Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1311 Absolute
It took him more than a week to finish all the big and small things at home and outside after he came back, and then he began to live a leisurely life.

Every day I sleep until I wake up naturally and then get up to eat. Then I move a stool to sit at the door to bask in the sun and play cards, or look after the children, and then wait for dinner.

Life is so comfortable.

He felt that this was what life was like. Before, he was running around outside, which was not living a life. He was like a beast of burden, working without stopping for a moment.

Even when I didn't go out to sea, I was always tense. I couldn't be as relaxed as I am now.

Moreover, these days, the village is full of people, with a bunch of children running, jumping and shouting everywhere, and young people coming and going in groups of three or two, looking full of vitality.

It’s nothing like the future, when everyone has moved to the cities and only middle-aged and elderly people can be seen in the countryside. No young people can be seen anywhere, and it’s lifeless.

There are even few children. They are either taken to the city for education, or are left behind at a very young age. They are not as wild and energetic as children these days.

Moreover, the weather has been good recently, so people are visiting and chatting everywhere. As the Chinese New Year is approaching, everyone goes to the market every now and then, and there are more people and vendors coming and going in the village.

This is the flavor of the New Year.

Ye Chengjiang would squat outside his house before dawn every day, waiting to learn how to ride a motorcycle. His father was the same, running over to teach him before dawn.

Ye Chenghai also benefited from it. He no longer had to wait until the weekend to study. He could get up before dawn and study for an hour or so before going to work.

One taught seriously and the other two learned diligently. In just two days, the area around them had become the most lively place in the village. Both of them could drive around the area several times.

Even though they were allowed to go on the road, he still didn't dare let them drive out, so he let them ride for fun near his home to practice.

Father Ye was immersed in it every day, full of energy, as if he had experienced a second spring. The smile on his face never faded, and he wore his gold ring with a rosy face every day. He didn't dare to wear the gold necklace because it was too thick.

Ye Yaodong felt that it was absolutely right to let his father teach his child how to ride a motorcycle.

His father has become the most glorious old man among all the middle-aged people in the village. A bunch of grandchildren surround him all day long, and he can't stop smiling.

Just now, he had just woken up and heard several nieces pestering Father Ye to take them for a ride on his motorcycle.

Ye's father happily agreed and let them take turns sitting in the truck.

He held a big bowl of rice porridge with sticky pickled mustard on it and squatted at the door, eating while watching his father's glorious appearance.

A bunch of kids around were chasing after the motorcycle, screaming and shouting. Those who fell down immediately got up and continued to run. Their excitement was comparable to that of chasing stars.

Father Ye did not dare to drive fast. He rode slowly for two laps and took the children for a walk to have fun. There were too many children around, all chasing after him, and they could easily be hit if they were not careful.

"How do you pair pickled mustard with it? At least pair it with some sea cucumber or abalone." Zhou Er, who was watching the card game, said jokingly with a smile.

Ye Yaodong picked up a piece of pickled mustard tuber and chewed it with a crunching sound. "So you always eat porridge with sea cucumber and abalone? Then I have to bring it to your house to eat?"

"Haha, I can't afford it."

"I can't afford it anymore. I'm in debt. I owe the bank 20 yuan. How can I eat sea cucumber and abalone? It's good with pickled mustard tuber. It doesn't cost money. It's a standard dish in my family."

Zhou Da said jokingly: "My food is better, and it comes with dried shrimps."

Ye Yaodong also joked: "Oh, that won't work. I have to sell it for money. No matter how small a mosquito leg is, it's still meat."

"When did you go to the city?" Ye Yaopeng asked.

"Me? I don't know. Why?"

"I was thinking that if you're going to the city, we could take your car or your boat for a trip. If not, forget it. It's not necessary to go anyway."

"What are you going to do? You should go there once or twice before the New Year, right?"

He planned to take his children to the city to play, buy some New Year's goods, and then visit his godfather.

I'll go there again when the New Year holiday is approaching, check the general ledger of the workshop, bring all the workers back to have a holiday over the New Year, and also bring my godfather and godmother back to the county town.

At least I have to make two more trips, but today is only the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, so there is no need to rush. It would be better to go until the early twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, when the city will have a stronger festive atmosphere.

"Of course we will go with you. We can go around together and buy some New Year's goods. It's rare that we can have a good New Year this year. We are not familiar with the city, otherwise we would go by ourselves."

"Sure. By the way, if I go, it will probably be around the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month."

"It does not matter."

Ye Yaohua also said: "If you go, please let me know. Your second sister-in-law and I will go for a walk too."

