Chapter 1303: Cleared up

After Ye's father finished cutting a pile of red paper, he grabbed a handful of big bills and counted them himself.

Ye Yaodong shook out the sack that had been stuffed in the corner a few days ago. He wanted to find a handful of straw, but thought about the freezing cold weather, where would there be dry straw.

He pondered for a while, then stuffed his own cotton-padded jacket that he didn't wear in to pad it, and organized it well, clearing out the middle position, so he could put coins and paper money, and then wrap it up, not revealing traces, and the sound could be smaller.

After fiddling for a while, he grabbed the paper money and coins from the password box and threw them into the sack. After throwing them, he stuffed the clothes he didn't wear for the time being together.

Anyway, after coming back from the sea today, there will be no more going out to sea, and there is no need to take a bath. It's so cold, it doesn't matter if you don't wash for a week, save it and wash it when you go home.

"Perfect, you can't see it at all, you can only see the pile of clothes inside, you can't see the money."

Ye's father counted the money and looked up, "It's invisible, and then take a rope to bundle the sack. When you leave, you have to take another sack to pack the quilt, and then just carry a load."

"Then you have to buy a few more sacks, there are a lot of quilts."

"Buy more, there are a lot of miscellaneous things. You don't have to wash the clothes you changed after taking a bath today. Pack them in a separate bag and leave them for your mother to wash when you go back."

"You are really good to my mother, you didn't buy gifts, and you have already prepared a bag of dirty clothes to take back thousands of miles away."

He only planned to save a layer of dirt and go back, let Ah Qing rub it hard for him. His father thought more thoroughly than him.

Ye's father was righteous, "Isn't this to save trouble? Sunning here, who knows if it will be dry? Originally, this is also what she should do."

"Okay, okay, anyway, you earned money and went back, you should be a grandfather."

Ye's father grinned.

Ye Yaodong lifted the sack full of clothes and moved it to the corner first.

"Let's go out to eat first, it's past 3 in the afternoon. It's dinner time now. I guess everyone is awake. Other things will be organized later."

Ye's father showed him the money he had counted, "Then I will put this away first?"

"You put it away, hide it yourself, count 200 yuan more and go out to buy things tomorrow."

"Go with you tomorrow, whatever you want to buy, you pay for it, don't give it to me separately..."

Ye Yaodong nodded, "Also..."

"... Wait until you go home and give it to me secretly."

Ye Yaodong: "..."

"Otherwise, just go back, your mother will definitely surround me and ask, everything has to be handed over to her to clean up, I definitely have no place to hide, and hiding is probably not good."

"Thinking quite thoroughly, huh?"

"Definitely, she will definitely suspect that you gave me money separately, and I must have other money on me. Small money doesn't matter, and she won't care, but several hundred yuan of big money on me, if she knows, that's terrible."

"Okay, I know."

Ye's father put away the wages with satisfaction.

Ye Yaodong leaned over and asked: "How much private money have you saved? Do you want to put it with me first? So as not to be wiped out."

Ye's father pondered hesitantly, "Then I will give it to you before I go back, hide it with you first, and then give it to me secretly when the New Year comes. I will dig a hole in advance."

He couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, "How many holes have you dug at home? A groundhog? Not afraid of being gnawed by mice."

"Not many, just two or three, have to hide separately."

Ye Yaodong looked at his father with disgust, hiding some private money like a secret agent.

"Don't have this expression, I have a lot of money, that is my coffin money, can't give her everything, she already has a lot of money."

He was too lazy to speak, just gave his father a look, let his father understand it himself.

Without him, could his father save private money? Fart.

Ye Yaodong went to count the one or two yuan bills he had left in advance, counted 50 yuan and put them in red paper and wrapped them up, and it felt like a thick pack.

It's just that one or two yuan is also convenient for them to take out to buy things tomorrow, and by the way, it can also save him some space.

After Ye's father hid the money, he also helped count and wrap it up.

Looking at the red and bulging pack, he couldn't help but feel that Dongzi's words made sense.

All mixed into the wages, it didn't feel like anything, but this red paper wrapped in a pack, looking festive and lucky, looking at it twice, he was also happy from the bottom of his heart to have this extra red envelope.

After wrapping 21 packs, Ye Yaodong bundled the remaining money with a rubber band and stuffed it back into the sack.

He took the account book on the table and tucked it under his arm, and went out with his father holding a pile of money.

Outside, there were voices of conversation, and everyone was probably waiting anxiously for wages.

