Back To the Small Fishing Village In 1982

Chapter 16: Recalling the regrets of many years ago

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Seeing the two people fleeing in panic, everyone in the room was still very angry and kept cursing!

Those people living by the sea hate to say such unlucky words. As long as someone in the family goes out to sea, they won't even turn over when eating fish. You can say they are superstitious, but they just value these things.

Going out to sea is very risky. Every year, people fall into the sea and die. No one wants anything to happen to their family members.

"Okay, let's do what we need to do. They won't try to take the boat again. You should also check the boat carefully before going out to sea. Only go out to sea if there is no problem. You must pay attention to safety issues. No matter how important money is, it is not as important as life."

"I know, mom. I've checked everything. I even invited a veteran to come over the first time I went into the water. He checked it and only went out to sea after he confirmed there were no problems." Father Ye would not joke about his own and his son's safety.

"Just keep it in mind."

Father Ye nodded, then took his two sons out to buy bricks and sand. After Mother Ye picked a good day, they would find someone to start building the house.

Ye Yaodong was abandoned by his father with good reason.

Who would dare to order someone around if he doesn't do his job properly

He stood aside, raised his brows and watched his father and two brothers go out, but was so happy that he didn't say a word.

It was so hot in the middle of June. If I didn't ask him to go, he could take a nap and recall what happened at home at that time. After all, it had been 40 years, which was too long ago.

He had just woken up in the morning and was still in a daze when he was disturbed by the noise of his uncle and second uncle coming to his house. He couldn't think carefully and went out to check what happened.

After the three sisters-in-law had tidied up the house inside and outside, they began to make fishing nets in the shade at the door, cursing Uncle Ye and Uncle Ye II for being wicked ghosts while they were doing it.

The room was stuffy, so Ye Yaodong lay down on the recliner at the door to enjoy the cool air and take a nap. As a result, his ears have not been quiet since he lay down.

While cursing, the three sisters started chatting with their neighbors and talking about village gossip. They became more and more excited as they talked. The key point was that they did not stop using the shuttle needles in their hands and were still weaving the web quickly.

Ye Yaodong just felt that these women were really good at talking. They were just making a fishing net, and they could pull out anything by putting them together.

He couldn't lie down anymore. One woman was like 500 ducks. A group of women chattered non-stop. He couldn't even lie down on the recliner and take a nap.

He scratched his head in annoyance and decided to go back into the house. It was windy today and it should be okay to open the window.

As soon as he stepped into the house, he saw his little son standing alone by the bucket, playing with water and digging for clams. He threw himself on the bucket and almost fell into it, his whole body wet.

"Fuck, you guy, I didn't see you for a second, but you're just making trouble and sneaking here to play in the water."

He quickly pulled his son up and shouted to Lin Xiuqing at the door: "Ah Qing, your son is playing in the water and is soaking wet again!"

Lin Xiuqing frowned when she heard that, and quickly got up and walked in. Seeing her son's face covered with water stains, his black eyes looking at her innocently, she lost her temper instantly and just walked up to him and patted his butt twice.

"Why aren't you a little more obedient? You've been playing in the sand all morning and it's not enough. You want to play in the water too. You're almost out of clothes to change into. How many changes do you have to make in a day?"

Ye Chengyang thought his mother was playing with him. He smiled with his tiny teeth showing and hugged her neck.

Lin Xiuqing picked him up helplessly, "You're still sticking to me even though you're wet. Go to the room and change clothes!"

Ye Yaodong also followed them into the house slowly, then lay down on the bunk bed, supported his hands behind his head, crossed his legs and watched his wife change clothes for the child.

For decades, in his memory, she has always been a middle-aged woman with a tired face and overworked appearance. He has long forgotten that she was also so fresh and young when she was young.

Feeling his gaze, Lin Xiuqing felt a little uncomfortable, her ears slightly reddened. After changing the child's clothes, she turned around and glared at him, "Why are you looking at me like that in broad daylight?"

Then he took the child out again and ran away...

He suddenly felt a little puzzled. She was his own wife, so couldn't he just look at her a few more times

I think she was pretty when she was young too!

Are you going to glare at him too

Ye Yaodong came to his senses after lying there for a while. Shit... Did she think he wanted to do something to her right now

So is it necessary to escape

He originally wanted to ask her to put the child in the room and he would help her look after him for a while.

Well, he should just take a nap alone in peace and quiet for a while.

Standing with his feet crossed, he looked at the mosquito net on top of the bunk bed and recalled that it seemed that his family had always lived a very peaceful life. Except for the separation after building the house, nothing major happened in the following decades and the whole family lived in peace.

No, he suddenly remembered an important thing that he had forgotten for many years!

His wife seemed to be pregnant with her third child in the past two years, but policy did not allow her to give birth, so she hid in her parents' home. As a result, she slipped while going up the mountain to pick tea with a seven or eight month belly, and gave birth before she could be sent to the hospital. As a result, the child died less than half an hour after being born!

I heard it was a daughter!

His wife was so sad and blamed herself that she cried for several days!

As for why he only heard about it, of course it was because he was not at his father-in-law's house. His wife was sent back to recuperate the day after the child was lost, and he only found out about it then.

Although he felt a little bit sorry, the child was not born after all, and he was away from home all day. He did not have much affection for the child and had forgotten about it over time. Only now that he thought about it seriously did he remember this matter.

Thinking of this, he sat up instantly. In which year did his wife become pregnant with her third child

He vaguely remembered that her belly started to grow bigger when they moved into their new home. What year was that

Tea picking is in March

If the pregnancy is seven or eight months, then the baby was conceived in July or August? Was it conceived this year or next year? Or the year after next

"Damn it, how could I forget what year it was for such an important matter?"

Ye Yaodong thought back with a look of regret, but he just couldn't remember. He only remembered that his belly grew bigger after he moved into the new home and he couldn't hide it. In order to avoid the policy, he returned to his parents' home after the New Year to prepare for the birth of the baby.

After thinking for a long time without any idea, he shook his head and said, "Forget it, we'll know when we get pregnant. It's better not to get pregnant. Who knows if we can give birth successfully? It would be a relief to save ourselves the suffering!"

After thinking it through, he lay back down again. Apart from this incident, the only big event for him was the passing of his grandma in a few years.

I still remember how sad he was that year. The old lady went to water the vegetable garden at the back door, stepped on a bluestone slab and fell. She refused to go to the hospital and said she was fine. Then she lay in bed for a few days, but she died.

If possible, he wanted the old lady to live a few more years. If she hadn't accidentally fallen, the old lady would still be in good health.

It has been his regret for many years that he did not take good care of her.

As he was thinking and listening to the cicadas chirping outside the house, Ye Yaodong fell asleep unknowingly.