Chapter 1142: Chocolate

Thinking about it, Ye Yaodong still felt it was interesting. Pei father is really awesome.

Middle-aged, prosperous in both people and wealth!

"Your father's wife is quite good, marry one, bring over three, and now there is one in the belly. Your family suddenly changed from only two men to a pile."

Ah Guang rolled his eyes at him, "Endless, still talking there, it's still me and my father, two adult men."

"Wait two years, Lin Jianshe is also adult, it's fine, they are all one family, now aren't they all brought on the boat?"

"Arrived..."

Ye Yaodong looked up and saw that he really arrived at the pier, so he didn't say anything.

After the two paid the fare, they each carried a big cloth bag and walked towards old Hai who was sitting at the door enjoying the cool.

"Old brother, early."

Ye Yaohai looked at his watch, "It's noon, and you say early?"

"Is it noon?" Ye Yaodong also looked at his watch, laughed, "Isn't it just 10 o'clock, still morning."

"The early bird catches the worm, you are like this, the money is all earned by others."

"The early worm is eaten by the bird, haha."

Ye Yaohai was stunned for a moment, "Rare, it turns out it can be said in reverse, it's no problem in reverse."

Ye Yaodong sat down beside him and asked straight to the point: "Old brother, did you ask about the filling equipment for me?"

"How can it be so fast? Asked me to ask yesterday afternoon, and want an answer this morning? Wait, when you happen to meet someone, you can ask."

He nodded, also knowing that this couldn't be rushed, and it wasn't later, just make a phone call to ask.

"Then okay, then I'll trouble you, help ask, if there is news, call me."

"What do you want to fill? Shouldn't you also learn from others to sell ice water?"

"No, I want to fill other things," Ye Yaodong changed the subject, "You are idle every day without business, are you bored?"

"Bored what? Such a good job, can't think of it, sit and blow the wind in summer, eat popsicles, eat melon seeds, bask in the sun in winter, drink tea, have work to do, no work doesn't matter, don't mention how comfortable it is."

"Cool to death."

Ye Yaohai asked Ah Guang, "Did you find out about the person you went to ask yesterday?"

"Found out, the family population has also been figured out, no problem."

Actually, he was engaged once. The other party was a female educated youth who went to the countryside and knew him before he was a soldier. She was only in her teens at the time. A few years ago, when she reached the age, they were originally going to get married, but they caught up with the tide of educated youth returning to the countryside, and the engagement was directly cancelled, so Captain Chen has been a bachelor until now.

This is harmless to them.

It's just running for a trip, figuring out the family is good for marrying the sister. If the other party is unwilling, then it's no loss to them, and they can give up, and find a household nearby to marry immediately.

It's really impossible to drag it out, already a famous old girl, and engaged and retired twice.

Talking about Captain Chen can also be considered half a catty.

After Ah Guang heard it, he felt it was quite a match, except for being a bit far. However, he is a soldier, and the meaning of where his hometown is is not very big. Dongzi also always says that transportation will be convenient later.

They have already thought about it. It is indeed popular to be a soldier in this era.

They sat and chatted for a while, and then Ye Yaodong saw that the time was almost up, so he called them to eat at the state-run restaurant, and called all the seven or eight brothers in Ye Yaohai's shop, just making a big table.

It was also very lively. At the dinner table, he asked around, and it turned out that more than half were surnamed Ye, and they were all relatives and neighbors. The village where their grandfather's hometown was was basically surnamed Ye, and those who were not surnamed Ye were also relatives who could climb up.

Min land is really a place where clans gather, even Ye Yaohai brought a large group of brothers of the same clan and tribe when he came out, really united enough, unlike their village, where there are many outsiders and all kinds of surnames.

After the wine passed three times, those who were not familiar were also familiar, and they could chat and brag. It was just that their Mandarin was not smooth, and local dialects were mixed, but they could all understand the meaning, and the atmosphere was exceptionally good.

Men, after the wine is drunk, they are all brothers.

