Chapter 1174 Obtaining Resources

The tractor drove all the way, and they chatted all the way.

Others sat for a while and then stood up and looked around.

Looking at the surrounding environment, it slowly changed from a bustling street to a country road, then to a small town, and then passed a rice field.

They also went from looking full of novelty to slowly becoming listless and squatting there.

Ye Yaodong turned his head and glanced inadvertently, feeling that their car looked like refugees.

From the middle of the night to the dark of the next day, everyone was a little unable to bear the bumpy journey, and they were also a little doubtful. But when it came to this, they could only firmly believe that Ye Yaodong was not lying.

It was Ye Yaodong who said this at the beginning. He was now the richest person in his family. He felt that there was no need to lie to them, so he believed it.

Moreover, with the cooperation of an old lady, they also knew something about the old man’s past.

It's just that the hard work of traveling and traveling really makes people doubt their life.

Those who originally believed it became a little uneasy, wondering if they would be taken to some bad place.

When the sky was covered with sunset, they entered a village. After a while, they immediately heard lively voices.

Everyone became energetic instantly.

Everyone stood up and looked outside with surprise on their faces.

"arrive?"

"We should have arrived, right? It's almost dark, we've been in the car for so long."

"Ah, I saw the flowing water mat..."

"They are all eating. There is really a running water table. We started eating in the evening. There were quite a lot of people."

"Just in time haha..."

Ye Yaodong was a little embarrassed. Fortunately, Ye Yaohai couldn't understand everyone's local dialect.

"Is that the ancestral hall over there in front?"

Ye Yaohai also stood up and said affirmatively: "Yes, it's the entrance of the ancestral hall. Big red flowers are tied on the door. You must be tired after sitting in the car for so long. Get off the car and have a good rest later."

"I recognize the traditional Chinese character 'Ye' on the plaque. It should be right here. It's unmistakable."

"It's so majestic. The walls are so high and painted with red paint. The door is taller than both of us..."

Ye Yaohai smiled and said: "The overseas Chinese paid for it and everyone built it. After all, it is an ancestral temple. No matter where you are, your ancestors are here. This is also the root of everyone. Of course it must be built well. Good for the ancestors and good for everyone." ”

Father Ye and the others hurriedly reconciled, "It's good for our ancestors and good for everyone. We also prepared a red envelope before we came out, and we also contributed, but we just don't know who to give it to. Please hand it over for us later."

He smiled and said, "Uncle, you are so polite. You even gave us red envelopes."

"You want it. This ancestral hall has been completed. Although overseas Chinese have contributed money, of course the red envelope for Bao Gong's family must be given. This is a happy event."

"You guys are really particular about people."

While talking, everyone also took out the red envelopes in their luggage bags, all wrapped in red paper, with their names written on them.

Since it was contracted to the ancestral hall, Ye Yaohai definitely couldn't push it away.

But he didn't take it either.

"Don't be anxious, everyone. Get out of the car first. I will lead you to the clan elders later. You can just hand them over to the clan elders."

"That's okay too."

After everyone waited for the tractor to stop at the door, they all jumped down.

The people who were eating around, men and women, all looked at this group of people curiously.

The group of them also looked curiously at the villagers eating, and then at the magnificent ancestral hall at the back. Everyone had smiles on their faces and felt a little proud. It turned out that their roots were here.

Fallen leaves returning to their roots is something everyone has in mind, but they have been rooted in Baisha Village all their lives and have no sense of belonging here.

But it is still the ancestral hall and the roots of the old man.

Ye Yaohai greeted the people around him as he walked, and the people around him looked at them happily and whispered curiously.

They followed Ye Yaohai obediently, watching him ask questions, and then led them into the ancestral hall.

Then he led them to a square table inside. There were several old men talking there. There were a pile of red paper and pen and ink on the table.

Ye Yaohai greeted the old men and introduced them to each other in Mandarin.

The clan elders also said a lot of things to them in local dialect that they didn't understand, and it was Ye Yaohai who translated them.

Father Ye, Uncle Ye and the others also greeted those people in broken Mandarin and told them what his grandfather's name was.

Ye Yaodong just smiled and listened happily. There were a lot of elders here, and it was not their turn to speak for the juniors.

Normally it doesn't matter, but these are the elders of the clan, and most of them are very old-fashioned.

After a while, his father and others all started to take out red envelopes, and the younger generations also followed suit. After all, they are all married, and after getting married, red envelopes are required for all favors.

