Now the village cadres look upon him more dearly than their own son.
During the chat, he also asked him not to stay outside all year round, but also to help take care of the village, especially since the kelp will be received in two months, so he should not run away without being seen.
Ye Yaodong patted his chest and promised that collecting kelp was a top priority, and he would definitely put it at the top of his mind, so that the village cadres could rest assured.
After spending a long time at the village committee, he went to see Ah Cai again to talk about receiving the goods, and asked Ah Cai to make preparations and go to the city after the fifteenth day.
The people in the village have all made money this year, so they are not in a hurry to go to sea. They all plan to wait until the 15th day of the 15th day before going, because there is a dragon dance in the town to celebrate the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the Lantern Festival.
It happened last year too, and this folk custom was only restored last year.
However, last year they went to sea on the 12th day of the lunar calendar, and they happened to be at sea during the Lantern Festival, so he didn't take his family to see it. Last year, Ye Chenghu was still reading about it for a long time.
In the past few days, he started talking again, saying that the Lantern Festival was coming soon, and that he promised last year that he would take them there this year.
Ye Yaodong only said to see his performance in the past few days before deciding whether to take them to see him.
In fact, I can guide you, but you can't give them too high expectations and let them keep their minds in mind. They should tighten their skin first and then they can be honest for a few days.
His father and Uncle Jingye’s friends had already agreed to wait until 17 or 18 before going to sea.
His friend was called Zhao Chengzhou, who lived in a village near the town. He said he also planned to wait until the fifteenth lantern festival before heading out to sea.
This time is also friendly to everyone, and Ah Cai just happened to go there in advance to prepare after celebrating the festival.
Ye Yaodong also informed the workers in advance when they would go to sea and asked them to prepare. He took advantage of these few days of free time to make arrangements for the sea voyage.
In fact, there are all the things that should be there. When I came back last year, the fishing nets were repaired, washed and put away, and some baskets and tools were also cleaned.
He was just doing a check now, and asked Lin Xiuqing to dry the bedding and get everything ready in advance while the weather allowed.
The couple worked very hard for two days before arranging everything. They were waiting for the fifteenth day of the first lunar month the day after tomorrow to take their family to see the excitement.
There are really too few entertainment activities these days. Even Lin Xiuqing is particularly looking forward to going to see the fun. Last year, she didn't dare to go.
Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang were getting more and more anxious. They used to ask the old lady every morning when they got up, what day it was today, and how many days were left before the Lantern Festival. They counted down on their fingers.
When I heard it was the 13th day of the lunar calendar this morning, I immediately became anxious and thought I would take a look at the wall calendar to make sure.
Neither of them was tall enough, so they moved a stool and prepared to take turns climbing up to get a closer look.
"Brother, is it the day after tomorrow? Isn't today thirteen?"
"Don't pull me, don't pull my clothes, I'll show it to you after I finish it."
"You've been looking at it for a long time, please show me..."
"Don't make any noise, I'll look for the date..."
A few days ago, they just asked casually, and they felt relieved after making sure it wasn't time yet.
Now that he is thirteen, he has a sense of urgency again. His parents have not yet confirmed that they will take them there.
They are a little worried that they will miss it, and they are also worried that their parents will deliberately not tell them when the time comes.
They could even sneak into the city while he was sleeping, and leave him alone to look after the house. There was nothing they couldn't do!
The two brothers were tugging at each other on the stool, and one of them fell to the ground, and the stool also fell to the ground with a clang.
"Oh, what are you doing..."
The old lady took a moment to stop her, "What are you two doing? Don't fight..."
"There was no fight, my brother fell by himself."
Regardless of his life or death, Ye Chengyang straightened the stool and climbed up to take a look.
Ye Chenghu kicked him over, knocking the stool down, and retaliated with retaliation.
"Ah...it hurts...Ye Chenghu, you did it on purpose..."
"Who caused you to cause me to fall? It's all your fault..."
