"Isn't it okay? I just know a lot more people, and all my fellow villagers have gone abroad." Ye Yaohai said casually as if nothing had happened.

Seeing his pretentious expression, Ye Yaodong didn't ask any more questions.

Snakeheads are not easy to deal with.

Snake head is relative to the word "human snake". "Human snake" specifically refers to people who sneak into foreign countries.

They don't dare to walk through normal channels, don't dare to walk on the road, don't dare to meet people face to face, they only dare to walk along the rugged mountain road, or in the dark night, or curled up in the cargo hold of the ship, so they are called human snakes.

Smugglers are the guides of these people. They are usually those who take smugglers out of the country and make money from it. These people generally do not directly buy and sell people, but only collect smuggling fees.

However, there are also some big smugglers who also engage in human trafficking. They will use the pretext of going abroad, applying for a passport, and applying for identity in another country to commit fraud. They do not smuggle people to their destinations, and some even seek money and kill people on the way.

This one is much more powerful than a smuggler.

Smugglers only deal with goods, but smugglers deal with people.

I just don't know what role he plays in their team.

No wonder those who received the goods at the dock kept a secret from him and were very afraid of him. They could do nothing if he wandered back and forth and caused damage.

And he came to the dock here to pick up the goods. He was probably role-playing. His main job was probably to arrange stowaways here, and his side job was to use the harvest as a cover?

Ye Yaodong didn't understand either, but smuggling definitely didn't go out directly from this pier.

He sighed in his heart: Oh, it turned out to be a smuggler, smuggling people. He had always guessed what he was doing before, and thought he was smuggling like Lin Jishang.

It turns out that it is a higher level, others bring goods in, and they smuggle people out.

It was really amazing. He had known for a long time that this province was well-known for illegal immigration and had even formed many local industrial chains. Today, he actually met people like smugglers.

Therefore, this indirectly causes ordinary Fujian people to receive special attention when applying for foreign visas, and the visa rejection rate is also relatively high.

After being refused a visa, unwilling people often have no choice but to choose another route, so they fall into a vicious cycle.

But it’s a joke, but it’s not funny. The Fujian people’s choice to cross the border secretly also reveals a kind of helpless sadness.

Due to its unfavorable geographical location, Fujian has always been dominated by poor mountains and rivers, with limited natural resources.

The so-called "eight mountains, one water, and one farm" means there are very few local development opportunities, so Fujian people have to go overseas to make a living. You must know that smuggling is a very dangerous thing, and it is not like tourism as many people say.

easy.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt something in his heart. If A Guang left with them, would he be sold directly and not be able to come back?

"Fuck..."

"Um?"

Ye Yaodong was about to curse, but when he saw him looking over in confusion, he stopped immediately.

I got it wrong. Even if the big smuggler buys and sells people, he won't do it so blatantly. He will only do it secretly. In the clear day and in front of everyone, A Guang followed his people and must be brought back safely.

Don't think so much.

Moreover, this Ye Yaohai doesn't look like a big snake head.

"Oh, it's okay. I just want to express my feelings about why my family has no relatives who are overseas Chinese. If I come back home in fine clothes, wouldn't I just ascend to heaven?"

As he spoke, he patted his thigh regretfully, "Hey, why did my grandfather flee to the seaside in that remote country? It would be great to go abroad with them, wouldn't I also become an overseas Chinese?"

He had a look of pretense of regret on his face, which made everyone laugh a bit.

"If your grandfather also went abroad to work, he would probably be without you."

"That's not necessarily true. Maybe I'll be even more handsome than I am now, and I'll be a famous second-generation guy. I'll charm the ocean horses from all over the world, leave countless sparks, and dominate foreign countries in the future."

There is a country in Europe, and there is a place where foreigners claim to be the descendants of the dragon. They specialize in celebrating Chinese festivals and hold them with extra grandeur, creating a more festive atmosphere than at home.

That is the race left behind by our ancestors who came to Europe hundreds of years ago!

Ye Yaohai looked at him with an expression on his face like he was a fool, and he could only half understand what he was saying, "You should just catch fish, maybe you can travel around the world by fishing."

"You have no sense of humor."

"Come on, come on, the wine is here, there is no appetizer, just some peanuts and melon seeds to go with it."

"Brother, what did those overseas Chinese invest in? Are they specifically building their hometowns?"

"Yes, some of them have been away for decades. It just so happens that the country has opened up in recent years, welcoming overseas Chinese to come back and build their hometowns. Many people want to come back and have a look, and at the same time contribute to their hometowns. I know

Yes, we can build ancestral halls, build roads and bridges, set up factories, build hospitals and schools, it all depends on the support policies of each local government."

"very nice."

"Don't say that you don't have any relatives. There are some of them. My father said that your grandfather was a peddler of iron and steel for the whole family. His first brother went abroad first, and then the younger one stayed at home and waited for a few years. Who knew if there would be a famine?

