Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1436 Beating
"What else do you want to do? What could be more urgent than going to the bank?"

"There are many things more urgent than going to the bank. The bank won't run away, and it won't disappear. You can go there anytime."

That shipload of cargo is still there and has not been processed yet, so this is something we need to be cautious about.

After finishing his meal, he had to look for the layman first. He didn't know whether he was at home or had asked anyone to pick up the goods.

"Then do you want me to go with you?"

Chen Baoxing also said: "Uncle Dong, do I want to go with you?"

Ye Yaodong swallowed his breakfast in a hurry. "Go ahead. Take me on your bike. If there's any errands I can call you. Forget about it, Dad. Just stay at home or go wherever you want."

"What do you do?"

He talked about the 30 tons of seafood he brought up for the layman, and he had to contact and connect with them.

"That really doesn't need me."

"Baoxing, just follow me." Ye Yaodong put down his bowl and chopsticks, waved to Chen Baoxing, and said, "Let's go."

"Here it comes." Chen Baoxing picked up the notebook and pen, and secretly rubbed his thigh with one hand.

Father Ye had nothing to do, so he had to go find a newspaper. He couldn't understand it, so he asked Old You to help him.

Dongzi said that he would be in the newspaper again, although it would not be the local newspaper here, but he just wanted to flip through the newspaper and find something to do to make himself happy.

I can also take this opportunity to talk about the newspaper incident again. Dongzi will be in the newspaper again soon.

"Hey... Old You, how about you teach me how to read?"

"Ah, learning to read?" Old You looked at him in confusion. "You didn't learn to read earlier, and you didn't learn to read later. Why are you suddenly saying you want to learn to read? Hasn't your grandson been helping you remember all this time?"

"You have to be more motivated. My wife always says I'm a drag. I think it would be good to learn a few more words while I have free time."

My son is going to be in the newspaper again, but his father is illiterate and can’t even read what’s written about him. Isn’t that too regrettable?
Although you can ask others to read it to you, it is not as real as seeing it yourself, which makes you happier.

The last time he was in the newspaper, he was very depressed.

Dongzi fished out an incredible torpedo, and everyone on the boat was commended and rewarded financially by the city. However, he happened to go to the boats of the eldest and second brothers and helped them with their work.

I only worked there for a month, and missed the opportunity so badly that my thigh was broken.

It's so depressing. A person doesn't even have time to sulk, how can he think about learning to read and newspaper? I wish time could go back so that I could be on the boat too.

This time it was different. He only regretted that he didn't go back to watch the interview video with his own eyes.

The last time, I really had the opportunity to be recognized, receive awards, and be featured in newspapers, but I missed it.

Learning a few more words now will always come in handy in the future.

Dongzi has been in the newspaper twice, so who knows if he will be in the newspaper for the third time? Who knows, maybe he will get another chance in the future.

The women in the family know hundreds of common words, but he is the only one who is laughed at every day. That is totally inappropriate.

Besides, Dongzi's business is so big now and he needs his help. It would be quite troublesome if he can't read a single word.

For example, Chen Baoxing has been helping me record the goods and quantities recently. Although there have been no problems, wouldn’t it be better if I could recognize them myself? I can understand them myself.

This will also prevent you from being too dependent on others, which can make it easier for you to be fooled or manipulated in the future.

Besides, his wife at home can learn to read at her old age, so why can’t he?
Old You saw that he was serious and had no objection.

"That's fine. I have nothing to do anyway. I can teach you a few words a day. It doesn't take much effort."

"Okay, then look for words in the newspaper, from simple to difficult."

"Row."

Father Ye was a rare studious person. He thought that when he returned home, he would read the newspaper and would definitely surprise Mother Ye.

Whenever he thinks of this aspect, he becomes full of motivation and his enthusiasm for learning to read reaches a climax.

After Ye Yaodong went out for some chores, he came back and saw his father holding a newspaper with a pencil in his hand. He was a little surprised.

