Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1084 The unreasonable old lady

Ye Yaodong pulled out his shirt hem and wiped the sweat off his face. "Let's go now. Let's talk first. They may not agree. They may need to think about it for a few days."

"We definitely have to consider such a large piece of land. It's a collective asset and it may not be sold to outsiders like us. It's hard to say."

"Not necessarily. We have been renting a house in the village for more than a year, and we won't have it idle after buying it."

He thought that when the time comes, he could also let Aqing and the children move their household registration here and settle in this village. This place is a rural area now, and they have a rural household registration, but in the future it will have to be developed and included in the urban area.

There are still 40 years left now. With such a long span and such a long time, we will still be people of this village in the future!
It will be more convenient to let children go to school in the city in the future, and the educational resources will be better. No matter whether they can read or not, we must try our best to arrange it if we have the conditions. If we don’t have the conditions, then of course there is nothing we can say.

"Then you decide for yourself. If you want to go, go early. You have to be back before dark."

"Well, let's go. I'll go back and get a basket of red eggs so that I don't go empty-handed."

"Yes, it's a good opportunity to talk about sending eggs."

"Let them think about it first. They will definitely hesitate for a few days."

"Let's go then."

I'll go over and tell them in advance, and when I come to the city to visit Director Chen in a few days, I'll come over to ask about the results.

He felt that there was a high probability that it would be approved, as it would also generate income for the village. The land would be idle anyway, and they planned to settle down in the village after buying it.

He had dealt with the village chief when he first came to rent a house, and later he handed it over to his father-in-law to deal with. However, the other person had a deep impression of him. After all, there were not many people who came to their village to rent a house.

His father-in-law is also used to building relationships and currying favors, and is very familiar with the village chief and others. People nowadays are basically simple and honest, and most of them are warm-hearted after getting to know them, and have not become indifferent due to the rapid development of society.

However, his purpose of coming also surprised people. He just said that they had to discuss it before making a decision. Although the county magistrate is not as good as the current one, and the village committee is very powerful now, it is not a one-man show.

Ye Yaodong also left two packs of good cigarettes, saying that he had received the news in a hurry this morning and had not prepared much, so he would just eat a few red eggs today and would visit properly next time. He also said some high-sounding nice words before leaving with A Guang.

Although the two did not delay for long, it was almost 4 o'clock when they came out of the village committee. The sun was still scorching, and when they walked back to the rental house, they were sweating profusely.

"It's so damn hot. It's not even this hot at home." Ye Yaodong had stripped off all his clothes and was holding them in his hands to wipe the sweat off his face.

"We've been walking back and forth under the sun. There's not much wind at noon. It's hot. It's already 4 o'clock. Do you want to stay overnight? Anyway, it's a hot day. We can sleep on the mat on the ground."

"It's okay. I'll just sleep on the tractor for the night."

He has to recuperate here, and his mother and A Guang are both here, so how can he sleep?
It would feel weird to sleep on the floor at my father-in-law's or brother-in-law's place. It would be more comfortable to sleep on a tractor. It would also be cooler in the open air. At most I would attract mosquitoes. Lighting a mosquito coil should make things better.

Father Pei was reluctant to go back like this as he had not seen enough of his two grandsons.

The group stayed there overnight.

The next morning, when it was just getting light, Ye Yaodong and Pei's father could not bear it any longer. They went to their rental house with bags on their heads, only to find that everyone in the house was awake, including the two children.

"You guys all stayed up all night?"

Ah Guang had a shaggy beard and big dark circles under his eyes, and looked helpless. "They took turns crying, one after the other, or they cried together. They ate and had diarrhea all night, and then ate and had diarrhea again. They never stopped. I couldn't sleep at all."

Ye Yaodong suddenly felt that it was not unacceptable for him to have a bruise on his head. At least he could take a nap for a while. It was not that the mosquito coils were not effective last night, but that they had little effect in the open air.

Pei's father also slept on the tractor with him last night. His daughter-in-law was in confinement after giving birth, so it was not convenient for him to sleep in that room.

"When are you going to look for a car? Today or tomorrow? If today, I'll wait a little longer. If tomorrow, I'll go back early."

"I want to wait two days. After all, she just gave birth yesterday. It doesn't feel good to move her today. Giving birth to two is more damaging than giving birth to one. Let Huimei rest for two days."

"That's fine. I'll go back now and give them a message."

