The two boats slowly walked back one after the other, continuing to operate as they opened. They are not in a hurry to rush back, the first thing is to fill the fish warehouse first, dock to sell goods, and by the way, get things done.

The crews on both sides also have orderly shifts, from day to night, and from night to day, the boring and fulfilling life of the fishing boat, all for the sake of livelihood.

However, knowing that they would be able to go home soon, everyone was full of anticipation, and they all had smiles on their faces when they spoke, second only to the joy of the harvest.

They all calculated the time of fishing, and when the time came for the wholesale market to open at night, they went ashore, but they only brought to the market what could be sold for money, and kept the pennies.

Ye Yaodong wants to stay back to dry, including the goods on the harvest number, they must also be taken away and left home to dry, this is the last wave in the near future, and the next time to dry fish will probably have to wait for October and autumn.

Summer is really not suitable for drying, so there is less drying in these two months, and it is all supported by the goods dried at the end of last year and the beginning of the year.

It also happened to take advantage of the time to dry the goods in large quantities in the second half of the year, and clear last year's goods. When moving the goods, Ye Yaodong was thinking, it was only more than 6 months, but why did he always feel that it was the end of the year again?

The plans are all for the second half of the year, and it seems that this year is about to end again, and it is only May in the lunar calendar.

They saved up for two days, and the quantity was quite large, and both of them sold it until dawn. Because they wanted to go to the shipyard to book a ship and drive a new ship home by the way, the two of them simply went directly to the shipyard first, and then drove the ship from the shipyard to the dock to meet.

The two of them didn't stay in the store for long, Ah Guang went to care about Huimei, and Ye Yaodong also took the turnover of the store in recent days with him by the way, and he had to pay a deposit when he booked the boat later, which could come in handy.

When they went to sea, their pockets were empty, the oil was refueled in advance before they set off, and the goods sold in the last few days had to be used to replenish and refuel, and the total amount left in their hands was less than 2,000 yuan, and a small half of them were sold this morning.

The harvest will be a little more, after all, he returned to the city halfway, and he was delayed for most of the day without harvesting. Together, they are only more than 4,000 yuan, and the income in the store is only 6,000, after all, when he sent his mother over, he just took the money in the store home, and it was only about a week, and the sales volume was limited.

There are also some differences from the original imagination of taking 10,000 yuan as a deposit, who made them just want to go to the province at first to ask first, and then go home and then go to the staff and then plan to plan, so they didn't bring money to them.

Who knew that now they went back to the city to book, and now it's 6,000 yuan, and the city only accepts an order for one boat, so they will place an order for a boat first, and then come to the next order when they go to sea in two days.

Just go back and discuss it with Xiao Xiao Azheng again. But if it's a good discussion, it would be better to drive a tractor and let them all come and have a look at it at once, at least let them all see the money spent.

By the time the two of them got on Ah Guang's new boat, it was already 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and they came out of the market at seven or eight o'clock in the morning, and after a delay of five or six hours, they were both a little anxious, and they were also worried that the other two boats were waiting at the dock.

The first thing to do on the ship was to go to the dock to meet first, there were no fishing nets or tools on the new boat, but when he came, Pei's father had prepared in advance, and those things were now on the Harvest Ship.

After the confluence, they can test the water on the surface of the sea and try it out, and then return by the way. It doesn't matter if you don't have a good day today, go back and watch a good day, and then set off firecrackers.

It's not the first boat, but they don't pay so much attention to it, not to mention that for them this boat is a small boat now, and the sense of ritual doesn't need to be so heavy, you can be casual.

Father Ye originally knew that they had to go to the shipyard by the way after selling the goods, not only to order a ship but also to drive a new ship back, so when he saw a new ship coming over, he also guessed that they should have returned.

When they got closer, they saw the two of them standing on the deck, and their hearts that had been hanging all day were put back.

"Finally came back, I went out at night and didn't come back until now, the whole day has passed, and I can't get in touch, so I'm still worried about it for a long time, I can't eat well, I can't sleep well."

"You didn't sleep?"

"Sleep, isn't this waking up and seeing that you haven't come back yet? The ship has sailed back, so there is another ship to be booked, have you booked it? ”

"It's set, it's the same specification as my Dongsheng, and the same configuration is one, and it costs 10,006. Ah Guang's money for selling goods is only enough for him to make up the balance of the fishing boat, but fortunately there is still turnover in the store, so I made up 4,000 yuan, first book a boat, as a deposit, and wait a few days to come and set the second one, but also to make up for the lack of deposit. Father Ye frowned when he heard the price,

"It's expensive."

