Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1055 Black Beans (1 words, monthly ticket +28)

When the shark was brought ashore, the surrounding fishermen gathered around and watched, pointing and talking.

"Just now, this group of sharks besieged us..."

"Look at those teeth..."

"The blood dyed the entire shore red..."

"How much is this one?"

"This big one must cost several dozen yuan..."

When they carried the shark ashore, Lao Hai quickly stood up from the stool at the door, dropped his melon seeds, and ran over.

"Make way, make way. The cargo from these two ships needs to be carried to my place. Please don't block the way. Make way..."

"Let me, let me..."

Amid the discussions of the crowd, several sharks from the two boats were carried to the door of Lao Hai's shop in turn.

Ye Yaodong relaxed his shoulders and looked at the deserted entrance of his shop. He was puzzled as to why he hadn't received any goods for so long. It should have been several months since he arrived at the dock, so why was there no one selling goods to him?
Looking at the several small shops nearby, there were baskets piled full at the door of each of them, filled with all kinds of fresh seafood. But at his door, there were only melon seed shells all over the floor.

He asked in confusion: "Why is it so quiet here? You haven't received any goods for so long. People are lining up there, but yours is still empty?"

"That's right. They are all blind. Don't worry about them. If you have any more goods, I'll ask my brothers to move them for you."

"I'll just ask the boatmen to move it."

He still stretched his neck to look at the hustle and bustle around him. It was a sharp contrast. The people next to him were pointing at them. Just now they were pointing at the fish, and now they were pointing at people.

Weird.

It seemed to be the same last time, but last time there were too many Mei Tong fish and everyone was watching, so he didn't notice the contrast.

"No, this is a bit strange. Why would they rather queue up over there than come here to collect it directly?"

"I don't know. Maybe I'm more familiar with the people there. They don't want to talk to me because I'm a stranger."

"It's been a few months, and it's definitely not easy to earn this much money by occupying a base at the dock. Why aren't you in a hurry?"

"I'm in a hurry. Of course I'm in a hurry to make money, but no one is selling to me. I go to their door and shout but they chase me away. I'm glad I have you now. You come to the shore often anyway, so you can just take care of my business."

Ye Yaodong looked at him with a nonchalant expression and could not tell that he was anxious at all.

"Did you lower the price too much at the beginning, so people thought you were immoral and no one sold to you?"

"How can I do that? I'm an honest man. I'll pay whatever they offer. I've said before that if you ask around and find someone offers more than me, I can still make up for it. Aren't you all blind? Can't you see that my place is better?"

"Don't worry, brother. We are all family. No one can cheat you. Don't worry. If you are not sure, ask the boatmen below to ask other people for the price, and then come back to compare."

Ye Yaodong laughed and said, "That's still believable. I'm just curious why no one sold the goods to you."

"If I work longer, I will definitely be able to make it bigger and stronger."

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on you."

The boatmen gradually moved the goods in the fish warehouse up, including Pei's father's goods, to the open space, and the goods of the two fishing boats were stacked separately.

Father Pei was a little worried. After all, he was not familiar with Lao Hai, and the native family member who suddenly showed up had nothing to do with him. What he cared about most was the price. Of course, he would sell it to whoever had the highest price.

While others were moving goods, he took the opportunity while Ye Yaodong and Lao Hai were chatting to run to the side and ask the price of each type of goods. Then after all the goods were moved, he came back.

There were people coming and going around him, but he, a short and dark old fisherman, was not noticeable. Everyone was as gray as him, and the only one who really stood out was Ye Yaodong.

When Ye Yaodong saw him coming back, he quickly asked about the prices of all the goods.

"We may be relatives, but brothers should be clear about accounts. We need to agree on the price of this product first, so as to avoid any unpleasantness later. Don't you agree?"

"It's very risky for fishermen like us to go out to sea, and it's not easy to make a little money. You saw that we were chased by a group of sharks in front of us. If we didn't have a few hot weapons in our hands, we would have almost been unable to reach the shore."

