Chapter 1059: Settled (10,000 words, +26 monthly votes)

Although the fishing season was nearing its end, even a mosquito's leg is meat. Besides, the large boat hadn't been repaired yet, so Ye Yaodong still went out to sea with his father as usual to catch squid.

But heaven has unpredictable winds and clouds. After half a month of continuous sunshine, a dark cloud drifted into the sky at noon the next day, blotting out the sun and turning the sky dark in an instant. Everyone on the sea immediately rushed back, as it was clear at a glance that a downpour was coming.

At home, Lin Xiuqing also saw the sky suddenly darken and immediately hurried toward the workshop.

Over the past few days, they had been slaughtering thousands of jin of squid every day, and the open space was completely filled with them. She had originally planned to dry them for another half-day today and collect them while the sun was good, but now she had to collect them immediately.

The young workers in the workshop also hurriedly got busy. They moved the squid to make space where needed. Most of these goods were hung to dry, so they were collected very quickly when strung on ropes, and they weren't afraid of overlapping, which also saved a lot of space.

It wasn't until the family had moved all the goods under the nylon bags that they had a moment to catch their breath, but their backs were already drenched in sweat from the rush.

Lin Xiuqing was exceptionally nimble as she used sacks to collect the dried squid, all the while cursing the weather forecast.

She had listened to the forecast last night, which said sunny turning to cloudy, so she thought collecting them after half a day today would be just right, avoiding the morning dew that made them hard to collect early in the day. She had planned to collect them after lunch once the sun had hit them.

At this moment, the air was filled with thick moisture. Fortunately, half the morning had already passed, and there had been sun in the morning, which had dried off the dew. It was just that the sun had later started hiding behind the cloud layer; at this point, they felt dry enough to be collected.

Several people worked quickly together. The dark clouds drifted thicker and thicker, a black mass, but no raindrops fell.

They looked up while collecting, checking the sky from time to time. They saw the sky directly above was covered in dark clouds, but on the other side, there were still blue skies and white clouds.

Two extremes occupied the entire sky, making one want to curse the fickle heavens.

After finishing, they checked again to ensure all the squid were hanging under the nylon bags, away from the edges, before they felt relieved.

The quantity of this batch was huge. The goods from several boats over three days added up to about ten thousand jin that weren't dry yet. The ones from the previous days had fortunately been collected in time.

After checking what needed to be checked and finishing the work, Lin Xiuqing was drenched in sweat as if she had been fished out of water. She stood there panting, and after instructing the two young workers to watch the workshop, she walked back home.

By now, the wind had picked up, and it felt chilly against her face. The temperature seemed to have dropped, even though it had been quite hot earlier.

Before she reached home, just after walking a short distance, bean-sized raindrops began to fall with a pitter-patter. The nylon tarps on the two workshops nearby were being pelted by the rain, making a clattering sound as if a pile of beans had been dropped from the sky, and the rain grew increasingly urgent.

Lin Xiuqing didn't even have time to run home before her forehead was pelted by the bean-sized drops. The sky grew even darker, as black as dusk. Before her eyes, the rain fell in sheets, and she hurried back.

A flock of chickens, ducks, and geese had already been driven back into the courtyard by the old lady. By the time she ran home, the porch at the entrance was already filled with poultry.

"Did Yangyang bring the sheep back?"

"Didn't see him. He should still be on the road; it won't be that fast."

Lin Xiuqing didn't pay much attention. Since it was raining, anyone with a brain would know to run back.

"It was sunny this morning, and now it flips its face just like that. Everyone out at sea must be rushing back now. The rain is so heavy, and the sky is dark. Just a moment ago, it was half blue and half black."

"How are the dried squid? Did you move them to a better spot?"

"Everything is done, and what needed to be collected has been collected."

"Then go inside and wait out the rain. This rain is hitting hard and fast; it should only last a while. Once the dark clouds drift away, it will probably clear up."

