Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1196: Rest for the New Year

Driving in front was a heavy truck, and following closely behind was an engineering vehicle.

The crowd exclaimed and the children on the beach were going crazy with joy, jumping, shouting and screaming. Fortunately, there was a group of uniformed officers from the Coast Guard and the Ocean Bureau who helped to separate the crowd.

Ye Yaodong and about a dozen other people also came to help, preventing the crowd from moving forward, especially the ignorant children, so that the two cars could drive closer.

When the car drove closer, several young men in green military uniforms got out of the car and shook hands with Director Chen and his colleagues.

After a while they issued the order and started to hoist the gray whale.

The spectacular scene attracted more people gathering on the beach.

They were all villagers from nearby. When they saw the heavy trucks and construction vehicles, they knew something was wrong and ran out one after another, some of them still holding their bowls.

The scene was bustling with activity and there were reporters taking photos all around. Ye Yaodong also took two photos. Fortunately, it was not yet dark.

After a while of busy work, the mother whale's tail was slowly lifted up, and the little gray whale also made a fierce cry at the same time, which made people feel that it was crying.

Father Ye sighed and shook his head, "Alas, the big one is dead, and I don't know if the little one can survive if I drag him away."

"Just leave it to fate, it's just a fish." Pei's father said.

"Luckily we arrived in time, otherwise when the tide comes in, we won't be able to hang it up if it's full. We'll have to wait until the tide goes out tomorrow morning."

Ye Yaopeng stood on tiptoe and stretched his neck to watch the big whale being slowly hoisted onto the heavy truck. "Is this little whale placed in the big barrel on the truck over there? There seems to be some instrument in it?"

Ye Yaodong replied: "I don't know. I can't see it, and I can't get close to it now. Anyway, I will definitely try my best to save this little whale."

A large group of people were crowded on the beach, all staring at the hanging gray whale, and everyone was amazed.

The hanging gray whale seemed to be several stories high. A child nearby stretched his neck to look at it and fell backwards.

"It's so big..."

"I knew this fish was big, but it looked even more spectacular when it was hoisted up. This fish looked like it weighed dozens of tons."

"There must be 20 to 30 tons, but we can't weigh it..."

The big gray whale was slowly lifted onto the heavy truck under the watchful eyes of the crowd, and then it was the small gray whale's turn.

Ye Yaodong took the initiative to come forward with his men to help, and Director Chen also greeted them and let him help carry it.

When it was lifted onto the heavy truck, he also saw the rectangular container containing the gray whale. It was also filled with oxygen. It looked like it should be able to last for a few hours, so whether it could survive would depend on its skills and luck.

Director Chen smiled and talked to the men in green military uniforms. After they got out of the car, he said a few polite words, saluted, and watched the two cars slowly drive away.

The crowd dispersed as they walked and discussed, and each went back to their homes. Only the people in their three boats and Director Chen were left standing there.

Director Chen also turned to them and said, "It's getting dark, you should go back early. I will inform Adong if there is any news."

Ye Yaodong nodded quickly, "Okay, then we'll go back first, and you guys should also get off work early. We've been delayed all day today because of these two fish."

"It can't be said that I was delayed. My trip today was not in vain. Fortunately, no one was sent here casually. I came here on purpose to check it out. That's it for now. Let's go home. The tide is rising now, so your fishing boats can go out."

"Ok."

After saying goodbye to Director Chen and the others, there were only people from their three boats on the beach. As the tide rose, they had no choice but to move upstream.

"What should we do now? Go home directly?" Father Ye looked at Ye Yaodong and asked.

Lin Xiangyang said, "It's getting dark. Do you want to stay one more night? Let's go home and have dinner first?"

Ye Yaodong refused directly, "No, we have already been delayed for a day. Let's just cook something on the boat and wait for the tide to rise before sailing out. If we stay another night, we won't be able to leave during the day tomorrow."

Father Ye also said: "It's almost the end of the year, and you are all busy, so we won't go over. We will go home directly later. Everyone is in a hurry to go back."

"Well, then I won't keep you here. You guys go back early. I'll also take Yuan back early. It's getting dark."

"Ah."

After seeing the two off, they returned to their respective boats, fired and prepared dinner, and waited for the tide to rise.

The tide has not yet reached its highest point and is still rising slowly. Although the water level has risen, the fishing boat is still stranded and must wait for full tide to get out.

Everyone also took advantage of the free time to cook and solve the problem of eating. Of course, they also chatted a lot.

Of course, the most talked about thing is the reward. Not only the boatmen are looking forward to it, but Ye's father is also looking forward to it.

