Chapter 84: Full of Cargo

The four of them worked together, totaling 5 sacks. They packed 2 sacks of shellfish, 1 large sack of mussels, 2 sacks of mixed sea melon seeds, Buddha's hands, snails, and cow eyes. Razor clams and small abalones were packed in a full bucket, goose barnacles and sea turtle eggs in a bucket, and crabs and fish cargo were poured into bamboo baskets, otherwise, there wouldn't be enough to pack.

As for that mud crab king, its legs were tied up and thrown directly onto the boat. There was really nothing to pack it in.

The whole boat was full of cargo, piles of sacks. Fortunately, the tide rose, and the tide water covered the outermost reef wall. They specifically waited until the tide rose completely before preparing to leave; otherwise, they wouldn't be able to push the boat.

"Dongzi, you don't think it's too much, you don't think it's troublesome to get so much back? Isn't it a waste of effort to send it everywhere if you can't finish eating it?"

After Ah Guang helped carry the last sack of shellfish onto the boat, he wiped his sweat. This sack was not light; things with shells were heavy in the first place.

Xiao Xiao also echoed, "That's right, I also feel that bringing two sacks is much better. Fortunately, a sack of shellfish is estimated to be only ten jin of oyster meat. My family has many people, eating every meal, eating for two or three days is about the same."

"Where does it need to be sent everywhere? My mother told me to dig more back. She wants to dig out the meat and dry it, then store it and eat it slowly. Otherwise, there are so many mouths in the family, and there are workers, the consumption is very large."

Ah Zheng smacked his lips. "Your mother is really good at calculating, and she doesn't think it's troublesome. When will so much be dug?"

"There are many people in the family who can work, three daughters-in-law and one daughter, so she doesn't think it's very troublesome, right?"

"That's true. It's still good to have many sons, and there are many people to work."

Ye Yaodong glanced at Xiao Xiao. When he gets old, he will know the goodness of a daughter.

Sons, sigh~ when the time comes, they will all run to the in-laws' house to work~

"Are all the things carried onto the boat? Don't miss any. If you miss any, I won't come back specifically for another trip."

"There shouldn't be anything. Ours have already been carried onto the boat. If anything is left behind, it's your stuff. Whatever, hehe~ start the boat."

Ye Yaodong glanced at Ah Zheng. "Don't you feel like you seem to have forgotten to take something?"

"What? No, right?" Ah Zheng scanned the boat uncertainly. "No, everything is taken. I only have one bucket and two sacks."

"Then I'm starting the boat. Don't ask me to row back to get the fire tongs in a while, and let your mother whip you."

"Ah, fire tongs? Right, where are my fire tongs?"

He climbed off the boat directly and ran to the beach to search. It turned out that just now when he helped Dongzi carry the shellfish, he casually put it on the reef. It was all gray-black, no wonder he didn't notice it.

"Hehe, found it, let's go back."

Ah Guang sat crookedly on the boat, mocking him. "Got slapped in the face, right?"

"Hmph, hmph..."

Ah Zheng grumbled twice and didn't speak.

Ye Yaodong checked again to make sure nothing was left behind before starting the boat back.

At this time, the sun was almost setting, and he was also eager to return home. He had been out for a whole day and was quite tired.

At this time, his father should have arrived home, right? After all, the tide had been rising for a while.

The thousand jin of barracuda at noon had already fed everyone's stomachs. On the return trip, everyone just wanted to get home quickly and didn't want to toss about casting nets anymore.

Foraging wasn't easier than dragging nets at sea, especially having to climb onto steep reef walls. Fortunately, the tide receded to the bottom on the 15th, and the reefs were all exposed, so he wasn't afraid of slipping and being rolled into the sea by the waves.

If it weren't for the spring tide, coming at other times, the danger factor would double.

When he rowed the boat close to the pier, the pier was already full of boats of all sizes. He was considered late to dock, and he didn't know if there were any boats that hadn't docked yet.

After docking the boat, they carried the cargo in pairs, carrying the shellfish off the boat sack by sack and placing them on the shore.

Because they were packed in sacks this time, people coming and going at the pier couldn't see what was inside, and some nosy people came up to ask.

They all said nothing.

They weren't anyone to them, why explain so clearly?

They didn't say, and others just muttered a few words about being mysterious... and then went about their own business. No one was that free.

After borrowing a flatbed cart from Ah Cai, they carried the things onto the cart and went to the boat to carry all the buckets down and put them on the flatbed cart.

Because he thought there were some valuable goods in these sacks of shellfish, Ye Yaodong wasn't in a hurry to send that mud crab king to Ah Cai now. He planned to take it home and send it over together after all the things were sorted out.

A group of people happily sent them home one by one according to the distance. Ye Yaodong was the third one. Ah Guang lived on the back mountain, the furthest.

When they arrived at the Ye family, the whole family was waiting for him alone. It was already sunset, and he hadn't returned. They were afraid that he would have an accident rowing out to sea by himself for the first time.

Lin Xiuqing was also worried and afraid, sitting at the door looking out.

Until she saw his and Ah Guang's figures, she hurriedly shouted into the house and greeted them.

"Why are you back so late? Next time you're back late, say something. The whole family is worried about you."

"The four of us went together, what's there to worry about? Today, there were more shellfish packed, and it took a bit more time, so it was a bit late."

"Better safe than sorry."

After Ye mother came out and looked at the whole cart full of sacks, and a super large mud crab, she widened her eyes in surprise.

"Why is this mud crab so big? How many jin? It's over three jin, right? Why bring it back? Didn't take it to Ah Cai to collect?"

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"Don't worry, there are other things in the sack. We'll take it over together after sorting it out later. Now let's move the things in first."

"Oh, good, good. Eldest and Second, you guys help carry these sacks to the backyard first."

"Hey, good!"

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua looked envious. Why didn't Dongzi come back empty-handed every time he went out? Today he actually harvested such a big mud crab.

Second sister-in-law Ye said sourly from the side, "Yaodong's small wooden boat was really bought right."

Ye Yaodong didn't even lift his eyelids and didn't reply to her. He just said to his eldest and second brother, "Two sacks are Ah Guang's, don't move them wrong."

"Got it."

At this time, it was mealtime, and every household was eating. There were only fishing nets at the door, and no one was there, which was quite quiet.

After moving the cargo, Ye mother smiled and invited Ah Guang to stay for dinner.

"No, I'll go back to eat."

"Don't be polite, just eat at my house. It's just an extra pair of chopsticks. You've been busy all day, fill your stomach first." Ye Yaodong pulled him into the house to eat without saying a word.

"I have a big appetite..."

"Can you eat my family poor just because of you?"

Ye mother also smiled and said, "That's right, you only have two younger sisters at home now. At this time, they might have already eaten. Just eat here."

Ah Guang couldn't refuse, so he had to stay for dinner with a thick skin, pondering that he would help more at their new house tomorrow. ===== CHAPTER 85 =====