Chapter 1044 Wishful Thinking (10,000 Words, Monthly Vote +18)

Just say you are good every day, but how can you tell that you are good in your behavior?

Every day I do whatever I want to do, I behave well when I talk, and when I turn around I still play as I want.

The main idea is that it goes in from the left ear and out from the right ear, and it doesn't last more than three seconds.

Lin Xiuqing started cooking after cleaning up the two children.

During lunch, Ye’s father and Ye’s mother also heard that Ye Yaodong wanted to donate 500 yuan to the Mazu Temple to hold a Mazu birthday event and invite a troupe.

Mother Ye was the first to shout, "Why are you asked to pay so much money? Your money came from the strong wind. No one asked you to pay, but just asked you to pay? You deserve to be rich?"

"That's not what I said. Everyone in the village knows that my workshop is well-run, with several boats and shops. The village committee wants to organize Mazu's birthday activities for the sake of the reputation of our village and also to make people more famous. Mazu, please protect our sea area."

"It's not all said that after the Thean Hou Temple was built in the village last year, our village encountered fewer accidents when going out to sea. At most, during the squid flood season, we fought with fishermen from other villages over land, but we didn't hear of anyone falling into the sea. .”

"Everyone also said that I met pirates on this trip. I was able to capture them all so easily without any casualties. It was all because of Mazu's blessing."

Ye Mu heard what he said and thought it made sense. Indeed, the village was quite peaceful last year.

"Then shouldn't the whole village also pay for it? You are asked to go out alone. It's not just our family watching the play. The whole village goes to the play, and people from other villages also come to watch the play. Other villages also come to watch the play. Not to mention the people in our village, the people in our own village have benefited..."

"Yes, every household has to contribute, two yuan per household. After all, we all watch the opera together, and Thean Hou Temple also belongs to our village. But it probably won't be enough, so they came to me. I think We should pay this amount, spend more money, put in more effort, and ask Mazu for blessings."

"What's more, our workshop has to rely on the blessing of the village. I heard that some overseas Chinese came back to the town to set up a factory some time ago, but then everything stopped, the money was gone, and the people left."

Mother Ye opened her mouth silently, but had nothing to say.

Father Ye turned around and glared at her, "You have long hair but short knowledge. We have to pay when we need to pay, and we have to work hard when we need to. What's more, Dongzi is so famous now. Everyone in the village knows that he has made a lot of money. It should be Please donate a little to our Mazu Temple to keep us safe, it’s so dangerous to go to sea.”

"Then we have to give some benefits after donating money. You can't just ask us to donate money with empty words."

Father Ye looked at Ye Yaodong, "Take a look, do you want to ask the village committee for any benefits? Will I give you the first incense stick of the day?"

"That's fine. I'll think about it later. Let's eat first."

"How many days will we be singing? Will we have to organize patrols again?"

"It should be, there will be three days of singing, and then you all can go and watch it. If it's really necessary to patrol, it's a matter for the men in the village. It's probably the same as last year."

"It's just 20 days before Mazu's birthday. It's almost time to start preparations. If the troupe doesn't call in advance, they definitely won't be able to call..."

"Then the village will be lively again..."

Ye Yaodong changed the subject and asked his mother, "When can the sheep be brought back?"

"I'll ask after dinner later and see if she's almost weaned."

Ye Chengyang rushed over with bright eyes: "I'll go too, and I'll help bring it back."

"I want to go too……"

He ignored the two children who were rushing to go, and only told his mother that if she was allowed to go, she would just bring the money with her and bring it back as soon as she could.

Lin Xiuqing also directly said that she would get money for her after the meal.

Ye Yaodong was still thinking about his child's birthday, so he rode his bicycle to the town after dinner. He bought a dozen chicken cakes the size of a baby's fist. They were not cheap, each costing 5 cents.

By the way, he also bought a few fried cakes, as well as maltose, rice sticks, fried cakes, milk candies, etc. that other children loved to eat. He bought a bunch of them, each one wrapped in newspapers, and there were several packages piled up. The basket in front of his bicycle was full, and he was satisfied and rode home again.

