Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1407 Distributing Money
After Ye's father went out to sea again for the past half month, he has not followed him and did not know that he had booked another boat to collect seafood.

When I came back at the end of the month and heard him talk, my eyes popped out of my eyes in shock.

"Three? Didn't you say we only need two? How much would that cost? It's not enough to make up for the two months' earnings, right?"

"It's not enough, but the profit from the second half of this year is enough. Anyway, it's not paid all at once. I just gave a deposit of 10, and they said we would gradually inspect the project and then pay at a time after that."

"Give it slowly? That's fine."

"Well, just treat it as a regular deposit. Every once in a while, I'll make a large sum of money and pay tens of thousands of dollars. It's also a good way to urge them to work."

"Well, you've already decided."

"I'll tell you this. You don't have to tell me when you get back. Just wait for me to tell you."

Ye's father knew that he was referring to the bad things he had done last year, which had caused them to quarrel. He glared at him and said nothing.

Ye Yaodong was taking out the account book to sort it out. Today is January 1st, and all the ships on their side have returned today.

Originally, we had agreed to work here until around the 31st and go home in early February, which is almost the middle of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, and there is still half a month before the Chinese New Year, so we can go home and have some rest at this time.

He was very busy these days. He just calculated the goods sold every day and also calculated the income of each ship from each sale.

The total share has not been calculated yet. Now that there are more ships, the accounts have increased a lot.

He had to calculate a lot of accounts until midnight every day, and he felt that there were more hairs on his pillow every day.

Moreover, the workers’ wages have not been calculated yet, this is also a huge project.

Ye Yaodong looked at the neatly arranged account books and calculator, frantically scratched the straw above his head, resignedly pressed 0 several times, before he felt a little better.

"Okay, why are you so irritable?"

"You do the math all day long. Just try looking at these numbers. Do you feel overwhelmed? Do you feel annoyed? If you make a mistake, you have to start all over again. It's so annoying that it makes your hair fall out."

"Are there so many?"

Father Ye leaned over and looked at the list that was indeed empty...

Fortunately, he is illiterate, otherwise would we have to ask him to do it?
"Well...then you can take your time to calculate. Some of them haven't come back yet and are still selling goods outside. We will settle the bill tomorrow."

"The accounts won't be settled until tomorrow, so I must calculate them in the evening. The workers' wages must also be calculated in the evening and distributed tomorrow so that they can have money to go out and buy some New Year's goods and specialties to take home tomorrow."

"Why don't you just give some to each of them, as wages, and let Ah Qing settle the accounts when you get back? Give them all, and I'm worried that they might lose some on the way, and it would be hard to explain when they get back."

"I'll do the math tonight. Ah Qing still has a lot of work to do at home and a lot of wages to pay. It's getting close to the New Year and everyone is busy."

The workers' wages are actually simple to calculate, but the ship boss's share is more difficult to calculate.

"Then you take your time. I'll go out and listen to what everyone is talking about. They're so excited."

There was constant noise, talking and laughter outside. Everyone was going back home to rest for the New Year in the next two days. They didn't have to work, so everyone was relaxed and very happy.

Ye Yaodong sighed and felt even more overwhelmed when he heard the noisy sounds outside.

"Next year, I'll hire an accountant who's good at accounting to calculate the invoices, prices, and wages for me."

Father Ye stopped walking out and turned around. "Wouldn't it be a bad idea to ask someone to come and settle the accounts? They would know how much money we make."

"Am I afraid of being found out? Do you think people can't guess it? They all know that I've made a lot of money, the only thing missing is the exact amount. I'll just go back and find a reliable accountant, and then tell him to keep it a secret. He'll be obedient because he has to rely on me for food and salary. Anyway, the money is in my hands, and I won't let anyone else handle it."

"That's fine too. The money is in your hands anyway. I'll just be responsible for keeping accounts, calculating the amounts for each ship, and reconciling the accounts for you."

"Ah."

Anyway, after calculating it once, when reconciling the accounts with other ships, you have to check it again with other people, and then he can pay if there is no problem, and there is no need to worry about mistakes.

After hiring someone, he only needs to be responsible for checking the accounts, which saves a lot of trouble.

Otherwise, now that there are more ships, it would take him several hours to do the accounting every day.

Even though I’m already very tired after delivering the goods, I still have to keep accounts and settle accounts, otherwise there will be new accounts the next day.

Now he is extremely annoyed and has lost a lot of hair in the past few months.

He really doesn't want to settle the accounts next year. He can just hire someone to do it and have the accounts reviewed by him after they're done.

New Year, new hope. He will go home during the Chinese New Year holiday and hire someone to come with him and be his accountant next year.

"Then you take your time to calculate first."

Ye Yaodong responded without even raising his head, then sighed and pressed the calculator.

From the constant noise outside, to the bustling crowd, to the quiet of the night, he had no time to go out and take a look.

Even when his father lay down to sleep, he was still fighting, grabbing his hair.

It was 1 a.m. when he finally settled all the accounts and wages, and then he lay down to sleep.

The next morning, I wanted to sleep in, but was woken up by the excited workers outside who got up early.

He had no choice but to get up cursing.

"What time did you go to bed last night?"

"About one or two o'clock. I didn't get enough sleep and I feel a little dizzy."

