Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1325 Preparing to go to sea

Chapter 1325 Preparing to go to sea
The two brothers hesitated, and the cold wind made their noses and cheeks red, but they still stood on the boat, craning their necks to look and pricking up their ears to listen.

But the sound of drums and music became increasingly distant, and all I could hear was the sound of the wind.

"Hurry up and go back to the cabin. It's very cold outside." Lin Xiuqing urged them, but they were reluctant to leave.

"I can still hear the sound..."

Ye Yaodong said: "If you have a cold and can't go to school tomorrow, you can't tell your classmates. You can come to the town to watch the Lantern Festival today."

"We'll get back to the cabin."

Lin Xiuqing glanced at him with a smile, "You have grasped their lifeline."

"You two little brats, how could I not know what they were thinking? I'm going to drive the boat."

It was already past 9 o'clock when they finally got on the boat, and it was almost 10 o'clock when they got home, and it was pitch dark everywhere.

The two brothers were originally eager to share the excitement they saw at night with other friends, but they found it was pitch black everywhere. It was as if a bucket of cold water was poured on their hearts, and their hot hearts turned cold.

"Why are you all asleep..."

"You don't even look at the time. I told you to come back but you're reluctant to do so. Hurry up and go home."

"What time is it, Dad..."

"It's almost 10 o'clock. Go home and go to bed. You won't be able to get up tomorrow..."

Lin Xiuqing interrupted him, "Of course I can get up. I didn't share this with the others last night, so I guess they all couldn't sleep well. I will definitely get up early tomorrow to tell everyone."

Ye Yaodong smiled and tapped her a few times in the air, "You have mastered the essence."

Lin Xiuqing smiled.

The two brothers laughed out loud at what their mother said. They were no longer depressed and started trotting home first.

"Walk slowly, you dare to run without a flashlight, it's pitch dark, don't fall into the ditch..."

"There is moonlight..."

The dogs at home also noticed that they had returned, and they ran towards them with barking sounds, then followed the two brothers and led the way.

When they got home, they found that there was really no movement around and everyone was asleep. The two brothers gave up hope.

The courtyard gate was locked, so they sat on the doorstep, each holding a dog, waiting for their parents and chatting.

The dogs also licked their faces.

The dogs at home are not all kept in the yard. A few of them live in the workshop, and there are dog kennels inside and outside. It’s because he has too many dogs…

However, before the two of them could wait for their parents, the courtyard gate was opened from the inside, and the old lady, wearing a cotton-padded jacket, smiled kindly.

"I'm back. You're back so late. Are the lanterns pretty?"

"It's beautiful, so beautiful, so lively, Grandma, you don't even know how many people there are, there are so many people, the streets are full of..."

Finally, there was someone who could listen to him bragging, and Ye Chenghu happily pulled the old lady aside and kept talking.

Ye Chengyang also stood aside, and the two of them supported the old lady on each side, chattering with her about what they saw and heard that evening.

"Atai, let Dad take you to see it next year. It's really good. You'll know when you see it."

The old lady was all smiles, and she listened to the two brothers patiently. "I won't go. I'm old and can't walk. Why would I go? Even if I squeeze in, I'll have to go see the Buddha. Just have fun."

"No need to walk, we saw it from upstairs, the hotel is so beautiful..."

"Yes, yes, you must have never seen such a lively Lantern Festival..."

"We haven't seen it either. It's more lively than a market at night. It's so good... You must go and see it..."

"I told Dad that I'd take you there next year. It'll be more lively and better than an opera..."

Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing also closed the gate and came in.

Hearing this, Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "Sure, we can go together next year to see the excitement. You must have never seen it even at this age. Anyway, we can go there by boat without any bumps, and you don't have to walk."

Lin Xiuqing also said: "It's not so bad that you don't have to squeeze with other people upstairs. Go there earlier and the road won't be crowded."

"Hey, at my age, why should I join you young people in the fun? If something happens, I will have to drag you down. I won't go. I will just stay at home and look after the house."

"Then we'll talk about it next year."

There is no point in talking too much now, it is still too early.

"Are you hungry? I'll cook you some hot spring eggs. You must be starving if you come back so late."

"Okay, okay..."

"What to eat? They haven't stopped eating all the way, how can they be hungry? There are so many things that are not enough for them. Is there anything they won't eat?"

Ye Yaodong slapped one of them on the head, and the other two tactfully went upstairs to sleep.

The old lady smiled and said, "If they are not hungry, you must be hungry. I will cook some for you."

"Ok."

Ye Yaodong agreed readily.

Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but laugh, "So you want to eat alone."

"I was worried that they ate too much and couldn't sleep at night. Eating eggs late at night can easily cause indigestion. They ate quite a bit that night anyway. I was really hungry just by watching them eat."

She stopped teasing him and turned to ask the old lady, "Where's Xiaojiu?"

"I was taken to my hometown to sleep. I had a great time playing with Xiaoyu at night. We both went to sleep with your mother at her hometown."

"They are quite well behaved. They are both willing and won't look for their mother."

"One is to have a companion, and the other is used to sleeping here and there, and is willing to do so even if he doesn't have to sleep with his own mother."

Ye Yaodong said: "Hui Mei can't take care of her, so it's just right for my mother to take care of her. She has nothing to do anyway."

"He's a good kid, he's willing to be with anyone."

They chatted and laughed, and waited until the old lady cooked the eggs and ate them before the couple went back to their room to sleep.

The next morning, it was time to go to school. As soon as it got light, the door to my house was filled with chattering.

Lin Xiuqing also got up early in the morning to prepare new clothes for the two children to wear during the Chinese New Year, as well as new school bags and new stationery for them.

There are some things that you cannot give to them before school starts, because if you give them to them, they will go out and come back dirty.

However, today the two of them didn’t care so much about their new schoolbags and new stationery. They took a look and immediately ran out to talk to others.

They have been holding it in for the whole night and their desire to share is too strong.

Even when they were called to have breakfast, they had to take their bowls out to eat.

Fortunately, Lin Xiuqing saw it and forbade them to eat in an untidy manner.

"Dad eats at the door with his bowl in hand every day..."

"My grandfather is also..."

"They are them, and you are you. Which child is so unbecoming as to eat at the door with a bowl in hand?"

Ye Chenghu murmured, "Adults can do this, but children can't... You adults are not good enough..."

"Will I be whipped on the first day of school?"

"You will threaten me..."

When Ye Chenghu met his mother's eyes, he immediately fell silent, shrank his neck, ate obediently, and dared not talk back anymore.

After finishing their meal quickly, they picked up their schoolbags and ran outside immediately. Eating was like a war.

There were already a bunch of children waiting outside who wanted to listen to their stories. In this village, they each already had a fixed group of fans.

Ye Yaodong slept until he woke up naturally. He had scheduled a sailing trip on the 17th day of the lunar calendar, which would be early tomorrow morning. Today he had to prepare everything for the trip.

Their house has everything available, including food, drinks and daily necessities. All they have to do is clean them up. They have already done it roughly a few days ago, so now all they have to do is prepare the food.

This time, you can come back early at the end of the month or the beginning of next month, so you don’t need to prepare too much.

He started to get busy after breakfast, piling all the things in the yard, one pile to be taken to the Dongsheng and the other to the Ocean One.

As for the fresh food ship, you don't need to prepare much. This ship will return on the same day. Other things are necessary, but you don't need to prepare a lot of food and drinks.

He had already decided that this time he would let his father drive the fresh food boat and transport the goods back and forth for Acai to collect. Acai had already gone to the city in advance to prepare for the work.

He was the only one going on Ocean One with a few veteran sailors, and they wouldn't be gone for long anyway.

Now Ye's father follows his arrangements in everything.

He arranged everything in the morning, and in the afternoon he, his father and Chen Laoqi each drove a boat to refuel and add ice. After returning, he asked the workers to help carry the supplies from several boats onto the ship.

Not only them, workers on other ships also started working today.

The originally leisurely and quiet village suddenly became busy.

Young and middle-aged people were coming and going in the village, doing the preparatory work. There were carts after carts, carrying either some commonly used tools or fishing nets, all of which had to be transported to the boat.

The old people in the village sit at the doorstep to bask in the sun, and they can't help but recite "Amitabha" when they see the busy work.

The old lady also kept the Buddhist beads in her hand and chanted sutras, and then followed Ye Yaodong in and out.

At this time, Ye Yaodong was arranging workers to pull baskets, hand nets, and some commonly used tools to the dock in batches and then transport them to the ship.

Fortunately, they still have two workshops, both of which are not small. There are a lot of things on the boats, and there is also a place. The fishing nets alone are several hundred meters long, which is very big.

"Dongzi...be careful when you go out to sea. You need to go and worship Mazu before you set out."

"I know. I will go to the Tianhou Temple to worship and burn incense before I leave. A few days ago, I also bought a small statue of Mazu on the ship. I will burn incense and worship every day."

"Come back soon and don't be gone for too long."

