Aunt Lin went for a while and came back panting after a long time.
"Luckily I got there in time. They had just finished weighing and were about to calculate the money, so I happened to stop them."
"Then Ah Cai must be so angry. He said it was easy to remember and it was on the list, but now he went back on it." Ye Yaodong thought that this was the second time Uncle Lin had done this, and Ah Cai must be furious.
"Haha, that can't be helped. We haven't calculated the money yet, so we just crossed it out. Ah Cai just complained a little. They also came back and are behind us. We can't finish the cargo in one trip. My son stayed at the dock to look after the cargo, and Lao Lin was behind with the cart. I ran back first."
"Then let's weigh it first?"
"Weigh it, weigh it, don't worry about it, we'll be there soon, it's already dark."
"Then go get some paper and a pen and take notes while you weigh yourself."
"Oh, well..."
Ye Yaodong also went to get the large scale on the cart, and asked Aunt Lin to get out a shoulder pole. Each bag weighed dozens of kilograms, so two or three bags could be hooked at once. The two of them lifted them with the shoulder pole to weigh them faster.
When the villagers saw that they were finally going to weigh the items, they all gathered around to watch. A neighbor helped carry the shoulder pole with Ye's father, while Ye Yaodong and Aunt Lin watched the scale.
"Put these two bags weighing 132 jin down and put them aside for now... and two more..."
In this way, two bags at a time were weighed, and soon they were all weighed. Ye Yaodong took a piece of paper and added up the numbers. "The total weight of toadfish is 552 kilograms, and the miscellaneous fish is 89 kilograms. Multiply it..."
He bit the pen and wrote and drew on the paper. It would be difficult for him to do mental arithmetic, after all, it was multiplication of three-digit numbers, and it was easy to forget while calculating. It was easier to calculate on paper.
"30 cents per pound, the total price of toadfish is 165.6 yuan, and the miscellaneous fish is 0.15 yuan... Oh my god, these two are both double-digit numbers, so troublesome... Let me calculate... 59~45 plus 4..."
Ye Yaodong was calculating on the paper worriedly, muttering to himself. Fortunately, he had a notebook to calculate in, otherwise how could he do the mental arithmetic
Suddenly, I missed my calculator.
This would be much easier if I had a calculator.
Micro-zero~Micro-zero~ Then it came out after a few presses~
Why bother using pen and paper to calculate
"Ah, let's do the math. There are 89 jin of miscellaneous fish, and 0.15 yuan per jin is 13.35 yuan."
"The total is... Let me calculate, 178.95 yuan. Yes, that's right, it should be this number. Auntie, take a look."
"Okay, that should be right."
"Do the math yourself, and don't make a mistake."
"Well."
After Ye Yaodong handed her the paper and pen, he and his father started to load the dried fish onto the cart. They could collect all the fish in one trip, which saved him trouble as he didn't have to visit several stores.
As he was moving, he said, "Aunt, I don't have any money with me right now. I'll get it for you when I get home."
"Okay, don't worry, it's okay. Am I afraid you'll run away?"
After she checked the calculation, Uncle Lin also came back. He was very happy when he knew how much the goods were sold for. It only took a few days of work, but he was able to sell it for dozens more than the dock. He was grinning from ear to ear.
"I kept some because I saw you guys were keeping some. Luckily I kept some for a few days, so I can still sell some now and make a little more money."
Aunt Lin, however, put down his plan and said unhappily, "Are you feeling lucky now? What would you have done if they hadn't come to collect them? Yesterday, he was still muttering that he regretted it so much. If he had known, he shouldn't have kept them. He should have sold them all fresh to the dock to save trouble and effort. The less money, the better."
“Yesterday is yesterday, who can say for sure? Besides, retail sales can also be sold slowly, it just... it just takes a little longer to sell, but it can still be sold..." Uncle Lin was very stubborn.
"Sell you a big head ghost, if it rains heavily, you won't even have a place to cry."
"Hey... your words are boring. Why do you think things are so bad?"
Aunt Lin rolled her eyes at him.
Father Ye quickly smiled and tried to smooth things over, "It's just right to sell it to us today, so you don't have to worry about it. Besides, you can take advantage of the good weather and dry it a little longer. Who knows, you might want more."
"I left it back. There are fewer toadfish today, so I left more than 600 kilograms. There are also three baskets of miscellaneous fish that have not been weighed. After unloading these, I have to go to the dock again to pull them up."
"I'll help you unload it." Father Ye went over to help lift it.
Ye Yaodong and Aunt Lin also moved the bamboo bed back into the house. After they were done, he said, "Oh, by the way, Aunt, consider this sack as my purchase. I won't trade it in. I'll trade it in with the old one. I'll give you a little more when I bring the money over later."
"It's okay, it's okay, take it, it's just a few sacks, it's okay."
"Yes, yes, I'll leave first then."
These bags of dried fish weighed a total of 641 kilograms. He still had more than 360 kilograms of dried toad fish at home, and he just collected another 120 kilograms from his neighbors.
It's like the neighbors all collect more, but it doesn't matter, we have to go to the city anyway, so we can take some and set up a stall to sell some in the early morning. Dried fish is cheap, the portion looks big, and it is also popular.
