Ye Yaodong smiled all over his face when he heard her talk about the children, and there were noisy children's voices on the other end of the phone.
"Give me, give me..."
"Give it to me first, I want to talk to dad..."
"I want it, give it to me...give it to me..."
"Mom, don't talk about it yet, just give it to me and I'll call..."
"Do you have my father's phone number? Why doesn't my father know how to call me back? Ask my third uncle..."
"Don't make any noise!" Lin Xiuqing cursed before the other end of the phone stopped.
Ye Yaodong also said: "Why did you bring a group of children here? It's so noisy."
"We were all playing at the door. As soon as we heard Xiaojiu calling for daddy, they all ran over. They were so annoyed that they kept chattering."
"When will dad come back?"
"Dad, please remember to bring me a gift!"
"Dad, I miss you! I miss you! I miss you... I miss you..."
My daughter was still considerate. The first sentence was said by Ye Chengyang, the second sentence was said by Ye Chenghu, and the last sentence was shouted by Ye Xiaoxi.
And after saying that, he kept yelling and kept repeating, "I miss you, I miss you..."
The old father was very happy. When he went to the supply and marketing cooperative, he didn't see any small floral skirts. After two days when the sky was empty, he went to look for them. It made no sense that there were brats but not little cotton-padded jackets.
Lin Xiuqing was worried about whether the typhoon would affect them, and endured the noise of her children and asked.
"It doesn't have any impact. It rained for two days. The wind passed last night and it will be sunny today. But the waves are a bit big and we can't go out to sea yet. We will stop for a day and check it out today."
"Okay, okay, please pay attention to your safety. When you go out, it is better than at home. Safety comes first. We are all waiting for you to come back at home."
"Has the fish dried out in the afternoon these two days? Is it okay?"
"Fortunately, I heard the weather forecast in advance that there was a typhoon, so I didn't get any sunshine for several days. It also rained at home these two days, but there was no water leakage. The sacks were tied tightly. Don't worry, I'll take care of it after nightfall.
Let Ah Cai see if he has any goods and bring some back, and I will continue to show them."
"Well, let's get more inventory. I'll probably be able to go back by the end of the month, before the Mid-Autumn Festival."
"Then remember to bring a few more mooncakes. The big mooncake with meat last year was quite popular, and several children also liked it. Don't buy other ones. Don't listen to them about what gifts to buy..."
Lin Xiuqing chatted nonchalantly, and the other end of the phone was also noisily shouting about buying something.
Not long after, the phone call came to Ye Chenghai.
"Third Aunt, please let me talk to Third Uncle. I didn't even have to talk to Third Uncle last time. I missed him..."
"Uncle Third, why didn't my dad call back? Why are you so idle? Even if you call me dad, remember to call more often..."
This brat, just now I thought he had a conscience, but I was so happy in vain that he actually thought he was idle.
"Okay, next one, change."
"Go away, go away. Let me tell you, dad, remember to bring me a gift when you make a lot of money. I want a golden hoop..."
"Let your grandpa cut one for you later. Okay, the next one..."
Ye Chengyang's voice immediately appeared on the phone, "Dad, just send me a red envelope..."
Ye Yaodong: "..."
Or do you prefer it?
"I want it too, I want it too..." Ye Xiaoxi also echoed loudly.
"Okay, okay, let your sister-in-law answer the phone."
After saying that, he also handed the phone to Aguang. Everyone looked at him eagerly and waited to answer the phone. He couldn't take up too much time.
Anyway, as long as everyone at home is fine, all the children talk is nonsense.
They all took turns talking on the phone. Ye Yaodong went to the corner to smoke when he had nothing to do. Unexpectedly, he saw Chen Guolong arrogantly leading a few younger men to attack the street.
"Hey, foreigner, why are you here?"
"Ah? What a coincidence. I was on the phone. I just finished the call and was waiting at the door. I was still on the phone inside. Where are you going to make a fortune?"
All of them have slipped through the net. They just finished fighting yesterday and ran out today with their faces still bruised.
"Go skating when you have nothing to do."
"I haven't seen you lately. Have you made a fortune?"
"Hehe, it's okay, it's okay, I'm just making a living."
"Oh~ I understand, I understand."
"If it weren't for the hard times, no one would be willing to take risks. You foreigners are not easy to deal with. They are in groups all day long, dozens or hundreds of people, in a large area. When I go back to collect the protection money, I have to think about it and stagger it.
Go there when there are fewer of you."
"Fortunately, I also found a new way to make money for the coward in the other group of you that day. I don't expect this anymore. I'll give him a good beating secretly and then go make other fortunes."
