Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1213 Result
Ye Huimei felt that this was all taught by A Guang.

His father taught him step by step, otherwise how could this child be so brave?

If the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked. How can you teach a girl how to catch snakes? It's so scary.

I'll scold you when I come back in two days.

"Where's your father-in-law? There's a whole family here, but why do you seem to be the only one taking care of three children?"

"He went to the fields. The weather has been getting warmer recently, so the land needs to be turned over. Taking advantage of the recent heavy spring rains, the seeds need to be sown quickly. He is also very busy. He goes to the fields as soon as the day breaks, and doesn't come back until dinner time."

"Oh, that's right. I have to turn over the land at home in the next two days."

"The little son and daughter brought by Aunt Ma have gone to school. The older one went out to sea with Guang. Isn't Dongqing working for you now? If you count, everyone has something to do. Am I the only one cooking for the three children at home?"

"Oh."

Then you can’t blame the two nephews for eating shit.

"When did you come back?"

"Yesterday, I bought some small toys, and today I brought them here for the three little ones to play with."

"There are so many toys at home. Don't buy any more next time. It's a waste of money. There are so many things you can buy with that money. These are useless."

"How can this be useless? What is the lack of childhood toys? Without these toys, your son will play with feces and urine every day."

Ye Huimei was about to retort when she heard him say, "It's not your money anyway."

"Right."

"When will Aunt Ma give birth?"

"It will take about three months, right? June of the lunar calendar."

"Then Dongqing will wait until she gives birth before meeting someone else?"

"That's about right. It will be more convenient to have people come over after the baby is born, and I'll have more time to make arrangements. We can spend a few months together, and if possible, we can get married by the end of this year. Why are you asking this? Are you here to propose marriage?"

Ye Yaodong said helplessly: "Yes, someone asked me to come here to ask a few questions. I thought it was okay to ask, so I came here."

"There have been too many people coming to my house in the past few months. Since the Chinese New Year, large numbers of people have come to my house to talk about marriage for Dongqing. She is very popular now. Some people have introduced her to the permanent workers of the town's ice factory, the town's postman, and the workers of the slaughterhouse. She is almost overwhelmed by the choices."

Ye Yaodong smacked his lips and felt like he couldn't say anything more. Chen Shi was really not good enough.

Fortunately, Uncle Pei was not there, otherwise, even if he was not beaten by A Guang, he would still be driven out by Uncle Pei.

Seeing that he suddenly fell silent, Ye Huimei asked, "Who are you going to tell her about? It seems that all your friends are married, right? Don't match them up with random people."

He smiled awkwardly and felt even more embarrassed. Wasn't this just a random matchmaking?

However, luckily she is his own sister, so it won’t be a big deal if I just ask her casually.

Anyway, it wasn't his intention, he was just asking to help.

"Someone asked me to come here and ask, but it wasn't my idea, so don't scold me."

"Who is it?"

He looked around, then looked outside the door, and when he saw no one around, he asked, "Chen Shi?"

"Who?"

"Ahem, the one on my ship who stutters a little bit."

Ye Huimei was speechless when she heard this. "How dare you say that? Luckily you said it to me. Otherwise, if my father and A Guang heard it, they would never let you come to our house again."

"Haha, stutterers also have the right to pursue happiness. Doesn't this prove that Dongqing is popular? Everyone wants to marry her."

After Ye Huimei finished packing a child, she stuffed it into his arms and asked him to help hold it. She said unhappily, "Everyone knows that most of them come here for the dowry and our family is rich. At the same time, my little sister has a good personality and can make money. It's hard to find such a good family. There are not many people who want to marry her."

"So, it's normal for anyone to like her."

"He is a bit of a toad wanting to eat swan meat. He has no idea what he is doing. Most people, knowing their own situation, would not dare to ask you to come and talk to them."

"Otherwise, why don't you ask Dong Qing secretly? Maybe she has a good impression of Chen Shi and thinks he is honest and reliable? After all, most of the unmarried men in the workshop are glib. Which girl would like a glib person? Chen Shi also has his merits."

"No, he has many advantages that everyone has."

"He is also tall and big, taller than many of the people there, and has a handsome appearance."

"That doesn't get rid of the fact that he stutters."

"It's much better now. He doesn't stutter as before. With more practice, maybe he will be fine in two years. He is talking non-stop and practicing now."

