Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1230 Proposal
The next morning, Ye Yaodong got up as soon as it was light.

He stood at the doorstep and watched the tide rise and fall. He also saw that the kelp in the open space nearby had already been dried on the beach.

The village cadres listened to what was said yesterday morning, and those who did not have enough space to sunbathe slowly moved down to the beach and sunbathed on the beach.

There were people drying clothes there early in the morning. I didn't know if they had been working all night or had just gotten up early to work.

"Are these people asleep or not?"

The old lady also came out to take a look. "When I got up, someone was already there doing it. I don't know."

“It’s really hard work.”

At this time, Chen Shi had already arrived at the gate of his yard while chewing a sweet potato.

He asked Chen Shi to stay yesterday and go longline fishing with him this morning. The workshop transferred someone to go out to sea with his father.

"It's so early, you haven't eaten yet? Why are you eating sweet potatoes? Come in and have a bowl of porridge to fill your stomach."

"It's too late...to cool down, so just...eat sweet potatoes."

"Could it be that they cooked it for the pigs and you took it?"

"No... it was from last night... it heated up a bit, it was hot."

Seeing his honest face, Ye Yaodong shook his head, let him in to eat a bowl of porridge, and then took him out to sea.

It was already the end of April and almost May, and the temperature had risen, but he still had to wear a thin cotton jacket when going out to sea.

When they pushed the cart outside the dock and heard people talking, they found out that those who were drying kelp took turns to do it all night.

The tide was low from yesterday evening to night, so they collected kelp and sold it to him, and took a break at the same time.

When the tide rises at night, they all get up to collect the vegetables and dry them overnight. If the fresh kelp is not dried in time, it will easily go bad, so they are still working even if they are busy until dawn.

Moreover, they have to race against time to work when the weather is sunny. Sunlight is very precious to everyone, and it rains from time to time during this season.

In addition, he needed the boat this morning, so the boat must be freed up for him.

When he arrived at the dock, the boat had already been moored at the shore, and he didn't know whether the fish at the breeding base had been harvested or not.

After refilling the oil, he drove the boat out directly and headed to the breeding base out of curiosity.

Upon closer inspection, it was just as expected that the area of ​​sea was already bare. After several days of hard work, everyone had harvested all the kelp overnight.

“It’s pretty fast too.”

"Haha, I can make money..."

"Yes, everyone really needs something that can earn money steadily."

Chen Shi nodded.

The wind was strong at sea, so Ye Yaodong stopped talking after saying a few words. He had to speak with his back to the wind, otherwise his mouth would be filled with wind as soon as he opened it.

After driving for nearly an hour, he finally arrived at the familiar sea area. When he was still approaching his destination, he saw two fishing boats. He took a closer look and found that they belonged to little A Zheng.

Unexpectedly, they are now trawling the surrounding area.

The fishing boats were all working, and he did not disturb them. He just raised the flag as he drove past them, as a greeting.

After finding a good spot near the reef, he and Chen Shi lowered the longline fish into the water in baskets.

Then he threw the few remaining ground traps and shrimp cages at home around the reef.

It was high tide at that time and the reef was not exposed above the sea surface, but he was familiar with the place and it was impossible for him to run aground.

After throwing the last buoy down, he clapped his hands and said, "Call it a day, go back."

"When... do you want to collect it?"

"Tomorrow morning, I'm busy today. I have to go to the city to haul kelp, and I have a lot of other things to do in the city."

"well."

Before going back, Ye Yaodong took a walk around the nearby islands. Looking at the densely packed barnacles and juvenile clams on the reefs, he thought he had to bring two people to dig in a few days.

It would be a pity not to dig it up, but it will grow again anyway. It is a renewable resource.

After reading it, he returned immediately.

We went out to sea and cast some longline and ground traps, and it was not yet 9 o'clock when we got back.

He first went to the workshop and asked people to move the kelp collected yesterday onto the tractor, and then he went home to change his work clothes.

If he was just delivering goods to the market, it wouldn't matter if he wore work clothes, but he had to go to the Ocean Bureau and the Fisheries Association office to file an application report, so he had to dress decently.

A large bundle of kelp wrapped in nylon weighs at least 200 kilograms, and it takes several people to carry it out and put it onto the tractor.

The tractor's load-bearing capacity is about five or six tons. After stacking the goods high and securing them with ropes, it is no problem to pull away all the goods collected yesterday in one truck.

Just when the last bag was about to be carried up, Ye Yaodong had someone open the bag and push the scale over.

