Chapter 1235 Gentleness

The two looked at it for a while, then reached out to touch the squid eggs, and after their eyes met, they started to look around again.

Now they couldn't talk or communicate, so they had to do their business first.

Ye Yaodong chose a trap to rescue.

He also helped.

After rescuing one, the two pulled along the end of the rope, and after testing that there were no traps hanging on the bottom in the same row, they pulled the rope up.

As soon as he emerged from the water, Zheng took off his mask and air tube, and said impatiently: "Fuck, so this is how squids lay eggs. I've learned a lot. My gosh, that transparent bunch is hanging like grapes."

Xiaoxiao immediately responded, "How do they lay eggs? What did you see? Come up quickly and tell me."

"I saw a series of transparent squids laying eggs on the traps..."

Zheng described what he saw underwater vividly as soon as he came up, and Xiaoxiao couldn't help but feel itchy.

After his gear was taken off, he immediately took it and put it on.

Ye Yaodong handed the rope he brought up to others and took off everything on his body.

"There are too many traps here. Don't let all the squids come here to lay eggs instead of going to the branches."

The others were talking excitedly, and they all reacted when they heard this.

"No way?"

If so, they would definitely get less.

"Then why don't we just come here and cast the net? Isn't this the same as casting branches to lure squids?" Ah Zheng scratched his head, thinking that it didn't seem to have much impact, just changing the fishing point.

"How is it the same? There are reefs here, and brothers who will get stuck on the bottom, use your brain to think about it."

Although some traps are only three or five meters underwater, they are all stuck on the bottom by the reefs. When they fish, the fishing nets will still get stuck on the bottom easily when they are put down, so they can't gamble.

And some traps are on the seabed, how can they be caught?

"Oh, that's right."

"If you want to go down and take a look, go down and take a look. There will definitely be some people scattered here. I will take a look in the next two days and hurry up to collect these traps below."

"Okay."

He thought to himself, mainly the traps around the reef.

If it's too deep under the sea, squid will only spawn 2 to 10 meters underwater, not too deep.

"Hurry up and take a look. By the way, bring a few traps up and go to the branches to see if you can catch some. If you can't catch much, you can continue to drag the net."

"Got it, got it, I will help collect a few traps." Xiao Xiaoyi said and jumped down with Chen Shi.

Ye Yaodong was no longer worried about them. This was not the first time they went down.

He continued to fiddle with the pile of groceries on the deck. He quickly picked out the fresh ones, sprinkled them with ice, covered them with cotton, and carried them aside to prevent them from getting smelly. They were still easy to spoil under the direct sun on the sea.

The two came up after going down for more than ten minutes, and also brought the traps up.

He ignored their excited chattering and once the traps were collected, he drove them all back to their respective boats, and then sailed the boat to the area where he had dropped the branches.

Perhaps the squid had just come to spawn, and they might have been diverted by the traps over there, so there were not many of them. He casually cast a few nets around and only caught a few pounds of them, which was not ideal.

He gave up directly, and it would be better to go into the water to catch the traps, which would yield higher returns.

When it was night, he would go out to the island to pick up the dead squids that had laid eggs, which would be more efficient.

After making the decision, he sailed back to the reef and continued to go into the water to salvage the traps.

He could not see the other two boats from where he was, as they were on the other side of the island, so he did not know what the two childhood friends had gained, and he did not see their fishing boats trawling, so he did not care.

It was not until he saw the sun was about to set that he moved his position to collect the longline fishing, and at this time he saw the two boats coming towards him one after the other.

"Dongzi, I was wondering why you didn't trawl the net. It turns out you were fishing with a longline."

"No fishing nets. This is a new boat. It was used to transport goods before, so it didn't have a fishing net."

"Yes, it's troublesome to make a temporary net. Longline fishing is easier. You're at home temporarily anyway, so let's go back first."

"Okay, I can collect it quickly."

They said hello and left first. After Ye Yaodong finished longline fishing, he hurried back and rushed home before dark.

Today, the villagers all have some squids, and now the flood season has just arrived, they can all be sold at a good price. Ye Yaodong didn't plan to collect them now, but planned to wait until the peak flood season. Now the quantity is small, and he can't get much.

However, his whole boat of fish covered the entire deck, which shocked everyone and asked him how he caught them.

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"How did you catch them? You caught them like this, how else could you catch them?"

"Why do I feel it smells a bit?"

"I think so too, the smell of stinky seafood is so strong?"

"The smell of seafood is usually fishy, ​​but not so stinky. What happened today?"

Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched. Seeing that the people he had asked to push the cart back to get the baskets came over, he quickly asked them to get on the boat to deal with the spoiled fish and shrimp.

When they were first pulled up, there was just a little smell, but it was not very smelly. When they picked out the fresh ones, they deliberately threw away some of the more rotten ones.

There was just nothing to pack, so these stale items were piled on the deck and exposed to the sun for a day. Although goods were constantly being hauled up and piled on top, the strong odor still drifted ashore against the sea breeze after they docked.

In just a short time, there were already a bunch of big-headed green flies flying on the deck. Now that the weather is getting warmer, there are more flies.

Ye Yaodong looked at it and turned his eyes away. Whoever wanted to keep it home would handle it. He had his goods lifted and weighed first.

"A Dong, why are there so many flies on the goods on your boat?"

"Are those broken? So many flies?"

Ye Yaodong nodded, "Well, those are not new."

"It turns out they're all rotten fish and shrimp!"

"No wonder, it smells so bad..."

Ye Yaodong: Do you feel offended, like you are swearing?

"They picked up a few cages. These are the stale goods in the cages. They want to take them back to feed the chickens and ducks."

"I said, why are there so many products? It turns out they all stink. Will these chickens and ducks get sick after eating them?"

"No, ducks will still eat the smelly fish and shrimp stranded on some beaches, right?"

"So many flies..."

Everyone pointed at the smelly fish and rotten shrimps and talked about them.

After Ye Yaodong finished weighing the scales, the goods on the deck were also processed, and the damaged floor cages were loaded onto pallets and pushed to the workshop.

When he took the order and returned to the workshop, Lin Xiuqing was weighing kelp at the door.

There were still a bunch of people watching, but there were not as many people as the previous few days. After watching too much, it no longer felt fresh.

The only people who are still watching there are fishermen who are more concerned about the production. The women no longer join in the fun. It would be more interesting to kill fish next door and communicate with other women.

"Is there still such a large amount today? I see there is no kelp around our house?"

"Also, we collected all the stuff from the vacant lot next to it today. There is still a batch from the old elementary school that will be collected tomorrow. Once collected, everything will be ready."

"It took quite a few days."

"Originally, it took many days to collect it from the bottom of the sea."

"The total production will be known tomorrow."

"Well, I've remembered it all. I'll calculate the total tomorrow after the last batch is collected. Also, Boss Zhou called me this afternoon and asked for 10 tons. I told him to ask for 10 tons the day after tomorrow, and he said yes. I'll collect it today. The quantity is still a little short, it will be enough to collect it tomorrow.”

"How many tons are there?"

He said there would definitely not be enough to sell, and these bosses would definitely not just ask for one batch if they wanted the goods. If they wanted the first batch, if it was easy to sell, they would definitely continue to ask for more in the future.

10 tons is only 20,000 kilograms. China has such a large population. This thing is cheap, can be stored, and has strong seasonality. After the harvest period, it is impossible to have it later. Stocking up is Inevitable.

"Yesterday we collected more than 4 tons, and today the quantity will be a little more. After the weighing is completed, there should be more than 5 tons. Tomorrow, the village chief said that the quantity will not be that much, and there may only be more than 3 tons left."

"Then there should be about two or three tons left, so I can keep it and sell it slowly."

"almost."

"I just said it's not enough to sell, right? The army only sent one batch, and they won't be able to send any more later. There are also ordinary people I just met some time ago, and they can't give a second batch."

Lin Xiuqing smiled, "Who knew this thing was so easy to sell? It's also the first year. Last year didn't count at all. Last year, it was only ten thousand jins. After collecting it intermittently for several days, it was only enough for one car. This year's amount is not even enough." pretty."

"Well, I can safely collect more next year. The storage space in the city is now large enough, so I won't be afraid to store dozens of tons."

"knew."

She curiously asked what was going on when a few workers just transported several cartloads of stinky fish and shrimp home.

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Ye Yaodong explained it to her.

"So many ground cages? They were all given to us. We took them and it was useless, right? All the boats were rented out, except for one. After washing, they were piled up there. Are they all sent to them?"

"That's okay. Anyway, they paid for it and hired someone to do it. The goods we collect will belong to us. We also sold a lot of money today, and we don't have to clean them."

"Yes, there are so many floor cages. I just brought them back. I was surprised at why there are so many. There are a lot of water plants and silt on them. It is difficult to wash them. There are so many floor cages. I don't know how long it will take to wash them. We don't need them anyway. superior."

"Okay, then let someone send it to them. They can divide it among themselves and we can save ourselves the trouble."