After drinking until mid-afternoon, the dishes on the table were swept away, and everyone's cheeks were flushed, and their tongues were big when speaking, so they dispersed.

Ye Yaodong and Ah Guang followed them back to the pier, watched them close the small shed, and lie inside sleeping soundly, so they left first.

Anyway, it didn't matter to them, they closed the door and slept after drinking too much, and it wouldn't have any impact.

Ah Guang also hiccuped, "My feet are also floating, hurry up and stop a tricycle, go to the station to buy tickets, fortunately lunch was eaten early, now it's not even 2 o'clock."

"Go, should be able to catch the last bus."

"Didn't expect your family to be quite large, and there are so many overseas Chinese. It is estimated that if these overseas Chinese want to take people out, they have to find old Hai to arrange?"

"Visa handled, of course, see at the airport, if it can't be handled, can only see at the pier, can't take a plane, then take a boat."

"Why didn't my broken family produce a few overseas Chinese?"

"You can also choose to send your current younger brothers and sisters out, so that you will have the status of overseas Chinese later."

"Forget it, I don't have capable relatives."

The two got on a rickshaw and continued to chat.

With so many people just now, Ah Guang didn't ask much. At this moment, he was a bit sober and thought of the filling machine Ye Yaodong asked people to ask about.

"What do you want that canning machine for? Just now saw you didn't intend to talk more, so I didn't ask."

"Take it to fill fish sauce. A while ago, I ate that ice water in bags, and I thought of being able to take that bag to fill fish sauce, so it would be convenient for transportation, no need to use a tile jar to fill it, and a one-jin package for trading is also convenient."

Ah Guang was surprised, admiring his brain turning so fast, and could associate so far.

"That is indeed, your brain is still flexible, turning fast, no wonder you earn so much."

"I think so too."

"That machine can earn money for ice water, no reason you can't earn money for fish sauce."

"I think so too."

"Then you now have overseas Chinese of the same clan and tribe, let these people of the same clan make efforts, get you a few machines, should also be simple, right?"

"I think so too."

"It seems that you will be able to get rich again before long, and the workshop can get machines."

"I think so too."

"Can you change a word?"

Ah Guang looked at him depressedly, the sky was chatted to death by him, just such a reaction, let him how to continue talking.

"Drank too much, what you said makes my head ache, the sun tanned my head even more painful, you say less, call me when arrived."

Sitting on the rickshaw, although there was a sunshade, the sun slanted in and it was still hot. After drinking wine, it was afternoon, and he was a bit sleepy.

Listening to Ah Guang chattering in his ear like Tang Seng, the rickshaw ran and swayed, making people even more sleepy.

As soon as he finished speaking, he tilted his head and fell asleep first. Ah Guang had no choice but to open his eyes wide to look at the road ahead, to avoid being pulled to an unknown place and being a fat sheep. In fact, he was also very sleepy, and the breeze blew him into a drunken state.

The two half-opened and half-closed their eyes, and after getting off the car, they still knew to hold the cloth bag in their arms tightly to buy tickets, and only after getting on the car did they completely relax, putting the cloth bag behind their waist as a waist pillow and falling asleep soundly.

Originally, they thought that they would always lean on the cloth bag, have close contact, no matter how the thief was, it was impossible to steal the cloth bag. Anyway, his money was placed in the pocket of his underwear, and Ah Guang put it in the liberation shoes on his feet, so it should be foolproof.

However, after they arrived at the station, they found that the cloth bag had a big hole.

"Damn, tmd this can also be stolen." Ah Guang hurriedly picked up the cloth bag with a hole and checked it.

Ye Yaodong also took out his cloth bag to look, and then breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately I sat inside, didn't break, things are still there, what did you lose?"

"Fortunately, just lost a few small toys, and the ballpoint pen and harmonica are gone. Other notebooks were pressed to death by me, so it is estimated that they were not successfully pulled out, so they are still there."

"That's good, it is estimated that they thought there might be money inside, but as a result, they saw some small things, maybe they were angry to vomit blood after seeing it, and took what they could take. I bought a lot of harmonicas and ballpoint pens, share a few with you."

