Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1419 1988 years

Ye Yaodong was carrying a basket with two puppies in it. When he got home, Lin Xiuqing had not returned yet, and his mother had not returned either.

He and his father, two grown men, had to clean up the mess themselves. They would slaughter the animals first and wait for them to come back before cooking the meat.

Father Ye also kept complaining, "All day long, he's nowhere to be seen. He's always out and about. Are other people's affairs so interesting and fun?"

"It's already so late, and I don't know if I'll come back. There's a lot of food waiting for them to clean up. I don't know if I can cook it or not. Can I celebrate the New Year?"

"The big one is nowhere to be seen, the small one is nowhere to be seen, the old one is nowhere to be seen, and all of them are suffering from pain here and there all day long. They are all fake..."

"Dongzi, go call them back. If they don't come back, it will be lunch time."

Ye Yaodong swung the kitchen knife in his hand onto the wooden chopping board and stood there, looking at Ye's father with a trembling heart.

"Then...I'll go."

After saying this, Father Ye wiped his hands on his body, put his hands behind his back, and shook his head, "They are all so bad-tempered. I can't even yell at them... They are so angry..."

Ye Yaodong just took the rag beside him to wipe his hands. Seeing his father like that, he felt a little confused.

Say what?

After Ye's father left, he disappeared again.

Ye Yaodong even washed the vegetables, but still didn't see anyone. He began to suspect that his father was deliberately being lazy and running away.

It was not until he heard noise in the distance that he thought that everyone should have returned and the show should be over.

The neighbors hadn't seen him either, and his father had returned with the main group.

"I haven't seen you guys so enthusiastic about the opera at the Tianhou Temple. There's not even anyone running to watch the fun. Did you know that today is New Year's Eve?"

"You run away without doing anything. Who will do the work for you? It's almost time for dinner. Why don't you just stay there and eat?"

"And you!" Ye Yaodong said to his father, "You said you were going to call them back, but you ran away. Are you going to call them? You are going to join them."

"You all seem to know nothing."

He glared at the old lady again, "And you, you are already old, you are so old, but you still want to join in the fun with a cane, is that rude? If anyone touches you casually, you will really be in trouble."

The old lady flattered him: "I just wanted to buy some candy and just take a walk..."

"Just wandering around, and then ended up going with them?"

Mother Ye rolled up her sleeves and said, "How much work can there be? There are so many people. Just do whatever you want. I'll do it."

"I have done what I should do, but it is not your turn."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and glanced at him reproachfully, "Isn't it just in time for you to come back? You have done what you were supposed to do, and the rest is our turn. Go and take a rest. Ye Xiaojiu...come back..."

Ye Xiaoxi heard the call and rushed in from some corner outside, followed by a group of followers.

"I'm here, mother, you called me?"

"Give your father a massage of his legs. He has worked so hard. Ask him to give you a New Year's gift tonight."

Her eyes lit up, "Go ahead, guys!"

That group of followers, big and small, all rushed towards Ye Yaodong, howling.

Ye Yaodong's eyes widened as he watched a group of little rascals rush over and surround him, some of them even bumped into his legs and sat down on the ground.

Some people brought him a stool, wiped it with their sleeves, and pulled him to sit down.

Some even brought two small stools, lifted up his legs and let him cross his feet.

"What are you doing? You seem quite skilled in your business?" Ye Yaodong amusedly followed the little brats in fiddling with them.

"Ahai and Ajiang trained me." Lin Xiuqing said with a smile, wearing an apron.

At this time, the group of children were already pinching shoulders, pounding legs, and pounding backs.

"These two brats really know how to enjoy themselves? You're ordering them around?"

"Isn't it? It's different when I make money. I buy a bag of candy, then play with these children, massage their shoulders and backs, and reward each of them with a candy when they feel comfortable."

Ye Yaodong looked at Ye Xiaoxi and laughed, "Can you be bribed by a piece of candy?"

"This is what I earned, of course it's different, and everyone has it, they love to eat candy."

A group of little idiots followed suit, saying that they loved eating candy the most.

