Chapter 549 Raising a Dog Does Not Provide for Old Age

They have been killing fish there for two consecutive days, and their door has been hung with dried fish, whether in the air or on the ground.

They are hung with ropes in mid-air and arranged neatly one after another. On the ground, they are placed on the wall with bamboo flats, or cushioned with stools and placed on stools. Even the door next door is basically full of hangings.

There are also baskets of toad fish covered with rags stacked in the corner. These will be taken out later to continue killing.

Ye Yaodong opened the door early in the morning and smelled a strong smell of fish outside, which was stronger than the smell of the sea. It had been exposed to the sun and felt a special salty aroma.

The dogs at home are also very greedy. Except for the big one, Da Heizi, who was caught halfway and kept there for fear of biting people, the other four or five small dogs are walking at their leisurely pace, lying on the bamboo flat on the ground. Xiu Xiu, that bamboo flat Xiu Xiu.

They lined up one by one to sniff them out like a leader inspecting them, arranged neatly and orderly, and everyone who looked at them couldn't help but smile knowingly.

These local dogs have been raised since they were young, and they are quite obedient. If they are not allowed to eat, they will just look at it and drool, and sniff a few times.

However, when they saw Ye Yaodong halfway through the inspection, they all hurried over and grabbed his legs.

Ye Yaodong quickly lifted up the waistband of his trousers, for fear of being pulled down by them. He didn't know when he got the habit. Anyway, whenever he saw him, he liked to hang them on his legs, and then he kept rubbing them or circling them. Circle around his legs.

In the past, only Ye Chengyang liked to hang on his feet, but now this position has been occupied by several dogs.

"Go, go, go away, I still have to work, don't get in the way here."

The dogs circled around his feet, whimpering and barking. As he strode forward, they trotted behind him and followed him out of the courtyard.

Because Ye Yaodong had to wash the fishing nets, he wore slippers with his trousers rolled up. He had been wearing rain boots for many days. His feet were really smelly. It was rare that he didn't have to go to the sea. He just wanted to wear slippers to be more comfortable and breathable, otherwise He also can't stand his athlete's foot.

As a result, these dogs followed him too closely and stepped on his slippers...

When he stepped out with his left foot, it was already empty, and the slippers were still in place dozens of centimeters away.

When he looked at his bare feet and glared at the dogs, they started biting his slippers in an extremely ruthless manner. To this end, they even had a collective fight to see who could deliver the slippers to their owner.

Finally, a little yellow dog was brought to him with its tail wagging, then it stretched out its tongue, squatted there, raised its head and made a hahaha sound, its tail also kept wagging, as if asking for praise. .

Ye Yaodong looked at it speechlessly, took the slippers and put them on his feet, and patted it on the head in a respectful manner, "Well, it's very powerful. I won the battle. Be good, let's go and play, I have to work."

The dogs stuck out their tongues and continued to follow him. They couldn't drive them away, so he could only let them follow.

In order to make it easier to wash the fishing nets, yesterday they took the fishing nets directly to the old house, because there is a well at the back door of the old house, so he does not have to carry water all the time, otherwise he will have to do it.

Now he planned to do some work before breakfast, and several dogs followed him all the way to the old house.

The villagers he met on the road all greeted him one after another. He didn't know when he became so popular. Along the way, the corners of his mouth were never flat and could only be forced to raise.

"Ah Dong, I heard that you dried a lot of dried fish. When are you going to take it to the city to sell?"

"I don't know. It hasn't dried yet. Let's check it out later. I have to be free before I can go to the city."

There were no secrets in the village, not to mention the fact that there were so many dried fish hanging at his door. It had already spread throughout the village, and everyone knew that he was going to make a fortune by drying dried fish again.

He didn’t know where everyone got their confidence from, he himself wasn’t sure of it, and each one of them was already spreading outrageous news, as if he had already made a lot of money in his hands.

Rumors are terrible.

These women all like to chat while working, and nothing new in the village can escape their lips.

"I heard that dried toad fish can be sold for several cents? It's much more expensive than fresh fish."

Ye Yaodong laughed twice in his heart after hearing this, "If this is not more expensive than fresh fish, who will dry it? It's better to sell fresh ones. Has Auntie forgotten that these fish will shrink seriously when dried? They only weigh ten kilograms. Show off two or three pounds?"

It's a pity that there is no refrigerator. If there is a refrigerator, you don't need to dry it in the sun. It is semi-dry and not very hard. It will be more delicious and meaty if you put it in the refrigerator to freeze and then take it out to fry.

"Yes, but you can make some money, right? I just don't know if it can be sold well. We people at the beach have nothing to eat, so we only eat dried fish. I don't know if people in the city are used to it."

"I heard that you have been selling it for a long time, and it weighs several thousand kilograms. Aren't you worried that you won't be able to sell it?"

Ye Yaodong shrugged, "Give it a try. If you can sell a little, sell a little. If you can't, you'll lose one or two hundred yuan. If you want to make this money, you have to give it a try. If you really can't sell it and no one wants it, then let's go to relatives." If you give some as a gift to your friends, you won’t be afraid of wasting it.”

"Haha, you are so generous. You must have made a lot of money now, right?"

