Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1052: Sharing the Squid Money (1 words, monthly ticket +25)

After finishing the lunch, Mazu’s birthday celebration was completely over.

In the afternoon, Ye Yaodong took advantage of his free time to ride his motorcycle to the county town to check on the repair status of the ship.

The flood season is almost over, and the number of fish has obviously decreased in the past two days. It is not cost-effective to earn a few dozen yuan a day by driving a small boat. It is almost time to drive the big boat back to the open sea.

But when he got on the motorcycle and came out the door, the dogs running around immediately ran after him and jumped into the sidecar.

Three more dogs jumped in at 123, and the dog behind had no time to react before the motorcycle sped away and missed the chance.

Ye Yaodong looked in the rearview mirror and saw three more dogs in the sidecar. He couldn't help but twitching his lips, but he didn't stop, for fear that once he stopped, there would suddenly be a few more dogs and he wouldn't be able to squeeze in, so he would have to force his way in.

Let these three follow you, and let them be the coolest dogs for once.

When they arrived at the shipyard gate and stopped the car, the basket of squid that he had put in his bag had been squeezed by them and some of it had scattered inside.

"My things are scattered. What do you think I should do?"

The dogs lowered their heads, sniffed, and then jumped out one by one from the sidecar. Then Xiao Heizi took the lead and bit the squid scattered in the bag with his teeth and put it into the basket.

The other two dogs also quickly stretched out their heads to bite the scattered squid and put them into the basket one by one.

Ye Yaodong looked at them, seeing how slow they were and how much saliva they were drooling at, and he quickly patted their heads 123.

"Okay, I don't need you guys anymore. I'll pick it up myself. I'm going to the beach to check on the fishing boats. I'll go to the shipyard later. You guys just stay here and watch these things, okay? I'll be there in a minute."

"Wang Wang~"

The dogs responded obediently, then squatted beside the motorcycle and waited.

Ye Yaodong first walked to the beach and took a look. The ship was still the same as before, with no progress at all.

It's like it's been left there and no one has taken care of it for the past ten days.

He won't do anything unless you urge him?
He frowned, then stepped in and started the fight.

"Ah? Didn't you say this ship is not in a hurry?"

"I asked you to fix the other two boats first. There's no rush for this one, but you have to fix it for me too. You can't just leave it there. If I don't urge you, you won't fix it. If I don't come, you're just going to leave it there for a year or two, right?"

"No, you're just trying to catch up on the progress that was delayed a few days ago because of repairing the fishing boat. Aren't you in a hurry? Isn't it the squid season recently? You're thinking of taking a two-day break after the season ends. Isn't that enough?"

"You are the one who is thinking about it. Are you thinking that the fishing boat can be repaired just by thinking about it? Hurry up, I will go out to sea in the next two days, you have to repair my boat."

"Okay, okay, I got it, I got it. I know you're anxious and I'll make arrangements."

After saying that, he was about to turn around and get back to work, but Ye Yaodong grabbed him again and asked, "When can you fix it for me?"

"Right away, arrange it right away."

"Arrange it immediately. When will it be repaired? Don't fool me."

"Can't we arrange the practice tomorrow? The work at hand can't be delayed. The masters have already finished half of today's work. If we ask them to do something else in the middle of the work, they will be dissatisfied. Let's do it tomorrow. There will be someone to take over tomorrow. When they come, they can start the practice first. After that, we can arrange the work. Is that okay?"

"So how long will it take me to repair it this time?"

"Three days. No, two days! I will finish it in two days and let you drive back on the third day."

Ye Yaodong frowned, glared, and immediately spoke.

"That's pretty much it."

"Then I can get busy, right?"

"Go."

After getting a satisfactory reply, he let go and walked out.

He planned to visit Director Chen again and deliver the freshly dried squid to him. When he came out, he filled a large basket with it, which probably weighed about 20 to 30 kilograms. The dry ones didn't take up much weight, so it was probably enough for the couple to eat until the New Year.

