Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1566

Chapter 1566

The old lady also kept circling around him, with a hunched back and speaking in a low voice, which was drowned out by the crying just now.

At this moment Ye Xiaoxi stopped, and everyone heard her voice again.

"It's getting dark, are you hungry, Dongzi? I'll go make you a bowl of noodles..."

"Next time you come back, go home first. If you have anything to do, you can still do it after you get home and rest..."

"You've only been out for a few months and you're already dark. You used to be so fair and clean. It must be too hard, it must be too hard..."

"You can't make enough money, so you have to take care of your health and don't work too hard. You've hired so many people, so don't be too tired..."

The little old lady stood in front of him with her back hunched over, not even reaching his chest. She moved around him from the front to the side and then to the back.

Ye Yaodong helped her up and said, "Okay, stop hanging around me. Go sit outside and enjoy the cool air. Ask A-Qing to get me something to eat."

While they were talking, the neighbors gathered around.

It's hot now, and everyone basically sits outside their doorway to enjoy the cool air after dinner. If there's any movement in a nearby house, everyone around will know about it.

"Adong is back again?"

"When did Adong get home? Who has come back?"

"Is it okay for my man to be on top? Is it okay to receive the goods every day?"

"You know to come back once in a while, but they've been away for the whole year and don't even come back to visit until the end of the year."

"Let Dongzi rest first..." The old lady's voice was not loud and was about to be drowned out again.

"The tractor has just brought back the people who came back. Everyone is doing well up there and making a lot of money. Can't you call? You can't know everything by calling. Just ask directly."

Ye Yaodong responded and helped the old lady to sit at the door.

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said to her neighbors, "I'll cook something for Ah Dong first. He's exhausted. He just got home after unloading the goods. Others have already gotten home before dark, but he was busy cleaning up the mess and has only just returned now."

"Hey, go ahead and do your thing. We'll just talk to him and ask him a few questions."

The neighbor women were particularly enthusiastic and gathered around him to talk and show concern for the situation above.

Who can call every other day?

I call you basically once a month, and I only call you when I am back from going out to sea.

Besides, phone calls are expensive, so who would want to talk for so long? I would just say a few simple words to say I'm safe and tell them how I'm doing.

Everyone was curious and concerned about their family members, so they all came to join in the fun.

Ye Yaodong didn't care and just chatted with everyone while waiting for the meal.

This also shows that he is popular and everyone is warm to others.

If you return home and your neighbors are still standing far away from you, just glancing at you and whispering to you, it would be really uncomfortable.

Ye Yaodong was surrounded by everyone and returned home. A group of women surrounded him and talked to him chatteringly, and were particularly enthusiastic. The old lady also sat with him with a smile on her face.

Lin Xiuqing listened to everyone talking and went to cook something for him with a smile. The small flame in the stove was never extinguished because she thought he would be back soon. She kept the flame on purpose so that she could start a fire faster and avoid the slow start of a fire due to a cold pot and cold stove.

Ye Xiaoxi, with red eyes and nose, followed them into the house with the money in her hand and a grin on her face. Then she went to the couple's room and put the money in her piggy bank.

Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang did not leave at all. They stayed at home and listened to the adults talking. Besides missing their father because they had not seen him for a long time, they also wanted to wait for Lin Xiuqing to pack her luggage and see if she had any other gifts.

They were eager to ask, but they didn't dare to ask because they were surrounded by adults. Their father was also very busy when they were in town, so although they were eager to ask, they held it back.

But his father hadn't mentioned anything for such a long time, so they no longer had any hope. If he had any idea, he would have said it long ago.

It was not until Ye Yaodong started eating that the women stopped asking questions and started chatting among themselves. They then pulled Lin Xiuqing aside to talk, praising her for her good fortune and also praising the old lady for her good fortune.

"Your family is now on the rise, and the children are all grown up and can be taken out."

"Yes, the children of relatives and friends have all been taken out and have made money, which is much better than farming at home."

