Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1400 The Ship is Delivered

Ever since Ye's father stopped going out to sea and felt relieved about the huge ship, he followed Ye Yaodong every day, following him wherever he went. Only then did he realize how hard his life had been before.

I regretted it so much. I should have listened to Dongzi earlier.

It was his own boat, and he himself was not worried, so why did he worry about it? He was still worried every day, unwilling to go ashore and suffer the hardship at sea.

Now I follow him and sleep until I wake up naturally every day. After dinner, I walk around and play cards. Sometimes I can take a nap after coming back. I will go out to collect the goods when I am notified. Occasionally, if I am lucky, I can even have a massage.

These days were completely different from the time he spent at sea.

However, the father and son did not forget to go to the shipyard. The delivery date of the ship was approaching, and they had to keep an eye on it. They had to go to the shipyard every one or two days to avoid delaying it again.

Basically, he has to wait until the end of the month to finish installing the beds in his 30 rooms, and the shipyard has to deliver the ship immediately. He can accept a delay of one or two days, but he can't accept any further delay.

Now the end of every month is an important day for them, especially this month, as New Year’s Day will come right after the end of the month.

The several ships on the sea were also thinking about settling accounts at the end of the month, and all of them tacitly came back on the last day of the month, but the day Ye Yaodong had set for setting up the beds and moving in was the 30th.

So after the iron bed was delivered, Ye Yaodong thought that the 30th was a suitable date for moving, so he simply asked the people at home to help put the bed in first and set off some firecrackers to celebrate the occasion.

As for whether to rent more houses, they will consider it themselves without Ye Yaodong saying anything.

Originally he built this house because it was not big enough for him to live in, so naturally everyone had a plan in mind.

However, after the bed was installed, Ye Yaodong locked all the rooms opposite.

Before the beds were put in, everyone felt it was too crowded and moved over to sleep. Now that the beds are put in, they definitely can’t just sleep anywhere they want.

If there are too many people on a boat and the space is too crowded and there is not enough sleeping space, their boat owner will naturally come and rent it, instead of asking him to do charity.

He spends so much money, he also needs to make money.

He just locked the door while setting up the bed, and when they needed room, they could ask him for rent and he would give them the key.

Basically all the small boats have to be rented, because there were not enough rooms before, and basically two boats were combined to share one room. Now that there are vacant houses, they have to rent another room.

Basically, there are about 6 people on a boat, and one room can accommodate them all.

The captains of the boats naturally don't want to spend money to rent a house for themselves. The people they bring with them are basically brothers and nephews, so there is no need to separate them.

So the next day, Ye Yaodong assigned accommodation to his workers, and the captains of those small boats had already discussed renting rooms from him, and those that were shared together had to be separated.

Of course, he also had to write down the rent collection with paper.

He temporarily sent a younger brother to ride a bike to buy him a notebook, as he planned to rent a house and use a separate notebook to take notes.

But there are some things he needs to tell everyone in advance.

"Let me tell you in advance, when you rented this house, the rent was due until the end of this month, which just happened to be the end of this month. Tomorrow is New Year's Day, the 1st, and you have to pay the rent for both houses."

"Understood. We all remember and know."

"Yes, it happens that today is the day we live together, so we can just separate the rent we rented together. We don't have to settle any accounts. We can just rent a house each now."

"Okay, my dad asked about the rent a few days ago. Now the rent for a room has basically increased to about 25 yuan a month. The more spacious ones are only higher, not lower. We will follow the market price. How many months do you think it will cost?"

Regardless of other things, his place is at least safe and the house is new.

"We will naturally rent it until after the Chinese New Year. We will see what the situation is like after the Chinese New Year and decide whether to move in or continue renting it."

"Yes, we rent it until almost the New Year."

Ye Yaodong turned the pen in his hand and nodded, "I looked at the calendar. This year's New Year's Eve is on February 2th, which is exactly in the middle of the month. So you are renting for a month?"

"Then we can just rent it for a month."

"Row."

Father Ye said to everyone in advance: "Then wait for a month, when the room is vacant and someone wants to rent it, then we will rent it out to outsiders."

Everyone looked at each other.

"Dongzi spent tens of thousands of dollars to build this house, and all the money he earned was invested in it. He can't just leave it empty waiting for people to rent it. If no one rents it, he will lose money if it remains empty. One house costs 25 yuan a month, so 30 houses cost 750 yuan. If it's empty for two months, it will cost 1500 yuan. It's amazing."

"That's true..."

"If you spend that money, you must make money, it can't be wasted..."

"What should we do then? What if someone comes up? We have to rent a house somewhere else?"

"There's no other place like this..."

Everyone started talking in whispers.

Ye Yaodong was not in a hurry either.

