The tide had just begun to recede, and there were already quite a few people gathered on the beach, all hoping to get some bargains before the tide went out. There were both adults and children.
Ye Yaodong had just led a group of children to the beach and grabbed a running stone crab when he saw Ye Chenghai jump up instantly.
"Oh! Oh no, my parents are here!"
"Ah~" Ye Chenghe also wailed, feeling that his hope of saving some private money was about to be dashed.
Ye Yaodong turned around and saw Ye Yaopeng and his wife hurriedly coming out with buckets. He guessed that they heard the noise he and a group of children made, so they followed to see what was going on.
"What are you afraid of? The brave ones will die of overeating while the timid ones will die of starvation. If you throw the goods into my bucket, how can they come and take them back? At worst, they will go back and get beaten. It's not like they haven't been beaten before."
Ye Chenghai and his two siblings were instantly relieved.
"Yes, yes, yes. I'll just run faster when the time comes. I'll deposit the money with you, Third Uncle, after I sell it. Otherwise, my mother will take it away when I go back."
It's just a beating, it's commonplace, it doesn't matter~
It doesn't matter~
Being fearless and even confident, the three siblings picked up snails, fish, or crabs and threw them all into the bucket that Ye Yaodong gave them without any hesitation.
They were as blatant as they could be. Even when Sister Ye gave them harsh looks several times, they pretended not to see anything and continued to do their own thing excitedly.
You'll get beaten anyway...
Ye Yaodong silently lit a candle for them in his heart.
They should have forgotten that being beaten is different from being beaten again. For example, being beaten with a branch and being beaten with a whip, or a stick, or a bunch of vines to drive away mosquitoes will cause different degrees of pain and injuries.
"Hey, A Jiang, why haven't your uncle and aunt come out? The tide has started to recede, my parents have come out, why haven't yours come out?"
Ye Chengjiang touched the back of his head and said in confusion, "I don't know! My father just came back in a hurry and went to talk to my mother in the house."
"Then you're happy... My mother just glared at us a few times... It was a bit scary..."
It turns out they still have feelings and are afraid. He thought they were so thick-skinned that it didn't matter to them.
“Hehe~”
He guessed that his second brother was now trying hard to persuade his second sister-in-law.
He looked at his elder brother who was stepping in the water not far away, thought for a moment, and shouted at him.
“Brother!”
"ah?"
Ye Yaopeng had just caught a yellow mullet that was washed up by the waves and was feeling happy when he heard Ye Yaodong calling him. He turned around and took a look. He had to put the fish in the bucket anyway, so he just walked over.
"What is it?"
"My second brother came to my house to see me a while ago and said he also wanted to buy a store."
"ah?!"
Ye Yaopeng was so surprised that the Huangmei Ding in his hand fell to the ground. After he came to his senses, he quickly squatted down and picked it up.
"Are you serious? Your second brother came to you and said he wanted to buy a store, too? The store in the wholesale market that you bought yesterday?"
"yes."
"When did it happen?"
"He came over just after we finished lunch, about half an hour ago."
After hearing this, Ye Yaopeng frowned and no longer looked relaxed and happy as before.
"Where did he get so much money? Why did he suddenly think of buying a store? We are not in the city... Are you really moved by what you said this morning?"
"Maybe. He said he has the deposit now, and he will save up by the end of the year to see how much he is short of. By then, he will have the money back. If he is short of money, he will ask me to lend it to him. I said okay. I think I need to tell you."
Ye Yaopeng frowned and sighed, and said in a tangled way: "Tell me, I can't afford it. I only go out to sea for a few days every month. There was a lot of rain in the first half of the year, so I didn't go out to sea much."
"I've only made a little in the last few months, but I've got to deduct the fuel costs, the money for repairing the ropes and machinery, and the rent for my dad's boat. After we split it between the two of us, there's not much left. I'm only slightly better off than a laborer, but it's all hard-earned money."
The more I thought about Ye Yaopeng, the more I felt that Lao Er was bold. Why did he suddenly want to buy a store without saying anything? How could he bear to do so
The gap is still huge, and I don’t know if I can save enough money by the end of the year. Besides, the family also has expenses. Did he act rashly and take the wrong medicine
"Does Dad know? What does Dad say?"
Ye Yaodong shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know if he has gone to tell Dad. He hasn't come out yet and is still at home. He is probably still trying to convince his second sister-in-law and has no time to talk to Dad."
"Isn't he being too hasty?"
Ye Yaodong spoke frankly, "I think it's pretty good. Although I have to spend all my wealth to buy it, I can think of it as saving money. If I really need money in the future, I can sell it."
"Otherwise, you will have all the money in your hands, and you will have various reasons to spend it in the future, and you may not be able to keep it. After you use the money to buy a shop, you will definitely have to work hard to make money for a period of time. You will definitely be able to push away various reasons to spend money, and you will have a legitimate excuse. For example, my cousin's rat club..."
This was also a pain in Ye Yaopeng's heart. 1,000 yuan was not a small amount of money. Although their lives were much better now and they had a boat, this 1,000 yuan was their income for nearly half a year. It was gone just like that. He was upset for many days at that time.
If the 1,000 yuan was not defrauded, it is still possible.
He glanced at his wife who was still excited not far away, and felt inexplicably angry. What a spendthrift woman!
Thinking this way, instead of giving the money to her to manage and lose it, it would be better to use the money to buy a shop. At least I can still see it.