"Okay, you can bring the child up here to see the world, otherwise he will just stay in the village every day."

"Haha, that's fine. It's New Year's Day, so I can go out and see the world and make them happy."

The group of kids were still running around the motorcycle, unaware that something good was about to happen.

When they asked adults for money to buy snacks, they were filled with disbelief and ecstasy when they found out.

"Really? Really! Take us to the city in a few days? Really?"

"Can we go too? You're not just bringing your brother, are you? We have a part to go too, right?"

The two daughters of Ye Yaohua excitedly held each other's hands, some of them could not believe what they heard.

Originally, they thought that the two of them could give each other courage and come together to ask his father for money to buy food.

The more people there are, the greater the chance of getting the money!
Even if you can't get the money, there's one more person to share the risk of being scolded.

Mrs. Ye said, "It's fake. Don't go."

"It must be true. Mom, you are lying. Dad would never lie to us."

"Then you are not allowed to buy firecrackers every day like your brother. Save your money and go to the city to buy things, otherwise you will have no money to buy them when the time comes."

"understood!"

"Ahhh, that's great. We are going to the city. We are going to have fun in the city too."

"Brother... Dad said he would take us to the city to play..."

Ye Jingjing shouted excitedly, and when the group of boys heard it, they all jumped up and ran over to confirm at a sprint of 100 meters.

Even some of the children who were not their own came running over to join in the fun.

After Ye Chenghu rushed over, he pretended to be calm and said in a pretentious manner: "What's there to be excited about? I've been there several times and I don't want to go there anymore."

Ye Yaodong said: "That's great. If you don't want to go, just stay at home to look after the house. Otherwise, there will be no one to look after the house. You have to help with some housework at your age."

Ye Chenghu opened his mouth silently.

Ye Chengyang said happily: "Dad, if my brother doesn't go, I will go. He has been there too many times, and I have only been there once. You take me and my sister with you, and he will stay at home with Grandma. He likes Grandma the most."

The old lady coaxed him into a good mood and said jokingly, "Okay, then let Chenghu stay at home with me."

Ye Chenghu had a sad face, somewhat regretting his Versailles behavior. He said aggrievedly, "I...I want to go..."

"You've been there too many times. What's the point of following? Don't go."

"Not many times. I only went there once more than Yangyang."

Ye Yaodong ignored him. Yangyang and the others were so excited that they were almost on the verge of death. A bunch of children surrounded them, looking extremely envious.

"Why are you guys so happy..."

"I can learn to ride a motorcycle and go to the city..."

"They also have delicious food, as well as football, basketball, volleyball, badminton..."

"And the cards..."

"There are also comic books. They have many comic books that I have never seen before..."

Ye Chenghu looked enviously at his brothers and sisters who were surrounded by everyone and were walking out. He blamed himself for being so mean. He regretted it deeply in his heart. Why did he say one thing and mean another?

He watched anxiously, but he didn't dare leave without getting a confirming reply from his father.

I was afraid that after I left, he would really be left to look after the house.

And everyone heard it. His father didn't take him with him... How embarrassing...

At this moment, he didn't want to join the crowd and see other people's smug faces!

"father……"

Ye Yaodong pretended not to hear, and Ye Chenghu also had to change his bad habits.

He is really wealthy now. Even if he does nothing, after accumulating for a few decades, it is still considerable. It should be enough to make his three children become wealthy second-generations.

If you don't take care of it, he will become arrogant and conceited in the future. That's not good. You have to be humble and low-key.

The reason why they didn't grow up crooked in the previous life was because they didn't have the conditions, but it may not be the case in this life. Now the three children have much more than their peers, so naturally they have a lot of superiority.

It is not possible for him to raise his children in poverty. Why should he let his own children suffer? It is not like he does not have the conditions but they must suffer.

He makes money to make his family live a good life. At most, he restricts their spending, but he will definitely give them what they deserve.

Moreover, we cannot favor one over the other among the three children. We should love our daughters as well as our sons.

It is impossible not to love his daughter. This child is what he owes him in his previous life.

"father……"

Ye Chenghu stayed beside him, following him closely, calling him from time to time to make his presence felt, so that his father wouldn't really forget about him and pretend not to see him.

"father……"

Ye Yaodong waited for Ye Chenghu to call him seven or eight times. The old lady couldn't stand it anymore and patted him with a smile, "Don't tease him, take him with you. If everyone else goes, he will be left at home. He will cry to death."

Ye Chenghu looked as if he was about to cry, and nodded quickly.

