Lin Xiuqing lay there, rubbing her aching waist. The bastard had been pinching her waist from behind, and it was all red.
"Look at you, the milk has sprayed all over the mat, bit by bit, you come and wipe it off later."
Ye Yaodong lay there motionless.
"Who knew that if I just pinched it a few times, it would spray out like this? Didn't my daughter eat anything in the afternoon? No wonder her arms are like lotus roots. No wonder she eats so well and grows so well. And are you sure it's just breast milk?"
"If it's not breast milk, then what else is it?" Lin Xiuqing said. Her hands that were putting on clothes paused for a moment, and then she pounced on him in anger and hit him.
"Ohhh ~ You're going to murder your husband right after you've had your fill?"
"Shut up!"
Lin Xiuqing pinched his arm twice more before getting up and continuing to put on her clothes. During this time, her eyes were like knives, darting towards him.
Ye Yaodong put his hands behind his head and smiled like a cat that stole some fish. "I didn't say anything, why are you so excited? We are already an old married couple..."
"If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb. Watch your daughter and don't let her fall off the bed. I'll go cook."
She glared at him, picked up the scattered banknotes on the bed, put them in the drawer and locked it.
It was already very late and she was in a hurry to cook. She had no time to sort the bills and had to stuff them all in one ball.
As a result, she came back with a rag after a while and threw it on the bed, "Wipe the mat clean!"
"You are getting more and more arrogant, my wife. It's a rare day when the wind blows and we don't go out to sea. I've been out for most of the day and I'm exhausted. I came back exhausted again and now you want to order me to work."
Lin Xiuqing put her hands on her hips and glared, "Stop talking nonsense. Who delayed my cooking? I'm busy right now. Who else should I use if not you?"
"You have the time to talk, the mat has been cleaned, you just can't accept that I pushed you onto the bed, you want to order me around, enslave me, ride me if you can!"
"Bah, shameless." Lin Xiuqing felt that she could not talk to this guy anymore. The more she talked, the more shameless he became. She turned her face away and walked out.
Ye Yaodong shouted again: "Why don't we just cook some taro to eat? It would save us from having to cook rice and stir-fry vegetables. It's so troublesome. It's already late."
"You also know it's late?"
"Huh? This fighting force is too strong. I can't do anything about it. Let's just keep it simple and make a meal. Just boil the taro, peel it and dip it in fish sauce. It just so happens that we still have the half basket of taro that your father brought a while ago."
Lin Xiuqing just rolled her eyes at him. His parents were eating here now, and they had carried a sack of rice over. And she was just giving them taro dipped in fish sauce
At this time, a voice came from outside the house, which made Lin Xiuqing feel guilty.
"The porridge isn't ready yet? Put some dried fish on top and steam it, then you can eat anything else."
"Okay, I overslept in the afternoon and forgot to cook." She hurriedly explained loudly as she walked out.
"Yeah, I overslept too." Ye Yaodong's voice sounded from behind, causing her to stagger and almost fall on the threshold.
"Hey you, you're so grown up, why are you so careless when walking? You almost fell. Go and take care of the child. I'll steam a bowl of dried fish and stir-fry some Chinese kale later." Ye's mother spoke quickly.
Ye Yaodong sat up, looked at the door, then lay down again and smiled secretly.
"Has Adong come back yet? Have all those tapes been sold out?"
"I just came back and was playing with my kids in the house. All the tapes are sold out."
"It's good to sell it. It won't take up space at home. I'm also worried about when he will buy another tape recorder..."
Listening to the conversation outside, he just wanted to say that he was tired of watching TV and watching videos until his hands were tired, so what was the point of a tape recorder? If he hadn't thought about his family, why would he have the desire to buy these
He didn't even really want a TV. The black and white one wasn't pretty at all. Color TVs would become common in a few years.
He whispered to Ye Xiaoxi who was lying in front of him chewing her fist: "Your father just wants to buy a big refrigerator so that we can eat ice watermelon and ice grapes in the summer. Do you want to eat it? This is more delicious than your pig's trotter..."
As Ye Yaodong spoke, he poked the flesh on her arm with his hand. It sank with a light press. It was super soft and pink and tender. Just looking at it made him want to take a bite.
"Are you tired of lying down? Let's lie down for a while and sleep together? It will take a while before dinner."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned her over and laid her down, she grabbed her own feet and put them in her mouth and continued to gnaw on her big toes, making smacking sounds. Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched, and he ignored her and let her gnaw as much as she wanted.
I originally just wanted to close my eyes and take a nap for a while before getting up to eat, but I didn't expect to fall asleep directly when I lay down.
It was the drizzle outside that woke him up. He half-sat up and looked outside. It was getting dark. He looked at his watch and it was just after six o'clock. He had probably only slept for half an hour.
Maybe it was because of the rain that the sky seemed dark, and even the light inside the house seemed a little dim.
He saw the little meat ball curled up in the corner, and he didn't know when he fell asleep. There was an autumn rain, and it was getting a little cold after nightfall. He took the sheet from his body to cover the little guy, then got up from the bed.
