Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1294 Back home

Ye Yaodong himself didn't have much to pack. There was only one person who got off the boat, and the house was empty.

The gifts for people were also picked up on the boat in the morning, so now we can leave immediately.

The twins found out yesterday that they would be going back in the next two days, so they went to the factory this morning to tell them in advance and get their wages paid so that other people could take over first. They had been thinking of going shopping in the afternoon and buying some things to take back, but now they can only leave temporarily.

Fortunately, they have been staying here for a long time and would often send some money back through the post office. They have also stored some small things with them. Now that they are going back early, they still have some things to take back home for their families.

Ye Yaodong rode his bicycle to the dock first, leaving his father and the others to follow behind. He also bought something to eat on the way.

Now only the three large ships he has are still stuck at the dock, and the other fishing boats have left first.

I just forgot to ask his father how long the other ships took?

It's almost 1 o'clock now, and 4 hours have passed since the time we agreed on in the morning. However, there are so many of them that they can't walk that fast.

If the voyage was only two or three hours, if they went faster, they might be able to catch up. After all, the remaining three boats are fast and there is no small boat to hold them back.

After Ye Yaodong arrived at the dock, he paid some money and asked the small boat at the dock to take him to the big ship.

There were people watching on the three boats. When they saw him coming, they thought he was going to get on board to get something, but he actually set off immediately, so they had to go back right away.

Everybody cheered. We thought we would have to wait one more day, but we were unexpectedly just as late as the other ships.

He also asked everyone how long the other boats had been traveling, and they said it was almost three hours.

Ye Yaodong thought to himself that it should be about the same. As long as his father and the others were quick and came earlier, there should be no problem catching up.

After all, the large group has many fishing boats, so they have to accommodate the small ones.

Thinking of this, he also ordered others to get ready and drive the Dongsheng to the shore to wait for people. After everyone arrived, they set off immediately.

He also went to check various places on the ship.

Ye's father did not disappoint him. He did not ask everyone to walk, but took a tractor to the dock and followed him.

As soon as the Dongsheng docked at the pier, people arrived. He ordered them to raise the anchor, and after everyone was in their positions, they left immediately.

As the fishing boat started sailing and after connecting to the VHF radio, Ye's father couldn't help but talk to him again.

"You said you were in such a hurry, you made it so hasty..."

"If you feel rushed, can we stay another night?"

"Then let's go back now. There's no point staying another night. It's only afternoon now. It's a pity that we won't get home until night."

"It's night. I can get a good sleep when I get home. I can go out for a walk in the morning and tell the villagers that I'm not tired after a day's work. It doesn't prevent me from bragging."

If I leave this morning and arrive home in the evening, it will be dark immediately and no one will see me. I will also have to move things and lose the opportunity to brag.

Father Ye laughed and said, "I don't know if we can catch up with the boat in front. Let's drive faster."

"Ah."

"Didn't you say that things couldn't be done so quickly? Why did you suddenly come back at dinner time? Why couldn't you settle the bill earlier? Could he be refusing to pay?"

"No, the factory is not like our fishing boat, where we can calculate the profit right away and divide it up. The accountant has to calculate the annual sales expenditure, which is a lot of work. It's not something that can be calculated immediately when someone goes over and asks him to calculate it..."

Ye Yaodong explained it to his father.

"You should have called ahead..."

"I didn't know I would come back today. Didn't we make a last-minute decision? Anyway, we have to think about it before the end of the year."

"I'm just afraid that someone will fake it..."

"We have accountants who specialize in accounting, so they won't falsify the accounts. They should be pretty close. Even if they do falsify the accounts, there's nothing we can do. We should give them more trust. Anyway, we just need to share the money, and we won't lose anything."

"Then I'll have to make another trip after the New Year."

"We'll talk about it when the time comes. There's money to be shared. Are you afraid of making a trip?"

“I’m worried about being cheated.”

"I didn't lose anything even though I was cheated. I should keep a calm mind. I only sold a few lighters sporadically, and I made back all my money. In the end, I got the better deal."

Father Ye stopped talking now.

The three ships accelerated throughout the journey. Ye Yaodong's Ocean No. 1 was much faster than the other two ships. He also restrained himself a little, but the speed of the other two ships was almost the same.

When the father and son were chatting on the channel, they did not hear any movement from other fishing boats. They were talking on the specific channels of their boats.

They both thought about trying to contact each other after they got farther away.

