The two brothers dawdled about, and the cold wind blew their noses and cheeks red, but they still stretched their necks to watch and listened with their ears pricked up while standing on the boat.

It’s just that the sound of the drums is getting farther and farther, and all I can hear is the sound of wind.

"Hurry back to the cabin and stay there. It's very cold outside." Lin Xiuqing urged them, but they were reluctant to leave.

"You can still hear the sound..."

Ye Yaodong said: "If you catch a cold and can't go to school tomorrow, you can't tell your classmates. You came to town today to watch the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival."

"We'll go back to the cabin right now."

Lin Xiuqing glanced at him with a smile, "You have taken their lifeline."

"Two little guys, do I still know what they are thinking? I'm going to sail the boat."

It was already past 9 o'clock when they boarded the boat. By the time they got home, it was almost 10 o'clock, and everything was pitch black.

The two brothers were originally excited to share the excitement they saw at night with other friends, but everything turned dark, and their hearts felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on them, and their fiery hearts went cold.

"Why are you all asleep..."

"I don't even care what time it is. I asked you to come back but you still don't want to come back. Walk faster and go home as soon as possible."

"What time is it, Dad..."

"It's almost 10 o'clock. Go home and go to bed quickly. I won't be able to get up tomorrow..."

Lin Xiuqing interrupted him, "I'm sure I can get up. I didn't share it with anyone else at night, so I probably won't be able to sleep well. I'll definitely get up early tomorrow to talk to the big guys."

Ye Yaodong smiled and nodded at her a few times, "You have mastered the essence."

Lin Xiuqing smiled.

The two brothers laughed out loud at what their mother said and were no longer depressed. They took the lead and trotted home.

"Slow down, you don't have a flashlight and you dare to run. It's pitch dark, don't fall into the ditch..."

"There is moonlight..."

The dogs at home also discovered that they were back, barking and running towards them, and then followed the two brothers to clear the way ahead.

When they got home, they found that there was really no movement around them and everyone was asleep. The two brothers gave up.

The courtyard door was locked, so they sat on the threshold, each holding a dog, waiting for their parents and chatting by the way.

The dogs also licked their faces.

Not all of the dogs at home are kept in the yard, there are also a few living in the workshop, and there are dog kennels inside and outside. Who makes his family have too many dogs...

However, before the two of them waited for their parents, the courtyard door opened from the inside. The old lady was wearing a cotton-padded jacket and smiling amiably.

"I'm back. I came back so late. Do the lanterns look good?"

"It's beautiful, it's so beautiful, it's so lively, Tai, you don't know how many people there are, they are all people, the streets are full of..."

Finally there was someone who could listen to him show off. Ye Chenghu happily pulled the old lady and kept talking.

Ye Chengyang also stood aside, and the two of them supported the old lady on one side and chattered to share with the old lady what they had seen and heard at night.

"Auntai, let dad take you to see it next year. It's really beautiful. You'll know it when you see it."

The old lady had a smile on her face and listened patiently to the two brothers, "I'm not going. I'm an old man and can't walk. Why are you going? If you squeeze me even more, I'll have to go see the Buddha. You guys

Just have fun."

"No need to walk, we watched it upstairs, that hotel is so beautiful..."

"Yes, yes, you must have never seen such a lively Lantern Festival..."

"We haven't seen it either. It's more lively than going to the market at night. It's so beautiful... You must go see it..."

"I told dad that I will take you there next year. It will be more lively and beautiful than singing and opera..."

Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing also closed the courtyard door and came in.

Hearing this, Ye Yaodong smiled and said: "Okay, we can go see the excitement together next year. You must have never seen it after living to this age. Anyway, it won't be bumpy by boat, and you don't have to walk.

"

Lin Xiuqing also said: "It's okay if you don't have to squeeze in with others upstairs. If you go there earlier, it won't be crowded on the road."

"Hey, at my age, I still join in the fun with you young people. If something happens, I will drag you down. If you don't go, I will stay at home and look after the house."

"Then let's talk next year."

It's useless to talk too much now, it's too early.

"Are you hungry? I'll boil some hot spring eggs for you. I won't be back until this time. You should be starving."