"It's not expensive, the county is almost at this price, this time the price in the city is quite cost-effective, it is said that it can be paid at the end of next year, and if it is set again, it can also be ranked at the end of next year at the same time, there will be a succession, a difference of ten days and half a month, but the gap will not be too big."

"Okay, a few of your friends have already made up their minds, so let's go back quickly, and if you rush back now, you can probably get home before dark." Ah Guang nodded,

"Okay, then don't test the water first, just drive the boat back first, go home and watch a day and then test the water, and then set off firecrackers, anyway, it's not the first article, everything bigger than this has already been opened."

"Then you don't have to come over, you can drive a new boat over there alone, and my father and I will drive a boat alone, and you will follow behind."

"Okay." Two big and one small, the three boats set sail again, and this time when he went back, in addition to the full ship of groceries, Ye Yaodong only had a few dozen yuan on him.

After arriving home, the person who handed over to Ah Qing also took out all the change in his pocket, and took out the cloth bag and shook it open, and there were a few cents of change inside, which were scattered all over the table.

Lin Xiuqing's original smile froze instantly,

"Is that all?"

"That's all, it's all here." He was a little deliberate, and didn't immediately say that the money was used to book a fishing boat, just to see how she reacted.

"Is it bad to receive goods at sea these days? That's not just this little change, there are not even a few big pieces of one or two dollars, and the big unity that sells the goods is given to reason, or do you take the money to pay Ah Guang in advance for those fish that have just passed the scale? ”

"How much are those fish and groceries worth?"

"So what the hell is going on? What's going on? Was it that you were robbed on the way to the dock after selling your goods? It doesn't look like it, there is no blue nose and swollen face? Lin Xiuqing curiously took his hand to look before and after, and then lifted the clothes on his body, but he didn't see any injuries.

"Is it hidden? What about deliberately teasing me? She laughed and pulled his clothes and his pants, pulled his pants open, and looked down inside.

Ye Yaodong took the opportunity to press her head and almost stuffed it in the crotch of her pants, but fortunately she reacted quickly and slapped him a few times and pushed him away.

"What are you doing, rascal!"

"The wicked sue first, obviously you play hooligan first, take off my pants and pull my pants in the daytime, you want to see my baby."

"Look at your ......"

"Don't you want to see my little head......

"Phew, shameless stinky rascal, I'm here to see if you have any private money in your crotch."

"Come on, come on, go to the room, I'll check it for you, let you look at it carefully from the inside out." As he spoke, Ye Yaodong hooked her neck and was about to take her to the house.

"I don't want ......"

"Don't go into the house? , you still want to be in the hall! I like to play so exciting, but fortunately, the old lady just stayed in the workshop with the two children to watch the excitement, and there was no ......"

"Nonsense, shut up, be quiet......"

"Afraid of what? There was no one next door, so they all ran to the workshop to see the excitement and help. ”

"Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law went over there to help, but the eldest brother and second brother must be at home......" Lin Xiuqing pushed him away, and he blushed and blushed when he made such a fuss, but he also reacted, it must be nothing, otherwise, he would not still be in the mood to play around with her like this.

She looked him up and down suspiciously,

"Did you use the money to buy something again?"

"In the crotch, you dig it."

"Liar."

"If I don't lie to you, I'll hide in my crotch." Ye Yaodong took off the clothes on his body as he spoke, shirtless, took off his trousers again, and stood in front of her with only boxers.

"Look, it's hidden in the crotch of the pants, but it's not in the pants." Lin Xiuqing looked at his crotch with a suspicious look today, and he was loose and saggy, and he couldn't see that he had hidden a lot of money.

"You flattened, not drummed at all, how can you hide a lot of money?"

"Riding a horse, did you do it on purpose?" Ye Yaodong felt humiliated and depressed, and grabbed her hand into his pants after speaking.

"Don't you drum? Drums or not? Drums or not? Drums or not? Lin Xiuqing was so happy by his excited and depressed appearance that she smiled happily and pinched him.

"Hiss......" Ye Yaodong gasped and immediately hugged her, and the couple laughed.

"Shameless, don't be in broad daylight...... Hey, there's really something!! She pinched it twice, causing him to gasp twice before pulling out a piece of paper from the secret compartment she had sewn.

"What is this?" Worried that there was still something to take out, she pinched it twice through her pants, and pulled open his crotch again before she could touch it.

"Gone?" Ye Yaodong covered his crotch and smiled angrily,

"You did it on purpose, didn't you? What do you mean it's gone? I haven't seen such a big one, and it's not there yet? Lin Xiu glanced at him innocently,

"Be serious, get down to business, don't be so hippie and smiling."

