Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1236 Tenderness
The two looked at it for a while, then reached out to touch the squid eggs. After their eyes met, they began to look around again.

Now I can’t speak or communicate, so I can only do my work first.

Ye Yaodong selected a trap to rescue.

He also followed to help.

After untying one, the two men pulled along the end of the rope again, and after testing whether there were any traps hanging on the bottom in the same row, they pulled the rope and swam upstream.

As soon as he emerged from the water, Zheng took off his mask and air tube and said impatiently, "Fuck, so this is how squids lay their eggs. I've learned something new. Wow, that transparent bunch hangs like grapes."

Xiao Xiao immediately responded, "How did they lay eggs? What did you see? Come up quickly and tell me."

"I saw a series of transparent squids laying eggs on the ground trap..."

As soon as Ah Zheng came up, he described in vivid detail what he saw underwater, and Xiao Xiao felt extremely excited to listen.

As soon as his equipment was taken off, he immediately took it and put it on.

Ye Yaodong handed the rope he brought up to others and took off everything on his body.

"There are too many traps down here. I hope all the squids don't run over here to lay their eggs and not go to the branches."

The others were talking excitedly, and they all reacted when they heard this.

"No way?"

If this is the case, then they will definitely receive less goods.

"Why don't we just come here and aim carefully to cast the net? Isn't this the same as when we cast branches to lure squids?" Ah Zheng scratched his head, thinking that it wouldn't make much of a difference, it would just be a matter of changing the fishing spot.

"How is it the same? There are reefs here. Brothers who know how to stay at the bottom, use your brain to think about it."

Although some traps are only three to five meters underwater, they are all stuck on the reefs. When they are fishing, the fishing nets will still easily get stuck on the bottom, so you can't take any gamble.

What’s more, some of the traps are on the seabed, how can we catch them?
"Oh, yes."

"If you want to go down and take a look, go ahead. There will definitely be some people scattered here. I will take a look in the next two days and collect these traps as soon as possible."

"Row."

Mainly, he thought, the traps around the reef.

If it is under the sea, it is too deep. Squids will only lay eggs 2 to 10 meters underwater, not too deep.

"Hurry up and take a look. Bring a few traps up and go over to the branches to see if you can catch anything. If you can't catch much, just continue to drag the net."

"I got it, I got it. I'll help you bring up a few traps." Xiao Xiao said this and jumped down with Chen Shi.

Ye Yaodong was no longer worried about them, as this was not the first time they had gone down there.

He continued to fiddle with the pile of groceries on the deck, picking out the fresh ones, sprinkling them with ice, covering them with cotton, and carrying them aside to prevent them from becoming smelly. They would easily go bad under the direct sun at sea.

The two men came up after going down for more than ten minutes, bringing the trap with them.

He ignored their excited chatter and once the trap was pulled up, he drove them all back to their boats and then sailed the boats towards the area where he had dropped the branches.

The squids may have just arrived to lay eggs, and may have been diverted by the traps over there. There are not many of them. I just cast a few nets around and only caught a few pounds. The result is not ideal.

He gave up directly, thinking it would be better to go into the water and catch the ground trap, which would bring higher profits.

He would wait until night time and then go out to the island to pick up the dead squids that had laid eggs. This would be more efficient.

After making the decision, he sailed back to the reef and continued to salvage the traps.

He couldn't see the other two boats from where he was, as they were on the other side of the island, so he didn't know what his two childhood friends had caught. He also didn't see their fishing boats trawling, so he didn't care.

It was not until he saw the sun was about to set that he moved his position to reel in the longline. At this time, he saw the two boats coming towards him one after the other.

"Donzi, I was wondering why you didn't drag the net, it turns out you were longlining."

"There are no fishing nets. This is a new boat. It was used to transport goods before and it doesn't have fishing nets."

"Yes, it's troublesome and time-consuming to make a temporary net, and longline fishing is easier. You are only at home temporarily anyway, so let's go back first."

"Okay, I can collect it quickly."

They said hello and left. After Ye Yaodong finished longline fishing, he also hurried back, trying to get home before dark.

Today, all the villagers have some squids, and the flood season has just arrived, so they can all be sold at a good price. Ye Yaodong does not plan to collect them now, but plans to wait until the peak flood season. The quantity is small now, so he can't get much.

However, his entire boatload of fish covered the entire deck, which shocked everyone and they asked him how he caught them.

"How did you catch it? You caught it like this. How else can you catch it?"

"Why do I feel a bit smelly?"

"I think so too. The smell of stinky seafood is quite strong?"

"The smell of the sea is usually fishy, ​​but not this bad. What's wrong with it today?"

