Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1225 The Private Money is Gone (Japanese Ten Thousand)

Mr. Ye was sitting at home, and life came from heaven.

He had just returned home after dinner and was sitting at the door playing with his private seal, bragging to his neighbors that it would be of great use in the future, when he was pulled away by a bunch of grandchildren who came running over.

"What? Your Third Uncle called you here? He really can assign me tasks... I can't even take a breath..."

"I can walk on my own. Don't pull me or urge me. I'll go check it out. I'll come back and surround you guys..."

"You still need a scarecrow? Why are you wasting so much time? You just find things for me to do every day..."

He walked and muttered, "Fortunately, there are no banana trees. Otherwise, you would have to ask me to climb trees and cut bananas? How long can I, an old man, be tortured by you?"

"If I were planting banana trees, I wouldn't need you..."

"Yes, you are all born in the year of the monkey."

……

After Ye Yaodong came in from the dock, he passed by a workshop and turned into his own workshop first, watching everyone busy killing fish and talking.

The news that they encountered a law enforcement ship at sea arresting a smuggling fishing boat had spread widely after one night.

It was because he went directly to the sea this morning that I didn't hear it, and only heard it now.

However, no one thought that it would be people around their village who were arrested. They were just gloating and talking about it excitedly, otherwise it would be a tragedy.

It was also reported that they had fished up some foreign cigarettes from the water.

Just like saying there is no wall that is completely airtight.

But he didn't care. He didn't care. The news could not be spread to the relevant departments in the city.

There's no need to send people to ask someone to spit out what he fished out of the sea. It's not a cultural relic, and the law is not perfect.

Besides, the few cartons of cigarettes he salvaged were nothing compared to the three large ships of cargo that were seized.

At most, everyone spread the news around. In these days, information is blocked and news is not circulated, so it cannot reach the city.

It’s a lively topic now, but in a few days the news will change to something else.

"So, I still have to work for Adong. I can get some benefit from whatever I get. I have never smoked foreign cigarettes in my life..."

"I don't think you've ever seen one in your life."

"Indeed... who would be willing to take it out and smoke it?"

"I saw they all took them to town to exchange for money today."

"This will definitely bring in a lot of money. It looks like Adong has made a fortune again. I heard that Aguo and his family are going to send their children abroad to work. They, the Ye family, are all going to be successful..."

"I heard they were raising money these days. They want several thousand each. Wouldn't that bankrupt everyone? I met them yesterday. They said they were going to send two of them to work abroad."

"I heard that he asked Adong to borrow money. He should have borrowed it, right? With Adong's help, what else do you have to worry about?"

"I heard that it's easy to find a job abroad, and making money is easier than drinking water. Once you go abroad, you won't have to worry about food and drink."

"They have relatives who are overseas Chinese..."

Where there are a lot of people, there is a lot of talking. He heard a lot just by walking around.

I don't know what his father said to his second uncle yesterday?

He walked back home.

The whole family had already eaten. Knowing that he had gone out to sea with Secretary Chen and they didn't know when he would be back, they didn't wait for him to eat. They just left some food for him, which was kept warm in the pot.

When Lin Xiuqing saw him coming back, she prepared food for him.

"How about the kelp? Is it really ready to be harvested?"

"Almost. Take care of it and leave it for another three to five days. It can still grow a little more. I'll collect it in a few days."

"So are you still going to charge 6 cents?"

"I'll call after dinner to ask about the price. If there isn't much change, it will remain the same price."

"How much can be harvested at the offshore test field?"

"We can harvest about 10 to 300 tons per acre, which is not a low yield. If we harvest all of it, we should be able to get tons, which is enough to keep them busy for half a month."

"If you dry 10 jin per jin, you can get 30 tons? At 1 cents per jin, you can make 6 or yuan."

Ye Yaodong was stunned when he heard her calculate so quickly, and his mind went blank for a moment.

But it was only for a moment, and he put it out of his mind. Anyway, his wife said that it could be sold for whatever amount, and it was about the same amount of money.

By then, if a family can cultivate more than ten acres of land, they can earn one or two thousand yuan a year, which is not a small amount.