There was also a small iron bucket of pickled squid eggs, which were a great dish to eat with rice when steamed. There were no fresh ones left, so I didn't save any last night and killed them all and dried them in the sun.

When he arrived, people hadn't finished get off work yet, but he was invited to the office for tea.

After sitting for a while, I learned that more than half of the people who were sent there half a month ago would be shot. Those who were not shot would be sentenced to life imprisonment, and the few who were sentenced would be sentenced to at least 30 years. They confessed while being beaten and betrayed each other. They were all habitual criminals.

I heard that there are still some accomplices left. Ten days ago, we were dispatched to the provincial police and cooperated with them to capture them and hand them over to the provincial authorities for disposal. With so many people, this is quite an achievement.

"So... the canned fish from two months ago, is there any follow-up to that?"

"No, this is still in the confidentiality stage. It's not that simple. There is no news yet."

"Oh, it seems like it's a big deal, otherwise why hasn't there been any news after two months?"

"I'm not sure about that. Who knows how the higher-ups investigate? The provinces involved may be far away, and the involvement is large, so it's not that easy."

"Oh, this is a big deal. If you can really solve the mystery, wouldn't it be a great achievement for you?"

"Haha, I don't know about that. It's hard to say. I have to follow the instructions."

"It's fine that the people on the cargo ship were detained, but have the people on the fresh food ship been released?"

"No, because they attacked police officers. This matter can be big or small. It depends on how the city arranges and handles it. They have the final say on how long they are detained."

"Oh."

"Why do I feel like you're particularly concerned about this?"

Ye Yaodong's heart tightened, his face became unnatural, and he smiled awkwardly, "Isn't it because I saw it with my own eyes that I care a little more? Besides, I'm also a little concerned about that seafood boat. Since it has been detained, can it be confiscated directly? Can I buy it? Haha... hehe... you can see through my little thoughts."

Director Chen also laughed. "I guessed that you must be thinking about getting on the seafood collection ship, but you can't come. I asked and they are still detained there. Those people are probably waiting for their families to redeem them, and the ship is also there waiting to be redeemed. I am not very familiar with my superiors."

"Oh, okay, okay, that's fine. I definitely won't make things difficult for you."

"I see you have quite a lot of boats, large and small. Can you sail all of them?"

"I can rent them out to collect rent. I rented out several trawlers near the coast to others to collect rent. That's pretty good. The big boat broke down a few days ago. I put it in the factory for repairs and I took the small boat out to catch squid."

"That's not bad. The dried ones must be very expensive now."

"I thought your fresh ones would be easy to buy, so I didn't take the fresh ones, but the dried ones. And the pickled squid eggs, my mother is very good at making them, the taste is pure, beat two eggs and steam them, it's also good, even steamed dry, it goes well with rice."

"Okay, okay, you're thoughtful. I'll cook it and let you taste it tonight."

"Then I'll leave first if I have nothing else to do. I can't disturb you at work. I'm going to the shipyard today, so I stopped by."

"Row."

After Ye Yaodong was personally escorted out, he turned to the back door and rode his motorcycle back.

He was afraid that if he parked his car blatantly at the door, people from nearby units would see him and cause unnecessary trouble. So when someone came, he would either ask his father to watch him park in the alley, or he would park his car in an inconspicuous place himself.

Anyway, there are three dogs helping to watch over here now.

It's not too late to go back at this time, it's just after 4 o'clock and the sun hasn't set yet, so if we go back we can just make it in time for dinner.

The county town was shabby and had only one street. It seemed to him that there was nothing interesting to visit, and he was in a hurry to go home for dinner.

Although he has to ride a motorcycle from time to time and the villagers have seen him many times, every time everyone can see him from one end of the village to the other and they are extremely envious.

He looks particularly handsome when riding a motorcycle, and it's not just his face that's attractive, but his motorcycle alone is enough to charm everyone in the village, from 80-year-old ladies to two-year-old children, as well as a group of men and boys of all ages, as well as women and girls.

