Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1249 Arrival
That being said, you definitely can’t make promises.

Everything has to be discussed in advance, otherwise he will be blamed if he fails to make any money.

There is no such thing as a reliable way to go out to sea. It all depends on luck. Some people earn more, while others earn less.

Everyone has to pay for their own decisions.

Everyone went straight back to Ye Yaodong's house while talking and discussing, and this time everyone was really discussing it seriously.

Ye Yaodong let them decide for themselves, those who were willing to follow and those who were not willing to follow could stay here, he made no guarantees and would not be responsible for anything.

They are all from the same village or nearby. Fellow villagers will lead fellow villagers, and those who are willing to follow can join.

The small wooden boat is no longer eligible to participate. They can only wait for others to discuss it. If someone does not plan to follow, they will stay here and go back with them when the flood season is over.

All afternoon and evening, their yard was filled with people, from dawn to bedtime.

The other ships were hesitant, but the brothers Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua were decisive this time and decided to follow first.

There is nothing to be afraid of with such a big ship of theirs, and they have enough manpower. Dongzi has more than 20 people on his side. At most they won't make any money from a trip up there, but they won't lose much either. They can just consider it as gaining some experience.

If they didn't go with Dongzi and he made a lot of money, they would have no place to regret it even if they slapped their thighs.

Moreover, he kept talking about the four major fishing grounds, which aroused their curiosity. It would be nice to go and broaden their horizons.

After they made the decision, the four Zhou brothers also felt that what Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua said made sense. It was not a big loss and they could just consider the trip as an opportunity to broaden their horizons.

Otherwise, I would feel a little ashamed if I just went back home like this.

At least if you go to Zhou City and don’t make any money, it won’t be a waste and you will have something to brag about.

After all four boats agreed to go, everyone talked even louder.

Some of them made up their minds and agreed to go, while others were still hesitant and thought about calling home tomorrow to check on the family.

By almost ten o'clock, more than half of the fishing boats had decided to follow. Most of these boats were related to Ye Yaodong. They either rented his boats or had some indirect relationship with him.

"If you are sure you want to go, go back tonight and prepare. We will also pay attention to the weather and leave in the next two days. If you need to discuss with your family, you can call them and inform them if you want to go."

"Then, let's settle the bills tomorrow. Let's clear the invoice for jellyfish here, and let's settle the bills for those who rented my boat first, after all, some of you may want to stay."

"It's late now, everyone should go home and have some sleep, and come back to discuss it tomorrow."

"As for the small wooden boats you brought, we also need to figure out what to do with them. Anyway, we will definitely need a boat to help tow them back when the time comes."

Hearing this, the two brothers felt lucky again. Fortunately, they didn’t get involved with these small wooden boats this year, otherwise it would have been difficult. They would have to solve the problem of getting the boat back.

This year, many people brought their families, relatives and neighbors with them, and many of them brought small wooden boats, which is also a problem.

Therefore, at night, many people did not discuss the issue of entrustment and did not agree immediately. They had to solve the problem of the boat returning before they could consider themselves.

After sending the person away, I took out all the recent accounts and looked at them.

He settled the bills for their several large ships trawling as soon as he came back. The same went for the jellyfish, which were all paid in advance. What he actually wanted to settle was the bill with Guang.

There are also dividend accounts for 16 chartered fishing boats.

Originally, the dividends were to be calculated at the end of the month on the 30th, but he thought that since they were all here and the boats were still salvaging, he planned to wait until all the jellyfish were caught before doing the final accounting.

Now the situation has changed, let’s settle the bill here before setting off again.

After they hung up the phone earlier, they just said they would ask other fishing boats to see what everyone said. This time they decided to call again in two days and give a reply.

So he contacted Uncle Zheng the next day after settling the bills and asked him to help rent a house. They would move in within the next two days.

After settling the accounts that evening, everyone had decided which ships would go and which would not.

Those who are willing to go are basically from their village, or those who are familiar with them, and most of them are those who made money by going here last year.

Most of the new fishing boats that joined this year gave up because of lack of confidence. They heard that they could make a lot of money by catching jellyfish, but for them, the reality was the opposite of what they imagined.

They didn't make a lot of money by following along, only a small amount. After the gap in earnings, they didn't want to follow along so far anymore. They just thought that as long as they could make some money, they could return after the flood season.

Therefore, the others also reached an agreement to let those fishing boats that did not intend to follow take the small boats back with them. Since they were basically relatives, it would not be a problem to give them some compensation and say some nice words.

