Everyone held baskets and sacks in their hands, looked around, and walked towards him.
"We don't have that much weight here, why don't you take it as well?"
"Yes! She has several hundred kilograms, and you want all of them. Why don't you need a few kilograms from us? Otherwise, why don't you take all of ours?"
"Yes, we will just..."
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but feel a headache. These middle-aged women were so difficult to deal with. Even though they said they didn't want them, they still insisted on forcing them on him.
He shook his head quickly, lest he be forced to accept it.
"That's enough! I don't want too many miscellaneous fish. I want the same species. Aunt Lin doesn't have many miscellaneous fish here, so I thought of collecting them."
He had already collected more than 100 kilograms of miscellaneous fish from his neighbor. It is better to have the same species in the army, with fewer miscellaneous fish, so that the quality appears high. Otherwise, it would not look good if all the miscellaneous fish were opened.
Everyone looked at their goods again. They were indeed a mess with all kinds of fish, and what was poured out on the bamboo bed over there were all the same kind of dried fish. They looked much more beautiful than these miscellaneous fish. It was normal that Ye Yaodong didn't want these miscellaneous goods.
"Well... okay then..."
"Then we can only eat it ourselves..."
"What a pity! It would be great if I could sell it for some money..."
"We don't have a big boat at home, so where can we get these? These are the only small fish we have. Forget it, we'll just eat them ourselves."
Some people muttered to themselves and took the goods back.
Ye Yaodong also breathed a sigh of relief and continued to check the goods.
Aunt Lin had just put all the goods on the bamboo bed into the bag and dragged it to the corner, then she ran into the house and turned on the light. Now the sky outside was getting a little dark and the light was not very good.
When the neighbors saw that there was no hope for their dried fish, they could only watch the fun. Some of them also lent a hand and helped load the goods after Ye Yaodong's inspection, which made the efficiency a little higher.
Some would even ask him indirectly, where do you sell all that dried fish? How much money do you make? Will you always need it in the future
He pretended not to hear these kinds of questions, and Aunt Lin answered the other questions about prices directly for him.
Everyone envied Aunt Lin to an extreme degree, and praised her family for their foresight in drying so many trees in advance, just in time to sell them at a high price, thus making a fortune.
"Is Lao Lin not back today? Go to the dock and wait for him. Tell him not to sell today's goods, but to keep them for drying. They will be more expensive if dried, and it will save trouble. Just sell them directly to Adong."
Aunt Lin slapped her thigh and said, "Hey, you're right! We can't sell today's fish. We have to save it for drying. Do you want it next time, Dong?"
"I can't guarantee it! Who knows if the customer wants it? It's up to you. If you want to keep it, you must ensure the quality, otherwise it will be a one-time deal."
"Of course! Then... I'll go call Lao Lin. Don't sell today's stuff yet. It would be a pity to sell yesterday's stuff. Whether you want it or not, we don't have much in our warehouse. We can sell it piecemeal. It will take some time to sell."
"look by youself."
Aunt Lin said anxiously to the neighbors, "Then I'd like you to keep an eye on him for me and give A-Dong a hand."
"Okay, okay, go ahead, we're here to help."
Ye Yaodong also said: "I will wait for you to come back and weigh it. Check it first. There are still several bags. It won't be that fast."
"Well, they should be back soon. It's getting dark. Please wait a moment."
"good."
As soon as Aunt Lin left, Ye's father and mother came over.
"He's still here. I thought he had left." Father Ye rolled up his sleeves as he came over. "You want to check, right? How many kilograms did he dry here?"
"Aunt Lin said it was about 500 to 600 kilograms."
"So much? Shouldn't he just collect it here? It's more than enough."
"Well, it doesn't matter. It's okay to put an extra hundred pounds there."
"Then your friend and brother-in-law don't need to go and see them?" Ye's mother asked as she flipped through the books.
"No need to go over there. They probably didn't dry much, they are probably just trash fish."
"Then what should I say to them? If there are a lot of the same kind of fish, the cheaper ones should be dried more?"
"I don't know if the next guest wants it."
"Then go and talk to them. See if they want to dry more fish. If they need more fish, where will you go to collect them if there are too many? The fish that the villagers dry are all miscellaneous fish. If you don't mind, you can buy some."
The neighbor next door also quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, yes, we all have dried fish at home. Yaodong just complained that they were all small fish and said that what Lao Lin's family has is enough."
"Yes, if you don't mind, we can sell it to you."
Mother Ye laughed, "It depends on whether the customer wants it or not. Ah Dong is just helping to collect the gifts, just to make a little money. We must follow their requirements and choose the best ones for them."
"That's right, then tell everyone if necessary."
"I will, I will."
Everyone started chatting with Ye's mother again. When a group of people get together, there is no one who doesn't chat.
