Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1535 Tired

After Ye Yaodong finished his work, he got up refreshed, picked up the bag of clothes that had been prepared for him, and put it on his shoulder.

"I'm leaving, and you don't have to get up to see me off. It's freezing. Just stay in bed and save yourself the trouble of going back and forth."

"Then I have to get up and wake up Dongxue and the others, and then bring Xiaoyu down. Go check if Huimei and her husband are awake first."

"it is good."

"I just heard the old lady get up. She must be cooking something for you. Eat before you leave."

"Ah."

Ye Yaodong went out first with his luggage.

The old lady had gotten up and made a fire while the two of them were doing their work.

"So early? Go wash up first. I'll cook you some eggs and heat up a basket of fish balls for you to take on the road. The fish balls were freshly caught yesterday. They won't go bad in this weather and can be kept for a few days."

"You keep complaining about having to boil eggs every day when you go out. You're tired of eating them and they make you choke. This time, I asked your mother to make you a basket of fish balls in advance. They're just right for you to take with you on the road. It doesn't matter if you eat them cold, just have some hot water."

"I've already filled two thermoses with boiling water for you. Just take them aboard later. You need to wear thicker clothes, such as a hat, scarf, and gloves..."

The old lady recited in a low voice, and Ye Yaodong just nodded randomly and walked out.

"I know. I'll take my luggage out first. You cook your food. I'll go see if Guang and the others are up yet."

"Hey? Do you want to cook a few more bowls for them?"

"Wait a moment, I'll go check if they're up and have eaten."

When the dogs in the yard heard the door opening, they went straight to his feet and followed him out.

The lights in Guang's house were already on, and a swaying figure was reflected on the window. He went over and knocked on the door.

"Have you packed it up?"

"It's all ready. Huimei just needs to put clothes on the two children. I'll go to your place and bring Xiaoyu over first."

"What's cooking in the pot?"

"The rice cake is ready. Eat it and leave. You can have a bowl here later."

"The old lady has already cooked eggs for me, so I won't eat them here. Go and pick up the child first. Ah Qing has already gone upstairs to pick up the child."

"Ah."

After Ah Guang gave some instructions to the house, he followed him out.

Lin Dongxue and her two siblings had already washed up and were at the table for breakfast. Ah Qing had also helped Pei Yu get dressed.

Pei Yu sat there rubbing his eyes sleepily. He didn't get enough sleep and looked dazed until he saw Ah Guang come in.

"Dad, why do we have to get up so early?"

"Because I want to take our whole family with me."

"Ah? What about my sister? I told her I didn't leave..."

"Then do you want to come with us? Your parents and brothers are all leaving, do you want to stay here alone?"

Pei Yu looked conflicted, unable to make a choice.

"Be good, go have breakfast first. When we get there, you can call your sister. When you start first grade in the second half of the year, you can write letters to your sister and mail packages to her."

Her eyes lit up instantly. "Ah, can I write to my sister even if I can't read? How do I mail the package?"

"You'll find out when you go to school. Your teacher will teach you how to write letters, or your mother will teach you."

"Okay."

After his attention was diverted, the child stopped worrying, happily finished his breakfast, and was sober enough to walk to the pier by himself.

Ye Yaodong asked Lin Dongxue's siblings to help A Guang carry the luggage, as it was inconvenient for the couple to carry a child each.

Halfway through the journey, we met Pei's father and Ye's father, and we all went to the pier together. There were quite a few people on the road, and there were flashlights and the sound of conversations everywhere.

There are so many of them that it is difficult to count the number of people in the early stages, as there will always be one or two who are slow.

However, before coming back yesterday, they had already refueled in advance when passing through the town. Now as long as everyone is gathered, they can set off directly without having to stop and start to prepare.

They waited at the dock for another half an hour before Ye Yaodong's team had all the people there. After counting, they were arranged to board the ship.

It was already an hour after we set out.

The lights were still on in the house, and he could still see the figure at the door through the telescope.