The corner of Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched. Seeing the people he had asked to push the cart back to get the baskets coming over, he quickly asked them to get on the boat to deal with the rotten fish and shrimp.

When it was first pulled up, there was just a little bit of smell, but it wasn't very smelly. When they picked out the fresh goods, they deliberately threw away some of the more rotten ones.

But there was nothing to load them, so these stale things were piled on the deck and exposed to the sun for a whole day. Although more goods were constantly pulled up and piled up, after they docked, the strong stench still drifted ashore with the sea breeze.

In just a short while, a bunch of big-headed green flies flew onto the deck. Now that the weather is warmer, there are more flies.

Ye Yaodong took a look and turned his eyes away. Whoever wanted to take the goods home would be allowed to deal with it. He asked people to lift their own goods and weigh them first.

"Adong, why are there so many flies on the cargo on your ship?"

"Are those broken? All those flies?"

Ye Yaodong nodded, "Well, those are not new."

“It turns out they are all rotten fish and shrimp!”

"No wonder it stinks..."

Ye Yaodong: Do you feel offended, as if you are cursing?
"I picked up a few ground cages. These are the stale items in the ground cages. They want to take them back to feed the chickens and ducks."

"Why are there so many of them? They are all smelly. Won't the chickens and ducks get sick if they eat them?"

"Not really. There are fish and shrimp stranded on the beach that have become smelly. Don't ducks eat them anyway?"

"Lots of flies..."

Everyone pointed and talked about the rotten fish and shrimp.

After Ye Yaodong finished weighing, the goods on the deck were also processed, and the broken traps were moved onto the cart and pushed to the workshop.

When he got the invoice and returned to the workshop, Lin Xiuqing was weighing kelp at the door.

There were still a lot of people watching, but not as many as in the past few days. After seeing it so many times, it’s no longer new to them.

The ones who are still watching there are the fishermen who are more concerned about the yield. The women are no longer joining in the fun. It is more interesting to kill fish next door and communicate with other women.

"There are still so many today? I don't think there is much kelp around our place?"

"Also, we have collected all the vacant land nearby today. There is another batch to be collected at the old primary school tomorrow. After that, everything will be ready."

“It took quite a few days.”

"Originally, it took many days to collect them from the bottom of the sea."

“We’ll know the total production tomorrow.”

"Well, I've got it all in mind. I'll calculate the total after I collect the last batch tomorrow. Also, Boss Zhou called this afternoon and asked for 10 tons. I told him the day after tomorrow morning, and he said it was okay. We're still a little short of the total today, so it should be enough tomorrow."

"How many tons?"

He said that there would definitely not be enough to sell, and these bosses would definitely not just order one batch of goods. If they ordered the first batch and it sold well, they would definitely continue to order more.

10 tons is only 2 kilograms. China has such a large population, and this thing is cheap, can be stored, and is highly seasonal. Once the harvest period is over, it will be impossible to get it later, so stockpiling is inevitable.

"We collected more than 4 tons yesterday. Today the amount will be a little more. After we weigh them, we should be able to collect more than 5 tons. As for tomorrow, the village chief said the amount will not be that much, and there may be only more than 3 tons left."

"Then there should be about two or three tons left. I can save it and sell it slowly."

"almost."

"I was saying there weren't enough to sell. The army only sent one batch, and they can't send any more. And the layman I just met a while ago can't send a second batch."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "Who knew this stuff would sell so well? This is the first year. Last year, it was nothing. Last year, there were only tens of thousands of kilograms. I harvested them sporadically over several days and only enough to fill one truck. It's not as good as this year."

"Well, we can safely collect more next year. The storage space in the city is large enough now, so we don't have to worry about storing dozens of tons."

"understood."

She also curiously asked what happened to the workers who had just carried several carts of rotten fish and shrimp back home.

Ye Yaodong explained it to her.

"So many traps? Give them all to us. We have no use for them. All the boats have been rented out. There is only one left. It will just be piled up there after washing. Why don't we give them all to them?"

"That's fine. After all, they paid someone to make it, so we can just take the goods. We made a lot of money today, and we don't have to clean them."

"Yes, so many traps were just brought back. I was surprised at how many there were. There are so many aquatic plants and mud on them that it's hard to clean them. I don't know how long it will take to clean so many traps. We can't use them anyway."

"Okay, then let's have someone deliver it to them, and they can divide it among themselves, so we can save ourselves the trouble."

"Well, mainly because I don't have any use for it. How much did you sell it for today?"