An old man took a writing brush to the red list, made a note for each of them, and wrote their names.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Ye Yaohai translated for them and said that after the ceremony tomorrow, he would write down their names in the genealogy, including their grandfather's line.

Then he took them outside to eat.

"Here are people who come to help, so we have food in charge. You are guests from afar, so of course you can sit down and eat together. I will eat with you here first, and I will ask the clan elders later. Let’s see who has a vacant house for you to settle in. You may have to squeeze in.”

Ye Yaodong said quickly: "It doesn't matter. It's not that important when you go out. Just have a place to lie down and sleep."

"Okay, let's eat first."

Everyone was very hungry, but they couldn't make it too embarrassing or ugly when going out, so everyone restrained themselves.

After all, everyone in the village sees it, and many of them may be family members or relatives of wealthy overseas Chinese, so of course they have to leave a good impression.

While they were eating, some curious aunties came to talk to them enthusiastically, and they were able to communicate by gesticulating like chickens and ducks.

After eating, it was getting dark, and Ye Yaohai also arranged three rooms for them. The three separate families squeezed in for the time being.

It just so happened that the father and son each shared a room, which was convenient for them to talk.

After being assigned accommodation, they were taken to watch the show.

I heard that a troupe has been invited to sing the opera for a week, and it has been singing for four days. There are still three days left, and the singing will end at the end of the flowing water mat.

This period of time is the most lively in the village. There is a play in the afternoon and a play in the evening. As soon as all the nearby villages finish dinner, everyone brings their own benches and rushes over early to occupy a seat.

When they arrived, they could only stand at the outermost edge and look at the silhouette. There was so much noise around them that they couldn't hear their voices clearly, so they had to listen to the chatter of the people on the side.

Everyone is also talking about their own opinions, and if they can't be heard, they each talk about their favorite topics.

They also followed the others to chat and inquire, and everyone around them was talking about the overseas Chinese.

Many people of the older generation say that life was hard in the past and they had no choice, so they smuggled themselves abroad. If there was a way, who would want to leave their hometown...

Unexpectedly, most of the fellow villagers who went out became successful, and then under the new series of policies, many overseas Chinese came back to repay their hometown, and even the villagers in the village benefited from it.

Ye Yaodong also followed up and asked the overseas Chinese if they had heard anything new. What everyone was most interested in was the topic of setting up a factory. The villagers would then have work to do.

Many people in the village saw how prosperous the overseas Chinese were when they returned. During this period, many people also went abroad to work one after another, setting off a craze for going abroad.

So they saw fewer young people in the village.

Ye Yaohai also stood and chatted with them, and asked if he had any family members who wanted to go abroad to work, and he could arrange it.

Ye Yaodong shook his head quickly, "My family doesn't have it. My eldest and second uncle don't know. Can I ask them tomorrow? My children are all young, the oldest is only 15 years old."

"It's okay if you're 15 years old."

"That won't work!" Father Ye immediately objected, "Ah Hai is the eldest grandson. How can he be sent abroad? He is only 15 years old. We have already arranged for him to work in the shipyard. He does not need to go abroad to work. He can still have a stable job at the shipyard."

"Ahai?"

Ye Yaohai was stunned for a moment. Didn't Ah Hai call him that?

"He's my eldest nephew. His name is Ye Chenghai. I don't know if there was anyone with your name in the previous generation. We are located at the seaside, and most people in the village are called Hai."

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua just nodded. They were not very good at talking, let alone Mandarin, so they just listened and watched the show.

This is so rare, it was rare to see it in the past few years.

"Oh, that's right. I was just a little confused when I heard this name. There are a few people named A Hai in our village, and there are also people named A Dong Anan, haha."

Ye Yaodong also laughed along.

Nowadays, people choose names very casually, with surname, seniority, and the last word being whatever they want.

There are also cases where only the first child carries the seniority, and the subsequent children do not carry the seniority and follow the trend, building a country, building an army, building a strong country, building a country... a lot.

"It's not bad to be able to join a shipyard. I'm only 15 years old. I'm very good. I'll have a solid job in the future."

Father Ye nodded happily, "Yes, this is all Dongzi's credit."

"A Dong is so powerful?"

"He is now President Ye..."

It was a rare opportunity for Father Ye to brag.

