Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1238 I am excited just thinking about it

Early in the morning, Ye Yaodong got up and went to the workshop with a bucket containing the squids he brought back yesterday, which were covered with ice. He planned to load it onto the tractor first and instruct someone to pack the dried fish to be taken to the city.

In this way, he can set off immediately after finishing breakfast. Since the city is far away, it is better to set off early than late.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the workshop, several married and unmarried men were squatting or bending over, talking to the little girl sitting at the door.

"What are you doing? Bullies molesting decent girls?"

Several people immediately stood up with a smile.

"No, let's just talk to her."

"Yes, let's just ask her which village she is from?"

"Brother Dong, are you going to recruit her to the city to do the accounting? Or are you going to let her do the accounting here? There are so many people coming and going in these two workshops, we need to recruit some people to help Third Sister-in-law."

"Yes, there are aunties and aunties next door."

Ye Yaodong glanced at the shy, blushing little girl and glared at the group of wolf-like men.

"What? Are you still complaining? Aunties and aunties will be coming over soon with kitchen knives."

"How dare we? It's almost as if they despise us."

"Why haven't you gone out to sea yet?"

"Uncle San hasn't come yet. The old lady asked him to go pick up manure early in the morning. He asked us to wait a moment."

Ok.

He wanted to pick it yesterday, but the day before he said his father would be home soon, so he asked Aqing to buy a pig's trotter. Then the old lady said his father would be home soon, so he should just keep it for his father.

That's even better, he's busy too.

At least his father had a rest yesterday when he came back, so it would be no problem for him to go collect manure this morning and then go out to sea.

"Then one of you can drive the tractor over here. Everyone is here. Please load the tractor with dried fish."

"Okay, here we come."

The young men immediately started working. Some of them even greeted the girls and asked them to sit for a while before rolling up their sleeves to work.

Ye Yaodong looked at them, each of them like a peacock spreading its tail, and felt a little annoyed, so he kicked them away.

When they heard that she was only 16 years old, but could have been his granddaughter in his previous life, these beasts' eyes lit up.

He said to the little girl, "Don't be afraid. They just think you are new to them. They have no ill intentions. It's not just men here. The aunties next door will come over with knives to kill the fish."

Huang Mei nodded while holding her luggage.

"I'll go back and eat first. Once they finish loading the car, we'll set off. You just wait here."

She continued to nod.

Ye Yaodong didn't say much and went back directly.

As soon as he got home and sat down, he saw his father coming in from the back door. His hands were wet, probably because he had just finished picking up manure and washed his hands.

"Where's dinner?"

He always felt that this sounded a bit strange, so he chose to skip it and said, "You should go out to sea quickly, they are all waiting in the workshop."

Father Ye picked up the hand towel hanging under the table and wiped his hands twice. "I see. It's the old lady who has too many things to do. She has to wait until I come back to do everything. If I hadn't come back, would the food have been left full? As soon as I came back, she hurriedly asked me to pour it out."

Ye Yaodong stopped fiddling with the porridge with his chopsticks.

"I'm eating, go do your thing."

Father Ye glanced at him and said nothing more. The tide had come and he had to go out to sea quickly.

After his father left, Ye Yaodong quickly ate his porridge, took a few chopsticks of pickles and pickled cucumbers, and poured them into his stomach, then walked out.

A truckload of dried fish was ready to go, covered with nylon bags and secured with ropes.

The bucket of squids and a large jar of squid eggs that he had brought over early in the morning had been pressed to the bottom of the dried fish, so they would not affect the unloading or the bumps along the way.

He asked the little girl to sit on his left, and after making sure she was seated firmly, he drove away with the tractor.

As soon as we entered the village, we heard several shouts. They were all hawkers who came early in the morning to sell things with their loads on their shoulders.

Ye Yaodong had been concentrating on driving, but when he saw the little girl stealing glances at him from time to time, he was worried that she would be scared to go on a long journey away from home, so he chatted with her and asked about the situation at home.

But every time he reached a bend, he felt a little embarrassed because the girl would fall on him due to inertia. He was holding the handle of the tractor, so luckily she wouldn't fall on him.

He felt very awkward. If the rear cargo bed wasn't full, he should have let others sit in the back instead of sitting next to him in the front.

Fortunately, I didn't ask the guy from the workshop to deliver it, otherwise I would have been so excited that I couldn't drive the car properly, and the front of the car would have twisted and turned.