Ye Yaodong counted the fishing boats that followed them. Wow, there were more than 40 boats, not counting their big boats.

The key point is that he owns 17 of them, he rented 16, and he has one in his hands. His father owns one, and his eldest brother and second brother each have two, so his family owns half of them.

Then there are the villagers. Some of them still had small wooden boats last year, but they have all switched to motor boats this year. There were also people from nearby villages who made money last year.

It's really scary if you do the math. Including the manpower on the ship, there are more than 200 people on board.

No wonder Uncle Zheng kept calling them to go up. Such a large group of people would be a considerable force wherever they are.

He first asked someone to go back and prepare, and then when he got on the phone with Uncle Zheng, he asked him to help find a few more houses that could accommodate about 200 people.

We are all rough people anyway, as long as we have a house to shelter from the wind and rain and sleep on the floor, it will be enough.

They will go there first to stay. If there is no room to sleep, some of them can sleep on the boat and then make temporary arrangements themselves.

Uncle Zheng was so excited when he heard that they wanted to go up too, so he agreed immediately and told them the specific location of the town and which pier to dock at.

Ye Yaodong observed the stars that night and saw the sky was full of stars. This kind of weather usually means it will be sunny the next day.

After he confirmed it, he decided to set off the next morning, so he would arrive on the morning of the next day.

Otherwise, if you keep dragging it out and it rains or there are strong winds and waves, you will have to delay even more.

Now that the decision has been made, there's no need to delay. We've already had a day yesterday to pack up everyone, so all we need to do now is ask his father to notify them.

As for Fang Jingfu, he also took advantage of his free time to visit the factory.

Fang Jingfu also knew that they might go directly to Zhou City in the near future and not stay here, but he had to say goodbye before leaving.

Afraid that he would not be free the next day, Ye Yaodong rode the bicycle he brought with him to his home and said goodbye to him.

In addition, they also got a lot of food such as cakes and canned soda, which were given by Fang Jingfu's family for him to take with him on the road.

People are like this. Only when there is give and take can they appear humane.

When he returned, everyone in the room was still awake and waiting for him anxiously.

As soon as Ye Yaodong walked in, everyone in the room looked at him.

"What are you doing? Why aren't you sleeping yet? We're leaving tomorrow."

"Wait for you to come back."

"Brother Dong, let's set off tomorrow. Can we find a place?"

"Why can't you find it? Sailing on the sea depends on the helmsman. In the past, when there were no motor boats and only sailboats, how do you think they navigated? How did they stay on track? What you're asking is nonsense. Go to sleep."

"Oh……"

"Go and have a rest. We will get up at 5 o'clock tomorrow and leave at 6 o'clock. I have also borrowed a truck and a tractor, and they will come over to help with the luggage tomorrow."

"That's great. It saves us from moving."

"Go."

Ye Yaodong lives in the same room with his father. They had packed their luggage yesterday. When they get up tomorrow, they just need to put their daily necessities in a bamboo basket and load it into the car.

The father and son chatted for a few minutes and then went to sleep.

They had talked about what needed to be said. They had held several meetings in the past few days and had also talked a lot in private. Now that they were about to leave, there was nothing much to say.

As departure was approaching, no one got much sleep. Some people got up before dawn to cook, and then most people got up early as well.

As soon as the truck arrived, they started moving things onto the ship one after another.

In the past few days, they have parked the boat in the middle of the sea and left people to watch it, so they have not been splashed with feces again.

The truck made several trips back and forth before it finally transported all of their luggage to the dock.

They also found time to eat breakfast and gathered at the dock.

Ye Yaodong asked them to count the number of people on each boat and get on board when all the people were present.

He handed the house over to the twins to look after and gave them a few instructions.

He then looked at the other people who had come to see him off. These were the ones who were not planning to follow, or they were some villagers on small boats who wanted to follow but couldn't.

He also said a few auspicious words, wished them good luck, and then took everyone on board.

Not only these people, but also some local fishermen gathered on the shore, watching them leave and talking a lot, probably hoping that they would leave quickly.

Ye Yaodong asked his father to drive the Dongsheng, and he himself drove the seafood boat. He also had a small boat that anyone could drive.

He checked everything on his side, and when he was ready, he raised the flag to alert the other ships that they were leaving.

After the other boats were ready, they waved their flags in response, and then slowly sailed away from the shore.

