Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1053: Decided (1 words, monthly ticket +26)

Although the flood season is coming to an end, a small thing is still meat, not to mention that the big ship has not been repaired yet, so Ye Yaodong still goes out to sea with his father to catch squid as usual.

However, unexpected events occur in nature. After being sunny for more than half a month, a dark cloud floated in the sky at noon the next day, covering the sun and making the sky dark all of a sudden. Everyone on the sea immediately hurried back, for they knew that it would rain heavily.

Lin Xiuqing at home also saw the sky suddenly darken and immediately ran to the workshop.

Thousands of kilograms of squid have been slaughtered every day these days, and the open space is full of them. She had originally planned to dry the dried ones for half a day today and then collect them when the sun was good, but now she has to collect them quickly.

The younger brothers in the workshop also quickly became busy, moving the squids where necessary. Most of these goods were hung to dry, and they could be collected very quickly by stringing them on ropes. There was no need to worry about overlapping, and it saved a lot of space.

After all the goods were moved under the nylon bags, they had time to catch their breath, but their backs were covered with sweat.

Lin Xiuqing was collecting the dried squids in the sack very efficiently, cursing the weather forecast.

Listening to the weather forecast last night, which said it would be sunny to cloudy, she thought it would be a good idea to dry the clothes in the sun for half a day today, to avoid having dew on them overnight and then not being able to store them in the morning, as the sun would have dried them too late to store them after lunch.

There is thick moisture in the air at this moment. Fortunately, it is already halfway through the morning and there was still sunshine in the morning, which dried up all the dew. However, it began to hide in the clouds later. It feels relatively dry now and can still be collected.

Several people were busy working quickly, the dark clouds were getting thicker and thicker, and it was pitch black all over, but no raindrops fell.

As they collected the clouds, they looked up at the sky from time to time and saw that it was covered with dark clouds, but on the other side of the sky there was blue sky and white clouds.

The two extremes occupy the entire sky, which makes people want to curse: God, you are so capricious.

After collecting them, they checked again and made sure that all the squids were hanging under the nylon bags and away from the edges before they felt relieved.

This batch is much larger in quantity. The cargo from several ships over three days totals about 10,000 kilograms, which has not yet dried. They were all collected in time a few days ago.

After finishing all the checks and work that needed to be done, Lin Xiuqing was drenched in sweat as if she had just been fished out of the water. She stood there gasping for breath. After instructing her two younger brothers to keep an eye on the workshop, she went back home.

At this time, the wind became stronger, and it felt chilly when blowing in my face. It felt like the temperature had dropped, even though it was quite high before.

I hadn't even walked home yet, just a short distance, when raindrops as big as beans started to fall from the sky. The nylon basins above the two workshops nearby were hit by the rain and made crackling sounds, as if a bunch of beans were falling from the sky, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier.

Before Lin Xiuqing could even run back home, raindrops as big as beans hit her forehead, and the sky became darker, as dark as if it was evening. The raindrops in front of her eyes fell down and formed a rain curtain. She hurried back.

A bunch of chickens, ducks and geese had been driven back to the yard by the old lady. When she ran back home, the porch at the door was already filled with poultry.

"Did Yangyang bring the sheep back?"

"I haven't seen it. It should still be on the way. Not that fast."

Lin Xiuqing didn't care much about it. It was raining anyway, and anyone who wasn't stupid would know to run back.

"It was sunny in the morning, but it suddenly turned cloudy. All those who were out at sea had to return immediately. It rained so heavily all of a sudden, the sky has turned dark. Just now it was half blue and half black."

"How about the dried squid drying over there? Can you move it to a better spot?"

"It's all done. What needs to be put away has been put away."

"Then let's go inside and wait for shelter. The rain is coming down hard and fast. It should only last for a while. It will probably be sunny after the dark clouds go away."

"Ah."

It was raining and there was nothing to do, no watching TV or listening to the radio. There was no point in just standing at the door, so Lin Xiuqing simply went into the house to do some laundry.