Ye Yaodong asked his mother again if there was anything she wanted him to take back with him. His mother said no, so he took Pei's father, who looked haggard, back first.

Father Ye at home had been waiting impatiently for a long time. He had been sitting at home and complaining to them for a long time, blaming them for leaving in such a hurry and not calling them to take him with them, which resulted in everyone leaving and leaving him at home. He had been waiting for a whole day but no one came back.

When they got home in the morning, Ye's father took them away and interrogated them, asking them when they would be back.
"In two days, either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, just wait and you'll be able to see it soon anyway."

"You're talking about too broad a range, from tomorrow to the day after tomorrow."

"Then I can't be sure. Having two babies at once is harmful to your health. You must take care of them for a few days before coming back, right?"

"When are you going to visit the city leader's home? It's been eight or nine days since you salvaged the bomb. Why don't you go a few days in advance, the day after tomorrow? When you visit your sister and the children, can you also stop by to visit them?"

"No? If they said half a month, then just wait half a month. Why are you in such a hurry? Everything is not ready yet. If you are in a hurry to go to the city to see Huimei, you can just drive another tractor over there."

"Forget it, I'll be back in a few days, just wait at home."

Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes, walked around his father and went straight home. He drank a bowl of sweet potato porridge, dealt with various questions from the old lady and Lin Xiuqing, and then went back to his room to catch up on his sleep.

I was fighting mosquitoes the whole night and didn't sleep much. There is no place like home.

When he woke up after a good sleep, it was already noon. He was woken up by his wife and two sisters-in-law who took turns shouting for the children to come home for dinner.

It's summer vacation, and the kids are playing more wildly, having fun outside in the scorching sun.

The report card hasn't come out yet, but I'm still very happy.

Ye Yaodong has been thinking about the newly hired kelp farmer in the village. When he came back the day before yesterday, he thought about going to the village committee to meet him, but he never had the time. Today he finally made time.

After dinner, he went straight to the village committee. He arranged the two newly invited people to stay in an unused small house in the village committee to accompany the security guard.

When I walked over, I really saw two strange old men sitting under a shady tree, tying ropes. They had white hair on their temples and looked a little weathered, with wrinkles on their faces. They were no different from the fishermen on the seaside, and both looked overworked.

He was free anyway and his original purpose was to visit them, so he went over and started chatting with them.

Although they don't speak Mandarin very well, they can still understand what he says. If they want to communicate, they can use their local dialect mixed with Mandarin and use gestures, and they can still chat.

It was not yet working hours and no one was at the village committee, so Ye Yaodong started the conversation by talking about their village's kelp harvest last year, and slowly moved on to kelp cultivation methods and some preliminary preparation work. Anyway, they were all related, so he just chatted with them in a casual manner.

Later, when it was time to go to work, the village chief and the secretary also sat with them under the big tree to discuss and chat together.

Originally, when people came a few days ago, they had already asked and talked about it, but since there was no one knowledgeable at the time, no one understood it.

In addition, the two people invited could not speak Mandarin very well and had communication barriers, so they did not understand most of what was said. It was just right that Ye Yaodong was here now.

Ye Yaodong knew how to raise the animal in the future. During the communication, he expressed his own views and gave some suggestions on individual small details to see if they could be improved appropriately.

The two really knew how to raise fish. Although their methods were slightly different, one was an old method and the other was a new method, but most of them were interchangeable. The two listened to Ye Yaodong's suggestions, and they felt that some of them were feasible and would achieve twice the result with half the effort, so they decided to give it a try with slight changes.

However, they still didn't dare to make any rash attempts. After all, it was their first time here. If they failed to grow the crops, it would be hard to say what would happen in the second year.

If you can succeed the first time, you can then slowly make changes later and there will always be room for success.

They chatted for several hours. Ye Yaodong talked to them from beginning to end. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Lin Ji was reliable and the people he found were really capable.

However, when it comes to breeding, the most important thing is to rely on the weather, just like farmers planting crops. Whether there is a good harvest or a poor harvest depends on the weather, but you can definitely continue to do it.

Seeing the sun setting, he stood up as well. His legs and feet were numb from sitting. The village chief and his men were even older and were still pounding their legs when they stood up.

"I'm old and useless."

