Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1075 Taking A Guang to Sea
While Ye Yaodong was thinking, the others thought he was unhappy, and they all turned around and promised each other, cursing and swearing that no one would tell anyone.

After all, he is now the most promising among his brothers. No one in the village combined is as capable as him, and he is well-known in the surrounding area.

Everyone was a little worried that he would be unhappy, and it was he who led the way in catching jellyfish.

With more wealth, his social status will naturally be higher, and everyone will consciously look at his face.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they found that he looked much better.

Although many people went with him last year, they all followed him, and basically they were all people he knew. No one had ever gone with the small wooden boat before. If you really want to go with him to curry favor with him, of course you'd better go with Dongzi, who is more reliable.

But Dongzi had too many boats, so it was difficult to hug him. His two brothers were just next to each other, which was just right.

"Don't worry, Dongzi. In order to make more money, we can't tell anyone."

"We have also confessed to our wife at home."

"Whether I can get rich depends on this wave..."

"I heard that the ships that I went with last year all made at least 1 yuan and earned a lot of money. Our ship can't compare to yours, but we should be able to make 3/ of it, right?"

The others' eyes lit up and they quickly followed suit.

"It should be possible..."

"We don't expect to earn as much as everyone else did last year, but we'll be content if we can earn one-third of what we did last year..."

Ye Yaodong chuckled twice, "Don't be too optimistic. Last year and the year before, there were not many ships going there. The place I found was only known to our ships. If we share it among ourselves, everyone will make a lot of money."

"When we get back, the word will spread. There will be more boats going this year. Even your small wooden boats will go, not to mention the fishing boats around the town. There will be even more by then."

"It's not as easy to make money this year as it was last year, plus there are locals. Last year we were on high alert and luckily nothing was revealed. It may also be because we had few boats and many people, so we made money quickly. This year they have gained experience and may get involved."

"Don't even think about earning 1/3 of last year's earnings. You should be happy if you can earn 1/4 of what you earned last year. So if you go, you should be mentally prepared and make plans for both the bad and the bad. Don't expect too much. There are too many people and too little food."

"One more thing. You went with the trawler, so if you come back, you must come back with the fishing boat. But, to be honest, a small wooden boat like yours is more maneuverable. You can just row it and salvage them one by one without wasting oil."

"If the catch in the trench is all gone, it would be more appropriate for you to fish around the coast with your small wooden boats. It would be better to row slowly and search, rather than setting up nets at home. If you are around the coast, it would be more convenient to row directly to the dock."

Everyone's brows were furrowed when they first heard this, but after hearing this, they relaxed and felt that it made a lot of sense.

No matter what, it is better than setting up fishing nets at home. Isn't it said that local people can earn dozens of dollars a day by rowing a small wooden boat?

This is already better than being at home.

"Okay, okay, as long as it's better than at home, we don't want to think too much about it."

"Yes, it's better than staying at home. At least I can earn a little more. It's the flood season after all. There's no one who doesn't make money during the flood season."

"Then we really can't talk about it everywhere. When there are more people, we will cry if everyone makes a wasted trip."

"Certainly not."

Seeing that they had reached the foot of the mountain, Ye Yaodong stopped talking.

"You guys should handle it yourselves, discuss and decide among yourselves, and stop making a fuss about it. If too many people know about it, it will only harm everyone's interests."

"No, no, no..."

Everyone gave assurances again.

Looking at the entrance of the village, they stopped talking about these things after entering the village. Moreover, since they all lived in different directions, those who went the same way would walk together for a while, while those who went different ways would just go back to their own homes.

Father Ye carried a load on his shoulder and walked with his children and grandchildren for a while, then headed towards the fork in the road by the sea, talking as they walked.

"We'll wash the things we brought back and stew them for lunch. There's chicken, duck, fish, and pig's head. If you add a few vegetables, it'll be enough for a big table."

Ye Yaodong also added, "When I brought it back in the early morning, there was still a pile of pig offal. The pig stomach was stewed with the chicken, the large intestine was used to stir-fry pickled vegetables, and the pig kidneys were also stir-fried."

"That's enough."

