Pei's father had already taken a break a week ago. His boat was really big and consumed a lot of fuel. He simply couldn't make ends meet just by catching jellyfish in such scattered ways.
And he also had to pay Ye Yaodong a subsidy for his delivery. Even after Haigou wasted money, Ye Yaodong asked him to only pay thirty yuan, which would be used as a subsidy for his round-trip gas.
However, the labor expenditure on his ship is also a daily amount.
If you only earn enough for gas and wages, you might as well not earn anything at all.
It would be more comfortable to lie there and rest, relying on my son to earn agency fees.
He had been looking forward to going back as soon as possible, but he had to go with the large army anyway, and Aguang was still working as an intermediary there. This was profitable, so he could wait.
It only costs 20 yuan a day to support those workers, but the agency earns more than that. Just treat it as a holiday for them. This period of time is indeed hard, they are always at sea and in other places.
Before going back, I took a good stroll around the town. I bought the specialties that I should buy home in advance and relaxed for a few days.
Ye Yaodong was actually not very happy to go back early. No one else had to earn anything, but he did, and he earned a lot.
If I had gone back one day earlier, I would have lost three to four hundred yuan.
But he couldn't ignore the opinions of so many people. If hundreds of people were eager to go back, he would have no choice but to follow him. Otherwise, they would all leave. If only his two boats were left, the road would not be safe.
After all, he has indeed made a lot more money in the past two months. If everyone leaves and there are only a dozen or so people in his two boats, there is no guarantee that he will be targeted, and he might be surrounded before he even leaves the pier.
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Even a gun is of no use. Money is very attractive to people. If you want money rather than your life, there are many people who are willing to take risks.
This period of peace was due to their large numbers, and they boldly showed off their guns in public, so no one dared to provoke them.
Wait until there are only a dozen of him left to try!
I'm sure all the bones and scraps will be chewed.
On the night of the 26th, when everyone came back from selling their goods and didn't even bother to take a shower or eat, a dozen ship owners, old and young, came over shirtless to discuss the matter, hoping that it would be best to go back tomorrow or the day after.
"If you go back a day earlier, you can save more wages. One person costs three yuan a day. If you hire three or four people on the ship, you will spend more than ten yuan a day here."
"We are not local, and we don't need any small wooden boats. We can earn as much as we fish every day. We have a lot of expenses every day. Now we can only cover our expenses by fishing, and we can't make much money."
"And it's been out for so long, it's been exactly two months. It came out on the 25th last month."
"Yes, I've been out for so long. It's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival. If I go back early, I can still rest for two days."
"A Dong, Ye Laosan, I know that you have been earning a lot more every day because of collecting sea urchins recently, so you must be reluctant to go back. Otherwise, we go back first, and you will catch almost everything later, so you can go back. Anyway, you are familiar with it.
You are familiar with the road and don’t need anyone to guide you.”
Ye Yaodong immediately objected, "That's not possible. We all came out together, so of course we went back together. Since there are fewer and fewer jellyfish now, we outsiders are at a disadvantage. If you want to go back early, then go back."
Stop early and give the locals a few more sips of soup.
We have plundered so many resources here and made so much money. If we can escape unscathed, it would be better to leave as soon as possible.
The remaining scattered jellyfish are left to the locals to fish for. It seems that they can still fish for a lot of time. They can sell them for twenty or thirty yuan a day, which is a lot for them. They are all pure profits. They are better than others.
They used small wooden boats to set nets along the coast.
Father Ye said regretfully: "Then none of you will go to sea tomorrow?"
"We can still earn a little, but others earn less. We are afraid that if we go to sea tomorrow, the gains will outweigh the losses."
"Yeah, I've made enough in the past two months anyway, and I don't miss a day and a half. Let's go back early, right? It's been two months since we came out, and there aren't that many goods now. Everyone probably wants to go back."
Father Ye looked at everyone, "Then let's take a day off tomorrow and let's go shopping. We will set off early at two o'clock the day after tomorrow. We should be able to get home before dawn."
