The group of them came back like heroes, surrounded by more than half of the villagers, and surrounded by their relatives and friends. Most people thought that everyone came back together. After all, they called back to inform them the day before, but it turned out that was not the case.
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"Before we left, you said that this trip was not going well and that we are really in danger now, so why didn't those people come back together?"
"Is someone injured? This doesn't give us any certainty. How can we feel at ease?"
"Don't be so pretentious. It's so uncomfortable. Something big must have happened. Otherwise, why would you be back?"
"Well, I said everyone else is fine. They just don't want to come back, so they continue to stay there to salvage. But they will be the only ones left after we come back, so it's hard to say whether there will be another conflict."
Some people are so troubled by the people around them that they keep asking questions, but they can only say a few words.
"Another conflict? Have you had conflicts before? Was it with locals?"
"Yeah, yeah, let's talk about it when we get back. How can we explain this in detail outside?"
The people who had just returned were annoyed by the people around them, so they could only speed up their pace.
A large group of people were separated from each other and dispersed after reaching a fork in the road.
Ye Yaodong hugged Ye Xiaoxi in Lin Xiuqing's arms. The child kept jumping and screaming at him, showing all kinds of dishonesty. He used the short beard on his face to prick her white face and listened to her crisp giggles.
Laughter, a smile on his face.
"Do you miss Dad?"
"Think~"
"It's heavy again, I need to eat less."
Ye Xiaoxi grinned and used his two chubby little hands to pinch the flesh on both sides of his cheeks.
The atmosphere around me instantly became warm.
A group of them took the lead to leave the large army and go to the door of their own homes. They were also surrounded by a large circle of relatives and neighbors. Some of them were members of their own family who had not returned yet. They all surrounded him, ready to find out what the reason was.
, even Ye Yaosheng’s wife is here.
As soon as I walked into the yard, before I took a sip of water or even sat down, the yard was already filled with neighbors and relatives.
"We're all here now, Adong, let me tell you what happened. Why are you the only ones back?"
"This made us anxious to death. We didn't come back and didn't tell you in advance. Only a few of you called yesterday and said you would come back today. Everyone thought they were all back."
"Yeah, even though I was there for ten and a half months, no one called me back to report anything. I thought I was making a lot of money and didn't have time to call..."
"Let Dongzi rest first. He must be starving when he comes back..." The old lady's voice was drowned out by everyone as soon as she spoke.
"I'm really worried. All the men in the family have gone out and I don't know what's going on. They don't know how to call back..."
With so many people gathered around waiting to hear the news, Ye Yaodong couldn't rest. After putting the child down, he stood on the doorstep and shouted to everyone.
"Don't worry, you all. We all said they are fine. They are fine. If you want to hear what happened over there, I will tell you. Why are you anxious?"
Next door, there were many people from Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua. They were all standing at the door talking. It was a mess. Everyone was eager to know what happened, so they only came back partially.
Ye Yaodong told everyone that a group of people in the town had a conflict with the locals some time ago, and a shootout ensued. They were all arrested, and even half of them were arrested before they could escape. I will tell you this one by one.
"So those who stayed were either caught at the time and didn't make any money, or they were too greedy and couldn't bear to come back, so half of them were left there. We thought it would be too chaotic, so we came back first."
"Understand? Don't keep asking. This is what happened. If you don't believe it, just wait until someone calls back in a few days and ask carefully."
"Why...why are you still in jail..."
"This is too unlucky. Those people in the town suffered thousands of blows, and our side was also affected..."
Mother Ye patted her thigh, "What a bad luck. You were arrested and imprisoned, and you were asked to spend a lot of money to redeem yourself. You invited so many people, and you didn't have to pay thousands of dollars? How come each of them is so poor?
You don't even know how to run, but you can still be caught."
Father Ye's face turned dark, but he didn't dare to say anything.
Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua from next door also said loudly: "Thanks to Dongzi's connections and the intercession of the leaders he knew, the villagers were able to be released. All they have to do is pay for their redemption."
"Otherwise, you will have to sit in jail with the people in the town waiting to be sentenced. Some of them heard that they will be shot."
"This is too tragic. I used to make money, but now I'm in jail and have to be shot..."
"Then has my man been arrested before?"
"Caught and then ransomed..."
"Sigh... No wonder they didn't come back or call to report that they were safe. It turns out they were in jail and didn't make any money..."