Mrs. Ye said happily, "Then let me cook it. We can put the table outside the gate for lunch. There's a sunshade on top, so it won't be hot even if the sun doesn't shine on it."

"Okay, let's all go help."

It was a rare occasion for them to eat together at the same table, so everyone was very enthusiastic. The three sisters-in-law walked together to discuss how to cook, and the three brothers also walked together.

"Dongzi, taking a fishing boat to catch jellyfish..."

"Don't talk about this anymore. It's human nature to have some thoughts. But I want to say that if you bring small wooden boats to fish behind us, it will be a problem to return to the city to deliver the goods. Those wooden boats are too slow and waste time, so you still have to discuss this carefully. I'm reminding you."

The two brothers were stunned for a moment. They had never thought about this problem before. They just thought that they could take it over and then take a cut from it. Anyway, A Guang had the receipt and the account could not be wrong.

From this point of view, Dongzi's own ship would be much easier. There is no need to think about how to distribute the money, just pay the workers. Now they have to discuss it again. If they take a 20% commission, it will not only cover the gas money for the round trip across provinces, but also the daily round trip to sell goods. That would not be cost-effective.

And after just chatting on the mountain, I wonder how much I can earn.

Ye Yaopeng was tangled, "Let's discuss it later."

"Anyway, you two will definitely continue to cooperate, just like last year. When the time comes, one boat will fish and the other will go into town to sell goods, and the profits will be shared equally."

Ye Yaohua nodded, "Yes, we have discussed it before, and it will be the same as before. We will take 20% of each ship we bring over and add it to the total revenue, so we can share it together."

"It's good that you know what's going on."

The old lady moved a stool and sat at the door waiting for them to come back, chatting with the old lady next door who came to visit her grandson.

When she saw a group of children running back first, she knew that everything was over, but she didn't see any adults. So she still looked forward to it as usual, and only smiled when she saw them.

"Did it go smoothly? Was he reburied? I said I wanted to go up the mountain with you, but you refused. He's already passed away, so why should I be sad? People are envious of my good fortune now."

"Yes, don't you envy your good fortune? Your old man passed away early, so you don't have to take care of him, and you still have filial grandchildren."

"Hehehe..."

Father Ye looked at the old lady who was talking next to him. When did the death of the man in the family become a good thing?

"The old man at home does nothing but poop, fart and snore. He has nothing to be relied on, and he still has to be fed and drunk. You are not as lucky as me. You have a granddaughter-in-law to serve you. You are just short of wearing gold and silver."

Father Ye couldn't help but speak out, "What do you old ladies talk about all day long?"

"That's true. Don't people always say old people never die? I'm lucky, right? My old man died a long time ago, and I still have several filial grandchildren. I'm living a happy life now."

Father Ye glanced at the old lady unhappily, and ignored her. He carried the load to the door and asked them to pack up these things first.

"Come and clean up, don't let the old ones lead you astray."

The three sisters-in-law all smiled, then quickly rolled up their sleeves and got to work. It was already noon, and it would take an hour to prepare and cook these things, and everyone was hungry.

"You brothers should quickly move the table out of the house and set it up. Help pick the vegetables from the field. They will be ready to cook soon. We are already starving after going up and down the mountain."

The children at home also hurriedly joined in and helped pick vegetables.

The old lady looked here and there, feeling that she could not help. The child's circle had the most people and she was of no use to them, so she continued to sit at the door and chat with other old ladies.

The women were responsible for cooking, while the children were responsible for picking and washing vegetables. Ye Yaodong had nothing to do after moving the table, so he took over the job of looking after the children and took Ye Xiaoxi and Pei Yu, one holding each hand, and walked home.

It's noon and the sun is too strong outside, so it's not suitable to take them out to play. It's better to go home and watch TV.

Father Ye followed him into the house and said as soon as he came in: "You can't blame your elder brother and second brother for looking for a boat. They also want to make more money..."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's just forget about it. I didn't say anything, but you're still talking about it."

"Isn't this because I'm afraid you'll be unhappy?"

Ye Yaodong glanced at him and gave him a look, letting him experience it himself.

