Chapter 1166

As soon as he got off the boat, he was afraid that people would ask if there was any accident, since they came back without prior notice.

Fortunately, Dongzi was sensible and didn't say anything.

Other boatmen also accompanied with smiles and worked first, having no time to chat. Moreover, because they came back temporarily, there was no one at the pier, and at this time, the fishing boats hadn't returned either, only a few people collecting goods.

At least face and substance were temporarily preserved.

"Adong is too amazing. He is successful wherever he goes, and now he has even become an official..."

Ye Fu looked proud, but still had to pretend to be humble, "He just has better luck than others, and is better at talking than others, so he can get the recognition of the leaders. This trip also allowed him to get to know a few powerful people..."

Ye Yaodong heard his father getting more and more outrageous, and didn't know if he was feeling guilty and making up for it in advance, desperately trying to put a high hat on himself.

"Actually, it's nothing. It's just a social organization, but it has received official recognition. I'm just the vice president. That association has one president and 5 vice presidents..."

He interrupted. If he didn't say anything, his father might brag to the sky. It's enough to brag appropriately. If he brags too much, he might bring disaster upon himself.

Ye Fu hurriedly took over the conversation, "Yes, yes, he also has an appointment letter in his hand, sent by the government, specifically hiring him as the president. Although it's a vice one, it has also brought glory to his ancestors, and people call him President Ye."

"There is only one president, and the others are on equal footing. Then Adong is also very amazing. Tsk tsk tsk, the title of President Ye sounds loud."

Acai laughed, "Everyone doesn't have to call him Salted Fish Dong, change it to President Ye, hahaha..."

"Hahaha..."

Ye Yaodong said angrily: "Give the lighter back to me."

"Haha, there is no reason to take back what has been given away. Is President Ye being stingy? Tell us quickly what else is worth bragging about, and everyone will promote it for you."

"Nothing."

"Since you are so successful, how many tables should we set when we go back?"

"Listen to my father's nonsense. I don't manage things, that's why I can come and go easily."

"That's also amazing. You are an outsider, and that side is full of local bullies, yet you can still break out of the siege of local bullies and become some kind of president. It sounds very amazing."

A boatman interrupted: "More than that, Adong also knows big figures and big bosses. The lighters were bought by a big boss, and that big boss even begged him to partner."

"The big boss even begged you to partner? Oh my... you really are successful wherever you go..."

Ye Yaodong saw that the goods were almost moved, and said with a smile: "No, listen to everyone bragging, it's just the leaders lifting me up. I'll pull these miscellaneous goods home first. Will you come to my house to get the lighters later, or should I send them out to you after I'm busy?"

"No need, no need, we will go to your place to get them later. You just came back, and there are still many things to do. We will go get them ourselves."

"Alright."

Watching the last basket of things being moved onto the tractor, he also climbed up, and by the way, called others to climb up too.

"It's good to walk a few steps less. You can get off the car and go back when you reach the intersection."

Ye Fu shook his head in disgust, "Where is it so precious? We were on the boat all day and didn't walk. We just got ashore and haven't moved a step, and we want to take a car?"

"Haha, your father is right. Where is it so precious? We will just walk back. After floating on the sea for so long, I just want to walk a few steps with my feet on the ground."

Then whatever, I'm starving. Floating on the boat for a day is actually very tiring.

Although Lin Xiuqing also thought it would be good to walk a few steps, seeing him get on the tractor, she also followed, because there were still things to say, and she hadn't had a turn to speak just now.

Just listening to Ye Fu bragging, and others flattering, and Adong selling lighters, she didn't find a chance to say two words.

Only the two of them were on the tractor, so she found a chance to speak.

"What happened? That's why you came back early without notice?"

"This story is a bit long. I'll tell you in detail when we get home. I'll just tell you simply now. It's that my father and the boatmen were caught again yesterday, but they didn't spend the night and were released yesterday evening."

Lin Xiuqing widened her eyes, "Ah, they went in again?"

Fortunately, the tractor made a lot of noise, and her exclamation was not heard by the younger brother driving in front, otherwise, Ye Fu wouldn't be able to cover it up before reaching home.

Ye Yaodong nodded, "So they were traumatized for the second time and were in a hurry to come back. We were planning to come back in the last few days depending on the situation anyway. Fortunately, packing things up is not troublesome, and there are so many people, so we just tidied up and set off overnight."

"Just now seeing Dad looking so happy and proud at the pier..."

