"Ye Chenghu, have you finished your homework?"

"No..." Ye Chenghu said weakly.

"Why don't you go then?"

"oh."

"Ye Chengjiang..."

Ye Chengjiang quickly said, "I'll finish it tomorrow!"

"So I'm not done yet tonight."

He also glanced at Ye Yaodong resentfully, and then went home to do his homework in depression.

Ye Chengyang saw the reluctant expressions on their faces, and he didn't want to go to school anymore.

"Dad, when I get the lamb back, I'll let it go."

"Okay, let's take a two-year break to go to school, and then let your sister take over your job."

Ye Xiaoxi clapped her hands happily, "Okay, okay, bleat, bleat~"

"Can I stay at home and herd the sheep?"

Ye Yaodong looked at Ye Chengyang with a puzzled look on his face. Hasn't this kid always seemed smarter than his brothers? Why does he think about herding sheep every day?

"Is herding sheep that good?"

"I see it's so painful for my brother to study..." he said, shaking his head like a rattle, and then ran into the house.

"Really, Ye Chenghai and the others are not able to lead well, which makes their younger brothers and sisters no longer want to study."

Ye Yaohua said with a smile: "I won't be able to sign up tomorrow. I'll drag my legs back and break them. I'll play all day long and run around. I don't know how to improvise until the time comes."

The old lady smiled and urged, "Go in to eat first, go in to eat first, don't worry about them, if you can't sign up, just go to sea and work."

"Then they are eager to do it." Ye Yaopeng said.

"Come on, let's go and stay on the boat for a few days. If you can cry for your father and mother, you should go home."

Now I yearn for the free life after not studying. Only after I stop studying will I realize how carefree I was when I was studying. Then I will regret it. Ye Yaodong doesn't believe they can persist for a few days.

Even Lin Guangyuan and the others were worried about selling steamed buns in the city all summer long, and they looked forward to the start of school every day to go back to study.

Drifting on the boat was more difficult than getting up early to sell steamed buns, and it was not as fun as they imagined.

Lin Xiuqing stood at the door with an apron tied around her waist and her wet hands were still wiping on the apron. She looked at the crowd of people at the door and said with a smile.

"I heard them shouting that you guys are back early. I hurried back to add some dishes and heat them up again. I thought it was too late. I didn't expect you to enter the house only now. Stop talking at the door and come in quickly.

Let’s eat.”

"Dad has brought all your clothes in, but the quilt was not taken off the boat. It became damp when it was placed on the boat. I have to move it down to dry it tomorrow. Also, dad just moved a box of things back. Let's

I don’t want to move yet, what is it?”

"We'll talk about it later, let's eat first." Father Ye was sitting at the table. The meal was already finished and he was sitting there drinking. He interrupted their chatter.

Ye Yaodong put down the child in his hands, took off his dirty coat, and then took off the cloth bag from the clothes and handed it to Lin Xiuqing.

"The money from the sales on this trip is all in it, and the inventory is also in it. You can take it back to the room, count it, sort it out, and keep an account."

Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but wipe her hands with her apron before taking his cloth bag and said, "Okay, then you eat first."

He washed his hands first before sitting down.

Father Ye waited for him to sit down and asked: "Is the fish still being killed in the workshop?"

"The fish sauce shop has been closed. Let me go home to eat first and come back tomorrow. There's still time. There are a lot of people busy working in the dried fish workshop. I saw my mother there, so I walked around and came back.

, let her see for herself."

"Then I should tidy up and come back. It's still very cold now, and it will get even colder at night."

"Dongzi, dad just said that you have gained a lot from this trip. Your two boats are going in and out at the same time, and you will stay together and work together. When we get our boat next year, we can do it like this, and everyone will stay together.

Even if you are far away, there will always be someone to take care of you.”

Ye Yaodong nodded with rice in his mouth and said nothing. His elder brother was thinking too far and had already thought about next year.

"The experience you had this time was quite magical. You have learned a lot about the expanded fish gills. I never knew fish gills could be so valuable."

He continued to nod.

Anyway, his father had finished what he said, so he didn't need to say anything anymore. He just had to eat. Staggering on the boat was not as good as eating at home.

Ye Xiaoxi climbed onto the stool himself, knelt on the stool with his knees and supported the table with his arms. When he saw the braised ribs on the table, he reached out and grabbed one, and the juice dripped everywhere.

The old lady immediately went to the stove to wipe it with a rag and muttered, "I ate a lot of meat at night, and now I'm eating it again. I'm going to bed soon, and I can't digest it. There are only these few pieces of meat left, which were originally reserved for your father."

