Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1073 Happy Father Ye

The father and son talked as they walked.

Ye's father immediately gave him the money from the sale of kelp and the store's turnover.

Because it has been raining continuously during this period and the weather is not good, business has also been much worse. Basically, no one comes to the store on rainy days. However, it is better than nothing. Anyway, the cost of drying fish is not high and the store does not require rent.

In addition, this time we collected a total of 7758 kilograms of kelp, at 1 cents per kilogram, and sold it for 1 yuan, making a profit of almost 5 yuan. After deducting the round-trip gas money, we still made a lot of money.

It only takes two or three days to earn more than 600 yuan, which is really easy to make.

The profit is from the information gap.

Ye Yaodong held the cloth bag filled with money in his hand and kept shaking it. The coins inside made a clanging sound. In his ear, Ye's father talked about Ye Huimei and then the money he made from this trip.

"I didn't prepare this year, so I just collected it for two or three days and made so much money. If I prepare next year, won't I be able to make more?"

He nodded happily. "Of course. This year everyone has tasted some sweetness. We know that even kelp growing on rocks can be sold for money. Next year we will probably have to pick them up desperately. When the season comes and the tide goes out, we will have to go to the beach to check. Those who have boats should go to some islands to pick them themselves."

"This money is easy to make. You don't have to work hard to show it off. You just need to transfer it and it's a good deal."

"So why do so many people want to be profiteers? Because they can make a lot of money by reselling the difference between the prices."

The smile on Ye's father's face faded, and his heart tightened, "Sir...then you..."

"How can this be compared to that? I sell local specialties from our seaside area and I am also engaged in the transportation of agricultural and sideline products. There is a big difference. Don't think too much about it."

Father Ye finally felt at ease. He had collected all the seafood from the village.

Ye Yaodong added: "In fact, you can't make a lot of money by collecting them piecemeal like this. If you really want to make a lot of money, the whole village has to start breeding. Then you can show me the large quantities of goods, and I can make enough money by just selling them casually."

"That's right. If you just harvest them sporadically, you can earn more than 600 yuan. If the whole village were to plant them, how much more than 600 yuan would you be able to earn?"

Thinking about it, Ye’s father’s heart started to get hot.

"This year is also strange. Suddenly, there is a bumper harvest of wild kelp, which is all over the sea. In previous years, there were rarely so many. There were only bits and pieces floating in the sea, and no one was too lazy to pick them up."

"It seems like there will be one or two times every few years when there are unusually large quantities of this stuff. When there are fewer, people are too lazy to pick them up. If there are more, then they'll see others picking them up, and those who originally didn't want them will also pick them up. We can't just let others take advantage of the bargains. Anyway, they won't go bad if left alone. We can just take them home and dry them in the sun and they will last for a long time. If we don't eat them, we can just throw them away. It doesn't cost money anyway, so it's not worth the effort."

Ye Yaodong nodded.

It's like this, the general mentality of people is: I don't want it originally, but when I see others taking advantage, I want to take advantage of it too.

"You just happened to meet him this year."

“I can still earn it next year.”

"We have to see if the village committee can figure out how to produce kelp. If they can, it will be a steady source of income in the future."

"Will do."

Ye Yaodong is still very confident about this, plus Lin Ji gave another assist last night, so it will definitely succeed.

Seeing how confident he was, Father Ye also had expectations in his heart, and his face was also smiling, "You have been successful in everything you have done in the past few years, and the momentum is so good, maybe I can really figure it out for you."

The concept of luck is very mysterious, but it is undeniable that some people can achieve whatever they do, and even success is much easier for them than ordinary people.

"Look, we're home now, let's eat first. The whole family is waiting for you. We all thought you went to the city early in the morning. Even if it was late, you would definitely be back by dinner time. Who knew it would be dark by now? If I had known, my grandma would definitely not have waited for you."

"If you weren't my biological child, I would have thought I was picked up."

The old lady's attitude towards her son and grandson is completely opposite, and Ye's father has to prove that he is his biological son through his own son.

Although this was a bit confusing, Ye Yaodong understood it and his face was full of smiles.

"Your greatest luck is giving birth to me, do you know that?"

"Stop putting gold on your face."

Ye Yaodong winked at his father and whispered, "It's just flattery. Think about the gold ingots you have on hand."

The expression on Ye's father's face immediately broke into a smile.

Seeing the father and son smiling obscenely, the old lady also said cheerfully, "Did you make a lot of money? You look so happy."

