Chapter 616

Little child, little child, don't be greedy. After Laba, it's the New Year.

You drink Laba porridge for a few days, and then it's the 23rd.

On the 23rd, the sugar melon sticks; on the 24th, worship the Kitchen God; on the 25th, make tofu; on the 26th, stew big meat; on the 27th, kill the rooster; on the 28th, paste flowers; on the 29th, go to buy wine; play all night on the 30th; twist and twist on the first day of the New Year.

After the 23rd of the lunar calendar, the New Year flavor in the village was exceptionally strong. The whole village was filled with a festive taste. From morning to night, there was fragrance everywhere in the village, and the snacks in the children's pockets never stopped.

And the pig that Ye Ersao bought halfway and raised was also prepared to be killed in advance around the 24th of the lunar calendar. It was really impossible to make an appointment with a pig killer. In the past few days, the pig killers nearby went back and forth between several villages, killing several pigs every day.

With the New Year approaching, the pigs raised for a year could basically be sold. It was just right to kill them, which could both sell for money and eat meat, and the whole family could have a fat New Year.

And Ye Yaodong also automatically got up at 2:00 AM to help. Killing a pig was not a small matter. It was just right that he could also buy some meat after killing it. The pig raised by his own family was naturally better to eat than others.

Lin Xiuqing heard the movement of him getting up and woke up, "Are you going to the old house to see and help?"

"Hmm, go over and see, and buy some meat by the way. With the New Year approaching, our family can eat something good later."

"Then you buy a bit more fat meat. We'll boil some lard and eat it during the New Year. It's not good to eat rapeseed oil every day. Animal fat is more fragrant. By the way, get some shallot oil. It's more fragrant to put a spoonful when cooking noodles."

"Hmm, alright, then buy ten jin, boil a bit more."

"That's also fine. The key is in the corner of the wardrobe. You open the drawer yourself to get the money."

After so long, he performed well, and Lin Xiuqing had basic trust in him, directly letting him get the money himself.

"Hmm, you continue to sleep for a while. I'll buy the pig heart, pig liver, and pig stomach by the way, and eat for two days. The whole family can also supplement."

"You decide."

Ye Yaodong was very satisfied. After his influence, Aqing was not so stingy now, and was willing to spend some money to eat and drink better.

After he opened the drawer and got the money, he locked it as usual, handed the key to her to keep, and then walked out lightly, gently closing the door.

Before he walked to the courtyard gate, the dogs in the dog house crawled out, looked vigilantly, and then shrank back.

Ye Yaodong said with satisfaction, "Today I will buy a few more bones by the way. After boiling the big bone soup, I will reward you at night. Thank you for your hard work, and also supplement you."

"Woof woo~"

After the big black dog barked in a low voice, it lay back down.

After Ye Yaodong went out, he brought the courtyard gate with him and instructed the big black dog, "Watch out, the courtyard gate is not locked, don't let strangers run in."

Thieves generally didn't dare to push the big gate openly. With a few dogs, he was still at ease.

However, Lin Xiuqing woke up, but was a bit unable to sleep. She had the habit of getting up at night to see the children and cover them with quilts. Ye Yaodong just got up and went out, and she also got up, put on an outer garment, and entered the son's room.

But when she came out, she saw through the window that the courtyard gate was blown open by the wind, so she went out, planning to lock the courtyard gate by the way.

But she didn't expect that when she closed the door, she looked up, but found a white light on the sea surface, and she was startled by just one glance.

Under the illumination of the moonlight, the white light seemed like a ghost floating on the sea surface, and under the foil of the night, it looked exceptionally scary, and she screamed.

And Ye Yaodong didn't go far at this time. Hearing the sound that seemed to come from his own doorway, he stopped, hurriedly shone the flashlight over, but didn't see anything.

He was puzzled for a while and walked back, planning to see what happened.

Lin Xiuqing looked at it, screamed, and was so scared that she hurriedly closed her eyes, her heart beating wildly, and the courtyard gate was also heavily closed with a bang.

Ye Yaodong was now sure that it was the sound made by his own family. After walking closer, he called out softly, "Aqing?"

"Ah?"

She was closing her eyes, grabbing the courtyard gate handle, standing behind the courtyard gate to calm her mood, and didn't immediately run to the house. After hearing Ye Yaodong's voice, her heart instantly calmed down.

"Adong?" She said while opening the courtyard gate again, "You haven't left yet?"

"Just walked a short distance, heard a sound here, so I turned back to see. What's wrong? Seemed to hear you scream just now?"

While he was asking, he turned off the flashlight switch to avoid wasting electricity.

Lin Xiuqing kept her eyes on him and didn't dare to look around at the sea surface. After hearing his question, she stepped forward and grabbed the cotton-padded jacket on his chest, buried her head in his neck, and said in a low voice.

"When you just came out, didn't you see anything on the sea surface?"

"See what?" Ye Yaodong asked casually after being puzzled, and then turned his head to look at the sea surface, instantly his pupils constricted, and he was also startled.