However, on the way back, he unexpectedly bumped into Ma Lifang holding a red floral cloth on the street. Thanks to his mother's gossip, he couldn't help but look at her sideways.

I don’t know if good things are really coming soon?

"Dongzi!"

Who is calling him?

Ye Yaodong turned his head to look at the source of the sound, and his eyes suddenly widened.

"Fuck, are you so thin?"

The fat man punched him, and he quickly lowered his head and pedaled his bicycle.

"What are you doing, murder?"

"I'm almost dead, so I have to hold you back no matter what."

Ye Yaodong chuckled, "No, doesn't he look more handsome now? If he is taller, he will be a strong man."

"roll."

"I'm leaving?"

"Wait, wait, what are you doing in town?"

"It's my daughter's birthday today. Come out and buy her some delicious food and some cakes."

"I want to rent a larger store. I've been walking around a lot just now. Do you want to go take a look?"

"No more selling steamed buns?"

Ye Yaodong patted his belly, which had shrunk a lot but was still dull.

The fat man slapped his dirty hand hard.

"I won't sell it anymore. I'm so damn tired. I've lost 30 pounds. If I sold it as pork, it would cost dozens of yuan."

"Then you earn more than tens. Has your wife also lost weight? She must be very happy."

"Isn't that right? You keep saying every day that you didn't come to open the store earlier, and you don't care whether I live or die."

"So what are you going to do with the new store now?"

"I asked her to stir-fry, but she refused and said she wanted to continue making steamed buns. I also came out and walked around by myself. She didn't know yet. She really didn't want to do it anymore. She got up too early and was too tired."

"Indeed, people have to look forward. I think you can go to the county town to buy a bigger shop. It is best to buy a few houses facing the street, and then open up and make it bigger. You have to go to the county town to cook. Of course, if you are willing If you go out, it’s better to go to the city. Buy more shops or houses on the street.”

The fat man hesitated for a moment, "Is it possible? If you are unfamiliar with the place, and if you go to the city, you won't understand the language. It's chaotic outside, and the locals will definitely bully you. It's not like the stalls in your market, where there are still people to manage and protect them, so I can't afford to buy a stall that costs several thousand, not to mention the early morning and morning business around the market. Who will be cooking in the early morning and early morning? As for the county, everyone says that our county is not as lively as our town."

"That's true. It's easier to talk if you stay in the local area. You are a local after all, and you don't dare to overdo it when you speak with a local accent. If you are worried about it in the city, then wait two years. As for the county, it will also wait. Buy after a few years when it becomes more lively. First buy a few in the town, and then connect them together to make the area larger. Don't rent, because renting is not cost-effective, and you have to pay the rent. If you buy it, it will be your house. It’s definitely not a loss.”

"Brother, it costs money to buy."

"It costs money to rent."

"If you rent it, the money will be less. If you buy it, it will be great. What's more, if it has a large area, it will cost me my life."

"I can't let your shout of "brother" go in vain. "Brother, I'll lend you my name."

"Go away, don't do it."

"That doesn't work, I still have to pay it back. My money didn't come from the strong wind, I just don't have a hurry to pay it back."

"Then I'll go back and think about it with my wife, whether to buy or rent. It's definitely not that easy to buy."

"Just find an open space. There are a lot of open spaces on both sides of the streets in the town. Buy a large open space and hire someone to build it yourself. Or you don't need to build it and just cook in the open air."

The fat man frowned, "It won't work in the open air. It's windy and rainy. You don't know when people will run away after eating the Overlord meal. I'd better go back and think about it with my wife."

"You'd better discuss it with your wife. Let me tell you, buying a house, land, or shop is a sure-fire way to make a profit. It's definitely a guaranteed profit. Of course, it's not now. It will take a few years. The longer you keep it, the more valuable it will be, especially It’s a big place.”

"real?"

"Really, when I make a lot of money, I will buy it in a few years. Do you still want to visit the store? If so, I can go around with you while I'm still free."

