A boat like his, which is more than ten meters long, can barely stay in the coastal waters for a day or two when the weather is calm, but it would be difficult if it encounters strong winds and waves.
Moreover, the boat can carry little oil and fish, and has limited endurance and cargo space, which makes it uneconomical. The boat's cabin is also small, and after being piled with various fishing nets and sundries, there is no room for people to sleep.
Currently, fishing boats of this size generally operate near the coast. It is safest to operate on the same day and return on the same day.
As he thought and pondered, he had an idea in his mind but he felt that it was too early and too eye-catching to buy a big ship now. The current ship was just replaced last year. It would be fine if it was left for a few years, so that he would have more funds by then.
I’m just worried that no one can afford the boat now, and I don’t know what will happen in a few years. I don’t know if I can keep it.
Uncle Zhao, who sold him the boat last year, wanted to sell the boat and raise funds to buy a bigger ship.
After thinking for a while, he asked Xiaoxiao and A Zheng, interrupting their bickering.
"Hey... let me ask you, how much does a 20-30 meter long ship cost now?"
He really wasn't very clear about it, and he had never paid attention to the market conditions at that time in his previous life.
"I don't know. I heard that the fishing teams are selling them cheaply, but few people can afford them. We saw them when we went to buy a boat last time, but we didn't ask. If we can't even afford it, why ask?"
"Such a big boat, no matter how cheap it is, it must be worth tens of thousands of dollars, right? This kind of boat can make a lot of money just by fishing in the East China Sea. What? You want to change the boat? You're taking such a big step, didn't you just buy this boat not long ago?"
"Fuck, that's not right, your family is so wealthy? Are you really a millionaire?"
Ye Yaodong quickly explained, "Isn't this just a curious question? People always have to have dreams. Can't we let people dream? How useless would it be if you don't even dare to think? Thinking and dreaming can make you happy and is good for your physical and mental health."
Xiao Xiao agreed, "That makes sense! What's wrong with dreaming? Can't we dream? I also bought a big ship in my dream."
"What's your dream? I dream of buying a yacht and sailing out to sea with girls on both sides." Ah Zheng said proudly.
Ye Yaodong gave him a look of disdain.
But their reaction reminded him that he had taken too big a step and now was not the time to change to a bigger ship.
That ship can sail in the deep sea, but the expenses are also very high. Not to mention the labor costs, the fuel costs are also very high.
He now has just over 7,000 yuan in total, which he saved from fishing for squid some time ago and going out to sea on and off in the past two months, after deducting expenses.
It may be difficult to buy a boat. I have to sell my current boat, but that would also require emptying out all my family’s savings. The investment is too huge, and I can’t touch my other treasures yet.
Forget it, let's talk about it in a few years. Not many people can afford it now anyway. There are not many people with an annual income of ten thousand yuan in the countryside. I guess many fishing teams have such big boats in their hands. After another two years, it will probably be cheaper.
Come to think of it, this boat of more than ten meters is enough for him to live on. With such a boat, he would have been able to defeat more than 90 percent of the people in the village in seconds.
Even if it is kept for decades, it will not be bad and can still support a family.
Anyway, he is not short of money, and it is nice to live a relaxed life. Now he can go early and come back late, and it is also good to go back and forth on the same day.
A wife, children and a warm bed are what he wants in his life. He will change it when he has the chance in two years.
After figuring it out, he stopped worrying about it and continued to pick up the bowl and spoon to eat the mung bean soup he had just eaten half of.
"Why do I feel like you're not in a hurry to go out to sea to make money? These days without going out to sea are pretty good, and you seem to be enjoying it."
Ye Yaodong nodded, "It's pretty cool! I just don't have enough money, otherwise I could just sit outside and shake hands every day."
“Everyone thinks this way, but they don’t know when they will make enough money.”
"When you earn 10,000 yuan and become a millionaire, you will earn a little more, to 30,000 yuan. When you earn 30,000 yuan, you will want to earn 50,000 yuan, and then you will want to earn 100,000 yuan. So what does it mean to earn enough money?" Ye Yaodong asked a soul-searching question.
"No, I don't have such a big ideal. I will be satisfied as long as I can earn 10,000 yuan."
"When you make enough to become a millionaire, money might not be valuable anymore. By then, you might have to make a million."
"Nonsense! Who dares to think of a million? Wouldn't that make him the richest man in the country?"
“Hehe~”
"Stop laughing, give me a bowl of mung bean soup."
"It's in the basin in the house. Go and fill it yourself. And fill another bowl for me too."
They went into the house and each filled a bowl, then sat at the door to eat together. Looking at the sky that was set off by the fiery red sunset, they both couldn't help but sigh that it was quite beautiful.
"The clouds have burned half the sky red. It's very clear when you see it from your doorstep." Xiaoxiao ate while looking at the sky in the distance.
"There was a sunset just now, which was also very beautiful, not inferior to the sunrise. It's just a pity that the east side of my house is blocked by the mountain, so I can't see the sunrise. I can only see the sunset in the west."
"We really didn't pay attention to the sunrise and sunset before. We were happy to fill our stomachs. It was only in the past few months when we changed boats to go out to sea that we saw the sunrise over the sea every few days. Only then did we realize that this sunrise is quite beautiful."
Ah Zheng echoed, "Who has nothing better to do than watch the sunrise every day? It's just like watching a salted egg yolk when you're out trawling.
"It's a pity that it's not easy to cook porridge on the boat, otherwise I could make you a bowl to go with your rice."
