When Xiao Xiao heard that they were going to an isolated island to fish in the sea, his eyes immediately lit up, "Brother, count me in. Zheng will definitely go too."
"Okay." Anyway, there are many small islands scattered around, and it is impossible for him to use up all the rich resources by himself. It would be a good idea to have more people to keep him company, so he wouldn't be bored and have no one to chat with.
The fat man touched his chin and thought for a while, "This time I can either go with you guys and get some food."
Upon hearing this, the three of them turned around and looked down on him.
"Are you sure you won't fall asleep if you follow me?"
"You're tired, so it's normal to take a break, right? That's how we happily decided!"
"Okay, bring your own tools, and don't blame me for not reminding you earlier."
He doesn't care if there is one more person or one less person.
The fat man said excitedly: "Do you want to bring another pot? Bring some food and cook it. Otherwise, you will be starving from morning to night and can only eat live shrimps."
Ah Guang looked at him speechlessly, "Why didn't you bring the rice and seasonings?"
"That's fine," the fat man's eyes lit up, "let's start a fire right here."
"You just want to eat. Do you think you are going there to live? Why do you bring rice, grains and seasonings? Isn't it troublesome?"
Ye Yaodong was very interested. The Double Ninth Festival was coming soon, so they could arrange a picnic and cook taro rice. He said to the fat man with a sly smile, "I think it's a good idea. You can bring the rice, pots and bowls, and you can cook and we can eat."
"Hey~ this is fine!"
"I think so too!"
Xiaoxiao and A Guang reacted immediately and nodded in agreement!
"Fuck...you think I'm your logistics guy?" The fat man stared at them.
Ye Yaodong said with a smile: "Isn't this what you suggested? None of us know how to cook!"
"Hehe... Let's talk about it later. Let's go home. I'm going to sleep."
"Oh, yes. It's late now. Let's go home and sleep. Lend me the basin to load the goods. I'll return it to you tomorrow."
"Put it in a bucket. It's easier to carry. They're not our buckets anyway. You can just take one back. You don't have to return it. Who cares?" The fat man said as he handed him the empty bucket on the ground and asked him to pour the goods into it.
"also."
Everyone packed up their goods, said goodbye and went home.
Ye Yaodong looked up at the moon in the sky and felt that it was almost at its zenith. He was really delayed too late today. He couldn't help but quicken his pace and take a shortcut.
The Fengxiao fishing village was really quiet at night, but any movement was also very clear. Just as he walked not far from his doorstep, he heard the sound of faint footsteps and voices behind him.
He stood at the door and saw several figures appear on the path. He couldn't see exactly how many people there were because they were too far away.
I stood there and watched curiously for a while, and then I saw them walking towards the outside of the dock. I didn't know if they were the group of people from Linji. Occasionally, there would be fishing boats coming to their dock at night. Recently, it was the season when dragon head fish were rampant, and many boats went to catch dragon head fish and then docked at night.
He shook his head, saying "mind your own business", then gently pushed the door open and went in.
First take out the blue crab and put it in a bamboo basket, then cover it with a soup bowl to prevent it from being bitten to death by mosquitoes. Blue crabs are most afraid of mosquito bites and will die if bitten by one. Don't worry about the other crabs. There is no refrigerator anyway, so you can kill them tomorrow.
Just as he turned around, he heard the sound of the door opening. Without looking, he knew that it must be his wife who heard the noise.
"Why did you get up?"
"I haven't slept all night. Why are you back so late?"
"I caught a thief and it's been delayed until now. The fish in the barrel will be left for me to kill tomorrow morning."
Lin Xiuqing asked curiously, "Is it the thief who stole the goods from the ground cage? Who is it? Is he from our village?"
"Yes, it's Xu Laifu, Awei's brother-in-law. He has just been handed over to Secretary Chen for processing. Don't worry about it. Go back to your room and sleep." As he said this, he walked forward, put his arm around his wife's waist, and went into the house.
Lin Xiuqing pushed her chest and said, "Hmm~ You stink, it's all cigarettes and alcohol."
He lifted his sleeve and smelled it, it was indeed quite stinky.
"Okay, then I'll take a shower and you go to bed first."
"There's hot water in the thermos. When the weather gets cold, don't go to the back door to take a cold shower. Just use hot water in the house."
He stopped walking towards the back door and smiled, "Okay, got it."
Watching him pour hot water in the basin, Lin Xiuqing went into the house with satisfaction.