"Then take a turn first."

Ye Yaodong is very familiar with the town and knows exactly how it will develop in the future. However, although it will be more lively in the future, it will still not develop as fast as the county town.

After all, the county has land and population, and the land can be expanded to surrounding villages and towns. The population of the surrounding villages will gradually gather in the county in the future. In the town, there are only a few ports and docks, surrounded by mountains, and the land is limited. The land is filled in the harbor. The area is not particularly large, and the development space is limited.

Coupled with the intensified efforts to crack down on pornography and smuggling in the future, the number of ships docking will be greatly reduced, and the prosperity will of course also decrease sharply.

But that's a story for another day. It was still very lively before the millennium, and he was familiar with most of the streets.

Follow the fat man around and tell him clearly about the surrounding area. Point out to him which open space or which street where the houses are located will be crowded and lively in the future, and give him a reference.

As for myself, I haven't bought it now because I'm not in a hurry. If I buy it, I'm putting my money down there.

When he said that his mouth was dry, the fat man's face was full of admiration, "Dongzi, you know so much, and you think so far."

"Where? I'm just a little smarter than you."

He takes back what he just said.

"I didn't say anything, but my wife just asked me to come out to buy mushrooms and stuffing. I had to go buy them back quickly, otherwise, she would have to tell me again."

"Almost two hours have passed, and you just came to tell me that she asked you to buy mushrooms. She probably thought you went out for a fast food meal."

"What?"

"No, you'd better go back and get scolded. You'll be treated leniently if you confess, and harshly if you resist."

"I'll go back right now."

The fat man left in a hurry. Ye Yaodong saw that it was almost 4 o'clock, so he hurried back on his bicycle.

This time, I was delayed until it was time to go straight to the meal. I originally planned to take it back and give it to them as snacks in the middle of the afternoon, but now I have to hide it first to avoid everyone staring at the snacks.

He slowly arrived home humming a song, but the house was empty. There was only Ah Qing sitting in the yard choosing vegetables.

"Eh? Why are you sitting alone in the yard picking vegetables? Where are the old and the young?"

"Why haven't you come back until now? The old ones went to the workshop to listen to gossip, and the younger ones went to the open space to feed the sheep."

"Did you bring the lamb back?"

"We brought it home early in the afternoon. Everyone was almost reluctant to go to school. They all clamored to herd sheep at home. They were beaten after a beating before they were willing to leave. Dad even used bamboo pieces to simply build a small nest at the back door."

"Put away the snacks in the basket and give them to them after the meal. I'll take a look."

There is also open space on the side, which has not been covered with houses. Because it rained a few days ago and the weather is warm, grass has grown on the ground. There is not enough food for a large number of sheep, but three lambs are still enough to eat. God.

The nine or ten children in the family were all gathered around, as well as those from the surrounding neighbors. All of them were hard at work pulling grass and feeding it to the lamb's mouth. There was no need for the lamb to eat on its own.

It's nothing more than opening your mouth to eat.

"Have you finished your homework? Everyone is gathered around here."

"Let's do it after dinner, Third Uncle, the lamb is so cute."

"What does the lamb call?" Ye Yaodong smiled and touched Ye Xiaoxi's head and asked.

"Mea~"

"Mea~"

"Mea~"

He asked Ye Xiaoxi, and the lambs screamed one after another.

All of them excitedly imitated the sheep's meowing, and put their hands on their heads as the lamb's horns. They also spread their legs to imitate the lamb's walking, imitating the four different characteristics.

"These three sheep will be taken care of by you from now on."

"Don't worry, Third Uncle, we will definitely raise them big."

All of them surrounded the three sheep with great curiosity and kept feeding them vegetables. They couldn't even call them back, so Ye Yaodong just ignored them.

When it was time to eat, each of them reluctantly took the lamb back to its new nest, washed its hands and ate.

Ye Mu also kept an eye on the day for him to sail back, and set it for three days. His mother said that this time she would just set off a few firecrackers, and not give out candy cakes everywhere in such a grand way.