"Damn, Gou Guang is more comfortable. This time I took my wife and children with me."

Ye Yaodong muttered a few words before putting away the telescope and returning to the cockpit.

Only after they reached the town did he let the other ships go first. He also arranged for people to sail out several large ships that were docked in the safe harbor, and then asked the personnel on each ship to return to their positions according to last year's arrangements.

After everything was arranged, he officially set sail to catch up with the large group that had gone ahead. His ships were sailing fast and he caught up with them in no time.

The journey was safe due to their large team size, but when they arrived near the waters of Vancouver, they encountered an anti-smuggling ship.

Ye Yaodong's boat was leading the way. He heard the captain knocking on his cabin and immediately took out his telescope and went out to look.

The anti-smuggling ship was staying on the sea, staring at them closely, and there were people on the ship looking at them with binoculars.

Since they were not told to stop, he certainly would not stop. He just kept going as he was supposed to, ignoring them as nothing and whizzed past them along his route.

He has such a large fleet that it does attract a lot of attention. Although he behaves well, others don't know that and are definitely wary of him because he has so many ships and so many people. There will be no good result if they confront him.

This anti-smuggling ship must have a target to pursue. As long as they are not within the target, they should just mind their own business.

Ye Yaodong stood in front with a telescope and gradually moved to the back. The anti-smuggling boat remained motionless, and the people on the boat still stared at them with telescopes, watching them leave.

Only after they were far away did he put away the telescope and return to the cockpit.

"Are you okay? I was worried something might happen, so I quickly woke you up."

"It's okay, we just ran into them. With so many ships, we can't stop them. If they don't ask us to stop, we won't care. Even if they ask us to stop, we won't be afraid."

"Oh, okay. I woke you up because I was worried about any accidents. Go and get some rest."

"Well, keep calling me if you have anything."

Ye Yaodong returned to the rest cabin behind the cab and continued to lie down. He was sleepy after driving all night, so he asked someone to take over so that he could rest for a while.

Smuggling is still rampant along the southeastern coast. It is because of smuggling that the southeastern coast became rich. Many bigwigs also started their business in this way and then successfully laundered their wealth.

The journey was calm and peaceful after that. The only fishing boats we encountered were ordinary fishing boats. Everyone who encountered them avoided them from a distance to avoid trouble.

They also arrived in Zhou City at noon two days later.

Only after getting off the boat did he realize that Lin Dongxue, Pei Yu, and the twins had been vomiting all the way.

When they got ashore, their faces were pale. The twins were already buried in their parents' arms, looking very weak.

Pei Yu was also held in Pei's father's arms, and he looked like he had suffered a great deal.

He walked over and touched her soothingly, "It's okay, you've landed. You're not floating on the sea anymore. You won't feel any pain anymore. Go back to sleep and have a good night's rest. You'll be full of energy tomorrow."

Pei Yu said weakly: "I'm fine, uncle, I just vomited. I'll be fine later. It was the same last time."

"Ah."

The twins were already sobbing in their parents' arms, shouting that they wanted to go home, and they were rubbing their tears and snot in their parents' arms.

Ye Yaodong felt tired watching them coaxing the children.

The whole family came up together. If he had brought Ye Xiaoxi up with him, they would probably have made a big fuss and demanded to go home.

That would be fatal.

"Everyone still has luggage, so just wait here first. I'll ask A Jiang and Cheng He to run back and drive the tractor first. We'll ride the tractor back later, and you can just sit on the ground and take it easy for now."

"Ah."

Their boats were of different sizes and their docking points were far apart, so he had to find someone first.

Fortunately, although there are many things to carry on board, most of them can be locked in the cabin and can be used when going out to sea. Everyone just needs to take their own luggage on the tractor.

He could pull all his workers away in two trips. As for the other fishing boats, he just ignored them. They were not docked together anyway, so he could deal with them on his own.

Only after he lay down on the bed in the dormitory did he let out a long sigh of relief and finally rest.

And the base camp became lively again because of their return.

