Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1388 Filial Piety
Their eight or nine large ships were sailing at a speed half as fast as that of a group of fleets.

They had sailed this route several times and were familiar with it. With Ye Yaodong's 44-meter fishing boat leading the way, they could detect any reefs in advance and avoid them.

Several ships were all following behind Oceanwide 1. They did not need to identify the direction, they just had to follow closely and not fall behind.

A fleet of fishing boats sailed from night to day, and from day to night, without stopping.

It was originally expected to take two days to arrive on the morning of the seventh day, but it actually arrived even earlier, at 2 a.m. on the seventh day.

In the past, if you spent a night in Vancouver, you would arrive at dusk on the seventh day of the lunar year.

It was the middle of the night when they docked and the whole village was fast asleep. No one knew they were back and everyone thought they would not get home until daybreak.

It was Ye Yaodong who blew the whistle. A sharp sound rang out, and lights in some houses on the shore began to light up one after another.

Lights were lit up sporadically in the village.

The sound of the whistle is far-reaching, and the whole village can hear it when it is sounded. Moreover, it is the middle of the night, and the slightest movement will be magnified.

By the time the fishing boats were moored, most of the lights in the village had been turned on, and people from the houses close to the shore put on their coats and came out.

It was the middle of the night and Ye Yaodong had not unloaded the cargo. After a small boat with a big red flower tied to it came to pick them up, he let everyone go ashore one after another.

None of their small boats had returned. Originally, there were only small wooden boats in the village. This boat had a big red flower tied to it, so it was obvious that it had just been delivered. It must have been a boat that someone had ordered at the beginning of the year.

There were three or four hundred of them, and one boat had to make several trips back and forth to transport them.

When everyone got ashore, the shore was already filled with villagers who had gotten up in the middle of the night.

Everyone was so excited to find their relatives that they asked about their well-being and talked non-stop.

Ye Yaodong and his father were the last to get ashore.

As soon as he landed, he was surrounded by his joyful family, even Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang were there.

"I didn't expect to come back so early..."

"Dad, you're back." Ye Chengyang said happily.

Ye Chenghu was also very excited, "Dad, we got up to pick you up as soon as we heard the whistle."

Ye Yaodong touched one with his left hand and one with his right hand.

Things that are far away smell good, while those that are close stink. Now I think my two sons are quite cute.

"Why are you getting up so late at night? It's cold and my nose is running."

"Dad, we were worried about you, so we got up immediately when we heard the sound." Ye Chenghu said in a rare sensible manner.

Ye Yaodong patted his head and said, "Let's go home first. It's windy at the dock. Don't catch a cold."

Lin Xiuqing also smiled and said, "Let's go back first. Your grandmother is still on the way. Hold the flashlight so she doesn't fall."

"Why did she come out so late at night?"

"I told her not to come out and to wait at home, but she refused and told us to come and pick her up first while she walked slowly behind us."

"Let's go home."

The people on the shore had already gone to the village one after another, and when they came ashore, the place was much emptier.

"Dad, are you okay? We were all scared to death during the earthquake. The desks were shaking and everyone ran out of the classroom..."

"Yes, yes, everyone is standing on the playground. Fortunately, you didn't come back..."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "It's rare that you still care about me for the first time. It's a pity that I didn't buy you any gifts this time."

"We don't want any gifts."

"Yeah, it's good that you're back. We have a lot of toys that no one else has."

Ye Yaodong was very relieved.

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "These two are quite worried about you. When I answered the phone a few days ago, you were not there because you went to the beach. After you came back, you kept asking about me."

"It means it was not in vain."

"During this earthquake, more than a dozen small boats in the village were destroyed. Most of them were old and dilapidated, and they were scattered by the waves. Many small boats in the surrounding areas were also destroyed. People were fine because the tsunami hit at night and the intensity was not strong. However, the fishing boats that approached the coast in the middle of the night suffered. The town has been able to salvage bodies in the past two days."