He was not included in the newspapers or the commendation certificates a few days ago, which made him feel very regretful. This time he was extremely excited and would crawl over to ask Ye Yaodong whenever he had a chance.

Ye Yaodong was annoyed by his father. He kept asking the same question over and over again, but his father was still nagging.

"Just wait. What's yours won't run away. It's not your turn yet. There's no point in asking me. And you're asking me. What's the point of asking me? It's impossible that the higher-ups didn't give you a reward, so I picked up a pen and wrote you a note and gave it to you?"

He couldn't stand his father's nagging and his attitude was not very good.

Ye's father scolded him, then turned around and left angrily.

Ye Yaodong suddenly became quiet and didn't care whether his father was angry or not.

The others also heard that Ye's father was criticized and did not dare to ask any more questions.

We had a simple dinner, and when the tide rose and the fishing boats could move again, we quickly headed out and went home.

Now I get home almost at midnight.

As soon as their fishing boat entered the village waters, they ran into the boat that Wang Guangliang was using to collect goods. They went straight over and stopped in the middle of the sea.

"Brother Dong, you're back. What a coincidence."

"It seems that you guys sailed back first, and we fell behind, so we just met you now."

"It should be."

"Just go back. Your ship is full and can't hold our goods."

"it is good."

"Brother Dong, did you see any big whales when you docked in the city? I heard someone dragged back two whales, one large and one small. They weighed dozens of tons and were taller than a building. The army's heavy trucks and engineering vehicles were dispatched to transport them. That's amazing."

The boatmen smiled and said, "Isn't this us?"

"We dragged it back!"

"Didn't you go and see? That's right, if you had seen it, you would definitely know that it was towed back by our three boats."

Wang Guangliang and his group all widened their eyes.

"Fuck!"

"You towed it back? No way? Damn, I saw the heavy truck passing by us at that time. We wanted to go and see what was going on, but there was a lot of cargo to be weighed."

"What a pity! I wanted to go and take a look at it at that time. If we had known it was your boat, we would have left one person to watch it while the others went to watch the fun first."

Ye Yaodong was very satisfied after hearing this. He was quite dedicated and did not run away after seeing the excitement.

"I've taken pictures. I'll just develop them and show them to you later."

“It’s a pity that I didn’t see it live.”

"Hurry up and get to the shore. There are a lot of cargoes that will take a long time to unload."

They also left several thousand kilograms of cargo on each ship, which would have to be weighed after unloading.

We usually dock during the day, but today something unexpected happened and we got back in the middle of the night. I have to call A Qing to weigh the goods later.

Fortunately, they have enough manpower on the three ships, so they don't have to worry about having no one to load and unload the cargo.

Lin Xiuqing was sleeping soundly when she heard the familiar knocking on the window, so she had to get up and open the door.

"Why are you back at this time today? Isn't the market closed during the day?"

Ye Yaodong just said that there was a little accident and asked her to take the account book and go to the workshop to weigh it first. He would wait for her at the door and explain it to her in detail while they walked.

More than 100 baskets of goods were moved and lifted, and everyone was sweating in the cold middle of the night.

After handling several ships' worth of cargo, Lin Xiuqing also learned about what happened today from their conversation.

On the way back, I was filled with emotion.

"I didn't expect it to be a posthumous child... I don't know if it can survive now."

"We will find a way. We should be able to do it with the help of technology. It's better than releasing them back into the sea. If we release them back into the sea, they will die within two days."

"So did you not go to the market to bring back sales today?"

"I'm busy now. I'll go tomorrow after I have some rest."

"It's already early morning, and it's the 23rd day of the lunar calendar. Tomorrow is the Little New Year's Day. There will be markets everywhere these days. When are we going to close for the day?"

"The 30th of this year is New Year's Eve, so why not just work one more day and then rest? You've earned the money you should have earned in the whole year, and most people have prepared the New Year's goods in advance. Close the shop early and let your parents go back to their hometown to rest. You can go back tomorrow to celebrate the Little New Year."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "That's what I meant. They don't go back home very often throughout the year. They probably want to go back too."

"Okay, then I won't have to go out to sea anymore. Let's take a break for the New Year. I'll calculate the wages for the boatmen tomorrow so that everyone can relax a little. The weather is good this month and everyone has been working intensively at sea without a real break. As for the other rented fishing boats, they will continue to go out to sea. We don't care. We just need to wait for the rent."

"Ah."

"If Ah Cai has someone to receive the goods, let him continue to do so for a few more days. He is hiring someone to do the work anyway."

"it is good."

"Then I'm going to the city tomorrow. Do you want to come with me? And buy some New Year's goods to bring back to your parents."

"Okay."

"No, it's today."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "I know."

