Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1182 Recruiting
Ye Yaodong was actually quite excited.

He has finally moved from a small workshop to mechanization, which means he is already halfway to success.

For the remaining half, we will come to get the packaging bags in about a week, start the machine to fill the fish sauce, and start producing bagged fish sauce.

As long as it can be successfully launched on the market, it will be safe.

He was very happy. On his way back, he kept looking at the machine on the deck and was already impatient to take the packaging bags.

Father Ye also watched the entire filling process of the machine. Seeing that a bag was sealed so simply and the water would not flow out, he thought it would be convenient to package fish sauce in bags in the future.

When the fishing boat docked, Ye's father was more concerned than he was.

When moving things, he always asked people to be careful, caring more about them than his own children. He didn't feel sorry at all if his grandson fell and bled, but he would be heartbroken if this piece of iron got slightly bumped.

"Don't break it... Be steady... Don't bump into it..."

"Oh, I told you to be more cautious... We just moved back and it's already bumping into things..."

"Be careful, slow down, slow down, this one costs nearly ten thousand yuan..."

Ye Yaodong pulled his father over to avoid scaring the workers. If his hands shook and he fell directly into the sea, his father would probably be heartbroken.

"Just move it for them. It's no big deal if this piece of iron gets knocked over."

Father Ye grumbled, "It's nearly 1 yuan. We have to be careful with expensive things. It will be troublesome to hire someone to repair it later."

Wang Guangliang was very curious, "Wow, what is this thing, Brother Dong? Why does this big piece of metal cost 1 yuan?"

"You will know the machine tomorrow. Move it to the workshop and keep an eye on it."

"must!"

Wang Guangliang and his cousin looked at the iron lump curiously and couldn't help touching it with their hands.

I don't know why this thing costs 1 yuan, but it must be expensive for a reason. You'll earn money if you touch it a few more times.

"Hurry up and start the boat, what are you touching?"

"If I touch this 1 yuan thing a few more times, it will probably be worth a few yuan, so it won't be in vain..."

"Then let us touch it too. We just touched it so many times, didn't we earn a few bucks?"

"Isn't that stupid..."

Ye Yaodong watched as all the young ones were touching things out of curiosity. When they first put them on the deck and brought them back, everyone was very careful and didn't dare to touch them too much, for fear that they would break something and not be able to pay for the damage.

Now listening to Wang Guangliang's nonsense, I feel that I can make some money by touching it a few times.

After all, who can touch a lump of iron worth 1 yuan?
After the two machines were lifted into the workshop and locked up, he let everyone go home and rest. It was already the middle of the night.

He knocked on the window again as if he knew the place well.

Lin Xiuqing came to the window wearing her coat and whispered, "Can't you just bring a key?"

"Open the door quickly, I'm freezing to death."

"He was my mistress a few days ago, and now he's my father." She cursed softly before opening the door.

"Take your keys with you next time you go out."

"I'm afraid of falling into the sea. Isn't there someone at home all day long anyway?"

"The machine has been moved back? Why does it take two days?"

"I was delayed for a while because I needed to find someone to debug it. I also invited Lao Hai and his friends to dinner and asked them to run around to fix the machine for me. I also ordered 1 packaging bags."

"how much did you spend?"

"Including meals, this trip cost about 8000 yuan, and I still have yuan left."

"Have you tried it? Are you sure it works?"

"Of course. For such a large sum of money, the machine must be working so that we can exchange the money and the goods. I also brought back a few packaging bags and will demonstrate them to you tomorrow. I guarantee that you will gain more confidence." Ye Yaodong said with a grin.

"And my confidence has increased greatly..."

"Of course. Once this thing is made, it will be easy to transport. I tell you, after it is mass-produced next year, I may be able to sell it abroad through overseas Chinese. The price abroad will be higher."

Lin Xiuqing was surprised, "Foreigners can eat this?"

"Who says only foreigners eat this? It must be the people in our southeastern coastal areas who eat this. Those who are far away from home like this dish from their hometown."

She was skeptical, "Forget it, you should be happy if you can sell it all over the province."

"This is easy. With this one-pound bag packaging, I can sell it all over the country."

"You're just bragging. Go take a shower and go to bed."

"Please get me a basin of water to wash my feet. I'm so tired. I've been running back and forth for two days and I'm too lazy to move."

"Don't you say you are made of steel?"

"Go, go, go. I'll show you what a strong body is."