As soon as the father and son opened the door and came out, the group of people standing or sitting in the main room immediately stood up, looking at them with joy.

"Dong-ge, you're awake..."

The movement in the room made the people sitting outside the house also excitedly squeeze in, and the narrow room was instantly full of people.

"Are you sleeping or not? I've been listening to your voices all afternoon."

Everyone said everything, some didn't sleep, some squinted for a while, and some said they were too excited to sleep and would sleep at night.

At the same time, everyone also saw the large handful of banknotes held by him and Ye's father, their eyes released wolf light, and they smiled even more happily.

Ye Yaodong didn't expect them to answer, he raised the money in his hand, smiled and said loudly: "Wages are paid, they have all been counted for you, line up to get them."

"Wow~"

Everyone immediately cheered and hurriedly pushed and shoved to stand in two rows.

When Ye Yaodong was queuing, he also put the money on the table first, opened the notebook, and there were names on the advances, as well as corresponding amounts and dates.

The 21 wages he just counted were exactly the same, just because he was worried that he would mix them up when paying.

At this time, just see who comes to collect wages, find if there is a corresponding advance name in the notebook, and if not, the full amount can be given.

"The last wage was paid up to the end of August. From September 1st to December 31st, the wages have not been paid yet, a total of 122 days..."

Ye Yaodong said while turning on the sound of the calculator, and then pressed it for them to listen.

"A total of 549 yuan, I will calculate 550 for you directly. I have recorded the advances, and they will be deducted directly when paying later."

"Everyone has worked hard for the past half year, following me from home to Zhejiang Province, and from Wenzhou to Zhoushan. I am also very grateful to everyone."

"We are going back soon, so I will express my meaning and give everyone a red envelope to be happy. Tomorrow, you can go out and buy things for your family."

As he said, he also raised the two red envelopes he grabbed at will.

Everyone shouted happily, "Good~"

Ye Yaodong looked at Chen Laoqi, who was the first to collect the money, and said with a smile, "Uncle, you haven't advanced any money, you are too thrifty, here, your wages and red envelope."

"Haha, I don't spend money on food and drink, so where do I need to advance any money? The wages paid are simply not spent."

"Then you made a fortune, you didn't earn less."

After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he looked at the next one, "A-Jian advanced 50 yuan a few days ago, I will deduct it directly and pay you 500 yuan, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes, that's right..."

"Hehe, just enough to take home to marry a wife. If you are fast, you can marry into the house before the New Year."

"Hahaha... good, good, good... thank you Dong-ge."

The workers also booed there, "With money or without money, marry a wife to spend the New Year..."

"It's cold, of course you have to find a wife to warm the bed, haha..."

"I've been out for half a year, just enough to go home and marry a wife..."

Ye Yaodong counted 5 big bills from a stack of money, took another red envelope, and handed it to A-Jian.

The young man happily collected the money and stood aside to count it.

He paid them one by one, and those who had advances were told on the spot, and then deducted.

The atmosphere in the room was exceptionally strong. Everyone was happier than the New Year. Those who received it stood in the corner counting money, and those who didn't receive it stretched their necks.

In a while, everyone received their respective wages, their mouths grinned to the back of their heads, and the sound of counting banknotes kept ringing in the room.

Ye Yaodong finished paying, and there was a small stack left on the table. There were relatively few people who advanced, just those five or six. He had already paid two months of wages before.

Except for those who lost money gambling, or those who were too diligent in visiting brothels and squandered it, most of them would not need to advance wages. After all, the wages for the first two months, some who came out with him in advance could receive up to 300 yuan.

He organized the money on the table, stacked it neatly and counted it, and there was 130 yuan left, which was almost enough for him to go out and buy things with his father tomorrow. He put the money in his pocket at will.

"Counted, no problem, right?"

"No problem..." Everyone said in unison.

"Then start eating. After eating, those who should sleep should sleep, those who should pack luggage should pack luggage, prepare in advance. There will be good weather in these two days, and we can leave at any time."

Everyone echoed repeatedly.

The wages of the workers here have been paid, which counts as clearing the accounts, but he still has the rent dividends of more than a dozen boats that have not been calculated, and the money for selling goods from other boats has not been given.

After eating, he carried his bag, took the account book and calculator, and went to collect money from house to house with his father.

He first collected the rent for his own dozen fishing boats, and after collecting them, he called his eldest brother, second brother, and the Zhou brothers to go to A-Guang's place to calculate the accounts for the fresh-collecting boats.

Fortunately, they ate dinner early, and by the time all the accounts were calculated, it was just dark.

