Chapter 947: Planning and Arrangement

Poor couples have all kinds of sorrows, rich families have all kinds of joys, wealthy families have all kinds of happiness, and prosperous families have prosperity in everything.

After having money, the spirit of the whole family is different.

The old lady is also glowing, looking much younger in these two days.

After the meal, she not only put on new leather shoes, but also brushed her dentures and put them back in her mouth, put on reading glasses, and put on the silk scarf Ye Yaodong bought for her last year.

Even though the weather was still very hot and everyone was wearing short sleeves, she didn't feel there was any problem. She was incomparably satisfied looking in the mirror.

Then, with a full face of smiles, she happily leaned on her cane and prepared to go out for a stroll.

Ye Yaodong was originally sitting at the door with his legs crossed to enjoy the cool. Seeing her walking out with a full face of joy and a brand-new look, he was confused.

"Where are you going? Visiting relatives?"

"I'm going out for a walk!"

He laughed directly. It turned out that what the old lady said before the meal was serious.

"Then be careful, walk slowly, and come back when it gets dark."

"Hey hey, I know, I'll come back after a stroll."

"When you come back later, if you see the children at home, let a few children send you back."

"Know, know."

The children in the family, after losing the toys that could show off, were still popular. After all, they were the child kings who once possessed toys that others didn't have. The children who came to find them to play after meals were still endless.

It's just that everyone had just been beaten, the wind was tight, and they were afraid of touching the mold again, so they didn't dare to quarrel at the door, and very sensibly took their little partners to play further away.

Of course, except for Ye Chenghe.

He was beaten miserably, and today he had to be forced to go to school limping. At night, he was afraid of being laughed at by his little partners, so he didn't go anywhere.

Ye Yaodong sat at the door, enjoying the cool while pondering. The shop still needs news, but the Mid-Autumn Festival is the day after tomorrow. Most people outside will rush home to celebrate the festival. If it is fast, they should be able to contact people who want to sell shops after the festival.

He thought, if no one sells at the second entrance, buy as many as possible at the third entrance. Anyway, it won't be a loss.

Then, the shop at the second entrance that he used as a warehouse can be moved to the third entrance. The shop around the second entrance is more popular for renting.

After a few years, when the land is better to buy and sell, buy a piece of land in the surroundings. He won't touch some collective assets, so as not to have trouble with disputes now that the law is not perfect.

It's just that after the festival, he has to go to the province to repair the motorcycle, and he has to wait until he comes back before he can go to the market to finalize it.

If he goes to the provincial capital, he can also stroll around the streets of this era, see what the province has developed into, and turn around everywhere.

Buying a house is forget it. He is new here, not familiar with the surrounding environment, and doesn't know anyone. There are few people selling houses in this era, and there is no real estate agency. It all depends on asking. If it doesn't work, the locals think he is a liar, and no one will pay attention to him.

Moreover, without a guarantor, someone who wants to sell probably doesn't dare to sell to a stranger with such a foreign accent.

Buying locally is fine. After all, the accents are the same. However, buying in their county has little value. After decades of development, it is not as good as buying a boat and a shop, and the return is faster.

After pondering for a circle, he still feels that buying a shop in the market is good. After all, the prospects of the aquatic product wholesale market are there, which is what he is familiar with.

As for houses, it's not too late to talk about it after 1990. Don't be in a hurry. He has tens of thousands of yuan in his hands, so take it slow. Don't be too ambitious. Money making money is the most important thing.

After clarifying how to do it, he thought about taking time to go to the shipyard tomorrow to order a few boats first. If the delivery time is late, it will be late. It doesn't matter.

Thinking of the delivery time, he suddenly slapped his thigh hard.

"Yes, I can order a few boats first, occupy the delivery time, and let the factory build my family's boats next year and the year after, occupying the production quota!"

"This way, the boats of villagers in nearby towns who want to order boats can only be pushed back? Or they can only find other shipyards in other counties, or go to the city to order, which is estimated to be hanging."

"I am truly smart!"

He immediately got up to tell Aqing about his plan. Anyway, buying a few more boats is not a loss.

Lin Xiuqing thought that their family had so much money now, and didn't object. This is also a fixed asset. Besides making money, it can be cashed out at any time.

"Then are you sure you want to order a few boats? If you are sure, go tomorrow. Otherwise, after the festival, I guess the villagers will all run to order boats in order to catch jellyfish."

"These two days, the village has been discussing it loudly, especially saying that your friend A Zheng happened to buy a boat when he went to catch jellyfish. Those who originally wanted to buy a boat have slapped their thighs and regretted it, saying that if they had known, they would have been ruthless and taken a look. Everyone said he was too lucky."

