"What do you mean you haven't completely stopped yet?"
"It's because some of the people who were arrested for causing trouble have not yet been released. I heard that some time ago, people would go to the border station to cry from time to time, but everyone who ran over and made trouble was also detained, so it was only recently that
It’s stopped.”
Ye Yaodong shook his head and stopped asking.
"Okay, don't mention this matter if it's none of our business now. The more you mention it, the more scared you will become. If you have nothing to do, grab a handful of rice bran and feed it to the chickens, then drive the chickens back to the cage, take the opportunity to catch one and tie it up, and wait
After I finished cooking, I boiled water and wiped it with a knife to remove its fur."
"good."
Ye Yaodong put down his chopsticks, went to the yard, and took a small cracked and rusty iron bowl from the window, which was specially used to hold rice bran to feed the chickens.
He went back to the house and grabbed a large handful of rice bran, then went outside the yard and knocked the iron bowl a few times, and the chickens immediately swung back and flew back.
The old lady probably finished offering incense and recited sutras in the room for a while, so she came out slowly now.
"Hey? Why are you feeding the chickens here? Come in, lie down and rest for a while. Why did you start working again when you came back? I'll come, I'll come... You go and lie down for a while. You've been tired all day, I'll catch you."
Ye Yaodong followed her, and only told her not to kill him yet, but to wait until Ah Qing finished cooking and boiled the hot water before killing him. The hot water in the two round holes on the stove was not enough to scald a chicken.
The old lady quickly expressed her knowledge and already had a small handful of straw in her hand, waiting to catch the chicken and tie its wings.
He went back to the house and called Ye Xiaoxi.
"Ye Xiaojiu, hurry up and drive your ducks back to their nests."
"Ah, I have to go." Ye Xiaoxi turned around and glanced, then lowered his head and focused on playing with the puppet in his hand.
Ye Chenghu didn't even raise his head, "No, this is your job."
Ye Chengyang also said quickly: "My job is to herd sheep, you go."
"Okay, very good. If you don't want to do any of the three, then there's no need to keep them. We'll kill them all for meat."
The three brothers and sisters instantly turned their heads to look at him in horror.
Ye Xiaoxi immediately cried loudly, "No, don't kill, I'm afraid, dad is a monster... you are a monster..."
Ye Chengyang hurriedly hid behind Ye Chenghu, widened his eyes, and looked at Ye Yaodong warily.
How could Ye Chenghu hide for him? The two brothers were fighting each other.
"What are you doing? Don't..."
"elder brother……"
"What are you doing..."
"Hide..."
Ye Yaodong looked at the three brothers and sisters in bewilderment. He still didn't understand why they were so scared all of a sudden, and they were running around the room like headless flies, hiding here and there.
"What are you doing? What are you hiding from?"
"Ah~"
The three of them dispersed and immediately hid in their ideal place. The toys were thrown all over the bed, and no one dared to pick them up. They didn't care.
Ye Yaodong watched as one hid in the closet, the other got under the bed, and the stupid Ye Xiaoxi pulled the thin quilt on the bed and covered his head, with half of his body still lying on the edge of the bed, sticking out his butt.
Does he think that this way he can't see?
Speechless.
He stepped forward and patted Ye Xiaoxi's exposed butt, "You think you can't see me if you cover your head?"
She covered her head so that she couldn't see others, and she thought others couldn't see her either.
Ye Xiaoxi kept jumping on her feet, hugging the quilt tightly, her body shaking like a sieve, "Ah~ the monster is here~ don't kill me, I don't taste good..."
The corner of his mouth twitched, and he immediately understood that these three idiots thought he was going to kill them for meat.
"Aqing...Aqing..."
"What are you doing? The vegetables haven't been cooked yet, what do you call them?" Lin Xiuqing still held the knife in her hand, and the other hand held a half-cut loofah, "What are you doing?"
"Look at you giving birth to three idiots."
When the three children heard Lin Xiuqing's voice, they seemed to find a sense of security. They crawled out of their hiding places and hurriedly hid behind her.
Lin Xiuqing was confused, "What are you doing? Hide and seek?"
Ye Chengyang complained loudly, "Dad said he would kill us to eat meat."
Ye Chenghu looked at the knife in Lin Xiuqing's hand and said dumbly, "Mom, are you going to kill us to eat our meat too? I knew I picked them up... Wuwuwu..."
Ye Chengyang and Ye Xiaoxi, who were originally hiding behind Lin Xiuqing, also raised their heads and looked at the knife in Lin Xiuqing's hand in horror. They were so frightened that they took two steps back, and then started crying.