"Mm."

With the rain falling, there was nothing to do. The TV couldn't be watched, and the radio couldn't be heard. Standing at the door was just standing, so Lin Xiuqing simply went inside to make clothes.

Half a month ago, A-Guang had bought fabric for the two little girls and an extra bolt, asking her to make a set for each of her two sons. She had finished the girls' clothes during her spare time—they were identical—but the boys' set hadn't been made yet.

It was just as well that it was raining and she had nothing to do; she would cut the fabric first and use the sewing machine to stitch them up when she had time.

For the past two days, it had been hot enough that only an undershirt and a cardigan were needed. They only wore one pair of pants, so the new clothes would be just right to wear.

After this rain, it would probably get a bit hotter again.

The old lady, having nothing to do, sat at the door turning her prayer beads, watching Ye Xiaoxi at the same time.

It was raining, and Ye Xiaoxi was bored out of her mind. She held a stick and kept poking the chickens and ducks on the porch, causing them to squawk and flap their wings into the rain before running back.

She didn't dare provoke the three geese in the corner. They had fought once before, and she knew these geese weren't to be trifled with; she knew to pick on the soft targets.

"Sister~ so bored~ where's brother~"

"He'll be back in a while. Stop messing with those chickens and ducks."

She squatted there with her chin in her hands, watching the rain drip-drop outside, looking longingly but unable to go out.

Seeing the old lady close her eyes again after speaking, rolling the prayer beads in her hands, she squatted there and snuck a glance before moving forward two small steps. She reached out her palm to catch the rain, then immediately pulled it back, playing with the wet palm, her face beaming with joy.

Afraid of laughing out loud and disturbing the old lady's chanting, she quickly covered her mouth with her other hand, snuck another glance to the side, and continued reaching out.

Not until Ye Chengyang ran in, drenched like a drowned rat, did Ye Xiaoxi happily call out, "Brother is back~"

The old lady also opened her eyes and quickly stood up. "You're all soaked. Hurry and go inside, get some hot water to wash up, don't catch a cold."

"Mom, Dede played in the water, Dede played in the water~ Played in the mud~"

The little girl, who loved to get her brother in trouble, ran excitedly into the house.

In the past, she was always the one scolded for playing in the water; now, she had finally caught him in the act.

After hearing the commotion the child was making, Lin Xiuqing put down the work at hand and came out first.

Ye Chengyang, feeling depressed, glared at the little girl who was shouting nonsense. "Stop talking nonsense. I saw it was raining, so I led the little sheep back."

Lin Xiuqing also pinched Ye Xiaoxi's nose. "Is this how you go around telling tales? What will you be like in the future?"

"You play in the water every day, yet you talk about me."

Ye Xiaoxi giggled and hid behind Lin Xiuqing.

The adults in the house paid her no mind. The old lady took a washbasin to get hot water for Yangyang, and Aqing also went into the room to get clothes for the child, telling him to hurry and take a bath and change.

"Where are the little sheep?"

"Tied up in the small shed by the back door."

"Why is your body covered in mud?"

"It was raining, the ground was too slippery, and I fell several times. Then the little sheep kept running around, and I kept falling because they were dragging me."

"Mm."

Ye Xiaoxi, having failed to get her brother in trouble, was bored and ran to the back door to look at the little sheep again. She even mimicked the sheep, bleating "baa, baa, baa," looking bored out of her mind.

Fortunately, once Ye Chengyang finished his bath, she had company.

Ye Yaodong didn't arrive home until over an hour later, and without a doubt, he too was drenched like a drowned rat, soaked through to the bone.

His two older brothers next door were the same; they arrived home just moments apart from him. With such a torrential downpour, all the fishing boats at sea had rushed back.

Everyone was also feeling fortunate that the squid spawning season was almost coming to an end.

The rain continued until after 3:00 PM, when it finally stopped, scattering and thinning out, and the sky slowly began to brighten again.

