Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1229 Encouraging Ah Cai
The villagers were very happy.

The men in the village have been paying close attention to the good growth of kelp since the past two months, as this is a major issue that affects whether the whole village can achieve a well-off life.

Those who have boats and go out to sea every day will habitually visit the breeding base and occasionally lend a hand and help with some work.

Although these were not raised by us, we watched them grow up.

The money from this wave of sales tonight will not go into anyone’s pocket, but it has brought infinite joy to everyone. This is hope.

I also heard exactly what the village cadres said about sharing the risk. The village committee would use the money earned this year to provide funding, and everyone would just have to contribute labor according to the work point system. Who wouldn't want to do that?

Everyone responded excitedly and couldn't wait to do it.

The village chief continued with a smile, "It was Adong who proposed the idea of ​​cultivating kelp. We all have to thank him. He also provided the sales channels. As long as we can grow it, we don't have to worry about anything else. It all depends on him."

"Otherwise, the yield per mu can be several tons. Just these 30 mu of land can produce hundreds of tons. Even if it is dried, there are still dozens of tons. Who can sell this amount? It will all rot in the sea or feed pigs. Now everyone depends on him, so he should be credited for the credit."

"Everyone knows that he is rich now, but he has not forgotten the collective even after he became rich. Now he is developing and doing things in the village for the collective."

"Otherwise, he has developed well in other places and has the support of leaders. Why doesn't he move everything in the village outside? Isn't the city better than our small fishing village?"

"Some people in the village can't stand others doing well, and they love to say sour things behind others' backs. There are also a lot of people who are jealous of others, but we should not forget our roots, and we should unite when we need to unite."

"Unity is strength. Individualism is unacceptable. Only with unity can we move forward. Everything is for the collective. All of us in the village must unite to protect the collective interests and maintain collective unity. I believe that we will soon achieve collective prosperity."

The village chief gave an impromptu speech, which was very passionate. The villagers all quieted down and listened attentively. When he finished speaking, they applauded enthusiastically and cheered very enthusiastically.

"Okay, the village chief is right, our village must unite."

"We also want to thank Adong. He took us to Zhejiang Province to make money, gave many people jobs, and now he is starting to lead the collective..."

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but admire him. Otherwise, how could he become the village chief? He had to be good at speaking and have the ability to incite the masses. Everyone who listened was excited, as if they could grab the money with just their hands.

He felt particularly comfortable after hearing this. Everyone likes to be praised and complimented.

"Thank you. I grew up in this village, and many of my uncles and aunts watched me grow up. Although I am a little bit out of touch sometimes, I am also a part of the collective, and I definitely want our village to become better and better."

"Haha, it's a bit late now after finishing our work today. Let's all go home and have dinner. If you want to come and check the scale tomorrow, come back tomorrow."

"Tomorrow, you can bring your own dried kelp here, but it must be prettier and with bigger leaves. After all, I have to sell it to others, so I can't give them bad stuff, which will ruin the reputation of our village and do us no good. It will also affect sales."

Everyone immediately agreed.

"sure……"

"I'm sure I'll keep the ones that are not good for myself. I don't have the nerve to sell them to others."

"That's right, we must check it before bringing it back..."

Everyone excitedly patted their chests and made promises, fearing that something would go wrong and they would miss the chance to make a fortune.

The village chief also said: "Okay, everyone go away. We still have work to do here. There are still a lot of things to finish. Don't block the door."

"Okay, let's go home and eat..."

After everyone left, Ye Yaodong also arranged for people to clean up the kelp.

Father Ye had already gone to eat a few bites, and was now watching here. It was his turn to go back and eat, but he was already starving after being so busy at this point.

Only he and Aqing haven't eaten yet.

Lin Xiuqing was also very happy. "The village chief is really good at talking and being a good person. If anyone dares to say something mean to us again, others will take the initiative to help us take it back, and no one will dare to report us for anything."

"They are really smart. They have set us up. No matter how much we harvest next year, we have to eat it all. Fortunately, our store has been open for two or three years and we already have a group of familiar customers, not only Boss Zhou, but also several small bosses and a large number of vendors. The troops also consume a lot of food."

"Then you have to develop further, otherwise there will be dozens of tons this year, and thousands of tons next year? This amount is scary..."

Thinking of this, she became worried again. This was not a small quantity. Dozens of tons were already enough this year. They could only ship out the first batch and sell them later.