After all, he has sailed a new boat so many times and sent out cakes so many times that there is no need to continue. The sense of ritual can be reduced relatively.

Of course Ye Yaodong has no objection. He already has several boats like this. There is no need to make it grand every time. There are many more boats behind him. With so much money, he might as well donate it to Mazu.

However, a few children interrupted and shouted that they wanted to eat candy cakes, but unfortunately they didn't get to eat them.

"There's chicken cake!" Ye Xiaoxi interrupted and shouted.

Ye Chenghu replied, "Where did you get the chicken cake? You think so."

"My sister eats the whip, and I eat the chicken cake."

"My memory is pretty good. I told her about chicken cakes in the afternoon and I remember it till now."

"She can remember for many days, maybe for several months." Lin Xiuqing peeled the shrimps for the two little ones with a smile.

"There really is chicken cake!"

"Yes, Dad?"

"Yes, I'll bring it to you after dinner. Today is your sister's birthday, so I bought chicken cakes and other food this afternoon. You have to wish her a happy birthday before you can eat them."

The two boys shouted happy birthday to Ye Xiaoxi one after another. They were so happy that she kept grinning with her teeth bared.

After the meal, Ye Chenghu ran to the next door with the chicken cake to show off, and even the brothers and sisters next door came over to shout happy birthday.

Ye Yaodong also stayed with them and asked them to sit at the same table, sing happy birthday together, and eat snacks together. Although there was no big cake, there were snacks at least, and it seemed to have a sense of ceremony.

After finishing their snacks, the envious children ran home and asked themselves when was their birthday and if they could celebrate it?

Almost got another beating.

Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang also kept asking Lin Xiuqing, when are their birthdays? Can you be like your sister and invite everyone to come over for your birthday?

"Then you have to use your pocket money to buy snacks and treat everyone to a birthday."

"don't want!"

"I don't want it either."

"My sister also spends her own money. Her money is all stored with us, so we celebrate it for her. If you want to celebrate your birthday, take out the private money you have hidden."

"I don't want a birthday."

"I don't want it either. I want to wait for my sister's birthday next year."

"Two cheapskates."

After they also ran out to play, Ye Yaodong started chatting with Lin Xiuqing.

"We will sail the ship in three days. Then we will sail this ship in the near future. When the big ship is repaired, we will switch to a bigger ship."

Lin Xiuqing looked at the TV and nodded without turning her head, "You can just figure it out. It's just a good time to rest at home for a few days and continue to go to sea. It's safer to go back on the same day."

"Would you like to take you out to sea?"

"Nervous, what am I going to do? The whole family is still waiting for me to make arrangements, and the two little ones have to sleep with me at night. There is nowhere to go."

That's true.

"By the way, I heard this afternoon that Mouse and his wife are divorcing."

"Leaving? So soon?"

Ye Yaodong was surprised. He thought that the two of them would be separated for a long time, and then they might be able to live together reluctantly later.

"We are about to divorce, and we have been arguing for more than half a month. In the afternoon, I heard from the women in the workshop that there was another quarrel in the afternoon, and they have decided to divorce. They said they would apply for a divorce certificate early tomorrow morning."

"Then how to divide it?"

"How to divide what? The family is so poor, what can be divided? Just let his wife go back to her parents' home."

"Where's the child?"

"The two sons, whose surname is Chen, must stay in her husband's family. How can they be brought back to her parents' family? Moreover, their family doesn't want them. How can they afford to raise so many mouths? What's more, how can they remarry with children? Who wants to raise them for others? Son, if it’s a daughter, maybe we can take her away.”

"Have you already thought about remarrying?"

"You're only 30 years old and you can still have children. Why can't you remarry? A bad reputation is only bad in the village. Other villages don't know about it. It's easy to find an old bachelor to marry."

That's right. As long as a woman can have children these days, are she afraid that no one will want her?

As long as the man's family has enough to eat, there will be women willing to marry.

They have very low requirements for each other, and they all live together together anyway.

