Chapter 212 Departure

Chapter 212 Departure

Chapter 212 Departure
The two brothers put on their clothes and pants, packed up the conches and fish and walked up the mountain. When they arrived in front of the cave, the four of them looked back and still did not see any trace of the group of people.

After entering the cave, Brother Li asked with a smile, "When did you come out?"

Chen Yongwei rushed to say: "My second brother and I have been waiting inside for a long time but you didn't come in. He was worried and asked me to go out and take a look.

As a result, we saw your and Alege's clothes and pants in the cave, and thought we missed each other on the way. When we returned to the cave, we didn't see you either, which scared us out of our wits."

Brother Li gave Li Changle a glare and said, "It's all his fault!"

Seeing the complaining looks of the three people, Li Changle explained with a wry smile, "I just wanted to see which direction they were going, but I didn't expect them to go so far."

Brother Li rolled his eyes at him, worried that he was still thinking about running away with the goods. "The Maritime Administration is checking so strictly now. If you don't believe me, just wait and see. These people won't be able to enjoy their glory for many days."

Brother Li also stopped and looked at him, saying earnestly: "A Le, our current income is not bad. We should earn money with a down-to-earth attitude and use it with peace of mind. Don't think about making quick money."

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid. I won't do anything illegal." Li Changle thought about it and said, "I heard from Lao Zhang that the prizes given to us by the Maritime Safety Administration were seized from those who smuggled the goods."

Brother Li smiled and said, "It's nothing strange. Two years ago, a fishing boat caught a package floating on the sea after a cargo ship sank. I heard that it contained clothes, electrical appliances, watches, cigarettes and everything else."

"My father and I rushed over when we heard the news, but we arrived too late and didn't catch anything."

Brother Li said enviously, "I heard that the Zhou brothers got a few large bags of goods and sold them for a lot of money. Since then, their family has become rich."

Li Changle looked at them with a smile, "We have always had good luck, who knows, we might encounter one someday."

"You're just daydreaming!" Brother Li rolled his eyes at him. "That kid Ayang drank some old wine again today, right?"

"Did you see that?"

"Naughty kid, you always drink secretly and think I don't know." Brother Li felt that he spoiled the child too much, "A Le, don't always use your money to buy snacks for them. Eating those things won't make you grow taller, it's just a waste of money."

Brother Li said with a smile: "The little brats are very smart. They know how to get money from Ah Le to buy snacks, and they always ask him for it."

Li Changle thought about it and it was true. He was also thinking that the snacks for the children were only twenty cents each and they could afford it, so why let them watch others eat.

"Brother, I'm taking some kids to the island tomorrow. We'll leave later and go out to sea at 6:30. When we get there, we'll collect the traps and pots and put the longlines down. It will be almost low tide."

"also!"

Li Changle patted Chen Yongwei and said, "Why don't you bring your Jinchan along as well?"

Chen Yongwei said embarrassedly: "I asked her, she said it was too sunny and she would go later."

"Young girls are always like this before they get engaged." Brother Li said with a smile, "Your second sister-in-law used to be like this too. She stopped going fishing six months before her engagement."

Chen Yongwei looked at Li Changle and said, "Brother Ale is still the best. He can never get tanned no matter how much he gets in the sun."

Second brother Li also looked at him and said, "Yes, we are from the same mother. My eldest brother and I are almost tanned into coal balls, but he is still like that."

Li Changle looked very proud, "It's natural. I can't do anything about it."

It was already three o'clock when the four of them got home. As soon as they took out the key and opened the door, the lights in the room came on.

Li Changle felt warm in his heart, and hurried in to Zhou Ruonan who was getting out of bed and putting on her shoes, and said, "You go to sleep, don't worry about me, I'll be right back after I take a shower."

Zhou Ruonan nodded, "Don't wash your hair. If you sleep with wet hair, you will have a headache in the future."

"Yes, sir!" Li Changle stripped himself down to his underwear, picked up the bucket and went out, and saw Big Brother Li and Second Brother Li also taking a shower by the well.

"Are you there too?"

"It's still more comfortable to take a shower with well water in the summer."

Li Changle smiled and picked up the water that Li Erge had fetched, and poured it over his shoulders and feet, "Great!"

"Lazy dog!" Brother Li rolled his eyes at him, picked up the bucket and continued to fetch water.

The three brothers took a quick bath, each with a bucket of water, and then ran home in slippers, carrying buckets of water.

Li Changle entered the room and saw that Zhou Ruonan had gotten up. Seeing him coming in, she quickly took a dry towel and gave it to him.
"I have to go out to sea tomorrow morning, and you didn't even mention coming back early. It's not good for your health if you don't sleep at night for a long time."

"It's okay. You can sleep for a while when you get on the boat tomorrow." Li Changle took the towel, dried himself quickly, and went into the house to see his two sons sleeping like two little piglets with their bulging bellies.

Seeing his son gain weight, he felt much better. He opened the mosquito net and got into bed. Zhou Ruonan quickly tucked in the mosquito net.

In this weather, if a mosquito flies into the mosquito net, you won’t be able to sleep peacefully all night unless you find it and kill it.

"I have wiped the mat. It's not hot at all now."

Li Changle nodded, "You should go to bed quickly too, you have to get up early to cook tomorrow."

"I soaked some glutinous rice and will bring it with me tomorrow morning. My mother also asked me to bring a small iron pot to cook seafood and fry duck eggs."

"Camping is not bad either." Li Changle yawned, reached out to turn off the light, put his head on the pillow, and fell asleep soon.

