Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1125 Magic
It was because it got dark late in the summer, and he was particularly familiar with the road from the city to the village. He didn't know how many times he had run there. He wanted to go back early before dark, so he sped up on all the roads except for the bends and mountain roads.

By the time we reached the village entrance, it had just gotten dark, with only a little dim light left.

"I'm at my uncle's place. The sound of this motorcycle sounds really majestic, hmm~"

"You're driving so fast, it's so cool, the wind is blowing right past my ears..."

"It was so bumpy, my butt bounced up several times, luckily I held on tightly, otherwise I would have been thrown out..."

"The wind was strong, there was a lot of sand, and I couldn't even open my mouth..."

"Uncle-in-law, Ah Hai and the others will probably be shocked when they see me, right? Haha, if they knew that I could learn to ride a motorcycle from you, they would probably be so envious, haha..."

Lin Guangyuan was extremely excited along the way. After holding it in for a long time, he now felt that he had a lot to say.

Ye Yaodong ignored him, turned into the village entrance and drove towards home. By the time he arrived at the doorstep, it was already dark. It was just a short distance; there was still some light when he arrived at the village entrance.

Really, dawn and dusk change in just a moment.

As soon as the motorcycle stopped, the dog at home ran out barking and circled around the motorcycle, and even the puppy was rubbing against the motorcycle.

Before Lin Guangyuan got out of the sidecar, the dogs jumped in one after another. Surprised, he quickly got down holding the torn quilt.

"Uncle, your dog is so lucky, isn't he? He can even ride on a motorcycle."

"Not only that, they all sleep inside at night. They have to fight each other and only after they win can they sleep."

"People are worse than dogs."

"Cousin Yuan..."

The children behind him shouted in surprise one after another.

"Why are you here, Yuan? Don't you have to help with housework?"

"Cousin Yuan, is the city fun?"

In the blink of an eye, everyone gathered around them, calling Lin Guangyuan affectionately and completely forgetting about such a grown man. Only Ye Xiaoxi hugged his legs and called him daddy sweetly.

Ye Yaodong picked up the child with a smile, "You are the one with a conscience, but the others have no conscience. I am a living person standing here and no one noticed me. Call me."

As soon as he reminded them, the others turned around and called him.

"Go away, it's not worth it. Open the quilt and get an ice pack first."

Only then did Lin Guangyuan remember the bag of popsicles in his hand.

"Is this going to melt soon?"

"It's okay, it's just melted a little. It's still edible. You can lick it..."

"Ah... there are popsicles... that's great, Dad, did you bring them back specially for us?"

"Popsicles...Popsicles...so many..."

"One for each person."

"Great, what are these bags of stuff? Are they filled with water?"

"It's ice water. It's half melted now, just right for drinking."

Ye Yaodong explained, then picked up an orange-flavored one, bit a small hole in it, and handed it to Ye Xiaoxi, who kept shouting "I want, I want" and was about to pounce to get it.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Others don't have it, so why are you afraid of not having it?"

She opened her eyes wide, held the ice in her hands and sucked it hard, then took a sip and let it go, "Ha~ It's so cold~"

"tasty?"

She nodded heavily.

Lin Xiuqing came out of the room and said with a smile, "Why are you back so late? I thought you were just going to collect some bills and deliver something today, and you should be back soon. How come Ayuan is back too?"

"Aunt!" Lin Guangyuan shouted loudly.

"I ran into some problems and was delayed for a while. You guys move aside."

Ye Yaodong put Ye Xiaoxi on the motorcycle and asked her to hold on to it and not just focus on eating, but to push the motorcycle into the yard first.

Lin Xiuqing was afraid that she would fall if she was busy eating, so she stood by and supported her, "Just put her down."

"fine."

"Let's go inside and eat first. You probably haven't eaten yet at this late hour, right? I didn't know A-Yuan came back with you and didn't leave any extra food. I'll go make another bowl of noodles."

"Cook him some instant noodles."

Lin Guangyuan responded excitedly, "Okay, I want to eat instant noodles, it's great, my uncle's house is still the best, it's great."

"Mom, I want to eat too..."

Ye Yaodong said: "Then buy a few more packs and cook more."

"I just finished my meal, but now I want to eat instant noodles again. Is your stomach bottomless? I'm still eating a popsicle in my mouth and holding a pack of instant noodles in my hand, and I'm thinking about instant noodles again. Can you eat it?"

"be able to eat!"

Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang said in unison.

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "Go buy it. I'll eat first."

"Mom, it's more delicious to eat instant noodles with soda!" Ye Chenghu said with a smile.

