sbdcsierra Chapter 1396 Boat City
Chapter 1396 Boat City
Chapter 1396 Boat City
Lin Xiuqing watched him surrounded by three children with a smile on her face, and she coaxed and deceived them.
But they were really coaxed by him and they were all happy to massage his shoulders and legs, looking forward to the Lantern Festival coming soon after the New Year.
At night, everyone gathered at the dock and counted the number of people.
This was not the first time I had traveled far away, and no one came to see me off, at most they would just drop me off at my doorstep.
The people on each boat counted the number of people, and only after the count was completed did everyone carry the luggage and goods onto the ship together.
We just tried to go out and see at night. We drove for two or three hours. When it was daybreak, we were able to withstand the wind and waves, so we felt relieved.
The journey there was the same as the return, except that there were two new ships following them. As usual, they did not stop on the way and sailed on the sea day and night.
But there were two new ships, so the journey was a little slower, and it was already noon on the 15th when we arrived.
When everyone saw the bustling and familiar pier, they all stretched at the same time.
"Oh, this place is still lively."
"Yeah, it's still lively here. I kind of like it now. There's food, drinks and entertainment here. It's much more convenient than our village."
"Haha, maybe you missed it because you haven't had a massage in a few days?"
"Don't talk nonsense, tell me about yourself."
"We are about to dock. Hurry up and grab your luggage. There are a few bags of goods. Please help carry them with the carrying poles."
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Everything is fine in the factory. Before I left, they were still building the first floor, and now they are building the second floor. The efficiency is still quite high, after all, there are 15 rooms in a row.
As soon as everyone returned to the factory, they threw their luggage aside and sat on the ground.
But they were all very happy and said that they would soon have a more spacious living space.
Ye Yaodong leaned comfortably behind his luggage, watching the workers across the street working, and then the four left-behind workers in his family hurried to cook for them.
"Brother Dong, I thought you would have come up two days ago..."
"Don't mention it. The little girl at home was frightened and sick for several days. I couldn't leave. As soon as the child recovered, everyone couldn't wait, so they came out right away."
“Is it lively and beautiful?”
"It's great, not to mention how lively it is. You don't know how amazing our Dong brother is. He stood in the front row with a bunch of county leaders..."
"That's right. We can only watch from afar. Dong Ge is standing in the first row, closest to Mazu..."
"Oh my, you know what, the sight of those colorful flags flying and the hundreds of white pigeons being released really shocked me. I will remember it for the rest of my life."
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A bunch of people were excitedly bragging to Ye Yaodong. As his mouthpiece, he didn't have to say anything at all and could just lie there and pretend to be calm.
After everyone had finished discussing, he asked the people who stayed behind about the weather conditions in the past few days, as well as the trading conditions and prices at the fish market.
He knew that many fishing seasons had reached their peak recently, and there were many more boats and cargo at the dock than before. Just like the last two months of last year, and just as he had expected, there were people coming and going and traffic was heavy every day.
After lunch, everyone went back to their rooms to have a good rest.
Although there are many workers on Ye Yaodong's side, their living conditions are relatively comfortable. There are dedicated people to cook, so they don't have to work themselves to death and then get up to cook. Moreover, they can go back to their room and lie down for a nap after finishing their meals early.
He was not in a hurry to go out. He had a good sleep first. At night, he went out to the fish trading street with a few brothers and friends to learn about the current prices of various fish.
We waited until the next day to contact the two factories and explain the resumption of supply.
Although people thought he was troublesome, they still resumed supplying him because they were introduced by connections. After all, it was the peak season and the price of fish was low. The factory was working overtime every day to take advantage of the opportunity to produce goods.
Ye Yaodong was also alert in his heart. He must not cut off the supply from time to time next time. Otherwise, if it happens again, people may not give him face and stop supplying him.
Even if I go back next time, I will still have to leave someone to deliver the goods. At worst, I can make an agreement in advance and let the factory owe me the money, and then settle the payment when he comes.
