Chapter 1049: Nothing to do, don't visit the Three Treasures Hall (10,000 words, Monthly Ticket +17)

Ye Fu was depressed to death.

What did this have to do with him?

Dongzi didn't say anything when he came back, and after hearing about it from his wife's mouth, she still wanted to hit him?

There was no justice.

Ye Fu was so annoyed that he gripped his cane directly, "Can you be reasonable? What does it have to do with me? Why are you all coming at me?"

"You were born by me, the others weren't, so if I don't hit you, who do I hit? If I don't blame you, who do I blame? Hurry up and tell me about these pirates. One or two of you come back without saying a word, and when you encounter something, you don't say anything..."

"Ask your precious grandson to tell you." Ye Fu glared at her and sat down in his seat to start eating.

Ye Mu, however, wouldn't let it go and leaned in close to him, "The whole village has been talking about it since early this morning. You all split a lot of money after fighting the pirates."

"Where did all that money come from? Listening to the wind and believing in the rain. That was just pocket money Dongzi searched from the pirates. Who carries a lot of money when they go out to sea to rob? It's just a little bit of change, where would there be a lot of money?"

"Then how much money was split? Do you not need to tell me anything when you come back? I have to find out from other people's mouths. When people ask me, I don't know anything. What are you hiding?"

"Can't I keep money in my pocket? Why should I give it all to you? I also need to buy some food for my grandson and buy two boxes of tobacco for myself. Is it right for a man to have no money in his pocket?"

"Did I say I wouldn't give it to you? Why are you hiding it like this? Are you guarding against thieves?"

Ye Fu glared at her, thinking to himself, isn't that exactly what I'm doing?

Although she manages everything inside and outside the house, and she is the one who runs the household, and he is very at ease, what's wrong with hiding a little private money?

If he told her everything, would it still be able to reach his hands? She says it so nicely, but would she really give it to him? It would be good if half of it remained by the time it reached his hands.

"Are you angry that I hid private money, or are you angry because when people ask you, you don't know anything and have nothing to say?"

Ye Mu angrily pinched him.

Ye Yaodong was also telling the old lady about what happened at sea, downplaying the process of encountering the pirates.

He focused on the fact that he stayed in the cockpit and took down both of their ships without showing his face, which left the old lady stunned.

"Ah? That's how you beat them all?"

"Yeah, as long as I don't feel sorry for the ship, there's nothing to be afraid of. Fighting is about momentum. You strike down their arrogance the moment you meet, and make them afraid first."

"Is that so? And then you didn't even have to fight, and they fell into the sea?"

"It wasn't quite like that. We had guns on the ship. Everyone held guns, hid in the cabin and the corridor of the ship's side, and fought a bit sneakily while crouching there. Their steering wheel was on the outside, so the person driving the ship was a target. How could they not be afraid? If they panicked, wouldn't that give me an opportunity? So I thought it was too simple, nothing to brag about, so I didn't say anything. Anyway, nothing happened, it was just a bit thrilling."

"You have to be more careful in the future... It's good that nothing happened. If something happens, you have to say it when you get home, you can't hide it..."

The old lady grabbed his arm and touched it, seeing that he was full of vigor and feeling that nothing was wrong, she was slightly relieved.

"I know."

"Dad, did you tell Big Brother and Ye Erge? Their two trawlers can be delivered within this month. Let them prepare the money in advance."

"No, didn't I just come over? I haven't gone to tell them yet."

Ye Mu said unexpectedly, "Didn't your Big Brother and Ye Erge order them a day or two before you? Why is yours being delivered first?"

"They said there weren't enough spare parts, so they used them on my ship first. Theirs will have to wait. Anyway, it's all within the delivery period. Big Brother and Ye Erge haven't been going over to urge them every few days, so they prioritized my ship first. Anyway, they are building several groups at the same time."

"This is because they are more familiar with Dongzi and he is a big client, so they prioritized him. Originally, the three brothers ordered them a day apart, so it's normal for the later one to come out on top," Ye Fu said.

"It looks like the efficiency has increased a lot."

"I also feel that there are many more people in their factory."

