Chapter 846: Glorious Battle Record (Two chapters combined into one, 6000 words)

"Brother Dong..."

"Brother Dong..."

The group of teenagers kept calling, crowding closer and closer to him.

Ye Yaodong smiled, not knowing what to do. This was clearly a case of taking money to resolve a problem for someone, so why did they all want to be his younger brothers?

"Stop, stop, stop... stop calling. I'm a decent person, just an ordinary fisherman. What use is it for me to take you in as younger brothers? What can you do with my name? Nothing! People don't even know who I am."

"If you want to recognize a big brother, go find one who's good at fighting so he can protect you in the future. What am I? Compared to you, I'm old, with old arms and legs. I can't lead you to fight, I only know how to fish."

"No need to fight, no need for you to lead us to fight. We have fighting covered. If fighting is needed, we go; if fishing is needed, we can do that too," Wang Guangliang said hurriedly.

"No, I don't need you to fish either. I've already hired people, I don't need you."

"Don't hire people, call us. We're free, no money needed! Just call us for the dirty and tiring work, as long as we can follow Brother Dong."

"Does your father know you're so proactive about working?"

Ye Yaodong frowned slightly, smiling helplessly. When did he get a group of teenage fanboys?

He clearly hadn't done anything!

Damn it!

It felt a bit funny.

"Hehe, don't worry about him. I'm the youngest, there's no work for me at home."

"Brother Dong, if my father knew I was your younger brother, he'd definitely be very happy!"

"Right! Brother Dong, your name is famous. Who in the ten miles and eight villages doesn't know it? It's an honor for us to be your younger brothers." The teenager who had talked about breathing through his mouth also said.

"Exactly, if we're your younger brothers, no matter what we do when we go out, everyone will have to give way to us..."

"Don't do that. I'm a law-abiding citizen, don't do anything under my banner."

"We won't do anything, we won't do anything. We'll listen to you, whatever you tell us to do, we'll do. Don't listen to his nonsense."

After speaking, Wang Guangliang raised his fist, pretending to beat the teenager who had just spoken incorrectly, and the others surrounded him, pretending to beat him too.

"Let you talk nonsense, let you talk nonsense, we're all honest people..."

"Exactly, we're very well-behaved..."

Ye Yaodong: "..."

Did they have some misunderstanding about the word "honest"?

"Alright, stop messing around. Once you're done, hurry home to wash up and sleep. It's already very late."

He stuffed the money back into Wang Guangliang's hand. "Take the money. It's not much for 7 people to split, but it's enough to drink for a few meals, which is better than gambling. Consider it me treating you to drinks. You've been making a ruckus for so long, you must be tired too. Go back first."

Not to mention them, staying up until this hour, he was tired too.

Don't even think about being his younger brothers; just thinking about it gave him a headache.

If he really took them in, would he have to lead them to work and do things? Would he have to manage them? Lead them to strive for improvement?

He didn't have the time.

He had a pile of work at home he couldn't finish, and if word got out, people would laugh at him for taking in younger brothers at his age.

Not to mention his friends, his wife would be the first to laugh at him.

His mother could nag him to death.

Wang Guangliang pushed back, not wanting to take the money. "Brother, we don't want it. Helping you is an honor. Think about letting us be your younger brothers..."

"What younger brothers? Wouldn't it be better if you honestly found a job and helped out at home? What's the point of working for me for free? If your parents find out, they'll break your legs."

"Definitely not, they can't control me..."

"Right, they'd be happy."

"Don't, don't, don't. You'd better take the money, eat something good tomorrow, buy a few taels of wine to be happy. It's so late today, I'm going back first. I have to go out to sea at night, I'm busy. You guys go back early too, it's so late, don't wander outside."

"Ah... Brother, think about it..."

"Really, Brother Dong, take us in, we definitely won't lose face for you."

"Go back, go back."

After Ye Yaodong stuffed the money over, he hurriedly withdrew his hand and walked away as if escaping.

These teenagers were idle, couldn't find work, and only knew how to cause trouble. He didn't want to invite trouble; paying them to work like this was fine.

After walking a long way, he stealthily turned his head at a corner and saw them still huddled there, whispering, not knowing what they were saying.

He didn't care anymore, turned the corner, and walked onto the small path.

The village was quiet, with no sound. He was suddenly curious: why was there no movement from those who had been beaten?

Logically, after people left, those who were bound could find a way to untie themselves, or those lying on the ground howling, if their mouths weren't gagged, could call out to nearby neighbors. Why was there no sound?

After thinking about it, he walked toward the maternal home of Rat's wife. The road was pitch black, with only the lights of a few houses in the distance.

He walked on tiptoe, trying not to make any footsteps, took a look from far away, widened his eyes in surprise, and then immediately turned back.