"It's too anxious to remarry right after getting divorced."

"If we don't remarry as soon as possible, who will be willing to take care of her when she returns to her parents' family? She is not a teenage girl. She is almost 30, has a bad reputation, and is divorced. The family must also want to get rid of her early."

Ye Yaodong said nothing in disgust.

"I heard that Mouse was beaten to the point where he couldn't get out of bed during this period. Tomorrow, the brothers at home will help him carry him to get a divorce."

"It's pretty miserable."

"That's not all because of you. Rumors in the village now say that it was his father-in-law and brother-in-law's family that he asked someone to beat, so that family is not someone to be trifled with. It also made him unable to get out of bed for almost half a month."

"What a misfortune~ Our workshop is pretty good. From now on, you will know all the big and small things in the village, including which hen lays the eggs."

"It's true. Our family bought three little lambs, and we're going to bring a new boat back in the next two days. On Mazu's birthday, our family donated 500 yuan, and the news spread throughout the village."

"Did you say that, or did my mother say that?"

Lin Xiuqing smiled, "My mother said the first two words, and the old lady said the last two. There is no difference between the two of them. They have always said in the workshop that you are blessed by Mazu, so everything is safe, and dangers are turned into safety. Make a lot of money. Talk about Mazu's birthday. You are also very thoughtful and want to express your feelings."

"Thank you for spreading my reputation far and wide. Have you killed all the fish in the workshop today?"

"Not yet. We haven't asked them to kill overnight. Not many people have called today. We can just kill for another day tomorrow."

"oh."

Originally, the couple thought that the divorce of the Mouse couple would just end like this, and there would be no more related disgusting things in the future.

I just didn’t expect that Lao Wang’s family was quite ambitious.

The village is also quite small.

Going around and around are all connected relatives, and there is no gossip that can be hidden.

On the second day after Ye Yaodong's new ship returned, he couldn't go out to sea because of the wind, and even the Harvest returned early in the morning.

What makes the women even more excited is that Old Man Wang's family actually wants to tell Father Pei about their newly divorced Mouse ex-wife! ! !

The village is really small~

When Ye Yaodong was strolling to the workshop after lunch that day, he almost lost his eye when he heard the breaking news.

He didn't care whether it was appropriate for a grown man to gossip among women, so he quickly moved a stool and sat on the edge to listen. For fear of hearing something wrong, he stayed very close and picked fish for them to kill.

These were all brought back by the Harvest when they came back in the morning.

"Is it true? Uncle Pei is already this old and has such a good fortune."

The women laughed to death hearing his description, and they all became happy.

"This old man Wang and his family are really good at planning. Maybe they heard what happened to Lao Pei some time ago and thought that he was going to find a wife, so they wanted to send his divorced daughter to live a good life."

"It's amazing enough. He doesn't even think he's too old..."

"What's the point of being old? It's good to have money, life at home is easy, and I only have one son. Maybe I can have one or two more sons if I get married, and I can get half of the family property in the future..."

High! This is a great idea!

Then his old sister must not suffer a big loss!

Moreover, this old man Wang's family is not a fuel-efficient lamp. If it really succeeds, he will not have to deal with their family in a roundabout way. Then his mother will be angry to death?

"You are still alive at this age..."

"There's nothing wrong with a young woman not to have children. She's only 30 years old and she lacks the age of a man..."

Aunties, is this something I can listen to?

Ye Yaodong looked left and right and raised his ears, fearing that he might miss something due to the noise around him.

"What about Ma Lifang next door? It was said before that she has a nose and eyes. One is said to be chopping wood and carrying water, and the other is delivering vegetables. They come and go."

"Then I don't know. Who asked the divorced daughters of Lao Wang's family to be young? One is less than 30 years old, and the other is in their early 40s. It's hard to choose~"

"That reputation is so bad..."

"But you are young. If you marry a 30-year-old, you can have two more children. If you marry a 40-year-old, you may not be able to have more children. His family only has one son. There is so much need for sons."

"People who already have grandchildren want to have a son?"

