Chapter 1087: Negotiated

The two boats walked back slowly one after another, continuing to work while driving.

They are not in a hurry to rush back. The first priority is to fill the fish warehouse, dock to sell cargo, and by the way, handle the matter.

The crew on both sides also rotate shifts in an orderly manner, from day to night, from night to day, boring and fulfilling fishing boat life, everything is for a living.

However, knowing that they can go home soon, everyone is full of expectations, and there are smiles on their faces when talking, second only to the joy of harvest.

They all calculated the fishing time. After the time for the wholesale market to open at night arrived, they went ashore. However, they only transported the fish that could be sold for money to the market, and left the ones worth a few cents.

Ye Yaodong wants to leave them to dry, including the cargo on the Harvest, all must be taken away and left at home to dry. This is the last wave in the near future. The next time to dry fish will have to wait until after October, entering autumn.

Summer is really not suitable for drying, so the drying in these two months is also less, all relying on the cargo dried in the few months at the end of last year and the beginning of this year to support the whole year.

It also happens to take advantage of the large-scale drying of goods in the second half of the year to clear the goods of last year.

When moving cargo, Ye Yaodong was thinking, clearly it was only June, but why did he always feel that it was the end of the year again?

Everything planned is for the second half of the year, making it seem like this year is about to pass again, clearly the lunar calendar is only May.

They saved two days of cargo, and the quantity was not small. Both of them sold until dawn before coming out.

Because they were thinking about going to the shipyard to book a boat, and by the way, drive the new boat home, the two simply went to the shipyard first. At that time, drive the boat from the shipyard to the pier to rendezvous.

They didn't stay in the shop for long. A-Guang went to care about Huimei, and Ye Yaodong also took the turnover of the shop in these days and carried it on his body. It would be useful when booking a boat later to pay the deposit.

When going to sea, they were all empty-handed, and the oil was added in advance before setting off. The cargo sold in the past few days still had to be used to replenish oil and ice. In total, less than 2,000 yuan remained in his hands, and a small half was obtained from selling cargo this morning.

The Harvest would be a bit more. After all, he returned to the city halfway, delaying half a day without harvest.

Combined, they only had 4,000 yuan. Counting the income from the shop, it was only 6,000. After all, when his mother was sent over, he just took the money from the shop home, only a week or so, and the sales volume was also limited.

There was a difference from the 10,000 imagined as a deposit. Who let them only think about going to the province to ask first at the beginning, ask well, then go home to ponder, plan, so they didn't bring money on their bodies.

Who knew that now they returned to the city directly to book, and now there are only 6,000, so the city only accepted the order for one boat, so they booked one boat first. After two days, when going to sea, they would come over to book the second order.

It happens to go back and discuss with Xiao Xiao and A-Zheng.

But if the discussion is appropriate, it would be better to open a tractor and let them all come over to take a look. After all, the money spent must let them all see.

When the two got on A-Guang's new boat, it was already 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Coming out of the market at seven or eight in the morning, five or six hours passed by delay, and they were all homesick, and also worried that the other two boats were waiting anxiously at the pier.

The first thing on the boat was to go to the pier to rendezvous. The new boat had no fishing nets or tools, but when coming, Uncle Pei had prepared them in advance. Those things were now on the Harvest.

After rendezvous, they could try fishing on the sea surface by themselves, and by the way, return.

It doesn't matter if there is no good day today. Go back and look at a good day, then set off firecrackers.

It is no longer the first boat, so it is not so important. Not to mention that for them, this boat counts as a small boat now, and the sense of ritual doesn't need to be so heavy, it can be casual.

Ye Fu originally knew that after they sold the cargo, they had to go to the shipyard by the way, not only to book a boat but also to drive the new boat back, so when he saw a new boat docking, he also guessed that it should be the two of them returning.

After getting closer, seeing the two standing on the deck, the heart that had been hanging for a whole day was put back.