Ye Yaodong sat in the cockpit, keeping an eye on all directions, and followed the Dongsheng.

After leaving the shore, their five large ships took the lead, and the forty or so ships behind followed closely.

The stunning fleet sailing scene shocked the locals. They didn’t know that these outsiders had so many ships???

I only know that a lot of outsiders have flocked here during this period, and they seem to be the same group, but I didn't know there were so many of them.

When they go out to sea to fish every day, they act on their own and no one goes in and out together. The locals don't think it's a big deal, but they just feel that there are too many motor boats at the dock.

I didn't expect there would be so many of them, and not all of them have left yet. There is still a small number of people staying and not leaving. How big is this group of people?

They were all speaking the same language and seemed to know each other.

The locals became curious and asked other people who stayed here.

I was even more shocked when I found out that the large ship that left was basically from the same village.

They originally thought that the ships came from multiple villages and towns, but they didn't expect that it was just a ship from one village. What kind of village is so awesome?
How could one village have so many boats? It would be great if a local fishing village had three or five motor boats.

The most important ones are the five large ships in the front, each of which costs tens of thousands. How can this be called a wealthy village?
"Are you surprised? There's more to come! Let me tell you, half of the boats here belong to the young leader! He alone owns half!"

"Ah! What!"

"Four of the five large ships at the front belong to him..."

"He's a legend in our area, and he's less than 30 years old..."

……

Ye Yaodong didn't know that before he left, he would leave a legend in the local area.

And it became a hot topic and was spread for a long time.

When they first arrived, it was already night and the locals had all gone home from work, so they didn't see any spectacular sights.

Moreover, it was Ye Yaodong who came first with two of them, and the others came later, also arriving at night.

Last year they all left in batches, but this time it was the first time for the locals to see so many fishing boats leaving together.

It was also the first time for him to see so many fishing boats following behind him. When he looked back, he felt a surge of emotion.

"Fuck! All these ships are following me!"

"No, I have to take a picture!"

"Chen Guodong, Chen Guodong, come here, help me drive the boat for a while..."

Ye Yaodong called someone over and accelerated to run a long way. After he reached the first person, he let him take over temporarily for a while.

Only by running to the front could he take pictures of all the boats behind him. Otherwise, if there was a boat missing, and it was a big one, his bravery would not be shown.

He can brag about it later on about how brave and hardworking he was, how he led a large fleet to Zhejiang Province, from Wen City to Zhou City, and made a fortune with a large group of people.

And the most important thing is that half of the fishing boats here belong to him!

He hasn't yet taken complete photos of all his fishing boats, so it's just right to do it this way, so that he can add a little more water.

When he shows it to others and they praise it, all the boats in the photo will be his.

In the 80s, he had already become a veritable shipping tycoon!

After taking the photo, Ye Yaodong felt very happy.

"Brother Dong, your father just called you to ask what medicine you took wrongly, why did you get so high? I said you wanted to take pictures, and he asked you to be more reliable."

"Ignore him. He'll blow louder than me in the future."

"Brother Dong, the pile of boats behind us looks so spectacular. No wonder you want to take pictures."

"of course."

"I just saw the locals on the shore, their eyes widened. I guess they didn't know there were so many of us. They must be treating us like a plague and can't wait for us to leave."

"You are the plague god, go away..."

"Brother Dong, I really admire you so much..."

"There are many people who admire me. If you work hard, you can make a lot of money. There are opportunities everywhere in this era. If you dare to work hard and take risks, you can make a lot of money."

"okay."

Ye Yaodong looked at the fishing boat behind him, lit a cigarette, and felt quite high-spirited.

These are just a few of his ships. In a few years, with technological innovation and a new batch of large steel ships, he will have even more ships.

Before he finished lighting his cigarette, A Guang contacted him.

"Dongzi, did you see that? The fishing boat behind us is so spectacular! Hurry up and take some pictures..."

"I took the photo a long time ago. I still need your reminder. There are 45 boats in total, all heading in the same direction, following each other around. Isn't it spectacular?"

"Fuck, I tell you, it was even more spectacular when we came here. I wanted to share it with you then, but you weren't at sea. I would have bought a camera earlier, but I always thought it was useless. At most I could only take pictures once or twice a year..."

"Now you know the benefits of having a camera, right? You can use it to show off in the future."

"Wash it out and give me one. My eight boats are also in it."