"Okay."
"I have no objection."
"I don't have any objection either."
It is appropriate to set aside a day for everyone to go shopping, buy some specialties, and buy some things for the family. Although everyone feels a little disappointed when they hear that they are going home, it is not less than half a day.
Ye Yaodong also said: "Then let's stop working together tomorrow, go shopping, take a day off, and set off in the early morning of the day after tomorrow. When we get back, we will pay everyone the two months' wages?"
Father Pei agreed wholeheartedly, "When we get back to work, they have become addicted to gambling recently. They haven't gone out these days when we have a break. They just stay in the house and gamble money from morning to night."
"Yes, I just gamble every night when I have nothing to do. I heard that some of them still owe a lot. It will definitely be difficult to explain when I go back."
"Originally, I was worried that they would be gambling and would owe too much and their pockets would be empty. It would be hard to explain when they go back."
"Then we will send them a red envelope later in the evening? Will we send the wages to their homes after they get home?"
"How many red envelopes will be given out?"
"Last year they were given 20 yuan, so let's pay 20 yuan this year as well. Including two months' wages, it's exactly 200 yuan. There are also wages for the next two days. Even if you don't work, you have to give it to them." Father Ye calculated truthfully.
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"Then when we go back later, we will give each of them a twenty yuan red envelope. I can use it to buy souvenirs for them to take home tomorrow. Each pocket is cleaner than their face, and some of them still owe a lot. I don't know if they have won all the money.
Where has it gone? If I don’t send them a red envelope, their pockets will be empty and they won’t even dare to go out on the streets.”
"Okay, then it's settled."
Everyone has made a lot of money this year, and they have brought out a lot of people. There is a trench there, and it does not stop from morning to night. The net income of 10,000 yuan in these two months is considered the least.
Ye Yaodong himself has lost count of how much money he has remitted back. There have been so many times. Sometimes he has enough money to save three, four, five or six thousand. As soon as they call him to remit money, he will go, or he will take a break if it rains.
Yes, you can remit as much as you have on hand.
There are too many times, the amounts are not uniform, and there is no way to calculate them one by one.
He only made a rough estimate. Adding in the money from selling sea urchins in the past half month, he should be able to earn more than thirty thousand to forty thousand for his two boats. The daily fuel cost is also deducted.
As for wages, if ten workers receive a salary of RMB 200 each plus a red envelope, that’s only RMB 2,000. For the four working in the water, an additional RMB 2 subsidy will be added every day, which makes it RMB 22 for 11 days, or RMB 88 for four people.
Therefore, the labor expenditure is only 2088.
(I’m really bad at math, but luckily everyone is good at math and helped me correct it...laughing and crying)
Ye Yaodong mentally reviewed the wages paid, and instantly felt that this consecutive number was great!
After all the boat bosses left, the father and son immediately went to prepare red envelopes.
While the workers have almost finished taking a shower, give them to them during meal time to make them happy.
Ye Yaodong was counting the money and suddenly said: "We are leaving the day after tomorrow. Do we need to tell Chen Jianian?"
"If you want, come out together. We are leaving. We have to go over and say hello. It doesn't matter whether they leave or not. Anyway, we have to let them know."
"Then you can tell me later."
"Why don't you go?"
"I'm embarrassed."
"Then I would be embarrassed too."
"It doesn't matter. You are not embarrassed. It is others who are embarrassed. You are old and have eaten more salt than I have eaten rice. You can just laugh and get over it."
It's one thing to smile and say hello when you bump into someone on the street, but it's another thing to go out of your way to talk to someone.
He is thin-skinned!
"You're not embarrassed and I'm not embarrassed, just say it yourself." Father Ye was stunned.
"I don't have time. I have to talk to Aguang later. I have to say goodbye to Yang Guoan tomorrow. We need to discuss what to give them."
This was a serious matter. Father Ye frowned and glared at him, taking it as acquiescence.
