Luckily he didn't eat...
At that time, seeing there were still wild peaches left on the table, he originally picked up one and wanted to eat it, but when he heard the crying of a child in the house, he put it down again and happily ran into the house to hug the child.
"Next time you do something disgusting like this, if it gets into my mouth, I'll peel your skin off."
"Uncle San, if you don't be greedy, you won't be able to do that."
Ye Yaodong pointed at the dishes on the table with a quick spoon in a bad mood, "Clean up all the leftovers on the table. If you dare to waste them, I'll break your legs."
Ye Chengjiang picked up a piece of dish and tried to put it in Ye Yaodong's bowl in a flattering manner, but he quickly dodged it with the bowl in his hand.
"Eat, Uncle San, don't be polite, just treat it like your own home..."
Ye Yaodong gave him a slap on the face, and the food he was holding fell all over the table. "Are you itching for food? This is my house, and you are eating at my house. Eat it all up. If you can't eat it, I'll poke my dick into your mouth."
Ye Chengjiang touched his aching head and glanced at him resentfully.
"What are you looking at? Pick up all the food on the table and eat it."
Ye Chenghai was gloating because it was finally his turn. Usually he was the one who charged into battle and was the first to be beaten.
"You guys are making so much noise, even when we're having a meal. Be quiet and don't disturb us from listening to the opera."
"You're not going to scold me anymore? You're not going to accuse me of wasting money?"
Ye's mother gave him a look and let him experience it himself.
"It sounds good, right? You can't move your butt anymore? Are you not going to clean up the fish in the bucket?"
Ye's mother rolled her eyes at him, then took the fish to the back door and killed it as quickly as possible, then heated up the oil in a pan and cooked it.
The weather is getting hot now. If you don't kill and cook the fish immediately, it will go bad tomorrow. After cooking, as long as you don't stir it or poke it with a spatula, it will not go bad the next day.
When it’s time to eat, just put it in the pot and heat it up.
"The sound of frying fish is so loud. What were you talking about just now?"
"Stop making noise, stop making noise..." Father Ye said without turning his head while sitting there.
Ye's mother was depressed, holding the spatula in one hand and putting the other on her waist, staring blankly. She wanted to go over to listen, but was afraid that the fish would be burnt.
"Don't listen to it anymore. You've been listening to it for a long time. Turn it off and give it a rest. Don't let it burn out."
"You woman, just cook your fish and stay out of the way. How long have you been listening to it? You've been listening to it for a whole day. Let us who have just returned from work listen to it too."
Everyone nodded in agreement, except Ye's mother, who felt distressed, fearing that she might have heard something bad.
"You didn't buy it, so of course you don't feel bad about it. This has to be passed down from generation to generation. If you keep it for such a long time, it will burn out sooner or later."
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but feel ashamed. How many generations did his mother plan to pass the inheritance down
Suddenly, he had a picture in his mind of decades later, where his great-grandchildren were knocking on the radio and saying that it was an heirloom from his ancestors.
The old lady was also distressed and afraid that it would break if it was listened to for too long. Just as she finished listening to a short segment, she hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, we can't listen to it anymore. We have to put it away and listen to it tomorrow. This is Dongzi's new purchase. Please don't damage it."
"Ah~ But we all have to go to school tomorrow~ I can't listen to it."
"Yeah, yeah, listen a little longer."
"We have to go to school tomorrow, so we can't listen anymore. Let's listen to it for a while more in the evening."
“Yes, listen a little longer, listen a little longer…” the half-grown children were shouting there.
Mother Ye put her hands on her hips with a headache, pointed at the children with a spatula, "You know you have to go to school tomorrow, have you done your homework these two days? You have been standing in front of the music box all day and I can't drive you away. I can't control you anymore? If you don't get up tomorrow, I will whip you."
"And you guys who are out to sea, aren't you tired? After dinner, take a shower and go back to your room to sleep, because you still have to get up and go out to sea at night."
The old lady also agreed, "Yes, yes, yes, you guys go to bed and listen to it when you are free, put it away first."
Ye Yaodong didn’t care. It was just a radio. Television would become popular in a few years.
He was the first to stand up and take a shower, and the others reluctantly stood up and went home.
Since his two sisters-in-law also went out to sea, Ye's mother cooked their meals as well, and everyone ate at the same table again.
Of course, the rice must be brought from their respective homes, the seafood is what they save for themselves at night, and the vegetables are picked from the vegetable fields. None of these cost money, as all kinds of vegetables are available in this season.
