Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1119 Discussion
This group of people came back like heroes, surrounded by a large number of villagers and their relatives and friends. Most people thought that everyone came back together, after all, they were notified by phone the day before, but it turned out not to be the case.

"Before you left, you said that this trip wasn't going to be smooth sailing. Now you're really in danger, so why didn't those people come back together?"

"Is anyone injured? How can I feel at ease without a definite answer?"

"Don't keep me in suspense. It's really frustrating. Something big must have happened, otherwise why would you guys come back?"

"Alas, I've already said that everyone else is fine. They just don't want to come back, so they continue to stay there to salvage. But after we come back, they will be the only ones left. It's hard to say whether there will be another conflict."

Some people are pestered by the people around them and have no choice but to say a few words when they are constantly asked questions.

"Another conflict? You've had a conflict before? Was it with the locals?"

"Yes, yes, let's talk about it when we get back. How can we explain this in detail outside?"

The person who just came back was annoyed by the people around him and could only speed up his pace.

A large group of people were kept apart in the front and back, and dispersed after reaching the fork in the road.

Ye Yaodong took Ye Xiaoxi from Lin Xiuqing's arms. The child kept jumping towards him and shouting, being very naughty. He pricked her fair face with his short beard, and listened to her clear giggles, and a smile also appeared on his face.

"Do you miss Dad?"

"Think~"

"I'm getting heavier again. I need to eat less."

Ye Xiaoxi grinned and smiled as she pinched the flesh on both sides of his cheeks with her chubby little hands.

The atmosphere around me instantly became warm.

They were the first group to leave the main group and head towards their own doorstep. As usual, there was a large group of relatives and neighbors surrounding them. Some of them were family members who had not yet returned. They all surrounded him, trying to find out what had happened. Even Ye Yaosheng's wife was there.

As soon as I walked into the yard, before I had a sip of water or sat down, the yard was already filled with neighbors and relatives.

"We're home now, Adong, can you tell us what happened? Why are you the only ones back?"

"This really worried us to death. You didn't come back and didn't tell us in advance. Yesterday, only a few of you called back and said you would be back today. Everyone thought you all had returned."

"Yeah, I've been there for ten days or half a month and no one has called me to let me know. I thought he was making a lot of money and had no time to call me..."

"Let Dongzi rest first. He just came back and must be starving..." The old lady's voice was drowned out by everyone as soon as she spoke.

"I feel very anxious. The men in my family are all out. I don't know what's going on. They didn't even bother to call me..."

With so many people gathered there waiting to hear the news, Ye Yaodong had no time to rest. After putting the child down, he stood on the steps at the door and shouted to everyone.

"Don't worry, I've told you they're fine. If you want to hear what happened over there, I'll tell you. Why are you in such a hurry?"

There were also quite a few people from Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua's side next door, all standing at the door talking. It looked a mess, and everyone was eager to know what happened, so only some of them came back.

Ye Yaodong told everyone about the group of people in the town who had a conflict with the locals some time ago, and a gunfight broke out. All of them were arrested, and half of them were also caught because they didn't have time to escape. He told everyone about this one by one.

"So those who stayed behind were either arrested and didn't make any money, or they were too greedy and didn't want to come back, so half of them were left there. We thought it was too chaotic, so we came back first."

"Got it? Don't keep asking. This is what happened. If you don't believe it, just wait for someone to call you back in a few days and ask them in detail."

"How come he's still in jail..."

"This is too unlucky. Those people in the town are damned, and they have implicated us..."

Mother Ye slapped her thigh and said, "You are so unlucky. You were arrested and sent to jail. You have to spend a lot of money to redeem yourself. You hired so many people, it must cost thousands of dollars. How can they be so useless? They don't even know how to run, and you were still arrested."

Father Ye's face turned dark, but he didn't dare to say anything.

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua next door also shouted: "Thanks to Dongzi's connections and the leaders he knows, the villagers were able to be released. All they have to do is pay to redeem them."

"Otherwise, you will have to sit in jail with those people in this town and wait for your sentence. Some of you will even be shot, I heard."

"This is too tragic. He was clearly making money in the past, but in the end he was sent to jail and even shot..."

"Has my man been arrested before?"

"Caught, then redeemed..."

"Alas... No wonder they didn't come back or call to report they were safe. It turns out they were in jail and didn't make any money..."

