These beans don't look very pretty. There are worm holes on each one. If you break them off, you can still see white worms wriggling on them.
Ye Yaodong only broke off the good part and threw away the part with worm holes.
Before he had broken off a few beans, the old lady came out and took the basket from his ground, and also took the remaining piece of beans in his hand.
"I'll do it, I'll do it. You're a grown man, don't do this. Go out for a walk, hang out with your friends, and come back after dinner."
He looked at his empty hand and turned his wrist. It was only ten o'clock. "Okay, I'll go out for a walk and come back for dinner later."
Lin Xiuqing watched in the room and shook her head. There is always a reason why a person is spoiled.
Ye Yaodong had nothing to do, so he wandered around the village with his hands in his pockets. At this time, the women in the village were also busy cooking.
The men were quite relaxed, some playing cards at the door, some sitting at the door chatting and bragging. The more diligent ones would grab a handful of straw in their hands and twist the rope while talking while bragging.
However, when they saw him, everyone was smiling and took the initiative to greet him, asking him why the catch was less recently and all of it was a mix of fish, not the same kind of fish, and whether the dried fish was not selling well or something like that…
"It's OK, as long as I can have something to eat."
Indeed, there has been less fish recently, and they are all miscellaneous fish, and none of the same species are easy to sell. In addition, spring is here, and the air is humid, not as dry as in autumn and winter. There are lightning and thunder, rain and fog from time to time.
A few days ago, when his father-in-law and mother-in-law went to the store, they said that the products were selling too fast and asked him to increase the quantity, otherwise there would not be enough to sell, but there was nothing he could do.
The weather has not been very good recently, and it is not easy for A Zheng to dry the dried fish. It rains from time to time, and the quality does not seem to be that good. He just collects them carelessly and keeps them for sale slowly. When Boss Zhou asked him for dried fish, he said that he could not dry them out.
It would be nice if we could build a drying plant.
Alas, I can only think about it in my mind. Mainly, he has the idea, but where can he get the machine
He was a layman who didn't know anything about anything he had never been exposed to. He was very confused and only knew how to sail a boat and fish.
After all, his experience in his previous life only taught him how to sail a boat and fish. Now that he was asked to do this new job, he didn't know where to start.
"You call this barely having a meal to eat, but we are just eating coarse grains and vegetables."
"That's right, I can only eat sand."
"If there is no dried fish, aren't we selling dried radish and clams? We can make money there, so it's not a stretch."
"The feng shui of your home is getting better and better~"
"I heard that Old You is also thinking about building a few new houses there. His eldest son has been married for several years, and his second son is about to get married again. The house is not big enough, and his third son is not much older..."
"Well, it's true. Those families on the beach all have boats. They seem to be doing very well..."
Ye Yaodong chuckled in his heart and ignored these people's blind guesses. When they didn't see him, they were all talking about the weather and the sea, but when they saw him, they just talked about him. It was obvious that his ancestors' graves were smoking.
"Where are you going?"
I was called again.
"I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to go around."
"Did you receive the invitation? Ade sent out invitations everywhere this morning."
"Which table are you sitting at? I heard there will be six tables in the middle of the stage. Is there one for you?"
Before he could answer, others started talking at once.
"I think he should have. Ah Dong is a famous person in our village now. No young man in the surrounding area is as capable as him. He has bought two shops in the city, has a boat at home, and his dried fish business is so prosperous. Who can be as capable as him?"
"And... that bronze tripod was also fished out by him. That's why the Mazu Temple in our village was rebuilt so magnificently. His contribution is so great, so why should he have a place in it?"
"Are you stupid? Of course there is one. I heard that the city leaders knew him and even went to his house for dinner. Is that right, Adong?"
Ye Yaodong chuckled twice, "We've only met once or twice, and the leader just showed his favor."
It happened so long ago, why bring it up again
After he finished speaking, he smiled and left again, and the people who stayed behind continued discussing there.