"Then after we pay them their wages, let them go out for a walk first. This way it will be quiet and no one will make noise. You can check the accounts after lunch in the afternoon?"

"No need, everyone is up."

When the workers get up in the morning, they are actually thinking about whether they will get their salary. Most of them have empty pockets, so they are just waiting for their salary to be deposited into their accounts, and then go out for a walk and buy some things to bring back.

As soon as they saw Ye Yaodong get up and open the door, they all looked at him excitedly like wolves seeing meat.

"Don't look at me. Don't worry. I'll give you your salary after dinner."

"Hey, thank you, boss..."

"Thank you, Boss. I hope you will make a fortune..."

Those who call him boss are all newcomers, while old employees usually call him Adong or Brother Dong.

But when Ye Yaodong heard the word "boss" again and again, he felt as if all the pores in his body opened up, he felt comfortable and in a good mood.

When he came, all his friends came over and asked him how to give New Year's red envelopes to the workers.
How to give red envelopes to old employees and new employees? How to calculate wages?
After all, the Chinese New Year starts from the middle of next month, and after we go back these two days, we will basically have a rest until the end of February.

Ye Yaodong had already thought it through last night. The new workers had only been working there for half a month, so he would give each of them two yuan as a token of his appreciation, and the old workers would give them ten yuan as a token of good luck.

After all, the Chinese New Year is only half a month away, and these workers are on paid leave. Then they won't start work so early after the Chinese New Year, which is equivalent to giving them a month's salary for free in February.

"A newcomer is also being paid a month's salary for nothing? That's impossible. He hasn't worked for many days, but he's being paid a month's salary. That means he's been working in vain. He might as well not be driving a boat."

"Yeah, we can't give that much. You just hired more than 30 people. If you give them all a month's salary for free, it would cost several thousand yuan..."

Ye Yaodong said: "Of course we don't give any to new employees. They come here for 20 days in total, and they are actually at sea for only a week to half a month. Giving them a New Year red envelope is good enough. When they return, we will give each of them a New Year gift. We will see what day they arrive home and compensate them for the wages of the past few days. It will be great."

Those old workers have basically been with him for at least a year. Even if they take a month off during the Chinese New Year in mid-February, they still have to be paid. This is also the default practice.

"Yeah, it's already pretty cool. I've only worked for a few days, but I've received so much salary, as well as a bonus and a New Year gift."

"That's good. I didn't work that many days anyway, so I'll just calculate it by the day before the New Year, and give a red envelope as a token of my appreciation. That's good enough."

"We discussed this this morning and thought the same thing. I just wanted to ask you and let you know. After all, you have a lot of workers here, and everyone basically follows your example."

"Well, go back and cut the red paper quickly. I was doing the accounts until midnight yesterday and I haven't prepared anything yet. I have to ask my dad to help me prepare the red envelopes. After we give out the red envelopes to the workers, we will check the accounts and settle the payment for the goods that should be given to you."

"Okay, once we've settled the accounts, we can go back in the next two days."

When the salary was paid after the meal, Ye Yaodong didn't have to specifically mention how to pay the February salary.

All they have to do is say that the salary will be calculated until the end of January, and then everyone will be given a red envelope and a New Year gift when they go back, and everyone will be happy.

"Line up, don't crowd around."

All the bowls in front of Ye Yaodong's dining table had been cleared away, the table had been wiped clean, and a stack of banknotes and red envelopes were placed on it.

Just wait until they line up and then give out the money.

His account book had already been turned to the page where the wages had been calculated yesterday, with each person's salary clearly written down.

"The captain and the deputy don't need to queue up. We will send them separately at the end later."

"okay!"

A few more people came out of the crowd and stood happily on the other side waiting.

They know that the wages they receive are different from those of the workers, are more special, and much more than those of the workers.

Workers’ wages are now divided into two levels, one for old workers and one for new workers, so there are only two amounts and they are paid out very quickly.

After paying the wages of the ordinary workers, he collected the remaining money and went into the house, and then let the captains and their deputies take turns to go in and collect their separate shares.

And they were told not to inform each other, to be on guard against others, and to keep the money safe. After all, they had much more money than the workers, and it was a huge sum.

Some people are worried and keep their money with him first, thinking they can collect it when they get home and then take a red envelope.

Ye Yaodong also agreed. It made no difference to him.

"Dad, it's your turn after everyone else has distributed the goods."

Father Ye rubbed his hands together excitedly, "It's my turn now. How much do I have? I'll keep the share with you. You just need to give your mother the basic salary, and I'll get a red envelope."

"I'll give you 2000 yuan, and 100 yuan in a red envelope."

"Okay, okay, then just give me 10 yuan in the red envelope, and I'll keep the remaining 2090 yuan."

Ye Yaodong was speechless for a moment. His father was really cautious.

"You have some whole and small amounts in your savings."

"No, I don't have much to spend money on. 10 yuan is enough for me."

"Okay, add the 2000 yuan from last time, and you'll have 4090 yuan with me."

"Okay, Dongzi, how much interest can I get if I deposit this 4000 yuan in the bank?"

"Then I don't know. Each bank has a different interest rate. Just ask when you get home."

Father Ye said happily, "I've thought about it. I'll keep the money there and I'll just have to pay the interest when the time comes."

"Indeed, you should spend less and save more for me."