Lin Xiuqing stood beside the stairs, panting.

"You have nothing to do all day long. Find something for me to do. You go and take the three of them down to take a bath. I'll stir-fry the remaining vegetables and then eat."

Ye Yaodong quickly agreed and went upstairs to bring the three down and hand them over to the old lady.

As soon as the three little ones came back, they hurriedly hid in the old lady's room and waited for the old lady to fetch water for them to bathe. They had just been beaten and did not dare to carry the basin to the stove to fetch water.

He went out directly, went to Lin Jishang's house to leave a message for his wife, and then went to his hometown to ask his parents to come over for dinner.

Four days have passed since the typhoon. The waves have gradually calmed down, the tide has returned to two high tides and two low tides every day, and the weather has returned to bright sunshine.

By the fifth day, the fishing boats at the pier also started fishing normally, and everything seemed to have returned to its original calm.

On this day, the news also spread in the village that other people were coming back from Zhejiang Province tomorrow. Everyone was saying that a golden nest and a silver nest were not as good as their own doghouse, and that making more money and making less money was not as good as having a safe family.

At this time, some people couldn't help but ask what happened to the people in the town.

When everyone comes back from the discussion, it is inevitable to ask about this topic.

"I heard that family members can visit him, but he won't be transferred back. It's said that the prison is in another city, and he has to be transferred after he is sentenced. He will also be transferred after he is brought back."

"It's so miserable..."

"But I heard that those who did the work can get a lighter sentence. It's not the main responsibility. It's said that if it's 10 years or 8 years, the sentence can be reduced by half."

"That's pretty miserable..."

"Then those who were originally invited to do the work are affected, and they will probably have to make trouble with the ship owners again."

"Then there is nothing we can do. Boat workers are also at high risk in the first place. I heard that after the report was reported, the superiors would be furious and punish them severely, and they would also strengthen the management of sea areas along the coast. I heard that even we here are going to come up with some policies for the management of fishing boats.

"

"Then it's better to come back early. You won't feel at ease outside."

"It's better not to go there next year. Just make a steady living at home."

Throughout the day, the topic of typhoon returned to this topic in the village.

When all the fishing boats came back to dock, most of the villagers ran outside the pier to watch the excitement.

It was evening, and it was idle time. The fishing boats that went out to sea on the pier had all returned, and everyone in the village was there.

Ye Yaodong didn't go anywhere. Sitting in front of his house, he could see the crowds of people on the pier. This was not the first time he had seen this kind of scene, and there was nothing interesting to see. Anyway, there was no family member inside.

After a while, a large group of people moved towards the village in large numbers. Their neighbors, Zhou Da and his brothers, also came back together this time.

He was curious and walked to the door to say hello to others, but they also stopped when they saw him.

"A Dong, it would be better for you to come back early."

"We didn't make much extra money even if we stayed for so many extra days. We were panicking every day. We were even trapped for 10 days during a typhoon."

"Yes, I would have come back earlier if I had known..."

Ye Yaodong also smiled and said: "How could we have known so much in advance? Who would have known that typhoons would come one after another, with only a few sunny days in between. I originally went out just to take a chance. If I could predict it, it wouldn't be called a chance.

"

"Fortunately, I came back without any danger."

"Let's go home and settle down first, and then we'll talk after dinner."

He nodded, dinner was about to be served at home.

Father Ye was at the side and waited for others to leave before speaking, "They stayed for half a month longer than us, and they had to pay half a month more wages, and it was a typhoon day. It is really not cost-effective."

"Calculating it, it should be profitable. You can earn a thousand yuan after working for four or five days. How much does a worker make per day?"

"That's right. Compared to what you earn, wages are really nothing."

One person earns 4.5 yuan, which is only 67 yuan and 50 cents in fifteen days. Three people only earn about 200 yuan. No matter what, they are all profitable.

"Eat, come out to the door after the meal and talk to them."

"They are all back, when do you plan to go there?"

Ye Yaodong looked at his father as he walked and said, "Do you want to follow?"

Father Ye was stunned for a moment, "Why don't you go because I don't want to go?"

"I'm afraid you have psychological shadow."

"Nonsense, if there is a psychological shadow, it is also caused by your mother. I didn't do anything. I just went in for a walk, and there was nothing. She was just mumbling, and she wanted to call me this and that.

, forget about worshiping Mazu, and ask me to take a bath with mugwort leaves to get rid of bad luck. I still wish to be a vegetarian, saying that my return is all thanks to Mazu’s blessing. That’s right, but why do I need to be a vegetarian?”

Ye Yaodong looked around and said, "Where's my mother? Didn't you two go to watch the excitement outside the pier together? Why didn't you come back together?"

"Who knows who she followed? She'll be back soon. Don't worry about her. Let's eat ours."

The corner of his mouth twitched. His mother was probably walking with someone and chatting about gossip, and she followed them all the way.