Even if we try to raise it for another year next year, with so much labor, the expansion of planting will probably increase by 20 to 30 times.

This number is amazing just to think about it.

"Don't worry. Boss Zhou is a big customer. We are familiar with him. Last year, he said he would take as many as he could get. This year, we just started. We need a batch first, and we will definitely need more later. Moreover, as long as there is a market for kelp, people will come to us. It is scarce in inland areas, and our country has such a large population."

"Someone has to buy it and put it into circulation..."

"Don't worry too early. Now there are many truck drivers who will import a truckload of goods and then drive them to other towns to sell along the way. Our store is there, so don't worry."

He already had an idea in mind, and seeing her worried and uneasy look, he said directly.

"Early tomorrow morning, I will bring this truckload of goods to the city, drive it around the downtown area and main streets, and then put it in front of the market for half a day. Finally, I will ask those who want to buy to come back the day after tomorrow. This truckload will be sent to Boss Zhou first."

"Some people like to gather in places with lots of goods and crowds. Isn't this a good publicity? Wholesale markets have a large flow of people, so naturally people will come to them."

Lin Xiuqing's brows relaxed when he heard this, "That's feasible."

"It's definitely feasible. Even if we don't send it to Boss Zhou, we can probably sell most of it by going around the city and the countryside. We can still make some extra money, but it's a little more laborious."

"The worst-case scenario is that we can just use our two tractors to sell the goods in the surrounding areas. Just think about it, in the past, whenever a truck brought a load of goods over, it would only be sold at a low price, and the villagers would rush forward to buy them."

"Isn't this kelp cheap enough? Besides, it's a dry commodity, so if we can't sell it right away, we can store it."

Another thing is that he knew that some places in the south had begun trying to cultivate high-quality products such as abalone and sea cucumbers, which use kelp as feed.

So why worry? No need to worry at all.

That is why he has been encouraging village cadres to submit application reports to the research institute to see if they can apply for some species suitable for breeding to develop the village. Their successful kelp breeding is also a case in point.

During this period, he stayed at home and went to the bottom of the sea to catch some fish to let everyone see that sea cucumbers and abalone can also grow in their sea area.

Wouldn’t it be natural to build offshore fishing cages at that time?

However, he saw that the village officials did not seem very enthusiastic. They were probably satisfied with just one kelp, and it was enough for them to eat. They probably did not want to take the risk of doing anything else.

If large-scale breeding is carried out, there will not be much space in the sea to build offshore fish rafts, so they will have to be placed in other areas.

He thought that maybe he could persuade his godfather to file a report, or he could apply directly through the Fisheries Association in the name of vice president of the Fisheries Association. With the help of the Ocean Bureau, he could then release the fish into the sea areas around the city and hope to have a greater success.

Thinking of this, he planned to do this matter directly when delivering the goods to the city tomorrow. The sooner the better, the better. At least it would be better to make some preparations.

By then, if offshore fishing cages for cultivating sea cucumbers and abalone are really established in the villages surrounding the city, they will be able to handle any amount of kelp, and the villages will not have to digest it internally. He can directly pull it in as an intermediary and make a lot of money again.

In their previous life, there were many farms in their city, and these were definitely all retreat options.

It is impossible to carry out large-scale breeding in the village all at once. It must be done step by step.

However, since this has not happened yet, he will not mention it for now.

Lin Xiuqing listened to his clear and logical talk and knew that he had a plan in mind and had planned it out long ago, and was not doing anything on impulse. She felt relieved that she would not be burdened with hundreds of tons of goods when the time comes.

"Then I feel relieved. This year, the goods are only worth a few thousand yuan, so we can still afford the advance payment. But if it's tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of yuan, it will be fatal."

"You won't be able to get paid right away. You have to wait until our goods are sold out, and then you can get paid half a month or a month later. Today is just the first time, to give everyone a taste of the sweetness, and the quantity is not much, so we'll pay them right away to make everyone happy."

"Well, let's go home and eat. It's getting dark and I'm starving."

"Has the longline been delivered today?"

"It was delivered at mealtime, and I piled it in the yard, fearing that it would be kicked over by people coming and going in the workshop."

Ye Yaodong also stepped into the courtyard and saw ten baskets of longline fishing fish piled up in the corner.

He asked Ah Qing to go in and get the food first, while he checked the yard and waited until Lin Xiuqing called him to eat before he went in.

"So are you going to deliver kelp tomorrow and go out longlining?"