Half a month ago, A Guang not only bought cloth for the two little girls, but also bought an extra piece and asked her to make a set of clothes for each of her two sons. She took advantage of her free time to make the clothes for the two little girls, exactly the same, but the sets for her two sons were not made yet.

It's raining now and I can't do anything, so I cut it first and then sew it up with a sewing machine when I have time.

It's been so hot these past two days that all they need to wear is autumn clothes and a cardigan. They only wear one pair of pants, so the new clothes can be used just as a gift.

After this rain, it will probably get a little warmer again.

The old lady, who had nothing to do, sat at the door, turning her Buddhist beads and looking at Ye Xiaoxi.

It was raining, and Ye Xiaoxi was bored. He held a stick in his hand and kept poking the chickens and ducks under the porch, causing them to either cluck or quack, and then occasionally flutter into the rain and run back.

She didn't dare to provoke the three geese in the corner. After a fight last time, she knew these geese were not easy to bully, so she would only pick on the weak ones.

"Where's my sister~ I'm so bored~ Where's my brother~"

"I'll be back soon, don't mess with those chickens and ducks."

She squatted there with her chin supported, watching the dripping rain outside, helplessly watching but unable to go out.

Watching the old lady close her eyes again after she finished speaking, rolling the Buddhist beads in her hands, she squatted there and took a secret glance, then took two small steps forward. She then stretched out her palms to catch the rain, then immediately retracted them, pinching her wet palms to play with them, her face lit up with joy.

He was afraid of laughing out loud and disturbing the old lady's chanting, so he quickly covered his mouth with his other hand, glanced to the side quietly, and then continued to reach out his hand.

It was not until Ye Chengyang came running in soaking wet that Ye Xiaoxi shouted happily, "Brother is back~"

The old lady also opened her eyes and quickly stood up, "You are all wet, hurry into the house and get some hot water to wash yourself, don't catch a cold."

"Mom, let's play with water, let's play with water and mud."

Keng Ge's little girl ran into the house excitedly.

In the past, she was always beaten for playing in the water, but this time she was finally caught.

When Lin Xiuqing heard the child shouting, she put down the work at hand and came out.

Ye Chengyang was also glaring at the screaming little girl in frustration. "Nonsense, I saw it was raining, and then I brought the lamb back."

Lin Xiuqing also pinched Ye Xiaoxi's nose and said, "Are you making a complaint just like that? What will happen next?"

"You play in the water every day, and you still blame me."

Ye Xiaoxi laughed so hard that she hid behind Lin Xiuqing.

The adults in the room ignored her. The old lady took a basin and poured hot water for Yangyang. A Qing also went into the room to get clothes for the child, asking him to take a bath and change quickly.

"Where's the lamb?"

"Tied to the shed at the back door."

"Why are you covered in mud?"

"It was raining and the ground was too slippery. I fell several times. Then the lambs were running around and they were pulling me and I kept falling."

"Ah."

Ye Xiaoxi failed in her attempt to trick her brother, so she ran to the back door to see the lamb out of boredom. She even imitated the lamb's bleating sounds, and it was obvious that she was bored and panicked.

Fortunately, after Ye Chengyang finished his shower, she had company.

Ye Yaodong didn't get home until more than an hour later. He was undoubtedly soaked to the skin.

The same thing happened to the two brothers next door, they arrived home just a little bit earlier than him. It was so rainy that all the fishing boats on the sea had to rush back.

Everyone was also rejoicing that the squid season was almost coming to an end.

The rain continued until around 3 p.m., when it finally stopped and the sky slowly brightened again.

Ye Yaodong lay on the bed, listening to the only sound outside, which was the sound of rain dripping on the eaves. The light coming through the window became brighter, so he opened the window and looked out. Sure enough, the rain had stopped, and the air outside was filled with the fragrance of earth after the rain.

