In the early morning, Ye Yaodong just got up and went to the workshop with a bucket. Inside was the squid he brought back yesterday, which was covered with ice cubes. He planned to put it on the tractor first and ask someone to pack the dried fish to be taken to the city.

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In this way, he can set off as soon as he finishes his breakfast. He can go to the city far away, so he can go early rather than late.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the workshop, several married and unmarried men were squatting or bending over, talking around the little girl sitting at the door.

"What are you doing? A bully molesting a good girl?"

Several people immediately stood up with smiles.

"No, let's just talk to her."

"Yeah, let's just ask her which village she is from?"

"Brother Dong, you want to recruit her to the city to keep accounts? Otherwise, let us do the accounting? There are many people coming and going in these two workshops, so we need to recruit some people to help Third Sister-in-law."

"Yes, there are aunties and aunties next door."

Ye Yaodong glanced at the shy and blushing little girl and stared at the group of wolf-like men.

"What are you doing? Are you still disgusted with me? Aunty, auntie, and auntie are about to rush over with a kitchen knife."

"How dare you? They just dislike us."

"Why haven't you gone to sea yet?"

"The third uncle hasn't come here yet. The old lady asked him to pick up manure early in the morning. He asked us to wait."

All right.

He wanted to pick it yesterday, but the day before he told Ah Qing that his father was coming back soon and asked Ah Qing to buy a pig's trotter. Then the old lady said that his father was coming back soon and asked him to keep it for his father.

Of course that would be better, he is also busy.

Yesterday, his father came back and had some rest. It would be no problem to go pick up manure this morning and then go to sea.

"Then one of you can bring the tractor over. Everyone is here and load the truck with the dried fish."

"Okay, here we come."

The young men immediately started to move. Some of them rolled up their sleeves and even greeted other girls and asked them to sit down for a while before starting work.

Ye Yaodong looked at them all like peacocks with their tails spread out. He couldn't stand it and kicked them away.

I heard that at just 16 years old, she could be his granddaughter in a previous life. The eyes of these beasts shone brightly.

He said to the little girl: "You don't have to be afraid. They just see you as a novelty and have no ill intentions. It's not just men here. The ladies next door will actually come over with knives to kill fish."

Huang Mei nodded while holding her luggage.

"I'll go back to eat first. After they finish loading the car, we'll set off. You just have to wait here."

She continued to nod.

Ye Yaodong didn't say much and went back directly.

As soon as he got home and sat down, his father came in from the back door. His hands were wet. He must have just washed his hands after picking out manure.

"Where's dinner?"

He always felt that this sounded a bit strange, so he chose to skip it, "Hurry up and go to sea, they are all waiting in the workshop."

Father Ye picked up the hand towel hanging under the table and wiped his hands casually twice, "I know, the old woman has a lot of things to do. She has to wait for me to come back before she can do anything. If I don't come back, do I have to leave it alone? Just now?

As soon as he came back, he hurriedly asked me to pour it."

Ye Yaodong's chopsticks fidgeting with the porridge stopped moving.

"I'm eating, you hurry up and do your work."

Father Ye glanced at him and said nothing. The tide was coming now and he had to go to sea quickly.

After Ye Yaodong waited for his father to leave, he quickly grabbed the porridge, poured some pickles and pickled cucumbers into his stomach with a few chopsticks, and walked out.

A cart of dried fish is ready to go, covered with nylon bags and fixed with ropes.

And the bucket of squid and a large jar of squid eggs he brought over early in the morning were already pressed at the bottom by the dried fish, which did not affect the unloading or the bumps along the way.

He asked the little girl to sit on his left side, and after confirming that she was seated securely, he drove the tractor away.

As soon as we drove into the village, we heard several shouts from vendors who had arrived early to sell their goods.

Ye Yaodong had been concentrating on driving, but when he saw the little girl peeking at him from time to time, he was worried that she would be scared when she left her hometown and traveled far away, so he chatted with her every now and then and asked about her family situation.

But every time he reached a corner, he felt a little embarrassed. Due to the inertia, the girl would fall on him. He was holding the handle of the tractor in his hand, but luckily, she would not fall on others.

He felt very embarrassed. If the back compartment was not full, he should have been allowed to sit in the back instead of sitting next to him in the front of the car.

Fortunately, I didn't ask the boy from the workshop to deliver it, otherwise the car wouldn't be able to drive properly despite being so excited, and the front of the car would twist around.

After one or two times, he slowed down every time he reached a corner, which made him less embarrassed.

After arriving all the way to the city, we could talk and laugh, and even heard the words "Dong Ge".

