Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1086 Breaking the Contract
Everyone is responsible for their own decision. He has said what needs to be said, and the rest of the decision is up to them.

If you still want to take risks and make big money, then follow, and if you want to take a small boat, then take it, but as for the others, he doesn't care, he has his own boats and a lot of people, which is obvious to all.

"Go back and talk to your family about it. It's okay if you don't go with us this year. Be conservative. You made a lot more last year anyway. And Xiaoxiao, your wife hasn't given birth yet, and we don't know when she will. You have to see the baby born anyway."

"You're not leaving right away. Today is only the 24th, the 25th or the th? It's not even the end of the month yet. It's still early until next month. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Ah Zheng also agreed, "Yes, there is no rush. Why should we rush? Aren't there still many days to buffer? Let's see in a few days."

"Ah."

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua were still sitting on the side listening to them talk. They listened for a long time and hesitated for a long time, neither of them dared to speak.

Ye Yaodong also noticed it, and turned to talk to his elder and second brothers, asking them to think carefully about whether they should go or not, and to consider more carefully what might happen if they brought other people with them.

They both nodded their heads in frustration, feeling extremely regretful.

Let alone leading people now, listening to what Dongzi said just now and what everyone is discussing, even they themselves feel that there is a high probability that something bloody will happen.

"We'll think about it later."

"Dongzi, if you think it's dangerous, why are you still going? And why did you hire so many boatmen?"

Ye Yaodong raised his chin towards the people sitting in the yard and said, "So many people are waiting and want to go with me. If I suddenly say I won't go, won't everyone's desire to make a fortune be ruined?"

Without a leader, everyone else will feel unsure when they have to take over.

He was the leader from the beginning, so everyone must have recognized him. Even if he said that he was only responsible for his own people and didn't care about others, people would feel more at ease if they could follow him.

"Although I just said that this trip is difficult, most people who have tasted the sweetness want to try again. Moreover, those who only earned wages last year and rented a boat this year must have missed out last year, so they will definitely want to take a gamble this year."

"What I just said can at most discourage those who want to take the small wooden boat. Most of the people who should go will still go. After all, the situations I mentioned are just hypothetical. Who knows if we'll be lucky?"

"Who would want something bad to happen? They must be thinking positively. After fishing in the trench for a few days, they feel they have made enough money and will not go out to sea anymore. They can just find a few people to go back together. Isn't this possible?"

"Just run away when you make a lot of money. They just said that..." Ah Zheng interrupted.

"So, those who should follow will still follow, because they all think that wealth and fame can be gained through risk, and they all think that they can grasp it. They are not greedy, and they will stop when they have made enough money and come back early."

After hearing this, several people thought it made sense. Most people thought it was impossible that they were the ones who died.

Xiao Xiao also agreed, "Yes, if you count them, there are dozens of people in our village, plus hundreds of people in the town. How is it possible that none of them can come back? In a normal group fight, only a few people would die. Everyone thinks that they can't be that unlucky."

"Yes, everyone has a lucky heart."

Ah Zheng also said: "But if I take them, I can't take those small boats with me. The profit from them may not be much. If I take them with me, I have to look after them all the way and escort them so that they can make money. Why? It's a huge loss."

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua nodded repeatedly. They now felt that they had suffered a great loss. They were too careless and were overwhelmed by Dongzi's ten boats.

Dongzi's boat is his own, and all the money he earns goes into his pocket. It's different from them. They take the biggest responsibilities with the least money, and they earn the money for others.

Who knows, after they take them there, they might even take away a portion of their wealth. What are they after? For excitement?

The yard was also in a mess and full of noise, with all kinds of discussions, discussing whether or not to go, how likely the situation just described was to occur, and how to deal with it, but no one was discussing whether to bring a boat or not.

The outside of the yard was also in a mess, with three layers of people surrounding it. People from the village heard the news and came over to join the discussion.

"Well, Adong, after talking so much just now, you still haven't told me when we are going to set off?"

"Yes, when will we leave?"

"It was mid-July last year, I don't know about this year. A Guang called some time ago and he just said that it's not there yet. Sometimes I see a few, but they can't be sold at a high price. The factories haven't started working. But I will probably go there earlier. After all, I have a lot of people, so I must go there early to settle them."

Next, A Guang will have to ask more often, and if a factory has opened, they will go there in advance.

