Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1183 SF Express

A few days later, Ye Yaodong found an opportunity to dock in the provincial capital, cleared the goods on the ship, and took the packaging bags he had ordered, and ordered another 5.

After the packaging bags were taken home, the filling machine started to operate officially soon. No one was hired specially for this. In fact, there were always two people watching the workshop regardless of whether it was in operation or not.

After the twins left, they specially found two boys in the village to replace them, so the workshop was never short of people every day.

Now we just need to arrange the two guards to do the work. Whoever's shift is on will do it. Otherwise, how can they sit in the sun every day and be more comfortable than him?
The workshop has been busy these days, with fish being slaughtered non-stop.

In the past, we had to rely on two large ships to come ashore to kill a wave of fish, but now that is no longer necessary. Acai will deliver a batch every evening, and the workshop has to hire women to kill fish every day.

When their two ships docked, the cargo they brought was so great that they could not finish killing them for several days in a row.

He was too busy some time ago and couldn't take care of it, otherwise he should have arranged it earlier. Fortunately, Acai came to him on his own initiative.

Perhaps I was shocked by his generous spending of 1 yuan to buy a machine, and was thinking about making some money from him.

Last year, we were able to store a batch of catches with two boats to sustain us until now. This year, we really need to stock up a little more. We will have to do this every day in the next few months, so it can be considered a win-win situation.

Then their workshop became the gossip center of the whole village for a few days.

"It's time for this. We used to fish for three days and then rest for two days. It would be great if we could catch fish every day."

"It's just that Adong is reliable. Others just talk, but he really asks everyone to work."

"Those two are not good people. They keep mistresses outside and cheat on other people's wives at home. There is another person who treats him as a friend, but he is jealous of others. If I really make money for them and come back to set up a factory, I don't want to work for them. I would rather work here."

"God is blind and lets them make money..."

"I heard that Wang Chuyun has been calling her husband a lot in recent days. If it weren't for the fact that it would cost a lot of money to marry a new wife, she would probably have been driven away."

"Now they are beating me to death every day. It's a sin..."

As soon as Ye Yaodong walked to the door, he heard all kinds of lively conversations inside. He was very happy, because only with popularity can a business prosper.

Lin Xiuqing has been very busy these past two days.

When Acai delivers the goods, she has to weigh them and keep accounts, and the quantity is quite large every day.

She also has to record the people who come to work every day. Recently, there are a lot of goods, so they have to work in two shifts. Not only does she have to record the people who kill the fish, but she also has to record those who help ferment the fish sauce.

There are also fishing boats that the family rents out. Although she doesn't have to go to the dock to collect the cargo every day, she still has to collect the cargo manifest and check to see if there is anything missed. After all, there are more than a dozen boats there.

Then I have to go to the workshop from time to time to check the drying condition of the dried fish.

The busiest period is from dusk to dark, but it is not so busy during the day.

So, when Ye Yaodong came back, she didn't have time to take care of him and she didn't even see his shadow.

Only the old lady was hanging around him.

"Ah Qing has been very busy these days and has no time to eat dinner. It will probably be eight or nine o'clock when she finishes her work. You should eat the dinner I left for her first. I will cook noodles for her later."

"Well, how many children?"

"They are all helping with the work inside."

"You go back first. I'll take a look around my workshop first."

At this time, Lin Xiuqing was holding an account book to record the goods brought back by Pei's father and was weighing them. Ye Yaodong walked over and didn't even look at him. He just told him to go back and eat first.

"Do you want someone to do your accounting?"

"No need, why would I hire anyone? No one knows my own accounts as well as I do."

"You haven't eaten yet."

"It's okay, I'm not hungry. Go back and eat, and take your daughter back with you to avoid causing trouble here."

Ye Yaodong turned around and looked everywhere for Ye Xiaoxi, but he didn't know where the fat girl had gone and he didn't see her.

When he found the fish sauce workshop next door, he saw her standing in the corner of the room while others were coming in and out carrying fish goods.

She didn't know what she was doing there.

When he got closer, he saw that she was spitting on the side and her hands were covered with salt.

"Fuck, what are you doing? Stealing salt?"

She wrinkled her face, "It's not tasty!"

Ye Yaodong was speechless and patted her head. "Let's go home."

"No."

"Still want to eat?"

"For you to eat."

"I'm not as greedy as you. I eat salt too. You just have a taste for salt."

"I thought it was Sugar."

