Ye Yaodong waved his hand nonchalantly, "If there really is a treasure, there will be many ships coming to the island, and they will definitely not have time to care about me. They are too busy moving things, so how can they care about the ships passing by on the sea?"
"Yeah, you have to be careful too."
"Don't worry, that's nothing. Maybe they really went to the island to fish in the sea. I'm overthinking it. We haven't figured it out yet. There's nothing to worry about." As he said that, he handed her the two gold nuggets in his hand and asked her to keep them.
"Lock it. It's better to cover the wooden box with a piece of cloth to prevent the children from sneaking into the closet and seeing it."
Lin Xiuqing took it and locked it in the closet, saying, "If the child hides in the closet to play, it won't help if you cover it with a piece of cloth. It's locked there anyway, and I don't go out normally."
"At least there is a cover, so it's not that obvious. So you don't plan to go to work at the village committee?"
"ah?"
"Stay at home and look after the baby. What if he gets stolen? Our family can't live without you. You are the pillar of our family."
"What nonsense! Why are we talking about this again? Didn't I say there's no rush? Let me think about it."
"You don't want to say it yourself? You don't usually go out. Our family is old and young, and there is no one who can help. There are a lot of things at home. Just forget it? If you really want to work in the future, I will think of a way for you."
Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him and said, "Do you think you are so shameless? Still thinking of a way... It's not easy to get a job. Once you give it away, you may not get another chance in the future."
"That's a matter for the future. You know there won't be any good jobs for you in the future, right? You can't go now anyway, so just give it to Huimei."
"Think about it, my eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law are now out at sea with my eldest brother and second brother, and the children have to go to school during the day. If there is no one left in our house and only an old lady is left, if a thief sneaks into the house openly, we will have no way to stop him."
"If there are people around, the other party will have to think twice, and we can also call on the neighbors for help."
Ye Yaodong persuaded him earnestly, saying that he really didn't care about the work in the village now, and anyway he had a good relationship with Secretary Chen.
If the children at home grow up and his wife wants to go to work, then she can go to work. The key is that the children are still young now, and there is no one to take care of Ye Chengyang, and Ye Xiaoxi is still crying for food and has not been weaned yet.
The old lady hasn’t even passed the hurdle that’s destined for her life yet. How can she survive without someone looking after her at home
If he fell and died at home, no one would know.
Lin Xiuqing was annoyed by what he said and was very depressed. She was thinking of waiting for a while before talking about it. She really couldn't bear to let him go. It was such a good job, so many people begged for it, but he was going to give it away.
"Okay, okay, I'll talk to Huimei tomorrow. If she doesn't have time to go, then we can just stay here first, or tell Secretary Chen."
"Well, okay, just do as you see fit."
“It’s up to you to decide… What you say sounds nice, but doesn’t it have to go according to your wishes? If it doesn’t go according to your wishes, you just keep talking.” Lin Xiuqing said unhappily.
Normally, he would say things in a nice way, "Let's discuss it together." When there is something, he always has the final say. Even if he disagrees, he will talk people into agreeing.
I agreed, but in the end they told me to just do whatever I want
I really want to hit someone!
Ye Yaodong chuckled as he hugged her in his arms, lowered his head and kissed her cheek, "Isn't it good to count money at home until your hands cramp? Going out to work and having to look at other people's faces and listen to their orders is not good, and there are so many people at home who are under your care."
"Stop it, you're so dirty, go take a shower, I have to go out to cook, you can have dinner after taking a shower, you're back early today."
"Well, there aren't a lot of goods these two days, so I came back earlier."
He forgot to give her the list, so he let her go, felt his pocket, gave her the list of goods, and asked her to put it away.
When Lin Xiuqing saw that he had sold more than 50 today, he thought it was not bad. After deducting the gas expenses and the share he gave to his father, he would still have 40 yuan left.
"Isn't it all right?"
"That's because sea cucumbers and small blue dragons are expensive, and there aren't many other goods."
“Oh, that’s right.”
"You go and get busy."
Now that his mind had relaxed, he actually felt a faint fishy smell on his body, and when he walked a little, wisps of foot odor wafted out from the openings of his rain boots, and in the small space of the room, it was not easy to evaporate.
"Well, go get some hot water first, and I'll get your clothes out so you don't have to rummage around and call me again."
"okay."
With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for
Ye Yaodong's steps became brisk again.
For the next two days, he was reluctant to move and continued to move around the reef, keeping an eye on the island.
The fishing boats of Luzhou Island still dock at the island at dawn every day, waiting for them to collect their longline fishing lines. The fishing boats have not left yet, and I don’t know if they are willing to leave until dark.