"Okay, okay..."

"What to eat? My mouth hasn't stopped all the way. How can I be hungry? There are many things that are not enough for them. Is there anything that they don't eat?"

Ye Yaodong patted his head, and the two of them quickly went upstairs to sleep.

The old lady laughed and said, "Then they are not hungry. You must be hungry. I will cook some for you."

"OK."

Ye Yaodong responded smoothly.

Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but laugh, "It turns out I want to eat alone."

"I was worried that they would be too full to sleep at night. Eating eggs late at night would easily lead to food accumulation. I didn't eat much that night. I was really hungry just watching them eat."

She stopped teasing him and asked the old lady, "Where is Xiaojiu?"

"I was taken to my hometown to sleep. I had a great time playing with Xiaoyu at night, and both of them went to my hometown to sleep with your mother."

"They're quite well-behaved. They're both willing to do it, and they won't look for a mother."

"One of them has company, and the other is used to sleeping here and there, even if he doesn't have to sleep with his own mother."

Ye Yaodong said: "Huimei doesn't care about her. It's just for my mother to take care of her. She is idle anyway."

"He is a good boy and is willing to be with anyone."

They chatted and laughed, and after the old lady cooked the eggs and finished eating, the couple went back to the house to sleep.

Early the next morning, it was time for school to start. Early in the morning, just after dawn, there were chattering sounds at the door of the house.

Lin Xiuqing also got up early in the morning and packed the new clothes for the two children for the New Year, as well as new schoolbags and stationery for them.

You cannot give some things to them before school starts, because if you give them to them, they will take them out and come back dirty.

However, today the two of them didn't pay that much attention to their new schoolbags and stationery. After taking one look at them, they immediately ran out to talk to others.

They had been holding it in all night, and their desire to share was too strong.

Even when I asked them to have breakfast, they had to carry their rice bowls out to eat.

Fortunately, Lin Xiuqing saw it and forbade them to eat or not.

"Dad carries his rice bowl and eats at the door every day..."

"My father is also..."

"They are them, and you are you. Who is such a shameless kid, holding a rice bowl and eating at the door?"

Ye Chenghu muttered, "Adults can do it, but children can't...you adults are not decent either..."

"Do you want to be whipped on the first day of school?"

"They will threaten me..."

When Ye Chenghu caught his mother's eyes, he immediately fell silent, shrank his neck, and ate honestly, not daring to talk back anymore.

After they finished eating quickly, they picked up their schoolbags and ran outside immediately. Eating was like fighting.

There are already a bunch of children waiting outside who want to hear their stories. In this village, each of them already has a fixed group of fans.

Ye Yaodong slept until he woke up naturally. He had decided to go to sea on the 17th day of the lunar calendar, which would be early tomorrow morning. Today he had to prepare everything for going to sea.

Their house is fully equipped with everything, including food and drink. All they have to do is pack it up. It has been roughly packed a few days ago, and now all they have to do is prepare food.

If you go this time and come back early at the end of the month or the beginning of next month, you don’t have to prepare too much.

He started to work as soon as he finished his breakfast. He piled all the things in the yard first, and planned to take a pile of stuff from the Dongsheng and a pile from the Ocean One.

As for the fresh goods ship, you don’t need to prepare much. This ship takes the goods back and forth on the same day. You can’t miss other things, but you don’t need to prepare a lot of food and drinks.

He had already decided that this trip would be for his father to open a fresh-carrying ship and transport the goods back and forth for Ah Cai to collect. Ah Cai had already gone to the city in advance to prepare for work.

As for the Ocean One, he only took a few old boatmen with him, and it wouldn't last long anyway.

Father Ye now listens to his arrangements for everything.

He arranged everything in the morning, and in the afternoon he drove a boat with his father and Chen Laoqi to refuel and add ice. When he came back, he asked the workers to help carry several boats of supplies onto the boat.

Not only them, the workers on other ships also started to move today.

The originally peaceful and leisurely village suddenly became busy.

There are young and middle-aged people coming and going in the village making preparations, and carts are coming one after another. Commonly used tools and fishing nets all have to be transported to the boat.
To be continued...