Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1254 Radar Network

He slept until noon and was awakened by the dazzling sunlight outside the window. He felt he had slept enough.

When I got up, I saw no one in the main room. I went out the door and saw a few people sitting under a big tree playing cards and enjoying the cool air.

We just got our salary and it has been raining for the past two days. No one can hold back. Either we disappear at night or we gather together to play cards during the day.

He had seen several accidents at the docks in the past few days. Now he would rather they just play cards at home and play with small amounts of money. At least it was safe and they wouldn't lose much since all the money went in and out was from the same few pockets.

"Hey, is Captain Xu here yet?"

"No, we were at the door and didn't see it."

"Okay, then you guys play."

There was still some food warming in the pot on the earthen stove. Perhaps he was the only one who hadn't eaten it yet, so he just took a few bites.

I don’t know when Captain Xu will come to visit. He said yesterday that he will definitely come today, so it’s not easy for him to go out.

Otherwise, he also wanted to check on how the radar network was doing. It had been five days, so he had to urge it.

He planned to wait for his father to come back, and then he would be the one to go out to sea, so that he could take the fishing net out to try it out.

It was not convenient to go out at that time, so he just strolled around, watching some old men playing chess under the big tree, old ladies listening to the radio, or playing cards or mahjong.

These are all old and falling apart. Those who can move a little bit don’t have so much free time.

Ye Yaodong doubted whether they could see clearly what the cards in their hands looked like. They were playing mahjong one by one, right under their noses. He saw that someone was missing a card and no one noticed.

"Brother Dong, Brother Dong, Captain Xu is here... at home..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yaodong hurried back.

"Where did you come from? Why didn't I see you? I was right at the entrance of the alley."

"Maybe you were so engrossed in watching them play chess that they didn't notice you."

"Just arrived?"

"Yes, there was someone following him. I don't know who he was. He bought a lot of things." He asked as he walked.

Walking out of the alley, he also saw that the place where people were originally playing cards under the big tree had changed people and the cards were scattered on the table.

He looked at the young man sitting at the small table in surprise, "A layman boss?"

"Haha, what a coincidence. At noon, I heard Captain Xu say that the person who found the car keys was named Ye Yaodong, and he was from Fujian Province. I was wondering if it was you, so I came over to take a look after I took the job."

Captain Xu also smiled and said, "I didn't expect you two knew each other. You are from different places, how could you know each other?"

Ye Yaodong took out the key from his pocket, walked in and handed it to him, saying, "This is all fate. I didn't expect that you dropped this car key. It was you who bought the killer whale yesterday? That's amazing..."

"No, no, no, it's not me. I don't have the ability to do that. It was my uncle who bought the fish and lost his car keys. I just happened to hear them at the factory at noon, so I took the job of taking the keys and came to take a look."

"Oh, I heard Captain Xu say yesterday that the owner of the whale is an overseas Chinese. That's amazing."

"Haha, I came back because of the good policies in the past two years."

Captain Xu took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to him, "Thank you very much. My pocket was empty yesterday, so I couldn't express my gratitude. I had to wait until today to come to your house."

"no, I'm fine……"

"I want it, I want it... I still have to thank you..."

“You’re so polite…”

"It should, it should..."

Ye Yaodong politely declined, and Captain Xu pushed it over with a smile on his face.

The two of them chatted back and forth for a while before Ye Yaodong happily accepted the red envelope and put it in his pocket.

"Then I won't be polite. When you encounter such a thing at sea, you should lend a hand if you can. It's nothing..."

"I still have to thank you. If we hadn't met you, we wouldn't know where our ship would have drifted to, and who knows if we would have encountered any danger..."

Captain Xu spoke in broken Mandarin, which made people half-guess what he said.

Ye Yaodong also listened happily, and even though he didn't understand, he pretended that he did.

"…It was raining heavily at the time, and we didn't know if we would run into other fishing boats. We didn't know if other fishing boats would see us in the rain, and it was hard to say if they would stop. Not to mention that we could sell the goods on the boat and get a high price for the killer whale."

The layman took over the conversation, "It's good that everyone is happy. I brought a little gift here. Thank you for helping me find the car keys."

Ye Yaodong glanced at the table filled with cigarettes, alcohol, canned food, biscuits and other foods.

Ah, there are two boxes of instant noodles???
Captain Xu also picked up some of the things on the table and handed them to him, "These are mine, and those are from Boss Zhang."

After being surprised, he took it with a smile on his face, "That's too polite, so many..."

