Chapter 1514: Spreading the Word

With this kind of tossing about, he felt that rabbit wouldn't live much longer.

That turtle, however, was quite long-lived. He hadn't expected that once they started raising it, it would be for several years. There wasn't anything special to feed it; at most, his two sons would knock down some snails or chop up some earthworms. The most frequent thing they did was change its river water.

Those two treasured that turtle dearly, so it wasn't the adults' turn to do the work; it was always the little ones who would change the water and feed the turtle themselves after coming home from school.

And so it was raised successfully; they do say turtles are long-lived.

That rabbit, however, was in a tough spot. It was carried around in hands every day, forced to gorge itself, and had a rope tied to its leg. It was hard to say if it would even live until it gave birth.

Ye Yaodong took a recliner and placed it at the doorway to soak up the sun, incidentally placing the turtle by his feet, poking it with a twig out of boredom.

Ye Fu came over and, seeing him so idle, asked, "When did you get back?"

"Last night, around 11 o'clock?"

"Are you done with all the busy work? Are the accounts all settled?"

"Just about, I can rest for the New Year."

"I was still thinking that since you brought those five boats back, you'd at least have to treat everyone to a meal. I didn't expect you to be so busy you couldn't even touch the ground."

"Where would I find the time? I wanted to, too. Who knew I'd be busy until today? Tomorrow is New Year's Eve; there's no time to host a meal, so let it be. Anyway, the workers have already received their New Year red envelopes. I'll just throw together a table tonight to treat some friends; the fireworks weren't collected anyway."

He had thought that way at the beginning too, but who knew he wouldn't be able to free up his hands. Fortunately, he hadn't mentioned it at the start, otherwise, it would have been so awkward.

"I think you should just sell off those shares in Wenzhou. It saves you from running back and forth. You're already very busy, and this just makes you busier. Anyway, you're not going there to catch jellyfish anymore. I heard that due to overfishing in recent years, the quantity during the peak season has decreased, and they've started farming there too."

Ye Yaodong nodded; he actually had this thought as well.

But not right now; he felt he could hold on for another five or six years.

In his impression, the lighter industry went downhill after the new millennium. He could completely sell it off when it started going downhill.

Anyway, getting more or less now is still getting something; it's not bad, and it's a very considerable sum.

And it's not just the lighters; there's also that canned fish factory. He also plans to only be a partner for ten years, earning for ten years, and then he'll transfer the shares.

Because in another 10 years, canned fish will also be going downhill.

He can't keep every cent in his hands. When he's earned enough, he'll just have them buy it back, and he'll withdraw directly to focus on his own fishing empire.

Fishing boats are his focus; those others are just icing on the cake.

Moreover, in his impression, the canned fish factory in their town was at its most glorious in the nineties. After the new millennium, it started going downhill, and then it went bankrupt before 2010...

Two or three large factories with thousands of people all collapsed, not to mention some small factories; only a few well-known brands could barely sustain themselves.

He also thought that when he withdrew, he would give them a reminder.

However, he wouldn't wait until the very end to withdraw.

He replied to his father, "I know, I have a plan in mind. I'll take it for a few more years, and when people's tolerance reaches its limit, I'll definitely sell it back to them cheaply. You're good, I'm good, everyone's good. Anyway, I'm not a local, so I'll stop when I've earned enough. What should be earned and what shouldn't be earned have all been earned; there's no need to hold on to it."

"As long as you have a plan in mind."

Ye Yaodong didn't mention that he also planned to sell the canned fish factory together. If he sold these shares, his father definitely wouldn't agree; after all, it's in their own town, close to home.

During the few days he was away, his father still rode his motorcycle every day, hands behind his back, to stroll around the canned fish factory, inspecting the industry for him, looking quite glorious.

If he told his father he planned to sell it, his father might spray him for three days and three nights.

Ye Fu looked left and right with shifty eyes, and after confirming there was no one around, he asked in a low voice, "You earned one or two million this year, right?"

"Why?"

"Just curious. But you seem to have spent quite a bit this year too; you bought several fishing boats, and you bought houses and shops. But that's enough; don't buy anymore. There's plenty. It's better to keep more money in your hands. In case the policy changes again, you'll have money in your hands."

"You're worrying for nothing; the policy will only get better."

"Who knows? How can anyone predict the future?"