Lao Hai smiled and nodded quickly, "I understand, I understand. I saw it on the shore before. It is indeed very dangerous, so the price I gave is very fair. Don't worry, I am doing the right thing. I also want to make this small shop a success. I don't want to sit there and kill mosquitoes and eat melon seeds with a bunch of brothers and starve."

"I wouldn't say the price I offer is higher than theirs, but it's definitely not lower. I'm also very familiar with the prices of goods at the docks every day. I go to this store and that store every day when I'm bored. I've listened to a lot, so I'm sure I know more than you do."

Ye Yaodong was almost confused by him. What does "doing the right thing" mean?

It was destined that he was not doing the right thing before coming to the dock?

He was stunned for a moment, but Pei's father had already started urging him to weigh the goods. It was almost dark, and the most important thing was to sell the goods quickly.

Seeing how straightforwardly Pei's father was selling the goods, he also knew that there was no difference or advantage in the prices he had just compared, so he had no objection.

Lao Hai immediately called on a group of men to lift all the goods onto the scale and weigh them one by one. The goods had already been sorted, so it was quick to stack several baskets of the same variety and weigh them, and record the numbers.

There were just too many goods and too many varieties. The total quantity for two days was more than 2 kilograms. After weighing, it took some time to count.

Ye Yaodong waited on the side, observing the men carrying things back and forth in the small shop. After Pei's father finished weighing the goods, he asked someone to carry them upstairs and waited.

Most of the goods were worth a few cents, and those that could be sold for 1 cents were considered valuable. After all, it was a purchase. After selling all the goods, I only got more than 1700.

But there were still 4 big sharks, and I got a good price for them just like last time, 60 yuan for one and 4 yuan for 240, so the total was about 2000 yuan.

This time, Pei's father earned a little more than him, 200 yuan more.

After calculating the price and taking the money, everyone smiled and started saying polite words.

"Thank you very much. It's a pleasure to work with you. We'll carry it here next time we dock."

"Okay, okay, hello, I'm fine, everyone, we're finally open again."

"Hahaha, it's getting dark now. We have to get on the boat first. We have to hurry back."

"Be careful on the road. It's dark now, so it's not as safe as it was during the day. Be careful when you go ashore. But there aren't many people on the dock now, so you don't have to worry as much as last time."

He immediately recalled the last time Ye Yaodong and his companions were pushed and shoved at the dock while carrying a huge sum of money.

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to ask you last time, are you safe when you return? I haven't seen you for almost a month, and I forgot to ask you, but seeing that you are all fine now, I think you are safe too, just that you didn't land in the city."

"Don't mention it. We just left... oh, we just left for an hour when we accidentally hit a reef and damaged our boat. Luckily, our two boats went in and out together, so we could take care of each other. We directly towed one and drove the other to the repair shop for a few days. It happened to be the squid season, so we used the small boat at home to catch squid."

It’s better not to talk about the encounter with that group of pirates, lest it spread everywhere. If it gets exaggerated in the province, it will be troublesome if their families come to the door. For now, just pretend that it is none of your business. Anyway, no one knows what happened at sea.

It is better to have less things to do than more, and it can also save you some trouble.

"Oh, I was wondering why I hadn't seen you for so long. You have quite a lot of boats, and you even have a small boat at home."

"Okay, let's go first."

It was already dark, and no one knew when the lights had been turned on in the small hut. Ye Yaodong was anxious to get on board, fearing that the more he talked the more likely he would be exposed.

When we came out of the purchasing point, it was already dark outside. Only the lights at the nearby purchasing points were on. The sea was also filled with lights from fishing boats. Everyone turned on their flashlights. The dock was empty and most of the people were gone, leaving only a few people who came back late.

The purchasing points nearby were also sorting the goods, and tractors and trucks were waiting by the side, waiting to transport the goods away.

Although it is loaded with ice, it can only be transported over short distances and no one knows where it will be taken.

