Return to the small fishing village of 1982

After looking at their abdomens, Ye Yaodong said with a smile: "The two males should weigh more than a pound in total. Today's harvest is good. I just stewed it to supplement the children at home."

He looked around and randomly found a hemp rope washed up by the sea on the rock.

He tied up the two blue crabs tightly and hung them on the basket. He happily continued to open oysters and dig sea melon seeds on the stone wall.

He must complete the tasks assigned by his mother as much as possible, otherwise he will have to listen to her wordiness again. The tide will recede even further tomorrow, so he can go out to catch the sea.

The closer to the rock outside the tide, the bigger the sea melon seeds on it were. Ye Yaodong pried a few, took a look at the position of the tide, and simply pulled his trousers to his thighs, planning to walk a little further, there should be more outside. .

Most of the people who came out to wash the sea today went to search for sand clams, but not many people were looking for them on the stone wall.

The harvest is low, and there are people digging at low tide on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. There is a half-month growth period before and after. There are relatively few grown up, not as many as the sand clams dug.

Ye Yaodong walked along the rocks. He didn't stop until the water filled his knees, and then slowly opened the oysters on the stone wall with rare patience.

The oysters pried open here are a bit bigger, and the spicy snails adsorbed on the rocks and the sea melon seeds growing in groups are also relatively larger.

There were only mussels growing in dense patches, but they were only about the size of a little fingernail, so there was no way to dig them out.

Everyone was working hard, and no one noticed him leaving like this, so he could dig in peace for a while.

As the tide receded little by little, he also moved out little by little. He hadn't been swimming in the sea for decades, and his interest was completely aroused.

This feeling of harvest made him a little obsessed, but the sun was too hot and he forgot to wear a straw hat when he went out.

At this time, because he had no work, no exposure to wind and sun, his face still looked very fair, not as dark as the people at the seaside.

But being exposed to the sun for a long time also made his face turn red and he was sweating profusely. Only when his lower body was soaked in the sea water did he feel cooler.

After the tide completely receded at 10:30, it began to rise slowly again. He could clearly feel the water rising from his knees little by little as the waves rolled up.

When it reached the top of his thigh, he slowly moved forward and took a look at the water ladle. It was 1/3 full, which was not bad. It was enough to fry two bowls of oysters. There was also half a basket of spicy snails and sea melon seeds.

Lin Xiuqing felt a little tired after squatting for a long time. Seeing that her face was half full, she stood up, pinched her waist, tapped her back, and glanced at her second son.

The little boy was sitting and playing with the sand by himself. He was very excited, his head and face were covered with sand, and his chest was drooling all over. He was also grabbing handfuls of sand to play with.

They are very well-behaved, and some of them don’t cry or make trouble or look for their mother while playing.

She looked around again, but didn't see her man. She frowned. Sure enough, she couldn't have high expectations for this man!

Seeing her standing up, Ye's mother also felt a little tired. She also stood up and planned to take a rest. However, when she looked over the rock, she didn't see Ye Yaodong. She was annoyed and said, "Where did he die again? Tell me well." I dug oysters for him, and in a blink of an eye there was no one left."

"Mom, how can you believe what Yaodong says? After so many years, how often have you seen him work seriously? When has he not stolen a girl and fucked her smoothly? He did it twice to make a fake move, fooled her and ran away." Ye Ersao was stunned. He said disdainfully.

Mother Ye hated the fact that iron cannot become steel, "Go back and ask his father to break his legs. He has been so out of tune all day long!"

"Grandma is here, don't think about it."

Mother Ye was exhausted. Such a good son actually developed such a lazy and lazy character. In the future, when they are gone, he will really starve to death.

Sister-in-law Ye also said: "Mom, we really can't let Yaodong stay idle like this. Who can support him for the rest of his life? Xiuqing? He is a big man with hands and feet. He does nothing but relies on his wife. He also Don’t be ashamed to panic,”

Second Sister-in-law Ye continued: "Yes, how difficult it is for Xiuqing to support a family as a woman! Only Xiuqing can tolerate her temper. What other woman can tolerate the man in the family like this?"

Some women digging clams around also agreed, "Dongzi is really shameful. He has been married for so many years and he is no longer a child..."

"It's time to talk about it properly, we can't let him stay like this..."

Ye Yaodong returned with a full load. As soon as he followed the tide back to the beach, he heard a group of women gossiping about him, and his face turned black with anger!

These three aunts and six wives are the only ones with a lot of things to do!

His wife hasn’t said anything yet, they are the only ones who talk a lot!

"What are you talking about? Where have I gone? I haven't always been here!"

Everyone turned to look at him in surprise, thinking that he ran away after not staying for a while, but they didn't expect that he was still there. Those who were gossiping suddenly became a little embarrassed.

Unexpectedly, I was caught talking ill of someone behind their back!

But some people felt that what they said was not wrong, and instead said confidently: "Dongzi, we said these things for your own good. Men should support their families. You have been doing nothing like this, how can you still expect your parents to support your wife and children?" For life?"

Ye Yaodong looked at the speaker coldly, "Aunt Zhu Hua, are you worrying too much? Which eye did you use to see me idle, wasn't I working? Are you talking with your eyes closed? No wonder your family Poor! I've already treated your eyes!"

Anyway, he's used to being a bastard, so he can just fight back!

"What nonsense are you talking about? You have something wrong with your eyes and your family is poor. Your family can't even build a house or separate families. You are a poor man, but you still have the nerve to say that my family is poor..." Aunt Zhu Hua quit and stood up. body, one hand on the hip, and the other hand holding a spatula pointing at him and yelling.

Now it was Ye's mother's turn to be angry, "What are you pointing at? Does it deserve your turn to scold my son? Why is my family so poor? Does my family need to eat your rice? Your family is not poor, so what are you doing here?"

"Does this sea belong to your family? Don't let others plunder it."

"It's not from my family, but it's from our village. You're from the next village, so you have the nerve to say that! My son is working diligently in the sea, and it's your turn to make irresponsible remarks..."

Ye Yaodong just said something and then stopped talking. He just stood and watched. It would be more appropriate to leave the curse to his mother. It would be inappropriate for him, a grown man, to scold a woman.

After all, half the village is full of relatives, and his mother has never lost her ability to curse.

There were many people around, and they had just argued for a few words before the peacemaker came forward and asked each of them to say one less word. It was not a big deal in the first place, just a few gossips.

Someone was trying to smooth things over, and the two of them glared at each other and stopped.

Aunt Zhu Hua felt that there was no point in staying any longer. The tide was coming up anyway, so she just took her bucket and went home.

The atmosphere also softened.