"It should be..."

"Would you like to sit inside for a while? This rental house is too simple. I'd at least make you a pot of tea and treat you well..."

"It's okay. We're here to express our gratitude. It doesn't matter where we sit. It's a little cooler outside."

"That's right. It's stuffy inside on a hot day, but it's cooler outside..."

Ye Yaodong asked them to sit down and chat together, and asked someone to buy a few bottles of soda to serve as tea.

Otherwise, you really can't make tea here, and plain water seems insincere.

After sitting and chatting for a while, he found out that the layman's name was Zhang Rensu, and he read it backwards when he went out...

"You're quite interesting. You even created a name for yourself while traveling around the world..."

"Haha, no. Actually, 'vulgar person' is just a nickname. Friends like to call each other by nicknames. I'm used to it. I'm used to it too. We're all vulgar people anyway."

"I didn't expect to meet you here again. From now on, I have to count on you, the local boss, to take care of me."

"I'm not a local tyrant, I was just born and raised here. If you really run into any problems, you can come to my house to find me, I just can't necessarily help you, but when you're away from home there are always inconveniences, we're all friends, we help each other, we help each other if we can. Whenever I go to your place, I'll have to count on you to look after me."

"That's for sure..."

"Do you have any kelp?"

"Ah, then I have to ask, I'm not sure if there are any, and if there are, there shouldn't be many, this is too easy to sell. There will be more next year, and I can leave more for you next year. Isn't there any breeding here?"

"No, there are abundant fishery resources here. All the fishing boats are out at sea fishing. How can anyone raise fish? Wouldn't it be faster to just fish? How long will it take to raise fish before we can sell them?"

"That's right, there should be some in the future..."

They exchanged pleasantries for a while before leaving.

Ye Yaodong also reached a verbal sales agreement with the secular man for next year's kelp.

The sales situation of kelp for next year was suddenly solved, but he still felt a little confused.

My family doesn't know how much we can harvest next year, but we have already promised to sell out dozens of tons.

But it doesn’t matter. We’ll wait and see next year. No one can predict the variables. We rely on nature for our livelihood, so who can predict natural disasters or man-made disasters?

But at least now he has one less worry, and he doesn't have to worry about the quantity being too large next year.

After the people left, he still felt a little dizzy. He didn't expect that the boss he had just met two months ago was a local.

Moreover, his relative also runs a fish processing factory. His family has a business background. No wonder he is running around doing business. He must be reselling the goods from his relative's factory. It must be a family tradition.

Just now, he not only solved the sales problem of kelp, but also solved the sales problem of some fish products.

If there are fish products needed by the processing plants, they can keep them after docking and then send them directly to the factories, saving them the trouble of setting up stalls outside to sell them for half a day.

This makes fishing boats much easier.

"Brother Dong, will our family be able to make a lot of money from kelp next year? I have to call back to inform my father, and I have to learn how to raise it."

"Yes, it's a good opportunity to learn this year so that the village can grow more crops and get more work points next year."

"Don't get involved blindly. The village has rules on how to raise the animals. Who can predict natural disasters or man-made disasters? What if there are natural disasters? Just because someone buys the animals doesn't mean you will make money. You also need to have the goods. Don't get involved blindly."

Everyone is right if you think about it.

You can't make money just by having someone buy it. You have to be able to grow it and have a price.

"Then it will be easier for us to sell fish every day."

"Brother Dong, there are instant noodles. It's a big box. The boss is so generous..."

Ye Yaodong couldn't help laughing, "It's really generous. They sent two large boxes of instant noodles. Let's have this for dinner."

"Ah! Is this what we're having for dinner?"

"Damn, I'm in for a treat..."

"This is delicious. I've only tasted it once..."

"Let's cook some rice. The soup from the instant noodles can be used to mix with the rice. Otherwise, one packet won't fill you up, and cooking all of them is a waste."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "Okay, you guys decide how to eat and make your own arrangements. Please help me take the rest to the house."

The cigarettes and wine are both good, you can keep them for when you go back and drink them at the celebratory party. Otherwise, if you take them out and drink them now, they will be gone in a few gulps.

He packed up his things and went out. People in the main room had already started making a fire and cooking.

They also allocated a packet of instant noodles and rice to each person.

Ye Yaodong said something to them, then rode out on his bicycle to urge the progress of the radar network.

If you don't urge them, they won't urge you. Urging them will improve efficiency.

It was delivered the next night after he urged it.

Others who have made reservations will have to wait another night.