"Cough, don't ask when we go back, don't ask in front of my mother. I'll tell you when we return to the room at night."

"How can it be hidden? When the boatmen go home one by one, they will always talk to their pillows. Won't it still spread all over the village that they were caught again, so they came back temporarily?"

"At least we can hear something good when we just come back. If the good things spread out, the bad things can be told less."

Lin Xiuqing secretly rolled her eyes.

"What were they caught for this time? Is it also because of grabbing goods at sea? Did you go in too?"

"I didn't this time. It wasn't at sea, and it wasn't our reason. This story is a bit long. It has to be told from the first day we arrived. I'll tell you when we go back. Ah... we are at the workshop..."

Ye Yaodong saw the tractor stop and also saw it parked in the workshop. He jumped down hurriedly, "Aliang, you guys move the things on the boat down first, and then put them in the open space here in the workshop. The remaining few boxes of goods will be moved to my house later."

"Got it, Brother Dong."

Ye Yaodong directed them on the side, not letting them take the wrong things.

"Are you starting to dry fish again recently? Is the quantity sent back by the Harvest ship okay?"

"It's okay, it's about the same as the number left before. Anyway, there is only one boat sending goods back now, so we can be busy for a day and dry them all. These were dried the day before yesterday, and we plan to collect them after the sun sets."

"Oh."

"I'll go back and cook noodles for you first. You guys pad your stomachs first. It's already past 3 o'clock, and we have to eat at 6 o'clock later."

"Good."

The old lady also walked over slowly with a cane at this time.

Ye Xiaoxi was originally held by the old lady, but after seeing Ye Yaodong, she had long let go of the old lady's hand and flew away, shouting while running, "Dad, you are back, Dad..."

"Run slower."

Ye Yaodong saw her swaying, feeling that she would fall face down to the ground in the next second, so he hurriedly stepped forward to catch the person who rushed over.

"Dad, you are back. Mom lied to me last night, saying you had to wait for me to wear a sweater before coming back."

The old lady said happily: "Early this morning, I heard her clamoring to wear a sweater. I don't know what kind of weather it is, wearing it will cause a heat rash, but she wouldn't listen, and she only stopped after being beaten once."

Ye Yaodong couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, and patted her little butt.

"Are you stupid?"

"I secretly wore a sweater this morning, so you are back." Ye Xiaoxi hugged his neck happily and licked his face several times.

Ye Yaodong was also extremely happy, feeling beautiful in his heart, and particularly enjoyed it, "Did you miss me?"

"Miss!"

After Ye Xiaoxi shouted loudly, she reached out to pinch the meat on his face, "Where is my gift?"

"Do you want me to come back? Or do you want my gift?"

Ye Xiaoxi frowned, thinking tangledly, "Dad comes back to have gifts, I want Dad to come back, and I also want to ride a horse."

Ye Yaodong pinched her fleshy face dotingly, "The gift is in the suitcase. Let your mother get it for you later. It was bought in advance. I'll buy you wool in two days and let your mother knit you a bunch of new sweaters, so you'll have something to wear when it's cold."

"I want rainbow colors! I want a rainbow sweater!"

"So picky? Then go ask for it yourself when we get home."

"No, you go say it."

"I don't want to, you are the one wearing it, you go say it."

"You go."

"You go."

"You go, you go, you go, you go..."

Ye Xiaoxi shouted louder and louder, and her body was twisting. Ye Yaodong almost couldn't hold her, so he hurriedly surrendered.

"Okay, okay, okay, I'll go. Are you afraid of being beaten? Where did your mother beat you this morning?"

Ye Xiaoxi's mouth immediately flattened, and she went to pull her pants with a look of grievance, "She hit my feet, and my butt... I don't want her, I want Dad, I don't want to sleep with her at night, I want to sleep with you."

"Okay, okay, okay..."

"You help me beat her, beat her butt, beat it until it swells!"

Ye Yaodong tried hard to hold back his laughter on his face, nodding frequently, "Okay, okay, okay, I'll help you beat her tonight and help you get revenge."

She nodded heavily, hugging his neck, and hugged tighter.

The old lady looked on happily, "She is getting better at complaining, no wonder her brother always says she is a complainer."

Ye Xiaoxi hummed a few times.

The old lady asked him the same question again, "Why didn't you call to say something when you came back? I didn't know you were coming back today, I thought I had to wait a few more days."

At this time, Ye Fu also walked from the pier to the workshop entrance with everyone laughing and talking. Hearing this, the smile on his face couldn't hold on either.