"Do you want to eat the whip?"

"Hehe~"

When Lin Guangyuan came over, it was like adding a piece of firewood to the pot. The children became even more noisy and chattered incessantly. Ye Yaodong could hear the noisy noise outside even when he was sitting in the house eating.

I hadn't seen them for a while, and their sudden arrival made me feel even closer. The ages of the children were not much different from each other.

Lin Xiuqing went to the store to buy instant noodles and came back. The howling sound at the door became louder.

Ye Chenghu was so excited that he somersaulted on the ground, "It's good that Dad is back..."

"You still have to count on me to cook for you!"

"Hey, mom is good too."

Lin Xiuqing glanced at him sideways before going into the house.

Ye Xiaoxi followed her into the house happily, then moved to the stove, squatted beside the old lady, supported her chin with both hands, and looked at the blazing fire in the stove.

The old lady had already boiled the water in advance, so the instant noodles could be put into the pot immediately after being brought into the house and eaten right after being boiled.

She shrugged her nose and smacked her lips a few times, "It smells so good~"

After saying that, he immediately stood up and moved to Lin Xiuqing's feet. He stood on tiptoe, but could not see the stove at all. He immediately scratched his ears and cheeks in discomfort, and kept circling around Lin Xiuqing's feet, and from time to time he tried to reach the stove with his hands. He was busy all the time.

Ye Yaodong sat at the table and watched her spinning around. He was so anxious that he walked over and picked her up with a smile, "Now I see it."

"Hmm, it smells so good, so good~ The instant noodles smell so good~"

She kept repeating these few words over and over again, and I could tell from what I heard that she was also greedy.

Ye Yaodong touched her bulging belly and asked, "Can you still eat more?"

"I'm so hungry~ I'm not full~"

Lin Xiuqing turned around and looked at her with amusement, "We just finished our meal, you should speak with conscience, how can you be so greedy?"

The old lady smiled and said, "What kind of child is not greedy? Give her a small bowl to try."

The instant noodles were rich and fragrant. As soon as they were put into the pot and the seasonings were added, the aroma spread from miles away. All the children ran in shouting.

"The instant noodles are ready..."

"Go wash your hands. You've all eaten. Each person only has a small bowl. Ayuan hasn't eaten yet."

Ye Chenghu happily stretched his neck to look into the pot, "We can just drink the soup."

Ye Chengyang also said: "The soup tastes better."

The other children came in, took a look, expressed envy for a bit, and then pushed and shoved each other before running out to play.

Lin Guangyuan sat happily at the table, "I'm so smart. It was a wise decision to come to my uncle's house. You have a TV to watch at home!"

Ye Chenghu ran to turn on the TV eagerly to show off, "You can watch it at our house as much as you want. We can watch it while we eat."

Ye Yaodong ignored their quarrels. After finishing his meal, he picked up the cloth bag on the table and called Lin Xiuqing into the house to count the money.

“It’s time to count the money again…”

"Huh? Why do I feel like you don't like to hear this? There are people who don't like to count money, and it's their own money."

Lin Xiuqing laughed, "No, I just think we count money so frequently now. We have to count money every two or three days. This month, I sit in the room and count money every three or five days."

"Isn't this good? This shows that our family has been making a lot of money. Only when there is money coming in can we count money every few days."

"Well, it's a good thing. Let's count it together. I haven't been to the city to collect debts for a month. This trip is probably going to be around 7,000 to 8,000 yuan."

Ye Yaodong thought about it, hesitated for a moment, and finally told her about the filling machine.

Although there is no sign of them yet, it is still necessary to order more wooden barrels and vats for fermentation. There are more fishing boats now, and there are 17 trawlers alone. If these boats deliver daily groceries to the workshop, the number will be quite large.

When several large ships and fresh-catch ships are acquired next year, the amount of catch sent back will be even more astonishing.

We must prepare early and reserve containers as early as possible so that we can keep up with production. The introduction of filling and plastic sealing equipment is also inevitable.

Tell her in advance that it is necessary to make preparations early.

Lin Xiuqing was sorting the money and was about to start counting when she heard him talk about this, so she had to stop and talk.

"I was wondering why you came back so late today. What did the bag of ice water look like? I didn't even look closely at it."

"I'll go out and pick one up for you."

He immediately went out and picked up an empty water bag on the floor at the door, and threw it all over the floor after he finished eating.

There were only a dozen or twenty left from what we brought back. With so many children in the family, if each of them got one or two, they would be gone in a few bites.

