Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1324 Remember Forever
The two brothers finished their meal quickly and waited on the side.

As the sky outside became less bright, I felt extremely excited.

However, looking at their ignorant sister, they dared not say anything or urge her to do anything, for fear that she would be left behind temporarily for an excuse.

The most important thing now is to wait patiently for departure.

They couldn't stay in the house for a short while, but they didn't dare to rush them, so they could only run out to play at the door for a while, bragging to others and causing envy.

Ye Yaodong went over and slapped each of them, and only then did they come to their senses.

"Dad, he's gone?!"

"Have you set off yet?"

Ye Yaodong walked in front without saying anything, and Lin Xiuqing followed him with a smile.

The two sons behind him excitedly jogged to catch up.

"Dad, wait for me..."

The two brothers turned around while running and waved to their friends.

"We are going to see the Lantern Festival lanterns..."

"I heard there was a dragon dance, it was quite lively, I'll tell you about it when I get back..."

The friends were so envious that their teeth were broken. Some of them quickly ran back home, wanting to ask their parents to take them there too.

The two brothers didn't even walk properly. They were running and jumping around the couple, chattering non-stop, extremely excited.

They were jumping and dancing on the boat, and were reluctant to go into the cabin to rest. They just wanted to get to the town as soon as possible. It was only after Lin Xiuqing threatened them that they became obedient.

The current temperature is the coldest in the year. When the sun sets, the temperature will be even lower. What's more, the sea is windy and colder than on land.

If they hadn't stayed in the cabin and been blown by the cold wind for a while, these two would have had runny noses and sneezes. Maybe they would have gotten what they wanted and not have to go to school on the first day of school tomorrow.

It was still daylight when Ye Yaodong left home, but by the time he arrived in town, it was already dark and it would not be long before dark.

If you ride a motorcycle, it will only take about ten minutes to get there, but it takes about half an hour by boat.

When they got off the boat, not to mention the streets, the dock was crowded, and people were still getting off the boat one after another. Many people, like Ye Yaodong, came by boat to watch the fun.

This kind of annual excitement is something that most people will not miss in today's age of scarce entertainment. Even the shore is filled with people coming and going, and you can hear all kinds of hawking.

When the boat slowed down, Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang had already sensed something, so they ran out and looked at the shore excitedly. The two brothers talked and pointed at the shore.

"It's so beautiful. The streets are full of red lanterns. They are so bright and beautiful..."

"It's so lively, there are so many people..."

"Our village only has colorful flags, but there are so many red lanterns hanging in the town..."

"If we had known we wouldn't have eaten, we would have come here. It's almost dark now..."

There are many people who think the same way as them. It's not even dark yet, but the streets are already crowded with people. Many of them may have walked dozens of miles along the mountain roads in advance.

After Ye Yaodong parked the boat, he led the mother and her two children onto a public boat that came over to take on the job, and then went ashore.

Lin Xiuqing was sighing, "It turns out it's so lively! It's not even dark yet, but the streets are already full of people."

"Luckily I didn't ride a motorcycle. I guess the town would have been full of people before it got dark. I might not have been able to get into town and would have been stuck in traffic."

"Yeah, there are too many people..."

"Dad, I want to eat candied haws..."

"There are clay figurines over there..."

"There are painted sugar figures over there..."

Ye Yaodong grabbed his two sons who were about to make a move and warned them.

"You two need to behave yourself. Don't run around. Hold our hands and don't run around. Otherwise, if you get lost, we won't be able to find you."

"If you are kidnapped by beggars, your eyes will be gouged out, your hands and feet will be chopped off, and you will have to beg for food. You won't even have a place to cry."

The two of them promised that they would never run around, would hold the dog tightly, and would tell them first if they wanted to do anything.

Ye Yaodong also told Lin Xiuqing to hold the reins and keep an eye on Ye Chenghu.

Ye Chengyang just sat on his neck as usual. This was easier and he could also devote his attention to watching Ye Chenghu.

Ye Chenghu felt a little envious when he saw Ye Yaodong squatting down to carry Ye Chengyang.

"Dad, can Yangyang and I take turns sitting on your neck? I want to sit on it too..."