Hearing the sound from afar but not seeing the car, everyone became excited, especially the boys, who shouted and chased after it excitedly.

The dogs also stood tall in the wind with their heads raised, looking very proud.

He chased him all the way to his doorstep, but was stopped by the barking of his dogs. He watched helplessly as two more dogs jumped into the sidecar. Ye Yaodong ignored the dogs, as it was normal anyway, and simply pushed the motorcycle into the yard.

"Chenghu, Yangyang, your dad's motorcycle is so cool."

"That's right. We sit here every day."

"Bragging, we didn't see it..."

"This is my motorcycle, how could I not have ridden it before? I'm going to ride it and show you guys. Just stand at the door and watch, don't leave..."

Ye Chenghu ran home excitedly, and seeing his father trying to cover the motorcycle with a nylon bag, he quickly stopped him and went to pull the dogs out of the sidecar.

There were only three of them who followed out. When they came back, two more were already squeezed in at the door. The other two couldn't squeeze in and were also barking beside them.

"Come down...all of you, come down..."

"Woof woof woof woof..."

"This is my seat, all of you get down..."

"Did you hear that? Hurry up..."

He held on to the dog's head tightly, trying to pull the dog down, but the dog held on tightly and didn't move for a long time. The dog's head was twisting to get out of his hand, and it was still barking.

"All of you, get down here, you stinky dogs, you stay in there all day, get down..."

Since he couldn't pull the dog out by the head, he grabbed the legs and pulled both front hooves. The dog had no choice but to let him pull one of them out.

But before Ye Chenghu could take any action, the two substitutes on the side immediately squeezed in one, and the other one failed and fell to the ground, then quickly got up and barked.

Ye Chenghu was so angry that he finally pulled one down, but he didn't expect that it would be a favor to another dog.

"You stinky dog, who told you to go up there? Come down, come down..."

He was so angry that he kept yelling and hitting the little yellow dog on the head a few times. Finally, he pulled until he had no more strength left and sat down on the ground, gasping for breath.

Ye Yaodong watched his performance with disdain for a long time before he brought the nylon bag to cover the motorcycle.

"Don't cover it, Dad. I haven't sat on it yet."

"You won't be able to sit on it until tomorrow."

"Carry me up."

"It's too late. I've been standing there watching for a long time, and you didn't even think about letting me carry you up. You were still struggling with the dog. Where's your head? I don't care about you. You're so stupid."

"Hey, Cheng Hu, it turns out that your motorcycle is for the dog to sit on, and you don't even have one..."

"These stinky dogs, I will never take them out to play again next time. Anyway, of course I have ridden my motorcycle before, but you definitely haven't."

Ye Chenghu couldn't do anything with Ye Yaodong, nor with these dogs, so he could only snort arrogantly, then left a word and ran back into the house.

Anyway, they must be envious of his family for having a motorcycle. They are the only family in the whole village that has one. Hum~
Ye Yaodong had already entered the house before him to wash his hands and face.

Lin Xiuqing had almost finished preparing dinner and was just waiting for him to come back to eat. As soon as Ye Chenghu stepped into the house, he was ordered to call Ye's father and mother.

He is also happy to run errands and will run out happily when called.

"How is the boat being repaired? When can it be brought back?"

"Don't mention it. When the old guy heard that I wasn't in a hurry, he just left it there for half a month without moving it. I went over and scolded him a few times before he agreed to fix it for me in the next two days."

"Why is it still like this? We were not in a hurry at that time because it was still the flood season. We wanted to finish repairing the two boats first. It has been so long, and they should have been repaired long ago."

"Well, fortunately, these two days are not a big deal. Let's wait. It's just right for me to rest at home for two days."

"No more squid fishing? We still have a little bit now."

"No matter how small a mosquito leg is, it's still meat. Go tomorrow and come back early then. Also, the flood season is coming to an end, and the eldest and second brothers have been collecting goods for almost ten days. You can count the bills tonight. There is a lot of money recently, which is a big part. Pay them directly to avoid delaying it for another two days. The two sisters-in-law will ask about it in a roundabout way. After all, Ah Cai can only get it every few days."

