Chapter 1043: Go to the Three Treasures Hall for Nothing (10,000 Words, Monthly Ticket +17)

Father Ye was depressed to death.

What does this have to do with him?

Dongzi didn't say anything when he came back, but after hearing it from his mother-in-law, he still wanted to beat him?

There is no justice.

Father Ye held the cane angrily, "Can you please be reasonable? What does it have to do with me? Come at me no matter what."

"You were born by me, and the others were not born by me, so if I don't hit you, who will I hit? If I don't blame you, who will I blame? Tell me quickly what kind of pirates are you talking about? One or two of them came back without saying a word. Something happened. Don’t even say…”

"I call you my precious grandson." Father Ye glared at her, sat down directly and started eating.

But Ye Mu came to him reluctantly, "The village told me early in the morning that you guys got a lot of money from fighting pirates and dividing the spoils."

"Where is the richest person? You can tell the wind and rain. That is the pocket money that Dongzi collected from pirates. He went out to sea to rob. Who still has a lot of money with him? A small amount of change is where the richest money is. "

"How much was the share? You didn't have to tell me anything when you came back? I had to find out from other people's mouths. When people ask me, I don't know. What are you hiding?"

"Can't I put money in my pocket? Why should I give it to you? I also have to buy some food for my grandson and two boxes of tobacco for myself. Is it true that a man doesn't have money in his pocket?"

"Did I tell you I wouldn't give it to you? Why are you still hiding it like this to prevent thieves?"

Father Ye glared at her and thought to himself, isn't this to guard against thieves?

Although she was in charge of everything inside and outside the house, and she was in charge of the house, so he felt relieved, but what about hiding some private money?

After everything has been said, how can it still be in his hands? It sounds so nice, why not give it to him? It would be nice if he still had half left in his hands.

"Are you angry that I hid my personal money, or are you angry because you didn't know anything about it and didn't have anything to say when people asked you?"

Ye Mu pinched him angrily.

Ye Yaodong also told the old lady what happened at sea, and talked about the encounter with pirates while avoiding the most important things.

The important point is that he stayed in the cockpit and killed both of them without showing up. The old lady was stunned for a moment.

"Huh? Beat them all like this?"

"Yeah, as long as I don't feel sorry for the ship, there's nothing to be afraid of. What I'm fighting for is a momentum. As soon as I meet them, I'll knock down their momentum and make them afraid first."

"Like this? And then they just fall into the sea without even having to fight?"

"That's not the case. We have guns on the ship. We all took the guns and hid in the aisles between the cabin and the ship's side, squatting there and shooting more obscenely. The steering wheel of their ship is outside, and the person driving the ship is the target. If you are not afraid, if you panic, won't you give me a chance? So I thought it was too simple and there was nothing to brag about, so I didn't say anything. Anyway, nothing happened, it was just a little thrilling."

"You have to be more careful in the future... As long as nothing happens, you have to tell me when you get home. You can't hide it..."

The old lady grabbed his arm and touched it here and there. Seeing him lively and energetic, she felt that nothing was wrong and she felt a little relieved.

"Know."

"Dad, have you told the eldest and second brothers? Their two trawlers can only be paid within this month. Let them prepare the money in advance."

"No, didn't you just come here? I haven't gone to them to talk to them yet."

Mother Ye said unexpectedly: "Didn't your eldest and second brother make the decision a day or two before you? Why did you hand it over first?"

"They said there were not enough spare parts, so they gave them to my ship first, and they will wait for theirs. Anyway, they are all within the delivery period, and the eldest and second brothers did not rush to remind me every three days, so they just rushed to my ship first. Anyway, several groups of them were building it at the same time.”

"This is because Dongzi is familiar with him and is a big customer, so they all stick to him first. Originally, the three brothers decided to make the decision two days before and after, so it is normal to come from behind." Father Ye said.

“It looks like it’s a lot more efficient.”

"I also think they have a lot more people in the factory."

Mother Ye asked: "When will the big boat that you three brothers jointly build be available?"

