Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1314 Education
Ye Huimei now believed that he was serious.

It was a little hard for her to believe. Several thousand dollars, her third brother just gave it to her like that?

And it's not just a few thousand dollars. You can get money in the future in a steady stream without having to put in any effort.

"Third brother, I just wanted a small red envelope to make me happy, but you gave me such a big one! I'm a little flattered..."

"Then I'll give you two?"

Her face instantly fell, "I knew you were teasing me."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "I'm not kidding you. I'm serious. Since I've given you the Harvest, I've made a little money anyway. I don't need you to redeem it. I'll just give it to you. If it was still in Old Pei's hands, I wouldn't give it to you."

"Brother, you made more than just a little money. You made a lot of money this year. You bought that boat worth hundreds of thousands of dollars easily. You even borrowed 20 yuan easily. You even set up more than 20 tables at home. It was so glorious! I knew you were amazing. My brother is really awesome and capable!"

"Don't brag. When I get down and out, just don't forget to give me something to eat."

"How is it possible? How could you be down and out? Even if we are down and out, you can't be. Thank you for your support, brother!" Ye Huimei was so happy.

But after she was happy, she still hesitated and said, "Otherwise, why don't you discuss it with Third Sister-in-law? Don't make her unhappy. We actually have some family assets. You don't have to give me such a large sum of money. After all, it's really a lot of money."

"I've already told you that. I've discussed this with her. Just take it. She has no objection. I'll give it to you after you officially separate."

"Haha, then I have to keep my 30% share and get every penny from Guang. I can't let him get it for free."

"Isn't all his money yours? Are you planning to let him keep it for yourself?"

"No, that won't work. What's his is mine, and what's mine is still mine. I have to keep mine separately, and spend his. He has to support his family."

Ye Yaodong said appreciatively: "That's right! This is for you, just keep it for yourself. What's yours is yours, and what's his is still yours."

"I didn't expect to have such a surprise when I came here today. Did I ask the right question? Haha."

"Yes, I asked you the right question. If you hadn't asked me for a red envelope, I wouldn't have told you. This is just the right amount to use as a red envelope, and I can save dozens of dollars."

Ye Huimei was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling, "Haha, my third brother is still the best."

"Didn't you say it? Your third brother is the most powerful and has the most strength. You have to bless me to make a lot of money."

"Of course, all our ancestors are blessing you."

"Don't tell anyone about this for now. Just keep it to yourself. I saw you asking about it, so I thought it would be okay to tell you in advance. It will also make you more confident and you won't have to endure the bullying in their house. You can stand up straight. No matter what they dare to order you to do, you can still say no with a firm face."

"Originally, I have three children and that's enough to keep me busy. She moved in to take care of my father-in-law, not to enjoy herself and become a landlady."

"Ah."

"Then I'll tell Guang later? Let him know?"

"That's fine, then you two can just figure it out."

Ye Huimei couldn't wait to tell A Guang about this important event. Seeing the three children having fun here with a group of older children, she had nothing to worry about. She said a few words to Ye Yaodong and immediately ran back home.

After a while, A Guang also ran over.

Ye Yaodong moved the bench under his butt to the side and to the corner so that it would be more convenient for him to talk.

As soon as A Guang ran over, he said, "Dongzi, is what Huimei said true?"

"Well, sit down and talk."

The couple sat one on his left and the other on his right.

"You're being too generous. Why don't you call your third sister-in-law over to ask her about this? You can't just act first and ask her later."

"My brother said he asked my third sister-in-law."

Ye Yaodong said, "Yes, I have asked her. There is no need to call her over to ask again. She is busy in the workshop right now. How can I not let her know about such a big thing?"

"That's hard to say. Is there anything important you did that you didn't decide on yourself first?"

"Well, I have asked about this."

"So you said you asked, so I took it seriously?"

"Ah."

"Let me think about it..."

"What are you thinking? You don't want the free money? Besides, it's not for you, it's for Huimei. When the time comes, you can give her the money and keep it as her private money."

