Chapter 1048: Beaten (10,000 words, Monthly Ticket +16)

"Are the guns all put away?" Ye Yaodong just remembered to ask.

"Locked up, rest assured. It's a pity, there are only two, the others on the other boat probably fell into the sea."

"It's okay, they are all earth guns, it is estimated that the ones on the other boat are also earth guns, nothing to pity."

"Hmm, peace is good."

"This doesn't know how long the boat will be repaired? Fortunately, earned a large sum, it's worth it."

"Do you want to send it to the shipyard? Anyway, it's in the county town, turn a corner, not far."

Ye Yaodong touched his chin and hesitated, "Let the shipyard send a master to repair it in our village?"

"It's not that convenient, drive to the shipyard, the shipyard has everything, it should be more convenient to repair. It's not convenient to go to our village every day, in case you need any special tools that are not easy to move? Don't know if they can arrange manpower to repair in the near future, or drive to the shipyard to repair? Just put the boat behind together to the shipyard to repair."

"That's okay, you ask Uncle Pei, his boat shouldn't have any damage, our boat and the two captured boats are all put to the shipyard to repair, and then we all sit on his boat and go back."

"Then I will talk to him, it hasn't been driven far, it's just right to go to the shipyard."

Ye Fu finished and connected to Pei Fu to talk about it.

Pei Fu naturally had no opinion. His Fengshou boat was fine, without any damage, but the boat dragged behind must be repaired. It is just right to put it to the shipyard together, and when they are all picked up, they can discuss the distribution matter face to face on a boat.

After agreeing, two drag two, all four boats turned a corner collectively and went to the shipyard.

Director Wu received the notice from the guard and saw so many boats docking on the side of the shipyard, and was extremely surprised.

After inquiring, he understood and took the job.

They were all boats ordered from him, and he was responsible for the repair if there was an accident.

However, the repair was not so fast. After all, there were three boats, and it would take at least half a month to repair them all.

This is also the reason why most people choose to order boats nearby. After all, no one can guarantee that the boat will never have problems. If there is a problem, it is naturally closer to home, and the repair is more convenient.

Ye Yaodong also took the opportunity to explain that the shipyard should check the engine bitten by the great white shark to see if there is any problem. Although there was no trouble on the way back, it is hard to guarantee that there is already a safety hazard, but it has not failed yet.

Asked again, is there any more horsepower, and by the way, look at the horsepower of the machine on the fishing boat he captured?

After explaining everything, they moved the things on the boat to the Fengshou boat, and everyone was waiting on it.

He went to his own boat and put a pile of money into the suitcase and locked it, and all his own things that should be brought off the boat were packed.

He didn't take the bedding, it was troublesome. Wait until the boat is repaired and driven back, then dry it and go out to sea.

After thinking about it, he prepared the promised red envelope in advance.

This time he planned to give a little more. After all, he earned a lot this wave, and the matter of encountering robbers was also implicated by him, which also made everyone worried. Dividing the spoils is extra, originally it should be, but comfort is also needed.

Then the boatmen on his boat were implicated and worried, and the Fengshou boat was the same. Originally, he also had shares in the Fengshou boat. After thinking about it, he simply prepared a red envelope for the boatmen on the Fengshou boat.

Two boats entering and exiting together, originally can be considered dependent on each other, relying on each other.

After finishing these, he climbed onto the Fengshou boat.

As soon as he got on the boat, he handed the money just divided to the boatmen above, everyone had a share, and everyone was happy from ear to ear. More than three yuan was higher than a day's wage, not less.

After he took out the shock red envelope prepared in advance, everyone was even happier than the New Year, and they pushed and refused happily.

This is simply too unexpected.

"Alas, originally encountering this matter is bad enough, your boat is also implicated by me, otherwise how could it be attacked by pirates, should be, shock."

"Good, good, good, then we are not polite, today can be considered lucky, so many people, we also won."