Workers earn forty or fifty yuan a month, and only five or six hundred yuan a year.

You can earn one or two thousand yuan by cultivating kelp. Although the whole family has to work together, if there are more people, you can cultivate more, which is better than doing other things.

And you don't do this all year round. It's like working for half a year and resting for half a year, and you can do other things in the rest of the time.

If the news spreads, the whole village will start breeding and it will be just a matter of time before the village becomes famous for its wealthy life in the county.

"This is only the first year. Next year, with more experience and better management, we may be able to harvest more."

Lin Xiuqing was delighted when she heard this. "That's great. I can earn one or two thousand yuan a year, which is better than anything else, and I don't have to leave my hometown."

"Not everyone in our village has a boat, and there is little land. There are more people than jobs, and many people can only survive on grains. Most of them are families with more than a dozen people, all of whom are mouths to feed. It's hard to save money."

"Secretary Chen has come to our house several times in the past few days, all waiting to see when you will come back. When I go out to buy meat, I can hear the villagers discussing when the kelp will be harvested. They are all looking forward to it."

Ye Yaodong also smiled and said: "If we can sell this batch of kelp at a good price, it will also be the political achievement of the village cadres. They will be proud when they report to the county meeting."

"So are you going to stay at home and watch over it these few days?"

"No need. Tell them to wait three to five days before harvesting, and they will be busy themselves. Harvesting and drying is a big job, and it will be good if they can finish it by May. I don't have the time to wait at home. When they have harvested and dried, I will harvest if I am at home, and you can harvest for them if you are not at home."

"it is good."

"I went out early in the morning. Second uncle didn't come over? Did Dad say anything?"

"No, Mom was here at noon. What could Dad say? How could he dare to say anything?"

"Yeah, then just ignore him."

After lunch, Ye Yaodong took a walk around the workshop and was thinking about taking a nap, but who knew that Secretary Chen came again.

He thought she was here to talk about kelp again, or to urge him to ask about the price, but he didn't expect she was here to talk to him.

"You are about to join the party, and candidates for membership must also pass the review. Smuggling is illegal, and you can't do something that knowingly breaks the law and directly pay for his smuggling expenses."

"Active party members should set a good example. Your second uncle should just let his family jump in."

"Oh……"

Ye Yaodong responded casually and poured him some tea first. He was not very enthusiastic about joining the party and was already beginning to find it troublesome to go to the Party School.

"Don't take it lightly. Joining the party is a great thing. It's been a hot topic in the village these past two days. I wanted to tell you this morning, but I forgot, so I made a special trip back this afternoon."

"I also went to talk to him yesterday and criticized him for making such a big fuss."

I see. Then why did he come to my house yesterday? It shows that he is not serious and knows that the village committee cannot interfere too much.

"I know. I'm not stupid. I'll just pay for all the smuggling expenses for him. He's not my father. Even my father and ancestors can't do that."

"It's good to know. Everyone knows that you are rich now."

"How much is considered rich? More than 1 yuan in smuggling fees is enough for me to have a boatload of children. What about eating at the rich man's house?"

Secretary Chen's mouth twitched, "Are you still giving birth?"

"I won't have any more children. Having three is already enough of a headache."

"Well, that's good to know."

Ye Yaodong just thought that he would get as much as others got, and it would be good enough to give five hundred or one thousand. How could he be so stupid as to give more than 1 yuan?

Even his father didn't dare to open his mouth. If his second uncle dared to open his mouth, he would be kicked out and no one would say anything.

Now that he is rich, famous, and the president of the association, and is preparing to join the party, he must protect his reputation.

They don't want to complain about what their relatives and friends do, they just need to follow suit. There is definitely no other way.

If something goes wrong, you can't blame him. If he succeeds, it's all because of the support of his relatives and friends. That's enough.

Secretary Chen left after he finished speaking.

Ye Yaodong didn't take it to heart. Anyway, he could just wait until the other person came to visit him and he would talk to him then. No one was in a hurry to give him money.

But for two days in a row, he didn't see his second uncle come to visit again, which made him a little confused.

