Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1083 Double Yolk

After Lin Xiuqing coaxed the child to sleep, she also asked him about what happened in the city that day.

"The sooner you decide, the sooner you can feel at ease. You don't have to worry about it all the time. When you have time, you can go and take a look. When the time is almost up, you can drive back."

"Well, I have nothing to do tomorrow. I will go check on the progress of the wooden boat tomorrow. It must be back before the end of the month, which is only a few days away. Take a look at it when you are free these two days, and prepare something for me to bring to Director Chen in the city in a few days."

"I remember. I'll call mom later and ask her what to give as a gift."

"Ah."

Originally, Lin Xiuqing was thinking of calling Ye's mother the next day, but she didn't expect that Ye's mother would call back first in the morning, but she didn't call her own family, but called A Guang.

But after a while, A Guang ran straight to their house excitedly with a happy face.

"Dongzi... Dongzi... hurry up... lend me the tractor. Huimei has given birth. She has given birth to twin boys. Two at once... hahahaha..."

“Oh my god, I’m so awesome…so good…double yolks…hahahaha…two, so awesome…”

"Hurry up, hurry up, lend me the tractor, and come with me to the city to take a look..."

As soon as Ah Guang ran into the yard, he started shouting and yelling, as excited as a young boy. Ye Yaodong had just reacted when he was dragged out by Ah Guang and kept urging him.

"No...wait a minute...you should tell me the story first. Why would it take so long? Huimei gave birth? And she gave birth to two babies at once? Two, really? Did my mother just call to tell me the news?"

He was a little bit incredulous. He believed if she gave birth to one, but to say she would give birth to two at once was too unexpected, wasn't it? There was no gene for twins in their family, so the probability of having twins was too low, wasn't it?

Lin Xiuqing also hurriedly followed behind, and only when they reached the courtyard did she find an opportunity to speak. She was full of surprise, "Really? She gave birth so soon? Twin boys?"

"Yes, yes, yes, they were born early in the morning, with double yolks, twin boys, may our ancestors bless us, haha..." A Guang's mouth was almost split to the back of his head, he was so happy.

When Mrs. Ye Dasao and Mrs. Ye Ersao next door heard his shouting, they hurried out of the house and walked towards their yard while asking questions through the wall.

"Emi gave birth? Ten days or half a month early?"

"It's twins, ahead of schedule and normal," the old lady was also very happy. "I told you so, I asked the Bodhisattva, and the Bodhisattva said it was a boy, so it must be a boy. I didn't expect to have two at once. This girl is lucky. If she had two at once, it's good that it's the second baby, which is safer and easier to give birth to."

Mrs. Ye was also full of surprise. "Oh, two sons? No wonder A Guang was so happy that he didn't know what to do. What a happy event. What a happy event. Who is so lucky to have two sons at once?"

Mrs. Ye congratulated with a big smile on her face, "I was wondering why you were making so much noise so early in the morning? It turns out that there is such a big happy event. It would be better if the baby is born sooner or later and is safe. When was it born?"

"Mother said her water broke yesterday evening and the baby was born around 6am this morning. As soon as I cleaned up the baby, I asked my third sister-in-law's mother to look after it. She called back to announce the good news. She just gave birth not long ago."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "There has never been a twin boy in our village. We only had a pair of twin girls before. You are lucky. The second birth is strictly controlled now. You are having two at once, which saves a lot of trouble."

Mrs. Ye also agreed with a smile, "Yes, when other people give birth to a second child, the first one must be a girl, and they give birth five years later. You're having two at once, which saves a lot of trouble."

"I was wondering why her belly looked like a big watermelon. When your sister-in-law was about to give birth, her belly wasn't that big either. It turns out she has two. You're really good at it. You hit two targets at once."

"Hahahahahahaha, I was wondering why I was so unlucky in the past twenty years, but now my luck has improved, hahaha..." Ah Guang was so happy that he didn't know what to do. He ran for a while to get here, and he was still excited.

