Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1205 Spring Festival
Before Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing received the red envelopes, they saw Ye Xiaoxi kneeling down beside them.

Everyone was a little dumbfounded.

Ye Yaodong and his wife were also stunned.

Ye Xiaoxi tilted her head and looked at this and that, not understanding why everyone was looking at her.

Since her parents knelt down and received red envelopes, she thought she should kneel down too.

After thinking about what they had just said, she also said, "Godfather, godmother... uh..."

After checking that she had no bowl in her hand, she said cleverly, "Happy New Year! Wish you good fortune!"

Everyone burst into laughter instantly.

Originally, Ye's mother reacted and wanted to pull her up, but when she heard this, she laughed so hard that she fell backwards.

"Haha... this girl saw that kneeling would get her a red envelope, so she knelt too."

“How clever…hahahaha…”

"smart……"

Children speak without restraint, especially since she is so young, innocent and knows nothing. All her actions are simple and cute.

If it were another child, such as Ye Chenghu, it would be embarrassing. Everyone would think that the child is uneducated and impolite, and that the adults did not teach him well.

There are consequences for making a mistake. Ye Xiaoxi's behavior made the original atmosphere more relaxed and lively, and all the adults present were laughing.

But she looked confused and didn't know what everyone was laughing at.

But since everyone was smiling and not angry, it meant that she had done nothing wrong, so she also laughed happily.

Director Chen and his wife laughed particularly happily, "Little girl, you called me the wrong name. You should call me grandpa. The rest of what you said is correct. Come on, I won't let you kneel for nothing. You also have your red envelope."

After he finished speaking, he took out several relatively small red envelopes from his pocket and handed one to her.

Jin Yuzhi also took out several red envelopes from her pocket, and with a smile, she held one in front of her and said, "Call me grandma."

Her eyes lit up and she shouted loudly, "Fuck grandma."

"Good boy, it's just like what you said, you look like a blessed boy, smart and cute."

Ye Xiaoxi happily took the red envelope, thought for a moment, and then added loudly to Director Chen, "Grandpa."

"Good boy, this girl is smart. Haha, hurry up and get up."

Ye Xiaoxi was holding the red envelope with a smile on her face, but she immediately turned around and presented the red envelope with both hands, "Mom, here you go, I will drop it, please help me put it away."

Director Chen smiled and said, "This girl is really sensible. She even knew to give the red envelope to her mother and put it away. For example, my little granddaughter held on to her red envelope tightly for the past two days even after being coaxed and tricked. She just wouldn't give it to her and would only secretly put it away for her when she went to bed."

"Yeah, this kid is so good."

Lin Xiuqing also had a big smile on her face. "I lost a red envelope a few days ago, and I got scared. That's why I'm so sensible now."

Ye Yaodong listened and shook his head helplessly. How could he not know about the red envelope? He just took advantage of the child's young age and lied to him.

Director Chen smiled and looked among the crowd, "Don't you have two sons? Come on, everyone has a share. Give them red envelopes for good luck during the New Year."

Ye Chenghu immediately knelt down excitedly and shouted loudly: "Happy New Year, Grandpa and Grandma, and all the best to you."

Ye Chengyang also knelt down and shouted.

When they saw Ye Xiaoxi kneeling down to receive two red envelopes, they were already eager to make a move. If they hadn't been beaten, they would have knelt down as well.

Fortunately, they have their share!
After receiving two red envelopes each, they were very excited.

Ye's mother smiled and said politely, "The leader is too polite. There is no need to give so many red envelopes. These little ones are so excited when they see the red envelopes..."

"Of course. It's Chinese New Year. Regardless of whether the marriage can be successful or not, when you come to my house, I must give you a small red envelope."

Father Ye also said: "You are too polite. Logically, we should be the ones to come to your house..."

"It's not that particular. My kids wanted to come over to see Adong's family and get to know him first. We're not at home at other times, so we can only do it this time. It's Chinese New Year, and every family has to visit relatives and is busy. It's a good opportunity to get things done today."

"Okay, the food is already prepared. You guys can take a rest first. Let Dongzi and the village chief accompany you to look around."

"Okay, let's go to the Tianhou Temple. We didn't go in just now. Let's all go and burn some incense together. Since we're here, the Tianhou Temple in your village is the largest along the coast."

"Yes, thanks to the leadership, the incense has been very prosperous every morning and evening recently. People from all over the neighborhood come here to burn incense. You can also go and burn incense and worship."

"Yeah, that's what I thought."

A large group of people in the room walked out in a noisy manner.

