Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1158 Can't Cover It Up

"What do you mean it hasn't completely calmed down yet?"

"It's because some of the people who were arrested for causing trouble have not been released yet. I heard that some time ago, people went to the border station to cry from time to time, but everyone who ran over to make trouble was also detained, so it has only stopped recently."

Ye Yaodong shook his head and didn't ask any more questions.

"Okay, let's not talk about this now since it's none of our business. The more we talk about it, the more scared we'll be. If you have nothing to do, grab a handful of rice bran to feed the chickens, then drive them all back to the cages, and take the opportunity to catch one and tie it up. When I finish cooking, I'll just boil some water and give it a shave to remove its feathers."

"it is good."

Ye Yaodong put down his chopsticks, went to the yard, and picked up a small, broken and rusty iron bowl from the window. It was specially used to hold rice bran to feed chickens.

He went into the house and grabbed a handful of rice bran, went outside the yard and knocked on the iron bowl a few times, and the chickens immediately came back staggering.

The old lady probably burned incense and chanted some scriptures in the house for a while, so she came out slowly just now.

"Hey? Why are you feeding the chickens here? Go inside and lie down and take a rest. Why are you working again after just coming back? Let me do it... Go lie down for a while. You're tired after a day. I'll catch them."

Ye Yaodong followed her instructions and only told her not to kill the chicken yet, but to wait until Ah Qing finished cooking and the hot water was boiled, as the hot water in the two round holes on the stove was not enough to blanch a chicken.

The old lady quickly said that she knew, and she already had a handful of straw in her hand, waiting to catch the chicken and tie its wings.

He went back into the house and called Ye Xiaoxi.

"Ye Xiaojiu, hurry up and drive your ducks back to their nests."

"Oh, I have to go." Ye Xiaoxi turned her head to take a look, then lowered her head to concentrate on playing with the puppet in her hand.

Ye Chenghu didn't even raise his head, "No, this is your job."

Ye Chengyang also hurriedly said: "My job is to herd sheep, you go."

"Okay, very good. If all three of them don't want to do it, then there's no need to keep them. Just kill them all and eat their meat."

The three siblings instantly turned to look at him in horror.

Ye Xiaoxi immediately burst into tears, "No, don't kill me, I'm scared, Dad is a monster... You are a monster..."

Ye Chengyang quickly hid behind Ye Chenghu, his eyes wide open, looking at Ye Yaodong vigilantly.

There was no way Ye Chenghu would let him hide, and the two brothers started to pull each other.

"What are you doing? Don't..."

"elder brother……"

"What are you doing……"

"Hide..."

Ye Yaodong looked at the three siblings pulling each other with a confused look on his face. He didn't understand why they were suddenly so scared. They were running around the room like headless flies, hiding here and there.

"What are you doing? Why are you hiding?"

"Ah~"

The three of them scattered like birds and beasts, and hid in their own ideal places in an instant. Toys were thrown all over the bed, and no one dared to pick them up, and no one cared about them.

Ye Yaodong watched one of them hide in the closet, one crawl under the bed, and the other, a fool named Ye Xiaoxi, pulled the thin quilt on the bed to cover his head, with half of his body lying on the edge of the bed with his butt sticking out.

He thought that he wouldn't be able to see it this way?

Speechless.

He stepped forward and patted Ye Xiaoxi's exposed butt, "Do you think I can't see if you cover your head?"

She covered her head so she couldn't see others and thought others couldn't see her either.

Ye Xiaoxi kept jumping on her feet, hugging the quilt tightly, her body shaking like a sieve, "Ah~ The monster is coming~ Don't kill me, I'm not delicious..."

The corners of his mouth twitched, and he immediately understood that these three idiots thought he was going to kill them and eat their meat.

"Aqing...Aqing..."

"What are you doing? The food isn't even cooked yet, why are you yelling?" Lin Xiuqing still had a knife in one hand and a half-cut loofah in the other. "What are you doing?"

"Look at you, you gave birth to three fools."

When the three children heard Lin Xiuqing's voice, they seemed to find a sense of security. They crawled out from their hiding places and quickly hid behind her.

Lin Xiuqing was confused, "What are you doing? Playing hide and seek?"

Ye Chengyang complained loudly, "Dad said he would kill us and eat our meat."

Ye Chenghu looked at the knife in Lin Xiuqing's hand in a daze, "Mom, are you going to kill us and eat our meat too? I knew I was picked up... wuwuwu..."

