After Ye Yaodong settled all the matters and accounts in the city, he immediately drove the tractor back without stopping.

I spent the whole day running around on the road, and it was completely dark when I got home.

It started to get a little cooler in the evening, and there were far fewer people sitting at the door to enjoy the coolness in the village. There were only some children running and jumping on the road. There was a big temperature difference between morning and evening, and some of them had already put on long sleeves and long trousers.

The younger ones in their family also wore long sleeves and long trousers, but only the older children wore short sleeves and were sweating profusely as they ran outside the door.

He carried a small half box of lighters to the door of his house, and everyone with sharp eyes gathered around him.

"Third uncle..."

"Dad...what are you moving..."

"Uncle Third, let's help you move..."

A large number of people surrounded him, and more than a dozen hands were stretched out, and he was carried away by them before he could say a word.

He had no choice but to follow behind, "You guys go ahead and have fun. I don't see you guys being so active at work."

The old lady followed happily, "I haven't been at home for a while. I just came back. Everyone is very close to me."

Ah Qing also said: "When you come back so late, there is old duck soup stewed in the pot. Let's eat it quickly. What is in this box? Why did you come back with something to buy?"

"Third Uncle, what are all these things in here?"

"lighter."

"Wow, lighter? I have one at home. My third aunt gave one to my dad last night..."

Ye Yaodong asked them to put down their things and sent them out. Each one of them reluctantly turned around every step of the way.

"Didn't you just bring lighters to the city? Why did you come back with another box?"

He handed the cloth bag containing money to Lin Xiuqing, "I'm afraid there won't be enough money to sell. I give it away here and there. I feel like I don't have enough left."

"Oh, it's indeed gone too."

"Sold out?"

"It's sold out and the gifts are almost the same. In the evening, A Guang and Xiao A Zheng also came to look for you, but you didn't come back, so I took one for each of them."

"That's just in time. I brought back half a box of goods."

"Let's eat first, let's talk while eating." The old lady had already filled a large bowl of duck soup for him, and the rice was also put on the table.

"I'm going to wash my face and hands first."

"It's become a lot darker. I was still fair and fair before..."

Ye Yaodong stretched out his hand and looked at it. Compared with his face, his hand was a bit darker, but compared with most people in the village, it was normal.

Not to mention the men in the village, most women have darker skin, which is the result of years of hard work.

Ah Qing's skin under the clothes is a little whiter, and now her hands are almost the same color as him.

"Why do I, a grown man, want to be so white? It doesn't matter, as long as it's not as black as the bark of an old tree."

Lin Xiuqing opened the cloth bag he handed over and looked at the pile of big and small coins inside. "There's a lot of money. Dad said that last month, he just paid a salary to the workers who tidied up the vacant land. From the turnover of the city's stores,

Distribute it."

"The salary is not that much, only a few hundred yuan. You count it and keep track of it."

Ye Yaodong silently calculated. Adding the money he brought back, the dividends from the fishing boats last month, and the city's turnover, their family should be able to have 240,000 to 50,000 yuan now.

"By the way, it's mid-to-late October now. Have the kelp seedlings started blooming in the village?"

"I haven't heard of it. I don't know. You can go to the village committee tomorrow and ask."

"Then I'll ask again tomorrow."

He estimated that given the current weather, he would have to wait until November.

After a simple meal, he went to take a shower.

In the room, Lin Xiuqing was calculating accounts silently. He was also thinking about going to the village committee first instead of going to the city tomorrow.

In addition to chatting about the kelp cultivation situation, he also had to call Ye Yaohai first to ask about the filling machine. It would be best to decide on the filling machine through a phone call. Then he could go directly to try it out and pay for it to be transported back, which would also save money.

He ran time and time again.

By the way, he also asked about the ancestor worship matter that his father has always been concerned about. It was a little over two months ago. At the time, I said it was about two months, so I guess it was about the same.

From this point of view, things are almost happening one after another, and then he has to be busy in circles.

Ye Yaodong waited until Ah Qing finished counting the money and folded the money one by one and put it away, then he asked her how much money she had at home.

"It's almost more than 250,000. I don't have time to count the coins of one or two cents in change, but several buckets are almost full."

