Ye Cheng didn't immediately agree, but instead joked around.
"Uncle Duan, are you really willing to let Duan Yong work for me? What about your future seafaring business?"
Duan Chunsheng chuckled self-deprecatingly, “I have no grand seafaring ambitions. We fishermen go out to sea because we are forced to by life. Who wants to spend their whole life at sea? It’s tiring and risky. If we can find a suitable job on land, I don’t plan to let Duan Yong go out to sea after I retire.”
“Yeah, Brother Cheng, I’m not really interested in going to sea. Once I’m out at sea, I’m never home,” Duan Yong added.
Ye Cheng nodded and looked at Yuan Jiansheng, "What about you? Didn't your dad tell you to go to the city to work?"
Yuan Jiansheng gave a bitter smile. "Brother Cheng, I'm just a high school graduate. There's no future in working in the city. I'm currently an apprentice welder at a machinery factory in the city. I don't make much money, and my master won't really teach me."
"The Welding Emperor, he actually has a lot of potential," Ye Cheng said casually.
"Huh?" The three of them were completely dumbfounded when they heard the term "Welding Emperor".
Ye Cheng then realized, damn it, this word didn't exist back then.
"Oh, it's nothing. I was just saying that welding can be quite promising if you learn it well," Ye Cheng quickly brushed it off.
"Brother Cheng, to be honest, my father's health isn't very good either. I want to stay in the village and earn more money to support my family." Yuan Jiansheng said this with a look that suggested he had been through the harsh realities of life, and it was clear that things weren't going well for him outside.
It's good that he's been beaten up outside; at least he'll cherish the opportunity Ye Cheng gave him.
"What about your parents? Did they agree to you working for me? You know I just offended the Chen family. Aren't your parents afraid of being implicated?"
"Second brother, I asked Duan Yong to call Jiansheng back. The two of them are quite close, and I know Jiansheng is having a hard time, so after the meeting I went to Yuan Mazi's house to talk to him, and Yuan Mazi agreed. That's why I asked Duan Yong to call him back. This is a rare opportunity," Duan Chunsheng interjected.
After Duan Chunsheng's explanation, Ye Cheng understood. According to Duan Chunsheng's usual pattern, he would have come to find him immediately. The fact that he came in the afternoon meant that he had gone to see Yuan Jiansheng.
Now that everything has been explained, Ye Cheng had no objections; he also needed to use people.
"Ayong, Jiansheng, if you're willing, I need you to help me collect crayfish in various villages right now, is that alright?"
“Sure! Brother Cheng, I’m willing to do anything you ask.” The two replied in unison.
"Alright, Jiansheng, go and call Aunt Zhang, Aunt Qian, and my sister-in-law over. I'll explain the situation to everyone," Ye Cheng said to Yuan Jiansheng.
“Okay, I’ll go right now.” Yuan Jiansheng ran out happily.
After Yuan Jiansheng had walked away, Ye Cheng looked at Duan Chunsheng and Duan Yong and said, "Uncle Duan, Yong, since Yuan Jiansheng isn't here, I'll just say some things directly."
"Second brother, you can tell us. Don't worry, we know what we should and shouldn't say." Duan Chunsheng understood that Ye Cheng was deliberately trying to get rid of Yuan Jiansheng.
Ye Cheng nodded and continued.
"I plan to start raising crayfish. Originally, the Chen brothers were supposed to do it, but now I want Duan Yong to take charge. However..."
Ye Cheng paused for a moment.
"You mean you want to have control over the breeding techniques yourself?"
Duan Chunsheng really understands things instantly.
"Yes, I don't want another Chen Zhangfu." Ye Cheng narrowed his eyes as he looked at Duan Yong, his meaning clear.
"Brother Cheng, don't worry, I won't do it. Besides, if I dared to do that, my dad would break my legs," Duan Yong quickly reassured him.
"That's right, second brother, don't worry, if he dares to have any other ideas, I'll be the first to not let him off the hook."
Duan Chunsheng's face lit up with joy. Ye Cheng could let Duan Yong take charge of crayfish farming. That would definitely be a great opportunity for him in the future, a great opportunity indeed, hahaha.
This kind of opportunity only comes once in a lifetime.
Thinking that this opportunity still belonged to those two silly boys from the Chen family, Duan Chunsheng couldn't help but praise them in his heart.
Thank you to the country, thank you to society, and thank you to the Chen family for raising two silly boys.
Yuan Jiansheng returned quickly and soon called everyone over. Seeing two new faces, the group understood what was going on.
Ye Cheng asked everyone to sit down, then pointed to Duan Yong and Yuan Jiansheng and said,
"From now on, let Duan Yong and Yuan Jiansheng be in charge of collecting shrimp. Let's give them a heads-up."
That sounds like something out of a Hong Kong gangster movie. From now on, Causeway Bay will be under the control of Hao Nan. Damn, that's really cool.
Duan Yong and Yuan Jiansheng stood up and greeted everyone, which meant they knew.
"There's another point: I need to readjust the profit-sharing arrangement," Ye Cheng suddenly said.
When Ye Cheng mentioned money, everyone sat down and looked at him.
“Previously, I took 10%, the Chen brothers took 30%, and Aunt Zhang and the other three of you took 20%. Now I’m adjusting it: I’ll still take 10%, Aunt Zhang will take 30%, and the remaining four of you will each take 15%.
After speaking, Ye Cheng looked at the group of people without asking any questions.
Widow Zhang was initially a little embarrassed and wanted to say that it shouldn't be so high, but after Ye Cheng glanced at her, she swallowed her words.
Jiang Yunxiang and Ye Cheng are family, so it doesn't matter to them.
Duan Yong and Yuan Jiansheng had just arrived and didn't feel comfortable offering their opinions. Only Aunt Qian looked a little stiff, but seeing that the others were silent, she didn't say anything either.
Ye Cheng's goal is to increase Zhang the widow's share and retain his core personnel.
After waiting a few seconds and seeing that no one objected, Ye Cheng assumed that everyone had tacitly agreed.
"Aunt Zhang, why don't you go over the accounts with everyone from before?" Ye Cheng said, looking at Widow Zhang.
This was the first proper profit-sharing for the crayfish sellers. Upon hearing that they were going to make money, the group immediately forgot about Ye Cheng changing the profit-sharing ratio.
Duan Yong and Yuan Jiansheng also pricked up their ears, wanting to hear how much they would get in the future.
Widow Zhang took out her small notebook, flipped through a few pages, found the last line, and then read it carefully.
"Our total profit so far is 0.3 yuan."
Upon hearing the number, several people couldn't help but show their joy. There was so much! They each counted on their fingers to see how much they could get, and their smiles became even wider as they did so.
Aunt Qian takes 20%, which is more than 5,000. Even if it is reduced to 15% later, it is still close to 4,000. In just over a month, it is quite a lot.
"You've even made sure to include the exact amounts." Ye Cheng had just looked at the ledger and knew that it was indeed divided into whole and odd amounts. He was saying this to let everyone know that Widow Zhang had done more than everyone else and was entitled to receive more.
"Aunt Zhang, I didn't expect you to remember such details." Aunt Qian took a few glances and couldn't help but admire that the person was indeed entitled to more.
"Since the Chen brothers withdrew this time, we'll keep 30 cents and distribute the rest. Aunt Zhang, please distribute the money to everyone later."
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