Chapter 1526: Departure

Ye Yaodong only got to eat Pei Dongqing's wedding candy, but didn't get to drink the wedding wine. He left for the city in his own large truck in advance on the afternoon of the 29th, the end of the month.

Pei Dongqing's wedding was set for the 9th of the fourth lunar month, which was May 13th on the new calendar. This was a very big day for a wedding.

So he didn't wait for A-Guang and the others, letting them find their own ship to go up when the time came.

He had agreed with the friend to depart on the 30th, but before departing, the friend had to load three truckloads of kelp the night before, then rest well for a night, and leave as soon as dawn broke the next day.

There would be no accidents on the way, and they wouldn't stop again. There would be two people taking turns driving in the truck. It was said that this trip had been delayed for too long, so they had to rush back as soon as possible.

So he also departed for the city a bit earlier to arrange the three truckloads of goods for them.

Not stopping on the way was the best thing for him. He had also been out for too long this trip, totaling a month from beginning to end.

His father would call every two or three days to ask when he was departing to go up, but most of the time he wasn't home. For a long time, he was transporting goods between the two places, and it was the old lady who answered, because she was idle.

Undoubtedly, as long as the old lady answered, it was a scolding.

Although the old lady was a bit hard of hearing, she couldn't hear everything clearly, but she heard Ye Fu urging him to go up very clearly.

And the old lady was also a bit intentional. Ye Fu had to make two or three calls before she might mention it once. When she mentioned it, the distance from the first call might have already been a week.

In reality, she also knew that no matter how much she urged, Dongzi had to wait until the things at home were handled before he could leave, and the time he agreed with his friend hadn't arrived yet.

Urging was useless and only annoying.

That's why she scolded Ye Fu, and didn't tell Dongzi immediately, because saying it or not was the same. Urging without meaning wasn't like something big happened up there that couldn't be done without Dongzi and had to be handled urgently.

Ye Fu urged several times before she would reluctantly mention it when Ye Yaodong came back, letting him consider whether to call back.

Ye Yaodong originally didn't know the old lady's little thoughts.

He just asked casually when his father called, and then he found out.

Although he had been back for a long time this trip, he hadn't been home much. When he left, the old lady was still secretly wiping tears.

He had to say he was going to the city first and wouldn't be leaving the city that soon.

Although it was still leaving home, hearing that he was going to the city first gave people the feeling that he was close to home and hadn't gone far, so the old lady was barely comforted.

Ye Yaodong only called his father to inform him after departing from the city the next day.

He didn't call home again, to avoid adding to the elderly's sadness.

Not calling could also let the elderly think he had been in the city all along and hadn't left, giving them the illusion that he was very close to her.

This was his second time traveling by land from home to Zhoushan. He wasn't familiar with it, and the comfort naturally didn't need to be mentioned; it couldn't compare to taking a ship, but at least the safety factor was high enough.

The friend didn't just have his own large truck; he also had two other large trucks belonging to his cousins, all loaded with kelp.

Along with his own truck, which was originally empty, after the friend found out yesterday evening, the cousins discussed it and then discussed it with him.

They would bear the fuel costs and road tolls on the way, and directly loaded his large truck with kelp as well.

Originally, he thought about bearing the fuel costs himself, as long as they solved the road blockages and took him to the destination.

After all, those kelp were purchased from him, and this money itself allowed him to earn it, so it didn't matter if he paid a bit for fuel.

However, since they said so, he could naturally agree.

Four large trucks walking in a straight line was much safer than one truck walking alone. At least they knew the team was large.

Ye Yaodong originally brought back five people, and now with the two nephews added, counting him, there were eight people.

His truck was at the very back. If the front stopped, he stopped; if the front moved, he moved. He was dizzy from the bumping on the road, and he didn't know if anything bad happened on the road. Anyway, walking and stopping, it took three days to arrive.

However, unloading the goods took quite a long time. There were four trucks of goods to unload in total. He had manpower here, so he could unload one truck of goods quickly, but he couldn't just leave after unloading his own truck; he also had to help unload the goods on the other trucks.

After all, they had reimbursed him for the fuel costs along the way, saving him a huge expense.

Everyone unloaded the goods overnight until three o'clock in the morning, and only then did they unload all the goods to the storage place they specified.

If they hadn't arrived too late, making it hard to call for manpower, they could have hired people to unload the goods early, and wouldn't have had to be delayed until so late.