Ye Yaodong took the flashlight and hurriedly boarded the boat with his men. This time they didn't have so much money, and the habitual criminals had been arrested. They got on the boat without any trouble, and drove the boat away from the shore, towing the Harvest as usual.

However, not long after he put the money away, his father asked someone to call him to the wheelhouse.

"what?"

"My in-laws contacted me as soon as they got on board."

"What? About giving out red envelopes? How much would be appropriate for you to give?"

"No, there's no need to rush. It's fine to see how he wants to give it to us. He told us over the phone that we should have less contact with Lao Hai, saying that he is not a good person."

Ye Yaodong frowned, "What did he discover?"

"He said that when he was squeezing in the crowd and asking for prices, he heard some people talking about this guy. They said that what he did before was not good. They said not to sell goods to him and not to deal with him. My in-laws said that we should not dock in the province next time and go directly back to the city. After all, there are wholesale markets in the city. There is nothing we can do. We will talk about it when the time comes."

"I was also puzzled before. He said he just started working at the dock this year, so it was normal that there was no business at the beginning. But after a few months, he should have received some odds and ends, but the dock was empty. It looked strange no matter how I looked at it."

"I think so too."

"When I asked him earlier, he just laughed it off. Let's ignore him for now. Anyway, we only dock when there is an emergency, or when we have too much cargo. We can only dock to sell it at a good price, and then go back to the sea. If we can go back to the city, we will definitely choose to go back to the city first. By the way, I can also settle accounts with my father-in-law and bring the money back."

"Well, as long as you have an idea."

"Now that the goods are sold out, I'm going back directly without going through the city. I'll settle the bill next time I go to the city."

"Ouch, it's raining again?"

Raindrops dripped onto the windshield in front of the cockpit, instantly blurring their vision.

Ye Yaodong, who was standing outside, also felt the raindrops falling on his head.

"It's over. I can't dry the goods again. Fortunately, I have a lot of goods stored in the previous few months. The dried squids left over from the flood season are also well stored. I didn't ask Uncle Pei to reserve goods today. There are only groceries. The weather is really bad, so I took them all to ferment."

"Go ahead and dry them less. Who knows what the weather will be like? If the weather is good, you can dry them more. You already have tens of thousands of kilograms of them stored there. The shops in the city are full, and your home is full, too. It doesn't matter if you don't dry them. They can be sold for a few months anyway. Sell them out first."

"Well, look, I'm going down first."

On the way back, apart from the gradually increasing rain, there was nothing unusual. However, they did not set down the nets again.

The wave in the afternoon had already scared everyone, and now is not the time to continue working. Who would be in the mood to work at this time?

Besides, all the goods have been sold out. With the huge sum of money in hand, everyone wants to rush back as soon as possible. If they have to work on the side, it will be delayed until tomorrow morning.

If they had not encountered a school of sharks in the afternoon, they would definitely walk back and work all the way until they reached the city, sell the goods in the early morning, and then rush back early in the morning.

But after all, plans cannot keep up with changes.

They rushed all the way home, and it was not until about two o'clock in the morning that the two fishing boats successfully docked directly in the village.

Also, because the lights on the dock were flickering and the light from the flashlights was shaking, people who went out to sea at night also came to the dock one after another, and their fishing boats were discovered as soon as they returned.

As soon as they dropped anchor, a fishing boat came to pick them up, and there was more than one.

You should know that he now has 4 boats on hand. At this point in time, they are all very diligent and have come to the dock one after another.

After they started to move the goods, another ship came over, but there was no need for so many ships to help. He just told them to do what they were supposed to do. There was only one ship here to help with the transportation.

Pei's father also has his own ship coming to pick up the goods, so he doesn't need to help. They can just do their own thing.

His boat was broken, so it had to be taken to the factory for repair the next day. It was not appropriate to do it in the middle of the night, so he towed it back as soon as possible.

