Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1564: Transporting the Goods Back
Ye Yaodong went out and didn't come back until midnight.

The next morning, he was woken up by his father knocking on the door.

"Dongzi, Dongzi, don't sleep anymore. There's a call for you. It's from Ah Cai."

Ye Yaodong didn’t get enough sleep, so he sat up in a daze, shook his head, and listened carefully before he woke up.

He quickly got up and opened the door. "Is it a call from Ah Cai?"

"Yes, I've hung up now. I'll call you back in 10 minutes. You better get up quickly."

"understood."

He rubbed his face dryly, put on his shorts and went out, "Did Ah Cai say anything?"

"No, I just wanted to talk to you and asked you to answer the phone."

"Oh."

"Dongzi, did you call Ah Cai yesterday and ask him to help you with the goods?"

"Well, let him ask for me. If possible, I'll send a boat to go to his side. Anyway, the distance between DYD returning here and going home is not much different."

Father Ye frowned, "Will it be inconvenient? It's also inconvenient to contact them, and then how to collect the payment? Should I go with you?"

"Are you stupid? Just ship the goods over, weigh them, make a bill, and then use the public account to transfer the payment to the public account. Why do you need someone to collect it? Ah Cai is from his own village, not an outsider."

Father Ye thought about it and it made sense. Acai was from his own village, so there was no need to worry about him taking the goods and running away without being found.

"That's good, I can send him a ship and go home at the same time."

"Whether to go home or not, we'll talk about it later. Let's solve the current problem first. You keep sending a boatload. It's already a blessing that he can take half of it."

Ye Yaodong arrived at the office and asked his father to wait for a while. Before they could say a few words, a phone call came in. It was just as he said, he would be very lucky to get half the boat.

In fact, only about 1/3 of the boat was needed, and Ye's father was listening to the phone beside him with his ear pressed against it. He seemed to care more about it than he did, and he even said a few words when people were talking, which made him a little annoyed.

When someone is on the phone and there is someone interrupting you all the time, wouldn't that be annoying?
When Ye's father interrupted for the second time, Ye Yaodong glared at him and answered the phone to his other ear.

Then I wrote down the different quantities for each variety in the Acai report, and finally agreed that they would be shipped within a week at the latest, and then it was put up for sale.

"I'm hanging up now. You didn't even tell me the price..."

"Where did I not mention the price? When I called him yesterday, I already quoted the variety and price, and asked him to make a note of it. Then he could decide the quantity based on the price."

"What about the money? How do you collect the total payment? You haven't given him the account number yet."

"He just said that he would pay me half when the goods are delivered, and the rest will be paid to me after he sells all the goods."

Father Ye felt relieved after hearing this. "You said it? That's good. You didn't even let me hear it. Otherwise, why would I ask?"

"Money is such an important thing, do I need you to remind me?"

"Didn't you tell him to transfer the money to the company account? Why do you want him to collect it himself?"

"Why don't you go and collect the money yourself at the beginning? Just have him transfer the final payment to the public account. And if he wants to ship goods regularly, he has to make more trips to establish a sales line first. I'll go the first time, and then you can hand it over to others."

All he has to do is make a phone call at home and ask for the specific shipment quantity.

Since he is no longer needed for this matter later, Chen Baoxing will be promoted directly, and he will be responsible for the contact and shipment matters in the future.

During the time he was away, Chen Baoxing was basically in charge, and his father was responsible for collecting money and worrying about those meaningless things.

The person in charge of the factory is responsible for the factory's incoming and outgoing shipments, so the division of labor is relatively clear.

Father Ye thought it made sense, but suddenly realized, "So you mean you're going to send these goods back by boat in a few days?"

"Yes, I am more familiar with Ah Cai, so naturally I will go to coordinate. After I am done with the coordination, I will hand it over to others."

"So you can go home again?"

Ye Yaodong did not answer, but gave his father a smile.

A smile that makes people depressed just by looking at it.

Before his father opened his mouth to speak again, he raised his hand to stop him, "I need to make another call to ask Ale how much goods he can help me with."

“That fish cannery back home?”

"Well, let the factory at home help sell some of the goods, and then we can establish a long-term supply relationship. It would be best if we could sail a ship directly back to share the goods. If everything goes well, we can also bring some groceries back home, so we don't have to buy them at home."

"Is it cost-effective? Have you calculated the price? The fuel cost for your boat to go back and forth is quite high. It probably costs a thousand dollars per trip."