He fastened the iron hook on the window and left it open to let in some fresh air. There was no rain anyway, so the air couldn't get in.

Then he put on his clothes again and went out to take a look at the workshop. When he came back in the afternoon, he saw the guard poking the nylon canopy on the top with a stick to let the accumulated water pour out.

When I came out this time, there were still people walking inside with sticks, and the water on the ceiling was basically gone.

After walking around, he thought everything seemed normal and all he had to do was wait until the weather cleared up. He gave a few instructions and went back to sit at the doorstep.

A group of children also came back from school. They were running around with lotus leaves on their heads, and their trouser legs were the same color as the mud.

The first thing Ye Chenghu shouted when he got to the door of his house was, "Dad, you are home, why didn't you bring me an umbrella or ride your bike to pick me up?"

"What the hell, are you going to wash my bike for me? In this kind of weather and on this muddy road, and the rain has stopped, why would I need an umbrella? I can just walk back."

"It was raining just now. Look, I'm all wet, including my shoes."

"Go, go, go take a shower and change your clothes."

He immediately ran into the house, "Mom, do you want to use the washing machine to wash clothes later? It's raining and can't dry them. You need to use the washing machine. I can help you wash them and hold it down so it won't run around."

"Take a shower and change your clothes first..."

"Then you have to wait until I finish taking a shower before letting me wash my clothes. Don't secretly put them in to wash first. You have to wait for me."

"I know. Are you annoying?"

There was a power outage for a while when it was raining heavily at noon, and the power came back when the rain was about to stop.

Their family does not use electricity during the day, and no one in the village turns on the lights during the day, so the voltage is still stable when the washing machine is used to wash clothes, unlike a refrigerator which consumes electricity by running all the time.

After getting a washing machine, Ye Chenghu began to look forward to rain again, but he didn't dare to make any scene to pray for rain, for fear of getting himself into trouble again.

His mother was reluctant to use the washing machine. She would only wash and dry the clothes in the washing machine when it was raining, there was no sun, the clothes could not be dried, and it was not convenient to take them to the river to wash.

His biggest hobby now is to help his mother wash clothes. He turns the mechanical button of the washing machine and watches it wash clothes, which is extremely novel. Then, when it is time to dehydrate, he stands on tiptoes to put the clothes into the drum and then turns the button to dehydrate.

Lin Xiuqing didn't need to do anything during the whole process, even adding and draining water was done by him. He could stand next to the washing machine and watch for an hour, and only when he saw the water was finished would he unsatisfiedly call his mother to hang the clothes out to dry.

After taking a shower, he was also busy helping with the laundry.

I didn't have the strength to lift a bucket of water, so I used a ladle to scoop water into the washing machine one spoonful at a time. Then I stood on tiptoe to check the water level. After adding the water, I picked up a small bag of laundry detergent and shook it into the washing machine, looking very professional.

Ye Chengyang and Ye Xiaoxi both stood on tiptoe around the washing machine, wanting to help, but he drove them away and they could only watch.

"I've never seen you so active in studying or doing homework, son."

"Hey, this is fun."

"What about your homework?"

"Wait a minute, I'll do my homework after I finish my laundry."

"You are good at housework. Let your mother teach you how to cook tomorrow. I don't know if I will ever have the chance to eat the food you cook in this life."

"Did my grandfather eat the meal you cooked?"

"Definitely."

"Really? Then why didn't I get any?"

Ye Yaodong was stunned for a moment, then he glared at her, "Fuck you, you little bastard, you took advantage of me!"

Ye Chenghu looked innocent and confused. "Ah? What bargain?"

Lin Xiuqing couldn't help laughing while cooking, "Why are you teasing him?"

"Since he is so good at housework and so active in doing it, I thought maybe I could train him. When you are busy, I can ask him to cook for us."

"That's a nice thought. He's not much taller than the stove. Just think of asking him to cook for you."

"Just get a stool to prop your feet up."

