Chapter 1191: The Boat is Almost in Hand

After staying at home for two days, and it was cold and windy for two days, on the morning of the third day, as soon as Ye Yaodong got up, he was warmed by the sun.

The winter sun is exceptionally comfortable. Seeing that there was no wind, the father and son immediately decided to go out to sea. Anyway, the supplies were ready-made, calling people, and temporarily going to refuel and add ice was no problem.

In a hurry, the people from the Dongsheng and Harvest boats went out to sea to fish together after breakfast.

This trip out to sea was already the 2nd. Ye Yaodong originally agreed with Fang Jingfu to deliver the goods on the 5th, but he thought it wouldn't matter for a day or two. The harvest at sea these days was quite good, and it was rare for the sun to be out all the time, and the wind and waves were small.

In the cold winter weather, it often blows cold wind, which also affects the wind and waves at sea, so there are few days to go out to sea in winter. Now that the weather is rare and good, he also thought about catching for a few more days.

When it was the 6th, he told Pei's father that he wanted to return first to pick up the goods.

The money he had on hand was only the 2,000-plus yuan from selling goods in the past few days, but he wasn't afraid.

Not to mention that the shop normally sells goods for at least 6,000 or 7,000 yuan a month, just the 5,000 lighters given in the previous batch could sell for 50,000 yuan.

Although he had calculated the accounts intermittently when he passed by the city last month and took them home, according to what his father-in-law said on the phone before, in the past week or so, the goods had been cleared slowly, and the turnover should be around 20,000 yuan, which was almost enough for him to pay the final payment.

Last time, 7,500 yuan was owed and not paid, and this time there was another payment for goods. Counting it up, he had to pay...

He hadn't paid a single cent of deposit, just a phone call.

It was also Fang Jingfu who was righteous and didn't say anything.

When he went out to sea, he had already calculated it. When he passed by the city, he would collect the money from the shop and then go directly to Zhejiang Province.

However, just in case, because of the settlement of the construction site material costs, the shop's money wasn't enough. On the way back, he borrowed the cash on his boat from Pei's father again, and agreed to pay it back when he returned.

Pei's father was also happy that there was no cash on hand, didn't have to worry about having too much money on hand, and could take advantage of the good weather to catch for a few more days, so he borrowed it readily.

He also moved the goods on the boat to the Dongsheng, and entrusted him to sell them when he went to the city, saving the Harvest boat a trip and saving some oil money.

Ye Yaodong sold the goods, took the money from the shop and calculated it, and the money on hand was even more, which could be over 25,000.

Because it was a day late from the agreed date, when he was in the city, he specially called Fang Jingfu and agreed to arrive before the evening of the 7th.

Then he hurriedly drove the boat from the city directly to Zhejiang Province. This trip took a long time.

Fortunately, the weather had been good these past few days, and it was smooth sailing. He set off on the afternoon of the 6th and arrived on the afternoon of the 7th.

He didn't stay long, settled the owed payment for goods together with the payment for this batch, and handed over all the remaining money to Fang Jingfu, ordering the next batch of 10,000 goods.

This time he learned his lesson and wanted to order goods in advance, otherwise, it wouldn't be easy to distribute them when the time came.

And during the night of rest, he also chatted a lot with Fang Jingfu.

Fang Jinfu said that they should take advantage of the current market void, where many people are just starting to set up small workshops, just following the trend, and before others have grown big, they should take the lead in expanding and developing.

They must do it bigger than everyone else in advance and occupy the market first. As long as their scale is large enough and they look formal enough, naturally, more people will come to them.

Large factories and small workshops, of course, large factories are more convincing.

If he didn't come this time, Fang Jinfu would have called him in a few days to discuss and ask for his opinion.

Of course, he had no opinion. He didn't understand anything about market expansion, so of course, he left it to those who understood. He only needed to provide money. He wouldn't interfere in these trivial matters.

For other things, he only needed to watch and give opinions when he should, and support when he should. What's more, Fang Jinfu's idea came up very timely, without anyone mentioning it, so of course, he agreed immensely.

Actually, the most important thing was that the order volume was getting larger and larger. Many people saw that things could make money, so they swarmed in, which now led to his house not being enough to use, and he had to recruit more people.

Instead of constantly looking for houses and making himself exhausted and taking up time, it was better to directly ask the government to approve a piece of land and build a large one himself.

During this period, although it was said that funds had returned a little, he still had no money on hand. The raw materials ordered outside couldn't keep up with the orders, so he simply went to find connections to buy machines to produce raw materials himself.

Two rooms in Ye Yaodong's house were vacated for him, producing accessories 24 hours a day.