Ye Chengyang and Ye Xiaoxi, who were hiding behind Lin Xiuqing, also raised their heads and looked at the knife in Lin Xiuqing's hand in horror. They took two steps back in fear and then started crying.

"Do not kill me……"

"What……"

Their series of reactions only took a few seconds, and Lin Xiuqing hadn't even figured out why they said Ye Yaodong wanted to kill them and eat their meat.

Now she was saying she was going to kill them and eat their meat? She was crying so miserably.

The old lady also heard the deafening crying and shouting in the house, and ran in nervously, "What's wrong? What happened? Why are the three of them crying together? Are they fighting?"

The three little ones immediately hid behind the old lady with tears streaming down their faces.

Ye Yaodong couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out laughing.

"Why did I give birth to three such fools?"

Lin Xiuqing also looked at them speechlessly, "What did you do? Why did they say you were going to kill them and eat their meat? You scared me, and then you came in and said you were going to kill them and eat their meat?"

The old lady also looked confused and puzzled after hearing this.

"No, I came in and asked your daughter to go out and chase the ducks, but the three of them pushed each other and no one wanted to go. I told them that since they didn't want to do it, there was no need to keep them and they could just kill them and eat the meat. I guess they understood that they didn't need to keep the three of them and could just kill them and eat the meat."

Ye Chenghu suddenly realized, "Dad, you are talking about killing ducks? I was shocked..."

Ye Chengyang and Ye Xiaoxi also stopped crying and looked at him with tears in their eyes.

"If I don't kill ducks, will I kill you? Do you have ducks to make up for it?"

"Boys and girls are also very good..."

"Did you watch too many TV dramas during the summer vacation?" Ye Yaodong looked at them speechlessly. They were all ruined by the TV dramas.

"It's fine that the two little ones are still ignorant, but you're still so stupid even though you're already in school. How could I give birth to such a fool? You have such poor comprehension skills, but such a rich imagination."

Lin Xiuqing glared at the three children in annoyance, saying that none of them were smart.

She continued to take the knife and go out with the loofah. She had just peeled half of it. She thought the loofah in the pot was cooked, but there was still half that had not been put into the pot, delaying her from cooking dinner.

Ye Yaodong didn't want to play with the three idiots, so he followed them out.

The old lady happily led them to the bedside and let them continue playing with their toys. They quickly wiped away their tears, still mumbling that it was clearly their father who did not explain clearly.

"What are you cooking?"

After he came out, he followed Lin Xiuqing closely. While the old lady was still there, he put his head on her shoulder and watched the boiling water bubbling in the pot.

"Luffa clam soup, add a handful of dried shrimps, they all love dried shrimps, go and help me pull two scallions in."

"Now that the soup is ready, can we have dinner?"

"Wait a moment, the fishing boats that our family rented out should be back soon. When you came back just now, I told the guys who collected the goods in the workshop to bring back some of the fresh fish, shrimp and crabs, otherwise there would be no fresh fish and shrimp at home. Now that you are back, of course I have to cook a few more fresh dishes."

"It doesn't matter. I'm already full. I can't eat much more. It would be a waste if I can't finish it."

Ye Yaodong rubbed her neck, making her feel very itchy. She shrank her neck and giggled softly several times.

"Stop it, it's itchy, stop rubbing, Dad will definitely drink, save some seafood for the wine, go pick the onions, the pot is boiling."

He licked her neck with his tongue before picking the onions.

Lin Xiuqing turned her head and glared at his back in reproach, then reached out to wipe the saliva off her neck.

Fearing that he would do something bad to her again, after pulling out the onions, Lin Xiuqing ordered him to drive the ducks back.

Of course Ye Yaodong did as he was told.

As the saying goes, a short absence is better than a new love. He has not been home for a month or two, and his wife will do whatever he asks him to do.

Whatever he is asked to do now, he will do it obediently. So, whatever he is asked to do in the evening, she will also do it obediently.

After finishing everything he was told to do, he continued to hang around her, helping her and asking about the harvest of the Harvest and the family's fishing boats in the past month.

Ye's father and mother waited until dinner was almost ready, and Ye Yaodong spent 5 cents to ask the two brothers Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang to rush over to call them back.

Originally, the two brothers were reluctant to move and wanted to play with their new toys. But when they heard that there was money for running errands, they rushed to call for help.

Having not been home for over a month, Ye Yaodong tried various ways to give them money to spend.

"If you teach them this way, they will be spoiled by you and it will be difficult to control them in the future."

