Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1178 Talking about business

"It's none of your business that they return home in glory. They won't treat you to a drink, so why are you laughing?"

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't want to buy me a drink, just ask me to watch the fun."

"What's so exciting? They're planning to invite a troupe to perform a big show? Are they that rich?"

"Probably singing a big show on my own."

Lin Xiuqing found it increasingly difficult to understand what he was saying.

Seeing her puzzled expression, Ye Yaodong was about to explain to her, but he didn't expect that the two sisters-in-law, who were separated by a wall, would start gossiping one after another.

"Is it a big show at their house? I've been wanting to see it for a long time. I'm just waiting to see what the rat's reaction will be when he comes back and sees his wife is still at home."

"Yes, yes, there will definitely be trouble again."

……

Lin Xiuqing understood after listening to what her two sisters-in-law said.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, is the rice ready?"

"Not yet. Pick some vegetables for me. I'll go braise the meat first."

Ye Yaodong took over the work from her.

The two sisters-in-law next door asked him what he saw when he came back just now, what everyone said, what money did they make, and how much money did they make?

He told the villagers what he had seen and what they had just discussed, which caused them both to start gossiping.

Without waiting until after dinner, his mother came over when the meal started and immediately brought the latest first-hand news.

"As soon as he entered the house, his face changed before he even put down his luggage. He immediately dragged his wife out of the house and threw her at the door, not allowing anyone to enter the house again."

"Then his wife sat at the door, crying and complaining. It was already late when I went there, and I still heard about it from the neighbors around them."

"There were a lot of people standing in three layers inside and outside. Some were there to watch the fun, while others were there to help mediate."

"The couple have lived together for so many years, there is nothing they can't overcome, of course it's better for the couple to stay together as they were before."

"Although his wife's family wanted to find a new partner for her, they failed and she returned home to take care of the children."

Lin Xiuqing also nodded in agreement, "Yes, it's been so long, whatever happened can be put to rest, for the sake of these two children, there is nothing we can't make do with."

"No one gets divorced nowadays. Just make do with what you have. Now that you have money, life will be better."

Ye's mother agreed, "Yes, if you ask me, it's because I went out and my heart became wild. When I saw the colorful world outside, I started to dislike my own home. And after I made money, my fancy thoughts started to come out."

Lin Xiuqing glanced at Ye Yaodong.

"Look what I'm doing!"

"No, I just remembered what you said earlier. They all made a lot of money. I don't know how much money they won? Is it out there? Have you looked for it again?"

Thinking she was implying something to him, Lin Xiuqing quickly explained.

Ye's father said, "It's normal for him to find a new one. The two families had such a quarrel at that time. After his injury healed, he immediately divorced and went out to make money. It's normal for him to find a new one outside."

"Look, look, what's so good about those outside? You don't know their background. They are with you because they have money. If you don't have money, who would want to be with you? They are nothing like your wife at home. She will stay with you even if you have no money..."

"Yes, that's right, my mother is right. How can I look for someone outside? Even if I'm divorced, I can't look for someone outside. Women outside only care about money." Ye Yaodong quickly expressed his loyalty.

Father Ye quickly shut up. If he said anything else, he would become the target of public criticism. He had experience in this matter.

The old lady asked curiously, "And then? You're back, so there should be some results, right?"

"Everyone helped to mediate. The Wang family also promised to live a good life in the future and not make trouble. The children in the family also stood with their mother and wanted their own mother."

"Everyone was talking and pushing the couple into the house. His wife quickly went to cook. I guess we should just let this go for now, right?"

Lin Xiuqing said, "I guess they will make trouble again. Haven't they made a lot of money? How can the Wang family let go of the cash cow? Now we have to coax the couple in a nice way, but we still have to make something happen."

Ye Yaodong gave his wife a thumbs up, which was quite understanding.

"It's none of our business anyway. Everyone is saying that they have made a lot of money and have become bosses, but they are still so stingy. The villagers say they want to rely on them and work for them, but they dare not say a word. It's probably fake, and they are here to cheat again." Ye's mother was a little disdainful.

Ye's mother didn't guess correctly about this matter. She just wanted to return home in glory.

When they left, they all felt a little depressed. Life in the village was not going well. Now that they have made money outside, of course they want to come back in glory to save face and regain their reputation.

Lin Xiuqing guessed right.

The couple quarreled at one end of the bed and made up at the foot of the bed, and there was no news of any quarrel the next day.

When I asked the villagers, everyone said that the couple had two children, so there was nothing they couldn't overcome. Everyone helped to reconcile them, and they lived a naturally healthy life.

However, after only two days of peace, I heard that the Wang family came to the door and said that Haozi could invest and set up a small factory in the village. They would help him and let him go out and explore.