If she had a son, she would probably just be happy and not so excited. However, she was really excited to have twins at once, as there were no twins in their village before.

Pei's father also arrived late at this time. He rode his bicycle to the gate. When he got off the bicycle, his crotch almost got stuck on the front bar. The messy bicycle fell to the ground, but he still had a smile on his face.

He rushed in before anyone could even hold his bicycle.

No matter how important a bicycle is, it is not as important as my two precious grandchildren.

"This kid ran so fast that I couldn't catch up with him on my bike. I asked him to wait for me, but he ran away in a hurry."

Everyone immediately started to congratulate him, and Pei's father was beaming with joy, as he felt very proud to have two grandsons at once.

When people get old, of course they want to have many children and grandchildren and enjoy the company of their grandchildren. Twins are so rare.

"Okay, I've said it, you all know it, so let's get going. If I had known, I wouldn't have come back yesterday and would have stayed there. Who would have known that it would start last night."

Lin Xiuqing watched Ah Guang hurriedly pulling Ah Dong out again, and hurriedly shouted, "Catch two chickens and take them with you. We don't know when you'll be back. When I went there a few days ago, I only brought some clothes, eggs, red dates, longans, etc. I was afraid there was no place to raise them, so I didn't catch any chickens..."

"No, no, now is not the past. You have money, so why worry about not being able to buy things? Then we can just buy two in the village over there. Let's go quickly. If we leave now, we will arrive at noon."

Ye Yaodong was dragged by him, his clothes were torn into a knot and he was still wearing slippers.

When he arrived at the workshop, the floor was wet and full of puddles due to cleaning the night before. The sun had just come out in the early morning and the floor had not dried yet. His slippers became slippery after just a few steps, and since he was being pulled by Guang to run, he was not careful and the toe of the slipper slipped to his heel.

"Wait, wait... I know you're in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry..."

"Hurry up, stop dawdling. My wife and kids are waiting for you."

"No, look at my feet. Help me take my slippers out first."

Ye Yaodong lifted his left foot, and the entire slipper had slipped down to his ankle.

He didn't have this problem when he wore flip-flops before, but because the two little wolfhounds at Linji had gnawed his flip-flops a few days ago, leaving teeth marks all over them, he received two pairs of such slippers within two days.

It's fine to wear normally, but when the ground is wet, your feet will become slippery. If you walk fast or run, your toes will easily stick out, and the shoes will slide down to your ankles.

"You are the only one who has so many things to do. You even wear slippers when you go out..."

Ah Guang and his father immediately bent down to help him pull the slippers out from his ankles, both pulling hard.

"Oh my god, I don't wear slippers at home, so why would I wear leather shoes? You dragged me out as soon as I walked in, without even giving me a chance to speak or respond, and now you have the nerve to say that I came out wearing slippers."

"Yes, yes, yes... yes, yes, yes... you are right. Okay, okay, let's go."

Ye Yaodong was actually anxious too, and wanted to move faster, but there were people who were more anxious than him, and kept pulling him, which slowed him down instead, but those pig ears just wouldn't listen.

Fortunately, after the tractor started, the impatient person calmed down and was able to sit still, but on the road he couldn't help urging him to go faster.

He had to speed up on a flat road, but when turning, he had to slow down a little.

As soon as they walked out of the yard and headed towards the workshop to drive the tractor, the neighbors nearby also came over curiously. They had just heard them shouting and thought something had happened again.
When we came over and listened, we were extremely surprised to find out that Ye Huimei had gone to the city to give birth to a child, and now she had given birth to twins, which surprised everyone.

As a group of women were standing at the door chattering, more and more people gathered around them, and everyone thought there was something new happening so early in the morning.

There is too little entertainment in the countryside. Everyone wants to squeeze in where there are many people. They don’t talk, but just listen.

The three sisters-in-law also thought that since the child was born, it didn’t matter anymore and they could talk about it.