The old lady quickly helped him explain, "Dongzi just hasn't been home for too long. He just came back and is more affectionate to the children. He wants to use his pocket money to buy them food."

"If there's anything that's hard to get done, just give him a beating. There's nothing that can't be solved with a beating. If he doesn't obey after one beating, just beat him a few more times. He'll always behave himself for a few days after a beating."

"It's easy as you say, how many times have you fought?"

"Just do it. It's said that loving mothers often spoil their children. It means that mothers can't be too kind to their children. Mothers have to do it."

"Just argue..."

Ye Chenghu ran back quickly from outside, "Dad, they are talking to someone and said they will be here soon."

Ye Yaodong felt his pocket and gave him 5 cents, and also gave 5 cents to Yangyang, who was the last one left.

Ye Chengyang was extremely happy. He had received 5 cents before and now he received another 5 cents. He had 5 cents now. The most important thing was that he had cents more than his brother.

"Did they never go back? Or were they stopped by someone to talk on the way here?"

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "Come over later and see if Dad is wearing the same clothes he wore back home."

Ye Chenghu immediately said: "My grandfather is still wearing rain boots."

"That means you haven't returned home yet and are just bragging on the way."

Ye Chengyang interrupted, "Dad, they said you're an official now, so you have to call me President Ye from now on!"

"Ah."

He felt his pocket and found that he had no coins left, so he took out a dime note and gave it to Ye Chengyang, "Reward you!"

Ye Chengyang jumped three feet high with joy, "I have two... I have money again..."

"Put it in a piggy bank and save it."

"I know." Ye Chengyang ran upstairs like a gust of wind, intending to put the money into the piggy bank.

Ye Chenghu looked at it eagerly, "I want one too."

Ye Yaodong was happy, so he also felt his pocket and gave him another dime, "You are not allowed to buy marbles, you are not allowed to buy little human head cards, you are not allowed to..."

Ye Chenghu didn't even listen to the end. He took the money and immediately ran upstairs.

Ye Xiaoxi was concentrating on playing with her new doll. She saw two people running past her one after another. She looked left and right in confusion, then quickly followed them upstairs.

"Don't go upstairs anymore, it's time for dinner..." Lin Xiuqing shouted towards the stairs, but no one listened to her and everyone ran upstairs.

After a while, Ye's father came back. He was still wearing the same clothes he wore when he came back last time. He didn't even change his rain boots, and his face was flushed.

Ye Yaodong looked him up and down, "You've been going back for a long time, and you're still on the way? Is the old house so far away?"

"When the villagers on the road saw us coming back, they pulled me aside and kept talking. Your mother was also talking happily to the people next to her, so we stood there for a while longer. Who knew that more and more people would gather around to talk to us?"

"Mom hasn't come yet?"

"Is it almost time? She's promoting lighters to you. She's already sold several."

"My mother is really cut out for sales."

"Don't worry about her. She will come over to eat soon. Let's eat first. After eating, we have to go back and rest early. We are tired all day. Only when we get home can we relax."

Looking at his father's smiling and happy face, he knew that his second imprisonment had not been exposed and had not been spread out.

He thought about it and decided to tell his father to fire two of the boat workers tomorrow and do it during this period of rest.

However, Ye's father felt that it was too embarrassing and shameful to talk about this matter.

"It's simple. Those two are about your age. You can tell them politely that they are old and working on the boat without eating or sleeping well is hard on their bodies. You can also feel the strain yourself. Let them go home and farm and retire. They don't need to go out to sea with you."

"They are only over 50, they will definitely say they can do it..."

"It's not up to them to decide whether they can do it or not. You can just focus on this point and ask them to take care of themselves. Anyway, try not to tear off this fig leaf and give them some face."

After all, they are at this age. If word gets out that they are trying to steal things from other people's workshops, it won't look good. This would be worse than being caught by the police and questioned.

At least the police only called him over for questioning, and he was also implicated. The reputation of a thief is too bad.

"Okay then, let's go over and talk about it tomorrow. It's not a good idea to go over and talk about it today when you're in such a hurry."

"Ah."

"Are you going to deliver the lighters to the city tomorrow?"

"Yes, I'm back now, so I'll quickly ship these goods to the city and sell them off as soon as possible. I'll take care of the housework later when I get back."

Father Ye had no objection. He would take care of his own affairs. However, there was one thing...

He turned to Lin Xiuqing and asked, "Has Ye Yaohai from the province called us in the past month? Did he mention going back to worship our ancestors?"