After getting off his bicycle, he came over curiously and saw several circles drawn on the newspaper, with many of the same words circled.

"What are you doing, Dad?"

Father Ye was immersed in the ocean of knowledge when he was startled by a sudden sound.

"Why did you walk so silently? You came back without making a sound, and you just stood behind me and scared me."

"Ah, this is the road, and the bicycle makes no sound when riding on it? You must be fascinated by it, what are you doing? A circle here, a circle there."

Old You smiled and said, "Your father is learning to read. He circled the words he learned today and found the same words in the newspaper."

Ye Yaodong's eyebrows were raised and his eyes were wide, "You can still read? Did you take the wrong medicine? It was useless for mother to scold you at home before."

"Isn't this just idle? Besides, people should always look forward. Your mother can recognize a lot of words, so why can't I? How can I be worse than her?"

He gave his father a thumbs up and said, "Of course, you can keep learning as long as you live. Learning knowledge is not limited by age or status. It's good to have such ambition. If you learn a few more words, you will scare my mother to death when you come home in a few months."

Father Ye also imagined that scene and couldn't help grinning.

Look, she still looks down on others and keeps complaining that he is holding the family back.

Ye Yaodong asked again: "How many characters did you learn today? How about I buy you some calligraphy books to practice?"

Father Ye immediately shook his head like a wave drum, "No, why should I write at my age? I just need to know it."

"Oh."

"How did you get on with your business? Is anyone home?"

"He's not at home, but he has told his wife and brother to drive to the dock to transport the goods as soon as they arrive. We've already contacted him and agreed to go after lunch at 1 o'clock."

"So you still have to wait for that Ah Shang to come back?"

"Yes, we booked it after lunch in order to wait for him to come back so that we can go to the ship to unload the cargo. Otherwise, we could have gone to unload the cargo directly just now."

"What if he doesn't come back at noon?"

"There's nothing we can do about it. We can only send workers to look for it."

Most of the workers knew Lin Jishang. After all, they were from the same village. Even if they were not familiar with each other, they would know this person. Some who did not know him had probably seen him in the morning.

There are now twenty people in his camp, some of whom are workers on the two seafood collection boats and some of whom are on shifts.

After all, people eat grains and cereals, so it is inevitable that they will get sick. If someone is unwell, there are people who can take over, and someone has to look after the house.

Everyone's working hours now are to go out to sea to collect cargo every other day, and then move, load and unload the cargo, working from morning to midnight.

It is equivalent to working one day and resting one day. Although the work is not easy, it is quite enjoyable.

It's only 10 o'clock now, and there are still a few hours. If we send everyone out to look for it, we should be able to find it. After all, this place is not big.

He also came back to ask people to go out and look for him, otherwise he would definitely not come back so early, it’s not even time for dinner yet.

After Ye Yaodong said this, he was about to ask Chen Baoxing to call for help, but Chen Baoxing had already called for help from the buildings on both sides without him saying anything.

"This one has good sense. He knows what to do without being told."

Father Ye also agreed, "Yes, this child is smart. You are smart enough to know how to ask for an assistant. It really saves trouble to have someone to help you."

"Originally, I have so many things to do all day long, so of course I need someone to help me run errands and give me a hand with everything."

"Boss Zhang is not at home, so you just ship the goods to him. When will I pay you?"

"There's no rush. It's only 1 yuan worth of goods. I don't know when it will come back and when I can settle the bill. I estimate it will take less than ten days or half a month to come back."

Ye's father originally wanted to say that 1 yuan is still 1 yuan, and asked him not to be so arrogant, but after thinking about it, he did make a lot of money, so he changed the subject.

"We have to go out to sea to collect the goods tomorrow. I will go to the bosses later this afternoon to record how much goods they need. Some of them have already scheduled how much goods will be delivered in a few days. Baoxing has recorded it."

"It has already developed into a fixed delivery time? Dad, can you do it?"