"I'm very serious, who was not serious just now? Are you embarrassed to say me? The most shameless thing is you. ”

"What kind of list is this?"

"See for yourself." He rubbed the weakness that had just been pinched and hurt a little, and then took the basin to fetch water and bathe, leaving her alone to study there, and then punish her when he was recuperated.

Lin Xiuqing spread out the list and knew at a glance that this was the order contract for the fishing boat, and she immediately followed him to the front door.

The back door is now either chicken poop, duck poop or goose poop and sheep, Ye Yaodong doesn't like to go to the back door to wash when he takes a bath, he always washes it in the front yard with a basin.

"The fishing boat you negotiated with your friend has been decided? The money earned from this trip was used to book a boat? I didn't say it earlier, but I only ordered one here, didn't you say you wanted to order two? ”

"The money is not enough, I didn't bring any money with me on this trip, so I added a little money from our father in the city to sell the goods, and I barely set a one. Wait for the next trip to the sea, go to the city first to make up the deposit, and then order one. ”

"Oh, I'll just say, how can you just have that little money for no reason, and you are not serious......"

"Why am I not serious? I'm serious, it's obvious that you're not serious, I haven't treated you well, you treat me like and that. ”

"Shhh......h Outside, at the door, shut up. ”

"You know shyness too? Just daring...... ...... hiss" Lin Xiuqing pinched his bare arm again, and then turned around and went back to the house, not talking to him.

Staying with him again and not knowing what words to say, she has to go into the house to put away the contract first, and then the pile of change on the table must be swept to the side first, give him some food first, Father Ye is estimated to come over to eat soon.

When they got home, it was almost dark, the meal had already passed, and there was no food left, and in the summer, all the leftovers were thrown away.

Ye Yaodong shouted at her from behind,

"Don't put away the list yet, wait until I'm done...... Forget it, it's quite tiring, I'll talk about it tomorrow, it's dark now, you put it away first. He originally thought that he would wait for a while to take a shower and eat and talk to Ah Zheng to talk to Xiaoxiao, but thinking that he had stayed up all night and a day without closing his eyes, he would better sleep first and wake up tomorrow.

If they go to sea tomorrow, it will be too late to talk about it tomorrow night. His family's workshop was rarely lively again tonight, and he heard a commotion from there while he was standing at the door taking a shower.

The surrounding neighbors also all ran over there to see the excitement, and some people guarded the gate to prevent them from coming in, and it did not affect everyone standing outside the gate to watch the lively chat.

So much so that the surroundings of their house looked deserted, and there was no sound of talking, and even the children were all playing around the workshop, and they were no longer playing at their door.

After chatting casually with his father and Ah Qing during the meal, he was so tired that his eyelids were fighting, so he lay down in bed early after the meal, and fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.

Ah Qing didn't have time to care about him, the fishing boat had just come back, and a bunch of fish were still being weighed and slaughtered there one after another, with Pei's father and a few younger brothers there, she could get out and give them two men dinner.

This night, Ye Yaodong slept extremely deeply, and he didn't even feel it when Ah Qing took the two small ones back to the house to sleep, and he slept until noon the next day before waking up.

A long sleep did not refresh him, but he was a little tired, had a headache, and felt a backache.

There was also the occasional sound of a spatula colliding with an iron pot in the hall outside, just in time for him to catch up with lunch.

Lin Xiuqing was there alone to fix lunch, and saw him get up,

"Woke up? I'll be able to eat in a while, and I'm too tired to see you sleeping so soundly, so I didn't wake you up this morning and let you sleep casually. You're also amazing, you can sleep this point. ”

"Tired, when I came back, I hadn't closed my eyes for a day and a night, you know?"

"So tired, I couldn't see it when I came back yesterday. Let's go wash up first. ”

"Has Ah Guang been here?"

"No, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, it means that he is not much better than me, and he probably hasn't gotten up yet, so he may still be sleeping at this time." Lin Xiuqing glanced at him angrily, this is also to be compared?

After lunch, he felt better, and his head didn't hurt anymore, in fact, the most important thing was a headache, back pain or something.

Ah Guang also came over after lunch, so he sat down, played with the child for a while, and then went to the workshop for a walk and took his daughter back.

The main thing is to come to take his daughter back, he was too tired when he came back yesterday, and he didn't have the energy to deal with the child, so he went home to sleep first, and only came to pick up people today.

On the way back, he also went to Xiaoxiao's house to pass a word to Ah Zheng's house, and when they came back in the evening, they went to his house to chat, and now that people have not arrived, it is not suitable to talk about the ship, anyway, they should talk, they have talked about it in the shipyard on the ship before.