"Do you think I'm stupid? The wool comes from the sheep. If we add a penny to the wholesale price of the goods, the gas money will be recovered and there will be profit. And I've also asked around. We are a fishery here. The prices of various seafood are relatively cheap because the quantity is large. We sell them to the processing plant at a lower price. It will be more expensive at home. If we bring them home to Ah Cai, we can make a little more money."

"As long as you know what's going on."

"Okay, stop talking. I need to make a phone call."

Ye Yaodong dialed the number, and Ye's father naturally shut up. Out of boredom, he went to look through the notebook he had just written.

He can recognize a lot of words now. He can't write, but he can understand what he sees, especially the names of some seafood. He will naturally be able to understand them after more exposure.

While watching, he also took the calculator on the table and started pressing the buttons himself.

Ye Yaodong made a call but no one answered, so he hung up.

"No one answered?"

"Well, maybe he's not in the office. Maybe he's busy out. I'll call him back later. Or you can keep an eye out for me. If there's a call coming in, you can answer it for me."

"So you're going out again?"

"Yes, I have to go to the dock to count the goods. I ordered some goods yesterday and need to arrange for their delivery."

Just go and do your business. Father Ye nodded and said, "I'll look after the office for you. Go and do your work. If there's a call, I'll have someone go to the dock to look for you."

"Row."

Ye Yaodong went out not just to deliver the goods. After delivering the goods, he treated people to a meal. When he came back, it was also midnight.

It was not until the afternoon of the third day that he received a call from Hong Wenle, who gave him a few names of goods and quantities. The rest was a long string of phone calls, which were the phone numbers of other processing plants that Hong Wenle had asked for him. He was asked to negotiate the specific quantities with the processing plants himself.

Ye Yaodong was also very satisfied that he could call him.

This also shows that Hong Wenle had already informed the factory in advance, and all he had to do was contact them, quote the price, and negotiate the quantity.

Of course he was confident about the price and quantity. The price here in Zhou City was much lower than at home.

After getting the phone, Ye Yaodong spent most of the day making calls back and forth.

Selling goods is now extremely simple. With contact information, both parties can contact each other by phone to negotiate the price and quantity, and the deal can be done directly. What's more, there is a middleman, Hong Wenle, to introduce the two parties. With a little communication, everything will be done smoothly.

After Ye Yaodong finished the call, several pages of his notebook were filled up again. The next day, he spent another day at the dock sorting the goods. According to the goods and quantities recorded in the notebook, he asked everyone to weigh them in advance and load them separately.

In the past few days, he has sold a lot of goods intermittently. Not only him, but also the sales staff in the factory have sold a lot. After deducting the goods introduced by Ah Cai and Hong Wenle from his two ships, there is not much left, probably only about 100 tons.

It is very easy to sell this amount of goods to any familiar factory. After all, each factory needs a large amount of goods every day.

After he finished processing the cargo of the two ships, the workers had almost rested, so he continued to arrange the four ocean-going ships to go fishing near the coast.

If it is near the coast, everyone has experience and he doesn't need to worry about it. The captains can negotiate and coordinate among themselves without anyone else giving orders.

As Ship No. 5 had no fishing nets, it would take a month or so to order a new one, so it could only be used temporarily as a fresh-catch boat. He arranged all the goods to be shipped back on Ship No. 5, and would use this boat to deliver the goods tomorrow.

The capacity of the fresh-catch ship is relatively large, so it can be left here to dock with the four ships.

This way, if he sails back by boat, it won't have much impact here.

And he has recently contacted a few more customers and handed them over to Chen Baoxing, so there will be no problem in fixing the shipment in the future. If there is a shortage, he can just send less, and if there is excess, he can keep it and send it the next day.

After sorting out all the things that needed to be sorted out, he calculated the time and thought it was time to set sail to deliver the goods, otherwise it would be too late. It was agreed to be delivered within a week, but now only two or three days had passed.

"Dad, I plan to leave tonight. The cargo on the ship has been sorted out two days ago, and all the things that need to be solved here have been solved. I'll leave the delivery to you and Baoxing."

Father Ye responded reluctantly, "Okay, then you go back. Remember to come up early after delivering the goods. It takes too long and I can't stand it. I'm old and can't stand the pressure. Look, my hair has turned a lot whiter."

"You can give more to Baoxing."

"It's so easy to say, but what can he do? I have to follow him around. I still have to do the work and bear the pressure. You are so big now that I can't even collect the money..."

