Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1262 Deflated
Ye Yaodong has not yet figured out what to do with the boat he just got.

I went to find Zhang Rensu after selling the goods yesterday morning, and paid the deposit immediately yesterday afternoon. I got drunk last night, sent the person away, talked to A Guang about the money, went back and fell asleep, and didn't have time to think about him.

Now that he was sitting in the cockpit and the boat was sailing away, he felt that it was real and that the boat belonged to him.

In his previous life, he was just a boatman on this kind of ship, but in this life, only a few years later, he already owns it.

Just thinking about it and looking at the sea in the distance, he felt a surge of emotion.

"Dongzi, you have to rebuild your boat all at once here. We don't have as many boats as the ones in the fishing grounds. The shipyard here is definitely better than ours."

"I see a bunch of maintenance workers coming and going at the dock every day. This ship is so big and it sails in the deep sea after all. The shipyard facilities here should be more complete, right?"

Ye Yaodong shook his head. "I don't know. I've only heard of the approximate locations of several shipyards, but I haven't been there. I'll see after I get back to shore. I only have 2000 yuan left."

"I'll go out and collect some goods in a couple of days, and I'll make money after I sell them. Yes, I think you should just change this one into a freshwater ship, and you'll make more money."

"Then where can I find a fishing boat? A seafood boat needs a docking fishing boat to make money. If there is no such boat, where can I find one in the vast deep sea?"

It is relatively easy for fishing boats to find seafood collecting ships. Just go to a large berth and ask. The seafood collecting ships will dock every few days.

A seafood collecting ship can dock with many fishing boats. For seafood collecting ships, the more the better, and there is no such thing as pushing them away.

Nowadays, fishing boats are begging freshwater boats to accept their cargoes because there are too many of them. In the future, freshwater boats will be begging fishing boats to give them their cargoes.

When A Guang heard what he said, he felt it was right.

Dongzi's seafood-collecting boat earned a large sum of money every two days because he had several boats, all of which were his own, and he himself got a share.

Suddenly such a big ship appeared and wanted to be used as a seafood collection ship. Who should he contact to connect with it?

"So you'll have to make a large trawler?"

"more or less."

He thought about asking his father's friend Uncle Lin Jingye when he got back, because his first boat was exchanged from Uncle Lin's friend.

Uncle Lin's friend wanted to form a partnership with someone to operate a fishing boat of more than 30 meters. To go to the open sea, they would definitely need a freshwater boat to receive the goods. It would be more reliable if they had an introduction from an acquaintance.

It would be safer if we could go out to sea together.

He thought that the boat he got was probably made in Hong Kong or Taiwan, or that these sophisticated machines were imported.

Probably they are all used for shipping cargo on the high seas.

When going to the deep sea, safety is basically guaranteed, but if you are with a familiar fishing boat, you will have someone to look after you. After all, there are always unexpected events.

"If we send this boat to the factory for modification, I don't think it will take more than a month to complete."

"Of course. I think we'll have to wait in line. Some parts for machinery and facilities may not be readily available, so we'll probably have to order them. Anyway, I don't have money now, so I'm not in a hurry. I just hope it can be driven back to me before the New Year."

"The three months should be about the same."

"Well, let's get it ready before sailing back. We'll plan the specific details of the trip after the New Year."

After all, it will be almost January when he returns, which is not long before the Chinese New Year.

The arrangement of some personnel on the ship is not a trivial matter. Although he can teach some technical skills, this kind of ship will stay at sea for a long time after all. It will not easily dock without strong winds and waves. It depends entirely on receiving ships to receive goods and supplies. Some people may not be able to bear it.

Some specific personnel must be screened, and most of them must have experience.

He also plans to repaint the boat and change its appearance. This is called a complete makeover. By then, even if it really has an owner, no one will be able to recognize it.

Nowadays, apart from the large ships of fishing companies that are used exclusively for fishing and have special one-stop services, many large ships generally take the risk of shipping cargo on the high seas to make quick money.

I don't know how the ship wrecked. I asked about it when I inspected the ship yesterday, and the Coast Guard said they couldn't find out anything. There were no signs of fighting on the ship, and they just said perfunctorily that it might have been a natural disaster.

Ye Yaodong thought that it might be a man-made disaster. There are many anti-smuggling ships on the sea now, and they are targeting the high seas.

As for how he avoided being dragged back, he didn't know. If he wanted to guess, he could come up with many possibilities.

Anyway, as long as the ship is a good one, nothing else matters.

