Chapter 556: Sending to the Army

Simply ate dinner, applied for the tractor to be used at night, came back and took a bath, as soon as he lay down, Ye Yaodong fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow, originally Lin Xiuqing wanted to talk to him, but could only give up.

The next day before dawn, outside was pitch black, not a bit of light, Ye Yaodong was woken up by the old lady on time.

People get old and sleep less, even if it's still dark.

The old lady also gets up at four or five o'clock in the morning to feed chickens and ducks and help cook breakfast, and by the way, water the vegetable plot.

Ye Yaodong doesn't object to her working, this can also exercise her body, and the vegetable plot is in the courtyard, the small piece by the roadside has now been taken over by his eldest sister-in-law to renovate.

Because the second sister-in-law occupied a room in the old house to raise pigs, the three sisters-in-law had to be divided equally, otherwise they would always hear some nagging, Ye Fu and Ye Mu were annoyed, so the small piece of land by the roadside was given to the eldest sister-in-law to plant.

Anyway, Ye Mu is working now and has no time to farm, the small self-retained land behind her own house and the chickens are enough to keep her busy.

And Aqing didn't want anything, one child had already exhausted her energy, and she also had to go to work after leaving.

Today the old lady got up even earlier, calling him up at two o'clock.

This time it was a big deal, had to be sent to the army at six or seven o'clock, it took more than three hours for the tractor to go to the city, he had to set off at two o'clock, arriving early is better than arriving late.

He was afraid he would oversleep, if it was ordinary net fishing, it wouldn't matter if it was late, sleeping over and getting up at three o'clock would be fine, today is not okay, must get up early.

So, when eating dinner, he specifically told his father not to oversleep, and by the way, call him early, the old lady kept it in mind, and said she had little sleep, she would call.

Ye Yaodong woke up as soon as he heard the movement, as if he had been injected with chicken blood, instantly clear-headed, not a bit of the confused state of just waking up.

Actually, with things on his mind, his spirit was tight at all times, he couldn't sleep soundly, just told his father a few words.

Lin Xiuqing woke up when she heard the knocking.

"It's cold early and late, the wind is big when sitting in the car, remember to wear a hat, wrap the cotton-padded jacket tightly. I stopped knitting the sweater yesterday, knitted a scarf for you first, put it on the table, remember to wrap it around when you go, take it off when it's hot during the day, a scarf can resist a piece of clothing..."

"Hmm, got it, you continue to sleep."

Ye Yaodong put on his clothes and cotton-padded jacket, took the scarf and hurriedly went out, the cloth bag was still carried by him close to his body in the innermost layer.

The tractor hadn't come yet, and the sweet potato porridge in the pot was bubbling with water bubbles, the old lady was stirring inside with a spatula, and by the way, fished out two newly pickled salty duck eggs and passed them through cold water to cool down.

She looked at Ye Yaodong who came out after putting on his clothes, smiling kindly, "You kept talking about salty duck eggs, this has been pickled for a month, almost can be eaten, just happen to cook two for you to go with the porridge, lest you can't eat when you go out early and return late."

"So fast pickled?"

"Not fast, these duck eggs are all first-born eggs, small, pickled fast, thinking of letting it produce oil, pickled for a few more days, should have oil juice, wait until cut in half to take a look."

"Good."

"Like to eat, I will pickle more today, already saved 30+ more, knowing you want to eat salty duck eggs, the family specifically used chicken eggs, duck eggs used less, saved fast."

Being missed, being spoiled is really good.

Ye Yaodong smiled, "Good, you look at it, enough to eat is enough, don't be busy all day."

"Hey hey, I know, I didn't work, just feed chickens and ducks. You go wash your face and brush your teeth first, I'll serve the rice for you to cool down, can eat immediately, eat before leaving."

"Outside things are so expensive, you spend money as soon as you go out, although you are capable now, can earn big money, but we can save, have to save a little... money is not easy to spend... there will be many places to spend money later..."

Ye Yaodong responded casually and went to brush his teeth and wash his face, while the old lady behind him kept nagging, didn't care if he was listening, just kept nagging her own.

After he finished washing, the hot sweet potato porridge was served on the table, and the two salty duck eggs had been cut into four pieces, the egg yolk in the middle was not yellow, but orange-red, the whole thing was oily, and it stuck to the white protein, looking delicious.

"This salty duck egg is pickled well!"

The old lady smiled happily, "It's the duck egg that is good, usually go to the seaside to catch small fish and shrimp, eat well, the eggs are naturally good."

Ye Yaodong sat down and stirred with chopsticks, the porridge was very thick, estimated it was afraid he wouldn't be full, so it was boiled thicker.

And only three bowls were served on the table, one of which was smaller and thinner, with many sweet potatoes, placed in the fixed position where the old lady used to eat.

This was not the first time she served rice like this, he didn't want to say it, saying it was useless, responded well, next time she still served rice like this.

Fortunately, sweet potato is coarse grain, eating a little every day is also good.

The old lady saw him stirring and said: "Got up late today, porridge wasn't served early to cool, a bit hot, eat slowly, eat salty duck eggs first..."

