Ye Yaodong was holding a rope in front, dragging a bunch of naked thugs. Only the five who were caught at the beginning had clothes on, and the rest only had shorts and were walking barefoot on the gravel road.
The hooligans were in tears, their tears mixed with snot, and they must have regretted their actions to the core.
Ah Guang walked beside them with a stick, watching them tiptoeing on the gravel road, hesitating. He would hit anyone he disliked on the butt with the stick. The group of people were angry but could not say anything.
"Fuck you, hurry up. If you delay my return home, I'll beat you up again! I won't even give you shorts."
A group of people had their mouths blocked. They couldn’t shout or cry. Their feet were cold and sore. Just thinking about it made me feel so pitiful.
555… Why did they want to rob people? This time, I really cried.
"Walk faster..."
One is pulling the rope in front, and the other is walking beside with a stick. It's a series of naked things. It's so funny no matter how you look at it.
Unfortunately, it was already dark and no one was walking on the nearby roads, so Ye Yaodong chose to walk on secluded paths.
The cold wind from the harbor at night made him shiver. He couldn't help but pull the rope hard, "Walk faster, don't you know you're freezing to death?"
The gangsters: We are colder...
After walking slowly to the border post, Ye Yaodong was afraid that there might be someone on duty, so he didn't dare to tie the man to the gate. If he was discovered and released, that would be pointless.
After searching for a while, I found a big and thick osmanthus tree nearby, so I simply tied the person to the tree.
He did not just tie one end of the rope to the osmanthus tree, but made the string of human-shaped candied haws circle around the tree.
Similarly, the rope in the hand also circled around the big tree, and then the gangsters gathered together facing the big tree.
Then he tied a few more firm knots, then stepped back, looked around, and clapped his hands in satisfaction.
Ah Guang laughed, "That's good. We can huddle together under the tree to keep warm. It's even warmer if we squeeze together."
The group of people were speechless and could only struggle there, whimpering and whimpering. It was very funny to watch.
Ye Yaodong also smiled and said, "Okay, let's go back quickly. I've been busy for most of the day and I'm starving."
"Let's go, let's go..."
The two men ignored the group of people and hurried to the dock arm in arm. They were tied up here and would not freeze to death overnight, so someone would surely find them tomorrow.
Everyone else was already waiting on the boat, only Xiaoxiao was still waiting on the shore. As soon as she saw them running over, she shouted at them to hurry up.
Only after seeing his son on board did Ye's father feel relieved.
"Alas, this is too conspicuous, which is not a good thing... I almost got robbed. These days are unstable, and there are many idle street urchins. These young guys have nothing to do and don't help their families with housework. They just hang around all day..."
Father Ye frowned and muttered a few words, and as he spoke, he glanced at Ye Yaodong...
"You can say whatever you want, but why are you looking at me? Haven't I changed my ways and worked hard?"
Ye Yaodong replied to his father and went to drive the boat.
"I said what I said, but I didn't say anything about you. You were just selling fish, but you got into a fight again. Were you hurt anywhere? Where's your money? Did you lose it?"
He glanced at his father and reached into his pocket. His eyes widened in shock and his eyes tightened. "Fuck..."
"Ah? What happened? Did it fall?" Father Ye was suddenly panicked.
"Fuck, it fell?"
"Fuck, no way?"
"It's not like it really fell off, is it? All my work today was in vain?"
Everyone was shocked and came forward to ask questions. It was such a large sum of money that their hearts were bleeding.
"Hurry up and go ashore to look for it. Maybe it fell in some corner or on the ground and you can still find it..."
"How can you be so careless..."
"There must have been a fight and some running and jumping just now. Let's look for them quickly..."
Ye Yaodong saw that everyone was even more panicked than him, so he immediately laughed and took his hand out of his pocket, holding a handful of banknotes.
"Haha, it's still there..."
"Fuck..."
Everyone kept shouting "Fuck!" and suddenly a mouthful of blood rushed up their throats. They really wanted to spray that bastard in the face!
A group of people gathered around in an instant, some waving their fists, some stretching their feet.
"Oh... don't hit me, don't hit me... it's just a joke... oh..."
"A few... and joking... it's not funny at all."
"That's right, it made me panic..."
"Damn it! I was so scared! I thought the 800 yuan was really lost."
Father Ye's face suddenly turned dark, and his heart, which had been in a knot, suddenly returned to normal, and his chest kept heaving.
It can be seen that he is on the verge of going berserk. If he has a stick at hand, he will definitely hit his son of a bitch and beat his butt to pieces!
This bastard!
He was furious and gave his son a fierce look as he was being beaten by the crowd. Then he took a deep breath and went to start the boat.
"Oh, that's enough, that's enough, let me go! I was just joking, why are you so petty?"
"Shit, 800 yuan is really gone, let's see what you're going to do?"
"Hehe, I deliberately asked my wife to sew her trouser pockets deeper because I'm afraid money will fall out." His pockets are one or two times deeper than normal pockets on ordinary clothes, just in case money falls out.
Nowadays, a lot of money is lost when it is put out of your pocket. It would be such a pity if you lose money.
