The birth of a new life is the beginning of all miracles.
There was laughter in the room, and everyone gathered around the bed, looking at the newborn with joy on their faces.
But the little baby didn't buy it. Amid the happy discussions, she started crying. I guess she felt the buzzing in her ears was too noisy.
She opened her mouth and cried loudly in grievance, revealing two rows of flesh-pink gums. Ye Yaodong looked at her and his smile deepened.
"She must have felt it was too noisy. Go out, you two little brats, go out and play, and stop touching her. She wants to sleep."
"Dad, can I sleep with my sister tonight?"
"No, you two are too naughty when sleeping. You will kick her. You both should sleep in the small bed."
Ye Chengyang blinked, "Should I sleep in the crib too?"
"Yes, go out and play. If you behave yourself, you will have red wedding eggs and mandarin duck cakes to eat in two days..."
As soon as the two mentioned food, they nodded happily and went out to play together.
At this time, Ye's mother also finished her meal and came over to help clean up. Seeing the diaper that had just been changed in the basin, she took it to the back door to wash it.
When she returned to the house, she said, "Something happened to your cousin's husband. Did you know?"
The smiles on the couple's faces froze for a moment. After looking at each other, Ye Yaodong frowned and asked, "Lin Jianqiang? The one who was arrested for gambling a few days ago?"
"Yes, I just ran into your aunt on my way back to dinner. She said Aqiang might be sentenced, and your cousin Meiying was crying at home."
He was surprised. It was just a small gambling. He should be detained and fined. Why was he sentenced
During the Chinese New Year, the whole village is busy playing cards and gambling.
Lin Xiuqing also asked in confusion: "Shouldn't he be detained for just a few days?"
"I heard that he had a conflict with one of the people he gambled with, and he was accused of stealing the bicycle, so he must be dealt with severely."
Should!
It turns out that in addition to gambling, he also has a criminal record.
Then he also hit it by accident.
The old lady also frowned, "What kind of thing is this? One by one... You have hands and feet, why don't you do something useful?"
"It's not easy to quit gambling. It's better for him to go to jail so that he won't bring harm to his family. His wife won't be a burden. If she works harder, she can support the children and their life won't be so messy. Without him, the family can live better."
He felt that his actions saved a family...
Ye's mother nodded in agreement, "That's true, it's better without him."
The old lady sighed and patted his hands. "You are so good. You didn't touch anything you shouldn't have touched. You behaved honestly."
Ye Yaodong: “…”
Lin Xiuqing: Good boy
Ye’s mother: Be honest
Ye Yaodong sneered, his advantage is that he is a good waste!
"Okay, it's getting dark now, and Qing is exhausted from giving birth this afternoon, so she should go to bed early. We'll go back first and come back tomorrow morning."
"Well, it's dark so be careful on the road and walk slowly."
After Ye's mother helped the old lady out, Ye Yaodong called the two children back to sleep.
He was exhausted today. He was worried after coming back from the sea and was exhausted both physically and mentally. Fortunately, the mother and daughter were safe.
After ordering his two sons not to make any noise and to go to bed immediately, he kissed his daughter's cheek, turned off the light, and lay down to sleep on the other side of the mother and daughter.
Although he was exhausted, his mind was very excited. He couldn't fall asleep after lying down. The two children in the small bed in the corner were also murmuring quietly, and then laughing loudly.
"If you keep quarreling, I will move the crib to another room tomorrow and you will sleep in a separate room."
There was silence in an instant.
But the little one started crying...
Ye Yaodong didn't know how many times he got up throughout the night. He always felt that he had just closed his eyes, but he had to get up again in less than five minutes.
Then, just as the sky was getting light, Ye's mother came over to cook breakfast for them, and also prepared a separate confinement meal for Aqing.
He didn't get any sleep again.
With dark circles under his eyes, he got up and rode his bike to town. He bought everything his mother asked him to do, and also bought some cigarettes, alcohol, and snacks to deliver to Secretary Chen's home.
It was not until he returned home and saw a row of diapers hanging on the bamboo pole at the door and counted them that he realized how many times he had gotten up last night.
8 diapers, not eating much, but still able to poop so much? He was also impressed.
After putting down the things his mother asked him to buy, he took the specially prepared gifts and walked towards Secretary Chen's house, but was told that Secretary Chen had gone to work and was not at home.
Ye Yaodong had no choice but to put his things down and wait until after dinner time to go, but the person was not at home and said he had gone to a meeting.
He had no choice but to wait until the next morning and bring the red eggs to the door, but this time he actually ran into someone.
"I wanted to go to his house to express my gratitude but couldn't find anyone. Secretary Chen is really a very busy man."
"It's been very busy these days, the whole county is cracking down. You were in danger the day before yesterday, and you happened to give birth at that time. If it had been a step later, I wouldn't have been able to save you."