Ye Yaodong lay on the bed, listening to the sound of rain dripping from the eaves outside, the only sound left. The light filtering through the window had also become brighter, so he pushed the window open to take a look. Sure enough, the rain had stopped, and the air outside was filled with the fragrance of soil after the rain.

He fastened the iron hook on the window to secure it, leaving the window open to let in some fresh air. Since the rain had stopped, it wouldn't blow inside anyway.

Then he put his clothes back on and went out to check the workshop. When he returned in the afternoon, he had seen the person on duty using a pole to poke the nylon canopy on top, letting the accumulated water pour off.

When he came out just now, there was still someone walking inside with a pole, and the canopy was basically clear of water.

After taking a walk around and seeing that everything was normal, he just needed to wait for a sunny day. He gave a few instructions and then returned to sit at the front door of his house.

A group of children had also returned from school, all running around with lotus leaves on their heads, their pant legs the same color as the mud.

The first thing Ye Cheng-hu did when he reached the door was shout, "Dad, you're home. Then why didn't you bring me an umbrella or ride your bike to pick me up?"

"Pick you up, my foot. Are you going to wash the bike for me? In this weather and on these muddy roads—besides, the rain has stopped, so why would you need an umbrella? Wouldn't it have been better to just walk back?"

"It was raining just a moment ago. Look, I'm all wet, and so are my shoes."

"Go, go, go. Go take a bath yourself and change your clothes."

He immediately ran into the house. "Mom, are you going to use the washing machine to wash clothes later? It rained, so they won't dry. You have to use the washing machine. I can help you wash them, hold it down, and not let it run around."

"You go take a bath first and change your clothes..."

"Then you have to wait for me to finish my bath before you let me wash the clothes. Don't secretly put them in to wash first. You have to wait for me."

"Got it, are you annoying or what..."

The power had gone out for a while during the heavy rain at noon, and it didn't come back on until the rain was about to stop.

Their family didn't use electricity during the day, and no one in the whole village would turn on lights during the day, so the voltage was stable when using the washing machine to wash clothes. It wasn't like a refrigerator that ran constantly and consumed power.

After getting the washing machine, Ye Cheng-hu started looking forward to rain again, though he didn't dare set up any more formations to pray for rain, lest his backside get a beating.

His mother was reluctant to use the washing machine; only on rainy days, when there was no sun and the clothes wouldn't dry, and it wasn't convenient to take them to the river to wash, would she be willing to use the washing machine to wash and spin-dry them.

And his greatest hobby now was helping his mother wash clothes. Turning the mechanical buttons of the washing machine and watching it spin to wash the clothes was extremely novel to him. Then, when it was time to spin-dry, he would stand on tiptoe to move the clothes into the drum and turn the button to spin-dry.

Lin Xiuqing didn't need to do anything during the whole process; even adding and draining the water was done by him. He could stand by the washing machine for an hour, watching until the spin-drying was finished before calling his mother to hang the clothes out, still feeling like he hadn't had enough.

At this moment, after finishing his bath, he was also actively busy helping to wash clothes.

Since he didn't have the strength to lift a bucket of water, he used a water ladle to scoop it into the washing machine one ladle at a time. Then he stood on tiptoe to check the water level inside. After adding the water, he picked up a small bag of laundry detergent and shook it inside, looking quite professional.

Ye Chengyang and Ye Xiaoxi were both huddled around the washing machine, standing on tiptoe to watch, wanting to help, but were driven away by him and could only watch.

"I haven't seen you this active when it comes to studying or doing homework, son."

"Hehe, this is fun."

"Then what about your homework?"

"In a little while. I'll do my homework after I finish washing the clothes."

"You're cut out for housework. Tomorrow, you might as well have your mother teach you how to stir-fry vegetables. I don't know if I'll ever have the chance to eat a meal cooked by you in this lifetime."

"Did Grandpa eat a meal cooked by you?"

"Of course he did."