Only after taking a shower and lying down hugging his wife did Ye Yaodong feel relaxed.
But Lin Xiuqing felt uncomfortable again, "Either you sleep on the other side at night? Or don't sleep next to me."
"Why should I sleep on the other side? Didn't my eldest brother sleep on the small iron bed next to me? The bed is so wide. I've already taken a shower. Can't I hug my wife?"
"But your hair still stinks. It smells like cigarettes and alcohol. It makes me sick."
"There are so many things to do! How can I wash my hair in the middle of the night?" He touched her flat belly and said, "This one must be a daughter. She is so pretentious."
After saying that, he sat up and threw the pillow to the other side.
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "You know now? What if it's still a son?"
"Come on, these two are already enough of a headache."
"Everyone wants to have as many sons as possible, but you're still having a headache?"
"That's enough. Rich families with big fortunes want as many sons as possible. We have two who can help with the work, which is enough. If we have another daughter, we can also have pig's feet to eat."
She rolled her eyes at him, "You're already thinking about pig's feet before the baby is born."
Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "That's just what I said. Don't you also want a daughter?"
"That's what I think, but it's not what I think it is! Go to bed. It's late. Don't wake them up again."
"Um."
Ye Yaodong's biological clock is now very punctual. He wakes up on his own at 6 o'clock. Even if he went to bed at 12 o'clock last night, he still woke up at the same time this morning.
Lin Xiuqing was facing inwards. It was a rare occasion for her to sleep in. In the past, when he woke up, she would have already gotten up to cook breakfast. Maybe she had gone to bed too late the night before.
For fear of disturbing her, he moved gently and only started to put on his clothes and pants after he walked out of the room.
It was a rare occasion that he got up earlier than her, so he checked and found that the blue crabs were still alive, so he thought about cooking the porridge first.
He scooped a bowl of rice into a bowl, then poured it into the ladle. He thought this amount should be about the right amount, so after washing it, he poured it directly into the pot, added a lot of water, and then sat in front of the stove to light a fire.
Although he had never cooked with an earthen stove in his entire life, he should have learned it in the past two months.
He first grabbed a handful of straw from the corner and rolled it into a ball. Then he took a box of matches from the stove, took out a match, struck it, lit it, and threw it into the stove.
After starting the fire with straw, he slowly threw the broken branches into the fire. He had picked them up in the mountains a few days ago when he had some free time.
He felt that living alone after the separation, there were so many things to do at home, such as chopping wood and fetching water. Before the separation, these things were not his responsibility and he didn't have to worry about them.
Not to mention the past life, let alone the messed up past.
Thinking of this, he felt more and more guilty, and he wanted to show off even more.
He took out a small bag of dried fish from the basket nearby, cut two slices of ginger, smashed two cloves of garlic, poured a little vinegar on it, sprinkled a little bit of sugar, then placed four sticks of fish on the porridge in a tic-tac-toe shape, and then put the plate on top to steam it.
Then he carried the bucket of fish from yesterday to the back door to kill it. While killing, he would go back to the house from time to time to add firewood to the stove.
When Lin Xiuqing woke up, the food was ready and the fish had been killed. He also fried two eggs.
She looked at the delicious food on the table, and her nose suddenly felt a little sour, and her heart felt like it was filled with something.
"Why are you up so early?"
"Isn't it always this early now?"
The two children followed Lin Xiuqing out of the house and climbed onto the table nimbly.
The eldest brother looked at the bowl of eggs on the table with shining eyes, "Scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs, I want to eat eggs!"
The little one also parroted, "Eggs, eggs."
Seeing the two of them reaching out to grab it, Lin Xiuqing didn't bother to ask, and patted the back of their hands and said, "Go brush your teeth and wash your face first."
"A little bit~"
The eldest child made a face and ran down the table to the back door. The second child followed suit. In fact, he was so young and Lin Xiuqing didn't ask him to brush his teeth. He saw his brother brushing his teeth, so he cried and made a fuss and insisted that he brush his teeth, just like a follower every day.
"Why are you scrambling eggs? Dried fish or pickled mustard greens would be fine this morning."
"Occasionally, eggs are nutritious, so you should eat more and less pickled vegetables."
Lin Xiuqing felt sweet in her heart, but she couldn't help but say, "What the hell, pickled mustard greens and rice porridge are so good."
Ye Yaodong did not expose her duplicity.
After the family had a happy breakfast, he went out again with the bucket. Now he collects the goods from the traps basically every other day.