Generally, information is communicated quickly between factories. If one is planning to start work, it will basically prepare three to five days in advance. Other factories will also know about it. After all, they need to recruit people and arrange for the receipt of goods.

"So, we have to go there and settle down around the beginning of the month, so that there won't be a lot of people and it's hard to find a house. Last year, we had to sleep in the wilderness, and then it rained heavily, which was very embarrassing and tiring."

"Anyway, if you plan to go, it's definitely a good idea to prepare in advance. But you really have to be mentally prepared. I'm not talking nonsense." Ye Yaodong emphasized again.

"We know this, we will discuss it..."

Some people asked curiously: "So, Adong, how many boats did you order? Everyone said that you ordered a lot of boats to bring over, so you hired more than ten or twenty workers."

"Have it in advance in case you can't find anyone at the last minute. We'll see how many boats we can take when the time comes. It's our own boat anyway. I don't know the progress of the boat yet. I'll have to go ask in the next two days."

He just casually evaded the question, saying that it was none of their business how many boats to take and he wouldn't cause any trouble to anyone else.

If he brings a large group of people with him, he might be safer because they have more people than him. Anyway, everyone he invites will have to listen to him.

Father Ye also smiled and said to everyone: "We have held a meeting tonight, and everyone has a clear idea. We still have more than a week to go back and discuss it."

"Okay, okay, let's all go back and discuss it and take a look."

"Oh... it's hard to do..."

"Then if you plan to leave on a certain date, you must let me know in advance, right?"

"Yes, yes. I'll tell you when I'm leaving. You can follow me if you want. I made enough last year. It's not bad to stay at home and enjoy life this year."

"How can you ever make enough money? And you can still enjoy yourself... You still have to work. You are born to work hard, how can you enjoy yourself?"

"Yeah, I do it everywhere..."

"Go back first and think about it."

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Everyone stood up one after another, gathered in groups of three or four, and walked out while discussing.

Even the villagers' women who were waiting at the door to watch the fun gathered around those they knew or their family members. They were reluctant to leave immediately and started a new round of heated discussion while standing at the door.

Ye Yaodong sat there without moving, and the people around him didn't move either.

Xiao Xiao was still saying, "A Guang's wife has given birth, but my wife hasn't given birth for a long time. She has been waiting for half a day and I am getting anxious. He gave birth to two sons at once. I hope the Goddess of Childbirth will not give my share to him."

"That's hard to say."

Father Ye also looked at Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua at this time, "Think about it yourself and see if you still want to bring the boats of your second uncle's brothers."

"No, Dad. It's too much trouble. We can't make much money. We can't take care of ourselves, and we don't have the energy to take care of them."

"Yes, we will go to their house later and tell them that the original agreement will be cancelled. If they are angry, then they are angry. There is nothing we can do about it. It was our fault for not thinking carefully at the beginning."

Father Ye nodded, "Yeah, I can't even take care of myself, how can I take care of others? Besides, you have hired a few people on board, tell them not to take risks, tell them Dongzi's analysis tonight, don't just think about the big money everyone made last year and be jealous, and don't want to share a piece of the pie without caring about anything else."

"Yes, I will definitely explain it to them clearly."

"Why don't we just not go? We made a lot of money last year anyway."

Mrs. Ye saw that everyone in the yard was walking out, and she knew that they had finished their talk, so she squeezed in to listen to what they were talking about and to express her own opinions.

Ye Yaopeng was a little hesitant when he heard him say that.

Mrs. Ye continued, "Anyway, we made a lot of money last year, which was pretty good. Didn't they say it would be hard to make money this year? There are too many people and too little money, and there's a chance we might have to fight with the locals, so let's not take the risk."

Mrs. Ye was also a little hesitant. She was reluctant to give up the opportunity to make money but was also worried about any accidents.

"Will there really be an accident?"

"Bah, you're such a jinx!" Ye Yaodong glared at her.

The others also turned to glare at Ye Ersao.

Mrs. Ye slapped her lips twice and smiled awkwardly, "I just asked, I didn't mean that."

Ye Yaohua stood up and pulled her out, "If you don't know how to speak, don't speak. Go home and talk."

"The stool hasn't been moved back yet..."

After one of them left, the other one stood up as well. Mrs. Ye also hurried to follow, telling them to go home and talk if they had anything to say, and to take her own stool back with her.

"Then Dongzi, let's go back first. I guess I'll have to talk to my dad and the others for a long time when I get back. I can't go to bed right away. I'm exhausted after a whole day."

