Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1168: Spending Money to Find Unhappiness
In total, he was away from home for only four days, two of which were spent on the sea, but Lin Xiuqing felt like he had been away from home for a long time.

Looking at the nearby seashore, she stood on the wheelhouse and happily kept asking him, how long will it take?

Ye Yaodong was almost getting impatient with her questions.

"Why don't you just open it and keep asking."

"How could I? It's already dark. Why is this trip taking so long?"

"Can the wind direction be the same when we go there and when we come back? It's normal that it takes a little time."

Moreover, the journey back from the city is a little farther than that from the town, so it takes a little longer.

"How long will it take?"

"It'll only take about 20 minutes at most. You know how hard it is to drive to the mountain? It looks close, but it takes time to drive there. If you keep talking, I'll drive straight to the city."

Lin Xiuqing shut up.

But when the fishing boat was approaching the dock, she shouted happily, "Here we are..."

It was already completely dark, and there was no one at the dock. Only when they docked in the middle of the sea did they see flashlights shining from the workshop, and then heading towards the dock.

"Did Aliang and the others on duty at the workshop know that we are back and came out from the dock to pick us up?"

"Isn't this nonsense? The lights were still on on the boat. With such a big boat coming in, they would know we were back just by looking at the beach. If they don't come to pick us up, I will deduct their wages later."

"Is it parked? It's parked, shall we get off?"

"Let's go."

Ye Yaodong came out of the cockpit and picked up his password box. The couple went down together. The boatmen lowered the anchor into the sea when the boat stopped. Now they were all on the deck with their luggage waiting for the fishing boat to pick them up.

"Do you want to move the lighter down?"

"No, just put it in the cabin and lock it up. I have to send it to the city tomorrow morning, so there's no need to move it around."

"That's good, that saves us the trouble of moving."

They didn't have to work at all on this trip. They just had to follow the boat back and forth. And after making lighters there for two days, they earned several dollars each.

Now that they are back and can rest again, everyone has a smile on their face, especially the two people who were just replaced. They didn’t do much work, but they received double the salary.

After waiting for the fishing boat on the other side to come and pick them up, Ye Yaodong told them, "Go back and rest for two days. If nothing unexpected happens, we will go out to sea the night after tomorrow."

"Okay, okay."

After saying that, he got on his bicycle, asked Aqing to sit on it, and let his father walk back by himself.

Lin Xiuqing carried two baskets in her hands, which were filled to the brim with the things she bought.

As soon as we reached the door, the children started shouting excitedly.

"Dad is back?"

"Where's my mother? Dad, where's my mother?"

"Mom is behind..."

Ye Yaodong's bicycle was forced to stop at the door, and Lin Xiuqing also got off from behind the bicycle.

"Mom, how did you get back here on a bicycle?"

"Yeah, did you go there with dad on bicycles?"

"Mom, what's in your basket?"

The two brothers kept talking to Lin Xiuqing, one by one. After Ye Yaodong got off his bicycle, he could only stand aside. No one asked him a question, as if he had not just returned.

It was only when they met each other just now that they called him Dad, and they called him Dad to ask about their mother. After that, he didn't hear anyone calling him at all. Even his nephews all followed the two brothers to surround Lin Xiuqing.

So heartless!

It’s really disheartening!

No one cares about him!
They all surrounded Lin Xiuqing and asked her questions.

She didn't have time to answer, but no one came over to ask him.

No, there were still people who came up to him and asked about his well-being, but they were a little slow and couldn't compare to those naughty kids.

"Are you back? I'm glad you're back. You came back pretty quickly this time. No need to worry about me. I came back on my own. What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you." The old lady said happily.

"Whatever, go in first."

He pushed his luggage and bicycle in together, and the people at the door hadn't come in yet, and Lin Xiuqing was still being harassed.

"These naughty kids, I'm back now, right? No one comes close to me. Usually they call me so affectionately, but today they're like blind."

"Haha, they ask 8 times a day, why haven't you come back yet."

"Are you asking their mother? I never saw them asking that when I wasn't home."

"You're not at home every other day, so they're used to it."

"I knew I didn't ask."

"Haha, go take a shower first? You can probably eat after you come out."

Ye Yaodong thought about it and felt that he should not be such a failure. He still had his daughter. If his daughter was still around, she would definitely cling to him.

"Where's Xiaojiu? Hasn't he come back these few days?"

"No, they're all at Huimei's place. She came over to play with us yesterday, but she didn't come tonight. Let's go take her after dinner."

He nodded without saying anything. He planned to sort out his things later, pick out a few items to send to their home, and pick up the child at the same time.

