The big black dog tied at the door lazily lay in front of its kennel, sticking out its tongue. There were two broken bowls in front of it, one of which was filled with water.
After building the house, there were some odds and ends left, so Ye Yaodong asked someone to build a doghouse for it, and it lived in it with peace of mind.
After so many days, it has become familiar with everyone in the Ye family. It is no longer as restless as it was in the first few days when it barked at everyone it saw.
When it saw Ye Yaodong coming out, it just raised its eyelids to look at him, then lay down lazily again. After raising it for a few days, its fur became noticeably brighter.
Ye Yaodong was very satisfied with its well-behaved appearance, but he still had to keep it tied up to prevent it from biting people. After all, it was not raised from a puppy.
Even if they are raised from puppies, they will still bite if provoked.
But just as he reached the door, he saw a boy running towards him recklessly, then he widened his eyes and slammed on the brakes.
"Uncle!"
"Why are you running like this? You look so anxious. Why are you running here all of a sudden? Who are you coming with?"
"Follow my grandpa, we are here to deliver watermelons..."
Lin Guangyuan stared at the surrounding walls, "Did you fence off the entrance? I was wondering why it looked different. I thought I had taken the wrong path."
As he was still talking, he walked towards the gate of the courtyard, but suddenly he heard a dog barking in the courtyard, which scared him so much that he was about to step in, but then he pulled his foot back.
“Woof woof woof ~ Woof woof woof ~”
He turned and looked at Ye Yaodong in surprise, "Uncle, you have a dog?"
"Well, I was robbed once before, so I picked up a dog and just kept it as a guard dog."
Ye Yaodong walked in and shouted to stop the big black dog, and it stopped barking. It whimpered softly a few times, then shrank back to the door of the doghouse and lay down.
At this time, he also saw Lin's father pushing a cart full of sacks at the intersection, with a child sitting on the cart.
The sack was round and round inside, so to prevent it from rolling off the cart, Father Lin tied the sack to the cart with a rope.
In the past two years, no matter what kind of fruit was harvested, Lin's father would send some over. Ye Yaodong could feel his fatherly love.
At the same time, he looked at the courtyard wall that Ye Yaodong had just built in surprise and asked a question.
Ye Yaodong could only repeat his explanation and then invited him to go inside.
A big black dog was lying by the gate, staring at me with a fierce look in his eyes, growling in his throat.
As soon as the cart stopped, Lin Guangwen, who was sitting on it, also jumped down. He was Lin Xiangyang's youngest son, only two months older than Ye Chenghu.
This kid was also very tough. Seeing how fierce the big black dog was, he wanted to get close to it and bark a few times, which made the dog stand up and bark twice.
"Uncle, your dog is so fierce."
"This is just a wild dog. I've only raised it for about half a month. Don't get close to it."
"Where are the two cousins?"
"I went out to play. It's almost time for dinner. I'll be back soon."
Ye's father and mother were arguing in the house, and when they saw Lin's father coming over again, they hurried out to greet him.
Father Lin responded with a smile, then untied the several large sacks tied to the cart and dragged them down.
"It just so happens that the weather has been good these few days, so the watermelons will be sweet. I picked them this morning and sent them here quickly to avoid the typhoon from coming in a few days. As soon as I entered the village, I heard your villagers talking about building a Mazu temple? Has it been built yet?"
"We start work today."
"That's great... No wonder I was wondering why your village looked so lively today. Why didn't any of the young men go out to work at sea?"
Father Lin sat down and exchanged a few words with them, praised the old lady for her good spirits, and hugged Ye Xiaoxi for a while.
Just here, a loud wailing sound came from the door, immediately interrupting the conversation inside the house.
"Ah~ cousin, you are finally back. My turtle is gone, my turtle is gone..."
"Ah? Was it eaten by uncle?"
"Well, it died a tragic death. It was all because of my damn dad..."
"Cousin Awen, please accept my condolences..."
The two children hugged each other, and Ye Chenghu put his arm around his shoulder to comfort him.
Ye Yaodong just heard the wailing and seemed to think something was wrong. When he walked to the door and saw two people crying and hugging each other, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily. This naughty kid would say anything.
Lin Guangyuan took out the turtle from the corner, and the two of them stopped playing with the turtle.
Ye Yaodong also immediately thought of Lin Guangyuan who was still idle at home doing farm work. It was summer vacation now, and there was only one and a half months left before school started. He should have said what he needed to say as soon as possible. He had to go back to school. It was a waste for him to do farm work at such a young age.
Who knew that Lin's father was also worried.
"He had just been sent to learn carpentry from a carpenter when he got into a fight with someone. He was sent back within a month."
Ye Yaodong was surprised. He didn't expect this kid to be so bad? He thought he was just having fun.
"Let him go back to school in the second half of the year. It's useless to graduate from elementary school. What can he do without studying? He's still young, and it's hard for him to find a job. After he finishes junior high school for three years, he won't be too late when he turns 18. He can be sent to Dongguan...ah...bah, it's just right for him to work in a factory."