Lin Xiuqing glared at him and turned to get him some water to wash his feet.

The next morning, as soon as Ye Yaodong got up, he ran to the workshop to look at his machines before having breakfast. He touched them twice before going back to have breakfast with satisfaction.

"It's not like the food is gone. Why would I run out to check if I don't eat first?"

"Go take a look first to put your mind at ease. Have you seen it? I'll show you after I finish my meal."

"I got up this morning and took a look. That cold iron is actually worth 8000 yuan. You are really willing to spend that much."

"Machinery is not cheap to begin with, not to mention it's made abroad, not in China."

"Foreign goods are expensive. The same watches and radios are cheaper when made in China."

"The quality is different. Our technical level has not yet reached that level."

"I think they are all about the same."

Ye Chenghu looked here and there, and when he heard the price of 8000 yuan, his mouth opened wide.

"Dad, no wonder they all say you are rich. You are so rich, 8000 yuan?"

Ye Chengyang was a little confused, "How much is 8000 yuan?"

"It's just a little bit short of 1 yuan, so our family should be a little bit short of the yuan household."

Ye Chenghu explained, then turned to look at Ye Yaodong, "Dad, no wonder they all say you are so rich. They didn't believe me when I told them you have no money in your pocket."

Ye Yaodong glared at him, "Eat your meal, kid, you're so talkative, why do you care if I have money or not? It's enough as long as you're not hungry."

"Dad, how much money do you have in your pocket?"

"What? Are you thinking about it now?"

Ye Chenghu put down his chopsticks and ran to his side, then patted both sides of his trouser pockets and the pockets of his cotton-padded jacket.

"What are you doing?"

"Hey, there's no sound. I know you don't have any money."

Ye Yaodong said with a straight face, "I think you are itching for trouble."

He just took out all his remaining money yesterday and gave it to A Qing. Thinking that he was not going out to sea tomorrow, he did not save any money for gas and ice. Now he is out of money, right?
Lin Xiuqing smiled and explained to him, "Do you know what it means to be poor? It means you are poor only when you hear a sound, because your pockets are full of coins. How big are the denominations of coins? A banknote can have a denomination of 10 yuan, and banknotes in your pocket will not make any sound."

We have to save some face for the head of the family in front of the children.

The old lady smiled and said, "Hurry up and eat and go to school, or I will punish you to write later."

Ye Yaodong immediately responded, "Write three pages of big characters today and check them for me in the evening."

"Ah..." Ye Chenghu wailed, feeling a little hopeless, "Why did you remind my father?"

"If you keep talking too much, I'll ask you to write 5 pages."

Ye Chenghu shut up immediately.

Ye Yaodong went back to the workshop right after dinner. The rest of the family also went to have a look out of curiosity, even the children went to join in the fun.

Mother Ye looked at the iron lump in the room curiously, turned it around, and touched it several times. "This thing costs nearly 1 yuan?"

"Not that much, just over 7000 but less than 8000."

"Isn't that almost 1 yuan? Your father showed off 1 yuan to others when he went out early in the morning."

Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched. 1 yuan is 1 yuan. If you want to say more, then say more.

“Can this make money?”

"Let me show you how. You need to clean the top. Then scoop a few pounds of liquid and pour it on top. Then it will flow directly along the pipe to the opening here. Put the plastic bag over the opening and press start. These parameters are set. Don't touch it. It will stop automatically when it is filled with one pound."

As he spoke, he took a plastic bag and cooperated with his father to demonstrate to them.

In just a few seconds, a rectangular film bag bulged up, with dark brown liquid flowing inside.

Ye Yaodong filled the first bag of fish sauce and a smile appeared on his face involuntarily. It was done.

He held it in his hand and shook it continuously, but no liquid came out.

"Look, it won't leak. If you want to use it at home, just use a pair of scissors to cut it and pour it into a glass bottle."

Mother Ye was surprised. "It really won't leak. It's so easy. You can seal a bag in just one go?"

"Well, it only takes one person. Press the start button, then add a bag to the filling port at the bottom, and it will be filled automatically. At most, the fish sauce on top will run out, so you can add some more."

"No wonder it's so expensive. It's really convenient. I don't have to carry the bottle when I go out, and I don't have to worry about my child falling on the road. It's a waste of money."

His two sisters-in-law also came over to watch the fun and made some comments out of curiosity.

“This is new.”

