Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1248 Discussion
"Then let's wait for those ships to come back in a couple of days, and then we can discuss it?"

"Okay, I'll think about it and make some arrangements in the next two days. I need to come up with a charter and discuss it with A-Qing first."

Ah Guang nodded, "Yes, after the typhoon, there will be more goods. We can collect more goods in the next two days and make some more money. It would be a waste if we don't make some money."

After Ye Yaodong and A Guang finished their phone call, they chatted all the way back home.

They also made up their minds that next time they called, they would ask his father and others to go over and ask them, so that they could ask them in person if they had any questions.

Otherwise, if the two of them just stand there and talk, the older generation and most of the people will not agree, it will be difficult for them to leave and they will be alone.

The bigger the dock is, although it is more inclusive, it will always be chaotic when there are too many people. People must stick together, otherwise they will be bullied.

Otherwise, why would Uncle Zheng and the others try so hard to keep in touch with them and keep asking them to go up and make money together?

I was very excited in previous years and often went to A Guang's house to ask them to go up. Good resources are one thing, but a lot of manpower is also needed.

However, Ye Yaodong's fresh fish collection boat, which was specialized in collecting fish from the ditch, only lasted for four or five days. He could only collect fish from his own fishing boats, as the locals also had their own boats doing the same.

They all thought that with a 50% discount they could buy the jellyfish that the other party had worked so hard to catch, and even if there was no jellyfish blood, it would still be enough to make a profit.

After all, there are fewer jellyfish in the trench now, and hundreds of ships are gathered there. It is easier and safer to collect the jellyfish directly than to compete with others for them.

Therefore, after Ye Yaodong's seafood collection boat had only been doing well for a few days, the profits were diluted by several local boats. He could only collect some from the surrounding boats. The profit was not as good as the first few days. The profit dropped by more than 2/3 and was only about 1/10 per trip.

It turns out that the one who makes money is always the first person to try something new.

He had already expected that this could only earn him short-term money.

Although he has many ideas, these ideas, which have no technical content at all, are easy to be followed. As long as you have a boat, you can be successful.

He didn't feel that bad, since he had earned money from the jellyfish anyway.

This fresh-collecting boat is specifically designed to connect with the big ships at home, and jellyfish are just a small portion of the catch.

By the time Ye Yaodong came out to collect three or four loads of cargo, several ships had finally docked and returned. It was already early August.

Ye Yaodong and A Guang also told others about their ideas. They first called a meeting with the people from the four large ships. The most important thing was to look at these large ships.

Except for Zhou Da and his brothers, the others are not outsiders.

Everyone except Ye's father was shocked.

"What, you're going to Zhou City? Uncle Zheng's place?"

"No, everything is fine here..."

"We can also drag the net..."

"The resources there are richer, with winter and spring fish seasons. It's known as one of the four largest fishing grounds in the country..."

"I was wondering why you were so active in talking about the above matters a few days ago, and you kept in touch with Lao Zheng and kept asking about it..."

They were all in a state of excitement in the room, talking about it.

After much discussion, everyone prefers to stay here peacefully without any trouble, since they can still make money by trawling at sea.

"If you can still go out to sea and trawle here, then why are you still here? Can't you just go back home and work? You can go back often and get more familiar with the surrounding waters."

"Didn't everyone come out here just to take risks and earn more money? It's hard to make money here now, so it's normal to move to another place where you can make more money." Ye Yaodong said continuously.

"This... this person is unfamiliar with the place..."

"The people here are also very xenophobic. They just threw feces some time ago, and we reacted in time and went out to sea directly. What if someone is more radical and throws gasoline at night and burns our boat? Can you react in time?"

Everyone's eyes widened when they heard this and they couldn't sit still.

"how come?"

"No way?"

Ye Yaodong said calmly, "Why not? Two consecutive typhoons left many people dead, some of whom might be male members of a family. It's possible that they hold a grudge against him."

"Even if we didn't do anything, there would be people who would blame us, thinking it was because we were from outside the area that they took the risk."

