But he didn't expect that before he could say anything, the other party didn't come to deliver food to his house again. He didn't know if he was stopped by his family.
He simply put it out of his mind and didn't take it to heart. It would be best if he didn't come. If there was no food, he could exchange fish and shrimp with the villagers. It was such a simple thing.
The two villages fought for three or four days in a row, and it ended with two people dying on each side. Then there was trouble for a few more days, but then everything calmed down.
After the commotion calmed down, the villagers began to focus their attention on this group of outsiders.
Especially since the villagers watched them harvest large quantities of jellyfish every day.
Even though they were afraid of attracting jealousy, they would try to complete the process on the boat or on the beach and directly send tractors to transport the waste. They did not dare to carry the waste all the way into the village in a ostentatious manner.
However, there were still ships docked nearby that saw the cargo on their ship and watched them divide and sell the cargo on the beach.
Moreover, it was not just one boat that harvested the most, but three boats harvested the same amount of goods every day at the same time, which shocked the villagers.
Their three boats now make two trips a day, and each boat can harvest more than 10,000 kilograms, which is still 7,000 to 8,000 kilograms after being divided and reduced. Any one of their boats can catch more than their two large boats.
No one noticed them at first, but after the fight, many people started paying attention to them. In recent days, when they were collecting goods on the beach, many villagers came to watch and whispered.
The same is true today.
Just as their ship was about to dock, many large and small ships nearby deliberately drove up to them and docked next to them.
"Wow, another boat full of jellyfish. Where did you catch them? Why are there so many?"
"Yeah, which direction do you fish from? How come there is so much cargo every day? And all three boats have the same amount."
"It doesn't look like we've encountered a school of jellyfish. How can we be so lucky to encounter them every day? Where did they catch them? Why haven't we encountered so many?"
"They catch several times more than us every day. Although we have few large boats, we have about 60 small boats. What they catch every day accounts for nearly half of the village's catch..."
"That's right, where did you get it..."
The people on Ye Yaodong's three boats just smiled and said they were lucky, then turned around and began to busy themselves with untying the fishing nets and hauling in the jellyfish one by one. They didn't say anything else because too many people had asked about it in the past two days.
Is it possible to talk about the trench? They have a lot of work to do and don't have time to chat with others.
Although the villagers were somewhat unwilling to ask where they were going to fish, those with large boats had made up their minds to follow them at night and see what happened.
Once or twice is luck, but if it happens every day, everyone knows something is wrong.
As they dragged the jellyfish ashore one by one, more people came over and gathered around them, watching them drag, watching them cut up the jellyfish, and whispering to each other.
Ye Yaodong looked at the people around him and knew that they would not be able to stay here for long. They would have to pack up their things and move to another village or place to stay in the next two days.
Oh, it would be great if I didn’t have to move. Making money is not easy.
Ye's father and the others basically knew what was going on. It was almost time to move. They had to find a new home, otherwise they would have to earn money but not be able to bring it home alive.
They were busy with their own things and since they were not familiar with the villagers, they ignored their whispers.
As soon as the goods for the day were sold out, they returned directly to the educated youth point.
As soon as Ye Yaodong entered the house, he said, "Dad, we should leave in the next two days. We can't stay any longer. If we stay any longer, something bad will happen."
Father Ye also nodded, "I think so too. These past two days, the village has been discussing that we catch too much. Other big boats can only catch 6,000 to 7,000 kilograms in two trips a day, but we can catch tens of thousands of kilograms, which is twice as much as others."
Father Pei also frowned, "We have to leave, otherwise we will earn too much on their territory, and it will be difficult to leave when we want to. After all, we are outsiders."
Ye Yaopeng got nervous for a moment, "Will we be detained by their village? How about we leave at night? There are so many villages around anyway, we can stay in any village for a few days?"
"If we move again, we can't move to a nearby village. It's too close. Who knows if the villagers have heard of us when they travel between villages."
"We have to go, otherwise we'll earn too much, what if they get jealous? They just had a fight with the village next door, and two people died. What if they get angry at us..."
Originally, no one thought much about it when they came back, but after listening to Ye Yaodong's words, they started discussing it one after another. Everyone's heart was instantly lifted and they all felt a sense of urgency.
Ye Yaodong interrupted his eldest brother's worried words, "We have to leave for sure, let's discuss and see when to leave. If you are afraid of the long night and want to leave tonight, then pack up your things in advance and move them onto the boat at night, and take a nap on the boat at night."
"Otherwise, we can leave after nightfall tomorrow. Find a village to stay in during the day and move after dark."
Ye Yaohua quickly agreed, "I think it's better to find a place to stay before moving. Otherwise, we won't be able to sleep all night on the boat. It's a physical job, and we won't have the energy to fish tomorrow. We can afford one more day, right?"
Ye Yaodong looked at the others, "What do you say? Is Brother Nian okay?"
Chen Jianian said quickly: "It won't affect me. You can move to any village. I will call and arrange for a car to come and pick you up. It won't affect me."
Father Ye also looked at Father Pei, "What do you think, in-laws?"
They are all family here, so anything can be discussed. Of course, they have to respect their in-laws.
