Back to the small fishing village in 1982Y

Along the way, Father Ye wished he could gag the mouths of both of them with a handkerchief to wipe his nose. He didn't know what to say, and he could talk all the way to the destination without feeling thirsty.

What nonsense is so much, I don't know!
As soon as Ah Guang stopped his bicycle, he quickly took a big mouthful of water from the bamboo tube, then slurped it up, and then he took another big mouthful.

"I thought you weren't thirsty."

"He's so annoying, Dad, it's a good thing you don't live with him."

"Okay, don't talk anymore, save your saliva, my head hurts when I listen to you."

"Then I have to say one more thing." Ah Guang glared at Ye Yaodong, "Come and ride when you return to the city."

Ye Yaodong glanced at him, "Got it, I know your legs are weak."

"Grass, you will try it later, ride a bicycle for two hours, and see if your legs are soft?"

Father Ye left the two with a headache and went to the shipyard first.

The two people behind them stopped talking and hurriedly followed.

This shipyard looks a bit dilapidated, the iron gate at the entrance looks rusty, the wall is okay, it is simply piled up of stones, the iron gate is opened on one side, and it does not restrict people from entering and exiting, but most people will not run Come here, and there are people working there day and night in the factory.

This is the only shipyard around their county seat.

It can be said that most of the large ships in the county come out of this factory, and the other half may come from other places, or from the city.

After all, after the fishery brigade was disbanded, in addition to returning to the original fishermen, there were also those built by the brigade later, and they were all circulated at low prices after the disbandment.

There are also some well-connected ones, and they also go to other places to buy them.

At present, some of the large ships of 30 meters in the town are entrusted to the shipyards in the city to build them.

As soon as Ye Yaodong followed his father into the iron gate, he saw several semi-finished boats piled up in the open space ahead, coming and going with various equipment and machines, as well as workers.

He visually estimated that the open space in front of him was about an acre in size. Sheds were still set up on both sides of the open space, and a few half-built boats were scattered scattered inside.

As soon as the three of them entered the shipyard, they felt that their eyes were not enough. They were all here for the first time, and they only heard about it before.

That's why Ah Guang was so interested. When he heard that they were coming to the shipyard, he hurriedly followed them.

The workers in the factory are all busy there, surrounded by a boat in twos and threes, some are welding there, some are beating there, some are moving there.

Before I walked a few steps, I just sighed a few words there, and an old man came over and asked what they were doing?

After Ye Yaodong explained the purpose of his visit, the old man asked them to take a look around first, or go inside to drink tea and sit for a while, and he went to call the factory manager.

"Let's take a random look first, and we must not mess around."

"Okay, then wait a moment, I'll call Director Wu."

With so many workers in the factory busy there, there is nothing to worry about.

The three of Ye Yaodong looked here and there, although some workers wondered who they were, but no one cared about them, after all, people from their factory often came to check on the progress.

Ah Guang rubbed his chin and sighed, "Tsk tsk tsk ~ so many ships are built at the same time? How much does this factory earn a year?"

Father Ye shook his head, "It takes time to build a boat. Didn't you see that none of these boats is less than ten meters? It means that they only accept motor boats that are more than ten meters in length."

"Originally, the small wooden boat can be built by hiring a master. If you are in a hurry, you can go directly to some master craftsmen to buy ready-made ones. If you come to the shipyard, you can queue up to death." Ye Yaodong also said.

"Yes, it takes more than half a year to build one of the boats they built. Although they seem to have a lot of people working here, they really can't produce a few boats a year. It takes a lot of work."

"For a larger ship like this one, some equipment may need to be ordered from a large place, and it will take time, and may have to be deployed." Father Ye pointed to the ship in front of him, and said clearly.

At this time, the old man with a Chinese character face and a somewhat muscular middle-aged man came over.

"The old comrade should be an old fisherman, he knows a lot."

"Hehe, it's Comrade Director Wu, he's so young, he's really capable!"

"Where is there, do you want to sit inside and chat for a while, and then drink some tea to warm your body?"

Father Ye looked at Ye Yaodong, wanting to see what he would say?
"Do you want to take a look around first, or sit down and talk?"