After one or two times, he slowed down every time he came to a turn, which reduced the embarrassment a little.

When we get to the city, we can still talk and laugh, and even hear the word "Dong Ge".

Ye Yaodong also explained the streets in the city to her. Every time they passed a street, he would talk about the special places or iconic buildings. This made her heart beat fast and she was extremely excited. She couldn't see enough.

This is also the case for most rural people who come to the city for the first time.

What's more, in recent years, great efforts have been made to develop and support individual businesses, and many previously empty streets now have shops. It is 10 times more lively than when he first came here a few years ago.

After arriving in the city, it will be quick to get to the wholesale market.

When he drove his car to the factory gate, it was not yet time for lunch, only around 10 o'clock. Some people had not yet gotten up, and some were squatting at the kitchen door brushing their teeth.

When they saw him driving in a tractor with a girl sitting next to him, their eyes widened, and they started shouting with bubbles in their mouths.

"Brothers, come out quickly, Adong brought a girl here."

"What girl? Adong brought a woman with him? Is this true?"

"No way?"

Everyone, whether they were awake or not, ran out. Even his aunt came out with a spatula to take a look.

Ye Yaodong frowned, looking at the disheveled people, "What nonsense! These are the accountants we hired to do the accounting."

"Accounting? What is accounting?"

Wang Guangliang held the clothes in his hand and slapped the person next to him with his bare chest, "Are you stupid? Didn't I say I'd keep a record of it?"

"Oh, I thought Adong also learned from other bosses to bring women."

Ye Yaodong said angrily: "Did you see other bosses bringing women? Don't spread rumors to me. If my reputation is ruined, I will beat you to death."

"Hey, I heard that."

Wang Guangliang put on his clothes, approached the lackey and said, "Brother Dong, is this girl from our place? Did you invite her here specially?"

"Yes, I'm only 16 years old and I'm thin-skinned. Don't scare me. If you scare my accountant away and make him afraid to stay here, you can go home."

"Of course, of course, we must get along well and help our sister more."

"What time did you work last night? Come over to unload the goods when you get up."

"Okay, we'll finish work at 2 o'clock after receiving the goods and go back to sleep."

Ye Yaodong handed the goods to them for unloading, and took Huang Mei to find his aunt, who arranged accommodation for them.

By the way, I also told people that if they wanted to call home to report they were safe, they could go to the market across the street and ask anyone.

After giving the instructions, he went to visit several fermentation rooms. After three or four months of development, both inside and outside the house were full, and the number was particularly impressive.

If it weren't for this piece of land, which he bought was big enough, it would have been out of space long ago.

The more he thinks about it now, the more he feels that what he did was right. Without such a large piece of land, his fish sauce workshop would not have been able to grow so big.

A large batch of liquor that was fermented before the New Year is now being filtered and bottled. As for the batch that overseas Chinese want, he plans to deliver it himself in a few days to see if he can earn some foreign exchange.

After unloading a truckload of dried fish, he also took down a bucket of squids and untied the rope.

When they were loading the truck, they were worried that the ice on top would make the dried fish damp, so they specially took a small piece of nylon bag to cover it, and then tied it tightly with a rope to prevent it from leaking.

Ye Yaodong grabbed a few to eat at noon and poured out half of the rest. As it was not yet time for lunch, he prepared to give it to his father-in-law so that he could distribute it himself.

After lunch, he rushed straight to Director Chen's house with half a bucket of squid and a jar of squid eggs.

It was just past lunchtime and not yet time to go to work, so the couple were still resting at home. When they saw Ye Yaodong coming to their house with something in his hand, they were all grinning from ear to ear.

Jin Yuzhi smiled and said, "Why did you bring food again? I told you not to bring food next time. I distributed a little of the sack of kelp to every household last time, and there is still a lot left at home. It will last us a long time. Don't bring food every time. We can't finish it all."

“It doesn’t matter if you can’t finish it. It won’t go bad if you leave it alone. You can eat it slowly.” Ye Yaodong walked in carrying the food and said as he walked.

"We have to eat this squid today while it's fresh, so I didn't dare take too much. You have a refrigerator, but it can only keep it for a few days. Wait until the squid is dried in the sun in a few days, and then I'll give you the dried ones. They can be kept for a longer time."

Director Chen also smiled and said, "Don't take it. We couldn't finish what we got last year, so we gave it to the children to take away during the Chinese New Year."

