Chapter 955: Learn From Others and Follow in Their Footsteps (7000 Words)

After the meal, Ye Yaodong gave her the contract to buy the shop in the afternoon and the final payment. He also told her that there would be one for each of the three children.

"We only spent 20,000 yuan in total on booking a boat and buying a shop. Although we paid a deposit for the boat, the final payment is not much. We will only start paying one by one in the second half of next year. Qing, this doesn’t put any pressure on us.”

Lin Xiuqing agreed, "Well, when a boat is built, we will pay for the boat and sail it back. Paying it bit by bit will make it less painful."

"So we should still have 60,000 yuan on hand, which is quite comfortable."

When Lin Xiuqing heard what he said, she immediately became wary, "What else do you want to do?"

"I'm not doing anything, I just want to buy a tractor for delivery. Haha, we will use the car more and more frequently, and it will be very convenient and trouble-free if we have one at home. We don't have to call others all the time. "

"The boys at home are kept there. While watching the workshop, we can also call them when delivering goods sometimes. Anyway, we can learn to use tractors very quickly."

Ye Yaodong said, still looking at her eagerly, "The 12-horsepower model only costs about 4,000, and the 25-horsepower model costs 6,000. My wife..."

"We have quite a lot of money now. We can use the main ones if we buy them, and they can be used in many places. I discussed it with dad today and he has no objections."

"If you have money or not, buy a new car to celebrate the New Year!"

"Shit!" Lin Xiuqing glared at him, "People say that whether you have money or not, marrying a wife will help you celebrate the New Year, but when it comes to your mouth, it turns into a new car?"

"Nothing wrong, the car is a man's second wife."

Lin Xiuqing pinched him and said, "Let's see how much it costs to buy the land tomorrow. Once the land is bought, it has to be fenced. This fish sauce workshop is no better than dried fish. It only needs to be exposed to the sun in the open air. This fermentation also needs a storage place. , and a large warehouse must be built for storage.”

"First build a wall around it. If there is fermentation, buy nylon cloth and simply cover it first. Anyway, when the weather gets cold, there won't be typhoons or anything like that, so you won't be afraid of being blown over. Then look at the sales situation next year. If If it sells well, we will work hard and build all the warehouses."

"It should only cost three to four thousand yuan to build the wall and buy the land. It only costs ten thousand yuan to add one to the tractor. We still have fifty thousand yuan on hand, which is more than enough."

"Aren't you also thinking about building another floor on the house?"

"Yes, it doesn't cost much to build an additional floor. It's only one or two thousand. Because the old lady's house in our house will be bigger, the area to be built will also be larger, but it will only cost a few thousand more at most." One hundred yuan, enough money left on hand.”

Lin Xiuqing had nothing to say and softened, just muttering a few words.

"You just don't spend the money, and you feel uncomfortable. You were very nice a few days ago, but today another tractor appeared."

"Isn't it because we only bought three in the store today? We still have a lot of money, right?"

"So I just feel like I have too much money on hand, so I still want to spend some."

"It's okay if you think so. Anyway, I bought it where I should buy it, and I didn't spend it arbitrarily."

Lin Xiuqing asked helplessly: "How long does it take to buy a tractor?"

"I don't know. I just asked the guard about the price, but he didn't let me in. If I want to go in and visit, I need a certificate from my work unit or village committee. The same goes for buying."

"Then if you want to buy one, then buy one. If you want to drive a motorcycle then, stop by the factory and have a look, and ask dad to go with you. You shouldn't be able to buy it right away, so you can drive it back right away, right?"

"It shouldn't be so soon. It was just opened to individuals for purchase at the beginning of this year. I guess there are quite a lot of people waiting in line there. They must also fill out the subscription form and wait. It would be better if it can be driven back immediately."

"Okay, let's buy it."

Ye Yaodong held her cheek and kissed her hard.

"I knew you were okay with it."

"walked away……"

"don't want."

"I'm going to go clear the table."

"No, my mother is here."

Lin Xiuqing pinched him. How could she still know his crooked mind?

Full, warm and lustful.

He has been running around outside in the past few days. He lay down to rest as soon as he got home. He doesn't have to go out tomorrow. This guy started to think wrong again.

"Let me go first. I have to find some clothes for you two to wear. You pulled me in just after eating. I don't know if they are still standing there."

"I think too much. We are not here and there is an old lady here. How can we let them still stand there? They must have sat down to eat by now."