"Isn't this normal? I'm already a mother, and my mother was still there when she was born."

"This Old Man Wang's family is really good at planning, let me tell you, according to their family's past behavior, why did they divorce so easily a few days ago, without relying on the Mouse family, or asking for any compensation? Yes, all I ask is to leave immediately, so I’m waiting here.”

"I'm just wondering why they just said divorce so easily. I was still entangled with them some time ago, asking for compensation from their family, but I stopped asking for nothing two days ago."

"The abacus is really loud, but the life of the old Pei family is indeed very easy. There is nothing wrong with it except that they are a little older. There are several boats in the family, and they bring back a lot of goods every time they dock. That's all. There are too many, not to mention those who sell them for money, they definitely make no less money.”

"I saw all the electrical appliances in his house. They had everything."

"Then Ma Lifang is really going to be cut off. Isn't she going to be so angry? I heard that someone saw her going to the town to buy saffron cloth today."

"It's hard to say. Anyway, I heard that as soon as Lao Pei came back today, Mr. Wang went to Lao Pei's house to mention this matter. Then their Lao Wang family was not afraid of being ashamed. They went to Lao Pei's house in front of them, and spread the word everywhere as soon as they had lunch. , I just haven’t heard what the old Pei family means.”

"Then there is news to read during this period. The old Wang family is really anxious..."

"Don't you have to be anxious? If you're late, if the widow next door gets there first, then they won't be able to fetch water from the bamboo basket in vain? It's hard to wait until Lao Pei comes back, so you don't have to start talking immediately early in the morning. .”

"That's right. He goes out to sea for many days. Who knows whether he will be home today or tomorrow..."

Ye Yaodong looked at what these women said. They had noses and eyes, and felt that they were not just spreading rumors.

Logically speaking, you can't stop someone from finding a wife, but you have to find someone who is safe and sound. Probably no one in the village knows how that family sucks blood.

I don’t know if Uncle Pei refused.

Suddenly, he was as curious as a cat scratching his head.

This rabbit doesn't even eat the grass on the edge of the nest. In Lao Wang's house, he is actually thinking about his 50-year-old uncle. He is really thoughtful.

The wool has been shaved off, and finding a stronger old man is really a sure thing.

Probably no one thought that Lao Wang's family had such a plan.

I don’t know if his parents have heard it, but they probably haven’t heard it, otherwise his mother would have scolded him during lunch.

After he listened to it from beginning to end and watched these old aunts talk about other insignificant things like chickens, ducks and geese, he stood up and walked home.

He was about to tell his wonderful wife who was washing the dishes the breaking news.

Ah Qing was indeed like him. She was so surprised that she almost broke the bowl. After she hurriedly stabilized it, she asked anxiously: "Oh, luckily it didn't break. Who did you listen to? Is it true?" ?”

"Listen to what the women in our Intelligence Bureau say, it should be true. There is no smoke without fire. What Lao Wang's family has in mind is so beautiful. This move is really great. It is better to marry a rich old man than to marry a poor man."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Everyone says that family is a leech."

"Uncle Pei is not a vegetarian, he is also very refined, okay? I don't know if he refused."

"You should refuse, right? You just got divorced, it's only been a few days, and you're so impatient? The rabbit isn't even eating the grass on the edge of its nest, and it's even targeting the rich households in our village."

"That's why everyone says that their family is good at wishful thinking."

"If you are 30 or 50, you don't have to worry about being poked in the back. They are already a generation apart and can be her father. Uncle Pei shouldn't agree, right?"

"Who doesn't like young people? There's no comparison in age. Who knows, it's possible that you just want someone young because you're obsessed with it."

"Then tell them to die..."

"What are you talking about? There are endless new things in the village. We can talk about it for a while at most, and when something new happens again, we will talk about other things. One old and one young, each taking what he needs, maybe it will be quite harmonious."

Lin Xiuqing slapped him, "Which side are you on? Do you really hope that Uncle Pei will find someone younger? Then Aguang and Huimei will be so angry?"

