Ye Yaodong could not even be bothered to take off his filthy, wet clothes. He pulled her inside and asked for details. "What did the Border Defense Station say when they called?"
"They just asked, all businesslike, whether I was Ye Yaodong's family, and told me to let you know to go to the Border Defense Station tomorrow to pick up the boat and bring 1,500 yuan."
"1,500 yuan?"
That was no small sum, but on second thought, it was not much either.
Even some ordinary, battered secondhand boat cost 2,000 yuan, and it came with nothing but a diesel engine. These pirates' smuggling boats all had a net hauler, which alone cost several hundred yuan. They probably even had fishing nets, so he would not need to prepare anything else.
The more he thought about it, the better a bargain it seemed!
Director Chen really did have enough clout to get him such a low price straight away. He wondered how much the authorities would sell the other smuggling boats for.
Ye Yaodong said delightedly, "We'll take tomorrow off and go pick up the boat."
Father Ye added, "Just in time for the squid fishing season, too. What a coincidence. No wonder we haven't seen any official boats these past few days. They've probably searched everywhere they needed to, so they withdrew and started disposing of the boats."
"Yeah, who cares? They've left, anyway, and they won't interfere with our fishing. We'll bring the boat back tomorrow, just right. Getting two boats at once-we're going to make a fortune this year."
Ye Yaodong was delighted. He had long been hoping to bring the boat back before the fishing season so he could earn more money. Although he did not need money for formula or diapers, he still had a