What his father said was what he wanted to say, and the father and son had already discussed this matter a long time ago.

One plays the good guy, the other plays the bad guy, and lets his father act as his substitute.

It is impossible for him to keep his house empty just to rent it to villagers. It doesn't matter who he rents it to.
Moreover, his place is very safe and is surrounded by walls, which can at least keep out people from outside. Safety is guaranteed, and anyone who lives here will feel at ease.

He was not afraid of renting the house to outsiders. After all, he had so many workers and so many people from the village who could help. Hundreds of people would be a considerable force wherever they went. If anyone dared to cause trouble, they would be beaten and driven away.

His own workers would naturally keep the rooms and not rent them out.

"You guys discuss it first. Don't be in a hurry. Anyway, the other boats haven't come back yet. We have to settle the accounts of the fishing boats in the next two days. Wait for others to talk about it. Anyway, whether you can go up after the New Year or not, you have to refer to the opinions of other large ships."

"Okay, let's discuss it and talk about it in the evening."

The workers under Ye Yaodong had no worries and started moving things happily.

However, most of his workers were at sea. He had made arrangements, but only a few workers from the seafood shipping ship were moving their luggage in and moving in.

He now has a total of 32 workers, including his father and himself, who need five rooms. The two extra people can squeeze into an extra bunk bed in the room. Before, these people only occupied two rooms, but now he only needs three rooms across the street.

Those who moved in first were all very happy, but there were also some murmurs.

"It's better to follow Adong, so there won't be so much trouble..."

"I heard that some of them are thinking of coming here again after the New Year. After all, they can make money much faster here than at home."

"Yes, but I have to go back for several days during the Chinese New Year, and I haven't decided whether to come here yet. I definitely don't want to rent for several months at a time."

"That's really confusing..."

"Who cares? We are just workers here. Let the captain make the decision."

By the evening, the Dongsheng ships had returned one after another, but they had goods to sell and could not get home so quickly, and Ye Yaodong also had to sell the goods on his own ship.

When it was completely dark at night, everyone came back one after another.

But it was already dark and cold, so it wasn't a good time to settle accounts or talk.

They didn't talk about renting a house until the next morning.

Everyone was happy when they saw the house that had been built over there. Ye Yaodong didn't need to say anything, the villagers were already telling them when the house would be completed and when the bed would be put in.

Then I talked about the issue of renting a house that we discussed yesterday. Everyone was still struggling with it, and I wanted to hear the opinions of those who had just returned.

After all, those who spoke yesterday were the captains of small ships. If they want to come up next year, they will definitely have to rely on big ships.

And everyone’s first reaction was, “What did Dongzi say?”

"He said he wasn't sure whether he would stay here after the New Year, but he would definitely come to collect rent or arrange for someone to stay here."

"Dongzi?"

Ye Yaodong sat at the dining table, supporting his cheek with one hand and turning a pen with the other.

"I've been thinking about this myself. How about you rent it for a month first? When it's almost New Year and I'm going back, do you want to renew the lease?"

"That's okay too."

"Actually, everyone is looking at your opinion." A Guang said.

Ye Yaopeng also nodded, "Yes, in fact, everyone is looking to you. If you plan to come up after the New Year, then everyone will definitely follow. If you don't plan to come up, everyone will have to consider whether to organize people on their own."

"Then I'll get back to you guys after I've thought about it and see if we should continue fishing here after the New Year."

Ah Zheng persuaded him, "Donzi, come up. The resources back home are not as abundant as here, and it's not that easy to fish. What's more, I heard that there are fishing seasons for all kinds of fish all year round, and the fishing boats here follow the fishing seasons."

Xiao Xiao also agreed, "Yes, I heard that every time a certain season or fishing season comes, everyone chases after fish."

Ah Guang also persuaded him: "Yes, aren't you going to deliver another ship from the shipyard these two days? You can earn more here than at home. You have more ships, so the difference in the amount of money you can earn between the two places is naturally huge. You will definitely get your money back soon. It's much easier than at home."

"You all want to come up here again after the New Year to fish, right?" Ye Yaodong asked everyone.

Everyone looked at each other and nodded intermittently. Basically 80% of them wanted to come up, and only a few did not express their opinions, but just said that they would see what everyone else thought.

"Look, 80% of you are thinking about making money here, so why are you looking at me?" Ye Yaodong asked puzzledly.

"Even if I can't tell you, you have so many boats that can just rush here. Why are you still fussing about renting a house? Can't you just decide now? Why bother about whether I can come up or not?"

Ye Yaodong pointed at A Guang, A Zheng, Xiao Xiao, Zhou Da and the others, "You, you, you all want to come up here, so just start the boat. All their boats are following, why are you still fussing about renting a house?"