"I went out to take a look and find some clothes for them. It's getting cold. There's a big temperature difference between day and night. It's true that you asked them to go into the water and touch the screws. Don't you know the water is cold now? You thought it was still July or August. , it’s already October.”

"Isn't this because the temperature is quite high during the day? Who knew they had been soaking in the water and playing."

"You know, those children are so playful. If you let them get into the water, if they have a chance to be fair, then you can't play hard."

Lin Xiuqing patted him twice more to let him go, "I'll go out and take a look."

Ye Yaodong had no choice but to follow her out.

As expected, the two children were already sitting at the dining table eating, but they had no clothes to wear. Each of them was wrapped in a quilt, one belonging to them and one belonging to the old lady.

Lin Xiuqing pretended not to see it and went into their house to look for their clothes.

Ye Yaodong walked to the table and took a look, "The food is good, and there are two fried eggs."

The two of them were already starving after playing for a day, so they both devoured their food and nodded without speaking.

"Did you have fun today?"

The two continued to nod.

"If you catch a cold tomorrow, you don't have to go to school. That's better, right?"

The two continued to nod.

Fu quickly shook his head.

"Dad, you're talking nonsense, I didn't think so."

Ye Yaodong flicked his forehead and said, "My skin is itchy. You are not allowed to go anywhere after dinner. The two of you will continue to stand in the corner together."

"I haven't even finished my homework yet."

"Then you do your homework first, and Yangyang will stand by the side. When you finish writing, he will go to sleep, and you will continue to stand. You will stand for as long as he finishes writing."

Ye Chenghu originally thought he had found a perfect excuse to avoid being punished, but he didn't expect his father to make such a move. He bit his chopsticks and thought about what his father said before he realized what he said.

Doesn't this mean that he has to stand for as long as he writes his homework? If you write fast, you will stand less; if you write slowly, you will stand longer?

"Brother, you have to finish it early. If you finish it early, we can still have time to read the little book for a while."

Ye Chenghu sighed, "I know."

"Children are not allowed to sigh. I have told you this so many times."

"knew."

Seeing that the two of them were busy eating, Ye Yaodong ignored them and went out for a walk in the village.

Unexpectedly, all I heard was discussing buying a boat there. I happened to see him coming, and someone immediately came over to pull him over.

"A Dong, do you know where the shipyard is in the city?"

"Ah? Are you going to visit the shipyard in the city?"

"Yes, we discussed it and thought it would be better to go to the city to have a look. We just don't know where the shipyard is in the city. The furthest we have ever been is the county seat. How do we know where the city is? Where?"

"You are more knowledgeable and have been to the most places. I heard that you just came back from the provincial capital. You go to the city every two days. You should know where the shipyard is in the city, right?"

"I don't know who is so desperate and has booked so many ships, but the delivery date has been postponed to the year after next. As a result, we all want to book ships but don't dare to do so. Now we can only think of ways to see other places. Not earlier.”

"We have been discussing for a few days, but we still don't give up. We are thinking of pooling together the travel expenses, and a dozen or so of us will go to the city to have a look. If you happen to be here, I will ask you."

Ye Yaodong answered silently in his heart, it was me.

"I went to the shipyard in the city once, but I didn't have time to accompany you. I just came back from the city today. You can just ask Uncle Zhou to take you there. Last time we went everywhere together to ask for directions. , where he asked, he should still know the way.”

"Ah, you have been there. If you have been there, then it will be easier. Then we don't have to catch you blind?"

"What does the shipyard in the city look like? Will it be bigger than the one in our county? It's also close to the seaside, right?"

"Aren't you asking nonsense? Which shipyard is not by the sea? If it is not built by the sea, then where can it be built?"

"Haha...I asked without thinking much."

Ye Yaodong gave them a brief description of the city's shipyards. In fact, they were no different. Except for a few sets of low bungalows built around a large open space, the middle venues were either open-air or covered with sheds, which were also simple. Yes, the scale will be larger.

"You'll know after you go see it, but it's best to bring someone with you who can speak Mandarin."

"Then let's discuss it and see when we can take a day off and go take a look together. It's better to go earlier. If it's late, we'll be delayed again..."

Ye Yaodong listened to their discussion there, and was thinking in his mind whether Aguang and his son had that plan. Did they discuss it there at night?

He raised his feet and planned to walk towards his home, but after walking a few steps, he stopped again.

Forget it, there is no one who keeps chasing people to spend money. Everything that should be said was broken into pieces by the father and son and fed to them. It was up to them to see if they could digest it. If they couldn't digest it, he couldn't do anything.

