Chapter 1186: Obtaining Resources

The tractor drove all the way, and they chatted all the way.

Others stood up after sitting for a while, looking around.

Looking at the surrounding environment, it slowly changed from a bustling street to a country path, then to a small town, and then passed through a field of rice paddies.

They also slowly became listless from being full of novelty, squatting there.

Ye Yaodong turned his head and glanced inadvertently, feeling that this carload of people looked like refugees.

From the middle of the night to the next night, bumpy all the way, everyone couldn't hold on, and they were all a bit skeptical, but since it had reached this point, they could only firmly believe that Ye Yaodong hadn't lied to them.

Originally, it was Ye Yaodong who said this. He was the richest person in their family now, and they all felt there was no need to lie to them, so they all believed it.

And with an old lady cooperating, they also knew a little about the old man's past.

It's just that the long journey really makes people doubt life.

Those who originally believed became a bit uneasy, doubting whether they would be taken to some bad place.

When the sky was full of sunset glow, they entered a village. Not long after, they immediately heard lively talking.

Everyone instantly became energetic.

They all stood up, looked outside, full of surprise.

"Arrived?"

"Should be arrived, right? It's almost dark, and we've been in the car for so long."

"Ah, I see the flowing banquet..."

"Everyone is eating, there really is a flowing banquet, we can eat at night, and there are quite a lot of people."

"Just in time, haha..."

Ye Yaodong was a bit embarrassed, fortunately, Ye Yaohai couldn't understand their local dialect.

"Is that the ancestral hall in front?"

Ye Yaohai also stood up and said affirmatively, "Yes, it's the entrance of the ancestral hall, the big red flowers on the door are tied up. You must be tired after sitting in the car for so long, get off the car later and have a good rest."

"I recognize the traditional character 'Ye' on the plaque, it should be here, no mistake."

"It's really imposing, such a high wall, and painted with red lacquer, the door is taller than two people..."

Ye Yaohai smiled, "Overseas Chinese paid for it, everyone built it well. After all, it's the ancestral hall. No matter where people are, the ancestors are here, and this is everyone's root. Of course, it must be built well. If the ancestors are good, everyone is good."

Ye's father and the others hurriedly followed, "Yes, ancestors are good, everyone is good. We also prepared a red envelope before we came out, and we also contributed some effort, but we don't know who to give it to. You help us give it later."

He smiled, "Uncle, you are really polite, even packing red envelopes."

"Must, must. This ancestral hall is completed. Although it is said that overseas Chinese paid for it, this red envelope for the public must still be given. This is a happy event."

"You are really particular people."

While talking, everyone also took out the red envelopes from their luggage bags. They were all wrapped in red paper, with their respective names written on them.

Since it was given to the public of the ancestral hall, Ye Yaohai certainly couldn't refuse.

But he didn't take it.

"Everyone don't worry, get off the car first, I'll lead you to the clan elders later, you just give it to the clan elders."

"That works."

After everyone waited for the tractor to stop at the door, they all jumped down.

The people eating around all looked at their group curiously.

And their group also looked at the villagers eating curiously, and then looked at the imposing ancestral hall behind. Everyone had a smile on their face, feeling a sense of pride. It turned out that their roots were here.

Falling leaves returning to their roots is a thought everyone has, but they have taken root in Bai Sha Village for a lifetime, and they have no sense of belonging here.

But it is the ancestral hall after all, and it is also the old man's root.

Ye Yaohai greeted the people around as he walked, and the people around also looked at them happily, whispering curiously.

They followed Ye Yaohai honestly, watching him ask people, and then leading them into the ancestral hall.

Then he led them to a square table inside. There were a few old men talking there at the edge of the square table, and there was a pile of red paper, as well as pen and ink on the table.

Ye Yaohai greeted the few old men, and introduced them to each other in Mandarin.

Those few clan elders also said a lot of things they couldn't understand in the local dialect, and Ye Yaohai translated it.

Ye's father and Uncle Ye also greeted those people in broken Mandarin, saying what his grandfather's name was.

Ye Yaodong just listened with a smile. With a bunch of elders around, it wasn't their turn to speak.

It's usually fine, but these are all clan elders, and most of them are very rigid.

Then, not long after, his father and the others all started to take out red envelopes, and their juniors also followed to take out red envelopes. After all, everyone was married, and after forming a family, they had to give red envelopes for human relations.