"You've become a big sister? And you've developed a group of followers?"

Ye Xiaoxi said proudly, "Of course, I have a lot of toys, so they all listen to me."

"Awesome! Just behave yourself. When I feel comfortable with you, I will buy you some candy."

"Thank you, Uncle San..."

"Thank you, Uncle Dong..."

Ye's mother grumbled, "You're already in your early 30s, and you're still imitating Ah Hai and the others. You can hang out with a bunch of little brats like this."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "I'll fry some vegetable meatballs and share them with them later."

"Okay~"

Ye Xiaoxi cheered happily, and the others followed suit.

Ye Yaodong asked, "What did you see from watching the excitement this morning?"

"What else can it be? You have to pay. How can you celebrate the New Year without paying? I can't make your whole family restless. I gave you 5000 yuan and it was settled in front of the villagers. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other and we don't owe each other anything."

After Lin Xiuqing finished speaking, Ye's mother added something.

"That woman came over and said that it was her money that allowed Chen Wei to go out to the village to earn money. Then she seemed to be holding someone's lifeline, so Chen Wei agreed and went to get the money. His wife refused at the time, so she slapped him in the face. Then the people around tried to stop the fight, and after giving the money to Chen Wei, they left."

"Then the couple took the money and left, and they started fighting again. What kind of thing is this?"

"It was a good family, wasn't it good to live a good life? Why did you have to make such a fuss? You have a wife and children at home but you still mess around. You deserve to pay a huge sum of money. Do you think you can just sleep with them casually?"

"It has been going on for a few days. The whole village has been watching the excitement for several days. It is really more exciting than a big opera."

The old lady sighed and said, "Today is New Year's Eve. With this incident, everyone is gone and we can't celebrate the New Year properly."

"Is the person gone?"

Mother Ye held up a colorful wash basin and said, "They left. The couple had a fight and were pulled apart. Then Chen Wei took a password box similar to yours and left."

"Depend on."

"I guess he wanted to leave a long time ago, but he was blocked at his doorstep for several days and couldn't go anywhere, so he just ran away this time."

“It’s not even the New Year.”

Father Ye interrupted, "What kind of New Year is this? With everything going on like this, the family is in turmoil, how can we celebrate the New Year? I don't think anyone will cook for us."

Mother Ye said, "Dongzi, you can't learn from this kind of people. You can't learn bad things outside."

"How could I possibly do such a thing? Most of the strong men in the village are watching over me, and so is my father."

"That's true. My son would never do such a thing."

"Then why are you hitting me?"

"I'm reminding you, don't get carried away just because you have money."

"understood."

Ye Yaodong was suddenly in no mood to enjoy the service of the little rascals. He waved his hand to tell them to stop working, and took out 5 cents to give to Ye Xiaoxi.

"Use it to buy candy for everyone."

"Great, let's go to the store~"

"Go!"

A fat little kid was running in the front, followed by a bunch of kids, some younger than her, some older than her.

"It's so noisy..."

"Hey? Why are there two more puppies?" Lin Xiuqing spoke from inside the house.

"We just caught two wolfhounds. When we first brought them back, the dogs at home kept barking at them. Although these two little puppies are small, they are also very fierce. They also jumped out of the basket and barked at the local dogs. If I hadn't stopped them, they would have started fighting. That's why I brought the basket into the house."

It’s also because these two are a little small and looked like they had just been weaned, and I was worried that they would get cold outside, so I put them indoors.

"Wolfdog? No wonder they look so different. How do you raise them? The two dogs will fight, right?"

"I don't know. I've never raised one before. I'll keep it in the house for now. When I go to Zhou City, I'll take it with me."

"Ok."

Lin Xiuqing took the basket out and showed it to everyone, then took it back and placed it on the firewood pile next to the stove. This was the warmest place in the whole house except for the quilt.

The two dogs were not discovered by the children in the family until lunch time.

Everyone was too busy to even eat. They all gathered around the firewood pile with their bowls in hand, looking at the two puppies, and then feeding them their own food.

If the adults hadn't stopped them, they would have held the puppy on their laps and eaten with them.

