Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1275 The Money is Coming
Pei's father thought it would be easier to talk face to face instead of via VHF call, since he was the elder and relative after all.

I didn't expect to shoot myself in the foot.

Ye Yaodong didn't use any swear words in every sentence, but he didn't give him any face. He didn't give him any chance to redeem himself and just walked away, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

The two boats, which were very close to each other, gradually became more distant.

"Boss, Lao Pei is going too far. Isn't this just raising the price?"

"Yes, I didn't say that a long time ago. I only said this when our ship came over and we were going to weigh the goods."

"If you let them dock to sell goods, they will realize how powerful it is. Money is not that easy to make. Many people cannot sell all the goods until dawn, so they have to take them back and have to face the cold wind all night."

"That is to say, they can just collect it directly from our fishing boats, so he doesn't have to worry about it, and he can get more money."

Ye Yaodong said nothing, "Don't speak ill of others behind their backs. Whatever you want to do, if you feel that you have suffered a loss, then go back and sell it yourself."

"He has never sold any goods before. He doesn't know how to appreciate what he has. From the beginning, we have ships to collect the goods for him. He doesn't have to worry about anything. He just takes the money."

"Hurry back and hug your son and grandson. Let Brother Guang take over."

"I think he just got swollen recently because he had a son."

"I think he's just jealous of how much Ah Dong earns. He's probably been feeling unbalanced for a long time, and he's always calculating..."

"I think so……"

Ye Yaodong went straight to the cockpit and let them discuss. It was a good opportunity for him to go back early. There was not much cargo today, so he didn't need to be exposed to the cold wind.

If I could come across my own fishing boat, I could collect some of the goods to make up the number. Today, there are a few more Wenzhou merchants to share, so if I ship it back, I might not have enough.

But don't worry, the most abundant things on the pier are fish, shrimps and crabs.

But I have to go back and tell A Guang about his father raising the price.

He and A Guang are childhood friends, and A Guang is his brother-in-law. His father is not a big deal at all.

I have to explain it clearly to A Guang that his father should retire, and he can live longer if he worries less.

If Pei's father is replaced by A Guang to take care of his retirement, he will feel relieved. Otherwise, they will not be able to work together and will break up sooner or later, which will affect the relationship between the brothers.

His dad is almost becoming a troublemaker.

Ye Yaodong just drove away in his boat. He had collected the cargo from the other three ships in advance, so he didn't need to look for the next ship.

He didn't specifically mention this matter to his father and his older brothers. If he wanted to get in touch with his father, he would have to shout on the public channel first.

This makes him look like he is complaining.

He went back directly. He didn't know whether Pei's father had returned or whether he had found another ship to collect the fresh fish. His father didn't talk to him either. It was probably because the SF Express had not moved and no abnormalities were found.

Never mind, he went back anyway.

Father Pei let him handle it on his own.

Ye Yaodong returned to the dock smoothly. He first took out the notebook and weighed out the goods that each person wanted.

If there were not enough goods later, they would ask others to go to the dock to see if there were any stalls owned by their own family members and weigh some to make up the number.

There is not much missing.

Just divide it up and you can relax at night without having to blow cold wind.

He just needs to hire a tractor and deliver the goods to each merchant one by one, and then send it to the processing plant at the end.

"Hehe, it feels like we are much more relaxed now that we have one less shipload of cargo..."

"Adong has made less money. Is he stupid? But he needs to be taught a lesson. Otherwise, he will think making money is that easy."

"Yes, that's right. Only after being beaten will one learn to be honest."

Everyone completed today's task easily and had time to chat.

Ye Yaodong ignored them and said that after returning home, they should do what they need to do and let others communicate on their own.

After calculating today's money, I found that it had indeed shrunk a little, but it was only a few thousand yuan less, which is not unacceptable.

He settled the accounts and went out. The people who stayed behind all knew what happened today. They were all filled with righteous indignation and cursed Pei's father as a traitor. They asked him to try to sell him to someone else.

Ye Yaodong responded with "hmm" and "ah" and listened to everyone cursing. In the end, he just told them not to say anything outside. Otherwise, if word got out that everyone was cursing Pei's father behind his back, it would not sound good and would affect unity.

The most important thing for them here is unity.

Anyway, in the end we still have to ask him for help, but most likely we have to ask A Guang to do it.

After dinner, he thought it was still early and not time to go to bed, it was just past 8 o'clock, so he went to find A Guang and told him about his father's plans for the day.