"I'm pondering ordering 7 more boats, making ten with the family's three, what do you think?"

"Ah! So many?"

"It's only twenty thousand yuan. Plus the accounts calculated by the father-in-law today, there should be eighty thousand in hand now, right? Spending twenty thousand is not much. It won't take a few years to get back the capital, and the boat will also rise in price."

Lin Xiuqing thought about it and felt it made sense, "Then order the same as the family's trawler?"

"Hmm, sixteen or seventeen meters is enough."

"Then wait until we go back to the room, let's calculate the family's money first. Aren't we still going to buy a shop?"

"Shops wait until I come back from the province. We have already left our names and phone numbers in the village on the red paper posted at the shop door. If someone really calls, you answer first and make an appointment with them."

"That's also fine, it's just that I don't know if the price will increase if people sell it."

"Look, it was three thousand before, and later it seemed to be three thousand five. Calculated, it's not expensive."

"Then how many do we want to buy?"

Ye Yaodong looked at her and asked back: "How many do you want to buy?"

Lin Xiuqing hesitated and couldn't grasp it, "If it's still three thousand five, shall we buy five? In this way, it's less than twenty thousand. After deducting the boat money and the shop money, we can still have half left, probably still have forty thousand? How about it?"

He affectionately flicked her forehead, "My wife, you seem to have forgotten that if we order fishing boats, just paying a deposit is enough. At most, pay half. After next year and the year after, the cash in our hands will only be more and more, and the final payment is a small matter."

"Our workshop cooperates with the market shop to ship goods, and there will only be a steady stream of money coming in. Calculated by current income, it is almost equivalent to earning a shop in a month."

"Plus the fish sauce can be fermented well in a few months. If it is sold from New Year's Day, tens of tons can also be cashed out for a large sum of money."

"If this sells well, it is also a production line. After the big boat arrives at the end of the year, dried goods and fish sauce will only be more and more."

"This, this..." Lin Xiuqing was a bit confused by his jumping thinking.

"Let's talk about the shop first. Then you mean to buy a few more?"

"My meaning is how many shops are for sale at the third entrance. If the price is not much different, buy them all! I guess there won't be many. If there are sales at the fourth entrance, buying a few to make up the number is also fine."

"Isn't the fourth entrance said to be relatively backward, and it's the entrance for stall owners to go in?"

"What if it's the cargo entrance? There are also many people queuing up waiting for the market to open in the middle of the night. If nothing else, selling breakfast is also safe and good to earn, right?"

"That seems to be the case."

"So the shop matter is decided first. If the location is passable, buy as many as possible."

Lin Xiuqing had no opinion after hearing what he said. Who let them have a lot of money indeed.

"Alright, then the shop is finished, shall we talk about buying land to build a fish sauce workshop?"

"Really want to buy land to build a fish sauce workshop again? Will it be too early? Our fish sauce hasn't been fermented yet, and it hasn't started to sell. I don't know if it sells well. Otherwise, wait? If it sells well next year, let's buy another piece of land to build a special fish sauce workshop, not this open-air one?"

"It won't be bad. Didn't you try it this year? My mother fermented it last year and took it to the city, and it was sold out in a few days, and someone came to ask, but there was none."

"Take advantage of the fact that there is money and land now, buy it down and build it in advance. After our own boat arrives, the production capacity will definitely increase, and it can also be connected."

"The vacant land there now, although fish sauce doesn't account for much proportion, but if the harvest number goes out to sea for a few more days, lasting until the New Year, it is estimated that it can occupy one-third of the workshop. It is still necessary to build a special fish sauce workshop to pile up fish sauce in advance, and it can also be used as a warehouse after fermentation."

Lin Xiuqing listened to his words, although she already agreed in her heart, she also had her own concerns.

"The land in the village belongs to collective assets. We have already bought one piece. At first, everyone didn't know if we could earn money, so no one said anything. Now buying another piece for personal production and profit, will villagers have opinions?"

"No, most people followed me to catch jellyfish this year, and everyone is still counting on continuing to follow to earn more money next year. Seeing me, they have to apologize, so there will be no opinions. The Village Committee will also have no opinions. Yesterday, I just donated a sum to the Tianhou Palace, letting them get a good reputation outside."

Makes sense!

"Then fine, then you go to the Village Committee to apply for a piece of land tomorrow morning. After finishing, go to the county to order a boat, and then wait until the day after tomorrow to celebrate the festival, and then go to the province."

