The two children were squatting in the corner playing marbles. When they saw their father laughing like a fool, they couldn't help but look sideways.
After Ye Yaodong finished laughing, he said, "Don't show off in front of Guan Gong. Stand with me. Even if you comb your hair with rockets, it will be useless."
"Fuck, we can't be friends anymore, let's break up..."
"Let's go, this wine is no longer drinkable..."
The two men were about to stand up, but were stopped by Ye Yaodong, "Hey, hey, hey, sit down, just pretend I didn't say anything and continue attacking."
"dare you laugh!"
"No, I just laughed and I haven't recovered yet."
"I do not believe!"
"I don't believe it either! You have to drink three cups first."
"Why..."
The three of them laughed and drank until after 8 o'clock, then they went back with red faces and burped. They had to go out to sea at night, so they had to go to bed early.
Ye Yaodong drank too much and felt the urge to pee, so he was going to go out to pee and then come back to clean the table. However, when he entered the room, A Qing was already cleaning the table.
"Didn't I tell you that I'll clean up?"
Lin Xiuqing glanced at him and said, "Go to sleep, your face is already red."
Ye Yaodong hugged her waist from behind, buried his head in the back of her neck, sniffed her deeply, and kissed her, leaving a pink strawberry mark.
"Stop making trouble and go to sleep. You will have to get up during the night."
"Alas~ Why has it been sunny for so many days in a row recently? We've been working for more than ten days without any notice of a few days of rain. Give people a break."
Lin Xiuqing clapped her hands on her waist and said, "Nonsense, everyone is looking forward to sunny days and calm seas, but you are actually looking forward to rain."
"Yeah, I'm tired."
"If you are tired, go to bed early."
"Okay, you clear the table and leave the dishes for my mother to wash tomorrow."
Lin Xiuqing shook her head slightly but said nothing.
There's nothing wrong with washing dishes for his mother, but I have to listen to her nagging. She's already out of confinement and has been lying in bed for several days after having a sterilization, so there's nothing wrong with washing dishes.
Ye Yaodong returned to the room and saw the well-behaved little kid lying on the bed and snoring. He wanted to get closer, but he stopped when he reached the bed. He smelled the alcohol and seafood on himself. He thought it would be better not to disturb the child, so he just lay down at the other end.
Maybe he was too tired, or maybe he drank too much, he fell asleep as soon as he lay down. He was unable to get up during the night, and it was Lin Xiuqing who woke him up.
After two days of sailing, the weather turned from sunny to rainy.
Maybe it was because the weather had been sunny for more than ten or twenty days in a row, and God was too depressed, so the rain came quite heavily. As soon as Ye Yaodong's boat docked in the evening, heavy rain began to fall.
The fishermen on the shore could not help but feel lucky to have returned early, while some were still drifting on the sea, regretting their greed and reluctance to return early.
The heavy rain blocked people's vision, but it did not affect everyone's good mood at all. As the squid season had just ended, everyone went on to catch black mullet, making a seamless transition.
Fishermen are not afraid of hard work. As long as there is cargo, it is worth working day and night.
Just a heavy rain took away another life.
The next day, Ye Yaodong got up and squatted at the door to brush his teeth when he heard his elder sister-in-law, younger sister-in-law and A Qing talking while weaving a net under the eaves. They said that a boatman from the village fell into the sea yesterday, and a boatman from the neighboring village also fell into the sea while saving someone.
It was said that the rainstorm was too heavy and the sea was much stronger than the land. The boatmen were standing on the deck collecting the nets when one of them was swept into the sea by the waves. Others on the boat wanted to rescue him and even threw down ropes and bamboo rafts.
As a result, due to the strong wind and rain, the boat was shaken violently by the waves and another person fell overboard. The others held on tightly and managed to survive the storm.
"Isn't this too tragic? He failed to save others and ended up getting himself killed."
"Who said it wasn't? The wind and rain at sea are very scary. Fortunately, our family came back early yesterday. This person should not be greedy. When he sees the wind and waves are strong, he must come back quickly."
"Several people die in the sea every year. It's really scary. I don't know if there are people falling into the sea in other places."
"There must be, we just don't know about it."
"It was a good family, but now it's over. I passed by that family's door when I went to buy pork this morning, and everyone in the house was crying. It's so tragic. The man is the pillar of the family."
Ye Yaodong was halfway through brushing his teeth when Han Hu, who had a mouth full of foam, asked, "Whose man is gone? Did he die yesterday?"
It is still the women in the village who are well-informed.
"I heard that the big mountain next to my second uncle's house disappeared yesterday. The boat was planning to dock after collecting the nets, but I heard that the boat has been out for two or three days."
"It's raining so hard in such a good time. It was sunny the day before. What a sin."
"Who can predict the weather at the seaside? Sometimes it's sunny in the east and sometimes it's rainy in the west. The weather forecast is not accurate. It said it was sunny yesterday and it rained today. Who knew it would rain yesterday evening?"
Ye Yaodong was silent. It was common for people to die at sea, especially in wind and rain, especially in this era when communications were underdeveloped.
