Ye Yaodong felt that there was nothing for him to do now, as almost everyone who should cooperate had already cooperated and had given their ideas, so the rest was just them arguing among themselves.
After waking up from his nap, he planned to tell his father that they would go out to sea as usual at night and that they didn't need to worry about the salvage and bronze artifacts, as they had been stuck at home for three days. The traps had been set out in the sea for three days, so they had to go collect them.
Who knew that Secretary Chen would come again.
As soon as he saw him coming, Ye Yaodong had a bad feeling again. Recently, whenever he came to his house, it seemed that nothing good happened.
"You didn't help with the work? Aren't they building a house again?"
"There are workers, I don't want to work!"
A worker only gets 1.5 yuan a day. Why would he work after paying for it? Wouldn't it be comfortable to sit cross-legged, eat watermelon, and enjoy the sea breeze? Why would he sweat like crazy and try so hard to save money
It’s not like before when I couldn’t make money or didn’t know how to make money, and I could only save a little here and do a little work there to make ends meet.
"It seems like you're living a very comfortable life."
"How can you be more comfortable? You don't need to be exposed to the wind and sun. You can just sit in the village committee with your legs crossed. Why are you here in such a hot sun?" He shouted into the house, "Ah Qing, cut a piece of watermelon for Secretary Chen to eat."
"I've been so busy lately, how can I relax? My hair is almost falling out."
Secretary Chen walked a long way under the sun and was sweating profusely. After taking a bite of watermelon, he immediately felt refreshed.
In just a few bites, he ate a piece of watermelon until only the white skin was left, then threw it to the door, allowing the group of chickens to scramble to eat it.
"What do you want to say this afternoon? Are you going to discuss having the museum donate money to build the temple?"
"The museum staff said that this idea is feasible. If such a large bronze tripod is handed in, there must be a reward. But the amount of the reward is not up to them. I have to go back and apply for it."
"Oh, there's no rush. Anyway, their salvage team hasn't come yet. Once they've finished fishing in the sea and the rewards are handed out, we can just take them all away."
"Yeah, so I just sent the person away, and there's something I need to discuss with you."
"Don't!" Ye Yaodong stopped him in time. He just said that if they came to find him at this time, it must be no good.
"Don't discuss it with me. There are so many people in your village committee. What problems can't be solved? Why do you have to discuss it with me? I am just an ordinary fisherman. I go out at night and come back when the sun goes down. It's much harder than farmers working in the fields. Don't make things difficult for me. And I have to go out to sea tonight. Don't come to me!"
As he spoke, he moved the stool under his butt to the side twice, a little further away from Secretary Chen.
Secretary Chen, seeing his big reaction, was still far away from him, his eyes widened, and he moved the stool under his butt two steps closer to him.
"Why are you reacting so strongly? I'm here to talk to you about something serious. You promised the leaders a few days ago that you would cooperate with the work."
"Hasn't our cooperation been completed? I have accompanied them to explore the sea and even marked the way for them today. As long as they arrive, they just need to sail over. What else do they need me for? My greatest use is to sail the boat and lead the way. Now that my mission is accomplished, I can retire."
He continued to move the stool under his butt to the side. Old man, he never thought of good things.
"But their salvage team hasn't arrived yet! Someone has to guard that area on the sea, otherwise, what if someone with bad intentions goes there to steal the fish?"
"Damn! I knew it was bad news. Why don't you find someone else, old man?"
"Other people are unreliable! What's more, you said you should cooperate with the leadership!"
"No! I've lost dozens of dollars every day I haven't been out to sea. I heard that the goods are pretty good recently and the weather is good. There might be a typhoon later. Don't delay my fortune!"
"Aren't there subsidies for you?"
"Don't mention subsidies. How much can he give me? One or two dollars a day? I don't care about it at all. I agreed to cooperate with the work a few days ago. It's because I have a high level of awareness. Otherwise, how could I care about his little money? I just go to the sea to drag a net, isn't it more than what he gives me?"
Secretary Chen patiently continued to persuade him earnestly, "Then you should continue to maintain your high level of awareness. A little bit of money is still a little bit of money, and you said you would cooperate with the work yourself."
"I'm talking about cooperating with the work in the short term. I've been cooperating for three days. Should that be enough?"
"Not yet. Just cooperate for a few more days. Besides, those soldiers live in your hometown and you are familiar with them. Their assigned task is to follow you to the sea and guard that area until the salvage team arrives."
"You can find another boat to take them."
"Don't talk nonsense, it's you. You were the first to discover that area, and the leader didn't give you any reason to refuse the task he assigned. Don't struggle."
Ye Yaodong slumped down on the chair with a look of despair. "Next time I will definitely not meddle with other people's business. If I find any antiques or cultural relics again, I will just throw them all into the sea to avoid taking on more troubles for no reason. It would be a big loss for me!"
