Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1500 87 years old

"you know too much."

Father Ye glared at him angrily, "If you know everything, you have to do everything. Look at the past month, have I done more or you done more? We don't even have time to drive the tractor, so we can only let the two boys drive a car each. Otherwise, it will be like digging out my heart if they stay there idly. "

"Let them open the doors, and the money won't go into your pocket."

"At least it's not just sitting there, at least it's earning money. A tractor that can earn a lot of money, but it's just sitting there, don't you feel bad?"

"It's not painful, but seeing others making money with my car makes me more painful."

Father Ye was choked by his words and had nothing to say.

"Luckily you're the one making money with my tractor, otherwise I'd rather just leave it there."

"mean."

"You are so generous, why don't you buy a tractor and lend it to other workers?"

Father Ye looked at him like an idiot, "Do you think I'm a fool?"

"Oh, that's it."

"So when are you going back? How long will you be back? It's just in time for you to go back and help me explain to your mother. She called me a few days ago and asked me how much money I made this month. I said I didn't make a penny, but she didn't believe me and scolded me for not being honest when I went out."

"Did you really not earn a cent?"

Father Ye paused guiltily, "Isn't it because you're not here? I'm busy inside and outside, working during the day and delivering goods at night. I'm always busy. How many days can I earn?"

"Then you can squeeze out as much as you can so I can go back and explain. My mother won't believe me if I don't earn a day's salary."

"So you said you only worked for two or three days and earned a few dozen yuan, not much."

"Okay, just give a good confession."

"When are you going back? When are you going back? How long will it take to go back and forth?"

"How should I know? I haven't even asked yet. I'll try to contact my friends first to see if I can get in touch with them. I also have to ask about the return ferry. It's easy for you to talk, but it's not that easy for me to go back and forth."

"Okay, then you arrange it first."

Ye Yaodong had to go back to his room to find the phone book before he could call Linji to ask about the return ferry. Then he had to go to Su Ren's house and leave a message for his wife, asking her to pass the message on when Su Ren called home.

It's very difficult without a mobile phone.

However, before he opened the business, they had already agreed that he would ask laymen to call his home in advance when they were returning to see if it would be a coincidence and if they could have someone come up with him in the car.

Now we are afraid that we won’t be able to contact them in time, or he is on his way home and then we contact him, but they just drive away and follow the layman, and he goes back empty-handed. This needs to be coordinated.

Anyway, we're just waiting for news now. Lin Xiuqing just called and she didn't say that secular people had contacted her, so she must not have returned yet.

He has booked a ferry here, so it is better to go back early and wait than to go back late and miss it.

He was not at ease just letting two young guys drive a big truck and follow the laymen, so at least there would be more people on the way. If he brought a few more people back with him, they would have someone to take care of them on the way back, which would be safer.

Fortunately, he has finished all the work in Shanghai. Otherwise, all the things would pile up at once and he would be too busy to handle them all.

After he visited the layman's home and explained things to his wife, all he had to do was wait for the boat to return. But he couldn't just sit there and wait, he had to do the work he was supposed to do.

This time, he planned to take 5 people with him, including the three people who stayed here for the New Year and had not returned yet.

Naturally, he has asked the other party's wishes before arranging it.

It has been more than a month since the Chinese New Year. He has been so busy that he really doesn't feel the passage of time, and he still feels that there is a lot of work that has not been done.

The scheduled ship was on April 4st. After he booked the earliest ship, he used a calendar to calculate the time.

We have to stop at several ports on the way to load and unload goods, so we won’t be able to make it back in time for the Qingming Festival tomb sweeping, but we will be able to make it back in time for the kelp harvesting.

He guessed that the layman must have the same idea. When the time comes, he will go over to collect a wave of newly harvested kelp from this year and then come back with a full truck.

If necessary, the big truck at home can be lent to the layman to load goods. Anyway, he doesn't have much goods to load, and it would be a waste to leave it empty.

An empty truck is also a trip, and a full truck is also a trip, but a full truck consumes more fuel.

However, he also thought that it would be safer to come up with others, and since he still had to rely on others, it would not be a problem for him to pay some money for the gas.

You may have to pay tolls several times along the way, and when the time comes, it will naturally be up to the common people to pay for it themselves. Generally, they will be sensible and pay for the gas.

Ye's father also stretched his head to watch him write and draw on the calendar, and even marked a triangle on the May Day calendar.

"What's wrong? You can't come up until May Day? That will take a month?"

"It's about the same. Maybe we can get here after May Day."

Ye Yaodong calculated the time his father would spend on the road. It would also take several days to return by land. If he followed others, he would of course have to follow their arrangements.

"It's just the right time to go home. I can also process the kelp in the village. We've produced a lot this year, so the output will be huge. The county may send people over to record the event."

