Chapter 1408: Filial Piety

Their eight or nine large boats sped along, sailing half as fast again as when a team of boats sailed together.

They had walked this route several times, so they were familiar with it. Plus, Ye Yaodong's 44-meter fishing boat took the lead, so any reefs were detected in advance and could be avoided.

Several boats all followed behind the "Yuanyuan No. 1" boat, and they didn't need to distinguish the direction, just responsible for following closely and not falling behind.

A team of fishing boats sailed from night to day, and from day to night, without stopping.

Originally expected to sail for 2 days and arrive on the morning of the seventh day, in fact, they arrived earlier, at 2 a. m. on the seventh day.

If it were in the past, staying overnight in Wenzhou, they would have arrived by the dusk of the seventh day.

When they docked, it was the middle of the night, and the whole village was sleeping soundly. No one knew they had returned, and everyone thought they would only arrive home after dawn.

It was Ye Yaodong who sounded the whistle. The sharp sound rang out, and some houses on the shore lit up one after another.

The village also lit up with scattered lights.

The sound of the whistle was distant. After it sounded, the whole village could hear it, not to mention it was the middle of the night now, and even the slightest movement could be magnified.

By the time the fishing boats were docked, the village had already lit up more than half of its lights, and people came out of the houses near the shore, putting on outer garments.

In the middle of the night, Ye Yaodong didn't unload the cargo. After a small boat tied with a big red flower came over to meet them, he let everyone go ashore one after another.

They didn't open the small boats back. There were only small wooden boats in the village originally. This boat was also tied with a big red flower. Thinking about it, it must be the boat that was just delivered at the beginning of the year. It must be whose family's boat was delivered to their hands.

Their three or four hundred people had to make several trips back and forth for one boat.

After everyone went ashore, the shore was already full of villagers who had climbed up in the middle of the night.

Everyone found their relatives and asked about their well-being excitedly, talking non-stop.

Ye Yaodong and his father were the last to go ashore.

As soon as they landed, they were surrounded by their family in high spirits, even Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang were there.

"Didn't expect to return so early..."

"Dad, you're back." Ye Chengyang said happily.

Ye Chenghu was also in high spirits, "Dad, we heard the sound of the whistle and immediately got up to meet you."

Ye Yaodong touched one with his left hand and one with his right hand.

Distant is fragrant, near is smelly. At this moment, he felt his two sons were a bit cute.

"Why get up in the middle of the night? It's cold, and you're running a runny nose."

"Dad, we were worried about you, so we got up immediately when we heard the sound." Ye Chenghu said sensibly for once.

Ye Yaodong patted his head, "Go home first, the wind at the pier is strong, don't catch a cold."

Lin Xiuqing also said with a smile, "Go, hurry back first. Your grandmother is still on the way, holding a flashlight so she doesn't fall."

"In the middle of the night, why did she run out too?"

"I told her not to come out and wait at home, but she insisted. Let us come over to meet first, and she will walk slowly behind."

"Go, go, go home."

The crowd on the shore had already walked toward the village one after another. When they went ashore, it was already quite empty.

"Dad, are you okay? When the earthquake happened, we were scared to death. The table was shaking, and everyone ran out of the classroom..."

"Yes, yes, everyone was standing on the playground. Fortunately, Dad, you didn't return..."

Ye Yaodong said with a smile, "It's rare, for the first time you can care about me a few words, but unfortunately I didn't buy you gifts this time."

"We don't want gifts anymore."

"Yes, it's good that you're back. We have many toys that others don't have."

Ye Yaodong was very gratified.

Lin Xiuqing said with a smile, "These two were quite worried about you. They weren't there when they received the phone call two days ago, they ran to the seaside, and after they came back, they kept asking."

"It shows I didn't raise them in vain."

"This earthquake, more than a dozen small boats in the village were hit and gone, basically all relatively old and broken. The waves washed them away as soon as they hit. The surrounding area also had many small boats hit and gone. People were fine, because the tsunami impact was at night, and the intensity wasn't great. But the fishing boats that docked near the shore in the middle of the night were in trouble. For these two days, corpses could be salvaged in the town."