"I didn't make any money and I was too embarrassed to come back, so I stayed there..."

Ye Yaosheng's wife, who was pregnant, also pulled Ye Yaodong aside and asked, "Ah Sheng called and sent money back a while ago. Why didn't he come back if he made money?"

Ye Yaodong frowned and told the truth: "His brother Aguo and Aguo's brothers-in-law were arrested and asked him to help redeem them. He has paid all the money and still owes A Guang 1000 yuan. I don't know if he paid it back in the past two days. Anyway, he said he wanted to stay there and earn some more money. He will be careful and asked me to come back to help report his safety."

A Sheng's wife glared at Ye Yaoguo's wife next to her as if she wanted to eat her.

"Don't talk nonsense..." Ye Yaoguo's wife said as she retreated and ran out.

Ye Yaodong ignored their farce and went into the house to drink some water.

The yard was still noisy. After knowing the whole story, everyone did not leave. They continued to discuss with each other and asked questions if they did not understand something.

Father Ye also helped out, saying, "It's good enough that we can come back alive this time. No matter how much you earn, it all depends on your life. For example, the group of people in the town went there for more than a hundred people, but only 15 came back. They were miserable. We are already lucky."

"Then why don't you call back and tell me..."

"Whether you make money or not, returning safely is the most important thing..."

"Now that you're all back, I don't know what will happen if we leave them there. Ah Dong is so capable, I don't know if it will be safe without him..."

Everyone in the yard was whispering. They went into the house first. They had explained the situation to the villagers anyway, so they just let them guess about the rest.

Lin Xiuqing served him tea and water and prepared food. "I know you'll be back today, so I've prepared dinner for you. Let's eat first. We can talk after dinner if you have anything to say."

The old lady also nodded, "Yes, yes, yes, we have made it clear, so just ignore them and fill your stomach first."

Mother Ye also sat at the table, propping up her chin. "I didn't expect that you were right. Fortunately, no one in our village is safe, otherwise, we don't know what kind of commotion would happen. Now that you have returned early, it is none of our business if anything happens to the rest of the people."

"That's right. If the accident happened to someone from our village, I guess they wouldn't come to ask questions today, but would come to our door instead." The old lady was scared for a moment, "It's good that you're back. No matter how much money you make, it's not as important as life."

"Now, they have all been to jail, and they were rescued by your connections. They will have to thank us in the future."

Father Ye argued, "It's not like I was in jail. I was just detained for a few days. I was in the public security bureau, not in jail."

"What's the difference? You'll still be arrested and put in jail for a few days. It will be bad for your reputation if you tell others about it."

Ye's mother ignored Ye's father's dark face and continued to say, "Luckily, none of our family members were arrested and sent to jail, otherwise we would be embarrassed if we told others about it."

Ye Yaodong glanced at his father and said, "Not really. So many people have been arrested. It's not just one or two. They shouldn't be singled out. Everyone is the same."

"That's also shameful."

"Say less, no one will think you are dumb."

"What's the matter? You're not allowed to talk about others. You haven't been arrested yet."

Father Ye didn't dare to say anything.

Ye Yaodong said: "Many relatives and friends have been arrested. Don't make a fuss and hurt others. Some of them haven't come back yet."

Lin Xiuqing asked with some concern: "There are only a few people from the town who have returned. Are they going to come looking for us?"

Mother Ye slammed the table and said, "Why are you looking for us? They are the ones who are asking for trouble and have implicated us. If they dare to come to our house, kick them out."

The old lady said, "They are really pitiful. They didn't make any money and they are all gone. They probably lost their boat too. The whole family depended on the man in the family. Now that the backbone is gone, they don't know what to do with the rest of their lives."

"They certainly can't blame us. It's not us who caused the trouble. They were the ones who caused the trouble. We were kind enough to bring the rest of them back."

Lin Xiuqing agreed, "What mother said is right. It wasn't us who caused the disaster. Why would they come after us? Those people we helped to send back will definitely explain the situation clearly. It was none of our business in the first place."

Father Ye looked at Ye Yaodong and said, "Perhaps he can ask you to come and intercede for him, and ask you to help get him out."

Ye Yaodong paused for a moment. This was possible.

It is not easy to accept the situation of losing both people and money, losing both the people and the boat. Now everyone on their side is safe and sound, and the boat has been returned, it just cost some money.