When we were at sea, there was a crackling rain that was getting heavier and heavier, but when we entered the city, the rain became lighter, and when we reached the county town, there was no rain.

When they moved all the goods ashore, the ground was still dry, with no signs of rain.

But this does not change the fact that they have to ferment all the goods. Since it has rained outside, it may rain here in the next two days. Even if it doesn't rain, it will not be sunny.

It was the middle of the night and there was no scale, so they were too lazy to bother. They were all tired and wanted to go back to rest. After loading the goods onto the tractor and pulling them to the workshop, they received the red envelopes given by Pei's father as a way to calm their nerves and went back home to rest.

Ye Yaodong didn't bring his keys when he went out to sea, and was afraid that knocking on the door outside would disturb everyone's sleep, so he ran to the back door and knocked on the window.

Lin Xiuqing was also very alert. She woke up immediately after hearing the noise. She lowered her voice and asked, "Who is it?"

"You man, come and open the door."

"coming."

She hurried out to open the door and let the person in.

After Ye Yaodong entered the yard, he threw the bag of money to her, then took off his clothes as he walked and threw them to her as well.

"Why did you come back at night today? Aren't you usually back during the day? Isn't this time just right for selling goods in the city?"

"Something went wrong, so I came back early. Please help me make a bowl of noodles first. I'll talk to you while I take a shower."

"What happened? I was thinking you should come back tomorrow. Big brother's boat will be back the day after tomorrow morning. You can come back tomorrow to rest for a day, and then we can go together to launch the boat the day after tomorrow."

Ye Yaodong listened to her chattering and told her about what happened at sea, which also made her scared.

"That's too dangerous. How many guns do you have on board? Otherwise, take another one from the tractor..."

"No, I already have six, which is enough. I can find time to go to the village committee tomorrow to restock the ammunition. It's normal to encounter big fish occasionally at sea. It's okay. The fishing boat suddenly broke down, and there's nothing we can do about it."

"Then let's go for repairs together tomorrow?"

"Correct."

"Then let's not go out to sea until the Harvest is repaired. It's not safe for a boat to float on the sea without someone to take care of it. No one can predict what will happen on the sea. Let's wait until it's repaired before we go together. We don't mind delaying these few days. Safety comes first. Just rest at home."

"Yeah, that's fine. On the way back, it rained in the city and the province, but it didn't rain here. It's not certain that the weather will be good in the future, so I'll just rest at home and see how it goes."

The old lady's door was also opened at this time. "I knew it was you again this time. You come here in the middle of the night every day."

Ye Yaodong smiled, "Next time you hear noise outside the house in the middle of the night, close the door and don't come out. No matter if it's me or someone else, if it's someone else or a thief, you won't be of any use and will only cause trouble. If it's me, then there's nothing to worry about and you don't need to come out to see."

"I listened to the door for a while before coming out. You should finish your meal early, take a shower and go to bed. You two can talk about anything tomorrow. Don't delay your rest."

"Ah."

The old lady went back and closed the door again.

Lin Xiuqing then began to mutter, "During the past few days since you were away, there have been a lot of gossips about Guang's eldest sister in the village. I don't know where they came from. If you don't get married soon, your reputation will be ruined."

"It probably won't work. The family my mother helped me with is fine, but the old lady in the family has a bad mouth. I guess it was the old lady who spread it."

Ye Yaodong had not originally told her what A Guang had told him that day, but now that she had brought it up, he decided to tell her about it as well.

Lin Xiuqing was also very angry after hearing this, "Isn't this humiliating? She is a virgin, and she really wants to find a midwife to come to her home to check the baby. Wouldn't that make people laugh at her? How shameless would she be? Wouldn't that trample on the reputation of A Guang's family?"

"So they just left the matter there for now and planned to take a look at it. After all, it was said by an old woman who was so mean. It seems that the old woman will not live long. The head of the family seems to be quite reliable. Oh, I don't know. Anyway, let's take a look. She is not my sister."

