Chapter 33: Go to the dock to pick up goods

After chatting with everyone for a while, Ye Yaodong patted his butt and stood up until almost four o’clock.

“I’m going to the dock to help pick up goods. You guys deal with the seafood. I’ll come back after I sort the goods.”

A Guang looked at him in surprise, “You’ve really grown up?”

“Get lost!”

He took big steps and quickened his pace to the dock. The tide on the shore had risen at this point, and the fishing boats should be almost at the dock.

After arriving at the dock, there were already many villagers on the shore. All of them were families who went out to sea and were waiting for the boats to come back to help pick up goods.

Ye’s mother was also waiting at the dock. She was satisfied when she saw Ye Yaodong coming.

I just waited for a long time but didn’t see him. I thought this brat was listening to me again. If he listened, it meant that he could be saved. He has improved a little in the past few days.

Ye Yaodong also saw his mother, walked towards her, and said with a smile: “Mom, why are you here too?”

“I’m worried about you. What if you don’t listen or forget? Your father and elder brother don’t have anyone to help you?”

“Why don’t you trust me?”

“Are you trustworthy?”

The villagers next to him also smiled and said: “Dong is here to help today?”

“That’s how it should be. The family is busy, so you should lend a hand if there is any work. Young people should be more diligent and have a bit of vision.”

He responded casually with “hmm” and “ah”, his eyes were fixed on the boats on the sea. There were not many families with boats in their village. Except for a few boats docked on the shore, most of them went out to sea. The one coming back in front should be his father’s boat, right?

“Dongzi, is that your father’s boat?”

“Really? Wait and see, it will dock soon.”

The speed of the boat slowly slowed down, and they also saw the blue paint on the hull, confirming that it was their family’s boat.

Ye Yaodong and his mother hurried down the stone steps, ready to receive the goods later.

Ye’s father on the boat also saw that his third son had come to the dock to help for the first time, but he didn’t say anything. After the boat docked, he and Ye Yaopeng moved the goods to them and asked them to carry them ashore first.

The first thing to be carried off the boat was a basket of swimming crabs, followed by a basket of mantis shrimps, and the rest were only a few pounds of loose goods.

Like the big sword shrimp, it is estimated that there are only two or three pounds. The small sword shrimp is not worth much, but there are more than ten pounds. There are also two pounds of squid tubes. The water fish are big and small, and they need to be sorted. It looks like there are more than ten pounds. There are also four or five pounds of small yellow croakers. The rest are some small fish that are not worth much.

There is no big cargo today, but the harvest looks good!

After all the goods were lifted off the boat, Ye’s father docked the boat to the side again to make room for the shore, and there will be more boats coming in later.

Ye Yaodong and his team moved the goods into the purchasing point. Swimming crabs are of different sizes and prices. They need to pour them out and sort them, and tie the crab legs together with rubber bands.

When Ye’s father and Ye Yaopeng were on the boat, they had tied most of them in their free time, but there was still a part that was not tied.

As soon as the swimming crabs were poured out, their legs were shaking and jumping around, looking very fresh.

He grabbed a few at random, and their backs were quite hard. “They are quite fat, and the small ones are also hard and meaty.”

“Recently, crabs are quite fat, and the mantis shrimps are also fat, and the meat is full, and some have red paste.”

The three of them tied up the crab legs quickly and then sorted them by size.

Ye’s mother and Ye Laoda were very surprised when they saw Ye Yaodong’s quick movements.

When did he do this job? He could tie it so neatly and quickly, and his speed was not slower than theirs!

“Old Third, you’re pretty fast? I can’t tell!”

“Tsk~ What’s the big deal? Just because you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean I can’t do it!”

“You rascal, you don’t do the housework, you go out to help others, right? You’re so out of tune every day…”

Listening to his mother’s nagging, he didn’t refute it. Alas, it was all he had to bear.

After sorting the crabs, they poured out a small basket of mantis shrimps. Sorting mantis shrimps was much simpler. Just sort them by size. The same goes for sword shrimps and water fish. They all have to be sorted by size.

The big ones can be sold at a price, but the small ones are worthless.

They put the worthless small fish and shrimps in buckets separately, and some small conger eels and miscellaneous fish, all packed up and taken back, and dried the fish by the way.

After all the goods were weighed, Ye’s father went to settle the bill, and they took the fish home first.

“Mom, how much can we sell these goods for today? There are more than 30 kilograms of crabs, more than 20 kilograms of mantis shrimp, and several kilograms of shrimp. There are also some other fish products, which look pretty good.”