Ye Yaodong and Ye's father were not in a hurry to leave, sat down and chatted with them for a while about going back.

During this period, everyone has been at sea. Except for the Winter Solstice, they temporarily said a few words and reached a consensus. Later, they didn't sit together to communicate about going back.

Just take advantage of the fact that the accounts are calculated now, everyone can sit down and chat and talk about the arrangements for going back.

Ye Yaodong took the lead and said: "I have already paid the wages of the workers. Let's look at the weather forecast for these two days. If there is good weather, we will go back directly. Anyway, the accounts are calculated."

"You should also arrange for everyone to collect their luggage as soon as possible, and prepare in advance, so as not to be caught off guard temporarily."

"The weather here is too cold, it snows from time to time, and the wind in the port in winter is also very strong. If you encounter weather without wind, you can't wait."

A-Guang said: "We also paid the workers' wages this afternoon. Tomorrow, let everyone pack up their things, and the things on the fishing boat must also be organized and moved to the boat in advance."

"We also have to leave some time for everyone to go out and stroll around and buy things..."

"It's too late, isn't it just dark now? You can pack up useless things in advance at night, go out and stroll around tomorrow, and then come back at night to supplement and pack up."

"Then don't be too anxious..."

Everyone sat there chatting one by one.

Ye Yaodong suddenly spoke again: "I'm thinking that this trip is a bit far. If the wind direction is wrong, it may not be able to sail in a day and a night. I'm thinking, maybe we can stop in Wenzhou for a night to rest."

"I also have something to do, and I want to stay in Wenzhou for a day, handle things, and then go back."

"If you are in a hurry to go back, don't force it. When the time comes, you can see, you can go in two ways, some stop in Wenzhou to rest with me, and some go straight home."

Ye's father asked: "What are you going to do in Wenzhou? Transport lighters? Are the tens of thousands sold out last time?"

"No, thinking that it's almost the end of the year, I have to send New Year gifts to acquaintances and friends. Just take advantage of these two days to buy more specialties here."

"Also, the twins working in the lighter factory have to be picked up and brought back for the New Year."

"By the way, I also want to find Fang Jingfu to calculate this year's accounts. It's New Year's Day, and it's only 20 days away from the New Year. Calculate the accounts in advance, so I don't have to run again, how tired?"

"Who knows if there is good weather to go out? This distance is so far, it's not near home, it's not convenient, and it can be solved together by the way."

"I haven't been home for half a year. There must be a pile of things at home, a pile of accounts. Who knows when I will be busy?"

"It's just right to dock and rest, handle things in advance, and then you can rest assured for the New Year after going home."

Everyone nodded, thinking that what he said was right. It's better to handle things on the way, so as not to run back and forth. After all, crossing provinces is not so convenient.

"Then let's see when the time comes. Tomorrow, tell other boats to see if they follow you to dock or go back directly. You can also divide into two waves."

"Hmm."

They continued to chat for a while, and it was too late to leave.

When Ye Yaodong returned to the rented house, everyone had packed up the things on the boat, piled up everywhere, and many luggage had been packed, looking like they could leave at any time.

"Efficiency is so high? This is leaving overnight?"

"There are many people, everyone packs together, isn't that a matter of two or three times?"

"We have packed up most of the things. Just some daily pots and pans have not been packed. It's not too late to pack when we leave. Now I don't know when we can leave, and we still use them."

"Tomorrow morning, let's move these things to the boat and lock them up first?"

Ye Yaodong nodded, "Hmm, things that are not used, move them to the boat and lock them up tomorrow. Others, wait until the time comes to move temporarily. Anyway, we have many people and great strength."

"There is nothing to pack the quilt..."

"I will buy more sacks tomorrow, and the newly bought ones are clean. I will arrange it. Everyone go to sleep first, and go out to stroll around tomorrow."

"Okay."

Everyone happily returned to the room.

Ye Yaodong could hear the noise inside even across a door.

He thought, many people should be too excited to sleep at night.

He also closed the door, windows, and lights with his father and returned to the room. He still had accounts to calculate.

How much money he earned in the past half year, he hadn't calculated yet, only calculated how much he earned this month, and counted the wages of the workers.

The weather this month was not good, the wind was strong, and he went out for less than half a month. His dozen small boats also went for about ten days. The income dropped sharply, which was 30,000 yuan worse than last month.

Fortunately, there were those shrimp skin fishing boats, otherwise the income would be even less.

