Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1302 Pretending

They first boarded a small boat, paid a small fare, and then were taken to the big ship.

Hong Wenle was walking around on the big ship, clicking his tongue all the time.

What shocked him was not that the boat cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, but that Ye Yaodong could buy it alone. You have to know that he was a fisherman, a man in his twenties, and how long had he been doing this?

Two years ago, he was still carrying buckets to sell seafood, and he was still going out to sea with his friends to earn workers' wages. How long has it been? Can he afford a boat worth hundreds of thousands?

It is easy to make money now, but is it really that easy?

Moreover, if one can afford to buy a boat for hundreds of thousands, it means that he must have more than hundreds of thousands on hand.

It is normal for fishermen to borrow money to buy a boat worth a few thousand dollars, or to join forces to buy one worth tens of thousands of dollars.

But how is it possible to easily spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a boat by yourself without having to form a partnership with anyone?

"Why am I always surprised every time I see you? When you haven't seen someone for three days, you should look at him with new eyes. This saying is absolutely true."

Ye Yaodong was somewhat proud, "That's right."

"It will take two years to build this boat, right?"

"Not that long ago. I bought it in Zhejiang Province."

"You went to Zhejiang Province to buy it?" Hong Wenle looked at him in surprise, then understood, "I see."

"Understand what?"

"I know."

"What do you know?"

"I see."

"What do you know now?" Ye Yaodong looked at him speechlessly, "I am innocent, an innocent fisherman who earns money through labor."

"I know, I know. You can easily buy a boat worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. It seems that you have made a lot of money in the past two years. Why do you keep saying that you are an honest fisherman?"

"I have many boats, so I can make money quickly. If I am not a fisherman, then what am I? A boat captain or a boat owner? They are all the same. I am also a fisherman."

"That's right. Saying that you are the owner of a boat sounds much better. Which innocent fisherman has hundreds of thousands of assets?"

"me!"

Hong Wenle didn't believe him at all. He turned around and admired him enough before saying, "You are going to be very successful."

"It's just a meal. I have to sail back to the village. Do you want to go ashore or come with me?"

"We're already on the boat, so let's go together. We have nothing to do anyway."

After hearing what he said, Ye Yaodong naturally went to drive the boat first, leaving his elder and second brothers to talk and chat with others.

When he drove the boat to the village dock, Hong Wenle found out how he bought the boat, and it was really innocent.

He looked at the three brothers who were about to set off fireworks and said with emotion: "Hey, why is it so easy to make money for you?"

"How can you make money easily? You have to be brave and work hard to make money."

After Ye Yaodong lit the fuse of the firework, he quickly stepped aside and listened to the popping sound of the fireworks.

At the same time, the sound of fireworks was heard on the dock, and he knew it was his father who set them off.

Then after a while, his father came over in a boat with his mother, Aqing and Ye Xiaoxi.

As soon as Ye's mother climbed onto the boat, she started touching everything and smiled so hard that she couldn't close her mouth. "This is the boat you said you spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on on the phone. It's really impressive and you really spent a lot of money on it. It's enough for your father and I to eat until we grow old, and we can even take it to our graves."

"He's already in the coffin, why take him with you?" Father Ye was sabotaging as usual.

"That's what I said. I couldn't spend all that money even if I closed my eyes. But he spent it just like that. He's really cruel. And he even dared to borrow another 20 yuan from the bank. He spent more than yuan in one go. He's bolder than the sky."

"A loan of 20?" Hong Wenle was surprised again.

"Dongzi, your friend?" Ye's mother smiled. "Isn't he? He was so bold as to do something stupid outside. In addition to spending hundreds of thousands to buy this boat, he also borrowed 20 from the bank."

"He insisted that the bank begged him to lend him the money, saying that he was quite capable of taking out 20 yuan from the bank."

"He was so bold that he didn't even think about taking it easy. He treated 20 yuan like 20 yuan. He just took out a loan and spent it all."

