"We all learned a lot from this trip to sea!"
Feng Xuan shook his head with a sigh: "The workload is too heavy, and there is a severe shortage of manpower on board. Not only are we exhausted, but our work efficiency is also affected. We have very little time to rest. It would be better to add more manpower and work in two shifts."
As Feng Xuan spoke, he nodded, seemingly emphasizing his point of view.
"Adding two more people won't increase the cost by much; it's just a matter of paying two more salaries. But the result is higher work efficiency, so why not?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Ye chimed in.
Xiao Zhaojun nodded slightly, and after a moment's thought, he said, "Hmm... adding four more people is fine. Two shifts can ensure that everyone has enough rest time, so they will have more energy to work."
Feng Ye said with a smile, "That's right. You can never earn enough money, but health is the foundation of everything. If you ruin your health for the sake of making money, then it's not worth it."
"Then let's add four more people."
Xiao Zhaojun finally made up his mind and nodded. "However, what are your thoughts on manpower? Should we ask your fathers to come aboard and help with the work?"
"My father?"
Feng Ye and Feng Xuan both frowned.
Since the fish traps were removed, Feng Jiaqing now spends almost every day on the homestead.
Actually, there isn't much to do here. There are professional bricklayers to handle the bricklaying, and he himself doesn't understand these technical skills.
At most, they can only act as laborers, helping with odd jobs like handing bricks and mixing mortar.
However, it's not entirely impossible to have him go to sea with the Harvest.
After all, he's not that old, and he's someone who can't sit still.
“Once a large ship sets sail, it often takes ten days to half a month. In addition to normal rest and recuperation at the shore, everyone needs to take turns to rest, otherwise their bodies will definitely not be able to take it.”
“I was worried that the three of them wouldn’t be able to handle things while I was resting, since they are all still too young and inexperienced. So I was thinking of finding someone with more experience to keep an eye on them.”
“Not only your father, I also plan to invite Ah-chan’s father to the ship.”
After Xiao Zhaojun finished speaking, Xiao Guowen also said, "Aye, you know my situation. I lack experience, and Awu is even worse than me. Only your brother has been to sea a few more times."
“But the open sea is not the coast, and the situation is more complicated and changeable. I’m afraid that we won’t be able to make a decision if we encounter an emergency. It’s more reassuring to have the elderly watching over us, and it also solves two manpower issues.”
The older generation on the island, regardless of whether they own a boat now, all experienced that special era of large collectives and have more or less experience going to sea.
Land resources on Baishi Island are extremely limited, so in order to earn more work points, people have no choice but to go out to sea to fish.
Feng Xuan took a deep breath and said slowly, "We are indeed young and inexperienced, and we do need someone to keep an eye on us. However, whether my father is willing to go is not a decision I can make."
"It depends on my dad's own decision. If he's willing to go, my brother and I have no objections."
In Feng Ye's opinion, his father would most likely agree.
After all, Feng Jiaqing had no source of income at all while working on the homestead.
Even if the two brothers offered him a salary, he would never accept it.
In the minds of most elderly people, helping their sons with chores is a matter of course, so why should they ask for wages?
Now that there's another opportunity to make money, he would definitely accept it without hesitation.
After all, men, regardless of the era, only stand tall when they have money in their pockets.
"Then you should go back and ask him. When Ah-Can comes over, have him go back and ask his father too..."
"What is it that you need to ask my father's opinion about?"
Just then, Ah-Can arrived.
"...When you get back, ask Uncle Ling if he's willing to work on the Harvest Ship?"
Feng Ye repeated the previous topic to A-Can.
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can immediately smiled and said, "No need to ask, he'll definitely agree. I'll just agree on his behalf."
"If I could have these two experienced people accompany me on this voyage, I would feel much more at ease," Xiao Zhaojun said with a smile.
After chatting for a while, the group started to calculate the accounts.
"Let's check the accounts first. Ah Xuan knows how many trips were made and what items were purchased, and he also has the corresponding receipts."
Xiao Zhaojun then placed the receipts on the table: "Here, all the receipts are."
“We all know these things clearly, except for the two of you. How about this, one of you reads and the other calculates, and we can check it off at the same time.”
Xiao Guowen took out the paper and pen he had prepared beforehand and pushed them, along with the list, in front of Feng Ye and A-Can.
"Alright, I'll read it, and A-Can will calculate it."
Feng Ye picked up the receipts on the table, glanced through them briefly, and found that the income and expenditure receipts had been categorized.
He first singled out the receipts for the income section and glanced at them quickly.
Over eight days, the goods were sold five times. The first four sales were to fresh seafood collection boats, while the last sale took place after the boats docked.
This is clearly reflected in the unit price.
The unit price on these four receipts is significantly lower than that on the other receipt, approximately half to two-thirds of the latter.
This is something that can't be helped.
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