Ye Mu asked, "Then when will the big ship that you three brothers are partnering on be ready?"

"Middle of next year, we'll see then."

"More ships again, the house is full of ships..."

"Isn't it good to have many ships? This is all family wealth."

"It's fine if you have enough manpower, you can just hand it over to others to do, hand it over to others to receive the goods. Your Big Brother and Ye Erge are getting two fishing boats back, and next year they will have to change to new ships again. If these two ships are rented out, won't your two sisters-in-law have to go help receive the goods?"

"That's nothing. Women can hold up half the sky. Anyway, the two sisters-in-law just weave and mend nets at home, and do some odd jobs for my workshop. Having one more ship can also mean one more source of income."

Ye Mu didn't say anything more. She was already numb to the number of ships in the house. At first, when there were one or two, then two or three, she was extremely happy. Later on, although she was happy, she wasn't as surprised or excited anymore.

Compared to the people in the village, they were far ahead, there was no comparison.

Each son brought out was not something other people in the village could compare to.

Now comparing with others, it's simply bullying.

"So how many pieces were split? I heard you also gave everyone a red envelope to calm their nerves. How much money is it? Does your dad have one?"

Ye Yaodong glanced at his mother and also looked up at his father.

It was a bit difficult to handle, how much should he say?

"Why are you looking at me? There weren't many pieces split in the first place, just enough for me to keep in my pocket for pocket money."

The old lady also interjected, "What kind of red envelope does your dad need? He's not an outsider. Is he embarrassed to take your money?"

"Why am I embarrassed? Am I not a person? I also put in the effort."

"I'm done eating, you guys sort it out yourselves."

After Ye Yaodong shoveled the remaining bit of porridge into his mouth, he put down his bowl and chopsticks and immediately walked out, moving away from the center of the war.

The two sons also followed closely behind him and ran out.

The fishing boats drifting on the sea were already out of sight. Who knew what time the Harvest set off early in the morning.

"Hurry up~ School's starting~ Let's go~"

"Are you guys ready?"

"Hurry up and go, there's no time..."

"No time for what? It's still early. Are you going to school to copy homework?"

"Shh shh~"

A group of children at the entrance were calling out to their friends everywhere.

Early in the morning, the women around were hanging clothes at the door, finishing their grocery shopping, and standing there in twos and threes chatting.

The village had been spreading since early morning that they caught 110,000 jin of Japanese grenadier in one net, and encountered pirates on the way back. It was spread as thrilling as it could be, as surprising as it could be, with nose and eyes, as if everyone had experienced it themselves.

Everyone greeted him after seeing him and asked a few related questions.

Ye Yaodong was bored, so he stood at the door and answered a few questions. After seeing his father and mother come out, he handed it over to them, let his mother join them in high spirits, and went to the workshop to take a look.

There weren't many groceries brought back yesterday, just a few thousand jin scattered. There was no need to call many people. Lin Xiuqing had already arranged it this morning. When he went, the inside was a scene of thriving busyness.

"Fighting every day, never stopping. I don't know if they can still live this life..."

"It's been smashed like this, they probably can't live anymore, right?"

"Indeed, when a husband and wife fight in an ordinary family, the wife's family comes to persuade them to make up. How can the wife's family also join in the fight, fighting so fiercely? It's strange if they can make up."

"They should just stick together. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy for these two to find someone else, their reputations are so bad."

"That's right. If they divorce, how could anyone living nearby look up to this couple..."

"That's hard to say. Asheng's mother likes this kind. As long as she can give birth to a son, this one has already given birth to two sons..."

"That's hilarious. It's a good thing Asheng is getting married at the end of the year..."

"How could she be so confused? Didn't you see the fate of the Rat? Asheng's mother just keeps Wang Lizhen on her lips, how could she not know that she can't marry her home? That couple is also a case of evil being met by evil."

"I heard that Asheng's mother got some folk prescription from somewhere yesterday, made a bowl of Chinese medicine, said it was for stabilizing the fetus, and took it over to give to the new daughter-in-law to eat. As a result, the new daughter-in-law poured it out. Her mother-in-law sat on the ground crying and making a scene again, saying that the new daughter-in-law was deliberately going against her, taking her good intentions as a donkey's liver and lungs..."

