Chapter 1157 Can’t Cover It Up

"What do you mean by it hasn't completely calmed down yet?"

"It's because some of the people who were arrested for making trouble have not been released yet. I heard that some time ago, people went to the gate of the border station to cry from time to time, but everyone who ran over to make trouble was detained together, so it has only calmed down recently."

Ye Yaodong shook his head and didn't ask.

"Okay, this matter is none of our business now, so don't mention it. The more you mention it, the more scared you will be. If you have nothing to do, grab a handful of rice bran to feed the chickens, then drive all the chickens back to the cage, and take the opportunity to catch one and tie it up. After I finish cooking, I will boil water to wipe its feathers with a knife."

"Okay."

Ye Yaodong put down his chopsticks, went to the yard, and took a small, broken and rusty iron bowl from the window. This is specially used to hold rice bran to feed the chickens.

He went to the house and grabbed a handful of rice bran, went outside the yard and knocked on the iron bowl a few times, and the chickens immediately swayed and ran back.

The old lady probably finished burning incense and chanted for a while in the house, so she came out slowly at this moment.

"Hey? Why are you feeding chickens here? Go inside and lie down and rest for a while. Why are you working again after just coming back? I'll do it... You go lie down for a while. You're tired all day. I'll catch them."

Ye Yaodong followed her and only told her not to kill them yet. Wait until Ah Qing finishes cooking and the hot water is boiled before killing them. The hot water in the two round holes on the stove is not enough to scald a chicken.

The old lady quickly said that she knew. She already had a handful of straw in her hand, waiting to catch the chicken and tie up its wings.

He went back to the house to call Ye Xiaoxi.

"Ye Xiaojiu, hurry up and drive your ducks back to the nest."

"Ah, I have to go." Ye Xiaoxi turned her head and took a look, then lowered her head and focused on playing with the puppet in her hand.

Ye Chenghu didn't even raise his head, "No, this is your job."

Ye Chengyang also hurriedly said: "My job is to herd sheep, you go."

"Okay, very good, if the three of you don't want to do it, then there is no need to keep them, kill them all and eat the meat."

The three siblings turned their heads to look at him in horror.

Ye Xiaoxi immediately burst into tears, "No, don't kill, I'm afraid, Dad is a monster... You are a monster..."

Ye Chengyang quickly hid behind Ye Chenghu, his eyes wide open, looking at Ye Yaodong vigilantly.

How could Ye Chenghu hide for him, the two brothers pulled and tugged.

"What are you doing? Don't..."

"Brother..."

"What are you doing..."

"Hide..."

Ye Yaodong looked at the three siblings pulling and tugged with a confused face, not understanding why they were suddenly so scared, and ran around the room like a headless fly, hiding here and there.

"What are you doing? Why are you hiding?"

"Ah~"

The three of them scattered like birds and beasts, and hid in their ideal places in an instant. Toys were thrown all over the bed, and no one dared to pick them up, and they didn't care.

Ye Yaodong watched one hide in the closet, one crawled under the bed, and there was another idiot, Ye Xiaoxi, who pulled the thin quilt on the bed to cover his head, and half of his body was still lying on the side of the bed, with his butt sticking out.

He thought that he couldn't see it like this?

Speechless.

He stepped forward and patted Ye Xiaoxi's exposed little butt, "Do you think I can't see it if you cover your head?"

She covered her head and couldn't see others, and she thought others couldn't see her either.

Ye Xiaoxi's two feet kept jumping, hugging the quilt tightly, her body shaking like a sieve, "Ah~ The monster is coming~ Don't kill me, I'm not delicious..."

The corners of his mouth twitched, and he immediately understood that these three idiots thought he was going to kill them for meat.

"Ah Qing...Ah Qing..."

"What are you doing? The food is not cooked yet, why are you yelling?" Lin Xiuqing still had a knife in her hand and a half-cut loofah in her other hand, "What are you doing?"

"Look at you giving birth to three idiots."

The three children seemed to find a sense of security when they heard Lin Xiuqing's voice, and they all crawled out of their hiding places and quickly hid behind her.

Lin Xiuqing was stunned, "What are you doing? Hide and seek?"

Ye Chengyang complained loudly, "Dad said he would kill us for meat."

Ye Chenghu looked at the knife in Lin Xiuqing's hand stupidly, "Mom, are you going to kill us for meat too? I knew I was picked up... Woo woo woo..."