"Well, it's mainly because it's not needed. How much did it cost today?"

"It's 136 yuan and 8 cents. I also left four one-legged blue crabs back. I stewed them in the evening for everyone to replenish. There is also a little green dragon that is a little thin. I will chop it up and use it to make porridge tomorrow. Sprinkle a handful of green vegetables on it. ”

"Okay, we sold it for a lot of money..."

The couple stood there talking. Ye Yaodong waited for Chen Guodong and the others to push the borrowed baskets back on a cart, and then asked them to put the smelly floor cages piled in the corner and put them on the cart, giving them to Azheng and Xiaoxiao in turn. Send it.

As for how they want to divide it, let them make their own arrangements and leave it alone.

He carried a few green crabs in the bucket and went back with Xiao Qinglong first, and let Ah Qing watch the scales and tell him the weight later.

Ye Xiaoxi was chasing ducks on the beach with a branch. Ye Yaodong waved to her, and she threw away the branch and ran back.

The dogs that had been following her to help her drive the ducks also ran over with her.

The old lady had no choice but to get up and pick up branches, and then took over to help her drive the ducks with a smile.

"Dad, you're back, I missed you so much~"

Ye Yaodong smiled, "You only know how to say nice things."

Ye Xiaoxi hugged his legs and rubbed his head back and forth.

A group of dogs followed suit and raised their front two legs to scratch his legs.

He suddenly became unable to move.

"Okay, okay, get out of the way, I can't walk anymore, luckily I'm all dirty."

He held a bucket in his hand, swung it to drive the dogs away, and led Ye Xiaoxi's hand into the house.

"Why didn't you ask me to drive the ducks?"

"This is my job! I'm not allowed to do it!"

"Okay."

At this time, Ye Chengyang shouted at him. He was about to step into the yard. He turned around and saw him limping over, wiping his tears, holding a dime in his hand.

"What did you do? Did you fall down?"

Ye Chengyang pouted, not wanting to cry or not. Tears welled up in his eyes. He said aggrievedly: "Mom asked me to buy something, but I forgot what she asked me to buy?"

"Buy what? Is it necessary to cry? If you fell down, you fell down. Go into the house. Anyway, I won't beat you because you haven't taken a shower yet."

He wiped his tears and limped in.

Lin Xiuqing followed them. As soon as they entered the house, she came back to get the money. After weighing and calculating the amount, she had to pay the village cadres to settle the bill.

As soon as Ye Chengyang saw her, his eyes were filled with tears again. He handed her a dime and said, "Mom, what did I forget to buy?"

"I asked you to remember, but where did you remember? I asked you to buy ginger and aniseed."

He said aggrievedly, "I kept thinking about it, but I fell down and forgot it when I got to the store. I said airplanes and cannons, and they all laughed at me."

"Ah?" Lin Xiuqing frowned.

Ye Yaodong couldn't help laughing.

She said, "Then go again. Do you remember it now?"

"Oh, ginger and aniseed, ginger and aniseed..." He held the money, muttered to himself, and then walked out again.

Lin Xiuqing shook her head, "What do you remember about all these...? You just read those random comic books every day."

"You are only 7 years old. It's 200 meters to the grocery store. It's normal to forget it because you fell down and you were in pain. Have you weighed the goods?"

"Yes, a total of 5 tons and 1525 kilograms. We can't transport all of them in one truck tomorrow, so we'll transport some the day after tomorrow."

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"Oh."

"The food is ready, except for the braised pork. I'm afraid it will be too cold and full of oil, and there is no ginger or star anise. I'll cook it when you come back. Wait for me, it will be ready soon."

"Yes."

Ye Yaodong took off his dirty clothes and planned to take a shower first, but he saw Ye Xiaoxi squatting next to the bucket. He didn't know when he took a chopstick and poked the crab to play, and then muttered to himself.

He squatted down and looked and listened.

"Ginger Cannon... Ginger Cannon... Ginger Cannon... Catch the Cannon... Eat Dou Pao..."

"Dad... Old Duck Eats Dou Pao..."

Ye Yaodong: "???"

"I want to eat Dou Pao."

"Oh, you want to eat Dou Pao."

"Yes."

Ye Yaodong was overjoyed. It was really funny when children spoke unclearly.

Ye Xiaoxi poked the crab with chopsticks, but the chopsticks got stuck in the big feet of the blue crab. She excitedly lifted the crab up.

"Dad, Dad... Look, look, so awesome, I'm so awesome, I'm hanging up..."

"It's okay to play with crabs, but don't get bitten."

