After the three brothers finished their work, they carried their empty bamboo baskets and walked out.
Ye Yaodong also told his two brothers not to tell anyone about his purchase of a shop, not even his parents or his eldest and second sisters-in-law.
Otherwise, given the personalities of his mother and two sisters-in-law, once they find out, the whole village will know about it in less than a day, and there will be more to talk about then.
At least there are many people buying now, and some people are helping him share the topic.
The two brothers nodded in agreement, indicating that no one would tell anyone.
The rain that just fell seemed like a shower. It rained for a while and then suddenly stopped. There was also a red light in the sky, as if the sun was about to come out.
They breathed a sigh of relief as they stood at the market entrance. If it rained, not only would it affect their vision, but the mountain road would also be difficult to travel on, and it would be difficult for them to go back.
The people who had just taken shelter from the rain at the doorstep have now set up their stalls again and are all complaining.
"Is there another typhoon passing through? The weather is so abnormal."
"That's right. It's been three or four days since the last typhoon left, and the sky hasn't cleared up yet."
"It feels like it's going to clear up after the rain, but I don't know if it's true or not. The weather is just like a child, changing its face at any time."
“Sell out early and go home…”
…
The three brothers carried the basket and climbed onto the tractor. They were also chatting there. It was possible that there was really another typhoon passing by, otherwise the weather would not be so abnormal. In the past, the weather would clear up immediately after a typhoon.
"Never mind. It's not raining now, so let's go back. Otherwise it will be too late. If the weather changes, they might have to keep us here."
Ye Yaodong was eager to go home. There was no place like home. He was really sleepy after staying up all night without sleep. Before he bought the shop, he could still hold on, but after buying the shop and relaxing, he felt a little sleepy.
He yawned and stretched. The tractor would still have to jolt for another three hours, maybe even longer, as it had just rained. The road back was full of potholes and the mountain road was not easy to drive on.
But fortunately, the journey back was smooth and it didn't rain. It just took us an extra hour to drive, and it was already time for dinner when we got home.
Lin Xiuqing asked the others to eat first, but she looked at the door from time to time. It was not until she heard the sound of a tractor in the distance that she smiled and walked out.
The same thing happened to the next door sisters, Sister Ye Dasao and Sister Ye Ersao. A series of children followed them out, craning their necks to wait at the door, watching the tractor approaching from afar.
Ye Xiuxiu said eagerly: "Mom, when can we ride on a tractor?"
Ye Chengjiang nodded vigorously, "Yes, I really want to ride a tractor. Chenghu and Yangyang have both ridden a tractor, but we haven't."
Ye Chenghu was a little smug, "That's because our grandma lives far away, so we have to take a tractor. It's because your grandma's house is too close."
Ye Chengyang listened to their questions and pulled Lin Xiuqing's clothes in confusion, "Mom, why doesn't their grandmother live farther away?"
Lin Xiuqing was at a loss for words. How should she answer
Ye Yaodong had just jumped out of the car when he heard his youngest son ask such a lovely question. He smiled and answered for Aqing, "If their grandmother's family lived farther away, your father wouldn't be able to marry your mother."
"But you married Third Aunt." Ye Chenghai covered his butt and couldn't help but say.
"That's because I'm handsome! Tall and handsome! If you grow tall and handsome in the future, you can also be a gigolo."
Lin Xiuqing gave him a reproachful look, "You don't mind at all, and you have the nerve to tell the child this. Do you think it's an honorable thing?"
Ye Yaodong took the basket handed over by his elder and second brothers on the tractor and said with a smile: "I earn my living by my own ability, why can't I say anything?"
Mrs. Ye Dasao and Mrs. Ye Ersao were speechless for a moment. Fortunately, they were not so unlucky.
Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him, smiled and helped take the basket he had taken from the car, but saw two net bags of mangoes and two net bags of chestnuts inside. She was surprised and immediately changed the subject.
"Why did you buy mangoes and chestnuts? Aren't they cheap?"
"I've already spent thousands of dollars, and this is the only thing I need? I've made money anyway."
"When you earn money, you know how to count it. But when you spend money, you don't know how to keep it in mind and spend it lavishly..."
When the other children heard that there were mangoes and chestnuts, they came over with shining eyes.
Even the three children of Ye Yaopeng who had just been beaten twisted their buttocks and limped over, but were stopped by Mrs. Ye.
"What did I tell you before? You didn't wear your ears, did you?"
The three of them shrank back after just two steps out, and Ye Chenghai turned his head and smiled awkwardly, "I'll just take a look."
When the three people from Ye Erge's family heard this, they turned to look at their mother, and found that she was also glancing at them coldly, so they immediately took a few steps back.
Ye Chengjiang quickly looked at his father and stepped forward to support Ye Yaohua's arm. "Dad, you've worked hard. Mom has already prepared the meal. Let's go home and eat."
The other two girls also hurried forward to surround their father, but the disappointment between their brows was obvious.