He put his arm around the old lady's shoulders and walked towards the dining table, changing the subject and teasing his father, "It's not because of the money from selling it, it's because my mother is not at home, which makes him happy. Finally, no one is nagging him, and he can be free and comfortable for a few days."

"I'm happy now, but I'll probably have to call her back in a couple of days."

"Why call her back? I don't want her to cook or wash clothes, so why should I call her back? She can stay as long as she wants, it's just right without anyone nagging her." Ye's father said in a tougher tone than ever before.

"Just be tough."

The old lady didn't think highly of him at all.

Lin Xiuqing interrupted, "It should be okay when mom is not at home. Dad often goes to the sea, and he stays there for several days. In the past two years, he also went to catch jellyfish, and he was gone for one or two months. The two of them are often not together."

"Is it the same when I go out by myself as when my wife goes out? When I go out by myself, at least I know my wife is waiting for me at home, and I feel at ease no matter how I think about it. But when my wife goes out for ten days or half a month, can I feel comfortable?"

Ye Yaodong looked at the old lady in amazement, "You know quite a lot."

Father Ye suddenly felt that what the old lady said made sense. Could it be the same when he went out and when his wife went out?

However, he still said stubbornly: "Why do you feel uncomfortable? She is going to take care of her daughter. Why should I feel uneasy?"

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "Let's eat first. If we don't eat, it will be dark soon. Anyway, Mom will be back soon, and Dad will have to go out to sea in two days. It doesn't matter whether Mom is at home or not."

"Then the thoughts in my mind are still different. I won't think about it when I'm at home, but I will think about it when I'm not at home."

Ye Yaodong threw the cloth bag filled with money to Lin Xiuqing and looked at the old lady with curiosity, "You have a lot of experience, right?"

The old lady laughed, "What old couple is not like this? Let's eat first."

"She'll be going out to sea in two days. Who has time to think about her?" Father Ye still insisted.

Ye Yaodong felt that of all his father’s people, the only thing that was the toughest about him was his mouth.

Lin Xiuqing took the bag, opened it, took a look, and then put it away. "This is the money from selling kelp, plus the store's turnover this week, right?"

"Well, the store hasn't made much money these days because of the rain. There's a list of kelp for sale. You can take it in and check and count it yourself later."

"Let's eat first. It's summer, and although the food is not afraid of getting cold, don't eat with a light on after dark. Count the money after dinner and take it back home first. There are so many people at home, it won't be gone."

"Hey."

The old lady served the meal to the whole family, and then asked about Ye's father's tomb-sweeping matter with concern.

"The day after tomorrow will be a good day. After your father is buried, you can go out to sea. When the time comes, you can pray more and ask your father to bless Dongzi. After this important event is done, you will definitely be able to make more and more money in the future."

"I know. I'll remember it. Tomorrow I'll ask the butcher to save the pig's head and tail and braise them a day in advance. The day after tomorrow we'll also kill chickens and ducks and buy a fish to bring up the mountain. I'll prepare all of this."

"Then the eldest and the second brother..."

"It's up to them how they want to prepare and worship. Anyway, we'll prepare one portion here. If they prepare extra, then let my dad eat more."

"That's fine too. We don't have to prepare together, and then it won't be fair. Let's prepare our own."

Father Ye pondered for a moment while eating, then looked at Ye Yaodong, "If I had known, I would have asked your mother to go two days later. It would be troublesome to prepare these things. It would be much easier if she could help, and it would save us two a lot of worry."

"She's only been away for one day, and you already want her to come back? You were so stubborn before."

"This is because we have something important to do. Otherwise, who would want her to come back? It's not like we can't do without her."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if mother is not here. We still have three daughters-in-law. I can discuss this matter with my eldest and second sisters-in-law and work together. With so many people, there is no need for mother to stay at home specially."

"Okay, then tomorrow night and the morning after tomorrow, you guys will get busy and catch the chickens and ducks from your hometown and kill them. Your mother and I have raised quite a few anyway, and we'll basically eat yours. We've never killed any chickens or ducks at home."

"it is good."

At the dinner table, the old lady asked about Ye Huimei's situation again, and then Lin Xiuqing also asked about the situation in the store and the business of her eldest brother and sister-in-law.

After dinner, the old lady took over the job of cleaning up and washing dishes, and urged Lin Xiuqing to go into the house first to count the money and settle the accounts.