"Why is my father like this? Where does he get so many tricks? There are a lot of goods on the dock, and a lot of them can't be sold. We have dried a lot of small boats that can't be sold. When the time comes, we will have to ask you to help collect them. Why does he think he has the right to bargain?"

"Oh, I'm so mad at him. He has to make trouble for me for no reason. Now he has to sell the goods by himself. He will probably have to come back tomorrow."

"Don't you see how other freshwater vessels are pushing down their prices because of the pirate incident? Also, the peak season has arrived and there are more goods."

"You didn't even bargain, you even raised the price before, and you're still not satisfied, damn..."

Ah Guang was so angry about his father's behavior that he started cursing.

"Your father probably saw that I made a lot of money on the seafood boat. The hard-earned money from the four boats, after deducting the expenses, is only equal to what I make on the seafood boat. He must feel uncomfortable seeing this."

"Really? I've told him many times that you have few unsaleable products because you have connections. Other freshwater boats are lucky to give a 5% discount to the shore. I really want to piss him off. He used to be very receptive."

“I probably haven’t seen me earn so much before.”

The seafood collection boat only comes in handy after we come out. When I was in Vancouver, I didn’t make so much money. After coming here, it really becomes a killer.

Their several large ships were engaged in crazily fishing at sea, and the income of the seafood collecting ships also doubled.

They only earned a few hundred more, but the number of fresh-fish-collecting ships increased several times.

One trip earns four to five thousand, five to six thousand yuan, and after deducting the bulk of the fuel money, their fishing boats only make a net profit of about two thousand yuan. They don't have to stay at sea all the time, and at most they only come out to collect cargo once.

It takes two fishing boats to equal the income of one seafood collecting boat. It looks so easy and really makes people jealous.

Ah Guang sighed heavily, "It's a good opportunity to learn a lesson. Only after suffering losses and being beaten can you know what is good."

"My father went out to sea the moment he arrived here. He was rarely on shore, so he didn't know very well how ruthless other seafood-collecting ships were. Here, it's the cargo that finds the ship, not the ship that finds the cargo. He only saw that it was too easy for you to make money."

"Let alone other things, we don't have to worry about the safety of our own people. We don't know whether other seafood collection boats are human or ghost."

Ye Yaodong said: "I just came here to tell you, so that you won't be surprised if you see your father coming back tomorrow and the other fishing boats haven't. After all, your father is your father, and you are you."

"But I think your father should stay on shore. He's old, and it's time to let go. I have a lot of things to do. I have to watch on shore and contact the merchants who receive the goods. My father can't do it yet."

Ah Guang gave him a thumbs up. "So, if you want to earn your money, you still need a way. What is my father thinking?"

Ye Yaodong couldn't speak ill of his father in front of him, so he could only blame and curse himself.

He just came here to talk about the matter in a realistic way, and A Guang would naturally be able to tell the good from the bad.

"It's nothing. I'll go back first. Anyway, it's good that you know the cause and process of this matter, so that you don't misunderstand and think that I'm giving your father a cold shoulder and not accepting his goods."

Ah Guang patted Ye Yaodong on the shoulder and said, "I know. Don't I know who you are? I also know my father. Anyway, once we have settled the loan issue, I will switch with him. I will go out to sea and let him stay on the shore."

"I had already agreed with him a few days ago that I would go out to sea and let him stay on shore. Isn't it that you want to get a loan and get another boat these days?"

"I didn't expect that he would cause this trouble. We were originally working well together... and now I have to clean up his mess."

"When he comes back tomorrow, I'll do some ideological work on him and talk to him. I'll have to count on you not to get angry with him then."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "You should do some ideological work on him first, so that others won't think that we are incompatible."

"Okay, let's talk about it when he comes back."

"Then I'll go back to bed first."

I just don't know if Pei's father will feel embarrassed or will be able to smile when he has to beg him to accept it.

He wasn't embarrassed anyway.

Or, can Father Pei still hold on?
"Wait a minute, you don't have anything to do tomorrow, right? Let's go to the government and ask about the land. As for the house, there's no news from the landlord yet."

"Okay."

After the two of them made the agreement, Ye Yaodong walked home with ease.

Ah Guang was still sober and what he said was pleasant to the ears. He certainly couldn't vent his anger on Ah Guang because of Pei's father's affairs.

Everyone has their own ideas. It is normal for father and son to have different opinions and think differently. You can't take your anger out on your childhood friend because of his father's affairs.

