Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1184 Fishing is just a sideline
He has docked at the city's docks countless times and is very familiar with them. Some people are also familiar with him, such as those who drive tractors to transport goods, who usually know those who frequently dock in the city.

As soon as he got ashore, he found an empty spot, asked someone to bring up the scale, and then asked the few people he brought with him to start shouting.

"I'm collecting the unwanted fish~"

"I'm buying unwanted fish at 5 cents a piece. No matter how big or small they are, I'll take them..."

It was already noon when they arrived at the dock. Although it was not that busy at noon, it was a dock in the city with a wholesale market. There were ships docking all day long and people coming and going.

Their shouting immediately attracted a large group of people to come and ask questions. Some of them might be curious, and some were the captains of the ship.

Ye Yaodong used his eloquent tongue to explain it to everyone.

"Please do not dump the unwanted small fish you caught into the sea. Bring them all back to us. We will collect them at the dock permanently starting today."

"It's good to earn a few more dollars. A large boat can carry thousands of kilograms of nets, and half of them have to be dumped back into the sea. If you bring them back, you can earn some money."

"How much do you charge?"

"Five cents."

The miscellaneous fish that the Harvest has brought back are also being sold at this price.

"5 cents... 100 jin is only 5 cents, a ton is only 1 yuan, 50 jin is only yuan, it's a bullshit."

Ye Yaodong explained with a smile, "That can also help with the gas money. I can bring some back when I come back. Some small boats are close by and don't need gas at all. A few extra cents a piece is good, and I can also buy a pound of meat for my family."

"A power ship will consume fuel when it returns anyway, so it doesn't matter if there are a few hundred kilograms of cargo missing. It's not like the fuel consumption will be reduced if there are a few hundred kilograms less cargo. For the ship, a few hundred kilograms more or less won't make much difference."

"There are many cheap goods at the wholesale market for two cents. It's not bad if I can sell these groceries for five cents. It can at least make some money, which is better than dumping them back into the sea."

"If those big ships don't dump cargo back into the sea for a day, there will be so many miscellaneous fish. If they keep 1 kilograms of miscellaneous goods, it can just cover the fuel costs. Isn't that great?"

"The fuel cost of a big ship's return trip to the shore is about the same. A smaller ship doesn't consume as much fuel and can make some money. Not to mention a small wooden boat, it's a sure win."

Everyone listened to it and thought it made sense. Although they didn't think they could make much money, at least they could subsidize the gas money and not lose money.

A big ship consumes so much fuel for a return trip, and adding 1 kilograms of cargo will not cost much more in fuel, and it can also subsidize the fuel cost for a return trip, so it can be considered as earning money on fuel.

"You are doing well..."

"Indeed, it just helps them earn some gas money..."

"It's all good, but it can only subsidize the gas money. It's impossible to make more money..."

"Even so, it's good to be able to subsidize the fuel costs. It costs so much money to move the ship, so it won't cost much more to bring more cargo back."

Ye Yaodong then said to everyone, "We came here temporarily today. Many boats have gone out to sea, and the captains haven't received the news. We need to trouble everyone to spread the news. Selling a few more dollars will also be friendly to the fishermen, haha."

"Are you coming again tomorrow?"

"Come on, we'll need it every day from now on, and we'll receive it at the dock every day."

"Then I'll tell the others later... let them figure out for themselves whether it's worthwhile..."

There were many people coming and going on the dock, so news spread most easily. Within 5 minutes, everyone in the surrounding area knew that a group of people had come to the dock to collect the small fish that no one wanted, and more people gathered around.

Ye Yaodong asked the other brothers to deal with these people first while he went to find something to eat nearby. It was already noon and everyone had just arrived and were still hungry.

After filling his stomach, he looked at the noon time and saw that there were no fishing boats approaching the shore. The fishing boats would not come back until the evening.

Thinking that they were free anyway, they left those younger brothers at the dock to deal with the people who came to ask questions.

By the way, I also left 10 yuan in case a fishing boat came back to sell goods.
Then he patted his butt and left, hailed a rickshaw, picked up the basket of fish sauce he had brought this morning, and prepared to go to Director Chen to show his courtesy.

Director Chen was very curious when he saw the bag of fish sauce. He asked about it and was praised for his smart mind. Others were still carrying bottles to get fish sauce, but he made it so convenient.

Ye Yaodong told him to give away the food he couldn’t finish and not to feel bad about it because he had plenty of it at home.

"By the way, you reminded me last month that Vancouver City has set up a fishery association. My Ocean Bureau also brought it up during the city meeting last month. We can't fall behind others."