"Hehehe, this wave sent them in, it is estimated that they will peel a layer of skin if they don't die. After we dock the provincial capital again, we will be at ease."

"We are eliminating harm for the people..."

Everyone happily took the red envelopes and put them in their pockets, said a few polite words, and then chatted on the deck.

Ye Yaodong also gave one to his father and Uncle Pei. His father put it in his pocket without saying a word, and also persuaded Uncle Pei, who was polite and pushed, to accept it together.

"Should be, everyone contributed in the morning wave, and was also shocked."

"Hehe, A-Dong's work is becoming more and more thoughtful."

"Only with money can it be thoughtful, and only with money can it be generous. Without money, everything is nonsense."

It is just that the red envelope he sent is not big, just 5 yuan to mean it. His own boatmen sent 8 yuan. Originally, they were paid high wages. Everyone knows the risks at sea. Otherwise, why is the wage of going out to sea higher than that of factory workers? It is because of danger, natural disasters and man-made disasters.

Workers work day and night, and boatmen are good if they can go out to sea for half the time in a year.

It is already very good to have a shock.

This is because he just sold 110,000 jin of goods and was generous. Otherwise, if he sold goods normally, there would be nothing, and no one could say anything.

"That is indeed."

"The stolen money is divided, and there are two boats that haven't been divided? This is an accident, and it is also the result of our two boats being attacked and counterattacked. It shouldn't be counted as public property, it should be counted as personal. Boatmen are working for us, originally there are wages, dividing some stolen money is enough. The boat is just for us two masters, one for each, which is easy."

Pei Fu nodded and had no opinion on such distribution.

One boat for each is reasonable. After all, he also drove the boat and commanded the boatmen to contribute. Originally, he was implicated.

"If there is no opinion, then the boat you dragged before belongs to you, and the boat I dragged belongs to me. When repairing, the repair fee is also borne by each."

"Good."

Ye Yaodong thought about it, and there seemed to be nothing else to say.

"Then there is nothing, right? It is happy to distribute it."

"Your boats are sent to repair, it is estimated that you won't be able to go out to sea for at least half a month. I will dock today, continue to go out to sea tomorrow, and won't wait for you."

"Then you have to be careful."

"Hmm, such a big wave was caught, it should be peaceful."

"Best like this."

After discussing the distribution, they all stood on the deck to blow the wind, chatted about other things, and listened to other boatmen on the boat bragging.

Basically, the boatmen on the Dongsheng boat were bragging, one by one telling the process of catching 110,000 jin of Japanese icefish, vividly, gesturing, full of excitement.

After slowing down, after dividing the stolen money and receiving the red envelope, all the emotions of everyone were comforted, and only excitement remained on their faces.

The boatmen on the Fengshou boat didn't know the specific fishing process, only the result. Hearing what everyone said, they were all amazed, and they were all regretting that they didn't see it at that time.

Poor Chen Shi, sandwiched in the middle, couldn't say a word for a long time, and couldn't brag.

It happened that everyone didn't let him say it, he had to say it on the side, and the intermittent voice made everyone jump with anger.

Obviously everyone had heard other people brag and knew the process, but he was still talking about the beginning there. If he didn't give it to him, he had to say it. He treated everyone's disgust as a deaf ear and only cared about talking.

Ye Yaodong laughed to death.

The water road is not as fast as the land road. It was already 4 o'clock when they arrived at the county pier. They delayed for an hour to send those robbers, and as a result, they turned to the shipyard, and delayed for almost an hour.

When they set off to drive to the village, the sky was already dark, and when they arrived at the village, there were no lights in the village.

It was just spring, the weather was not so hot, and not many people sat at the door after dinner. Most of them did some manual work after dinner and went to bed early to save some electricity.

Fortunately, his workshop will have people 24 hours a day. Even if there is no work, no fish to kill, the small room inside also stores a lot of goods.