He also had ideas. The accessories outside couldn't keep up with his production, so he made them himself.

That's why he had less and less money the more he worked.

Now he was thinking about approving land, and it just happened that Ye Yaodong's funds came back, which could take a part to approve land, and the rest could continue to buy machines to produce accessories.

That was to say, counting on this sum of money that was about to be in hand, Fang Jinfu could have ideas again.

For other things, Ye Yaodong also didn't understand anything, just listening to Fang Jinfu talking freely there, chatting about his ideas.

However, he also gave some suggestions, letting Fang Jinfu, in addition to aiming at production, also hire people to design the appearance to make it more exquisite.

"I want to too, but funds are tight now. Now I have to spend money to buy land and build a factory. The tens of thousands of yuan that have been returned one after another now have to be tossed about for other things, and there is no venue now."

"Must wait for the new factory to be built, then move to the new factory, and then think about other patterns, and then design. Now, I can only temporarily tidy up these simple ones, earn more money, and get the money in hand first."

"Now the venue hasn't been solved, production can't come up, so many patterns can't be done."

Ye Yaodong felt that what he said was also right.

The venue is a problem. Without a venue, production is limited. Now it's not a problem of variety, but production can't keep up with the speed of sales.

Although orders are received until hands are soft, accessories can also be found in several small workshops, or simply buy machines to produce accessories yourself, but the key is that you need a large enough venue to support it.

"What you said is right, still have to find the government to approve a large piece of land to build a large factory. Now, can only use your own home again."

"Or temporarily find a piece of open space and just set up a rain shed."

Fang Jinfu sighed, "My home has long been used, so I discussed it with you last night. If there is no opinion, I will go to the government to approve the land tomorrow, first take a piece of open space to temporarily build a rain shed, as long as it can block the wind and rain, and then take a piece to build a factory. No matter what, I have to get the production up first."

"I returned to my hometown to worship ancestors some time ago. Many relatives are overseas Chinese, from seven or eight countries. They returned to repair the ancestral hall, and donated money to repair roads, build schools and hospitals. I took the opportunity to promote our lighters, and asked for a pile of contact information..."

Fang Jinfu's eyes lit up.

"Really! I really didn't misread you, you really have strong strength, and a pile of overseas Chinese relatives? It's already good for people to have one or two overseas Chinese relatives. I don't know how many people envy being able to get foreign exchange certificates. You can even promote lighters to them?"

"So I thought about letting you hire people to design more patterns and colors, and make it more exquisite, so we can export it. They heard that our cost is low, only a few yuan, and they are all very interested."

"Do it, do it, do it immediately. After solving the venue tomorrow, hire someone to design." Fang Jinfu's confidence suddenly increased.

Ye Yaodong smiled and liked such a person of action.

It wasn't that he hadn't thought about earning a sum from it, and then reselling it to overseas Chinese, but he really didn't understand these products. If exporting for a long time, he certainly couldn't sell too expensive, and mainly he didn't understand exporting. His old profession was fishing boats and fish catches.

Partnering with Fang Jinfu, of course, must have sincerity. He also holds shares, and relatives are introduced. Leave the rest to Fang Jinfu. He also counts as sales. When the time comes, talk to Fang Jinfu again. The sales of guests introduced by him always have extra commissions.

However, this is of course a later matter.

This wave of overseas Chinese relatives also counts as adding weight to himself. Even if the company grows bigger and stronger in the future, Fang Jinfu can't kick him away at will.

Ye Yaodong thought of this and was also exceptionally satisfied with his own intelligence.

Only after a person reflects his own value can he make others value him more.

"When I design new products, I will call you and mail you some samples."

"Okay."

It had only been a short month, and he felt that their grass-roots team seemed to be a bit decent again.

Fang Jinfu rubbed his hands, wishing he could have a big fight immediately.

The day after the conversation ended, he went to the government to apply for land approval early in the morning.

However, it takes time for the land to be approved, and it has to go through the procedure, and it has to be rectified, and it has to be built. These all need time, not overnight.

So at least for a few months, they still have to squeeze in this house of Ye Yaodong, or in a temporarily built shed, first slowly develop and accumulate, but the design can be carried out at the same time.

Ye Yaodong thought that in a few months it would be 1986, maybe the policy would be more relaxed, and he could apply for a company again.

Because he was also in a hurry to send the goods to the city, he didn't stay in Wenzhou City. After counting the goods, he lived at home for one night and chatted for one night, rested well, and left by boat early the next morning.

Staying longer, anyway, there was nothing else that needed him.

