Chapter 586

"Hey! Wait, wait, Comrade Ye Yaodong, come here, come here..."

Ye Yaodong was secretly happy. He had planned to spend more time coming over to grind.

Thirteen thousand is really not a small amount; he must cut down a bit more, grind more, otherwise he would always feel heartache when spending it.

And he could also steal some shipbuilding techniques along the way. Anyway, it's cold, the days of going out to sea are numbered, and there's nothing to do when not going out to sea. It's good to have an extra skill.

But he didn't expect that they didn't call him when he just walked out, but now that he was about to get on the vehicle, they actually ran out to stop him.

He pretended not to know, pulled his foot back in confusion, and turned around to watch Manager Wu running over, panting.

"What's wrong? Are you going to keep me for dinner?"

"No," Manager Wu's chest was heaving, and then he waved at him, "Come in and talk. I just recalculated the accounts, and you were already gone."

Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows in surprise, "So, you agreed?"

"Let's talk inside." Manager Wu pulled his clothes, asking him to go in and chat.

Ye Yaodong followed him in, half-reluctantly.

By the time he came out again, an hour had passed, and the sky had darkened slightly.

He said to Uncle Zhou, who had been waiting at the door, with a look of satisfaction, "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Zhou, for waiting here all this time."

He pulled out two cigarettes, which was probably his most polite behavior.

"It's alright. I don't have to transport sand or stones today, otherwise I really wouldn't have the time to accompany you around all day."

"If it weren't for Secretary Chen saying to give you as much convenience as possible, our brigade's tractor wouldn't be left outside all day like this. This isn't private property. If someone really has an emergency, if it's a matter of life and death, we'd be scolded to death."

"Yes, I know I've been using the vehicle a bit too frequently," Ye Yaodong said sincerely, "Fortunately, Uncle Zhou has a good temper and enough patience to take me around all day. I'll definitely be careful next time. Today, things just kept piling up, so I thought I'd get it done while I was on the way, but I ended up making you busy from the middle of the night until dark..."

"Why say these things? I'm happy to have work to do and money to earn. There's no job easier than driving. I'm just afraid the fellow villagers will have something to say."

"Yes, I know. This is almost like my private vehicle. I'll be careful next time. After this, there shouldn't be any need to use the vehicle except for delivering goods."

"I'm just reminding you. We can't be outside all day. If the village committee or fellow villagers really have an emergency and need the tractor, and can't find it, that wouldn't be good."

"Alright, alright, let's hurry back, otherwise it'll be dark by the time we get back."

"Then sit tight."

Ye Yaodong held the edge of the handle, feeling that today was indeed too much, actually spending the whole day outside with the tractor, from midnight to dark.

This wasn't his private property either. Applying to use it frequently every few days was one thing, but occupying it for the whole day wasn't very good. If there were any emergencies, no one could say for sure.

Transportation is really too inconvenient these days.

If he were really asked to buy a tractor himself, he wouldn't have the ability. If he had that money, he'd rather buy a boat. If he bought a tractor, would he drive this big lump to carry passengers to make money?

However, he really should take some pomelos and oranges to Uncle Zhou when he gets back. He let people run back and forth all day, and he only used empty words without giving them anything.

The tractor bumped all the way home, and the sky was completely dark.

His family originally thought he would be back early after delivering the goods today, but they didn't expect it to be dark again.

Aqing knew he was going to the shipyard in the city today to understand the market situation in the city, and she knew he wouldn't be back so early, but she didn't expect it to be dark.

Lunch had been kept warm in the pot until the evening.

"Why are you back so late? Was it not smooth? I heard there have been robberies recently, it's not peaceful."

"Robberies?"

"I heard people talking about it in the village today. It seems like a relative of someone in the neighboring village went to the county town to see a doctor, but encountered a robbery on the way. The money was stolen, and the person was beaten up. They were already half-dead, and now they came back covered in injuries, and the person passed away in the afternoon."

Ye Yaodong was halfway through his meal and bit his chopsticks, "Fortunately! We didn't encounter it, otherwise we'd be finished."

He became even more cautious in his heart. When he goes to the shipyard to pay the deposit tomorrow, he can't go alone; he must call his brothers!

What if he happens to run into it? Two fists are no match for four hands!

Lin Xiuqing also asked about the boat at this time.

Ye Yaodong talked about what he saw and heard at the shipyard in the city, focusing on the price difference between the boats in the city and the county, with the same configuration costing 1,500 more.

"A difference of so much? Then we can't order it in the city. It's far, and it's so expensive, and it's inconvenient to go back and forth. It's better to order it directly in our county. When we're free, we can go over and take a look every few days to know the progress."

"Of course. If it were 1,500 cheaper, we would definitely choose the city. It would be fine if it's a bit troublesome to go back and forth, at least we could save a large sum of money. Now it's 1,500 more expensive, and it's not like we have too much money."

"So you came back so late because you were delayed in the city?"

"That's not it. As soon as I heard the quote in the city, I turned around and left. There was no need to talk. With such a big difference, it's not sincere at all, they're ripping me off. It's just that when I passed by the county town on the way back, I thought I'd go to the shipyard while I was at it, to see if I could grind off a little more money. Every little bit helps."