"Adong is making more and more money. You two old people can enjoy your life in the future. You can sell the worthless dried fish in our countryside for money."
"Yes, he's so smart, and his brain is really flexible. I heard he's made a lot of money recently, right?"
"How much money have you made?"
Ye's mother casually complained, "How can you make much money? People outside are just talking nonsense. They just keep an eye on what's happening outside other people's homes all day long. They don't know anything and just talk nonsense."
"Then you are earning quite a lot at the Women's Federation, right? How much is it a month?"
"I didn't expect you to be able to work for an official. I envy you. Your whole family, from top to bottom, is making money there. No wonder your life is getting better and better..."
"Is your monthly salary around 40 or 50? I think so, right? Tell everyone about it. You're all curious."
Country people are so straightforward. When they ask people how much money they make, they just ask.
For Ye's mother, her job is her honor!
If you ask her about her work, you're touching the bottom of her heart.
She was not shy about it at all, and was extremely proud of herself, even talking about it, "I have only been here for a few months, and my salary is not high. Only veteran cadres get such high salaries."
"I only make 35 yuan a month, not much, but the benefits given out during festivals are quite good. Not only rice, but also various beans, oil, meat, and occasionally canned food and cakes. Oh, and cloth. The government is very good to us grassroots officials..."
"that is real good!"
"Why didn't this great thing happen to us?"
"that is."
"Maybe there will be a chance in the future? Actually it's just like that, you still have to work all day, but you get paid, it's more stable, but you can make fishing nets at home, it's not bad..."
Mother Ye kept talking non-stop. Even though she had said many things several times, she was still very excited and never got tired of talking!
This is her pride!
Her voice was the only voice left in the room. This place had become her home turf. The villagers were all listening attentively, occasionally agreeing with her or asking a few questions.
"I usually just run errands. What happened? Is there a couple fighting? They need to mediate..."
The father and son felt a little overwhelmed when they heard her talking nonstop as soon as she arrived.
Seeing that she was still talking there, Father Ye said quickly, "Aren't you going to go to Ah Guang's place? And to Dongzi and his friends? Why are you still talking here? It's getting dark, and you're planning to leave at midnight?"
Ye Yaodong almost couldn't help laughing.
Mother Ye glared at the father and son fiercely, "Why are you in such a hurry? You can go after you finish these tasks. You were not in a hurry when I didn't tell you, and you didn't expect that now you want to drive me away."
"There are so many people here. We are just doing a quick check. We don't need you. You should go quickly!"
"What are you in a hurry for?"
"It's already dark, aren't you in a hurry? Wait until everyone goes to bed, and then you go knock on the door in the middle of the night to scare people?"
"It's just getting dark, what are you talking about in the middle of the night? That's nonsense..."
Mother Ye withdrew her hand and walked out muttering to herself.
Father Ye looked at her back and shook his head.
Ye Yaodong also found out that his eldest son's habit of showing off was inherited from his mother, and was passed down from generation to generation.
The four or five hundred kilograms of goods are put into only seven or eight bags. One bag is full of miscellaneous fish, and the others are all toad fish.
In the cold winter, you can only catch a large number of toadfish using sticky nets near their coast. Other bottom fish cannot be caught in such large quantities.
These fish products are seasonal and regional.
The father and son finished choosing in a short while, and both of them simply sat on the bamboo bed and waited.
Ye Yaodong sniffed the palm of his hand, and the strong smell of salted fish hit his nose. It was a bit fishy, but it also smelled stinky and fragrant.
"How about we weigh it first? Ask the villagers to help take a look? We don't know how long we have to wait. We have to leave at night, so we have to go back to bed early."
"Forget it, let's wait until someone comes. If you sell something at home, you must check the scale yourself. Even if you trust someone, you will definitely want to check the scale yourself before selling it."
"Then wait."
Father Ye originally wanted to ask, what should we do with the internet tomorrow
The sticky nets that were put down today have to be collected tomorrow, but the dried fish must be delivered to the army at six or seven in the morning. It will be almost noon when we get back, and it will be too late to do anything.
But I saw a few neighbors around who had not left and were still chatting there. They were all gossiping and wanted to see how much these dried fish could be sold for.
Now they are also discussing how much it can be sold for and how much they can earn
He swallowed it back again.
This can only be discussed after we get back, or we can let Dongzi deliver the goods alone. He doesn't have to set up a stall anyway, he can just deliver the goods and come back. It doesn't matter whether he goes with you or not, since Dongzi is familiar with them anyway.
If he stays at home, he can go out to sea with Ah Sheng to collect the nets. It doesn't matter if they are slower than if both of them are not at home and can't collect the nets. Or he can ask a nephew to help temporarily.
Father Ye pondered while waiting.
Ye Yaodong actually thought of it, but he had to go back and talk about it.