Chapter 1292: Reconciling accounts

The interest-free loan boats for Ye Yaodong were only verbally ordered, but the boat hands had already started to exert their full strength.

If they could be boat captains, working for one year would probably be worth working for five years.

The next day, as soon as the father and son got up, the boat hands asked them when they would go out to sea again.

Ye's father only smiled and said to rest for a day, replenish supplies, and go out to sea tomorrow morning.

Ye Yaodong also smiled and scolded them, "Usually I don't see you so active. Take turns, same as before."

"Hehe, we were also very diligent before... whatever you told us to do, we did..."

"We're going out for a bit, going to the shipyard to have a look at the boat. We'll be back at noon. You guys take good care of the house. If you're idle, go carry more water and chop more wood."

Everyone hurriedly agreed.

The design drafts discussed yesterday wouldn't come out that fast. Today, the father and son could only look around, and by the way, look at that cargo ship.

Ye's father even started working.

He squatted on the side all morning, watching the master work with great interest, even acting as a small worker to help the masters, and also helping to move things. He didn't act like an outsider at all.

Moreover, the work he did wasn't even on his own cargo ship.

He stayed all morning and was still tireless, thinking about coming back to help after lunch.

Ye Yaodong was speechless. His dad acted as if he hadn't done any work before.

"Aren't you tired?"

"What's there to be tired of? Just some moving work, what's there to be tired of."

"If you want to work so much, you might as well come here to be an hourly worker."

"What's an hourly worker?"

"Paid by the hour."

"That's okay. Do they accept? Will I be a bit too old?"

"Damn, I was just saying it casually. You actually took it seriously?"

"I just wanted to see how they built the boat, and then just helped out."

"Then if you want to come in the afternoon, come yourself. I'm not coming with you. Anyway, seeing it this morning is enough."

"If you don't come, I definitely won't come either."

"I also thought you hadn't done any work for too long and wanted to do it."

"I want to farm... but there's no place to farm..."

Ye Yaodong couldn't be bothered to pay attention to his dad.

Ye's father was still muttering, "Then I'll go out for a turn in the afternoon, pick up a few broken pieces of wood to see, make a wooden box, and get some soil..."

He originally thought his dad was just talking. After all, last month, he was also muttering like this, but he didn't see him go out to pick up wood.

However, this time his dad wasn't just all talk.

At noon, after he calculated the accounts for several boats with everyone, he went to take a nap.

When he woke up, he saw a pile of broken wooden boards at the door, some of which could still see the shadows of desk doors.

He stretched, let out a big yawn.

"Where did you pick these up? How come others didn't take them back to burn, and still left them for you to pick up?"

"Hehe, didn't you buy that trash dump? I was idle, thinking that the factory had been seen, but the land hadn't been seen, so I went there for a turn in the afternoon, wanting to see how big the land you bought was. I really picked up quite a lot."

After Ye's father finished speaking, he paused, then secretly leaned his head to his side and said, "I tell you, I also picked up a gold ring, a big one."

Ye Yaodong was surprised. "You can even pick up gold?"

"Yes, I was so happy when I picked it up, fearing someone would see it, so I immediately ran back. Then thinking about it, I couldn't sit still, so I called people to go over and turn it over together, and by the way, picked up these pieces of wood. Others also turned up money."

"Screw, that trash dump is still a treasure land?"

"Isn't it?" Ye's father laughed until his eyes narrowed. "This land is definitely good. It can turn up money and gold. It definitely can't be wrong."

"Sure enough..."

It was true that sanitation workers could often pick up pies falling from the sky.

On the pier, and the stalls around, how much was the transaction volume? It was normal for someone to drop money. It wasn't discovered, and it was all concentrated and cleaned up to that side, so there was definitely not little.

Not disgusted, going to that side to turn it over might have some harvest.

"How much money did others pick up?"

"Some picked up one or two jiao, and there were also a few fen. Big money wasn't seen. This isn't it, there was money to pick up, and seeing the gold I picked up, everyone was jealous and addicted, reluctant to come back, and still turning it over there."

"No wonder I said there was no work done today, and there was no one playing cards at the door. I thought the sun came out from the west."

This door of his had a fixed one or two tables of card games every day, with people taking shifts from morning to night, not to mention that everyone came back yesterday.

No wonder he could sleep so well at noon, without feeling any noise.

Ye's father laughed straight away, pulled him into the house, "I'll show you the gold ring I picked up."