"Don't kill me..."
"What……"
Their series of reactions lasted only a few seconds, and Lin Xiuqing hadn't even figured out why they said Ye Yaodong wanted to kill them for meat.
Now all of a sudden she wants to kill them and eat their meat? She is crying so miserably.
The old lady also heard the loud crying in the room, and ran in nervously, "What's wrong? What's going on? Why are the three of them crying together? Are they fighting?"
The three little ones immediately hid behind the old lady with tears streaming down their faces.
Ye Yaodong couldn't hold back anymore and burst into laughter.
"Why did I give birth to three idiots?"
Lin Xiuqing looked at them speechlessly, "What did you do? Why did they say you were going to kill them to eat meat? You scared me, and then you ran in and said I was going to kill them to eat meat?"
The old lady also looked confused when she heard this.
"No, I came in and asked your daughter to go out to catch the ducks, but the three of them were pushing and pushing, and no one would go, so I said that since they didn't want to do anything, there was no need to keep them, and they would kill them and eat the meat. They probably understood
It’s done, don’t keep the three of them anymore, kill them and eat their meat.”
Ye Chenghu suddenly realized, "Dad, are you talking about killing ducks? You scared me..."
Ye Chengyang and Ye Xiaoxi also stopped crying and looked at him with tears in their eyes.
"If I don't kill the duck, why should I kill you? Do you have any duck to make up for it?"
"Boys and girls are also very happy..."
"Watching too many TV series during the summer vacation?" Ye Yaodong looked at them speechlessly, they were all harmed by the TV series.
"It's fine that the two of them are not sensible yet, but you are still so stupid even though they are both in school. How could I give birth to such a fool like you? You have such poor understanding and rich imagination."
Lin Xiuqing glared at the first and third children angrily, none of them were smart.
She continued to go out with the loofah with the knife. She had just cut half of it, and it was estimated that the loofah in the pot was already ripe. There was still half of the loofah that had not been put into the pot, which delayed her cooking dinner.
Ye Yaodong didn't want to play with the three fools, so he followed them out.
The old lady happily led them to the bedside and asked them to continue playing with toys. They quickly wiped away their tears and kept mumbling, obviously their father didn't explain clearly.
"What are you cooking?"
After he walked out, he followed Lin Xiuqing step by step. Before the old lady came out, he put his head on her shoulder and watched the boiling water gurgling in the pot.
"Luffa and clam soup, and add a handful of dried shrimps. They all like to eat dried shrimps. Go and help me pull out two green onions."
"Is it time to eat when the soup is ready?"
"Wait a minute, the fishing boats rented out by the family should be back soon. When you came back just now, I told the boy who received the goods in the workshop to keep some fresh fish, shrimp and crab back, otherwise there will be no fresh fish and shrimp at home.
Now that you are back, of course you will have to cook more fresh dishes."
"It doesn't matter. I was full just now. I can't eat much more. It would be a waste to keep it if I can't finish it."
Ye Yaodong rubbed her neck, making her extremely itchy. She shrank her neck and laughed softly several times.
"Don't make trouble. It's very itchy. Stop rubbing it. Dad must have a drink. Save some seafood for dinner. Go and pull the onions quickly. The pot is boiling."
He stuck out his tongue and licked her neck before going to pick the onions.
Lin Xiuqing turned her head and glared at his back angrily, then stretched out her hand to wipe off the saliva on her neck.
Afraid that he would cause trouble around her again, Lin Xiuqing ordered him to drive the duck back after plucking the onions.
Of course Ye Yaodong complied with them one by one.
As the saying goes, a breakup is better than a new love. He hasn't been at home for a month or two, so he can do whatever his wife asks him to do.
Whatever he is asked to do now, he will do it obediently. Whatever he asks her to do in the evening, she will also do it obediently.
After doing all the things he was told, he continued to walk around her, helping her, and asking about the harvest situation of the Harvest and the family fishing boat this month.
Ye's father and Ye's mother waited until dinner was about to begin, and Ye Yaodong paid 5 cents for brothers Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang to rush to call them back.
Originally, the two brothers were pushing back and forth as usual. No one wanted to move, they both wanted to play with the new toys. When they heard that there was a fee for running errands, they both rushed to call someone.
After not being at home for a month, Ye Yaodong tried every means to give them money.
"If you teach them this way, they will be spoiled by you, and they will not be able to handle you in the future."
