"That's for sure. I wonder how many pounds of fish Dad can bring back today?"
At this time, he couldn't help but feel regretful. If he could have two boats at home like A Guang, he could earn more!
No, if he still can't buy a boat, he must go and order one before the New Year. He can't just wait there. Some families need money for the New Year. If he can't buy a boat before the New Year, he won't have to wait after the New Year.
Lin Xiuqing didn't know what he was thinking, so she just said, "It shouldn't be a small amount, right? I heard from Mrs. Zhou next door yesterday that the amount of goods caught in the trawling nets has increased in the past two days."
"Let's see in the afternoon. I'll go out and ask them to keep as much fish as they can today."
"Hey, go ahead. I'll put the rice down to cook. I didn't know you came back so early, so I didn't cook earlier. I was planning to just cook some noodles."
"You decide. Just eat anything you want."
Ye Yaodong said this and walked out again, first talking to a few neighbors nearby, and then walked into the village.
Living next to him were Zhou Jialan's brothers, who also had two boats.
Unexpectedly, during the short time he was away, his father-in-law came and pushed a cart with leftover oranges and a sack of grapefruits.
Lin Xiuqing looked at him happily and said, "Didn't you say earlier that you wanted to send some local specialties to Team Leader Zhao? These oranges and grapefruits my father sent over are just right for Team Leader Zhao. Although there are a few oranges, my father said he would bring another 100 kilograms over tomorrow."
Ye Yaodong also looked at the corner and saw a full basket and a whole sack.
"Dad is so polite. He always sends me everything he has. Nothing is left out."
Father Lin smiled naively, "We just harvested the oranges, so we are selling them and sending them here. Oranges are so popular, otherwise there would be some left. If you want to give them away, I will bring another 100 kilograms of bitter oranges tomorrow. They can be stored longer than oranges, and you can eat them slowly. And if you eat them cold, you won't get a sore throat. We originally brought 100 kilograms each today, but we didn't expect that all the bitter oranges were sold out."
"Sure, you don't have to deliver it. I'll ride my bike to pick it up so you don't have to walk so far. I'll pay you the price when the time comes, and it'll be considered my purchase. The quantity is too large, so I can't ask you to deliver it."
"No, no, it's all because of the family. What do you want to buy? We don't have anything else at home, just fruits and vegetables, which is the most we have."
"Well, let's talk about the money later. Is the harvest okay this year? How much is a pound of oranges..."
The money must be given, but you don't have to keep talking about it, otherwise you will always be making excuses. Bring the money with you tomorrow and just put the money down.
Ye Yaodong changed the topic and started chatting with his father-in-law. When they had lunch together at noon, he even drank a lot of wine with him.
Originally, Mr. Lin planned to go back after dinner, but he got drunk and had to rest here at noon. He took a nap on the two children's beds for the whole afternoon.
It was already dusk when he got up. Ye Yaodong asked him to stay and told him that the fishing boat would be back in the evening and he could take some fresh fish back then.
However, Lin's father refused again and again and refused to take it back. He just told him to sell it and then went back in a hurry, fearing that he would make them spend money again.
The old lady watched Father Lin pushing the cart very fast and said with a smile, "When you go to pick up oranges tomorrow, bring some more fish. My in-laws have always been thinking about us. If you accept something from others in the future, you must return it."
Of course he understands this principle.
"Okay, got it. I'll go to the dock and see if the boat has come in. With three of us, it should be here soon."
Ye Yaodong pushed the bicycle out and got on it with his long legs.
Ye Chengyang squatted on the ground and said stupidly: "Dad's feet seem to be longer than me?"
"His feet are bigger than your face!" Ye Chenghu echoed.
"Have it?"
"Yes, you can put your face close to Daddy's feet and compare them to see for yourself at night."
Ye Chengyang nodded blankly, "Oh."
"Ye Chenghu, have you finished your homework tonight?"
Lin Xiuqing's voice sounded faintly above his head, but Ye Chenghu looked up and said calmly, "Ah? Haven't had dinner yet?"
"Don't you have to do your homework if you don't eat?"
"I will have the energy to do my homework only after eating!"
Lin Xiuqing was almost irritated by his self-righteous words, "Hurry up and do your homework. You are not allowed to eat until you finish it. You have to light the light to do it every day. You dare to ask me for New Year's money? I used all your New Year's money to pay the electricity bill."
Ye Chenghu kept muttering as he walked into the house, "I was tricked by you. If I had known, I would not have gone to school. I would have done homework every day, homework every day..."
Lin Xiuqing was so angry that she wanted to slap him on the back of the head, but for some reason, this guy seemed to have eyes on the back of his head. He reacted quickly and ran away, thus escaping the disaster.
Then he stood at the door and made faces at her, almost making her angry again.
She finally understood why her elder and younger sisters-in-law had louder voices than each other all day long. They were either scolding this or that, and they were too busy scolding. Her throat was also itchy.
“No one who loves reading…”
"It's okay, it's okay, he's still young, I'll teach him slowly..."
Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes. Her man was probably spoiled in the same way.
