"What was that just now? Was it really a fish?"
Ye Yaodong looked out the window through the glass, but saw nothing. The rain hit the window from time to time, making crackling sounds. He suspected that that was the sound of rain hitting the window just now.
"I didn't see it!" Ye's father and mother also stretched their heads and said in unison.
Lin Xiuqing held the quilt in her hand and said quickly: "It was a fish. I saw it. I just walked out of the room and saw a fish hit the window."
"I'll open the door and take a look outside. Dad, please come over and help close the door later." As Ye Yaodong said this, he put on the straw raincoat he had just taken off.
"I'll go out and take a look too."
It was right outside the house, so there was no danger. Father Ye also wanted to see what kind of fish had hit the window, so he put on his raincoat and squeezed through the crack in the door. He turned to Mother Ye and said, "Close the door. It's windy outside. Don't go out..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard Ye Yaodong's surprised voice, "Ah, it's a Bao Gong fish!"
Father Ye also hurried forward happily, "Was this blown here by the typhoon?"
"It may have been swept up by the waves and then blown up by the wind."
Ye Yaodong held the dying Bao Gong fish in his hands with a grin showing his teeth, and Ye's father happily reached out to take it from him.
"It can blow to your doorstep. There must be a lot of fish on the beach. The waves are too big today. People in the village also picked up a lot of fish, shrimps and crabs this morning."
"Take it inside first, the wind is too strong..."
"Well, go in first, go in first... ah ah~ Dongzi~"
The father and son were happily planning to go into the house first, but Father Ye saw another gust of wind roaring in, and a parabola appeared next door.
"ah?"
Father Ye was not sure what it was. It was dark, and he only saw a black shadow flying by. "It seems something flew to the door of your second brother's house."
Ye Yaodong was pleasantly surprised. He also thought of fish. "Fish again?"
"I don't know. I didn't look carefully. Here's the fish. Take it inside. I'll go over and take a look..." Father Ye stuffed the fish into Ye Yaodong's hands without hesitation, and then walked towards the gate of the yard while muttering, "Why build a wall? It's right next door, but you have to take a detour every time you take a step... What a waste of money..."
Ye Yaodong held the Bao Gong fish in his arms and watched his father hurried out. He also wanted to go over and take a look.
He turned around and knocked on the door. After throwing the fish in through the crack in the door, he walked out to the yard in the wind and rain, but saw his father bending over at the gate, with heavy rain beating on his back. The water on the ground three or four meters away surged up and then receded.
He walked over and shouted, "What did you pick up? Sea cucumbers, they were all rolled up here?"
Father Ye was holding a thick sea cucumber and two large hairy clams in his hand, "This one is really big, weighing several taels. I was in such a hurry when I came here just now that I didn't pay attention to my steps."
"Go take a look and go home early."
It was not convenient to talk while standing in the wind and rain, so Ye Yaodong said something casually and ran quickly to the door of his second brother's house. The faint candlelight coming through the house made the red friend fish at the door look particularly pleasing to the eye.
Ye Yaodong's eyes lit up and he took a few quick steps forward and picked up the big red fish. Ye's father followed closely behind him.
"Ah! This fish is good!"
"It was not a wasted rain."
He held the fish in his hands and looked towards the beach not far away. The surging waves there made him itchy. The waves, one higher than the other, must have brought up a lot of good things.
But when the typhoon stops tomorrow, it may be slowly swept back into the sea by the high waves, and only a little residue will be left after the tide recedes.
Pity…
Father Ye followed his gaze towards the beach. There were waves rolling over like a tidal wave and then retreating. He was also a little moved. "Forget it, let's go home quickly."
The waves are so big, don't get yourself caught in them.
Ye Yaohua heard Ye Chenghai shouting that there were two people at the door in the house, so he went to the window to take a look and found that there were indeed people there.
Who would still be standing at the door when there is a typhoon and heavy rain
After carefully identifying them, he realized that they were his father and brother. He quickly opened the window a little and shouted, "Dad, Dongzi, what are you doing outside?"
