Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1181 Semi-automatic filling machine
Ye Yaodong just played with Ye Xiaoxi for a while, then looked at Lin Xiuqing sitting there knitting a sweater in the sun without even lifting her butt, and she didn't even move when he told her to clean up the workshop, so he had to stand up and go take a look himself.

I'm really anxious.

At that time, a row of houses were built near the fish sauce workshop, intending to use them as warehouses and to store fermented wooden barrels. Finally, he went to check and found that there was space, but he felt that it might not be enough.

Because I asked A-Qing to order some more containers some time ago, they will probably be delivered soon, and they need a place to store them.

He stood at the door and thought for a while, and decided to build another row along the corners. Although the open space was now filled with large water tanks, they were arranged in a regular pattern, neatly arranged in rows around the corners, so the corners on the other side were still empty.

But his venue is indeed not enough now.

He was thinking about waiting until the wall of the vacant lot in the city was completed, and then maybe move the drying work directly to the city, since the dried goods had to be sold in the market anyway.

Before their fishing boats come back, they must sell the goods first, and they have to go ashore in the city. At that time, they can also buy groceries in the city and slaughter and dry the fish in the city.

Then he transferred two or three younger brothers from his family over there to look after the workshop.

The land over there has been bought and surrounded by a wall. It would be a waste if such a large piece of vacant land is not utilized. There is indeed too little land here at home.

It shouldn't take too long if I calculate it, and the wall over there should be completed. It's already past December.

Before he came back last time, he saw that the wall was almost built, except that the ground needed to be smoothed out a little with yellow mud mixed with sand to prevent weeds from growing all over it.

When he finished thinking it over and went back, he told Lin Xiuqing about it.

"You're in such a hurry, I wondered where you were going."

"You haven't moved for a long time, have you? Then I'll go by myself."

"I was thinking about your machine. It's not like it will be back soon. I thought I'd show it to you after I finish weaving the last bit of thread I have. There's not much left. I can only weave two more rows at most. If you want to continue building the wall, go ahead."

"Well, let Dad go and call the workers at lunch time. If the machines come back by then, we will install them in other rooms first."

She nodded and had no objection, saying that it wouldn't cost much to build a few more houses.

Now they spend tens of thousands to jointly purchase machines and so on. She doesn't feel bad about spending a few thousand. He can do it if he wants.

Ye Yaodong rested at home for two or three days, watched the workshop resume operation, and helped with the work for two days.

As a result, Ah Hai told him that his boat in the factory would be ready soon, and if the boat jointly built by the three brothers could be delivered, they could also deliver two more small boats at the same time.

There are three boats, one big and two small, and we can come back together when the time comes.

This is considered a good thing. Of the 7 boats originally booked, 4 have been delivered one after another. If two more are delivered, there will only be the last one left, which should be completed by the end of the year.

If he could get all these trawling boats, he would have 17 in total.

At first he bought a second-hand ship, and later he stole another one from the pirates of Luzhou Island. Director Chen helped him get another one at a low price.

Later, the sale of 11 kilograms of plum fish attracted pirates in the city. The pirates and the Harvest each shared one fish. The shipyard ordered another 7, and Zhejiang Province bought 6, for a total of 17 fish.

Now the boat that the three brothers had jointly owned would be immediately available to them, and they would be able to catch a lot more groceries.

The big ship owned by Zhou Da and his partner next door will probably be following them soon, and by then we can pull them into the circle and collect their groceries.

Ye Yaodong had a good idea. The reason why the output was low was because of the long fermentation time and too few groceries. If there were more goods, the amount fermented at one time would be larger, and the output would be greater.

Or you can arrange for someone to directly collect the groceries at the city dock. It will be dumped into the sea anyway, so you might as well give it to him and get some money at least.

He will have the machine soon, and will be able to produce bags in batches 24 hours a day. Based on the amount he ferments now, he will have to stop working soon.

Increasing production is now his top priority.

He did what he said. Thinking of this, he said hello to Lin Xiuqing the next day and simply rode his motorcycle to the city dock to wait.

The weather has been gloomy and cold these past two days, which is a good time for him to rest at home and think about all these things.