Ye Yaodong was worried that she would be bitten if she was too naughty. The big feet of the crabs were bigger than her fists. If she pinched them casually, her fingers would be broken.

He told her not to stretch her hands randomly, and went out to the yard to get some straw and thick lines for weaving fishing nets, tied the big feet of several blue crabs, and then tied them with the thick lines of the fishing nets.

Ye Xiaoxi's eyes were full of stars. He squatted there and looked up at his father in admiration, flattering him non-stop.

"Dad is so awesome, he's not afraid of biting his hand~ You're so awesome, you're the best... Dad, wow~"

Ye Yaodong's mouth curled up more and more, he lifted up several lines and put the crab on the ground.

"Well, take it, play with it, don't reach out to grab it."

"Chicken Road..."

Ye Xiaoxi threw away the chopsticks, excitedly grabbed all the lines in her hands, and shouted happily, "Slip crab... Slip crab..."

She jumped out and shouted a series of names before she ran out of the yard.

"Doudou, Abao, Ayue, Axue, Qingqing, Xiaohong..."

Worried that she would run out of toys, he quickly reminded her, "When you're done playing, remember to bring them back and cook them."

She shouted without turning her head, "Ji Dao! Doudou, Abao, Ayue, Axue, Qingqing, Xiaohong..."

Ye Yaodong smiled as she excitedly showed off her new toys to her friends. This was the meaning of having a child.

Seeing her happy, he was happy too.

After the old lady drove a group of ducks back to the cage, she smiled and said to him, "I was thinking of killing a duck tomorrow and making ginger duck for you. We'll have crabs to eat in the evening, so I'll let the ducks go for a few days."

"Keep them for laying eggs."

"Some are laying eggs, and there's still a jar of salted duck eggs, enough to eat. The ducklings will hatch in a few days."

Ye Yaodong nodded, went into the house and continued to fetch bath water, taking a shower first.

I jumped back and forth into the sea all day long, and it was a bit uncomfortable when the sea water dried and stuck to my body.

However, when he was taking a bath in the yard, he heard the cries of children everywhere, all clamoring for crabs...

Fortunately, Lin Xiuqing came back soon to cook braised pork.

The rich aroma of meat wafted to an unknown distance, attracting all three children back. They no longer went out to play, which made the children envious. They all stood by the stove with their noses raised, waiting for the meal to be served.

Ye Yaodong ate two big bowls of rice with braised gravy and was very satisfied.

"My father and the others should be back almost tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. You can cut off a pig's feet and stew them tomorrow."

"OK."

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"You can help me by asking around to see if there is anyone who can read and calculate accounts. It doesn't matter if they are male or female, married or unmarried. As long as they are willing to go to the city."

Lin Xiuqing asked curiously: "Do you want someone to keep accounts?"

"Yes, there are more expenses now, and the factories in the city also support so many people. Wang Guangliang and the others collect fish every day, which is a fixed expense, and there are also accounts for ordering some large tanks and barrels. Do it. The wages of so many people are also one account.”

"As for the store's turnover at the beginning, your father just jots it down and explains it so that I can understand it. There are so many accounts now, and it is difficult for your father to keep accounts. It should be very difficult, so he still has to find a special account. Keep the accounts alone so he doesn't have to worry."

"It's best to take over the store's turnover and do the accounting, so that he doesn't need to keep track of it. He only needs to collect the money and keep track of every withdrawal from the accountant. There is no need to keep track of anything else."

Lin Xiuqing nodded, "That's what you said. Now that the stalls are getting bigger and bigger, and there are more expenses, we still need to find a special person to keep accounts. I'll pay attention tomorrow."

"Um."

He looked at his mother again, "Are the twins almost one year old?"

"Not yet, it will be next month."

"That's soon."

As his mother is a grandmother, she should have to get gold as a first-year gift for her grandson.

When Ah Qing finished his work and went back to the house to count the money, he went back to the house and mentioned to Ah Qing that when his mother went to mine gold, she also asked her to mine some bracelets and necklaces.

"How many bracelets and necklaces? How many are you going to shoot? What do you want to do? Okay, what kind of gold bracelets and necklaces are you going to shoot?"

"This is not about looking at your bare hands. Your neck is also bare. I want you to wear gold and silver!"

The smile on Lin Xiuqing's face couldn't stop, "Why bring that with you? It's not convenient for work. The big gold bracelet is visible to others. Aren't you trying to attract thieves?"

"Who dares to steal from our house? There are so many dogs in our house and so many workers. Now the whole village is counting on selling me seaweeds in the coming year, relying on me to make money, and letting me lead the whole village to become rich. Who dares not to You can make people angry in the blink of an eye. If they are caught, one person and one shoulder pole can be beaten to death. "

"That's not too ostentatious."

