Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1430 The unlucky fat man

On the day he returned on April 4, Ye Yaodong brought not only two people but also an extra burden.

The fat guy went out early and came back late every day. He was busier than him and sometimes he might not even come home to sleep. The night before he left, the fat guy jumped up with his eyes wide open and said that he would not take him back.

Bring him out, but don't bring him back.

This month, in addition to the booming business of the canteen and bathhouse in the base camp, Fatty also bought a piece of land outside.

The shell has already been built and it looks like it will be open for business soon. He has probably been busy for the past month or so.

"It looks like your place will be open soon. Wouldn't it be a waste of time to go back now?"

"How can it be so fast? Right now, it's just a shell that's almost finished. We still need to plaster the walls, doors and windows, and there are so many small things. Once everything is done, we need to let it air dry before I go buy other furniture."

"Then shouldn't you stay?"

"Don't you want people to work? I only brought two relatives here last time, and the rest were hired by local aunties. If this restaurant is open, I'll have to ask two of my own people to look after it, and the rest can be hired by local people."

"If we can hire locals, of course we can hire locals. Otherwise, it would be too much trouble to bring people from your hometown. If you hire locals, you don't even have to manage them."

"That's right, but we need a few of our own people to help look after the store. It's still under construction now, so I'll go back and call them, and then we can buy the furniture when we get upstairs."

"Okay, then you should quickly arrange your things. We need to board the ship at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning."

"so early!"

"Of course, it's better to go early than late. You're a last-minute addition, and I don't know if it's possible. I don't know if there's a place for you. You'd better go early tomorrow."

"Oh my god, I'll go and explain it right away."

The fat man ran out in a hurry, saw his bicycle, and rode on it.

Ye Yaodong looked at the tire that was obviously sinking and was worried that he would burst the tire.

Father Ye said, "Pack up everything you need to pack. It's a good opportunity to bring back the money you earned on this trip. You've earned about 170,000 or 180,000 this month, right?"

"you guess?"

"If not 5 or 1, it should be or , right? There has been a lot of rain this month, and the five Dongsheng boats have been off for more than half a month. That Yuanyang No. is really profitable."

"The workers haven't been paid yet, and the captain hasn't even calculated his share."

"That's only about 20,000 yuan, right?"

"Don't think about it. You won't lose anything. I'll settle it once a year, or once every six months."

"Then you have to hide it well when you take the cargo ship back. Be careful not to let anyone steal it."

"Well, everything is put away."

The only bills he received now were large 50-yuan notes, and he also exchanged smaller amounts at the bank regularly. They were all paper money, which he wrapped in rags and put in a sack.

The next day, he was ready to set off wearing tattered clothes and carrying a sack. He did not plan to bring the safe as it could not hold much and would be conspicuous.

The sack was filled with money and clothes. Spring clothes were quite thick, and he also specially put two cotton jackets in it, so it looked bulging.

The other two workers who went back with him also carried a small sack each.

Ye Yaodong even wore patched work clothes and a pair of worn-out Liberation shoes today. The three of them were dressed similarly and looked like migrant workers.

When the fat man saw them in the morning, his eyes widened and he clicked his tongue.

"Tsk tsk, when did Boss Ye San become so down and out?"

Ye Yaodong looked down at his patched clothes and his Liberation shoes with his toes exposed, feeling somewhat proud.

"I searched the entire camp and only found a pair of Crocs that fit me among hundreds of people. Now that everyone is making money, I think it's not easy to find a pair of worn-out shoes."

"If you go back dressed like this, the villagers will think their family members are in trouble."

He was stunned for a moment, "It seems so."

The fat man pulled at his oversized Mao suit, put the pen in his chest pocket, straightened the other things, and held his head high.

"You have to dress like me to match the boss' temperament."

"I'm afraid you won't be robbed enough if you're dressed like this."

"No way, just go out and call a rickshaw and it will take you directly to the pier."

"We'll see."

"If your password box is not in use, please lend it to me. Please help me with my luggage."

The fat man handed a large blue and white striped cloth bag to the two workers, and they took it over very considerately.

"What the hell, you're ordering my people around?"

"Go quickly and lend me your password box. This way I can return home with wealth. Otherwise, people will think I went out to work as a cook."

"You talk as if you're not a cook."

"I'm the boss now, hurry up, go, this is a good opportunity for you three to be my subordinates. You see, a boss returning home with three subordinates, it fits our look very well."

Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes at him and hurried back to the house to get him the safe, since there was nothing in it anyway.

Giving him the password box would save them the trouble of wasting time. They were in a hurry and had to leave quickly.

This conspicuous bag is just the right way to transfer the risk. He is carrying hundreds of thousands of cash on him, so it would be great if someone could carry it in front of him.