"Why else did you throw manure on our four boats that day? Aren't you targeting them? You vented your anger on the four boats. Do you still dare to stay here?"

He was not exaggerating. This was very possible. What if someone's entire army was really wiped out?
Originally, those who went out to sea were fathers, sons and brothers. If a whole family was wiped out, their boat was gone, and everything was bankrupt, would they become radical?
At that time, the incident had just been resolved, the typhoon had just passed, and maybe the funeral had just been completed, so the means were not so radical yet.

Want to stay here and try?

This is also part of the reason why he wants to leave. People from other places like them will always suffer a little loss, so it is better to quit while they are ahead.

Everyone was nervous as they listened, and they all felt that what he said made sense.

If their family were completely wiped out, they would definitely find an outlet to vent their anger.

All of a sudden, everyone felt a little restless and wanted to leave quickly, not daring to stay any longer.

Their ships are not small ones, they cost tens of thousands of dollars, and they are all new. They haven't started to make big money yet, and their capital has not been recovered yet.

"What should we do? Why don't we just go home? We're still trawling anyway, so we can just go home and trawler..."

"No... the fishing boat is still at the dock. It's getting dark soon. Let's drive the boat to the middle of the sea first..."

"Let's re-moor the boat first and have someone go on board to watch over it."

Ye Yaodong added a final word, "Then you guys go first, and think about it on the way. We finally got out, and we have to make a lot of money before we go back. It will definitely not be a problem for us to sail in Zhou City with our boats."

"There's an Uncle Zheng up there now. He's been urging us to go up, so it would definitely be okay for him to find a place for us to stay in advance."

"Think about it, everyone. I'm going to talk to him on the phone the day after tomorrow, so you can find out for yourself the day after tomorrow."

Everyone frowned, finding it difficult to make a decision.

I would be unwilling to go back like this, as it would be a wasted trip if I didn't make a lot of money.

"Then let's wait until the day after tomorrow to find out first."

"Let's go arrange the fishing boat for the evening first, and then discuss it in detail in the next two days."

“We also need to tell the other fishing boats, after all, they are all from the same village or nearby villages, so they are all coming out together.”

Ah Guang said, "Of course, we have to tell everyone about it. It's up to them to make their own choice. Those who are willing to go up with us can go up together. If not, just stay here and go back on your own when the time comes."

After everyone agreed to think about it for the time being, they all hurried to the dock to make arrangements.

After being frightened by Ye Yaodong, they all felt that they would not be able to sleep at night, so they had to stay on the boat and sleep on the deck.

Father Ye and Father Pei did not leave. They just told the people on duty at night to drive the boat to the middle of the sea. Then the two old men watched over Ye Yaodong and A Guang.

"How dare you make such a bold decision?"

"I haven't decided yet. Isn't this just something I'm discussing with you guys?" A Guang said.

"Yeah, isn't this asking for everyone's opinion?"

Father Ye glanced at Ye Yaodong and said, "You just talked so much, aren't you just asking them to go with you? After you convince them, it will be easier to tell others."

"I do want to go, and we are just thinking about it now. Let's discuss it first, list all the things, and then we can decide after thinking about it."

Father Pei sighed, "Old Zheng has been instigating me since a few years ago. I just think it's good to have a stable home, and A Guang doesn't want to move."

"If you want to go up, you can. They know better. We have been friends for decades. They must be able to make money so they keep asking for it. Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken the risk a few days ago."

"Of course, I must have felt that it would be safer with more people, so I kept in touch with you and wanted to ask you to go up together."

Ye Yaodong responded, "Well, as long as my father agrees, my eldest brother and second brother will not have any problems. It depends on whether Zhou Da and his brothers want to follow. You think about it and we'll talk about it the day after tomorrow."

A Guang and his son both nodded, then walked out and went back first.

Ye Yaodong talked to his father in whispers for a long time and only stopped talking when they went to sleep.

He also put his hands behind his head, looked at the ceiling and thought about the arrangements at home.

The next day he called Aqing to report that he was safe, tell her about his current situation, and tell her about his next plans.