He had to let people know how powerful his son was, especially in front of his family, otherwise they would think they were relatives who came to beat the autumn wind.

We continued chatting until the opera came to an end, when all the people in front stood up and those behind them also left one after another.

Ye Yaohai also sent them back and asked them to have a good rest first.

They greeted the host and returned to the room.

When Ye Yaopeng came back, he said regretfully: "I went too late. I couldn't even hear a few words from the Queen Mother because I was standing behind her. It was also noisy around."

"Go to the theater early tomorrow. You're all here. Let's go back after their fun is over."

"Hey, I just heard them talk about going abroad. It's a pity that our children are too young, otherwise they really could be sent abroad. It's so nice to go abroad now. People say it's easy to find jobs abroad and the salary is high. If you go abroad You can make a fortune."

"Yes, the children at home are too young. Let's wait and see in a few years."

When Mr. Ye gets old, he pays attention to having children and grandchildren in his house. He is not too interested in his children going abroad, and he may also have some old feudal ideas.

"Who knows if it's good or not. It's good to watch other people, but you won't be able to watch after the child is sent away. It's so far abroad."

Ye Yaodong said pertinently: "There are advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is like what dad said, you can't see people, and who knows if you can make a lot of money if you go out. If you go out to zoom in, you can wash dishes for others, and there is no need for that at home. Food. You may not be able to make a lot of money if you go abroad, and the conditions at home are not bad.”

"It's a bit of a benefit. It would be great if I could come back to study as an overseas Chinese. I would be given special care."

Ye Yaopeng nodded, "Besides, the children at home are young, so Lao Hai must also want to make money."

"That's for sure. It costs a lot of money to send someone abroad."

"It's already very late. Go to bed early. You have to get up early tomorrow morning to worship your ancestors."

Being in a strange place, everyone was a little excited, and everyone was thinking about worshiping ancestors tomorrow morning. They tossed and turned all night, and only in the middle of the night did the sound of snoring start to sound.

As soon as they heard the noise outside in the early morning, they got up immediately. It was actually only dawn in the early morning, but today was a big day, and everyone named Ye in the village got up early in the morning.

After Ye Yaodong, his father, son and brothers got up, they also took out their new clothes and leather shoes and put them on. People rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles. Everyone looks much more glamorous.

By the time they walked to the ancestral hall, the entrance was already in full swing. A lot of people were busy cooking and picking vegetables. Some old men were coming in and out, and many young and middle-aged people were watching. With.

As soon as they arrived, someone called them and asked them to have breakfast first.

Some of the tables nearby were already occupied by people coming over for breakfast.

Looking at the birthday party and the banquet at Thean Hou Palace, it was not much different. They were all the same, and I felt more cordial.

After they arrived, other people also came one after another, including some people from the village.

After the meal, no one left. They were all waiting in the open space, or helping out if anything happened.

When the time was approaching, a car suddenly drove into the village. The sound of the engine and the screams of the villagers could be heard in the distance.

Ye Yaodong and the others were sitting in the corner with nothing to do, chatting with people in the local village.

His father, uncle, and uncles were chatting with Ye Yaohai, his father, and the others, brushing up on the relationship between the older generation and connecting with the cousins ​​they had never seen before.

Everyone stood up when they saw a car looking towards the ancestral hall from a distance. Everyone was talking about the overseas Chinese coming.

"It's so beautiful..." Father Ye said with a little envy, "There are so many people watching and watching, it's worth it in this life."

Ye Yaodong put his hand on his father's shoulder and said with a smile: "Tomorrow your son will also buy a car to make you more famous."

"real or fake?"

"Don't scold me, just don't break my legs."

"Haha, if you really have the ability to buy it, why should I scold you?"

"That's nice to say. You guys have too many criminal records. No matter what I buy, you are very opposed to it."

"Back then, didn't you think you were too unreliable? And I didn't have much money on hand, so I just bought this and that. When you can really afford a car, why should I still blame you?"

"Tch, you said it. When the time comes, mother and others will talk about me, so please stop them."

"Wait until you have the ability."

No matter what, tens of thousands of yuan is enough to buy a car. If he really wants to buy it, he can definitely afford it and find a way to get it.

It's just that it's a waste of money to buy a car now, it's not cost-effective and the roads are so bad. In addition, there is no benefit in pretending to be rich now.

He can show off enough in the village, and he doesn't need a car to set him off.