"I weighed 620 kilograms more yesterday, and it came out at 520 kilograms. I won't pack them together."

Boss Zhou just needed 5 tons first. He would deliver 520 kilograms to his godfather, and he could take out the remaining kilograms and hang them on his car for advertising, and then sell them in the market.

After weighing 520 kilograms, the last bag was loaded onto the truck.

He had someone tie up the scattered 520 kilograms of kelp with ropes, distribute them evenly on the top, and cover them on the nylon bag.

Then they had people use ropes to tie up the piled-up goods and secure them so that they wouldn't fall due to the bumps along the way.

"Brother Dong, why do you have to go to so much trouble to spread the kelp on top? Wouldn't it be more convenient to put it in a bag and take it away together? It also saves you from having to take down the scattered pieces when unloading." Pei Dongqing asked in confusion.

"You don't understand this, do you? If I don't take out the kelp and spread it on the top, filling up the whole car, will others know that the black stuff in my bag is kelp?"

"Oh, do you want to show it to others?"

"Of course, I have to go around the main streets a few times to let everyone know that I have a truckload of kelp, and then I'll pull it to the market entrance and sell these hundreds of kilograms piece by piece. Isn't this a perfect publicity?"

I'll wait until tomorrow and put another cart in front of the store to attract more people.

Pei Dongqing's eyes sparkled as he looked at him in admiration. "You are really smart. We won't have any trouble selling our kelp in the future. A few kilograms will sell quickly and attract wholesalers."

"Yeah, smart."

"And the one that's already been disassembled is easier to weigh. You can take the remaining 5 tons to deliver the goods, and it will be weighed faster."

"Well, work hard, and let's go."

Ye Yaodong started the tractor with the crank, then threw the crank under the seat, sat on it, turned around and drove away.

He had already planned it well and would do the same thing when he went to the city.

The tractor was driving on the streets of the downtown area, but it could not go fast and could only move slowly. The people looked at his whole truckload of kelp and even came to the front of the truck and asked him trotted over to ask if he wanted to sell the kelp.

There were not just one or two people, but many came along as they drove along, and as soon as the tractor slowed down, a large number of people came up to ask questions.

Ye Yaodong always said that this truckload of goods had been ordered and there would be more for tomorrow. He would send another truckload to the aquatic product wholesale market at noon tomorrow and asked them to come over then.

It also says that the price is 1 cents per pound, and one pound can soak about five or six pounds.

He thought that if he came again tomorrow, he could take a loudspeaker and bring someone other than Chen Shi, and shout while driving to attract people, which would be more effective.

They drove along the road slowly, and finally the traffic jam cleared out of the city. The tractor was able to speed up a little, but it was not much faster because there were so many goods.

When a truckload of kelp stopped at the door of a shop in the wholesale market, the surrounding peddlers were attracted by the whole truckload of goods and gathered around to ask him if he was bringing it here to sell.

Here, whole truckloads of goods are either brought in to sell or purchased from here. Obviously, no other stalls in the market sell kelp in large quantities.

"For sale, there are only a few hundred kilograms. The rest have been reserved. 2 yuan per kilogram. 5 yuan for more than 20 kilograms. No bargaining."

"One pound of water can soak five or six pounds, but actually one pound only costs three or four cents, which is cheap."

"There are only 500 kilograms. Only 500 kilograms. Once they are sold out, there will be no more."

Ye Yaodong shouted and asked people to climb onto the car to untie the rope.

Father Lin also saw the commotion at the door and hurried out, then hurried back in to get the scale.

“Give me 20 pounds!”

"I also want 20 kilograms..."

"Anyone want to buy 20 kilograms together?"

"I, I, I... Can I fight for 5 kilograms?"

"I'll also fight for 5 jin..."

Ye Yaodong watched them shouting in the crowd looking for people to share the order, thinking that he was not cutting any corners.

There are many people gathered here. Chinese people like to gather where there is a lot of fun. The more people and the more crowded it is, the more attractive it is.

But in less than an hour, all 520 kilograms of goods were sold out. If it weren't for the time wasted weighing the goods and collecting the money, they would have been sold out long ago.

There are still some people who haven't bought it yet and are still asking about it. They are all group buying. Ye Yaodong asked them to come at the same time tomorrow.

"Comrade, how many tons does your truck weigh?"

Ye Yaodong looked at the somewhat young man, who was holding a 20-jin bundle of kelp in his hand, and said casually, "A truckload of 5 tons has been reserved."

