"It's like I come to the city every day to play. Am I here to play? I'm obviously here to do business. How many times did I get out of the car and cross the street?"
"I got off the bus today and stayed at a guest house in the city. We can talk about it when we get back."
"Do you think I'm your mother?" Father Ye responded and then changed the subject, "It's getting dark now and there's nothing to eat. Go to bed early. You won't be hungry when you fall asleep."
Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows and looked at his father speechlessly, "How poor are we? Are we not hungry even when we are asleep?"
Aguang reminded: "The guesthouse sells food. I'm going to buy a few packs of instant noodles. You can eat this by soaking it in boiling water. It's very convenient, fragrant and delicious."
"I'll go ahead. You turn on the water and get two more bottles. You'll need to take a shower later."
"Okay."
Father Ye touched his forehead when he saw the two of them going out together and forgot about it.
He also muttered, "I'm used to being poor..."
It’s hard to say whether instant noodles are nutritious or not, but the aroma is really great, and the noodles are fried, making them extra fragrant. The rich flavor fills the whole room just after being brewed with boiling water.
Except for Ye Yaodong, the other two people were a little impatient and their noses kept twitching.
"It's also delicious. No wonder those children miss instant noodles every day."
From time to time, Father Ye opened the upside-down plate to check if it was ready, just like the impatient children at home. Then he was worried that the temperature was not enough, so he touched the plate covered with it. Even though it was hot, he couldn't help but go back again.
Touch the side of the bowl.
"That's because if you eat too little, you'll feel bad if you eat too much of anything."
"This thing is so expensive, but I still want to eat more of it. I want it to be beautiful."
"Maybe I'll vomit after eating it."
"Just brag, you can eat three meals a day, no matter who can afford it, only the rich can afford it."
Ye Yaodong laughed. No one knew why he was laughing, but he didn't care. He opened the lid and stirred it before eating.
Ah Guang also immediately opened the lid and started eating.
Father Ye saw that both of them had eaten, it must be cooked, and they also tasted delicious. In the end, there was not a drop of soup left in the bowl. Even the leftover soup that Ye Yaodong ate, he muttered that it was a waste, and brought it all over to drink.
It's spotless.
"It's delicious, but the portion is too small. Forget it, I'll go to bed right away."
After the three of them took a simple shower, they went to bed directly.
They waited until early the next morning to drive the tractor, and the motorcycle rider to the village committee, and then went to file the record together.
After settling the matter, they went home directly.
Lin Xiuqing had been craning her neck at home for a long time and had been waiting. Yesterday morning she went out and brought 2,000, and later asked A Guang to bring 8,000. She didn't know how big the land was.
The main reason was that she didn't explain it clearly on the phone, only gave a general idea. When spending such a large amount of money, she had to know whether it was spent wisely and whether it was worth the money.
Although she always felt that it was useless to use the land outside, after all, they did not live there, and it would be fine to buy a small piece of land to build a house, and at most a warehouse, but he insisted on making it as big as possible.
I don’t know if there is any magic in it.
When she heard the sound of tractors and motorcycles, Lin Xiuqing immediately stood up and turned off the TV and went out. She waited all morning and noon. She didn't pay attention to what was on the TV, just waiting for them to come back.
As a result, Aguang was the first to enter the house on his motorcycle, and Ye Yaodong drove the tractor to the workshop and parked it before walking over.
Lin Xiuqing asked A Guang curiously: "Did you buy it? How many acres of land did A Dong buy? Is it reliable?"
"It's reliable. The contract has been signed and the village committee has stamped it. I stayed here all night last night and went to register it early this morning. I bought 13 acres of land. Now Dongzi is also a landlord."
She smiled and said: "You can't say that the landowners are not landlords. What we bought is idle wasteland."
"Well, just buy it anyway. When you come back in two months, we will arrange for someone to build the house. The outer walls will also be fenced, and the area will be zoned."
"That's good if you haven't been deceived."
Then she was relieved.
After Ye Yaodong entered the door, she asked again, and Ye Yaodong told her the exact same question.
"Ah? My eldest brother also bought it?"
"Yes, we have also designated a piece of homestead land. The area is quite large, it is okay, and it will be cost-effective. He said that when we buy a piece of land, we will have a place to stay, and if possible, we can move our household registration to the village so that our children can
We also send them to a nearby village to go to school. Anyway, they have less time to go back now. They are busy working in the city all year round and can't even take care of the children. We can take them over together and have helpers who can take care of them."
"That's true. How much did my eldest brother spend?"