Seeing that his father had been diverted from the topic, Ye Chenghu stopped glaring at him and continued to do his work with peace of mind. He stood on tiptoe to check the water level, and only closed the lid after it was all right.

When Ye Chengyang stretched out his hand to turn the mechanical button, he slapped his hand several times and shouted, "Don't move, I'll do it, I'll do it, you can't..."

I was almost ambushed and killed.

After pulling the person away, he actively ran forward and turned the mechanical button, and then saw noises coming out of the washing machine.

He immediately put his hands on it, and the other two little ones followed suit and touched the washing machine, feeling the slight shaking of the machine body due to its operation.

The three of them kept staring at the washing machine, watching the buttons slowly move back. They watched it for about a month and never got tired of it. Only after it was reset did they actively change the tub for wet clothes again.

Ye Chengyang also actively ran to aim the drain pipe at the back door, allowing the water to flow out of the back door through the pipe.

Ye Chenghu didn't compete with him for this job because he also needed to turn the button to dehydrate.

When it's time to dehydrate, the washing machine shakes even more violently. If there's no one holding it down, it can shake dozens of centimeters away from its original position.

Ye Xiaoxi thought it was very interesting, so she leaned against the washing machine and felt its shaking.

Ye Chenghu followed her example and used his back to prop up the washing machine, keeping it against the wall to prevent it from moving around. His mouth also trembled and twitched in unison with the machine's shaking rhythm, muttering, "Shake, shake, shake, shake..."

"Hahahaha..." Ye Xiaoxi watched her brother's twitching performance and laughed.

Ye Chengyang was holding the drainpipe and playing with it while draining the water. If no one held the pipe, the water would slip into the house and make the whole house wet.

Although it was fun to see them shaking, I didn’t dare to let go.

Ye Yaodong felt that it was indeed a wise decision for him to buy a washing machine. It reduced Lin Xiuqing's burden and she no longer had to wash her clothes herself. It also cultivated the children's enthusiasm for work, and they all rushed to work.

I just don’t know how long this freshness will last.

I don’t know whether it will be sunny or rainy tomorrow, but the weather forecast tonight said it would rain.

When his two brothers came over to discuss the weather, he decided not to go. As for whether it would be accurate, it depended on whether they believed it or not. After all, this weather forecast had a long history.

The two were probably exhausted from going out to sea continuously for more than half a month. As expected, they did not go out at night. The next day, it was cloudy all day, and the road was covered with wet mud everywhere. It was not easy to dry without the sun.

Many villagers also did not go out to sea at night, but instead stayed at their doorsteps early in the morning to talk and chat with their neighbors.

Ye Yaodong had just woken up when he heard all kinds of noise outside. He thought for a while and then got up and went out to listen to their conversation. They were all talking about their earnings in the past half month and asking each other how much money they had earned.

After breakfast, he wanted to take a walk in the village. The whole village was talking about the same topic. There was nothing new to hear, so he went back first.

It rained for two days in a row, so the villagers took the opportunity to take a three-day break to catch up. When the sun came out on the fourth day, everyone went out to sea and dried their fishing nets.

However, when the weather clears up, people go out to sea not to fish, but to collect branches and squid eggs attached to them, and to check whether the flood season is over.

Ye Yaodong and his son only drove one boat, and left the other boat idle. After all, they also went to collect branches and mop up the mess, so one boat was enough.

During these few days, while they were free, people came to inquire whether they wanted to rent their boat. After all, there were two boats docked outside the dock, looking very conspicuous. One was very new, and the other was a bit old but still usable.

He had discussed it with his father and decided to rent it to his other cousins ​​as a way to support their relatives and also allow them to have a meal and a stable income.

He actually has quite a lot of cousins. After all, his mother has eight brothers and sisters, and the oldest cousins ​​are not much younger than his mother. He doesn't know all of them well. So when he says he rents the house to his cousins, he is actually renting it to his cousins' families and letting them sort it out themselves.