Just at this time, Ye Fu came over, just walked in, the sound of the tractor sounded at the door, the three of them looked back at the same time, Ye Yaodong also put down his chopsticks at the same time.

The old lady stretched her neck and looked at the door, "The tractor is coming, then you move the fish jerky first, move it and then come to eat, just happen not to be so hot."

"Hmm, work first."

The father and son walked towards the fish jerky piled in the corner, each carrying a sack and walking out.

Ye Yaodong also invited the tractor driver to eat breakfast in the house by the way, these human feelings, he still knows how to do.

However, people also have a sense of proportion, directly refused, saying they had eaten.

After moving the fish jerky onto the car, the father and son quickly finished the porridge and carried ten boiled eggs on the car, many times didn't bring eggs out, didn't expect the old lady prepared them today, estimated it was because they came back too late last night.

The army station is near a village relatively remote in the city, saying it is near the village, actually it is quite far from the village.

Fortunately, they arrived at the surrounding village when it was dawn, the sky although not completely bright, but there was smoke rising from the chimneys of a few households in the village, entering the village can see scattered people getting up early to work with hoes, they can ask people for the location, otherwise they have to grab blind.

They asked all the way like this, fortunately they got up early today, asking for directions and finding the place delayed for a long time, but didn't exceed the agreed time.

Looking at the green military uniforms training in rows inside the railing, Ye Yaodong also revealed a yearning expression, if he was reborn a few years earlier, maybe he would also sign up to join the army.

Thinking like this, his mouth also muttered, "In this day and age, joining the army is quite good, should have had a good relationship with the brigade a few years earlier, maybe could go..."

Ye Fu didn't give him face and mocked him, "Forget it, you still want to join the army? People climb up to train before dawn, with your lazy bones,

Thinking this, he muttered to himself, "In this day and age, being a soldier is actually pretty good. I should have built a good relationship with the brigade a few years ago; maybe I could have gone too..."

Ye Fu, however, gave him no face and mocked him, "Give it a rest, you? You want to be a soldier? People are up training before dawn. With your lazy bones, you'd be sent back in two days. If you were on the battlefield, you'd be buried the same day. Better to just stay home and fish peacefully. You're at your age, and you're still letting your mind wander..."

Ye Yaodong pouted, "Don't look down on people. The military can transform a person, make them grow. If I had gone a few years earlier, you might even be able to walk sideways in the village."

"Stop bragging. I'm not a crab. Hurry up and find where the main gate is. It's already six o'clock, the sky is bright, don't delay the important business of making money."

"I'm just daydreaming. It's pretty good as it is now. If I were a soldier, it would be hard to go home even once a year."

"Glad you know it."

The father and son talked as they climbed back onto the tractor. They had just passed by here and seen a large group of soldiers training inside the fence, which is why they had stopped the tractor and jumped down to watch for a while.

The tractor drove around the perimeter wall before they found the main gate.

Before they could even jump off the vehicle, a soldier came up to ask them what they wanted. After Ye Yaodong explained their purpose, a soldier went inside to report.

The father and son stood at the gate looking around. After waiting for more than ten minutes, Team Leader Zhao, whom they had met yesterday, came out.

Team Leader Zhao was a man of high efficiency. Once they met, they shook hands, exchanged a few simple pleasantries, and then inspected the goods.

Ye Yaodong still had confidence in the dried fish they had sun-dried themselves. After all, the women at home had been killing fish for many years—far more than the average person kills in a lifetime—so the presentation was still very good.

Team Leader Zhao casually opened a few bags and spot-checked about twenty jin. The presentation and smell were both excellent and very fresh, so he immediately ordered 300 jin.

"Cook a meal or two first to try it out. Leave a phone number where you can be reached. If it's good, I'll have you send more."

"Alright, alright."

Although he only ordered 300 jin and didn't take it all, which made him a bit disappointed, being able to sell 300 jin all at once was still worth being happy about, and there was a chance for future business.

Ye Yaodong didn't need Team Leader Zhao to mention the price; he took the initiative to lower it. The retail price was 4.5 mao, but he only charged 4.2 mao. Moreover, after weighing the goods and taking the money, he made an excuse to say he had something to tell Team Leader Zhao, walked to a corner, secretly stuffed the 26-yuan remainder into his hand, and said some nice things.

Team Leader Zhao frowned and hesitated for a moment, then immediately and firmly refused, "No need for this. This is what you deserve. If the dried fish is good, I will still have you send more as usual."

Ye Yaodong blinked. Had he really run into an upright person? He didn't even want the benefits? Or was the location wrong?

Perhaps it was because they were unfamiliar, and not knowing his background, he didn't dare to accept it. Maybe he could find an opportunity to try again next time? But he would rather believe that Team Leader Zhao was upright!

After putting the money away, Ye Yaodong said a lot of nice things to praise him, and then told his father to weigh another 20 jin to give to the military unit.

This time, Team Leader Zhao did not refuse. Everyone likes people who are sensible and know how to talk.