"Adong, we've been talking for so long, your mouth must be dry. Go inside and have some tea, sit for a while, and wait until the sun goes down before going back. The sun is too strong right now, and it's easy to get heatstroke if you walk."

"Row."

Since they invited him sincerely, he accepted it reluctantly.

Once inside the house, he didn't hesitate to drink several bowls of water before quenching his thirst.

As soon as the village chief entered the room, he couldn't wait to ask, "I heard you guys talked for so long just now, so those two people are definitely reliable?"

"It's reliable. He knows a lot of people in Linji. The two people he called here really know how to raise some. Have the people who raise animals in the village called them? Let's learn from them for two years and try to raise some first."

"We have already hired two people here, which is quite expensive. For the rest, we have asked our son to take over first and learn from him. If he can really raise them successfully, we will expand the breeding area next year and then select a few villagers to follow suit. We have to try to raise them for two or three years at least, and then we can raise them widely if there are no problems."

"That's fine. Nothing has happened yet. Let's keep a low profile for now. Let's try it ourselves first. If it's successful, we can promote it later."

Secretary Chen also said, "Now that you've talked to them, we feel more at ease. Otherwise, we would have been worried. I knew you came back the day before yesterday, and I wanted to find you yesterday, but you weren't at home. I heard that Huimei gave birth to twins, and you all went to the city to see them."

"Yes, that's right. Twins were born. They will be back in two days. I will treat you to a festive dinner."

"That's amazing. I was wondering why he asked for half a year's leave. A few sharp-eyed old ladies from the Women's Federation also said something, but no one dared to say it outside for fear of damaging their virtue."

The village chief also said: "If she gives birth now, the JSB will be unable to do anything. They will just fine her when they come back. But she can't do the work of the village committee. After all, although we are a village, we are also public officials and cannot go against the policies. Most people don't care."

The secretary also echoed, "Yes, in the city, anyone who works in a company will be barred from school if they are found to have had more than one child. There is nothing the village can do about it either, as the people are watching closely."

Ye Yaodong nodded. He had thought of this a long time ago. He thought of using the excuse of asking for leave because Huimei was unwilling to give up and wanted to give it a try. Anyway, he was very free and had nothing to do in his daily life. Since he had said so, he certainly could not make things difficult for them.

"Then let's keep the quota for ourselves and find someone from our family to inherit it?"

The two cadres looked at each other and nodded.

Job inheritance has always existed and it is normal and the requirements are reasonable.

Originally, a reward quota was specially created to compensate Ye Yaodong, so let him arrange another one for himself.

“You have to be literate.”

"Of course. How can you work if you can't read? I'll go back later and ask and discuss it."

"Row."

"Also, the donation of two boats you mentioned earlier must be arranged as soon as possible. If we need boats in the near future, we will rent them from the villagers first. We also need to conduct on-site inspections first. They said that we need to go out to sea more often to check the location in the early stage."

"I know. I'll arrange it for you after I come back from catching jellyfish in two months."

I might have to come back earlier this year, without having to wait until the end of September.

"Are you going there soon?"

"Not sure, still waiting for news, I'll talk about it later and see. Nothing else, I'm going back first."

"it is good."

On the way back, Ye Yaodong was thinking about who to give the job in the village committee to. A Guang's two younger sisters didn't know many words. Because they had no mother, their life was hard and they had never really attended school for many days.

Ah Hai went to the shipyard. Ah Jiang is one year younger than Ah Hai, only 14. My nieces are even younger than him. Maybe we can talk about it later. It has been delayed for half a year anyway, so it doesn't matter if we wait another half a year.

Anyway, the village committee is very idle. You see those old men together every day, either chatting, drinking tea, or reading newspapers. At most, they occasionally go out to hold meetings and receive instructions and reports issued by their superiors.

He turned around and put it out of his mind. Anyway, A Qing couldn't spare the time.

On his way back, he unexpectedly ran into Haozi's ex-wife, but when she saw him, she rolled her eyes to the sky.

Who is it? This made him look forward to the return of Haozi even more.

As the sun sets, there are more people walking around in the village than during the day. Everyone is standing or sitting in the shade at their doorsteps, chatting with neighbors and picking leafy vegetables, chatting and working at the same time.

However, as soon as people saw him, they immediately stopped him.

"Adong, I heard that you guys are going to catch jellyfish in a few days and you want to bring your small wooden boats with you. Is that true? Is it possible? Is it reliable?"