I won’t tell you now. If I bring her back a few days later to recuperate after the baby is born, and then I can distribute the eggs to relatives and friends, the villagers will still know about it.

Giving birth to twins was quite rare, and the news spread throughout the village in less than half a day. Everyone suddenly realized why they hadn't seen Ye Huimei for so long.

Gossip spread much faster than the speed of their tractor, and the whole village knew about it before they even reached the city.

By the time the sun was at its highest point in the sky, the tractor had arrived at the village.

What's interesting is that the neighbors in this village are all very humane. When they learned that Ye Huimei gave birth to twins this morning, some gave her five eggs, some gave her a handful of red dates and a handful of longans, and some even gave her one or two old diapers or clothes from home to show their thoughts and feelings.

When they entered the room, Ye's mother and Lin's mother were already rolling red eggs skillfully.

"Coming? I guess you guys will come right after you get the call, and you'll be here by noon."

"Where's Emi..."

A Guang rushed into the room immediately and went straight to the bed.

Father Pei didn't dare to get too close, so he stood next to the stove and kept thanking Mother Ye and Mother Lin.

Ye Yaodong was the last one to enter the door because he had to park the tractor.

When I went in, A Guang and his son had already finished asking about each other's well-being. Each of them was holding a baby, and they couldn't stop smiling.

"He looks like you and your son, but he's a little darker and more like grandpa..."

"Guang doesn't look that dark this year..."

"He's a little dark, but it doesn't matter. Boys don't need to be very white. The children at the beach are all dark..."

"It's only been a few hours since it was born. It will get better in a few days. Babies change every day. It won't be so dark by then. It doesn't matter if it's a boy, but girls have to be whiter." Lin's mother said with a smile.

Ye's mother also said, "Fortunately it's a boy. Two at once is a perfect combination. I was wondering why her belly was so big. When she came over a few days ago, she was wondering if it was twins."

"But these two are so careless that they insist that you are fat because you eat too well. You originally hid here and didn't dare to go to the hospital for a check-up. Fortunately, I came early, otherwise what would I do if I saw you came so early? And there are two of them. That would be difficult for my mother-in-law."

"After giving birth to the first child, I thought the baby was done and was praying Amitabha, may the Bodhisattva bless mother and child. But Huimei was still complaining about stomach pain and said she had another baby. I was so scared that I was in a panic."

Mother Ye laughed as she spoke this. This was really something worth being happy about.

Ye Yaodong was also there thanking for his help, "That's good, we came early and prepared a lot of things just in case."

"Yeah, luckily I brought all the small clothes and diapers I made at home, both new and old. Otherwise, I would be really busy. It's not as convenient outside as at home."

Mother Lin smiled and put all the rolled red eggs into the basket. "I'll send them to the neighbors while they're still warm. I'll give two to each family as a token of my appreciation and to share in the good fortune."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, mother-in-law."

"Why are you being polite? We are all family."

Ye Yaodong also went to the bed to check on Ye Huimei. Seeing her wrapped up tightly in the quilt, with a piece of cloth wrapped around her head, he forgot to say anything caring and the first thing he said was, "Are you hot?"

Ye Huimei couldn't help laughing, "It's hot, my hair is wet and I don't know how much sweat I've shed, but my mother told me to bear it, it's only the first day."

"Then just bear with it, close your eyes and get some sleep. You probably haven't slept all night."

Ah Guang immediately agreed, "Yes, you should get some sleep first. Giving birth to two children at once is definitely more tiring than giving birth to just one."

Ye Yaodong wanted to reach out and hold the child in his arms, but he turned away and said, "Hold the one in my father's hand. The one he said is the younger one."

"Who doesn't even want to hug me? Who doesn't have a son?"

Ye Yaodong complained inwardly and turned to look at what Pei's father was holding.

"Let me see it. I haven't seen it before. See how dark it is? It has been in the womb for a long time and has never seen the light. It shouldn't be too... dark... right..."

