After they separated, they went home.
Ye's mother had already left, but the two brothers were still feeling uneasy. They sat at the door, craning their necks to look at the intersection, waiting for him to come back.
As soon as they saw Ye Yaodong, the two brothers and their two sisters-in-law came forward to greet him.
"Dongzi, how are you?"
"Dongzi, what's the matter? Is there anything wrong?"
Ye Yaodong took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket and showed it to them. "Nothing to worry about for now. Here's the letter. Just burn it later. It's anonymous, and I don't know which evil person with a black heart wrote it."
"Anyway, we are upright and honest. The whole village can prove that we are just ordinary fishermen. Don't worry. Secretary Chen also said so."
"That's good. That's good."
The two brothers were both honest fishermen. They were scared to death when they heard the report. After being comforted, they felt relieved and at ease.
Mrs. Ye said viciously, "It must be someone in the village who reported him. What a wicked bastard. We're from the same village, and we meet each other everywhere. He's so cruel. I curse his whole family to death for 18 generations, and they won't even know how they died..."
Ye Yaopeng frowned and sighed, "I was too high-profile when I came back two days ago. I made a lot of money and sold a lot of things. Many people were jealous. Some people with dark hearts just can't stand others doing better than you."
"You have to be more low-key. You can't be so high-profile in the future. It will make people jealous." Ye Yaohua was also a little scared.
"They shouldn't sell it at their doorsteps. They should just use a flatbed cart to sell it in the alleys of town. Maybe nothing will happen. On the surface, they may be friendly, but behind the scenes, many people don't want to see others doing well."
After all, we have all experienced those dark years. In those years, reporting was encouraged, and many people rose to power by reporting.
"Okay, now that we have the report letter back, we should keep a low profile and behave ourselves from now on. The village committee will not allow this kind of random reporting to happen. I'm going to burn this."
After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he took back the letter of accusation, walked home, sat in front of the stove, struck a match, and lit the paper.
The old lady was worried and had been chanting sutras at the door with her beads in her hand. Now she followed him into the house and asked with concern, "Are you okay, Dongzi?"
"It's okay. It's just a small report letter. Let alone intercepting it, we are not afraid even if it is sent out."
He watched the small flame grow bigger and bigger, and when it was about to burn his fingers, he threw it into the stove.
Ah Qing also came out of the house holding the child, "Who is so wicked? Can we find out? It's more painful for these people to watch others make money than to lose money themselves, right?"
Ye Yaodong took the child from her arms, held him in his arms and patted him soothingly, "There are people like this everywhere, they are all anonymous, and there is no way to check them. So let's keep a low profile in the future."
"Then you have to talk to mom. We live near the beach where there are few people and we are pretty low-key."
"Um."
Ye Yaodong originally thought that the matter had been covered, but he didn't expect that the next day, the news spread all over the village, and the main point was that someone reported him for smuggling? And there was nothing about Linji
Now he felt that it was his mother's fault!
He came running over in a hurry yesterday to say that someone had reported him for smuggling. When the neighbors came over out of curiosity, his mother and two sisters-in-law told them that it would be strange if the news didn't spread.
This fucking loud speaker really needs to give a good warning.
However, despite the spread of the news, not many people believed it. The villagers had witnessed him going out early in the morning and returning late at night to fish. Within three days, everyone's attention was diverted to something new and unusual, and this incident was particularly sensational.
Ye Yaodong had just returned from the sea, and as soon as he arrived at the dock, he heard that Xu Laifu from the village had offended someone again. This morning, he was found with one wrist missing, his face bruised and swollen, and half dead on the roadside at the entrance of the village.
People on the dock were talking about it. They had been discussing it all day and were still talking.
The workers working at the nearby Mazu Temple were also talking excitedly there, and this topic was everywhere.
"I don't know who I offended, but my entire wrist was chopped off. It will be difficult for me to get married in the future..."
"Maybe he owed gambling debts and had no money to pay them back? So his hand was chopped off? I heard that money lenders don't take human life seriously..."
"Isn't this too tragic? People who owe gambling debts and don't pay them back have their fingers chopped off, but he had his wrist chopped off..."
"Is it possible that he was caught stealing? So his hand was chopped off? He's a repeat offender..."
"Alas... It's hard to say, it's hard to say. This person should be more honest, otherwise this will bring disaster to the family."
"I heard that their family is in a mess. The brothers and sisters-in-law who separated from the family are unwilling to give money to help. The parents have no choice but to borrow money from everywhere. Their family has such a bad reputation and poor popularity. Who would lend them money?"
"It looks pretty miserable..."
"It's because their family didn't work before. If they were more popular in the village, everyone would help them..."
"It's terrible that he would chop people's wrists at will. I don't know who he offended."
…
Ye Yaodong and the others had just returned, so there was no need to ask around. He could just get a general idea of what was being said.
