Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1269 Dissatisfaction
Everyone was really tired. They had been at sea for 12 days and were soaked in water again when they came back. They all set up the seine nets manually. The fishing nets were several hundred meters long and had sinkers, so it was not easy to pull them up manually.

After docking, they had to move the goods. There was a whole shipload of over 100,000 kilograms of goods, and there were only a few of them carrying them back and forth, and they were already exhausted.

I could still joke and laugh on the way home, but now that I'm home, I feel so relaxed that I want to lie down right away.

After washing up, some people didn’t even bother to eat and went straight to sleep, while others could even swallow a few mouthfuls before going to sleep.

Ye Yaodong felt it was okay. Apart from the mental fatigue, the physical strain was not unacceptable.

The main reason is that he is the boss, so he does less work than others and has it easier.

When he washed up, had his meal and went out, his father and a dozen boatmen were still killing fish and killing insects.

Some took kitchen knives, some took scissors, and some took machetes customized from the blacksmith shop. As long as it could be used, it was fine.

Father Ye saw him coming out and asked, "This insect looks bulging, but when you cut it open and take out its belly, only a layer of skin is left. How do you eat it?"

"Wash it, boil it, dry it, and store it. It will last longer. Go to the landlord's house tomorrow and cut a handful of leeks to stir-fry."

"That's pretty much like a sandworm."

"Yeah, about the same. It's just a little fatter than a sandworm and a little bigger. I probably need to cut it up a little bit."

"perhaps?"

"Yeah, probably. I haven't eaten it. Isn't it probably just a guess?"

"I thought you had eaten it."

“Where have I eaten before?”

"You're so lucky. No one else wants it but you do. How much did you sell it for?"

Ye Yaodong smiled, "Guess?"

"With 6 cents, how can it be sold for several hundred yuan?"

"I caught more than 2300 kilograms and sold them for 1416 yuan."

"Ah! So many?" Father Ye looked up at him in surprise. Isn't this just a way to get a bargain? So many people saw it, but no one picked it up, and they even thought it was disgusting.

Ye Yaodong was not afraid that the boatman would find out. When he was selling goods, everyone standing nearby could hear it.

"We were lucky. At that time, they were all trying to salvage the black mullet in the fishing nets. There were tens of thousands of kilograms of fish, and the nets were heavy. They were too busy to handle it all, and they couldn't spare any time. Plus, it was really disgusting to see such a large number of them all rushing onto the beach. It was normal for them to resist and not care about helping."

"How much did the fish sell for? Between the four boats?"

"A total of 67320 kilograms, sold at 7 cents per kilogram, more than 4000 yuan, each person can get a thousand yuan. It will probably be the middle of the night when they come back. We will settle the bill tomorrow."

"That's not a small amount. You're lucky to have earned it. You even earned two."

Ye Yaodong laughed, "I did make some money, I just hope I can save enough to pay it back to Guang this month."

"You should go to bed first. This little thing will be taken care of right away."

He looked at the sweet potatoes in the basket. There were not many of them. Each one weighed two or three pounds and could be killed very quickly. This basket only weighed about sixty pounds.

The workers nearby were killing the fish very quickly. With more people, more power was available, and most of the several baskets that had been brought back were processed.

He then went back to the house to sort out the money he had made from the night's sales and settle the accounts.

When he finished all this, his father had just finished his work and returned to the house.

The father and son talked about their gains in the past half month, and Ye's father gave him the money from selling goods during this period to hide.

Ye Yaodong estimated that after settling the accounts for several ships at the end of the month, he would be able to pay off A Guang's debt and still have about 10,000 or 20,000 yuan left in his hands.

As of today, he has more than 2 yuan in hand, not including the 8000 yuan deposit he paid to the shipyard. The money left this month should be enough for the renovation.

Thinking of that boat, he couldn't help but think of what his father said, about buying a few more to match.

In fact, it’s not that we can’t afford it, but the cost is too high and the construction period is long. The current domestic technology is not yet very advanced, so we have to wait.

And he'd better solve the problem of after-sales channels for fresh goods. He can't just rely on setting up a stall, he needs to have a cooperating company or factory to receive the goods. This is called a one-stop service.

He shook his head, closed his eyes and went to sleep. This was not what he could think of at the moment. He decided to save more money first.

Anyway, it's only 86 now, and it's only been 4 years since he was reborn, so there are still 90 years before entering the 4s.

The next morning, listening to the noise from the surrounding residents, he covered his head with the quilt and continued to sleep.