"Don't say that. The village committee and the Women's Federation are still short of two people. I think your wife and your mother are a good match. I heard that your wife can read and write, so she's just the right person."
He looked over in surprise. Is there such a good thing
"I also saw that you have a high level of awareness, cooperated with the work during this period, and made excellent suggestions. You have made contributions to the village. The village committee is also short of people, so I fought for the benefits for you."
"You're saying give a sweet date after a beating? My wife just gave birth and she still needs to breastfeed."
"It's okay. The daily work of the Women's Federation is simple. We just carry out some publicity activities, protect women's rights, and deal with some women and children's issues in the village. I think your mother is also suitable. Half of the village are relatives, and she is not afraid of anyone."
"As for your wife, she can just go to the village committee whenever she is free. When the child is weaned, she can go to the village committee to help sort out the documents."
Eating a salary without working, right? That's fine, at least he has become a village cadre, so his recruitment was not in vain.
As long as you go to that place on the sea and drift for a few days, your family can produce two village cadres. This deal is very cost-effective and a bargain.
Feeling that this wave of sweet treats was not bad, Ye Yaodong moved his stool back and sat next to Secretary Chen. "You did this with some conscience this time. You didn't let me down."
"You're not going to call me old man anymore?"
"Oh, weren't you angry just now? There's a saying that goes 'old but strong', and you are one of them."
"That's still calling me old!"
Ye Yaodong smiled and hooked his shoulder, "Then I will call you big brother from now on? Brother Chen? Isn't this a young name?"
Secretary Chen smiled and slapped his hand away. "Don't be disrespectful. Okay, then it's settled. You go to the sea now and see if there are any boats lingering there. If there are any, chase them away directly. If you really have anything, you are not allowed to take it away."
"Those soldiers have gone to the county with their leaders. They may be back in the evening. They will go to the sea with you tomorrow. You can go with your father first."
"You want me to start work now?" He looked up at the setting sun. "How about tomorrow? The sun is almost setting."
"Go out and take a look. I warned the villagers at noon. I don't know if there are any brave enough to do that in the afternoon. You go and take a look first."
"Well, I'm grateful for what I've done, and I'm just going to be toiled all my life, alas."
"Don't be so ungrateful, go now."
"Why are you in such a hurry? I have to tell my mother and my wife that they have become village officials. My father and I have even less status in this family."
"Hurry up, I'm leaving first." Secretary Chen put his hands behind his back and looked at the sun in the sky, muttering, "It's so hot, why doesn't it go down the mountain? It's so hot... and you still have to run around..."
At this time, Ye's mother was washing diapers at the back door. The sun was setting, and the black grid at the main door could not block the slanting sun. Only the back door was not exposed to the sun and was cool.
Even his eldest and second sisters-in-law would move their fishing nets to the back door to weave in the afternoon.
Ye Yaodong looked into the house and saw that his wife seemed to be coaxing the child to sleep. He had no choice but to go to the back door to tell his mother first to make her happy.
The radio in the back was playing a storyteller with the speaker turned up very loud, so he turned down the volume of the old lady's radio.
When no one knew what was going on, he turned to his mother and said, "Mom, I have good news for you."
"What's the good news? Don't buy anything else?"
"I'm overthinking. I haven't been out to sea for a few days and my family's savings are almost empty. What else can I buy? I have to hesitate to buy a piece of pork belly."
Mother Ye glared at him and asked, "Who can you blame for the trouble you caused?"
"Would you like to hear the good news?"
"Would you like to tell me? If not, forget it."
He said how come a grown man like him could be so eloquent, he must be like his mother, he learned all the skills from her.
"I just asked Secretary Chen for a job at the Women's Federation for you. You are now a village cadre!"
"What?" Ye's mother was stunned. "Village cadres? Is this true? Don't scare me. When did you become so shameless?"
"Hehe, isn't this the contribution I have made to the village during this period of time?"
"I don't believe it! How can you be so shameless?"
Ye Yaodong: “…”
"Well, actually Secretary Chen came to assign me a task and asked me to cooperate with the work, so he gave me a sweet treat."
Mother Ye was instantly surprised. "Really? I can't read a single word, but I can still work in the Women's Federation and eat public food? Oh my God, is this true?"
Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Ye were also surprised, "Is it true?"
Mother Ye pinched her thigh in disbelief, "Hiss~ Are you serious?"
The force was so strong that Ye Yaodong felt the pain for his mother even though he gritted his teeth.
"If I tell a lie, will you hit me with a hammer?"
"Yes!" Mother Ye held up a hammer and glared at him. If he dared to tell a lie and tease her, she would make him pay for it.
How dare you play tricks on me