All the boats that A Guang had ordered from the city shipyard were delivered, and he took the opportunity to buy another one last year. Together with the one he originally had at home and the Harvest, his family now has the second most boats after him.

He is also a well-known wealthy family in the village. If it weren't for his brilliance, A Guang's family would be famous throughout the surrounding area.

So this time, as long as those who rented the boat are willing, they must bring everything out, after all, the boat is theirs.

Now that so many people have been brought out, there will naturally be no shortage of people left who want to follow.

"Half of my ship is in here!"

"Fuck! You've made all the money!"

"That's right!"

The two chatted and joked, so the journey was not boring.

"You say, do we have to wait until the New Year before we can go back?"

"About the same. It will take more than two days to sail back. If we take care of the small boats behind us and take a break in the middle, it will probably take three days. Do you still want to go back and forth every month?"

"Am I crazy? Just asking."

"Just wait and see. If you can make some money, then stay longer. It feels so-so. The goods you receive are similar to those at home. You can go back after seeing it."

"Let's talk about it later. This is my first time running so far. I'm a little excited..."

Brother, this is totally irrelevant!

"Wait brother, I'll take you on a plane."

"Wait till you buy a plane?"

"You might as well wait for me to take the plane, it will be faster."

"What do you mean?"

"I won't talk nonsense with you."

"It's a pity that the two boats that Zheng Xiaoxiao and I have partnered with will be launched at the end of the year. Otherwise, if we start sailing now and line them up in a row, we will look even cooler."

"almost."

"Donzi, you don't have a boat, right?"

"what?"

"I wonder if you've ordered a bigger boat without telling us."

"not the right time yet."

The current technology is just like this. During this trip to Zhou City, I might as well take a look at the shipyard there to see if the technology is better.

After all, it is one of the four major fishing ports. The fishing and shipbuilding technologies here must be better than those in their small place.

If I can make some money here, and the shipbuilding technology is better and the materials are more advanced, I can order a bigger ship here.

After all, the round trip is really long, so the quality of the boat must be up to standard. The bigger the better, and the stronger the ability to resist wind and waves, the better.

Ah Guang was a little curious, "When will that be? When you make more money, in a few years?"

"Almost. It's mainly about ship technology. I have enough ships now..."

……

The sun rose in the east and set in the west. The two chatted about this and that, and time passed quickly from morning to dusk. Ye Yaodong also let someone else take over and went to bed.

There are so many fishing boats on the sea, so he doesn't need to identify the direction himself. He just needs to follow and leave it to others. He doesn't have to worry.

They were sailing upstream from the near sea, encountering numerous fishing boats along the way, almost continuously throughout the entire day.

All coastal villages and towns rely on the sea for their livelihood, and fishing boats are scattered in the surrounding waters.

Some fishing boats looked at their large fleet passing by with surprise and curiosity.

Ye Yaodong would sometimes pick up the telescope and look around, and he would see some people halfway through collecting their nets and looking up in shock, watching their fleet pass by.

Perhaps he is not the only one who feels proud. Others may also feel honored and be able to shock others.

Two years ago, when they were returning from catching jellyfish, they also encountered a fleet of these ships.

At that time, they estimated that there were only about ten or twenty fish, but that was enough to surprise them. Now it is happening to them, and the situation has turned around. There are even more fishing boats in their group.

Perhaps their guess that it was a smuggling fleet was completely wrong at the time, and it might be the same as them?

Look, now they are bigger, but they are serious fishing boats.

Throughout the day, Ye's father slowed down several times to ask the surrounding fishing boats if there was any mistake in the direction and whether he was going in the right direction.

They encountered a constant stream of fishing boats along the way, except that there were fewer of them after the sun went down, but they would increase again before dawn.

Because they had to accommodate the fishing boats behind them, they controlled their sailing speed a little slower. They originally expected to arrive in one day and one night, but it ended up taking until the next afternoon.

Fortunately, it’s still early for the sun to set.

They went directly to Shenjiamen Fishing Port, which is the largest fishing port in Zhoushi Fishery. It is also easy to find and not as difficult to find as the docks in some fishing towns.

Shenjiamen Fishing Port is one of the largest natural fishing ports in my country and also the most important fishing base in Zhoushi Islands.

This port is not only a place for fishing boats to anchor, resupply and repair, but also a distribution center for fish catches. It plays an important role in the local fishery economy and the entire East China region.

