Chapter 1316: Glory (Repaired)

"I am truly fucking rich..."

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but exclaim.

Lin Xiuqing smiled, "That's right, I never even dreamed we could have this much money."

"No wonder you said to take 200,000 to pay off the bank debt; you said it so lightly, so matter-of-factly, without a hint of heartache."

"Paying back debts is only right and proper. It's so uncomfortable to suddenly owe the bank money for no reason; it's better to pay it off early. It's not like we don't have the money to pay it back, so why not?"

"Not paying it back. Even if I were to pay it, it would be after the three-year term expires. If I pay early, what's the point of me taking out the loan? Wouldn't that be the same as me spending my own money to buy the boat? There's a huge difference compared to the state giving it to me. I'm not paying it back; I'll wait until the time is up."

Lin Xiuqing said crossly, "Suit yourself."

"Anyway, with so much money at home, we have a safety net. I can act boldly, and I won't be afraid of not having money to repay when it's due. I don't need to have any psychological burden either. Others want to borrow but can't, even though I believe I can definitely make a profit."

"Whatever. I already called my father this afternoon and told him to close the shop for one day tomorrow, bring my eldest brother, second brother, and the workers back to eat together, and take a day off. When you go to the city the day after tomorrow, you can settle the accounts with my father again. By then, our family's total will be able to break through 700,000."

"Hmm, I'll ponder how to spend so much money."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and tapped him, "You only think about spending, never about saving it up."

"Save it for what? Didn't you say we won't be able to spend it all in this lifetime? Now, of course, we have to spend it in advance. Anyway, with so many boats, plus the shops and fish sauce, everything is producing continuously. I'm not spending as fast as I'm earning."

"The 200,000 you just borrowed, those 5 boats you ordered haven't even been delivered yet, don't think about buying more boats."

"I won't buy boats for now; the quantity is enough. I'll upgrade in a few years."

"Stop tossing and turning, it's very good as it is now."

Ye Yaodong gave a perfunctory reply and asked her to take the money out for him to see.

"I haven't seen 700,000 in cash in my whole life. Let me see it, take a peek, and it'll satisfy you to guard a room full of money every day."

"I've been on pins and needles for the past six months, not daring to leave even half a step. Even when I go out, I have to learn from you and lock the dog in the room."

As she spoke, she opened the wardrobe. Underneath a pile of folded clothes was a cabinet. She moved the clothes aside and pulled the cabinet out.

"There's nowhere else to hide it. There's too much cash, so I could only make a box like this to put it in and lock it. I also locked the wardrobe."

"Hmm."

Although bank deposit interest is high, he really didn't dare to deposit it; the amount was too large.

In the future, bank deposits will only have a 500,000 insurance limit, and now there is no national network yet. Depositing ten or twenty thousand doesn't mean much to them, so it's better to just keep it at home.

It looks like if the wolfhound at Lin Ji's place has puppies, he really has to get two to raise. Those two looked tall and fierce, and they looked useful at a glance.

He guessed that most of his family fortune was also saved at home, which is why he brought back two large wolfhounds.

Lin Xiuqing didn't just hold one box; she pulled another box out from under the bed, and then asked him to reach out and move the box on top of the wardrobe.

"A cunning rabbit has three burrows, huh? There's only one room in total, and you still hide it in so many places?"

"Hide it in a few more places. If we really get robbed, there might still be some left. I don't want to hide it outside, and hiding it in other rooms feels even less safe. If I hid it in a bag of dried fish and forgot about it and it got moved away, I'd really have to slap my thigh."

While she was speaking, she had already taken a bunch of keys to identify them and opened all three boxes.

The banknotes inside were all neatly stacked. There were all kinds of denominations, and they weren't categorized in each box; the money in the three boxes looked quite even.

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but praise, "That's quite thorough. If one box is gone, there are still the remaining two boxes, and they are all about the same."

