Chapter 1214

Ye Yaodong only briefly told Director Chen about the few boats he currently had, and then that his family had a fish sauce workshop and a dried fish workshop, a shop in the wholesale market, and a piece of vacant land he had just bought.

He didn't say much about other things. Most of these existing things were known to Director Chen, he just didn't think much about them.

Going to his house, you could see his fish sauce workshop and dried fish workshop, and a large row of fishing boats parked outside the pier.

With the New Year, the fishing boats all returned to the pier. Outside the pier, there was a dense row of the same color, most of which were fishing boats of the same style. That place is now the most beautiful scenery in their village.

You can find out that most of them are his just by asking. This really can't be hidden, and relying on the sea to eat, ordering a few more boats is also his ability, completely relying on labor to eat.

Director Chen knew he had many boats, but he was stunned when he really heard him say he had more than a dozen trawlers.

He thought it would be good to have a few to collect rent, but he didn't expect that there were more than a dozen...

How many years has it been? Is this still a fisherman?

Which ordinary fisherman can have so many boats?

Not only was he surprised, but Jin Yuzhi was also shocked. How can a fisherman have such a rich family background?

Who is taking advantage of whom in this god-relative relationship?

Ye Yaodong knew they would be surprised, and it was right to be surprised.

After being surprised, they would know that he wasn't trying to plot their money, which is why he had to cling to them. But it's impossible to plot nothing. Where is there such purity in the adult world?

But he was still willing to recognize them as god-relatives with this family background, which could also carry some sincerity, after all, they had interacted for three years.

Ye Yaodong's family background is also his bargaining chip.

This is not just to tell them, but also to use it as a bargaining chip when they go home to persuade their children. At least it shows that he is not a fallen family climbing the social ladder, spending years trying to fool the elderly.

After saying a few words casually, he changed the subject and talked about his family's population composition and character. Of course, he chose the good side to talk about.

Director Chen also reciprocated and talked about his family's population composition.

They talked happily along the way.

With the New Year approaching, don't look at the darkness, there were also frequent large vehicles on the road. Many were cargo trucks coming and going, rushing home for the New Year, or rushing to deliver goods before the New Year.

It was already past 7 o'clock in the evening when they arrived at the county town. After Ye Yaodong finished unloading the goods for them, he said goodbye and headed home.

Director Chen wanted to keep him overnight, at least to have some snacks before leaving, but Ye Yaodong refused.

They had just arrived home, and there were things all over the house. Nothing was packed or organized, and the house hadn't been cleaned. If he stayed, it would only add trouble, so it was better to go back early, and the couple could wait until tomorrow to tidy up and clean.

Ye Yaodong slowed down and drove slowly toward the village, but saw several suspicious figures in front on the way, his heart tightened, associating it with the approaching end of the year, and the rats and dogs were also rampant.

He stared at the front, braked in an emergency, hurriedly stood up, and took the gun out of the iron box under the seat.

Seeing several people in front holding sticks and approaching slowly with lewd smiles, he also checked the ammunition in his hand.

After everything was ready, seeing that the people were close, he stretched the gun out, Bang~

After firing a shot, he accelerated the tractor again and drove straight through the middle of the few people who were stiff and didn't dare to move, scaring them so much that they could only retreat to both sides.

Little bastards, this kind of thing happens every year.

Don't talk about the dark night, even in broad daylight, there can be blatant ones.

Today he was unlucky to run into it, but fortunately he had a gun in his hand to deter them, and he could drive the tractor away swaggeringly.

But with this episode, he was more cautious on the road ahead, and the gun was always stuck on his knees.

Fortunately, he didn't encounter anything in the second half, and arrived home safely.

Lin Xiuqing was startled when she heard him talk about what happened on the road.

"This is too scary, fortunately you had a gun in the car. These people are really too rampant, and they can't be caught."