He hadn't taken over yet, but just pushed aside the thin blanket covering the baby's face, and his mouth was instantly stuck.

He took back his words.

It’s really… pretty… dark…

After looking at the child twice, he couldn't help but look at Pei's father twice. They looked almost the same. Was this child rebelling against his ancestors?
It's true, Ah Guang looks more like his father, but he hasn't been out to sea much in the past year, so he's not that dark. This child looks like his father, but the darker one makes him look more like his grandfather. Three generations of the family have the same face...

Father Pei had a cheerful look on his face, as if he was content with having a grandson. "This child is so well-behaved and cute, isn't he? Cute, right? He keeps sticking out his tongue..."

"Haha, cute... so cute..."

Take it far away...

Fortunately, Pei Yu has a pretty face, pink and tender, more like Hui Mei. If she had been so dark, it would have been a disaster. I don't know how much dowry she would have to give.

This one is so dark, he is a little curious about the one in A Guang's hand. Logically, twins should look the same, right?

He approached Guang curiously and said, "Let me see what you have in your hand. Is it the same color? I don't have a color card, otherwise I could compare them..."

Ah Guang glared at him with a knife-like look.

Ye Huimei also laughed, "I don't know how I could have given birth to two such dark-skinned children. If you didn't know, you would have thought they were digging coal in my belly. Fortunately, they look like their family members, otherwise I would have thought I had the wrong child."

Ye's mother smiled and said, "It won't be so dark in a few days. It was red when it was first born."

"Nonsense, Xiaojiu was born red, haven't I seen it before? These two are black..."

Mother Ye slapped him twice and said, "It will be fine when it grows up. What's wrong with being a little darker? Being darker is healthier. Do you think everyone is as white as you? Aren't all the people in their family dark?"

Father Pei was all smiles, not minding at all, "Yes, everyone in my family is dark-skinned, only girls are fairer. Guang was also dark when he was born, he will slowly become fairer as he is raised. It doesn't matter, boys don't need to be fair."

"That's right, black is healthier!"

A Guang was so happy that he didn't mind his child's skin color at all. After holding the child for a while and seeing that he was crying loudly, he put the child back to bed.

"Do you want to poop or eat?"

Mother Ye wiped her hands quickly and stepped forward, "Let me see."

One cried, and the other one followed suit. Ye's mother hurriedly changed the diaper of this one. After changing it, she gave it to Huimei to feed her. Then she changed the other one. Only then did the howling slowly stop.

Ye Yaodong turned to ask Ah Guang, "Are you going to stay tonight?"

"Definitely."

"When are you going to take them back? How are you going to take them back? This tractor is leaking air from all sides, so it's not very suitable. Driving on the road will only cause dust and wind, which is very dirty and not good for the child or the mother."

Ah Guang thought for a moment, "When we came to the city yesterday, I saw several cars in the city. They should be able to carry passengers. I will go to the city tomorrow to ask and spend a little more money to invite them over. The cars are well covered on all sides, so they won't be exposed to the wind and won't get dirty."

"That's fine."

The province and the city have been developing rapidly in the past few years. In just one year, originally only tractors, buses and rural buses could be seen on the streets, but in the past two years, cars have even been seen. This shows that many people are making a lot of money.

Everyone took advantage of the spring breeze of reform and opening up.

"After you've finished your inspection, you should go back early to avoid getting home when it's dark again. The roads are unsafe. I'll stay here for two days and take them back once I find a car."

"Don't worry, since you're here, sit for a while."

He also wanted to walk around the village to see which vacant land would be better. After he found one, he would go and talk to the village chief while he was still here to see if he could get a piece of land to build a house.

Their place has not been developed yet and there are wastelands everywhere. Unlike the seaside where land is scarce, not only arable land but also residential land for building houses is in short supply. There are several villages nearby that are built close to the mountains and the sea.

Even some houses around the town are built on rocks above the sea. The rocks are a little high, so the houses can be built on them. Some are also built on rocks halfway up the mountain.

