Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1079 Discuss the Distribution

"The number is not small, no less than that during the day."

"Yes, it's heavy... Let's collect it first..."

"What a pity, the rest are gone. It's dark in the night, and the back of the fish is also dark, so it's hard to find."

Ye Yaodong shone the flashlight all over the sea, but couldn't see any shadow.

There were only two boatmen who were collecting fishing nets filled with fish that were still alive and kicking.

The belly of the manta ray is white. When it jumps and struggles in the fishing net, it turns black and white, which makes it particularly conspicuous in the dark night.

The fish mouth on its belly looks like a baby's smiling face. The most important thing is that it is white and very clear. It looks a bit creepy in the dark. A whole net of baby's smiling faces...

"They've been fished out and they're still laughing..."

"Why do I feel a little creepy looking at it? It gives me goosebumps."

"What the hell are you talking about so late at night?"

Ye Yaodong also got goosebumps from what they said. These manta rays were floating up and down under the water. Some of them had smiling faces on their bellies. Under the light of the flashlight, they looked really weird...

"It's just a fish, what's so creepy about it? Fortunately, it doesn't make the sound of a giant salamander. I heard that the sound of a giant salamander is like a baby crying. If a group of giant salamanders ran around the fishing boat in the middle of the night, wouldn't we be scared to death?"

"Nonsense, that giant salamander is not from the sea."

"Isn't this just hypothetical? Look at this face, it looks like a child's smiling face, and then it makes a baby sound. Oh my god, in the middle of the night..."

"Oh, that's scary..."

"You two are really good at talking. Pull him up quickly." He was almost shuddering at what they said.

There are many strange things at sea, and various natural phenomena are very wonderful.

The two boatmen burst out laughing at what Ye Yaodong said.

"Aren't you working hard? Talking doesn't interfere with your work."

Ye Yaodong shone the flashlight everywhere but didn't see any trace of the manta ray, so he turned off the flashlight, put it in his pocket, and reached out to help pull the fish.

The two nets were heavy, and we followed the same method we used during the day, scooping up a little at a time before pulling all the fish onto the deck.

“It seems a little less than during the day?”

"The light is not good at night, so the accuracy is a little off."

"It's OK. The two nets together look like they weigh about 600 to 700 kilograms. Leave it there for a while until they are all dead. Then you can carefully put them in the basket to avoid being pricked by the spines on their tails. I'll go to the cockpit to watch."

Both of them nodded and looked at the manta rays scattered all over the deck.

After Ye Yaodong returned to the cockpit, he continued to concentrate on driving his boat, but he was a little bored in the middle of the night.

Just as he was thinking this, the radio station emitted a fluctuating signal sound and he quickly answered it.

It was A Guang. It was the middle of the night and he was very bored. It happened to be his turn tonight.

"How long will we stay this time?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, stay for a week. If there are any weather changes, we can adjust then."

"It's a pity that your boat left in the afternoon. A group of small manta rays suddenly appeared on the sea. It happened that we didn't have a net at that time, so we cast two nets and caught a few more..."

"Damn, it turns out I got you a bargain."

Ye Yaodong talked about how he caught two nets of small manta rays in the afternoon, and how he had just caught two more.

It feels like the Harvest has always been taking advantage of him and following him to pick up bargains. Fortunately, he has three shares of the Harvest.

He was already very confident that his shipping industry was strong. After all, everyone thought so, and the facts of the past three years were before his eyes.

"Oh my god, wait for me, I'll go out and shout, let them pay attention to the sea, maybe we can run into him."

"cut……"

Before he could even speak, sparse and fragmented sounds were heard from the other side, followed by roars from a farther distance. He was truly a man of action.

"Dongzi..."

"Let the fart go."

"No, I mean when we are about to return, we should go directly to the provincial capital to dock and sell the goods. By the way, we can find out where the shipyard is in the provincial capital and settle the matter of the joint fishing boat first. Otherwise, we will go to catch jellyfish next month, and I don't know whether this trip will take one month or two months?"

"That's what I was planning to do. Also, how many shares do you want to take?"

"Uh..." Ah Guang was stuck for a moment, and was silent for a while before he said, "How many shares do you plan to take?"

"I just persuaded them to buy two boats a while ago, otherwise one boat would not be enough to share. In addition, the cost of building a boat has risen too much in the past two years, and it is getting higher every year. I thought it would be better to buy it early and make money early."