"Of course I don't want to, otherwise Hui's beautiful life will be a mess. At that time, I just looked at A Guang without a mother, and she would be the master of the house immediately after marrying her. Aren't we just chatting and analyzing now? Then I Of course I said it realistically.”

"No, I'll call them later and tell them..."

Ye Yaodong immediately grabbed her, "Why are you so anxious? I don't know how Uncle Pei expressed his position. If he didn't have the intention, he refused directly and told them not to worry about it in vain? Wait a little later, in the afternoon or evening , there must be other rumors coming out in the village."

"It's really funny, and there can be such a reversal. I thought that the couple divorced, and the village should have stopped. Everyone should be looking forward to the troupe singing, but I didn't expect that there would be an even more exaggerated drama waiting here. "

Ye Yaodong agreed very much. Things in this village are really more exciting than singing a big show.

It's really unbelievable.

"Then what was the reaction of the Mouse family?"

"I heard that his mother just scolded her at the door all afternoon. She's shameless, a slut, whatever. Anyway, why should she scold him? It means that she just got divorced and couldn't wait to find someone who could be her father."

Ye Yaodong shook his shoulders in disgust.

"I'm really anxious..."

"Wash your dishes. I'll go out for a walk. I'll be idle anyway."

"Then tell me what you hear."

"Gossip!"

"Aren't you too."

Ye Yaodong went out to walk around the village again and did not go to the workshop again. The information in the workshop had been dug out. If he wanted to get new information, he would have to wait until the women went back to have a meal in the evening. Maybe they would come back again.

Now let him go to the village to listen and see.

As expected, everyone in the village was talking about this matter about Old Man Wang's family, but Uncle Pei's refusal was not heard.

He went to the canteen in the village and listened to the men and women talking vividly.

Most of the men were there laughing at Pei's father's love and good fortune, and that at this age he could still find someone about the same age as his daughter, while the women were talking disdainfully about the old Wang family's wishful thinking.

"You men are really not honest enough to hang on the wall. You are still horny at your age."

"As you said, don't we just envy Lao Pei? Can't we just say a few words?"

"That's what you're thinking too, right? You wish something good would happen to you."

"Then don't talk nonsense. My mother-in-law is still fine. Are you not cursing her?"

"You want beauty, but if you don't have money, who would care about you bunch of bad old men? You are over fifty, and you still want to find a young and beautiful one..."

"What you are saying is contrary to what you are saying. It is not Lao Pei who came to find me. It was clearly Lao Wang who came to him on his own initiative. He made it seem like it was his fault. They took the initiative to come to him. It has nothing to do with him."

"I think you are more excited than him..."

"Hahaha, we have no chance of surviving."

"I don't know what he will choose? He is probably still sleeping at the moment, right? It's just that you said it was so lively."

"If you ask me, after half a lifetime of suffering, it would be better to find a young and beautiful one. However, this old man Wang's family is not a fuel-efficient lamp. His old bones will definitely not be able to withstand a beating."

"What are you afraid of? He doesn't have a son. How can his son let the old Wang family ride on him and run wild?"

"He is already over 50 years old. He will definitely have to calm down for the rest of his life. He is definitely looking for a pension at this age. With a companion, how can he live a rough and tumble life? Isn't this just asking for trouble for himself? ?”

"If you ask me, if one's natal family is not settled and the other is too old, it would be easy to go to another village and find a 30-year-old widow based on Lao Pei's current family background."

"You are not shy, you just like young people. You will tell your mother-in-law later..."

"Where are you? Am I not analyzing it for him?"

After hearing a lot of useless things, Ye Yaodong was about to turn around and leave, but he didn't expect someone to ask him.

"How do I know? If you ask me who I ask, what I know is from what I heard from your mouth."

"Aren't you in-laws?"

"That's the in-laws' family, so I can't care about their marriage. I don't have anything to say if Uncle Pei finds an 18-year-old."

"Then if you can find someone 18 years old, that would be awesome..."