"Really? Then why haven't I eaten one?"

The expression on Ye Yaodong's face froze for a moment, and then he glared. "Damn it, you little brat, you're taking advantage of me!"

Ye Cheng-hu looked completely bewildered and innocent. "Huh? What advantage?"

Lin Xiuqing, who was stir-frying vegetables there, couldn't help but laugh. "Why are you teasing him for no reason?"

"I'm just seeing that he's so capable and active with housework, thinking that maybe I can cultivate him a bit so that when you're busy, I can tell him to cook for us himself."

"You're dreaming. He's barely taller than the stove, and you're already thinking about having him cook for you."

"Just take a stool and stand on it."

Ye Cheng-hu saw that his father had been distracted from the topic and wasn't glaring at him anymore, so he felt relieved and continued his work. He stood on tiptoe to check the water level, and after confirming everything was fine, he closed the lid.

When Ye Chengyang reached out to turn the mechanical button, he slapped his hand several times, shouting, "Don't touch it, I'll do it, I'll do it, you don't know how..."

He had almost been ambushed and had his job stolen.

After pulling the person away, he ran forward actively to turn the mechanical button, and then watched as the sound began to come from inside the washing machine.

He immediately pressed both hands on it, and the other two little ones followed suit, touching the washing machine and feeling the slight vibration of the machine body due to its operation.

All three of them kept staring at the washing machine, watching the buttons slowly move back. They had been watching for over a month and hadn't gotten tired of it. Only after it reset did they actively change the bucket for the wet clothes.

Ye Chengyang also ran actively to aim the drain hose outside the back door, letting the water drain out of the back door through the pipe.

Ye Cheng-hu didn't fight him for this job because he still had to turn the button to spin-dry.

When it came time to spin-dry, the washing machine shook even more violently. If no one pressed down on it, it could shake several dozen centimeters away from its original spot.

Ye Xiaoxi felt it was very fun, so she leaned her back against the washing machine, using her back to feel its vibration.

Ye Cheng-hu also learned from her and used his back to push against the washing machine, keeping it against the wall so it wouldn't run around. His mouth also trembled at the frequency of its vibration, performing a twitching act while muttering, "Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake..."

"Hahaha..." Ye Xiaoxi laughed as she watched her brother perform the twitching act.

Ye Chengyang held the drain hose, playing while draining the water. If no one held the pipe, it would slip into the house in a moment, making the whole house full of water.

Although he thought watching them shake was quite fun, he didn't dare let go.

Ye Yaodong felt that buying a washing machine was indeed a wise decision. It lightened the burden for Lin Xiuqing, so she didn't have to wash clothes herself, and it could cultivate the children's enthusiasm for work, as they all fought to do it.

It's just that he didn't know how long this freshness would last.

He didn't know if tomorrow would be sunny or rainy, but the weather forecast said it would rain at night.

When his two older brothers came over to discuss the weather, he didn't go anyway. As for whether it would be accurate, it depended on whether they believed it; after all, this weather forecast had a long history of failures.

The two of them were probably exhausted from going out to sea continuously for more than half a month, so they didn't go out at night. The next day was overcast all day, and the road surface was covered in muddy slush everywhere; without the sun, it wouldn't dry easily.

Many people in the village also didn't go out to sea at night, and early in the morning, they were chatting with their neighbors at their respective doors.

Ye Yaodong had just woken up when he heard all kinds of noisy sounds outside. After brewing for a while, he also got up and went out to listen to them chat. They were all talking about their harvests over the past half month and asking each other how much money they had made.

After finishing breakfast, he wanted to stroll around the village, but the topic of conversation in the whole village was the same, and there was nothing new to hear, so he went back first.

It remained overcast and rainy for another two days, and the villagers took the opportunity to rest for three days to recover. It wasn't until the fourth day, when the sun came out, that everyone went out to sea or dried their fishing nets.

