Chapter 94 Homecoming in a Mess
In addition to the white-haired old man driving the ox cart, there were ten other people. These nine people were the best fishermen selected by Jiang Chaochuan from the fishing teams in each village.
Yu Chaochuan has been the captain of the factory's ocean-going team since the third year after the cannery was founded, and he is required to select people to lead the team out to sea every year.
The ocean-going team only goes out to sea once a year, setting out at the beginning of spring, and the team members will work at sea for three to four months.
"Uncle Chuan, come here." A dark-skinned man handed Yu Chaochuan a cigarette.
The laughter in the car stopped abruptly because of his sudden action.
After a few seconds of silence, everyone took out their newly bought cigarettes from their pockets, hurriedly took out one and handed it to Yu Chaochuan.
The cigarette boxes of the crowd are of various kinds, including Qianjin, Great Wall, Donghai and other commonly seen brands on the counter.
This is a common phenomenon. After the ocean voyage, the team members can get a sum of money and some tickets at the cannery. Almost everyone will go straight to the supply and marketing cooperative after receiving the money and tickets.
"I'm not used to it." Yu Chaochuan tapped the old pipe in his hand.
The old man driving the car joined the cannery in the same year as him. Every year he was responsible for sending the team members from the village back home, and he was used to seeing such scenes.
"I'm used to smoking, just give it to me." The old man turned his head and smiled.
The first man who offered him a cigarette put his cigarette in his hand without hesitation and complimented him, "It's good that you are used to it. Thank you for your trouble."
The others hesitated for a few seconds and gave the cigarette to the old man, but said nothing.
"Don't slack off when you go back. Practice hard and you may be selected next year." Yu Chaochuan took a puff of cigarette and the pipe made a gurgling sound.
The dark-skinned man smiled heartily: "Uncle Chuan, I will definitely not be lazy and will go out to sea with you next year."
"Yes, I will practice hard too."
"I won't be lazy either. I'll work with you again next year."
Others expressed their opinions one after another, and the atmosphere in the car became more serious.
Yu Chaochuan didn't say anything else. He just kept blowing smoke rings and let the smoke completely cover his face.
The old man heard what they said and grinned silently. He saw such scenes every year, but no one was selected the next year.
Thinking of this, he cracked his whip, and the sound made the cow quicken its pace.
At the same time, Old Mrs. Yu put her hands on her hips and banged on the door loudly, shouting with full energy. No one would have thought that she was seriously ill and dying a few days ago.
"Yu Haiguang, come out here. Don't think you can avoid paying me by hiding in the house."
"It was Yu Zhile who originally called for the separation of the family. The note stated that three dollars per month should be given to the old man for living expenses."
"Where's the money? Ten dollars from March to now. Take it out quickly."
As she shouted, she held up the separation agreement, which Yu Haiyao had found at the brigade headquarters.
This time, only Old Lady Yu came to ask for money, but the idea was reached after she and Yu Haiyao discussed it for half the night.
A group of villagers gathered outside the courtyard to watch the fun. Yu Haizong's family arrived late and couldn't even squeeze in.
"Yu Haiguang, I know you are at home. You unfilial son, do you think you won't have any food to eat after your father comes back?" Old Mrs. Yu suddenly turned to face the crowd, wiping her tears and crying, "Everyone, please give me some advice."
In the past few days, villagers have been hanging out at the clinic whenever they want, and they have all listened to Xiao Hu's story about Yu Haiyao and his wife's ingratitude.
Everyone had a bad impression of the old lady, so no one helped her and they all just stood there with their arms folded and watched the show.
Seeing that her plan to act pitiful had failed, Old Lady Yu’s expression froze and she simply gave up acting.
At this moment, she caught a glimpse of Yu Qi, who had squeezed through the gap between people and got to the front. She stepped forward, twisted his ear, and said viciously, "Little bastard, climb up to the top of the wall and see what the people in the house are doing."
"I don't want to help you." Yu Qi struggled to free himself from her hand, and his ears turned red.
An old lady couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to help: "Xiao Qi's ears are about to be twisted off by you, why don't you let go?"
"Get lost, this is my family affair, why are you interfering?" Old Mrs. Yu frowned and raised her hand, "Do you want to be his step-grandmother? His grandfather is not here now, who are you acting for?"
"Nonsense." The old lady was so angry that she could only gasp.
Yu Qi was pulled so hard by her that he stood on tiptoe and shouted, "Let me go, you old witch, you are not my grandmother."
"Let my son go!" Yang Suyun walked through the crowd, her eyebrows raised by the scene before her.
At the same time, Yu Haizong took a big step forward.
Old Mrs. Yu hurriedly tried to avoid him, but she never let go of Yu Qi's ear.
In the chaos, Yu Qi was thrown against the door, and with a loud bang, the door fell down.
Zhou Yuesheng carried Yu Qi into the house, Yang Suyun rushed into the house with red eyes, and Yu Zhile hurriedly applied medicine to him.
"Yu Haiguang, you are finally willing to come out, right? Give me the money, give me the pension for the next few months." Old Mrs. Yu didn't care about Yu Qi's injuries at all, and spread out her palm to ask for money.
Yu Haiguang said nothing and just stared at her.
Old Mrs. Yu felt a chill down her spine from his stare, and she continued to ask him for money with her neck stiff.
Seeing that he didn't move, she immediately started cursing.
Everyone in the Yu family was scolded by her, even Zhang Nianci could not escape her poisonous tongue.