His father has been busy these past two days making scarecrows, cutting bamboo in the mountains, and building a cherry orchard for the children. He only comes over at mealtimes.

He couldn't ask in front of his mother, so he just ignored it.

It was only after his father had cut the bamboo and called on his brothers to help, and to use some broken nets to enclose the small cherry orchard, that he had time to talk to his father.

"Has Second Uncle got the money for smuggling?"

"I'm not sure, but it should be about the same, right? I heard that your two cousins-in-law are looking for people to join the meeting these days."

"It's rare. I thought he had set his sights on me and wanted me to give him eight or ten thousand."

"What?" Ye Yaohua exclaimed, "Is he dreaming? He's still asking for eight or ten thousand. Does he think you're the God of Wealth? It's not as easy as picking up money falling from the sky."

Ye Yaopeng was surprised for a moment, then smiled and said, "You don't want to borrow so much, do you? Dongzi, are you kidding?"

"You must be kidding. How dare you open your mouth? I'll beat him out."

Ye Yaohua softened his tone and said, "You scared me. I really thought he was so shameless and thick-skinned."

Father Ye said, "How dare I borrow so much? He's not stupid. If he really dares to ask for so much, forget about it."

"What do you think he is doing at his age? Don't Aguo and his brothers know how to do things? Why do they want him to run around like this?" Ye Yaodong complained.

"He probably got smarter and talked to me instead of you. The eldest and second sons' wives rejected it two days ago. You ignored him and were busy with something, so he kept talking to me."

"What did he say?"

The other two brothers followed suit and asked the same question.

"He said that you two had just bought a boat and hadn't started making money yet, so he could understand why you didn't lend it to him. Dongzi seemed a little difficult to talk to, so he asked me to help him. He said that you were filial, so you would definitely listen to me."

"You still say that we are not outsiders. We are all family members. We are connected by blood and tendons. We can't just not help."

"He said that I am his brother, and my family has seen several of his sons become prosperous, and he is also hoping to rely on his sons and grandchildren to enjoy a good life in the future, so he asked me to help him a little."

"Other relatives and friends have also helped a little. We have the most promising ones here, so we have to help. That's what I said."

Ye Yaodong nodded, "Okay, I can explain it."

"You just ignored it, didn't you? Mind your own business."

"Then you didn't come to my house in the past two days. Didn't you tell me? Should I rush to your house and ask?"

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? I've already collected 500 yuan and gave it to him."

"Ah?" The three brothers looked over in surprise.

"Did you borrow it?"

"My mother knows? Did she take the money?"

"Didn't mother always tell us not to borrow money?"

"Bullshit, can she come up with the money?" Ye's father said angrily, "This is all the private money I secretly saved. The day before yesterday, I took the foreign cigarettes that Dongzi gave me to the town to exchange them, and I was able to collect the 500 yuan."

Ye Yaodong smiled, "I was wondering why he didn't come to my house these past two days? So you've already given it to me, Dad? You're pretty rich, aren't you?"

"Don't let your mother know, otherwise there will be a huge uproar and I will be kicked out of the house."

Ye Yaopeng also said: "Dad, you have saved too much private money, right?"

"Where do you think my private money comes from? Isn't it all given to me by Dongzi in bits and pieces? I secretly saved it all. Last year, I put it under my pillow and your mother took it away. Otherwise, I would have had more."

The two brothers were embarrassed for a moment and didn't dare to say much. They didn't have much money to give to their father, and they didn't even have much private money hidden away.

"Some other families borrowed 50, , or yuan. The two families also collected their own money. My in-laws probably borrowed from everyone as well. What your second uncle borrowed belongs to him. Although it was also given to those two families, I will ask your second uncle for the money when the time comes."

"Don't even think about it. Unless both of his grandsons make a lot of money abroad and come back in glory, he will probably pay you back."

Once you lend the money, don't think about getting it back. To put it nicely, it's a loan, but in fact it's a help.

"I know you're telling the truth, but you have to think better."

"I'll go back and talk to A-Qing later, and I'll give you the 500 yuan as my payment."

