I stayed comfortably at home for two days. I thought I would go out to sea again after the weather cleared up. However, I didn't expect that it was only sunny for one day, and then it started to drizzle at night, and the rain lasted for more than ten days.
Ye Yaodong sat at the door, lying on the rocking chair, looking at the rain curtain at the door and felt quite comfortable. It would be even better if there were a few small tea tables nearby with some tea and snacks on them.
The old lady also came out with her needlework and trousers and sat at the door.
He quickly stood up and let her lie down. Originally, the rocking chair was hers, but sometimes when the old lady was not lying on it, he would take over the place.
"Just lie down, I'm going to sew my pants."
"I'll go back to the house and lie down, and look after the kids. It's really uncomfortable on this rainy day."
Lin Xiuqing stood by the stove, collecting the clothes that were drying on the pot lid. "Who said it wasn't? I can't even go out. Fortunately, there is enough food and drink at home, but the clothes won't dry. I have to put them on the pot lid to dry every day."
"Cool~Cool~Bababababa~" Ye Xiaoxi stood at the door of the room, holding on to the wall, shouting indistinctly, revealing two tiny teeth, looking very cute.
Lin Xiuqing turned around and smiled, "Go inside and get the diapers out to me and let them dry. And keep an eye on the baby. He might be gone after he turns one year old, and if I don't see him for a while, he'll just walk around the house leaning against the wall."
Ye Yaodong also walked over with a smile in his eyes and picked up the little guy, "You just woke up, and you crawled out of bed to call for help?"
"Rah, rah, rah~"
Ye Xiaoxi shouted while patting Ye Yaodong's face with her chubby little hands. After patting him several times, she leaned over and spit on his face.
Ye Yaodong's heart was about to melt. He could not kiss the child enough and even forgot to get the diaper as his wife asked him to do. He just played with the child in bed. When Lin Xiuqing came in after collecting the clothes and saw him, she started nagging and complaining.
"I don't know when the weather will clear up. The diaper isn't dry enough. When I put it on her, her bottom is red and she has a big patch of eczema."
"I told you to make more diapers, but you didn't listen. I'll make more tomorrow."
"Why do so much? It's already one year old, and the weather is getting warmer. When it gets a little warmer, you don't need to wrap it anymore, and you can stop doing it right away."
Lin Xiuqing didn't expect him to work anymore. As she folded clothes, she said, "There's an opera the day after tomorrow. Will the troupe come tomorrow night?"
"Come early the day after tomorrow morning, and then set up the stage in the morning. The day after tomorrow afternoon, sing from 1:30 to 4:00, and then from 7 to 9:30 in the evening, for five consecutive days."
"Should we grab a stool and reserve a seat in advance? It would be really uncomfortable if it rains the day after tomorrow. It's not far away, but we'll get wet even if we walk there. It's really annoying that it rained for so many days out of the blue."
"It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married. What can I do? I'll take the stool over tomorrow night. I hope it won't rain the next day or the day after tomorrow."
I don’t know if it was because it had rained enough for so many days, but just a few hours after the couple finished talking, they woke up from their nap to find that the rain had stopped and a rainbow had appeared.
Ye Chengyang stood at the door, jumping and shouting excitedly, "There's a rainbow, so beautiful~"
"Finally the rain has stopped and the sky is clear."
There was also movement from next door. "The hole that God leaked has finally been repaired."
"Yes, the clothes can finally be taken out to dry. They are almost moldy."
"I am going to get moldy, not to mention my clothes. Fortunately, my house is not leaking, otherwise it would be even more uncomfortable."
Lin Xiuqing also thought of the old house, and turned to ask Ye Yaodong, "Now that the weather is clear, do you want to go to the old house to take a look? It has been raining for so many days, and I haven't been there yet. I don't know what the old house is leaking."
Ye Yaodong nodded and said, "I'll ride my bike over to take a look."
The old house had its roof tiles repaired some time ago, and it only rained a little this time, and it lasted a little longer, so there wasn't much leakage, but it was too humid, and the door panel of the gate was almost rotten, and several mushrooms grew on it.
When Ye Yaodong went over, Ye's father was flipping over the door panel, measuring it with his palm, muttering, "It's useless. It's been decades old. It's time to replace it."
"This broken door will fall down with just a kick. It should have been replaced long ago. Let's install a new door panel in the next two days while the weather is clearing up."
Father Ye glanced at him and said, "What you said is very simple. Replacing the door depends on the day. It is not something that can be dismantled or replaced at will. See if you are free in the next two days. If not, ask the carpenter to make one and install it when the day is right."
"Why waste your time just asking the carpenter to do it? He is much more professional than you in carpentry. It takes you five days to make one, but he only takes two days at most. Besides, the rain has stopped and the sky is clear now. I guess we can go out to sea again."
"Well, what are you doing here?"
"Look at you guys, what else can you do? Can't you come over if you don't have anything to do?"
Father Ye muttered in his heart: He is quite filial.
"We have nothing to do, just go do what you need to do."
"Dad, you really don't want to consider moving to our place?"