"Ha ha……"

"You've been getting a lot of massages while I've been away, haven't you?"

Old You looked at Ye's father in surprise. He didn't expect that Ye was still so good at having fun at this age.

Father Ye stopped smiling and said sternly, "No way. Sometimes I make money playing cards, so I invite them to come over once or twice. I can't make money from them for both the goods and the cards."

"Besides, those who make more money please go and relax. Isn't this also your custom?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Others are listening. You'll ruin your reputation."

Father Ye wanted to say: How did you reveal the truth? There are outsiders here, wasn't it agreed?

I won’t tell anyone, and you won’t tell anyone either?

"Oh~" Ye Yaodong said this word, and his tone went through several twists and turns.

"Yeah, it's the same old routine. Anyway, we just need to take them to pay the money and then come back."

"Yes, that's right."

"I'll leave this afternoon's work to you. After dinner, I have to go to the dock to arrange for the unloading."

"Should I remember it? Baoxing has to follow me. I can't read, so he has to remember it for me."

"Okay, Lao You, just follow me. The goods need to be weighed again after being unloaded from the ship."

It was not difficult for 20 people to search Linji Shang separately. In less than an hour, someone came back to say that he had found it and explained that he would be back after lunch.

Ye Yaodong felt relieved after hearing this.

After lunch, he saw his father holding a newspaper to show off the words he had just learned. An idea suddenly occurred to him and he said, "Dad, if you have time, I'll send you to a seafarer training unit to learn."

Father Ye was stunned for a moment, "What to learn? I can drive a boat, what else do I need to learn?"

"Learn some things about navigation and engine maintenance, as well as some precautions and basic training for ocean voyages."

"Why learn this? If there is a problem with the boat, can't we just send it to the factory or ask a technician to come on board to repair it? We have so many boats together, it won't be a big deal if one or two of them break down. What's more, we can call for help, there are rescue teams..."

"Then what others know is more important than what I know. Besides, anything can happen at sea. If I know a little, wouldn't that give me an extra life-saving skill?"

“So I have to spend money to learn it?”

"The tuition is not too much, and there are a few people who are free at home taking turns to study. I will send you to study together. You can leave early and come back late, and it won't delay anything."

The more Ye Yaodong thought about it, the better he felt this was a good idea. Since last year, he had been thinking about sending a few crew members to take turns for systematic training, so as to avoid the situation where they were just a makeshift team led by his father.

I only know how to drive a boat and set a net, and I don’t know anything else about maintenance and machinery.

It’s okay now in the near sea, but after a few years when the fishery resources are exhausted, we will definitely have to move farther away.

In recent years, the number of boats in the fishing grounds has increased year by year, and the catch has become more and more frightening year by year, siphoning off a large number of fishing boats from the southeast coast.

I estimate that in a few years, his big ships will have difficulty surviving on the coast. Didn’t you hear Old You say that the price of diesel has increased?

With a boat that big, just taking it out for a bit of fuel would cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars, not to mention fishing for a long time.

By then, resources will be reduced, oil prices will rise, and labor costs will increase. If you don't go to the deep sea or the open ocean, you will have no way to survive.

Small boats are fine, but the key is that he will order large ships next. His small boats and the Dongsheng are already enough together, so he needs to look at the long term.

After getting one large ship a year, they will have to prepare for the long voyage. Now he has to train the manpower in advance.

He slammed the table and said, "It's settled, Dad. I also asked around last year. There are short-term training units here. I'll select a few people to go with you later."

"Ah, it's settled already? I haven't even asked how to attend the class. I can't even read..."

"Aren't you learning to read? What's the problem? You don't need to write. They are teaching you things about the ship, not reading. It doesn't matter if you can't read, right? It's enough to understand Mandarin. The old craftsmen in the shipyard can't read either, but they can still repair ships."

"Well... that's fine too." Father Ye agreed reluctantly.

Anyway, he is not going alone, and he can ask others if he cannot read.

