Chapter 881

Ye Yaodong sighed in his heart while walking. If he hadn't brought such a large group of people, he should have arrived long ago riding his bicycle.

Now it seemed that he probably wouldn't have time to go to town in the afternoon. Time was wasted on walking back and forth, and with so many people waiting for each other, it would be dark by the time they got back.

"Eldest cousin and Brother Asheng are also interested?"

Because they usually worked for him, both of them were also walking beside him.

Brother Asheng laughed and said, "Go take a look, join in the fun. Anyway, it won't do any harm. Even if we can't afford it, it's good to broaden our horizons."

Eldest cousin also echoed, "Yeah, go take a look. We haven't been on a big boat, at least see how it's built. Since everyone is going, let's go together, otherwise, we don't know when we'll have the chance to go in the future."

Ye Yaopeng also felt the same. If he were really asked to go alone, he wouldn't dare to go; he didn't have that confidence. Taking advantage of the crowd, going together wouldn't be embarrassing, and it could also boost his courage.

"Hmm, it doesn't cost money to look. If we save enough money in the future, we'll be familiar with the road when we go again." Ye Yaodong nodded and said.

Ye Chenghai asked curiously, "Third Uncle, is your boat almost done?"

"Not that fast, wait patiently. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry. If this boat is built, the final payment has to be paid immediately. I still have 8,000 for the final payment, so I have to save more."

"Third Uncle, you're really rich!" Ye Chenghai exclaimed from the bottom of his heart.

The people nearby who heard this also nodded involuntarily. It was indeed too rich, actually bearing such a huge sum alone!

"You can add one more sentence: Third Uncle, you will become richer and richer!"

"Third Uncle, you will become richer and richer!"

"Hmm, I think so too."

"So, Third Uncle, after you become richer and richer, can you buy me a badminton racket?"

Ye Yaodong, whose face was still smiling just now, turned his head and glared at him, and patted the back of his head, "Thinking about farting? I just bought you a soccer ball, and you're already thinking about buying a badminton racket. If I buy it back, I'll beat you to death first!"

"Hehe, I can pray to the Bodhisattva, pray to Mazu, pray to the God of Wealth, pray to the Kitchen God and Goddess to bless you to get rich!"

"And my father!"

His survival instinct was super strong. After a pause, he quickly added his father.

Ye Yaodong flicked his forehead and stopped teasing him. He closed his mouth tightly; talking less could also mean eating less dirt.

The hat he usually wore was too smelly from sweating. Since he didn't go out to sea today, Aqing took the opportunity to wash it in the morning. Now he was wearing a big straw hat on his head, so he didn't wear a mask. He felt he could dig out a big piece of booger at night.

Along the way, everyone chatted while walking, and didn't feel very tired, except for Ye Yaodong and Ye Chenghai.

Running and jumping from morning to night, Ye Chenghai probably wouldn't feel tired, but now making him walk for three hours under the sun, he really felt that half of his spirit was gone.

Along the way, he asked at least 80 times, "Are we there yet?", "How much longer?"

Until Ye Yaodong pointed to a piece of enclosed factory building in front and said it was right there, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh my god, finally arrived, I only have half a life left."

He hurriedly ran a few steps and sat on the big stone at the doorway.

Ye Yaodong walked up to mock him, "Only half a life left, and you can still run so fast? It seems there's no problem walking back later."

Still have to walk back...

Ye Chenghai sighed heavily again.

This time it was Ye Yaopeng's turn to scold him, "What are you sighing about, child?"

He muttered, "Why does everyone say that..."

It was too miserable. How good it would be to play soccer at home, damn it!

Ye Fu smiled and said to everyone, "We're here, this is it. Let's all go in together. The gate is open during the day, it's just that someone is guarding it."

Ye Yaodong also took a step forward to greet the old man guarding the gate. The old man guarding the gate also knew him. After knowing he brought people from the village to see the boat, he went in to notify them and let them in.

When the factory director heard the old man say there were so many people, he was extremely surprised and hurriedly ran out.

A large group of people, dark and dense. If the old man at the gate hadn't come over to tell him in advance, he might have thought it was some deity coming to smash the place.

Who could bring such a large group of people to see a boat? He really hadn't seen it before. Usually, at most, a dozen relatives and friends would come.

"Comrade Ye Yaodong..."

"Hello, Wu Changzhang. Haven't seen you for a while... Ah... don't be nervous, we're not here to smash the place..."

Wu Changzhang breathed a sigh of relief, "Then you're here to see the boat, right?"

"Definitely. Isn't this where you build boats? These are all villagers from our village. They are particularly interested in the boat I'm building. Everyone has been talking about it for several days, and then specifically set today when we didn't go out to sea to come and take a look. I brought them all together, and by the way, I'll also take a look at the progress."

Wu Changzhang nodded.

"Has no one ever brought such a large group of people to the door before?"

"Except for recruiting workers, there really hasn't been so many people coming to the door. Your battle formation is a bit big."

