Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1356 The First Day

"You guys are full of energy. You've been sitting in the car for a whole day, but you're still able to curse. It looks like you're good at long-distance travel."

Ye Yaodong originally wanted to pour some water to drink, but seeing that the stove was cold, he had to look for his thermos cup again. There was not much water left in it, and it was not very warm, but at least it could quench his thirst.

He was so tired that he just wanted to lie down and didn't want to do anything.

"We are just mad that we let those two old guys take advantage of us for nothing..."

"That is, seeing that they are old people..."

"Who made us outsiders..."

"Okay, the next place to stay has been arranged anyway, and it's late now, so quickly put the bedding up and go to bed early tonight."

There are also two rooms and a main hall here, which is a bit like a single-family house in a courtyard.

Ye Yaodong checked his luggage and quilt, and occupied a room by himself.

It’s been a long time since I’ve had such an experience. Taking a boat is much more comfortable than taking a car.

If he wasn't used to the bumpy ride, he would have vomited all over the place.

On this kind of road, anyone who can sit in a car for half an hour without vomiting is a hero. Only they are used to the shaking on the sea and can endure it after having experienced many battles.

However, this was the first time in a long time that he had been tortured like this, and his whole body was almost falling apart.

He had been out for a few days and had been tired every day. It was now the middle of the night and his eyelids were drooping. He simply made the bed and lay down to sleep without taking a shower.

If there is anything, let’s talk about it tomorrow.

There were still some sporadic noises outside the house, but they soon became quiet.

The next day, Ye Yaodong slept until he woke up naturally and slept till dawn. After a few days, he finally had a good sleep and felt relaxed all over.

He stretched heavily before getting out of bed and getting dressed.

There were already whispers of people talking outside, all the kitchen utensils had been set out, and the smell of rice was coming from the pot.

"You all got up pretty early? How did you sleep last night?"

"I finally had a good sleep. I haven't had a good sleep in the past few days. I get up before the full moon every day."

"Brother Dong, we just woke up and didn't go out to buy groceries. Can we just mix the dried shrimps, mustard tubers and pickled vegetables we brought with us today?"

Ye Yaodong looked at the three dishes on the table and nodded, "Okay, let's eat something light so early in the morning. I'll give you money for the food later, and you can go out and buy some vegetables and meat and arrange lunch and dinner."

Although he said that, he still went out for a walk and came back with some meat buns and fried dough sticks as a snack.

After eating and drinking, he first made a phone call to report his safety, and then went to check the land he bought to confirm whether it was still there.

All the houses rented here have been rented out by the landlord for the second time, and I don’t know whether the garbage dump has been reserved for him.

Early in the morning, the streets were bustling with people and cars. The garbage dump was right near the dock, where garbage from the dock was dumped specifically.

Before he got close, he saw the hill of garbage from afar and felt relieved instantly.

This is more garbage piled up.

When he got closer and saw the flies and mosquitoes flying everywhere, he felt more relieved because the land was still his.

But we have to clean it up quickly, otherwise if we wait too long, the government may get tired of the garbage and take it back for rectification, which will be difficult to deal with.

He just took a walk around and found that a lot of renovations had been done on the dock. A special area for selling goods had been set up, making the dock less crowded.

There will definitely be gradual changes in the next few years, and there will be improvements every year.

After making sure that his land was still in good condition, he walked towards the Chamber of Commerce with confidence.

This chamber of commerce is of great significance to him now, and is extremely useful and serves as a good channel.

Apart from ordinary people, the people he knew inside were more reliable. After all, through this chamber of commerce he also got to know some people and earned a lot of money.

If you calculate it, he has been gone for 4 months. The previous Vancouver Chamber of Commerce should have been completed by now, as he spent a lot of money on it.

After confirming the land, the second stop is to go to the Chamber of Commerce to take a look.

If the house there has already been built and there are no problems, he can also ask Jin Laixi (the president) to introduce the bricklayer who built the house and take advantage of a ready-made bargain.

It also saves him from having to look around since he doesn't know anyone himself.

