Ye Yaodong counted on his fingers and found that it was only a few days.
"It's been windy lately, I don't know when the weather will be good."
"As long as it doesn't rain, it's uncomfortable and damp when it rains, the roads are muddy, and we can't even go out. The key is that we can't dry the fish. Otherwise, even if we can't go out to the sea, you can go to the city and buy a few thousand kilograms to dry, and we can still make money from it."
"Yes, I know. You watch the child. I'll go outside to see if mom has finished killing the fish. I forgot to ask her to leave one basket."
I haven't been out to sea recently, so no one has fresh fish to eat. I could leave a basket to share with neighbors or relatives and friends. It would be good for improving relationships. It's not worth much anyway.
The dragon head fish is soft and looks quite small, but when cut in cross section and exposed to the sun, it looks quite large, so it is very easy to kill even though it is small.
He directly pulled out a basket of dragon head fish piled in the corner, picked up a few at random, squeezed them, and found that they were still very fresh and elastic, not soft at all.
"What are you doing? If you have nothing to do, grab a kitchen knife and help kill them. There are so many of them, and they are so small, I don't know how long it will take to kill them."
"This little fish is easy to kill, isn't it? It's much easier to kill than the toadfish in the sticky lake."
“But there are a lot of them.”
"Wait a moment, I'll give some of these away first."
"You bought it with money, and you're giving it away as a gift? That's really too much money. It's not like you caught it yourself, and you said you'd give some away if you caught it yourself. You bought it specially and you're giving it away as a gift..."
Ye's mother couldn't stand his wasteful behavior and kept muttering to herself.
Ye Yaodong's hand holding the small basin to catch fish also stopped, and he said helplessly: "It's just a few cents, I didn't give it away everywhere, I just gave a little to a few friends, that's also something to say."
“That also cost money.”
Ye Yaodong shook his head and ignored his mother's nagging. How could this be the only thing missing
After sending him back, Ye's mother asked him what plans he had for the store.
"Your eldest brother and second brother both plan to rent it out, what about you?"
"I don't know. We'll have to see."
"If you don't rent it out, are you planning to go to the city to run a store yourself? Are you planning to just leave the boat there and not take it out to sea?"
"Really? Dongzi, you don't want to fish anymore? Then leave your boat at home and rent it to your eldest cousin and second cousin? Or you can sell it to them." Aunt said impatiently while killing fish nearby.
Ye Yaodong laughed, "If I don't fish, what else can I do? I don't know how to do anything. Who knows how long the dried fish can be sold for?"
"I didn't say I wouldn't rent out the shop. It may not be rented out in a short time. If it can't be rented out, I definitely can't just leave it empty."
"Uh... that's right."
“So I have to think about how to do it.”
The aunt continued, "When I came here, I heard people say that you bought two shops in the city. Is that true? I just asked your mother, but she couldn't explain clearly."
Ye Yaodong glanced at his mother, and it was rare that she didn't show off.
Mother Ye seemed to understand the meaning of his eyes and rolled her eyes at him fiercely.
"How would I know how many he bought? I can't control him. He never listens to anything I say and always does whatever he wants."
"I'm not a three-year-old child. Do I have to ask you everything?"
Ye's mother glanced at him and didn't argue with him. Let him do whatever he wants. At least it's good enough that he doesn't have to lie at home doing nothing all day.
The aunt smiled and interrupted the mother and son's argument, "Are you really going to buy two? Dongzi has really made it big now. I heard that two will cost several thousand yuan. If you add the boat at home, you will definitely be a millionaire."
"Oh, how can it be that easy? I borrowed a lot of money from my parents to buy it, and now I'm in debt. How can I be a millionaire? Money is not that easy to earn."
"Last year, people said that pig farmers could earn 10,000 yuan a year..."
"They are pig farmers. We fishermen and depend on the weather for our livelihood. How can we be the same?"
Fortunately, he kept the matter of booking the big ship secret and asked his family and a few friends not to tell anyone, otherwise the news would have spread all over the village.
It’s not so bad to have a two-year buffer period. After another year or two, people with an annual income of 10,000 yuan will no longer be a big deal. Various self-employed individuals will emerge, and by then, people with an annual income of 10,000 yuan will be everywhere.
"That's true. We earn only a little bit each day. We don't even know how many days we can work in a month..."
"Many people in our village are raising pigs this year..."
"I will also catch two more piglets and raise them next year..."
The topic was changed and no one asked him how many he bought in the store.
Although he couldn't hide it, he just didn't admit it directly, and let people guess. Anyway, it was a cold day, and the couple didn't want to wander around, so they stayed at home and no one would ask him about it.
However, anyone with eyes can see that his family is becoming more and more prosperous.
After entering the twelfth lunar month, the village became noticeably more lively than before, with more vendors coming and going to sell things.
From morning to night, there are people carrying loads on their shoulders or pushing carts to sell their goods. The only main road in the village is especially different from the usual winter desolation, and people can feel the lively atmosphere at the end of the year.
