Chapter 1356: Coming to an End

Ye Yaodong stayed at Director Chen's house for two days in the city. They went to work, he went out, they came back, he came back, which was equivalent to keeping them company, and by the way, telling them about the progress he had been busy with for the past two days.

And these two days were not in vain. With connections having greeted in advance, he contacted them again, made an appointment to visit the factory, and everything went smoothly.

The four or five processing plants that were given were all promised. If he had the cargo they needed in the factory, he could send it over.

Ye Yaodong also recorded what cargo each factory was processing.

Some were repeated, but it didn't matter. He would handle it when the time came. Anyway, people didn't just count on his cargo.

The fresh-catch boat at home could be considered to have a destination for supply, without having to dump it all on Acai. Acai also had a hard time eating it, so sharing some out was just right.

It just so happened that he would let his father go out to sea in the future, and he would arrange the cargo on the fresh-catch boat at home. Every few days, he could have cargo sent to those factories, which could also be maintained.

And while staying at Director Chen's house for two days, he also received a reply from the machinery factory. Currently, there were two low-power dehumidification dryers available for sale.

Although high power could speed up the drying speed, it also meant higher energy consumption. For rural places where voltage was unstable, of course, low power was the first choice.

Even so, he still had to trouble someone to pull a separate power cable.

If it were Hong Wenle's canned fish factory, it would definitely be the first choice for high-power large machines. After all, he was a small workshop, slowly doing it.

For this matter, Ye Yaodong ran back and forth between the provincial capital, the city, and home for more than half a month, without stopping for a moment.

And after his father drove the Yuan Yang 1 out to sea, he also took the time to calculate the time to drive the fresh-catch boat out to sea to collect cargo, truly busy and dizzy, feet not touching the ground.

Although he was at home, Lin Xiuqing hadn't seen him many times.

Every time he came back, it was in the middle of the night, every time it was in a hurry, even if he slept at home, he couldn't sleep for a few hours, and before dawn, he was gone again, unable to say two sentences.

And Lin Xiuqing was not idle either. She was instructed by him to expand and enlarge the warehouse of the factory in these few days to accommodate the machines that would be transported back after a while, and by the way, build a few more warehouses.

Both husband and wife were too busy to even have time to drink water.

After he re-pulled a separate power cable and transported the dryer back, he finally caught his breath, and it could be considered that he hadn't been busy for nothing for these 20-plus days.

Running back and forth, he didn't know how much effort he had spent and how many people he had seen to get things done.

Without experience, he was just like this, everything had to be explored back and forth.

When the two low-power dehumidification drying machines were transported to the workshop, more than half of the villagers ran over to watch, and all kinds of praise could drown people.

And the 100,000 jin of deep-sea large red squid he brought back before had long been dried, collected, and transported to the city to be sold.

If he really kept it and waited for the machine to come back, the day lily would have been cold.

Just after it was dried, even the village and nearby villages consumed quite a bit. Of course, there were no children who didn't love to eat it.

Now that there was a dryer, it could really save a lot of trouble.

Looking at the fact that his father would probably be back in the near future, he could immediately put it into work.

Thinking of this, Ye Yaodong felt sore in his waist and back again. After his father's cargo came back, he still had to run to the city to handle the distribution of the transported cargo.

Lin Xiuqing watched the machines land and were all debugged before saying to him, "Now, if you encounter bad weather, you can move the half-dried ones in to dry, so you don't have to leave them to air-dry slowly and then smell."

"Hmm, running back and forth, tired, it's been almost a month, finally got this done."

Ye Yaodong sighed after speaking.

"It's April already, Qingming Festival is in a few days, Dad will definitely be back, and he can immediately put into work."

"Tidy up some fish to put in in the evening and try it."

"Good."

The couple chatted together. After the accompanying technical personnel checked that there was no problem, they enthusiastically sent them away.

"How much are these two machines?"

"A-Dong is really getting bigger and bigger... even bought such a big guy..."

"Do you still have to recruit workers at home?"

"Look at me, is it okay..."

Lin Xiuqing said, "We still have to plan and arrange this matter, talk about it later. It's definitely priority to invite people from our village. Everyone let go first, our couple still has things to do."

