Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1197 The tiger is away, the monkey is king

"How can it be a disaster? You didn't make a lot of money? Without my advice, you would be able to walk humming a song, swaying. I see you are so proud that you are almost flying to the sky, and you even opened a restaurant."

Ye Yaodong patted his belly again and said, "You've gained weight again. Life has been pretty good lately, right? It's not that bad at all."

"What do you know? If you have money, why do you need to do everything yourself? I hired two cooks I know, so I don't have to do all the hard work myself."

"Smart, you look like a boss now."

"That's right." The fat man looked proud.

"Are you still going to do the job that makes money?"

The fat guy was torn. He wanted to make money but didn't want to be too tired. He was really tired of opening a breakfast shop.

"What kind of job is it that makes money? Are you tired?"

"It's not tiring, just pay the money."

"What?" The fat man looked at him in surprise. "You are not going to follow others and cheat me out of my money? I won't do it, I won't be a partner, I won't invest, and I don't want to earn interest."

"You're crazy, what do I need from you? I'm going to the city tomorrow, and I want to ask if you want to go to the wholesale market with me. It's so busy, there are two or three restaurants nearby, and business is booming. The market is always packed when it opens."

The fat man thought about it and understood what he meant.

"You want me to open a store over there, but that's not possible. I just bought the land in town, built a house, and the store has only been open for a few days. How can I leave it in the city?"

"You're stupid. You were so smart just now to ask for help, but now your brain is so confused."

"It's not reassuring to just hire someone without watching them. What if I pay for it myself and the money I earn ends up in someone else's pocket?"

"Have someone do the accounting, or go into partnership. Don't all your brothers in your family work for you? Ask them to work for you, and you can pay them. Or just go into partnership and divide the money among yourselves, and do inspections occasionally."

The fat man hesitated, not knowing what to say. He knew Dongzi was doing this for his own good and considering him. It was Dongzi who instigated him to open a shop. Now the restaurant in the town is well established and making a lot of money every day. Although it is a bit hard work, he is making money.

I'm tired of being poor, so why should I be afraid of hard work when I can make money? What's more, I've opened a restaurant and hired people, which is much easier than making breakfast before.

Ye Yaodong added: "I also went there for dinner yesterday and felt that the restaurant in the market was doing very well, so I thought of you. You can do whatever you want."

The fat man thought for a while and said, "I'll go with you tomorrow. You'll go to the market tomorrow, right?"

"Ah."

"Okay, ask my dad to help me in the store tomorrow, and I'll go to the market with you."

"That's right. Seeing is believing. No matter how much others say, it's not as true as seeing it with your own eyes. After seeing it, make your own decision. A dog won't eat shit... No, a cow won't drink water. I can't force a cow to drink water."

The fat man glared at him fiercely and said, "A dog will always eat shit."

"Haha... That's right, a dog will always eat shit, so I changed it to a cow. Why are you in the village now? Why did you come back?"

"There are not so many reasons to go home. I came back with my wife since it's not dinner time. The New Year is approaching and the house needs cleaning. I can only come back to do it when I have some free time. I just went to deliver something to my father-in-law."

"Okay, then go ahead and get busy. Come find me at my house tomorrow morning."

"Ah."

Ye Yaodong said hello to the fat man and left. The fat man is the boss now and is busier than him.

At least he can take a break after coming back from sea, or take a break when the weather is bad, but now he runs a restaurant all year round, so he can only take a break when it is not mealtime. He is much busier than him.

However, with such a great opportunity to make money right in front of us, we must work hard.

He already drives a Bentley, so there is no reason for his friend to still drive a Chery. Just give him a few reminders if you can, but the rest is up to him. If he can't make up his mind, then forget it.

Ye Yaodong hummed a song and went home happily.

As soon as he got home, he heard from his father that his elder and second brothers decided to go out to sea again at night.

It's rare to have good weather all the time. It's only the 23rd day of the lunar calendar, and the 30th is New Year's Eve, which is still a week away. Now that it's the end of the year, seafood will be more expensive, so they can't bear to stay at home.

I feel that one day of rest is enough, so I can go out for a trip and come back a day earlier to celebrate the New Year, and I can make some extra money.

As Father Ye spoke, he held the hookah in his hand and smoked it non-stop. His face did not show happiness, but rather a depressed expression.

"Ah Qing said you plan to take a break for the New Year early?"

"Yes, I work all year round and feel that this year is particularly busy, so I plan to take a break early. These few days won't make a difference anyway, so I can just relax at home."