Comparing the two, it's possible that they would go to their house and ask for some compensation, but it's more likely that they would ask them to help rescue the person as well.

But, how could he have that ability...

Being able to get all the people in the village out is already a huge honor, and it is also an act of repayment for saving their lives.

This is completely based on conscience. If others don't acknowledge your life-saving grace, you have no choice but to ask for rewards again and again.

Mother Ye looked at Ye Yaodong suspiciously, "When did you become so capable?"

"I have no ability at all. I am about to be shot. How can I snatch people back from the hands of the devil? I run the Public Security Bureau, the court, or the prison? Do you think I am the emperor? I can release everyone without saying a word?"

"Only our villagers did not participate in their war. We were innocently affected and attacked by the locals when we were leaving. Otherwise, nothing would have happened to us. That's why the leaders are so easy to talk to. We can release them by paying some money."

"Otherwise, if so many people were sentenced and the matter became so serious, he might even lose his position."

This is what he thought later. He must have thought that the fewer people reported, the better. The more people involved, the bigger the case, so the serious ones will be punished severely and the minor ones will be punished lightly.

Lin Xiuqing frowned and said, "What should we do? We don't have that much ability."

"No big deal, just tell the truth, they didn't go with me in the first place, and those people in the town have nothing to do with us. We don't even know them, so they can't be linked to us anyway."

"Yeah, let them find trouble with whoever brought them there," Ye's mother asked curiously, "Has the agent in town come back? I guess he can't protect himself either. So many people were brought there by him, but he didn't bring them back. He must have been torn to pieces by these people."

"He hasn't come back yet, and he's not on the list of those arrested. I guess he ran away and hid himself."

"Then his family and brothers and sisters are in trouble. Since they can't find the real culprit, they can only trouble their family."

The old lady has been there, saying Amitabha, "They are all pitiful people, they just want to make more money, now it won't be long before the old people have to send the young people away, and they are imprisoned in a foreign place, and no one even looks at them..."

"Alas...if you can help us, please help us. If you can't help us, then there's nothing we can do...it's all fate..."

No one paid any attention to the old lady's nagging.

Mother Ye asked again: "How many people from our village were arrested this time? Who are they? How much did you spend to redeem them?"

"Four to five thousand. Some of them rent our boat. I'll pay for the people I hired, and I'll deduct the money from the others when we settle the bill."

"so much!"

Father Ye rolled his eyes at her and said, "You earn a lot, why don't you say anything?"

"They've all been arrested, what's the point of trying to fight for it?"

"If you invite the person away, don't you have to be responsible for their safety? You must also spend money to redeem them."

"Who are they? Who among you is so unlucky to be arrested?"

Father Ye immediately shut up again and ate a few more mouthfuls of rice.

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "You kept asking questions as soon as we got back. Pack up our things first, wash what needs to be washed, and divide up the things we bought. Those guys can't wait to unpack them."

The three children had been rummaging around the pile of luggage for a long time, but they didn't dare to rummage around for fear of being scolded. They were scratching their heads and couldn't wait any longer, so they spoke out immediately after hearing this.

"Dad, what did you bring..."

"Can we flip over now?"

"What did you buy again?" Ye's mother's attention was diverted and she also started to look through a bunch of things.

Lin Xiuqing also helped to pack their luggage, took out the children's small toys and gave them to them to share, and put away the remaining food and drink gifts.

"Why is this the only set of your father's clothes left? Where are the others?"

"Aren't you still wearing it?"

"anything else?"

"It's broken, throw it away."

"You prodigal son, if it's broken you can bring it back to me and wash and mend it, can't you still wear it? Anyway, it's clothes for work, so what's the problem?"

Mother Ye scolded as she sorted out Father Ye's things, "All the clothes and pants are gone, even the boxer briefs are gone..."

The children on the other side were all happily sharing the toys, one after another holding one in their arms. The atmosphere at home instantly became relaxed again, if it weren't for the nervous face of Ye's father.

At this time, Ye's mother suddenly stopped while holding Ye's father's clothes, "That's not right, your boxer shorts have several holes on the back buttocks but are still there, how come the rest is gone?"

"I told you, I accidentally tore the whole thing."

"Can't we bring it back and sew it up?"

