Ye Yaodong looked at everyone who sat down to eat again, observing everyone with his eyes. Most of them stopped thinking after he finished speaking, but there were still four people who glanced at the pile of goods from time to time.
When the master is around, he will definitely not dare to think about anything. Without the master around, the greed in his heart will be magnified.
These four people all immediately agreed with him as soon as they heard the agitation and kept persuading him. Two of them were old boatmen on his ship, and the other two were young men in the water.
There is nothing they can do now that they are still outside, lest they make others anxious and set themselves a time bomb. However, when they get back, the people who just spoke will have to be fired. They can no longer be allowed to stay on the ship and endanger his safety.
They looked good before, just because they had some scruples. Whenever he didn't have anything for them to take care of, or if they found any difficulties or loopholes, they would definitely betray him without hesitation.
This is too harmful. Fortunately, today because of Fang Jingfu's batch of goods, everyone's ugly face has been exposed, and his hidden dangers have been exposed.
I can’t say whether it will be smooth in the future, but at least the risk will be reduced. Anyway, when I go back, these four will definitely not be available, and I will have to hire two more long-term boatmen.
By the way, it is also used as a warning to other people. If you are dishonest, just get out and never use it again.
It’s so easy to make money with him. You can earn 70 or 80 yuan a month at least, and a thousand yuan a year. At this age, what kind of job can you make so much money?
Not to mention the red envelopes from time to time, and you can earn more by traveling to Zhejiang Province with him.
It is impossible to kill. In a society governed by law, we are all neighbors in the same village, but it is heartbreaking for them to no longer be employed. It can also make other people more alert and not to damage the opportunity to make steady money just for a small profit.
.
It is difficult to make money these days, and jobs are not that easy to find. Workers will be laid off in a few years.
He tapped the table twice with his fingers, reminding those who were still staring, "Don't look any further. Fang Jingfu came here in the afternoon. I know how many there are. After dinner, we will move some of our things first."
Lock it up in the cabin on the ship, so you don't have to carry it too much at night, which saves trouble."
"Ah, okay."
The person who was beaten again quickly looked away.
Ye Yaodong didn't know when Fang Jingfu arranged for the night shift workers to come, but he probably had to wait until the workers had finished their dinner.
It will take him an hour or two to get back, and he will arrange for someone to come over again and again. It will probably be after seven or eight o'clock when he gets here, and it is only 6 o'clock now, which is still early.
After the meal, he sat directly in the main room and watched, letting them sort out the goods to prevent them from doing anything while he was not watching. However, no matter how much he watched, he had to get up and move around if something happened.
Fang Jingfu's people came over at about the same time as he expected, but he didn't come in person. It was his younger brother who came over in the evening to supervise the work and help with piece counting for the workers.
Ye Yaodong saw someone coming to take over the pile of goods. He stood up and said hello, asking them to check whether there was any damage to the goods. Then he stood up and stopped guarding and went about his own business.
He was about to go back. Things here were finally over, and he was relieved.
At this time, the workers had moved some of the household items back and forth to the ship twice, and they were almost done, with only some simple personal luggage left.
He asked Father Ye: "Everything has been checked. Is there nothing left behind?"
"It's almost the same. Except for the ones in our own house, we have packed up all the pots and pans we originally brought and brought them on board."
"That's good, then go to bed early that night and just bring your luggage on board the ship at night."
"Well, there are a few people still assembling lighters there, do you want to stop them?"
Ye Yaodong watched as a few workers came over to help assemble part-time jobs as soon as they finished transporting them. He didn't stop them. It was fine if they were helping to earn wages.
Although he works part-time and receives two wages, he has nothing to do now. Once he has finished his work, he can do whatever they want. Making money with his own labor is better than petty theft.
He only shouted a reminder to leave at 2 o'clock in the night and let them go to bed early so as not to delay their return.
Father Ye watched him go back to the room and followed him back to the room. He hesitated and asked again: "We didn't take anything or move anything. Do they think we stole it?"
"No, didn't I tell you? Fang Jingfu came here in the afternoon. He came here two or three hours early and stayed until you came back. Did you ask him clearly? His brother outside seemed to have worked for him on piecework last night. He just came here.
I asked him to count them when he arrived, and he must have counted them."
"That's good. Otherwise, if you don't take it, you'll think we did. That would be an injustice."