"Maybe in the middle of next year, we'll see then."

"A few more boats are coming, and the house is full of boats..."

"Isn't it bad to have too many ships? This is all family wealth."

"It's better if you have more manpower. You can just leave it to others to do the work and let them receive the goods. Your eldest brother and second brother will bring back two fish boats, and they will replace them with new boats next year. If you rent these two boats, , your two sisters-in-law are not allowed to help collect the goods?"

"That's okay. Women can hold up half the sky. Anyway, my two sisters-in-law are just weaving and mending nets at home and doing odd jobs for my workshop. An extra boat can also increase my income."

Mother Ye didn't speak anymore. She was numb because there were so many boats at home. At first, there were one, two, two or three more boats, and she was very happy. Later, she was happy again, but she was no longer so surprised and excited.

Compared with the people in the village, they are so far ahead that there is no comparison.

The sons he picked out one after another were unmatched by other people in the village.

Comparing yourself with others now is simply bullying.

"So how many pieces were divided? I heard that you also gave each of you a red envelope. How much was it? Does your father have it?"

Ye Yaodong glanced at his mother and then looked up at his father.

It's a bit difficult, how much does he have to say?

"Look what I'm doing. I didn't get a few pieces in the first place. It's just enough for me to put some pocket money in."

The old lady also interjected, "What kind of red envelope did your father give you? He's not an outsider. How can he take your money?"

"Why am I so embarrassed? I'm no longer a human being? I also contributed."

"I'm done eating, you guys can break it up yourself."

After Ye Yaodong pulled the remaining porridge in, he put down the bowls and chopsticks and immediately walked out, away from the center of the war.

His two sons followed him and ran out.

The fishing boats drifting on the sea have disappeared, and I don’t know what time the Harvest set off in the morning.

"Hurry up~ It's time to go to school~ Let's go~"

"Are you okay?"

"Hurry up and leave, it's too late..."

"What's too late? It's still early. Are you going to school to copy homework?"

"Shhhh~"

A group of children at the door shouted to their friends.

It was early in the morning, and the women around were hanging clothes to dry at the door, and some were standing there chatting in twos and threes after buying groceries.

Early in the morning, word spread in the village that they had caught 110,000 kilograms of plum fish in one net, and encountered pirates on their way back. The news was that it was going to be so thrilling, so thrilling, so surprising, so surprising, with noses and eyes, as if Everyone has experienced the same thing personally.

After seeing him, everyone greeted him and asked a few relevant questions.

Ye Yaodong was bored and stood at the door and answered a few words. When he saw his parents coming out, he handed it over to them and asked his mother to join them with joy, and went to the workshop to have a look.

There were not many groceries brought back yesterday, just a few thousand kilograms here and there. There was no need to call a lot of people. Lin Xiuqing had already arranged it this morning. When he went there, it was bustling and busy.

"Fighting every day, never stopping, I don't know if they can survive this day..."

"It's all smashed up like this, you shouldn't be able to survive, right?"

"Indeed, when two couples fight, the mother's family usually comes to try to make peace. How can the mother's family also join in the fight? It's such a big fight, it's weird that they can make peace."

"It's better to join in the fun, otherwise, these two are so easy to find and both have such a bad reputation."

"If they get divorced, how can people who are close to them see the couple..."

"It's hard to say, Mrs. Asheng likes this. As long as she can give birth to a son, this one has given birth to two sons..."

"That's so ridiculous. Fortunately, Ah Sheng got married at the end of the year..."

"Why are you so confused? Didn't you see the fate of this rat? I'm just talking about Wang Lizhen. How could I not know that I can't marry her home? The couple is also a bad person."

"I heard that Mrs. Asheng got a folk recipe from nowhere yesterday. She made a bowl of Chinese medicine, saying it was for miscarriage. She brought it over to give it to the new daughter-in-law. As a result, the new daughter-in-law threw it away, so she just The man who was sitting on the ground crying and calling his mother made another fuss, saying that his new daughter-in-law was deliberately going against her and mistaking her good intentions for nothing..."

