Chapter 1051: Black heart (10,000 words, Monthly Ticket +19)

Haven't opened this kind of trawler for a few months, almost had my scalp blown off.

The Dongsheng at least has a cockpit, so it's not blown by wind and rain, which is quite comfortable. This ship can only stand on the deck and blow directly in the wind. The top of the head is about to be blown up. The sea in spring is still freezing, especially at night. Fortunately, he wore a hat.

The father and son are still two people going to sea, and didn't call other ship workers. Just finished fighting the pirates, let everyone take a few more days off, buffer, and blow some cowhide at home.

It's mainly because there's no need for so many people. Today, I just came out to put the longlines down. As for collecting, wait until tomorrow to come out and collect, which is easier.

Originally, there was no need to come out at night. It's actually the same to come out and set the net during the day. It's just that these two days I heard the big guys in the village chatting about Pei Fu's gossip, and also talking about the squid fishing season.

So the father and son thought about going to sea at night to take a look, scoop a ladle of seawater to see if there are any night-light insects.

This is the most direct standard for judging the squid fishing season.

It's also lucky, although the Dongsheng was damaged, the factory delivered a ship to him first, which can let him have a ship to use, otherwise he would have to slap his thighs and miss it.

Other ships have already been rented out, so it makes no sense to pull them back now.

Coming out at night to put longlines is just by the way.

The two of them still went to the familiar near-sea area. On the way, one person drove the ship, and one person chopped bait.

After arriving at the place, he scooped a ladle of seawater first, tried it, saw that there were only one or two night-light insects, so he wasn't in a hurry, and hung the bait and hooks unhurriedly. The fishing boat was also moving slowly at the same time, stretching the battle line to facilitate hooking.

The father and son were busy skillfully until they put the 20 baskets of longlines they brought into the water, and then they had to clap their hands, ready to return.

There were no tools on the new ship, and there was no way to trawl. It was impossible to drift on the sea as a fool in their spare time. It was still early before dawn, so the two of them went back directly, waiting for the tide to rise tomorrow morning, and then go to sea to collect fish goods.

Furthermore, they had already discovered one or two night-light insects in the seawater in front. They still had to send their younger brothers to the mountain to get some branches back during the day, bundle them up, and make squid egg attachments, preparing to wait for the fishing season to arrive in these two days and then put them in.

It's really lucky, the money-making work didn't let him fall behind at all.

After the fishing season ends, his Dongsheng will definitely be repaired, and he can continue to go to sea, without delaying each other.

They went to sea at two or three o'clock at night, and when they returned to the shore after putting the longlines, it was dawn.

The pier in the early morning was also full of people, all small boat fishermen going to sea to set nets and collect nets early in the morning.

The father and son greeted some fishermen around them enthusiastically while walking. After returning home, Ye Yaodong told the younger brother who was watching the workshop to cut more branches back from the mountain, and prepared to go back to sleep again.

However, as soon as he entered the house, the old lady shouted at him to eat porridge first. He wasn't hungry, but she pulled him and insisted that he eat his fill before going back to sleep, otherwise he would probably get to noon when he woke up, afraid he would be hungry.

For the old man's good intentions, he had to obey.

The pickles pickled half a month ago couldn't be eaten yet. The table was prepared with pickled radish, and stir-fried sour beans, and then the fish can that was left over from selling.

Salted fish every day, no one in the family eats it anymore. Now, a bowl is steamed every few days.

Generally, what is made at home is what is least loved to eat.

Ye Yaodong just finished breakfast and was about to go back to sleep when he heard the sound of running downstairs on the second floor. He immediately stopped his steps, looked at the calendar, and waited for the two boys to run down.

Sunday, no school, why get up so early? Didn't see them get up so early for school.

"Why did you two get up so early?"

"Ah? Dad, didn't you go to sea at night?"

Ye Chengyang also looked at the back door, "Didn't it rain?"

"What are you two doing? The sky just brightened and you climbed up."

"We are going to the mountain to herd lambs. After sleeping for a night, they must be hungry."

