Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1304 Afterwards
"Adong is not only good at making money, but also good at making friends..."

"Nowadays, the world is dominated by young people. Look at the millionaires in our village this year. They are all very young..."

"Adong is the hope of our entire village. He is the representative of how individual prosperity can lead to collective prosperity. Next time when there is an evaluation of advanced youth, remember to put him up there."

"Yes, Secretary Chen is right. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there will be an evaluation of advanced youth on May 4th Youth Day. I will write Adong on the list after the Chinese New Year."

"It just so happens that you can be selected on the May Fourth Youth Day and join the Communist Youth League. It's an honor. Adong, you must get closer to the organization. Don't forget to go to the Party School to study when you come back."

Ye Yaodong smiled and nodded, "I know. Didn't I just get back yesterday morning? I have to finish the things on hand. After that, I will report to the Party School on time."

"I was thinking that you have been absent-minded these days and have hardly attended the Party School. What if you are not passed? Now it seems that you don't have to worry. Once you are rated as an advanced youth and join the Communist Youth League, joining the Party will not be a problem." The village chief said with a smile.

"That's good. I was worried that if I didn't go to the Party School every day, I would not be allowed to join the Party."

"Haha, no one can deny you. Our village is counting on you."

Father Ye said with a beaming face: "Don't worry, Dongzi has a strong sense of collective honor. Whether it is doing things or selecting people, we will give priority to people from our own village. If there is any good thing, we will think of our own village first."

"The villagers have watched him grow up. He will be kind to whoever treats him well. When he gets better and better, our village will surely get better and better too."

The village chief smiled and said, "I understand. I was originally worried that we would produce too much kelp this year and whether Adong would be able to handle it. What will we do if the village produces more kelp in the future..."

Ye Yaodong continued, "Let's wait until next year's harvest. Since I'm the one who advocated farming in the village, I certainly can't just ignore it. You guys can boldly do it in the village. I can't guarantee what will happen in the future, but at least the village won't have to worry next year."

"That's good. I was feeling very nervous during this period. Now that the seedlings have been planted successfully, I am happy but also a little worried about next year. Unfortunately, you are not at home. Now that you are back, I feel relieved."

Hong Wenle looked at him curiously, "Your village is cultivating kelp? What does it have to do with you?"

"I asked the villagers to raise the fish, and it was quite successful this year, so I started to expand the scale in the second half of the year, and gathered villagers to participate voluntarily, and then we will use the previous work point system. When the harvest comes next year, I will give the price and take it away, so the villagers don't have to worry about how to sell it."

"Okay, you really responded to the party's call to help the poor to get rich first, and to help the collective get rich by enriching themselves."

"Isn't this also for the purpose of making money? Besides, if the village is doing well, I will be doing well too, and if everyone is doing well, then it will be truly good."

"You are really enlightened. You deserve to make money."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "If I am selected as an advanced youth and become a model of promoting collective prosperity through personal prosperity, and it is reported in the newspaper, then I can start a canning factory with you, and you will make a lot of money."

Hong Wenle's eyes lit up, "Yes! If you are to be used as a typical example in the newspaper, our local policies and resources will be tilted towards you? We will have to open a backdoor for everything."

“What other policies are there?”

"Land can be granted at will, with tax exemption or reduction. Canned food must be exported, which can simplify the approval process and provide convenience and development space for import and export. You may also be awarded more honors to increase your social visibility and influence."

When Ye Yaodong heard this, he thought it made a lot of sense. He knew there would be many benefits, and he had a general idea of ​​it.

But the prerequisite for being in the limelight is to have someone to protect him. Why would the collective organization protect him in the past? It is different now. The villagers must protect him with all their might. He is already the hope of the whole village.

Nowadays, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one. No matter what the town government wants, it can’t match the power of the village.

Their village is a big village, and several small natural villages nearby are under the jurisdiction of their village.

"I'll talk to the village chief and other officials after dinner."

"Okay, then we'll talk again in a few days."

"it is good."

After Ye Yaodong finished talking to him, he raised his glass, filled it with wine and stood up.

"I would like to offer a toast to everyone. Thank you for your support and help. I would also like to thank the villagers for their support and the relatives and friends for their care. This has enabled me to grow bigger and bigger and buy bigger boats."

"It's a good opportunity to take advantage of the return of the big ship to treat everyone to a simple meal, to celebrate and thank everyone. It's almost the New Year, so let's have some fun. I'll need your support and care in the future."

"Let's eat and drink well today. I'll drink first as a sign of respect."

Everyone cheered and applauded collectively.

