Most people who bargain with others do so with a smile and in a fawning manner, begging for a lower price. These two are just short of calling each other brothers. Not only do they flatter each other, they also make huge promises. They just open their mouths and expect the impossible to come true.
Director Wu almost agreed to the deal and directly calculated the price as a round number of ten thousand. Fortunately, he was able to keep his composure based on his many years of experience. He just said that he would calculate the price carefully tomorrow and that he would definitely give them a discount.
Ye Yaodong and A Guang stopped talking with regret and could only fight again next time.
"The two young comrades are talented. They will definitely have great prospects in the future. They can afford a big ship at such a young age, and they don't need the supervision of their elders. They are brave and courageous. A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. The waves behind push the waves ahead. They will definitely become great in the future."
"Ahaha~ Director Wu, you are too polite. You are the one who has great potential. Your status and position are what we strive for all our lives."
"It's a goal that I can never achieve even if I flatter others my whole life. If I could have such a big factory, my ancestors would wake up laughing in the underworld."
"You are still young, and everything is possible in the future. We are old."
"You are too modest. You have surpassed most cadres. Most cadres are not as good as you..."
"How can the cadres compare? Even county-level leaders have to save face..."
“No, no…” Director Wu almost felt ashamed of what they said.
Before leaving, the two men flattered and praised each other at the factory gate, then each got on a bicycle and left.
Ah Guang rode his bicycle sideways, the two cars were less than a meter apart, and he asked, "Will you come tomorrow?"
"Come on, didn't I tell you to calculate the exact price tomorrow and give you a new quote?"
"Aren't you going to deliver goods in the city?"
"Then the delivery was also done in the early morning hours, and we were back before noon."
They didn't come out until almost ten o'clock today, and it's only a little after three o'clock now. They will probably be home by five o'clock. When they come back from the city tomorrow, it will be no problem for them to come to the shipyard again.
Booking a ship is a big deal. It is not something that can be finalized by just one or two trips and a few chats. It takes a lot of debate and bargaining to come to a final solution.
"Since you are going to the city anyway, why not go to the shipyard in the city and have a look? The shipyard in our county is definitely not as good as the one in the city. I guess the materials, quality and technology are incomparable."
"I have this plan. I have to go to the city anyway, but I don't know where the shipyard in the city is. It will be difficult to find it in a short time. I don't know if Uncle Zhou will be in a hurry by then."
"If you don't know, you can go to the stalls in the market and ask someone?"
"That's fine, you finally said something useful."
"Get lost. I've been running back and forth with you, and you don't say anything nice, but you even say something mean."
Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows and looked over. "Didn't I bring you here to see this? Shouldn't you thank me?"
“How many?”
"Let's talk about chickens, be civilized, you and me, understand? It's vulgar! Don't teach the next generation bad things, she's my eldest niece."
Ah Guang glared at him fiercely, "Get lost! You thought you were cultured just because you attended a few classes and learned a few words. Go to hell. People who keep saying "f**k" every day are dogs!"
"Yes, it's a dog! It's you!" Ye Yaodong said and pedaled his bicycle quickly forward.
A Guang was so angry at what he said that he quickened his pace and chased after him.
When two people get together, they really can't stay still for a while.
Ye Yaodong didn't care that the people behind him were chasing him angrily, and he pedaled his bike as fast as he could towards home.
In fact, he pedaled too hard yesterday, and his thighs were still a little sore when he woke up in the morning. But what's a man's pain? He has to push hard when he needs to.
When he rode his bicycle all the way home, there were a lot of people gathered at the gate of his yard, looking around, and there were also a lot of carts lined up at the gate.
Some gossipers from the village also came and looked around and whispered to each other.
As soon as everyone saw him, they immediately made way.
"Adong is back..."
"Hey, Dong, you're finally back. We've been waiting for you for a long time."
"Yeah, I finally saw you. Your wife said you went out this morning and never came back."
"I've been waiting for a long time. It's already dinner time. I finally saw someone..."
"Hurry up and go in, everyone is waiting to be weighed..."
Lian Xiaoxiao and A Zheng also came over and sat beside them, smoking and chatting with one hand in their pocket.
"Where have you been? You were away for most of the day. Are you so busy?"
"Since I have some free time, I'll go to the shipyard with Guang to take a look."
"Ah? Why are you going to the shipyard? Why don't you invite us? We have nothing to do either."
"When I went to your house, one of you was playing with the child, and the other's wife said she went up the mountain to chop firewood. Why did you call her?"
"Too."
Ye Yaodong looked at them in confusion, and said as he pushed his bicycle in, "If I'm not home, just let my dad weigh you. Why do you have to wait for me?"
"Your wife said she would wait for you to come back."