"So diligent, didn't see you so active when serving ancestors."

"Hehe, eat more grass, the lambs will grow up."

"By the way, bring a basket, there might be wild strawberries growing at this time, if you see them, pick some back."

The eyes of the two brothers were even brighter, "Good, good."

"Watch the lambs, if one is missing, I'll break your legs when you come back."

"Yangyang is lost, the sheep won't be lost."

"Brother is lost, the sheep won't be lost."

Ye Yaodong glanced at the two brothers, didn't care about them, and went back to sleep directly, letting them run around the mountain.

When he lay down, A-Qing also woke up in a daze and asked what time it was.

He hugged her, one leg pressed on her, "It's only 6 o'clock, continue to sleep."

"Seems to hear the son's voice."

"The two ate too full, the sky just brightened and they went to herd sheep."

"These two... if only they were so serious about studying."

Ye Yaodong touched her head, "Sleep."

Lin Xiuqing closed her eyes and continued to sleep at ease.

However, the two of them didn't sleep for long before being woken up by Pei Yu's pee.

Ye Xiaoxi was screaming there that her sister wet the bed, her sister was shameful, constantly repeating the magic sound, the couple couldn't lie down anymore, Ye Yaodong also climbed up with a headache.

"Ancestors, lay a bed in the room next door tomorrow, I'll go sleep there."

"Good."

Pei Yu was still sitting on the bed foolishly, at a loss.

"You go help me hit a basin of warm water in first, the butt and thighs are wet, wipe it and change it."

Lin Xiuqing didn't scold her, didn't hit her. Other people's children are not their own and can't be scolded at will. She hugged the child, and after finishing the instructions to Ye Yaodong, she continued to tidy up the bed.

After dressing the two children, she let Ye Yaodong take them out to play first, and then she continued to tidy up the bed.

As soon as Ye Xiaoxi ran out, she shouted loudly to the old lady, "Sister wet the bed, Sister is shameful~"

This was not enough. After she finished eating and went to the door, she told the little friends around her again.

Pei Yu was so angry that she didn't ignore her, and went directly back to the courtyard, sitting next to the old lady.

After the brothers and sisters who herded sheep came back at noon, she told everyone again, as if she wanted to announce it to the world.

"Didn't you wet the bed too?" Ye Chenghu also revealed her old bottom unceremoniously.

"I don't wet the bed anymore."

"But you slept in the dog kennel a while ago."

"No!"

"Yes, Dad said so, Dad said you slept in the dog kennel, and Dad and Mom couldn't find anyone in the middle of the night."

"No!"

She angrily crossed her hands on her chest, stomped her feet, and emphasized again with a louder tone, "No!"

"Yes yes yes yes yes!"

"No, no, harm, harm~"

Ye Yaodong heard the noise at the door, walked out of the courtyard, and interrupted their quarrel, "Only know to come back after eating, total of three lambs, actually need to labor seven or eight of you to herd? I just said why I didn't see anyone all morning."

"Dad, we picked a lot of wild strawberries, A-Jiang brother also has raspberries."

The full basket of wild strawberries was red, and the size was not small. The smallest was the size of a fingernail, and the big one was the size of a coin.

The number of raspberries was much less, only half a basket, but the size was also very uniform, all the size of his thumb nail, and the color was lighter than wild strawberries.

He grabbed a few and threw them into his mouth.

"Dad, it's not like this, you have to break it, take out the white things inside, and then breathe, to eat."

"Quite a lot of processes? Eating this thing, you have so many processes?"

"Must have, all eat like this."

Several children surrounded the two baskets of wild strawberries and raspberries and ate them. They temporarily stopped fighting, but they didn't stop for long. One by one, they felt unfair, and felt sorry for each other, and then ate them in large handfuls, for fear of eating less.

Just after eating a few mouthfuls, they patted each other and didn't let the other eat in large handfuls, and later they were almost fighting.

Ye Yaodong felt a headache listening, and directly lifted the basket high, "I'll watch for you, you go home and take a big bowl each, and then take it to wash. This must be washed to eat, otherwise what if there are old snakes and snails crawling?"