"But your sister and the Pei family are one family, and now there's an Aunt Ma. I don't know what the family will be like after she comes back after giving birth."

"What can it be? She's just a stepmother. Just be polite to her. Anyway, they originally lived next to each other, so they must be familiar with each other. The two old people have been in contact for a long time. She must be aware of it. There is nothing she can't accept."

"Also, your friend Awei came back a few days ago. He was wearing a shirt and leather shoes, looking very handsome. He even bought a TV for his family. I don't know how he got rich."

"Is this true? Could he be a gigolo? Or did he really shine shoes for a rich man?"

Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but smile, thinking of what the villagers said about shining shoes at Linji and finding rich people.

"How can you be so mean and bring Lin Jishang along on purpose."

"How could it be intentional? It was others who said it."

"Hurry up and wash and eat the noodles, don't let them get burnt. No one knows how he got rich, and even his wife couldn't tell when asked."

"Then leave him alone."

"But when he left, he took the rat with him. He had just gotten out of bed, and his face was bruised and swollen, but he followed Awei to make a fortune."

Ye Yaodong was amazed when he heard this, and he made a sound of "tsk tsk". "He really never left me. He still supports his brothers now that he has achieved success. Why didn't I realize that he is so loyal and righteous before?"

"Who knows? Anyway, they stayed for two days and both left."

"It's really strange that we're together again. We really have similar tastes. The remaining few of us are all very ambitious, but we really shouldn't be together. After all, none of us are suitable for shoe shining."

Lin Xiuqing listened to him insulting others again, just smiled and shook her head, poured out his bath water, and urged him to eat noodles quickly.

"Speaking of Linji, has he not been seen for a long time?"

"Well, why are you looking for him again?"

"He still owes me a telescope, and I'm waiting for him to pay it back. Besides, we have to put on a complete show. How can it be that he only bought goods from me once? He should at least buy more from me every now and then, so that it seems real."

"You just want to make money from him."

"Of course, he has made a lot of money from me, so of course I have to make some money back from him."

"Hurry up and finish your meal and go to bed. It's already midnight."

Ye Yaodong also lowered his head and began to sniff. They were talking all the time in the middle of the night, otherwise they wouldn't have had so much to say.

The next day, when he woke up naturally, his father had already driven the boat to tow the Harvest to the shipyard and returned.

It's gloomy today and the weather looks bad. Fortunately, Aqing listened to him and fermented all the goods he brought back last night this morning, and only pickled a part of them to dry in the sun.

His father was still next door, talking to his older brother at the door, and he went over when he saw what was happening.

"Your eldest brother didn't go out to sea this morning. He followed us to the shipyard to inspect and settle the ship. It's a good opportunity for us to take a look while we are all here. It's early tomorrow, so if you go, just launch it for a test and then come back."

"So, since we are not working today and it is not raining, should we beach the old boat and push it ashore for maintenance?"

Father Ye agreed immediately, "Yes, it's been more than a year, so we need to shovel the barnacles. It just so happens that they are all going to be returned to me, and the Harvest is being repaired there, so it will probably be out to sea for a few days. So let's fix it up and give it a few coats of paint."

"Then take advantage of the high tide and drive the boat onto the beach first. When it runs aground in the afternoon, we can use a stick to roll and push it ashore."

Ye Yaopeng also agreed and went to the dock.

Ye Yaodong was thinking about replenishing ammunition, so he hurried to the village committee again, and when Ye's father saw that there was nothing to do, he ran back to the mountain.

However, when he went to the village committee, he heard a piece of news. Because their town was located at the very edge of the coastline, a lighthouse was going to be built on the island outside the town. It was said that the navy would be dispatched to provide support and help soon.

This was a good thing, indicating development, but it was none of his business. He just listened, explained his purpose, and then fired 300 rounds of bullets from his stock and left.