It is much more cost-effective to invest money in production tools now than in real estate. After all, production tools can make money for you. In this day and age when materials are scarce, you don't have to worry about not having goods in stock.

In the past few years, people couldn’t buy food even if they had money, and everyone was afraid. But in recent years, as the wind has improved, people are short of everything and want everything.

As for real estate, it is still a long way to go before its value appreciates. Buying a house now will only tie up your money, which is not cost-effective.

If there were any connections, he could have occupied some land in advance. This was why he started thinking about it after he knew that Director Chen had been transferred to the city.

"Two ships are fine. Have you discussed the distribution ratio?"

"They are worried about draining the family's wealth, so they only want to distribute a small amount, but I want them to take the lion's share. After all, I don't have the energy to drive a boat. If you can drive a boat yourself, then you can take the lion's share. If you also..."

Ah Guang immediately spoke up, "I definitely don't have the energy. We already have a boat called Harvest. If my dad is not available or is about to retire, I will have to take over. I won't have the time to drive another boat. I still have to take care of the family. One of me and my dad will have to stay at home to take care of it."

"So I suggest you just take the smaller share, and let them take the larger share of the two boats, and then each of them controls one boat. Ah Zheng is an only child, so his father must have racked his brains to help him in every way, just like you. As for Xiao Xiao, he has many brothers in his family, so whether he asks his brothers for help or divides the profit with them separately, it's up to him. He can divide his own share by himself anyway."

"So what percentage do you plan to take?"

"4%. One ship is 10 shares, two ships are 20 shares. You and I each have 4 shares, and they each have 6 shares. It is reasonable for them to manage the ship. We just need to wait for the money to be divided. Don't worry about other things. The expenses that should be shared by the public should be shared by everyone. Anyway, it will be the same model as the Harvest."

"That's fine. Once you invest the money, you don't have to worry about waiting for the bill to be settled."

"Yes, this will save a lot of trouble. When the time comes, we can have both of their boats follow together and form a team. Several boats can go in and out together to fish. Now that we have two boats, we can have someone to look after us at sea, and the safety factor will be greatly increased."

The sea is so vast and boundless that it is impossible for several boats to salvage everything together. At most they can disperse a little so that they can only see each other as a sesame spot. It will not have any impact as the sea resources are so abundant now.

What's more, with more boats, more catches can be made, and his seafood-collecting boats can connect with more fishing boats, and there is no need to look for other fishing boats, which saves trouble.

If it really gets going, he will be in charge of all the goods on the sea. I believe they will not have any objections. After all, he was the one who started it and formed the fleet, and he has shares in every ship.

"That's fine with me, but can they afford that much money? A boat costs 6 or yuan now. If they buy shares, they'll have to pay tens of thousands of yuan."

"So, we can make reservations first, and we can talk about the allocation next year. We can discuss these things. Besides, we should be able to earn some money by going to Zhejiang Province to catch jellyfish next month. With more money in hand, we will be more willing to spend it."

"That's not the way to think. The allocation must be finalized as soon as possible. The longer the time interval, the more voices there will be. Of course we believe them, but everyone has a family, and their family may have something to say. If it is settled earlier, there won't be so many extra voices."

Ye Yaodong thought about it and it made sense what A Guang said.

Just because friends are easy to talk to doesn’t mean their family members are also easy to talk to.

"In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, we should first allocate the ships. After this round of fishing, we will find out about the shipyard in the province and decide on the ships first. Then we can go back and discuss it together."

"Ah."

Ye Yaodong thought silently for a while and did not speak for a while. Seeing that Ah Guang did not say anything either, he thought that the conversation was over and was about to hang up. Unexpectedly, Ah Guang changed the subject and spoke again.

"Dongzi, there is something else I want to talk to you about."

"What's the matter? Just say it directly. Why do you have to say it like it's something serious?"

"Of course we have to talk about this serious matter seriously. It's so disrespectful to smile and laugh."

Ye Yaodong chuckled twice. It was rare to hear him speak so seriously. It was so rare.

It’s a pity that I didn’t see his expression in person.

How dare people who smile all day long talk about others?

However, it was really rare to hear A Guang speak so seriously, so he also became more serious.