"It seems that there is not much rice left at home. We should be able to go out to sea tonight. When the sun is about to set in the evening, I will push two bags to the rice mill to remove the husks. You can also go to other villages to see if there is rice to buy, and buy a few bags to keep at home."

"Got it. Wait till the evening and call the others to prepare for going out to sea at night. We haven't been out for more than a week."

Ye Yaodong's eyes were fixed on the TV, but his thoughts had already drifted elsewhere.

He thought about going to Lin Ji to ask about the selection of people to farm kelp in the evening. After all, if he went out to sea at night, he would be gone for several days, and this was related to his future plan to make money.

The night before yesterday, I called two of my younger brothers to his house to help carry the launching equipment onto the boat. I also asked him about the kelp farming in his village.

He just said that he had asked and confirmed that it had been cultivated last year, but the yield was not high and the money earned was not much. Many people turned around to make quick money this year, and basically only the elderly were left who continued to grow crops with the collective.

For those who have made quick money and big money, how can they compare to the money earned from breeding? Their ambitions have been nurtured.

How fast do quick and big money come? Farming only yields harvests for one or two months a year.

It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frug

But for most people in their village who cannot make any money, the income from breeding will definitely satisfy everyone, not to mention that the market will get better and better.

As long as we persist, we will definitely be able to improve from generation to generation, and the accumulation of small amounts will be a steady process.

He asked that night. What he wanted was an old man who could concentrate on his work. He was not confident in young people because there were too many temptations, their minds were unstable, and they were rash in doing things.

Lin Jishang agreed immediately and said that he had already asked someone to ask, but he was not sure when the test would be completed, so he would wait two days.

One day yesterday and one day today, it’s almost two days. I’ll go and ask in the evening.

If they have found everything, he can just let it go and let them discuss it with the village committee.

Seeing that he was absent-minded, Ye's father stopped talking and took out his hookah. He had been holding it in for the whole morning, so he took a couple of puffs to refresh himself.

The men in the house were all waiting for food. As soon as the women called them, they all stood up and went to the door to eat the ready-made food.

It had been a while since we had eaten so well. The three families ate to their heart's content, and not a single dish out of the dozen or so bowls was left over. Especially the three half-grown boys, they ate their way through the whole family, leaving not even the chicken soup or duck soup left. The few meat dishes were eaten till only the bones were left.

The adults also looked very satisfied after eating, and they all had a good meal under the pretext of offering sacrifices.

By the time they finished eating, it was already 2 o'clock. The man patted his butt, stood up and went to enjoy the cool air as usual, while the woman stayed there to clean up the mess.

Ye Yaodong also took a nap with the two little kids in his arms. When he woke up, the sun was almost setting, so it was a good time for him to get down to work.

Ye's father also had a few drinks at noon, but he didn't dare drink any more. He went home to sleep after dinner. It was not until Ye Yaodong came over and asked him to go to the town to refuel and add ice that he quickly got up and made preparations.

Because it is not so convenient at night, they prepare in advance during the day to avoid any unexpected changes.

When the sun sets, they come back after finishing their work and push carts to transport the prepared supplies to the ship in advance.

Pei's father came back from refueling and adding ice to the fishing boat, and was busy delivering the supplies to A Guang.

Ye Yaodong thought about going to bed early at night. After dinner, when it got dark, he finished his work and went home to Linji.

This guy is not in a hurry to leave this time and can stay at home for two or three days.

When he went there, he happened to see Lin Ji Shang holding a stick in his hand. His two sons were standing in front of him as obediently as quails, crying and snotting, but they did not dare to cry out loud. They just kept shrugging their shoulders.

"I seem to be a savior?"

Lin Jishang glanced at him, then pointed at the corner with his stick, "Go stand over there."

His two sons stood facing the wall with their heads lowered obediently, and their movements looked quite skilled.

"It's good to stand facing the wall. It saves me from standing there and looking around. I'll arrange one for my son next time."

“You come to ask the people who grow kelp?”

"Yes, I am going out to sea at one o'clock, and I thought I would come and have a look and ask before I go out to sea."

