When he got off the boat, he was afraid that people would ask if there was an accident. He came back without any advance notice.

Fortunately, Dongzi came up and didn't say anything.

The other boatmen also laughed and worked first, with no time to chat. Moreover, because they came back temporarily, there was no one at the dock. At this time, the fishing boats had not returned either, and there were only a few people receiving the goods.

At least, I saved my face for the time being.

"A Dong is so powerful, he can eat everywhere he goes, and now he is even an official..."

Father Ye looked proud, but he pretended to be humble, "He is just a little luckier than others and can speak better than others, so he can be recognized by the leadership. This trip also made him acquainted with several powerful people."

people……"

Ye Yaodong listened to his father's words getting more and more outrageous, and he didn't know if he was feeling guilty and trying to make up for it in advance, desperately trying to put a high hat on himself.

"Actually, it's nothing. It's just a social organization. It's only officially recognized. I'm just the vice-president. That association has one president and five vice-presidents..."

He interrupted, and if he didn't say anything else, maybe his father would be able to blow so hard that it would reach the sky. Just blow it appropriately. If he blew too much, he might become extremely happy and sad.

Father Ye quickly answered, "Yes, yes, he still has a letter of appointment on hand. The government sent it to appoint him as the president. Although he is a deputy, he has honored the ancestors and is called President Ye."

"There is only one president, and the others are equal, and Adong is so awesome. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk tsk, the name of President Ye sounds loud."

Ah Cai laughed and said, "You can stop calling me Xianyudong and call you President Ye instead, hahaha..."

"Hahaha……"

Ye Yaodong said angrily: "Give me the lighter."

"Haha, there is no reason to go back to something you sent out. Isn't President Ye stingy now? Tell me what else is worth bragging about, and we will publicize it for you."

"No more."

"You are so prosperous, how many tables do you need to set up when you go back?"

"Listen to my dad's nonsense. I don't care about anything, so I can come and go easily."

"That's awesome. You're from out of town, and there are all local snakes there. You can still fight your way out of the local snakes. If you become the president of something, you sound very powerful."

A boatman interjected: "Not only that, A Dong also knows big shots and the big boss. The lighter was bought from the big boss, and the big boss begged him to become a partner."

"The big boss is still begging you to partner up? Oops...you really can eat anywhere..."

Ye Yaodong saw that the goods were almost moved and said with a smile: "No, I heard everyone bragging, it's just a promotion from the leader. I'll take these groceries home first. You can come to my house later to get a lighter, or you can give them to me after I'm done.

Will you send it out?"

"No, no, we'll go get it from you later. You just came back and there are still a lot of things to do, so we can just go get it ourselves."

"OK."

Watching the last basket of things being loaded onto the tractor, he also climbed on, calling others to climb on as well.

"It's okay if you can take a few steps less. Get off at the intersection and go back."

Father Ye shook his head in disgust, "How can you be so precious? You've been on the boat all day, and you haven't walked on the road. You just landed on the shore, and you haven't even moved a step and you have to take a car?"

"Haha, your father is right. It's so precious. Let's just walk back. After floating on the sea for so long, I just want to take a few steps down to earth."

That's okay, I'm starving to death and floating on the boat for a day, which is actually very tiring.

Although Lin Xiuqing thought that just walking a few steps would be enough, when she saw him getting on the tractor, she followed him because she still had something to say and she didn't even get her turn to speak just now.

She just listened to Ye's father bragging and boasting to others, and A Dong selling lighters, but she didn't even find a chance to say a word.

They were alone on the tractor and she found a chance to talk.

"What happened? That's why you came back early and didn't inform you?"

"It's a long story. I'll tell you in detail when I get home. Now I'll tell you briefly, my father and the boatmen were arrested again yesterday, but they didn't stay overnight. They were released again yesterday evening.

Come out."

Lin Xiuqing's eyes widened, "Ah, did you go in again?"

Fortunately, the noise of the tractor was loud and her exclamation was not heard by the younger brother who was driving in front, otherwise Ye's father would not be able to cover it up before he got home.

Ye Yaodong nodded, "So they came back in a hurry after being traumatized for the second time. They originally planned to come back in the next few days depending on the situation. Fortunately, it was not troublesome to collect their things. There were so many people, so they set off overnight.

.”

"I just saw my dad looking so happy and proud on the dock..."

"Ahem, don't ask when you go back. Don't ask in front of my mother. I'll tell you when I get back to my room at night."

