Ye Yaodong was lying on the side of the counter, listening to A Guang's call while continuing to eat his pickle pancake.
Not to mention, the pickle pancakes in the small town are quite delicious. They are deep-fried, crispy on the outside, salty on the inside, and your mouth is full of oil when you eat them.
Last year, he and his father came together and went out together. Once when we passed by and wanted to eat, his father even said that there were a lot of pickles in the house and he even ran out to eat them!
Then, just send his father to guard the ship, and he will be the one to do the work ashore.
He just saw something called wheat cake on the road, which was also filled with pickles, but there was meat in it, but he wanted to eat the fried one first. After all, there is no unpalatable fried thing, so he had to eat the delicious one first.
I'll tell A Guang later that in the afternoon, I'll buy him two or three wheat cakes in advance, cut them up and put them away for him to eat when he docks.
He was given the idea of ​​working as an intermediary, so he had to take care of the snacks and snacks for the next month or two, right?
Ye Yaodong thought happily that if he had time later, he would look around again to see if there was anything else delicious, and he would eat them all while taking advantage of the opportunity to eat from a big restaurant.
When he finished eating the whole pickle cake and wiped his hands with a handkerchief, Aguang also finished speaking and hung up the phone.
"Dongzi, Yang Guoan's uncle said that it's no problem to pay with cash. How much money is available in the market to buy it will be whatever they pay. It won't be less based on the price of the day." His face was full of joy, and his voice was full of joy.
"That's good. When I just heard you call, Yang Guoan had already said hello first, right?"
"Yes, when I first called him, his uncle wasn't surprised at all, and he was very talkative. He said he had already spoken in advance."
"As expected, if something happens, you have to find a local snake. Didn't this big thing happen immediately? And it's backed by a big tree, and there is a small policeman as a backup, so you can enjoy the shade."
Aguang was also very happy, "I think so too. When the time comes to show off a little bit in Pier Mountain, we have a police friend behind us, just 100 meters in front..."
"A proper Shang Fang sword!" Ye Yaodong also took over his words with a smile, "Hurry up and pay the phone bill, tie mine as well, and be more polite."
"No problem, but the long-distance charges are too expensive, right?" Aguang muttered as he took out the money.
"You are going to make a lot of money soon, but you still have a small phone bill to pay. You just left after paying the money. You just said that you will go to the pier later to see how much you have, and want to chat by the way? Hurry over there, maybe you can pay it back.
Can we arrive before the factory Chen Jiannian contacted?"
"Yes, let's run faster. When we get there, we will tell him that it's the policeman we met on the phone last night, and we just met him on the road. During the chat, he mentioned that his uncle's jellyfish processing factory has just opened, and he asked us to sell jellyfish to him if we have any.
Uncle, take care of me."
"My opponent, that's what I'm saying. When the villagers see that he's married, they won't have to do anything. They'll just rush to sell it to each other."
Aguang's heart was burning with anxiety, "Let's go, let's run faster. I hope I can catch up. If I can't, I'll wait until the afternoon. I can only collect a little less this time. Anyway, it won't be missed."
"It shouldn't be that fast. Everyone is still queuing up to make phone calls. They also have to queue up to weigh the goods when they arrive. Now that we have hung up the phone and sent a tractor over, it is very fast."
"Well, let's go to the dock first. If we don't show up, we'll sit and wait. If we get ahead of us, I can also leave my two shipments of goods and wait for Uncle Yang."
The two of them were talking and running, and they were both a little anxious. There was a huge difference in whether they would earn 81,000 yuan or just a few hundred yuan.
When they hurried back to the pier, the pier was still in full swing. There were people weighing jellyfish and collecting fish in every corner, and most of the people in their village were standing on the edge of the pier waiting.
I guess they have all come to their senses, so just leave two or three people there waiting to make a call. Anyway, it is enough if someone calls back. There is no need for everyone to line up and wait there. Selling jellyfish is important now. When will we have time?
They can just take turns to fight at some point.
But Chen Jianian was nowhere to be seen, and he didn’t know where he was going, nor was he at the dock.
Ye Yaodong asked around, and the villagers all said that after making the call, Chen Jianian said that there might not be a tractor coming to collect the goods soon, and he wanted to go to the factory to take a look.
A Guang was happy, "That's a coincidence."