Ye Yaodong was surprised for a moment, "We are going to set up a fishery association too?"

"Yes, I think what you told me last time is pretty good. I was planning to ask you about the status of the Fisheries Association. What are the regulations, distribution of responsibilities, etc.? Can you tell me about it?"

"Ah... I'm not there, so I'm just putting my name on it and I don't care about anything. Otherwise, I'll tell you what I know, and then call you when I get home? I'll call you then?"

"Okay, just tell me what you know."

Ye Yaodong nodded, told him everything he knew, and also expressed some of his own opinions.

Director Chen also got to know the situation in detail with him. The two of them had a pleasant discussion for half an afternoon. Ye Yaodong also drank half a pot of tea before leaving.

After coming out of the Ocean Bureau, he went straight to the market to find his father-in-law to calculate the turnover and ask about the sales of lighters, and then took a ride with his second brother-in-law back to the dock.

He wrapped himself tightly in clothes. Fortunately, it was winter and he wore thick clothes. He hid all his money close to his body. He was riding in his second brother-in-law's car, so he was not afraid of accidents.

At this time, many fishing boats had returned to the dock one after another.

As soon as some people arrived, they heard that there were people on the dock collecting unwanted small fish, no matter how small, even as big as a finger. Many people slapped their thighs and regretted not bringing the small fish back.

Some people brought back miscellaneous fish and wanted to feed pigs, chickens and ducks. When they heard about it, they immediately sold the goods to them.

There are quite a few people like this. Nowadays, every household raises some poultry. People who go out to sea always feel that it is a waste to throw away the poultry, so they will bring back a few buckets of poultry to feed the chickens, ducks and pigs.

Now that I can exchange it for money, what is there to hesitate about? I can buy candy for my children with an extra two cents.

When Ye Yaodong arrived at the dock, there were already many baskets full of goods at Wang Guangliang's feet, and there were a bunch of onlookers surrounding him.

They accept anything, as long as it's fish.

He pushed through the crowd and squeezed in.

"Open?"

"It's open. I've been wandering around the dock all day. We opened this evening as the fishing boats started to dock." Wang Guangliang said happily and returned the remaining money to him.

"Not bad, at least I'm not empty-handed today."

“It’s just that the fish is so small…”

"It doesn't matter. We'll take them back to ferment anyway. They definitely won't be willing to feed the big ones to chickens and ducks, so they can at least dry them and eat them, or give them to others to eat."

He nodded and continued to work.

Since the wholesale market opens at night, they simply wait until night.

There are the most fishing boats docking at night, and they are all large ships.

But they didn't stay too late. They went home around 7 o'clock. It was too cold now, especially at night, and the wind at the dock was much stronger than other places.

Anyway, they have been at the dock for a day, and almost everyone knows that they are collecting small fish that no one wanted in the past, so their goal for today has been achieved.

Although it was only the first day and the fishermen were not prepared, they still collected about a thousand kilograms of goods, so they did not return empty-handed.

"We are just here to promote it today. It's good to have these. There will be more goods tomorrow. Bring more sacks or baskets."

"Okay, Dong."

"I should go out to sea tonight if nothing unexpected happens. I'll leave this place to you tomorrow. Anyway, no bargaining, just take whatever you have."

"You don't have to come too early tomorrow. Eat lunch early and leave at 11 o'clock. You will catch the fishing boats coming back in the evening. You don't have to wait and you can get the goods right away."

"You guys decide when to come back. If you think there won't be many ships coming back, or there's too much cargo to store, it's fine to come back early. It's up to you."

"Ok."

Today we went home in a leisurely manner. No one had to put in much effort. Although we got home a little late, everyone was very happy. No one doesn't like easy work to make money.

The wind was blowing coldly at night. It was past 11 o'clock when I got home, and the lights in the workshop were off.

The 20,000 to 30,000 kilograms of miscellaneous fish they brought back a couple of days ago have almost been processed and there is no need to stay up all night to kill them.

As for the goods that Acai delivers every evening, you only need to work for a few hours at night and the whole day, and there is no need to finish them overnight.

He asked them to move the goods they brought back tonight to the open space of the fish sauce workshop and let the boy on duty watch over them, and then sent them home to rest.

Lin Xiuqing hadn't slept the whole time, waiting for him to come back, but she never expected him to come back so late.

When I opened the door for him, I couldn't help but mutter to myself.

"We have to go out to sea at night. You just came back now. It will be 12 o'clock when you go to sleep. Can you still get up at night?"

"Then why don't I just stay awake? I'll stay up until 2 o'clock, then get up and sleep on the boat."