An old man took a writing brush and recorded a note for each of them on the red list, all with their names written on it.

After a simple greeting, Ye Yaohai translated for them, saying that after the ceremony tomorrow, they would write their names on the genealogy, below their grandfather's line.

Then he led them outside to eat.

"These are all people who came to help, so there are meals provided. You are guests from afar, of course, you can sit down and eat together. I'll accompany you to eat here first, and later I'll ask the clan elders to see whose house has an empty room to settle you down. You might have to squeeze a bit."

Ye Yaodong hurriedly said, "It doesn't matter, it's not that particular when going out, just have a place to lie down and sleep."

"Okay, then let's eat first."

Everyone was starving, but they couldn't be too embarrassing or ugly when going out, so everyone was very restrained.

After all, the people in the village were watching, and many of them might still be the families or relatives of wealthy overseas Chinese, so of course, they had to leave a good impression.

While they were eating, some curious aunts and uncles also enthusiastically came to chat with them. Everyone gestured and talked to each other, and they could communicate.

After eating, it was dark. Ye Yaohai also arranged three rooms for them, and the three families were separated to squeeze in.

It just happened that their respective fathers and sons squeezed into one room, which was convenient for talking.

After the accommodation was allocated, they were taken to watch the big play.

I heard that a play troupe was invited to sing for a week, and they had already sung for 4 days, with three days left, just in time for the end of the flowing banquet.

This period of time in the village is the most lively time. There is a play in the afternoon and a play in the evening. All the villages nearby come with their own stools after dinner and run over early to occupy seats.

When they arrived, they could only stand on the outermost periphery to see a shadow. The noise around was constant, and they couldn't hear the voices clearly, so they had to listen to the people on the side chatting.

Everyone was also supporting the scene. If they couldn't hear, they chatted about their favorite topics.

They also chatted and inquired with everyone. The people around were all chatting about those overseas Chinese.

Many older generations said that life was bitter in the past, and there was no way, so they smuggled abroad. If there was a way, who would want to leave their hometown...

Unexpectedly, many fellow villagers who went out made it, and now under the new series of policies, many overseas Chinese have returned to repay their hometowns, and even the villagers in the village have benefited.

Ye Yaodong also followed the topic to inquire about those overseas Chinese, but he didn't hear anything fresh. What everyone was most interested in was the topic of opening a factory, and the villagers would have work to do when the time came.

There were also many people in the village who saw the overseas Chinese return so gloriously. During this period of time, many people also went abroad to work one after another, setting off a wave of going abroad.

So the young people they saw in the village were a bit less.

Ye Yaohai also stood with them and chatted, and asked if any of their family members wanted to go abroad to work, he could arrange it.

Ye Yaodong hurriedly shook his head, "My family doesn't have any. I don't know about my uncle and second uncle, I'll ask tomorrow? My children are all young, the oldest is only 15."

"15 is also fine."

"That won't do!" Ye's father immediately opposed, "Ahai is the eldest grandson, how can he be sent abroad? He's only 15, we've already arranged for him to go to the shipyard, no need for him to go abroad to work. It's an iron rice bowl in the shipyard."

"Ahai?"

Ye Yaohai was stunned for a moment. Isn't Ahai calling him?

"It's my eldest nephew, his name is Ye Chenghai. I don't know if there is anyone in the previous generation who has this name. We are located by the sea, and many people in the village are called something something Hai."

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua just nodded. They didn't know how to speak, let alone Mandarin, so they just listened and watched the big play.

This is too rare. It was hard to see once in the past few years.

"Oh, I see. I was just stunned for a moment when I heard the name. There are also a few people called Ahai in our village, and there are also those called Adong and Anan, haha."

Ye Yaodong also laughed along.

Now people's names are very casual, with surnames and generations. The last word can be anything.

Some only have the first child with a generation, and the children behind don't have a generation, following the trend, Jianguo, Jianjun, Jianqiang, Jianshe... a lot.

"It's not bad to be able to enter the shipyard, only 15, very powerful, and it will be an iron rice bowl in the future."

Ye's father nodded happily, "That's right, this is all Dongzi's credit."

"Is Adong so powerful?"

"He is now President Ye..."

It was rare for Ye's father to catch an opportunity, and he started to brag with all his might.

