Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1487 Going Home
Lin Xiuqing looked at the pile of high-end new clothes and was so happy that her teeth were showing.

The children were also very happy. They saw a different big shopping mall and bought toys that everyone liked.

Ye Yaodong not only bought them, he also bought a woolen coat and a down jacket for his godfather and godmother, so he was all set.

It just so happens that when they return they have to go to the city to say hello to the New Year. Bringing back woolen coats and duck down jackets from Shanghai is the most decent New Year gift.

The New Year gifts are all the same every year, so this year you can give something different and decent.

They came out of the First Department Store and went to the First Food Store, which was just east, about ten minutes' walk away, also on Nanjing Road.

After a thorough shopping, I bought everything I should buy, including things I shouldn't buy and things I had never seen before. The little ones were very happy.

At this moment, the benefit of having his friends follow him was apparent. When the couple couldn't carry all the items, they asked everyone to help.

They had already done some shopping when his wife came over, so now she was just the right person to help him carry things.

He was worried that his wife and children had not arrived yet, so he mainly took everyone around and acted as an ATM for his mother.

He no longer makes his own decisions about what his wife and children like. He just waits for them to come up and shop around, and is happier choosing what they want.

This resulted in the situation that at the back, their family of five plus Pei Yu were skipping and walking in front with ease, while the people behind them were like bodyguards, with their hands full of things.

"Hey, are you guys done shopping?"

"Yeah, have you bought enough? It's almost dark."

"I feel like we are just like bodyguards, following behind their family."

"I just saw that they couldn't get it, so I gave them a hand, and then they got even more demanding."

Lin Xiuqing turned around and looked at their arms full of things, feeling a little embarrassed, "I asked you to help carry it, why did you give it all to them?"

"If I don't give them to you, why would I let them come with me? Won't they be in the way?"

"Is there anyone like you?"

"It's okay. They are free anyway."

If they don't bring them along, the couple would be too busy just looking after three children to go shopping with peace of mind.

"It's almost time, let's go back."

"Okay, I'll take you somewhere else tomorrow."

All the children had no objections. Today was an eye-opener for them and they bought what they wanted. They were already very satisfied, not to mention that they could go out tomorrow.

Not only tomorrow, but in the next few days Ye Yaodong will take them everywhere to hang out and play, and even take them to the amusement park, making them so happy that they don't want to leave.

When they were told to go back to Zhou City, everyone was reluctant to go back and wanted to move here.

Before leaving, I turned back and looked at the villa reluctantly.

"Dad, can't we really live here?" Ye Chenghu still held on to the iron door of the villa and looked inside through the gap.

"Who will watch over you if you live here? Who will cook and wash your clothes? You don't even have friends to play with."

Ye Chengyang said: "Then can we build a house like this at home?"

"You hit the nail on the head! You're smart. I'll arrange it later."

Ye Chengyang's eyes sparkled with hope, "Really?"

He was just talking casually, could it really come true?

Ye Yaodong patted his head and said, "Really? When your father makes more money, he will build you an identical house at home and surround it with a garden."

"Great!"

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "This house is big and bright, with good lighting and looks clean. Anyone who lives here will be reluctant to leave."

Ye Yaodong locked the door and said, "It's not difficult to build one at home."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and shook her head, "Let's talk about it later."

With new cakes hanging, the children got on the motorcycles contentedly and took the boat back to Zhou City.

Ye Yaodong calculated the time to go back well. Today is the 15th. After staying in Zhou City for one night, it will be the 16th. He can let the fishing boat rest in the next few days.

Let the workers relax for a day or two. During these days, he also has to take care of all the miscellaneous matters. He can only go back with peace of mind after greeting all parties.

When they arrived in Zhou City, Ye Yaodong asked others to help him take the things he bought back, while he took his wife and children to the guesthouse.

He will definitely be very busy in the next few days, and the fishing boats will also stop to rest one after another. By then, most of the people coming in and out of the camp will be men, and it will be inconvenient for Lin Xiuqing, a woman, to be there, so he will arrange for them to stay in the guesthouse.

Worried that A Qing wouldn't be able to take care of three people, Ye Xiaoxi decided to continue living with him in the base camp to keep Pei Yu company.

If nothing unexpected happens, they will definitely get home before the New Year. If things go well, he will finish his work in the next two days, and if the weather and wind direction are good, they can set off on the 18th.

I am busy outside all year round, so I try to go back home to celebrate the New Year as early as possible.

After Ye Yaodong settled the mother and her two children, he returned home and discussed things with his father first, and also handed over the recent work.