"Why don't you sleep?"

"Exercise. Didn't you say you were worried that I wouldn't be able to get up? Then I might as well not sleep. Exercise will make me more energetic."

"Pooh……"

Ye Yaodong ignored her disdain and changed the subject to get down to business, "When you get up tomorrow morning, give A Liang the change and count out 100 yuan for him to pick up the goods."

"One or two points?"

"It's all right. Mix in a few cents or so, otherwise it'll be hard to count."

When he went out in the morning, he grabbed a handful of pennies. His family didn't have much other money, so he had several buckets of coins worth a few cents.

It’s a good opportunity to spend some money and save it from taking up space.

"Can you receive the goods if you go there today? Most people have thrown them into the sea, right?"

"We received more than 1000 kilograms of goods, most of which were contributed by small wooden boats or trawlers that came and went that day. They probably planned to take them home to feed chickens, ducks and pigs. When they heard that we were collecting these groceries, they brought them here to sell."

"That's not bad. I can still get about 1 kilograms on the first day of my temporary visit."

"Well, any boat carrying two buckets would weigh dozens of kilograms, so more than 1000 kilograms is not much. There will be more tomorrow."

He has already calculated that if he spends 100 yuan, he can harvest about 2 kilograms, which is a really low cost.

Today, I saw that some of the fishermen sold everything they brought back to him. I thought that everyone doesn’t have high demands, as long as they can make money.

It's not bad to sell more than 100 kilograms for cents, and you can make an extra five or six yuan in a month.

The highest grade fish sauce is made by melting 40 kilograms of fish from 100 kilograms of fish.

The fish sauce that comes out of the first filter has the strongest fish fat aroma. Adding a few drops when cooking or using it to dip fish will make people feel the freshness and fragrance.

Most of the fish sauce sold in the market is the second-stage fish sauce, which is made by reusing the fish residue after the first filtering, and injecting a certain amount of salt water into the tank for re-marinating.

In this way, the same 100 kilograms of fish can produce 200 kilograms of fish sauce, and the fragrance is much lighter than the first time.

When Ye Yaodong first started working, he was quite conscientious. He only did the first step and did not cut any corners.

Most things these days are made of real materials, otherwise how could a washing machine last for 20 years?

He calculated that 2 kilograms of fish could produce 8000 to 1 kilograms of fish sauce.

The actual cost of the fish is 100, and the daily round trip cost of the fishing boat plus labor and material costs is calculated at 100 yuan, but it can be sold for more than 800 yuan.

Although he has bought a machine now and the machine is expensive, the cost is actually very low when it is spread over each package. Although he has not made any profit yet, he has calculated that it will not be a problem to make at least half to 60% to 70% of the profit.

The longer the machine runs, the lower the cost. This kind of low-priced product is inherently a matter of small profits but quick turnover, winning by volume.

Once the development is stable in the future, there will still be a lot of room for development. Don't look down on things just because they are cheap.

You have to make big money and you have to make small money as well.

Lin Xiuqing calculated in her mind how much she could collect with 100 yuan, and after thinking it through, she felt that this number was about enough.

This amount will ferment steadily every day, and the output will be controlled at this amount every day.

Otherwise, if the amount collected at one time is too much, there is a worry that there will be no place for fermentation, and the custom-made wooden barrels and large vats cannot hold all of it.

"Then just give them 100 yuan to collect, and limit them to that much every day?"

"Yeah, that's what I told Liang today."

"You are going out to sea tonight. Would you feel relieved if you let them collect the items tomorrow? They have just started..."

Ye Yaodong chuckled and interrupted her, "Why should you worry about this? It's just 100 yuan worth of goods, what's there to worry about? Are you afraid that someone will take advantage of it? Or are you afraid that someone will run away with the money? It's just 100 yuan, who would be so stupid?"

"There are quite a few of them in the group, so there's no need to worry about anything happening outside. It's something no one wants anyway, so it won't bother anyone. It only costs us 100 yuan, so there's nothing to worry about."

Lin Xiuqing thought about it and felt that what he said made sense.

"Got it. Give them 100 yuan tomorrow and see how much we can get back. Are you hungry? Do you want me to cook you some snacks?"

"Cook something. I'm hungry."

"Then sit down and rest for a while. The cold pot and the cold stove won't get cold that quickly."

"it is good."

Ye Yaodong washed his face and soaked his feet first. When he had nothing to do, he looked at the half-rolled wool on the table, took it, put the loose side on his knees, and helped to roll it up.

She has been very busy recently and she didn't expect that she could still roll up wool and knit a sweater.