"I have a small wooden boat at home, too. Can you take mine with you?"

"Yeah, let's help each other, it's on the way anyway."

"Yes, yes, it's just by the way. Everyone will definitely thank you."

Ye Yaodong's face turned dark. He knew that he couldn't say anything before setting off. If one person knew, the whole family would know; if the whole family knew, all the relatives would know, and that would mean the whole village would know.

It’s really late to spread it out after a week.

Damn it, he finally came up with a good plan, but it was ruined. What a stupid teammate.

What's the point of him asking for their thanks? He's the one who loses.

"Where did you hear that?"

"There's been talk in the village these days that you brothers are going to take all your relatives' boats and pull them over together to make a fortune..."

"We are all from the same village, and we are all relatives. Please take my family with you..."

"My brothers from my mother's family also have a boat, so I'll take it along too..."

"What if my ship is an aircraft carrier? Can I take everyone in the village with me?" He said this and strode straight back home.

I was so angry.

Horse riding.

Lin Xiuqing was a little surprised to see that he went out in a good mood, but came back with a long face.

“Are the two people found by the village committee scammers?”

"No."

"Then why does your face stink so much? What's wrong?"

"It's true that when there are too many people, gossips spread. If one person knows, 10 people know. If 10 people know, the whole village knows. Just now, a woman from the village saw me on the road. She pulled me and asked me to take all the boats in the village with me to make a fortune."

"Oh my god, do you really think my ship is an aircraft carrier? Or do you think I'm the merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva? And you even thanked me. It's really hilarious. If I had known that I wouldn't have said so much when I was drinking at home that day. I must have drunk too much horse urine and got carried away."

Lin Xiuqing frowned. "I heard about it yesterday, but I didn't hear anyone mention it when the women in the workshop were chatting the day before yesterday. I don't know who spread it."

"Who else could have spread the rumor? It was just those relatives of mine. A person can control his own mouth, but he can't control the mouths of his family, especially the women, who talk a lot."

"What do we do now? I guess the news just spread yesterday or today. I guess someone has to find someone in the village who has a boat."

"It's good enough that those broken boats can run on their own, but they still want to take others with them? Don't get stuck halfway. There's nothing you can do if you call for help. Only a few new boats can help."

The only ones in the village who had new boats were him, A Guang, and A Zheng. The small boat was also an old boat. After the two of them separated from their partnership, they ordered a new one, which belonged to A Zheng. He withdrew his shares and spent more money to buy a new one.

"What should we do? Some people may be jealous of the benefits offered by others, and they may not think about whether their own broken boats can move."

"In the evening, I will gather together the people who went with me last year and talk to them to clear their heads. If they get stuck on the way for a little profit, no one will care about them."

"That's something we really need to discuss. Don't really try to ship a bunch of them over. That would be a problem for the ten ships you ordered."

Ye Yaodong slammed the table angrily, "I'm so mad at them for talking so much."

"It's also the fault of my elder and second brothers. They saw that you wanted to make this money by arranging so many small boats. You couldn't book a boat yourself, so you went to find a boat in the village, and the news got out."

"Each of us made a million last year. How much can we earn with two small boats and a 20% commission? We will have to pay a lot for gas and gas, and we will have to deal with a lot of trouble. We will definitely have a lot of things to do."

Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but complain. If the two of them hadn't had any bad ideas, then this wouldn't have happened and they wouldn't need to worry.

"I'll call them all over when the sun goes down. They'll probably be back from the sea soon. There were a lot of things going on last year, and it was very troublesome."

"Would you like to bring your own boats back in the next two days? You should bring your own boats, and it's understandable that you can't bring theirs. This will prevent people from criticizing you and saying you're stingy behind your back. The Dongsheng is so big, it can obviously help more people make money, but you deliberately didn't bring it..."

"Who cares about them..."

"Then let them know that you have already bought so much. If everyone else follows you, it won't be like last year. Besides, it's unknown how much a small boat can earn. There are already many boats this year, and everyone wants to follow you and make a fortune like everyone else did last year..."

"Let's check it out later. Anyway, I have to take some time to check the progress these days. I don't know if everything is done. Let's call them over tonight for a meeting to talk about it, so that everyone won't get too excited."

The old lady listened from beginning to end. She listened to the couple talking anxiously but didn't want to interrupt. Her brows were furrowed so much that they could pinch a fly to death. She waited until they fell silent before interrupting.