"The person has already asked for it. He will bring it over in a few days. I will check if I am at home. If not, my wife will take it to the village committee. When I received the call in the afternoon, I mentioned it to the village committee."

"Did they ruin the surprise?"

Ye Yaodong felt relieved. It would be great if someone could find him a candidate, which would save him a lot of detours.

It doesn’t matter if the output is low. It’s a good thing to be successful at the beginning. It’s worth continuing if you can see the rewards of your efforts.

"Almost. I told you your idea. It's none of my business whether the person you asked me to find succeeds or not."

"Okay, okay, wait until I come back from the sea, and then I'll check to see if they've arrived. If they do, I'll ask a few questions and find out more."

"Well, are you okay?"

Ye Yaodong looked at him in surprise, "You seem to be quite unwelcoming to me?"

Lin Jishang sat there and raised his eyelids, "Why should I welcome you? You don't have any good things to do with me anyway, you just want something."

He was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and it seemed to be true.

"No, I also let you make money, and I also paid you."

The canned fish alone made him a lot of money, how can you say he only knows how to ask for things and has no good intentions? This is already a good thing.

“But you have a lot to do.”

"Haha, haha, it's a give and take. When are you leaving this time?"

"I don't know. Let's stay for a few more days and take a break."

Ye Yaodong was about to speak when he saw two black and gray puppies circling around him at his feet. They were small and looked very cute, and they did not look like ordinary local dogs.

"Are these two wolfhounds you brought back?"

"Well, it's still quite small now. Wait two months..."

"Oh...oh my god...don't bite, don't bite...my shoes..."

The two dogs circled around his feet, then set their eyes on the flip-flops on his feet and started biting them with their mouths open.

The backs of his feet were all wet from being licked by the wet tongues, and when he raised his feet to dodge, they bit him and pulled him even harder.

If he hadn't lifted his foot to dodge, the two puppies probably wouldn't have been able to pull him away. As soon as he lifted his foot, the two of them bit off his flip-flops with great force, forcing him to stand on one foot.

"My shoes... I just bought them... You have to compensate me for them..."

"Just go get them from the kennel yourself. It's a good thing they didn't go straight for your toes."

The two little wolfhounds went straight to their kennel with their flip-flops in their mouths. Lin Ji's face, which had originally been expressionless, now looked full of smiles.

"That was because I dodged in time, and they only bit my shoes. You two dogs are so powerful, you are indeed wolfhounds. I curled up my toes to hide, but they still pulled them away."

Ye Yaodong stood on one leg and jumped towards the doghouse, only to find that two dogs were gnawing on his slippers, with several tooth marks left on the slippers. The exposed sharp canine teeth looked like they were not easy to deal with.

His family's dogs would bark wildly when they saw strangers. Although these two were just puppies, they were actually more ferocious wolfhounds.

He turned his head to look at Lin Jishang, but saw two children standing facing the wall. They had stopped sobbing and kept turning their heads to glance at him.

"Ask your two sons to help me get the slippers out. I'm afraid I'll get bitten and I'll have to ask you to compensate me."

Lin Ji turned around and glared at his two sons who were already eager to try, "Stand still."

After shouting, he walked towards the doghouse.

"You are a dog owner, but you still need me to get this for you."

"You two obviously bite people, so of course you have to ask someone familiar to get them."

As soon as Lin Ji pushed one dog away, another dog would bite him tightly. He would take turns pushing one away, but there would always be another one coming up to bite his slippers. By the time he managed to pull his slippers out of the dogs' mouths, they were already covered with teeth marks.

And two dogs even came out from their kennel, jumping up and down while holding onto his legs.

He couldn't help but twitch his lips, "What size do you wear? I'll compensate you with two pairs in two days."

"44!"

When Ye Yaodong lowered his head to put on his slippers, he found that Lin Ji's slippers were also covered with teeth marks. Now the two dogs were surrounding his shoes and biting the herringbone straps on them.

"Your two dogs love slippers. Are they from Guangdong Province?"

Lin Ji was puzzled. What does slippers have to do with Guangdong Province?
Ye Yaodong changed the subject, "Wait a few months until the dog grows up and goes into heat, send my dog ​​over for breeding."

"up to you."