It was not until the water in the pot began to bubble that Lin Xiuqing came in, surrounded by the children.

"Okay, go and have fun, the food is divided among you, you don't have to follow me anymore."

Ye Chengyang held the cake in his hand and asked eagerly, "Mom, you won't go out again, will you?"

Ye Chenghu also watched over her with concern, "Mom, next time just let my dad go out, and you don't have to go far away."

Ye Yaodong could no longer bear it, "You little bastard, your mother is your real mother, but your father is not your real father, right?"

"Hehe, Dad, aren't you used to running outside every day? Don't bring my mom with you next time." Ye Chenghu said righteously.

Ye Yaodong raised his hand and pretended to want to hit him, but he cleverly dodged from Lin Xiuqing's left to the right, stretched his head over and made a face, then ran out.

Ye Chengyang saw him running away, and immediately followed behind him, shouting as he ran: "Wait for me, brother, we will guard the door, don't let mom run away again."

"OK……"

"How old are these two? Why are they still clinging to you and not allowing you to go out?"

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "I never left them. They couldn't bear to leave after being away for a few days."

"Put all the things you brought back in order. I'll pack some out later and take them to Huimei's house. I'll also pick up the little one while I'm at it."

"it is good."

In order to find some confidence as a father from his childhood, Ye Yaodong finished a big bowl of noodles in a few big mouthfuls, then took the food to pick up Ye Xiaoxi.

Unexpectedly, Ye Xiaoxi, who was originally having fun and laughing, immediately changed her expression and burst into tears the moment she saw him.

"Wuwuwu... They all said that no one wants me anymore, that you all don't want me anymore..."

"Bad dad, you came to pick me up just now... I want mom... I want mom..."

Ye Yaodong was immediately at a loss as to what to do after hearing her cry. He quickly picked her up, wiped her tears and coaxed her.

"I'm back, right? It's only been a few days. Normally I'm gone for longer than this."

"I want my mother, I want my mother..."

The adults in the house heard the crying outside and ran out quickly, only to find that Ye Yaodong had returned.

Ah Guang smiled and asked, "Just got back?"

"Yes, I came to pick up the kids as soon as I got home."

"She has lived here for a few days. The neighbors teased her and said that no one wanted her, so they left her here. She took it seriously and cried for a long time yesterday, wanting to find my third sister-in-law. We took her over to play yesterday, and brought her back to us when we went to sleep."

Ye Yaodong coaxed her, "We were just joking with you. There's nothing to cry about."

"Dede wasn't lost, but I was lost!"

"Dede was picked up in the first place. We didn't abandon you. It's just that you like playing with Xiaoyu, right? So we let you live with Xiaoyu. Aren't we coming to pick you up right away?"

Ye Xiaoxi stopped crying with tears in her eyes, "Did Dede pick it up?"

"Well, my brother picked it up. Don't cry. Your mother bought you a lot of delicious food. Let's go home and eat delicious food."

She nodded, wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, put her arms around his neck, rested her little head on his shoulder, and without saying hello to Pei Yu, hurriedly urged him to go home.

Ye Yaodong greeted them, pointed to the things that had just been put down on the stool, and went back first.

On the way back, he kept coaxing the child and asked him if he missed him.

Ye Xiaoxi said directly: "I want my mother!"

"Don't you want a dad?"

She hesitated for a moment, "I want Daddy, but I want Mommy to be with me every day."

Ye Yaodong patted her little butt and stopped asking for trouble.

Each of them is mother-loving.

As soon as she stepped into the house, she threw herself to the ground, so he had to put her down.

However, she did not rush towards Lin Xiuqing immediately. Instead, she raised her head and burst into tears. She also secretly glanced at Lin Xiuqing who was sitting at the table and talking to her two sisters-in-law.

He shook his head speechlessly. He cried on purpose for Ah Qing to hear, wanting her to feel distressed and come over to hug him.

Children are also very smart.

Ye Yaodong ignored her and took the basin to fetch water for a bath. Ah Qing was also asking her questions with a distressed look and came over to comfort her.

"Adong's business has grown so big now that he travels across provinces every few days. We hardly see each other anymore..."

"Haha, you made a lot of money this time, didn't you? If you ask me, you don't have to go out to sea to trawle the nets anymore, it's such hard work."

"Sister-in-law, do you want me to collect money at home and let my father earn money for me?"

"Haha... no way..."

Ye Yaodong didn't say much to them. After asking his two brothers about their recent catch at sea, he took some water and went to take a bath.

After taking a shower, he sat at the door and chatted with his two brothers and neighbors.

