Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1518: Being fooled (refresh)
Ye Yaodong thought that Chen Baoguo was still in Shanghai working as his supervisor and cleaning up the mess. He was wondering when he would call and tell him to hire a woman to go to the villa to clean up.

Now the project is basically completed, and only the follow-up work is left, so the phone calls to report are not that frequent, and I report on my work about once every four or five days.

The villa was cleaned in advance so that they could move in directly when they arrived, and Aqing wouldn't have to do the cleaning.

Ye Yaodong thought of everything and just wanted to arrange a good and comfortable environment for his wife and children.

On the morning of the sixth day after Ye's father and mother set out for home, he received a call from A Qing, who said that he had arrived home the night before.

When he got home in the middle of the night, it was inconvenient to call Ah Qing to arrange for a tractor to pick him up, so his mother went to Hongsheng Restaurant to introduce herself and borrow the place so that she could call him back.

After receiving the call, A Qing got up in the middle of the night and went to the workshop, asking the person on duty to drive a tractor to the town dock to pick someone up.

"Dad was complaining last night, saying that she was always causing trouble for others. She had to ask the family to arrange a tractor to pick her up in the middle of the night. If there wasn't so much cargo, they could just walk back by themselves."

"What's the big deal? No one knows when the ship will dock."

"That's what I said, too. Dad said Mom kept the whole family awake and made me get up in the middle of the night to do some work. After I got on the phone last night, I thought about how they had just gotten off the boat, so while I was waiting for them to come back, I cooked some supper for them so they could eat when they got back."

"They are playing a double game. They are afraid that you will be unhappy. My father complains in public, but he actually tells you what he is saying."

"I know. It's nothing. I took a look and saw that mom brought back quite a lot of stuff, from clothes to food and daily necessities. This morning, people came to the old house to pick up the goods. Huimei and I just helped her distribute the goods. Some people wanted the extras, so they were all distributed in no time."

"That's fine, it's not bad to make some money by the way. Have you calculated how much you made?"

"Forget it, I made more than 600, which is not a small amount. It's more than her annual salary. She was so happy after counting it. Most of the money I made was from clothes. Other small items were only a few cents each, not much."

“You earn so much in one trip?”

Ye Yaodong was a little surprised. Nowadays, people still spend money with dimes, a few cents at a time. The profit is more than 600 yuan. These women must have bought things worth thousands of yuan, right?

It seems that I have made a lot of money in the past few years. My conditions have improved and I can spend money lavishly.

With this consumption level, they can be compared with workers in state-owned factories.

Factory workers want to be decent, but how can the women in their village who kill fish and weave fishing nets every day be so willing to spend?

It should be said that this has exceeded the workers in state-owned factories.

"It's not just the women in our village who buy clothes. People from several other natural villages around here also ask my mother to help them buy clothes. We can earn more by buying large clothes. My mother also said that I will go there in a few days to ask the villagers if they have any clothes they want. I will bring some back for everyone when I return after the Chinese New Year."

"She's just bored. She can just do it herself. Why does she ask you to do it? Don't listen to her. It's a hassle. We can just enjoy shopping by ourselves. Don't tire yourself out with all the bags. We have three kids to take care of."

"I said the same thing, saying that she could just wander around and buy whatever she wanted. We have to look after three children, so how can we have time to help the villagers buy a bunch of things?"

"Ah."

"Then Huimei took over the conversation and said that she would go after the New Year and would let us know if she needed anything then."

"She has nothing better to do. She already has three children. If he goes to Shanghai to bring goods to his fellow villagers, who will take care of his children?"

"I don't know about that. Maybe I was just moved at the time and didn't think much about it."

"You're just wondering. There are only so many people in the whole village. How much spending power do they have? This time, my mother helped me buy a large batch of goods, which is already a big deal. Who else would be willing to spend money? Those who are willing to spend money have already spent it, and this is because it is close to the end of the year. There are not many people left who can consume. It's equivalent to saturation. Forget it."

"Well, what you said makes sense. I'll talk to Huimei about it later to prevent her from being tempted."