"There's no rush, it's not like we're leaving tomorrow."

"Let's go back first and talk about it later if there's anything."

"Ah."

Ye Yaodong stood up and sent them out one by one, then sat back in the recliner and continued chatting with his father.

Lin Xiuqing also took a broom and started sweeping the yard. Although there were not many fruit peels or paper scraps, there were quite a lot of cigarette butts and ashes, indicating that they were all heavy smokers.

"I made too much money last year. I probably won't think about giving up this year. I will probably go and have a look and wait and see."

"Well, there's nothing else to do. You can go back too. We've talked about it and said it all."

Father Ye nodded and didn't say anything more. After he went out, there was a lot of discussion at the door, but he didn't leave. He stood at the door and chatted with everyone.

The old lady moved a stool and sat next to Ye Yaodong, her face full of concern, and the Buddhist beads in her hand kept rolling there.

"Dongzi, can we not go? After hearing what you said just now, I feel very nervous. I can't wait to go inside and pay my respects."

"Then go ahead."

"I...I'm just worried and want to talk to you. Can I not go?"

"Don't worry too much. These are just hypothetical situations. Just adapt to the situation as it comes. Nothing will go wrong. Look, I have it in my hand... Don't worry too much."

He stretched out his hand and gestured with a pistol.

I don’t know about others, but he will definitely make money there, and he will definitely earn more than anyone else. There are also large groups of sea urchins waiting for him at the bottom of the trench.

"Oh..." The old lady sighed and began to chant Amitabha again.

Lin Xiuqing didn't say much. She just kept saying that they listened to her and that the whole family was under her control. In fact, they all listened to him and it was almost as if the whole family was served by her.

When Ye Yaodong was speaking earlier, he had already said everything in his mind. Now he sat at the door to enjoy the cool air with an empty head. After a while, he felt drowsy.

I spent the whole night last night feeding mosquitoes on the tractor. After I got home, I only took a nap for two or three hours and woke up after lunch. Now that I'm relaxed, I feel sleepy again.

But half asleep and half awake, he still thought that he had to check on the progress of the boat tomorrow and urge them to prepare the important things in advance.

I still have to go to the shipyard to check when the 7 of the 002 ordered ships will be delivered. They said before that this ship will be delivered this month. If we urge them, and if we can catch up, we will take it directly then.

As for these two days, he probably won't go out to sea for the time being. His sister will be back soon with her two newborn children, and he has to go to the city to visit Director Chen. In addition, he has to wait for news from A Guang and make preparations for when to set off.

It can't be like last year's Harvest, where everyone set out but the ship was still at sea and hadn't returned yet. He was the leader, and if he didn't move, everyone would probably be waiting there.

If you delay your departure, you will be caught off guard when you get there.

The next morning, Ye Yaodong hurried out on his motorcycle.

What he didn't expect was that in the morning when he was away, his eldest and second brothers went to several cousins ​​from his second uncle's family and wanted to talk to them about not taking their boat, and ended up causing a commotion.

When he was rushing home for dinner, there was no one around except Wang Guangliang, who was sitting at his door eating melon seeds. No one else was there, not even the child.

It's summer vacation now. In the past, there were children running and jumping outside the door even under the scorching sun.

It’s hard to say about other times, but at mealtime, no one dared to run too far, for fear that they would not hear when they were called to eat and would be beaten when they got home.

Ye Yaodong was a little curious, so he looked inside his elder brother's and second brother's houses, but he didn't see anyone and the door was still open.

"Brother Dong, you are finally back..." Wang Guangliang had been sitting idly at the gate. When he saw the motorcycle, he immediately ran out.

"Where are the people? Where did they go?"

"They all went to your second uncle's house. They seemed to have had a quarrel before, and someone came to report it. The whole family went there. My sister-in-law asked me to help look after them first. She will be back soon, but she was gone for almost an hour."

"They started arguing? How long did they do it?"

"I don't know how long the argument lasted, but I've been watching here for about an hour."

Ye Yaodong frowned.

The boys who had been chasing the exhaust gas came up from behind, surrounded him, and touched his motorcycle all over. He had no choice but to send the boys away and park his motorcycle in the yard.

Then he went into the house and drank some tea. He also looked at the locked door and felt a little relieved.

He lifted the lid of the pot and found nothing inside. He had no choice but to get on his bike and go out to find out what was going on.

"Just watch here, I'll be back soon."

"okay."