The fat man took his suitcase, weighed it in his hand, and smiled so hard that his mouth was about to split to the back of his head.

"I'll buy one tomorrow."

"If it gets robbed, remember to buy me a new one to compensate me."

"Are you making me a target?"

"You are the one who is asking for it."

The fat man shook his head, thinking it didn't matter. "It's okay. Anyway, you guys take my luggage and I'll just show off with your password box. Are you sure you don't want to change your clothes?"

"No, I'll just be a worker for you for once. I'll change when I'm almost home."

He also brought two sets of clothes in his sack so he could change into them when he was almost home.

Father Ye urged them, "Hurry up and leave. It's too late. You're still dawdling there."

"Let's go."

The four of them took their luggage and went out immediately, looking for a rickshaw as they walked.

However, they couldn't find a rickshaw, so they waited for an empty ride-sharing tractor, negotiated the price, and then got on it.

When getting off the car and paying, Ye Yaodong and the fat man took out money at the same time.

"I'll give it to..."

The fat man holding the password box held his big hand and blocked him behind him, "I'm your boss, how much do you make? And you still pay for the taxi fare?"

"That's right. Then I won't be polite to you, boss."

Ye Yaodong calmly put his hands back into his pockets.

As soon as the fat man's hand that was handing over the money was empty, the other hand that was holding the safe horizontally was also empty.

"Fuck! My password box..."

"Thief……"

"Fuck him, my password box..."

The fat man staggered a bit when he was pulled, and fell on Ye Yaodong and the others. Then he realized that he had been robbed.

He pushed his way through the crowd and tried to chase after the robber, but the robber disappeared as soon as he pushed into the crowd.

There are crowds of people near the pier. If you lose something or get robbed in the crowd, you can only blame yourself for your bad luck.

"There's no way to find them. They've all hidden in the crowd." The tractor driver said, "You're dressed like a big boss and you're carrying a safe. Who else would these hooligans rob if not you?"

"Damn... bastard... he just went out..." The fat man was indignant, and Dongzi was really right.

Ye Yaodong said: "I knew that carrying a password box was too ostentatious, and you were wearing a Zhongshan suit, leather shoes, and mousse on your hair... You looked like a fat sheep..."

The fat man cursed, "Too much, you haven't even pretended to be cool yet..."

At this moment, someone came over and bumped into him. Before he could start cursing, the person who bumped into him squeezed into the crowd and disappeared.

"Fuck, none of them have eyes..."

Ye Yaodong pointed at his chest and said, "The pen on your chest is gone."

The fat man looked down, covered his chest, and said with a look of heartache, "Fuck his ancestors for eighteen generations... and nineteen generations of poverty..."

"Do you want to touch your pocket again?"

He quickly touched it and found that his finger had already poked out of his trouser pocket, and the tear was neatly cut.

He turned his pockets inside out again; they were empty.

"He's paralyzed..."

The two workers also nervously put their hands into their pockets and instantly breathed a sigh of relief. It was still there!
Even though it’s just a few dollars, it’s still a few dollars.

They both looked at the fat man with sympathy.

It was less than a minute after I got off the bus station, and everything was taken away.

Ye Yaodong also put one hand in his pocket and shook it, and the clanging sound of coins could be heard in his pocket.

"Just say it."

"Let's go, let's go. It's my bad luck. Damn it, bad luck..."

"Remember to compensate me with a password box." Ye Yaodong said as he walked.

"You really have no sympathy at all. You only care about your password box."

"Who made you a fat sheep? Who can be as fat as you these days? Look at the people on the road, they are all as thin as bamboo poles, and some even have pale faces. Just looking at your physique, you can tell that you are rich. And you are acting like this, and you are dressed like this, who else can I rob? Who else can I steal from?"

"That's too fast..."

He had just got off the bus to pay the fare when his safe was snatched, his pen was taken, and the money in his pocket was stolen.

He was the only one who was fleeced, while the other three were still fine.

"It doesn't matter. It's nothing to you. Let's go and find a boat. This boat leaves on time and won't wait for anyone. We don't know if there's a spot for you yet."

The fat man walked and cursed, cursing the other person's ancestors for eighteen generations and using all kinds of curses.

People passing by were so frightened by his ferocious look, curses coming out of his mouth, and his face full of fat shaking that they walked away.

There was a little more space around them.

However, when they found the cargo ship, the fat man discovered that his clothes had several cuts, all of which were caused by a knife, and all of them were in the pockets.

Even the pocket behind his butt was cut open, revealing his underwear.

He felt around in front and behind, "I finally figured out why I see so many people mending their pockets on the street."