"It's all done. Since the goods are all unloaded, we'll go back first."

"No rush, let's go eat a late-night snack together?"

Ye Yaodong politely refused. "No, it's too late. We'll go back to rest directly."

"Anyway, it's this hour, no need to rush, and the wives aren't around."

"We've been sleeping in the open for these two days, and haven't slept well or eaten well. You've also troubled yourselves to help unload the goods. What time is it now? But there are still quite a few late-night snack stalls near the pier. Let's all go eat a bit, and then go home to sleep well."

"Yes, eat something to sleep well. How can you sleep on an empty stomach?"

"Anyway, it's near your house, and not too far away. It's on the way, eat something before going home to sleep."

"We have to eat late-night snacks anyway, let's all go together."

Others also politely persuaded him one after another, inviting him strongly, so Ye Yaodong smiled and agreed.

"Fine, anyway it's on the way. You can just get on my truck, it'll be faster to pull you over. Eat something casually to pad your stomach, and go home to sleep quickly."

"Good, that saves walking, let's all get on the truck."

Ye Yaodong also followed everyone and climbed to the back of the truck. The kelp had just been transported, and the truck compartment was still filled with a rich kelp smell. Everyone had gotten used to it along the way, chatting and laughing as they went to eat late-night snacks.

By the time they finished eating, the sky was already showing a fish-belly white. Ye Fu was sleeping soundly, but was woken up by the rumbling sound of the trucks outside.

He just woke up, was confused for a moment, and then reacted. He put on his underpants, got out of bed, opened the door to look outside, and was instantly overjoyed.

Ye Yaodong was also getting off the truck, taking the key to open the iron gate, and happened to look up, just discovering his father standing in the corridor.

And other buildings and other floors also had people who heard the movement and climbed out of bed, waving at him one after another, and then all came down from upstairs. The speed downstairs was even faster, and they all ran toward the large truck.

The camp, which was originally quiet, was instantly stirred up because of the sound of his large Liberation truck. Those who were still sleeping were also woken up by their noise.

"Sleep for what? A-Dong drove the large Liberation truck back..."

"What?"

"There's going to be another large Liberation truck on our side..."

"Damn it, I'll hurry over to see..."

Ye Yaodong watched as the large truck hadn't even driven in, and those who hadn't gone out to sea this morning were all rushing out to take a look.

"You all move aside, let the truck drive in first."

"Right, let the truck drive in first. When can't you look at it? Once it's driven in, you can look at it as much as you want."

Ye Fu was full of radiance with excitement, holding his clothes and pants in his hand while putting them on, and started directing everyone to disperse first to let the truck pass, and directed the large truck to stop.

"My goodness, when did Dongzi buy a large Liberation truck?"

"Really amazing. There are two tractors here, and he just added a motorcycle last year. This year, another large Liberation truck. Won't there be a small car next year?"

"That's possible. I see he's probably just missing a small car. What other car doesn't he have?"

"Too amazing. I don't even have a bicycle."

"Haha, don't make people laugh to death..."

"This truck must cost several tens of thousands, right? A-Dong bought a pile of ships, and now he's buying a pile of trucks?"

"One large Liberation truck this year, two large Liberation trucks next year. Another construction site is going to build a factory. Where does he still need to give money to others to earn? He keeps it all for himself to earn."

"Oh my mother, this truck is too handsome, the truck head is domineering enough..."

As soon as the large Liberation truck drove in, everyone followed behind, one sentence after another, until the truck stopped and they immediately surrounded it.

"Who did he hire to drive this? Such a large truck, I heard this truck driver is hard to hire, they are all trained by units..."

Ye Fu touched the truck head and then the truck compartment with a face full of joy. He wiped the dirty parts directly with the clothes on his body, and only then went to find Ye Yaodong.

"Dongzi, was this trip smooth? This new truck is dirty. I'll wash it for you in a while and wipe it clean."

"Fine, if you love to do it, I'll let you do it. You can wash it from now on."

"What kind of talk is that? What do you mean I love to do it? Where do I love to do it?"

"Then if you don't love to do it, I'll let someone else wash it in a while."

Ye Fu looked at the brand-new large truck. The truck head was even tied with a large red flower. He was a bit itchy, and he hadn't touched it or sat in it yet, so he was a bit reluctant to let others wash it.