Ye Yaodong continued to count the money. For convenience and thickness, he prepared only cents plus one and two yuan notes for them.
He praised himself for his thoughtfulness.
He had already sent back the big reunion, and he only had what he had sold in the past two days. He had a lot of change, which he usually didn't spend when he didn't go out, so he just used it to give out red envelopes.
After he finished counting, he asked his father to wrap each piece in red paper to make it look more beautiful.
During the meal, everyone's eyes lit up when they saw the father and son walking over holding a lot of long strips wrapped in red paper.
Ye Yaodong also smiled and said to everyone: "You have worked hard these past two months for following us so far. We have just discussed with the bosses of other ships that we will not go to sea starting tomorrow. We will have a day off and wait until two o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow."
Let’s set off home.”
Everyone was instantly excited and in an uproar.
"Are you going back now?"
"Ah, why did you just go back?"
"Will you go back early the day after tomorrow?"
"It's good to go back. I've been out for so long and it's almost time to go back..."
"But there are still so many sea urchins in the trench. Wouldn't it be a pity to go back now? We can sell them for a lot of money in one day..."
"There is no other way. Everyone else is in a hurry to go back. We have to follow the large army and go together. We cannot stay alone." Ye Yaodong explained to them the dangers of staying behind.
The others were speechless now.
You can't risk your life just for the extra few hundred dollars you earn every day.
"Then it's better to go back with everyone."
Everyone nodded.
"It's better to go back together early. We've been out for a long enough time. It didn't last that long last year."
"So I have a day off tomorrow and let you go out for a serious stroll." He raised the red envelope on his hand again, "Each person has a red envelope, just in time to buy something and take it home."
"As for the wages for two months and two days, I will pay them to you when I get home. The savings will be gone once you get them. It won't be easy to account for them when you get home."
"Haha... you understand us so well..."
"That's right. It's normal for a grown man to be unable to save money. There are too many temptations, and of course there are many places to spend money."
They are all from the same village, no one is afraid of him running away, and no one is urging him to get married.
Ye Yaodong and his father handed the red envelopes to them one by one. They were so happy that they didn't even bother to eat and quickly reached out to take them.
It is a thick stack of mao bills plus one yuan and two yuan. It feels very weighty and thick when you hold it in your hand.
Everyone was shirtless just after taking a shower. Wearing only a pair of boxer briefs, there was no place to dress, so they just put them all on the table, with bright smiles on their faces.
In the past two months, when we receive the money, everyone is the happiest and most excited because they can go home soon.
"Come here, have a meal, go to bed early after eating, refresh yourself, have a day off tomorrow, and leave in the early morning of the day after tomorrow."
"Eat, eat, eat..."
Everyone was in a great mood and chatted endlessly during the meal. The atmosphere was lively and lively.
There are limited stools in the room, so they all stand up when eating, which is convenient for everyone to pick up food.
The same goes for other houses. After receiving the red envelopes, everyone was as happy as during the Chinese New Year.
After dinner, Ye Yaodong went to find A Guang and the others, and they happened to bump into each other.
"What a coincidence, I happened to be looking for you."
"I'm about to find you too."
A Guang instinctively reached out to hook Ye Yaodong's shoulder, but found that he had to stand on tiptoes, so he immediately pulled back.
"Why are you so tall when you're riding a horse? You can't even reach it. It would be easier for me to rest on other people's shoulders."
"Then it will be easy for me to pick you up." He said, holding A Guang's shoulder and walking towards him, "Go to my place, my wife is not here."
Aguang: "???"
His face was blank and blank.
"What do you want from me?"
Ah Guang couldn't think about the meaning of his words, he was distracted and said, "Oh, let me discuss with you about saying goodbye to Yang Guoan tomorrow. By the way, we can also discuss buying something for someone as a thank you gift, and then we can go out together and give the factory a call.
Please call me and don’t come to collect the goods tomorrow.”