Ah Guang didn't be polite to him, first put the things away, and the two also hurriedly got off the car under the driver's urging.

It was already past 6 o'clock, the sun had set and only the sunset glow remained.

They hurriedly took a rickshaw to the wholesale market.

It was too late to go back at this time. When strolling in the friendship store early this morning, he had already called Aqing, let the tractor send Lin Guangyuan to the city, and pick him up on the return trip.

It is estimated that the tractor will arrive at the market in an hour or so, and it should still be waiting at the market entrance. If it doesn't see him, it probably won't go back.

Traveling at night is not safe, and it looks like they have to spend another night in the city at night.

When they arrived at the market entrance, the sky was almost dark, the market entrance was cold and clear, and there were not many people. As soon as the two got off the car, they were startled by the figure rushing from the front, covered the bundle and immediately turned around and ran.

"Ah... you haven't paid yet... don't run..."

"Dong ge Dong ge, it's us..."

Ye Yaodong immediately braked and cursed, "Are you tmd doing it on purpose? Rushing over so directly, I thought it was a robbery."

Ah Guang also said unpleasantly: "So want to die, rushing over directly without a sound, scared me a big jump."

"Hehe... who knows your reaction is so big."

"People scaring people will scare people to death, say hello next time." Ye Yaodong said unpleasantly, "Dongzi, I think they are doing it on purpose."

"Go back and do 50 push-ups."

Ye Yaodong touched his pocket, took out the change to pay the fare, and just now also scared the rickshaw master, thinking they were taking a bully car, and followed them to chase.

At this moment, taking the money, he also hurriedly went home, to avoid accidents. The sky was about to darken, and robbery was really not a few.

The twins came, both scratching their heads embarrassedly.

"Just waited for a long time, saw you finally came, excited for a while, so ran over immediately, who knew it scared you."

"People scaring people will scare people to death, say hello next time." Ye Yaodong said unpleasantly, "Where are my father-in-law and brother-in-law?"

"They have already gone home."

"Then go, all about to marry a wife, still so impetuous... if you shout two more times just now, holding a stick in your hand, I could even save the fare."

"Hahahaha..."

Ye Yaodong scolded while walking, scolding the two of them bloody.

Lin father and Lin mother were sitting at the door chatting with neighbors while enjoying the cool. Seeing him come, they stood up and went into the house to talk together.

After a long time, they came out again. Ye Yaodong prepared to sleep on the floor in the shop at night, no need to run to any hostel, too tossing, anyway, sleep until the shop opens in the early morning, they just happened to open the tractor back.

Lin father and Lin mother also followed them to the market. They were going to open Lin Xiang Hui's shop door, and then get them something to eat. It was late at night, and they hadn't eaten yet. They came over immediately after getting off the car.

Lin Xiang Hui's family knew he arrived, and they all ran over to walk towards the market with them.

Ye Yaodong let them not be troublesome. They had to get up at two or three in the morning to sell breakfast. Usually, they were ready to sleep at this time. He let them not follow, no need for them to greet.

Their family of five, including Lin father and Lin mother, seven people, still wanted to go to the market together.

To them, Ye Yaodong was the lucky star of their family, the son-in-law who led their family to get rich and move upward, a guest among guests. Of course, they had to greet and ask with high enthusiasm when they came, how could they not ask.

Originally, the son-in-law was also a delicate guest.

Ye Yaodong didn't say much, chatted with Lin Xiang Hui while walking about the clearing of the open space on the side, asked if Wang Jianxin was punctual every day, and whether he supervised from morning to night.

"That young man is okay, came to wait early in the morning, and came before the workers came, and also left after the workers left. Originally, it was a relaxed job, no need for him to do anything, just sit there and watch people work, at most tanned a bit."

"That's good."

"Your piece of land is messy, all domestic waste, and some soil slopes, it is estimated that it will take ten days and a half months, and then a ditch must be dug in the edge range, chisel a few big stones from the mountain to fill the foundation, before the wall can be built and enclosed."