She stood up suspiciously and looked Father Ye up and down, "Could it be..."

"Don't talk nonsense if there is nothing."

"I haven't said anything yet, why are you so nervous? Have you been arrested too?"

Father Ye was so angry that he put down his chopsticks heavily. "Is there anyone like you? You come back and ask questions all the time. Are you trying the prisoner?"

Ye's mother understood everything and rolled her eyes at him. "I was wondering why you always looked guilty. When I asked who was arrested, one or two of you immediately changed the subject. It turns out that you were also involved, but you were too embarrassed to say anything."

The expression on Ye's father's face was more painful than if he had eaten a fly.

"When the clothes were gone, they told me they were torn and thrown away. It turns out they were burned directly when they were released."

The old lady was also surprised and grabbed Ye's father, "You were also arrested? How could you be so careless? You didn't even tell me when you came back..."

"What is there to say? Do you think it's an honorable thing? You keep asking questions. Aren't you annoying? I'm not the only one who was arrested. So many people were arrested."

"Alas, what a sin! We have lived an honest and lawful life, and now we have to suffer this in our old age..."

Father Ye was almost furious, glaring at the old lady, "Shut up, no one will think you are dumb if you don't speak. I didn't do anything, I just went in for a walk and saw a little."

"Alright, alright, stop talking. I'll cook two poached eggs for you later to get rid of your bad luck." Ye's mother said unhappily.

After that, he muttered again, "Fortunately, you're not the only one caught, so it's not too embarrassing..."

"It wasn't in vain that I shaved my head...it actually came true..."

Ye Yaodong almost spit out a mouthful of soup.

It felt like smoke was coming out of Ye's father's head.

The old lady patted Ye's mother quickly and said, "Stop talking. It's not a glorious thing. Don't talk nonsense when you go out."

"If you don't tell me, then people won't know?" Mother Ye couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Father and son are trying to hide it from me. They think if they hide it from me, then I won't know."

Father Ye dropped his chopsticks and went out, talking left and right. He was so angry that he couldn't eat.

Lin Xiuqing had been too embarrassed to say anything, and only now did she ask Ye Yaodong, "Did Dad really get arrested?"

"Ah."

"No wonder Dad winked at you when Mom asked about it just now."

"You old man is so obsessed with your reputation. Sooner or later, I will know. Why are you hiding it?"

Mother Ye packed up Father Ye's clothes and the things he bought. "I'm going to go home first. I can't save face. He's old and still needs to be coaxed. I'll go back and cook him two poached eggs first."

The two of them went out one after the other. The yard was already empty. After everyone finished discussing, they went out and chatted with others.

There was a commotion at the door and a quarrel in the house. The three children couldn't divide the toys equally, so they all lay on the ground, guarding their share tightly.

Ye Yaodong stood up after finishing his meal, took off his rain boots, and stepped on the ground with his buttocks, "Isn't the ground dirty? Why are you lying down like this?"

"Dad, your feet stink!" Ye Chenghu pinched his nose and stood up quickly because he couldn't stand it anymore.

Ye Xiaoxi retorted loudly, "It doesn't stink!"

Ye Chengyang looked at Ye Xiaoxi with disdain, turned up his nose, quickly got up from the ground, picked up the toy and put it in his clothes, then ran upstairs pinching his nose.

Ye Chenghu also quickly got up, picked up the toy and ran away.

Ye Yaodong laughed, "It really doesn't stink?"

He put his foot to her nose with a wicked smile. Ye Xiaoxi immediately lowered her head and buried it in his arms.

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "Little idiot! Stop teasing her. Go take a shower. It stinks. Take off your rain boots and wash them for me."

Ye Yaodong bent down and lifted up the prone Ye Xiaoxi. "Since it doesn't stink, can you wash my feet for me?"

She shook her head like a rattle, squatted down to pick up the toy that belonged to her, and then quickly ran back to her room.

"Didn't you say it didn't stink? Why are you running?"

"Have you received your wages? Do you want them to be sent to you?"

"No, I sent them all before I came back."

Lin Xiuqing lifted the cloth bag in her hand and said, "Then I will put the money away."

"Ah."

"How much money did you make on this trip? Do you remember?"