On the other side, the warehouse and open space also ferment a lot of fish sauce. Of course, someone has to watch it day and night, so that no one watches, let people take advantage of it, and destroy it. Then really cry and have nowhere to cry.

However, I don't know if the guards are all inside, didn't come out, and didn't find them back.

The fishing boat docked in the middle of the sea for a long time, and no one found it.

Ye Yaodong felt that after going ashore later, he had to train them again. It was not yet midnight, and occasionally he had to come out and look around.

Just when they were thinking about whether to wait, or drive the boat to the town, and everyone walked back, so as not to wait on the sea, the light of the flashlight was transmitted from the workshop.

The round small light circle, they also saw it from a distance, and everyone shook the flashlight.

"Know how to come out."

"It is estimated that they didn't expect us to set off the day before yesterday morning and come back so quickly today, so they didn't sit at the door and stare at the surrounding sea."

"Wait a while, it is estimated that they went to get the rocker."

"Fortunately, don't have to drive the boat to the town, otherwise have to walk back for an hour."

"Don't just talk, organize the things to be brought off the boat first, take them out."

"Going out to sea early tomorrow morning, except for dirty clothes, there is nothing to take..."

Everyone was talking on the deck while waiting for the fishing boat at the pier to approach. They had already seen several flashlight lights at the pier.

When the fishing boat opened to the near front, the younger brother was greatly surprised, "Ah, why are they all on the Fengshou boat? Dongge, where is your boat? I saw only one boat, and thought it was the Fengshou boat returning first as usual, and your boat had to be two hours later."

"The boat is a bit broken, driven to the shipyard to repair, so one boat came back first. Don't just talk, help move things first."

The younger brother asked endlessly, Ye Yaodong explained a few words simply, and caused him to exclaim again and again.

Lin Xiuqing and another younger brother were also standing on the shore, and there were several dogs. They came out to help pick up the miscellaneous goods brought back by the Fengshou boat, but they didn't expect to see Ye Yaodong.

"A-Dong? Is your boat back? No... Uncle Pei is also..."

Ye Yaodong drove away, and the dog who wanted to pull on his leg as soon as he saw him, explained to her again impatiently.

Lin Xiuqing's face turned white, "Is everyone okay?"

"People are fine, everyone has no injuries, just the boat is a bit damaged, driven to the county shipyard to repair, wait for a period of time to repair, will call to notify me, then I will go to drive back, this period of time is considered rest. Also, the factory said that our boat can be handed over in about two days, let us prepare the final payment, go to pay in two days, and drive the boat back."

"Ah good, people are fine, the boat is broken, then put it to the shipyard to repair. That is just right, after handing over one, can drive first."

"Hmm."

Several dogs took turns holding his two thighs, making his steps unable to move.

"Go, go, go, go play on the side."

"Just now these dogs were barking wildly at the door, we went out to see, and found the boat docked."

Ye Yaodong reached out and touched the chin of a dog nearby, "It turns out it is your credit, otherwise, we might have to turn around and dock in the town later, and then have to walk back on two legs."

"You guys, it's not long after dark, you have to be alert in the future, occasionally come out and look, who knows if there will be any unexpected situation? Increasing your wages is to let you work better, be serious."

Watching them nod and admit their mistakes, he didn't hold on to it.

After looking, everyone moved the things brought back and the few miscellaneous goods left back to the tractor. He sent the boatmen back to their homes first, and go home to rest early.

Originally, driving the tractor to the pier was to pull some miscellaneous goods. Now there are not many goods, and the Fengshou boat has no miscellaneous goods, all thrown back into the sea. It is also a temporary decision to return.

The existing miscellaneous goods are picked from 110,000 jin of Japanese icefish. He sent the younger brothers to put them in the workshop first. With that little quantity, just call two people to kill them tomorrow, no need to be busy at night.

After the boatmen were gone, the younger brother also drove the tractor back to the workshop, and the only ones left were their own family.

Ye Yaodong carried the password box, talking to A-Qing while walking, and explained in detail the things at sea in the past two days, almost not scaring her.