"I'm not short of money right now. Let me think about it first. I was working in the field just now. When Huimei said that, I came here immediately without thinking about it. Let me think about it first."

Ye Yaodong ignored him and let him think about it. He turned to Ye Huimei and said, "I gave him money but he still hesitated. I don't feel bad for giving it to him, but he is hesitating."

"This is too surprising. I'm not mentally prepared. I also feel a little overwhelmed. How about we just forget it? We have money ourselves, and we've got a boat now."

Ah Guang agreed, "Yes, you don't have to give it to us. Otherwise, I can just spend money to redeem it for you. That way it will be easier."

"Do I need your thousands of dollars? It was originally given to Huimei. If you redeem it, it won't be yours, right?"

"Is there a difference? What's the difference between hers and mine?"

"Of course there is a difference. Hers is hers, and yours is still hers. Her share can be kept separately. If you want to redeem it, you can discuss it with the second brother and redeem his share as well."

He didn't expect his second brother to give that one share directly to Huimei. After all, his second sister-in-law was not so easy to talk to, and their family also bought the shares with money.

He can give gifts himself, but he cannot ask others to give gifts as well.

Originally, the economic conditions of the two brothers were not equal. The second brother's family had only made a little money in the past two years, and that share would cost one or two thousand yuan. How could it be given away casually?

Even when marrying off a daughter, they wouldn't give so much money.

Even if you want to be generous, you can't pretend to be generous. It would be nice if you can negotiate for redemption.

Outsiders wouldn't say anything anyway, because everyone knew that he was rich, and outsiders wouldn't make equal demands on the two brothers, after all, everyone in the village knew that the two brothers had unequal financial status.

Just like he bought gold for his parents, the whole village knew about it. Could others still ask his elder brother and second brother to buy the same for his parents?

Impossible.

At most you can praise him, praise him to the sky, but you won't go so far as to belittle his elder and second brothers.

"If you take back 30% of what you have, and only the ones from my second brother and Uncle Zheng are left, then I will definitely talk to them and see if I can buy them back. It doesn't matter if it's a little more expensive."

"Well, you can think about it after the family division. The New Year is coming soon, so a few months won't make a difference."

"Then let's talk about it after the New Year. Put your three shares aside for now. You still have to pay some money."

Now that it was just a few words, Ye Yaodong did not argue and just said a few perfunctory words.

Ye Huimei took his arm and tugged at his clothes. "When are you going to the city? I'll go with you."

"Why are you going? Who will take care of your three children? I won't help you hold the children."

"I won't take care of the child. I'll leave the child at home with A Guang and mother. I'll go for a walk with you alone."

"That's good enough. Let's go tomorrow. It will probably be a nice day with little wind. You asked at a very timely moment."

"I also heard the kids say they were going to the city tomorrow. What time do you plan to go? Early in the morning or at night?"

"Five in the morning, there's no need to rush. Go to bed early tonight."

"That's fine."

When Ye Yaodong got up this morning and tore off the calendar, he arranged his schedule for the next few days.

I will go to the city tomorrow, rest for two days when I come back, and ask Fang Jingfu when he will settle the accounts. Then after the New Year, I will go to Wen City to pick up goods and dividends, and give out some New Year gifts.

After I come back, I can rest for two more days, then go to the city to bring the workers back, close the factory, put things away, arrange people to take shifts during the New Year, and then bring my godfather and godmother back to the county.

Then you can spend the New Year with peace of mind.

With this arrangement, the time will not be too tight or chaotic.

They sat at the door and talked until lunchtime when they went home.

Ye Yaodong entered the room smelling the aroma of leeks. He secretly took a bite of the scrambled eggs with leeks that Lin Xiuqing was serving, and then he saw Ye Chenghu, who was more serious than ever before. His handwriting was flying and his pen was moving non-stop.

"If I keep this momentum, will it be a problem for me to get into college in the future?"