At the same time, I also discussed the time of returning with others.

In fact, no one had any objection. They just listened to him and let him decide when to go back. When he went back, everyone else would go back with him.

Father Ye asked back: "What about your ship? I just came back, and I don't know if your ship can deliver the goods."

"On the way back, I thought about it and felt that it would be a waste of fuel to drive all those new ships back together..."

"What's the waste? Of course I have to drive it back. It's Chinese New Year. I've just got a new boat. I have to drive it back to set off firecrackers, worship Mazu, welcome Mazu, and let the folks see it. Who buys a new boat and hides it away without driving it back? And it's Chinese New Year."

"That's right. Fine then. It's a bit late today already. I will go to the shipyard early tomorrow morning to sort out the boat issue and complete the necessary formalities."

"Well, you've been away for so many days and haven't supervised. I wonder if the boat is ready? We need to go check it out first to make sure it can be sailed back. Then we can arrange for someone to help so that we don't have to make a wasted trip."

"If the seafood collection boat goes out to sea tomorrow, you should also inform everyone to return the next day, so that they can rest and celebrate the New Year. If nothing unexpected happens, we will set off on the 18th."

It’s not early anymore. Tomorrow is the 16th, and the day after tomorrow is the 17th. The 18th will give everyone a day off to buy local specialties, and then we will set off back at the early morning of the 19th.

It is the 21st day of the lunar calendar when we get home, which is only three days away from the Little New Year.

As for the accounts, he is not in a hurry to calculate them. He now has more ships, and the share of the profits for the ship captains is different. After a whole year, the accounts are very complicated.

It's the same to wait until you get home to do the calculation, and it can save some time. Otherwise, if you reconcile the accounts here, it will probably take a whole day just to reconcile the accounts for the fresh food ships.

Then there are his joint fishing boats, rented fishing boats, and the workers' wages that he has to pay. There are a lot of accounts alone. Old You is alone and doesn't have a computer, so it is complicated and troublesome to calculate these accounts. He needs a few days to check the accounts.

It is not possible to check in advance. The fishing boats have not returned yet and there are still goods to sell. It is impossible to calculate. At most, the workers' wages can be calculated in advance. This is the simplest account here.

Ye Yaodong also mentioned the matter of settling the accounts to his father, and they decided to do it together when they got home to avoid wasting time here.

The workers' wages can be calculated and paid to Lao You in the next two days. This will make everyone happy and they can use the money on hand to buy New Year's goods and gifts for their families.

Father Ye nodded as he listened, "Okay, there's no rush to reconcile the accounts. We don't have to do it right away. There's still time to reconcile them when we get home. Just settle the accounts before the New Year."

"I think so too. The accounts are very complicated now. So many ships have been handed over, and each ship boss gets different amounts."

"By next year, you'll have five more ships, and the accounts there will be even more serious."

"So we need to hire someone to help Old You share the burden. One person can calculate the salary and the share of the small boats, and another person can be responsible for the accounts of the large boats."

It is definitely quiet on a daily basis, but you will be busy when it comes to the end-of-month summary. You can hire one more person to be responsible for different things, so that the accounts will not be confused.

"You decide for yourself. Anyway, you are hiring more and more people now, and you have more and more employees. I don't know how to deal with it. You decide for yourself. It's best to hire someone to manage it."

"I'll think about it when the time comes."

"I'm going to go and have a drink and chat with everyone, and by the way, talk about going back."

Father Ye waved his hand and told him to go on with his work.

As he was about to return, Ye Yaodong was extremely busy. In addition to arranging the delivery of the fishing boat, he also had to arrange the goods for the next few days.

During the day, he also had to buy some cigarettes and alcohol as gifts for the heads of various factories and the boss of the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, to thank everyone for their support and care throughout the year.

Ye Yaodong is busy every day. At most, he goes to the guesthouse to see his wife and children at mealtime. Then, after finishing his work every night, he goes back to the guesthouse to sleep.

Fortunately, it was only a few days. After these three days were hurriedly over, at around 2 a.m. on the 5th, all the dozens of boats of their group, plus the five new boats he had acquired, were arranged to go back.

No one was willing to leave their boat thousands of miles away. This was their livelihood and most of their wealth was on the boat, so all their boats were sent back.

He also made arrangements for those who stayed behind, and they still received triple wages, more than ten yuan a day, so many people who were short of money were eager to stay.

On his way back, he did not stay in Vancouver. He planned to sort out the affairs at home when he got back, and then come back to reconcile the accounts and send New Year gifts, to solve it all at once.