However, everyone didn't go out to sea after the weather cleared just to catch fish, but to collect tree branches and the squid eggs attached to them, and to see if the spawning season was over.

Ye Yaodong and his father only used one boat, and the other boat was left idle there. After all, they were also going to collect tree branches to finish up, and one boat was enough.

During these few days of leisure, people had been coming one after another to ask if their boats were for rent. After all, there were two boats docked outside the pier, looking extremely conspicuous—one was very new, and although the other was a bit old, it could still be used.

He and his father had discussed it and decided to rent them to his other cousins, just to help out their relatives and let them earn a living and have a stable income.

He actually had quite a lot of cousins; after all, his mother had 8 siblings. The oldest cousins weren't actually much younger than his mother. He wasn't close to all of them. Saying he was renting to cousins was actually renting to the cousins' families and letting them arrange it themselves.

Anyway, he had handed over the matter of receiving goods to his younger brother, telling them to conduct business as business and not to be sloppy just because they were relatives, or to turn a blind eye. They should do what needed to be done.

And it wasn't him and his father coming forward, so there was no direct contact, which could avoid some troublesome matters that might require favors in the future. He told his younger brother to be serious and conduct business as business, and his younger brother naturally wouldn't show favoritism to relatives he wasn't close to.

Two days ago, the people had already been decided, and it was agreed that after the weather cleared and they returned from finishing up at sea, the two boats would be handed over to them.

One of the boats was captured, and it needed to be maintained and repainted. How could those pirates have taken care of the fishing boat? He hadn't had time to maintain it during this period, so he used it directly after getting it.

So while renting it to them, he also let them maintain it themselves and scrape off the barnacles, but the paint on it had to be according to his requirements: paint "Dongsheng 011" on it.

Of course, he had to pay for the paint himself. He couldn't let people spend money before they started earning money; after all, they were his own people, but they had to do the labor themselves.

It's just that they were a bit confused as to why it was "011" and not "002," because the other new boat was "001."

Ye Yaodong smiled with a mysterious expression, only saying they would know later. Anyway, this one was to be painted "011."

Because this captured boat was the 11th boat in his fleet, but now that he hadn't gotten all the boats yet, he certainly couldn't shout it out now.

The two boats, one new and one old, were handed over to two cousins at the same time. For the sake of fairness, he let them play rock-paper-scissors; the winner got the new one, and the loser got the old one.

No one had any objections, and those who got the old one could only blame their own bad luck.

After settling the matter of renting out the two boats, Ye Yaodong rode his motorcycle to the shipyard again.

He had already given them three days; in his opinion, it should be almost finished, right?

Who knew that after arriving at the factory, it still wasn't done. He was so angry he almost blew a fuse.

He had already arranged everything at home, but things were falling apart here.

When he arrived, he ran excitedly to see his boat, but it was still being repaired, currently in progress.

Factory Manager Wu saw his sour face and quickly explained, "Brother, it's not that I didn't repair it for you on purpose. I arranged for it to be repaired for you early the next morning, but it only rained for half a morning before the heavy rain started. There was no way to let people repair it for you in the rain. So it had to be put aside temporarily."

"Look, if it clears up this morning, I'll immediately arrange for people to repair it for you. If it goes smoothly, you can come and drive it away tomorrow afternoon, really."

"You know it's been raining intermittently these past few days, so I could only let the masters work on indoor jobs first."

"Anyway, it's already today, so it won't hurt to wait one more day, right? You can definitely drive it back tomorrow afternoon."

Factory Manager Wu quickly changed the subject after seeing that his expression wasn't as sour anymore.

Ye Yaodong was now a big client of their factory, and there were several boats pressed there.

It was better not to offend him if he could avoid it. After all, he kept ordering boats one after another; who knew how many more he would order later?

Every time he looked at him with unexpected high regard, he would bring him even greater surprises and differences.

Who knew if there were even bigger surprises waiting?

