Chapter 349

The crowd only gathered at the door for a while. Seeing that no one from the family came out after a long time, everyone cursed and swore, said a bunch of sour things, and then gradually dispersed.

Because of this, the whole village was talking about their family finding ambergris, and rumors spread about how big and heavy the ambergris they found was, and how much it could sell for.

They also said that once their family got rich, they turned their backs on people, looked down on others, and all sorts of unpleasant things were spread around.

That's how it is in the countryside. Once something happens, it spreads through the whole village in minutes. And sometimes, even if it's just hearsay and not confirmed, it can be spread with great certainty, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

By the time he walked home with his hands in his pockets, listening to all kinds of sour gossip, the villagers had already arranged for the Xu family to buy the "three items and one sound" (bicycle, watch, sewing machine, and radio) and a television, and even nominated them as a "ten-thousand-yuan household."

A useless thing, casually thrown aside, could actually trigger such a farce. He was laughing his head off.

Just as he stepped into the house, his mother also pulled him aside to ask all sorts of questions.

"Dongzi, did someone in our village really find ambergris?"

His mother hadn't even stepped out of the house, yet she knew?

"Of course! I don't know what kind of dog-shit luck they had to be able to find such a rare thing. It's really like a pie falling from the sky; they've made a fortune." He happily told his mother about the commotion he had just seen at the Xu family's door.

"Oh my, that really is finding a treasure. I heard it's that family of rascals, the Xus, is that right?"

"That's right, they found a treasure!"

Ye Mu slapped her thigh in regret. "Sigh, why doesn't Heaven have eyes? To actually let their family find it. It's really too good for them."

"They have good fate!"

"That family of rascals got rich, so they must be acting all puffed up, right? I heard they're going to exchange it for money tomorrow and move to the city."

Ye Yaodong: "?"

Why was it different from the version he heard?

The villagers were really good at making things up!

"I walked around a circle to find out, how did you know while staying at home?"

"Auntie Lan next door ran over excitedly to talk to her two daughters-in-law. I happened to hear it at the door. Our house is right by the sea, how did he find it? It's really... it's really..."

"It's really like a dog's life... I said it for you, no need to thank me!"

Ye Yaodong said with a laugh and went back to his room. Ye Mu gave him a reproachful glare.

The old lady also laughed.

As soon as he pushed the door open, he didn't expect Aqing to ask him in a low voice, "Was it stolen by that young man Xu Laifu from the village?"

Ye Yaodong smiled brightly. "That kid is used to stealing chickens and dogs. I didn't expect him to steal from our house. When I have time, I'll give him a lesson."

Lin Xiuqing also smiled and said, "I heard Mother talking enthusiastically with Auntie Lan next door in the room. This gossip spreads way too fast."

"Of course! When I went over, I just heard they found ambergris. By the time I walked back, I already heard they could buy the 'three items and one sound' and a television. Later on, it was spread as if they had already earned tens of thousands and bought them back."

"Auntie Lan even said they were going to move to the city to eat well and drink well, and wouldn't live in this ghost place in the countryside anymore."

"Hilarious."

Lin Xiuqing suddenly thought of something, and the smile on her face faded. "Suddenly causing such a scene, will it have any impact on us?"

"What impact could it have? We found it and thought it was useless, so we threw it aside. He thought it was a treasure and stole it back. What does that have to do with us? It's not like we told him to steal it. He stole from our house, and I haven't even gone to scold him yet. Do they dare to come and cause trouble?"

Lin Xiuqing felt relieved upon hearing this. "That's true. If they steal from our house and still dare to come and cause trouble, just beat them out."

"Hmm."

At this moment, Ye Mu's shouting suddenly rang out from outside the house.

"Oh my, which heartless person stole half of my longans? So damn hateful, they were in the cabinet and still got stolen. Which bastard did this? If I catch them, I'll definitely peel their skin..."

Hearing his mother's cursing outside, Ye Yaodong opened the door to take a look.

"What's wrong again?"

After Ye Mu cursed with spit flying, she said, "I don't know which bastard stole two handfuls of longans. The quantity is clearly less. I didn't pick it up to check when I checked before. I just planned to peel them to stew eggs for Aqing tonight, and only then did I realize the amount was wrong. Damn it..."

"You didn't check clearly just now. Check again to see what else is missing."

Fortunately, he kept his valuables locked in the room.

It's just that it's not popular to deposit money in the bank now, otherwise he would really want to deposit it.

At this moment, there isn't even a postal savings system, and the post office isn't called a post office, but a "Post and Telecommunications Bureau." The postal and telecommunications services haven't separated yet.

Every household keeps their money at home. How could they feel at ease taking their money outside to deposit? Of course, they only feel at ease keeping their own money under their own eyes.

He also doesn't trust the current system. What if he deposits it for decades and the bank undergoes changes or defaults? It's not like that hasn't happened.

Ye Mu kept muttering and started rummaging through boxes and cabinets to check again.

"The bird eggs in the bucket in the corner seem to be fewer too. When I took them to make snacks for Aqing this afternoon, there were clearly quite a lot. This time, it seems there's only a little at the bottom. I don't know if it was stolen by one person or several people. Everyone's hands and feet are so dirty..."

"With so many people coming to the door, if they steal a little, who knows who took it? That's why I told you to go out and gossip less, and keep family matters hidden."

"I didn't go out and say anything! It was because I was afraid of disturbing your daughter's sleep, so I went to the door to listen, which attracted people over." Ye Mu was also very angry and indignant. "Tomorrow, I won't let those people come to the door. It makes me so angry, even a little bit of stuff has to be stolen."

"Let it be a lesson to you, don't let so many people come to our house."

Fortunately, none of the stolen items were valuable. People nowadays haven't received much education and lack cultural quality, so there's a lot of petty theft. When things go missing, you don't even know who took them.

"Alright, alright, go get some sleep."

"Hmm, the small bucket of seabird eggs brought back today has two pheasant feathers in it. They're quite pretty, I'll take them for the nieces to make shuttlecocks."

"All they know is playing all day long. The rooster feathers plucked during this period have all been collected by the three of them. They kick them there every day. Now there's a big group, I don't know where they ran off to..."

Ye Yaodong returned to his room amidst his mother's nagging. He needed to sleep early; he estimated that after a few more days of work, it would be about done.

The next day, he followed the same routine as the day before, but this time he specifically brought a slingshot. He always felt unwilling to let the pheasants right in front of him go.

However, when he was prepared, he didn't see a single one. Damn it.

He wanted to hunt chickens, but there were no chickens; he wanted to hunt birds, but he couldn't hit them! His hands were rusty, and his skills were poor.

He had specifically borrowed the slingshot from his son last night, and returning empty-handed would surely get him mocked by the little ones again.

He depressedly picked a large basket of wild strawberries, hoping to bribe the children.

When the sun rose and he returned to the beach, he was looked down upon by his father again. That "I knew it" expression was a bit of a blow.

Ye Yaodong pretended not to see anything and directly called his father to get on the boat to collect the ground cages.

Today's fishing at sea went smoothly. Although it was tiring, the harvest was very impressive, and everyone was in a good mood.

What surprised them a bit was that when they returned in the evening, the village was in an uproar again, and everyone had some excitement to watch.