"300 yuan is almost twice the size of our house, and it's a good deal. A few days ago, I was thinking of asking your second brother to move the winter snow to the city to go to school. Unexpectedly, your second brother didn't move. The eldest brother had an idea first.
Already."
"My eldest brother also had a good business in the past two years and made money, so he gave up. Then he also thought about staying in that market to make this money. Didn't he buy the shop last year? He must also be thinking about settling there for convenience.
This is also the confidence you get when you have money.”
"Well, my home is much different from that of others. Nowadays, it is not that convenient for a family of five to live in a house of more than ten square meters. The children are older. Ayuan is already 17, followed by more than ten people.
Year old."
"Brother, I want to buy this land and build a house. Then I will really become a city citizen."
"Your second brother sees that your eldest brother is buying land in the city to build a house, so maybe he doesn't want to farm anymore."
Lin Xiuqing hesitated for a moment, "If he doesn't want to farm, he can't think of what to do. The second brother is relatively honest and won't be flexible."
Ye Yaodong shrugged, "Ignore them. You put this away first. This is equivalent to the previous land deed. It is very important. Don't lose it."
"I know, I will put it away."
After Lin Xiuqing returned to the house, she clicked on the computer and bought 13 acres of land for 10,000 yuan, equivalent to about 770 yuan per acre. Compared with the homestead used to build a house, it was a good deal.
They also have too little land on the beach, so building a house or a homestead costs 300 yuan. The area in the city is larger, so there is only so much land.
After Ye Yaodong responded to the old lady's caring words, he asked the old lady to cook him a bowl of noodles, and then followed her back to the room and saw it too.
"It's very cheap. We were only given 10 acres of land originally. When we negotiated the price with them, they probably thought that the land in the village was still uncultivated. If they could sell it for money, they would be getting a big deal. Otherwise, it would be a big deal for them to leave it there."
It’s no use, but a few old men couldn’t bear to reduce their money, so they gave me more land.”
"But it's useless to give us such a large area. We don't need such a large area when we build houses and warehouses."
"Will it be useful in the future? You talk about it every day. How many things in the house are you saying will be useful in the future and then keep them back?"
"That is really useful. In ancient times, we had to fight for a little bit of land. Every inch of land must be fought for. How important is land. If it doesn't work, the market is not far away. I will use a small part to build a row of houses and rent them in the city.
It’s a good deal. It’s impossible for the market to be without people like us renting houses, and of course there will be more and more in the future.”
"It's the future again... After listening to you every day, my ears are calloused. Fortunately, we have a lot of savings on hand now. We will buy a piece of land with 10,000 yuan and put it away first. I bet you won't worry about it in the future."
"Yes, that's what I think. We have a lot of money on hand, so we just leave it alone, and we are worried about being bitten by mice..."
"Where did the mouse come from in our house?"
"Then cockroaches."
Lin Xiuqing hit him, "You have to move everything home, right?"
"hey-hey……"
"That's it, just buy it. I'll call later to see when my eldest brother is going to build a house. We will build it with him and let him help us supervise the work. After all, you can't run to the city every day.
, let him take a look at it."
"Okay, you can discuss it with him."
After settling the land matter, Ye Yaodong has no other goals for the time being, and he will be able to travel far away without any distractions in a few days.
Aguang had already gone home when they entered.
After eating some noodles, he went straight back to his room and lay down to catch up on his sleep.
In the next few days, he and his father kept plowing the fields there to collect vegetables. They harvested storable winter melons, pumpkins, pumpkins, and potatoes that filled the yard. They were piled high.
This made the old lady the happiest. She felt that since she had no white seed, she could put it to use after collecting so much. She no longer had to give it away to others like in previous years.
Ye Yaodong also feels that this year is the best year to make the best use of resources. This year he has hired 24 additional workers, plus the 6 workers on the Dongsheng. The daily consumption of the 30 workers is huge, and all of them are young adults.
The old lady brought out a jar of pickles she had picked at the end of last year as if she were offering a treasure.
"Last year I asked you to dry them for me, but you still said that I was messing around. I planted so much, I couldn't finish it, and I had to pickle it, and I couldn't finish it, so I would have to give it away. Not all of them can be given away now.
Have you used them? These pickles are perfect for stewing potatoes, so you don’t need to go out and buy anything else.”
"Yes, yes, everything you said is right."
"After harvesting all these winter melons and pumpkins, we will plant some others..." The old lady thought to herself again, wandering around the small plot of land, planning what to plant next...