After that, he said to the crowd that had not yet dispersed: "Don't worry if you haven't bought any. These goods have been reserved and cannot be unpacked. Come back tomorrow at the same time. There will be another truckload tomorrow."

The young man did not leave and continued to ask: "Did you reserve all these cars for the same person? Can we get a cheaper price for such a large quantity?"

Only then did Ye Yaodong look at the young man seriously. He thought he was young, maybe even younger than him, so he didn't take him seriously and just said something perfunctorily.

From what he said, it seems like he is asking for the price. It is true that you cannot judge a book by its cover. You should not look down on someone just because he is young.

He smiled and said, "Of course, it will be more favorable if you buy a large quantity of several tons each time. Boss, do you want a large quantity? The price is negotiable."

"You can call me a layman," he said, picking up the kelp in his hand and motioning, "I'll take it back to check the quality and we'll talk tomorrow."

Ye Yaodong smiled even more. "Okay, sure. I'll bring a few more tons tomorrow. Large quantities mean a good price. The price is negotiable."

"Originally, the goods for tomorrow have also been reserved, but the other party is not in a hurry. If we can reach an agreement, I can give it to you first. If not, I will send it to the next buyer."

"You can also come to my shop and look at the dried fish and fish sauce. They are all fresh ocean fish, caught by our own fishing boats, so they are even fresher."

Call him a layman, a monk or an acquaintance, anyone who buys his goods is a good person.

It's obvious that this name was picked randomly while traveling.

It seems that he is indeed a potential boss.

"Okay, then let's take a look at the quality first. It turns out that store is yours."

"Don't worry, this was just exposed to the sun for fun in the past two days. The white frost on top is mannitol, not something dirty. People who are not familiar with it would think it is something dirty. This can lower blood pressure, promote diuresis and reduce swelling. Eating more kelp can prevent iodine-deficiency goiter. It's a good thing."

These days few people know that the frost on kelp is mannitol. They all think it is a dirty thing, and people living by the sea also think so.

There is no comprehensive popular science information yet, and even if there is popular science information, most people will not know about it.

"So that's how it is. I didn't know the white frost on top was a good thing. I really thought it was dirty. But I also think it should be natural and I just need to wash it off."

"Of course you have to wash it, but the presence of this layer of frost also shows the quality of the kelp. You will know it after you take it home and eat it. It is thick, fresh and chewy."

The layman smiled and said, "Thank you. Your explanation makes kelp a good thing."

"It's a good thing in itself. Anything that can prevent disease is good. And it's cheap. A pound of it costs only a few cents. If you get sick, you'll have to spend all your money on medicine to treat it."

"That makes sense. I'll be leaving now."

"Okay, take care. We'll talk tomorrow."

The layman nodded and walked into the crowd carrying a bundle of kelp tied with a rope.

Ye Yaodong also withdrew his gaze, looked at the people around him who had not left yet, and waved to greet them.

"Everyone, come back at this time tomorrow and pull another load tomorrow."

Father Lin wiped his sweat and asked with a smile: "It's selling well. It starts at 20 kilograms and it's sold out in no time."

Ye Yaodong asked Chen Shi to go up and tie the rope again to secure the truckload of goods, and answered casually.

"If we sell them one pound at a time, how long will it take? It's much easier to pack 20 pounds at a time, and we can sell them out sooner. I'd rather sell them at a lower price, and everyone will feel they've made a profit."

"That's true. It's hard to explain over the phone. How much kelp did your village grow? This truckload must be several tons, right? Will there be more tomorrow?"

"Yes, I will continue to collect for a few days. I will be at home catching squids for the next half month. The Dongsheng has been handed over to my father to sail out. I happened to be at home processing the latest batch of kelp, which should be about 30 tons."

"About 30 tons!" Father Lin was shocked.

He only knew that last year Ye Yaodong suggested to the village committee to cultivate kelp, and this year there was a bumper harvest, and everyone was happy. However, he didn't know that just by trying the cultivation method, such a large harvest could be achieved in the first year.

I heard that there are only a few people doing it, and the trial breeding base is not that big. After all, it is just a try.

"That's why everyone in the village is very happy these past two days."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is a great thing. If the whole village joins in raising livestock, won't everyone be able to make money together? This is better than doing anything else. Everyone will be happy."

"Well, I'll deliver this batch of goods first and come back later."

"it is good."

The goods on the vehicle have been tied up and secured again. Ye Yaodong continues to drive the tractor to deliver the goods to Boss Zhou. This was also agreed in advance and will be delivered today.