After taking a shower, Ye Yaodong went into the house to see his wife and children.
As soon as Lin Xiuqing saw him, she complained, "My mother almost scolded me to death last night, but luckily my daughter cried and saved the situation."
"You won't refute it? You didn't spend her money, and you bought it back so she won't listen."
"That's your mother, not mine. How can I talk to her like that?"
"Are you bored during your confinement? Should I buy you one?"
Lin Xiuqing stared in disbelief, "Did you pick up some money? I'm going to be out of confinement in two days, what should I buy? Others are hesitant to buy one, and you want to buy two. You'll be scolded to death by your mother."
"I spend my money, what does it have to do with her?"
"She's been nagging about it all morning today, but she stopped talking because she was so engrossed in listening to me. Buy her another one and see if she feels bad for it."
"It's not her money, so don't worry about it. Just nag her for two days. It's just right that you are at home taking care of the kids, so I'll buy you another one to kill time."
Lin Xiuqing shook her head like a rattle, "No, you are not allowed to spend money recklessly, or I will never forgive you."
Buying one was already painful enough for her, so she couldn't bear to buy another one.
Seeing her righteous refusal, Ye Yaodong had to give up for the time being. He thought that maybe after a few days, when she was fascinated by the music, he would think about buying one to kill time.
"What time was it delivered yesterday at Linji?"
"It was around eight or nine o'clock. He knocked on the door when my mother was cooking me a midnight snack. My mother said she didn't want the money and asked him to take it back. I took the money to the door and she looked distressed and gave it to me reluctantly. I listened to her complaining all night last night."
"Oh, when did your parents leave this morning? They are here for the baby's one-month-old birthday, right?"
"After breakfast, he left at around seven. He said he would come back after the full moon. He kept half of the shellfish he found and only took a few seabird eggs back. He left the rest for me to eat during my confinement."
"They are very thoughtful. They will bring back some food after the full moon in a few days. I will cook a big meal for my family as a token of my appreciation."
Lin Xiuqing smiled and nodded.
At this time, Ye Yaodong saw the child twisting and turning in her restless sleep. He originally wanted to pat her chest and let her continue sleeping, but he didn't expect that she opened her silly eyes and looked left and right without any focus.
He said in surprise: "Are you awake? How rare! Give me a hug."
"No, don't hug her randomly. If she's fine, just let her lie down. Otherwise, if she gets used to hugging me, I won't have time to hug her every day in the future."
"I'm not allowed to hold him when he's asleep, I'm not allowed to hold him when he's awake, and if he cries, he's given food to gag him. So when can I hold him?"
Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him and said, "I didn't see you being so active even when I gave birth to your two sons."
"That's different. Those two cried every night when they were born. I never had a good night's sleep. It's strange that I would want to hug them."
When Ye Yaodong saw that she was looking at him while he was talking, he felt itchy and reached out his hand.
"Let me hold you for a moment. I haven't held you for days. I'm going to sleep again soon."
She was light and soft, and smelled of milk. He couldn't help but kiss her, but he saw the child turned his head away with a pouty mouth.
He hurriedly said "oh oh oh" to coax her ~
"You pricked her with your beard."
"I haven't shaved for two or three days. I go out early and come back late every day, so I haven't thought about shaving."
"How was your harvest today?"
"It's OK. I sold it for more than 200 yuan. It just cost a little bit of gas, which cost me 6 or 7 yuan. The hand-cast net is also broken. Fortunately, Zheng and his friends have a spare one. I'll use it first and then ask someone to weave a new one and give it back to him in a few days."
"Now that you're done with your busy schedule, you can take a few days off."
Ye Yaodong walked around holding the child, saying, "After this period of time, it will be the rainy season again. We have to rest."
"When the time comes, take good care of yourself. Your body won't be able to handle going every day."
"Um."
"Put the child down and stop walking around rocking her."
"What are you afraid of? If you are used to it, just let me hold you."
"You can still hold her and rock her at home every day."
"It's okay. I'll ask the carpenter in the village to make a wooden cradle for her later. She can lie in the cradle when you're not around."
"You want to be scolded, don't you?" She tugged at his sleeve, stopping him from leaving. She took the child and let her lie down. "Don't be so generous. Don't spend money recklessly. It's not easy to save up a little money. You have to save it."
"It's useless to save it. The money will become less and less valuable."
"Nonsense, money is so important, how can it be worthless?"
He couldn't think of how to explain it, so he just stopped talking, yawned, and went back to his room to sleep.