"1000 yuan!!!"

She had already seen a thick packet through her mouth, but she was still surprised when she heard 1,000 yuan.

"Yes, the quantity is 500 for each boatman and 1,000 for me."

"The boatmen still have 500 yuan each? So much? Are you so generous this time? There are 6 of you in total. How about 3,500 yuan? Is the sun going to the west?"

Ye Yaodong explained to her the special features of the unmanned underwater vehicle. The reward money was not that much and was relatively normal.

The country should have a standard for rewarding these things.

And now he wants to be in the newspaper, so that he can be set up as a model of a dedicated, patriotic, and party-loving fisherman, so as to mobilize the enthusiasm of the fishermen.

Fishermen are working people at the bottom, and they also need to eat. If there are no more rewards, how dare they chase after overseas boats to catch fish? Being patriotic is patriotic, but they also need to eat.

The state must also affirm and encourage their behavior, and cannot let people work for nothing. This is purely an accident.

After crushing it and feeding it into her mouth, Lin Xiuqing nodded happily, thinking it made sense.

"For us, a reward of 1,000 yuan is not much. After all, we have lost a day of fishing, and we have to pay for gas for the round trip. But we are responsible for it ourselves, and the boatmen have made a lot of money."

"Yes, I earned them 500 yuan per person, which is half a year's salary. It made them a lot of money. It's a pity that my father didn't go on the ship at that time. Otherwise, he would have had 500 yuan more for retirement."

"It's a pity indeed. If he heard it tomorrow, he would probably be sulking again."

Lin Xiuqing put down the money in her hand and went to cook noodles for him. She could talk while doing it.

"Then why did you come back now after receiving the award?"

Ye Yaodong told him again about his arrangements for Wang Jianxin, as well as some plans he had in mind when sailing the ship.

"The land at home is definitely not big enough. We must slowly expand it, sell it to all coastal markets, and then sell it overseas."

"The land in the city must be utilized. Fortunately, it has been completed. However, this fish sauce is not good at all. The fermentation time is too long. We must prepare and plan in advance before mass production..."

Ye Yaodong talked eloquently and talked a lot. Lin Xiuqing listened and nodded in agreement, feeling that what he said was very reasonable.

"Then you can do whatever you want. According to your own ideas, the land has been bought and built, so you can't just leave it there and waste it."

"It's rare. Finally, there's a time when you don't object."

"What am I objecting to?"

"In the first two years, I opposed everything you did. Not only you, but the whole family also opposed it!"

"Wasn't it that you were unreliable before? You were lazy and idle every day. If I didn't object, I could give you the house to do whatever you wanted. Who knows if your diligence is the three-minute heat? But I'm not the only one who thinks you are unreliable.

, the whole family thinks you are unreliable."

Ye Yaodong had nothing to say.

"Then if I buy a TV, you have to object, and if I buy a washing machine, you have to object too. This will obviously benefit the whole family."

"At that time, I didn't think it was necessary. I didn't have a lot of money. Who knows if there will be any changes. It would be better to save as much money as possible."

"What happened?"

"It's hard to say. There are many natural and man-made disasters. Of course, you have to save a lot of money first. If you have money in your hand, you won't panic. And there are so many dogs betting now. Who knows whether you will get into bad habits. You don't have anything to do in the first place.

Good habit."

"Damn it, if you talk about me like this, I'm a waste, and I don't have any bad habits."

"Just because you didn't do it before doesn't mean you won't do it in the future. Men become bad when they have money."

"I won't give you all the money."

Lin Xiuqing took the spatula and stirred the noodle soup in the pot. She turned to look at him and laughed, "So, don't I support you now?"

"That's because what I said made sense and was well planned. I didn't just talk casually."

"Well, that's right, you're mature now, you're more stable, you know how to think about life carefully, and you know how to plan, so you won't make people feel unreliable."

Ye Yaodong was satisfied.

"That's pretty much it."

"Eat quickly and go to sleep. It's very late."

"Um."

Lin Xiuqing brought the noodles to him, took out the chopsticks and handed them to him, then picked up the red envelopes on the table to count them.

"Are these 10 yuan bills on the table the same?"

"No, what's on the table? I brought it with me when I went out today. I didn't spend much money on lunch. But they waited for me specially when they received the goods today, so they received it a little late. It seems that they have a lot of extra money. You can put it in tomorrow morning."

The goods brought back yesterday should be weighed and reimbursed to them. Originally, I wanted to reimburse them, but before they finished their work, I boarded the ship first. By the way, I will reimburse them more starting from tomorrow, so as not to have to ask others to reimburse them all the time."

