Chapter 683 Preparations Completed

"Dad, what are you talking about earthen jars and bottles and jars?" Ye Chenghu looked at them curiously and was stunned.

After Ye Chenghai and the others explained it to him, he slapped his thigh and regretted that he had just missed it and didn't know it right away.

"I want it too, I want it too, I want to play too. I'll go to my mother and ask for bottles and cans..." Ye Chenghu ran back to the house like a gust of wind.

Ye Chengyang half understood and half didn't understand what he heard, but his brother ran away, so of course he followed him into the house.

Except for fighting, under normal circumstances, they are Jiao Buli Meng and Meng Buli Jiao's good brothers. Where is the brother? My brother will follow wherever he goes.

It's just that Lin Xiuqing was busy washing rice and making lunch, so she had no time to take care of the two brothers, so she kicked them out again.

They went to the corner of the door to rummage through the sacks. There was a sloshing sound, and the bottles and cans in the sacks were instantly poured all over the floor.

Most of them were cans of malted milk that they drank, which could be used to store things. Ah Qing was reluctant to sell them to the rag collector, so he kept collecting them there. There were also a lot of cans from other cans.

Now, not only the two brothers were excited, but the others also stopped working and all gathered around, wanting to beg for it.

Ye Chenghu couldn't bear to share it, but they all refused, "You go back to your own homes and look for it, this is mine! I don't even have enough, so where can I give it to you? Go back and look for it yourself."

If they could go back, would they stay here and work as coolies? I have already gone home and rummaged through the cabinets.

"You can go to your Amma's house to look for it, or you can go to grandma's house to look for it, otherwise it won't be enough."

"That makes sense!"

With Ye Yaodong's advice, a group of children suddenly became very active. However, he also lacked people who could help him with the work, so he could only continue peeling bamboo shoots by himself, which was a mistake.

Ye Chenghu used all the many jars at home and coaxed Yangyang: Brother is done, just share and use one. Don't do it, just watch...

Ye Chengyang coaxed him and nodded.

Ye Yaodong didn't expose it either. One of the two brothers was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer.

Ye Chenghu also found a screw and asked Ye Chengyang to pick up a big stone outside the door to give him a sense of participation. Then he spent the whole afternoon banging there to make a hole in the edge of the jar so that he could tie the rope easily.

A group of kids next door were sticking their butts out and knocking all afternoon.

They had no choice, they had just received a spanking, and their buttocks were hurting, so they could only stick it out, but even if it hurt again, it could not hinder their enthusiasm.

"Dad, is this how they are connected?"

"That's about right. The string is strong, as long as it doesn't get washed away by the waves."

"That's it!"

Ye Chenghu excitedly played with the fruits of his labor and dragged it to the next door to show off. Along the way, bottles and cans were rubbing against the ground, making a clanging sound.

It was also the right time for them to play with it. In the afternoon, the tide gradually receded.

A group of children were reluctant to go anywhere. They squatted in a row at the entrance of the yard, holding long sharpened sticks in their hands. Of course, they came to hang out with Ye's father when he was free, and pestered Ye's father to sharpen them for them.

Moreover, there were all kinds of bottles and cans piled up in front of them, and they were connected with ropes.

Other friends were also attracted by their strange behaviors and things, and they all squatted over and asked them curiously.

They were tight-lipped and didn't say anything, but this couldn't stop the children's curiosity. They all squatted together, ready to see what they wanted to do.

As they waited eagerly, the tide slowly began to recede at around two o'clock in the afternoon, and they began to move excitedly.

Ye Yaodong was afraid that they would chase the tide and run into the water, so he followed them uneasily.

By the way, I brought a bucket to see if there was anything I could pick up just after the tide went out. It had been raining for several days, and the water level had risen. The waves outside were probably strong, so it would be a good idea to pick up some seafood and have a snack in the evening.

"Can you guys slow down a little? The tide hasn't receded to the bottom yet, it's still early."

He was holding a bucket in one hand and a fire tongs in the other. As soon as he caught a crab running sideways, he raised his head to remind the children who were running forward excitedly.

"knew."

Nowadays, parents are completely careless about their children. It is also because they are too busy. They have to do a lot of work to make a living, and they have no time to take care of their children. Sister-in-law Ye, Sister-in-law Ye, actually doesn’t care if the children run to the beach and play, as long as they don’t swim in the water, they will take care of them. Where do they go.

The same goes for the neighbors on the left and right, as long as they know when to come back during meal time.

Even Ye Yaodong would be more careful. Under his influence, his two sisters-in-law would sometimes not allow their children to play at the beach.

He has seen and heard of too many children who drowned because of playing in the water, and how many parents were heartbroken and regretful. Moreover, those who drowned were often those who knew how to swim, especially the boys who were naughty. Every child was the treasure of their parents. , if something unexpected happens, it will be heartbreaking.

He would rather be more careful to avoid regrets later. Children are young and ignorant, and most of the time they will not be obedient.

Ye Yaodong picked it up while walking. The tide did not recede so quickly, so he searched back and forth around the water level while watching the child.