"So many things happened in just two days of going out to sea, this is too scary."

"Yes, this is a great joy and a great shock, and they are all top-level existences."

"What are you talking about?" Lin Xiuqing didn't understand what he was talking about, but stared at the suitcase in his hand with glowing eyes.

Ye Yaodong took the suitcase in his hand and handed it to her, "Hold it, what I earned is yours."

She couldn't help but grin and smile, and gave him a reproachful look.

"How is it all mine, where is yours and mine between husband and wife."

Ye Fu stood on the side and couldn't help but give Ye Yaodong a look, and whispered, "Is there any honesty?"

Ye Yaodong said to her again: "This trip is quite thrilling, but it also earned a lot, fortunately I am smart and witty."

"Be careful."

"Don't tell the old lady when you go back, so as not to scare her, and then have to pull me to talk endlessly."

"You think I don't say it, she doesn't know? Wait until tomorrow morning, half the village will know."

"Okay, there is really no secret in the village."

They chatted while walking, and Ye Fu also chatted with Pei Fu while walking. After reaching the fork, they went their own way.

The couple also walked to the door.

It was pitch black all around, and there were no lights, and only their house lights were still on there, and other families had gone to bed early.

The old lady stood at the door and kept looking. After seeing him, she greeted him with a smile.

"Is your boat back? Just now that child ran over and said the Fengshou boat was back, I thought you would be a little later."

"Hmm, go in first." Ye Yaodong didn't explain much, just let her think so, and naturally she would know tomorrow, so as not to ask endlessly in the middle of the night.

"Do you want to take a bath or wash your feet first? I will install hot water for you."

Lin Xiuqing pulled the old lady, "I will do it, don't need you."

The old lady smiled and said: "His fishing boat just came back, must have brought back a lot of goods, you still have to look at the workshop, I will arrange the family."

"The miscellaneous goods brought back this trip are not many, don't be busy late at night, wait until tomorrow when you wake up, I will call two people casually."

"Ah? Is it a sudden return, not left in advance?"

Ye Yaodong explained, "Hmm."

"Is the weather outside bad? The weather at home is sunny, very good, the weather at the seaside is really changeable."

"It's not the weather reason, because I caught a net of 110,000 jin of Japanese icefish, sold too much money, didn't dare to put it on my body, so I thought about bringing it back first."

The old lady opened her eyes wide, her mouth opened, and she couldn't find her voice for a long time.

At this time, Ye Xiaoxi opened the bedroom door in autumn clothes and trousers, ran out barefoot, and her cry of dad one by one also called the old lady back to God.

Ye Yaodong smiled and caught the child who rushed at him, hugged her, and opened the zipper of the cotton-padded jacket, wrapping the person in the cotton-padded jacket, like a kangaroo.

"Clothes are taken off, why run out, shoes are not worn, barefoot, cold?"

Ye Xiaoxi hugged him excitedly, her neck twisted and shook her head.

Pei Yu also ran out behind her, barefoot.

Worried that the two were wearing too little and caught a cold, it was still quite cool early and late now, Ye Yaodong hurriedly hugged one and pulled one, and led the two little girls back to the room, putting them in the quilt and hugging them.

The old lady also found her voice, walked into the room, pulled him and asked in disbelief: "Caught 110,000 jin in one net? Really? So much?"

"Really, absolutely true, so I came back early."

"Boom, God bless, Mazu bless, 110,000 jin so much, can the boat hold it?"

"Just barely, the fish warehouse can't hold it, so pile it on the deck, plus the original goods, barely to the maximum load, if there is a little more, it really may not be able to hold it, have to be loaded to the Fengshou boat."

"How about the in-laws? Did he catch it very well?"

"Still okay, I caught a little more, I eat meat and he drinks soup, caught a little, but he also had a good harvest on this trip."

"That's good..."