No matter what, he had to let people know how powerful his son was, especially in front of the old family, otherwise people would think they were relatives coming to take advantage.

Until the opera ended and the curtain fell, the people in front stood up, and the people behind them left one after another.

Ye Yaohai also sent them back and let them have a good rest first.

They greeted the host and returned to the room.

When Ye Yaopeng came back, he said regretfully, "We went too late, standing too far back, we couldn't hear a few sentences, and it was noisy around."

"Go to listen to the opera earlier tomorrow. Since we are here, let's go back after the excitement is over."

"Hey, I heard them talking about going abroad just now. It's a pity that the children in our family are too young, otherwise we could really send them abroad. Going abroad is so fragrant now. People say that it's easy to find work abroad, and the wages are high. You can get rich if you go out."

"Yes, the children in the family are too young, let's see in a few years."

Ye's father, as he got older, paid attention to having children and grandchildren, and didn't have much interest in children going abroad, and maybe he also had some feudal old thoughts.

"Who knows if it's good or not? It looks good to others, but you can't see the children after they are sent away. How far is abroad."

Ye Yaodong said objectively, "There are advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is like what Dad said, you can't see people, and who knows if you can make a lot of money when you go out. If you go out, you might just be washing dishes for others, and the family is not short of that bite to eat. It's not certain that you can make a lot of money if you go abroad. The family's conditions are not bad now."

"There is an advantage. If you can return to study with the status of an overseas Chinese, it's quite good, and there is key care."

Ye Yaopeng nodded, "Let's talk about it later, the children in the family are all young. This Lao Hai must also want to make money."

"This is certain, it costs a lot of money to send abroad."

"It's very late, go to sleep early, we have to get up early tomorrow to worship the ancestors."

Being in a strange place, everyone was a bit excited, and everyone was thinking about worshipping the ancestors early tomorrow morning, so they tossed and turned at night, and the snoring sounded one after another in the second half of the night.

Early in the morning, when they heard the movement outside, they immediately climbed up. In fact, it was just dawn, but today is a big day, and all the Ye surnames in the village got up early.

After Ye Yaodong and his father and brothers got up, they also took out their new clothes and new leather shoes to wear. Clothes make the man, and everyone looked much more bright and beautiful.

When they walked to the ancestral hall, the entrance was already in full swing. A large group of people were busy there, cooking rice, picking vegetables, some old men going in and out, and many young and middle-aged people were also watching on the side.

As soon as they walked over, someone greeted them and let them have breakfast first.

Some tables on the side were already full of people who came to have breakfast.

Looking at it, it was not much different from when they set up a banquet for the birthday of the Mazu Temple. It was all the same, and it felt very kind.

After they came, others also came one after another, and even some villagers also came over.

After eating, everyone didn't leave, and they were all waiting in the open space, or helping out if there was anything to do.

When the time was approaching, a small car suddenly drove into the village. The sound of the engine could be heard from afar, and there were exclamations from the villagers.

Ye Yaodong and the others were originally sitting in the corner with nothing to do, chatting with the local villagers.

And his father, uncle, and second uncle were chatting with Ye Yaohai's father and the others, straightening out the relationship of the older generation, and contacting the feelings of cousins who had never met.

Seeing a small car looking toward the ancestral hall from afar, everyone stood up, and everyone was discussing that overseas Chinese had come.

"Really glorious..." Ye's father said with a bit of envy, "With so many people watching and surrounding, this life is worth it."

Ye Yaodong put his arm around his father's shoulder and said with a smile, "Tomorrow, your son will also buy a small car to make you glorious."

"Really or fake?"

"Don't scold me, don't break my dog's leg."

"Hehe, if you really have the ability to buy it, why would I scold you?"

"You speak nicely. You have too many previous records. No matter what I buy, you oppose it."

"That was because you were too unreliable before, and you bought this and that when you didn't have much money. When you can really afford a small car, why would I still scold you?"

"Cut, you said it. When the time comes, Mom and the others scold me, you stop them."

"Wait until you have this ability."

Small matter, tens of thousands of yuan is enough to buy a small car. If he really wants to buy it, he can fully afford it, and he can find a way to get it.

It's just that the money on hand is too wasteful to buy a small car, and the cost-effectiveness is not high, and the road is so bad. Plus, there is no benefit in showing off now.