"You fell yourself."
"You made it fall..."
"Shh, keep your voice down, your father and sister are still sleeping..."
Ye Yaodong was woken up by two brothers outside. He could only get up, put on his coat and scolded, "What are you doing? Why are you arguing so early in the morning? Are you rebelling?"
"No, Dad, we fell on our own."
"Yes, we accidentally fell down..."
The two brothers, who were originally fighting like black-eyed chickens, were kicking stools at each other a second ago.
The next second he heard that his father was alarmed, he immediately reconciled, stood up, put their arms around each other, and looked at his father fawningly.
The old lady was stunned.
"Please calm down a little in the morning. You get up so early in this cold weather. I haven't seen you get up so early before while studying..."
"We must stop arguing..."
"Dad, please continue to sleep..."
Ye Yaodong glared at them, closed the door and lay back on the bed.
Lin Xiuqing was also woken up and was getting dressed.
"What are you two doing? They were arguing so early in the morning. Did they throw something again? I just heard the sound of the stool falling to the ground."
"Who knows why, anyway, I saw them both sitting on the ground, and the stools fell over. When I came out and they were fine, you won't want to sleep for a while."
"You're already awake. You can lie down for a while and I'll go out and take a look."
Ye Yaodong obeyed and continued to lie back on the bed. Anyway, nothing happened, and he would have to wait until he was going to sea in two days to prepare for the rest.
After the two brothers closed the door, they each jumped to the side. No one paid attention to the other, and no one helped the stool that fell on the ground.
The old lady lifted up the stool and put it next to the table, "I told you that today is the 13th day and the day after tomorrow is the 15th day of the Lantern Festival. As soon as tomorrow passes, it will be here the day after tomorrow. Why are you in a hurry?"
"Ata, please tell dad and let him take us there."
"Yes, Madam, please tell my father and mother."
"They don't listen to me. You'd better not go there. There are so many people. If we get crowded, there's no place to look for."
Ye Chenghu said aggrievedly: "But I want to go. Last year, my father agreed. The city didn't take me to go there, and now they don't take me to see the excitement. I told Yangyang not to go. It would be fine if I went. This way I wouldn't have to go."
It will be lost."
"Why!"
"That's only fair."
"No, you can't go, I'll go..."
The two were talking and about to quarrel again. Lin Xiuqing opened the door and came out. They were like quails and quickly kept silent.
"Ata, let me help you feed the chickens..."
"Ata, let me help you water the vegetable field..."
The two brothers hurried out one after the other.
The old lady looked at her in astonishment, "These two... I have fed the chickens and watered them..."
Lin Xiuqing came out and said: "A Dong told you not to water the vegetable field, but to wait until I get up, and I will do it again."
"It's okay, it's not raining, the ground won't be slippery... He's just thinking, if another old woman falls, she won't let me do anything..."
"Why are you two arguing so early in the morning?"
"I moved a stool, and I had to see what day it was today. I told them it was thirteen, and I had to climb up to see it myself. No, I fell down after pulling on it, but I turned around and became honest again. I'm afraid you guys
Without them..."
Lin Xiuqing understood.
"I'll beat them to death, and then neither of them will go."
"We didn't fight..." Ye Chenghu emphasized in the yard.
Lin Xiuqing ignored them and went to wash up first. The workshop had started working again these two days, and she was busy every day.
Originally they thought of waiting until the 15th day of the lunar month before starting work, but the woman in the village asked Tiantian, so she discussed it with Ye Yaodong and decided to start work on the 10th day of the lunar month.
It hasn't rained much during this period. It will rain for a day or two at most. It's just a good time to take advantage of the cold weather. Now it's sunny again, so let's get more sunshine.
When the weather warms up and the spring rains fall, it will be hard to do anything.
Although there was a lot of sunshine last year, the quantity Ye Yaodong brought back could last a long time. However, the store has been open for a long time, and its performance is increasing every year. It sells more every year, so it is always a good idea to have more.
