Chapter 998 The Room Is Full of Excitement (7000 Words)

"Ye Chenghu, have you finished your homework?"

"No..." Ye Chenghu said weakly.

"Why don't you go then?"

"oh."

"Ye Chengjiang..."

Ye Chengjiang said quickly, "I'll finish it tomorrow!"

"So I'm not done yet for the night."

He also glanced at Ye Yaodong resentfully, and then went home to do his homework depressedly.

Ye Chengyang saw the reluctant expressions on their faces, and he didn't want to go to school anymore.

"Dad, when you buy the lamb, I'll let it go."

"Okay, give it two years to go to school, and then let your sister take over your job."

Ye Xiaoxi clapped her hands happily, "Okay, okay, bleat, bleat~"

"Can I stay at home and herd the sheep?"

Ye Yaodong looked at Ye Chengyang with a puzzled look on his face. Didn't this kid always seem smarter than his brothers? Why do you think about herding sheep every day?

"Is herding sheep that good?"

"I see it's so painful for my brother to study..." he said, shaking his head like a rattle, and then ran into the house.

"Really, Ye Chenghai and the others are not able to lead well, which makes the younger brothers and sisters below them not want to study."

Ye Yaohua said with a smile: "I won't be able to sign up tomorrow. I'll drag my legs back and break them. I'll play all day long and run around. I don't know how to cram in the last minute until the time comes."

The old lady urged with a smile, "Go in to eat first, go in to eat first, don't worry about them, just go to sea and work if you can't sign up."

"Then they are eager to do it." Ye Yaopeng said.

"Come on, let's go and stay on the boat for a few days. Anyone who can cry for father and mother should go home."

Now I yearn for the free life after not studying. Only after I stop studying will I realize how carefree I was when I was studying. Then I will regret it. Ye Yaodong doesn't believe they can persist for a few days.

Even Lin Guangyuan and the others were afraid of selling steamed buns in the city all summer long, and they looked forward to the start of school every day to go back to study.

Drifting on the boat was more difficult than getting up early to sell steamed buns, and it was not as fun as they imagined.

Lin Xiuqing stood at the door with an apron tied around her waist. She was still wiping her wet hands on the apron, looking at the crowd of people at the door and smiling.

"I heard them shouting that you are back early. I hurriedly ran back to add some dishes and heat them up again. I thought it was too late. I didn't expect you to enter the house only now. Stop talking at the door and come in to eat. Bar."

"Dad has brought all your clothes in, but the quilt was not taken off the boat. It became damp when it was placed on the boat. I have to move it down to dry it tomorrow. Also, dad just moved a box of things back. Let's I don’t want to move yet, what is it?”

"We'll talk later, let's eat first." Father Ye was sitting at the table. The meal was already finished and he was sitting there drinking, interrupting their chatter.

Ye Yaodong put the child down, took off his dirty coat, and then took off the cloth bag from the clothes and handed it to Lin Xiuqing.

"The money from the sales on this trip is all in it, and the inventory is also in it. You can take it back to the room, count it, sort it out, and keep an account."

Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but wipe her hands with her apron before taking his cloth bag and said, "Okay, then you eat first."

He went to wash his hands before sitting down.

Father Ye waited for him to sit down and asked: "Is the fish still being killed in the workshop?"

"The fish sauce shop is closed. Let's go home to eat first and come back tomorrow. There's still time. There are still a lot of people busy working in the dried fish workshop. I saw my mother there, so I walked around and came back. , let her see for herself."

"Then I should tidy up and come back. It's still very cold now, and it will get even colder at night."

"Dongzi, dad just said that you have gained a lot from this trip. You two boats will go in and out at the same time, and you will stay together and work together. When we get our boat next year, we can do it like this, and everyone will not leave. Even if you are far away, there will always be someone to take care of you.”

Ye Yaodong nodded with rice in his mouth and said nothing. His elder brother was thinking too far and had already thought about next year.

"The experience you had this time was quite magical. You've learned a lot about the expanded fish gills. I never knew fish gills could be so valuable."

He continued to nod.

Anyway, his father had finished what he said, so he didn't need to say anything anymore. He just had to eat. Staggering on the boat was not as good as eating at home.

Ye Xiaoxi climbed onto the stool himself, kneeling on the stool and supporting the table with his arms. When he saw the braised ribs on the table, he stretched out his hand and grabbed one. The juice dripped everywhere.

The old lady immediately went to the stove to wipe it with a rag and muttered, "I ate a lot of meat at night, and now I'm eating again. I'm going to bed soon, and I can't digest it. There are only these few pieces of meat left, which were originally reserved for your father." …”

She stared at her round eyes and ate a mouthful of marinade. She didn't know what the old lady was talking about, but it didn't affect the fragrance of her bite at all.