"Finally back. Went out at night and only returned now. A whole day has passed, and couldn't be contacted. Scared me and worried for a long time, couldn't eat well, couldn't sleep well."

"You didn't sleep?"

"Slept, isn't this waking up, seeing you haven't returned yet? The boat is driven back, then there are other boats to book, booked?"

"Booked, booked the same specification as Dongsheng, the same configuration, 16,000. A-Guang's money from selling cargo is only enough to supplement the final payment of his fishing boat. Fortunately, there is turnover in the shop, and I gathered 4,000 yuan, booking a boat first, as a deposit. If booking the second boat in a few days, I have to make up the missing deposit."

Ye Fu frowned upon hearing the price. "Really expensive."

"Not expensive. The county is about the same price. This time the price in the city is considered cost-effective. It is said that it can be delivered by the end of next year. If booking another one, it can also be arranged at the end of next year. There will be a sequence, a difference of ten days or half a month, but the gap will not be too big."

"Okay, you friends have already made up your minds and booked it, then hurry back. It should be able to reach home before dark now."

A-Guang nodded. "Okay, then don't try the water first, drive the boat back directly, go home and look at the day and then try the water, and then set off firecrackers. Anyway, it's not the first boat, and bigger ones have already been driven."

"Then you don't have to come over. You drive the new boat alone over there. I and my dad will drive one boat each, and you follow behind."

"Good."

Two big and one small, three boats set sail again. This trip back, except for the full boat of miscellaneous goods, Ye Yaodong only had a few dozen yuan of change on his body.

After arriving home, what he handed to A-Qing was also emptying the change in his pocket, and the cloth bag was also taken out and shaken open. Inside were all small change of a few cents and a few dimes, *clatter-clatter* scattered all over the table.

Lin Xiuqing originally had a full face of smiles, but instantly froze. "Just these?"

"Just these, all here."

He was a bit intentional, didn't immediately say that the money was taken to book the fishing boat, just wanted to see what reaction she had.

"Is the cargo collection at sea not good in these few days? That wouldn't be just this little change, even the big ones like one or two yuan don't have a few sheets. Selling cargo is usually given in big tens, or did you take the money to pay A-Guang for the fish cargo that was just weighed?"

"How much are those fish cargo and miscellaneous goods worth?"

"Then what happened? What happened? Was it robbed on the way to the pier after selling cargo? It doesn't look like it, no nose bruised and face swollen?"

Lin Xiuqing curiously pulled his hand to look front and back, and lifted his clothes, and didn't see any injury on him.

"Is it hidden? Deliberately teasing me?"

She laughed and pulled his clothes and then pulled his pants, pulling his waistband open, and lowered her head to look inside.

Ye Yaodong took the opportunity to press her head, almost stuffing it into his crotch. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and slapped it a few times, pushing him away.

"What are you doing, hooligan!"

"The villain sues first, clearly you were the one who was a hooligan first, taking off my pants in broad daylight, pulling my waistband, wanting to see my baby."

"Look at your head..."

"Isn't it wanting to look at my small head..."

"Phew, shameless stinky hooligan, I'm checking if you have any private money hidden in your crotch."

"Come, come, come, go into the room, I'll check for you, let you look carefully from inside to outside." Saying this, Ye Yaodong hooked her neck and was about to take her into the room.

"I don't want..."

"Don't want to enter the room? Fuck, you still want to play so exciting in the hall! In broad daylight, fortunately, the old lady took the two children to the workshop to watch the excitement, no..."

"Nonsense, shut up, lower your voice..."

"What are you afraid of? No one is next door, all ran to the workshop to watch the excitement and help."

"Big sister-in-law, second sister-in-law went to help over there, but big brother and second brother must be at home..."

Lin Xiuqing pushed him away, and was also flushed by his tossing, but also reacted. It must be nothing. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the mood to play and say dirty words with her like this.

