Chapter 1709

After eating in the afternoon, the two sat at the main gate basking in the sun while waiting.

Waiting for what? Waiting for work!

Rarely so proactive.

They were only that proactive for the first few days when they started driving the tractor two years ago; after that, they only showed up when called.

Today they were impatient from the moment they got up early, and after washing the truck, they sat at the main gate watching the door, and after lunch, they dragged the Lin Guangming and Lin Guangwen brothers to play cards and bask in the sun at the door, while waiting for news.

After finally waiting for the worker to come back and notify them that the fishing boat had docked, the two stood up immediately and shouted toward the factory proactively.

"The fishing boat is back~ time to work~"

"The fishing boat is back, going to the pier~"

Lin Guangming complained, "You finally waited for it, you can go out now."

Lin Guangwen also said: "I watched them keep looking at their watches all afternoon."

"Let's go, fill the thermos with tea and get ready, time to go." Ye Chengjiang shouted to them and went to fill the water first.

By the time they got on the truck, everyone was there.

The key was inserted, the wrist twisted, and the engine roared with a 'Boom', the whole front of the truck trembling slightly.

That sound was more exciting to the brothers' ears than any music, and the corners of their mouths couldn't help but curl upward.

The excitement and joy in their hearts were like freshly opened soda, bubbling up and impossible to suppress.

Ye Yaodong took people out to chase debts, and now their trucks all followed the cargo list arranged by Chen Baoxing, delivering goods separately, then collecting money, and handing it over to finance with the cargo list the next day.

Or for factories that didn't pay on the spot, they would hand the signed receipts to finance after delivery and wait for the accounting.

Each truck had people arranged to deliver and unload goods, and Ye Yaodong didn't need to worry; this part of the work had already been handed over.

Starting today, he also began his annoying debt-chasing, followed by the decadent life of wine and meat at night, day and night reversed, sleeping in the morning and active in the afternoon.

Ye Chenghu ran back during New Year's Day, but his father was too busy to pay attention to him.

Ye Chenghe and Ye Chengjiang were immersed in their new truck, running to wash and wipe it every day when they woke up, and they didn't even play cards anymore.

Washing and wiping every day, what's the use of making it so clean? After going to the pier to pull seafood for a night in the afternoon, it'll be smelly again, a superfluous act, a waste of time.

It made him stay bored for two days, so he had to go back to the Magic City.

It wasn't until more than a week later, after finishing exams and starting winter vacation, that he quickly packed his luggage and ran over, shouting that he wanted to go to sea with the 'Xianfeng'.

But without Ye Yaodong's consent, who would dare take him to sea, not wanting to work anymore?

It's just that after Ye Yaodong woke up from his nap and finished eating, he went out to chase debts, and he wasn't there, and he wasn't there until night, and he was sleeping again the next morning, making him anxious.

It was rare that he came over yesterday afternoon and caught the 'Xianfeng' docking; this afternoon he could just go out with the 'Xianfeng' to collect goods.

Now he could only wait for his father to wake up. He boredly moved a small stool and sat in the corner, watching Ye Chengjiang and Ye Chenghe washing the truck, rinsing the tires, and rinsing the truck bed.

Back and forth, climbing up and down, not feeling tired, he felt tired just watching, but the two of them felt like they had endless energy.

"Is it necessary for you to wash and wipe every day?"

"Necessary, of course it is. The truck must be well-maintained, otherwise, what if it gets corroded by seawater from pulling all that seafood every day?"

"Exactly, pulling seafood for a whole night every day, if we don't wash it today, it'll stink to death tomorrow."

Ye Chenghu dragged his chin and asked puzzledly: "But aren't you going to continue pulling seafood in the afternoon? You just finished washing in the morning, and you're going to pull seafood again in the afternoon, what's the point?"

"Of course there's a point, at least the truck is clean when we go to pull seafood, instead of always being fishy and smelly."

"Exactly."

"You two are just full and have nothing to do. Since you pull seafood every day, the time it's smelly is longer than the time it's clean, why wash it? It'll be smelly again in a few hours after washing, my father doesn't wash it."

"How come he doesn't wash it? Third Uncle just has people rinse it once a week."

"Doesn't that prove it, no need to wash it so frequently."

Ye Chengjiang glanced at him, "Third Uncle is rich and imposing, it's just a few trucks, he doesn't feel the pinch. But we are different, this is our lifeline!"

"Exactly, I spent all my family's savings to buy it, of course I have to serve it well, wipe it clean, maintain it well, and can't allow any mistakes."

"We're just counting on driving it for a few more years to earn back the cost."

Ye Chenghu mocked them, "I know you guys, three-minute enthusiasm."

