sbdcsierra Chapter 1614 Calvin
Chapter 1614 Calvin
Chapter 1614 Calvin
This isn't the first time we've left home, so everyone knows what to prepare. Although the timing is a bit rushed—we're leaving the next day—we won't be in a hurry.
Although Ye Yaopeng was busy arranging his two sons' weddings and was extremely busy before and after the New Year, he also asked his mother to help him inquire about and find a group of workers for the fishing boat.
He followed Dongzi's approach of mentoring newcomers, figuring that once they arrived in Zhoushi, since it was all near the coast, they could gradually work things out together.
When the day arrived, before dawn, people were already gathering at the dock.
This time, there were many more young wives and daughters-in-law, mostly older women, while there were fewer middle-aged women, as they mostly had to take care of their families.
In previous years, no women went up with them, mainly because it was the beginning and things didn't seem very stable, and it was hard to say how long they could stay, so no women were brought up.
I've been there for several years now. Ye Yaodong has set up his factory and built one dormitory building after another.
And last year, Ah Guang even brought his wife and children up there, which made many young people tempted to bring their wives along as well.
Previously, some people had asked Ye Yaodong about renting a house, wanting to arrange for their families to stay in the dormitory near his factory, but he flatly refused.
He said that the dormitories he arranged were mostly for veterans, all men, who either worked in factories or went to sea, and it wouldn't be appropriate for them to put their wives in his factory's dormitories.
Moreover, his factory is mostly occupied by employees and is not open to the public. If family members were to live there, they would have to come and go every day.
Some families also have children. If something happens to the factory, it's hard to explain. Moreover, the families are not under the factory's management, so it's inconvenient for them to stay with the factory. He told them to go find someone outside.
Since there should be quite a few people bringing their wives and children, we can all rent houses in one place and look out for each other.
Ye Chenghe had already planned to bring his new wife along. Since they had just gotten married, it was impossible for them to live apart and only come back once a year.
The couple boarded Ye Yaopeng's boat directly.
Ye Yaodong didn't care who they brought; he made the arrangements himself. He only cared about his own workers. If his workers brought their wives, he told them to take care of their wives themselves.
His boat was moored in the town's safe harbor, so he first assigned his workers to his elder brothers' boats so they could cross over.
After their new boat returned, it was moored in the harbor. It was only used once, when Ye Chenghai picked up his bride, and afterwards it was returned to its original spot.
The new ship would soon be put to good use and make a lot of money, and the two brothers were overjoyed.
Ye Yaodong randomly chose a boat and boarded his older brother's boat. His older brother kept chatting with him, saying that he wanted to wait until the newly recruited crew members were well-integrated before going to the deep sea with him.
Last year, I went to the deep sea and brought back a cargo ship worth over 100,000 yuan worth of fresh seafood. They were so envious!
Since his older brothers have this intention, he can certainly bring them along.
"This is quite risky. You should train the crew first. I'll go and try it out myself in a while. Let's talk about this in a few months."
Ye Yaopeng nodded repeatedly, "I know that, I just wanted to let you know in advance because I have something on my mind."
"Ah."
He chuckled again, "This ship cost a fortune, and with my two sons getting married, all the savings I've worked so hard to accumulate over the years have been gone. Now I'm just eager to make more money."
"There's no rush. Let's earn it slowly. Anyway, your two sons are married, and you've almost finished your major life events. You also have a daughter who will get married in a few years. Just add some dowry as you see fit; it won't cost much."
"That's true. Anyway, the big things are all done, and there's nowhere to spend a lot of money now. It will take several months or even half a year for Dad's house to be built and for furniture to be bought. By then, he'll definitely have saved up some money again."
"Let's talk about this later."
"Ah."
The fishing boats, bathed in the first rays of morning sunlight, slowly sailed out to sea.
After that large group of people left, the village was mostly empty, but the villagers got used to it and went about their business as usual.
After the fishing boat left, Ye Chenghai also set off with his new wife and luggage, taking a car to the provincial capital.
Sister-in-law Ye is happy to be alone at home with her daughter. She doesn't have to deal with her two daughters-in-law and can let them do whatever they want. As long as they're not in her way, she feels comfortable.
The workshop resumed operations the day after Lin Xiuqing left, as the women had been eagerly awaiting it.
When Ye Yaodong arrived in Zhouzhou City, the processing plant had already been operating busily for several days.
A large group of veterans had already reported for duty, but since they hadn't arrived yet and the fishing boats couldn't go out to sea, they were all idle and could only do manual labor in the factory, with even less work than they had.
They were all excited when they saw him arrive; finally, they had something to do.
"boss!"
"The boss is here!"
The constant calls of "Boss!" showed just how enthusiastic everyone was.
Ye Yaodong and A Guang's family came back to the processing plant, while the others stayed at the dormitory headquarters. As for the others who brought their wives, he let them make their own arrangements.
Now, that side is mainly for workers from the local area, while the processing plant side is mainly for veterans.
The clear distinction between the two regions allows for separate management, preventing any potential problems.
Is the factory busy?
"Not busy, no, the workshop is busy too, but we can't help."
"Yes, I just got back. Let me make some arrangements, and I'll assign you tasks and arrange for you to go out to sea tomorrow."
"Ok."
Ye Yaodong didn't have time to rest. He went to the factory for a walk, found Chen Baoxing and Manager Qi, and asked them about the situation. He saw that there were no problems.
When I was at home, I called him every day, but I haven't been in touch with him for the past two days while I've been on the ship, and he's a little worried about me.
After getting a general idea, he went to his office to make a phone call home to let his family know he was safe.