When he took a closer look, could that still be called words?

He frowned and tapped the table. "Erase it and rewrite it."

Ye Chenghu raised his head in shock, "Why?"

"Did you practice calligraphy in vain?"

Ye Yaodong flipped through his homework book. The first few pages were neatly written, but the last few pages were full of cursive writing.

This homework probably requires them to copy the entire text.

Not to mention that the word was missing limbs, he himself probably couldn't even understand it.

“It’s good to have it completed.”

"You have a bad attitude. You will stay here to look after the house tomorrow. If you didn't finish writing before the New Year and your handwriting is still so sloppy, forget about getting any New Year's money. Don't even think about putting the New Year's money given by others in your piggy bank. I will confiscate it all."

Ye Chenghu screamed and wailed, then fell on the table with no desire to live.

“No… Dad…”

It’s no use calling him ancestors.”

"Can you please not erase it? I will write it neatly later."

"No."

"The teacher won't find it, the teacher won't read it, at most he'll just flip through the first few pages."

"You are so sneaky. Forget about your lunch. Go stand there."

"Ah, no……"

Ye Xiaoxi climbed onto the stool at some point and while stealing food, she did not forget to put an egg into Ye Chenghu's mouth.

"Eat quickly, or you'll be punished!"

Ye Chenghu was chewing something and reached out to steal some food, but Ye Yaodong quickly grabbed his paw and hit him a few times.

"Ye Xiaojiu, you go stand there too."

"what?"

Ye Xiaoxi quickly stole another piece of egg and stuffed it into her mouth, then quickly left the table and ran out, "Grandma, Grandma, it's time to eat, it's time to eat..."

Ye Chenghu had a sad face.

Ye Yaodong said sternly, "If you don't erase it, I'll throw your homework book into the stove and burn it, and make you write it all over again."

“No, I’ll rewrite it.”

Lin Xiuqing said, "Finish your homework early, and you can play anything. Why do you have to be forced?"

He lowered his head, stood in the corner with his homework book in his hand, and wiped it bit by bit, tears falling down his face, feeling heartbroken.

He also wrote this with great effort...

Ye Xiaoxi called in reinforcements and felt that he had a backer, so he walked in and went to the table again.

Ye Yaodong reached out and picked her up.

She held the table tightly, "Atai, Atai, I'm hungry..."

"Even if you're not starving to death, you'd better stand there. You ignored my words and ran away. You even asked for help? No one can save you."

He put Ye Xiaoxi and Ye Chenghu together and said, "Stand still."

Ye Chenghu's slumped shoulders immediately relaxed and he straightened his back. It was obvious that he was used to standing.

Ye Xiaoxi stood there and didn't dare to run around. She raised her head and glared at Ye Chenghu angrily, "It's all your fault!"

Ye Chenghu glanced down at her and said nothing.

Ye Xiaoxi continued to repeat, "It's all your fault!"

She kept repeating it, but Ye Chenghu didn't respond.

Long experience told him that if he responded, if the two started quarreling, he would definitely be beaten.

Now he is just being punished by standing. After he has finished standing, the old lady will give him food.

Ye Xiaoxi saw that everyone had sat down to eat and she had nothing to eat, so she angrily stepped on Ye Chenghu's foot again.

Ye Chenghu couldn't help it, and stepped back without any hesitation, but he didn't use that much force.

Ye Xiaoxi was not willing to be outdone, so she jumped up again and tried to step on it, bouncing back and forth like a flea.

"Stand up."

The two of them returned to their positions in an instant.

Ye Xiaoxi even yelled angrily, "I want to sleep with Grandma at night, not with you guys."

"That's great." Ye Yaodong said this sincerely.

It just so happens that I don't have to take her with me tomorrow, she's just a burden, so I'll let her keep Ye Chenghu company and look after the house.

I can hug my wife and have a good sleep at night.

Ye Chengyang was extremely honest. Even though he had been punished to stand for two times, he dared not say a word. He just ate in silence, pretending to be invisible, and then slipped away quickly after eating.