In the past two days, I have taken them to the province and then to the city. I have done enough.

It's a bit annoying to keep chasing people to buy this or that like him, and to impose his own ideas on others. Everyone has different ideas. Although he is right, others don't know.

Slowly, he walked back again. He might as well go home and lie down. Today was another day of running around, so he should recharge his batteries and go to bed early.

However, Ye Xiaoxi was still playing in the yard as usual, with the two hairy crabs in his hands already looking a little dying.

She doesn’t know who taught her the method or she came up with it herself.

At this time, she was throwing the two hairy crabs into the water, and then lifting them up again, throwing them in and lifting them out again, repeating them over and over again, as if this could keep them alive, but she didn't know that they might die faster.

It's also possible that she was just playful and wanted to play with the water, so she was tossing two hairy crabs like this.

When Ye Yaodong passed by her, he stretched out his hand to save her, "Stop playing, if your clothes get wet later, your mother will beat you and let you get into the corner with your brother. Give me these two Take it in, put it in the pot, and cook it for you to eat."

Cook it while it's still alive, otherwise you'll have to throw it away if it dies, which is a waste.

And Ye Xiaoxi also followed behind him, shouting happily, "Eat crab, eat crab~"

Of the two people in the main room, one was still standing in the corner. He probably heard the sound of him coming back at the door, so he still stood upright, otherwise he wouldn't believe he could be so honest.

The other one was frowning and still doing his homework. The pencil in his hand was so short that it almost reached his jaw. The other end of the pencil was full of teeth marks and a small piece of sawdust was bitten by him.

Ye Yaodong shook his head, "Didn't your mother give you money to buy a pen?"

"Ah? Can't I still write this?"

"All right."

Those who don’t know think he is very diligent and thrifty.

Ye Yaodong untied the straw tied to the legs of the two crabs, then threw it into the pot, poured a ladle of water into it, put a small piece of Jiang in, and went to the door to catch a few shrimps.

If he really peeled the crabs for this girl to eat, he would be troubled to death, and he wouldn't have to eat them. He could just cheat with a few shrimps.

In order to get a bite to eat, Ye Xiaoxi followed him out of curiosity and kept following him out. He almost stepped on her by accident.

"Where's your mother?"

"Wash bang bang~"

"oh."

Then he can boil the water himself.

Ye Yaodong sat in front of the stove, grabbed a handful of straw from the pile of firewood behind him, rolled it into a ball, and threw it into the still-warm stove. He stirred the remaining wood inside with tongs to see if there were any sparks. Start a fire.

But after such a long time, the sparks were gone, and only the soil embryos on both sides of the stove were still warm to the touch.

He took out the straw again, took out a box of matches from his pocket, pulled it to light a fire, and then put it in with the fire tongs.

I also touched a few branches at the back and broke them in.

Now that the fire was going on, he couldn't just boil crabs and shrimps and waste firewood. He fumbled around and grabbed a handful of dried fish, rinsed them casually, put them on top to steam, and drank two cups before going to sleep.

Pair seafood with wine, life is not in vain.

Ye Xiaoxi also squatted beside him and waited, never leaving, holding his chin with both hands, staring at the fire in the stove, and then tilted his head to look at him.

"Okay?"

Ye Yaodong: "??"

"Okay?"

"Did you say hello?"

She worked a little harder.

"Not yet. It's early. Let's go play by ourselves. I'll call you when I'm ready."

Ye Chengyang pretended to be pretentious for a while and couldn't stand still. He stretched his neck and looked at Ye Chenghu, "Are you ready? Have you finished writing?"

"No."

"Hurry up, I'm tired."

"Don't bother."

Ye Chengyang stared at the back of his head, "You have to stand too!"

"Shut up, don't make any noise."

Ye Yaodong looked at the time and said, "Has your mother set the time for you?"

"Yes, mother just said it's exactly 7 o'clock."

"Okay, then stand."

When Lin Xiuqing came out of the house with a basin of water, she smelled a fragrance.

"We just finished eating, what are you cooking?"

"She almost died from playing with the two hairy crabs. I thought not to waste them, so I cooked them in advance for her to eat."

"Throw the two crabs away after playing to death, and use firewood to cook them. It's a waste."

"It's not like you go up the mountain to cut firewood yourself anyway."

Lin Xiuqing didn't care about him. He didn't ask her to cook it anyway. He cooked it himself.

