After chatting with everyone for a while, it was almost four o'clock before Ye Yaodong patted his butt and stood up.
"I'm going to the dock to help pick the goods. You guys deal with the seafood. I'll come back after I finish sorting the goods."
Ah Guang looked at him in surprise, "You really have grown up?"
"roll!"
He took bigger steps and quickened his pace towards the dock. At this point the tide had risen on the shore and the fishing boats should be almost at the dock.
When we arrived at the dock, there were already many villagers on the shore. Their families had gone out to sea and were waiting for the boat to come back to help pick up the goods.
Ye's mother was already waiting at the dock. She was satisfied when she saw Ye Yaodong coming.
I waited for a long time but didn't see him. I thought this brat was just listening to the wind again. The fact that he listened to me means there is still hope. I see that he has made some progress in the past few days.
Ye Yaodong also saw his mother, walked towards her, and said with a chuckle: "Mom, why are you here too?"
"I'm just worried about you. What if you don't obey or forget? Don't your father and brother have anyone to help you?"
"Why don't you believe me?"
"Are you trustworthy?"
The villagers nearby also smiled and said, "Dong, are you here to help today too?"
"That's how it should be. If there's any work to do at home, you should lend a hand. Young people should be more diligent and have a better eye."
He responded casually with "hmm" and "ah" sounds, his eyes fixed on the ships on the sea. There were not many families in their village who had boats, and apart from a few docked on the shore, most of the ships had gone out to sea. The one in front that was coming back should be his father's boat, right
"Donzi, that's your father's boat, right?"
"Really? Wait and see, we'll be docked soon."
The speed of the boat gradually slowed down, and they could see the blue paint on the hull and confirmed that it was their boat.
Ye Yaodong and his mother hurried down the stone steps, ready to receive the goods.
Ye's father on the boat also saw that his third son actually came to the dock to help for the first time, but he didn't say anything. After the boat docked, he and Ye Yaopeng moved the goods to them and asked them to carry them ashore first.
The first thing to be lifted off the boat was a basket of swimming crabs, followed by a basket of mantis shrimps, and the rest were just a few pounds of loose goods.
For example, the big sword shrimp is estimated to weigh only two or three pounds, the small sword shrimp is not valuable but also weighs more than ten pounds, there are also two pounds of small eels, water carp are big and small, need to be sorted, it looks like it weighs more than ten pounds, there are also four or five pounds of small yellow croaker, and the rest are some small miscellaneous fish that are not very valuable.
No big harvest today, but the harvest looks pretty good too!
After all the goods were unloaded from the boat, Ye's father docked the boat to the side again to make room for the shore as there would be more ships coming in later.
Ye Yaodong and his team moved the goods into the purchasing point. The swimming crabs were of different sizes and prices, so they needed to pour them out and sort them, and also tie the crab legs together with rubber bands.
When Ye's father and Ye Yaopeng were on the boat, they had already tied up most of the things during their free time, but there was still some that were not tied up.
As soon as the swimming crabs were poured out, their legs were shaking and they were jumping around, looking very alive.
He grabbed a few at random, and the backs were all quite hard, "and quite fat. The small ones were also very hard and meaty."
"The crabs are quite fat recently, and the mantis shrimps are also fat, with full meat, and some even have red roe."
The three of them quickly tied up the crab legs and then sorted them by size.
Ye's mother and Boss Ye were very surprised when they saw Ye Yaodong's agile movements.
When had he done this before? He could tie it up so neatly and quickly, and his speed was no slower than theirs!
"Third brother, you are quite fast? I couldn't tell!"
"Tsk~ What's the big deal? Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean I don't know how to do it!"
"You rascal, you don't even do the housework, you just go out and do it for others, right? You're so out of tune every day..."
He listened to his mother's nagging without any rebuttal. Alas, it was all he had to bear.
After sorting the crabs, they poured out a small basket of shrimps. Sorting the shrimps was much simpler, just sort them by size. The same went for sword shrimps and water fish, they all had to be sorted by size.
The big ones can be sold for a high price, but the small ones are worthless.
They put the worthless small fish and shrimps into separate buckets, as well as some small eels and miscellaneous fish, and took them back home, drying them at the same time.
After all the goods were weighed, Ye's father went over to settle the bill, and they took the fish home first.
"Mom, how much can these goods sell for today? The crabs, big and small, add up to more than 30 kilograms, the mantis shrimps are more than 20 kilograms, and there are several kilograms of shrimps. There are also some other fish products, which look good too."