Father Ye held the bamboo in one hand and waved his hand, "What's the point of making up for it? It was originally all given to me by you and I saved it up bit by bit. I lent it out, and now you're taking another sum. What's the point? You don't have to give it to me. When their conditions get better in the future, I'll have to ask your second uncle to pay me back."

"I thought he would ask for a lot of money when he came to my house, but I didn't expect that I could get rid of him with 500 yuan."

It was greatly beyond his expectations and somewhat inconsistent with his second uncle's personality. In the past, he always wanted to suck his blood.

"500 yuan is not a small amount. You are the only one who thinks it is too little. No one expects him to pay it back, and no one has calculated the interest. How could they give more?"

"I even specifically asked around and found out that most people gave 200 or yuan. Not many people gave yuan. Who can afford to give so much money to others?"

"Plus, after what happened with Ah Hong, many people don't believe it. Who knows if the story of going abroad is true or not? It's just what they say."

"It just sounded like what they said, and the contact person was given by you. Plus, my family did go to the provincial capital to worship our ancestors last year, and we know there are a lot of overseas Chinese relatives there, so I was a little skeptical and gave it a little bit."

"Otherwise, it's hard to even pay one or two hundred. After being cheated once, everyone is afraid. If you really want to go abroad, everyone is willing to help a little, but they are afraid it's a scam."

"So how dare he ask for so much from us? Does he think we are fools? If he really asks for so much, he won't get a penny. 500 is already a lot for me."

Ye Yaodong thought about it and felt that what his father said made sense: once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years.

Relatives and friends are not fools. They will help when necessary, but they are afraid of being cheated. Some have been cheated once. Who would be willing to take so much?
If they didn't know that the number was given by him and that the overseas Chinese relative was real, they probably wouldn't have believed it.

After all, no one from their village went abroad to work, and there has never been a wave of migrant workers, they have only heard of it.

His father gave them 500 directly, which was almost equivalent to paying the shares of the three brothers, protecting them. His second uncle could no longer come to borrow from the three brothers in turn.

This also avoided his mother's nagging dissatisfaction. He went out secretly and everyone was happy.

If one person suffers, the whole family will be at peace.

So no wonder it’s been so quiet these past two days and no one has come to visit.

Ye Yaohua said: "They can ask their relatives and friends to borrow some money, and then my wife can go back to her parents' home and ask for help. They can borrow some money."

Ye Yaopeng also said: "Last year, I went to Zhejiang Province to catch jellyfish. Although I was arrested and fined, I worked with others and stayed for an extra half a month. I must have made some money. If everyone helps to pool their money, it will be no problem for their family to raise 6000 yuan."

Father Ye said, "It will definitely be no problem. Your second uncle is a very smart man. He must have saved some money over the years. How can you not pay for your child to go abroad? You should pay the bulk of the money yourself, and everyone can help him with the rest."

"It's over. After all this talk, you've emptied all your savings. But it's also a good thing. You don't have to listen to mother's nagging anymore, and you don't have to worry about her finding out about your secret money and scolding you." Ye Yaodong joked.

"It's quiet now. In the past two days since I came back, your mother has been whispering in my ear that they are just about to borrow money from the whole village, so that everyone in the village knows that their child is going abroad. It's obviously borrowed money, but they make it look so glorious."

"Going abroad is indeed quite glorious."

"After all this trouble, I don't know if I can go abroad to work."

Ye Yaodong asked curiously: "After you gave him the money, did you ask him when he would pay Lao Hai and when he would send the child over?"

"When I gave it, it probably wasn't enough yet, so he's still working there for a while. He said he would contact Lao Hai when the money was enough, and then he would arrange a time for them to send the child, and then he would pay in person."

"Oh."

"I don't know if it's worth it. Both families emptied their savings and borrowed from relatives to send their two children to work abroad."

"Let's see. If I can successfully go abroad, it shouldn't be a big deal if I have overseas Chinese relatives to look after me. It just depends on whether it can be done."

"I hope it works, otherwise it will be a waste of time."