Ye Yaodong patted the silly girl's head again, "Go home and wash your hands. If you tell others about this, they will laugh at you. You sneaked here to eat salt by yourself."

"Hug, I want a hug."

Ye Xiaoxi hugged his thighs and rubbed her hands back and forth on his legs, rubbing the salt off her hands. Fortunately, her clothes were dirty, so she could wipe them as she pleased.

Ye Yaodong picked up the child and walked towards home. She concentrated on picking the salt from between her fingers and seemed to be obedient.

However, he was too relieved too soon. She even stuffed the salt she dug out into her father's mouth as a token of filial piety.

Even though he dodged, we still had to pry open his face and mouth and force the food in.

Ye Yaodong could only grit his teeth, which showed that he was being stubborn.

After finally reaching home, he quickly put the silly girl down and handed her over to the old lady.

When Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua knew he had returned, they hurried over as well.

The day after tomorrow is the day that Ye’s mother favors, and the name of their fishing boat has not yet been decided.

It should have been taken a few days ago, but Ye Yaodong was not at home. The other two felt that they had no knowledge and could not figure out what to call it after racking their brains, so they decided to wait for him to come back.

Fortunately, he didn't come back too late. He decided on the name in the evening and just needed to notify the shipyard to paint it tomorrow.

As soon as they arrived, they asked directly: "What should we name our ship? We need to decide on it quickly."

"Your names, Harvest, Dongsheng, and so on, are both good. We've been thinking about it for a few days, but we still don't know what to name it."

"Just call it anything with a good meaning, anything nice will do," Ye Yaodong didn't care, "You decide."

"We just don't know what to call it. What do you think we should call it?"

"I don't have much knowledge."

The two brothers looked at each other in silence, and then Ye Yaopeng said, "How about we call SF Express?"

Ye Yaodong spat out a mouthful of soup.

"Ahem...what did you say your name is?"

“SF Express.”

He couldn't help laughing, "Why is it called that?"

Ye Yaohua looked at his indescribable expression with a bit of confusion, "Is there anything wrong with this name?"

Ye Yaopeng didn't know what he was laughing at, "We want to have a smooth and fruitful harvest, so we call it SF Express."

"That's fine. I don't mind. If you two like this name, then let's call it that."

"No, just take a look. If it doesn't fit, we can change it. From your expression just now, does it seem like there is something wrong?"

"No problem, it's just a little unexpected. This name is also quite good, let's call it this."

"So that's what it's called?"

Ye Yaodong nodded, his whole face still showing a smile.

Ye Yaopeng smiled and said, "That's settled then. The day after tomorrow we'll ask Dad to help us sail the boat."

"It's my duty. Dad has helped me for two or three years, so I have to help you if you need me. I'll drive my own boat first. Anyway, we will have someone to go in and out with, and our safety will be guaranteed."

Ye Yaohua also said: "Yes, by then our boats will definitely go in and out together, so we can fish together and look after each other."

Ye Yaopeng added: "Let Dad help us for a while. When we are familiar with each other, we can let Dad come back to help you. After all, you are alone. Ah Hua and I can take turns, but you will have to call outsiders."

"It's okay. Let Dad go and help you first. When you don't need him anymore, you can ask Dad to come back to me."

He also happened to be training two people who could drive a boat. Next year, he would get a seafood collection ship. Once he had the seafood collection ship, he would drive the ship and hand over the Dongsheng to the newly trained people.

Anyway, there is no need for him to sell the goods, all he needs to do is know how to control the fishing. Then he can go back and forth every day to collect the goods from several boats.

The plan was just right.

The three brothers discussed and decided the matter.

Ye's father did not participate from beginning to end, but he certainly had no objection. It made no difference which son he helped. He would go to whichever son needed him.

Ye Yaodong chatted with them for a while before taking a bath and coaxing the child to sleep.

Lin Xiuqing had been so busy that he was about to collapse, but he still hadn't seen anyone.

Just when he had finally coaxed Ye Xiaoxi to calm down and was about to fall asleep, he could hear the chattering of a child in the house again.

All efforts were lost.

His eyes, which had been closed, opened again as big as copper bells, and he sat up, climbed out of bed swiftly and ran out.

Ye Yaodong lay there motionless, looking hopeless. He ignored the child who ran away and didn't say a word.

Lin Xiuqing's voice could be heard from outside the house.

"Why aren't you asleep yet? And you ran out without any clothes on. Where's your dad?"

"Dad said if I don't close my eyes, he's going to die."