"With the New Year coming, they also have to do a few more jobs to have a good New Year, eat well and drink well. Anyway, it's fine as long as nothing happens, it's normal to run into it."

"Fortunately, we won't go out anymore. I'll go poach two eggs for you to calm your shock."

"Hmm."

Ye Yaodong told her about the possibility of recognizing Director Chen as a god-relative, but it was just a start, and it was hard to say whether it would be successful, so he had to wait a few days.

"Why recognize a god-relative? Wasn't it quite good before? It's quite troublesome to have an extra family of relatives for no reason."

"What's the trouble? It's the same as usual, just closer. But it's also legitimate to say it out, it's a god-relative. In the future, everything will be reasonable, and it's normal to have close interactions."

"Suit yourself, anyway, I think as ordinary people, there's no need to get involved with officials. It's quite good as it is now."

"You're naive, aren't you? You tell people we're just ordinary fishermen, who believes it now?"

Lin Xiuqing was blocked and speechless. It's true that their family is no longer ordinary fishermen.

"Don't think too much, we are also honest and don't do anything out of line. It's just that if the factory in the city starts production in the future, having a background can be more secure. Otherwise, it's hard to say if we ordinary people will be tossed until not even bones are left."

This is the experience he learned from Fang Jingfu.

No matter when, it's good to have someone in the government to get things done, not to mention officials, who really have thousands of ways to toss people.

Lin Xiuqing didn't say anything more. She only wanted to be rich and safe, and couldn't think that far. Now she can only listen to him.

Whatever he says, that's what it is.

After eating, Ye Yaodong went to take a bath before going to bed. He originally wanted to save it until New Year's Eve, but he was too dirty after running back and forth and moving things.

Lin Xiuqing was also saying that it was good to wash a day early, so she could have less to do tomorrow. She would still be busy on New Year's Eve tomorrow.

The children at home were already asleep when he returned.

In fact, at this point, besides their family, there were not many lights left in the village.

After Ye Yaodong lay into the warm and soft quilt, he felt comfortable and relaxed.

A golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as one's own dog nest.

Only now could he be considered to be completely resting for the New Year. It was said that he was resting for the New Year a few days ago, but in fact, he just didn't go to sea. There were still many chores, and he had to run around everywhere.

He didn't do less work all day, and New Year's Eve was considered a real rest.

Of course, he also naturally did nothing, sleeping until the sun was high, before being woken up by the fragrance outside.

As soon as he got up, there was a rich breakfast to eat, and he could add vegetable meatballs just fried in the hot pot.

Others had already been busy for a while, and he only needed to pick up ready-made food to eat. No one complained about him like in the past. Everyone now defaults to the fact that he should sleep until he wakes up naturally.

His father had already killed the chickens and ducks and removed the hair, and they were placed on the table, waiting to be stewed at noon.

"We've been working for half the morning, and you've just gotten up. Hurry up, we're waiting for you to paste the couplets."

Lin Xiuqing wiped the oil off her hands before taking out the couplets and putting them on the table for him.

"You can just paste them, why wait for me?"

"Aren't you the head of the family? Of course, you should paste the couplets for our family."

"Oh."

"Take the rice paste on the window outside yourself, and remember to hang the lanterns. I took them down and wiped them clean yesterday."

"Got it."

When Ye Yaodong went out with the couplets after eating, Ye Chengyang flatteringly moved a stool for him.

"What are you doing?"

"Dad, to cushion your feet."

"Do you think your dad needs it?"

Ye Yaodong took the bowl of rice paste on the window, dipped it with a brush, smeared it on the back of the top of the couplet, and stood on tiptoe to paste it on the wall.

Only then did Ye Chengyang put down the stool and scratch his head, "Oh, Dad, you are taller than Uncle and Second Uncle, you don't need it."

Ye Yaodong didn't care about him, but he held the bowl of rice paste and waited on the side. After pasting one side, he actively handed over another couplet, and then handed over the horizontal scroll.

