Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1534 Getting ready to leave
She dug finger after finger.

Ye Chengyang couldn't help but dig a finger as well.

The brother and sister sucked their fingers with gusto.

Ye Chenghu was so angry that he lowered his head to look for a knife and the cake was damaged in several places.

He yelled, "What are you doing! You are not allowed to eat it, it hasn't even been cut yet!"

Lin Xiuqing also clapped their hands and said, "Whether it's dirty or not, just put it in your mouth. Go wash your hands first."

"Mom, look at the two of them. They have ruined the cake."

Ye Chenghu was so furious that he couldn't bear to see the cake disfigured.

On the way back, he carried the cake very carefully, fearing that he would run too fast and move the cake.

Ye Chengyang said with a smile: "We're going to cut it up and eat it anyway, so let's try it first."

Ye Xiaoxi also did not move, "It's not dirty, I'll wash it later, big brother, cut it first..."

At the critical moment, she was reluctant to take her eyes off the cake.

"Both of you go wash your hands first. No one can eat without washing their hands. Cheng Hu also go wash your hands. I will cut it for you."

Ye Chenghu glared at the two who were stealing the food, "I want a big piece..."

"I want a big one too..."

"I also want……"

The three siblings shouted louder than each other, and ran to wash their hands like a gust of wind. After washing, they rushed to the table to wait for their share of the cake.

Each of them took a huge triangle and ate it with a spoon with satisfaction.

Lin Xiuqing was exhausted after sitting on the boat all day. She sat on the bench against the wall and didn't want to move.

"Mom, you eat too." Ye Xiaoxi scooped a spoonful of her favorite cream and put it to Lin Xiuqing's mouth.

"I don't want to eat. I have to eat later."

"The rice isn't cooked yet, let's eat first." Ye Chengyang also said.

Ye Chenghu had already put down the cake in his hand and prepared to cut a piece for his mother.

"I'll cut it for you."

Lin Xiuqing's mouth was covered with Ye Xiaoxi's cream. She didn't bother to speak and just licked the cream off the corners of her mouth.

"Let's cut a piece for your grandma and grandpa first, and when your grandpa and grandma come later, cut one for them too."

"Okay, I'll cut it!" Ye Chenghu was so excited that he didn't even bother to eat and just wanted to cut the cake.

At this time, Ye's mother also received the news that they had returned and came over, originally planning to come over to cook.

Seeing Ye Yaodong fiddling with the old lady's ears at the door, she asked curiously, "What are you doing? What are you fiddling with?"

"I went to the provincial capital and got a pair of hearing aids from the hospital. Let's give them to her to try."

"What are hearing aids? To help her hear?"

"Correct."

Hearing aids these days are rather crude, so he chose a simple model that can be used universally without the need for human presence.

As long as it works, just use it for now.

Ye's mother also said a few words out of curiosity, asking the old lady if she could hear clearly. The old lady responded with a smile and said she heard everything.

"It's worth it to be able to hear it. When your father gets old, you can give him a pair of these."

"Ah? Why not for you?"

"Your father has already become deaf in advance, and he pretends not to hear what you say. Don't you need to give him a hearing aid?"

Ye Yaodong was speechless and looked at his mother.

His mother had stopped paying attention to him and went into the house to cook. He also heard her surprised voice.

"Oh, and I even got to eat cake. Now I don't have to eat dinner at night."

"Yes."

"The cake is our dinner."

"We'll have cake tomorrow morning."

The three of them had their mouths full of cream and were extremely satisfied.

Lin Xiuqing pushed a piece of cake towards Ye's mother and said, "This piece is for you. Cheng Hu cut it specially for you."

"I won't eat them. I'll save them for them tomorrow morning. They won't go bad in this weather. Now we can eat all the cakes and don't have to eat dinner."

"Cook less."

"The ship has been inspected. Is there anything wrong with it? He must be so bored. The ship is fine and there is nothing wrong with it, but he has to drive such a long way to inspect it. Can't he check it tomorrow after he leaves for the ship?"