He drove the boat around the sea, studied the functions of various instruments in the cockpit, and returned only after he had figured them out.

A Guang also ran to visit every corner of the ship, and then ran to his side and chattered in admiration.

Ye Yaodong was annoyed by him, so he spread out his five fingers and pushed his head aside.

"Go and drop anchor, and stop talking."

"When your father comes back, his mouth will be crooked from smiling."

"He knew that I came back to buy a boat just to have him replace me."

"You are lucky. You can still buy it two days later."

"That's nothing. For a boat this big, most people would have to think about it again and again. They would have to hold several family or clan meetings. They would also have to find a way to raise money. Do you think anyone can come up with 10 yuan?"

"Yeah, you were decisive. You came back yesterday and bought it yesterday."

"Hurry up and drop anchor instead of talking nonsense here."

A Guang left in a hurry.

After getting ashore, the two men had nothing to do, so they asked some fishermen on the dock about the shipyard, and found out that several of them had arrived.

After lunch, they took advantage of their free time to ride their bicycles and visit shipyards one by one, and only returned home when it was almost dark.

Ye Yaodong had only 2000 yuan left in his pocket, and he estimated that it was not enough for the deposit. After he understood everything, he went back and planned to receive another batch of goods in two days. After selling them, he would drive the boat over for modification.

"Now that you have such a big ship, you have to treat a few tables?"

"Row."

"When can you call home and tell them about it? And make them happy?"

"Uh... you'll know when you go back home after the New Year. There's no need to tell me now."

"Haha, what would Third Sister-in-law think if she knew you bought a boat worth 10 yuan?"

Ah Guang said again: "How about I help you to speak?"

Ye Yaodong: "..."

He raised his foot and wanted to kick him, "Go back and eat your meal. Don't stay here. I don't have any extra food."

The boatmen also looked at them with smiles.

They were also complimenting him during the meal. Since he invited Zhang Rensu to dinner last night, everyone knew that he had bought that big ship. People had been talking about it all night, and they still hadn't talked about it enough today.

"Stop bragging. If you're so happy, why don't you help me suck some of the bullshit? Don't just chew on the bullshit."

"Hahahaha, our mouths stink, do you want it?"

"Hey, Dong has been out for too long, he's feeling pent up..."

"Boss, this is such a happy event, it's worth celebrating. How about taking my buddies out to have some fun tonight?"

"I'm already a pauper, and I'm still taking you out for fun. Tomorrow we won't have any meat to eat, and we'll have to tighten our belts. I scraped together money from everywhere to buy that boat, and I'm already in debt of tens of thousands. I'm counting on you to help me earn a little more to pay off my debts."

"Well, now that we've bought the boat, isn't it easy to make money?"

"Hey, you have so many ships."

Ye Yaodong waved his hand, "If you want to go, go by yourselves. I won't go. It's exhausting. I don't have the energy to run all day long."

“That’s why you need to relax…”

"I see you guys are pretty relaxed all day long. I'll buy some fishing line tomorrow and you guys can weave a big net for me."

"what?"

"If you have so much free time, then work more. You can go out and relax when you are tired."

"Hey, Adong, are you planning to weave a big net directly for that cargo ship? Do you want to transform it into a trawler?"

"I think so, but I'm not in a hurry. I don't have money. I don't know where the renovation fee will come from. I have to have money first before I can make any plans."

The topic gradually became serious again.

Ye's father also waited for two or three days before Ye Yaodong came.

I also found out that he bought the cargo ship as soon as he returned, and he paid 100,000 yuan for it. His mouth was so wide that a duck egg could fit in it.

"Why is it so expensive? I thought if we sold this boat, 60,000 or 70,000 would be enough. Wouldn't it be discounted?"

"That one is not an old ship. It is a new ship built in the past two years. The equipment in the cockpit is not made in China. Who would give you 60,000 or 70,000 yuan? It is more than enough to sell this ship as a new one."

After all, the sophisticated instruments are all imported and made entirely of steel. They won’t depreciate in value and can be used for decades. Wouldn’t people go crazy buying them for just 60,000 or 70,000 yuan?
He estimated that 10 was just the cost price, at most a little more.

Even if the price increases 30 times after thirty or forty years, that's only the price of second-hand ships. The price of new ships will increase more than 30 times.

"So you emptied it all at once?"

"I'm still in debt. I need to make a little more this month to cover my expenses."