"How can I hide it? When each of them boatmen went home, they would always tell the people next to them. The news spread throughout the village and they were arrested, so they came back temporarily."

"Then at least you can hear some good things when you come back. The good things will be spread out, and the bad things will be talked about less."

Lin Xiuqing secretly rolled her eyes.

"Why did you get caught this time? Was it because you were snatching goods at sea? Did you get caught too?"

"I didn't have this time. It's not because of the sea or us. It's a bit long to talk about. I have to start from the first day when I went to the place. I'll tell you when I get back. Ah... I'm at the workshop..."

Ye Yaodong watched the tractor stop and saw it parked in the workshop. He jumped off quickly and said, "A Liang, you guys take all the things off the boat first, and then put them in the open space here in the workshop. The remaining boxes

The goods will be moved to my house later."

"I understand, Brother Dong."

Ye Yaodong was on the side directing them not to let them take the wrong ones.

"Have you started drying fish again recently? Is the quantity sent back by the Harvest OK?"

"It's not bad. It's about the same as the amount I brought back before. Anyway, it's just a ship to deliver it back now. It only takes a day's work to dry it all. I plan to put it away after the sun goes down."

"oh."

"I'll go back and cook some noodles for you first. You guys need to rest your stomach first. It's already past 3 o'clock now, and we'll have dinner at six o'clock later."

"good."

The old lady, also using a cane, came over slowly.

Ye Xiaoxi was originally being held by the old lady. When he saw Ye Yaodong, he let go of the old lady's hand and ran away, shouting, "Dad, you are back, dad..."

"Run slower."

Seeing her swaying, Ye Yaodong felt that he would fall face down to the ground in the next second, and he quickly stepped forward to catch the person who was coming towards her.

"Dad, you are back. Mom lied to me last night and said you would not come back until I put on my sweater."

The old lady said happily: "I heard her clamoring to wear a sweater early this morning. I don't know what day it was. She was covered in prickly heat when she put it on. She refused to listen and was beaten for a while before she stopped."

Ye Yaodong didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this, and slapped her butt.

"Are you stupid?"

"I secretly put on a sweater this morning, so you came back." Ye Xiaoxi hugged his neck happily and licked his face several times.

Ye Yaodong was also very happy. He felt very happy and felt very happy. "Did you miss me?"

"think!"

Ye Xiaoxi shouted loudly and then stretched out her hand to pinch the flesh on his face, "Where is my gift?"

"Do you want me back? Or do you want my gift?"

Ye Xiaoxi frowned and thought tangledly, "I can only get gifts when dad comes back. If I want dad to come back, I also want to ride a horse."

Ye Yaodong pinched her fleshy face lovingly, "The gift is in the lockbox. Let your mother get it for you later. It has been bought in advance. I will buy you wool in two days and let your mother tie it for you.

A bunch of new sweaters so I have something to wear when the weather gets cold."

"I want it in rainbow colors! I want a rainbow sweater!"

"That's a choice? Then go get it yourself when you get home."

"No, you go ahead and tell me."

"I don't want what you're wearing, you go and tell me."

"you go."

"you go."

"You go, you go, you go, you go..."

Ye Xiaoxi shouted louder and louder, and her body was still twisting and turning. Ye Yaodong almost couldn't hold her and surrendered quickly.

"Okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go. Are you afraid of getting beaten? Where did your mother hit you this morning?"

Ye Xiaoxi's mouth immediately became flat, and she went to pull down her pants with a look of aggrievedness on her face, "I spanked my feet, and my butt...I don't want her anymore, I want daddy, I don't want to sleep with her at night, I want to sleep with you."

"Okay, okay..."

"Help me spank her, spank her ass until it becomes swollen!"

Ye Yaodong tried his best to hold back the smile on his face and kept nodding frequently, "Okay, okay, I'll help you beat her up tonight and help you get revenge."

She nodded heavily, hugged his neck tighter.

The old lady looked at it with a smile, "She is getting better and better at complaining. No wonder her brother always said that she is a complainer."

Ye Xiaoxi hummed a few times.

The old lady asked him the same question again, "Why didn't you call me in advance when you came back? I didn't know you were coming back today, so I thought you would have to wait a few more days."

At this time, Father Ye also walked from the pier to the workshop door chatting and laughing with everyone. Hearing this, he couldn't hold back the smile on his face.

"The situation is not good, why don't we come back early? Why do we need to make a phone call? We have to stay one more day to make the call. Do you know how much it costs to stay one more day? You can save a little by coming back early."

"Why is the situation so bad?"