After the two came out of the crowd, they went back home first.

Ye Yaodong took off his coat the first thing and poured himself a big mouthful of tea.

"It's considered coming to an end now."

Lin Xiuqing sat down and said, "My father said that the squid silk sent over one after another has been sold out. If we still have it, send it over quickly."

"Hmm, it just happens that Dad will be back soon. If there is good weather, dry and bake at the same time, it will be faster."

"You really have ideas, you can think of doing whatever you see."

"Isn't this to make money and let you live a good life?"

"I don't know if it can be done..."

"Is it delicious?"

"The sky looked red in the afternoon, I don't know if there will be good weather tomorrow..."

"Is it delicious?"

"It's not that it can't be done..."

"Is it delicious?"

Lin Xiuqing glared at him. "Delicious, delicious, too delicious, satisfied?"

Ye Yaodong was satisfied. "As long as it's delicious, it won't be hard to sell. I'll clear out the space that should be cleared first. I'll plan it in these few days and see, and by the way, after I'm busy at home, I'll go to my godfather to see the path."

"Will it work?"

"I don't know, I'll know after trying. Anyway, I won't suffer a loss or be deceived. Those cadres always have more paths than us." ===== CHAPTER 1357 =====

The income from the entire last month was just enough to invest in the fish cannery.

After this month continues until the end, and the accounts are settled again, it will also be enough to invest in the fish cannery.

So, in the end, he didn't really spend much money; he relied on what he earned to invest.

It was still because he laid a good foundation.

For the past few years, whenever he made money, he would go buy a boat, slowly accumulating. As time went on, these means of production were providing him with a steady stream of income, filling in the current investment expenditures.

"Are you really taking it seriously?"

Lin Xiuqing saw him looking dusty and exhausted, so she stood up, walked behind him, and kneaded his shoulders.

"After all, I'm really afraid that if the money is left at home, it will get damp or be bitten by rats. Look, now that we are investing directly and turning it into fixed assets, we don't have to worry. Moreover, these fixed assets can still bring us a steady stream of income, which is better than holding the money in our hands."

"Yeah, you're right."

"Aha, rare, now you know I'm right."

"I never said you did anything wrong, it's just that you never informed me, let me know in advance, and always act first and report later."

"I have to have the opportunity to say it. Sometimes when I'm out of town, I can't explain it clearly, and it's inconvenient to discuss. If you hear half and listen to half, the misunderstanding might be even greater. Anyway, I have it all figured out."

Lin Xiuqing didn't say much more; anyway, everything he said made sense.

"Go take a bath and rest for a while. You've been running around for so many days, and you haven't sat down properly to catch your breath and have a good rest."

"Yeah, I'll go take a bath, get some sleep, and go to town tomorrow to check on the progress of the fish cannery."

After all, that is a real factory construction, and it doesn't have the speed of his small workshop renovation.

Fortunately, it's in the town, close to home, and he can go over every few days. Being right under his nose is much more convenient than in the city.

This is naturally his biggest investment.

"I'll go draw water for you, you go back to the room and take off your clothes first."

"Okay."

The old lady snatched the work from Lin Xiuqing, "I'll draw the water. You go back to the room with him, tidy up the clothes he needs to wear, and you can take a break too."

Ever since the couple entered the room, she couldn't get a word in and could only sit and listen to them talk about serious business. Now she finally had work to do.

"Do you want me to cook something else for you to eat? Eat a little before sleeping? If you sleep at this hour, you won't make it to dinner tonight, so you should eat something, right?"

"I'll ask him and see if he's hungry."

"Okay, cooking a snack is no trouble. As soon as he finishes his bath, he can eat it immediately."

Ye Yaodong was indeed hungry. Running back and forth was hard work; how could he not be hungry?

Lin Xiuqing immediately went to light the fire to make it for him, but she was chased back into the room by the old lady.

"You go keep him company, I'll do it. You two are busy running around every day, and you haven't even had a chance to talk."

Since the work was snatched away, she had no choice but to go into the room.

As soon as she entered the room, she pinched her nose, "Are your feet too smelly?"

