After sending both of them into the house to sleep, Ye Yaodong carried the big yellow croaker in the bucket to the corner of the house, covered the bucket with the lid, and took a piece of rags to wrap the bucket to prevent the light from coming in at dawn.
This is to isolate the light and make the color of the yellow croaker more golden. Unfortunately, there is no ice at home, otherwise it would be best to keep it at low temperature.
In our country, gold has a relatively beautiful meaning. It symbolizes nobility. It is used by the royal family and represents wealth.
During the Republic of China period, Shanghainese people would call a 10-Si Ma Liang gold bar "big yellow croaker" and a 1-Si Ma Liang gold bar "small yellow croaker." Comparing gold to yellow croaker, eating yellow croaker is naturally associated with wealth.
A yellow croaker is served on the table, shining golden yellow, which means that money will come in. This is just like the Guangdong people love to eat grouper, which means prosperity.
Yellow croaker carries a beautiful symbol of wealth, so it is hard not to be a favorite of the Chinese people. Therefore, the golden yellow croaker is very popular in our country.
The yellow croaker caught at night is more valuable than that caught during the day because the ones caught at night are golden, so of course they have to be wrapped well.
As for the big sea eel and blue crab, they can survive until tomorrow's pot no matter where they are placed, so don't worry about them.
After finishing everything, he washed his hands and went into the house.
"It's the middle of the night, why are you still not sleeping? What are you doing going in and out?"
Ye Yaodong paused while taking off his clothes and asked, "Did I wake you up?"
"I didn't sleep well. I've been awake since you left."
"Why don't you sleep? I'm just going to the beach. I'm familiar with the place. What's there to worry about?"
"What a mess. I couldn't sleep because my milk was swollen. Not long after you left, your daughter started crying. I fed her for half an hour, but she didn't eat much. I was so swollen and painful that I couldn't sleep."
Ye Yaodong took off all his clothes and climbed onto the bed. Without even lifting the quilt, he pressed directly on top of her, "Let me rub it for you?"
Lin Xiuqing slapped his dirty hands away and said, "Don't bother me. What's the point of rubbing them?"
"Then I'll help you squeeze it!"
As he said that, he lifted the quilt from her body and then lifted the hem of her clothes...
She tried frantically to stop him, but he still got the upper hand.
"Let me rub it for you..."
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Maybe the couple's whispering disturbed the baby beside them, or maybe Ye Xiaoxi sensed the food crisis. At this moment, she closed her eyes, opened her mouth wide and burst into tears.
Lin Xiuqing quickly pushed the giant baby away from her body, and without even bothering to pull down her clothes, she turned sideways to pat the child, coaxing him softly.
But the child kept snuggling into her arms, then picked up her food in his mouth familiarly and started eating it with one hand.
"So timely! He must have sensed the crisis and woken up to protect his own food."
Lin Xiuqing turned around and rolled her eyes at him, "I told you to leave some for her."
Ye Yaodong laughed and said, "I've eaten everything, so why don't you go to sleep? It's a pity that I can't sleep, the fire is blazing, oh~ it's a big sacrifice..."
"Go to bed, it's late. Mom will come over to cook breakfast tomorrow morning, and you won't be able to sleep again."
"It's okay. I just got up early to sell the goods."
"What are you selling? Did you catch anything good last night?"
"A sack of anchovies, perfect for making fish sauce, and two baskets of sandworms, which will keep me busy tomorrow. I also have 50 to 60 kilograms of swimming crabs and stone crabs, and maybe a few devil crabs, which I'll have to sort out and sell tomorrow morning."
Lin Xiuqing was surprised when she heard this. "There are so many goods. How many of you went there? You didn't stay there for long, did you?"
"About two hours. Ayuan called Ahai over. The two boys were very enthusiastic and wanted to empty the beach. They were reluctant to come back even when we asked them to. They were still thinking about the next time."
"Hai has to go to school tomorrow, why is he out with you guys so late at night? If my sister-in-law finds out, she'll beat him to death."
"Who cares? I'm not the one getting beaten, and I didn't call him."
As he spoke, Ye Yaodong told her about his previous experiences at the beach as if it were a funny story, which made her feel a little envious.
"Why is it that every time I go to the beach I can only dig some clams and pick up some seafood, and occasionally I get lucky and pick up a big fish or a blue crab, but you only get good things every few days."
"Because I have a strong shipping force, others are people looking for fish, but I am fish looking for people!"