As soon as Ye Yaodong received the money, he had already calculated in his mind that, with the money from this wave of sales, their family's savings would be exactly 13. When he calculated the accounts a few days ago, it was just a little short of 13, but now it is exactly the integer.

"It's getting dark now. When will Ah Shang bring the things you want over? How much will it cost? I'll take out the money in advance. I just finished settling the bill."

"Don't worry. I don't know if the price has increased after more than two years. He told me to wait until midnight before going to move. I can just ask him how much he costs and then give him the money."

"Oh..." Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes and smiled cunningly, "After he leaves this time, will he ask for a few thousand kilograms of dried fish? Can we just use the goods as collateral?"

Ye Yaodong smiled happily, and stretched out his palm to cover her face directly, pushing her face back.

It's rare to see her smiling so slyly. She must have tasted the sweetness and wants to trade something for something so she doesn't have to pay.

"I think you are becoming more and more thoughtful, even more so than I am."

"Didn't I learn this from you?"

"That's good, it's a nice idea, but I probably won't need it in the short term. This thing doesn't weigh much and is large in size. The profit from one sack is probably only equivalent to a radio."

Lin Xiuqing had a look of regret on his face. The people at Linji wanted a lot of goods and they were very straightforward. But he was a big customer, so if they could give him more goods, it would be much better than if they sold them slowly.

"Don't think about him. He makes big money and quick money, unlike us who make small money. We are all small businesses, relying on accumulating small amounts to make a big one. Dried fish is not cost-effective for him. It's good enough to bring two shipments and sell 1 kilograms. I can't force him to buy more goods. That's it. If he doesn't mention it, I won't mention it shamelessly."

Anyway, he doesn’t have to worry about selling it, so he can just take his time.

It's okay if he does it once or twice, but if it happens too often, people will think he's crazy about money.

"Well, we only have so much stock at home. If we bring another truckload, it will be almost gone."

"Ah."

"After we bury grandpa and pay our respects to him before heading out to sea, we need to dry the goods a little longer. Otherwise, if you go to Zhejiang Province next month, we won't be able to dry the goods for another month or two."

"Look, it takes good weather to do this. You should put the money away first."

"Hasn't the boat you discussed with your friend been decided yet?"

"No, I'll ask in the province when I go out to sea next time." Ye Yaodong looked at her in surprise, "You seem impatient now? It feels like you're urging me to spend money."

Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him. "Isn't it because I think money is hot to handle? Why am I urging you to spend it? It's just that I feel bad thinking about this matter hanging there, so I want to ask a few more questions."

"I thought that since I had already made the decision, I should settle it as soon as possible. I like to do things quickly so that I won't have to worry about them all the time."

Ye Yaodong sat on the bed, his hands behind his back, crossed his legs and trembled as he said, "Don't be in a hurry. I have to ask clearly before I can order. Anyway, the county won't let me order. I feel like I'm taking too much advantage."

"If we go out to sea in two days, I think my mother will go to the city to accompany Huimei, so there is no need for A Guang to be there. I plan to ask A Guang to go fishing with us for a few days, and then on the way back, when we pass by the provincial capital, we will go to the provincial capital to take a look."

She collected the money, turned around and asked curiously, "Uncle Pei stayed at home, and A Guang drove the Harvest?"

"It's up to the father and son to go together, or Uncle Pei to stay at home. It's OK for Uncle Pei to stay at home, as he just found his second spring, so he can stay at home more. When the time comes, my father and I can drive the Harvest and the Dongsheng respectively to pick up Guang from the city. Uncle Pei will feel relieved when my father is there."

"If you have this idea, call Guang tomorrow and let him and his son discuss it."

"Well, now is the time to talk. I didn't think so originally. I will call and discuss it with Guang tomorrow. We have to go to the provincial capital together to have a look before we can make any decision."

"Guang will also get some share, right?"

"Of course, let's see first."

"It's best to decide before you go jellyfishing, otherwise you'll always feel like there's something unresolved."

"You can't rush it. Slow work produces fine work. This is a big deal."

　I have already got home in the evening. Today's word count is 7000 words. I will resume normal updates from tomorrow. I will try my best to write words a day to make up for what I have missed in the past few days.

　　Also, I made a mistake in the beginning of the previous chapter. It was about transporting kelp and taking Ye's mother to the city. My mind was confused at that time, and I wrote it wrong. It has been revised and corrected online. You can go back and read it again so that it will be coherent.

　　
　
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