Taking advantage of the sunny weather and calm sea, they went out to sea for two consecutive days before taking a break because Ye Xiaoxi was one year old.
Ye Yaodong and his men simply collected the sticky nets that were about to be scrapped. The number of toadfish had dropped sharply in the past two days, with only three to four hundred kilograms caught every day. It took a whole day to collect them, and they couldn't even trawle the nets at the same time, so the money they earned was only enough to pay for gas.
So, the father and son discussed it and decided that since they would have to take a two-day break anyway, they might as well take the opportunity to retrieve the fish and abandon them, and in a few days they would focus on trawling or longline fishing.
Although the abandoned fishing nets are useless and take up space if collected, they are not so unethical as to throw them directly into the sea.
The abandoned fishing nets in the sea are extremely lethal to some marine creatures. The whale shark they encountered before was a victim.
Marine pollution can also harm their interests.
When the fishing net was pulled in today, two small blue dragons were caught. He kept them all, planning to have them as a snack the next day. He also saved some good seafood and gave them to Acai to keep them fresh. He also asked him to buy some.
As for the city, he asked Uncle Zhou to transport all the remaining dried fish at home there. It happened that the army called yesterday and asked for 2,000 kilograms of dried fish, so he called his father-in-law and asked him to deliver the fish to the army with Uncle Zhou, and then ask Uncle Zhou to pick up the two old people.
After several trips, and given that not much goods had been received recently, his family had now transported all the goods to the city, with nothing left.
There are about 5,000 to 6,000 items in stock in the stores in the city, which can last for a while. The rest will be collected gradually. It mainly depends on the goods displayed by A Zheng.
As the father and son did not have many fishing nets, they were rarely able to retrieve them early. When they reached the shore, the sun had not yet set and it was only a little after 3 o'clock.
When Ye's father sent the fishing nets back first, Lin's father and mother were already at home. They were all smiling, and after a long conversation, they helped to unload the fishing nets and piled them in the corner.
Then they pushed it to the dock and continued to transport the frogfish back.
Lin's mother also volunteered to take the kitchen knife and help kill the fish, and he couldn't stop her.
Ye Yaodong really thinks that his father-in-law and mother-in-law are really good people, much better than his parents who always scold him, despise him, and look down on him...
However, things are getting better, and there are fewer voices of opposition now...
"Adong, come here," Father Lin waved at him and pulled him into the house. "You haven't had time to go to the city during this period. I can't give you the money I earn, and it keeps piling up. I'm so worried that I have to hide everywhere every day."
"I'll take a few days off. I'll bring you all the money when I get back. Come and count them. These days, I've been worried about all the money. I have to sleep with one eye open. I dare not close it. I'll give it to you quickly so that I can sleep well."
Ye Yaodong wiped his hands on his body before following him into the house, "Just give it to Ah Qing directly..."
"How could a woman like her know anything about the store? Of course I had to give it to you. I told you in detail. I hid the money in the child's room. I happened to come back at noon and took a nap in the child's room."
"It's all the same, it's all the same, give her the same thing as for me..."
"No, I still have to give it to you. How could she understand..."
Father Lin is now at this age, and he knows very well that giving the money to his daughter is different from giving it to his son-in-law. If he gives it to his daughter, it will have a different meaning.
As soon as he entered the children's room, he went to the cabinet in the corner, took out a large cloth bag and handed it to Ye Yaodong. It was so heavy that Ye Yaodong had to hold it with both hands.
"It's quite a lot, and it's quite heavy. Take it back to the house and count it. I also put a piece of paper inside to record how much I sold every day. I can't read, so I just wrote a few numbers on it. You can just look at it. Otherwise, I'm afraid that after so many days, my memory will be bad."
"Okay, okay, thank you and mom for your hard work. All the shops in the city depend on you."
Father Lin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Why are we talking about this as a family? It is our duty to help as much as we can. Take it back to the house and count it slowly. I will go out and take a look."
Seeing that he was dirty and wet, Ye Yaodong went back to the house and gave the money to A Qing to count. He had to take a shower first.
Lin Xiuqing took the heavy bag of money, which felt soft and full of banknotes, and said with a smile, "There should be two or three thousand in here, right?"
"Almost. Didn't we deliver 2,000 kilograms to the troops today? This is worth 800 yuan. Add to that the money we made from selling it this week, and it's worth more than 2,000 yuan."
"You can take out dozens of big bills and give them to them later. It will be regarded as this month's wages. It will be paid in advance. When you send them home after lunch tomorrow, you can give them the money back."
"Okay."
Ah Qing happily fell on the bed with a bag of money in his hands and began to count them.
Ye Yaodong glanced at the mountain-like pile of banknotes and coins and felt that the number was quite large. Although the cost accounted for more than half of it, the profit was still not small and it was not worth delving into.
He brought a basin of hot water into the house, sat on a chair, took a bath and watched Lin Xiuqing, who was obsessed with money, counting money with his mouth wide open, never closing.
"Wipe your saliva."
"ah?"
Lin Xiuqing was counting happily, and when she heard what he said, she wiped her chin and found that there was indeed a little, and when she opened her mouth to speak, a small drop dripped out, which made her embarrassed instantly.
"I kept counting the money with my saliva, and my saliva was dripping down hahahaha..."
“I thought he was a money-grubber.”
She gave him a reproachful look, "It's not like I haven't seen money before. There's more money saved at home than this. Stop arguing. Look, I forgot how much I had counted because you interrupted me."
