There is no child who doesn’t like celebrating festivals. All the children in the village start looking forward to it before the festival even arrives. Some even ask their elders eight times a day when the Mid-Autumn Festival will come, when will the holiday come, and when can they eat moon cakes
When the Mid-Autumn Festival really arrived, everyone put on new clothes and ran around happily, extremely happy.
Only during the Chinese New Year and other festivals do they have the chance to wear new clothes, otherwise they can only wear clothes discarded by their older brothers and sisters.
However, this year can be said to be the happiest year for the children in the family, because there are so many food at home besides mooncakes, and the children can show off their pockets full of food everywhere.
The adults were also very happy, having made a lot of money just in time for the festival.
While peeling crabs, Father Ye asked, "After the holiday, we'll have a day off tomorrow and go out to sea tomorrow night?"
"Okay," Ye Yaodong thought for a moment and said, "Dad, have someone help me keep an eye out for where there are other boats I can buy another one."
Father Ye paused while peeling crabs and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Why do you want to buy another boat?"
Ye's mother also stopped and looked puzzled, "Don't you already have a boat? It's fine, why do you want to buy a boat? It's already good enough that the money you earn is enough to buy two stores. The remaining money and the thousand yuan you earned in the past two days, you should at least put it in your pocket to keep it warm!"
"No other child is as restless as you. You want to buy everything, but you just can't keep the money in your pocket. The money isn't even warm yet, and you want to spend it again?"
Lin Xiuqing was also puzzled for a moment, but suddenly she thought of the two boats of A Guang's family, and suddenly she had an idea, "Are you going to follow A Guang's example? Buy a boat and rent it out?"
After her reminder, Ye's father also thought of it, and it was no wonder that he didn't think of it. Not long after A Guang bought the second boat, they went to the border of Zhejiang and Fujian to salvage jellyfish. He had no idea that A Guang rented out the second boat after buying it.
Ye's mother knew something about it and knew that A Guang had made good profits in the past two months, but she preferred stability and would not think too much about it, so she did not think about it in that direction for the time being.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Ye Yaodong also looked over innocently, and then told the truth, "I do have this idea. It was me who suggested that he rent out the boat, but I have to buy a boat. If I can't buy one, I'm thinking of saving up until the end of the year and ordering a boat."
"Will you be too busy like this?" the old lady asked with concern.
"As long as you can make money, what's the point of being busy? Anyway, money won't grow if you keep it in your pocket. Buy a boat and let it make money. Only then can money grow and make money."
Father Ye thought about it. He would definitely have objections to buying a shop, but as for the boat... This is the tool for the people living on the coast to survive. If he can make money, he certainly won't object.
He looked at Ye's mother and asked, "How has A Guang earned these past two months? How much money did he earn?"
Ye's mother glared at him. "How should I know how much money he made? Am I so ignorant as to ask him how much he made every day? I did hear Huimei say that when things are good, he makes 50 or 60, 60 or 70, and when things are bad, he makes 30 or 40."
"As long as there is income from going out to sea, it's fine, but it also depends on the weather. There is no exact number of trips you can make in a month..."
"That doesn't matter. If we don't go out to sea, we don't have to pay salaries. If we sell more, we get more, and if we sell less, we get less. If we don't go out to sea, we have no expenses. A ship is a big item and can be used for decades. Sooner or later, we will get our money back."
Ye's mother also felt that this made some sense.
"Then I'll go take care of Huimei after dinner, and ask her how much money Guang got from renting out the boat in the past two months?"
"Okay, you can ask first. It's okay to ask." Father Ye looked at Ye Yaodong, "or you can ask Guang yourself. We are friends and he is your brother-in-law. Once you have found out and there is a clue, you can make your plan."
"Okay, I happened to be at the dock when I came back two days ago, so I helped him collect the goods. I have a rough idea of it. But like mom said, there is no fixed number of times to go out to sea in a month. It's hard to calculate, but I can make money every time I go out, it's just a matter of how much, anyway, I can get my money back slowly."
From what I have seen in my previous life, I know that you can make money, but as for how much, that depends on luck. You rely on the weather for food and the sea for life, so nothing is certain.
Mother Ye glanced at him and said, "Ask first, why are you in such a hurry? Can't you just keep the money?"
"Look at what you said. I'm using my brain to make money."
"You haven't read for a few days, but your mind is quite active."
“That shows I’m smart.”
"Smart? You've been living in a dog's stomach for the past 26 years. How come you're only becoming smart now?"
Ye Yaodong was depressed. Asking his mother to praise him a few times made him feel more uncomfortable than taking her life. He couldn't say anything good. It was only the day before yesterday that he heard her praise him in front of others.
Moreover, her way of praising is also very alternative. She is the kind that proudly says words of disdain, letting others refute and lead others to praise her.
"Men mature later, don't you know? Especially for someone like me, it's said that the youngest son and the eldest grandson are the lifeblood of the old lady, and I am the youngest son, the lifeblood of the whole family."
