The villagers were very happy to see that he was so generous in sharing.
"Dongzi is getting more and more successful. You are so lucky, Old Third Ye. You have three sons who are all very successful. You also have two boats at home. If you don't get rich, who will?"
"Yes, yes, it looks like your family is getting more and more prosperous. When our new home is built, we will move there and we will be neighbors. Let's see if we can also share in the good luck and exchange our small wooden boat for a big one."
The person who was speaking was Zhou Yongsheng. They started construction of their house on May Day this month, also on the beach. Everyone now thinks that the feng shui there is good and will be conducive to making a fortune.
"How much money have you made from catching squids during this period? It should be quite a lot, and your family has two boats catching squids, so you must have made two or three times more. You are really rich..."
"Two boats, you really deserve to be rich... Have you made a fortune recently?"
"You can enjoy the rest of your life. Your three sons are becoming more and more successful..."
Father Ye couldn't stop laughing when he heard everyone's compliments. He quickly explained, "No, no... We have split up. Each family lives their own life and earns their own money. How come they earn two or three times as much? Don't exaggerate. We have split up. Now there are four families..."
"Even though we have split up, you are still a family, and you also have two boats. If you have two boats at home, you can make money very quickly..."
The corners of Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched. These people only see that you make money, but not that you spend money. They also don't see that you have already separated the family business. All the money earned is counted on his father, and they are still treating them as if the family business has not been separated.
"You're exaggerating. Even though there are a lot of black mullet, they're cheap. They only sell for a few dozen yuan. They can't be compared to squid. We've been catching a lot of them recently. Don't just say that my family made money, everyone made money."
"When everyone goes out to sea at night, they can also catch this much, maybe even more than we did."
Ye Yaopeng also agreed with a smile, "Yes, yes, the weather is good during this period, and everyone can earn a little more."
"It's our turn to weigh, everyone please make way..."
After weighing the goods, Ye Yaodong wiped his sweat and squeezed out of the crowd. His father was still inside bragging and chatting with others, so he ignored him, put on his hat, and pushed the cart away.
Before he reached the door of his house, he saw from afar his mother digging a hole in front of the house. There were a few boys squatting beside her watching the fun, and a girl was playing shuttlecock nearby. He quickly pushed the cart and walked over.
"This fat guy is quite efficient. I went to ask him last night and he delivered the sweet-scented osmanthus tree and two banana trees today. This saved me from running up the mountain to dig them."
Mother Ye straightened up and wiped the sweat off her forehead. She supported the hoe with one hand and patted her lower back with the other hand. "You only know how to find work for me. What kind of trees are you planting? You come up with whatever you want. It takes several years for a tiny tree to grow."
"Well, it doesn't matter how many years it takes for it to grow. I didn't ask you to do it. Just take a rest. I'll dig this."
"You haven't asked me to do anything yet...you're just waiting for me to do everything for your house." Ye's mother complained.
Although they had already gone down the mountain, the wind was still hot and she was sweating profusely after just two strokes with the hoe.
"No, I just asked you to come over to cook and wash clothes. Hey... there's a bucket of fish over there, you can take it and clean it up. I'll do this. Have you finished cooking?"
"It's cooked, it's cooked. How can I let your family starve?"
"Okay, then go kill the fish!"
“I owed you in my previous life… I will serve you in this life… and take care of your family…” After handing him the hoe, Ye’s mother went to kill the fish muttering to herself.
But before she had taken a few steps, she came back and said, "Oh... No, I almost forgot. Why did you buy banana trees? What a waste of money. There are plenty of banana trees on the mountain. Why did you buy them outside? Where are you going to plant them? Ah Qing said you were going to plant them in front of or behind the house."
"Yeah? Yeah, I don't have time to go to the mountain to dig. I mentioned it a little, but I didn't expect Fatty to buy it for me. It really saves me a lot of trouble."
"You're such a hassle! Can banana trees be planted next to a house? Banana trees gather shade and affect Feng Shui. Don't you know that? This can only be planted on a mountain."
"Ah? Affecting Feng Shui? I saw that my uncle also planted a few trees at the back door."
He only knew that mulberry trees should not be planted in front of or behind the house, but he didn't know that banana trees should not be planted either. There is so much knowledge to learn about this kind of tree.
"He planted it on the slope, a little far from the house, and he didn't mind it. But you can't do that. Remember to plant it on the mountain later. Don't plant it next to the house, or it will attract bad things."
"All right then."
I have to take it to the mountains to plant it. Alas... I'm just asking for trouble.
"You guys, get down on the sidelines, or I'll dig in with my hoe and use your heads as fertilizer for the flowers."
Several children, big and small, squatting there, shrank their necks at the same time, and then stepped back quickly.
When Ye Chengyang was moving, he accidentally slipped and sat directly on the ground, but he reacted quickly, propped up his body and crawled back using his hands and feet, fearing that if he was a step late, he would be used as fertilizer for his father's flowers.
He didn't know what fertilizer meant, but seeing others so scared, he got scared too.