Father Ye didn't say anything. He just knocked out the burnt tobacco in the hookah, put a small handful of it back in, and continued smoking the hookah.

Ye Yaodong could easily see the irritability and resistance in his father's expression.

"Dad, don't you want to go and rest for the New Year in advance?"

Father Ye glanced at him sideways and continued to fiddle with his hookah with his head down.

Ye Yaodong also felt that what he asked was nonsense. Who wouldn’t want to rest early, play cards at home, brag, go to the market, feel the atmosphere of the year-end, and wait for the lively New Year celebrations?

"Is the Harvest going?"

"They asked me to go and ask, and I said there was no rush and I would wait for you to come back."

"Oh, then you can ask Uncle Pei. If he doesn't plan to go, then you can ask the eldest and second brothers not to go either. They don't need a few days' time. They just got a new ship and are still enthusiastic. They want to go out more often. They don't need a few days' time. After the New Year, they will have plenty of time to do things."

"Ah."

Ye Yaodong leaned over to his father slyly and said, "Dad, you want to stay home and play cards, right? I just came back and there are small tables on the roadside, and everyone is organizing a game. Why don't you just stay with me?"

Father Ye rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily, "What's so cool about that? Do you think there are so many benefits to following you? You've caused a lot of worry to others. I'm even nervous following you now."

"Why? Afraid of getting caught again?"

Ye's father's eyes widened and he almost choked out his breath. He wanted to smash the hookah in his hand at his face, but fortunately he stepped back in time and ran away.

"Come back here, or I'll break your legs."

Is he stupid?
After Ye Yaodong escaped, he strolled to the workshop to find Ah Qing, and then helped with the work, collecting dried fish, and chatting with her by the way.

When it was time for dinner, Father Ye said happily that Father Pei heard that he had taken a break to celebrate the New Year early, so he followed suit and did not go out to sea.

As a result, his elder and second brothers had to give up and rest for the New Year early.

Father Ye also breathed a sigh of relief. The New Year was approaching, and who wouldn’t want to take a few more days off and relax?

There are the most entertainment activities during the Chinese New Year. All you have to do is play every day. The whole village is filled with the festive atmosphere. Who would have the mind to go to the sea?

It was not until the next day that he drove the tractor, took Lin Xiuqing and the fat man, and also pulled a truckload of dried fish to the city for storage.

As for why I drive a tractor instead of a motorcycle, it is because when I come back, I have to bring my father-in-law and mother-in-law with me. They probably have a lot of luggage, and it would be more convenient to use a tractor to pull them.

Although his second brother-in-law also has a tractor, he thought that there would be a lot of people coming and going during the New Year, and his second brother-in-law would definitely be reluctant to give up the opportunity to make money.

After all, he had just bought a tractor and spent a lot of money, so he would definitely want to make as much money as possible, so he wouldn't go home with Lin's father and mother so early to spend the New Year.

Lin Xiuqing also informed Lin's father and mother one day in advance. The two old people were very happy. They stayed in the city all year round and were looking forward to going back home for the New Year.

When they arrived on the tractor, Lin's mother was cleaning the gate and wiping the sign during the lunch break.

Ye Yaodong let the fat man wander around for a while while he went to settle the account with Lin's father.

We took a break after finishing work today. They came at noon today, so of course the shop closed directly at noon. The two elders had already packed their luggage in advance.

After settling the bill, Ye Yaodong first collected all the remaining sales in the store, and then took them to a nearby restaurant for dinner, and invited his eldest brother-in-law and his second brother-in-law's families as well.

Including the children from both families, the table was fully occupied.

"Are you okay, Ayuan? Are you feeling better from your cold and fever?" Lin Xiuqing asked with concern as she watched Lin Guangyuan constantly sniffing his nose.

"It's nothing, just a cold, it will be fine in two days."

"Are you not scared?"

"No, I ate well and slept well these past two days, but the weather was too cold and my cold hasn't healed completely."

Ye Yaodong said: "We are going to go shopping in the city later. Do you want to come with us? I will buy you some gifts to calm you down."

After all, it was because I followed him that something went wrong.

"Okay, my uncle is so generous, I couldn't ask for more."

The other children looked on with envy but did not dare to ask for anything. Everyone knew that Lin Guangyuan was very frightened this time and almost lost his life.

Ye Yaodong did not invite other children. It was New Year's Day and there were people coming and going everywhere, and there were also many human traffickers. If anything happened again, it would only cause trouble for him.

Everyone had a lively lunch together, and Ye Yaodong repeatedly thanked Lin's father, Lin's mother and his two brothers-in-law at the table.

