After sending the tractor away, Ye Yaodong happily clenched his right fist and excitedly gave himself a gesture of encouragement.
Ye Yaosheng said enviously: "Dongzi, you made a fortune this time. You are really brave. I really made a lot of money for you."
The eldest cousin also said excitedly: "Yes, 520 yuan, it takes me half a year to earn it, and you made that much in one trip. How did you think of collecting the jellyfish and dividing them up?"
"It only costs one cent, so it should be around 100 yuan. You just increased it five times, that's a lot." The second cousin also agreed.
Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "I've seen people splitting it before, and I've caught them too. I split it a few times when I was free. I also heard that there is a flood season here, and it happened to happen a few days ago, so I had an idea. Fortunately, someone wanted it, so I bit the bullet and took the risk to deliver it from a thousand miles away."
Ye Yaosheng agreed, "Indeed, most people would not think of taking the risk, and they would have to spend so much money to collect it, and the key is that they would have to send it from far away. Any of these three can directly dissuade people from doing so."
"He just loves to mess around. He messes with things that others don't even have time to hide from. Luckily, he found it and sold it for a good price. If this thing was sent from far away and no one wanted it, what would he do?"
Although Ye's father said words of disdain, the smile on his face was particularly bright, even happier than Ye Yaodong.
Dongzi was really lucky. He just did some simple work on this jellyfish and sold it for a high price.
"What else can I do? Just let it sit! If no one wants it, then I'll just go back the way I came. Why should I be afraid of people talking about me? If I can't sell it, I'll keep it for myself. The jellyfish blood alone is enough to satisfy me."
"Yeah, you've eaten so much that your mouth is crooked. You dare to keep such an expensive thing for yourself? You want to eat everything all day long, and you're never satisfied."
"Don't you want to try it? It's so expensive, wouldn't you feel sorry if you don't try it?"
"No regrets, do you think I am you? Eating a bite is like digging out my flesh, and my flesh is not as valuable as this thing." Father Ye said unhappily, "Stop being so joking, quickly collect all these things and take them to the boat, we will need them tomorrow, so don't sell these fish and shrimps, okay?"
"It's not much, just leave it all to eat. We've been drifting on the sea for a day and a night, and we've been hungry for a day. No one can eat or sleep well."
Ye Yaodong looked at the sun that was about to set over the mountain, and said, "It's already late today. I'll go to the village to find the village committee to see where I can rent a house. Everyone is tired after a day's work. Let's take the two fish and exchange them for some vegetables with the villagers. We'll have a good meal and rest tonight. We have to go out to sea again tomorrow."
"The former Youth League site should be idle. Can you go and see if you can rent it?"
"I know. You can put away your things first. You can also take down your clothes first."
After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he walked towards the village. Fortunately, there were still people from the village committee, and they were not xenophobic. Knowing that he wanted to rent a house, they directly rented all the former educated youth sites to him and also prepared a lot of pots and pans for him.
These were the things that were left over after the educated youth left and they were all taken to the village committee (to be divided up), and now it is just the right time to move them out for them to use.
After perfectly solving the accommodation problem, Ye Yaodong called home again.
Lin Xiuqing waited anxiously for the whole day, unable to do anything. She stopped weaving the net and was too lazy to cook. She just ate whatever she could for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The old lady also sat at the door all day, stretching her neck to look at the courtyard gate, sighing and muttering a few words from time to time.
"It's been a whole day, why didn't you call?"
"They should be here by noon, right? I don't know if it's convenient for them to eat there, or where they'll sleep at night."
"The sun has already set, Dongzi and the others should have arrived by now, right? Why didn't they call and tell us? What happened to the father and son?"
“Is there anyone watching at the village committee? Could it be that no one was there, so the call was not answered?”
"Hey, if no one was watching, wouldn't the call have been missed?"
The older lady thought more and more that it was possible. She slapped her thigh and said, "Oh my god, he must have missed the call. Otherwise, it's impossible that Dongzi didn't call back so late. This won't do. I have to go check it out."
After she finished muttering, she hurriedly walked towards the gate, "I have to go and take a look. Those people in the village committee are too unreliable..."
Lin Xiuqing had just finished coaxing her child to sleep. When she came out, she saw the old lady heading for the front door. She quickly called out to her, "It's time to eat. Where are you going?"
"I'll go to the village committee to see if there are any calls. It's impossible that there were no calls all day. They clearly agreed to call back to report that they were safe. I don't know what those people do all day. They don't even answer the phone, and they don't even come to call for help."
The old lady turned around and responded, then walked out muttering to herself.
"I'll go. You can't walk well, so just stay at home and look after the house. I'll go ask around and tell you when I get back. You don't have to run around anymore."