"I know, my family also built a house, and I understand this. I have to run to Zhejiang again in two days. Brother, you can tell Wang Jianxin, let him supervise hard, don't know anything."

"Didn't you just come back not long ago? Again?"

"Last time there was an accident, so I planned to come back first. Now the situation there is stable, so I plan to go again, just a month, and come back."

"Then be careful, it's not easy to make money on someone else's territory, it doesn't matter if you earn more or less, returning home safely is the most important thing."

"Hmm."

Ye Yaodong just walked into the shop and sat down, put the cloth bag on his body on the table, and turned everything out.

"I just came back from the provincial capital, strolled around the department store in the provincial capital, bought some school supplies for them, pencil cases, ballpoint pens, pencils, etc., and also bought some copybooks. Regardless of whether the grades are good or not, handwriting is like a person, handwriting must be written beautifully. Sister-in-law, remember to supervise them, write copybooks every day, and distribute them to you later."

Instantly, the three brothers and sisters wailed.

Lin Guangyuan cried with a face, "Little Uncle-in-law, my summer homework hasn't been finished yet, why are you buying copybooks? I don't want it, give it to them."

The two younger brothers and sisters below also hurriedly shook their heads into waves, in unison, "I don't want it either."

Lin sister-in-law smiled and said: "One by one, they have been writing so scared by temporary holding of Buddha's feet in these two days, and they are almost crying."

"It doesn't matter, keep these for school, everyone has a share, no one is left behind, I am very fair. After going back, Ye Chenghai and the others will also have a share."

"Really don't want it, don't want to do homework, Little Uncle-in-law, you take it to Dongxue, she has good grades, loves to read..."

"Rest assured, you don't need to take care of her like this, you all have a share, I bought a lot, not afraid of missing anyone."

Ye Yaodong distributed the copybooks, notebooks, various pens, pencil cases, etc., to them one by one without saying a word.

"Don't worry, you don't need to look after her so much. You all have a share; I bought plenty, so I'm not afraid of missing anyone."

Lin mother said: "One by one, they won't read, why buy such good stationery for them? Buying is also a waste of money, don't give it to them..."

"Want want want, thank you Little Uncle-in-law, we want this."

"I want it too..."

Lin Xiang Hui reminded them, "If you take it, you have to practice calligraphy every day."

The three nodded reluctantly, "Okay."

Ye Yaodong: "Be happy!"

They immediately grinned and smiled.

"Poor students have a lot of stationery, put them all away, study hard, knowledge changes destiny."

"Okay, Little Uncle-in-law."

Ye Yaodong touched, and took out the harmonica for them one by one, and then collected the rest.

When turning just now, a few foreign exchange certificates were clamped in the copybook. They were exchanged with Ye Yaohai and the others when they ate at noon. Originally, they planned to go back to buy, but there was no time.

He thought, either wait until dawn tomorrow to set off, no need to go so early, there is also a friendship store in the city, go to the city to buy chocolate when the time comes.

Otherwise, it has been in the hand for a long time and is useless. It is estimated that it will take at least a month to come over next time. Since it has been exchanged, it is better to spend it quickly.

"Ah Guang, let's go back late tomorrow, wait until dawn and then stroll around the friendship store, spend a few foreign exchange certificates and then go back, anyway, it's our own tractor, what time to go back is up to us."

"Okay, anyway, I'm not in a hurry, if you are not in a hurry, then follow you."

"Show me, what do foreign exchange certificates look like?"

"I also want to see..."

Ye Yaodong looked at the curious heads stretching over, and took out the foreign exchange certificates again to let them see and grow their knowledge.

"Ah, why does it look like this, what is the pinyin on it?"

"Let you have no culture, don't study hard, this is English letters, wait for you to go to junior high school and learn English, you will know."

"Brother is already in junior high, so big and doesn't know."

Lin Guangyuan touched his nose and remained silent. Poor grades are not his fault. He dropped out of school for two years, and it is not bad to be able to return to school.

Lin father sighed on the side, "The children of your generation all have to rely on Dongxue, the hope of the whole family."