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "How about we chat while watching?"

Only then did Director Wu realize that the young man in front of him might be the leader of the three people in front of him. He thought it was a father and son.

In fact, I didn't guess wrong.

It's just a little rare, the three of them are now sons and sons-in-law who are more capable than Lao Tzu, and Lao Tzu is working for his son.

"Okay, I'll take you for a stroll, watch and talk, and if you don't understand anything, I'll clear it up by the way."

"Then Director Wu, when is your delivery date now?"

This is one of his biggest concerns.

"A year and a half later, I can't tell. It depends on the size of the hull and the arrival of individual accessories and machines. It may be earlier or later. I can't tell. We have several teams working at the same time. In case any team finishes the project ahead of schedule , then you can arrange it in advance. If you arrange it early, the progress of completion will definitely be faster."

Father Ye also heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the delivery date. It was so slow, Dongzi wouldn't have to spend all his money and go back immediately.

"It will take so long!"

He thought the delivery time was at most one year, which was too inefficient.

However, considering the inconvenience of transportation these days, it is even more inconvenient to buy large items, especially machinery and equipment.

Father Ye hurriedly said: "Slow work and meticulous work. This ship is a super-large industry that needs to be operated for decades. It is not comparable to those electrical appliances. It must be well built."

Director Wu also nodded and said: "This is part of it. The other part is that there are a lot of customers who came to book the ship this year. We have expanded the scale a little bit and recruited more than a dozen apprentices. Otherwise, the delivery date will be two years later. .”

Ah Guang interjected, "Maybe it's because everyone's money has become looser in the past few years, and they have some conditions, so they all have some ideas. They want to change to a bigger boat so that they can earn more."

"Yes, the living standards of our coastal generation have improved over the past few years, and the sound of three turns and one sound has gradually entered every household, and even the countryside has gradually increased."

"It's more than that, I heard that people in the city have bought refrigerators now!"

"Yes, some cadres' homes have been equipped with TV sets, refrigerators and other new three things."

"Everyone has some money, so they must improve their living standards. Of course, fishermen are the same. If they have money, they must change to bigger boats, go to farther seas to catch more fish, and earn more money. money."

Director Wu echoed, "That's the reason, so now there are more and more orders. This year, the number of orders received is double that of last year. Our manpower has increased, and the delivery date has to be scheduled for a year and a half later."

"I estimate that it may increase in the next few years. Many fishermen have made some money in the past few years, and they are no longer satisfied with fishing along the coast."

"I heard that there is no father, let's take a long-term view!"

Father Ye smiled, "Don't make people laugh, you are still young and not very experienced."

"It turns out that there are really three fathers and sons."

"No, he can only count as half!" Ye Yaodong pointed to Ah Guang who was beside him.

"Yes, I am just a son-in-law, and he is his own son. Director Wu, if we book a boat of more than 20 meters now, how much will it cost?"

"It's hard to say. You have to determine how many meters it is, and then you have to determine the machine configuration you need, and then the requirements for the hull."

"Some people want two floors, some people only need a larger cabin, and some people require a larger fish warehouse, and fishing equipment such as winches, net coilers, power blocks, net lifting booms and guide pulleys depends on the size of the cabin. How to configure the size of your ship. Of course, if you don’t have a lot of money, you can figure it out yourself.”

"Also, it's best to confirm whether it's a trawler or a fishing boat. If it's a fishing boat, see if it's also used as those fishing nets. There will be more things that need to be equipped."

Double-use fishing boats are fishing boats that mainly fish with trawling nets, and double as fishing operations such as seine nets, drift nets, and fishing.

Ye Yaodong nodded, "I understand that."

"You two are very young, but you seem to have grown up. Your father will be blessed in the future."

"Where is it, Director Wu is being polite."

"I think people are very accurate. You two little comrades will definitely be very capable in the future."

Ye Yaodong was so happy in his heart, he really wanted to say something to him, your eyes are vicious!

"Come this way, I'll show you some of the ships I've built so far, what equipment they have, and what their structure is. You guys should get to know them first."

"Ok."