"It's only here in Adong that there's more work and we need more people. Look at other places where they don't hire so many workers. I heard that some people from other villages have been introduced to work in Guangdong Province."

"Yes, yes, yes, I heard about it too. This year, many girls in my mother's village were introduced to work in Guangdong Province when they were 16 or 17 years old. I don't know what kind of work they do, but I heard the salary is very high. More than a dozen people went from one village."

"It's good to be able to make money, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to make money after I go out. After I go out, I have to spend money on everything in the city, including food and drink, and renting a house..."

"Who says it's not..."

The women chattered non-stop until Ye Yaodong finished his noodles and Lin Xiuqing brought him the bath water. Only then did they go out and talk tactfully.

Lin Xiuqing finally had time to ask, "Did you have a good harvest on this trip to the deep sea?"

"It's more than good. A full boatload can be sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. This trip will almost pay off the cost of the thousand-ton fishing boat."

Her eyes widened. "Is the harvest so great? That's incredible."

"Well, the main reason is that there are fewer big ships now. The fishing grounds there are rich in resources. We can make a lot of money just by fishing in the fishing grounds every day. Only the big ships of the fishing company will go to the deep sea. With fewer fishing boats, won't the deep sea resources be overflowing? When we were working at sea, there were a lot of fish chasing after the stern of the ship, and there were also many sharks, dolphins and other things chasing after the stern. The big fish eat the small fish."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that's really a big profit."

"It's even worse on rainy days. The waves get bigger when it rains heavily, and the cargo on the bottom of the sea is rolled up by the waves. When you look out from the deck, the surface of the water is full of fish."

"Then you can just fish wherever you want, even with your eyes closed, right?"

"Almost, but we still have to detect it, and we have to find a good school of fish before we attack."

The old lady was worried, "No wonder you have lost so much weight and become so darker. It is dangerous to go to the deep sea. It is okay to earn less money, but you have to be safe."

"I know. I know."

"Will you stay a few more days after you come back?" Lin Xiuqing asked as she started packing her luggage.

The three children stood by with eager eyes, watching the luggage finally move.

"I can't stay any longer. I have to go back as soon as I finish my work. There are so many things going on. Dad is crying and yelling every day."

At this time, Ye's mother also arrived late.

Before anyone entered the house, a sound was heard at the door.

"...My Dongzi is back. I have to go check it out first. We'll talk later."

"I've been waiting here for a long time, but I didn't see you come back. I thought I would have to wait until midnight for you to finish your work at the fish cannery and come back."

"I just went home to take a shower, and then I heard that you were home."

"Is it going well? I called you a while ago and your dad was really irritable. He said you were going to the deep sea and he was annoyed by the sight of the cargo as high as a mountain."

As soon as Ye's mother entered the room, before she even sat down, she started talking a lot in a loud voice.

"smoothly."

Ye Yaodong simply said a few words to his mother, basically repeating what he had just said.

At the same time, Lin Xiuqing was packing her luggage, and three people with the numbers 123 came over to her side one after another.

She wasn't listening to Ye Yaodong, but said to the three little ones, "Why are you still here? Go out and play, don't get in the way, I'm busy."

Ye Chenghu actively held the dirty clothes she picked out and said, "Mom, I'll put them in the washing machine for you to wash."

Ye Chengyang also took the shoes and said, "I'll help soak them."

Ye Xiaoxi looked around but couldn't find any work to do.

"I don't usually see you guys being so diligent? Did you take the wrong medicine?"

Ye Yaodong smiled and continued, "I just came back, and they were so sweet and affectionate that they didn't want to go out and play."

"I'll see you ignore me tomorrow." Mother Ye glanced at the two diligent little figures and laughed.

"I had a great time eating with you at the dock this afternoon. There were popsicles, maltose, fried cakes... fried oysters, soda, and I kept eating. I also got a dollar, so of course I had to behave myself."