"The situation is not good, so we came back early, right? Why call? Calling would mean staying one more day. Do you know how much money it costs to stay one more day? Coming back early can save a little."

"Why is the situation not good?"

Ye Fu turned his head to see that the goods on the tractor were almost moved, and changed the subject, "Everything is moved, then let's move the remaining goods home. You guys wash the baskets and buckets after the sun sets, otherwise, they will all smell of seafood if they are exposed to the sun tomorrow."

"Got it, Uncle."

He saw the dried fish drying in the workshop and asked again.

Ye Yaodong gave them instructions, telling them to drive the tractor to the entrance later to unload the remaining goods.

Then he held the child, took the suitcase on the tractor in his hand, and walked home one step ahead.

The weight of those boxes of lighters is not light. They are not plastic, but solid metal.

Ye Xiaoxi lowered her head and wanted to take his suitcase. He simply put her down and gave her one side of the suitcase handle.

She smiled with her mouth wide open, looked up, and said in a milky voice: "I'll take it!"

"The person is not even as big as the box, and wants to touch everything."

"I can."

Ye Yaodong and her each held a handle. Fortunately, there were no heavy objects in the box, only two sets of thin clothes for changing, over 2,000 yuan, and some small gadgets he bought when shopping a few days ago. It was not heavy, and he held one handle with one hand and gave the other side to her, so there would be nothing, and he was not afraid of hitting her.

It just so happened that the old lady couldn't walk fast either, and Ye Yaodong had to accommodate Ye Xiaoxi's pace. The three generations of the family walked home slowly in the sun, sweating profusely, but feeling sweet in their hearts.

They hadn't even reached the entrance when the tractor stopped at the entrance again, and started to continue moving the remaining lighters on it.

"Brother Dong, where should these boxes of things be put? This box is quite heavy."

"Move it into the house, ask your third sister-in-law where it's better to put it, anyway, it can't be put outside."

"Okay."

"What are those boxes? Why did you bring so many things back? Did you fish them up at sea halfway?" The old lady stretched her neck curiously to look.

"Where is there so much dog shit luck to fish every day? I bought these, and I will send them to the city in a day or two."

"What things?"

"Lighters."

"What chicken? We have raised so many chickens at home, you put the chickens inside and they will stink..."

Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched, and he didn't want to explain a bit.

Ye Fu glared at the old lady in disgust, "What do you know? If you don't know, don't talk. Every time we come back, you ask this and that, why are there so many questions, can't you finish asking? Can't you let people rest for a while? The things haven't been moved yet, and your mouth is chattering non-stop."

"Then I won't ask... won't ask..."

Ye's eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law heard the movement at the entrance and also walked out, greeting them with a smile.

Lin Xiuqing shouted at them outside, "Come in and eat noodles."

"Coming, I'm coming..."

Ye Xiaoxi immediately ran into the house happily, shouting while running.

The father and son who were really hungry hadn't spoken yet, so the two could only follow this little girl into the house.

And the two sisters-in-law also followed into the house.

They are back, they are family members after all. The two brothers went out to sea and haven't returned yet, so the two sisters-in-law have to come over to take a look, stand for a while, and ask with concern.

When they walked into the house, Ye Xiaoxi had already climbed onto the stool and was sitting in her seat waiting, "Where are the chopsticks? Where is the spoon? Where is the bowl? Where are the noodles?"

Lin Xiuqing had just placed a large bowl of noodles on the table and poked her forehead with a smile, "It's not for you to eat, why are you running so actively."

Ye Yaodong said with a smile: "Get her a small bowl too, I'll share some for her."

"Hmm, hurry up, hurry up."

Ye Xiaoxi stood up from the stool again with her hands and feet, lying on the table with both hands, stretching her head to look at the noodles in Ye Yaodong's bowl.

"So fragrant."

Several adults all shook their heads with a smile. That cute drooling look made everyone unable to help but show a smile.

However, after hearing the next sentence, everyone was a bit unable to laugh or cry.

"I am a starving ghost reincarnated!"

Ye Yaodong's action of preparing to pick up noodles for her paused, and he glared at her angrily, "Nonsense, what are you saying? Who said that about you?"

Lin Xiuqing looked at his gaze and glared back, "Why look at me?"

"Tian Tian eats black beans, Mom said starving ghost reincarnated."

Everyone understood now that it was a little boy next door who picked up sheep dung to eat and was scolded by his mother as a starving ghost reincarnated.