"Did you ask Dongqing to come over to work today?"

"Yes, I called someone to help this morning. The girl was very happy. I felt much more relaxed today with her help. I didn't have to hold a notebook to record the number of people and the goods. I gave it all to her. I was able to come back and cook."

"Not only will you have time to cook, you can also continue knitting."

Lin Xiuqing smiled, and the firelight from the stove reflected on her face, making her look particularly gentle.

"I'm cooking now. While I'm cooking, I want to knit a little. Otherwise, you won't be able to finish knitting new clothes for the New Year. It's almost New Year's Day, and the New Year will be here soon."

"Didn't I ask someone to hand it over to my mother?"

"Mom is also very busy, I have to help her, it takes a lot of time to knit a piece of clothing."

"If you can't finish knitting, just leave it there. I don't mind. As long as the little ones have new clothes to wear, that's enough."

"How can that be? It's New Year's Day and you still have to wear new clothes. It's okay for the kids, but you have to go out and meet people, so you have to dress decently and not wear old clothes."

"You can't see the cotton jacket I made last year when I wear it inside. I haven't worn it many times, and it's still in good condition. I basically wear it for work."

"That still has to be done. We don't have to make new clothes, you have to do it."

"Ok."

The couple chatted for a while.

The noodles were cooked. Lin Xiuqing also sat at the table with her chin propped up, watching him eat with a smile and chatting with him in a low voice.

After having supper, Ye Yaodong sat at the table and waited for her to finish washing the dishes. Then he turned off the lights and the couple went into the house hugging each other.

It was not convenient to count money late at night as the noise was too loud, so Ye Yaodong handed the money to her and asked her to count it tomorrow. The two of them crawled into bed and chatted quietly.

"Big brother and second brother are so happy today. They have been sitting at the door and talking about their SF Express numbers."

"That's perfect. They can have a great chat without anyone else interrupting."

"Haha, yes, the eldest and second sisters-in-law have been walking with a breeze these past two days, and they have been talking loudly to everyone in the workshop, and their backs are straight."

"That's normal. It's very prestigious. A SF Express ship costs a lot of money. It's normal for me to be a little proud."

"Well, go to bed quickly, we have to go out to sea at night."

"I already said I don't want to sleep anymore. It's already past 12 o'clock. Why are you still sleeping? I'll go to sleep on the boat later."

Lin Xiuqing pushed him, "Then you might as well not come back and just lie down on the boat."

"That won't work. If I stay out all night for an unusual period of time, you'll have to wonder what I'm doing."

"Why do you suspect me? Do you suspect that you were seduced into sleeping with your mistress?"

"Having a mistress is impossible, but there will be no shortage of shameless women trying to seduce me. The whole village knows that your husband is handsome, rich, and strong..."

"Shut up."

"Why don't you believe it..."

Ye Yaodong really didn't sleep. He didn't sleep even though he was exhausted. He just stared at the ceiling with his eyes open, listening to the regular breathing in his ears.

When the time came, he immediately got up and tiptoed out.

This time when he went out to sea, his father did not let him drive the boat, but drove the Shunfeng instead.

He didn't drive the boat himself, but gave it to Chen Laoqi, the only person on the boat who was about the same age as his father, and he had asked him to help drive the boat before.

We have been partners for a while, so we know each other pretty well.

The others are now the younger generation, ranging from 20 to 30 years old.

So after getting on the boat, he handed it over to Chen Laoqi to drive, and asked Chen Laoqi to follow behind the Shunfeng and Fengshou ships. Since they had just set out and had not yet reached their destination, there was no need to do anything.

By the time they reached their destination, it was daybreak and he had slept enough and was able to get up.

Although I didn't get enough rest, I still got some rest after all.

Ye Yaodong went out to the deck, stretched himself, put on his sunglasses, and adjusted the woolen hat on his head.

There was no trace of the Fengshou and Shunfeng fishing boats anymore.

But if you look closely at the distance, you can still see a black spot in the shape of a fishing boat in the east and west directions.

It was the same when we fished with the Harvest in the past. We kept a distance from each other and did not affect each other. As long as we could see each other, it was fine.

Being in the middle of the sea, the sea is boundless and vast, and the coastline stretches as far as the eye can see. A few more ships will not be a problem, not to mention that the marine resources are now abundant.

Ye Yaodong greeted the others on the deck, had breakfast, and went up to the wheelhouse.

He got up late and the fishing nets had already been lowered to the seabed.

"Thank you for your hard work, uncle. It's my turn now. You go and have a rest first."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you. This fishing net has been put down for two hours. You can collect it later if necessary."