There were only four of them around, the father and his two sons. They were busy inserting bamboos and hanging fishing nets while talking.

The conversation came to an end here for the time being, but Ye Yaopeng hesitated and continued.

"If Second Uncle can successfully go abroad to work, can we also send our children to work abroad?"

Ye Yaodong looked at his elder brother in surprise, "I just want to take a chance, what are you taking? Your family lives a comfortable life, and you have a big ship, so why take that risk?"

"Haha, let me tell you, don't they all bring one by one, and take half of the village abroad?"

"Ah Hai will have a stable job once he graduates. Cheng He can go out to sea with you when he's older and take over your job. Our daughter can also help with housework when she's older. Aren't these all blessings? If you send your child away, who knows how often you'll see him? It's not like we can't make ends meet and have to rely on our child to work abroad to earn money to support the family."

Ye Yaodong didn't quite understand his elder brother's train of thought.

"You're right. I've heard fellow villagers talking about this lately. Everyone thinks it's good to go abroad. As long as you go abroad, you'll have a bright future. I was also thinking that if my second uncle's child can work well abroad, we can also send the child abroad."

"You are just worshipping foreigners. Although being an overseas Chinese is good and there are various relaxed policies, life at home is good enough. There is nothing wrong with living a comfortable life. Being alone in a foreign country, as a child, is not as good as having your family around you."

"Yeah, Dongzi is right. If you are alone outside, you will definitely suffer. It's not easy to call and it's not convenient to contact. Think about it, he is still a child. There is no need for us to do that."

"Okay, Dad, it's my wife who is jealous and has some feelings for me. I'm also affected by it."

"Don't listen to your wife. She has long hair but short vision. She thinks it's great when people borrow money from everywhere. She gives out 1000 yuan just by saying a few words. She counts the money for people after being cheated and still praises them."

Ye Yaopeng shut up immediately.

Ye Yaohua didn't dare to speak either.

Otherwise, he might be scolded by his father. When a relative goes abroad and has no money to help, the scammer can give out 1000 yuan with just a few words.

After they had nothing to say, their work efficiency increased dramatically.

Ye Yaodong looked at the cherries he had planted casually at the beginning. He did not expect that they could grow into a small forest and bear fruit. He felt a sense of accomplishment.

They were all minor quarrels and he didn't pay much attention to them. The child remained enthusiastic and now he can even eat them.

"Their names are engraved on each of these tree trunks, so they will be easy to identify when the time comes."

"Just let them pick it themselves."

"When I was a kid, I planted a banana tree on the mountain, but it was trampled to pieces by a wild boar. These guys planted theirs in a very decent way..."

Everyone changed the topic and talked about their childhood. They all laughed and recalled the past.

The father and his four sons worked for half an afternoon and finally built a circle around the slope. Now they were no longer worried about the village children running in and stealing the fruits.

Although there are ways to pick the fruits, the addition of a fence will make 80% of people give up.

Spring is here, and fruit trees are everywhere in the mountains and fields. You don't have to be here. Any big movement on the beach can be seen by others.

After returning home, Ye Yaodong also told Lin Xiuqing about how his father had secretly taken out 500 yuan.

Lin Xiuqing was cooking dinner and was also surprised. "Dad is so rich now? He is so capable that he can save so much money under Mom's nose?"

"He has really grown in ability. The three of us brothers would occasionally show him some of our skills, and he would secretly save them. This time when we salvaged cigarettes from the sea, I opened a pack and gave it to each of the boatmen. I gave the rest to Dad, and he took it to the town to exchange for money, and that's how we got the money together."

He didn't dare say that all his father's private money came from between his fingers.

Avoid unnecessary trouble!

Women are narrow-minded and like to compare, so you have to be on guard. Saving 500 yuan from him is really a lot.

If the three brothers leak at the same time, there is nothing to say.

"That's fine too. Dad will give this away. Don't let Mom know. Then she won't have any objections."

"We said the same thing this afternoon. I said I would pay for it and give 500 yuan to Dad, but Dad said it was not necessary. It was saved from us anyway, and he would ask Uncle to pay it back when the time comes."