"I know. Don't follow me. We are moving goods. If you follow me, we might bump into you later."

While Ye Yaodong was directing people to move, he did not forget to answer her.

Seeing her following me around, I felt that she was in the way and would be bumped into accidentally, so I simply helped her to find a stool nearby, forced her to sit down, and told her not to move.

"Just sit here and listen. Don't follow me."

"Oh, okay, Amitabha..."

Ye Yaodong was overwhelmed when he heard this Buddhist chant. It was not that he misunderstood it, because Amitabha in their dialect really means "you deserve it".

He turned his head away, thinking out of sight, out of mind; out of hearing, out of hearing.

Ah Guang also came over at this time, "Hasn't it been moved yet?"

"There are a lot of ships, and the quantity for each ship needs to be allocated. We just need to wait for the last bit to be transported to the ship. Are you done with your work?"

"Yes, everything is done. We can leave in the early morning."

"Then I'll have to ask you to help look after the Dongsheng."

"It's not a big deal. We own several of the boats, and we have two more this year. They will definitely help you keep an eye on them when the time comes."

A Zheng’s Zhengxing, Xiao Xiao’s Shengli, Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua’s Shunfeng, Zhou Da’s Mancang, Fengshou, and his Dongsheng.

Tomorrow the six boats will go out together, and then the fresh-collecting boat will directly connect with these six boats. That will be really cool.

Go on the same day and come back on the same day, collect a large amount, and bring back all the valuable and worthless things.

He also made arrangements so that Wang Guangliang and his colleagues in the city no longer had to receive the goods. As long as their own fresh-collecting ship docked, he would bring people to load and unload the goods and deliver them to the factory in the city.

This has already achieved half the dragon's goal, and they no longer have to pay money in advance to receive the goods, which saves a lot of trouble and money.

Other goods can also be sold directly to Acai, who can arrange for someone to sell them. This saves him the trouble of not having to stay in the city to sell the goods himself, and he can also do Acai a favor and let him make the difference.

Once Hong Wenle’s fish canning factory is opened, some individual goods can also be sent to the fish canning factory.

Of these six ships, only the one owned by the Zhou brothers did not have his share. He had shares in the other five ships, which meant that they were all helping him make money...

It makes me feel good just thinking about this.

"Your homestead will start construction tomorrow. Will you set off early tomorrow morning and let Huimei do the work?"

"Yes, everyone is leaving tomorrow, so I have no choice but to follow. Fortunately, I have already made arrangements in advance and the workers have been called. I will also ask our mother to help take care of the children, so that Huimei can also be free."

"Well, that's fine. The workers are working anyway, so you can ask your father to keep an eye on it."

"Yes, it just so happens that my father doesn't have to go out to sea anymore, so he can just enjoy himself at home, collect goods, hug the kids, and I've also let him take care of the construction site."

Ah Guang thought for a moment, and then whispered, "My father asked me to accompany him to town a few days ago. He deposited a small portion of his money in the bank. I don't know who told him that it's reliable to deposit money in the bank."

Ye Yaodong was surprised. Quite efficient?
"Your father-in-law told him."

"Your father?"

"Father, my mother is worried that if your father and you go on a long trip in the second half of the year, it will be inconvenient for you to take the money with you, and then the money will fall into the hands of the widow..."

Ye Yaodong explained it.

Ah Guang gave a thumbs up and said, "The main thing is that the bank you deposit money in has to be reliable and you have to be able to withdraw the money, otherwise it will all go to waste."

"You don't have to save for too long. You can ask your father to withdraw the money when he comes back from a trip, and then deposit it again when he goes out. Short-term deposits and withdrawals are safer and can also earn some interest."

"That's true, but he already went to deposit it two days ago, so forget it. Anyway, he only deposited a small half of it first. He said he would try it out first to see if it's reliable. If it's reliable, he'll deposit all of it before leaving."

"That's it."

"Anyway, I've applied for a loan of 20,000 yuan. If I can't withdraw the money, I can just use it as a deduction."

This is not deductible, bro...

There must be a flow of money in and out of the bank, and one is deposited in the town's post office, and the other is borrowed from a state-owned bank in the city...

But he didn't explain, since A Guang was just talking casually anyway.

"I heard there's no news on your loan yet?"

"Yes, today is only the 16th, and there are many days off for the New Year holiday. I estimate that it would be good to have results before the end of the month."

"Then just wait. You are not in a hurry to use the money anyway. The first thing you need to do now is to wait for your house to be completed in two months. Then your family of five can move in directly. It will be considered as a separation. Then you can live your own life behind closed doors. It will be so comfortable."