"These are all paper money, and there are coins, several jars. When I'm free in a few days, I'll take them to the bank to exchange them and deposit more new banknotes."

He squatted down, took the banknotes inside and looked at them, and then put them back.

It's a pity that the largest denomination is only 10 yuan. Although it looks like there are several boxes, the sense of shock is not strong.

One mao, two mao, one yuan, two yuan, five yuan, ten yuan—how could it be more shocking than a big box of pink Mao Zedongs?

"Since you've organized them so neatly, that's good. Put them away, I won't look at the coins."

"If it weren't for you wanting to see, I wouldn't have dared to open them. After locking them there, I didn't dare to move them. The more I look at them, the more uneasy I feel. I even think about keeping one eye open when I sleep. If I don't think about this money, I can sleep peacefully. Now that you're back, I can finally have a good sleep."

"Hmm."

Lin Xiuqing locked the three boxes again and put them back in their original places.

Ye Yaodong had been tired for a day, and finally, there was nothing to do at night. He took off his cotton-padded jacket and lay directly on the bed, without taking off his pants or shoes, his feet still dangling on the ground.

He only came back in the early hours of last night, and was woken up early in the morning. He hadn't really rested enough, and now he was feeling drowsy just by leaning over.

Lin Xiuqing turned her head to look after putting the boxes away and hurriedly went to push him, "You're sleeping already?"

Ye Yaodong pulled her hand and dragged her in front of him, lying on his chest, "If you don't let me sleep, what do you want to do?"

She smiled and tapped him, "What else can I do? I'm telling you to take a bath. You didn't take one when you came back yesterday, it was too late, so forget it. You ran around all day today. It's not too late now, hurry up and take a bath. I don't even know how many days it's been since you last washed."

"I don't want to move, you help me wash."

"Where would I have the free time? I still have to go to the workshop to see if there is any dried fish that can be collected today."

Ye Yaodong held her and wouldn't let go.

"Hurry up and take a bath."

"Got it."

She pushed him a few more times before Ye Yaodong let her go and sat up himself.

"I'll go back and draw water for you. It's just right to drink chicken soup after taking a bath and then sleep."

"Good."

He lay back down.

When Lin Xiuqing brought the bathwater in and pulled him a few times, he finally sat up to wash.

The old lady also knocked on the door and came in while he was taking a bath, holding a large bowl of chicken soup in her hand.

"I stewed it on the coal stove in a clay pot for several hours, and added some medicinal herbs and black beans. It's very fragrant, you should eat more. I wanted to call you to eat just after you came back, but I saw you two talking in the room. Let it cool down a bit now, and you can eat it and sleep after taking a bath."

"Got it."

"Look at you, you're all ribs. I don't know how much hardship you've suffered. You were so fair before, but now your face is so black..."

"Alright, hurry up and go out, I'm freezing to death taking a bath."

"Alright, alright, alright, I'll close the door."

Only after Ye Yaodong finished washing and eating did he comfortably lie back into the warm quilt.

However, when Lin Xiuqing returned to the room to sleep, she was disgusted by his bird's nest-like hair again.

The next morning, he was woken up by the noise outside. Just as his eyes opened, Lin Xiuqing urged him to get a haircut.

"Your hair is like straw, and you still have to treat people to dinner at noon..."

"Got it, I'll go shave it when I get up, okay? I only came back the night before last, and I was busy to death yesterday. Where would I have time to groom myself?"

"As long as you know, I'm going to get busy first."

Ye Yaodong got up and looked in the mirror. He didn't think there was anything wrong with his hair. It was so thick, not bald at all!

After washing it clean and combing it into a slicked-back hairstyle, he looked exactly like Mr. Zhou.

Early in the morning, the entrance to the house was already in full swing with women busy washing and cutting vegetables, killing chickens and ducks. A pile of tables and stools were stacked at the corner of the wall.

Children were jumping around, and every word out of their mouths was calling for Xiao Jiu. It was a scene of joy.