This type of old residential building has poor sound insulation and many people living in it, so there are all kinds of talking and noises every morning.

If the washbasin next door falls to the ground, it will wake up a lot of people early in the morning and people in several rooms can hear it.

Ye Yaodong never expected that Jin Laixi would come to see him the next day. He was still sleeping with his head covered with the quilt when his father woke him up and said someone was looking for him.

His first reaction was that he was a vulgar person, but after thinking about it, he realized that the person had gone out and would definitely not be back for at least a month.

"Who's looking for me?"

"They said they were from Vancouver who bought the fish yesterday."

"Happiness Boss?"

He sat up and quickly put on his clothes, wondering, is it so efficient? I just gave him the address yesterday, and they came today?

"I don't know him. Go out and have a look. He brought a net bag of oranges over."

"Okay, got it."

After Ye Yaodong put on his clothes and pants, he smoothed his long hair and went out to greet people.

Two people came from the other side, they were the two people who bought fish yesterday.

He was worried that he had just gotten up and hadn't brushed his teeth, so he would have bad breath, so he didn't dare to get too close.

"Boss Xi, good morning, Boss Fang?"

"It's not early anymore, it's almost noon, and it's hard to find this location. Luckily, when I asked people at the intersection, I got your worker."

"You sit down and rest for a while. I'll go wash up first. Who cooked lunch today? Cook more."

"No, no, I just came over to chat for a few minutes."

Ye Yaodong squeezed the toothpaste while chatting with him, "It won't delay our meal."

"Haha, we discussed it with a few friends we know yesterday, and they think your idea is great. As long as we are from Vancouver, it's better for us to stick together than to deal with strangers from outside. Locals are of course more friendly. And if we have any resources, we can discuss them better. People from the same place always have some local feelings."

He was not in a position to speak, so he nodded.

"So, we plan to do as you suggested and organize an association called the City of Wenzhou. We will choose the place where we are located as our base. When the time comes, we can put up a banner or make a plaque to make it look more formal."

This is indeed more formal, Ye Yaodong nodded as he listened.

"I'm here to ask for your consent, because I briefly learned yesterday that you are the vice president of the Vancouver Fisheries Association, so we want to invite you to join. After all, you are half a Vancouverite."

Ye Yaodong nodded again, that’s right.

"Then I want to use your title as the vice president of the Fisheries Association to promote it so that more people in Vancouver will know about our Chamber of Commerce and join us."

He turned to look at Jin Lai Xi in surprise, his mouth full of bubbles and his speech unclear.

Jin Laixi smiled and said, "After all, yours is an officially authorized name, so it is more credible. Our Chamber of Commerce is just a private organization, so we have to come up with some living signs to attract people to join."

"This is what we discussed, and we thought that you were the one who made the suggestion, and you should be happy to see our Chamber of Commerce become more successful."

"When there are more people in the Chamber of Commerce, we can occasionally communicate and help each other. Whether it is receiving or selling goods, we can give priority to our own people. Don't you have dozens of ships?"

Ye Yaodong quickly gurgled a few times, cleared his mouth and said, "How are you going to promote it?"

He just wanted to be a small character, maybe he knew a few ship captains or businessmen who could help him collect and sell goods, but he never thought of being promoted to a big position.

"You don't need to advertise it. When someone asks about the Chamber of Commerce, you can mention your name and say that the vice president of the local fishery association in Vancouver is in charge. You can also say that you are in the Chamber of Commerce. This will make people more credible."

"Of course, this must be introduced by someone you know. You can't just accept anyone who comes. If he's not a decent person, then we might be the first to suffer."

This sounds quite reliable.

Seeing that he was a little hesitant, Jin Laixi added, "The people we invite to join the Chamber of Commerce must be quite capable and will not use your name to mess around."

Ye Yaodong thought to himself, it doesn’t matter whether he agrees or not. As long as he is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce, people will definitely say that the vice president of the Fisheries Association is also in the Chamber of Commerce.

Unless he is not a member of this chamber of commerce, then of course nothing can be said about him.

"Okay, then you guys do what you want. I don't understand these things either. You guys can do whatever you want."

"Okay, that's settled. Are you free this afternoon? If so, let's get to know each other. There are several friends here, some speak Vancouver dialect, and some speak Minnan dialect. Let's get to know each other."

"The address you gave me yesterday? Go there this afternoon?"