"They must have heard the broadcast that there was an earthquake at sea, and then rushed to the shore in a hurry. Who knew there would be a tsunami? They threw themselves into the net. Actually, they should have gone to the deep sea."

"Right, everyone said so too."

"It's fine as long as the village is fine."

Lin Xiuqing asked again, "Didn't bring any luggage back this time, right? Just stay for a few days and then leave again. Should I take the quilt down tomorrow to sun it?"

"There are still a few boats of cargo. It's not convenient to unload in the middle of the night, so wait until tomorrow to unload. I've already instructed the workers. There are also goods left over from selling up there that have been dried into fish, and everyone brought them back. Weigh them all tomorrow and add some inventory to the family."

"Good, then I'll get up early tomorrow to prepare."

"How is the fish cannery?"

"Quite good, it's slowly getting on track. Now shipments are slowly increasing. At first, I was really worried that it wouldn't sell, and the warehouse was full, but not much was sold."

"It's like this at the beginning. It will be fine once the sales channels are opened."

Ye Yaodong pondered that maybe he could make a few phone calls to the overseas Chinese in the clan tomorrow to see.

The bagged fish sauce in the workshop was being steadily transported to the provincial capital, and a batch of goods was transported by boat at a fixed time every month.

In itself, communication is not developed now, and it is normal to make a phone call every month or two. Generally, if it is decided, it will not be easily changed unless there are special circumstances.

And their boat transportation of goods is now contracted to Lin Jishang. This guy has really gone ashore in the past year and started to toss about sea transportation of goods in the surrounding area.

In itself, he did the work of reselling. Now he is engaged in shipping goods between two places, and he is quite handy. Occasionally going to the city to ask, he can hear two sentences, and he has already set up an office.

Moreover, the fish sauce in the city is not just transported to overseas Chinese. Lin Jishang will also collect a batch at a fixed time and set up a wholesale point in the provincial capital. He doesn't just sell fish sauce; he sells everything.

Anyway, he has his own cargo ship and can collect some local goods wherever he goes, reselling them back and forth.

It's no different from what he did before, but he didn't transport to the high seas, so it doesn't count as smuggling, and he can be considered a legitimate businessman.

"I stay in the workshop in the morning, then ride a bike with Ajiang to the factory at noon, and then get off work together in the evening. I will also patrol the workshop."

"You arrange it as you see fit. Just look around and patrol. Leave the work to the workers. People are hired to work."

"Hmm."

"Dongzi... Dongzi..."

The old lady stood on the side of the road, leaning on a cane, looking at the people walking toward the village, stretching her neck and shouting, but her voice was also drowned out by everyone's conversation.

Only after they walked closer did they hear it.

Ye Yaodong walked forward a few steps to support her, helplessly saying, "Why did you run out in the middle of the night? What trouble are you adding? Just wait at home."

The old lady smiled and touched his arm back and forth, "Anxious to wait, might as well come out and see. You're sturdy again, and a lot darker..."

"Go, go home. You two support grandmother."

"Okay, Dad."

"No need, I have a cane, I'll walk slowly. Let them go back first. It's cold in the middle of the night, and they're running a runny nose."

Ye Yaodong didn't speak. The two sons looked at him, and then walked honestly to the old lady's side.

The old lady chattered while walking, "It's fine if nothing happens when you go out, but we were scared to death when something happened."

"You also have to go to the Guanyin Temple tomorrow to worship. You can't just worship Mazu, you have to worship all the gods."

Ye Yaodong responded vaguely, and then turned to talk to Lin Xiuqing again.

They were all asking about things at home in the past two months. They also chatted on the phone, but how could it be as clear as talking face-to-face? And sometimes when he called back, she wasn't there, and the old lady answered.

They accommodated the old lady's pace, slowed down, talked while walking, and entered the house.

Next door, Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua went ashore earlier than them and arrived home a step earlier than them.

At this time, the surroundings were brightly lit, and every household was full of joy. In the middle of the night, children also climbed up and didn't sleep, running around the house.

