Lin Xiuqing went home first, holding the huge sum of money in her arms. She felt it was her duty to celebrate with her friends after making money. She was not a petty person.
When we got home, everyone in the Ye family had finished work and returned from the homestead.
"Aqing, I heard that Yaodong had a good harvest on the isolated island today. How much did you sell it for?" Mrs. Ye asked curiously.
Mrs. Ye also looked at her with burning eyes.
Lin Xiuqing smiled, "Not many. The most common ones are shellfish, which are piled up in the backyard. I'll need my eldest and second sisters-in-law to help me open the oysters. I'll add them to the dishes for our family tomorrow."
After saying that, she turned and went into the house. As a woman of wealth, she should not show off to others, so how could she so carelessly talk about it and make others jealous? Yesterday, Mrs. Ye was still yelling that it was unfair.
Ye Ersao curled her lips and said, "Forget it if you don't want to say it!"
Lin Xiuqing put the banknotes on the bed and counted them again. After confirming that they were correct, she took out the money she had earned from selling shellfish. Except for the small abalone which was worth some money, the snails and pen holders were very cheap, but the quantity was large and the ones with shells were quite heavy. In total, she sold them for more than 8 yuan.
Adding the money from Adong's sales that Ye's mother gave her before, she earned more than 400 yuan today. For their family, it is a huge sum of money, more than what she earns from weaving the web in a year.
And the money she made from shopping the other day totaled about six or seven yuan. Lin Xiuqing held the money tightly in her hand, feeling that she had hope for the future again, and she couldn't help but have more hope for Ye Yaodong.
I feel like he has gotten a little better in the last few days.
After collecting all the money, she went out to help open the oysters and sort out other shellfish so that they could be cooked the next day.
The next day, Ye Yaodong got up late because he drank too much the night before. When he got up, no one was home except the old lady watering the vegetable garden in the backyard.
"Grandma, have they all gone to the house to help?"
The old lady's face wrinkled with laughter. "Yes, there is porridge and dried fish in the pot. Go and eat them. You must have been exhausted yesterday. You are all tanned."
"It's okay. Being darker is healthier. Grandma, I made some money these past two days. Today is Saturday. I'll take you to the county hospital on Monday and get you a pair of removable dentures."
"Ah? No, no," the old lady waved her hands quickly, "I'm already so old, why waste that money? I'm fine with eating fish, I don't like meat! I won't go!"
"Didn't we agree a few days ago that you should listen to me?"
"No, no, I won't go. You rarely make a few bucks, so keep it for yourself. Don't buy it for me."
"I heard that it's quite cheap, not expensive..."
"Then I won't go either! Go and eat quickly!" the old lady said as she pushed him away.
Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "Then let's take the old lady there directly on Monday."
After a quick breakfast, he headed straight to the homestead.
Before he reached the destination, he saw workers coming and going on the road, some carrying stones, some carrying rocks, and some pushing loess. His mother told him that more than a dozen workers were hired.
When they arrived at the homestead, they saw his second brother carrying stones with the workers and laying them flat in the large pit.
There was also a master craftsman chiseling stones nearby.
This big hole was probably dug yesterday. At that time, when building a house in the countryside, there was no piling. They just dug the ground to a depth of thirty to forty centimeters and filled it with stones, which was considered as laying the foundation.
Ye's mother happened to be carrying a load of stones and came over. When she saw him, she quickly said to him, "We didn't go fishing today, and you are not allowed to run around. Just stay here and help, or wait for your father to come back and tell him."
Ye Yaodong looked at his mother helplessly. He had come here to help.
"knew."
"The gloves are where the rocks are."
"Oh, where are A-Qing and the other kids?"
"She was helping to shovel the dirt on the mountain, which was a lighter job. Several children were playing by the stream and helping to pick up stones."
He nodded and went to move stones with his second brother under his mother's watchful gaze.
Ye's mother watched for a while before she was satisfied and picked up the shoulder pole and bamboo basket to continue picking up stones.
As for his group of friends, after he had been moving for a while, they came over one after another to help carry the things.
The workers were all villagers from the village, all of them were of a certain age. Seeing that they were so diligent and actually came to help, they all praised them and said that they had improved...
It made them feel a little embarrassed!
They are used to being praised by others, and suddenly one day they are praised by others. This feeling makes them feel a little uncomfortable...
Ah Zheng secretly said: "MD, I have always been hated by people, but after hearing them praise me, I suddenly feel like I have made some progress..."
Xiao Xiao also nodded in agreement, "Yes, I brought home a sack of shelled crabs yesterday, and my wife was so happy. When I gave her the money, she was so enthusiastic."
"My mom did the same. She praised me profusely and told me to catch one next time I wanted to eat a chicken!"
"Of course, your treatment... I'm a lonely person, no one praises me, so I can only keep the money myself..."
What he said… Everyone turned their eyes fiercely to A Guang, "How many games do you want to play tonight?"
After they handed in the money one by one, their pockets were empty again. Fatty and Chen Wei still hadn't got any money to share. Ah Guang said that if he didn't beat him a few games, he would feel sorry for himself!
Ah Guang glared and instinctively covered his pocket, "No, I'm quitting gambling!"
"How dare you say that? You usually yell louder than anyone else!"
"starting today!"
Everyone rolled their eyes!
The originally boring work became more fun with the addition of this group of friends.
When work was over in the evening, Ye's mother asked Ye Yaodong in a low voice, "Do you want to pay your friends half a day's wages?"
"No, just provide them with food. They won't be able to work for a few days, and they won't come every day."
"Okay, then I won't remember it."
After working for two days, Ye Yaodong didn't go on Monday, and his friends didn't go either.
He discussed with Lin Xiuqing the night before that he would take the old lady to the county hospital to get teeth fixed on Monday and that he would not go to work the next day, so he asked her to tell his mother.
Lin Xiuqing gritted her teeth, unlocked the drawer, counted out 50 yuan and gave it to him, "Take it, is that enough?"
Anyway, it was what he earned in the past few days, so he would only feel sad for a while, and the old lady really loved him.
Ye Yaodong hugged her and kissed her cheek. He knew that his wife was sensible and would not be reluctant to take the money and refuse his filial piety to the old lady.
"You won't need so much. I'll give you some if there's any left."
"Um."
On Monday morning, the old lady refused to go, saying that she didn't have long to live and there was no need to waste money.
Ye Yaodong also insisted, "If you don't come with me, I will go and get one myself. If it doesn't fit, I will have to spend more money to adjust it!"
The old lady was so angry that her liver hurt. She slapped him several times before she reluctantly followed him out.
She was also afraid of spending too much money.