It was almost the end of May. Ye Yaodong looked at the peach blossoms on the hilltop. Now they had withered. Only the rhododendrons were still standing there, bright red. However, they would also begin to wither soon.

He was walking on a country road, swinging his cloth bag and humming a little tune, when he heard a hurried shout in his ears.

"Slow down, slow down..."

"Slow down...wait for me..."

Turning around, he saw that it was his son who was walking down the hill with three lambs tied to his hands and a handful of rhododendrons in his other hand.

Ye Chengyang was dragged by the sheep and ran while sliding down the slope on his buttocks. Finally, the lamb saw the green grass on the side of the road and stopped to eat. He also put the flowers on the side of the road and wiped the sweat off his face, ending up with dust all over his head and face.

He hurried over and helped him untie the rope around his wrist. The lambs had pulled on his wrist, leaving a circle of marks on his dark wrist, which turned red.

"Dad? Why are you here?" Ye Chengyang looked at his father happily.

"I just happened to be passing by on some business. Are you ready to go home after herding the sheep?"

"Yes, I'm so hungry. I want to go home and eat. There's nothing to eat in the mountains, and I can't catch pheasants."

"Did you see the pheasant?"

"See, Dad. I tell you, the pheasants are so beautiful, colorful and beautiful, but they can fly, flying from one slope to another. I tied the lamb to the side of the road, but I couldn't catch them."

"I'll catch one for you tonight."

He immediately got excited, "Really? Then can we make fans out of chicken feathers?"

"I can't. Don't call me for this kind of thing. Call me Grandpa. Let's go. It's time for dinner."

Ye Yaodong held the three ropes tightly in his hands and rubbed the child's straw-like hair. There were many weeds on it. I don't know how long he had been in the grass just now? Too wild.

"Wait, my dad, my flowers..."

He turned around and saw Ye Chengyang holding the flowers on the ground in his arms like treasures, picking up the fallen flowers and inserting them on the branches.

"It's quite nice. Give it to me so I can give it to your mother when I get back."

Ye Chengyang leaned over and said, "No, I can't give it to you. This is what Brother Chenghe wants."

"Why give it to him? It's a waste. It would be better to give it to your mother. If your mother is happy, your life will be better."

"I'll pick some for mom this afternoon. Brother Chenghe asked me to pick this. It's only one cent." He quickly covered his mouth and said, "I didn't say anything."

Ye Yaodong was surprised for a moment and couldn't help laughing, "He gave you a penny and asked you to pick a bunch of flowers for him, and then bring it to school to give to his girlfriend?"

"I don't know who he's going to give it to. He asked me to pick a bunch of beautiful flowers for him, and he gave me a penny. Dad, don't tell anyone."

"Good boy, you are so rich that you are showing off your wealth."

"Hey, I've been picking them for several days and made a lot of money."

"Okay, it's easy to make money, so you can sell it to him, secretly, don't let your aunt know, otherwise he will get beaten and you won't make any money."

"I know, and Chenghe also told me not to tell you."

"Great, he's quite attentive and even knew how to reserve his wife early on."

He laughed as he thought about it, the silly boy suddenly became wise at an early age.

"Dad, are you going to give it to Mom too?"

"sure."

"One cent. I'll pick some for you this afternoon when I go to the mountains to herd sheep."

Ye Yaodong turned around and glared at him, "You want to earn my money too?"

"It's all one cent. He gave me one cent, so of course you have to give me money too."

"Shouldn't you pick a handful and give it to your mother?"

"But this is what you said you would give me. It's just one cent, Dad. Mom is happy, aren't you happy?"

He tapped his son's head and said, "You want to earn money from me? Okay, I'll earn it for you."

"Dad, I'll help you pick them for 10 days. I'll earn one cent in 10 days. You can give me one cent when you go back."

"Who taught you to be so good at calculating?"

"Because I have been helping Brother Chenghe pick the fruits for 10 days. I counted them and there were 10 one-cent coins. I asked my mother how much 10 one-cent coins were worth. She said cents."