Offering favors for no reason, either treacherous or stealing.

He lowered his head and squinted at the boy, saying nothing and asking nothing.

After pasting the couplets, he pasted the 'Fu' character upside down on the door, and then he was satisfied to go out for a stroll and bask in the sun, by the way watching the neighbors play cards and gamble.

Ye Chengyang followed him around, but would play with the children on the side from time to time. If he lifted his foot to walk, the boy would immediately follow.

He sat down to play cards, and he stood behind him like a bodyguard.

"What are you doing?"

Ye Chengyang said weakly: "Dad... can you give me money to buy firecrackers..."

"Ask your mother."

He shut his mouth and stood on the side without moving. Ye Yaodong played two rounds, and seeing him standing there like a wooden stake, he was annoyed and hurriedly took 5 cents to send him away.

Ye Chengyang ran away excitedly with the money.

He knew that circling around him early in the morning must have a purpose.

On New Year's Eve, the most relaxed ones are the children. They don't worry about anything, they just play.

They are also the happiest. Their mouths didn't stop all day. Smelling the fragrance in the house, they would run home from time to time to steal two bites before going out to play. The snacks in their pockets were never missing, and they could have money to buy firecrackers to play with.

This child must have failed to get anything from Lin Xiuqing early in the morning, so he circled around him when he saw him get up.

It's just that he was too good at wool-gathering. Before long, he ran over again to ask for money to buy sugar figures.

After a while, he wanted to buy candied haws.

Immediately after, he also attracted Ye Chenghu and Ye Xiaoxi.

The three siblings came in turn, and he was so angry that he wanted to take a whip.

Seeing him lose his temper, the three of them scattered.

It wasn't until lunch that he found out that Lin Xiuqing had refused to give them money early in the morning, and had explicitly stated that there would be no red envelopes for them this year, asking them if they were still afraid of the beating they got a few days ago.

So Ye Chengyang set his sights on him, taking the opportunity to ask for as much money as possible.

"Quite a lot of schemes?"

Ye Chengyang lowered his head even more, just eating what was in his bowl, pretending not to hear.

"Yangyang said, no red envelopes, we can have pocket money. Anyway, every year the red envelopes are taken away by Mom, leaving only 20 cents." Ye Chenghu betrayed his brother without any burden.

"Brother said he has a lot of private money, it doesn't matter, he doesn't want it."

"You're talking nonsense! You have a lot of private money, I saw it."

"Tomorrow is the first day of the New Year, do you want to be beaten tonight, or beaten on the first day?"

The two brothers immediately shut their mouths.

Although Lin Xiuqing said that in the morning, after eating the New Year's Eve dinner, she still put a red envelope in the pocket of each of the three children's new clothes as usual.

After they finished the New Year's Eve dinner and went to take a bath, changed into new clothes, and touched the red envelopes in their pockets, they were pleasantly surprised.

"Mom, didn't you say there wouldn't be any this year?"

"Don't you want it? Then give it back to me."

"Want, want." Ye Chenghu shouted extra loudly, squeezed the red envelope, and ran out happily.

"Come back."

"What's wrong."

He still stood vigilantly at the door, not coming in, for fear that his mother would go back on her word.

"Don't lose it, put it in the piggy bank for me."

"Hehe, won't lose it."

He ran away immediately.

Ye Chengyang also hurriedly followed behind.

Ye Xiaoxi was a bit reluctant, but thinking that she had just lost a red envelope a few days ago, she moved with small steps to Lin Xiuqing's side and handed the red envelope to her.

"Mom, you keep it for me, I'll lose it."

"Hmm, you're still obedient."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and put the red envelope back in her pocket, then took out a 2-cent coin and handed it to her.

"I'll keep the red envelope for you, this is for you to buy things to eat."

"Okay, okay."

She ran out happily.

"Slow down, if you get the new clothes dirty or damaged, I'll beat you during the New Year."

She shouted loudly while running, "Got it."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "You only know how to trick children."