This week, he sent the dozen or so people who stayed at home to learn radar network in turn, and they have almost mastered it.

He himself did not go to learn it. Anyway, he would be the one driving the boat, and the sailors would know how to do it. When the time came, he would watch the workers do it on the boat, and he would learn it himself.

And Ye's father and his four boats returned reluctantly on the night two days after he delivered a supply mission.

The fishing boat docked at the pier, and when he went to pick it up, his father was still there, expressing regret and saying that it would be great if they could continue fishing at sea.

Actually, it is possible, but we are worried that if we stay at sea for too long, everyone will not be able to bear it.

After all, people need to rest if they don't eat well or sleep well. Theirs is not a large fishing boat, so they have to dock every few days.

It just so happens that he has brought a lot of people with him now, so he can change a group of people on board this time. He and his father can take turns leading a group of people to the sea, and everyone can take turns staying at home to relax.

When other fishing boats learned that they took turns to get people on board, they were a little envious. In comparison, the work of the workers on Ye Yaodong's side was relatively easier, and there were people taking turns to replace them.

After Ye Yaodong took over the goods from his father, he told his father about leaving the goods for his lay relative's factory.

Keep some of the goods in the hold, and when the other goods are sold out, call a truck to deliver them to the factory.

Father Ye said in surprise: "It seems that your time at the dock these few days was not in vain. You can save everyone a lot of trouble."

"It was all an accident. We knew each other before. The dock here is very chaotic. I've been there for a few days and there are all kinds of monsters. You'll know when you go ashore and sell goods for a while."

Ye Yaodong didn't say much. To see what the dock looked like, his father had to see it with his own eyes.

The next day after arriving at the destination, the four ships immediately went out to sea to understand the situation at sea.

He had no idea about the chaotic situation at the dock. It would be a good opportunity for his father and the workers on the ship to broaden their horizons and serve as a warning to them.

After he finished speaking, he went to other boats and talked about saving the fish and sending it to the factory, so there was no need to move it to the dock and sell it.

Anyway, it's the same as before, with money exchanged and goods delivered, and there's also a delivery note.

After selling goods at the dock all night, the four boats were shocked by the level of chaos at the dock, and their cognition was refreshed.

After they sold all the goods, on the way back, they saw someone holding a stick passing by them, and everyone was shocked.

"No way... this is too chaotic. Are you guys okay these days?"

Father Ye looked worried, as if his life was hanging by a thread.

"Of course something happened. You went out to sea the next day and we got into a fight with someone that afternoon. Luckily Dongzi helped to rescue us..."

A Guang was afraid that they were unaware of the chaos here, so he quickly told them what had happened recently.

They were also reminded to be careful when entering and exiting. Although there were people managing the dock, there were so many people that it was impossible to manage them all.

By the time they are beaten to death or disabled, it is too late for someone to come.

Those who were not killed or maimed hid in the crowd and could not be found.

They were inexperienced that day and some of them were caught on the spot.

Those who were experienced all slipped away before the people arrived.

After hearing this, Father Ye had only one reaction: "Ah, you were arrested again?"

After the reaction, I felt relieved.

"Isn't it? Luckily Dongzi came the next day and brought us out, but he also stayed inside overnight."

"Spent the night?"

"Overnight."

Father Ye couldn't help but feel fortunate that he went directly to sea.

Otherwise, your reputation will be ruined again.

With his old arms and legs, he might not be able to react in time and might even get beaten.

Father Pei said, "Everyone needs to be careful. There are so many people on this boat, it must be chaotic. It's also easy to make money here, so someone must be taking shortcuts. Be careful when entering and leaving, and you have to give more instructions to the workers when you go back."

"Let's go. Everyone else has learned about the chaos at the dock these days and will be more careful. It's mainly you guys who just landed today. Don't go out to sea for the next two days. Get familiar with the situation at the dock first and try not to get into trouble with anyone."

Ah Guang nodded, "Yes, that's what I meant. Next time, it's my turn to lead the workers out. Dad, you stay home and learn about the situation. The radar network said it will be delivered tomorrow, and I've also learned how to do it. It's just right for me to lead the people out to sea next time."

As they walked and talked, Ye Yaodong also told them how he met the secular man, which was why he was able to sell the goods directly to the processing plant.

After arriving home safely, everyone separated and went back to their respective rental houses.

The houses they rented were all in the nearby area and were relatively concentrated.

It was already early in the morning. If their fishing boats had not docked late, they might have returned early. Only half of the goods needed to be sold at the stalls, and the rest could be taken directly to the factory.

