They kept drinking and chatting, discussing their plans with each other. It wasn't until after three drinks, it was almost nine o'clock, that Aguang got up still unsatisfied. He had to make an appointment with Uncle Zhou to go to the city tomorrow.

Ye Yaodong also cleared away the mess of cups and plates on the table, put the dishes and chopsticks on the stove for Ah to clean tomorrow, and locked the courtyard door.

The surrounding area was quiet, except for his house, there was no light at all. The residents nearby went to bed early to rest.

He checked the doors and windows of his home and locked them before turning off the lights and returning to the house.

Ye Xiaoxi curled up in the corner with the quilt, a small ball. When he climbed onto the bed, she moved a little, twisted and turned over, then got up again and lay on the pillow, sleeping with her butt sticking out.

Ye Yaodong patted her butt twice, "If you sleep on your stomach with your butt stuck out, are you a frog or a toad?"

"She is sleeping well, you don't care how she sleeps, don't touch her, just sleep with you."

"You're not asleep, are you waiting for me?"

"Waiting for your head, you woke her up. She was nagging her as soon as she lay down. You woke her up and you came to comfort her."

"I'll coax you."

Lin Xiuqing turned her back to him, too lazy to talk to him, and kept chattering late at night.

"Honey, when we were drinking and chatting earlier, Aguang said that among our friends, I am the most promising now..."

"Do you think I'm so awesome..."

"I also think I'm so powerful. It's only been a while since I've been able to do everything without saying a word. Now everyone from all over the country knows that there is a person like me in our village..."

"Oh, I just keep calling me Xianyudong. It's really ugly. It would be better to call me Boss Ye, Boss Dong..."

"If I start selling fish sauce tomorrow, will I have to call it Yuludong again? This sounds ugly..."

"Hey, when we have money, we can buy a few more boats and let them call me Ship Wangdong. This nickname is fine. This nickname is nice and loud..."

Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes in her heart. After drinking too much horse urine, she kept blabbering. She didn't know how much rice wine the two of them drank.

The rice wine I brewed at home tasted sweet and not too strong, and I was very energetic after talking about it. Seeing how chatty he was, he drank a lot, which made me feel very dizzy.

"If you drink too much, just let me sleep. You keep talking non-stop. I have to listen to your bragging late at night."

"Why are you bragging? What I said is true. Now people will praise me."

"You are so proud."

"Proud, of course I have to be proud. I managed to get by on my own merit, so why can't I be proud?"

"Go to sleep, go to sleep, I know you are great." Lin Xiuqing coaxed him like a child and patted him.

Ye Yaodong became more energetic and started to make round balls again.

Early the next morning, dazzling sunlight streamed in through the window, and a thin layer of newspaper was not enough to block the glare. Ye Yaodong turned over and continued to sleep while hugging the quilt.

It was only the constant noise of voices in the yard that drove him away from his sleepiness.

It's like this almost every day. It's not easy to sleep in these days. There are hard-working people everywhere. They get up early in the morning and chat while doing things.

Last year and the beginning of the year, there were fewer people nearby, so it was quite quiet in the morning. A few more households moved in some time ago, but it has never been quieter since then. People in the mountains get up earlier than those at the beach.

He couldn't lie still now. He still had things to do today. When he saw that it was already early seven o'clock, he got up immediately.

After he finished cleaning up and finished eating, he walked around the house and workshop, and there were probably people in the village committee, then he slowly went out.

As a result, I saw that the children who had gone out long ago were still chasing each other back and forth on the road, and they were still getting further and further away from the entrance of the village.

It's strange that these little brats can read.

He sat and waited for a while at the door of the village chief's office inside the village committee. It was not until 8:30 that the village chief and Secretary Chen arrived.

"Are you done? We thought you had forgotten to apply for the land and were not going to get it."

"Good morning, how could I forget this? I've just been busy these past few days, not at home, running around all the time, so I just came here now. It just gives you a few more days to think about it."

The village chief took the key and opened the door of his office before inviting them in.

As soon as he sat down, he searched for a bunch of keys in his hand to open the drawer and said, "I've already prepared it for you. I'm just waiting for you to come over and sign."

Secretary Chen added, "You are also a celebrity in the village now, and the site is granted to you to build a workshop. When the time comes, it will also be an industry in our village, which will also be good for the reputation of the village."

The village chief handed him the written document and said: "You took everyone to Zhejiang Province to fish for jellyfish this year. Everyone came back with a lot of money, and everyone praised you. I don't think so."