Father Pei pondered for a moment and said, "I can do anything. How about we stay one more night? Find a place to stay first, and move as soon as it gets dark tomorrow? Anyway, it should be somewhere around the town. After moving, we can have a good rest. Tonight is indeed a bit rushed."
Father Ye nodded, "Okay, then let's go fishing tomorrow morning and find a village close to the shore. Once we've confirmed it, we'll move after dark tomorrow."
In the past two days, some villagers had asked them where they got the fish from, and everyone felt that one day might not make a difference, so they all nodded and agreed unanimously.
Now that the big issue has been resolved, everyone feels relieved.
Ye Yaodong also thankfully said: "Fortunately, this village has been fighting with the neighboring village a few days ago and has no time to deal with us. We also have a few more days to catch jellyfish. Otherwise, we would have to run away just a few days after moving in. Now we have at least lived here for ten days, so it's okay."
Ye Yaopeng couldn't help but say, "We rented this place for a month, but we only lived here for ten days. It's a pity."
"What's a pity? You earn hundreds of dollars a day, and you still need these few dollars? When you really stay for a full month, your mother won't know where to go to burn paper for us during the Qingming Festival next year." Ye's father looked at Ye Yaopeng unhappily.
Ye Yaopeng touched his nose and stopped talking.
Father Pei changed the subject and said, "We can't stay in another village for too many days. We'll have to move to another place after two or three days, otherwise it will be too conspicuous."
"Does it need to be changed so frequently?" Ye Yaohua hesitated.
"It's dangerous to stay here for too long. A few hundred dollars is enough to cost someone's life. It's only because this village is in conflict with other villages that they don't have time to deal with us and their attention is not on us. Otherwise, we should have left long ago."
Father Ye also agreed, "My in-laws are right. We got up early at night. The big ships don't leave until three or four o'clock, but we left before three o'clock. We missed the big ships, and the small boats couldn't catch up with us. I saw many people with strange eyes today, and I don't know if there will be a boat following us at night."
“It shouldn’t be that serious, right?” Ye Yaopeng’s heart, which had been at ease for a long time, began to worry again.
"It's hard to say, but I think it's very likely."
Ye Yaohua also became nervous and looked at his father, "Then should we set off early tonight? Don't let them catch up?"
If that trench is exposed, it will be difficult to salvage the fish.
By then, all the people there will be from their village, with only a few of them from other places. There are so many people there, and if we say we won’t let them fish, then we won’t let them fish.
"How about we move onto the boat tonight? I think the longer the night, the more trouble we will have..." Ye Yaopeng also looked at his father.
Ye Yaodong also had this concern, "Why don't we leave overnight?"
"They have been surrounding us when we docked these days, but we went out to sea before them at night. We have been doing this for so many days, so one more day won't make a difference. Since we have agreed to find a good place during the day tomorrow and move at night, then it is decided. Let's go to bed early and get up early at night, half an hour earlier than usual, at two o'clock, shall we?"
Father Pei also spoke to comfort him, "Don't think too much, we should go out to sea earlier than usual, just don't let them catch up with us. If they do, we won't go in that direction, but just pick up the scattered fish on the surrounding sea, and then find a village."
"Okay, then go to bed early after dinner."
"Um."
After agreeing to move at nightfall tomorrow, they all went about their business, some taking a shower, some cooking jellyfish blood.
Ye Yaodong, his father and Ye Yaopeng also went back to the house together.
Ye Yaodong looked at them and said, "Let's keep the money and carry it with us. I plan to go to town tomorrow after deciding where to stay and deposit the money. The money is increasing day by day, and it is not safe to keep it with me. It's just that I've been busy fishing all day these days and haven't had time to go out, otherwise I should have deposited the money a long time ago."
It's only been ten days of fishing, but he already has more than 2,000 yuan. This is because he didn't get paid for two days. It also rained intermittently during that time, which delayed them for three days. Otherwise, they could have earned more.
The goods he brought and fished out on the first day were sold for more than 500 yuan, and more than 200 yuan on the second day. After he discovered the ditch, although the price was gradually reduced, he could basically sell more than 500 yuan every day.
It’s a pity that we can’t go out to sea every day.
The boat belongs to him alone and no one shares the money with him, so he earns more, unlike the people in the village who share the boat among several families.
"Will it be easy to withdraw money if it's deposited at the post office?" Ye's father also felt that he shouldn't keep so much money with him, but he was still a little worried. They were country folk who always kept their money at home and never kept it in a bank.
"It must be easy to take. If it's not easy, who would keep it?"
"Then see for yourself."
Ye Yaodong looked at his elder brother again, "Brother, do you want to save it?"
Ye Yaopeng hesitated, "I can't read, and I don't know how to deposit or withdraw money. How about I just give you the money, and you can deposit it into your account tomorrow, and then you can withdraw it for me when you get home?"
"That's fine. We can go together. I'll open an account and you can deposit the money with me."
"Then tell your in-laws later. If you want to save money, you can find some time tomorrow to save it together, so that you don't end up with more and more money on hand, which is unsafe."
"Okay, then you can talk to Uncle Pei later, or we can go together tomorrow."