The next morning, Ye Yaodong got up early in the morning in high spirits, but he did not go to the sea because he was thinking about the ship inspection today.
He got up early and helped cook, letting his wife go to bed. After the porridge was cooked and left to simmer, he planned to go out to the village center to see if there was anyone pushing pork to sell.
He remembered that every morning as long as it didn't rain, there would usually be people pushing carts to sell pork, vegetables, and occasionally fruit.
Maybe he got up too early and wandered around the village before he saw the pork cart approaching. He probably sold pork from the villages along the way.
Pork is not cheap at this time, and neither are bones. Fat is the most expensive. Who caused the resource shortage
After being reborn, every meal was seafood and vegetables, seafood and vegetables. The number of times I ate meat could be counted on ten fingers. It shouldn’t be five!
Ye Yaodong picked up a rib and a piece of pork belly. When he saw the fat meat next to it, he remembered that his family now eats rapeseed oil, which is grown and pressed by his father-in-law. He didn't know how much is left. Rapeseed oil does not have the fragrance of animal oil.
His hands were quicker than his brain, and he took another piece of fat meat. Anyway, it wouldn't go bad if it was left there after being fried. Vegetable oil is more fragrant when cooking. His wife couldn't live without meat either. She ate vegetables and seafood all day long. How did she get fat
As for whether I will be scolded after buying it, well, that’s a small matter and not a big problem.
If you want to scold her, just scold her!
There were no villagers around the stall buying anything. It was not a festival or a big event, so few people would buy meat. People at the seaside ate seafood, and most of them didn't charge.
I bought one pork rib, one pork belly and one pork fat for 3.5 yuan in total, which is a bargain!
They were all tied up with ropes and held in his hands. On the way back, he actually saw his cousin Meiying who came to borrow money a few days ago. Looking at the meat in his hands, his brows were furrowed as if he was going to pinch a fly to death.
He walked past him speechlessly. He just responded with a single hello without even stopping. He had money and wanted to buy some meat for his family to change the taste. Should he still consider others
He just doesn't want to lend money! Even if he has money, he won't lend it to a gambler.
When she returned home, Lin Xiuqing saw him carrying meat and ribs in his hands. She opened her mouth and wanted to scold him, but then she thought it was inappropriate so early in the morning, so she held it back, rolled her eyes at him, and turned away.
Ye Yaodong hurriedly followed, raised the pork in his hand, and said with a smile: "For lunch, cook pork ribs and snake soup, add a bowl of shrimp and meat. You can't eat seafood and no meat every day. You need a balanced nutrition..."
Lin Xiuqing said unhappily: "You want to eat it, right? Then why did you buy the fat meat? There is rapeseed oil at home. Men cannot have money in their pockets. If they have money, they will spend it recklessly..."
"Lard smells good. It's good to eat some lard occasionally. You can make some onion oil and put a little bit of it in the noodles when cooking. It smells really good..."
"You're the only one who knows how to eat."
"Uncle Zhao's boat will come over later. If there are no problems with the deal, maybe he and Uncle Lin will be invited to have a meal together. These meat and vegetables may come in handy."
Lin Xiuqing didn't say anything now.
Ye Yaodong put the meat into the vegetable basket with a smile, then helped to take the porridge out of the pot and let it cool. He also washed the pot and gave it to Lin Xiuqing to stir-fry two vegetarian dishes.
After the family had a simple breakfast, his father and Uncle Lin came over and asked him to go to the beach for inspection. It happened to be windy today, so they did not go out to sea and stayed at home.
The length of the hull is about 17 meters, which is almost three times longer than the small wooden boat. The weight it can carry will depend on the draft. It should be no problem to multiply it several times. Other machines are running well.
After a trip on the sea, there were no problems at all when we came back, and Uncle Zhao also promised that we could contact him if any major problems occurred within half a month.
With Uncle Lin as a guarantor, they felt relieved and went directly to the village commune to register. After writing a receipt and certificate, Ye Yaodong paid him the money.
Although the laws are not perfect yet, larger ships need to be registered for easier management, but small wooden boats do not need to be registered.
"After all this trouble, it's already noon. Dad, Uncle Lin, Uncle Zhao, all of you can come to my house for dinner. I think Qing has already cooked everything."
"No, no, I have cooked it at home, let's go back and eat..."
"It's okay, let's just celebrate the successful transaction. I wish Uncle Zhao smooth sailing and great fortune, and we can also make a fortune safely." Ye Yaodong happily pulled them one by one and walked home.
He is hospitable. More friends mean more paths. It is rare to meet a captain who can afford a ship of more than 30 meters. He took the opportunity to build a better relationship with him. Maybe he will ask him for advice in the future.
Father Ye thought the same thing. He patted Uncle Lin with a smile on his face and said, "Yes, yes, yes, let's all go to Dongzi's house for dinner. We must have a meal after we finish our work. We can't go out to sea today anyway. We can't do anything. It's just a meal. It won't delay anything."
They couldn't refuse the invitation, so they smiled and went together reluctantly.