“Today’s harvest is pretty good. The big crabs are 30 cents, and the smaller ones are 20 cents. The big mantis shrimp are 35 cents, and the small ones are 26 cents. The shrimp is a little more expensive at 50 cents. Add those miscellaneous things and it should be able to sell for about 30 yuan, but the diesel fee is also two yuan, and the machine also costs money. It is easy to break down and needs to be repaired frequently.”

“It’s pretty good. I can save a lot in a month!”

Mother Ye glanced at him. He glanced at her, “Do you think you can go every day and get so much every day? We depend on the weather for our livelihood, how can we be sure of what will happen at sea? Yesterday, some of them only sold for more than ten yuan.”

“That’s better than doing odd jobs.”

Ye Yaopeng sincerely invited again, “Old Three, take turns to go to sea? We have to learn from Dad to make a living by the sea.”

“Ah? You and the second brother learn first, and when you can, I will learn!”

Listening to his excuses, Ye’s mother wanted to scold him, but she stopped abruptly. This was at the dock, and considering that he was quite diligent today, she would bear it for the time being.

After the family is divided, he must be asked to go to sea with him. The money earned now can be counted into the public and used to build a house.

After the family is divided, the eldest and the second son go to sea with them, so they can’t share their money? Then the third son will be idle all day, and can only wait to starve to death, or wait for them to be raised when they are old. What’s the matter?

Other families raise children to provide for their old age, but they gave birth to an ancestor!

Ye Yaodong didn’t know what his mother was thinking. He slipped away as soon as he got to the door of the house, leaving only a sentence that he would not eat at home in the evening. Anyway, he helped to do all the work that should be done today.

Ye’s mother was helpless, but she felt that it was normal for the third child to be like this. Today, he went to the homestead, went to the sea, and went to the dock to help. He was so diligent that she didn’t recognize him.

Mrs. Ye curled her lips, “Just when he looked a little more reliable, he ran away again!”

“Let him be, it’s good enough that he can help. Pick out a bowl of fish and shrimp and send it to your mother’s house, and kill the rest. Braise the big ones and dry the small ones. The same goes for the small shrimps. Boil one bowl and peel the others and dry them. They won’t be kept until tomorrow in this weather.”

The three daughters-in-law all agreed. Lin Xiuqing’s mother’s house was far away, and she had no chance to send fish to her family. She could only watch the two sisters-in-law send the fish back to her mother’s house, while she stayed to kill the fish.

After the two walked away, Mother Ye said to Lin Xiuqing: “See when you plan to go back to your mother’s house, and then leave some good things for you to take back.”

“Okay, mother, don’t worry, I’ll wait until the Mid-Autumn Festival before going back.”

…

Mother Ye has always tried to treat her three sons equally.

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Insert price description:

I have asked my father about the price of seafood in the 1980s. My grandparents bought seafood and sold it in that era. My father was 18 or 19 years old at that time. He followed my grandparents to the surrounding ports and docks to buy seafood wholesale, so he knew a little about the price.

The only difference was the yellow croaker. At that time, yellow croaker was not as valuable as it is now. My father said that a wild yellow croaker weighing one or two kilograms was only sold for 60 cents per kilogram.

At that time, the head master who worked there earned more than 2 yuan a day, and the laborer who did rough work only earned more than 1 yuan a day. Even at this price, ordinary people at that time could not afford to buy yellow croaker to eat, and only rich people could afford it.

At that time, seafood was also a few cents per kilogram, but ordinary people were reluctant to buy it. After all, the salary was only one or two yuan a day, and the dragon head fish (tofu fish) was only 6 cents per kilogram.

The price of yellow croaker mentioned at the beginning of this book is actually a bit high, but it is also for the purpose of laying the groundwork for the plot. Just take a look at it, don’t compare it with the price at that time. Only the price of cucumber fish is inflated.

This book will continue to maintain the inflated price of yellow croaker, so I would like to explain it here.

The price of mantis shrimp has also been modified. Next time, I will ask about the price before writing.

This is a digression. I will tell you about the situation. I only have a general understanding of it. Anyway, you can just take a look.

My family doesn’t know that I am writing a novel. I am also very embarrassed to ask my father shamelessly. Now my family has been chasing me to ask about my humble work (awkward)…

I would like to ask for a wave of collections and follow-up reading here. It would be even better if there are rewards. After all, during the new book period, there is no manuscript fee if it is not on the shelves. It is purely for love!

Thank you all for your support! Bow!

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