"Okay, okay, I get it. I know what I'm doing. I'll be back when I'm done."

"Remember, don't stay at home too long. Come back home after two or three days. There are a lot of things here that need your decision, and you can't communicate over the phone."

"I know. Oh, by the way, if Ayuan calls me in the next two days, tell him to call home. I will be home after two or three days at sea. If he calls home and I don't answer, tell him to call again the next day."

"Well, think about whether there is anything you want to say. Don't forget it, or we will be helpless when the time comes."

"Then I'll think about it for a while. We won't set off until night anyway, so I'll tell you whatever I think of."

Now he has to make a phone call and then pack his luggage. The personnel have already been redistributed and arranged when arranging several boats to go out to sea, and now they can sail back as long as the time comes.

The arrangement of personnel on the ship this time is also very particular.

He basically kept all the retired soldiers and placed them on ships 1 to 4, and the ship No. 5 that was sailing back was basically filled with workers from home, with only one chief engineer left, which was just right for them to stay at home for a few days.

Now that I am out, I can only go back once or twice a year. Of course, I have to coordinate the personnel well, and those who have wives and children are given priority.

Most of their local workers are on several Dongsheng ships and are still at sea. There are fewer local workers on the Yuanyang, so it is easier to arrange them.

Just before departure, there were a few more people on the boat. His childhood friends, including the fat man, knew that he was going back, so they were all eager to go back with him, no longer wanting to make money or care about the business.

"Damn it, it's a good thing they told me, otherwise I wouldn't know you were going back." The fat man ran out of breath.

Ah Guang continued, "He was about to start the boat, but I told him to slow down, saying that you hadn't arrived yet."

"I can understand if the three of them go back because their wives and children are at home. Why do you want to go back with me? Your wife and children are here." Ye Yaodong looked at A Guang in confusion.

"Isn't my sister still at home? She and Huimei have been doing well recently. She said she plans to go to the city to see if she can rent a store. It just so happens that you are going back, so Huimei asked me to go back with you to help keep an eye on things."

"In the city? She's not going to work at the factory anymore?"

"That's what she thought. She said she only made a few dozen yuan a month at work, which was not as much as what she could earn from selling goods once. So she thought she might as well try to open a store. It shouldn't be too bad."

"It's okay to open a store in the city, but the town is too small after all, and rural consumption is limited."

"Yes, that's what I said, so I thought that when you go back, I will go with you and accompany her to the city to take a look."

"Okay, we'll go back once everyone is here."

Ah Zheng asked curiously, "Your sister isn't going to get married? She's already so old, why does she want to open a shop and do her own business? Wouldn't it be better for her to just get married?"

Ah Guang glared at him, "What do you know? If she can't find anyone suitable in this village, then she might as well go out and look around. Maybe there will be someone suitable."

"Would you like your elder sister to introduce someone to you? There should be someone suitable in the army, right?"

"Those soldiers are from all over the place, so no one would be willing to marry her off to another place. She herself wants to open a store in the city, so why not give it a try?"

Xiao Xiao interrupted, "Why not introduce her to Chen Shi? I heard that he likes Dong Qing, right? He doesn't stutter anymore, and he's still single and hasn't gotten married yet..."

"It's not up to me. She has to like it herself."

"You are so picky. How old are you? Why are you still so picky?"

Ah Guang retorted, "It's none of your business. My sister is not your sister."

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry for talking too much."

Ye Yaodong ignored their bickering and asked the workers to prepare to set sail.

He also needed to check the radar system, engine, generator, nautical charts, etc. The diesel engine also needed to be preheated in advance. He was too busy to talk to them.

When he gets to the cockpit, he has to try the communication equipment first and talk to the nearby guards, shore stations or nearby ships to prevent it from failing at sea. This is very dangerous as he will not be able to call for help if an accident occurs.

After checking everything, seeing that the main engine, steering gear, and generator were all running normally without any abnormal noise or alarm, and the navigation equipment had been turned on and calibrated, he used the loudspeaker to shout to the deck: "Everything is ready, let's go."

The workers responded, and the leading boatswain untied the ropes in order, usually untying the non-stressed ropes first and the more stressed ropes last, while other workers helped to retrieve auxiliary equipment such as the gangway and anti-collision pads.

Ye Yaodong looked at the situation on the deck, moved forward at a slow speed, adjusted the stern with the rudder, observed the surrounding fishing boats, and reported the dynamics of his fishing boat to the port dispatch or nearby ships via VHF.