The 5 tons were all packed in nylon bags. He had weighed them in advance, and when he weighed them again for the other party to enter the warehouse, the quantity would be just a little more, because the weight of the nylon bags exceeded the net weight of the goods.

When doing business with Boss Zhou, we always settle the bill in cash, with money handed over and goods delivered at the same time. There is no such thing as deposit or final payment.

After putting the money into the warehouse, he looked at the time and saw that it was only 2 o'clock and it was just time to go to work, so he went to report to the Fisheries Association.

Since it is close to the city, he often comes here to take a look around and learn about what the current fishery association is doing.

When it was first established, it was mostly spent planning rules and regulations, but in fact it didn't do anything substantial.

He suggested that the city expand the farming of sea cucumbers and abalone, which would probably be the first major development.

You still have to discuss it with your leaders first and get their support before you can discuss it with the Fisheries Association. It will take several meetings before you can make it happen and submit a report and apply.

Ye Yaodong sat for a while in the association, which was actually just a small shop, and then went to the nearby Ocean Bureau.

Of course, official business must be discussed at work.

Director Chen was not surprised to see him coming, because Ye Yaodong would come to his house every few days anyway.

"Are you here? Sit down. You are dressed so cleanly today. You don't look like you just came back from the sea."

"Haha, I can't embarrass you. You must dress neatly when you come to work."

"What's the matter with you coming to the office?"

"Nothing can be hidden from your discerning eyes."

"Don't flatter me. Just tell me. If it was a personal matter, you would have waited for me at home."

"It's like this. I think we are a coastal city, living by the sea, but not everyone can go out to sea to fish. I think that Vancouver has already studied jellyfish farming, so as not to eat up all the resources, I think we should also carry out farming here to improve the economy of the whole people..."

He talked a lot, and then talked about the success of kelp farming in his village last year and how the output was amazing. He brought the goods to the city today and they were snatched up like crazy.

He chattered on and on about a long list of ideas that he had, most of which were based on what he knew from his previous life.

"So you want to promote kelp farming throughout the city?"

"No, no, no. I'm thinking of submitting an application report, sending someone to visit the institute, and then applying to cultivate species suitable for our surrounding waters. It doesn't have to be kelp. Kelp has certain requirements for the tides in the sea area, and it can't be grown everywhere. We have to choose the right one. The institute must be researching a lot of species. We can apply for a visit and then have the institute send someone to check out the experiments."

Director Chen thought silently.

Ye Yaodong continued, "It's okay to give it a try. At worst, going to visit can help broaden your horizons. If it can be developed, wouldn't that be a great achievement? It can improve the labor productivity of the entire nation, increase marine resources, and meet the production and daily needs of the working people. This is a long-term thing."

"It's fine if this succeeds, but if it fails..."

"So we invited the researchers here. Professional matters should be handled by professionals. We just propose solutions, and professionals will solve them and conduct production tests. If they fail, it doesn't matter. We can just continue the test. Aren't researchers here to study these species? Our field tests also support research. If they can be produced, it will also be a recognition of their research results."

Director Chen thought about it thoughtfully, "This is not a trivial matter. Your idea is good. Marine research has always existed, and it is only a matter of time before we can promote some aquaculture."

"Let me think about it. You can write an application report first, and then hold an internal discussion meeting later to see what others think. If everyone agrees, you can submit the application again. The higher-ups may not necessarily approve it."

Ye Yaodong didn't expect to be convinced so easily, and said happily: "Okay, as long as we try to apply and make a reasonable argument, the higher-ups will definitely hope that there will be a breakthrough in breeding."

"By the way, I also brought a big bag, about 100 kilograms of dried kelp, you can give some to your relatives and friends, although it's not worth much, but it's good to try it."

"Also, there are sea cucumbers and abalone growing in the waters around us, as well as many kinds of fish. I was thinking that if we were to start breeding, we could try high-end ingredients like sea cucumbers and abalone. They feed on kelp, so if we breed them, we don't have to think about what to feed them, haha."

Director Chen laughed: "Are you also trying to solve the problem of kelp sales?"

"That's not the case. Kelp will definitely be sold well. It has a lot of advantages and is easy to store and transport. But when deciding what to promote, researchers still have to investigate and decide what is suitable for breeding here. We can't make decisions blindly. I'm just making a suggestion."

"Okay, I know what you mean. It is indeed a good idea to carry out breeding in an all-round way."

"Okay, I'll write a report when I get back and show it to you. I don't know how to write it, but I'll just write down my thoughts and you can give me some guidance when the time comes."

