Feng Xuan sighed, picked up his teacup, and silently drank his tea.
Du Guilan glanced at him, then at everyone else, and finally spoke.
"Ah Ye, it's not that I don't trust you, but everything needs to be done in a proper way, right?"
"We can certainly save up the money without dividing it up, but we also need to have clear accounts so we can understand where every penny goes."
"Of course, even close brothers keep clear accounts, let alone three families working together."
Feng Ye smiled and nodded.
He could understand Du Guilan's concerns.
Such a large sum of money would not reassure anyone else if it were in their hands.
Accounts definitely need to be kept.
Furthermore, to put everyone at ease, the person managing the money and the person keeping the books cannot be the same person.
He had already thought this through.
"In this way, I will be responsible for keeping the money earned from going to sea, my older brother will be responsible for keeping the books, and Ah-chan will keep all kinds of documents. Then we will reconcile the accounts at the end of each month."
This is equivalent to him being the cashier, while Feng Xuan and A Can are the accountants, each in charge of their own area.
In this way, everyone can supervise each other, and no one can try to tamper with things.
"Okay, that's a good idea."
Ah-chan was the first to agree, saying, "I'll keep the receipts safe, so no one can falsify them."
Feng Ye looked at Feng Xuan: "Big brother, what do you think?"
Feng Xuan was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm fine with it. Leave the bookkeeping to me."
However, Ah Ye, there's something I need to make clear.
Since the money is being pooled together, whether it's buying a boat or anything else, it needs to be discussed and decided by everyone; you can't make the decisions all by yourself.
"Of course, when did I ever say that one person should have the final say?"
Feng Ye smiled and said, "How about we keep the accounts for the workshop at home in the same way? Is that alright?"
"no problem."
Ah-Can and Feng-Xuan both nodded in agreement.
"Let A-Ling, my sister-in-law, and my aunt discuss the specifics themselves. Anyway, the three of us are going out to sea, so we can't manage things at home."
"Yes, yes, we'll leave the family matters alone and go to Uncle Jun's house to divide the money."
"Well, it's getting late, Uncle Jun should be waiting for us to get there."
"Then let's go there now."
"Let's go, let's go..."
Feng Ye and the other two got up and left their house, walking along the road by the beach into the village.
On the way, Feng Xuan suddenly asked, "Ah Ye, we've bought this fish-collecting boat. Who are you planning to let operate it?"
Don't tell me you're planning to start your own seafood harvesting boat.
"No way, I'll definitely stay on the fishing boat. Let Dad or Uncle Ling drive the seafood hauling boat."
"One person isn't enough to sail the boat, is it?"
"this……"
Feng Ye frowned.
He hadn't really thought about that; he was only focused on having his own seafood harvesting boat.
Fresh seafood collection boats are not the same as fishing boats.
Once the fishing boats are out to sea, as long as it's not nighttime, anyone can easily teach them how to operate them during the day.
But for fresh seafood boats, it's different; only experienced veterans can do it.
At least two people need to operate the boat so they can take turns resting.
These days, ships don't have satellite positioning or navigation; when they're deep in the ocean, they only know a general location.
The ocean is vast and boundless, and finding a fishing boat that is sailing at sea to resupply and collect cargo is no easy task.
If you are not careful, you may lose your way.
"This is indeed a problem..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ah-Can interrupted him.
"What's the big deal? We can just let them both be together."
"Have you ever thought about who will deliver the goods to the county and city if they all go to operate fresh food collection boats?"
Ah Can was taken aback by Feng Ye's question; he had indeed overlooked this issue.
He scratched his head and said, "This... is indeed a problem."
"How about we discuss it later?"
"Well, there's always a way out. We'll see when the time comes."
Feng Ye smiled and continued, "Besides, there's no sign of a cargo ship yet, so let's not rush to think about it too much."
"Haha, that's right. There's no rush now. I'm just overthinking it."
Feng Xuan laughed along, not dwelling on the issue any further, and changed the subject to other topics.
After all, the idea of a fresh seafood collection ship is still just a concept in their minds, and there is still a long way to go before it is actually realized.
The most important thing right now is to save money.
Only when they have money in their hands can they realize their grand dreams.
The three talked all the way and soon arrived at Xiao Zhaojun's house.
After sitting down and exchanging pleasantries for a while, they began to calculate the accounts and divide the money.
The Harvest Ship's harvest this month wasn't very good; it didn't even earn them as much as they had on this one voyage.
They went out to sea four times in total, but the total profit was less than 30,000 yuan, averaging just over 7,000 yuan per trip.
Feng Ye owns 30% of the shares, but he received less than 9,000 yuan.
As for Feng Xuan and A Can, they received even less, not even 1500 yuan.
Feng Xuan, on the other hand, received more than 200 yuan more than A-Can because of commissions and wages.
However, they were quite content.
Harvest has already recouped its initial investment; whatever it takes to get now is pure profit.
As long as the accounts are not falsified, what is there to complain about?
After Feng Ye and the others finished counting the money, Xiao Zhaojun immediately asked, "When do you plan to go out to sea again?"
"If the weather and sea conditions permit, we plan to go out on the afternoon of the sixth day of the lunar new year, sail at night, and cast our nets around 2 or 3 a.m.
"Yes, it's definitely better to sail at night. The boatmen can get a good rest. We'll go out together with both boats."
"Okay, it's settled then."
Even if Xiao Zhaojun hadn't said anything, Feng Ye would have suggested going to sea together.
Two boats traveling together can look out for each other, making them safer.
Furthermore, the Harvest Ship can earn more money if it goes out with him, and he can also get a larger share of the profits.
"Uncle Jun, starting today, I will no longer work on the Harvest. I will have to go back to our own ship."
Feng Xuan suddenly spoke up.
Xiao Zhaojun wasn't surprised at all. He nodded and said, "Okay, then arrange for someone else to work on the ship."
"I'll try to find the person in the next couple of days. I'll give you an answer by the evening of the day after tomorrow if I can find them."
"Can."
After discussing the matter, they sat at Xiao Zhaojun's house for a while, chatted, and then got up to say goodbye and go home.
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