It shouldn't be that difficult to buy land and settle down in this village. After all, it can generate income for the village. Selling a piece of land can also bring in more income for the village. All it takes is the approval of the village chief.

"I'll also cook noodles for Huimei after I'm done here. I'll make a little more. You guys must not have had lunch yet since you just got here."

"It's the same if I go to my brother-in-law's restaurant outside to eat. You just make it for them."

"It's just a side note. Just add some longevity noodles. It's not hard work. I can do it here. Don't bother others all the time."

"Ok."

Ye Huimei took turns feeding the two children. It was inconvenient for several grown men to gather around the bed, so they stood at the door and chatted again.

Under normal circumstances, the confinement room is not suitable for Pei's father and Ye Yaodong to enter. Most visitors will just stand at the door and say a few words, and ask someone to bring the child out to take a look.

Now that I’m outside and not at home, it’s not as convenient, but it’s not as particular either.

When Guang came out and sat on the steps at the door, he still said proudly that he had laid double yolks at once, and that he was finally better than him in one aspect.

Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes in his heart. Are they competing for this? He didn't lose.

"I have two sons, too."

"It's different. I got two at a time. That's awesome... I can't even imagine if I get two more if I get another chance..."

"You wish. I'm not that lucky. You're already damn lucky. Your luck for half your life is all gone. Wait until you get back and see if you'll be fined double."

"Why? They were all born at the same time, so why should I be fined twice? I cracked the eggs into a bowl and two yolks came out at once. Did I crack them twice?"

"Then the fine is 500, so each one is 250?"

I heard that prenatal checkups for twins will cost double the price!
It is clearly a set of inspections, which means it is just one inspection, but they charge twice as much for two and three times as much for three.

"Bah! You're only an idiot. Fine him double the amount! I have money!"

"Then give me some flowers?"

Father Pei smiled and said, "I heard the price has gone up. Two years ago, it was 500 yuan. Some villages even had or yuan. Some even had yuan. In the past two years, it has gone up."

Ah Guang was speechless. "The price of having a child is going up? How much does a family earn in a year? Those who are going to be fined have lost everything."

"It's good enough that she's able to give birth. Xiaoxiao's wife hasn't given birth yet, and it seems to be about the same time as yours. I guess it's going to be soon. She can have two full moon banquets."

"I'll ask him when I get back. If he needs to be fined, then fine him. Anyway, I've earned something by having two sons at once."

"Have you thought of a name?" Ye Yaodong asked.

"I had already thought of a boy's name and a girl's name, but now they are not enough. I have to think about it again."

"What was it originally called? Can't we just change the characters based on the original name?"

"I can't do it..."

"Haha, shit!"

"This name is good. You can use it as a formal name and then give it a nickname that's easier to pronounce. It won't work now. We have to change it now. We can't be so careless with the twins!"

"You should ask my sister. She probably did better than you."

"Then go in and ask later."

"I'm going to walk around the village later and look at the open space around. Do you want to go take a look?"

"Yes, let's go and have a look together."

A Guang explained to his curious father that Dongzi wanted to buy a piece of land here, build a house, and maybe even a warehouse to make it convenient for him to travel back and forth and store goods.

"You come and go so often, so it's more convenient to build a house and have your own home. It's not a good idea to always rent someone else's shabby house."

"Yes, I think so too."

A Guang also told his father that if Dongzi bought the house, he would also like to buy it. At least they could settle down in the city.

However, Pei's father disagreed. Their family did not open a shop in the city. Although they had a store, it was not rented out. They did not come here every few days. At most, they would sell some goods when they docked and then immediately rush back to the village.

Buying a piece of land and building a house will just sit there idle and you won’t be able to live in it for more than a few days. It’s a waste of money. You might as well use the money to buy a boat and get extra income.

A Guang felt that what his father said made sense, so he stopped being in a hurry and decided to take a look first.