Lin Xiuqing was speechless. She had no choice but to bring the child in, turn on the light, and continue to wrap her up in the bed.

"I'm about to succeed, why are you coming back at this time!" Ye Yaodong said, staring at the ceiling with his eyes wide open.

"Then go to sleep and ignore her. Let her lie down and play by herself."

"How can I sleep? She pinches my nose, picks my eyes, sits on my stomach, or lifts my pants and pulls out my leg hair."

Lin Xiuqing had no choice but to glare at Ye Xiaoxi again. Ye Xiaoxi chuckled and shrank his head into the quilt.

"I'll go get something to eat first, and then come in to coax her to sleep. You go to sleep."

Ye Yaodong waited until she came in and isolated the child in a corner before he fell asleep peacefully.

The next morning, he went to the workshop again and told the two boys on duty how to bottle fish sauce and told them some precautions.

Then he didn't leave all morning. He was worried when they just started working, so he moved a stool and sat by the door, watching the two people work while basking in the sun.

There were also people in the next room and at the door, moving things back and forth, fermenting fish sauce, and greeting him from time to time.

The fermentation work was rather rough, and we only worked on the materials we brought back for half a morning, then poured them all in to ferment.

The fish-killing work next door is relatively delicate. It's not that fast to kill more than 1 kilograms of fish. It's only because the weather is cold now that they can keep the fish for two more days. It's noisy and sounds like they're busy.

He spent the whole morning in the sun, and put four or five hundred bags of fish sauce into a basket, padded it with straw, and piled it in the corner.

This thing is very simple. Once you learn it, it is not difficult and you won’t make mistakes.

He spent the whole day wandering around the workshop, looking around and listening to gossip.

It was not until the next morning that the three brothers followed their father and A Guang on their bicycles to the shipyard.

His two motor boats were also delivered along with the SF Express and had to be brought back together, but he was not in that much of a hurry so he followed the SF Express to test the waters first.

After testing the waters, we paid the money together and then the two boats, one big and two small, set off together.

The test went smoothly and they caught more than 2000 kilograms of fish. To Ye Yaodong, the harvest was just average, but his two brothers were very happy.

It was the first time they saw so many catches caught in a net, and it was their own boat. They were so excited and felt that getting rich was just around the corner. They couldn’t stop grinning all the way back.

On the way back, it was Ye's father who drove the boat. The two brothers Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua also stayed in the cockpit, listening to their father telling them how to drive.

Ye Yaodong and A Guang each drove a small motor boat.

There were big red flowers tied on the bows of the three boats, which looked particularly festive. Many people had already seen them from far away from the dock. They were all their family members, as well as the fishing boats that had returned in the afternoon.

As soon as the three boats docked, the sound of firecrackers and fireworks continued to rang out, and everyone in their family looked very happy.

People on the shore had already gone crazy about it and were extremely envious.

As soon as they got ashore, a group of people surrounded them and congratulated them.

"How many boats do you have? Look! Look! All these boats belong to you..."

Father Ye couldn't stop laughing, "Haha, no no, isn't this good enough for many villagers?"

"How many boats does Adong have? The two small ones just came back, are they yours?"

"You're stupid. Just look at the numbers and you'll know that any number on it belongs to A-Dong. Aren't all the numbers ranked up to 17?"

"Oh my god, there are already 17 of them? This is too much. One person is worth several villages."

"Ye Laosan, your eldest and second oldest brothers have become successful. They can even afford such a big boat. These three brothers are incredible..."

"They just follow along and struggle, and I have to watch them. Otherwise, it won't work. I have to watch them for a few more years before they can do it."

Ye Yaodong smiled and shook his head as he listened. Even his father was intoxicated.

A Guang put his arm around his shoulder and walked out, while the others were still surrounded and talking.

"I heard you brought back a machine worth 1 yuan. Can you take me to have a look?"

"It's not that expensive. It's just rumors out there."

"If it's not 1, then it should be at least or . You're really capable of that."

"It's a shame that the child won't be able to trap the wolf."

Ye Yaodong said this as he took A Guang to visit.

The two chatted as they walked, and also talked about Pei Yingqiu's wedding, which was just a few days away on New Year's Day, and they said they would get married directly at the base.

There was a dormitory building originally, but there were too many people in the garrison, and many people shared one room. Captain Chen was going to get married, so the soldiers made room for him.

After we get married, I will take her to my hometown in the provincial capital.