"Don't worry about that. Help me arrange the workers first. With 5 new boats added, we need to add dozens more workers."

Last year, they sent two batches of people to study, only 6 people, but these 6 people were trained as the backbone of the fishing boats; they are the ones who will be in charge of the boats.

So he doesn't lack people to drive the boats; he lacks ordinary workers. When the time comes, the boats will have to be redistributed, letting the old lead the new.

There are no formal sailor training institutions now, and few people are sent for training; it's basically the old leading the new.

Now that he has more fishing boats, management is also a major problem.

He plans to arrange the team of Wang Guangliang and his group from the beginning.

He didn't arrange them for the past two years because he wanted them to learn more on the boats and accumulate some experience. Otherwise, being so young and new, how could they convince the old fishermen? No one would listen to them, and no one would care about them.

Chen Shi has matured a lot after training at sea for the past few years; he doesn't stutter much anymore, and if he speaks a little slower, he won't repeat words.

He plans to arrange for them to go study after spring. Anyway, they aren't in important positions now and aren't in charge of boats. After a transfer and finishing their studies, they can be better arranged.

Ye Fu listened to him saying he wanted to call dozens more workers, and he started counting on his fingers how many people each boat needed.

Although there is a surplus of personnel currently, they also need to be responsible for logistics, especially now that there are more and more boats, so naturally, more people are needed for logistics.

Ye Yaodong isn't very familiar with the people in the surrounding villages; anyway, the job of calling people has always been handed over to his mother to arrange.

Just tell his father, and let his mother help call people. Anyway, his mother can chat with anyone and has things to talk about; she's a real HR.

The father and son sat at the door and talked for half the morning about the fishing boats and the arrangement of logistics personnel, until relatives came over one after another to talk, and then the father and son accompanied the relatives.

Before long, more than half the village knew he had finished his work and returned, and more and more people came to chat around them.

Ye Yaosheng and his wife also came over with their child to play.

"Adong is really a busy person now; it's so hard to see him when he comes back."

"As if you could see him when he's up there."

"Haha, indeed. Once he goes to sea, it's half a month or a month. You can only see him when he comes back, and sometimes you might not even see him when he comes back."

"Dongzi is earning big money every minute now; you should be stealing smiles that you can see him today," Agu said with a smile.

Ye Yaodong shook his head with a smile, "That's an exaggeration."

"Dongzi, when will you buy a car? Let us take a look too. I saw a car in the county seat two days ago; you can only see them during the New Year, where would there be a chance usually?"

Ye Fu said, "Buy what car? It's expensive, can't carry cargo, and can't seat many people. It's not as good as a tractor."

Ye Yaopeng asked curiously, "Dongzi, didn't I hear you bought a big truck last year? Did you buy it? It's been so long, why haven't I seen you drive it back?"

"I've ordered it, but I don't have anyone to drive it. Those who can drive big trucks are all trained by various units. In this day and age, where can we poach people from units? So I'm not in a hurry. I'll go take a look after the New Year, and I guess I can drive it back then."

"Who's driving it?"

"I sent Xiuqing's two nephews to study. It's been a year. I'll go check the results in a while."

They were arranged to study by their godfather, Chen Juzhang. With someone pulling strings, and it being a leader, learning must not be as difficult as finding a master to learn from yourself.

Xiuqing also arranged to give gifts to the master during the New Year and holidays. The two children should find it easier and faster to learn than others, and they won't be intentionally blocked.

The people around clicked their tongues, "Are you pulling up the whole family?"

"Yes, brothers, cousins, and nephews on his own side are all arranged, and the wife's side is also arranged. It's really 'when a man gets power, his dogs and chickens rise to heaven'."

Agu said with a smile, "It's not just pulling up a big family; Dongzi has pulled up our whole village."

He also vividly described that when they went to town to lift the motorcycle ashore a few days ago, when everyone heard they were from Bai Sha Village, they praised their village for being rich.

Everyone heard this and beamed with joy, feeling a sense of honor.

"Indeed, it's much easier for people in our village to get married than in other villages now."

"Yes, everyone in town knows that our Bai Sha Village has good living conditions, and everyone is earning money."

"Makes sense. People have been coming from the county seat one after another these past few months. Almost every month, two batches of people come to inspect and learn. This is all thanks to Dongzi."