"It's good that you arrived safely. Your daughter woke up early this morning and didn't see you, so she said you ran away again."
"If I didn't sneak away, would I stay at home and let her extort money from me? It's only been a few days, and she's already extorted more than ten yuan from me."
Ever since she earned two yuan from massages, every night as soon as she saw him lying in the room, she would forcefully come over and give him a back massage.
Even when he was lying flat, she would climb up to massage his feet.
You can't refuse; you have to force him to make purchases.
Lin Xiuqing chuckled, "Luckily, she's reluctant to take money out of her piggy bank, unlike her two older brothers who are always clutching their piggy banks and trying to save every penny. Even if we give her money, she'll just keep it."
“We have to spend the money we need to. We can’t let her save money just for the sake of saving it and then not spend a single penny of it.”
"What could she possibly have to offer? She has plenty to eat and drink, and she's tried everything that others haven't. She also has a ton of toys. All the cards and marbles that Ah Hai and Cheng He used to play with have all been inherited by her. She has several jars of marbles; she could play them all over."
"She can play with them until she's an adult. Chenghu and Yangyang both have a lot of toys, right? She can inherit them all then."
"You don't even need to study anymore, you just play these games all day long." Lin Xiuqing said with obvious disdain.
"Work-life balance, right?"
"Come on, Ah Hai just gave it to her before he left, and she immediately took it out to show off, attracting a whole bunch of kids who followed her around."
“It saves money.”
"None of them can read, but they've accumulated a lot of this stuff. Give it to your daughter, and she won't need to study anymore."
"Not really."
"Alright, you must be tired after you just arrived. Go and get some rest. I'm just glad to know you arrived safely."
"Hmm, where's the old lady? I didn't hear her answer the phone this time?"
When Lin Xiuqing heard him ask, she gave him a report: "I went to my hometown to check on how the house is being built. I've already made a reservation well in advance, saying that I'll be staying on the first floor."
"The first floor is convenient, saving you the trouble of climbing stairs."
“I’ve been going there every day for the past two days. I’m walking around with my cane, and I can chat with people I meet on the way.”
"You can still walk quite a bit, which means you're in good health."
"That's alright. I have a good appetite, and with two great-grandchildren getting married, I've been in a good mood these past few days. I'm already starting to think about having a grandchild next year."
Lin Xiuqing chuckled as she spoke, "It's funny to think about it, she's already worried about Ah Hai's wife and Cheng He's wife having babies and going through postpartum confinement next year. She said that once they're pregnant, she'll send them back home to be cared for, otherwise the young people won't know anything about this and that."
"It's good that she cares about me and I worry about her. It's a good thing that I care about her."
"Okay, then you should go and rest first."
"it is good."
After resting enough, Ye Yaodong went to find something to eat, but it was past lunchtime and the cafeteria was closed. He went to Ye Huimei's place to see if there was anything to eat.
She suddenly said, "Third Brother, we're planning to move out."
"What?"
"It's not very convenient. The entire dormitory building is occupied by men, and I'm the only woman with a child. Before, when there weren't so many people living here, it wasn't a problem, but now the whole building is almost full, and it's all men, so it's not very convenient for me."
"That's true. Has Ah-Guang gone out to look for a place to live? Until he finds one, he can stay here for the time being."
"He went out to inquire and decided to rent one first, but if someone is selling one, it would be best to buy one."
"Hmm, it seems like some places are building houses now. Let's see if there are any for sale."
“That’s what we were thinking. Chenghe also brought his wife up here, so we plan to rent a place together first, so we can look after each other.”
"That's very good."
"There's nothing to eat in the cafeteria right now. Let me cook something for you. I brought up some pickled vegetables and dried goods, and I'll fry an egg for you too."
"Row."
Ye Yaodong and others finished their meal before getting busy.
He's been coming here so many nights; there's a mountain of accounts to check on at the factory, and a whole host of other things, big and small.
Some things have already been reported over the phone, but I still need to repeat them in person. After all, the phone call is just a brief overview, and the specifics need to be explained in person by coming over to see the list.
He also had to rearrange the personnel on the three new ships based on the new veterans' information, and the personnel on the other ships also had to be rearranged.
He plans to transfer all the people on the fresh food collection boats to the larger boats, and just assign a few experienced people to the fresh food collection boats to mentor the newcomers.
After all, it's just going out to sea to collect some goods, which is much simpler than being a crew member who spends all his time working at sea.
He has plenty of manpower now, and he can set sail once the personnel and matters are properly arranged.
He has to visit and make some visits since he just arrived. There are still many things to do here. It would be good if he could go to the deep sea in half a month.
This also allows his father to stay home for a few more days to oversee the construction of the house. Once things are settled here, we can call him up.
However, before the large ships set sail, several Dong Sheng and Yuan Yang ships had to go out to sea to fish first.
We haven't been able to go out to sea these days, and we don't know how much money we've missed out on. Fortunately, the factory built a cold storage room before the Lunar New Year, and we stored a batch of goods there before the holiday. So we have the goods to use right away when we start production after the holiday, without having to buy them from outside, which saves a lot of trouble.
However, we've used up quite a bit of energy over these past few days, so we need to head out to sea to replenish our supplies as soon as possible.
He has now expanded his operations, and his daily output is astonishing.
He listed out the tasks that needed to be done one by one, then prioritized them according to their importance and urgency, picking out the urgent ones to deal with first and putting the less urgent ones aside.
The most important things are actually the personnel deployment of fishing boats, arranging for them to go to sea, and recent financial reserves. The rest are recent orders and production.
P.S.: I'll finish writing this tomorrow.