Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1284 Snowing
He stood up quickly and asked, "Why are you here? Have you eaten? Do you want to eat something?"

"I've eaten, no need."

"Is it a loan or something else?"

"It's not about the loan. I want to ask you if you want to save money. The interest rate is very high!"

"Deposits? You do both loans and deposits, so your business volume is quite large, right?"

Shen Ming'e laughed, "It's because the president wanted me to promote it. Otherwise, few people would go to the bank to deposit money."

"I have already borrowed 20 yuan from the bank..."

"Deposits are deposits, loans are loans. We will definitely not use your money to pay off the loan."

"You know, I'm not from here. I'm going back home next month. There's no need to keep money in a bank here. It's not easy to withdraw money from another place, let alone from another bank and another place. I'm too lazy to bother."

"You're going home next month? You're not coming?" Shen Ming'e widened her eyes in surprise.

"I'm going home for the New Year. My ship is still at your shipyard. The money has been deposited into the public account. I will come back here next year."

"Haha, that's it. You'll be back next year anyway, so just deposit the money in the bank. When you come back to sail next year, you can withdraw the money. The interest on depositing for a year will be much higher."

"I don't have any money to save. I spent 10 yuan to buy the cargo ship, and I borrowed more than 3 yuan from others to make up the difference. How can I save any money? All the money I earned was used to pay off the debts."

"Oh."

"Or, can you lend me some more money and I can save it and earn the interest?"

"What good things are you thinking about?" She raised her voice a little.

Ye Yaodong spread his hands and said, "Then there is no other way. I don't have any money on hand, so I can't save it even if I want to. You can either ask other people? Or wait until next year when I get the boat and earn more money, and then save it in."

"Forget it. You have so many ships. It's not safe to keep the money you earn with you. It would be better to deposit it in the bank."

"Then wait until I make a little more money, wait until I make a little more money, and then I'll deposit it in your bank."

Depositing money in a bank sounds safe, but there are too many hidden dangers. Also, it is not connected to the national network and the procedures are very complicated.

Moreover, the money can be transferred away through internal operations even in the national network, let alone now? Ten or twenty thousand is not a small amount, and he still has hundreds of thousands. If the employees run away, who will he ask for compensation?

Besides, he will be going home next month, so there is no point in saving it for a month just for such a small amount of interest.

It's so troublesome to carry a big box of money around, depositing and taking it out.
The bank doesn't mind counting the money, but it still minding the hassle of taking it back and forth.

He didn't even bring change to change because he was afraid of trouble. When you are in a foreign place, it is better to keep a low profile.

Who knows whether the person you meet is a human or a ghost.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars is enough to buy all their lives, so he should just hold on to it.

It’s okay to be high-profile about owing money, and it’s okay to exaggerate it and let everyone know about it, but when you make a lot of money, you still have to keep it to yourself.

After hearing what he said, Shen Ming'e could only believe that he didn't have much money and didn't need to save it, so she returned empty-handed.

"Boss, why don't you just deposit it in the bank? It's safer this way?"

"What are I saving? I'm going to use it to pay the balance of the cargo ship. The cargo ship renovation will be completed by the end of the month, so I have to pay for it, right? I'll be home next month, so I don't have to worry about it."

"That's right. If I go back next month, I won't be able to catch the winter solstice. I don't know if I can catch Laba."

"We'll see when the time comes. There's no feast for Laba, so staying a few more days will earn you a few more days' salary."

"I miss home. I've been out for a long time..."

Ye Yaodong also told them that he wanted to go back. It was too lonely here. There was not even a dog. The only familiar smell was the fishy smell.

But unfortunately, now is the time for him to make a lot of money, and he is already here, so he certainly can't just go back like this.

You have to earn the money you deserve so that you can bring people back happily.

After comforting and encouraging everyone, he told them to hold on a little longer and that time would pass quickly.

In the afternoon, it was time for the Chamber of Commerce meeting again. They agreed to meet once a week, at a fixed time and place, without any mandatory meeting.

If you are at home, you can go over for a meeting, chat, get acquainted, and get to know the new members.

If you are not at home, out at sea or out of town, you can wait until the next meeting. Everyone has to make money, and not everyone will be there every time.

After nearly two months of development, they already have more than 30 members, but for various reasons, only a dozen of them showed up.

Anyway, every time there is a new member, Ye Yaodong will be pulled out for a walk. There are 4 times a month, and he is basically there two or three times, which is considered to be a relatively frequent appearance.

