Chapter 499: The Troubles of Being Too Handsome

Except for Ye Yaodong's side, where three people were left on the beach to process jellyfish, two people were left on each of the other sides.

It was already ten o'clock. Ye Yaodong and the others steered their boats straight for that natural trench. Along the way, they encountered jellyfish floating scattered on the sea surface, but they ignored them all.

They didn't care about those scraps anymore; it was better to leave them for someone destined to find them.

Once they reached their destination, they didn't catch them one by one, as they were in a hurry to go back for a meal. Heaven and earth are vast, but eating is the most important thing.

After organizing the fishing nets, one person steered the boat while another released the nets, sailing along the surrounding islands for a wave, and then sailed back at a constant speed.

The three boats kept a long distance from each other to avoid their respective fishing nets getting tangled together, which would be a disaster.

Just after sailing a distance out of that trench, they encountered a large boat head-on. That boat had already brushed past them, and none of them paid any attention to it.

Unexpectedly, that boat turned around and chased after them not long after.

Ye Yaodong also noticed it.

"Damn it, are they trying to rob us because they see we have few people on the boat? What the hell, why are there such people everywhere..."

He cursed and hurriedly turned around to run towards the two boats behind him. After getting close, those two boats also discovered he was being chased and hurriedly met him.

The three boats kept a distance that was neither too far nor too close, circling around there. The boat that chased them also discovered they were a group and hurriedly retreated.

If they didn't run, they were also afraid of getting themselves involved.

Ye Yaodong and the others didn't chase them. They still had a net of jellyfish dragging behind their fishing boats. This was too heavy to be pulled up by manpower or the boat's net-lifting machine, and it would sink to the seabed if they stopped, so they could only keep sailing.

"Damn it, they're lucky we were working."

"It's not peaceful anywhere on the sea."

"Otherwise, why would there be so many pirates? Let's go, hurry back. Sticking together is still quite useful."

Today's episode still served as a reminder to them. Fortunately, when they went out, they had originally planned to act as a group. Nothing was more important than safety.

By the time they dragged this net of jellyfish back to the beach, it was already past 12 o'clock.

They saw that there were not many people on the shore, only some women, but there was no one on the beach, no one on the boats drifting on the sea, and the jellyfish processed on the neighboring boats were still on the boats, unloaded by no one.

After Ye Yaodong got off the boat, he asked his father in confusion, "Is the fight over?"

"Pretty much. The people in the village chased the group from the other village and fought; I guess they're almost fought out of the village."

"Really fierce."

"It's always like this when there's a conflict. It's good enough that no one was killed. You do this work, you're fast. We'll go drag the jellyfish up one by one."

Ye Yaodong looked at the remaining quantity and the baskets full of processed jellyfish around, and hurriedly said, "I'll watch here. You guys move the jellyfish back to the educated youth spot first, so that those people won't be jealous when they come back from the fight and see we've got so many."

"That makes sense, or they might think we stole so many goods from other boats. Anyway, we have to move them all back after we finish packing up."

"Yeah, move them back to the educated youth spot first. In the afternoon, let the tractor go to the educated youth spot to collect a batch."

The others felt what he said was right. Anyway, they had to move them back sooner or later. They followed suit, two by two, carrying them along the small path to the educated youth spot.

Some women saw it but didn't take it to heart. After all, it was almost mealtime, and they all thought it was the goods caught in the morning, so they were in a hurry to move them back to eat.

Ye Yaodong put on his sun hat and continued to process jellyfish on the beach. Watching them move back and forth, he also felt it was too inconvenient outside.

If this were in their own village, they would have pushed it back in one trip with a cart; how could it be like this, carrying it back and forth.

By the time everyone had moved almost everything, those people had also finished fighting and returned one after another. Some had added quite a few injuries, spitting and cursing there.

Ye Yaodong's group didn't pay attention to them and busied themselves.

Only Lu Hongwei from the Lu family saw them and came over to greet them.

"Did you just dock? Good harvest today. I just saw you seem to have moved a few baskets into the village."

"Good luck today, good harvest. Thinking it's mealtime, we moved the processed ones back first, and will sell them together in the evening. You guys fought for more than two hours, which really delayed things. They won't come back in the afternoon, will they?"

"Who knows? If these bastards have the guts to come back, we won't be polite. They actually dared to run to our village's turf to act wild, damn it..." Lu Hongwei cursed loudly, then realized it wasn't good to curse at them, so he stopped.

"Sorry, it's really infuriating. Alright, I won't disturb your work. If you need any help, just give a shout."

"Uh... wait..." Seeing that he was about to leave after speaking, Ye Yaodong hurriedly stopped him, "Can I borrow a cart from you? Carrying these baskets back is quite strenuous, hehe."

Since he had already said so, of course, he wouldn't be polite to him.

"Easy, I'll push the cart from home over in a while. If you need to use it, just take it."