"For this one, you can simply write one first, and after the meeting passes it, you can organize it and rewrite it and submit it."

"it is good."

He proposed the idea of ​​breeding, but the subsequent discussion was not up to him and depended on the leaders' opinions.

After all, the Fishery Association has just been established and has no power yet. It has to listen to the leadership in everything. Only when it matures can it have an independent system and make independent decisions.

After he had finished explaining the matter, he gave the sack of kelp he had brought to the security guard, talked to Director Chen, asked him to handle the matter himself, and then he left.

He was in a hurry and the traffic was so bad that he wasted all his time going back and forth.

I don’t know when the expressway will be open. If you want to get rich, you must build roads first.

He also had to go to the market to get money, the sales revenue of the store during this period, and then rush back home.

If I rush home by now, it will be dark already and I will definitely not be able to harvest the kelp in time.

But fortunately, we weighed it yesterday and Aqing will know the arrangements.

He came and went in a hurry, and even just walked around the factory quickly, took a look, asked if everything was normal, and then returned immediately.

By the time we got home, it was completely dark and even the kelp had been weighed and put away.

He got off the tractor, went straight to the warehouse and asked Lin Xiuqing.

"So the speed is so fast today? How many tons did you collect?"

"We collected more than three tons. The villagers brought their dried fruits here early in the afternoon. After lunch, they continued to deliver them here. The village committee also hurried to collect the dried fruits. So we started working early and finished collecting the fruits as soon as the sun went down."

"Three tons is not much, just a little less than yesterday."

"That can't be helped. We collected everything we could yesterday. Some of the first batch had already dried, so the quantity is a bit larger."

"That's fine. It's enough to handle tomorrow anyway."

“Are all the items sold out today?”

Ye Yaodong patted the bag hanging inside his clothes, and the coins made a clanging sound.

"It's still not enough even if we sell all of them. It was quite late when we arrived and the market was about to close. I didn't expect them to sell out so quickly. It's mainly because they are cheap and there are a lot of people. We will have just enough to take over tomorrow."

"It's fine as long as they sell well. I'm afraid that if they don't sell well, they will have to be stockpiled to take up space."

"No, there will probably be more people tomorrow. When I went there, I drove around the downtown area slowly, and people kept coming up to me and asking if I was selling anything. They were eager to get on my car."

"It's estimated that we won't be able to sell all of this kind of scattered goods in a day."

"I started selling from 20 kilograms today, and they sold very quickly. I haven't even stopped in the downtown area yet, and I met someone who asked about the price. Maybe I can sell all of them tomorrow."

"Is that so? Then we won't have any trouble selling them." Lin Xiuqing was happy. She was just worried that she would have too many of them and would be overwhelmed.

"I'm just saying you're worrying for nothing. Are you afraid that no one will want the food?"

Ye Yaodong walked to the door and waited for Lin Xiuqing to unlock the warehouse door. Before the lights were turned on, he smelled a strong scent of kelp.

The bag was tied tightly, but the smell was still strong.

"It smells strangely fragrant. This is the smell of the sea."

"The smell of the sea is fishy, ​​but the smell of kelp is quite fresh, and has a scent from the sun. We are used to the smell of the sea, so we find this smell fragrant, but others may have to pinch their noses."

"Have you checked the quality? I'm talking about the individual items that were brought in."

"Of course. When they were weighing, they grabbed handfuls and bundled them up and piled them up. I know that with so many people watching, no one dared to pass off inferior goods as good ones. They gave us the good ones and kept the bad ones for themselves."

"it is good."

Ye Yaodong opened a bag at random and took a look, then tied it up again.

"You've been busy all day, go eat."

"Ah."

Lin Xiuqing felt a little sorry for him running back and forth. He obviously had a lot of workers at his disposal, but he still had to do a lot of things himself before he could arrange other people to do them. After all, this was the first time that the kelp production was so high this year.

"If it's going to be this late tomorrow, you might as well spend the night in the city. I can take care of the goods at home anyway. The next day, just have them send the boat to the city dock. You can just stay in the city and save yourself the trouble of running back and forth."

Ye Yaodong thought about it and felt that it was feasible.

Anyway, nylon bags are waterproof, so it’s no problem to bundle them up and transport them by fishing boat.

"Let me think about it and make a plan. Tomorrow we'll go out to sea to collect the longline fishing first. After that we can transport the goods to the city. I'll stay overnight tomorrow and go to the dock the day after tomorrow to pick up the goods you arranged. It will also be a direct connection. There are more people in the market in the morning than at noon."

"Ah."