He had been at sea for many days, and only rested well on the night he went ashore in Wenzhou City, which could be considered as relieving fatigue.

So when he arrived in the city the next night, after handing over the new batch of lighters to his father-in-law, he went out to sea again, planning to continue fishing.

Anyway, he had rested, and the weather had been good recently, so he would catch for a few more days before going back.

And when they drove the boat towards the East China Sea, they contacted the Harvest boat. Pei's father was also still there and wasn't in a hurry to go back.

Everyone is a qualified social animal.

Their two boats also discussed catching for three or four more days, and then going back together would be company.

Ye Yaodong also told everyone, and after finishing, he suddenly blurted out a sentence.

"Earn money at sea, spend money at sea, don't even think about bringing a cent home."

"What?"

"Just drag the net for a few more days to pay back Pei's money. Isn't all the money on hand exchanged for goods? Now the pockets are empty. Dragging the net for a few more days, at most, it will barely be enough to pay him back. Going home is still no money."

Someone didn't react.

"Isn't that working for nothing?"

"All exchanged for goods, only after the goods are sold can they become money."

"Then it's better to put the money in hand, no need to change like this..."

Ye Yaodong was speechless, looking at Xiao Wu with a heartbroken face. This Xiao Wu was only two years older than Chen Shi and hadn't married yet.

"You deserve to be a wage earner, just work hard for me."

Xiao Wu touched his head and didn't feel he was wrong anywhere.

"Prepare to lift the net, persist for three or four more days and then go back."

"Okay."

The two boats stayed at sea for three or four more days before going ashore to sell goods. After selling the goods, they barely managed to pay back Pei's loan, but there wasn't enough money to refuel and go back, so they could only go to the shop to take some more.

Life is so difficult, all relying on having enough industries.

Lin Xiuqing didn't know he could stay away for so long this time. Before going out to sea, she heard him mention it twice, and thought he would come back directly after picking up the goods in Zhejiang Province on the 5th and going to the city. She didn't expect to see him until the 12th.

"Except for the time I encountered a typhoon, this is the first time I've seen you go out to sea for so long."

"Yeah, plans can't keep up with changes. Seeing the weather is good, so I just stayed for a few more days. Anyway, I have gone ashore to rest, just no money to bring back."

"Did you take all the settlements from the city to pay for the goods?"

"Right, still not enough, a little short, and borrowed some from Pei's uncle, just happened to take it to pay the deposit for the next batch of goods, so after pulling the goods to the city again, seeing the weather is good, I went out to sea to fish again, just happened to earn money to pay back."

"That's also fine, didn't take money from home, the money earned by the shop just happened to be taken to pay for the goods."

"Money is taken to buy goods, goods become money, and money becomes goods again. It seems like it hasn't been in hand, just passed through once. Have you seen the money become more?" Ye Yaodong teased.

Clearly knowing that money becomes more goods, and goods will become more money after being sold, but he still couldn't help but say a few words.

Lin Xiuqing said with a smile: "You are testing whether I have been dizzy. Isn't it more money after this batch of goods is sold? Where did you take so much money out at the beginning."

He repeated what Xiao Wu said on the boat.

"Still you are smart."

"It shows that his brain is straight, only one tendon, won't turn."

After Lin Xiuqing finished speaking, she hurriedly said: "Oh, by the way, the boat that you three brothers partnered on, Ahai said two days ago that it should be ready for delivery in ten days or half a month. Let you pick a date in advance, so as not to have no good date temporarily, and have to drag it back."

Ye Yaodong was pleasantly surprised, "That's quite fast, I just mentioned it some time ago, and now it won't take long to deliver."

"Yeah, tell you in advance, when the time comes, clear your time."

"Okay, did Mother pick a good date?"

"Picked, she didn't know where she bought a book specially for looking at the time, saying that the 17th is a good date, just half a month away, and it won't be so rushed."

"Does she recognize characters?"

"Then don't look down on Mother, she hasn't been idle, she has also recognized many characters with other women in the Women's Federation, saying that if she doesn't recognize characters, she will be laughed at. How can she not recognize characters when she eats public food."

He didn't believe it, "Aren't those times all traditional characters? Even simplified characters don't recognize, can she still recognize traditional characters?"

Lin Xiuqing raised her chin, signaling him to look at the door, "Mother is here, you ask her."

Ye's mother came in with a full face of smiles.

"Heard you can set up a stall to tell fortunes, and look at people's birth dates?"

"What thing?" Ye's mother was a bit confused.

"Heard you bought a book, studying the good and bad luck of the 12 hours of the day."

