"Alright, alright, let's get back to business."
Xiao Zhaojun waved his hand and continued, "Then shall we increase the commission for the boatmen's wages by 0.5% from now on?"
"I think it's okay."
Feng Ye nodded. "If this commission is only paid out once, then it shouldn't be called a commission. It would be better to give them red envelopes as a reward."
"There is motivation only when there is profit."
“We give them commissions, and the boatmen will work even harder to earn more commissions. They will even actively look for work without you having to arrange it, Uncle Jun.”
"Yeah?"
Xiao Zhaojun had some doubts.
"Uncle Jun, don't you believe me? We've experienced this firsthand."
Ah-Can then recounted the performance of the six people they had invited over the past month or so in Hai Zhong Zhou.
After hearing this, Xiao Zhaojun looked at Xiao Guowen with a strange expression: "Is this still you, Guowen? I've never seen you work so hard on your own boat!"
"I didn't want to either, but Du Minhui and Xiao Yunhu insisted on dragging me along, so I had no choice."
Xiao Guowen made up an excuse, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
This explanation, of course, failed to convince Xiao Zhaojun.
However, he did not press the matter further.
He simply shook his head and turned to Feng Xuan, asking, "Xuan, do you have a different opinion?"
Feng Xuan shook his head: "No, I agree too."
Judging from this, Xiao Zhaojun was clearly interested.
Moreover, since Feng Ye and A-Can both agreed, he naturally had no objections.
Besides, the amount of money he needs to contribute is not much.
Xiao Zhaojun continued, "Since everyone agrees, then it's settled. We'll follow this rule from now on, adding a commission to the boatmen's wages."
"I hope it's true, as you said, that there's incentive, and they'll work even harder."
With the deal settled and the money in hand, everyone's attention was no longer on this matter.
Feng Ye glanced at his watch and then took his leave.
"Uncle Jun, it's getting late. My family is looking forward to watching the play, so dinner will be served early. I'll head back now."
"Okay, okay..."
Xiao Zhaojun didn't move, but the Xiao brothers got up and smiled as they saw them out the door.
Ah-chan's new house is not yet finished, and he still lives in the village.
After parting ways with him, the two brothers continued walking towards the sea.
When we arrived at the dock, we could see from afar that there were many stools set up under the stage, and some people were sitting on the stools.
Moreover, there were many people carrying one or more stools on their way.
Clearly, this is all about vying for a spot.
"Ah Ye, let's bring our chairs over to reserve a spot later, otherwise there won't be any seats left in the back."
Feng Xuan suggested, a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
“Great, that’s exactly what I was thinking too. Let’s bring an extra chair and save a spot for Mom and Dad.”
Feng Ye nodded with a smile.
If you don't secure a good spot now, you'll be standing far away when the show starts at six o'clock, and you might not even be able to see the actors' faces clearly.
He didn't care whether he watched the play or not; he wasn't very interested in it.
Besides, what kind of show hasn't he seen?
However, he quite enjoyed the lively atmosphere when performing opera.
"Okay, I'll take one more."
"Can."
Feng Ye didn't argue with his brother; it didn't really matter who moved one more sheet.
The two quickened their pace, returned home, tidied up briefly, and then each carried a stool to the stage.
In addition, incense, candles, and firecrackers were also brought along.
Even the goddess Mazu cannot be forgotten to be worshipped.
Back at the dock, the two found a relatively good spot, put down their stools, and took turns worshipping Mazu.
"Ah Ye, you go back first. I can keep watch here by myself."
"Okay, I'll come and take your place after I've eaten."
However, less than ten minutes after Feng Ye returned home, he saw that Feng Xuan had also returned.
Only after asking did I learn that his parents had already finished eating and had come to the dock.
That saves him the trouble.
Therefore, after finishing dinner, seeing that there was still time, he was not in a hurry to go over.
It wasn't until Feng Xuan's family came to invite them to come along that they finally called Ye Qingling and Ye Qingyu, took their son, locked the door, and set off for the dock in a grand procession.
The play hadn't started yet, but the dock was already packed with people.
The innermost middle section was filled with stools, one after another, leaving no aisle.
Most of the seats were occupied, with only a few empty seats, but some people were guarding them, afraid that someone else would take them.
There were also a lot of people standing outside, forming three or four layers around.
People from their village didn't just come to the pier to watch the play; there were also people from the other three villages on the island, and even people who came by boat from other places.
These days, not only in the countryside, but even in towns, it's rare to have any events, let alone a grand opera performance that everyone loves to watch at this time.
Once the news gets out, people from miles around will be willing to come and see.
It's just that Baishi Island is isolated in the sea, making it inconvenient to get there; otherwise, it could attract even more people.
"Damn, there are so many people! There aren't this many people at the market in town."
"Tonight is considered a small number. Last night, there were even more people at the Tianhou Temple. It was so crowded that it was impossible to squeeze in, and the walls of the courtyard were covered with people."
Is it that scary?
Feng Ye didn't go last night, so he naturally didn't know the grand occasion at the Tianhou Temple last night.
However, after hearing Feng Xuan's words, he could imagine it.
"Last night was the first day of the grand opera performance, so of course there were a lot of people. Almost everyone from the four villages on the island came out."
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