"I'm sure they all heard the broadcast about an earthquake at sea, and then they were so scared that they rushed to the shore, but who knew there would be a tsunami? They walked into a trap. They should have headed for the deep sea."

"Yes, that's what everyone says."

"As long as everything is fine in the village."

Lin Xiuqing asked again, "You didn't bring any luggage this time, did you? You'll only be staying for a few days before leaving again. Can you take down the quilt and air it out in the sun tomorrow?"

"We still have a few ships of goods. It's hard to unload them in the middle of the night. We'll have to wait until tomorrow. I've told the workers. And you have to prepare to weigh the goods tomorrow morning. The leftover goods from the ship have been dried into jerky. Everyone has brought them back. We'll weigh them tomorrow and add some inventory to our home."

"Okay, then I'll get up early tomorrow and get ready."

"How about the fish cannery?"

"It's going pretty good. We are slowly getting on track. We are also shipping more products. At the beginning, I was really worried that we wouldn't be able to sell them. The warehouse was full, but we couldn't sell much."

"It was like this at the beginning, and everything will be fine once the sales channels are opened up."

Ye Yaodong thought that maybe he could make a few phone calls to his fellow overseas Chinese tomorrow.

The bagged fish sauce from the workshop is steadily transported to the provincial capital, with a ship delivering the goods at a fixed time every month.

Since communication is not well developed nowadays, it is normal to make a phone call once every one or two months. Generally speaking, once a contract is agreed upon, it will not be easily changed unless there are special circumstances.

Now all their ships transporting goods have been contracted to Lin Ji. In the past year, this guy actually came ashore and started to deal in sea transportation in the surrounding area.

He used to be a reselling business, and now he is quite adept at transporting goods between the two places by shipping. Occasionally he goes to the city to inquire and he can always hear a few words. An office has already been set up.

Moreover, the fish sauce in the city is not only supplied to overseas Chinese, but Linji will also collect a batch of it regularly. A wholesale point has been set up in the provincial capital, which not only sells fish sauce, but also sells everything else.

Anyway, he has his own cargo ship, so he can collect some local goods wherever he goes and resell them back and forth.

It’s the same as what I did before, but I don’t transport the goods on the high seas, so it’s not considered smuggling, and I’m considered an honest businessman.

"Now I stay in the workshop in the morning, ride my bike to the factory with A Jiang at noon, and come back from get off work together in the evening. I will inspect the workshop again."

"Just look after the arrangements. You just need to look around and inspect. Leave the work to the workers. People are hired to do the work."

"Ah."

"Dongzi... Dongzi..."

The old lady stood on the roadside with a cane, looking at the people walking into the village, stretching her neck and shouting, but her voice was drowned out by the sound of everyone's conversation.

They only heard it when they got closer.

Ye Yaodong took a few quick steps forward to support her, and said helplessly: "Why are you running out in the middle of the night? Why are you causing trouble? Just wait at home."

The old lady smiled and touched his arm back and forth, "You are so impatient waiting, why not come out and take a look, you are stronger and darker..."

"Let's go, let's go home, you two help A Tai."

"Okay, Dad."

"No, I have a cane. I'll walk slowly. Let them go back first. It's cold in the middle of the night and they all have runny noses."

Ye Yaodong didn't say anything. His two sons looked at him and walked obediently to the old lady's side.

The old lady muttered as she walked, "It's okay if nothing happens when we're out, but if something happens, we'll be scared to death."

"Tomorrow you have to go to the Guanyin Temple to worship. You can't just worship Mazu, you have to worship all the gods."

Ye Yaodong responded vaguely and turned to talk to Lin Xiuqing again.

She was asking about family matters over the past two months. We also talked about it over the phone, but it's hard to talk as clearly over the phone as in person. And sometimes when I called her, she wasn't home, so the old lady answered the phone.

They slowed down their pace to accommodate the old lady, talking as they walked into the house.

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua from next door got ashore earlier than them and arrived home earlier than them.