When they separated, they also agreed to come back to settle the bill at noon tomorrow after waking up.

When Ye Yaodong and his father returned to the house, they were alone in the room and settled the evening's bill first.

After the calculation, Ye's father was very happy.

"We sold 2603 ​​in total, so many, almost twice as much as we have at home."

"Are you happy now? This will only take half of the profit of the fresh ship."

"What?"

Ye Yaodong told his father how much money the fresh-collecting boats could get every time they went out and came back in the past few days. He also said that he had deliberately given them a 6% discount and only took 4% for himself. The rest of the fuel, ice, fresh water and vegetables were not charged extra and were delivered at the original price.

“So much money!”

"Of course, we have ready-made fishing boats here to dock with us. We don't have to search the sea for boats like other seafood collection boats. We can gather several boats together, which saves fuel and trouble."

"It's so easy to make money here. It's much faster than making money at home. No wonder there are so many fishing boats here and the port is so busy."

"It's not an exaggeration to say that our country's largest fishing port is the best resource, so many fishing boats are concentrated in this area, which in turn drives the prosperity of the entire street."

“It’s also more chaotic…”

"Well, I'll take the guys out to sea next time. You guys stay home and pay attention to safety. Don't go to the dock unless necessary. If something does happen and I'm not there, you can go to the factory we went to at night and find the lay boss. Try to save the situation."

"I know. I will restrain them."

After saying this, Father Ye rubbed his hands again and asked slyly, "How much money did the freshwater boat earn in the past few days? How much has it earned since it came out?"

"The total amount earned is... it's a headache to calculate, just do the math in your mind."

"You said that this is only half of the fresh food boats, so from now on, you must have earned about 2 in the past few days, right?"

"more or less."

Father Ye opened his eyes wide, "This... the investment has been recovered in just half a month?"

"That's my ship. Do you think other freshwater ships can make back their investment so quickly?"

"Hey, other fish-collecting boats all have their own shareholders, but the profits from your boat are all yours, and they are not earned quickly."

"Well, so we can give a little more to the other ships, but they won't make any money from transporting supplies."

"Yes, this way everyone will be happy. You have to mention it specifically tomorrow. You can't do good things without letting others know."

"I understand. I'll go to bed."

Ye Yaodong collected all the money and left only a large pile of coins for his father.

Seeing his father happily collecting the money, he reminded him: "I leave it for you to buy fruits and vegetables. You have to buy vegetables and meat every day, which costs money. You can't just eat fish, shrimp and crabs and not eat other things."

Father Ye felt distressed again. “It’s so inconvenient when you’re away from home. The vegetables that can’t be finished at home have to be pickled and dried, and then you have to spend money to buy them when you go out.”

"I'll go look around tomorrow to see if I can grow some vegetables here. Or I can pick up some broken wood, nail some nails, and get some soil to grow some vegetables..."

Ye Yaodong shook his head and said nothing. No matter what his father did, he would just grow some vegetables here to eat.

At noon the next day, people from several boats came over to settle their bills after lunch.

Ye Yaodong would calculate the money carefully after each sale. When the people came, he would divide the cargo invoices and payments corresponding to each ship among them and let them check the money themselves.

The cargo list also has the date, weight, price and total price clearly stated, and they all have a calculator.

After seeing that the diesel and ice delivered were sold at original price, while the fruits and vegetables were given for free, everyone was happy. This was much more cost-effective than selling to other fresh-collecting ships, and there were additional benefits.

In fact, even if Ye Yaodong followed other publicity rules, no one would have any objection. After all, he is also a shareholder of several ships. If they are sold, they will definitely be given priority.

But when he did this, everyone felt much more at ease.

After settling the bill for the fresh food boats over the past few days, everyone had no problem with it, so they happily collected the money and started chatting.

"The income here is much higher than at home. It's not the hairtail season yet. I'm sure it will be more profitable when the season comes. Why don't you keep your promise and stay until the Chinese New Year before going back?"

"Yes, although the expenses here are high, I also earn a lot."

"After deducting living expenses and wages, I still make more money than at home. I also think it's better to stay here until the Chinese New Year before going back."

Ye Yaodong reminded them, "This place may be more chaotic than you think. Take a rest for two days and get familiar with the surroundings first. Don't speak so decisively yet."

"Then just be careful, we are at sea anyway."

That's true, they are more common at sea than on land, and the ones we should be careful of are the ones who collect and sell goods from the fresh fish boats and other small trawlers.