But no matter what, it was better than nothing, and it was much stronger than at home.

He calculated the total with the account book, and he earned more than 90,000. Last month, he earned 120,000 pure profit.

Originally, he was still dreaming, thinking that he could go out to sea until after New Year's Day this month, and have 40 days, which would probably earn him 100,000 or 200,000.

I didn't expect the weather to be bad, and most of them were huddled at home, earning 30,000 less than last month, and even less than half of what he expected.

Just now, wages plus red envelopes paid out more than 14,000, and then deducted the refueling and ice adding, probably about 20,000, so he earned more than 70,000 pure profit this month.

As of the end of November, the deposits in his hands originally had more than 140,000. Now, adding everything together, he probably has about 220,000 that can be brought back.

He went to Wenzhou in mid-to-late June. After the trench was overcrowded, the market for jellyfish this year was not as good as last year. He still relied on collecting fresh boats to earn a total of 47,000 before leaving.

After coming here in August, he earned more than 30,000 again.

Scattered, he remitted 50,000 back in these two months.

Later, thinking that the remittance was too frequent, it was not safe for Ah Qing to take it. Later, there were 20,000 or 30,000 left, so he put it all in his own hands first.

And the money earned in September, he took it together with the deposits in his hands to buy that 100,000 cargo ship. At that time, the money was not enough, and he asked Ah Guang to borrow it to make up the number.

But when it was October, he paid back Ah Guang's money, bought a 20,000 land, and had more than 20,000 cash left.

When calculating accounts at the end of November, he had more than 140,000 cash in his hands.

As of the end of last month, he earned about 320,000 on this trip.

And just now, he calculated that the pure profit this month is more than 70,000.

So in total, he earned about 400,000 in the half year he came out.

Now there are 220,000 cash left in his hands, plus 50,000 remitted back before August, plus a 20,000 land, and a 100,000 cargo ship that is being modified.

"That's about it..."

Ye Yaodong wrote and calculated on the paper, and pressed the calculator for a long time. It took more than half an hour to figure it out.

Since Ye's father came in, he didn't dare to breathe when he saw him calculating accounts, and he didn't dare to make a sound at all, for fear of interrupting his train of thought and being scolded.

After hearing him make a sound, he dared to ask: "How is it? Is it calculated? How much did you earn in the half year you came out?"

"Quite a lot."

"Then how much is it? Is it hundreds of thousands?"

"About the same."

"Then how much is it? 100,000 or 200,000 is hundreds of thousands, and 800,000 or 900,000 is hundreds of thousands."

Ye's father leaned his head over, wanting to see the notebook, Ye Yaodong immediately closed the notebook.

"Why are you so curious? If you know all the family assets, that's terrible? I still don't know how much private money you have saved, and you want to know my family assets?"

"I don't need you to support me."

"It's like your private money is not given by me."

"Sleep."

Ye's father had nothing to say, so he didn't speak, took off his clothes and walked to the bed.

Ye Yaodong turned to his father and said: "Go out for a stroll tomorrow morning, buy some specialties, and call back to notify. Tomorrow afternoon, you go to the shipyard with me to see if that cargo ship has been modified."

"Tmd told me it would be ready before New Year's Day, but it was delayed because of a few days of snow. It said it would be around New Year's Day. Go and see it together tomorrow, and urge it to say that we are going back. It must be ready in these two days."

Ye's father said in surprise: "I thought it had already been opened to the pier."

"Open a chicken feather, urge it tomorrow. I've been busy going out to sea these two days, and I haven't urged it for two days. I went to stare at them to hurry up a few days ago."

"Then we have to hurry up and urge it."

"Hmm, it should be about the same. There was no snow these two days and the weather was better."

"Go early tomorrow morning, sleep early and get up early, urge it, and you can be at ease after seeing it."

"That's fine."

The modification fee for that cargo ship is estimated to be about 20,000. 5,000 has been paid in advance, and 15,000 more needs to be paid.

Ye Yaodong has already prepared the money, just waiting for the ship to be fixed for him in these two days. He will pay the payment after he accepts it and there is no problem.

Speaking of which, he also brought back more than 200,000 cash.

The father and son lay on the bed and chatted for a while, what to do first tomorrow, what to do later...

Ye Yaodong also thought that if there was free time tomorrow, he had to go to say hello to the commoners, as well as Jin Laixi and others who entered the Chamber of Commerce, and say goodbye. He couldn't just leave like that.

Thinking about it, he also entered a dream.

The next day, the sky was just bright, gray, and he was woken up by the noise next door.