"Well, let's fire Uncle Li San and Uncle A Lin when we go back. It just so happens that the wages will be settled until tomorrow. I'll tell them when I get home tomorrow and let them find work on their own. We won't let them do it in the future. As for the other things,
A few of them are called separately, but they won’t be needed after tomorrow anyway, so there’s no need to say anything else about this.”
Father Ye was surprised and opened his mouth, "Did they hear the instigation just now, so they followed suit and wanted to steal it?"
"Well, now that I can be obsessed with those goods, and in the future I can be obsessed with my things, it's better to quit my job early. Besides, they are getting a little older, so they should stay at home and take care of their grandson. I'll leave the adventure at sea to them.
young people."
"I think Xiaowu and Aqiang were doing well just now. Let's let the young people replace the old people. I should have gained a lot of experience this time, so that's okay."
"When I go back and fire those two people, I will ask these two young people if they are willing to work with me for a long time."
Father Ye sighed, "Okay, you can figure it out. We'll talk about it when we get home. We can't talk about it now, lest they get angry and get into trouble."
"I know. You can tell them when you get back. After all, it's the barking. I'll give the others a beating when I get back."
"Um."
After the father and son talked for a while in the room, they saw that it was almost 9 o'clock, so they closed their eyes. They had to get up early to cheer up, and now they had to have a good rest.
The lighters outside only need to be assembled, so it is not very noisy. Even if it is quiet at night, everyone restrains even if they speak. People are tired in the middle of the night, and no one has the energy to talk all the time, so the people in the house can't sleep.
Still safe.
Ye Yaodong was woken up by his father.
When I woke up, I knew it was time. I looked at my watch and got up immediately.
Everything was packed up. He only washed up, and after watching other people get up, he set off immediately. Some people didn't need to wash up at all. They just picked up their things after waking up and left.
Of course, before leaving, he also said hello to the people working in the workshop.
There was a big temperature difference between day and night, and there was a cold breeze blowing at night. Only then did they clearly feel that autumn was coming.
I only experienced it when I came out tonight, otherwise it would still be hot during the day.
Father Ye rubbed his arms and said, "It's a little cold, but fortunately there's no need to blow the wind after getting on the boat."
"Will you sail the boat later?"
"Um."
But when we got on the boat and everyone was about to get into the cabin, Father Ye stopped everyone, holding several pieces of yellow paper in his hand.
"Don't go to bed in a hurry, go and get rid of bad luck first. When I got home in the afternoon, I didn't have these things at home, so I thought about getting on the boat in the evening and getting on the boat. Dongzi didn't get the brazier at that time, but it was okay.
I won’t spend the night there either, so it doesn’t matter.”
Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched but he didn't say anything.
He didn't spend the night there, which meant he was just called in for questioning. It hadn't been more than 12 hours, so he didn't expect his father to still remember him.
It seems that he is very worried about entering the palace for the second time.
Others also echoed, saying that they were not unlucky, and they all cooperated with Ye's father's work.
Father Ye wrapped a circle of yellow paper around everyone's head and limbs and burned several sheets.
I lit the last one and wanted to use it on Ye Yaodong's head. Thinking that he was so lucky, he didn't have a share several times, so I only turned it three times on his head and wrapped the remaining unburned yellow paper around it.
After the boat turned around, he was still mumbling words. After the burning was done, he clasped his hands together and bowed toward the sea.
"Okay, I'm going to sail the boat. You guys go to sleep. When you wake up, Dongzi will take my place."
"good."
When the big fishing boat sailed away from the shore, there were also some early fishermen watching it, all curious.
But it was none of their business. Everyone just watched the ship leave, which had been at their dock for a month or two.
After Ye Yaodong returned to his bed and lay down, he turned sideways and looked at the location where the photo was posted on the wall. It was pitch dark and he couldn't see the photo clearly, but he could reach out and touch it.
Another trip to make money safely.
But looking at Fang Jingfu's lighter workshop, he felt that he was making money too slowly and it was too hard.
Look at people, what does it mean to make money every day?
It took him three years of hard work to build his current family property. Not to mention real estate, the cash alone was only over 200,000.
And looking at the goods that Fang Jingfu has, he can tell that he will make a lot of money in a short time just by calculating his daily output.
One month is worth three years.
Thinking about it makes me angry, but who knows that he is incompetent, doesn't know much, and is uneducated. All he knows is the experience of his previous life. What's more, he was a waste in his previous life and didn't have much experience. He didn't have a family in his two lives combined.
You know a lot in your life, and you can only earn what you know when you are reborn.