Ye Yaodong's ears stood up as he listened to the gossip of these old women.

Great, he just wanted to know if anything happened in the village recently.

Now there is no need to go around the village. He can just move a stool and sit in the workshop, so that he can know all the recent events in the village.

Either he was gossiping, or what happened some time ago had something to do with him. He just wanted to hear the follow-up development, and he was really curious.

"Is that medicine a serious medicine? Why don't you take serious medicine?"

"It was said to be a serious medicine, but no one knew where she got it from. After all the fuss, the Women's Federation went to the barefoot doctor in the village and asked, and they said it was not prescribed by the barefoot doctor."

"This family is quite noisy..."

"Yesterday there was a quarrel from morning to afternoon. The father-in-law said that the father-in-law was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right. If you ask me, this medicine should not be taken randomly..."

"In the final analysis, it's because she is over thirty and has no son. She is doing it for her new wife, but she just doesn't appreciate it."

"The new daughter-in-law is also very powerful. She was sitting on the bed and pointing at her nose and scolding her, saying that she didn't want her son and daughter-in-law to get along well, so she had to do something to disgust them."

"If you ask me, why does she care so much about the couple's life? It's not just one son, she has several sons. Why does she have to keep an eye on this son's family affairs."

"That's not because this son makes people worry about him. He has no wife or children. Now he has a wife, but he can't sit still. I heard that he wanted to come over and ask for compensation, but Ah Sheng stopped him and scolded him, so he didn't. come over."

"Yes, he said that he kept scolding his wife because of this matter, saying that his wife was driving a wedge between their mother and son..."

Ye Yaodong didn't know about this. It turned out that there was a story in it, but it was really like singing a big show. His second aunt was really trying to trick his son.

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is really complicated.

Fortunately, although his mother was a little bit arrogant, she was not that great.

He continued to sit for a while, listening to these women talk about whose daughter-in-law was not filial to the elderly, did not know how to live, was lazy, or returned to her parents' house every two days...

Someone gave birth to a son, someone added a granddaughter, someone lost their old man, and so on...

We can talk about everything. Look at whose chickens have nestled in the nest and started hatching chicks. We have talked about it all.

After Lin Xiuqing finished cleaning the house, she watched him move a stool in the workshop, sit behind the women, pull a basket of fish and sort them there, without paying any attention to him.

Ye Yaodong also felt that if he wanted to know something in the future, he would come to the workshop and sit down, so that he could know everything about the village.

After he had finished listening, he finished selecting the basket of goods on hand, and then went to find Lin Xiuqing.

"It's been almost half a month. Where are the three little lambs we promised?"

"Why didn't you ask mother when she was here this morning? Why don't you come over and ask me now?"

"Doesn't it mean that she is still settling accounts with my father? I didn't ask any questions, and I just let her settle the matter with peace of mind."

"Let's ask again during lunch."

The elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law next to her also asked curiously.

"You are buying sheep again, who will be herding them? Can they be busy?"

"Give it to Yangyang? After how many days of herding the sheep, can you still read?"

"If I don't buy a few sheep for him to herd, he won't be able to run around all day long. He's busier than me. Now I'll buy a few sheep for him to herd. He'll have a great time. When he goes to school next year, he won't be like them." Everyone is thinking about herding sheep, and they don’t just sit around making trouble at home all day long.”

"Why do I feel like I'm even more reluctant to go to school if I just let it go?"

Lin Xiuqing was stunned for a moment, her expression became uncertain, and she also looked at Ye Yaodong.

"Look at what I'm going to do. I'll definitely go to school even if I'm old enough."

Ye Yaodong is not so anxious. What does it matter whether he can study or not? If you don't study, you won't die. In fact, in my previous life, I was not good at studying.

Is it possible to love reading without herding sheep?

"Where is dad? I haven't come here to take a look after dinner."

"I said I went up the mountain to see how the tomb construction has been in the past two days and whether it has started."