Several children were waiting for the tide to go out while picking up, and no matter what they picked up, they threw it into his bucket.

"Dad, there are so many bubble holes here..."

"Pick it and see."

Ye Chenghu complied and reached out to clasp it, "It's a sand clam..."

"Forget it, stop digging, it's a waste of time. I don't know how long it will take to dig this small bubble hole. There are already a lot of big clams in the bucket. Go look around and see if there are any stranded fish. Shrimps and crabs?”

"Okay, I'll ask my mother and my eldest and second aunts to dig it out later!"

"Then don't step on these bubble holes, otherwise you won't be able to recognize them later and won't be able to dig them out."

Although sand clams are more delicious than big clams, Ye Yaodong has swollen and can no longer look down on this small piece of sand clams.

After all, sand clams are too hard to dig, but big clams only need to be picked up. Moreover, after a group of people just threw them, the bucket was already half full.

Fish, shrimps, crabs, octopus, shells, conch, everything is available in the bucket. Except for fish, you can put the rest in the pot at night and steam it in a large pot over water. It’s delicious~

Amid the excited sounds of the children screaming about finding a crab, a fish, and a conch, the tide receded to the bottom, which took almost an hour.

The distance between the beach and the house has also been extended, about two hundred meters. When the tide goes out on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, the tide will go even lower.

"Third uncle, is it the end?"

"Uncle Third, can we put down the bottles and jars?"

"Uncle Third, can you let me go?"

"Dad, can you let me go? The tide won't recede anymore, right?"

Ye Yaodong waved his hand, "Put it down, put it down, find a place by yourself, place it yourself, insert the stick deeper, and knock it with a stone for a while."

"okay!"

The children were all excited.

Several children from the next-door neighbors followed them all the way out. They didn't know what they were doing. They asked again, but they were only sent back with, "You'll find out later."

Regardless of whether they were boys or girls, everyone was dragging bottles and cans with them. Everyone was very enthusiastic and divided up to find a piece of land to occupy.

They didn't stand far apart. At a glance, they stood in a row, only two or three meters apart, and they began to beat and beat the sticks into the sand.

The other children were squatting there and watching, curiously watching them work.

After they knocked the sticks and felt that they were firmly under the sand, they tied the ropes to the pillars one after another, and then carefully placed the jars sideways one by one, facing the sea.

"What on earth do you want to do?"

"Oh, don't bother. I told you everything. You'll know when the time comes. Don't ask."

"When is that time?"

"We'll find out when we get back from school tomorrow."

"We have to wait until tomorrow. I thought I would know right away..."

"Go away, go away, don't get in the way here."

After Ye Chenghai finished tying his earthen jars, he felt a little empty for a moment. After finishing this, he didn't know what to do. The waiting time seemed a bit long. He had to come back from school tomorrow to come to the beach to take a look.

"Uncle Third, is this all we need?"

"Well, it just so happens that the tide is out when you come back from school tomorrow, so I just happened to come over and collect it."

"Then what are we going to do now? It's so boring."

"Taohai, go out and look for me in all directions, pick up whatever you find, steam it in a pot at night, and give some to your family to take back for extra meals. You haven't had fresh seafood for a few days, right?"

"Okay~"

This is what they like to do too!

Some eat and some play.

Ye Yaodong also went for a walk outside the reef, and stepped on the big rocks to look at the sea. It seemed that the waves were not big today. After the rain, it was rare for the sea to be calm.

I guess I just rested for a few days and went to work at sea again to make money.

At this time, there were many more people hanging out on the beach, including adults and children. Most of them were children who ran to the beach to play and pick up some stranded small seafood.

How can adults see this? In other words, children are greedy and want to eat everything.

Some children saw a row of pillars standing here and bottles and cans on the beach. They circled around curiously and touched them, but they were driven away by the stingy Ye Chenghai and others.

There was a group of child laborers, and Ye Yaodong didn't want to work anymore. He threw the bucket aside to load things for them, and he squatted on the rocks to dig for sea greens.

I don't know when patches of sea green grew around the rocks, but no one wanted them. He planned to take a few more handfuls back and cook them for a couple of meals, or use them for salad dressing.

If it is served cold, the quantity will be a little larger, otherwise it will become concentrated.

After taking them to play on the beach until the sun went down, Ye Yaodong drove a group of monkeys home.

They saw other children running home one after another, and they went back with confidence.

A bucket was filled to the brim with the hard work of so many child laborers. Ye Yaodong felt heavy in his hand, and he estimated it weighed 20 kilograms.

He also waved his hand happily, "When I take it back and wash it, I will pick out the small fish and fry it. I will treat you as a reward. The other seafood will be steamed in a pot and shared with your family."

"Thank you, uncle!"

"Thank you, Third Uncle, Third Uncle is so kind!"

"Awesome! I want to eat the fried fish~"

"Yo yo yo ~ We are going to eat fried fish ~ crispy fried fish ~"

Everyone cheered with joy.

The wishes you make in the afternoon will come true in the evening, great! Third uncle is so good!

The children in the neighborhood are envious. Who can eat fried food except during the Chinese New Year?

Uncle Ye is so kind...