Ye Yaodong listened to the gossip of these old women, his ears pricked up.

Great, he just wanted to know if anything had happened in the village recently.

Now he didn't need to go around the village. He could just pull up a stool and sit in the workshop, and he would know everything that had happened in the village recently.

It wasn't that he was gossiping, it was just that the things from a while ago all had something to do with him. He just wanted to hear about the subsequent developments, he was really curious.

"Is that medicine proper medicine? If it's proper medicine, why not take it?"

"They say it's proper medicine, but no one knows where she got it from. After making a scene, the Women's Federation went to ask the barefoot doctor in the village, and they said it wasn't prescribed by the barefoot doctor."

"This family is also capable of making scenes..."

"They made a scene from morning to afternoon yesterday. The husband says he has reason, the wife says she has reason. If you ask me, medicine shouldn't be taken randomly..."

"In the end, it's because she's over thirty and has no son. She's also doing it for the new daughter-in-law's own good, but the new daughter-in-law just doesn't appreciate it."

"That new daughter-in-law is also fierce. She sat on the bed and pointed at her nose and scolded her, saying that she couldn't stand to see her son and daughter-in-law getting along well, and had to make something happen to disgust them."

"If you ask me, when a couple lives their life, why does she manage so much? It's not like he's the only son. They have several sons, why must she stare at this son's family affairs?"

"That's because this son is worrying. He had no wife and no children. Now he has a wife, but she can't stabilize the fetus. I heard that she even wanted to come over to ask for compensation at the time, but was stopped by Asheng, who scolded her, and that's why she didn't come over."

"Right, they say she kept scolding his wife because of this, saying that his wife was alienating the relationship between mother and son..."

Ye Yaodong didn't know about this. So there was a story behind it. It was really like watching a big play. His Second Aunt was really a pit for her son.

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is really complicated.

It's a good thing his mother, although a bit gossipy, isn't that extreme.

He continued to sit for a while, listening to these women talk about whose daughter-in-law is how, not filial to the elderly, doesn't know how to live, is lazy, or goes back to her parents' home every three days...

Whose family gave birth to a son, whose family added a granddaughter, whose family's elder passed away, and so on...

Anything could be brought up to talk about. Look at whose chicken is brooding and starting to hatch chicks, they even talked about that.

Lin Xiuqing finished tidying up the house, saw him pull up a stool in the workshop, sit behind those women, and pull a basket of fish to sort, and didn't bother him.

Ye Yaodong also felt that if he wanted to know anything in the future, he would just come to the workshop and sit for a while, and he would be sure to know every move in the village.

After he heard enough, he finished picking the basket of goods in his hand and went to find Lin Xiuqing.

"It's been more than half a month, where are the three promised lambs?"

"Why didn't you ask her when Mom was here this morning? Why come and ask me now?"

"Wasn't I watching her settle accounts with Dad? So I didn't ask, let her settle them in peace."

"Ask again when we eat at noon."

The Big Sister-in-law and Second Sister-in-law next to them also curiously followed up and asked.

"You guys want to buy sheep again? Who's going to herd them? Can you handle it?"

"For Yangyang to herd? Can he still study after herding sheep for a few days?"

"If I don't buy a few sheep for him to herd, he'll just run around blindly all day and not be home. He's busier than me. Now I'll buy a few sheep for him to herd, let him herd to his heart's content. When he goes to school next year, he won't be thinking about herding sheep like the others, and he won't be idle at home making trouble all day."

"Why do I feel like he'll be even less willing to go to school after herding?"

Lin Xiuqing was stunned for a moment, her expression became uncertain, and she also looked at Ye Yaodong.

"Why are you looking at me? When it's time to go to school, he has to go whether he wants to or not."

Ye Yaodong didn't have this anxiety. What does it matter if he can study or not? Not studying won't kill anyone. In his previous life, he didn't look like he was cut out for studying anyway.

Could it be that he would love studying if he didn't herd sheep?