Ye Yaodong also liked to see her happy look, so he wrung out a hot towel, grabbed both ends, and rubbed it back and forth on her back, thinking that this was the meaning of making money for him, to make his wife happy, his children wealthy, his parents pleased, and his friends all progress together.
Just as he was rubbing his upper body and then his lower body, and then his feet, while some were counting money and some were taking a bath, in harmony, a voice was heard from far away outside the house.
"Mom, I'm back."
"Mom, I'm leaving."
Didn't stop for even a second.
Lin Xiuqing had just stopped counting the money, turned around and looked at the door, muttering, "He disappeared like a gust of wind, without even touching the ground."
"Going to the beach to collect bottles and cans?"
"Of course. It's been like this these past few days. As soon as I came back, I threw my schoolbag aside and ran away. My feet never stayed in one place for two seconds."
Ye Yaodong threw the towel into the basin, picked up the folded clothes and pants on the table and put them on, "I'll go and take a look. I haven't seen how they collect all those bottles and cans. By the way, save all the white seals they collected today for lunch tomorrow. There's not much to be found today because we didn't haul the nets."
"Whether you can add more food depends on your ability."
Two days ago, she secretly cooked the white snapper while they were at school and lied to her two sons that it was dead. Since they had caught new ones, they didn't care that much.
Now, he wants to take the things from the kids next door right under his nose. It all depends on his ability.
"What's the point of being incompetent? Do you have any objections to honoring your uncle?"
He spoke confidently, but before leaving, he grabbed a handful of coins from the bed and put them in his pocket.
It’s not that he has no confidence in himself, but the awareness of these kids is definitely not that high!
It will be easy if you have money. There is nothing that cannot be bought with money. If one cent is not enough, try two cents. If two cents are not enough, try five cents. It is better to sell it to him than to have it confiscated by their mother.
Lin Xiuqing looked at his back, chuckled, and shook her head, "You're just being stubborn! You still have to buy it from the children."
Ye Yaodong also heard it and didn't care about her making fun of him.
In the yard, Lin's father and mother were helping to kill the fish, and Ye's father was also helping. He had changed his clothes and must have just come here after taking a shower.
He walked around them and trotted out, chasing the group of children towards the beach.
In the time it took him to put on his clothes, the others had all run away, leaving only a small black dot. He was almost unable to catch up. Only Yangyang, with his short legs, was left at the back, shouting "wait a minute".
The tide had not yet receded. After running for a short distance, Ye Yaodong slowed down. He picked up Ye Chengyang, who had fallen on the beach halfway through the run, and held him in his arms, patting his clothes and pants.
"You are not even as big as a bucket, yet you are running with such a big bucket. You will die if you fall."
If the bucket had not been used to hold seafood and was a bit fishy, dirty, and had some water in it, he would have wanted to put the bucket over his head to make sure it was completely covered.
Fortunately, it didn't hurt after falling on the sand, and he wore thick pants in spring. After Ye Chengyang was picked up, he just patted his hands and hugged Ye Yaodong's neck again.
"Dad, why are you back? Hurry up, they all ran away..."
"Why are you in such a hurry? The tide hasn't receded yet. We can walk slowly."
"There are crabs, Dad, there are crabs..."
Ye Yaodong looked to the right where his finger was pointing. Stone crab, it’s better not to have it.
"No, it's more important to catch up with your brothers."
"Oh, then Dad, please walk faster, walk faster, walk faster..."
Ye Chengyang watched as everyone else ran away, feeling anxious, and could only keep urging his father.
Ye Yaodong had no choice but to walk faster to catch up with the children.
Because the tide was low, there were more children running on the beach, and many of them were following behind them to join in the fun.
The tide was gradually receding as they jogged, but it was still a little short of reaching its peak.
"Pull up your trouser legs and walk over. It's just a little water, up to your knees at most, it's okay..."
"Okay, okay. Anyway, Mom can't see it and doesn't know..."
Ye Yaodong trotted forward and tapped Ye Chenghai on the forehead, "I saw it."
"Ah, Uncle San, how come you are here?"
"If you don't come, how would I know you're brave enough to go in the water?"
"It's not deep, I'm sure it will be fine..."
"No, if it happens once, it will happen again. Go around and pick up some good stuff for me. Then come back again and the water will recede."
"All right."
Adults are so annoying!
After Ye Chenghai complained in his heart, he had no choice but to walk around with the bucket in his hand.
The other children were fearless and just rolled up their trousers and went into the water, wanting to take the opportunity to see if there were any octopuses in the bottles and jars they had put there. But they were stopped by the others.
"Don't move. If you dare to touch my things, I will beat you to death!"
"Yes, don't touch our things!"
"Let's see..."
"You can't even look at it. We haven't seen it yet. No one is allowed to look at it!"
So domineering!
"What's so great about that? Tomorrow we'll make a bunch of bottles and cans and put them here to catch octopuses."
"Tsk, learn from us~"
"Who said that only you can release it? We can also..."
…
A group of little kids were talking to each other, but they didn't fight. It was probably because they usually had a good time together.
Ye Yaodong watched them running around on the beach. As the tide receded, they also walked towards the low tide point little by little.
Not until the tide had almost receded did they run over to the bottles and jars.
"Wow, the tide is finally out, I can catch octopuses..."
"Catch the octopus~"
"Wow, I can catch octopuses again~"
“Hurry up~ Hurry up~”