Lin Xiuqing was not idle either. When they were clearing the land, she was also looking through the inventory at home. There were a lot of dried vegetables at home, some sent by her parents' family, and some that she couldn't finish drying. She dug them all out and took advantage of the opportunity.
Clear inventory.
She even dug out a sack of sweet potato shreds, which made the old lady extremely happy.
"Look...look at these...just mix them with rice and cook them together to save some rice, otherwise so many people would have to eat a big bag a day."
Lin Xiuqing smiled and pulled out another sack of mung beans, "Then there is another sack here. You can also cook beans and rice."
"This is good." The old lady's big rough hands reached into the mung beans, stirred and touched them back and forth, and her old face smiled brightly. "Bring them all out and bring them over to him in a few days."
"A Dong hates eating rice mixed with all these miscellaneous things at home and always eats white rice. That's why there are so many beans and sweet potato shreds left. Now that it's better, he has to eat with everyone when he goes out."
The old lady also sighed, "Well, when you are away from home, how can you be as comfortable as at home? Of course you have to eat and drink like everyone else, but there are so many people, there is nothing you can do, you have to save some rations. People in the village are now the same
It’s something he eats mixed in together, which means he doesn’t like rice mixed with various things, so we have been eating rice since we moved to a new house.”
"Well, of course they have to be mixed together and eaten together, otherwise no amount of food will be enough to eat. We will make up for it when we get back."
There are so many people on this trip, and they bring a lot of supplies. We focus on one province, and we don't try to buy what we can carry from home. After all, the daily consumption of the 30th person is huge.
During the few days they were busy at work, villagers kept coming to ask when they would set out.
Every time at this time, Ye Yaodong would pass the blame and ask them to ask A Guang directly, saying that he also obeyed A Guang's instructions and would leave whenever he was told.
However, the factory started working at the same time as initially expected, with no change.
After discussion, they planned to set off three days earlier than the start time of the factory. After all, it took more than ten hours to sail, and they had to arrange accommodation when they got there. This was quite troublesome. They had to reserve at least two days to get out, and then
Take another day off or it depends on the situation.
Those in the village who were determined to follow him had not gone to sea in the past two days and were all at home preparing what they wanted to take with them.
After Ye Yaodong spent two or three days sorting out the supplies, he called a barber to come to his door. Then he asked his father to call all the workers over and have everyone line up to have their heads shaved.
Although everyone had been mentally prepared for the shave, they were all pushing and shoving when it came time to shave. No one wanted to be the first. There were many villagers around watching the excitement.
Later, Father Ye sighed and sat down to shave first, then one after another, one after another.
At first there were some people who were not happy, but after everyone saw the bald heads coming out, a lot of people came along and started laughing along with them.
Everyone in the world has a herd mentality, and if everyone is the same, then it is not considered unique, but there is also a mentality of joining in the fun.
"Ah, it's quite cool, chilly..."
"I also feel like I've lost several pounds..."
"It's quite comfortable, and it doesn't feel hot anymore..."
"Your head is still very round, let me touch it..."
"Go away, shave yourself, touch yourself..."
Everyone who had their heads shaved felt as if they had discovered a new world. They couldn't help but keep stroking their shaved heads, and they didn't mind that they had little hair just after shaving.
And they didn't go home immediately to wash their hair. Instead, they continued to stand and watch other people shave their heads, wanting to see what other people looked like after shaving their heads.
Those who were laughed at just now will be laughed at again.
The villagers looked happily at the bald heads one after another.
"You might as well call the bald helpers, they are all bald."
"If we all go out on the street together, why don't we scare people to death?"
"Hahaha, for sure, we are the only ones in the village who are not afraid."
"It's so cool and comfortable..."
Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua were a little eager to try it out.
"Should we shave one too?"
"How about shaving one? Everyone is bald, and there are not many of us. What Dongzi said makes sense. Shaving your head will save you the trouble of washing your hair, and it will also save your hair from being wet and smelly every day..."
People who had shaved their heads also cheered, "Yes, yes, it feels so comfortable and cool after shaving your head. Do you want to shave it too? Keep it neat. When you go out, you will know that it is from our Baisha Village. It is easy to identify."
The villagers shouted: "Haha, you can't say you are from Baisha Village when you go out, otherwise your reputation will be ruined by you. They are all bald. What kind of village is this?"
"Hahaha, indeed...what kind of village does this have to have so many bald heads?"
"Then let's go out. I told people that those bastards from Haiqing Village had a fight with us before."