"Okay, then tell me seriously, what's your big deal? Have you come up with some lucrative project in the city recently, and you want to share a piece of the pie with me?"

"Come on, forget it. I'm still waiting for you to help me get rich."

"What's the matter?"

"I'm telling you seriously, we need to discuss the matter of the jellyfish agency last year this year."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yaodong immediately stopped smiling. He had been thinking that something big could have happened that made him act so serious, so now he really had to have a serious talk.

He originally wanted to find an opportunity to talk to him, but he didn't expect that he would bring it up first.

"Tell me, what do you think?"

Ye Yaodong pricked up his ears to listen attentively to see what he wanted to say, but he also had some rough guesses in his mind.

"Last year, we planned this at the last minute, so we arranged it hastily. Everyone was very busy at the time, and there was no specific plan. As for you, it was not convenient for you to go against Chen Jianian at the time, so I had to take the lead. I was also free on the shore, so I did it all. In the end, all the money went into my pocket, so I saved you the agency fee. I gave you a red envelope when I got home, but you didn't want it..."

"I was also busy at the time. I didn't have time to stay on shore to receive the goods. I also had to look after my own boats and teach them how to disassemble them, so it was most appropriate for you to come forward..."

Ah Guang interrupted him from the other end, "That's true, but we can't just keep doing it this year. We need to talk about the distribution. Anyway, you don't have to owe Chen Jia Nian a favor this year."

"I don't know how many years this jellyfish fishing business can continue. I can't pretend to be deaf and dumb. You have contributed to this as well. We should settle accounts clearly among brothers. We should continue after the distribution rules are determined. No one knows how long we can earn money. We should earn one year at a time."

"I have been thinking about this for many days. I started thinking about this after I contacted the factory in Zhejiang Province a while ago."

"To be honest, I made a lot of money last year, and the money is a bit hot to the touch. I keep thinking that I'm riding on your coattails. Everyone loves money, but it has to be taken reasonably, and it's not just for this one time. I don't know if there will be a next year, and I don't know what will happen this year, but let's make it clear first."

"It's just like the allocation of fishing boats. Everything has to be discussed in advance."

Ye Yaodong felt extremely relieved when he heard this, but he didn't expect that A Guang would bring it up before he could.

He didn't pretend to push the issue away. He had been thinking the same thing in his heart. There was no need to pretend to be polite to Guang since he was the one who brought it up first anyway.

"So how are you going to allocate it?"

"Six and four, I get six and you get four. Don't think I'm being rude. I'm the one who collects the goods on the shore and I'm the one who does the hard work. You just wait for your share of the money. At most, you can lend a hand and help me collect the goods when we dock. Although it was you who came up with the idea last year and you helped to set up the connection, it's me who's running around and taking the risks. I do more work, so if there's a real distribution, I should get more and you should get less."

Ye Yaodong smiled. It was right to distribute the money when it was time to distribute it, and it was also right to fight for one's own interests.

"I think you're right. You got 6 and I got 4, so I took advantage of it, just because of last year's luck. To be honest, I didn't do much work. I just gave some advice, and you were the one running around."

Seeing that he had no objection, A Guang was happy.

"Really? I also said that I did more work, so I should get more."

"If we continue next year, you'll take seven and I'll take three. If we continue the year after, you'll take eight and I'll take two, and it'll decrease in sequence. As long as I don't stay on the shore with you and help with the work, it will decrease until it's gone."

"Really? This is what you said."

"Well, I said that I only came up with ideas and helped to connect people. If I hadn't helped with the work, it would be unfair to keep taking this proportion. If I lend a hand, it doesn't count either, and it will be reduced. It's my duty to help when I have free time."

"Okay, okay, then it's settled. You'll reduce it every year, and when it's gone, it's gone."

A Guang was also very surprised. He could actually say that it would decrease year by year, and when it was gone, it would be gone.

"Ah."

In fact, Ye Yaodong also thought that he probably wouldn't be able to do it for long. With such a unique location, the locals would fight for it once they knew about it. The best thing would be to fish in peace. The profits in the future would definitely not be as much as before, so he didn't feel comfortable taking so much of it.

"Oh, what a pity that we didn't sit together and chat. If we did, we could have a couple of drinks. It's a bit weird to just talk across the air like this."

"You are the only one who is not free. We are all free."