After he sat down, the village chief raised his glass and stood up to speak.

"As for me, I just want to take advantage of A-Dong's dinner invitation to say a few words."

"Our village is getting better and better. Since last year, it has been ahead of all the villages in the town, and this year it is even better."

"Adong took most of the villagers out to explore the world half a year ago. After returning from this trip, everyone has made a lot of money. Our village has dozens of people earning tens of thousands of yuan or even hundreds of thousands of yuan, far ahead of other villages."

"I'm going to summarize at the end of the year, and I feel so proud when I go out to report at meetings. When everyone talks about Baisha Village, they can stand up straight and feel even more proud."

"I hope that our Baisha Village will get better and better in the future. The whole village will be united and work together. Our collective prosperity and well-off life will not be far away. Unity is strength!"

"Great! Unity is strength!"

The villagers applauded enthusiastically again, the atmosphere became even more intense, and everyone was in high spirits.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was also lively. Everyone ate and talked, telling jokes and not forgetting to compliment Ye Yaodong.

The same thing happened at other tables, where everyone was praising Ye Yaodong for his achievements while eating...

Lin Xiuqing was also praised for her good fortune in finding a husband and marrying from far away to enjoy a happy life.

At the table with Ye's father and mother, besides praising him, they also praised the old couple, making them so happy that they didn't know what to do and the smiles on their faces never stopped.

The drinking never stopped, and everyone came to toast them. After they drank one cup after another, they toasted all the twenty or so tables.

Before they finished the food on the table, the couple's faces were already red, their stutters were slurring when they spoke, and they could hardly stand steadily.

The protagonist Ye Yaodong was not drunk yet, but the two old ones got drunk first.

The three brothers and three sisters-in-law quickly helped the two old people into the house and laid them down.

Today their family was in great glory and became the center of attention in front of the whole village.

Ye Yaodong did insist on seeing the guests off to the end, but he was also extremely drunk, staggering from side to side. Lin Xiuqing called her two older nephews to help, and they carried him into the house.

Otherwise, she really couldn't support such a big guy by herself.

Her father and brothers were also quite drunk, so she had them all helped upstairs to sleep. Fortunately, their house had many rooms, and if things got worse, they could still stay at the homes of the two brothers next door.

After settling everyone down, she went to clean up.

The table was in a mess, with not a single thing left. Everything had been eaten up, so it was easy to clean up.

She didn't need to do anything, as several women helping her cleaned up and washed up. She just had to arrange the storage of things or move the remaining things into her own home.

But even so, she was so tired that her back and neck ached.

After she finished cleaning up, the sun had already set and she had to prepare dinner for more than ten or twenty people.

However, everyone was still drunk, so we just had to make do with a simple meal at night.

After a thorough rest and lying on the bed, she was so exhausted that she didn't want to move.

Fortunately, the children in the family are all grown up, and the older ones can take care of the younger ones. Besides, Ye Huimei is there, so she doesn't have to take care of anything.

So, at night, Ye Xiaoxi went straight home with Ye Huimei, saying that she wanted to sleep with Pei Yu. She was happy and relaxed, not having to work herself to death taking care of the child.

Listening to the snoring in her ears, Lin Xiuqing had to pinch his nose repeatedly to get a few intermittent moments of silence.

"Like a pig, snoring so loudly."

Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but pat him. His snoring stopped at its peak and she was worried that he hadn't caught his breath.

"Ah? Ah? Ah? What's wrong?"

Ye Yaodong was woken up by her in a daze.

"Nothing, just go to sleep."

"I'm thirsty, pour me some water."

She had no choice but to get out of bed and pour him some tea, and waited until he finished drinking it before getting back into bed.

But after a moment, he held her in his arms again, entwined with her like an octopus, and his hand reached under her clothes.

"I'm so tired, stop it..."

Ye Yaodong said nothing and continued to work on his craft.

It has been several hours since he slept in the afternoon. He is a little sober now, but his head still hurts and he doesn't want to talk.

"All right……"

"Well~ I'm not okay~" Ye Yaodong hugged her and acted coquettishly.

Lin Xiuqing was at a loss as to what to do with him.

"I was so tired yesterday..."

"I didn't play well yesterday. I missed half a year. I drank some wine at night. I'm sure I can play well."

"Tomorrow, I'm so tired."

"Just lie down and don't move. Why are you tired? Just be responsible for calling. I'll do it."

Lin Xiuqing was at a loss as to what to do.

She really wanted to say that it was tiring just to lie still and scream, her body was shaking all the time, and it was impossible not to be tired from doing physical work.