"They said they were worried about the long queues and delaying their departure. Ah Hai is in the provincial capital, so you can give him a call and let him join the queue in advance and make arrangements."

"It's not broken, so it's fine without checking."

"I don't quite understand. Anyway, the factory said that many spare parts are old or worn out. Replacing spare parts can extend the service life and prevent the ship from breaking down at sea and being unable to return. It's good to prevent it as early as possible. The fishing company's boats are also regularly inspected and maintained."

"Ok."

"Spending a little money now can save a lot of money in the future. Anyway, I have nothing to do these few days, so I can do an inspection in advance. When the time comes, I can go out to sea and make money immediately."

"We're leaving tomorrow. Have you packed his things?"

"Most of the things have been packed up after the birthday banquet. The bed was moved to the boat and made up a few days ago before we went to the provincial capital. I will tidy up the rest for him after dinner, and then we can move his things onto the boat."

"I'll ask your father to come over and help later. I don't know where he went. We haven't seen him yet." Ye's mother cursed while lighting a fire. "Drinking every day, it's no use talking every day..."

After Ye Yaodong fixed the hearing aid for the old lady, he came in and took out a piece of cake for her to eat.

He also discovered that the old lady loved sweets and always had candies in her pocket. She originally thought that she did it to coax the children, but in fact it was just for her own convenience. Now she didn't have to save a few dollars for him.

Anyway, you don’t need teeth to eat candy, and holding one in your mouth will keep it sweet for a long time.

After a lifetime of suffering, it might be good to eat more sweets when you are old, but you won’t be able to eat them for many years.

"I won't eat it, you eat it. We're going to have dinner soon, so I'll save some space for dinner. I'll leave this cake for the kids. They love it."

"I bought a really big one, enough for them to eat until tomorrow. They are still growing teeth, so they can't eat too many sweets."

"Then you eat..."

"I'm tired of eating in the Magic City and the provincial capital, you eat it."

"Tired of eating? Then give it to A-Qing and your mother."

"All of them. There's more inside."

Only when Ye Yaodong stuffed the gift into her hand did she stop talking.

He was exhausted after a whole day on the boat, so he went into the house and lay down for a while before dinner was ready.

However, when he was half asleep, he heard his mother cursing outside and woke up.

The clear scolding reached his ears and he couldn't sleep anymore.

"...Drinking in broad daylight, why don't you just wait until night?"

"…I bought a cake for a few children, and you are so greedy…"

"We're leaving tomorrow, and there's a lot of stuff we haven't loaded onto the ship yet. If I drink it now, how will I work later?"

"Still eating? I think you don't need to eat dinner, go to work... This is a good time to sober you up... I don't know what you do at home all day..."

"... Let's go now, so I won't be upset watching you at home. You never go a day without drinking..."

He didn't hear his father's rebuttal at all. Perhaps he was in the wrong, and the one who was scolded by his mother had probably gone out to pack his things.

When it was time for dinner, his father wasn't there.

"If I don't call my dad over for dinner, I'll have to cook him a midnight snack later in the evening?" Ye Yaodong said, turning to look at Ye Xiaoxi, "Go call him."

"why me?"

"Because you are the youngest, when you were still young and ignorant, it was your eldest brother who ran errands. When Yangyang grew up a little, it became Yangyang who ran errands. Now it's your turn to run errands."

"Oh, okay." Ye Xiaoxi ran away happily.

Ye Chenghu said happily: "That's fair, we take turns to serve her. From now on, just call her."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "You are only shouting for action now. In a few years, everyone will be lazier than the other and won't be able to move anymore."

"Kids need to be more diligent, especially you two. Get better grades, or else you will go out to sea with me."

"Dad, don't worry, I will definitely be admitted to high school."

"Don't brag now, wait until you pass the exam."

Ye Chengyang suddenly said, "Dad, it's the Lantern Festival tonight..."

"I just got back. I'm so tired. I'm not going. I have things to do later. I'll take you there next year."