Sometimes men become very gossipy when they have nothing to do.
He had originally planned to just go out for a stroll, but everyone was talking about dried fish, so he thought of stopping by A Zheng's house to see how his dried fish was doing.
Now we have to count on him to help us get rich.
Strolling with a purpose, his pace naturally quickened unconsciously. Even if he met someone who greeted him on the road, he did not stop, but just smiled and responded casually with a few words.
Ah Zheng was also idle at home chasing flies.
Normally, since it was foggy and he couldn't go out to sea today, he should have gone to the city to pull back a few thousand kilograms of fish to dry in the sun.
But there was no more room at home, and because it was foggy and cloudy today, the air was a bit humid, so the pile of dried fish hanging at the door attracted a lot of flies, and the buzzing of flies was very annoying.
Ye Yaodong was still some distance away from his door when he saw him waving a fly swatter.
"It seems that this fish is not easy to dry. There is no good weather."
"Yeah, next time I won't buy it when I have free time. I don't know how many days it will take to dry. I have to make sure it doesn't stink. Those damn flies..."
Ah Zheng waved the fly swatter a few more times to drive it away, then became too lazy to care about it and threw the fly swatter aside.
"What brings our boss Ye here? You came just in time. I haven't settled the score with you yet. Why are you reporting me to the militia? Are you too full? I'm not too full!"
"If you want to report it, just report it yourself. Why do you have to drag me into it? Do you think I have nothing to do? I'm so busy that I'm almost spinning like a top. Can't you see that I'm still busy swatting flies?"
"Besides, during the days of Mazu's birthday, opera performances started early. It was so lively. Who would be willing to patrol and wander around outside? You are the only one who is stupid. Who wouldn't postpone it if they could?"
"Fuck, I'm so pissed. I wanted to watch the show, too. I wanted to kick A-De out just now. I couldn't help it, because they said you'd already registered it for me and it was already recorded, and it can't be changed. Damn it, you delivered yourself to my door..."
Ah Zheng became angrier and angrier as he spoke. He picked up the fly swatter that had been thrown on the ground and hit Ye Yaodong with it.
Ye Yaodong was caught off guard and was slapped twice on his butt. Like an ant on hot pan, he jumped up to avoid the slaps.
"Hey hey hey... I was thinking of you. Brothers should share happiness..."
"Enjoy it, you idiot. Just enjoy it yourself. I want to watch the show. Hurry up and push it for me. You have a big face, he will definitely listen to you."
Ye Yaodong said with a grin, "No, that won't work. It's so boring to be alone. Let's have some company together."
By then, the village will definitely be in chaos, and pickpockets and idlers from the surrounding areas will definitely come to their village.
If every household goes to watch the show and no one is at home watching, wouldn't it become someone else's back garden
Although he has a dog at home, the dog is not omnipotent. What if someone uses the same trick again and no one is watching? The dog may succeed in poisoning the whole nest and no one will know.
He has a lot of money and treasures at home, so he must keep them safe so that no one can steal them.
When he joins the militia, he can order the troops to hang around their home more often. It is impossible for him to stay at home alone from morning to night.
Moreover, I heard that he is a celebrity now, so he might become the main patron of the party!
"Fuck you, I want to go see some fun and a show, I don't want to hang around. Anyway, I'm not going, so if you want to go, go by yourself."
"It's not like you have to patrol outside all day long. There will definitely be shifts. If it's not your turn, you can still go and watch the fun."
"don't want."
"Fuck! I'm going to tell Director Ade that every household should send at least one male to form a militia. You have to go even if you don't want to."
Protecting the village is everyone's responsibility. It is only right for every household to send a man to form a militia. This will prevent some people from making excuses and making it difficult to form a team.
Although five days is not a short time, with one turn during the day and one turn at night, the hundreds of households in their village would only take two or three turns, which would not interfere with their watching of the show.
"Fuck, you're really good..."