Halfway through, she was already exhausted and kept urging him on.

Ye Yaodong's headache after drinking also dissipated a little afterwards, and he felt relaxed, but at the same time he couldn't sleep anymore.

Lin Xiuqing fell asleep immediately.

He tossed and turned for a long time, unable to sleep and wanting to touch the child, he touched from the head of the bed to the foot of the bed and inside the quilt, but before he could touch the child, Lin Xiuqing came up to him naked again and said in a daze.

"Hmm... why are you here again? Hurry up."

Ye Yaodong wanted to explain, but she hugged him and rubbed him against her. When he got close to her, he no longer cared about the child and pinched her butt.

"You were half dead before, but now you are fine. I knew you were stubborn and hypocritical."

"What……"

"I knew you missed me after being away from home for half a year."

"Yeah, I think so."

Ye Yaodong hugged her and said a lot of dirty words to her, then worked hard.

Lin Xiuqing, who was half asleep, was shaken awake by him.

"Hurry up, it's been a long time, why are you here again? It's so tiring in the middle of the night..."

"Fuck, it was you who came up to me and raped me, and I was the one who was raped for no reason."

"No way."

Ye Yaodong said with all his strength, "If I wasn't stuck, why would I keep increasing my positions and working hard? I want to get out of the trap, but they won't let me get out."

Lin Xiuqing refused to admit it, although she knew in her hazy subconscious that she seemed to have misunderstood just now?
"Why are you touching around in the bed?"

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I was looking for my daughter. I couldn't sleep and wanted to touch her and kiss her, but I didn't get to touch the little one and got caught by the big one."

She slapped him and said, "You old pervert."

"It's better to be indecent..."

"hurry up……"

"As ordered."

"Slow down, slow down..."

Ye Yaodong didn't know which one to listen to, so he ignored her.

After he finished his work, he thought of his daughter again.

"Where's my daughter? With such a big commotion, she didn't get disturbed? Where did she sleep?"

"I went home with Huimei in the evening and said I would sleep with Xiaoyu at night."

"I just said that I just searched for a long time but couldn't find it."

Lin Xiuqing knew that she had misunderstood, so she said nothing. After cleaning herself up and putting on her clothes, she immediately lay down and continued to sleep.

Ye Yaodong was also tired.

He is already 30 years old, and he can't be like a young man who can be a groom several times every night.

He had just sobered up and was exhausted, feeling sleepy. He stretched out his hand, hugged his wife and fell asleep again.

When he woke up the next day and saw Lin Xiuqing getting dressed, he couldn't help but sigh.

"It's better if there's no child around. Otherwise, we have to be sneaky when fighting the goblins in the middle of the night. It won't be as fun as last night."

Lin Xiuqing glared at him and said, "Hurry up and get up. I can hear the noise outside. My father and the others must have gotten up. Aren't you going to the city with them?"

"Well, I have to go there by boat. There are still a lot of dried fish in the cabin. I'll let them take my boat to the city later. I'll ask them to empty the space behind the tractor and transport a load of dried fish. It's a good opportunity to free up the workshop and transport all the dried fish to the city for storage in one trip."

"Okay, I'll go out and talk to my dad and the others first, and arrange for the workers to load the goods. You should get up quickly too."

Lin Xiuqing brought his clothes into his bed to warm them.

"understood."

Ye Yaodong wrapped himself in the quilt, motionless, and just responded with his mouth.

She added, "We had a lot of customers yesterday, so my father brought the money and account books here, but we didn't have time to check them. After dinner, we can check the accounts and then go to the city together. Leave the loading to my father."

"Well, tell Dad later, is he coming over?"

"How would I know? I've been sleeping till now too. I sleep especially well when your daughter is not around."

"Am I right?"

Lin Xiuqing glared at him in reproach, "Hurry up and get up."

After she left, he struggled with his thoughts for a long time. He listened to the increasingly lively conversations outside and finally he could no longer bear the cold and got up quickly, shivering.

Lin Xiuqing had already prepared the gifts to be taken to the city the day before yesterday.

After he checked the accounts with Lin's father, the tractor outside was almost loaded with goods, but the fishing boat could not load the goods so quickly, so it had to be transported by a small boat.

He asked his second brother-in-law to drive the tractor ahead, and the rest of their group went to the boat and waited.

Ye Xiaoxi, however, really wanted to follow, so she followed everyone all the way to the dock, staring at him, holding his hand tightly, and refusing to let go.

Ye Yaodong was originally holding her little hand with his index and middle fingers, but after she struggled, only one finger was left and it was held tightly, and he couldn't pull it out.