Lin Xiuqing looked at the plastic bag he had picked up, holding it in her hand and looking at it back and forth. "It looks like it won't leak, and it feels quite thick. Popsicles are covered with paper, and this is thicker than the bags for instant noodles."

"Right? If it can hold ice water, it can certainly hold fish sauce, as they are both liquids. If we can get this kind of machine to produce it, then it will be easier for us to transport and distribute it in the future. We don't have to rely on those big vats to transport it back and forth, which are also prone to damage."

"And if it's packed in bags, it's easier to transport to places farther away. Otherwise, if we transport large vats like this, we can only transport them to nearby towns, and the amount we can transport at one time is also limited."

"With these small bags, any wooden box can hold a hundred kilograms, and they can be stacked up continuously for easy access. Even if a few are damaged, we don't have to worry. After all, we can hold one kilogram in a small bag. That's much less than losing more than a hundred kilograms if a large vat is broken."

"And when people come to buy it, they don't have to use a bottle anymore. They can just take a small bag home, cut it with scissors, and pour it into the bottle. It's a lot more convenient."

Lin Xiuqing nodded repeatedly, thinking that what he said made sense. "It is indeed very convenient to use these small bags to pack one pound at a time. You don't have to carry bottles with you when you go out. It is also convenient for small shops to take 100 pounds to sell, and small vendors can carry it on their shoulders. Before, we sold a whole tank in the small shop."

"Yes."

"How much does this machine cost? These bags also cost money, right?"

"Of course, I don't know how much it is. I went to ask today but didn't get any information. I was even kicked out."

"Ah, we don't sell ice water, we just asked where the machine was bought, and you didn't tell us that?"

"Isn't it? I went to ask directly about the machine and they kicked me out. I told them I'm not in the same business, but they ignored me. They probably won't believe anything I say without any reason. Anyway, there's no rush at the moment. Let's ask them first. We'll also prepare more containers in advance. Anyway, when there are more ships next year, the amount of fermentation will definitely increase. It's right to prepare in advance."

"Okay then. I'll see if I can order more large wooden barrels tomorrow. Wooden barrels have a larger capacity. Large water tanks only weigh a few hundred kilograms, which is not as good as large wooden barrels. But we should order more large water tanks. There's a lot of open space over there anyway. All the fishing boats are out fishing for jellyfish this month, so the remaining tanks are enough, so we didn't order any more."

"You can order more if you like. They can all be used. I'll let you know when I get the information. The money we have is more than enough for anything."

Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him and said, "You just feel like you have too much money and you always want to spend it."

"I want to spend it on something useful, so that it can be used reasonably and become more and more."

Lin Xiuqing looked at him hopefully, "I think we are doing pretty well now. We have enough money. You don't have to worry too much. It's troublesome to set up too big a stall."

Ye Yaodong touched her head, his face full of tenderness, "I only have less than 20 yuan on hand. You think it's a lot now, but you won't think it's a lot in the future. Although our other things can still make money, our country is also developing rapidly. In the future, it will really be nothing. The things on hand will have to be eliminated."

"Ok."

"Don't worry, I'm only dealing with things I know. In the past few years, have you ever seen me being unreliable or making you lose money?"

"Okay, then you can do whatever you want. If you have anything to say, let me know in advance."

"Well, let's count the money and see if these add up to 20."

"Maybe not so much. I haven't counted these small coins of a few cents yet. I picked them all up and threw them into the jar. I only counted the ones above a few cents. I can't count every one of them so clearly. Anyway, I'll just record them in the account book."

"Ah."

Ye Yaodong also sat with her on the edge of the bed and counted silently. There was also constant laughter outside the house.

By the time they counted the money and went out, the old lady had already cleaned up and washed the dishes, and the main room was tidy.

The door was filled with the sounds of children shouting and calling.

"Ayuan, let's go to the workshop to play basketball tomorrow. Uncle San said that playing basketball can help you grow taller. The workshop over there has been empty for a whole month. It's so cool..."

"Yes, yes, let's go play in the workshop tomorrow. The ground there is flat, and there isn't so much sand and rocks. It's convenient for playing anything, including making beads."

"It would be nice if it stayed empty..."

"No, we can't make any money if our house is empty."

"Then we can go to school and play, and bring our skates..."

"Yeah……"

Lin Guangyuan's arrival was welcomed by all the children in the family, and even the children from the nearby neighbors were especially welcoming. Knowing that he came from the city, they all gathered at the door of their house and made a lot of noise.

It was not until all the parents had finished enjoying the cool air and went home to sleep that they called their children back to take a bath and go to bed.