The father and son were about to go home, but they turned around and looked, then walked forward again.
Ye Yaodong raised the red friend fish in his hand and said to him, "I just saw the typhoon blew a fish to your door, so I ran over to pick it up."
"ah?"
Ye Yaohua looked at the red friend fish weighing about three or four pounds in his hand with a confused look on his face, somewhat unable to believe it. Is this possible
Can it still shave so far
He looked at the sea again. It was not clear, but the sound of waves was right next to his ears, as if it was not far away
During a typhoon, the tide will definitely rise higher than ever before. The waves will catch the fish and then be blown to the doorstep by the typhoon, which seems normal.
"Why is Dad here? When did he come?"
"I just came here for a while, and Dongzi and your eldest brother came over and insisted that your mother and I come over. Please close the doors and windows. It's windy and rainy outside, so we're going back too."
"good."
When his father was about to close the window, Ye Chengjiang pushed it open again, stretched his head and shouted anxiously, "No, Uncle San, there are fish outside our house, so there must be more by the beach?"
"Are you obsessed with money?" Ye Yaodong said unhappily, "Yes, but you can't go. Do you want to die? Just stay at home."
"Just outside my house..."
Ye Yaohua pushed Ye Chengjiang's head back inside before he could finish his words. "You're everywhere. Stay at home and don't even think about going anywhere. It's a typhoon day and even adults don't dare to go outside. How can you, a little kid, be so wild..."
As he spoke, he quickly closed the window to prevent the rain from pouring in and the candle from flickering in the wind.
"Everyone has tasted the sweetness and doesn't care about their lives anymore..."
"What do you mean?" Ye's father looked at him puzzled.
"Nothing, let's go back." Ye Yaodong walked ahead holding the red friend fish.
Father Ye thought he was just talking casually, and didn't bother to think about it, and hurried to catch up.
But just as he reached the gate of his home, a wave of tide pushed up again, and the aftermath of the sea water was only three or four meters away from him. He saw a group of jumping silver-white fish being pushed up by the tide and stranded on the beach.
The silver-white color was particularly eye-catching at night, and suddenly he couldn't walk again.
He is such a person who can see fish with open eyes!
To him, fish is money!
He is a vulgar man who loves money and struggles for three meals a day.
Father Ye also followed his line of sight and said anxiously, "Why don't we not get too close?"
"Do we really want to go there in such a storm?"
He doesn't want to be a short-lived ghost again. It was terrible enough that he went out to sea during a typhoon last year. This experience was enough for him.
Father Ye looked into the distance and thought for a while, "Don't get too close, stay away, right outside the house, don't get close to the waves, pick up whatever you can, and wait for the tide to deliver it to your door. Be careful not to be knocked down by the waves, pick up for a while and then go home."
Ye Yaodong thought about it. His father had said so, so it should be safer to be more careful, right
He nodded and said, "Then just pick up some. If the waves get big or the typhoon is too strong, go home quickly."
"Go back and get me a headlamp, and you take the flashlight."
"Well, by the way, ask A-Qing to bring out two buckets."
Ye's mother stood by the window in the room and saw the father and son standing at the door and mumbling. It was windy and rainy outside, and they didn't knock on the door for a long time, so she opened the window a little and called them.
"Why don't you come in? It's so windy outside..."
"The waves outside have brought up a lot of fish. Dad said he wants to pick them up at the door. Bring out two buckets and a headlamp. My dad wants a headlamp."
This would obviously get him scolded, so of course he had to point out that it was his father's idea and the blame belonged to his father, so of course his father had to bear it.
Mother Ye's eyes widened. "What? It's windy, rainy, and rough. You guys are risking your lives by running to the beach..."
Father Ye quickly explained, "We didn't go to the beach, we were just outside the courtyard."
He also passed the sea cucumber and giant clam in his hand to Ye's mother through the crack in the window.