In the past, we would stop here on our way back and forth because it was not convenient for the people on the small boat to lie down in the open air to rest in the cold winter, and the temperature would be lower at night, so we would stop in Vancouver and go ashore to spend the night.

This time, there were 5 more of his new boats in the team. Except for the people who took turns driving the boats, there were no extra people. Some people wanted to get on his new boat directly so that they could have a cabin to shelter from the wind and rain and rest. He thought about it for a moment and agreed.

At least this way he could hurry up and not have to worry too much about the boat. He was going back in one trip anyway, so it didn't matter if there were a few more people on the boat. It was just a matter of convenience.

The journey back was smooth, and we didn't stop to waste time. But we couldn't go faster because we still had to accommodate the speed of the boat, and also because of the wind direction.

It was only when they reached the sea area of ​​the town that the big ship sped up, leaving the small boat behind and going ahead. After all, they had already reached the town and were safe.

When they entered the village dock, it was just getting dark and they were almost on a night march, which was why they sped up when they reached the town.

At least we can get to the village before dark so that everyone can see us.

The villagers had received a call long before they set out, and some of them had been eagerly waiting for the trip over the past two days.

So as soon as their fishing boats approached the village port, some sharp-eyed people would notice them and cheer and call for help.

The first ships to return were the big ones, which could not reach the shore and could only stay in the middle of the sea depending on the depth of the tide. The workers stood on the deck and waved to the people on the shore.

Only when a small boat came to pick them up did people start to go ashore one after another.

As soon as Ye Yaodong docked the fishing boat, he went to the captain's private cabin at the back and brought out the mother and her four children.

Lin Xiuqing rubbed his temples and said, "We are finally here."

"This trip is very quick, and there's space to lie down without squeezing with others. Is that uncomfortable?"

"Look at the three of them. They've been arguing for a long time. How can I not have a headache? I can't even scold them enough."

The three of them were looking at them with laughter. Even Ye Xiaoxi's face didn't look tired at all. It was obvious that she was very happy and relaxed along the way.

"Now that we've gotten off the boat, we don't have to worry about them anymore. Let them run wild as they please."

"Let them run wild? They're about to blow the roof off. They bought a lot of toys this time. They're even more distracted now. They're busier than the president."

"That's great. I won't be in your way then. Out of sight, out of mind."

"Out of sight, out of mind!" Ye Chenghu repeated.

Lin Xiuqing gave Ye Chenghu a look, which frightened him so much that he instantly fell silent and dared not to act rashly.

Then he said to Ye Yaodong in a bad mood: "Hurry up and get off the boat with your things."

After receiving the order, Ye Yaodong turned around and shouted to the younger ones, "Did you hear me? Hurry up and grab your junk and get off the boat."

Ye Chengyang held his Transformer and muttered, "It's not junk, it's a treasure."

The workers on the ship were still moving the goods in the cabin. These were dried fish and other goods that had been stored on board for the past six months, and they were brought back to fill the warehouse during the New Year.

The people on their ship were the last to get off. Even when the small boats behind them had already docked, they were still loading and unloading cargo.

Ye Yaodong first arranged for A Qing to go ashore with the children and their luggage. He and his father followed behind. They boarded the ship only after all the goods had been unloaded and the ship had been inspected.

At this time, more than half of the dock was empty, and those who had landed first were surrounded by their families and taken back home.

The old lady's eyes were red with tears. "Why did you come ashore only now? Everyone else left, and you just came up. You were the first one to come back, but you ended up being the last one to come ashore."

"I have to arrange things. Why are you crying? You should laugh." Ye Yaodong turned her shoulder towards the sea and pointed at it. "See? There are a row of my boats over there. Don't be like my mother, with your mouth stretched to the back of your head. At least you can't cry."

The old lady was instantly amused by his words, "You kid, you just like to tease people."

"I left and went home happily."

Mother Ye was really happy. "Dongzi, have all your boats returned? That's really fast. How many boats do you have now? It must be 30, right?"

"About the same. Including the ones that haven't been handed in yet, there are more than 30."

Mother Ye slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, I said it was too little. Your father, this old man, doesn't even know how many boats he has. He called me the day before yesterday and told me that there were only 27 or 28."

Ye's father protested, "How did I say it's less? Now we have 28 pieces in total, big and small. Dongzi has included the ones that he hasn't handed over yet."

"That's how Dongzi should calculate it. The money has been spent and the reservations have been made, so why can't it be counted? It should be counted. Can 20-plus be the same as 30-plus?"