Ye Yaodong stretched lazily after entering the house. "I've worked for a whole year, and I'm finally taking a break."

"I'll get you some hot water, you wipe it off, and I'll make you a bowl of ginger tea. You seem to have a stuffy nose and sneeze when you talk, so don't fall ill on New Year's Day. Do you want me to make you some midnight snack?"

"Let's cook some. It's really too painful to go into the water in such a cold weather."

"Is there any reward for this trip?"

"I don't know. There should be some, but it's definitely not as much as the last time we got foreign spy equipment."

"Well, this time three boats were towing the ship together, with more than a dozen people, so there won't be much reward. If there is any, it will probably go to the captain."

"I do not know."

After the two men entered the room, the old lady came out of the house on crutches while they were talking, and watched Ye Yaodong die helplessly.

I don't know how many times I've told her this. If I heard any noise in the middle of the night, it must be him coming back, so I told her not to get up and check. I didn't listen to a word he said.

She still did her own thing and would get up and see if he had come back when she heard any noise.

Ye Yaodong could only patiently let her ask a lot of questions, but she didn't go back to the house after she finished asking, but sat there looking at him.

She waited until he went into the house to sleep before she returned to her room.

Ye Yaodong lay down, still thinking about the old lady's aged face.

Although sometimes I get annoyed by the old man's nagging, constantly circling around him and talking about all sorts of irrelevant things, but that's also because I love him.

"Tomorrow I'll go to the city and buy some tonic medicine to stew for the adults at home. They haven't had a good meal all year. We should take advantage of the New Year break to take care of our health. We need to make money, but we also need to take care of our health."

"Well, okay."

It’s a pity that there are no physical examinations now. Who would go to the hospital for no reason?

The old lady has difficulty walking, and her body can't stand the hassle of running around. She's going to get sick even if she's not sick. Otherwise, she could go to the hospital for a physical examination.

A Qing also had to go for a physical examination. The cancer from his previous life was always lingering in his mind.

But life has been good in the past two years, and she is still very young, only in her 20s, so there shouldn't be anything wrong. Wait until the economy is more developed in a few years, and then all the necessary checks will be done earlier.

"Are the Angong Niuhuang Pills I bought two years ago still in good condition?"

"Yes, I put it in the drawer and kept it well. I don't usually open it. It should be better to keep it sealed there. Why are you asking about this medicine all of a sudden?"

"No, I just suddenly thought that the old lady seemed to be getting older. Although birth, aging, illness and death are common to all people, it is better to live longer. At least the old lady should enjoy all the blessings she deserves."

"Didn't you say that this medicine is very effective and has miraculous effects? Then it can help with emergencies and help us have fewer regrets."

"Well, go to sleep. I was just saying it casually."

Perhaps it was because of the shock of Lin Guangyuan almost falling into the sea, and seeing the whale fall and the birth of a baby whale with his own eyes, that he felt that life is sometimes so fragile and magical.

In the evening, the old lady continued to care for him and ask about his well-being as she had done every day for the past ten years, and he felt a little more emotional.

God is still very kind to him and has given him everything he deserves. He actually had it in his previous life, but he didn't know how to cherish it. He should cherish it in this life.

He turned sideways and hugged Ye Xiaoxi, but then he realized that he had been sneezing constantly and had a cold, so he shouldn't get too close to her to avoid infecting the child.

"You lie in the middle and I'll lie outside."

"What? Don't you usually like to lie in the middle and hug your daughter when you come back?"

"I have a slight cold. I'm afraid I can infect her. You should lie in the middle."

"Well, it turns out that they are my biological children."

"Nonsense, he looks exactly like me, so of course he's my biological child."

"Speaking of biological children, a big thing happened in the village these days. Wang Chuyun and her son were kicked out of the house. Because her son doesn't look like her husband, he is suspected of not being her husband's biological child. Now there is a big fuss."

"Oh?"

He knew about this. He had known in his previous life that her son was not her husband Li Dawei's, but it was not until the 1990s that it was exposed, and then he was beaten and kicked out.

At that time, the son was already 18 years old. The mother and son left together without causing much commotion, and no one heard who the adulterer was.

She is also married for the second time.

I actually got involved with Awei in this life. Could it be that this exposed me in advance?

He was instantly excited. Yellow melons were inherently more attractive, and what’s more, they were different from those in his previous life.

He was somewhat curious about whose son's father it was. He didn't know in his previous life, and he didn't know if it would be revealed in this life.

Lin Xiuqing also became excited. Anyone would immediately become excited about other people's gossip, especially such explosive gossip.

"Then everyone was guessing who her son's father was, and they were secretly comparing who he looked like."