The two sighed and could only watch TV resignedly.

Ye Chenghu said depressedly, "My eldest cousin called me at noon and said that she would go to town to play with some cousins ​​after dinner. She would drop off her luggage when she passed by our house and then go to town. After playing in the evening, she would come to our house to sleep."

Lin Xiuqing glared at him, "You little brat, why are you saying this now? You didn't say it when you came back earlier."

He scratched his head and laughed awkwardly, "It's been too long since I forgot about it, and I was only thinking about the cake. I only remembered it when Yangyang asked me about it."

"How long has it been? It's only this afternoon."

"I forgot about that. It won't bother you anyway."

"I have to make the bed. Did you say how many people are coming?"

"I do not know."

"You didn't even bother to ask."

"You'll know when you come. It's not like you have to eat dinner at home."

Lin Xiuqing looked at Ye Yaodong, "Then after dinner, go and pack up the things you need to take on the boat. I've sorted out the baskets, fishing nets, and some tools and piled them up in the corner of the workshop. Ask dad and you'll know which boat they're from. I'll go make the bed first."

"okay."

Ye Chenghu asked hesitantly, "Then mother...can we go with my cousins?"

"It's crowded, what's the point of going? It's not like you've been there before, and you're not afraid of getting lost. They're all playful, how can they keep an eye on you? Just stay home. I've been to a lot of circuses in the past few years, and I've been to all the circuses in the city."

"All right……"

There was no hope at all, and the two of them gave up.

Ye Yaodong asked: "Have you signed up yet?"

"Everything is signed up, and classes will start tomorrow."

"Then organize your schoolbag and books tonight, concentrate, and start classes tomorrow."

"Got it." The two said in unison.

Ye Yaodong originally wanted to tell them not to tell Ye Xiaoxi that he was leaving tomorrow.

However, after thinking about it, there was no need to explain. If she knew, then she would know. Anyway, she and Pei Yu were sleeping together, so she felt that it was foolproof. She could just take advantage of the situation when he was least prepared.

The departure time was set long ago and everyone knew it. The wind direction and waves were also checked a few days ago, so the set time does not need to be changed.

But he was not at home these days, and many people were worried about the changes. So during dinner time, many people came to ask about it.

When he said that everything would remain unchanged and they would set off as usual, almost all the villagers started moving after dinner to transport things to the dock and the sea.

Everything is prepared in advance and you can set off at any time.

While Ye Xiaoxi was playing at the doorstep, he saw a group of people pushing carts towards the dock like ants moving house. The line was quite long and discontinuous, so he hurried to the workshop to find him.

He was also directing people to move the goods and deciding which batch of goods would go on which ship.

"Dad, dad, dad..."

Roudunzi pounced heavily in front of him, hugged his waist, "Dad..."

"What's up? You keep yelling. I'm busy. Go find your mother if you need anything."

"No, I'm looking for you, Dad, are you leaving?"

"Yes, we are leaving early tomorrow morning. Let's move the things onto the boat first. Don't get in the way here. We won't bump into you when we move things around later."

"If you leave, will my aunt's family leave too? Will my sister leave too?"

"Then I don't know. Go ask your aunt. Don't you sleep with Pei Yu every day? Can't you just ask her whether she left or not?"

Fortunately, he had greeted Huimei in advance.

"My sister didn't tell me, so I'll go ask her..."

Like a gust of wind, she ran away again.

You can't blame him for this, since he wasn't lying anyway.

Everybody was busy moving things, and it wasn’t until eight or nine o’clock that everything was put in order.

When he got home after work, the children were sitting in a row watching TV.

As soon as Ye Xiaoxi saw him, she said, "Dad, my sister said she's not leaving. My aunt didn't say she was going to take her away. She wants to stay with me!"

"Okay, I'll go with you then."

Ye Xiaoxi turned around and said to Pei Yu: "Sister, you can't sneak away, we are good sisters, wearing the same pants..."