"knew."

"Please keep my certificate of commendation away from me."

"I know, I will collect it for you. I will also collect the money for you. Don't move, okay?"

"Well, that's right, that's what a wife has to do."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and patted his shoulder with the certificate before taking it into the house and putting it away.

When she came out, she was not idle and went to unwrap the quilt again, "Where are the other quilts? In the workshop?"

"On the boat, forget them if you are too lazy..."

Ye Yaodong scolded and said that all lazy people are dirty no matter how dirty they are.

"Anyway, there is a washing machine at home, so it doesn't matter if you bring them all back for me to wash. They are also our own quilts..."

The couple chatted nonchalantly, one eating noodles and the other working. When Ye Yaodong finished eating, she also put down what she was doing and went back to the house to sleep together.

Early the next morning, before he got up, news about their award collection yesterday had spread throughout the village.

Because it was late at night when I came back yesterday, so I didn’t have to show off, and I almost choked people up.

So many people got up early in the morning to set off firecrackers. After attracting a large number of people, they quickly told their neighbors about their glorious deeds.

Although everyone admires those who have no money, there is no way to be as famous as being in a newspaper. I was excited to hear that they would be in the newspaper later.

This is no less than being on TV in later generations, and it can be seen by people all over the country.

Ye Yaodong was also awakened by the sound of firecrackers at his door.

He still got up inexplicably, and there were a lot of people talking around his father and mother at the door. There were red firecracker papers on the ground, and a bunch of children were squatting all over the floor looking for unfinished firecrackers.

"Why are you so busy?"

"Mom said we should set off firecrackers. You attended the commendation meeting, got the certificate of commendation, and even appeared in the newspaper. She said it was worth setting off firecrackers to celebrate. Others also set off firecrackers this morning. We must set off firecrackers even more."

"All right."

He looked at his father and told the neighbors with a smile on his face. He probably knew that he was very happy to be complimented and was not depressed because of the 500 yuan.

As soon as Ye Yaopeng saw him, he couldn't wait to ask: "Dongzi is up? Shall we go to sea at night?"

"It was windy the night before yesterday and last night. When I came back last night, the waves were quite big. Let's take a look at it in the evening?"

"That's fine."

"Uncle Ye, this is such a pity, isn't it? Others have certificates of commendation and can still appear in the newspaper. This is probably only once in their lives. For such a rare opportunity, you just lost 500 yuan, and you also lost the opportunity to be in the newspaper.

"

The old woman who was originally talking to Ye's mother turned around and said to Ye's father. She said this without any malice, she was just teasing Ye's father with a smile.

Father Ye sighed, "There's nothing I can do about it. Who knows what good or bad things may happen to me. I wish I could figure it out."

He thought to himself that he had to follow Dongzi in order to gain more experience and encounter good things.

However, this opportunity will probably never come back in the future, and Father Ye also feels regretful.

If he could be in the newspaper, his life would have been worth it. It's a pity that now he can only watch other boatmen in the village being miserable.

Thinking about 500 yuan, plus being in the newspaper, he missed it, and his heart bleeds.

Ye Yaodong did not continue to listen to them and went back to the house to eat.

After eating, the people at the door dispersed, and many gathered at the door of the workshop. He also went to the workshop to inspect and help.

There are now about 30 people working in the two workshops here every day. People are needed for moving, lifting and sorting, and even more for killing, cleaning and drying fish.

In addition to the fifteen or sixteen workers he hires regularly, the remaining 20 or so women are temporary helpers. However, they work every day now and their earnings are not less than others.

At this time, everyone in the village was talking about the fact that they were commended. It probably took many days in the village. After all, there were so many people involved, and everyone in each family felt that it was a great honor, so they must talk about it more.

Ye Yaodong walked to the place where the dried fish was dried and looked through the dried fish. Some fish were cut across the abdomen and dried in just two or three days, such as toad fish and faucet; some fish had to be cooked and dried, such as

Balang fish needs to be dried for a longer period of time before it can be preserved; others need to be sliced ​​and dried, such as herring.

At this time, Father Ye came over and sighed: "It's a pity this time. Once your eldest and second brothers become proficient, I will follow you and work for you."

He chuckled, "I thought you wanted to say that once you get the eldest and second brothers familiar, you would stop working and just stay at home and bask in the sun and retire."

"How can I do that? I'm only 53, so I can't do anything."

"Well, it's up to you."
To be continued...