"You are so generous. You spent 10 yuan without blinking an eye, just that one day, without even thinking about it. yuan is enough for you to spend for a lifetime, and you don't have to do anything."

"You think too much. It's still worth it. Don't think too much. The first to strike is the strongest, and the last to strike will suffer."

Father Ye frowned and said, "Don't call back yet. When the ship sails back, the family will know."

"I guess it can't be covered up. All the boatmen at home know about it."

"Then...then let's not call back for the time being..."

"Why? I'm the one being scolded."

10 yuan is indeed an astronomical figure for ordinary people.

But he felt that Aqing was reasonable and would listen to his analysis, mainly because they had money on hand.

Even if I spend 10 yuan, I will still have or yuan on hand. When I think about this, my anxiety is immediately reduced.

"Who should be scolded, you or me?" Ye's father said unhappily.

And he imitated the old lady's tone and said: "How old is he? You are already old, and you don't know how to stop him. What's the use of you..."

Ye Yaodong couldn't help laughing, and then he also said: "That's right, my mother would still scold: What? One hundred thousand yuan? One hundred thousand yuan can buy the whole village, and the whole village added up has less than 1 yuan. You are a prodigal son. The younger one is a prodigal, and the older one is so unreliable. There is no one who is worry-free..."

"Go, go, go. Don't call back for the time being. You've spent all your money anyway."

"Well, I'll call you after I pay back the money I borrowed, and give them some time to digest it."

"Switch, you stay at sea, I'll go back and see what your cargo looks like and where the 10 yuan is worth."

"There are several multifunctional instruments in the cockpit. If you don't understand them, don't touch them or start them. I won't give you the key. I'll teach you when I get back. If you want to visit, you can go aboard. It's fine."

"Well, I'll take a look at the structure inside when I get back."

The father and son switched places again, and Ye Yaodong returned to the sea again.

When we return to shore in a few days, the embezzled money will be almost recovered.

It is only the beginning of September now. If I work hard, I should be able to pay A Guang back by the beginning of October.

Then, after accumulating for another three months, I will have some money to bring back during the Chinese New Year, and then I can shut them up.

With money, a big ship and unlimited glory, there is nothing left to complain about.

I have already earned hundreds of thousands of yuan, so what if I spend 10 yuan to buy a big boat? It is also a production tool, and I can make more money from this big boat and reuse it.

The boatmen on the ship were busy sorting their goods and did not listen to the conversation between the father and son. After Ye Yaodong crawled over again, everyone started asking him about the situation. They all knew that he was going back for the cargo ship.

Ye Yaodong only said that he would take them to the big ship for a tour when he got back, which shocked everyone and he praised them fiercely again.

"I'm done with work, and I'm getting ready to log off the internet. It feels bad to owe money, ah..."

"Stop, with such a big ship in hand, isn't it normal to borrow some money?"

He shook his head and said seriously, "You have to work harder, otherwise you won't be able to pay the salary."

"Haha, come on, hurry up and do it..."

He waited until he got to the wheelhouse and looked out at the endless sea before he grinned happily.

Now you can still see several ships in the surrounding waters, but if that ship goes to the deep sea, there will probably be few ships left to be seen.

He stayed at sea for another three days before Ye's father came back.

This time his father was much happier than him, and kept saying that the boat was a good buy.

"If I had money, I could buy three or four more of those boats, and then I could get a freshwater boat, and I wouldn't have to earn the money from outsiders."

Ye Yaodong looked helpless. His father was obviously shocked when he heard the number of 100,000 yuan a few days ago, but now he dared to think about it.

"First, those instruments are probably imported. Second, a little modification would cost hundreds of thousands. Third, are you prepared to sponsor me?"

Father Ye glared at him and said, "You'd better sort out that boat first."

"That's not what you said. Learn from these boats and make the money for yourself instead of for others."

"Wait, there will be time for you to work."

Father Ye stopped talking as he couldn't win the argument.

Ye Yaodong thought that after the cabin was full again, he would go back directly, so he did not swap with his father.

I just asked how much it sold for last time and estimated in my mind how much I could earn this time.

Owe as little money as possible, but the payment for the goods still needs to be paid first.

They would rather deliver the cargo ship to the shipyard a few days later and pay the payment to several ships first, after all, they were not informed in advance.

In the past, we would always come back from the port and settle the accounts after selling the goods.

The money owed to A Guang is not that urgent. I guess A Guang would rather keep the money with him to reduce the risk.

Anyway, he will definitely not default on his debt.

