The three of them came to a fork in the road and went back to their homes.
Ye Yaodong returned home, unloaded the trap net, and handed the list of goods to Lin Xiuqing. He gave the fish to his mother to deal with, and listened to her muttering that he was wasteful and even saved the prawns for eating...
He quickly pushed the cart and ran away to avoid having to listen to her nagging. When she was not around, she would just stop after a few words. If she was around, she could continue talking until dark.
As a result, as soon as I went out, I ran into A Guang
"What are you doing? What's in this big box?"
Ah Guang looked at him in surprise, "When did you come back?"
"What's this box of yours this afternoon?"
"Dragon head fish, I'll send you a box to dry."
Now it was Ye Yaodong's turn to be surprised, "Are you hauling dragonhead fish instead of hauling nets?"
As he spoke, he offered his hand to help carry him, "Carry him to the back door and kill him there."
"No way. Dragon head fish are so cheap now. Why would I go and fish for them? My father's friend sent two foam boxes over today. They will be empty the day after tomorrow. We can't dry all of them, so I might as well bring a box for you to dry."
Ye's mother was killing fish at the back door and heard it. She smiled and said politely, "Why are you sending such a big box? You can kill them slowly at night and borrow a few more long bamboo flats to dry them."
"Don't look at it as a lot. This box of 50 jin only costs one yuan, and one jin is only two cents. It's too cheap. Now, I have one box for myself, and this one is for you."
"Oh, well..."
Mother Ye accepted it with a smile, and then called her three daughters-in-law and Ye Huimei to come out to kill them together, otherwise she would not be able to finish killing all the animals in such a big box until dark.
Ah Guang just glanced at Ye Huimei openly, but Ye Yaodong blocked his view, hooked his shoulder and walked out, "You didn't go trawling today? Come on, let's talk outside."
Ah Guang was dragged out by him unwillingly and could only stare at him, his eyes seemed to say: Damn, why don’t you stay a few more days
Ye Yaodong pinched his chin and turned his head straight, "Look ahead when you walk. You are such a grown-up, and you still need someone to teach you this."
"Go to hell, why are you back so soon?"
"If I don't come back, this will become your house."
"Where is that?"
Ye Yaodong stared at him with fiery eyes, "Looking at your expression, you look guilty. You must have been here a lot in the past two days, right?"
"Go away, I'll go back and help kill the fish." A Guang shook his shoulders and shook off his hand.
"Why don't you just stay and help me kill the fish too?"
"You don't want me to stay any longer?"
"Hehe, at least you know what's wrong with you! Get lost now~"
"Cross the river and destroy the bridge!"
Ye Yaodong waited until he walked away before going into the house to tell his mother that he was going to the dock to return the cart and would be waiting there to pick up his father. He asked her to kill the fish at home and there was no need to go to the dock.
Tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the lunar month. Today the tide will recede to the bottom at about five-thirty, so the fishing boats must come in before five o'clock.
It was already four o'clock, and he was sitting on the shore waiting patiently.
Sure enough, not long after, his father's boat came in.
When Father Ye saw him, he asked him, "When did you come back? Did you collect the goods from the traps? I was thinking that if you hadn't come back, I would have collected the goods for you later."
"Oh, don't mention it. I got home after 11 o'clock and went out to collect the traps after 12 o'clock. I found that two rows of goods inside had been stolen."
"Ah? Who is so wicked?"
"No more talking, let's carry the goods down first," Ye Yaodong said as he looked at the sorted fish on the boat. "We have a good harvest today. We actually have a whole basket of giant sword prawns and quite a few small squids."
Ye Yaopeng carried the food with him and said with a smile, "There are only shrimps these past two days. There are also shrimps at other places."
"I also collected a lot of prawns in the traps today."
"That should fetch a good price."
"Um."