Ye Chengyang and Ye Xiaoxi, who were hiding behind Lin Xiuqing, also raised their heads and looked at the knife in Lin Xiuqing's hand in horror. They took two steps back in fear and then burst into tears.

"Don't kill me..."

"What..."

Their series of reactions only lasted a few seconds, and Lin Xiuqing's mind hadn't turned around yet, why did they say Ye Yaodong was going to kill them for meat.

Now she suddenly said she was going to kill them and eat their meat? They cried so miserably.

The old lady also heard the deafening cry in the house, and ran in nervously, "What's wrong? What happened? Why are the three crying together? Did they fight?"

The three little ones immediately hid behind the old lady with tears streaming down their faces.

Ye Yaodong couldn't hold it anymore and laughed.

"Why did I give birth to such three fools?"

Lin Xiuqing also looked at them speechlessly, "What did you do? Why did they say you were going to kill them and eat their meat? You scared me, and then you ran in and said you were going to kill them and eat their meat?"

The old lady also looked confused after hearing this.

"No, I came in and asked your daughter to go out to drive the ducks, but the three of them pushed each other and no one wanted to go. I said since they didn't want to do it, there was no need to keep them, just kill them and eat their meat. They probably understood that they didn't want to keep the three of them, just kill them and eat their meat."

Ye Chenghu suddenly realized, "Dad, are you talking about killing ducks? You scared me..."

Ye Chengyang and Ye Xiaoxi also stopped crying and looked at him with tears in their eyes.

"If I don't kill the duck, why should I kill you? Do you have any duck to make up for it?"

"Boys and girls are also very happy..."

"Watching too many TV series during the summer vacation?" Ye Yaodong looked at them speechlessly, they were all harmed by the TV series.

"It's fine that the two of them are not sensible yet, but you are still so stupid even though they are both in school. How could I give birth to such a fool like you? You have such poor understanding and rich imagination."

Lin Xiuqing glared at the first and third children angrily. None of them were smart.

She continued to go out with the loofah with the knife. She had just cut half of it, and it was estimated that the loofah in the pot was already cooked. There was still half of it that had not yet been put into the pot, which delayed her cooking dinner.

Ye Yaodong didn't want to play with three fools, so he followed them out.

The old lady happily led them to the bed again and asked them to continue playing with toys. They quickly wiped away their tears and kept mumbling. It was obvious that their father had not made it clear.

"What are you cooking?"

After he walked out, he followed Lin Xiuqing step by step. Before the old lady came out, he put his head on her shoulder and watched the boiling water gurgling in the pot.

"Luffa and clam soup, and add a handful of dried shrimps. They all like to eat dried shrimps. Go and help me pull out two green onions."

"Is it time to eat when the soup is ready?"

"Wait a minute, the fishing boats rented out by the family should be back soon. When you came back just now, I told the boy who received the goods in the workshop to keep some fresh fish, shrimp and crab back, otherwise there will be no fresh fish and shrimp at home. When you come back, of course you have to cook more fresh dishes.”

"It doesn't matter. I was full just now. I can't eat much more. It would be a waste to keep it if I can't finish it."

Ye Yaodong rubbed her neck, tickling her so much that she shrank her neck and laughed softly several times.

"Don't make trouble. It's very itchy. Stop rubbing it. Dad must have a drink. Save some seafood for dinner and dinner. Go and pull the onions quickly. The pot is boiling."

He stuck out his tongue and licked her neck before going to pick the onions.

Lin Xiuqing turned her head and glared at his back angrily, then stretched out her hand to wipe off the saliva on her neck.

Afraid that he would cause trouble around her again, Lin Xiuqing ordered him to drive the duck back after plucking the onions.

Of course Ye Yaodong complied with them one by one.

As the saying goes, a breakup is better than a new love. He hasn't been home for a month or two, so he can do whatever his wife asks him to do.

Whatever he was asked to do now, he would do it obediently. Whatever he asked her to do in the evening, she would also have to do it obediently.

After doing all the things he was told, he continued to walk around her, helping her, and asking about the harvest situation of the Harvest and the family fishing boat this month.

Father Ye and Mother Ye waited until dinner was about to begin, and Ye Yaodong paid 5 cents for the brothers Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang to rush to call them back.

Originally, the two brothers were pushing back and forth as usual. No one wanted to move, they both wanted to play with new toys. When they heard that there was a fee for running errands, they both rushed to call someone.

