Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1357 Go back
Ye Yaodong followed Jin Laixi to the bricklayer's house, discussed his plan to build a house, and then took people to the land he had bought.

When the bricklayer saw that it was a garbage dump, he said he had to file a report with the street office, otherwise with so much garbage, the fire would be quite serious.

When the fire starts, we have to hire more people, and when it is almost burned, we have to use a water pump to pump out seawater to put out the fire. Fortunately, it is on the shore, so it is convenient.

If it were in the suburbs, we would also have to worry about weeds and the fire spreading.

Ye Yaodong thought this was a troublesome matter. He was not from the local area and it was too tiring to run around everywhere. So he calculated an extra day's salary and entrusted everything to the bricklayer.

All he has to do is look for the nearest start date.

When you think about it, there are quite a lot of things to do, and we can't start working right away.

After applying for permission to burn garbage and the fire is out, you still have to deal with the remains after the burn, and then you can start work on the day when the work starts.

I originally thought I had extra time, but now that I calculate, time is quite tight.

After talking with the bricklayer, he went to see the doctor with the help of Jin Laixi to choose a date in the near future.

He also doesn't know when the application from the street office will be approved. One date is 5 days later, and the other is 7 days later. He hasn't decided yet, so he will just have to choose one of the two when the time comes.

It would be too late if it was later, and it would be too close for him to return, so he might not even be able to watch the construction for a few days before returning.

It is never convenient to take someone else's car, as you have to consider their time.

Next, I will wait for notification, but it doesn’t mean I will just do nothing and wait.

He also had to hire a bulldozer to shovel all the garbage over there into a pile so that he could burn it faster. Otherwise, if he just burned more than three acres of land, the area would be too large and it would be troublesome to put out the fire when the time came.

After contacting the bulldozer, he could only wait for news from the bricklayer.

He had nothing to do, so he went to the shipyard and checked the progress. Then he sat in the Chamber of Commerce. His relationship with the people who rented in the Chamber of Commerce made great progress. After all, he didn't stay here every day.

The bricklayer was very efficient and the next day he got the news that the subdistrict office wanted him to put his fingerprints on the fire in person so that he would be held legally responsible if the fire spread.

Ye Yaodong confirmed with the bricklayer that the water pump had been borrowed before he went to put his fingerprints on it.

After taking the fingerprints, the street office also became busy. They had to arrange a cordon in advance and evacuate the surrounding people at that time.

After he put his fingerprints on the paper, he would immediately arrange for a bulldozer to shovel the garbage into a pile, and then he could start a fire when the street office notified him that it was okay to burn.

The coming and going of things here is quite troublesome and cannot be resolved in a day or two.

By the time we could light the fire, it was already five days later.

Ye Yaodong thought that he would have to burn for a whole day, stop working for a day tomorrow, and deal with the ashes and garbage the day after tomorrow, and he could start working immediately.

They set up a long cordon around them, which covered a wide area. Many people came over to look curiously, asking what they were going on here.

People who know the situation have already helped to answer that this place has been bought by someone who wants to dispose of the garbage and build a house.

Ye Yaodong was playing with a lighter in his hand. In front of him was a cart of straw taller than a man, which was used to start a fire.

There was a pile of garbage in front of us that was as big as a small mountain. When the bulldozer was shoveling the garbage, it deliberately shoveled the garbage closer to the shore and away from nearby houses.

Apart from that mountain of garbage, the surrounding soil had also been turned over and looked exceptionally fresh and clean.

He confirmed with the people at the street office and waited until it was ready to be lit. Then he had people move straw to the garbage mountain, spread it in a circle around it, and then started the fire.

Instantly a small fire started up, and he lit a circle around it before retreating to the cordon.

"Brother Dong, how long will it take? Can it be cooked completely? Those are all seafood..."

"Let's burn it slowly. The weather is getting hot now. It hasn't rained for quite a while, so it's pretty dry. We shoveled it into a pile yesterday. The surface is all dried up. Let's burn it slowly."

Whatever is left after burning can be shoveled into the sea when the time comes.

Anyway, the surrounding shores are all full of garbage.

There is no environmental protection now, and residents tend to throw their garbage into the sea. Anyway, what is left after burning is basically nutrients.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and more and more people were attracted to the nearby area. There were people around the pier, which had the largest flow of people, and a bunch of people were talking about it.

"This open space looks clean all of a sudden..."

"Yeah, yesterday there were mosquitoes flying all over the sky, but today it's all fresh soil."