Who asked him to drive the fresh goods collection boat? He only goes out every two or three days to collect and sell goods at a high frequency.

He was also very familiar with the people in the Chamber of Commerce, and they would chat for a while whenever they met.

To his surprise, this time he actually said something.

He actually said that he wanted to seek government approval to buy a piece of land and build a proper chamber of commerce office to prevent more and more people from crowding out and making it difficult for Boss Xi to move around in his rental house.

If there is a dedicated and formal office and it is approved by the government, it will be more standardized and more feasible.

Ye Yaodong also felt that it made some sense. After all, this was a rental house where Boss Xida was temporarily staying, and he couldn't let others rent it forever, since there were so many members anyway.

Moreover, those who joined the association were either businessmen or ship captains. They all had some wealth and must have made a lot of money in the past few months.

If the money is not enough, it would be enough if each person contributes about 100 to 80 yuan.

As he was thinking this, Boss Xida said exactly the same thing.

"Everyone has some family background, and I believe that if everyone contributes a hundred yuan, it won't be a big problem for everyone. Since you have joined our big family, I think everyone must hope that our big family will get better and better."

"If we can apply to the government to buy a piece of land and then put up a Chamber of Commerce sign, it means that we are recognized by the government. Then we can see if we can register a Vancouver Chamber of Commerce with the government like Comrade Ye Yaodong did. This way, we will be both standardized and legal."

"I believe that everyone will not have any objections to paying a little money. You just need to think about whether it is necessary and whether you support it."

"This place is indeed a bit shabby. We already have more than 30 members. If all of them come, there won't be enough space in the room."

"Of course, I have approved a piece of land from the government to build a chamber of commerce. This land and this chamber of commerce definitely do not belong to me. They definitely belong to everyone and the collective. Everyone can rest assured about this."

"I've said so much because I hope everyone can support each other, go further and further here, make more money, and become rich safely. You guys can discuss this first."

After Jin Lai Xi finished speaking, he let everyone discuss the matter on their own, then he came over to him and explained to him why he had not been informed in advance.

I went to look for him a few days ago, but he was out at sea. Then these two days he went to a nearby town to trade.

Ye Yaodong just said it didn't matter, it didn't matter to him whether he was told or not, he never cared about these things anyway. He was not a real Vancouver resident, he could only be considered half a Vancouver resident, just a mascot.

But he would definitely pay the money he should pay, which was only a hundred dollars, and he had his own chamber of commerce building, which was a huge benefit, like he had picked up the land for free.

Regardless of whether it can develop or not, having a piece of land under the name of the Chamber of Commerce is a great bargain, and the foundation for development is immediately there.

So he immediately responded, "Boss Xi is absolutely right. I absolutely support you. If the Chamber of Commerce has land under its name, it will be a great thing for everyone."

"Besides, if the government approves it, it means they support us, and we can be considered as regular soldiers. But when we apply, we have to make our words sound nicer."

"For example, our country is now developing its economy and supporting self-employed individuals. It would be more beneficial for us businessmen to form a group to develop. Moreover, after we businessmen develop together, they will definitely support the government's construction more."

"This is also good for their local government. If we work together, they will be able to manage us better."

Jin Laixi gave him a thumbs up and said, "I knew it was right to talk to you. Why don't you go and say a few words to everyone?"

"Alright."

"If you can help me explain, I'm sure everyone will have no problem with it. They will definitely not be reluctant to spend the money. As for the hundred or so yuan, they are probably hesitating whether it is worth spending the money and whether it is useful. After all, most of them have just joined the club and haven't done anything yet, but they have to pay money again. Some people are not that familiar with us, so they must have some thoughts."

"That's the truth."

Jin Lai Xi nodded and spoke loudly, asking everyone to be quiet.

"Listen to what Vice President Ye Yaodong has to say. I just discussed it with him. He has some very good ideas. Let him share them as well."

Ye Yaodong waited for him to finish speaking, then stood up and repeated the point he had just made to Jin Laixi.

He also said a few more words that after the Chamber of Commerce has land for independent use, it will be more cohesive and the Chamber of Commerce will become stronger.

At the same time, it was also mentioned that you could choose a finance position to specialize in bookkeeping and record where every penny of income was spent.

If there is no daily spending, he suggested putting the money in the bank. The current bank interest rates are quite high, and the bank will also keep records of every expenditure.

This is also a guarantee for everyone.

