Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1545 Departure
I bought my hearing aids too early.

Ye Yaodong explained for a long time, saying that he had advanced equipment and that he had less experience than his father. His father might not be as familiar with the use of the advanced instruments on the ship as he was, and he was illiterate.

Even after a patient explanation, the old lady was still a little unhappy.

"Can you teach him? Hasn't he been learning words for a while? These days he's been doing it for a while, not knowing what he's doing every day. He doesn't even persist in learning a few more words..."

"He doesn't know how to shine when he is needed. If he doesn't help more now, he won't be able to do anything in the future."

Come on, his father just wants to go home and enjoy his life.

"Okay, we will take care of these things ourselves, you just stay at home and enjoy yourself. We are not out of touch just because we are at sea, the freshwater ship still has to go out to collect the goods and deliver the supplies to us. I will ask my father to call you and tell you about the latest situation."

"You have to go, right?"

"Of course I have to go. If my father goes, I'm afraid he won't be able to do a good job and manage so many ships. Okay, that's it. You don't have to worry about it. I won't be gone for long. I'll be back in a month or two. It's no different from usual."

The old lady sighed, "When will this end? When can you stop doing anything and count money at home?"

"Soon, when the child is older, I can just give it to the two children."

"Okay, let's ask your dad to help more in a few years."

Lin Xiuqing took the call again and said, "Don't forget to prepare and bring what you need. Check more often. At the beginning, let the freshwater collection ship go every day. While collecting the goods, it can also check on your situation, which is safer."

It would take the seafood boat three days to go back and forth, so how come they go there every day?

Ye Yaodong just responded perfunctorily, and when he saw his father coming, he handed the phone to his father.

"Your mother is talking to you."

Father Ye was still confused and took the phone blankly, "What do you want to tell me?"

Lin Xiuqing heard Ye's father's voice and handed the phone to the old lady, "Dad is on the phone."

The old lady raised her voice and shouted, "Dongzi is going to the deep sea. As a father, you don't know how to persuade him. Just make enough money."

"Will he still listen to me? What's more, he is right. If he wants to go, let him go. If he doesn't do it when he is young, is he going to wait until he is old to work hard again?"

"I haven't seen you working hard even though you're old. You're enjoying great fortune up there."

"What great blessing do I enjoy?"

"Then what are you doing up there every day? Didn't you say you were learning to read? Where did you learn? You don't even try to make some progress every day."

"How ambitious should I be? Do I still need to go to college at my age?"

At this time, Ye's father also realized that Ye Yaodong deliberately asked him to answer the phone, and glared at him fiercely.

"You are so beautiful, but you are still going to college?"

"Tsk, even if I don't go to college, people will still call me Mr. Ye..."

"What the hell are you talking about? You just keep saying things that no one can understand..."

After reading a few sentences, the old lady saw Ye's mother coming and handed the phone directly to Ye's mother.

"Tell him, your man is talking about something incomprehensible, and Mr. Ye? Oh, my God, the third brother is talking about the nightclub?"

Ye's mother opened her eyes wide, "What nightclub? At his age, he still goes to a nightclub? The nightclub on TV?"

Father Ye: “!!!”

When Father Ye heard the two women talking about the nightclub on the phone, he felt something was wrong.

"No, I'm talking about Mr. Ye, not the nightclub..."

"God damn it, I'm busy taking care of everything for you at home, and you're out there going to a nightclub? You have no shame at all, going to a nightclub at your age. What's wrong, do you want to find someone younger than your daughter? Fortunately, you got the marriage certificate during the Chinese New Year..."

Ye's father's scalp went numb when he heard her say that, and he quickly explained, "No, I was talking about Mr. Ye, not the nightclub. Mr. Ye is what people call me!"

He just wanted to show off in front of his family...

"What is Mr. Ye? Mr. Ye, ...

"People call me Mr. Ye, do you understand? Don't talk nonsense, that's too far away, where is the nightclub? It's nonsense."

"What? People still call you Mr. Ye? You have such a big face?"

Father Ye had a stern face. "If the workers don't call me Mr. Ye, do they still call me Mr. Ye every day?"

"If not this, how else can I shout?"

"Your son is called Boss Ye by everyone, so would it be appropriate to call me Boss Ye? Isn't that too heavy? Then we have to change the name. If someone calls me Boss Ye, then everyone will call me Boss Ye."

"Boss Ye, look how flattering you are. You even got mixed up with Boss Ye..."

Mother Ye called Father Ye in a teasing tone.

After hearing this, Mr. Ye's face turned red, and his ears turned red with embarrassment.