At this time, the surroundings were brightly lit, and every household was filled with joy. Even the children got up in the middle of the night and ran around the house.

"Are you hungry? I'll make you some midnight snack."

"Just keep it simple. Is the little one still sleeping?"

"Yes, she is never awakened by thunder. She can sleep well even with all the noise around her."

Ye Yaodong nodded, put the sack beside Lin Xiuqing's feet, and walked into the house while taking off his clothes. He also said to the others, "You all should go back to bed. Cheng Hu and Yang Yang have to get up early to go to school tomorrow."

"Got it, we'll go upstairs in a minute."

The two brothers were immersed in the joy of their father's return and were reluctant to sleep. What's more, the neighbors were also noisy and there were sounds of children cheering.

Ye Yaodong really didn't bring any gifts this time. While others went shopping for gifts during the two days when he was away, he stayed at home and didn't go anywhere.

Normally, they always bring gifts when they go out, and they buy a lot. What don’t they have? They only have more than others, not less.

Any one of them would be enough to make all the children in the village envious.

When the two brothers saw the sack he put down, they wanted to dig into it, but they didn't dare to move. They could only walk around it, keeping their eyes on the sack.

Lin Xiuqing prepared the food to cook, then called the two brothers to go to the field to pick onions and break off two cabbage leaves, and then sent the two men away.

The old lady naturally went to the stove to help light the fire.

"He didn't say anything and just put it here..." Lin Xiuqing muttered as she pulled the rope that tied the sack.

The old lady whispered, "Is it money? He always likes to put money in the sack instead of in the safe."

When Lin Xiuqing untied it, she had prepared herself mentally, but it turned out to be nothing but straw.

As she dug out the straw, she smiled and said, "It's hidden carefully enough. It's covered with straw."

"Just in time to start a fire..."

Ye Yaodong went into the room with a flashlight and took a look. The little piglet was sleeping on her back with the quilt kicked off and her belly was exposed. He smiled knowingly and quickly covered her with the quilt.

When he went out, Lin Xiuqing was already cooking noodles.

"How come you put so much straw in there? I couldn't take it all out even after searching for so long."

"Pretend a little more to hide your tracks."

Ye Yaodong walked over and shook the sack. There were still some broken pieces of straw inside that had not been picked up. He grabbed a handful and saw the banknotes underneath.

"I made a net profit of about 35 yuan in total. I put 20 yuan in the bank, spent 5 yuan on buying land, and had about 10 yuan in cash."

"I exchanged 5 yuan for new 50-yuan notes, which didn't seem like that much."

"A new 50-yuan bill? Where is it? Let me see it." Lin Xiuqing quickly put down the spatula and wiped her hands on her apron.

"I have never seen what a 50-yuan bill looks like. I just heard you talk about it. I have never seen it before. How can this money be really useful?"

The old lady also stretched her head to look curiously, "Is this real money? Can I take it out to spend? Does anyone want it?"

"Are you stupid? How can no one want the banknotes? They have just been circulated, so they may be rare in the market. They may be more common after the Chinese New Year."

It’s not a festival and no one spends a lot of money, but every penny counts.

The Chinese New Year is never the same again, and families with the means are willing to spend a lot of money to add big items to their homes.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's pretty good looking."

"Luckily you showed it to me. It looks so colorful, and someone who doesn't know much about it might think it's a child's toy. If you hadn't checked it, I might have given it to the child to play with."

The old lady touched it and smiled, "The bills are getting bigger and bigger."

"Not only are the notes bigger, but the denominations are also getting bigger. This shows that money is depreciating. Small denominations are not worth spending, so the denominations of banknotes are getting bigger and bigger."

Lin Xiuqing said angrily: "You want to talk about your theory of currency devaluation again. What do you want to do with it again?"

"Not yet. Isn't it because I'm afraid you'll be worried and use my money to mess things up that I've specially deposited 20 yuan in the bank?"