However, he can't make money beyond his knowledge. He can make money with others, but the prerequisite is that this person is reliable.
Ye Yaodong tossed and turned all night long thinking about Fang Jingfu.
I didn't get along very well before, so I didn't know what he was like. My senses just felt that he was pretty good. However, today's incident also shows that this person is quite conscientious and courageous.
After the workers who worked the night shift arrived in the evening, he listened to everyone chatting for a few words. Although he didn't understand, he knew they were talking about things during the day. After asking about it, he found out that these people were also insured with money.
of.
In addition, I don’t know how much money I spent on building relationships so that I can continue working after the bail is released.
Fang Jingfu didn't say a word to him about spending money after he came in the afternoon. He thought that he just needed to find connections and send gifts. He was indeed quite loyal. Judging from his character, there should be no problem.
He is probably short of money now and needs his investment.
When thinking about the 2,000 lighters that I brought back, I would like to see how long it takes to sell them out.
I just happened to check out their local market. If I work as a partner, I can have more protection. At least I can get more low-priced goods. Even if I really encounter a bad person, I won't be able to get my money back, and I get cheated, so I can get the goods at a low price.
The money earned can also fill some holes.
After thinking wildly for a while, he gradually fell asleep listening to the snoring and noise in his ears.
After sleeping until he woke up naturally, he had breakfast and went to replace his father. Although he didn't have a good rest on the boat, he closed his eyes to some extent to rest his mind. Even though he had slept, it was still better than keeping his eyes open until dawn.
He steeled himself to take control of the fishing boat.
We have gone back and forth several times, and he is familiar with it, so there is no need for his father to come.
The journey was calm and calm, but we arrived earlier than the last few times.
It was only 3 pm when we got home, which is when the sun was shining brightly, and there were few fishing boats on the pier. We had to wait until the sun went down before any fishing boats would return.
As soon as their boat docked in the middle of the sea outside the village pier, someone came home to report the news, and soon a boat came to pick them up.
Ye Yaodong was curious, hadn't all the fishing boats been rented out? They shouldn't have come back at this time, right?
However, when he saw the words Dongsheng 004 painted on the hull of the fishing boat, he knew that this was another boat delivered by the shipyard. There was also a big red flower tied to the bow. It seemed that it had just been delivered in the past two days.
of.
Father Ye said happily: "Another one has been delivered? It's quite fast. Are there only three left?"
"Yes, there are only three left. I think they will all be paid before the year."
"That's pretty fast. The boat you three brothers jointly can get by the end of the year."
"Um."
By the end of the year, these boats will be acquired, leaving only the harvest boats around the middle of next year, and two that I will partner with some friends by the end of next year.
Counting the days, the days go by quite quickly. It's already mid-October, not long before the Chinese New Year.
Ye Yaodong waited for the ship to arrive before asking Wang Guangliang, "When was this ship delivered?"
"It was the day before yesterday, Brother Dong. Your eldest and second brothers went to help drive it back. Brother Dong, you are coming back today. We don't know why the third sister-in-law didn't tell you in advance."
"Something happened and I decided to come back temporarily."
"What happened? Is it serious? They say you have to wait until the weather cools down, but now it's still hot during the day..."
Father Ye interrupted his cross-examination unhappily, "What are you asking about? Hurry up and move your things onto the boat first, and then go back first. Everyone is tired after a day at sea."
"Okay, okay..."
His father couldn't save face and didn't want people to know that he was entering the palace for the second time.
Ye Yaodong chuckled and went to see what else had not been moved. Just when the two boats were next to each other, the boatmen had already moved them first.
After they finished packing everything on the boat and moved it to the new boat, Lin Xiuqing stood on the shore and waited.
When he got off the boat, she immediately greeted him.
"Why didn't you call me in advance when you came back? I didn't even know you were coming back today."
"It's just a surprise."
"What do you mean?"
"Check the post!"
"Nervous, what happened? Don't you always call a day in advance before coming back?"
Father Ye quickly interrupted them, "It's such a bright sun, what's there to say on this pier? Let's talk about it when we get back."
Ah Cai and others also stood by and said with a smile: "A Dong has made a lot of money again and is back? You are the only one going on this trip, so you should have made a lot of money, right?"
"No matter where you are, you are risking your life, and you only earn a few hard-earned money."
Ye Yaodong took out the lighter in his pocket and handed one to Ah Cai, "Send it to you."
"What? Hey, are you giving me a gift? Isn't this such a surprise?"