"Hungry? I'll cook you some late-night snack."

"Simple is fine. Is the little one still sleeping?"

"Right, she has always been a heavy sleeper. Even if it's so noisy around, she still sleeps very well."

Ye Yaodong nodded, put the sack in his hand at Lin Xiuqing's feet, took off his clothes, and walked into the room, and by the way, said to the others, "You all go back to the room to sleep, Chenghu and Yangyang have to get up early for school tomorrow."

"Got it, we'll go upstairs later."

The two brothers were immersed in the joy of their father's return, so how could they be willing to sleep? Not to mention the neighbors were also noisy, all the cheers of children.

Ye Yaodong didn't bring gifts this time. Others took advantage of the two days he didn't return to wander around and buy gifts, but he stayed at home and didn't go anywhere.

Every time he went out, he brought gifts, and he had bought enough. What didn't they have? They would only have more than others, not less.

Just taking out one thing was enough to make all the children in the village envious.

The two brothers saw the sack he put down and really wanted to rummage through it, but they didn't dare to move, so they could only turn around it, their eyes aiming at the bag.

Lin Xiuqing prepared the things to be cooked, and then called the two brothers to pull green onions in the field, and then break two cabbage leaves, only then did she branch them off.

The old lady also naturally went to the stove to help start the fire first.

"What's in this sack? Didn't say a word, just put it here casually..." Lin Xiuqing muttered and went to pull the rope tied on the sack.

The old lady whispered, "Is it money? He likes to put money in the sack, and not in the safe."

Lin Xiuqing untied it and looked. She had already prepared mentally, but when she looked, it was all straw.

She pulled out the straw while saying with a smile, "Hidden cautiously enough, even covered with straw on top."

"Just right to give me fire..."

Ye Yaodong held a flashlight and went into the room to take a look. The little piglet who was sleeping on her back had kicked the quilt away, and her belly was exposed. He smiled knowingly and hurriedly covered her with the quilt.

By the time he went out, Lin Xiuqing was already cooking noodles.

"Why did you put so much straw in there? I pulled it for a long time and didn't pull it clean."

"Put more to cover people's eyes."

Ye Yaodong walked over and shook the sack. There were still scattered straw inside that hadn't been picked clean. He grabbed a handful casually and saw the banknotes underneath.

"This trip earned a net profit of about 350,000. 200,000 was deposited in the bank, 50,000 was spent on buying land, and there is about 100,000 in cash."

"I exchanged 50,000 yuan for 50-yuan new banknotes, so it doesn't look like there's such a large quantity."

"50-yuan new banknotes? Where? Let me see?" Lin Xiuqing hurriedly put down the spatula and wiped her hands on her apron.

"I haven't even seen what a 50-yuan banknote looks like. I only heard you talk about it, but I haven't seen it. Is this money really useful?"

The old lady also curiously stretched her head to look, "Is this real money? Can it be taken out to spend? Does anyone want it?"

"Are you stupid? Can banknotes be unwanted? Just circulated, the market might be rare, but wait until the New Year, maybe you'll see more."

Not New Year or festival, no one spends large banknotes, and daily life has to be calculated in cents and dimes.

New Year is different. Families with conditions are willing to spend big money to add large items to the home.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's quite good-looking."

"Fortunately you still showed it to me. It looks colorful, and those who don't know might think it's a child's toy. If I didn't recognize it, I might have given it to the children to play with."

The old lady smiled and touched it, "This banknote is getting bigger and bigger."

"Not only is it big, the denomination is also getting bigger and bigger. This shows that money is depreciating, and small denominations are not enough to spend, so the denomination of banknotes is also getting bigger and bigger."

Lin Xiuqing said angrily, "You want to talk about your theory of banknote depreciation again, and you want to take it to do something again, right?"

"Not yet. Isn't this to make you feel at ease, afraid that I would take the money to toss, so I specially deposited 200,000 in the bank?"

"You're not afraid that I won't be at ease with you tossing, you are moved by that deposit interest rate."