"Okay, fine. I'll take out the bill and calculate it myself first, then ask them to come over to settle the bill. By the way, I'll divide the squid profits for this month according to the current income. There will be other bills for trawling at home in the second half of the month, and I'll ask them to settle them at the end of the month."

Lin Xiuqing also understood that after not settling accounts for such a long time, some people would definitely have some thoughts. You can owe others money, but you cannot owe others money. She also understood this mentality.

She was not in a hurry to settle the payment for the trawl, so she settled the payment for the squid first.

Her family only collected squids from the fishing boats and did not collect other goods. Instead, they let them sell directly to the dock as usual. So they only needed to settle the account for the squids first, and by the way, pay the sisters-in-law's wages and the wages of their four children to them, calculated on a daily basis.

As for the expenses for hiring boatmen and fuel, they will of course be calculated at the end of the month when the bill for trawling cargo for the entire month is calculated.

"The wages of the three boys and Xiuxiu should also be counted towards the two sisters-in-law."

"I know. There will probably be some trouble soon. They are all tanned darker than charcoal and working very hard. It would be unreasonable if I don't give them some change to buy food."

"Well, let's wait and see. If there is no split, you can give them two dollars each, as an extra day's wages for them."

"Row."

A family of two would only have to pay 8 yuan more. Lin Xiuqing also felt that the children were working very hard and were quite pitiful, so she had to give them some encouragement and not let their enthusiasm be dampened.

Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Ye had been waiting there for a long time. If they hadn't been so busy recently, leaving home early and coming back late, dragging their tired bodies every day, they would just eat, take a shower and go to bed at most, and would not have the mind to think about settling the accounts.

At most, before going to bed, I would mutter a few words about when I would receive the squid payment. Would I have to wait until the end of the month?
It was only today that I took a day off that my mind became active again and I have been thinking about it the whole day.

Lin Xiuqing's call for them to settle the accounts after dinner hit the nail on the head, and they agreed immediately. They had originally thought about coming over to remind him after dinner.

There was money to be shared, so everyone came over happily.

Even the children from both families came running over excitedly, wanting to listen and see how much money they could get.
Do they have a share? ! !
Both families fished in the same place, and the difference in the amount was not that big, only a few dozen dollars in total, but everyone shared it together.

Both of them trawl and catch squid at the same time, and the profit is quite big. Normally a small boat can catch 500 to 600 kilograms a day, and 600 to 700 kilograms is considered a good harvest. During their peak season, they can catch more than 1,000 kilograms. However, the price is low during the peak season, and the average fluctuation over a few days is just over 20 cents, and the lowest has dropped to 20 cents.

After the peak season, the catch has been decreasing day by day, and now as it is coming to an end, there are only about three to four hundred kilograms a day.

Lin Xiuqing settled each bill of lading according to the purchase price of the day. The purchase price was of course based on the purchase price of Acai and others at the dock, and the process was also done by weighing at his place.

From the 26th to the 3rd of the month, because the price was high, everything was sold to the docks, but they didn't want it. Only when the price dropped to a little over cents did their workshop start to buy it.

Therefore, the actual account for receiving the goods is from the 4th to the 12th, but the two sisters-in-law each brought their two children to work at sea starting from the 1st, so their wages have to be calculated from the 1st.

During the period of time when they were collecting the goods, the number of squids they caught alone ranged from over 200 to dozens. The least was in the last three days, after all, it was almost the end.

The amount dropped sharply from over 100 a day to or , or or , but the number was still large in the first few days, and the accumulated amount was really not small.

There were two days of rain during this period, but it was just light rain that passed quickly. However, it did affect the squid spawning. Fortunately, there was no heavy rain during this flood season, so there was not much delay.

"Brother, the total price of the squids you collected in the past nine days is 9 yuan and 1336 cents."