"Also, the boat for your eldest brother's family is almost ready these two days. Just wait for it to be launched and tested. Can you go back and notify him? Let him pick a date? He's been urging me several times over the past half month, and your second brother too. I don't know if the two of them discussed it, but they took turns calling."

"Your two sisters-in-law even scolded me for being immoral, saying I finished your boat first. What do you call this? Several groups started work one after another. You are a big client, so I certainly have to prepare materials for you first. With them urging me every three days, I could only work overtime to let the workers rush the work for them."

Ye Yaodong also felt that he had indeed taken advantage of the situation, and it was only right to pull manpower to build boats for them first now.

It was only one day late, so he didn't say anything more.

"Okay, if you say you pulled manpower to build the boat for them during the rainy days, I won't say anything. I didn't know they called to scold you too."

"Fine, then it's settled. Just wait until tomorrow evening to come and drive the boat."

"Wait, that's not right. My eldest brother can come and drive the boat after picking a date these two days, but what about my second brother? You wouldn't let whoever scolds the fiercest come and drive it first, would you?"

Ye Yaodong looked him up and down suspiciously, feeling that he was exactly that kind of person—whoever urged the hardest got priority, and if no one urged, then of course he, the big client, was the priority.

"Hehe, that's not it. We deliver goods according to the completion of the group. The eldest's is ready first, so his is delivered first. Originally, the two brothers had the eldest write the order first, then the second's. They certainly have nothing to say this time."

Crafty and cunning.

However, there was no problem with arranging it this way. If he really skipped his eldest brother and gave it to his second brother first, his eldest sister-in-law would go crazy and come over directly.

"Then how long will my second brother's take?"

"Probably at most half a month."

"Fine, I'll go back and say something. Then it will be around the end of the month. Let my mother pick the dates for both of them in advance, and then you finish it before the picked dates."

"That's fine, but don't make it earlier than the end of the month, or they'll urge me to death again. I'm in a difficult position; it's already ahead of schedule, and they still urge me."

"Got it."

After re-confirming the matter, he watched for a while on the shore, and seeing that they were indeed repairing it seriously, he went back with peace of mind.

On this sunny day, two long nets were dried at the doors of his eldest and second brothers, so long they reached the beach.

Both of them were sitting at the door, and after seeing him return, they both got up and walked towards his house.

When he went out, both of them had told him to help check the progress of their fishing boats. After all, when he settled the boat rental matter in the afternoon, they were listening on the side, and they were also very expectant in their hearts.

After parking the motorcycle, he told them about the progress of the two boats for the first time, and mentioned the order of priority. Both of them had no objections this time.

Ye Yaopeng was extremely happy. He had been driving the old boat for so long, and it broke down every few days. Every time, the efficiency was much worse than others, and a lot of money was spent on repair fees. It was just fortunate that the three brothers shared and bore it together.

Now that he could have his own boat sooner, of course it was even better.

Ye Yaohua didn't care as much knowing it would be after the end of the month. Half a month late was half a month late, and he was also happy.

"Ordered for a year, finally I can get it in my hands soon."

"At dinner, when Mom comes over, tell her to pick two dates for you, and then arrange for the launching, and you can drive it back."

"Hey, good, good..."

Ye Yaodong looked at the two happy people and thought for a moment, saying: "With the new boat in hand, how does the eldest brother plan to arrange the old boat? I'll just take back the one my second brother has at that time, which is very simple, but what about the boat Dad gave you?"

Ye Yaopeng's first reaction was to rent it out like him.

That's what he thought, and that's what he said.

Ye Yaodong didn't say anything. Last year, his father said that after the eldest and second brothers got their boats, they would return the old boats to him. He didn't know if they had forgotten after a year.

Anyway, let them solve it themselves; he wouldn't dwell on it or intervene.

When they said this last year, he wasn't around. It would be fine to wait a few days until the boats were in hand.

After the two brothers got the message, they both happily went home to share it. However, he was right next to his second brother's house, and he did hear a few words of dissatisfaction from his second sister-in-law.