I don't know what I'm doing. If this isn't a gold mine, then what are we looking for? It's really frustrating not to understand.
Fortunately, the fog cleared on the third day, so they got up at night and returned just as they went out. Without going out to sea, there was no need to pay attention to it or think about it for the time being.
Just as he woke up from a nap, he was sitting at the door in a daze, and was sent to the yard to pick beans. There were people peeking out of the gate and dogs were lined up there barking.
“Woof woof woof woof~”
"Hey, youyou..."
"Don't shout!"
He could not tell what was going on and the shouting stopped immediately, and all of them ran towards him in a row.
Ye Yaodong threw the beans he had just picked into the blue basket, put the basket casually on the ground, clapped his hands, and walked towards the door, "What brings Director Ade here? Come in and sit down."
It's just a nice-sounding name. In fact, he is just a lone director in the village committee. There are not many people in it, but the title is very famous.
Director Ade is probably around 40 years old. At this age, he can be on good terms with his father and also with him. People will feel more comfortable when they hear him call him director.
"Forget it, forget it. I'll just stand at the door. It would be fine if you only had one or two dogs, but there are so many of them looking at me... I'm just here to deliver an invitation, it's nothing."
"What invitation?"
"It's an invitation to Mazu's birthday. The beam raising will be held together with the birthday celebration. The beam raising will be at 5 a.m. on March 23, and the banquet will start at 11:30 p.m. Every adult male in the household must come to the beam raising ceremony."
"That's for sure."
Ye Yaodong looked at the stack of red posts in his hand and took the one that belonged to him with both hands.
"I've seen that the temple is almost finished, and now we're finally getting to the point of putting up the beams."
"It was almost done after the New Year, but it kept raining, so we just did a little bit of work later and it was done in a few days. We asked someone to calculate and they said my birthday was a good day for raising the beam. The village head and the secretary decided that it would be better to choose a day and celebrate my birthday together."
He knew this and had heard of it before, so the nylon bags that had been tied above the Mazu Temple had not been removed. They were left there to provide shade and shelter from the rain while waiting for the beams to be put up.
"How many days will the troupe be invited to play? Then people from all over the surrounding villages will have to come to our village to watch the show."
People of all ages in the village have never seen a play in their lives, so it will be really lively then.
"It will be open for five days. The Tianhou Temple in our village is the only one in the whole county. Many important figures are paying attention to it. It will definitely be reported in the newspapers. After the troupe leaves, six tables will be placed in the middle of the stage to entertain the important figures." Director Ade smiled and became more and more proud as he spoke.
Ye Yaodong also smiled and said, "Then the village will be lively and our village will be famous again."
"Who said it wasn't? We have already started gathering the villagers and preparing to form a few more temporary militia teams for patrols to avoid any accidents."
Ye Yaodong's eyes lit up, "Hey? How many people do you need? Do you think I can do it?"
"Sure, you can do it. You are a famous person in our village now. No one can do it better than you. If you want to join the temporary militia, isn't it just a matter of saying a word? I can't even welcome you."
"Hahaha, Director Ade, you're joking. How can I be considered a big shot? I just want to contribute to our village. It will be so lively then, so don't let anything unexpected happen. It's not easy for our village to hold such a big event, so we have to make it perfect."
"Haha, I'm telling the truth. You are not only famous in our village, but people in the nearby villages have all heard of Ye Yaodong. Others may not know the name of our village chief, but everyone knows Ye Yaodong, the fish collector from Baisha Village."
Ye Yaodong was very happy with what he said. Who doesn't like to hear good things? He also liked to hear them.
Apart from going out to sea, he usually just hangs out with a few friends. He doesn't have the time to run around everywhere. Doesn't he really know that he is so famous
"You're joking, you're joking. How can we compare? I'm just a small fisherman. Don't you see that I go fishing diligently every day? You can't compare, you can't compare."
"Haha, don't be so modest," Director Ade patted him on the shoulder, "You have brought honor to our village. You have played a major role in the completion of the new Tianhou Temple. You will also have a seat on the stage when the time comes."
"Ah? Can I still sit in the middle? When did my face become so big?"
Ye Yaodong was surprised and happy. How could he be on the same stage with the leaders
He was secretly delighted in his heart, haha, when did his status become so high
He goes out to sea to fish every day, but he doesn’t even know he’s so famous
He stayed in the village all day and never went out. If nothing big happened, he really wouldn't know that he is now a celebrity
"You must have a share of this. You have made great contributions and are ranked first on the monument of merit. Of course, there is a place for you. Look at the seat number written on your post."
He just opened it and glanced at his name and the time, and didn't even look at his seat number.
"Ah, thank you so much, thank you for taking the trouble to arrange it. Thank you for your hard work."