This time, Ye's mother also stayed and helped prepare lunch.

Lin Xiuqing caught her two sons who were about to run away and grabbed them by the clothes with one hand each.

"You two stop right there and show me the red envelope."

At the same time, they took the red envelope and hid it behind their backs, looking at her warily, "No, this is for us."

"Show me how much it is so I can give you a gift in return. Who wants yours?"

"Really? You're not going to confiscate it?"

Lin Xiuqing didn't say anything. She walked up to them, snatched the red envelopes from their hands, opened them and took a look.

It’s two dollars per person.

Mrs. Ye was surprised. "Oh, so much, so generous? Two yuan per red envelope for each child? For three children, that's twelve yuan? That's a lot, right?"

Mrs. Ye was envious. "This leader is really generous. He gave one to the couple. How much did you and Adong get?"

"It should be at least 10 yuan, right?" Ye's mother asked curiously.

"For weddings and funerals like ours, the amount of favors given to each other is usually five or ten yuan. If the leader gives, it must be no less than 10 yuan, right?"

Lin Xiuqing saw that the person in front of her had already left the yard, so she opened the red envelope and took a look. It was five new Great Unity notes.

"Fifty dollars?"

"Wow, tsk tsk, they are so generous. They give more than 100 yuan to just one godparent. If they adopt more, they will become rich directly." Mrs. Ye was very jealous.

"There's one for each of us. One for Qing and one for Dongzi. That's 100 yuan for the couple."

Ye's mother said, "It's equivalent to my three months' salary. You are indeed a generous leader. If you add a little more, you can marry a wife."

Ye Chenghu said cautiously: "Mom, you already have so much, can you return the red envelope to me?"

Lin Xiuqing looked at her two children who were looking at her anxiously, and kept her word and returned the red envelopes to them.

"Don't take it out. Take it back to your room and put it back in your piggy bank. If you lose it, you will be punished even on New Year's Day."

The two of them happily responded in unison, "Got it, Mom."

She looked at Ye Xiaoxi, who was looking up with envy, and felt her pocket, then took out another 5 cents to comfort her.

"Neither of my brothers has this much money, so mom gave it to you secretly. You are the only one who has it, so keep it well and don't lose it."

Ye Xiaoxi was very happy and felt that she was favored. "Yeah, I won't tell them."

Everyone was happy, both adults and children were satisfied.

After sending the children out to play, the adults gathered together to cook and chattered about the matter of making love.

Everyone envied Ye Yaodong for having a new backer and a new relative. This was real under the witness of everyone.

"It looks like Dongzi will be very successful in the future. Even the village chief and his men have to come out to accompany the leader. The leader must be very powerful."

"Ah Qing, your family is becoming more and more prosperous. The leaders have come to visit you. Can you walk around like a tyrant in the future?"

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said to her two sisters-in-law, "How could that be possible? The leader just thinks that Adong is a good match for him. Over the past few years, he has also seen the good qualities of Adong."

"Besides, didn't you ask someone to calculate his horoscope? They thought that A-Dong's horoscope was auspicious for him, which means that they are mutually beneficial. Otherwise, why would they still recognize each other as relatives when they are so old?"

"We have so many boats now, so we don't need this little red envelope. We will have to buy gifts and visit more often in the future."

"That's right. This godparent is real. We have to be filial to him and get along well with him in the future." Mrs. Ye nodded and didn't say that they were taking advantage.

Fortunately, their family had prepared a lot of food before the New Year, and the weather was cold, around zero degrees recently, so the food could be preserved.

There is no shortage of chickens, ducks, and geese at home, as well as some dried seafood, such as dried mantis shrimps, dried clams, shrimps, etc.

A few years ago, Ye's mother went to the beach and dug up a bucket of clams, which she still hadn't eaten. With just a few vegetables, she could make a big table.

There are only four women in their family, plus the old lady who counts as half, and some older children in the family can also lend a hand. Ye Huimei also got the news and ran back to help. Several women killed chickens, ducks and geese, and they were able to serve three tables very efficiently.

There were three tables set up for lunch in the yard. The atmosphere was so lively that even the neighbors would stop at the gate from time to time and stretch their heads to take a look.

The meal lasted from 11: to : and was a great success. Even the dogs were very satisfied. There were more varieties of bones today.

If Director Chen and his friends hadn't had to ride their bikes back in the afternoon and couldn't drink too much, they probably wouldn't have left so early.

However, after sending the people away, Ye's father and Ye Yaodong enthusiastically invited the village cadres to sit down and continue drinking, since their home was in the village after all.

It’s the New Year, drink more and have some fun.