"You're not afraid that I won't let you make trouble, you're attracted by the deposit interest rate."

"That's pretty good. It doubled in five years. If we rent the house above us for five years, it will almost double in value."

"The money I told you was so easy to make."

"Is it hard to make money? Do you think it's hard for me to make money these past few years?"

Lin Xiuqing stopped talking and continued to cook the noodles silently, lifting the lid of the pot, adding seasonings, and then serving.

"Eat first. I'll put the money away."

"Ah."

When Ye Yaodong sat down, he touched his pocket and remembered the Buddhist beads in his pocket. He took them out and placed them on the table for the old lady.

"I picked this up. You can string it together again tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll count how many there are and give you a few tomorrow."

After shutting up the old lady's nagging mouth, he quickly ate a midnight snack and went into the house.

"Why is this kid running so fast? What's the hurry?"

Lin Xiuqing just put away the money and the receipt and locked the drawer. "Do you want me to get you a basin of water to wash your face and feet? Don't take a bath so late at night. Wait until tomorrow morning."

"Row."

She stood up again and went out to fetch water.

As soon as Ye Yaodong came back, she would be very busy. She had to stay around him first and help him lie down before she went out to close the doors and windows.

Before she even entered the house, she could already hear snoring.

She shook her head, went into the room and lay down to sleep.

The next day, the couple was woken up by Ye Xiaoxi.

Ye Xiaoxi sat up as soon as she woke up in the morning, rubbed her eyes drowsily, and found that there was another person on the bed.

Her eyes widened, she crawled over and pulled off the blanket that was covering his head.

"Dad, it's you, Dad, you're back? Dad..."

She happily climbed onto him and sat on him immediately, calling "Daddy" all the time. She was so excited and surprised.

Ye Yaodong groaned when being pressed down by a heavy object. Fortunately, he was lying on his side. If he was lying flat, he was not sure where would be crushed.

"Dad, when did you come back? How come I didn't know?"

"Dad, you are so ugly. Get up and I will shave you..."

The little butt sitting on him kept twisting and pulling his quilt. Ye Yaodong opened one eye helplessly.

"Go down, don't make any noise, put on your clothes when you wake up and go out to play."

"where is my present."

"I don't have any gifts. I'll give you 10 cents. Buy whatever you want."

"Great, then Dad, I'll shave you."

"No, just go do what you need to do."

"Then I'll cut your hair!"

"Don't make any noise!"

Lin Xiuqing was also woken up and sat up, pulling Ye Xiaoxi over, "Put on your clothes first, or you'll catch a cold."

"Oh, mother, when did father come back? Why didn't I know?"

"You sleep like a pig, what do you know?"

"Did Dad bring anything delicious or fun?"

"Do you want to eat fart?"

"For you to eat!"

"Put it under the quilt for your father to eat. It's just right."

Ye Xiaoxi giggled.

Lin Xiuqing helped her put on her clothes and shoes, then got out of bed, put on her clothes, and went out to do some work.

She said last night that the workers would unload the goods early this morning and she still had to weigh the goods.

Ye Yaodong didn’t get enough sleep, so he pulled the quilt over him and continued to sleep.

Anyway, his father is there and he will lead the workers to unload the goods.

But he never expected that his daughter would be so filial. She said she would cut his hair and actually did so.

He really cried.

He felt his hair being pulled in his sleep, but he didn't pay much attention to it at first. When he turned over, his hair was pulled again, and this time he woke up.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a pair of scissors above his head. He was so scared that he quickly dodged to the side.

"Ye Xiaoxi!"

While shouting, he also snatched the scissors.

"Ah? Dad, my sister and I will help you cut your hair. Your uncle has finished, now it's your turn."

"what!"

Ye Yaodong touched the hair on his head. There were a lot of small strands of hair on one hand, and the hair on the top of his head was also uneven.

He looked again at the place where he had just lain. The pillow was covered with hair, and he suddenly felt unwell.

"Ah-Qing! Ah-Qing!"