Seeing the two dogs rushing towards him again and surrounding his feet again, he immediately dodged and walked out.

"Nothing, I'm leaving now. Your two dogs are a bit of a pain in the ass."

He should go to bed early at night. If there is nothing else to do, he won't stay here.

"Ah."

When Ye Yaodong walked out, the two dogs were still running and barking behind him. It was not until Lin Ji called out to them that the two dogs went back, looking back every few steps.

At this time, he was also glad that his dog didn't bite slippers very often, and their shoes were basically worn in the room, so the dog couldn't get them. At most, he would occasionally find a few broken shoes in their doghouse that were dragged back from somewhere.

On his way back, he also stopped by his hometown to see if his father had harvested the rice and if everyone was doing well.

When I got there, his father had already closed all the doors and windows. Only the light in his room was still on, which could be seen through the gaps in the newspaper stuck on the window.

He knocked on the window, but heard his father's nervous and alert voice from inside.

"Who is it? Why are you knocking on the window so late at night? Are you going to be a ghost if you don't do this?"

The curse is so dirty!

"You are cursing your son!"

"Dongzi? What are you doing? You didn't leave the door, but knocked on the window on purpose. You scared me to death. You didn't sleep at night and walked around everywhere. Do you still want to get up at night?"

"You, the evil one, are the first to complain. You haven't even slept yet, and you don't know what you're doing with the light on, but you just start cursing. You even closed the windows in the middle of summer. You're a thief with a guilty conscience, aren't you?"

"Nonsense, if you have anything to do, go through the front door."

"Nothing, just asking you..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard his father open the door and go out, so he had no choice but to go to the front door.

Ye's father was shirtless and wearing a pair of baggy boxer shorts. He closed the door again as soon as he let him in.

"What's so shameful about you that you're closing the door so quickly?"

"You are the one who is so shameless. I am about to go to bed, but you are still knocking on the window to scare me. What's the matter? It's so late."

"It's not even 8 o'clock yet. Were you playing with your baby, so you got scared?"

Father Ye glared at him for a moment, then quickly shushed him again.

"keep your voice down."

"I knew it. I guessed it."

Father Ye led him into the house with a chuckle, then rummaged around in the pillowcase for a long time and took out a piece of gold covered with teeth marks and showed it to him.

Ye Yaodong also widened his eyes and said, I didn’t find it when I shook the quilt yesterday, and I didn’t find it under the pillow either. It turned out that it was hidden inside the pillowcase. What a cunning guy.

"You hid here when my mother was home?"

"That's impossible. I only hide it in my pillow when I sleep, and hide it somewhere else when I wake up. Your mother is at home, so she hides it more secretly. She is familiar with every corner of the house, better than a mouse."

"Well, I've chewed it into a dough stick for you, Dad, are you grinding your teeth?"

"I'm worried that someone might have swapped them out, so every day I take it out and take a bite to see if it's real."

Ye Yaodong shook his head in disdain, "Why don't you just move in with me during this period? It's safer to hide your things with me. There are people at my house 24 hours a day. If you go out to sea, there will be no one to watch over the house. How can you rest assured that no one is watching over the coffin book you and my mother hid?"

"I don't know where your mother hid it. She said that even mice couldn't find it when they came to dig holes, so I didn't need to worry. This is the only gold I have, so I will hide it at night. Anyway, the doors and windows are locked, and your eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law will come to feed the pigs during the day, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

"Okay, then you can see for yourself. Is everything done tonight and everyone is happy?"

"It's already been agreed upon."

"Okay, I'll go back then. Remember to lock the doors and windows."

"Go, go, go to bed early. The tide will not rise until three or four o'clock today, and the boat can go out. You don't have to get up so early. I told the others to leave at four o'clock too."

"Okay, got it."

It takes me a while to prepare for bed when I get home. In reality, it's not much different from my usual sleeping time, except that I have to get up earlier. All in all, I got enough sleep tonight.

So when he got home, he played with his children for a while as usual, and then went to the spare room to sleep.

But he woke up frequently throughout the night to check his watch. He hadn't been out to sea for many days. The thought of going out to sea at night made him tense and he kept awake, afraid of missing the time.

