Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1323

Chapter 1323

Now the village cadres treat him more like a dear son than their own.

During the conversation, I also asked him not to stay outside all year round, and to help take care of the village more, especially since the kelp will be harvested in about two months, so he should not run away and disappear.

Ye Yaodong assured everyone that harvesting kelp was a top priority and he would definitely take it to heart, so that the village cadres could rest assured.

After spending half a day in the village committee, he went to find Acai to discuss the receipt of the goods and asked Acai to prepare and go to the city after the 15th.

The villagers have all made money this year, so they are not in a hurry to go out to sea. They all plan to wait until after the 15th of the lunar year to go, because on that day there will be a dragon dance in the town to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

It also happened last year, and this folk custom was only restored last year.

However, they went out to sea on the 11th or 12th day of the lunar calendar last year, and were at sea during the Lantern Festival, so he did not bring his family to see it. Ye Chenghu missed it for a long time last year.

He started talking about it again these days, saying that the Lantern Festival is coming soon and that he promised last year that he would take them there this year.

Ye Yaodong only said that he would see how he performed in the next few days before deciding whether to take them to see it.

Actually, I will, but you just can't give them too high expectations. It will make them feel uneasy and they will be more cautious so that they can behave themselves for a few days.

His father and Uncle Jingye's friends have already agreed to wait until he is seventeen or eighteen before going out to sea.

His friend is called Zhao Chengzhou, and he lives in a village near the town. He said that he also planned to wait until after watching the lanterns on the 15th day of the first lunar month before going out to sea.

This time is also friendly to everyone, and Acai can go there early to prepare after the holiday.

Ye Yaodong also informed the workers in advance when they would go out to sea and asked them to make preparations. He also took advantage of the free days to arrange everything for the trip.

In fact, I have everything I need. When I came back last year, I repaired the fishing nets, washed them and put them away, and also cleaned some baskets and tools.

He was just checking it out now, and by the way, he asked Lin Xiuqing to dry the bedding in advance while the weather was good, and get everything ready.

The couple was very busy for two days before they arranged everything. They were waiting to take their family to see the excitement on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

There are so few entertainment activities these days that even Lin Xiuqing is looking forward to going to watch the fun. Last year, there were three people going, and she didn't dare to go at all.

Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang became increasingly anxious. They used to ask the old lady every morning what day it was and how many days were left until the Lantern Festival, counting down on their fingers.

When I heard this morning that it was already the 13th day of the lunar calendar, I instantly became anxious and thought about looking at the calendar myself to confirm.

Neither of them was tall enough, so they moved a stool and took turns climbing up to take a closer look.

"Brother, is it the day after tomorrow? Is today the thirteenth?"

"Don't pull me, don't pull my clothes, I'll show you after I'm done."

"You've been looking at it for a long time, please show me..."

"Don't make a fuss, I'll find a date..."

A few days ago, they just asked casually, and they felt relieved when they confirmed that it was not yet the time.

Now that he is already thirteen, he feels a sense of urgency. His parents have not yet agreed to take them there.

They were a little worried that they would miss it, and they were also worried that their parents would deliberately not tell them.

They can do things like sneaking off to the city while he's sleeping and leaving him alone to look after the house. What else can they not do!

The two brothers were pulling and tugging on a stool, which ended with one of them falling to the ground and the stool also falling to the ground with a bang.

"Oh, what are you doing..."

The old lady was a beat late to stop them, "What are you two doing? Stop fighting..."

"There was no fight. My brother fell down by himself."

Regardless of his life or death, Ye Chengyang straightened the stool and climbed up to take a look.

Ye Chenghu kicked the stool over, returning the favor.

"Ah... it hurts... Ye Chenghu, you did this on purpose..."

"Who told you to make me fall? It's all your fault..."

"You fell down yourself."

"You dropped it..."

"Shh, keep your voice down, your father and sister are still sleeping..."

Ye Yaodong was woken up by the two brothers outside. He could only get up, put on his coat and went out to yell, "What are you doing? Why are you making noise so early in the morning? Are you rebelling?"

"No, Dad, we fell down by ourselves."

"Yes, we accidentally fell down..."

The two brothers, who were fighting like black-eyed chickens, were kicking stools and kicking each other the second before.

The next second when he heard that his father was alarmed, he immediately made peace with him, and even stood up, put his arms around his father's shoulders, and looked at him in a flattering manner.

The old lady was stunned.

"Keep quiet so early in the morning. It's so cold and you're getting up so early. I've never seen you get up so early to study..."

"We must stop quarreling..."

"Dad, continue to sleep..."

Ye Yaodong glared at them, then closed the door and lay back in bed.