"You, you." Yu Haizong heard his temples throbbing, and was about to rush forward with his fists, but was stopped by Yu Haiguang.
His eyes were full of confusion, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, she scolded our mother."
Old Mrs. Yu knew that she had hit the brothers' soft spot, and she also knew that they would not dare to beat her in public, so she was secretly proud of herself and continued to speak ill of them.
Everyone was so shocked by the vicious words she poured out that their mouths opened slightly, and they only came to their senses after being slapped several times by the people behind them.
A path was made through the crowd, and the old branch secretary walked slowly through it, with Yu Chaochuan, who had a wooden face, beside him.
"This is what you have been thinking all along." Yu Haiguang sneered twice.
Old Mrs. Yu was suddenly stuck and stood there in a daze.
Only then did she realize that the atmosphere was unnaturally quiet and she slowly turned her stiff neck.
The moment Yu Chaochuan's face came into her sight, she subconsciously rolled her eyes and fell limply.
"Dad." Yu Haizong opened and closed his mouth, but finally he shouted.
Yu Chaochuan approached the "fainted" old lady Yu, picked up the family division agreement, and shook off the dust off it.
Although Old Mrs. Yu had her eyes closed, her eyeballs were rolling around.
“Wu Lan, stop pretending.” Yu Chaochuan whispered, “If you want Yu Haiyao’s accounting job, there’s no such thing.”
As soon as these words came out, Wu Lan suddenly jumped up, swayed her body, and whispered: "Grandpa, why are you back? Don't you usually come back in August?"
"I was wondering why everyone seems to be pretending? It turns out you are really good at pretending." The lady who just helped Yu Qi laughed.
Someone in the crowd burst out laughing.
Then, a burst of laughter broke out.
"Call your wives and children and go back..." Yu Chaochuan looked at the Yu Haiguang brothers and paused, "Go back to the house in the center of the village and discuss the division of the family."
Yu Haiguang nodded and shouted into the house.
The first person to go out was Yang Suyun, carrying the drooping Yu Qi on her back.
Yu Wanqin held Yu Chi's hand and followed behind her, while Yu Zhile and Yu Yue walked side by side with her.
"Xiao, Xiaoyue, your leg is healed." Yu Chaochuan said in surprise.
When the ship just docked, an old acquaintance from the cannery congratulated him for not having to see his loved one off, and mentioned a few words about Yu Haiguang's sacrifice and resurrection.
When he returned to the village, the first person he found was the old branch secretary, wanting to know what had happened.
Before the two of them could say a few words, a child rushed into the brigade headquarters and said that Old Mrs. Yu had gone to the Yu family courtyard to cause trouble again.
On the way, the old branch secretary told him about the division of the family, and specifically told him that it was Yu Haizong who proposed the division.
Apart from this, the old branch secretary didn't have time to say anything, so he was very surprised.
"Yes, I can walk now." Yu Yue responded.
Yu Chaochuan was quite moved: "Okay, okay, that's good, that's good."
Afterwards, the group headed to the house in the center of the village.
Yu Chaochuan saw the earth wall running across the center of the yard. He had expected this and did not react at all.
When he was about to push the door, he heard Wu Caixia's voice from the yard and he stopped what he was doing.
"Ah Yao, do you think mother can get money from eldest brother?" Wu Caixia asked.
Yu Haiyao snorted, "Why not? It's written in black and white in the separation agreement that the old man will be given three yuan per month as pension."
"Ah, um, um." Old Mrs. Yu wanted to remind her son, but Yang Suyun covered her mouth.
Wu Caixia continued: "But, that's the money for the old man, will they give it to mom?"
"Don't worry, I gave mom a tip. If Yu Haiguang doesn't give it to me, I'll threaten him that I'll go to the provincial capital to make trouble." Yu Haiyao smiled obscenely, "Doesn't he love Yu Peilan the most? He definitely won't want Yu Peilan to lose face, so he'll give it to her even if he has to pinch his nose."
"Fu'er's father, you are really smart." Wu Caixia flattered, "If it weren't for you, my second brother would not have taken the initiative to propose the division of the family. What is the secret you mentioned?"
"Hey, the secret is--" Yu Haiyao kept it a secret, but was interrupted by the sound of someone kicking the door. The couple looked at the crowded place and were dumbfounded.
"Grandpa, grandpa, you're back. Did you bring me any candy? I want to eat White Rabbit milk candy." Yu Fu rushed to Yu Chaochuan like a rabbit and grabbed his hand.
Yu Haiyao's eyes were focused on Yu Chaochuan's stern face because of his words, and his brain felt dizzy.
"I'm not your grandfather." Yu Chaochuan brushed his hand away.
A group of people were confused.
Old Mrs. Yu broke free from Yang Suyun's hand and burst into tears: "Grandpa, you, you can't deny Xiaofu. I, I promise, I will never ask Yu Haiguang for money again."
"Dad, you are my dad. Ah!" Yu Haiyao wanted to rush to Yu Chaochuan, but accidentally stepped on a wooden root.
The wooden stick was as thick and round as a child's arm. It slid backwards when it was subjected to force, so Yu Haiyao fell forward and fell flat on his face.
"Ah Yao, how are you? Are you okay?" Wu Caixia screamed and ran over.
She also stepped on the wooden stick and fell on Yu Haiyao, causing his face to hit the ground again.
It was the first time Yu Fu saw such a scene and he burst into tears.
All kinds of sounds mixed together, and the whole yard was in chaos.
At this time, no one paid attention to Yu Taohong, who quietly walked along the eaves and entered the main house.
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