Back to the small fishing village in 1982Y

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

After listening to each of them, I learned 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, and they will count everything for him, clearly."

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

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 a 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, 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 deliberately 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 dinner, Ye father, Ye mother, Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua, the two couples came back late.

As soon as Mother Ye 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."

Holding the poker in his hand, Ye Yaodong asked curiously, "Why did you come back only now?"

"Your father and the others watch the fun, but I work there, so I'm so busy. The villagers are too enthusiastic, and they want to donate money on the spot. There is no charter for the impromptu rush, and it is a mess."

"What should I do?"

"I had a discussion with the old people in the village before, and said that I would go to the entrance of the Mazu Temple to build a sunshade in the afternoon, and the registration of donations will start there tomorrow. It happens that the Mazu Temple is not far from the pier, so I set up a shed there, and 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 money, they can see that it was indeed initiated with 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 was better to build a shed at the gate of Mazu Temple to donate than to 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 praised, "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 advice, "Mom, curly hair is very popular nowadays, you can go to the town to curl it, and you will be sure to compare with all the women in the village."

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

"I'm already at this age, 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 word."

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

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

Mother Ye smiled and went back into the house to get busy.

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 to keep it safe."

Ye Yaodong rubbed his chin, "If it's more than 50 yuan, then I'm a little 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?Merit List No.1?
"If you donate 200 yuan to buy a small statue of Mazu, but I only donate 50 yuan, and then a series of one or two hundred, it feels a bit ugly!"

"Seems to be."

"Then you'll have a look when the time comes. If the difference is not too much, just make up the difference. It's probably not too much difference, and you shouldn't be short of that amount. If it's too much difference, forget it, anyway, everyone knows your contribution."

"Yes, the villagers all know that the completion of the Mazu Temple is due to your credit. 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 me money, give me money~[-]K!"

"My last three cards are also [-]K, 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, 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 just a happy chat? Forgot, give me the money quickly."

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

Ah Guang smiled and Mimi 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 as if no one has a wife." Ah Zheng went out to count the money cursingly, "It's a good name for losing money, what's the name... I'm so pissed..."

"Hum~"

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

"Shunzi!"

"Crush to death!"

"Shunzi!"

"Crush to death!"

"Get out, I'm sorry for the three of you, and you are crushing to death, crushing 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 stood up, one of them threw a piece of clothes on his shoulders and left.

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

Seeing that the waves weren't that big at night, they went out to sea as usual, and the weather was well arranged by God. Just as the matter was settled, they were let out to sea immediately.

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

Several cadres from the village committee were sitting there, as were some leaders from those counties.

There are enamel cups in front of each of them, and they take a couple of sips of tea from time to time. They look very leisurely, the sun is out of reach, 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 whom had just come back from the sea and came to have a look out of curiosity.

"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 came over with a cart after they sold out, "Rang Rang, show us..."

"Secretary Chen, how much does it cost 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 if 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, everyone can donate more if they want. The more donations, the more merit."

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 people calling it 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. One effort, one point of merit."

"Oh."

Secretary Chen looked at the others, "It's not time to get off work yet. Those of you who should donate should go back and get the money to donate. 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 along.

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 to calculate it early in the morning, and went to the county to publish the newspaper after the date was calculated. 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 6th 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? 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, "Many people from the neighboring village came to watch after hearing about it today. Everyone has to set an example for our village."

"The building of the Mazu Temple was originally requested by the villagers of our village. It doesn't matter if you donate early or late. The villagers are more enthusiastic. If you do more, you will get more merit."

"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 in the family come to donate tomorrow..."