Jin Laixi has dealt with bricklayers before in the Chamber of Commerce, so he will be a little familiar with them. When the time comes, he will have to ask them to help look after the rectification.

perfect.

Ye Yaodong was hitchhiking on this trip, so he didn't bring a bicycle with him and now he has to rely on walking.

Fortunately, the town is not big and it is not far away on foot.

After walking for more than twenty minutes, he saw the vacant land that had been reserved earlier. A three-story courtyard had been built on it, and a wooden plaque with the words "Vancouver Chamber of Commerce" was hung on it.

"It looks pretty decent?"

The wooden door was open, so he simply walked in and saw a person sitting in a place like a counter. Upon closer inspection, he found that it was an old acquaintance, the former finance officer.

"Lao Zhang!"

"Hmm? Hey? Comrade Ye Yaodong! You're here?" Old Zhang was surprised for a moment, "Sit down, sit down."

"Is Jin Laixi here? When was our Chamber of Commerce completed? It looks quite presentable."

"Haha, it was just completed at the end of last month, and it took only half a month to build. It was delayed because of the frequent rains."

"Yes, I arrived just in time."

"Yes, it was quite timely. If we had come here when it was completed at the end of last month, we could have cut the ribbon."

"That's a pity..."

Ye Yaodong really felt it was a pity.

Cutting the ribbon, he is the vice president, of course he has his pair of scissors for cutting the ribbon, but he missed it.

After four months of absence, he sat down and chatted with Lao Zhang to learn about the situation in the past four months. What happened? How is the development of the Chamber of Commerce? How many members does it have?
Jin Lai Xi said that he went out to collect goods at night and has not returned yet.

The Chamber of Commerce is not just a three-story building, but a small courtyard with several single rooms inside. It is rented out directly to members, and the rent collected is put into the Chamber of Commerce as public money.

Ye Yaodong nodded as he listened, thinking that this was a good idea that would also allow the Chamber of Commerce to generate revenue.

Moreover, the members live together, which makes them more cohesive. Some of them may come here alone to work hard, but all the members of this chamber of commerce are fellow villagers, so they feel more secure.

It looks like there are not many rooms, maybe the funds are limited. However, it can still be built when there is more public money. There is still some vacant space in the yard or it can be built on top.

Then, the meeting time is now changed to once a week. Those who are free can attend, but those who are not free are not required to attend.

But it is definitely beneficial to participate more often, communicate more with everyone, build good relationships, get familiar with everyone, and then you can directly digest any internal needs.

After all, those who come here to work are all engaged in fisheries or fishery-related businesses.

Like he did last year, he got to know some people and acted as a fresh shrimp purchasing boat, but he didn't know if he would have the same opportunity this year.

He sat and chatted with Lao Zhang for the whole morning. After he had a clear understanding of the Chamber of Commerce's situation, he made an appointment with Lao Zhang to have dinner together.

I waited until I came back from dinner before I saw Jin Lai Xi.

Jin Lai Xi looked tired, having stayed up all night, but she was still quite surprised to see him.

"Hey, brother, you're finally here, and it's quite timely. This Chamber of Commerce was only built half a month ago, and you're here."

"I have planned this well. I came here on time to take a look. I can't just sit there and take a look. I have a telephone line at home now. I just left my phone number with Lao Zhang. He can notify me in time if anything happens in the future."

"You've got a telephone line at home? That's great, how much does it cost? I was thinking that we could also have a telephone line in our chamber of commerce, so that members can call home to report their safety, and their families can call to inquire about the situation, so that they don't have to call back and have no way to find their families when they have problems. But when they asked for 3000 yuan, I backed out. I just built a house, but I don't have a penny left. I just rented out a few empty rooms, which added a hundred yuan in rent."

Ye Yaodong replied: "I have two cables. The store in the city has one cable for 3000 yuan, and the telephone cable at home is a little more expensive in the countryside, costing 3500 yuan."

"Fuck! 6500? And you have two? You are really fucking rich!"

"It's just for the convenience of having a store in my city, and having a telephone line will make it easier to contact."

