After the women left one by one, either embarrassed and dejected, or indifferent and swaggering, or blushing and ashamed, or smiling with great skill, the men also looked unnatural and awkwardly told Ye's father and the others that they would come back later.
After watching a large group of people leaving one after another, Ye Ersao also started cursing.
"What the hell? They come here like poor people, smelling the fishy smell, and robbing openly. They say they want to help... what the hell! Do I need their help? Don't I have hands?"
Ye Yaohua looked at the person who had not yet walked far from the door, and quickly pulled her arm, "Speak softly, he hasn't gone far..."
"So what if they didn't go far? They are relatives, some of them are elders, and we live in the same village. We will see each other sooner or later. It's not right to point at their noses and scold them. But I can't point at their backs and scold them. It's not that I feel guilty or I'm in the wrong, so I can't say anything? I didn't scold them in front of them, but I can't scold them behind their backs."
Mrs. Ye was also angry and said bitterly: "They are just like bandits entering the village. As soon as they come, they look everywhere and try to grab everything. Their eating habits are too ugly and shameless."
Mrs. Ye put her hands on her hips, and stood at the door, still not satisfied, and continued, "There were a few people who took the clothes just now, but they ran fast, otherwise I would have gone up to them and stripped their clothes off and took them back. They have no shame at all."
"All sorts of people who have nothing to do with me have come to my house... Look, two of them have been torn, and this one is worth several dollars..."
Mrs. Ye took the two torn shirts on top and felt heartbroken.
Mrs. Ye didn't care to scold anymore, she hurried over to take a look, and immediately felt so distressed, "Hey, these bastards are so shameless, they don't care about other people's things..."
The two sisters-in-law joined in cursing all these people, and Ye's father and the other men were annoyed by their noise.
Lin Xiuqing was also attracted by the sound of the washbasin just now. She stood at the door and listened to them cursing. She roughly understood the whole story. She couldn't help but feel lucky that she didn't go to her house.
But she couldn't say anything to comfort them at this moment, so she just let them curse to their heart's content. She would also feel bad if it were her.
Seeing that they were still cursing, Father Ye shouted, "Alright, since they have already dumped the clothes out, you two should divide them up. Pick out the ones you want to keep and the ones you want to sell. If they are torn, sew them up with a needle, or have Ah Qing take them back and help sew them with the sewing machine, and they will all be wearable. Divide the rest of the goods too. There is still a lot of work to do. What's the point of scolding?"
When the two heard that they had to divide the clothes and things, they didn't bother to curse anymore.
But when Mrs. Ye was picking out clothes, she couldn't help but mutter, "I should have put everything at your place. Look, all the clothes are dirty."
Mrs. Ye couldn't help but pout, "Let's move it to the table first. The floor is so dirty."
"If we move everything to the next door, people will come over to see it. It doesn't matter where we put it." Ye Yaopeng squatted down to help clean up, but suddenly felt something sticky on his hands. He said, "Hey, there's still some chicken shit on this that hasn't been cleaned up..."
"Where? Hey, these wicked ghosts..."
"I clearly sprinkled some wood ash and swept it away... When did these infected chickens come back to my house?"
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Seeing that they had started a new round of verbal abuse, Ye Yaodong pulled Lin Xiuqing back to his home.
The old lady saw this and followed them with her cane. There was nothing for her to do here anyway, so she had to go back to help Dongzi and his wife pack their things.
It's true, with the crutches, she walked faster and more steadily. When she went for a walk around the village in the morning, the old ladies were all envious of her for having a good grandson.
"We still have a lot of work to do at home, so don't worry about them. Go back and sort out everything. If the eldest and second brothers have something you want, we can come over and exchange it with them later. The box of leather shoes they have is quite good, you can exchange it for a pair to wear yourself. I guess they will have finished sorting out the goods by a little while later."
"Don't change the old lady's shoes. She's not going anywhere, and cloth shoes are comfortable..."
The old lady walking behind him quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, yes, cloth shoes are comfortable for me, no need to leave anything for me, a walking stick is enough for me, ask your mother if she wants a silk scarf later..."
"It's not your turn to worry about my mother, and it's not my turn to worry about her either. My father has already bought her one, also red with flowers."