"Hmph, early knowing not to divide them, clearly the two baskets were brought by me and Yangyang, they didn't bring anything."

"What's so rare, eat it and go to the mountain to pick it in the afternoon, anyway, go to the mountain to herd sheep in the afternoon."

"My family's sheep won't let you herd!"

"What's so great!"

"Just won't let you herd!"

"Then you herd the lambs alone, we go to pick wild strawberries."

Several people looked at each other with disgust. After dividing, they each held a bowl and sat at the door to eat, ignoring each other.

However, after the meal, they made up, and happily led the lambs out again.

Envious Ye Xiaoxi wanted to follow, but her legs couldn't keep up with them, and she was left behind directly. Finally, she could only run home angrily and cry, and complained that her brothers didn't take her, and insisted on asking Ye Yaodong to take her to the mountain too.

He didn't have this leisure time, let the younger brothers cut a pile of branches in the morning, and spent the whole morning bundling them, and still haven't finished bundling.

Coaxing and deceiving her to sit on the side, let Ye Fu weave a small basket for her. Only after having a basket could she go to the mountain to pick, and then she calmed down.

Ye Fu had an extra job for nothing, but looking at the granddaughter and niece sitting on his two sides, lying on his knees watching him weave the basket, he was also happy.

When the interest came, he also wove a lifelike small grasshopper for them, making them scream with joy, and after getting it, they ran around the workshop happily.

Ye Yaodong was also quite impressed by his father's craftsmanship. The older generation is really versatile, everything relies on their own pure handmade, old powerful, unlike him.

"Who is like you, two bags of grain can be picked into the ditch."

Ye Yaodong looked at the younger brother who was also bundling branches on the side, and both of them looked at him curiously.

He felt a bit faceless, and glared at his father unpleasantly.

Mentioning this again, early knowing not to praise him.

No wonder his mother hates his father more and more.

"Your grandfather and maternal grandfather can also weave dragonflies, let him weave another one for you."

"One is enough, weave what, waste effort, the basket is not woven yet."

But the two girls ran back and shouted, "Want~ Want~"

"Want~ Eunuch~ Want~ Want~"

Both of them pulled Ye Fu's sleeves on one side, calling sweetly and softly, and Ye Fu had no choice, so he had to smile, helplessly said: "Good, good, good, I will weave two dragonflies for you, just put them in the basket for you to play."

"Good, good, grandfather is so powerful~"

"Eunuch~ Powerful~"

Ye Fu's old face was about to laugh into a chrysanthemum, and he didn't do anything all afternoon, just busy for the two girls, weaving baskets, weaving dragonflies, weaving grasshoppers, and in their soft coquettish want want want, wove one after another.

After the other children in the house came back, they all shouted to want after seeing it, and Ye Fu drove them away impatiently.

"Want what? Want fart? You are all so big, not old yet, still want to play this, didn't weave it for you when you were young, go go go, don't hinder here, play your own."

"lue~"

"Wait wait nest~"

"Wait nest~"

The big ones took the small ones and ran away without a trace. This cleared them up, but they were quiet, and it was better to have two girls.

Ye Fu also had time to chat with him about the fishing boat.

"Your Big Brother and Ye Erge's ship can be delivered within a month, it should be after Mazu's birthday, right? Then at that time, you will definitely end the cooperation for the two ships you are opening now."

Ye Yaodong also thought of this point long ago, "I know that if I have my own ship, I will definitely open my own. I don't care. The ship that Ye Erge is opening now, I will take it back and rent it to others, no difference."

"The ship you took out to partner with them is easy to say, just take it back when the time comes, it's just the old ship I gave your Big Brother and Ye Erge, don't know what their plan is."

"Let them return it to you directly, anyway, they have their own new ship, and they don't have time to open the old ship. Originally, you gave it to them directly later, didn't let them spend money to buy it, although it is said that they collect some rent at the beginning, but that is also right."

Ye Fu frowned and was a bit entangled, "This ship is many, it's really troublesome, don't know what their plan is, give it to me, I don't have time to open it, and I can't go to receive the goods, and I have to help you open the ship."