"Then let's wait until you're done practicing. I can't bring myself to ask. There are so many people with good conditions, but you have to ask the stutterer. What's your intention? If you don't know, you might think that I, your sister-in-law, can't stand seeing others doing well."

Ye Yaodong was speechless. It was indeed difficult to explain.

Perhaps Chen Shi also realized that there were too many people proposing marriage to him, and if he didn't try again, he would never have another chance.

"Then I'll wait for Uncle Pei to come over and ask him myself. He's already agreed, so it's hard to explain if I don't ask him in person. By the way, I'll also ask him what kind of son-in-law Uncle Pei wants to find."

"It's up to you. Just make sure you're not embarrassed. Just don't ask me to ask."

"Oh, why did I agree to it so foolishly? Or am I too soft-hearted? Why not just let him ask someone else to come and ask?"

"Then isn't he working for you? It's normal for him to come to you and ask for your help."

"Well, where is Uncle Pei? I'll go find him at the end of the field."

"It's just the back hill, go by yourself."

Ye Yaodong had no choice but to walk towards the back mountain.

Father Pei was turning the soil with a hoe, and in the meantime he threw the weeds aside and piled them up to dry in the sun for a few days. He could burn them later to increase fertilizer.

Seeing Ye Yaodong coming over, he put down his hoe, wiped the sweat off his face, and asked with a smile, "Why are you in the field? I don't dare ask you to work for me."

"Haha, there's nothing wrong with doing some work. As long as you need it, there are plenty of men who want to come to your house and help you with the work."

"What's that about?"

"Isn't it? I heard that after Yingqiu got married, many people came to your house to propose marriage in the past few months. Dongqing has become the most sought-after girl in this area. Aren't there a lot of young and old guys who want to work for you? As long as you give the order, it won't take half a day, and all these lands will be worked for you."

Father Pei laughed, "That's right, who are you going to propose marriage to?"

"Nothing can escape your uncle's eyes. I didn't say anything, but you guessed it. You are so smart. If my father was as smart as you, we three brothers wouldn't have to work so hard."

"That's not true. You three brothers are now among the best in the village. Everyone in the village knows how capable you are and how lucky your father is."

"I was also entrusted by someone. If you are not satisfied, just pretend I didn't say anything."

"Recently, there are all kinds of people who come to my house to propose marriage. There are workers with stable jobs, men whose wives have died, and those who are idle. Anyway, I have seen a lot of them. Let me hear what you have to say. I have to listen to whether it is suitable or not."

"Well, what do you think of Chen Shi who works on my ship?"

Father Pei frowned instantly, "That stutterer?"

"Hehe..." Ye Yaodong smiled awkwardly and nodded.

"He is a hard-working man, and he is also hardworking and has a good character. However, his parents don't like him very much. Although he can make money now and is much better, he still stutters. He is not as good as Chen Qishui on my boat."

He knew that Chen Qishui was in the same group as Chen Shi and Wang Guangliang, and he was specially arranged to work on the Fengshou.

Thinking about it this way, he is indeed more suitable than Chen Shi. After all, he is right under Pei's father's nose, so he knows him better.

And if he becomes a son-in-law, then they are even more of a family. It would be even better to work for his family. This is more reliable than what people usually say that a son-in-law is half a son. This can be considered a real exchange of a son.

"That's fine, I'm just asking casually, just ignore it. But, uncle, have you seen Chen Qishui?"

"Well, I have this idea. After all, I have been watching it under my nose for a year or two. It is much more reliable than outsiders, and I know more about it."

"I heard from Huimei that some of the people who came to propose marriage were workers in the town, and some of them had respectable jobs."

Father Pei waved his hands and said disdainfully: "That's unreliable. Only a job can make you presentable. I've inquired about it. One job has to support a family of more than a dozen people, and they have to tighten their belts to make ends meet. I don't know where you heard that we marry our daughter with a generous dowry and money."

"If it's really that good, why would you look for a country girl like us? You already have a good job, wouldn't it be more respectable to look for a worker who also has a job? Even if you don't look for a worker, it's easy to look for a girl in town, why would you look for one in the country?"

"There must be something wrong with me. I can only look down on them. Otherwise, everyone who has a job has their eyes on the top of their heads, so how can they look down on country people?"

Ye Yaodong felt that what Pei's father said was absolutely right. We should not judge things by appearances. Most of these people can only have one job to show for it.

Father Pei continued, "Either you look ugly or distorted. We are not picky about what people look like. It is difficult to find someone who looks like you. But at least you have to be a little regular. Some young men are not even as tall as Dongqing."

