Back to the small fishing village in 1982

"Father, what are you talking about crock pots, bottles and cans?" Ye Chenghu watched them play dumbfounded curiously.

After Ye Chenghai and the others explained it to him in a hurry, he slapped his thigh and regretted that he just missed it, and didn't know it immediately.

"I want it too, I want it too, I want to play too, I'll go to my mother for bottles..." Ye Chenghu ran back to the house like a gust of wind.

Ye Chengyang half understood and half understood, but his brother ran away, so of course he followed his brother into the house.

Except for fighting, under normal circumstances, they are Jiao Buli Meng, Meng Buli Jiao's good brothers, where is the brother going?The younger brother will follow.

It's just that Lin Xiuqing is busy washing rice and starting to make lunch now, so she has no time to control the two brothers and drive them out again.

They went to look through the sack by themselves in the corner of the door, and there was a swaying sound, and the bottles and cans in the sack were poured all over the floor in an instant.

Most of them are jars of malted milk that they drink. This can be used to store things. Ah Qing is reluctant to sell it to the junk collectors, and has been collecting it there. There are also a lot of other canned jars.

Now, not only the two brothers were excited, but the others didn't work, and they all gathered around, wanting to beg for it.

Ye Chenghu was not willing to share it, but he refused all of them, "Go back to your own home and find it, this is mine! I don't have enough for myself, so where can I give it to you? You go back and find it yourself."

If they could go back, would they stay here and work hard?I went home early and rummaged through the boxes.

"You can look for it at your Ama's house, or you can go to your grandma's house, otherwise it's not enough."

"Makes sense!"

With Ye Yaodong's trick, the group of children became extremely active, but he also lacked people who could help with the work, so he could only continue peeling the bamboo shoots by himself, which was a mistake.

There are a lot of jars in the house, Ye Chenghu used them all, and coaxed Yangyang to say: Brother is finished, just share and use one piece, you don’t want to do it, just watch it...

Ye Chengyang coaxed him and nodded.

Ye Yaodong didn't point it out either, one of the two brothers was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer.

Ye Chenghu also found a screw, and instructed Ye Chengyang to pick up a big rock outside the door, which made him feel a little bit involved, and then knocked there all afternoon, knocking a hole in the edge of the jar to make it easier to tie the rope.

A group of children next door were also there all afternoon with their buttocks pouted and knocking.

There's no way, just after being spanked, their buttocks are hurting, and they can only stick their heads out, but no matter how painful it is, it can't stop their enthusiasm.

"Father, is this a string together?"

"Almost, the string is firm, as long as it doesn't get washed away by the waves."

"That's it!"

Ye Chenghu fiddled with the fruits of his labor excitedly, and dragged them to the next door to show off. Along the way, bottles and jars rubbed against the ground, making clanging sounds.

It was also the right time for them to fiddle with it. In the afternoon, the tide gradually receded.

A group of children couldn't bear to go anywhere, they squatted in a whole row at the gate of the yard, holding sharpened long sticks in their hands. Of course, they came here to hang around while Father Ye was free and pestered Father Ye to sharpen them for them.

And there are all kinds of bottles and cans piled up in front of them, and they are connected in series with ropes.

The other friends were also attracted by their strange actions and things, and they all squatted over and asked them curiously.

They kept their mouths tight and didn't say anything, but this couldn't stop the children's curiosity. They all squatted together, ready to see what they wanted to do?
As they waited eagerly, the tide slowly began to recede after two o'clock in the afternoon, and they also moved excitedly.

Ye Yaodong was afraid that they would chase the tide and run into the water, so he followed without worry.

By the way, take a bucket to see if there is something to pick up just after the tide has ebbed. It has been raining for several days, and the water level has risen.

"Can you slow down a bit? The tide hasn't receded to the bottom yet, it's still early."

He held the bucket in one hand and the tongs in the other. As soon as he caught a crab running sideways, he raised his head to remind the children who were running forward excitedly.

"understood."

Parents nowadays are just freeing their children. It is also because they are too busy. They have to do a lot of work for their livelihood and have no time to take care of the children. Sister-in-law Ye and second-sister-in-law Yee actually don’t care if the children run to the beach to play, as long as they don’t swim in the water, it’s fine. where do they go.

The same is true for the left and right neighbors, as long as it is time to eat and know to come back.

It's just that Ye Yaodong will watch it more closely. The two sister-in-laws are influenced by him, and sometimes they will not allow their children to go to the beach to play.

He has seen and heard too many children who drowned because of playing with water, how many parents regret it, and those who drown are often those who can swim, especially naughty boys, every child is the treasure of parents , if something unexpected happens, it will be heart-wrenching.

He would rather keep a close eye on it than regret it in the future. Children are young and ignorant, and most of the time they don't behave obediently.

Ye Yaodong picked up while walking, the tide didn't recede so fast, he searched back and forth around the water level, and watched the child by the way.

The children waited for the low tide to pick up, and no matter what they picked up, they threw them into his bucket.

"Father, there are a lot of air holes here..."