These lads really had their ways.

The women, children, and elderly who had originally huddled in a pile in the corner were now tied back-to-back, surrounding the chamber pots...

Four or five people to one chamber pot...

Even the men who had been beaten half to death hadn't been spared. They were in a more miserable state, tied facing the chamber pots, each with their heads tilted, leaning directly against the chamber pots, half-dead, and their mouths were all gagged...

No wonder there wasn't a sound; it would be a miracle if this could alert anyone.

It looked like they would have to sit against the chamber pots and sleep all night, and wouldn't be discovered until dawn.

If they were lucky, they might be untied earlier if someone passing by to go out to sea in the middle of the night happened upon them.

How wicked, to pull such a stunt after beating them.

Teenagers are teenagers, they really know how to play. No wonder they smelled so stinky earlier.

It really was to his liking.

Ye Yaodong walked home with light steps. Tonight, he had made them lose a layer of skin even if they didn't die, and the disgust alone could kill them, and they wouldn't even know who did it.

Audacious, coming to his house to make a scene.

Lin Xiuqing hadn't slept, waiting for him to return. Hearing the dogs' joyful commotion in the courtyard, she knew Adong was back, so she immediately got up to open the door.

As soon as she turned on the light, she saw him with a beaming smile.

"So happy?"

"Why aren't you asleep yet?"

"Waiting for you to come back. Are the people you found reliable?"

"Reliable, of course reliable, very reliable. These teenagers really know how to play, and they strike hard. The money wasn't spent in vain."

"Hurry into the house and sleep."

"I'll go wash my hands first. You go into the house, I'll tell you when I lie down."

Just now, pushing back and forth with Wang Guangliang, his hands seemed to have gotten a bit of excrement on them, a bit stinky. He had to wash his hands first.

Seeing his full-faced excitement, Lin Xiuqing was also a bit curious, so she went into the house to wait.

After Ye Yaodong lay down again, he vividly described it to her. Originally, it didn't sound like much, but when she heard they were tied up surrounding the chamber pots, Lin Xiuqing was stunned.

"They could do that?"

"Hahaha, yeah, I didn't expect it either. These teenagers have pretty sharp minds. Before leaving, they tied them up like that. It killed me with laughter. I don't know whose idea it was, but after beating them, they disgusted them severely."

Lin Xiuqing was also very amused, saying enthusiastically, "They must have stunk all night. Tomorrow, the people in the village will have something to talk about again. They'll be laughed at for a long time."

"Definitely. It's one thing to have their houses splashed with manure, but to be tied to chamber pots all night, it's really going to kill people with laughter. They'll probably be laughed at by the villagers for several years. No one has ever done such a wicked thing."

"When those teenagers were beating people, would they be recognized? When their injuries heal, they'll be looking for them everywhere, right? Will it implicate us?"

Ye Yaodong wasn't worried about this; it wasn't him who did the beating.

"Because of hauling manure, they all used handkerchiefs to cover their noses and tied them, showing only their foreheads and mouths. In the middle of the night, with only a little light in the house, where could they see their faces clearly? At most, they'd know they weren't old from their voices."

"It'll probably be hard to find them. No one saw their faces, and there are plenty of such idle young people in the ten miles and eight villages. And by the time their injuries heal, ten days or half a month will have passed, so how could they identify who it was?"

"That's true. You didn't appear either, didn't show your face. Those were half-grown teenagers, just listening to their voices, one would know it has nothing to do with you."

"So, the money spent tonight was worth it. Also, let me tell you, that group of teenagers even wanted to recognize me as their big brother, begging to be my younger brothers, even wanting to return the ten yuan I gave them. You say, isn't that funny?"

Lin Xiuqing: "..."

"Big brother? Younger brother? What are they trying to do?"

Ye Yaodong was a bit smug. "They've heard my name for a long time and admire me, saying I'm so amazing, struggling from empty-handed to having several boats at home in just two years. Their families have also been mentioning me in front of them, telling them to learn more from me and not be idle all day."

"They said it as soon as they knew who I was, and then at night, they all begged to be my younger brothers."

"I said I'm a decent person, I just fish every day, I don't do anything, I don't fight. They even said they'd leave the fishing to them, they'd do the dirty and tiring work, and even said they didn't want wages, just let me sit at home and count money, hahaha~"

He couldn't stop laughing. He didn't expect that one day there would be a group of people rushing to be his younger brothers?

It really killed him with laughter.

Lin Xiuqing was also a bit dumbfounded. "Do their families know they're so proactive about helping others work?"

"That was my first reaction too, it killed me!"

Is that how a sycophant acts?

Maybe it was because the couple was too excited, their voices were too loud, and their laughter was too loud, waking Ye Xiaoxi, who was sleeping soundly, making her twist and turn and whimper.