During the time we came back, there was a buffer from the wave of people in the town. Not long after, another typhoon came, and the villagers had not discussed who would be arrested. At most, each family would ask themselves and know what they knew.

Probably because there were more people arrested, no one gossiped, and no one was singled out for jokes, Father Ye walked in the village with his back straight.

It's probably true as he said. If there is any shadow, it should come from Ye's mother. If she is laughed at, it's probably only Ye's mother who would say a few words in private. She has been very sharp-tongued in the past.

No wonder his father didn't talk to his mother during this period...

The whole family had eaten most of the meal, and Mother Ye arrived belatedly.

"Ouch? Why do you eat so quickly?"

Father Ye picked up a chopstick and said without even looking at her, "You have gone home with those people. You feel full after listening to it. What else do you want to eat?"

"While talking, I went up, and I happened to listen to what happened there."

Mother Ye went to load the rice nonchalantly, then sat down and continued: "Do you know? Two of the five boats of Ah Guo and their brothers were gone. The brothers-in-law and cousins ​​brought over by their brothers all started making trouble, so the people next door were affected.

Zhou Da and his brothers also broke up early together, and it was because they were clamoring to come back that other people thought they might as well come back together."

"Ah? What did they do?" Ye Yaodong was surprised, thinking it was an agreement.

Mother Ye didn't eat a morsel of food, so she just sat there and started lecturing.

"Yes, the two missing ones were their brother-in-law and a cousin. They were just asked to take them with them on this trip. Then four of them were also arrested at that time, and the money for ransom was paid by Asheng.

Yes, it’s just that they all put a pledge on the IOU, so they can’t deny it, but they want the public to pay.”

"But other people refused, because no one made any money at that time, so they had to give money. Some were not happy, and if they were caught, they would bear the responsibility themselves. If they were not careful, then they would

When there was no work to settle accounts during the typhoon, the commotion started."

Ye Yaodong asked in confusion: "They didn't say okay when it was first released?"

"I felt embarrassed when I first came out, so no one mentioned it, and they didn't have any accounts to settle, so they didn't mention it. When the weather became sunny in the next few days, I made a few days of money, and happened to encounter a typhoon.

They settled the accounts on the typhoon day, and then Asheng took advantage of them to settle the accounts and distribute the dividends, asking them for money to redeem the people."

Father Ye said: "It's just pushing and blocking. No one is willing to pay for it..."

Mother Ye patted the table, "Isn't that right? When I wanted to come out, I begged my grandfather to sue my grandma. The words were nicer than anyone else, so I just had to kneel down. Well, when I come out and I have to pay, I won't

I'm happy, no one pays for it, and I push back and forth."

Ye Yaodong was curious, "Did you take it later or not?"

"I didn't take it because they didn't know clearly whether it was a public expense or an individual expense. Asheng watched them arguing, so he couldn't take it."

Lin Xiuqing suddenly whispered: "Are you going to quarrel on purpose and blame each other, thinking that you can deny it by arguing?"

Ye Yaodong looked at him in surprise and said in his heart: Smart, maybe this is also part of the reason why he deliberately made the noise more fierce.

"Everyone is a worker, and the boss of the boat is responsible for it; as for the boss of the boat, he is responsible for it alone; for a partnership boat, of course it is shared equally, and for a rental boat like Dongzi, it must have been agreed upon from the beginning, and the charterer

People bear everything.”

"Isn't it? It turned out that they said that they were partners and earned only enough wages. After the money was divided, they had to bear the responsibility personally. After all, the money had been divided, and it was also an IOU signed by them. But the person who made the pledge

If he refuses again, he will ask them to pay half of it."

Lin Xiuqing said: "It's really chaotic."

"The main thing is that I haven't made any money. If I make money, I can say anything. If I don't make money, I have to hold on tightly, otherwise it will be a waste of time." Father Ye said honestly.

Ye Yaodong said: "How great is the hope, how great is the disappointment. In the beginning, I had the idea of ​​​​making a lot of money, but in the end I was disappointed when I came back."

After Ye Mu finished speaking, she picked up her chopsticks and said while eating: "Isn't that right? I just heard everyone talking about them, so I delayed a little longer, and then they all said that these people who came back late must be

I was caught and didn't make any money, so I couldn't bear to come back early. If I had made a lot of money, who would be short of the 300 yuan."

When she said this, she glanced at Father Ye.

Father Ye stared back.

Lin Xiuqing said: "Anyway, whoever signed the pledge will let Brother Asheng go to the house to ask for it. How will they bear the rest? Let them figure it out themselves. Anyway, he will only accept the IOU."

.And after all, he was the one who helped bail people out. If you don’t feel grateful, forget it and still won’t pay back the money. What kind of logic is this?”

Ye Mu nodded, "Yes, that's what he said. He doesn't care who bears the responsibility, as long as he accepts the IOU, it's not easy to ask for it even if he's afraid."

Lin Xiuqing shrugged her shoulders and said nothing more. It was the uncle who owed the money.
To be continued...