Lin Xiuqing also brought a basin of water in, "You take a bath first, or soak your feet first, I will cook you a bowl of noodles, it's so late, haven't eaten yet?"

"Didn't eat, very hungry, cook more."

Ye Yaodong took off his dirty clothes and dirty pants, watching the old lady still sitting in the room chattering Amitabha, Mazu bless, grandfather bless...

"Go back to your room and chant, I want to take a bath."

The old lady immediately stood up, "Good, good, good, then you take a bath first, I will go back to the room to chant, Amitabha, it is all Bodhisattva bless, Mazu bless... earn more money, safe and sound..."

Hearing the door close, Ye Yaodong took off his clothes, bare-chested, and prepared to twist a towel to wash his face first.

As a result, as soon as he bent down, there was a little guy on his body, climbing up his back with hands and feet.

"Hehe, ride a horse~ ride a horse~"

He reached out and patted the little butt behind him, stood up straight, and pulled the person off his body.

"Go away, just came back, smell the stink? Wait until I wash clean and then play with you."

"Good, good~"

She was easy to talk to, and climbed to the side to play with Pei Yu.

The two sisters giggled, kept rolling on the bed, rolling from the head of the bed to the end of the bed, and then from the end of the bed to the head of the bed, and then turned into a somersault.

Ye Yaodong was washing his bath well, but he was hit from time to time, or kicked.

When he stood up to wash his butt, one didn't know how to turn, and rolled behind him, but he stood up, and the person fell directly into the gap between his thigh and the bed.

Fortunately, he was hit on his leg, felt the person falling down, and hurriedly straightened his leg, pushing hard towards the bed, tightly wanting to clamp the person between the bed and his calf.

It was said that it was late, but it was fast.

It was just a little second.

The person was not clamped by him, such a big person, where can he clamp it by relying on the back calf, but there is a buffer, and it didn't fall to the ground all at once.

Just fell to the ground with a slow bang, and he also turned his head to catch the person quickly, but watched Ye Xiaoxi not crying, just staring at him with wide eyes full of bewilderment.

Father and daughter stared at each other.

"How to play? Don't look carefully when rolling, fell to the ground, fortunately I clamped you, otherwise look at you not having a bag on your head."

When he said it, he also hugged the person, put it back on the bed, and patted her butt.

"Be honest, don't roll around for me, the new bed is not the old bed, all four sides are wrapped, you can roll as you like. If you fall to the ground again later, I won't catch you, let you fall with a bag on your head."

She flattened her mouth, didn't say a word, lifted the quilt to wrap herself, and then not long after, the sound of crying came from the quilt.

Ye Yaodong turned his head and looked in surprise, "Damn!"

Pei Yu was also sitting there blankly, looking left and looking right, and then went to pull the quilt.

He said speechlessly: "What are you crying for? Didn't cry when you fell to the ground just now, and you know how to cry when you are put on the bed?"

Thinking that he was washing his bath halfway, he hurriedly washed the remaining half first.

Lin Xiuqing cooked the noodles and brought them in, and heard the crying from the quilt, and asked puzzled: "What's wrong? What are you crying for?"

"Don't know, just now rolling around very happily, as a result, almost fell to the ground, I clamped her, let her buffer and fall to the ground, wait until I hugged her and put it on the bed, she drilled into the quilt and cried."

"Finished washing? You eat while it's hot."

She sat on the edge of the bed and lifted the quilt, pulling the person who was crying with tears and nose into her arms to coax.

"What are you crying for? Hmm? Fell?"

She nodded, hugged Lin Xiuqing's neck and continued to cry.

Ye Yaodong sat at the table and ate noodles while saying: "That didn't cry when falling to the ground just now, and only knew how to cry when hugged to the bed. This reflection arc is too long?"

"Is there anywhere you fell? Is there anywhere you hurt?"

She shook her head, and then continued to cry loudly.

Ye Yaodong took a bowl of noodles and leaned to the edge of the bed, clamped an egg and blew it, and then touched her mouth.