There were faint voices outside the house, and the sound of bowls almost colliding, probably someone was eating.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, everyone turned to look over. Lin Xiuqing quickly stood up and said, "You're awake. I've warmed up the food in the pot for you. I'll go get it for you."
"I can do it myself, why didn't you wake me up?"
"I'm tired these days, so I want you to sleep a little longer."
Mother Ye also said, "It just so happens that it is raining again. We can have two more days of rest."
Ye Yaodong looked at the two of them strangely, "You seem to be looking forward to my rest? Before, you wished that I wouldn't be idle for a single day, otherwise I could rest at home for another week?"
Things are changing so fast now.
Mother Ye said unhappily, "Your health is your capital. It's not worth it to ruin it. You were idle at home every day before, so of course I wish you would work all day and work yourself to death."
“Heh~”
He really speaks the truth...
It was a continuous drizzle that lasted for four days before it stopped. It started again within two days of stopping, and continued to drizzle on and off for half a month before the weather cleared up completely.
During this period, they also changed their mats and slept on sheets. When the weather got sunny, they took out the quilts to dry in the sun. Ye Yaodong also wore a thin cotton jacket when going out to sea.
It is already late autumn in November, and it is getting colder day by day, especially in the morning and evening. The temperature at sea is even lower and colder, and the sea breeze is also chilly. The weather can get cold in an instant, but it is still a little hot when the sun comes out during the day.
Ye Yaodong felt that the midday sun was a bit hot, so he took off his cotton jacket and threw it into the corner, wearing only a thin autumn shirt, which would make it more convenient for him to work and allow him to be more flexible.
"Dongzi, it should be about time to set up the net."
"Okay, I feel like there aren't many goods recently. I dragged three nets before and there wasn't much."
"The weather is cold, some of them have migrated, and some have started to swim to the deep sea, so the number has gradually decreased."
"It's not easy, it's not easy..." Ye Yaodong shook his head and walked towards the stern.
"It's hard but we have to do it. We can earn a little. Although we can't earn much this year, we still have to do what we should do. We can earn some hard-earned money. Otherwise, we will just spend money if we stay at home. Spending less money is equivalent to earning money."
Ye Yaodong did not refute. Although it was difficult and the goods were getting less, he could still make some money and earn enough to eat.
Unlike later, when the price of diesel skyrocketed and the offshore resources became scarce due to overfishing, the profit from a trip was not enough to cover the losses. The bigger the boat, the more fuel it consumed, and the more boatmen it needed, and of course, the greater the losses, and the local government subsidies were not enough to cover the losses.
They had already pulled in three nets today, and all they caught were a bunch of miscellaneous fish and crabs, nothing of particular value, so he didn't hold out much hope for this one either.
After pulling it up, I found that there was really nothing there.
When it was dragged onto the deck, there were only about 20 pounds of scattered cargo inside. Excluding the useless small fish and shrimp, there were probably only a dozen pounds of useful cargo left, and most of it were worthless dragon head fish.
There were only two large prawns and sea bass that were worth some money. Together with the prawns from the previous nets, there was not even enough for a bowl, and all together they were less than two kilograms. The other fish were not worth much either.
In the past, when the quality was not good, we could still make up for it by quantity. Now, even quantity is not enough.
"It looks like our earnings today are going to hit a new low, Dad. These kittens, a few or three, can't even fill two baskets. I guess they're only worth a few dollars. This is fucking awful. Is it because I'm not casting the net correctly? Let's see if I can get more from longline fishing later."
Ye Yaodong picked out the goods inside and took out most of the useless small fish and shrimps.
Father Ye also frowned after seeing this, "What does it have to do with the way you cast the net? It's just that my luck is not good today, there are too few catches."
"Maybe I have already received most of the money approved by the God of Wealth this year, and there will be less money coming my way next time."
As he was speaking, he saw a seabird flying in the air, and it was fearlessly rushing down to grab the fish beside him. He scolded it and waved his hand to drive it away.
"Damn it, I can feed the ducks with this, but I can't feed you."
Father Ye was also amused by him this time, "It's possible, then go back and worship more, pray more, and burn more incense."
"I don't know where there is a temple for the God of Wealth, otherwise I would worship there every day! It's a pity that the Mazu temple has not been built yet, otherwise I would go there and burn three incense sticks every day."
"Not so fast. The typhoon stopped construction, and the rain stopped construction again. The area has expanded seven or eight times, and we have to build a high platform inside, so it can't be completed so quickly."
"Well, it will definitely be completed by the time of Mazu's birthday next year. Then we will have a hundred tables and it will be a great feast."
"It will definitely be in the newspapers then, and our village will become famous again."
While they were talking, Ye Yaodong had already put all the fish into the basket, and threw the useless fish and shrimp into the bucket with both hands, preparing to take them back to feed the ducks.
"There's not much catch today, so why don't we go collect the longline and go back early?"
"Okay, let's try our luck tomorrow."