Lin Xiuqing remained silent after hearing this, and didn't know what to say. It was impossible to stop the person who was thousands of miles away.

When did he ask for advice? He always made up his mind and then he used the excuse of discussing it, but in fact he was just informing her.

She objected, and he had a lot of reasons to convince her.

What's more, he's not around now.

"You decide for yourself. Discuss it with Dad and the others. If there are not many people, don't go. If there are many people, we can take care of each other and it will be safer. After all, we are going to another place."

"I know. We are discussing it. I will call you when a decision is made. I am telling you now."

"Okay, then you don't have to send money back. Just keep some money with you in case you need anything."

"Well, while I'm away, you have to go to the market occasionally to check the accounts. Bring a few more people with you, two women and two men, so it will be safer on the road. And as for Wang Jianxin, I'll call your father later and send him as a salesperson. I'll give him a certain commission and let him go out to sell fish sauce."

"Okay, as long as you have the arrangements."

Ye Yaodong gave some more instructions. There was nothing else to arrange as everything was in order.

Only the fish sauce fermented in large quantities has not stabilized yet, which makes him a little worried.

However, the overseas Chinese have also been connected, and if there is any need, they can call home and Aqing can make arrangements.

Thinking of this, he asked A Qing to hand the call to Secretary Chen and told him again that he would not be at home in the near future and asked the village committee to help look after his family.

Only after he had explained everything did he feel relieved.

And in the past two days, some unknown way of knowing the news spread, but other fishing boats also knew that they intended to follow Uncle Zheng to Zhou City, and they came to inquire about it one after another.

He had no choice but to make it public and let his father and the workers tell the people who came to the door again and again, asking them to go back and reconsider it.

In fact, these people also have to wait and see the decision of the big ship before they can decide whether to follow or not.

Although the catch this year is not as good as in previous years, everyone has considered the worst-case scenario before going out, so the current situation is pretty good.

Last year, those who were captured had to pay to redeem the boats, and they didn’t make much money by staying there, they just didn’t lose money. This year, everything is safe, and most people are better off than last year.

So after everyone knew about it, everyone started to hesitate again.

Everyone wants to make a lot of money, but they are worried about the dangers and that it is too far away. At the same time, they don’t understand the situation and want to hear what others say so that they can make a choice, but they have no idea.

This also led to the situation that when I next called Uncle Zheng, dozens of people rushed to the post office, almost scaring the staff inside to death.

They didn't even speak the local dialect, so it was obvious they were from outside. They all rushed in and rushed to the counter.

Fortunately, A Guang and Ye Yaodong made several phone calls back and forth and became familiar with each other. After comforting them, the staff reluctantly let them make the call, but they also looked at them vigilantly.

It wasn't until I saw them finish their phone calls and walk out that I breathed a sigh of relief and dared to sit down and curse at them behind their backs.

Ye Yaodong walked out and chatted with everyone, "You heard the sound just now, and I have asked you the questions you wanted to ask. Let's go back and discuss it."

"Are you sure you want to go?"

"Are all your big ships going?"

"Then we have to ask my eldest brother and Zhou Da. There is no problem with A Guang and I. It depends on whether their two boats are willing. You can also take a look. If there are many people willing to go up with us, we will go up. It depends on whether everyone is willing."

Ah Guang said, "Let's go back and discuss with the big ships, and then tell everyone. If we all go, it will be safer for everyone to follow us, after all, there will be more people."

"Yes, it definitely depends on whether your big ships are going. If you all go, it will be hard for everyone to make money here, so we will definitely tend to follow you. After all, we can really make money by following Adong."

"Yes, following Adong really makes money. We made money last year and the year before last."

"It feels like there are a lot more fishing boats this year, including local ones. It's really hard to deal with things here..."

Ye Yaodong said, "Let's talk about it when we get back. You can't just trust me blindly. If I can't make any money, then I'm a sinner, right?"

"That won't..."

"Think about it for yourself. I can't guarantee whether you can make money or not. I have never been there before. Now I am just thinking about trying my luck. You should be more rational and bear the consequences of your own decisions."