I heard that people from the county came when the seedlings were being collected, so there is no reason for them not to come after the harvest.

He had been so busy recently that he had forgotten about this. Fortunately, A Qing called and said that the truck could be driven up. He calculated the days and found that it was almost time to harvest the kelp.

As long as the weather is good, you have to hurry to harvest, otherwise if it rains you won’t be able to dry them, and that’s a disaster.

For farmed crops, the harvest season is only this month. It won’t be harvested too early or too late. You have to harvest as soon as the weather is good this month.

It's just the right time for him to go back.

Even though it's only been a month since the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, in fact, it's already late February in the lunar calendar. It's almost the end of the month when we sail here, and February only has 28 days.

Now a month has passed, and it is already the end of March. There are only a few days left until Qingming Festival. If we stop at the port a few more times on the way and get delayed, we will not be able to get home before Qingming Festival.

When Mr. Ye heard that the county government was coming to record the video, he suddenly became restless and felt like he was being scratched by a cat.

Last year, Dongzi was on TV and in the newspaper. His house and the kelp at the doorstep all appeared on TV, but he was not at home.

Father Ye no longer wanted to count how many times he had missed the opportunity to become famous and appear in the newspapers.

Now when he heard that someone else was coming from the county, he felt uncomfortable.

He frowned and struggled again and again. He wanted to go back to help Dongzi, but he knew he couldn't handle the kelp issue. What's more, Dongzi's friends also needed to load the kelp, so Dongzi would have to go and take care of it himself.

"Will the county really send someone to record the video? Is it the same as last year?"

"I don't know. How can I know if anyone has come yet? But it should happen, right? Didn't they say that several waves of people came in the second half of last year? Now that the harvest has come, there's no reason not to come and record it. I can also see the grand harvest and the output with my own eyes."

"Ugh."

"Why are you sighing? This year we will definitely have a bumper harvest. Our village will become famous again. Next year, many people from nearby villages will definitely follow suit."

"Fortunately, this is not something that can be raised in just any area of ​​the sea. Otherwise, if everyone were raising them, wouldn't the price go down? By then, no one would want them and they would just be fed to pigs, which would be terrible."

"Don't be such a pessimist. How could no one want it? Our country has such a huge population base? This stuff is only available on the coast. It's not even available in inland areas. It has to be transported over long distances to be delivered to our comrades in the inland areas."

Besides, newspapers are now starting to publish reports that kelp can prevent goiter. If this stuff can be brought to inland areas, it will sell very well.

How much does it cost to take medicine and see a doctor? Being sick is so painful, eating this is delicious and cheap.

Otherwise, can ordinary people come and pick up the goods one by one when the time comes?

A few days ago, when Tianshang Renjian opened, Su Ren mentioned that he might ask his cousin to go over there to pull a few trucks this year, and asked him if the quantity was enough.

This is definitely enough. The village has produced a lot more this year, two or three times as much as last year. This year's output will definitely be several times that of last year.

The more cars the better. He could just take them all away. He wouldn't have to store them and sell them slowly. The funds could be recovered immediately to pay the folks, and he could also make a profit.

"You have to train more people. You can't rely on me for everything. What will happen when I get old and can't do anything? Can I still pick up the goods for you in a wheelchair?"

"No, it will be fine in a few years."

In a few years when we have computers and can connect to the Internet, his father won’t have to work so hard.

When the time comes, he will set up a company and have a corporate account. He can then ask the factory to transfer money directly through the corporate account. He only needs to arrange people to deliver the goods and collect the bills.

When we hire someone to manage it, there will naturally be a series of prescribed procedures, so they don't have to do it themselves.

There is no way out now, all transactions are in cash. He makes too much money from delivering goods back and forth. Every other day, he handles at least 20,000 yuan.

This amount of money is enough to buy several lives. Who can he give it to to collect the money?
Apart from him, the only one who could go was his father and a group of people to collect the money.

In fact, this has its pros and cons. Cash transactions are naturally the most comfortable. You don’t have to owe money to others, you don’t have to chase for payment, you can just hand over the goods with one hand and get the money with the other.

If the money is transferred via bank account, it is convenient as they don't have to show up in person, but it is not so easy to get the money.

But there is no way, this is the trend.

"You can see for yourself. If I can do it, I will definitely keep doing it for you. If I can't do it anymore, then there's nothing I can do."

"Don't worry, you will be able to retire in no more than 10 years and wear gold and silver and brag at home."

A smile appeared on Ye's father's face again, and he silently calculated in his mind that he was 59 years old now, so wouldn't he be almost 10 in another 70 years?
Suddenly I couldn't be happy anymore.

“So I have to work until I’m 70?”