Ye Yaodong then looked at him and asked, "How many points did you get in the final exam? I've been back for a week, and I haven't seen you do your homework."

"I……"

"There are still five or six days left. If you can finish your winter vacation homework within these five or six days, I will take you there. If you haven't finished it, forget it. Also, if you don't score above 85 points in any exam next year, you won't get any gifts. If you score above 95 points, I will ask your mother to reward you with 5 yuan each time."

"What about Yangyang? Why do you want me to finish my homework..."

"How many points did he get in the winter break?"

Ye Chenghu didn't dare to say anything, and shrank his head. "I'll do my homework right away."

He turned around, looked reluctantly at the excited and noisy people in the distance, and walked slowly towards home, looking back every few steps.

After entering his own yard and no longer seeing everyone outside, he slapped himself several times and regretted it deeply.

After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he went to the workshop to find Lin Xiuqing and told her about his trip to the city in a few days. He also asked about the grades of his two children. He had been back for several days and had forgotten to ask.

He really didn’t care that much before. He just thought about it occasionally and paid attention to it. If he couldn’t read, then he didn’t read. Anyway, he wouldn’t starve to death.

He lived a good life in his previous life and was able to afford to marry a wife even when he was extremely poor. There is no reason why he cannot get married in this life.

But things are really different now. He is really afraid that the two of them will become prodigal sons and squander all the family fortune he has accumulated. If that happens, he will really jump up and curse even when he lies in the coffin.

Now he doesn't ask them to become elites, but he also doesn't ask them to be unlearned or hardworking. At least they have to be diligent and hardworking and have a positive outlook on life.

"Ye Chenghu only scored 80 points. If he was better at math, he would have scored 83 points. I think he is already in the third grade and is just so-so. I just said a few words and told him to remember to practice calligraphy every day. It seems that he hasn't been practicing recently."

"Yangyang is pretty good. He scored 95 or 98 in Chinese and math. When I praised him, Chenghu protested that the first grade was easy and that he had scored 100 points. The third grade is very difficult now."

"How difficult can it be? I can tell at a glance that he knows how to do it, but he's just careless and his mind isn't on studying."

Ye Yaodong nodded, "I happen to be free, I'll keep an eye on him!"

"You only have a passing interest. You said you wanted to practice calligraphy, but I haven't seen you write a few words. You just sit outside in the sun every day."

"Well, I'll go back and write with him now."

Ye Yaodong also found a job, and planned to go back and write with Ye Chenghu.

But before going back, he called Ye Chengyang back.

We cannot favor one over the other and must treat everyone equally. If the eldest child does homework, the second child must also do it and practice calligraphy.

Ye Chenghu had been sitting there for nearly half an hour, and he had only written two words. He listened to the noise outside with his ears perked up, and his butt was swaying back and forth as if it was greased.

Only when he saw Ye Yaodong coming in from the yard did he sit up straight, pick up his pen and write two more words in a flamboyant style.

Ye Yaodong originally thought that he looked very serious and had thought that he had written a lot, but when he took a look, he slapped him on the back of the head.

"You've been back for a long time, and you only wrote these four words? What did you write in the last two words? Where did you practice calligraphy for half a year?"

He quickly took an eraser to erase it and rewrote it, stroke by stroke, neatly.

"If you don't look good, don't go anywhere. Just stay at home and write. I'll keep an eye on you every day. I'm very free anyway."

He didn't dare to say a word of grievance and just kept writing with his head down. If he had a pair of rabbit ears, they would have drooped down by now.

However, when he saw his father and Yangyang also holding paper and pen and writing next to him, he cheered up again, became energized, and had the motivation to write again.

It's good that he has company now, instead of going to jail alone.

After seeing what happened to his brother, Ye Chengyang became extremely honest and did whatever he was told to do.

Those who know the current affairs are handsome.

However, after he finished writing, the two kids became restless and started making small movements and making faces.

Ye Yaodong just knocked on the table and they became quiet again.

"Remember, it's only five or six days before I go to the city. If you've finished your homework, you can follow me. If you haven't finished your homework, you can't follow me. I can't guarantee whether it will be five or six days, but it's before I leave. If you're almost done with your homework, I won't make any concessions."

Ye Chengyang's heart tightened, "Then Dad, I..."

"You are a good boy, so you can follow even if you haven't finished. But if your brother hasn't finished, you will have to stay in the house with him and supervise him for a few days. You can't go out to play."

Ye Chengyang's facial features wrinkled into a ball, and he glared at Ye Chenghu fiercely, "Write quickly!"

"Using chicken feathers as a token of authority..."