It is night time now, and fishing boats entering and leaving need to be more cautious to avoid collisions or other accidents.

After he slowly aligned with the center line of the channel, he slowly began to speed up and sail according to the planned route.

They are heading home now, and they have to rush all the way. The workers don't need to do anything along the way. They just need to maintain the machines regularly, and everything else can be done by lying down until they get home.

The bored workers could go back to the cabin and continue sleeping, but his bored friends would come up to harass him, talk to him, and ask him if this was a problem with the operation of the ship.

"I'm overwhelmed. You've already explained it to me and you're asking me to explain it again. You should study and learn first, and then practice after you've learned it. Otherwise, it's just a waste of my words. Once you've learned it, I'll explain it to you and you'll understand it clearly. I'm not a professional teacher."

Ah Guang laughed, "How about we help you open it, and you just watch from the side, so that we can have a deep impression. How can you learn it faster just by talking?"

"What the hell, I've already set up the autopilot route. There's no technical content in just driving. You guys need to learn all the detection operations before launching the net and looking at the images. Don't get in the way now."

"Who will take your shift tonight?"

"I'll take care of it tonight, and someone else will take over tomorrow. You don't have to worry about this. Go to sleep, or it will be dawn soon."

"alright."

Seeing that their skills were useless and there was nothing to learn, the three men had no choice but to go back to the cabin and sleep.

Ye Yaodong took a sip of strong tea and cheered himself up.

They got up at one o'clock and headed for the dock, and boarded the ship at around two o'clock. However, they had to do some preparation work on the ship and check the cargo, so they were busy with all sorts of things and didn't leave until after three o'clock.

We have just accelerated and entered the route, away from the dock, and it is almost 4 o'clock before we have driven far.

In half an hour at most, the horizon would begin to glow red.

He has already arranged for someone to take over at 8:00, so there are still more than four hours to go, so he needs to cheer up.

As his fishing boat sailed, he could see the lights of many fishing boats, near and far. There were incandescent lamps on large boats, which illuminated the surrounding seawater, and there were kerosene lamps on small boats, which flickered like fireflies as they swayed gently with the waves.

Because of the nearby fishing grounds, these lights are densely scattered on the sea. From a distance, it looks like stars in the sky have fallen into the water.

The night sea breeze blows in with a salty smell, and you can faintly hear the "thump thump" sound of the fishing boat's engine and the occasional shouts of the fishermen.

As the fishing boat continued to move forward without stopping, the lights gradually became sparse.

First, a few lights in the distance gradually disappeared, then those nearby also became fewer. Finally, only a few lights were left flickering at the junction of the sea and the sky.

When the sky began to turn pale, the few scattered lights became less obvious and disappeared at the end of the coastline.

Ye Yaodong was so bored that he could only eat melon seeds and watch the fishing boats move forward silently. Although it was relatively easier than casting nets, he still had to pay attention to the data from various detections and the situation on the seabed at all times to prevent the fishing boats from running aground.

After daybreak, people started to move around on the deck and some started cooking.

He waited until after breakfast before changing shifts and going to bed.

It was just a simple fishing voyage. The route coordinates had already been set. There was no difficulty on the way back, no accidents, and the weather was good.

Under normal circumstances, they would have passed by their home in about two days, but Ye Yaodong did not stop and continued to give orders and head towards the city.

Part of the cargo on his ship belonged to Acai. He planned to drive to the city first, unload the cargo, and then drive back to town.

This way you don't have to unload the goods in town and then run back to the city, wasting time going back and forth.

When he arrived in the city early in the morning, he called Acai directly. In about an hour, Acai had arranged a large truck to pick him up.

Ye Yaodong was also a little surprised when he saw the familiar face driving the truck. It was Ah Cai's eldest nephew. "Great! Great guy, you even bought a truck?"

Ah Cai looked at him and grinned, "Hehe, it's convenient to have a car. I need to deliver goods, and I think a tractor is not enough. I might as well buy a truck. This way I can carry more in one trip, saving the time of transporting goods back and forth, and the trouble of receiving goods at the factory."

"I've made a fortune. You've made all the money."

"No, I can't compare to you, Boss Dong. I heard that you are very rich now. Any of your ships are worth millions. You are a role model for our village, our town, and our county. I heard that the village has nominated you as an outstanding rural entrepreneur, and the commendation has been sent to your home."

"You know all this? I haven't even seen it yet."