This rain kept falling, sometimes heavy, sometimes light, but it never stopped. It seemed like there was a hole in the sky, and it rained intermittently for more than 20 days.
Ah Qing also kept complaining that her clothes couldn't dry and were damp everywhere, even the quilt felt damp. For this reason, Ye Yaodong specially bought a hair dryer to blow her diapers and quilt.
The adults are fine, but the youngest one cannot wear wet, damp diapers as they may get sick easily. It is troublesome when children get sick, especially when they are so young.
Clothes can be placed on the pot lid to dry while cooking, but diapers and quilts cannot be placed on the pot lid to dry while cooking.
"It keeps raining, and I don't know when it will stop. No matter how many diapers I change every day, they won't dry out. It keeps raining like this every day, how much electricity is wasted, and the firewood is almost gone. I'm going to get damp."
"Who knows? Isn't it always like this during the rainy season?"
"It never rained this long in previous years. It rained intermittently, but at least it would clear up for a day or two. This year it has been raining for so long, more than 20 days. My mother said that mushrooms have grown behind the door of the old house."
"Uh...are there mushrooms growing behind the door?"
"Isn't it? How old is that wooden door? It's bound to grow mushrooms in this humid weather."
"It can't be helped. This is how it is during the rainy season. It should be sunny soon, right? I'll go to the old house tonight to get the radio to listen to the weather forecast and see when it will clear up. You can continue to use the hair dryer to blow dry the clothes. There's no need to bathe them. Just wipe them casually and don't change their clothes so often."
"It's easy for you to say that. My two sons either have wet trouser legs or wet sleeves every day. They even sneak to the beach to pick up seafood and shells even when it rains. So when do they not have to change their clothes and trousers?"
The rain kept falling, making people easily irritable. Besides, they couldn't go anywhere because they would get wet if they went out. There was no clothes to change in such weather. Lin Xiuqing felt very depressed sitting at home all day.
"I'll come and give you a beating with a whip later."
"You're just talking, go away, don't get in my way. I hate seeing you."
"Why do you hate me?" Ye Yaodong went over and hugged her in a flattering manner.
"Go away..."
"don't want."
He was so shameless that he just wouldn't let go.
"I still have work to do!"
Ye Yaodong thought that it had been almost two months since she gave birth, and he was a little distracted. His hands were restless, "I'll do it later."
"What are you doing... in broad daylight..."
"Are you feeling better? It's been so long..."
"The child will come running in soon..."
"Just lock the door. It's raining and I'm just sitting there doing nothing. When it clears up, I have to work again and I don't have the energy anymore..."
Lin Xiuqing thought that he had been patient for a long time, so she agreed reluctantly.
After the two of them finished, the rain outside the window stopped without them knowing when, except for the raindrops that kept falling under the eaves, the sky actually became bright, and light came in through the window.
"Ah! The sky is clearing up after the rain. If I had known that firing a cannon would clear it up, I would have gone up earlier."
"What nonsense! Just because you say it will clear up, it will clear up. Get up and stop pressing on me." Lin Xiuqing pushed his shoulder and told him to get down quickly.
Ye Yaodong kissed her cheek before getting up. "Those two bastards kept knocking on the door and yelling. They woke up my daughter and made me nervous. I told them to beat me up later."
Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart. This was a man's self-esteem.
"Hurry up and fight, don't just talk about it."
"I'll get the whip."
Lin Xiuqing glanced at his back. The whip was still on the table. He walked out with empty hands, holding up his trouser waist. He just kept talking all day.
After Ye Yaodong had taken care of his physical needs, the sky cleared up and he immediately felt refreshed.
He stood at the door and looked into the distance. He felt that the sunlight was the best filter. The sky was clear and blue, with a faint golden light and a warm breeze.
"Sunny days are better. Seeing the sun come out makes me feel better."
Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua also stood at the door and said with a smile: "Yes, it's more comfortable on sunny days."
"It's finally cleared up. It has been raining for 20 days. I am getting damp and moldy."
"Dad, we were just about to go into the house to tell you that it was clear, why didn't you and mom open the door?"
Ye Yaodong glared at the two kids playing marbles in the corner, "I'm sleeping, why are you knocking on the door? Do you think everyone is as energetic as you two and doesn't need a nap?"
"Hey, you're lying. How could you sleep? You were talking to mom in the room. I could hear you even when I was lying on the door."
"The little bastard is itching for trouble and is eavesdropping. Where is the whip..."
He looked left and right but couldn't see the whip? Did he remember seeing it before
Ye Chenghu hugged Ye Yaodong's arm and said, "Don't hit me, Dad. I didn't hear anything. Let's wait until the tide goes out and pick up some seafood on the beach, shall we?"
"The rain just stopped and the waves still look pretty big. I don't know when they will recede. Let's wait and see."
"Great! Then you agree that we can go pick up small seafood."
"I don't agree. Don't you guys go secretly?"
"Hey, pick them up and eat them as vegetables. We can only eat vegetables from the vegetable garden every day. We want to eat shrimp."
"Wait until the tide goes out."
"Ah, there is a rainbow, there is a rainbow ~ so beautiful ~"