In the past two years, the market has been entirely dependent on them for care. Although my second brother-in-law is at home, he will send them some fruits, vegetables and food from time to time.

After all, his in-laws had never had any complaints about him. They just stopped associating with him because he did not treat Lin Xiuqing well in his previous life, which caused her early death and made his father-in-law and mother-in-law die young.

They also felt that he was a hopeless person and were very disappointed with him, so they thought his eyes were not eyes and his nose was not a nose.

This lunch could be considered as an advance New Year's Eve party, and everyone ate happily and heartily.

Father Lin drank too much and kept saying with a rosy face that the past two years had been a good year. He realized that there are always people better than you.

Moreover, at the dinner table, he kept praising Ye Yaodong for his ability and promising future, saying that this son-in-law was worth finding because his entire family benefited from it and moved to the city.

"When I go back tomorrow, the villagers will be so jealous of me. In the past, when I went back intermittently, they kept saying that I was lucky to have found a good son-in-law..."

"Now the eldest brother's family has moved to the city and built a house. I will be so envious when I return to the village during the Spring Festival..."

"The second son has also bought a tractor and is hauling goods in the city. Business is good every day. Now that the year is coming to an end, he can earn several dozen dollars a day. It's much better than farming at home..."

"If I save up a little, I can build a house in the city next year and move to the city. I'll be a city dweller in the future... hiccups... I have to thank Adong for this. Without him bringing me here, there would be no way you guys are making a lot of money now..."

"Hic... I've found a good son-in-law. Ah Qing, you must live a good life and be content. It's not easy for Ah Dong to make money outside. You must not give him any troubles at home. Be more considerate of him in everything..."

Lin Xiuqing was so confused by what his father said that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Ye Yaodong was smiling and very happy. He kept pouring wine for his father-in-law. Lin's mother quickly stopped him.

"Don't pour it, don't give it to him. Once he drinks, he will talk too much, and he will talk over and over again. Drink less..."

"If you're happy today, let Dad drink a little more. When he gets drunk, he can go back to sleep. When he wakes up, I'll drive you home."

Ye Yaodong kept pouring wine for his father-in-law, but he didn't drink much himself.

Although drunk driving is not punished now, as the New Year is approaching, there will definitely be several times more people on the streets than before. He will drive to the city later, so he still needs to stay sober.

So the fat man could only drink a few more glasses with his father-in-law and brothers-in-law.

Originally, the fat guy wanted to go shopping in the city with him and buy some new things to bring back, but he ended up getting drunk along with Lin's father and was helped back staggeringly.

It was not until I woke up and found that Ye Yaodong and the others had returned from shopping that I started to regret having drunk so much.

It was a rare trip to the city, and his wife told him to buy a bunch of things before he left, but he didn't buy anything. He must be scolded by his wife when he gets home.

The fat man's face looked a little unhappy when he thought about it. His wife was not as easy to talk to as other people's wives. When she was angry, she could even take a knife.

"Hey...when will you come to the city again?"

"What? You like this shop, are you planning to open another one?"

"No, I just drank too much and didn't buy the things my wife asked me to buy. If you come over tomorrow, I will come with you and buy the things she asked for."

Ye Yaodong was just happy for him, and he realized that he could make money here, but when he heard these words, he was speechless for a moment.

"Look at you, you didn't buy anything, so what? Did you come here to buy something? I clearly asked you to come here to experience the excitement of the market and feel the business opportunities."

"I know, but I have to buy the things my wife asked me to buy."

"The fat woman is really amazing. She has trained you to be obedient."

"You're asking for a beating. I'm just loving my wife."

"Okay, okay, your wife is lucky to have found a man like you. We'll see tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. She may ask for a delivery. I'll call you if she comes."

"Well, I also looked at the market today and I thought it was pretty good. There were quite a few people there during lunch time."

"Noon is nothing. You haven't even seen the evening. When the market opens at night, there are so many people coming in and out like a tide."

"Oh, then shouldn't we go back now? We can't wait until night, and I won't be able to see it."

"Next time I'll take you to see the market at night. The flow of people there is ten times that of the daytime."

"Ah."

Their luggage had already been loaded onto the tractor. Once they woke up the two drunk people, they could set off directly back. Since the sun hadn't set yet, they could even follow the trucks on the road.

Ye Yaodong is now very familiar with the road going to and from the market. He knows exactly which sections of the road he needs to pay attention to. What's more, there are so many people in the car and he has weapons, so he is not afraid of being robbed on the way.