So this person also bullies the weak and fears the strong?
Ye Yaodong chuckled, "Wouldn't it be better to have a way to make more money? If there is a way to make a lot of money, of course you can make a lot of money."
"Of course, let's go. Let's go and drink some spicy food." Chen Guolong said hello and left directly.
Coincidentally, the other three people also came out after making phone calls.
They all stretched their necks and looked at the backs of Chen Guolong and others.
Azheng: "Dongzi, you still chatted with him?"
Xiaoxiao: "How come you can chat with anyone and have a conversation?"
Ye Yaodong glanced at them inexplicably, "No, I happened to see it when I was passing by. He asked me why I was here, so I just said a few words."
Ah Zheng: "Shouldn't we be enemies with him?"
"Is he an enemy?"
A Guang: "Aren't you enemies?"
"Is he an enemy?"
Ah Zheng scratched his head, "It doesn't seem to count? There was no fight. Chen Jiannian and him are enemies."
A Guang was also confused for a moment, "That seems right, he doesn't seem to be that rude to us, and he seems to be slowly getting more and more aggressive towards Chen Jianian."
Xiaoxiao blinked, "So it's normal to say hello when passing by?"
"Of course it's normal. What's the point? You have many friends and many paths, and they don't charge protection fees anymore. You've found a way to make a fortune. Let's go, let's go home. Have you settled the bill?"
"It's knotted. Can we get out without it?"
"Ah Guang, who is very wealthy, has already taken the initiative to get married together."
"That's right. There's a pattern. How about buying some wheat cakes by the way? I want to eat the ones with meat fillings." Ye Yaodong instructed him politely.
"I want it too."
"One for each!"
A Guang glanced at the three of them and saw that their eyes were even wider than his, so he had no choice but to give in.
"Let's go together."
"Okay."
As the sun came out, there were more people on the street. The four of them walked and watched and ate. When they returned to the rental house, their bellies were all round and they didn't need to eat anymore.
Of course, Aguang paid for all the shopping and eating. After all, he earned money from his brothers, so he couldn't be stingy anymore.
The subsequent fishing has been uneventful, and their relationship with Chen Jiannian has been good, and they have always been in and out together.
Also because they have been hanging out on the pier for a long time, some of the fishermen in the town who go out to sea at the same pier every day have become familiar with each other.
When we meet, we can say hello and chat for a while, and occasionally give away the endless seafood caught in the fishing net. The other party will also give some local fruits and vegetables that are put on the boat to eat, and there is always going back and forth.
It's not as strange as when I first came here, and there was no gossip.
After all, most people nowadays are relatively simple, and people have to come and go.
There are so many of them, so as long as there is no serious conflict, the local fishermen will not deliberately mess with them. In addition, it is a busy season, everyone has a good harvest, and they no longer keep an eye on them. The main reason is that everyone knows them.
With a gun, he doesn't look too easy to mess with.
With their diligent efforts three times a day, the number of jellyfish in the trench gradually decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye. After only about a week of fishing, there was not much left in the trench.
Everyone saw it in their eyes and knew very well that it was because they had too many fishing boats and they were overfishing endlessly. Their fishing speed was much faster than the jellyfish floating up.
They had had a collective discussion the night before to see if the floating situation after one night would be enough for them to fish for another day.
Obviously, I don’t know whether it’s because the peak flood season is almost over, but the number of floating jellyfish has dropped sharply in the past two days.
It was only noon today, and they had already caught all the jellyfish in the trench. Even before the fishing boats returned to the shore to sell them, there were no more jellyfish to catch here.
After everyone ran out of goods, they all gathered together.
"This is gone?"
"If this is gone, will it be gone?"
"What should we do if we can't catch them? Do we have to disperse and search for them on the sea?"
"Is there such a place? Is it possible to find another one? I see that there are intermittent jellyfish in other places. Are there such trenches in other places? Is it possible to find another one?"
"Can't you? How can there be so many good places like this? This place alone has allowed us to catch more than 20 boats for a month, dozens of tons a day."
"You thought it was Chinese cabbage? How can you find such a good place casually? Even the locals don't know about it. I discovered this by accident."
"Then let's get it by ourselves, shall we? Find it by ourselves?"
"Why do I feel like the number has dropped a lot recently? Is the flood season over?"
"I think so too. When we went back from the net last night, the quantity inside seemed to be about the same as what we saw this morning, and not much more this morning."
"Yes, the feeling has not increased. Are there not many jellyfish under there?"