As soon as the car stopped, several people in suits and leather shoes got out. Two young ones even wore mousse on their heads. They really looked like dogs, completely different from the crowd of people around them wearing gray tunic suits.

However, everyone had smiles on their faces and no arrogant expressions, so it didn't make anyone uncomfortable. Moreover, as soon as they got off the car, they shook hands with the clan elders, then greeted Ye Yaohai, and walked into the ancestral hall together.

He happened to be standing next to Ye Yaohai, who had been chatting just now, and was pulled in together.

He asked Ye Yaohai in a low voice, "Are these just a few overseas Chinese?"

"No, there's still time. It's not here yet. There should be several cars later. It's not time yet."

"It's so beautiful."

"Returning home in glory is also a great joy in life. You are not bad either. You are now President Ye, and you are very capable of doing it."

"Everywhere, it's just a false name, don't take it seriously, haha, it's so embarrassing."

He was really embarrassed.

Before he could recover, Ye Yaohai turned around and actually introduced him to the overseas Chinese, focusing on the three-character name of President Ye.

Grass! His father oversold him.

One blow after another, it’s even more outrageous.

Ye Yaodong's face turned red instantly. He had never been so embarrassed before. He knew how wet his President Ye was.

It didn't matter that he was praised in his own country, but he was specially brought out to boast in front of people who had seen the world. He was so embarrassed that he almost forgot how to speak.

"Haha, don't listen to Lao Hai's nonsense. He just changed his name casually. It's not enough."

An old man of some age said with a smile: "The descendants are awesome. They are already very powerful. They are much more powerful than us at this age. I didn't expect that the descendants of my fourth uncle would come back."

"It's also a coincidence. Fortunately, our names are all ranked according to the sect. When we heard it, we knew that there was something to do with it."

"The leather in Vancouver is well-known in Italy. I also know a few bosses there, and some of them seem to be planning to go back and invest in setting up factories."

"What a coincidence, I just came back from Vancouver a few days ago and I was investing in lighters with my friends."

"Oh? Are lighters also available in China?"

"Some domestic stores sell them at high prices. My friend developed them himself and made them in his own small workshop, which is much cheaper. He just happened to have a partner." Ye Yaodong smiled and talked to them.

"That's great. When the time comes, let the local government help support it and make it bigger. It will be amazing in the future."

"Haha, a small-time guy can't compare to a big guy like uncle."

"What big guy or not, just call me Uncle Zhong. We are really talented people with the surname Ye. We can be successful wherever we go, haha!"

"Fortunately, I came back to see it. I didn't expect to meet many overseas Chinese from the same village. It was all thanks to Ah Hai's help in contacting that everyone could work together to build their hometown."

Ye Yaohai smiled and said, "I just made a small effort. I can help our hometown get better and better, but I still rely on your help."

"When the city's hotels and canneries You have to help us too. We may grant another piece of land in a while, and then we can build a canned fish factory. You can find someone to help us look after it. "

"No problem."

Ye Yaodong's eyes lit up, "Fish canning factory?"

"Are you interested too?"

"Haha, canned food is high-end. I'm a fisherman with several boats, so I'm familiar with canned fish. But this thing needs a machine, which I can't make. I have a fish sauce workshop at home."

"Oh? Fish sauce is good. You can't buy authentic fish sauce abroad. We, the fellow villagers, have been thinking about this for many years."

Ye Yaodong was delighted, "Uncle Zhong, do you think there is a market for fish sauce abroad? ”

“It’s just average. Foreigners can’t accept the taste, but we overseas Chinese in the southeast coastal areas miss it. If we sell some, it’s ok, but it’s hard to make it big and strong. Can you transport it? You have to put it in big jars, right? There are no glass bottles in China now, right?”

“Wait for Lao Hai to help me get the machine, I can produce it in bags, and the loss is lower. Does your overseas business involve this?”

“We have some products, and we also do wholesale,” he thought for a while and said, “If you have packaging that is convenient for transportation, you can try to ship a batch when the time comes.”

“Okay, okay, thank you, uncle, I didn’t expect to be able to start a business from you Expand overseas markets, hahaha."

"Haha, we are all fellow villagers, it is only natural for us to help each other. As long as there is money to be made, there is nothing we can't do."

"Okay, then I hope that uncle will help and take care of you in the future."

Ye Yaohai smiled and patted his shoulder, "Good boy, I just chatted with you for a few words and I got you a connection to open the overseas market?"