The next evening at dinner, without a doubt, Ye Yaodong heard the boatmen discussing the return of Pei's father at the dinner table.

He said he would be back in the afternoon and was still selling goods at the dock. A Guang brought some people to help him and brought him some food.

Everyone at the table was discussing the matter enthusiastically. Some were even gloating and betting on whether he could sell out all the items, or whether he would have to sell out until dawn.

No one is optimistic about them, and their stances are very clear.

Ye Yaodong just pricked up his ears and listened, without expressing his opinions. Hadn't these people given him the opinions he should have expressed? They were just mouthpieces.

After the night passed, he heard that he had not returned yet in the early morning.

It was not until around seven or eight o'clock that he saw Ah Guang coming towards him with big dark circles under his eyes, a haggard face and a tattered beard.

"I'm about to be killed by my father, please help me."

Ye Yaodong looked at him in surprise, "You didn't sleep all night and made it until now?"

"Isn't it? Now he knows how powerful you are. Without you, he wouldn't be able to sell a lot of goods and he wouldn't have to endure until now. The other fish and shrimp are okay and can all be sold, but there are too many hairtails. The docks are full of hairtails recently, and the ones that can't be sold are also hairtails. The other goods are selling well."

"Well, I'm here to ask you shamelessly. There's only a little bit of other fish left. It doesn't matter. Have them kill and dry them. These hairtails are still fresh, and there are a lot of them. I'm sorry to bother you."

"I was thinking that the factory needed hairtail, and there were a lot of leftovers. I didn't dare to bother you with other fish. But now that this has happened, I have to come back to you."

"Otherwise, those goods will be wasted, which is such a pity. Do you think we can still take them? It's okay to count less, but we just don't want to waste them. After all, they were fished out of the sea."

Ah Guang was full of resentment. He had been working with him all night and was still very angry. But since he was his biological father, he could only help clean up the mess and come over with a thick face.

Seeing how haggard he looked, Ye Yaodong did not say anything to refuse. His father was his father, and he was him.

"How much is left?"

"Three tons, right? About five or six thousand kilograms. After selling some of it, there are still this much left."

"That's quite a lot."

"That is to say, he has been scolding me all night. He must have been angry and anxious, and got irritated. His mouth was covered with blisters. He was blown by the cold wind all night and just collapsed when he got home. I had to ask someone to take him to see a doctor and get medicine. This made me so upset that I was almost mad at him..."

"It's ok, don't be angry. Take him to see a doctor immediately. You are old now, and it is not easy to recover from illness. You don't have as good immunity as young people. Just rest at home for a few days."

Ye Yaodong did not add insult to injury. He said a few words of comfort and added, "I dare not guarantee the quality of those goods."

He looked at the watch on his wrist again. "You should have come earlier. I'll go with you to take a look first, and then call a car to take it to the factory to take a look. It would be best if they can accept it. If not, we can only bring it back and buy a few hundred kilograms of salt to pickle it at home."

Pickling is the easiest way, easier than killing and drying.

"That's the only way. Let's try it first and see if he really kills us."

"Do you want to accompany your father to see the doctor and get medicine first?"

"No need. I've asked someone to take him to the clinic. I'll go to the factory with you, but I can't leave everything to you."

"it is good."

He didn't have anything to take with him, so he just followed A Guang.

Fortunately, after the factory repeatedly asked whether the goods were from Ye Yaodong, they did not refuse them, but just complained that they were delivered later than usual.

But he also said that the amount of goods delivered every day has increased significantly recently, and a lot of extra people have been hired. If he hadn't specifically requested the goods, he would definitely not want them now, as he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to finish the job that day.

The recent season for hairtail has arrived, and the factory’s demand for it has increased even more.

The quality of local hairtail is good, and now the price is even cheaper, so it is a good time to stock up.

Zhou City belongs to the waters of Shengsi Islands, with distinct four seasons. It is located at the estuary of the Yangtze River, Qiantang River and Yong River, and has abundant bait.

Coupled with the low salinity of the sea water in the area, this is what makes the Zhou City hairtail fish have a delicate texture and good taste.

Shrimp skin also has a low salt content. The dried shrimp skin tastes good and is not salty.

The common hairtails on the market mainly include "East China Sea hairtail" and "overseas hairtail". The hairtails from the Indian Ocean and other overseas waters are large in size, have big eyes, and have bony protrusions on their backs. They have thick skin, scales that are not easy to fall off, and they look very good.

However, the meat is generally much rougher and less nutritious than the hairtail produced in the East China Sea.

