Ye Yaodong had taken off only his shorts and was sitting at the table waiting, pinching his daughter's little face.
"Have you missed me?"
"Ah rake rake~ rake rake~"
"good!"
The old lady patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Is it cold? I'll close the door. Your mother didn't know how to close the door when she went out. The wind blowing at night will still be cold..."
Lin Xiuqing smiled and brought the basin filled with water to him, then went to get him a towel and handed it to him.
"Hurry up and wash yourself. Your body is all wet. Don't catch a cold. I'll go to the house to get you some clothes."
"Um."
Ye Yaodong first twisted out a towel, washed his face, and then began to scrub his body.
There was still life waiting for him, so he made a quick decision and finished washing his upper body with two or three towels.
The lower body was also very fast, rubbing the front, the back, the thighs, putting both feet into the basin to soak, and wiping with a foot cloth to solve the problem.
Lin Xiuqing took out the clothes to wash, and he finished washing them.
"So fast?"
Ye Yaodong glanced at her and said nothing.
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "After washing, let's put on clothes first to avoid catching a cold."
"Um."
Lin Xiuqing virtuously took the foot-washing water to the back door for him to throw away. When she came back, she asked again: "Why did you come back alone before I told you? You are soaked all over."
Ye Yaodong actually smiled now, "I'll tell you when I get back home tonight. I don't have time to go into detail right now. Give me five yuan. I want to go out."
"It's so late, what are you going to buy? It costs five yuan? Do you want to go after dinner? Why are you in such a hurry?"
This man is spending money more and more lavishly now. If he cuts off his money first and then pays it forward, he can't put too much money in his hands.
A pack of cigarettes only costs 20 cents for him now, so why does he suddenly need to pay so much for 5 yuan?
"I don't have time to eat. I'm going to buy two buckets of paint and get down to business. I'm afraid the store will be closed if I'm late. I'll have to wait until tomorrow."
"Tomorrow is tomorrow. Do you want to paint and maintain the boat? No wonder you came back from swimming and asked dad to sell the goods at the dock first, and I will get them for you."
Now Lin Xiuqing simply went into the house and took the money.
Ye Yaodong didn't explain either. He couldn't elaborate now. He could only wait until he lay down at night and slowly tell her on the pillow.
After taking the money, he got on his bicycle and hurried out. Lin Xiuqing kept shouting from behind to let him eat first, but he didn't listen.
The writing on the ship was black, and it was difficult to cover it up with other colors of paint. He thought that it would be better to just buy a bucket of black paint and paint the entire hull with a layer of black.
Then use other colors to mark. He still has red and white paint left at home, which can come in handy.
However, the small shops in the village do not have such a complete range of colors. The most common ones are white, green, red, and blue. These colors cannot cover up the black very well. No matter how many layers of paint are applied, there will be black marks.
He had no choice but to run back to the town temporarily. Anyway, the town was quite lively now, and there were shops open there at night. It was just getting dark, so it was probably not too late for sleep.
The fishing boat ran aground on the beach, and he felt relieved. It was completely dark today and no one would go to the beach.
He pedaled his bicycle quickly. There were no street lights on the road to the town, and it was completely dark. He came out in a hurry and didn't bring a flashlight, so he could only move forward by the moonlight.
However, he has been walking this road for decades and has become very familiar with it. He can walk it with his eyes closed.
The paint shop in the town was closed, but the shop was also his own home, so he knocked on the door and called people.
When he came out, he had two 5kg buckets of paint on hand. He hung the two buckets of paint one on the back seat of the bicycle, which was just right for balance, but they always hit the rear wheel and made a rattling sound.
Ye Yaodong could only slow down his speed back.
It was not easy to bring back a big boat. After a day of exhaustion, he could not even think about eating when he came back. He was still running around outside. He was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back, and his stomach growled countless times.
But these are all small things, and smoothness is the most important thing.
I rode out in the dark all the way, and rode home in the dark again.
There are not many houses in the village with lights on now, and his house is the only one on the beach that is still brightly lit.
Father Ye was sitting at the door of the courtyard holding a hookah. He was not in the mood to smoke at this time, but just holding it could make people feel more at ease.
He muttered, "I haven't come back yet. The tide is about to recede. It's been a long time. Where can I buy it?"
Mother Ye stood behind him, confused, "What are you two talking about, father and son? They act strangely when they come back at night. The one who was wet came back first, and then disappeared again. When we arrived,
I haven’t seen it yet. If I ask you nothing and don’t say anything, what have you done? Is there something shameful that you can’t tell others about? You’re still hiding it..."
The truth is here...
It is true that there are some shameful things that cannot be discussed.
"Shhhh, why do you talk so much? I told you, I will talk to you when I get back in the evening, why are you talking so randomly here?"