"136 yuan, and I also kept four one-legged blue crabs. I'll stew them tonight to nourish everyone. There's also a skinny little blue dragon. I'll chop it up and use it to make porridge tomorrow, and sprinkle some green vegetables on it."

"Well, it sold for quite a bit of money..."

The couple stood there talking. After Ye Yaodong and Chen Guodong and the others pushed the borrowed baskets back on a cart, he asked them to move the smelly traps piled in the corner onto the cart and deliver them to A Zheng and Xiao Xiao in turn.

As for how they want to divide it, just let them arrange it themselves and don't worry about it.

He carried the blue crabs in the bucket with Xiao Qinglong and went back first. He asked A Qing to watch the weighing and tell him the weight later.

At this time, Ye Xiaoxi was chasing ducks on the beach with a branch. Ye Yaodong waved at her, and she dropped the branch and ran back happily.

The dogs that had been following her to help her drive the ducks also ran over with her.

The old lady had no choice but to get up and pick up branches, and took over to help her drive the ducks with a smile.

"Dad, you're back. I missed you so much~"

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "I only know how to say nice things."

Ye Xiaoxi hugged his legs and rubbed her head back and forth.

A group of dogs followed suit and lifted their front two legs to scratch his legs.

He suddenly found it difficult to move.

"Alright, alright, get out of the way. I can't move. Fortunately, I'm all dirty."

He held a bucket of water in his hand and swung it to drive away the dogs, while holding Ye Xiaoxi's hand with one hand, he walked into the house.

"Why didn't you ask your brother to drive the ducks?"

"This is my job! Brother, you are not allowed to do it!"

"Ok."

At this time, Ye Chengyang called out to him. He was about to step into the yard, but when he turned around, he saw him limping towards him, wiping his tears, with a dime in his hand.

"What happened? Did you fall?"

Ye Chengyang pursed his lips, as if he was about to cry, tears welling up in his eyes. He said aggrievedly, "Mom asked me to buy something, but I forgot what she asked me to buy?"

"What did you buy? Is it necessary to cry? If you broke it, it's fine. Just go inside. I won't hit you since you haven't taken a shower yet."

He wiped away his tears and limped in.

Lin Xiuqing followed them right after them. As soon as they entered the house, she came back to get the money. After weighing the items and calculating the quantity, she had to pay the village cadres to settle the bill.

As soon as Ye Chengyang saw her, his eyes welled up with tears again. He handed her a dime and said, half crying, "Mom, what did I forget to buy?"

"I asked you to remember, where did you remember? I asked you to buy ginger and star anise."

He said aggrievedly, "I kept reciting it, but I fell down and forgot it when I got to the store. I said airplanes and cannons, and they all laughed at me."

"Ah?" Lin Xiuqing frowned.

Ye Yaodong couldn't help laughing.

She said, "Then go again, do you remember it now?"

"Oh, ginger and aniseed, ginger and aniseed..." He held the money, muttered to himself, and then walked out again.

Lin Xiuqing shook her head. "What do these people remember in their heads? They just read those random little comic books every day."

"You're only 7 years old. It's about meters to the grocery store. It's normal that you forget about it because you're so busy with the pain after falling. Have you weighed the goods?"

"Well, a total of 5 tons and 1525 kilograms. If we can't finish it tomorrow, we can leave some for the day after tomorrow."

"Oh."

"The food is ready, except for the braised pork. I'm afraid it will get cold and all the oil will come out. I don't have ginger or any spices, so I'll cook it when you come back. Wait for me, it'll be ready soon."

"Ah."

Ye Yaodong took off his dirty clothes and planned to take a shower first, but he saw Ye Xiaoxi squatting next to the bucket. He didn't know when he took a pair of chopsticks and was poking the crab, muttering to himself.

He squatted down, looked and listened.

"Ginger Cannon... Ginger Cannon... Ginger Cannon... Catch the Cannon... Eat the Tofu..."

"Dad... the old duck eats bean curd..."

Ye Yaodong: "??"

"I want to eat bean curd."

"Oh, you want to eat bean sprouts."

"Yes."

Ye Yaodong was overjoyed. It was really funny to see children's unclear speech sometimes.

Ye Xiaoxi was playing with the crab by poking it with chopsticks, but the chopsticks got stuck by the crab's big legs. She excitedly picked up the crab.

"Dad, Dad... Look, look, it's so awesome, I'm so awesome, I'm hanging up..."

"It's okay to play with crabs, just don't get bitten."

Ye Yaodong was worried that she would be bitten if she was too naughty. The crab's legs were bigger than her fists, and if it pinched her, her fingers would be broken.