After they happily chatted for a while, Ye Yaodong looked at his father again, "Dad, Uncle Zhou, the tractor driver in the village, seemed to have been beaten by those hooligans when he went home at night. Has he returned home yet?"
"I don't know. The old man who guards the gate of the commune came over and told me that you asked me to drive the boat to the town dock, so I came directly. When I get back, you can go to the house to see how he is doing."
"Well, okay. I haven't paid him for the fare yet. Let's buy something and send it over."
"Well, be more careful next time..."
The wind was strong on the sea, so everyone sat together in a corner and talked. In less than 20 minutes, the boat docked at the pier.
After getting on the boat, everyone was planning to leave. They had been busy until now and had not eaten yet. Their stomachs were growling, but Ye Yaodong stopped them.
He felt the bills in his pocket, but found no change, only the 800 yuan he had just received. He had no choice but to give each of his two cousins a Big Unity banknote.
"You were searched earlier and all your money was taken away. This is also my fault. Just consider it as compensation. I have been busy for so long at night..."
"Dongzi, you are being too polite. We are not strangers. What's the big deal if cousins help us? You even give us money. Aren't you trying to make us laugh?"
"That's right, take it back. We are all family, there is no need to be so formal. It's our fault that we were stupid and couldn't run away in time. Fortunately, we didn't ask you to redeem them."
"Hahaha, if you go to redeem someone, who knows what your cousins will think you've done."
The two of them also smiled and said, "Okay, put the money away and go back to eat first."
Seeing that the two men did not have sullen faces and were speaking from the heart, Ye Yaodong became less formal and put the money back into his pocket.
"Okay, then I won't be polite with you. I'll prepare some delicious food tomorrow and you can come to my house for a drink. It's cold, so drinking some wine will warm you up."
"This is acceptable!"
After the two cousins left, Ye Yaodong looked at the others again, "You guys don't need to do that, right? A beating won't be a big deal, right?"
"Tsk~"
"Let's go, just don't forget to buy us a drink."
After sending everyone away, Ye Yaodong agreed with his father to go out to sea at night, and then they went back to their homes.
Lin Xiuqing waited for him for a long time but he didn't come back. She couldn't sit still and ran to the door to look out from time to time. She was relieved only when she saw a figure walking towards her in the distance in the night.
After the person came closer, he said, "I'm glad you're back. I've heated up the food for you. Go wash your hands and eat."
"Um."
He felt in his pocket and handed her the big bunch of gold. "That oarfish sold for 800 yuan. Keep it. I'll give Dad the dividend at the end of the month."
“So many…” Lin Xiuqing’s face was full of joy.
"Just in time for you to count the money until your hands are tired."
She glanced at him in reproach, "How can you say I've been counting until my hands are tired?"
"Adding the wealth you've accumulated during this period, aren't you tired of counting it?"
"Go eat and stop talking nonsense."
"How much money do we have?"
Lin Xiuqing whispered, "Add the 800 yuan you gave me today, it should be a little over 5,000."
Ye Yaodong nodded and said it was okay. The speed of making money was not slow, but the weather was getting colder and colder, and it would be difficult to go out to sea if the wind was strong.
He fished out the half of the red coral branch he had dug out from the parrotfish in the afternoon from his pocket again. "Keep this too. You can use it to make a ring, a bracelet, or a necklace. It will all look great."
"Ah? This is not worth anything, why did you pick it up? Mom has thrown away a basket of it..."
"Fuck, stop talking. It makes me sad. I didn't even know she threw away a basket. These will be valuable in the future. You should save them first. If you see them next time, you should pick them up. Got it?"
"Is this true? Is such a small amount valuable? No one in the village wants it." Lin Xiuqing held it in her hand, rolling and rubbing it, not taking it seriously.
"Why would I lie to you? Don't you think it would be very beautiful if it was polished into an oval shape and set in a ring and worn on your hand?"
"The color is festive, but I don't know if it looks good or not. Since you said it will be valuable in the future, I'll just put it away. It doesn't take up any space anyway."
"Well, pick up whatever you see and take it home."
She agreed casually and took it back to the house to put away the money and things.
Ye Yaodong then went to wash his hands, sat down to eat, and after she came out, he told her about the experience of catching the oarfish.
Sometimes when something interesting, unexpected, or new happened at sea, he would come back and tell her about it, just like telling a story, and Lin Xiuqing would listen with great interest.
"I'll go with you in two years."
"Don't... It's not as easy as you think on the sea. I only picked out new and interesting things to tell you. I didn't tell you anything bad. Most people get seasick. I don't need you to go out to sea with me. You just need to take care of the house and the children. I'll do the money-making work."
Lin Xiuqing sat beside him with her chin in her hands, "But it sounds quite interesting when you talk about it."
"This is only a small part. The reality is that people suffer a lot and the danger is huge. We don't know how many people die at sea every year."
Her heart suddenly tightened, and her expression became serious, "Then you should be more careful and pay more attention to the wind and waves on the sea. Come back quickly if there is anything wrong."
"I know, I haven't lived enough. I just said it casually. Don't take it to heart." Feeling that he scared her, he immediately changed the subject, "Oarfish is also called earthquake fish. You should be more careful in the next few days."
What if there is any difference between the two lives
"I know."