"Today's harvest is pretty good. Big crabs are 30 cents, small ones are 20 cents, big mantis shrimp are 35 cents, small ones are 26 cents, shrimp are a bit more expensive at 50 cents, plus all those other things, I should be able to sell for about 30 yuan, but the diesel fee is 2 yuan, and the machine also costs money, and it breaks down easily, so it needs to be repaired frequently."
"That's good too. I can save a lot in a month!"
Mother Ye glanced at him sideways, "Do you think you can go there every day and get so much every day? We depend on the weather for our livelihood, how can we be sure of what will happen at sea? Yesterday, some of them only sold for a dozen yuan."
"That's better than doing odd jobs."
Ye Yaopeng sincerely invited again, "Young Master, why don't you take turns going out to sea? We have to learn from our father to make a living by the sea."
"Ah? You and second brother learn first. When you two have mastered it, I will learn later!"
When Ye's mother heard his excuses, she opened her mouth to scold him, but she stopped herself. This was at the dock, and considering that he had been diligent today, she would endure it for the time being.
After the family business is divided, he will be asked to go out to sea with us. The money he earns now can be counted into the public fund and used to build a house.
After the family split up, the eldest and second sons followed them out to sea, but they were not allowed to share their money? What about the third son who was idle all day and could only wait to starve to death or wait for them to support him when he was old? What was this
Other families raise sons to provide for their old age, but they gave birth to a ancestor!
Ye Yaodong had no idea what his mother was thinking. He left as soon as he got home, leaving only a sentence: he would not eat at home that night. Anyway, he had helped with all the work that was needed for the day.
Mother Ye was helpless, but she felt that it was normal for the third child to behave like this. Today he went to the homestead, went fishing, and helped at the dock. He was so diligent that she almost didn't recognize him.
Mrs. Ye curled her lips, "Just when he looked a little more reliable, he ran away again!"
"Let him be. He's already good enough to help out. Pick out a bowl of fish and shrimp and send it to your parents' home. Kill the rest. Braise the big ones and dry the small ones. The same goes for the small shrimps. Boil one bowl and peel the rest and dry them. We won't be able to keep them until tomorrow in this weather."
All three daughters-in-law agreed. Lin Xiuqing's parents' home was far away, and she had no chance to send fish to her family. She could only watch her two sisters-in-law send the fish back to their parents' home while she stayed behind to kill the fish.
After the two of them had gone far away, Ye's mother said to Lin Xiuqing, "See when you plan to return to your parents' home. I'll leave some good stuff for you to take back with you."
"Okay, mother, don't worry, I'll wait until the Mid-Autumn Festival before going back."
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Mother Ye has always tried her best to treat her three sons equally.
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Insert price description:
I have specifically asked my father about the prices of seafood in the 1980s these days. My grandparents were engaged in seafood wholesale in that era. My father was 18 or 19 years old at that time, and he followed my grandparents to the surrounding ports and docks to purchase seafood wholesale. The prices were not much different.
The only difference was the yellow croaker. At that time, yellow croaker was not as valuable as it is now. My father said that a wild yellow croaker weighing one or two kilograms only sold for 60 cents per kilogram.
At that time, the working master earned more than 2 yuan a day, and the laborer who did rough work only earned more than 1 yuan a day. Even at this price, most people could not afford to buy yellow croaker to eat it, and only rich people could afford it.
At that time, seafood was only a few cents per pound, but most people were reluctant to buy it. After all, the daily salary was only one or two yuan. At that time, dragon head fish (tofu fish) was only 6 cents per pound.
The price of yellow croaker mentioned at the beginning of this book is actually a bit high, but it is also to set the stage for the plot. Just take a look at it and don't compare it with the time. Only the price of cucumber fish is inflated.
This book will also continue to maintain the inflated price of yellow croaker, and I would like to make this clear.
The price of the shrimps has also been changed. Next time, I will definitely ask for the price before writing.
This is a digression, let me tell you the actual situation. The prices of other seafood are basically in line with the prices at that time.
My family didn’t know I was writing a novel, and I was too embarrassed to ask my dad about it. Now my family keeps asking me about my work (awkward)…
By the way, I would like to ask for your collection and follow-up reading. It would be even better if you could give me a reward. After all, during the period when the new book is still online, there will be no royalties if it is not on the shelves. I am doing this purely out of love!
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