"Yes, the account book is also in the cloth bag, you can look it up yourself. All in all, I made about 6 yuan. I also got more than 3200 yuan as the agency fee from Guang. I paid 3000 yuan for the redemption of the people, and more than 1000 yuan from other people. Anyway, I will get it back, so I won't count it. In addition, I paid more than 6000 yuan for labor, and I also bought six boats..."

"Ah?" Lin Xiuqing raised her head in surprise. "You also bought six boats? What boats?"

Ye Yaodong briefly told her about the boats he had bought.

"Then we must have 20 or 30 boats. Can we manage them all?"

"Wait until tomorrow to sell those small wooden boats. They are so small that it is unnecessary to bother with them. Just sell them. Then rent out the remaining fishing boats. Anyway, there are brothers who will go out to collect the boats at a certain time every day. You just need to take the receipt and collect the money."

"There are so many ships and not enough people to handle them..."

"Then hire two more people to wait at the dock to receive the goods. It won't be a big problem."

"What about the boat? I didn't see it when I came back."

"I've put it in the county shipyard. Let them repaint it. A new ship with a new look. It's redeemed at least. I don't know if anyone has died in it. It's a bit unlucky. It would be better if it's repainted in the factory."

"Luckily I didn't buy the boat from those people in town, otherwise they would have come to our house to demand the boat back. Our families would have been ruined, and those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes."

He nodded and took off all his clothes. "I'm going to take a shower first. Oh, by the way, I also bought a house over there..."

Lin Xiuqing was surprised for a moment. "I can understand you buying a boat, but why are you buying a house? Are you planning to settle down there and marry a wife?"

"Nonsense, I came here for the convenience of staying here, plus there are leaders there who can support me, the location of the house is also good, there will be no such shop after this village, anyway, it only costs about 2000 yuan."

"2000 yuan is still money. You don't have to stay there forever. You may not be able to go there next year..."

"That doesn't matter. I have the property deed. The whole family has moved abroad and will not be coming back. There will be no disputes in the future. The neighbors all know that I bought the house."

"Forget it, I've already bought it, I hope it will be useful in the future."

Lin Xiuqing was depressed for a moment, but when she thought about how much money she had earned on this trip, she didn't worry about the 2000 yuan anymore.

She had to pack up all the things he brought back and wash what needed to be washed. He had just returned and she had a lot of work to do.

Ye Yaodong didn't see her until he finished taking a shower. He originally wanted to ask her about the land in the city.

After buying the house at the beginning of last month, she was in a hurry to go to Zhejiang Province. She hasn’t had time to make any arrangements yet. I don’t know whether her brother has started to build the house on the ground.

The dozen acres of land he bought were not just flat land. Although it was wasteland, there were some earth slopes and messy domestic garbage. Before he could enclose it and build on it, he had to hire someone to level the land.

However, he was not in a hurry for the moment. Seeing how lively the door was, everyone was discussing their return, so he moved a stool and went outside the door to listen to everyone chatting.

At this time, almost everyone in the village knew what had happened.

As soon as everyone saw him come out, they immediately pulled him aside to ask him questions.

"Adong, everything you said before you left was so accurate. Now that you're back and they haven't come back yet, do you think something will happen again?"

"I don't know. There is a new policy there. It says that you need a fishing license to fish. They will also increase patrols in the sea area. It should be better."

"But no matter how I think about it, I still feel uncertain..."

"Are you still going? If you're not there, no one will be able to help you if something happens."

"We just got back. Let's talk about it later. They will definitely call back to report that they are safe. If you are anxious, you can only wait. I also spent a lot of money and effort to get everyone out. If it happens again, I won't be so bold."

"It's all thanks to you. Otherwise, half of our villagers wouldn't be able to return..."

"They haven't learned their lesson and are still out there..."

"I'm afraid it will be the same as before. Something happened and we didn't dare to call back. We won't get any news for ten days or half a month."

"Who were the people you arrested at that time?"

He smiled and said, "This is not a glorious thing. Many people have been arrested. You will find out when you ask your family members. Don't bring it up."

For his father's sake, let's just talk about it in private.

"Didn't I tell you? Those who were arrested didn't make any money, so they don't want to come back, so they're still out there... Just guess who they are..."

"I don't know when they will come back... No matter how important money is, it's not as important as life. I can't contact them, otherwise I would have asked them to come back."

"If you ask me, the people in this town are the worst..."

(End of this chapter)