"Where did Dad go again? I haven't seen him come over to take a look after eating."

"They said he went up the mountain to see how the tomb repair is going these past two days, if they have started repairing it yet."

"How could it be that fast? Chiseling stones takes a long time, and they still have to be moved to the cemetery. It has been raining for a while, and it has only been sunny for a few days, how could it be that fast to start repairing?"

"Then he still goes up and down several times all day long."

"Repairing a tomb is a big deal, how can he be at ease without watching it? Anyway, he's idle."

Ye Yaodong didn't say anything else, walked around with his hands behind his back, went to the next door to wander around, and then walked towards Lin Ji's house.

Without a doubt, he missed again. He was like a dragon that sees its head but not its tail. He had never seen anyone busier than him.

After leaving a message, he walked slowly towards home again.

In broad daylight, he had nowhere to go now. All his friends had gone out to sea, each one more positive and upward than the last. He wanted to find someone to talk to but couldn't find anyone, so he could only go home and watch TV.

However, as soon as he got home, he saw the two little ones squatting at the door of the empty room on the first floor, looking at him with some curiosity.

Looking around, there was only a brooding hen in the straw nest they had made, hatching chicks. There was nothing strange in the other rooms, all of them were piles of dried fish stacked high.

He also squatted behind them and asked in a low voice, "Why are you squatting here? Watching the chicks hatch?"

"Shh~" Ye Xiaoxi turned her head and pouted, putting her index finger to her lips and shushing, "Can't disturb Mommy Chicken~"

"Mommy Chicken??"

Ye Xiaoxi nodded, "Grandma said so, can't disturb."

"What's so good about this?"

The old lady sat there watching TV and said with a smile, "The two of them discovered the hen was brooding yesterday, so they were very curious and squatted there for a long time. I don't know what's so good about it. They just finished eating this morning and squatted there again."

"It's good, want to see baby chickens."

The world of children makes adults a bit dumbfounded and unable to understand.

"Let's go, don't keep squatting. I'll take you to dig for earthworms, and then bring them over to feed Mommy Chicken, want to?"

"Want to!" Ye Xiaoxi immediately responded loudly.

Pei Yu pulled her arm, and just like her previous appearance, pouted, put her index finger to her lips, and reminded her in a small voice, "Shh~"

"Shh~"

The two little girls kept the same action, kept pouting and shushing, and then like thieves, looking around, walked out lightly.

Ye Yaodong found it funny watching from behind. It was the first time he discovered that little girls had such a cute side. When the two stinky boys were young, they were never this cute.

Today, both of them were wearing the same red clothes, tied with the same two little buns, like twins.

Pei Yu was wearing Ye Xiaoxi's sweater from last year. Ye Xiaoxi grew very fast and was taller and stronger than ordinary children. After the clothes became short, Lin Xiuqing gave them to Pei Yu to wear after the New Year, and then took the time to knit another one exactly the same.

After it got hot these two days, she didn't put cotton-padded jackets on them anymore, just sweaters. Today, it was rare to see the two wearing exactly the same thing, like twins.

Daughters are still cuter to look at.

He sighed while following behind. It's a good thing he has a daughter in this life, otherwise, wouldn't he be envious of A Guang to death?

"Wait, wait, take a can to hold them..."

Ye Yaodong took an empty iron box of fish canned food from the window sill at the door before walking towards the two little girls.

Lin Xiuqing couldn't bear to throw away these iron boxes. She picked up the empty boxes after eating canned fish, and didn't know what they were for, so she put them on the window sill at the door, waiting for when they could be used at any time.

He went to break off two small pieces of bamboo and handed them to the two girls, letting them dig the soil.

At this time, there is a lot of spring rain, the soil on the ground is still damp, the temperature is rising, and earthworms are starting to move. And now it's early in the morning, which is also very suitable for digging earthworms.

Pei Yu only dug twice in the soil before seeing a long, wriggling earthworm. She was so excited that she immediately called out, "Buggy~ Buggy~"

"It's an earthworm." Ye Yaodong corrected her.