Ye Chengyang jumped for joy.

Ye Yaodong was amazed. He had already made 10 cents. Seeing that he could make more money here, he planned to make another 10 cents at one time.

"Okay, since you're so good at making money, I'll let you earn a little."

"Hahaha, then I have a lot of money in my piggy bank again~" he shouted happily as he ran, "It's definitely more than my brother~"

It was just dinner time. Smoke was rising from the village. Students were returning from school one after another, and the streets were filled with children running and jumping.

As soon as Ye Chengyang got home, he placed the flowers on the window at the door of Aunt Ye's house. The flowers were all over the mountain, but they were relatively tall. The adults were not used to seeing them, so no one touched them even though they were placed there.

Ye Yaodong led the lamb to the back door and tied it up. When he came out, he saw Ye Chengyang had already moved a small stool and was sitting at the gate of his yard waiting for them to come back from school.

"You have to collect the money right away? Can't you go home and wash your hands and face first?"

"If my aunt finds out, I won't have any money to take. I have to watch."

He flicked the boy's forehead and ignored him, going into the house to put the ammunition away and then washing his hands.

Lin Xiuqing was cooking at the stove and turned to ask, "Why did you take so long?"

"The village committee was discussing something, so I just sat and listened for a while. Where's my daughter, and where's Xiaoyu?"

"I don't know where he went to play. Go look for him at the next door. He might have gone to someone's house to play. You can go and call him back for dinner."

"Oh."

Since he had nothing to do anyway, he went out to look for it again. Ye Chengyang was still sitting at the gate of the yard, writing and drawing on the ground with a branch.

"Xiaojiu Xiaoyu~"

"Xiaojiu and Xiaoyu~ go home for dinner~"

As he walked and shouted, the two little kids came out from the bushes beside him. There were two other little boys squatting there too, doing something unknown.

"Dad, it's time to eat. Sister, it's time to eat~"

The four little ones also ran over and everyone walked home together.

"What are you all doing hiding in the bushes?"

"Pick up black beans."

Ye Yaodong: "??"

"What black beans?"

Ye Xiaoxi held a black bean-like round thing in her hand, shook it in front of him, and then put it back into her pocket, "Cook some vegetables for mom."

"what?"

The boy next to him also took out a pill from his pocket and put it in his mouth.

"what?"

He was a little unsure what the black beans they picked up were.

Ye Xiaoxi saw his father looking at the boy next to him in surprise, with a look of heartache on his face, then waved at his father, motioning him to squat down.

Ye Yaodong squatted down in confusion, then looked at the "black beans" in their pockets curiously.

Ye Xiaoxi frowned, took out a pill from her pocket with a distressed look, and was about to stuff it into his mouth, "You can only eat one."

At this time, Pei Yu also took out a piece of paper from his pocket, "Uncle, ah~"

He looked at the black beans in their hands in doubt, tilted his head back, and watched the boy next to him grab two more and put them in his mouth. He became uncertain again.

"Dad, ah, don't eat too much, I need to cook some vegetables~"

Seeing that his father didn't open his mouth for a long time, Ye Xiaoxi hurried forward and tried to stuff the black beans in his hand into his mouth.

Pei Yu also took two steps forward.

Two little hands, each holding a black bean, were almost close to his mouth. He grabbed one in each hand, then squeezed them under his eyelids to take a look.

"Where did you get this?"

"I picked it up there..." Ye Xiaoxi pointed to the grass beside him.

"Oh my god, this is sheep shit, my goodness, throw it away quickly."

"No, cook for mom."

Ye Yaodong was so upset that he finally understood what they were talking about.

Take this to cook vegetables?

The boy next to him was about to put it in his mouth with an ignorant look on his face, so he quickly pushed it away. The other one was already in his mouth before he could slap it away, so he quickly picked it out of his mouth.

Although I saw them eat a lot of them right under my nose just now, I don't know how many they ate when I wasn't watching, but...