Later, they failed to reach an agreement, and the Wang family suggested that they follow him out to make money and become his helpers, under the banner of keeping the money within the family and making it first.

However, this time, Haozi's own brothers could not sit still anymore and immediately drove the man out, saying that they would also drive his wife back to her parents' home.

My own brothers haven't benefited from it yet, so how can we let outsiders benefit first?

Everyone had been tired of dealing with the many troubles caused by the Haozi family, and now that their own interests are involved, of course they have united as one and are facing the outside world in unison.

Ye Yaodong had rested at home for two days and was planning to go out to sea at night, but when he heard the news about their family, he just smiled.

But when he and his father went out to sea for a few days and came back, the story in the village had changed again.

It turned out that it was Haozi's brothers who came to Haozi and asked him for help, wanting to follow him out to make money. Haozi pushed all the blame onto Chen Wei, saying that he had no say in the matter and could only make money by following others.

Chen Wei is also being pestered by his own brothers, who want him to take him out to make money. Recently, they have been complaining that he is a traitor and that he makes money for outsiders but not for his own brothers.

However, village cadres have also visited them, hoping that they would help the village. The village would also grant them some land at a low price, introduce some welfare policies, and give them some protection, so that they can also drive the development of the village and make life better for the villagers.

When Ye Yaodong came back and heard Lin Xiuqing talking about it, he burst into laughter. He was so happy that he didn't even have time to take off his clothes.

"They have shot themselves in the foot. Haha, they should run away tomorrow. If they don't leave, the village officials will come to their door every day to look for them."

"Who told them to be so high-profile when they entered the village, dressed so well? Plus, when you came back from the provincial capital a while ago, there were rumors that wealthy overseas Chinese would return to their hometowns to give back to their families after making money."

"Everyone is watching closely and holding out hope that some industries can emerge in our village so that everyone can work and earn money."

The smile on his face grew wider, "Let them act cool when they come into the village, and be so high-profile when they make a little money."

Lin Xiuqing also smiled and said: "Now people come to them every day, either to borrow money or to ask them to invest. I heard that they are doing very well."

"It's so funny, it's really beautiful."

Don’t be fooled by the fact that a bunch of people take turns to come to your door and it looks very glorious. I guess they are now suffering in silence and cannot express their grievances.

It's not like I'm really a big boss, so it doesn't matter if I can just give out some money and let everyone take advantage of it.

It's not that he looks down on people. Last year he saw people selling fake fish in the provincial capital, and he also heard that a rickshaw puller and shoe shiner could become a big boss this year?
Even selling blood isn't that profitable.

He already has two or three hundred thousand yuan in his hands. Let alone asking him to give back to his hometown and set up a factory he doesn't know about, he would feel painful just to treat his fellow villagers to a one-day buffet.

The money didn't come from the wind. He had accumulated it for a long time. This year he made a little more money like a snowball. It was not as easy to make money in the past two years as this year. It was all hard-earned money.

I just made a little quick money this year.

He couldn't help but feel fortunate that his two workshops were set up in the village, and he often hired villagers to work, and the boatmen were all from the village.

When a boat is obsolete, it is given priority to the villagers. Although priority is given to one's own relatives, they are still villagers, and everyone is a relative in every way.

Now he is taking the lead in getting the village committee to engage in kelp farming, and he has previously sponsored two boats. The village committee is definitely not satisfied and they have to treat him like a treasure.

The most important thing is that they have lived in the village for a long time and have not stayed outside. They are real people.

Those who ran away are of course separated by a layer, and they are still unconscious after coming back in glory.

What he is doing now can be regarded as giving back to the village, but the most important thing is to have a good harvest of kelp next year, which can gradually drive collective prosperity.

"He has stayed in the village for so many days and has not run away. I wonder if he is enjoying the scenery."

This made him very curious. Logically, he should have run away out of guilt.

"No, I heard he couldn't leave or something. There was a fight at Chen Wei's house yesterday, and his wife was yelling at him at the door not to go out and find a mistress."

"Huh? His wife knows he has a mistress?"

"Maybe, everyone is guessing, he has a kid outside. His wife is at home taking care of the kid, but he finds a mistress outside, lives a carefree life, and spends his money on the mistress, so his wife doesn't let him go out now."

"No wonder. I thought so. After coming back to show off, he should have run away long ago when he saw that things were not going well."

Lin Xiuqing said with a smile: "The village has been very lively these past few days. Everyone is talking about them."

"I guess everyone has figured out that they are not really rich, they are just pretending."

"Yes, the village committee hasn't come to our house in the past two days. I guess they have figured it out."