By the time he settled everyone's payments and saved up another eight thousand, and sent the cargo ship to the shipyard, it was already after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Moreover, he paid 8000 yuan as a down payment for the renovation, and instantly became a pauper again.

He couldn't help but sigh. He had so much money before that he had no place to hide it. He was worried every day about where to hide the money he had.

Now the family assets have been emptied and they are burdened with foreign debts. Any little money they have has to be invested again.

"When will the hairtail season come? I'm going crazy from poverty."

Ye Yaodong had just paid the money and couldn't help sighing as soon as he returned to the rental house.

It was just the second day after the Mid-Autumn Festival and we hadn't gone out to sea yet. Everyone was gathered together and had set up several tables to play cards.

Hearing his emotional words, they stopped playing, turned to look at him, shook their heads and continued playing.

In the past half month, he has said several times that he is going crazy with poverty.

No one believed that he was really crazy because of poverty.

The ships were there, they were clearly in Versailles. If he went crazy with poverty, they would all have to beg for food.

Capital is not worth comforting.

Everyone continued to play their own cards in tacit understanding, leaving him to complain without reason.

Father Ye said, "When the weather gets cooler, the number should slowly increase. Didn't they say it could last for three months? That should be about it."

"We'll see. When there are more hairtail, it will be easier. We can bring them to the factory and we won't have to spend a long time selling them at the dock. It's not easy to sell such a large number."

Those fishermen are begging the fishmongers to buy their fish. Large amounts of fish are brought ashore every day, so no one would buy them overnight.

Some of the fish that cannot be sold have to be kept back to be pickled and dried by themselves. Most of the fishermen who fish here have stored a large number of dried and pickled goods.

Some can be sold, while others cannot, so the lack of a perfect trading market is also fatal.

He was thinking that when he went back home for the New Year, he would bring back a few boatloads of goods to save trouble.

Ye Yaodong took out another account book from the house and flipped through it, then looked through the recent cargo list.

"The number of hairtail has indeed increased, and it will probably increase slowly."

"It's cold in the winter, so we can just take it to the factory and suffer less."

"It's getting colder now, and it's not suitable for everyone to sleep on mats on the floor every day. While you don't have to work in the afternoon, go out and buy some quilts. I wonder if there are any ready-made ones."

Father Ye nodded, "We really have to buy it in advance. There are so many of us here. We must wait until it gets completely cold so that we can buy it."

"Then let's go shopping in the afternoon."

There are many people from other places here, and there are supporting services. There are even grocery stores densely populated here, and there are many restaurants that specialize in serving these fishermen from other places.

But it's not completely cold yet, and he didn't see any quilts for sale. He probably has to reserve them in advance so that he can get them earlier. He also has to prepare some winter cotton clothes.

Everyone originally thought that they would be able to go back around National Day, so no one brought thick clothes, let alone quilts. They just rolled up a straw mat and went out.

He felt that this was all because of his temporary change and no one had prepared anything, so it was okay for him to provide some information.

Just as a reward for everyone's hard work during this period, make two sets of winter clothes for each person.

But the quilt is still public property, so he can use it when he moves it to a large cargo ship or puts it in a factory in the city.

While going out for a walk, Ye Yaodong also bought some daily necessities, as more people meant more consumption.

Basically, you don't need a ticket to go to the port here. There are all kinds of goods, and you can buy them with money. You can find whatever you want, and they are displayed openly everywhere. There is also a special market.

Where there are people, there is consumption, not to mention the fishermen who come here to make money. They make money really quickly and their wages are really high.

In order to earn money from these foreign fishermen, there is a special street near the pier, which is hung with red lanterns.

From the beginning to the end of the street, it is blatant and no one cares.

Not only at night, Ye Yaodong could also see women standing in a row on the street when he passed by during the day.

Many fishermen are away from home for several months, and they come here whenever they reach the shore. Except for the occasional gambling, most of their money is spent on this. After all, they are young and middle-aged people with needs.

When Ye's father passed by, he couldn't help but take a few glances. He saw people laughing and joking around, talking about women, and saying something about having a good time later.

He muttered, "Hey... he's still dirty, and he's rushing here..."

"I just can't hold it in anymore."

"What they earn is not even enough for them to spend on women. Luckily you didn't pay them all their wages, otherwise they would have a hard time explaining themselves when they go back."

"I received a month's salary last month, and some of it has already been spent, so I started to take advance payments."

Father Ye shook his head and said nothing.

Ye Yaodong didn't feel comfortable making dirty jokes in front of his father, so he planned to take a look and buy whatever was needed.