He immediately stopped and said, "If you had told me earlier, you wouldn't have had to go to my place. You could have just walked out."
"I made a temporary decision to go back the day after tomorrow. I didn't tell Uncle Yang in advance, and I didn't call Uncle Yang in advance. There is no place to call now. I have to go to the Public Security Bureau to make a call."
"We don't want to give too little notice tomorrow, and others will be blinded. If a bunch of workers are waiting for our goods, but we let them go, it will be a sin."
"Oh, it turns out you came here to embolden your courage with me."
"Let's go, let's go, I have all the cigarettes in my pocket."
I was confused by his words just now, and I forgot for a moment that I should have called him out instead of being lured to his rental house.
The two of them went to the Public Security Bureau arm in arm. Many policemen in the Public Security Bureau were also familiar with them. After all, Yang Guoan ran to the dock almost every three days last month and actively solved their troubles.
They wanted to use the phone, and the police officer on duty was also very talkative, so I let them call.
After calling to inform them, they said goodbye and hung up the phone with Uncle Yang's regretful words.
"Are you leaving now?" the middle-aged man on duty asked curiously.
"It's been two months since I came out, and it's time to go back."
"Isn't the flood season over yet? Last year, it was more than October..."
"We are anxious to go back to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. We can't be outside during the Mid-Autumn Festival. When we called, our family members kept telling us to go back during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so we thought we would leave the day after tomorrow."
The middle-aged police officer nodded in agreement, "That's right, you can't go outside during the festival, it's also the Mid-Autumn Festival."
"Then we'll leave first. I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival in advance!"
A Guang's two packs of cigarettes had already been given to him before he made the call.
After coming out, he immediately asked: "What should I give Yang Guoan tomorrow?"
"Send money!"
"Isn't it too direct?"
"What's direct? Everything is bought with money. It's more practical to give money directly. You don't know what others are lacking. Most people prefer to receive money."
Aguang thinks what he said makes sense.
"Then there's also a red envelope wrapped in red paper?"
"Okay, wrap it in red paper to make it look better, and give it a red envelope. By the way, if it's the flood season next year, I'll let you know and leave a number for them. You can write it directly on the red envelope."
"It doesn't matter during the flood season. It's better to ask Uncle Yang to ask Yang Guoan. The factory has started processing and producing, which means the flood season is coming. Anyway, I have Uncle Yang's number. I can just call Uncle Yang in advance when the time comes.
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"That's okay. Then you can give him a smaller red envelope, just show your kindness. Anyway, during this period, you also gave him half of the profit. You gave him a hundred yuan every few days, which is much better than his salary.
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"Then I'll give you two hundred yuan and treat it as maintaining the relationship next year."
"That's okay, it's not a lot."
The two walked back, muttering all the way, and settled the matter.
Everything must have a beginning and an end, and relationships must also have a beginning and an end, so that they can continue to connect next year.
They each went back to their respective homes, and the workers were sitting at the door chatting happily. It was rare that they were not seen gambling today.
Ye Yaodong knelt down next to his father, discussed it with his father, and agreed to give the workers a holiday, so they wouldn't have to work tomorrow. The father and son could just go to sea early in the morning and collect their net bags.
You can’t just throw things into the sea and throw them away. What you bought for a few dollars can still be used. It’s good for drying fish. Maybe you can bring it out for use next year.
It is normal for this kind of net with thick threads to be mended for three years, three years, three years, and ten years.
Of course, Father Ye didn't have any objection. Who can spend a whole day shopping? If you work for half a day in the morning, come back, take a shower and then go out for a walk, you won't delay anything.
They had made a last-minute arrangement when they went back. They couldn't make any phone calls that night. They were thinking about everything the next day. Anyway, they went back early in the morning and didn't even think about making phone calls. They felt it was a waste of phone bills.
Ye Yaodong wanted to inform his family in advance to make them happy, and also let them know not to run around, wait at home, and prepare meals in advance so that he would not see anyone when he got home.