Ye Yaodong also heard it from the side, and his father was pretending to be so awkward.

You have to explain everything to a blind man even if you pretend to be blind.

He felt awkward when he heard it.

"What? Did I call you wrong?"

Ye's mother said perfunctorily, "Okay, okay, you're right, Mr. Ye, Mr. Ye, look at what Mr. Ye can do."

"Okay, nothing else, I'm hanging up."

"Why are you hanging up? You're hanging up before we've even finished talking. Is Mr. Ye busy?"

Father Ye had a constipated expression on his face, "I need to discuss something with Dongzi."

"Boss Ye is really busy. When will Dongzi come back? He used to come back in May. May Day is just a few days away. When will he come back? Has he bought his train ticket?"

"He's not going back this year. Let him tell you."

Father Ye hurriedly wanted to hand the phone over to him to avoid hearing the name "Mr. Ye" again.

How happy he was to hear others call him "Mr. Ye", and how irritated he felt to hear Ye's mother call him "Mr. Ye" now.

Ye Yaodong waved his hand and said, "I have already told Ah Qing, let Ah Qing tell him. I am very busy and I need to go out now."

Seeing that he didn't answer the phone, Ye's father could only say, "He has already said it. Ask Ah Qing. Don't waste the phone bill. We are very busy. I'm hanging up now."

Snapped.

The phone was hung up.

Ye's mother's face immediately fell, "It's incredible, I'm so busy after becoming President Ye..."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and quickly explained to her that Ye Yaodong was going to the deep sea.

After Ye's father hung up the phone, his face also stretched long and he turned to glare at Ye Yaodong.

Ye Yaodong asked him with a smile, "What's wrong, Mr. Ye? Did my mother make you unhappy?"

"Don't make a fuss. Have you prepared the necessary supplies?"

"almost."

"When the freshwater boats come back in the afternoon, you have to tell them to remember to inform those boats that they will be back in two days when they go out to sea to collect the goods tomorrow. You have to tell them in advance."

"I know that. Since the time has been set, of course we should tell them earlier so that they can prepare earlier."

"I'll go catch a chicken over there and kill it to feed you tonight. I'll kill one every day. Chickens we raise at home are better than the ones we buy outside. I'll take this opportunity to feed you a good meal before we leave."

"Okay, don't kill them all. You can kill the ducks and save the chickens for the Mazu worship on the 29th."

"I know that. Please tell me everything you need to know in advance so that I don't have to deal with it unexpectedly."

"It doesn't matter. Baoxing is here. If you don't know, ask him. He is very experienced now. If you really have a problem, send a letter to them when the freshwater harvesting boats go out to sea to harvest. Or if you are afraid that the message cannot be conveyed clearly, write a letter to me at sea."

"Well, okay."

The father and son locked the door and walked out together, intending to check out the production in the workshop.

When the employees saw them, they immediately called them Boss Ye or President Ye.

Father Ye regained his confidence and his face was full of smiles.

When they went out, they ran into Ye Huimei who was taking a walk.

"Third brother, Dad, I heard that third brother is going to the deep sea? When will he leave?"

"May 5st, ten days away."

"Are you sure? I asked Guang a few days ago, and he said he didn't know."

"I looked at the calendar this morning and it was just decided."

"I was thinking that if you hadn't left so soon, I would have followed you to the Magic City."

"Go if you want to go. When you get there, go find Chen Baoguo and ask him to accompany you to buy the house. If you want to live there, go live in the villa. I'll give you the key in advance."

"If I had known you were going to the Magic City a few days ago, I would have gone with you."

"How could you have known so much in advance? When I asked you a few days ago, you said Dongqing hadn't said they would restock the products, and they were selling quite well. It's only been a few days, and they're asking you to ship them back?"

Ye Huimei smiled widely, "Yes, they all ordered and paid in advance, and she just distributed the goods once they arrived. After they were distributed, some people thought they were good and placed orders again. You said it too suddenly, and didn't do a good job of counting in advance."

"You can make the arrangements as you see fit. Be careful and be safe."

"I know. If you're not here, I'll ask Guang to go buy it."

"Well, this is better. You are a woman and don't have the convenience of men outside."

"You should pay more attention to safety when you go so far out at sea."

"know."

Someone came over to report something to Ye Yaodong, so Ye Huimei stopped chatting with them and went on with her work.

Ye Yaodong asked the seafood collecting boat to help him notify several distant-water fishing boats and asked them to return around the 23rd, saying that they needed to come back to prepare for the deep-sea work and also to let them rest for a few days.

By the evening of the 23rd, several large ships had docked one after another, while the Dongsheng and others continued to operate as usual at sea.

