Listening to the exclamation in his ears, Ye Yaodong also speeded up his planing movements, but he could not be outdone by his son.
He threw the clams he dug aside and piled them in the open space.
Starfish were infested in the past few months, and there were no clams on the beach for a long time. As the months passed, clams from the open sea were washed in again and buried under the sand.
Not long after, there was a small pile next to him, like a hill, and it was easy to dig out.
At this moment, Ye Chengyang suddenly shouted, "Crab... the crab has run away... Dad... the crab has run away..."
Ye Yaodong turned around and saw that there were crabs crawling everywhere around him. There were two hanging on the edge of the bucket. The two large pliers were clamping each other. One was hanging in the air, and both fell down in an instant.
"Ah? In the blink of an eye, you didn't even see that you were already jailbroken?"
Maybe the bucket was too full just now, and one by one they escaped from jail.
He just went out to pick up some seafood. The bucket he brought was not as big as the ones he used to bring when going out to sea, it was just a red plastic bucket that is common at home.
He caught all the crabs crawling on the ground and put them back into the bucket. He also put all the clams he dug in. The bucket was full, already eighty percent full.
I just went out for a walk and found a bucket, which was pretty good.
Seeing the crabs in the bucket starting to pile up again, he shouted to the two cubs: "Let's go, stop digging, go home."
"You came out so soon, let's play a little longer, Dad, I haven't dug much yet."
"It's a full bucket. If you don't take it back and put it in the pot, the crabs will run away again and you won't have anything to eat for lunch. Hurry up, I asked you to dig up earlier, but you didn't dig up. Now you are more energetic..."
Ye Chenghu dug two more without giving up, and then Ye Yaodong picked them up, "Wait a minute...my quacks (sand clams)..."
Local children verbally call the sand clam "Gaga"...
After putting the few he dug into the bucket, he reluctantly followed behind him and walked back.
"Going back so soon...Dad, when are we going to dig for quacks again?"
"Next time."
"When is the next time?"
"See if I'm free and in the mood?"
Ye Chenghu muttered quietly: "Then I will come secretly..."
Ye Yaodong didn't care about him and just urged them to go faster.
Although adults don't let children go to the beach, they can't live there because the sea is at their doorstep. Especially in summer, there are no children who don't play in the water. Nowadays, children are just free-range.
As soon as I walked to the shore, I saw his mother in the open space next to her from a distance, chatting enthusiastically with others, smiling so hard that she didn't know what to be happy about.
He called her directly, half of the bucket full of seafood was crab, and he couldn't finish it, so he asked her to take some back.
Mother Ye looked at the bucket that was almost full of crabs and said in surprise: "Are there so many crabs on the beach today?"
"There are other miscellaneous things down there."
"It's convenient to live here. You can go to the beach when the tide is low. Look, you can't just pick up a bucket full of things on the first or fifteenth day of the new year. You have to go earlier to get them." The one who spoke was his new friend.
Neighbor's mother.
Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "I have nothing to do, and the tide has gone down, so I took the two children down for a walk. They are all worthless, do you want Aunt Lan to take some back?"
"No, my family comes home every day from a sea trip with a pile of shrimps and crabs that I don't even have time to peel. It's such a hassle to eat. How can I have the spare time..."
If he didn't want to, he went to the back door, entered the house through the back door to get a washbasin, and took some for his eldest and second brother's house. His mother didn't want them either. His father and his second brother went to sea, and she and the old lady were the only ones at home.
Lin Xiuqing heard the commotion at home and knew that he was back. She took a peek and came out of the room with confidence after confirming.
When Mother Ye saw her, she reached out to touch her belly and whispered, "Can't you tell?"
"It's just wrapped in a cotton-padded jacket. It's okay if you don't look carefully."
"Then don't go out. You should go to sea or go to sea. There are still two months. You can't just stay at home and play. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are good, so you can go..." Ye Mu thought to herself.
Ye Yaodong responded casually and picked out the blue crabs separately, leaving them to be stewed for the two of them at night. He also picked out sea urchins, fish, and clams. He washed the other items with water and steamed them in a pot later to save trouble.
"You either don't want to cook for lunch, just eat here, and bring the old lady down with you. It's a waste of firewood for two people to cook."
"Okay, then I'll cook. Ah Qing can go back to the house. There are people coming and going at the door..."
"I've already cooked the rice and plan to fry the rice bowl for lunch. The meat and vegetables have been cut..."
"Then I'll fry..."
It is a local custom to eat mustard rice (vegetable rice) on the third day of March. It is not the time yet, but the mustard rice they have grown at home has grown very big, so they can cut down one in advance to stir-fry the mustard rice.
This is also very popular, and the whole family likes it very much. The two children ate a big bowl of rice bowl with sea urchin and steamed egg, and they were clamoring to eat it again at night.
In the evening, Ye Yaodong had no choice but to go to the vegetable field next to him to chop a tree. However, when he entered the house, he saw his elder brother coming back, followed by Ye Chenghai, who had slumped shoulders and was hopeless.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "Huh? You've done a big job and made a lot of money and come back? Did you buy anything to honor your third uncle?"