"Then I guess my life will be in trouble, right? Hahahaha~"

He didn't hear anything useful, so he went home directly. Anyway, if anything happened, he would know later.

Lin Xiuqing was the same. After washing the dishes, she couldn't wait to go out and listen to the gossip. After digging through everything the old aunts in the workshop knew, she couldn't find anything.

When we were having dinner, we heard that Old Wang’s family went to Pei’s house again in the afternoon. I heard that Pei’s father also happened to wake up and refused directly, saying that he was too old to be worthy. As a result, Old Wang’s family asked him to go to Pei’s house again. Consider it.

At the dinner table, Ye's mother yelled at Lao Wang's family for being shameless and forcing their 30-year-old daughter to a 50-year-old man.

"They also said that they don't need betrothal gifts or anything. If you want, you can just move here and have a meal together as a family. He also said it so nicely. As long as my daughter has someone to rely on for the rest of her life, who doesn't know their family's face and thinks that Lao Pei's family lives in On the main road outside the village, people are floating on the sea every day, so you don’t know the gossip in the village? It’s so shameless.”

"Then Uncle Pei didn't refuse directly this morning. Is he also moved?"

Father Ye glared at Ye Yaodong, "Don't talk nonsense. That's because he just came back in the morning and was still very tired. He didn't have time to talk about this. He just asked people to go back first and slept first. Who knew that the whole village was going crazy? .”

"Like this?"

"Why should he look for a young man at his age? If he can live with him, he just needs a companion."

The old lady couldn't help but said: "This afternoon, there was a rumor in the village that there was a nose and an eye. I thought my in-laws really agreed."

"That's all from the old guys in the village. Everyone is envious of it, isn't it? It's so old and shameless. It's really not honest unless it's hung on the wall."

"Why are you staring at me! It's none of my business!"

Ye's father looked at Ye's mother and stared at him while speaking, and then stared back.

"You are becoming more and more outrageous as a mother-in-law. You are looking for trouble every day. Is menopause coming?"

"You're envious too, right? You think I'm useless now that I'm going through menopause."

"You're such a mess, I'm too lazy to pay attention to you, I can't even shut your mouth when I eat, and you can blame others all day long for me. How can I provoke you? Can I stay away?"

Lin Xiuqing looked at the two old men, who were about to quarrel again, and quickly interrupted, "If Uncle Pei doesn't have this intention, it would be better to marry the widow next door as soon as possible."

"Who knows what people think? We don't have the nerve to come and tell them. Let's just watch."

The children at the table listened to the adults talking and arguing, and no one said a word. They were all used to it, and they had to quarrel every two days every three days.

But when everyone stopped and were eating quietly, Ye Xiaoxi said something unexpectedly.

"I'm not ashamed!"

"Cough cough cough..." Father Ye coughed several times and stared.

No one else at the table could hold back, and some were laughing.

"Are you embarrassed?"

Lin Xiuqing also patted her mouth twice, "Why are you talking so much when you eat your food?"

Ye Xiaoxi opened her eyes, looking at this and that, but it didn't affect her digging the rice in the bowl with a spoon.

Ye's father also glared at Ye's mother with some annoyance, "You talk nonsense all day long and teach bad children."

"What did you teach bad things?"

"Why are you so noisy after dinner? We have to go out to sea for longline fishing at night. Remember to get up early."

"Well, has the longline been sorted out?"

"I took it out yesterday to have it sorted out. I'll pick it up after dinner."

Their family now only has idle longlines available for fishing, and all other fishing nets are put on the boat when the boat is rented out.

The new boat has only been back for two days and there are no new fishing nets that can be used. It happens that the long lines that were idle last year just need to be sorted out and the damaged ones replenished, which is very convenient.

Anyway, I will just use it for ten days and a half. When the Dongsheng is repaired, I will still use the Dongsheng when I come back.

The seized fishing boat had nothing but a diesel engine. It was not originally used for fishing.

When the time comes to rent it out, of course others will have to prepare it themselves, whether it is a trawl net, a longline, a sticky net, or anything else.