Anyway, he has left the matter of receiving the goods to his younger brothers, and told them to handle it impartially. Don't be careless and turn a blind eye because they are relatives. Just let it go.

Then, it wasn't him who came forward with his father, so there was no direct contact, so there would be fewer troubles in the future that might require mercy. He told me to handle the business seriously and impartially, and I certainly wouldn't be merciful to relatives he wasn't familiar with.

The people had been hired two days in advance, and it was agreed that the two boats would be handed over to them after the weather cleared up and they finished their work at sea.

One of the boats was captured and needed to be re-maintained and repainted. How could those pirates take good care of their fishing boats? He didn't have time to maintain it during this period, so he just used it directly.

So while renting it to them, we also let them maintain it themselves and remove the barnacles, but the paint they applied had to be according to his requirements, which was Dongsheng 011.

Of course, he had to spend money on the paint, and he couldn't let others spend money before he started making money. After all, they were his own people, and they had to do the labor themselves.

But they were a little confused as to why it was 011 and not 002, because the other new ship was 001.

Ye Yaodong smiled mysteriously and said that we would know later, but this one would be 011.

Because the captured ship was the 11th one among his ships, but now he hasn't got all the ships yet, so he certainly can't start making a fuss now.

Two boats, one new and one old, were given to two cousins ​​at the same time. To make it fair, he asked them to play rock-paper-scissors. The winner took the new boat and the loser took the old boat.

No one had any objections, and if you got the old one you could only blame yourself for being unlucky.

After the two boats were rented out, Ye Yaodong rode his motorcycle to the shipyard again.

They have been given three days, so in his opinion, it should be almost repaired, right?

But when he got to the factory, there was nothing there, which made him so angry that he almost died.

He had almost arranged everything at home, but something went wrong here.

When he arrived, he ran excitedly to see his boat, but it was still being repaired.

Director Wu saw his ugly face and quickly explained, "Brother, it's not that I didn't fix it for you on purpose. I arranged to fix it for you the next morning, but it started to rain heavily after only one morning of repair. It was impossible to have someone brave the rain to fix it for you. So I have to put it aside for now."

"Look, if it's sunny this morning, I'll immediately arrange for someone to repair it for you. If everything goes well, you can come and drive it tomorrow afternoon, really."

"You know it has been raining intermittently these past few days, so we can only let the master focus on the indoor work first."

"It's already today, so why not wait another day? You can definitely drive back if you come over tomorrow afternoon."

After seeing that his face didn't look so bad anymore, Director Wu quickly changed the subject.

Ye Yaodong is now a major customer of their factory, and he has several ships waiting for him.

It is better not to offend him if you can. After all, he orders one boat after another, who knows how many more boats he will order later?

Every time when he looked at her with unexpected high regard, she would bring him even greater surprises and differences.

Who knows there won’t be bigger surprises, are you still waiting?

"Also, your eldest brother's boat will be almost ready in the next two days. It just needs to be put into the water for debugging. Can you notify him when you go back? Let him pick a date? He has urged me several times in the past half month. And your second brother, I don't know if the two of them have agreed to take turns."

"Your two sisters-in-law scolded me for being immoral. I delivered your ship first. What do you think of this? Several teams started work one after another. You are a big customer, so you must prepare materials first. I was so depressed that I could only work overtime to let the workers rush the work for them."

Ye Yaodong also felt that he had indeed taken advantage of this matter, and it was only right to allocate manpower to help them build ships first.

It was only one day late, so he didn't say anything.

"Okay, if you want to take advantage of the rain to get some people to build a boat for them, I won't say anything. I don't know they still called to complain."

"Okay, then it's settled. You can wait until tomorrow evening before sailing again."

"Oh, that's not right. My eldest brother can come and drive the boat any day in the next two days. What about my second brother? You wouldn't let whoever curses the loudest drive first?"

Ye Yaodong looked him up and down suspiciously, feeling that he was the kind of person who would give priority to whoever urged the most. If no one urged, of course he, the big customer, would be given priority.