Everyone was still energetic after sitting on the boat for two days, worthy of being fishermen. They didn't need to rest when they just arrived, but sat in the open space to bask in the sun, chat and wait for food. Some simply ran away. I don't know whether they were in a hurry to find their lover or to go out to find food.

Hundreds of people came back at once, and I couldn't cook for so many people on the spur of the moment. Moreover, all the ingredients were in short supply and had to be purchased in advance.

He was so tired that he didn't want to move or eat, so he just made his bed and took a nap.

Father Ye didn't want to climb the stairs, so he took his luggage directly to the warehouse and planned to sleep in the warehouse as usual, which would save him the trouble of not having to climb the stairs.

It was not until dusk that he got up comfortably and went downstairs to find food.

"Good morning, have you eaten yet?"

"Early? It's still early when it's dark? I haven't seen you all afternoon. Where have you been?" Ye's father asked in the crowd.

"Sleep in your room, where else can you go? I'm so tired. Have you all eaten?"

"We've all gone out to eat. There's nothing to eat in the cafeteria. We won't be able to buy food until tomorrow."

"Then I'll go out to eat too. Are the three children okay?"

"I cried all afternoon, fell asleep, and haven't woken up yet."

"Have you called home?"

"No, there were a lot of people waiting there for the whole afternoon to make phone calls, and I just went to sleep and ignored them."

Ye Yaodong yawned and looked around, and found that there was someone else making a phone call there, so he didn't want to wait.

"I'm going out to eat, and I'll stop by the processing plant and make a phone call."

"then you go."

"Have Dongxue and the others gone yet?"

"The three siblings drove over there in the afternoon in a tractor and didn't come over. They should have stayed at the processing plant directly."

"Ah."

He walked towards A Guang's room again.

When he returned here in the afternoon, he asked Huimei if she wanted to go to the processing plant with Lin Dongxue to settle down.

The twins were making a fuss at the time. Since we had already arrived here, we planned to comfort them and coax them to sleep first, so as to avoid having to take a bumpy car ride right after getting off the boat. Not only the children would not be able to bear it, but the adults would also be unable to bear it.

Therefore, Lin Guangming and Lin Guangwen drove a tractor to take Lin Dongxue to the processing plant for settlement. As for Huimei's family, they stayed here to take care of the child for the time being.

When he went over, he heard voices in the room and knocked on the door.

"Open the door, it's me, you're all awake, right?"

The door opened immediately.

"They just woke up and made some malted milk. Let's fill their stomachs first. We'll take them out for dinner later. Have you eaten yet?"

"Not yet. I just woke up and asked my dad, so I came to check on him. Since we're all up, let's go out together later. After we have dinner, let's settle Huimei and the three children at the processing plant and let them sleep there at night."

Ye Huimei was tying Pei Yu's hair and said, "Okay, we were just talking about this, let's go together."

Ye Yaodong looked at Pei Yu and said, "Call back later. Can you talk to your sister?"

"Okay, I need to call my sister."

"I don't know if she made a scene when she woke up and found Xiaoyu missing. There were too many people in the afternoon and I was tired, so I didn't have time to call. I'll go to the processing plant later and call back to let them know she's safe, and by the way, ask about it."

Ye Huimei smiled and said, "It's a good thing I didn't come up, otherwise I don't know what would have happened along the way. It was exhausting. Not only was it tiring to ride on the boat, but I also had to take care of three little ones. It was too much. I couldn't even comfort them. My head was about to explode along the way."

"We finally made it to the shore, but we still have to keep coaxing them. I am exhausted. I can only breathe after they fall asleep. Sooner or later, they will die."

Ye Yaodong's scalp was tingling when he saw them each holding a child and coaxing him in the afternoon.

"So your third sister-in-law asked me if I should bring Xiaojiu up here too. I refused outright. It's fine to bring her up here, but I'm afraid she won't be able to stay for two days and will go looking for her mother. That would give me a headache."