"It's also possible that the flood season has been rising intermittently during this period. The flood season is almost over, so there isn't much left to float."
…
Ye Yaodong listened to everyone shouting and discussing across the boat like thousands of ducks, but he moved a stool and sat on the side of the boat, resting his hands on the edge of the boat and supporting his chin, looking at the sea.
But I was thinking: When are they going to leave? When are they going to leave? Let’s go quickly, all the jellyfish have been caught, and we are still here talking about it, why don’t we go out and look for it again on the sea.
"Dongzi, what did you say?"
"Ah? What do you say?"
When Ye Yaodong heard someone calling him by his nickname, he looked up in confusion.
"Everyone said that we should just fish for ourselves instead of joining a group. Anyway, there is no more goods here. The sea area is so wide that it is not suitable to join a group."
"There is no goods here, so why should we sign up for a group? Everyone has gone to catch their own fish, and wherever there is goods, they will go there. Anyway, you can just calculate the time to dock."
Go quickly, go quickly.
After he was empty, he went into the water to take a look and see what the trench below looked like to find out.
Last year, they actually didn't catch the end of the flood season, but it was close to it. However, there were still some jellyfish popping up intermittently every day, so he didn't go into the water to take a look, and he was anxious to go back before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
This year, we have already caught no more fish, so we might as well go down and have a look to see how deep it is and whether there are any jellyfish underneath?
As for the workers on the boat who saw his fishing equipment, they didn't care. They just asked the leader to find connections to get it. Anyway, they would get it on the big boat by the end of the year.
Moreover, most of his cousins ​​on board are still relying on him for food, so there is no need to worry about safety issues.
"Then let's each get what we have. There's no more stock now. Let's get them all together. Then no one has to get anything. It's better to just go home."
"Then let's all go our separate ways. Everything is gone here. We've talked here several times, and only one or two came nearby. It's not enough for everyone to fill their teeth."
"Then let's go..."
"Then go out and look for yourself..."
"Then let's go too..."
"Other fishing boats went to the shore to deliver goods and haven't returned yet. If they come over later, Adong, please help remind them and ask them to sail out to fish. If there is anything else, we can wait until we catch up later in the evening.
"
After saying that none of them were greedy, the boats brought by Chen Jianian started to move, and the other boats followed suit.
Everything has been caught, and no one wants to stay longer and waste time. We still have half a day left today. If we go out for a while, we can catch more fish on the sea.
Although the next harvest will definitely not be as good as the previous harvest, you can still earn a little bit. There is still more than half a month until the Mid-Autumn Festival, so you can't waste it. You can still earn a little bit more.
After all, Ye Yaodong was the first to discover this place, and he also selflessly contributed to share it with everyone, making everyone earn a lot of money during this period.
Now that everything has been harvested, it is better to leave this area to him, and occasionally harvest one or two intermittently, which is still okay.
Boat after boat left one after another, but the fishing boat that everyone left would come to him first, thanked him and said hello, and after saying a few words, they left first.
Most of the fishing boats on the sea have left the trench and opened the bend, and the distance between them has gradually widened, getting further and further away. The only ones left are their original five boats and small fishing boats.
.
Azheng's boat left for the dock and has not returned yet.
"You guys should go, too. After so long, there haven't been many people around here. It's useless to wait here. No need to wait. Let's see if we can find out anything here. If not, we'll wait for a while.
Left."
Xiaoxiao nodded, "Okay, then I'll leave first. You can let Ah Zheng know when he comes back later."
Ye Yaodong nodded.
After Xiaoxiao left, Father Pei also left.
The two fishing boats Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua also left at the end.
The entire trench was empty in an instant. It was originally full of boats this morning, but now only his two boats were left floating in it.
"Dongzi, should our two boats also fish separately?"
"Don't give it up yet. Let's stay here for a while and take a look. See if there are many jellyfish popping up intermittently. If it's still possible, we don't have to go out to the sea to search. It will take time to search everywhere."
"That's okay. Let's take a look. The other ships will probably be back soon."
"Let's fish first, another one popped up over there..."
After the cargo was low, the people on the boat seemed a little idle. Originally, we hired one more person this year, just because there were more people, and the fish could be fished faster, so that we could keep busy.
There is not so much life now, and there are not so many people.
Ye Yaodong felt at ease and did not even move his buttocks. He continued to sit on the edge of the boat, propped his chin on his hand, and continued to stare at the sea in a daze.
After the boats came back and left again, he went into the water to take a look.
I'm too sleepy. I'll post one chapter first and add another chapter tomorrow.
Chapter completed!