She looked him up and down suspiciously. "Did you take the money to buy something again?"

"Hidden in the crotch, you dig it."

"Liar."

"Don't lie to you, I hid it in the crotch."

Ye Yaodong said and took off the clothes on his body, bare-chested, and took off his long pants, only wearing four-corner pants standing in front of her and shaking.

"Look, it's hidden in the crotch, there is nothing in the clothes and pants."

Lin Xiuqing aimed her eyes at his crotch suspiciously. It was loose, and it didn't look like it was hiding big money.

"You are flat, not bulging at all, how can you hide big money?"

"Stepping on a horse... are you intentional?" Ye Yaodong felt insulted, depressed, and after saying that, he grabbed her hand into his pants.

"Is it bulging? Is it bulging? Is it bulging? Is it bulging?"

Lin Xiuqing was amused by his excited and depressed appearance, and pinched him.

"Hiss..."

Ye Yaodong took a cold breath and immediately hugged her, and the couple laughed together.

"Shameless, don't... in the middle of the day... eh, there really is something!!"

She pinched it twice inside, making him take two cold breaths, and then dug it out, digging out a piece of paper from the secret compartment she sewed herself.

"What is this?"

Worried that there was still something not taken out, she pinched it twice through the pants, didn't touch it, and pulled open his crotch to look.

"Gone?"

Ye Yaodong covered his crotch and laughed angrily. "Are you intentional? What is called gone? Didn't see such a big one, and it's gone?"

Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him. "Be serious, talk about business, don't be giggling like this."

"I am very serious. Who was not serious just now? Are you embarrassed to say me? The most shameless one is you."

"What list is this?"

"Look for yourself."

He rubbed his ribs that were a bit painful from being pinched just now, and then took the basin to wash his bath, leaving her alone to study there, and after he raised his spirit, he would punish her well.

Lin Xiuqing unfolded the list and took a look and knew that this was a fishing boat order contract. She immediately followed him to the front door.

The back door is now either chicken shit, duck shit, or goose shit, sheep shit. Ye Yaodong doesn't like to go to the back door to wash his bath, all carrying the basin to the front door courtyard to wash.

"Is the fishing boat you discussed with your friends set? The money earned from this trip is to book the boat? Don't say it early, but only one boat is booked here, aren't you saying you want to book two?"

"Money is not enough. Didn't bring money when going out this trip. Just selling cargo plus a little money from our dad in the city, barely booking one boat. If booking the second boat in a few days, have to make up the missing deposit."

"Oh, I said, why is there only that little money for no reason, you are just not serious..."

"How am I not serious? I am very serious. Clearly you are not serious, I didn't do anything to you, you did this and that to me."

"Shh shh shh... outside, at the door, shut up."

"You also know shame? Just now bold... hiss..."

Lin Xiuqing pinched him on his bare shoulder again, and then turned back to the room, not talking to him.

Don't know what words will be said if staying with him again. She wants to enter the room to put the contract away first, and then the pile of change on the table also has to be swept to the side, tidy up some food for him, Ye Fu is estimated to come over for dinner soon.

They arrived home when the sky was about to be dark. The meal time had long passed, and there was no leftover dish. In the middle of summer, if there was leftover, it was all poured away.

Ye Yaodong shouted at her from behind, "Don't put the list away first, wait for me to finish eating... forget it, it's quite tiring, talk about it tomorrow, it's dark now, you put it away first."

He originally thought about going to chat with A-Zheng and Xiao Xiao after eating, but thinking that he had stayed up all night and a day without closing his eyes, it was better to sleep first, and talk about it tomorrow after waking up.

If they go to sea tomorrow, it will be in time to talk tomorrow night.

His family's workshop was rarely lively again tonight. He stood at the door washing his bath and heard the noisy sound coming from there.

The surrounding neighbors also all ran over there to watch the excitement. Someone guarded the big gate and didn't let them in, but it didn't affect everyone standing outside the big gate looking inside and chatting.

