The more Ye Yaodong thought about it, the more regretful he felt. He came back too early. Such a big conch would be valuable, but it is not as valuable now as it will be in the future. So thinking this way...it doesn't seem so regrettable
"Can't many conch shells be blown as trumpets?"
"It's different. It's said to be able to drive away evil spirits and bring peace. In the past, sea dwellers and mountain dwellers often used it as a horn to drive away evil spirits."
In ancient times, not only tribes and armies used conch shells as horns, but monks in monasteries and temples also used them as instruments for preaching.
Because the sound of the conch is loud and powerful and can be heard from far away, it symbolizes the prosperity of Buddhist rituals and their widespread benefit to the masses, and it can also subdue demons, so the conch is called the "Dharma Conch".
Lin Xiuqing shrugged, "We don't have this luck? Good things won't always fall into our hands."
Ye Yaodong thought about it and it made sense. He was luckier than many people and he should be content. It was impossible for all good things to fall into his hands alone. Others would also have good luck sometimes.
"Well, it's still possible to pick up treasures during a typhoon. It's a pity that we can't go out to sea. If we could go out to sea, we would definitely make a fortune."
"Don't even think about it. What's more important, life or money?" Lin Xiuqing glanced at him and said unhappily.
"I just said that, of course life is important..."
“Uncle San, let’s go again when the tide goes out tomorrow, and you can help us sell…” Ye Chenghai had just finished counting the money he had received, and he kept covering his pockets with his hands, smiling with satisfaction.
The others were also holding the huge sum of money they had received, looking at him expectantly and nodding their heads.
Ye Yaodong distributed the money to them equally based on number of people, except that the three oldest ones, Ye Chenghai, Ye Chengjiang and Lin Guangyuan, would get two cents more, and the rest received the same.
"Have you tasted the sweetness? Let's talk about it tomorrow. There might be a typhoon tomorrow and we won't be able to go out."
"Please don't have a typhoon tomorrow..."
“The waves are big when there is a typhoon, and there are goods only when the waves are big.”
"Then there will be another typhoon later..."
"Okay, wait until you've made enough money before you start the typhoon. Let it brew for three to five days first."
"Yeah… "
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes. "I am God. I decide when the typhoon will come. You are right, you idiots. You should think about how to spend your money."
Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but said, "Why not just save it? Why spend it?"
"Do you think they can survive?"
"Hey, Uncle San, we want to buy instant noodles..."
"Being beaten is none of my business."
"We bought it and ate it secretly at your place... Uncle San, your yard is really well fenced..."
"It's convenient for you to steal food, right?"
“Hehe~”
Lin Xiuqing reminded them that it was almost time for dinner, and only then did the children suppress their excitement and wait until after dinner before rushing to the store.
Ye Yaodong and his family had just finished their meal and were moving stools to the door to enjoy the cool air when they saw the dog barking twice and a group of children appeared at his door.
Sister Ye and Sister Ye were sitting at the door enjoying the cool breeze when they saw them running past them and heading to the next door. Although they were only separated by a wall, they could still clearly hear their scolding. They scolded them for being like monkeys, jumping up and down all day long, and disappearing as soon as they finished their meals, running around everywhere.
As soon as the group of children ran to Ye Yaodong's house, they put their index finger to their mouths and shushed everyone, asking them to be quiet.
Lin Xiuqing looked at them with a mixture of laughter and tears, and whispered, "Aren't you afraid that I will complain? You guys want to eat instant noodles after we just finished our meal?"
"Aunt San, please don't tell us, or we'll get spanked."
"Okay, I see. Do you want me to cook for you?"
"No, no, we can just crush the seasoning powder and sprinkle it in, shake it and then eat it. I heard that it will be fragrant and crispy if eaten this way."
The others next to them were already pinching it, and after crushing it into small pieces they tore open the bag and put all the seasoning powder packets in, but there was an extra packet of oil and they hesitated whether to put that in as well.
At this time, Ye Xiuxiu cunningly took out her oil bag and gave it to Lin Xiuqing, "Aunt San, I'm giving you the oil bag to cook, please don't tell my mother."
Girls are more flexible in their thinking, but boys are just thinking about eating.
"Yes, yes, yes, Aunt San, we will give you all the oil bags to cook for you, and you can ask Uncle San to help us sell them tomorrow..."
Soon, Lin Xiuqing's hands were filled with small bags of oil. She put them away with a smile, "Okay."
The children then pinched the bag tightly and shook it up and down with satisfaction.
Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang each tugged at the hem of Lin Xiuqing's clothes. Needless to say, she knew what they wanted to do by looking at them with longing eyes.
Ye Yaodong was playing with his little daughter nearby. Seeing this, he also said, "Give them each a packet. Otherwise, they will all have something to eat and they will just stand there and watch."
"You've just finished your meal and you're eating this... I cooked 6 packets this morning, and only 5 are left. I wanted to save them for you to have breakfast tomorrow morning. If you eat it now, you won't have anything to eat tomorrow..." Lin Xiuqing muttered to herself as she got some from the cupboard for them. Lin Guangyuan also got one for him.
"It's okay, go buy two more packs tomorrow, and you can cook some porridge. I don't want to eat this kind of noodles, I want to eat porridge."
Lin Xiuqing glared at him. "This bag costs several cents. Who eats this every day? You make it sound so easy."