After pouring the bath water, she went back to the house to work on the trophies she bought during today's shopping trip. He was watching the children anyway.

Ye Yaodong waited until the pot was almost cooked before taking it out. The fragrant river fresh food looked no worse than seafood. The two boys were also attracted to it, and Ye Chenghu was even less interested in doing his homework.

“It smells so good~”

Ye Xiaoxi quickly climbed onto the stool using her hands and feet. After realizing that she was too short, she continued to climb and stand on top, with her hands on the table.

"This, this...ah..."

She opened her mouth wide and pointed at her mouth with her finger.

"It's too hot. Wait a minute. What's the rush?"

Just when he was about to peel the shells and feed them, Aguang suddenly came to the door.

"Huh? You haven't finished eating yet?"

"Ah, you came just in time. I was thinking of drinking two glasses before going to sleep. Fortunately, I steamed an extra bowl of dried fish to go with the wine. I took my own chopsticks. The bowl is in the cabinet next to the stove."

"Then I came at the right time."

Ye Yaodong was afraid that Ye Xiaoxi would fall, so he quickly held her in his arms and handed her the peeled shrimp to eat slowly.

"I wanted to go to your place just now, but after thinking about it, I came back."

"Why should you hesitate to go to my place? Why don't you think about it and come back..."

"Aren't you afraid that you and your son will discuss things there? I just want to come back to see you first and wait until you have finished the discussion. So have you finished the discussion now?"

"Yes, I came over just after the discussion." Aguang took a bowl and poured himself wine, "Where did the hairy crab come from? Is it a river shrimp? It looks a little different, and your little brothers gave it to you again Grab these things and bring them over?"

"No, these were caught by the little bastards at home. There are a row of buckets on the porch at my door. They were just caught in the afternoon. Those snails need to be raised for a day or two before they can be fried. Otherwise, they will be fried in the evening. Drink in the bowl."

After saying that, he shouted again into the room.

"Ah Qing, come out and help cook some more hairy crabs and shrimps."

"No, no, don't you still have a bowl of dried fish? There's no need to trouble Third Sister-in-law anymore."

When Lin Xiuqing came out and saw A Guang coming, she immediately got busy.

"How are you discussing with your father? What are your plans? When I just went out for a walk, I heard a lot of people in the village gathering around the shop door, chatting, and discussing whether to go to the city in the next two days to see if it would be better to book a boat. .”

"They grabbed me just now and asked me if I knew the way. I just said that I had been there. If they wanted to go, they could just ask Uncle Zhou's tractor and let him lead the way."

"ah!"

Aguang's movement of picking up dried fish stopped for a moment and then retracted, "Those people in the village still want to go to the shipyard in the city to have a look?"

"Yeah, that's why I just thought about going to your house to see if you have any plans to buy a boat."

"My father and I also discussed it at night and thought about ordering more ships. After all, we can't lose money. If we can deliver it early next year, we will make money. Even if we can't deliver it, we are not in a hurry to use it. Anyway, As you said, you can just keep the money, you can just exchange it for a boat first, then you can sell it when you no longer want so many boats."

"That's the truth. For us seaside people, there is nothing easier to cash in than a boat."

"The folks all want to go to the city to have a look. If I want to buy it, I have to do it early. I will go to Uncle Zhou's place later and tell him to take me to the shipyard tomorrow."

"Sure, strike first to gain advantage, strike later and suffer disaster. How many do you plan to order?" Ye Yaodong asked, without stopping to peel shrimps for Ye Xiaoxi.

Ye Chenghu looked up from time to time, bit the tip of his pen and continued to work hard.

"We plan to take a look at the delivery date. If the delivery date is reasonable and appropriate, four or five items will be fine. I'll follow your lead."

"It's okay. If the delivery time and price are reasonable, it won't be a problem for you to order one or two more."

"Well, so I have to take a look first and ask, are you free tomorrow? Can you come with me to the shipyard in the city?"

"Well, I happen to be unavailable tomorrow. I applied for land from the village a few days ago but I haven't heard back yet. I have been running away these days. I plan to go to the village tomorrow to ask about it and implement it as soon as possible."

"You and Uncle Pei should go find the person in charge first when you arrive. The place is not much different from our shipyard, but the scale will be larger and the price may be more expensive. You can go over and figure it out."

"That's okay too."

Since I don't have time, I don't have to force myself, as long as I can take them somewhere.

