Back to the small fishing village in 1982

The chicken and duck soup stewed in the house has a particularly strong aroma, and the children playing at the door can't stop sniffing it.

Lin Xiuqing was not stingy. Today she not only stewed chicken, but also stewed duck. She took two large bowls, one with chicken soup and one with duck soup, and asked Ye Yaodong to send it to the next door, so that they could choose to eat chicken. Still have to eat duck.

There are several pieces of meat in it, so it's impossible to eat all of it, but you can still taste it.

Several children cheered after knowing that they still had their share.

Sister-in-law Ye and Second Sister-in-law Ye also accepted it with smiles on their faces. The three brothers live together, go back and forth, and help each other, so that the relationship can be harmonious.

However, basically as long as the relationship between sisters-in-law is harmonious, the relationship between brothers will not be too bad, especially the elder brother Ye and the second brother are both honest people.

After Ye Yaodong delivered it to the neighbor next door, he took the empty bowl back and filled Lin Xiuqing with two more bowls, and then sent it to the old house.

Ye Mu came back and collected a bunch of small fish everywhere. After dinner, she went back to the old house to do some work.

When he arrived, his father and mother had just taken out the heads and internal organs of the fresh anchovies and were rubbing salt on them.

"Eat it while it's hot first, and cook it later."

"It's okay. When you're done, just put some salt on it and leave it there."

Ye Yaodong knows the steps, but he just can't do it. To do this, you need an experienced person, and you also need to be careful about the amount of salt. Otherwise, you may not be able to do it just by knowing the steps.

Apply salt and let it sit for 24 hours, then transfer it to an oak barrel, spread salt in a staggered manner, then press it with heavy objects, and slowly reduce the weight as time goes by.

During the process, the juice produced by the anchovies will float to the surface, and then the juice is collected into a large tank and left to dry in the sun for four to five months.

That's not the end of it. At the end of October or early November, all the juice will be poured back into the wooden barrel containing the anchovies, and the juice will slowly drip out from the bottom of the barrel.

Finally, filter it with gauze, and you can enjoy it early next year. This is the fastest way to make it.

"Just put some salt on it, right? I'll do it."

The neighbors who were enjoying the shade nearby were watching curiously. When they saw him carrying two baskets over, they could also smell the chicken soup on their noses and couldn't help but take a few more sniffs.

"A Dong is bringing chicken soup?"

"There seems to be duck soup? It smells like herbs!"

Ye Mu said with a smile: "Yes, his father has been exhausted recently. He couldn't get up to go to sea today. His waist and back hurt. He went to collect glucose during the day. After he found out, he asked Ah Qing to stew chicken and duck as soon as he came back in the evening. It must have just been stewed at this moment, so that’s why it was brought here.”

Ouch, it’s so rare to see his mother blatantly praise him~
The sun really came out in the west~
There has never been a time when she half-complained and half-naggled others to take the initiative to praise them. Today was the first time in history that she didn’t even pretend to be...

"You are quite filial. You two will be blessed in the future when you are old."

"Now I am very lucky. I heard that during the whole flood season, Adong earned thousands."

"Everyone makes a lot of money. The weather has been good this year and everyone's income is better than in previous years. We who depend on the weather are all gambling on our luck." Father Ye also said with a smile.

"Adong, how much does your cuttlefish cost? It must be more expensive than fresh ones. You own three boats, so you should have earned eight to nine thousand, right?"

"Ah! Tens of thousands!! Isn't that inappropriate for a household worth ten thousand yuan? It can't be done, right?" A woman exclaimed.

"Why not? He owns three boats and makes money several times faster than others. And the dried ones are definitely more expensive than the fresh ones. The weather is good this year..."

Guess the aunt is missing!
Ye Yaodong said expressionlessly: "I don't earn that much. I still have a whole room full of them at home, and there is still a large piece hanging at the door. These are all unsold. There are several thousand kilograms there, and the cuttlefish is so expensive. , all the money I earned has been hoarded, and it’s all over the house, but you haven’t earned anything at all, okay?”

"You can only make money by selling all the goods, and you can only make money if you don't make it. All the money I earned in the past half month is stuck there. It's not as good as the fresh ones you just made. I can make money immediately after selling it." Just put it in your pocket and see it immediately.”

"That's true..."

"Yes, yes, look at the small workshop over there and at the door, there is still a large piece of it. If it sells for two or three yuan, two or three thousand kilograms is really impressive."

"Hey, it's still cost-effective to sell fresh ones directly. You don't have to take risks, and you don't have to worry about not being able to sell, not being able to do it, not being able to do it..."

"Then if you don't sell those, you won't lose money. Is it all in vain?"

Ye Yaodong nodded, "Isn't it? Only when you sell it can you make money."

Now, none of the villagers could feel jealous anymore. Instead, they felt a sense of luck and superiority.

You haven't earned this money, you haven't seen it, it's all turned into goods, so what kind of money can you make? What the heck?

In the end, the three boats were busy for half a month, and everyone's boat still made hundreds or even thousands of dollars. However, he made no money, and they all turned into goods.

Some people were concerned: "Then you have to quickly find a way to sell all the goods and turn them into money. Otherwise, if you store them for a long time and get gnawed by rats, or if they are soaked in water due to rain, it will be ruined?"