"Dad has no place to spend money anyway. We provide all the food and drinks. At most, he can smoke a hookah or give some pocket money to the kids. If I give him 500, Mom will make a fuss if she finds out. So there's no need to give it to him, right?"

"Well, if he says no, then no."

"It's looking gloomy and windy today. I think it's going to rain soon. Go check the workshop and collect the dried fish as soon as possible, just in case. Also check the nylon sheet on the roof. We don't know if the wind will get stronger. If it gets stronger, we have to put the nylon sheet away to prevent it from being blown away."

"it is good."

Ye Yaodong picked up the teapot, took a big sip of tea from the spout and then went back to the workshop.

There are usually signs before heavy rain.

Fortunately, it was just a thunderstorm. It rained all night and then cleared up the next day.

However, many cherries were knocked to the ground by the heavy rain at night, which made the children very sad. They picked them up specially and then went to school slowly.

In line with the principle of not wasting anything, Ye Xiaoxi washed the cherries carefully to feed them to the chickens, ducks and dogs.

But they are all very green, how can there be poultry to eat? It's sour, except for the greedy human cubs.

The duck had already rushed into the sea with its webbed feet early in the morning. How could it possibly pay attention to her?

She could only catch chickens and chase dogs in the yard, causing the chickens and dogs to fly around in a panic, chicken feathers falling everywhere, and the dogs barking non-stop.

The yard was already a mess because of the rain, and now it was even more messy.

But Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing ran to the workshop early in the morning to check on the rain yesterday to see if the dried fish were affected, and no one could do anything about her.

The old lady could only shout "ancestors, ancestors" and then quickly open the gate to let the chickens and dogs run out.

"The hen is still hatching chicks inside. Don't make a fuss here, or the hen will be scared and won't be able to hatch chicks."

"Ah? Then I'll hatch the chicks..."

"Don't be naughty, go out and play by yourself."

Ye Xiaoxi had a sad face and said, "I fell down this morning and fell into a puddle. My mother wouldn't let me go out."

"Then you can't mess with the chickens and dogs, right?" The old lady was so worried that she quickly grabbed her and took the broken bowl from her hand.

"Feed them. They can eat the leftover vegetables and bones at home."

"Hey, come on, let me take you to buy something to eat."

"Then I'll give it to Doudou."

As she spoke, she stood on tiptoe, grabbed the bowl in the old lady's hand, reached out and grabbed a handful and put it in her pocket.

The old lady failed to stop it in time and could only watch.

"Sometimes I feed it to the chickens and dogs, and sometimes I feed it to the kids next door."

"Can't waste it!"

"Why don't you eat it yourself?"

“No, no, it’s sour.” She shook her head like a rattle and took the old lady’s hand again, “Let’s go and buy some candy~”

The old lady had no choice but to wait and throw away the cherries in her pocket when she wasn't paying attention.

This isn't the first time the kid has done this.

Before that, I went to the back door to pick up sheep dung and filled two bags with it for a little boy named Doudou who lived nearby.

Later, her mother came to her house to ask about it, and she said that Doudou knew about it, but she just loved to eat it, which almost pissed her mother off to death.

Because of this, he was beaten and taught a lesson by Lin Xiuqing, and then he said with tears in his eyes that he was sharing and taking care of his friends.

The old lady taught her as they walked, "Can't you give away things you don't want to others?"

"why?"

"When you give something to someone else, you must give it something good. If you don't even want it yourself, then they won't be happy if they get it."

"Doudou is so happy. I shared the biscuits I didn't want to eat with him. He is so happy."

The old lady was speechless for a moment. She thought that no other child was happier than hers, who could have snacks and candies almost every day.

It was good enough for other children to have something to eat. When other children were watching her eat and drooling, Ye Xiaoxi would share her food with them, and no one could say she was wrong.

After thinking about it, she stopped talking.

At least this time it was unripe cherries, not sheep dung.

Unripe green fruits are sour, but greedy children will still eat them.

But after the couple finished their work, she couldn't help but complain.