We can't stay in this house for even a moment, otherwise it's easy for others to get hurt.

After finishing his meal, Ye Yaodong went to the workshop with Lin Xiuqing to collect the dried fish. As they were going to the city tomorrow, they could vacate the small warehouse here and transport the fish to the city for storage.

It's cold now and it gets dark early, so Ah Cai starts delivering the goods in the afternoon, just in time to weigh the goods and allow the old ladies who kill fish to take over.

Go off work when it’s time for dinner and come back to work the next day. The fish won’t go bad in cold weather.

It is just past lunchtime now. After they have collected and sorted out the goods, they are almost ready to continue weighing the goods delivered by Acai.

Pei Dongqing had just finished his meal and came over. He saw the couple turning over the dried fish and went over to help.

"Brother Dong, you don't want to bask in the sun anymore?"

"What are you talking about, huh? Am I a person who waits for food and does not work?"

She laughed when she heard this, "Hey, I see you sitting outside in the sun every day. At most you walk around here for a while and then leave, and then continue to sit outside in the sun and play cards. Occasionally you lie on the recliner with a newspaper covering your face."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "Look, the people's eyes are sharp, Dong Qing is absolutely right."

"What's wrong with what I said? It's obviously wrong. I'm basking in the sun now, too. I'm not getting any less sun. I can do less work. The winter sun is so comfortable."

Both women were amused by him.

"Stop talking so much."

"Then leave it to you guys, I'm going to go get some sun."

"Should we move the goods inside to the ship first? After all, we are leaving in the early morning, and there will be few workers at that time, so it will be troublesome to move the goods. Let's move them to the ship first while we have more people."

"That's fine too. As long as it's not on the deck, it won't be a problem to move it into the hold and lock it up. I'll go and arrange for someone to do it. You guys stay busy here."

Ye Yaodong threw away the dried fish. He put his hand to his nose and smelled it. There was a strong, stinky fishy smell.

He turned around and put his hands on Lin Xiuqing's nose and let her smell it.

"Uh~ what are you doing?"

Ye Yaodong didn't give her any chance to hide. He stood behind her, his hands circling both sides of her head, "Let me let you smell it."

"It stinks, go now."

Lin Xiuqing hit him twice in disgust, and he smiled and asked people to move the goods.

Dong Qing looked on enviously, "Sister-in-law, you two have such a good relationship."

"Haha, don't you have a bad relationship with your brother and sister-in-law?"

"That's fine, but I'm not at home all day, so I don't see them very often. They don't act like this at home either."

"That's because your family is so complicated. We've separated and lived on our own, so the population is simpler. If you're envious, you should find one as soon as possible. You can pick any boy in the whole village or even the surrounding villages."

"Haha..." She smiled, lowered her head and worked without saying anything.

Lin Xiuqing didn't say anything when she saw her expression. She wasn't her biological sister, so it was her own responsibility to worry about her.

Ye Yaodong drove a tractor in and out, taking a few strong laborers to move things back and forth. In just two hours, the small warehouse was emptied and the goods were loaded into the fish warehouse of Dongsheng.

We are just going to the city, there is no need to start a seafood collection boat, the Dongsheng is enough.

The couple had a lot of work to do throughout the afternoon and were busy at their own pace.

When it was almost time for dinner, Lin Xiuqing went to cook first, and left some post-works matters of the workshop and the weighing of the goods brought by Ah Cai to him and Dongqing.

I was busy until dark before I finally got all the goods done and washed the floor. Then I let the aunties go home and come back to work tomorrow.

He also instructed Pei Dongqing, "We have to go to the city early tomorrow morning, and we will be back in the evening. Please keep an eye on the things in the workshop."

"You're already familiar with the job, so we've collected everything we need to collect today. There shouldn't be much to do tomorrow except weighing. Just ask for help if you need it."