That’s why the hairtail here is becoming more and more famous every year.

By 2024, a pound of hairtail can be sold for one or two hundred yuan during the Chinese New Year, and this is in coastal areas where seafood is abundant.

When Ye Yaodong was weighing the goods, he saw several trucks of goods being shipped out. He also saw shrimps and fish scattered all over the ground, which were just casually swept away with a broom.

After selling out the entire truckload of goods, Ah Guang breathed a sigh of relief. He counted out half of the money and handed it to Ye Yaodong.

"Are you sure you want to give it to me?"

"Of course. Without you, all of this would have to be brought back. I would have to arrange for people to pickle them, and it would be a headache to figure out where to store them. I would probably have to beg you to buy them again when I get back. Take them."

Ye Yaodong accepted it without hesitation. If he had received the goods earlier, there wouldn't be so much trouble. He still had to make the money.

"Go back and eat something quickly, then lie down and sleep."

"I still have to check on my dad and his family first, and I have to worry about his condition."

"Normally I should go visit him, but I'm worried that he'll get mad again if he sees me, so I'm not going for now."

It's easy to imagine that she must have been cursing at him, blaming him for not accepting the goods and then turned around and left without saying a few more words to give him a chance to redeem himself, and just let him sell it himself.

I guess this night was quite exhausting.

"It's okay. Give him some time. He will recover in a few days and his mind will be able to turn around."

"Ah."

After Ye Yaodong returned home, a group of idle workers immediately surrounded him, gossiping and asking questions.

He said directly: "I have helped him sell the remaining goods..."

"Why did you help sell it? You should let him pull it back. This way it will hurt more and teach him a lesson."

"That won't work. If Lao Pei doesn't do good, then Lao Pei is fine. After all, A Guang is different, and we are not outsiders. We are all here, so we can't make things too awkward."

"I heard he was sick?"

"I guess I'm regretting this now..."

"Do they have to ask you to take it again?"

Ye Yaodong shook his head. "Not yet. I will probably have to rest at home for a few days. I won't go out to sea. I'll talk about it when I go out to sea."

It's also a loss not to go out to sea, and this is really painful.

He lost money and fell ill.

The others started talking about it, and even the people who stayed behind on other fishing boats found out about it.

By the evening, all the villagers here knew about it.

Everyone talked about it for several days in a row, and whenever they met the workers hired by A Guang, they would ask about Lao Pei's condition.

Even A Zheng and Xiao Xiao came over to chat with him, saying that Pei's father was too calculating. They thought in their hearts that he deserved it, but they would definitely not say it out loud.

Ye Yaodong also met Li Shouquan, who came to see him specially, in the evening of the same day.

"Why are there so many of you here? Don't you need to go out to sea?"

This was the first thing he said when he came over and saw the men at the door.

"Hehe, because some of my fishing boats are small trawling boats, and when they come back that day, they sit together and chat in the evening, so it seems that there are more people."

Isn’t it all because of the gossip about Father Pei?
I don't dare to go to A Guang to gossip, but don't I come to him to gossip?
It was like a big meeting. In addition to those who were at sea, there were also those who had not yet sold all their goods. Hundreds of people gathered here.

There are really too few entertainment activities, and this is their own people's gossip, which is much more interesting than listening to the chaos on the dock.

"You have so many boats... Show me your certificate as the vice president of the Fisheries Association..."

"If it's true, then I'll believe you. I'll buy all the shrimps from the boats I have, but you have to tell me a reasonable price."

"I came back today to sell some goods. They sold very well. Fortunately, I was not cheated by that unscrupulous fresh-collecting ship. They are still unsalable. Damn it, they just saw that I am unfamiliar with the place and can't find anyone else."

"Next time I see him, I'll give him a punch. He delayed me and I have to wait until tomorrow to go out to sea to make money."

Ye Yaodong smiled and led him into the house to sit down, and then showed him the certificate. Only then did he feel relieved.

"Oh, I feel like I've found the organization. You have an officially recognized identity, so I can give you the goods without any worries. Don't blame me for being a mean person. After all, we have only met twice. Today is the third time. I also have my concerns and I have to be responsible for others."

"I understand. After all, you've stepped on landmines before. You should be careful when you go out. You can't go wrong. And you can't trust others easily."

Ye Yaodong never expected that the identity of vice president of the Fisheries Association would be so useful and could be of use wherever he went.

When you go out, you still need to have some identity and background so that people will be more trustworthy when you speak and it will be more convenient for you to travel.