"Oh my god, ordinary people like us have never seen so much money in our lives, how dare we spend it like this? Only he would do it recklessly. Fortunately, he bought a boat and not something else. It sounds more reassuring."

"I was so worried. When I first found out, I couldn't eat or sleep, but he acted as if nothing had happened. He already has more than 10 or 20 boats, and he still wants to buy more. It's not too much..."

"We have hired more than 200 to captains and more than workers. Now we have such a big ship. It's great, but I'm also worried..."

"Look at those boats floating over there. They are all his. Look, he borrowed 20 yuan to buy boats like this, and he bought several of them at once..."

"He spent all the money like that, and he didn't feel bad at all..."

Ye's mother, who is a good singer and songwriter, took Hong Wenle to talk, and she sounded so excited. There was no fear or worry about borrowing 20 yuan.

Ye Yaodong was speechless after listening to this. He tried to calm down her excitement so that it would sound more believable.

I don’t know how many times his mother has said these words in the village and to how many people.

He spoke such a long string fluently without pausing and without giving Hong Wenle any room to express his opinions.

He was too lazy to pay attention to his mother, so he spoke to her as loud as he could.

He looked at Ye Xiaoxi jumping around with an excited look on her face, the bells on her neck and hands jingling all the time, and asked Lin Xiuqing.

"Why did you bring her here?"

"She insisted on following you. After you left on your motorcycle, I told her you were going to drive a big boat, and asked her to behave herself. I would take her to the dock later. Just now, Dad said he would take us on the boat to take a look, and she wanted to follow. She also took a group of dogs with her. If I hadn't stopped her, there would be a boat full of dogs now."

At this moment, a wave hit the rear deck, the boat shook, and she sat down on the deck.

"oops!"

Ye Yaodong hurried forward and held her hand, "Don't run, there are waves and the boat is shaking."

"It's so fun, Dad, it's so fun, it's so wobbly..."

"Dad, your boat is so big and awesome..."

"Dad, you are awesome, so great..."

He couldn't help but twitch his lips. What kind of word is this?

"Dad, you are the best in the village. Grandpa said that the boat can be used to fight the Japanese. Dad, go quickly!"

"I'll go? Or you can ask your grandfather to go? He'll go first."

"Okay!"

Ye Xiaoxi obediently went to find Ye's father immediately.

Hong Wenle walked towards him and asked, "Are you really innocent?"

"nonsense."

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​buying so many boats? Didn't you expect to get a commission for your money? Is fishing so profitable?"

"That depends on what kind of fish you catch. The brave ones will follow the fishing season. If you are lucky, you can make money. But do ordinary people dare to do that?"

"I don't have the conditions to dare. You need a good boat to travel around. What use are those small wooden boats of the old fishing brigade? You need a boat like yours now. It looks advanced and big, and can withstand wind and waves. Of course, it can travel around."

"That's it. That's why I keep buying boats. From small boats to big boats, from big boats to super-large boats. One step at a time, isn't that a profit?"

Ye Yaodong deliberately raised his voice when he said this, then looked at Lin Xiuqing and Ye's mother.

Lin Xiuqing smiled and glared at him in reproach.

Mother Ye said with a smile: "You are right. You can't become a fat man in one go. You have to spend money slowly. You don't know when you can earn back the 20 yuan you spent. It's a good thing that Ah Qing didn't make a fuss with you."

"Which village is this young man from? When did you become friends with him? He looks quite handsome and energetic."

Mother Ye looked at Hong Wenle with a smile, "Are you married? Do you have a partner? Otherwise, auntie can introduce you to someone. I guarantee he'll be handsome."

"what?"

Hong Wenle was confused. Why would he be introduced to a girl?

Mother Ye said happily to herself, "Isn't Dongqing still single? The in-laws are very anxious. I think the two of them are a good match. They are both very handsome. The child they give birth to will definitely be fair and beautiful..."