Pei Dongqing nodded with a smile, "I know, I will take good care of the workshop and guard the rear for you."

Ye Yaodong also smiled and said as he walked: "Well, work hard, and I'll give you a big red envelope after a few days of rest for the New Year."

"Okay."

"It's getting dark, go home and eat."

"Ok."

Ye Yaodong said this without even looking at her. He played with the dog at his feet and walked towards home.

Pei Dongqing also quickened his pace and walked towards the village.

At this time, smoke was rising from every household in the village, and the aroma of various seafood was wafting everywhere.

As soon as Ye Yaodong entered the house, he smelled the delicious smell of food. He took a deep sniff and said, "It smells so good. I'm starving."

"Wash your hands and eat."

"Ah."

When he passed by Ye Xiaoxi, he put his hands on her face and rubbed it for a while, and only after she protested strongly did she wash it.

"Hate!"

"Don't sleep with me at night, remember! Keep your word."

"Humph!"

Ye Yaodong had a wet hand and flicked the water droplets at her face several times. She dodged left and right and screamed in anger.

"Stop teasing her."

"Would you like to sleep with me?"

She yelled, “No way!”

Ye Yaodong was satisfied, so he sat down, picked up his chopsticks, and stopped teasing her.

Ye Chenghu asked cautiously: "Dad, what time are you leaving tomorrow?"

"none of your business."

“I don’t sleep at night.”

"Sure, just sit and wait."

"I will not sleep."

Ye Chengyang ate in silence and looked particularly honest, but his eyes betrayed him as he looked here and there.

As long as he keeps quiet and doesn't do anything wrong, his father will definitely take him.

Ye Chenghu was thinking that as long as he was awake and not asleep, everyone would go and they would definitely not leave him out.

So when he went to bed at night, he actually sat against the wall, hugged the quilt and sat on the bed without taking off his clothes.

Seeing that he didn't take off his clothes, Ye Chengyang thought about it and only took off his cotton jacket.

“Yangyang…”

"what?"

"If you're leaving, remember to call me. I'm afraid I'll fall asleep."

"But I will fall asleep."

"I'll give you ten cents, but you don't have to sleep. What if dad leaves without you?"

Ye Chengyang thought about it and it made sense, so he decided not to sleep, since his brother had given him the money anyway.

"it is good."

The two brothers sat side by side against the wall. They could still chat for a few minutes after turning off the lights, but when their eyelids started to feel heavy, they could only resist with all their might and had no time to talk.

Both of them held on, rubbing their eyes from time to time, pushing each other and calling each other's names.

After someone was pushed down, he lay on the soft blanket and could not get up. His mind told him not to sleep, but his eyes were already closed. He thought to himself, just close his eyes for a while, just close his eyes for a while...

When Ye Yaodong came up to call Yangyang at the appointed time, he saw the two brothers sleeping on the quilt without taking off their clothes.

At least Yangyang took off his coat, and Ye Chenghu was completely fine.

He covered Ye Chenghu with the quilt, picked up Yangyang's cotton-padded jacket and put it on him, then picked him up and walked downstairs.

"Still sleeping? Then let him sleep and don't bring him anymore."

"You have to do what you promised, otherwise you will be so disappointed. These two children are lying on the quilt with their clothes on."

Besides, Yangyang has been behaving very well these days, so there is no reason not to take him with you, and forget about the other two.

He took the child back to his room and woke him up.

"Dad? Are we leaving now?"

"Well, put on your clothes, tie your scarf, and wear gloves. It's cold in the morning and there's a strong wind on the boat."

"My brother asked me to call him..."

"So you stay home with him?"

He shook his head and quickly put on his clothes. When Ye Yaodong picked him up, his heart jumped for a moment and he hugged him tightly around the neck.

His father hasn't hugged him for a long time...

The old lady had already steamed a pot of sweet potatoes. She wrapped them in newspapers one by one and put them in a basket together with the eggs for them to take with them on the road.