……

The next morning, Chen Yongwei arrived. The two of them moved the conches onto the tricycle. Li Changle thought of A-Kun's sparse hair and loaded two or three pounds of springtail. This fish is not big and its shape is a bit similar to that of whitefish. In some places, it is called capelin or smelt. Because the female fish has a lot of fish eggs in its belly, it is named "spring".

The meat of capelin is tender and smooth. It is said that eating more of it can beautify your skin and improve hair quality.

When they arrived at the restaurant, A Kun had already gone to buy fresh produce. A Sheng weighed them and found that 130 kilograms of conchs were sold for 390 yuan.

Li Changle gave the capelin that he brought for A Kun to A Sheng and asked him to pass it on. The two hurried home and just as they arrived at the alley, they saw several pairs of excited eyes.

"Dad (Uncle San) and Uncle Awei are back, let's go." Several children cheered and ran into the yard.

Li Xiaohai waited for them to arrive and said excitedly, "Dad, we got up and had dinner and have been waiting for you for a long time. What took you so long?"

"We are carrying more than 100 kilograms, and it takes this long to go back and forth." Li Changle looked at Xiang Xiaoyu, "Did you bring your brother with you?"

"I have it."

When the tricycle arrived at the yard, Brother Li (Eldest Brother) and Brother Li (Second Brother) had already moved the bamboo baskets, rubber buckets, fishing gear and bait onto the cart.

Mr. and Mrs. Li wanted to keep Li Xiaomei and Li Xiaozhou at home, but the two children held on to their mother and refused to let go. Seeing this, the two elders had no choice but to let them go.

Before leaving, he worriedly reminded his daughters-in-law, "Watch the children. There are many snakes and insects on the island. Don't let them go to the big puddles..."

"I know. Remember, we will keep an eye on them." Zhou Ruonan's sisters-in-law responded in succession.

Li Changle put the money away, and several adults and a group of children went out and walked towards the pier.

Along the way, the kids proudly showed off to their friends they met, saying that their father was going to take them to the island to fish for seafood, and their mother had also prepared a small pot and some delicious food for a picnic on the island, which earned them a lot of envious looks.

When they arrived at the dock, their boat was the only one that had not left the port. Several people moved their belongings onto the boat, left the cart at Chen's, and bought a box of ice to take on board.

With their children and wives, they planned to take only one boat to the island today. Big Brother Li and Second Brother Li packed up the fresh water and food on the boat, while Chen Yongwei carried the oil barrel to refuel.

Li Changle took the little son from Zhou Ruonan's arms and sat down, looking at the chattering children, "Everyone sit down, be careful not to fall into the water!"

"oh oh!"

Zhou Ruonan hurriedly pulled Li Xiaohai and Xiang Xiaoxing to sit next to her, and asked Xiaoqing and Xiaohui to sit next to her.

Mrs. Li handed her little daughter to Mr. Li, and pulled over Li Xiaobo, who was clamoring to go to the driving seat to watch Chen Yongwei drive the boat, and hit him on the butt.

"Hurry up and sit down. There are three-foot-high waves on the sea even when there is no wind. If a wave hits you, you won't even be able to stand steadily."

"Look at Xiaoyu, Xiaoxing and your sister, why aren't they as naughty as you?" Mrs. Li also patted Li Xiaotao, thinking that the girls were the best, so they sat obediently on the boat.

When the others saw that two of them had already been slapped, they all sat down obediently and did not move.

Chen Yongwei picked up the crank and started the diesel engine. With a rumbling sound, the fishing boat slowly left the dock and headed towards Chuiyuan Island.

Li Xiaoyang pulled Li Changle and said, "Uncle San, we want to see how Uncle Awei drives the boat."

Brother Li glared at him and said, "Don't go. We'll be leaving the port soon. The wind and waves will get stronger once we leave."

"Oh!" Li Xiaoyang had no choice but to sit back.

Li Xiaoqing held Li Xiaohui's hand, and the two sisters looked at the fishing boat sailing through the waves. "Wow, the motorboat is so fast!"

Li Xiaoyang took it and said, "This one only has a dozen horsepower. The big boat ordered by Uncle San has more than a hundred horsepower and it goes faster."

Brother Li rolled his eyes at him and said, "You know everything about fishing boats, but why haven't you studied so hard?"

"Not interested!" Li Xiaoyang muttered softly, looking at Chen Yongwei in the driver's seat with envy, and pulled Xiang Xiaoyu to talk in private.

As the boat left the dock, the wind and waves gradually grew stronger. Li Changle was worried that the two little ones would get seasick, but the two little ones were fine. Li Xiaoqing and Li Xiaohui's faces gradually became worse.

"Mom, my stomach feels uncomfortable and I want to vomit." The two sisters looked at Mrs. Li Da and Mrs. Li Er dejectedly.

Li Xiaotao and Li Xiaobo looked at the two of them smugly, "Sister, look, we are all fine!"

"You disgusting little brats!" Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li glared at the two and pulled the two sisters over. "Close your eyes and lean on mother. If you can't help it, just lie on the deck."

"Yes, if anyone feels unwell, go lie down on the deck. The wind and waves will be stronger the further out you go." Li Changle said to the children.

"Uncle San, we want to lie down!"

"Uncle will take you there."

Li Changle just wanted to sleep, so she hugged her younger son and pulled her older son to lie down.

Li Xiaotao and Li Xiaobo also followed and lay down. The boys thought it was fun and went to lie on the deck.

I lay on the deck with a straw hat covering my face, feeling the sea breeze, and soon fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)