"No fear of no one renting, in the future Big Sister-in-law and Second Sister-in-law will watch the receipt of goods. If Big Brother returns the old ship, if you don't have time, I will let someone take over your ship together, and the cargo list will be given to Mom separately. Just that one ship, it won't be chaotic."

"Then talk about it, how to wait for the fishing season to pass, wait for Mazu Temple's birthday to pass, see what their plan is, if they can't bear to part with it, then let them keep it in their hands, I also save that heart, anyway, I am also old, can't work for a few years."

"When you can't work for a few years, come here to watch the gate, bask in the sun and blow cowhide."

"Blowing sea breeze is about the same, blow what cowhide, what cowhide can I blow, treat me as your mother..."

"You old guy said something about me again, I just knew you had a bad heart, definitely said bad things about me behind my back, this time I caught you."

Ye Fu jumped up immediately after Ye Mu's voice came out, panicked.

Really can't say bad things about people behind their backs, it hasn't started to say yet, it was caught, but it was speechless.

"Where did I say bad things about you, where did the ears listen? Not seventy or eighty yet, and already deaf, my mother's ears are more useful than yours."

"I clearly heard you mention me, and it's not good words..."

"Don't talk nonsense, it's Dongzi who said that when I can't work, come to him to watch the gate, and there can be someone to talk to..."

"So you mean I'm gossipy, suitable to come here."

"I didn't say that, you said it yourself."

Ye Mu glared angrily.

Ye Yaodong immediately changed the subject, "Why did you run over suddenly?"

"Call you to eat, otherwise what can I do?"

He looked at his watch, put down the work in his hand, "It's meal time so fast, go go eat."

Ye Fu also hurriedly put down the work in his hand, "Feel like I didn't do anything, I was busy for the two girls all afternoon, early knowing not to run to the old house to take bamboo to weave any basket..."

"Anyway, they are watching here at night, let them continue to bundle if they have nothing to do, we will go to collect the longlines after we wake up tomorrow, and by the way, throw these branches into the sea. Put it down early, see if we can collect some early, just saw some returning from the pier, all saying that trawling has seen squid."

"Not going tonight, ask your Big Brother and Ye Erge when they come back, not going tonight?"

"Not going, anyway, I know there are one or two night-light insects, it should be these two days, this year is a bit late than previous years."

"The date of the Gregorian calendar is not accurate in the first place. Last year's Mazu birthday was in the middle and late April of the Gregorian calendar, and this year's birthday is in the middle of May, a full month late, even the weather warmed up slowly, and the squid looks at the temperature to spawn, isn't it late."

Ye Yaodong recalled, it seems so, last year's Mazu birthday was before May Day, this year it became the middle of May Day.

"Then this year's Mazu birthday, the fishing season is coming to an end, the young and strong in the village can also spare time, can parade and lift the sedan chair."

"No time, must also spare time..."

Seeing the father and son talking about business while walking, Ye Mu didn't make trouble again.

It's just that after sitting at the dinner table, she didn't change her gossip attribute.

"I heard that Wang Laohan went to Pei's house again today, but it was empty. The relatives went to sea at night, and his wife happened to meet Ma Lifang who came back from washing clothes, and the two scolded each other, and Ma Lifang cried home."

"Didn't they refuse?"

"I heard it's not reconciled, don't want to let go of the opportunity to enjoy happiness, so I pondered for two days and ran again."

"Not reconciled to empty-handed, originally the decisive divorce was also thinking of climbing to a richer one, now Pei Uncle is not happy, then they must feel that they divorced in vain, and didn't get any benefits."

Lin Xiuqing also interjected, "If Pei Uncle didn't decide who to find, I guess they wouldn't give up so easily, they would definitely come to the door again."

"Definitely, the village's life is better than the relatives, others can't catch up, it happens that the relatives are alone for many years, and recently there is wind, want to find a companion again, isn't it being stared at."

"Pei Uncle definitely can't shout, call Wang Laohan father!"