"The tide rose at night and will not recede early tomorrow morning. I will go out to sea to put the longline into the sea early tomorrow morning and come back. It will only take two or three hours. When the time comes, have someone load a truck with kelp and wait for me to come back."

"it is good."

Tomorrow's work is also very important, so he has to go there in person, otherwise he will just hand it over to other people.

It’s really not that easy to make money.

After finishing his meal, Ye Yaodong immediately went to the workshop to check on the arrangement of kelp. Everyone was still busy there packing it in nylon bags.

He took a sack and asked someone to fill it up and put it in order.

Anyway, it had just been weighed and there were 5 tons and more than 600 kilograms. He asked someone to fill a bag so that he could keep some separately and send it to his godfather tomorrow.

With such a large quantity, I will definitely share it with my neighbors. Although they are not valuable, they are free gifts after all, and they are a token of my thoughtfulness.

It's not a valuable item and it doesn't feel burdensome, so no one would refuse it. It's a good opportunity for him to gain a reputation in the staff housing complex.

The room is already filled with packages of square nylon bags. If they were not vacated in advance, there would be no place to put them.

After finishing the work with kelp, the others went next door to help move the goods sent by Ah Cai, and Ye Yaodong also locked the storage room.

He then went to the fish-killing workshop next door, which was bustling with activity. The two areas were only separated by a wall, but they were two extremes.

Fortunately, they are separated, and it can be considered as separation of dry and wet.

Those old ladies were killing fish while discussing the weighing of kelp. They always got first-hand information and talked about the latest headlines.

He turned around and pulled Ah Cai, who was listening to the fun, aside to chat.

Ah Cai had just finished weighing the goods, checking the order, and was chatting with his father.

"Brother Cai, have you made a lot of money recently?"

"Haha, isn't this all my fault, brother? A little bit of money you leaked through my fingers is enough for me to survive, but now I rely on you to make money."

"Well, I need your help too. Otherwise, how much trouble would it be to send people everywhere to collect the goods? Why not give the job to you and let you arrange it?"

He opened a pack of cigarettes, handed two to Acai, and lit a cigarette for him. Acai was so happy that he was beaming with joy.

"I am so proud that you can light my cigarette for me now."

"We are all friends, what's wrong with lighting a cigarette? Look at your big belly and bald head, you look like a boss, and I look like a younger brother."

"Don't laugh at me. Anyone can do this job. Agui and his men at the dock can pick up the goods for you, or you can send a few workers to the dock in town to pick up the goods. You specifically gave the goods to me to pick up so that I could earn this money. I know it very well."

"There are jobs that can earn more money, do you want to do them?"

"What kind of work? Don't you have enough goods? I can't do anything else except receiving and selling goods."

Ye Yaodong put his arm around his shoulder and walked towards the door to avoid the noise inside.

"Are you interested in selling goods in the market?"

"Ah? With the little bit of goods we have at the dock, there's no need to transport them to the city. The vendors around here will have already consumed them. At most, we can send them to the county town, unless it's the flood season or there's a bumper harvest of some fish. Do you want me to sell squid or something else?"

"No, I'm about to get a fresh-harvest ship, so I have several ships of my own that will be enough to dock with it. But it takes a lot of time to go ashore and process the goods, and I can't stay in the market to sell them all the time, so I thought of you."

There are people who collect goods at the dock as well. The fresh fish collecting ships have all kinds of goods. The people who specialize in collecting fish will pick out what they need. It is impossible for them to take them all as those goods are worth thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars. People also have to collect goods from other ships. They will only take what they need, and they have to come across them.

A small purchasing point cannot take in too many goods. Similarly, he is not the only one with a single ship. After all, all transactions must be made in cash.

For the rest, they have to find buyers themselves, or send them to wholesale markets and wait for buyers. In the past, they would go directly to wholesale markets, which saved them a procedure. Although they had to pay shipping costs, they could make more money if there were more goods.

Now he has a hard time selling a shipload of goods, let alone a whole shipload of fresh goods. He simply arranges his subordinates to wait and sell the goods. He is also worried that others will run away with his money. After all, it is a transaction in which money is exchanged for goods.

It is impossible for him to stay in the market all day long. If he can't sell all the goods, he has to stack them in the freezer and continue selling them the next day. Therefore, he has to transfer the goods to other people, which will save him some trouble.

All you have to do is cooperate with Acai. He will be responsible for driving a fresh boat to collect goods at sea and then weighing the goods after docking. You will then get the money based on the purchase price of the day at the dock.