"You have a big face? And you say you are the lifeblood of the whole family? Why don't you say you are the ancestor of the whole family? Only your grandma treats grass as a treasure. Otherwise, do you think I can wait until you mature? It's already a good thing that I didn't kick you out of the house."
"Tsk~ You'll have to count on me to make you happy in the future."
"Okay, then I'll wait and see how blessed I will be in the future."
The old lady looked at the mother and son bickering and shook her head. She couldn't help but said to Ye's mother: "You have already enjoyed his blessing..."
Mother Ye pursed her lips.
Father Ye also said, "Even with so much food, you can't stop eating. You're still grumbling."
He looked at Ye's mother again, "You haven't even eaten two bites of food, but you're talking so much. Hurry up and eat a few bites and go take care of Huimei and her daughter. Why are you still nagging here?"
"Both father and son are now breathing through the same nostril."
"Eat yours."
Mother Ye picked up the food and started eating quickly with a grunt. A Guang had no mother and his two younger sisters were unmarried, so how could they change diapers? The child had just been born, so she had to go over and teach them more.
How to bathe and change diapers for a baby? She had to teach Huimei's two sisters-in-law what to eat and what not to eat during the confinement period.
Otherwise, she could take care of the children after work, but she had to work during the day and had no time to stay there, so she had to rely on her two sisters-in-law or A Guang to take care of them.
There is also a bad thing about not having a mother in this family. There are gains and losses, and there are advantages and disadvantages.
After taking a few quick bites, Ye's mother hurried back.
Ye Yaodong looked at her busy figure and said to his father, "Just eat at my place from now on. Ah Qing has to cook anyway, so I'll just cook for two more people. Mom seems to be very busy. She works during the day and has to take care of my little sister after work."
Father Ye nodded. "That's fine. Yesterday and the day before yesterday, we took turns eating at your eldest brother's house. So I'll carry the rice over tomorrow and eat at your place to save us from having to keep taking turns."
Lin Xiuqing didn't say anything. She didn't think there was anything wrong with Ye Yaodong's behavior, nor did she think he was asking for work for her.
In her opinion, she had to cook every day anyway, so it would just be a matter of adding two more pairs of rice. Besides, Father Ye said that he had moved the rice over, so it didn't count as eating their food.
After the family finished their lively meal, they all sat outside the door to enjoy the cool air. The children kept looking up at the sky, muttering, "Why is it not dark yet? Why is it not dark yet?" They were so anxious.
At this moment, Ye's mother hurried back, "Apeng... Ahua... Dongzi... It's broken, it's broken..."
"What's broken?"
Ye Yaodong was sitting in a recliner enjoying the cool breeze when he heard his mother calling the names of the three brothers through the wall, and then kept saying "it's bad, it's bad". He frowned and stood up quickly.
Mother Ye slapped her thigh and said angrily, "Hey, you~ I don't know which bastard actually wrote a letter to report you, saying that you are smuggling."
"What!?"
Ye Yaodong was so shocked that he immediately walked out of the courtyard and ran to the next door. "What did you say? Who reported me for smuggling? Is there something wrong with me? I am just a fisherman, who the hell is smuggling?"
It's no wonder that he was suddenly frightened. This is smuggling. If he is really convicted of this crime, I don't know how many years he will be imprisoned.
"Who knows? I don't know who is such a black-hearted person. He should have his tongue pulled out, his hands and feet chopped off, and be thrown into the 18th level of hell. He even wrote a letter to report something that didn't happen..." Ye's mother cursed angrily.
"Damn it, who gives birth to a son without an asshole? Since you are doing something that hurts others and does not benefit yourself..."
"We haven't offended anyone..."
Ye Yaodong frowned, "We haven't offended anyone, but we still have pink eye. Mom, how did you know? Aren't you going to Huimei's place?"
"I went home to get eggs. Huimei's family ran out of eggs. I said I would send them to her today, but I kept forgetting about it. On the way back, I happened to run into Secretary Chen, and he told me about it."
Ye's mother said the three words "Secretary Chen" in a very low voice, and while saying it she glanced at the neighbor who was walking towards them not far away.
Ye Yaopeng frowned and asked, "Is it because we brought back a lot of goods to sell at our doorstep a few days ago?"
Ye Yaohua was also worried, "Who is this bothering? They even reported us. Was it someone from our village who reported us?"
Ye Yaodong said, "It should be anonymous, right? Was the letter intercepted? So it was seen and told to you by the way?"
Ye's mother was confused for a moment. She didn't ask so carefully. After hearing it, she ran back anxiously.
"I forgot to ask if it was intercepted."
I just heard Ye's mother's hurried voice, as if something happened. I vaguely heard the word "report". The neighbors also came over curiously and asked, "What happened?"
"I think I heard some report just now?"
"Who reported what? It's been stable for several years now, and there are still people reporting it? Isn't that inhumane?"