The next morning, Ye Yaodong woke up when he heard some noise nearby. He couldn't open his eyes for a while, so he just closed one eye and saw Lin Xiuqing dressing the two children.
"What time is it? You two are up so early?"
"Six o'clock!"
After Ye Chenghu put on his clothes, he crawled over and asked curiously, "Dad, why did you wake up so early today?"
"Isn't it? Early to bed and early to rise makes you healthy!"
"Then you usually sleep until the sun warms your butt."
Ye Yaodong glanced at his eldest son, stopped talking, and continued to close his eyes. It was too early and there was nothing to do, so he just closed his eyes for a while.
"Hehe~ Grandma said Dad is a lazy bum!"
The younger son also shouted excitedly: "Big lazy bastard! Big lazy bastard!"
He opened his eyes again and glared at his two sons. They were so unpleasant! It was a pity that he left them some compensation money after his death!
"What are you arguing about so early in the morning? Go out and play!"
"A little bit~"
The eldest son made a face at him, then slipped out of bed and ran out. The second son looked at him anxiously, "Brother, brother~"
"What's the hurry?" Lin Xiuqing put his pants on and put him on the ground. "Be careful, don't run and fall."
As she spoke, she followed behind with last night's bowls, spoons, and urine-soaked sheets.
"My shorts from last night are on the stool in the corner, and my clothes are in the backyard."
"knew."
After the door was closed, the room returned to silence, but Ye Yaodong was no longer sleepy. He placed his hands behind his head and closed his eyes. He was afraid that if he got up too early, everyone would be surprised.
As a result, before he had lay down for a while, he heard his second sister-in-law gossiping loudly in the main room, as if she was afraid that he couldn't hear her.
"Mom, the construction of the house will start in two days. Ah Hua and the eldest brother will take turns to go out to sea with Dad, leaving only one person at home. Yaodong, who is not out at sea, should also help with the lifting. He is free anyway, otherwise we will have to pay extra wages for hiring one more person."
"When he wakes up, I'll talk to him!"
"Each of the three brothers gets a room. Since he doesn't go out to sea, he has to go and lend a hand. After the division, he is the head of the family and has to take on some responsibilities."
Mrs. Ye also agreed, "Yes, I don't expect him to do much work, but at least he can help..."
…
Mrs. Ye’s voice was not as loud as Mrs. Ye’s second voice, so Ye Yaodong couldn’t hear it very clearly, but he still heard a little bit.
He frowned. His eldest sister-in-law was okay and kind, but his second sister-in-law was particularly picky, talkative, narrow-minded, and calculating. Fortunately, his wife was not like that.
In fact, with a husband like him, Lin Xiuqing was quite sympathetic. Her mother would also favor her a little. Every time she went back to her parents' home, her mother would secretly give her some money so that she could buy some fish to bring back.
His elder and younger sisters-in-law did not receive the same treatment, after all, his elder and younger brothers were both hardworking people.
Come to think of it, except for accompanying his wife back to her parents' home on the second day of the first lunar month, it seems that he has not accompanied his wife back home in the past six months.
Although he was a little useless, his father-in-law was pretty nice to him in the early days. Maybe it was mainly because he loved his daughter
In the later period, he disappeared and was ignored. Maybe he was scolded behind his back every day...
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, he can accompany his wife back to her parents' home to celebrate the festival.
He lay in bed and thought for a long time. He felt the sunlight coming in from outside was a bit dazzling. He thought it was about time, so he got up.
As soon as he opened the door and went out, his grandma was surprised, "Why are you up so early, Dongzi? Don't you want to sleep a little longer?"
"It's getting late. Dad and eldest brother went out to sea at around one o'clock. Ah Hua got up at six to weed the ground. Even the children have gone out to play after dinner. Who else in the family can sleep as comfortably as he does?" Mrs. Ye was sitting at the door. When she heard the old lady's words, she couldn't help but look up at the dazzling sunlight and spoke straight into the house.
Ye Yaodong scratched his ears and pretended not to hear anything. He had heard it many times in his previous life and was used to it!
"I woke up and got up. Have you had breakfast?"
"I've eaten, I've eaten. Go to the back door and brush your teeth and wash your face."
"Um."
After brushing his teeth, he felt the urge to pee again. As a result, he turned around and took two steps. He saw a simple hut made of bricks and straw in the corner of the backyard. The door was covered with a broken wooden board. He immediately remembered that there was a big toilet inside. Hmm... there was everything in the toilet...
And at this moment, he also heard the buzzing sound of a big green fly flying by...
Ye Yaodong took his leg back and walked towards the vegetable garden in front of him, intending to urinate in the garden as fertilizer.
Yesterday morning, when I was fishing in the sea, I peed on the beach. Yesterday afternoon, I peed in the grass at A Guang's house. I really never thought about the toilet at home.
Uh... can't think about it, he still needs to eat breakfast later!
He felt that he had the motivation to live a good life again. Not only did he have to buy a bed, he also had to work hard to build a decent toilet.
After peeing and shaking twice, he went straight back to the house.
There was porridge and two dried fish on the table. The porridge was still shredded sweet potato porridge, but it was rare that it was not pickled mustard but dried fish. His appetite was instantly whetted.
"Grandma, was this dried fish dried yesterday?"
The old lady smiled, revealing her toothless gums. "Yes, they are too small to be worth much. Your father brought back several dozen kilograms of them the day before yesterday to kill them. They dried up after being exposed to the sun all day yesterday. I specially steamed a bowl of them this morning and left two for you. Eat them quickly!"
This is dried water mullet. Without the head, it is only a little longer than his middle finger. It is too small to braise but suitable for drying in the sun. It is the best dish to go with rice for people living by the sea.
"Mm, it smells good!"
"If you like it, steam it again at noon. There will definitely be more when your father comes back in the evening. Continue drying it tomorrow."
"Do you want to pick corn today? I'll go pick it for you in the field later."
The old lady waved her hands again and again, "No, no, if you don't have time, then don't bother. I'll take a few kids with me later and pick a basket."
"I'm free. I'm very idle. Today's tide will be half an hour to an hour later than yesterday, so there's no need to go to the beach so early. I'll pick some for you after we finish eating."
"Aren't you going out to play today?"
"It's too hot. I don't want to go out. I made an appointment with a few friends to go fishing in the sea after the tide goes out."
"Okay, okay, then pick it for me."
Ye Yaodong shoveled a small bowl of porridge into the bowl. When the old lady reached out to take the bowl with a rag, he took the rag from her hand first, swept the fish bones on the table into the bowl, and put it through the back door.
The old lady smiled brightly, "Just leave it there for a while and let your wife wash it."
"Well, let's go."
Seeing his youngest son sitting by himself at the door playing with a conch, he picked him up and asked, "Do you want to go and play?"
"Yes, yes!" Ye Chengyang hugged his neck excitedly.
He was the youngest in the family. His brothers and sisters had all run away before he could finish his meal, leaving him alone at home with his mother.