"Dad, what are you talking about earthen jars and bottles and jars?" Ye Chenghu looked at them curiously and was stunned.
After Ye Chenghai and the others explained it to him in a flurry of words, he slapped his thigh and regretted that he had missed it and didn't know it right away.
"I want it too, I want it too, I want to play too, I'm going to ask my mother for bottles and cans..." Ye Chenghu ran back to the house like a gust of wind.
Ye Chengyang half understood and half didn't understand what he heard, but his brother ran away, so of course he followed him into the house.
Except for fighting, under normal circumstances, they are Jiao Buli Meng, and Meng Buli Jiao's good brothers. Wherever the elder brother goes, the younger brother will follow.
But Lin Xiuqing was busy washing rice and making lunch now, so she had no time to take care of the two brothers, so they all kicked them out again.
They went to the corner of the door to rummage through the sacks. There was a sloshing sound, and the bottles and cans in the sacks were instantly poured all over the floor.
Most of them were cans of malted milk that they drank, which could be used to store things. Ah Qing was reluctant to sell them to a junk collector, so he kept collecting them there. There were also a lot of other canned cans.
Now, not only the two brothers were excited, but the others also stopped working and all gathered around, wanting to beg for it.
Ye Chenghu couldn't bear to share it, but they all refused, "You go back to your own homes and look for it, this is mine! I don't even have enough, how can I give it to you? You go back and look for it yourself."
If they could go back, would they stay here and work as coolies? They would have gone home and rummaged through their belongings.
"You can go to your Amma's house to look for it, or you can go to grandma's house to look for it, otherwise it won't be enough."
"That makes sense!"
With Ye Yaodong's advice, a group of children suddenly became very active. However, he also lacked people who could help him with the work, so he could only continue peeling bamboo shoots by himself, which was a mistake.
Ye Chenghu used all the many jars at home and coaxed Yangyang: Brother, after finishing the work, just share and use one. Don't do it, just watch...
Ye Chengyang coaxed him and nodded.
Ye Yaodong didn't expose it either. One of the two brothers was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer.
Ye Chenghu also found a screw and asked Ye Chengyang to pick up a big stone outside the door to give him a sense of participation. Then he spent the whole afternoon banging there to make a hole in the edge of the jar so that it could be easily tied with a rope.
A group of kids next door were sticking their butts out and knocking all afternoon.
They had no choice, they had just received a spanking and their buttocks were hurting, so they could only stick it out, but even if it hurt, it couldn't stop their enthusiasm.
"Dad, is this how they are connected?"
"That's about right. The string is strong. As long as it doesn't get washed away by the waves, it'll be fine."
"That's it!"
Ye Chenghu excitedly played with the fruits of his labor and dragged it to the next door to show off. Along the way, bottles and cans were rubbing against the ground, making a clanging sound.
It was also the right time for them to play with it. In the afternoon, the tide gradually receded.
A group of children were reluctant to go anywhere. They squatted in a row at the entrance of the yard, holding long sharpened sticks in their hands. Of course, they came to hang out with Ye's father when he was free and pestered Ye to sharpen them for them.
Moreover, there were piles of various bottles and cans in front of them, and they were connected with ropes.
Other friends were also attracted by their strange behaviors and things, and they all squatted over and asked them curiously.
They were tight-lipped and didn't say anything, but this couldn't stop the children's curiosity. They all squatted together, ready to see what they wanted to do?
As they waited eagerly, the tide slowly began to recede at around two o'clock in the afternoon, and they began to move excitedly.
Ye Yaodong was afraid that they would chase the tide and run into the water, so he followed him uneasy.
By the way, I brought a bucket to see if there was anything I could pick up at the low tide. It had been raining for several days, and the water level had risen. The waves were probably strong outside, so it would be a good idea to pick up some seafood and have a snack in the evening.
"Can you please slow down a little? The tide hasn't receded yet, so it's still early."
He was holding a bucket in one hand and a fire tongs in the other. As soon as he caught a crab running sideways, he raised his head to remind the children who were running forward excitedly.
"knew."
Nowadays, parents are completely careless about their children. It is also because they are too busy. They have to do a lot of work to make a living, and they have no time to take care of their children. Sister-in-law Ye, Sister-in-law Ye, actually doesn’t care if the children run to the beach and play, as long as they don’t swim in the water, they don’t care.
Where do they go.
The same goes for the neighbors on the left and right, as long as they know when it's time to come back when it's time to eat.
Even Ye Yaodong would be more careful. Under his influence, his two sisters-in-law would sometimes not allow their children to play at the beach.
He has seen and heard of too many children who drowned because of playing in water, and how many parents were heartbroken and regretful. Moreover, those who drowned were often those who knew how to swim, especially the boys who were naughty. Every child was the treasure of their parents.
, if something unexpected happens, it will be heartbreaking.
He would rather be more careful to avoid regrets later. Children are young and ignorant, and most of the time they will not be obedient.
Ye Yaodong picked it up while walking. The tide did not recede so quickly, so he searched back and forth around the water level while watching the child.
Several children were waiting for the tide to go out while picking up, and no matter what they picked up, they threw it into his bucket.