Ye Fu sprayed a mouthful of soup directly.

"For sure, in this village, only our days are a bit better than the in-laws', and no one else can even come close. It just so happens that the in-law has been alone for many years, and recently word has gotten out that he wants to find a new companion, so of course he's been targeted."

Others also looked at Ye Fu with disgust and indescribable expressions.

"This is not Dongzi's nonsense, I couldn't help it for a while, that Wang Laohan is not much older than the relatives, that is enough awkward."

"People have refused, you can still think so far."

"I had a picture of A Guang wanting to call Rat's ex-wife-mother in my head two days ago."

Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but pat him a few times, "Don't talk nonsense, A Guang knows, he will be angry and run back to pinch you first."

The old lady also disapproved and glanced at him, "Can't talk nonsense, how can it be so chaotic."

"The world is big, there are all kinds of wonders, there are more chaotic ones, anyway, wait for Pei Uncle to come back next time, definitely can't let them run to the door to jump, eat eat... forget it, A-Qing, go fry two eggs, how can this be eaten?"

"I'll go, make it so disgusting..." Ye Mu disdainfully glared at Ye Fu, and then got up to burn the fire again, and made two dishes.

Fortunately, just finished cooking, they just stirred the ashes in the stove to cover the fire light. At this moment, there is still light inside, just take the fire tongs to stir a few times, stuff a handful of straw in, and the fire is on again, no need to waste matches.

The pot was originally filled with a ladle of water after cooking, and it had been burned hot by the light. After Ye Mu tried the water temperature, she simply hit 3 eggs, mixed with some water, and prepared to steam a bowl of water steamed eggs for the children to eat with rice.

Then she grabbed a handful of dried fish, stacked them on top of the water steamed eggs to steam, and didn't waste this pot of boiling water, two dishes at once, the speed can also be faster.

Immediately after, she grabbed a large plate of shrimp skin, poured a bowl of rice wine on the table, and let everyone match it first.

Shrimp skin dipped in rice wine with rice is also a unique flavor, probably only they will eat like this here.

After Ye Fu occupied a table of dishes alone, he wanted to stretch his chopsticks to pick up shrimp skin, but was directly knocked on the back of his hand by the old lady with chopsticks, glaring at him.

"Eat your dish."

Ye Fu felt quite boring, and took back his chopsticks, looking for words to talk to Ye Yaodong: "Chiseled stones for several days, recently started to build, the yellow soil on the mountain, the gravel in the river are all ready-made, the workers go to pick them up the mountain, it is the sand that has to start buying these days."

"This money will be paid by your mother first, and when the tomb is repaired, we will calculate the total account together, and everyone should share it."

"And because it is repairing the tomb on the mountain, these workers will not be managed, otherwise we have to hire a person to cook, buy vegetables and send food, and then it is troublesome to argue with those people, so let the workers bring it themselves, and the food subsidy will be calculated into the daily wages."

"Your mother and I have saved some money, this tomb repair money doesn't need you three brothers to pay, we pay it ourselves, originally this is also my business with your uncles."

Ye Yaodong hmm, originally this period of time was also his father going up and down the mountain to follow up, didn't let their three brothers help, they didn't have time to intervene, just waiting for the time to call them to pay, then the three brothers will distribute it again.

Now don't need them to pay, then they are more trouble-free.

"Also, if you have time, if you go to the county town, ask the leader, how is the arrangement for the pirates sent over a while ago? Is it directly shot and sentenced, ask clearly to be at ease."

"Good, the situation is so bad, definitely can't come out, but anyway, it's on the way, I also have to go to the shipyard to ask... eh, no need, today is Sunday, has A-Hai come back? Ask him, I will repair the progress of the ship."

As for Chen Bureau, wait until he is free to ask, by the way, he also wants to know the follow-up development of the fish can and caviar, this has passed a month, how can there be some progress?

"Should not be yet, wait until he gets off work and rides back, the sky is almost dark, now the sky is still bright, wait until you finish eating and go over, it should be about the same, ask if there is anything to explain."