Not long after their boat docked, many more boats were docking on the sea. After unloading all the goods from the boat, Ye's father sent his two sons home to push the carts. The fishing net happened to be broken, so he took advantage of the fishing ban to pull the net home and repair it.
After he sold the goods, he would wait there and see who had pulled more goods that day.
As a result, no one’s goods could match his, and everyone complimented him, saying that he was amazing and good at fishing, and praised his family for becoming more and more prosperous, and that they had built several houses. They also asked what kind of family his daughter wanted to find...
After hearing the nice words, Ye's father was in a good mood. When the cart arrived, he loaded the fishing net onto the cart before going back.
Mother Ye and her friends were still killing and drying dragon head fish. Father Ye came in and asked with a smile, "Where did you get the dragon head fish? So many? I heard that dragon head fish is very cheap recently, so it's just right to dry them. It's been windy these days, but there's sunshine. It should be dry tomorrow after a day of drying. Put it away and wait for Mazu to inspect the sea, then use it to stir-fry celery and go with rice."
"A Guang sent a whole box over, saying that someone else sent them two boxes, and he couldn't kill them all himself, and he didn't have any bamboo flats to dry."
"This young man has been watching quite diligently recently, and he is also very brave. It's a pity that his family also has the things we have, otherwise we could send some things to his family instead of taking advantage of him all day long."
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes. If he wasn't thinking about his younger sister, he might not have sent gifts so frequently. He could have given this box of dragon head fish to his aunt.
Ye's mother suddenly asked, "A Guang, you are one year younger, right? Do you still have a partner?"
"Huh? Really?" He looked at his mother in surprise. Could it be that his mother was really bribed by A Guang and had some ideas
"Forget it. He's your friend, and I don't know how long he can be diligent."
What the hell does that mean
Is it because he is his friend that he was directly eliminated as a candidate for son-in-law? Don't his friends seem to be doing well now
Look down on people, this is...
He wanted to laugh a little, wondering how A Guang would react when he found out.
Father Ye said, "It's OK. He is the only son in his family. Everything in his family will be his from now on. He also has a boat."
"Moreover."
Ye Yaodong looked at his younger sister, but saw that she had her head down and was killing fish with scissors, with no discernible expression on her face.
Forget it, no matter how things develop, as long as she doesn’t marry that fake honest guy from her previous life, there’s no telling how treacherous such a person is inside.
With so many people killing fish in the backyard, it was not convenient for him to take a shower, so he simply went to sit with the old lady in her little room and chat.
The old lady hadn't seen him for two or three days. Seeing that he had just returned and was busy running around, she touched his arm and squeezed it, "Are you used to the food at your mother-in-law's house? Are you full? Do you only eat vegetables?"
Ye Yaodong didn't know whether to laugh or cry when listening to the old lady's questions. She was treating him like a child again.
"We also eat fish, shrimp, crabs, and pig's feet. Didn't I bring a lot of seafood? I cooked them all and ate them. Don't worry, I'm not a child. I can't starve myself."
The old lady smiled, revealing her gums. "That's good. We'll be eating vegetarian food in two days. Eat more tomorrow. You're already skinny, don't starve yourself any thinner."
After saying that, she turned around and rummaged in her small cupboard, took out two guavas, first glanced at the door, then blocked it with her body and secretly gave them to him.
He looked at the two guavas in surprise. No one was growing guavas here at the moment. This was a fruit from Taiwan, and it was not cheap in the Taiwanese stores in their town.
The old lady lowered her voice and whispered, "Don't tell anyone. Hide it in your sleeve and take it back to the house to eat."
"Where did you get them from? Keep them for yourself. Didn't I give you dentures?"
"Your eldest aunt came to see me yesterday and brought it to me. I won't eat it. I'm an old lady, why would I eat it? Take it back to your room and eat it. There are also five rice cakes. Take this first and I'll get you the rest."
"Your aunt bought it for you, so just eat it. You don't have to leave it for me. I'm not a child..."