"Then I'll have to sit on my neck until you break it. Just let your mother lead you. It'll be convenient for you to buy or eat anything you want. When we get there, he'll have to come down, too."

Ye Chenghu was obedient and kept silent after hearing this, but he was still envious of Yangyang for being able to sit on his father's neck...

As they walked and looked, they unexpectedly saw someone putting on a ring. Ye Chenghu's eyes widened, and he eagerly pulled Lin Xiuqing, constantly calling her mother...

Ye Yaodong took a look and said, "There are too many people. We don't know how long it will take to queue up. We are here to see the lanterns and the dragon dance. It's dark now, and we don't know when it will start. Do you want to queue up here, or do you want to watch the fun?"

"Then come back later."

"There's plenty of this stuff at market time."

"Then why don't you take me to the market?"

"You'd better eat the food in your hand first." Lin Xiuqing said, holding his wrist tightly with one hand.

As night fell, there were more people on the street. Ye Yaodong led them forward along the flow of people. When they came across a stall that the children were interested in, they would stop and stay for a while.

But there were just too many people, and many stalls were crowded with people. They just walked around to take a quick look, to broaden their horizons and see something new.

Their town is not big. There is only one main street and three or four branches leading to the port. The rest are small alleys. If it weren't for the port, it wouldn't be as lively and prosperous as it is now.

Hongsheng Hotel is located on a branch road near the port. The area around it is very spacious. When they moved closer, Ye Yaodong was sweating all over.

He found an edge to put Yangyang down, and unbuttoned his coat to cool down.

"There are too many people, aren't there? All I see are heads..."

"Dad, all I see are butts..."

"So you must have eaten a lot of farts, right?"

Ye Chenghu was licking the cotton candy in his hand and snorted, "No, what are we doing here? Aren't we going to see the lanterns and dragon dance?"

Ye Yaodong raised his wrist and looked at his watch. It was only 6 o'clock. "It's not time yet. It's still early. Let's go in here and have a rest."

"No, I'm not tired at all. It's so lively outside..."

"I just came all the way here, haven't you been here before?"

“I haven’t walked around enough.”

"There are too many people. Wait until the excitement is over and the crowd slowly disperses. I will take you around and return. If you go now, you will just see crowds of people and won't be able to see anything."

He thought about it and nodded.

Ye Yaodong led his wife and children into the hotel. As soon as he pushed the door open, a waiter came over. Before he could say anything, Wang Maoquan came over.

"Hey, what wind brings Boss Ye here?"

He said as he asked the waiter to go aside.

"Why is it Boss Ye? Wouldn't it be better to just call him comrade?"

"That won't work. I heard that you are now a big boss and very rich."

"Haha, no, it's just that life has gotten a little better. Where's your boss, Comrade Hong? Today is the Lantern Festival, and the store seems to be a lot quieter."

"Yes, everyone is outside watching the fun and shopping. When the parade is over, we will be full. We have been booked long ago."

"Oh, I thought..."

Wang Maoquan led them upstairs as he spoke, smiling the whole time.

It's really like thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west...

He also expressed this feeling.

As soon as Ye Yaodong saw him, he knew that he was feeling complicated and just laughed.

"After a few years, maybe I'll call you Boss Wang too."

"Don't make fun of me. Even the candied haws seller on the street can be called boss. I really mean it when I call you Boss Ye."

After saying that, he knocked on Hong Wenle's lounge door and said that Ye Yaodong was here.

The door of the lounge was open, and Hong Wenle was standing by the window, looking down.

"You're here? I just saw you downstairs with your wife and kids. I knew you would come up, so I opened the door for you in advance."

"There are too many people downstairs, and it's crowded. I'm afraid it's unsafe, so I thought I'd come upstairs where you can see more clearly."

"That's right. It's safer upstairs. The team will pass by the door soon, so your wife and children can watch the fun here. Otherwise, it's easy to get separated downstairs. Last year, a child got separated. Fortunately, there were many coast guards to maintain order and help the child find his family."

As soon as Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang came in, they ran to the window and lay down to look.

