Chapter 755: Want to Eat

After soothing and coaxing the old lady, Ye Yaodong chatted with his father for a while, and soon his eldest and second brothers came over.

The four of them sat together discussing the boat matter, all planning to invite a few people after setting off firecrackers the day after tomorrow, and the day after that, they could truly start working with one boat each.

"As for inviting people, you two brothers can call whoever you like. Dongzi is thinking of calling Asheng and the eldest son of your aunt's family. You can arrange the two boats you each operate yourselves."

"Okay, Father. We'll go back and discuss which cousin to call. We don't know who is at home recently. We'll ask tomorrow and decide in these two days."

"You handle it yourselves. The wages are calculated the same for everyone anyway, so don't calculate more for one and less for another, to avoid people feeling uncomfortable later."

"That's for sure. We're all family, so it's definitely calculated the same."

"Then Dongzi, you're giving us your second boat to use?"

Ye Yaodong nodded. "Yes."

Anyway, he wasn't afraid of trouble. At that time, there would be Xiao Xiao, Ah Zheng, and the others on the side. The third boat that had just been brought back could also be considered a kind of deterrent. After the squid fishing season passed, it would be just right to maintain both boats together.

"However..."

Ye Yaohua hurriedly took over the conversation. "We'll help you maintain the fishing boat together, rest for two or three days, and help you clean the boat and paint it."

He thought Dongzi was going to say this, so he hurriedly took over. In fact, it was true; Dongzi had the second boat all ready, but ended up giving it to them to use.

Ye Yaodong was stunned when he heard what he said. "I didn't mean that. I meant that when you catch the squid, sell it directly to me at the price of the day, no need to give it to A Cai to collect. Anyway, it's the same price."

"Ah?! You want to take it to dry?"

"In one day, one boat can catch hundreds of jin, two boats can catch over a thousand jin. This quantity is not small, and you have the goods from your own fishing boat. This requires a lot of money, the capital is very large..."

Both brothers were surprised. These weren't those cheap fish goods worth a few cents. Spending dozens of yuan could buy thousands of jin. The squid acquisition price was over three cents, and even if the price dropped due to the large quantity, it was still over two cents.

Calculating by the low side, two thousand jin a day would also require five or six hundred yuan!

With such a large investment, how much would it have to sell for? Could anyone buy it? They would hesitate even when buying vegetables for a few cents.

Ye Yaodong said affirmatively, "Yes, collect it and dry it for a few days to see."

"The capital is very large. Counting your own goods, it's at least five or six hundred yuan a day. If you dry it for five or six days, that's two or three thousand yuan. Don't you want to consider it?"

"Better be steady, Dongzi? This capital investment is too large. It's also profitable to just dry some dried fish..."

"Our small pier has all kinds of miscellaneous goods this season, and going to the city to collect goods is too much of a toss-up. I don't have that much free time, and Ah Zheng won't have time later either. There aren't many goods in the shop. I'll dry some squid to try. It just so happens that the squid fishing season is coming soon, and there are many rich people in the city who are willing to spend money to eat something good."

"I think you'd better be steady..."

It's better to have brothers who will persuade and think for the other party. It feels comforting to hear.

Ye Yaodong smiled. "Don't worry, I have a plan in my heart."

It hadn't been sold yet, so he wouldn't say much more, lest they go back and tell their wives. He didn't know if they would be sour, but the village would be shouting again.

"Then you should dry a little bit first to see. Now that the weather is getting hot, the sun is big, and things dry very well. You try a little bit first. If it sells well, and the price is cheap later, you can dry more. Be steady."

"Let's not have such big hearts, take it slow. You've already earned more than everyone in the village."

"Hmm."

The old-fashioned light bulb swayed dimly as the wind blew in from outside the house. Under the dim orange light, the three brothers sat together discussing and comforting Ye Yaodong about drying squid, which made Ye Fu feel very gratified.

The three brothers discussed things together, and the eldest and second didn't show any jealousy. Supporting each other, the old father felt very comforted.

The old lady sat in front of the stove, using fire tongs to rake the grass ash in the stove, lest too much pile up. She listened to them talking, and the expression on her face was also very gratified. Brothers should be like this.

Caring for each other, helping each other, and also being humble.

"If it's decided, go back to the room and sleep early. You still have to go out to sea at night. Today has already been delayed for a day, and I don't know if the fishing season has come yet. When I came over in the evening, I went around the village and didn't hear anyone mention it. It should be not yet. This year's fishing season is too late." Ye Fu said and stood up.

Ye Yaopeng said, "Let's just bring the branches at night. It should be about these few days. Every family has prepared them this year, but they haven't waited for the fishing season. It shouldn't be stolen if placed on the boat, right?"

Ye Fu: "You handle it yourselves. It's not worth much. If it's gone, at most go up the mountain and cut it again."

Ye Yaodong also stood up. "Then let's bring them all. Being prepared is better than not being prepared."

"Then okay, let's move the things to the flatbed cart and tie them up first. Since it's dark now, no one will notice, and we're not afraid of being stolen. Send two carts to the boat first, to save having to pull several trips at night."

