After being busy for several days, Ye Yaodong was tired and weak. Every day when he got home, he lay down to rest and did not go anywhere.
It was A Guang who came over with a happy face and told him that he had changed his name to Pei Shun, and it was also changed in his household registration book today.
Ye Yaodong was not surprised to hear this, as he changed his name when he was almost 50 in his previous life.
He hooked his arm around Guang's shoulder as he was about to go back into the house, and walked towards the tree at the door. "It's all good. I guess the fortune teller said it would be smooth sailing. We seamen want everything to go smoothly and be smooth sailing."
"Well, my father also bought the boat from our neighbor Aunt Ma. He doesn't plan to run a big ship anymore."
"Ah? Is it the family of Lin Yongshou who just fell into the sea? How could you be so quick? They just finished the funeral, right?"
Ah Guang said affirmatively, "Yes, it's his family. My father saw that I had a small boat and had some ideas. Didn't he mention it to you the other day? We are planning to buy a trawler after you leave."
"It just so happens that Aunt Ma lives not far from us. These past few days, relatives have come to her house every other day to buy her boat. She was very annoyed, but there was nothing she could do. My father came to her house and gave her some seafood. After a chat, she thought about it for two days and decided to sell it to my father."
Ye Yaodong slapped his thigh and said, "You got a great deal. I was also jealous, but I didn't have the money. How much did you pay for it? That boat is about 17-8 meters long, right?"
"Add a few nets and the boat's machinery, all together it's over 2,300, which is not too expensive, cheaper than a new boat. They just bought it a few years ago, and they didn't expect something like this to happen. It's a pity for such a living person."
"Living by the sea is like this. Who knows when danger will come? So, you bought the trawling boat and plan to trawle in our waters?"
"My dad wanted to take the boat to Chenjiamen to get shrimps, but I didn't want to go, so we decided to trawl here first. I'm a little thirsty, so I'll go in and get a bowl of water..."
Ye Yaodong held him back and said, "Just ask me to go!"
"Ah Hai, pour me a glass of water~"
After shouting, Ye Yaodong continued, "It's not easy to leave your hometown. You just spent a lot of money, so you can fish in our coastal waters to make back your investment."
Ah Guang stretched his neck, feeling a little depressed, but still spoke calmly, "Yes, that's what I mean. After all, we have lived here for many years and are familiar with the outside world. It's hard to say what the outside world is like, so it's better to be safe."
Ye Yaodong patted his shoulder and said, "Work hard! You will definitely get rich!"
"I'm sorry, but I've been talking for a long time, but why won't you let me go in and sit for a while? You won't even let me drink some water?"
While Ah Guang was talking, he wanted to go into the house several times, but he was either blocked at the door by him or he hooked his arm around his shoulder and walked under the big tree.
Damn it, they stopped me from going into the house to drink water, like they were guarding against thieves!
"It's so stuffy in the room. Why are you going inside when it's so hot?" Then he shouted into the room, "Ah Hai, I told you to get a glass of water. Did you hear me?"
"Why are you shouting? Can't you just come in and pour it out yourself? Ah Hai ran to the toilet." Ye Huimei came out after taking a shower with wet hair.
Ah Guang's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but want to move forward, but Ye Yaodong blocked him, "Are you done? If you're done, you can go back."
Ah Guang glared, he hadn't even said a word yet.
"What do you mean? I came to talk to you, but you chased me away before I could finish my conversation. You didn't even let me drink a sip of water."
"Just swallow your saliva and get out of here!"
Grass!
The entrance was full of people coming out to enjoy the cool air after dinner. A Guang didn't dare to show it too obviously. He cursed inwardly and returned empty-handed.
Ye Yaodong then turned around and went back to the house with satisfaction. Friends are friends, but he can't be a brother-in-law because his sister is a delicious and juicy cabbage.
It was not until the next day, which was the last day of the seventh lunar month and the day before September 1st, that the shell of their house was completed.
Ye's father had limited funds, so they only built a one-story stone bungalow. If they wanted to build higher, they would have to buy bricks.
"The house is built like this, it's pretty good. If you have money, you can add a floor. I, your father, don't have the ability, so I can only build it like this for you."
"Hehe, that's ok, Dad. There are two rooms on the first floor, enough for us to live in." Ye Yaodong was very satisfied. The layout of the house was the same as in his previous life. It was enough for him to live in. One room for the two children and one for him and his wife. It was just right.
Ye Yaopeng also said: "Yes, we can save some money later and build another floor ourselves. The child is still young anyway."
Ye Yaohua echoed: "Yes, yes."
"Well, we have picked a date on August 6th. It will be just the right time to put up the beams when the tide rises at noon. Then we will move on the 20th. The house will be finished, so we will let it air out for a few days. When the date comes, you can move in. Now let's calculate the cost of building the house."
For the sake of good luck, they usually choose the day containing the sixth or ninth day in the lunar calendar, and the time is close to noon.
Because the beams were made on the ground in advance, it was difficult and dangerous to lift a piece of wood weighing hundreds of pounds to a height of three or four meters without any lifting equipment. The day and time were chosen to pray for personal safety.
They would rather wait a few more days and put up the beams when the time is right.
"Dad, just do the math..."
