Chapter 680

Ye Yaodong walked toward Ye Chenghai and saw him grinning excitedly, digging around in a broken bowl, and then pulling out a small white octopus.

"Hey, a small white octopus, not bad!"

"There's more, I just felt one..."

Ye Chenghai shook the small white octopus on his hand into the bucket several times, but he couldn't shake it off; its eight tentacles were clinging tightly to his hand, refusing to let go.

The children nearby were all craning their necks, squinting as they peered into the jar, wishing they could grab it and dig for themselves.

"Big brother, let me help you~"

"Brother Ahai, let me, let me, let me dig for you~"

"Let me~"

They squeezed back and forth, all reaching out, wanting to snatch it away.

Yet Ye Chenghai held it high, refusing to let them have it, "I found this, don't even think about it. I can catch them myself; you go find your own."

Ye Yaodong, with his long arms, casually took the jar from him and dug inside. His eyes lit up instantly; he really had pulled out another small white octopus.

"There's another one~"

The children cheered happily.

"Quick, dig and see, are there any more?"

"Are there any more? Third Uncle~"

Ye Yaodong handed the octopus he was holding to Ye Chenghai, signaling him to throw it into the bucket, and then he felt around the smooth wall of the jar one more time.

"No more, just two."

"Oh..."

"That's fine, two in one jar is not bad. Just leave this jar here; it's best to tie it with a rope to a rock so it doesn't get washed away by the waves. Use this jar to fish for octopuses. When you're free or when the tide goes out, come over and check it from time to time, dig around and see if there are any more."

"Ah? Can you do that?" Ye Chenghai's eyes widened.

The other children also looked at him in amazement.

Octopuses seem to have a crazy obsession with all kinds of vessels, longing to hide in hollow objects, and their bodies are especially soft. Even if the opening is small, several times smaller than their body, they can stretch like a rubber band and easily squeeze inside.

In some places, fishermen tie all kinds of broken pottery jars to long ropes and sink them to the seabed every morning.

A few hours later, when the fishermen pull the jars up, if they are lucky, an octopus will be living inside. The octopus inside will be extremely stubborn, refusing to crawl out of its comfortable home.

Using jars to catch fish isn't actually anything new, it's just that the children hadn't heard of it before. But now that they knew, octopuses really do love squeezing into all kinds of vessels and pipes.

After Ye Yaodong explained a little, the children's eyes lit up, just like the stars in the sky.

"Wow, Third Uncle, you're so amazing~"

"Third Uncle, you're so knowledgeable, you're really too amazing~"

"Third Uncle, you know more than my dad, I admire you so much."

Ye Chenghai hurriedly snatched the jar from his arms, "I'll go home and get some rope in a bit, and look for some bottles and jars, and tie them into a string..."

"I want to, I want to too~"

A whole group of them were shouting there. Knowing that they could catch octopuses like this, the children were full of enthusiasm, wishing they could go home right now, rummage through cabinets, and try it out immediately.

On the other side, the three people tied to the pillar were stretching their necks, almost turning into giraffes, looking over this way with longing. They had been listening to the lively conversation all day, but didn't know what they were talking about, feeling as uncomfortable as if their hearts were being clawed at.

Ye Chenghai had originally been leaning against the pillar facing the entrance. Finally, through his unremitting efforts, he shifted his body a little, able to see the beach outside and see them talking there with faces full of excitement.

"Ah ah ah, Grandma, help me untie the ropes..."

Just being able to watch but not participate was too agonizing. He also wanted to join in. If he had known, he wouldn't have quarreled and fought with Yangyang. Damn it.

"It's all your fault! I hate you so much!"

Ye Chengyang saw Ye Chenghai, who had moved to his side and could see his shoulder, and also cursed back, unwilling to be outdone, "You're the one who's hateful, your whole family is hateful."

"Your whole family is hateful, you were born by a dog!"

"You were born by a pig!"

"You were born by a dog!"

Lin Xiuqing: What did she do wrong?

Ye Chenghe watched them bickering, not even realizing they were born to the same mother, only feeling that they were so noisy.

"Can you two shut up? I can't hear what they're saying at all. Why does my brother keep holding the jar and not letting go? Damn it, I think I just saw them catch an octopus. Ah ah ah ah, I'm an idiot, why did I get tied up with you two?"

"You're stupid!"

"You're an idiot!"

Ye Chenghe, unwilling to give up, struggled a few more times, but it was to no avail. He could only cry with a long face and continue to ask Grandma for help, "Grandma~ stop picking the chives..."

Grandma was sitting in the recliner next to them, picking the yellowed tips off the chives, intending to pick them clean so she could stir-fry a bowl with eggs at noon; the whole family loved eating it.

"You were the one who begged to be tied up, what are you saying now?"

Ye Chenghe was speechless...

"I regret it..."

Grandma laughed and said, "It's okay, be good. You just stay tied here. When your mother comes back, she'll scold them."

They thought about it and felt it seemed to make sense.

Mom said they weren't allowed to go to the beach or play in the water. Third Uncle took them to the beach to pick up things; they would definitely be scolded when they got back.

They could only comfort themselves like this.

However, they were still itching with impatience, only able to stretch their necks and watch as the group seemed to disperse and go searching everywhere.

"Why aren't Mom and the others back yet?"

What if they came back and they had already finished catching everything? What then?

If they weren't caught on the spot, how would they see his brother get scolded?

Ye Chenghe prayed in his heart, hoping his mother would come back soon, but Heaven didn't hear his plea. However, Third Uncle and the others were still on the beach and had walked even further away.

Now he didn't know whether to be disappointed or relieved.