"What are you looking at here?"

Ye Yaodong turned around and asked, "Why are you here? Didn't you say you were going out some time ago?"

Zhang Rensu smiled and said, "I should have gone out two days ago, but it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I decided to wait until after the festival. I came out to buy some things today and will leave tomorrow."

He glanced once more at the street where the father and son were standing and gave them a meaningful look.

"This place is not very good, it's not clean, you can go somewhere else."

"what?"

Father Ye instinctively responded, "Where to change?"

"Shall I take you there?"

"No, no!" Ye Yaodong was extremely embarrassed. What was going on?

"We are also here to buy something, we are just passing by."

"I understand. I'll be away from home for several months..."

Father Ye's face flushed red, and he felt that he spoke too quickly, so he quickly explained, "I was just passing by and took a few looks out of curiosity."

"Ha ha……"

Ye Yaodong changed the subject, "Where are you going on this trip? Or are you going to our place?"

"I'm probably going to your provincial capital, and then go to Ganzhou. There are several routes, and I should pass through your city."

"Could you please bring some photos back for me?"

"photo?"

"Yes, my family misses me a little. I just happened to have taken some photos recently and developed them. If it's convenient for you, please help me take the photos back."

"Okay, no problem. If you don't go, I'll return it to you later."

"also."

"Since you're taking a day off from going out to sea today, why don't we go play together tonight?"

"drink wine?"

"Correct."

"That's fine. Where and what time?"

"Charming Karaoke, 7pm, do you know where it is?"

Ye Yaodong nodded, "I know. The only few that know."

In other words, they go out to sea day after day and have no energy. They can only take a few days off when it rains, but they can't get enough people together, and there is nothing fun to do with the boatmen, otherwise their friends would have gone in long ago.

He is not very interested either, because today's karaoke is too simple.

It was because of Zhang Rensu's invitation that he wanted to go. He wanted to get closer to them and maybe make a few more friends.

"Okay, I'll introduce some friends to you then. I'm leaving now and won't disturb you while you're shopping."

"Ok."

After everyone left, Ye Yaodong said to his father, "I finally know who Chenghe looks like?"

Father Ye was a little confused. Why did he say this?

"Isn't he like your eldest brother?"

"Like you, it's inherited from the previous generation, and they're all a little stupid."

"How do you talk?"

"My second brother is the same, sometimes he is honest and silly."

"That's outrageous!" Ye's father said with a stern face, walking quickly forward.

He quickly followed, "Ye Chenghu is the same, it seems to have been inherited from the previous generation, one in each family. Dad, your genes are really strong. Even Qing and I are so outstanding that we can't change it. I don't know if he can be smarter when he grows up."

Ye's father raised his foot and was about to take off his Liberation Shoes and hit him.

"Dad, this is on the street, on the street, on the street!"

Ye's father held the shoe in his hand angrily, staring blankly, and tried hard to put it on again. However, he couldn't stand steadily and swayed from side to side by hopping on one foot.

Ye Yaodong laughed happily.

He had wanted to complain for a long time, and finally he said it out loud.

"Dad, was that embarrassing?"

"Stop bothering me, go back quickly, what time is it? You're still wandering around here, you've already bought the things, but you still want to go shopping."

"Are you angry?"

Ye Yaodong glanced down at his father, and when his father reached out to hit him, he quickly took a step back.

Ye's father strode forward, ignoring him.

"Wait, shall we buy some socks? I'm out of socks. They disappeared while I was washing them. Those bastards must have stolen them and worn them..."

"Dad, why are you angry? How about I take you with me tonight? Don't be angry."

Ye's father turned around and glared at him, cursing at him in the local dialect.

Ye Yaodong followed with a basket in his hand, smiling, "Don't leave, I have no money. If you don't buy me socks and don't go with me in the evening, then you have to give me money."

Father Ye got angry again, "Oh, you said so much just to ask me to give you money."

"What else? I have no money."

"Debt collector, he invited you to drink, and he wants you to pay?"

"Then I would be embarrassed to take advantage of it. He invited me to drink, so I can buy a case or two."

"Make money, make money. Where did your profits go?" Father Ye walked forward on his own.

Ye Yaodong followed behind, "You asked me to buy a fleet some time ago. I went back and told them that you asked me to buy it. You also asked me if I wanted to buy a car."

"you……"

After a lot of scolding, Ye's father grabbed a handful of money from his pocket and stuffed it into his pocket.