Ye Yaodong laughed loudly, "Are you afraid that someone will make trouble? Who dares to make trouble at the door? There are quite a few workers in your factory, and the iron rods and iron sheets in the factory are all weapons. One stick can crack a skull."

"That's not it, that's an exaggeration."

After coming to the factory several times, he and Wu Changzhang were actually quite familiar, and their conversation wasn't that distant.

"I brought so many people today, everyone has quite a few ideas about the big boat. You can explain it to everyone later. Maybe you can bring a few orders in a few days. And you have to thank me well, build my boat sturdier, and use enough materials."

"Rest assured about this. We do things solidly and will never cut corners."

"Of course I'm assured. This is an old factory and a big factory for decades. The masters all have decades of experience, and I heard they also constantly go to other places to learn."

"That's for sure. With advanced technology, we must arrange for masters to learn."

Wu Changzhang was particularly satisfied with what he said, and immediately asked, "How is that big boat delivered a while ago? It should have gone out to sea for a while, right?"

"It went twice, and the harvest was quite good, even better than the trial run. This is why it caused a stir in the village, so everyone has been discussing the big boat these past few days and is particularly interested, so they came together to understand it."

Ye Fu also smiled and said, "Wu Changzhang, are you free now? Is it convenient to explain it to everyone? We are also laymen, only knowing how to fish, not understanding these technologies, so we have to rely on you to tell everyone."

"It's possible. First, take everyone to visit and introduce several groups here. I will introduce you to Comrade Ye Yaodong's big boat. The skeleton of that boat has also been set up, and it already has a shape..."

Everyone nodded while listening, following behind Wu Changzhang, listening to his introduction while looking at them one by one along his line of sight.

Ye Yaodong was quite familiar with the factory, so he didn't follow behind everyone, but walked directly to the boat being built on the open ground, found a stool, sat there, crossed his legs, and watched.

If so many people each said a few words, by the time they understood clearly, it would really be dark.

Idle and having nothing to do, he chatted with the master who was working.

The master also said that the skeleton of his boat was almost welded, the materials were complete, the manpower was sufficient, and if the equipment arrived smoothly, it should be done very quickly, and delivery before the new year wouldn't be a problem.

Hearing this, he was also much more assured. Seeing the majestic appearance of A Guang's boat, he was actually itching to have it. Saying he wasn't in a hurry was a lie; the money in his hand was enough long ago.

The workshop over there cost more than 1,000 yuan to build, and it was also built like their house, all stone walls, without plastering mud or painting walls, very simple. After paying this money, he still had more than 20,000 in his hand.

Because the shop his father-in-law looked at in the city would bring him a steady stream of income, paying the final payment was more than enough, not to mention there was still half a year, and he could earn a large sum again.

Ye Yaodong chatted with the master while watching them work, thinking of Ye Fu specifically bringing Ye Chenghai today, and couldn't help but ask.

"Do you still recruit apprentices in your factory?"

"Not recruiting, right? We recruited enough this year. Without connections, you can't get in. How many people squeezed their heads to want to enter the factory as apprentices and were sent back."

"Is that so? Then it's a pity."

"Is your child very old? Seeing that you are still quite young and have your own boat, wouldn't it be better to send the child directly to the boat to help work?"

"It's a nephew. The son is still small, and the risk on the boat is high. If he can have a skill, who would be willing to let the child follow out to sea to work?"

"That's true."

Ye Yaodong thought that Ah Hai only graduated from elementary school this year and would only be in the first year of junior high in the second half of the semester. It would be good to study for a few more years and finish junior high, which would only be 16 years old.

It was just that his father's hope of letting Ah Hai learn a skill fell through. Originally, it wasn't easy to get into such a big factory without connections.

Ye Chenghai was full of enthusiasm, looking here and touching there, feeling quite novel. It was the first time he saw that fishing boats were built like this. It took so many people several months to build a boat, which was also very amazing.

He wandered around, asking people when he caught them, not afraid of strangers, and his mouth was sweet. He called everyone "Big Brother" and "Uncle" for their hard work when he met them.

Only when he was tired of walking did he run to Ye Yaodong's side and sit down together.

"Third Uncle, you're really lazy!"

"I'm not here to work."

"When are we going back?"

"You have to ask your father if he's seen enough. Everyone has seen enough, then we'll go back together."

"I've seen enough."

"Wait."

The two sat bored, watching people work. The main group led by Wu Changzhang explained while walking, and finally brought people to the front of the big boat to talk about the configuration of Ye Yaodong's boat.

Only then did everyone ask a bunch of various questions in a jumble.

Until someone asked: "Then if we order another same boat, is it also 13,000? Is the deposit also paid 5,000 first?"

"It's more than that now. Materials have risen in price this year. Comrade Ye Yaodong is because he ordered early. He ordered it last year, so even if materials rise in price, we have to build it for him as usual."