"Take it, take it!" The old lady stuffed it into his arms without hesitation, "Don't let them see it, otherwise they will complain that I am biased. I am biased."
Ye Yaodong put the guava back on the table and whispered, "Don't take it. Keep it for yourself. Don't let it go bad. It's a waste. I'm going back to the house."
"Hey hey..."
The old lady couldn't stop him, so she had to close the cabinet, wrapped the two guavas in a handkerchief and hid them in her sleeves, and followed him to his room.
It just so happened that everyone was killing fish at the back door and no one was at home.
Ye Yaodong was helpless. He couldn't just kick the old lady out.
"If you want to eat it, I'll give it to you. I don't want to eat this. When the persimmons are ripe, I'll eat the persimmons you brought back. They are sweet. Please don't send them back to me. I have difficulty walking and will fall if I walk around."
"Okay, stop making trouble."
"Then remember to go get the noodles and cakes from me later, or I'll have to bring them over later."
"knew."
The old lady then went out satisfied.
Ye Yaodong looked at the two guava and felt the old lady's heavy love.
"What's wrong with you? I saw you vomiting after killing a fish?"
"Is she pregnant again?"
"Ah, you're pregnant again? Oh shhh~shh~"
Ye's mother's loud voice went straight into the house. Ye Yaodong heard some noise coming from the back door and leaned out of the window, but heard nothing.
When he walked out of the house, he saw his wife coming in through the back door.
"What's wrong?"
"I couldn't stand the fishy smell. I endured it for a long time. I just vomited and everyone knew I was pregnant."
Ye Yaodong helped her into the house, "If you had known earlier, you wouldn't have killed him. You were still bending over there for a long time."
She gave him a reproachful look, "Everyone is working, and I'm the only one being lazy. What's wrong with that? I'm not as confident as you, with the old lady supporting me. Huh? Why are there two guavas?"
"Shh, the old lady just forced it on me."
Lin Xiuqing asked in surprise: "Where did the old lady get it from? Did someone give it to her?"
"My eldest aunt came yesterday and I bought it for her. I just went to sit in her room for a while and she insisted on giving it to me. I refused, but she still specially brought it to me."
"You are really the old lady's sweetheart!"
"Are you still feeling sick and want to vomit? Take this guava and eat it. It will give you some relief."
She laughed and teased, "This is what the old lady gave to her precious grandson."
There were people at the back door at the moment, and it was not convenient to take it out for washing, so Ye Yaodong wiped it with a handkerchief and handed it to her.
"The one in your belly is also her great-grandson. Eat it. I'll go out and get you a glass of water. Just sit down and rest for a while. Don't kill the fish."
Lin Xiuqing was reluctant to eat it, so she just left it there, leaning against the bed.
She felt that her hands were full of fishy smell which could not be washed off, and she did not dare to eat with them, for fear that she would vomit and that would be a waste.
Ye Yaodong poured in a bowl of water and saw two guavas still on the table. He thought she was reluctant to eat them and wanted to leave them all for the child. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
At that time, supplies were really too expensive and scarce, and no one was willing to eat even a little bit of food.
"Leave one and cut it in half for the two children to share, and you can eat the other one quickly."
"My hands all smell like fish. I'll eat later. Let me drink some water first."
"Oh, Mom knows you're pregnant, did she say anything?"
"I said I wasn't sure if I was pregnant, because I felt nauseous last night and I didn't dare to go for a check-up. My mother told me to go back to my room and rest, and not to tell anyone.
Ye Yaodong looked at her in confusion, but he didn't dare to ask her whether to have the baby or not. He felt very troubled.
"Then lie down and rest for a while."
"Um."
"Is there anything you want to eat? The old lady still has some rice cakes. She just asked me to go get them. If I don't go, she will send them over again. Should I go get two pieces for you?"
She shook her head. "No, we'll have dinner soon. I'll just take a rest."
"All right."
Ye Yaodong could only listen to her.