"Others are still turning it over there, why did you come back?"

"My waist couldn't straighten up a bit, and I was a bit dizzy from the sun, so I thought about coming back to rest first, drink some water, and by the way, wash and dry these pieces of wood."

Ye's father took out a gold ring with a big face from his pocket while talking. He also puffed a breath at his mouth, then took his sleeve and wiped it again and again, before handing it to Ye Yaodong to see.

Ye Yaodong took it, raised it back and forth to look at it. There was a tooth mark on it; he estimated his dad bit it secretly.

He said with a smile, "Dog shit luck is quite good. This way, I don't need to buy you gold. Just buy for Mom, my mom, and my wife."

"What? What did you say?"

"I was thinking that it's been half a year since I came out. When I go back in two months, I'll buy some gold for you all—gold rings, gold bracelets, gold necklaces. Buy some as you see fit. Also earned big money, go back and make the whole family happy."

The more Ye's father heard, the wider his eyes widened. He snatched the gold in his hand, "Then what I picked up belongs to what I picked up. How can you mix them together? These are two different things."

"What? You don't already have it? The women in the family don't have it yet. Originally, it was the women who liked these gold and silver."

"Who said that? I also like it. This golden yellow, who doesn't like it?"

"It's fine if you have it."

Ye Yaodong walked out while talking, almost making his dad anxious. The gold ring in his hand didn't make him that happy, so he hurriedly followed behind him.

He wanted to say something, but couldn't let go of his old face.

Ye Yaodong teased his dad, looked at the time on his wrist, and felt it was still early, so he planned to go to the trash dump to have a look, leaving only the already less happy Ye's father.

However, halfway there, he ran into a pile of dirty boat hands, some grinning, some sighing, holding strange things in their hands.

"Finished work and came back?"

"Hehe, came back. Too smelly, too many bugs and flies, came back to rest and wash first."

"Where are you going?"

"Originally thought about going to see you guys turning trash, but since you're all back, then go back." Ye Yaodong also turned back.

However, he stood far away from them. One by one, they were smelly, and their rain boots were stuck with something unknown. Looking at it, he felt disgusted.

One by one, like showing off, they talked in a hubbub about how much money they picked up. Some even picked up Big Unity notes, and some picked up copper wires and iron pieces. Looking at it, it was no different from picking up junk.

Only two or three returned empty-handed, and others could pick up some useful junk more or less. Looking at it, it was somewhat funny.

"That trash dump is a good place?"

"Yes, except for being a bit dirty, a bit smelly, and having more bugs, others are fine."

"Hahaha..."

Ye Yaodong couldn't hold it. "Wait until next year when I utilize this piece of land, I'll let you guys go clean it up. You guys dig for treasure while turning it over, holding wages to dig for treasure."

"Hehe, your dad picked up a gold ring in the afternoon, so everyone followed. Anyway, being idle is being idle."

"Quite good."

However, his dad probably couldn't be happy now, right?

Haha.

He originally had the idea of buying gold for the whole family a long time ago, but it was just not coincidental, and he could only hang it on his lips.

Before leaving, he thought about letting Ah Qing watch. If the twins were full one year old, his mom would definitely buy gold for the twins. He let her watch and buy some.

He estimated that he didn't ask, and Ah Qing definitely didn't take it seriously.

It just happened that he had been out for so long, so he had to bring some gifts for the New Year. He earned a lot on this trip, so he bought a few for those who stayed at home.

Of course, his dad definitely couldn't be missing. He helped him directly, without a word of complaint, and did everything he could help him do.

Just teased the old man a moment ago, and would give him a surprise when the time came.

After the boat hands went back, they were all discussing in a hubbub. Everyone spoke happily and was exceptionally envious of Ye's father, which also mobilized his emotions and made him have a smile again, and he was happy.

Ye's father also generously took out the gold ring and let everyone pass it through their hands, so that everyone could be envious, and then put it on his middle finger.

Even eating was wearing it, and it was worn on the right hand holding chopsticks.

Every time he stretched, everyone could see the gold ring on his finger, and everyone's eyes couldn't help but chase his hand.

The scheming was also quite heavy.

Ye Yaodong was secretly happy watching it. He estimated that if he bought one for his mom, the old couple would have to eat like this in the future.

If he bought a gold bracelet again, it would be incredible. His mom wouldn't be able to put her sleeves down.

At night when sleeping, his dad reluctantly took the ring off, then turned his back to him, without saying a word. He estimated he was still sulking.