The two children made peace again in the yard, their heads next to each other, thinking about how to ask their parents to agree to take them the day after tomorrow.
Both of them agreed that they had to ask their father.
After all, dad is easier to talk to than mom, and dad also agreed last year.
If they don't agree in advance now, they will have no place to cry if they sneak away temporarily.
Moreover, the two of them also agreed that just take them two there, but Ye Xiaoxi should not go!
So, when Ye Yaodong got up, the two brothers came to him to show their courtesy, the one who fetched hot water, the one who squeezed out toothpaste.
Even when washing his face, he twisted the towel and served him.
After getting to the table, he took the initiative to serve him the porridge, held the chopsticks carefully and handed them to him, and moved the dishes on the table in front of him, which was extremely considerate.
Ye Yaodong watched them working the whole time without saying a word, just enjoying themselves.
As soon as these two buttocks poked out, he knew what they were farting from, so how could he know what they were planning?
I had an argument in the morning and immediately made up, so I wasn't worried about my poor performance.
He took the chopsticks and started eating on his own, not caring about the two people looking at him expectantly.
The two of them didn't say anything, they just put their hands on the table and lay down with their upper bodies watching him eat.
After eating, he asked: "Dad, are you full? Can I get you another bowl?"
"No, I'm full."
"Dad, do you want to put on lip balm? I'll get it for you..."
"Um."
When Ye Yaodong looked in the mirror, the two of them stood behind him. You pushed my shoulder, and I pushed your shoulder, muttering quietly.
"you say……"
"you say……"
After Ye Yaodong applied lip balm, he went out for a walk again without even looking at them.
The two children looked at his back from behind, looking at each other eagerly, blaming each other.
"Look, they're all gone, and it's all your fault."
"It's all your fault, why didn't you tell me?"
"Why should I say it? Why don't you say it?"
"You are the elder brother, of course you say so."
"I'm the elder brother, and you didn't let me go. You even competed with me for a stool."
"Let's talk about it later."
"Then it's agreed. Let's talk about it together. Anyway, take the two of us, not my sister."
Ye Chengyang nodded, "Then let's go find dad now while my sister is sleeping."
"Walk……"
The two of them trotted to chase Ye Yaodong, then pulled him to the left and right.
Ye Yaodong watched their eyes meet and then spoke in unison.
"Dad, take us to see the fun during the Lantern Festival the day after tomorrow."
"After working diligently all morning, we finally reached an agreement?"
Ye Chenghu said: "Dad, Yangyang and I will go with you. My sister is still young and might get lost. Let her stay at home."
Ye Chengyang echoed, "Yes, she is still young and will definitely not understand. We are all grown up."
"Shouldn't brother give in to his sister?"
"We will take her to see her when she is older. Let's go now."
"That's right, Dad, you promised last year that you can't go back on your word and keep your word. We also behaved well. We didn't quarrel or fight, and we finished all our homework."
Ye Yaodong looked to his left and to his right, both of them raised their heads and looked at him expectantly.
"You go ask your mother, I have no objection."
"Haha, as long as you agree."
"Dad, you are the head of the family! You have the final say!"
Ye Yaodong smiled and touched their heads. It was hard for the two of them to pretend to be good for so many days.
"Flattery! Be good, school will start soon, study hard, make progress every day, whatever you want to do is reasonable, I will try to satisfy you. If you don't be good, don't even think about anything."
"knew."
The two of them happily jumped and jumped towards home.
They are going to tell others that they are going to see the lanterns the day after tomorrow!
When one of the two brothers goes to the eldest uncle's house and the other goes to the second uncle's house, they must be notified respectively.
Ye Yaodong and others went to the workshop and returned home. When they passed the door of the house next door, the pot inside was exploding.
"You guys are going to do whatever it takes. Do you want to go to eat shit?"
"They have finished their homework, have you finished it?"
