"Hey, why weren't you more careful? This fish is very ferocious. Are you okay, Uncle San?"
Ye Yaodong also looked behind him and said, "What happened? Was it bitten? I forgot to remind you that the fish is still alive."
Father Ye took out his thumb and looked at it. Blood immediately oozed out again. He had no choice but to put it back into his mouth and said, "It's okay. It will be fine in a while."
"Be careful. I asked you to wear gloves this morning, but you didn't."
“It’s inconvenient to work with gloves on.”
As Ye's father spoke, he searched the toolbox and saw a small piece of white tape at Ye Yaosheng's feet. He walked over and found it.
Ye Yaosheng also put down the work at hand and helped him cut a hole in the white tape with scissors. Then he tore it hard, and a small strip of white tape was torn off and stuck on Ye's father's thumb.
There were no Band-Aids at that time. If there was a wound, people would apply wood ash on it. If there was no wood ash, they would use this slightly sticky tape, cut a small strip, and wrap it around the wound to stop the wound.
"It's better to wear gloves, Uncle San. Don't think it's okay if you have heavy calluses on your hands. It hurts if you get bit. Gloves won't be inconvenient to wear. Once you get used to it, they can keep you warmer and not as cold as before."
"Oh, good."
Ye Yaodong was muttering, "I told you to wear it a long time ago, but you didn't listen. You had to wait until you were bitten before someone else told you to wear it, and then you listened."
Father Ye watched him mumbling there, but the wind was so strong that he couldn't hear what he was saying, so he simply ignored it, put on gloves and continued to work. In his heart, he felt even more satisfied with his nephew.
Ye Erbo is not a very good person, but the father and son have a better and better impression of Ye Yaosheng.
Uncle Ye Er is a man of many thoughts but he never stands out. He likes to stay behind the scenes and always encourages Uncle Ye Da to take the lead when something happens. However, ever since Uncle Ye's two sons were arrested, he seemed to have aged overnight. Most of his energy and spirit were gone, and the two of them rarely spent time together.
The more you get to know someone, the more you understand them.
Today, because there were two fewer nets and the fishing nets were not caught by the machines, the collection progress was faster. As soon as the sun went down, they put down the fishing nets again.
Although the quantity is smaller, the goods received today are more than yesterday, weighing more than 1,300 kilograms.
When Ye Yaodong was weighing, he also asked Acai. Acai knew everyone else's gains very well, so he answered every question.
After he silently noted it down in his mind, he roughly calculated on the way back. He had booked eight boatloads of goods the day before yesterday. In the past two days, some had caught more and some had caught less. On average, one boat could produce about 200 kilograms of goods to be dried.
Just from what we’ve dried in the past two days, we should be able to produce about 3,000 kilograms in a few days. That’s a huge yield!
Sure enough, resources are better in this era.
"What are you doing? What are you thinking about? You open your mouth but no sound comes out. You call me but you don't respond."
"Ah? Oh..."
He was so engrossed in the calculations that he only realized now that his father was calling him.
"I was calculating how much our boats have caught in the past two days. I thought if we go out to sea a few more times, we should be able to prepare all the dried fish in advance."
"Um… "
"I want to wait a few days, after I finish delivering a load of goods, go to the shipyard on County South Road to take a look and learn more about it."
"Ah? What do you know?" Ye's father looked at him puzzled and bewildered.
"I want to order a bigger ship, with better fresh-keeping and refrigeration equipment and a bigger cabin."
Logically, since we already have refrigerators, these technologies should also be used on ships, but I don’t know how they are being used and whether they are mature
He had heard in his previous life that fish caught in South Korea are more delicious than fish caught in China because of some quick-freezing preservation technology.
In his previous life, he worked on a ship and just waited for death, living from day to day, messing around, and didn't pay much attention to these things, so he really didn't know much about them.
If you really plan to book a boat, you should go and have a look early to discuss the specific details.
If it is custom-made, it won’t be done so quickly, especially if it is going to be used on a large ship sailing in the deep sea. All aspects must be guaranteed, especially safety technology.