Who would have any objections to granting you such a large piece of land?"

"Thank you very much. You have to be accommodating." Ye Yaodong took it happily.

"We calculated the land next to it a few days ago. The land directly surrounding the slope next to Thean Hou Temple is about a little over two acres."

"The dried fish workshop next to it also has an acre and a half. If the land next to it is divided into two, it probably won't be enough for you, so I might as well give it all to you. There's not much point in leaving any left over."

"Yes, yes..." Ye Yaodong nodded in agreement as he watched.

"So we also discussed it. A good person will give it to you in the end. But when we granted the land to you last time, we already charged you less in royalties. We can't charge you less this time."

Ye Yaodong also saw it. The two thousand two hundred yuan written on the list was more than half the price of the dried fish workshop.

But to be able to buy such a large piece of land for 2,200 yuan is already a huge profit.

The law is not perfect these days. If you buy it, it is his, and it will not change.

"Okay, okay, thank you. It's no problem. I don't have any objections at all. I will obey the arrangements of the two leaders. You can draw as much as you want. You can pay as much as you want. We will act according to the regulations."

Both of them were very satisfied with his attitude.

"If your workshop is successful, it can be regarded as a contribution to the village. When the time comes, you will need help from people in the village. If you ask the villagers to work, you can also create income for the villagers."

"Absolutely, I have to ask people from our village first to hire people to do the work. Most of the people in this village are my relatives."

"Well, if there is no problem with the amount, we will go over and measure it again later. If there is no problem, we can sign and pay, and then you can do whatever you want with the land."

"Why don't we take a look together while we're not too busy right now at work and can walk away? Can we implement the matter as soon as possible?"

"Okay, let's go now."

Ye Yaodong happily put the order in his hand and watched as they called three more people, and they all went to the beach together.

The villagers on the road saw a large group of them passing by, and they were all curious and asked what they were going for.

There are so many people from the village committee who don't come together at the same time for no reason.

"Go to the beach and measure the land."

"Who wants to build a house again?"

"Oh, now everyone is crowding towards the beach to build a house there? I used to dislike that place. A large area of ​​land is empty there, and no one wants to build a house there."

"Everyone now thinks that Feng Shui is good there..."

"Whose family is going to build a house again?"

Their passing attracted the attention of some women. The men were all at sea or working, while the women were weaving and mending nets at home, so it was only the women who kept up with the gossip.

Everyone looked at the excitement and took the things in their hands, chatting while walking, and watching the excitement.

Many people hold a handful of wooden shuttles in their hands and hook the fishing net lines onto the shuttle as they walk, gossiping without delaying their work at all.

"A Dong is also walking together. Isn't his house just built? Isn't it the Feng Shui they brought in?"

"I guess it's for his parents to live in, right?"

"Nervous, is it necessary for these two old people to build another building? They can just add a floor to the top and build a building that is enough to live in. It also looks better and sounds better. They have built a building.

"

"The old house looks quite big, and it's quite good..."

"Let's go and have a look together, and ask questions by the way."

What should we do when everyone catches up?

The village committee's reply surprised them.

"A Dong wants to buy land again? Hasn't he already built a workshop? What other workshops are he going to build?"

"If you don't want to build a building, why don't you buy land? Isn't the fish drying workshop big enough?"

"What are you going to do with the new workshop?"

"A Dong is so amazing. He has earned so much money at such a young age, and he still wants to buy land."

"He has made a lot of money, but I haven't seen him do anything recently. When someone else came home a few days ago, everything he needed was filled in, and a TV set was bought. The Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated for them.

It’s the Spring Festival. Some people have started building houses, so it’s normal for them to buy a piece of land.”

"That's true. I haven't heard what they want to build a house for. They have only come to measure the land now, so they can keep their money."

"That's why he has more and more money..."

Ye Yaodong couldn't laugh or cry as he listened to the discussions of the women behind him. He spent his money outside, so it would be strange for them to know.

A large group of them walked together, attracting more and more people behind them. When they reached the open space, all the people nearby ran over to take a look.

It happened to be early in the morning, there wasn't much work, and the sun wasn't very bright. If we were just building a house and surveying the land, there wouldn't be so many people. I could only ask a few questions out of curiosity.

Now we need to measure the land to build a workshop again, or A Dong, who has been the center of the topic these two days, wants to buy it. Everyone is more excited and finally takes action.

Lin Xiuqing also ran over. After seeing Ye Yaodong, she went over and asked, "Has it been approved? The land will be measured soon?"
To be continued...