That evening, not long after Feng Ye arrived home, Xiao Zhaojun and his son arrived as promised.
Today's harvest: a total of 851 yuan.
Of course, abalone and baby lobster are separate items, and it's still unknown how much they will cost. There's only a receipt with weight by size but no unit price.
This 851 yuan is the money from selling other fish, shrimp, and crabs.
Feng Ye received 420 yuan, Feng Xuan and A Can each received 210 yuan, and the remainder was kept to buy diesel and other necessities.
Instead of going straight home after receiving his share of the money, Ah Can went with Feng Ye to wait for Xiao Zhaojun and his son.
Feng Ye brewed a pot of tea, and everyone exchanged a few pleasantries.
Seeing that they hadn't gotten to the point yet, Xiao Guowen couldn't hold back any longer and spoke first: "Aye, what's your decision?"
“I’ve thought it over. I’ve decided to invest in three shares, and my brother and Ah-chan will invest in the other one.”
Feng Ye nodded, giving an affirmative answer.
Feng Xuan and A-Can nodded slightly in agreement.
“No problem!” Xiao Zhaojun readily agreed. “It’s good that you’ve taken all four shares; it saves me trouble, I don’t have to look for anyone else. But…”
He paused for a moment, then asked with some concern, "Ah Can, have you discussed this with your father?"
As the saying goes, "one should start a family before establishing a career," meaning one should start a family first, and then establish a career.
The ancients were very particular about what they said, and there must have been a reason for it.
Ah-chan is young after all. Although he has established a career, he is not yet married and cannot make decisions about many things. It is normal for him to have such concerns.
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can paused for a moment, scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, and said, "Not yet."
Then his expression turned serious, and he said, "But that's not a problem at all. I earned the money myself, and my dad didn't have to pay for it. What could he possibly have to say? Besides, I didn't squander it; I used it for important things."
Hearing him say that, Xiao Zhaojun felt much more at ease.
He smiled and said, "But it would be best to tell your father about this so that he knows about it, in order to avoid any misunderstandings in the future."
Ah-chan nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Uncle Jun, when will we be able to buy the boat back?" Feng Ye asked.
"Ah Ye, you're in quite a hurry, aren't you?" Xiao Zhaojun said with a smile.
Feng Ye smiled and said, "After all, I've invested tens of thousands of yuan. Buying it back sooner will generate returns sooner."
“That’s true.” Xiao Zhaojun nodded in understanding. “The ship has been chosen and ordered. It’s just a matter of when your money will arrive.”
"Don't worry about the money for my three shares, I can give it to you now."
After saying that, he turned to look at Ye Qingling, who was cleaning fish in the yard: "A-Ling..."
"I'll go inside and get it."
Ye Qingling immediately put down the knife, stood up, washed her hands, and then went inside.
The fish she killed were all worthless, fish that nobody would buy.
Each time they returned from a sea voyage, if they didn't have a large quantity of fish, they would keep it to use as bait. If they couldn't use that much bait, the remaining three would divide it according to their shareholding.
There was just too much today; all three of them shared a lot.
These fish are all dead and must be processed immediately by salting them.
Otherwise, in this hot weather, it will smell bad by tomorrow.
A short while later, Ye Qingling came out with the money and placed it on the table in front of Feng Ye.
"Uncle Jun, please click it."
Feng Ye pushed the money in front of Xiao Zhaojun.
Xiao Zhaojun didn't say anything, just that he trusted Xiao Zhaojun and there was no need to order.
It's best to count the money in person to avoid any unnecessary trouble later.
He counted it once, then counted it again, and only after confirming that it was correct did he put the money away.
"Is that right?" Feng Ye asked.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with Xiao Zhaojun counting again and again.
When it comes to money, you can never be too careful.
"A total of forty-five thousand, the number is correct."
"That's good."
At this moment, Feng Xuan also came out with money, handed it to Xiao Zhaojun, and said, "This is the money for my half share."
After Xiao Zhaojun finished counting again, A-Can said, "My money is at home. Uncle Jun will come with me to get it later, and we can explain it to my dad while we're at it."
"Alright."
Xiao Zhaojun nodded, then took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket, unfolded it, and placed it in front of Feng Ye.
Then he said, "This is the agreement I drafted. Please take a look and see if you have any other opinions."
"Why bother signing any agreements? How could we not trust Uncle Jun?" Feng Ye waved his hand dismissively.
In the countryside these days, almost no one goes to court; a written agreement is less effective than a fist.
Besides, we're all from the same village; everyone knows what kind of person someone is.
Moreover, given his relationship with Xiao Guowen and Xiao Guowu, there is still some trust between them.
"One thing at a time, whether you trust it or not, you still have to sign the agreement."
As soon as Xiao Zhaojun finished speaking, Xiao Guowen chimed in, "That's right, words are no proof, an agreement still needs to be signed."
Since things had come to this point, Feng Ye picked up the agreement.
The agreement was simple: the four of them would jointly buy a boat to go out to sea to fish, and distribute profits and bear losses according to their respective shareholding ratios.
The three of them took turns reading the agreement and found no problems. They then found more paper, copied it several times, signed their names, and kept one copy for themselves.
After signing the agreement, Xiao Zhaojun said, "We'll set off for the next county tomorrow to buy the boat. You'll all come together."
"I'm not going. What about you guys?" Feng Ye shook his head and looked at Feng Xuan and A Can: "What about you? Are you going?"
"I'm not going either. Making money at sea is more important."
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