"The total price of squid on my second brother's nine orders is 9 yuan and 1402 cents. Please do the math. I have written down the total price of each order. Please check and see if it is correct."

She added, "We only accepted squid from the 4th to the 12th, and the prices were all based on the transaction price at the dock that day. The invoice was also opened by Ah Cai. The payment for the goods from the 26th to the 3rd will be settled at the end of the month, including the trawl orders during this period. The invoices for those trawl fish are with you."

"I know. So just pay me the money for the squid first, and we'll settle the total bill at the end of the month."

"No, we split the payment for the goods in half, and then settled the wages for you taking the children out to sea together, so that we don't have to settle your wages for these few days at the end of the month."

"As for the fuel costs and the wages of the additional crew member hired on each of your ships, we will settle them at the end of the month, just like in the past."

"What's special about this month is that we collected the squids from the 4th to the 12th, and during this period, we also had to pay the wages of the six of you, so we'll calculate the extra money first, and then calculate the rest of the invoices you have at the end of the month."

The two sisters-in-law thought about it and understood that instead of settling all the money collected for the squid to them, the money would be divided in half first and then settled.

Mrs. Ye thought about it and felt that it was a good idea to divide this part in advance.

"Well... that's fine too. Let's settle your bills first, and then at the end of the month we'll settle our bills, the gas bills, and the boatman's wages."

"Yes, that's what I mean. Then the wages for you and your son are only for a few days, so let's count them together."

"We also plan to go at night, and plan to go for two or three days."

"That's fine, then it will be calculated until the 15th, and I can get half a month's salary."

Both sisters-in-law were smiling happily. There were three of them in the family, and they could still stay for three more days, which meant a lot of money.

"Then let's calculate it and see if it's correct. If it's correct, let's just do it this way."

The children nearby also pricked up their ears when the adults were counting the money. When they learned that they and everyone who went out to sea would receive half a month's salary, they all smiled and waited with anticipation.

Just wait for the adults to finish settling the bills and see if you can remember their hard work after taking the money.

The two sisters-in-law took turns using the calculator, first calculating the amount of money for each order, and then adding them up. Only when they got the same result did they respond happily.

Lin Xiuqing took the calculator and continued to press while saying, "Big brother's is 1336.67, second brother's is 1402.15, total is 2738.82. The wages of six people are calculated as three yuan a day as temporary workers. As for the child, we are also considered a strong laborer. Anyway, we are all family members, so there is no need to worry too much. The total wages are 6. After deducting, there is 270 left. Divide it into three parts, each person will get exactly 2468.82."

After she finished the calculation, she showed them the calculator.

"Yes, yes, no problem..."

The two nodded repeatedly.

As long as they think there is no problem, then there will be no problem with the account. Anyway, the eldest brother and the second brother always just listen on the side when they settle accounts. As long as the two sisters-in-law think there is no problem, it's fine.

"Okay, this amount plus the wages, no problem, then I'll go get the money for you."

"Good good."

Both of them responded with a smile and waited by the side, chatting with their men.

"The harvest was pretty good. Fortunately, it hasn't rained for most of the past month, and even if there are a few drops, they pass quickly. It's really a good harvest this year."

"Yes, last year there was a heavy rain that lasted for more than a week, and I lost more than half of my profit. I lost a lot."

"It would be great if the weather was like this every year, then you would still worry about not being able to make money..."

"You're overthinking. We all have to rely on the weather for our livelihood. If the weather is good, we have food to eat. If the weather is bad, the entire flood season will be ruined."

"Crow's Mouth, luckily Monday is almost over, so it doesn't matter even if it rains."

"You are such a bad mouth."

"Hehehe~"

Everyone became happy. After all, it was almost the end, and it didn't matter whether it rained or not. The loss would not be big for them. He had already earned the money.

"Dad, we all have half a month's wages, which should be 45 yuan. Do you want to give us some?"