"It can't be that fast. It takes a long time to dig out the stone and move it to the cemetery. It rained all the time some time ago and it only cleared up for a few days. How can we start repairing it so quickly?"

"Then he goes up and down several times throughout the day."

"Repairing a tomb is a big deal. If you don't keep an eye on it, how can you rest assured? He has nothing to do anyway."

Ye Yaodong didn't say anything. He walked around here with his hands behind his back, then ran to the next door for a while, and then walked to Lin Jishang's house.

There was no doubt that he was in vain again. Shenlong could not see the end, and he had never seen anyone busier than him.

After leaving a message, he slowly walked home again.

It's broad daylight, and he has nowhere to go now. All his friends have gone to sea, and they are all very positive. He has nowhere to find anyone to talk to, so he can only go home and watch TV.

However, as soon as he got home, he saw two little ones squatting at the door of an empty room on the first floor, looking at him with some curiosity.

Looking around, there was only a brooding hen hatching chicks in a straw nest inside the house. There was nothing unusual in the other rooms, and they were all piled high with dried fish.

He also squatted behind them and asked softly: "What are you doing here? Are you watching the chicks hatch?"

"Shh~" Ye Xiaoxi turned around and pouted, put his index finger to his mouth and shushed, "Don't disturb the chicken mother~"

“Mother Chicken??”

Ye Xiaoxi nodded, "Attai said, don't make any noise."

"What's so interesting about this?"

The old lady was sitting there watching TV and said with a smile: "The two of them discovered that the hen had a nest yesterday, so they squatted there and watched it for a long time out of curiosity. They didn't know what to see. Just after eating in the morning, they squatted there again. There."

"It looks good, let's look at the baby chicken."

The world of children makes adults dumbfounded and unable to understand it.

"Come on, don't squat all the time. I'll take you to dig up earthworms and then feed them to the mother hen. Do you want them?"

"Yes!" Ye Xiaoxi immediately responded loudly.

Pei Yu tugged on her arm, just like she did just now, pouting, putting her index finger to her mouth, reminding her to whisper, "Shh~"

"Shh~"

The two little girls kept the same movements, pouting and shushing, and then walked out quietly as if they were thieves.

Ye Yaodong looked at it funny from behind. For the first time, he realized that the little girl had such a cute side. How could two brats be so cute when they were young?

Today they are both wearing the same red clothes and wearing the same two little Jiu Jiu, just like twins.

Pei Yu was wearing Ye Xiaoxi's sweater from last year. Ye Xiaoxi grew up very fast and was taller and stronger than the average child. After Lin Xiuqing's sweater became shorter, she gave it to Pei Yu to wear after the New Year, and then took the time to knit it again. The pieces are exactly the same.

After the weather got hot these two days, they no longer wore cotton-padded jackets, only sweaters. Today it was rare to see two of them wearing exactly the same clothes, just like twins.

My daughter still looks cute.

He followed behind and sighed. Fortunately, he had a daughter in this life. Otherwise, he would be so envious of A Guang?

"Wait a minute, get a jar to put..."

Ye Yaodong took an empty tin box of canned fish from the window sill at the door, and then walked towards the two little girls.

Lin Xiuqing couldn't bear to throw away these iron boxes. After eating, she picked up the empty fish canned boxes. She didn't know what they were used for, so she put them on the windowsill at the door, waiting to be used at any time.

He broke off two more small pieces of bamboo and gave them to the two girls to dig in the soil.

At this time, there is a lot of spring rain, the soil on the ground is still moist, the temperature has risen, and earthworms have begun to move, and it is also very suitable to dig for earthworms in the early morning.

Pei Yu only dug a few times in the soil when she saw a long, wriggling earthworm. She was so excited that she immediately shouted, "Chongchong~Chongchong~"

"It's earthworms." Ye Yaodong corrected her.

Ye Xiaoxi also dug one at this time and shouted happily, "Earthworm~"

After calling out, she reached out and caught the earthworm that was about to burrow into the soil again.