Driving a boat is not like driving a tractor. They can also pass through the city and buy food. The hot sweet potatoes are warm in the palm of their hands and taste sweet.

The two families next door and Ye Huimei were already waiting at the door. Seeing that they were only holding Ye Chengyang, Ye Huimei asked with concern.

Ye Yaodong explained, "We won't take the remaining two. One is not well behaved, and the other is too young and will cause trouble. It's not even daybreak yet, so let them sleep. There will be plenty of opportunities to take them with you in the future."

"Let's go then."

Ye Huimei wanted to say: "So many people went, leaving Cheng Hu alone at home... He will be so angry when he wakes up..."

"You can't spoil a child. He's been too cocky lately. He's ahead of other kids in everything. He's a little out of line. We need to curb his arrogance."

"Oh," Ye Huimei smiled, "Yangyang still looks well behaved."

Ye Chengyang was wrapped in a scarf, revealing only his eyes. He smiled with his eyes curved and nodded, "Aunt."

Ye Chengjiang said, "When we come back, I will show Cheng Hu everything we bought."

"Hehe, then he will be so angry that he will jump up and down." Ye Chenghe was extremely excited.

"Ah!" Ye Chengyang exclaimed, "I didn't take my piggy bank..."

He struggled to get down and ran home to get his piggy bank.

"No need, Dad will buy it for you. If you get better grades next time, I'll buy you whatever you want."

"Okay, I will get 100 next time." Ye Chengyang happily hugged Ye Yaodong's neck again and stayed on him obediently.

Ye Huimei added, "He stole away in the middle of the night and bought a bunch of stuff. Cheng Hu is really going to cry because of anger. Why don't we take him with us?"

"You have to cry to him and make him behave himself. He's already 10 years old, so he has to be more sensible."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "Don't worry about him. Have you decided what to buy?"

"I've made up my mind about what I must buy, so I've written it down with paper and pen, so I don't forget. I'll buy it when I see something else..."

"Oh, I should have taken a piece of paper and written it down earlier..."

The three sisters-in-law gathered together with Ye Huimei, chatting and laughing, and they had endless things to talk about.

The children were also jumping up and down, extremely excited. They had never been to the city, so they were not as lucky as Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang.

His pockets were jingling, and it seemed that he had taken all his belongings with him.

Seeing so many children, Ye Yaodong couldn't help but give them a few more instructions.

"It's almost the end of the year, so there will definitely be a lot of people everywhere, especially in markets and department stores. It will be crowded, and we will definitely get separated if there are so many of us. You have to keep an eye on the children."

"Yes, they are not small anymore, I will take care of them."

Ye Huimei said: "I will help to watch it, Third Brother will just bring one, it's okay to hang it on your body."

Ye Yaodong rubbed Ye Chengyang's head and said, "Yeah."

Ye Chengyang felt so happy today. His father was so good to him. Even though he was so old, he still held him in his arms and rubbed his head.

His eyes were bulging and he lay obediently on my shoulder.

I thought to myself, he must be more obedient than his brother and scored better than his brother in the exam.

After Ye Yaodong brought them on board, he let them go into the cabin to rest.

Ye Chengyang... He hesitated for a moment, but still took him into the cabin. The cabin was a bit crowded, so he took the opportunity to let him broaden his horizons.

After all, he is a boy. There is nothing wrong with having more exposure to them from a young age. The exposure in childhood can leave a deep impression on him when he grows up.

"Be good and don't touch anything. Dad will teach you how to sail a boat."

Ye Chengyang's eyes were so bright that they could catch up with the morning star in the sky, "Okay, Dad, you are so kind..."

"Ah."

"Dad, I will definitely get 100 points next time."

Ye Yaodong turned his head and looked at him with eyes full of admiration, smiled, and touched his head again.

"Your 100 points are not for me, but for yourself. It is the reward for your hard work. When you get 100 points in both Chinese and math next time, I will reward you with a Transformer."

He said loudly: "I will!"

The next chapter will be around 12:00