"Come, come, come, eat an egg to shock~"

The person who was crying loudly really stopped, her mouth was still flattened there, and after he stuffed the egg in, she chewed with tears in her eyes.

"Hmm, don't cry, come~ wipe the tears, give you another piece~"

Ye Xiaoxi stretched out the back of her hand, wiped her left eye with her left hand, wiped her right eye with her right hand, and then opened her mouth to catch the egg handed over again.

Lin Xiuqing smiled and wiped her nose with a handkerchief, and wiped the remaining tear marks on her face.

Ye Yaodong saw her eating with satisfaction, holding back a smile, and saw Pei Yu looking forward to it on the side, and fed her a bite.

Ye Xiaoxi stretched her head to the front again, "Want more~"

Lin Xiuqing stopped him from feeding again, "You eat yours, don't care about these two, the noodles will be mushy if left for a long time, they want to eat, I will go and fry two more eggs for them now."

"Then you go fry yours, I will feed them two more bites first."

"You eat first, didn't you just shout that you are very hungry."

"Know."

After Ye Yaodong sucked a big bite himself, he fed the two one by one.

After the two little girls were full, they sat side by side waiting to be fed.

After the two little girls had something to eat, they both sat quietly side by side waiting to be fed.

Ye Xiaoxi nodded while eating, not knowing if she understood.

After feeding both, Ye Yaodong ate the remaining noodles, and by the way, ate the two eggs that Lin Xiuqing added later.

After eating and drinking, the couple opened the suitcase.

Looking at the packed money, both eyes were glowing.

Although it was only 20,000 yuan, it was scattered all over the suitcase. It was still very shocking when it was opened. Seeing it with his own eyes, it was more realistic than listening to the numbers.

"So much..."

"That is so much! Damn, this trip really earned big, earned 20,000 yuan at once, really didn't dream of it."

"My good boy, if Dad didn't follow you, and knew you were trawling, I would doubt what you were doing, and you could earn so much in two days, picking up money is not so good."

Lin Xiuqing grabbed a handful here and a handful there, full of surprise.

Anyway, the money in this box was also placed in a mess, scattered everywhere, she didn't care about grabbing it randomly.

"I think so too, picking up money is not as fast as I come."

"Counted?"

"Counted at the beginning, I forgot how much was left after taking it back and forth."

"Where did you take it? Didn't you say you went to the boat directly after selling the goods?"

"Packed a red envelope for the long-term workers to shock."

"Oh."

"You count, count 1,000 yuan and take one out to fold, so as not to mix the quantity."

She nodded happily, and saw a chubby little hand reaching over, and slapped it without hesitation.

"Children are not allowed to move!"

Ye Xiaoxi touched the red back of her hand, drilled directly into Ye Yaodong's arms, and stretched her arm in front of him, flattened her mouth, and complained silently.

Ye Yaodong smiled and touched it twice, blew it for her, "It doesn't hurt, this money is your mother's, can't touch it."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and gave him a look, and continued to organize and count silently.

"Do you know what your mother likes most?"

Ye Xiaoxi looked at him ignorantly.

"Money, your mother likes money most, hahahahaha~"

Lin Xiuqing smiled and touched a handful of money, couldn't help but pat him twice, "Don't you like money?"

"Like! I also like money most, hahahaha~"

"Blame you, forgot how much I counted again."

"Then you count again, experience the joy of counting money more."

Lin Xiuqing laughed happily, "Don't you help count."

"I counted it once when I received the money, now it is your turn, the joy of this box of money tonight belongs to you."

She laughed happily.

Ye Yaodong hugged the child and rolled around to accompany them to play, and the room was full of laughter.

After half an hour, Lin Xiuqing counted back and forth twice, and then put the money neatly on the table.

"Finished counting?"

"Finished counting, plus these, our family now has 60,000 in integer money, and more than 20,000 in change, the dark box is almost unable to hold it."

