sbdcsierra Chapter 1232 The Ordinary Boss
Chapter 1232 The Ordinary Boss
Chapter 1232 The Ordinary Boss
"Brother Dong, it's ready! Just like yesterday, open a package and spread it evenly on the top." The speaker was a young man in his 20s, also from the same village, named Chen Zhihua.
Half of the 10 people Ye Yaodong recruited last year were young, and half were taken to the city. Only 5 people were left in the workshop to move things around. The original people on duty took turns to bottle fish sauce.
"Tied it up, not a single piece of seaweed can fall off, or I'll pick it up and beat you up."
"Haha, none of them will fall off. If they do, we'll take off our pants and let you whip them."
"Get lost, you disgusting pervert, what do you watch every day?"
"Brother Dong, you didn't see it, so how do you know what we are watching? Hahaha..."
"Shut up. I'll beat you to death for defiling your sister-in-law's ears."
Lin Xiuqing was a little confused.
What do you mean?
She understood every word, but she didn't understand it.
She looked at Ye Yaodong, "What are you talking about?"
"Nothing, I'm leaving now. I probably won't be back tonight. Tomorrow morning, you arrange for a ship to transport the goods to the city dock. It should be around 9 o'clock, right? I'll be waiting there with the tractor around 9 o'clock."
"Okay, I'll have them set off at daybreak tomorrow morning."
"it is good."
Ye Yaodong glared at those rough guys. It wasn't even May yet, and it was still morning. They had already taken off their coats and were working in vests while moving those bags of goods.
At this time, she threw her coat directly over her shoulders and stood aside, waiting for him to drive out so that they could continue working.
"Ahua followed me to the city. Chen Shi stayed behind to take over Ahua's shift. He brought a loudspeaker with him. When we got to the city, Ahua held the loudspeaker and hailed the car as it drove."
"Great! It's finally my turn to go to the city. The farthest place I've been to in my life is the town."
He happily put on his clothes quickly, and the other two looked at him enviously.
"From now on, everyone should stop saying dirty things. There are women next door. Can you beat them? Don't let others laugh you to death. Those who are still single should be more careful. The gossip girls are watching you. If you let others see your bad side, you won't be able to get married without your good reputation."
"I know, brother Dong, we will never joke around or talk nonsense in the future. We will behave well in front of the old ladies next door and try to get them to introduce us to a good wife."
"Yes, we need to show more courtesy and courtesy to those old ladies."
Lin Xiuqing laughed when she heard this, "He doesn't show off in front of girls, but he's being attentive in front of old ladies."
"That also requires a girl, sister-in-law, please introduce her to someone."
"Then you should go and show your courtesy to the old aunt. Where can I introduce them? They know more."
Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "Stop talking nonsense, get back to work, and let's go."
After he started the tractor with the crank, he continued to rush to the city.
Today was a little later than yesterday, and because of Chen Zhihua's shouting in the city, more people were attracted along the way, and they all surrounded us.
I was clearly shouting that we should go to the wholesale market to buy, but these people seemed to be hard of hearing. They only listened to what they wanted to hear and ignored everything else. Now they surrounded me and wanted to buy.
There were already many people going to the market on the street early in the morning, and it was almost blocked.
Worried that people would climb directly onto the tractor to pull the kelp, Chen Zhihua jumped off the tractor and walked to the back to drive away the crowd.
But they can’t be driven away. They all want to buy it. They say they saw it yesterday and why it’s not selling.
Ye Yaodong had to stop selling for a while. He picked up the loudspeaker on the seat and shouted.
"2 cents per pound, 5 cents per pound or more, no bargaining, no bargaining, one pound can make five or six pounds, selling it cheap..."
"20 kilograms, how do I buy it? Can I buy it home and eat it as a meal?"
"That's right, 2 yuan per pound is not cost-effective. 5 pounds can be sold at 20 yuan. Why don't you just sell it per pound?"
Ye Yaodong continued to shout with the loudspeaker, "Auntie, it's not cost-effective to sell me by one pound. Am I in trouble? It's so cheap, I can't sell it by one pound until the end of time."
"Why don't you just get a few people you know or live with to buy together and put together an order?"
"Anyway, I won't sell them by the pound. You can go pick them up on the beach. They're free there, so you don't have to come here to bargain."
"20 catties for 2 cents, no bargaining, no bargaining, only stayed for a while and then left..."
If it weren't for the fact that he was surrounded by these middle-aged women, it would have been difficult for him to walk, and he wouldn't have wanted to stop and talk nonsense.
When you go to the market, there are basically vendors selling all kinds of fish and dried goods, and it is easy to sell more than 20 kilograms.