Ye Xiaoxi also dug one up at this time, and was also calling out happily there, "Earthworm~"

After calling, she reached out to grab it, catching the earthworm that was about to drill into the soil again.

"Caught it~ Sister? Grab it~"

Pei Yu shook her head. Seeing that half of the earthworm's body had drilled into the soil again, she just kept digging there, continuing to dig this earthworm out, but she didn't dare to reach out.

"Grab it..."

"Don't want to, scared~" she said in a milky voice.

"Don't be afraid, here you go."

Ye Xiaoxi righteously grabbed Pei Yu's hand and put the earthworm into her palm, but it scared her so much that she sat directly on the ground and started crying loudly.

The earthworm also fell to the ground and drilled into the soil.

Ye Xiaoxi looked at her, stunned.

Ye Yaodong hurriedly patted and coaxed her, and said to Ye Xiaoxi, "She doesn't dare to grab it, don't scare her, just grab your own."

"Sister is afraid of buggy, coward!"

After she said this, she immediately squatted down again, huffing and puffing, and started digging again, catching the earthworm that had escaped, and then put it into the iron box of the fish can.

"Caught it, I'm so great!"

After she praised herself happily, she continued to dig for the one Pei Yu had dug up and escaped.

"Caught it again, Sister look~ soft and squishy~"

Ye Yaodong looked at this happy wild girl and laughed along, "Put it in the can, don't bring it in front of her. When Sister digs one up later, you help her grab it."

She smiled, revealing a row of teeth, her eyes disappearing, and nodded heavily in happiness, "I'll help Sister grab it."

Pei Yu also stopped crying, opened her wet, big eyes to look at the wriggling earthworm in the fish can, and boldly took the bamboo piece in her hand to stir it. After playing for a while, she also grinned and laughed, and then followed suit and started digging again.

Ye Yaodong saw that the two were laughing again, so he took a newspaper, sat on the recliner at the door and rocked. It's good to find something for them to do, so they don't chase chickens and dogs, and run around everywhere.

He didn't dig anymore, he wasn't a child, why play with earthworms.

The spring sun was warm, and even the wind blowing over felt warm, much better than the cold wind on the sea. On the sea, he still had to wear a cotton-padded jacket, but after going ashore, he only needed to wear a base layer and a thin sweater.

At this moment, when the sun shone, he felt that wearing a sweater was hot, so he simply took it off, covered his face with it to block the sun, didn't read the newspaper, leisurely rocked the recliner, and listened to the laughter of the two little girls in his ears.

Just when he was leisurely, someone called him at the door, breaking the warmth in the courtyard.

"A-Dong?"

He sat up in confusion, looked at the courtyard gate, and then greeted him with a full face of smiles.

"What wind blew Chen Shuji here? If there's anything, just let someone come over and call me, I'll go find you. Come, come, come, come in and sit..."

"I heard it spread all over the village as soon as I got up, and I knew you were at home, so I came over to take a look."

"Want some tea? We don't have anything else at home."

"No need, no need, just talking is fine."

After Chen Shuji sat down, he looked at the two children digging soil on the side, "This little one has been raised in your house all along."

"Her parents went to the city, and since no one was watching her, they left her with me to raise for a few months. These two staying together also have a companion. What's the matter? How have you been lately?"

"Good, good, just have something I want to discuss with you."

He paused, looked at Ye Yaodong's confused expression and said, "It's like this, isn't today April 23rd? The lunar calendar is already the third day of the third month..."

"Ah? Is it already the third day of the third month today? Isn't that my daughter's second birthday? Xiao Jiu, come here..."

Ye Xiaoxi listened to the affectionate call, turned her head to look, and immediately shook her head like a rattle, "Don't want to, still want to dig for buggy."

"No, today is your birthday, I forgot..."

As soon as he got up in the morning, his mother was making trouble for his father, so he didn't even have time to look at the calendar after eating and slipped away. He had forgotten what date it was today.

It was also because in this era, the problem of food and clothing had just been solved, and no one celebrated birthdays. Only relatively special birthdays would be celebrated, such as the first birthday, and only every ten years would they celebrate, at most eating a longevity noodle, with two poached eggs. In daily life, they probably even forgot when their own birthdays were.