Ye Yaodong looked at Ye Xiaoxi, who was being fawned over by a group of children, smiled, got on his bicycle, and went to get a haircut first.

Taking advantage of the good weather today, he would wash it after getting a haircut, and it would be dry in a while.

The village was also full of joy. In the cold weather, everyone was basking in the sun at their doorways, chatting in twos and threes, all talking about his family treating 20 tables today.

At the same time, they were also talking about how he had made a fortune again, or who in the same village had earned how much money in the past six months.

When Ye Yaodong rode his bicycle past and everyone saw him, the topic collectively shifted to him.

"I always thought Adong was good at making money, but now it's incredible..."

"How many boats does his family have?"

"At least dozens. Didn't you see the large area of fishing boats outside the pier? More than half of them are his..."

"Before they came back, the village was deserted, and there were no boats to be seen at the pier, just those small wooden boats. In the past two days, the village has come alive."

"Isn't that so? The pillars of the families have all earned money and come back, so of course the village is lively. My man has already gone to order a boat, and next year we will also go and make a big fortune..."

"He's really good at earning, too amazing. He's not even 30 yet, right?"

By the time he rode his bicycle out of the village, he couldn't hear everyone's discussion about him. When he arrived at the neighboring village, except for the barber, not many people knew him.

However, while queuing for a haircut, he could still hear people talking about him.

It was probably because he only came back in the early hours of yesterday, and every village had heard about it, and it was still a hot topic of discussion.

The barber smiled and pointed at Ye Yaodong, who was waiting, "Isn't the person you're talking about him! Isn't Salted Fish Dong from Bai Sha Village right here."

Fortunately, there were only two or three people. They turned their heads to look at him together, all a bit disbelieving.

"So young? Don't joke."

"This young man looks like he hasn't even grown all his hair."

The barber smiled and said, "I've been to his house to cut his hair so many times, how could I not know him? He is a famous handsome young man in the ten miles and eight villages. Just ask around and you'll know."

"Are you really Salted Fish Dong?"

"Ye Yaodong, not Salted Fish Dong." Ye Yaodong said lightly.

"Oh my, that's him, it really is Salted Fish Dong..."

"Your Bai Sha Village earned a lot of money this year, right? I heard you also raise kelp. Is this also very profitable?"

He nodded, "It's alright."

"How do you plant it? Can we learn?"

The people waiting were exceptionally enthusiastic towards him, and they politely let him cut in line, letting him go first, and then surrounded him to talk.

Ye Yaodong basically answered every question, answering the questions of these villagers.

So much so that by the time he was getting his haircut, more and more people were surrounding him, and some were neighbors from nearby who ran over to see him.

He didn't even know when he became a giant panda, and even became famous in the neighboring villages.

In fact, there were a few boats from nearby neighboring villages on this trip, and then the relatives on the boats in their village were also from surrounding villages. In just one day, his great name had already spread throughout the nearby villages.

There were even middle-aged women who came to ask him if he was married, and enthusiastically wanted to introduce him to a partner.

They also asked if his brothers and sisters were married, and wanted to introduce them to partners too.

After the haircut, the barber didn't charge him, but he still put two mao on the table.

Then he struggled to squeeze out of the crowd, got on his bicycle, and finally escaped the enthusiastic people.

"It's really good to be rich."

He exclaimed, riding his bicycle and humming a little song, "... Don't pick the wild flowers on the roadside, remember my affection, remember my love..."

There were already quite a few people standing in twos and threes near his house. The women were very conscious of helping with the work, and the men had set up several tables there to gamble and wait for food.

They were all close relatives and friends who had come over early because they had nothing to do.

Ye's father was also glowing, dressed exceptionally spiritedly, and the small leather shoes on his feet were so shiny they could reflect light, and the large gold necklace around his neck was also exceptionally eye-catching.