"Why do you want to move there? Don't you want to give up this nice house? Do you have too much money, or do I? Go away, your mother and I live well here."
Ye Yaodong shrugged and decided not to move.
Seeing that they were fine and the old house was not leaking badly, he got on his bike and went back.
The sky cleared up after the rain, and it was really clear. Not long after the rainbow appeared, there was even a sunset glow in the evening.
Since the weather had cleared up, Ye Yaodong and his father went out to sea as usual at night.
I didn’t prepare the bait in advance, so I just trawled today.
They hadn't been out to sea for more than ten days, but the father and son were not in a hurry. They had saved some money, and with money in hand, they had nothing to worry about.
The fishing net was slowly lowered into the sea, opening its bloody mouth like a hungry dragon and sinking to the bottom of the sea. The fishing boat also moved forward at a constant speed, starting a new day's work.
Ye Yaodong looked up at the starry sky and the shining crescent moon, and estimated that the weather would be good after daybreak and it would not rain again.
This time the sky is favorable, which will make the upcoming Mazu birthday more complete and lively.
Fishing boats are operating at a constant speed on the sea. From time to time, faint lights can be seen moving in the distance. These are also fishing boats operating on the sea.
At this moment, a fishing boat passing by quickly attracted his attention.
Because when he was working, he always intentionally steered the fishing boat not far from the Oarfish Island.
He did not forget the fishing boats from Luzhou Island that had been docked at Oarfish Island some time ago, and wanted to see if they would show up today
It rained for quite a long time this time, and I guess they didn’t come out for these days.
I don’t know why they were on this island for several days in a row
The fishing boat that just passed by quickly was heading towards the Oarfish Island, which forced him to pay attention. He also slightly changed the direction of the fishing boat, moving a little closer to the island and circling around it.
From a distance, I could actually see a faint light resting on the rocky shore, swaying slightly with the waves.
It was too dark to make out any figures. All I could see were two fainter beams of light swaying away towards the island.
Father Ye also noticed it, "Another ship from Luzhou Island? Did they go to the island with flashlights?"
"That's right. The last few times we set out longlines somewhere else, and when we came here to collect the shrimp pots after setting out, we only saw the boat parked on the shore. This is the first time we saw them sailing straight to the island."
"Is there any treasure here?"
"Who knows? If there is a treasure, there shouldn't be just one boat and two flashlights, right?"
"Forget it, forget about them. Just focus on hauling the net and don't stare at them all the time, or you'll hit a reef. The reef is nearby, so be careful."
"knew."
"Drive further away, don't hang around here, or they might catch us and rob us. Stay away from them, it's safer."
Since it didn't involve him, Ye's father didn't care that much. He just felt it was strange. The most urgent thing of course was to avoid them. Why should he care about other people coming to the island when he could just focus on dredging his own nets
However, it seems that they have a purpose in doing this.
In just a short while, I saw the light of the flashlight continuing to move upwards, and it was not swaying around the beach shore. So the guess that it was Taohai's fault could be eliminated.
Ye Yaodong's heart skipped a beat when he saw this.
The fishing boat headed straight for the destination, and the people headed straight up the mountain after getting off the boat. I hope they didn't really discover anything.
"Dad, what do you think is on the island?"
"There are seabirds, seabird eggs, pheasants and rabbits, and wild strawberries should be growing recently..."
Ye Yaodong was so upset when he heard this. His father was repeating what he had said before.
When did he learn this kind of humor
"Do you think there will be anything valuable on the island?"
"What valuable things can there be on a deserted island?"
"Why else would it be worth their while to go to the island for several days? Are they not going to work?"
"I don't know. You ask me, who should I ask? Keep asking. I'm not them. What can you ask me to tell you?"
"There is strength in numbers. Think about it. Something must have happened. I wonder if the people who came to the island these days are the same group of people?"
"have no idea."
Ye Yaodong kept thinking about it, but his father kept responding with the three words "I don't know".
He stopped worrying about it until the fishing boat went farther and farther away.
It was no longer visible, and it was not under his nose. He was about to close the net, and he was too busy to worry about it.
However, before returning in the evening, when I went to the reef to collect shrimp cages, I saw the boat up close again.
This person must have not left since night time!
Ye Yaodong was quite sure in his heart.
Seeing the fishing boat still floating there motionless, he thought for a moment, "Should we take a closer look and then leave immediately?"
Father Ye frowned, "What if there's someone on the boat, and it's time to get out..."
"It shouldn't happen. It will take time to start sailing."
"What are you doing? Didn't you get close to me a few days ago?"
"I didn't look carefully at that time. I turned around immediately when I saw the sign on the fishing boat. I didn't look carefully at what was on the boat. Why don't you take a look when you get closer?"
Father Ye saw that he had already driven the boat in that direction, and he also saw that he seemed very concerned, so he didn't say anything. He just told him to be careful, take a look, react quickly, and leave quickly.
Ye Yaodong watched the boat docked at the shore before he bravely approached to take a look.
Only after he took another closer look did he give up and quickly turned the boat around and left.