"Quite good, double in 5 years. The house we built on it will be rented for 5 years, and it will also double."

"You make it sound like money is so easy to earn."

"Is it not easy to earn? Look at the money I've earned in these few years, is it not easy?"

Lin Xiuqing didn't speak, silently continued to cook noodles, lifted the lid, added seasoning, and then served it.

"Eat first, I'll put the money away first."

"Hmm."

When Ye Yaodong sat down, he touched his pocket and remembered the prayer beads in his pocket. He took them out for the old lady and put them on the table.

"This is what I picked up. You can look at it tomorrow and string it again."

"Hey, good. I'll count how many there are, and I'll add a few more tomorrow."

Blocking the old lady's chattering mouth, he ate a late-night snack quickly and then hurried into the room.

"Why is this child running so fast? What's the rush."

Lin Xiuqing just finished collecting the money and the list, and locked the drawer, "Do you want me to fetch a basin of water for you to wash your face and feet? Don't take a bath in the middle of the night, wait until tomorrow daytime."

"Fine."

She stood up again and continued to go out to fetch water.

As long as Ye Yaodong returned, she couldn't be idle and had to revolve around him. After serving him well and lying down, she went out to close the doors and windows.

Before she entered the room, she already heard the snoring.

She shook her head, entered the room, and followed him to lie down and sleep.

The next morning, the couple was woken up by Ye Xiaoxi.

Ye Xiaoxi woke up in the morning and sat up, rubbing her eyes in a daze, only to find an extra person on the bed.

She widened her eyes, crawled over, and pulled off the quilt he was covering his head with.

"Dad, it's you. Dad, you're back? Dad..."

She immediately crawled onto him and sat down, calling "Dad" non-stop. She was too excited and too surprised.

Being pressed down by a heavy object, Ye Yaodong groaned. Fortunately, he was lying on his side. If he had been lying flat, he wasn't sure where would have been crushed.

"Dad, when did you come back? Why didn't I know?"

"Dad, you're so ugly. Get up, I'll shave your beard..."

The little butt sitting on him kept twisting, and she kept pulling his quilt. Ye Yaodong opened one eye helplessly.

"Get down, don't make noise. If you're awake, put on your clothes yourself and go out to play."

"What about my gift?"

"No gift. I'll give you a dime, buy whatever you want."

"Great, then Dad, I'll shave your beard."

"No need, go do whatever you should do."

"Then I'll cut your hair!"

"Don't make noise!"

Lin Xiuqing was also woken up and sat up, pulling Ye Xiaoxi over, "Put on your clothes, you'll catch a cold."

"Oh, Mom, when did Dad come back? Why didn't I know?"

"You slept like a pig, what do you know?"

"Did Dad bring anything delicious or fun?"

"Do you want to eat a fart?"

"You eat it!"

"Put it in the quilt for your dad to eat, just right."

Ye Xiaoxi giggled.

Lin Xiuqing put on her clothes and shoes, and she herself also got out of bed, put on clothes, and went out to get busy.

She said last night that workers would go to unload cargo early this morning, and she still had to weigh the cargo.

Ye Yaodong didn't sleep enough, pulled the quilt over, and continued to sleep.

Anyway, his father was there, and his father would lead the workers to unload the cargo.

But what he never expected was that his daughter was so filial, saying she wanted to cut his hair, and she really cut his hair.

He really wanted to cry to death.

In his sleep, he felt his hair being pulled. He didn't care at first, turned over, and his hair was pulled again. This time, he woke up.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a pair of scissors on top of his head, which gave him a big fright. He hurriedly dodged to the side.

"Ye Xiaoxi!"

While shouting, he also snatched the scissors away.

"Ah? Dad, I'm helping you cut your hair with my sister. Uncle finished cutting, now it's your turn."

"What!"

Ye Yaodong touched the hair on his head, a handful of small broken hair, and the hair on the top of his head felt uneven.

He looked at the position where he had just been lying, and the pillow was full of hair. Instantly, he felt terrible.

"Aqing! Aqing!"

Ye Xiaoxi said ignorantly, "Mom isn't here, she's busy."