"Yes, that's what I mean. And that Vancouver Chamber of Commerce you mentioned, can you take me there tomorrow? And introduce me to some people there, the ones you introduced should be correct."

"No, don't trust me blindly. I just joined this chamber of commerce and have only just met a few people. I don't know what kind of people they are yet. I can't guarantee you anything."

"After all, he's from our place, so there's no harm in getting to know him. You can learn about his character yourself."

"Yes, that's right. I'm just building a bridge and connecting the Wenzhou merchants with the ship captains to form a group. As for the rest, it depends on how we get along with each other."

"That's good too."

"Then why don't you come over tomorrow morning? I'll take you there?"

"Okay, let's talk about buying dried shrimps. What price do you plan to pay? The previous fresh-collecting boat offered half the price of the dock, but I think it's too easy to sell. As soon as it docked, people started asking for it as soon as it was unloaded. It took only a few hours to sell out."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "But you have to take risks, right? The chaos at the dock, you must have seen several of them after you sold the goods once, right? It's normal for them to be beaten to death and dragged away."

"And the round trip does not take a few hours, but most of the day, or even a whole day. For example, after selling goods for an hour or so, you still have to go to replenish supplies, and you still have to verify when entering and leaving the port. Most of the time, you have to queue up, which takes a lot of time."

"Ha ha……"

"So if they give me 50%, I will give you 50% too. But I can promise that I will not make money from you for the additional gas, ice cubes and vegetables. You will get the same amount when I sell it to you at sea."

Li Shouquan's eyes lit up, "Then this is fine."

"Yeah? So it's settled then? How many boats do you have?"

"We only have eight larger ones, all of which are more than 20 meters long. The others that are more than meters long are trawl nets. There are abundant resources here, so we don't have to travel too far. They can come back and forth on the same day."

"That's similar to us. We use small boats to trawle the nets, so it's more cost-effective to go back and forth on the same day."

"Yes, fine, then it's settled. Take me to the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow and get things done early. I also need to go out to sea. It would take too long to come back, and I need to get some sleep."

"Haha, you must sleep, otherwise how can you bear it?"

"Then you have to work day and night at sea. Someone has to work 24 hours a day."

"Of course. Since we are out at sea, we have to work 24 hours a day."

"Then I'll leave first and come back tomorrow."

Ye Yaodong stood up and sent the person away with a smile.

I am secretly happy in my heart because it is easier to make money from outsiders and they are more likely to be content.

People are not enough to swallow elephants.

You have to listen to complaints when you make money from your own people, and you are still not satisfied after taking advantage of them.

People will be happy as long as they give them a little more sweetness.

"Brother Dong, who is this? What are you doing here?"

Ye Yaodong held the certificate in his hand and clapped his palms to answer the curiosity of others.

"You are here to give me money. From now on, you will have work to do every day. You don't have to sit idle and get moldy."

"Ah? We don't get moldy."

"Haha, Brother Dong, a lot of people have come to you recently. You're really amazing. You can handle both men and women, young and old."

"Nonsense," he shook the small notebook in his hand, "It's all thanks to this thing that I can at least stand firm on my feet, right?"

“It really works?”

"Isn't it? Probably starting from the day after tomorrow, our freshwater boats will be able to go out to sea every day to collect goods and earn money. Work hard, and I will give you all a big red envelope when I return home for the New Year."

"Haha, so that man is the captain of the ship?"

Ye Yaodong smiled and said to them: "Do more good deeds and help old ladies cross the road. Good people will be rewarded."

"I go……"

"This boat captain is a shrimp catching guy. From now on, you will have endless fresh shrimp to eat every day."

"That's great! Shrimp is selling really well now."

"Well, it can be considered a bargain. It all depends on this certificate in hand."

The next morning, when he was having breakfast, Li Shouquan came.

He quickly ate a few bites and then took him to Jin Lai Xi.

Jin Lai Xi's place is also very efficient. After not seeing him for a few days, he found that there was a wooden plaque hanging above the door with the words "Vancouver Chamber of Commerce" written on it.

It looks quite decent. His location is on the street, which makes it more conspicuous, formal and believable.

He led him in and introduced his identity. Li Shouquan also showed his personal certificate from the village. He was accepted without a doubt.

Jin Laixi also said that he would be given a membership card in a few days, similar to the vice president certificate of the Fisheries Association in his hand.

If you're going to do it, do it formally.

Ye Yaodong really thought it sounded quite good...