Chapter 522: Has the God of Wealth approved enough money for this year?

Lin Xiuqing lay there, rubbing her aching waist. The dog of a man had been pinching her waist from behind the entire time, leaving a patch of red.

"Look at you, you've sprayed breast milk all over the mat, bit by bit. You're cleaning that up later."

Ye Yaodong lay there without moving a muscle.

"Who knew that just a few casual squeezes would make it spray out like that? Didn't our daughter eat her fill this afternoon? No wonder her arms look like lotus roots; it's no surprise she's eating so well and growing so well. Besides, are you sure it was just breast milk?"

"If it wasn't breast milk, what else could it be?" After Lin Xiuqing finished speaking, her hand, which was in the middle of putting on her clothes, paused for a second. She immediately flew into a fit of shame and anger, pouncing on him to hit him.

"Ouch, ouch~ You just finished having your fun, and now you want to murder your own husband?"

"Shut up!"

Lin Xiuqing pinched his arm hard twice more before getting up to continue dressing. During this time, her gaze was like a knife, constantly slashing toward him.

Ye Yaodong rested his hands behind his head, smiling like a cat that had just stolen some fish. "I didn't even say anything, why are you so agitated? We're an old married couple now..."

"If you don't talk, no one will think you're a mute. Keep an eye on our daughter, don't let her fall off the bed. I'm going to cook."

She glared at him, took the opportunity to pick up the banknotes scattered on the bed, shoved them into the drawer, and locked it.

It was already very late, and she was in a rush to cook, so she didn't have time to organize the money and just shoved it all in as a lump.

As it turned out, she hadn't been out for long before she came back in with a rag and threw it onto the bed. "Wipe the mat clean!"

"You woman are getting more and more pushy. It's rare that it's windy today and we didn't go out to sea. I've already been out for half the day and am exhausted, and after coming back, I've been working myself half to death again. And now you're ordering me to do chores."

Lin Xiuqing put her hands on her hips, glaring at him. "Stop with the glib tongue. Who was it that delayed my cooking? I don't have time right now, if I don't order you around, who am I supposed to order?"

"You've had enough time to talk that the mat could have been wiped clean already. Isn't it just that you're unhappy I pinned you to the bed and you want to enslave me? If you've got the ability, why don't you ride me!"

"Pah, shameless." Lin Xiuqing felt she couldn't talk to this guy anymore; the more they talked, the more shameless he became. She turned her face away and walked out.

Ye Yaodong called out again: "How about we just boil some taro to eat? It's less trouble than cooking rice and stir-frying dishes. It's already very late."

"You know it's late too?"

"Huh? This combat power is just too strong, I can't help it. Let's keep it simple and get a meal over with. Just boil the taro, peel it, and dip it in fish sauce. It's perfect since we still have half a basket of taro your father brought over a while ago."

Lin Xiuqing only gave him a big eye-roll. His parents were eating here now, and they had even carried over a whole sack of rice. Was she supposed to feed them taro dipped in fish sauce?

At this moment, a voice came from outside the house, making Lin Xiuqing feel a bit guilty.

"Is the porridge not cooked yet? Get some dried fish and steam it on top, just eat whatever."

"Oh, alright. I overslept this afternoon and forgot to cook." She hurriedly explained in a loud voice while walking out.

"Mm, I overslept too." Ye Yaodong's voice rang out from behind, causing her to stumble and almost fall over the threshold.

"Oh my, you're such a big person, how can you be so careless when walking? You almost fell. Go look after the child, I'll steam a bowl of dried fish, and stir-frying some water spinach later will be enough." Ye Mu hurriedly spoke up.

After Ye Yaodong sat up and glanced at the doorway, he lay back down and chuckled to himself.

"Is Adong back yet? Have those cassette tapes all been sold?"

"Just got back, he's in the room playing with the child. The tapes are all sold out."

"That's good, it saves them from taking up space at home, and I'm worried about when he'll bring another tape recorder back..."

Listening to the conversation outside, he only wanted to say that he was already tired of watching TV, and his hands were sore from scrolling through videos; what was a tape recorder compared to that? If it weren't for thinking about his family, where would he have the desire to buy these things?

He didn't even really want a TV; the black-and-white ones weren't good to watch at all, and color TVs would be popularized in a few years anyway.

He whispered to Ye Xiaoxi, who was gnawing on her fist in front of him: "Your father only wants to buy a big refrigerator, so we can eat iced watermelon and iced grapes in the summer. Do you want to eat some? This tastes better than your pig's trotters..."

As Ye Yaodong spoke, he poked the flesh on her arm with his finger. It sank in with a light press; it was super soft, pink and tender, and just looking at it made him want to take a bite.

"Tired of lying on your stomach? Shall we lie down for a while and sleep together? It'll be a while before we can eat dinner."

Unexpectedly, as soon as he straightened her out to lie down, she grabbed her own foot and shoved it into her mouth to continue gnawing on her big toe, even making smacking sounds. Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched, and he stopped bothering with her, letting her gnaw however she wanted.

He had originally only intended to close his eyes for a short nap before getting up to eat, but he didn't expect to fall straight asleep.

It was the pattering of light rain outside the house that startled him awake. He half-sat up and looked outside; the sky had already darkened. He raised his hand to check his watch, and it was only a little past six. He had probably only slept for half an hour.

It was probably because it was raining that the sky looked dim, and even the light inside the room seemed a bit dark.