In the afternoon, the sun was very bright and the sea was shining with golden light. He wore his sunglasses until the sun set in the west, hid in the clouds, and was about to set, then he put them away.

Ye Yaodong thought that their three boats had been sailing for almost three hours, and the distance between them and the fleet in front should have narrowed a little.

He tried to access the channel again and heard the familiar noise again.

"Brother? Guang?"

Ah Guang exclaimed, "Oh shit, Dongzi? Did you guys sail out?"

Ye Yaopeng also said: "Dongzi, have you finished your work? Didn't you say that it can't be finished in a short time and you have to leave tomorrow?"

Ye Yaodong explained to them and said that he was behind them at the moment, and the distance should be about one or two hours.

Just by reporting the coordinates, we couldn't judge the distance, so we just told him to go as fast as possible. Since they had a fleet, their speed would definitely be slow.

Father Ye also said, "You guys drive your own car, be careful on the road, and don't wait for us to slow down. It's still several hours before we get home, and we can still catch up."

"Yes, you just have those three big ships behind you, and the speed will be faster."

"This time we went back together again, and no one was delayed."

"It's just that we docked too late, it was already midnight..."

They got in touch, chatted for a few minutes, and then started talking about some irrelevant things.

As night fell, the sky darkened quickly and everyone's travel speed slowed down, both the three boats in the front and the three boats at the back.

After all, visibility is limited in the dark, so it is not suitable for traveling. We have to be careful to avoid running aground.

After it got dark, everyone's desire to talk decreased. Ye Yaodong had already cut off contact and switched to the maritime information channel to listen to information.

When the time comes, I switch to listen to the weather forecast and occasionally tune into the security communication channel. There is no entertainment channel.

He just got the new boat and only officially started using it today. He is still very excited about it and wants to switch to all the channels to listen to it.

It’s no wonder that the signal of his VHF radio is obviously stronger than that of the Dongsheng and the fresh-collecting ship.

Fishing boats shuttled forward in the dark night, and it was more difficult to catch up with the fishing boats in front, and the speed of closing the distance was also slower.

Ye Yaodong also looked at the watch on his wrist from time to time. According to his estimation, he should be able to get home before 12 o'clock, or no later than a minute.

This is because the wind direction is wrong in winter, and the travel speed is slow at night.

He estimated it based on the speed of their three ships.

The other boats had left early, so it was about the same time. Fortunately, we left early, otherwise when we went back together, he would have to accommodate everyone else's speed, and we would not be able to get home until the early morning.

But even if I get home by this time, it will be quite late to unload the cargo. I'll talk about it later.

As time passed, the distance between them gradually shortened.

Ye Yaodong suddenly heard A Guang calling him on the public channel. After he responded, the two of them connected to their own channels at the same time to avoid occupying public resources.

"Donzi, we're in town, where are you?"

"I'm probably almost there too. The distance should be short."

"Then we won't wait for you in the middle of the night. Let's drive straight to the village. Do you want to dock your new boat in town?"

"Yes, there's nothing on the new boat. When I get to the town, I'll dock the boat at the pier and transfer everyone to another boat. I'll go to the town tomorrow morning and drive the boat to the sea around the village."

"Well, you still have to enter the port, and there will be delays, so we won't wait."

"Ah."

Ye Yaodong looked ahead and saw a large area of ​​flashing light.

"I see your fishing boat. There are small light bulbs moving ahead."

"I also saw three spots of light behind, which means the front and back feet."

"Well, you guys go back first."

"it is good."

Father Ye realized that they had also reached the town and saw the fishing boat ahead, so he quickly switched on the channel and said, "We've caught up. We're almost home. Have we reached the town?"

"Yes, we just caught up with them. Dad, your boat will catch up with them, and the Dongsheng boat will follow me into the port and stop. We will transfer all the people to the Dongsheng boat and bring them into the village later."

"Okay, your boat can't dock at the village dock. You can only come over to the coast and stay at the sea level when the tide rises tomorrow."

Chen Laoqi also responded and said he knew.

The three boats separated again.

After Ye Yaodong docked the ship at the town's deep-water port, everyone moved onto the Dongsheng and headed towards the village.

At this time, the ship in front had already run away and no light could be seen.

It was not until they were almost at the village dock that they saw the lights on the fishing boats ahead and the clusters of lights near the dock. They were probably still moving luggage, and the shore was full of moving people.

"finally arrived at home!"

"Finally I'm home!"