In fact, the captains of these ships were reluctant to return so soon. After all, there was still a week left, and the amount of cargo caught on this day was very large, which was linked to their commission.

However, since the boss had spoken, we could only plan to return to shore in the evening.

The workers were very happy because they had several days off to relax and call their families.

Once they go to sea, it will take at least a month for them to come back, and it is inconvenient to contact them, so they will have to be gone even longer.

Ye Yaodong thought about it and decided to ask Lao You to pay all the boat workers’ wages before he left so that they wouldn’t have to wait until the end of the year.

There are many places to spend money throughout the year. It’s almost May now. The money that I brought in in mid-February after the New Year has probably been almost spent by now.

Pay them for two and a half months first, so that they will have some money on hand for the future. If some of them need money at home, they can send some money back first, so they don’t have to pay a lot of advance payments later, which will make it difficult to keep accounts later.

These people also knew that they would be heading to the deep sea, which was not only more dangerous but also took longer. Now that they had money in their pockets, the first thing they thought of was relaxing.

After receiving his salary two days in advance, Ye Yaodong was hardly seen at the base camp.

If we hadn’t agreed in advance that we would all worship Mazu together on the 29th, we might not have been able to find anyone.

When the time came, Ye's father got up early in the morning to prepare the offerings. One had to be prepared for each boat, and five were prepared for each of the five boats. Five chickens were killed, and five pig heads and tails were bought, as well as other dried fruits and vegetables.

There were two large round tables in the open space downstairs, and they were filled with things.

There were also a bunch of boatmen gathered around, communicating with the veterans in broken Mandarin, talking about their custom of worshiping Mazu.

These veterans were very curious and listened with great interest.

"Mazu is very famous. We know that everyone who goes out to sea must worship Mazu, but people here seem to worship Guanyin."

"We worship everything: the mountain god, the earth god, the kitchen god and his wife, the king of hell, everything!"

"You can worship whichever god you need whenever you need him, as long as it works!"

"Hahaha, yes, we also like to worship the God of Wealth..."

"I like it too, but it doesn't seem to bless me..."

"You guys made it quite grand. Not only did you kill a chicken, you even made five pig heads."

Father Ye smiled and explained, "We made the arrangements based on the seriousness of the matter. This is our first trip to the deep sea, so of course we have to be more solemn and serious, and pray to Mazu for peace and prosperity."

"It's good that it's not wasted. I can eat it after I finish praying..."

"You are mistaken. We are not taking them back. We are taking them to the boat for worship. When we worship, all the offerings will be thrown into the sea as sacrifice. If we take them to the temple for offering, we will take them back home after offering. It is different on the boat."

"Ah? Like this..."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that's really a big deal. All of these are going to be thrown into the sea as sacrifices..."

Everyone was talking and laughing, discussing non-stop.

After Ye Yaodong counted the offerings, he nodded when he found nothing was missing. He then asked someone to take a basket, put them in one by one, and then lift them onto the tractor.

Even a bag of gold ingots was prepared and carried onto the car.

As for everyone else, they were asked to get on the truck and be pulled over.

Their worship procedure was no different from the past, and everyone was familiar with it except the veterans.

Ye Yaodong and his father each got a boat, and the other three boats were left to the captain to arrange.

Those veterans also respect everyone's beliefs. They would rather believe it than not, and they join in burning incense to Mazu to pray for safety.

After worshipping Mazu, they bowed at the bow and stern of the boat, then burned yellow paper around the fishing boat, and finally threw the offerings into the sea, completing the process.

They drove their fishing boats out to sea and did this in the middle of the sea. No other fishing boats paid attention to them, only the fishing boats coming in and out might stop and take a look out of curiosity.

After the whole process was completed, everyone returned, and Ye Yaodong also booked 10 tables at Fatty's restaurant for everyone to have dinner.

Not only the workers on the ocean-going fishing vessels, but also those on the fresh-collecting ships and in the logistics department. All his workers, including those at home, were hired.

He was too busy during the Chinese New Year to have time for a New Year's dinner. In the past two years, he was so busy that he was not free until the 29th or 230th of the Chinese New Year. He simply had no time to spare.

Today is a good opportunity. I would like to treat everyone to a meal and thank you all for your hard work. I will have to count on you all in the future. Going to the deep sea will only be more difficult.

It was a rare opportunity to have a free meal, so everyone was very happy and praised Ye Yaodong for his generosity.

Ye Yaodong also pulled the fat man over to join him and have dinner together.

"You are so awesome now, but you can't even meet him. You have to pay money as a stepping stone to meet the fat boss."