Went to open the ship the day before yesterday, just said there is no greater horsepower than the diesel engine on the captured ship, suggested him to directly swap.

Ye Yaodong also agreed, don't know if it was changed, wait until tomorrow to ask A-Hai about the progress of the ship repair, is there anyone arranged, this can't be dragged by the shipyard.

A-Hai went to the shipyard several times, after having a formal job, plus his mother reminded him from time to time to work hard, don't follow his father's old path, work hard to learn skills, be a formal worker, people look mature, didn't mess around with the younger brothers and sisters below, pit the younger brothers.

And in the time he didn't pay close attention, his height pulled up a big section, standing next to him, reaching his shoulder, also caught up with his own father.

Looking at it, it should be able to break through the height of the previous life.

After asking about the ship, I also understood his recent odd jobs in the shipyard, and he looked quite adaptable.

"Work hard, in the future our ten miles and eight villages' ships all rely on you to repair, my aircraft carrier also relies on you to build."

"Don't joke, Third Uncle, I don't have that ability."

"Always have some goals, soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers."

"Forget it, just mix a meal."

"The squid fishing season is coming, you can go to sea to pick squid again, so happy!"

Ye Chenghai's face collapsed instantly, full of frustration, "Happy what, Third Uncle, you are digging at me again, this can peel me off a few layers of skin, and there is no benefit, clearly a nightmare."

"Take Ye Chenghe with you, two brothers of course share blessings, share difficulties, he will be 13 after the New Year, although he is short, but the age is there, still can be brought to sea to work, this year must be brought."

Ye Chenghe's height is probably only worthy of sitting at the first or second table.

Ye Chenghai instantly regained his spirit, "Right! I have suffered, how can I call him to eat it again, can't just squeeze me, this year no matter what, it's his turn."

"That is, whose child plays all day, all have to help, usually don't count on you to do anything, now there is a need, of course, have to help."

Ye Chenghai nodded heavily happily.

Someone accompanies him to suffer, then he is balanced in his heart.

"I will go find my mother now, she also called us to get up at dawn tomorrow to go to the mountain to cut branches with

Ye Chenghe, who was playing marbles, suddenly sneezed. He wiped his nose with his sleeve, then continued to lie there, aiming.

He had absolutely no idea that miserable days were coming soon.

"That's what I mean. Whose kids play all day? Everyone has to help with chores. Usually, I don't expect you to do anything, but now that there's a need, of course you have to help."

Ye Chenghai nodded heavily and happily.

Having someone to suffer and endure hardships with him made him feel balanced.

"I'll go tell my mom right now. She even told us we have to get up at the crack of dawn tomorrow to go up the mountain with her to cut branches, and then go to school when the time comes. She said she didn't cut enough on the mountain by herself today."

"Hmm."

Ye Chenghai excitedly went to find his mother; he was an expert at pitting his younger brother against her.

Ye Yaodong leaned against the doorway, still pondering that it was almost the end of the month. In a couple of days, Brother Asheng, his eldest cousin, and the others would be coming to settle the accounts.

Currently, there are three boats out for rent. Those two each rented one, and the third one is shared with his eldest brother and second brother, with the three of them splitting the earnings from the two boats equally.

The weather after the New Year was good. Last month, they happened to set sail on the 1st and settle accounts on the 30th. The earnings for the whole month were quite good, and they had been out at sea for over half a month.

This month looks okay too, and they are about to start catching squid, which will be another large sum of income.

Thinking of this, he pondered that perhaps he could settle this month's accounts tomorrow. It's the end of the month anyway, and there isn't much difference between settling on the 25th or the 30th.

Then, once the squid fishing season ends, they can settle again. That way, everyone will get a complete income from the squid, and by the time the squid season enters its final phase, the whole village will pretty much have to rest for a few days for Goddess Mazu's birthday.

It's just a pity that he doesn't know when the captured fishing boat will be repaired. He previously told the factory to repair the big boat before the small one. It looks like he'll have to make a call to the factory when he gets back from the sea tomorrow and tell them to repair the small boat first.