He did nothing all day long but sat on his motorcycle, watching the fishing boats coming and going on the dock and the tractors pulling goods back and forth.

By the way, when his second brother-in-law is free and his tractor is parked at the dock waiting to load goods, they can chat to see how many ships are docking that day and how much money they can earn in a day by loading goods.

He is doing this to investigate the market.

After all, they now have a seafood wholesale market in the city, and most of the surrounding fishing boats like to dock in the city. It is easier to trade directly in the wholesale market than in other places. Some small docks cannot handle the large amount of goods.

The prices in the main wholesale markets are transparent and more fair.

I stayed there for the whole day and saw that the dock was bustling all day long. There were fishing boats docking at all times, but the busiest ones were at night and in the early morning because that is when the morning market opens.

There are also fishing boats docked during the day. These are small boats that travel back and forth on the same day. The goods can be sold directly to the dock and do not need to be taken to the market.

The quantity is too small, and we have to pay a commission to the market. It would be better to sell it to the dock at a slightly lower price. Otherwise, if there is not much cargo, it will be more troublesome to transport the cargo to the market.

Ye Yaodong watched for a whole day, stayed in the city for one night, and after checking the progress of the construction site, he went back directly the next day.

Then he went to discuss it with Lin Xiuqing.

"I plan to send Wang Guangliang to the city's docks to collect unwanted fish. No matter the size, the price will be the same at a few cents. I will then collect them back home to ferment."

"I haven't even got my boat yet, so I'm afraid the production won't be enough. If I harvest more, it will take time for the fermentation to happen. I guess we'll have to harvest and ferment for a long time to keep up with the production."

Lin Xiuqing had talked to him these past two days and knew what he was thinking, but she didn't expect that he was such a man of action and would put it on the agenda so soon.

"Are you in such a hurry? I'm worried that there won't be enough containers."

"Didn't I order it a few months ago? It will be delivered soon, right? And there should be some empty containers left from the fermentation. Let's use them first."

"That's fine, let's do it the way you say."

Anyway, there is no worry about sales. He now firmly believes that when the machines arrive, his own goods will not be enough for production, so he may increase the fermentation efforts in advance.

The wooden barrels they use for fermentation are constantly being upgraded and enlarged, which has also helped their carpenters to improve their skills.

Nowadays, a wooden barrel can hold ten tons. To pour the goods into the barrel for fermentation, one needs to build a staircase to climb onto the barrel, and people also have to climb in to spread salt.

In fact, the simplest and most cost-effective method is to dig a few holes in the ground, smooth the four sides and the bottom with cement, and ferment directly.

But this method is too unhygienic and looks too dirty. Ye Yaodong, who has started over again, is still a little picky.

When he had no money, he had to use wooden barrels and large vats. Now that he has some money, he is willing to invest in making it cleaner and more hygienic.

At least the villagers can see it and it can help you gain reputation. Otherwise, when you become famous in the future, all they will find out about your bad reputation is your negative stuff.

"But there's no need to rush for the time being."

"Not in a hurry anymore? Just now I saw you were in a hurry, and I thought you were going to send someone tomorrow."

"It's not that urgent. We still need a ship to transport the groceries. When the two new ships from the shipyard are delivered, we will keep one ship on hand and have someone transport the groceries back and forth. One person will receive the goods at the dock, and one person will drive the ship back. If there is a shortage of manpower, the village can hire a few more people to move the goods. This will increase the employment rate in the village."

"Okay, start making arrangements."

Ye Yaodong thought about it thoughtfully and decided to do so for the time being as he felt there would be no problem. Then he took advantage of his free time to talk to Wang Guangliang about it.

Everything Wang Guangliang has now was given by him, so there is no reason for him to refuse. He does whatever he is asked to do and promises that he can take office at any time.

Originally he thought the machine would arrive in about a week, so he waited at home for a few days due to bad weather, but after three days there was still no news.

It happened to be a good day, and just when Pei's father came over and called them to go out to sea at night, he was thinking about whether they should just go out to sea at night. The old man who was guarding the village committee came out and told him that there was a call for him.