The goods that were wholesaled yesterday may have been sold out by going from street to street. Come back today to wholesale more.
He had already stopped to buy something and wasted time, but these aunties were still trying to bargain over the price and weight.
He just shouted twice, and immediately someone squeezed in with banknotes and asked for 20 kilograms.
Once there was one, there were two. Everyone else immediately took out their money and squeezed forward, trying to buy it quickly and leave. The scene almost turned into a looting spree.
Fortunately, Ye Yaodong was holding a long beam scale and standing in front of the tractor's bucket. With the wooden beam scale horizontally spread, he pushed the crowd forward collectively.
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, come one by one."
Fortunately, he brought two scales. He put the scales horizontally in front of him to block the crowd. Chen Zhihua also quickly grabbed a handful of straw and used it to weigh it.
As long as he weighed 20 kilograms and shouted, a bunch of people handed over their money. Ye Yaodong took the money from one person and handed the goods to the other person, and then there was no chaos.
However, there was a large group of people surrounding them, and the crowd was growing, almost making the two of them dizzy.
Later they ran into Lin Ji again. He was passing by with two people. When they saw the situation, they squeezed in to help. Only then were they able to get busy and the goods were not damaged or taken advantage of by others.
He didn't know how long he had been busy. He was getting hungry, the sun was setting, and the number of people gathering around him had decreased.
Most of the goods in the car had been taken away, and the cloth bag on his chest was filled with various bills and coins.
Sweat was dripping like water, almost making them faint.
Although there are fewer people around, there are still some people waiting to buy.
Often, before the first group of people have bought their tickets and left, the next group arrives one after another. They want to just drive away but cannot, and can only continue to work.
It was not until the sun was about to set that there were fewer people in the downtown area, and the kelp in the car had been opened package after package, with only about 1/3 left.
Originally, the truckload brought over today weighed only a little over three tons, or more than 7000 kilograms.
Now Ye Yaodong estimated that he only had about 2000 kilograms left.
The minimum selling price is 20 kilograms, and the purchasing power of the people is amazing. There is indeed a large flow of people in the downtown area. City people have money and are afraid of running out of things.
Generally, when a whole truckload of goods is brought over for sale, everyone will think it is very cheap and will want to get in, especially going to places where there are many people.
Ye Yaodong was so tired that he leaned against the car. "Oh my god, these women are so scary. They just bought vegetables, but they still praised me."
"Hahaha, it's because you're handsome. I see some people don't necessarily have to buy, but because you're handsome, they come over to take a look and buy something at the same time." Chen Zhihua said very flatteringly.
"Makes sense."
Lin Ji also laughed, "You are too shameless, aren't you?"
"Can't people tell the truth? And I'm not praising myself."
Chen Zhihua continued, "Yes, I was telling the truth. Brother Dong is famous for his good looks in our area. If he said he was from the city, everyone would believe him."
"I'm so tired. Hurry up and tighten the bag. Don't let anyone see it, otherwise I won't be able to leave again later."
"The sun has gone down, everyone has gone home to cook, and there are not many people on the street."
Ye Yaodong looked at Lin Jishang again, "Why are you still here?"
"Destroying the bridge after crossing it? You're kicking me out right after I helped you with your job?"
"No, I mean why are you still in the city? I thought you had left and went to make money somewhere else."
Since there were outsiders present, he spoke a little more obscurely, but everyone would understand anyway.
When he saw people squeezing in just now, he wanted to ask, but he didn't have the time to do it. It was not until he finished his work that he had time to talk.
"I have this plan, maybe in the near future. Things are not finished yet, so let's wait and see."
Ye Yaodong didn't understand and wanted to ask more questions, but this was not the place to talk.
"Come with me to the market? Then come to my factory and sit down and talk?"
"Alright, will you treat me to a meal first?"
"Of course. Let's go. Let's all get in the car and talk when we get to my place. It's hard to talk outside."
"it is good."
"They are all seaweed, some of them are hard to step on, you just sit on them and you will get there in a while."
Ye Yaodong waited until they were seated before driving the tractor to the market.
He agreed with everyone on the same time at the door yesterday, but now it's already passed. Plans can't keep up with changes. They said they would meet at noon, but now it's almost evening, so he broke his promise.
So when he arrived at the market, the market doors were closed and the streets were empty. If he wanted to see people coming and going again, he would have to wait until the night market opened in the evening.
"Brother Dong, we are late, there is no one here..."