"I was just thinking about what I told Adong after dinner. The filling machine he wanted has been found. The old man called me a month ago and said that he could get him two sets of semi-automatic machines. He asked me to come over and discuss it in person. Adong was not at home at the time, so I told him that it would be around National Day. I didn't expect you to come back only now. He didn't mention the ancestor worship and he hasn't called me recently."

Ye Yaodong was excited and immediately asked: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"It happened over a month ago. I do remember it, but you didn't ask me about it. I was just thinking about answering your question and didn't have time to talk about it."

"It's getting late at this time. I'll make a phone call tomorrow and ask about returning to the hometown to worship the ancestors. It's been two months now. When I called, I said two months, so it should be almost time."

"We need to make a phone call and ask so that we can make preparations." Father Ye has always kept the matter of ancestor worship in mind.

Ye Yaodong thought about it carefully and suddenly realized that he had a lot of things to do. He would go to the city tomorrow to report the shipment of lighters to his father-in-law.

There is also the situation of the land in the city. He has to go and take a look. His brother-in-law has probably already started building his house. I wonder what the progress of his land is.

"Then Dad, you take care of the boatmen's business. I'll be traveling a lot lately and won't have time to stay at home. It just so happens that my wages will be paid today after this trip. Those two won't have to work for us anymore, and we don't have to pay them anymore after they are fired."

"understood."

"Let's eat first. We can talk while we eat." The old lady didn't understand what they were saying, so she could only invite them to eat first.

At this time, Ye's mother also came in hurriedly from outside.

As soon as she came in, she stared at Ye's father.

"I was wondering why you were acting weird when you came back. Something seemed wrong. Turns out something went wrong again."

The expression on Ye's father's face immediately became uncomfortable, "What are you talking about? Come and eat."

"Why were you arrested again? Tell me, you are still hiding things after coming back. What is there to hide? Sooner or later you have to tell me. It is better to hear it from you than from outsiders."

"I was shocked when I heard it just now. I was wondering why you didn't ask me and impatiently changed the subject when I asked. I thought I was being overly suspicious."

"I'm a little confused when I hear other people talking about it. I don't understand. Can you guys tell me more? I won't laugh at you. I just keep asking because I care about you."

Father Ye said unhappily, "It's not a glorious thing. What's there to talk about? Just talk about more good things."

Ye's mother originally spoke in a gentle tone, feeling that what she said was quite caring, but after hearing Ye's father's attitude, she was no longer so nice to say.

"So, I just listened to you telling the story of Chairman Ye over and over again. You've blown all your lies out of proportion. It's a good thing you're not here, otherwise the villagers would have wanted to arrange for you to be a minor official."

"That's what they did when they pulled me aside and said..."

"Aren't you also very happy and proud of what you said?"

"Are you unhappy and proud?"

Mother Ye snorted and admitted openly, "Of course I am happy and proud. My son is so successful. When I go out, everyone will be proud of me. Who wouldn't envy me for giving birth to a good son who can bring me honor?"

Father Ye had nothing to refute and could only lower his head and eat his meal in silence.

But I was thinking, how come it got out so quickly?

Why are those boatmen so talkative? They don’t feel ashamed at all and even talk about it as soon as they get home.

He felt that he had never done anything wrong in his life, and had lived an ordinary and honest life. Going to the police station twice was truly a stain on his life and a great shame.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Ye's mother softened her attitude and began to comfort him again.

"It's nothing, actually. You're not the only one there. There are so many people going in anyway, and they won't laugh at you alone. Besides, who would dare to laugh at you? Everyone is envious of you."

"And I heard from everyone that he was in prison for a short time this time. He was implicated by others. Our family has connections, so Dongzi can just find someone and get him released immediately."

"Doesn't this sound like it can save some face? It also shows that our family is powerful. What is there to be afraid of? There is nothing good to tell others, and nothing to make fun of."

"It's not the first time anyway. I've said what I should have said before. Why would I bring it up to make fun of others now? It's not like he's really going to jail. It's just a few days, not a few years like others."

"You said it last time. I just went in to take a look around. I wanted to broaden my horizons. Others who want to gain this kind of experience cannot come. I don't even know which direction the door of the Public Security Bureau faces..."

Father Ye had a look on his face that was hard to describe. What he said at the beginning was pleasant to the ears, but what was he talking about later?
"Okay, hurry up and eat. If you can't speak, don't speak. Do you think it's something glorious? Is there anyone else who wants to gain this knowledge?"