But before she had the chance to complain, at almost lunchtime, Lin Xiuqing saw the hens coming out of the coop and started feeding them.

When she finished feeding the chickens and was about to go into the house to cook, she saw from the corner of her eye that Ye Xiaoxi had entered the utility room on the first floor and had one foot in the chicken coop where eggs were incubating.

"What are you doing?" While speaking, she had already walked in and grabbed her clothes.

"Helping to hatch the chicks?"

"Oh, my ancestor, what kind of chicks can you hatch? Get out quickly, Ye Yaodong, Ye Yaodong..."

"What? What? Why are you calling someone by their full name?"

Ye Yaodong had been busy in the workshop all morning. He had just returned home and wanted to go into the house to lie down for a while when he heard someone calling Ye Yaodong.

He was so scared that he thought he had done something that would anger God and man, and someone actually called him by his full name. He ran out immediately in panic.

"Look at your daughter. My God, she's going to help the hen hatch chicks. Please take care of her. I get a headache every time I see her or hear what she does."

Ye Yaodong looked down at her, and she also looked up, looking at him innocently with her eyes like black grapes. The father and daughter stared at each other.

How can he teach this?
A pair of innocent eyes looked at him, but he couldn't bring himself to criticize her. He could only think about how to explain this common sense to her.

"Let's go find your old lady..."

"I asked you to teach her and take care of her."

"understood."

The old lady was sitting at the door picking vegetables. She stood up immediately when she heard the noise.

"Hey, I'm going to take a look outside. Some children went to look at the cherry tree. Why haven't they come back yet? They've been here for so long... The vegetables are in the basket. Pick some..."

"Ah... there's another one here..."

"Alas, as I get older year after year, my ears are not working well anymore. Alas, I am getting older..."

Ye Yaodong looked down at Ye Xiaoxi again and said, "No one wants you anymore."

Ye Xiaoxi quickly hugged his thighs tightly, "Dad... don't leave me..."

"Don't be naughty, okay?"

"know."

"In a few months, I'll let you herd sheep in the mountains. Do you want to?"

"Yeah."

Ye Yaodong breathed a sigh of relief and sent him to the mountains to herd sheep.

Look at Yangyang, he has been herding sheep in the mountains for two years. How sensible he is now?

It happened that in the second half of the year, he would be 7 years old and had to be sent to the first grade. The few sheep at home were just right for her to take over.

It would be great if there was a kindergarten, Ye Xiaoxi would have a place to go since she is already three years old.

Sometimes she is very cute, and sometimes she is very annoying. It is impossible for a child to sit there quietly. They are not fools and they are all naughty. Unfortunately, the adults are busy and often cannot keep an eye on her.

Ye Yaodong sat where the old lady had just sat, and asked Ye Xiaoxi to help pick vegetables. He also taught her what to do and what not to do, and gave her some common sense about chickens and ducks, as well as some precautions for herding sheep.

After thinking about it, she might as well let Yangyang take her to the mountain to herd sheep tomorrow so that she can get familiar with the place in advance and avoid the family getting annoyed with the dog.

At lunch, Ye's father came over to eat and talked about going out to sea at night. He also said that Uncle Ye wanted to ask if they had docked in the provincial capital in the past two days and wanted to take a ride on a boat.

"How beautiful he is, he doesn't want to go out to sea to fish, but he specially sends them on a trip?"

Father Ye glared at Mother Ye. "They are just asking. I also told you that we will not dock until the warehouse is full. If they can wait, they can get on board and wait for two days. If they can't wait, there is nothing we can do."

Mother Ye pursed her lips in disgust but said nothing.

Ye Yaodong asked, "Have they raised enough money?"

"He has raised enough money, so he asked us if there is a car or boat we can take. He said he had made an appointment with Lao Hai in three days and had to go to the provincial capital in advance. Thinking that we would go out to sea in the next two days, he came to ask."

"When our tractor is pulling goods, we can give them a ride to the city and let them take a bus to the provincial capital. If we take a boat, we have to fill our warehouses before we can dock. We don't know what the harvest will be like when we go out to sea at night, and there are also wind and wave conditions. It's not so coincidental."