"Touch the pocket of your new clothes, the inner pocket."

Ye Yaodong was surprised, reached into the inner pocket of his clothes, and also took out a thick red envelope, "I have one too?"

She nodded with a smile, "Didn't you give all your money to me? During the New Year, what will you do if you have no money to play cards? You've worked hard this year, of course I have to give you a red envelope."

He kissed the red envelope in his hand, "Good wife."

"Grandma, touch your pocket too."

The old lady was also stunned, "Ah? I have one too?"

Lin Xiuqing nodded with a smile.

"I touched my pockets, right? Why give it to me?" She touched both sides of her coat pockets, there was nothing. She learned from Ye Yaodong and lifted her clothes, reaching into the inside to touch, and really touched one.

It wasn't very bulging, no wonder she didn't notice when she just changed into new clothes.

Lin Xiuqing also explained, "I'm used to making clothes for Adong, so I make a big, deep pocket on the inside."

"It's enough to make me new clothes, why give me a red envelope? I have nowhere to spend money, I eat and drink at home, why give me money?"

"I told you not to make new clothes and pants, but you insisted. I don't want the red envelope, give it to you, give it to you..."

"It should have been me giving you red envelopes, why do you have to give it to me?"

The old lady didn't even look at the red envelope and wanted to stuff it to Lin Xiuqing.

"Buy some candy to eat, don't think I didn't see it, you also like to eat candy."

Lin Xiuqing noticed that when the kitchen god was sacrificed, the old lady also ate several candies.

In the past, she would never bear to eat them and would only leave them for the children. It was probably because life had become better and better in the last two years that she was willing to eat two.

Ye Yaodong also said, "Take it, you've suffered for half your life. You suffered when you were young, so of course you have to eat something sweet when you're old."

The old lady's old face bloomed with a smile, tears flickered in her eyes, she wiped them away quietly, and responded happily.

"Hey, I have to eat something sweet, this shows that the bitter days are over."

Lin Xiuqing said to Ye Fu and Ye Mu, "I gave red envelopes to Dad and Mom yesterday."

Ye Mu said with a smile, "I know."

Ye Fu only turned to Ye Yaodong and said, "Remember to go to the Tianhou Temple to offer incense at night, don't sleep to death."

"How is that possible? Who sleeps on New Year's Eve?"

"Hmm."

The father and son went out one after another. The Spring Festival Gala had no attraction for them, not as good as playing cards.

Ye Fu was strictly managed in daily life, and he had no chance to play cards. It was rare to be able to play happily during the New Year without anyone managing him.

Ye Yaodong simply watched too many Spring Festival Galas and had no sense of freshness, only a sense of retro.

The cleaning work naturally fell on Ye Mu and Lin Xiuqing.

They were also the only ones who hadn't put on new clothes. After all, after the New Year's Eve dinner, there was still work to be done. Putting on new clothes would only get them dirty.

Unlike those big men, who patted their butts and went to gamble after eating, and wouldn't go home until the middle of the night after offering incense.

After Ye Yaodong went out after the New Year's Eve dinner, it was already past 0 o'clock in the morning when he came back. Lin Xiuqing specially got up and cooked him a bowl of dumplings.

As a result, he ran to the neighbor's house to play cards with his eldest brother, second brother, and Ye Chenghai after eating.

That's right, it was Ye Chenghai, who turned 16 after the New Year, so he was considered an adult, and it was normal to sit at the table and play cards with them.

Being such a big person, he did indeed have some private money in his hand.

Lin Xiuqing was also depressed to see him go out after eating a dumpling. In the past, he would at most play until 12 o'clock and come back after offering incense.

This year he expanded, with money in his pocket, and he still had to go out to play cards at this point.

It wasn't until 3 o'clock in the morning that he came back yawning and lay down.

Lin Xiuqing was also woken up by the movement of him lying down, moved inward, made room for him, and nagged a few words by the way.

