Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1167 Going Home
Fang Jingfu didn't stay long. After they started eating, he went back and planned to come back tomorrow. It was already dark by then.

After finishing their meal, the boatmen enthusiastically joined the army of workers over there and worked together, intending to do double work.

After Ye Yaodong finished talking to Lin Xiuqing, he came out to tell the twin brothers that he had assigned them tasks, introduced their work, and said they could officially start work tomorrow.

They can eat their own meals and stay in this house. The rice, flour, grain and oil he brought with him will be left here for them. However, since they will only stay for a few days, he didn't bring much food with him.

It was only because there were so many people and their consumption was high that there seemed to be a lot of stuff. They carried several loads when they entered. The remaining stuff they consumed should be enough to sustain the two brothers for a few days, giving them a buffer before they could get to know the surrounding environment.

The two twin brothers were very happy as they could start earning double jobs the next day after they were released.

"I'm not paying you double wages to do you a favor. You have to work hard but also keep an eye on me. If there's any big movement in the workshop, any abnormality or anything else, you have to call me to let me know, especially Xiao who helps calculate the piecework wages."

"I spent a lot of money to invest in this workshop and own a share. I need you to look after it while I'm not here, understand? You have to do the work you are supposed to do and be more proactive. You can't just take the salary without working. If people have complaints, I will have no choice but to ask you to go back."

"Understood, Brother Dong. We will definitely do a good job for you."

"Remember, if you get two salaries, you have to work two jobs."

"sure."

After beating the two brothers up, Ye Yaodong let them do as they pleased and went to find Lin Xiuqing.

She has started doing handwork again.

"It's almost 10 o'clock, it's time to go to bed, why are you still working? Aren't you tired after sitting on the boat all day?"

"What are you all doing?"

“They want to make money, do you need to make money?”

"There is work to do here and I can earn money. It would be a shame not to do it. I can buy oil, salt, sauce and vinegar with a little money."

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

She still has 20 yuan in her hand and is still thinking about earning money for daily necessities.

"Don't look down on this little money just because you have money on hand. I think they can earn a lot in a day. I asked some people, and some of them worked from morning till night and occasionally worked overtime and said they could earn three or four yuan a day. This is much more than what most workers in large factories earn."

"They are forced to work day and night because of their living conditions. Why are you working so hard? It's late at night and you still don't want to sleep. You are still working here and you can go to sleep."

"Hey, I'm working hard, you go to sleep, I'll go to sleep if I'm tired."

Seeing how motivated she was, Ye Yaodong couldn't persuade her anymore, so he just let her do what she wanted and he went into the house to sleep first.

He only slept for a few hours last night and didn't fall asleep again. He only took a short nap in the cabin and he was already very sleepy.

Later, he didn't even know what time Lin Xiuqing lay down to sleep next to him. He only knew that when he woke up early in the morning, there was no one beside him again. When he went out to take a look, he saw her doing it there again.

Ye Yaodong was speechless. Didn't he ask her to come here to work and earn wages?

When he walked over and took a closer look, he saw that his father was also working hard there...

Looking around, I saw that all of his boatmen were working double hours.

"Have you made breakfast? You're working so hard, did I bring you here to work?"

Everyone responded one after another, "Haha, the porridge is in the pot, we have all eaten it."

"I've just had dinner and I'm bored. I'm just sitting there anyway. I might as well help out a bit."

"Yeah, it's better than us getting together to gamble. Isn't it better to have something to do?"

Lin Xiuqing also said, "Didn't we come here just to transport your goods? There's nothing else to do, so if everyone helps out a little, it can also increase our income, which is better than them sitting aside playing cards. Go eat your meal and don't worry about us."

Father Ye also echoed, "Yes, leave us alone."

Ye Yaodong shook his head helplessly. There was really nothing to do, so he had to go with them. He had something else to do after breakfast.

The specialties that I brought specially should also be delivered to Zeng Weimin after breakfast.

However, Zeng Weimin was the only one here with his wife, and their children were not around. He gave a sack of dried fish, a basket of squid, and a basket of shrimps. After getting his consent, Zeng Weimin took out most of them and distributed them to other people in the police station.

Everyone was very happy, it felt like receiving New Year benefits.

Ye Yaodong didn't care. After all, he knew that they were all gifts from him. It was better for everyone to have a share. At least they would remember him.