"It's better to burn the garbage..."

"Who is so rich that he bought this land? What is he going to build?"

"It should be the man who just lit the fire. He's quite young..."

"Brother Dong, after the burning is over, can we just use a bulldozer to dig the foundation?" the worker asked curiously.

"You are going to pay me to build a house on two acres of land, right?"

"what?"

Ye Yaodong said, "Do you know how troublesome and expensive it is to hire a bulldozer to do the work? If I had known that you guys were so idle, I would have asked you to use shovels to do the work."

"Ah? Hehe..."

"I have already agreed with the masons. According to the land area measured earlier, we will dig a small ditch and fill it with large stones as the foundation. We will build the wall first and occupy the land first."

It was the land he had originally bought, so he first fenced off the area to avoid disputes later. Having a wall would make it safer.

We will temporarily build a two-story building with 15 rooms. The remaining space can be used to dry fish without worrying about theft, and part of it can also be used to grow vegetables.

If there is a need in the future, we can continue to add to the area since the area is large enough.

“Then we only build 15 rooms. Isn’t that too empty?”

"That's why we have to build a wall to enclose the land to our own area. Otherwise, there will be only 15 rooms and the others will be empty. What if someone occupies the land when we are not there? Or people will continue to dump garbage on it."

He has dealt with the garbage around him well, but there is no guarantee that someone won't come and take advantage of him and occupy his land.

"oh oh……"

The raging fire started from the bottom and spread. Maybe the garbage was not flammable and difficult to burn, except for the straw at the beginning, which made the fire a little stronger. Later on, the fire was always small, but at least it was burning there all the time.

Ye Yaodong also stood there watching, never leaving from morning to night, and even had the workers bring him meals.

Occasionally he would use a long wooden stick to stir the fire to prevent it from burning out. It was all daily household garbage and seafood waste, so the fire was relatively weak and burned slowly.

It was a little different from what he expected, and he was thinking about throwing in a few sweet potatoes...

"Brother Dong, the sun has already set and it's almost dark, but it's not completely burned out yet. I was expecting a raging fire, but this fire looks quite weak, with only heavy smoke."

"It's fine if it's burning, but it's better if it's not blazing so as not to cause a fire."

"That too."

He estimated that just pouring a few buckets of water at night would put out the fire.

Although there was no raging fire, there was thick smoke, which attracted groups of people, and the crowd watching around also changed again and again.

Ye Yaodong had been staying here because he was worried about accidents. It was getting dark, but he thought that since he had waited until now, there was no need to go back. He should wait until later when the fire was almost done and pour water on it before going home to rest.

The garbage that was originally as high as a small mountain had now shrunk a lot. It was surrounded by black ashes, and there was still fire coming out from inside.

It was not until nightfall, when it became dark, that he felt there was no fire, only thick smoke, and then he ordered people to pump sea water and pour it on.

There was a crackling sound for a moment, followed by thick smoke again.

In order to prevent the fire from reigniting, there was no one watching at night, so he had people draw in some more sea water, pour it continuously and stir it until the inside was soaked before he let people put it away with peace of mind.

Ye Yaodong smiled and handed a pack of cigarettes to the bricklayer. "Thank you for your hard work, master. Anyway, those who came today will be paid even if they didn't work. You can have a day off tomorrow. We just happen to have a day off the day after tomorrow to start work."

"Okay, we'll come back at 7am the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll have to trouble you next time."

"Easy to say..."

After sending everyone away, he asked a few of his workers to move the cordon lines made of bamboo poles a little further inward.

Just insert the bamboo poles into the area where they want to build the wall, use the ready-made tools to enclose the land first, and then you can build the wall the day after tomorrow.

Everyone worked for a while and finished the aftermath.

He checked the fire again out of concern and asked someone to use a bamboo pole to poke it. Only after there were no sparks and every part was moist did he feel at ease to take his people back.

Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality.

Setting fire to a mountain will result in life imprisonment, let alone setting fire to a house.

After Ye Yaodong and the others returned, he said to the others, "Maybe after the work starts, I will be back in a few days. By then, I will give each of you a month's salary in advance so that you can have some living expenses."

"But you should also be restrained and don't spend recklessly. I may have to wait until September to come back and then I will pay you the remaining two months' salary."

"In the next few months, you just need to supervise the foreman's work, and then call me every two days to report the progress. Of course, I will reimburse you for the phone bill, and I will write down my home phone number for you later."

