"Definitely. I wonder how many pounds of fish Dad will bring back today?"
At that moment, he could not help feeling it was a shame. If only his family had two boats like A-Guang's, he could earn even more!
No, if he still could not buy a boat, he would have to order one after the New Year. He could not just sit around waiting. Some families needed money to celebrate the New Year; if he could not buy a boat before then, there would be no point waiting afterward.
Lin Xiuqing had no idea what he was thinking. She merely said, "It shouldn't be too little, right? Mrs. Zhou next door said yesterday that the trawlers have been bringing in more these past couple of days."
"We'll see this afternoon. I'm going out for a bit to tell those families to keep as much of today's catch as they can."
"All right, go ahead. I'll put the rice on. I didn't know you'd be back early, so I didn't start cooking sooner. I was planning to just make some noodles."
"Whatever you think. Anything will do."
Ye Yaodong headed outside as he spoke. He first settled things with the neighboring households, then walked into the village.
Among his neighbors, the Zhou family and the Lan brothers' households also had two boats.
Unexpectedly, in the short time he was out, his father-in-law arrived, pushing a handcart of leftover tangerines and a whole burlap sack of pomelos.
Lin Xiuqing looked at him happily. "Weren't you saying earlier that you wanted to send Group Leader Zhao some local specialties? These tangerines and pomelos Dad brought would be perfect. There aren't that many tangerines, but Dad said he'd bring another hundred pounds tomorrow."
Ye Yaodong also looked toward the corner, where there was