He was immediately surprised and ran over excitedly.

As expected, it was Ye Yaohai who called and said that the goods he wanted had arrived and asked him to find time to move them in the next two days.

He agreed immediately and asked Lin Xiuqing to count the money when he got home and prepare 1 yuan. In addition to paying for the machine, he also had to order packaging bags.

The next day, he took a boat full of boatmen and sailed to the provincial capital on the Dongsheng.

The semi-automatic filling machine was placed in Ye Yaohai’s small shop at the dock. He saw it as soon as he came ashore and entered the shop.

The machine was not very big, only about four or five square meters, but compared with the simple half-person-high machines later on, it was quite large.

Although what he wanted was a filling machine, he actually also brought a sealing machine that can seal automatically.

But the technology is not up to standard now, so he just needs one that works. Everything needs to be done slowly, and technology also needs to improve slowly.

"Brother, you are really awesome. You got it for me right away. Thank you for your hard work."

"It's nothing. If you go to the provincial capital and spend a few days asking around, you can find out. It'll just be a little more expensive."

"It would be terrible if it was a little more expensive. You know I'm poor. I'd rather spend a little more time and wait. I'm not in a hurry anyway."

"Haha, you are President Ye, you are poor as hell."

"President Ye can't be eaten as a meal."

"That's hard to say. Come on, come over and check the goods first."

"This new one is very shiny and looks reliable, but you have to teach me how to use it. Let's go to the factory and get some plastic bag samples so that we can test it."

"That's right. Then go to the packaging bag factory and get two bags to test first. As for how to use them, I don't know. There is only an instruction manual. Study it yourself."

After Ye Yaohai finished speaking, he handed him a thin instruction manual.

Ye Yaodong took the instruction manual, turned it in one direction, and then looked at him in surprise.

Ye Yaohai was also a little embarrassed, "Ahem, you study it, I don't understand it."

"You think I can understand? If I could understand, would I still be fishing here? I could go straight to Tsinghua University or Peking University. I just graduated from the literacy class, brother."

"Keep your voice down. It's not a glorious thing to graduate from a literacy class. Why are you shouting so loudly?"

"That's better than being illiterate, and it gives me confidence."

Ye Yaodong flipped through the pages a few times and saw that they were all tadpoles. He was overwhelmed. He hadn't even fully learned Chinese characters, so how could he recognize this?

"Can you help me research it?"

"Well, I haven't even graduated from elementary school. Look again, isn't there a picture on it?"

Ye Yaodong glanced at him and said, "Not reliable."

"Let's go get the packaging bags first, then we can figure out how to pack them. If we can't figure it out together, let's go to the machine factory and ask a master. We can spend some money to hire someone to come and help me take a look."

"alright."

The two men rode the tractor straight to the machinery factory, said hello, picked up a few unmarked packaging bags as samples, and then returned to the dock without stopping.

Once you have the packaging bag, you can use it for testing, and the liquid can be directly replaced by water first.

The power supplies are readily available in his shop, and the power consumption is not that high. The button lights up when the power supply is plugged in.

"There is a handle here, which should be used to control the start and stop... This is semi-automatic..."

"This funnel-like opening should be used to place the container..."

Ye Yaodong looked at the English words on the machine and referred to the English words on the instruction manual. He could understand the pictures, but he could not understand the English.

"This seems to require adjusting the settings, adjusting the parameters, filling volume and filling speed..."

Several people kept whispering to each other, and the instruction manual was passed around among more than a dozen people, but no one could recognize a single English word.

"I only know the 123 on it..."

"Who isn't?"

"I also know the guy named Apotz above..."

"That's called abcd..."

"You are still cultured..."

"At least there is some foreign knowledge in the family..."

Ye Yaohai patted their heads one by one and said, "Stop joking. Forget it. Let's ask a master to come and take a look."

Ye Yaodong looked at him straight.

"Okay, come on. I got this thing for you, so I have to make it clear to you."

He immediately smiled easily, "Thank you."

"Wait here. It shouldn't be long before get off work is over. I'll go ask around and then wait. I'll bring the person over after get off work."

"Ok."