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, our family has a lot of money now. If you don't take it out with you, you can take it out often and look at it when you leave it at home. I see you taking the gold cake to look at it from time to time. It's shiny and looks so beautiful."

Lin Xiuqing was particularly moved when she told him that if she didn't take it out, she could leave it at home and look at it or wear it at home. She couldn't wear the gold cake around her neck either.

"Then how many do you want to give me? Do you want to give me one too?"

"Each of you will get one, and the old lady will get one too. A gold necklace, a gold bracelet, and a pair of gold earrings. Each of you will get a set."

"So much...gold costs more than 100 yuan per penny. If you buy so much, it would cost thousands more if it were solid!"

Ye Yaodong was stunned for a moment, "Is gold so expensive now? How much does it cost per gram?"

It actually cost several thousand. He thought it was about twenty or thirty yuan per gram.

"I don't know. I only know that one dollar costs more than 100. I have to ask for the exact amount to find out."

"That's okay, it's only a few thousand yuan. If you spend a few thousand yuan to buy it, it won't depreciate if you keep it. It can be worn for decades. You can keep it at home with so much money."

He had long wanted to give them gold jewelry and let them enjoy the blessings. Otherwise, they would just work hard and not enjoy any blessings. They would just see more money.

"No, I think our family has a lot of gold now, so there is no need to spend a lot of money to buy more..."

"Those are for viewing, you bought them to wear. There is a big difference. Listen to me, we already have nearly 300,000 yuan on hand. What's wrong with spending several thousand yuan to buy some gold to wear? This is not a waste. , always there.”

"Then let's check it out later. It's not a holiday, and there's no important day. Why not buy so much gold..."

"Who said New Year is not a festival? Isn't Mazu's birthday coming soon? Put on a big gold bracelet and celebrate."

"Nervous, Mazu's birthday is not our birthday."

"Wait a few years and watch me reshape Mazu's golden body."

Lin Xiuqing gave him a blank look and did not take his words seriously.

In fact, Ye Yaodong was telling the truth. He had been thinking about reshaping the golden body when the Mazu Temple was built, but he just didn't have the money.

The current money is not enough for him to reshape Mazu's golden body with great fanfare, otherwise he will have to drink the northwest wind and earn a few more years.

"Mazu's birthday this year coincides with the flood season, so everyone is expected to be very busy."

"That's what the village said. Just sing a few days of opera. No need to make it so grand. No need to set up so many tables for the banquet. Anyone who is willing to help can sign up. No one is forced to send people. Anyway, food and drink are provided. People from the surrounding villages can come to help."

"That's fine. Then you can donate more money."

"I know. Last year, we donated 500 yuan. This year, we can't donate less than last year. Let's donate 500 yuan."

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"Okay."

"Lie down for a while, don't sleep yet. I'll stew the blue crab for you."

"Okay."

Ye Yaodong lay on the bed, his hands behind his head, looking at the mosquito net above his head.

But he felt drowsy again after lying down for a while. He simply sat up and planned to take a look at the recent account book income. He hadn't looked at it for a while.

Unexpectedly, when he opened the drawer, he saw 4 boxes of chocolates neatly stacked.

He took it out and looked at it. Wasn't this what he bought for Ah Qing at the Friendship Store two months ago? Hasn't he finished it yet?

Don't like it?

It's a waste. I won't buy it next time. He took it in his hand and walked out, intending to share it with a few small ones to avoid waste.

"Ah Qing, if you don't like it, I will share it with a few of you?"

Lin Xiuqing was making a fire. She turned her head and took it away. "Why give it to them? What a waste. They can just eat maltose."

"You don't like it. It will expire if you leave it there."

"It won't expire so quickly. I'll leave it there and eat it slowly. I'll eat one occasionally."

"Why should I eat it slowly? If you don't like it, forget it. Don't force it."

"I don't dislike it. I like it very much."

Ye Yaodong was puzzled. Why not eat it if you like it? And eat it slowly.

Lin Xiuqing smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Didn't you say that chocolate is about love? I'll keep it and eat it slowly."

That's it.

He laughed, "Okay, then I'll put it back for you. You can eat it slowly. Eat one when you miss me."

"So corny."

She also laughed, and then sat back in front of the stove.

The firelight made her smiling face look even more gentle and bright.

Ye Yaodong looked at it for a while before going back to the house and put the chocolate back in its place for her.

But just after putting it back, he took it out and opened it to see that two were missing.

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