Lin Xiuqing was also woken up and was getting dressed.

"What are you two doing? You're arguing so early in the morning. Are you throwing things again? I can hear the sound of stools falling to the ground."

"Who knows what they are doing? Anyway, they are both sitting on the ground, and the stools are overturned. As soon as they see me coming out, they become good friends again. Why don't you sleep for a while?"

"You're awake now. Just lie down for a while. I'll go out and take a look."

Ye Yaodong obediently continued to lie back in bed. Anyway, there was nothing to do. He had to wait until two days before preparing for the trip to the sea.

After the two brothers closed the door, they jumped to the side, ignoring each other and neither of them picked up the stool that fell on the ground.

The old lady lifted the stool and put it next to the table. "I told you, today is the 13th, and the day after tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. Once tomorrow is over, it will be the day after tomorrow. Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Atai, please talk to Dad and ask him to take us there."

"Yes, Tai, please tell my parents about it."

"They don't listen to me. You'd better not go. There are so many people. If you get squeezed, you won't be able to find a place to go."

Ye Chenghu said aggrievedly, "But I want to go. My father agreed last year. You didn't take me to the city before the New Year, and now you don't take me to see the excitement. You told Yangyang not to go, so I'll go. This way I won't get lost."

"Why!"

"That's only fair."

"No, you can't go. I'll go..."

The two were about to start quarreling again, but Lin Xiuqing opened the door and came out, and they immediately became like quails and fell silent.

"Atai, let me help you feed the chickens..."

"Atai, let me help you water the vegetable garden..."

The two brothers hurried out, one after the other.

The old lady looked at them in astonishment, "These two... I have fed the chickens and watered them..."

Lin Xiuqing came out and said, "Adong told you not to water the vegetable garden. Leave it until I get up, and then I'll do it."

"It's okay. It's not raining, so the ground won't be slippery... He's just imagining that if another old lady falls, he won't let me do anything..."

"Why are you two arguing so early in the morning?"

"He moved a stool and insisted on going to see what day it was. I told them it was the thirteenth, but he still wanted to climb up to see it. Now, he fell down after being pulled and tugged, and then he became obedient again. He was afraid that you wouldn't take them with you..."

Lin Xiuqing understood.

"Just beat them to death, then neither of them will have to go."

"We didn't fight..." Ye Chenghu emphasized in the yard.

Lin Xiuqing ignored them and went to wash up first. The workshop had started operating again in the past two days, so she was busy every day.

Originally they were thinking of waiting until after the fifteenth to start work, but the women in the village asked about it every day, so she discussed it with Ye Yaodong and decided to start work on the tenth.

It hasn't rained much during this period, at most one or two days, so it's just right to take advantage of the cold weather. Now it's sunny again, so we can get some more sunshine.

When the weather gets warmer and the spring rains continue, it will be difficult to do anything.

Although a lot more were dried last year, the quantity that Ye Yaodong brought back on a boatload could only last for a long time. However, the store has been open for a long time, and the performance has been growing every year. More is sold year by year, so it never goes a wrong to have a little more in stock.

The two children reconciled in the yard, their heads put together, thinking about how to ask their parents to agree to take them there the day after tomorrow.

They both agreed that they had to ask their father for help.

After all, my dad is easier to talk to than my mom, and it was my dad who agreed last year.

If we don't discuss it in advance, and then they run away at the last minute, they won't have anywhere to cry.

And the two of them also agreed that they should just take the two of them with them, and Ye Xiaoxi should not go!

So, as soon as Ye Yaodong got up, the two brothers came up to him and showed their courtesy, some fetched hot water, some squeezed toothpaste.

Even when washing his face, she wrung out the towel carefully to serve him.

After sitting at the table, she took the initiative to serve him porridge, handed the chopsticks to him, and moved the dishes on the table towards him. She was extremely considerate.

Ye Yaodong just watched them work the whole time without saying a word, just enjoying himself.

As soon as these two butts stick up, he knows what they are farting, so how could he not know what they are planning?

We had a fight in the morning and made up immediately, not because we were worried about not performing well.

He took the chopsticks and started eating, not paying any attention to the two people who were looking at him expectantly.

The two of them didn't say anything. They just put their hands on the table and leaned over with their upper bodies to watch him eat.

After he finished eating, he asked, "Dad, are you full? Can I get you another bowl?"

"No, I'm full."

"Dad, do you want lip balm? I'll get it for you..."

"Ah."

When Ye Yaodong was looking in the mirror, two people stood behind him, pushing each other's shoulders and whispering.

"you say……"

"you say……"

After applying lip balm, Ye Yaodong didn't even look at the two of them and went out for a walk again.