He was not in a hurry to go back. He had to figure it out, set up the things and adjust the parameters so that he could move it back and use it directly. Otherwise, he would have to move it around.

Father Ye said with emotion: "These foreign things are so complicated and troublesome."

"But it's cheap, we can save a little bit."

After all, you have to pay taxes through formal channels, but you can save some of this money through informal channels.

A group of them sat in the shop waiting until dark. Fortunately, Ye Yaohai's small shop didn't have much business.

Fishermen who often go out to sea know his family and avoid them. They can only receive the goods when they occasionally encounter ships from other places.

However, when foreign fishing boats come ashore, they are all catching large cargoes, so catching one wave is enough to make back your investment, since you don’t rely on this for a living anyway.

Ye Yaodong was bored and started chatting with Ye Yaohai's other brothers.

"The overseas Chinese in the village said they were setting up factories in the provincial capital. Has it started?"

"Yes, it was done a few months ago. We have brothers and relatives working there."

"They are not only setting up a factory, they are also planning to open a hotel, and construction is already underway."

"It's so rich."

"That's right, but it's okay. Everyone has benefited from it. Most of the young people in our village are working for them."

"It's still better to have a clan."

"Of course. If there are more successful people in the family, then with luck, people from the same clan and family can also benefit a little. At least they can earn wages from them."

……

It wasn't boring to chat together. Ye Yaodong's boatmen were envious when they heard them talk about the various practical conditions and benefits of their fellow overseas Chinese.

When they got back, there was another round of propaganda, because they heard it with their own ears.

It wasn't until dark that Ye Yaohai brought a veteran to help them debug the system.

If someone knowledgeable comes to debug the system for them, things will go much more smoothly. There is no need for an instruction manual and they can just be taught how to use it step by step.

It doesn’t take much effort, it’s all done in half an hour, and the machine is up and running.

Simply place the empty container in a fixed position under the filling head and press a button to start the filling process.

At this time, the filling head will also drop to the vicinity of the container mouth and start filling the liquid.

When the liquid reaches the preset filling volume, the machine will stop filling and then seal automatically.

This is also the parameter they need to set at the beginning, and it was also set for them by the master they called over.

Then this machine needs to manually remove the filled bags, and someone needs to be there to take over.

The removed packaging must be replaced with a new one in its place to connect, this one does not connect automatically.

Ye Yaodong watched it from beginning to end, understood the explanation, and after he knew how to do it, he thanked him repeatedly.

Of course, he was also very sensible. He directly paid the fee for the visitor and also asked for the other person's home address and wrote it down.

If this machine breaks down in the future, he can go directly to the door and hire someone to help without having to trouble Ye Yaohai.

"But I finally got it done. I've been running around all day. You have to treat me to a meal tomorrow."

"Simple, I'll treat everyone to dinner tomorrow, hehe."

"It's on the right track. I didn't run for a day in vain."

Ye Yaodong paid him the money for the machine, and then temporarily stored it in his shop. He would move it onto the boat when he left tomorrow, otherwise there would be no place on his boat to put such a tall and big thing.

He was worried that it might be stolen if he just threw it on the deck. Even though everyone on the boat was sleeping, he still couldn't be that reassured.

The next day he had to go to the packaging bag factory to order packaging bags. After inviting a bunch of people to lunch, he went there by himself. He didn't want to bother Ye Yaohai. Anyway, he had been there two or three times and was familiar with the place.

As he was not familiar with the market at first, he conservatively ordered 1 packaging bags, which only cost a few dozen yuan, and he also decided on the name of the product.

It’s called Dongsheng fish sauce. It’s simple, easy and does not require much brainpower.

His Dongshenghao, Dongsheng wholesale store, now has an additional Dongsheng fish sauce.

He also left his address, phone number, and contact person on the outer packaging.

He thought that he was probably just missing a trademark, but that was okay, no need to rush.

After finishing all the work, it was almost evening when we returned to the dock. Ye's father had already asked someone to move the filling machines onto the ship.

When he arrived, he went straight on board, checked to make sure nothing was damaged or had any problems, and then sailed back.

(End of this chapter)