Ye Yaodong was also very sleepy after staying up until this point, closed his eyes and went straight to sleep, forgetting to perform his old rules.

He only remembered the things that should have been done last night when he woke up the next day, but the person beside him had already left, and even Ye Xiaoxi's shadow was not seen.

He rolled around holding the quilt, and warmed his clothes in the quilt before putting them on.

Going out to the hall, there was no one, only the leftovers from last night, porridge that was still warm, and various voices and firecrackers outside.

He took his toothbrush and cup out to wash up at the door, and saw the dogs at home, all with colorful hair clips on their heads.

Some even had two red rubber bands on their two ears...

"Who did this..."

No one answered him, everyone was outside, or gathered together at the neighbor's door talking and chatting.

After seeing him, the dogs ran over and surrounded him, then kept rubbing their heads against him. These ears all had rubber bands on them.

"Is the rubber band on the ear uncomfortable?"

"Woo woo..." The dogs whimpered a few times.

"But it's quite good-looking and festive. Why don't you bear with it and take it off tomorrow?"

"Woof woof..."

"Who did it? It's quite smart, knowing how to dress you up and celebrate the New Year."

"Woof woof..."

The dogs barked a few more times, circled around his feet, and lay down directly, sticking to the ground with a look of lovelessness.

Ye Yaodong smiled and touched their heads and ears, brushed his teeth and went into the house to eat first.

After eating, he went out and caught Ye Xiaoxi and asked her if she did it.

She shook her head and was very proud, "I caught them for a long time this morning, fortunately my sister came."

"I'm going to my sister's house, my sister's house has dogs too..."

"You harmed your own dog, and didn't forget to harm someone else's dog. Be careful that the hair clips are stolen by other children."

"No, I'll let the dog bite the children."

"Where is your mother?"

"She's playing cards over there!"

"Hmm? Playing cards?! She can play cards too? Who taught her bad?" Ye Yaodong hurriedly went to the neighbor Zhou Da's house.

He really saw Lin Xiuqing sitting at the door basking in the sun, playing cards with a group of women. But they were playing 'Bie 7', relying on luck, not technology.

"Damn, you can play cards too?"

Lin Xiuqing turned her head to look at him with a smile, "Learn, this is very simple. You can play cards, of course I can play cards too."

Damn, is this resentment?

Blaming him for not playing firecrackers on New Year's Eve last night?

"Then you play cards here, and I go home to watch the house?"

"Hmm, go."

Ye Yaodong looked at her waving her hand like driving away flies, feeling a little depressed. His wife had learned to be bad, and was actually taken to play cards by others.

She couldn't play cards originally.

Now she can play cards, and she can play mahjong in the future.

Must tell her, it's okay to play during the New Year, but don't get addicted.

During the New Year, there were gambling tables, card tables, mahjong tables, and dice tables everywhere in the village. As long as it didn't rain, they were all placed on the road, and people gambled even if it was cold.

Ye Yaodong saw that they were playing very small, one point was one cent, so he let her go, and went home to call a few people to sit at the door and play cards, watching the house by the way.

The few days of the New Year were just for playing. There was no need to do anything at home. People went to visit relatives, and those who played cards played cards.

His family had no relatives to visit. All the close relatives were in this village. The eldest aunt married to town, and basically she came back to visit relatives.

As for the family in the provincial capital, they were not close, so there was no need to run there.

As for Aqing's side, wait until the second day of the New Year to return to her parents' home, which is also a convention.

Returning to Aqing's parents' home was also nothing to do, playing cards, lifting legs and waiting to eat.

Ye Yaodong had been thinking about whether Director Chen would come on the third day of the New Year?

On the night of the 29th, he said that if he couldn't recognize a god-relative, he would also go to Director Chen's house to pay a New Year's visit on the third day.

Should he go or not?

Will he come?

If he comes, and he goes to the county town, wouldn't they miss each other?