"That's fine. Let them share the two packs. If they're not enough, just put some noodles in there and soak them for a while."
In their eyes, instant noodles are a luxury, but in his eyes, they are junk food. Eating too much will cause internal heat, so it is better to eat less.
Some of them were very contented after eating it. They would dip small pieces of it in seasoning powder and put them in their mouths. They were crispy and delicious when they bit into them.
“It’s delicious!”
"Mmm~ It's so delicious~ Let's buy more tomorrow when we make money!"
"It would be nice if I could eat it every day..."
"When I make money, I will eat instant noodles every day..."
After hearing this, Ye Yaodong smiled so hard that his teeth were not visible. You will understand when you grow up.
When they had finished eating, there was still a lot of seasoning left, so they would knock their left hand against their right hand several times to separate the seasoning, pinch that small corner, and then put the noodles into their mouths and eat, licking their paws as they went.
“It’s really delicious and fragrant.”
"Hmm... I'm so full..."
"I think I could use another pack..."
"It's so expensive, let's eat it tomorrow..."
After Ye Chenghai finished eating, he saw that Ye Chengyang still had half a bag left in his hand. He tilted his head and whispered, "Yangyang, do you have a lot left to eat?"
Ye Chengyang pinched the bag tightly with vigilance, then hid behind the old lady, sticking out only a little head, "Eat it all, this is mine."
The old lady smiled lovingly, "After you finish eating, go to the door to cool down. Don't crowd in the house. There is breeze outside the door, it's much cooler."
"Heh, stingy."
They finished eating one by one, licked their paws clean, and then reluctantly handed the bag to Lin Xiuqing to throw away.
Motivated by the instant noodles, they all ran over excitedly the next morning as soon as they got up, but were sent away by Ye Yaodong on the grounds that the tide would recede in the afternoon.
A few of them had no choice but to go and kill time for a long time, and after lunch they came back again in high spirits.
They were in high spirits and full of passion, and Ye Yaodong had to help them make money, so he had to keep them busy for half a day.
"I only gave birth to three children, but you're acting like I gave birth to a football team. I'm so fed up with you all. Go away, get the money and get out of here."
After Ye Yaodong distributed the money to them, he quickly sent them all away. They kept hanging around him all day long, calling him "Uncle" all the time. He got calluses on his ears and it was so annoying.
"Hehe~Thank you, Uncle San!"
"Thank you, Uncle San..."
Everyone received their money and were so happy that they almost flew away and ran out quickly.
Lin Xiuqing said unhappily, "Why do I feel like you're having a lot of fun playing with them? You're enjoying it."
"Really? No, I was obviously forced to take them with me?"
Ye Yaodong looked on happily as he found half a bucket of blue crabs, half a bucket of miscellaneous fish, shrimps and crabs, a bucket full of scallops and a basin of clams. It was really joyful to see so much harvest.
The old lady smiled and said, "They like you, which means you love them and treat them well. Children will get close to whoever treats them well."
"I understand. I'll beat them all up with a stick tomorrow so they don't come and bother me every day."
The old lady smiled and patted him with a palm-leaf fan.
Typhoons come and go as they please.
Another happy day passed. The sky was sunny during the day, but the waves on the beach were bigger and the wind was cooler. But in the afternoon, the wind quickly strengthened.
The tide was high on the beach, and it didn't recede at low tide. Instead, it tended to rise.
It was clearly three o'clock in the afternoon, but it felt like seven or eight o'clock in the evening. The sky was dark, as if God was brewing a rage, and the wind was howling.
The group of children at home were very disappointed to find that they could not go to the beach to make money. They could only do other things. They all ran to the door to enjoy the wind and fell in the direction of the typhoon.
"Ah~ I'm going to be blown away by the typhoon~"
"Haha, it's so cool, I want to fly~"
"Oh oh oh ~ A typhoon is coming, a typhoon is coming ~"
Everyone spread their arms, ran in the direction of the typhoon, shouted happily, carefree, and had a great time.
Children's happiness is so simple.
Ye Yaodong looked at the two osmanthus trees at the door. It seemed that they were so small that they could not withstand the typhoon and were swaying violently from side to side.
Afraid of being uprooted by the typhoon, he quickly went to find a few sticks, stuck three around a tree, and then tied them together with straw, using the stability of a triangle.
The roofs of houses in the south are basically triangular, just to take advantage of the stability of the triangle.
The children watched him busying around in and out, and gathered around with interest.
"Dad, are you afraid that the osmanthus tree will be blown away?"
"Well, you guys would be blown away if you were outside, not to mention these two little saplings."
"Oh~ It's so cool and comfortable on typhoon days~ It would be great if there were typhoons every day. It would be so fun. I'm going to be blown away by the typhoon~ Oh oh oh~"
After showing their curiosity, the children ran out of the yard and continued to run in the typhoon, shouting excitedly.
Ye Yaodong muttered behind him, "If there are typhoons every day, the whole village will be in trouble."
Lin Xiuqing walked out of the house and whispered, "Adong, is it safe under the tree?"
"Why is it unsafe? We have fenced the yard and have a guard dog, and no one knows about it. After the yard was fenced, I turned over the soil and checked it."
"That's good."
"Just bury it there. We don't have anything to spend a lot of money on right now, so keep this for your retirement."
"Um."