Even the children's pockets have more snacks, because there are more relatives visiting, and it is inevitable that some people will put a handful of melon seeds, peanuts and candies into the children's pockets.
Dongqiao Village, the largest village nearby, also has a market. Every morning, many people from the surrounding villages, large and small, go to Dongqiao Village to attend the market, or exchange their own agricultural and sideline products for other things.
Lin Xiuqing also went shopping twice, buying some small items for the home and preparing things to send to her parents' home as New Year gifts.
Since he is not going out to sea and it is not time to deliver goods, Ye Yaodong is the most idle person in the family these days. All he has to do every day is play with the children and take care of the house.
These days are also the happiest days for the children at home, because the winter vacation is finally here. They no longer have to get up early in the cold weather to go to school, and they can play at home every day from now on.
Ever since Ye Chenghu knew that they were going to their grandmother's house to celebrate the New Year, he had been asking about when to go every day. He couldn't wait to go play with his cousins.
This has become a daily question!
"Mom, when are we going to grandma's house? It's been a long time, and I've been on vacation for many days. If we haven't gone yet, why don't you take me to the market first? I heard that the market is very lively, and there are all kinds of things for sale..."
He followed Lin Xiuqing around early in the morning, following her every step. Even when she went to wash diapers, he would go with her. He kept chattering and never stopped.
Lin Xiuqing wanted to whip him after hearing this. "Shut up. You've been following me since I went out to wash diapers. Now that I'm back, aren't you thirsty?"
I don't know whose personality he resembles? He's so talkative at such a young age.
Ye Yaodong: (Damn it!)
"I'm thirsty, but you didn't reply to me. You didn't ask me if you wanted to take me to the market?"
"You think your life is too long? It's the end of the year, and there are more and more thieves and human traffickers. If you lose us, you won't be able to see us anymore. Then those human traffickers will chop off your hands and feet and dig out your eyes. You'll have to beg for food. Are you afraid?"
"But... but last year, Dad took us to town to go shopping and watch a movie and everything was fine."
"That's because your father took us with him. I can't take you with me."
"Why can't you take me with you?"
"Because I'm annoyed just looking at you!"
Ye Chenghu: “…”
"Am I still my biological child?"
Ye Chengyang interrupted: "You were picked up from the toilet!"
"You are the one who was picked up from the toilet!" Ye Chenghu shouted angrily.
"You are!"
"You are!"
"Who are you!"
Ye Chenghu had an angry face and rushed forward wanting to hit someone.
Ye Chengyang reacted quickly and ran to hide behind his mother, grabbing onto the hem of her clothes and dodging left and right.
Lin Xiuqing was being pulled by the clothes by the person behind her, which made people dizzy. Since the two of them grew up a little, they became particularly fond of quarreling.
"Stop it for me."
She looked at Ye Yaodong, who was sitting in front of the stove, warming himself by the fire, with his legs crossed, and cutting his toenails with a pair of big scissors, and she couldn't help getting angry.
"You just don't care about them?"
"Ah?" Ye Yaodong raised his head in confusion. "Why bother? If you want to fight, just fight. Just have a fight and it will be over. It will save you from having to do it yourself."
Lin Xiuqing was very upset. She thought that she couldn't expect him to teach the children.
Ye Yaodong was holding a pair of big scissors and didn't care about the two children quarreling and fighting. He just felt that it was inconvenient to cut with the big scissors.
This is his big foot. If it was his daughter's small hand, how would he cut it
If you are not careful, not to mention the flesh, even your fingers will be cut off.
Ye Chenghu was so cunning that he took advantage of the fact that his parents were talking and Ye Chengyang's attention was diverted, so he quickly walked around and kicked Ye Chengyang hard on the butt, then quickly ran to the door.
Ye Chengyang burst into tears instantly, "Wow, my brother kicked me~"
"Shut up, you deserve it! Why did you provoke him for no reason?"
He cried even louder and more sadly in an instant.
Lin Xiuqing was too lazy to care about him. His father was watching here anyway. She also wanted to go into the house to see if the little one had woken up.
Ye Yaodong didn’t want to care about him at first, thinking that he would stop crying when he had enough. Why did a boy need to be coaxed
Who knew that this child's tears would flow like a faucet, unable to stop, and his ears would buzz.
"Okay, stop crying."
Ye Chengyang closed his eyes, tilted his head high, and cried with all his heart. How could anyone listen to him
Ye Yaodong looked at his face full of tears and snot, and he also had a headache, "Don't cry, I will take you with me to your grandma's house tomorrow, not your brother."
This stopped instantly.
"Without my brother?"
"Well, don't take him."
"Okay, don't bring my brother."
He raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears and snot, and instantly the rain stopped and the sky cleared up, but his sleeves were also wet with turbid and sticky mucus.
Ye Yaodong looked at him with disdain, "Isn't it disgusting? Can't you wipe it with a handkerchief?"
As he said this, he put down the half-cut scissors, wrung out the rag, and wiped his sleeve. Otherwise, after drying in a while, that small piece of the sleeve would become hard.
"So when are we going?"
"tomorrow."