So that their family surroundings looked cold and clear, and there was no sound of talking, even the children were all playing around the workshop, not playing at their door.

Chatting with his dad and A-Qing while eating, he was exhausted, his eyelids were fighting, and he lay on the bed early after the meal, sleeping as soon as he touched the pillow.

A-Qing didn't have time to care about him. The fishing boat just returned, and a pile of fish cargo was still being weighed and slaughtered one after another. With Uncle Pei and a few younger brothers, she could get away to tidy up the dinner for the two men.

This sleep Ye Yaodong slept incomparably deeply, even A-Qing taking the two small ones back to the room to sleep, he didn't feel it, and slept until noon the next day before waking up.

Long sleep didn't make him refreshed, but rather a bit tired, headache, and even more felt backache and leg pain.

Outside the hall, there was also the sound of the spatula and the iron pot occasionally colliding, just letting him catch up with the lunch.

Lin Xiuqing was tidying up the lunch alone, and saw him get up. "Woke up? It will be ready to eat in a while. Seeing you sleep so deeply, I thought you were too tired, so I didn't wake you up this morning, letting you sleep casually. You are also powerful, actually able to sleep until this point."

"Tired, when returning, I had already not closed my eyes for a day and a night, you know?"

"So tired, can't see it when returning yesterday. Go wash and gargle first."

"Has A-Guang been here?"

"No, why?"

"Nothing, it means he is not much stronger than me, it is estimated that he hasn't got up yet, at this time it is estimated that he is still sleeping."

Lin Xiuqing glanced at him unhappily. This also has to be compared?

After lunch, he felt his spirit was a bit better, and his head didn't hurt. In fact, the most important thing was the headache, backache and leg pain were all okay.

A-Guang also came over once after lunch, just sat for a while, accompanied the children to play for a while, and then went to the workshop to turn around and took his daughter back.

Mainly because he came over to take his daughter back. He was too exhausted when returning yesterday, and he didn't have the energy to deal with the children, so he went home to sleep directly, and only came over to pick up people today.

On the way back, he also passed by Xiao Xiao and A-Zheng's house to pass a word, wait for them to return tonight, go to his house to chat. Now that the people are not gathered, it is not suitable to chat about the boat matter. Anyway, what should be chatted, the two of them had already chatted on the boat and in the shipyard.

The whole family is busy, and he is the most idle. Originally, he wanted to go to the workshop to watch the excitement, but thinking that the old lady also loves excitement, he didn't go over, letting her watch more excitement over there, listen to gossip, and he stayed to watch the house.

Lying on the recliner at the door to enjoy the cool, and by the way, can take another nap, which is also quite comfortable.

Until the night fell, A-Guang came over with A-Zheng and Xiao Xiao together.

And he also let A-Qing take out the order received yesterday to show them.

"You take a look..."

A-Zheng giggled. "Aren't you making things difficult for me? How many words do you know, how many words do I know?"

"No promise, don't go to the literacy class if you are asked."

"Isn't it thinking that there is no place to use words? Just know how to write your own name, right? My dad and mom don't even know how to write their own names, don't they still live to old age?"

"Look at your promise, can that generation be the same as our generation? They are not full and not warm, just have something to eat, can they still manage whether they know words or not? You are not short of food, not short of clothes, and have money in your hands. Which boss doesn't know words? Your own name is written crookedly. Will people laugh at you if you say it out?"

A-Zheng rubbed his chin. "Makes sense, at least I am also a ten-thousand-yuan household, and I have some fame in the village. It is indeed a bit shameful not to know a few words."

"Right, and you will have more and more money in the future. If you don't know words, what if someone fools you, casually takes a list for you to sign, and cheats all your money away?"

"That is indeed, I will definitely have more and more money."

Ye Yaodong was speechless. This person only listens to what he wants to hear, and didn't listen to other words.