He told her not to reach out without permission, and went out to the yard to get some straw and thick fishing net thread. He tied up the big feet of several blue crabs, and then tied them up with the thick fishing net thread.

Ye Xiaoxi's eyes were full of stars. He squatted there and looked up at his father in admiration, flattering him non-stop.

"Daddy is so awesome, not afraid of biting my hand~ You are so awesome, you are the best... Daddy, wow~"

The arc of Ye Yaodong's mouth became more and more upward. He lifted up several lines and put the crab on the ground.

"Well, take it, play with it, and don't reach out to grab it."

"Chicken Road..."

Ye Xiaoxi threw away his chopsticks and excitedly grabbed all the threads in his hands, shouting happily, "Swimming crabs...swimming crabs..."

She skipped out and shouted a series of names before she ran out of the yard.

"Doudou, Abao, Ayue, Axue, Qingqing, Xiaohong..."

Worried that she would run out of fun, he quickly reminded her, "When you're done playing, remember to bring some back and cook them."

She shouted without even turning her head: "Ji Dao! Dou Dou, A Bao, A Yue, A Xue, Qing Qing, Xiao Hong..."

Ye Yaodong watched her with a smile as she excitedly showed off her new toy to her friends. This is the meaning of having a child.

Seeing her happy, he was happy too.

After the old lady drove a group of ducks back to the cage, she smiled and said to him, "I was thinking of killing a duck tomorrow and making ginger duck for you. We will have blue crabs to eat in the evening, so I will let the duck go for a few days before killing it."

"Keep it for laying eggs."

"Some are laying eggs. There is still a jar of salted duck eggs. It is enough for us to eat. The ducklings will hatch in a few days."

Ye Yaodong nodded, went into the house to get some water for bathing, and took a bath first.

I jumped back and forth into the sea all day long, and it was a bit uncomfortable to have the dried sea water stick to my body.

However, when he was taking a bath in the yard, he heard the cries of children everywhere nearby, all clamoring for crabs...

Fortunately, Lin Xiuqing came back after a while and cooked the braised pork.

The rich aroma of meat drifted far away and attracted all three children back. They stopped playing outside and aroused the envy of the other children. They all stood by the stove with their noses turned up, waiting for dinner to be served.

Ye Yaodong ate two big bowls of rice with the braised pork sauce and was very satisfied.

"My father and his family should be back by tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. You can chop up a pig's trotter and stew it tomorrow."

"Row."

"Please help me find out if there is anyone who can read and do accounting. It doesn't matter if they are male or female, married or unmarried, as long as they are willing to go to the city."

Lin Xiuqing asked curiously, "Looking for someone to keep accounts?"

"Yes, now there are more expenses, and the factories in the city employ so many people. Wang Guangliang and his friends go to collect miscellaneous fish every day, which is a fixed expense. We also have to pay for the orders of large vats and wooden barrels. The wages of so many people are also an expense."

"Let's start with the store's turnover. Your father can just record it and explain it to me so that I can understand it. There are so many accounts now, and it's hard for your father to keep accounts. It should be very tiring. We should find someone to keep accounts so that he doesn't have to worry so much."

"It would be best if he could take over the store's turnover as well, so he doesn't have to keep track of it. He only needs to collect the money and record every withdrawal from the accountant, and he doesn't have to keep track of anything else."

Lin Xiuqing nodded. "You're right. Now that the business is getting bigger and bigger, the expenses are increasing. We still need to find someone to keep accounts. I'll keep an eye on it tomorrow."

"Ah."

He looked at his mother again, "Are the twins almost a year old?"

"Not yet. It will be next month."

"That's soon."

As his mother is a grandmother, she should also go and get gold as a birthday gift for her grandson’s first birthday.

When Aqing finished his work and went back to the house to count the money, he went back to the house and told Aqing to ask his mother to make a few bracelets and necklaces when she went to mine gold.

"How many bracelets and necklaces? How many do you want to make? What are you going to do? Why are you making gold bracelets and necklaces?"

"Your hands are bare. Your neck is bare too. I want you to wear gold and silver!"

Lin Xiuqing couldn't stop smiling. "Why wear that? It's inconvenient to work. If someone sees that big gold bracelet, isn't it deliberately inviting thieves?"

"Who dares to steal from my house? I have so many dogs at home, and I employ so many workers. The villagers are counting on me to sell kelp next year, so that they can make money from me and make the whole village rich. Who dares to provoke public anger without blinking an eye? If caught, everyone will be beaten to death with a carrying pole."

"That's not good to be too ostentatious."

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, our family has a lot of money now. If you don't take it out, you can keep it at home and take it out to look at it often. I see you take the gold cake to look at it from time to time. It's so shiny and beautiful."