He raised his index finger and shook it twice, and her hand shook along with it.

"What are you doing?"

"I don't want you to leave!"

"I didn't leave. I went to the city to do some business."

"Then I don't want you to leave. I want you."

"If you wanted me, you didn't come back yesterday and you didn't sleep with me."

Lin Xiuqing came over to pull her, she dodged for a moment, then hugged his thighs out of habit and sat on the instep of his feet again.

Ye Yaodong couldn't even lift his legs. When he was young and small, he could still lift them, but now that he has grown bigger, he can't even lift his legs.

I could only shake my toes a few times and push her little butt a few times.

"Get up and let go."

"No, I want you."

"You want me to eat my ass."

"Hmph." She hugged him tighter.

Lin Xiuqing also said: "Your father had to go out to do some work and came back in the evening. He didn't go far away."

"It's a long way out of the village, don't do it."

"I'll bring you a gift? Something delicious? Something fun? A pretty hairpin?"

"No, no."

"Then I'll take you with me?"

Ye Xiaoxi raised her head suddenly, her eyes brighter than the stars in the sky, "Okay, okay."

She supported herself on the ground with her hands and stood up immediately with her butt sticking out.

Ye Yaodong was freed and immediately walked towards the boat.

Lin Xiuqing also ran in and grabbed the man.

"Ah? What for? I want to follow, I want to follow..."

"Dad... Dad... wait for me..."

"Dad, let me go. I want to go far away too... I want to make a lot of money too..."

"Dad, don't go... Dad..."

Ye Xiaoxi shouted louder and louder, unable to break free from the restraints on her body, and she started to cry loudly after shouting.

"Liar, big liar, I don't want you anymore, I hate you, I hate you..."

Ye's mother laughed and scolded: "Little girl, you want to make a lot of money."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "I really want to go and play with you."

The old lady said, "She just can't bear to leave her father. He's been gone for more than half a year and just came back. Seeing that he's about to get on the ship again, isn't he scared? We need to coax him well..."

"Good boy, Grandma will take you to buy some candy..."

"No, no, I want my dad. I want to go on a long journey with him and make a lot of money..."

Ye Xiaoxi just sat down on the ground and cried.

"Don't cry, get up! I'll beat you to death with a whip if you get your clothes dirty, which you just put on yesterday."

"don't want……"

Fearing that she would be beaten, she quickly stood up crying.

Father Ye held her hand and said, "I'll take you to go find your father by car, okay?"

"What kind of car are you riding?" Ye's mother was about to scold him, but Ye's father said it was a bicycle and then turned off the engine.

Ye Xiaoxi also wiped her tears as she walked and followed her father home.

Then Father Ye rode his bicycle and took her for a tour around the village. He bought her some candies and put them in her pocket. Only then did she forget about it and came back happily.

Seeing the old lady sitting at the door, she peeled a candy and put it to her mouth. The old lady refused to eat it, but she coaxed her to eat it.

"Atai, eat it, it's sweet, ah, open your mouth."

The old lady hugged her curiously for a while before letting her into the house.

Ye Yaodong felt distressed when he heard the child crying, but he was going to do business, not to play. He also had a shipload of cargo to unload and had no time to take her out to play. He could only wait until the end of the year when he was free and then take the whole family to the city to play for a few days.

He invited everyone to dinner yesterday and called his godfather in advance. He called to tell his godfather that he was back, and mentioned in passing that he had bought a big boat and wanted to invite him to dinner at home.

However, Director Chen declined, saying that it was the end of the year and there were many things to do, and he also had a meeting to attend, so it would be inconvenient to ask for leave.

He had no choice but to give up, and then mentioned that he would visit today.

Every time he went from the village to the city, it was usually noon or afternoon. Director Chen knew this without him having to say much.

So when he finished unloading the goods and came to visit with local specialties and gifts, Director Chen was waiting at home with a smile on his face.

"I thought you would be here by lunchtime, so I asked your godmother to cook lunch in advance."

"I was delayed because I had to unload a boatload of dried fish. Fortunately, I got here before you went to work. I drank too much yesterday because of the dinner I treated you to, and I didn't get up early in the morning."

"It's okay. It's not a big deal to go to work a little later. I don't have any meetings today."

In fact, Ye Yaodong came here without even having dinner, but he didn't say anything, just a few words of concern.

When he was in Zhou City, he would occasionally call home to report his safety, and would also call his godfather to chat, tell him about his recent situation and show his concern.

So even though the two hadn't seen each other for half a year, they didn't feel awkward when they talked, and they were both very enthusiastic.

