After Xiaoxiao and Azheng were finished eating, they said hello and left first.
Ye Yaodong looked at the sharp decrease in squid on the beach ahead, and did not intend to go down to fight with the seabirds again. While there was still enough time, he could go out and drag another net back.
In the afternoon, after setting up the net, he returned to the buoy where the branches were placed. Before the fishing boat approached, the father and son saw swarms of squid gathering under the sea. They did not get very close and stopped to fish.
Go down the net and it will be full~
The number of squids today was obviously more than yesterday. After being collected in a net, the number of squids under the water surface decreased a little, but they gathered again after a while.
They then cast another net and saw that the number underwater was much reduced, so they moved forward a little further.
Throughout the afternoon, they moved around, taking turns, only stopping three times to rest, but each net harvested more or less.
It was not until sunset that the father and son were so exhausted that they leaned against the side of the ship and wiped their hands with black sweat.
Ye Yaodong twisted his sore arm. This hand-throwing net was cast too frequently and was strenuous. Fortunately, there were two people taking turns, and they only worked for half a day.
"The sun has set, are you going back?"
Father Ye saw another squid swimming over not far away, and he was a little reluctant, "How about casting two more nets? I see a lot more squid swimming over."
"We can't catch them all. We've been tired for a whole day since we came out at night, so that's about it. We also caught a lot today, several hundred kilograms. If we come back at night, we can catch them for many days anyway."
Who can stand sleeping for so many hours every day, drifting at sea for so long, and working so hard at casting nets all the time?
You have to rest when it's time to take a proper rest. Otherwise, what if you have a life to make money but not a life to spend?
Father Ye still couldn't bear to part with it, "There will be less squid after dusk. Let's cast two more nets and go back."
Hey, the older generation are really used to it!
Ye Yaodong said helplessly: "Okay, if one person casts a net again, this wave of squid should be able to catch almost as many squids."
"Um."
Finally, after casting two more nets, they returned. At this time, the sky was getting a little dark, and Ye Yaodong drove the boat back at a faster speed.
By the time the fishing boat docked, it was already dark. It was really hard to come here under the stars and the moon, and then back again under the stars and the moon. Fortunately, the harvest was good, otherwise Ye Yaodong would really cry.
The fishing boats were filled with bamboo baskets, which were piled up to avoid taking up space. They were mostly filled with squid, and only two baskets were full of fish.
Today, we collected quite a lot of squid eggs, weighing three to four kilograms. They were all accidentally caught in the net by branches, and Ye Yaodong took them down by the way.
When they were lifting the goods off the boat, they also met two couples, Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua, who were weighing the goods. They both looked beaming with joy. They saw that the bamboo baskets around them were full of squid, and they knew that their harvest was good.
"Dad, Adong, you guys have been busy until now and haven't come back yet."
"I can't bear to come back. It's all money. If you can, cast as many nets as you can." Ye Yaodong said tiredly.
"We thought so too, that's why we are so busy now."
As they talked, they walked to the boat, intending to help lift it down first.
Father Ye asked with concern: "How many loads did you collect today?"
"We haven't finished weighing yet. There are fourteen baskets full of squid. We also hauled two nets. There are also a lot of fish, shrimps and crabs." Ye Yaopeng grinned and said happily.
They are not afraid of hard work, as long as there is reward.
"That's almost 7 baskets, which is a little better than us. We have 12 baskets, and the harvest is very good."
"Yes, there are four of us, two of us are picking up, and two of us are trawling. Tomorrow we will put branches to trap. I don't know if the number will decrease."
Father Ye said as he walked: "It's not that bad. We haven't even reached the peak flood season yet and we've already been unable to catch them in the past two days. It's not too bad at all."
"That's good. I haven't gone to sea a few times in the first half of the year, so I'm counting on this one..."
Although the price of squid dropped by two cents today, the whole family sold a little more today than yesterday.
After the great harvest, they walked back happily, looking forward to continuing to go to sea tomorrow.
But the weather was not good, and it cleared up for one day. It rained heavily again at night. Ye Yaodong heard the sound of raindrops in his sleep. After waking up, he continued to sleep peacefully, and did not need to get up to go to sea at night.
The fishermen in the village who had just tied up the branches with eggs on them heard the sound of rain at night and went back to sleep helplessly. When they got up the next morning, they would scold their mothers there.
They were all prepared for a big fight, but something unexpected happened.
Everyone can only wait and hope that this rain will pass quickly. The fishing season will pass as soon as it passes.
The three Ye Yaodong brothers also stood at the door and watched, feeling extremely sorry.
"It's raining at the wrong time."
"There's nothing we can do. It's going to rain and my mother is getting married. Fortunately, we did it two days longer than others."
"I don't know when to stop. It's a gloomy day and it doesn't look like it's going that fast."
Fortunately, the sun was so strong yesterday that I dried the skinned dried fish all night and all day long. Otherwise, it would have stunk in this weather, so they usually dry the dried fish in autumn and winter.