After not being at home for a month, Ye Yaodong tried every means to give them money.

"If you teach them this way, they will be spoiled by you, and they will not be able to handle you in the future."

The old lady quickly explained to him, "Dongzi has just been away from home for too long. He has just come back and is very friendly to a few children. He wants to use his pocket money to buy them something to eat."

"If there is something difficult to control, just give it a good beating. There is nothing that cannot be solved by a beating. If you are not obedient after one beating, just give it a few more beatings. After the beating, you will always be able to be honest for a few days. of."

"You said it's simple, how many times have you beaten me?"

"Just take action. It is said that a loving mother often loses her child, which means that a mother should not be too kind to her children, so she has to take action."

"Just argue..."

Ye Chenghu ran back from outside quickly, "Dad, they are talking to someone. They said they would be here soon."

Ye Yaodong touched his pocket and gave him 5 cents, and then gave 5 cents to Yangyang who was last.

Ye Chengyang was so happy. He received 5 cents before, and now he has received another 5 cents. He has a dime. The most important thing is that he has 5 cents more than his brother.

"Did they never go back at all? Or were they dragged into talking to them on the way here?"

Lin Xiuqing said with a smile: "Come over later and see if the clothes dad is wearing are the ones he came back with."

Ye Chenghu immediately said: "My father is still wearing rain boots."

"That means you haven't gone home yet and are bragging on the road."

Ye Chengyang interrupted, "Dad, they said that since you became an official, you will be called President Ye from now on!"

"Um."

He touched his pocket and found that there were only a few pennies left, so he gave Ye Chengyang a dime note, "Reward you!"

Ye Chengyang jumped three feet high with joy, "I have two...I am rich again..."

"Put it in a piggy bank and save it."

"I know." Ye Chengyang ran upstairs like a gust of wind, intending to put the money in the piggy bank.

Ye Chenghu looked at it eagerly, "I want it too."

Ye Yaodong was happy, so he touched his pocket and gave him another dime, "You are not allowed to buy marbles, you are not allowed to buy little heads, you are not allowed..."

Ye Chenghu didn't even finish listening, he took the money and immediately ran upstairs.

Ye Xiaoxi lowered her head and played with the new stuffed animals intently. She watched the two people running past her one after another. She looked up blankly and looked left and right, and then quickly followed them up the stairs.

"Don't go upstairs anymore, it's time to eat..." Lin Xiuqing shouted towards the stairs, but no one listened to her and they all ran upstairs.

Father Ye came back a little while later, still wearing the same clothes he wore when he came back last time, without even changing his rain boots, his face was flushed.

Ye Yaodong looked him up and down, "You've been back for a long time, and you're still on the way? The old house is so far away?"

"On the way, the villagers saw us coming back and kept talking to me. Your mother was also talking happily to the people next to her, so we stood there for a while, and who knew that more and more people would come to talk."

"Hasn't your mother come yet?"

"Is she coming soon? She's promoting lighters to you. She's sold several."

"My mother is really good at sales."

"Don't worry about her. She'll come to eat naturally. Let's eat first. After eating, we have to go back and rest early. We've been tired all day. Only when we get home can we relax."

Looking at his father's smiling face, he was very happy and knew that his second imprisonment had not been exposed and had not been spread.

He thought about it and simply told his father to fire two boatmen on the boat tomorrow and do it during this period of rest.

Ye's father felt that it was too embarrassing to talk about this matter.

"Simple, those two are about your age, you can tell them tactfully that they are old, and working on the boat without eating or sleeping well is not easy to bear and hurt their health. You can obviously feel that you can't bear it, so let them go home to farm and retire, and don't have to go out to sea."

"They are only over 50, they will definitely say they can do it..."

"It's not up to them to say whether they can do it or not. You can just catch this point and tell them to take care of their health. Anyway, try not to tear off this fig leaf and give them some face."

After all, at this age, it would not sound good if it was spread that they were going to steal things from other people's workshops. This is worse than being arrested and questioned by the public security bureau.

At least the public security bureau only called them over for questioning, and they were also implicated. The reputation of thieves is too bad.

"Okay, let's talk about it tomorrow. It's not a good idea to go there so quickly today."

"Yes."

"Will you deliver the lighters to the city tomorrow?"

"Yes, I'm back now. Hurry up and deliver these goods to the city and sell them off early. I'll deal with the family affairs slowly after I come back."