Lin Xiuqing hurriedly patted her to soothe her, then whispered, "Shh, is this what they call 'birds of a feather flock together'? This can attract a bunch of little thugs to follow you."

"Who knows what's on their minds? Maybe they think my name, Salted Fish Dong, is famous now, and if they're my younger brothers, they can walk sideways in the surrounding ten miles and eight villages."

"Pfft, they're thinking too much."

"You can't underestimate people's awe of wealth. As long as you have money, you will naturally be respected. Haven't you seen that when I go out now, when I walk in the village, people look up to me, and those who see me will take the initiative to greet me and say a few words."

"Who isn't like that? The whole village is full of relatives, who doesn't know whom? When you meet someone you know, don't you greet them?"

"That's different. Before, when I walked in the village, who paid attention to me? Not to mention the villagers, even the relatives I knew were too lazy to pay attention to me, at most the young women and young wives would steal a few glances at me."

"That's because you were idle, and now you're smug about it?"

Why are you telling the truth?

Ye Yaodong felt a little depressed.

"Anyway, if you have money, your corresponding social status will naturally rise."

Lin Xiuqing couldn't deny it, but she didn't want him to be smug, lest he get too carried away.

"Then it's useless for you to take them in as younger brothers. You can't really ask them to work without wages, right? We've already hired good people on the boat, and the workshop side will be finished in a few days."

"These teenagers who have just come of age, idle all day, how can you believe they can work? Don't be talked into agreeing to everything by a few nice words."

"Am I that kind of person? I didn't take them in. Why would I take them in? I don't fight, I'm a decent person, a law-abiding citizen. I refused directly, told them to go back to their homes, and I slipped away myself, lest I be dragged into an endless conversation."

"Hmm, it's the first time you've met, who knows what kind of people they are. Those who can be found at the gambling table and called out to fight aren't good people either. You should have less contact with them."

"I won't look for them if there's nothing to do. I'm also afraid they'll use my name to do something outside, don't smear my reputation."

The name Salted Fish Dong is now heard by even the elderly and children in the nearby villages. Although it doesn't sound very good, at least everyone knows it's him, which can be considered his famous nickname. It can't be smeared.

"Yes, yes, yes, your reputation is good now, so cherish it well, sleep early, work hard, strive to be better year after year, and go up a level year after year."

"You're going to tire me to death..."

"If you don't sleep again, you're really going to be tired to death. It's almost 12 o'clock, you've been out for more than an hour, and you have to get up to go to sea in two hours. Getting up and going out repeatedly all night, you haven't slept for a few hours in total. Even an iron body can't stand it."

"Alright, alright, I know, sleep, sleep, I won't say anymore. Anyway, you get up tomorrow morning and go to the village to stroll around and listen to a good show."

"Hmm, sleep."

The couple let out a sigh, both in a good mood, and after lying flat for a short while, they both entered dreamland.

Ye Yaodong is still young at this age, sleeping a little less, and he still looks full of energy when he gets up at night. Maybe he was a bit excited at night, but he didn't feel that he slept too little or had a headache.

Lin Xiuqing slept very soundly, maybe it was too late, she didn't know when he left at night.

When she got up early in the morning, the old lady actually told her gossip with a face full of excitement, which made her feel torn between laughter and tears.

She didn't expect that at her age, she would also love to join in the fun. Early in the morning, hearing Sister-in-law Zhou and the others talking outside the door, she ran out to listen to the neighbors talk about Adong's glorious battle record last night.

"Heard that at 4 o'clock in the morning, just as the sky was getting light, someone carrying a hoe passed by and thought it was someone around hauling manure early in the morning. Didn't expect that the group of people who were so spirited yesterday were tied together with chamber pots this morning..."

"Oh my, don't know who did it. The sky just got light, and it has already spread throughout the village, and some people are even nosily running to their door to watch, not even minding the stench of a pile of shit..."

"Heard that the men in their house were all beaten half to death, and then someone tied them facing the chamber pots, surrounding them in a circle of four or five, each with their heads almost hanging into the chamber pot..."

"The doors and windows of several families were splashed with manure, and many places in the rooms were also splashed. It looked scary, stinking to high heaven. Those passing by could smell a stench. Those who didn't know thought the manure hauler had just passed by..."

"And, and, heard that the main door was smashed, and it was chopped to pieces with an axe..."

The old lady was telling it vividly, with a look of surprise, and her eyes were still burning with gossip. It was rare to see her listen to gossip so seriously, and she specifically retold it to her, which shows that she was really frightened by the aggressive group of people yesterday.

So mean and petty, deliberately taking advantage of the lack of men at home to come and make trouble. They were all old, weak, women, and children. Could the old lady not panic yesterday?