Ye Chenghai had a mournful face and a smile that was uglier than crying, "Uncle Third, please stop laughing at me..."
"Didn't you say that you can do great things without studying?"
"I was wrong, I almost crawled back..." He saw the armchair at the door and sat down directly on it, his limbs hanging down naturally.
"How much money did you make today?"
"1 yuan..."
"Yes, if you go tomorrow, you will earn 30 yuan for one month, 365 yuan for one year, and 3,650 yuan for ten years. If you work for a lifetime, you can earn 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. That's awesome. You can work a few more years than others..."
When Ye Chenghai heard that he had worked a few more years than others, his face turned pale and he almost slid to the ground, "Ah!! No, no, no... I love reading..."
Ye Yaodong almost died laughing, pretending to be surprised and said: "What's wrong, making money is not good."
"I almost died... My dad even told me to finish it... My dear dad... Wuwuwu... I even walked a long way back... I love reading and I want to go to school.
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Other people playing in the room also came out and asked, "Has Brother Ahai made a lot of money?"
"Is Ahaige Pier fun?"
"Big brother is so awesome, he can make as much money as dad..."
"Brother, do you want to treat us to a treat and buy us something to eat..."
Ye Chenghai wanted to cry but had no tears, "Get out of here!"
Ye Yaodong patted his head and said, "Studying is the most comfortable thing. Cherish it, young man. Your third aunt will cook rice bowl for you in the evening and I will fill a bowl for you later."
"Thank you, uncle." He said weakly.
After Ye Yaopeng was free to go to sea at night, he no longer needed Ye's father's help.
After Ye Yaodong thought about it for a while, he went to tell his father and asked him to prepare. They would also go to sea at night and ask his mother to go to his place to watch more during the day.
I originally wanted to stay at home for two months, but now I can't bear the urge, and if I stay at home and don't go to sea, I will be easily questioned.
You can also trawl without preparing bait in advance.
While sleeping at night, Ye Yaodong kept stroking her belly and confessed uneasily.
I don't know if he was thinking about it during the day and dreaming at night. He actually had a dream at night. He dreamed that in his previous life, Lin Xiuqing was carried back after a tire slide, with a pale face. When he woke up, he sat up straight away. Thinking about it made him heartbroken.
"Is it time?" Lin Xiuqing was also awakened by the movement beside her.
He looked at his watch and saw that it was exactly 2 o'clock. "Well, you can go to bed."
It's just a dream. If you don't go to the mountains in this life, you should be fine.
He has already made an agreement with his father, and he can't just dream about it and not go.
Before he went to bed, he moved the fishing nets and tools to the cart. He only needed to bring some food and water.
Ye Yaodong also paid great attention to going out to sea on the first day of the new year. On the way to the pier, he would pass by the Mazu Temple first. He deliberately stopped and went to light three sticks of incense.
Some people who are more superstitious will light three sticks of incense every time they go out to sea, and then burn three sticks of incense when they come back.
After arriving on the boat, Ye's father also took out yellow paper, lit it, and circled it three times on his head, three times on his left and right hands, and muttered something in his mouth, which was a prayer.
Ye Yaodong himself is fine. Young people are less particular about things, but old people are particularly superstitious.
After finishing the ritual, he went to sail the boat, and Father Ye also went to sort out the fishing nets.
The fishing boats at the pier are also sailing out one after another.
The sea breeze in early spring was still biting and cold. Fortunately, he had experience and did not take it lightly. He wore a sewing hat and a scarf, and also put on a mask sewn by Ah Qing himself to block the wind. This made Father Ye look at him a few more times.
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He touched his pocket and took one for his father, "Try it, it's good for blocking the wind, so your face won't hurt from the wind."
Father Ye nodded.
Going out to sea for the first time in the new year, he planned to go to the sea area where he went most often, but when he arrived, he found that there were already fishing boats there, so he had to temporarily change the direction, move a little to the side, and ask his father
Get ready to put the net out.
While trawling, avoid it to avoid unnecessary trouble, and you are also worried about the lack of goods.
Unexpectedly, when the fishing boat was operating, he unknowingly sailed the boat to the isolated island where the oarfish lived.
He shone the flashlight back and forth uncertainly before confirming that it was the isolated island. Moreover, when he shone the light, he also found that the reef where he sank before actually had a pointy head popping up, which was about one meter long.
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Undersea reefs are hard to guard against, especially at night, when everything is pitch black. Fortunately, we discovered them in advance, otherwise we might have crashed into them later and it would have been doomed.
"Dongzi, there is a reef over there..."
"I saw it. It was the reef where abalones came ashore en masse before. I didn't expect that the reef that sank would pop up again in a short time. I will drive over to have a look later when the net is collected."
Otherwise, the fishing net will be easily caught and damaged by the reef.
"Is it the abalone reef? Is it rising again?" Father Ye's heart suddenly became hot.
"Yes, we'll go there later and trawl the area first."
It was dark and I couldn't see clearly.
I've been lazy and relaxed today, and I have another chapter a little later.
I really want to ask for leave, but I haven’t asked for leave since I started studying in September. Alas~
Chapter completed!