"It rains or there are winds and waves all year round. There are more than 300 days, and the total is only about a hundred days. The harvest is not certain, alas..."
"I have no choice but to live by the sea. Life is much better now than in previous years, and everyone can save some money. You see, in the past few years, every household worked hard for a whole year and only got three or four hundred yuan. Some
In the end, everyone still owes the brigade food."
"Yes, now everyone can have enough to eat and clothing, no more sweet potatoes for food, and there is still money left in our hands."
"I heard that other places are more miserable. It's fine here at the beach. We won't starve to death."
Second Sister-in-law Ye also came out and said regretfully: "I've only been there for a day or two, and it rained again. I didn't make much money this day. I'm really angry."
Ye Yaodong shrugged and spread his hands, "Just think of it as a rest. You can't stand it if you keep spinning every day."
"It's just a period of tiredness. Why do you have to worry about being tired when you have money to earn? You can go to sea every day..."
He was so tight-lipped that it only took him a day to say such a thing.
I get up at 2 o'clock every night and do physical work at sea until I come back at five or six o'clock in the evening. I only sleep five or six hours a day and I don't eat well. What are you trying?
"The rain won't stop for a while, so you can go back to sleep."
He was about to stretch his body, but when he raised his hand, he heard the cry of a baby coming from the room, and immediately went in with a smile on his face.
When he woke up early in the morning, he saw mother and daughter still sleeping, sleeping on their sides in exactly the same position. They were so cute. He didn't dare to disturb them, so he finally woke up.
As soon as I opened the door and walked in, I saw Lin Xiuqing breastfeeding.
"Why are you eating again?"
"Otherwise? She's only so old, doesn't she just wake up and eat, and eat and sleep?"
"At least wake up and play for a while. I haven't held her in my arms for almost two days. She has been sleeping all the time."
"She woke up to play, but you were not at home."
At this time, Ye Xiaoxi was also holding her ration in her mouth, and opened her big wet eyes again, looking left and right curiously, her mouth still moving.
"Wake up, wake up, stop eating, get up and play..."
Both mother and daughter ignored him.
Ye Yaodong looked at the pile of red envelopes beside his pillow and said, "When did you get so many red envelopes? Just don't do it for your daughter's full moon. After all, she is pregnant, so don't accept any favors, just return them all."
"They were delivered one after another yesterday. I originally wanted to discuss it with you last night. Seeing that you came back too late and too tired yesterday, I put them away first."
"Well, then don't do it."
"That's what I think. Anyway, you'll lose money by selling wine. This is already the third time. There's no need to do it again. As a favor, I'll ask my mother to send it back after the rain stops."
Ye Yaodong nodded.
After seeing the child vomiting out her food and refusing to eat it, he happily picked her up and said, "Hey, does it feel heavy again?"
"Whatever nonsense you are talking about, you are treating me like an idiot three times. You can't say such things and you don't know."
"Oh, yes, yes, I can't say, I can't say..."
He immediately stopped talking and concentrated on teasing the child and talking to her. It was rare to see her awake and not asleep.
Lin Xiuqing leaned against the bedside with a smile on her face, looking at the father and daughter with gentle eyebrows. The loving and gentle look on his face was so rare.
Normally, she would either roll her eyes at her two sons, look at them sideways, or raise her eyebrows, but how could she look so gentle, silly and cheerful now? It was not in vain that she took the risk to give birth to her.
It’s great to have both children.
There was a lot of joy in the house, but the rain outside started and continued for three days. Ye Yaodong also happily held the child at home for three days.
When they got up early on the fourth day, everyone found that the rain had stopped. It had been gloomy for three days. Suddenly the clouds opened and the fog cleared. The sky was washed by the heavy rain and became exceptionally bright and clear. The sky was filled with red light. Everyone was very happy.
The village also started to move and became lively.
Ye Yaodong also took advantage of the weather to clear up, and went with his father to cut more branches on the mountain. It happened to be that he had free time today, so he could put them out at night.
The family sat outside the door to work in the afternoon, and saw Father Lin and Mother Lin pushing a cart over. Father Ye and Mother Ye all smiled and put down their work to greet them, but Lin Guangyuan's shoulders slumped.
"Oh, why did you come so soon?"
Ye Yaodong poked him with a branch, "Didn't you have enough fun?"
"No, I've only been here a few days, and it's been raining for several days."
"Then stay a few more days."
"They must have come to pick me up, and they must not be able to keep me."
"Then let's play again next time."
Lin Guangyuan sighed, "Will you take me out to sea next time?"
"Really want to go that bad?"
"Of course."
"Then you ask your grandpa and grandma and ask them to stay for a night or two. By the way, I will take them to pick squid."
It is also safe to let them pick up squid on the small island. If you happen to catch it, let them pick up more and take it back. It will be a waste for the seabirds to eat.
If there is nothing left to pick up, you can still go to the stone wall to pry and dig.
When Lin Guangyuan heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, "Really?"
"Um."
Chapter completed!