In the evening, when Ye's father and Ye Yaopeng came back, they went to the old house together and sat down to settle the accounts.
There were six tables at the banquet. Each of us accepted favors from our friends from our mother's family, and used the favors from our relatives at home to cover the expenses.
Because we kept some of the seafood for ourselves, we didn't need to buy too much. In addition, we had to pay for the ingredients, the wages of the chef and the helpers, and the rental of the tables and bowls, which all cost more than 80 yuan.
The family collected about 50 yuan as favors from relatives, and in the end Ye's mother only asked each person to give another ten yuan.
They came with money in the first place, and after Ye's mother finished settling the bill, the three daughters-in-law happily paid all the money they were owed.
Each person only paid 10 yuan, which was very economical. They also had favors from their mother's family and friends, so they didn't lose anything and even made a profit.
After settling the bill, they left separately. Ye's mother had distributed the dry goods stored at home to them in the morning. Each person got a bag of rice, and there was no more. The food at home had been eaten up when the house was built. The rice was bought from neighbors. If it was eaten up, each family would bear the cost themselves.
After the division of the family, everyone moved out, and Ye's mother felt relieved. She no longer had to arrange meals for a large number of people every day, which saved her a lot of trouble.
After Ye Yaodong came out from his hometown, he sent his wife and children back to his new home, and then went to A Zheng's place. This guy is getting married tomorrow and the matchmaking wine will be served in the evening.
I just finished his moving wine yesterday, and continued to have it today, and there will be another full meal tomorrow.
There was nothing special about the dish, it was also a table full of seafood. The ingredients were not as good as those for the main meal, but it was still very rich.
After giving out the red envelopes, Ye Yaodong sat down at a table with other friends, and then they feasted and drank.
During this time, the fat man asked an inappropriate question, "Awei and Haozi are not here again?"
Everyone stopped talking immediately, looked at each other, and then started talking.
They are the only ones I’m close to, but there are other friends I’m familiar with, we just don’t hang out together.
I didn’t see them yesterday because Ye Yaodong moved. He just asked someone to send red envelopes in advance. Someone asked about them at that time, but someone helped to say that they might not have time.
Ah Zheng said nonchalantly, "I asked someone to deliver the red envelope yesterday, but they said they were busy and didn't come."
Even though his brother was getting married, he deliberately didn't come to drink. The fat man said dissatisfiedly, "What can you be busy with? Why are you so angry? It's been so long."
He just showed up, we had a few drinks and chatted for a while and it was over. It wasn't a big deal. Does this guy have his brain on his butt
The others were puzzled. "What happened? Did you guys have a fight?"
"It's nothing. Since you said you don't have time to come, then you don't have time to come." Ye Yaodong said indifferently.
He felt that Awei was a bit of a repressed person, usually silent, and always being ignored, so he might have accumulated dissatisfaction in his heart, so all of a sudden, because of a fuse, he exploded and became so completely out of control.
Haozi has always been close to him and listens to him. The two families live not far from each other, so if one of them doesn't come, neither of them will come.
Forget it, life is short, if it fits, it comes, if it doesn't, it goes. Although it's a pity, the earth does not revolve around one person.
Others also said that they would go back and ask why he didn’t come.
Let's put this matter aside for now.
After three rounds of drinks and having eaten almost enough, everyone left arm in arm, agreed on a certain time to come over the next day, and then went home.
Ye Yaodong walked towards home with unsteady steps. A Zheng's home was quite far from his new home. The village became quiet after dark. There were fewer and fewer people along the way. There were not even many street lights. Only the wind blew the treetops, and a faint rustling sound reached his ears, but he was not afraid.
Just as he reached the intersection of the beach, he heard a bunch of low voices talking. He looked towards the house with the lights on. Wasn't this the land that his family sold to his relatives in Linji
Are you using this place as your base
Just as he was hesitating whether to pretend he knew nothing and go home directly, he saw a man emerging from another path, carrying two buckets. He reacted faster than he thought and hid directly in the gap between the two houses.
Seeing that person getting closer and closer, Ye Yaodong recognized him at a glance. Isn't this Chen Wei's brother-in-law? Damn, he even stole his three-knife fish.