"Well, nothing happened to you last night?"

"No, nothing happened. We were just following the two boats. Nothing happened."

"That's good. By the way, uncle, I'll have to trouble you to take turns driving the boat with me for a while. My dad will go to help my elder and second brothers drive for a while. As for you, I'll give you a raise starting from New Year's Day."

Chen Laoqi smiled and said politely: "Oh, why are you saying this? It's only natural. We've already been paid a high salary for working for you. We have to do whatever you tell us to do."

"It's as it should be. Technical workers should get a raise. Go and have a rest first."

"Good good..."

After everyone left, Ye Yaodong had nothing to do, so he thought about it and called SF Express to see if there was any situation with his elder and second brothers.

Without a doubt, it was his father who spoke first.

"Are you okay, Dad?"

"It's okay. I'm watching here. Your second brother is driving the boat and your eldest brother is sleeping."

"You should go to bed too. The boats are all together anyway. We're just working on it now. I'm sure it'll be fine, brother."

Ye Yaohua also said, "Yes, that's what I said, but Dad insisted that we wait for a while and go to sleep after the network is up."

"How long have you been letting it go?"

"It's been two hours, wait another half an hour or an hour before going online again."

"alright."

"Hey hey hey... Dad, look there are so many seabirds ahead..." Suddenly Ye Yaohua's voice became a little higher.

Ye's father's voice also came from inside, "Indeed, why don't you drive the boat over there and take a look? Maybe there are schools of fish?"

Ye Yaodong listened to their conversation and stretched his neck to look at the sea. "Why didn't I see it?"

Father Ye said, "Maybe you were too far away to see it. Let's drive over and take a look."

Ye Yaodong pushed open the cabin door, walked out to the wheelhouse, picked up the telescope and looked at the fishing boat in the distance. When the view was closer, he saw that there were indeed seabirds gathering near the fishing boat not far away.

The SF Express was now heading slowly towards the direction of the seabird, probably moving closer to take a look while working.

After hesitating for a while, he gave up for the time being and planned to call back later to ask.

If we get closer now, the fishing nets of the two boats will easily collide, and that will be troublesome.

However, he also kept a close eye on it with a telescope.

When the SF Express was getting closer to the flock of seabirds, I just connected again and asked.

"Is your boat close? Are there any fish?"

"Yes, yes, yes," Ye's father said excitedly, "It's a school of Spanish mackerel, as well as dolphins and sharks. They just haven't surfaced yet. We can only see the splashes of water. Occasionally, dolphins and sharks surface, but we don't know how deep they are underwater. We don't know if we can cast the net and catch them."

"Let's drive over there first and see if we can catch some... the net hasn't been raised yet."

"Then try..."

Ye Yaodong asked: "Should I go over there?"

Father Ye said, "We're not sure if we can catch them. We're trawling from the bottom, so we can't reach the upper layers. We'll have to see if they can float to the surface. That way, we can cast a few nets by hand."

"Then I'll wait and slowly raise the net."

It has been more than two hours. We are raising the net now. If we can cast the net later, we can speed up and drive forward.

After Ye Yaodong hung up the net, he went out and shouted, asking them to prepare to raise the net. He stood on the rudder tower, holding a telescope and keeping an eye on it all the time.

But after a long while, when the fishing net floated to the surface of the sea, the people below exclaimed.

"what is this?"

"Hey? What is this? So big?"

"Round and long..."

"Why does it look a bit like the small torpedo we caught before? Adong... Adong..."

Ye Yaodong heard the noise below, lowered his head and took a look, with the telescope in his hand, and immediately saw a large yellow iron lump being dragged up from the sea.

"Fuck! Damn it!"

He exclaimed and cursed the national quintessence.

Afraid that he was blind and had seen it wrong, he quickly took down the telescope and took another look with his 5.3 vision.

Then he cursed again, "Fuck it," and quickly climbed down.

"Adong, what is that thing so big? It was so heavy just now, I thought our net had exploded."

Ye Yaodong lay flat on the edge of the boat, half of his body leaning out to look, his eyes as big as pigeon eggs.

"Hurry up, hurry up and get it up. Only a yellow part is exposed and it's hard to see clearly. The net is full of fish. Pull it up and take a look."

"It looks like a torpedo to me. Didn't we fish it out last time?"

"This one is a bit big. It looks like it's several meters long. It's not comparable to the last one."

"What is this? Why do we always catch weird things like this?"

Ye Yaodong said unhappily: "What do you know? Fishing is just a sideline for us, this "big fish" is the highlight."

(End of this chapter)