After taking a look, they realized what was going on and started laughing.

“That’s right…”

"We just feel more at ease following you. Besides, so many houses here are yours. Don't we want to listen to you?" A Guang said.

"Yeah, isn't it just that I've been following you around all the time? Your ships are big and numerous, so I just want to listen to your opinions?"

"You didn't say you were going to move here after the New Year, so of course we were struggling over whether to move here or rent a house..."

Ye Yaodong poked the table with a pen, opened a new notebook and pressed it.

"Since 80% of you are inclined to come up, there's no suspense. Just settle the rent right away. How many months should we set first?"

"How many months?"

This is another difficult problem for everyone.

"Why not just rent it for a year? You guys are all well-off now anyway, so just rent it for a year and save money!"

"A year? That's too long..."

"Otherwise, should we just rent it for three months as usual? And renew it later?"

Ye Yaodong said: "The local rent here is rising every month. If you rent for a year in advance, the rent for that year will be fixed."

"If you rent for three months, then when it expires in three months, you have to pay the current market price again, which will definitely increase the price again."

Father Ye also said, "Yes, this year, the rent of ordinary old houses has increased by 10 yuan at the beginning and end of the year. That means the difference is 120 yuan a year. How much is the original rent? The difference is 1/3, right?"

Ye Yaodong said, "Let me do the math for you. Now a house costs 25 yuan a month, which is 300 yuan a year. Isn't that just the cost of shipping your boat for two days?"

"Two days' worth of cargo for a year's rent, isn't that a good deal? For your other big ships, that's only half a day's cargo."

"You're really good at calculating. You can just use the goods as collateral." Ah Guang rolled his eyes. "Then we'll also use the goods as collateral. It happens that we're settling accounts today. You can just deduct one year's rent from the payment for the goods. It's only 300 yuan."

"Are you sure? Are you sure I've made a note that you've rented it for a year?"

"Okay, I'll just settle the bill later and you can just deduct the amount from it."

"You want two rooms, right? Then 600 yuan will be deducted?"

Although A Guang, his father and a few workers could just fit in one room, they were rich and the father and son had long thought of living separately and not living with the workers.

"Okay, anyway, if we can't change our mind by then, we can just sublease it, right?"

"Yes, of course."

What A Guang said reminded everyone that they could sublet the property. Now many people who were still hesitating about this no longer had any worries.

Father Ye said, "Just rent it for a year now, and then sublet it. If the rent goes up later, you can sublet it for a higher price."

When everyone heard this, they agreed that it made sense. They would not lose money this way, and if they sublet the property, they could rent it out at a higher price.

"With this calculation, it's more cost-effective to rent for a year..."

After Ye Yaodong finished memorizing Ah Guang's name, he said, "Originally, we should grab our share of the house now. If there are fishing boats coming up with us in a year, we will all have to live outside."

"Anyway, you won't lose money if you rent it for a year. You can sublet it when you don't want to rent it anymore, which will reduce your worries. It's definitely better to live here than outside, right?"

Ah Zheng said, "Then I'll rent it for a year too."

Several of their close friends expressed their opinions, and it was natural for the villagers to rent the property for a year.

Most people have a herd mentality. If no one is sure, everyone will look at each other. Once someone decides, everyone will rush to order it.

Ye Yaodong had 60 rooms. Apart from leaving 5 rooms for his workers and one room for himself and his father, the remaining 54 rooms were divided up by everyone in a short time, leaving no rooms left.

There were originally three or four hundred people on board, and with six people in a room, 6 rooms were just barely enough.

Originally he wanted to live separately from his father, but there were workers coming later and there was not enough accommodation, so he decided to continue living with his father.

The annual rent of 300 yuan is actually nothing for everyone who has earned money. After everyone decided on it, they were very decisive and straightforward.

Just like he just calculated, it would only be enough to pay for one or two days of goods.

The 54 houses also brought him a profit of 16200 yuan!

It was booked out for a year, which was a big profit for him. After all, he spent nearly 10 yuan on the land and the house.

With this calculation, he will only need 6 years to make back his investment. Maybe even less than 6 years, after all, the rent increases every year.

And if nothing unexpected happens in the first year, everyone will definitely rent it every year thereafter, which also guarantees the occupancy rate in the next few years.

Of course, renting to people in your own village is better than renting to outsiders.

Ye Yaodong looked at the new notebook filled with names and rents, and smiled happily, as he had made money again.

Father Ye also counted the huge amount of money in his hand with a smile on his face.

Just now, one was responsible for recording and the other for counting the money. The father and son divided the work and cooperated perfectly.

"Okay, the rent is settled. The money that should be paid has been paid. The money that has not been paid can be directly deducted when the account is reconciled later."