When everyone heard him say this, they felt that it was much more reliable than what Jin Lai Xi had just said.

At least the membership fees and the money paid by everyone are kept in the bank and there are records for checking, instead of being in the hands of any individual.

People are not afraid of paying money, but they are afraid that after paying the money, someone will get a bargain.

Ye Yaodong suddenly remembered that Shen Ming'e had asked him to deposit money in the morning. It just so happened that after everyone had pooled their funds and finished recording the accounts, they could pay the money to the bank first.

Currently, all membership fees are paid to Jin Lai Xi. Now that there are few people and not much money at the beginning, I'm sure everyone has no objections. But when people come to their senses later, they will definitely have their own ideas.

It would be better for the Chamber of Commerce to open a separate account and deposit the money into it.

After he finished speaking, more people nodded and more people agreed.

Those who were originally hesitant also followed the crowd.

Most people agree, and there are fewer voices of opposition, so basically everyone has no objection and just goes with the flow. After all, most people present don't have much money.

Those who can recommend each other to join the Chamber of Commerce may not all be millionaires, but in the environment of Zhou City, they are pretty much the same.

After hearing that no one objected, Ye Yaodong also said, "In the future, everyone will be grateful for today's decision. Within five years, you will definitely feel that it is worth it."

The international aquatic center here is already being prepared, and once it is built, it will only develop at a faster pace.

By then, there will be more and more transactions and trade surrounding the fishery center, and the surrounding shops will surely spring up like mushrooms after a rain. The land will surely become more and more valuable and will be hyped up even faster.

It is only 86 now, and in five years it will be 5. The economy is getting better and better, and it is easier to make money.

Just as he was about to sit down, someone said, "I went in because I heard that the president of our Fisheries Association was in there. Since you said so, I believe you."

Ye Yaodong didn't understand the Vancouver dialect the man was speaking, so Jin Laixi translated it for him. Then he stood up and said, "Don't worry, as long as the government approves it, it will definitely be a good thing."

He thought for a moment and said, "I'm not afraid to tell you that I also bought a piece of land here. It's not small. As for where I bought it, I won't tell you specifically. I bought it in my personal name. I am optimistic about the development here. Buying a house and land will definitely not be a loss."

As soon as he said this, everyone started whispering again.

Even Jin Lai Xi curiously asked him why he bought the land.

"I am optimistic about the future development, so I fully support you when you say you want to buy a small piece of land in the name of the Chamber of Commerce and build a Chamber of Commerce. If possible, I also want you to buy a bigger piece of land, so that it will all belong to the Chamber of Commerce!"

"Such……"

"You figure it out yourself. Find a place first, then negotiate with the government. After you set the price, you can discuss how much money everyone can raise through crowdfunding. What I mean is that as long as it's within the city, anywhere is fine. It doesn't matter if it's a little out of the way. If you can buy a big one, buy a big one. You won't lose money anyway."

It may look a little biased now, but it will never be biased in the future!
If you think it’s expensive now, you will buy less in the future.

"Okay, since everyone has agreed, I'll find a few people and we can go around together when we have free time. Since you can trade individually, we should be able to do it as a group."

"Then I don't know, you can go ask."

Jin Lai Xi nodded and didn't say anything else to him. Instead, he told everyone that they should raise funds through crowdfunding after everything was confirmed. The money raised would definitely not be too much and would not be a big deal for everyone.

We can discuss it again at the next meeting and understand the progress.

After all, there are still many people who have not participated and are still unclear about this matter. It is certainly not something that can be decided by just talking about it once.

They can also take advantage of this period of time to look around and ask the government about its attitude towards their land purchase and whether it can support it.

After finishing talking about this matter, everyone started chatting with each other in groups of three or four, trying to make friends and talk with people who interested them.

Ye Yaodong also took the opportunity to chat after the meeting and place orders with a few businessmen for tomorrow's shipments. Tomorrow he will go out to sea to collect the goods from several ships.

I was going to look for these merchants in the afternoon, so now is a perfect time to take advantage of them.

After finishing the task, he started chatting with everyone.

There is always a group of people around him. From the beginning to the end, as long as he comes, there is no shortage of people around him.

Everyone couldn't speak Mandarin fluently, but to accommodate him, they all followed him and spoke Mandarin.

Ye Yaodong could only guess some of what was said, but he was able to understand the general idea and had a pleasant conversation with them. He also learned several words of Vancouver dialect.