Father Ye had no objection. He arranged his own affairs. There was just one thing...

He turned to ask Lin Xiuqing, "Did Ye Yaohai from the province call you in the past month? Did he mention going back to worship the ancestors?"

"I was just thinking about what I told Adong after dinner. The filling machine he wanted has been developed. The old man called me a month ago and said that he could get him two sets of semi-automatic ones. He asked him to come over and talk to him in person. Adong was not at home at that time, so I told him that it would be around National Day. I didn't expect you guys to come back only now. He didn't mention the ancestor worship and he hasn't called me recently. "

Ye Yaodong was excited and immediately said, "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"It was more than a month ago. I remember it, but you didn't ask me. I was just thinking about answering your question and didn't have time to talk about it for a while."

"It's late now. I'll call tomorrow and ask about the return to the hometown to worship the ancestors. It's been two months now. When I called him, I said two months. It should be almost time."

"I have to call and ask so that we can make preparations." Ye's father has always been concerned about the ancestor worship.

Ye Yaodong thought about it carefully. Suddenly, he had a lot of things to do. He would go to the city tomorrow to explain the lighter shipment to his father-in-law.

There is also the situation of the land in the city. He has to go and see. His brother-in-law's house is probably already under construction. I don't know the progress of his land.

"Then Dad, you take care of the boatmen's business. I will definitely be traveling around recently and will not be able to stay at home. It just so happens that the wages for this trip are paid today. Those two don't have to work for us anymore. We don't have to pay them anymore after they are fired."

"I see."

"Let's eat first. If you have anything to say, we can talk while we eat." The old lady didn't understand their affairs, so she could only invite them to eat first.

At this time, Ye's mother also came in from outside in a hurry.

As soon as she came in, she stared at Ye's father.

"I was wondering why you were acting weird when you came back, and something seemed wrong. It turns out something went wrong again."

Father Ye's expression immediately became uncomfortable, "What are you talking about? Hurry up and eat."

"Why were you arrested again? Tell me, you are still hiding it when you came back, what is there to hide, sooner or later you have to tell me, it's better to hear it from you than from outsiders."

"I was shocked when I heard it just now, I was wondering why you didn't ask me all the time, and you impatiently changed the subject when I asked, I thought I was overthinking."

"I was a little confused when I heard what others said, I didn't understand, you tell me, I won't laugh at you, I just keep asking because I care about you."

Father Ye said unhappily: "It's not a glorious thing, what's there to talk about, just talk about more good things."

Mother Ye was originally speaking in a good tone, thinking that what she said was very concerned, but after hearing Father Ye's attitude, she was not so easy to say.

"So, just listening to you telling President Ye's story over and over again makes you feel so good. It's a good thing it's not in the local area, otherwise the villagers will ask you to arrange for him to become a minor official."

"That's why they pulled me and said..."

"Aren't you also very happy and proud?"

"You're not happy or proud?"

Mother Ye snorted and admitted openly, "Of course I'm happy, of course I'm proud. My son is so promising. When I go out, everyone's face will be bright. Who doesn't envy me for giving birth to a good son who can earn me money?" face."

Father Ye had nothing to say to refute, so he could only lower his head and eat his food in silence.

But I was thinking, why did it spread so quickly?

Why are those boatmen so talkative? They don't feel ashamed and they talk about it as soon as they get home.

He felt that he had done nothing wrong in his life, just plain and honest. Going to the police station twice was really a stain on his life, a shame and a great humiliation.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Mother Ye softened her attitude and began to comfort him again.

"Actually, it's nothing. You're not the only one. There are so many people going in anyway, so they won't just laugh at you alone. What's more, who dares to laugh at you? It's too late for everyone to envy you."

"And I heard from everyone that the time I went in this time was very short, and it was because of others' involvement. Our family still has connections. Dongzi just found someone and was released immediately."

"It doesn't sound like it's going to save anyone. It's nothing to laugh at."

"Anyway, it's not the first time. What needs to be said has been said before. How can I still laugh at people now? It's not like I'm really in jail. It's like a few years, just a few days."

"You said it last time, you just went in and walked around. It's a lot of experience. If others want to have this experience, why don't they come? They don't even know where the public security bureau door opens..."

Father Ye looked at a loss for words. What he said before sounded good, but what was he talking about next?

"Okay, let's eat quickly. If you don't know what to say, don't say it. How do you think it's an honorable thing? Does anyone else want to gain this knowledge?"