Everyone was very excited. When they were in the town, they stood on the deck to enjoy the cool breeze and watch. Now the village was just ahead.

The fishing boat also slowed down and slowly moved towards the four boats docked in the middle of the sea.

Ye's father was still standing on the seafood collection boat. There were only two workers on the boat. There was no one on the other boats either. They were all moving luggage on the shore.

When he saw the Dongsheng coming back, he shouted to Ye Yaodong, "Dongzi, what about the goods you brought back? The workers' luggage and sundries have already been shipped to the dock. I dare not touch your things."

Ye Yaodong waited until the two boats were closer together before he crawled over and said, "Let me take a look. Nothing has moved yet."

"The dried fish remain untouched. There are too many of them. I thought we could just transport them to the city. There is no need to unload them. We can just unload them on the deck. Also, our luggage remains untouched. Others' luggage has already been sent ashore. We need to separate them so they don't get mixed up when transporting them."

"Then wait until they have unloaded their ship, then bring the ship over and transport our own things. The dried fish will be left there first."

"I thought so too. One will open up soon."

Ye Yaodong entered the cargo hold and took his men to move out the things and luggage that he was going to take off the ship and put them on the deck.

By the way, he also looked for the bag of dried fish that he had marked. He had paid attention to it when he loaded it onto the boat, so it would be easy to find it now.

As soon as Father Ye saw him dragging out a bag of dried fish, he knew that this kid was not joking with him and was serious, and he really had something hidden inside.

“I’m not afraid of the fishy smell.”

"It's just right for the fishy smell to cover up the smell of money!"

"Nerd, gold is not copper."

“That’s the corrupt smell of money.”

"You're so nervous. Drag out whatever else you have."

“It’s almost all here.”

"The fishing boat is coming, let's move it up first."

Ye Yaodong first locked the cargo hold, then checked the equipment of the fishing boat. After all the goods were loaded onto the boat, everyone jumped on board.

At this time, the shore was full of people and luggage, and everyone was still sorting out their own things and making a lot of noise.

Their own belongings were on a separate boat, and after getting ashore, they moved them directly onto the tractor. They also brought back a large pile of bedding, which almost took up the entire truck.

He asked someone to send him to his doorstep first. From a distance, he could see that the lights of more than a dozen houses along the beach were on.

The workers have already found their luggage and some have already walked towards the village.

Ye Yaodong said to everyone at the dock: "Comrades, we are home! From now on, eat, drink, have fun, relax and celebrate the New Year happily!"

"Wow!" Everyone shouted in unison.

"Last time, the salary was calculated at the end of the month, and this month has exactly 7 days left... No, that's not right..."

He looked at his watch uncertainly. "Oh, it's already past 12 o'clock, so it should be 8 days. I'll pay you for these 8 days tomorrow, but you still have to come and do half a day's work tomorrow morning. Help me unload the dried fish on the deck, weigh the dried fish for others, and move them into the warehouse."

"no problem!"

"I'll come over early tomorrow morning to unload it!"

Ye Yaodong smiled and clapped his hands, "Okay, then it's settled. We'll finish up tomorrow and call it a day. Everyone go home, find your mother, and rest early."

"Haha, how can you go to sleep with your mom? You have to go to your wife."

"Hahaha……"

"Let's go, let's go home and sleep."

After everyone laughed and joked for a while, they all carried their own luggage and walked in groups of three or four, chatting and looking very happy.

"I'm finally home. I've been away for half a year. Home is still the best..."

"Yeah, it's better to be home. It's freezing outside and it's snowing. It's not that cold here."

"When I get back, I'll show the photos I took there to my wife and kids. They'll be so envious..."

"Haha, I probably won't be able to sleep tonight..."

Ye Yaodong's luggage was pulled to the door of his house by a tractor. He and his father walked on the road empty-handed and chatted with other people.

Arriving at the door of the workshop, the two of them went in to take a look. There were dried fish hanging everywhere, and large vats on the ground. It looked no different from before they left, so they felt relieved and went home first.

Before they reached the door of their house, they saw that even the children had already gotten up and were all jumping and shouting excitedly at the door.

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua, who arrived home first, were already surrounded by their children. They called "Dad" again and again, and it sounded particularly affectionate.

His child was already running over, shouting, "Dad, you're finally back, Dad, that's great..."

"Dad...you're finally back..."

"Dad, I miss you, I miss you, I miss you 100 times every day, I just want you to come back, Dad, I miss you so much..."