He has shown off enough in the village, and he doesn't need a small car to set it off.

As soon as the small car stopped, several people in suits and leather shoes got off. Two young people even had hair gel on their heads, really looking like humans, completely different from the bunch of people in gray Zhongshan suits around them.

However, everyone had a smile on their face, no arrogant expression, which didn't make people uncomfortable. And as soon as they got off the car, they shook hands with the clan elders, and then greeted Ye Yaohai, and walked into the ancestral hall together.

He happened to be standing with Ye Yaohai, chatting just now, and was pulled in together.

He asked Ye Yaohai in a low voice, "Are these the only overseas Chinese?"

"No, there are more, they haven't come yet, there should be several cars later, it's not time yet."

"So glorious."

"Returning to the hometown in glory is also a great happy event in life. You are not bad either, you are President Ye, and you are also very presentable."

"Where, it's all a false name, don't take it seriously, haha, it's embarrassing."

He was indeed embarrassed.

Before he could recover, Ye Yaohai actually introduced him to those overseas Chinese, and focused on the title of President Ye.

Grass! Bragged too much by his father.

Bragging one after another, even more outrageous.

Ye Yaodong's face turned red instantly. He had never been so embarrassed. He knew the moisture in his President Ye.

It was fine to be bragged about in his own countryside, but he was specifically brought out to be bragged about in front of people who had seen the world. He was so embarrassed that he almost forgot how to speak.

"Hehe, don't listen to Lao Hai's nonsense, just changed a title, not enough to look at."

An old man with some age smiled and said, "The younger generation is formidable, already very powerful. This age is much more powerful than we were at the beginning. Didn't expect that the descendants of the Fourth Uncle's branch would return."

"It's also a coincidence, fortunately, our names are all ranked by generation, and you know there is a little relationship as soon as you hear it."

"Leather in Wenzhou is very famous in Italy. I also know a few bosses there, and it seems that some are also preparing to return to invest and open factories."

"Coincidence, I just returned from Wenzhou a few days ago, and I am investing in lighters with friends."

"Oh? Are there lighters in China?"

"Some shops in China also sell them very expensively. My friend developed it himself, and the small workshop he made is much cheaper. I just partnered with one," Ye Yaodong chatted with them with a smile.

"Powerful, let the local government help support it when the time comes, make it bigger, it will be incredible in the future."

"Hehe, small trouble, can't compare to big guys like Uncle."

"What big guy or not, just call me Uncle Zhong. Our Ye surname really has talents, and we can have a future wherever we go, haha!"

"It's also good to come back and take a look. Didn't expect to meet so many overseas Chinese in the same village. It's all thanks to Ahai's help in contacting, so that everyone can contribute money and effort to build the hometown together."

Ye Yaohai smiled and said, "I'm just doing a small favor. Being able to help our hometown get better and better, it still depends on your help, Uncle."

"When the time comes, you have to help us look at the hotels and cannery factories in the city. In a while, we may approve another piece of land, and then set up a fish cannery factory. You find someone to help us watch it."

"No problem."

Ye Yaodong's eyes lit up, "Fish cannery factory?"

"Are you also interested?"

"Hehe, canned food is high-grade goods. I catch fish, and I have several boats. Of course, I feel kind when I hear about fish cannery. But this thing needs machines, I can't do it. I just set up a fish sauce workshop at home."

"Oh? Fish sauce is good. Authentic fish sauce can't be bought abroad. We old folks have been thinking about this for many years."

Ye Yaodong was happy, "Then Uncle thinks there is a market for fish sauce abroad?"

"Can only say average, foreigners can't accept this taste, but the overseas Chinese in the southeast coastal area miss it very much. If you make some to sell, it's also fine, but it's hard to make it big and strong. Can you transport this? It all has to be packed in big jars, right? There is no glass bottle packaging in China now, right?"

"Wait for Lao Hai to help me get the machine, I can produce it in bags, the loss is lower. Does Uncle's business abroad involve this?"

"There are some products, we also have wholesale. I thought about it and said, if you have convenient transportation packaging, you can transport a batch to try."

"Good, good, good, thank you Uncle. Didn't expect to be able to open up the overseas market from Uncle, hahaha."

"Hehe, we are all fellow villagers, helping each other is what we should do. As long as there is money to earn, what can't be done."