After Lin Xiuqing found out, of course everyone in the village knew.
When they arrived at the pier successfully in the evening, the whole village had already gathered at the pier, waiting for their return.
And when they docked, there were still people coming out to the pier, wanting to join in the fun and take a look at these heroes who had returned home in glorious glory!
It can be said that almost all the people in the village came out one after another, regardless of men, women, old or young. The rare excitement was much better than the quiet commotion when they came back at night last year.
After all, there are a lot of warriors this year.
He also informed in advance.
Coincidentally, the weather was also very good today. They set out at around two o'clock in the morning and arrived home at around five o'clock in the evening, with the smoke still rising from the kitchen stove.
Before more than a dozen of their boats even docked, they saw that the children on the shore were already calling them daddy happily, and the villagers were waving their arms at them, as if they were really warriors returning from a victorious battle.
The fishing boat slowly docked towards the shore, and the noise became louder.
"I'm back, I'm back..."
"My father is back..."
"Everyone is back safely..."
It's the same kind of words, but there are also quite a few mixed in, saying that they must have made a lot of money.
The story spread to ten, hundreds, and thousands. Probably the whole village and people from all the surrounding villages knew that they had made a lot of money during their trip to Zhejiang Province.
As soon as the fishing boat docked, some children had already pushed their way to the front of the crowd. If it weren't for the people around them, they would have fallen into the water.
However, there were also some people who failed to stand firm and failed to hold on. They were squeezed by the people behind them and fell into the water. There were adults and children. Fortunately, the water on the shore was not deep. Those who could swim climbed up on their own. Those who could not swim climbed up on their own.
Yes, the people on their boat didn't need to be told, they just jumped in and fished them out.
Everyone had a smile on their face, even when they fell into the water, they smiled brightly.
The people on their boat also looked at everyone with red faces, and started waving from afar, and even waved closer.
"Everyone, make way, make way, and step back. You are blocking the road and it is difficult for us to get off the boat."
"Yes, give in, step back, step back, step back..."
"Back off, back off... I'll give it a try. We're all home, are you still worried that you won't be able to see it?"
"Back up, move over..."
Before everyone even got off the boat, they had already taken all their belongings in their hands, with large and small bags hanging on their arms, and some even carried a basket directly on their hands.
After getting off the boat, they were surrounded by their relatives and friends and walked forward.
Most of the village is full of relatives who are basically familiar with each other. A group of people gathered around a few people and walked forward in circles, directly vacating the area around the shore.
The boatmen also chatted about their daily life while fishing for jellyfish, and they all knew everything about everyone's problems.
Ye Yaodong and Ye's father were the last to disembark from their boat. They had a lot of things and could only carry them in baskets, including everything to eat and play.
He also carried a password box in his hand and wore toad glasses on his face. He wore them during the boat trip to prevent the sun from being too strong and the reflection from the sea surface hurting his eyes. They were quite practical, so he kept wearing them.
After docking by the way, load a batch.
It's the best time to show off, otherwise it's really hard to walk around the village with you in daily life, and people will think you're deliberately showing off.
Now, it is normal to return home in fine clothes and show off.
Ah Zheng is the same. He has never taken off the toad mirror on his face. He is still carrying a password box in his hand. He looks like a group of five and six people, full of style.
People on the shore screamed in surprise when they saw it, especially the children, who jumped up and down with excitement.
"That's my dad, that's my dad..."
"Dad, daddy, daddy, I miss you, I miss you, I miss you..."
"My dad is so handsome. The one wearing sunglasses is so handsome... My dad is so handsome. He is a handsome man, a handsome man... a handsome young man..."
"Uncle Azheng is so handsome wearing glasses, wow, so cool~"
"I also saw some people wearing sunglasses in the city. They are so beautiful and awesome. My dad is so awesome..."
"Wow, there's a password box. Uncle Third and the others also got a password box..."