"Right, just do it this way."

He happily held Lin Xiuqing's face and kissed her heavily.

Under the impact of a large sum of money, his somewhat confused brain also instantly cleared up under the communication with his wife.

Under the impact of a large sum of money, his somewhat inflated heart also fell back to its original position. With the conversation, the direction of development also had a count.

That scholarship is his waste after inflation. It just happened that he earned big money back, and his mother mentioned the matter of children dropping out of school. He felt it was a pity, and also wanted to earn a reputation and accumulate virtue.

However, there is no need to regret this, after all, it is a good thing.

If he continues to earn next year, he will continue to donate to Mazu.

Lin Xiuqing smiled and patted him, and looked at the door, afraid of being seen by others, "Don't kiss outside."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and patted him, then looked at the door, afraid of being seen by others, "Don't kiss outside all the time."

"I'm not outside, isn't this at home?"

"Outside the room is outside."

"What are you afraid of? It's not like I'm being a hooligan."

Ye Yaodong put his arm around her shoulder and went into the room, "If the room is okay, then let's go to the room..."

Lin Xiuqing was held by him and followed him into the room, "It just so happens I'm done with my work. Since the kids are all out, let's go back to the room and calculate."

"Yeah, let you experience what it's like to count money until your hands cramp."

"Eighty thousand yuan, it really might be possible to count money until your hands cramp."

"Shh, keep your voice down."

"You just said it yourself."

"That's why I told you to keep your voice down."

Being so double-standard, Lin Xiuqing glared at him and told him to lock the door, then she directly rummaged through boxes and cabinets to take out all the money in the house.

Ye Yaodong watched her move jars continuously, and he himself had gone back and forth several times to take them.

"There are so many of these small denomination coins? How many jars are these?"

"Isn't that so? The small change is basically given by my father. Over this whole year, it has accumulated to this much. When I settle accounts with Ah Cai, I can't possibly hold these jars of small change to count, right? I always use large bills to settle. With so much small change, I can't even spend a few cents a day, so aren't they all left there?"

Ye Yaodong was dizzy.

"Then when will this be counted? It's hard on you to pick up jars like picking up trash and bring them back to fill."

"Put this aside first. Let's count the large bills first. Fortunately, what you sent back, I went to the bank to get, they were all large bills. Otherwise, I would really have to count until my hands cramped, and I wouldn't finish counting even if I counted all night."

"Next time you have time, take them to the bank to exchange. Bring a jar every few days. So many one-cent and two-cent coins take up too much space, and they are troublesome to count."

"Okay, I'll take a look later."

Ye Yaodong originally put these jars of one-cent, two-cent, and five-cent coins on the bed, intending to pour them out to count, but later seeing the quantity, he put them directly on the table. They took up too much space, and he had no desire to count them.

It's better to leave them for his wife to take to the bank to count slowly when she has nothing to do during the day.

When Lin Xiuqing took out a large package of money wrapped in newspaper, his eyes lit up.

"Is all the big money here?"

"Yes, actually, I've already counted the large bills. For every one hundred large bills, I tie them with a rubber band. For those one-yuan, two-yuan, and five-yuan bills, I also tie them with a rubber band for every one hundred. Only the small denomination bills of one-jiao and two-jiao haven't been specially counted; they are just sorted and tied. If you want to count them, it's actually fast; the coins are the troublesome ones."

"Don't count the coins. You can put them back later, and you can count them when you take them to the bank to exchange. The bulk is in these paper bills; counting these is enough."

There's no need to know too precisely; having a rough idea is enough.

Those wealthy tycoons probably don't even know how much money they have.

"That works too."

Lin Xiuqing climbed onto the bed holding the large package of money, and Ye Yaodong followed her up.

The couple happily reached out their claws first to the stacks of large bills, and then counted the five-yuan, two-yuan, and one-yuan bills from high to low.

And then the small denomination bills, which need to be counted slowly.

After half an hour, Lin Xiuqing twisted her neck, "Our previous estimate wasn't wrong. There is more here. Those thirty-plus jars of coins are probably only a few hundred yuan."

"That means it hasn't reached eighty thousand yet, but it's not far off."

"Yeah, it's all here."

"Put it away first. It's enough to have a rough idea."

The two of them neatly stacked the counted money again and wrapped it in newspaper.

"I originally wanted to tell you to nail a larger wooden box these two days and nail it to the cabinet, but now it seems it's not needed. A large part of it will be gone soon."

"Don't feel bad. In a few days, I'll exchange it for contracts for you, which will be easier to store."

Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him, "It's a good thing this is a new house and there are no mice."

"Speaking of the house, Second Brother was thinking of adding another layer with bricks on top at the end of the year. Now that he's earned money, he probably wants to build it even more. I was originally worried that Eldest Brother and Sister-in-law wouldn't agree, but now Eldest Brother has also earned a large sum of money, so they should start construction before the end of the year, right?"

"Adding another layer again?"

"There's not enough room. You didn't see that their kids, except for the youngest one, the first two are already in their teens. It's inconvenient for boys and girls to be in one room. If there are no conditions, they have to make do, but if there are conditions, they must be separated."

"Then we have to follow along and add another layer on top, after all, our three rooms are all lined up together."

"Yeah, if we build, we build together. It's just that we're not in a hurry. Let's see when they talk about it, and we'll just follow along."

This was also what he promised his second brother before.

"Alright, everything talked about tonight is about spending money."

"How can this be called spending money? This is investing to make money, and also improving the family's life."

"Only you know how to talk."

"I'm not a mute, of course I know how to talk."

"Go, go, go, go out and take a look at your precious daughter. See where she ran off to play with her two brothers, and bring her back. She's still small, it's not good to stay outside when it's dark."

There is a superstitious saying that you shouldn't take very small children out when it's dark.

"I'll go out and look, and while I'm at it, look for the old lady. I haven't seen her come back for so long."

"She's also out showing off and doesn't want to come back."

He laughed, kicked his flip-flops, and walked out.

The old lady had wandered to her old home and said she was tired, so she was resting at the door.

Ye Xiaoxi, that eye-catching little thing, was found by Ye Yaodong on the side of the road first. At this moment, she was dragging her doll and ran to hold the old lady's hand, wanting to lead her home.

"You two, one old and one young, don't even have ten teeth combined. I don't know who is leading whom."

"Leading together," the old lady said happily, "Our little Nine is still the most filial."

Ye Xiaoxi became even more energetic upon hearing the praise, handed the doll to Ye Yaodong, and used both hands.

It was so rare. These two days, she had been dragging the doll, taking it wherever she went, and even holding it while sleeping. It was so dirty, but she couldn't bear to wash it.

The neighbors on the left and right also praised her one after another.

Ye's mother also smiled and said: "Girls are more obedient than a few boys."

"I broke a stick the day before yesterday. It's so infuriating. None of them are obedient. They run to the beach to swim if I'm not careful."

"That needs a beating..."

Ye Yaodong smiled and pulled the doll's hair while following the old and young. The middle-aged men and women behind them started chatting about their various experiences in beating children.

The villagers they met along the way all took the initiative to greet him, enthusiastic as fire.

It was like this when he came, and it was the same when he went back. It almost made him feel flattered.

Recalling his reputation for being idle before, and comparing it with today's enthusiasm, this is the so-called "thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river." He hasn't even reached thirty years; it's been less than three years.

The old lady also said to Ye Xiaoxi while walking: "Your father is very capable now and has earned a lot of money. You must study hard when you grow up. Our family is just missing someone who can study."

Ye Xiaoxi didn't know what it meant, but she also nodded in cooperation, "I know!"

"It's okay, it doesn't matter if you can't study. If there really isn't anyone who can study, your father will just earn more money and go to that class at Tsinghua or Peking University to get a diploma."

As for what class, he would ask around after earning more money.

"Heh heh, you can't say that. You have to tell her to study hard since she was little, then she will keep it in her heart."

"Then when I was little, why didn't you tell me to study hard?"

"It was useless to study back then. The teachers didn't even know how many days they could teach students."

"Uh... alright."

Ye Xiaoxi looked up here and there while walking, listening to them talk. She accidentally tripped over a pebble. Fortunately, the old lady was holding her hand, so her knees didn't hit the ground, otherwise, she would have broken her skin and bled immediately.

Ye Yaodong also immediately picked her up and didn't let her walk.

The three of them returned home slowly.

The two sons were not important. After the father and daughter arrived home, they climbed onto the bed directly and started their parent-child time. The sons were left to Lin Xiuqing to call.

The next morning, Ye Yaodong, according to what he discussed with his wife the day before, went to the village committee early in the morning to apply for land use.

The village chief frowned, "You still want to buy land? And you want to buy the whole large area from the edge of your workshop to the dirt slope near the Mazu Temple?"

Chen Shuji also said: "This large piece is even bigger than your previous workshop."

"I just want one this big."

"It can't be this big. That area by the beach you have now is a hot commodity. So many people say the feng shui is good. If I give you such a large piece, the villagers will have opinions."