Ye Yaopeng suppressed some anger in his heart and walked directly towards Mrs. Ye, but after walking halfway, he felt that 3,000 yuan was too much.
It's really a lot! They don't even have half of this now, what can they think about? And they still have to pay off the foreign debt.
His life was actually quite comfortable now, with extra money and no worries about food and drink. He felt it was unnecessary to reduce expenses and go into foreign debt just to buy a shop.
He doesn't understand what they are talking about market prospects or anything like that; he is just a layman.
Ye Yaodong looked at his elder brother and saw that he was silent for a moment after listening to him, then walked away without saying a word. He didn't say much.
Just look at it yourself!
It's a personal choice, he can't force them to be the boss.
After buying this, he may not see much income in the first few years. It really takes time. He doesn't care, but others may not. This way he can avoid being blamed later.
Anyway, I've already mentioned it to his eldest brother, and the couple have discussed it, so let them handle it themselves.
After walking halfway, Ye Yaopeng stopped again and became conflicted.
If he hadn't known about this, and Dongzi was the only one who bought the shop, he wouldn't have thought too much about it, because Dongzi was a very active person.
But now that he knows that the honest second brother also plans to buy a shop, he feels a little uncomfortable and he can't explain what's going on in his mind.
While he was still standing there hesitating, Mrs. Ye saw him and shouted, "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Hurry up and get the fish. Let's move forward a little. The tide has receded a little. You don't know what to do all day. The little one is itching for trouble, and the big one is also acting stupidly."
Ye Yaopeng strode over and frowned as he said, "Dongzi said that Lao Er just went to see him and said he also wanted to buy a store."
"ah!?"
Mrs. Ye was also shocked. Her first reaction was, "Did he take the wrong medicine? Where did the money come from?"
"He plans to pay a deposit first, and then borrow some from Dongzi when he sees how much is left at the end of the year."
"Are you crazy? You have no money but you have to borrow money to buy it? Are you possessed?"
Seeing Ye Yaopeng's hesitant and tangled expression, Mrs. Ye couldn't help but said, "You don't want to learn from him and borrow money to buy it? What's wrong with you? Don't you know how much money we have? Don't have any crooked ideas. We have finally saved some money. It's not easy to make money."
Ye Yaopeng was also a little annoyed. "You also know that it's not easy to make some money, but you still listened to people's tricks and wasted 1,000 yuan."
"Why...why are you bringing this up again? It's all in the past..."
Ye Yaodong was originally just wandering around minding his own business, watching over the kids and picking up some seafood for them. But then he saw the couple arguing louder and louder.
"What are you doing? You're still arguing outside. What are you arguing about?" Ye's father also calculated the time and wanted to come out to see if the tide had receded. He happened to see the two of them arguing.
Seeing Ye's father coming over, Ye Yaopeng stopped arguing with his wife and asked his father, "Ahua also wants to buy a store, does Dad know?"
Father Ye stared at him, "He wants to buy a shop? What's wrong with him? Did Dongzi instigate him?"
Ye Yaodong was unhappy. Did you think he couldn't hear you
He walked over and said unhappily, "What are you talking about? What do you mean I instigated him? It was my second brother who came to me and told me that. How can I be the head of the family for him? Don't blame me if you haven't asked clearly."
After saying that, he became unhappy, turned around and left, continuing to watch the children and not caring about what happened to them.
"Don't run too far, and don't step into the water, or I'll catch you and break your legs. I won't bring you here next time."
Voices of "got it" came from all directions, and Lin Guangyuan and Ye Chenghai, who were running in the front, also held back.
He didn't know what they talked about, but Ye Yaodong found that after a while his elder brother and sister-in-law continued to go fishing, while his father walked towards the shore, probably to ask his second brother.
After taking a look, he retracted his gaze and focused on the children again, but he saw Ye Chenghe suddenly dived directly into the shallow water. He was immediately frightened and ran forward quickly.
I saw him lying completely in the water with his face buried in the water and his body level with the water surface.
"Ye Chenghe, are you really going to die? You ignored my words."
Ye Yaodong angrily grabbed him by the back of his collar and lifted him up head first to prevent him from drowning. "I've told you so many times not to go into the water. Are you deaf? Get back here."
"No, Uncle San, wait, don't pull me, I have a fish in my arms! It keeps moving..."
Ye Yaopeng was actually worried and kept an eye on the children from time to time. He saw his own kid fall into the water, so he ran over in panic, only to see a fish with a red tail under him.
He didn't bother to look at the fish, and quickly pulled the child up, cursing: "You bastard, you are risking your life and jumping into the water. If we hadn't been watching, you might have been washed away by the waves."
"I can swim."
“Those who drown are those who can swim!”
Mrs. Ye also ran over in a hurry.
At this time, they also saw that he was holding the big red fish tightly in his arms. It was almost half as tall as him. Ye Chenghe was 11 years old, and the fish was not small, and it was still moving around in his arms.
Ye Yaodong said in surprise: "Red-tailed bird!"
"Red-tailed bird?"
"What is a red-tailed bird? Is it this fish?" Ye Chenghe hadn't realized that he was in great danger yet. He was still very excited even though he was soaked from head to toe. "Uncle San, is this fish really valuable? It's so big. I've never caught a fish this big before. How much can it sell for?"
As she spoke, she struggled to hand the fish into his arms, unaware that his parents were right next to her. She was so happy that she was silly.