He gasped and couldn't help but touch his wrist. Fortunately, it was still there...
Luckily he doesn't gamble...
This incident caused a sensation in the village for several days. People talked about it every day, and many adults used it to educate their teenage children.
What Ye Yaodong wanted to say was that in ten years or so, when the Young and Dangerous series of movies came out, all the young boys today would be crazy about it.
However, after several days, Ye Yaodong took the time to go to the town to sell tapes when the wind and waves were strong and he could not go out to sea. He ran into Lin Ji and heard the people around him talking, only to find out that it was Xu Lai Fu who saw them at the dock that night.
This guy stays up late every night and hangs out with other people until late at night before going home. He also often sneaks out late at night. I don't know if he is doing something sneaky.
When he asked about Xu Lai Fu's hand, they denied it and refused to admit it.
Ye Yaodong didn't dare to ask more questions. He just said hello and left.
It's terrible. It's better to stay away from these people. People like Lin Ji are only suitable to be acquaintances, not deep friends. He is just an ordinary person.
After he returned, he said nothing and never mentioned this to anyone.
The letter reporting him and Lin Ji was written by Xu Lai Fu, but no one knows who wrote the letter reporting him separately.
Lin Xiuqing was also very happy when she saw that all the remaining tapes in the house were cleared out. She was afraid that Ye Yaodong would have another idea and buy another tape recorder just to listen to these tapes.
He said what he meant and bought the product right away. He was very skilled at acting first and reporting later. Fortunately, he had no intention of buying a tape recorder.
She stood by the table, counting the money, smiling brightly, "I saw that more than half a month had passed, and the tapes were still piled up at home. I thought you would buy a tape recorder..."
Ye Yaodong crossed his legs and looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "You want it? Then I'll buy you one..."
"Don't… "
Lin Xiuqing's eyes widened. "I don't want it. I don't want it at all. Don't buy it. If you buy it, I will quarrel with you. We already have a radio at home. Why buy a tape recorder? I am busy all day taking care of the children. The radio played by the old lady is enough for me to listen to. How many ears do I have to listen separately?"
Seeing her big reaction, Ye Yaodong couldn't help but want to tease her, "Then I'll buy a TV? This one can be watched with the eyes, about 400 yuan is enough..."
She rolled her eyes. "You're crazy. You just said to be low-key, but you bought a TV. Do you deserve to be scolded? Also, what do you mean 400 yuan is enough? You talk so arrogantly. It takes ordinary people several months to earn that. If you don't know, you would think you are a boss."
"The boss is not a big boss, but he made money, so he has to treat himself. He has enjoyed his ears, but not his eyes, and it's not that he can't afford them."
"Now that you have enjoyed your eyes, shouldn't you also make arrangements for your body and enjoy it?"
Ye Yaodong glanced around and saw that there was no one else in the room, including the old lady, so he stood up and hugged her from behind, smiling and said, "Do you have any plans?"
"Arrange your head, arrange, walk away..."
"If you don't let me go, you'll turn your back on me after you've taken the money. If I had known, I would have given it to you later."
"How can you be so hostile? In broad daylight, hugging and kissing each other, what's that like?"
Lin Xiuqing twisted her body, unable to push him free with her elbows or break free, so she leaned forward and pushed her butt backwards, trying to push him away.
However, Ye Yaodong pushed forward with his powerful waist strength, pushing her down on the table. Lin Xiuqing's face turned red instantly. She supported herself on the table with her hands, turned her head and glared at him angrily, lowering her voice.
"What are you doing? Hooligan!"
"How am I a hooligan? What's wrong with pushing me? You were the one who pushed me with your butt sticking out in the wind, and then you accused me first and bit me back. If anyone wants to be a hooligan, it's you, you female hooligan." As he said that, he patted her round butt.
Lin Xiuqing was angry, amused, and a little embarrassed. She couldn't turn around, so she could only push him back with one hand, "You shameless man, go away. What's the point of this? If the children see you later..."
Ye Yaodong turned the hand she extended behind her back and pressed it, "They were having so much fun on the beach that they didn't want to go home."
"what are you doing?"
"Catch you, you dare to act like a hooligan, I have to interrogate you."
He grabbed her other hand that was resting on the table, turned it behind her back, and snatched all the banknotes in her hand. Then he folded it with one hand and stuffed it into her chest.
“It should be placed here!”
"Ye Yaodong!"
Lin Xiuqing turned her head and glared at him in anger. If her hands had not been tied behind her back, she would have beaten him to death!
"Yes! Don't get excited. I'll give you a chance to fight to the death when we get into the house."
Lin Xiuqing was really angry and amused by his behavior, and was pushed into the house by him.
"What are you doing? Let me go, I have to cook dinner soon..."
"It's still early..."