Ye Yaodong looked at his eldest and second brothers who were soaking wet and asked curiously, "Didn't they go sailing? Why do they look like they just swam back?"
Ye Yaopeng looked down at his clothes that were clinging to his body and felt a little uncomfortable. He grabbed the hem of his clothes and shook them out, saying, "The tide was very shallow when we came out, so it was difficult to drive out. We asked a few friends to help us get into the water and push the boat, so we were delayed until now."
"Oh, what time do you want to go at night?"
"One or two o'clock, do you want to go? Dad said that it would not take three people to drag the net, only two people would be enough, so we can take turns to go with him, so that we can have some rest."
The second son, Ye Yaohua, also said sincerely: "Third son, you should also take turns with us and learn from dad how to sail a boat and how to use a compass to navigate the sea without getting lost. We are people living by the sea, so we must be able to distinguish directions at sea."
"I hope you can."
How could he not know how to steer a boat? He could also read a compass. He had been sailing large ships for many years and could steer the ship. How could he get lost at sea
He just fell into the deep sea and hasn't recovered yet. It doesn't seem appropriate to ask him to go out to sea now.
Ye's mother scolded, "This morning you said you wanted to learn from your elder brother and second brother to be diligent and hardworking, but your words are like farts. From now on, you are not allowed to go anywhere. You just help at home. Even if you don't go out to sea, you have to help make the nets, otherwise I will break your legs."
"Mom, you can't become a fat man in one bite, you have to let me take it slow..."
"You don't even want to work all day, and I'm telling you to take your time. How long will it take? Until your son grows up and does your work for you, and I'll just support you!"
"Hey, that's a good idea!"
Mother Ye glared at him and raised her hand, wanting to slap him to death for being so useless.
However, when Ye Yaodong started to talk nonsense, he was prepared that his mother would be angry, so she slipped away, not wanting to take the fruits of her hard work or to see her son.
He ran a few steps away before saying to them, "It's so hot, I'm going back first."
Anyway, his wife and the others also came ashore, just like him.
After jogging home, he was sweating profusely and his whole face was sunburned red. The old lady felt so distressed when she saw it.
"Why don't you wear a hat when you go out? You're so tanned, where are your mother and the others?"
"They are walking behind us and are almost home."
The old lady took the cooked corn from the basket and gave it to him. "It's so late, you must be starving. Eat some corn first. The porridge is ready. We can have dinner when your mother and the others come back."
"Oh, okay."
The corn I grow myself is soft, sticky, sweet, and I never get tired of eating it.
In the morning, he had a bowl of shredded sweet potato porridge with pickled mustard. He didn't even have to pee because all the water was gone after he sweated. He was already hungry and it was already past twelve o'clock.
"Where are those kids? It's already dinner time, why haven't they come back yet?"
"A man came back, took a corn and ran out to have fun again. Who knows where he went? He went out and yelled a few times and then came back."
"I'll go and call!" After he finished chewing the corn in a few bites, he threw the cob into the corner, got up and walked out.
As a result, he bumped into his mother as soon as he walked out of the house. His mother was holding a basin of sand clams in her hands. When he bumped into her, the sea water in the basin splashed all over him!
"What are you doing? You're such a grown-up and still so irritable, you deserve it!"
Ye Yaodong took a step back, looking helpless. It turned out that his mother disliked him so much and had been complaining about him all morning!
He has already planned to be a good person!
depressed!
It was Lin Xiuqing who stepped forward and said, "Go back to your room and change your clothes first. I will wash your clothes later. The sun is strong at noon and they will be dry in the afternoon. Otherwise, if you continue to sweat, you will have nothing to change into at night."
"Um."
Maybe it was because of his good performance on the beach just now, and the two blue crabs, his wife was more pleasing to him than usual and spoke to him gently and kindly.
After Ye Yaodong returned to the house, he started searching through all the drawers and cabinets. He didn't find it in the closet where he kept his clothes. He thought it had been too long and he had remembered it wrong, so he searched everywhere.
Lin Xiuqing finished giving her child a bath outside and was about to come in to get some clothes for the child to wear, but when she saw what was inside, she became so angry that her heart was raging and her face turned cold.
"Do you think I'm too idle and want to find me something to do, or do you want money?"
"Ah? What are you thinking about? I can't find my clothes!"
So she thought he didn't go out this morning because he had no money in his pocket
Is he really that out of tune
Maybe…possibly…there was when he was young…but…but didn’t he come back
Out of breath!
"Do you have to rummage through boxes and cabinets like this to find clothes? There are only two sets of clothes and two pairs of shorts to change into. The clothes are still hanging in the backyard to dry. What are you looking for here?"
"Just two sets?"
"How many sets do you want?"
"I don't know, just two sets of clothes, I'll fold them for you..."
Looking at the mess on the bed, he felt a little guilty. Fortunately, he would live alone for the rest of his life and he could do everything. He quickly and skillfully folded the clothes for the family of four for all four seasons.
Lin Xiuqing watched his actions and her anger dissipated a little. Maybe he really didn't know where to put his clothes. She was the one who took care of these daily matters. She was also the one who folded his clothes and put them on the bed for him when he took a bath.
Maybe she really had wronged him this time, so her attitude softened, "I'll go outside to collect your clothes."
After changing his clothes, Ye Yaodong sat at the head of the bed. He did not leave immediately. He was reflecting on himself...
In just one morning, he clearly felt his family's dissatisfaction with him. It turned out that he had been such a failure in the past. He hadn't felt it so clearly in decades.
After Lin Xiuqing dressed her son, she came in and separated his folded clothes and sheets and put them in the closet. Seeing that he was still sitting, she couldn't help but frowned and said, "Let's go out for dinner. Why are you still standing there?"
"Waiting for you, how can I eat without you!"
Ye Yaodong was just joking, but he didn't expect his wife to blush and turn her head away in embarrassment, "What nonsense!"
He was immediately surprised that she could actually blush! It turns out that women all like to hear sweet words!
"Let's go out for dinner. If we're late, there won't be any food!"
Look, even the tone has softened...
He immediately felt better, and the depression of being wrongly accused disappeared. He straightened his back and slowly followed her out.
The big round table in the main room was already filled with a group of children. His wife stood beside his eldest son Ye Chenghu, preparing to pick up some food for him, and there was an empty seat left for him. The youngest son sat directly on his mother's lap, and his mother was feeding him.
The youngest generation in his family has five boys and three girls. His eldest brother's family has two sons and one daughter, his second brother's family has one son and two daughters, and he has two sons.
The first four boys were named Zhao, Hai, Jiang, He and Hu, from oldest to youngest. When his youngest son was born, he just randomly named him Yang.
He walked forward and sat in his seat. Looking at the table full of seafood, he couldn't help but sigh that people living by the sea are so poor that they can only eat seafood.