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but hold his forehead, "No, Mom, you're thinking too far ahead, aren't you? You don't even know what kind of family this person is, and you've already thought about the children to be born in the future?"

"This young man is fair-skinned and handsome, well-dressed, and must be of good condition. He is also on good terms with you. When your ship returns for the first time, he can bring people aboard. This man must be reliable."

"Don't let your imagination run wild. He's the eldest son of the Hongsheng Hotel in town. Don't just act like a matchmaker and set up a couple just because he's good-looking."

"Ah? This is a big boss? Haha, I told you that you don't look like an ordinary person, but you are quite good at making friends. Are you married, young man?"

"Well, it's almost time. I will give wedding candy to Comrade Ye Yaodong after the wedding."

"That's a shame. Dongzi will set up 20 tables for lunch tomorrow. You should come and eat too."

Hong Wenle looked at him in surprise.

Ye Yaodong also smiled and invited, "Yes, we have such a big ship, so we must show our appreciation. So tomorrow I will set up 20 tables to invite relatives, friends, and workers to dinner. You can come too, to have some fun together. I wanted to invite you just now, but I was driving the boat all the time, and now my mother said it first."

"Come on, we are all Dongzi's friends, don't be shy."

Father Ye was having a headache because Ye Xiaoxi was pestering him to go fight the Japanese invaders. He quickly replied, "Yes, come to our house for a meal and have some fun."

Hong Wenle couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the old couple, so he agreed with a smile.

"What's the matter with your 20 yuan loan? Any explanation?"

"I don't know if we have it here. I'll tell you in detail later..."

Ye Yaodong turned around and said to his father, "If nothing else, you can take them back first, and I will park the boat in a safe harbor."

"it is good."

Actually, it's not that we can't stop here, it's just too far from the shore. Isn't it the same as stopping in the middle of the sea? It's OK for a short time, but for a long time, the anchor at the bottom will be easily loosened by the waves, and the boat will drift away.

If the ship is too close to the shore, it is easy to run aground, and long-term grounding can easily damage the hull.

He definitely won't go out to sea again before the New Year. He just came back yesterday and has a lot of things to do. It would be best to anchor the boat in a safe harbor and just go over to take a look occasionally.

Lin Xiuqing went to take Ye Xiaoxi home.

Ye Xiaoxi shook her hand away and said, "I don't want to go home. I don't want to go home."

Father Ye took Ye Xiaoxi by the hand and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to fight the Japanese."

"Yeah……"

She jumped happily and followed Ye's father to the boat.

Lin Xiuqing followed reluctantly.

Mother Ye looked at Hong Wenle with a smile and reminded him to remember to come home for lunch tomorrow.

After Hong Wenle nodded, he followed Ye Yaodong to the cockpit and asked him about the loan.

Ye Yaodong also mentioned it to him.

Anyway, it's not like I'm taking money out of his pocket, so there's nothing wrong with saying anything.

Just like his mother said, he can take money out of the bank, and that's something to be proud of.

After reaching the safe harbor and mooring the boat, he finished telling the story.

They returned to the shore in a small boat.

"Why are you asking this? Do you want to take out a loan too? Are you short of money?"

"This is not a matter of whether you are short of money or not. Why not take it for free? But the post office in town probably doesn't have it. I don't know if the county has it. Maybe I should go to the bank in the city to ask. The county is too small."

"Ah."

Ye Yaodong continued to chat with him as they walked, and when they arrived at the hotel, Hong Wenle invited him to come in and sit down and have some tea.

He refused, saying only that he had just returned yesterday and had a lot of things to do at home, so he was busy now, and the sun was about to set, so he would come over for tea when he was free in a few days.

Hong Wenle didn't force it.

Ye Yaodong got on his motorcycle and reminded him to remember to go to his house for lunch tomorrow. If he didn't know where his house was, he could just ask in the village.