"That's okay, as long as it's not wasted. This jar is pickled squid eggs, pickled the night before. They're not edible yet, they need to be kept for a while. A bowl of this salty stuff goes really well with rice."

"Don't take it next time. You take so many things every time you come. I adopted him as my godson, but the whole family building got all the gifts."

"That's great. You must be the most popular person in this residential building now."

Jin Yuzhi said, "Haha, you're right. It's true. We just moved here last year and didn't know our neighbors well. At most, we would just say a few polite words to each other. Now, everyone who sees us will greet us warmly. Every day, they send us vegetables. We don't even have to buy vegetables anymore."

"That's good. The situation has been resolved immediately. It's not worth much anyway."

"You have to sell these things for money..."

"It's not a big deal. Just keep it. They are all common things. You don't have to spend money to buy them. I still have something to ask my godfather."

Ye Yaodong put down his things and asked about their health. After the pleasantries, he got straight to the point and asked, "Does the navy have any discarded diving equipment? Or diving suits?"

It was already past lunchtime and not much time left before work, so he had to say whatever he wanted to say quickly.

Director Chen looked at him in surprise, "What do you want this for?"

"Didn't we submit a proposal some time ago? Visit the institute and apply for a report on species suitable for local breeding?"

"I found some abalone growing on a reef near us, and I wanted to fish for them, but I don't have the ability to go too deep."

"You know, the depth that ordinary people can go underwater is limited, and they can't stay there for long. They need tools, otherwise abalone wouldn't be so expensive."

"I was thinking of catching some abalone. When the meeting is over, we will send someone to visit the institute and bring some gifts to the institute so that they can also take a look at whether our area is suitable for abalone farming."

"Abalone is a high-end product. If it can be cultivated well, it will definitely generate income for the economy."

This was also the reason he had prepared in advance, otherwise, it would be hard to explain why he needed diving equipment? This must be used to go to the bottom of the sea.

It is better to tell the truth, which will be more credible. If you use the back door, you must have a legitimate reason to make it less difficult for Director Chen.

"Your reason is not bad, but the army's stuff belongs to the country. It's not easy for you to get it. For me, it's already a cross-industry deal, and the city's control will be stricter."

Ye Yaodong thought for a moment and said, "How about borrowing them? Borrow two sets and pay them back in a few months?"

Director Chen pondered for a moment, "Borrowing is relatively simple. If there is no special situation, as long as it can be borrowed, it is easy to decide how long it can be borrowed. The premise is that it can be borrowed. I will try it first, and call your village to inform you if there is any news."

He was overjoyed and thought that as long as he was willing to give it a try, it would be fine if he couldn't borrow the money. It would be no loss for him.

"Okay, it would be great if I can borrow it, but it's okay if I can't. I won't make things difficult for you."

"I'll try to ask."

"Ok."

Ye Yaodong also told them that Mazu's birthday was approaching and that the village would be performing opera in the next two days. He asked them if they were free and invited them to stay at his home for a few days.

However, the couple refused, saying that their whole family was now busy with the flood season and they would not go over to cause trouble. Besides, they had to go to work every day, had no holidays, and had no time to rest.

In addition, Director Chen also said that he had to attend meetings non-stop in the past few days, all of which were discussing breeding matters, and he could not leave.

Since they all said they were busy, he didn't force them. After all, he had done his best and had warmly invited them.

Ye Yaodong waited until it was almost time to go to work before he followed them out, and then he returned to the factory.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were not many people around in the afternoon, he asked Lin's father and mother to close the shop. He called them together with Wang Jianxin, Huang Mei, Wang Guangliang and others, and explained to them that from now on, Huang Mei would keep the accounts.

Let Lin's father hand over the accounting work to Huang Mei, and report the expenses to Huang Mei every day. All reimbursements must be based on receipts. If there are no receipts, a handwritten receipt will be given to Huang Mei.

When Huang Mei asked Lin's father for money, she had to sign before she could receive the money. After receiving the money, she had to give it to the person who paid the bill with the reimbursement form.

Of course, if there are any problems, let them adjust them themselves. If they can’t adjust them, call him or ask A Qing.

Now in this city, only the shop run by his father-in-law is making money, all the others are spending money.

"Our factory is so large now, and our daily expenses are not small. All the income and expenditure must be recorded in the account. It must be standardized. Although the procedures are a bit complicated, it can ensure that there will be no mistakes in the future."