Ye Xiaoxi: “!!!”

She widened her eyes, looked at her father, then looked at her two brothers, and then protested, "I have nothing, I only have one dollar, I have nothing else!"

Ye Chenghu added water to the washing machine and turned around to laugh, "Who told you not to go? Who told you to come home late and not meet him."

want to cry.

Ye Xiaoxi's tears of grievance began to fall again, "I don't have anything, I want to eat too..."

"Don't cry. I'll take you out to eat tomorrow without taking them."

She pouted, still aggrieved, "I want to eat now."

"You can't eat if you want to lose weight now. Eating too much at night will make you fat. Are you afraid of getting fatter?" Ye Yaodong touched his pocket and took out another dollar. "Here, as compensation. Is that ok?"

The two brothers were blinded by the money and immediately rushed to him, each saying, "Dad..."

"Go away, there's no share for you. You've already earned it by eating and taking. Your sister doesn't even have anything to eat. Go and have fun by yourselves."

When Ye Xiaoxi saw that her brothers had none and she was the only one who had it, she immediately burst into laughter, took the money, and happily took his arm and rocked back and forth like a coquettish person.

"That's only fair!"

"Are you ashamed? You are so old, and you are still crying and laughing?"

“I’m still a child!”

Ye Chenghu groaned, and when he saw her glaring at him, he turned around and walked out.

He has packed all his luggage, there is nothing to play with, and he has put all his dirty clothes in the washing machine. There is nothing for him to do now. If he doesn't leave now, when will he leave?

When one ran, the other followed.

Ye Xiaoxi happily took the dollar back to the house and put it in the piggy bank.

After coming out, she continued to squat beside Ye Yaodong's bathtub, supporting her chin with her hands and looking up at him.

Ye Yaodong was just about to wash his butt, how could he wash it when someone was staring at him like that?

"What are you doing? You've given me the money, why don't you go out and have fun? What are you still doing here?"

"Look at you, Dad. When are we going to buy a refrigerator? The refrigerator in the school canteen is so big that it can hold so many popsicles."

"Wait until I'm done with my work the day after tomorrow. I'll take you to the city the day after tomorrow?"

"Great!" She jumped up happily. "Great! You must take me to the city the day after tomorrow!"

"I know, stop being long-winded. Go out and play now and don't get in the way here."

"Also, Dad, can you take me to find my sister? I'm about to have a holiday!"

"The meaning of almost having a holiday is that it's not a holiday yet."

"That will be soon. Children's Day has already passed. My brother said that after Children's Day, we will have a holiday soon."

"Then wait until you have your holiday."

"Then I'm on vacation, you must take me to find my sister."

"Let's talk again."

"No, if you say it again, it will be gone. Mom is always like this. When I asked her, she said to wait until I have a holiday. You two are the same. You both talk in the same way."

Ye Xiaoxi became angry as she spoke, pouting and stamping her feet in protest.

"This proves that your mother and I are not married in vain. Go and have fun first. I, your father, can't run away."

"You're lying. You left every day while I was sleeping. I still remember when you left after the New Year, you took my sister away while I was still sleeping."

"I remember it so well."

“I’ll always remember this!”

Ye Yaodong was speechless and just stared at her.

Not willing to be outdone, she glared back with a pout.

Ye's mother said, "If you want to go up, just take him up when the holidays come. He will be a companion to Huimei and the other children, and she can watch over him. Your factory is fenced off, and there are guards, so the children can't run away."

"Besides, I can only take her up if I'm at home, otherwise why don't you send her up?"

"I'll send you off if I want. It's a good opportunity for me to go to the Magic City for a stroll and stay in your villa for a few days."

"Okay, then you send it off." Ye Yaodong looked at Ye Xiaoxi, "Are you satisfied now? If someone cheats you, go find him, don't find me."

Ye Xiaoxi looked at Ye's mother and felt that grandma was more reliable than his parents. His parents always coaxed and lied to her, but grandma had never lied to her and even gave her candy and bought her snacks.