The merchants from the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce were easier to deal with. The amount of goods they needed was not stable. The goods and quantities they needed were different every day. He also came here every day to record the information.
After he was gone, those people either went to purchase the goods themselves or arranged for people around them to do the purchasing.
After shopping for half a morning, he solved the problem of supply. By the way, while at the Chamber of Commerce, he also called home to report his safety.
Now that everyone had a channel to sell their goods, they could ship out to sea one after another with peace of mind, as they were all eager to make money.
Ye's father continued to work like a beast of burden for him, and after dinner he led the people on several boats away.
Ye Yaodong also specifically told him to let a newcomer take over driving the ship this time, and he only needed to sort the cargo on the ship and watch over it.
After the fish are cooked, he can go directly to the shore after a while. Anyway, it is his own fresh-collecting boat that goes out to pick up the goods.
No need to work so hard.
Father Ye just nodded in agreement, indicating that he understood, and then left in a hurry.
He has told his father this many times, and he should have listened to him.
He was not idle in the afternoon. After the fishing boats left, he rode his bicycle to the shipyard.
He was away for many days and did not come to check on the progress. According to the original plan, the goods should have been delivered in October. Later, he said that there were too many orders and he would not be able to complete them in time, so he was put in line and the order would have to be delivered in December. Then he said that all five ships would be delivered together on New Year's Day.
Now it must be paid to him by New Year's Day at the latest, and there is only one and a half months left.
He had to go around and remind Director Shen of the delivery deadline to prevent him from dragging his feet and giving him an extension, which he would definitely not agree to.
Although he had acquired the fishing boat, he was unable to staff the boat now, and he had not brought extra people aboard to maintain it. However, the sooner he acquired the boat, the more at ease he felt.
At worst, he can take a bus back home next month and then bring a group of workers up here. It will only take a few more days.
There is still a whole month from New Year's Day to February when you go back home for the Chinese New Year, so you can earn a lot of extra money.
Not counting the other ships he has invested in, he now has 17 small trawlers, a Dongsheng, a 30-meter seafood collection boat, and a 44-meter Yuanyang No. 1.
If there are 5 more ships, then his 17 small trawlers will remain unchanged, but the Dongsheng can be ranked 1 to 5, followed by the 30-meter seafood collecting ship, the 40-meter seafood collecting ship, and the 44-meter Ocean No. 1.
If he makes more money this year, he will book two more Ocean One ships and rank them as number 3!
It certainly would not be possible to build such a large ship so quickly, and he would definitely require it to be made entirely of steel, which would cost a lot of money. It would probably take two years for the two ships to be delivered one after another.
It’s better to make a reservation in advance. The earlier you make the reservation, the better it will be so that the goods can be delivered to him in the 90s.
The price of a fishing boat that was ordered before inflation will naturally be fixed and will not change. The price cannot be increased as prices rise.
When Ye Yaodong and others came out of the shipyard, they had a definite plan in their minds.
In these two years, he needs to train more people. There seems to be a seafarer training unit here. He will think about it after the Chinese New Year and ask everyone's willingness, and then send the workers for training.
There must be a contract signed, and he can only send people for training after they have worked for him for a few years. This training has to be paid, otherwise no one will be willing to do it and it will take time to make money.
Of course he couldn't lose money, and after he finished his studies he would have to work for him for a few years.
In the next few days, the fresh harvest ship went out to sea to harvest the goods as before and handed them over to the experienced workers. He stayed on the shore and arranged the collection and delivery of the goods when the ship docked.
In his spare time he would inquire about seafarer training. It wasn't much work actually. He just went around the Chamber of Commerce a few times and everyone told him what they knew. He then took the time to go to the unit and ask, and he knew everything.
But it’s not the right time now. We should wait until we are ready to go home for the New Year, and then we can get together and talk about it.
Now that winter has arrived, cold air arrives from time to time, and it rains and the temperature drops frequently. Sometimes small boats go out at night and come back in the morning.