"I also wanted him to finish junior high school, but this kid just refused to go back to school."
"It's okay. This is easy. Just stay with me for a few days. I guarantee he will change his mind."
Father Lin was a little skeptical, "Are you sure? If he stays for a few more days, he probably won't want to go home."
Lin Xiuqing interrupted, "Do you also want A Yuan to go to the dock to carry sandbags? He is a tough guy, so he may not be as useful as A Hai."
"It's okay. If one day doesn't work, carry him for two days. If two days doesn't work, carry him for a week. Fatty happens to be working in town, so just let him take him there."
Father Lin thought about it and decided to give it a try.
Nowadays, everyone thinks that studying is good and that only by studying can one have a successful future.
After playing for a day, just when they were reluctant to leave, Lin Guangyuan heard that he could stay for a few more days. He was so happy that he jumped three feet high and somersaulted several times in excitement.
Lin Guangwen refused and clamored to stay. He sat on the ground and made a fuss, refusing to leave no matter what his father did to drag him away.
Ye Yaodong folded his hands in front of his chest and looked at Lin Guangyuan, "You little brat is eating me out of money. There is not enough food in my house. Only one of you can stay. You can decide for yourself, or both of you can go back."
Ye Yaodong didn't care about a bite to eat, actually his family was full of old and young. He and his father were going out to sea, his mother was going to work at the Women's Federation, and A Qing had to take care of the whole family, so there was no need to add another child to burden her.
As for Lin Guangyuan, Ye Yaodong really wants to do good for him.
After hearing this, Lin Guangyuan certainly couldn't just stand there and watch. He rolled up his sleeves and pulled Lin Guangwen to the corner to threaten him.
After a long while, Lin Guangwen came back dejectedly and followed his father back obediently.
Lin Guangyuan looked at it smugly.
Ye Yaodong was also satisfied. He patted Lin Guangyuan on the shoulder and said, "Comrade Lin Guangyuan, it's okay for you to stay here for a few days. You have to pay for my food."
Lin Guangyuan was stunned!
Still need food expenses
"Uncle, you came to my house for dinner, and I didn't ask you to pay for the food!"
"I'm not eating yours. I'm eating my father-in-law's, not yours. Now you want to eat me, and you're going to eat me for many days. You have to make money for me."
"Ah?" Lin Guangyuan suddenly had an idea, "Then I'll go out to sea with you!"
"You wish! Go carry sandbags for me at the dock tomorrow. I'm going to take you to find a fat uncle and ask him to take you there tomorrow. I heard that he is free during the day and can watch over you."
"ah?"
Lin Guangyuan was dragged away by his clothes, feeling depressed, "Uncle, please don't sell me out..."
"Who wants you? You're eating me out of my house, who has more food? Even if I give you away, no one wants you."
"Nonsense, I am the eldest grandson of the Lin family..."
"He's not my ancestor?"
After handing Lin Guangyuan over to the fat man, Ye Yaodong went out to sea as usual to do his own business.
He originally thought that when he came back from the sea the next day, he would see Lin Guangyun looking miserable and half exhausted, but he did not expect that he was so energetic.
As soon as he got back home, he could hear Lin Guangyuan excitedly telling Ye Chenghai through the courtyard wall about what he saw and heard at the dock, how prosperous and beautiful the hotel was, and how delicious the food inside was.
Ye Chenghai said enviously: "That's great! At that time, I could only sit at the dock with my father and eat steamed buns and drink water. I was exhausted and had to walk back home. But you can still have a big meal and ride a bicycle back home. It's so cool."
Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows. How did the fat guy lead it
"Uncle-in-law!" Lin Guangyuan was sitting at the door, watching him push the cart in with sharp eyes, and immediately ran up excitedly to present his treasures.
"Uncle, I earned one dollar and twenty cents today,"
Ye Yaodong glanced at him and confiscated his one dollar and two cents. "Are you happy? You started working and earning money so early, saving a few years of detours. Doesn't it feel good?"
"I should have gone last year when I wasn't in school. Damn, I'm a year late! I missed out on hundreds of dollars!"
The corners of Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched.
"Then continue tomorrow. Don't stop until you earn ten dollars."
"Hiss~ The food expenses are so high? Even the shady shops are not as shady as you!"
He glanced at the talkative Ye Chenghai and said, "You want to go too, right?"
"Ah no no no, I love reading!"
Lin Guangyuan patted his chest proudly and said, "Leave it to me, I will complete the task."
Ye Yaodong felt that he had to talk to Fatty later to let this kid know his place.
Experiencing life is different from actually working and earning money.
The next day, Lin Guangyuan knew he had been cheated. The day before, he had braised pork, prawns, chicken drumstick rice, and even cream cakes for dessert. It was so delicious.
Today there was only plain bread and water. He looked at the bread in his hand and looked at the fat man with grievance.
The fat man laughed awkwardly, "Don't look at me! Your uncle told me that what you earned yesterday was not enough for food."
"Ah~ Why is he so kind to let me stay?"