The whole family is busy, and he is the most idle, and he originally wanted to go to the workshop to see the excitement, but thinking that the old lady also loves to be lively, he went to let her see the excitement in the workshop and listen to the gossip, so he stayed to watch the house.

Lying on the chair at the door to enjoy the shade, by the way, you can squint for a nap, which is also very comfortable. When night fell in the evening, Ah Guang came over with Ah Zheng and Xiaoxiao.

And he also asked Ah Qing to take out the order that he put away yesterday and show it to them.

"Look at ......" Ah Zheng is smiling,

"Aren't you embarrassed for me? How many words do you know, how many words do I know? ”

"It's not promising, so I told you to go to a literacy class."

"It's not like I'm thinking that there's no place to use words, wouldn't it be nice to be able to write my own name, my father and mother can't even write their own name, won't they still live to be old?"

"Look at your appearance, can his generation be the same as ours? They can't eat enough and don't have enough clothes, they just have to stutter, and they can still read or write? You don't lack food, you have a lot of clothes, and you have money in your hands, which boss doesn't know how to read? My name is still written crookedly, will it give people a joke when I say it? Ah Zheng touched his chin,

"It makes sense, I'm also a 10,000 yuan household, how can I be a little famous in the village, I don't know a few words, and I really can't do it."

"Yes, and you will get richer and richer in the future, you don't know how to read, what if someone fools you, just takes a random list for you to sign, and cheats you out of all your money?"

"That's true, I'm definitely going to get richer and richer." Ye Yaodong was speechless, this person only listened to what he wanted to hear, and didn't listen to other words.

Xiao Xiao smiled and directly pulled the list in his hand,

"You fool, dream your dreams well, I'll look at the list, I know more words than you, and I can even understand those who guess."

"You two should find a chance to go to a literacy class and know a few more words, it won't hurt, at least you can read the newspaper and pretend to be forced." Ah Zheng slapped the table,

"That's true! Passing by the town, I saw some people sitting at the door with a newspaper in their hands and glasses, pretending to be exactly like what you said, and quite capable of pretending to be intellectuals. ”

"Maybe people are intellectuals."

"When I'm free for a while, I'll go to a literacy class, order a few newspapers, and sit at the door reading the newspaper in the winter, how can I bluff people......"

"Hahaha...... "Everyone was happy with him."

"Don't talk nonsense, it's important to get down to business. Because when I went, I still wanted to go to the province to see, but I didn't expect to find a place for a long time, and the local fishermen couldn't speak Mandarin, so they spoke a bunch of them in the local dialect, and they couldn't understand it. ”

"I asked the others, and I couldn't tell them very clearly, and I asked them to go to the boat to show the way, but they were not happy, and it was getting dark again, so we had to come back. Thinking about it, I don't have to look for it anymore, waste time, just book it directly in the city, it's close and convenient, and I don't have to worry about the whip. ”

"So I didn't bring enough money, I originally wanted to order two, but the money we sold on this trip was only enough to barely use it as a deposit for a boat, and I would have to bring a little more when I went to order Article 2."

"The fishing boat ordered is the same as the Dongsheng, but the price has increased, you look at the amount on the contract, it is all well written, and we will talk after reading it." Ye Yaodong probably explained the situation to them.

Ah Zheng sat at the table with his feet crossed, without even looking at the contract.

"It's good for you to take the idea, we don't know as much as you, anyway, everyone has a share in this matter, and you can't pit yourself if you pit anyone."

"Then you still have to take a look at what you should see, I don't know a few words, so I might as well look at the numbers."

"Are you sure you want to book two boats?" Xiao Xiao was a little hesitant.

"The ship will be delivered at the end of next year, and don't pay immediately, won't you all earn it again next year? If you settle it early, you may see the price increase again in the next year. Ah Guang also persuaded: "You think, we won't have to pay back in a year for one boat, and if we book two boats, it's not too much for the four of us to divide up." I still think that the harvest account for less shares, and I have made more money less, and half of it has been divided. Xiaoxiao and Ah looked at each other, thinking that what they said also made sense.

They also know how much money they can make on their two boats, and they know more than outsiders have heard of it. Ah Zheng was the first to come down,

"Okay, then I don't have an opinion, anyway, just pay a deposit first, and we can afford it. The deposit for this boat is 4,000 yuan, so is the deposit for the second boat 6,000 yuan? Just make up 10,000? ”

"Almost, when you left, you told us that if you come over and set the second one, you have to make up the deposit a little more, and pay 10,000 yuan for the two boats."