"Why late? It doesn't matter who you sell to. It doesn't matter if you wait until the market opens and then bring it over to sell. There will be another truckload tomorrow morning anyway, and the people who usually hang out in the market are the same. It doesn't matter. We can catch up with the morning and evening markets. There are usually the least people at noon."
"That's good."
Basically, everything I thought about yesterday was accomplished today. I sold one or two tons of goods and even exceeded the target.
Originally, it was just a thought that flashed through my mind. I had been thinking about it for many days, but I didn't know what the result would be. I was also thinking about asking if there were any other channels to buy two more diving machines. I didn't expect to come across it today. This is a big surprise.
Even though it was too late to submit his application report, he couldn't abandon these people and go to the Ocean Bureau alone. If he passed the time, he would definitely be detained.
I can only wait until tomorrow to hand it in.
He didn't say hello to the auntie at the factory, so she didn't cook extra food for him, not to mention that there were five people in their group.
Ye Yaodong simply parked the tractor in the factory, told them not to touch the goods on it, and then took them to the fat man’s stall to eat.
Sitting at the dinner table, everyone chatted about trivial topics.
Lin Ji was also particularly envious of Ye Yaodong, who was able to do everything well.
"Did you collect that truckload of kelp from the village?"
"Oh, yes. You haven't been back for a few months, so you don't know. This is also your credit. You introduced the person. This year, our village's kelp farming has a bumper harvest, and the yield per mu may be close to 10 tons or more."
He was surprised. "So many? You have to pull several trucks to sell them slowly? What about next year? What about the year after? Can you handle so much?"
"Hehe, can you share it?"
"It's not impossible..."
"Aren't you going out of town?"
"Yes," he said with some regret. Being away from home is not as good as being at home.
"You can make a lot of money just by selling these kelps this afternoon, right?"
"It's not bad. I have to advance the money, and I also have storage costs, labor costs, and gas to drive the car back and forth. These are all costs. Who would do it if it doesn't make money?"
"Well, in the inland areas outside the province, these kelps seem to sell for 50 or 60 cents, or 60 or 70 cents."
"So many!" Ye Yaodong was surprised for a moment but then thought it was normal.
Long-distance transportation costs nothing? No labor or material resources? And there are also losses?
Boss Zhou bought it for 1 cents, so it's normal to sell it for three or four times the price.
It is normal that the price collected from the sea is 10 times higher than that sold in the inland market.
It's just like the cabbages that cost two or three cents in the field, but are sold for two or three yuan per pound in the market.
(A few days ago, I went to the market and bought a cucumber for 4 yuan, a carrot for 5 yuan, and a small bunch of enoki mushrooms and coriander, which cost 18 yuan! I was almost shocked!)
It's because they are on the coast, close to the mainland, and have low transportation and labor costs, so they sell it at a lower price.
Lin Ji said calmly, "It's normal. The inland areas are much harder than the coastal areas. Since last year, I have been to many places and have seen a lot since I stopped requiring letters of introduction when I go out."
"Oh."
Chen Zhihua looked at Lin Jishang curiously, "What kind of business are you doing now, Brother Shang? It seems like you are not at home all year round."
"Just running around and earning some hard-earned money."
"Oh, it's true that being away from home is not as good as being at home. At least when I'm outside, I can have a bowl of hot soup and a meal and sleep comfortably when I get home."
Lin Jishang nodded with deep feeling.
"Eat quickly, and when you're done, come sit over there and talk."
There aren't many people here at this time. When it gets dark and the market opens and some big ships dock, a lot of fishermen will come over to eat.
So now the food is served quickly. In the time it takes them to say a few words, several bowls of food are served.
After finishing his meal, Ye Yaodong also asked them about the bill. Some time ago, when he was busy in the provincial capital, his father took people out to sea, and they must have signed the bill for the meal when they came back.
It just so happened that I came here to eat today and settled the bill at the same time.
He is not afraid of signing the order, but he is afraid of not being able to collect the money. Many stores fail because of this and then close down. No matter if it is his friend's store or not, he can't do this.
After returning to the factory, he asked Lin Ji to go to his room to talk, and then asked straight to the point.
"Will your cousin's matter implicate you? I thought you must have run away long ago."
"It has been brought under control. We will not investigate further. This matter ends here. The people caught will be sentenced in due course. This is actually an accident."
"That's it? I thought it would involve a wider range of people."
"That's impossible. Those ships were sunk and confiscated. We won't investigate further. The tug of war is over and a consensus has been reached."
Ye Yaodong didn't dare to ask further and quickly changed the subject.
"Then why are you running away? I was wondering why I saw you walking down the street so brazenly today and even came to help me. It turns out you've already gotten away."