The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, he felt that driving a boat was not as convenient as driving a tractor.

Instead of waiting for the ship to dock, he would have to ask people to move the goods and hire a tractor to deliver them to the destination. It would be better for him to drive his own tractor to the city and deliver the goods directly to the destination.

It also saves you from carrying a bag of money and taking someone else's car to the dock. It is more convenient to drive your own car.

Father Lin was waiting for his goods. When he just arrived, someone in the shop happened to ask about it.

Ye Yaodong was cautious and said that the wholesale price of this batch of goods that had just arrived would also increase due to the increase in raw material prices. A batch of 20 would cost 10 yuan each, and he would have to sell them for 13 yuan per piece.

He even started to coax me by saying that it would sell well even if I sold it for 15 yuan.

The vendor bargained for a long time, but in the end he had no choice but to sell 10 pieces at 20 yuan each.

"I told them the same thing these days, saying that this product is so popular that it's hard to order, and the material price has gone up. I said it would be available in about three or four days, but I don't know if I can order it. If I can order it, it will definitely not be cheap."

"During the past two days, vendors have come to ask about the time, and some even come twice a day."

"The one they bought casually before must have been sold. They must have made a lot of money from it, so they come here every day to ask."

Ye Yaodong gave him a thumbs up and said, "Dad is a good businessman."

"Haha, I've been here for a long time, and I've gained some experience in selling things. Now is a good time for us to settle the accounts. I'll give you the money for the goods I sold last time, and I'll settle the store's accounts at the same time, and you can take them back with you."

"it is good."

The last time, those 1900-plus pieces were sold for a little less than 2 yuan, but adding the store’s turnover for more than a week, the total is more than 2 yuan.

His cloth bag was stuffed full and not suitable for running around.

He just went to the construction site to check the progress, said hello to his brother-in-law, and immediately drove the tractor back behind several trucks.

The investment capital of this investment has been recovered by 15000. If all these 5000 goods are sold out, his capital will naturally be returned.

Later we can sail over there in bulk and sell it back, and it will be a net profit.

If you think about it, this money is easy to make. No wonder all the future bigwigs started to make their fortunes and lay the foundation in these years.

There are advantages to making quick money, but it is still most reassuring to earn it in a down-to-earth manner without having to worry.

By the time he drove the tractor back home, it was already evening.

Another day passed.

As soon as Ye Yaodong returned home, he threw the purse to Lin Xiuqing and collapsed on the recliner.

"It's hard to make money, life is hard, and I never stop working."

Ye Yaohua, who was standing next door at the door, heard what was happening and said with a smile, "Is it hard for you to make money? Is your life still hard? Now everyone in the village envies you for making money quickly and having an easy life. You are the best in the whole village, and there are even people who come to our village to ask if you are hiring."

"I'm so tired. I'm busy all day long. I'm either on the way to make money or on the way to make money."

"Others want to make money but don't have any way to do it, and they can't do it. Everyone is envious and their eyes are red."

Ye Yaodong sighed and sat up, "I haven't had dinner yet, I'm going to have dinner first."

Lin Xiuqing also coaxed him after he entered the house, "You can rest tomorrow and don't have to run around."

"Then we have to go out to sea tomorrow night, right? We'll only have one day off, and then we'll have to work non-stop again."

"There is no way to avoid going out to earn money even though the boat is there. No matter how many people want to earn this money, there is no way."

"Oh, I finally understand why big bosses still have to go to work every day."

Lin Xiuqing placed the cooked noodles in front of him and stood behind him to massage his shoulders.

"You have to think about it. We will go out to sea for a few days tomorrow night, and we can rest as soon as we come back. Besides, we are going to the provincial capital to worship our ancestors. Going there for a few days is equivalent to taking a few days off."

"That can't be called rest. It's more tiring to be on the road. Oh, by the way, I haven't been home all day today. I didn't see my mother when I came back yesterday. Did you ask her if she received the invitation?"

"No, and today is Saturday. Maybe we have to wait until the day after tomorrow, Monday, to see if there is any."

“The mail is so slow.”

"It's not that fast to send it from the provincial capital. It will probably arrive in the next two days."

Ye Yaodong didn't say anything else and just lowered his head to eat the noodles.

Lin Xiuqing specially fried two poached eggs for him and tore some dried croaker meat into the pan, which whetted his appetite.

We didn’t eat much seafood in Vancouver these few days. We only ate dried food that we brought from home. Except for buying meat, no one had the habit of buying seafood outside.