Father Ye turned his head and saw that the goods on the tractor were almost moved, and changed the subject, "It's all done, let's move the remaining goods home. You can wash those baskets and buckets when the sun goes down.

, otherwise if you put it in the sun tomorrow, it will still smell of fishy seafood.”

"I know, uncle."

He asked again when he saw the dried fish being dried in the workshop.

Ye Yaodong told them to drive the tractor to the door before unloading the remaining goods.

Then he held the child in his arms, took the lockbox on the tractor in his hand, and headed home first.

Those boxes of lighters are not light in weight, they are not made of plastic, they are all solid metal.

Ye Xiaoxi lowered her head and wanted to get his lockbox, so he simply put him down and gave her the handle on one side of the lockbox.

She grinned, raised her head, and said in a sweet voice, "I'll get it!"

"People are no bigger than a box, so they have to touch everything twice."

"I can."

Ye Yaodong and her each carried a handle. Fortunately, the box inside was not heavy. There were only two sets of thin clothes, about 2,000 yuan, and some gadgets he bought while shopping a few days ago. They were not heavy. He

If you pick up one side with one hand and hand the other side to her, nothing will happen and you won't be afraid of hitting her.

It just so happened that the old lady couldn't walk fast, and Ye Yaodong had to follow Ye Xiaoxi's footsteps. The grandfather and grandson walked home slowly and basking in the sun, their faces sweating profusely, but their hearts were sweet.

Before any of them could reach the door, the tractor had already stopped at the door and began to carry the remaining lighters on it.

"Brother Dong, where should I put these boxes of things? This box is quite heavy."

"Move it into the house and ask your sister-in-law where it's better to put it. It can't be placed outside anyway."

"OK."

"What are those boxes? Why did you bring so many things back? Did you catch them at sea on the way?" The old lady stretched her neck and looked curiously.

"There is so much shit to be harvested every day. I bought these and I will deliver them to the city tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

"What?"

"lighter."

"What chicken? There are so many chickens at home, and they will stink if you put them in there..."

The corners of Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched and he didn't want to explain.

Father Ye glared at the old lady with disgust, "What do you know? If you don't know, don't talk. When you come back, you will ask this question and that question. Why are there so many questions that you can't finish them all? You can't let people rest for a while. Everything is still there.

After moving, I couldn’t stop talking."

"Then I won't ask...I won't ask..."

Sister-in-law Ye and Sister-in-law Ye also came out when they heard the movement at the door and greeted them with a smile.

Lin Xiuqing shouted to them outside, "Come in for some noodles."

"Coming, I'm coming..."

Ye Xiaoxi was so happy that she immediately ran into the house, screaming as she ran.

The really hungry father and son hadn't spoken yet, so they could only follow the little girl back into the house.

The two sisters-in-law also followed into the house.

Come back, they are still family members after all. The two brothers went to sea and haven't come back yet, so the two sisters-in-law have to come over and have a look, stop and ask some concerned questions.

When he walked into the room, Ye Xiaoxi had already climbed up on the stool and sat on his seat waiting, "Where are the chopsticks? Where are the spoons? Where are the bowls? Where are the noodles?"

As soon as Lin Xiuqing put a large bowl of noodles on the table, she smiled and poked her forehead, "I'm not asking you to eat, but you are running so aggressively."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said: "Get her a small bowl too, and I'll give her some."

"Well, go quickly, go quickly,."

Ye Xiaoxi stood up from the stool again on his hands and knees, lying on the table with his hands, stretching his head to look at the noodles in Ye Yaodong's bowl.

"It smells so good."

The adults all smiled and shook their heads. The cute drooling look made everyone couldn't help but smile.

But when they heard the next sentence, everyone was a little bit dumbfounded.

"I was reincarnated as a starving ghost!"

Ye Yaodong paused as he prepared to sandwich noodles with her, and glared at her angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? Who said that to you?"

Lin Xiuqing looked at his eyes and stared back, "Why are you looking at me?"

"Tiantian eats black beans, and my mother says that a starving ghost will be reincarnated."

Everyone now understood that it was a little boy from the neighbor who picked up sheep dung eggs and ate them, but his mother scolded him for being reincarnated as a starving ghost.

Children are like this. They learn extremely quickly. They learn whatever adults tell them, especially when adults often curse and curse. Children of several years old can learn it 100%.

"Don't learn everything. This is bad, you know? You can't talk about yourself like that."

Ye Xiaoxi nodded in understanding, but his attention was immediately transferred to the noodles being clamped.

