Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1591 Both sides suffer losses

Chapter 1591 Both sides suffer losses

Ye Yaodong didn't pay much attention and was about to leave.

Ye's father tugged at him again, "Are you just going to leave like this?"

"what?"

"After you've found out, what's next?"

"What else? Find out if he's about to be released, if there's any reduction in his sentence, or if he might be released early. If not, then let's not worry about it for now. After all, he's not even out yet, so what's there to be afraid of?"

"What if it's earlier?"

“If we release him early, what’s so difficult about putting him back in? If we can put him in once, of course we can put him in a second time.”

Mr. Ye stared wide-eyed in surprise, "What do you mean by 'If you can get him in once, you can get him in a second time'? You got him in there?"

"Nonsense, what other coincidence would it be? They've already threatened us at our doorstep, why would we let them use us as a money bag?"

"I knew it was such a coincidence. I heard from your mother that he came to threaten her and was arrested shortly afterward."

"Isn't it good to catch him? The whole family can live a peaceful and worry-free life. His wife only needs to take care of three meals a day. She doesn't have to be beaten, she doesn't have to live in fear, and she doesn't have to be forced to borrow money everywhere. She can agree with the debtors and pay them back slowly by working. It's better than a gambler who owes more and more money."

"That too……"

"Even if you're arrested, you'll still be provided with food and lodging. You won't have to worry about debts or support your family. You'll be able to eat your fill and not have anyone else to worry about. You can go to bed early and get up early every day, maintain a healthy lifestyle, quit smoking and drinking, and be in great shape. Plus, you'll have a group of like-minded people with you. How great is that?"

"Uh...you make it sound like you're going to jail to retire."

"There is no difference."

After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he turned and left, and this time his father didn't stop him.

That makes perfect sense. Send them in once, and then send them in again once they come out.

If someone is capable of threatening people, even unborn children, then they are not human. They deserve to be imprisoned for life, and their families can finally live a peaceful life.

On his way back, Ye's father walked with a lighter step, no longer worried, because Dongzi was now too rich.

I called Ye's mother and told her about it. She was surprised at first, but then thought it made sense.

"And your eldest nephew..."

"Pah, what does this have to do with Ahong? He never came to our door to threaten our family. Didn't you say he brought something when he came over? He's our nephew, it's not the same."

Ye's mother pouted, "If you do something illegal or criminal, you'll still get arrested."

"We have to wait until they've done it before we talk about it. They haven't done anything yet, so we can't just do whatever we want."

"What did I say?"

"Then why did you mention my nephew again..."

"I mean, your nephew needs to behave himself, or I'll just send him back in to save trouble."

"Our own people are different from outsiders; we can't just do whatever we want..."

"Cut~"

Ye's mother hung up abruptly without giving Ye's father a response.

His eldest nephew is one of his own, but his niece's husband isn't?

Double standards! Just because someone doesn't have the surname Ye doesn't mean they're not one of us!

Hmph, anyone who breaks the law or commits a crime should be sent to jail.

Mother Ye turned around and went to wander around the workshop. It was midday and the sun was blazing. Although it was September, the sun was still scorching. It wouldn't cool down until October.

At this time of day, their workshop is the liveliest place in the whole village. It's too hot, and no one comes out to walk around except for the people who work.

When everyone gets together to chat and relax in the cool air, time seems to pass faster, and getting work done becomes a convenient side activity.

When Ye's mother went to the workshop, she chatted casually with people and got all the information she needed.

Before Ye Yaodong could even leave the house, his father rushed over to report, "Your mother said that your aunt said the family hasn't received any notification of Lin Jianqiang's early release from prison, and they estimate it will have to wait until next year."

"Then let's talk about it next year."

"Do you remember when you sent him in?"

"In autumn or winter, I guess? A little earlier than Ah Hong."

Ye Yaodong did the math in his head, "Isn't there still two years? If it's autumn or winter of 1982, then we won't be able to come back until 1992, which is exactly two years."

"Then there are still two years left. Ah Hong didn't serve eight years in prison, only seven and a half. Everyone is saying he served eight years."

"About right, rounded up, it's 8 years. He made a profit, saving 8 years' worth of living expenses."

Father Ye: "..."

Seeing his father's complicated expression, Ye Yaodong said, "Since you haven't been released yet, you don't need to worry unnecessarily. Just be more careful when you're about to be released. But it's good that Aqing recruits more people; there are too few able-bodied men in the village."

"Correct."

"Now there are more than a dozen more people, and dozens of dogs at home, so it seems much safer."

"That's right, we feel more at ease when there are more men at home."

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'm going out to buy tickets. I'm going to Shanghai tomorrow. I'll leave the factory to you."

"Oh, so urgent?"