He had been back for three years, and he hadn't remembered his own birthday in any of those years. It was only after many days had passed that he accidentally remembered that his birthday had passed.

This second birthday wasn't anything important, so A-Qing didn't specifically remind him. Originally, no one in the whole family had celebrated a birthday in these years.

He called out to the child several times, but Ye Xiaoxi wouldn't even turn her head. Only at the beginning did she turn her head, but now she kept shaking her head and twisting her butt with her back to him, unwilling to move.

Chen Shuji patted him on the shoulder, "I'm talking to you about business, not here to remind you of the child's birthday."

He had just started, but was interrupted, and only heard him muttering about the child's birthday.

"What business? I thought you heard the gossip in the village this morning and came over to chat because you had nothing to do."

He really thought so, otherwise, he couldn't think of anything else that would bring him to him.

"It's like this, isn't today the third day? Mazu's birthday is on the twenty-third of the third month..."

Ye Yaodong looked suddenly enlightened, "Oh~ Mazu's birthday is also coming... And then?"

Why did he come over to tell him?

Had a kind of ominous premonition.

"Then, I was thinking that since we made it so grand last year, our village's Mazu Temple is the largest and most spectacular in the whole county, and it was also in the local newspaper at the time. It makes no sense not to make it lively this year."

He nodded, "That's for sure, it's a must. We can't just let it go silent like this. We must carry forward this kind of folk custom."

"What's more, Mazu protects the peace of one side of the sea, so her birthday must be taken seriously. It must be made lively, and it should be like last year, with a parade, patrolling the whole town. All Mazu in the world are one family."

"And at that time, some fishermen from surrounding towns and villages also ran over to donate money and contribute. Those who donated money must be protected, and those who didn't donate must also be protected. Everyone's faith is also a kind of faith power. Every village must be patrolled to keep everyone peaceful."

Chen Shuji smiled, praised him again and patted him, "Right, you're right. We old guys also thought so. It's not easy to build such a large Heavenly Empress Palace, it all depends on everyone's money and effort. Mazu protects the peace of our sea area, so we must take it seriously. What's more, you caught pirates so easily today, it must be inseparable from Mazu's protection."

Ye Yaodong nodded in agreement.

"This year is the second year of the completion of the Heavenly Empress Palace, it can't be so desolate. We must hold it grandly, it only happens once a year. So we old guys discussed it, this year it will be the same as last year, invite a theatrical troupe to perform for a few days, and let the whole village be lively."

"It should be..."

"It's just that we won't invite them for so many days, it's too expensive. We'll just invite them for three days, that's enough. After singing for three days, Mazu will also patrol for three days, then go to the temple on the birthday, and the whole village will eat a banquet at noon, eating for peace."

"Good, good, good..."

"It's just that singing for three consecutive days will cost a lot of money, and patrolling for three days will definitely have to take care of the men's food and drink for three days..."

Ye Yaodong understood instantly. This wasn't discussing with him, this was coming to ask for money.

He just said, he wasn't a village cadre. If they wanted to hold a celebration and make it lively, the cadres could decide for themselves. Why did they specifically come over to tell him? He wasn't a big shot.

Donating money, it's only right, it's Mazu's birthday.

"... This benefits the whole village, so the whole village must raise money together. However, some families are quite difficult, so it's not appropriate to ask for too much. If it's too little, it definitely won't be held... If individuals don't pay, everyone will definitely have opinions. Everyone watches the play together, and everyone is protected by Mazu..."

"Understand, I get it. If we are talking about funding, every household must pay the same amount, otherwise some people will have opinions. How about this, I am now a big household in the village, with many ships, so I should let Mazu protect me more, and it's only right to donate more. I'll donate 500 yuan."

Chen Shuji was pleasantly surprised, his old face instantly bloomed with a smile, and he was very happy.

"500!!! Good, good, good, you are the most sincere, you directly solved my problem. No wonder Mazu has always protected you to be safe and get rich. Just for this intention of yours, it's only right to protect you."