"Everything is a step slower than others, why do you have the nerve to go here or there?"
"Don't even want to go anywhere. Just stay at home. I haven't finished my homework. If you dare to step out for me today, your feet will be chopped off."
When Ye Chenghu sneaked out, he was still shrinking his neck, looking like he was a thief with a guilty conscience.
Ye Yaodong directly picked him up and said, "Running over to get rid of him again, causing them to be scolded?"
"Hehe, I just told them and asked them to go watch the fun together the day after tomorrow. Yangyang also went to tell Ajiang, Xiuxiu and the others, but they didn't dare to say it. Chenghe told his mother."
Tietou River...
"My mother also asked Cheng He to learn more from me." Ye Chenghu held his head high and said this with great pride.
"Well, that's good. I've made some progress. I'll go back and write two pages of large characters to reward you."
"Ah...reward..." He suddenly turned into a bitter man.
"Do you want to write?"
"If you want to write, write right away. I'll go home and write, and ask Yangyang to write two pages too."
"Um."
Writing can sharpen the mind, and both of them are a little out of touch. If they practice calligraphy more, they can calm down, improve their concentration, and become a little calmer in the future.
When Ye Chengyang was told that he wanted to write two pages of large characters, he also had a sad face and kept asking Ye Chenghu why his father suddenly asked them to write two pages of large characters.
Ye Chenghu definitely couldn't tell the truth and made random nonsense, "He asked us to write two more pages, otherwise he wouldn't take us to see the lanterns."
"All right."
After Lin Xiuqing finished her work, she found out that Ye Yaodong had promised the two boys to take them to watch the fun the day after tomorrow, but she didn't say anything.
They had also discussed that they should bring the two older ones, but not the younger one, otherwise the two of them would not be able to handle the three children.
Anyway, Ye Xiaoxi is used to staying behind, and not just this time.
However, she also told the two of them not to mention it in front of her sister. If she refused and wanted to follow, one of the two of them would be left as a replacement.
This was so bluffing that they didn't dare to say a word, and they didn't dare to run out and yell for fear that Ye Xiaoxi would find out.
This time the two brothers were unusually low-key.
It's just that they can't say they want to go see the lanterns, but they can go and have fun with Ye Chenghe who hasn't finished his winter vacation homework.
This year, not only the two brothers got the exam, Ye Chenghai also got the exam in front of Ye Chenghe.
There was no brotherhood at all, and Ye Chenghe was so angry that his teeth itched.
"Oh, it's great to graduate. I don't have to do homework anymore..."
"There's no need to go to class anymore. I can go wherever I want..."
"The day after tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. I can go watch the fun with my friends then, without my parents having to take care of me..."
"It's great to grow up~ and get a salary~"
Ye Chenghe shouted at them angrily: "You are so annoyed, can you go out? I have to do my homework."
"No, it's too cold outside and there's no sun today. You write yours and I'll say mine."
Ye Chenghe's fists were not as big as those of his brother, and he dared not speak out when he was angry.
Ye Chengyang said: "Brother Ahai, you still owe me 8 yuan..."
Ye Chenghai's eyes widened, "How can there be 8 yuan! Don't make random calculations!"
"You lent me 5 yuan and promised to pay me back 8 yuan in half a month."
Ye Chenghai frowned and struggled for a long time, and then he choked out a sentence, "It's not time yet, just wait, I haven't paid my salary yet."
"I'm just reminding you that if you don't have the money to pay back, you can pay back 3 yuan in interest in two days, and then give me another 3 yuan in half a month..."
"Made, even the profiteers are not as ruthless as you. They cost me 6 yuan in interest a month, so I just lent you 5 yuan. The loan sharks are not as ruthless as you. I just turned over the money."
Ye Chengyang felt a little guilty, unable to reason straight, and weak in spirit. He said weakly: "Isn't this what you agreed to..."