Ah Cai took the small rectangular iron box from his hand in surprise, "What is this?"
"A lighter can start a fire."
"Ah! Damn! Lighters are not cheap. They cost several hundred yuan each in the Friendship Store, and the cheap ones cost more than a hundred yuan. Are you rich? Are you so generous?"
Agui and several other consignees on the side also exclaimed, looking at the lighter in Acai's hand with their eyes wide open.
"How rich have you become? Isn't this gift too casual?"
"My dear, are you just giving away something worth a few hundred yuan like this? I can't even sell it for that much money."
"Don't urinate and look after yourself. Traffickers won't look down on you either. They only want women and children."
Ye Yaodong explained with a smile, "This is a specialty I brought back from this trip. It is made locally, not imported foreign goods. It is cheap. It only costs 10 yuan each. Otherwise, it would not be so expensive. Foreign products are all deceptive."
"10 yuan!?"
"Only 10 yuan, so cheap?"
"Ah, only 10 yuan?"
"Really? This lighter looks like a high-end product, and it only costs 10 yuan?"
"Why are you lying to you? It's not good for me. If I dare to give away something worth hundreds of dollars, my father will break my legs and my wife will scold me to death."
Ah Cai was still surprised. He kept looking at the lighter in his hand and sliding it twice. Looking at the small flames strung on it, he was sure that this was a lighter, but it only cost 10 yuan?
"Is it really only 10 yuan?"
"Really, I brought back a lot. If each one costs a few hundred yuan, what the hell? You are not my ancestor. I will give you hundreds of yuan worth of things. Even if I sell my boat, I can't even buy it.
Pick up a few."
"This is too cheap, only 10 yuan? Then I'm not polite, thank you very much?" Ah Cai happily took the lighter in his hand and kept looking through it.
The people next to me are also envious.
"It's only 10 yuan each. Is that the same? How many did you bring back? Give me one, please?"
"Sell me one too? Is it enough?"
"Is the Friendship Store really that expensive? You are not lying, right? There is a big difference between a few hundred yuan and ten yuan?"
Ah Cai rolled his eyes, "How can I lie to everyone? Friendship stores also require foreign exchange coupons. How can such foreign goods be so cheap? They are so expensive. 10 yuan for this one is really a bargain..."
"Then I want one too..."
I am afraid of comparison in everything. After comparing, I know that I have taken a big advantage. How can anyone not be moved?
Ye Yaodong only said a few words to them, and the few people who were cooperating to receive the goods at the dock had already reserved one.
Compared with people in the village, they have relatively easy money, and most of them smoke. Who wouldn't want such a convenient lighter?
"Okay, if you want it, I will keep it for you. Otherwise, I will take it to the city tomorrow and sell it in a store in the city."
"Let me tell you, this lighter was newly developed by a local researcher. It has only been a few months. There are not many on the market yet, and it has not been widely circulated. I also know people, so they brought it to me at a low price.
Some come back.”
"Although this lighter is cheap, it is not inferior to those foreign products. It only lacks a few foreign letters. I have used a lighter for more than half a month and it is still in good condition. All the boatmen on my ship can testify that although it is cheap, you
Don’t worry.”
"I originally had to add a little shipping fee when I brought it back, so I sold it to everyone for 10 yuan. However, the folks in my hometown are not outsiders. We interact with them every day, so I won't make money from everyone. Anyway, it's just a matter of time when I come back. Even if everyone
It’s 8 yuan.”
"If there are villagers in the village who want it later, it will be counted as 8 yuan. When I bring it to the city tomorrow, I will calculate it for 10 yuan."
Everyone was very excited by what he said, and felt that they had taken a big advantage. Compared with the friendship store and the smuggled goods, 10 yuan was cheap enough. Unexpectedly, they were given two yuan less, two yuan.
That's a lot of money.
"Okay, okay, A Dong is loyal enough and shows kindness, so he gave us two dollars less."
"It only costs 8 yuan. Adong is too conscientious. We will promote you later..."
"No, I have to keep these to make money. If you advertise everywhere that it only costs 8 yuan, then I won't make any money. It's okay to buy a few. People come to me everywhere and tell me that they cost 8 yuan.
If you buy it, I will lose money. When I take it to the market, I can sell it for 10 yuan."
"Okay, okay, we won't talk too much."
How can I not talk too much? Everyone in the village knows about any shit, and how can I hide it? He is also playing hard to get and doing hungry marketing.
