Ye's father and mother looked at each other, and their hearts began to lighten.
The third brother is open-minded and doesn't care, which is a good thing. If the boat is returned, the eldest and second brothers can choose between the two: take the small boat or follow them.
This is better than three people taking turns to trawle. There are only about 30 days in a month. The two brothers take turns. When the waves are big, they take a rest or replenish the nets. After deducting the days, there are not many days in total, and it has to be shared among three people.
Assign one person to operate the small wooden boat, and two people to trawle the net.
Mother Ye pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you really have any objection to bringing the little wooden boat back to your eldest or second brother?"
Ye Yaodong said as a matter of course, "No objection! Wasn't it me who proposed it? You gave me the boat without charging me any money, which was already partiality. I have made a lot of money in the past few months, so it's fine. You decide whether to give it to the eldest brother or the second brother, or just let them discuss it among themselves to save the two sisters-in-law from complaining."
"Well, let's wait and see. Let your father go out more and ask around to see if he can buy it in the near future."
"OK."
Seeing that they had finished talking, Ye Huimei quickly pulled Ye Yaodong to her room. Behind them, Ye's mother was still muttering that she was mysterious and she didn't know what she was talking about, so she had to go into the room to talk...
In fact, the room where Ye Huimei sleeps now is still the room that Ye Yaodong and his wife used to sleep in. It’s just that they moved out and vacated the room, so she can have her own room.
Even the old lady moved from the small room at the back door to Ye Yaopeng's room, which made it easier to look after her. This saved her from having to walk back and forth between the front and back doors dozens of times every day as the floor was slippery.
"What are you doing?"
"Third brother, which store in town did you sell your pearls from? Do you measure the price by size? Do you know how much the pearls I have are worth?"
"Take it out and show it to me."
"good."
Ye Huimei excitedly took out a few pearls that she had hidden under her pillow and placed them under the head of the bed so that she could touch them when she fell asleep at night. What woman doesn't like jewelry
Ye Yaodong estimated that the three in her palm should be about 8 mm in size, and the other one should be the one she found on the island, and should be about 6 mm in size.
As for the degree of roundness, there is no need to look at it. Saltwater pearls with nuclei are generally perfectly round and do not need to be measured with a plate.
In the past, people would roll pearls back and forth on a disc to determine the roundness of the pearls. Pearls that could move in a straight line on the disc were called disc beads, which are what we now call perfect round pearls.
"These three should be more valuable. This one is a little smaller. If you sell it, don't be silly and just accept the price they say. Ask for a higher price."
Ye Yaodong put the pearl back into her palm after he finished speaking. She held it tightly and said with a smile: "I won't sell it. I want to keep it first. If I sell it, my mother will definitely say that she is keeping the money for me. I don't want that."
"There's nothing wrong with keeping it for you. Why would an unmarried girl like you keep so much money?"
"I don't want it. I want to keep the money I earn myself."
"Never mind you, I'm going back, it's getting dark."
He turned and walked out. Just as he opened the door and was about to go out, he heard a knock on the window behind him. It sounded so familiar. Isn't this something he does often
He turned his head to look at the window, and saw Ye Huimei standing beside him at a loss. She glanced at him with a guilty look on her face, and when she saw him looking over, she gave him a wry smile.
Ye Yaodong frowned and walked straight to the window. At this time, the window was knocked again. Ye Huimei's scalp was numb with embarrassment. She quickly stood in front of him to stop him and said loudly: "Third brother, didn't you say it was getting dark? Don't you want to go back early?"
"Who's that outside the window?"
"It could be a wild cat!"
He pushed Ye Huimei aside, opened the window, and looked carefully, but saw that there was no one outside.
"Haha, I just said there was a wild cat outside."
Ye Yaodong glanced at her. Did he think she was a fool
He walked straight outside and walked around the house. Unexpectedly, he found a dog man standing on one foot against the corner of the house.
"Damn it Pei Guang, don't run!"
Damn it, you actually come and knock on the window so late at night, don’t you want your reputation anymore
Ye Yaodong chased and cursed until he reached a tree 100 meters away and kicked Pei Guang in the butt.
Running all the way also made him furious. After kicking him, he punched him in the jaw, cursing as he hit him, "Fuck you, it's more convenient for you when I'm not around, right? It's already dark, and you're still knocking on the window, what do you want to do?"
The more he talked, the angrier he got, and he punched me several more times.
"Fuck, are you serious, Dongzi... Oh, be gentle~"
"I'm fucking beating you up? And you're asking me to be gentler?"
"I'm not telling you to be gentler. Oh, should I tell you to be heavier?"
"Fuck~XXXXX..."
Ye Yaodong beat and scolded him, and punched him in the face. Let’s see how he will go out next. He even sneaked into his house after dark. Does he not care about his reputation
"Oh, that's enough, it hurts so much, it's almost over..."
"Damn, do you think I'm kidding you?" He became even angrier and punched him several more times.
He didn't stop to catch his breath until he was tired.
