Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1300 Aftermath
He walked around the workshop, and every woman who saw him greeted him warmly, more satisfied than a mother-in-law would be when seeing her son-in-law.

The workers also arrived one after another, standing at the door chatting, all of them were full of energy and joy.

Seeing that most people had arrived, he led them to the dock.

He didn't know what his father was dawdling about. He didn't care if his father didn't come. It didn't matter whether he came or not. There were so many people, and his father wouldn't make a difference. There were plenty of people working.

A large group of people walked happily towards the dock. Those who didn’t know would have thought they were going to the market, not to work.

Acai was sitting at the door basking in the sun. As soon as he saw Ye Yaodong, he rushed over immediately.

"Brother, you're finally back! You're going to screw me over!"

Ye Yaodong was confused for a moment and asked the others to go to the boat first so that he could listen to what Ah Cai had to say.

"What did I do? I wasn't even at home, what did I do to you?"

"Damn it, I was screwed by you because you were not at home."

Seeing his confused face, as if he knew nothing, Acai slapped his thigh in anger.

"Fuck you, do you still remember that one month before you left, you asked me to turn the gatehouse into a simple cold storage room?"

Ye Yaodong suddenly realized and he remembered.

"Fuck, you haven't changed it yet, have you?"

"Isn't it? Who knew you'd be gone for half a year? All my efforts were in vain, and you still don't remember this."

He smiled awkwardly, "I remember it, but I just came back and didn't think about it for a while. Didn't you say you wanted to think about it? Wasn't there still a month left?"

"I've thought about it. Since you're not here, I don't want you to go to Zhejiang Province. It'll only take two months. Two months is enough time for me to make the changes. When you come back, we can cooperate and we won't have to waste time."

"Who would have known that you'd be gone for half a year? This really hurt me. I had everything ready, but then I heard that you guys ran away to another place. I've been waiting for you at home for half a year."

Ye Yaodong said, "You didn't tell me when you started the renovation? Besides, you just need to build the wall and make it more airtight, which is the basic investment. The shop is still yours, and you don't have to rent it, so it won't cost too much, right?"

"Then I don't have to waste energy and run back and forth. I've been delayed by this and I don't know how much money I've lost."

He felt that it was not entirely his fault, so he should check with him before doing anything. However, when he was not around, Acai had already started working impatiently.

"Brother, give me a definite answer. You won't run away again after the New Year, will you? I have already completed the transformation..."

"Don't worry, you won't leave after the Chinese New Year. You will fish in our area. Your words count. However, you just came back yesterday, and it's only about half a month away from the Chinese New Year. We won't go out to sea for the Chinese New Year, and we'll do it after the Chinese New Year."

"Okay, just give me a definite answer. Are you sure you won't run away after the New Year?"

"Sure, I won't run away."

Acai was satisfied. After all, he was also wrong for starting the construction without informing the public.

"Brother, I heard that you bought another boat worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and drove it back directly this time. Where is it? Is it true?"

"Who said hundreds of thousands? If not hundreds of thousands, then hundreds of thousands."

"Just! Just hundreds of thousands! This number makes me dizzy, and you made hundreds of thousands so easily... This is incredible, you are amazing, how can it be so easy to make money for you? Every time you go on a long trip, you can make a lot of money."

"These are all hard-earned wages. We all work together to earn them. It's not as simple as you say. If you go out, you'll have to put your head on your belt. You won't be able to get any more money back."

Ye Yaodong saw that everyone had already boarded the boat and were waiting for him. He did not chat with Ah Cai for long and told him to wait until he was free to talk about anything.

"I have other things to do, let's talk later."

"Okay, go get busy first."

It's not that bad to just unload the cargo on one deck, just leave the cargo in the cabin first, and then drive directly to the city when it's empty.

The wind was strong at sea and we couldn't leave it on the deck, even if it was covered with nylon straps it would be blown away.

Before unloading, everyone would spread a large piece of nylon cloth on the deck to serve as a base to prevent the deck from being soaked by the waves.

Then half of the people stood on the fresh food collection boat, and the other half stood on the trawling boat to receive the goods. Ye Yaodong was responsible for standing on the fresh food collection boat to give orders.

When the small boat is almost loaded, one boat will pull back to unload the cargo, and they will continue to unload it onto another small boat.

It took two ships a trip to unload most of the cargo.

But they only unloaded it at the dock, and when they came back from the sea, they had to use a tractor to move it back to the workshop.

His elder brother, second brother and some other ship bosses were also waiting for him at the door of the workshop.

"Dongzi, have you finished unloading the cargo?"

"Almost. Just transport it back to the workshop."

"Then our goods..."

"Just send it over after you unload it. I'll weigh it and send it to the warehouse directly."

Others also have some unsaleable goods that can only be put out to dry, especially those small boats, the number of which has accumulated over several months.

We had agreed before that I would sell them all to him when I got home.

There was no scale on it before because the rented place was small and he had no place to put it. It would only take up space if he put it away.

That's why I let them collect them separately first, and the quantity at one time is too small, and it's troublesome to weigh the goods. It will be simpler and more convenient to weigh the goods all at once when we get home.

"Okay, we don't have a lot. Some of them were unloaded last night, and some were finished this morning. We're just waiting for you to receive them."

"Then just send it over while the workers are still here."

"immediately."

They immediately went home to busy themselves with the moving work, and at the same time told each other and other ships.

I was going to come over and tell him early in the morning, but seeing Ye Yaodong busy unloading the goods, I waited until he returned to the workshop before telling him.