"A country has its own laws, and a family has its own rules. Our factory is now well established and has a business license. Of course, we also need a set of operating systems."

"In the future, things will definitely get better and better. You are all the first batch of employees, and we will definitely not treat you unfairly. When the factory becomes prosperous, you will also be the veterans."

"To be honest, your monthly salary is not worse than that of state-owned factories. We have flexible working hours, we are all family members, there are not so many twists and turns, and we also provide food and accommodation. Isn't it better than ordinary workers?"

They all agreed one after another.

"Yes, I used to envy workers, but now I wouldn't even go to work in a factory..."

"Hehe, it must be better here..."

Ye Yaodong said, "So you all should work hard and focus on your work, and don't have any bad thoughts. In a few months, we will definitely recruit people from this village to work in the factory, and you will have to help out and keep an eye on it."

Filtering fish sauce is a complicated and laborious job. With such a large output here, we will definitely need to hire people.

Now that the division of labor is clear, he doesn't want to recruit more people from his family over. If there is such a large group of people, food and drink will be a problem.

Recruiting people from nearby villages and letting them go home for food and shelter would save a lot of trouble. Besides, he had made a promise to the village chief before buying the land, so he had to fulfill it.

Ye Yaodong followed the old rules and painted a rosy picture for them again, encouraged them a little, and then let them go about their own business, leaving only Lin's father and Huang Mei.

He had to check the accounts with Lin's father first, settle the recent accounts and put them away.

Then he asked Lin's father to explain to Huang Mei the recent accounts, and then explain the accounts he made to Huang Mei and ask her to copy them.

After all, even if he had been looking at the accounts made by Lin's father for two or three years, he still had to wait for his father's explanation and notes before he could understand them.

They were busy until dark, had dinner and then continued working.

It was not until the next day that Ye Yaodong drove the tractor back and took the workers who were on break that day with him.

Everything in the house was in order, so it didn't matter whether he was there or not.

It was only noon when he got home, and his father had not returned yet and was still at sea.

He moved a stool and sat in the workshop, listening to the old ladies gossiping and digging out the pile of young barnacles that he had brought back the day before.

It looked like only half was left, and it had all been cleaned and cooked.

Lin Xiuqing did not hire anyone to do the job. The old ladies in the workshop were too busy to kill the fish, so she and Dongqing slowly dug out the ones with shells. Occasionally, people who had nothing to do would bring a stool over and help.

When the children at home get home from school, they will be called over to help.

Anyway, it won’t go bad if you don’t wash it. It’s okay to put it in a cool place for two days.

After Lin Xiuqing asked about his situation in the city, she changed the subject.

"Adong, the order you brought back from the provincial capital last month is about to be delivered, and the goods at home are almost ready."

"Then I'll call and ask if it's possible to deliver the goods in advance. I'll set a time and send them all in one trip."

"Well, since you are at home during this period, send it over early."

"it is good."

Just when he was about to say something, he saw a series of children running past the workshop door.

"Hey hey..."

As soon as he stood up and shouted, the figure disappeared.

"Why are you running so fast?"

Lin Xiuqing knew where they were going without even raising her eyelids.

"Have you gone to see those cherry trees? Every day after school, the first thing you do is check to see if the cherries are ripe. You check eight hundred times a day. They pick all the ones that are a little red, and they don't even mind that they're sour. I tell them it's not ripe yet and they need to grow for two more days, but they don't believe me."

"If they can come to see me so diligently when I am old, I will be very happy."

"You're dreaming. Do you think you're so popular when you get old? We don't live together. It's good enough for me to come to your house to see you a few times during the New Year and other holidays. There are people who live in the same village but don't come to my house for a whole year."

This is true.

His eldest uncle and second uncle rarely visited the old lady.

Sometimes they would come to him or his father to talk about serious matters, or just like before, they would come every few days to ask him not to forget his roots, to write two characters of the word "Ye" with one stroke, and to ask him to take care of his own people...

I heard people say in my previous life that if you have an inheritance when you are old, your children and grandchildren will wish you would die soon so that they can inherit the inheritance.

If you get a pension every month, you can treat them like your ancestors and be as filial to them as you want.

Even if you are lying half-dead in a hospital bed, you can still try to stay alive. As long as you have a breath, you have to keep doing it.

According to the old people, raising them makes more money than raising pigs.

"It's over. So I'll be cursed every day until I die?"