Then the Dongsheng and other ships might have to come back after two or three days, and then they might go again after two days.
Because of the weather and wind, it is particularly unstable.
Only the boat driven by his father was particularly strong. It only came back once and rested for three days before going again.
There is no need to worry about the fresh-water shipping vessels being insufficient now. They only need to collect goods once every two or three days.
Ye Yaodong's daily income decreased a little, but when the weather improved, he started making a lot of money again.
It was not until the end of the month that he finally settled the accounts for the other ships and got his share of the profits from the other ships.
Salaries will not be paid this month. They were just paid before everyone went back home at the end of October. They will be kept there for this month and will be paid again after the Chinese New Year.
If anyone needs less, they can just advance it.
Ye Yaodong used the calculator for two hours before he calculated the money he had earned in the past 20 days.
During the past 20 days or so, they have been going out to sea on and off, and the fishing boats have been coming back frequently, so naturally there is no need to give them the goods. They can just handle and sell the goods themselves, and earn a little more income.
Therefore, his income in the past half month was reduced a lot. He basically did not earn any money from other ships. Only his own Ocean No. 1 and Dongsheng contributed, and the contribution of Dongsheng was also limited.
There are no middlemen to make a profit on the Ocean No. 1, so it can basically sell for more than 1 in two days. During these 20 days, he took a three-day break in the middle, and there was some delay in the round trip. After deducting the biggest expense, the fuel cost, he made more than 12 from the two ships in total.
Then other ships also received dividends, which totaled more than 6,000. It was a little less than that of several large ships, but when you really calculate it, it was a considerable amount.
The total income is about 13 yuan.
I made 45 yuan in the first two and a half months, which is considered low this month.
However, it is better than any other, but not as good as any other. One should not be too greedy. This is already the best way to make money, and it is easier to make money here than in previous years.
There are many ships, but there is also a lot of cargo.
The best part is that all the money is paid in cash, and the goods are delivered at the same time. There is no overnight payment delay, and no matter how much goods you have, you can get them all at once.
When remittance transactions become more convenient in the future, it will not be so easy to get money.
After Ye Yaodong put the money away, he lay back in his warm bed, wondering how he was going to spend the money. He definitely couldn't keep it in the bank.
He has already saved 20 yuan, which is more than enough. There is no need to deposit tens of thousands more in a current account. The most important thing is that he needs to make an appointment to withdraw the money.
"Oh, by the way, we need to buy some wood."
It has rained and the temperature has dropped from time to time this month, delaying the construction schedule. The plastering work has just been completed and the next step is the carpentry work. He has to buy beams and wood in advance.
He estimated that it would take ten days or half a month of carpentry work, and by the middle of next month, the row of newly built dormitory buildings opposite should be completed.
"Then I'd better go and buy some iron bed frames wholesale. The ground is cold in winter..."
Ye Yaodong lay in bed muttering to himself. He could feel the dampness on the ground and the cold air rising up. It was because the straw mat under everyone's bed was thick that they would turn it out to dry in the sun from time to time when the weather was good.
You still have to sleep on a bed. Sleeping on the floor is only done when the house has just been built and there is not enough space, so people can get more sleep by lying on the floor.
It’s okay to sleep like this in the summer, but I can’t stand sleeping on the floor like this in the winter.
At that time, three bunk beds will be placed in a room, which means that six people can sleep in one room. If there is not enough space for others, we will have to rent another room.
There is no place to squeeze in, so everyone can only grit their teeth and rent more houses...
Well, this makes him feel a bit like a dishonest businessman, but he is also doing it for the good of everyone. The villagers cannot be forced to sleep on the floor all the time just to save money, in case they get rheumatism when they get old.
Nowadays, so many grown men are squeezed into one room and can’t even turn around.
Anyway, he has the most workers, so he will have to arrange his workers in the same way when the time comes.
At this time, Ye Yaodong was thinking that he might need an assistant. He couldn't just go to the market to buy things all day long.
I don't have enough time to write it, so I can only split it up and arrange another one in the evening