"It's only right. Mazu protects me to be safe and get rich, so I must also add bricks and tiles to her and do my part."

"Good, good, good. When we old guys were discussing yesterday, we were wondering that the funds donated by the villagers would definitely not be enough for 6 days of activities, and we were worried. Now that you've helped solve it, our activities will definitely be held grandly and well."

"Then I came back at the right time."

"Right, this is all Mazu's protection."

Ye Yaodong also nodded with a smile, "Then how much money does the village plan to let the villagers pay per household?"

"Thinking of letting each household pay two yuan, so everyone can take it out, and no one will cry poor there, so as not to disturb the birthday celebration."

"That's about it. If 400 households in the village pay two yuan each, that's 800 yuan. Adding my donation, it should be enough to invite a theatrical troupe and the food and drink for three days of patrolling."

"Enough, enough. When Mazu's parade ends and she goes to the temple, let each family pay extra money for the banquet at noon. It's voluntary. If you are willing to eat a peace meal, pay another two yuan each. If you don't want to, forget it."

"Hey, this peace meal doesn't necessarily have to be limited to our village. If people from other villages or other towns want to come over to eat for peace, they can too. All Mazu in the world are one family. Anyway, as long as they pay, we'll open a few more tables."

"This is possible, eating a peace meal can protect the men in the family who go out to sea more."

"Good, then when will the fundraising start? I'll let A-Qing send the money over."

"Good, good, good. We'll prepare to broadcast in the afternoon, and tomorrow we'll let people go door-to-door to collect money and count it. Thank you. It's a blessing for our village to have a boss like you. No wonder Mazu protects you to get rich together."

"Oh, what kind of boss am I? I just have a few ships. The workshop is also doing small things there. It's good enough that no one comes to find trouble with me."

"Who dares to find trouble with you? You just catch fish and sell dried fish. You are a proper fisherman selling local specialties, not reselling. It's fine. If people from the town ask, we will help you speak."

"Good, good. If I do better and better, I can definitely bring benefits to the villagers, provide more employment positions, and earn more extra money."

The end of the 1970s just ended the big pot of rice, economic reform was quite difficult, and development was not that fast. Most people were doing small things. In the past few years, small businesses were allowed, but not big ones. This year it seems to be much better. He seems to have heard that loans can be made, and it is allowed to do big and strong things.

"Hmm, okay. Then with your donation, our big problem is solved. I have to go back and tell the others, we will discuss it again, set a plan, and then we have to set the theatrical troupe in advance."

"Good."

After Chen Shuji achieved his goal, he walked away with a happy face.

Ye Yaodong continued to sit back on the recliner and rock, thinking about the donation in his heart. 500 yuan is not much to him now, it's good to be able to do his part and add bricks and tiles.

He can continue to keep it like this every year in the future, of course, provided that he has money every year.

This group of old spirits is quite good at thinking, the first one they thought of was to find him.

He just said, nothing to do, don't visit the Three Treasures Hall.

However, it's good to continue to retain this traditional culture of parading, it's also a unique custom and honor of their village, and continuing for decades is also a cultural heritage.

While rocking, he fell asleep, and it wasn't until a lion's roar in his ears that he woke up.

"Ouch, look at you two, playing until you're covered in it. What is your father doing? Sitting there himself and not managing you. You were wearing clean clothes just this morning, it's only been half a day, and you're playing with water or soil all day. I didn't see you for a blink of an eye, and you made yourself so scary..."

"Dad told us to dig for buggy..."

"Dig your ghost, sitting there yourself, sending them to dig for earthworms..."

"Want to feed Mommy Chicken..."

"Mommy Chicken is hungry..."

Two childish words rang out one after another, and Lin Xiuqing's voice was also constantly nagging there.

Ye Yaodong sat up and said indifferently, "What does it matter if you play with mud? Just wash it off if it's dirty. They didn't do anything, and they didn't run around everywhere."

"This is what you taught, following you every day, they are covered in it."

"Even if they don't follow me, they are covered in it every day. There's no difference. It's good if they play happily."

He turned his head and said to the two children, "Right, are you happy? Are you happy?"