"Caught it, sister? Caught it~"

Pei Yu shook her head and saw that half of the earthworm's body had burrowed into the soil again. She just dug there and continued to dig out the earthworm, but she didn't dare to reach out.

"Catch..."

"No, I'm afraid~" she said in a milky voice.

"Don't be afraid, here you go."

Ye Xiaoxi grabbed Pei Yu's hand generously and put the earthworm into her palm, but she was so frightened that she sat down on the ground and started crying.

The earthworms were also dropped to the ground and drilled into the soil.

Ye Xiaoxi looked confused.

Ye Yaodong quickly patted and coaxed her, and then said to Ye Xiaoxi: "She doesn't dare to catch her. Don't scare her. Just catch her own."

"My sister is afraid of insects, she is a coward!"

She said a word and immediately squatted down again, humming and started digging again. She caught the escaped earthworm again and put it into the iron box of the fish can.

"Got it, I'm awesome!"

After she praised herself happily, she continued to dig the one that Pei Yu had just dug and escaped.

"Caught it again, sister, look~ it's so soft~"

Ye Yaodong looked at this happy wild girl and laughed too, "Put it in the jar and don't bring it to her. When my sister digs it up, you can help her catch it."

She smiled and showed a row of teeth. She couldn't see the teeth, and nodded happily, "I'll help my sister catch it."

Pei Yu also stopped crying and looked at the squirming earthworms in the canned fish with her big wet eyes. She also boldly stirred the bamboo slices in her hand, grinning while playing, and then followed suit again. Digging up.

Ye Yaodong smiled again when he saw the two of them, then he took a newspaper, sat on the recliner at the door and rocked it, trying to find something for them to do so that they wouldn't have to run around chasing chickens and dogs.

He stopped digging. He was not a child playing with earthworms.

The spring sun was so warm that even the wind seemed warm. It was much better than the cold weather at sea. He had to wear a cotton-padded jacket at sea, but when he got ashore, he only had to wear a base layer and a thin sweater. .

Now that the sun was shining, he felt that he was getting too hot even wearing a sweater, so he simply took it off and covered his face to block the sun. He stopped reading the newspaper and leisurely rocked the armchair while listening to the two songs in his ear. The little girl’s laughter.

Just when he was leisurely, someone called him at the door, breaking the warmth in the yard.

"Ah Dong?"

He sat up in confusion, looked at the door of the courtyard, and then walked towards it with a smile on his face.

"What brought Secretary Chen here? If you need anything, just call me and I'll go find you. Come on, come in and sit down..."

"I heard it spread throughout the village when I woke up early in the morning. I also knew you were at home, so I came over to take a look."

"Would you like some tea? There's nothing else at home."

"No, no, no, just talk."

After Secretary Chen sat down, he looked at the two children digging in the soil beside him and said, "This little one has been raised in your house."

"His parents went to the city. No one was watching, so they left him here to raise him for a few months. The two of them stayed together and had a companion. What's the matter? How are you doing recently?"

"Okay, I just have something I want to discuss with you."

He paused, looked at Ye Yaodong's puzzled expression and said, "That's right, isn't today April 23rd? It's the third day of March in the lunar calendar..."

"Ah? Today is the third day of March? Isn't that my daughter's second birthday? Xiaojiu, come here..."

Ye Xiaoxi listened to the kind call, turned his head and took a look, and immediately shook his head like a rattle, "No, I still have to dig up insects."

"No, today is your birthday, I even forgot..."

When he woke up early in the morning, his mother was making trouble for his father, causing him to run away after eating without even having time to look at the calendar. He had forgotten what day it was today.

The problem of food and clothing has just been solved these days. No one celebrates birthdays. Only special birthdays are celebrated. For example, if it is the first birthday, it will only be celebrated on the tenth day. The most I eat is longevity noodles and two poached eggs. I probably even eat it every day. I forgot when my birthday was.

He had been back for three years, but he had never remembered his birthday in any of the years. It took many days before he accidentally remembered that his birthday had passed.