"Then I'd better wash it. I'm already awake, and it's dawn. While the sun isn't out yet, I'll wipe it clean first."

"You'd better let the chickens out of the coop first, right? The rooster has been crowing 'gugu' all along."

"You go let them out, I'll go get water, and wipe your truck first. Such a large truck, I have to go call A-Jiang and Chenghe to work together." Ye Fu was excited and immediately went to fetch water.

And he looked back three times for every step, looking at the majestic large truck. He felt full of energy.

Speaking of Chenghe, Ye Yaodong thought of his father who had already been sold out completely, and because he was at home, it wasn't easy to specially call to give him a heads-up, so he hadn't given his father a reminder yet, planning to talk about it after he came back.

Anyway, what should have been sold was sold out completely, and his mother couldn't reach his father now and couldn't do anything to his father.

In short, a beating for Ye Chenghe later was unavoidable.

Most people were at sea, except for a part of the fishing boats that returned that day and hadn't gone out to sea yet. Although basically everyone was up, the large truck wasn't surrounded by water.

If four or five hundred people really surrounded the large truck, he wouldn't even think about squeezing in.

"A-Dong, how many tens of thousands did you buy this truck for? Is this truck expensive, or is the small car expensive?"

"Of course the small car is expensive. The tax on imported small cars alone is very high." Ye Yaodong said casually.

"Then it's still worth buying this truck. Small cars aren't worth it. This truck can haul a truckload of goods and a truckload of people. Small cars can't hold a few bags of goods."

"We were still saying you could buy a small car next year. It's still better to buy this truck, it can haul goods."

"I think so too. Small cars look good but aren't useful. This truck is still better to use."

He just needs a motorcycle. The mobility is strong enough. Now the road isn't good and is narrow. The money for a small car is enough for him to buy two or three large Liberation trucks. Comparing them like this, the difference is also very large.

Ye Fu walked over again. "Hurry up and go to sleep. You came back at this hour, you didn't sleep all night, right?"

"Hmm, I'll sleep a bit later. You're all talking here, so I can't sleep either."

Ye Chengjiang shouted, "Comrades, uncles, it's time to go to sea. Earning money is important. You can look at it when you come back tonight."

"Stinky boy, you've become clever!"

Ye Chengjiang pouted at the two boys who were standing aside and talking to Ye Chenghe. "You already have two new favorites, if we aren't clever, you'll be biased toward them!"

"What nonsense are you talking about."

"You sent them to learn to drive a large truck! You didn't send us!" Ye Chengjiang was a bit sour.

He didn't know how to drive a large truck. Such a large truck, driving it should be majestic and handsome, too domineering!

Biased, Third Uncle sent Lin Guangwen and Lin Guangming to learn, but didn't send him and Chenghe!

Ye Yaodong gave him a direct knock on the head. "Speak with your conscience. Didn't you want to work in the factory? Didn't I arrange for you to work in the factory?"

"I only decided to buy the truck during the New Year last year. Before that, I hadn't even thought about buying a large truck. You were already doing well in the factory, don't be ungrateful for the blessings you have."

"Now driving the tractor yourself and earning money for your own pocket, isn't that better than working for me and driving a large truck?"

"Driving a large truck for me, the monthly salary is only over a hundred yuan. How much can your own tractor earn in a month? Use your pig brain to think about it carefully."

Ye Chengjiang didn't figure out anything else, but once the salary comparison was mentioned, he was clear, and instantly blushed.

"I was wrong, Third Uncle. Then the tractor earns more. But this large truck is too majestic, I like it too much. The tractor is small in front of this truck, it's not enough to look at. I saw you let the cousins drive, and I was jealous. This truck is really too majestic."

"If you want to learn, what's the difficulty? When the time comes, let them teach you. After you learn, practice for two more years, and then go get a certificate. Won't you be able to drive it in the future? You can also buy one yourself."

"Buy one myself?" His eyes were shining, and then he nodded straight. "Right, right..."

"Get along well with each other, don't cause conflicts. In a while, I'll arrange for them to be in the same dormitory as you. You go lead them over. They've been driving for two or three days straight and haven't slept well either."

"Got it, Third Uncle, I'll lead them to our dormitory to rest."

"Hmm."

?? Too sleepy. I've been accompanying her in the hospital for these two days. I'll make up a chapter tomorrow.

? (End of chapter)