"Yes, yes, when we go out, let's tell people that we are from Haiqing Village, hahaha..."
"What a loss to you..."
"Come on, come on...I want to shave my head too..."
"I shave, I shave too. When I go out, I tell people that I am from Dongqiao Village..."
"Damn, what happened to you in Dongqiao Village?"
"Then I will tell people that I am Xishan Village..."
"I want to shave too. I said I am from Daqingshan Village..."
"You have a lot of enemies..."
"Hahaha……"
Everyone was booing for a while, and the people who went to sea were all shouting that they wanted to shave their heads. It seemed that it had become an honorable thing, and it felt a bit honorable not to be disliked.
After hearing about it, some people who came late also joined in and started making noise.
Some of the villagers who were watching were stroking their sweat-damp hair.
"It makes me want to shave my head. What's going on..."
Fortunately, Ye Yaodong felt that since there were so many people in his team, it would take him several hours to shave his hair, so he called the barber over after lunch. Anyway, there was a black grid awning on top of his door, so there was no need for lunch.
of being exposed to the sun.
"Now that I have my hair cut, when should we set off?"
"We will set off at 2 o'clock tomorrow night. When we get back, everyone should also prepare their luggage and other things to bring. Leave early and arrive early."
If it weren't for the fact that it was unsafe to sail alone, he wanted to set off early by himself after finishing his work yesterday, and go to the place in advance to arrange food and accommodation, so that the large group could settle down directly.
He hesitated, but now that it was coming, he felt that he had to go ahead and make arrangements.
Otherwise, he would be temporarily blinded, and it would be uncomfortable for dozens or hundreds of people to be stuck there. He didn't care about others, but the boatmen he hired had to be settled first.
So, while everyone was getting their hair cut, Ye Yaodong called Aguang and his father into the room to talk.
"I want to ride a motorcycle over there early tomorrow morning and set off early to finalize the renting of a house. Also, eating for the 30th person here is a big problem every day. I want to go to the local area early to find two cooks.
Auntie is responsible for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, which can save a lot of trouble."
Aguang also nodded, "You're right. There are too many people. Cooking every day is a big project. Unlike other people, there are just a few of them. When everyone stays there to look after the house, they can cook the food by the way."
Already."
Father Ye hesitated, "Do you know the road? It takes more than ten hours to drive on a boat, and you can't get anywhere faster on a motorcycle. The roads are so bad, and they are all mountainous. You have to go around them. The key is to refuel on the road."
A question."
"That's true..."
Now, unlike in the past, there are gas stations everywhere, and refueling in the wilderness is indeed a problem.
A Guang said: "Let's go sail my new boat. If you plan to rent a house in advance, you can also set off together in advance. I also have to contact the factory in advance, and by the way, I also arrange the food and accommodation for the boatmen at home. It really has to be done in advance.
Make arrangements, otherwise, what will happen if such a large group of people cannot find a place to live temporarily?"
"That's alright. Let's drive your new ship there first. If you want to leave early to settle in, just come with us. Dad will stay at home and wait until early tomorrow night before taking everyone out."
Father Ye hesitated, "So you have to leave first tonight?"
"Yes, we will set off tonight and arrive during the day tomorrow. When we arrive, we will look for a house immediately. If we find a house, we will call back."
"You know the road..."
"Navigation in the sea depends on the helmsman, and I have to go back and forth several times. Not to mention a compass and a compass. If not, I still have a mouth. I can just go to a nearby town and ask people on the shore."
Ah Guang said: "Then let's talk to everyone while everyone is still there watching someone shave their heads."
Father Ye was still worried as usual. They were all still so young, their hair wasn't all that long, and they didn't look very reliable at ordinary times. Although they were quite in tune sometimes, they always felt a little worse at critical times.
"Why don't you let your father drive the Harvest and go there together? There will be more people in the two boats together, and you can rest assured. We have to go there anyway, so let your father take you to set off first. I'll wait at home.
The big troops will set off together from behind."
"That's okay too."
Neither of them had any objections. It was better this way. After all, last year the Harvest was the last boat left behind and they had to find it themselves.
"Then I'll call my dad over first to talk about it. By the way, I'll also call the other two brothers-in-law and friends over to talk about it in advance."
"Can."
It happened that a lot of people came here to join in the fun and saw that everyone had shaved their heads, and most of them were going to Zhejiang Province.
They talked about this again in the small circle beforehand. Of course, Pei's father was fine. For him, it didn't make much difference whether he went earlier or later. He could just go earlier, leaving the two young men alone.
He was not worried about the others sailing away.