Ye Chenghe threw the rag on the hood of the truck, "Want to make a bet?"

"Bet on what?"

"What do you want to bet on?"

"Bet that you guys can't persist for a month?"

"Fine, let's bet on whether we can persist in washing the truck for a month, who's afraid of whom?"

"Bet 10 yuan, if you can persist for a month, I'll give you 10 yuan, if you can't persist for a month, you each give me 10 yuan."

"Only 10 yuan..." Ye Chenghe looked disgusted.

Although his pockets were cleaner than his face, it didn't affect his disgust at 10 yuan being too little.

"It's a lot, my monthly pocket money is only 30 yuan, if I lose to you, I'll have to take out 20 yuan."

"Fine, no problem."

The two looked at Ye Chengjiang.

"You two can bet if you want, don't drag me into it, I don't want to bet."

"Why not bet with him? It's clearly sending money." Ye Chenghe said.

"Send your big head, you want me to wash the truck for a month for 10 yuan? Dreaming, even if it's my own truck, I don't want to bet, I'd have to be sick to bet. This isn't him sending me money, but me sending him money."

Ye Chengjiang scolded him unceremoniously.

"If I don't bet, I'll wash it if I want to, and won't if I don't. If there's a day when it's freezing and I don't want to wash it, I won't."

"If I bet with Ye Chenghu, I'll have to run out to wash the truck even if it's windy, rainy, or snowy for 10 yuan, am I sick?"

"Do I lack those 10 yuan, do I care for his 10 yuan? I don't want to bet, if you want to bet, go ahead, you're a pauper now anyway, work hard and you can earn 10 yuan by washing the truck for a month."

Ye Chenghe: "..."

He felt he had been tricked instantly.

Bet to hell, why didn't he think of that?

He has to wash the truck for a month, regardless of wind, rain, or snow, to earn this 10 yuan...

The truck runs for a night, the fuel cost is more than 10 yuan.

This 10 yuan a month isn't even enough to fill the gaps in his teeth...

Maybe he'll even have to brave the wind, rain, and snow, damn it, big loss...

After being pointed out, he looked at Ye Chenghu.

Ye Chenghu spoke before him, "You already agreed, you can't go back on your word, Ajiang brother didn't agree, so that's that."

A stream of dirty words instantly came out of Ye Chenghe's mouth.

Ye Chenghu acted as if he didn't hear it and turned his head away.

Actually, he hadn't thought that far ahead either...

Now that Ajiang brother said that, if Chenghe can really wash the truck for a month, it wouldn't be a loss for him to pay 10 yuan.

High probability of steady profit, haha.

After Ye Chenghu figured it out, he also wanted to laugh, "Hahahaha..."

Ye Chengjiang also laughed and scolded Ye Chenghe, "You idiot."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier, why didn't you remind me earlier? Just watching me bet with him."

"If you can wash the truck for a month, that's also an opportunity to earn money..."

"Earn your head, even if I'm poor, I don't want to earn that 30 cents a day."

Ye Chengjiang couldn't help but be amused, isn't it just 30 cents a day?

Both of them watched Ye Chenghe's impotent rage.

Ye Yaodong stretched and came out, looking at their strange appearance, and asked: "What's wrong? What did Ye Chenghe do again?"

Ye Chenghu ran toward his father excitedly, "Dad, you finally woke up, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"When did you run over? On vacation?"

"On vacation, I took the boat over yesterday morning after finishing exams. I let a classmate pick up my report card for me, but you weren't there yesterday, and you weren't there at night, and you were sleeping in the morning, so I could only wait for you to get up."

"What for, waiting for me to get up?"

"I want to go on the 'Xianfeng', didn't you promise me? But others don't know, they said they need your word before they dare let me on the boat, so I could only wait for you to get up. Fortunately, you're up now, it's only 12 o'clock, the boat hasn't left yet."

"What time does the boat leave?"

"They already woke up and went to the boat earlier, saying they were going to refuel and add ice. It's still in time if I go to the pier to wait now."

"Fine, if you want to go, then follow them. Pay attention to safety, listen to instructions, don't push yourself, don't look for work when there isn't any, rest when you should."

"Got it, I understand, I worked for two months during summer vacation."

"That's different from near-shore and deep-sea, deep-sea is more dangerous. The most important thing is that you listen, do what you're told, and for some things, it's better not to do extra."

"I know."

"Once you go, if it goes smoothly, it'll take at least five or six days to return, and six or seven days is common."

"I know, I'm going to get my luggage."

Ye Chenghu was afraid his father would nag and delay time, so he ran directly.