"Then in the next two days, I will have someone bring some cement, sand and bricks to the construction site. You will have to take turns to work, and two of you will go there at night to watch over them to prevent them from being stolen."

"I will also pay part of the wages. If there is further payment, I will directly transfer the money to the foreman."

After hearing this, several people nodded repeatedly, indicating that they understood and had heard the general idea before.

Ye Yaodong was just worried, so he reminded them again that even though he was not there, the matter could only be left to the workers.

He has been here for seven or eight days and has been busy with this matter. Tomorrow is a free day, so he has to go find some laymen to ask about the approximate time of departure so that he can have an idea.

After saying that, he took a pen and paper and wrote down their phone numbers, and also wrote another one on the wall.

There were graffiti on the surrounding walls, with many patterns and words, as well as some numbers, but they were painted over and looked like phone numbers.

"It's written here, and anyone can see it. If you have any questions, anyone can call me."

"I understand, Brother Dong."

"Well, go to bed early."

The next morning, he led people to the construction site to check it out. When everything was normal, he left two people there to watch over it while he went to look for the layman.

He first went to the secular man's house to ask, but the man was not there. Then he went to the factory and met him at the door.

"Where?"

"I was just about to find you..."

"Have you set out in the past two days?"

"Yes, I want to tell you that we are scheduled to leave in three days. One of my cousins ​​will leave tomorrow. If you are in a hurry, you can go with him tomorrow... But he is going to the provincial capital, so you will have to take a bus back by yourself when you get off the bus."

"No, I'll wait for you. I haven't finished the work at hand yet, so it's just right for me to leave with you in three days."

"Okay, then around four in the morning three days later. It will be almost dawn then."

"no problem."

Although time is a little tight, it's manageable. Work starts tomorrow anyway, so I can stay for two days and take a look. If there's no problem, I can go back with him.

"Have you been working on your piece these days? Have you finished building it?"

"We just finished burning the garbage yesterday, and we'll start building it tomorrow, so three days from now is just right. The time is a little tight, but as long as there are no problems, it's fine."

"That's perfect. I don't have anything else to do, so I'll go with you to take a look. Where is the land? When the house is built, I'll know where to find people."

"Row."

Ye Yaodong took him to the construction site again and told him the location of the land he bought on the way.

When the common people saw the land, they praised him for his vision and said that he bought a good piece of land, which was close to the pier.

The dock has been under continuous tidying up over the past two years, so he acted just in time.

Ye Yaodong also felt that he was smart. He occupied a piece of land in advance in the name of a loan, which was also a legitimate reason.

By cleaning up the land now, we can prevent garbage dumping from affecting surrounding development.

The local government should give him the best citizen award.

After strolling and chatting with the layman for the whole morning and having lunch together, he went back to the shipyard.

Just a few days ago, I had some free time to check the progress. Now I have to go back in a few days, so I will take advantage of my free afternoon to check it out.

When the time comes, he will wait until before going back to take another look. Now that people have come, he must go a few more times to prevent others from thinking that he does not take it seriously.

He has been running around these past few days and has never been idle. There is always something waiting for him to do, and Ye Yaodong is very busy.

He ordered a 40-meter seafood collection boat from the shipyard, and also ordered four Dongsheng boats of the same model.

These five ships have already started construction there at the same time. It is estimated that they should be delivered before New Year's Day. The efficiency of the state-owned factory is still acceptable.

When the construction site started the next day, he got up early again to set off firecrackers, then found a piece of rag and sat on the ground watching the mason and his men work, first dealing with the remaining garbage that had been burned the day before.

After the bricks, stones and sand were brought in, he immediately paid the bill.

"Finally, the work has begun. You will start arranging shifts tonight and take turns sleeping here and watching over the construction site."

"know."

"Fortunately, it's the end of May now and the weather is getting hot. I can move a mat over here at night so that I won't feel cold sleeping here."

"Yes, the weather is getting hot, and it's comfortable to sleep in the open air with a thin blanket."

"I will be back in two days. I will leave this place to you to take care of the headcount. If my family is not busy and I can get a ride, I may come back to check on the progress in a month or so."

"Okay, Dong."

Ye Yaodong looked at the dozen or so workers in vests working in front of him, thought for a moment, and realized that he had explained everything he needed to say, so he would not say any more.

This trip has achieved its purpose.

With so many workers working together, it only took an hour or two to clear out the remaining garbage.