This second birthday is not important, so Ah Qing didn't remind him specifically. No one in the family had a birthday in the past few years.

He shouted at the child several times, but Ye Xiaoxi didn't even look back. He only turned his head at first, but now he turned his back to him and kept shaking his head and twisting his butt, unwilling to move.

Secretary Chen patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'm talking to you about business. I'm not here to remind you of your child's birthday."

As soon as he started to stand up, he was interrupted, and he only listened to him muttering about his child's birthday.

"What's the business? I thought you heard the gossip in the village this morning and came here to chat."

He really thought so, otherwise, he couldn't think of anything else that could come to him?

"That's it. Isn't today the third day of the Lunar New Year? Mazu's birthday is on March 23rd..."

Ye Yaodong suddenly realized, "Oh~ Mazu's birthday is coming too...and what next?"

Why did you come over to tell him?

There is an ominous feeling.

"Then, I was thinking that we had such a grand event last year. The Mazu temple in our village was the largest and most spectacular in the entire county, and it was also mentioned in the local newspaper at the time. It makes no sense why we shouldn't make it more lively this year."

He nodded, "That's for sure, it's necessary. It can't just be silent like this. We have to carry forward this folk custom."

"What's more, Mazu ensures the safety of the sea. Of course, her birthday must be taken seriously. It must be lively. It should also be like last year, and the whole town must be paraded. Mazu in the world is one family."

"And at that time, many fishermen from surrounding towns and villages also came to donate money and contribute. Those who donated money should be specially blessed, and those who did not donate money should also be blessed. Everyone's faith is also a power of faith. Every village must be inspected to ensure everyone’s peace.”

Secretary Chen smiled with a smile on his face and patted him again appreciatively, "Yes, you are right. We old guys think so too. It is not easy to build a palace as big as ours. It all depends on everyone's penny." Strength. Of course we must pay attention to Mazu's protection of the safety of our sea area. What's more, if you fight pirates so easily today, you definitely can't escape Mazu's blessing."

Ye Yaodong continued to nod in agreement.

"This is the second year after the completion of Thean Hou Temple. We can't just be sluggish like this. We have to hold a big event when it's time to do it. It's only once a year. So we old guys discussed it. This year will be the same as last year. Please invite someone. The troupe sings a great opera for several days, which also makes the whole village lively."

"It should be..."

"Just don't invite so many days. It's too expensive. Let's just ask for three days. After singing the three-day opera, Mazu will also parade for three days, and then go to the temple on her birthday. At noon, the whole village will visit Eat the feast and eat in peace.”

"Okay, okay..."

"It costs a lot of money to sing a big show for three days in a row, and to tour for three days, you will definitely have to take care of the food and drink of the guys for three days..."

Ye Yaodong instantly understood that this was not a negotiation with him. He was here to ask for money.

He just said that he was not a village cadre. If they wanted to hold a celebration and create excitement, they could just decide it as their own cadres. Why did they come here to say something to him? He was not a big shot.

You should pay for it, it’s Mazu’s birthday.

"...To benefit the whole village, the whole village must contribute money and raise funds together. However, some families are also very difficult, so it is not appropriate to ask for too much. If it is less, it will definitely not be possible... If some people don’t express their opinions, everyone must also have opinions. We will watch the show together and be blessed by Mazu..."

"I understand, I understand. Every household must contribute the same amount, otherwise some people should have objections. Well, I am considered a big family in the village now, and I have many boats at home, so I have to let Mazu protect me more. , it is appropriate to contribute more, I will donate more, 500 yuan."

Secretary Chen was pleasantly surprised, and his old face instantly burst into laughter and he was so happy.

"500!!! Okay, okay, you are the most sincere and helped me solve the problem directly. No wonder Mazu has always blessed you with safety and prosperity. For your sake, no matter how much you bless me, you deserve it."

"That's right. Mazu has blessed me with safety and prosperity, so I have to help her and do my best."