After all, they have their own boat. Although they don’t go out fishing, they always feel that it is a waste of money to buy seafood outside. For them, seafood is too easy to get, so why should they spend money to buy it? When they return home, they will naturally have an endless supply of seafood to eat.

Ye Yaodong not only thought about the invitation, he also thought about his filling machine and the fish sauce bags. However, there was no rush. Anyway, if he went to the provincial capital in a few days, he could just ask Ye Yaohai in person.

There is no need to call now. It is useless to ask. The goods will definitely not arrive that quickly. It is better to ask in person. The next time I go to the provincial capital, in addition to worshiping the ancestors, I can also solve the problem of packaging bags. The provincial capital must produce this kind of packaging bags.

"Don't just pinch my shoulders, give me a pound on my back and rub my waist, too. I've been sitting on a tractor all day, and my back and waist are about to fall apart, and my butt is sore."

I don’t know how many years it will take to build the road.

"Use some strength..."

"My hands are sore from pinching. You might as well take a shower and lie on the bed and let your daughter step on you."

"That's fine. By the way, call the two boys back to give me a shoulder massage and leg massage."

"Wait and see if you can scream."

"Stinky boy, the older you get the harder it is to yell."

Lin Xiuqing smiled, and seeing that he was almost done eating, she picked up the purse on the table and went back to the house to count the money.

After finishing his meal, Ye Yaodong quickly took a shower, then went outside to call back the three children who were running around.

But it was really difficult to shout. Ye Xiaoxi was easier to shout. After I shouted, they would immediately run up to him and hug his legs, but those two didn't even have ears.

He called out her name and she responded with both mouths without even turning her head to look.

"I'll give you a dime to earn, do you want to earn it?"

When it comes to money, his two ears are more sensitive than anything else and he immediately runs out from the crowd.

"Dad, what is a dime? What do you want us to do? Tell me!"

"Write 10 pages of big characters for cent, will you do it?"

"No writing!" Ye Chenghu decisively turned around and ran away.

"Come back!"

Ye Chenghu was called and stood at the gate of the courtyard, looking at it unwillingly. He didn't want to go in and earn the ten cents for ten pages of big characters at all.

Might as well kill him, writing one page a day is painful enough.

Now I ask him to write 10 pages and give him one dollar before he will consider it.

Ye Chengyang flatteredly: "Dad, can you write it for me?"

Ye Yaodong tapped his forehead and said, "Don't worry. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to write next year. Now go into the house and give me a back massage. I'll give you 10 cents to earn. If your brother doesn't want to earn any, forget it."

"Earn, earn."

Ye Chenghu's eyes lit up. Earning one cent by doing massage was much easier than writing. There was no reason for him to refuse.

If he doesn't make this money, he will beat his chest and stamp his feet, won't be able to sleep well at night, and won't be able to eat the next day.

He quickly ran back and said, "Dad, I'll give you a massage too. I'm older and stronger, so I'm sure it will be more comfortable than Yangyang's."

While saying this, he grabbed Ye Yaodong's hand and tried to drag him into the house.

"Dad, I will make sure you feel comfortable. I guarantee that after I do it once, you will want me to do it again."

Ye Yaodong laughed and cursed, "You like to earn money through physical labor, there's no cure, there's no hope for you in this life, you don't even do your homework when I pay you to do it."

"I have to do homework every day and write another page of big characters. That's enough. I don't want to write anymore. I'll give you a massage and wash your feet."

"Look at your achievements..."

Ye Chenghu flatteringly walked him to the bed, then squatted down to take off his shoes, and then picked up his feet and put them on the bed.

"Dad, lie down quickly."

Lin Xiuqing looked at the boy in surprise, "The sun is rising from the west? So active? Normally, when the broom fell over, you wouldn't move even when I asked you to help it up, and you would just turn around and run away."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "There is nothing that money can't solve."

"You'll be spoiled sooner or later. You'll have to pay them to do this for you when you're still so young. If they don't obey, just give them a beating."

"Mom, people say you can't hit other people's children."

Lin Xiuqing was stunned for a moment.

"Yangyang and I were both adopted. We are other people's children. You can't hit us randomly."

Lin Xiuqing had an indescribable look on her face. She looked at him like a fool, turned her head away and continued to count her money, but nothing happened.

"It's impossible for me to give birth to such a stupid child."

Ye Yaodong looked at Ye Chenghu with disdain, "It's impossible that I gave birth to such a stupid child. I must have picked him up."

Ye Chengyang went to lift his clothes, "Dad, let me help you take off your clothes."

"Dad, let me help you take off your pants." Ye Chenghu also hurried to pull his pants, trying to perform well.