"No one is stupid."

"Stop talking and go take a shower. I'll tell you what you want to hear later."

"What else can happen?"

"I heard that someone saw Wang Chuyun and Chen Wei secretly meeting last night. Today, Wang Chuyun was beaten black and blue by her husband."

Ye Yaodong shook his head. He knew that Chen Wei went out with the money given by Wang Chuyun.

The relationship is so messed up.

Lin Xiuqing added: "I heard about them having an affair a long time ago, but her husband was not at home, so everyone talked about it and it passed after a while. Now that her husband is at home, the rumors are spreading with details. This is terrible."

"Just listen to it. It's other people's business."

She nodded. "You've come back for two days to rest and it's almost the end of the month. Why don't you settle the bill two days in advance? Otherwise, by the time you go out to sea and come back in two days, it will be several days at the beginning of the month."

Ye Yaodong looked up at the calendar. Today was the 27th. By the time he took two days off and went out to sea, it would be the 29th. It was about time to settle the bills in advance.

"Okay, you can do whatever you want. Check the bill yourself first and call the person over when the time comes."

"Well, Dad called to ask you when to pick up the next batch of lighters?"

"I'll go after I come back from my trip to the sea in a couple of days. It's scheduled for around the 5th of next month."

"Then I'll talk to him later."

"You decide. By the way, for the ship that the three of us are jointly building, have they said when it will be delivered? Ah Hai works there on weekends, so he should know the progress, right?"

"I didn't ask that. Go take a shower and ask them later. They must know more than us. You don't have time to care about it. They must be keeping an eye on that boat every day."

Ye Yaodong twisted the towel and nodded. It was almost December. It was previously scheduled for the end of the year, so it should be soon.

"When I just came back, I saw two new ships at the dock. I was curious and thought of our three brothers' ships."

"Those two new boats belong to Guang's family. They came back a few days ago..."

"I know. I heard about it when I came back to the dock."

"There are more and more boats in our village, and their boats are also rented out."

"That's a good thing. When there are more and more ships, the dock will definitely need to be built, otherwise it will be difficult for them to dock."

He was thinking about whether it would be possible to reclaim land in advance and push the coastline outward, so that the water level would be higher during high and low tides, fishing boats would be able to dock better and would not be easily stranded, the sea would be wider, and the dock would be able to accommodate more ships.

But that’s all for the future.

After the rest, it wasn't long before dinner. During dinner, his mother started gossiping again.

It turned out that the village cadres went to Chen Wei's home, hoping that he and Haozi would donate money to help the village, but they came back empty-handed. After thinking about it, they realized that Chen Wei was only prosperous on the surface, but actually had no money.

Then he turned around and praised him.

Mother Ye smiled happily and said, "Everyone has said that you are the most honest person. Don't do these empty words. It's better to help the village in a real way."

"Everyone can see what kind of person you are. Reputation is spread slowly by everyone. No one flatters themselves. They all say that it's better for you to be low-key. You don't have to do anything. Everyone can see it."

"They act like bosses even though they don't make any money, which makes them think they have made a lot of money. It's all in vain."

"Don't tell anyone, or everyone will know I said it. We just need to listen to it, otherwise if others hear it, they will think we are deliberately stepping on them."

Father Ye said, "Look at how proud you are. I wonder how many people you have said this to."

"I didn't tell a few people about it. We just talked to some people in the village committee every day. I didn't tell anyone."

"Tsk, if all of you gossipy women know about it, then the whole village must know about it, right?"

"How am I a gossipy old lady? How am I a gossipy old lady? Everyone is talking about it, so I just came back to say something. Why don't you let people say anything?"

"No, no, no, just tell me..." Seeing that her voice had gotten louder, Father Ye quickly surrendered.

……

Ye Yaodong heard the two people arguing as usual, but he ignored them and everyone continued to eat as usual.

It is normal to make comparisons, since he is now a famous figure in the surrounding area.

Suddenly two guys who look like bosses show up, and of course people will compare them to them. Anyway, he is not deliberately pulling others down, and the public has a sharp eye.

He rested at home for two days, settled his accounts for this month, and planned to go out to sea at night.

Unexpectedly, just after the accounts in the house were settled, an uninvited guest came to the door.

The visitor was shouting at the door, wanting to discuss business with him.

Ye Yaodong looked at Chen Wei at the door in confusion. How could he still talk business with him?

"Awei is really the big boss? He can come over to discuss business with you?"

Who knows? He is still confused. What kind of business should we discuss with him? Wholesale his dried fish?

He was confused and walked out the door, "What business?"

"It wasn't until I returned to the village that I found out that all those lighters in the provincial capital were purchased wholesale from you."