"How can I not be anxious? Getting it early means more money. Don't you know how much you can earn in a day?"

"Okay, okay, then hurry up and go. Come back and tell me what you need to do in the next two days."

Ye Yaodong responded, planning to finish his work first before going out to buy a boat ticket, and he could also check on the cargo at the dock.

He no longer goes to the docks every day to check and deliver goods. He only checks the order volume each day, then brings the goods back and checks the total harvest for the day. He no longer does everything himself.

Most of the tasks were delegated, and many of the people under his command had worked with him for several years, building things from scratch, and were already very familiar with many of the tasks.

He has quite a few people at his disposal now, but the assistants he brought with him have all been assigned elsewhere, leaving him alone again, and he has to go out by himself once more.

He was thinking that he should promote two more junior assistants and continue to train them to help him with trivial tasks, such as buying boat tickets today.

Actually, he could send someone out to buy it; he has plenty of people at his disposal. However, he wanted to take the opportunity to visit the docks, since he would be away for a few days starting tomorrow.

It's also very necessary to have a junior assistant accompany him to social events, shield him from drinking, and even take him home if he drinks too much.

After speaking with Ye Yaodong, Ye's father took a walk around the factory, listening with a smile as everyone greeted him and asked if he was back.

After chatting for a while, they went back to their dorm to rest, have a cup of tea, and wait for Ye Yaodong to come back so they could explain the things that needed to be done to him.

However, he was getting a little bored while waiting, and the sun was shining brightly outside. He was too lazy to wander around, so he decided to go and take a look at his grandson's dormitory.

The cargo ship hasn't returned yet, so it's not time for them to go out and pick up the goods. Even if the cargo ship returns, it won't matter if those of them who drive arrive half an hour to an hour late.

After all, once the ship arrives at the port, the cargo must first be sorted and weighed, and finally loaded onto trucks. Then, they can deliver the goods and collect payment based on the shipping order given when loading the trucks.

So after the ship arrived at the port, Chen Baoxing and his team of several people rushed over to weigh and distribute the goods, while the vehicles arrived later.

When Ye's father arrived, the dormitory door was wide open, and inside, they had installed a large iron ceiling fan on the ceiling, which was creaking and rattling.

Several shirtless boys wearing only boxer shorts were lying haphazardly or sprawled on the beds.

When Ye's father got closer and took a look, he was surprised. When he left, each of them only had "red ribbonfish" prints on their legs, but now that he came back, he saw that both of them had them on their backs as well.

"Ouch, how come there are marks even on your back? What happened? Did you get beaten up again?"

He walked in quietly, without making a sound. Everyone was fast asleep and didn't even know someone had come in.

It wasn't until he muttered something that someone on the upper bunk woke up and poked their head out.

"Grandpa's back?"

"Hey, Ajiang, Chenghe, your grandpa's back."

The two people lying on the lower bunk were half-dead. One had his head tilted off the edge of the bunk, almost touching the ground, while the other lay face down like a dead fish.

Upon hearing Lin Guangwen's voice, the two merely responded, keeping their heads down and lying prone as before, refusing to budge an inch.

Mr. Ye asked in bewilderment, "What's wrong? Did you apply tea oil?"

Lin Guangwen answered for them, "It's been applied for two days. Their own father beat them, so don't worry about it. They have thick skin, and it will go away in a couple of days."

Ye's father immediately understood why he had been beaten.

He stayed at home for two or three days back and forth, which adds up to about a week since he left. During his absence, the fishing boat returned.

Then Dongzi complained, and the two brothers got beaten up again.

The exact same marks, from being whipped with a belt again.

No wonder he's lying there so weak and ignoring everyone.

"Why did your father hit you so hard? He even hit your bodies and backs. He used that belt really hard. He didn't know his own strength at all. What if he hurt you?"

"Let me see? Oh my, these stripes are so wide..."

"We need to apply tea oil several times a day. Have you applied it today? Let me apply it for you."

“This boy has already been disciplined, why is your father still hitting him? He’s never hit him this hard before. He’s still growing, don’t hurt him.”

The two brothers lay there like dead fish, neither making a sound nor moving, letting their father chant sutras like Tang Sanzang.

Lin Guangwen kindly lay on the top bunk to reply, "I've already applied tea oil. I applied it to them all after lunch, so they've been sleeping on their stomachs all afternoon."

"So you'll have to go out and deliver goods later?"

"Yes, except for the two days right after they were beaten, they had a good rest and were allowed to lie down for two days. The fishing boats went out to sea again yesterday, and Uncle Ye and Uncle Ye just left. They have to get up and deliver goods today."