"If you want to make this much money, you can open a store in the city, where there are more people who can afford to spend money."

Lin Xiuqing nodded as she listened, "You are right."

"A Guang is not without money, why is she thinking so much about making money? The three children are still young and haven't started school yet, how can she have time to do this?"

"Maybe they think this money is easy to earn and it would be a pity not to earn it."

"There are many profitable businesses and industries. Can she make all the money in the world?"

"Let's not talk about this. It will take a month or so for her to go up after the Chinese New Year."

"Well, did Dad tell you what day you would leave?"

"He said he would arrive at the town's dock around noon on the 4th, so we should go there early and wait together."

"The 4th is so soon? Did the kid take his final exam?"

"Almost. They say we have one day off on New Year's Day. Elementary school students take their exams first, and then junior high school students take their exams. After that, we have the day off."

"Oh, then it's better to come up earlier. You can stay for a few more days. The room has been arranged for you. The bed will be made up in the next two days. We are waiting for you to come."

"Well, if there's nothing else, just leave it at that for now. I'll call you when we're ready to leave."

"it is good."

Lin Xiuqing hadn't received a reply from his eldest brother yet, so he didn't tell Ye Yaodong whether his eldest brother and sister-in-law planned to go, and who would go.

She only told them a little when they were about to set off, saying that her eldest brother would also go with them, intending to go and see the world, while his eldest sister-in-law would stay in the store and work with the children.

In fact, several children over there also wanted to go with us, but they could only think about it.

Even the girls from Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua's families have never gone up there to play. After all, they are still young and still in school, while the boys are older.

Lin Xiuqing couldn't even take care of her own three children, so how could she think of taking care of other people's children? What's more, her two older uncles were at sea, so if she took them aboard, wouldn't she have to take care of them?

Ye Yaodong knew that it wouldn't matter if he had another brother-in-law coming up, so he just had to ask someone to prepare another bed.

If he's lucky, when his brother-in-law comes up, he might even run into Lin Guangyuan who's delivering the list.

It has been 10 days since he brought his leader here, and he thought it wouldn't take long.

During this period, he also had to arrange all the affairs in advance. When his father came, he had to communicate with his father for two days and hand over the delivery work to his father before he could accompany them to the Magic City.

However, he couldn't stay with them for too long. At most, he could stay with them for two days and then let them go around on their own. He had to come back to take care of some things. It was the end of the year and there was a lot of things to do.

It was just right for the eldest brother-in-law to come up at this time, and he could ask him to accompany A Qing for a walk, and by the way, he could let Chen Baoguo follow them as well.

Ye Yaodong planned his itinerary well in advance. He is a very busy man now. If he doesn't plan his itinerary a few days in advance, he won't be able to leave at the last minute.

Before Lin Xiuqing and others arrived, he had arranged everything that should and could be arranged, leaving only the work of coordinating with his father.

When the three children got off the boat and saw him, they were so excited that they kept shouting.

Ye Xiaoxi even jumped directly onto him and hugged him like a kangaroo.

Ye Yaodong could only smile and pick her up and hold her tightly, "Wow, why do I feel like you're heavier again?"

Ye Xiaoxi's expression changed instantly and she couldn't laugh anymore. "No way, you're talking nonsense. I lost weight. Everyone says I lost weight, that I grew taller and that I lost weight on my face."

"Is that so? Did everyone say that, or did you say that? Let me see."

"You've lost so much weight!" She got out of his arms and stomped her feet angrily.

Ye Yaodong pinched the soft flesh on her face and said with a smile, "You have indeed lost weight, and you have grown taller. It turns out that you have not gained weight but grown taller."

"Yes, that's it."

"Okay, since you won't be able to get married in the future, I'll support you."

As Ye Yaodong spoke, he patted his two sons on the shoulders and felt that they had all grown a lot taller.

Ye Xiaoxi pouted, twisted her body, and shook the empty schoolbag on her back, "You have changed. You don't even praise me."

"Didn't I just praise you for growing taller? My daughter is getting more and more pretty and looks more and more like me. She will be a long-legged beauty in the future."