“I didn’t have the dignity to come back without making any money, so I continued to stay there…”
Ye Yaosheng's daughter-in-law, who was pregnant, also pulled Ye Yaodong and asked: "Ah Sheng called and sent money back some time ago. Did he not come back even though he made money?"
Ye Yaodong frowned and told the truth: "His brother A Guo and A Guo's brothers-in-law were arrested and asked him to help with the redemption. He put in all the money and owed A Guang 1,000 yuan. I didn't know it two days ago.
Have you paid it back? Anyway, he said that he wanted to stay there and earn a little more, so he would be careful and let me come back to help him make sure he was safe."
Ah Sheng's wife stared at Ye Yaoguo's wife next to her as if she wanted to eat someone.
"Don't talk nonsense..." Ye Yaoguo's wife said as she backed away and ran out directly.
Ye Yaodong didn't care about their farce and went inside first to drink some water.
The yard was still noisy, and everyone didn't leave even after knowing the whole story. They still discussed with each other there, and continued to ask questions when they encountered something they didn't understand.
Father Ye also helped: "It's good to be able to come back alive this time. The more you earn, the less you earn. Life is worth it. Like the group of people in the town, they went to hundreds of places and only 15 people came back. Their
It’s so miserable, we are already lucky.”
"Then I don't know how to call back and say..."
"Whether you make money or not, the most important thing is to come back safely..."
"You are all back. I don't know what will happen if I leave them there. A Dong is so capable. Without him, I don't know if they are safe..."
Everyone in the yard was whispering, and their family was the first to enter the house. Anyway, the situation was clearly explained to the villagers, and the rest was left to them to guess.
Lin Xiuqing brought him tea and water and laid out the food, "I know you are coming back today and have reserved dinner in advance. Let's eat first. If we have anything to say, we can talk about it after dinner."
The old lady nodded, "Yes, yes, I've already made it clear, so don't worry about them. You fill your stomach first."
Mother Ye also sat at the table and held her chin, "I didn't expect that I gave you the correct information. Fortunately, everyone in our village is fine, otherwise I don't know what the trouble would be. Now that you come back early, what will happen to the rest of the people?"
It's none of our business."
"That's right. If something happened to someone from our village, I guess everyone would not come to ask questions today, but would knock on the door." The old lady was frightened for a moment, "Just come back, no matter how much money you make, your life will be lost."
important."
"Now that I have been to the prison one by one, you still managed to get me out by finding some connections. You will still have to thank us when the time comes."
Father Ye argued, "It doesn't count as being in jail. I was just detained for a few days. I stayed in the police station, not in jail."
"What's the difference? Otherwise, I'd be arrested and squatted for a few days, and my reputation wouldn't be good."
Ye's mother ignored Father Ye's darkened face and continued to say: "Fortunately, some of our family members were not arrested and imprisoned. Otherwise, where would I have put my face?"
Ye Yaodong glanced at his father and said helpfully, "No, so many people have been arrested, and it's not just one or two. It's not like they were singled out and said that everyone is the same."
"Then it would be a shame."
"Say less and no one will think you are mute."
"What's wrong? Why don't you let others talk about it? You haven't been arrested."
Father Ye didn't dare to say anything.
Ye Yaodong said: "Many of our relatives and friends have been arrested. Don't just yell and poke people's hearts. Some of them haven't come back yet."
Lin Xiuqing asked worriedly: "There are only a few people from the town who have returned, so they won't find us, right?"
Mother Ye patted the table and said, "Why are they looking for us? They are seeking death and causing trouble for us. If they dare to come to our door, we will be kicked out."
The old lady said: "They are really pitiful. They haven't earned enough money and everyone is gone. The boat is probably gone as well. The whole family has to rely on the men in the family. The backbone is gone. They don't know what to do for the rest of their lives."
"Then they definitely can't come to us. It's not us who caused the trouble. It was them who caused the trouble. We kindly brought the remaining people back."
Lin Xiuqing agreed: "What mother is saying is right. It was not us who caused the harm. Why should they come to us? Those people we helped send back will definitely explain the matter clearly. It is none of our business in the first place."
Father Ye looked at Ye Yaodong, "Maybe I can ask you to intercede and ask you to help get the person out."
Ye Yaodong paused, this is possible.
