When I woke up again, I was awakened by the sound of the door opening. The wooden door creaked as it was pushed open.
Apart from his grandma and mother, the only person who would enter his room was his wife. Ye Yaodong closed his eyes and did not open them, intending to continue taking a nap for a while. He felt sleepy in spring, tired in autumn, and weak in winter, so summer was the perfect time for sleeping.
A light sound of footsteps approached, and then climbed up to the bed from his feet. The bunk bed suddenly creaked. He opened his eyes and saw that his youngest son was asleep in his wife's arms.
"Asleep?"
"Um."
Lin Xiuqing carefully and gently placed the child next to him, then slowly pulled her arm out from behind his head. She glanced at him and said hesitantly, "You didn't go out anyway, can you take care of the child? Don't let him fall off the bed."
"okay."
It was rare that he was so easy to talk to and didn't say no. Lin Xiuqing breathed a sigh of relief, "If he wakes up, call me and I'll come and hold him."
"Would you like to sleep together?"
"No, I'm not sleepy."
Watching her get a green sheet with red peony flowers printed on it to cover her youngest son, Ye Yaodong climbed down from the end of the bed quietly without paying any attention to her.
If she wants to work and earn money, he can't stop her from doing it.
"Where's Ye Chenghu?"
I haven’t seen his eldest son since dinner. It’s so sunny and I don’t know where he went to play.
Lin Xiuqing put down the mosquito net and said, "I don't know. I don't know where the seven of them ran off to. They will come back naturally after dinner. I'm going out first."
The door was closed gently, and the son beside him kicked the quilt away with his legs. Ye Yaodong covered him again, but less than ten minutes later, he kicked it off again and covered him again!
After a while, he kicked again!
He kicked his feet and his body tilted to one side!
Forget about him. This kid never gave him a good face when he grew up!
He closed his eyes again with peace of mind, ready to take a nap, but just as he was about to fall asleep, a pig's foot kicked him directly in the face, instantly driving away his sleepiness.
Ye Yaodong glared at his son who was still sleeping soundly. Was he not going to let him sleep
Just as he was glaring, the kid changed his posture, turned over, and lay there with his butt sticking up to sleep!
How could he sleep like this? What if he farted again in his sleep
Ye Yaodong was no longer sleepy, so he sat up and planned to go out to take a look.
As a result, as soon as I opened the door, I heard his wife talking to someone in a very bad attitude, and his two sisters-in-law were also joining in the conversation.
"He's sleeping. Go find someone else to play with. Don't come and wake him up all day long."
Lin Xiuqing was annoyed that these people kept asking her husband to go out all day, making him stay away from home every day. It was a rare day that he didn't go out, but this group of bad friends actually came to his house. She was so angry.
"Yes, you all have wives and children, but you don't even bother to look after the house or help with the housework. Instead, you just hang out like this all day long."
"Why don't you guys just make do with each other? Why do you even have wives?"
A male voice chuckled and said, "I want to, too, but they can't cook or have children. They're useless. If we live together, my parents will beat me to death."
Does the voice sound like Zheng
"You also know that you are of no use at all?" Ye Ersao said bluntly.
"Ahaha, sister-in-law, don't say that. When something really happens, we are also very hardworking and courageous!"
Mrs. Ye rolled her eyes. Being courageous or not is not as important as being able to make money. Fortunately, she married the second son.
"You guys go back. Adong won't go out today." Lin Xiuqing said impatiently.
"I'm here, I'm here." Ye Yaodong spoke quickly. If he didn't come out, his wife would chase him away.
How can you live in this world without a few friends you can talk to? Although he failed a little as a son, a husband and a father, he is still very successful as a friend. This group of friends are also very loyal and brave, it's just that none of them have any future.
Birds of a feather flock together!
Although he intends to be a good person, there is no need to cut off contact with friends.
"Dongzi, why didn't you come out today? Where did you go this morning? I came to your house but didn't see you. I asked your father and he almost got kicked out!"
"I went to the beach to pick oysters and snails. Why are there only two of you?"
"What's so fun about this? I was coaxed into doing work when I was a kid, but I'm tired of it. Come on, Guang caught a cobra this morning. We've already prepared it and are waiting for you to come. We'll put it in the pot."
The one who is speaking now is Lin Jianyao. They all call him Xiao Xiao, which often makes him protest. They shamelessly say that they are very big, and ask him to pee with them, but they say that only his wife can see!
The people who spoke earlier were A Zheng and Li Xiao Zheng. They came to see him together.
Ye Yaodong was a little excited, and the memories of his youth appeared in front of him. "Where did you catch it? How many pounds is it? I have to kill another chicken and stew it into dragon and phoenix soup!"
"Where else could it be? We caught it in the back hills. We couldn't find you this morning, so we didn't go to town. We were thinking of going to the hillside to see if the watermelons were ripe. Unexpectedly, we saw a cobra. Look, we'll have another delicious meal tonight!"
"It's just not big enough. After cutting off the head, it's only one pound and three ounces."
"It's big enough, more than one pound. It's just right for killing a chicken. A pot of dragon and phoenix soup will be enough for all of us!" As he said this, he felt a little greedy, as he hadn't eaten cobra for many years.
"Come on, come on, hurry up. If we want to cook the dragon and phoenix soup, we need to kill another chicken. I'll go home and catch one!" Ah Zheng excitedly hooked his arm around Ye Yaodong's shoulder and walked towards home.
"Aren't you afraid your mother will beat you?"
"I used my own money to buy the eggs last year and asked her to help me with the hatching. We agreed that they would be mine once they hatched. I usually feed them, so what's wrong with catching one?"
"I also dug a basket of clams this morning, and there are several basins of sand clams. I'll go get some and stir-fry two bowls."
"Then hurry up!"
The three of them were talking excitedly as if no one was around, and when Ye Yaodong came out of the house, they started to leave with their arms around each other's shoulders.
Ye Yaodong pulled them aside and said to Lin Xiuqing who was looking sullen, "Uh... that... Ah Qing, I'm going out with my friends. You don't have to wait for me for dinner. I'll be back early in the evening. Also, the child is still sleeping, remember to check on him!"
As he said this, he felt a little guilty. He had just promised to help look after the child, but now he was leaving just as his friend called him. He felt like he had broken his promise.
But they have all been his friends for decades. For example, A Zheng and Xiao Xiao both went to work in other places within two years and have not come back for several years. There are also others.
Having just been reborn, he also wanted to take a good look at this group of friends.
Lin Xiuqing was a little angry. Without even looking at him, she turned and went into the room to see how the child was sleeping.
He seemed a little more reliable in the morning and knew how to shop seriously, but his true colors were revealed as soon as his friend arrived. She told herself that there was nothing to be angry about, as he had worn her down to the point of losing her temper over the years.