Ye Chenghai has learned his lesson this year. He went up to his father and told him that his mother was stingy and that if he told her that he would get nothing and even get beaten, his father would be much more easygoing.

He told his father that there was still hope, but told his mother that the hope was slim.

Ye Chengjiang immediately came up to Ye Yaohua to cheer him on, "Dad, we have been so hard-working for the past half month. We got up at night and followed you adults until the afternoon. Look, we are all tanned like charcoal. Look at your sister, she is still a girl, and she is as tanned as us."

He was also smart enough to bring up the only girl in order to arouse the sympathy of his old father.

Without waiting, the two fathers spoke, and the two mothers spoke up.

"Money, money, money. When I ask you to do something, you think about money all the time. Are you obsessed with money? Look how spoiled you are. You ask for money for doing something all day long. What's the point of you taking so much money with such a small amount of money?"

"No other child is like you, thinking about money all the time. Go out and ask around, which child does housework and asks his parents to pay him?"

Ye Chenghai immediately stiffened his neck, his eyes wider than his mother's, "The key is that you are not asked to pay me this. This is public money paid to us. You took it away from us and didn't give us a penny. Is that right?"

Last year he was small and had little influence, so he could only be bullied and cry in grievance. This year he has grown up, taller, and has three allies, so he can speak with more confidence.

"Is this how you talk to your mother? What do you mean by decent? Is this decent of you?"

Ye Chenghai didn't look at his mother, but turned to look at his father, "Dad, just tell me whether you can give us some hard work fee. We have worked so hard and done a lot of work. You can't plan to ask Uncle San to give us another subsidy, right?"

The old lady couldn't sit still anymore and helped to speak up, "That's right, Dongzi is still your uncle, not your biological father. You can't ask him to subsidize and comfort your children all day long?"

"These children have been working so hard recently. They go out every night just like you adults and don't come back until the afternoon. You adults know how hard it is, but the children are working even harder than you. They are still growing. How aggrieved would they feel if you don't give them some money to buy some food to satisfy their hunger?"

"You know you need to be paid for your work, and they are not fools. We have to give them some money, and we can't let the children down. We have to reward them anyway."

Sister-in-law Ye and Sister-in-law Ye looked at each other and were speechless. If it was just one child, they could still suppress it, but now there are four children, and now the adults are helping to speak up.

Ye Xiuxiu also took Ye Yaohua's hand and whispered, "Dad, look at what I have tanned. Don't you reward me with candy or soda? I am so tired. I don't get enough sleep every day. I am still hungry on the island. Dad, you even ask me to go out at night..."

The two old fathers had already softened their hearts when the children spoke. They felt it was hard work as adults, let alone the children. It was really unacceptable not to comfort them at all.

"Here, all of them. After your third aunt brings the money over, I will give you 5 yuan each." While speaking, Ye Yaohua also touched Ye Xiuxiu's head.

5 yuan!
Mrs. Ye turned around and looked at Ye Yaohua in surprise, "Isn't this too much?"

Although she had softened her heart and compromised a bit, she thought that she could only give one dollar at most, which was already a lot, so why should she give five dollars!
"Just give them 5 yuan. They have earned half a month's wages for you. So what if you give them a day and a half's wages? They will definitely not spend it all, right?"

"Yep!"

"Yes, yes, yes. We will definitely save it and will never spend it recklessly."

Ye Xiuxiu and Ye Chengjiang immediately smiled with joy. This was beyond their expectations. They thought they would be given two dollars at most to get rid of them.

Ye Chenghai and Ye Chenghe's eyes widened immediately, and they quickly turned to look at Ye Yaopeng.

Mrs. Ye also spoke up, "Five dollars is too much, right? If they buy a bunch of useless little heads, what will happen when Zhuzhu comes back?"

Ye Chenghe asked Ye Chenghai in a low voice, "Brother, can I speak now?"

"Shut up."

Ye Chenghai glared at his father, and then he turned to look at his father, "We definitely don't buy randomly. Why would I need to buy beads or small human heads? I always win them from others. Even the ones that are worth a lot of money were deducted from me. He doesn't need to buy any."