"Like who?"

"You definitely wouldn't have guessed it. No one thought so at first, but the more they thought about it, the more they felt that his son looked like Secretary Chen's eldest son, Chen Jiale, and also looked like his grandson, A-Bin. Moreover, the two were only two years apart in age..."

Ye Yaodong was slightly surprised, but then he understood.

Sure enough, there is something true.

There were rumors in the previous life that Wang Chuyun and Chen Jiale were having an affair, but at that time it was said that the two were dating, and the Chen family looked down on the Wang family and did not agree, so they later got married.

Thinking about the fact that Wang Chuyun’s son is two years younger than the little grandson of the Chen family.

It is estimated that after becoming a widow, she rekindled her old love with Carlos Chan. Pretty widows cannot stand loneliness anyway.

Lin Xiuqing continued, "These past two days in the workshop, the women were saying that Wang Chuyun and Chen Jiale had dated a few years ago, but because the Wang family had a bad reputation, Secretary Chen disagreed."

"Now everyone is saying that she either had an affair before she got married or after she became a widow. They are all calling her a vixen."

"But we are all from the same village, and no one has reported her for being an adulterer. During this period, she has been beating her husband very badly. I heard that she wants to escape every day, but she can't."

"Now she can't wait to take her son away."

"It's just that Secretary Chen's family has been in a bit of a mess recently. Li Dawei keeps coming to the house to make trouble, but Chen Jiale hasn't admitted it. But I don't know if they reached some kind of agreement. It's quiet since yesterday. I also heard that Wang Chuyun got divorced and returned to her parents' home with her son."

Ye Yaodong felt that this drama was very exciting and he couldn't help but admire this woman. She could make several families suffer by herself.

Now she is having an affair with Awei, which is really restless. You should never get involved with such a woman.

"But now I heard that Li Dawei's father is also a piece of shit. When his son was not at home, he wanted to touch Wang Chuyun. Now the father and son are at odds, and his father was beaten by him."

"There has been so much going on in their family recently, one thing after another."

Ye Yaodong touched his chin and asked, "Isn't Ah Wei back yet?"

Lin Xiuqing immediately thought of the unclear relationship between Wang Chuyun and Awei some time ago.

"No, I don't think I dare to come back for the New Year. I don't have the face to do that. Last time, the 5000 yuan turned into 5 yuan, and I couldn't take it out. I ran away in shame overnight."

"What a pity. There will be more fun to watch when I come back."

"It's not that easy to calm down. The old lover, the new lover, and the ex-husband. Oh my god, it's so confusing just thinking about it. How can there be such a woman?"

Ye Yaodong pulled the quilt over her and patted her, "Don't bother with her, she's a slut, whoever gets involved with her will be in trouble, go to bed early, it's late."

Lin Xiuqing turned her head and looked at him, "Has she ever hooked up with you?"

"No, I'm very busy every day..."

"Then Wang Lizhen can still find a chance to seduce you."

Ye Yaodong was speechless.

"Don't put all the dirt and stinky things on me. Isn't that disgusting? Having Wang Lizhen is disgusting enough. Now with Wang Chuyun, how can we live?"

Lin Xiuqing was immediately amused by him.

"You are so famous, rich, and good-looking now. There must be a lot of people who want to throw themselves at you. But you are often out of the village..."

Ye Yaodong was very happy to hear this, "It's good that you know what's good. Be nice to me, obey me, and love your husband more. I am very popular now. I will definitely rest at home during the New Year..."

Lin Xiuqing pinched him fiercely, "What's wrong with resting at home? Do you want to give other women a chance by resting at home?"

"Hiss... How is that possible? I just said it to make you feel a little bit threatened, so that you can be nicer to me. I am loyal to you. Wild flowers are better than domestic flowers."

"Hmph, go to sleep."

Ye Yaodong watched her turn her back and whispered, "A woman's heart is as deep as the sea. The saying is true. Her heart is really smaller than the tip of a needle."

"What are you talking about?"

"Ah, nothing!"

He quickly closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

The next morning, he slept until he woke up naturally, and the village had already started a new round of praising him.

They praised him for his good eyesight, as he dragged back a big whale, but it turned out there was a baby whale in its belly. They rescued the baby whale and then alerted the authorities, who dispatched heavy trucks and engineering vehicles.

It won’t be long before you are praised and rewarded again.

As long as you follow him, you will have no worries about not making money or becoming famous.

This also led to a situation where as soon as he went out, a bunch of people would ask him if he had a new boat and if he needed a boatman.

Some other villagers also came to his workshop to ask for work.