By the afternoon, we can dig a trench around the edge, fill it with big stones, and pour cement. Let it dry overnight, and we should be able to build the wall tomorrow morning.

By the time he leaves the day after tomorrow, he should be able to see half of the bricks being built.

As long as the weather is good and there are enough people, building a house can be done quickly.

These two days, when Su Ren and Jin Lai Xi were free, they would occasionally come to see him and chat with him.

While Ye Yaodong was still here, he sat here every day to supervise and watch the progress of the construction site. He didn't have much else to do, so he came up here for this.

The bricklayer introduced by Jin Lai Xi was also reliable. They only started working for two days. He didn't have to worry about anything and just watched the bricks being laid bit by bit.

By the evening before departure, half of the wall had been built.

In the evening, he called home and said he would take a bus back early the next morning.

However, the car may stop and start along the way, but it won't be delayed for too long, at most one or two days, as people say.

There was a lot of joy on the phone, and a bunch of people were talking.

It just so happened that the time he called home was also dinner time, and everyone was there.

"Really? You'll be back tomorrow?" Lin Xiuqing was extremely surprised.

The old lady also said happily: "Dongzi will be back tomorrow? That's great, this time the child didn't lie..."

"You're back in just a dozen days? Even faster than going out to sea?" Ye's mother was also surprised that he was able to return so quickly.

"Dad, will you be back tomorrow? Remember to bring a gift..."

"Dad, tomorrow is Children's Day..."

"Dad, I want something delicious..."

There was a lot of chatter on the phone, with everyone talking one after another, and Ye Yaodong didn't know who to answer.

"I'll be delayed on the way. I might not get home until the night after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Ye Chenghu squeezed the hardest and shouted into the phone, "Dad, remember..."

"Do you want a hammer? I'll beat you to death. You only think about food and fun. But summer vacation is almost over in half a month. I'll buy you a bunch of homework to do when you go back..."

"Dad, I don't want it anymore. I don't want anything..."

"And I don't want to come back, do I?"

"That's not what I said, that's what you said, I didn't say that..."

Lin Xiuqing glared at him, then put the phone to his other ear and said, "Is everything going well? I haven't called you in two days. How's the progress?"

"The outer wall is halfway done. It will be finished tomorrow in half a day. There is nothing else to do. Let the workers continue. We have someone to supervise them anyway. The time is just right."

"As of tomorrow, I have been away from home for 20 days, all of which were delayed on the road..."

As soon as Lin Xiuqing finished speaking, the old lady rushed to say: "Since you are coming back, why don't you come a day earlier? This way you can celebrate the festival at home..."

"It's not like I can come back whenever I want. It depends on other people's schedules."

Ordinary people plan to leave after the Dragon Boat Festival, and they must want to wait until the festival is over before going on a long journey.

"Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. Have you eaten rice dumplings? You should prepare some delicious food outside to celebrate the festival..."

"There's no time to celebrate the holidays, just be casual when you're out and about."

"You kid, you don't even take care of yourself when you go out..."

"It's getting dark here, and the store is about to close. I can't talk any more. I'm hanging up now."

Lin Xiuqing responded: "Okay, I'll talk to you when you come back."

Ye Yaodong was in a good mood after hanging up the phone. He would be able to go home soon. There is no place like home.

It's a pity that I missed the Dragon Boat Festival. I had originally thought that I could go back before the Dragon Boat Festival and watch the dragon boat race. I heard that there will be a dragon boat race this year and the county has been practicing for a month in advance.

In the past two years, the area around them has begun a cultural revival, and some of the customs that were previously lost have slowly been picked up again.

The Lantern Festival is also celebrated in a big way, and dragon boat racing has started on this year's Dragon Boat Festival. As for the birthday of Mazu, their village started celebrating it in a big way a few years ago.

The rise of these customs and entertainment activities also shows that the people are gradually beginning to live a better life.

He also missed Mazu's birthday this year because he was at sea.

Fortunately, the millennium memorial ceremony for Mazu is on the Double Ninth Festival on September 9, which is the day when Mazu ascended to heaven.

It’s okay to miss your birthday, but just don’t miss the great day of your thousand-year ascension.

However, I haven’t heard of any plans here. I don’t know if it’s because it’s still too early, or if although there is faith here, the local government may not pay much attention to it at this time.

After all, Mazu is from Fujian Province. Although people in coastal areas believe in her, the people who believe in her the most are still from Fujian Province.

People in Fujian Province believe in all kinds of Buddhism.