Jin Laixi gave him a thumbs up and said, "I was right about you. You are really capable. You can easily buy a 6500 yuan phone line. No wonder you can easily spend 10 yuan to buy a big ship and even take out a loan to order several ships."

"Haha, it's just for convenience. When the number of members grows and the funds are sufficient, we will still have to build a telephone line."

"I think so too."

"You can either go to the government and apply for a free phone line?"

Jin Laixi opened his eyes wide, "Free? Are you kidding? Free? How can the government offer free services?"

"That's hard to say. How can we know if we don't try? Besides, our registration of the Chamber of Commerce and the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce have also been approved. Our Chamber of Commerce brings together businessmen from Vancouver, which must be beneficial to the local government and convenient for management. Of course, we have to apply for benefits."

"Really? I won't be kicked out, right?"

"Just give it a try. If you speak nicely and write a nice application report, you won't lose anything if they don't agree. At most, they will just say no. But what if it works?"

"Then I'll try it tomorrow. If it works, it will be awesome."

"Well, there is one more thing. You need to introduce me to the bricklayer who built the Chamber of Commerce. I bought a small piece of land a while ago, and now I need to renovate it and build a house. I can move in directly in a few months."

"Okay, wait until I wake up after a nap, then I'll take you to find a bricklayer in the evening."

Jin Lai Xi knew that he had bought a piece of land. After all, Ye Yaodong had told them before how to get a loan from the bank, but he was not sure where he bought the land.

"There's no rush. You should take a rest first. We'll go after you wake up."

He could afford to wait for this period of time. No matter how anxious he was, he couldn't wait any longer.

"We have meetings every Friday afternoon. Today is Tuesday. Are you free on Friday?"

"free."

"That's fine. You've been away for a few months, and there are a few newcomers who haven't met the vice president of our Fisheries Association yet."

Ye Yaodong chuckled a few times.

"Then I'll go to bed first. Can you come over around six or seven?"

"Don't worry, I'll come over tomorrow morning. It's not convenient to go to someone's house after dark. Did you receive any goods at night?"

"If there is none tonight, then come here around 8 o'clock tomorrow morning and I will take you to find a bricklayer."

He nodded.

The two exchanged some pleasantries and then Jin Lai Xi went to bed.

Ye Yaodong also said hello to Lao Zhang and went back first.

Things were going quite smoothly at the Chamber of Commerce. After spending most of the day there, he had a pretty good understanding of everything. Apart from the completion of the Chamber of Commerce and the acquisition of thirty or forty new members, there had not been many changes in the past few months.

These people all went back home for the Chinese New Year and only came back after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Yesterday he found out that the house he rented had been rented out again. He was a little worried about whether his land and the Chamber of Commerce would go smoothly. Fortunately, it was fine.

In comparison, it doesn’t matter if the rented house is sublet, it’s just a matter of spending a few more dollars.

Ye Yaodong walked out of the Chamber of Commerce in a good mood, humming a song as he walked towards the rental house.

Several workers hadn't seen him since morning and didn't even see him at lunch, so they were a little worried. They were relieved to see him come back safely.

He is the backbone of everyone.

"Brother Dong... where are you going? Why are you gone for a whole day?"

"Go check on the land and the Chamber of Commerce. Is there anything you need while I'm gone?"

"The two old men came over this morning and paid the rent to the landlord, then asked us for the key. I told them I was out and would give it to them when I came back."

"Okay, I get it. You saw them pay the rent with your own eyes, right?"

“Yes, we confirmed it.”

"Okay, I'll go return the key now, and then we'll be even."

"Damn it, they got a bargain. They got three or four months' rent for nothing."

"Just consider it as the agency fee for finding this house for us. I have to go out later. You guys can have dinner by yourselves. I'll probably be back after dark."

"Where are you going?"

"Talk to a layman."

He also had to buy something and bring it to the door to express his gratitude.

Last night, I had to trouble some laymen to help me communicate, and it didn’t take me long to solve the accommodation problem.