The fat man laughed, "Of course, I'm busy. This is my first big store, so of course I have to pay more attention."

"It's a shabby shop that has the nerve to call itself a big shop. When it opens a star-rated hotel, that will be really awesome."

"What's the point of having a star rating? This is a two-story hotel with more than 20 tables in the lobby and a few private rooms. Isn't that awesome? I spent a lot of money on this and emptied my family's savings."

"Okay, okay, you're awesome."

The land for Fatty's restaurant was bought last year when he came here to build the canteen. I looked around and bought it.

However, he had to set up the canteen first, so he didn't bother to clean up this land. Moreover, this land was a bit far from the population center of the city, so it was considered outside the city.

Later, as the population in the city became too large, it gradually moved outwards. Even outside the city it became very lively, with various markets, and the government was also making plans.

The canteen was also on track and there were no major issues. He also cleared the land and planned to build it.

Later, he sold pornographic books for a while and made a lot of money, so he invested the money in decoration.

It opened in the second half of last year, before his processing plant started operation.

Everyone was busy during that period and no one saw each other.

Fatty took turns with his brothers during the New Year, so he went back and stayed for a few days and came up early, without setting off with them.

He was very busy after the New Year and had no time to meet us.

The fat man hooked his shoulder and said, "I heard that your wife's nephew introduced you to a lot of veterans?"

"Uh, yeah, what for?"

"Can you introduce a few to me?"

"what?"

"As a security guard, it's easy to get into arguments and go crazy when you're drunk. There are many troublemakers. I need to hire a few security guards, preferably those who know some martial arts skills."

"Let me ask for you. I just called A Yuan two days ago and asked him to arrange for 30 to 50 people from his team to come to work in the next few months."

"Then arrange 4 for me too!"

"Let me ask first."

"When are you going to leave? When will you be back?"

Ye Yaodong had already had a brief chat with him when he came to reserve a table a few days ago.

"If there are no special circumstances, we will leave on May 1st Labor Day. If there is a typhoon in July or August, we will come back early to rest."

"You won't come back if there's no typhoon?"

"Of course. Why would I come back to rest when I can earn money? Do you know how much it costs me to support so many people every day?"

"how much is it?"

"These people earn 6 yuan a day, and some earn more. There are 10 tables here, and we will calculate it based on 100 people for now. That means 600 yuan a day, and yuan a month. I have more than these workers."

Even though he earns a lot now, his expenses are also very high.

There are dozens of people on the 7 Dongsheng ships. The factory workers receive a lot of monthly wages, and there are other expenses as well.

The fat man was amazed when he heard this. He knew that he had many workers and high salaries, but this number was incredible for him. The waiters he hired only made fifty or sixty yuan a month.

"Fuck, I think you have to spend 40,000 or 50,000 a month just on salary."

"So I have to earn money, I have to work hard to earn money, and I have to lead them to deep-sea fishing. The big boats of those fishing companies basically go to the deep sea."

"Well, I wish you a safe journey, a full cargo hold, and peace and prosperity."

"I also wish you a prosperous business and abundant wealth. Go ahead."

The two of them happily linked arms around each other, eating and chatting, and people kept toasting them.

When they finished drinking, they were all staggering, but the driver was sober and was able to carry them all into the car and take them back to the base camp like pigs.

On May 1st Labor Day, Ye Yaodong also gave the processing factories a day off.

As for the workers on the Dongsheng, the Labor Day holiday will not be applicable to them.

The workers on the ocean-going ships had no choice but to have a happy time these days, as they had several days off in advance.

Early in the morning, just after dawn, everyone had packed up and climbed into the car to go out to sea.

Ye's father climbed into the car worriedly, followed them to the dock, and sent them on board.

"Be careful on the road. If you encounter any problems, talk to your other uncles. Three heads are better than a hundred..."

"Whether you have something to do or not, listen to the radio and public channels more often. You can also learn more about the outside world and ask for help if you have any problems..."

Before Ye's father could say anything else, Ye Yaodong interrupted him.

"I see, Mr. Ye, you have said it over and over again several times."

Father Ye was choked by him, "I am just worried. After all, it's your first time to run so far. Otherwise, don't go to DYD. It's better to go closer."

"Okay, okay, I'm leaving now. Mr. Ye, please go back and get busy. If there is anything, ask the fresh food collection ship to notify me or write to me."

"Okay, I'll go down then."

Father Ye looked back every few steps out of concern, gave the boatman a few more instructions, and then slowly went down.

While Ye Yaodong was talking to his father, the workers had already taken up their positions and had checked everything that needed to be checked.

"Set off."