Lin Xiuqing was also particularly moved by what he said. If she didn't take it out, she could keep it at home to look at it and wear it at home. She couldn't wear the gold cake around her neck either.

"How many do you want to fight? Do you want to fight one for mom too?"

"One for each of you, and one for the old lady too. A gold necklace, a gold bracelet, and a pair of gold earrings. Each of you should get a set."

"So many... one penny of gold costs more than 100 yuan. If you make so many, if they are solid, they will cost several thousand yuan!"

Ye Yaodong was stunned for a moment, "Is gold so expensive now? How much is one gram?"

It actually costs several thousand yuan, and he thought it was around twenty or thirty yuan per gram.

"I don't know. I only know that one penny is worth more than 100 yuan. I have to ask for the exact amount."

"That doesn't matter. A few thousand dollars is just a few thousand dollars. If you spend a few thousand dollars on it, it won't depreciate, and you can wear it for decades. You'll have so much money at home anyway."

He had long wanted to make gold jewelry for them so that they could enjoy a better life. Otherwise, they would just work hard but not enjoy anything and just watch their money increase.

"No, I think our family already has plenty of gold, so there's no need to spend a lot of money to buy more..."

"Those are for viewing, you buy them to wear, there is a big difference, listen to me, we have nearly 30 yuan on hand, what's wrong with spending a few thousand yuan to buy some gold to wear? This is not something you spend, it will always be there."

"Then let's wait and see. It's not a festival, and there's no important date. It's not a good time to buy so much gold..."

"Who says the Chinese New Year is not a festival? Isn't it Mazu's birthday soon? Put on a big gold bracelet and celebrate it."

"You're crazy! Mazu's birthday is not our birthday."

"Wait a few years, and I'll rebuild the golden statue of Mazu."

Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him and didn't take his words seriously.

In fact, what Ye Yaodong said was true. He had always wanted to rebuild the golden statue when the Mazu Temple was being built, but he had no money.

The money he has now is not enough for him to rebuild the golden statue of Mazu with great fanfare, otherwise he will be starving. He will have to earn a few more years before he can do that.

"This year, Mazu's birthday coincides with the flood season, so everyone will probably be very busy."

"That's what the village said. We can just perform for a few days. There's no need to make it so grand. We don't need to set up so many tables for the feast. Anyone who is willing to help can sign up. We don't force every household to send someone. Food and drink are provided anyway. People from the surrounding villages can come and help if they are willing."

"That's fine. You can donate more money as you see fit."

"I know. I donated 500 yuan last year, and this year's donation can't be lower than last year. Let's still donate 500 yuan."

"it is good."

"Lie down for a while, don't fall asleep yet. I'll go stew some blue crabs for you guys to eat."

"it is good."

Ye Yaodong lay on the bed with his hands behind his head, looking at the mosquito net above his head.

But he felt drowsy again after lying down for a while, so he sat up and planned to take a look at the recent account book income, as he hadn't looked at it for a while.

Unexpectedly, when he opened the drawer, he saw 4 boxes of chocolates neatly stacked.

He took it out and looked at it. Wasn't this what he bought for Ah Qing at the Friendship Store two months ago? Hadn't he finished it yet?

do not like to eat?

It was a waste, so he wouldn’t buy it next time. He took it in his hand and walked out, planning to share it with a few younger ones to avoid wasting it.

"Ah Qing, if you don't like it, I'll give you a few smaller ones?"

Lin Xiuqing was making a fire, turned around and saw it, and quickly stood up and grabbed it, "Why give it to them? What a waste, they can just eat maltose."

"You don't like to eat it, so it will expire if left alone."

"It won't expire so quickly. I'll keep it and eat it slowly, occasionally."

"Why eat slowly? If you don't like it, forget it. Don't force it."

"I don't dislike eating it. I quite like eating it."

Ye Yaodong was puzzled. If he liked it, why didn't he eat it? And he ate it slowly.

Lin Xiuqing smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Didn't you say chocolate is about love? I'll keep it and eat it slowly."

It turned out to be the case.

He chuckled, "Okay, I'll put it back for you. You can eat it slowly. Eat one when you miss me."

"Nasty."

She laughed too, and then sat back in front of the stove.

The firelight made her smiling face look even more gentle and bright.

Ye Yaodong looked at it for two seconds before going back to the house and putting the chocolate back to its place for her.

But just after putting it back, he took it out again, opened it and took a look, and found that two were missing.

He smiled and put it back, thinking that when he would have more foreign exchange coupons, he would buy her some more and eat them slowly.