The lunch meal is still shredded sweet potato porridge!
There are many people in my family, and we can't afford to eat dry rice every day. Even when eating porridge, we have to add a handful of shredded sweet potatoes.
As for why it is not sweet potato rice, it is because sweet potatoes are easier to preserve if they are shredded, and can be eaten for more than half a year if dried into shreds. Cooking them with rice requires less rice, and it tastes good and sweet.
Of course, this sweet feeling is Ye Yaodong's. The whole family is already sick of eating sweet potato rice/shredded sweet potato rice, so how could they still think it is sweet? It's good enough to fill their stomachs.
Because the family is still together and there are many people at home, the portions of the dishes are very generous. The vegetarian dishes are grown in our own backyard, and the seafood is what was left over from the trawling yesterday afternoon.
There were a bunch of small fish that were not worth much, so I killed and dried them all yesterday, leaving only a few slightly larger ones to braise.
The dock doesn't accept three-eyed crabs either. Eating too much of them can cause allergies and itching all over the body, so no one will buy them. But we can't waste them by throwing them back into the sea. There are too many for them to eat, and they will become smelly if left for too long. So when I came back yesterday, I gave some to my relatives, friends, and neighbors.
It’s okay for adults to eat two or three servings as long as they don’t eat more, but the elderly and children should not eat it.
There were also a dozen swimming crabs left for the child to eat.
There is also a bowl of small sword shrimps and a bowl of clams dug in the morning. These are mixed together, boiled in boiling water, scooped out, seasoned and a little chili, delicious and saves oil...
There is also the Oyster Omelette that the whole family loves!
He liked it, too. He had spent a long time digging out young clams on the stone wall, which is also called "catching oysters" in the old saying.
As soon as he sat down, he reached for the fried oysters before even taking a bite of rice. If he didn't take some, they would be gone. How could I miss out on eating what I had worked so hard to dig out? This was a good thing to replenish my energy.
"Ahhh~ Uncle San, please take a smaller piece and leave one for me~"
"You haven't eaten enough yet? Look at you, you keep reaching for this bowl of fried oysters." Ye Yaodong picked up a piece for himself and also put one piece in his wife's bowl.
She hasn't even sat down to eat yet, and by the time she does, there won't be any decent food.
Lin Xiuqing's eyes softened as she watched him perform this rare act, but she was reluctant to eat it either. She passed the fried oysters to her eldest son and fed him.
Oysters are not easy to catch. It took me a long time to open a bowl of them. They are not available every day. I only have them once at noon and once at night. They may not be available tomorrow.
"Uncle San, you've eaten a lot too!"
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes at his nephew Ye Chenghai and said, "I caught the oysters, but I can't eat them!"
"Why are you talking so much while eating?" Ye's mother knocked on the plate and they all shut up.
Today's dishes are so sumptuous that no one wants to talk and everyone is busy eating.
In the past, there were only one or two bowls of shellfish, or fish and a few vegetarian dishes, but today there are crabs, shrimps, fish, and shellfish!
After all, my family has a boat now, and we made a lot of money yesterday, so it’s only right that we have a bigger meal today.
Father Ye looked at everyone and said, "I just went to the commune to apply for land to build a house. We have already discussed it and it was approved at the intersection leading to the beach. There happens to be a piece of vacant land there. If we can't grow crops, we can use it to build a house."
Their village is close to the sea and there are not many arable fields. The allocated fields are located at the junction with the neighboring Dongqiao Village.
The two villages are also very close to each other, but Dongqiao Village is a little smaller, with only more than 100 households, and their village is not by the sea, but on the side of the road, so every time the tide goes out, they go to Baisha Village to catch seafood.
The villagers of Baisha Village are also very familiar with the villagers of Dongqiao Village. There are many intermarriages between the two villages. Ye Yaodong's grandmother is from Dongqiao Village.
After listening to what Ye's father said, Ye Yaodong had no reaction and continued to eat his meal, because they had bought this piece of land in their previous life and the three brothers built their houses next to each other.
He still lived there when he died.
His indifference doesn't mean that others are the same. Everyone is quite excited as they will soon have their own little home.
Mrs. Ye said excitedly, "That piece of land is pretty good. It's close to the beach. Just walk straight to the end!"
"Are you going to build three houses, Dad?" Mrs. Ye frowned, looking a little worried.
Logically speaking, two houses are enough, and one son can live with his parents and be responsible for their retirement.
However, who doesn’t want to live in a new house and live their own life? Mrs. Ye also has her own selfish motives. If only two houses are built, then the one left in the old house must be their big house.
Ye Yaopeng looked at his wife in confusion, "Why do you need three houses? Two are enough."
Men tend to be more resilient. What's more, Ye Yaopeng feels that since he is the eldest son, it is normal for his parents to live with him in their old age. He can't just follow the third son, who is so crazy, right
Ye Yaodong looked at the reactions of his two sisters-in-law and curled his lips sarcastically. His two brothers were good people, but the two sisters-in-law had their own selfish motives and were not as generous as his wife.
In his previous life, he ran away after dinner and did not come back at noon. He had no idea how things were going to develop. When he came back in the evening, he heard that his family was going to build three houses, one for each of the three brothers.
You can take a look now!
After hearing what Ye Yaopeng said, Mrs. Ye didn't dare to say how to divide the two houses or who would keep them for retirement. If she said that, he would be angry with her!
Ye Yaohua was a simpleton, he smiled and said: "Dad and Mom, whoever you decide to live with, we will stay with you to raise... Hiss~ Why are you pinching me..."
Mrs. Ye glared at him, "If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb. The house hasn't even been built yet, so why are you in such a hurry to divide the family property?"
Although the words were beautiful, who among the people present was not clear as a mirror? How could they not understand that she was not happy to live in the old house with her in-laws
Seeing the little thoughts of his daughters-in-law, Father Ye did not intend to hide them and asked directly, "Who of you plans to stay and take care of us in our old age?"
"Dad, it depends on who you want to live with. I'm the eldest, so you and mom should live with us."
Ye Lao Er also nodded, "Yes, Dad, if you and Mom want to live with us in our old age, that's fine."
Mrs. Ye forced a smile with a bad look on her face, "Dad and mom are only in their early fifties, how can they need old-age care?"
Mrs. Ye also said quickly: "Yes, Dad and Mom are still very strong and healthy. They can still work for at least ten or twenty years. There is no need to retire..."
"So you all don't want to?" Ye's father's face darkened.
"Where, how could it be..."
Without waiting for his two sisters-in-law to refute, Ye Yaodong put one foot on the chair and said nonchalantly: "Dad, my two sisters-in-law don't want to, but my wife does, and I do too. Why don't we stay and live with you, mother, and grandma?"
Lin Xiuqing also supported her man at this time, nodded and said sincerely: "Dad and Mom, please live with us!"
The old lady happily agreed, "Okay, Dongzi will live with us."
"Forget it. If I live with him, will he support me, or will I support him?"