"Well, Dongzi, what should we do? You have ordered so many boats, it must cost at least 3000 yuan, right? What if we can't make money?"

"You can earn it. Don't worry about it. I know what's going on."

"If I had known this, I would have kept it a secret from anyone, and I wouldn't have told your father either."

Ye Yaodong didn't say anything else. He just sat down at the door and thought.

Lin Xiuqing had no choice but to continue cooking dinner.

The old lady also followed him to the door, turning her head to look at him from time to time, but she didn't dare to nag him and offend him. After sitting for a while, she went back into the house to nag Lin Xiuqing.

Lin Xiuqing was also very annoyed, and became even more annoyed when she heard the old lady nagging.

However, when the old lady saw Ye's father coming, she stopped nagging at Lin Xiuqing and got angry at Ye's father. No one in the family could be angry with her or scolded by her. Only her own children could be beaten and scolded unconditionally.

As soon as Mr. Ye entered the door, he was greeted by the old lady's scolding.

"Look at what you've done. Now the whole village knows about it. You've caused so much trouble for Dongzi. Is it easy for him to work so hard to earn money? You collect his salary every day, but you still cause him so much trouble every day. You don't even know how to help him more..."

"You're killing me. You're useless. You don't even help share the burden. All you do is eat, eat, eat, eat... You come here at mealtime, but other people are not as punctual as you when it comes to work. You're usually not even seen here. Are you a glutton?"

"You only know how to eat. You are old but you still never have enough to eat. You are not good at anything. The older you get, the less sensible you become. The whole family is worried sick, and you are the only one waiting for food. What's the point... What's the point..."

Ye's father was stunned by the old lady's scolding. As soon as he entered the door, he was beaten and scolded. He was so quick and efficient. How could you tell that she was an old lady in her 80s?
Normally he had to use a cane to walk, but now he could be chased around the house when he was about to get beaten.

He is extremely depressed. His daughter-in-law and granddaughter are in the room. Doesn't he have any face to save?

"What are you doing? Why are you so crazy? You are old, you should eat more vegetarian food and chant more Buddhist scriptures. Why do you want to imitate others and beat people? What's wrong with me? I came here to eat at a certain time. Is there anything wrong with me? There is no one at home to cook, so I have been eating here all the time, right?"

"It's already 5:, the sun has set, and I came here to eat. Is there anything wrong with me? I let everyone eat the meal. Do you want to starve me to death? Why are you venting your anger? Who has offended you?"

"You are still like this at your age. You need to be less angry so that you can live a long life. Other old ladies are like clay Buddhas. Who is like you?"

Ye's father was also frustrated by the old lady, and angrily snatched the cane from her hand to stop her from continuing the crime.

Even without her weapon, the old lady continued to curse.

"What's wrong with me? I'm deaf and blind, do you want me to be deaf and blind too? You can't stand seeing me getting better, can't stand seeing me being able to eat and sleep, and being full of energy, right? You want me to be the same as others? You unfilial son."

"Oh my god, don't be so unreasonable. I don't mean that."

"I think that's what you mean. You don't care about your family at all. You didn't even go to see Huimei when she gave birth to twins. You just stayed at home."

Father Ye was again amazed. Women are unreasonable and don't care about age.

It was obvious that they left in a hurry yesterday morning and didn't wait for him. He was at home and no one informed him, so how could they know that she gave birth suddenly?
Is this also his fault for not going to see it?

"I'm really looking for trouble. I'm getting old and confused."

Lin Xiuqing watched the farce in the room, afraid that they would step on Ye Xiaoxi, so she only had time to hold the child in her arms and watch them fight.

She was also confused and had no idea that the old lady would vent her anger on Ye's father.

It was clear that he was just mumbling to her just now, but she imitated Ye Yaodong's usual behavior and let it go in one ear and out the other. She ignored him and let him mutter whatever he wanted. She would stop when it became boring anyway.

She just didn't expect Ye's father to come over for dinner, and she got furious.

Ye Yaodong was also dumbfounded. He had been sitting at the door enjoying the cool air, feeling depressed and thinking about what to say in the evening. When he saw his father coming over, he didn't want to say hello.

His father came to eat at the appointed time anyway, but he didn't expect that the old lady would be displeased with him...

Women really don't care about age when they're being unreasonable...

(End of this chapter)