Knowing that there is no such store after passing through this village, people who were hesitant at first were worried that they would not get an advantage. After all, Youyi Store can sell for one, two, or three hundred.
Now it costs 8 yuan, but people are not making any money. Those who sell face will sell it for 10 yuan when it is brought to the market. If you don’t buy it now, you won’t be able to buy it in the future.
Ye Yaodong glanced at the boatmen who were still moving goods one after another, and then said with a smile: "I brought too many groceries back, and I haven't sorted them out yet. If you want them, you can go to my house to get them later. Not right now.
Easy to unbox.”
"Okay, don't be in a hurry."
Ah Cai put the lighter in his chest pocket, opened the pocket, took a look, patted it, and then said cheerfully: "I am idle anyway, and I will help you move the goods to the tractor."
"Then why are you embarrassed..."
"What's the shame in helping A Dong? Who of us is following the other? Let's all help out. Help A Dong organize the goods and move them to his house as soon as possible. We can also buy one earlier. This
The lighter looks very fashionable.”
Everyone also rolled up their sleeves and came to help.
Lin Xiuqing watched them going back and forth and couldn't get in the conversation. She only asked a few questions, but Ye Yaodong was in a hurry to sell goods and had no time to talk to her.
She could only wait for him to sell out, then find an opportunity to pull him and ask: "Is your lighter really so cheap? Is the Friendship Store really so expensive?"
Cheap and expensive are all compared.
Ye Yaodong took out a lighter from his pocket again, then took out a cigarette, lit it for himself, and then raised his chin towards her handsomely.
"Have you seen it? Do you think your husband is particularly handsome?"
Lin Xiuqing glanced at him angrily, "What do you want me to ask you? Can you be eaten if you are handsome? Marry a man, dress and eat, and if you are good-looking, you are... ah, handsome, handsome..."
Seeing his dissatisfied glare, she quickly stopped what she was saying. He just came back, how could she hurt him as usual.
"You only sell this one for 8 yuan, will you lose money? It's so expensive outside."
Ye Yaodong glanced at moving goods back and forth without forgetting to listen, "It's not a loss, it's just not making money. There's no need for folks in the countryside. I have many places to make money. Anyway, I brought it back by the way.
, I will sell a few to everyone at the cost price. If there are more, forget it, I didn’t bring many with me originally, I still wanted to earn some traveling expenses.”
"Okay, did this trip go well? Did something unexpected happen? Why didn't you call back yesterday?"
"It goes well, but something happened yesterday, so I came back temporarily at night. I will tell you when I get home. This is not the time to talk about this outside."
"Then that president..."
"Oh, that's right, Adong, I heard that you have become the president of the association, and you have become an official? Is it true or not? It was spread throughout the village some time ago, and they all said that you have become an official outside..."
Just say that everyone's ears were perked up, waiting to hear the conversation between the two of them.
Lin Xiuqing had just spoken and wanted to ask a few more questions but was interrupted by everyone. She could only listen to everyone's compliments.
"Uncle Ye, is A Dong really an official outside?"
Father Ye's originally expressionless face lit up with a smile when he heard everyone asking him this, and he said cheerfully: "Yes, he was recommended by the local leaders to become a member of the Fisheries Association...
Chairman, now everyone in the local family calls him Chairman Ye."
Ye Yaodong was a little embarrassed.
"Ah, really? Have you really become an official? President Ye felt like a big official after hearing this, and he looked so majestic."
"Then you will become President Ye's father? Wow, your face is so bright..."
"Then we are not allowed to set off firecrackers when we go home to celebrate? Then we burn incense and tell our ancestors?"
Father Ye's face was all smiles, and he stopped moving the goods, "Indeed, I have to set off firecrackers when I go home, and tell my ancestors that I am indeed successful."
"Then what does the fishery association do? What does it manage? What will happen if he comes back to the village? Doesn't he have to stay there?" Ah Cai asked curiously.
Agui also asked: "Will Adong have to leave in a few days? Is this a return home in glory?"
"No, I heard that his association is in charge of the ocean, marine life, and research on some marine products. I heard that it can also be a bridge maker and is in charge of the marine business... It's a big deal, but it's not
If you need him to work, he is the president, and there are naturally people under him who can do the work..."
Father Ye had already inquired in advance about what the Fishery Association was going to do after he became the president, and he came back just in time to brag about it.
Ah Qing asked the president just now, and it got to the bottom of his heart.
Chapter completed!