After this meeting, the application to the government to purchase land in the name of the Chamber of Commerce has been temporarily settled.

Next, we will bring it up again and again to make sure everyone knows about it, because not everyone attends every meeting.

He didn't care about it. He just wanted to hear the progress results and it wouldn't take much time to pay.

When Ye Yaodong was waiting for the sun to set and was going back, he was thinking as he walked on the road, there were more than 30 people, 100 yuan each, that would be more than 3000 yuan, not a small amount.

We can recruit more people later. After all, it will not be that fast to build it once it is decided.

It shouldn't be a problem to scrape together 5000 yuan. It should be enough to buy a piece of land, but it may be a little short of building a house.

I guess we will have to raise funds again, but that’s a matter for the future.

At worst, we can look at personal willingness to donate internally. He will definitely support this. By donating one or two thousand yuan, taking the lead and setting an example, his position will definitely be unshakable in the future.

Speaking of which, he was the one who paid for most of the money to build this Chamber of Commerce.

Thinking of this, he also exclaimed "Fuck".

Wouldn't it be better to just make use of his garbage dump next year?

At that time, it will be rented directly to the Chamber of Commerce in the name of leasing.

"Hey, no!"

His place is in a good location, and the rent must vary greatly every year. It would be bad if there was a dispute over the rent at that time.

Asking him to contribute for free would definitely not work.

It cannot be left to him, otherwise everyone will think that the Chamber of Commerce belongs to him alone, which will lead to unnecessary ideas and poor cohesion.

This Chamber of Commerce still needs to have its own place, which belongs to everyone, so that they can have a sense of belonging.

He might as well give a little more money to support the Chamber of Commerce in building it, which would give it a better reputation and more prestige.

It is more worthwhile and more profitable for him to spend a little more money, buy a reputation, and avoid future troubles.

After walking all the way back home, he had figured it out clearly and was waiting to bring it up the next time he met Jin Lai Xi.

For the few initiators, it is easy for each of them to contribute a few thousand yuan, and they are probably the people who support the Chamber of Commerce the most.

After Ye Yaodong returned home, he quickly drank a bowl of hot tea to warm up his body.

"It's damn cold. It seemed like snowing just now. My hat feels a little wet."

"It's only 5:30 and it's already dark."

"Go to sleep right after dinner, and go out to sea at 4am."

"It's really cold here. The wind blows into my bones. I think it's really going to snow..."

In the early morning of the next day, when they got up to go out to sea, a few snowflakes actually floated in the sky in the dark night. They fell to the ground whitely, but they could not accumulate at all and melted away in an instant.

Most people were seeing snow for the first time and were very excited.

Except in the mountains in the south of Fujian Province, it rarely snows. Even if it does snow, it only snows a little at night and is not visible in the morning, let alone snow accumulation. There is almost no snow at the seaside.

"Wow? It's snowing..."

“It’s really snowing…”

“The first time I saw snow…”

"This is too small, just a little bit of snow, just a few snowflakes."

"If the kids at home saw this, they would be so excited."

Ye Yaodong said with a smile: "The snow is too small now. When it snows heavily and the ground is thick, I will take a photo for everyone. It would be best if we could build a snowman and take a photo with the snowman. Then I will give it to you to take back and share with your families."

"This is good……"

"I think we should take a group photo to commemorate this."

Ye Yaodong thought this was a good idea, "That's fine too, we really need to take a group photo."

"It's snowing now. When the temperature drops to below zero at the end of the month or after New Year's Day, it will definitely snow heavily."

"Hurry up and buy some buns. Buy more. Heat them up on the boat at noon and in the evening and serve with some hot soup. It's much easier. Otherwise, you have to spend half a day cooking them on the boat in such a cold weather, and they will get cold immediately after cooking."

"Okay, I just vomited the noodles."

As we walked, we looked up at the snowflakes. Our noses were frozen red, but we all had smiles on our faces and were very happy. We all thought about how happy our family members would be if they saw the snow.

They also chatted with each other, looking forward to heavy snow so that they could build a snowman for their children and take pictures to show them.

Ye Yaodong was thinking that when he came back from the sea, he would look around to see if there was any color film. He hadn't bought any at home before, so if he wanted color photos, he could only hand-draw them.

When I think about taking pictures of the snow this time, I'm sure color photos will be better and clearer.

Previously, color film could only be imported, and in very small quantities, and was not widely used.

When we walked onto the dock, everyone around us was happily talking about the snow.