Since it was not his own business, Ye Yaodong was not in a hurry. He just wanted to take a look and call Ah Qing back to cook. He was starving and he finished the bowl of porridge in the morning in two pees.

The streets were empty at this time. People were either cooking or eating. There were hardly any children running or jumping on the streets.

When he was riding his bike to his second uncle's house, it seemed like the party was about to end?

A group of people in front were walking out, filing out one after another. It was such a large group that the road was blocked for several meters. He was surprised. Could this be a big one?

His father was still the leader, along with his eldest brother, second brother, eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law. Lin Xiuqing was holding Ye Xiaoxi's hand and following the old lady as they walked at the edge.

The whole family is here, everything is complete.

"What's wrong? I was away for half the morning and the whole family came over to fight?"

Father Ye was in a bad mood, not knowing whether he was angry or something. He just glanced at him without saying a word.

His elder and second brothers didn't say anything either, only his elder and second sisters-in-law were there muttering and cursing.

"When they were asking for help, they said all kinds of nice things, but now that they are unwilling to take them, they have turned against us."

"Isn't it? They also said that they bought the boat from others at a high price just to make a fortune. Now that we don't take them with us, they are swearing and saying that they lost money and they have to let us compensate them."

"Who told them to buy it? We didn't tell them to buy it. They were just greedy. Two or three boats were not enough for a few people, so they went to someone else and bought two old boats at the price of a new one."

"Their wives have also included all the boats of their brothers from their mother's family, and they will ask us to pull them over when the time comes..."

"I'm sick. It's hard to explain now. You're blaming us for everything, but we never agreed to it..."

"That's right. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have cared about them. At that time, I just wanted to help them. They are not outsiders, so I let them make some money. Now they are too shameless and are blackmailing me... Bah..."

"You're dreaming. If you don't take them and their relatives with you, you're still asking us to pay compensation. We've already told them it's dangerous. If we can't come back, where can we go to compensate him?"

The two sisters-in-law stood there and complained to Ye Yaodong about the faces of those people. The neighbors who were walking around after the show also stopped and joined in the discussion.

Father Ye's face darkened, and he turned around and glared at them, "Is there anything you can't say when you get home? Aren't you embarrassed to be out here? Go back quickly."

"Why should we embarrass ourselves? They are the ones who should be embarrassed. I came here to talk to them properly. It's for their own good. Don't take risks."

"That's right. Everyone is saying that it's hard to make money this year. They're also worried that they'll make a wasted trip and might even get into danger."

Ye Yaopeng also shouted, "Let's talk about it when we get home."

The two sisters-in-law then followed, chattering and cursing.

Ye Yaodong roughly understood what he heard. He frowned and pushed his bicycle towards A Qing.

Lin Xiuqing quickly carried the fat little girl Ye Xiaoxi to the back seat and said, "Take her back first. I'll tell you what happened when we get back."

"No, just let her sit on it, and I'll push it with you. Where are the two sons?"

"It was there just now, but now it's gone. I guess it ran back home towards the path."

The villagers had watched the show for the whole morning and had no time to cook. Their homes were empty and cold, so they all hurried back to cook.

There were elderly people and children among them, and they walked slowly, so they fell to the back.

"Big brother and second brother came over this morning and wanted to cancel the previous appointment, right? And they refused?"

"Yes, they said that everything was decided and ready, just waiting to set off. They refused to accept what the eldest and second brothers said, and insisted that the eldest and second brothers take them with them."

"My eldest and second brothers explained to them what you told everyone last night, but they were determined to go with you to make a fortune. They thought that since it was dangerous and they couldn't earn much, why did you go?"

"Since you all still want to earn this money, it means it is definitely not as dangerous as you say. It must be just talk. I'm just afraid that there will be too many people and you will earn less, so I tell you all this."

Ye Yaodong: "..."

There’s actually nothing wrong with saying this.

If you still go despite the danger, it means the reward is too tempting and worth a chance.

Lin Xiuqing continued, "Then the cousins ​​originally only had two small boats, and later asked the eldest and second brothers to add another one. The eldest and second brothers also thought that they could earn more with one more boat, so they had no objection. After all, they could fit two or three boats on one boat."

"But they seemed to be too greedy later on, and went to buy two more from others, saying that they paid a high price, using the price of a new boat to buy an old boat..."

Ye Yaodong chuckled, "Guaranteed profit? Are you so optimistic about making a fortune? You're quite ambitious."