Ye Xiaoxi said ignorantly: "Mom is not here, she is not free."

"She's busy and has no time to take care of you, so you're lawless?"

Ye Yaodong was so angry that he almost lost his mind. He threw the scissors on the table far away, grabbed Ye Xiaoxi, and spanked her hard on the butt several times.

She is also strong and doesn't cry.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Pei Yu tried to sneak away quickly.

"Stop right there. Come here."

She was forced to stop and turned back to look at him cautiously, "Jiujiu..."

"It's no use calling me Uncle Ten. Come here."

She moved over silently.

"Give me your hand."

Pei Yu quickly hid his hands behind his back, kept shaking his head, and backed away.

Ye Yaodong got out of bed and grabbed her, and she immediately burst into tears.

No one caught Ye Xiaoxi, so he immediately ran out barefoot.

"Stop for me..."

"No, Dad, I'm going to find Mom."

He quickly ran to catch her again.

Catch the man back and make the two stand side by side.

He was shirtless and wearing only a pair of boxer briefs. He watched the tiny strands of hair on top of his head falling down and sticking all over his body. He was so angry.

The two little ones in front of me, one was crying loudly, and the other had tears in her eyes, but they hadn't been beaten yet.

"Whose idea was it?"

"It's sister..."

"It's my sister..."

"It's sister..."

"It's my sister, it's my sister, it's you, it's you."

Pei Yu pushed Ye Xiaoxi angrily, and Ye Xiaoxi also rushed over to hit her angrily. The two girls were about to fight.

Ye Yaodong pulled them apart with one hand each, "Ye Xiaoxi, you did it, right?"

"My sister brought me the scissors. She pulled your hair up and cut it for me."

"You guys have a clear division of labor? Where did you get the scissors?"

"It's hers! It's from my sister's house. She gave it to me."

"Both of them are involved. One is the mastermind and the other is an accomplice. Show me your hands."

The two of them put their hands behind their backs and shook their heads in perfect harmony. It was obvious that they were often spanked.

Ye Yaodong was so angry that he could only keep scolding, "How can a child hold scissors? What if he pokes something? What if he falls while walking and pricks himself?"

"You are so lawless and you dare to hold a pair of scissors? I will peel off a layer of skin from you in a moment. You are so bold and you dare to cut my hair!"

"Who else did you cut your hair for? Your uncle? Didn't he notice? Is he a pig?"

"My dad is a pig. He snores all the time." Pei Yu said in a low voice.

Ye Yaodong's temples throbbed, "That idiot!"

"Dad, you snore too..."

"Shut up!"

He never expected that his daughter would give him such a big gift on the first day after returning home.

"Both of you stand still."

He patted the loose hair on his body, then lowered his head and swept it, and it fell down.

"Oh my god, you two are really itching for trouble. Wait and see how I deal with you. You have to be beaten on the first day you come back."

"don't want……"

"No? Are you scared now? Who told you to cut people's hair?"

“555…We saw mom cutting grandma’s hair, so my sister asked me to help her.”

"My sister also helped me cut it."

"Oh my god, my ancestors."

Ye Yaodong looked at the hair that could not be swept clean no matter how hard he tried, so he could only put on some clothes and carry the two dead girls out one by one.

“Emi, Emi…”

"Huh? What are you doing?"

Ye Huimei heard Ye Yaodong's shouting from a distance and hurried out. She had a bowl of longevity noodles in her hand and was feeding the twins breakfast.

"Hey? Why does your hair look like it was bitten by a dog? Who cut it? Why did you cut it like this?"

"Who else could have cut it? You can go home and see your husband."

"How could it be A Guang? He hasn't woken up yet."

"Damn, they are really pigs." Ye Yaodong brought the two dead girls to her.

"These two little bastards did it. I was still asleep when I felt my hair being pulled. One of them was holding a pair of scissors, and the other was pulling my hair. They worked together to cut my hair."

Ye Yaodong said this with gritted teeth.