Ye Yaodong put down his luggage and noticed a hole in the sack, revealing the sweater inside. It didn't seem to be a big problem anyway, as he had wrapped himself in several layers.

"So you should be more careful when you go out. I'm teaching you a lesson, especially in a place like this where there are all kinds of people. Our home is much safer than here."

"Next time I will follow your example and wear tattered clothes, and put on a black mask with my eyes showing."

"You can also put a scar on your forehead."

"Makes sense."

Ye Yaodong was no longer joking with him. After finding the cargo ship, he quickly boarded the ship, registered his name, and showed his ticket.

By the way, I also mentioned that I wanted to buy another ticket for the fat man.

There are no beds for sleeping, but if you want, you can still get on board and squeeze in the cabin with other people.

Tickets with beds were several times more expensive, but Ye Yaodong had money and was willing to spend it, so he bought tickets with beds for the workers. He also bought them early, so all of them had beds to sleep on.

Now that the fat man is here, we definitely can’t go back.

He asked Ye Yaodong to pay for the registration, as he had no money left.

He looked at Ye Yaodong's two workers again, ready to negotiate with them and spend some money to let them vacate a bed.

"Okay, then please register your name."

Ye Yaodong was confused for a moment. What is the fat man called?
what do you say that is?

"Register Fatty?"

The person recording it glanced at him, said nothing, and just wrote it down.

Ye Yaodong also quickly bought the boat ticket, and then called the three people who were standing aside to discuss it to find a bed.

"What's your name, Fatty?"

The fat man's eyes widened. "Fuck you, we grew up together, and you actually asked me what my name is?"

"Yeah, isn't that what everyone calls you, Fatty? Who made you fat since you were little? If not a fat guy, what else can you be called?"

"Your uncle, your ancestors, don't talk to me, I don't have a brother like you."

"Then give me the money for the boat ticket."

"Then give me the money for the tractor."

"Then you give me the password box as compensation."

"Fart for you."

After Ye Yaodong found his own bed, he switched to the upper bunk with the worker, put his sack on it, climbed up, and didn't care what the fat man called him.

As for how the fat man negotiated the beds with the workers, he didn't care.

After they settled down, people started to enter the cabin one after another and the roar of machines could be heard.

It was too noisy and no one wanted to talk. Everyone had a bed spaced apart from each other, and everyone kept to themselves.

Not long after, the boat started moving.

The fat man, who was in the bunk below him, said excitedly, "Dongzi, he moved. He left."

"Well, it'll take three days."

He was immediately frustrated. "It's such a pain. It takes twice as long as coming here."

"This is considered fast. We deliberately chose the shortest time to arrive. Some cargo ships take a week to arrive."

"Play cards? Faster?"

"also."

Ye Yaodong climbed down quickly. There were exactly four of them. They had just woken up in the morning and were not sleepy, so they decided to have a game to kill some time.

The cabin was dark, so they brought their own flashlights and hung them above the beds.

There were entertainment activities and everyone was chatting and laughing, so the time didn't seem unbearable.

Eat some dry food and drink some water at a certain time, go to bed when it gets dark, and continue when you wake up.

After three and a half days of darkness, someone outside shouted with a loud speaker: We have arrived at the provincial capital of Fujian Province. Those who want to get off the ship should pack their luggage in advance and prepare to disembark.

The three of them then threw away the poker cards and quickly climbed back to their beds to get their luggage.

When they walked out of the cabin, the four of them narrowed their eyes at the same time and blocked the light with their hands.

Ye Yaodong sighed, "Why do I feel like I was released from prison?"

"Do you know what it's like to be released from prison?"

Ye Yaodong glanced at him and said, "When you are released from prison, remember to tell me about it so that I can learn more."

"Okay, when I get in, I'll take you with me."

"Paralyzed."

"Let's go, get off the boat and take me home."

"Please me."

"Brother Dong~"

Ye Yaodong got goosebumps all over his body, "Shut up..."

The people queuing to get off the boat looked at the two people arm in arm with strange eyes.

They don’t understand the dialect, but they can hear the affected intonation…

Seeing that the sound came from the fat man, everyone showed sinister expressions, and some even got goose bumps all over their bodies.

"Well, he told me to shout." The fat man even pointed his index finger at Ye Yaodong.

Ye Yaodong simply grabbed his index finger and tried to pry it off.

"shut your mouth."

"Hiss, loosen up, loosen up...be gentle, it's going to break..."

Everyone looked away with disdain.

"be honest."

"When you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head..."

After they got off the boat, they all felt their legs were very weak, except Ye Yaodong.

He strode forward as usual, leaving the three idiots behind.