Then he took his older brother and younger brother and rode away on his bike. However, when he smelled something delicious halfway through the journey, he asked his older brother to get off the bike and buy some fried dough cakes to take back.

He was only busy with these two things throughout the whole day, but he was still very busy.

After returning home and drinking some water, he asked his father about the dinner he was going to host the next day.

"Everything has been arranged. The tables, chairs, benches, bowls and chopsticks have all been rented. Fortunately, it's not the end of the year yet, so not many people are holding banquets, so it's easy to rent. I also went around at noon and notified everyone. Your mother also called the chef and the helpers."

"I'll give you the money later, and I'll also let you buy groceries tomorrow morning."

"Got it. So when are you going to the city? The day after tomorrow?"

"The day after tomorrow, let's finish the housework first. When we go out on the boat in the afternoon, we'll go to the kelp farm and take a look. It looks bigger. I'll have a chat with the village chief and the others tomorrow."

"Yes, we have raised more this year, 10 times more than last year. If next year's number is 10 times this year's, how are you going to sell it? What if you can't sell it by then..."

"Don't worry, you don't have to worry about that. I have already taken care of the sales. I am not afraid of having too many vegetables, but I am afraid of having no vegetables. This year's vegetables have already been sold out, and there are still not enough."

"It's good that you have an idea in mind. Otherwise, if the quantity increases, you won't be able to sell them or collect them. Now everyone is praising you, and they will scold you later."

"know."

"Let's eat first. We can talk while we eat. You just got back and you've been running around all day. You have no time to spare."

The old lady brought out the dishes one by one and asked him to eat first. "The chicken soup is ready. Eat first. You can have the chicken soup at night when you go to bed. It will be a fuller snack."

At this time, Lin Xiuqing was already standing at the door, calling out for Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang.

He picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

The two brothers Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang ran in like a gust of wind, each holding a ball in their arms, while Lin Xiuqing was cursing behind them.

"I can't see him once I get home. He's busier than your father. I can still see your father, but you two can only see his shadow."

The two brothers' faces were red. The sun had set and there was a cold wind outside. They were still sweating profusely and took off their clothes as soon as they entered the house.

"Put it on me."

"It's so hot..."

Seeing Lin Xiuqing picking up the whip, the two brothers could only put on their cotton-padded jackets obediently, and then fan themselves with the jackets like bellows.

Ye Chenghu even leaned over to Ye Yaodong and said, "Dad, when are you going to go on a long journey to make more money?"

"what?"

"Are you going after the New Year?"

"You're chasing me away? I'm not even old yet, and there's no room for me in this family? What will happen when I'm old? You'll bury me early, won't you?"

"Hehe... No, no, I'm just asking."

The old lady smiled and patted Ye Chenghu, asking him to sit down and eat, "Your father is not leaving."

"Ah, you're not leaving?"

Ye Yaodong's face was pulled, "Are you disappointed? Otherwise, I will leave now?"

"Hey, no, no, eat, Dad. You've worked hard to make money. Eat more. This meat is fat. Eat more."

Ye Chenghu shrank his neck in fear, then hurriedly picked up the meat for him like a lackey.

Ye Chengyang said: "Dad, my brother wants you to go out and make a lot of money, and then buy him a football."

"Isn't there one already?"

Ye Chenghu said: "It's bulging."

"Then don't play anymore. All the toys will be confiscated later."

Ye Chenghu didn't dare to say a word.

"Show me your homework later. How's your handwriting? How's Ye Chengyang? He's in the first grade too, so he needs to practice his handwriting, too."

Ye Chengyang also shrank his head, and neither of the two brothers dared to say anything.

Ye Xiaoxi looked at this brother, then at that brother, and then shouted, "Give them all to me! Give me all the toys!"

Seeing that she was just enjoying the fun, Lin Xiuqing knocked on her desk and said, "Hurry up and eat your food."

"My brother glared at me."

The two brothers quickly lowered their heads.

