Chapter 835: The Brother-in-law Also Wants to Do Business

In this day and age, the county town hadn't developed yet, and it was only that big. Although the shipyard was said to be in the county town, it was also near a remote village on the outskirts of the county town. The father and son pedaled their bicycles for twenty minutes before arriving.

After understanding it carefully, the joint-venture boat was planned to be launched in 7 days. They would test the water for a few days first, and if there were no problems, it would be delivered on July 1st.

If they hadn't come over today, the factory also planned to call the village committee in the evening to notify A-Guang and ask if they wanted to come and observe.

Under normal circumstances, they would come over. After all, launching a new boat is a big event, not to mention such a big one.

And their family's boat had already started construction. The frame had been built, and because a new batch of apprentices had been recruited recently and assigned to various groups, the manpower was sufficient. They said that if it went smoothly, perhaps the boat could be finished before the end of the year.

This was undoubtedly good news for him.

A full half-year ahead of schedule—the sooner it's in hand, the sooner he can earn money.

Although he had a share in this joint-venture boat, he only held three shares, so it didn't completely belong to him. The boat currently being built could truly be called his.

Ye Fu stood on the new boat and kept turning back and forth, touching here and knocking there, and couldn't get enough of looking at it no matter how he looked.

Ye Yaodong had already finished talking and chatting below, urging him to leave, but he still wouldn't come down for a long time.

"It's 2 o'clock, time to go home, Dad."

"Oh oh, coming, coming..."

This "coming, coming" made him wait for another ten minutes before his father reluctantly came down from the boat.

"This newly built boat looks really good, everything is good, and the paint is bright."

"It's all money! A large sum of money spent, how could it not be good everywhere? Let's go, let's go home. We still have to pick up the goods when we get back."

Ye Fu touched it twice more before leaving, "If your boat can be delivered before the end of the year, then it will be a double happiness, and we'll have a good year."

"Mm mm, wait another half a year to see. This year's New Year seems to be in February, so there are still 8 months."

"Big boats have strong wind resistance. Earn money well when the time comes..."

The father and son pedaled their bicycles home slowly in a very good mood, but after returning home, their mood wasn't so great.

"Eldest Aunt just came over and said that Brother Afan will be released from prison the day after tomorrow. She asked us to lend the bicycle to Eldest Uncle for a while so he can go to the county town to pick him up. I've already agreed."

"Oh, if you've agreed, then you've agreed. Just remember to wash it when you're done using it, and burn some yellow paper to cleanse it."

"Mm."

Neither the father nor the son said anything. Lending it is fine. But when Ye Mu came back from work and heard about it, her face instantly grew long, and she cursed narrow-mindedly.

"Are his feet that precious? Still need to ride a bicycle to pick him up? Those who don't know would think he earned a lot of money and needs to be picked up gloriously by bicycle. Why didn't she find someone else to borrow from, but only borrowed from you? Bad luck!"

Ye Yaodong also felt it was quite unlucky, but Aqing couldn't refuse and had already agreed, so that was it.

"She only knows how to climb up the nose and face. Today she borrows a bicycle, tomorrow who knows what she'll borrow. A while ago, she even wanted to open her mouth to ask for a boat with a lion's mouth wide open. Damn it, give it every month... give it to her mother. Wait a minute, I'll go over after eating and say we're not lending it."

"A bicycle is a big item, how can you just lend it if you say so? If there's something that needs to be used normally, then lending it is fine, I won't say anything about her. Coming out of prison and still needing to ride a bicycle to pick him up—if it gets out, people will laugh at us, and it will add bad luck to us for no reason."

"Your wife is from another village and has only been here for a few years. Her face is thin, so it's not easy to speak or refuse. I'll go say it later."

Ye Mu muttered endlessly, "Is she thinking that our family is easy to talk to and easy to bully? The money owed to my two sons hasn't been paid back yet, and she still has the nerve..."

"It's already been agreed upon. If you've said you'll lend it, then just lend it. It's not an outsider, and it's picking up a nephew anyway." Ye Fu frowned, feeling a bit unable to refuse.

"How can this be forgotten? You treat others as nephews, but when they cheated you out of money, they didn't treat you as an uncle. This unlucky thing cannot be done. Anyway, no one asked you to go say it."

"If it's already been agreed upon, and then we go over to say it, they'll say we look down on relatives..."

"Hey, I really do look down on them. What kind of people..."

"It doesn't have much to do with Afan. He was also cheated..."

"They are own brothers born to the same mother. If he wasn't tempted himself, could he be cheated? Shut up, I don't want to talk to you!"

Ye Fu instantly shut his mouth.

Lin Xiuqing also felt that she wasn't tough enough. Plus, Eldest Aunt was the same as her mother-in-law—neither was easy to deal with. The old lady was also sighing on the side, so she didn't have the heart to refuse.

Ye Yaodong watched his mother's fighting spirit soar, looking like a big rooster about to go on an expedition. He didn't speak, just watched her go out.

Then he asked: "Do we still have to send eggs to their house?"

Lin Xiuqing nodded, "This is necessary."

Relatives and friends all have to send them. This is a custom, meaning to let the bad luck roll away and wash one's heart and face.

"Later, I'll go to A-Guang's house to talk about the new boat's water test in a few days, and by the way, tell him that the second cousin is coming back soon."

"Was it smooth going to the county town today?"