Ah Guang’s face was swollen and bruised like a pig. He covered his stomach with one hand, bent over, and cursed with his index finger extended, “Are you going to beat me to death? We are still relatives after all, and I have to call you Third Brother... Oh~ Oh~ It hurts~ You come again~ Ah stop, stop, I won’t talk nonsense anymore... "
"Fuck you, it's already dark and you still come. If you dare to play tricks on my little sister, I'll kill you. We won't be brothers anymore." Ye Yaodong was annoyed and kicked him hard twice.
I haven't seen you for some time, and I didn't expect you to become even more blatant. That's tolerable, but I can't tolerate it.
"Oh, no, no, I'm serious. I swear to God, I go out to sea every day, and I only have time after dinner."
"Go away, swear. If it works, where are the scumbags in this world?"
Another kick passed.
"What is a scumbag? I am really serious, extremely serious, heaven and earth can bear witness to this..."
"Shut up!"
Seeing that he was still glaring at him with his fists clenched fiercely, Ah Guang wisely shut his mouth quickly, then moved to his side and found a big rock to sit down and relax.
It hurts so much, how many years have you not been beaten? Damn, you are still my brother, but you hit me so hard, it hurts so much~
He sat in the corner, complaining in his heart, and secretly glanced at Ye Yaodong who was still glaring at him. After a while, he begged for mercy: "Okay, don't be angry. You've hit me, and you've let go of your anger, right? Sit down and let's have a good chat."
Ye Yaodong looked at him coldly without saying a word.
This made him feel even more guilty...
"I was wrong, but I couldn't help but be moved. Do you know how it feels when you meet a girl you like?"
After starting, he felt a little fearless for a moment, and facing his cold gaze, he continued.
"I feel so uncomfortable that I can't help but walk towards your hometown as soon as I get home. I want to go out every day, even if we don't say anything, just to see her from a distance. You got married without ever having a girl you like. You definitely can't understand me. I like her from the bottom of my heart. My heart and eyes are full of her..."
"Who said I don't have a girl I like? My wife is the girl I hold dear to my heart."
"You have a wife, she's yours. You see her every day, eat with her, sleep with her, and hang out with her every day. How can you understand my nagging desire?"
"Damn it!" Ye Yaodong punched him again, adding even more color to his face.
"Fuck, I was talking to you seriously and you hit me again!"
"You go on, keep talking!"
Ah Guang covered his bruised face and said aggrievedly: "Can't you help your brother? I'm not bad either, am I? Although I'm hanging out with you guys and got dragged down... ah, that's not right... that's not right..."
"It's just that my reputation isn't that good, but I haven't done anything outrageous. My family is simple, there's nothing to worry about, I have a boat, I'm hardworking, and I know her inside out. Why can't I do it? Other bastards can get a chance to date, but I have to get beaten up first!"
Ye Yaodong's anger subsided a little after listening to his detailed account.
Among their friends, A Guang can indeed be considered as a down-to-earth and hardworking person. His father used to be away at sea all year round, and it was he and his two younger sisters who did the work in their fields, and he basically did most of the work.
The family is simple, they have a house and a boat, and there is no mother-in-law. You can be the head of the family after you marry into the family. After the two younger sisters get married, there are only three people in the family, two of whom earn money. It is so much less of a worry.
Moreover, A Guang had a pretty good life in his previous life, but he was unlucky in the first half of his life and was a widower.
But, after all, he was his friend, which made him feel like his home had been robbed!
"You haven't told me when you started to have feelings for my little sister?"
He scratched his head in embarrassment, "It was... when you were building the house, the first time I went over to help, you invited me to dinner, and I accidentally noticed her. I had never paid attention to her before..."
Damn, it turns out he was the one who let the wolf into the house.
He said that his little sister was very well behaved and usually weaved webs at home, so how could she be related to A Guang? He was keeping an eye on her.
Ye Yaodong waved his fist and wanted to hit him again. This time, Ah Guang didn't just sit there and wait for death. He directly spread out his palm and wrapped his fist. "That's enough. Do you really treat me as a punching bag?"
After pushing the fist back, he rubbed the painful corner of his mouth. This guy was really cruel and merciless. His face had been swollen like a pig's head every few days in the past few months. He didn't know how many days it would take for the swelling to go away this time.
"What's wrong with hitting you? Fight back!"
A Guang glanced at him sideways and didn't want to argue with him. It was only right to beat up his future uncle to vent his anger. He had already prepared himself mentally.
"How dare I fight back? You are my ancestor now. I just ask you if I can do this. I am sincere and really like you from the bottom of my heart. When have you ever seen me treat other girls well since I was a child? She is the only one. I promise that I will always put her in my heart."
"If I say no, you will never come to my house?"
"That can't be possible!"
Ye Yaodong glared at him, turned around and left.
"Hey, you haven't said anything yet..."
"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent to let me pursue you?"
"Dongzi, good brother!"
"Third brother?"
Ye Yaodong staggered suddenly and almost fell into the ditch nearby. He turned around and wanted to beat him up again, but saw A Guang running away excitedly.
“Hahaha~”
"Fuck, I was too gentle, but he still managed to run so fast."
Ye Yaodong cursed a few words, then saw him running towards his hometown again, but he didn't chase after him.
Everyone has his own fate. A Guang is actually okay. It depends on his younger sister.