"Don't interrupt me."

"Okay, okay, you continue."

"They not only bought two boats at a high price, but they originally cursed and swore not to tell anyone. But their wives went back to their parents' home and told them about it. Then they wanted to take all the boats of their wives' relatives on board."

"Also, they didn't tell my eldest and second brothers about the other boats they bought and the boats they wanted to take with my wife's family. Because they thought that for my eldest and second brothers, the more the better. The more boats they took, the more they would get to draw, so they didn't tell them specifically."

"When several families slammed the table just now, my eldest brother and second brother realized that they still had to bear the responsibility of several families. Even the families of several cousins' wives have all arrived just now."

"It's not just their maternal relatives, but also relatives from other places. Most of the village has come and made a lot of noise for the whole morning."

Ye Yaodong was shocked with his teeth bared. The relatives who were coming in a roundabout way really filled up half of the village. No wonder when he came over, he saw the road was blocked for several meters after they dispersed.

"It's also because my eldest and second brothers had already made arrangements with them long ago, so no one came to find us yesterday. Only those who met you on the street stopped you and asked you a few questions..."

"Because they got most of the information from there, and they all agreed to it, so they were all tied together in one boat, so they didn't come to us to ask us to take them with us."

"Then the cousins' wives' families knew that the eldest and second brothers had changed their minds, and they wanted the cousins ​​to be responsible. The pressure was put on the cousins, so the cousins ​​had to put the pressure on the eldest and second brothers. Now they are forcing the eldest and second brothers to fulfill their promise and take them with them. No matter how dangerous it is, they have to go."

"If you are determined to earn this money, then of course you can earn it."

"Ah... there was a big fight just now. There were so many people over there that even the eldest and second brothers couldn't handle it. They just kept shaking their heads and saying no, they couldn't take the responsibility."

"They just said that as long as he was responsible for bringing it over, they would take care of everything else. But how is that possible? When nothing happened, of course they promised that he didn't have to take any responsibility. But when something really happened, how could they just let it go? They would still make a fuss."

"The table was overturned just now. Dad feels it's hard to deal with it. He thinks that the eldest and second brothers are too careless. Now that they are involved, it's a bit difficult to get rid of them."

Ye Yaodong was surprised. "After all this fuss this morning, you still haven't reached an agreement?"

"No, it's just a temporary truce. The eldest and second sister-in-law said that they originally only agreed to take their three boats, but did not agree to take the two boats they bought later, as well as those from their maternal relatives. Let them solve the problems they promised themselves, and they will not recognize anything they did not promise."

"But the cousins ​​put pressure on me. They all wanted my eldest and second brothers to come along, saying that in addition to the 20%, if they made extra money, they would be willing to share the round-trip gas money and not let them be responsible."

"How could the eldest and second brothers agree? They don't even need the gas money to go back and forth. They don't even want to take the three boats, let alone bring a large group of people along."

"Then they said that it was the eldest brother and the second brother who came to them and said that, but now they are going back on their word. They have spent money and made promises to others, so the eldest brother and the second brother must be responsible for bringing them all along."

"We've been arguing for so long that my head is hurting. We haven't even finished arguing yet. It's already noon after just one morning of arguing. The village cadres are also tired, so they split into two groups and forcibly dragged the eldest and second brothers out first."

"There were people inside helping to talk things over. They just told everyone to go back and calm down, discuss it further, and then arrange a time later to have a calm chat."

"My eldest and second brothers wanted to leave immediately, so they hurried out. Then, when the onlookers saw that there was nothing more to watch, they also came out. Now there are village cadres in the house who are trying to appease my cousin and others and ask them to take a step back."

Ye Yaodong also had to say that his elder and second brothers were in the wrong in this matter.

I took the initiative to approach them and agreed to it, but now I'm changing my mind.

The other boats were agreed upon by his cousins, so of course that had nothing to do with him, but he was indeed in the wrong as they had promised to take the three small boats.

If he doesn't suffer a small loss, he will definitely not be able to get rid of it. After all, he spent a lot of money to buy a boat. If he didn't buy it, it might be easier to say and just scold him for being dishonest.

"What a mess." After listening for a long time, the old lady finally understood.

There were too many people before and she couldn't squeeze in. When she heard the wind, she slowly walked over with a cane. She stood outside and listened to everything but didn't understand a word. Now, after listening to Ah Qing's story from beginning to end, she finally understood what had happened.

(End of this chapter)