Anyway, the present does not represent the future. Something may happen in the future that changes their minds, or there may be unexpected changes.

Ye Yaodong did not try to persuade them. He told them that the two of them could just discuss it among themselves as father and son. He could talk to A Guang in private if they had anything to say. He would not get involved in their discussion.

Mother Ye was very skillful, and in a short while, a big pot of longevity noodles was ready. There were enough ingredients and rice wine in it. The bowl of noodles was full of the smell of wine, and it smelled delicious. They were all used to eating it.

"It's very convenient to live near this market. Such big shrimps are good and fresh. You can buy them every day."

"I bought some this morning when I went to make a phone call. I'll make fish soup with a few fish tonight. My mother-in-law bought the other pork liver and pork feet. I brought mushrooms and black fungus from home. I have everything, so it's easy to cook."

After saying this, Ye's mother took down the basket hanging on the wall next to her and grabbed a handful of dried day lilies to show everyone.

"And this big bag of day lilies, which my mother-in-law brought from home. With her here to look after them, I have saved a lot of trouble. I really have to thank my parents-in-law for helping to take care of them over the past six months. Guang, you have to thank them too."

Mother Lin said politely, "It's nothing. We are all relatives in some way. Since we are all here, we must take better care of her. It's not convenient for her to be pregnant. The couple also go to the store to help every day, which saves us a lot of trouble. There's no need to be so polite and thank us."

Ah Guang said quickly, "Yes, after we take them back, we will thank uncle and aunt for taking care of them over the past few months. We will also invite you to our home for the wedding banquet."

"We don't have the time, haha."

Ye Yaodong immediately responded, "It's okay, we'll close the shop and rest for two days, and go home for two days. You guys haven't rested much, so it's a good opportunity to go home and rest for a few days."

Seeing that her son-in-law was so considerate, Lin's mother didn't say much and just smiled.

The birth of a new baby is a great joyous event, and everyone in the house is in high spirits. There are not enough stools to sit on, so they stand while eating with their bowls in their hands, all with smiles on their faces.

After filling their stomachs, Ye Yaodong and others immediately pulled A Guang out to see the vacant land. The bright sunshine at noon could not dampen his enthusiasm at all.

The two of them didn't even wear hats and were sweating profusely before they took two steps, but they still insisted on walking around the entire village. Fortunately, they heard someone selling popsicles, who saved them from almost getting heatstroke.

Apart from the children who were excited about their summer vacation, they were probably the only ones hanging out outside in the hottest weather at noon.

After they finished their stroll, they sat under a big tree to cool off, ate popsicles to relieve the heat, and discussed the purchase of land.

"How big do you want?"

"There is a large vacant lot near the entrance of the village. It's not completely blocked by the road. There are five or six households living next to it. The surrounding area is also quite large, probably about ten acres. Let's see if they will sell such a large area. If they don't, we can bargain and cut the price in half."

A Guang was shocked, "Does it have to be so big?"

"I not only want to build a house and a yard, but also a warehouse. I am also thinking, should I move the drying work here in a few years? After all, this place is close to the market, which saves transportation. In addition, there is little vacant land in our village, and those two small workshops only have two or three acres of land."

The most important thing is to mechanize it, make the site bigger, and move the dryer inside the site so that the clothes don't have to be dried outdoors. This way, less manpower is needed, and it can be equivalent to forming a small factory instead of a workshop.

However, this was just his brief thought. The village probably wouldn't sell such a large piece of land. So he might as well tell him about it first. There would be room for bargaining later.

It’s okay to cut it in half, you can expand it again if there is a chance in the future, just keep buying.

Or when the time comes, you can bring up Director Chen and talk about it, as long as you have informed your superiors.

A Guang was silent for a moment, "You're thinking quite far ahead."

"This is inevitable. The workshop at home is indeed too small. But there is no large open space besides the beach. It is originally a corner surrounded by mountains and the sea."

"Well, then we'll go find the village chief later?"

(End of this chapter)