"I didn't think so much when I borrowed it. The more I think about it now, the more wrong it becomes. Ye Chengyang, you have gone too far! You are too treacherous!"
Ye Chenghai felt heartbroken at the thought of having to pay so much money. His monthly apprenticeship subsidy was only 10 yuan. After all, Ye Chengyang had to pay more than half of it.
"Then... how about you pay back three yuan first, and after half a month, you give me another two yuan, saving you one yuan, and you still owe the five yuan you owe?"
"You are trying to suck my blood!"
"Then...then you can pay me back directly without paying interest, otherwise...otherwise I will tell my mother...I won't lend it to you anymore."
Ye Chengyang was still quite scared when he saw him angry. Brother Ahai was so much older and taller than him, so he couldn't beat him at all.
So he moved out of his eldest aunt!
Ye Chenghai glared at him, but he couldn't scare him away. He even held his lifeline, so he could only say depressedly: "I know, I will pay you back in a few days."
Ye Chengyang was satisfied, and then reminded Ye Chenghe of the money he owed.
Later, the two brothers drove him away together.
He was a little worried and ran to complain to Ye Yaodong again.
If he hadn't gotten the money yet and couldn't tell his eldest aunt, he would definitely have told her.
Ye Yaodong told him about it, and he was angry and funny.
This kid is really good, he dares to remind him, he still wants to keep the principal and earn compound interest, and he is not afraid of being beaten by Ye Chenghai.
"Dad, are they not going to pay me back? Are they going to gang up and beat me up?"
"Can't you file a complaint?"
"Then if I tell you, they will definitely not pay me back, and they will really beat me up."
"You've already inspected the market, what are you afraid of? Besides, you have a ledger, so you can't rely on it."
He nodded and regained his confidence.
"Dad, if they don't give it to you, ask for it for me, and I'll share half of the interest with you."
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but laugh, and then laughed louder and louder.
"You are really good!"
He patted Ye Chengyang's head and said, "Don't think about these things blindly. You are still young. It is serious to study hard. Don't think about these messy things. When you grow up, there will be many opportunities for you to think about."
"I didn't think about it. They asked me to borrow money. Mom always gets interest when she borrows money, so I must charge them interest."
"I've learned all this for you. It would be great if you were so smart when you were studying."
"Yes."
"If you are so confident, then go and practice a page of large calligraphy."
"Ah... I just wrote it at noon."
"Let's go and write again. It's almost evening now and we need to have dinner. No conflict."
"Then I'll ask my brother to write together..."
Ye Yaodong sighed in his heart, they are indeed two brothers, they both miss each other.
Ever since Ye Yaodong agreed to take them to the town to watch the lively lanterns on the night of the 15th, the two brothers have been thinking about it, and it feels like their days are like years.
Since the morning, I have been waiting with my fingers to get dark, and then looking forward to rushing there the next day.
In the early morning of the fifteenth day, as soon as the old lady got up to cook, the two of them put on their clothes and ran down, as excited as if they were about to go out.
The old lady was shocked by them. She got up so early, it was not yet dawn, but the rooster crowed.
"Why are you getting up so early? Go to bed quickly, children will not grow taller if they don't sleep."
"We woke up and didn't want to sleep."
"Auntai, is it today the fifteenth day? When does the lantern show start?"
The old lady was amused by Ye Chengyang's question, "Hurry up and go to bed. You can't see the lanterns until dark. It's not even bright yet. Can you guys endure it?"
Ye Chenghu said excitedly: "If you can endure it..."
"Go to bed quickly. It's useless to get up so early. If you are sleepy, you won't be able to go then. If you sleep enough now, you won't be sleepy then."
Ye Chenghu asked worriedly: "My parents won't run away, right?"
He already has a psychological shadow, and he has to think about whether his parents will run away before he does anything.
"Why are you running? It's in town, you don't have to go far, and you have to wait until dark at night. You can just follow them after dinner."
Ye Chenghu felt relieved now, and then he obediently went back upstairs to sleep with Ye Chengyang.