"Are you still complaining that there is too much money?"

"No, I am thinking about when we take the change to the bank to change it?"

"Otherwise, save some in the bank?"

"That won't work, who knows if people recognize the account after saving for a long time, their own money is naturally in their own hands."

"Okay, then keep all the change, anyway, the temporary workers hired are a few yuan each time they finish the settlement. Didn't you use malted milk cans to classify and pack 1 fen 2 fen 5 fen? That malted milk can is so big, it is enough to hold a lot, wait until it really can't hold it, then we will change it."

"Hmm, I will put these away first."

"A boat can be handed over in these two days, remember to clear the final payment first."

"Know, anyway, there is no work in these two days, if you want to drive the boat, tell me, I will prepare the money for you."

"Good."

Ye Yaodong thought about it and asked again, "Have you seen Lin Ji in these two days?"

"No, I don't have time to wander around the village all day, what are you looking for him for?" 【10

"No, I don't have time to wander around the village all day. Why are you looking for him again?"

"The caviar is still stuck in my hands. I want to ask him if he wants it. Last time he only said he'd ask about it, and then he disappeared."

"Is it because he just got this batch of canned fish and shipped it away first, so he hasn't come back yet?" Lin Xiuqing said in a low voice.

"Maybe. I also wanted to ask him to buy a telescope. He just said this thing is a niche item and hard to get, so I have to wait."

"What telescope? What's it for?"

"It allows you to see more clearly at sea. For example, when we encountered pirates this time, relying just on our eyes on the boat, how could we see clearly how many people were far away? Plus, the sunlight is blinding. With a telescope, you can see clearly."

Lin Xiuqing nodded, "Then this should be bought."

"Don't you feel the pinch? This thing is very expensive, it might cost several hundred or a thousand yuan."

"So expensive!" She felt a pang of heartache, but still said, "As long as it's useful, how can money be more important than your safety? Then when you get up tomorrow, go to his house and ask his wife."

"Okay."

Ye Yaodong held his daughter contentedly and kissed her.

Ye Xiaoxi also happily kissed him back several times, smearing his whole face with saliva.

"Ah, you're so disgusting, it's all your saliva... wiping it on me, wiping it on me..."

Ye Yaodong rubbed his head against her chest, which made her giggle with laughter, dodging and running all over the bed.

"It's so ticklish, don't~ don't~"

After Lin Xiuqing put all the money away, she locked the cabinets. The people on the bed were still there giggling, playing, and rolling around.

"Alright, stop playing. It's very late, it's almost 10 o'clock. Hurry up and coax them to sleep. If you make such a racket, you'll disturb the neighbors."

Ye Yaodong also immediately held down the two children in his arms, smiling and patting their heads, "Alright, time to sleep, stop playing."

"Still want to play~"

"Play tomorrow, it's time to sleep now. If you don't sleep, you won't grow tall."

"Okay."

Ye Xiaoxi climbed directly to her spot and then pulled the quilt over herself.

Pei Yu also climbed inside next to her. When the two of them pressed together, they giggled for a while.

"You guys sleep first, I'll go out for a round, check everything, and then come back in." After Lin Xiuqing finished speaking, she also pulled the power cord for the electric light.

Ye Yaodong also lay down, patted Ye Xiaoxi's chest, who was snuggled up close, and coaxed her to sleep one pat at a time.

Unexpectedly, the little girl also turned her head and stretched out her little hand to pat his chest continuously.

Truly thoughtful.

The two little rascals didn't even come downstairs to take a look.

The next morning, seeing him sitting there eating, they asked in surprise: "Dad, why are you back!"

"I can't come back?"

"I said I heard Little Sister calling for Dad last night, but Big Brother said no."

"I went to the stairs to look, and I just saw Mom secretly cooking something to eat."

"Couldn't you have asked one more question?"

"Then she would know I wasn't asleep."

"Then why were you awake so late?"

Ye Chenghu shrank his neck and didn't speak.