But he came too late, and after chatting for a while, Director Chen had to go to work, so he could only keep him for dinner and then chat in depth.

He also had things to learn about the fish sauce factory, so he nodded and agreed to continue the conversation after dinner.

Over the past six months, the fish sauce factory has been very stable. In the early stages, we received goods every day, and after more than half a year, we started to ship goods steadily.

Lin Xiuqing had all the canning machines moved here because the volume shipped out of the factory is large, and a large amount can be filtered out every day, which is much more than the volume in the workshop at home.

The sales of goods all depend on wholesale and retail in stores, and overseas Chinese may only order a batch every two or three months. This kind of thing is a long-term supply, good quality and low price, and one pound can be eaten for a long time.

Therefore, the profit in the past six months is not particularly high, but it is stable. We have been shipping steadily every month, and we have also accumulated a lot of inventory.

It has only been officially on sale for half a year, and the promotion is not that fast. Most people prefer to use bottles to get it, after all, it can save a cent or two. Although it is convenient, habits are not so easy to change.

Ye Yaodong learned about the daily output in the factory. Lin's father also followed him and talked to him about the monthly sales.

He could more or less see that the sales volume was increasing steadily every month.

"Where's Chen Jianxin?"

"They are all helping out in the store."

"I told him to go do the sales and give him a commission for every 100 kilograms sold."

"That's good. We now have tens of thousands of kilograms stored in the warehouse."

"Starting from the New Year, we will also raise the price. It is reasonable to raise the price after the New Year. Moreover, many people have experienced the convenience of bagged products in the past six months. Some people who have money like this convenience. If someone is short of a few cents, let them use bottles, and the price will still be the original price."

Father Lin thought about it and felt that this was an acceptable approach.

"That's okay."

"Well, the price increase over the past six months can be considered as a benefit for the promotion of new products. When people ask why the price has increased, you can also say that we have just launched a new packaging and we are losing money on promotion. Talk about how high the cost of this plastic bag is and that it is all imported."

"I see."

The cost of commission is also included.

Father Lin sighed that one has to be a little cunning to make money, and Dongzi still has an idea.

After finishing their discussion on the main business, they started talking about Lin Guangyuan.

When I went to his house for dinner yesterday, they had a brief chat, but there were a lot of people around them, so they couldn't go into too much detail.

Now they started chatting again.

Ye Yaodong also recounted the story of how he met Lin Guangyuan, and did not hide the fact that he had given him money.

Father Lin couldn't help but sigh, "This kid is really lucky. He ran away to join the army and met you. He must be so happy."

"Haha, it's a pity that he's still a new recruit and can't come out. When I saw him, he was being taken out with the main force. I haven't seen him since then, but at least he can write letters. It's also not bad that I can read and write a few words for him."

"Will you go again next year?"

"Let's go. After all, we can make money. There are many people in the village who follow us. If we stick together, there won't be any big problems. We will also have experience next year."

"That's good. I don't know if he will be able to get out next year. He will have to stay there as a soldier for four years. I still have to count on you to take care of him."

“That’s as it should be.”

"Well, I originally wanted him to get married and then go to the army, but he refused to do so, saying that he was only 18 years old and not old enough. We rural people are not that particular, many people get married at 18, but he just refused to do so."

Father Lin pulled him aside and said, "When the time comes, you should keep an eye on him. If he wants to marry someone, that's fine. He should find a wife and have a child sooner rather than later. Otherwise, you have to wait until he finishes his military service. How long will that take? Children of his age can already run around the village."

Ye Yaodong was ashamed, "I went there to make money. I stay at sea every day. Where can I find a wife for him? Don't ask me for help."

"That's true... Well, at home, we have good food and drink, and the conditions are good, so why do we have to join the army? Being a soldier is good, one person joins the army, the whole family is honored, and there are also allowances, but my family is doing well now."

"Just wait and see. Maybe he'll perform better in the army, and the leader will marry his daughter to him. He'll rise to prominence, and you'll wake up laughing even in your dreams."

Father Lin laughed, "How can he be so lucky? He is just a poor boy. If he can finish his military service, come back safely, marry and have children, we will be very happy."

"Don't think too much about it. You're only 18, why rush?"

"He will be 19 next year, and he will be 22 or 23 when he finishes his military service."

"It's a bright future. If I can't marry an official's daughter, I can always marry a city girl. My family conditions will improve. Not to mention 23, I won't have trouble finding a wife even at 43."

Just like Pei's father.

52 can marry someone 10 years younger.