As for the rest, he can just be a hands-off boss and not have to worry about anything, letting Acai sell the goods on his own and making a profit from the difference.

With so many goods, you can make a lot of money, but it takes time and requires advance payment.

But if you can make more money, what does it matter if you spend some time? Acai is now helping him receive the goods in order to make more money, and the wholesale market will become more and more prosperous.

He also targeted Acai, who was quite capable and must have plenty of money. If all else failed, he could always find relatives and friends to form a partnership.

In fact, he could also find Lao Hai and sell the goods to him. It seems that Lao Hai has a lot of connections and abundant funds. He is also doing well at the dock.

But Lao Hai was in the provincial capital, and he felt it was tiring to go all the way to the provincial capital and then come back to the city. So he might as well encourage Acai to develop in the city and earn money for him.

"Think about it, how much can you collect in the village? I asked you to help collect only cheap fish, and the profit is limited. It will be different if you go to the city to develop."

"A fresh-food ship can carry dozens of tons of goods. All of them are given to you. Although the advance payment cost is high, the rate of return is also high. And isn't your store in the city rented out? You can use it too. Pile up some ice and turn it into an ice storage. You can also use it to store unsold goods. It's also ready-made."

He was shocked by the information Ah Cai sent him. He frowned and couldn't think straight.

"You also have a fresh food boat... You plan to eat it all by yourself from the beginning to the end, without leaving any soup..."

"That's right. If I didn't have anyone I could trust, it would be troublesome to deliver it to the provincial capital. I wouldn't have to bring you there. I would just transfer the goods to you and let you make the difference."

If he had a fish processing factory of his own, it would be a one-stop service.

Now I can only get half a dragon. The cheap ones are used for drying, the worthless ones are used for fermentation, and the rest are sold to Acai.

"Let me think about it. I need to think about it. It's dozens of tons. Except for the squid season and the crazy toadfish fishing in winter, there are few days to get so much. At most, you may occasionally encounter schools of barramundi, dragonhead fish, pomfret, etc., and there will be more."

"In fact, the nature is the same. You also accepted individual customers in the village, but now you are directly accepting a large customer like me. Isn't there more room for development? There is still unlimited hope in the city."

"I have to go home and think about it."

"Then go back and think about it. Opportunities are rare and will never come back. I have a fixed source of goods. If you are worried about the advance payment, you can find two more partners. One person can't do it, so you have to hire someone."

"I'll go back and think about it. When will your seafood boat start receiving the fish? I haven't heard that you have another seafood boat, and I haven't seen any fishing boats coming in."

"At the end of next month, or the beginning of June, it depends. There's still a lot of time, you can think about it carefully. If you feel you can't handle it and want to stay in the village, that's fine, I'll find someone else."

"That's still a little over a month away, so that's fine. There's no rush. I'll think about it."

"Well, you have a general idea of ​​the situation in the city. You also have a store in the wholesale market, and you know that the market is becoming more and more prosperous. You know how much traffic there is around it, how much seafood is shipped out every day, and I heard that there are a lot more seafood processing factories this year."

Ah Cai nodded, with a rare serious look on his face, "I know, I will think about it carefully."

"Well, there are more opportunities in a big place. If you go out and mix around, you might become a famous fisherman in the whole city, and you can develop other industries in the future."

He laughed, "You can make a dead person look alive with your mouth."

"Haha, that's not the case. I'm just analyzing the pros and cons for you. It's a win-win situation. Of course, I hope you'll go to the city to work with me."

"If I go to the city, your workshop will run out of goods and you'll have to find someone else..."

"Are you kidding? When I get the fresh fish boat, you will lose your job here. I will sell you the valuable ones of the whole boatload, and I can still send the worthless ones back to dry. I don't need to let you handle them, so you can make a profit as a middleman."

Ah Cai was silent for a moment, "Then I will really be beaten back to my original form, and I can't make money from you anymore."

"That is to say, I have the goods myself, so of course I don't need to go out to collect them. If you think about it, our cooperation can be considered a win-win situation."

"Okay, I'll go to the market soon and take a look."

"Okay, we should be more cautious."

"You're really getting better and better. Hey...it's only been a short time, and it looks like the whole village can follow you and drink soup."

"Who knows? I've become what I am now. I never thought of expanding my business. I just wanted to have enough food and clothing for my family and have some small assets."