"I think so too. Once we move away, we will naturally be divided. There's nothing to divide anyway, so I'll let my dad divide the rest later."

"The day you move, I will give Huimei 30% of the shares of Harvest."

"Let's talk again, don't be in a hurry."

Of course, they chose to locate their new home nearby. Now this area by the beach is known as a Feng Shui treasure land, and those who want to build a house will choose this area as their first choice.

In the past two years, as more and more residents have moved in, the area has become more lively and has a bit of the feel of a new village.

Although there is no rush, he still has to mention it.

Otherwise, it would not be good if I just said it before the New Year and then didn't say anything afterwards. It was already planned, so I'd say it again so that people would have an idea.

If he doesn't even mention it, people might think he's going back on his word again.

After Ye Yaodong waited for everyone to move all the things onto the tractor, he stopped talking to him, climbed onto the tractor, went to the dock to board the boat, and then directed everyone to move each thing onto which boat.

After being busy for half the afternoon, he finally breathed a sigh of relief after checking the boat and finding that everything was fine.

Fresh fish were being weighed in the workshop at this time. Ah Cai Gaosheng had gone to the city, and he gave the job of receiving the fish to Ah Gui in advance.

He was not the only one who had to go to the city to collect the goods. He also called some of his brothers and nephews to help. He was not greedy for the money from the village. He had made some money in the past two years, and now it was someone else's turn to make money.

After Ye Yaodong finished his work, he returned to the workshop and watched them weigh the goods.

Lin Xiuqing made him a cup of tea in an enamel cup, brought it over and handed it to him.

"I've been busy all afternoon, let's have some tea and take a break."

"My wife is considerate. She knows I've been going back and forth all afternoon and I'm tired and thirsty."

Lin Xiuqing looked around uncomfortably, then glanced at him in a reproachful manner.

The couple's flirting was seen by others, and some workers even made jokes.

"Oh, if I were as good at talking as Brother Dong, I wouldn't even be able to get married..."

"that is……"

"Dongqing is such a big living person here, don't you know how to be more attentive and take advantage of it?"

Pei Dongqing smiled with an awkward expression.

"Well, it would be better to ask my sister-in-law to find a few more girls to work here. I heard that Aliang is dating Huang Mei."

Ye Yaodong’s eyes widened!

That Huangmei? After the Chinese New Year... Oh, I'm 18 now, so that's not too bad.

He still thought that she was a minor. She was a minor last year and looked very immature.

I didn't expect that he would be taken down by Wang Guangliang in just half a year, this beast.

"That's good. The resources are consumed internally, and the benefits are not flowing into the fields of outsiders. That's good. When will the wedding be held? I just heard about it."

"Haha, I heard they just got together, it's still too early."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "Then I have done a good thing and acted as a matchmaker? Did they fall in love with each other?"

"Isn't it? Sister-in-law, this is a good deed. Do you want to recruit a few more young girls?"

"Can a young girl still carry around as much as you do all day? If you want to kill fish, the aunties next door are much better at cutting fish than a young girl."

"Hehe, can we hire some replacements?"

"You can speak louder, or the aunties will come over with knives soon."

"Ah, pretend I didn't say that."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "Have you ever heard that the more the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more satisfied she is. Just go and show your courtesy to the aunts and grandmas. If there is no suitable daughter, there will be nieces, relatives, and neighbors."

"Forget it, we can't be so attentive. When we walked up to the aunties and grandmas, we felt like chickens, naked, and weird."

He laughed out loud, it was true, the aunties and grandmas did look more naked when they saw these young guys.

When people get close to them, they can see them from head to toe, and then talk a little. How can they be dealt with by such little girls?

He smiled and said to Lin Xiuqing, "Isn't there still work to do for washing or drying? See if there are any young people who can hire two. You can save yourself the trouble of doing it. Just talk and don't tire yourself out. Just come over and inspect every day."

"Two aren't enough..."

"I'm recruiting workers. Do you think I'm looking for wives for you?"

"hey-hey……"

"Then I have to do the math. You have already hired a dozen boatmen to work on the ship this year. There isn't work every day here, and with them helping with the lifting and moving, you don't actually need that many people."

"Then you see, if there are more young and beautiful ones, they will work harder and be more eager to show off."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and nodded, "That makes sense."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said to them, "I thought you were already legends in your village, how come you still can't find a wife?"

An older person smiled and said, "I just want to find someone better. The ones in the village don't look good enough."