He had his hands behind his back, and a bunch of middle-aged and elderly people were surrounding him and talking, all staring at his large gold necklace, exceptionally envious.

Ye's mother was also surrounded by a bunch of women. Today, she also wore the gold that Ye Yaodong bought for her, looking exceptionally glorious.

The old couple stood up straight today, feeling very face-saving.

"Is Dongzi back?"

"Where did Dongzi go early in the morning?"

"Oh my, he must have gone to do big things. He is a very busy person now..."

"I just said, I saw he was smart since he was a child, and he would definitely be promising when he grew up. This is great, you old couple are enjoying blessings, and you are all wearing gold and silver."

"That's right, I just saw that Dongzi's forehead was so wide. What did the fortune teller say? He said that this kind of face is very rich and noble. You really know how to give birth."

"That also requires knowing how to raise. You look like you know how to give birth and raise. Look at this son, he is promising and filial. After earning money, he bought so much gold for you two. Oh my, it's blinding my eyes."

Just as Ye Yaodong stopped at the door and got off the bicycle, a bunch of women surrounded him to talk to him, each with a smile on their face, looking at him more clearly than looking at their own sons.

Some of these were aunts, some were sisters-in-law, some were his mother's cousins, some were cousins-in-law, some were older female cousins, and some were his mother's friends...

There were really a lot.

The old men on his father's side were a step slower, and also surrounded him, being exceptionally kind and amiable when he smiled.

"Dongzi is back..."

"Your father has good fate, you are really promising..."

"We haven't even seen your large boat worth hundreds of thousands. You are the first one in the whole town..."

Everyone's good words popped out as if they didn't cost money. Ye Yaodong smiled and only said that he had just finished his haircut and wanted to go in to wash his hair, so he pushed the bicycle into the courtyard first.

"Oh my god, this is too enthusiastic..."

The old lady sat at the door and greeted him, "Of course it's enthusiastic. You are so promising, everyone has to say a few nice words, and you are treating everyone to dinner, and they don't need to give gifts, so aren't they happy?"

"My father and mother are wearing gold, why aren't you wearing it?"

"They wear it, so I won't. If everyone in the family wears it, it will be too eye-catching. I'll save it to wear when I sleep at night."

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but laugh, "Who are you wearing it for when you sleep at night?"

"Wearing it for your grandfather to see, telling him that you are promising and bought me gold to wear, making him envious to death."

"Alright, then why aren't you going out, and still sitting at the door?"

"Then I have to watch at home. There are so many people, who knows if someone will run into the house randomly. I have to watch, let your father and mother go to greet the guests."

"Alright, then I'm going to wash my hair."

"Go, go, you look even more handsome after getting a haircut. Hehe, you shouldn't have bought gold for your father, it would be better to keep that piece for yourself to wear."

"No need, let him be glorious. I'm still counting on him to help me work for a few more years."

Ye Yaodong went into the house first, letting her mutter behind him.

"That's right, you have to let him work for you for a few more years. You can't buy him such a large piece of gold for nothing. It's best to pay him less salary, enough for him to eat and drink..."

When he came out after washing his hair, he was surrounded by everyone again, talking and complimenting him.

It wasn't until a tractor drove over and stopped that everyone let him go, letting him go to take care of his father-in-law and brother-in-law.

Ye Yaodong was busy non-stop, greeting this one and that one, his mouth was dry from talking.

It wasn't until near mealtime, after Hong Wenle arrived on a motorcycle, that he caught his breath, invited people into the house to sit, and finally had a rest.

"There is no good tea at home, it's all coarse tea, you'll have to make do with it. There is good tobacco, though."

Ye Yaodong took a bowl and poured two bowls of coarse tea, and pulled two cigarettes of Marlboro for him.

"It doesn't matter, I'm here to eat, not to drink tea."

"If I had known that treating people to dinner was so tiring, I wouldn't have come back so quickly after going out for a haircut this morning."