"hey-hey……"

Satisfied.

"Why are the three of you carrying school bags? Did you bring your winter vacation homework?"

Lin Xiuqing laughed and retorted, "Bullshit, my schoolbag is full of snacks. I ate all the way here, and I plan to pack more for the trip back."

"How much money did you bring with you? You also plan to pack a bag of stuff to take back."

Ye Chenghu said: "Hey, Dad, we all came to your place to play, didn't you spend money for us? We didn't bring any money."

"Then write me an IOU."

Ye Yaodong responded casually and exchanged a few words with his brother-in-law.

However, Lin Xianghui looked pale and weak, and it seemed that he would collapse in the next second.
He greeted them briefly and, knowing that it was his first time to be on a ship for such a long time, he quickly took them to the processing plant.

After getting off the boat, the three children were all in high spirits, truly children of the seaside.

Everyone here is here for the first time, and they all scream and shout, they are extremely excited.

Ye Chengyang: "Brother! It's big here, it's big here..."

Ye Chenghu: "Hurry, hurry, come here, there is a sign here, Dongsheng Processing Factory..."

"I know, I know all these words..." Ye Xiaoxi also ran over excitedly.

Ye Chengyang: "There are not as many houses here as there are over there."

Ye Chenghu: "Dad, how many homes and houses do we have?"

"what?"

"I can't fit in the house. How can I fit in the house? I have to run back and forth to find a place to stay." Ye Chenghu has begun to worry about not having enough space to live in the house.

"None of your business. I didn't ask you to live alone that long."

"Grandma always says that her money will belong to you and your uncle in the future, so your money will also belong to us in the future."

Ye Yaodong raised his hand and gestured, wanting to punch him, "I'm not dead yet."

Lin Xiuqing looked exhausted. "Stop messing around, go in quickly and see which room you're staying in. You're so tired. How can you still run like this? Aren't you tired?"

"Not tired!" the three said in unison.

"It takes a boat and a car. If my stomach wasn't empty, I would have vomited bile."

Lin Xianghui also nodded, "Yes, it's too much suffering to sit on the boat for such a long time. My whole head is a mess and I feel dizzy when I walk."

"Go and rest first. My brother vomited for two days on the road. He didn't vomit on the first day, but he kept vomiting on the second and third days. He finally got used to it."

"No wonder he looks so depressed."

He looked like he was about to die, with dark circles under his eyes, a haggard face, and a look as if he was about to collapse.

"Let's go up first."

Seeing these three running around the factory, Ye Yaodong shouted, "No one is allowed to run around, especially in the workshop, it's very dangerous, no one is allowed to go in, be quiet and go upstairs to your room to rest first."

The three of them had no choice but to run back and follow him upstairs.

My brother-in-law went straight back to his room to rest.

As soon as Lin Xiuqing arrived in the room, she slumped down on the stool, and when she saw the three people trying to climb onto the upper bunk, she immediately stopped them.

"You haven't showered yet, and you're not allowed to go to bed. You're so dirty. You've been on the boat for a few days, and you stink. You can sit anywhere on the deck, and now you have the nerve to climb onto the bed."

"I'll go get you some hot water. I've just sent someone to buy some food, and it will be delivered soon."

Seeing him go out, the three of them followed him out. Lin Xiuqing was too lazy to care about them. It would save her some trouble if she didn't have to watch over them.

Anyway, they have their father with them, so they don’t have to worry about running away here.

But now they look so energetic, but after running around the processing plant, taking a shower and eating, they immediately become listless. When they eat, they can hardly open their eyes, and after eating, they climb onto the bed and fall asleep.

Ye Yaodong covered them with blankets and said, "I thought they were made of iron and would not get tired."

"They just got off the ship and came to the processing plant. They were so excited. Their excitement kept them arguing until now. After taking a bath and feeling comfortable and having a full stomach, they felt tired afterwards, didn't they?"

"You should get some sleep too. It's windy today and the sky is grey outside, so it's a good time to sleep."

"Well, when are we going to the Magic City?"

"Let my dad rest for a while. I'll hand over the work to him tomorrow and go the day after tomorrow."