Thinking of this, he looked at the newspaper at hand and became eager to learn more words. It would be difficult to move forward without knowing how to read.

There are specialized universities that teach about these ships, and they have provided a lot of talent to promote ocean development and also promoted the development of fisheries.

But for people like them, it would be enough if they could learn systematically. They don't need to play such high-end games. A low- to medium-end version will be fine. After all, they are all a bit old, and he just needs to learn quickly.

"Then wait until I finish the things at hand, and then I'll go and ask."

"You decide on the arrangements. I don't understand. Just do it yourself. Sigh, you're too old and still want me to learn that..."

I didn't even think about letting him rest.

How long will this take?

"Okay, then you should take advantage of the time to learn more words. It won't hurt."

Father Ye frowned, looking depressed, "When I was young, I didn't think about studying. I didn't expect that I would have to work hard when I'm old."

Old You agreed, "Yes, if you had learned it when you were young, you wouldn't be illiterate now. If you had learned to read 30 years earlier, you might have been an educated person, and you would have had a skill to make a living and do a decent job."

"Why am I not respectable now? I gave birth to a good son, who is the boss's father. If I hadn't worked for him, I would be lying down and enjoying my life. Who can say that I am not respectable? Everyone is envious of me."

Father Ye is very proud now. What's wrong with being illiterate? Even if you can't read, you are still better than others.

"Dongzi was illiterate before and also attended literacy classes. Isn't he able to do great things?"

Old You looked at Ye Yaodong in surprise. Graduated from the literacy class?
Ye Yaodong was not embarrassed. "That's right. What's wrong with being illiterate? I can still do great things without being literate. You are right, Dad. But I still have to be able to read. Otherwise, if someone gives me a list and I can't understand it, wouldn't that mean I am being fooled?"

"I am trying my best. I have to learn to read at my age. It really is like I am going backwards as I grow older."

"Then you can slowly learn your words. Remember to write down everyone's order quantity later. I'm going to the dock first. I don't know if Lin Jishang will come back here first or go directly to the dock. If you see him coming back, let him go to the dock."

"understood."

Ye Yaodong called Lao You and the workers who were moving the goods, and drove the tractor to the dock.

If you can avoid walking, of course you should do so. There is just a truck that can take people to the dock.

When he arrived at the dock, Lin Ji and his brothers from Su Ren had not arrived yet, so he could only wait.

However, some people saw the parked tractor and came up to ask the price. There were more than one or two people, more than a dozen groups of people came to ask the price in just five minutes.

"Boss, if we buy a tractor, I think we can make money."

Ye Yaodong nodded, "Of course, there are so many fishing boats fishing, and so much cargo needs to be transported."

Otherwise, how could Lin Ji come here so quickly?

"Uncle Ye has been making a lot of money by driving a tractor during his free time." The person next to him said jokingly.

"My dad ran out and drove a tractor?"

"Yeah, in his free time, when he has nothing else to do, he drives the tractor out to take jobs."

"Good boy, it's quite profitable."

No wonder he was so proud just now, saying that he is better than others even though he can't read.

It turns out that they are all taking advantage of every opportunity to make extra money.

No wonder his father only called him twice in the 20 days since he returned, one to ask if he had arrived home, and another to ask when he would come up.
They all stuck to 58 or 59 seconds, for fear that if they said one more word they would exceed the time limit.

It turns out he was busy making extra money.

I just said I would send him to study, but he seemed reluctant.

"Uncle is also diligent. If you don't make money, you're a bastard. Haha..."

"Yeah, indeed."

He has so many ships now that it's enough to keep him busy. Otherwise, he would have to buy a few trucks and do delivery work.

You can make money here with your eyes closed.

Ye Yaodong and a group of people waited for more than half an hour before they saw Lin Ji coming. As soon as he came, he immediately asked him to open the position.

Before the buyer arrives, move the goods out of the warehouse first, which will make it easier to move the goods when the time comes.

"You're pretty punctual?"