"I heard people say early in the morning that you bought a machine worth 1 yuan yesterday. Everyone is curious about what can be worth 1 yuan. Now I am enlightened."

Father Ye was somewhat pleased with himself, "Only Dongzi could come up with this."

"Only he is willing to spend 1 yuan on such a thing. It will be enough to support one's life for retirement."

Mother Ye said with disdain, but her face was also full of smiles. "Pack a few more bags. When we go out later, I'll show them to everyone so they can have some freshness."

Father Ye rushed to do it, "I'll do it."

Ye Yaodong brought back 20 sample bags in total. His father and the two of them took turns trying to pack a few bags, and they all loved these bags of fish sauce.

Mother Ye added, "You need to bring back a few more bags like this, otherwise there won't be enough."

"Well, we'll go out to sea tomorrow, and dock in the provincial capital in a few days. We'll bring back the 1 bottles we ordered, and also order a few tens of thousands more. After filling them, we'll send them to the city, as well as some stores in the county and town."

Father Ye nodded, "Yes, we need to get more. It's much more convenient to carry bags of it than to carry large vats back and forth."

"I said it at the beginning. If this bagged product is made, it will have many benefits and will circulate quickly."

Father Ye: "Okay, let's go, don't gather here, it's fine after you've seen it all."

Ye's mother: "Lock the door, don't let it get wet, and don't let anyone touch it and damage it. Bring back more bags, and then we can produce more."

Lin Xiuqing also drove those children away, "Why don't you go to school? Why are you still standing here watching?"

They all scattered, carrying their schoolbags.

After everyone went out one after another, they took the 20 bags of fish sauce that had just been filled in their hands.

Ye Yaodong kept 10 of them at home and let them divide the rest, whether they wanted to show off or give them away.

"Why do you keep so many? Are you giving them to your friends?"

"Why give it to them? It's a waste. You can just bring a bottle over anytime to hit them. Why bring this? If you give it to them, just take it back and cut it with scissors and pour it into the bottle."

"I thought you were going to leave it for them."

"Keep it. I plan to take it with me when I go out to sea, and then give it to Ye Yaohai when we dock in the provincial capital."

"As a sample?"

"Just treat it as something new. After all, he has helped a lot. You can let him do whatever he wants with it after you give it to him. Right now, the production volume cannot keep up with what is shipped out of the factory at home, and it is only enough for the store to sell. After a few months, when the amount fermented is larger, then we can make some samples for those overseas Chinese."

By that time, the lighter factory will probably have expanded in size and will have more varieties, so the samples can be sent over as well.

"What about the city leaders? You usually think of sending good things to them at home, but what about this?"

"There's no rush. Next time we get the bags back and can them in large quantities and send them to the city, we can take some more over."

By that time, the two new ships would be almost in hand, and Wang Guangliang could be dropped off at the city's dock to collect groceries.

In a day, we can probably make two trips and bring back dozens of tons for fermentation.

Just thinking about it makes me feel a little hot inside.

"Why not just ferment it in the city? That way we don't have to sail back and forth..."

"We'll have to move it over in the future, so let's put it in the village for now. When the village workshop runs out of space to put the fermentation containers, we can then order containers and put it in the city for fermentation."

He also had some considerations. Now that they had just started, he would definitely have to keep a close eye on it. It would be more convenient if he could put it in the village and keep an eye on it under his nose.

If he were in the city, he wouldn't be going back and forth so often, and he certainly wouldn't pay so much attention.

Moreover, fermentation requires a lot of manpower, and many women in the village, like his mother's generation, can do it.

The quantity has increased, and we are receiving goods every day. We need women who help with fermentation from morning to night, as well as many people to help with carrying the goods.

If it were in the city, we would have to invite these women over, and we would have to build dormitory buildings. We would have to make a lot of money before we could continue.

It would be better to put it in the village for now, so that the villagers can earn some money and gain some fame.

The most important thing is that if you put it in the village, you can still receive blessings!

If his output increases, he will need a lot of manpower. If he does this on a large scale in the city, the last time Fang Jingfu's workshop had excessive manpower was a warning.

Although we can ask Director Chen for help, he has just been transferred there and it will cost him a lot of money. If he doesn't want help, other people will also ask for it, which makes it more complicated. He doesn't have a strong background like Fang Jingfu.

Some of these are quite complicated to explain, so he didn't tell her in detail.

"Then it's up to you."

"Ah."