The village cadres are already very satisfied with Ye Yaodong, and now they have to maintain a good relationship with him and give him even more face.

The dishes were reheated again and again, and the group of people ate from the afternoon until the sun went down. The weather was cold and it was not suitable to sit outside. The dishes on the table were swept away, and they were sent home with weak steps.

Father Ye and the three brothers Ye Yaodong were all drunk and could not speak clearly. After returning home, they all fell asleep.

The news spread throughout the village all day long that Ye Yaodong had hooked up with the city leader, who even came to visit him in person during the New Year and wanted to adopt him as his son.

A lot of people were envious of him, and everyone said that he would be successful and become a rich man, and no longer need to be a fisherman.

Some people also argued that he was not an ordinary fisherman, but had already been a boss. Just by looking at the series of boats of the same color outside the dock, who would still think he was a fisherman?

Ye Yaodong, who was the focus of the topic, was sleeping soundly. He slept until late at night and then got up to drink some water. Then he continued to sleep in a daze and did not wake up until the early morning of the next day.

"woke up?"

"Yeah, I'm a little thirsty."

"You drank too much, from noon to night. I'll go get you some warm water."

Lin Xiuqing lifted the quilt, put on her coat first and poured him some water.

Ye Yaodong also put on his clothes and pants, and touched his coat, which still contained the red envelope he had received yesterday.

Yesterday he had no time to see how much money was in the box. When he opened it and saw 50 yuan in it, he was surprised but then thought it was normal.

If it’s too little, I can’t give it out. After all, he is a leader.

Seeing Lin Xiuqing coming in with a steaming bowl, he asked again: "How much are the red envelopes for the children?"

"Each red envelope is two yuan, and they each took two red envelopes. And when the leader came to our house yesterday, he brought things worth a lot of money. I thought, it's Chinese New Year, we should also pay a visit, we can't just let them come to our house, they are now real relatives."

"Well, yes. Forget about today. They just came here yesterday. Let's go tomorrow and send them back to the city. Director Chen said before that he would be on duty on the fifth night of the New Year."

"That's fine. Let's prepare today and buy the things. I'll send them over tomorrow to say hello. I'll probably have them stay for lunch, and then I'll send them back to the city."

"Ah."

After the couple discussed it, they both put on their clothes.

Ye Yaodong had been thinking about it for days and decided to go to the city to take a look. It would be a good opportunity to send his leader back and take a look at the shops, warehouses, and factories that had not yet been arranged.

During the New Year holidays, he felt like he had no time to relax and was still working desperately.

On the second day of the New Year, I accompanied Aqing back to her parents' home. On the third day, my leader came to accompany me for the whole day. On the fourth day, I went to the town to buy things. On the fifth day, I went to my leader's house to pay New Year's greetings, and then I sent someone to the city.

When they arrived, the sun had already set, so they had to stay another night.

On the sixth day of the New Year, I checked the goods and shops, as well as the empty factories. Since we were already here, I took Ah Qing for a walk around the city before driving the tractor back home.

It was already night when I got home.

On the seventh day, the shipyard informed him that the last trawler among the seven ships he had ordered had been completed and could be sailed back immediately.

He asked his mother to look at the date. His mother had some experience in studying the almanac over the past six months and said that day was a good day. He then hurried to the county town to pay the balance and drove the boat back to set off firecrackers.

The whole year passed like a spinning top. Except for the first day of the new year when he could play cards happily, the rest of the time he felt like he had no feet on the ground and his life was more tiring than going out to sea.

By the eighth day of the New Year, he didn't want to move. He woke up early but still stayed in bed, lying there unwilling to get up.

Lin Xiuqing got dressed and sat at the table, combing her hair and applying perfume to herself. He watched with his head supported by his elbows.

"Is there nothing else to do today? No need to go out? It's so tiring to celebrate the New Year. It's better not to celebrate the New Year at all."

"No one asked you to go out."

"But there are always things that force me to go out."

"There shouldn't be anything to do today, just lie down and get some sleep."

"It's too cold, and I don't want to get up. It was sunny the past two days, but today it feels like it's going to rain."

"No, it's just gloomy. Isn't the weather like this in winter? It's rare to have so many sunny days. Everyone has a good year."

Ye Yaodong watched her wipe her face and go out, then he lay down again.

It was a rare occasion that he could lie in bed for a while longer today. The sky outside felt gloomy, so there was no need to get up. He hugged Ye Xiaoxi and continued to close his eyes.

It was not until the little one woke up and clamored to get up and go out to play that he dressed her and got up himself.