"After this trip, we'll probably be free later. We'll go back after Huimei gives birth."

"What did the Zhejiang factory say the last time you contacted them?"

"They just said the factory hasn't started operations yet. Yesterday I thought I'd have to go out to sea for a few days, so I called again. They also said I had to wait a little longer. They said some fishermen can catch a few occasionally, but most of them take them back to pickle them. The few that are left can't be sold for money. I guess it will be soon."

"Then I'll contact you after I get back. We went late the year before last because of the typhoon, and the waves brought a lot of jellyfish to our place. We went earlier last year because we were prepared. This year it will probably be about the same time, so it would be better to go earlier and arrange accommodation earlier."

"Yes, I remember it."

It was already the end of the month when we returned from this fishing trip, so it was really almost time.

Come to think of it, he still has a lot of things to do that have not been resolved, and his schedule is quite full.

He wants to buy land and a boat, and also has to prepare to go to Zhejiang Province to fish. He has many fishing boats, and dozens of people have to wait for his arrangements. It's not easy to think about it, and there will probably be a lot of things to do by then.

Ah Guang heard the silence on the phone, and then he asked again, "What are you doing? Why are you speechless?"

"I'm thinking about something."

"What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking that I'll have a lot of things to do when I get back. I might not be able to go on a second trip, so I'll have to arrange things at home."

"What's the big deal? The only thing that hasn't been resolved is the fishing boat issue. When the provincial government has finished looking at it, we can take a day to discuss it and then make a decision. The materials and people to go to Zhejiang Province can be handed over to the third sister-in-law to arrange. What else can we prepare? There's nothing to prepare. When we go back, we can also call in advance. If it's still early, we can go out to sea again. When we talked about it before, wasn't it all in July?"

"That's hard to say. The squid season is late this year. It's better to go earlier. Or we can set the departure time at the end of June. We don't have to wait until July. There's no need to set a strict time. If we go early, we can deal with loose cargoes."

"Then let's wait a few days and then talk about it. At least we have to call and ask in advance before we go. A day's labor cost is not small. We have hired a lot of people, and it costs dozens of dollars a day, and we also have to pay for food and drinks."

When it comes to labor, he also feels bad. A Guang only has 30 yuan a day, but he has 4 people. Plus the people and his father on the boat, it costs more than yuan a day including food and drink.

I can’t bear it, I can’t bear it…

100 yuan a day means 10 yuan in 1000 days. If you don’t make any money, you can’t just sit there and play.

"Then it's better to ask in advance before going."

The two discussed the details of their next trip to Zhejiang Province for a long time. Anyway, they just treated it as a casual chat. The fishing boat was working at the moment and they were just sitting there doing nothing. There was no need for them to do anything.

In the long night, there always needs someone to relieve your loneliness.

If not a wife, then a brother.

Chatting won’t make you feel empty.

It was not until both of them shouted that they needed to get online that they disconnected and started working.

This net took nearly three hours. We put down the net at almost 1 o'clock and got up at nearly 4 o'clock in the morning.

By the time all the fishing nets were pulled up and the empty nets were put down again, more than half an hour had passed and a hazy light appeared on the horizon.

Ye Yaodong stood on the wheelhouse, looking at the deck full of cargo below. He could only describe the harvest as so-so, or okay.

After making it to dawn, he felt a little sluggish, not as excited and energetic as he was at night.

He stretched himself and twisted his neck, then stood there and took a few deep breaths, absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon. He felt much better and returned to sit in the cockpit.

Just let two boatmen do the work below.

After the second net was raised, everyone in the cabin also got up and took turns with them.

Drifting shakily on the sea, nothing special happened next. We just went about fishing as usual, with those who were supposed to take shifts taking turns and those who were supposed to work working.

The weather has been good these past few days, and after two or three days of fishing, they summoned the fresh-catch boat, sold some goods, and then continued fishing at sea.

The harvest in recent days was also very ordinary. There was no particularly large cargo worth them sailing back. Until the fishing boat was full for the second time and the deck was piled with cargo, they discussed it online and prepared to dock in the provincial capital first.

It's not just about selling the goods, but also about going to the dock in the provincial capital, looking for the shipyard in the provincial capital, and understanding the market conditions here so that they can make decisions and plans.

After things were settled in the provincial capital, they would sail back, fishing as they went, and then go to the city to sell the goods.