People and money are gone, people are gone, and the boat is gone. They are never so willing. Everyone on their side is safe, and the boat is back. It just cost a little money.
Comparing the two sides, it is possible to come to them and ask for some compensation, but it is more likely that they will also help to recruit people.
But, how can he have that ability...
Being able to get everyone in the village out is already a huge honor to Heaven, and the life-saving grace has been repaid.
This is entirely based on conscience. If people don't recognize your life-saving grace, you have nothing to do. How dare you ask for repayment over and over again.
Mother Ye looked at Ye Yaodong suspiciously, "When did you become so capable?"
"My damn skills are going to kill me, but I can still snatch people back from the hands of the King of Hell? Do I run the public security bureau, the court, or the prison? Do you think I am the emperor? In one sentence
Can everyone be acquitted?"
"We in the village did not participate in their war, but were innocently affected. We were attacked by local people when we were leaving. Otherwise, nothing would have happened to us. That's why the leaders were so talkative and could be released with a little money.
"
"Otherwise, if so many people were sentenced and the matter was so big, he might not be able to hold his official position."
This was what he was thinking about later. He must have thought that the fewer people who reported the case, the better. The more people involved, the bigger the case, so he imposed heavy penalties and light penalties.
Lin Xiuqing frowned and said, "What should we do? We are not that capable."
"Nothing to do. Just tell the truth. You didn't come with me in the first place. Those people in the town have nothing to do with us. We don't know each other. They can't blame us no matter what."
"Yeah, just let them trouble whoever led them there," Ye Mu said curiously, "Has the agent in the town come back? I guess you can't protect yourself either? So many people were led by him
I went there, but if I didn’t bring it back, I had to be torn apart by these people.”
"He didn't come back, and he wasn't on the list of people who were arrested. He probably ran away and hid in advance."
"Then his family, brothers and sisters are in trouble. They can't find the rightful owner, so they can only make trouble for the family."
The old lady has always been there. Amitabha said, "They are all poor people, just to make more money. Now it will not be long before the white-haired people give away the black-haired people, and they are still locked up in a different place, and they can't even take a look..."
"Sigh... If you can help us, just help us. If you can't help us, there's nothing we can do... This is all life..."
No one cared about the old lady's thoughts.
Mother Ye asked again: "How many people were arrested in our village this time? Who are they? How much did you spend to redeem people?"
"Four to five thousand, some of them rent our boats. For the people I invite, I will pay for them, and the others will deduct it directly when the accounts are settled."
"so much!"
Father Ye rolled his eyes at her, "You earn a lot, why didn't you tell me?"
“If you’ve already been arrested, what else can you earn?”
"Then if you invite someone here, you won't be responsible for their safety? You will definitely have to spend money to redeem them."
"Who are they? Who among you is so unlucky as to be caught?"
Father Ye immediately shut up again and quickly took a few more bites of rice.
Ye Yaodong smiled and said: "As soon as you came back, you kept asking questions. First, pack up our things, wash what needs to be washed, and divide the things we bought back. Those few can't wait to unpack them."
The three children had already been picking around the pile of luggage, but they didn't dare to dig through it for fear of being scolded. They were scratching their heads and couldn't wait any longer. They immediately said after hearing this.
"Dad, what did you bring..."
"Can we turn over?"
"What did you buy again?" Ye's mother was diverted and went to rummage through a pile of things.
Lin Xiuqing also followed them to sort out their luggage, turning out the small toys belonging to the children and giving them to each of them. The remaining food, drinks and gifts were also put away neatly.
"Why is this the only set of clothes your dad has left? Where are the others?"
"Aren't you still wearing your clothes?"
"What else?"
"It's broken, throw it away."
"You're a prodigal son. If it's broken, you can bring it back and give it to me to wash and sew. Can't you still wear it? Anyway, what does it matter if you wear clothes for work?"
Mother Ye scolded Father Ye while sorting out her things, "There are no more clothes and pants, and no more boxers..."
The children on the other side were all sharing the toys with smiles on their faces, with you and I holding each other in my arms. The atmosphere in the family instantly became more relaxed, if not for the nervous look on Father Ye's face.
At this time, Mother Ye suddenly paused while holding Father Ye's clothes, "That's not right, your boxer briefs have several holes in the back of your buttocks. Why are the others gone?"
"I told you, but the whole thing was accidentally torn."