He always refused with a smile, saying only that if there was a need, he would give priority to his own villagers. This gained him a lot of word of mouth, and the villagers in his village spared no effort to support him.

Ye Yaodong went to the workshop and first inspected the goods that had been brought back yesterday. They were already being processed.

He went to the fish sauce department to check the amount of fermentation and also to see how much bagged fish sauce was produced.

He plans to step up production before the New Year and then put all of it on the market after the New Year.

After all, he is engaged in wholesale. If there is not a large quantity, the goods will be out of stock all of a sudden. He must have some time buffer and prepare a large amount of inventory before he can put it on the market.

The room where the machine was originally placed is now filled with baskets of fish sauce piled up in the corner, with at least 10,000 or 20,000 baskets.

“How many can be produced every day now?”

"If we don't work and rest at night, we can do 2,000 to 3,000 pieces a day if we work during the day. Now there are more people who are skilled at this."

"That's not bad."

One ton a day, 10 tons in 10 days, and 30 tons a month.

We now receive about 10 tons of goods every day, and by then we will produce 4 tons a day, which will not be enough to dry the crops.

However, the products we produce now are genuine high-quality products, and they can be fermented twice in the future to make them cheaper. After fermenting 10 tons of products into 4 tons, they can be reused to produce another 20 tons, which is really a huge profit.

You get what you pay for. Let the market choose. You can't blame him for being unscrupulous. That's how you make money. Make a little less in the early stage, build up a good reputation, and then you can make big money in the later stage.

"Brother Dong, do you need anyone else on board?"

The corners of Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched, "That's enough, no need."

"If there is a need, can you give us priority?"

"You don't want to do such an easy job? You still want to go out to sea."

"It's mainly because it's so exciting to go out to sea with you. I always encounter all kinds of good things, and I make a lot of money. Everyone is envious."

"Don't be envious. High wages come with high risks. The work nowadays is so easy, you don't have to be exposed to the wind or the sun. Be honest. There are so many people who want to do your work but can't."

"That's true. If I really have to give the work at hand to others, I won't bear it."

Ye Yaodong smiled and ignored the two people who were working. Instead, he continued to inspect the fish sauce.

The whole day, he was strolling around leisurely, which was rare.

Unexpectedly, when he just came out of the village committee after chatting, he ran into the fat man who was humming a song and walking in front of him.

It takes no effort at all.

Seeing an old man sitting outside in the sun and twisting a hemp rope, he happily borrowed one from the old man, then walked over to take the rope and tied it in front of the fat man...

"Who? Who the hell?"

The fat man struggled to look back, but Ye Yaodong tightened the rope and hid behind him.

"How dare you touch your fat boss in broad daylight..."

"Fuck, come out... who are you, you bastard? You're hiding from me, motherfucker..."

Ye Yaodong cursed back, "Fuck you! You are such a big shot, fat boss. You are shaking now, and all the brothers are cursing at you."

"Suzuki, you want to die? You tied me up for no reason and scared me. I thought someone was kidnapping me. You wicked bastard."

"You're a green onion? Are you afraid of being kidnapped?"

"What bullshit are you talking about? You suddenly tied me up with a rope, and I was startled. I must have taken the wrong medicine, damn it."

"You've gained weight again, haven't you? I'll tighten the leather for you."

The fat man was so angry that he snatched the hemp rope from his hand and beat him.

Ye Yaodong was not paying attention for a moment and was hit right on the head.

"Fuck, are you serious..."

"Since you're serious, I'll definitely be serious too. I'll let you be immoral and scare me."

"Stop, stop..."

Ye Yaodong jumped up and down, hiding everywhere, cursing angrily.

"Don't run..."

"Hey, hey, hey...my hemp rope...you have to give it back to me..."

The two men chased each other and made a lot of noise before they stopped and returned the hemp rope to the old man on the roadside.

"Haha, young people are full of energy."

Ye Yaodong put his hand on the fat man's shoulder and panted, "I'm sure you are a flexible fat man."

The fat man elbowed him in the chest and asked, "When did you come back? Did you take a break for the New Year?"

"Almost. Have you taken a break for the New Year as well?"

"How is that possible? Business is booming during the Chinese New Year. My wife even said she wants to work until the 29th of the lunar year."

"Your wife is really hardworking."

"Ugh……"

"I have a business idea that can make money. Do you want to do it?"

"Get lost. I won't do this. You've screwed me so badly that I can't even live a good life for years."

I've been busy with the monthly ticket list all day today, hahaha. I saw the new monthly ticket list at 10 o'clock in the evening. I was so excited that I couldn't write anymore. So I updated late, sorry for the delay.

All the votes on the list are gone, and the monthly ticket list has been updated again.