Ye Yaodong swung the hoe feebly, so tired.
"Dad, please try harder..."
"It's easy to talk without any pain in the waist, right? Why don't you come? I'm so tired, but you guys are so happy. You eat and play all day, and you can sit in the classroom to go to school without doing any work."
"Uncle San, what you said is not right. It's uncomfortable to sit there all day long. My butt will hurt." Ye Chenghai said, supporting his chin.
"You don't know how to appreciate the good things you have. Then go to the docks and carry sandbags. This is a good job and you can make money. You can't make money sitting in the classroom. Go!"
Ye Chenghai blinked his eyes and said guiltily: "That...that won't work...I...I have to go to school, I was just talking casually..."
"The earlier you go, the earlier you can earn money, and you can avoid taking a few years of detours!"
"No, I'm still young and I have to go to school."
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes. If one doesn’t suffer a little, one won’t know how happy it is to study.
"My brother said he wanted to be the big boss and command others to carry sandbags instead of carrying them himself. He wanted to watch others carry them." Ye Chenghe betrayed him directly and started yelling.
Ye Chenghai's face suddenly turned red with embarrassment, and he wanted to reach out to cover his mouth but it was too late, "You big mouth! If you say something nonsense again, I will beat you up!"
"Hahahaha, Ye Chenghai, are you trying to make me laugh to death? Is this your ideal that you achieved by carrying sandbags?"
"What's the matter? You don't even allow me to think about it. Maybe Uncle San is dreaming of becoming a millionaire all day long?"
"Tsk~ Is this all I can accomplish? It's just a dream. I must be a millionaire. No, it's a billionaire. It's a dream of multi-billionaires. A ten thousand yuan household is nothing." Ye Yaodong said disdainfully. He really didn't take a ten thousand yuan household seriously at the moment.
After a few years, being a millionaire will be nothing, and after ten years or so, being a millionaire will be nothing.
"Hahaha~ Uncle San, you're the one that made me laugh to death~"
"Hehe, you're just dreaming. Of course you should dream it beautifully. Who is as useless as you? You dream of carrying sandbags!"
"Where is that?"
"Don't quibble! Why don't you go in and do your homework? Has the swelling on Boss Ye's palm subsided?"
"Damn it! Ye Chengjiang, you are such a big mouth, you even said that I was beaten by the teacher!"
Ye Chengjiang protested with his neck stiff, "You were the one who was detained by the teacher yesterday, and you came back and got scolded by your mother, and then everyone knew about it, not me who said it."
"I told you to wait for me to go home, but you ran away..."
"Why should I wait for you? What if my mother thinks that I've been detained by the teacher and gets beaten up too?"
The two brothers were about to quarrel, and Ye Yaodong suddenly felt a headache. "You two brothers, do you want to fight? Go away and don't get in the way."
Just then, Ye Yaopeng came over with his bare chest, scaring the two brothers so much that they immediately fell silent and ran away, fearing that their father was coming to take them back to the house to do their homework.
Seeing this, the other children also ran away.
"Dongzi, do you need help? You have another one to plant somewhere. I'll dig it for you."
Ye Yaopeng really couldn't bear to see him swinging the hoe so weakly in the room, so he was still chatting slowly. By the time he finished digging a hole, it was almost dark.
"Ah? Plant them there, and space them out a little bit here and there, one on the left and one on the right, so that they won't get too close when they grow up."
Great, someone is helping with the digging.
"It will take many years for these two trees to grow up."
"Yeah, it's better to plant some trees. Otherwise, the entrance will be too bare and too sunny. Planting two trees will provide some shade and make it look better."
This is called planting trees for future generations to enjoy the shade.
"This is it?"
Ye Yaopeng took the hoe and gestured at the ground under his feet, then spat twice into his palm, and then swung the hoe to work.
The pit under Ye Yaodong's feet was almost dug. He held the osmanthus sapling and gestured in the pit, then shouted to the group of children: "Ye Chenghai, scoop me a bucket of water."
“Oh, here it comes.”
"I'll go, I'll go, I'll go scoop."
"I am coming too… "
After the third cannon shot, he shouted and asked them to scoop a bucket of water. They all rushed to get it. They were so enthusiastic in doing other things.
Ye Chenghai rushed to pass the water over and moved closer to his father, watching him dig the hole. "Dad, how about we plant two trees too?"
"What kind of trees are you planting?"
"Guava! Plant guava!"
"The guava tree is too small..."
"Dad, plant jujube trees. They can grow very big..."
"I'll ask your mother later. You two should go inside and do your homework."
The two children immediately ran away, saying, "We'll do our homework after dinner..."
"You bastard... you don't want to do your homework every day..."
After Ye Yaodong planted the osmanthus tree and watered it, Ye Yaopeng also dug a hole and planted another osmanthus tree.
After they finished their work, they called a group of children back to the house to eat. Ye Yaodong also took off all his clothes and wore only shorts, planning to eat first and then take a shower after eating.