"Many thanks, many thanks..."

There are still good people!

"It can save some trouble to push it with a cart." Ye Fu was also happy.

Pei Fu also nodded, "This family is not bad."

Everyone chatted while hurrying to process. By the time they finished and went back to eat, it was already past 2 o'clock, completely exceeding everyone's expectations.

If they went to drag nets at this time, they wouldn't have time to sell the goods. They had originally agreed to come to collect the goods at four o'clock, so they simply left one person on each boat to sell the goods at home, and by the way, boil the jellyfish blood.

The others went out to sea immediately after eating. It was already a bit late to go out to sea at this time. By the time they came back, it would definitely be dark, and they would still have to process them after dragging them back. This labor intensity was too great.

While burning the fire, Ye Yaodong thought that if they went out to sea three times a day, it would be too rushed. It was originally physical labor, and they had to catch and process, which was already hard enough.

Moreover, we aren't just fishing for a day or two, and I don't know how much longer we'll be at it, so it's best to keep to two trips a day; we shouldn't overexert ourselves either.

Just as he was resting his chin, looking at the fire, and feeling sleepy, he suddenly saw a pair of a woman's small feet next to him.

He woke up instantly. Turning his head to look, wasn't this the Lu family girl from yesterday?

The Lu family girl stood next to him and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I brought you some vegetables. Didn't you go out to sea in the afternoon?"

"Oh, many thanks. The tractor is coming to collect goods in the afternoon, so we left two people here to watch, and by the way, fetch water and chop firewood."

"Yeah, where are you guys from?"

"Earthlings."

The girl giggled, "Who doesn't know that."

Ye Yaodong just said it habitually. He didn't expect to amuse her? People nowadays are really simple and unadorned.

Mainly, if you said this to a girl decades later, she might give you a big eye roll.

"My name is Lu Mingmei, what's yours?"

"Ye Yaodong. Your name is quite nice, 'Sunshine and Brightness'."

Lu Mingmei smiled brightly, "That's what it means."

"Yeah, alright, thanks for the vegetables, I have to get busy."

Uh...

Lu Mingmei still had a smile on her face, but when she heard him seeing her off, she was instantly stunned.

Ye Yaodong grabbed the water spinach and tomatoes from her vegetable basket, placed them on the ground, and then turned to lift the pot lid on his own.

He was really busy; the water was boiling.

"Let me help you?"

"Don't you have to be busy at your own home?"

"Uh... yes, then I'll go first."

"Yeah, take your time, I won't see you off."

Ye Ersao was killing fish in a corner nearby. She looked up, frowned, felt strange but didn't take it to heart, and then lowered her head to busy herself.

Anyway, her job was to prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner for more than a dozen people, and by the way, wash clothes. Of course, the wages were calculated as three portions; the bosses of the three boats all had to pay her wages.

Ye Yaodong didn't take this episode to heart either.

Unexpectedly, this girl came every day to deliver vegetables. Because they had agreed to collect goods at 4-5 pm, he was also at the educated youth spot. Unexpectedly, they ran into each other every time in the next two days, and they chatted a few words every time.

Originally, no one took it to heart. Unexpectedly, on the third day, when Lu Mingmei came to deliver vegetables, she also brought a few eggs. After she left, Ye Ersao couldn't help but complain.

"Could it be that this girl has taken a fancy to Adong?"

"Ah?!"

Everyone was surprised by her startling statement.

Ye Yaodong also widened his eyes, "Can't be, right? We've only said a few words?"

"There are plenty of people who like someone after one glance. You bunch of rough men really didn't notice?"

"Didn't we just say two words? Don't talk nonsense. Dongzi is already married. Don't let someone frame him for hooliganism."

Ye Ersao closed her mouth instantly, but after a while, she couldn't help but say, "I just feel that the girl seems to have such an intention. Women understand women best. Her eyes are obviously different. Adong is fair, thin, and tall. Not to mention young girls love to look, even married women love to look a few more times, okay?"

Ye Yaohua said unhappily, "Don't talk nonsense. It's groundless. It's all spread by you talkative women until it sounds like it's true."

Ye Fu also couldn't help but ask Ye Yaodong, "Does that girl know you're married?"

"I don't know... No, I mean I don't know!"

"When she comes tomorrow, tell her. Don't give her hope. We won't stay long before we leave. Don't attract trouble."

"Got it."

Ye Yaodong frowned, touched his chin, and sighed, "Sigh, why am I so good-looking for no reason? Being too handsome is also quite troublesome..."

Ye Fu's mouth twitched, he glared at him, shook his head, and walked to the side.

Everyone heard it and looked at him with disgust, not wanting to pay attention to him anymore.

After Ye Yaodong worried about himself for a while, he threw this matter to the back of his mind. He didn't have any ideas about her anyway; his wife at home was quite good. ===== CHAPTER 500 =====