Ye Yaodong told her about his plan and also said that he could only stay for two days and had to come back to arrange the final things for the holiday.

Lin Xiuqing had no objection.

They came at the right time. In the afternoon, he received a call from Lin Guangyuan. Fortunately, he had not yet gone to the dock, so he could answer the call.

Lin Guangyuan said that he would come to deliver the personnel list to him tomorrow morning. The sooner it is delivered, the better it will be for him to have an understanding of these people's backgrounds and arrange their positions in advance.

He also has to confirm whether there are any objections. If there are any objections, adjustments will have to be made. Only when there are no objections can it be finally confirmed.

Then the army can notify individuals and ask them to make preparations before the New Year and report in before work starts after the New Year.

When Ye Yaodong received Lin Guangyuan's call, he immediately sent someone to call Lin Xianghui.

"Ah, shit, my dad is here?"

"Are you surprised or surprised?"

"Uncle, this is too immoral. I told them not to bother making a trip. They might just come back empty-handed."

"Isn't this just shit luck? And it wasn't me who called your father over. It was your aunt who called him and suggested it. I didn't say a word on my own initiative."

"Well, now that I'm here, I'll just take it as an experience. I'm really lucky that I can actually run into him when I go out tomorrow."

"It's just right that you can communicate with your father if you have any ideas. It's rare for us to talk face to face. You haven't been home in the past three years since you were in the army. Your father misses you too."

There is generally no home leave during the period of conscripted soldiers, not to mention that he is a naval technical soldier. He will have to be transferred to a non-commissioned officer before he can have home leave during his term of office.

However, whether you can take a New Year's holiday is subject to the military mission.

Therefore, Lin Guangyuan really hasn't seen his father for three years. There are some things he wants to communicate that cannot be made clear over the phone. Tomorrow is a good opportunity to talk.

Lin Xianghui also felt that this trip was worth it. Fortunately, he made it through. Now he can see his son and gain more knowledge.

When he answered the phone, his face was full of smiles and he was already looking forward to it.

After hanging up the phone, he was already repeating how lucky he was and that the trip was not in vain.

Ye Yaodong didn't have time to chat with him as he had to go to the dock to pick up work in the afternoon. So he let him do as he pleased and told two responsible persons to look after them.

It was already midnight when he came back from his work. However, because they slept too much during the day, his family of 12+3 people had not slept yet. The room was still brightly lit and full of noise.

"What time is it? Why aren't you sleeping yet? Stop making noise. It will disturb other workers' rest."

"Dad, why are you back so late?"

"Dad, do you have to stay this late every day?"

Ye Yaodong replied to them while taking off his clothes, "Well, it's this late every day, sometimes even later. Do you think I'm idle every day? Money is not that easy to make."

"Dad, you've worked hard. Let me give you a back rub."

"Okay, one of you will massage my back, and the other two will massage my legs. Serve me well. In a couple of days, I will take you to the Magic City to shop and fill up your schoolbags."

"Oh wow, that's great~"

Lin Xiuqing said angrily, "A few days ago you were scolding them for taking advantage of you, and now you're trying to get ahead of them?"

"It's a small amount of money, better than..." Ye Yaodong paused, then stopped talking cleverly, "better than using the money to buy those marbles, right?"

Originally, he also wanted to say that it was much cheaper than going to an entertainment venue.

Asking someone to go for a ride or give you a push on your back costs more than the money you spend on your child.

"Dad, you're the best."

"Dad, you've worked hard!"

"Dad, when I make money, I will be filial to you and buy you whatever you want."

"Dad, I want to give you massages and pat your back every day."

Ye Yaodong closed his eyes and enjoyed it, "This is the meaning of having a child."

Lin Xiuqing looked at the three people trying to please him and said unhappily, "How come I've never heard you say this to me, and I've never seen you give me a back massage? You're just being filial to your father."

Ye Chengyang coaxed with a smile, "Mom, we are with you every day, but we are not with Dad."

Ye Xiaoxi also said: "Mom, I will sleep with you at night."