"Your father also said that they would wait until you come back, and then they would check and select first..."
"What are you doing at the shipyard?"
"I'll talk to you guys later. I'll go in and help first."
As soon as he entered the yard, he saw two carts inside, with several sacks placed next to them. The bamboo bed from his hometown was also moved over to dump the dried fish.
His father, eldest brother, second brother, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, and the old lady, the whole family helped to pick.
Even Ye Xiaoxi was put in the standing cage next to them, where she sat and watched everyone play.
He raised his head again and looked at the dried fish hanging above his head. There were a lot fewer of them, and it seemed that his own family had also collected a small half of them in advance.
"Dongzi, come over and weigh the goods as soon as you get back. After that we can load them up and carry them inside, so that they won't pile up all over the yard and we won't be able to move."
"Here I am. I'll push my bike in first so it doesn't take up space outside."
There were already several bags of picked goods in the corner. Ye's father and Ye Yaopeng put down their picking work, picked up a large scale, and weighed it together.
Ye Yaodong looked at the scale and took notes with a pen and paper.
But before he could make any note, the old lady came out with a plate with three rice dumplings on it and handed it to him to eat first.
"You didn't come back for lunch, and now you have to work again. I don't know what time you can eat. Eat two to fill your stomach first. They are still hot and keep them warm in the pot. Don't starve."
"Okay."
Our own goods are not counted first, and those of our neighbors are also put at the end. There are still six families waiting in line, and each family basically has two to three hundred kilograms of goods there.
It’s not a lot, but it’s not a little either. After all, they still need to select. Fortunately, there are many people in their family who can work and help.
While the others were choosing, the three of them were weighing, so the progress was quite fast.
It was only five o'clock when Ye Yaodong came back, and it was not yet dark. It was only half past six when all the goods were weighed.
After he finished weighing everything, he told the people who were still waiting there and whispering to each other that they had just finished weighing and had not yet started calculating the prices, and that he would deliver the money to each of their families after dinner.
Anyway, each family has noted down the weight just weighed, so everyone can go back and calculate it and find out, but it's too late now.
Everyone understood, since we all knew each other and there were no outsiders.
But when everyone was about to go back, to everyone's surprise, Haozi's wife came over with a group of brothers from her family!
His aggressive appearance made all those who were about to leave stop in their tracks.
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but stand up straight, looking with a frown at the dozen people who were coming in from the yard. He walked forward, frowned and looked around, then he saw the rat standing in the corner.
What a useless man! No wonder he always listens to others and does whatever his friends tell him to do. His wife has emptied out the house, but he can only work like a donkey to make money. He will be a hero for only three seconds even if he works hard until he is old.
"What are you doing with so many people?"
An older man laughed and said, "We came over to ask Old Pei's how much the dried fish is selling for today. This is what my son-in-law caught. According to what we said at the beginning, we can also split it in half."
Ye Yaodong sneered, "Let's not talk about whether the dried fish is divided in half or not. Even if it is divided in half, is it your Wang family's half? Is this boat yours, or is it a joint venture with your Wang family? Isn't it Uncle Pei who took the boat in partnership with Haozi? Why is it your Wang family who is collecting the money? There is no one in Haozi's family, so your Wang family has to collect the money?"
He was not speaking for Haozi, he just couldn't stand seeing these people taking over the place. Their self-righteous looks were disgusting.
Why are there so many shameless people
Father Ye and Uncle Pei were originally helping to carry the dried fish into the house when they noticed the Wang family coming over to cause trouble. So when Ye Yaodong went over to talk to them, they also walked over to him.
Ye's mother also understood that these people came to cause trouble, as the Pei family is his son-in-law's family.
She put her hands on her hips and glared at us, "With so many of you coming here, I thought you were here to rob us. You asked for money right away, and people who didn't know would think we owed you money. With so many of you coming here, are you planning to rob us if we don't give you money?"
"Hey, folks, come and see, there's a group of people here who want to blackmail us. They've spotted the money we made from selling dried fish, and they want to come and collect protection money. It's so scary..."
"no… "
"What's wrong with that? We don't owe you any money. Why did you come to our house with so many people to ask for money? You think we are easy to bully! Is there any justice in this world? You think you can bully us just because you have more people..."
"No… "
"Nothing, there are so many strong men, looking so aggressive, oh my, I am so scared, don't leave in a hurry, come and help, stop them, otherwise they will smash our house..."
Ye Yaodong's originally frowned brows were instantly relaxed by his mother's few words and excellent singing and songwriting performance. Some people need talents like his mother to be cured.
Before the other person could say a few words, his mother took the initiative and scolded him. Oh my God, it was so satisfying to hear that.