The two of them sat at the door basking in the sun and chatting, and the news spread throughout the village.

It was said that Ye Yaodong bought a 1 yuan machine to produce fish sauce. He was very strong and became richer and richer. Everyone didn't make a lot of money in their lifetime, but he spent it all at once.

Some curious people came to him and wanted to see what the machine looked like, and some came to ask him if he needed help.

This is the right question.

Ye Yaodong really needs manpower. After the ship from the shipyard delivers the goods, he will arrange for Wang Guangliang to take people to the city to pick up the goods. This has to be fixed and they will pick up the goods as long as the weather is good.

When receiving goods, you need someone to help carry them, and someone needs to accompany you, otherwise you may be easily bullied at the dock.

He also straightforwardly told those who came to ask for work that he temporarily needed 10 young and strong people.

Wang Guangliang was transferred away, and the twins were transferred away again. Now the workshop really needs manpower.

Originally, the person just came to ask casually, but he didn't expect that he actually asked the answer, and he was immediately surprised.

"Really?"

The man who came to ask for a job was a hard-working man in his 30s. He was a brother of Aqiang, the injured boatman.

Originally he was injured and there was one person missing on the boat, so he asked his elder brother Aqiang, who was his second elder brother, to take the place.

Perhaps thinking that there were already two brothers working for him, he plucked up the courage to come and ask, hoping to try his luck.

There is no better treatment than this, even if you are injured and lying at home recovering, you can still get paid.

Everyone who worked for him praised him.

"Really? But we have to wait 10 days before we can start working. We can recruit workers in advance."

"Okay, okay, can you see me?"

"Sure, you're so diligent and you still come to ask for work, you must be able to do it, haha, I'll pay you 35 yuan a month, after all, you just came here so the work will be less, the other old people in the workshop are paid 40 yuan."

After thinking for a while, he said, "If you go out to sea to transport goods, you can get another dollar a day."

After all, transporting goods on a ship also means going out to sea, so compared to the comfort on shore, it will of course cost extra.

And the few guys who had been guarding the workshop had nothing to say. After all, their basic salary was higher than that of the newly recruited people. If they went out to sea, there would be risks, so it was normal to have an additional subsidy.

It can be considered as more work, more pay.

"By month?"

"Yes, by the month."

The man's face was full of excitement. "Okay, that's great. Thank you. Then I'll go back and wait for notification?"

"Okay, I'll call you in advance when we need to work."

"Okay, do you need anyone else? I'll call you again."

"Sure, help me promote it too, I'll pick a few that are more reliable."

"Ok."

After this man left, not long after, a bunch of people came to his door one after another. Ye Yaodong was well prepared and just moved a stool to sit at the door without leaving.

He interviewed everyone who came.

After all, he has lived in the village for most of his life, so he knows who is trustworthy and who is not.

He kept all the reliable people who came to ask about work, and there were few unreliable people who actively came to ask about work. People are very hardworking nowadays.

In just half an hour, he was able to recruit all 10 people.

Those who arrived later all beat their chests and stamped their feet in deep regret.

Ye Yaodong did not say anything definite. He smiled and comforted them, saying that he would tell everyone next time there was work, and that people from his own village would definitely be given priority anyway.

Those who came late could not blame others and could only hope for the next time. They all smiled and said a few flattering words before leaving.

And within the time it took for lunch to start a new topic of conversation in the village.

Everyone says that Ye Yaodong is reliable, while Chen Wei and Haozi are unreliable.

He looked very decent and wore nice clothes when he came into the village. He also came to Ye Yaodong to invest together and said he would give him 5000 yuan.

As a result, within a few days, Ye Yaodong casually bought a machine worth 1 yuan and directly hired 10 people to help with the work.

And the two of them ran away before dawn the next day.

With Ye Yaodong's ability, does he still need to find a partner?

5000 yuan? He could easily buy a machine for 1 yuan, so why would he need to form a partnership with others?

It is better to rely on Ye Yaodong than to rely on someone who can only brag.

You have no money, but you still brag that you can invest 5 yuan to build a factory in the village, but you definitely can't take it out, otherwise you can just run away? You are just guilty of not having money, and you are just bragging.

While Ye Yaodong was eating, he could hear his mother talking with great joy.

"Is it good for you again?"

"Haha, everyone praises you for being a person who can get things done, unlike others who only brag. They all say that they must not have done anything good outside."