"You old woman are so vain that you even want to tell others about this so that they can praise you."

"My son is so successful, do I have to hold it in?"

Wherever Mother Ye couldn't see, Father Ye had a look of disgust on his face and shook his head.

"Besides, Dongzi's big ship can replace several Dongshengs, not to mention those small boats. One boat can replace a large number of small boats." The expression on Ye's mother's face was particularly proud.

Lin Xiuqing agreed with a smile, "Mom is right. We didn't steal or rob. We earned the money with our own real ability. Why can't we publicize it?"

The old lady also nodded, "Yes, yes, Dongzi is so successful, why can't we tell others about it? We should tell more about it so that people outside can know about it."

Ye Yaodong ignored them as he was almost surrounded by dogs. There were a few smaller dogs in the distance running towards him.

Father Ye was also a little stunned, "Are all these dogs raised by your family?"

He couldn't believe it. He hadn't been home for only a year, so how come there were so many more dogs? The number had doubled.

Ye Xiaoxi shouted, "Dad, Xiaohua gave birth to a litter, and Xiaobai also gave birth to a litter, a total of 13."

"!!!"

"Yes, yes, those smaller ones were born a few months ago." Ye Chengyang also picked up one excitedly, and it kept wagging its tail at him and licking his palm.

Father Ye couldn't believe it, "Then... can you still afford it?"

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "We have to raise dogs even if we can't afford them. Having so many dogs is a big help. A few months ago, there were thieves who came to our place. They didn't necessarily come to our house, but they would be discovered by these dogs if they got a little closer. Then, if one dog barked, the rest would follow suit. People around us would get up in the middle of the night."

"Neighbors also said that it's a good thing we have so many dogs. They can alert everyone and immediately spot any strangers approaching at night."

"You know, there are old people, women and children around us now, and the men are out making a lot of money. It's not safe to leave them there without more dogs."

"And now we don't have to raise them all by ourselves. The sisters-in-law and aunts around us will automatically bring bones and leftovers from their homes to feed these dogs."

Father Ye also breathed a sigh of relief. "It's OK if the neighbors help feed them together. Otherwise, it would be a disaster to feed more than 20 mouths."

If you raise a pig, you can kill it and eat its meat. If you raise so many dogs, their appetite will be similar to that of several pigs. The key is that you cannot kill so many dogs and eat their meat.

Ye Xiaoxi suddenly said, "Dad, there are bad guys coming to our village to catch dogs."

"Yes, before, someone was wandering around our village with a rope and wanted to lasso dogs. Fortunately, there are many dogs in our village, and the elderly people also move stools to sit at the door every day, so he didn't succeed." Ye Chenghu added.

Lin Xiuqing explained, "Now everyone in the village knows that these dogs are raised by our family. These dogs have helped catch thieves and can deter petty thieves in the surrounding area. They are considered to be protecting the village. When everyone sees suspicious people, they will help drive the dogs away and let them go home."

Ye Yaodong nodded, "That's good. As long as our village is united, outsiders will not be able to take advantage of us."

Father Ye: "We don't care if others eat dog meat, but they can't eat our dogs."

"Of course. When your husband is not around, we rely on these dogs to guard the house. Many people in the village want to ask me for puppies so that they can keep one at their doorstep. I didn't give any to them. I just said that I would give them to you when they give birth to puppies next year."

As they walked to the door of the workshop while talking, two majestic wolfhounds, half a man's height, instantly stood up from lying down.

Ye's father was shocked. The dogs were up to his waist, and when standing on their feet they were much taller than him. They also looked more majestic and powerful than him. An adult would not be able to stand up to these two big dogs.

"These...are the two big wolfhounds at home?"

"Yes, yes, they can all carry me." Ye Xiaoxi rushed forward excitedly, hugged the dog's head and rubbed it.

The big wolfhounds also surrounded her, licking her face with their big tongues.

Ye Xiaoxi happily took off the new schoolbag she had been carrying. It was not empty. It was filled with snacks and toys that she bought in Shanghai. Now they were her favorite treasures, nothing else.

"I'd like to lend you my new schoolbag. Let's share the happiness together."

She placed the new schoolbag on the wolfhound's back, then clumsily lifted its front hooves, letting both of its front hooves pass through the bag, and carried the bag firmly on her back.

Ye Yaodong also smiled and touched the big wolf dog. The big wolf dog sniffed at him but did not shout.

"You can do this. When you go to school in the second half of next year, you can take these two big bodyguards with you. You can let them carry your schoolbag. One will carry your schoolbag for you, and the other will let you ride on it."