Lin Xiuqing smiled at Hong Wenle, then scolded them, "Don't be so rude, call me uncle."

The two of them immediately stood in line and greeted in unison, "Hello, uncle."

"It's okay, just give them whatever they want. I have candies and melon seeds on my table..."

"They just came all the way here and bought a lot. Their pockets are full and they have eaten their fill."

Ye Chengyang said politely: "Thank you uncle, we just finished our meal and had a lot of snacks."

Ye Chenghu also nodded.

Hong Wenle smiled, told them to do as they pleased, and asked Ye Yaodong to sit down.

"The loan hasn't been approved yet. I was thinking of coming to you after it's approved."

"I was thinking that the loan might not have been approved yet, otherwise you would have told me. Today is the Lantern Festival, so I brought my wife and kids out to see the excitement. I thought there were too many people on the street, so I decided to sit over here with you. It's clearer from upstairs."

"Welcome, you can come anytime. In the past few days, I have also asked people about some purchasing channels for the machines..."

The two of them slowly started chatting about business.

Lin Xiuqing sat and listened for a while, feeling a little bored. She also wanted to take a look downstairs. Although the fun had not started yet, just watching the crowds moving downstairs was quite interesting.

She stood up quietly so as not to disturb the men's conversation, and went to the window to look at the children. The two of them were lying on the window with their heads sticking out. She was worried that they would get too excited and fall down.

"Mom... there are too many people. There are so many people. Looking down from a high place, it's all people..." Ye Chenghu was so excited that his saliva was flying.

He was short and couldn't see in front or behind. He only knew that there were a lot of people, all people, but he had no idea how many there were. He thought it was just another market.

Finally, looking down, he saw crowds of people everywhere. He was so shocked that he couldn't make a sound.

I have never seen so many people in my life...

The number of people I met in the past 10 years was not as many as the number I saw today.

Ye Chengyang is better than him because he sits on the neck and can see wider, but it is still limited.

The street was quite narrow, and he only knew that there were people in front and behind him. Now he was at the intersection of two streets, and there were more people than before.

"It's so lively, Mom, when will the lantern festival start? Will it be even more lively..."

“Can you come again next year?”

Lin Xiuqing touched his head with one hand, looked at the large group of red lanterns below and the dark crowd under the lanterns, and said with a smile.

"You haven't even seen it this year, and you're already thinking about next year? Let's talk about it next year. Your father has to be free, too. I can't bring you here by myself."

"So when does it start?"

"I heard it's 7 o'clock, it's almost time, you wait a little longer."

"It hasn't started yet, can we go down..."

"No, I've already walked around down there, it's fine now, if I go down there I'll just be looking at people."

"Ok."

The two brothers leaned against the window, supporting their chins with their hands, and watched the crowd below with relish.

Some residents living in the surrounding buildings also poked their heads out of the windows to watch the fun.

From where they were now, they couldn't see what the surrounding vendors were selling, but seeing so many people walking around below, they also found it interesting, very interesting.

Ye Yaodong felt that even if there was nothing lively to watch at night, they would probably think it was worth it as there were so many people watching.

The men chat about men's things, and the children chat about children's things, and they don't interfere with each other.

It was not until there was a commotion from the crowd below and Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang cheered excitedly that they all stood by the window.

"The police are here..."

"Many police officers have come to maintain order..."

"Is it about to start?"

"Wow, everyone has made way, it must be about to start..."

"what time is it."

Ye Yaodong checked the time and saw that there were still 20 minutes left. "It's almost time. Once we clear a path, the Lantern Festival will begin."

Everyone watched the commotion below with great interest.

"Dad, is the traffic police the police uncle?"

"Yes, he is also a police officer."

"Then I want to be a traffic policeman when I grow up. I can ride a motorcycle and look handsome."

"To become a traffic policeman you need to be admitted to university and have good grades. It's up to you. If you can't get into university, then..." He started delivering takeout.

You can still ride a motorcycle and ride for longer periods of time, there is no educational requirement, and you can earn more.

"Ah... then... let me think..."

Hong Wenle smiled and said, "You can send them abroad directly, and when they come back they will be overseas Chinese."