"Okay, okay, we old guys were thinking about it when we were discussing yesterday. The funds donated by the folks will definitely not be enough for the six-day event. We are still worried. Now you can help solve the problem. Our event will definitely be big and good. .”

"Then it's just the right time for me to come back."

"Yes, this is all Mazu's blessing."

Ye Yaodong also smiled and nodded, "How much money is the village going to ask the villagers to pay per household?"

"I thought each household would give two yuan, so that anyone could take it out, and no one would cry out about poverty, so as not to disturb the birthday celebration."

"That's about the same. Two yuan per household. If there are 400 or so households in the village, then it will cost around 800 yuan. Including my donation, hiring the troupe and food and drink for the wandering gods for three days should be enough."

"That's enough, that's enough. When Mazu's Wandering God finishes her visit to the temple, each family will have to pay for the lunch banquet. It's voluntary. If you're willing to have a peaceful meal, you'll have to pay two yuan each. If you're not willing, you'll have to pay two yuan. If so, forget it.”

"Hey, if you eat at Ping'an, it doesn't necessarily limit our village. When the time comes, people from other villages or other towns want to come over to eat at Ping'an. It's okay. Mazu all over the world are one family. Anyway, you just need to pay. When the time comes, we can open more table."

"That's okay. If you have a safe meal, you can protect the men at home who go to sea."

"Okay, then when we start raising funds, I will ask Ah Qing to send the money."

"Okay, okay, I'm going to broadcast it in the afternoon, and tomorrow I'll have people go door to door to collect money and statistics. Thank you very much. It's a blessing for our village to have a boss like you. No wonder Mazu will bless you and make a fortune together."

"Oh, I'm not a boss. I just have a few boats, and the workshop is just a small business. It's good that no one comes to trouble me."

"Whoever dares to trouble you, just catch fish and sell dried fish. They are serious fishermen selling local specialties, not reselling. It's okay. If someone from the township asks about it, we will tell you."

"Okay, okay, if I work better and better, I will definitely bring benefits to the villagers, provide more jobs, and earn more extra money."

At the end of the 1970s, big pot rice had just ended. Economic reform was quite difficult, and development was not that fast. Most people were doing small business. In the past few years, small businesses were allowed, but they were not allowed to become big. This year it seems to be much better. , he seems to have heard that loans can be made and allowed to become bigger and stronger.

"Okay, okay. With your donation, our big problem has been solved. I have to go back and talk to the others. We will discuss it again and make a plan. Then we have to decide on the troupe in advance."

"OK."

After Secretary Chen achieved his goal, he left happily.

Ye Yaodong continued to sit back on the armchair and rocked, and he was also thinking about donating. 500 yuan was nothing to him now. It would be nice to contribute more and contribute.

He can continue to do this every year in the future, of course, the premise is that he has money every year.

These old men are quite thoughtful, and the first one thought of looking for him.

He just said that he would not go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything.

However, this traditional culture of wandering gods can still be preserved. It is also the unique custom and honor of their village, and it will also be a cultural heritage if it continues for decades.

He fell asleep after being rocked, and only woke up when he heard the roar of a Hedong lion in his ears.

"Oh, look at you two, you are all playing together. What is your father doing? He is sitting there and doesn't care about you. You just put on clean clothes in the morning. It has only been half a day. You have been playing with water or soil all day long. In the blink of an eye, you are gone. See, it’s so scary..."

"Dad told us to dig up insects..."

"Dig him, sit there and send you to dig earthworms..."

"I need to feed the chicken mother..."

"Mother Chicken is hungry..."

Two children's words sounded in turn, and Lin Xiuqing's voice kept scolding there.

Ye Yaodong sat up and said nonchalantly: "What's the big deal about playing in the mud? Just wash it off when it's dirty. They're not doing anything or running around."

"This is what you taught me. I will be with you every day."

"If you don't follow me, they will be the same every day. There is no difference. Just have fun."

He turned to the two children and said, "Really? Are you happy about how high you are? Are you happy?"