Ye Yaodong lifted his foot to his nose and sniffed, "It seems quite smelly. Remember to help me wash my shoes."

"I'll take them out first."

After finishing a major task, his mind relaxed a little, and while taking a bath, he pondered the work he had to do next.

There were quite a few things to do next: the progress of the fish cannery, the start of the squid silk workshop, and the fresh-fish collection boat having to go out to collect goods every two days. All these things were indispensable.

And the kelp would be harvested soon in a while. It is estimated that the merchant will come to collect the kelp by the end of the month at the latest.

He didn't know if he would be able to get away by then. If he could, he still wanted to go to Zhoushan with the merchant to arrange the land above.

He was stretched too thin.

Just thinking about it gave him a headache.

When will the government fix the road? That way he could buy a small car, and then it wouldn't be inconvenient to go anywhere.

With good road conditions and a car, no matter where he went, he could make a round trip in one day and get things done.

"Damn it..."

Lin Xiuqing had just taken the smelly shoes, smelly socks, and dirty clothes out, and when she pushed the door open and came in, she heard him swearing.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I was just thinking that I don't seem to have any free time ahead. I'm still so busy. It would be better to just stay at sea and be leisurely."

"Yeah, if you were at sea, you would just catch fish at sea and wouldn't have to worry about the trivial and messy things at home. At home, there are so many things, big and small, relatives visiting, workshop matters, and worker issues. And now you have to add factory matters and the harvest of the fishing boats."

"Yeah, I was thinking that if we have some free time in the next few days, let's apply to install a telephone line and get a phone at home."

Lin Xiuqing was surprised, "We're installing a phone in our own house? That's not cheap, it costs several thousand."

"Installing a phone at home makes it convenient to contact people. I'm also thinking about applying for a line specifically in the city, so we don't have to run to the village committee to answer the phone whenever we have something. And most of the time, we are the ones using the village committee's phone the most now."

"That's true..."

"If I go to Zhoushan in the second half of the year, the phone at home will be used more frequently, and it will be more convenient for you to have a phone line installed."

Lin Xiuqing nodded, "That's fine. Then you can find some time tomorrow to go to the village committee and ask, and apply for it?"

"Yeah, since the work on hand has come to an end, let's get the phone installation done first. Also, last month they told me the 'Advanced Youth' evaluation results were coming out, but there's been no sign of them. I'll go ask about that tomorrow too."

"Then there's more to be busy with."

"Being busy with a purpose is nothing; it's just being busy for nothing that's scary. What's the date today? What day of the week?"

"The 2nd, Sunday of Qingming, just right, no school."

"Oh, it looks like we'll have to wait until next week to install the phone line."

"No rush."

Ye Yaodong nodded and didn't say anything.

Thinking that it was already April 2nd, the old lady had already passed the time point of her fall in her previous life, right?

The time span was too long. He vaguely remembered that she fell before Qingming Festival. After all, there was a holiday, so he could have an impression, but it was really hard to remember the exact day.

Anyway, she didn't live past May 1st. She passed away not long after she fell.

Fortunately, he had finished his busy work, and he should be staying at home for a longer time, so he could keep an eye on her.

"Aren't you cooking something for me to eat?"

"The old lady snatched the work and sent me in to talk to you, saying that we two are so busy that our feet don't touch the ground, and we probably haven't had a good talk for a long time."

"She's quite considerate."

"She's an experienced person, hehe." Lin Xiuqing said with a smile.

The old lady at home was indeed sensible and observant. She didn't cause trouble, saved effort, and knew how to help. Raising her wasn't hard.

"Tell her to do less work. There's a lot of rain in spring. Keep an eye on her when she goes in and out. If something happens, it will be very troublesome."

"I know, you've said it many times."

"She's getting old, and she can't sit still. She's busy with her little vegetable patch every day."

"Then you have to tell her. Every time I tell her, she agrees well, but turns around and picks up the hoe when she should, and waters when she should. She treats my words as wind in her ears."

"Yeah, keep an eye on her. Let's sleep together after eating later. It's just right since we're clean."

She smiled and rolled her eyes at him, "You only think about that kind of thing every day."