Father Ye waved his hand and said, "Although I'm the one paying, you guys also have a share of the trawling. How much did you make? How much did you spend on building the house? I must tell you and calculate it for you."
Ye's mother also said: "Of course it has to be calculated. I'm the one keeping the accounts here. I'll calculate it for you."
"The cost of the previous foundation has been calculated and paid, so I won't go into details. Let's talk about the three houses now. The materials cost basically nothing except the sand, and the only cost is the labor cost."
"We hired 13 workers and two masters. They worked for 50 days. The workers were paid 1.5 yuan a day, and the masters were paid 2.3 yuan a day, which is 24.1 yuan a day. After 50 days, the wages were 1,205 yuan. The stones were chiseled by the workers from the mountains, the loess was also transported from the mountains, and the stones were picked from the stream. Only sand and tiles cost money, which cost 270 yuan. Seafood and vegetables were free, but rice, pasta, meat and vegetables cost 210 yuan in the past two months, so the total cost was 1,835 yuan."
"There's also some miscellaneous expenses, let's say 1,850 yuan."
"During the past two months of trawling, yellow croaker accounted for the majority of the catch, and there was also the big sturgeon from the past few days, which alone brought in 1,700 yuan..."
At this point, the eyes of everyone present lit up and shone.
Ye's mother continued, "I didn't go trawling every day for the past two months. Sometimes I had a good harvest, and sometimes I had a mediocre harvest. I sold the goods for about 860 yuan, but I spent 230 yuan on diesel and 85 yuan on repairing the machine, so I was left with 545 yuan."
Compared to other families, they were relatively lucky. If you calculated it this way, they didn't make much after two months of trawling.
"The total money from the sale is 2,245 yuan. After deducting the money for building the house, we still have about 400 yuan left."
Although Ye's mother was illiterate, she had her own way of keeping accounts. She wrote a bunch of crooked numbers with circles and crosses, and remembered every entry very clearly.
After Ye's mother finished speaking, the room became quiet for a moment. Everyone looked at each other, and finally Ye Yaodong spoke.
"It's enough to build the house. You can keep the rest. We'll have to hold a banquet and hire workers in a few days. The tiles haven't been laid yet, so we need to pay them."
"Well, we'll also need to buy some silk and some peanut candy."
After saying this, Mother Ye looked at Father Ye, who was smoking a hookah and then said, "I've discussed this with your mother. There's nothing special to divide up. Just bring everything from your respective rooms. Bring bowls according to the number of people in your room."
"In addition, as for the remaining money, I'll give you 50 yuan each as a starting capital. If you need anything else, you can figure it out by yourselves. There's nothing else to say. Do you have any objections?"
"Dad, you've built this house for us, so we don't have to share the money, right?"
"Yes, you have worked so hard for so long, you can keep the remaining money for yourself."
"We still have some money in our hands. If we need to buy anything, we can pay for it ourselves." Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua said.
Ye Yaodong had already said this before, so he kept silent. Anyway, he had no money to share in his previous life, and they still owed some debt after the house was built. It was paid off by Ye's father and mother, and they happily moved into their new home.
"If there's no money left, forget it. Since there's a little left, we still need to pay for the initial capital, 50 yuan per person, and we'll keep the rest ourselves."
Mother Ye also said, "Your sister is grown up, and she will have to get married soon. We still need some expenses. You, as her brother and sister-in-law, can take care of it and buy her some things when the time comes."
"Mom, don't worry. We, as her brother and sister-in-law, will definitely give her some extra blankets and clothes."
"That's all right. I'll give you the money later. This is how you divide the house. You can still eat and drink together for the next few days. When the beams are put up and a day is set for moving, you can move in and buy some pots and pans."
After saying this, Ye's mother went into the house to get the money without saying anything.
Each family received 50 yuan, and they happily went back to their rooms to talk in private.
Ye Yaodong and his wife also returned to the house.
Lin Xiuqing still held the money in her hand, and said with emotion: "My parents are very kind. When other families divide up their property, they only give us a pair of rice bowls and bowls. They don't have much money, but they gave us 50 yuan each as a starting point."
"You know my parents are good, so you should be more filial to them in the future."
She glared at him in reproach, "I would have done it even if you didn't tell me."
"How much money does our family have now?"
“A little over 1,000.”
"so little?"
He has given her more than 700 yuan in the past two months, but his total assets are only a little over 1,000 yuan
"How much money do you think we have? We have been married for five years. Although we eat and live at home, we also have to pay for daily expenses and social favors. Otherwise, if I don't buy toilet paper, you can only use bamboo sticks to pick when you go to the toilet."
Uh... I have to say this too!
When he talked about this, he thought of the time when he was reborn at the end of June. He went to the toilet and thought there would be paper in the toilet, but there were only bamboo strips in the corner...
"Besides the betrothal gift and these past two months, you have never given me any money in the past few years. The money I have is all saved from weaving webs."
"Okay, okay...I was wrong, I was wrong, I shouldn't have asked that, I will make money in the future."
Ye Yaodong felt ashamed when he heard her counting the accounts and quickly begged for mercy.
Lin Xiuqing didn't want to bring up the past with him, so she just let it go, put the money away, and tidied up the things in the house.