"Big Brother was playing with the piggy banks. Mom bought two piggy banks yesterday."

"Oh? What do they look like?"

Ye Chengyang eagerly ran upstairs to get them for him.

It was a ceramic piggy bank of a little boy with a slot for coins on top. Paper money could also be stuffed in if folded, but when he flipped it over to look at the bottom, he found there was no opening.

He was amused instantly; it could only go in, not out.

Lin Xiuqing also said with a smile, "This one is the little boy's. The other one is a plastic piggy bank in the shape of a small television. Both are designed so you can only put money in and not take it out. This avoids them spending money recklessly. Which family's children have as much money as they do?"

"There's also a television-shaped one?"

"Yes. When I went to the market a while ago, I never saw a suitable piggy bank. I took advantage of the good weather yesterday to go to town to buy fabric, intending to... make two small outfits, and I just happened to see them at the supply and marketing cooperative. The television-shaped piggy bank comes with a key, which I've put away."

"That's great. Cultivate their good habit of saving money from a young age. Just right, by the time they save until they're 18, it'll be enough to get a wife."

"Don't want a wife, this is my money, can't give it to a wife." Ye Chengyang hugged the piggy bank like a miser and protested.

"Don't want a wife, you want money? Then what about you, Ye Chenghu? Do you want a wife?"

"Don't want one!"

Lin Xiuqing said with a smile: "How would they know what a wife is? Don't tease them."

"I know, a wife is someone who wants to sleep with me, I don't want one."

"Why?"

"Didn't I say? It's so crowded when sleeping. Yang Yang always kicks me when he sleeps, and he steals my quilt. It's so annoying."

"Alright."

Lin Xiuqing tapped the table, "Hurry up and eat, don't nag."

"Dad, you're back. Can we go earn wages again today?"

"Probably not today. The cargo brought back is small, so it probably won't be your turn to work."

"Why didn't you bring back more?"

"What, are you addicted to making money?"

The two brothers nodded desperately.

Ye Chengyang even shook the piggy bank and said happily: "It's already much heavier. Mom said when it's full, I'll be grown up."

"Pretty much, then you can smash it open with a hammer."

"No, can't smash it open."

"That's even better. When you fill it up, ask your mom to buy you another one and keep saving."

Ye Chengyang nodded, smiling until his eyes disappeared.

Ye Yaodong ate for a while before noticing there were still two big bowls of porridge on the table that no one had come to eat.

"Where are my parents? Why so late today? I'm already up, and they still haven't come over to eat?"

"I don't know? Maybe they got up late."

Could his parents actually get up late?

Speak of the devil and he shall appear.

As soon as Ye Mu entered the door, she asked: "Dongzi, did you get a share of the money on the boat?"

Ye Fu followed behind into the room and kept winking at him, but was caught red-handed by Ye Mu as she turned her head.

"Are your eyes cramping or are they just not working right?"

"No, I was walking too fast and got some sand in my eyes, so I blinked a few times."

"At your age, you'd be laughed to death if this got out. Who are you hiding private money for? Have you taken a fancy to some young widow?"

"What nonsense are you spouting! The children are still here, saying things like that, you'll be laughed at if it gets out."

"I've already heard from people that you guys fought pirates yesterday and split quite a few stacks?"

"What? What pirates?"

The old lady immediately sat up from her recliner in excitement and hurriedly pulled Ye Fu to ask: "What pirates? How did you end up fighting pirates?"

"Huh?" Ye Fu looked here and there.

The old lady hit him on the calf with her cane again, "What 'huh'? Are you mute? I'm asking you a question, looking around everywhere, who are you looking at? At your age, you still want to lie to people... after lying to your wife, you want to lie to your old mother..."

"No, what did I lie to you about? Why are you hitting me? It's early in the morning, the whole village is talking about it, and you're blaming me for not knowing?"

"Who told you not to say anything? I'm at my age, can I still run around everywhere all day?"