Several people in their family were also called back to take a shower. However, since Lin Guangyuan had just arrived tonight, Lin Xiuqing did not urge them to go to bed early. Instead, she let them watch TV for a while and only sent them upstairs to sleep after 10 o'clock.

Ye Yaodong was playing with the sweet-smelling Ye Xiaoxi in the room. When he saw her lock the doors and windows and come in, he said, "Hasn't the other room downstairs always been empty? There's no dried fish and no smell of salted fish. Why do the three of you have to sleep together? There's no other bed upstairs and Ayuan is so tall."

"If they want to squeeze together, let them squeeze together. Anyway, there is a mat on the ground. Whoever falls down at night will sleep on the mat."

"Oh."

Ye Yaodong patted Ye Xiaoxi's butt and said, "Get in."

Ye Xiaoxi laughed and really rolled it. After rolling twice, he lifted his feet and put them upright on the wall. "I'm done."

Lin Xiuqing took off her clothes and pants, turned off the lights, and crawled to the middle with a smile. She immediately came over and said, "I want to drink nei nei..."

"Didn't you just drink malted milk?"

"I still want to eat nei nei..."

She went to lift Lin Xiuqing's clothes herself.

Ye Yaodong propped up his upper body and looked over. "It's time to stop breastfeeding. She's already this big, it's not like there's nothing for her to eat."

"I wanted to, but I haven't quit for two days. She asked me to lift my clothes and eat her in the middle of the night. This happened several times."

"This way, I'll protect you, and she won't be able to bite you."

As he spoke, he reached in and held the other one.

Ye Xiaoxi's eyes widened, she was unable to speak as she ate her rations, so she reached out to pat his hand.

But she couldn't get it off after slapping it several times, so she tried to pry it off with all her strength.

Ye Yaodong raised his head and took a look, just in time to meet her round eyes, "One for each, it's fair."

Ye Xiaoxi continued to slap his hands angrily.

Lin Xiuqing also pulled his hand down helplessly, "Why are you teasing her? Sleep with her."

"I'll quit tomorrow."

"No." She said vaguely, biting her tongue.

Lin Xiuqing patted Ye Yaodong behind her twice and said, "Stop making noise and let her sleep."

Ye Yaodong put his arm around her waist, then moved down and patted her butt twice without saying anything else.

After a long while, when Lin Xiuqing had straightened up and pulled down her clothes, she asked him, "Is there nothing to do tomorrow?"

"There's nothing to worry about for now. You don't have to go out. You can rest at home for two days."

Now that you have coaxed the child, it's time to coax him.

Yuanyuan also belongs to him.

"When will the six newly purchased boats be brought back?"

"I don't know. I've been busy these past two days, leaving early and returning late. How can I pay attention to this? I just came back and put it in the factory, so it won't be that fast. Ask Ah Hai to ask for me when he goes to the factory tomorrow."

"Today, many people asked me when my newly bought fishing boat would be back, and they all wanted to rent it."

"Don't accept any of them yet. Wait until the boat comes back. Anyway, the fishing boats that went with us have made thousands of dollars. There's no need to worry about no one wanting us."

Lin Xiuqing watched her vest being pulled higher and higher, and slapped his hand away, "Oh, it's time to sleep."

"I've been absent for a month, and you're like this when I just came back. You don't even feel sorry for me."

"You're not tired either?"

"I'm a 20-something guy, why should I be tired? I can be a groom every night."

Ye Yaodong continued to roll it into a ball and flatten it.

"I counted the money last night and it's over 1 yuan. I gave it all to you. Why don't you behave yourself and show your worth to me for working so hard for you?"

"Fuck you, stop flattering yourself, this is the shop's."

"Okay, fuck your head!"

Lin Xiuqing bit her lower lip and her face turned red.

……

After finishing all the work, Ye Yaodong had a rare moment of leisure. When he woke up naturally, there was no sign of other children in the house except Ye Xiaoxi.

He also sat leisurely at the door, listening to the radio with the old lady and enjoying the cool air.

The old lady was peeling corn husks. Some of the unpeeled corns were covered with ants, which looked like black sesame seeds. Ye Xiaoxi squatted at her feet and played with the ants with a branch.

"Where are the brothers?"

"Dede won't play with me!" Ye Xiaoxi complained aggrievedly.

The old lady smiled and said, "They were all playing in the workshop. I was running after them and just fell down and they carried me back."

"No wonder."

Ye Yaodong sat at the door for a while, then went to take a look at the workshop. He could hear them shouting and yelling from a distance of dozens of meters.

