

Anyway, I can’t be ripped off again!

If the army needs a batch of quantities every three days, it will be easier for him to make money.

After Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua got the guarantee, they went home happily. They didn't have to take any risks. As long as they were a little troublesome, they could double their profits in one trip.

Lin Xiuqing was cooking on the side and listened from beginning to end. After waiting for others to leave, she said: "We haven't sold anything at home yet, so we promised to take over all the belongings of the eldest and second brothers. Are you too anxious? I will go to sea tomorrow. , and you can get a lot of sunshine.”

"It's okay. I only have about 300 kilograms left at home. When the wind blows and I can't go out to sea, I will sell it and it will be gone in two days."

"Oh, look, they posted it for several days."

"Well, that's just the thing to add."

"How much did it sell for today?"

"Oh yes, I was so busy talking that I forgot to take off my clothes and take out the cloth bag to count the money."

As he spoke, he began to take off his cotton-padded jacket and sweater, and then poured all the money in his backpack onto the table.

There is great unity, there are also scattered mao bills, and there are a bunch of coins, which are poured out with a clanging sound, which is quite pleasant to hear.

When the two sons heard the noise, they immediately climbed onto the table and screamed as they looked at the money on the table.

"A lot of money, dad made a lot of money again!"

"Dad is so awesome, he makes a lot of money!"

"Don't go out and yell! Otherwise, I'll sew your mouth shut."

Ye Chenghu was laughing and joking, not afraid at all.

Ye Chengyang immediately covered his mouth with both hands and his eyes widened.

Ye Yaodong first picked up the big unity cards one by one and put them in the palm of his hand. There were 12 of them, which were given by the army.

He was also chanting, "I sold 300 kilograms for 126 yuan in the army, and later I went to the market and sold a bag. The change was all sold in the market... The large denomination ones looked more comfortable..."

“Who doesn’t like big money!”

Lin Xiuqing said with a smile, and then asked him, "Do we also have to give dad a layer of the money we get from drying and selling dried fish?"

"That's right! He has been working with me all the time. Mom also helps with killing and drying. She doesn't have to pay her wages, but dad has to give him the hard-earned money. It was originally kept by us on the ship, and he also has a share."

"Well, then I'll keep track of today's account later and pay it to him at the end of the month."

The old lady glanced at Lin Xiuqing, fearing that she would be unhappy, and said with a smile: "Your father and your mother can't spend much money. The money you give him now will be given to them when they get old." You guys share it.”

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "It's still very early. I don't care. A Dong can make money."

Ye Chengyang agreed cooperatively, "Dad can make a lot of money!"

Ye Yaodong happily patted his head, "Good son, you have a good vision!"

"Flattery!" Ye Chenghu snorted.

"Ye Chenghu, have you been very arrogant recently?"

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