Lin Xiuqing also turned around to open his suitcase, saying that he would let them eat noodles first and pack the things they brought back before it was too late.

The sisters-in-law also gathered around her to talk, and took a look at what good things Ye Yaodong had brought back.

When Ye Mu heard that they were coming back, she hurried back in a hurry. Even before they finished eating the noodles, Ye Mu's voice could be heard outside.

The question is still the same, and everyone who sees them has to ask it again.

Ye Yaodong and Ye's father still lowered their heads to eat noodles. No one looked up, and no one paid attention to her.

"Are you talking? Are you asking me a question? No one answered, what are you doing? You didn't say anything when you came back? What happened?" Mother Ye looked at this and that, curious.

Father Ye gurgled and picked up the bowl, drank all the soup in the bowl, and then wiped his mouth with his sleeve, "If anything happens, we have to finish the meal before we can talk."

Mother Ye sat down with a smile, "I rushed back immediately when I heard they said you were back. Why is it so sudden this time? In the past, I would have called in advance."

"Well, I came back early because I had nothing to do. If you stay one more day, you will have to pay more for the day's expenses and wages."

"Are you running out of money?"

"Almost, the weather is getting a bit cold, and it can be rainy from time to time."

Mother Ye was suspicious, "It's not very cold yet. Is it colder over there than here? We are still very hot during the day, so we still have to wear short sleeves. At most, we can add a coat to the child in the morning and evening."

Father Ye said seriously: "It will be colder than ours. With such a long journey, the weather must be different. It has rained several times over there, one autumn rain and another cold. If it is cold, the difference is not big.

, it’s just that the weather is bad, so there’s no need to stay there longer.”

Ye Yaodong didn't say a word. He just said whatever his father wanted, regardless of whether his words didn't match his words or what he said later.

"Oh, it's good to come back safely anyway. No other boats are going on this trip. It's just your boat. The whole family is worried. The more you earn, the less you earn. As long as you're safe."

Father Ye nodded.

"Nothing happened this time, right? Did it go well?"

"Well, it went well."

"Then take a rest at home for a few days. Tomorrow, I will kill the chickens and ducks at home and give you a patch. They are both black and thin."

Listening to Mother Ye's rare tender words, Father Ye was almost moved to tears and nodded.

Ye Yaodong's little eyes looked here and there, already thinking about his mother's reaction after knowing that his father entered the palace for the second time.

Lin Xiuqing said on the ground, "Didn't you say you decided to come back temporarily? Why are there so many small toys in the box?"

"When I couldn't go out to sea, I went out to do some shopping and bought it. Fortunately, I bought it in advance, otherwise I would have come back empty-handed."

As soon as Ye Xiaoxi heard that there was a small toy, he quickly climbed off the stool and said, "My toy."

She opened the hem of her clothes, put all the toys Lin Xiuqing picked out into the hem of her clothes, rolled them up, and held them in her arms.

"Don't tell Dede..."

"Shit, those two have been looking forward to it too."

At this time, A Cai and A Gui also came to get the lighter, and there were two or three people who didn't come, so they asked them to help them get it.

After Ah Caiyu gave one to Ye Yaodong as a gift, he bought another one. He felt in his heart that there would be no store like this after passing this village. If the guarantee was not enough, there would be no stores tomorrow, and he would not be able to buy such a cheap one.

Anyway, his family's conditions are good, and they are not short of these few dollars.

"What lighter?" Except for Lin Xiuqing, none of the women in the room knew about lighters.

Ye Yaodong immediately got up and went to the room where the goods were stored to unpack them and get them.

Mother Ye's eyes went straight as she saw each one of them counting out 8 yuan to buy such a small iron lump.

"What is this? 8 yuan?"

Father Ye explained to her with a smile, "This is called a lighter. It was just developed by local researchers. Only Adong knows the boss so he can bring some back. I heard that the orders are fully booked and the delivery date is three months away."

Yes, it was because we helped to do it together at that time that the extra goods were evenly distributed and brought back to Dongzi."

"Are you guys helping? Don't you want to go to sea?"

"On rainy or cloudy days, when the weather is bad and the light is poor, and we can't go out to sea, we help out at home and earn extra money at the same time."

"What do you mean? Doing this at home? Your own home? You did this at your own home? Doesn't it belong to someone else's boss?"

Father Ye hesitated for a moment, frowned, and thought about it again and again in his mind, and then briefly explained the matter to her, but did not mention the matter of being caught at all.