He only stayed for a while, chatted for a few words and then left to avoid disturbing others at work.

Having a bicycle is convenient, and it’s not that painful to pedal back and forth.

When he returned home, Fang Jingfu was already waiting for him there.

The contract and ink pad are ready, just waiting for him to sign and put his fingerprints on it.

Even Fang Jingfu's brother and sister-in-law were present, and his brother also had to sign and put his fingerprints on it. Before, there were only two brothers between them, so they could divide it equally and just agreed on it verbally.

Now that he is an outsider injecting capital, of course the actual contract allocation must be implemented.

It was clearly written on the contract that he invested 5 yuan, accounting for only 20%. Fang Jingfu was the person in charge, mainly responsible for sales management and capital, accounting for 45%, while his brother invested in technology, accounting for 35%.

Then Fang Jingfu and his brother also received a certain salary every month because they did work, but he did not participate in any management and did not do any work, so he did not receive any salary.

Fang Jingfu specifically told him this when signing the contract.

Ye Yaodong nodded and had no objection. He understood this. Of course, you have to be paid for work. Even if you are a shareholder, you still have to be paid for work.

The two twin brothers he stuffed in were actually working for him, and the salary the two brothers received was actually his.

Ye Yaodong read it from beginning to end. After listening to Fang Jingfu's clear explanations point by point, he immediately signed and put his fingerprints on it without any questions. The other two also followed suit.

The contract was made in triplicate, with each of the three persons keeping one copy.

After everything was signed, the contract became legally effective and all three were very happy. This was considered to be a preliminary and standardized contract.

Lin Xiuqing watched the whole process from the side without saying a word. She just smiled and listened with her ears perked up. Only after the contract was handed to her did she take a closer look at it.

After signing the contract, everyone felt relieved and decided to go to the state-owned restaurant for dinner.

"This is our joint meal. I've already reserved a table early in the morning and paid them in advance to buy the food. Otherwise, their daily menu is limited to just a few items. Other small restaurants also have it, but state-owned restaurants are still more upscale."

"Go ahead. It's noon now. Let's have a meal together to celebrate our happy cooperation."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "I'll put the contract away first, and take a basket with me, and go out for a walk later, since we're all out anyway."

"Then we'll wait. Go put it away quickly. This thing is very important."

"it is good."

Ye Yaodong turned around and spoke to his father, asking him to go with him.

Father Ye waved his hand and said, "I won't go. You young people can go eat by yourselves. I'll eat at home. It will take several hours to go back and forth. I can do a lot of work here."

"Do you really think you are here to work and earn money? It doesn't matter if you earn a few cents less. There is room for you on the bicycle. There is space behind President Fang's bicycle. You can ride on his bicycle."

"No, no, just go. I, an old man, will not get involved in the affairs of you young people."

Ye Yaodong tried to persuade him a few more times, but his father just shook his head. So forget it and let him eat with the boatmen at home.

After arriving at the state-owned restaurant, he asked while eating if he could get the 5000 lighters tomorrow. If he could, he would leave directly the next night.

Including the arrival yesterday, today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, it will take exactly 4 days for the goods to reach the city and be delivered to my father-in-law, so I can be said to have kept my promise to the consumer.

Besides, after lunch later, he can take his wife around the city on a bicycle, and they can spend another day shopping tomorrow, which is almost enough. There is no need to stay for too many days.

The bunch of people he brought with him, even his father and his wife, have become addicted to the work. They may not be reluctant to go back when the time comes. Everyone has been working for most of the day this morning and are addicted to it.

The host and guests enjoyed the meal very much and their relationship became closer. Lin Xiuqing even sat next to Fang Jingfu's brother's wife Cheng Huijia and they had a very happy chat.

Even when they wanted to go shopping after dinner, Cheng Huijia would drag the two brothers along to go along.

It was supposed to be a two-person trip, but after the meal it became a five-person trip.

Lin Xiuqing strolled around for the whole afternoon and returned home satisfied only when the basket she carried with her was filled to the brim.

On the way back, Ye Yaodong was still making fun of her, saying that all the work she worked all night long, plus what she earned this morning, was not enough to buy the things in the basket.

"How can that be the same? I earn my money from work, so how can the local specialties I buy be calculated based on my wages?"