Mr. Ye looked at the injuries on their backs with heartache, "When your father comes back, he'll give me a good scolding. How could he beat them like this? Your third uncle didn't even try to stop him."

Ye Chenghe said weakly, "Isn't my father helping you vent your anger?"

“How can you vent your anger like that? I never asked them to vent my anger. They’re making trouble. Your third uncle beat me that day, and that was one thing, but did he have to beat me like this? My old wounds haven’t even healed yet, and now I’ve got new ones.”

"Then you help me fight it back!"

"What are you saying, you unlucky kid? Why would I hit your dad for no reason?"

"You think they're being nosy? Then what about all the beatings I took?"

"You got hurt for nothing, didn't you?"

Ye Chenghe looked up in shock. "Ah, you're still my grandpa? I was just feeling sorry for you, but now that you're saying this, my heart is sinking."

"The fight's already happened, what else can we do? I wasn't there when they were fighting, otherwise I might have been able to stop them."

Looking at the injuries on their backs, Ye's father felt guilty and went to get the tea oil that was on the table.

"Here, let me apply some more for you. We have to go out to deliver goods later, and we won't be back until evening. Let me apply a little more now."

"Sigh." (Ye Chenghe)

"Sigh." (Ye Chengjiang)

"Sigh." (Lin Guangming)

Hearing the sighs, Ye's father looked up and searched for the source of the sound.

"What are you all doing? Why are you all sighing one after another? What's there to sigh about? The fight's already happened, it'll be fine in a few days."

Ye Chengjiang was speechless. "You were saying before that you would do something if you hurt him, and you hit him so hard. Now you're saying that you've already done it."

"I was shocked when I saw that, but now that you're all fine, still able to talk back, and even let me help you fight back, it seems like nothing's wrong."

"We're all going to die."

"What unlucky things are you saying?"

At this moment, Lin Guangming spoke up from the corner of the upper bunk, "This is outrageous! This world is outrageous! Two against one, their hearts are so black, what kind of people are they..."

"How can there be all kinds of people like this? They've lost their conscience. Why am I so unlucky? Nobody helped me. I just watched two people gang up on me. Oh my God..."

Ye's father, curious, also went over and stood on tiptoe to peek at Lin Guangming on the upper bunk.

He was lying there, howling with his eyes closed.

His eye was bruised, and he had several red marks on his body, though they weren't very dark, so it didn't look like he'd been thrown down with much force.

Father Ye exclaimed in shock, "Oh dear, you got beaten too? Who beat you? My two sons are so fierce, how could they even hit you?"

"Wen, are you alright? Those two bastards, come back and beat them up! It's one thing to beat your own son, but why are you beating them too?"

"Why is Dongzi just watching you get beaten up? Have they eaten shit? Are they out of their minds...?"

Lin Guangming, with his eyes closed, chimed in, "Yeah, those two who hit me must have eaten shit, they're heartless..."

Lin Guangwen quickly explained, "No, it wasn't Uncle Ye and Second Uncle Ye who beat him up, it was those two downstairs. They locked my brother in the room and gave him a good beating while I was taking a shower."

Father Ye looked at his two grandsons with suspicion, "They've been beaten up like this, how can they still hit people? Why did they hit A-Ming?"

"There's a contradiction. They caught my brother while he was climbing onto the top bunk, tied him up, and beat him up."

"You're so restless, you deserve to be beaten. You're covered in scratches, and you're still hitting people. You look fierce, don't you? Why are you even applying tea oil to this?"

Ye Chengjiang rotated his body to make room for his head and feet before slowly speaking.

"You don't understand. This is called sharing hardships. We treat him like one of our own, that's why we let him share the burden."

"Then it's really unlucky to be one of your own."

"That's his honor, and he deserves it! We're all brothers!"

Father Ye was too lazy to listen to his nonsense and quickly applied tea oil to them.

After applying the ointment, she didn't forget to have Lin Guangwen apply it to Lin Guangming as well.

"No more fighting from now on. We're all family, from the same dorm. Why are you always calling each other brothers? What's the point of fighting?"

"You don't understand, so don't worry about it."

"This is outrageous! I'm going to die!"

Ye Chenghe replied, "Then you should hurry up and die."

"Grandpa, this is how they treat me. They bully me with their numbers. I'm being bullied by them every day. I'm going to die."

Mr. Ye was unsure how to respond; listening to their commotion gave him a headache.

"Don't you have two too?"

“I have another one, but it’s just for decoration. We need to keep it so we can apply medicine to it.”

Ye's father glanced at the honest Lin Guangwen and was also speechless.

"The arrangements are quite good. Now you can have him apply the medicine for you. I'll get back to work now. You can lie down."

"Ugh……"

"Ugh……"

"Ugh……"

ps: There is one more chapter