"I can't do my original job anymore, and I'm worried that I'll be liquidated later, so I have to go out and avoid the limelight. It's a good opportunity to find some business."
"Have you figured out where to go?"
"I plan to go north. I heard that there are fewer light industries in the north. I will travel back and forth between the south and the north when the time comes."
"Then I'll stock up on some kelp and sell it to you!"
Lin Jishang couldn't help but laugh, "Are you crazy about the money? I can't collect it myself?"
"Who are you going to ask to collect the money? Who is going to advance the money for you? Can your brothers come up with that much money? Would you feel at ease handing your money over to me? Only I can tell you who I am! I am well-known throughout the town. I will ensure the quality of my goods. Whenever you come back, you can come to my place and buy a truckload of goods."
Lin Ji thought about it and it made sense. He couldn't stay at home all the time.
The villagers now recognize Ye Yaodong.
"Okay, then you have to give me a discount."
"definitely."
Very good, there will be one more sales channel for next year. This person now plans to travel all over the country to sell goods, and he will become a big customer.
"Alas, your business is thriving. You have people protecting you in front of others and backing you up behind the scenes. You have both face and money, and you are successful wherever you go."
"When you turn over a new leaf, it will be the same for you. Everyone only cares about the money, not the origin. After a few years, you will come back with a new look and you will be Boss Lin."
"Ha ha……"
"So you have no way to get the goods now?"
"You have to see what you are dealing with. What else do you want? With your ability, what can't you get now?"
"I also want two sets of diving equipment that you got for me back then."
"That can't be done. If you want small appliances, that's easy."
"I can buy small appliances myself."
"Don't you have a leader to back you up? Just go and ask. There must be some in the navy. Ask if they have two sets that have been eliminated."
Ye Yaodong frowned, not knowing whether it was feasible.
"Never mind. When are you leaving?"
"In two or three days."
"What about your wife and children?"
"I'll just leave it at home. What else can I do? I can go back and check on it once in a while."
"You are so heartless. Your wife takes care of the house, the elderly, the children, and keeps the family stable, but you rarely come home for several months and even keep a mistress outside."
Lin Ji crossed his legs and didn't answer. "If you don't have anything else, I'll leave first."
"I talk too much."
"Then I'll go first."
After sending the people away, Ye Yaodong sighed. He just said a few joking words. If you don’t like to hear it, forget it and he won’t say it next time.
After returning to the room, he lay down again, intending to rest for a while as he had to drive another truck of goods to the market entrance later.
He thought he had released the pigeon called Su Ren and would not see him again until tomorrow, but he didn't expect to meet him again when the market opened in the evening.
He had just arrived at the market and had just shouted a few times with the loudspeaker, and before anyone came up to inquire about the price, he came over.
"Is this the same time you mentioned? Is there a time difference as we understand it?"
Seeing that the other person was unhappy, Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "I'm so sorry, I also left at the same time. I thought I could get here at noon, but when I passed the downtown area, a bunch of people wanted to buy and surrounded my car. I had to stop and sell a little."
"Who would have thought that the sale would last until the sun went down, and the crowd slowly dispersed. It was too late to rush over at this time, and I was wondering if I could meet him again in the evening, but I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."
The layman waved his hand, "Forget it, is this all the cargo you mentioned?"
"Didn't you say that we were stuck in the downtown area at noon and had to unpack and sell them? So these are all we have left, more than 2000 kilograms. If you think it's too little, we'll bring another truckload over tomorrow morning."
"Your tomorrow morning? Then I have to come back tomorrow afternoon?"
Ye Yaodong smiled awkwardly, "I will be on time tomorrow. Can you come at noon tomorrow? Or you can ask for a certain quantity and I will reserve it for you in advance."
The common man had an expression that said, "I knew it."
"How much are you going to sell these 2000 pounds for?"
"Is that all you want?"
"Give me another 5 tons, can you?"
Ye Yaodong's eyes widened, and he opened his mouth and said 5 tons? Good guy, he was really shortsighted yesterday. Fortunately, he felt that he was a big boss when he heard the name later.
"Yes, there will definitely be some, but there may not be 5 tons delivered tomorrow, I can't guarantee it, but if it's the day after tomorrow, there will definitely be some."
"Okay, then keep all the cargo for me and add it to tomorrow's cargo to see if we can get 5 tons. If not, give me as much as you can. I'll have a truck come over to pick it up at noon tomorrow and weigh it while we're at it."
"Sure!"
"Tell me how much first."
"How much do you want to charge? Let me see if the price is appropriate."
“How much are you going to sell for?”