"Don't get too happy too early. The car hasn't even arrived yet. I'll get on the boat first to talk to Zeng Weimin and call to report that everything is safe." He just bought an extra pickle pancake and gave it to his father to try along the way.
However, when Father Ye heard that the two of them had conspired to work as an intermediary and had already contacted them by phone, he immediately became serious and the pickle cake in his mouth did not taste good.
"Dongzi Aguang, you two can't do this. Last year we relied on someone to contact us to sell goods, but this year we just ignored them. This is so unethical."
"Dad, it was a win-win situation for us last year. It wasn't just us who earned it, but he also earned it. And this year he also brought out two more boats."
Aguang also nodded, "Yes, the intermediaries are all based on their own abilities. He has another boat to bring out, so we can also be the intermediaries ourselves to earn this money. It's not illegal. There is no requirement to give it all to him.
Monopoly."
"But this year he informed us, and we have to accept this sentiment. At least this year we can't act as intermediaries to take his job. Next year, we don't want him to inform us and we will do it ourselves. That doesn't matter. We will be our own intermediaries and lead the ships ourselves.
If you come out, you won't have anything to say to others."
Ye Yaodong and Ah Guang looked at each other.
He suddenly felt that he had not thought it through well, and it was indeed Chen Jianian who called him to inform him of the flood season.
A Guang slightly lacked confidence, "But you and Dongzi brought out the 15 boats in our village. Why should we give him the money? He just made a phone call."
"We are not relatives. Dad, you may not know how much you can earn here. You can earn 81,000,000 yuan. Don't you feel uncomfortable giving this money to outsiders at a cheap price?"
"He just made a phone call. If he hadn't called, we could have come by ourselves when the time came. It would just be a few days later at most."
Father Ye shook his head, "It's still a few days away. At least they called us to inform us. And when he followed up at the beginning, you didn't tell us in advance that he wanted to work as an intermediary. This temporary cut-off is unethical.
ah."
"But we also brought him and his boat over. Without you, the two boats he took were inexperienced, couldn't get through, and couldn't make the money. This is also mutual."
Aguang was still very excited and wanted to earn this money. After all, he didn't work at sea and had nothing to do on the shore. There was an agency job where he could make phone calls and run errands and still earn money. It couldn't be better, and he could earn it this way.
It's quite a lot, more than what they earn from one boat.
The most important thing is that he has never interacted with Chen Jianian. He has never spoken to him and has no friendship at all. Why should he accept his love and give up this job.
Dongzi should admit his love to his father-in-law. Who can do it if he is asked to give up a lot of money for someone he doesn't know well?
The 10,000-yuan households in the past two years are not just talk, they are really full of gold.
Ye Yaodong thought for a while and said: "Dad, I didn't think about it well at the beginning and instigated A Guang. We have to accept Chen Jia Nian's love, so we will give him all the goods we receive. I originally thought so too, and everyone
We can sell goods to others, but we can’t.”
"But the villagers were brought out by us and have little to do with him. The villagers don't necessarily have to give him the goods. Everyone has the right to make their own choices."
"And we have brought him and his boat over. Just like Aguang said, this is also mutual. They also benefit, and he can bring more boats over next year."
Father Ye sighed, "But if you find a factory that sells cash, don't you have to sell the goods to the factory? Then he sees that all the money he should have earned has been earned by A Guang, how can he be willing to do so?
Moreover, we have 15 boats here, and he only has two boats, and most of them are with us. If the cooked duck flies away, we should not hold a grudge."
"Then what should I do? I have already contacted the factory, and they drove a tractor over right away. I originally thought that if the truck he called came to collect the goods at this time, then I would just keep two shipments of my own goods.
Otherwise, I will keep it and sell it myself." A Guang said depressedly.
Ye Yaodong suddenly had an idea, "Dad, if this is not the case, the villagers can choose for themselves. If they all choose to sell to the factory that A Guang found, then half of the agency fee collected by A Guang will be given to Chen Jianian.
Think of the two of them as the intermediary together."
"As for the factory that Chen Jianian originally contacted, he will collect the agency fee himself. If he can also convince the factory there to pay cash, and the villagers are willing to sell to him, the agency fee will also be his."
"That's okay. He'll take half of the money from the factory that A Guang contacted, and the two of them will work together, and he'll take all of it."
Father Ye thought for a while and felt that this was barely acceptable.
Aguang felt relieved, at least he got a piece of the pie.
