Chapter 726

Ye Chenghu ran home happily, faster than anyone, even though he was reluctant to go back earlier.

However, he was disappointed when he got back. It turned out that they had all run to the beach after eating. It happened to be low tide, and there were no adults at home, so they nimbly went to collect octopuses.

Ye Chenghu had nothing to share, so he depressedly ran to the beach again.

After Ye Mu returned to Ye Yaodong's house, she took out the duck and half of the loquats, "Should we take the rest to the neighbors to share with your eldest brother and second brother? Let the other children have a taste too."

Ye Yaodong didn't care.

Lin Xiuqing didn't care either. Her two children had eaten enough in the afternoon, and it was fine to share what they brought back with the other children.

"Let's stew the duck tonight too; it won't be fresh tomorrow. It's just right to stew it tonight and let the children share it; it clears heat and detoxifies."

Ye Mu heard Ye Yaodong say this and glanced at Lin Xiuqing. Seeing that she didn't say anything and wasn't unhappy, she nodded.

"Then I'll stew it tonight; everyone can share a little, and it'll be finished."

And Lin Xiuqing was thinking about the boat.

After the leaders said almost everything in the morning, everyone went to the Goddess Mazu Temple together and then sat at the banquet separately, so she didn't have time to ask Adong about the boat.

Now that she was back, she remembered it again.

"Adong."

"Hmm?"

"The leader said this morning that he would leave a boat for us. Will he really leave it? What will the base price he mentioned be?"

"Since he opened his mouth, he will definitely leave it. As for the base price, I don't know how much it will be, but it will definitely be cheap. Buying it is definitely not a loss."

Lin Xiuqing looked helpless, "I know buying it is definitely not a loss, but another boat all of a sudden..."

"What are you talking about, another boat, what base price? Was it what your father said a few days ago?" Ye Mu also knew that she couldn't shout about stealing someone's boat, so she said vaguely.

She didn't believe Ye Fu's made-up words. Their behavior that night was too suspicious; they were busy until dawn before returning. The next day, those baskets of young shellfish smelled of diesel, which was clearly pried from the bottom of the boat.

Who doesn't sleep in the middle of the night and goes to pry the bottom of a boat? There was clearly a problem with the two of them that night; she wasn't a fool.

Under questioning, Ye Fu couldn't make it up, so he had to say it helplessly, and he also warned her repeatedly not to tell anyone.

She still knew the importance of things. Although she was usually big-mouthed and loved to show off, this matter had to rot in her heart.

"No."

Ye Yaodong told them what happened in the morning. His father had lingered in the courtyard for a while in the morning, but he was too embarrassed to come in and didn't know that Director Chen had helped him get a boat at a base price.

Hearing him talk about it now, Ye Fu immediately slapped his thigh, "I should have asked for one more! Get one for your eldest brother and second brother too, so it would be enough to share."

"You're thinking too well. People are also giving Director Chen face; how could I be embarrassed to ask for one more?"

"That's also true."

Ye Mu opened her mouth to say something, but swallowed it back later.

Ye Yaodong knew his mother's thoughts as soon as he saw it, "I don't think it's too many. I want as many boats as there are. A few more boats are fine. If Eldest Brother and Ye Erge have ideas, they can also go to town to try their luck when the time comes."

"Ask them later and see."

Ye Mu asked, "Then are you planning to sail them back together?"

"Isn't this just right? Directly release the news to the outside world that the leader gave face and let me buy two at the base price. Isn't that fine? The origin is explained clearly, and they can be sailed back openly and honestly. Who can really run to the border defense station to ask how many boats were sold and who they were sold to?"

"Ah, no!" Ye Yaodong slapped his forehead, "I already painted it that night and made a mark. I almost forgot about this."

Lin Xiuqing thought for a while, "Then let Mother release the news tomorrow, saying that we bought a boat from someone, and it's just a matter of picking a day before we can sail it back."

"That's not as good as me going to pick a day tomorrow directly, and saying in passing that it's because you bought a boat, and we're preparing to pick a day to sail it back. This is more natural and won't be so deliberate."

"That works too! Then Mother, you go and pick a day for me tomorrow. After picking it, I'll sail that boat back first. When the border defense station processes the fishing boats, I'll go over there to sail the second one."

"But you have two more boats all of a sudden. Can you handle it? What do you plan to do?"

Ye Mu rarely talked to him seriously; usually, she either disliked him or scolded him.

"I haven't thought about it yet. If I want to take this to partner up, Father also has to help receive goods at home, and squid fishing is coming soon. I feel a bit at a loss. This easy money, not earning it myself and giving it to others, I'm a bit unwilling."

Ye Fu nodded, "That's the logic, but even if I help you sail a boat, the other boat can't be taken care of. You still have to deal with it or make use of it."

"Hmm... let me think about it first. Don't be in a hurry. Sail the boats back first. We'll ponder and discuss how to handle the two newly added boats in these two days."

He hadn't thought about how to handle it for a while; this was too temporary. He had never thought that good luck would suddenly fall from the sky and he would have another boat.

As for the boat he snatched, he had been thinking these past few days that after a while, he and his father would each sail one and hire two people to catch the squid first. Today, having another one all of a sudden, he was a bit overwhelmed.