He also didn't know what they had picked up. He felt annoyed in his heart; he wouldn't do such a stupid thing next time.

Ye Yaodong had long since left the three boys tied to the pillar behind him. Having fewer people also reduced his burden, and boys were the most mischievous ones anyway.

The large group he was leading now was all girls, who looked a bit better behaved. They tried their best to avoid the puddles, unlike Ye Chenghai and the other boys, who would stomp hard on every puddle they saw.

They were definitely dangerous elements.

"Ye Chenghai, if you stomp on a puddle again, when your mother comes back, your legs will be broken."

Ye Chenghai hugged his precious jar, looking very annoying, "Hehe, my mom says that every day, but my legs have never been broken."

"Fine, when your mom comes back, I'll tell her."

"Hmph hmph~"

"Hey? I found a canned food tin!"

"Ah, you're so lucky~"

"Keep looking, there should be more..."

Ye Xiuxiu and the other girls gathered together happily to talk, and then continued searching in pairs, very united.

But it seemed a bit off-track?

Weren't they supposed to be beachcombing for shells and seafood?

How did it turn into picking up bottles and cans?

Ye Yaodong was puzzled.

"Third Uncle, Third Uncle, there are a few stranded small yellow croakers here, shall we take them back and fry them to eat?" Ye Chengjiang bent down and stood up again, holding the tail of a small yellow croaker in each hand, smiling brightly.

Ye Yaodong said irritably, "Does your family have more oil, or does mine?"

"Yours, hehe~"

"Dream on," Ye Yaodong walked over, thought for a moment, and said, "Throw them in first. We'll see how many there are later; is it enough for a bowl? Growing boys eat their fathers out of house and home. I don't know if your fathers have been eaten out of house and home by you, but Third Uncle, I've already been eaten empty-pocketed by you lot."

"Third Uncle, you're a person who's going to make big money. What's a little oil? It's just right for nourishment. Only by eating until we're tall and strong can we make more money."

"Wrong, you have to be handsome and strong to make more money!"

"Ah?"

"Why do you have to be handsome and strong to make money?"

"Why do you have to be handsome and strong to make money?"

They were all a bit confused. Their parents all said that eating until they were tall and strong would allow them to work and make money. How come when it got to Third Uncle, everything was different?

Ye Yaodong didn't feel he was corrupting the children, but he also stopped talking and didn't explain. These still-innocent children shouldn't be polluted.

"Why do you ask so many questions, you little brats? Hurry up and search. Your lunch depends on you. Whether you eat well or just have a simple meal depends on you."

Ye Chenghai patted his chest and promised, "Watch me."

The others also promised repeatedly.

Ye Yaodong held Ye Xiaoxi and strolled along the beach, blowing in the sea breeze that was already starting to turn warm, letting a group of mischievous monkeys roam free, feeling quite leisurely.

From time to time, he would kick a large rock under his feet based on intuition, confirming whether there was anything underneath.

However, walking behind the children, there wasn't much left for him to pick up. These children grew up on the beach, and their experience was no less than his. Whenever they saw a larger rock or puddle, they would think about moving it.

Just as one group was looking forward to it with longing, and another group was searching everywhere with great interest, and they were still not satisfied, the three women all hunched their backs, carrying an extra-large sack on their shoulders, and were slowly moving back.

When Ye Yaodong saw this, he didn't care about the group of children and hurriedly went to meet them, "Such a big bag, and you're carrying it back? Why didn't you come back and call someone, or take a pushcart?"

"Did you forget? Early this morning, big brother and second brother borrowed our pushcart, and each pushed one away to cut firewood."

"Then you could have ridden a bicycle to carry it."

Lin Xiuqing glanced at the big sister-in-law and second sister-in-law who had also stopped to rest nearby, smiled, and didn't speak.

Who was like him, able to use a bicycle to the fullest without any burden? This was a big-ticket treasure. Besides, the big sister-in-law and second sister-in-law didn't ride bicycles. She went with them, so how could only one person ride a bike?

"You lot, get back here! Where did you grow your ears? I told you not to play in the water, and you still ran to the beach. Do you want your legs broken?"

"All of you, get back here!"

The children who were still searching seriously were scared out of their wits and hurriedly ran back, shouting as they ran, "Third Uncle took us, it has nothing to do with us."

"Yes, Third Uncle took us!"

"Mom, it was all Third Uncle, and the things we caught are all for Third Uncle."

With a strong desire to survive, they hurriedly threw the blame onto Ye Yaodong's head!

When they ran back to his side along the original path, they all left their buckets at his feet and ran home in a hurry.

Little did they know that the most dangerous place was home; going back was just walking into a trap!

Ye Yaodong looked at the pile of water buckets at his feet and looked at them with disdain, "You lot are even more 'birds of a feather' than birds of a feather; you didn't even carry the buckets back and just threw them here."

"Those are your buckets, it has nothing to do with us."

"Mom, Third Uncle told us to get food for his lunch." Ye Chenghai didn't hesitate at all when throwing the blame.

"If your Third Uncle told you to go eat shit, would you?"

"Third Uncle didn't tell me to go eat shit!"

"You think even the farts your Third Uncle lets are fragrant."

"That's not true, they're still smelly..."

Saying one thing and answering another, Ye Dasao's face turned black, almost exploding with rage.

"Are you not going to roll home? Your pants are all wet, didn't you see? Just go back and take off your pants to be beaten."

At this, they all stopped in their tracks at the entrance, also feeling that home was too dangerous.

They hurriedly turned around and went to Third Uncle's house. Third Uncle had to be responsible for them, and there were three tied to the pillar!

Now they all remembered.