They also estimated that it would take two days during this period. After all, they had to fish and make money on the way back, and they had to fill up the fish warehouse before they could go ashore to sell the goods, otherwise it would not be cost-effective.

They were not in a hurry. When they went out, they fished as they walked toward the open sea. They did the same on their return trip, fishing as they went back.

When you are out, you have to be careful about everything you do.

If they hadn't thought about going to the provincial capital to inquire about the shipyard, if their ship was full, they would probably sell it directly to the collection ship at sea, and then go back, fishing as they go, and then collect another shipload of goods to sell in the provincial capital.

After arriving at the provincial capital's wharf, Lao Hai came up to them as soon as he saw them, with great enthusiasm. Of course, they had no choice and sold all the goods to him.

Uncle Pei was not around, and his father was too embarrassed to go to other people's houses to ask for prices, so he had already signaled to A Guang in advance and asked him to go, since he was a stranger anyway.

Although you are related to me, you still have to avoid being cheated. It is impossible not to sell, but at least you have to know what is going on so that you can argue with reason if you are ripped off.

Fortunately, the prices this time were still very reasonable. I don’t know if it was because he was familiar with the place, but this time I saw that his shop had received quite a lot of goods, and it seemed that it had opened recently.

However, although selling goods here was going smoothly, finding a shipyard was not so easy.

They had to ask and search along the shore. The water was too shallow at some shores, so they couldn't even stop to ask for directions. They walked an untold amount of wasted sea routes, and it felt like they were always circling around the coast around the provincial capital.

Later they went ashore to find local fishermen, wanting to pay them to help lead the way, but they ignored them completely, fearing that they would be sacrificed to the Dragon King by these outsiders after getting on the boat.

After searching for two or three hours, they still didn't find it when it got dark, so they were so angry that they sailed back.

"Forget about looking. We are unfamiliar with the place anyway. We will probably be ripped off if we go there. They will have everything under their control and will have the final say on everything we do. We have paid a deposit but still have no say. At least you will know where you have booked several boats in the city."

"Okay, then let's go back to the city and order it. I think we can probably get a ship back in the next two days. It's just right that we'll dock in the city in two days, so I can learn more about it in detail. By the way, I'll drive the new ship back."

"Well, let's go to the city. We can also find out if there are any new technologies."

If there is any new technology, the city will definitely use it earlier than the county, which is actually an advantage.

Everyone on the boat was working with them, but only the two of them were really tired. The boatmen didn't care, as they could rest without having to work.

"Let's go, let's go back and fish for another two days. You should save up some groceries for me and don't throw them back into the sea."

"Yes, my father-in-law started saving it two days ago, for fear that it would be wasted. Fortunately, my fish warehouse is bigger, so it can hold quite a lot."

"No more talking. Go and eat quickly. You've been looking everywhere and it's already dark. You haven't even eaten yet..." Father Ye urged them and went to start the boat.

The two boats sailed away from the brightly lit city one after the other. If they had known this, they would not have wasted time. Who knew it would be so hard to find? It was not so hard to find the shipyard in the city at that time.

In the end, it might be that the provincial capital was too big, the village where the shipyard was located was too remote, and they didn't know which shipyard to find.

After the two boats sailed at full speed for an hour or two, they slowed down and slowly lowered the fishing nets again, allowing the nets to open their bloody mouths and continue to feed in the sea.

When Ye Yaodong was driving the boat, he was also thinking that the price he had asked from the city before was around 15,000 or 16,000 yuan, which was an acceptable price. Although it was more expensive than his boat, it was normal for the price to increase after two years. They were also paying attention to the market conditions in recent years.

In addition, the prices in the city are higher than those in their small place, so fifteen or sixteen thousand is considered very cheap. After all, there are few fishing boats of this size now, and they can catch more fish by going to farther places, and they can make their investment back quickly.

One piece costs 3 to 32 yuan, and two pieces would cost around 000 to 1 yuan. A deposit of yuan should be enough. If you are worried about them being from other places, it is okay to add a few thousand yuan.

Anyway, let's go over and take a look first. After we inspect A Guang's ship, we can talk slowly. He still has three ships that have not been delivered yet.

Come to think of it, not everything will go smoothly.

　The latter part is divided into sections, and it is just right to break here
　　
　
(End of this chapter)