Every day except when I first go out in the morning, my clothes and people are a little clean. When I come back at noon, I feel like I'm crazy. Nowhere on my body is clean, and my hands are all black.

Ye Chenghu was also very happy, swinging back and forth in circles, and proudly stretched out his fingers, "Mom also trimmed my nails yesterday."

"You still have the nerve to say that you can pick out ten pounds of dirt from between your fingernails."

"No."

"Brother, isn't reading fun?"

"I think herding sheep is more fun for you."

"But it's so boring. No one is herding sheep with me."

The two brothers, Ye Chenghu, put their hands on his shoulders and walked into the house, "Then you come and study. Reading is fun too. We can also have physical education classes, play games, and music classes where we can sing...

…”

"Really...but I see you scratch your head every day while doing homework, as if you have lice?"

"Then...then occasionally..."

"It's Tiantian..."

"You have to study anyway, huh."

Seeing that Ye Chenghu's coaxing failed, Ye Yaodong waved to the two little girls who were chasing chickens and dogs in the yard, telling them to wash their hands and eat.

While eating, Ye Mu couldn't wait to ask.

"When will the in-laws' boat be repaired? You have been waiting at home for a week..."

"Don't wait any longer. We are also very busy. Didn't the eldest brother and the second brother's ship just come back these days? It happened to be that during this period, I took care of the ship's affairs and settled the accounts that needed to be settled. Yesterday I

People who go out early and come back late don't come back until evening, so why sit around?"

"Now that I'm done with my busy work, I have to ask my in-laws to urge the factory more. I have to sit at home and wait without being anxious."

Father Ye also said: "How can I urge you? The accessories haven't arrived, so it's useless to urge you."

"Then just sit at home and don't have to do anything?"

"There is nothing to do. There is a lot of work at home. I happen to be busy there these days. I am either farming at home or going to the mountains to visit and repair tombs. I also cut bamboo and make bamboo baskets. How can I have free time?

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The old lady asked with concern: "How is the cemetery repaired?"

"It's almost done. It'll be ready in the next two days. It's just that it takes a little more effort to dig out the stone, and it has to be carried to the cemetery. The sand and stones have to be picked up from the foot of the mountain step by step. It's a bit troublesome, otherwise

It has been repaired a long time ago."

"Then wait until the cemetery is built before going out to work. Otherwise, it will take you several days to go there. The cemetery is built, and then we have to go up the mountain to worship together. We also have to choose a day for your father to lie in it."

"Then I will take some time to check the date in advance to avoid any unlucky chance of getting them to go to sea."

"Did dad arrange to rent out the two recovered boats?" Ye Yaodong looked at his dad and asked.

"The old boat is rented, and yours is still there. The day before yesterday, didn't you still say that you would go fishing with long lines after the things at hand were finished and the Harvest was not repaired?"

"Oh, that's fine, then I'll send a few baskets of longline fishing to be sorted out later."

"Then we're going to go fishing tonight? Then take back all the valuable groceries from your boats that night. Don't let your cousins ​​take them back. Keep them for going out to sea at night and use them as bait."

"Then I will tell Wang Guangliang and the others later that your ship also went to sea at night? Let them collect the goods together in the evening."

"There was nothing wrong with the old ship after inspection last night. They sailed out to sea last night. We will settle the accounts together at the end of this month. I have nothing to do today, so I will go with you to the dock in the evening and let them recognize each other."

Mother Ye couldn't help but interrupt, "Then you should go and talk to your in-laws, and you have to go and talk about it, or else just leave it there..."

"I know, it's so embarrassing..."

"Last time your boat broke down and you had it repaired in the factory. He went straight to sea without waiting for you. This time you have to wait..."

"You're wrong, mother, we waited voluntarily, otherwise we could have just sailed out to sea normally. Didn't something happen and everyone felt that it was not so safe? We would have waited if we wanted two boats together, otherwise

They didn’t ask us to wait. He put his own boat there for repairs, so it’s none of his business whether we go or not?”

Mother Ye was speechless for a moment.

Father Ye glanced at her and said, "We will take care of it ourselves. You don't need to worry about it. We came back from the factory yesterday, why are we rushing now?"

After the meal, everyone went about their business.

As soon as June arrived, the sun became scorching. After Ye Yaodong sent the longline to ask the elders in the village to sort it out, he was sweating profusely when he came back. The sweat dripped down like water, and he drank less than half a pot of tea to quench his thirst.

It feels like spring hasn't lasted long, it's only been a month, and it's almost summer, a season where it's too hot to wear a vest.

After he got home, he took off his clothes immediately and became shirtless.