"As for me, I've already set the price. I'm selling 20 kilograms for 2 yuan. Now that you want such a large quantity, see how much I can offer you. If it's not suitable, we can talk about it later."
"1 cents."
"No, it's too low. I drove around the city in the afternoon and sold nearly two tons, and I sold them for 2 yuan. Although the quantity you want is large, it can save me a lot of trouble, but it's too little. I might as well save it and sell it slowly, which will make more money."
"At most, 1 cents. No more than that. I'd rather go to the countryside and buy some of the different quality ones."
Ye Yaodong said reluctantly, "1 cents. I still have dozens of tons left. If you come to buy more later, it will be 8 cents."
"It's just 1 cents."
Ye Yaodong was actually already satisfied in his heart, but he still hesitated for a while before agreeing reluctantly.
While the two of them were talking, Chen Zhihua's loudspeaker didn't sound, but no one came over.
At this time, the market had just opened and the fishmongers all rushed straight into the market. They had no time to look outside. They could only wait until they had completed their purchases inside before they had time to walk around outside to replenish their supplies.
So the layman's taking this bite saved him a lot of trouble. If he wanted to make money, he still had to sell in large quantities. When would the individual sales end?
After the two reached an agreement, they decided to meet here at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning and then separated.
Ye Yaodong also drove a tractor loaded with goods back to the factory.
It was easier at night, but he couldn't fall asleep right away because he still had to go find his father-in-law and brother-in-law to ask about recent developments.
He was in such a rush yesterday that he only had time to take the money back and had no time to chat in detail.
Ye Yaodong now feels that he has spread his business too wide, and plans to discuss with his father-in-law about hiring someone to keep accounts, similar to a cashier.
Lin's father also particularly supports this. Now that Ye Yaodong has more business, there are more miscellaneous expenses, and he has to keep accounts every time. Sometimes he is confused and can only rely on Lin's mother to remind him.
After talking with them, he also decided to let A Qing recruit a girl who knows how to keep accounts in his village tomorrow. She doesn't need to have a high level of education, as long as she is honest, can remember the accounts clearly, has graduated from junior high school, and is willing to come here.
Probably there would be no girl who would not want to come to the city to work, but the difficulty is to find a junior high school graduate in the village.
This is a bit difficult. Most families will rarely waste money on letting their daughters study until junior high school. Generally, it is enough for them to graduate from elementary school and learn a few words.
You can only ask. If you don't go to other villages to look for it in this village, you will always find it.
After chatting for a long time, Ye Yaodong dragged his tired body back to sleep.
The next morning, before going to the dock, he went to the Ocean Bureau early and submitted the report before working hours, and then went to the dock to wait for the goods.
There were people coming and going at the dock early in the morning, but they were not people docking. Instead, they were people going out to sea, and they were all fishmongers who came ashore to sell their goods at night.
He sold all the goods he had sold that night and then went out to sea again, just as he always did.
What I didn't expect was that when he was standing on the dock, someone would greet him and say that they hadn't seen him ashore for a while.
Ye Yaodong also smiled and complimented him, saying that he had been busy with other things recently and had left the work of going out to sea to his father, so he would not be able to meet him.
Having been to this pier so many times, he has become familiar with most of the people's faces.
He stood there for more than half an hour, going back and forth, and three or four groups of people greeted him.
He also waited for the goods to be delivered by his family's fishing boat.
It was sent here by Chen Shi on a boat.
"Brother Dongdong... I... I didn't... exceed the time limit, right?"
Ye Yaodong looked at his watch. "It's 9:. It's not too late. We can catch up with the agreed time. How many tons have been delivered?"
"Sister-in-law... said, 444 and a half tons."
The corners of his mouth twitched. There aren't that many 444s.
"Get rid of your stuttering problem as soon as possible and read more tongue twisters. I said 4 tons as 444 tons. You have to make up for the missing 440 tons! Go load the goods onto the truck, then go to the factory to rest for a while. I'll talk to you guys after lunch... You can go back after lunch, and I'll drive the tractor back too."
"Ok."
"Boss Dong, have you changed your business from fishing to collecting goods?"
Ye Yaodong looked at the people at the receiving point on the dock with a smile, "No, they are still fishermen, but they also receive and sell goods."
All we saw were bags of black stuff. Although the nylon bags were transparent, they were very thick. Unless we opened them, we couldn't tell what the black stuff was.
Most people hurried out to sea immediately, just taking a look. No one cared about other people's business. Some of them were familiar acquaintances, so they usually just said hello, took a look and left.
It was not yet 11 o'clock when Ye Yaodong pulled a cart of kelp to the market, but Su Ren was already there.