He saw the meatball curled up in the corner, not knowing when she had fallen asleep. One autumn rain brings a chill, and it was already a bit cold after nightfall. He took the quilt from his body and covered the little one, then got up and got out of bed.

Faint sounds of talking and the clinking of bowls and chopsticks came from outside the house; they must be eating.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, everyone turned to look. Lin Xiuqing hurriedly stood up. "You're awake? I kept some rice and dishes warm in the pot for you, I'll go get them."

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"I can get them myself. Why didn't you wake me up?"

"You've been tired these past few days, I just wanted you to sleep a little longer."

Ye Mu also said: "It just happens to be raining again, so you can rest for another two days."

Ye Yaodong looked at the two of them strangely. "You two seem to be quite looking forward to me resting? Before, you were wishing I wouldn't be idle for a single day. Otherwise, should I rest at home for another week?"

The change was really fast now.

Ye Mu said unhappily: "Your body is your capital; it's not worth it to wear yourself out. Before, when you were idle at home every day, of course I wished you would work from morning till night, until you were half-dead."

"Heh~"

His mother really spoke the truth...

The continuous light rain pattered for four days before stopping, but it started raining again after not even two days of clear weather. It rained on and off for half a month before it finally cleared up completely.

During this period, they also changed the mats and slept on bed sheets. After it cleared up, they took the opportunity to move the cotton quilts out to dry. Ye Yaodong also wore a thin cotton-padded jacket when going out to sea.

It was already late autumn in November, and it was getting colder day by day, especially in the mornings and evenings. The temperature at sea was even lower and colder, and the sea breeze blowing over was also chilly. The weather turned cold as soon as it said it would, although it was still a bit hot when the sun came out during the day.

Ye Yaodong felt the midday sun was a bit hot, so he took off his cotton-padded jacket and threw it into the corner, wearing only a thin autumn shirt. This was also more convenient for working and more flexible.

"Dongzi, it should be about time to haul the nets."

"Alright. I feel like there hasn't been much cargo lately. We dragged three nets before and there wasn't much in them."

"The weather is cold, some have migrated, and some have started swimming toward the deep sea, so the quantity is gradually decreasing."

"It's not easy to handle, it's not easy to handle anymore..." Ye Yaodong shook his head while walking toward the stern of the boat.

"Even if it's not easy to handle, we still have to handle it. We can earn a little bit. Although we haven't earned a small amount this year, we still have to keep doing what we have to do. We can earn a little bit of hard-earned money; otherwise, staying at home will only mean spending money. Spending less money is equivalent to earning money."

Ye Yaodong did not refute. Although it was not easy to handle and the cargo was decreasing, he could still sell some for money, and there was still enough to earn a bite to eat.

Unlike in the future, when the price of diesel skyrocketed and the near-shore resources decreased due to overfishing, a trip out would not earn enough to cover the losses. The bigger the boat, the more fuel it consumed, and at the same time, the more boatmen it needed. Of course, the losses would also be heavier, and the local government subsidies would not be enough to cover the losses either.

They had already dragged 3 nets today, all of which were some miscellaneous fish and crabs, nothing particularly valuable. He didn't hold much hope for this net either.

After hauling it up, he found that there really wasn't much in it.

Dragged onto the deck, there were only about twenty jin of cargo scattered inside. After deducting the small fish and shrimp that were of no use, there were probably only a dozen jin of useful ones left, and most of them were worthless Bombay duck fish.

There were only two each of the slightly valuable large prawns and sea bass. Adding them to the previous nets, the prawns weren't even enough for a bowl, and together they didn't even weigh two jin. The other fish cargo wasn't very valuable either.

In the past, when the quality wasn't good, they could still rely on quantity to make up for it, but now even the quantity couldn't be made up.

"It looks like our earnings today are going to hit a new low, Dad. With these few small kittens, we can't even fill two baskets of cargo. It's estimated that it's only worth a few yuan. It's too damn frustrating. Is my net-casting posture wrong? Let's see if we can collect more with longline fishing later?"

Ye Yaodong picked and chose through the cargo inside, scraping out more than half of the useless small fish and shrimp.

Ye Fu also frowned when he saw it. "What does it have to do with your net-casting posture? It's just that today's luck isn't very good, and there's too little cargo."

"Maybe the money the God of Wealth approved for me this year has basically arrived, and there will be less sent later."

While he was speaking, he saw a seabird flying in mid-air, diving down fearlessly to snatch the fish beside him. He scolded it, waved his hand, and drove it away.

"Damn it, I wouldn't feed you even if I took it back to feed the ducks."

Ye Fu was amused by him. "It's possible. Then you should pray more when you go back, beg more, and burn more incense."

"I don't know where there is a Temple of the God of Wealth, otherwise I would pray every day! It's a pity that the Mazu Temple hasn't been built yet, otherwise I would go and burn three sticks of incense every day."

"It won't be that fast. Work stopped due to typhoons, work stopped due to rain, and the land area has expanded seven or eight times. High platforms still need to be built inside, it can't be built that fast."

"Mm, when Mazu's birthday comes next year, it will definitely be built. It will be lively when a hundred tables are set."

"It will definitely make the newspapers again by then, and our village will be famous again."

While they were talking, Ye Yaodong had already put the fish into baskets, and the useless fish and shrimp were scooped up with both hands and thrown into a bucket, ready to be taken back to feed the ducks.

"There's no cargo today, shall we go and collect the longline fishing gear and go back early?"

"Alright, let's try our luck again tomorrow." ===== CHAPTER 523 =====