"It seems so? How old are you now? Not yet 60, right? Didn't Huimei give you 60? Isn't 70 very young?"

"Young, you are so young," Ye's father scolded angrily, "Why don't you say that 80 is still a dragon."

"It's possible! If you help me for a few more years, you can retire and go home to take care of your mother."

Father Ye: "..."

Father Ye’s face turned sour.

So after he takes care of the young ones, he has to take care of the old ones?

"Just shut up and talk less."

"Why do you want me to talk less? What I said is the truth. Do you want to serve my long-lived mother? If you dare not serve me, your spine will be broken."

Father Ye's chest was heaving, and all he needed was a stick.

"As a child, you should be filial. When she lives to be 100, she will be a centenarian worthy of government recognition wherever she is. We should award her a banner and have people come to express their condolences."

Father Ye relaxed a little, and felt a little better after hearing these words.

"Do you even need to say this?"

"In three years, the old lady will be 90. When she turns 88 this year, I will celebrate her 90th birthday in advance. Then in 10 years, when she turns 98, it will also be the millennium. I will then hold a grand 100th birthday party for her! I will set up tables and invite the whole village to a buffet."

"It sounds good to say it now, but we can say it when we can live to that time."

"What you said is wrong. How can you ruin a show like this?"

"Alright, alright, you're the only one who knows how to say nice things. You're saying them so nicely now, but when I'm old, you have to serve me."

"Of course, I'm just afraid that you'll dislike me. But it's okay, I can arrange a few more young and pretty nurses for you to take care of your shit and urine."

Father Ye tried to keep a straight face and said, "If I need someone to take care of my shit and urine, I might as well die."

"It's better to die than live."

"Pack your things quickly. You have to leave in two days. Take the money with you and hide it well on the way."

"How can I take the money back? Didn't I spend all the money a few days ago? The money I earned recently has to be settled at the end of tomorrow, and I have to pay it out to them. All the money I earned before was used to pay for them, and it hasn't been settled yet."

"That's good. If I don't have any money on me, I can be more relaxed on the road. I won't have to worry about being robbed, and I won't have to sleep with one eye open."

"Go ask Lao You to sort out the accounts. We have to settle them tomorrow. It would be better if they are settled before I go back. I will pack my things first."

Ye Yaodong took out a sack from under the bed, shook it, and started to pack his luggage.

This time, none of his friends went back with him, after all, he had only been there for about a month.

It takes several days to take a boat to go back, and several days to take a car to come back. It's too much trouble. No one would want to put themselves through that.

Not to mention whether the boat ride back is comfortable or not, just getting on the bus would make your butt split into pieces.

Therefore, Ye Yaodong specially stuffed a pillow in his luggage, and he had a pillow to lie on on the boat when he went back. When he got on board, he would use the pillow under his buttocks when sitting, which at least could alleviate the bumps.

This is the experience accumulated over the past two years.

After settling the bills the next day, he called home to inform them that he would leave early in the morning on the 1st and asked if there was anyone with a layman's phone number.

There is no doubt about it, but after the Qingming Festival, when the kelp harvesting starts, they will probably take the initiative to contact him by calling his home. I guess when he gets home, he might even be able to answer the call in person.

He is coming back not long after he left, and the happiest people are the elderly in his family.

The child is heartless and wishes his father wasn't at home.

When he came back, the three of them were not very happy. Apart from calling him "Dad" a few times, they had long been accustomed to his not being at home.

When she found out that he didn't bring any gifts, she didn't even look at him and went out to play on her own as usual.

This time I wasn't away for very long.

The old lady still touched him with a smile on her face. He had been at home less frequently in the past two years, and the old lady looked much older.

My eyes used to be clear, my ears and eyes sharp, but now they seem much more cloudy.

Even her ears suddenly started to work a little worse, and he had to raise his voice a little when he spoke, otherwise she would just keep asking him what he was talking about.

Ye Yaodong was still a little confused. He seemed to be in good condition during the Chinese New Year, so why did he become a little hard of hearing now?
He asked Lin Xiuqing, "During the Chinese New Year, weren't your ears still working well?"

"A few days ago, when she knew you were coming back, she insisted on going to worship Mazu and asking her to bless you to come back safely. Every Hui woman is like this. As long as she knows you are coming back, she will go to ask Mazu for blessings."

"It was raining those two days because it was almost Qingming Festival. She caught a cold after getting caught in the rain. She stayed in bed for many days and only got out of bed this morning. She was wondering why you hadn't come home in so many days."

"If I hadn't stopped her, she would have gone to the Mazu Temple to worship again after getting out of bed this morning, and then scolded her mother, and then she stopped."

"It was only today that I discovered that she seemed to have become a little hard of hearing. The day before yesterday, I brought her a meal in front of her bed. She didn't say much, and I didn't notice that she was hard of hearing."