"Happy~ Happy~"

"Hmm hmm~"

"Mom, we caught a lot of buggy, for Mommy Chicken to eat."

"Hurry in and wash your hands, your faces are also covered in mud."

Ye Xiaoxi touched her face in confusion, and Pei Yu immediately laughed out loud.

"It's even dirtier, look at your hands, can your hands touch your face too?" Lin Xiuqing disdainfully grabbed her collar and carried her towards the house.

"Wait, wait, buggy..."

Pei Yu immediately held up the fish can and followed behind.

Ye Yaodong looked at them when they passed the door, and sat up to take a look. The can was densely wriggling with a pile of earthworms. The two children's achievements were remarkable. One can was filled to the brim, looking like it was about to overflow.

"So many, not afraid anymore? Are they all moving there?"

"Not afraid, they don't bite."

"Hmm, just put it at the door, wash your hands in a while, and come out to play after changing clothes."

Pei Yu nodded obediently, and put the can under his recliner.

Ye Yaodong also went into the house, and by the way, told Lin Xiuqing about Chen Shuji coming over to ask for a donation just now.

"500!! So much!"

Her hand holding the water trembled.

"Hmm, when he asked, I just said 500."

"Why didn't you say 200, let him calculate it himself, if it's not enough, we'll add a little more. 500 is too much, adding the village's donation, that's over 1300."

"The cost of 6 days of activities will definitely not be small."

"It's just that inviting a theatrical troupe is a bit expensive. How much money can the food and drink for the parade cost? At most, it will cost a little rice and grain, vegetables in the field, it doesn't cost much, and the seafood at the pier is not expensive."

"Don't be so calculating, it won't be much different. The maintenance of the Mazu Temple also needs some money, and there must be some incense, candles, ingots, etc., which must be changed every day."

"Did they just find us to donate more?"

"Don't know, not clear, should be, right? In the village, besides me, who else has the strength to donate?"

"You're getting proud of yourself?"

"Not looking for others, but specifically looking for me, that's because I have money, which is obvious to all. It's only right to donate some money to benefit the villagers."

Ye Yaodong is quite good at finding joy for himself.

Lin Xiuqing glanced at him and didn't say anything, continuing to fill the basin with water, "When do you need the money?"

"Tomorrow, they said the broadcast will be played in the afternoon."

"Oh, I see."

"And today is my daughter's birthday, why didn't you say anything?"

"What's there to say? It's not the first birthday, nor 10 or 20 years old. I thought you remembered. You treasure her so much usually, but you don't remember her birthday."

"I remembered a few days ago, but after a thrilling time yesterday, I forgot for a while when I came back, and I forgot to look at the calendar today."

"She's so small, no need to celebrate any birthday, just fry two poached eggs for her at noon."

"Just like that?"

"Otherwise, do you want to set up eight or ten tables?"

"That's not it. Nothing to do in the afternoon, I'll go to town and buy her a chicken cake, soda and snacks to eat."

"As you wish."

When she finished filling the water and turned her head to look, the two children were stretching out their hands to smear mud on each other's faces and heads, giggling and running around the house, almost making her angry.

"Come here, do you want to eat the whip?"

"Don't want to, give it to Sister, I want to eat chicken cake!"

Lin Xiuqing was amused by her, put the water on the ground, and pinched her nose, "Don't be naughty, wash your hands quickly, otherwise you'll get a beating on your birthday."

Ye Xiaoxi giggled and squatted down, putting her hands into the basin and splashing around. Now she could play with water openly.

Pei Yu also ran over and shouted in a milky voice, "Don't want the whip."

"Wash your hands first, look at your shoes, they are all mud. I specifically put small leather shoes on you today..."

Ye Xiaoxi's wet hands mischievously stretched out in front of her mother and kept flicking water droplets. After getting a slap and her back of the hand turned red, she stopped and obediently rubbed her hands back and forth.

But after a while, the scar healed and the pain was forgotten. While her mother went to get a rag to wipe their hands, she and Pei Yu played by splashing in the water, splashing water all over the floor.

"I think you don't need chicken cake either, just eat the whip."

"I'm obedient~"