"Haha, that's not the case. We deliver goods according to the completion rate of each group. The eldest brother finished first, so he should be delivered first. Originally, the two brothers wrote the order first, and then the second brother. This time, they will definitely have nothing to say."

He is extremely cunning and crafty.

But there is no problem with this arrangement. If he really skips his eldest brother and gives it to his second brother first, his sister-in-law will go crazy and attack him directly.

"Then how long will my second brother's take?"

"Probably half a month at most."

"Okay, I'll go back and tell her. It will be around the end of the month. Let my mother pick a date and then pick two in advance. Then you can finish it before the date you choose."

"That's fine, but don't do it before the end of the month, otherwise they'll keep pushing me. It'll be really difficult for me. It's already ahead of schedule, and they'll keep pushing me."

"understood."

After finalizing everything, he watched from the shore for a while and saw that the boat was indeed being repaired seriously, so he went back with peace of mind.

On a sunny day, his elder brother and second brother had two long nets hung outside their doors to dry the sun, so long that they reached the beach.

They both sat at the door, and when they saw him come back, they both stood up and walked towards his house.

When he left, the two asked him to help check on the progress of their fishing boat. After all, when he was finalizing the boat rental arrangements in the afternoon, they were listening on the side and were looking forward to it very much.

After parking the motorcycle, he immediately told them about the progress of the two boats and mentioned the issue of priority. The two had no objection now.

Ye Yaopeng was extremely happy. He had been driving this old boat for so long that it broke down every now and then. His efficiency was much lower than others and he spent a lot of money on repairs. Fortunately, the three brothers shared the cost and bore the burden together.

Of course it would be better to own your own boat sooner.

Ye Yaohua didn’t care too much when he knew it was the end of the month. It was half a month late, so he was happy.

"I've ordered it for a year, and it's finally going to be delivered soon."

"When mom comes over at dinner time, ask her to check the dates for you guys, and then arrange for the boat to sail back."

"Hey, okay..."

Ye Yaodong looked at the two happy people, thought for a moment and said: "Now that we have a new boat, what are you going to do with the old boat, big brother? I can just take back the second brother's boat when the time comes, it will be very convenient, but what about the boat that Dad gave you?"

Ye Yaopeng’s first reaction was to rent it like him.

He thought so and said so.

Ye Yaodong didn't say anything. Last year, his father said that after his elder and second brothers got their boats, he would return the old boat to him. He didn't know if they had forgotten about it after a year.

Anyway, let them solve it themselves, he won't worry about it or interfere.

When they said this last year, he was not around. It would still be in time to say it a few days later after we get the ship.

After receiving the news, the two brothers happily went home to share it. However, since he lived next to his second brother's house, he also heard a few words of dissatisfaction from his second sister-in-law.

The soundproofing is really bad.

"It would be much easier if we each have our own boat. We can settle the accounts at the end of the month and take back the boat that Second Brother has. If Second Brother's boat is delivered first, we can take it back immediately and rent it out while you are at home these two days."

"Then the sister-in-law will scold again. Being late for half a month is equivalent to earning half a month less."

"We have been making less money all along. We have always been the ones who suffer losses, okay?"

Lin Xiuqing snorted twice and continued, "When we settled the accounts a few days ago, I charged them three extra days' wages because they said they wanted to go out to sea for another three days. But because it rained, they only went out for one day, so they still have two days' wages. I will deduct it when we settle the accounts at the end of the month."

Ye Yaodong smiled and thought that she was cute in her narrow-mindedness at this time. She was generous when she needed to be generous, and made others unhappy when she was unhappy.

"As it should be, brothers should settle accounts clearly. We should settle accounts clearly. Anyway, we only need to settle one account at the end of the month, and it will be irrelevant. There will be no more accounts between us in the future."

"Well, it's easier to settle accounts with outsiders than with your own people."

"It's nothing, just do your job."