Ye Yaodong frowned when he heard this, "Why didn't you tell me when you called?"

"You had already left at that time. How could I contact you? I called and told my father about it. I also asked a doctor to come to my house and he said it was just a common cold. He prescribed some medicine for her to take."

"It's just that it's not easy for an old man to get well if he catches a cold at his age. He can only lie down and take good care of himself. Living one more day is one more day. What else can he do?"

"We took her to the hospital, but she couldn't handle the bumpy ride. We had to ask someone to come to our house to see her. It was just a common cold."

The old lady smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm fine. I lay down for a few days and my bones were rusty. I got out of bed and walked around today and I feel much better. I don't need to take any medicine anymore."

"That won't work. You have to keep eating until you feel better."

After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he helped her to sit up. She definitely couldn't lie down any longer. A healthy person would get sick if he lay down for too long, let alone an elderly person who couldn't lie down for too long.

The old lady smiled and took his hand and sat at the door, then patted him and said, "You must be exhausted after just coming back. Eat something and take a rest."

"Don't go to the Mazu temple to worship next time. Mazu will bless me without you. I have been making a fortune in the past few years. Isn't it because of Mazu's blessing? Why do I need you to worship?"

"Yes, yes, yes, hehe..."

Lin Xiuqing had already gone into the house to prepare food for him.

Ye Yaodong looked at the old lady's silver hair and aged appearance, and thought about going to the Taiwanese goods store in town to buy some supplements tomorrow. He would first ask what an old person of this age can eat.

As long as it is good for the body, you should eat it, and by the way, you should buy some for his parents.

An 87-year-old man can still walk around with the help of a cane, which means he is in good health. This is all thanks to his constant work, which can also be considered an alternative form of physical exercise, as long as it is not excessive labor.

But now he suddenly became hard of hearing. He felt a little uncomfortable when he listened just now. He felt that the old lady was very old. Years ago, she could still speak and walk fluently, and could even curse his father a few times.

It had only been over a month since he last saw the old lady, but he felt that she seemed to have aged several years, and her spirit and energy were noticeably different.

At this age, a cold could kill her. Alas.

He chatted for a while, and Lin Xiuqing brought him some noodles.

Ye Yaodong took it and asked, "Is she drinking goat milk?"

"Yes, I boil tea leaves every morning and let the three little ones drink with her. She only stopped drinking it during the past few days when she caught a cold because she said she couldn't drink it anymore."

"Well, then continue to cook it at night. You should drink a bowl every morning and evening to supplement your nutrition."

The old lady waved her hands quickly, "I'm not used to that stuff, don't give it to me, it's for children, let the younger ones at home drink more, I'm already old, why should I drink milk?"

"You need to drink. Do you still want to celebrate your 100th birthday? Do you want to see Chenghe get married? Do you want to see the three of my family get married?"

"Haha, then how many years do I have to live to wait?"

"Next year I will hold a 90th birthday party for you to make you happy. Then when the year 2000 comes, I will hold a th birthday party for you."

What he had said to his father a few days ago was still fresh in his mind, so he repeated it to the old lady.

The old lady smiled widely, "Will I be 90 next year? I'm only 87. How can I celebrate my 90th birthday so soon?"

"You're not confused. You remember it very well and even know that you're 87."

He felt relieved all of a sudden. He was not senile or suffering from Alzheimer's disease to the point where he had forgotten his own age. He only had the sequelae of hearing loss, which was not unacceptable.

People go through this process when they get old, after all, they are not young anymore.

"Of course I remember. How could I forget my age? I'm not stupid. I also know that you are 32 years old."

Ye Yaodong smiled, "It's good that I can remember it. Do it in advance, because next year is 1990, which is a round number. Do it in advance, and 88 years old is also auspicious."

People of this age live day by day and earn day by day. They celebrate their birthdays one or two years in advance, for fear that they may not live beyond this age.

Doing it in advance can also make the elderly happy. Old people like to be lively, and a good mood can help them live longer.

"Okay, okay, then we'll have a 90th birthday party next year, and a 10th birthday party years later."

"That's right, that's the way it should be. Just try to live a few more years."

"Then I have to remember how old I am and not forget it while I am still alive."

After Ye Yaodong finished eating, he talked to Ah Qing again, "Let's ask the doctor to come over and check if everything is fine."

"Row."

"I'd better go and ask if there are any dietary restrictions or any nutritional supplements that can be taken."

"No, what nutritional supplements? Don't waste the money. The milk is enough for me to drink. I can also eat canned food. The sweet ones are very nutritious. That's enough."

"What does canned food supplement?"

"Back then, when there was nothing to eat, canned food was very nutritious."

Ye Yaodong shook his head and didn't want to talk to her about the past.