He just happened to hear passers-by say that today was the day of heavy snow in the 24th solar term, and then he realized that it was no wonder that he felt the temperature was obviously colder today.

After everyone got on the boat and drove the fishing boat away from the port and kept a distance from other fishing boats, they looked at the snow on the sea and talked even more excitedly. Everyone stood on the deck watching the snow and no one went back to the cabin.

Everyone was shocked by the snowfall at sea. There was no one around and there was sea all around. Under the dim light on the boat, it seemed as if countless stars fell from the sky and landed on the water, which was magnificent.

It was not the first time that Ye Yaodong had seen it, but he thought it was indeed beautiful. Sitting in the cockpit, he felt warm and could enjoy the snow falling all around him.

Unfortunately, when the fishing boat was in the middle of the sea and the sky was slightly brighter, the snow stopped and disappeared without a trace.

He first went to his father to collect the harvest. After the weather turned colder, the harvest of hairtail was better and the quality was higher.

Generally speaking, the quality of hairtail will become higher and higher after the first snow, and the 20 days before and after the winter solstice is the fattest and most delicious time of the year, which is exactly before the New Year.

However, these days, there are too many hairtails, and it is the peak season. Even when they are at their fattest, the price has not increased much. Instead, it has dropped as the number increases.

Recently the temperature has started to drop, seafood can be preserved longer and is more popular, fishmongers want more goods, and prices have stopped falling.

"Dad, it snowed last night."

Father Ye was also very happy, "Yes, it's snowing. I haven't seen it for many years. It's also rare for us to see it once in many years."

"Just don't let the hail fall."

"Crow's Mouth, it may hail in this weather, and there will be a real evil wind."

"Damn it, Dad, you are the one with the bad mouth."

Father Ye also reacted and quickly slapped his mouth.

Crow's Mouth X1
He was indeed a pessimist. A violent wind in this weather could come at any time. But hail might not come either.

"Please take the goods back quickly. It's too cold at night."

After saying this, Father Ye looked at him, who was wrapped tightly with only a pair of eyes showing, and instantly felt that he had said too much.

He's wrapped up like a ghost, how can he be cold?
"Okay, let's go now. Don't delay me from setting the net. I don't know how many days I can fish in this weather. I don't know how big the waves were at night. Fortunately, I managed to hold on. It was better during the day. We've only been out for three days. Don't go back tomorrow."

"Don't be such a bad-mouthed person anymore."

Crow's Mouth X2
"I just complained. I was either in the cockpit or sleeping in bed all day long. I barely said a few words a day."

"Then do you want to change me?"

"I don't know who you're going to send those goods to, and I can't even understand the handwriting you wrote, so forget it."

“My handwriting is pretty good now.”

"Even if you write beautifully, I still won't understand it. After loading the goods, hurry back. You never know when it might snow heavily."

"Oh my god..."

Father Ye realized that he had been a pessimist again.

"Alright, alright, it's not that easy. I was right."

Crow's Mouth X3
Seeing that everyone had almost finished carrying the goods, Ye Yaodong didn't say much to his father because he had to go to the next ship to pick up the goods.

There was no need to weigh the goods on the Dongsheng. After they were sold, he deducted the goods from the three ships, and the rest belonged to the Dongsheng. It was simple and convenient.

He went back and forth three times before he collected all the goods from the shrimp boat and only went home to lie down in the middle of the night.

Who would have thought that when he woke up the next day, he saw his father and the others had returned. They had brought all the goods back and piled them up at the door, waiting for him to wake up and deal with them.

"Why are you back?"

"got windy……"

Just as Father Ye said this, someone next to him said, "There was a monster wind... There was a strong wind on the sea... So we came back."

A demonic wind? It came true.

Maybe he will be back tomorrow? It came true.

Heavy snow? To be verified.

His father is really good at talking.

Father Ye was still mumbling, "It's too cold, it's snowing and windy. It's windy every day, and it's even stronger at sea, and it's even stronger at night..."

His father's words sounded like a bunch of sophistry.

"Okay, go eat something, soak your feet and go to sleep. Leave these goods to me. I'll go ask where else I need them."

"I also asked your eldest and second brothers to bring back their goods. You can go check the quantity and help sell them. It's so cold and they haven't slept all night. They don't want to be in the cold wind on the dock."

"understood."

Ye Yaodong washed up and hurried out without even having breakfast. He just bought some food on the roadside and dealt with the goods while walking.