Xiao Xiao smiled and directly pulled the list from his hand. "You fool, dream your dream well. I'll look at the list. At least I know more words than you, and I can understand it by guessing."

"You two should find an opportunity to go to the literacy class, learn more words, there will be no harm, at least you can read newspapers and pretend to be forced."

A-Zheng patted the table. "That's really it! Passing by the town, seeing people holding newspapers and wearing glasses, sitting at the door, pretending to be intellectuals, it's really the same as what you said, quite able to pretend to be intellectuals."

"Maybe people are intellectuals."

"Wait for a while when free, I will go to the literacy class, and then subscribe to a few newspapers, sitting at the door in winter to read newspapers, how can I bluff people..."

"Hahaha..."

Everyone was amused by him.

"Don't talk nonsense, business is important. Because when going, I was thinking about going to the province to see, but didn't expect to not find the place for a long time. Local fishermen don't speak Mandarin, just use local dialect to talk a bunch, can't understand."

"Ask others, didn't speak clearly, asked them to the boat to point the way, they didn't want to, and it was dark, so we had to return. Thinking about not looking for it, wasting time, simply booked in the city, it's close and convenient, no need to fear that the whip is not long enough."

"So the money was not brought enough. Originally, I only thought about booking two, but the money from selling cargo this trip is only enough to barely take it as a deposit for one boat. If booking the second boat, I have to bring a little more."

"The booked fishing boat is the same specification as Dongsheng, but the price has risen. Look at the amount on the contract, it is written well, look at it and then we chat."

Ye Yaodong roughly explained the situation to them.

A-Zheng sat at the table with his feet up, didn't even look at the contract. "You take the lead, we don't know as much as you. Anyway, everyone has a share in this matter. You can't pit yourself if you pit anyone."

"Then you still have to look at it, didn't know a few words, at least look at the numbers."

"Determined to book two boats?" Xiao Xiao was a bit hesitant.

"Delivered at the end of next year, don't have to pay money immediately. Can't you earn more next year? Set it down early, maybe it will rise again after a year."

A-Guang also persuaded: "Think about it, our boat doesn't need a year to earn back. Booking two boats, the four of us divide it, it's not much. I now regret that the Harvest occupies too few shares, earning a lot less money, half of it is divided."

Xiao Xiao and A-Zheng looked at each other, feeling that what they said made sense.

They also know how much money their two boats can earn, more than outsiders know.

A-Zheng took the lead in responding. "That's okay, then I have no opinion. Anyway, just pay a deposit first. We can also afford it. This boat deposit is 4,000 yuan, then the second boat deposit is 6,000 yuan? Just make up 10,000?"

"Almost, tell us when leaving, if coming over to book the second one, have to make up the deposit, two boats pay 10,000."

"Then the four of us, divide equally? One boat, one person occupies half?"

Xiao Xiao saw that A-Zheng had made a decision, so he didn't hesitate. Anyway, it wouldn't be a loss. If he really couldn't take out the money, he would transfer some shares to them at that time, or divide some for the brothers in the family.

Ye Yaodong shook his head. "No, 3322 division, you two occupy three shares each, A-Guang and I occupy two shares each. When the two boats are in hand, they can also be separated. Two people divide one boat, 64 division, or together 3322, but you two must occupy the big head. At that time, the boat will be handed over to you to drive."

"Right, although I and A-Dong have many boats in hand, both of us are a bit unable to separate. If we ask us to drive another boat, we don't have this free time. You rent the trawler at home to brothers or relatives, and drive the big boat with your old dad or call another brother to drive it

The two of them fell silent again, either looking up at the ceiling or staring at the walls while pondering this problem.

Ye Yaodong added, "If I hadn't been thinking about letting you all take control of the fishing boats, I would have also considered a 50-50 split. If I held a slightly larger share, I could also get a larger cut of the money."