He drove Lin's father and mother back home overnight, and then drove back to his own home.

Lin Xiuqing handed over the workshop matters to Pei Dongqing before leaving, and when she got home, everything was fine.

But the house is in chaos, a mess.

The three children at home were so happy because they were not at home. They called their friends and invited a bunch of children to come to their house to play.

Before the couple even reached the door of their house, they heard a loud commotion in the house, with banging sounds and all kinds of running around upstairs.

The couple looked at each other at the door and said at the same time.

"It's a big mess..."

"Rebellion?"

The two of them walked quickly into the house. The old lady was standing by the stairs and shouting, "Slow down, don't fall, come down and play..."

"Ouch, running and jumping is so dangerous... Be careful..."

Ye Yaodong frowned and shouted, "Are you itching for trouble? How many children have you invited to play at home?"

Lin Xiuqing also pulled out the stick from the broom, "They really made a scene. They made such a scene while I was not at home. The New Year is coming soon. I can give them a good lesson."

After she finished cursing, she walked to the stairs and shouted loudly upstairs: "Everyone come down!"

There was a moment of silence upstairs, and then the sound of footsteps was heard again, and a group of children came down from upstairs.

Lin Xiuqing looked at the string after string of children with veins throbbing on his forehead. There were more than a dozen of them, the oldest were eleven or twelve years old, the youngest were five or six years old, there were both boys and girls.

The children also knew that the adults were back, and none of them dared to say a word. After going downstairs, they quickly put on their shoes and ran home.

Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang sat on the stairs with their necks shrunk, neither of them dared to go down.

Ye Xiaoxi stood behind them and shouted happily: "Mom, you're back~"

"Everyone, come down!"

"I'm here~" Ye Xiaoxi responded happily in a baby voice, and then went to pull Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang.

The two of them tacitly made way and let her go first.

Who knew that what was waiting for her was a beating.

Her eyes widened in horror and she tried to climb up again using her hands and feet, but she had already been caught.

"No, no, help me, Dad, help me, I didn't do it, I'm good, Dad, please."

Ye Yaodong spread his hands, "Who told you not to call me just now? When I came back, I heard you calling mom, not dad. Now you only know to call me, it's too late."

"Wuwuwu... Daddy, I love you the most, Daddy, I love you the most, I want to sleep with you at night, save me, save me..."

"He's this old now. He'll be 4 next year. He can play too."

"No, no, I'm still young, I'm a little baby..."

Lin Xiuqing was worried that the stick would hurt her, so she used a rattan stick instead, stripped her pants off, and beat her with it.

Beating with a cane is painful but will not break bones, and can help children remember it better.

Ye Xiaoxi screamed in pain, tears streaming down her face, and she kept shouting “No, no, no”…

Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang watched as Ye Xiaoxi was held up like a chicken, had her pants taken off and was beaten, leaving red marks on her fair buttocks. They were so scared that they quickly got up and hid in the room.

"Fortunately we didn't go down..."

"As long as we don't open the door, Mom can't hit us..."

"What should I do tomorrow..."

"I won't go out."

"Where's the pee?"

"Pee out the window."

Ye Chengyang felt that it was a bit inappropriate, but he couldn't pee on the floor, otherwise he might be beaten even harder, so he could only nod.

After beating the younger one, Lin Xiuqing handed him to Ye Yaodong, then climbed upstairs angrily and knocked on the door.

But this old-style door could not be opened with the key as long as it was locked from the inside. She was so angry that she cursed at the door.

"Don't come out tomorrow. If I catch you, I'll beat you up. When the tiger is away, the monkey becomes king."

Ye Chenghu felt that his mother could do nothing to them, so he could only curse them and shouted smugly, "I won't go out!"

"If you insist on being stubborn, you will be in trouble tomorrow."

"I won't go out."

"It's New Year's Day, so don't come out here. If I catch you, I'll skin you alive."

"I won't go out. I won't go out."

Lin Xiuqing was almost furious with them.

"I was born to collect debts."

Ye Yaodong heard the stalemate upstairs, so he took Ye Xiaoxi back to the room and interrogated her.

"Why are there so many children upstairs?"

Ye Xiaoxi was still crying with her mouth open, tears streaming down her face.

Ye Yaodong had no choice but to wipe her tears and coax her, "Be smarter next time. Didn't you see that your two brothers didn't move? Look at you, they'll beat you up if they run down here."

Ye Xiaoxi cried even more sadly, feeling that she had given it to the wrong person.