The lighthouse outside will not be built so quickly, it will probably take another year. If it is completed, it will depend on the opinions of the higher-ups whether it will be stationed there or moved back.

But their family doesn't care. The transfer back will be in the city, which is not far for them.

Ye Yaodong also mentioned Lin Guangyuan briefly.

"This kid has always wanted to join the army. He treats the sailor shirt Captain Chen gave him as a treasure. I'll wait until next year for the military examination to see it."

"It's better to be in the navy than in the army."

"It doesn't matter whether it's good or not, you have to take the lead."

"That's up to you. Your packaging is great. It won't leak and is convenient. You don't need to scoop it out one pound at a time."

As soon as they entered the house, Guang saw baskets of packaged fish sauce piled in the corner and curiously picked them up and weighed them.

"Well, it's just for convenience. You can take a pack back later."

"Okay. How many bags can you make in a day?"

"Yesterday from 9am to 5pm, including the break time, more than 1000 bags."

"That's quite fast. No wonder you are increasing the number of shipments. Ah Cai is also sending you shipments everywhere."

"Yes, the fermentation speed is slow now and the production cannot keep up, so we have to ferment more in advance to have production next year."

"Well, it depends on you getting rich again."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "I envy you for eating and drinking at home without having to do anything. It's so comfortable."

"Bullshit, there's a lot of work to do at home. My father said he would hand over the boat to me after the Chinese New Year, and then he would retire at home and farm."

He was surprised for a moment, "Your father is going to retire so soon?"

"Haha, I told him that the old can't work so hard while the young are playing all the time. Anyway, I have two sons now, so he should be able to put his mind at ease now."

Ye Yaodong suddenly remembered that his stepmother was also pregnant for several months. Although the baby could be hidden in the winter, his father would definitely want to stay at home to watch over her.

That really needs to be changed.

"That's perfect. I'll have to drive my own boat too. My dad will go help my elder and second brothers. You can drive your boat too. We can have three boats going in and out together so we can have a look-after relationship. The sea is so vast anyway, so it would be great if we don't interfere with each other."

"That's what I think. By the end of next year, when the boat that Xiao Xiao and A Zheng have partnered with is in our hands, we can each drive a boat and sail the sea as we please!"

Ah Guang spoke with great enthusiasm, and Ye Yaodong was also a little excited.

Who would have thought that in just a few years, they would be able to sail a large boat at the same time, each person, and be ahead of the entire village.

"Brother Dong, how many boats do you have? Didn't you just bring back three boats today? Will there be more next year?" The younger brother who was filling bottles nearby asked curiously while listening to their conversation.

Ye Yaodong smiled and nodded, "Yes, there will be one next year."

Ah Guang also said: "Your brother Dong is incredible, the real ship king. He owns more than 20 ships of all sizes, and he also has a lot of businesses in the city. If you work hard, you will definitely have a good future if you follow him. You will have a good life."

"Stop bragging. If you don't have a good meal or a nice drink in the future, go to him and let him be responsible for you."

"This machine was bought casually for 1 yuan. Everyone knows Dong Ge's strength. It can't be compared with others' bragging."

"Adong is so low-key that he doesn't even brag about himself. Others brag about themselves even though they don't make much money. They dress like decent people, but what they do is incompetent..."

Ye Yaodong shook his head, knowing who he was talking about.

It seems that when he was not at home, there were a lot of rumors and comparisons in the village.

One of them took out 5000 yuan and wanted to form a partnership with him. Then a few days later, he bought a machine worth 1 yuan, which was a slap in the face.

It’s a good thing that he had already slipped away, otherwise, he probably wouldn’t have the face to come out.

But even if people are not around, it can't stop the villagers from continuing to compare and talk.

"Let's go, after you've seen it, let's go home and eat."

"Well, are we going out to sea tomorrow?"

"Let's see if the wind is strong. If it's not, we'll go. My eldest brother and second brother just got the SF Express. I guess they can't wait to go there in the evening."

The two went their separate ways after leaving the workshop.

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua were both sitting at the door with their bowls in hand, chatting with the neighbors nearby. They were in high spirits as they were celebrating the good news. The two had been smiling since they came back. They even ate at the door and talked to everyone at the same time, all they talked about was the boat they had brought back today.

They also chatted about when Zhou Da and his crew's ship would be delivered.

Ye Yaodong said hello to them and went home to eat.

As usual, Lin Xiuqing waited until it was time to go to bed before returning home, so that the couple could talk.

"Have you made plans for the two boats that just came back?"