"Isn't this thinking that our family's boats are getting more and more, every time we buy a boat, we have to look at a date to bring the boat back, then it's better to buy a book, and save running to the gentleman's house to ask."

"Can you really understand it? Still have this talent?"

"I asked the village committee to help me look. This is not building a house, just simply bringing the boat back, as long as the date is good, no need to calculate the birth dates of the whole family, so no need to find a gentleman, wasting money. Being able to look at the daily good and bad luck yourself, find a tide is enough."

After speaking, she said: "I am also learning now, let them teach me to look, don't look down on me, I recognize many characters now, although I can't write, I recognize them."

Ye's mother said with a proud look, "Recognize more traditional characters, when the time comes, we will look at it ourselves, no need to trouble others all day long."

Ye Yaodong gave his mother a thumbs up, made progress, didn't mix with the gossiping busybodies to chat and look at people, and could learn to look at the time.

"Then you can work hard, there will be many times to look at dates in the future."

Ye's mother was full of smiles, "Isn't it? Two days ago, I told everyone that our family is going to bring back a big boat again, everyone was envious to death, saying that our family's ancestral grave is smoking green smoke, boats one after another."

"I asked them to help me look at a date, they all said let me just buy a book and look at it myself, more convenient, saying we look at dates every day, and have good things at home every few days."

"I think what they said makes sense, you still have several boats behind, I have to learn this, and we will look at dates ourselves in the future."

"They are all envious to death, saying that you three brothers are buying bigger and bigger boats, there is no one more promising than you..."

Ye's mother became more proud as she spoke. Living to this age, the most glorious moment of this life is these few years.

"... everyone praised me for being able to give birth, giving birth to one more powerful than the other, all saying that if they knew earlier when they were young, they should have given birth to a few more, now maybe they could have more blessings..."

His mother is both gossiping and learning without delay.

It looks high-end to people.

Characters are recognized, and can recognize traditional characters.

The whole person is sublimated.

Ye's mother talked non-stop with eyebrows dancing, and Ye Yaodong didn't disturb her. It was rare to be so happy, he didn't need to spoil the fun.

Children are promising, this is the greatest pride of being a parent.

His mother has indeed made progress, and can even work hard to recognize characters again and learn to look at dates.

After he filled his stomach, he went to rest for a while, and then went to find his elder brother and second brother to chat about the fishing boat, and also let Ye Chenghai talk about the situation of the fishing boat.

Ye Chenghai, after more than half a year of experience, has also matured a lot, with a little less childishness and a little more youthful sharpness.

Ye Yaodong listened to him talking eloquently and decently now, and patted his shoulder.

"Not bad, the half-year shift wasn't in vain, and learned a lot."

"Hehe, I didn't go to grind foreign work and be lazy, I went to learn skills."

"At home, you are lazy to death, don't even lift the broom if it falls, you can't be like this outside."

"Where is it, the master said I am very diligent."

"Next year, after another half year, you will graduate from junior high school, and in the second half of the year, you will go to high school..."

Ye Chenghai turned his head in surprise, "Didn't I say I could just go to junior high school? It was said before that I would go to work and earn money directly after graduating from junior high school."

"Look at your promise!" Ye Yaopeng also glared at him.

Ye Yaodong put his arm around his shoulder and said earnestly: "You are still young, you can't earn much money going to work now, and even if you graduate next year, you have only been an apprentice for a year, how much salary can you get?"

"When you have a diploma, the salary is definitely higher than if you don't have a diploma. When the time comes, if you can't get into a technical secondary school or university, it's not too late to enter the factory directly."

Ye Chenghai's whole face pulled down, "Didn't we agree? Graduate from junior high school and go to work officially, no need to study anymore, why ask me to study high school again."

"Are you stupid? Can graduating from high school be the same as graduating from junior high school? If you say you graduated from high school, people in the factory can look at you highly. Compared with other apprentices, you have an academic qualification. Isn't it easier to be promoted to a technical worker in the future? The opportunity is also greater than others, right?"

"You are fooling me again! Ayuan graduated from junior high school and said he wanted to be a soldier. Can't I enter the factory after graduating from junior high school?"

"He will be 18 when he graduates from junior high school next year, and you will only be 16 when you graduate from junior high school. Be obedient, go mix a high school diploma, it's better than entering the factory directly."

Ye Yaohua also interrupted, "That's right, listen to your Third Uncle, your Third Uncle has ability and knowledge, what he says can't be wrong."

"But I can't get in."

Ye Yaodong was choked, and immediately remembered, high school is not something you can just go to now.

"You can't get in? Is it very difficult?"