After the meal, nothing could stop them from holding the puppies in their arms, running around and playing, showing off that they had two more little wolfhounds in their home.

Ye Yaodong was worried that they would play with him and make him a fool, and he would never grow up.

It seems that he can't take these two dogs away.

Not only could they not take them away, but by the time he finished his meal and went out for a walk, the three others in his family had already started training the two little wolfhounds.

I took a wire ring and let the two puppies drill through it, and I was regretting that I couldn't light a fire ring for them to drill through.

"Fuck, no animal cruelty."

When Ye Yaodong saw the two puppies placed on the ground, waiting to go through the iron ring, he quickly picked them up and put them in his arms. They also tied bones to a rope to tempt them to jump over.

"That's how they dance in the circus, with a ring of fire."

"Damn, what did you guys do when I wasn't home? Did you come up with anything new?"

"Uncle San, they said there was a fire ring in the circus, and then they let bears go through it. It was really fun."

"Dad, our dog can do it too. Huahua~ stand up and wave~"

Ye Chenghu gave instructions to the dog next to him in a show-off manner. The Dalmatian next to him moved over with a desperate look and then stood up on its two front hooves.

"Turn around again."

He held the dog's paw with one hand, and the Dalmatian actually cooperated and made a circle.

Ye Chenghu said excitedly, "Dad, look, our dog can do it too."

"It's not easy for them to have to deal with you..."

"We asked Mom to buy it some bones and pig lungs to eat!"

Ye Xiaoxi also said excitedly: "Dad, Xiao Hei can do it too. I'll teach him too. Come here, come here. Why are you running? Come here?"

The more she yelled, the more the little black dog retreated. When she ran to chase it, the little black dog also ran away, looking back as it ran.

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but hold his forehead, these few...

"Can you please stop using all the circus tricks on the dogs? Simply train them and don't bully or abuse them."

"No way, how could we abuse them? We love them so much." Ye Chengyang also retorted loudly.

Ye Yaodong touched the two puppies in his arms and said, "You are not allowed to play with these two little ones. They have just been weaned, so don't let them touch your straw bags."

After saying that, he took the two puppies back home first. He was really worried that they would be played to death.

It's still very young, but it can't withstand their torment.

"Okay, then Dad, you take him back first, and we will train the other dogs."

The other dogs had also disappeared by this time.

I guess he's afraid of them too.

"Your mother is calling you to go home and take a bath. Now that it's sunny at noon, it won't be cold to take a bath. Go take a bath quickly and change into new clothes."

"Ah, you're wearing new clothes? Oh, go home, take a shower and put on new clothes~"

Ye Yaodong walked back slowly.

When the children around heard that they were going to take a bath and put on new clothes, they hurried to their homes, prepared to take a bath and put on new clothes, and then dispersed in a hurry.

The dogs that had originally run far away slowly gathered at his feet again.

Some of them bit his trouser legs, some whimpered, and some stood up directly, put their front paws on his arms, and then barked loudly at the two little wolfhounds in his arms.

The two little wolfhounds in his arms also turned their heads and barked at the local dog, showing their sharp fangs, as if they were ready to fight at any time.

Ye Yaodong threw the dog off his arm and said, "Go ahead, go play by yourself."

Lin Xiuqing was busy running around the house. As soon as the three children came running back, they clamored for a bath and new clothes. She was so overwhelmed that she couldn't keep up with the pace.

As soon as he saw Ye Yaodong coming back, he immediately asked him to help and stop playing with the dog.

On New Year’s Eve, the whole village seems to be lit up by festive lanterns.

Big red lanterns were lit in front of every household. The warm red color swayed gently in the cold wind, illuminating the originally dim doorway.

The halo of the lanterns is projected onto the mottled walls, with light and shadow interweaving like a flowing painting.

After the children finished their New Year’s Eve dinner and received their New Year’s money and red envelopes, they happily ran to the door to set off firecrackers.

The adults also went to the village to visit friends, chat and play cards, leaving Lin Xiuqing alone busy cleaning up the mess.

