Ye Yaodong smiled and said to everyone, "I want to take two or three mackerel back home. Tomorrow I will start construction on my house, and I need to take care of the workers' food and drink, so I'd like to keep a few mackerel balls. As for these miscellaneous seafood, we can't finish them all in one meal, so I want to keep some to have as a dish tomorrow. Anyway, we will divide all these seafood equally, and the ones I want to keep will be deducted from the money when they are sold, so I will get less..."
"Oh, what do you mean by deducting money? We are all good brothers. You can take as many as you want..."
"Yes, yes, if you want to keep a few, just take them. Why are you talking about whether there will be a deduction or not? Aren't you being polite?"
"That's right. There are hundreds of mackerel. Are your few fish still needed? Since your house construction will start tomorrow, you can either keep a few more or cut them into pieces and pickle them. In such a hot day, fresh fish can't be kept, but pickled salted fish can be kept for a few more days. Anyway, they are all caught by yourself and they don't cost money, so what's the harm in keeping a few more?"
Everyone’s words were so heartwarming, and it was not in vain that I made these friends.
He smiled and shook his head. "This fish is worth quite a bit. It's a bit extravagant to eat so many. I'll just keep two. My father goes out to sea every day to trawle the nets, and he always brings back some worthless fish. It's no problem to cook them for the workers the next day."
"Let's divide these two barrels of seafood. Keep some for dinner, and take some back with you. We can also add two dishes to our family."
"And there are mackerel, you can keep two and take them back for your family to eat. They're great for making Spanish mackerel dumplings or fish balls."
He doesn't like Spanish mackerel dumplings, but he likes fish balls.
Since no one wants to deduct money from him, it would be better to divide it equally. Everyone can take a little back and add some to the dishes at home.
Everyone listened to his arrangements and felt that there seemed to be something different about him.
I actually thought of my family and cared about them.
Ah Guang patted his shoulder and said, "Dongzi, I feel like you have suddenly matured a little. Is it because of the upcoming separation?"
"Of course. I will soon be the head of the family. I will definitely become more mature after I no longer live with my parents."
"Is it because you get scolded less? Hahaha~" Ah Zheng teased him.
"Go away, you're always ruining things!"
"Then let's do as Adong said. Each of you can take two of the mackerel back home, and you can pick out the small fish and shrimps yourself. Take whatever you want, and we can use the rest as snacks for dinner tonight."
Ah Guang shook his head. "I don't want it. There are only me and my two sisters in my family. We can't eat much. It's enough to have some snacks with wine in the evening."
Ah Zheng also said: "My four sisters are all married, and there are only me and my parents at home. I can't eat much, so I just want a mackerel and a bowl of shrimps."
"You can look for yourselves. If there are any left, I'll pick some more." Ye Yaodong said indifferently.
When the four people were about to reach the dock, they each picked out the goods they wanted to keep, and each of them kept one or two mackerel as needed.
At this time, the tide at the dock had not yet risen completely, and some people were still digging for clams.
The tide was too shallow for the boat to come in, so it could only stop at a reef not far away and go ashore from the reef.
One person was left on the boat while the others ran to the purchasing point to get baskets. They had never thought they would catch so many fish and they didn't prepare anything, not even baskets.
Acai at the purchasing point acted like bandits when they came in. Without even saying hello, he took away all the bamboo baskets that were piled up more than half a person's height and even asked him if he had any more.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? Where are you going to take my basket? There are so many of them."
"We have caught several thousand kilograms of mackerel. Come and help us carry some." After Ye Yaodong said this, he pulled Acai and hurriedly moved all the remaining baskets away.
"What do you mean by thousands of kilograms of mackerel? Where did you catch it? Is it true? Don't mess with me!" Ah Cai staggered as he was dragged by him before he shook off his hand.
"Oh, stop talking so much, just walk faster, and you'll understand once you see it."
The tide was too shallow and no boats were coming in from the dock. He had nothing to do anyway, so he followed them toward the boat with some doubt.
As soon as he stepped onto the boat, he saw the live hold was packed with mackerel. Ah Cai's eyes lit up, "It's really mackerel! There are so many, did you catch a whole school of mackerel in the net?"
Ah Guang said without even looking up: "There is more than just one net. There are even more in the cabin. Help me load them quickly."
"How much did you buy the mackerel for?" Ye Yaodong was more concerned about this.
“2 cents.”
"Fuck, can you give me a little more?"
"It's high enough. I can only make a penny or two from selling it."
"I don't believe you, just help carry it down first."
"Ah~ There are so many in the cabin? Where did you encounter this small school of mackerel?" Ah Cai was stunned. Even the cabin was filled with mackerel.
"Why are you asking so many questions? Come and help!"
As basket after basket of mackerel were carried off the boat, people around the dock were stunned.
The wharf in their village was just a small one. Normally, it only received cargo from small boats trawling or trapping. A boat would not carry much cargo. They had never seen basket after basket of mackerel like these. Everyone at the purchasing point was talking about it.
"Gosh, there are so many mackerel. Whose boat caught them?"
"Why are there so many? Is there a big ship docking here?"
"Definitely not. I didn't see any big ship."
"Tsk tsk tsk ~ We've made a fortune again! A few days ago, Ye Lao San caught a large yellow croaker, and today someone caught several thousand kilograms of mackerel."
"Whose family are you from? I think it was A-Dong's group just now?"
"Adong, Aguang and the others..."
"Really? Can they do serious work?"
…
The purchasing point was filled with baskets of mackerel. The people who were digging for clams on the beach below also heard that someone had caught several thousand kilograms of mackerel, and Ye Yaodong was among them.
The Ye family members were all surprised. Dongzi caught several thousand kilograms of mackerel
Is this true? When did he go to sea
"Let's go ashore and take a look. The tide is about to rise anyway." Ye's mother stood up anxiously.
When did the third son become so reliable
Lin Xiuqing was surprised and happy holding her son. She knew her husband had gone out to sea, but wasn't he going to an isolated island to fish? How could he have caught several thousand kilograms of mackerel
The Ye family walked to the purchasing point with doubt in their hearts, and saw baskets of sea bream piled all over the ground. Ye Yaodong and A Guang came over carrying another basket, and they were so surprised that their mouths opened wide.
It was Lin Xiuqing who reacted first. After he put down the basket, she pulled his arm and said, "Adong, did you catch all these mackerel?"
"It's not just me. Guang, Xiaoxiao, and Zheng all have a share."
"You really found it on the Internet?" Ye's mother still couldn't believe it. Her third son couldn't lift anything with his hands or shoulders. When had he ever done anything serious