"I've just given you the keys. Do you want to move into your respective rooms first and then reconcile the accounts, or should we reconcile now?"

As soon as they handed over the money and the keys, they immediately asked the workers to move first after taking the keys. They were the only ones who had not moved yet.

"Let's move first. After you pack up your things, we'll check the accounts later. It won't be that quick to settle the accounts."

"Row."

Then he would just wait and there was no need to bring the money into the house. He would still have to pay after the accounts were settled.

It takes at least two hours to reconcile the accounts at the end of the month. After he has reconciled the accounts with everyone, he still has to collect rent from the small boat.

We have spent the whole morning here.

His income this month was also a little higher than last month. He only earned about 13 yuan for the whole month last year, and that was because he made a lot of money from Ocean No. 1.

This month, Ocean No. 1 was handed over to someone else. I came back twice in the middle, and together with the rest, I was delayed for several days, so I made less profit, but other ships made a little more.

All in all, I made about 14 this month.

However, this is before deducting wages and the captain's share. The wages and the captain's share are about 1 yuan a month.

We will have to wait until next month when we go home to calculate this, and then we can give it to them directly.

Everyone was happily counting the money in their hands, and only after they finished counting did someone ask him.

"Dongzi, are the ships in your shipyard coming back in the next two days?"

"Yes, we could have driven it back today, but I looked and it seems like today is not a good day. I'm thinking of driving it back tomorrow. Tomorrow is not a good day, but it won't be a bad day either. Anyway, we can just try it out in the water and drive it back if there is no problem."

"Then we'll go with you tomorrow? After all, you have five boats, including a huge seafood boat."

"Sure, anything is fine."

"You are so awesome! You have 5 more ships all of a sudden. How many ships do you have now?"

Ye Yaodong counted on his fingers, "There are 17 small boats, 5 of which are Dongsheng, one 30-meter seafood boat, one 40-meter boat, and one Yuanyang No. 1. There are only 25 boats in total. Doesn't seem like a lot?"

"Not enough?!" many people said in unison.

Ah Zheng was so angry that he slammed the table and said, "We only have half a boat. The boat we bought with a loan at the beginning of the year can only be driven back when we get home."

Xiao Xiao agreed, "That's it!"

"You also rented a small boat, didn't you? That's at least one and a half boats. When you get home and drive the boat back from the shipyard, you'll have two and a half boats."

All three of their friends had taken out loans, so they were eager to come here and make money after the New Year. After all, it was easier to make money here than at home.

"I plan to go to the shipyard tomorrow to get the boat back, and then go to book a fishing boat. This time I want to order a 44-meter boat, not a smaller one."

Everyone's eyes widened.

"what?"

"You want to order more?"

"what?"

"Oh my god, you still want to book a fishing boat? A super large boat of more than 40 meters?"

"You already have so many ships, why do you want to order more?"

Everyone was excited, even more excited than his wife.

Ah Qing wasn't that excited after hearing this.

Ye Yaodong picked his ears. There were people all around him, talking to each other, the noise was so noisy.

"Who complains about having too many boats? I don't have many boats, how can I make money? Can you follow me around?"

Ye Yaopeng said: "Then you have enough ships, Dongzi..."

Ye Yaohua said: "Then a 40-meter boat would cost at least hundreds of thousands, right?"

"An ordinary iron boat costs about the same, but if it's an ocean-going one made of steel, it's going to cost more than that, right? It should be double, right?"

"Oh my god...it's so expensive and they only have two..."

Ye Yaodong tapped the table with a pen in his hand. "I asked, and they said that I only need to pay half of the deposit, and they will pay it back after the goods are delivered."

If it weren't for the high cost of building such a huge ship, he wouldn't have to pay half.

"That should be at least 10, right?"

“I’ve never seen so many in my life.”

"Everyone will be able to make money in the future. It won't take a few years." Ye Yaodong said with a smile, and this was the truth.

"Lend your auspicious words."

Ye Yaohua asked hesitantly, "Then Dongzi, if I have more money, should I buy a boat as well?"

"look at yourself."

He has already set an example by buying so many boats, why are you still asking him?
There are already accurate answers, so just copy them.

But he certainly won't say it. After all, there are great risks at sea. It depends on their own personal considerations.

Some people are just hamsters. They just want to save their money and are reluctant to spend it. They think having a boat is enough. There are many such people.

I'm afraid of being poor. I don't want to be without money, nor do I want to owe money.

That's quite normal.

After all, no one can foresee the future like him and know that money will depreciate.

He didn't understand much else, but he knew that money would depreciate, and he knew that he would turn into a pig, so he just wanted to spend the money.

I didn't send this one out before 12 o'clock because I was so engrossed in writing that I forgot to check the time. It was a mistake. I'll post another one the next day.