"boss……"

"Dongzi, slow down, wait for me..."

"You three weaklings, wait a minute, I'll go find a car."

"Find a car and go home directly?"

"You can just find a car on the street to take you home across the city? You're dreaming."

Ye Yaodong first found a car to take them to Linji.

He didn't meet anyone, but the people in Linji knew him and treated him to delicious food and drinks.

It was evening when he finally saw Lin Jishang.

"Knowing that you'll be arriving in the provincial capital today, I asked someone to greet you in advance. I guess I didn't neglect you. I've also arranged a boat back to the city tomorrow morning. I just happened to arrange a shipload of cargo in advance."

"That's very thoughtful. Thank you very much."

"No need to thank me. What are you thanking me for? I'll need you to lead the way and settle me down when we get to Zhou City."

"Okay, you decide which time is more convenient for you. I can leave around May 5th."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements in advance and set a departure time to call you. There's still at least 10 days left, so it should be no problem."

"You have to go earlier. If it's too late, I can't wait. I have to go as early as possible."

"clear."

He can also take a ride on a favorable boat from Linji, which saves him a lot of trouble as he doesn't have to sit on a cargo ship for several days.

Moreover, the cargo ship's arrival time is not so coincidental. There is not always a ship available whenever he wants to leave.

After they finished talking, the fat man asked him stealthily.

"When did you become so familiar with him?"

Ye Yaodong thought about it and realized that he wasn’t sure when he became so familiar with him. At the beginning, he wanted to keep his distance. Maybe it was because of the intermittent interactions that he felt that this person was not a bad person, so he gradually became familiar with him.

"I forgot. We visited each other occasionally. We are from the same village anyway."

"I heard that he was involved in smuggling before, but then his uncle was caught, and then he turned over a new leaf? Is it true?" The fat man asked in a low voice, looking around with a sly look in his eyes.

"I don't know. I heard he shines shoes before."

"Bullshit, how can he shine shoes? He is just fooling the villagers. Do you think he looks like a shoe shiner?"

"Who cares? We're doing transportation now, and it's a serious job."

"That's right. I heard he's doing pretty well."

"There are dozens of boats, maybe even more than me."

"That person is more low-key than you. His boat has never come back. Every time you come back, your boat takes up an entire pier, and even causes a sensation when you pass by the town."

"If I don't stop at the dock, where should I stop? My fishing boats will all go back home for the New Year, but other people's transport boats don't all have to go back. We don't know where the boats will be during the New Year."

"From what I heard you guys talking just now, he wants to go to Zhou City with you too?"

"Yes, he was supposed to go up with us after the New Year, but he was busy at the time. After May 5th, he can take the boat to take us up. Isn't that easier?"

"Are you trying to get everyone you know on there?"

"What are you talking about? He came to me on his own initiative. I didn't instigate him. You are the only one who deserves my concern."

The fat man was satisfied and patted him on the shoulder, "Good brother."

"I make money thinking of taking you with me."

"We grew up wearing the same pants, so you must think of me when you make money. Just tell me how I saved you from so many disasters at the dock when we were setting out!"

Ye Yaodong shrugged his shoulders and shook off his hand. "It's none of my business. It's because you were so arrogant that you got robbed."

"Don't think I don't know. You asked me to lend you the safe. You were so straightforward. Aren't you just thinking of making me your target?"

"I asked you to borrow it? You didn't ask for it on your own initiative? Without the safe, you would be the first choice for robbery."

"Then at least I don't have to compensate you with a password box. It's so expensive."

"roll."

"Remember to call me when you get up tomorrow, don't run away secretly."

Ye Yaodong was too lazy to pay attention to him.

The next day they worked on the boat for most of the day before going to the fish sauce factory in the city. It was already night when they got on the tractor and got home.

The cargo ship at Linji originally planned to unload the cargo and then send him home.

However, he looked at the cargo ship that was full of cargo and realized it was not so fast to unload. The cargo had to be handed over after unloading. It would be faster for him to just take a tractor.

Land transportation is faster than sea transportation.

Lin Xiuqing had been waiting at home for a long time. After the children found out, they also waited from morning till night and asked 800 times.

We heard the sound of a tractor in the middle of the night. We were all in bed, but we all got up immediately after hearing the noise.

The tractor hadn't even reached the workshop yet, but people in disheveled clothes and slippers came running out, shouting as they ran.

"father……"

"Dad...you're back..."

"Dad, we've been waiting all day..."

The tractor stopped before entering the workshop.

As Ye Yaodong jumped down, he was surrounded by them and his legs were hugged.

The three children's faces were red with excitement.

Not far away, several nephews and nieces got up and walked out.

"Uncle San, you're back!"