"She's busy, no time to manage you, so you're lawless?"

Ye Yaodong was so angry that his soul almost left his body. He threw the scissors onto the table far away, grabbed Ye Xiaoxi, and slapped her butt hard a few times.

She was also tough and didn't cry.

Pei Yu saw the situation wasn't good and hurriedly wanted to sneak away.

"Stop right there, come here."

She was forced to stop, looked back at him cautiously, "Nine Uncle..."

"Ten Uncle wouldn't work either, come here."

She moved over silently.

"Give me your hand."

Pei Yu hurriedly hid her hand behind her back, kept shaking her head, and retreated.

Ye Yaodong got out of bed directly to grab her, and she immediately burst into tears.

Ye Xiaoxi wasn't being grabbed, so she immediately ran away barefoot.

"Stop right there..."

"Don't, Dad, I'm going to find Mom."

He hurriedly ran to grab her again.

After grabbing them back, he let the two stand side by side.

He was bare-chested and only wearing a pair of boxer shorts, watching the small broken hair on his head falling down, sticking all over his body, and he was so angry.

The two little ones in front, one crying loudly, one with teary eyes, hadn't been hit yet.

"Whose idea?"

"It's sister..."

"It's sister..."

"It's sister..."

"It's sister, it's sister, it's you, it's you."

Pei Yu pushed Ye Xiaoxi angrily, and Ye Xiaoxi also angrily rushed to hit her. The two little girls looked like they were about to fight.

Ye Yaodong pulled them apart with one hand each, "Ye Xiaoxi, it was you who did it, right?"

"Sister gave me the scissors, she pulled your hair up for me to cut."

"You even divided the work clearly? Where did the scissors come from?"

"Hers! It's sister's, she gave them to me."

"Both have a share, one is the mastermind, one is the accomplice, give me your hand."

Both shrank their hands behind their backs, shaking their heads in unison with great tacit understanding. One look and you could tell they hadn't been hit on the palm of their hands less often.

Ye Yaodong was so angry he could only keep scolding, "Can children take scissors? What if you poke somewhere? What if you fall while walking and poke yourself?"

"Don't you want your life? Lawless, and you dare to take scissors? I'll peel a layer of skin off you later. Dog-bold, so bold, and you dare to cut my hair!"

"Who else did you cut? Did you cut Little Uncle's? Didn't he notice? Is he a pig?"

"My dad is a pig, he keeps snoring." Pei Yu said softly.

Ye Yaodong's temple jumped, "That idiot!"

"Dad, you also snore..."

"Shut up!"

He never expected that on the first day of returning home, his daughter would give him such a big gift.

"Both of you stand honestly."

He patted the small broken hair on his body, lowered his head and swept his head, and it fell down with a 'swish'.

"Oh my god, you two ancestors, you're really itchy. Wait and see how I deal with you later. On the first day of returning, you want to fight me."

"Don't..."

"Don't? Now you know you're afraid? Who told you to cut people's hair?"

"555... We saw Mom cut grandmother's hair, and sister told me to help her cut."

"Sister also helped me cut."

"Oh my god, ancestor."

Ye Yaodong looked at the hair that couldn't be swept clean, so he could only casually take a piece of clothing to cover it, and carried the two dead girls out, one in each hand.

"Huimei, Huimei..."

"Ah? What's the matter?"

Ye Huimei heard Ye Yaodong's shout from far away and hurriedly walked out. She was still holding a bowl of longevity noodle paste and was feeding the twins breakfast.

"Hey? Why is your hair like a dog's gnawing? Who cut it? Why is it cut like this?"

"Who else could have cut it? You go home and take a look at your husband."

"How could it be Aguang? He's still sleeping and hasn't gotten up yet."

"Damn, it's really a pig." Ye Yaodong carried these two dead girls to her.

"These two did it. I was still in a dream when I felt my hair being pulled. One was holding scissors, one was pulling my hair, and they cooperated to cut my hair."

Ye Yaodong said through gritted teeth. ===== CHAPTER 1409 =====