After Ye Yaodong assigned the tasks, he no longer cared about the two brothers. He didn't want to stay in jail here, so he just let them love and hate each other.

He went out again, crossed his legs and basked in the sun.

Suddenly, A Guang came over with his three children. He hadn't seen them for two days and didn't know how their loan was going. He immediately waved to A Guang.

A Guang first took the two sons out of the stroller and let them play by themselves, then sat next to Ye Yaodong.

Ye Yaodong looked at the brand new rattan chair and said with a smile, "Sure, this chair is good. I can push two at once."

"My father spent several days making it. It is very convenient to have this chair. He also made a single one for my younger brother."

"Hahaha...a brother younger than your son."

"Don't laugh, it's really embarrassing. If someone asks me about it, I'm too embarrassed to tell them. My dad even carries her out to show off every day."

"This proves that he is still strong and healthy. It's a man's honor."

"Well, everything was fine, but now I have a new brother. It feels weird just thinking about it."

Ye Yaodong didn't care about his brother, but just told him that it sounded a bit funny that he had a brother younger than his son.

He changed the subject and asked, "I haven't seen you these past two days. Did you go to the city?"

"Yes, we discussed it with them the day before yesterday, and we sailed to the city yesterday morning. We asked and they said we can get a loan. If we have a certificate from the village and a certificate from the shipyard, they said they can give us a loan of 2 yuan. Otherwise, the maximum loan is 5000 yuan. It really depends on the person."

"5000???" Ye Yaodong was a little bit unbelieving, "5000 is useless for a loan."

"That's right, some people can easily bring 10 or 20, but we only have 5000, which is really infuriating. Fortunately, after asking more questions, they said that if there is proof of assets, they can lend more. But based on our ship, the maximum is 2."

"If you have 2, that's not bad."

"Yes, it was not a wasted trip, and we got accurate information. And we happened to be in the city, so we immediately went to the shipyard to get a certificate, and then we looked around a bit. Since we were here, it was still early, so we bought New Year's goods in advance, and we didn't come back until last night."

"Did the village prove the fight?"

"I've gone to get it in the morning, but it's almost noon now. If I take the boat to the city at this time, I don't think they will process it, which will delay my get off work. I might as well wait until the early morning to go to the city. I can submit the documents and go through the formalities there tomorrow morning."

"That's fine. We'll review it before the New Year, and we'll probably approve the loan once we get back to work. Once the loan is approved, you can go to the city to book a boat."

"That's what we think."

"It's almost the New Year, it's not a good time to separate the family."

Ah Guang agreed, "I know. We can't separate in the first month of the year. Let's wait until February of next year. Dong Qing should be married by then."

"Blind date?"

"Well, my father wants her to marry Jianshe."

Ye Yaodong's eyes widened in surprise. He was so shocked that he couldn't believe it.

Is this the construction he had in mind?
The eldest son that Aunt Ma brought over was named Jianshe.

"Marry who? Which construction?"

There are people named Jianshe in their village and the nearby villages. Three or five of them can be counted. There are two or three Jianqiang alone. There are also Jianguo, Jianjun, Jiangong, Jianye, and Jianxun.

He was somewhat suspicious whether he had heard it wrong or whether it was referring to the construction of another village.

"It's the Jianshe you were thinking of, the one Aunt Ma brought over from my home."

Ye Yaodong slapped his thigh, "Damn! It's true that the best things should be kept within the family. This...this idea...how...what should I say? Two families merged into one? No one will be an outsider? Absolutely perfect."

He was still wondering who would be the winner of the holly flower. After all, all the young men in the village were drooling over it and trying to please it every day.

With such a generous dowry and a wealthy family, any man would have no worries if he married her. What's more, she is pretty, well-behaved, and capable.

Didn’t expect that you would marry your own family?

This... this is a great idea. I wonder if it was thought up by Old Pei or Aunt Ma?
"Keep your voice down."

A Guang saw that everyone around was looking at them curiously, and pulled Ye Yaodong to tell him not to be so excited.

"This is a really great idea. It doesn't benefit outsiders, but our own people. Who came up with this idea?"

"I don't know who came up with the idea, but it was my dad who brought it up, and Aunt Ma was also smiling. Dong Qing and Jianshe were both shocked. Not to mention them, Hui Mei and I were also shocked. There was no sign of this before."

"Who wouldn't be shocked? We originally thought they were siblings, but now they might be paired together as a couple. Fortunately, they don't live together. Aunt Ma's three children are still living in their own homes and have not moved to yours."