"You haven't gone home yet?"

"No, I've been busy since the New Year and only now have time to come back while delivering goods. I plan to deliver your goods first and then go back."

"You made all the money, and you still have the nerve to criticize me."

Ah Cai laughed and teased, repeating what he had just said back to him.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and unload your goods quickly so I can go home earlier."

"I also brought some people with me. You have people over there too. It should be quick to unload it."

After Acai finished speaking, he saw A Guang and the others, and then he smiled and joked a few times.

"You all got rich, didn't you?"

"That's right. This is what they call one person's success brings prosperity to the whole family. We have to hold on to Dongzi's thigh, otherwise we wouldn't be where we are now." Ah Zheng laughed.

"You follow me wherever I go, so closely. You deserve to be rich."

Xiao Xiao also patted his belly with a smile, "Look at your big belly, big gold watch, and black leather shoes, you can tell that we don't make as much as you do!"

"Oh, stop it, stop it. It's all thanks to our boss Dong that I can make money. Compared to him, I'm nothing. Hurry up, don't delay Boss Dong."

Ye Yaodong also went to direct the workers to unload the goods.

He stacked the two batches of goods separately, so I had to keep an eye on them.

Ah Cai added, "After we unload the cargo, don't leave in a hurry. I'll treat everyone to a good meal."

Ye Yaodong looked at his watch and said, "No problem. It's a rare trip back home, so I must give you a good meal."

"If you're not in a hurry to go back, why not stay here tonight? It's more lively at night..."

"You fat guy, it seems you are also having fun."

Ah Cai looked at him with a sly smile, "It seems like you guys go out to play a lot at night. Is Zhou City fun at night?"

"It's fun, of course it's fun, it has to be fun, when there's a place to go, I'll take you to see it."

"No problem, but our town is also very interesting. You shouldn't leave so quickly. Wait until I finish this batch of goods..."

"talk later."

The few people were very happy to see each other again after a long separation. They chatted lively and watched the workers unload the goods and carry them to the dock for weighing and loading.

Ye Yaodong also took the opportunity to talk to Acai, hoping to establish a long-term supply relationship in the future.

He can send a special ship to deliver the goods every few days. Anyway, the price of the goods will have to be increased by a penny for transportation, so the price will definitely be a win-win situation for both parties and it will be cost-effective.

Now the fishing boats are all near the coast, so they are transporting near-shore cargo. When the fishing boats go to the deep sea, they will transport deep-sea cargo. They will contact each other by phone in advance.

Ah Cai was naturally willing. Many of the relationships he had now were laid by Ye Yaodong. As long as it did not harm his own interests, he would be willing to accept it, not to mention that it was a win-win situation.

He only needs to pick up the goods when they arrive at the port. It doesn't take much effort and is very convenient.

After the goods were weighed and loaded, they chatted about many things, but it was just talk now, and the specific details had to be finalized in future communications.

For lunch, I followed Acai to the Fatty’s branch in the market.

When the fat man saw the store entrance, he smiled and gave Ah Cai a thumbs up, "It's good to keep the wealth within the family."

Ah Cai said proudly: "Of course, I make all my money for our own people. I always have breakfast at Dongzi's brother-in-law's."

Ye Yaodong also smiled and nodded, "Okay."

"Go and call your father-in-law and brother-in-law over to eat together. They are all familiar with each other and it will be more fun with more people."

"Okay, I'll go call."

It just so happened that he had not been home for half a year and just came back and came to the store door.

Lin's father and Lin Xianghui were both very surprised to see him suddenly.

He said with a smile: "I just delivered the goods to Ah Cai. Ah Cai is treating us to a meal. Let's sit over there and eat while we talk. We can chat slowly if we have anything to say."

"Okay, now that I'm back, I can go to the finance department and bring back the payment."

"Ah."

"Have you seen Ayuan recently? How is he?"

"I haven't seen him recently. I went on a trip to the deep sea recently. I just came back and couldn't get in touch with him. Maybe he's on a mission? Or maybe he's not at the base and is on a ship. I'm still waiting for his call back."

"Oh."

"Don't worry, he will definitely be promoted step by step."

"Haha, I'll just borrow your good words. This kid is too opinionated and doesn't listen to us. Otherwise, he can be discharged from the army in the second half of the year and come back. It's good to be at home."

"You are old, so you have to follow the ideas of young people."

"Ha ha……"

Update 7000, there will be another one later, I was too sleepy yesterday, I couldn't hold on