Ah Guang also said, "Although the costs are a bit higher, we will always break even eventually. Whether it's a 50-50 or a 60-40 split, you only need to come up with a thousand or so more, and you only have to pay by the end of next year. If you really feel the pressure and can't come up with it, then we can just do a 50-50 split when the time comes. For now, why don't we just temporarily go with 3-3-2-2?"

Xiao Xiao nodded, "That works too. Let's agree on 3-3-2-2 for now. When the time comes, if we still want an equal split or to change to a 60-40 split for a single boat, we can discuss it when we go to pay for the boats."

"Since you have no objections, I have no objections either."

"Alright, then there's no problem. See if you have time tomorrow? If you do, we'll drive the tractor straight to the shipyard. We'll all go together to finalize it; I have to give you all a sense of participation, otherwise, how can I just let you put up the money?" Ye Yaodong said with a teasing smile.

"Haha, that works. Ordering a boat is a big deal, and it's a good time to take a day off. I'll go back tonight and tell my father; I haven't told him yet that I'm ordering a large boat."

Ah Guang looked at Ah Zheng with a strange expression, "Damn, you're that bold? You're doing this without asking for permission first?"

"Ah, my father only has me as a son, so of course, what I say goes. I'll talk to him tonight and discuss it. He will definitely think I've made something of myself and will be so happy he'll wake up laughing from his dreams."

Ye Yaodong silently lit a candle for him in his heart and patted his shoulder, "That's a great thought. I hope so, and I hope that when we set off tomorrow, I'll be able to see you in one piece."

"Nonsense, he only has me as a son, and he still needs me to provide for him in his old age, so how could he beat me to death? Besides, what I'm doing is so promising—ordering a boat just like the Dongsheng—how glorious for our ancestors! My mother will probably light incense for the ancestors in the middle of the night to tell them all about it."

Everyone laughed until they were dying.

Lin Xiuqing, sitting in front of the stove, was also speechless. Birds of a feather flock together; if Adong hadn't kept telling them to do this and that, would he really be the type to light incense for his ancestors in the middle of the night?

Xiao Xiao also gave him a thumbs up, "You're the brave one; I wouldn't dare. From the time I was little until now, I don't know how many sticks my father has broken on me. I only told him about ordering one boat that day, but now we're ordering two. I'll have to talk to him properly when I go back tonight. However, I already gave him a heads-up before, so there shouldn't be any problem; he'll probably be pleased."

"My father will definitely be the same; he'll definitely think I've really made something of myself."

Ye Yaodong felt that his father thinking he had made something of himself was one thing, but doing things without asking first... he had experience with that...

For small things, he'd get a scolding, but for a big deal like this involving tens of thousands of yuan, breaking two sticks would be getting off lightly.

Being so promising would indeed make him pleased, but doing it only when the time was right and still needing his father's help would probably make him angry enough to die.

"Then it's settled. Tomorrow morning at 6:00, we'll drive the tractor straight to the shipyard to finalize the boats. That way, we won't have to keep worrying about this matter. The sooner we settle it, the sooner we can rest easy."

"No problem."

"Then how should we split the deposit for now?"

Everyone looked at Ye Yaodong, after all, he was the one who had fronted the money today.

"10,000 yuan, let everyone put up 2,500. Let's split it evenly first; anyway, no one is short of that 500 yuan, so it doesn't matter if you put up more or less."

"Can do. We'll bring the money tomorrow and then pay you back what you fronted today."

"Alright, that's fine. It's rare that such a big matter has been settled; should we have a few drinks?"

Ah Zheng shook his head, which was rare.

"Forget it. I'm exhausted from going out at night and just getting back, and I have to get up early tomorrow. When I go back, I still have to report to my father; I don't have time to drink."

"That's true. The last sentence is the main point. You'd better go back and get beaten first."

"Nonsense, how could I get beaten?"

Joke, how could he not get beaten?

This thought flashed through all three of their minds.