This is indeed a difficult matter to talk about. When the old man held his funeral two years ago, all the neighbors came to help, but everyone knows how they divided the inheritance.
It has been two years since the division, and there has been no objection for so long. Now that Ye's father has made a lot of money, someone suddenly jumps out. It really doesn't sound good to say it out.
If Ye's father and mother are willing to give them some money, no one else can interfere. If they are not happy, it is not easy for them to ask for a share of the money in front of outsiders.
Uncle Ye and Uncle Ye II wanted to leave, but Ye Yaodong did not stop them. He just let them go.
No matter whether they will come or not, he is not afraid of them coming again.
If his father doesn't agree, can they still dig it away from his house
Even if his father agreed, the three brothers would still not be happy!
Why
Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, the neighbors all left. Ye Yaodong clapped his hands and said to his father and the whole family, "Okay, let's go back to the house!"
As soon as he raised his leg, a little carrot-head staggered over and hugged his thigh, showing his two small teeth and calling sweetly: "Daddy, hug me!"
Just now when his father and the others were arguing, the women in the family took the younger children back into the house to avoid being frightened.
When the noise moved to the door, they also came out with their children.
Looking at this cute and fair little cub, Ye Yaodong didn't associate him with his dark-skinned second son in his previous life.
She pinched his little face, picked him up, and carried him into the house in her arms. He hadn't even had breakfast yet.
He sleeps until noon before getting up to eat breakfast. There is no one else in the house except him!
The whole family has gotten used to it. Ye Yaodong was spoiled by the old lady, so he can't carry anything, can't lift anything with his hands, and does nothing. He just idles around and plays all day long.
It was also thanks to the fact that he had never worked, that his skin was delicate and tender, and that he did not look like a seaside man at all, that he was able to get a marriage proposal based on his appearance.
Otherwise, no woman would marry such a lazy and second-rate man.
As soon as he stepped over the threshold, Ye Yaodong saw a beautiful short-haired woman walking towards him, "Give me your son, go and eat, there's food in the pot."
He was indifferent, and his attitude was not enthusiastic. He felt a little uncomfortable.
This is his wife, Lin Xiuqing, the same age as him, from the next town.
Because everyone in the neighborhood knew that he was idle and did not work, when he was 20 years old, his parents were afraid that he would not be able to find a wife nearby, so they asked others to introduce him to someone farther away.
They met once during a blind date, and his wife was attracted by his looks and agreed to the marriage immediately. However, not long after they got married, she discovered his true colors...
Just a lazy second-rate guy...
Lin Xiuqing was originally very happy when they first got married, but gradually, she became more and more disappointed in him. However, she did not divorce him because divorce was a very shameful thing in those days.
Some women never think of divorce no matter how they are beaten and scolded by their husbands.
It seems to be a common problem that women in the family have to be beaten if they are disobedient.
Fortunately, he doesn't beat his wife, he's just lazy and doesn't do any serious work. If she were more diligent, they could still get by.
Therefore, his wife worked hard and took care of him for 30 years...
At the age of 50, he was diagnosed with colon cancer. He had no money to treat the disease, so he died at a young age.
He was very anxious when she was sick and helpless lying on the hospital bed, and when she passed away, he was completely at a loss.
The whole family depended on her. When she was gone, he realized that his world had become dark, but life had to go on.
Therefore, at the age of 50, he started working to earn money. Although he had never done any job, he was a seaside man after all, and his family members were all in the sea business, so it was no problem for him to be hired as a boatman on a big ship.
Unexpectedly, in just over a decade, he could not escape the fate of a short life.
But I wonder if he had done good deeds in his previous life to be able to start over again
So much time had passed that he had somewhat forgotten what his wife looked like. Hearing her speaking in a dull voice, he felt uncomfortable and stared at her for a long while.
She frowned and said, "Why are you standing there? Give me the child."
"Uh...it's okay, I'll hold it. Have you all eaten?"
Lin Xiuqing was surprised. Ever since his eldest son pooped on him, he never hugged any child again. But today he actually wanted to hug his youngest son for the first time. But since he wanted to hug her, she didn't stop him.
"have eaten."
Ye Yaodong followed her into the house holding the child in his arms, and saw her taking out a bowl of shredded sweet potato porridge and a small dish of pickled mustard from the pot on the earthen stove.
He had just put the child down and picked up the coin when he heard his father say, "Your uncles are just being greedy. It's right not to show off your wealth."
Ye Yaopeng frowned as he sat next to Ye Yaodong and said, "We can't help but show it. When the boat arrived at the dock, everyone saw the golden yellow croaker, and the stacks of big unity given by the villagers when they bought the fish were also seen by the villagers."
"What are you afraid of? What are you worried about? The money is in our pockets, how could they take it away?" Ye Yaodong picked up a piece of pickled mustard tuber, bit it with a crisp sound, and said without any concern.
"Dad is afraid that if the quarrel really gets out of hand, it will hurt the brotherly relationship with uncles one and two," said the second son, Ye Yaohua, who looked a bit more honest.
Father Ye did not respond. He pinched a handful of tobacco with his fingers and pressed it into the round hole of the hookah. Then he picked up the matchbox, took out a match from it, and scratched it on the side.
A small flame lit up, and Father Ye brought the burning match close to the tobacco hole and slowly smoked, the water pipe making a gurgling sound...
It was not until smoke came out of his mouth and nose and he looked around that he asked, "Where's your grandma?"
Mother Ye then spoke up, "Mom went out early in the morning. I think she went to the roadside at the entrance of the village to see if the corn and melons she planted were ripe. I heard her muttering last night that the corn and melons were probably ready to eat, which would be a good way to satisfy the little ones' cravings."
"I'm already eighty years old, but I still can't sit still..."
Ye Yaodong shoveled in a small bowl of shredded sweet potato porridge, put the bowl down quickly, wiped his mouth and interrupted his father's words, instructing several nephews and nieces who looked to be 5, 6, 7 or 8 years old.
"You little ones, go to the roadside at the entrance of the village and see if your grandmother is in the field. Bring her back."
Having not seen him for decades, he still misses his grandma who loved him the most.
"Okay, Uncle San!"
Several children obediently and excitedly ran outside, not even minding the strong sun!
Children in the country are very hardy. They go up the mountains and into the sea all day long and don't need adults to watch over them. Now that it's summer vacation, they can have fun to their heart's content.
Adults of that era were busy working to make a living and had no time to care about them, so they just let them run around the village.
After giving instructions to the younger ones, he saw his wife coming over to collect the dishes. He smiled at her and then looked at his father.
"Dad, how much did the big yellow croaker we caught yesterday sell for?"
Father Ye glanced at this unreliable third son and said nothing. He had already said it yesterday and he was still asking. I don’t know what he was planning!
Yip Yao Tung: …
He really doesn't remember!