"The hope of the whole village." Ye Yaodong habitually took the conversation.

Lin Xiang Hui smiled and said: "It's not wrong, if Dongxue's grades are always so good, and can be admitted to university, then it is the only college student in the whole village, saying it is the hope of the whole village is not wrong."

"Definitely can be admitted."

Ye Yaodong still knew this, the only college student in the whole village, although it is a junior college student, it is also very remarkable. In this era, being admitted to university is like thousands of troops and horses crossing a single-plank bridge.

Otherwise, why do so many people want to be overseas Chinese?

Other benefits are one thing, and there is also that children can participate in the joint examination as overseas Chinese students after having overseas identity, no need to "thousands of troops and horses crossing a single-plank bridge" again, and can easily knock on the door of domestic famous schools.

The policy has too many preferences for overseas Chinese.

However, Lin Dongxue and Lin Guangyuan are now in junior high school, and high school has to study for two years. They can only participate in the college entrance examination in 1987, still early.

"Dong ge, you are really powerful, you can even get foreign exchange certificates. We have never seen it in our life, only heard of it, and finally saw it for the 1st time today."

"Also exchanged with others, otherwise I don't have the ability to get this thing. I will take you to the friendship store to open your eyes tomorrow. Even if you can't buy it, it's good to see it, and you can grow your knowledge."

"Okay okay."

"Little Uncle-in-law..."

Lin Guangyuan was smashed in the head by a chestnut from Lin sister-in-law as soon as he made a sound, "Don't keep calling Little Uncle-in-law, give him noodles first, your own homework is a pile and hasn't been completed yet, still thinking about going out to play? Already followed to the seaside to be wild for so long, still thinking about running around, how big are you, just thinking about playing all day, if you stay in the village, you can already marry a wife now."

Ye Yaodong showed a helpless look, and then collected the foreign exchange certificates again, and ate noodles first.

They are all taking root in the city now, afraid of no chance to stroll around the friendship store? No need for him to take them.

And Lin mother has already gone to the shop next door, spread the mat for them, and can lie down to sleep after eating.

Ye Yaodong thought that the old couple had to come over to open the door to do business in the early morning of the 2nd day, so after eating, he took a shower with the cold water prepared by the breakfast shop and went back to sleep early.

Waking up when hearing the movement in the early morning, he also helped to open the door to sell goods together, until the sun was bright, 8 o'clock, he took the profit of the shop during this period, sat on the tractor to the friendship store.

He and Ah Guang exchanged a total of 20 yuan of foreign exchange certificates each. This foreign exchange certificate is not easy to get, they were embarrassed to exchange more, and they didn't bring much money when they came out, just thinking about asking, it shouldn't cost much money.

The meal yesterday noon also spent more than 20 yuan, all big fish, big meat, good wine, and good dishes.

This little money don't talk about buying big items, even slightly high-end ones can't be bought, and he didn't have any big items to buy, he just thought about buying a few chocolates, bring them back to let his wife and children taste.

And he also remembered that Lin Xiuqing's birthday seems to be these few days. Being a husband and wife for decades, he didn't remember when her birthday was.

It was always her remembering his birthday, and then every birthday, she would cook him a bowl of longevity noodles early in the morning, and then nest two poached eggs.

She also never celebrated her own birthday, and never told anyone her birthday.

The children in the family never celebrated birthdays either. In the past, they would only give them two more eggs to eat on their birthdays.

Thinking about it, he is really unqualified, didn't even remember her specific birthday, only remembered roughly.

Very early, when they first got married, she said it, but he didn't take it to heart at all.

Damn it...

It was just that Aqing also had money in her hand now, and all kinds of small appliances in the family were considered complete. Watches, leather shoes, food, clothing, and daily use were not lacking.

Strolling around the friendship store yesterday, seeing imported chocolate, he directly thought of buying chocolate for her.

It is very popular to send chocolate to wife and girlfriend decades later, and he also felt that buying this was just right. This thing is also rare now, and it is imported, and she hasn't eaten it either.

