Back To the Small Fishing Village In 1982

  Lin Xiuqing looked at the things piled up at the door, and asked his friends.

  After listening to each of them, I realized what happened at the gate of the village committee just now. Because she had to take care of the children and prepare meals and tea for the workers, she couldn't leave, so she didn't go there.

   "Those leaders really know how to count, everything will be counted for him, clearly."

   "Isn't it? Otherwise, how could he be the leader and we are the mud legs of the country."

  The old lady smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay, money can be earned slowly, and merit is important. Mazu is watching, and she will definitely bless our Dongzi to have smooth sailing and make a lot of money in peace."

  Lin Xiuqing also smiled, "What Grandma said is that these things can also be comforting. When the time comes, we will also invite a small statue of Mazu to be put on the boat."

   "Yes, yes, yes, this is definitely necessary. It is an honor to take this flag in and hang it first."

  With Ye Chengyang's assist episode, Ye Yaodong's remaining punishment was also fooled by him.

   A group of people sat at the door playing cards to pass the time, and the old lady also sat aside and listened to the radio.

  She also specially took a stool and placed it in the corner facing the workers, and played it loudly so that everyone could listen while working.

  The workers were also very happy, and they could listen to the radio while working. There was nothing better than this. Everyone praised Ye Yaodong for his filial piety and said all kinds of good things, which made the old lady feel extremely comfortable.

   When it was time for fast food, Ye father, mother, Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua came back late.

  As soon as Ye Mu came over, she walked directly to the bucket of tea at the door, picked up the plastic water cup, and poured a large cup of tea before she breathed a sigh of relief.

   "It's so hot, it's noon."

  Ye Yaodong held the poker in his hand, and asked curiously: "Why did you come back until now?"

   "Your father and the others watched the fun, but I worked there, so I was so busy. The folks were too enthusiastic, and they wanted to donate money on the spot. There was no charter for the rush, and it was a mess."

   "Then what to do?"

"I had a discussion with the old people in the village before. They said that they would build a sunshade at the entrance of the Mazu Temple in the afternoon, and the registration of donations would start there tomorrow. It happened that the Mazu Temple was not far from the pier, and they set up a shed there. Those leaders did not go to sea. Yes, you can sit there and rest your feet, and you can also see the movement outside the pier."

   "Also, if people from other villages come to donate, they can also see that it was indeed initiated by the support of the county leaders, which can motivate everyone and prevent them from thinking that we are cheating money."

  Ye Yaodong nodded and thought it made sense. It is better to build a shed at the gate of Mazu Temple to donate than to donate at the village committee.

   "Mom, I didn't expect to see you for a few days. I feel that you are different. You are full of energy and vitality. You look younger and your speech is different."

  Xiao Xiao also echoed, "That's right, I haven't seen my aunt for a while, it's completely different from a while ago."

   Ah Zheng also smiled and boasted, "It looks fashionable."

   "You've only discovered it now, and I've discovered it a long time ago. Since my mother-in-law entered the Women's Federation, she has been full of energy and her temperament has improved."

   After finishing speaking, Ah Guang smiled and gave her an idea, "Mother, curly hair is very popular nowadays, you can go to the town to get a curl, and you are guaranteed to compare with all the women in the village."

  Mother Ye was still talking to them seriously, but she couldn't close her mouth with laughter when she heard their boast, and even stroked her hair.

   "I'm so old, why do I still have curly hair? I didn't make fun of me as an old monster."

   "Who dares? You are the secretary of the Women's Federation now, but you can decide life and death with one sentence."

   "That can't be done, you can't say that, they all belong to the folks in the village." Ye Mu hurriedly told them to stop.

   "Has your wife cooked yet? I'll help."

  Mother Ye went back into the house with a smile and went to work.

  Ye Yaodong asked the three of them curiously again, "How much are you going to donate?"

   Ah Guang thought for a while, "Look, let's see how much it will cost to put a small statue of Mazu on the boat? How much will be donated then."

  The other two also echoed, "Well, we are the same, please put the statue of Mazu on the boat for safety."

  Ye Yaodong rubbed his chin, "If it's more than 50 yuan, then I'm a bit unworthy of being the number one on the list."

"what does it mean?"

  The three of them are a little confused, what is the big brother? First place on the merit list?

   "If you donate one or two hundred yuan to buy a small statue of Mazu, but I only donate 50 yuan, and then a series of one or two hundred below, it feels a bit ugly!"

"Seems to be."

   "Then you will see when the time comes, and if the difference is not too much, you will make up the price difference. It is estimated that the difference is not too much, and you should not be short of that amount of money. If the difference is too much, forget it, anyway, everyone knows your contribution."

   "Yes, the villagers know that the Mazu Temple was built thanks to you. I heard from my mother-in-law that you were the one who asked the county leaders to publish the donation in the newspaper."

  The three of them finished speaking one sentence at a time. After hearing what Ah Guang said, Xiao Xiao and Ah Zheng were surprised again.

   "Really, when did Dongzi's brain work so well?"

   "My brain has always been better than yours."

   "cut ~"

   "Give money, give money ~ 50K!"

   "My last three cards are also 50K, yay~give me the money!" After speaking, Ye Yaodong gave Ah Guang a high five.