He wants to see if they can rush the repairs within the next four or five days. If it's fixed, he'll sail it back, and then he and his father can each have a boat. With the crew on board, they'll be just in time for this wave of the squid fishing season. Otherwise, they'll lose out on a lot of profit.

Just as he was standing there, lost in his own thoughts, a pair of leather shoes suddenly appeared on the ground in front of him, which made him freeze for a moment. He looked up.

"Holy crap, you really are elusive. Even ghosts aren't as hard to see as you."

"Have you seen one?"

"I've dreamed of one."

"My wife said you were looking for me a few days ago. Since I happened to be back today, I came over to take a look."

"Why didn't you wait until ten or twelve o'clock today?"

Lin Ji ignored his mockery, looked left and right, and seeing no one was paying attention to their conversation, asked in a low, straightforward voice: "Are you asking about the caviar?"

"Yes, and the binoculars."

"The binoculars will take a few days. As for the caviar, I can take it, but the price will be very low."

"How much for a jar?"

"10 cents per gram. Your jar has a net weight of about 100 grams."

Ye Yaodong couldn't believe it. "So a jar is only 10 yuan? Do you have to be this greedy? Isn't this stuff supposed to be worth its weight in gold? Isn't gold thirty or forty yuan per gram? A qian is over a hundred yuan."

"It's not that exaggerated. How could domestic caviar be worth its weight in gold? I don't even know what kind of fish your caviar is from, so I can't judge it, and the source isn't legitimate. Although you fished it out of the sea and the source is legitimate, it's still problematic stuff, so I can only give you the price of the lowest, most common caviar."

"Then this price is too exaggerated. If it's not worth much, why would people take such big risks and even use canned fish to cover it up?"

Lin Ji shrugged. "Anyway, I've asked, and this is the only price I can give. Because for this kind of thing, once it's resold, it definitely has to be repackaged and divided. After all, it counts as stolen goods, and we take on more risk. If you don't want to sell it, it doesn't matter to me."

"Damn, let me think about it."

He still has 7 boxes left, over 300 jars. If he really calculates it by his price, he could sell it for over 3,000 yuan, but it's too far off from what he expected. Even if it's not worth a tenth of what he thought, the price shouldn't be this low compared to gold.

"Then think about it. I'm going out again tomorrow, and the next time I'm back will probably be for Goddess Mazu's birthday. Once you've decided, tell me then. If it takes too long, I won't want it anymore; I'm afraid the date won't be fresh."

"You're too greedy!"

Ye Yaodong cursed him for being a greedy ghost in his heart. He originally had a good impression of him, thinking this person was reliable and knew how to handle things.

Now it's clear that he's got him cornered, knowing he can only find him to offload the goods, so he's desperately driving the price down.

10 yuan isn't a small amount, and 3,000-plus is a large amount. He's sure that he can't just keep it for himself to eat.

Damn it, what a dog!

His heart is even blacker than his.

He even specifically set a deadline, and he's planning to disappear, not giving him a chance to think it over and come back to negotiate the price.

Lin Ji bared his teeth and smiled. "Effort and reward are directly proportional. I am a businessman, and not an ordinary businessman at that. To make money, I'm certainly not that kind-hearted."

"What's more, you building those two workshops on the shore has caused me quite a bit of trouble. Shouldn't you compensate me heavily for that?"

Ye Yaodong was stunned. Now that he put it that way, it really is true, isn't it?

With those two workshops built over there, how could he, someone who is used to walking the night paths, go to the village pier anymore? And where could he unload the goods at the village pier?

It cut off one of his strongholds. It's a good thing he didn't cause trouble for his workshops and make it impossible for him to operate.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a bit panicked. It's a good thing this ruthless man didn't burn down his two workshops, otherwise he would have really lost everything.

After Ye Yaodong figured it out, he suddenly gave an awkward laugh.

"I didn't think that much at the time. I just thought there were no large, flat open spaces in the village, and the open space by the beach was a bit larger. Why didn't you remind me at the time?"