She nodded in satisfaction, "Okay, then don't lie to me."

After saying that, she went out to play happily.

Ye's mother asked again: "Is your father up there okay? Is he honest?"

"Be honest, how can you not be honest? If you are not honest up there, you will have to go down there."

"Stop talking nonsense. I'm asking you seriously. Don't talk nonsense."

"Didn't I say he was honest? He's always busy, and when I came back from a trip to the deep sea, he treated me like his own mother..."

Ye's mother glanced at the old lady. How close could she be to her own mother?

Ye Yaodong understood what she meant and glanced at the old lady. He suddenly felt that his metaphor seemed a little inappropriate. It would be more accurate to say that it was as if the old lady saw him.

"My dad is so busy. He has so much work to do that he barely has time to take a shit."

"That's perfect. All I do at home is take a shit and brag. I can brag to the guy next to me for half an hour while squatting in the toilet. I won't stand up until my legs are numb."

The old lady followed suit and said, "It's better to be busy."

"I heard from your father that you will have to bring back a shipload of goods every once in a while?"

"I don't know yet. We have this plan. Let's see how they handle this batch of goods. If they make a good profit, we will naturally send a special ship to transport a batch every few days."

It just so happens that the workers can go home for two days every now and then.

Originally, everyone would sell goods at the port where the price was higher. He just shipped the goods a little further away, but the high profit was acceptable.

"It's better this way, so I don't have to go out and not come back for a whole year."

Ye's mother stayed there until he went into the house and didn't come out, then she went out to talk to the women at the door.

After Lin Xiuqing and others finished their work, they went into the house to count the money.

"Are all the goods and money here?" She opened the backpack and took a look.

She is making a lot of money now, and seeing so much money, she is calm and collected, and answers questions calmly.

"No, I got half from Ah Cai, and the remaining half will be transferred to my account after he sells all the goods, which will probably take about a week."

Lin Dongxue not only opened a public account for the processing plant, but also opened a separate account for him to handle the payment for the fish. When the time comes, the fishing boat's account will be its own, and the processing plant's account will be its own. The two funds will be kept separate and not mixed.

And the batch of accounts he brought back must also be deposited into a fixed account when he returns, so that the accounts will not be messy.

"Bring out the invoice and count out the money. I'll take it to deposit when the time comes. The rest is the turnover of the factory in the city."

"Did Dongxue open several bank accounts?"

"Yes, I saw that she listed the details very clearly. Every transfer in and out is clear. I thought that the factory in the city should also open a public account, and then deposit the monthly profits directly into the account? You just need to check the money in the account every once in a while to see if it matches the account number?"

"That's fine. That will save me the trouble of carrying money back and forth. I'll ask the finance department how to do it later."

"I'll go to the city to buy a refrigerator the day after tomorrow and I'll let the finance department know when the time comes."

"Why did you suddenly think of buying a refrigerator? We don't run a store, and it doesn't seem to be of much use to us."

"It's useful. In the summer, you can eat something cold. It can also be used to store some food that doesn't last long. In hot weather, some vegetables tend to go bad easily. Putting them in the refrigerator can keep them fresh."

"Then take a look at it yourself, or buy one and keep it at home."

"I'll take a rest at home tomorrow, and go to the city the day after tomorrow, and visit my godfather while I'm there."

"I haven't been back for half a year. When I come back, I have to bring two bottles of wine and cigarettes to visit."

"Well, his neighbor introduced me to some factories in the city. I haven't been there for a long time, so I have to go and take a look."

"Do you want to continue?"

"No, I've given it to Ah Cai. I can just hand my goods over to Ah Cai to handle. It'll save me a lot of trouble."

"Well, then I'll separate the two items first."

Lin Xiuqing was counting the money quietly.

Ye Yaodong also lay on the bed with his hands behind his head and his feet up, enjoying the fan while watching her profile as she counted money.