"No, no, it's not there yet, haha, I just told you."

Uncle Zhong smiled and said, "I'm not kidding. When you have everything and have goods, go to the city to contact my son, his name is Ye Yaohui, and ask him to leave you a landline number."

Ye Yaodong looked at the young man who had been visiting and walking around in the ancestral hall.

Ye Yaohui was also called back, and then smiled and left Ye Yaodong his address and number.

He carefully put away the note. This is all money. If this overseas line is opened, there will be benefits in the future, and it will also make money steadily.

After returning, he immediately increased his efforts to collect groceries.

It takes a long time for fermentation to happen, and there is nothing we can do about it.

"Is uncle in Italy?"

"Yes, I am in Italy, my brother is in the UK, my sister and two nieces are in Canada, two nephews are in Germany, this son was called back from Australia by me, my daughter is studying in France, and there are two sons and the youngest daughter is with me."

Ye Yaodong was dumbfounded.

How can a family be torn apart like this?

If it is a family dinner, do we have to call the whole world?

Ye's father and others were also shocked. Can a family be distributed all over the world?

Ye Yaodong smacked his lips, "Your family is really powerful, and there are people from your family all over the world."

Ye Yaohui smiled and said, "We Chinese can conquer the earth if we leave a little bit of our race in the world. What's the point of running around the world, hahaha."

"You are really amazing. The farthest place I have been in my life is the provincial capital, haha."

"It's normal. Some villagers have been to nearby towns. After all, transportation is not convenient here. It will be convenient in the future." Ye Yaohai also followed up with a conversation.

Just as they were talking about the excitement, a car horn sounded outside, and everyone knew that another overseas Chinese had come.

The elders immediately went out to greet them.

After a while, four or five more men and women, young and old, came.

Then not long after, more cars came one after another, and the ancestral hall was filled with a large number of people in fancy clothes.

Everyone was smiling, greeting each other politely and chatting.

There were also many members of the Ye family mixed in, chatting and getting close to those overseas Chinese, many of whom were their relatives.

Ye Yaodong followed Uncle Zhong as usual, after all, this was the first person who promised to help him sell fish sauce overseas.

He listened to everyone bragging there, and he knew that these were overseas Chinese from many countries, at least seven or eight countries.

Tsk tsk tsk, the older generation really had a smuggling trend, as long as Mazu agreed, they could go all over the world.

However, as they chatted, he also asked Uncle Zhong if he was interested in lighters. He also showed him the lighter he carried with him and explained that it only cost a few dollars, trying to persuade him that there was a big market for it.

"Haha, you are a business man. I will accept this lighter first. We will talk about this later. This thing is good."

"Okay, okay, it's important to worship the ancestors. It should be time soon. Contact uncle later and invite uncle for tea."

However, while they were talking, other people also looked at the lighter in Uncle Zhong's hand. They heard that it only cost a few dollars and was made in China. Everyone was very interested and asked Ye Yaodong to give them the contact information.

Ye Yaodong's face was stiff with laughter. There were unexpected surprises at any push. He quickly borrowed paper and pen and gave them the phone number of Baisha Village Committee.

He also said that it was not easy for private people to call now, and it was not easy to pass the approval, so they could only let them call the village committee first and transfer the call to him, or let them leave him a phone number.

In this way, before the ancestor worship, he had a lot of notes in his pocket, all of which were the contact information of the big guys.

These are all resources.

The locals attach the most importance to clans. With this level of relationship, they will generally help if they can, and the Chinese like to stick together wherever they go.

With so many contact methods, this trip really made him a profit.

In the current situation where the country lacks materials but not labor, there are very few things that can be exported, and many materials are smuggled in from abroad in various ways.

But there is no shortage of labor in the country, which leads to cheap labor, and foreign capital likes cheap domestic labor.

This is why foreign trade flourished soon. In the 1990s, foreigners lined up and held money to find Chinese factories for processing.

"It's almost time to prepare for the ancestor worship ceremony."

Someone shouted, and everyone became a little quieter.

Introduction to the book of strange stories:

The pine wind blows away the tea smoke, and the gods sleep in the white clouds.

Unconsciously, I dreamed of the past, under the tree at the entrance of the village, the old man told stories, those gods and ghosts that shocked the children, fox spirits and mountain monsters, were neither real nor illusory, weird and romantic, but still felt wonderful.