"If you have no problem with this, we can go talk to the others and just treat it as an initial meeting."

"Ok."

Ye Yaodong agreed for the time being. After all, it was just a makeshift team, so he might as well just treat it as making some friends and getting to know a few bosses.

More friends mean more paths, and no one knows what you will encounter.

Having more friends may help you suffer less losses.

"Should I show you my certificate as the vice president of the Fisheries Association?"

To prove that he is not a liar, he is genuine.

"Haha, you still have it with you?"

"Of course. When you go out, you must carry something that can prove your identity. In case something happens, you can find someone to help you. I'll go get it for you to take a look."

Seeing is believing, otherwise you will have doubts in your heart.

"Okay, then show it to me so I can tell others with confidence and prove your identity."

Ye Yaodong showed him a small certificate booklet and pointed to the photo, official seal, name and place of origin affixed to it.

"Is that all right? I'll put it away. Can you stay for dinner later?"

"No, the workers at home have already cooked it, so I won't trouble you. Anyway, my goal has been achieved, so I'll leave first. See you at 2 pm."

"It's not a big deal. It's just a matter of having an extra pair of chopsticks. There are dozens of people eating together every day anyway. Just take a bite. I have a few bottles of good wine here."

"I have other things to do later and can't drink. I also have to inform others, so I won't stay any longer."

Since that's the case, he won't force it.

After sending the people away, Father Ye spoke up, "What kind of chamber of commerce is this? What kind of organization is this? Will there be any trouble if we just join this kind of organization casually?"

He had heard Dongzi mention it last night, but at that time he just thought Dongzi was fooling him and didn't take it seriously at all. He didn't expect that someone would come to his house to discuss it today.

"I just gave him a suggestion yesterday, but I didn't expect him to be such a man of action. He immediately took action."

"What are you talking about with others?"

"That's a long way off..."

Ye Yaodong talked about how he gave directions to the shrimp-catching boat that Li Shouquan and his group had used yesterday, and then mentioned that he met them after they docked yesterday.

Then when Jin Lai Xi was receiving their goods, he heard the conversation and became grateful and interested and started chatting with him.

He also had his own little ideas. He wanted them to set up a Vancouver Chamber of Commerce so that he could take advantage of their resources and get to know more fishmongers or ship captains.

These are all good things.

"I just didn't expect you to come to my door today. Am I going to become a veteran again?"

Father Ye said, "You are just making a fuss and talking nonsense to others. We can just fish well. What's the point? You are not from their place."

"Who said that? I've bought a house there, and I own shares in a factory. I'm half a Vancouverite, what's the problem? I'm also the vice president of the Fisheries Association, and they still have to rely on my name to attract people."

"Tsk, I'm just afraid that something bad will happen to you."

"Then can I also say that I have no ability? After all, this is Zhou City, not Wen City."

"We just met. Do you think that just because of your few words, they will buy all your goods, or sell all the goods to you to buy fresh goods?"

"That's hard to say. I have what they need, and they have what I need. We also have a common chamber of commerce. Isn't the probability of us hitting it off even higher? They set up a chamber of commerce to help each other."

Ye's father didn't believe it at all. He just met Dongzi and he didn't believe him talking about the Chamber of Commerce just after listening to Dongzi's words.

How can you trust people so easily and listen to others so casually?
"They are just tinkering around. We don't know who they are. We don't understand them. We have a lot of things to do and we have to attend meetings with them."

"Who has nothing better to do than sit there and hold meetings every day? They are businessmen and they also need to make money. It won't hurt for me to go take a look and get to know them first."

Which organization didn't start out as a makeshift team, or with just a few people? Having fewer people can make it more pure.

It would be even better if he could chat with them and share all the goods he brought back from the dock, so that they wouldn't have to sell the goods slowly in the cold wind at the dock in the middle of winter.

A worker asked curiously, "Boss, if you become a veteran, does that mean you will become the president? The president of the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce?"

"It sounds like it's pretty impressive, too?"

Ye Yaodong touched his chin, it seemed that he could indeed bluff people again?
Put on another vest for yourself?
The vice president of the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce sounds very impressive and is also a well-known title.

"No, he didn't seem to say that he wanted to invite me to be the president just now?"

"You should talk to him this afternoon. He has to use your name to attract businessmen and ship captains. How can he not give you a title? He must give you one."

"Ask in the afternoon and see if you can get another vice president?"

It is definitely impossible for him to be the president, and he is not that free to take care of this. They have to allocate it themselves. Can he see if he can get a vice president position?