The old lady quickly explained to him, "Dongzi has just been away from home for too long. He has just come back and is very friendly to the children. He wants to use his pocket money to buy them something to eat."
"If there is something that is difficult to control, just give it a good beating. There is nothing that cannot be solved by a beating. If you are not obedient after one beating, just give it a few more beatings. After the beating, you will always be able to be honest for a few days.
of."
"You said it's simple, how many times have you beaten me?"
"You can just take action. It is said that a loving mother often loses her child, which means that a mother should not be too kind to her children, so she has to take action."
"Just argue..."
Ye Chenghu ran back from outside quickly, "Dad, they are talking to someone, they will be here soon."
Ye Yaodong touched his pocket and gave him 5 cents, and then gave 5 cents to Yangyang who was last.
Ye Chengyang was so happy. He received 5 cents before, and now he has received another 5 cents. He has a dime. The most important thing is that he has 5 cents more than his brother.
"Did they never go back at all? Or were they dragged into talking to them on the way here?"
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "Come over later and see if the clothes dad is wearing are the ones he came back with."
Ye Chenghu immediately said: "My father is still wearing rain boots."
"That means you haven't gone home yet and are bragging on the road."
Ye Chengyang interrupted, "Dad, they said that since you became an official, you will be called President Ye from now on!"
"Um."
He touched his pocket and found that there were only a few pennies left, so he gave Ye Chengyang a dime note, "Reward you!"
Ye Chengyang jumped three feet high with joy, "I have two... I am rich again..."
"Put it in a piggy bank and save it."
"I know." Ye Chengyang ran upstairs like a gust of wind, intending to put the money in the piggy bank.
Ye Chenghu looked at it eagerly, "I want it too."
Ye Yaodong was happy, so he touched his pocket and gave him another dime, "You are not allowed to buy marbles, you are not allowed to buy little heads, you are not allowed..."
Ye Chenghu didn't even finish listening, he took the money and immediately ran upstairs.
Ye Xiaoxi lowered her head and played with her new stuffed animals intently. She watched the two people running past her one after another. She raised her head blankly and looked left and right, and then quickly followed them up the stairs.
"Don't go upstairs anymore, let's eat right away..." Lin Xiuqing shouted towards the stairs, but no one listened to her and they all ran upstairs.
Father Ye came over again after a while, wearing the same clothes he wore when he came back earlier. He didn't even change into rain boots, and his face was red.
Ye Yaodong looked him up and down, "You've been back for a long time, and you're still halfway there? Is your home so far away?"
"When the villagers saw us coming back on the way, they pulled me and kept talking. Your mother also told the people next to her that she was happy, so we stood there for a while. Who knew that more and more people came around to talk."
"Mom hasn't come here yet?"
"Is it coming soon? She is promoting lighters to you and has already sold several."
"My mother is really good at sales."
"Don't worry about her. She will come over to eat naturally later. Let's eat ours first, and go back early to rest after eating. It's been a tiring day, and we can only relax when we get home."
Looking at the smile on his father's face, he was beaming with joy, and he knew that the second entry into the palace had not yet been exposed or spread.
He thought about it and simply told his father to fire two of the boatmen on the ship tomorrow and take advantage of this time to rest.
But Father Ye felt that talking about this matter would be too embarrassing and a loss of face.
"It's simple. It happens that those two are about the same age as you. Just tell them tactfully that they are older. They can't eat well, sleep well or work hard on the ship. They can easily overeat and hurt their health. You yourself also feel it obviously.
When they can no longer bear it, let them just go home and work the land so that they can take care of themselves and don’t have to go to sea."
"It's only over 50, they must say they can do it..."
"It's not up to them to decide what to do. Just take note of this and ask them to take care of themselves. Anyway, try not to take off this fig leaf to save some face for others."
After all, at this age, it wouldn't sound good if word spread that they wanted to steal things from other people's workshops. It would be even worse than being caught and questioned by the Public Security Bureau.
At least the police only called him over for questioning, and he was also implicated. The reputation of thieves is too bad.
"Okay, let's go over and talk about it tomorrow. It's not a good idea to go over and talk about it in such a hurry today."
"Um."
"Will you deliver the lighters to the city tomorrow?"
"Yes, I'm back anyway. Hurry up and get these goods to the city and get them out as soon as possible. I can take care of the family matters after I get back."
Father Ye has no objection. He arranges his own affairs, but there is one thing...
He turned to Lin Xiuqing and asked, "Has Ye Yaohai from the province called me in the past month or so? Did he mention going back to worship his ancestors?"