"You're right. My second uncle's family spent a lot of money to secretly send his two grandsons to work in Japan. After more than half a year, we only got a message saying that they were safe and had been arranged to work. We couldn't contact them for anything else."

It was during the Chinese New Year that he heard about it from his second uncle. It was also almost the Chinese New Year that his second uncle received the message from Ye Yaohai.

I had called Ye Yaohai many times in the past few months to ask about him, but all I got was that he had arrived safely, and no other information.

It takes about a month to sneak over there by boat, and then settle down and find a job, so it may take half a year.

It’s impossible to send money back these days. As an illegal resident, I can only wait a few years to save enough money and find a chance to come back. Now it’s almost the same as losing contact.

But this did not stop his second uncle's family from showing off and bragging about it.

During the New Year holidays, their relatives heard it a lot.

What they are saying is that the two children are already working and earning several thousand yuan a month, which is easily enough to earn more than we can earn in our lifetime...

It was a good idea to send the two children abroad. When they come back, they will be overseas Chinese and have seen the world...

It's nothing, but I feel superior.

When most of the relatives heard them say this, they were envious and started asking about the channels.

However, after being warned by the village committee, they did not dare to talk about the smuggling openly.

Lin Xiuqing agreed, "Those two kids are only 17 or 18 years old now. It's not that convenient to make phone calls in China, let alone abroad. It's better for us to keep our kids with us."

"That's true. If you don't have reliable relatives who can send you back every year, then it's better to have them around. There's no place like home in a foreign country. But studying abroad is an exception. You can apply for a visa to come back openly. If you have the conditions, you can still go out and see the world, and it can also be considered a layer of gold. Comrade Ye Yaodong knows this. This is a policy preference."

Ye Yaodong nodded, "I know, thank you for your kindness. I don't know if these two can read. If they don't read, they might be led astray if they go out. It's better for them to watch over them. Anyway, they are still young, so we can talk about it later."

"It's true. The Japanese are really prosperous now. Damn it. It would be nice to go there and make money from them, and then come back to spend it."

"Ah...it's started, it's started..."

The crowd below cheered, and the two children by the window also cheered when they heard the noise.

It's not that you just heard the noise but didn't see anything.

Ye Chenghu asked anxiously: "Why haven't you come yet..."

"Maybe the parade has already started on the main road, so some people are cheering. They will slowly walk down the street later. They will walk through the entire town tonight, and they will walk the roads twice."

"Great, uncle, what can I get?"

"You'll know when you see it later. If I tell you now, you won't find it new later."

Ye Chengyang said excitedly: "I heard the music..."

"I heard it too..."

The sound of drums and music was getting closer and closer, and everyone stretched their necks in anticipation.

The people below all looked in one direction, the crowd surged, and everyone wanted to stand in the front row to watch.

The policemen below spread their hands and stopped the people on both sides of the road.

As the sound of gongs and drums came closer and closer, everyone saw a young man emerging from the end of the road. He was holding a huge gong in one hand, running and beating it to clear the way, and then he stopped in a nearby open space.

At the end of the road, two lines of boys and girls, about twelve or thirteen years old, turned the corner and came over, each holding a lantern of a different shape.

"Ah... Lanterns are coming... They are all children..."

"It's so nice, Dad. Can we also go to the parade next year?"

"That shouldn't be possible, right? This should be organized by the government."

Hong Wenle said, "Of course. If you can be selected as an advanced youth this year, I will send children to carry lanterns during the Lantern Festival next year. It's just a greeting."

Ye Yaodong looked at the two pairs of eyes full of expectation and said with a smile: "Then you should pray that your father can be selected as an advanced youth this year and successfully join the party. Only then will you have the opportunity to join the team and carry lanterns next year."

"That's great, Dad, you're so awesome, you can definitely do it."

"Dad, I admire you the most. You can definitely do it. You are the most amazing dad."

"Isn't this what your sister said? Did you learn it?"

"Look, there are people walking on stilts? Who did they invite them from? It's amazing." Lin Xiuqing was also amazed.

The two children pointed their fingers into the distance and screamed excitedly.