Of course, Pei's father's thoughts are similar to those of Ye's father. They both feel that the two of them are not yet qualified for big responsibilities. In the eyes of the older generation, they are always a bit behind. When it is time to take the lead, they still have to be watched by the elders.
After Pei's father had no objection, the matter was settled directly and smoothly, while the others decided on their own whether to go with them to arrange food and accommodation in advance.
If there are not many people to bring, you can make arrangements after arriving at the place temporarily.
In fact, only their two boats have the most people, while the other boats only have one boat, and if they hire two or three workers, there is no need to make temporary arrangements.
Oh, there are exceptions, Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua. They promised to bring three boats over, but they don't have to make arrangements for others. They can just let the cousins ​​send one of them to follow and settle in advance. After all, Ye Yaosheng also has their brother's boat.
.
So after discussion, Ye Yaodong, A Guang and Ye Yaoguo, a cousin of his second uncle's family, drove a boat and followed the Harvest at night.
Considering that the Dongsheng was already full of small boats, it would be difficult for the No. 2 boat to carry 30 people and supplies in the limited space, so he simply brought several boatmen from the Dongsheng with him and prepared the supplies.
Bring them all first.
As for Dongsheng 002, there is no need to worry about the candidate to sail the ship. There are so many boatmen. If you ask anyone to drive the ship No. 2, you only need to follow the Dongsheng.
A bunch of people stood in the room and discussed for a long time before finalizing the matter.
After it was confirmed, Ye Yaodong also went to explain the new departure plan to several boatmen on the Dongsheng, asking them to prepare for the night departure immediately after they returned home after shaving their hair.
He also inventoried the supplies in advance and loaded them onto trucks to prepare them in advance. At night, he could just push them directly to the dock and let a group of boatmen carry them on board.
Lin Xiuqing also followed him and kept helping, "It's too troublesome to have so many people. It's better not to bother like this next year. We only have a few boats to go by..."
"I know that I can only do this once. Next year I will probably learn more about it. Maybe I won't go fishing next year. Let's see how the situation goes this year."
"Yeah, let's see if we make a lot this year and see if the situation is good. If it's not cost-effective, let's not go there next year. We'll let others go by themselves and we'll save ourselves the trouble."
"Let's take a look at the situation first. With so many people on hand, it will be safe. If there is any insecurity, others will be the unlucky ones."
"Then when you set out at night, you have to bring two guns with you."
"That's for sure. If the others are left with my dad, he will definitely not be of use. With such a big team, the pirates will turn around and leave when they see it. The three that the village committee bought a few days ago
Just bring it with me at night."
The old lady said at the side: "How about killing a chicken first tonight? I originally planned to kill it for you tomorrow, so I will kill it for you to eat tonight. If you can't finish it, you can take it with you on the road to eat at night."
Lin Xiuqing nodded repeatedly, "Yes, let's kill a chicken first and then fry a duck..."
"You are acting as if I want to eat my last meal..."
"Nonsense, we are thinking that you are going to go away to make a lot of money. You will not be able to eat well or sleep well outside. We should make up for it at home in advance to avoid being too hard outside and causing physical depletion."
"Okay, okay... make up for it at home in advance. After finishing it, go out and endure hardship. After the hardship, come back and continue to make up for it."
"Looking at what you said, if it wasn't too hot to bring chickens and ducks, I would kill all the chickens and ducks in the yard and bring them over to eat."
Ye Yaodong laughed.
He was going to make money. If he really wanted to do this, people who didn't know why might have thought he was going to have a picnic somewhere else.
"The sun has gone down now, so it's easier to catch the chickens by driving them back into the cage. If you kill them now, you can stew them for dinner. After stewing them for two hours, you can eat them and go to bed."
After saying that, the old lady put her crutch in the corner and leaned against it, then went to grab the rice bran and prepare to lure the chicken into the cage.
After Ye Yaodong finished processing all the supplies, he continued to watch other people get their hair shaved. All around him were excited bald heads, and everyone was talking about it, making it as lively as a vegetable market.
The hair was never finished once it was shaved. Dozens of people were shaved from noon to dark at night. The shaver's hands were sore from shaving. They didn't even know how many heads they had shaved. They had to let everyone count.
Today he shaved his head as much as he had done in the previous month, and he was very happy.
After everyone had finished shaving, Ye Yaodong only paid for his 29 heads. He did not shave any more. He had just shaved not long ago, and now he has only grown short black hair, so he does not need to shave anymore.
shave.
Chapter completed!