"I was thinking about what I told A Dong after dinner. I have an idea about the filling machine he wants. The old man called me a month ago and said that he could get him two sets of semi-automatic machines and let him go there.
We need to talk in detail face to face. A Dong was not at home at the time, so I told him that it was around the National Day. I didn’t expect you to come back until now. He didn’t mention the matter of ancestor worship, and he didn’t call me recently. "
Ye Yaodong was excited and immediately said: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"It was more than a month ago. I remember it, but you didn't ask. I was just thinking about answering your question and didn't bother to talk about it for the moment."
"It's too late now. I'm going to make a call tomorrow and ask about my return to my hometown to worship my ancestors. It's been two months now. The person who called me at the time said it was only two months. It should be
It’s almost time.”
"We need to make a phone call so we can make preparations." Father Ye has always cared about ancestor worship.
Ye Yaodong thought about it carefully, and suddenly there were quite a lot of things going on. He would go to the market tomorrow and explain the shipment of lighters to his father-in-law.
I also need to go and take a look at the land disposal situation in the city. His brother-in-law's house has probably started to be built, but I don't know what the progress is on his land.
"Dad, please sort out the boatman's matter. I will definitely have to travel around a lot in the near future and won't have time to stay at home. It just so happens that my salary has been paid until today when I get back from this trip, so those two don't have to work with us anymore. I'm relieved.
There is no need to pay wages anymore.”
"knew."
"Let's eat first. Let's talk about anything while eating." The old lady didn't understand these things about them, so she could only greet them to eat first.
At this time, Ye Mu also came in like a storm from outside.
As soon as she came in, she stared at Father Ye.
"I asked you why you were acting weird when you came back. You looked like something was wrong. It turns out something was wrong again."
The expression on Father Ye's face immediately became uncomfortable, "What are you talking about? Hurry up and eat."
"Why were you arrested again? Tell me, why are you so secretive when you come back? If you have anything to hide, you have to tell me sooner or later. It's better to know from your mouth than to hear it from outsiders."
"When I heard about it just now, I was shocked. I asked you why you never asked me. When you asked me, you impatiently changed the subject. I thought I was being too worried."
"I was a bit confused when I heard what others said. I didn't understand. Please tell me. I won't laugh at you. I keep asking because I care about you."
Father Ye said angrily: "It's not a glorious thing. If you have anything to talk about, it would be nice if you talk about more good things."
Ye's mother originally said it in a nice tone, feeling that what she said was quite concerned, but after listening to Ye's father's attitude, she didn't feel so easy to say anymore.
"So, I've heard you tell President Ye's story over and over again, and I've blown your mind. It's a good thing it's not in the local area, otherwise the villagers would have asked you to arrange for me to be a minor official."
"That's why they pulled me and said..."
"Don't you also say that you are very happy and proud?"
"You're not happy or proud?"
Mother Ye snorted and admitted openly, "Of course I am happy, of course I am proud. My son is so promising. When I go out, everyone's face will be bright. Who doesn't envy me for giving birth to a good son who can earn me money?"
face."
Father Ye had nothing to say to refute, so he could only lower his head and eat his food in silence.
But I was thinking, why did it spread so quickly?
Why are those boatmen so talkative? They don't feel ashamed and they talk about it as soon as they get home.
He felt that he had never done anything wrong in his life. He was just plain and honest. Going to the police station twice was really a stain on his life, a shame and a great humiliation.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Mother Ye softened her attitude and began to comfort him again.
"Actually, it's nothing. You're not the only one. There are so many people going in anyway, so they won't just laugh at you alone. What's more, who dares to laugh at you? It's too late for everyone to envy you."
"And I heard from everyone that the time I went in this time was very short, and it was because of others' involvement. Our family still has connections, and Dongzi just found someone and was released immediately."
"Doesn't this sound like it saves face? It also shows that our family is powerful, so what are we afraid of? We have nothing to say to others, and nothing to laugh at."
"Anyway, it's not the first time. What needs to be said has been said before. How can I still laugh at people now? It's not like I'm actually in jail. It's like a few years, just a few days."
"You said it last time, you just went in and walked around. I gained a lot of experience. If others want to have this experience, why don't they come? They don't even know where the public security bureau door opens..."
Father Ye looked at a loss for words. What he said before sounded good to me, but what was he talking about next?
"Okay, let's eat quickly. If you don't know what to say, don't say it. Why do you think it's an honorable thing? Does anyone else want to gain this knowledge?"
