Chapter 10

After looking at their abdomen, Ye Yaodong said with a smile: "Two males, adding up to more than a jin, the harvest is not bad today, just stew it for the children in the family to supplement."

He looked around and found a hemp rope washed up by the sea on the rock at will.

He skillfully tied the two green crabs, hung them on the basket, and happily continued to open oysters and dig sea melon seeds on the stone wall.

The task his mother gave him must be completed as much as possible, otherwise he would have to listen to her nagging again. The tide will recede even lower tomorrow, so he can come out to beachcomb.

The closer to the rocks outside the tide, the larger the sea melon seeds on them. Ye Yaodong pried a few, looked at the position of the tide, and simply pulled his trouser legs to the root of his thighs, intending to walk out a little more, there should be more outside.

Most of the people who came out to beachcomb today went to dig sand clams, and there were not many people looking for them on the stone wall.

This harvest is low, and there are people digging when the tide recedes on the first and fifteenth of the lunar month. There is only half a month of growth period, and there are relatively few that grow up, which is not as good as digging sand clams.

Ye Yaodong walked along the rocks, and didn't stop until the water filled his knees, and then rarely patiently opened oysters on the stone wall.

The oysters pried here are a bit bigger, and the spicy snails attached to the rocks and the sea melon seeds growing in groups are also relatively larger.

Only mussels grow in a dense piece, but they are only the size of a fingernail on the little finger, so they can't be dug.

Everyone was burying their heads in hard work, and no one found him walking so far out, and he could dig quietly for a while.

As the tide receded to the bottom little by little, he also moved out little by little. He hadn't beachcombed for decades, and his interest was completely aroused.

This feeling of harvest made him a bit fascinated, but the sun was too hot, and he forgot to bring a straw hat out.

At this time, because he didn't do much work, his face looked very fair and didn't have the darkness of seaside people.

However, being exposed to the sun for a long time also made his face red and sweating like rain. Only when the lower half of his body was soaked in seawater did he feel a bit cool.

After the tide receded to the bottom at 10:30, it started to rise slowly after a long time. He could clearly feel the seawater rising from his knees little by little when the waves rolled up.

When it rose to the root of his thighs, he slowly moved forward, and by the way, looked at the water scoop. It was 1/3 full, not bad, enough for two bowls of oyster omelets, and there were half a basket of spicy snails and sea melon seeds.

Lin Xiuqing also felt a bit tired after squatting for a long time. Looking at the basin that was almost full, she stood up to knead her waist and knock on her back, and by the way, aimed at her second son.

The little one was playing with sand alone, very excited, his face was full of sand, and his saliva was wet on his chest, and he was grabbing sand to play with.

It was very obedient, didn't cry or make trouble when playing, and didn't look for his mother.

She looked around again and didn't see her husband's figure. She frowned. Sure enough, she couldn't have expectations for this man!

Seeing her stand up, Ye Mu also felt a bit tired and stood up to rest, but looked at the rocks and didn't see Ye Yaodong. She was very annoyed: "Where did he die again? He told me well that he would dig oysters for me, and in the blink of an eye, he was gone."

"Mom, how can you believe what Yaodong says? It's been so many years, when have you seen him work seriously? Which time is it not stealing and sliding, doing a fake job, and running away after fooling around." Ye Ersao pouted and said with disdain.

Ye Mu hated iron not becoming steel: "Go back and let his father break his dog legs, he is so unreliable all day!"

"With Grandma here, don't think about it."

Ye Mu was exhausted. A good son was raised to be such a lazy virtue. After they are gone, he will really starve to death.

Ye Dasao also said: "Mom, you really can't let Yaodong continue to idle like this. Who can support him for a lifetime? Xiuqing? A big man with hands and feet, doing nothing but relying on his wife, he is not ashamed."

Ye Ersao continued: "That's right, how hard it is for Xiuqing to support a family as a woman! Only Xiuqing has a good temper and can endure it. Which woman can stand a man in the family like this?"

Some women digging sand clams around also followed: "Dongzi is indeed too outrageous. He has been married for so many years and is not a child anymore..."

"It's time to talk about it properly, you can't let him continue like this..."

Ye Yaodong returned with a full load. Just as he stepped back onto the beach with the tide, he heard a group of women talking about him, and he was so angry that his face turned black!

These three aunts and six grandmothers, they have too many things!

His wife hadn't said anything yet, but they had a lot to say!

"What are you saying? Where did I go? Didn't I stay here!"

Everyone turned their heads in surprise to look at him, thinking he had run away after staying for a while, but didn't expect him to still be there. Those who spoke ill behind his back were a bit embarrassed.

Didn't expect to speak ill of people behind their backs and be caught on the spot!

But there were also individual people who felt they were not wrong, and instead said righteously: "Dongzi, we said those things for your own good. A man should support his family. You have been idling like this all the time. Do you still expect your parents to support your wife and children for a lifetime?"

Ye Yaodong looked at the person who spoke coldly: "Aunt Auntie Zhu Hua, you are too worried, right? Which eye did you see me idling? Am I not working? Are you talking with your eyes closed? No wonder your family is poor! You should have treated your eyes!"

Anyway, he is used to being a scoundrel, just talk back!

"What nonsense, your eyes have problems, your family is poor, your family can't even afford to build a house, can't divide the family, a poor ghost, and you still have the face to say my family is poor..." Aunt Auntie Zhu Hua was not happy, stood up, put one hand on her waist, and pointed at him with a pot spatula in the other hand and shouted.

Now it was Ye Mu's turn to be angry: "What are you pointing at, can my son be scolded by you? What if my family is poor? Does my family eat your rice if it's poor? If your family is not poor, why do you come to beachcomb!"

"Is this sea yours? It's not allowed to beachcomb."

"It's not mine, but it's our village's. You are from the neighboring village, and you still have the face to say it! My son is beachcombing diligently, is it your turn to make irresponsible remarks..."

Ye Yaodong didn't speak after saying one sentence, just stood and watched. It is more appropriate for his mother to scold people. It is a bit unseemly for a big man to scold a woman.

Anyway, half of the village are relatives, and his mother's scolding has never lost in momentum.

There were many people around, and they only quarreled for a few sentences before a peacemaker came out to let them say one less sentence each. It was not a big deal, just a few idle words.

Someone smoothed things over, and the two glared at each other and stopped.

Aunt Auntie Zhu Hua felt that it was boring to stay any longer. Anyway, the tide was about to rise, so she just took her bucket and went home.

The atmosphere also eased.