"There are quite a lot of people, as many as our ancestral hall's ancestor worship."

"20 tables, plus two extra tables prepared, and people who took the initiative to come over to help with work, and people who came to join in the fun and talk, aren't there a lot of people? More than half the village has come."

"Then don't you have to treat the whole village to dinner?"

"How can I afford that? Wait until I earn for a few more years, wait until the elders in the family have a birthday, then I'll treat the whole village to dinner. Today is just a very ordinary purchase of a boat to treat relatives and workers to dinner, how can I mobilize the whole village to treat them to dinner."

"It's quite glorious, you are not only famous in the village, you are already famous in the town."

"How so?"

"I didn't pay attention to that large boat of yours originally. After coming back yesterday, I went for a stroll on the street, and I didn't expect that everyone was discussing that large boat of yours, all guessing which boss bought it, and it even had a large red flower hanging on it."

Ye Yaodong smiled brilliantly, "Give the people of the whole town a little shock."

"Indeed, if you say you bought it, and it was full payment, without any partners, everyone would be shocked by such a young boat boss."

"Can't compare to you knowing how to be reborn."

"Are you interested in a business?"

"What? I don't know how to do business."

"You must know about canned fish."

"Hmm?" Ye Yaodong looked at him in surprise, waiting for him to speak.

"I heard you say yesterday that you borrowed 200,000. I'm thinking that I'll also go and borrow one, and then we'll start a canned fish factory! There are now two canned fish factories in the town, and business is booming. It just so happens that the pier resources are rich."

"Why look for me, why don't you look for your friends and brothers?" He maintained a skeptical attitude.

"They went to do other things. Some opened ice factories last year, some partnered to build a hotel in the city, and some went to run large trucks."

"I just happened to be thinking about doing something. The town government is also supporting the economy. The benefits are all taken by the Wanwan people, so it's better for me to take them."

"I originally thought about asking the old man for money after planning it out, but after hearing about your loan, isn't that just someone sending a pillow when you're sleepy? The bank is giving money for free, so why not take it? It's just right to act boldly."

It sounded quite reasonable, and Ye Yaodong was also a little tempted. It just so happened that he had nowhere to spend those 700,000, and there would be a continuous stream of income in the future, and apart from buying boats, he didn't know what else to buy.

Buying houses and land also requires opportunities. Now is not the 90s, the era when the economy is blooming everywhere.

He didn't know other things, and hadn't come into contact with anything else.

He had also been in contact with this young master for two or three years, and had always seen that he was quite good.

"I'll ponder it, this is too sudden."

"It doesn't matter, you consider it carefully, there's no rush. It's almost Chinese New Year, we can't do anything. Any plan will definitely have to wait until after the New Year."

"Hmm, do you have any plans?"

"I've been thinking about it for a long time, it's just that I'm short of money. Do you still have money? If we have money, we can do it; if we don't have money, it's all in vain."

"If your plan is reasonable and reliable, I'll have to follow our young master's footsteps even if I have to smash the pots and sell the iron. At worst, I'll just borrow another loan."

"Hahaha, you're really bold, you really dare?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Borrowing 200,000 is borrowing, borrowing 500,000 is borrowing, right? Anyway, it's all owed. The one who owes money is the boss, what am I afraid of."

He had 700,000, what was he afraid of? How could he not pay it back?

Besides, if he could really open a canned food factory, was he afraid he couldn't make money?

Although it would be depressed in the future, at least before the millennium, it would be enough to earn a full pot.

If Lin Xiuqing knew he could say this, she would probably regret telling him that there were 700,000 at home...

"Don't use the factory as collateral when you can't pay back the money later." Hong Wenle joked.

"You have so little confidence in your own business that you have to use the factory as collateral? You must think about it better, think about making a big profit, and you'll be able to pay back the bank's money soon, and then we'll eat and drink well together."

