Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1397 Discussion
The next day, Ye Yaodong directly sent two workers who stayed behind to run the market for him to inquire about bunk beds and see where they could be found wholesale or in the factory.

Logically speaking, with so many immigrants here, iron frame beds should have a good market.

Give the errand job to the worker first, and then negotiate the price after finding him.

There are three bunk beds in one room, so he has 60 rooms in total, so he has to wholesale 180 units, which is also a large order.

That iron bed is also very durable. It can be used for sleeping for 100 years without any problem. Even after the person is gone, the bed will still be there.

Ye Yaodong was not idle either. He rode his bicycle to the lumber store to reserve lumber and also took the time to make a phone call.

He now calls home about once a week, mostly on Sundays when the children are at home on vacation.

In this way, if Lin Xiuqing was not at home and went to the fish cannery, the children at home could also receive the call.

But he was busy delivering the goods yesterday and was not available. Today is Monday, so he called back during lunch time, and the children were there too.

As soon as Lin Xiuqing picked up the phone, she said, "You didn't call back yesterday, so the old lady kept asking me questions, and kept asking me to confirm whether it was Sunday, whether I forgot to tear off the calendar or tore it off too much. I'm so tired of hearing this."

"I told her that the kids were on holiday at home, so what else could it be but Sunday? Then she started to wonder if the phone was broken."

Ye Yaodong said helplessly: "Don't worry about her. I was outside receiving goods yesterday and didn't have time to call back. In addition, I was busy reconciling accounts at the end of the month."

"I also said that you must have been busy receiving the goods, so you didn't call."

"How is my daughter's erhu playing going?"

"You are only as tall as the erhu, how can you play it well?"

Ye Xiaoxi loudly retorted, "No, I'm taller than the erhu."

Lin Xiuqing said with a smile: "You are so tall. Sit there. If I put the erhu on your lap, it will give you an extra head."

"I'll grow up!"

"A nice little girl is learning to play the erhu from an old man. Really, there are so many things she can learn."

"What can we learn in this rural area? We can only learn harmonica from a music teacher."

"Okay then, let her learn Erhu from the old man."

Less than a week after he left, Director Chen bought an erhu and called his home, and Lin Xiuqing answered the phone.

After receiving the call, Lin Xiuqing made a special trip to the city to get it back, and also transported the goods and checked the accounts.

It's not that she doesn't need that little money, she can buy it herself, but since someone wants to buy it for their child, she can't just delay and not take it, or ask someone else to get it, as that would seem disrespectful.

It was just a good opportunity for her to buy some gifts to express her gratitude and then take the erhu back to Ye Xiaoxi. This girl kept nagging her in her ears every day and she was getting fed up with it.

When the erhu was brought back, she grabbed the little girl's ear and said: Let's see how long you can keep doing this. If you don't learn it well, I'll cut off your fingers.

She was so scared that she didn't dare show her fingers in front of Lin Xiuqing for several days. She kept her fingers in her sleeves every day and would not stretch them out if possible.

"I just finished calculating my accounts. How much did you make this month?"

"More than 13. I am thinking that after a few ships are delivered, I will use the money to order two extra large 44-meter ships. I am worried about holding the money in my hand all the time, so it is a good opportunity to make money from buying ships."

“And buy a boat?”

Lin Xiuqing even found his obsession with buying a boat a little unbelievable.

As soon as he had money, he thought about buying a ship, as if the shipyard was his own and he didn't want to leave it idle.

In recent years, there are several ships hanging in the shipyard every year without being delivered.

"Yes, otherwise I would earn so much money but have no place to spend it, wouldn't that be a waste? Anyway, this is a production tool and can be used as real estate, which is more useful than a house. If I order two now, it will probably take two years for delivery, so I'll pay a deposit first."

"Well, you can see for yourself."

Lin Xiuqing said with some concern, but we must wait until the shipyard delivers the ship before we can make another reservation. Otherwise, if we make another reservation before the ship is delivered, it will be delayed.”

"We have almost paid for these five ships, and we are just a little short of that. Then we can go and reserve them and hand over the money to the shipyard. If they go bankrupt and don't give us the ships or the money, we will have nowhere to cry."

Ye Yaodong agreed, "I know that. That's why I said it before, right? I'll continue to make reservations after I get the five boats. I'll just hide them everywhere for now. Anyway, if you spread the word, just say I've deposited them all in the bank."

"Yes, okay. Also, Director Chen helped to make some connections a few days ago. Hong Wenle went back and forth to the city several times. Our fish canning factory is now directly supplying the troops. I think we should be able to get some money back by the end of the year."

"That's good. The troops are the most stable."

"Yes, we just want stability, so the quotes are relatively low."

"I originally wanted to contact the overseas Chinese, but then I thought, they have their own fish canning factories or fish processing factories, so forget it."

"Well, the fish canning factory has been slowly getting back on track over the past six months. We don't have to worry about losing money. We'll collect part of the capital this year and another part next year, and we should be able to make money later."

When Ye Yaodong heard her calculation, he couldn't help but feel proud, "Look, it will take about one or two years for this factory to make a profit, and the profit I can generate by buying a ship will make a profit faster than this."

"Is it certain to make money? Not certain. It's not that stable to rely on the weather for a living. Besides, the risks at sea are huge. You're just lucky. There are many people who can't make money."

"Don't say such depressing things. There's still an old lady there? Normally, her voice is the first thing you hear when you answer the phone. Why isn't she here today? Just now you said she asked me hundreds of times yesterday."

"It was just after lunch, and I was cleaning up and looking after the house. She could take her radio and go out for a walk. Otherwise, she would have to stay at home and look after the house when I was out."

"That's a pity. I guess I'll have to blame you for a few more days."

"She can walk quite well. Sometimes she can even run a long way to visit her great-grandchildren from her uncle's and second uncle's families. They are probably not at the door now, so there is no need to call her. Just read to her for a few days."

"The two grandsons of my second uncle left the country last year and there has been no news. I only heard that they are washing dishes. I don't know if they regret it."

"My second uncle's family doesn't dare to mention the two grandsons going abroad now, for fear that we will reveal that they are washing dishes outside and lose face."

"Ignore them. It's a waste of phone money. I have nothing else to say. I'll hang up now."

"Okay, hang up. If you're outside, you'll have to..."

Ye Chenghu, who had his ear pressed against the other side of the phone, shouted, "Dad, I'm very good at home. I practice calligraphy every day, help sweep the floor, wash clothes and cook. I feed the chickens and ducks, and take care of my younger brothers and sisters..."

"Got it. Give me a score of 90 or above in the final exam. It's only the third year, so it shouldn't be difficult, right?"

"It's difficult, Dad..."

Lin Xiuqing pushed him aside and told him that it would be a waste of phone bills to give him the phone.

"Leave him……"

"By the way, the house here is almost finished..."

Ye Yaodong told her about the progress of the house and his own plans. He estimated that one year's rent would only be enough to buy a bunk bed.

But with such a large piece of land, he made a lot of money, and the rent was just icing on the cake.

After everything was agreed, he hung up the phone and went back to the factory to see if the wood had been delivered.

I'm too sleepy, I'm going to sleep first. That's all for today. At least I've made up for it.