"Ah? Only one year has passed and it's going to rise in price?"

"Don't everyone feel that these years, the changes are greater year by year? Not to mention anything else, we can feel that the mental outlook of the masses is different when walking on the road, and the things sold on the market are more and more, and the prices are higher and higher. Even our shipbuilding technology is getting better and better, and we also constantly send masters to learn from superiors."

Everyone thought about it, and some nodded. The standard of living has been getting better and better in the last two years.

"Then how much does the price rise?"

"For the same boat and the same configuration, it will cost 2,000 more to book now, which is 15,000, and maybe it will rise in price again next year. If you have ideas and needs, you can also place an order as soon as possible after discussing."

"The delivery date of my order has been scheduled to the end of next year. Now there are more and more people with vision, and our shipbuilding technology is getting better and better."

"You can also compare. Compare the boat delivered a while ago with the previous boat, it's obviously different."

Wu Changzhang was also very patient in answering the villagers' questions one by one and explained the reasons for the price increase.

Ye Chenghai poked Ye Yaodong with his elbow, "Third Uncle... then you earned it again..."

"Then I waited until this year for the one I ordered last year. Time cost is also cost. Not to mention that when I ordered the boat, no one in the village had that idea. The risk and pressure I bore were also quite big. Your grandfather and third aunt kept nagging at me. It's quite normal for prices to rise this year. What things are immutable?"

"It would be great if my father was as smart as you." He supported his chin and said with emotion.

"Everyone's ideas are different. It's not wrong for your father to be conservative. This is all money. Without money, ideas are useless. You can't puff up your face to look fat. You too, in the future, eat as much as you can, you know?"

"Got it, Third Uncle."

The uncle and nephew sat in the corner whispering, while a large group of people in front were still discussing in a jumble.

"It's too ruthless to rise by 2,000 yuan after only one year, so expensive..."

"Yeah, it was fine, the original one became..."

"Old Pei's boat was only 15,000..."

Wu Changzhang said: "Now according to the specifications of that boat, it has risen to 18,000."

Everyone was in an uproar again. This one rose even more, and it was even more expensive!

Ye Yaohua was excited. He invested too correctly. Fortunately, he listened to Dongzi at that time and occupied a share. Now he earned a lot.

"I wasn't reconciled to transferring it at the original price at that time, but who let the contract be signed long ago? Both families have already negotiated. To tell the truth, it is really worth it, earned it."

Some are happy and some are sad. Ye Yaopeng was really depressed in his heart.

"It's a pity, none of us have Old Pei's luck."

"If you are interested, you can also customize a boat, delete some equipment, and the price will of course be adjusted again."

"Have to discuss, discuss..."

"Too expensive... don't have this capital..."

Wu Changzhang smiled, "You can partner with a few people. Many people come to order boats together. Whether it's a big boat or a small boat, they are all partners."

"Either own brothers and nephews, or relatives and friends, or villagers and neighbors in a village."

"Very normal, who can eat a boat alone..."

"No, Comrade Ye Yaodong bought the boat alone!"

Everyone's eyes turned to Ye Yaodong involuntarily.

Ye Yaodong also looked at everyone innocently with his eyes raised. He was just rich, just far-sighted, what could he do.

Someone shook his head, "Can't compare, Ah Dong is now the most famous person in our village..."

"Who can have his ability, one person occupied 1/3 of the boats in the whole village..."

"Yeah, if a few of us can combine a boat, it's already very capable."

Wu Changzhang also looked at Ye Yaodong in surprise, "You have so many boats?"

"Hehe, it's alright, not many. The biggest one is still here. When it's delivered, driving it back is called scenery."

Wu Changzhang gave him a thumbs up, "The Yangtze River's back waves push the front waves, you are really promising."

"Where, it's all praised by the fellow villagers."

Ye Fu's face was also shining, feeling honored.

Ye Yaodong thought about it and planned to plead for everyone, "Wu Changzhang, we are all old acquaintances, so let's just say the truth, and don't say anything empty."

"Hmm?"

"If our villagers also order one or two same ones, can we also have the same price as me? They are all introduced by old customers..."

Others also reacted and echoed together.

Wu Changzhang firmly refused, "No, our prices are all real quotes, and there is no talk. You also knew when you entered the factory, not a single point was let."

Ye Yaodong shrugged, "Alright."

It was indeed so. He didn't give a bargain when he bought it. He grinded his lips and teeth, and only then did he agree to send a fishing net. The price was not discussed.

The villagers were a bit disappointed. It was 2,000 yuan more expensive, which made those who originally had ideas press them back. It was estimated that there would be hesitation when going back.

If it was according to what he said, 2,000 yuan more expensive is 2,000 yuan. Getting it early can earn money early. If divided into 10 shares, one share is only 200 yuan more.

Calculating it, it's not unacceptable.

However, he is now rich and powerful, standing and talking without back pain. If it was last year, 2,000 yuan more would be taking his life.