"Isn't that what you said? At least I haven't had this experience yet."

"Then do you want it? I'll take you there next time."

"I'm too full and have nowhere to go?"

Ye Yaodong almost stopped, and the two of them started to choke again while talking happily.

He tried his best to keep a straight face, "Okay, it's nothing. This time, I really went in and wandered around and came out. In just a few hours, Dad has already exercised. Isn't going to the Public Security Bureau just like playing? Yes. What can’t be said? We haven’t broken any laws.”

Father Ye quickly agreed, "It's not illegal for us. We're just cooperating with the police comrades in questioning. What's the point?"

"I didn't say anything. I'm comforting you. Eat a poached egg."

Lin Xiuqing specially fried some poached eggs at night. Ye's mother showed weakness and gave Ye's father two at once.

Father Ye felt happy instantly.

At the same time, Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua returned from the sea and came over to say hello, so they stopped mentioning it.

Neighbors nearby also came over one after another to express some concern and ask about the local situation during this period.

People in the room were talking, the atmosphere was lively and lively.

Everyone basically asked about him becoming the president, which was so rare.

In just two hours, not even a single meal was finished, and now the news was spreading everywhere in the village.

They all thought that he would go out for a trip, and each time they would get different results. This time he not only made money, but also earned an official position. Everyone was envious.

Because there were so many people coming to care, they even ate until dark.

After the meal, the neighbors all went to the door to enjoy the cool air. Father Ye and mother Ye also went back together, but they couldn't help but quarrel a few more times.

Father Ye asked her not to chat with others on the way and to go back early.

But Ye Mu said she had nothing to do and wanted to chat with others. It happens to be cool in the evening, why do you have to rush home? He is anxious, he can go back first...

The couple quarreled and walked out.

Ye Yaodong actually didn't sleep much all day long and was very tired. He just kept holding on. He had to deal with talking to his family when he came back.

After the meal, he went directly back to the house and lay down. Even his friends came to the door one after another, and he didn't see them.

After everyone knew that he had already laid down to rest, they didn't bother him and went back first. Anyway, he was already back and the days were long. It would be the same if he came back tomorrow.

He slept happily until the sun was basking on his butt the next morning, and then he got up regretfully.

He didn't even know that Lin Xiuqing helped him sell more than twenty lighters. He didn't hear about it until he got up.

"Is our village pretty strong? Can we still sell about 20 of them?"

"Haha, most of them are sold by my mother. She sold them last night. Last night, people kept coming to get lighters."

"It's amazing. It seems that our village is not too poor, and there are many rich people."

"They are all affordable. It depends on whether you are willing to part with them. Only you men are more willing to part with these things."

"Save some of it later and put it at home to give away to people. It's up to you to give it to your natal relatives. Anyway, I just want to give it to a few friends."

"No, these things are so expensive. They can sell for 8 yuan each, so don't give them away everywhere. At most, just give one to my second brother. The eldest brother and my father live there. If you go to the city, just give one to each of them. Well, I didn’t give it to anyone else.”

Ye Yaodong nodded and said nothing.

After dinner, he reserved 20 at home, and asked his younger brother to drive the tractor to carry the rest to the car.

He had just returned, so he had a lot of things to do, but this lighter must be delivered to the city as soon as possible. Only when the goods are sold out can he go to Fang Jingfu to discuss it earlier.

Things at home can be put aside for a while, one by one.

"Dad, I want a rainbow sweater..."

Ye Yaodong was about to go out when his thigh was hugged by Ye Xiaoxi who ran towards him.

He looked down, "If you want a rainbow sweater, ask your mother, I don't know how to knit sweaters."

"Mom asked me if I want a whip..."

Lin Xiuqing wanted to pull her, but she held her tightly, and her little butt moved forward twice, fearing that she was not holding her tightly enough.

"Don't make trouble, your dad has to go out to do something."

"No, I want dad."

Ye Yaodong was worried that her pants would be pulled off, so he held the waistband tightly.

"Buy, buy, buy, I'll buy it for you when I come back."

Ye Xiaoxi was happy.

"This crazy woman, not only did she get up early in the morning and asked for a sweater, she also wanted a cotton jacket, and now she's wearing cotton shoes."

Ye Yaodong looked down and saw that she was indeed wearing a pair of cotton shoes, but the toes were covered in dirt.

"What are you doing?"

"It looks good."

"Crazy woman."