The relationship should be maintained and it should be done in a reasonable way.

However, he did not tell the layman that he wanted to develop the land he bought. After all, the layman traveled long distances every day and was rarely at home.

He can just ask Jin Laixi to keep an eye on it when the time comes. He has already kept four workers anyway.

After treating the layman to dinner, he also took a walk around the factory and hurried back when it was completely dark.

Through laymen, he also learned that the local government was already planning an international aquatic center, but the government's planning and construction involved a lot of processes, so it wouldn't approve the construction so quickly.

He was thinking that if possible, he would buy a few shops. Even if he did nothing, the rent would be stable.

Take Yiwu Small Commodity City for example. I heard that when it was first built, not many people wanted to buy shops at very low prices. Later on, people had to scramble to rent them at high prices, and the first batch of people who bought the shops made a lot of money.

He has a lot of money now but has nowhere to spend it. During the initial chaos, he did not dare to buy houses or land blindly. He was just waiting for the policies to be relaxed or for the government to back him before buying.

Anyway, there’s still time to buy it before the millennium.

It was only the first day in Zhou City, but most of the work had been done, and it went relatively smoothly. He would wait until the next day to go find bricklayers with Jin Laixi and finalize the land construction. Then his mission of this trip would be completed.

Wait a few days and then ask the layman when he will go out again. If the time is right, wait and get a ride.

While staying here for the past few days, I also took the opportunity to see the land construction start.

The garbage must be burned first, and he had to watch it burn. With so much garbage, he didn't know how fierce the fire would be. Fortunately, it was near the dock.

I don't know if I need to file an application report first. After all, it's a big fire, and it would be troublesome if some people don't understand it and report it directly to the public security bureau.

I can feel more at ease watching here by myself.

Ye Yaodong walked back while thinking about what to do next.

A card game had already started in the rental house, with four people at one table. I didn't know how long it had been going on, or whether it had been going on for the entire day.

The land has not been worked on yet, and everyone is very idle. I don’t know how much money I brought with me when I went out, and whether it is enough to lose.

Fortunately, I didn’t play with outsiders. When we played among ourselves, the ball went from the left pocket to the right pocket.

"Are you free? Have you been playing all day?"

"No, I went out for a walk during the day. I just finished my meal and was thinking of playing some cards for a while before going to bed."

"Ah."

"Brother Dong, is everything going well? When will the construction site start?"

"It's only been one day. Am I a god? I'll go out and ask again tomorrow. If you guys are free, come with me tomorrow and leave one person at home to look after the house and cook."

"Okay."

Ye Yaodong asked them to discuss it themselves and decide that starting tomorrow, one person would take turns to stay at home to cook, and the others would follow him out.

The road was pitch black when he came back just now, and it looked a little unsafe. He came back early enough and left as soon as it got dark.

But you still have to bring a few more people with you when you go in and out, otherwise you will be put in a sack and dragged into the alley to be robbed, which will be very troublesome and you may not see the sun tomorrow.

The next morning, he took three people to the Chamber of Commerce to find Jin Lai Xi.

Jin Laixi was already waiting for him.

After meeting and greeting each other, he immediately took him to find a bricklayer.

"How many days will you stay here?"

"I'm not sure yet. I have a friend who does long-distance transportation. I took his car here. I thought it would be more convenient to take his car back when the time comes. It would also be safer on the road. Otherwise, taking a car is too troublesome. I have to take a boat and a car, transfer here and there."

"Is that the friend from the factory you mentioned last year?"

"Yes, when I'm away from home, I rely on the help of my friends. If I'm not here, I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on the construction site for me."

"It's easy. I've been dealing with that bricklayer for a few months and I'm familiar with him."

"Thank you very much. I originally wanted to bring some fish balls and fish noodles made by my wife, but we were delayed on the road for several days, so they were all consumed or spoiled. Next time I will drive the big boat up myself, and bring you some mackerel balls made by my wife. They are delicious."

"Don't be so polite, we are all friends and brothers."

Just got home tonight, I will add another chapter tomorrow