"No, I have to go and see for myself. What if I don't answer the phone call? I don't know if he has eaten today or where he will sleep at night? He is away from home and can't eat or sleep well. I don't know if he can handle it..."
"Dongzi has never suffered much... This is his first time traveling far away... Oh... Home is so good..."
The more the old lady thought about it, the more distressed she felt, and she walked faster.
She was just worried about him, and her first thought was about him, not whether anyone wanted the goods or whether they were sold.
Lin Xiuqing quickly told her eldest son who was playing at the back door to look after her sister in the house, and then she quickly chased after him.
She also wanted to go to the village committee to see if there were any calls that she hadn't answered. It had been the whole day and there was no call, which made her feel bored.
The brothers Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua went out to sea to fish at night as usual, but they were not focused on fishing all day.
Ye Yaohua, in particular, was distracted the whole time, his mind wandering in the void. When the sun finally set, he hurriedly urged Ye Yaopeng to go back.
Ye Yaopeng had no choice but to return home early. He also wanted to know if his father and his family were safe. Was the jellyfish easy to sell there? What was the price? Was there really a flood season
After the two men had sold their goods, they were almost at the door of their home when they saw the old lady and Lin Xiuqing walking towards the village one after the other. They quickly called out to them and trotted over to them.
"Where are you going? Has Dad called Dongzi and come back?"
"No, I don't know what happened. Let's go to the village committee to see if we missed the call."
"What? The sun has already set, why haven't you called back? Shouldn't you have arrived at noon?" Ye Yaohua frowned.
Ye Yaopeng was also a little worried, "It's so late now, has something happened?"
"Bah, bah, bah, what a phoenix's mouth! What could happen? They must have seen the jellyfish floating all over the sea as soon as they went over there, and the father and son were busy fishing or selling, and they were too busy to help. Or maybe the people in the village committee were unreliable and missed the call." The old lady retorted strongly and glared at the two brothers.
"I'm just saying... I didn't say anything bad, maybe there was something that delayed us, or the boat took too long..."
"You'd better stop talking. It's annoying to hear you talk." The old lady said dissatisfiedly and walked forward on her own.
Lin Xiuqing also hurriedly followed.
Just then, someone came jogging and ran into them.
The person who came shouted, "Lin Xiuqing's phone number. Lin Xiuqing's phone number."
The old lady was even more excited than Lin Xiuqing when she heard this. She quickly grabbed the hand of the person who came and asked, "Is it Dongzi's call? Is it Dongzi who called?"
"Yes, it's Ye Yaodong calling."
After hearing the affirmative words, Lin Xiuqing ran away.
"Hey, you finally called..." The old lady looked relaxed, and after saying this happily, she hurried towards the village committee.
Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua didn't even bother to push the cart back, and just followed the old lady.
Lin Xiuqing ran until her cheeks were red and she was sweating. When she arrived at the village committee, she saw that Ye's mother was already answering the phone.
She was scolding him: "It's okay that you're not serious, but your father is not serious either. He didn't even call home earlier. We were all worried to death..."
"I drove such a long way by sea, I was worried that you would get lost and have an accident. I didn't do anything today, I was just worried about you..."
"I've already sent someone to call your wife, so what's wrong with you talking to me for a few more words? Where's your father? Why is he so busy now..."
Lin Xiuqing didn't bother to wipe the sweat off her face and ran in quickly, "Mom."
Mother Ye glanced at her and reluctantly handed her the phone: "Ask him why he called only now? Is there something wrong?"
"Okay... Adong..." Lin Xiuqing picked up the phone and finally had time to wipe the sweat off her cheeks.
She listened to the voice on the other end of the phone and became happier and happier, until she heard that the goods they sent were sold for 520. She widened her eyes and was stunned with joy.
"520? That's so much?"
Ye's mother's eyes widened, and she asked anxiously, "What do you mean by 520? Did you sell the jellyfish you sent over for 520? That's so much?"
After seeing Lin Xiuqing nod, she was so happy, "It has increased five times! Oh, so much, it's really not a wasted trip..."
The old lady, accompanied by Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua, left late and came back late. When she heard that the money had increased fivefold, she excitedly asked
"What do you mean five times? Give me a call and let me talk to Dongzi..."
"Dongzi, why did you call just now? Did you call a long time ago and no one in the village answered the phone? Did you have a smooth journey? Did you eat first when you arrived? Did you eat dinner?"
On the other end of the phone, Ye Yaodong reassured the old lady that he was safe, comforted her, and then told her about the situation here.
"Where are my elder and second brothers? Did they go trawling at night? Have they come back?"
"Yes, they just came back and are here, right next to me."