"Humph, you take care of those kids for them every day, and the money they give to the kids is probably not as much as you spend on them."

After this happened so many times, Lin Xiuqing became a little dissatisfied.

"They are my nephews and nieces, too. It's okay to give them some pocket money and buy them some food."

"So they know you will cover it up and don't care, and they will not want to comfort the children in the future."

"Okay, okay, stop talking. Anyway, I'll do whatever you say from now on, okay? I'll listen to you."

"Well, I just want to remind you so that they don't get used to it."

"understood."

"What about our ship? When will it come back?"

She was so absorbed in listening to the complaints from the neighbor next door that she forgot to ask about the real business.

"We'll drive back tomorrow evening, and refuel and add ice when we pass through town. It's a good opportunity to have an extra day off tomorrow. Let's check the weather forecast tomorrow night. If there's nothing unusual, we'll go out to sea at night." He avoided the point and didn't say that it wasn't repaired.

"Then I'll prepare some food for you tomorrow, as well as some things to take on board."

"It's up to you."

After saying that, he also remembered that he had forgotten something.

"Has A Guang come here today? I have been busy running around since this morning and have not stopped to rest. Is he still at home? He told me a few days ago that he would go to the city after the flood season is over and wanted to take our tractor."

"He didn't come. I guess the sky just cleared up and he's busy."

"I'll go take a look. If you plan to go to the city tomorrow, I'll arrange to send a truckload of goods over tomorrow. By the way, I'll tell his father to go out to sea tomorrow night."

"Why don't you take a break and wait until after dinner? Didn't you say you were so busy that you never sat down to rest?"

Ye Yaodong had already started to walk out, but immediately stopped and looked at his watch.

"It's 5 o'clock? The sun is so bright."

"That's why I asked you to go after you finish your meal. Otherwise, if you go, it will be their meal time. Do you want to stay for dinner?"

"Is it okay to eat his meal? He comes here to eat quite often."

"The point is that I definitely didn't cook yours more."

"That's right. Let's go after dinner. Give me a shoulder massage. My shoulders are sore from running around all day."

"That's nice of you. I'm going to cook."

"Where's my daughter? Let her come and massage my legs. Show some filial piety."

"I went to herd sheep with Yangyang in the open space nearby." Lin Xiuqing said casually as she tied on an apron.

"Forget it, I'll go wash the motorcycle."

"The road is not dry yet, there are mud and puddles everywhere, yet you are willing to drive this bike out. It's so dirty, mud and water are splashing everywhere, and you don't take good care of it. Even the bicycle chain has rusted because of you riding it. Others' bikes bought earlier than you are still brand new, but you don't know how to take care of things at all."

"Who said I don't know how to take care of it? Aren't I going to clean it? Besides, mechanical things will become more useful the more they are used. If they are not used, they will break down. It is necessary to ride it every now and then. I will go out to sea soon, so I must pamper it a little."

There was no ambiguity in his original words, nor was he referring to anything. He was just talking about motorcycles. However, when Ah Qing heard the last sentence, it had a different meaning.

When he turned around and walked out, she glared at his back in reproach.

However, Ye Yaodong didn't see her affectionate eyes. He picked up a bucket of water and a rag and went out to wash the car while he had free time.

When Ye's mother came over, she was a little surprised to see him being so diligent, "The sun is rising from the west?"

"It didn't come out from the west, it just went down from the west. There's nothing to be surprised about."

"You didn't ask your wife to do it, so you did it yourself."

"My car, of course I am my own baby."

"Why didn't I see you clean the bike?"

"Why should I clean a bicycle? Do I have to ride a bicycle for the rest of my life?"

What he said made so much sense that Ye's mother paused for a moment, unable to refute it.

"Other people's bikes are like treasures. Every time they ride out and come back, they have to wipe off all the dust on them. But you just leave them there. It's always Qing who takes the time to wipe them for you."

Ye Yaodong ignored his mother and just kept wiping the car. The car was so handsome, of course he had to take good care of it.