It wasn't until he pulled his dad to chat about going out to sea tomorrow that his dad communicated with him normally again.

He was also going out to sea tomorrow. He had to go out to collect dried shrimp. Counting until tomorrow morning, it had been two days, just in time to go out with his dad to collect a wave.

Waiting for the next wave, he could collect the few boats in his own village again.

However, he didn't know if he had exhausted all the sunny days in the previous period. He only went out to sea to collect two

trips of cargo, and it started to rain heavily, and the wind also started.

He didn't know the situation at sea. The small boats had all returned to the port, and he could only wait for news at home. If they didn't return the next day, he could only go out to sea to collect cargo again.

Fortunately, he didn't have to wait for him to go out to sea again. Ye's father and the others calculated the time and returned early after filling the holds.

Being away from home, being more careful wouldn't be wrong. With wind and rain, he would rather earn less, but he had to ensure a safe return.

And with the rain, the temperature also dropped rapidly.

One autumn rain, one cold.

During the rain, it was also time for the meeting scheduled by the Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce. Ye Yaodong also wore a coir raincoat and went punctually that afternoon.

This time, there were many more people, looking like 20-something people, only ten days.

It was probably because it was a rainy day, and the fishing boats had returned one after another, so everyone was exceptionally complete this time. To him, most of them were also unfamiliar faces.

Only the people who came to the first meeting and Li Shouquan were more familiar to him. After all, he had dealt with them many times in collecting and selling cargo, and the transactions were relatively pleasant.

He also made a key appearance at the meeting and was introduced as the vice president of the Fisheries Association.

On this trip, he even specially brought the certificate, just to prove it to the unfamiliar faces.

Because he also heard that many people joined because there was a vice president of the Fisheries Association in the Chamber of Commerce, feeling that it was more reliable and worth believing.

As for him, he looked a bit young, and words were not proof, so he thought of bringing the little booklet to prove himself and implement it.

Although he didn't do any work and was just a mascot, to many people, it was a reassurance and cohesion.

Official status was always more convincing and had more gold content.

After the meeting ended, no one was in a hurry to leave. Everyone introduced themselves again just now. After the meeting ended, everyone looked for their target characters to contact.

Ye Yaodong also chatted with several familiar or newly met people.

He hesitated for a moment and also chatted with everyone about this interest-free loan matter.

However, he also emphasized that as an outsider here, it was a bit difficult to do an interest-free loan. Wait until everyone went home sometime, they could consult the local bank.

This interest-free loan could be considered an opportunity to take off for many people. Most people definitely hadn't heard of it.

He hadn't heard of it in his previous life either, and only knew about it when he lived later. How many big shots took off because of this.

These Wenzhou people could come out to break through, which originally showed a bit of courage. Giving a thread of opportunity might allow them to soar or develop better.

These were all favors in the future.

Anyway, he just told the news and sold a favor. How to do it, they would weigh it themselves.

This meeting had originally ended, but because of this news he said, everyone concentrated on listening to him and asking him.

Once everyone heard that he borrowed 200,000, everyone was in an uproar, and their mouths were wide enough to stuff an egg.

After coming back to their senses, they were extremely admiring of him. Originally, they thought he was young and looked down on him a bit, just didn't have the heart to say it.

But hearing him talk about this loan, it was well-founded and true, so they believed most of it, and felt that people couldn't be judged by their appearance.

In their hearts, they threw his age behind their heads and added a trace of awe.

Everyone hesitated at 100,000, but he directly borrowed 200,000. It really couldn't help but make everyone admire him.

Ye Yaodong didn't expect that because he borrowed 200,000, he directly became the idol of everyone in the Chamber of Commerce.

It wasn't because he had many boats, nor because he was the vice president of the Fisheries Association!

At the same time, the atmosphere of the meeting was pushed to a high point, and everyone couldn't help but have greater confidence in the development of their Chamber of Commerce...

Ye Yaodong was also surrounded by everyone, and he could only continue to talk eloquently.

"Anyway, I also knew it accidentally, and it was also a friend's help. As for how everyone plans, everyone weighs it themselves, and discuss more with family members. What I said is also just my personal point of view, and what I did is also just personal behavior, for reference only."

"In case there are any consequences, I am not responsible. This must be told to everyone. Originally, our Chamber of Commerce is also to exchange information and help each other."