After chewing, her cheeks were swollen, and she didn't forget to reach under the table with the bones to feed the dog.

"Huahua, be good~ be good~"

"Dongzi, if you received the goods well this time, how many thousand did you earn?"

Ye Yaodong had a mouth full of rice and his cheeks were bulging. After swallowing, he said, "Dad didn't say anything? I've been back for so long, I thought he said everything."

"We just asked, but dad came back before he could say anything, so we went out to take a look."

"More than 4,000? More than 5,000? More or less. I made a lot on the first day, but I didn't make much in the following days, so the expenses were quite a lot. On the last day, two fishing boats collided with each other, so there was no harvest since yesterday evening. Sorry, I was delayed for a day in vain. Fortunately, I stocked up a day early when I came back, otherwise there would be no groceries left."

Both of their eyes widened and their mouths opened.

"This... I only earned four to five thousand in this trip. Can't I get my money back within a month?"

"No way, you don't have this luck every day. The main reason is that you earn a lot on the first day, but you only earn a few hundred yuan in the next few days. What's more, you can stay at sea for a whole month? Just stay for a few days. It’s tiring, and it also depends on the weather.”

"That's very profitable. I've earned so much in just one trip. It won't take long for the money to be repaid. A big ship is better. A big ship can repay the money quickly."

The two brothers were extremely envious. They had earned four to five thousand yuan in just a few days. If it were them, how long would it take them to earn it?

Ye Yaodong chewed in his mouth and said: "It still depends on luck. If you are lucky, you will have everything you should have. If you are not lucky, it doesn't matter what you want."

"That's true. We fishermen all rely on luck. Your shipping is really good. When our ship arrives at the right time, we will all follow you. We will all stay together and have company." I can try your luck." Ye Yaohua became more and more convinced of his shipping.

"Besides, it's still early. Your trawler will be available in a few months. You'd better think about a charter and plan first, and then think about next year's boat."

"Besides, I heard that after a year, shipyards have increased their prices. We made sure we won't lose money."

"Dad, how many days are you going to rest before going to sea?"

Father Ye took a sip of wine and said, "Look at Dongzi, give it a couple of days' rest."

Ye Yaodong also said: "Let's rest for two days."

At this time, some men and women from the neighbors came over. Seven or eight people were looking at the door of the courtyard, and several girls at home ushered them in.

Suddenly, the room became noisy. Everyone saw that they were back, so they came over to chat and sit for a while after dinner.

Father Ye also talked with a smile on his face, telling everyone about their experiences on this trip to sea.

Whether it was a fight between a manta ray and a shark on this trip, the price of fish gills, or two fishing boats running aground on the rocks and finally being captured by the Maritime Safety Administration, it is all worth talking about.

After telling it to his two sons before, a group of people came to tell it again. Father Ye’s interest did not diminish, he was still talking with excitement, and his whole facial features were beating.

The neighbors on the left and right also listened with great interest, and while Father Ye was telling the story, more people came over one after another, some were neighbors, some were relatives and friends.

They all heard that they were back and brought tens of thousands of kilograms of goods back. The workshops were still brightly lit, and everyone went to the workshops with the mentality of watching the excitement, and then came to their homes to take a look.

The room was full of people, and it was hard to squeeze in. There were people leaning against the door to listen.

The more people there are, the happier Ye's father is. It's rare that there are people inside and outside the house, and it's more lively than the Chinese New Year.

Father Ye became even more excited after drinking the wine, and he was drooling all over the place as he talked. It was completely his home field.

Ye Yaodong was so excited after hearing what his father said, but he didn't spoil his mood. He poured the wine for him again, and poured a glass for himself. He didn't interrupt, and just let him talk.

Everyone in the room was buzzing with words. Sometimes they were amazed, and sometimes they raised questions. Father Ye answered every question.

The adults were happy among themselves, and no one looked at the children.

It wasn't until Ye Yaodong heard a small "ha"~"ha"~, and turned his head in confusion that he realized that there was a little drunkard on the table.

Ye Xiaoxi held her father's wine glass, took a sip, and said "ha". When her father looked over, she took the wine glass and touched it with her father.

"Cheers~"

Ye Yaodong's eyes widened and he immediately snatched her wine glass.

"Who made you drink?"

"Give me~Give me~More~More~Hiccup~"

Her face was red and she reached out to grab it, and she also let out a full wine burp.

Ye Yaodong quickly held her on his lap to prevent her from falling to the ground when she was drunk.