"Pick it out and have a look."

Ye Chenghu complied, stretched out his hand and clasped it, "It's a sand clam..."

"Forget it, don't dig it, it's a waste of time. I don't know how long it will take to dig this small piece of air bubble hole. I have already picked up a lot of big clams in the bucket. You can look around and see if there are any small fish that have been stranded. Shrimp and crab?"

"Okay, then I will ask my mother and the eldest aunt and second aunt to dig!"

"Then don't step on these bubble holes, or you won't be able to recognize them later, and you won't be able to dig them out."

Although sand clams are more delicious than big clams, Ye Yaodong has already swollen, and he can't look down on this small piece of sand clams.

After all, sand clams are too strenuous to dig, but big clams only need to be picked up. Moreover, after being thrown by a group of people just now, the bucket is already half full.

Fish, shrimp and crab, octopus, shells, conch, everything in the bucket, except for fish, the rest can be put in the pot at night, steamed in a large pot, fragrant~
Amidst the excitement of the children who found a crab, a fish, and a conch, the tide receded to the bottom, and it took almost an hour.

The distance from the beach to the house has also been extended, about 200 meters away. When the tide ebbs on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, the tide can recede even further.

"Third Uncle, is it over?"

"Third uncle, can we put the bottles and cans down?"

"Third uncle, can you let it go?"

"Father, can you let it go? The tide shouldn't be receding anymore, right?"

Ye Yaodong waved his hand, "Let's go, let's go, find a place for yourself, put it on your own, insert the stick a little deeper, and hit the stone for a while longer."

"okay!"

The children were all jumping for joy.

Several children from the neighbor's house followed them all the way out, they didn't know what they were doing, and they asked again, but they were just sent back by saying, 'you'll find out later'.

No matter boys or girls, everyone has a bunch of bottles and cans, dragging them away, everyone is enthusiastic, and they split up to find a piece of land to occupy.

Not too far away, at a glance, they stood in a row, only separated by two or three meters, and began to beat and beat the sticks to the bottom of the sand.

The other children squatted there to watch, watching them work curiously.

After they knocked the sticks and felt that they had hit the sand firmly, they tied the ropes round and round to the posts, and then carefully placed the crocks on their sides one by one, facing the sea.

"What are you guys doing?"

"Oh, don't bother, I told you everything, and you will know when the time comes, don't ask."

"When is that time?"

"I'll find out when I get back from school tomorrow."

"I have to wait until tomorrow, I thought I would know soon..."

"Go away, go away, don't get in the way here."

After Ye Chenghai finished tying up his crock, he felt a little empty for a moment. After this was done, he didn't know what to do for a while. The waiting time seemed a bit long. He had to come back from school tomorrow to take a look at the beach.

"Third Uncle, can we do this?"

"Well, it just so happens that the tide is low when you come back from school tomorrow, so come and pick them up."

"Then what are we going to do now? It's so boring."

"Taohai, go out and look for me in all directions, pick up everything for me, and steam it in a pot at night, and share some with your family for extra meals. Haven't eaten fresh seafood for a few days?"

"Ok~"

This is what they like to do!

Some eat and some play.

Ye Yaodong also went for a walk outside the reef, and by the way stepped on the big rocks to look out over the sea. It seemed that there were not too many waves today. After the rain, it was rare for the sea to be calm without waves.

It is estimated that after a few days of rest, he went to sea to work and earn money.

At this time, there were many more people wandering around on the beach. There were adults and children. Most of them ran to the beach to play and pick up some stranded seafood.

How can an adult appreciate such a thing?That is to say, the child is greedy and wants to eat everything.

Some children saw a row of pillars standing here, and there were bottles and cans on the beach, and they circled around curiously, touching them by the way, but they were chased away by the stingy Ye Chenghai and the others.

There was a group of child laborers, and Ye Yaodong didn't want to work anymore, so he put the bucket aside to fill them, and squatted on the reef to dig seaweed.

I don't know when patches of sea greens grew around the rocks, and no one wanted them. He planned to take two more and cook them for two meals, or use them as cold salads.

If it is cold, the quantity should be a little more, otherwise it will be concentrated.

Taking them to play on the beach until the sun went down, Ye Yaodong drove a group of monkeys home.

Seeing that other children were also running to the house one after another, they went back with confidence.

A bucket, under the labor of so many child laborers, was filled to the brim, and Ye Yaodong felt heavy in his hand, probably 20 catties.

He also waved his hand happily, "When I take it back to wash, pick out the small fish and fry it, I will treat you as a reward, and the other seafood will be steamed in one pot and I will share some with your family."

"Thank you third uncle!"

"Thank you third uncle, third uncle is so kind!"

"It's great! I want to eat small fried fish~"

"Yo yo ~ we are going to eat fried fish ~ delicious and crunchy fried fish ~"

Everyone cheered.

The wish made in the afternoon can be realized in the evening, which is great!Uncle San is great!
The children of the neighbors are envious. Except for the New Year, who can eat fried food?
Uncle Ye is so kind...