Since this happened, of course, she had to watch the joke severely.

Speaking to the end, she also laughed, "Don't know who did it, specifically picking their men to beat. This time they'll have to lie in bed for several days."

Who else could it be? It's your precious grandson.

"Did you go over to see it?" Lin Xiuqing asked amusedly.

"No, my old arms and legs, just listen at home. Anyway, they all went to see it. You go see it too, come back and tell me if it's like this. Your sister-in-law and second sister-in-law just heard about it and ran over to take a look."

"Then I'll go take a look."

Lin Xiuqing handed the child to the old lady to watch, and then hurriedly went out to watch the fun.

It was still early in the morning, only 6 o'clock, and there were already many people in the village. Everyone she met on the road was talking about the family that had the accident.

"Don't know who did it, so wicked, tying the whole family of Wang Laohan Lin, old and young, to the chamber pots, and the house is full of shit and urine. You can smell the stench from far away."

"Don't say it, we who live close were woken up by the stench in the middle of the night, thought it was someone hauling manure passing by and spilled the manure, that's why it stank all night."

"Originally, I heard some movement at night, thought it was someone arguing, didn't pay attention, didn't expect it was someone beating them up."

"Don't know who did it, so wicked, the elderly and children were not beaten..."

"Heard it seems to be quite young, a group of little thugs, saying their noses were tied with cloth strips, couldn't see their faces at night, heard their voices were quite young, should be a group of idle teenagers."

"So many men couldn't even beat a few young teenagers, don't know what they were doing, and were beaten like that, tied to chamber pots for the whole village to see the joke..."

"Everywhere is the smell of shit and urine, far away, all a stench, I won't go over, I already went over to take a look in the morning, it stinks to death..."

"You children don't crowd over... lest they get angry and scold you together..."

Lin Xiuqing walked in the village and could hear all kinds of discussions about the maternal home of Rat's wife. Walking and listening all the way, everyone was talking about it. Some were watching the fun, some were gossiping, some were gloating, and some were sympathizing with them for not knowing who they had offended.

Although she already knew about it from Adong the night before, she was still very curious because she hadn't seen it with her own eyes.

When she walked closer, she also smelled a faint stench in the air.

Those who didn't know might really think that the manure hauler had just passed by.

She covered her mouth and nose and walked closer and closer. There were also some men, women, and children on the road who had just heard about it and were walking toward this side, probably also curious and wanting to see what was going on.

Walking closer and closer, the stench became more and more pungent.

The villagers watching the fun around were also pinching their noses and looking at the Wang family, old and young, taking buckets, taking water ladles, and splashing water to clean everywhere.

And while washing, they were cursing, and the sound of dirty words covered the discussion outside.

They didn't see the men in the house, probably they had all been washed and were lying in bed to nurse their injuries, so these elderly women only had time to clean the house now.

Lin Xiuqing stood in the crowd and stood on tiptoe, and also saw the seven or eight chamber pots placed in the corner of their door...

The edge of the door was full of various residues, and the water in the house was still being splashed out bucket by bucket, and the sound of cursing came out of the house in bursts.

She curiously asked the villagers around her, "Isn't it said that it was discovered just as the sky was getting light in the early morning? Why are they still washing after washing for so long? Are they really tied to the chamber pots? How are the men in their house injured? Have they invited anyone to see the injury?"

"Heard it was very dirty at first, they were all covered with feces, some relatives and friends helped them wash the men in the house clean before carrying them back to the room, and they also cleaned themselves up before they could clean the house."

"Seems to be beaten quite seriously, some seem to have broken bones, some seem to be lighter, heard that they have to lie in bed for ten days or half a month."

"Thought I didn't know who did it..."

"Heard from the women in their house, it should be a group of people around eighteen or nineteen years old, looking not old, just couldn't see their faces clearly, but could also recognize that they were not from our village, don't know when they offended people."

"Not from our own village is fine, I thought it was Salted Fish Dong and those few who did it... Isn't this just running to their house to make trouble during the day?"

"Shouldn't be, right? This looking for trouble should also be looking for Rat's family, right?"

"Who knows, heard they are still friends..."

Lin Xiuqing hurriedly spoke, "You don't talk nonsense, it has nothing to do with our family. My husband went to sea yesterday, and he didn't come back until it was dark, and then he went to sleep, and went to sea again at night."

"Working so hard, where would he have the energy to come out and beat people again? You don't talk nonsense, his friends also have to go to sea. Wang Laohan Wang's family last night has nothing to do with us. Didn't the women in their house say they were teenagers of eighteen or nineteen?"

"Our Adong wouldn't do such a thing, he's been busy lately, where would he have the energy to sneak out and do bad things in the middle of the night." ===== CHAPTER 847 =====