Didn't you see this? Do you know what they eat?

"Are you stupid? You put anything you pick up into your mouth. This is sheep shit."

"Black Beans."

"Do you know what sheep shit is? This is sheep shit, do you know? It's just like the shit that comes out from under your butt, it stinks, do you know that?"

Ye Xiaoxi immediately stuck out her tongue and vomited, "Stinky~"

"This is what the sheep pooped. Do you want to eat it?"

She immediately shook her head like a wave drum, but felt it was a pity. She had picked it up with great effort, so how could she bear to throw it away like that? Looking at the boy next to her staring blankly, she quickly stuffed what she had picked up in her pocket into his arms, and also pulled out the hem of his clothes and wrapped it up properly.

"You like it, here you go."

Pei Yu was in a daze, and Ye Xiaoxi helped her by taking out everything in her pocket and stuffing it into the hands of the other little boy.

"For you, let's go home~"

After saying that, she happily took Ye Yaodong's hand and took him to walk home.

"No, daughter, this is sheep dung, why did you give it to them?"

"It's a shame to throw it away. Grandma said we shouldn't waste it."

“It’s not a waste if you throw this away.”

“It will be wasted, it can’t be wasted.”

Ye Yaodong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and could only tell the two boys, "Throw it away quickly. You can't eat it. It's sheep dung."

These two boys looked younger than Ye Xiaoxi, about the same age as Pei Yu. They were also wearing open-crotch pants. I don’t know if they understood what was said.

It seemed like she didn't understand, she was still holding the hem of her clothes in her hands, and then she ran home.

He could only tell his children, who were holding each other's hands, "Don't take everything home, and don't put everything in your mouth. If you eat something you don't recognize, you will become mute, do you know? If you become mute, you can't speak, do you know that?"

Ye Xiaoxi nodded.

Pei Yu saw her nod and nodded too.

"Did you eat anything just now? How much did you eat?"

Ye Xiaoxi shook her head and said, "I need to cook for my mother."

"Aunt Caicai..."

"It's good that I didn't eat it..."

He felt relieved.

Children nowadays really eat everything. There is nothing they will not eat. They will eat things dug from the ground, picked up from the ground, or stolen from the mountains. As long as it looks edible, they will eat it.

It is no wonder that parents nowadays lie to their children every day, saying that one is mute, that one is mute, and that one is mute. They should not put anything that looks like fruit into their mouths. They keep telling their children that they will become mute if they eat it.

He couldn't help but follow suit. Although it wouldn't hurt him, it was sheep dung.

When he took the two kids home, he told A Qing about it, and A Qing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"There's a lot of them at the back door, why don't you two go and pick them up?"

"Don't go if you're being mean."

"You fight with a goose, and then you hate it?"

"Well, it's annoying for nothing."

"Then let's stew it tomorrow."

"No!" Ye Xiaoxi immediately shouted in opposition, "You can't eat it."

"Don't you hate them?"

"Atai said she wanted to give birth to a little white baby. I want a little white baby, as well as a chick and a duck."

The old lady smiled and touched her little head. "The chicks and ducklings will come out in two days. I'll shine a candle on the eggs tonight and check."

Ye Xiaoxi happily hugged the old lady's legs, "Okay, okay, I like you, Madam."

The old lady also happily took one of them by the hand and led them to wash their hands.

"It's time to eat. Where are the two sons?"

"As soon as he came back, he ran upstairs. I don't know what he was doing. He was acting mysterious and smiling slyly."

When I came back, I didn't see Ye Chengyang sitting at the door. People next door were already eating. I knew he must have made some money. He was probably shaking his piggy bank to listen to the sound of coins.

He couldn't help laughing, and then he shouted a few times, asking them to come down to eat.

"I'm coming……"

There was the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs.

"Be gentle, you're running up and down the stairs like this all day long..."

Ye Chengyang ran up to him and winked at him.

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but flick his forehead again.

(End of this chapter)