Ye Yaodong also explained the streets in the city to her. Every time he passed a street, he would tell her about a special place or landmark building, which made her excited and extremely excited. She couldn't get enough of everything.

This is also the case for most rural people who come to the city for the first time.

What's more, in recent years, there has been vigorous development and support for self-employment, and many previously empty streets have now opened shops. It is 10 times more lively than when he first came here a few years ago.

After arriving in the city, it’s quick to go to the wholesale market.

When his car arrived at the entrance of the factory, it was not lunch time yet, it was only about 10 o'clock. Some people had not gotten up yet, and some were squatting at the door of the kitchen brushing their teeth.

When I saw him driving a tractor in, and a girl sitting next to him, her eyes widened, her mouth was filled with bubbles, and she started shouting.

"Brothers, come out quickly, come out quickly, A Dong has brought a girl here."

"What girl? A Dong brought a woman? Is it true?"

"No way?"

Those who had gotten up and those who had not yet gotten up, all ran out. Even his aunt came out with a spatula to take a look.

Ye Yaodong frowned and looked at the disheveled people, "What nonsense are you talking about? This is the accountant who was invited to keep accounts."

"Accounting? What is accounting?"

Wang Guangliang held the clothes in his hand, shirtless and patted the person next to him, "You are stupid, didn't you tell me you were a bookkeeper?"

"Oh, I thought A Dong also followed the example of other bosses and took care of women."

Ye Yaodong said angrily: "Did other bosses bring women to show you? Don't spread lies to me. If my reputation is ruined, I won't be able to beat you to death."

"Hehe, I heard that."

Wang Guangliang put on his clothes, got closer and said, "Brother Dong, is this little girl from our place? Did you invite her here specially?"

"Yes, I'm only 16 years old and have a thin skin. Don't scare people. If you scare away my accountant and don't dare to stay here, you can go home as well."

"Absolutely, we will definitely get along well with each other and help my sister more."

"How long did you work last night? Come over and unload the goods when you get up."

"Okay, we will finish work at 2 o'clock after receiving the goods and go back to bed."

Ye Yaodong handed over the goods to them to unload, and took Huang Mei to find his aunt and asked her aunt to arrange accommodation.

By the way, I also told people that if you want to call home to report that you are safe, go to the market opposite and just ask someone.

After explaining, he went to visit several fermentation rooms. After three or four months of development, now they are full both inside and outside the house, and the number is particularly impressive.

If this piece of land hadn't been big enough, he would have been unable to let it go.

The more he thinks about it now, the more he realizes that what he did was too right. Without such a large area of ​​land, his fish sauce workshop could not be so big.

A large batch fermented at home a few years ago is now being filtered and filled. For the batch the overseas Chinese want, he plans to personally deliver it in a few days to see if he can earn some foreign exchange.

After a cart of dried fish was finished unloading, he also picked up a bucket of squid and untied the rope.

When loading the truck, they were worried that the ice on top would make the dried fish damp, so they specially covered it with a small piece of nylon bag and tied it tightly with a rope to prevent it from leaking out.

Ye Yaodong grabbed a few and kept them for lunch, and poured out half of the rest. Before it was time to eat, he prepared to send them to his father-in-law, who would distribute them among himself.

After lunch, he rushed straight to Director Chen's house with half a bucket of squid and a jar of squid eggs.

It was just after dinner time and it was not yet time to go to work. The couple were still resting at home. They were all happy when they saw Ye Yaodong coming to the door again carrying something.

Jin Yuzhi smiled and said: "Why did you bring something here again? I told you not to bring anything when you come here in the future. I shared a little of the sack of kelp last time from house to house, and there was still a pile at home.

, it will take a long time to eat, don’t bring everything with you every time, the two of us won’t be able to finish it.”

"It doesn't matter if you can't finish it. It won't go bad if you leave it alone anyway. Eat slowly." Ye Yaodong carried the things in and said as he walked.

"Today's squid has to be eaten fresh, so I don't dare to take more. If you have a refrigerator, you can only store it for a few days. When the squid comes out in the sun in a few days, I will get you dried squid. This

It can last a little longer."

Director Chen also smiled and said: "Don't take it. We couldn't finish what we took last year. During the Chinese New Year, we gave it to a few children to take away and eat."

"That's okay, as long as it's not wasted. This jar is made of pickled squid eggs, which were pickled the night before. They're not edible yet, so they have to be kept for a while. This salty one is very good for rice when steamed in a bowl."

"Don't take it next time. I always take these things every time I come here. I recognized a godson, but the whole family got the benefit of the doubt."
To be continued...