Ye Yaodong also brought the red friend fish in his hand to his mother for inspection. "Look, I just picked it up at the door. We promise not to run ahead. Money is not as important as life."
Mother Ye opened her mouth in surprise as she looked at the huge red oil fish, sea cucumber and hairy clams in their hands, and she was a little shaken.
"Then... then you are only allowed to stay at the door. Don't run too far. The wind and waves are so strong. Come in soon, otherwise the wind will get stronger and stronger..."
"Got it. We'll stay at the gate and won't wander around."
"It's so dangerous, don't go." The old lady was very worried when she heard this. The sounds of wind, rain and waves in her ears were getting louder and louder, but the father and son were still reluctant to come in. Aren't they deliberately trying to make her worry
"It's right at the doorstep. We don't dare to go far. We'll come in soon." Ye Yaodong coaxed.
"Why don't you two listen to me on this typhoon day?"
Father Ye said impatiently: "Don't worry, just stay in the house. We are not children. I told you it's just at the door. It won't be too far away."
The old lady's brows were wrinkled more than her skin. Seeing that the two men didn't listen to her, she had no choice but to say, "There is a straw rope at the door. Tie one end around your waist and the other end to the door handle to prevent the fish from getting farther and farther away and being swept away by the waves. If the tied length is not enough, just make it longer yourself. If you don't want to tie it, don't go. Come in quickly."
The father and son looked at the pile of straw ropes in the corner, and their mouths twitched. It turned out that the old lady had eaten more salt than they had eaten rice. They could even imagine that.
But they also felt that tying them up would be safer. After all, the wind and rain were so strong and it was dark, people might be blown away. It was really possible that they walked away in excitement without realizing it.
"Got it, go get the bucket and headlamp."
The father and son also obediently went to the corner to get the straw rope. Although the bigger the waves, the bigger the fish, but they still had to survive, so they decided to listen to the old man.
Those straw ropes were rolled up by Ye's mother when she was free and placed there for her brothers as backup. They were piled at the door before they had a yard. After he had a yard, he piled them in his yard to prevent them from being stolen.
The father and son funny thing was that one of them tied a rope around his waist, which was about eight or nine meters long and tied to the door handle at the entrance of the yard. They felt that this length was just enough. If it was longer, they would be easily hit by the waves.
Ye Yaodong looked at the big black dog that was tied at the gate of the yard and kept peeking out from his nest. He felt that the father and son seemed to be treated the same way.
"What are you looking at? Now that you've tied it up, look around to see if there are any valuable sea cucumbers or fish. Oh yeah, what kind of fish was just hit by the waves? It looks big, and I don't know if it was swept back by the waves again."
"You'll know when you go and take a look..."
Just as the father and son closed the gate and prepared to go outside, a very strong wind blew over, bringing with it a large amount of rain. The two men stopped in place for a while due to the wind and rain, turned their backs, and closed their eyes in discomfort.
But something suddenly fell from the sky and hit them on the heads and the back of their heads, and also on the gate of the courtyard, making a loud popping sound.
"what?"
The two of them instinctively touched their heads and the backs of their heads, then looked down at the ground.
At one glance, they were pleasantly surprised.
"Pomfret!?"
"White pomfret? What the hell? Big white pomfret?"
The light of the flashlight and the headlamp shone on the ground at the same time. In the light, strands of rain were visible, and the large white pomfret on the ground around them were particularly eye-catching.
"Holy crap, that silvery fish I saw earlier pushed up by the waves was a giant white pomfret?"
Father Ye was also very surprised, and hurried to pick it up, "Fortunately, I didn't go directly into the house just now, hurry up and pick it up..."
Another gust of wind swept past, and this time the father and son clearly saw the silvery-white parabola in the air and heard the crackling sound of falling.
"ah!"
They both exclaimed, their eyes widening.
"Is it raining or is it raining fish?"
"Or is it pomfret? This must be a school of fish that was swept up by the waves..."
Father Ye was so happy that he wasn't even out yet.