The soundproofing was really poor.

"It will be simple if everyone has their own boat. We'll settle the accounts at the end of the month, and we can take back the one in the second brother's hands. If the second brother's boat is delivered first, we can take it back immediately while you are at home these two days and arrange to rent it out."

"Then the eldest sister-in-law will have something to scold about again. Half a month late is equivalent to their family earning half a month less money."

"We have always been earning less. We have always been the ones suffering losses, right?"

Lin Xiuqing hummed twice and added: "When settling accounts a few days ago, because they said they wanted to go out to sea for another three days, I calculated three more days of wages for them. As a result, because it rained, they only went out for one day, and there are two days of wages left. When settling accounts at the end of the month, I will deduct them."

Ye Yaodong smiled, feeling that she was also cute and petty at this time. She was generous when she was generous, and she made others uncomfortable when she was unhappy.

"It should be. Brothers settle accounts clearly. One thing is one thing. The accounts that should be settled must be settled clearly. Anyway, we only need to settle one more account at the end of the month, and then it will be unrelated. There will be no more account dealings in the future."

"Mm, it's easy to settle accounts with outsiders, but it's annoying to settle accounts with your own people."

"Actually, it's nothing. Just conduct business as business."

"Hmph, you cover for those children every day. The money they give the children is probably not as much as you spend on them."

After many times, Lin Xiuqing was also a bit dissatisfied.

"They are also my nephews and nieces. It's nothing to give them a little pocket money occasionally to buy food."

"So they know you will cover for them, so it doesn't matter. In the future, they won't even want to comfort the children."

"Fine, fine, stop talking. Anyway, whatever you say in the future, I will do, okay? I'll listen to you."

"Mm, I'm just reminding you, so they don't get used to it."

"Got it."

"Then what about our boat? When are we going to drive it back?"

She only heard the complaints next door and forgot to ask about the important matter.

"Go and drive it back tomorrow evening. By the way, refuel and add ice when passing through the town. It just so happens that we will rest for one more day tomorrow. Look at the weather forecast tomorrow night, and if there is no abnormality, we will go out to sea at night." He avoided the important and didn't say it wasn't repaired.

"Then I will prepare some food for you tomorrow, and things to bring on the boat."

"You decide."

After saying that, he also remembered that he had forgotten one thing.

"Did A-Guang come over today? From morning until now, I have been busy spinning around and haven't stopped to rest. Is he still at home? He told me a few days ago that he wanted to go to the city after the spawning season ended and wanted to take our tractor."

"He didn't come over. I guess he's busy since it just cleared up."

"I'll go take a look. If he plans to go to the city tomorrow, I'll arrange to send a truckload of goods tomorrow and tell his father by the way that we will go out to sea tomorrow night."

"Don't you want to rest for a while and wait until after dinner? Didn't you keep saying you were busy spinning around and hadn't sat down to rest?"

Ye Yaodong had already lifted his feet to walk out, and immediately stopped to look at his watch.

"It's 5 o'clock? The sun is so big."

"That's why I told you to go after dinner. Otherwise, if you go, you'll just catch up with people's mealtime. Do you want to stay for dinner?"

"It's nothing to eat a meal with him, right? He hasn't come over to eat less."

"The key is that there is definitely no extra cooking for you."

"That's true. Then wait until after dinner to go. You knead my shoulders for me. I've been running around all day, and my shoulders are sore."

"You're dreaming. I'm going to stir-fry."

"Where is my daughter? Let her come and pound my legs for me, be filial."

"She went to herd sheep with Yangyang in the open space on the side." Lin Xiuqing tied her apron and said casually.

"Then forget it, I'll go wash the motorcycle."

"The road surface hasn't dried, and there are muddy puddles everywhere. You're willing to drive this car out. It's so dirty, muddy water splashes everywhere, and you don't take good care of it. Even the bicycle chain is rusted from your riding. Other people's bikes bought earlier than yours are still brand new, and you don't know how to take care of things at all."