He was actually worried that the current technology was not good enough, but he had to learn about it in advance anyway, right
We can't always hang around in the small coastal area and exploit all the resources there.
He can take advantage of the fact that there are fewer deep-sea fishing boats and the resources in the deep sea are abundant, so he can get ahead of others.
Father Ye was so surprised that he put down the burden on his shoulders. "Didn't you say you would buy another boat and collect rent like Guang? Why do you want a bigger boat? And why do you want to freeze all this stuff?"
"Isn't it impossible to buy it? I've been asking you to find out, but you haven't found out yet."
"It's only been a few months, only two or three months. How can it be that fast? Some people may not get it even after asking for half a year. Why are you in such a hurry? Isn't one boat enough for you to sail?"
Father Ye continued without even taking a breath, "This boat is enough for you to make money. Just look at how much you can earn from selling dried fish this month. Why are you so anxious? Look, there are not many people in the whole village who earn more than you now."
"I don't earn more than me, but everyone has to have dreams..."
"What a dream. Everyone's biggest dream is to make money. Haven't you made enough? You've made a lot of money. Others can't make as much as you do in their entire lives. What else do you still dream about?"
"I didn't say that you can't buy a boat. Your idea of learning from your in-laws to buy a boat and collect rent is a good one. Just wait a little longer."
"If possible, it would be nice to buy a few more boats to collect rent. If you don't want to work anymore, you can still use them for retirement. You are lazy anyway, so collecting rent is suitable for you. You can earn money comfortably."
"You've made a lot of money now. If you buy a few more boats, you can still have some income if you really don't want to do it anymore. If the boats are not too broken, they can still be used for decades..."
"Just wait and think it over carefully. Buying a boat is not like buying vegetables. You can't rush it, and it's not something you can just buy..."
The corners of Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched. He had just said one sentence when his father started a long speech, arranging his life of retirement and collecting rent in advance.
It turns out that collecting rent is the most stable industry!
"Dad, I want to order a bigger boat. If I can find a boat that's more than 10 meters long, I can buy it and rent it out. There's no conflict."
"Ah? Bigger ships are more expensive, much more expensive, several times more expensive. A ship is not a house. A slightly bigger ship requires more materials. A slightly bigger ship requires more advanced equipment to run it, so the machinery is very expensive..."
"I know, that's why I want to ask. I can only make a decision after I see it clearly. I can't just sit there and think about it."
Father Ye frowned, "But we have fished enough in the coastal waters and made a lot of money. Going to a place farther away is risky. Dongzi, we have to take it slow. We can't become a big fat man in one bite. We have to earn money slowly."
"You can't think that you can make a lot of money now and become complacent. After all, you are still very young and don't have much experience in sailing. You have only been working at sea for two years. We have to take one step at a time and move forward slowly."
"I can still do it, and I can work with you for a few more years to help you. Let's not be too anxious, you are much better than your two brothers and the people in the village..."
The more Ye's father spoke, the slower his tone became. He looked as if he wanted to have a good talk with him, and his words were full of sincerity.
It's really rare to hear his father praise him, saying that he is better than his two brothers and better than the people in the village!
He also offered to help him for a few more years. The fact that his father could speak to him calmly was already a big improvement, as he rarely said things so nicely.
Ye Yaodong was so happy that bubbles seemed to be popping out of his chest, but no matter how happy he was, his mind remained unchanged.
"I'll go take a look first, okay? Let me get to know you first."
Since his father is so nice, of course he has to be a little softer.
"If you don't want to buy it, then don't look at it. What if you are tempted but can't afford it? It will make you feel itchy after seeing it."
"It would be nice if we could buy another boat to collect rent. As long as you have money, you can buy a few more. It's too risky to sail this big ship a long way. I heard that your brother Asheng once encountered a storm at sea and almost couldn't come back."
Father Ye looked around. Dongzi had just asked Ah Sheng to go back first so that they could push the goods back home. But now he had already walked a long way away and could not be called back.
Otherwise, call him back and tell Dongzi how dangerous it is on the sea.
"You are still inexperienced and have not had smooth sailing so far. We can run the ship for a few more years until it is stable. You are making a lot of money with your current ship, Dongzi..."