Lin Xiuqing continued to mutter about how the two brothers ran away as soon as they came back, calling their friends, and most of the children in the village followed them and listened to their orders.

Luckily, all the toys were put away and she was only given the ball, otherwise I wouldn’t know if she would come back at mealtime when I called her.

"I won't buy anything next time. That's a nice idea. You want me to go out and earn money, and then come back to buy you gifts. That's a good idea. I don't know if I can ever eat a bite of your food in this life."

“Dad, ah…”

Ye Xiaoxi stood up, scooped a big mouthful of rice with her small spoon, and stretched it far away to put it into Ye Yaodong's mouth.

Ye Yaodong opened his mouth with a look of satisfaction, and was about to praise her.

As a result, she sneezed loudly and spit all over his face.

Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but laugh, "It seems that my daughter's food is not very delicious..."

Ye Yaodong took out a handkerchief and wiped his face, then sighed, "It seems that I still have to work hard to make money. My son is unreliable, and it's hard to eat my daughter's food."

Ye Chenghu couldn't help but explain, "Dad, I'm not going to kick you out, so I'll do the work for you."

"Then go pick up the manure tomorrow."

"That belonged to my grandfather..." Ye Chenghu glanced at Ye's father, then quickly retracted his neck and lowered his head to eat.

The old lady said at this time: "Yes, I have to carry manure again."

"Can you please not talk about such disgusting things while eating?" Ye's father said with a stern face, speaking in the tone of a patriarch.

Then he looked at Ye Yaodong and got down to business, "What are you going to do with that big ship?"

"What do you mean? You mean going out to sea? Let's talk about it after the New Year."

"Then you have to call the workers in advance and make arrangements in advance. And do you want to drive the boat yourself or hire someone?"

"I have already made arrangements with Ah Cai. He will go to the city after the New Year. When the goods are collected, we will give them to him to sell. We won't have to work hard to sell the goods."

"Then I thought, I'll let you drive the fresh-water ship first. You just need to go out and collect the goods from all the ships, give them to Ah Cai, and let him issue the invoice, and then you can get the money."

"Let Chen Laoqi run the Dongsheng, and give him a 10% share. His salary will be calculated separately. This is the perfect distribution."

"Then when I have some free time in a couple of days, I will go find Uncle Jingye and ask him if the first boat I bought a few years ago was sold to me by his friend. His friend partnered with someone to buy a boat of more than 1 meters."

"It's a good opportunity to ask him. If we can go out to sea together, I'll have a companion and I won't be afraid of going far away on my own."

Father Ye nodded and said, "Your plan is fine, or we can just trawle the net near the coast..."

"Forget it. It's such a big boat, so let's go a little further and find someone to understand the situation first."

"Well, the New Year is coming soon, and they should be back soon. When the time comes, you can bring some local specialties back from outside and ask around."

"It's still early, let's talk about it later."

"The workers also have to be arranged and called in advance. It's never too early."

"Well, there's no rush. We can just decide on a few people from the people going to Zhou City. We called 21 people at the time, so it's enough to just pick one."

"I'm afraid they'll buy their own boats and won't work for you anymore."

"Can this ship be obtained just by saying so? It has to be built in a shipyard. There are many people who want to work for me, so there is no need to worry."

"Then it's up to you." Father Ye said nothing more.

The two brothers kept eating, and after they finished they slipped away quietly and silently.

It was not until Lin Xiuqing saw air leaking through the crack in the door that she realized the two had slipped away again. She was so angry that she kept blaming Ye Yaodong for buying them so many toys.

Ye Yaodong did not refute. This was also childhood, and the scenery of childhood was also the most beautiful memory.

After dinner, he strolled around and informed his friends to come to his house for lunch the next day.

When he didn't find Fatty at his house, he went to look for his father and asked him to remember to inform Fatty when he went to town to buy vegetables tomorrow.

Then he walked to Lin Ji's house, but found nothing there. There were only his wife, two sons, and two little wolfhounds at home.