As for the job of collecting fishing nets at sea, let his father and brother Asheng do it tomorrow, and then call Aguang later.
Let him go and help for a day. Anyway, he stays at home all day as a stay-at-home dad. He has nothing to do anyway, and his father is at home, so there is no need to worry about no one being at home.
After returning home, Ye Yaodong told his father this, and his father nodded.
"I was originally thinking of hiring another person, so I could ask A Guang to help out. His father is at home anyway, so he can take care of the delivery."
"Well, as a son-in-law, I am too busy to handle everything. I have to do my best when I need to."
Lin Xiuqing laughed and said, "I don't do any housework, but I am being ordered around by my brother-in-law."
“Isn’t this as it should be?”
"Then when you give the money to Uncle Lin, please also tell A Guang about it."
"Well, I have to apply for another tractor. This one is almost exclusively mine."
"You're dreaming. The Mazu Temple is still under construction there, and you can get there in your time. It's early in the morning, and it's on the way. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to take you there."
When Father Ye heard this, he also looked towards the Mazu Temple, but it was pitch dark and he could not see anything. However, he had seen it when he passed by yesterday.
"This construction is a bit slow, and it will probably not be completed until early next year."
"It's not that slow, with so many workers working on it. It's just that the area is a little larger, and more stones are needed, so it's more troublesome to dig and it's slower. And it can't be done on rainy days."
"You should send it off earlier, Adong. The earlier you go, the earlier you can come back. It's already 7 o'clock after just a few minutes. Make arrangements earlier and come back to sleep early."
"Um."
Ye Yaodong took the money she handed over and went out again.
I have been busy running in and out since I came back in the afternoon, spinning around like a top. Except for sitting down to eat, my butt has never touched the stool. Fortunately, I had eaten early, so I don't have to work on an empty stomach.
Only after he had arranged everything could he lie down and sleep peacefully, and then get up again in the early morning to move goods and follow the tractor to the city.
This time they were familiar with the route and arrived an hour earlier than expected. It was still dawn, but there were already rows of tall figures standing on the playground, which made Ye Yaodong marvel.
"It's really hard to be a soldier. In the middle of winter, they have to get up before dawn to train. At least we can sleep in occasionally."
"Haha, being a soldier is very popular, and the benefits are good, but not everyone can become one. It's an honor."
"Well, let's go, hurry up and deliver the goods. If we set up the stall early, we can sell more."
"okay."
The delivery this time went smoothly. Team Leader Zhao did not require the same type of dried toad fish, he just said he wanted 1,000 kilograms. Ye Yaodong also sold them in combination the day before yesterday, and he did the same this time.
However, when he saw that there were only one and a half bags left after weighing, and more than 100 kilograms of dried fish, he actually took them all.
"This mixed fish is delicious when steamed and eaten with wine or rice. The dried toadfish is even more delicious when fried."
"Yes, if Team Leader Zhao wants to go, there are about 130 kilograms here, so we can charge the price for 100 kilograms."
Ye Yaodong was very happy. He was able to clear out all the goods. He didn't have to set up a stall and sell them slowly. This saved him a lot of trouble and he could go home earlier.
"Okay, thank you very much."
"You're welcome. I originally wanted to use the leftovers to set up a stall, but if you take all of them, it will save me a lot of trouble."
“Do you guys sunbathe all year round?”
"Not necessarily. Most of the drying is done in autumn and winter because it is easier to dry in the north windy days. In spring, there is a lot of rain and dew, so there is not much drying, only occasionally. In summer, there are many mosquitoes and flies, and it is unhygienic to dry. So in autumn and winter, as long as the weather is good, fish and vegetables are basically dried there."
Team leader Zhao nodded. "It looks like we need to collect more and store it there?"
Ye Yaodong was overjoyed when he heard this. If they could say for sure that they would harvest more, then he would dare to ask the villagers to dry more. Otherwise, without any certainty, how could he dare to ask the villagers to dry in large quantities
"Team Leader Zhao, are you sure you want to collect more? If you are sure, I will ask the villagers to dry more when the weather is good. Otherwise, I dare not dry so much and leave it there. What if it rains? We won't have it even if you want it. We have to wait for the weather to dry it."
"Besides, our country places leak a lot when it rains. We have too many to store. I don't think your troops will do that. You collected them in advance and put them there. They won't go bad anyway. The troops have a lot of people and consume them quickly."
Team leader Zhao thought for a moment and said, "That's what I mean, but we can't stockpile too much at once. How about this? Send me 1,000 kilograms every five days. That should be enough for consumption. We can't eat it every day, so we have to arrange it at intervals. Send it to the New Year first, and what should we do after the New Year? I'll make an advance reservation with you."
Ye Yaodong calculated in his mind that there was still a month and a half until the Chinese New Year, so he would have to deliver almost 9,000 kilograms in 45 days!
Super large order!
He doesn't need to set up a stall, just sending troops to consume is enough!
I really met a noble person!
Ye Yaodong's heart was filled with joy.
If all 9,000 kilograms of goods are his own, he can earn two to three thousand yuan. If they are all purchased from outside, he can earn nearly a thousand yuan!
Mix them together, dry some at home and collect some outside, and it will be no problem to earn two thousand by the New Year!