"Then 4 of us, split evenly? One boat, half of one person? Seeing that Ah Zheng had already made a decision, he didn't hesitate, anyway, he couldn't lose, he really couldn't come up with the money, and it would be good to transfer the shares to them a little bit when the time came, or give a little more to his brothers at home.

Ye Yaodong shook his head,

"No, for the share of 3322, you two each have three shares, and Ah Guang and I have two shares. At that time, if the two boats are handed over, they can also be separated, two people can share a boat, 64 points, or a total of 3322, but you two have to take the lion, and then the boat will be handed over to you two to drive. ”

"That's right, Ah Dong and I both have a lot of boats in our hands, and both of us are a little lacking in skills, and if we are asked to drive another boat, we will not have this leisure. It is more appropriate for you to rent your family's trawler to a brother or relative, and you are driving a big boat with your father or another brother. The two of them were silent again, either looking up at the ceiling or at the wall and thinking about it.

Ye Yaodong said again: "If I didn't want you to control the fishing boat, I would also think about fifty-fifty shares, and if you have a little more shares, you can also share a little more money." Ah Guang also said: "Although there is a little more cost, but it will always return to the cost, fifty-five and sixty-four, you only need to pay a thousand more yuan, and as long as you pay at the end of next year." If you really feel pressured and can't give it out, then we will divide it into fifty or five at that time, and now we will temporarily 3322? Xiao Xiao nodded,

"That's okay, then let's talk about 3322 now, and when the time comes, we still want to divide it equally or change it to 64 for a single ship, then we'll discuss it when the ship is delivered."

"Then you have no opinion, and I have no opinion."

"Okay, that's fine, let's see if you're free tomorrow? If you have time, drive the tractor directly to the shipyard, and everyone will settle down together, and you have to give you a little sense of participation, otherwise how can you just let you pay? Ye Yaodong joked with a smile.

"Haha, that's okay, booking a boat is also a big deal, just a day off, I'll go back in the evening to talk to my father, I haven't told him that I want to book a big ship." Ah Guang looked at Ah Zheng strangely,

"Holy shit, you're doing that? This is all cut first? ”

"Ah, my father is just one of my sons, then of course I have the final say, go back at night and talk to him, discuss it, he will definitely think that I am out of breath, and I have to wake up laughing when I dream happily." Ye Yaodong silently lit him a wax in his heart, and patted him on the shoulder,

"I think well, I hope so, I hope that when I leave tomorrow, I can see you completely."

"Nonsense, he's just one of my sons, and he has to wait for me to retire and die, how can he kill me? What's more, I'm still so promising, I can book a ship like the Dongsheng, how glorious my ancestors are? My mother estimated that she would have to light incense for her ancestors in the middle of the night and talk to them. Everyone laughed to death.

Lin Xiuqing was speechless when he sat in front of the stove, a nest of snakes and rats, if Adong hadn't been telling them to do this and that, just like him, he could still light incense for his ancestors in the middle of the night?

Xiaoxiao also gave him a thumbs up,

"Or you're braver, I don't dare, since I was a child, my dad didn't know how many sticks he had broken. I only told him to book one boat that day, and now I book two boats, and I will have to talk to him when I go back in the evening, but I have already said hello before, and there should be no problem, and he will probably be pleased. ”

"My dad must be the same, and he will definitely think I'm getting old." Ye Yaodong felt that his father thought it was one thing for him to be promising, but he cut it first and then played it......... He has experience with this...... A scolding for a trivial matter, if this kind of big thing is tens of thousands of yuan, it is considered light to break two sticks.

It's true that you will be relieved to be so good, but if you say it when you come to it, and you want your father to help, you will probably be half angry.

"Then it's decided, tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock, let's drive the tractor directly to the shipyard and set the ship, so that you don't have to worry about this all the time, and you can rest assured."

"No problem."

"How do we divide the deposit now?" Everyone looked at Ye Yaodong, after all, he paid out today's money.

"10,000 yuan, 2,500 yuan for one person, the average score is first, anyway, no one is worse than the 500 yuan, it doesn't matter if there is more or less."

"Yes, then we will bring the money tomorrow, and then we will return to you what you paid today."

"Okay, this one is fine. It's rare that such a big event has been decided, do you want to drink a few glasses of wine? Ah Zheng shook his head rarely.

"Forget it, I'm half tired from going out at night until I just came back, and I have to get up early tomorrow, and I have to explain to my father when I go back, I don't have time to drink."

"Also, the last sentence is the point, you better go back and be beaten first."

"Nonsense, how can I be beaten." How is it possible for a joke not to be beaten? The thought crossed the minds of all three.