She also looked at the wine in the bowl and wondered how much she had drunk.

When Father Ye heard their movements, he turned around and laughed.

"Did you steal some wine? Is it good?"

“Delicious~sweet~”

The adults present also laughed.

"Yes, rice wine is sweet."

"The rice wine is sweeter after it's heated..."

"Children can't drink randomly. Give her a few sips of water and put her in the house to sleep."

"This girl eats everything. She even steals wine..."

The old lady smiled and shook her head. She went to pick up the water bottle and poured a small bowl of boiling water for her. She also took an extra bowl and poured the two bowls back and forth to cool them faster.

When Lin Xiuqing heard the commotion and came out, she knew that Ye Xiaoxi had stolen some wine and didn't know how much she drank. Her face turned red and she couldn't help but glare at Ye Yaodong complainingly.

"It's not all you. Every time I drink, I dip my chopsticks in it and give it to her to lick. She thinks it's something good, but you've taught me bad things."

Ye Yaodong held the child with an innocent look on his face, "I was just teasing her, but who knew she would drink secretly while the adults weren't paying attention."

"Seeing that you drink it every day and give her a taste from time to time, doesn't she just think it's something good? The color is beautiful and red, so she immediately remembers it in her heart."

"It's okay, it's okay. The rice wine is sweet and the alcohol content is not high. She probably didn't drink a lot. She's still so energetic. Come on, just drink a few more sips of boiled water." The old lady quickly handed over the boiled water.

Lin Xiuqing fed her some boiled water and took two sips. Unexpectedly, she spit it out and kept shaking her head, "It doesn't taste good!"

"Be good, you won't feel uncomfortable after drinking it."

Ye Xiaoxi kept shaking his head, and stood up, hugged Ye Yaodong's neck, pointed to the bowl in front of him, "I want to introduce you to something sweet~"

"This is wine. Children can't drink it. If they drink it, they will become stupid." Ye Yaodong said with a helpless face, unable to laugh or cry.

"I want to introduce you~ I want to introduce you~"

Everyone in the room also watched her performance while standing on Ye Yaodong's lap and jumping up and down.

"Haha, this kid will definitely have a good drinking capacity in the future."

"It looks like I'll have to hide the wine at home better from now on."

"My son secretly ate bayberries in the bayberry wine made at home last summer and even swallowed the seeds. No one knew it, but they still found him sleeping on the floor with a red face in the middle of the day. They wanted to take him back to bed. I just smelled a mouthful of alcohol.”

"Haha, that's how children are. If they sleep at night, they'll be fine when they wake up tomorrow."

Lin Xiuqing saw that she didn't drink water, so she stopped feeding her to avoid spreading it everywhere. After putting down the bowl, she took her away and carried her back to the house, where a bunch of adults were talking, so as to save her from making a fuss in the main room.

Without the noisy Ye Xiaoxi, the adults in the room chatted more happily.

Until after nine o'clock, everyone thought that they would go to sea at night or have to work tomorrow and had to go to bed early, so they dispersed one after another.

When Ye Yaodong was chatting with everyone, he asked him how much he had earned during this trip. He did not honestly tell them directly that he had earned four or five thousand, and only said that the accounts had not been settled yet.

My brothers can talk about it, but outsiders can forget about it.

After sending everyone away, he stretched himself greatly.

"Everyone is so enthusiastic. As soon as I came back from a trip to the sea, they all came to my door."

Ye Mu had just finished her work in the workshop. After closing the door, she came over to join in. The corners of her mouth were raised so high that she still can't suppress them.

"It's not that you are different now. In the afternoon, your parents came back with a lot of goods. After pulling the cart more than a dozen times, they couldn't finish it. Most of the people in the village came to our workshop to watch the fun, and everyone returned the goods. Enthusiastically help with the title."

"Oh, yes. When I came back, I was surrounded by everyone before I finished my meal. I didn't ask how much the goods Uncle Pei brought back in the afternoon weighed."

"Those groceries were not weighed. The toad fish was weighed at 9,658 jins, the balang fish was weighed at 4,220 jins, and the dragonhead fish was weighed at 2,100 jins. It's so late today. You can go over and do the math tomorrow. There are other things. The groceries weighed several hundred kilograms, and the weighing list was in Aqina, and she put it away."

"I know, let's go into the house and ask her later."

Mother Ye was still smiling as usual, "I invited ten people to come over to kill the fish in the afternoon. The more than 10,000 kilograms of goods are not much less. In the evening, you sent more than 10,000 kilograms back. I will probably call in another 20 people to kill them tomorrow." ."