"Then you have to talk to him carefully and convince him. After all, you have to let him take part." Father Ye still frowned.
"It's simple. The factory Aguang is looking for has a police force behind it. Those of us from other places have to rely on local snakes. Otherwise, if there are local people who don't like us and cause trouble and charge protection fees, we also have a backer.
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"We told him that after we called the public security bureau last night, people knew that we were here to catch jellyfish. Today they took the initiative to come to us and asked us to give the jellyfish to their relatives to collect."
"We also thought that since he was from the Public Security Bureau, it would be difficult to refute him, so Aguang also had a good talk with him and said that he was not worried and wanted to get married now, and he simply agreed."
"That's easy to say. This is equivalent to Aguang helping everyone fight for benefits and negotiating a cash settlement. For the agency fee that he should have collected, he still took care of the big brother and gave him half, so he was able to live with his face.
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"This doesn't count as robbing him of his business. We were forced, and we were smart enough to invite him to earn money together. He won't lose anything this time. After all, we, father and son, brought out many ships."
"Besides, it can be considered as a support for everyone. It will be more or less safe in the future. If something really happens, it can be regarded as a way to ask for help."
When Father Ye heard what he said, his brows relaxed.
"It's okay as you say. Then hurry up to the pier and see if anyone has arrived. If you do, tell them in advance, so as not to make them angry when they come to see that all the goods have been taken away.
Already."
"It's different from informing him in advance. If you tell him in advance, you appease him, and if he accepts it after you explain it well, everyone is happy. If it's too late, even if he reluctantly accepts it, he will still have resentment in his heart."
Aguang immediately agreed happily, "Okay, Dad, I'll go up and wait for someone now."
"I'll go with you." Ye Yaodong followed anxiously.
Although A Guang has a good brain, his mouth is still not as sharp as his. He may not know how long it will take next, so he needs to talk to others about this.
There is too much emphasis on human kindness these days. In the future, the oysters, abalones, sea cucumbers, kelp, etc. that are farmed in the waters near them will be collected by intermediaries.
There are a bunch of intermediaries. Today the goods are given to this intermediary, and tomorrow the goods are given to other intermediaries. They take turns, and the one with the higher price will be given. Relatives are useless, they have to look at the price, and there is a fixed one.
This trip was also a special one. After all, someone had informed him, and Ye Yaodong also warned himself not to be too indifferent.
He has lived a different life in this life, and it is not the 21st century now.
The two hurriedly ran to the shore again. Fortunately, the tractors from both sides had not arrived yet, and the villagers were still standing in the shade in the corner waiting.
But as luck would have it, as soon as they walked to the shadow and stood still, they saw a tractor driving towards them, and Chen Jianian jumped off the tractor with a smile.
"Sorry, I'm a little late. The factory is collecting goods everywhere today. The tractor has been outside. When the tractor came back, I quickly pulled it over. It just couldn't be pulled by one truck. Maybe you have some goods that will be needed later.
Wait for the next bus..."
"Whoever calls me first, whoever calls me, I will move right now..."
"We'll move right away..."
Everyone was afraid that they would be late and had to wait for several cars for their turn, so they panicked and hurried down to carry the goods.
Ye Yaodong had an idea and was blessed in his heart. He couldn't fit it into a truck like this, and the goods had to be taken several times. If he came here to pick up the goods again, it would be too delayed. The villagers couldn't wait. If it was too late, everyone's interests would be lost. This year he brought it out
There are too many ships.
It happened that everyone was in a hurry to move the goods and there was no one else around. Aguang pretended to be embarrassed and communicated with Chen Jianian that the police asked them to sell the goods to a relative factory.
"Comrade Chen Jianian, you are finally back. We have been waiting for you. We still have important and urgent things to tell you."
Chen Jianian was still smiling, "What's going on? It's not too late, right?"
"It's like this. Didn't we call the Public Security Bureau last night? Dongzi and I met again earlier. The policeman who helped us last night..."
Aguang told him about the factory's current situation, and the key point was that he was a policeman and a local gangster, so they had nothing to do. He also told him what the Dongzi Sect said.
"People have spoken out, but we can't do anything. After all, we are all foreigners, so I talked to him beforehand, because we foreigners must get married now, otherwise we won't be at ease."
Ye Yaodong also helped: "I heard that his uncle's factory was just opened this year. The jellyfish business has been particularly good in the past two years. Because it was just opened, the goods received will be less. Maybe it's because
So, after hearing about it last night, you came to us today?"