"Just do as we said a few days ago. Keep one and rent out the other as usual."

"Then you will arrange for Wang Guangliang and others to go to the city to collect the goods tomorrow?"

"Yes, we don't have a boat out to sea tomorrow. I'll take them to the city tomorrow to collect the goods for a day. When I go out to sea, I'll let them collect the goods themselves. It's enough to collect one boatload a day. At the beginning, the locals didn't respond in time, so there must be no goods. There should be more on the second day."

"Then we must carry the scales on board."

"Well, I'll buy another one and put it on the ship. If I go out to sea and give it to them to pick up the goods, you'll have to weigh it again and check it when I get the goods back."

"I know that. I just feel so busy. It seems like I became busy all of a sudden. I wasn't busy a while ago."

Ye Yaodong held the man in his arms. "That's normal. We didn't do these things until we got the machine some time ago. Now shouldn't we hurry up and do them? Once we are familiar with them, we can hand them over to others, and then we won't be so busy."

"I hope so. I've been busy these past few days from the moment I open my eyes to the moment I close them."

"I told you to hire someone else to help you with your accounts, but you refused."

"How can I let others keep my accounts? I'll let them know how much money I have."

"Are you stupid? You just need to ask someone to keep your accounts every day, record the goods delivered by Ah Cai, record the people who come to work every day, and then help with the workshop work. If someone helps you keep the accounts, doesn't it save a lot of trouble? It's not like you are asking someone else to keep the money at home."

"let me see."

"Hand over as much of the work as you can, so you don't have to miss out on meals."

"Who should we call her then? Hey, how about calling her A-Guang's sister? The younger one should be called Dong Qing, right?"

"That's fine. Anyway, it's just a simple record of data. It's very convenient. When there's no accounting, let her work in the workshop."

"That's fine, I'll go talk to her tomorrow. Huimei can't leave the two little ones now, so it would be better to ask Huimei to come back and help me keep the accounts."

"It's good to have someone keep the accounts anyway, so you don't have to do everything yourself. Look, your chin has become pointed, and let me feel the fat on your belly, it's almost gone..."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and slapped his mischievous hand.

"Isn't it good to lose the fat on your belly?"

"It's better if it has meat on it, it's more comfortable to hold. If it doesn't have meat, it's just bones and it's going to hurt."

"You're talking about yourself."

Ye Yaodong patted her back and said, "Go to bed early. You've been exhausted lately."

She thought he was going to do something, but he didn't do anything. She smiled and rubbed her head against his chest, hugged him and closed her eyes.

"You should go to sleep too. You still need to go to the city tomorrow. You can collect the debt when you come back."

"Ah."

The couple was about to go to sleep when the little one next to them suddenly sat up.

The two were startled, and seeing her sitting there motionless, they both sat up.

"How come your daughter..."

I was just about to pick up the child and continue coaxing her to sleep, but she just crawled forward two steps, then lay down on her stomach with her butt sticking up and continued to sleep.

"It scared me. I thought she was sitting up for some reason."

"Go to sleep."

The next morning, the 10 people that Ye Yaodong had originally recruited all came to work and started moving things in the workshop.

He selected five people who had experience in sailing, and also selected Wang Guangliang, and took them to the city in the new boat that had been brought back yesterday.

Whoever the other new boat is rented to will be left to his father.

On the way, he told a few people what he was going to do today, and also said that if he was not there, the delivery would be handled by Wang Guangliang.

When Wang Guangliang heard his name being called, he stood up straight immediately, his back straightened, and his facial expression became serious, no longer smiling.

After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he moved closer to him and whispered, "Brother Dong, I don't know how to drive a boat. I can't tell east, west, south, and north on the sea. Does it matter?"

"What are you afraid of? As long as someone else can sail, you're just responsible for receiving the goods. No one asked you to sail. There are so many people who can sail."

"Okay, I'll learn from the other brothers later how to steer a boat and identify directions."

"Well, if you work hard and be more responsible, it's already the end of this month, so I'll give you a raise next month. It's New Year's Day, and it's 1986."

"Of course, of course. I'll just ask them to teach me how to drive now."

"Go."

Ye Yaodong tightened the collar of his clothes. The convertible was too cold. He preferred the Dongsheng because it was not cold inside the cockpit.

There are three large ships of the same color docked together in front, which is also a unique landscape in the village.

When he saw the eye-catching SF Express number passing by, he couldn't help but laugh. His brother was quite good at naming.

(End of this chapter)