"Alright, then you ponder it first. If you can't handle it and have an extra boat, you can either rent it to your eldest brother and second brother. Fat water doesn't flow to outsiders' fields. When the time comes, ask your cousins to help together and count it as wages."

"I'll think about how to arrange it first. We'll talk later."

Originally, he was thinking that after catching the squid, perhaps he could rent it to Brother Asheng. Since his mother said to rent it to his eldest brother and second brother, if he really intended to rent it, he would ask his eldest brother and second brother. If his own brothers wanted it, they would definitely be the priority.

"Alright, then think about it first, how to arrange it, and talk after the boats are sailed back. Hiccup~ I drank too much, go back to sleep." Ye Fu gave a drunken hiccup, feeling that after finishing his words, the alcohol was coming up a bit.

Ye Mu slapped him twice fiercely, "You drink desperately when it's free. Drink yourself to death. Life has been better these two years, and you drink secretly every day."

Ye Fu hurriedly shrank his shoulders and jumped to the side, "It's free, not drinking is a waste, I definitely have to drink more to make it worth it."

Ye Mu still wanted to hit him twice, but Ye Fu had already cleverly walked out first, not waiting for her. She had no choice but to follow him out, nagging as she walked.

"Old immortal... I haven't seen you drink like this before..."

Lin Xiuqing watched the two old people go out one after the other, scolding each other, and didn't find it strange.

Ever since they soaked a few jars of starfish wine and sea snake wine last year, the alcohol worm in Ye Fu's stomach seemed to have awakened. He used to restrain himself, or maybe he didn't have the money to drink, but now he has to drink two cups every night before sleeping. Ye Mu didn't know how many times she had nagged about it.

"It's mid-afternoon, you go and take a nap first too. Your face is all red; it looks like you've drunk quite a bit."

"You all go and take a nap. Take a nap at noon, and you'll have energy in the afternoon. Let me watch Xiaojiu."

"Okay, and discuss the boat matter in passing."

Lin Xiuqing originally didn't want to sleep, but hearing him talk about the boat, she followed him into the room.

Ye Yaodong did drink some alcohol at noon, but it was broad daylight and there were people all around, so he was afraid of showing an ugly appearance and didn't drink much.

As soon as he entered the room, he started taking off his clothes. Lin Xiuqing saw that he couldn't undo the buttons for a long time, so she stepped forward to help.

"What's the rush? Wait until the buttons are torn, I'll have to sew them. People usually undo them from top to bottom, but you have to undo them from bottom to top."

"Who are 'people'? Who else have you seen undoing buttons?" Ye Yaodong frowned.

Lin Xiuqing glanced at him, "Who else could I have seen undoing buttons? Besides my family and your family, or seeing people take off their coats on the road. In the village, when summer comes, there are men washing themselves at the front door or back door with washbasins. Can't I look?"

"Hmph."

"When we lived together before, Father and Eldest Brother and Ye Erge often walked around the house shirtless in the summer evenings, wearing only shorts. What's the matter all of a sudden, you're actually saying this?"

Ye Yaodong didn't make a sound and just hummed again.

Lin Xiuqing undid all his buttons and patted his chest, "Go to sleep."

Ye Yaodong hugged her and fell onto the bed, "Sleep together."

"You lie down first, I'll take off my coat."

"I'll take it off for you, it's such a simple matter."

"Don't be indecent, the two children will run in after collecting the octopuses later."

"No, the old lady is watching there to keep watch; she won't let them come in and disturb our sleep."

Lin Xiuqing half-pushed and half-yielded, letting him take off her clothes, and asked, "If we really have three boats, what do you plan to do?"

"Let's see when the base-price boat can be sailed back. It might take ten days or half a month. By then, if we want to catch squid, we can only use trawling, and maybe we can only touch the tail."

"As for the one parked at Hairun Wharf, let Mother release the news tomorrow. In these two days, regardless of whether there is a day or not, I will sail it back first, paint it first, and when a good day comes, set off some firecrackers to match the scene."

"It probably won't take many days. I also have to go up the mountain to cut firewood and prepare more branches. This year, prepare at least double, earn double, and get rich again, wife."

Ye Yaodong became happy as he spoke, hugged Lin Xiuqing and kissed her fiercely, his mouth also blooming with a smile.

Lin Xiuqing was also very happy. Picking up a boat and being able to get another one at a base price saved several thousand yuan in money alone, not to mention the greater benefits that two boats could bring.

Actually, he was a bit evasive.

"The plan can be such a plan, but who do you plan to let sail the boat?"

He put his hands behind his head, stopped flirting with her, and said seriously, "For the time being, I'm thinking that Father sails one, I sail one, and hire two people. Two boats operating at the same time can earn a bit more. After all, if we pay for the big boat, we won't have much money left in our hands, so we have to earn more money to keep on hand."

"With grain in the house, one won't panic. As for the other boat, just like Mother said, fat water doesn't flow to outsiders' fields. After we get it, ask Eldest Brother and Ye Erge. I'll provide one boat, they provide one boat and labor, and I'm thinking of dividing it into three shares. See if they agree?"

"Divide into three shares?"

"Yes, although they provide one boat, they also provide labor. We provide one boat. The income of these two boats is divided into three shares, and the three people divide it equally. See if it's possible when the time comes?"

When his mother asked just now, he also turned his mind and thought of this idea.

It's just that he thought it was still early, so he wasn't in a hurry to bring it up.