Lin Xiuqing nodded, "You must try hard to talk down the price. A discount of one or two hundred is already a lot. If you can reduce it, it's equivalent to earning it."

"That's what I said, but this Manager Wu is also very tough. No matter what I said, he firmly refused and wouldn't reduce it by a cent. Then I turned around and left, and he didn't try to keep me, until I was about to get on the tractor did he run out and call me."

"How much did you reduce?"

"Nothing, not a cent!"

Lin Xiuqing gave him a look, "Didn't you say you already left and were about to get on the tractor, and he ran out to call you back? If he didn't reduce the price, why did he call you?"

Ye Yaodong laughed and said, "Although he didn't reduce the price, he said he could give me a fishing net, a fishing net suitable for that trawler."

"You have to know that for such a big boat, the re-woven fishing net is not small. Just the material cost should be dozens or hundreds of yuan, plus the labor to weave it for more than half a month. If he can give me a net, it can save me a lot of trouble."

Lin Xiuqing was suddenly happy, "It's good to have a fishing net. Our family doesn't have anyone free to weave nets. In two years, even if I want to weave, I might not have the time. Hiring someone costs money. It's more convenient to have one woven and given to us."

"That's what I said, so we reached an agreement later, and I also made him guarantee it for five years, and by the way, he must fill the fuel tank for me when the time comes, so it was done."

"Five-year warranty, this is good! The machines on the boat are too easy to break. It costs a lot of money to hire people every few days, especially after a long time."

"So, I talked a lot just for the warranty, my mouth was dry, and I spent a lot of breath before that old guy agreed, so it was dark when I got back."

The old lady also chimed in with a smile, "It's quite good to have a warranty. Many people don't care after selling things. It's best to write it down in black and white, so they won't deny it later, which would be hard to talk about."

"Yes, I'll have him write it into the contract, list it clearly, and I'll go pay the deposit tomorrow and bring the contract back."

Lin Xiuqing was happy that the family had another big boat, but she also felt heartache about having to take out a large sum of money at once.

"Taking out 3,000 at once, and another 5,000 in two days, this is really a big hemorrhage, the family is emptied again..."

"Uh... wife..." Ye Yaodong forgot, he had talked a lot, but forgot to say the most important thing.

Lin Xiuqing frowned. Nothing good ever happened when he called her wife!

What's the matter now?

And he called her in front of the old lady. In the past, whenever there was something, he would go back to the room and call her wife in private.

"Cough! The deposit isn't 3,000, it's 5,000!"

"Ah? Didn't you say yesterday that about 3,000 yuan was enough? Why is it 5,000 all of a sudden?" Lin Xiuqing widened her eyes and asked in confusion.

"Uh... hmm... it's like this... I'll tell you after I finish eating..."

The expression on Lin Xiuqing's face disappeared instantly, becoming very serious, staring at him like a tiger, "Okay, then eat slowly!"

The old lady looked at this one and then at that one, feeling that the atmosphere had changed instantly.

"If there's anything, just say it directly, don't quarrel. Buying a boat is a good thing, a big thing. If everything is agreed upon, then it can't be changed, and you can't lose your temper. Dongzi can't mess around either. Husband and wife should discuss everything, don't make decisions on your own and be afraid to tell people."

Ye Yaodong quickly scraped the rice in his bowl with a spoon, and only after eating it did he say: "It's like this, our boat is relatively large, so we definitely won't go and return on the same day. Although it's in the near sea, we will definitely go to a farther place and fish for a few more days, so the risk is obviously greater."

"So I went to the city to find out, and it turns out that we can configure a maritime radio station now, but it will be more expensive."

"What is that?" Lin Xiuqing's brows locked even tighter.

She just said, why did he call her wife so suddenly?

It turns out there was this waiting for her.

Damn it!

Silently, she didn't know how much money had been spent again. No wonder he looked guilty just now, it made her so angry!

"Maritime radio station, don't you know? This can receive signal information at sea, communicate between the boat and the coastal radio station, and it's also convenient to exchange information with other boats. You can hear any dynamics at sea and distress calls."

"It's very useful! If you lose contact at sea, you rely on this to save your life, and you can also receive weather warnings. At sea, the weather is very important. We can listen to the broadcast to judge whether we can go out to sea today, tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow?"

Lin Xiuqing heard this, and her tightly locked brows relaxed.

The old lady took the lead and said: "Then we must equip one, we absolutely must equip one. Don't think it's expensive and not want it. This money is worth spending. It's inconvenient to do anything at sea, not to mention that if this boat goes out to sea, it'll be for several days. It's best to be able to contact people. Money is important, but nothing is more important than life."

Lin Xiuqing's expression also looked better, and she nodded, "Hmm, then how much does it cost to equip one?"

"It's not very expensive, 2,000 yuan!"

Lin Xiuqing opened her mouth. 2,000 yuan is not very expensive?

Ye Yaodong also knew what she was thinking, "The maritime walkie-talkie costs 3,000 yuan!"