"Dad, can we go downstairs and take a closer look? It's too far from here."

"Don't even think about it. Unless the people downstairs squeeze to the front, the people behind can't see it. You can see it clearly upstairs. You should be laughing."

Not only is there stilt walking, there is also a suona band behind them.

There were also floats with children sitting on them. They were wearing heavy opera makeup and waving their hands excitedly, looking at the crowds on both sides.

These floats are made of a cart, placed on a bamboo frame, with a piece of cloth with various patterns on it pulled around it. Someone is pushing the cart forward from behind.

The long line stretched from the beginning to the end of the street. Everyone could hardly keep their eyes away from the line. The dragon dance was at the end of the line.

The two children screamed with excitement, and all of a sudden their dream of carrying lanterns turned into riding on a float.

They are all urging his father to work hard.

Lin Xiuqing also had a smile on her face. She looked at him without blinking and kept muttering, "It's so lively and beautiful."

"This is more interesting than singing an opera... This is the first time I've seen such a lively scene. It's really different now."

"Mom, look, look, the dragon dance..."

"This year is the Year of the Rabbit, so next year will be the Year of the Dragon, which will be really appropriate and will definitely be more lively."

Ye Chengyang looked at them with sparkling eyes, "We will come again next year."

Today's scene will remain in their minds forever, and they will remember today's excitement for the rest of their lives.

Lin Xiuqing also felt a full sense of happiness welling up in her heart.

"It depends on your academic performance this year. If your grades are good, I will bring you back next year. If your grades are not good, you can stay at home and take care of your sister next year."

Hong Wenle said: "Yes, you have a chubby little daughter, why didn't you bring her out?"

"There are a lot of people on the street, and my husband and I are worried that we can't take care of three children. Anyway, she is still young, and there will be many opportunities for her to come in the future."

"It's okay to watch from upstairs here."

“We’ll see next year.”

That also depends on whether the cooperation can be negotiated this year. If it can be negotiated, then everything will be easy. If it can't be negotiated, he won't have the nerve to come here.

I came here today thinking about the negotiation process between the two of them.

As the team below got closer, everyone could see each item more clearly.

Being upstairs did not prevent the two brothers from applauding and cheering for the dragon dance.

Even until the line turned the corner and reached the next street corner, they were still craning their necks, feeling unsatisfied.

"Mom and Dad, can we follow them down and follow the team?"

"Everyone is following the team..."

"No, it's fine as long as you've already seen it. There are too many people below, and they will come back later."

Upon hearing this, the two brothers calmed down and waited upstairs.

They were not happy until the team returned.

This lively event lasted from around 7 o'clock to 9:.

However, they did not follow the crowd and finished watching at 8:30.

As the crowd followed the team, the downstairs was much emptier. Ye Yaodong thanked Hong Wenle and took them downstairs for a final stroll.

There weren't many people around at this time, so they could stroll around more easily.

Ye Yaodong calculated the time and took them back early.

Ye Chenghu looked back every few steps, "Can't you stay a little longer? I can still hear the sound..."

Not only the two brothers, Lin Xiuqing was also reluctant to leave.

"My sister is still at home, and it's already past 9 o'clock, and you have to go to school tomorrow."

"We can get up, we definitely can get up, we get up before daybreak in the morning."

"It will be too late. There will be too many people to leave. Now that everyone is following the group, we can just take a look and go back early."

Although Ye Yaodong thought it was lively and interesting, as he hadn't seen it for many years and found it rare, he was not that shocked, unlike the three of them.

"Go back early."

The two brothers had no choice but to follow obediently.

"Dad, you must bring us back next year..."

Ye Yaodong turned around and asked Lin Xiuqing, "Does it look good?"

Lin Xiuqing smiled widely, "It's beautiful. I've never seen such a lively Lantern Festival in my life."

"If you didn't have the child, I could follow you from beginning to end."

Ye Chenghu protested, "No, you must take us with you..."

Today’s liveliness touches their hearts directly and they will remember it for a lifetime.

I have been too irritated recently, I have been squatting in the toilet all the time at night. I squatted for half an hour after 12 o'clock and only came out when my legs were numb.

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