"Yes, yes, yes, anyway, as long as you have money, that's fine. I can handle the channels for the canned food factory machines. I was originally thinking about finding someone to partner with to share the risk, but I didn't find a suitable person. Friends and brothers are either helping their families work, or they can't take out money, or they are already doing other things."

"I'll think about it and give you an answer after the New Year. You'd better explain the plan. This is not a small matter, and I have to tell my wife, I can't mess around behind her back."

"Of course, but today doesn't seem to be the time to talk about this. When you're free, come to my place, and we'll have a good chat."

"That's fine, you're here to eat today, not to talk about plans and business. Let's find a free time to talk."

Hong Wenle exclaimed, "I really didn't expect it. Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. It hasn't even been thirty years, it's only been three years, and you can already talk about borrowing 500,000."

"I'm just bragging, just listen to it."

"I'm serious. You can easily buy that boat worth more than 100,000, what else can I not believe? I also saw that you could afford that boat, and you have many boats at home, and you are the vice president of the Fisheries Association, that's why I had the idea."

"We'll see what kind of canned fish to make. I have a few boats now, so I'll send boats to catch them specifically. Don't let the fat water flow into outsiders' fields, exclusive supply."

Hong Wenle gave him a thumbs up, "What a coincidence, that's what I thought too. Directly having boats to supply, saving the trouble of sending people outside to collect, which is intermittent and unstable."

Once Ye Yaodong had this idea, his heart was also burning. If he could get the canned fish factory up and running, then his few boats could just catch them specifically. It would be a one-stop shop, saving him the trouble.

He knew there were two canned fish factories in the town, which were invested by Wanwan people in the past two years. Every day, there were large trucks coming and going on the road, or they were transported by boat.

Their town could also be considered a good location, a port town, and cargo transportation was convenient.

Now it can be considered an economic outlet. As for bankruptcy in the future, that's a matter for the future. As long as it's easy to make money now, that's fine.

And isn't there Lin Jishang?

This guy seems to be tossing around transporting goods and selling goods there now. Thinking about it, it seems very easy to ship goods?

Hong Wenle is a sea turtle who studied abroad and has relatives in Hong Kong. If it can really be done, are you afraid of not making money?

He doesn't understand these things, it's fine if someone understands. Relying on a big tree is good for shade, the main thing is that the person must be reliable.

At worst, doesn't he still have a godfather?

The more he thought about it, the more feasible it felt, "Oh my, just talking about it casually, it feels like it has a lot of potential."

"It was originally like that. I heard that if you want to open a factory, the town government will directly approve the land, and it will be sent directly, without spending money."

"So cool!"

"So in a couple of days, I'll run to the county or city to ponder this loan matter."

"Wouldn't it be fine if you asked your old man for money?"

"It's better to rely on yourself if you can. Why not take the money sponsored by the state?"

Ye Yaodong also gave him a thumbs up, everyone's ideas were the same.

If you have money, you should also pluck the wool that should be plucked, mainly because you happened to encounter it.

But he would definitely not borrow a second time. Just now he was joking with Hong Wenle and just talking casually.

Borrowing once is enough, no need to borrow from above, and then borrow again when you get home.

There is already money at home, and it can be taken out. It's also just sitting there, so it's better to take it for investment.

The two were talking enthusiastically when they heard someone outside calling for dinner. Ye Yaodong hurriedly greeted people to go eat first.

"Let's go, let's go eat first. In a couple of days, let's find an opportunity to have a good chat. You also go and ask about the loan first."

"Good."

The tables and stools outside were all set up, and the bowls and chopsticks were all set. The villagers sat down with each other in twos and threes.

Sit wherever you want, it's not that particular. Anyway, two extra tables were set today.

Ye's mother greeted the relatives to sit down with a glowing face, while Ye's father was greeting those village cadres.

Ye Yaodong led Hong Wenle to sit at the village cadres' table and introduced them to each other.

The village cadres were exceptionally enthusiastic.

"Young and promising, young people are really amazing now..."