Ah Cai shrugged expressionlessly, shook off the hand on his shoulder, and walked away on his own.

"Hey? What are you doing? Where are you going? You haven't finished talking yet..."

"I have nothing to say to you."

"No, weren't we having a nice chat just now? You even smoked two of my cigarettes, which I lit..."

Acai ignored him and continued walking towards the village.

Ye Yaodong continued reading after him, "I didn't think much about it at first. I just thought that I couldn't just keep the money in my hands. I had to use it to produce and make money, so I kept buying ships, big ships, and tried this and that..."

Acai slowed down his pace. These words were still audible and more pleasant to the ear than what was just said.

"...Who knew that there would be more and more people behind me, and more and more things to consider, and the result would become what it is now. It is so different from the original idea, and there are more and more industries, which is exhausting..."

Acai felt that he should not slow down, so he quickened his pace, strode towards the village, and left the people behind him behind.

"Hey...please listen to what I have to say...why are you walking so fast? I don't eat people, I just want to chat with you..."

Can't this person be a good listener?
What's wrong with listening to his Versailles words?
He left before he finished speaking. It was rare that he had a strong desire to chat in the evening.

Ye Yaodong smiled and walked back. He had been talking for a long time and had consumed a lot of saliva, so he was also thirsty.

The workshop is now in good order and there is no need for him to stay inside. It would be a good opportunity for him to go home and go to bed early. He is tired after working for so long.

I have to get up early tomorrow to go longline fishing, and then I have to go to the city.

Ye's father and mother have been helping in the workshop and are still here now.

At this time, he also planned to go home and rest, as Ye's father had to go out to sea at night.

It was a rare occasion for the old couple to walk together with a smile on their faces, chatting as they walked. They looked so harmonious that Ye Yaodong felt that the moon was about to rise in the east.

However, every time the two of them came out of the workshop, they seemed to be in a good mood. Perhaps all they heard inside were compliments, envy, and flattery. If they were in a bad mood, they would go in and take a walk, and they would feel better when they came out.

At this time, Ye's father was still playing with the private seal in his hand, and his old face was full of wrinkles as he smiled.

"You carry that thing with you all day long, and you're not afraid of losing it."

"No, it won't disappear if I hold it in my hand. I'll put it away when I get home at night. I can't take it with me when I go out to sea all day long. I only have one day's rest when I come back and then I have to go out to sea again. I've been busy all day, so I can only play with it now when I have time."

"Come on, there's no one here now and no one can see it, so just put it away."

Father Ye laughed and said, "You put it under your pillow and take it out to read from time to time."

"You're crazy. I only watch it for the first few days. If anyone is like you, I would have locked him in a drawer long ago."

"That's because you're at home every day and you're tired of it."

"I'm too lazy to talk about you..."

Ye Yaodong smiled and shook his head. He stood in the corner. It was pitch black around him and his parents didn't notice him.

I was thinking, when will I buy two walnuts for his father to play with in his hands?

He went straight home and sent the three children who were still playing at the door back to bed.

"Your big brother laughed at you and made you stand in the corner this morning. Have you forgotten? And now you're still running after him?"

Ye Xiaoxi tilted her head and said, "Brother said he would take me to catch it tomorrow..."

It was too late for Ye Chenghu to cover her mouth.

"Ye Chenghu, are you itching for trouble?"

"Dad, she's talking nonsense. I want to go to school."

"My brother said that all the older brothers and sisters should go, and not bring other children! He asked me to give the candy to him and not to give it to others."

Ye Chenghu was so angry that he said, "Shut up. I won't take you with me anymore."

"You are really promising."

Ye Chenghu immediately ran home and went upstairs.

Ye Yaodong also picked up Ye Xiaoxi, "Don't listen to his lies, he just wants to cheat you out of candy, have you forgotten the beating you received today? When he comes back clean tomorrow and you are dirty, you will still be the one to be beaten."

"My brother said he would take me to my aunt to take a bath, but my mother didn't know."

"Damn it, Ye Chenghu is like a pig at other times, but now he is smart. Let's catch him and give him a good beating tomorrow."

"My second brother said so!"

Ye Yaodong looked at Ye Chengyang again, and Ye Chengyang also hurried upstairs.

"I said Ye Chenghu isn't that smart."

"Hey Hey……"

When Ye Chengyang heard his father praising him, he stopped for a moment while climbing the stairs, stuck his head out and smiled, then quickly went upstairs again.