Children are like this, learning extremely fast, learning whatever adults say, especially when adults scold profanities, a few-year-old child can learn ten percent.

"Don't learn everything, this is a bad word, understand? You can't say that about yourself."

Ye Xiaoxi nodded half-understandably, but her attention was immediately shifted to the picked-up noodles.

Lin Xiuqing also turned to open his suitcase. Talk later, let them eat noodles first. It's not too late to tidy up the things brought back later.

The sisters-in-law also surrounded her to talk, and by the way, see what good things Ye Yaodong brought back again.

And after Ye Mu heard they were back, she also hurried back. Her speed was not slow. They hadn't finished eating noodles, and Ye Mu's voice had already come from outside.

The question was still that sentence, everyone who saw them had to ask it once.

Ye Yaodong and Ye Fu continued to eat noodles with their heads down, no one looked up, and no one paid attention to her.

"Speak? Asking you questions? No one answered, what are you doing? You didn't even say a word when you came back? What happened?" Ye Mu looked at this one and that one, curious.

Ye Fu lifted the bowl with a gurgle, drank the soup in the bowl, and wiped his mouth with his sleeve, "What could happen, we have to finish the meal before we can speak."

Ye Mu sat down happily, "I heard people say you were back, so I hurried back immediately. Why so sudden this time? In the past, you would call in advance."

"Hmm, nothing happened, so we came back early. Staying one more day means one more day of expenses and wages."

"No money to earn?"

"About the same, the weather is a bit cool, and there is rainy weather from time to time."

Ye Mu was suspicious, "It's not very cold yet, is that side colder than our side? It's still very hot here during the day, and we still have to wear short sleeves, at most add a jacket for the child in the morning and evening."

Ye Fu said seriously: "It will be colder than here. The journey is so far, the weather must be different. It has rained several times over there, one autumn rain and one cool. If it's cold, the difference is not very big, it's just that the weather is not good, so there is no need to stay there for a long time."

Ye Yaodong didn't say a word, letting his father talk, not caring if the front and back didn't match.

"Oh, anyway, it's good to come back safely. Other boats didn't go this trip, only your boat went. The whole family was worried. Earn more or less, it's good to be safe."

Ye Fu nodded.

"Did you encounter anything this time? Is it smooth?"

"Hmm, smooth."

"Then rest at home for a few days first. Kill the chickens and ducks at home tomorrow to supplement you. Both of you are dark and thin."

Ye Fu listened to Ye Mu's rare warm words, almost moved to tears, and nodded repeatedly.

Ye Yaodong looked at this one and that one, already thinking about his mother's reaction after knowing his father was taken in twice.

Lin Xiuqing said from the ground, "Didn't you say you decided to come back temporarily? Why are there so many small toys in the suitcase?"

"I went out for a stroll when I couldn't go out to sea, and bought them by the way. It's also good that I bought them in advance, otherwise I would have come back empty-handed."

As soon as Ye Xiaoxi heard there were small toys, she flew down from the stool quickly, "My toys."

She pulled her clothes open, took all the toys Lin Xiuqing picked out, wrapped them in her clothes, and held them in her arms.

"Don't tell De De..."

"Fart, those two have also been looking forward to it."

At this time, Acai and Agui also came to get the lighters, and two or three others who didn't come also entrusted them to help get them.

After Acai was given one by Ye Yaodong, he bought another one, feeling that if he missed this village, he wouldn't have this shop, and he wasn't sure if he could buy such cheap ones tomorrow.

Anyway, his family conditions were good, and he wasn't short of this few yuan.

"What lighter?" Several women in the house, except Lin Xiuqing, didn't know about the lighter yet.

Ye Yaodong immediately got up and went to the room where the goods were piled to unpack and get them.

Ye Mu looked at one after another counting out 8 yuan to buy such a small iron lump, and her eyes went straight.

"What is this? 8 yuan?"

Ye Fu explained to her with a smile, "This is called a lighter, just researched by local researchers. It's just that Adong knows that boss, so he can bring some back. I heard that the orders are full, and the delivery period is scheduled for three months later. It was also because we helped work together that there were extra goods to be spared for Dongzi to bring back."

"You helped work? You didn't go out to sea?"

"On rainy days or when the weather is bad and the light is poor, we couldn't go out to sea, so we helped work together at home, and by the way, earned an extra wage."

"What do you mean? Do this at home? Your own home? You did this in your own home? Isn't it the boss's?"

Ye Fu hesitated, frowned, combed it over and over in his heart, thought and thought, before simply telling her about the matter, but completely didn't mention being caught.