She was so happy that her parents came back and wanted to run to them immediately. However, after running to them, she got beaten, while her two brothers were fine.

"Okay, you've been beaten, it's okay. The brothers haven't been beaten yet, so they'll be beaten twice as much tomorrow. The New Year's money won't be collected in two days, so how about not giving it to them? I'll give you their share of the New Year's money, okay?"

Ye Xiaoxi still didn't understand what the New Year's money was, and her mouth was still pouting, looking very aggrieved.

Ye Yaodong remembered the little things he bought in the city today, and quickly took them all to the bed and laid them on the bed for her to play with.

She was instantly attracted by the colorful facial masks, a bunch of hairpins, and small toys. Her tears disappeared in a second and she stared straight at the new toys.

She smiled even though tears were still hanging on her eyelashes.

"So beautiful, so many new toys..."

"All these are for you. Don't give them to your brother, okay?"

Ye Xiaoxi happily held one in her left hand and one in her right hand, "Not for my brother, but for my sister. I'll give them to my sister tomorrow."

"Row."

Seeing that he had calmed down, Ye Yaodong let her sit on the bed and play by herself while he went out to take a look.

The old lady was sitting in front of the stove, lighting a fire, preparing to cook something for them. She saw him come out, then stood up and walked towards him.

"You guys are finally back. You've been making so much noise the whole day. No matter what anyone says, it's useless. You're just like naughty monkeys, bringing a bunch of kids back to make so much noise."

"Where are my parents? I asked them to help look after the house, but they can't take care of the kids."

"Your mother has to go to work and is only here during mealtimes. Your father is too busy playing cards to come and take care of these kids."

Ye Yaodong cursed, "None of them are reliable. Catch them tomorrow, take off their pants and beat them. The New Year is coming soon, and everyone is itching for trouble. Let's beat them up in advance."

"Haha, have you sent all the relatives home?"

"Ah."

"After working hard for a whole year, we should let him go home early to celebrate the New Year. We should prepare more generous gifts this year. Tomorrow is the Little New Year, so it's not suitable to visit. We should go the day after tomorrow. Such a good son-in-law should be shown to his fellow villagers..."

The old lady talked incessantly with a smile on her face.

Ye Yaodong also followed her and sat next to the stove, listening to her talk.

Lin Xiuqing had no idea what to do with the two boys, so she had to go downstairs in frustration.

She had been away from home the whole day and there was a quarrel at home. She was also a little worried about the workshop, so she talked to Ye Yaodong about it, and Ye Yaodong followed her out.

The couple took a round of inspection before returning with peace of mind.

Lin Xiuqing said: "I thought I would collect goods for one more day tomorrow, and not the day after tomorrow. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there is no time to celebrate the Chinese New Year, and I am still working here."

"Well, don't collect them tomorrow. Tell Ah Cai tomorrow to stop today. It's just in time to collect all the goods that are drying before the New Year, so that you don't have to work there on New Year's Day and smell like salted fish."

"That's fine, but I didn't tell you in advance because I was worried that Ah Cai wouldn't be able to notify you properly."

"Let's go over and talk about it tomorrow morning."

"it is good."

After the two men finished eating the noodles cooked by the old lady, they closed the courtyard door and the house door and went back to their room to count the money.

I brought back a lot of money this time, and I settled the bill with Lin's father in the city.

This amount totaled more than 32000 yuan, including the money from the sale of lighters.

The construction expenses of the 13 acres of land purchased in the city were also paid from the store in installments. Father Lin recorded every account, checked the account book, and brought it back.

However, the accounts settled in the store some time ago did not decrease due to this expenditure because the sales of lighters were supporting it.

Now that the construction site in the city has been completed, a lot of the accounts that were settled before the New Year have been settled.

This was because he did not sell all of the 1 units of goods he brought back last time. He only sold a small portion of them, otherwise the settlement money would have been even higher.

The couple looked at the bed full of money and their mouths were crooked with smiles.

"This is too much. In the past, each settlement was only a few thousand yuan. This time it's a lot."

Ye Yaodong was very proud, "It's all thanks to my foresight."

"really."

"I won't go out tomorrow for the Little New Year. I'll go to your house the day after tomorrow to say farewell. The day after that I have to go to Vancouver to settle the accounts for the past two or three months and summarize them at the end of the year. I don't know how much money I've made. Fang Jingfu is quite hardworking. He wants to give birth himself as soon as he has some money."

"You have to bring the twins back. The New Year is coming soon. You can't just leave them there."

"That's for sure."