At this time, Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua couldn't help but feel a little regretful. It would be fine if they saved money, but they had to bring something for the children when they went out to make them happy. It was disappointing to see them.
Ye Yaohua patted the three children's heads soothingly. "It rained in the city, so Dad didn't go out much. It's a good opportunity to take advantage of the afternoon when I don't have to work. Don't you want to go to the movies? I'll take you there this afternoon. Don't keep pestering your uncle. He can't take care of so many children."
The three of them immediately smiled brightly and were so excited that they kept asking, "Really?"
"Really, our family bought a shop, so let's celebrate it." He said this to Ye Ersao.
Mrs. Ye glanced at him and did not refute. Since so much money had been spent, she might as well spend a few cents more. It happened that Ye's father brought the sponsorship money in the morning, which meant they saved a lot of money.
Some are happy while others are sad. Now Ye Chenghai and his two siblings all have sad faces. The expressions on their faces can no longer be described as envy; they are almost crying.
Ye Yaopeng glanced at Sister Ye, who also understood what he meant. She looked at the expressions of the three children and said helplessly, "If you don't feel any pain in your buttocks, ask your dad to take you there too."
It's like this when brothers live close to each other. It's easy for them to compare themselves with each other. Brothers will be compared to each other all the time, and children will also be compared with each other, especially those who are not far apart in age.
Ye Chenghai and his two siblings were also instantly excited and immediately shouted that it didn't hurt and they had to crawl anyway.
Without the children blocking their way, Ye Yaodong and his wife carried the basket into the yard, and Ye Chenghu asked from behind: "Dad, are we going to the movies this afternoon too?"
"You've all seen it, why are you still watching it?"
"Cousin Yuan hasn't seen it."
"You seem to be thinking about him a lot, so if you go to the movies, there won't be any mangoes or chestnuts for you."
"No, then no."
"Okay, you're quite loyal," Ye Yaodong said to Lin Xiuqing, "Take two mangoes and a net bag of chestnuts and send them to Huimei later."
Lin Xiuqing agreed while serving him food, "Well, eat first, and bring some mangoes to mom and dad later. Dad sent us money this morning, 300 yuan each."
"Oh? So many?"
Ye Yaodong thought that his parents would give him 200 at most, but he didn't expect them to give him 300
What a surprise.
This is equivalent to his father taking out the rent that his elder and second brothers had given for the past ten months and dividing it up, or perhaps it is just that his father took out most of the share he had given.
Lin Xiuqing smiled and nodded. She and her elder and second sisters-in-law were also very surprised when they found out about it in the morning.
"Yes, each of them took 300 yuan. We all said that Dad took out half of the coffin money."
"The old lady's words still work."
The old lady also smiled and said, "You can't bring money with you when you die. It's useless for your parents to have so much money in their hands. Anyway, it will all be yours in the future. When it's time to ask them to pay, you must ask them to pay. When they get old, they will still have to rely on you."
"Dad said that Mom went home late yesterday, and by the time they had finished discussing it, we were probably all asleep, so she didn't come."
"Okay, this is called the wool comes from the sheep, and it all comes from us anyway." Ye Yaodong also picked up the bowl and ate with peace of mind.
After dinner, he slowly went back to his room to sleep.
Several children looked at his back eagerly, and watched Lin Xiuqing take the mangoes and chestnuts away with heartache and reluctance.
They simply stood guard at the door, not daring to go anywhere, for fear of missing it if they ran out to play, and looked into the house from time to time.
Even the radio played by the old lady could not attract their attention. They were no longer interested in listening to it every day.
Fortunately, Lin Xiuqing started cooking chestnuts after she came back, which diverted their attention and stopped them from asking when their father would wake up.
The two families next door were the first to take their children to the movies, but since they had chestnuts to eat, they were not in a hurry. In fact, Ye Chenghu was the only one who was anxious.
Lin Guangyuan still had the awareness of being a guest (living under someone else's roof), so he did not fight or compete. Moreover, he was the one who wanted votes. Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang did not want votes, so of course he did not dare to say a word.
Ye Chengyang is still ignorant and does whatever his brother does.
When Ye Yaodong woke up in the afternoon and took them there, Ye Chenghai and the others had already returned with their heads shaved.
In the evening, there were three more bald heads in Ye Yaodong's house. Ye Chenghu had already shaved his head during the Chinese New Year, and now he had the aftereffects of watching the movie again.
It was summer, so it would be cool to have a shaved head. After watching the movie, he sat one on the front seat of the horizontal bar and two on the back seat to have their heads shaved.
What’s funny is that the barber shop was full of boys waiting to have their heads shaved.
The old lady looked at the group of bald men running around in the yard with sticks, and smiled happily. She waved at Ye Chenghai, called him over and touched his head several times.
"All I need is some incense to burn a few scars from my ordination."
"Ah! Really? Will it hurt?"
"You silly boy!"