"Others either have unreliable and troublesome families, or are widows or divorced."

"That postman is a divorcee with a daughter. The job is good, but can I marry my daughter to a divorcee? Is it that serious? There are so many people in this area, isn't it easy for me to find a good young man? Why would I want to be someone's stepmother?"

"Every one of them is unreliable. I've made inquiries about them. They are so mad at me that they dare to come to my house." Father Pei complained.

Ye Yaodong touched his nose, feeling that these words were also speaking to him.

This old fox is very shrewd, good at calculating and talking.

"Uncle is right. His considerations are correct. When marrying off a daughter and choosing a son-in-law, it is not like buying pork. If you buy pork, you have to choose the fattest and leanest ones."

"I was just a useless person before. No one looked down on me. I only had a pretty face. When a family wanted to marry off their daughter, they would ask about me again and again. Marry a man and you will have clothes to wear and food to eat."

"Isn't it easy to find out about someone around here? Those people are just trying their luck."

"Hardworking and having a good temper are the most important things, but she can't be too ugly either. After all, our little sister is not bad either."

Father Pei nodded in agreement.

"So you've already taken a fancy to Chen Qishui?"

He leaned his hands on the hoe and started talking to Ye Yaodong.

"To be honest with you, I'm still waiting and watching. This kid doesn't seem that honest and is a bit cunning. I still have to see his character. But there's no rush. It also depends on Dongqing's willingness."

"When I look for a son-in-law, I don't expect him to have great abilities or a good family background. As long as he is a decent family man, hardworking and willing to work, has good character, and can live a good life, that's enough."

Ye Yaodong nodded, "That's right. As long as we can make a living, are hardworking, and our family members are honest and decent, that's fine. After all, marriage is a matter between two families, not just two people. We also have to look at the character of the other person's family members."

"Yes, your father is hardworking and honest, and your mother is well-known in the village for her ability and capability. There is no conflict between the brothers and sisters-in-law in the family, and they are all very capable."

"Marrying into your family is such a good thing that you can't find it even with a lantern. It's a great bargain for that silly boy Guang. I didn't even dare to think about it before the release."

"My three children have had a hard time. They have been without a mother since they were young. As a father, many things are inconvenient for me. Now that life is better, I hope they can live a good life in the second half of their lives. Now I want to choose carefully, hoping to pick a good one."

Ye Yaodong agreed and listened for a long time before ending the topic.

"I'm really stupid. I told you so much and dragged you here. Are you going to have lunch at home?"

"No, the family must have cooked dinner. I'll go back and help Huimei look after the kids for a while. I didn't see them for a while, and the two kids almost ate shit."

Father Pei laughed and asked a few more questions. Only after Ye Yaodong answered did he go home.

Ye Huimei saw him scraping the mud under his feet on the threshold stone and asked, "What did my father say?"

"He has a candidate in mind and is investigating. I don't need to get involved."

"Who is it? Why didn't I know?"

"Go ask him yourself. I can't bring up something that's not even close to being true. It would be bad if it gets spread everywhere."

"Oh, I thought they had no plans to wait until the baby was born."

Ye Yaodong looked at the two sisters who were playing with the twins in the cage with toys, and walked over to ask Ye Xiaoxi: "Do you want to go home?"

"No."

"Then bring your sister home?"

"Okay, take your brother with you too."

"My brothers will eat shit, do you want to take them with you?"

Ye Xiaoxi hesitated for a moment and shook her head, "Forget it, I don't want a brother anymore."

Ye Huimei was annoyed, "Nonsense, Third Brother, you always teach the children bad things. They are just young and ignorant, but they didn't eat either."

"That's because I was in time, otherwise it would have gone into my mouth."

He held one in each hand and prepared to take the two little girls back home, so as to reduce Ye Huimei's burden and have her to look after one less person.

The two little ones won't run around when they stand in the cage, so Pei Yu and Ye Xiaoxi will have a companion when they go back.

"Third brother, take the snake back with you. Guang is not at home, so you can eat it."

"I don't dare to clean it up, and I don't know how to do it. I can only speak with my mouth, so you'd better keep it."

"I think if Guang isn't among your friends, you have to go your separate ways."

"That can't be done. He's not that important. He has to be dispersed without the fat man."

It made so much sense that she couldn't refute it.

"gone."

Ye Yaodong took the two little girls home, one in each hand.