But when he got up at a certain time, he was still full of energy. In fact, it was because he was very excited, so he didn't look tired, but rather full of energy.

Many fishing boats went out to sea tonight. After the waves subsided, everyone worked very hard as they had rested for too many days.

Fishing boats can only go out when the tide is high, so every time they go out to sea, it is usually when there are the most people.

Fortunately, he didn't need to refuel at the dock, so he just said hello and left without stopping.

This time, he and his father each drove a boat. Pei's father did not come with them, but he had greeted the boatmen in advance. After all, they were all from the same village and knew each other very well.

Ye's father went straight onto the ship, the Harvest, and drove in the front, while he followed behind in the Dongsheng.

They had to drive to the city's dock first to pick up A Guang. Fortunately, it was on the way. The offshore waters were shallow and not suitable for casting nets, so they just had to drive straight into the city at full speed.

After driving for five or six hours and picking up people, they headed towards the open sea.

A Guang had been waiting there in advance. When they arrived, it was already past 9 o'clock in the morning, so they did not stay for long. At most they said hello and did not say much nonsense. The delay was quite long.

After all, we usually drive directly from the village to the open sea instead of driving along the coastal area to the city. Although it is also on the way, there is still a bit of difference between the inside and outside of the sea.

After picking up A Guang, Ye's father did not return to the Dongsheng, but continued to stay on the Fengshou ship and sail with A Guang.

Compared to him who has been out to sea for most of the year, A Guang has been out to sea less frequently. He has basically not been out to sea much and has only been there a few times. His experience is limited, so Ye's father is worried and has kept him on the Harvest.

He also found the boatman Chen Laoqi and discussed with him that the two of them would take turns taking shifts. When they just came out of the village, he called the man to the cockpit and guided him in driving the boat for a while.

Chen Laoqi was the one who had been working in shifts with Chen Shi.

It's not that he didn't want to teach Chen Shi, but Chen Shi was too young and stuttered. When he was called on about something, he couldn't say a word for a long time.

The others were all experienced fishermen with a good sense of direction at sea. They also had compass needles to look at, and it was easy for them to get started with the instruments after a little guidance.

It’s also because the instruments nowadays are not sophisticated, they are just simplified versions, very simple, fool-proof to operate, not complicated at all.

Along the way, he just watched from the side and didn't make any mistakes. As long as he watched when the net was lowered and waited a day to let the net out, there would probably be no problem.

Moreover, the two fishing boats go in and out together and fish in the same sea, so they can take care of each other and there is no need to worry about either of them getting lost or encountering any problems. If something urgent happens, they can even call their father to ask questions.

After the fishing boat had traveled far enough, the two boats slowed down and began to cast the nets one after the other.

Chen Laoqi touched the steering wheel and couldn't let it go. "I didn't expect that I could drive such a big and nice boat in this life. Hahaha, although it has nothing to do with me, at least I can drive it."

"Haha, uncle is not too old. I will earn a few years' salary and then subsidize my son to buy one. Then he can drive one himself."

"Forget it. With so many sons, it wouldn't be fair to give them to any one of them."

"You can secretly subsidize the son who is more filial. After all, when you are old and can no longer work, the most filial one will definitely be the one who takes care of you the most."

"That's true. I'm just afraid that if I'm filial now, I'll be disliked when I'm old."

"It's not like it's true filial piety or false filial piety. You can still tell the difference."

"Haha, let's wait and see if there is a chance. I don't expect to be as successful as you. If I could be half as successful as you, I would wake up laughing in my dreams. Haha, your father is lucky. His three sons are all very capable and filial."

"Once you have money, filial piety will become very simple."

"That makes sense."

"Let's see how your first catch is later. Once we get familiar with it, we can take turns at night."

Chen Laoqi's face was full of smiles. "Let's see what we can catch and whether there are many. If not, don't blame me for having smelly hands."

"No, no, thank you for helping me drive the boat. I'll give you a raise on this trip."

"Haha, really? Then I'm really making money."

　It's too late to write, I'm afraid of making a mistake, so I can only post it first
　　
　
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