"what?"

"nothing."

"What do you think about every day? You talk nonsense. Who wants to curse you? You are not so hateful, right?"

"That's hard to say. I'm not RMB. How can I be loved by everyone?"

"Then let's be more careful and let them be alert at night. It happens to be the birthday of Mazu recently, and people from other villages are also running to our village. Too many people will cause chaos. I have to tell them to take turns and arrange two more people, especially at night."

Lin Xiuqing had already made the wrong association and was beginning to feel restless.

"I will go and tell them to arrange some work for today. Don't take any rest these few days. Wait until the birthday party is over, and then we can arrange for some rest."

She immediately went to talk to the workers in a hurry.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Wait for me." Ye Yaodong also went with them.

.........

The birthday celebration of Mazu lasted for 6 days.

During these six days, their workshop was temporarily closed to give the women time to watch the show.

Anyway, these people are paid by the hour, not by the month, so it doesn't cause any loss to Ye Yaodong.

At the same time, the workers in the workshop do not need to do other work. They are only responsible for taking turns patrolling around the workshop to prevent people with bad intentions or petty thieves from approaching.

This year's Mazu birthday was not particularly grand, but the villagers' enthusiasm remained unabated, and this year villagers from nearby villages also participated, making it even more lively.

This grand event that only happens once a year naturally caused a sensation in the town.

However, Ye Yaodong thought that there would be a grand ceremony to commemorate the thousandth anniversary of Mazu's ascension next year.

In my previous life, it seemed that it was organized by the town government, sponsored by various overseas Chinese and Taiwanese businessmen, and was held in an exceptionally grand manner. Even reporters came to interview and record.

He also heard that ascension ceremonies were being held all over the province, not just in their area, but also in coastal areas including Southeast Asia and Taiwan.

Because Mazu is a widely spread folk belief in coastal areas.

According to historical records, Mazu (Lin Mo) lived between 960 and 987 AD. According to this time period, Mazu ascended to heaven a thousand years ago in 1987.

In 2009, it was actually held with great fanfare, as it was listed as the first intangible cultural heritage of religious faith by the United Nations.

He was thinking whether he could make more money in the second half of next year, so as to restore the golden statue during the Mazu Millennium Celebration next year.

Thinking about it, he felt a little excited.

Now he is no longer an unknown person. He has the support of the city leaders and the protection of the villagers. Moreover, he has always done things that are beneficial to the collective. He has become famous, been in the newspapers, and is an active member of the party.

He spent a huge amount of money to rebuild the golden statue of Mazu, so he should not be afraid that the local government would cause him some trouble.

However, the idea is good now, and we will see how it will turn out when the time comes.

He didn't tell A Qing about this. Anything that didn't exist was just empty talk. He had to make the money first before talking about this.

However, he felt that the income in the second half of the year would definitely be higher than that in the first half. Now it was the squid season, and soon it would be the jellyfish season. If he could get some diving equipment, he would go and catch sea urchins in advance.

Another fresh-catch boat can also be put into use, and the two boats that I partnered with A Zheng and Xiao Xiao a few years ago can be taken over.

There is also a lighter factory. Fang Jingfu used all the money he earned last year for expansion, and a new factory was established at the beginning of the year.

He has been there several times in the past two months. The scale of the factory has grown significantly, with all the machines in place. It is now the largest lighter factory in Vancouver, and sales have begun overseas. The dividends at the end of the year will definitely be considerable.

Thinking of this, he became excited again.

Maybe after the Chinese New Year this year, his assets will double again.

Then it is not a problem at all to rebuild the golden statue of Mazu. At that time, we may be able to call on overseas Chinese and Taiwanese businessmen to invest together.

He couldn't sleep in the middle of the night because he was thinking about it. The more he thought about it, the happier he felt. He sat up in excitement.

Seeing him sitting there late at night, Lin Xiuqing thought he was having a nightmare, so she sat up and patted his back to comfort him.

But I found that he was grinning, and I almost got scared.

"What are you doing? What are you laughing at in the middle of the night?"

"Oh, am I smiling?" Ye Yaodong touched his cheek, as if he was smiling.

Lin Xiuqing saw him smile again and shuddered, feeling a little scared, but still reached out to touch his forehead.

"Are you OK?"

"What can happen to me?"

She thought about it and it made sense. Mazu's birthday had just ended. She was a god, not a ghost. How could she be contaminated by dirt?