He was very busy when he first took over. Not only did he have to deal with starting work and taking orders, but he also had to take care of the staff. There were a lot of things waiting to be arranged inside and outside the house. How could he have time to take care of the children?

It would be better to bring him up when he is older and more sensible, and doesn't sit still looking for his mother.

Otherwise he wouldn't have to work. Taking care of a child every day is enough to keep him busy.

"I was so tired on the way that I regretted it. I really wanted to turn around and go back. It would be so comfortable at home. I could just let them run around and save myself the trouble."

Ah Guang said, "Speaking of which, now that you are here, you are still thinking about going back. Who will help you turn back?"

"You said you wanted us to come up here, saying we could look after the children wherever we went. It would be better for us to come up here with you so that we can be together as a family. I feel even more tired after listening to your lies."

"No way, you still have three meals a day at home and take care of three children, so isn't it the same if you come up here?"

"Who said that! If I were at home, your sister or my mother would help to watch over them occasionally. Besides, they can run around at home as they please. Just remember to come back at mealtime. There's no need to control them. If they are here, how can we not keep a close eye on them? It's so chaotic here. If they run away, they'll be gone for sure."

A Guang didn't dare to refute.

Ye Yaodong tried to smooth things over, "Now that you're here, why are you saying that? Just stay here for now. If you can't adapt, I can go back and take you back when the time comes."

Ah Guang nodded, "Yes, since we are here, we can stay here for now. If we can't stay, we can go back later. Anyway, the three of us are not in the first grade yet."

"Just watch first," Ye Huimei shouted to the twins again, "Have you finished drinking? You've been holding the bowl for half a day."

Although the twins were holding bowls, their eyes were fixed on them and they were listening to their adults talking.

Hearing the urging, he hurriedly gulped down the drink. After finishing, he licked the bowl, leaving no milk stains.

Then he said in a babyish voice, "I've finished drinking it."

"Let's go after we finish drinking. It's getting dark. Go eat early so that you can go back and rest early."

Ye Huimei held the twins in each hand, while A Guang held Pei Yu's hand and carried the luggage in one hand.

Ye Yaodong also helped them carry the other luggage and then put it all on the tractor.

"Hold on tight, don't scream, and don't spit out the milk you just drank on the bumpy road."

"Stop being so talkative."

Ye Yaodong shrugged and started driving. To prevent them from getting bumpy, he deliberately slowed down and tried to drive on a flat road.

The road inside the city is flat.

It was the first time for the twins to see such a lively place. They stood up and stared outside without blinking, shouting "car, car, car".

"Big cart..."

“So many cars…”

"Car, car, car, and another car..."

Ye Yaodong parked the car in front of a restaurant and could still hear two people jumping around in the car and shouting excitedly, "Car, car!"

"Why do you like cars so much?"

"When they grow up, send them to learn how to repair cars and let them see enough," said A Guang.

"..."

Can't you be a little more promising and think better?

Ye Huimei also complained, "At home, I chased after your tractor all day long. As soon as I saw your tractor moving, I followed it and ran all the way to the village entrance."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "Looks like I really have to send him to learn how to repair cars in the future."

"Come on, maybe when you grow up you'll be attracted to other things."

"Let's go eat first."

Pei Yu looked around, "Uncle, when are we going to call my sister? Will my sister cry if I leave?"

"I don't know. I'll take you to make the call after dinner. Then you can ask her if she's crying."

"Oh."

While they were ordering and eating, the twins squatted at their feet, propped up their chins with their hands, staring at the cars passing by, looking a little silly.

Ye Yaodong teased them with a smile, "Are there more cars here than at home?"

They both nodded together.

"So do you like it here?"

The two nodded together again.

"Then do you still want to go home?"

The two hesitated for a moment and turned to look at Ye Huimei.

"I want my mother..."

"I want a mother too."

"It seems that mother is more important than cars."

The two of them nodded again.

"Then your mother will stay here, and you will stay here too. Don't go home, right?"

They nodded without hesitation this time.