"Oh, what you earn is yours, and what I earn is for me to spend."

"Isn't that right?"

"Yes, yes, you are right. It is my responsibility to support the family. I earn enough, so I don't need you to bear the responsibility as well."

She smiled and said, "It still takes two husbands and wives to do it together, but I have earned too little these two days, so I should go back and buy oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. At least I can see it."

"You also get half of what I earn. Aren't you the one who keeps an eye on the rear for me?" Ye Yaodong said with a smile.

"As long as you know."

"Tomorrow I'll go out and buy some local specialty cakes. I'll take them home at night and they won't go bad the next day. Even on a hot day, the cakes can be kept for two or three days. Now that the weather is cooler, they should be able to be kept for a few more days."

"Okay, don't buy anything else, just buy some cakes and give them away."

She had come all the way to Zhejiang Province, so when she goes back, her neighbors and relatives would surround her to envy and compliment her. It would be only natural for her to bring some cakes back for everyone to taste, so that her trip would not be in vain.

After returning home and having dinner, Lin Xiuqing continued to work on her lighter until late at night, very excited.

Originally, she wanted to talk to Ye Yaodong after returning to the room, but he was already snoring, so she had to wait until the next day to talk to him.

The next day after breakfast, Ye Yaodong was pulled into the room by her to talk. He thought she was going to say something, but who knew that she also had some thoughts on her own.

"What do you think? Can we also let people customize the accessories and assemble the lighters themselves? That way you don't have to travel all the way here to buy the goods."

"I heard from other workers that there are now several small lighter workshops in the city. Although they are not as good as here, they are also doing business there."

"It doesn't look like there's much technical content involved. It should be okay for us to just follow suit, right?"

"Do you understand this industry? Do you have the energy? Are you confident that you can do it well? Do you have the background? Can you find someone who is suitable and trustworthy to manage it?"

Ye Yaodong's questions stumped her.

"If we really go back and do it on our own, it would be like stabbing someone in the back. We just signed the contract and then turned around to do our own little things. The money we invested would be wasted."

"Isn't it good now? We invest some money, and naturally someone will worry about us and take care of everything for us. We just have to wait for the money to be divided. If we do it ourselves, we will have a headache."

"Now that Fang Jingfu has been given full power, the two brothers hold the lion's share. They must be thinking about making the business bigger and stronger, creating greater glory, and leaving other workshops far behind in the short term. Otherwise, why are they in such a hurry to raise funds?"

"With them worrying about it for us, isn't it good for us to just sit back and do nothing? Why should we do it ourselves? I have enough to worry about with my boat, store, and two workshops. There is no end to the money I can make."

"Neither of us knows how to do this, so why not let them do it? It's better than finding someone else to do it ourselves, right? Anyway, we don't know how to do this, and now we have someone ready to help us."

"We can now get shares and sell goods for money, which is pretty good. We have already made a lot of money, but we can't be too greedy and want everything we see."

Lin Xiuqing nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I was thinking wrongly. I really can't do everything myself. Invest some money and let others do it. I can save myself the trouble. At most, it will be a little troublesome to go back and forth."

"I have already made an agreement with him. He will give me 1 in a month. Then I can just go back and forth once a month."

"Ten thousand..."

"It's not a lot, so I can keep it and sell it slowly. After all, the first 2000 were just to test the waters. Someone came and bought them right after that. As the reputation spreads, more people will come and buy them. I don't think they will be enough to sell after they are circulated."

"Okay, you figure it out."

"In the past two years, people's living standards have gradually improved, and demand will naturally increase."

"I don't understand what you're saying. Anyway, it's up to you. I'm going to go work and earn some money."

"Fuck... you're really obsessed? I brought you here to play, but you're making money here. Go out and buy some cakes now while the sun is still low. There should be cakes out of the oven in the morning. Buy some fresh ones and have a bite. They will definitely taste better."

"That's fine too. You don't have to go out in the afternoon. You can keep working here."

Ye Yaodong shook his head, helpless. "Then when you go back, your neighbors will ask you what fun things there are in Vancouver. You said making lighters is fun."

"It's fun, and the assembly is interesting. But I went out for a walk, didn't I? The city here is not much different from ours. There are only a few high-rise buildings, and there are only one or two streets where you can buy things. The rest are mostly residential buildings or low-rise buildings. There is no difference."