"Hahaha~ When the ducks outside your door start laying eggs tomorrow, pickle some sea duck eggs for me."
"You wish, raise a few yourself."
Ah Zheng stroked his chin and said, "But, to be honest, it's a good idea to build your house here. It's convenient for raising ducks. You can just drive them to the door and let them catch small fish and shrimps in the sea by themselves."
Ye Yaodong also thought so, and was proud of his cleverness at the time. However, he could really raise a few more ducks, mainly because there was the sea at the doorstep, which was convenient.
“Consider moving in and being my neighbor.”
"Forget it. I am the only son of my parents, and the house is fine."
Just as they were chatting excitedly, A Guang suddenly dragged a dog over, and the dog kept barking loudly as it was dragged.
Their attention was also drawn to it, and they became excited immediately.
"Where did the dog come from?"
“Let’s get started~ I haven’t eaten dog meat for a long time~”
“I feel a little thinner.”
Ah Guang held the rope and dodged the dog's pursuit and bite. "I just dragged him to Fatty's house. His wife said he hadn't come back yet and would have to wait until the evening before getting off work. So I brought him here. I see you're all here."
"You can kill him first and ask Fatty to fry him when he comes back."
"That's what I thought, so I dragged it to the beach. It's more convenient to kill it at the beach. This dog has been barking near my house for several days. It's so annoying. I can't sleep well at night. I might as well put a leash on it."
"Come on, come on, let's get started. We are free..."
After seeing the dog, Xiao Xiao was no longer sleepy. When I asked him earlier if he wanted to have a couple of drinks, he said no. Now he was so excited that he didn’t look tired at all.
"Let's drag him to that big tree in the distance and hang him there first? Otherwise, it will be hard to kill him..."
"Then drag him over there and hang him first..."
Ye Yaodong watched them discussing excitedly without saying anything. He was not very interested in eating dog meat.
"Is this dog male or female? Why do I think its breasts are a bit big?"
"Mother."
"It feels like its belly is a little big. Is it because it's pregnant that it's getting irritable?"
As soon as Ye Yaodong said this, everyone else looked towards the dog's belly.
"Will it be big? I don't think so."
"It seems a bit?"
"Touch it and see..."
Ah Guang hugged the dog's head and touched its belly, "It looks like it's pregnant."
"It's over, the snacks are gone." Xiao Xiao had just taken out the knife when he heard that there was a cub.
Ah Zheng squatted there and watched, "It's okay, just keep it. After it gives birth, it will probably be fatter. Then we can kill it and eat it."
Ah Guang didn't want to raise one, "What's the point of raising one? Why don't you need food? Where can I get leftovers for it to eat? Just let it go and find it by itself, so it won't make so much noise."
"Release? If you release it, it will be gone..."
"Otherwise, just tie it up outside my door and keep it there! It'll be just right for me to watch over the house." Ye Yaodong stroked his chin and thought, it would be nice to keep a dog, it could also watch over the house, to prevent any thieves from coming to the door after seeing that he has become rich.
He goes out to sea at night and is not at home, so there are only his wife and children at home, so he can get a dog to guard the house.
"That's fine, if you want, I'll keep it here for you."
"Well, just tie it under the window at the door," Ye Yaodong said and walked into the house to see if there were any leftover rice crusts or something.
Lin Xiuqing had just finished feeding her child and was coming out of the house. When she heard that he wanted to raise a dog, she said unhappily, "Where are the rice crusts? Your two sons love to eat rice crusts. Just now, after dinner, they asked me to scoop up the rice crusts for them. Each of them rolled one up and ran out, eating while playing."
"Then just take a broken bowl and fill it with water, and feed it the remaining vegetables and fish bones."
"Why keep a dog?"
Ye Yaodong whispered to her, "There are too many treasures at home, so we need to raise a dog to guard the house to prevent thieves. Did you forget about the last time the fake ambergris was stolen?"
Lin Xiuqing blinked twice, "Oh, then I'll go find two broken bowls and make something to eat."
"Look around these two days and see if anyone has broken glass, broken bowls, broken enamelware pots, etc., pick them up in a dustpan."
"What are you going to use that for?"
"Aren't we going to build the outer wall soon? Get some broken glass and put it on the top of the outer wall to prevent thieves from climbing up the wall. Stab them to death and do a better job of safety."
"You have a lot of ideas. Got it."
After settling the dog down, Ye Yaodong originally wanted to keep the three of them for a drink, but they were all exhausted from going out to sea, and there was no dog meat they were interested in, so they all wanted to go home and take a good sleep.
He didn't keep them anymore. They were not as idle as before where they could get together every few days to eat and drink. They still had to do serious work.
Suddenly there was a dog in the family, and the happiest people were the children, as they had a new pet to play with.
The flock of chickens and ducks that they were playing with were not far from the straw bag. If Lin Xiuqing hadn't been watching, they would have been played to death within a few days of being caught. It took them a while to keep them alive.
The dog kept barking there and they didn't dare to get close to it. They were afraid of being bitten and could only provoke it with sticks.
“Lul ...
"Lululul~Bite me~Bite me~"
Ye Yaodong cursed, "Don't cry if you get bitten later. Wait until it's familiar to you before getting close to you. Otherwise, if it bites you, be careful of getting rabies."
“What is rabies?”
"After being bitten by rabies, you will become just like it, barking all day long, like a mad dog. Are you afraid of it?"
"Uncle San, you seem to be learning it! Hahaha~"
“Hahaha~”
"You bastard, are you itching again? Have you finished your homework? Go back home."