Children are not afraid of the cold and they will throw off the quilts as soon as they wake up. Adults still take a while to get up and unless there is an emergency, they have to rely on willpower to get up.

No, as soon as they hear the slightest sound, they will somersault and immediately get up and rush out to play.

The outside world is so attractive.

As soon as Ye Yaodong got up, he saw his father sitting at his door.

"Many people started going out to sea yesterday. When do you plan to start working? We can't really wait until the 15th, right? It's a shame to give them wages after taking so many days off."

"It's okay. The other ships have been rented out. They are eager to start work. Don't I have income? I just need to support the few people on the Dongsheng..."

"Your eldest and second brothers are eager to go out to sea. They don't want to waste time playing at home and have to pay wages to others."

"Oh, go ask Uncle Pei. When do they plan to go out to sea?"

He just had a day off today...

Alas...I was born to be a hard worker.

Whatever you didn't do in your previous life, you have to work twice as hard in this life. God is really fair.

"I've asked, and Guang said he's been playing at home for so long. If you want to go, let's go together in the evening."

Ye Yaodong sighed silently in his heart again.

"Tomorrow, give me one more day off. You guys have free time, playing cards every day, having a great time. I'm running around everywhere, exhausted, and I just had one day off today."

Ye's mother interrupted, "I've checked. If you missed yesterday, you won't be able to go out to sea again until the 11th. So many people went out to sea yesterday. You can't go out to sea again until the 11th. This is your first time to go out to sea after the New Year, so you can't be careless. It affects your shipping for the whole year."

"Can you do it? Don't pretend you can. Ask others. Some ships haven't even moved yet."

"What do you mean I can do it? How could I not be able to do it? I have studied it for half a year and asked others for advice for half a year. I can recognize a lot of traditional Chinese characters. Don't look down on me. Many people have asked me to help them read the date."

Father Ye didn't say anything else. It was not appropriate to quarrel during the New Year.

When people asked her to pick the days, they were just asking normally which day was a good day to go out and visit relatives, and which day was bad and not suitable to go out.

Who would ask her to mess around on such an important day?

Anyway, there are other ships that have not gone out to sea yet. He will ask others later whether it is appropriate to go out to sea at night.

Pei's father has no plans to go out to sea since the beginning of the year. He handed all the boats over to A Guang and retired at home. As he is the only elder, he has to look after the three boats.

With three sons and a son-in-law, all the pressure is on him, so of course he has to pay more attention.

Ye Yaodong was satisfied when he heard that there was a date on November 1st. "Then we'll go out to sea on the November 1st. We have to pick an auspicious day to go out to sea on the first day of the new year."

"Ah."

He spent a leisurely day resting at home.

There was no sun all day today and it felt much colder than the past few days. As soon as I went out, the wind blew so hard that I couldn't even keep my hat on.

The children at home went out to play for most of the day and came back with runny noses and red and chapped faces.

A strong wind blew up again in the evening. As the villagers said that the eleventh day of the first lunar month was a good day today, they decided to postpone going out to sea until the eleventh day of the first lunar month.

The cold wind was howling in the night, and the room was warm. The orange light reflected the family watching TV attentively, making the house look cozy.

It was too cold, so after dark, they kept their children away from going out and only let them watch TV at home.

The old lady was watching TV while peeling peanuts and melon seeds.

Lin Xiuqing was knitting a sweater with her hands and staring at the TV, but it did not affect her hand speed at all.

Ye Xiaoxi squatted in front of Ye Yaodong, with her hands spread out on both sides of his legs. Her feet kept moving, and from time to time she curled up and hung herself up, her body swaying, and she couldn't stay still even when squatting.

But the old lady still spoiled her and kept putting the peeled peanuts into her mouth.

Ye Yaodong was peeling melon seeds in his hand and putting them into her mouth. She just had to open her mouth to catch them.

The other two boys had to work hard on their own to have enough food and clothing, but their minds were focused on the TV and they didn't feel resentful.

Ye Yaodong had been busy running around for several days, and only today could the family sit together and watch TV to kill time.

The child in front of him kept leaning on his arms. He told her to be quiet and still and not to move around, but the smile on his face was always one of doting.

Ye Xiaoxi also twisted and turned, crying out in a coquettish manner, "No, no, just move, just move."

"Stop making noise!" Ye Chenghu shouted angrily.

The two boys in his family are obsessed with watching monkeys. As long as Sun Wukong is on the TV, their eyes will be glued to the TV.