"Was there time? I was out for half a month or a month, and when I came back, I saw you had already finished building the walls. What else could I say?"

"Hehe, hehe~"

"Think about the price. This is the most I can do. If it works, it works; if not, it doesn't. If there's nothing else, I'll..."

"Is the price really non-negotiable?"

"Non-negotiable."

Ye Yaodong gritted his teeth and steeled himself. "Forget it, let's do it as you said. Just consider it compensation for your losses."

It hurts. Although it was picked up for free from the sea, it's still money.

He suddenly felt like he had lost out on a huge profit.

If this stuff got into Lin Ji's hands, there's absolutely no doubt he could flip it for at least ten times the price.

A huge loss. His heart is too black.

Just consider it buying peace of mind.

"Great! Then I'll come to move the goods tonight. It'll be perfect to take them away tomorrow."

"Fine."

"Don't feel bad about it. Didn't you also pick this up from the seabed? Plus the batch of canned fish, that's 10,000 yuan already. You picked up 10,000 yuan for free, what do you have to feel bad about?"

"But you can make 100,000 yuan by reselling it. That's what makes me feel bad. Watching you make money is even more painful than me losing money."

"Damn! If I don't make money, why would I take your goods?"

"Sigh... it hurts. You didn't even refute the ten-fold flip, so you must be making even more..."

"Forget it, I'm just a small fry. How much can I make?"

"That's hard to say. I feel like ten times is an understatement. I feel even worse now."

Lin Ji saw his pained expression and his look of resentment, and actually felt quite good. "Forget it, I'll give you a pair of binoculars. When I have them, I'll bring them over to you."

Ye Yaodong's spirits lifted immediately. It's good to have compensation; it would be even better if there were more.

"Just one pair of binoculars?"

"What else?"

"Add a refrigerator?"

"Are you dreaming?"

"Otherwise, how about a set of sofas?"

"You wish!"

"Or else..."

"Then don't bother with the binoculars either. I imagine you don't think much of that little trinket anyway."

"Who says I don't think much of it? Since Boss Lin is so kind, I'll reluctantly accept it."

"No need to be reluctant."

"This one I can be a little reluctant about."

Lin Ji laughed twice. "You're quite an interesting person to talk to."

"I guess so, it's just that it hurts too much."

"Then how about I give it back to you and I don't want it anymore?"

"Sigh, I'm afraid you'll burn down my two workshops."

"Hehe~"

Ye Yaodong saw his expression and he didn't directly refute it, so he knew this dog of a person might have really had that thought. Damn it.

He's just an ordinary fisherman. Although he was a bit of a troublemaker in the past, he was just lazy and aimless, at most getting into fights. How could he compare in ruthlessness to this kind of person?

He can at most kill chickens and ducks.

And in this new life, he only seeks peace and prosperity, a wife, children, and a warm bed. He doesn't want to risk his life or have a total fallout.

Lin Ji probably doesn't want a total fallout with him either; he must be seeking stability.

"Ahem, did you donate for Goddess Mazu's birthday?"

"Donate what? It's not my turn. Isn't there Boss Dong? Boss Dong is so wealthy and generous, donating 500 yuan at once. Where would he need me to donate anything? I'm just a shoe shiner."

If he doesn't want to say, he won't. He estimates that what this guy donates in a year is enough for the village committee to eat on, so he doesn't need to donate specifically. After all, he's often elusive and isn't home every day.

"Then what time will you come tonight?"

"Didn't you say ten or twelve o'clock before?"

"Alright, it's a good thing I didn't go out to sea tonight, so I can wait a while."

"Didn't you just sail back a new boat? I heard about your heroic deeds as soon as you got back. Every time you come back, your legend spreads in the village, and it's different every time."

"I'm not the only one with fresh news in the village. There are many things that happen..."

"I really only pay attention to you. I'm really not interested in listening to anyone else's."

"You don't have to pay attention to me."

"It's worth paying attention to. You're the richest man in Bai Sha Village."

"Hehe, how can I compare to you? I'm far behind, only a fraction of yours."

"Enough bragging, I'm leaving."