"Damn! What is that?"

It wasn't there when he pushed the door and came out just now, otherwise he would definitely have jumped up.

Lin Xiuqing closed her eyes tightly, still grabbing the cotton-padded jacket on his chest, and didn't dare to look over, "Don't know what it is. Just saw it when I came out to close the door and was startled. Did it just come out? You didn't see it just now?"

"No, it wasn't there just now."

Saying that, he turned on the flashlight and shone it into the distance. This shine made it disappear instantly, and it was gone.

But when he turned off the flashlight, it was there again. For Aqing, it felt even scarier?

"Too scary, you'd better not go out, go back to the house."

His wife was in front of him, hugging his wife, and the two were together. He actually wasn't very afraid, and it wasn't like he hadn't been a ghost? He was just startled when he saw it just now.

At this time, he frequently turned the flashlight on and off, shining it, and looking carefully, he felt it wasn't that scary.

Although it looked like a ghost when not shining, it shouldn't be. People in the future said these were natural phenomena, some kind of light reflection or something.

Just now when the flashlight shone over, it disappeared instantly. It should be that kind of light reaction?

After comforting himself, Ye Yaodong became even bolder and said righteously.

"What are you afraid of? It must be because of the moonlight. This moonlight shining on the sea surface will reflect. Nothing to be afraid of. You go back to the house to sleep, I'll go see."

Lin Xiuqing grabbed his hand tightly, "You still want to go see? Then I'll go with you."

Seeing that she was also wearing a cotton-padded jacket, anyway, the children were sleeping soundly at night, so locking the courtyard gate and going to see for a while was nothing.

"Then lock the courtyard gate from the outside."

She was puzzled. Just going to the beach to see, and still need to lock the door?

However, since he said to lock it, then lock it. It didn't matter.

She didn't know that the "see" he said was to go to the old house to see the pig killing, not to go to the beach to see the "ghost"...

Ye Yaodong didn't know that the "see" they understood was different.

Until she held Ye Yaodong's arm and wanted to walk in a straight line to the beach, Ye Yaodong reacted, "What are you doing? Where are you going?"

"Aren't you going to see? Let's go?"

"Ah?"

Ye Yaodong bit the bullet and followed her forward, "The 'see' I said was to go to the old house to see the pig killing. What's good about this ghost to see and ponder?"

"Didn't you say it was because of the moonlight?"

"Heard it was because of the light. Who knows if it is? Then... then if you want to see, let's look closer. Anyway, I have enough Yang energy..." he said half-jokingly.

"The more you say, the scarier it is. You just said it was a light problem, and now you're talking about Yang energy? Then don't look, don't look, hurry back. I thought you were talking about going to the beach to see."

"Walked halfway, and still go back? It doesn't look like a ghost, so let's look. Tomorrow when you go out the door, you can also brag to the neighbor sisters-in-law."

He was really aroused by curiosity and was a bit curious.

Lin Xiuqing smiled and beat him, her nervous mood relaxed a bit, "Nonsense, do I look like someone who would brag?"

"Chatting about gossip is the same, almost the same meaning."

"The meaning is very different..."

The couple chatted and laughed while slowly approaching. After approaching, they found that it was really a beam of light. It was the moonlight shining on the sea surface, reflected up through the water, making it seem like a ghost floating on the sea surface.

Looking from afar, it was exceptionally scary, but looking closely, it was obviously not. One could see it was a beam of light at a glance.

"It's light!"

"I told you, it's not a ghost, it's light. You didn't believe me."

Ye Yaodong also breathed a sigh of relief. He was also someone who often walked at night. If he saw such a thing every three days, he would also be separated and think wildly. Now that he figured it out, he was relieved, and he didn't need to think in the direction of a ghost in the future.

"Looking from afar, it doesn't look like light at all. You were startled yourself just now. How can you make me believe it's light? I thought you were arguing strongly there."

"Cut, listen to me more in the future, I can give you some knowledge."

Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him, and he was proud?

"Alright, it's good to know it's a beam of light, hurry back."

"Hey wait..."

He heard the sound of water splashing under the water surface again, the sound of pitter-patter, obviously there were fish.

"Ah? What are you doing?" Looking at him seriously looking at the sea surface, shining the flashlight back and forth, she also looked suspiciously, "Are there fish?"

"Should be, heard the sound of water splashes."

Lin Xiuqing stared at the sea surface and pricked up her ears to listen carefully, but seemed to only hear the sound of wind and waves. There were only waves fluctuating on the sea surface, and no fish could be seen...

"Did you hear wrong? Eyes dazzled? I only heard the sound of waves."

"Your ears are not sensitive."

"Your sensitivity is useless either. Now the tide is rising. Even if there are fish, they are under the water surface and can't be seen. Your ears are sensitive, but it's useless even if you hear it."

"That's right, it's estimated that they are just some anchovies and phoenix-tail fish. The fish sauce made last year was sold out, and there is still a large jar left."