"Can't we bring it back and sew it up?"
She stood up suspiciously and looked at Father Ye up and down, "Could it be..."
"Don't talk nonsense about things that don't exist."
"I haven't said anything yet, why are you so nervous? Have you been arrested too?"
Father Ye became angry and put down his chopsticks heavily, "Is there anyone like you? When you come back, you ask questions non-stop. Are you interrogating the prisoner?"
Mother Ye had a clear look on her face, and rolled her eyes at him angrily, "I'm just telling you why you always act like a thief with a guilty conscience. When asked who were the ones who were arrested, one or two of them immediately changed the subject. It turned out that they were also involved.
Too embarrassed to say it."
The expression on Father Ye's face was worse than eating a fly.
"The clothes were gone and they told me they were torn and thrown away. I dared to burn them directly when they were released."
The old lady was also surprised and grabbed Father Ye directly, "You were also arrested? Why were you so careless? You didn't tell me when you came back..."
"What's there to say? Do you think it's something glorious? I kept asking if it's annoying? I'm not the only one who was arrested. So many people were arrested."
"Oh, what a sin. We have been doing our duty for the rest of our lives, and we still have to suffer this fate when we grow old..."
Father Ye almost exploded with anger and glared at the old lady, "Shut up. If you don't speak, no one will think you are mute. I didn't do anything. I just walked in and walked around to get a feel for it."
"Okay, okay, don't say anything anymore. I'll cook you two poached eggs later to get rid of bad luck." Ye Mu said angrily.
After finishing it, he muttered again, "Fortunately, you are not the only one being arrested, so it won't be too embarrassing..."
"The bald head was not shaved off in vain...it actually came true..."
Ye Yaodong almost spit out the soup with a mouthful of soup.
Father Ye's head felt like smoke was coming out.
The old lady hurriedly patted Mother Ye and said, "Stop talking, it's not a glorious thing. Don't talk nonsense when you go out."
"You won't know if you don't tell me?" Mother Ye couldn't help but rolled her eyes, "Father and son still want to hide it from me, thinking that they won't know if they hide it from me."
Father Ye threw down his chopsticks and went out directly. He was so angry that he couldn't even eat anything.
Lin Xiuqing had never been embarrassed to say anything, and now she asked Ye Yaodong, "Dad was really arrested?"
"Um."
"No wonder dad winked at you when mom asked about it just now."
"You old man wants to save face. Sooner or later, you have to let me know. What else are you hiding?"
Ye's mother packed up Ye's father's clothes and bought things for him, "I'm going back first. I can't save my face anymore. I still have to be coaxed at my age. I'll go back and cook two poached eggs for him first."
The two of them went out one after another. The yard was already empty. After everyone finished talking, they all went out to chat with others.
There was a commotion at the door and a commotion in the house. The three children couldn't divide the toys and all lay on the floor to protect their own.
After eating, Ye Yaodong stood up and took off his rain boots, stepped on his butt and asked, "Is the ground dirty? Lying down like this."
"Dad, your feet smell so bad!" Ye Chenghu pinched his nose and stood up quickly because he couldn't stand it anymore.
Ye Xiaoxi retorted loudly, "It doesn't stink!"
Ye Chengyang glanced at Ye Xiaoxi with disgust, raised his nose, quickly got up from the ground, picked up the toy and put it in the hem of his clothes, holding his nose and ran upstairs.
Ye Chenghu also quickly got up, picked up the toy and ran away.
Ye Yaodong laughed loudly, "It really doesn't stink?"
He smiled evilly and stretched his foot to the tip of her nose. Ye Xiaoxi immediately lowered his head and tucked his head into his arms.
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "Little straw bag! Stop teasing her and go take a shower. It really stinks. Take off your rain boots and wash them for me."
Ye Yaodong bent down and lifted up the lying Ye Xiaoxi, "Since it doesn't stink, how about washing my feet?"
She shook her head like a rattle, squatted down, picked up her share of toys, and then hurried back to the room.
"Didn't you say it doesn't stink? Why are you running?"
"Have you received all your wages? Do you want each company to send them to you?"
"No, I sent it to them before I came back."
Lin Xiuqing lifted the cloth bag in her hand and said, "Then I will keep the money."
"Um."
"How much did you earn on this trip? Do you remember it?"