"Then let's go back and get busy."

After they finished talking and went out, Ye Mu was still standing at the door chattering. She didn't know where she was pulling to this time. She looked like she was talking about some gossip, and she was laughing quite happily. The matter about Ye Dasao just now should have been finished, and she had talked enough.

Ye Fu hurriedly called her in, saving her from having a dry mouth. "You're standing there talking in your free time, and you don't even know how to hold the child."

"Coming, coming, didn't they pull me to talk?"

"You've already talked for a day, haven't you talked enough?"

"Enough of what? Don't you talk? Then your mouth is just for eating? You woke up early in the afternoon and wandered around the village for two hours without saying anything, just talking about me? Are you embarrassed?"

Ye Fu's old face couldn't hang on because of what she said. "I was inquiring. I didn't go out to sea today, and I don't know how the harvest of the fellow villagers is? Is there a lot of squid?"

"Pfft~" Ye Mu rolled her eyes. "I don't know you yet, always talking about me all day."

"Still talking there, don't hold the child, come over and help."

"She can walk, let her play by herself. I'll help you move together. Do all these have to be moved to the flatbed cart?"

"Hmm."

"Mother, if you feel thirsty, you can go into the house and drink some water first."

Ye Mu slanted her eyes and glared at him angrily. In this appearance, where was the look of laughing forward and backward, proudly praising people before.

"Why don't you pour a bowl of water for me to drink?"

"Okay, I'll go right now." As he said this, Ye Yaodong stuffed the two bundles of branches in his hand into his mother's arms.

"Hey?" Ye Mu looked at the branches in her arms and looked at his back. "Only know how to be lazy. Can't you just put it on the flatbed cart? You have to stuff it into my arms. I don't know how long it will take to come out."

"Didn't you ask him to pour you water? Now you're nagging again."

"Who knew he was so obedient? It's clearly laziness."

"You asked someone to do serious things, and they did it, and you think they're lazy. You really are..."

"Hmph!" Ye Mu glanced at him, and her hands didn't stop.

After Ye Yaodong entered the house, he directly sent Ye Chenghu to bring water out. With that little bit of goods, why would several people be needed? It's good to find something for his mother to do, saving her from standing at other people's doors and chattering endlessly.

After the three brothers made two trips, they took a bath and went back to the room to sleep.

It just so happened that Ye Xiaoxi didn't know if she slept too long at noon. At night, she was like being injected with chicken blood, crawling and rubbing here and there. He also slept too much at noon, and he wasn't sleepy at all at night.

The couple lay down and just talked about giving gifts when they were interrupted by the little guy. She crawled directly onto Ye Yaodong's stomach, sat across it, and her little butt bumped up and down, almost making him vomit his dinner.

He didn't know if every child liked to sit on an adult's stomach. Yang Yang was like this, and Xiao Jiu was also like this.

"Ouch, get down, get down..."

Ye Xiaoxi grinned, revealing four small teeth on the top and bottom, laughing gigglingly, shaking her head like a wave drum.

Ye Yaodong was helpless, so he had to turn over and let her ride on his back. This was better.

He didn't know what was going on, but as she rode, his back slowly arched and he lay there.

Lin Xiuqing also sat up and held the child sitting on top.

"What are you doing?"

"Nothing!" After he finished speaking, his body began to sway back and forth. "What is father's father called? Called Grandpa!"

Ye Xiaoxi was very happy, her whole body lying on his back, drool dripping on his bare back until it was wet, and from time to time pulling a few threads, her giggling laughter almost resounded through the roof.

Lin Xiuqing's eyes also smiled like crescent moons. "Where did you learn..."

"What is father's father called? Called Grandpa!"

"Yeah! Yeah! Oh oh oh giggling~"

"What is father's mother called? Called Grandma!"

"neineinei........."

"Hahaha, look, didn't she learn it?"

Lin Xiuqing's mouth split wide open with a smile. "It's a pity I can't free my hands, otherwise I'd take a picture of you two."

"The light is too poor in the middle of the night. Let's take it during the day. It's still early for my daughter to grow up."

Ye Yaodong didn't arch his back anymore, slowly lay flat, turned over, and hugged the child. She lay on his chest.

"Is it fun?"

Ye Xiaoxi was still giggling there, a big drop of drool dripping directly onto his chest. He didn't care, hugged the child and rolled on the bed again, causing Ye Xiaoxi to laugh non-stop again.

"Don't tease her, she's so excited, she won't be able to sleep later."

"I don't tease her, she won't be able to sleep either. She's been crawling around on the bed excitedly. She'll sleep when she's tired later."

"My milk will let her suck for a while and she'll sleep."

"Then let me suck for a while, and I'll sleep too."

Lin Xiuqing glared at him reproachfully and slapped him. "What are you saying?"

"Allocating resources."

Lin Xiuqing pushed away the two heads that were leaning over. "Don't mess around, you'd better accompany her to play."

Ye Yaodong looked at her with a bad smile: "I don't want to play now..."