That group of workers didn't know whether they slept or not. There was noise early in the morning, and there was a pile of sounds in the main room. Probably many people got up and ran over.

They were going home soon, everyone's emotions were high, and their spirits were excited. He was also urged by his father and could only climb up with a yawn.

"Ha~ hey~ so early, did you take aphrodisiacs? One by one, I didn't see you get up so early usually..."

"Get up if you are awake, don't you still have a pile of things to do? Take advantage of the early morning when the store is not open, let's go to the shipyard first."

"I know."

Ye Yaodong responded with his mouth, but his body was very honest and lying motionless.

Ye's father didn't care about him and went out first.

Ye Yaodong continued to lie down with peace of mind. It was freezing cold, and it was only past 6 o'clock now. It was really a bit early. Even if there were things to do, it was not bad for this point in the early morning.

But he lay down and panicked a little. In his half-asleep and half-awake state, suddenly there was no sound outside?

He opened his eyes suddenly, pricked up his ears to listen, and there was really no movement?

"No one?"

"All went out?"

He picked up his watch and saw it was only 7 o'clock.

Suddenly he didn't feel cold anymore, sat up straight, put on the cold sweater directly, and didn't shiver when getting out of bed.

The sudden silence gave him the courage to resist the cold.

He dressed and went out to see, and sure enough, there was no one left, only his father sitting in front of the stove roasting fire and smoking water pipe.

"Where are the people? All went out?"

"You think everyone is like you, even if the fire burns the eyebrows, you are not in a hurry, and you are still lying there. Yesterday, you were still saying that you have a lot of things to do. As a result, you are still lying down today, and you don't get up early."

"What can I do early in the morning."

"They all went to the morning market, looking at what to eat, drink, and play, buy a little first, and then go shopping when the store opens."

"That's right, there is a morning market to buy things, shall we go too? At this time to the shipyard, Factory Manager Shen is not there, and there is no way to urge people."

"Just waiting for you to get up, hurry up."

Ye Yaodong hurriedly went to brush his teeth and wash his face, didn't eat, locked the door, and went out with his father. He wanted to go to the morning market for breakfast.

There are still some characteristic breakfasts in the local area. In the past few years, because there are many outsiders and business transactions can be made, a prosperous street has long been formed, which is called the morning market in the mouths of their outsiders.

Everything is sold inside, breakfast, vegetables, seafood, meat, food, drink, play, wear, and use, just like the market they go to in the countryside, but the varieties are richer and more novel.

People come and go early in the morning, and they are about to be squeezed.

Ye Yaodong deliberately didn't ride a bicycle out, and each of them carried a big basket with his father, and only left when it was full.

Both of them felt that they hadn't bought enough, but the basket was full, and they had to go to the shipyard, so they went back first.

During the period, they also met a pile of people from their village. Basically, they all ran out to stroll in the morning market early in the morning. Everyone was particularly willing to spend money. When he and his father went, many people's baskets were full.

Ye Yaodong didn't have a leisure day all day, and was running around outside.

After going to the morning market and going to the shipyard, he got the exact word, and he was relieved to open the boat the next day.

After lunch, he went to call back with his father to report safety, and then went to say goodbye to several acquaintances in the Chamber of Commerce.

He also ran to the commoner's place, but was told that the commoner had shipped goods out again and would not be back until the end of the year, so he left a message.

Ye's father ran around with him blindly and regretted it a bit. If he hadn't thought about buying gold with him, he would have gone out to stroll and buy things first. Who would follow him running around.

"Are you done? No one else?"

"Hmm, almost said goodbye."

"What kind of seven or eight people have known so many, fortunately riding a bicycle, otherwise the legs would be broken."

"I didn't ask you to follow me, you can go shopping with others."

Ye's father didn't pick up this sentence, just urged him, "Go, hurry home and take money to buy things."

"I brought enough, don't go home, go directly to the market to see first, there are a few alleys here, you can also stroll around first."

"Buy important things first?"

"What important things? Gifts for the leader and godfather?"

Ye Yaodong was a bit puzzled. He had already bought a pile of food in the morning. Just stroll around and buy some local specialties, bring some gifts for the family, and buy some children's toys, isn't that enough?

What else can be important?

You don't need to send too expensive gifts to people, just some local specialties, and besides, there is a lot of seafood here, what other important things can there be?

"No, didn't you say you want to buy gold?"

"Oh, I already bought it a few days ago."

Ye's father felt a bit uncomfortable.

Then is there a share for him?