It was almost noon, and Ye Yaodong didn't want to drag it out until the afternoon, so he just let the workers go off work a little later and finish the work.

It just so happens that tractors are now transporting goods back and forth to the dock, and they need to unload the goods when they are delivered. After unloading, their goods are delivered as well, so we can connect to weighing the goods.

Only after these finishing tasks are completed can we be considered truly busy.

Soon, everyone came pushing carts and bringing over the dried fish they had accumulated. The entrance to the workshop was bustling with people coming and going with carts, all of them men.

In the past, the workshop was full of women and few young men.

The women inside were working and talking very enthusiastically. Some of them ran out to see why it was so lively here and kept looking at the door.

Ye Yaodong was already sweating from the heat. It was fine on the sea, but after getting ashore, he took off all the clothes that were exposed to the sun and only wore his autumn clothes.

The other men were the same, they all took off everything except their autumn clothes and rolled up their sleeves to carry the goods.

Not only do men like to look at women, but when women gather together in large numbers, they also like to look at men, and they look at them blatantly and talk about men blatantly.

"...Now that this man is back, I feel at ease and have a backbone..."

"Who said it wasn't true... My husband works as a boatman, and he only gets 700 or 800 yuan in wages, but I still feel more at ease watching him at home..."

"So much? Why did my family only get 500 yuan back? Aren't food and accommodation provided? Where did that damn flower go?"

"Then you have to ask carefully when you get back at noon."

"Everyone can have a good New Year this year. My husband said that after we finish dealing with the aftermath, we will go buy a TV in the afternoon, haha..."

"Oh my, your family is the one that is willing to spend. My family only plans to buy a bicycle..."

"It's Chinese New Year, let's buy a big item for the family..."

Even though there was a wall between them, Ye Yaodong could hear clearly how excited the women next door were.

He also said encouragingly, "Hurry up and finish the work. After receiving the last few days' wages, everyone can go buy big items for their families and celebrate the New Year in style."

"Okay! Hahaha..."

Ye Yaopeng asked him with a smile, "Dongzi, when will your boat go back to the village to make some money? I just saw a lot of people sending fireworks to your house, and the yard is full of them."

"Ah? The yard is full?"

"Yes, you didn't see it if you didn't go back. The yard was piled high with fireworks, covering an entire wall. Most of the people in the village sent you fireworks, including the workers."

Ye Yaodong was surprised when he heard this, "So many?"

"That's right. Most of the people in the village have made money with you. Now that you have a new ship, it's normal to buy some fireworks to show your appreciation."

Ye Yaohua said: "All the grocery stores in the nearby villages were sold out. Some of them even went to the town to buy early in the morning."

"That's a thoughtful thing. Where should I set off so many fireworks? How can I ever set them off?"

"It's just right to keep it for the New Year."

"It's so passionate..."

"Haha, this year is a prosperous year for the whole village. This morning, the whole village was talking about how great you are. You went to Zhou City and met a lot of big bosses. You even became the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce. You also bought land to build a chamber of commerce. The bank is giving you money. They all say you've made a lot of money."

Ye Yaodong laughed. He clearly took out a loan from the bank and owed the bank money, but he didn't expect that this could be beautified and turned into the bank giving him money.

"It spreads pretty fast."

"Of course, most of the men in the village have returned. I told my wife about it last night, and of course it spread today and the next day."

……

They chatted happily, and after the workers had finished their work and weighed all the goods, Ye Yaodong asked Pei Dongqing to call Lin Xiuqing over to pay him.

After settling the workers' wages and the boat bosses' money for dried fish, they considered their finishing work complete.

Everyone went home happily to eat.

Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing also went home. "There are too many goods to store. We have to take them to the city to store them to prevent them from getting damaged by the rain. We have just packed them up at home with nylon bags. The place here is too small."

"Are you going to the city tomorrow?"

"I'll see if I'm free tomorrow. If not, I'll go the day after tomorrow. You can prepare the gifts for me. I can go there directly by boat in the next two days."

"Okay, I also distributed some of the specialties you brought back this morning, and sent some to the village cadres as well."

"Ah."

When they were halfway there, a bunch of dogs came running over from the doorstep and started circling around them.

Ye Yaodong laughed, "Each one has a bell? Haha..."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "It's so noisy. After your daughter strung the bells together this morning, she started catching dogs everywhere, and then she caught chickens. There was chaos everywhere."

"What are you catching chickens for?"

"She wanted to tie some bells around the chickens' necks to scare them away. I whipped her and she stopped."

"You have to tell her to wait until the chickens are in their roost before catching them, so there won't be a commotion. You have to reason with your child and not whip him without hesitation."

"You are so capable, why don't you take care of her? It's easy for you to talk without any pain in your waist, but you just make trouble every day, you are more naughty than her two brothers."

"Dad, Dad..." Ye Xiaoxi ran towards him happily.

Ye Yaodong quickly squatted down to catch it, "Have you finished your meal?"

"I'm done eating. Dad, look and listen..."

She raised her wrists, placed them next to his ears, and shook them jingling.

Ye Yaodong's facial features immediately wrinkled into a ball. It was so noisy!
Lin Xiuqing stood aside and looked at him with a gloating look, watching how he would reason with the child.

"Does it sound good?"

"You should tie it to the chicken's neck, or even its feet."

"I can't catch it, and my mother scolds me, so I'll wear it myself."

"I'll ask your grandfather to catch it for you later."

"Yeah."

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