The smile on Chen Jianian's face disappeared and he frowned, "So the goods from your dozens of ships are going to be given to his factory?"
A Guang glanced at him, then took a peek at Ye Yaodong, and said helplessly: "Everyone has said that, and we can't do anything. If he calls some people to come and cause trouble, it will be troublesome, but let's look at the folks."
"Who do the folks want to sell the goods to? Of course, to whom should the goods be sold? See if you can talk to your friend's factory and ask them to settle the goods in cash, so that everyone will not sell all the goods.
Give it to the other party."
"How can it be so easy? It's okay to say that there isn't much goods these two days. When the flood season comes, their factory will recycle dozens of tons of jellyfish a day. How can they collect cash every day? The factory also needs funds to circulate." Chen Jiannian had it all written on his face.
He was so unhappy that he could kill a fly by frowning.
Who can be happy when the cooked duck flies away?
Ye Yaodong winked at A Guang, who then smiled and said that he would give him half of whatever commission he earned by then, and he wouldn't need to worry about the rest.
I recounted to him what Dongzi said later, and I was sure that the official side would leave it to him.
"I also know that this is a loss of your interests, but you can enjoy the shade with your back against a big tree. After all, we are from outside. The Public Security Bureau is just a few dozen meters in front. We all feel at ease when we look at it, and the strong dragon cannot suppress it.
There is nothing we can do about this local snake."
"This time Dongzi brought out more boats. If you bring out two boats, of course the side you sell will be yours. No matter how much I sell, I will give half of it to you, Brother Chen."
Chen Jianian's frown temporarily relaxed a little, and he still retained a little compassion, just not pulling it all away.
Ye Yaodong also helped to speak, "Brother Chen, have you ever thought that our dozen or so ships have a lot of cargo, and one or two or two or three tractor trips will definitely not be able to pull them all."
"If the delivery speed is slow, the villagers will complain, because over time, the jellyfish will turn into water, and there will definitely be complaints, and it will also delay the fishing boats from going out to sea again."
"It's not the peak season yet. When it comes, there will be more goods every day, and the tractors in the factory will be tight to transport goods. They won't just accept our goods, they will have to wait for more."
"Time waits for no one. Basically, fishing boats dock several times a day, all concentrated in one time period. Now that there is an additional factory, it can also share the transportation pressure."
Chen Jianian also turned around and looked at the tractor behind him. He had just rushed to the factory to grab it. Otherwise, the tractor would have gone to another village to collect it, because he did not make a reservation in advance and just made a last-minute call.
It is true that the goods picked up this morning cannot be transported in one or two trips. There are too many ships coming this year, not to mention that it is the peak season. It is really necessary to grab it. There are not many tractors in the factory, which is important.
Transportation.
He sighed, "Okay, let's do what you said. I'll get half of the factories you contact. Those I contact will be mine. I'll try to talk to him later to see if I can get him to settle the contract now."
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"Oh, okay, I'm really sorry. We are also helpless. After all, they are local snakes. The key is that one tractor cannot pull all the goods. We have too many ships."
Chen Jianian waved his hand, "No need to say more, that's it."
The villagers also carried the goods up one after another, basket by basket, and bucket by bucket. The goods from one family were piled together, leaving one or two people to watch. The other boatmen went down and continued to move. The empty goods in front of them
There were jellyfish everywhere on the ground.
"Weigh mine first. If you do it earlier, the car can come back earlier..."
"He who calls me first, calls me first..."
"I just moved it up first, weighed mine first..."
"I'll finish moving soon. I'll weigh mine first..."
Ye Yaodong quickly stopped them, "Don't bring all the goods up here. The tractor can't move them in one trip. The sun is shining directly there, and it's easy to get dehydrated."
No one listened to him, and everyone continued to move. Everyone wanted to weigh their own goods as soon as possible.
"It's true that if we can't send these people away at once, they will all be exposed to the sun. We don't know when the car will come."
At this time, Chen Jianian also realized that there was indeed too much cargo, and he could not feed so many ships by himself.
Thinking of the proposal they just made, the unhappiness in my heart temporarily dissipated a little.
The main reason is that waiting for a long time and the car hasn't come yet will arouse public outrage. Then he will have to bear everyone's anger. On a hot day, no one has so much patience and no one has a bad temper.