  The fifty K they played was the right match.

   "Sai Linmu, you two are shameless, and don't count the remaining three cards!" Ah Zheng's eyes widened, and he threw the cards on the table to accuse Ye Yaodong and Ah Guang.

   "Isn't this a happy chat? I forgot, give me the money quickly."

   "Just deliberately changed the subject to deceive our attention."

   Ah Guang smiled and patted the table twice, urging: "I would like to accept the bet, pay the money quickly, I have to rush home to eat, without me, my wife will not eat well."

   "Go to hell, it's like no one has a wife", Ah Zheng cursed and counted the money outside, "It's a good name, what's the name... I'm so angry..."

   "Humph~"

   Ah Guang raised his chin and snorted, only to hear them making fun of him.

   "Shunzi!"

   "Crush!"

   "Shunzi!"

   "Crush!"

   "Get out, you will be sorry for the three, and you will be crushed to death, crush you, go home for dinner."

  The three of them thought it was too hot when they were playing cards, so they took off their clothes and played shirtless. Now they got up and left with a piece of clothing thrown over their shoulders.

  Ye Yaodong put away the poker, rolled it up with a rubber band, and kept it for next time.

   Seeing that the waves were not so big at night, they went out to sea as usual. God also arranged the weather properly. Just as the matter was settled, they were let out to sea immediately.

  When they came back the next evening, they saw a shed set up in front of the Mazu Temple, and several tables were placed in front of it, which looked decent.

  Several cadres from the village committee sat there, and some leaders from those counties also sat there.

   There are enamel cups in front of each of them, and they take a sip of tea from time to time. They look very leisurely, the sun is out of the sun, and the sea breeze is blowing, which is much more comfortable than sitting in the village committee.

   There were also a few villagers around the table, all of them had just returned from the sea, and they were curious to come and have a look.

   "Show me, who has donated money?"

   "I don't know many big characters, can you understand?"

   "I can't read people's names, but I can look at the numbers and see how much money everyone has donated."

   "After donating the money, can I come to donate again?"

  Secretary Chen nodded: "Of course it is possible. It is impossible to refund it to you. If you want to donate more, it will definitely be possible."

  Ye Yaodong and the others pushed the cart over after they sold out, "Rang Rang, show us..."

   "Secretary Chen, how much do you need to donate to buy a small statue of Mazu?" Xiao Xiao asked curiously.

"We discussed it and decided to allow everyone to buy a small statue of Mazu when the donation reaches 100 yuan. The main reason is to ensure that everyone goes to sea safely. 100 yuan is equivalent to two months' wages for ordinary workers, and the villagers can afford it. "

   "Of course, in order to accumulate more merit, if you want to donate more, you can donate a little more. The more you donate, the more merit you will have."

  The fishermen who came back from running boats murmured a few times, nodded, and felt that 100 yuan was not a lot.

  Although fishermen are high-risk occupations, their income is much higher than that of ordinary workers, mainly because they can go to sea a few more times when the weather is good.

  If there is no good weather to go to sea, they are useless, it all depends on luck.

But Ye Yaodong just looked at the merit book, no one has donated 100 yuan on it, only he wrote 50 yuan in the first name, and there are only a few yuan in the list behind, the largest amount is only ten yuan, only a few .

  He also saw familiar names, and the name of the old lady was also on it. She was one of the limited donations of ten yuan.

  He pointed to the merit book, "Are these donations from the elderly in the village?"

  The name seems to be a bit familiar, and I have heard it called in the village occasionally.

"Yes, you all go to sea when you are young and strong, or go to work early in the morning. Today, some old people in the village took the lead in donating money. Although they are old and don't go to sea anymore, they have worshiped Mazu all their lives and tried their best. A little effort, a little merit."

"oh."

  Secretary Chen looked at the others, "It's not time to get off work, you should donate, go back and get the money to donate, and you won't be able to catch up with going to sea at night."

   "People in our village should be more active and donate more. The amount listed on the form should be more. People from other villages come to see the donation book. It looks good."

  Everyone nodded.

  Ye Yaodong asked again: "Did you go to the newspaper in the county? Also, did you go to the date when the construction started?"

   "Yes, yes, I went early in the morning to calculate the date, and went to the county to publish the newspaper. Some leaders came forward and said that they could jump in line to typesetting the latest issue, the most eye-catching position."

Other village cadres added: "The start of construction will be half a month later, on the ninth day of June and July 18th in the Gregorian calendar. There is exactly half a month to raise money. At that time, a corresponding design can be made based on the funds raised. If you plan to start construction, you can also raise money while starting construction, and if there is any leftover, you can also use it for later maintenance.”

   "That's pretty good."

   "So, folks, donate everything that should be donated in the past two days, right? Make the merit book look better, and when people from the surrounding villages come to donate, they can also see how active our village is."

  The village officer next to him also echoed, "Today, many people from the next village came to watch after hearing about it. Everyone has to set an example for our village."

   "The construction of the Matsu Temple was originally the request of the villagers in our village. It is the same to donate early and late. The villagers are more enthusiastic, and more efforts will be more meritorious."

   "Good good good."

  These people all nodded after returning from the sea.

   "Let's go back and discuss how much to donate..."

   "If it's too late, let the woman at home come and donate tomorrow..."