Lin Xiuqing had arranged a table full of dishes in advance, including pork ribs stewed with snake soup, shrimp fry and meat, stir-fried celery with mustard greens, steamed salted fish, stir-fried celery with dried dragon head fish, hot and sour soup, lard, taro with fish sauce, and two bowls of vegetarian dishes. It was a full table with meat, vegetables, and fish, which was considered a rich meal in that era.
Apart from the ribs and meat that Ye Yaodong bought in the morning, the rest were all stock at home, and they were all very presentable and did not require any money.
It was a rare feast, so Ye Yaodong drank two bowls of rice and ate several taro dipped in fish sauce.
During this period, everyone praised Lin Xiuqing for her ability and good cooking.
He felt the same way, and today the entire bowl of shrimp fry and meat was eaten up.
In some places, it is called shrimp paste, and pork belly cooked with it is especially salty and fragrant and goes well with rice.
Because it was noon, they only drank one or two cups of rice wine in broad daylight and did not dare to drink more. They left after eating. After Ye Yaodong sent everyone away, he also helped to clean up the table.
Then he leaned over, lowered his head, and put it on his wife's shoulder, and said in a tone of offering a treasure, "I thought the meat we bought today was not in vain, right? I'm using it to entertain guests at noon."
Lin Xiuqing turned her head and gave him a blank look, and said nothing more.
Ye Yaodong followed behind with a smile, "We have a metal boat now, would you like me to take you for a trip on the sea? It seems you have never been to the sea before?"
Lin Xiuqing was a little tempted, "Isn't there a wave today?"
"I didn't say we were going today. The sunrise over the sea is quite beautiful. Do you want me to take you to the sea to watch the sunrise tomorrow?"
"Two children..."
"Just let them sleep in the house."
Lin Xiuqing hesitated for a moment, but still shook her head, "Forget it, it's too early. The two will look for them when they wake up. Besides, I'm pregnant with another one, and I'm afraid I'll get seasick."
"All right."
There is nothing we can do about it, we can only wait until later. The sunrise at sea is still quite beautiful.
There was nothing to do at noon, so Ye Yaodong put the tools on the boat and some necessary things into the cabin of the iron boat, and then went back to his hometown.
The boatman’s issue had not been resolved yet, but Uncle Zhao came over yesterday and bought the boat quickly today.
Before he bought it, he didn't dare to look for it in advance. Who knew if it would work? Now he could ask his father and see who his father would give the small wooden boat to.
Ye's father had just woken up from a nap and was doing nothing, so he was cutting bamboo and weaving bamboo strips. When he learned of his purpose, he thought about it.
"You can't just pick any boatman. You have to find one you can trust. Money can make people happy. At sea, you not only have to face natural hazards, but also human hearts. Human hearts are hard to predict."
"I know, that's why I came to ask Dad if you have any suitable acquaintances?"
Ye Yaodong also had this concern in his mind. Going out to sea is all about luck. If he caught a big fish, it was possible that the boatman would become jealous and push him back into the sea.
The death rate at sea is too high. Who knows how you died? People on the shore know nothing and cannot investigate even if they want to.
That's why he came to ask his father, whose character is more reliable
In fact, if possible, he wanted to hire someone from his family. How could outsiders be as reliable as family members? However, his elder and second brothers worked well with his father, and their monthly income was definitely higher than that of boatmen. They would definitely not want to work for him, so he decided to ask his father for advice.
Father Ye stopped what he was doing and said, "Your second cousin was originally hired as a boatman. If he hadn't gone out to do business with your eldest cousin, it would have been appropriate to hire him. But now... I have to go ask which of your cousins is free."
Ye Yaodong nodded. It would be better to look for one among relatives than outside. The only problem was that he would have less contact with his cousins. The reason was still the same: he was too useless in his previous life.
After saying this, Father Ye thought for a while, then called Ye Huimei into the house and asked her to call his elder brother and second brother over.
"Two days ago you said that after you bought the big boat, you would return the small wooden boat to me. I mentioned it to your eldest brother and second brother, but I don't know what they will choose. It's a good opportunity to call them over and see what they say. Otherwise, it would be a waste to leave the boat there."
"oh."
He was also curious about who was going to accept his little wooden boat, so he went into the house and moved a chair out, then sat down and waited, intending to listen.
By the way, I chatted with his father about his recent harvest.
Unexpectedly, in just this month, after deducting the gas money, each of them earned more than 200 yuan. And this is even though they didn't go every day. They fished for three days and rested for two days. Sometimes the wind and waves were strong, so it was good enough if they could go for half a month in a month.
Wow, with such a good harvest, they probably won’t be willing to give up, right
If he wasn't so lucky, he could only sell the goods from the traps for a dozen yuan at most every one or two days. Some worse people could only make a few yuan a day.
There are three people on a boat sharing the profits. If one person withdraws, the two people will get more. Each person will get at least 300 yuan, which is much less than the 100 yuan income from the ground trap net.
His two sisters-in-law are very shrewd. No matter how they calculate it, this deal is not cost-effective. It is estimated that his father's plan will fail.