Where is he going with the bucket so late at night
Ye Yaodong stood in the corner and watched him leisurely walking towards the beach with two buckets. Suddenly, the lights in his relative's house in Linji went out and the door was opened, which scared him instantly.
The group of people in the room were also shocked...
People with ulterior motives can easily become paranoid about everything.
The people in the room thought about it and decided that it would not be appropriate to close the door now, so two people came out. One of them was Lin Jizhang. They smiled at him awkwardly, "Are you Xu Laifu? Where are you going so late at night?"
"What do you care where I'm going?" Xu Lai Fu picked up the bucket and ran away guiltily.
Lin Jishang frowned and looked at his back for a long time. When he could no longer see him, he turned and went into the house. The door closed all of a sudden, and the lights in the room came on again, then went out after a while, and it became quiet.
Ye Yaodong stood in the corner and watched this. He was almost sober, but he was still not able to sort out his thoughts. He was about to go home, but he saw Xu Laifu coming back stealthily with a bucket, and was peeking at the door of the house. He had just taken a step forward, but had to take it back.
He only stopped for a while, then walked back carrying the bucket, muttering, "It's bad luck. I can't do anything."
Ye Yaodong frowned and looked at his back. This guy was carrying a bucket in the middle of the night. Could he be going to steal the Internet at sea
Shit... It could really be him!
He cursed in his heart and controlled the urge to beat him up.
Damn it, call some friends to go to the dock or the sea to block him tomorrow night!
Otherwise, if you catch him now and he denies it and says he was going to fish in the sea, you will be helpless.
He stood there for a long time, and only walked back home when there was no movement at all.
I guess the group of people in Linji were also frightened just now, so they don’t dare to go out now, and I don’t know when they started.
What a courage!
He thought about it as he walked, and only when he got home did he put the matter out of his mind. It had nothing to do with him anyway, and he was a good citizen.
The room was pitch black and there was no sound. Ye Yaodong thought they were all asleep, so he closed the door gently and tiptoed into the room.
Who knew that there would be two loud bangs on the bed and the two children jumped out of bed, scaring him.
"Why aren't you asleep yet so late?"
Lin Xiuqing pulled the bedside lamp and turned it on. "They said they wanted to scare you when you came back, but you refused to sleep."
"We'll be fine after a beating," Ye Yaodong said as he dug into his pocket and took out a handful of dates he had grabbed in the kitchen. He handed them to them, "Eat quickly and go to bed quickly after you finish eating."
"Yeah yeah yeah ~ there's something to eat!"
The two of them shared the food happily, then felt contented and lay down to sleep.
Ye Yaodong leaned against the bedside, and when he was sure that both of them were asleep, he took out another handful of coins from his other pocket like a magic trick, patted Lin Xiuqing, and said, "This is for you."
"Ah? Why did you catch so many?"
"It would be a waste if you don't take it. There will be nothing left after the party anyway. You women enjoy it very much. Why don't you buy some more for your family next time you go to town?"
Lin Xiuqing took it with a smile, "Okay."
"Have you eaten the blue crab stew?"
"After eating it, the paste was full and it was a big piece. The two people who were eating it almost started fighting. It was not fair to divide it even if each of them had a bite. They were both fighting for the big claws. It gave me a headache."
"Just eat it. I'll see if I can find another one-legged one tomorrow. I'll save some for you to eat next time."
She smiled and glared at him, "Everyone wants to catch a big and good crab that can be sold for money, but you are thinking about catching one with one leg. I don't eat crabs. After all, crabs are cold, so I can't eat too many."
"No, don't eat the blue crab's gills and intestines, or its stomach and the like. It's fine to just eat the meat. Stew it with rice wine and drink the soup."
"Then I won't eat it either. If you can sell it for money, then sell it for money."
"Don't be reluctant. It's just a bite to eat. I can earn money slowly. It's okay." He had wanted to say this for a long time. Now that he had moved out and was in charge of his own business, he could decide for himself whether to keep the goods or not.
"You still have to be a little more frugal and save more money. If the baby in your belly is born safely, it will definitely cost you a lot of money."
That's right, many people were fined to the point of losing everything they had, and they had to borrow money everywhere, and even their pigs were taken away.
After her reminder, he felt that the family still had too little money. A simple fine would cost thousands of yuan, and some people would charge several thousand yuan.
I feel the urgency to make more money again!