"They have all become big bosses and have picked up the lockbox..."
"There are so many lock boxes. I really got rich and bought a lock box..."
"Oh, it's amazing. They all have really made a fortune. They look like big bosses."
"He is still handsome in sunglasses. I like my dad to wear sunglasses. My dad is a handsome young man, a big boss, so majestic~"
Aguang and Xiaoxiao couldn't help but regret it. If they had known, they would have bought sunglasses to wear. This is more conspicuous than wearing a lock box. Wearing it directly on the face is more eye-catching.
However, it would be nice to have a lockbox.
Everyone praises them for becoming big bosses, and they love to hear it.
If you know how to brag, brag a little more.
Several people looked very proud. As soon as they stepped off the boat, they were surrounded by their relatives and friends. A person who didn't notice anything picked up his password box, touched it around and asked how much it cost.
Ye Yaodong looked at his eldest son who was the first to run up to him, hugging him, and happily hit him on the head.
"Where did you learn this? You're such a handsome guy, I'm almost an old man now!"
"No, Dad, you are not old at all, just like my brother!"
Ye Yaodong laughed louder, and others also laughed.
"When did you become so good at talking?"
"He hangs around me every day, asking me for money in various ways, but he is getting better and better at talking." Lin Xiuqing also smiled and hugged Ye Xiaoxi to avoid the crowd and walked in front of him.
Ye Xiaoxi was hugged by someone, and she twisted her body and leaned forward, as if urging her to walk faster.
"Dad, I miss you...I miss you...hug...hug..."
As soon as she reached him, she opened her hands and rushed forward impatiently. Then she hugged his neck and drooled on his cheek.
Ye Yaodong was so happy that his mouth almost split open to the back of his head.
Without waiting for him to return the kiss, Ye Xiaoxi took off the sunglasses on his face after finishing the kiss.
Then he put it on his face, held it up with his hands, looked around, and asked in a sweet voice: "It's so dark, am I handsome?"
"Be careful, don't drop your father's sunglasses, give them to me quickly..."
Not knowing how much these toad glasses cost, Lin Xiuqing was afraid that she would drop them, so she reached out to snatch them away, but she cleverly buried her head in Ye Yaodong's neck.
"No, no... Just play... Just play... Just go away..."
Lin Xiuqing made her angry and funny, "You forget about me when you have me, you are so heartless."
Ye Yaodong also said happily: "Let her play with it, it doesn't matter."
Anyway, he has already pretended to be approved.
Mother Ye was smiling all over her face, but she couldn't help but say, "Girl Pianzi is so spoiled, she's so spoiled. These glasses look so expensive, why would you buy such a useless thing? You won't charge for it even if you buy it."
good."
"Don't you think your son was very handsome when he just got off the boat?"
"Whoever is handsome or not is not born to me."
"Dad, have you brought me a gift? Everyone said that you are the big boss, so you will definitely bring me a gift." Ye Chenghu jumped up and down on the edge, fearing that his father would be too tall to see.
He was so small at his feet.
"Yes, yes, you are indispensable."
He jumped three feet high with joy, "Wow wow wow~ There is a gift, I have a gift, I have a gift, dad, you are so good, you are the best dad in the world."
"Hehe, I must have it too..." Ye Chengyang stood nearby and rubbed his hands back and forth happily.
Ye Yaodong looked at the old lady with a happy face, leaning on a cane from the side, slowly moved over, and quickly gave her a hand.
"How come you came out and you weren't afraid of being squeezed and thrown down?"
The old lady was leaning on a crutch with one hand and touching his arm with the other, groping up and down, and said with a smile: "It's good to be back. It's become darker and stronger. It looks like he's grown up."
"It's not that he has grown up, he has matured. He was not a child in the first place."
"It's a child. It's a child in the first place. Go home first. Don't say it here. It's time to be hungry. You can see that your stomach is full of hunger."
As she spoke, the old lady reached out and touched his belly, treating him like a child.
Chapter completed!