Ye Mu slapped her thigh before hearing half of it, "What? Dongzi bought a house over there? And became an association president? What association president, what kind of big official is this?"

Everyone didn't leave, and looked at Ye Yaodong curiously, wanting to hear more about their experience on this trip. After all, not everyone can go on a long journey, and he is the kind who goes on a long journey every three days and earns big money.

"I asked you if it was smooth before, and if anything happened? You actually shook your head? Such a big thing is not mentioned, I don't ask, and you don't mention it?"

"It is smooth. Isn't it that he became an association president? Now people over there call him President Ye. This smoothly earned money and became an official, and returned in glory."

"So glorious, why didn't you say it when I asked? Fortunately, it's a glorious thing, otherwise I would suspect you have a ghost."

No matter how unpleasant the words were, they couldn't cover up Ye Mu's joyful look and uncontrollable voice.

"Crazy."

Ye Yaodong: Truth, Mom.

As soon as Ye Mu finished speaking, various flattering voices kept ringing in the house, and they kept asking what the association president did.

Ye Fu was proud again, and proudly popularized it to them again.

Acai and the others had already heard it once at the pier, but it didn't affect them listening to it a second time, and they sighed again at Ye Yaodong's good luck.

After the flattery, he asked again: "I heard you say at the pier earlier that you came back because of a temporary accident. What happened? Just now, I was attracted by President Ye, the official, and the lighter, and forgot to care about it."

Ye Fu's heart skipped a beat.

"Who said that?"

Wasn't he guarding against it all the time? He didn't hear Dongzi say it, at most when they docked, he said a word to Wang Guangliang while handing over at sea.

"Who said it? Anyway, it was the group of people who came back with you who said it, as if they heard it."

Agui added, "Isn't it that kid Aliang who asked the workers two sentences when moving goods?"

Ye Yaodong: Oh, it's going to be exposed.

Ye Mu frowned and asked hurriedly: "What happened temporarily? I said why you came back suddenly without calling in advance."

"What did you two do? This is not said, that is not said, what happened is not said? Even glorious things are reluctant to take out to say? What did you do?"

"And seriously told me there was nothing to do, so came back early, and pulled it to the weather being different. You can really argue, I was fooled by you, what happened to you?"

Ye Fu glared at her, "It's just a small situation. What I told you is also a fact. The weather is cold, and there is no money to earn, so we came back."

Ye Mu looked at Ye Yaodong, "You say it, what happened, that you decided to leave overnight temporarily. You are the only few outside, and the family is worried every day, worried that you will be like the last time, have a conflict with the locals and be caught or can't come back. We all burn three sticks of incense morning and evening to ask Mazu to bless you."

Ye Yaodong coughed, "It's just a small matter, and it's not our business. Didn't I say it? I rented the house to President Fang, and his lighter workshop had a situation, so we thought we might as well come back early."

"Then what's there to not mention?"

"There are some interests involved here, so it can't be taken out to talk about."

Ye Mu was suspicious.

If it weren't for Acai and Agui still being there, Ye Yaodong would have said it directly. His father was obviously face-conscious and didn't want to lose face in front of outsiders, so he didn't want to say it.

He had no choice but to help hide it again.

It's just that he felt in his heart that there was nothing to hide. Anyway, now that it's hidden, the whole village will naturally know tomorrow. It should be said that before the night is over, most of the village will know.

Ye Yaodong looked at Acai and Agui with a smile again, "I came back in a hurry today and didn't bring local specialties. Otherwise, I would have to bring some local specialties for you."

"It's okay, it's okay to sell us lighters cheaply. The most important thing is to come back safely."

"Yeah, no matter how much you earn, it's not as important as coming back safely. At this time, we have to hurry to the pier. I guess there are fishing boats docking and returning. We will go first and won't disturb your family reunion."

"Okay, okay, okay, walk slowly."

After sending people away, Ye Yaodong raised his feet again and sat down against the wall.

Ye's eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law also said that their family's meals were half-cooked, so they went home to cook, otherwise the two brothers would have no food to eat when they came back later.

Ye Yaodong looked at his mother's suspicious eyes, and his father looked uncomfortable, not daring to look at his mother.

He said helplessly to Aqing: "Take out the cloth bag in the suitcase and count 300 yuan for my mother. This is my father's wage for this month and a half, bring it back for her."

Ye Mu's attention was immediately shifted, and she no longer stared at the guilty Ye Fu.