"Dad, there are so many bubble holes here..."
"Pick it and see."
Ye Chenghu complied and reached out to clasp it, "It's a sand clam..."
"Forget it, stop digging, it's a waste of time. I don't know how long it will take to dig this small bubble hole. There are already a lot of big clams in the bucket. Go look around and see if there are any stranded fish.
Shrimps and crabs?”
"Okay, I'll ask my mother and eldest aunt and second aunt to dig it out later!"
"Then don't step on these bubble holes, otherwise you won't be able to recognize them later and won't be able to dig them out."
Although sand clams are more delicious than big clams, Ye Yaodong has swollen and can no longer look down on this small piece of sand clams.
After all, sand clams are too hard to dig, but big clams only need to be picked up. Moreover, after a group of people just threw them, the bucket was already half full.
Fish, shrimps, crabs, octopus, shells, conch, everything is available in the bucket. Except for fish, you can put the rest in the pot at night and steam it in a large pot over water. It’s delicious~
Amidst the excitement of the children who found a crab, a fish, and a conch, it took almost an hour for the tide to recede to the bottom.
The distance between the beach and the house has also become much longer, about two hundred meters. When the tide ebbs on the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month, the tide will go even lower.
"Third uncle, is it the end?"
"Uncle Third, can we put down the bottles and cans?"
"Third uncle, can you let me go?"
"Dad, can you let me go? The tide won't recede anymore, right?"
Ye Yaodong waved his hand, "Put it down, put it down, find a place by yourself, place it yourself, insert the stick deeper, and knock it with a stone for a while."
"Okay!"
The children were all excited.
Several children from the next-door neighbor followed them all the way out. They didn't know what they were doing, so they asked again, but they were only sent back with, "You'll find out later."
Regardless of whether they were boys or girls, everyone had a bunch of bottles and cans in their hands and dragged them away. Everyone was very enthusiastic and divided up to find a piece of land to occupy.
They didn't stand too far apart. At a glance, they stood in a row, only two or three meters apart, and started beating and knocking the sticks to the bottom of the sand.
The other children were squatting there and watching, curiously watching them work.
After they knocked the sticks and felt that they were firmly under the sand, they tied the ropes to the pillars one after another, and then carefully placed the jars sideways one by one, facing the sea.
"What on earth do you want to do?"
"Oh, don't bother. I've told you everything. You'll know when the time comes. Don't ask."
"When is that time?"
"We'll find out when we get back from school tomorrow."
"We have to wait until tomorrow. I thought I would know right away..."
"Go away, go away, don't get in the way here."
After Ye Chenghai finished tying his earthen jars, he felt a little empty for a moment. After finishing this, he didn't know what to do for a while. The waiting time seemed a bit long. He had to come back from school tomorrow to come to the beach to take a look.
"Uncle Third, is this all we need?"
"Well, it just so happens that the tide is out when you come back from school tomorrow, so I just happened to come over and collect it."
"Then what are we going to do now? It's so boring."
"Taohai, go out and look for me in all directions, pick up everything you find, steam it in a pot at night, and give some to your family to take back for extra meals. You haven't had fresh seafood for a few days, right?"
"Okay~"
This is what they like to do too!
Some eat and some play.
Ye Yaodong also walked around outside the reef, stepped on the big rocks and looked at the sea. It seemed that the waves were not big today. After the rain and the sky cleared, the sea was rare and calm.
I guess I just rested for a few days and went to work at sea again to make money.
At this time, many more people came out to hang out on the beach, including adults and children. Most of them were children who ran to the beach to play and pick up some stranded small seafood.
How can adults appreciate this? Only children are greedy and want to eat everything.
Some children saw a row of pillars standing here and bottles and cans on the beach. They circled around curiously and touched them, but they were chased away by the stingy Ye Chenghai and others.
There was a group of child laborers, and Ye Yaodong didn't want to work anymore. He threw the bucket aside to load things for them, and he squatted on the rocks to dig for sea greens.
I don't know when patches of sea green grew around the rocks, but no one wanted them. He planned to take a few more handfuls back and cook them for a couple of meals, or use them for salad dressing.
If it is served cold, the quantity will be larger, otherwise it will become concentrated.
After taking them to play on the beach until the sun went down, Ye Yaodong drove a group of monkeys home.
When they saw other children running home one after another, they went back with confidence.
A bucket was filled to the brim with the labor of so many child laborers. Ye Yaodong felt heavy when he held it in his hand. He estimated it weighed 20 kilograms.
He also waved his hand happily, "When I take it back and wash it, I will pick out the small fish and fry it. I will treat you as a reward. The other seafood will be steamed in a pot and you will share some with your family."
"Thank you, Uncle San!"
"Thank you, Third Uncle, Third Uncle is so kind!"
"Awesome! I want to eat the fried fish~"
"Yo yo yo ~ We are going to eat fried fish ~ crispy fried fish ~"
Everyone cheered with joy.
The wish you made in the afternoon will come true in the evening, that’s great! Third uncle is so great!
The children in the neighborhood are envious. Who can eat fried food except during the Chinese New Year?
Uncle Ye is so kind...
Chapter completed!