Before Ye Mu heard even half of the story, she slapped her thigh fiercely, "What? Dongzi bought a house over there? And became the president? What kind of president, what kind of high official is this?"

No one left, they all looked at Ye Yaodong curiously, wanting to hear more about their experiences on this trip. After all, not everyone could travel far away, and it was his kind who traveled far away every three days.

And made a lot of money.

"I asked you earlier if things were going well and if anything happened? You actually shook your head at me? You didn't even mention such a big thing. I didn't ask, and you didn't mention it either?"

"It went smoothly. He became the president. Now people over there call him President Ye. He made money smoothly and became an official. His glory has returned."

"It's so beautiful. Why didn't you tell me when I asked? Fortunately, it's about the scenery, otherwise I would have suspected you of being evil."

No matter how angry she was, she couldn't hide Ye Mu's beaming expression and suppress her voice.

"nerve."

Ye Yaodong: The truth is here, mother.

As soon as Ye's mother finished speaking, various compliments kept ringing in the room, and they kept asking what the president did.

Father Ye was so arrogant and proud that he taught them science again.

Ah Cai and the others had already listened to it once at the pier, but that didn't stop them from listening to it a second time and once again lamented Ye Yao's good fortune.

After complimenting him, he asked again: "I heard you say at the dock that you came back because of a temporary situation. What happened? I have just been attracted by Chairman Ye and the lighter, so I forgot to care.

.”

Father Ye's heart skipped a beat.

"Who said that?"

Wasn't he always on guard? I didn't hear Dongzi say, at most, when they docked, they handed over on the sea and said something to Wang Guangliang.

"Who said that? Anyway, the group of people who came back said it. It seems they heard it."

Agui added, "Didn't that guy A Liang ask the workers a few words when he was moving the goods?"

Ye Yaodong: Oh, it’s about to be exposed.

Mother Ye frowned and asked quickly: "What happened temporarily? I just said why you came back suddenly and didn't call in advance."

"What are you two doing? You don't say this, you don't say that, you don't say anything. You don't want to talk about the beautiful things? What exactly did you do?"

"You told me seriously that you had nothing to do, so you came back early, and you even mentioned the difference in weather. You were so arrogant. I was deceived by you. What happened to you?"

Father Ye glared at her, "It's just a small situation. What I told you is also true. The weather is cold and there is no money to make, so I came back."

Mother Ye looked at Ye Yaodong and said, "Tell me, what happened, so I decided to come back overnight. You are the only ones outside, and the family is worried every day, worried that you will have a conflict with the locals and be arrested like last time.

Even if we are caught or unable to come back, we will burn three sticks of incense there every morning and night to pray for Mazu’s blessing.”

Ye Yaodong coughed dryly, "It's just a small matter, and it's not our business, didn't we say that? I rented the house to President Fang, and his lighter workshop had some problems, so we thought we should come back early."

"Then what's so great about this?"

"There are still some stakes here, so we can't talk about it."

Ye's mother was doubtful.

If Acai and Agui hadn't been there, Ye Yaodong would have said it directly. His father had just shown his good face and didn't want to embarrass himself in front of outsiders. He didn't want to talk about it.

He had no choice but to help hide it a little more.

But in his heart, he felt that there was nothing to hide. Anyway, if he hid it now, the whole village would know about it tomorrow. Most of the village would know about it by the evening.

Ye Yaodong smiled again and looked at Acai and Agui, "I came back in a hurry today and didn't bring any local specialties. Otherwise, I would have to bring some specialties back for each of you."

"It's okay. Just sell us a lighter at a cheap price. The most important thing is to come back safely."

"Yes, no matter how much you make, coming back safely is the most important thing. At this time, we have to go to the dock quickly. There are probably fishing boats coming back to the shore, so we will leave first so as not to disturb your family reunion."

"Okay, okay, walk slowly."

After sending the person away, Ye Yaodong raised his feet again and sat down against the wall.

Sister-in-law Ye and Sister-in-law Ye also said that half of the food at home was cooked and they should go home and cook first, otherwise the two brothers would have nothing to eat when they came back later.

Ye Yaodong looked at his mother with suspicious eyes, and his father looked uncomfortable and did not dare to look at his mother.

He helplessly said to Ah Qing: "Take out the cloth bag in the lockbox and give it to my mother, counting 300 yuan. This is my father's salary for the past month and a half. Take it back to her."

Ye's mother's attention was immediately diverted, no longer staring at the guilty Ye's father.
Chapter completed!