The two little girls were skipping along the road. When they saw wild flowers on the roadside, they would stop to smell them, pick them, and put them on each other's heads.

When they see butterflies, dragonflies will chase them.

When they got home, they all picked a lot of flowers and were very happy.

Ye Yaodong also looked at them with a smile all the way. Who said his daughter was bad? Isn't she cuter than the brat?
When two little boys get together, they will only fight. When two little girls get together, they will catch butterflies, dragonflies, and pick wild flowers, giggling all the way. How cute they look.

The two of them were good at trying to please others, and gave all the wild flowers they picked to Lin Xiuqing.

Lin Xiuqing also smiled, "I picked so many wild flowers. How about making a wreath for you?"

They were both very excited, "Yeah yeah yeah!"

“Weave garlands and carry garlands.”

Lin Xiuqing handed the basket on her knees to the old lady, who was picking vegetables to fry for lunch.

"Adong, go pick some willow branches and put them among the flowers so they won't go bad."

"Row."

After the two little girls put on the wreaths, they were so happy that they ran out to show off to other children.

Lin Xiuqing also found out the answer while she was making the wreath.

As expected, it didn't catch anyone's eye.

However, she didn't expect that their friend caught Pei's father's eye.

"Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if Wang Guangliang approached you to act as a matchmaker. After all, this guy is more active and has a sharper mind. I've also seen him always getting close to Dong Qing before."

"He can't do that. He's too active and has a bad mouth. He's not an honest person."

"Aren't you the same?"

"It's meaningless for you to say that. Can anyone be as loyal as me? This kid doesn't look like a quiet person. I heard that he is...unreliable in the city."

Lin Xiuqing looked at him in confusion, "What in the city?"

"Nothing. His true nature is more exposed outside. Most men don't know who they are. He also knows himself."

Lin Xiuqing knew that he was not telling the truth, but she did not hold on to it.

It’s easy to guess that it’s probably some bad shortcoming. You can ask again later.

"Dongqing didn't say a word to him either. He is also smart, otherwise he would have sent people to ask her long ago. After all, Dongqing has such good conditions, and those people are all approaching her like wolves."

"It's a clever one indeed."

Anyone who knows knows whether the butt is stained with shit or not.

In the evening, when Chen Shi came to ask, Ye Yaodong told him the truth and said that Pei's father already had a candidate in mind and asked him to change to a big tree.

"There are many beautiful girls out there, why bother to love just one? There should be many people who can introduce you to girls, just find a girl who is similar and decent."

Chen Shi was not too disappointed, he just smiled bitterly, "I... know the result, so... I just want to give it a try, and... after I try it... it'll be fine, I'll... save the money first."

"Well, save money. You are only 20 years old and there is no need to rush to get married. Save more and get married in two years. Then you can live a good life."

"it is good."

"She...is...a good girl. Just be happy...that's all."

"Ah."

After Chen Shi went out, he did not go home, but went to the workshop to continue working and helping. He was a smart man.

Ye Yaodong also went to the workshop for a tour, and unexpectedly he ran into Secretary Chen who came to see him.

It turned out that he was being notified to go to the town’s Party School at 8 a.m. next Monday to participate in a political study activity.

He was so busy recently that he almost forgot about the application to join the party that he submitted some time ago.

"It just so happens that you are at home. I was worried that you would miss the political studies if you were not at home. You can't just take leave for this."

"Oh, I forgot about it after so long without hearing from you."

"It's not that fast. There are processes from submitting an application to receiving it and then to approval. How can it be that fast? It's been approved in less than a month, and you've been notified to study. This is already fast."

"Oh, today is Friday. I'll remember that and go there in two days."

"Remember, don't miss classes without permission."

"I see. I just came back yesterday. I have to turn the soil at home for the next two days. It's a good opportunity that I didn't go out to sea."

"Next Saturday is Qingming Festival, and you should all be at home sweeping the graves."

"Oh, by the way, next week is Qingming Festival, the kelp should be growing well, right? I was busy and not at home recently, so I didn't go to ask about it. But when I came back yesterday, I passed by the offshore base and took a look. It was all black."

Speaking of Qingming Festival, he thought that kelp is almost in season.

Before coming back yesterday, I passed by the offshore base and took a look. I had planned to take some time out today to go to the village committee to inquire about it, but I was delayed by Chen Shi's matter.

Secretary Chen's visit was timely, so he didn't have to make a trip.