"Just now at the entrance of the workshop, a bunch of people came over to ask for work, telling me that if I need helpers, I must call them tomorrow. Some even brought me a basket of oranges, some brought a lot of plantains, and some I hugged two grapefruits, it was really hilarious, I just left them at the door for you when I came here."

Ye Yaodong chuckled twice, still like this...

"See for yourself. You can't let the fish stink. Please hire a few more people to kill it and dry it in the next two or three days."

"I know this. You brought back those small shrimps and asked the two boys guarding the door to cook them over the fire at night. What you brought back this time is almost the same, they are all fish. Tomorrow, we can dump all those small fish. Fermentation occurs in large vats. Killing the fish is a little more laborious and requires more people. Those toad fish are not like other fish, they are slippery and slimy and not so easy to kill."

"Well, call a few more people. It will take more manpower to clean and dry."

"There are several of your sisters-in-law and cousins ​​who are cleaning and drying. The ones who are close to me don't need to call me, they all come to find work on their own. I asked Ah Qing to count the time and pay them the same salary when the time comes. You There is really a lot of goods brought back in one trip. It is more cost-effective to bring it back by trawling the net yourself, as you don’t have to spend money to buy it..."

The old lady interrupted Mother Ye's chatter, "Don't worry about it for now. Let him take a bath and go to bed early. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it tomorrow. I have been tired for several days. There were still a lot of people around me when I came back." I kept talking all night without even checking what time it was, and kept talking..."

"Ah, okay, okay, then you take a shower first and go to bed early. Your father also needs to go back to bed early. If you have anything to say, wait until you wake up tomorrow to talk about it, or I can ask your father when you get back."

After Father Ye drank the remaining wine in the bowl on the table, he stood up unsteadily, "The folks are so enthusiastic. There are so many people, all of them came over."

"It's not just that we brought back so many goods from this trip. After everyone heard that the fish in our workshop were piled up like a mountain, they all came over to take a look. In the evening, Dongzi brought another boatload When we come back, not all of them are here to watch the fun and inquire, they all want to ask how much we caught on this trip."

"The main reason is that the two workshops are so big and conspicuous. Dongzi is now a famous celebrity from all over the country... he has a long face..."

"Yes, yes, you have a long face. If you drink too much horse urine, go back quickly. Just keep talking, and drink the wine one by one. I can't help you. You can crawl back by yourself later..."

"Then I'll sleep here..."

"Sleep where you want. Now that there is a building here, you don't want to go back to sleep in a shabby house, right?"

"Wait... wait for me... I... I'll just say this... flashlight... flashlight... shine it, shine it..."

After the two old men's voices became farther and farther away, the old lady shook her head and said, "Look at how happy they are. They can't even stand upright when walking. Tomorrow they will be like crabs, walking sideways."

"Isn't this making money? You should be happy. Are you not happy that I have made money?"

The old lady smiled and said: "I'm happy, of course I'm happy. It's the Chinese New Year, and my house is even more lively than the Chinese New Year. There will definitely be more people coming and going in the future."

"Of course, in a few years I will be successful and earn more and more money. When the time comes, I will give you a glorious ninetieth birthday, and there will be more people coming and going."

The old lady smiled so hard that she couldn't close her mouth, "Hey, okay, okay, then I'll wait."

"You go to sleep, I'll take a shower, and I'll turn off the lights and the door later."

"Are you hungry? I'll stew a few eggs for you to replenish your appetite. After you take a bath, you can eat and go to bed."

The old lady was still worried that the eggs hadn't been stewed for him yet. There were so many people in the room just now, and even people were sitting in front of the stove, so she couldn't go back and forth to work.

"Didn't we just finish our meal? No, we agreed to kill the chicken tomorrow and eat the chicken tomorrow."

"Then tomorrow is tomorrow. It's been several hours since I finished eating. Let's eat eggs first in the evening. You can take a shower and eat afterward."

The old lady didn't care what he said, and went to take down a basket hanging on the wall, and then took out five eggs from it.

"No need for five, just two. Eat whatever you want."

"Two? What can we eat for two? You are so tall, you must eat more to feel full."

"Then let's have three, and leave two to hatch the chicks. I love chickens."

"I haven't had a nest yet. I'll save it for a few more days and I'm not afraid of running out. If it's not enough, I can just go next door and get some."

The old man becomes stubborn when he gets old and only does what he believes in. Ye Yaodong didn't say much more, just let her get a basin, pour hot water and prepare to take a bath first.

At this time, two figures ran in from outside the door.

"When did you run out? Ye Chenghu, didn't you go back to your room to do your homework at night?"

"How can I do my homework when you are so noisy? I will do it tomorrow. Let's go to bed."