Ye Xiaoxi's eyes lit up, "Yes, Dad, your idea is great, why didn't I think of it? Great, I will bring two big dogs to school next year!"

"I want them to go to school with me, too. Isn't that too impressive?"

"Brother, you are too big. You can't ride me. I can..."

"Why can't I ride it? Ye Xiaojiu, who is so fat, can ride it."

Ye Xiaojiu was furious. "How am I fat? I don't even eat snacks anymore!"

"So what's in your backpack? Give it to me."

"mine."

While they were arguing, Ye Chengyang had already taken off his new schoolbag and put it on the other wolfdog's back.

Two wolfhounds, one carrying a schoolbag, one pink and one blue, walking side by side quite harmoniously.

Everyone around was watching with a smile, thinking that they had never seen anything like it before, that even a wolfhound was carrying a schoolbag.

Ye Chenghu listened to the discussions of the people around him and finally realized that Ye Chengyang had robbed his house again!

insidious!

While he was arguing with Ye Xiaojiu, he actually put his schoolbag on the back of another wolfdog.

"Sinister, taking my schoolbag away while I wasn't paying attention..."

"It's your own fault for not paying attention." Ye Chengyang excitedly touched the wolfdog's black and gray fur as he walked.

"unacceptable……"

Lin Xiuqing glared at Ye Yaodong in reproach, "What a bad idea! It's not fair to divide it among the three of us again."

"What can a stupid person do if he can't grab it?"

Ye Chenghu became even angrier.

Lin Xiuqing said: "Don't be fooled by the fact that these two look docile now. They are very fierce to outsiders. The sound of their barking makes my scalp tingle. If they were not my own pets, I would not dare to approach them."

"This is how we can protect our home."

When everyone in the workshop saw them come in, they all hurried to greet them.

"Adong is back?"

"Everyone is back?"

"It's good to be back. I've made a lot of money."

"The New Year is coming soon, and things are finally going to get lively..."

"Hey, how come these two dogs have schoolbags on their backs? Your dogs are different. Can they still go to school?"

“This schoolbag doesn’t look cheap.”

Ye's mother's face was full of smiles. "Hahaha... Each of these schoolbags costs more than twenty yuan. The kids play with the dogs, and they torment the dogs like magic every day."

"Oh, so expensive?"

"How much money did Adong make this year? I heard that he has a lot more boats."

"Ah Qing went to the Magic City and came back looking very fashionable..."

"Yes, look at the woolen coat you are wearing, it is really luxurious."

"It's different after going to the Magic City. Your mother has become fashionable, and you have become fashionable too. The Magic City still has a lot of people to support."

Lin Xiuqing laughed along, "It's not that we are fashionable, it's our clothes that are fashionable and nice-looking."

"The woolen coat you're wearing must have cost more than 100 yuan, right? Your mother said she bought one for 150 yuan and said she would wear it during the New Year, and she didn't even let us see it."

Mother Ye slapped her thigh and continued, "Oh, there are more than just coats. The big mall also has down jackets made of duck feathers and winter clothes in all kinds of colors. They look very fashionable, but they are expensive. Tsk tsk tsk tsk... One piece of clothing costs more than a month's salary. Only people in the city can afford it..."

Mother Ye spoke in a very eloquent and non-stop manner, spitting out her saliva as she shared with the other women what she had seen and heard.

"...the salespeople are not good people. People spend money, but the salespeople point their fingers at customers and scold them..."

"The loudspeakers and the people wearing red armbands were still shouting that beating guests was prohibited, which shows how bad those people are..."

Seeing his mother talking excitedly, Ye Yaodong patted Lin Xiuqing on the shoulder and said, "Let's go back and see if they have unloaded the luggage at home."

Lin Xiuqing nodded and shouted at the fighting children.

"I don't want to go home, Mom, please go home, I want to play here." Ye Chenghu said.

"Don't worry about them. Let's go back and pack our luggage first. It's getting dark now. Let's finish our work early and rest early."

"Row."

After seeing them leave, Father Ye shouted to Mother Ye, "Stop talking here. Haven't you talked enough after so many days back? Go back and cook something for us. We're starving, and you're just busy talking."

Mother Ye smiled and told everyone that they would talk later, then she turned around, glared at Father Ye, and walked back.

"Talk and talk... You never stop talking all day long. It takes you a whole morning to get home after going out to buy groceries."

"none of your business."

I updated a little more, just to make up for it. I'm going to take a shower first, and then I'll continue writing after the shower. I'll update a little more tomorrow.