"Who said I don't know how to take care of it? Isn't this just planning to clean it? Besides, things like machines must be used more to be useful. If you don't use them, they break. It's very necessary to ride it every few days. We're going out to sea again soon, so I must favor it."

He didn't have any ambiguity in his speech, nor did he refer to anything else. He was talking about the motorcycle, but when it fell into Aqing's ears, the last sentence had a different meaning.

When he turned to go out, she glared at his back with reproach.

However, Ye Yaodong didn't see her affectionate eyes. He carried a bucket of water and a rag and went out to wash the car in his spare time.

When Ye's mother came over and saw him being rarely diligent, she was a bit surprised. "The sun came out from the west?"

"It didn't come out from the west, it just set from the west. What's there to be surprised about?"

"You actually didn't order your wife to do it, but did it yourself."

"My car, of course I treasure it myself."

"Then why haven't I seen you wipe the bicycle?"

"What's there to wipe on a bicycle? Do you think I'll ride a bicycle for a lifetime?"

What he said made sense, and Ye's mother paused, unable to refute.

"Other people treat it like a treasure. Every time they ride it out and come back, they have to wipe the dust on it clean. But you just throw it there, and it's Aqing who wipes it for you when she has time."

Ye Yaodong ignored his mother and wiped it himself. This car is so handsome, of course he has to maintain it well.

He didn't expect the bicycle to be ridden for twenty or thirty years, but this car could be maintained well.

How cool it is, it's an antique that's hard to buy in the future.

"Let me tell you, the in-laws and the widow next door took advantage of today's sunny day and the date, and I heard they handled the matter."

"Ah? Really? The widow became A-Guang's stepmother?"

He stopped this time.

"Mm, I heard that two days ago, the in-laws were almost dragged to their house by Wang Laohan and his son. They were even carried up. Fortunately, A-Guang passed by and saw it, and stopped his father. Otherwise, it's hard to say who would be his stepmother now."

Ye Yaodong was full of black lines and finally understood what they were talking about just now.

Cook vegetables with this?

The boy on the side was about to stuff it into his mouth again in ignorance. He quickly slapped it away. He couldn't slap the other one in time, and it was already in his mouth. He quickly went to dig it out of his mouth.

Although he had seen them eat many grains under his eyes just now, he didn't know how many they had eaten when he didn't see them, but...

Isn't this seeing it? Do you know what they are eating?

"Are you stupid? You stuff everything you pick into your mouth. This is sheep poop."

"Black beans."

"Sheep poop, do you know? This is the poop laid by the sheep, do you know? It's the same as the poop laid under your butt, smelly, do you know?"

Ye Xiaoxi immediately vomited with her tongue out, "Smelly~"

"This is laid by the sheep, do you want to eat it?"

She immediately shook her head like a wave drum, but felt it was a pity. She picked it up with great difficulty, how could she bear to throw it away like this? Seeing the boy on the side was silly, she quickly stuffed what she picked in her pocket into the other person's arms, and by the way, pulled out the other person's clothes and wrapped them well.

"You like it, give it to you."

Pei Yu was confused, and Ye Xiaoxi also made the decision for her, took out everything in her pocket, and stuffed it to another little boy.

"Give it to you, go home~"

After finishing, she happily took Ye Yaodong's hand and pulled him to walk home.

"No, daughter, this is sheep poop, why did you give it to them?"

"It's a pity to throw it away, Grandma said not to waste it."

"It's not a waste to throw this away."

"It will be a waste, can't waste it."

Ye Yaodong couldn't laugh or cry, and could only exhort the two boys, "You guys throw it away quickly, this can't be eaten, it's sheep poop."

These two boys looked younger than Ye Xiaoxi, about the same age as Pei Yu, and were still wearing open-crotch pants. I don't know if they understood.