"Probably, I heard some time ago that I made several thousand dollars in Zhejiang Province, and I just said that I would take something worth one or two hundred yuan as a gift to relatives and friends..."

Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched and he stopped chatting with the aunties at the door.

"I was in a hurry to work, and the aunts were slowly weaving webs and sweeping the floor."

After saying that, he hurried away, but he could still hear vague voices behind him.

"A Dong looks promising now..."

"Who says it's not the case? I heard that he has made a lot of money now, and is better than his eldest and second brothers."

"I heard that Lixiang was able to join the Women's Federation because of A Dong. She now walks with wind..."

"The Women's Federation is so awesome... During the Mid-Autumn Festival, they also give out moon cakes, rice and pork..."

"Oh, I'm so envious of me...why don't I have a promising son..."

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Next to the well at the back door, Ye's father had already been fetching water to wash the fishing nets when he got up early in the morning. Without a water gun, cleaning would be more troublesome.

As soon as Ye Yaodong arrived, he divided the work with his father, one fetching water and the other cleaning.

Fortunately, when their fishing nets were taken back, they were all knotted and tied up one by one, very neatly. It only takes one person to pour water and one person to scrub, and in a few or two strokes, one net will be cleaned, and fifty nets will only take half a day.

But the baskets of toad fish piled in front of the house are more difficult to kill.

Toadfish is different from other fish. The mucus on its body is very slippery and disgusting. It is difficult to catch without gloves and it is easy to be pricked by its spines.

Its belly is particularly soft. When killing it, you have to start from its mouth, and then use scissors to cut to the bottom of the belly. The scissors and knife have to take turns.

After washing the fishing nets, he joined in and killed together, not unlike the current habit of men not doing housework.

Most men nowadays believe that men are the masters outside and women are the masters at home. Regardless of whether they work outside or not, when they return home, they are the masters.

When the fish was being killed, his sisters-in-law and the neighbors who came over to watch the fun inevitably discussed him and the dried fish.

He didn't bother to say much, so he just responded casually.

However, after his eldest and second brothers knew that he had harvested quite well these days, they stopped going to sea for a day today. They rushed to buy fishing net lines and planned to make some sticky nets to show off.

But they don't have a scroll wheel, and they are reluctant to spend money. It seems that they only plan to put 20 cards, just to compare with the previous ones and to have more than the lower ones.

There have been fewer fishing boats going out to sea recently in the village. Seeing the lack of goods, most people have stopped working and started doing other things. Only a few small wooden boats are still standing strong with cages on the ground.

Originally, Ye Yaodong was worried that the yard was full of dried fish. If he went out to sea again, there would be no place to hang the fish he caught. It would not be suitable to put it in his old house. His mother was at work, his father was at sea again, and there was no place at home. There is no one to watch.

Unexpectedly, they only rested for one day, and the wind picked up the next day.

When I came over early in the morning to help cook breakfast, I saw the waves rolling and the north wind blowing. Not only did Ye's mother regret it, but even Ye's father slapped his thighs in frustration.

"If I had known it would be windy today, I would have left the nets open for an extra day yesterday. If I took them back to clean and dry them today, I would be able to earn an extra day's money."

"I already knew that it's hard to buy things with money. There's nothing to worry about. It's good to rest for two more days."

If he still has to worry about continuing to go to sea, should he kill or sell the caught toad fish?

Like now, it's just over 100 yuan worth of goods. If you sell them, you'll make a profit. If you don't sell them, you won't lose much. Just test the waters with these first. If they sell well, it won't be too late to continue to sell them.

Mother Ye also felt distressed and said: "Isn't this a pity? I don't know how many days I will have to rest at home when the wind blows."

"You want me to have sex with my father? Just take a few more days off. I'm planning to take a rest all winter."

"Then you should rest for the whole winter!" Ye Mu said angrily.

"Then don't nag me. Tell me to take a break. I'm sure there will be no problem. I wish I could take a rest all winter to gain weight."

"I don't want to do anything anymore after I make some money. I'm only 26 years old. If I don't want to do it now, what will happen in the future? Who do you expect to support you? My own son is still so young..."

Mother Ye kept mumbling, "You are so lazy and don't want to work all day long. Why don't you buy two boats and put them there to collect rent, and let others do it for you? In this way, you can still make a living. As for being old and starving to death, or having no money to make others dislike..."

"Huh, when I get old, my son will definitely rush to take care of me."

Ye Yaodong looked at Ye Chengyang confidently, "Is that right, son?"

"No, I want a dog!"

"..."

Lin Xiuqing couldn't hold back and laughed so hard that she fell forward and backward.

Mother Ye was also amused, "Did you hear that, your son doesn't even want to keep you if he has a dog?"

"You brat, I'll cook a dog meat hotpot tonight to replenish my body in advance. There's no need to kill chickens and ducks at the beginning of winter tomorrow."

Ye Chengyang suddenly cried sadly, "Don't~ don't eat dogs."

After howling a few times with his eyes closed, he quickly ran towards the entrance of the courtyard, hugged the heads of several dogs into his arms, and cried as sadly as he wanted.

Looking at the adults in the room, I couldn't help but feel happy.

Children are easy to deceive, and adults will take them seriously after just saying a few words.

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but cursed, "This idiot! Why did I give birth to such a stupid son."

"Who asked you to tease him?"