As soon as they arrived at the surrounding archipelago, they saw large ships operating on the sea, with their decks filled with all kinds of fish. Some of the fishing boats were bigger than them.

In addition, several boats cooperated to release long nets to form a huge circle, gradually narrowing the scope until a large number of fish were surrounded.

He saw the fishing net being pulled up, full and shining white, with some light yellow fish, at least tens of thousands of kilograms.

This situation has been seen more than once.

There were also trawlers, with their masts bent, but he couldn't see what was on them.

Some workers on the ship were wearing waterproof clothing, which made them look more professional, but they were rare.

These fishing boats are probably quite powerful, and those plastic silicone waterproof suits are not cheap.

"Wow, there are so many fishing boats here, and I see quite a few big ships..."

"Yes, we can see fishing boats all the way here. They should be here soon. We see more of them now."

"Ask your father for directions again..."

If you want to follow these fishing boats on the sea back to the port, you have to wait until the evening. It's only noon now, so it's still early.

Father Ye asked several fishing boats before he locked on a port of call.

As we get closer to the coast, we see countless fishing boats, but most of them are small boats, and some of these small boats are equipped with diesel engines.

When they docked at the pier, they were amazed by the vast waters of the fishing port. It was not yet dusk, but there were hundreds of boats of all sizes parked neatly on the shore, creating a spectacular scene.

It is still daytime and the fishing boats are still working outside. What will the scene be like if the sun sets and the fishing boats return to the port?
There must be thousands of them? And large ships don't dock every day.

There were people coming and going on the boat and the shore, and it seemed very busy.

"Shit, are we there yet?"

"Is this the place? Damn, this is too lively? It's even more lively than our provincial capital, and there are more ships?"

"It's still daytime. There aren't so many boats in our provincial capital at night."

"Yes, yes, it's still daytime, the fishing boats are all out, we just encountered so many fishing boats on the way here."

"There are so many fishing boats here. There are people on those boats. What are they doing?"

"It could be repairing it, or preparing to go out to sea..."

Seeing that they were almost there, Ye Yaodong stopped the boat and walked out of the cockpit. The sailors on the deck had already started talking excitedly.

“It’s so lively, there are so many boats!”

"Boss, are we there yet? It's such a big port, so we should be there, right?"

"We're here. Get ready to dock later. You can pack up and take out your luggage."

"Brother Dong, why don't you drive in? Why are they all stopped?"

"For a big port like this, fishing boats have their own set of rules for docking. You can't just dock there whenever you arrive. You may have to pay a management fee. Just wait, someone will come."

It shouldn't be so complicated now, but it must be there. Otherwise, if there are so many fishing boats without a set of rules to manage them, wouldn't it be chaos?
There are so many ships, and there are no rules or restrictions on their entry and exit, which can easily lead to collisions. It will also block other fishing boats from entering and exiting, causing traffic congestion at sea.

At certain times, there are restrictions on the time of entry and exit, and there are also cases where docking is not allowed. This should not happen now.

So, the port is ahead, and they can’t get close now. They have to wait for the port management staff to come and direct them to dock.

"Does this dock require payment?"

"Otherwise, they'll let you dock and manage the dock for free?"

I don’t know if there are any special berths now. I went to sea too late in my previous life, and I know too little about some of the ports on the sea in this era.

So, if you don’t do anything when you are young, you will work hard when you are old, and you will always go astray in the middle.

If I had become a fisherman early in my life and gone out to sea to fish early, I would have avoided decades of detours.

“We don’t need that…”

"We can't compare. There are only fishing boats from the surrounding area. The dock is not big. We hope to have more fishing boats docked to make the dock more lively. Here, there are too many fishing boats from all over the world. There must be a management system, otherwise it will be chaotic."

"Yes, otherwise why are there four major fishing grounds? Look at how large they are. There are so many boats not out to sea during the day, so shouldn't there be even more boats out to sea?"

"Are there many docks and ports here? Is this just one of them?"

"Of course, what you're asking is nonsense..."

"No wonder Uncle Zheng has been urging us to come here. This place is so big, with so many ships, there must be a lot of cargo, otherwise why would it be called the Four Major Fishing Grounds..."

The boatmen were all talking excitedly. There were fishing boats all before their eyes. They had never seen so many fishing boats at the same time in their lives.

The people on the other fishing boats were all chatting and waiting for the dock manager to come up.

They had so many ships entering the port all at once, which had already attracted attention. Soon a management ship came over.