Ye Yaodong's clothes were pulled up over his head by Ye Chengyang, and his hands were also raised up.

He could only take care of the things above him, but not the things below him. He could only shout, "I can do it myself. I don't need you."

Aren’t these two children’s service so thoughtful?
I also have to help him take off his clothes and pants.

"Dad, there is hair on your belly..." Ye Xiaoxi said in a baby voice while lying on his belly.

His stomach was attacked, and he immediately bent like a shrimp, "What are you doing!"

It was a good thing that she suddenly lay on his stomach, and Ye Chenghu couldn't take off his pants in an instant, otherwise his underwear would have been pulled off by the unfilial son.

Lin Xiuqing turned around and looked at the father and his two sons, and couldn't help laughing.

Ye Xiaoxi pulled a piece of hair in her hand and showed it to Ye Yaodong, "There are hairs. Daddy has a lot of hair on his belly."

Ye Yaodong looked at the curly hair in her hand, with an embarrassed look on his face, and said, "Throw it away."

"Dad, why do you have hair on your belly?"

"I have it on my feet, too."

He quickly changed the subject. The kid asked too many questions, and they were too embarrassing.

"You have it inside you, too."
Ye Xiaoxi stretched out her finger to poke his chest, but fortunately he reacted quickly, quickly covered his chest with both hands, then quickly moved up twice and lay down.

He breathed a sigh of relief and saved his face.

Lin Xiuqing sat at the table and laughed so hard that she was shaking with laughter.

But the three children didn't know why she was laughing.

Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang also lifted up their clothes and pants. They looked at each other and asked in confusion, "Why don't we have long hair?"

Ye Yaodong suddenly regretted asking them to come and give him a massage.

"You will have it when you grow up. Come quickly and give me a massage. Ye Xiaojiu, pat my back. One of you can pat my back and the other can pat my legs."

After saying that, he also took off his pants, wearing only shorts, and lay there shirtless.

It still feels safer lying down.

"Okay."

"Dad, is this comfortable?"

"Dad, is that right?"

"Dad, can I step on your back..."

The three children took turns chattering non-stop, making the room unusually warm and lively.

Ye Yaodong lay there comfortably, with a look of ease and contentment on his face as the three children stepped and knocked on him.

“That’s what having kids is all about!”

Lin Xiuqing interrupted his complacency, "It costs money."

"Don't tell them. This is also a sign of their filial piety."

"If you don't pay them, do you think they can still provide you with such thoughtful service?"

"Well, it's worth spending a little money to make my children and grandchildren filial."

Ye Yaodong was quite open-minded about this, as he had seen too much of it in his previous life.

Many people think that their elderly parents are useless, and their sons keep kicking them around and not wanting to take care of them. These sons are really failures in raising their parents.

Anyway, he doesn't expect his son to support him in his old age. He should earn more money on his own. If he has the conditions, he can help them. If not, they can find a way themselves.

Just like his parents, they have saved a lot of money now. If the three brothers need help, his parents will definitely give them some money, but they will definitely keep most of it for their retirement first.

From now on, no matter what happens, he will not live in poverty and have to rely on his son for support.

In his previous life, he still had to work to earn money and did not rely on his son.

If he had died at that time, he might have left them some property.

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "Then you have to make more money. If you have a lot of money, you won't have to worry about them being unfilial."

"That makes sense. We still have to work hard and not test people's hearts."

"Dad, when you are old, you can give me a massage and I will give you money!"

Ye Yaodong turned his head and stared at Ye Chenghu in disbelief.

"Say it to me again or I'll beat you to death!"

Ye Chenghu was confused and didn't know what he had said wrong.

He earns ten cents by giving his father massages now. When he is old, his father will give him massages and he will also give his father money. Is there anything wrong with that?

Lin Xiuqing laughed so hard that tears were about to come out.

"Did I... did I say something wrong?"

He is spending money to make himself unhappy.

"How could I have given birth to such a stupid son!"

"You are a man and cannot give birth. I was born by my mother... No, I was adopted."

"I'm so angry that I'm going to kill you. I might as well beat you to death first."

Ye Chenghu stepped back quickly and slid off the bed, "No, I don't want to give you a massage."

After saying that, he turned around and ran out.

Ye Yaodong stared at his back, then looked at Lin Xiuqing who was laughing so hard.

"Look at the good son you gave birth to. I don't know who this stupid boy looks like."

Lin Xiuqing's eyes curved with laughter, "Who do you think he looks like? He looks like Cheng He from next door."

"Like my dad!"

Lin Xiuqing laughed even louder.

"You are also a good son to your father."

(End of this chapter)