"Yes, the ledger is also in the cloth bag. You can read it yourself. The total income from head to tail is about 60,000 yuan. Aguang's agency fee was also divided into more than 3,200 yuan. The redeemer himself posted 3,000 yuan, and the others
I paid more than 1,000 over there, but it will be taken back anyway, so don’t forget it. In addition, I paid over 6,000 for labor, and I also bought six boats..."
"Ah?" Lin Xiuqing raised her head in surprise, "You also bought six boats? What boats?"
Ye Yaodong briefly told her about the boats he bought.
"Then we don't have twenty or thirty ships on hand? Can we manage it?"
"When all those small wooden boats are sold tomorrow, it will save you a lot of trouble. Just sell them. The remaining fishing boats will be rented out by then. Anyway, there are those boys who go out to receive the goods at the time every day. You
All you need to do is collect the payment with the receipt."
"There are so many ships and there are not enough manpower to work..."
"Then just hire two more people to squat at the dock to receive the goods. It won't be a big problem."
"As for the boat, I didn't see it when I came back."
"I've put it in the county shipyard and asked them to repaint it. It's a new ship with a new look. It was redeemed anyway. I don't know if there were any lives involved. It's a bit unlucky. It will be better if I go to the factory and repaint it."
"Fortunately, I didn't buy the boat from those people in the town. Otherwise, I would have to come to my house to take the boat back, and my family would be ruined. Even those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes."
He nodded and took off all his clothes, "I'm going to take a shower first. Oh, by the way, I also bought a house over there..."
Lin Xiuqing was surprised, "I can understand you buying a boat, but why are you buying a house? Are you planning to settle down there and marry a wife?"
"Nonsense, I wanted to stay here for convenience, plus there are leaders there who can support me, and the house is in a good location. There is no store like this after passing this village, and it only costs 2,000 yuan anyway."
"Two thousand yuan is money. You don't have to stay there forever. You may not be able to make it next year..."
"That's okay. I have the house deed. The whole family has moved abroad. They will not come back. There will be no disputes in the future. The neighbors all know that I bought the house."
"Forget it, I bought everything. I hope it will be of some use in the future."
Lin Xiuqing was depressed for a moment, but thinking about how much money she had earned on this trip, she didn't worry about the 2,000 yuan so much.
She had to pack up all the things he brought back and wash the things that needed to be washed. She had just come back and she was still busy.
Ye Yaodong didn't see her figure after taking a shower, and originally wanted to ask her about the land in the city.
She bought it early last month and was anxious to go to Zhejiang Province. Before she could make arrangements, she wondered if her brother had started building a house on the ground.
The dozen acres of land he bought were not just flat land. Even though it was wasteland, there were some slopes and a mess of household garbage. He had to ask someone to level the land before enclosing it for construction.
However, he was not so anxious for a while. Seeing how busy the door was and everyone was discussing their return, he also moved a stool to listen to everyone chatting outside the door.
By this time, basically everyone in the village knew what had happened.
As soon as everyone saw him coming out, they immediately pulled him and asked him questions.
"Ah Dong, what you said before you left was accurate. Now that you are back and they haven't come back, do you think something will happen again?"
"I don't know. There has been a new policy over there. It says that you need a fishing license before you can fish. They will also strengthen patrols in the sea area. It should be better."
"But I don't know what I think..."
"Are you going yet? You're not even there. If something happens, no one can help."
"I just came back. Let's talk about it. They will definitely call back to report that they are safe. If you are anxious, you can only wait. It took me a lot of favors, money and effort to save everyone. Let's do it again.
I don’t have such a big face.”
"Thanks to you, otherwise, half of our village would not be able to come back..."
"They haven't learned their lesson and are still out there..."
"I'm afraid that it will be like before. If something happens, I don't dare to call back. We won't get any news for ten days and a half."
"Who were the people you arrested at that time?"
He smiled and said: "This is not a glorious thing. Many people have been arrested. When the time comes, you will know when you ask your family, so don't talk about it."
For the sake of his father's face, just keep it private.
"Didn't we tell you all? The people who were arrested didn't make any money and were reluctant to come back, so they are still outside... Just guess who they are..."
"I don't know when I will come back... No matter how important money is, it is not as important as life. If we can't contact them, we would have asked them to come back."
"If you ask me, the people in the town are the worst off..."
Chapter completed!