The two children looked at his back, eagerly and blaming each other.

"Look, they're all gone. It's all your fault."

"It's all your fault, why don't you say anything?"

"Why should I tell you? Why don't you tell me?"

"You're my brother, of course you say so."

"I'm your elder brother, and you didn't give in to me. You even tried to grab the stool from me."

"We'll talk about it later."

"Then it's settled, let's do it together. Anyway, take the two of us, not my sister."

Ye Chengyang nodded, "Then let's go find dad now while my sister is sleeping."

"Walk……"

The two of them trotted after Ye Yaodong, and then pulled him from the left and right.

Ye Yaodong watched their eyes meet and then they spoke in unison.

"Dad, take us to see the fun on the Lantern Festival the day after tomorrow."

"After working so hard all morning, have you finally come to an agreement?"

Ye Chenghu said, "Dad, Yangyang and I will go with you. My sister is still young and might get lost. We'll leave her at home."

Ye Chengyang agreed, "Yes, she is still young, she definitely won't understand, we are all grown up."

"Shouldn't the brother give in to his sister?"

"I'll take her to see it when she's older. Let's go first."

"Yes, Dad, you promised last year, you can't go back on your word, you have to keep your word. We have been good too, we didn't argue, we didn't fight, and we finished our homework."

Ye Yaodong looked to the left and then to the right. Both of them looked up and looked at him expectantly.

"You guys go ask your mother, I have no objection."

"Haha, as long as you agree."

"Dad, you are the head of the family! You have the final say!"

Ye Yaodong smiled and touched their heads. It was hard for the two of them to pretend to be good and behaved for so many days.

"You sycophant! Be good, school is about to start, study hard, make progress every day, and I will try my best to satisfy whatever reasonable thing you want to do. If you don't behave, forget it."

"understood."

The two of them jumped and skipped happily towards home.

They are going to tell others that they are going to see the lanterns the day after tomorrow!

The two brothers, one went to the eldest uncle's house and the other went to the second uncle's house, and they had to be notified separately.

Ye Yaodong and others went to the workshop for a tour and returned home. When they passed by the door of the neighbor's house, there was an uproar inside.

"What do you want to go too? Do you want to go eat shit?"

"They have finished their homework. Have you finished it?"

"You are always one step behind others in everything. How can you dare to go here or there?"

"Don't even think about going anywhere. Just stay home and do your homework. If you dare to take a step outside today, I'll chop off your feet."

When Ye Chenghu sneaked out from inside, he still shrunk his neck, looking like a guilty thief.

Ye Yaodong picked him up and said, "Did you run over and show off again, causing them to get scolded?"

"Hehe, I just told them to go watch the fun together the day after tomorrow. Yangyang also went to tell Jiang and Xiuxiu, but they didn't dare to tell them. Chenghe went to tell their mother."

Tietou River...

"My mother also asked Chenghe to learn more from me." Ye Chenghu held his head high and said this with great pride.

"Well, that's good. You've made some progress. Go back and write two pages of big characters. I'll give you a reward."

"Ah...reward..." His face turned bitter in an instant.

"Do you want to write it?"

"If you want to write, write it right away. I'll go home and write it. Ask Yangyang to write two pages as well."

"Ah."

Writing can sharpen the mind. Both of them are a little jumpy. Practicing writing more can help them calm down a little, improve their concentration, and be a little calmer in the future.

When Ye Chengyang was told that he had received two pages of large characters, he also looked miserable and kept asking Ye Chenghu why his father suddenly asked them to write two pages of large characters.

Ye Chenghu certainly couldn't tell the truth, so he made up a story, "He asked us to write two more pages, otherwise he wouldn't take us to see the lanterns."

"Ok."

After Lin Xiuqing finished her work, she found out that Ye Yaodong had already promised the two boys that he would take them to watch the fun the day after tomorrow, and she didn't say anything.

They had also discussed that they would take care of the two older ones and not the younger ones, otherwise two people would not be able to take care of three children.

Anyway, Ye Xiaoxi is used to staying behind, and this is not just one time.

But she also told them not to mention it in front of their sister, in case she refused and wanted to follow, one of them would stay behind to take her place.

This frightened them so much that they dared not say a word, nor did they dare to run out and shout, for fear that Ye Xiaoxi would find out.

This time, the two brothers were unusually low-key.

They just couldn’t say they were going to see the lanterns, but they could show off in front of Ye Chenghe who hadn’t finished his winter vacation homework.

This year, not only the two brothers were showing off, Ye Chenghai was also showing off in front of Ye Chenghe.