Aguang took a sip with him and then said: "I've been following you around for the past two days, which can be considered an eye-opener. My father also said that you are smart, flexible and farsighted, and you say one thing after another, very That makes sense, let’s learn from you and buy a boat and a shop.”

"After we go to the shipyard tomorrow, we will continue to find your father-in-law and ask him to help keep an eye on it. If there are still shops that need to be sold, ask him to call us and let us know."

"Okay, he's not an outsider anyway. Just go over and tell him. I'll call him tomorrow morning and talk to him."

"good."

It seems that their relatives want to use the wholesale market as their base.

"If you spend some money, and someone comes to borrow money, you will have an honest excuse to refuse, so as not to say that you don't get any money, and you don't lend money to relatives."

"Don't tell me. In the past few days, relatives at home have been coming and going every day, but no one has asked to borrow money. We have been away from home for the past two days and have been walking around for a few days. I think we are familiar with each other, so why don't we ask to borrow money? There are more. Fortunately, our father and son are not at home, so Huimei blames everything on us. "

"Wealth in the mountains has distant relatives, that's how it is."

Lin Xiuqing brought a bowl of hairy crabs and river shrimps to the table, took Ye Xiaoxi away from Ye Yaodong's lap, and asked curiously.

"What do you think about your eldest sister's marriage?"

"When I asked my eldest sister, she said she didn't know, which gave me a headache. It was like asking in vain. I just told my dad to start looking for him again. Anyway, the marriage had just been finalized not long ago. My sister I don’t have much contact with him, and my family is rich now, so who dares to gossip about our family?”

Ye Yaodong also agreed, "Yes, your family is rich, and gossiping about you won't hurt you a hair. You directly spread the word and said that you would prepare three rings and one ring as a dowry for your eldest sister. There are many in the surrounding areas. People are rushing to marry each other, who would gossip behind her back?"

"That's what I meant!"

Lin Xiuqing also smiled and said: "Dowry is also a woman's confidence. If you really prepare it for your sister three times and one time, the family will regret it. I'm sure the middle-aged women nearby will step through the door of your house and want to keep it." Matchmaker, earn matchmaker red envelopes.”

"I think so too. By publicizing the dishonesty of that family, we can somewhat restore the reputation of breaking off the engagement. Anyway, we took the initiative to break off the engagement."

"Then if you really want to retreat, it's better to resolve it as soon as possible."

"We have to wait until we are finished these two days, and then we can come to the door to cancel the engagement. This matter will definitely be discussed by then, and it will take a few days to resolve. Now we have to wait until we are free before we can come to the door to make full use of it. "

"What are you trying to do?" Ye Chenghu bit his pen and looked back and forth among the adults.

Lin Xiuqing glanced at him, "When adults are talking, why do children interrupt? Have you finished your homework?"

"finished."

"When you're done, go and stand by the side."

"oh!"

Ye Chengyang was finally liberated and said excitedly: "It's finally my brother's turn to stand. I'm going to read the little book."

Ye Chenghu took over his class with an envious look on his face.

"Are you two punished?"

"Yes, we were not at home today. A few of us almost had an upset at home. Our hands and feet were wrinkled from soaking in the river. We had no clothes to change and had to wrap ourselves in sheets."

"No wonder I didn't see anyone at the door when I came here. There wasn't even any noise. It was so quiet. I was surprised that something was missing."

"Don't worry about them. If you don't beat them for three days, go to the house and uncover the tiles. Beat them occasionally to tighten the skin, otherwise you will really go to heaven."

"Are you going to keep your two boats first? Then rent them after you get the big boat?" A Guang asked again.

"That's what I think for the time being, but I won't have time to go to sea for a while recently. If the new land is approved, it will have to be built. I'm thinking about putting a boat out first, and then my father and I will take turns to sail alone. The ship goes out to sea, and you stay at home and watch the construction of the workshop?"

Lin Xiuqing asked in surprise: "Have you discussed it with dad?"

"No, this is not what Aguang asked, so I just said it temporarily. There is no need to discuss it. Dad definitely has no objection. He listens to me now."

"I've been so busy lately that I haven't been able to care about it. Other people have gone to sea after the holidays, and our two boats are still left at the dock. If we have this plan, we might as well put them out as early as possible, and we can make profits earlier."

"Then you can see for yourself. My eldest cousin and Brother Asheng have been working for us for so long, and both of them have done their jobs honestly. If a boat is rented to one of them first, it must be rented to the other person. Tell me."

"Definitely."