You can't expect to ride a bicycle for 20 or 30 years, but it would be fine if you maintain it well.

It’s so cool, and it will be an antique that will be hard to buy in the future.

"I'm telling you, my in-laws and the widow next door took advantage of today's sunny day and got the job done."

"Ah? Really? The widow becomes Guang's stepmother?"

This time he stopped.

"Well, I heard that my in-laws were almost dragged to the house of Old Man Wang and his son a few days ago, and were even put on a rack. Fortunately, A Guang passed by and saw it and stopped his father. Otherwise, it would be hard to say who his stepmother is now."

Ye Yaodong was speechless. "You're still in a rush to make a deal. Do you want to make it a done deal? If this thing is brought into their house, they'll probably have the final say."

Mother Ye said disdainfully: "They just have no other choice. The in-laws have rejected them many times. This time they are using soft tactics and are trying to be shady. For the sake of a good life, they are shameless. Anyway, they are shameless anyway."

"Why didn't it come out earlier? Why didn't I hear about it?"

"Didn't it rain intermittently the past two days? Not many people were out and about, so the news didn't spread. But today it has spread everywhere, and their whole family is being laughed at. Now everyone in the village is saying that the in-law is still so popular at the age of 50, and other people's fathers and brothers are blocking the road to take him home."

Ye Yaodong was instantly amused, "Then Uncle Pei must be so proud. Hahaha, he's already old, but there are still people trying to get him to be a husband, and the other party is a woman in her 20s. She is really popular."

Ye's mother couldn't help laughing, "Who said it wasn't? Some old men in the village are so envious of it that they can probably blow it into their coffins."

"What a coincidence, Guang, he's lucky, otherwise his stepmother would have to be his friend's ex-wife who was in her twenties."

"No one knows why Ah Guang came out at that time. Everything was wet. His father said he came out to buy soy sauce. He was stopped with an empty bottle. Everyone said that he had been targeted for a long time. Old Man Wang and his family were waiting for him to go out. If they caught him, they would carry him to the Wang family."

"The word 'lift' is used very well! It's just like in ancient times when a man carried his wife home after marrying her. If she really was carried back to the Wang family, it would be terrible, because that family of leeches would be impossible to get rid of."

"Who said it wasn't true? When can you ask A Guang why he came out at that time? It was quite a coincidence when we rushed there." The gossip fire in Ye's mother's heart was burning.

"I wanted to go to his house just now, but Ah Qing told me to go after dinner. It's a good thing I didn't go. I guess the two families are sitting together for a wedding banquet right now."

"Well, let's go after dinner so as not to disturb others."

"So, because he almost became Old Man Wang's son-in-law a few days ago, Uncle Pei hurriedly got married today?"

Mother Ye found it funny again when she heard him say that. "That should be the case. If they met anyone else that day, they would not mind their own business. Only when they met their own son did they stop him. He must have been scared. He was also afraid that if it happened again, no one would save him. Then he really couldn't explain himself. He would have to pay a large sum of money or accept it with a pinch of his nose."

"Well, did you pack the red envelope?"

"No, they are both in their 40s and 50s. They just eat together and live together. There is no need to be so particular. They didn't inform anyone. I just heard about it, but since I heard about it, I can't pretend I didn't know. If you go there later, please bring a red envelope for me. It doesn't matter if they accept it or not."

"Okay, it's better to decide on it earlier. I said I would decide on it during Mazu's birthday, but I was too busy. Fortunately, I didn't get carried back. It just so happens that I have these two days free, and it's sunny today, so it's better to do it. I originally wanted to go there, and by the way, I told Uncle Pei that I would go out to sea tomorrow night. Now that I just got married, I may not go tomorrow."

"Is the boat repaired?"

"That's about right. I'll drive back tomorrow."

"He's not a young man. He's already old. He shouldn't need to rest at home for a few days, right?"

"That's hard to say. I'll go over and ask after dinner."

(End of this chapter)