"Now that my aunt is gone, you will live in my house. From now on, my mother is your mother, my father is your father, and my brother is your brother. But your brother is not my brother. My mother did not give me a brother, and I don't want your twin brother..."

"The twins are so stupid. They wet their pants and bed even though they are so old. They are so shameless and they follow us around every day..."

Pei Yu nodded and agreed with her, "They even peed into my cup. How disgusting..."

Ye Yaodong listened to them talking, shook his head with amusement, and then went to take a shower.

It was inconvenient to take a shower during the days he went to the provincial capital, and he didn't bring any spare clothes. There was no need to take a shower so often in the middle of winter. In fact, he hadn't taken a shower for five or six days.

I just finished a busy day and I'm sweaty and dirty. I'll wash myself clean and leave tomorrow.

Lin Xiuqing followed him into the house, watched him take a shower, and said, "You guys are leaving before dawn, right? You should leave early, otherwise tomorrow will be the first day of school, and they will have to get up at around six o'clock."

"We left at 4am, so we definitely had to get up at 3am to go to the dock."

"Well, now the more money we make, the longer we have to be apart."

"There's no other way. We have to earn more money while we're still young. When the two kids grow up, we'll let them take over and we'll have some free time."

Just wait another five or six years, and then you can slowly let go.

By that time, he will have trained a group of people in deep-sea fishing, and he will be able to hand them over to others, while he will just stay in the rear.

Lin Xiuqing didn't hold out much hope. "It's easy to say, but when the time comes, it won't be possible to withdraw just like that."

"It should be possible. As long as someone is in charge, it will be fine. Or you can just worry less. You can assign more people here, or you can post some job advertisements in the city."

It's 1990 now, and the wave of layoffs is about to come, and we can hire more people to do the work by then.

"I'll see what I can do. But I heard that the city is building a road after the New Year. They might build one to our county. It might not be long before the county also builds one to the town."

"This is great. We have been shouting slogans for several years, saying that if you want to get rich you must build roads first. Now it is finally our turn to build roads."

The north is the political center. After a policy is issued, it is generally implemented in the north and then gradually moves to the south. The wealthy cities in the south are also forerunners, and coastal areas are also pioneers.

It was their turn in 90, which was considered relatively fast. He didn't pay much attention to it in his previous life. He only remembered that when he occasionally went to the county town, the road was already paved with cement.

"After this road is repaired, it will be much more convenient for vehicles to travel, and the road will not be so bumpy, making travel much more convenient."

"When the time comes, I'll buy you a car to drive."

"Ah?" Lin Xiuqing was surprised. "Buy me a car to drive? How can I do that? I don't even know how to drive a motorcycle. I've been learning for a long time, but I don't even dare to drive on the way to the city."

"That car is simpler than a motorcycle, and safer. At least it's protected by a big box. When the road is repaired, it will be less bumpy and wider, and the road conditions will naturally improve. It will be more convenient for you to drive to and from the city in the future."

She waved her hands, "How can I do that? Don't waste the money. Don't buy it. We already have trucks, tractors, motorcycles, bicycles, and sometimes even several. Why buy that car? It looks good but is not practical. It can't seat many people, and it can't carry much stuff."

"But it's cool! It's a status symbol! And it's convenient. When the road conditions are good, it will be much faster than a tractor. Time is money, and it's safer than a tractor."

"Either you buy one and drive it yourself, or I don't want one."

"I'm in Zhou City, which is such a small place. I can ride a bicycle in less than an hour to go around, let alone a motorcycle. Why would I need to drive a car?"

Ye Yaodong comforted her again, "Don't worry, we will apply for the driver's license together, and learn together. I heard that learning to drive a car is very simple, and it only takes two or three months."

"When you learn how to do it, I'll buy you one and put it at home for you to drive. It will be convenient for you to go anywhere and you don't have to ask others to take you there."

"In this rural area, a small car would be too conspicuous. I'm worried that I won't be able to come back if I drive it out. Let's talk about it later."