"They won't." Ye Yaodong told them the reason he told Ah Qing yesterday.

And added: "It's just on the left side of the road, which is equivalent to me building a workshop on the left, and everyone building houses on the right. Anyway, the open space on the right is quite large, enough to build twenty or thirty households."

The two village cadres looked at each other and were a bit hesitant.

"We'll discuss it later and tell you in the afternoon or evening."

"Okay, anyway, whatever land use fee should be paid, I will pay."

"You go back first. Your area is too large, we need to discuss it."

"Okay."

After coming out of the village committee, Ye Yaodong got on his bicycle again and headed to the city without stopping.

Behind his seat, he also tied a sack of pomelos. Ah Qing said it was sent by his second brother a few days ago.

On both sides of the handlebars, he also hung a basket. One basket was ripe persimmons, and the other was salted persimmons.

In the basket in front of the bicycle, there were also several jin of dried jellyfish blood. He brought quite a lot when he came back two days ago.

Anyway, he was going to the city, so he took half from home. He would send it to Director Chen in a while. The relationship must be maintained well. It just so happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, so he should send some holiday gifts.

This kind of self-produced local specialty won't make people feel disgusted, and it makes people feel more comfortable than deliberately buying some cigarettes, alcohol, and canned goods.

The key is also the labor result he has been tinkering with during this period. After being away for two months and coming back, he can still remember to send a gift to the leader, which is his sincerity.

Undoubtedly, the other party was indeed very happy that Ye Yaodong remembered him. After happily accepting it, he also concernedly pulled him to talk for a long time, telling him to remember to speak up if he encountered any difficulties.

Ye Yaodong, of course, had no difficulties. He just came to show his face and brush up on his favorability, and while he was at it, concernedly asked two questions: would the damaged sidecar bring him any influence?

Director Chen smiled and waved his hand, "It doesn't matter. Not long after I came back, I was promoted. Those are all small things. It's just that your repair will take a lot of effort. There's no repair here."

"I have contacted a motorcycle factory in the provincial capital. After the festival, I will have a tractor send it over the day after tomorrow morning. I'll just say Director Chen is for the country and the people, conscientious and dedicated, and our country will not treat you badly. The leaders also have discerning eyes. Congratulations on your promotion and rising step by step..."

"Heh heh, thank you. It's good that you can find a place to repair it. If it doesn't go smoothly, call me if you encounter any trouble."

"Thank you, leader. You are too good to me. I am lucky to have met you."

"It's also fate. You are also clever and diligent, daring to fight and break through. Who knew that after coming and going, we could get familiar? We are also compatible."

"Yeah, I just said the biggest luck in these two years is meeting you."

"Don't say that. Maybe you have even greater luck."

This is a must. What he said was also these two years, not the future!

He still has sky-high wealth that hasn't come yet.

There is still a lot of money waiting for him to earn. The great fortune must still be behind.

"Heh heh, since the things have been delivered, I won't stay long, so as not to delay your work. I came, and you didn't even have a rest at noon. We talked for a long time, and you have to rush to work in a while."

"These are all small things. It's normal to meet old friends during off-duty hours, and I am receiving gifts, so I won't complain about delaying things."

"You are joking. These are all local specialties from my own home. How can they count as gifts? There isn't even any cigarette or alcohol."

"It's very good that you can think of coming over to take a look. What you brought is very good, especially thoughtful. You don't need those superficial things. I don't lack anything anyway."

"Oh, okay, okay. That's what I thought too. The gift is light but the sentiment is heavy; the intention is the most important."

"Right. Even if you didn't bring anything, I would welcome you if you came over to sit and chat."

A person in a high position is a person in a high position. Everything he said made him feel like a spring breeze, comfortable from the bottom of his heart.

Ye Yaodong exchanged pleasantries for two more sentences and then proposed to leave again. This time, Director Chen didn't say much and didn't keep him.

After he came out of the dormitory building, he got on his bicycle again, preparing to go to the street to eat a bowl of noodles, and then rush to the shipyard without stopping.

Earlier, when people asked him if he had eaten, he said he had eaten directly, so as not to have to eat at someone else's house when he rarely came to deliver something.

Sigh, in these two or three days since coming back, he felt he was more tired than when he was away. He was running around outside every day. He originally wanted to rest for a day today, but who knew that after thinking about it, he started getting busy again.

He even suspected that he had used up all his holidays for this life in his previous life, which is why he is so hardworking and worried now.

Fortunately, the results are gratifying, and the trajectory of fate is changing little by little.