Ye Yaodong was struggling with whether to go even when sleeping at night, tossing and turning.

"What are you doing? What are you thinking about, why not sleep?"

"I'm thinking, should I go to the county town early tomorrow morning? Or wait until the day after?"

"You're worrying about this?"

"Yes, after all, recognizing a god-relative is a big deal. I don't know the result, thinking about whether he will come tomorrow? If we miss each other, wouldn't it be a wasted trip?"

"Then wait until the afternoon to go. You only said you would go to pay a New Year's visit on the third day, you didn't say morning or afternoon. Wait in the morning to see if anyone comes. If no one comes, then you go in the afternoon. The reason is also very easy to find, just say you didn't know if anyone would come to pay a New Year's visit in the morning, fearing to add trouble to others, so you went in the afternoon."

"That's right, then prepare the things in advance and go in the afternoon tomorrow."

"Go to sleep early, not recognizing a god-relative is no loss to us, it's just icing on the cake."

"Hmm, you are still open-minded."

"It's true, the money we earn now is enough for a lifetime."

Ye Yaodong laughed, "Then you have to be careful, don't get involved in yellow, gambling, or drugs, otherwise no amount of family fortune is enough to lose."

"Get out, how could I, you are the one who needs to be careful, don't get involved in yellow, gambling, or drugs, just a little bit and the family will be scattered."

"Uh... yellow... should be okay?"

Lin Xiuqing pinched the soft flesh on his waist, "What did you say?"

"It's New Year's, what are you doing? When did you develop the bad habit of always liking to pinch the flesh on my waist."

"Let you talk nonsense, I don't smoke, drink, or gamble, how dare you talk about me."

"Your playing cards today is also gambling."

"That can't count, it's just playing for a little while for entertainment. It's New Year's, people were short of one, so they taught me to join in, everyone is happy."

"That's good, sleep."

"Humph, only allowed you to play cards, I can't play for a while?"

"No, it's okay to play for a while, because I'm also playing for a while, small gambling is pleasant, entertainment is good. Some women in the village are the same as men, crowding on the gambling table, it's too ugly."

Not just gambling, even mahjong addiction is fatal.

He saw too many women in his previous life addicted to mahjong, who could play all night, ignoring their children and family.

There are also many women who are addicted to gambling like men.

Men and women are the same, gambling dogs should die.

"I saw it too, it's really ugly. Some even move stools to stand on and watch, and bet money. Some are not even from our village, and specially ran to our village to gamble."

"Hmm, sleep."

Good to know.

It's good that his wife doesn't do those things. Don't blame him for being male chauvinist, don't learn what's not good.

Women should also have the appearance of women. Men and women are equal, but you can't imitate whatever men do.

Ye Yaodong hugged Lin Xiuqing with peace of mind, let her find a comfortable position in his arms, and the two closed their eyes and slept.

Early on the third day of the New Year, Lin Xiuqing was still sweeping the courtyard at the door, when she saw several bicycles riding to her courtyard door.

Originally she didn't notice, it was the dogs at home barking wildly, and then she looked over.

"Director Chen? Ah... Happy New Year, come in and sit..."

Lin Xiuqing hurriedly threw the broom aside and hurried to the door to invite people in.

"Your dog is also so festive? Hahaha, even tied with red head ropes, with hair clips, it looks quite good, the dog is also happy to celebrate the New Year."

Jin Yuzhi also smiled and said, "Don't say, it really has the atmosphere of the New Year, with red and green, it looks festive."

"The little girl at home is naughty, usually loves to bully those dogs, and caught those dogs to mess with the day before yesterday morning. We also thought it was festive, so we didn't stop it."

"Then your girl must be very cute."

"Where, very naughty..."

Director Chen smiled and praised: "I saw that little girl in his family two years ago. Her arms were like lotus roots, and the flesh on her cheeks hung down. She grew up better than anyone, better than her granddaughter, looking full of blessings."