Ask A-Guang and his father to come along?
That seemed workable!
They could go take a look first. If it really was jellyfish season, conditions there were good, and there was money to be made, Dongzi could call back and let them know.
Ye Yaohua thought it over and no longer felt so impatient.
But Ye Yaopeng said, "What if they won't go? It's so far away, all the way to the border between two provinces. They might not be willing."
Ye Yaodong shrugged. "If they won't go, there's nothing I can do. You'll have to decide for yourselves. I have to deliver this load anyway. If I do catch the jellyfish season, I'll stay there and harvest them for a couple of months. Dad will definitely have to come along and watch my back."
Father Ye glanced at him. "You're always stirring up something, even going all that way to deliver goods..."
"How am I supposed to make money without doing something? You won't say that once I've earned some. Delivering goods a long way away isn't such a big deal. Plenty of people want to drive long-haul trucks. That's a coveted job."
Ye Yaodong looked at his two brothers again. "What's a little distance if there's money to be made? Anyway, if you want to play it safe, wait and see, or we can discuss it again tomorrow. I'm not leaving until early the day after tomorrow. Stop agonizing over it for now and help me salt these jellyfish first."
Father Ye agreed. "Right, right. Let's get to work first. It's nearly dark. We'll eat when we're finished and talk tomorrow."
Who knew whether they could make money on a trip so far away? If he were his eldest son, his first reaction would have been to refuse