"From the provincial capital? I don't know."

How would he know if someone was selling lighters wholesale from him to the provincial capital? He hadn't been staying in the provincial capital all the time.

"I know, they look exactly the same. I've seen lighters in other people's hands in the village, and they're exactly the same as the ones sold in the provincial capital. Are they made here?"

"If they are exactly the same, then it should be, right?"

"Lighters are selling well outside. Have you ever thought about building a lighter workshop in the village? The village cadres said that as long as it can benefit the village, they can also provide some assistance."

Ye Yaodong was a little confused. What did this have to do with doing business with him?
"I'll invest some money in you, and we can build a lighter workshop in the village together, which can also provide jobs for the villagers."

"what?"

"You know, I just came back a few days ago. I've been out all the time. I want to help the village but I don't know how. After thinking about it for a few days, I thought your lighters are quite popular outside, so I wanted to cooperate with you, and we can all contribute money and effort together."

Ye Yaodong was speechless.

It’s a beautiful thought?

Can you restore your reputation and make a fortune?
Is he short of money? Does he need someone to invest?

If he really wanted to build one, wouldn't he build it himself? Why would he need to invest?
"How much are you prepared to pay?"

Chen Wei stretched out five fingers.

Ye Yaodong asked: "5 yuan?"

His face suddenly looked bad, as if he was constipated.

"5000 yuan. A piece of land is only a thousand yuan. Building a wall, a roof, and a warehouse will cost three to four thousand yuan. If you pay half of that to buy the materials, that's about it, right?"

Think beautiful!
"What about technology? Are you capable of it?"

"I can't, but you can?"

"If I can, should I still cooperate with you?"

"Didn't I hear that you bought shares in someone else's company? You even sent two of your younger brothers over to supervise the work..."

Ye Yaodong smiled sarcastically, "I am investing in others, but the technology is in their hands."

"Why don't you send two people there to learn for a while, and then come back to work on your own? Wouldn't that make more money?"

"If that's the case, why would I need your investment? Do I need your 5000 yuan? Can't I do it myself?"

Chen Wei's face looked a little unhappy. "I can sell it to the provincial capital for you. It will have a wider market and you can make more money."

"Now that I don't need you, can't I sell it to the provincial capital?"

"You're selling a small quantity now, and you're selling for others. I'll help you sell when the time comes."

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but laugh. He didn't know what was wrong with this head.

"When I partner with others, I help them sell. When I partner with you, it means you help me sell? It's not like I help you sell, right?"

Chen Wei was speechless for a moment.

"Go back. I have a good cooperation with others and sales are good now. I have no plans to start a new business."

"The quantity you sell now is very small. If you start a new business, you can produce more. You can control the products in your own hands and benefit the village. You don't have to give the money to others to make money. We can make money by ourselves."

Who is following your own people?

"No need. Your 5000 yuan is too little. It can't be done. Wait until you can come up with or yuan." Ye Yaodong waved his hands like a fly and said casually to deal with it, but he didn't expect to hurt other people's self-esteem.

"Who said I can't come up with 50,000? I just think a small workshop doesn't need that much. Besides, don't you have to pay too?"

"You are so rich? 5 is easy to get, so isn't it easy to start a factory?"

Ye Yaodong said this and walked out with his arm around his shoulder, smiling.

"Come on, come on, I'll go with you. You can't think of any kind of factory to set up in the village, and you come to me to talk about lighters, so I must help you. I'll go with you to the village committee and talk to everyone."

"Since you can come up with 5 yuan, then it's just a matter of a word to decide what kind of factory to open. Are you worried that you can't get things done if you have money? Let's ask the village cadres to discuss what kind of factory to open..."

"I……"

"So you're so powerful. I knew it. The rumors in the village must have been nonsense. I've heard people saying you're a paper tiger, just pretending to be rich but actually having no money."

"It seems that everyone has misunderstood. Fifty thousand or a hundred thousand is no big deal for you. It's just that you can't think of what kind of factory to start, so you haven't decided yet."

"This is a simple one. If one person has a short plan, two people will have a long plan. If there are three people, then it will be easy to catch them."

Ye Yaodong talked a lot, interrupting him, and then put his arm around his shoulder and half-pushed him towards the village committee.

Chen Wei panicked and immediately shook off his hand.

"Forget it if we can't come to an agreement. Let me think of something else first..."

"We can reach an agreement. How can we not reach an agreement? You said 5 is not a problem. If you really want to set up a lighter factory, I can think of another way. I can already offer 5 yuan. What can't I think of?"

"No, I still need to think about it..."

"What are you still thinking about? If you have money, there is nothing you can't do."

(End of this chapter)