"Isn't that what you said? Well, at least people haven't had this experience yet."

"Do you want it for you? I'll take you there next time."

"I'm so full, I have nowhere to go?"

Ye Yaodong almost couldn't hold it in, the two of them were talking peacefully and started arguing again.

He tried to keep a straight face. "Okay, it's nothing. This time we really went in to look around and came out. It wasn't even a few hours. Dad had already trained himself. Isn't going to the police station like playing? What's there to hide? We didn't break any law."

Father Ye quickly agreed, "We haven't violated any law. We are just cooperating with the police in questioning. What's the big deal?"

"I didn't say anything. I was just trying to comfort you. Have a poached egg."

Lin Xiuqing specially fried a few poached eggs in the evening. Ye's mother also showed weakness and picked up two for Ye's father.

Father Ye felt instantly happy.

At the same time, Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua returned from the sea and came over to say a few words of greeting, and they didn't mention it again.

Neighbors nearby also came over one after another to show their concern and ask about the situation in the local area during this period.

The room was full of people talking, it was lively and the atmosphere was hot.

Most people ask about him becoming the president, which is so rare.

In just two hours, before the meal was even finished, the news had spread all over the village.

Everyone thought that he only went out for a trip and gained different things every time he went out. This time, he not only made money, but also got an official position. Everyone was envious of him.

Because there were so many people coming to show their concern, they had their meal until dark.

After dinner, the neighbors went to the door to enjoy the cool air. Mr. and Mrs. Ye also went back together, but they couldn't avoid a few more quarrels.

Ye's father told her not to chat with others on the way and go back early.

But Ye's mother said that she had nothing to do, so what was wrong with chatting with others? It happened to be cool in the evening, so why did he have to rush home? If he was in a hurry, he could go back first...

The couple walked out while arguing.

Ye Yaodong actually didn't sleep much the whole day and was very tired, but he just kept holding on because he had just returned and couldn't avoid dealing with conversations from his family.

After dinner, he went straight back to his room and lay down. He didn't even see his friends who came to visit him one after another.

After everyone knew that he had already lay down to rest, they didn't disturb him and went back first. After all, they were already back and there was a long time to go. It would be the same if they came back tomorrow.

He slept so soundly that he stayed up until the next morning when the sun was shining on his butt. He got up with regret.

He didn't even know that Lin Xiuqing helped him sell more than twenty lighters. He only heard about it after he got up.

"Is our village pretty strong? Can we still sell 20 or so?"

"Haha, most of them were sold by my mother. She sold them last night. People kept coming to pick up lighters last night."

"That's amazing. It seems our village is not that poor after all. There are quite a few rich people."

"Everything is affordable. It depends on whether you are willing to part with it. Only men like you are willing to part with it."

"Leave some for later and give it away at home. You can decide who to give it to from your maternal relatives. I'm only going to give it to a few friends."

"No, this thing is so expensive, one can be sold for 8 yuan, don't give it away everywhere. At most, give one to my second brother. If you go to the city, give one to each of my eldest brother and my father. I don't give any to others either."

Ye Yaodong nodded and said nothing.

After dinner, he reserved 20 of them at home, and asked his younger brother to drive a tractor to load the rest into the car.

He has a lot of things to do when he just comes back, but this lighter must be delivered to the city as soon as possible. The sooner the goods are sold out, the earlier he can go to Fang Jingfu to discuss.

Things at home can be put aside and dealt with one by one.

"Dad, I want a rainbow sweater..."

Just as Ye Yaodong was about to run out of the door, Ye Xiaoxi, who was running towards him, hugged his thigh.

He looked down and said, "If you want a rainbow sweater, ask your mom. I don't know how to knit."

"Mother asked me if I wanted a whip..."

Lin Xiuqing wanted to pull her, but she held on tightly, and even moved her little butt forward twice, fearing that she was not holding him tight enough.

"Don't mess around, your dad has to go out to do something."

"No, I want my dad."

Ye Yaodong was worried that she would pull his pants off, so he held the waistband tightly.

"Buy, buy, buy. I'll buy it for you when I come back."

Ye Xiaoxi was happy.

"This crazy woman got up early in the morning and not only asked for a sweater, but also a cotton jacket, and now she's wearing cotton shoes."

Ye Yaodong looked down and saw that she was indeed wearing a pair of cotton shoes, but the toes were covered with dirt.

"What are you doing?"

"looks good."

"Madam."