, they went to seek their own lives. There are also descendants of your grandfather and brothers who came back this time. When the ancestor worship ceremony was held, he invited your family to come over. "

Ye Yaodong was confused and indifferent after hearing this. How much affection can there be between relatives who have never met in person?

After all, they are just strangers who are related by blood.

As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors.

He just nodded casually, and then changed the subject, "Is there a bag of ice water sold in the city?"

Ye Yaohai was confused by his out-of-the-box thinking and asked, "What kind of bag of ice water?"

Ye Yaodong heard someone selling popsicles in the distance, so he shouted over there to buy popsicles, and the other party hurriedly rode over on his bicycle.

He asked if there were bags of ice water, and the other party immediately provided it, asked him what flavor he wanted, and opened the wooden box on the back seat to get it for him.

I bought 10 of them at one time, some with different flavors, some with the same flavor, and the table was filled with colors.

"Everyone has one to cool off on a hot day."

Ye Yaohai picked up an orange one casually, "Didn't this thing come out two months ago? It has all kinds of flavors, and they are sweet, some are sour and sweet, and they are quite popular with the children."

"What I want is this kind of sealing machine for bagged water, so I have to ask you to help me find out. You may not be able to imagine it based on my description. I will show you this bagged water and you will know."

"That's true. What did you just say about the liquid-sealing machine? I didn't even think of it after describing it for a long time. Show me this and I'll know what you want. Those people don't know when to leave.

I'll ask later to see if anyone has seen him abroad and knows about it."

"Then please. Didn't they invest in building this and building that? How could they leave so quickly without saying they just came back?"

"Not sure, because some of them want to take their relatives and neighbors to go abroad with them. Overseas Chinese attach great importance to their hometown people, the relationship with relatives and friends, and the relationship with neighbors and relatives. When everyone sees them coming back in glory, they want to take them out.

Many overseas Chinese are very willing to support people in their hometown and help."

"Oh, if you can't get a visa, you still have to worship Mazu. See you at the dock at night?"

Ye Yaohai pursed his lips tightly, and then smiled, "It's almost the same. If you can't take the normal route, then you can take the illegal route. I heard that the environment abroad is still better than at home. It is indeed better to go out to work than at home, and it is not easy to live in China.

try to find."

"In recent years, after the country has opened its borders, the status of overseas Chinese has also been continuously improved. There should be more people going out, right?"

"almost."

"What a pity."

"What's the pity?"

"It's a pity that we lag behind for decades, but we will still catch up with other countries in the future. As the times develop, our country will shock the world sooner or later."

Ye Yaohai smiled and said nothing.

Ye Yaodong added: "Tell me about the ancestor worship at the ancestral hall? What other relatives are there in my grandfather's generation? What's the situation like in my hometown?"

"Okay, I'll be idle anyway."

After having someone to entrust him with the matter, Ye Yaodong no longer had to run around to find out if there was such a machine, so he could sit at the dock and wait for Aguang with peace of mind, while chatting with Ye Yaohai about the situation in his hometown.

Although this person may not be a good person, at least it seems that he has no ill intentions towards them now, and they, the people of Fujian Province, attach great importance to clan, and they are also members of the same family.

Ye Yaodong just sat on the pier and spent the whole afternoon, even giving them dinner.

At the end of the whole day, I really saw them sitting there enjoying the cool air and swatting mosquitoes. They were very idle, while other people were busy collecting goods, carrying goods away.

He looked at it with curiosity on his face, "Where do you transport all these goods?"

"Some are sent to some factories, fish canneries, food factories, some larger sharks, etc. There are people who specialize in receiving the goods to break down the various parts and then make related products. There are also some other fishmongers.

Divide it up. Large quantities will also be sent to the aquatic products wholesale market, and some people will take a cart to the villages and towns to sell them for a day. Anyway, there is no need to worry about the fresh ones because no one wants them. Now people want to buy everything they see."

He understands that after so many years of lack of food and clothing, it is natural hunger marketing, and there is nothing that cannot be sold.

"It would be great if we had cold chain technology and could transport a truck of chilled fish to all parts of the country. The demand for fish would be greater and the price would be higher."

“What is cold chain technology?”

"It means that in all aspects of production, storage, transportation, sales and before consumption, the specified low temperature environment is always maintained to ensure the freshness of the things. If we could have this technology now, how could our seafood be sold only within a short range?

, can be brought to the inland areas of the country, and people in the inland areas can also eat fresh food. Doesn’t this increase the demand greatly?”

Ye Yaohai looked at him curiously, "Can we still have such technology?"

"I'm just saying that I hope it can happen. It should be possible in the future, right? Anyway, things are changing day by day."

"Brother, I'm pretty good at it. After chatting with you for a while, I feel like my horizons have broadened and there are more things in my mind."

"I need to grow my brain."
To be continued...