Ye Yaodong came out of Acai's house with a huge sum of money in his hand, and went to the old house while it was still daylight. The money had to be divided first.
The old family had just finished their meal, his mother was washing dishes at the back door, and his father was chopping wood, so he called them both into the house.
"What's the matter? Can't you let me wash the dishes first? Why are you so mysterious and hurried..." Mother Ye muttered to herself, put her hands on her apron, wiped them, and followed into the house.
When Ye Yaodong took out a handful of big unity with a smile, Ye's mother's eyes widened and her face was full of joy, "Did you get the money for the abalone back?"
"Yes, do you want to come into the house now?"
Ye's mother smiled and glared at him, "How much is it?"
Father Ye's dark face wrinkled with laughter, "Do you have a thousand for abalone and conch?"
"Yes, that day the total sales of that order including groceries was 1079.6 yuan. Ah Cai rounded it up and gave me 1080."
"You're quite good at being a good person."
"What else? He's made a lot of money, and he's still short of a few cents? I have to make it up to him, too."
Mother Ye smiled and said, "Have you counted the money? Don't make a mistake, there is so much."
"I've counted once before, would you like to count again?"
"Let me count..." Mother Ye dipped her thumb in her saliva and began to count, and asked Father Ye to count with her.
Ye Yaodong sat at the table with his legs crossed, shaking his feet and looking at the two of them with a smile.
Ye Huimei also heard the noise and came out of the house. Seeing her parents holding a stack of banknotes and counting them, she was also surprised and asked, "Did you get the money?"
"Why do you stay in the house all day?"
“Making clothes.”
"Isn't your sister-in-law doing it for you?"
"Can Third Sister-in-law make everything for me from inside to outside? I have to make socks and other things myself. What do you know as a grown man? You have to ask everything..."
Ye Yaodong understood instantly and didn't ask any more questions.
"Third brother, how much did you sell it for in total?"
"1080."
“Wow, that’s so many!”
At this time, Ye's mother also stopped counting the money and said with a smile: "Yes, it is 1080."
"Even if you are wrong, you can't turn around and ask for forgiveness. You are out of their sight, who will admit your fault? You can't even explain yourself."
Moreover, arguments can easily damage relations, so money should be counted face to face.
Ye Huimei held her mother's arm and said, "Mom just wanted to count and satisfy her urge to do it, right?"
Mother Ye glanced at her with a smile, "I haven't counted the money, right?"
"Okay, now that we've counted the money, let's divide it up..." Ye Yaodong grabbed a handful and started counting.
The other three looked at him expectantly as he counted the money.
He counted 40 of them and put them on the table at the side, then counted the rest, and when he was sure there were no mistakes, he pushed them to his mother.
Well...his mother manages the money...
Mother Ye looked at the obviously different thicknesses of the bills in surprise, "Do we have so many? How many did you count?"
"I get 400, you get 680... Don't rush to say anything, you and my little sister have also worked hard, and Dad has suffered a lot, so this is fair..."
"No, no, we just count as one. Your sister and I are helping out with the digging. Your father is already taking advantage of you when he goes out to sea with you."
Father Ye also nodded and said, "Yes, how much does it cost to hire a helper..."
"If I hire a helper, I might lose my life. We are family, so you should take what is yours. I even forgot to sell the oarfish and didn't even share the money."
"No, no, there's no need to share that. If you count it as dividends, you're already getting a bargain."
Ye's father refused to take it and counted the money again, split it in half and pushed it to him.
"Just split it in half. Your mother and I are the ones who are taking advantage."
Ye's mother also agreed, "Yes, you take it."
Ye Yaodong looked at the banknotes pushed in front of him, and without pretending to push them around, he simply took them. Then he counted out four more and handed them to Ye Huimei.
"Hey, reward for you!"
Ye Huimei's eyes widened in surprise, "Ah, I have one too?"
She was just joining in the fun.
"Of course, you've worked so hard for me, I have to give you a red envelope as a reward, you can wrap it up yourself with red paper."
"Haha, thank you, Third Brother. You are so generous." Ye Huimei happily accepted it.
Ye's mother glared at her and said, "You're so quick, but people only make this much a month..."
Ye Huimei happily shook the big unity in her hand, "Hehe... My third brother is rich and generous, why shouldn't I want it. Haha~ Mom, don't you have to show some appreciation too?"
Ye Yaodong sat aside with a smile, watching her little sister perform!
Ye's mother slapped her and said, "40 yuan is not enough for you, girl? You are still thinking about me, no way!"
"Stingy!" She smiled at her father again and took his arm, "Dad, I've been working for you, look how much my third brother has given me..."
Father Ye looked at the happy family with a smile and said, "Then I'll give you one."
Mother Ye stared!
"Give it to her. Give her one. It's not too much. She has also contributed..."
"Mom...Look, my dad has spoken!" Ye Huimei was very proud.
Mother Ye glared at Father Ye in reproach, and reluctantly pulled out a card, "Just spoil it, and see if you still spoil it like this when you go to other people's homes..."
"Alas...Isn't this because you haven't gotten married yet..."
Speaking of this, the old father felt depressed. He didn’t feel anything when the marriage was just proposed, but the closer the date was, the more uncomfortable he felt. Every time A Guang came to deliver something, he was dissatisfied with it, but the wife at home was more and more satisfied with it...