"Hey, Brother Dong, you are the legend in the village. You are the only legend of this generation in our neighborhood."

"Stop flattering me and get to work."

"okay……"

Lin Xiuqing smiled and touched the enamel cup in Ye Yaodong's hand, testing the temperature. "Have you finished drinking? Do you want me to add some more hot water?"

"Then add a little more. Tea still quenches your thirst."

"it is good."

Ye Yaodong crossed his legs and took a rest while watching the workers moving goods and weighing them.

In fact, he also noticed that Dongqing would sneak a peek at him from time to time, but he just pretended not to see it.

It is also difficult for this girl to get married now.

He knows he is excellent.

He is tall and handsome, can talk and make people happy, and most importantly, he can make a lot of money and is her boss.

Money is a man's greatest charm.

Moreover, everyone can see how good he is to his wife and knows that he loves his wife.

Not to mention unmarried girls, even married women would look at him a few more times, envying Lin Xiuqing and wishing they had met before she got married.

He's not stupid, he probably can sense it, but he just pretends not to know and just keeps chatting normally.

He was rarely at home or in the workshop. When he came here, he would basically just take a look around and then look for his wife.

Every little girl admires the strong, especially those who are capable, can earn money, and have some knowledge, such as Dongqing, whose family is not poor. If she wants to find a partner, she will definitely tend to find someone who is stronger than herself.

Or he must have some advantages over ordinary people, either good looks, a well-off family, the ability to make money, or good character, otherwise why would she come here?
That’s probably why it’s been so long and Dongqing hasn’t taken a liking to these young people in the workshop.

He has everything, so it is normal to have some admiration or secret crush on someone out of admiration for the strong.

Anyway, it won't disturb him. She has a crush on him. When she meets someone better, she will naturally change her target and get married.

After all, he got married early and I had never peeked at him before.

Alas, it’s just because he is too good now…

Those young girls and wives all like to sneak a peek at him, and even the aunties and grandmas next door would look at him a few more times with a smile, but that's the look they give him as if he were the God of Wealth.

When Ah Qing made some tea and brought it over, he smiled and started talking to her again.

Letting everyone know that they are a harmonious and loving couple will also make Lin Xiuqing feel more secure and happy.

He thinks women all like to show off.

By the way, he also said, "You really need to find two more people to help you share the work. It would be best if Dongqing can work here after getting married. If she marries far away like her sister Yingqiu, and marries in the city, it's hard to say for sure."

"Anyway, find two more people to help you share the burden, so you don't have to hang out and receive the goods yourself. You just need to come over to inspect, take care of the accounts, and make a decision if anyone has questions."

"It's only a few dozen yuan more in salary a month, but it's not worth it to get tanned. My wife is already beautiful, and she will be even prettier if I keep her healthy."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and patted him, then looked around a little embarrassedly.

"Praise me when you get home, don't say this outside. It's embarrassing if others hear it. We are an old married couple."

"What's there to be embarrassed about? I'm praising you, and you have to raise three children. Ye Chenghu is irritating, and Ye Xiaojiu is naughty. It's so hard. If you can hire someone, then hire someone. I make money so that you can live a good life."

"Besides, I'll think about it later. It's not what the workers say. We really want to recruit young and beautiful people. We are here to work."

"They are definitely here to work, so you can't listen to them. I'm thinking that someone will share the burden with you. You can decide for yourself how old to hire. I'm not asking you to find someone younger."

"Well, I'll check it out later. If I find a young person, I'm worried that they might become restless."

"Then I'll go home. Here I'll show you."

"it is good."

Ye Yaodong was holding an enamel mug and drinking tea as he walked, with one hand behind his back, like an old cadre.

He didn't go back directly, but walked around, watching the aunts and grandmas killing fish, listened to them greeting him, and then nodded with a smile.

At this time, Ye Xiaoxi was also moving among these aunts.

"Grandma, thank you for your hard work..."

"It's not hard, it's not hard..."

"Mother-in-law, I'll treat you to some candy..."

"Grandma, are you tired?"

"Grandma, you are so awesome..."

Ye Yaodong watched her flitting among these old aunts like a butterfly, capturing their hearts.

Everyone was laughing so hard that they couldn't close their mouths.

"This child is really rare and can really talk..."

"Isn't it? Every day, grandma and mother-in-law come to you and say thank you for your hard work. What nice words they say make people love you..."

"Ah Qing is so lucky. She has three children, each one more popular than the last."

"This child is raised just like the boy sitting under Guanyin. His chubby face is so attractive..."