Ye Xiaoxi was running at the back, muttering non-stop. She hugged his legs and sat down, sitting on the back of his feet, looking up and muttering non-stop.

"Why did you come back just now? I've been waiting for so many days!"

"Why did you come back just now? I was getting angry..."

"If you don't come back, I won't want you anymore. I'm going to be angry."

As she said this, she burst into tears, "Why did you come back just now..."

She was crying and rubbing her nose against his trouser legs.

Ye Yaodong smiled and lifted her up, "Damn, you're so heavy now! I can't hold you anymore, little fat girl!"

Ye Xiaoxi cried even louder, "Mom said I was wearing too many clothes and I'm not fat. I'm not fat."

The two silly boys were also very excited around him. They chattered about "Why did he come back so late?" and then asked, "Dad, why did you bring back only quilts? Do you have any gifts for us?"

Ye Yaodong had no time to care about them or talk to them about gifts. He was surrounded and his ears were filled with their voices. He didn't know who to answer.

The old lady was leaning on a cane, looking at him with tears in her eyes. Her cloudy eyes were filled with tears and she kept muttering, "It's good that you've come back."

“Amitabha, may Mazu bless you… It’s good that you’re back, it’s good that you’re back… Don’t go out next time…”

Lin Xiuqing also had a wide smile on her face, her eyes red, "Why didn't you call me in advance? I didn't know you were coming back today, and you didn't tell me when I called you a few days ago."

"The weather up there is bad, with cold winds and snow every day. We don't know when we'll have good weather to come back. Today was also a last-minute decision. We were thinking of waiting until tomorrow to get home."

"I'm glad you're back. Don't ask any more questions. Go inside first. It's so cold outside." The old lady looked at him with concern. "You've lost weight again..."

"You must not have eaten well or slept well outside. You lost so much weight and became darker. If you had told me you would be back today, I would have stewed the chicken in advance. Now that you are back, you can have a hot bite right away."

"You look so haggard. I don't know how long you've been sailing. You must be exhausted. Go inside first."

The children pulled him and tugged at his sleeves as they walked home.

Father Ye had already realized that he was redundant, and while they were talking, he had already gone in to look for his luggage.

When they entered the yard, he carried his luggage and planned to go home first.

The old lady saw him and pulled him, "Where are you going?"

"Go home and sleep."

"You just came back and you want to go home and sleep without saying a word..."

"if not?"

"Let's eat before we go. I'll cook some noodles for you so you can have a warm meal. I don't know how long you've been sailing. You need to eat something before you go back and go to sleep. This trip has been tiring enough. You've been gone for such a long time, and you didn't even bother to persuade Dongzi. You've only just come back now, and the New Year is almost here..."

The old lady kept talking to Ye's father, so Ye's father had no choice but to put down his luggage and follow her into the house.

Not only their house, but also the surrounding houses were all brightly lit at this time, and they were surrounded by their wives, children and parents.

Although it was night, the whole village seemed to come alive. It was more lively than ever in the middle of the night, and the atmosphere in every family was exceptionally harmonious.

They seemed like returning heroes, surrounded by their families who cared about them.

Ye Yaodong sat down holding Ye Xiaoxi and wanted to put her on the ground, but she hugged his neck tightly and refused to get down. She even sat astride him and almost strangled him to death.

He smiled indulgently, "Why don't you come down..."

"If you don't want it, then don't want it. I want you to hug me, I want you to hug me..."

Ye Chengyang said happily: "Dad, I'll pour you some tea."

Ye Chenghu also rushed to say: "Dad, I'll give it to you... I'll give it to you... I'll bring your luggage in for you."

"You don't have to carry them. They are very heavy. We can deal with them later."

"Then I'll get you some water to wash your feet! Yes, I'll get you some water to wash your feet."

"Okay, wash my feet for me."

Ye Chenghu looked embarrassed, but he pretended to be happy and agreed, "Okay."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "You made things difficult for them as soon as you came back. They didn't even want to wash their own feet. It was good enough that they could give you water to wash your feet."

"Haha, don't I know what they are up to? If you behave well, you will get a gift. If you don't behave well, you will get nothing."

"Dad, I'm not embarrassed. I just want to wash your feet. I haven't washed your feet for a long time."

"Okay, then you have to wash my feet every day until the Chinese New Year. If you don't perform well, you won't get any New Year's money."

Ye Chenghu gave a smile that was uglier than crying, "Okay."