When Secretary Chen heard what A Guang had told him in secret the day before yesterday, he felt worried for them.
"Yes, the baby was born just in time. Fortunately, you helped to delay the time. Thank you very much. The red egg just rolled out will also bring you good luck."
"What are you thanking me for? I'm here to help you. You have to pay the fine, and your wife has to get sterilized. I originally wanted you to go in the next two days, but I can ask for you to wait until after the confinement period."
Ye Yaodong felt emotional, it was indeed easier to get things done with someone in the court, and it would be better if he suffered less.
"Thank you for your help. I will pay the fine, no matter how much it is, as long as you can suffer less."
"I could have decided to impose a smaller fine, but the day before yesterday you guys timed it so well that when those people went in and found out that it was a new birth, their faces went black. So they asked us to impose a higher fine when we got back."
Hold!
"Isn't it the village that has the final say on how much the fine should be? So how much should it be fined now?"
"We have discussed it and decided that there is no need to impose a higher fine. Just like everyone else in the village, a fine of 500 yuan will be imposed."
He frowned and then relaxed his brows in an instant, "That's fine, thank you very much, I will go home later to get the money and pay it to the brigade."
I thought I would be fined thousands, but 500 is not bad.
I heard that a wealthy family in the neighboring village was fined 1,000 yuan just because they bought a TV at home, so they were fined more than others.
"Well, don't worry, just hand it in in the next few days."
"It's better to hand it in early."
"You decide. I'm going to work."
"Hey, wait, let me ask you something..." Ye Yaodong thought of what his mother said the day before yesterday, and hurriedly stopped Secretary Chen.
Secretary Chen just took a step forward, but then stopped again, "What's the matter?"
"I heard that Lin Jianqiang is going to be sentenced. Is it true?"
"Oh, yes, he is your relative. I also went to a meeting yesterday afternoon and happened to pick up the report that was issued. He was sentenced to ten years. He was unlucky. He ran into this checkpoint by chance, and he also stole, so he was directly sentenced to a heavy sentence. If it had been a few months earlier, he would have been fined and imprisoned for half a month and then released."
"It's only been a few days since he was arrested? How come he was sentenced so soon?"
"Now we emphasize efficiency and strictness. I heard that the process has been shortened to three days. Many people have been arrested in the past few months."
Well, I'll stay in jail for ten years to avoid causing harm to others.
"With the reform and opening up, and the return of educated youth to the city in recent years, those young people have nothing to do, and with nothing to do, they are more likely to stir up trouble."
“Who said it wasn’t… Alas…” Secretary Chen said as he put his hands behind his back, sighed and walked out.
After knowing that the gambler was sentenced to ten years in prison, Ye Yaodong felt relieved and immediately went back to pay the fine.
In their rural area, basically everything is decided by the village, and fines are also submitted to the village.
The money was paid and the matter was over.
After Lin Xiuqing learned that Lin Jianqiang was sentenced to ten years, she felt that it was a bit too harsh...
"It's been a long time... I thought it was just a few days."
"It's what he deserves. Who told him to steal? If he's guilty of hooliganism, he's doomed. He can be shot right away!"
"The public security outside is too chaotic now."
Mother Ye brought in the stewed eggs and said, "It's better to catch him, so that your cousin won't have to borrow money from everywhere to make up for his losses. I didn't know he was good at gambling before. Come and eat it while it's hot..."
Ye's mother cracked three eggs and added red dates, longans and brown sugar to the stewed eggs, which looked dark red.
Lin Xiuqing only ate two, then handed the bowl and spoon to Ye Yaodong, "I'm full, you eat..."
"This is specially stewed for you. Eat more. I won't eat it."
"I just had longevity noodles and wine for breakfast. It's only 9 o'clock now, and my mother has stewed eggs. How can I finish it? Please help me eat it, don't waste it."
Ye Yaodong had no choice but to take her bowl and spoon and eat the egg.
He had eaten a lot of her leftover confinement meals these past two days, because there was wine in all her confinement meals, either in the fish soup, or in the longevity noodles, or in the white shrimps stewed with wine. They were all soups with wine, and his two sons couldn't eat them, so the food all went into his stomach.
He also clearly felt that he was gaining weight...
"I can't eat that much. I'll ask mom to stew two next time."
Lin Xiuqing smiled but said nothing.
Mother Ye interrupted, "Two eggs are not enough for her. She can't go hungry after giving birth. I have saved a lot of eggs. I kept them for hatching chicks, but the rest are enough for her. I also have a few big roosters that I have raised for more than a year. I killed one this morning and stewed it. I will give it to her for the next two days."
He said it was for her rice, but he also ate the chicken head, chicken neck, and chicken feet...
It's only been a few days and you can already pinch a handful of soft flesh on his waist.