As soon as Ye Yaodong arrived at the dock, he saw Pei's father and Haozi carrying baskets of goods, so he went over to help.
"It looks like we caught quite a bit of catch today."
"The goods are OK, but recently they are all dragon head fish and toad fish, nothing valuable. Today we only caught a few pounds of nine-segment shrimps, which are more valuable." Father Pei said as they walked, "You want the dragon head fish too, right?"
"Yes, all of them, even the small fish."
Haozi didn't understand what they were talking about, so he asked quickly, "What are you talking about whether you want it or not? Uncle, aren't you going to give this cargo to Ah Cai today? Dongzi has changed his job to receive cargo, and he's not going out to sea anymore?"
Ah Cai also stared at him, "I was just about to drag this stuff in to be weighed, why did you say you had to wait a while? So you don't want to take it from me?"
"No, these are not worth much. I'm going to take them back to dry. Adong wants to take these dried fish. I'll need to borrow your scale later to weigh them and calculate the weight. Then we'll split them in half with Dawan's son."
Ye Yaodong almost laughed out loud when he heard Pei's father talking about his son Dawan. The old generation really cheated their sons and grandsons by naming them.
"Why are you drying all these?" Ah Cai looked at Ye Yaodong. "Your eldest brother and second brother's ships have also sent all the cargo back these past two days and said they want to dry it. Could it be that you are collecting it there too?"
"yes."
"Fuck, you're monopolizing the market! And you're stealing our business!"
Ah Cai must be regretting his decision now. If he had known, he should not have told him how much he could sell it for after drying it.
This is like shooting oneself in the foot, cutting off half of one's financial resources.
I didn't expect this guy to be doing anything like this. He made a lot of money just by selling dried fish for a few days and even collected it from the whole village!
"How can this be called monopoly and stealing business? You buy the fresh ones, and I buy the dried ones." Ye Yaodong said with a grin.
"The dried ones are more expensive than the fresh ones. If you collect the dried ones there, everyone will keep them back to dry and sell them for more money."
After saying that, Ah Cai slapped his mouth twice and said, "Look at this broken mouth. It's okay. Why are you talking so much?"
Ye Yaodong smiled and hooked his shoulder, and took out two cigarettes. He put one behind his ear and put the other to his mouth, lighting it for him.
"These fish are so cheap. How much can you earn if I buy them for you? It's just a few cents. Don't waste them. Buy them for me so that I can earn more. I will catch more fish and sell them to you, so that you can make money. It's a give-and-take thing!"
Ah Cai raised his head and glared at him, then took a sip before taking it out and said, "Three melons and two dates are also money, and a mosquito leg is still meat no matter how small it is."
Ye Yaodong was just about to have a good chat with Ah Cai, but he noticed something seemed to have happened on the boat. Looking at the three of them facing each other, the atmosphere seemed a little off.
He quickly put down his arm that was on Ah Cai's shoulder and said, "I'll go take a look. Something seems to have happened over there."
As soon as I walked over, I saw that Pei's father was holding a small basket in which there was a swallow pomfret as big as a small washbasin, and in his other hand he was holding a piece of rag.
Haozi on the side looked a little embarrassed, while his wife bit her lower lip and looked at Lanzi with some unwillingness.
He knew with his butt that they must have caught a big pomfret and were reluctant to give it away, so they hid it secretly.
"I'm sorry, uncle. I just couldn't resist my wife's pleading, so I was a little careless. I won't do it again next time."
“I picked this one up…”
Haozi glared at his wife.
"Uncle, she is not clear-headed. Don't bother with her. She did pick up the fish. It was dark at night and I was not paying attention when I was sailing. I almost hit a reef. My eyelids were twitching and I was scared. I stopped at the island next to me. Unexpectedly, my wife saw the fish stuck in the gap between the rocks."
Father Pei's frown was so tight that it could kill a fly. "Alright, don't do this next time. If you do this again, I'll change someone."
"Okay, okay."
"Is there any bump on the boat? Have you checked it?"
"Yes, yes, yes... No, no, no... I didn't get hit, and I stopped in time. It was just that my eyelids and heart were twitching, so I stopped to rest," he smiled, "So it was a jump for wealth! Not a jump for disaster."
"Well, it's good that there are no bumps on it. Otherwise, if there is any damage, you will be responsible. When I gave it to you, it was in good condition. If you return it to me, of course it has to be in good condition too."
"definitely."
Ye Yaodong just watched from the side without saying anything.
Seeing that Haozi admitted his mistake sincerely, Pei's father felt it was not appropriate to hold him back, so he just raised his hand and let him go.
When they went over to weigh the goods together, Ah Cai was feeling depressed and just sat there without moving at all. It was not until he saw the big pomfret that his eyes lit up and he quickly stood up.
"Big swallow pomfret! Oh, it's so big? It's as big as a washbasin. It directly covers the bottom of the basket. It's a top-notch fish!"
Ye Yaodong also smiled and said: "This fierce thing is so delicious that it can stick to your mouth."
"You talk as if you've eaten it before." Ah Cai rolled his eyes at him and happily took the fish in his hand. "Oh, it's really heavy. It's much bigger than the big pomfret."