"Right, it was Dongzi who first called everyone to farm kelp, and he even donated two boats."

"The kelp we harvest from the sea is all sold by him for us. We don't have to rack our brains thinking about who to sell to, and we don't have to worry about it being stuck in our hands after farming."

Ye Yaodong hurriedly said modestly, "No, no, no, everyone is exaggerating. How could I alone pull up the whole village? This is the result of our village working together and striving together."

"How could I accomplish anything relying on myself alone? This relies on the collective."

Ye Mu said with a smile, "Building the collective is everyone's responsibility. The leaders have said that unity is strength. Our village is united, that's why it's getting better and better."

"That's still because Dongzi gives everyone ideas and helps solve worries."

"The strong labor force in our village basically follows him out to earn money. One person can earn one or two thousand a year. If three or four father and sons from one family go, they can earn five or six thousand a year."

"More than that, women can also earn money at home."

"It's really incredible. A few years ago, how difficult it was to become a 'ten-thousand-yuan household'. Now, if there are more men in the family, following them out to earn money, becoming a 'ten-thousand-yuan household' is just a matter of two years."

A group of men and women gathered together to talk, and when they talked about the changes in the village in recent years, they were all filled with emotion.

However, those who could gather around the three brothers' houses to talk were either relatives or friends, or people working for them. The relationships were very close, and there was a natural binding of interests, so of course, they were all saying good things.

It's almost New Year, and everyone says good things when they meet; no one will bring bad luck to others.

Ye Fu was all smiles, "In the past two years, everyone has been earning more and more. In the future, every year will definitely be better than the last. Everyone will be able to build multi-story houses and buy big boats."

"Don't say, many people went to the shipyard to order boats just after returning a few days ago. But it doesn't seem that fast to make them; some people have already run to the city."

Ye Yaodong thought for a while and said, "In two or three years, my dozen or so small boats can also be opened for everyone to redeem. Those who originally rented the boats will have priority, and at that time, a discount will be given based on the market price of second-hand boats."

He had this thought long ago, but the idea was always dismissed by them, wanting him to earn a little more before selling.

So he never mentioned it.

Now it can be considered a conversation that led to this.

He pondered that in two or three years it would be about right. When the time comes, he will give up what should be given up and focus his energy on larger boats.

In two or three years, he should be able to get his boats. With big boats in hand, the small boats that should be phased out will be phased out.

And after the New Year, he also has to tidy up the land and set up a processing factory. After a couple of years, the processing factory should be more mature. By then, he will have to spend his energy everywhere.

Now, spreading the word first can also hang a cake in front of everyone in advance.

Two or three years is also his estimated time, pondered based on the delivery date of the big boats.

When everyone heard his words, some were pleasantly surprised, some were surprised, and some frowned, but the only one frowning was his father.

"Really?"

"Really? In two or three years, you're going to sell all those boats?"

"Why sell them? Isn't this earning money steadily?"

"Yes, you worked so hard to save up so many boats, why sell them?"

Everyone asked one after another, showing how excited they were.

There are hundreds of people in their camp alone. If they all squeeze into the shipyard to order boats, when will the shipyard be able to finish them?

Not to mention, Ye Yaodong said he would sell them to everyone a little cheaper than the market price.

Ye Yaodong said calmly, "I have too many boats, dozens big and small, and I don't just have boats; I also have to arrange cargo. It takes too much energy."

"In two or three years, I will have several more big boats. By then, I might have to order other boats. I thought that if small boats should be discarded, they should be discarded, and I will focus my energy on big boats."

"Incidentally, it can also be considered as helping everyone. After all, having driven the boats for several years, everyone should have feelings for them. By then, I'll sell them to the boat captains cheaply."

Everyone praised him one after another.

"Great!"

"Dongzi is still generous. He said he would sell a dozen boats cheaply, and he just sold them cheaply."

"Adong is still generous..."

"This is great. Now everyone can drive with peace of mind for a few years."

"Adong, don't regret it when the time comes, hahaha..."

"How could that be? He already has so many boats; those small boats can't even compare to one of his big boats."

?? The next chapter will be updated around 2 o'clock. I've been busy all day today, dizzy. I was busy again when I came back at night. I'm just starting to write. Anyway, I'll update a chapter before going to bed.

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