At this moment, there was almost a fight over whose goods were weighed first. Everyone was fighting to weigh it first, and no one wanted to fall behind.
Chen Jianian also had a big head, so he quickly shouted to everyone not to worry, but to line up first and then weigh them one by one.
Aguang looked overjoyed and quietly nudged Ye Yaodong with his elbow, "It turns out that he can't eat so many ships."
"Yeah, I didn't expect it at first. Fortunately, I just saw it. This is another perfect reason."
"If I had known, I should have waited until he was too worried to make arrangements before showing up to talk to me. I would have guaranteed that he would be relieved immediately, and we might not have to split half of it out."
"That still won't work. Most of them will be taken away by then. I will be relieved, but I will also complain in my heart. Now that I have agreed in advance, if I complain a little, I will calmly forgive myself when I think about it afterwards. After all, he really can't eat it.
More than a dozen boats.”
Aguang said proudly: "I just took a look around the pier. Most of them are small boats. All the trawlers combined can only bring so many fishing boats."
"Of course, it's usually good if there are three or four trawlers in a village. They are basically small wooden boats. Our huge fleet is worth several villages, and the goods we collect can also be worth one or two.
It’s a village, but it’s possible that some boats haven’t returned yet, after all, this is also a town.”
"So it's normal that he can't eat. It's a good thing that we help share the food." Aguang was happy. If he could earn half this year, he would be able to earn more next year.
Ye Yaodong also smiled and narrowed his eyes, "Yeah, I think he won't be busy now."
Chen Jianian was arranging for everyone to line up and take turns to weigh the goods, but the villagers all wanted to weigh the goods first, so they were all yelling and squeezing around, because if they were late, they would lose all their money, and it seemed that the order was in disarray.
On a hot day under the sun, everyone was so noisy that they were sweating profusely and started to weigh themselves. However, those who were at the back of the queue and didn't get their turn were still scolding them.
A Guang went over and pulled A Zheng, Xiao Xiao, and his two uncles to a shady corner to save them from fighting.
"Why are you two still standing here, not in a hurry? If we weigh it tonight, who knows when the next tractor will come? We have been waiting for a long time just now, so hurry up and weigh it, so that we can go out to fish again.
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"That's right, it's so slow. We have more than ten ships of goods. How can the tractor fit them? If they are stacked, they can only load half of them. Hurry up and ask your father or someone to queue up."
"Dongzi, why don't you line up..."
They were sweating profusely and were anxious. As soon as Ye Yaopeng was pulled out, he fell back in and queued up. Aguang didn't bother to call again, so he just queued up as he pleased.
"Don't worry, a car will come later."
Aguang smiled and told the three of them that he and Adong had just discussed the cool operation, asking them to wait patiently, not to crowd with so many people, and let them collect a car first.
This didn't offend anyone, so I was polite enough to let Chen Jiannian take some of it first. When he couldn't eat anymore, Uncle Yang's car arrived just in time and it was just right to take away the rest.
When the three people heard that A Guang had also been tricked by the intermediary, their eyes widened and they shouted "wonderful" and gave a thumbs up.
Ah Zheng was envious, "You are so good. You don't have to be exposed to the wind and sun. You can sit on the dock with your legs crossed, smoke cigarettes, and eat melon seeds. You can earn no less than us who work so hard."
Xiaoxiao asked curiously: "Can Chen Jianian agree?"
"It's okay if you don't agree. You see, everyone is in a hurry. It's not the peak of the flood season yet. It's just the first day. Who wants to wait under the sun? It's usually at those times when people dock.
If he was in a hurry to collect the goods, he wouldn't be able to load them all in the truck."
"So, you still have to give me a share of the pie. What's more, I am passively accepting it. It's safer to have someone to protect me. What's more, he didn't lose much. He didn't do anything and still got half."
After telling too many lies, they became the truth, and Ye Yaodong almost believed that A Guang was forced to do so.
"Then... when will the car arranged by Uncle Yang come? When did you make the call? Are you sure you have agreed on cash payment? Then I asked my dad not to wait in line."
"I also told my eldest brother not to wait in line..."
"I'm going to call my dad over too. Don't let him queue up. We can pay now. Who wants to queue up there?"
The three of them hurried over and pulled their fathers over to prevent them from drying in the sun. They also moved the jellyfish over and put them in the shade here to avoid being exposed to the sun.
Chapter completed!