Fortunately, at this time, all the neighbors have gone back to their houses to sleep. They are tired from going to sea all day, and the women have also gone to bed early. Now they are equivalent to digging for one day and resting for one day for processing. Otherwise, the labor force would not be able to keep up.
If it is not dealt with in time, it will just remain smelly.
"What riddles are you playing? I don't care about you. If you don't go back, I'll go back first."
"Then you can go back after killing the fish. I will go back later."
Father Ye waved twice like a fly, hoping that she would leave quickly, and kept buzzing around him, which was annoying. He was in a hurry to get things done quickly, so he had no time to listen to her nagging.
Mother Ye ignored him and went back directly.
Just as she left with her front foot, Ye Yaodong came back with her back foot.
Father Ye saw it from a distance and immediately greeted him excitedly, "Why are you back now? Where did you go to buy it? I've already finished eating and sat at the door waiting for a long time, and I'm not in the mood to smoke hookah."
"There was no black paint in the village, so I rode to the town to buy it while it was still early, which took a little more time."
"Why buy the black one?"
He whispered: "Because the mark on it is black and cannot be covered up by other colors."
After thinking about it, Father Ye thought it made sense and nodded, "Just buy it back. The tide just went down. I'll lift it up first. You go to eat first and come back after eating."
"good."
Lin Xiuqing kept his portion of the food warm in the pot, and couldn't help but complain when she saw that he hadn't come back until now.
"Been there for so long? I told you not to go out after dinner, but you didn't listen."
"Yeah, where's the food?"
"Everything must be prepared for you, and the food must be brought to you."
"Okay, okay, you go and do your work, go and spend time with the kids, I'll do it myself."
Ye Yaodong put his arm around her shoulders, pushed her toward the room, and went to the pot to serve the food.
He felt a little headache after listening to her words. He was in a hurry. If he wasn't already hungry, his chest was pressed against his back. He was afraid that he would be busy later, and he didn't know what time it would be. Otherwise, he wouldn't want to eat. It would be a waste of time.
.
Normally she would say whatever she wanted, but at this time he just wanted to eat the food quickly so that he could do things.
Lin Xiuqing did not enter the room, walked to the table and asked curiously: "What are you and dad working on?"
"I'll tell you when I get home tonight." He said vaguely, grabbing the food quickly, wanting to pour it directly into it.
"Eat slowly, I'm really in such a hurry."
"Um."
"Then you get busy and wait until you're done and go back to the house."
"Um."
Seeing that she stopped talking, his ears became clear.
After a few quick bites, he put down the bowl and chopsticks and hurried out.
"If you run away just after eating, you will get a stomachache..."
Ye Yaodong didn't have time to pay attention to what was said behind him and ran quickly towards the beach.
The tide has gone out now, and as you get closer you can see a fishing boat stranded on the beach.
Father Ye was walking around on the boat, touching here and looking there.
"Here you come? I forgot to ask you to bring a hoe and shovel. By the way, I'll shovel all the barnacles and shells under the boat and paint them one by one."
"Ah? I didn't tell you earlier, they all ran out."
"I thought you would know."
"You have forgotten it yourself, how could I have thought of it?"
Both father and son were so excited that their hearts were always on that boat. No one thought about it for a while.
When I came, I remembered when I saw them that they didn’t bring any tools. They either rushed over with paint in hand, or ran away in a hurry with empty hands.
"Then you go back and get it quickly. You can bring a few baskets to put them in. You can just push the cart over here. You can also pull it back."
"Okay."
It's okay for young people to move around.
Ye Yaodong went back again and brought all the usable things and tools over on a cart. He also brought the remaining red and white paint at home.
He had a premonition that he would have to fight all night long!
The father and son, one holding a shovel and the other a hoe, were scraping barnacles and larvae off the hull of the boat while chatting.
"Dongzi, if no one discovered this, we would really make a fortune."
"Luzhou Island is far away from us. It's not easy for people to find out."
There is little information these days, and everything is basically spread by word of mouth. It is not that easy to find out about the missing ship, not to mention that Luzhou Island is notorious, and there are not many people traveling to and from their island.
In fact, this island is not small, and there are many villages on it. Some of the villages are original residents, but they have been affected by the newcomers, and the folk customs will be stronger.
"I hope so."
"Let's clean up the boat and repaint it to make sure that the ancestors won't recognize them when they come. Later, we can also paint the cabin with white paint to make it newer and brighter. Who dares to say that our boat is theirs?
of?"
"Well, after the scraping is clean, apply a layer of paint first to cover up the marks. Then ask a few people to help move it up and stand it up tomorrow morning. Otherwise, we won't be able to paint it when the tide comes in."
"Shovel it first. The bottom of this boat is densely packed. I don't know how long it has been since I cleaned it. It's hard work. Fortunately, I just had dinner..."
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