"Good, then I count on Uncle to help take care of it in the future."

Ye Yaohai smiled and patted his shoulder, "Good boy, chatting with you for a few words and you hooked up, opening up the overseas market?"

"Where, where, this is not yet a shadow, hehe, just said it."

Uncle Zhong smiled and said, "I'm not joking. When you have everything ready and have goods, contact my son in the city, his name is Ye Yaohui, let him leave you a landline number."

Ye Yaodong looked at the young man who had been visiting and walking around in the ancestral hall.

Ye Yaohui was also called back, and then smiled and left Ye Yaodong the address and number.

He carefully put away the note. This is all money. If this overseas line is opened, there will be benefits in the future, and it will also be a stable income.

After returning, immediately increase the intensity of collecting groceries.

Fermentation also takes a long cycle, which is also a helpless thing.

"Is Uncle in Italy?"

"Yes, I am in Italy, my younger brother is in the UK, my sister and two nieces are in Canada, two nephews are in Germany, this son was hard-called back from Australia, my daughter is studying in France, and two sons and a little daughter are with me."

Ye Yaodong was dumbfounded.

Can a family be torn apart like this?

If it's a family dinner, do you have to summon it from all over the world?

Ye's father and others were also stunned. Can a family be distributed all over the world?

Ye Yaodong smacked his lips, "Your family is really powerful, with your own people all over the world."

Ye Yaohui smiled and said, "Our Chinese people can occupy the earth if they leave a little bit of human seed in the world. What is running all over the world, hahaha."

"You are really powerful. The farthest I have been in my life is the provincial capital, haha."

"Normal, the farthest some people in the village have been is the nearby town. After all, our traffic is not convenient, it will be convenient in the future." Ye Yaohai also followed the conversation.

Just as they were talking lively, the car horn sounded outside again, and everyone knew that another overseas Chinese had come.

The clan elders immediately went out to greet them.

Not long after, four or five men, women, old and young came again.

Then not long after, cars came one after another, and the ancestral hall was also full of a large group of people in bright clothes.

Everyone was full of smiles, greeting each other politely, chatting.

There were also many Ye family members mixed in, chatting and getting close to those overseas Chinese, and many were their respective relatives.

Ye Yaodong still followed Uncle Zhong, after all, this was the first one who promised to help him sell fish sauce abroad.

He listened to everyone showing off there, and also knew that these were overseas Chinese from many countries, at least seven or eight countries.

Tsk tsk tsk, the older generation really smuggled as a trend. As long as Mazu agrees, you can go anywhere in the world.

However, as he chatted, he also asked Uncle Zhong if he was interested in lighters, and showed him the lighter he carried with him, and explained that the cost was only a few yuan, and kept bewitching people saying that there was a market.

"Haha, you are a person who knows how to do business. I will accept this lighter first. Let's talk about this later. This thing is not bad."

"Good, good, good, ancestor worship is important, it should be almost time, let's contact Uncle properly later, invite Uncle to drink tea."

However, while they were talking, others also looked at the lighter in Uncle Zhong's hand. Hearing that the cost was only a few yuan and it was produced domestically, everyone was very interested, and they all asked Ye Yaodong to give them contact information.

Ye Yaodong's face was stiff with laughter. A random push had unexpected surprises. He hurriedly borrowed pen and paper and gave them the phone number of the Bai Sha Village Committee.

And he said that it was not easy for individuals to get a phone, and the approval was not easy to pass, so he could only let them call the village committee phone first, and then transfer it to him, or let them leave him a phone number.

Just like this, taking advantage of the gap before ancestor worship, he stuffed a pile of notes in his pocket, all of which were contact information for big shots.

These are all resources.

The local area pays the most attention to the clan. With this layer of relationship, generally, if there is anything, they will help if they can. And Chinese people like to hug together wherever they go.

So many contact methods, this trip really earned him.

In the current situation where domestic materials are scarce and labor is not, there are very few things that can be exported, and many materials are smuggled in from abroad in various ways.

But China is not short of labor, which led to cheap labor, and foreign capital likes cheap labor in China.

This led to the prosperity of foreign trade not long after. In the 90s, foreigners lined up and held money to find Chinese factories for processing.

"It's almost time, prepare for the ancestor worship ceremony."

Someone shouted, and everyone was a little quieter. ===== CHAPTER 1187 =====