"Second Uncle has promised to give 5 yuan to A Jiang and Xiu Xiu. Dad, you won't be so stingy, right?"

"Here, here, here. You too, save the five dollars each. Don't spend it carelessly. If you do, your mother will confiscate your money and I won't be able to do anything about it."

The two brothers were instantly happy, they also had it.

As long as his father has said yes, his mother will definitely give it to him no matter how unwilling she is. What's more, everyone heard it at his uncle's house, including his great-grandfather, so there are so many witnesses.

Lin Xiuqing also heard it. When she took out the counted money and handed it to her two sisters-in-law, the children looked at their mothers eagerly while they counted the money. After the counting was finished, they all spread out their palms to ask for money.

"I owed you money in my previous life. I fed you, clothed you, and paid you to work."

"Of course, we are also laborers."

"If you talk back again, I won't give you a cent."

Ye Chenghai immediately shut up, and Ye Chenghe also kept covering his mouth.

Only after receiving the money did Ye Chenghe smile and ask, "Brother, can I talk now?"

"Say it, say it."

"Great, that's a lot of money. I'm going to save it."

Mrs. Ye also glared at her two debt collectors and said, "Save it all for me. If I find out that you have spent it, I will beat you up and take all the money."

"Know, know."

Now that we have the money, everything will be easy.

The other two girls, Ye Jingjing and Ye Tingting, were not taken out to sea and did not get any money, so they could only watch from the sidelines.

Ye Yaodong didn't say a word. He just sat against the wall and watched the farce between the two families. He also laughed after he successfully got the money.

Seeing that the other two younger nieces had no share and were looking on helplessly, he said to Lin Xiuqing, "Give each of them a piece, so that the older brothers and sisters don't have to share and they can only look on helplessly."

"Dad, we don't have any either!"

"Yeah, Dad, we don't have it either. Everyone has it, so should we have it too?"

Ye Chengyang and Ye Chenghu immediately perked up and ran to his father to find some sense of existence. Originally, they thought it had nothing to do with them and they were squatting in the corner playing beads.

"Here, here, here. Each of you four who didn't go out to sea will get one dollar."

"Okay~"

"Great!"

The two brothers immediately ran to Lin Xiuqing again. The two girls were a little afraid and uncertain at first, but when they saw them coming forward, they also actively surrounded Lin Xiuqing.

Since Adong had already spoken, she couldn't say no as so many people were watching.

Come to think of it, they had originally thought that if the children couldn't get the money, they would secretly give each of them two dollars to appease them. Now there would be no difference between giving money to their own child and to the other two, and it would also save money.

Since outsiders gave it, there was no reason why her own child would not give it. She felt her pocket helplessly again. She didn't have 4 yuan in her pocket, only a few dimes.

"Wait here for a moment, I'll get it for you."

"Okay, Auntie."

Everyone had a share and no one was left out. The children were happy and the atmosphere was good. Everyone was chattering and smiling, and it was a comfort to watch.

Ye Yaodong looked at Ye Chenghe with a smile, "Why didn't Ah Hai let you speak just now?"

"My brother told me that my foul mouth would bring trouble, and told me to shut up. If I dared to speak out and I couldn't get money that night, he would beat me up to vent his anger."

"Good brother~"

"Hey, yeah, my big brother is pretty nice sometimes."

Ye Chenghe was very happy. He counted the money in his hand. There were only five one-dollar bills in total, but he counted out about 5.

Ye Yaodong's face was full of black lines, and he shook his head speechlessly. This child is hopeless. He will probably be exploited by his brother or his wife in this life. He can even be sold to count money for others.

Seeing how happy they were, Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Ye also reminded them not to spend money recklessly and to save it.

Lin Xiuqing went in and came out right away with 4 yuan. There was no need to count them, and she quickly gave one to each of them.

"Save it, don't spend it recklessly, or else your mother will confiscate it and you won't even have anywhere to cry."