My only daughter... Sigh...
"Hey? Is anyone home?"
"A Guang comes here quite often, doesn't he?" Ye Yaodong said as he went to open the door.
"Dongzi is here too?"
"Why do you always come after dark? Are you embarrassed to be seen or something?"
"I just finished picking out the goods for my uncle at the dock, and I delivered it here."
"What fish did you take? Big prawns, shoe sole fish..."
"Well, I knew you guys dried a lot of frog fish, so I didn't bring any. My uncle came back late today, so I brought it now. But it's cold now, so it won't go bad if I leave it there until tomorrow."
Ye Yaodong handed the basket to his mother, "Okay, just put it down. I also want to go back, let's go together!"
"Ah?" Ah Guang was pulled out, staring and turning his head to look a few more times.
Mother Ye was just saying, "Ah? Why don't you come in and sit for a while?"
Ye's father's voice came from behind, "It's getting dark..."
"How is your uncle's delivery? How many days has he been gone?" Ye Yaodong said as he walked, his arm around his shoulder.
A Guang looked at his future uncle helplessly and had to go with him reluctantly. Anyway, he had been picking shrimps and talking all day, so it didn't matter whether he could go in or not in the evening.
"It's pretty good. It's been sunny for several days recently. He was gone for three days and came back with a full boatload of catches. We netted more than 2,000 kilograms of toadfish, more than 200 kilograms of shoe sole fish, about 100 kilograms of flounder, and other miscellaneous goods. It's not bad, right?"
"Is your boat repaired yet? Are you going there tonight?"
"It's repaired. We have to go. One day of rest is one day of loss. Haven't you rested enough?"
"I plan to rest for a few more days. My father has rheumatism and is suffering from it."
"That's fine. You've made enough money this time anyway. It's okay to take a break for ten days or half a month."
"Who said that? I didn't earn all this money by myself, but it's not bad. I'll just rest for a few more days if I can."
The two of them walked forward arm in arm, and when they realized they had no cigarettes in their pockets, they prepared to go to the grocery store to buy some. However, as they walked into an alley, they heard scolding, and then the scattered people on the street went back to their homes, muttering to themselves.
They walked closer curiously to listen.
"Didn't you say you were getting rich? Didn't you make a lot of money? You're still short of this little electricity bill..."
"It's so cold. Who would be willing to come out if they didn't want to watch TV?"
“I heard that the richer people are, the more stingy they are…”
"They keep finding excuses to not let people see it. They don't let people see it when it's raining or windy. It's only been sunny for a few days, and everyone has only been seeing it for a few days, but today they turned hostile..."
"We're all from the same village. Her family wants to watch it too, so what if we share it with everyone? You're too stingy..."
"So you won't show it to anyone anymore?"
"No, who wants to come? Just because you make a little money, you look down on others. You think being rich is a big deal..."
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The two listened to the villagers talking and immediately understood what had happened.
"It's your cousin's house, right?"
"Really? He's the only one in the village who has a TV?"
"I won't show you this."
"Who cares? I'm not interested anyway."
"Go check it out. It's right next to him. He seems to be still cursing."
Since he had nothing to do, Ye Yaodong followed him forward and saw his eldest cousin's wife sweeping the floor at the door with a broom, muttering to herself.
"I've only watched it for a few days, but you still come every day. Do you think my TV is a shared property of the team? Do you think I don't have to pay for electricity? How dare you..."
"After watching, I just patted my butt and left. I had to clean up the melon seed shells on the ground..."
"It's so cold, and I have to move in and out. I'm so full..."
really!
Ye Yaodong looked at the mess on the ground. These people had just arrived and there were already melon seed shells, orange peels, and garbage scattered all over the ground. If they waited for a few hours, wouldn't the ground be even more terrifying? Who wouldn't get a headache after seeing this
Why should I bring out the TV I bought at a high price every day for people to watch? And I have to clean up after it like a housemaid.
The key point is that in this cold weather, you have to stay outside the door to enjoy the fresh air. Wouldn't it be nice to just sit at home and watch TV comfortably
It would be nice if you could just watch it for a few days, but these people are so ignorant that they don't let you watch it and even complain behind your back.
You should not be too easy to talk to as it is easy for people to take advantage of you.
Ye Yaodong stood at the door for a while, not planning to go up to say hello. He ate a melon, hooked his arm around A Guang's shoulder, and prepared to leave.
"Let's go home. I can't afford a TV anyway."
"Tsk~ Who would believe that? You're almost the richest man in the village. It's spread all over the village."
"What nonsense! How long have I been out to sea? Others have been raising pigs for a whole year and only made a million yuan. You are just spreading rumors."
"It is said that you have become rich and you are not happy to be a millionaire?"
"What the hell is happiness? I'm so poor, you want to make up for me?"
"You're dreaming. Why don't you help me, your brother-in-law?" Ah Guang snorted. "It's okay. You can earn money slowly. It should be soon. When you become a millionaire and buy a TV, these people will come to your house to watch TV!"
"Fuck, whether I am a millionaire or not is not important. When I buy a TV, I'll see if these people dare to come to my house and let me move out to share it."
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