The Spring Festival Gala was playing on the TV in the house. The cheerful music and humorous sketches made Lin Xiuqing feel busier and more energetic just by listening to them.

These years have been the happiest and most fulfilling years of her life. Even when she is busy alone, her face is always filled with a joyful and happy smile.

There were two little puppies running out from their kennel at her feet, circling around them.

She was afraid that it would be stepped on, so she kicked it gently to the side. As a result, the little wolf-dog somersaulted over and then ran back to her feet.

In an instant, she seemed to understand why the whole family seemed to like dogs very much.

Only after she had cleaned the house inside and out did she have time to take a shower and tidy herself up, and also to put on her gold necklace and gold bracelet.

Ye Yaodong was even more satisfied when he found out that she was wearing a gold necklace and a gold bracelet at night.

1988, first grade.

It started raining heavily in the early morning. The sound of the rain could not dampen the children's enthusiasm to run outside. They still had a bag of firecrackers that they had not set off.

Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang were wearing rain boots, each holding an umbrella, and standing in the rain turning the umbrellas. Ye Xiaoxi in the corridor was so jealous that she jumped up and down.

Ye Yaodong was woken up by their noise.

"Dad, my brother won't give me an umbrella."

"Then let's beat up my brother on New Year's Day."

Ye Xiaoxi immediately turned around and went to get the whip.

The two brothers looked at the whips being handed over to Ye Yaodong, and suddenly they felt unsure...

"Dad, today is the first day of the Chinese New Year..."

"You also know the first day of the Chinese New Year? Look at the water on your body and your heels."

The two brothers looked down and found that their new cotton-padded jackets were half wet and half dry. Their heels were even more horrible. They didn't know when, but their pants below the buttocks were covered with a large pool of mud.

"Dad, I'm going to my hometown to ask grandpa and grandma to come over for dinner." Ye Chengyang ran away quickly.

Ye Chenghu also ran with an umbrella, "I'm going too."

"I also want……"

Ye Xiaoxi was so anxious that she was running around and wanted to rush into the rain, but Ye Yaodong quickly grabbed her collar.

"Do you want to be beaten to death? You're still rushing out in the rain."

As soon as she saw the whip, she didn't want to move anymore. She was the one who put the whip in her father's hand.

"I'm going to find the dog."

She bent down to escape from his hands and went into the house.

Ye Yaodong also felt that the three of his family members were really noisy. He had not been at home much and only came back in the evening the day before yesterday. He felt a little overwhelmed after just one day.

He followed him into the house and told A Qing about the two gangsters.

How could he not know that little trick?

He was clearly wet and dirty from playing in the rain, but by calling his parents over for dinner he had a perfect excuse to shirk responsibility.

"It actually rained on the first day of the new year, and it was heavy rain."

Lin Xiuqing agreed, "Yeah, it looks like we don't know when the rain will stop, and there's no New Year's atmosphere anymore."

"Well, there was an atmosphere before the New Year, but now it's gone. If it rains tomorrow, I won't be able to accompany you back to your parents' home."

"It doesn't matter. We can go when the rain stops and the road conditions are good. It doesn't matter if we don't go. It won't make any difference if we go when they go to the city."

"I'm just worried that I won't have time, as the store will be open on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. I plan to go to the provincial capital around the tenth day and stay there for about four or five days. Regardless of whether I gain anything, I'll be back around the fourteenth day, watch out for the hustle and bustle on the fifteenth day, and leave for Zhou City around the sixteenth or seventeenth day."

"Just arrange it according to your schedule. It doesn't matter where I am. We'll see when the time comes."

"Ah."

The drizzle continued for several days in a row, completely destroying the festive atmosphere.

There were few people on the road for several days, and only the intermittent sounds of children throwing firecrackers into the rain and puddles could be heard.

Every household had to stay at home, and the village suddenly felt quiet.

But when you go to some of the homes, you will find that the silence is all fake. All outdoor activities are concentrated indoors. There is smoke everywhere, and everyone is standing on a stool with a handful of money in their hands.

The special New Year atmosphere must still be there.