There was no brotherhood at all, and Ye Chenghe was so angry that his teeth itched.

"Oh, it's great to be graduated. I don't have to do homework anymore..."

"You don't have to go to class anymore. You can go wherever you want..."

"The day after tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. I can go with my friends to watch the fun without my parents accompanying me..."

"It's great to be grown up and get a salary now~"

Ye Chenghe shouted at them angrily: "You are so annoying, can you please go out? I need to do my homework."

"No, it's too cold outside and there's no sun today. You write yours and I'll say mine."

Ye Chenghe's fists are not as big as his brother's, so he dares not speak out despite his anger.

Ye Chengyang said: "Brother Hai, you still owe me 8 yuan..."

Ye Chenghai's eyes widened. "How can it be 8 yuan? Don't mess with the calculation!"

"You borrowed 5 yuan from me and said you would return me 8 yuan in half a month."

Ye Chenghai frowned and hesitated for a long time before he managed to say, "It's not time yet. Wait, I haven't paid you yet."

"I'm just reminding you, if you don't have the money to pay back, you can pay me 3 yuan interest in two days, and then give me another yuan after half a month..."

"Damn, you are even more ruthless than any other unscrupulous businessman. You charge me 6 yuan in interest every month, and I only lent you 5 yuan. You are even more ruthless than any other loan shark. You doubled the amount."

Ye Chengyang felt a little guilty, not knowing what was going on, and said weakly, "Didn't you agree to this..."

"I didn't think so much when I borrowed it. Now the more I think about it, the more I feel it's wrong. Ye Chengyang, you're going too far! You're so treacherous!"

Ye Chenghai felt pained at the thought of paying so much money. His apprenticeship allowance was only 10 yuan a month. With this calculation, most of it would have to go to Ye Chengyang.

"Then...then how about you pay me back three dollars first, and then in half a month, you give me two dollars. I'll save you one dollar, and you can continue to owe the remaining five dollars?"

"You are trying to suck my blood!"

"Then...then just pay me back directly, and you don't have to pay interest. Otherwise...or else I will tell mother...I will never lend you money again."

Ye Chengyang was quite scared when he saw his angry look. It was because Brother Hai was so much older and taller than him that he could not beat him at all.

So he moved out with his great aunt!

Ye Chenghai glared at him, but he couldn't scare him away. He was also holding his lifeline, so he could only say depressedly: "I know, I'll return it to you in a few days."

Ye Chengyang was satisfied, and then reminded Ye Chenghe of the money he owed.

Later, he was driven away by the two brothers.

He was a little worried, so he went to complain to Ye Yaodong.

If he hadn't received the money yet and couldn't tell his aunt, he would have definitely told her.

Ye Yaodong told him about it and felt both angry and amused.

This kid is really amazing. He even dared to remind people and wanted to keep the principal, sucking blood with compound interest. He is not afraid of being beaten by Ye Chenghai.

"Dad, they won't return it, will they? Will they team up to beat me up?"

"Can't you file a complaint?"

"If I tell them, they will definitely not return it, and they will really beat me up."

"You've already done the market research, what are you afraid of? Besides, you have the account book, so you can't deny it."

He nodded and regained his confidence.

"Dad, if they don't give it to you, you can help me get it, and I'll give you half of the interest."

Ye Yaodong couldn't help laughing, and then he laughed louder and louder.

"You can do it!"

He patted Ye Chengyang on the head and said, "Don't think about these things. You are still young. The important thing is to study hard. Don't think about these messy things. When you grow up, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to think about them."

"I didn't think about it. They asked me to borrow money. My mother always charges interest when she lends money out, so I must ask them for interest."

"You have learned all this. It would be great if you could be this smart in studying."

"Will do."

"If you are so confident, then go practice writing one more page of large characters."

"Ah... I just wrote it at noon."

"Go ahead and write. It's almost evening now and time for dinner. There's no conflict."

"Then I'll go call my brother to write together..."

Ye Yaodong sighed in his heart, they are indeed brothers, they always care about each other.

Ever since Ye Yaodong promised to take them to the town to watch the lanterns on the fifteenth night, the two brothers have been thinking about it and feel like the days are passing by like years.

Since morning, I have been counting the days until dark, and then looking forward to the next day passing quickly.

On the morning of the fifteenth day, as soon as the old lady got up to cook, the two of them put on their clothes and ran downstairs, looking as excited as if they were going out right away.

The old lady was shocked by them, they actually got up so early. It was not even daybreak yet, the rooster was crowing.

"Why are you getting up so early? Go to bed quickly. Children won't grow taller if they don't sleep."

"We woke up and didn't want to sleep."