"Smooth. Director Chen is also easy to talk to. And our boat is being rushed. It might be delivered before the end of the year."

"That's great."

Before, she was reluctant to buy it and was nagging, but now that she had enough money on hand, she wished she could drive the boat home immediately. Women are just so fickle.

"Also, when you went to the pier to pick up the goods earlier, your eldest brother called and asked you to give him a shout next time you go to the city, so he can go with you."

"What is he going there for? If he wants to go, he can just take a bus himself. Anyway, your father and mother are both in the shop. I don't know when I'll be free or when I'll go to the city."

"He said if you don't go, but have goods to transport, he can go with you to help deliver the goods. Anyway, hitching a ride saves him from constantly transferring buses, and he can also save on travel expenses. He's not in a hurry, whenever."

"What is your eldest brother going to the city for?"

"When we were drying fish before, didn't he go to the market with you a few times? When he came back, he had ideas. He discussed it with Eldest Sister-in-law for a long time, and then discussed it with my father."

Ye Yaodong was surprised, "Your brother wants to rent a shop? What is he going to sell?"

He didn't expect his brother-in-law to have the idea of opening a small shop and doing small business?

In his previous life, their family had always been farming in their hometown, and they hadn't changed for decades.

The wings of this butterfly of his had such a huge impact!

"There is this plan, but it hasn't been decided yet. After all, there's a pile of work at home, plus the fields and the mountain, all needing someone to look after."

"Although the family has been divided, the mountain is shared. This period is just discussing with my second brother. But the specifics have to wait until my father has time to come back, so they can sit down and discuss how to handle the work in the fields and on the mountain."

He said as a matter of course: "Then hire someone to manage it. Just treat it as hiring your second brother to manage it, and have your eldest brother and your father calculate a wage for him together. This way, your second brother won't be looking after it for nothing, and he'll have a wage for working at home. Everyone is satisfied."

Those who expand, expand; those who defend the city, defend the city.

Those outside earn money, and those at home also have money to earn. Both sides are good, and the produce from the land can also be shared. It can be said to be the best of both worlds.

If there isn't enough manpower to work, you can hire people. Anyway, the public pays.

Ye Fu couldn't help but interject, "Going to the market to open a shop and doing some small business is also fine. That area is getting more and more bustling, so it should be able to earn some money. The fields and the mountain also have people at home to manage, so it can be said that neither is delayed."

He added, "Mm... if you need to rent a shop, the shops of your eldest brother and second brother are ready-made. It's easy to talk among family."

"I've also told them that when there are goods to be sent to the city, I'll let my eldest brother go and take a close look to decide what to sell, and then let my father take some time to come back and discuss it."

"What are you waiting for? Go immediately. Don't be wishy-washy. If you really have an idea and want to do something, just rush directly. Otherwise, just relying on thinking, waiting, waiting, waiting—the motivation will be gone. Many things are done based on a burst of energy. The longer you drag it, the more hesitant you become."

If you don't work hard, after waiting for a long time, you'll become soft, and then what the hell is there to do.

"You think everyone is like you, wanting to do whatever you want, acting first and reporting later. No one's money is blown by the wind. Doing small business is also a big deal, so of course you have to ponder and discuss it carefully."

"Then these two days will do. Anyway, there's a place to put it when it's sent to the city. See if there are stars in the sky at night. If there are, tomorrow will be good weather. Go to Uncle Zhou's house later and let him come over tomorrow morning to move the goods to the market. You also let your eldest brother prepare."

"I have to go to sea at night, so I won't go over. Anyway, our father is there. He has been there for half a year, so he is more familiar with it and knows more."

Lin Xiuqing nodded, knowing he was busy. She hadn't thought of bothering him anyway. Anyway, his father was there.

"If your eldest brother has any difficulties, needs to borrow money, or needs help, just handle it as you see fit."

"Borrowing money is not needed. They have also saved a little. If there's anything, there's my father. The distance between us is not enough. Let's see how they discuss it later."

Just as they were chatting there, Ye Mu returned in a rush, picked up the kettle, and poured two large bowls of tea.

"Almost pissed me off. Said I was managing too broadly. You are all born by me, can't I manage you? Fortunately, there's distance, so I didn't get hit."

The old lady shook her head and said helplessly: "At that time, I thought you didn't get along and could quarrel a few sentences every day for no reason, so the locations I found for Eldest and Second to build houses were separate. Otherwise, which family's brothers don't build houses next to each other? They are all next to each other."

"Where did I not get along with them? Which family doesn't have some friction? It's that you are too biased towards Dongzi, making them feel annoyed every day when they talk about you being biased, so you sent them far away to other locations to build houses, not next to each other. Now it's good, they actually say we don't get along."

The old lady chuckled helplessly, "Fingers have long and short ones..."

"Mm... I also thought that relatives are better when far apart, and close ones stink. Anyway, it's all in the same village, and it only takes a few steps to get there. Where can't you build a house? You don't have to be like other families, with brothers living next to each other."

"Your tempers were not good to begin with, and no one said to let the other one have their way. You could quarrel a few sentences every day for no reason."

As she spoke, she also became righteous and confident; it wasn't entirely a matter of her being biased.

Ye Mu rolled her eyes. It was all her bias that accumulated the contradictions.

Daily friction, usually after saying a few words, it would pass after saying it.

Anyway, their family could be considered indirect beneficiaries, so she didn't say anything.

Ye Yaodong listened with great interest. So, he was the fuse.