"Nonsense, our teacher said, it's not bad if 20 or 30 out of 4 and a half classes can get into high school."

"How many points do you get in Chinese and Math now?"

"Sixty-something, seventy-something."

"Then forget it, then you can just carry a bucket into the factory next year. The beginning is broken, no wonder the following series are not good."

Ye Chenghai was happy, not caring about his dislike, "I said it early, I am not study material, just go to work, it's good to earn money early, studying is a waste of time."

Ye Yaodong felt he wasted his breath, didn't want to talk to him, and stood up directly.

"You are not even as good as Chenghe."

"Fart, I am much smarter than him."

"You are smart as a ghost."

Ye Chenghe was extremely happy, "Third Uncle finally discovered it."

"Forget it, pretend I didn't say anything."

Ye Chenghu suddenly leaned over, "Daddy, I am definitely smarter than them."

Ye Yaodong looked at him with dislike, "Hard to say."

"Don't you believe it."

"I don't believe it. Dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, I am a dragon, your mother is a phoenix, but dragons and phoenixes are auspicious."

He sighed, shook his head, and went home directly. He couldn't count on them to bring honor to his ancestors, so he still had to rely on himself.

Ye Chenghu touched his head and didn't understand much. What's wrong with dragons and phoenixes being auspicious? Isn't dragons and phoenixes being auspicious quite good?

Are they already dragons and phoenixes being auspicious?

Lin Xiuqing heard them talking lively across a wall, and when he came back, she also asked him with a smile.

"Isn't dragons and phoenixes being auspicious quite good?"

"You don't understand."

"Crazy, saying others don't understand all day long."

Ye Yaodong went back to the room to lie down directly. It was too cold, the wind blew his forehead painfully. Except for the children who were like heaters, no one stayed outside in the cold weather. It was warmer to wrap in the quilt early.

Their three brothers' boats were about to be settled, just didn't know when his machine would be settled.

He wasn't in a hurry for the three boats that hadn't been delivered in the shipyard now, just looking forward to his filling machine.

So early the next morning, he couldn't help but call Ye Yaohai to ask when his machine would arrive. It had been more than a month, it should be about time.

"I was thinking of calling you when the things arrived. Since you are in a hurry, then I will tell you in advance. According to the time I expected, it should arrive in at most another week, but it's hard to say. I will call you when it arrives."

"Really?"

"Really, prepare the money to come and pick up the goods when the time comes."

Ye Yaodong was happy now, double happiness, didn't expect the machine to arrive earlier than the boat.

"Understand, money is always there, as long as your machine arrives, I will immediately drive the boat over."

When the time comes, bring more money to the plastic factory to talk, take some samples, and order a batch of packaging bags.

After returning home, he immediately shared it with Lin Xiuqing, and by the way, let her tidy up the small room in the fish sauce workshop. He didn't know how big that semi-automatic filling machine could be.

Lin Xiuqing knew he had been thinking about this thing for a long time, and nodded cooperatively, the wool in her hand also interlaced back and forth.

"Wait a while, tell a few little ones to tidy up."

Ye Xiaoxi lay on her lap basking in the sun, quietly listening to them talking.

After they finished talking, she said to Lin Xiuqing: "Mom, can you knit a sweater for the dog? The dog is also cold."

"Then give your rainbow sweater to them."

"No! Give them yours."

"You'll get beaten when you're a little older."

"Hmph."

Ye Xiaoxi pouted and didn't lie on her lap anymore, directly put her feet together, and sat on her instep herself.

"Don't know where the habit came from, like to sit on people's instep every day, walk away, your feet are sat painfully."

Lin Xiuqing finished knitting a row of sweaters, scratched her head with the iron hairpin for knitting sweaters, changed hands, and continued.

"No, just want to sit here basking in the sun."

"Then come to your daddy, your daddy is steel and iron, you can sit wherever you want."

Lin Xiuqing also went to kick her butt, she giggled and twisted her butt a few times, and hugged tighter.

Ye Yaodong crossed his legs and swung them a few times, "Do you want to sit here? I can swing here, it's very fun."

Ye Xiaoxi looked at his swinging legs, happily climbed over immediately, "Want, want to swing."

"Oh, so heavy, you need to lose weight."

"It's the clothes that are heavy! Not me!"

"Good, good, good, it's the clothes that are heavy, not that you are fat again."

Ye Yaodong held her hand, swinging his legs to accompany her to play, listening to her giggling.

"Can't swing anymore."

Lin Xiuqing mocked from the side, "Good to say steel and iron, just those two times."

"You try! I see you can't even lift your feet." ===== CHAPTER 1192 =====