When talking about kelp, Secretary Chen's face was full of smiles. "Yes, the two workers said that it can be harvested before May 1st. It depends on the recent growth and weather conditions. They said that the water flow in our sea area is also suitable for planting."

"I'll be free tomorrow, so I'll take some time to go out and take a look to see how long and big the leaves are."

"Sure, you have your own boat anyway, so you can go and see it anytime. Recently, many villagers have been going to see it every day, and they are all looking forward to it. They all want to see how much the 20-acre base can harvest and how much it can sell for."

"If this can make money, we can mobilize the villagers to do it in the second half of the year. Last year, my son learned to plant and said that he actually had a lot of free time. He could work for half a year and rest for half a year. He was busy with the early preparations. After the seedlings are planted, he only needs to go out occasionally to manage and take a look. It's not troublesome at all and the cost is not high."

That’s because there was no water pollution, or a big typhoon or bad weather, otherwise it wouldn’t be that easy.

There are risks in doing anything, especially in the breeding industry, where money is not easy to make.

"It would be great if we can have a good harvest, so that everyone can make money. I will also inquire about the price of kelp in a few days and follow the market."

Secretary Chen smiled and nodded, "As long as it can be developed, our village can be considered to have an industry."

Ye Yaodong thought for a moment and said, "I think our village committee can also apply to the county to go to some breeding research bases to learn and apply for some species that we have here and see if we can plant them."

He pondered for a moment and nodded, "I'll discuss this with the village chief later."

"We have seen some results with kelp. We can plant more next year. Villagers who are willing to plant can do so, and those who are not can continue to wait and see. After all, no one can guarantee what will happen next year. We have only tried it once, and a good harvest this year does not guarantee a good harvest next year."

"Yes, anyway, the village committee will definitely expand the planting area next year, and then we can collect more spores. In the future, we can get seedlings ourselves and no longer need to buy them from outside."

Ye Yaodong nodded without saying anything. This was not something he considered. Anyway, being able to grow it and being successful was enough to prove his contribution.

When he was lying in bed at night, he also talked to Aqing about joining the party and studying, as well as the matter of kelp.

"It's a good thing that the crops can be grown. Otherwise, you would have worked for a year in vain and the village committee would have complaints, thinking that you were just pretending to know what you were doing. Fortunately, the crops have grown."

"I only said it when I was sure. Otherwise, am I just bored? Do I want to make trouble for others? I even sponsored two boats."

"Well, then you can't go out to sea these few days. You have to go to the county on Monday. I didn't expect that you have to go to the county to study to join the party. How long will it take?"

"It is said that there is a one-year probation period, during which there will be many political study activities, policy learning, party spirit education and so on. I heard that you also have to write an ideological education report. If you fail, you can continue to study and pass, and you will be officially admitted to the party."

"You still have to write a report on ideological education?"

"Yeah, it gives me a headache just thinking about it. I'll have to ask those old guys to help teach me how to write."

"That's not easy. You should practice your handwriting to avoid being embarrassed in front of others."

"Yeah, damn, then I really have to write and post it like Ye Chenghu."

Ye Yaodong became worried just thinking about it. He kept saying that he would practice calligraphy, but in fact, it was just talk. He didn't have the time to practice calligraphy every day. It would be great if he could write his own name well.

He is not going to take the college entrance examination, so why should he write such beautiful handwriting? Just let his son suffer the consequences.

Lin Xiuqing was somewhat gloating, "There are a lot of calligraphy books at home now. Talk to your son tomorrow and ask him to supervise you and let you write with him. I think he will be happy to do that."

"Hey, sleep."

"What are you sleeping for? I haven't finished asking. What did you say about Wang Guangliang being unreliable during the day? What was he doing in the city?"

"Do you still remember it?"

Ye Yaodong thought she had already moved on, but he didn't expect that she could still remember it and even talk about it at night. She was quite able to hold it in for a long time.

It turns out that women are very good at settling scores after the event. Even if they don't make trouble on the spot, they will settle the scores afterwards.

"Of course I remember. He is also working for us. If there is anything wrong, you have to tell me so that I can have an idea and avoid mistakes."

"Nothing, he just has a common problem among men."

"what?"

"I just wanted women and couldn't hold it back any longer, so I went a few times with the help of others."

Lin Xiuqing's frown was so tight that it could pinch a fly to death.

"how do you know?"

"How could I not know?"

Between men, can this be called a secret?
They gathered together, talking dirty and making faces, who wouldn't know?
Besides, men of this age are the ones who miss women the most.