I don’t watch the Spring Festival Gala, but I must watch the monkeys.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year this year, Journey to the West was officially broadcast on CCTV and has been broadcasting for several days in a row. In recent nights, they have been staying in front of the TV every day.

《西游记》是于1982年7月3日开机，同年10月1日播出试播集《除妖乌鸡国》。

During the Spring Festival of 1986, CCTV broadcast the first 11 episodes continuously.

The classic 86 version of Journey to the West that everyone is familiar with is actually the 82 version.

It was said to be the pilot period from 82 to 86, so the children at home watched a few episodes repeatedly on and off during those two years.

It initially became a story series when it was successfully edited into an 86-episode TV series in 11 and broadcast on CCTV on the first day of the Lunar New Year in 86.

Then we continued to shoot the remaining 12 to 25 episodes.

Therefore, the 86 version is the real version of "Journey to the West", and this is also the main reason why there is no 82 version of Journey to the West.

In fact, the 82 version of Journey to the West was not banned after it was broadcast. It was just revamped and the length of the film was adjusted. Later, it was reintegrated into the 86 version of Journey to the West.

There are 25 episodes in total in Journey to the West, and the last 5 episodes were not completed until 88.

Ye Yaodong used to think that Journey to the West should have seventy or eighty episodes. After all, each episode was exceptionally exciting, with rich content and a compact plot.

But later, he found out that Journey to the West only had 25 episodes in total.

The content is really pure and there are not many advertisements...

"Why are you shouting so loudly? You're always making monkey noises. I think you're just like a monkey."

"She's so noisy and annoying."

"Does she talk more, or do you talk more? Aren't you the only one talking now?"

Ye Chenghu was so angry that he didn't say anything. He hadn't seen the monkey for a long time. It was broadcast continuously every day in the past few days, and he finally got to watch it to his heart's content.

"It's like being blind. Every day I only see monkeys and I don't see the goblins."

"The goblin must be beaten to death!"

"Don't you think the fairies in there are all very pretty?"

"Ah, the demons are so bad. Sun Wukong is so powerful. His golden cudgel can change size and he can also transform into 72 different forms. It's so powerful."

Ye Chenghu expressed his opinions excitedly, and even pulled out a broom stick, swinging it around like Sun Wukong.

Ye Chengyang also added, "There is also the Somersault Cloud, which can take you a great distance with one somersault. It's so awesome that it can defeat a large number of heavenly soldiers and generals."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and hit him with the iron hairpin she was knitting with, "Everyone is looking at the monkey, but you are looking at the goblin. How powerful is this monkey?"

"When you grow up, you will know how to see fairies."

"Bah!" Lin Xiuqing glared at him, "Don't teach your child bad things, watch your TV."

"Ye Chenghu, sit down too, and stop swinging the stick around. If you hit someone, I'll peel your skin off."

Ye Chenghu sat down obediently, still holding the broomstick in his arms, and continued to watch TV attentively.

Not until the end of an episode did Lin Xiuqing turn off the TV and tell them to go back to their rooms to sleep. The three children then went upstairs or back to their rooms reluctantly.

Ye Xiaoxi took off her clothes and was still doing somersaults on the bed, muttering "ten thousand eight thousand miles" to herself.

"I can do that too... I can do that too..."

Seeing that she couldn't turn over with her butt sticking out, Ye Yaodong gave her a hand and said, "You can't even turn over, how can you go on? Go to sleep."

"More..."

"You're already 4 years old, and you still want to be naughty."

"Doudou is 5 years old now. After playing for a while, he has to go home to drink milk. I don't even drink my mother's milk."

Lin Xiuqing lifted up her clothes, smiled and leaned over to tease her, "I'll give you some mother's nai nai, do you want it?"

Ye Xiaoxi dodged everywhere and shook her head vigorously, "No, no, I want the nei nei in the bowl."

She has been weaned from breast milk for half a year, and she doesn't want to drink it anymore if you give it to her.

Ye Yaodong took a deep look at Lin Xiuqing's chest, then stood up actively to make malted milk for Ye Xiaoxi.

Lin Xiuqing was still looking at him in surprise, "You are so active today, usually you don't move at all when I call you."

"We'll be going out to sea in a few days, so we have to be more proactive."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said meaningful words. As soon as she finished drinking, he turned off the lights and urged Lin Xiuqing to coax the child to sleep.

Only then did Lin Xiuqing understand what he was planning.

She asked why he was so diligent today, because normally he could not be called and just lay there like a dead body pretending to sleep.

When Ye Xiaoxi fell asleep, he leaned over and said something naughty, "She wants the panties in the bowl, I want to play with your panties."