There were a few small flying insects on the light bulb, and the dim light cast her shadow on the lime wall, which became larger and smaller.

The strands of hair behind her ears were stuck to her neck by sweat. Her brows were slightly furrowed as she counted the money, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up, and her lips were moving rapidly.

Normally, the noise of children laughing and making noise outside would give people a headache, but at this moment, it sounded particularly lively and lively to his ears.

It's better to be at home.

The elderly are kind, the parents are nagging, the wife is gentle, and the children are innocent and naughty. These are all right under our noses and we can see them just by looking up.

When I am outside, I can only miss them and imagine their voices and appearances in my mind.

Thinking of this, he muttered, "It's still more comfortable at home."

Lin Xiuqing stopped counting the money, frowned, and glared at him.

"What's wrong? I just said one sentence. Did it affect you?"

"Don't make any noise. Wait till I finish counting."

"You're so easily distracted. I just said one sentence." As he spoke, he stretched out his foot to rub her thigh.

Lin Xiuqing slapped the back of his foot without any hesitation, then took the money, turned around and continued counting with her back to him.

"If you are bitten by a mosquito, light a mosquito coil quickly."

She counted a few more and paused when she reached an integer.

"Go order one yourself. I don't have time right now."

"Just now, you were so gentle and considerate in front of others. You even prepared the bath water for me. Now that I'm back in the room, you don't even want to light a mosquito coil, and you hit me."

Lin Xiuqing turned a deaf ear to him. She finally managed to count a few times, but he disrupted her count again. She would be so angry that she would die.

Ye Yaodong lay down for a while, but was annoyed by the buzzing of mosquitoes flying around, so he had to sit up and find mosquito coils.

As a result, a plate of mosquito coils had not been peeled off yet, so he had to peel them off himself.

The two mosquito coils were stuck tightly like the Tai Chi Bagua. He held the two coils and turned them around in his hands. The two black coils were stuck tightly together with interlaced patterns, like the Tai Chi diagram drawn by an old Taoist priest. When he touched it with his fingers, his hands were covered with black incense ash, and a scent of herbs went straight into his nostrils.

He didn't dare to pry it open with force, for fear that it would break accidentally. He had to use his thumb nail to scrape along the gap between the mosquito coils, little by little. After scraping a little, he would gently pry it open.

The mosquito coil was sticky and when I scratched it with my fingernail, it made a slight rustling sound and the debris fell down.

"Fuck, it's broken."

Lin Xiuqing turned around and thought he was talking about something, "It's okay. Break it first, be careful, don't break it again."

"It's been too long."

He broke one off and scraped the tightest part in the middle. Then he stopped, put the mosquito coil to his mouth and blew on it.

The moisture loosened the sticky part a little, and he took the opportunity to gently pick it with the tip of his fingernail. With a light "snap" sound, the two mosquito coils finally separated. He pinched the two sides and slowly twisted them outwards. The spiral pattern of the mosquito coils came off little by little, and finally with a "click", it was completely separated into two plates.

The crumbs were all over the table. He blew on them, picked up a plate of them with satisfaction, and placed them carefully on the iron mosquito coil rack. The broken ones were put directly back into the mosquito coil box.

"Are there any in other rooms? Do you want to peel a few more plates?"

"Then you can peel a few more when you have nothing to do."

"Row."

Ye Yaodong finished peeling off a box of mosquito coils before lying back down on the bed.

After watching her for a long time, still counting, he deliberately touched her lower back with his toes.

"Have you counted them?"

Lin Xiuqing didn't even raise her head and slapped his feet away: "Stop it! If you mess me up again, I won't be able to sleep at night. Do you still want me to go to bed with you?"

Ye Yaodong immediately became obedient, "Ah, then I won't bother you, just count quickly."

"Take the mosquito coils to another room and light them up first. Smoke them for a while, and then there will be no mosquitoes in the room."

"Row."