You know what, after not seeing them for half a year, those two little wolfhounds have grown into big wolfhounds, half a person's height. They look so majestic, and when they roared at him, he was so scared that he almost turned around and ran away.

His useless local dog had already run away before him.

It was the two sons from Linji who calmed the two wolfhounds down, each holding a dog head.

He is a bit fierce, but he is really good at guarding the house!

He looked a little envious.

It turns out that a ruthless person deserves a ruthless dog.

However, after a while, his dog that had escaped suddenly called the army, and a large group of dogs came running over barking, and the sound of bells kept ringing like war drums.

Once they get up front, they will fight with the two big wolfhounds.

The big wolfdog was not to be outdone. If the two children hadn't been holding it, it would have started fighting, but it also kept barking.

Ye Yaodong quickly scolded his group of dogs and kicked them one by one to stop the attack. The dogs all surrounded him and relied on their large numbers to bark at the wolfhound.

He handed the basket in his hand to his eldest son in the forest market, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, you two brothers each have one, it's a very fair division."

"Uncle, are you here to see my dad?"

"Yes, your father said that when these two wolfhounds give birth, give me two puppies. I will come and see when I can take them home."

"Did my father tell me?"

"said."

"Oh, then I'll send the baby to you next year, but you already have a lot of dogs at home."

"Not as big as the two you have, and not as majestic."

Both brothers were somewhat smug.

He told them to take the basket in, saying that he would take it, and then he quickly took the Paw Patrol back first.

They are quite fierce and loud, and when they can't beat them, they will form gangs.

After he came back, Lin Xiuqing told her two sons to do their homework and followed him into the house.

"Are you all done?"

"Well, have you counted the sack of money you brought back yesterday?"

"I've counted it. It's not much different from what's recorded in your account book. There's just one small difference. It should be that you spent money on buying things without recording it. It's almost the same."

"That's about right. How much money do we have now?"

"With the 20 or so in cash you brought back, we now have nearly 70 in cash."

Ye Yaodong's eyes widened and his eyebrows raised, "So many?"

"Yes, that's all!"

"Damn it, you were making trouble this morning, saying that I took out a loan to buy a boat, which made me feel guilty for a while."

Lin Xiuqing said angrily: "You borrowed 20 yuan to buy a boat, and you didn't even inform me. You still think you are right? Besides, I'm not angry that you borrowed money to buy a boat. I'm angry that you didn't say anything and I had to learn from my father."

"We've already argued this, it was Dad who said to keep half and half, what does it have to do with me?"

"When you took out the loan, why don't you call home and tell me? If you really need it, I can just wire the money back to you, right?"

"Is it a hassle? I have a pile of cash in my hand that I don't want to spend, and I need you to remit money to me? Besides, I didn't take out a loan just to buy a boat. I bought the boat because of the loan."

Lin Xiuqing thought that she was not as good at talking as him, so she had to expose the truth.

"This money is the profit of the store in the past six months. You took all the fishing boats away, so I can't collect rent. I have to rely on the production of the store."

"It also includes the money from selling fish sauce. I can't tell you the details over the phone, and I didn't tell you. Anyway, in the past six months, I have sold fish sauce for several thousand yuan, which is pretty good."

"Most of the money came from selling lighters. When you left, they were out of stock. Two or three months later, around September, Linji helped bring the goods back, and then we sold a lot of them again."

"Wait until you go to the city the day after tomorrow to settle accounts with my father. I guess he will have a lot of money. The last time I went there was at the end of the month."

It feels so good not to have to type!!!

It’s been a while since I’ve felt the feeling of lying down without writing. Before, I would just adjust the time, but my mind was still tense and I had to think about the plot. Yesterday, I didn’t think about anything. It was so cool! It was so cool!
I just didn't write any words, and I feel even more reluctant to rewrite it. I can't ask for leave next time, and I can only adjust my time at most!