While he was pouring tea, the old lady gave him a towel to wipe his back with.

"It's hot as it is. Don't wear that stuffy hat. It'll make you hot..."

"Okay, I'm fine. I just pushed the trolley back and forth to get some sunshine. You can watch your TV. I'll go to the door and lie down to cool down for a while."

"There is boiled corn in the pot. You go and get two to eat. I will make a pot of mung bean soup for you. You can eat it as a snack in the middle of the afternoon. You can also take it to the sea at night."

He nodded without saying anything and went directly to the door to lie down on a chair to cool off.

Lin Xiuqing sat in front of the TV and watched the old lady busying around him looking for trouble, without paying any attention to her.

The fishing boats haven't gone out to sea recently, and there's nothing in the workshop. She seems to be completely free, and she can just sit there and watch TV.

The two little girls could sit still even if they had melon seeds to eat. They were also right next to Lin Xiuqing, and it was rare for them to watch TV obediently.

While he was lying on the armchair sleeping soundly, he heard a few female voices coming from the room. He got up curiously and looked around, then lay back down again.

She's A Guang's little sister. His two sisters would often take turns to bring something to her. Sometimes it's vegetables, sometimes it's fruits, and sometimes it's snacks bought in the town. I just took a look at it, and it seems like it's here this time.

There were bananas, and there was a whole sack on the ground, with part of the banana stem exposed.

There is a huge mountainous area behind their house, and just by taking advantage of the convenience of living nearby, their family has planted everything, and the land has been immediately occupied.

But he hasn't seen his eldest sister come to his door recently, so he probably feels too embarrassed to go out.

What a sin.

But fortunately, I have a stepmother now, and there are people to help me, so I don’t need to trouble my mother anymore.

After the second marriage was cancelled, his mother also felt very embarrassed. She felt that she had tricked the girl and was not a human being inside and outside. Fortunately, the two families were in-laws. No one had thought of the old woman's reason. If it had been earlier

When you get married, there are no problems.

He took the clothes from his chest and continued to cover his body and face. He saw that the sun was still very bright, but it was tilting a little to the west. It was probably not that early before the sun set.

Feeling at ease, he continued to lie down. After a while, the children came back from school and people left, and he sat up.

He, a grown man, was embarrassed in front of a little girl. He had nothing to say, so he might as well lie down and pretend to be dead.

After Ah Qing, the old lady and others left the room, they also began to whisper that she was already 20 years old and the two sisters had to get married quickly.

"It would save trouble to call my younger brothers over to give the two sisters a choice."

"Stop promoting them all the time."

"Tsk, I feel bad about it now, but maybe I won't be able to reach it in the future."

"Come on, help me take out all the bananas from the sack, cut off the stems with a knife, wrap them in newspapers and put them in a basket. Take them to the room where the dried fish is kept, and you can eat them after a few days."

"Doesn't it all smell like fish? Just put it in the firewood pile here."

"Is there any difference? Doesn't our whole house smell like fish?"

That's true.

Dried fish had been piled up in the house all year round, and the whole house was filled with fishy smell. He felt that his whole body had been marinated.

From the end of the year to last month, there was a huge base of dried fish, and workshops, homes, and cities were full of them.

"It doesn't matter. In a few days, Lin Ji will haul 5,000 kilograms away, and our house will be empty immediately."

He really said it casually last night. It really costs 20,000 kilograms, and the ones in the market may not be enough. In the past two months, he has basically been drying cuttlefish, and very little dried fish has been dried.

Inventory before March.

This time, another 5,000 kilograms will be released. The two warehouses in the city may add up to more than 10,000 kilograms. There is also a warehouse stacked with tanks of fish sauce.

The dried fish stored between winter and the Chinese New Year, plus the past few months, depending on the weather, may only be sold until October.

Calculating, we should have almost sold out all the stocks. After the weather gets cooler in November, we will be able to sell them in large quantities.

"Then don't pile it up at home next time. There is still some space in the small workshop room. Anyway, we won't be drying it in large quantities to deodorize the house."

Ye Chenghu also chimed in: "My classmates call me Salted Fish Boy, which means I smell like salted fish all day long."

Lin Xiuqing said casually: "It's quite appropriate. It matches your father's nickname very well."

"What's dad's nickname?" Ye Chengyang asked curiously.

Ye Chenghu said excitedly: "Xianyudong, you are stupid, you don't even know this."

Ye Yaodong glared at him and said angrily: "What's so proud about this? When watching your TV, you have to interrupt when adults are talking."

Ye Chenghu lowered his head, then turned to Ye Chengyang, winked and whispered, "Xianyudong, Xianyudong..."
To be continued...