Lin Xiuqing touched his head and warned him, "Be careful when filling the hot water. Don't burn yourself."

"understood."

The old lady had recovered by now. She smiled and tried to pull Ye Xiaoxi, who insisted on sitting in Ye Yaodong's arms.

"Hurry up and get off. Don't sit on your father. He's exhausted. You're so big, and you still want to sit on him."

"I'm not big, I'm small."

"You're already 5 years old this year. Other 6-year-olds aren't as big as you..."

"Mom said I was three years old..."

“That’s one year old.”

Ye Xiaoxi shook her head like a rattle and hugged Ye Yaodong's neck tightly.

Ye Yaodong hugged her, smoothed down her frizzy hair, and said with a smile, "Just hold me. Did you just wake up? Your hair is all frizzy."

She nodded heavily, "My brother got up when he called daddy back."

Ye Chenghu said quickly, "Yes, I heard Brother Jiang and his friends next door yelling that Daddy is back, so I got up quickly, and then I saw a lot of boat lights and flashlights outside the dock."

Lin Xiuqing said: "I also heard some noises around me, so I got up and took a look. I found that the sisters-in-law next door were talking. They said there were a lot of boats at the dock. It must be you who are back."

"Why do you get home so late at night?" asked the old lady.

"If we had driven as fast as we could, we should have arrived this morning. But it's too far away, and it's not safe to sail at night. Plus, there are so many small boats, so when we arrived in Vancouver last night, we stayed there overnight."

"Then safety comes first. We need to rest one more night and sail again during the day."

After Ye Chenghu filled a basin of water for Ye Yaodong to wash his feet, Ye Chengyang also went to get a washbasin and then took a thermos to pour hot water.

The old lady quickly stopped him, "Your father already has hot water to soak his feet, what are you doing?"

"I'll pour it for my grandfather. He's worked hard, too."

Father Ye's face was instantly filled with smiles, "Yangyang is still very obedient."

As he spoke, he touched his pocket and took out a dime, "Here's to buy you something to eat."

"Hehe..." He quickly stuffed the money into his pocket.

Ye Chenghu was still squatting there, taking off Ye Yaodong's rain boots, watching him eagerly.

Ye Yaodong said: "Dad, I have three children, how can you give me just one?"

Father Ye felt his pocket again and gave each of them another dime.

Now everyone is happy.

Lin Xiuqing asked with concern: "Is it very cold up there? Your face is peeling. Take a good bath after dinner."

"It's not just cold up there, it's snowing, and everyone is making snowmen."

Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang exclaimed at the same time.

"Ah, it's snowing!"

"It's snowing! Really? What does snow look like? Is it the same as in the textbooks?"

"I took some pictures and will show them to you later. Do you have to go to school tomorrow? Go to bed early and don't gather here."

"don't want……"

Lin Xiuqing said, "If you ask them to go to bed now, how can they sleep? They just came back and are enjoying the kiss, and they haven't received any gifts yet. If you drive them away, they will feel like they are being scratched by a cat."

The two sons squatted there and nodded their heads rapidly.

"I don't want to sleep."

"I don't want to sleep either."

Ye Xiaoxi was playing with the stubble on his chin and said in a baby voice, "I don't want to sleep either."

Ye Yaodong smiled and patted her butt, "You won't grow taller if you don't sleep."

"do not sleep."

He smiled and rubbed his chin against her tender face, making her giggle.

"What a scumbag... What a scumbag... No, I want to go down, I want to go down..."

Ye Yaodong just put her down, and his legs were numb from sitting so long.

They had been sailing for a whole day and had been sitting there until his butt was sore and his legs were numb. When he came back, the little fat girl was still hanging on him.

Now he is finally willing to go down.

"Is there anything you want to clean up first? You have a huge pile of stuff all piled up in the yard, and I don't know which bag to sort out first."

"Go and drag in the sack with the rope tied into a bow and the scorch marks on the opening from being burned by a lighter. You should be able to see a few pairs of smelly socks on the top."

"it is good."

"Mom, let me help you..."

"I'll help you too..."

The two boys stood up quickly, dried their hands, and ran out.

I finally found the direction and knew where to put my energy.

14000 words. I wrote 14000 words today. I updated a chapter at 7 o'clock in the evening, and now I updated another chapter at 2 o'clock in the morning.

I am so anxious to pee that I want to finish writing it in one go and update it at 2 o'clock