The old lady waited for the couple to wake up and told them that the two children got up before dawn this morning.
"Chenghu is even scared..."
"You have to be afraid of him once, otherwise he can be so honest now? It wasn't that I didn't take care of him on purpose, it was because he didn't finish his homework, and he knew it in his heart. Otherwise, how could he be so honest in the future and finish his homework a year ago?
Now I practice calligraphy conscientiously every day, whereas before I had to be forced and urged to write."
When the old lady saw that Ye Yaodong had said this, she stopped talking.
After the two brothers woke up again, the sun was shining on their butts. They panicked and rushed downstairs to see if their parents were there first.
As a result, no one was seen, not even Ye Xiaoxi was in the room, so everyone panicked.
Fortunately, the old lady comforted them and said that their parents had gone to work in the workshop, so they breathed a sigh of relief.
However, he didn't bother to wash up and eat. He ran to the workshop to take a look and confirmed that both of them were at home, and then he felt relieved.
Then, all day long I kept asking, when will it get dark?
What time is it?
Why isn't it dark yet?
Why doesn't the sun go down?
Can I go in advance?
After asking 800 questions a day, the old lady saw that their heads were getting big and she wanted to put cotton in their ears.
Originally, the two of them were afraid that the couple would disappear in the blink of an eye, so they followed them all day long, veritable followers.
It was also because the couple was annoyed by them that they drove them home, threatened them, and refused to take them back if they followed them.
That's why the old lady was tortured by both of them at home.
The two of them are also smart. They don't run around, but guard the family's motorcycles and bicycles in front of the house.
If a tractor goes there, they can see it from sitting in front of their house.
His father had to ride a bicycle in the village and it was impossible to walk there!
After finally waiting for the sun to set from the morning, their necks were sore, and they kept looking at the horizon to see when the sun would set.
"Dad...Dad...the sun is going down!"
"Eat first and eat early in the evening."
"Very good."
Ye Xiaoxi didn't understand why the two brothers were so happy and looked at them curiously.
Ye Yaodong also told his parents in advance that they would take their two sons to the town to watch the lanterns, and the younger one would help them watch them.
Father Ye was worried that it would be unsafe for people to be crowded, so he explained it again and again, and thought about letting them take one of them with them and let the other one go next year.
The two brothers disagreed life and death.
"No, one will ride on my shoulder and the other will hold Ah Qing tighter, or I will find a friend then. We should be able to see some excitement upstairs in the restaurant."
"That's fine. There's no need to crowd the streets. It would be bad if there was any chaos or a stampede."
"That's what I thought too."
Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.
It would be better and safer to go upstairs to Hong Wenle's hotel to watch.
This kind of liveliness will definitely attract nearby villages, and even all the villages around the town. I don’t know how many people there are at night.
It’s no exaggeration to say that there are so many people there, the roads are probably blocked by water.
This is also the reason why he eats early in the evening. As the sun has just gone down and there are not many people on the street, he can take his wife and children there by bike in advance. Otherwise, he might not even be able to get into the town later.
They didn't worry about it this time. After everyone was evacuated, there weren't many people left. It wouldn't be a big deal for them to ride home again.
By the way, he can also talk to Hong Wenle about whether his loan has been approved, whether the land is promising, and whether he has contacted the purchase channel for the machine.
Since the last time I went to the post office in town to change money, I met once and haven't seen each other again. Now a year has passed and it coincides with the Lantern Festival, so I can go there and have a chat, and I don't seem so anxious.
"Come back early, don't stay too late, just go directly to the boat, so that when the show is over, the streets will be full of people and it will be difficult to come back."
Ye Yaodong thought about it. It was okay. It was more convenient, but the boat consumed more fuel. He couldn't drive a small boat and let the whole family blow the cold wind on the sea.
But it doesn’t matter, just spend more gas money and you can come back sooner.
Chapter completed!