"Everyone on the street wears the same clothes, and there are no foreigners to see. There is nothing new to see when you go out, except for some special food carts that feel a little different."

What you said does make sense.

It is indeed not a good time to travel these days. People who travel far away are either working or doing business. Otherwise, no one would travel around.

"This place is pretty big, but we're only going to the bustling area. There's nothing to see elsewhere. I'll go out and take pictures of you at some iconic buildings, like the Vancouver City Hall and the Normal School. Otherwise, everyone will think you're really here to work and make money."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and patted him, "Okay."

Ye Yaodong also wanted to take his father out for a walk, but his father refused.

"You two are just walking around, why should an old man like me go with you? It's not like I haven't been here before, what's there to see? I bought things the last few times, but I won't buy anything this time. I've only been out for two or three days, so where does your mother think I get so much money to buy things when I go back? "

It will be exposed.

"It's up to you then. You can just make some private money here."

"That's good. I'm here to earn my retirement money. I work from morning till midnight and can earn several dollars a day, which is enough for me to buy a lot of tobacco."

He spoke so pitifully, as if he had no money to spend.

"Haha, President Ye, you have to give your father some money to spend. Look how hard he works."

"Yes, we are old enough to enjoy our lives, but we can't even do that. We have to work hard for our sons and grandsons. He is already President Ye's father, but he is still working hard."

"Your father is too hardworking and doesn't know how to enjoy his life. If I had such a promising son, I would have to let him support me."

"Give your father some more money to spend. It's because he has too little money that he wants to work so hard..."

Ye Yaodong: His reputation has been ruined by his father.

Seeing Ye Yaodong looking at him unkindly, Father Ye was worried that Ye Yaodong would stop him from doing the job next, so he did not wait for Ye Yaodong to speak and quickly explained to others in broken Mandarin.

"No, no, he did give me money. He gave me some private money from time to time, and also paid me a salary every month. But all the salary was taken away by his mother, so it didn't fall into my hands. But I still have the private money he secretly gave me, and I just can't sit still."

"Everyone is working there to earn money, I can't just sit there and watch. It's not a very tiring job anyway, I can do as much as I can, it doesn't really matter how much I earn, I just have to have something to do."

"We have been working there all our lives. It's not like we can't move now. How can we sit still? If we move, we might live longer. If we don't move, isn't that the same as waiting to die?"

"Besides, who would complain about having too much money? Any money you can earn is good. It's not easy to make money, and I can't rely on my son for everything. As long as I can move, there's nothing wrong with doing more."

"My three sons are all very filial and promising. I won't have to worry about my old age. I can just do my job now. I'll be gone tomorrow."

The people around sighed and said, "You are so lucky..."

"That's why it's important to raise children. Have as many as you can. If one of them succeeds, you'll enjoy happiness for the rest of your life."

"Who says it's not true? We still have to have more children. As long as one of them can make it, the whole family won't have to worry for the rest of their lives."

"Damn it, we are not allowed to have more children now. What's the use of one child? If we have two children, we will have two people to help share the burden in the future when we need to take care of our parents."

As everyone was chatting, the topic went off topic and they all kept complaining.

The local people also have a serious preference for boys over girls. Everyone wants to have sons, and the idea of ​​raising sons to provide for one's old age is deeply rooted in the minds of the older generation.

When a group of people gather together and walk, they can't help but chat, and all kinds of topics come up one after another. Although Ye's father and his friends don't understand the local dialect, they can occasionally hear two words, both of which are swear words!
So after staying there for two days, Lin Xiuqing also learned a few local swear words.

For example, the term "laoniangke" that they often talk about refers to women who sit there and gossip all day long.

Haci: liar. Eat: idiot. Mengguo: nonsense. Eat: word dig. Thief head: pig head. You hold a cup: you motherf*ck.

She was particularly enthusiastic and would curse him in Vancouver dialect whenever she got the chance.

For example, when going to bed at night, I still scold him.

"Thief, why don't you go to bed? We have to board the boat and go home at night."

"You still say you're addicted?"

“Hahaha, I think their local dialect is very interesting.”

"How about keeping you here to earn money and learn the local dialect?"

"Then you can go back and marry another concubine?"

"I know all this. When the tiger is not at home, the monkey is the king. I have to marry at least 10 or 8 concubines. One to eat with me, one to sleep with me, one to go out to sea with me, one to look after my shop, one to look after my workshop, one to look after my children, and one..."