"You guys just look at it yourselves. Everyone must be responsible for their own behavioral decisions. I only provide news. You'd better not be affected by the outside world, and think and judge for yourselves."

Everyone nodded hurriedly, saying they accepted this favor. As for whether to do it or what plans they had, they would think and weigh it carefully.

All behaviors, good or bad in the future, would be responsible for themselves.

This move by Ye Yaodong also won him some prestige. He could borrow 200,000 and dared to borrow 200,000, which itself showed he was very capable.

Moreover, having so many boats on hand also showed that his capital was abundant, and he had official certified status. Dealing with him was definitely more guaranteed.

Even the boat captains came to find him, wanting to give him the cargo to collect. There were also two merchants who wanted to establish a long-term supply and demand relationship with him, just to sell a face and make a good friend.

Ye Yaodong didn't expect such an unexpected surprise. He was suddenly a bit worried. He felt that if he developed a little more, one fresh-catch collection boat would suddenly not be enough.

Now it was still possible to take orders, which was just cargo for two more boats. It definitely wouldn't be in and out with his family's fishing boats, and there would be no problem with the time being staggered. Moreover, merchants had just found him again.

However, just met, still had to have a bit of vigilance. Who knew if it was to lure him and set a trap for him?

Anyway, he had quite a few boats now, and didn't lack these two boats. Moreover, there was only one fresh-catch collection boat. If he increased it, he was also worried about being too busy.

Handing it over to workers, he also wasn't at ease. After all, these were all cash transactions. How could he hand over large amounts of money to boat hands?

He regretted refusing, but his brain also turned on.

Now not familiar, he wouldn't take boats casually, but in the future, he definitely couldn't do everything himself. He definitely had to hire people to do it.

He could train people first. After getting familiar with these fishing boats, he could directly send boats out to collect cargo and weigh them, not cash transactions.

When he didn't go out to sea, he would wait at the pier to receive cargo at the point. Anyway, he definitely knew what time the fishing boats went out to sea, and the docking points were fixed.

He only needed to arrange transactions, receive cargo lists, and collect cargo lists, and then let these boats find him to reconcile accounts and get cargo payments after docking.

Anyway, merchants were ready-made. He was equivalent to just providing transportation, going to the sea to collect the cargo of these boats, and merchants on shore would collect them. No need to worry about being unsalable.

However, this year was probably hanging.

Trust also needed time to be established.

This was also a plan for the future.

Ye Yaodong chatted with people from the Chamber of Commerce and went out for dinner together before returning.

The harvest of this meeting was quite big for him, and it wasn't in vain that he ran a trip in the heavy rain.

So it was said that it wasn't that there were no resources, but that resources were not integrated. Once integrated, it was a mutually beneficial matter.

After returning at night, he also told his dad about this matter.

Ye's father didn't know what to say.

Saying it was a good thing was also a good thing, but the risk also increased.

"Originally thought you were just playing around, didn't expect to be so deeply involved now."

"Doesn't matter, just treat it as knowing more people. Even if you suffer a loss, I should be able to bear it now, so it's fine. Having a few more merchants trading with us also has benefits. Anyway, I refused the fishing boats."

"Hmm, don't agree casually to people you don't know. Who knows if it's coming for you, to set a trap for you. At sea, if people have intentions, you are also calling heaven, heaven doesn't respond, calling earth, earth doesn't respond."

"That's exactly what I think. I'd rather not earn this money than ensure my own safety first. After excluding the harm, I can accept it."

The best thing was for him to build a fleet himself, all his own people.

Fat water didn't flow into outsiders' fields, and the safety factor was also higher.

It was almost there now. After the interest-free loan came down, the shipyard could start work. Next year, he would have his own fleet, which would completely belong to him and all listen to him.

After accumulating for a few years, when shipbuilding technology was more advanced, he would spend a big price to build a deep-sea fleet again. This was no longer a dream.

"You have already earned a lot now, don't take risks, and it's best not to associate too deeply with those people. Who knows what kind of people they are? After all, we are not locals from Wenzhou."

"Understood, I have a sense of proportion."

Ye's father sighed in his heart and didn't say much. He was almost 30 years old and even more capable than him. What else could he say? At most, help do a little more when needed.

It rained for five or six days, and the temperature dropped lower day by day.

It was almost November, and everyone had already put on sweaters and thick coats.

The sweaters were all bought with wool by them, and they asked nearby women or the elderly to help knit them, giving a little labor fee.

It was also fortunate that Ye Yaodong reminded them in advance, so they could put them on in time.