Ye Yaodong slanted the cloth bag, took a few people to stroll around the mall, and after they all bought things, he took them to stroll around the friendship store.

While they were still strolling with interest, he had long thought about it, with a purpose, and went straight to the counter to buy chocolate, the purpose was very clear.

20 yuan of foreign exchange certificates just happened to be able to buy 5 boxes of Hershey brand chocolate.

Ah Guang followed him curiously, "You bought all these? This black... chocolate? Is it delicious?"

"Chocolate is chocolate, foreign things, what else can it be?"

"Is this delicious? What flavor? You bought so many, just these few small pieces, actually cost 20 yuan of foreign exchange certificates, really expensive, how much is a jin of pork? With this money, you can buy half a pig."

"Foreigners' things are damn expensive, but there is no way, who let us not eat it, things we haven't eaten always have a bit of freshness and mystery, if there is a chance, of course, we will want to taste it. Wait for me to go back and eat and tell you what it tastes like, but heard it is sweet and bitter."

"So strange, is the foreigner's taste so different?"

"Foreigners' taste is so different, have you heard of cat poop coffee? It is cat poop, used to make coffee."

"Damn, this is okay? Are they too short of food? Actually eat cat poop, too disgusting, is there no cat there, haven't seen it? Mom, if it can really be sold, I will immediately pick up cat poop on the street."

"Heard that cat poop coffee is not ordinary, but I don't know how it is not ordinary, anyway, it is definitely not poop pulled by ordinary cats at home, just don't know what kind of cat pulled it, so special."

He only heard of it, didn't specifically understand it, because he was not interested, so he really couldn't say why.

"No matter how unusual the cat is, it is also a cat, and the poop pulled is also cat poop... just like no matter how high the status of a person is, what is pulled is poop... really disgusting, we are not poor to the point of eating poop..." Ah Guang was also full of disgust.

"Every place has every place's regional culture, foreign is different from ours, it is also normal, our local specialty dishes are also different."

"That is also disgusting, really want to pick cat poop to sell to them."

Ye Yaodong laughed, didn't care about them, closed his mouth and didn't speak, there was flying dust in front of him, wearing a hat and dust cover, it was better to speak less.

Strolled around the store, then took the car, and it was noon at 12 o'clock when arriving home.

The whole family had been waiting anxiously, thinking that they didn't come back last night, and they could arrive home early this morning, didn't expect to drag until noon to come back.

Lin Xiuqing had been waiting at home, heard the tractor's movement, and hurriedly came out, walking to the workshop.

"What did you do, why didn't you come back early."

"Strolled around the store, so it was late, cook me something to eat, stomach hungry flat."

"What's good to stroll, nothing is missing at home, still go to stroll the store, don't know how to come back early, what is missing, can't we buy it here?"

"That's different, how to say it is also brought from the provincial capital, from the city, labeled differently, sounds high-end, added points."

"Bought what? Still sounds high-end, how high a grade to go?"

"You will know when you go home." Ye Yaodong put his arm around Lin Xiuqing's shoulder and walked home.

Ah Guang behind suddenly shouted, "Third Sister-in-law, Dongzi said today is your birthday, happy birthday."

Lin Xiuqing stopped, frowned, and looked at Ye Yaodong strangely.

Ye Yaodong also frowned, glaring fiercely at Ah Guang.

Lin Xiuqing said puzzledly: "Today is not my birthday, listen to his nonsense, it would be strange if he could know which day my birthday is, the sun must rise from the west."

"Hahaha~ I'll go home first." Ah Guang laughed and swung the cloth bag in his hand, walking towards the fork in the road on the side.

Ye Yaodong stared with his eyes, as if he wanted to shoot a few knives out, stabbing his back into a sieve.

Lin Xiuqing patted him, "Look at what? Go home, two strange people, don't know what they are doing."

"Then which day is your birthday? I remember it seems to be recently?"

"Remember your head, there is still more than half a month, July 27th, by then you will have gone to Zhejiang long ago."

"Oh, I just said, always remember there are a few sevens, thought it was seventeen."