"Isn't that what you said? At least I haven't had this experience yet."
"Then do you want it? I'll take you there next time."
"I'm too full and have nowhere to go?"
Ye Yaodong almost lost his temper, and the two of them started to choke again while talking happily.
He tried his best to keep a straight face, "Okay, it's nothing. This time I really went in and wandered around and came out. In just a few hours, dad has already developed it. Isn't going to the Public Security Bureau just like playing? Yes.
What can't be said? We haven't broken any laws."
Father Ye quickly agreed, "It's not illegal for us. We're just cooperating with the police comrades in questioning. What's the point?"
"I didn't say anything. I'm trying to comfort you. Eat a poached egg."
Lin Xiuqing specially fried some poached eggs at night. Ye's mother showed weakness and gave Ye's father two at once.
Father Ye felt happy instantly.
At the same time, Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua returned from the sea and came over to say hello, so they stopped mentioning this.
Neighbors nearby also came over one after another to express some concern and ask about the local situation during this time.
People in the room were talking, the atmosphere was lively and lively.
Everyone basically asked about him becoming the president, which was so rare.
In just two hours, not even a single meal was finished, and now the news had spread all over the village.
Thinking of him, they went out for a trip, and each time they got different results. This time, not only did they make money, but they also earned an official position. Everyone was very envious.
Because there were so many people coming to care about her, they even ate until dark.
After the meal, the neighbors all went to the door to enjoy the cool air. Father Ye and mother Ye also went back together, but they couldn't help but quarrel a few more times.
Father Ye asked her not to chat with others on the way and to go back early.
But Ye Mu said that she had nothing to do and wanted to chat with others. What happened? It happened to be cool in the evening, why did she have to go home in a hurry? He was anxious, he could go back first...
The couple quarreled and walked out.
Ye Yaodong actually didn't sleep much all day, and was very tired. He just kept holding on. When he came back, he would inevitably have to deal with talking to his family.
After dinner, he went directly back to his room and lay down. Even his friends came to the door one after another, and he didn't see them.
After everyone knew that he had already laid down to rest, they didn't bother him and went back first. Anyway, he was already back and the days were long. It would be the same if he came back tomorrow.
He slept happily until the next morning when the sun was basking on his buttocks, and he got up regretfully.
He didn't even know that Lin Xiuqing had sold more than twenty lighters for him, and he didn't hear about it until he got up.
"Is our village pretty strong? Can we still sell about 20 of them?"
"Haha, most of them are sold by my mother. She sold them last night. Last night, people kept coming to get lighters."
"It's amazing. It seems that our village is not too poor, and there are quite a few rich people."
"They are all affordable. It depends on whether you are willing to part with them. Only you men are more willing to part with these things."
"Save some later and put it at home to give away to people. It's up to you to give it to your natal relatives. Anyway, I just want to give it to a few friends."
"No, these things are so expensive. They can sell for 8 yuan each. Don't give them away everywhere. At most, just give one to my second brother. My eldest brother and my father are here. If you go to the city, just give one to each of them.
Well, I didn’t give it to anyone else.”
Ye Yaodong nodded and said nothing.
After finishing the meal, he would reserve 20 of them at home and ask his younger brother to drive the tractor over and carry the rest into the car.
When he first came back, he would have more things to do, but this lighter must be sent to the city as soon as possible. If the goods are sold out early, he can go to Fang Jingfu to discuss it early.
Things at home can be put back and dealt with one by one.
"Dad, I want a rainbow sweater..."
Just as Ye Yaodong was about to go out, his thigh was hugged by Ye Xiaoxi who ran towards him.
He lowered his head and looked down, "If you want a rainbow sweater, ask your mother. I don't know how to knit a sweater."
"Mom asked me if I wanted a whip..."
Lin Xiuqing went to pull her, but she held her tightly and moved her butt forward twice, for fear that the hug was not tight enough.
"Don't be ridiculous, your dad has to go out to do something."
"No, I want daddy."
Ye Yaodong was worried that her pants would be pulled down by her, so he held on to the top of his pants tightly.
"Buy, buy, buy, I'll buy it for you when I get back."
Ye Xiaoxi was happy.
"This crazy woman woke up early in the morning and not only clamored for a sweater, but also wanted to wear a cotton-padded jacket. Now she's still wearing cotton-padded shoes."
Ye Yaodong looked down and saw that she was indeed wearing a pair of cotton shoes on her feet, but the toes were already covered in dirt.
"What are you doing?"
"It's beautiful."
"Madam."
Chapter completed!