Ye Yaodong looked at the two figures and suddenly walked over. Then the stairs were stepped on and banged again, and the door was slammed shut.

"These two brats, if I had known earlier, I would have closed the courtyard door and locked it for them. They are busier than me day by day."

"If you don't want to study, I'll work for you when you learn a few words. Ah Hai is already old enough to work for you."

"We'll wait until he finishes junior high school."

There was no telling whether Ye Xiaoxi was asleep in the room. Ye Yaodong took the bath water and simply went to the room downstairs where the two children used to wash. It was too cold to wash in the main room, and the front and back doors were open to let out air.

After he finished taking a shower and came out in his boxers, he jumped like a grasshopper and hurried back to the room to get some clothes to wear.

The old lady brought the stewed eggs and it was too late to call him, so she could only bring them to the door of the room. Then she checked the front and back doors, closed the doors and windows, and turned off the lights.

Ye Yaodong used a flashlight in the house and ate stewed eggs in the dark.

"Didn't you just finish eating? Why are you eating again?"

"The old man feels sorry for his grandson and insists on stewing it for me."

"You told me not to boil the eggs during the day, but to keep them for hatching chicks, and then I would stew them for you at night."

"Have you settled the account? How much money is in the bag of money you brought back? Have you counted it?" he asked, changing the subject.

"I counted it and wrote it down in my notebook. The total is 9979. I was shocked. It's so much money. I originally wanted to ask you why you have so much money. But I heard voices in the main room in front of me. I was also at the door of the room. After listening for a while, I don’t need you to explain, I’m really lucky this time.”

"There are 56 accounts calculated by your father. Most of them are earned by Aplysia. After calculating the accounts for 5 days, don't record them in the big ship."

"Ah, like this? I'm just talking about so much money, and I'm so flustered that I'm still wondering if you've done something bad again?"

"Just thinking, what bad things can I do? Everything I do is good."

Lin Xiuqing sat up and leaned against the bedside and said, "I heard that they go out to sea and will find a place to have fun as soon as they dock, so I can't help but think about it."

"They go there for several months and rarely get to the shore. How can I possibly do that? I'm only out for a week in total. The cargo is so rich and valuable that I don't want to get there. Otherwise, I would waste most of my day just going back and forth."

"So what everyone said is true?"

"Uh... not necessarily. Some people go ashore just to eat and drink."

"I didn't ask anything else. Besides eating and drinking, what do some people do?"

"I don't know! I've never done it before." Ye Yaodong decisively ended the topic, "Remember to settle the accounts separately tomorrow."

"knew."

"When did my daughter go to bed? Is she really drunk?"

"He was just drunk. He jumped up and down on the bed for a while, then pressed me down on the bed. He fell asleep after a while and started snoring."

"It's quite cute. He even secretly drank wine. He took a sip and said "Ha"." He smiled heartily as he said this.

Lin Xiuqing said angrily: "Little girl, you are so naughty. When you and Xiaoyu get together, you make a lot of noise. Originally, Xiaoyu was gentle and quiet. She sat obediently and played with dolls for the first two days. Now she is so naughty. The one she led ran around outside every day, and the two of them came back dirty from playing every day."

"It's okay. Jumping is healthy. Xiaoyu is quite used to it."

"I cried for three nights, and I still kept crying during the day. I looked aggrieved. Later, your daughter played with her and ran around. It got better, and I slept better at night."

"You see, this is just a lack of exercise. When you are tired from playing, of course you don't look for your mother at night and just go to bed."

"The two sisters have a good relationship. They hug each other when they sleep. It's probably because your daughter is with you that they adapted so quickly."

Suddenly, Lin Xiuqing thought of something, lifted up the quilt and got out of bed to put on slippers.

"By the way, I haven't asked you yet. When dad came back, he took a box of things off the cart and put it in our room. He asked me to wait until you come back to talk about it. What's in it?"

Ye Yaodong also put down his spoon, stood up and followed her to the door, "It's a box of canned fish and several boxes of caviar."

"Hidden from a cargo ship? Can fish be canned? What is caviar?"

"right."

He told her the value of the box of goods and the situation.

"So expensive! Is it real or fake? You can't sell it, so you have to eat it yourself? What a pity?"

"What a pity, don't I deserve to eat good food?"

"You want to eat everything, just like a child, so what do you do with these?"

"Keep it for yourself. I'll get two cans for my eldest and second brothers tomorrow. Anyway, let's just say we brought it back from outside and eat it fresh. It's up to you how you want to give it to others."

"No, it's so expensive. What's the point? Keep it for yourself."