Ye Yaodong is also a pragmatic person.

He will indeed go to the provincial capital in the near future to take the new trademark to the plastic bag factory and order a new batch of fish sauce packaging bags with the trademark.

But he definitely put his own needs first. After the warehouse was full of fish, he would go to the provincial capital to sell the goods and get his business done at the same time.

"Well, if they are delayed by wind and waves or something, they will have to blame us then. Let them take the bus themselves."

"Ah."

"They had already killed chickens and ducks in the morning and bought pig heads and tails to worship Mazu."

"As long as Mazu agrees and my parents agree, it has nothing to do with the visa center."

"what?"

"Pray to Mazu, and have a safe journey."

Father Ye understood this.

"Well, they said that after worshipping Mazu, we have to worship the Earth God and Earth Goddess, and at night we have to worship the Kitchen God and Kitchen Goddess. Tomorrow they said we will worship Guanyin again."

The old lady said quickly, "Yes, we need to pray to all the gods and ask them to bless us. It is only right to spend all our money to send two children away and ask all the gods and Buddhas to bless them. I will also recite some sutras for them later to keep them safe."

Mother Ye interrupted, "It's strange that she didn't come to your house to ask for your help this time. In the past, she would have brought up her ancestors to complain."

Ye Yaodong and Ye's father looked at each other.

Father Ye said angrily, "You are so scared of death. You are already worried about borrowing money before the other party comes to your house. Now you are embarrassed, right?"

"Tsk, I'm so happy, I just feel like the sun is rising from the west, it's so rare. In the past, they would come to us whenever they got the chance, but this time we're sending our kids abroad, it's a great opportunity, but even after borrowing money from everyone in the village, they still didn't come to us, it's so rare."

"This is not good. You were worried about them coming to your house before, but now you feel disappointed that they didn't come?"

Ye Yaodong said with a playful smile: "Mom was thinking that I had prepared a lot of words, but it was a pity that I had no place to use them."

Ye's mother was amused by him. "Nonsense, it's better not to come, it saves trouble. Otherwise, people will say that the richer we are, the more stingy we are. Our relatives and friends have all chipped in a little bit, just to show their appreciation, and we won't pay a penny..."

"You know it too!"

Mother Ye glared at him. "Now they haven't come to our house, have they? Even better. It's no wonder we didn't pay. I was thinking that if they came to our house and said something polite, we wouldn't be able to say it, so we should at least pay a little like everyone else..."

Father Ye: "..."

His 500 yuan!
500 yuan!
My heart is bleeding at this moment.

The meat in my mouth suddenly lost its fragrance...

Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but look at Ye's father.

Father Ye was extremely heartbroken, but he pretended to be nothing happened, and felt heartbroken for a while.

His father is kind of pitiful...

This is some private money I’ve been saving for a long time.

I could have held it in my hand...

I have filled it all in, and I cannot say anything now, so I can only keep my tears in my stomach...

Father Ye felt very disappointed, but he could only hold back. He said angrily, "You know everything. You know it's not good for us not to pay, but you still act like this."

"Have you already figured out that you'll have to pay anyway? You're just venting your dissatisfaction in advance, nagging this and that..."

Ye's mother didn't care about his anger at all, and said, "I'm not happy, but you can't let me lose my temper? I can't lose my temper in my own home? If someone asks me to borrow money, should I lend it to him happily?"

"We have to do it after we can save face. Then, after everyone else has borrowed, we will borrow a little from others."

"I originally thought that if the two of us old people gave them some money to lend, they would be embarrassed to ask the three brothers to borrow again. Otherwise, if the two families borrowed from the three brothers, wouldn't we have to borrow six times in total?"

Ye's mother slammed the table and said, "You wish!"

"To put it in Dongzi's words, we are just taking advantage of the rich! We can refer to others and give a little as a favor. We don't need to give so much."

Ye’s father: His 500 yuan!
My heart hurts even more.

They obviously had the same idea, so why did he have to pay for it out of his own pocket?

He didn't feel heartbroken at first, but after hearing these words, he felt very uncomfortable.

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