"Yes, fortunately they didn't move to our house, and they are not registered in our household registration. They are still staying in their own home, otherwise it would be hard to say."

"When did you bring this up? I didn't hear Huimei mention it a few days ago. Jianshe is three or four years younger than Dongqing?"

Ye Yaodong was amazed, how awesome!

A few days ago, he saw his mother randomly matchmaking people up, and he was always wondering who the lucky one would be, whether it would be one of the people working in his workshop.

After all, they are together day and night, and each of them is very attentive.

He didn’t expect this. It was really surprising and unexpected.

Ah Guang sighed, "Jianshe is 20 years old now, and Dongqing is 23. Aunt Ma said that a woman who is three years older than a man is a treasure. We grew up together and know each other well. There is nothing special about being three years older."

"It's just right for Jianshe to get married, and Dongqing is getting a little too old for delaying..."

"23 years old, how can she be considered old? And why did she wait until this age? Didn't your father know? It's because no one arranged for you three to get married at such an old age. And Aunt Ma is pregnant this year, so it's been delayed for another year."

"This is a small problem. My sister won't have trouble finding a husband. There are many men begging to marry her."

"What did you say yesterday?"

"I said that at dinner the night before yesterday. Everyone was shocked. My dad just told them to think about it first and not to rush. After all, they grew up together and knew each other very well. There was no need to cultivate any feelings."

"That's true, she's not registered in your household, so even if Aunt Ma is the only one who married here, it wouldn't be a big deal if Dong Qing married there too, but this idea is really terrible!"

Ye Yaodong gave him another thumbs up, but he didn't agree in his heart. Wouldn't he be punished to death?
Ah Guang slapped it away and said, "Stop talking. I feel so complicated myself. I feel it's quite strange and I have mixed feelings."

"My sister is marrying you, and I have mixed feelings."

"Well, don't make it complicated. Good things should be kept within the family."

"A flower stuck in cow dung, with ten thousand straw horses in my heart."

Ah Guang punched him in the chest. "You know what? We probably feel the same way. I wouldn't mind marrying anyone, but why did you mention Lin Jianshe? Damn it."

"He doesn't have any problems, he's very hardworking and very perceptive. He's been helping our family with work for the past two years, and he never complains. He does whatever he's asked to do, and my father just pays him wages, like any other worker."

"But I never expected that my dad would eat dog shit? Didn't we say he was my younger brother? This fucking... fucked up..."

Ye Yaodong asked curiously again: "Hui Mei didn't come back to mention anything about what happened the day before yesterday, and my mother didn't even know about it?"

"Emi probably thinks it's hard to say something that's not certain. Otherwise, if it doesn't work out, people will blame her and ruin Dongqing's reputation, thinking that she has something to do with Jianshe. After all, Jianshe's identity is really complicated for our family. He's obviously my younger brother's, but he has to..."

"Let's not do that. Although we know everything about him, it's not a problem for a girl to be three years older than her husband, and they are not in the same household registration book, but a stepson is also a son, and he will be criticized to death."

"I think so too. I talked to Huimei and she also thinks it's not okay. It's a bit absurd. They were fine originally, and there was nothing wrong. It's a random match..."

"My father felt that Jianshe grew up under his care, and he also thought that it would be better to marry Jianshe than to marry an outsider, so as to save trouble. Besides, the two families lived close to each other, so it would be the same as not marrying at all, as she was right under his nose."

"Then your sister's dowry will be even more generous now. Your father's idea of ​​marrying his daughter to his stepson is really brilliant. Why didn't he think of it before?"

He felt that it was most likely Aunt Ma's idea, and it was a brilliant idea.

When the stepdaughter becomes the daughter-in-law, doesn't the mother-in-law have more authority? Her family status is more stable.

Ah Guang explained: "Yingqiu's marriage was not settled in the past two years, and she was worried about it. How could she have the energy to think about Dongqing? Besides, Jianshe is 5 years older than Yingqiu, so how could they associate them with each other?"

"Then in the second half of last year, Aunt Ma got pregnant again. I was afraid of being exposed, so I had to postpone her matchmaking and didn't think much about it. I wanted to wait until this year to talk about it, but didn't she go to Zhou City again this year? She just came back a few days ago."

"Jianshe has been on our ship the whole time, following us everywhere, working all the time, not staying at home. I don't know how we came up with the idea."

Ye Yaodong asked back, "Then let me ask you, what does your brother want to call his elder brother or sister?"

I forgot what the name of Hikaru's stepbrother was, and I spent a long time looking for it in the book before I found it, so I delayed it for so long.