This is true.

I really have to worry about whether I can come back after driving out.

There is no need to worry in the city because the roads are wide and crowded. But in his rural area, there are many remote places on the roads.

"You're right to worry. Let's wait a few years. When there are more and more small cars on the road, we will buy one."

"Ah."

"Do you want to take a bath too?"

Lin Xiuqing understood what he meant instantly and rolled her eyes at him in reproach. "You take your shower. I'll be late. The three of them haven't made their arrangements yet. I've been busy and don't have time to urge them to take a shower. I'll ask the three of them to take turns taking a shower. Tomorrow is the first day of school, so they have to hurry and get clean before going to school."

After saying that, she went out first.

When we were watching TV earlier, she urged the three of them to finish, but her eyes were glued to the TV and I couldn't call her to stop. No matter how I called her, she just said to wait until she finished watching.

It's almost 9 o'clock, and I haven't even blinked or moved.

"I'm going to take a shower..."

The three of them turned a deaf ear to her, only Pei Yu turned around and looked at her, "Aunt, I took a shower at noon."

"Well, I told them to take a shower."

Lin Xiuqing knocked on the table angrily, "Are you deaf?"

"Mom, we'll wash right after we finish watching. It'll be quick."

"You didn't even bother to wash during the day, and you had to wait for me to come back and urge you to do it."

Three and intermittent deafness in ears.

Lin Xiuqing simply turned off the TV and then started wailing.

"Ah~ Mom, I'll finish reading it soon..."

"That's right, King Kong is blind..."

"King Kong is blind, so what does your deafness have to do with you? You've seen it every day, so many times, and you're still watching it! Go take a shower. Those who finish first will have cake, and then you can go to sleep."

"Can you please finish reading it?"

"No."

"Hey... okay..."

The three of them could only accept their fate, take a shower, and then fight for the washbasin.

"Don't just wipe it twice, wash it clean. Tomorrow is the first day of school, so rub all the dirt off. I'm not at home, no one will ask you to take a shower, and you don't have to take a shower. Just let it stink."

Ye Chenghu muttered, "Hasn't it been a week yet?"

Ye Chengyang shouted, "I wash my feet every day, but my brother never washes his feet, they stink."

"Long-winded."

Lin Xiuqing urged, "Hurry up and wash. I'll get you some clothes."

From top to bottom, no one would take a shower unless she gave the order. That's enough.

There are 4 things, big and small, from clothes to underwear to socks, and she has to prepare them all well, otherwise I have to ask her every day what she is wearing and where she puts them.

After I finished taking care of the three and cleaned the washbasin, it was already 10 o'clock and it was my turn to clean up.

She could only lie down peacefully after her nephews and nieces from her mother's side came over.

Ye Yaodong had already fallen asleep while waiting.

When he came back in the evening, he was very sleepy, but he was woken up by his mother's voice after just a short nap, so he didn't get a good sleep.

I just finished taking a shower and lay comfortably in bed, waiting to fall asleep.

The noise of Lin Xiuqing returning to the room did not wake him up.

She was also exhausted. She had been busy since she came back in the evening. The only time her butt was on the stool was when she was eating.

Taking care of three children is more tiring, and it is not easier than arranging things back and forth for Ye Yaodong.

However, he woke up in the middle of the night before the alarm rang. Remembering that he was leaving soon, he had to finish the things he hadn't done that night, otherwise he would have to miss several months.

Lin Xiuqing vaguely noticed his movements and asked, "What time is it?"

"The alarm hasn't rung yet, which means it's not time yet."

"Look at your watch, don't miss the time."

"Don't worry, it's still in time even if the phone rings. After all, others will be waiting for me, and I don't have to wait for others."

"No, I'm worried that Guang and Huimei will come and knock on the door and ask to pick up Xiaoyu."

"I'll make it quick..."

"Okay, a few minutes won't matter."

"Fuck, what nonsense are you talking about? I'll teach you a lesson."

Lin Xiuqing laughed.