Ye Yaodong still wanted to say a few words, but only his back remained, "Forget it, it's not the first time he's gone anyway."

"Third Uncle, if you're worried, don't let him go, there's plenty of work in the factory for him."

"He requested it himself, can I stop him? If he has the heart, let him try, consider it early training."

Volunteering is better than forcing him to go.

"What were you guys talking about just now? Talking so happily."

"Haha, Ye Chenghe this idiot..."

Ye Chengjiang vividly told Ye Yaodong that Ye Chenghe was about to have to wash the truck every day, ignoring wind, rain, and snow, for 10 yuan.

Ye Yaodong worried about Ye Chenghe's IQ; fortunately, he got a wife early. Heaven closed a door for him, but at least opened a window.

"Work hard, do a good job."

Ye Chenghe sighed, "I was already out of money, now it's adding frost to snow."

"You were going to wash it anyway, consider it earning money while you're at it."

"Don't say cold words, Third Uncle."

Ye Yaodong looked at his expectant eyes and ignored him directly.

"Don't look at me like that, you made the bet yourself, you have to fulfill it even if you have to bite the bullet. Anyway, I'm only covering your meal money for a month, isn't that more than 10 yuan?"

"Sigh."

Ye Chengjiang smiled, "Self-inflicted, you said you wanted to bet, so you must be very confident, right?"

"Get out."

Ye Yaodong didn't care about their farce; he had to start another day of hard running after eating.

Ye Chenghu came out with his luggage, "Which one of you will drive the motorcycle to take me to the pier?"

"Find Ye Chengjiang."

"Fine, anyway I don't have to wash the truck every day, I have time."

Ye Chengjiang smiled and put the rag inside the truck before going to drive the motorcycle, Ye Chenghu following closely behind him.

Ye Chenghe also put away the rag, sat on the stool Ye Chenghu had just sat on, supported his chin watching their backs, and counted the days on his fingers.

Suddenly he was pleasantly surprised.

It's the 10th day of the 12th lunar month, only 20 days until the New Year, they definitely have to go home early, so he only needs to work for about half a month.

That's good! Anyway, it didn't say he had to wash it when the truck wasn't around.

He was happy again.

The holiday date for state-owned units is until the end of this month, starting the holiday on February 1st, equivalent to the 28th of the 12th lunar month, and the official work date is the 12th of the 1st lunar month.

Equivalent to a 15-day holiday, not bad, this is the holiday time for workshop workers; management and office staff will start work earlier.

Their factory naturally has this holiday time, but they introduced a voluntary overtime policy, giving double to triple subsidies; only a few people gritted their teeth and gave it up, most chose to stay.

After the New Year, they will take turns resting, and it's the same if they ask for a few days off to return to their hometown.

Ye Chenghe thought to himself, he must be going back with his father.

His father must be going back earlier than Third Uncle; Third Uncle mentioned that he would be going home a bit later this year.

Maybe he doesn't even need to work for half a month.

He hummed a song, preparing to go to the bulletin board to take another look.

It seems that the holiday time for workers and crew members is also different; the holiday time for crew members will be a few days earlier.

After all, many are from their hometowns, and it takes two or three days to sail back, so everyone must be thinking of going back a few days early, rather than arriving home on New Year's Eve.

Running into Ye Yaodong who came out of the cafeteria after eating, he asked again.

"Third Uncle, when do you plan to go home for the New Year? There aren't many days left."

"Not that early, you guys can go back first, I might arrive home the day before New Year's Eve, and I'll be coming up early then too."

"Oh, really hard work."

"How come you suddenly thought of asking this?"

"Hehe, if I go on vacation and go home early, I won't have to wash the truck."

Ye Yaodong was speechless, this is also worth caring about, it seems he is indeed very poor now, he had just sent Ye Chenghu away with 10 yuan earlier.

"If you're really short of money, you can go to finance to advance your travel expenses, it's almost New Year, you can't have no money in your pocket."

His eyes brightened, "This is good, why didn't I think of it? I was thinking that if I had no money for the New Year this year, it would be the poorest year, I'll go to finance to advance it now."

After delivering goods for a few days, he had accumulated some travel expenses, so he could boldly advance it.

"What money do you need to spend now? You want to advance it at this time."

"Advance 200 yuan first, pay back Ajiang 130, and have a few dozen left, I can buy something to bring home in a few days, so I won't be empty-handed."

By the way, he didn't want to wash the truck, and he could directly take 10 yuan to send Ye Chenghu away.

"Fine, go ahead."

Ye Chenghe ran away happily.

Ps: I became lazy after updating at 0 o'clock, fortunately I have been updating 7000 these days.