Lin Xiuqing thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case. This old saying often goes like this.
The harvest from going out to sea depends entirely on luck, so people living by the sea are particularly superstitious.
"Then you can go to the beach more often when you have nothing to do. You can make a little money without going out to sea. If you bring back some seafood, you won't have to worry about food and drink."
"I plan to go out to sea tomorrow night. I haven't been out for more than half a month. I have nothing to do at home. Let mom come over to sleep in the same room with you tomorrow night. She can also take care of the children at night. I will sleep on the floor in the next room."
She nodded. "That's right. I originally thought so, but the old lady wasn't in good health some time ago, and I was worried that she would be alone at home without anyone to look after her."
"You're all sleeping in the house at night, are you okay? You came here early in the morning, eating and drinking here, and you seem to be in good spirits recently."
"Well, go to bed quickly. You still have a lot of work to do tomorrow morning."
"okay."
After working for several hours, he felt a little sleepy. He lay down as requested, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
It's very easy to sleep. I can fall asleep as soon as I say sleep.
Lin Xiuqing heard that he had just finished answering and had started snoring. He slept better than a pig. She couldn't help but complain in her heart: Just now he said that I didn't sleep, so how could he sleep? Now he is sleeping better than a pig!
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She was quite sleepy by now, so she lay on her side, feeding herself with her eyes closed, and soon she fell asleep.
The family went to bed late at night and slept soundly early in the morning. They didn't even notice Ye's mother coming over, but they were awakened by the sudden howling of ghosts coming from the next door.
Ye Yaodong opened his eyes in a daze, and after hearing the noise, he cursed Ye Chenghai in his heart.
I clearly told him last night to be quieter and shout softer this morning, but he ignored me.
Today's pocket money is halved!
He wanted to close his eyes and take a nap, but the noise was getting louder, and coupled with his mother's loud voice, he didn't need to sleep anymore.
Thinking of the two baskets of crabs at the door waiting to be sorted, he simply got up.
Seeing Ah Qing also waking up, he whispered, "You should sleep a little longer. It's still early. It's not even 7 o'clock yet."
"Well, Ah Hai was beaten, right?"
"Well, you bastard, you deserve to have your ass beaten to pieces!"
As he spoke, he put on his clothes and walked out.
There was still a blazing fire in the stove and the porridge in the pot was bubbling. When he saw it, he quickly lifted the lid of the pot and stirred the porridge with a spatula.
Seeing that it was almost cooked, I added two pairs of long steamed buns and arranged them in a tic-tac-toe shape. Then I put a handful of dried fish on the plate, cut a few slices of ginger, smashed some garlic, poured a little vinegar, and then put it on the steamed buns.
After doing this, he walked towards the door.
Ye Chenghai was chased out the door, and he was still wearing a vest and shorts, with red blood streaks on his calves...
This is a beating in a dream.
"I'll beat you to death, you bastard. You don't sleep in the middle of the night, you run around, you can't get up in the morning, and you ignore everything I say..."
"Have you never been to the beach? Why don't you go and steal in the middle of the night? You have to go to school today. How many times have I told you? Just beat me to death. What's the point of having you?"
"You were born to make me angry and run away... Come here..."
"Mom... I didn't, it's unfair... Who told you that I got up in the middle of the night to go fishing? I was sleeping in the house the whole time, I didn't go anywhere..."
Ye Chenghai howled a few times, and when he saw Ye Yaodong coming out, he quickly shouted at him: "Uncle San, help me, please help me explain..."
"I can't explain those two dark circles under your eyes!"
At this time, Ye's mother also scolded him, "It's fine if you go to the beach by yourself, but you also asked Ah Hai to come with you. You don't want to study anymore, and you want to play even more..."
"I didn't call him."
"How would he know if I didn't call him? One or the other is so troublesome, it's all your fault, he should be your son, your eldest brother has been obedient since he was young..."
Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows. Aren’t boys born to be naughty
Can I still rely on him
He didn't want another son.
"Mom, stop hitting me. I really didn't get up in the middle of the night. I just couldn't sleep at night..."
"Still trying to make excuses. Your father woke up at night and saw you and your uncle going to the beach."
"Ah, it turned out that it was my father who betrayed me, oh~hiss~"
Another heavy whip hit his thigh, leaving another bloody mark.
Seeing that he was pitiful, Ye Yaodong showed mercy and said, "Sister-in-law, it's almost time to go to school. Come back and fight."
"Yes, yes, mother, save it first..."