The old lady also smiled at everyone's happy faces, "This is given by your Third Aunt, not your mother. Keep it well and don't let it be confiscated. Save what you should save and buy food if you need to. You have worked hard these days, reward yourself. You still have to go out to sea at night, eat something sweet and go to bed early."

"Okay~"

They immediately ran out happily.

Ye Xiaoxi tried to catch up with him with her short legs, but was left behind and could not catch up at all. She was so angry that she looked up to the sky and cried in the yard. Lin Xiuqing hurried out and brought her in to comfort her, saying that she would take her there later. Only then did she calm down.

When the other brothers and sisters-in-law saw that the accounts had been settled and the children had all run away, they also went back to their own homes.

After everyone left, Lin Xiuqing also put away the cargo list and calculator.

"We earned over 800 today, and we should be able to share several hundred more by the end of the month. With the proceeds from the other two boats and our own, we have made a good harvest this month."

"Do you want to settle the accounts between my eldest cousin and Brother Asheng first?"

"No need. Whether they are selling the goods through the trawling nets or the squids they are selling to us, don't we have the manifests? It won't be a mess. We have to pay for them anyway. Besides, they are not as annoying as the eldest and second sisters-in-law who complain."

"That's true. They have always distributed money at the end of the month. The flood season is nothing to them. At most, they will get more money at the end of the month."

"Yes, it's different for my two sisters-in-law. In the past, the invoices were collected by them, and the money went into their pockets first, and then they would share it with us at the end of the month. Now the money for this batch of squids is still in our hands, so of course they will not be happy, and will definitely want to settle the account as soon as possible and collect the money. So let's settle theirs as soon as possible, so as to avoid any complaints."

"Ah."

The old lady followed and muttered, "Your two sisters-in-law are so stingy. They earn more than they spend every day. They treat the money in their hands like eyeballs, and they are reluctant to give even a little to their own children. They need subsidies from you every day, thinking that they are all your children. If they don't respect them when they are old, they will go to cry."

"It doesn't matter. When I get old, you can all come and take care of me. I won't think it's too much."

"Of course they will. You love them so much. You buy them food every day, take them out to play, and give them pocket money from time to time."

"They will definitely be filial to you. As their grandmother, you speak up for them every day, ask for money for them, and give them candies and peanuts and sunflower seeds every day."

The old lady smiled widely, "Okay, okay, wait until I live a few more years, then I can drink tea from my great-grandson's wife, and I can have great-great-grandsons, and five generations living under one roof. Then I will wake up with a smile even in my dreams."

"Then I guess we should ask Chenghe to work hard and get married and have kids soon."

"Hahahaha...don't teach the kid bad things. He's still young. How can he get married so early? Wait a few years and let Ah Hai get married first."

"I think Ah Hai is in trouble, but Cheng He is definitely faster. Ah Hai is still playing with beads on the ground all day, while Cheng He knows how to coax female classmates and follows them around every day."

"You can't be a hooligan. You have to wait a few years until you are older. It's not like we used to be able to get married at 20 or , or . Now people say you have to be to get your marriage certificate stamped."

"Oh, it's not that particular in the countryside. If they're attracted to each other and their parents have agreed, they can just have a wedding banquet when they're 17 or 18, and then get the marriage certificate when they're old enough. It's the same thing."

"Haha, he's still young now, we have to wait a little longer."

"Then ask Ahenu to work harder tonight so that he can wake up earlier. I think you can have a great-grandson sooner."

The old lady hit the leg of his stool with her cane and said, "Nonsense, don't lead the children astray, they are still young."

"I know, I know. I'm just saying it to tease you."

"Hurry up and take the child to buy something to eat. She can't wait any longer."

After Ye Xiaoxi was put on the ground, she held Ye Yaodong's hand tightly and kept pulling him to walk out, repeating: "Go... Go..."

　I'm so awesome, I finished 2 words today! A full 2 words, ahhhhh!!! I made up for what I wrote last night!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)