"Happy~Happy~"

"Hmm~"

"Mom, we caught a lot of bugs and gave them to the mother hen."

"Go in and wash your hands, your face is covered with mud."

Ye Xiaoxi reached out and touched his face in confusion, and Pei Yu burst into laughter.

"They're even dirtier. Look at your hands. Can you touch your face with them?" Lin Xiuqing held her collar up in disgust and carried her into the house.

"Wait, wait, Chong Chong..."

Pei Yu immediately picked up the canned fish and followed.

When Ye Yaodong saw them passing the door, he sat up and took a look. There were a bunch of earthworms squirming densely in the can. The two children had a remarkable record. The can was so full that it looked like it was almost full.

"There are so many, are you not afraid anymore? Where are they all moving?"

"Don't be afraid, don't bite."

"Well, just leave it at the door. I'll wash my hands later and change my clothes before going out to play."

Pei Yu nodded obediently and put the can on his recliner.

Ye Yaodong also followed him into the room and told Lin Xiuqing that Secretary Chen had just come over to ask for donations.

"500!! So much!"

Her hand holding water trembled.

"Well, when I asked, I just said 500."

"You don't want to say 200. Let him calculate it by himself. If it's not enough, we can just add a little more. 500 is too much. If you add the village's donation, it's more than 1,300."

"The six-day event will definitely cost a lot."

"It's just that hiring a theater troupe is a bit expensive. How much can You Shen spend on food and drink? It only costs a little rice. The vegetables in the fields are not expensive, and the seafood at the dock is not expensive either."

"Don't worry about it, the difference is not much different. Normal maintenance of the Mazu Temple also requires some money, and some offerings such as incense, candles, and ingots are required. The offerings have to be replaced every day."

"Did you just come to our family to donate more?"

"I don't know, I don't know, right? Who else in the village has the ability to donate money except me?"

"Are you still proud of yourself?"

"Instead of looking for others, you chose me. That's because I am rich for everyone to see. I should contribute some money to benefit the village."

Ye Yaodong is quite happy with himself.

Lin Xiuqing glanced at him, said nothing, and continued to fill the basin with water, "When do you want the money?"

"Tomorrow, I said they would play it on the radio in the afternoon."

"Oh, got it."

"And it's my daughter's birthday today, why didn't you say anything?"

"What's there to say? It's not one year old, nor 10 or 20 years old. I thought you remembered it. You are usually so precious, but you don't remember my birthday either."

"I remember a few days ago that I had a thrilling experience yesterday, but I forgot about it for a while after I came back. I also forgot to look at the calendar today."

"She's so young, so she doesn't need to celebrate her birthday. Just fry her two poached eggs for lunch."

"That's it?"

"Otherwise, you have to set up ten tables and eight tables, right?"

"That's not the case. I have nothing to do in the afternoon. I will go to town to buy her a cake, soda and snacks."

"what ever."

When she finished filling the water, she turned around and saw that the two children were smearing mud on each other's faces and heads, laughing and running around the room, which almost made her angry.

"Come here, do you want to be whipped?"

"No, give it to my sister, I'll eat the chicken cake!"

Lin Xiuqing made her laugh, put the water on the ground, pinched her nose, "Don't be naughty, wash your hands quickly, or you'll give me a beating on my birthday."

Ye Xiaoxi also squatted down with a smile, put his hand in the basin and started playing with it. Now he could play with water openly.

Pei Yu also ran over and shouted in a sweet voice, "No whip."

"Wash your hands first. Take a look at your shoes. They are all muddy. I even gave you small leather shoes to wear today..."

Ye Xiaoxi's wet hand reached out to her mother playfully and kept flicking the water droplets. After receiving a slap, the back of her hand turned red before she stopped, and she rubbed her hands back and forth obediently.

But after a while, the scar healed and the pain was forgotten. While his mother went to get a rag to wipe their hands, he and Pei Yu started splashing and playing in the water, splashing water all over the floor.

"I think you don't need chicken cakes anymore, just have whips."

"I'm good~