And the cotton-padded jackets he ordered also took advantage of the rainy days when there was nothing to do, went to get them back, and distributed them to everyone.

Now it was just missing cotton quilts, which wouldn't take two days to get.

Everyone was shivering with cold when sleeping at night, but with thick clothes and cotton-padded jackets, they could cover themselves, which could also be dealt with carelessly.

Taking advantage of the rain, it was almost the end of November. Ye Yaodong called all the boats together, planning to calculate the accounts in advance.

Who knew when the rain would stop? If the rain stopped, everyone would have no rest. Calculating the accounts in advance wouldn't delay going out to sea on sunny days.

After all, he had 16 boats out. Calculating accounts every month was also a massive project, taking at least half a day.

In case something was calculated wrong, it would take a long time to argue.

These dozen or so trawlers definitely couldn't compare to the Dongsheng, but they were much stronger than at home.

At home, in the ordinary situation of trawling for a day, they could only sell 30 to 50, and if lucky, 60 to 70, but the oil money had to be removed by 1/3, and half had to be split by him. But even so, it was stronger than going out to work or being a boat hand.

Coming here was different. Every day, the cargo sold was at least 100, and now in the peak season, it could reach 200.

This was still because it was the peak season, the price of fish cargo was low, and many times it was unsalable, so it could only be discounted and sent to him to dry.

After all, these boat captains had to go out to sea every day, and the workers they brought were limited, and they had to go out to sea, so they had no time to handle these unsalable fish cargo.

Only Ye Yaodong here had sufficient manpower. Even if going out to sea, the Dongsheng had 6 people, small boats went with two, and there were still a dozen people at home. The fresh-catch collection boat also went with six or seven to help, and there were still seven or eight left at home.

Those at home also had to work, basically killing fish, drying fish, cooking, and after finishing, they could do whatever they wanted. Manpower was not wasted at all.

Some cargo, Ye Yaodong could send to the factory, but those sold leftovers basically could only be dried.

Those that were easy to sell were basically sold early.

Pursuing the bottom line, it was still because the trawler's cargo was too mixed, so there was a lot of unsalable cargo.

These fishing boats could harvest more than 100 a day, and sometimes the cargo could sell more, reaching 200. Of course, occasionally they would rest. No one could bear high-intensity labor.

But accumulating for a month, the sales price of a boat was about 2,000 yuan, and a few boats could reach nearly 3,000 yuan.

Now, after all, there were still three or four days until the end of the month, and it rained again. If it hadn't rained, all the boats would definitely have reached more than 3,000 yuan.

So when calculating accounts at night, everyone was happy, but also a bit flesh-painful.

After all, after coming to Zhoushan, Ye Yaodong let them independently manage the boat they rented and let them sell the cargo themselves.

He didn't have the energy to collect their cargo boat by boat, and then go to the stall to sell it, and it wasn't that a dozen boats were all in and out together.

Really wanting to collect all the small boats' cargo and sell it himself, he didn't need to do anything, and had to blow cold wind on the pier from morning to night. Even with more manpower, he couldn't do it.

Letting them independently handle these cargo, he could save a lot of trouble, and he would rather close one eye and open one eye, just treating it as a subsidy.

Anyway, this batch of rented boats basically wasn't his cousins, and they were also the earliest to follow him.

Water is clear, then there are no fish.

A dozen boats were comparing there, and no one dared to do it too excessively. If the gap was too big, it would also make people suspicious, and then the gain wouldn't be worth the loss.

After all, still in Zhoushan, everyone had to rely on him to live.

Last month, due to the typhoon, there wasn't as much cargo as this month. Sixteen boats only let him split 15,000, averaging 900-plus per boat. This month, it was more.

He held a screw of lists in his hand, all brought by them.

The cargo lists corresponding to each boat were all separated by a clip, and he also calculated accounts according to the cargo lists they brought. The top list was written with how much money each boat should give him.

One by one, after calculating, they all laughed and agreed, saying they would go back to get money immediately.

But Ye Yaodong also saw how flesh-painful they were.

After all, the money in hand had to be spit out half, and in the past, the money passed through his hands, and then he took it to split. The feeling here was different.

One was taking out, one was taking in, the difference was big.

Ye Yaodong held the list, pressed the calculator himself, and waited for them to bring money over.

In total, it was calculated, fully split 6 jiao.

It would indeed make them flesh-painful. ===== CHAPTER 1293 =====