"Atai, today is the fifteenth day of the lunar year, right? When does the lantern festival start?"

The old lady was amused by Ye Chengyang's question, "Hurry up and go to bed. The lanterns can only be seen after dark. It's not even day yet. Can you stand it?"

Ye Chenghu said excitedly: "I can endure it..."

"Hurry up and go to bed. There's no point getting up so early. If you're sleepy, you won't be able to go when the time comes. Get enough sleep now, and you won't be sleepy when the time comes."

Ye Chenghu asked somewhat worriedly, "Will Dad and Mom run away?"

He already has a psychological trauma and has to think about whether his parents will run away whenever he does anything.

"Why run? They're right here in town, and you don't have to go far. And you have to wait until dark. Just follow them after dinner."

Ye Chenghu finally felt relieved, and then he obediently went back upstairs with Ye Chengyang to continue sleeping.

After the couple woke up, the old lady told them that their two children got up before dawn this morning.

"Cheng Hu is scared..."

"I have to scare him once, otherwise how could he be so obedient now? It wasn't that I didn't take him with me on purpose, it was that he didn't finish his homework, and he knew it himself. Otherwise, how could he have done his homework before the New Year so obediently? Now he practices calligraphy honestly every day, but before I had to force him and urge him to do it."

When the old lady heard Ye Yaodong say this, she stopped talking.

When the two brothers woke up again, the sun was already shining on their butts. They rushed downstairs in panic to see if their parents were there.

As a result, I didn't see anyone, even Ye Xiaoxi was not in the room, and I panicked.

Fortunately, the old lady comforted them and said that their parents had gone to work in the workshop, and they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, he did not even have time to wash up or eat. He ran to the workshop to take a look and confirmed that both of them were at home, only then did he feel relieved.

Then, all day long, I kept asking, when will it get dark?

what time is it?

Why isn't it dark yet?

Why hasn’t the sun set yet?

Can I go early?

They asked the same question 800 times a day. The old lady felt so overwhelmed that she wanted to stuff her ears with cotton.

The two were afraid that the couple would disappear in the blink of an eye, so they followed them the whole day, like real followers.

It was because the couple was fed up with them that they sent them back home and threatened them that they would not take them with them if they continued to follow them.

That's why the old lady suffered torture from the two of them at home.

The two are also smart. They don't run around, but just guard the family's motorcycle and bicycle at the door.

If they drive a tractor there, they can see it even if they sit at the doorstep.

His father has to ride a bicycle to travel around the village, it is impossible for him to walk!

They waited for the sun to set since morning, and their necks were sore from watching the sun set in the sky.

"Dad... Dad... The sun has set!"

"Eat first, eat early in the evening."

"Great."

Ye Xiaoxi didn't understand why her two brothers were so happy and just watched them curiously.

Ye Yaodong also told his parents in advance that they should take their two sons to the town to see the lanterns, and the younger ones in the family would help them look after them.

Ye's father was worried that the crowds would be unsafe, so he gave repeated instructions and also thought of asking them to take one and the other one could go next year.

The two brothers refused to agree no matter what.

"No, one of us will ride on my shoulders, and the other one will let A-Qing hold on tighter. Or I can find some friends. We should be able to see some excitement upstairs in the restaurant."

"That's fine. We don't have to crowd the streets. If there's any chaos, it would be bad if people get trampled."

"I think so too."

Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.

It would be better and safer to go to Hong Wenle’s hotel upstairs to have a look.

This kind of excitement must have attracted all the villages nearby and even around the town. There is no telling how many people there are at night.

It is no exaggeration to say that there were so many people that the roads were probably blocked.

This is also the reason why he eats early in the evening. When the sun has just set and there are not many people on the street, he can ride his bike to take his wife and children there in advance. Otherwise, they might not even be able to get into the town if it’s too late.

This time they were not worried. Once everyone was evacuated and there were not many people left, it would be fine for them to ride their bikes home.

By the way, he can also talk to Hong Wenle to see if his loan has been approved, if he has found the land, and if he has contacted the purchasing channel for the machines.

I haven't seen him since the last time I went to the post office in town to exchange money. Now that the New Year has passed and it happens to be the Lantern Festival, I can go over and chat with him, and I won't seem so anxious.

"Come back early, don't stay too late, and go directly by boat, so that you won't be in trouble when the streets are full of people when the show ends."

Ye Yaodong thought this was an okay option and more convenient, except that the boat consumed more fuel and he couldn't drive a small boat, leaving his whole family out in the cold on the sea.

But it doesn’t matter, it just costs a little more gas and I can come back earlier.

The next chapter will be around 3 o'clock, don't wait, I've been really depressed recently