"Yes, yes, don't show it so much next time. If such expensive things can't be sold, we won't have anywhere to cry. You'd better find a way to sell it quickly."

I don't know if I mean it sincerely or not, but it sounds quite pleasant to my ears.

"It doesn't matter. You can take it to a store in the city and sell it slowly. It won't matter if it takes a little longer. Anyway, the things you make can be stored. It doesn't matter if you sell them until next year."

"Then it will take a long time. What if you need money urgently? Just take it as a lesson and just sell fresh ones next year." Ye Yaodong smiled and nodded.

Ye's father and Ye's mother really didn't know how much money he earned during this flood season. I asked him several times before, but he didn't listen to his honest truth. He just said that he earned a little bit like a ghost. Now when the villagers asked, they really I didn't dare to talk to him casually, I could only listen to him fooling people.

However, crying poor can also have a chain reaction.

Starting from the next day, there was no discussion in the village about how much money he earned, and fewer people stayed around his small workshop. People were too lazy to pay attention to the things he posted, and they couldn't sell them anyway.

There are even fewer daily conversations. At most, they say that he has not made any money during the flood season and is going to lose money. They are just glad that they did not follow him.

There is little entertainment in rural areas, so gossiping is inevitable.

Not everyone may wish him bad luck, but there is much less envy and jealousy.

However, these are all later stories.

After Ye Yaodong finished crying, he changed the subject and asked: "I heard you said it would take three days before Mazu's parade, right? How many tables will be set up after the tour? Have you invited outside leaders?"

"It is said that we will tour for three days. One day we will walk up to Dongqiao Village and visit all the villages above. We will go downstairs on one day and walk towards Xishan Village until we reach the town."

"On the last day, we spent half a day in the village, walking from the door of each house, and letting each house burn three sticks of incense. Then we visited the beach, and then checked into Thean Hou Temple."

"Oh, that's quite grand."

"Isn't it? This is also Mazu's move to a new palace. Maybe this is the only time in her life. The village is going to be lively and lively."

Ye Mu's speed of applying salt on her hands did not slow down at all, and it did not affect her speech at all.

"Originally, I wanted to send invitations to outside leaders, but later I said no, saying that it was my birthday and it was already a big event. I just invited them. The leaders were also busy. They were all high-ranking officials and they were all in the county. I’m always available wherever I’m free.”

"Can we invite people from this town?"

"Who knows, there are not many tables set up this time. There are only about 10 tables, just for the villagers who help with the work to have a meal together."

It turns out that’s the case. If that’s the case, it wouldn’t be easy to post to invite people.

But it doesn't matter, he is thick-skinned and can come to your door with a basket of dry goods.

Even he didn't need to rest. He originally wanted to ask questions and then rest for a day and take over the job of sending invitations, but now he can only forget it.

It would be nice to take a few days off while Mazu is on tour and take the opportunity to visit the border defense station.

However, at night, when they were sleeping soundly, there was a loud banging sound in the yard. The visitor seemed to be afraid that they would not hear it, so he ran to the back door to call for someone.

The couple woke up instantly.

The two also heard their names being shouted outside the house, and it was shouting that it was raining.

"It's raining?"

"Get up quickly!"

Ye Yaodong quickly climbed out of bed, opened the window and took a look. There was a ticking sound outside the house, and he quickly responded, "We'll get up and go out right away. Auntie, you collect the dried fish first."

"Okay, hurry up then, I'm afraid it will rain heavily later and I won't be able to collect it in time."

The couple quickly put on their clothes and pants and went out immediately. Ye Yaodong also checked the time, which was 12:[-].

No wonder they were sleeping so soundly and didn't hear the sound of rain outside. Usually, whenever it was one or two o'clock, his biological clock would wake up and take a look at the time.

Lin Xiuqing said while walking: "Why did it suddenly start raining? Fortunately, I asked someone to watch it. If I had known it, I would have collected it in the evening. I had already finished drying it, and I was thinking of drying it for a long time tomorrow. I would like it at home." Pile it there for storage, hoping that the dryness will be better..."

"Wait a while and just untie the ropes hanging for drying, throw them all on the trolley, and put them on the fishing nets to dry, and also directly untie all the fishing nets. This way, large pieces can be collected faster, and it saves the need to collect them one by one. Too slow."

"I know. You push the cart and bring the nylon bag with you. If it rains heavily later, you can cover the cart."

The weather was unpredictable, so we could only try our best to rescue him. Fortunately, as soon as the rain fell, someone came to call.

Ye Yaodong knocked on the door next door and called his eldest and second brothers to help. At this time, there was no need to worry about disturbing people's dreams. The rain was dripping, and who knew whether it would be heavy.

After waking everyone up, he simply told them to push the carts on, and then pushed the carts first and ran towards the small workshop, which happened to be right next to it, only 30 meters away.

He spread the nylon bag first and spread it directly on the ground. He asked them to untie the whole hanging hanging and throw it in, and also threw the drying fishing net in. There was no need to sort it out.

After piling up a big bag, he put it on the cart, carried it home, poured it on the bamboo bed, freed up the nylon bag and pushed it over quickly.

Fortunately, it wasn't summer yet, so the rain was still a bit soft, not to the point of a violent storm, which still gave them time to rescue them.

Eight adults moved two carts back and forth. After taking back all the dried fish in the small workshop, they collected the ones closest to the door.