"Accumulate it, and when we have a few free days during the New Year, we will move to the post and telecommunications office to exchange the change for new banknotes."

"Then this must be quite a number."

"Just give those people with eyes on the top of their heads a little work to do, so they don't look down on people. A few pennies can give them a headache and take them a whole day."

"I really have to exchange it this year. I've said it several times, but I haven't exchanged it yet. I can't even fit it in the closet."

"Um."

Ye Yaodong couldn't remember which year the hundred-dollar bills were issued. Anyway, his memory should be around the late 1980s. When he had a lot of cash, it would be better to exchange for hundred-dollar bills to save space.

Money is so spent these days, you can buy things with just a few cents, your purchasing power is too strong, and your liquidity is extremely large.

If it weren't for the wholesale sales in his store, I might have received more change.

"Are you still going out tomorrow?"

"Don't go out tomorrow, let's make a phone call first, what's wrong?"

"No, I would like to ask who you want to rent the newly acquired boat No. 003 to. It has just been back for two or three days. If you rent it out, we can also earn more income from another boat."

"Oh, let's take a look tomorrow. Let's go out casually. There are many people wanting to rent."

"It doesn't depend on what you want. You are the head of the family and everyone is back. Of course I will listen to you. It depends on who you want to rent to."

Ye Yaodong chuckled and leaned over, hugged her and raised and lowered his hands, "Do you listen to me?"

Lin Xiuqing slapped his hands off and said angrily: "You say what I say, whatever is on your mind."

"I've been out for more than a month, and if I don't think about these two things on your chest, you should be suspicious."

"Then why did you go to bed early last night?"

"Damn... I knew you were always thinking about it. Fortunately, I grabbed it and didn't let go." He said and used two more points of strength.

Lin Xiuqing smiled and glared at him, "I am thinking about your safe return."

"I know, I understand. I couldn't sleep well on the boat yesterday. I almost didn't sleep all night, so I was too tired when I came back. I went to bed early. I won't go to bed that early tonight."

"You've been running back and forth today too."

"That's okay. Everyone is back. I have to satisfy you first. I'll be a little bit tired when I'm tired, so as not to fall asleep when I lie down later."

"You get the advantage but still behave..."

"Raise your hands and cooperate..."

The couple took off and kissed each other step by step, moving towards the bed little by little.

But as soon as the two of them lay down, A Guang's voice sounded outside.

Ye Yaodong originally wanted to pretend that he hadn't heard, but Ye Xiaoxi had already opened the door with a bang and came in, and was still chattering.

"Sister, it's on the bed. I'll get it for you... give you one..."

"Dad? Are you going to bed? Mom is going to bed too?"

Ye Yaodong was hurriedly covering Ah Qing with a quilt, glared at her angrily, and whispered something about debt collection.

She almost died of fright when her pants were taken off.

I had just finished taking a shower and when I went in to change into shorts, I forgot to lock the door.

He shouted to Ah Guang who was outside, "Wait for me. I just came back and took a shower. I'm going to get some clothes to put on."

Ye Xiaoxi didn't know anything, so she climbed onto the bed on her hands and knees, looking for some small dolls and some small toys that Ye Yaodong brought back to her yesterday.

Pei Yu stood beside the bed and watched curiously.

Lin Xiuqing was extremely embarrassed, her cheeks were red, and she was clutching the quilt tightly. However, Ye Xiaoxi was still talking about her doll, and even pulled the quilt, trying to find her doll.

She could only pull the quilt and press it under her body to prevent it from being opened, and the child would have to yell away because she was ignorant.

"Let's play with the ones in the corner of the bed. If you can't find them, we'll look for them tomorrow. Mom has a cold and has a headache and needs to sleep. Don't make trouble."

"Mom is sick?"

Ye Xiaoxi stopped looking for toys and quickly crawled over, lying on her body, and stretched out his little hand to touch her forehead and face.

"Are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you need to take medicine or get an injection?"

After Ye Yaodong found his clothes, he quickly returned to the bed and took down Ye Xiaoxi who was lying on her body.

"Just don't bother your mother, she will be fine tomorrow."
To be continued...