"Yeah, I came here right after dinner."

"I will settle the freight fee with the layman's wife directly later. How much do you plan to charge?"

"By the way, let's talk about the shipping fee. When the person comes back, can you help introduce them to each other?"

Ye Yaodong gave him a thumbs up. Just as he thought, the freight for this shipload of cargo could be regarded as a guiding stone. It would be more worthwhile to make a friend. You have to give in order to gain.

"If you don't charge for shipping, he will definitely treat you to a meal when he comes back."

"Well, I'm not leaving so soon. I'll rent an office nearby first."

“It would be best if I could buy it.”

"Everyone knows that it's best to buy, but the key is that no one will sell. Housing is in short supply, and people here will rent out houses if they have them."

"That's true, but if you pay a little more, maybe even double the price, they'll sell it. For the locals, at most they can just move to another location and build another one."

Lin Jishang nodded without saying anything.

Ye Yaodong also had to direct people to move goods, so he had no time to chat.

It was more than half an hour later that the secular brother and his wife arrived in a large truck. Everyone checked and weighed the goods on the boat, and then loaded them into the truck.

When his wife heard that it didn't count as shipping fee, she was very surprised and thought it was just like making a friend, so she said she would tell the man about it when he came back.

The cargo of the ship was moved from the afternoon till dark in the evening, mainly because weighing took time. Otherwise, with so many workers, the cargo could have been moved quickly.

After loading the goods, Ye Yaodong used a tractor to pull a car full of people and followed them back to help unload.

They made several trips back and forth, because it would have been neither quick nor easy for them to unload so much cargo by themselves.

Since the person is not at home, he will send the Buddha to the west.

Anyway, he has the manpower ready-made and he employs so many people, so we have to do him some favors when it is time to do something.

Seeing how well he had done, the layman's wife was so grateful that she burst into tears. She thanked him again and again, saying that she was sorry for the trouble and that she would let the layman treat him to a meal when he returned.

I immediately went to get 1 yuan for him to pay in cash.

Ye Yaodong thought he had to wait for the secular man to come back before he could get the payment for the goods.

"You're going to get married now? You're not going to wait for the layman to come back?"

"It makes no difference. One hand delivers the goods, the other hand pays. It's the way it should be. It doesn't matter if he's there or not. And it was he who told me to pay you after I get the goods."

"Is that so? Then I'll be welcome. Thank you."

"I should say thank you. If you hadn't brought so many people with you to help unload the goods, it would not have been so easy for me to find someone to help unload the goods so late at night."

"It's just a matter of convenience. I'm just keeping them, so it's okay to lend a hand with some work."

"I didn't cook in advance at home, so the stove and pot are cold. Otherwise, I should have invited you to dinner..."

"No need to bother. There is a cafeteria in my camp. We can have hot meals when we get back. It's much more convenient. You've been busy all afternoon. Just take a rest. We'll leave first."

"Okay, Rensu will be home in a week, and I'll ask him to treat you to a meal. Thank you so much..."

"You're welcome. We'll be leaving first. Bye."

Ye Yaodong waved his hand and asked everyone to get in the car, and then he started the tractor.

After working for most of the day, it was almost 8 o'clock. He was already starving and was anxious to go home for dinner.

When he got home and smelled the sweet fragrance on his father's body, he suddenly became angry again. He was busy like a dog, which made his father happy.

"You have become a seasoned expert."

Father Ye was still a little confused, "Huh?"

"I've made some extra money and I'm enjoying my health again."

Father Ye blushed, "Where? They insisted on taking me there."

"You are familiar with this. Don't be like Old Pei and give me a younger brother or sister."

"Asshole, what are you talking about? Am I that old bastard? I didn't do anything." Father Ye was so angry that he slammed the table.

Fortunately, we were in the room and no one heard it.

"That's good. Not all people out there are good people."

He just wanted to give his father a warning to prevent him from becoming too proud of himself due to being praised by others.