…”

She stared at her round eyes and ate a mouthful of marinade. She didn't know what the old lady was talking about, but it didn't affect the fragrance of her bite at all.

After chewing, her cheeks were swollen, and she didn't forget to reach under the table to feed the dog with the bones.

"Huahua, be good~ be good~"

"Dongzi, if you received the goods well this time, how many thousand did you earn?"

Ye Yaodong had a mouth full of rice and his cheeks were bulging. After swallowing, he said, "Dad didn't say anything? I've been back for so long, I thought he said everything."

"We just asked, but before dad could tell you, you came back, so we went out to take a look."

"More than 4,000? More than 5,000? More or less. I made a lot on the first day, but I didn't make much in the following days, so the expenses were quite a lot. On the last day, two fishing boats collided with each other, so there was no harvest since yesterday evening.

I was delayed for a day in vain. Fortunately, I stocked up a day early when I came back, otherwise I wouldn’t have any groceries left.”

Both of their eyes widened and their mouths opened wide.

"This...I only earned four to five thousand in this trip. Can't I get my money back in a month?"

"No way, you don't have this luck every day. The main reason is that you earn a lot on the first day, but you only earn a few hundred yuan in the next few days. What's more, you can stay at sea for a whole month? Just stay for a few days.

It’s tiring, and it also depends on the weather.”

"That's very profitable. I've made so much in just one trip. It won't take long for the money to be repaid. A big ship is better. A big ship can repay the money quickly."

The two brothers were extremely envious. They had earned four to five thousand yuan in just a few days. If it were them, how long would it take them to earn it?

Ye Yaodong chewed in his mouth and said: "It still depends on luck. If you are lucky, you will have everything you should have. If you are not lucky, it doesn't matter what you want."

"It's true that we fishermen all rely on luck. Your shipping is really good. When our ship arrives, we will all follow you. We will all stay together. We will have company."

I can try your luck." Ye Yaohua became more and more convinced of his shipping.

"Besides, it's still early. Your trawler will be available in a few months. You'd better think about a charter and plan first, and then think about next year's boat."

"Besides, I heard that after a year, shipyards have increased their prices. We made sure we won't lose money."

"Dad, how many days are you going to rest before going to sea?"

Father Ye took a sip of wine and said, "Look at Dongzi, take a rest for two days."

Ye Yaodong also said: "Let's rest for two days."

At this time, many men and women from the neighbors came over. Seven or eight people were looking at the door of the courtyard, and several girls at home ushered them in.

Suddenly, the room became noisy. Everyone saw that they were back, so they came over to chat and sit for a while after dinner.

Father Ye was also chatting with a smile on his face, telling everyone about their experiences during their trip to sea.

Whether it was the fight between manta rays and sharks, the price of fish gills, or the two fishing boats that hit the rocks and were finally captured by the Maritime Safety Administration on this trip, they are all worth talking about.

After telling it to his two sons before, a group of people came to tell it again. Father Ye’s interest did not diminish, and he was still talking with excitement and his whole facial features were beating.

The neighbors on the left and right also listened with great interest, and while Father Ye was telling the story, more people came over one after another, some were neighbors, some were relatives and friends.

Everyone heard that they were back and brought tens of thousands of kilograms of goods back. The workshops were still brightly lit, and everyone went to the workshops with the intention of watching the excitement, and then came to their homes to take a look.

The room was full of people, and it was difficult to squeeze in. There were people leaning against the door to listen.

The more people there are, the happier Ye's father is. It's rare that there are people inside and outside the house, and it's more lively than the Chinese New Year.

Father Ye became even more excited after drinking the wine, and he was drooling all over the place when he talked. It was completely his own home field.

Ye Yaodong was so excited when he heard what his father said, but he didn't spoil his mood. He poured more wine for him, and poured a glass for himself. He didn't interrupt, and just let him talk.

Everyone in the room was buzzing with words. Sometimes they were amazed, and sometimes they raised questions. Father Ye answered every question.

The adults were happy among themselves, and no one looked at the children.

It wasn't until Ye Yaodong heard a small "ha"~"ha"~, and turned his head in confusion that he realized there was a little drunkard on the table.

Ye Xiaoxi held her father's wine glass, took a sip, and said "ha". When her father looked over, she took the wine glass and touched it with her father.

"Cheers~"

Ye Yaodong's eyes widened and he immediately snatched her wine glass.

"Who made you drink?"

"Give me~Give me~More~More~Hiccup~"
To be continued...