There are also Southeast Asia and Taiwan. After all, during those years of isolation, foreign countries have been developing, and the Mazu cultural industry was more prosperous than in China in those years.

Anyway, when the time comes, they will have to go back together even if they are outside.

When I called him a few days ago, A Qing told me that Secretary Chen came to see him and wanted to tell him about the Millennium Festival of Mazu in advance.

But he was not at home. Secretary Chen was still worried that he would stay away for several months. He was relieved after hearing A Qing's assurance that he would only stay away for more than 10 days and come back.

I heard from A Qing that Secretary Chen also brought up the Millennium Memorial when he attended a meeting in the county. The county also attached great importance to it and said it would be a grand celebration.

Their village has the largest Tianhou Temple in the entire county. Every year, the birthday of Mazu is celebrated with great grandness and excitement, and is a model for the county.

Although Mazu temples have been renovated in various places in the county, they are all dilapidated small temples that have been slightly repaired and can only provide shelter from the rain and burn incense, but there is no financial support for large-scale construction.

Other places call it Mazu Temple, but their village is called Tianhou Palace.

Secretary Chen came to him at this time, of course, not just to discuss, he must have brought up the matter of initiating donations. He is the number one figure in the village, and if donations are to be made, he must make a great effort.

But he didn't mind, and he would definitely make a great effort to donate to Mazu.

Last year he was still thinking about making more money to rebuild the golden body of Mazu and to celebrate the Millennium Festival. Last year he did realize his wish of making a lot of money, and of course he had to keep his promise this year.

I guess when he returns in the next two days, Secretary Chen will definitely come to his house first.

During this period of time, we should have started planning for the Millennium Festival four months later, right?
As he walked, he kept thinking about what he needed to do when he returned. This matter was the top priority.

He hadn't thought about this before he left. It was only when he called back and Ah Qing told him about it that he remembered this important event.

In the past few months, he was really busy without a moment's rest. He was either at sea or busy with cargo matters. He didn't think much about it. He only thought about it on Mazu's birthday, but he felt it was too early.

Indeed, there are only 4 months left, so we have to prepare in advance.

In previous years, birthday celebrations were organized by the village. The millennium celebration has extraordinary significance, so Secretary Chen brought it up when he went to the county for a meeting.

When the time comes, the county government will organize a grand event, which will definitely attract the attention of many media and newspapers, and their village will definitely become famous again.

Secretary Chen has accomplished great things every year in recent years. When he went to the county to receive commendations before, I heard that he was also commended every year for his remarkable political achievements.

I guess I should be promoted within two years, right?

After all, the village he manages has achieved political achievements every year, and there are outstanding events every year. Even the birthday of Mazu is celebrated so well every year.

It is very easy to get promoted now. You don’t need a diploma or take exams. As long as you have good political achievements or connections, you can be promoted easily.

However, before promotion, his status as a party member must be confirmed. Maybe then we can recommend him and get him a small official position to bring honor to the family.

Then the ancestral graves would not only emit green smoke, but thick smoke, and the ancestors in the underground would have to crawl up and laugh, and sit down for him to kowtow to.

However, this is still a distant thing, so just dream about it.

As Ye Yaodong walked, he was thinking about how much money he should donate when he returned.

The current price of gold is more than 70 yuan per gram, and a pound costs 35000 yuan. Although gold has a high elongation...

When I go back tomorrow, I have to discuss it with Aqing and convince her to donate a lot.

He didn't think this was a big problem. He had already given her a vaccination last year, and she would agree if he talked to her seriously.

When Ye Yaodong and others stepped into the rental house, they had already decided how much money they wanted to donate. His donation would definitely be the first in the village. As for whether he would be the first in the town or the county, he couldn't guarantee it. We would wait and see.

"Brother Dong, what are you thinking about? Are you still distracted after entering the door?"

"Haha, I'm definitely looking forward to going back tomorrow."

Ye Yaodong said: "No, I was thinking of the Double Ninth Festival on September 9, which is also the millennium festival of Mazu's ascension. I heard that the county held a meeting to organize a big event this year. When we come up, we will definitely have to go back."

"Of course, we must be active in worshipping Mazu! I will crawl back even if I have to, hahahaha..."

"Then I'll let you crawl back!"

"Isn't it still early?"

“I’ll have to start donating when I get back.”

"Brother Dong, how much are you going to donate?"

"you guess!"

I'll add another one around 3 o'clock.