Father Ye poured cold water on him and said, "What's the use? Who knows whether you, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, are round or flat? What do you do? People must have never heard of you."

"Can you please stop talking?"

"Who gave birth to you? This is to remind you not to get carried away. Who knows what people you just met are like?"

"I was born by my mother. Eat. I'm hungry. I know my limits. I'll go check it out this afternoon."

"They don't do serious work, but mess around with others to organize something, just those few people..."

“The Fisheries Association is also an organization.”

"This was arranged and organized by the Ocean Bureau. Can it be the same?"

"you shut up!"

Ye's father took off his shoes and wanted to hit him, and everyone had a suffocating expression on their faces.

"Don't take off your shoes when you eat. How are you going to eat later? Change your habit now."

Others also laughed and changed the subject.

"I fried the bugs from yesterday. Let's try them."

"I took two fish this morning and exchanged them with the landlord for a bunch of chives. They were quite fragrant..."

"Isn't it good to strengthen the kidneys and strengthen the yang?"

"Haha, can this bug also enhance male potency? If I had known, I should have caught more yesterday."

"Yeah, if you say this bug can improve sexual performance, who would find it disgusting? We would have rolled up our sleeves and caught it long ago, no matter how disgusting it is."

The corners of Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched. As expected, as long as it can be related to strengthening yang and nourishing kidneys, no man can refuse it, no matter how disgusting it is.

He clearly said that leeks can enhance sexual performance, but everyone could imagine that insects can also enhance sexual performance.

"If I had said yesterday that it could strengthen the kidneys, would I still be the only one to pick it up? No one would go to catch the black mullet, so they would have to come and snatch this from me."

Father Ye poured cold water on you, "Why are you replenishing yourself? You have nowhere to use it. Eat less."

"Then you should eat less."

After the meal, several people from the four-boat group came over to settle yesterday’s accounts.

During the meal, they all heard that Ye Yaodong sold insects at 6 cents per pound yesterday.

I was almost heartbroken for them. If I had known earlier, I would not only catch fish, but also catch some insects.

None of them got a single profit, and all of it was earned by Ye Yaodong.

Father Pei looked at the fish that were still drying outside and said, "Adong said yesterday that the bug was called sea sweet potato. Why didn't he remind us that it was so expensive? Otherwise, everyone should have caught some yesterday. It wouldn't be like we didn't get anything at all."

Ye Yaodong frowned, but he was not worried that his elder and second brothers might have some thoughts in their minds. When he was selling goods yesterday, they were there and knew that it was others who told him the prices.

He was worried that Zhou Da and the other three brothers would feel unhappy about what Pei's father said. When traveling away from home, the most important thing is unity.

If there are internal conflicts, how can we be united? We will have different ideas about everything we do and will split sooner or later.

"I know the bug, but that doesn't mean I know how much it can be sold for. What do you mean? Are you blaming me for not telling you so that you can make a fortune together? Are you deliberately eating alone?"

A Guang heard the dissatisfaction in his words and hurriedly explained.

"Dongzi, my father didn't say you did it on purpose. He just thought there were so many bugs yesterday and we couldn't catch them all. It's a pity that you just left like this."

"No, Dongzi doesn't know..." Ye Yaopeng wanted to help explain but was interrupted again.

"Knowing someone doesn't mean I know everything. I'm not a price list. I can't tell how much something can be sold for just by looking at it. This is the first time I've caught this bug. I've only heard about it before, but we don't have it where we are."

Ah Guang tried to comfort him, "Yes, we don't have this, so it's normal not to know the price. The same thing can have wildly fluctuating prices in different places."

Zhou Da said, "Yeah, Ah Dong probably didn't know the price either, otherwise he wouldn't have left without picking up all the items. There were still quite a lot on the beach at the time..."

Father Pei also frowned. "Didn't we all get on the boat yesterday when it was almost dark, and then we urged them to leave?"

"Believe it or not, they're all over the beach. Who can you blame if you don't catch them? Do I have to share everything with you? Do I have to give you half of the money I pick up?"

"I'm just asking. There were so many yesterday. It would be a shame if we didn't catch them. If you say they are valuable, everyone can have a share so that it won't be wasted..."

"So you're blaming me for eating alone? You'd rather waste it than tell you?"

Father Ye pulled him aside and said, "Just speak properly and explain it. Don't be so aggressive."