Ye Yaodong opened his eyes.

Ye Chenghu also said: "Dad has worked hard outside to make money, Mom, when we get home we will all give you massages. We will only give Dad a few days of massages, so he can enjoy it for a few days."

The first half of the sentence sounds nice, but what does the second half mean?
What do you mean he can only enjoy it for a few days?
"I can only enjoy this for a few days, so don't sleep at night and massage me all night long. This will allow me to cherish these few days I can enjoy."

"Ah, Dad, there's a lot of time to come."

"Didn't you just say that I can only enjoy myself for a few days? Then I have to exploit you well in these limited few days?"

"That's not what I meant. I meant that I spent less time with you and more time with Mom."

"If you can't read anymore, you can go sailing on the sea and help me sail the fresh-harvesting ship to collect the goods."

With this level of emotional intelligence, you are still not suitable for dealing with people, but only for working hard.

Ye Chenghu was happy because he could live here permanently with Ye Chenghe and Ye Chengjiang.

"Okay, then you wait for me for a few more years."

"You are in fifth grade now, right? You are doing well..."

"I'm in the first grade, who's in the fifth grade? Dad, you don't even know what grade I'm in."

"Ah, it's already the first day of the new year?"

Lin Xiuqing said angrily: "You don't even know that your son is in the first grade of junior high school?"

"How would I know? I haven't been home much this year. The last time I was home was in May, so I naturally didn't pay attention to this."

"Dad, do you know how old I am?"

"nonsense."

Ye Xiaoxi interrupted, "Dad, did you know that I'm in the first grade?"

"Don't treat me like a fool. You were crying and asking to buy stationery before school started, but your mother didn't buy it for you, so I had to mail it to you."

"Brother, Dad loves me more. He remembers that I am in the first grade, but he doesn't remember that you are in the first grade."

Ye Chenghu clenched his fist and gestured at her.

"Okay, you don't need to press it anymore, go to bed, it's late."

Ye Chenghu: “I can’t sleep.”

"Then I'll go to sleep, and you squat beside the bed and massage my legs."

"I'm going to bed now."

Ye Xiaoxi quickly got into Lin Xiuqing's bed, "Mom, I'll sleep with you. It's very warm to hold me in your arms."

"How old are you? You're already in the first grade, and you're still sleeping with your mother. Aren't you ashamed? Go sleep in your own bed. I'll sleep with your mother, and I still have something to talk to her about."

"Then I want to buy a new pencil case, a cartoon pencil case, a cartoon eraser, and a loudspeaker..."

"Buy them all, go to the next bed and sleep in yours."

Lin Xiuqing pulled him and said, "She said she wanted to buy a trumpet and a suona!"

"Hey, Dad has already agreed, so keep your word. I'll go sleep next door right away."

Ye Xiaoxi quickly got out of bed and crawled into the quilt of the next bed and lay down.

Ye Yaodong took one look at Lin Xiuqing and felt fooled.

"Why are you so cunning?"

She rolled her eyes and said, "Who told you not to listen carefully to what she said? You just agreed with everything she said."

"How would I know that she had set a trap for me to jump into and would tell me her purpose later."

"Now he is so cunning, I don't know who he resembles."

“Why did you buy a speaker?”

Ye Xiaoxi stuck her head out from under the quilt and said, "I'm calling you to get up."

Ye Yaodong was choked.

"You are too ambitious. You haven't mastered any of them yet, and you want something else."

"You promised." She shrank her head back into the quilt, not wanting to hear any explanation.

"This damn girl..."

Ye Chenghu shouted from the upper bunk, "Dad, I'm the most honest one. They're all worthless. Xiaojiu even sold all my stationery, saying that I could buy new ones when I came. How can I buy new ones if I don't sell the old ones?"

"It's because you're stupid that she can't take mine."

"That's just in time. You have a bunch of them. Then you don't have to buy new ones. I don't have any left."

"Dad said that if he feels comfortable with the massage, he will buy it. You are a big fool. Why are you still talking about it? Besides, no one has it."

Ye Chenghu shut up, not daring to say anything more, "Go to sleep."