"Leave people alone."

Father Ye asked, "When are you going to go out to sea?"

"Let's go tonight. The Harvest went there two or three days earlier than us. Let's go together. When we come back, we can go to the provincial capital to pick up the packaging bags I ordered."

"Okay, I'll go call them after dinner."

He thought it was a good idea that when he came back from his next trip, he would have two days to rest and then go to the shipyard to sail.

After lunch, he continued to sit at the door to bask in the sun and play with his children. Unexpectedly, Acai came to his door. Looking from a distance, he knew that he was definitely coming to his house.

"No one comes to visit you for no reason. Are you here to work for me too?"

“That’s not wrong.”

"Huh? Stop joking. What's the matter?" Ye Yaodong moved to the side, patted the bench next to him, and motioned him to sit down and talk.

"Didn't I help you collect cheap fish for a while last year? Then you had two big boats for fishing and I stopped wanting you. Do you want me this year?"

"Oh, so you're here to do business."

"Haha, your boat hasn't been out to sea for a few days. And you've been going to Zhejiang Province from time to time, so I thought about it and came over to ask if you need anything."

"You deserve to earn money."

Everyone knows that he may not be able to catch enough fish, and now it is winter and it is very suitable for drying fish.

The smile on Acai's face deepened, this should be true.

"So that's it?"

"Yes, you can help me collect them. You know what kind of dried fish I want. Anyway, cheap ones that are suitable for drying and storage."

"No problem. If I had known I would have come and asked sooner."

"It's my negligence. There have been so many things going on lately. I've been thinking about this and that and neglected this."

I have been traveling back and forth to Zhejiang Province in the past few months, dealing with lighters, worshiping ancestors, and thinking about machines. I am really too busy and have neglected it.

"Then it's settled. I'll go find someone to squat at the town's dock."

Seeing him standing up in a hurry and about to leave, Ye Yaodong quickly grabbed him.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Are you in a hurry to be reborn? Wait a minute, there is another stable and big business for you."

Ah Cai raised his eyebrows and sat down again with a smile on his face, "What big business?"

"In addition to those suitable for drying fish, can you also help me collect some miscellaneous fish, those free miscellaneous fish for fermenting fish sauce? I'll take as many as you can, but the prerequisite is that they have to be extremely cheap. I don't want expensive ones."

"That's no problem. I'll take it for free. How much do you want to pay?"

"That depends on how much you want to sell it to me. It's best if you don't pay me."

"You have a big face."

"I'm handsome."

"Pfft, let me take a look. I'll dump all those small fish that no one wants back into the sea. I guess someone will want them. I'll sell them for any price. I'll go collect them first and see how many I can collect. As long as I can make some hard-earned money, it's fine."

"Okay, remember to buy in bulk for a discount. I want it for a long time."

"I know, I know. You are the big boss now, the hope of the whole village."

“That’s not wrong.”

"Are there any other big businesses?" Acai was reluctant to leave.

"Nothing."

"Would you like to think about it again?"

Ye Yaodong raised his voice a little, "No more! Go quickly."

"Okay, remember to think of me when you get something good, and let me have a share of your wealth when you get rich."

"Sure, go ahead."

Only then did Acai leave contentedly.

After Lin Xiuqing and the others left, he asked him, "Is it too much for you to collect the miscellaneous fish at home and let Ah Cai collect them as well?"

"No, the fermentation speed is so slow. I'll take as much as I can. I won't be able to increase the production until next year. What's more, he is close to me and can deliver it directly to my door, saving me the trouble of hauling it back myself."

And now that we have filling machines, the fermented fish sauce at home can be bagged immediately, and most of the fermentation containers can be freed up.

"I think he will deliver the goods in the evening. You can ask a few old ladies to kill the fish in the evening. Our boats have indeed gone out to sea less frequently in recent months."

The Dongsheng did not go with the Fengshou. Most of the goods of the Fengshou were sold to the city. In the past, with him around, Pei's father could keep the cheap goods directly at cost price.

There has been a lot less actual business in the past few months, so we really need to take advantage of the cold weather and increase our efforts to dry the sun more. Next year's business will definitely be better than this year.

After all, the market is also developing.

With Acai helping to receive the goods, they no longer have to rely on the two large ships to bring back the goods. The workshop can kill fish there every day, which makes the women in the village much happier. They now have work to do every day, and their surroundings have become much more lively.

(End of this chapter)