"You have a bicycle at home... Now it's my turn..."

"Stingy guy..."

"Push your house out..."

As soon as he walked in, he saw Ye Chenghu crawling under the front bumper, riding his bicycle at an angle, crookedly, and only pedaling back and forth at a 90-degree angle.

However, he did not fall down.

"If your bike breaks, I'll beat you to death."

"No, Dad. Look, I can ride it now."

Lin Guangyuan immediately ran over and said, "Uncle, are you awake? Can you teach me how to ride a motorcycle?"

"Dad, I want to learn too..."

"Uncle San, can you teach us?"

No one was staring at the bicycle anymore, and they all ran over to look at him eagerly.

"You are too young, too short, and your legs are not long enough to learn. I will teach you in a few years when your legs are long enough."

The reasons are sufficient and sufficient, and everyone can only regret that they are too young.

Lin Guangyuan happily pulled him home immediately. Ye Yaodong let him go play by himself first. "I got up late today and it's too hot. I'll teach you in the evening when the sun goes down."

"Okay, then when will my uncle take me to town to see Captain Chen?"

"Let's go a little later. It's working hours now. If you go, you will only disturb others while they are working."

Since neither of his goals was achieved, he could only continue playing with others with regret.

Ye Yaodong would sit at the gate when he had nothing to do, chatting with Wang Guangliang and the others and watching them play.

By the way, I also asked them if anyone in their family wanted to rent a boat. If so, they would be given priority. There are quite a lot of boats coming back this time. Including ship No. 002, there are 7 boats available for rent. It seems that the factory will be able to deliver another ship No. 003 soon.

If we really get enough money together, we can rent out all eight boats at once, and renting them all out will generate another income at the end of the month.

The others were not there either. Anyway, they were all hanging out together and knew what everyone was thinking, so it didn't matter if he asked Wang Guangliang directly.

Wang Guangliang directly said that the twins wanted to rent one for their brothers, but no one else had this need because their family was engaged in farming and could not go out to sea. It would be best if they could find other jobs.

He didn't need any other manpower except those who were going out to sea, so he could only say that he would keep an eye out and ask them if there was any work.

"Ye Yaodong...Ye Yaodong...there's a call for you..."

Ye Yaodong was chatting with them when he heard someone running over and saying there was a call for him, and he immediately stood up.

"Where are you calling from?"

"It's from the city. They left a number for you to call back and said they'll be waiting for you in 5 minutes."

"immediately!"

He quickly ran to the workshop to drive the children away and rode his bicycle to the village committee.

He called from the city, and his first reaction was that he had asked the vendor yesterday to inquire about the filling equipment, and he didn't think of other possibilities.

He waited and looked at the unfamiliar phone number. When he called it, he unexpectedly found it was Ye Yaohai.

When he heard the voice, he was stunned for a moment, then the other party introduced himself, which surprised him.

"Ah? Big Brother? What's up?"

"Some time ago, several overseas Chinese from my family returned to their hometown. I went back as well and mentioned you to my father. I found out that your grandfather is my grandfather's cousin. Then, when I was offering sacrifices to the ancestors, I checked the family tree and confirmed it."

Ye Yaodong thought about it in confusion, and finally understood that these were relatives within the fifth degree of mourning. They had the same great-grandfather, which meant they were relatives within the fourth degree of mourning?
"Ah? Like this? What a coincidence?"

"Yes, and then some overseas Chinese donated money to repair the ancestral hall. There may be a ceremony to worship the ancestors in the next two months. My father found out about it and wanted to invite you back. And those of you who are not on the family tree will also be included. Other relatives from other places will also come back."

"Oh, okay, I'll tell my dad later."

Clan ancestral hall activities are a big deal, and having his name recorded in the family tree is also a big deal. Although his branch was separated from his grandfather, his father must be very happy to be able to trace his roots.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Yaodong came out of the village committee still looking confused and bewildered.

This matter was beyond his understanding. How could such a thing happen in his previous life? He didn't know Ye Yaohai in his previous life.

They just stayed quietly in this fishing village, never went anywhere, and never were included in the family tree.

Everything has changed in this life. They now have an ancestral hall?
After he came out of the village committee, he went all the way to his hometown, digesting this matter as he walked. When he told his father about it, his father still looked confused.

"Ah? So they want us to return to our roots?"

"That seems to be the meaning."

"Then I have to talk to your eldest uncle and second uncle... It's amazing... A bunch of relatives from the provincial capital showed up?"

(End of this chapter)