"No, Dad. Uncle Pei didn't say anything else when he came over. He didn't even sit down. He just said that I didn't remind them and let them make some money."

"Doesn't this mean I did it on purpose? Am I that kind of person? Do I still need this thousand bucks? Am I doing this on purpose to upset everyone?"

Ye Yaodong was also angry and didn't bother to explain, so he just retorted first.

Ye Yaopeng quickly explained, "You misunderstood Dongzi. He returned to the dock after selling hairtail and met Captain Xu, who gave him the stall. Dongzi asked casually and only knew the price after he was told the price."

They started arguing before they had even said a few words, and they didn't even have a chance to help explain.

Ye Yaohua also quickly chimed in. Just now, the two brothers and the other party had tried to help explain several times, but they were unable to get a word in.

"Yes, we were all there at the time, and a lot of workers were there, and we all heard it. It was Director Xu who reminded A-Dong of the price, otherwise he would have been almost ripped off."

The boatmen who were originally sitting outside heard the quarrel in the house and blocked the door, rushing to prove it.

I thought they were settling accounts in there, so I didn't go in, but I didn't expect they would start arguing.

"If Captain Xu hadn't reminded us, and someone hadn't come over and asked for 10 cents, our boss wouldn't have known about it."

"That's right. If I had known, I wouldn't have left until I had picked up all those bugs."

Ah Guang glared at his father, then said to Ye Yaodong: "Dongzi, my father misunderstood you, don't take it to heart, he just heard everyone say it's 1 cents per pound, and he slapped his thigh and regretted missing out, and he was anxious for a while."

Father Ye also tried to smooth things over, "It's okay, it's okay, just explain it. Everyone is watching this, Dongzi doesn't know everything, he just got lucky."

"Our boss is very lucky in terms of wealth..."

"Yeah, Dongzi would have suffered a great loss if no one had reminded him."

"It's okay, just explain it, Dongzi is not that kind of person."

"Haha, it's not a big deal. Let's try our luck next time. Let's settle the account first, shall we?"

"Yes, let's settle the accounts first. I think those black mullets must have been sold for a good price yesterday..."

"Adong is really capable. He got to know a boss and persuaded him to call a few more friends over with just a few words. He divided the goods among them and returned home early."

"Yes, we were still selling until dawn this morning..."

Everyone was chatting and laughing about other topics, leaving the matter behind.

Ye Yaodong didn't even look at Pei's father, he went in and took out yesterday's cargo list first.

The accounts must be settled. Since everyone is here, we also have to calculate the prices of the goods sold by the fresh goods ships over the past 12 days.

Pei's father stood aside without saying anything, and A Guang just let his father listen and he would just participate in the settlement.

Father Pei was also very depressed. He didn't think his question had any meaning. He had questions, and they involved money. Couldn't he have asked more clearly?

If there was any inside story, wouldn't it be fine to just explain it? Why was Ye Yaodong still angry?

It made him, even at his old age, feel embarrassed and unable to save himself.

He still owes them money, and they are still relatives, so what he said is too disrespectful...

Ye Yaodong settled the accounts and suppressed his temper.

He also carefully presented yesterday's invoice to them for verification, and then he went to give them the calculated payments one by one.

Once there is no problem, you can count the money directly and settle the order.

Then we can calculate the cost of selling the fresh fish on the ship that collects them at sea for 12 days.

A Guang was involved in the whole process of settling accounts.

After the calculation was completed and everyone had no questions, Ye Yaodong gave them the basket of shellfish that they had dug yesterday and asked each of them to take some home as a snack. Everyone went back happily.

A Guang also gave all the money he had calculated back to his father and kept it here himself.

"Don't worry, Dongzi. My father also speaks his mind."

"How about you switch with your father? You go out to sea, and your father stays on the shore?"

"Okay, I'll mention it to him later and ask him to switch places. He's old and can't stand the long hours at sea."

"Well, how about I return some of the money to you first?"

He felt that Pei's father might feel uncomfortable about lending him more than 3 yuan.

That's not just a few hundred yuan. 3 yuan is an astronomical figure for ordinary people.

It's normal to feel unhappy.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I don't have anywhere to urgently need the money, so just leave it there first. No one will ask you for it, and I feel safer leaving it there. Do you need anything else? If so, I can lend you some more."

"I'm worried that your father might be upset because I took tens of thousands of dollars. That's tens of thousands of dollars, not just a few hundred."

"No, you use it first. How can I worry about you not being able to pay it back?"