After all, they have to sell goods on the dock for a long time and are at the center of chaos.

It is not unfair for him to collect money from the fresh food ship and make a profit. He deserves it.

"Then go and pay the parking fee later. It's about to expire. Go renew it for another month. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if there is no space when the time comes."

"I'll go right away, and take a look around the pier..."

"I went out to sea right after I arrived, and didn't even walk around the streets. It's a good opportunity for everyone to take a look around..."

Ye Yaodong repeatedly reminded them to be careful when going out before sending them away.

By the way, the wages of several workers on the ship were also paid. However, they were all at sea during this period and did not receive their wages. The others had already received last month's wages.

"When you are out and about, we should all be united and help each other. We are all from the same village, so there is nothing much to say. We will definitely help each other. I will just say this."

"It's just that maybe we really have to stay here until the Chinese New Year and then go back. That means there are still about five months left, which is quite a long time. Safety comes first."

"Five months. By then, each of you will be able to receive a salary of nearly seven hundred and go home to celebrate the New Year."

"I got my salary last month, so I just spent it sparingly. I don't spend money on food and drink, so I can definitely make it through this salary..."

When they heard that they could receive 700 yuan during the Chinese New Year, everyone became even happier and started talking a lot.

Ye Yaodong stopped talking and just felt happy.

Father Ye had already gone to the corner to look at the radar net that was delivered yesterday.

The radar network is made up of thicker ropes and larger meshes, forming a large encirclement.

Then there is the guide net or leader net, which is connected to the main net and is used to guide the fish into the main net.

The buoy and sinker are fixed to the top and bottom of the net respectively to ensure that the net can remain vertical and cover a certain layer of water.

There are also fish collection bags at the bottom of the fishing net to finally collect the captured fish.

Father Ye fiddled with the fishing nets and looked at them curiously. "Dongzi, these fishing nets look strange. The locals are really smart. They can make suitable fishing nets according to different fish species."

"They catch a variety of fish here, and many of the boats have targeted machines and fishing nets, which is quite special."

"I'll go on Lao Zheng's boat tonight to see how it works. Have you learned it?"

"No, I don't have time. I have to look after my family. Anyway, it's good enough that the workers know how to do it."

With so many belongings at home, of course he had to look after them. Also, having just witnessed the chaos at the dock, he was a little worried that the workers at home would run around, so he kept giving them instructions.

Now everyone has a deep awareness of this, so it's okay if he leaves for a while and no one is watching him.

"Then you can go out to sea with Lao Zheng tonight. Let's take turns. I'll watch from home first. I have to understand it myself first."

"That's okay too."

Seeing that nothing was wrong, Ye Yaodong took the receipt issued by the port when he moored previously and went to the dock office to pay the mooring fee.

Then he made another phone call. He was afraid that he would be away from land for the next few days, so he called back in advance and asked about the situation of Lin's father in the market.

Although he was thousands of miles away, he had to make more phone calls to find out more. He couldn't just ignore everything and leave it to Lin Xiuqing to worry about.

In fact, he was more inclined to go back directly, rather than trying to make money in this chaotic place.

After all, he has a fish-collecting boat, and if several other large ships trawle in their area, they can still make a lot of money, so there is no need to take risks here.

Although I can't earn as much as here, it's at least safer.

He wants to make money, a lot of money, but the prerequisite is to live in peace.

I died too early in my previous life, and in this life I had been thinking that I would be content with a small fortune. I would make as much money as I could. If I couldn't make a lot of money, at least my family would be safe and happy, and would not have to worry about food and drink.

It is safer to slowly accumulate wealth at home, not to mention that he has a lot of money in his hands now.

Here and at home, the only difference is the speed of wealth accumulation.

I didn’t have such a deep feeling when I was in Vancouver, but after staying here, I just feel that making money safely is the best.

It may also be that now that I have more money on hand, my desire to make money has decreased. I am not as eager to make money as I was at the beginning, so I would rather take the risk and go to Vancouver.

The business I set up is generating stable returns, so I don’t want to take any big risks.

Well, when it comes down to it, he is just an ordinary person with no great prospects. He feels that being well off is enough as long as he has his family around him.

Now that I've been pushed forward, I can only do this for now and stay here for half a year and see how it goes.

If something really goes wrong, he can go back home then. Now everyone is so enthusiastic, and he can't just leave without considering everyone's wishes.

After all, he is the backbone, and everyone comes here to follow him.

His seafood collection boats also rely on these four large ships.