"How can 10 or 8 be enough? You need two people to accompany you when you eat? Your two hands can't be idle? You need two people to sleep, too. Otherwise, how can they massage your back, shoulders and legs at the same time?"

"It makes sense!"

"I think two people are not enough to sleep with. There should be seven. They should line up from Monday to Sunday and be the bridegroom every night."

"My wife is really thoughtful."

Lin Xiuqing grabbed his ear fiercely and said, "Aren't you afraid of everyone dying?"

"Hiss~ Be gentle, I still have you here, right? Just give me some healing."

"It's a beautiful thought."

Seeing that she refused to let go, Ye Yaodong had no choice but to hug her and throw her down, "Alright, let's go to sleep. You pulled my ears red, I was just kidding. I was just saying it casually, who told you to take over?"

"I was just saying it casually. Who told you to say you are reasonable on the left and your wife is thoughtful on the right? I think that's what you think in your heart."

While saying this, Lin Xiuqing stretched out her index finger and poked him hard in the heart, and he quickly grabbed it.

"Stop poking. You'll poke a hole. Go to bed quickly, or you'll have to get up again at night. It's not pleasant to be on the sea without sleep all day."

"Hmph, lie aside and don't press on me."

Ye Yaodong did as he was told.

It was indeed a bit late at this time. It took them quite a while to count the goods after dinner, and then they packed up their things, and they were busy until just now.

At night, they had to borrow the carts in the workshop to push the goods. Those lighters were very heavy, and it would take too much time to move them by manpower as it would take several trips back and forth.

Fang Jingfu has just received a capital injection and now has money. He has already ordered a tractor in the past two days.

Ye Yaodong planned to remind him again after a while and tell him where to buy a piece of land and build a workshop and warehouse by himself, and then apply for a company after the policy is relaxed in a few years.

Anyway, he has someone behind him. It is not difficult to get a piece of land by spending a little more money to find a connection. It is very easy to get land now. As long as you have the land, even if the business is not good in the future, you will not lose much.

Moreover, only with a dedicated workshop can we have the space to expand and become stronger. It has only been a short while, and now this workshop feels a little bit small. It is because of the morning and evening shifts that it can accommodate so many people.

If your place is big enough, others will trust you more than other small workshops. The appearance is also very important.

He didn't mention it right away because he thought that the incident of the Eight Kings happened not long ago. If he took a piece of land to build a workshop and made a big fuss about it, he would be easily regarded as an example.

Even if he has someone behind him, he will definitely have enemies and may not be able to be saved.

For example, the Eight Great Kings were so rich and successful, so they must have had good relations with local officials, but why was he regarded as a role model? It was because he had too much money.

Policies are constantly changing, so we have to proceed slowly and not take too big steps.

Even if I tell Fang Jingfu now, he will just stay low and not dare to make any big moves.

At least now this workshop is open to the public, so he can do whatever he wants here. But if he messes around outside, everyone will know that he has made a lot of money, and that would be risky.

The return trip was also smooth.

How you came is how you will leave.

Ye Yaodong was only thinking about hurrying on his journey, but the wind direction on the return journey was not so favorable.

Originally he planned to sail directly to the city, but when he arrived near their town, it was already dark. He calculated that it would be midnight by the time he reached the city.

My father-in-law and mother-in-law must have gone to bed, and they have to get up in the early morning to open the business. There is no need to bother them in the middle of the night. It is better to go home directly and have a good sleep at the same time.

It would make no difference if he drove the tractor to deliver the goods the next morning, it would just take half a day longer.

Lin Xiuqing's persuasion also contributed to this.

She wanted to go back to the village first. She had been away for so many days and now that she was passing by her home, she would definitely go home first. She was always thinking about the children and things at home.

And it was inconvenient for her to go to the toilet on the boat, so she tried to drink less water and eat less, and hold it in as much as possible.

If he couldn't hold it in, he would take advantage of the fact that everyone was sleeping in the cabin, let Ye Yaodong watch the wind on the helm, and he would secretly go to the stern to do it, and then flush it into the sea with water.

Fortunately, there was no need for us to work. Except for eating, everyone basically lay in the cabin.

If she could go home, she would of course choose to go home as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)