The old lady glanced at him in reproach. "Can what you buy be the same as what your father buys? Can a son be the same as a husband? You only buy things for me and your wife, and don't need your mother? You have a wife now, and you forget your mother?"
“Uh…” Ye Yaodong was stunned for a moment and felt that it seemed to make some sense
However, he was just a rough guy and couldn't think so thoughtfully. He just thought that his mother had already received the gift from his father.
"Oh, it doesn't matter. I'm not the only one. My elder and second brothers didn't buy any either. It's the same if I ask Qing to pick two pieces of clothes from the clothes and give them to her. It doesn't make any difference. She already got a watch last night anyway."
After he finished speaking, he immediately continued, "Sort out the things later. Keep more of what you want, and clear out the rest that you don't want, so they don't take up space. I estimate that when my mother gets off work in the evening, she will bring a bunch of people to buy things."
"Okay, how did you know that mom would bring people to buy things? She didn't tell me when she left yesterday, did she?"
"My guess."
Lin Xiuqing thought about it, smiled, and felt that his guess was likely to be correct.
When his mother went back home last night, she happily took a watch and wore it. The women in the Women's Federation all have salaries and their family conditions are considered good.
"Then let's go back and sort it out, and keep what we want to keep..."
"Oh, you guys are outside... I was just about to go to your house. I heard that you brought back a lot of clothes, leather shoes, fabrics, etc. last night. Can I go to your house to take a look..."
Unexpectedly, the relatives did not come to their house, but the neighbors next door planned to come to their house.
Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "Maybe later. We haven't sorted out the goods yet. When we have them sorted out, I'll call you over if you have anything to sell."
"Is that so? Then your eldest brother and second brother's family..."
"They are also busy and haven't sorted it out yet. Let's talk about it after they are done."
"Oh, that's it. Okay, let's talk about it after lunch..."
Sometimes neighbors may be more tactful than relatives and know what is polite, but they have to be good neighbors. If you meet the worst ones, you will be very angry and there will be friction every day.
Just as the two men finished talking to their next-door neighbors and were about to enter the yard, they saw three or four more relatives coming together not far away, and someone at the back was shouting, asking the people in front to wait.
Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing looked at each other in bewilderment. Only one night had passed, but by early morning the news had spread throughout the village, and people came to their door one after another.
He stroked his chin and asked, "Have I become a celebrity in our village?"
"Almost! Nowadays, most people have only been to the county a few times in their lifetime, let alone the province. What's more, you went to someone else's territory to salvage, and then came back with a lot of stuff in glory."
"How much money have you made? Everyone knows that those cousins we invited will definitely tell their families when they come back. Word will spread quickly from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. After one night, it's normal for the whole village to know. Our village is not that big, and your return is already eye-catching enough. Who knows, the rumors may be exaggerated."
Ye Yaodong felt somewhat happy and proud, but he also felt annoyed by the constant flow of people coming to his house. He did not have the time to deal with them. He had his father above him, and he was just a junior, but his father was here too anyway.
"Come on, let's go inside, close the door and let the dog out. My dad is next door anyway, and after what happened just now, he will probably be able to send these people away in no time."
As he expected, these people were politely sent away by Ye's father shortly after they arrived. Then, unexpectedly, they ran to his doorstep, but were scared away by the dogs he raised and did not dare to come in.
Ye Yaodong couldn't just ignore it, so he walked out and said hello to everyone. He also told them to wait until they finished packing their things before sending them away.
As soon as he entered the house, he said helplessly: "The village is still too small. As soon as there is any disturbance, everyone will come to check."
Lin Xiuqing said as a matter of course: "Isn't it always like this? Who has a TV, radio, tape recorder, etc.? There will always be a few people sitting outside their door every day."
The old lady added: "This is also a human touch. You go out a long way to earn money, and when you come back, your relatives should come to visit you and say a few words to show their concern."
"Well, I just said a few words casually to complain."
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The three of them spent the morning picking out clothes and fabrics. During this time, various noises were heard from next door from time to time, but they were only intermittent and disappeared after a while.
Only then did Ye Yaodong realize that he had quite a few relatives. He didn't think there were many of them before, but now they all showed up. He didn't know if there would be more and more in the future.
But he didn't care and kept busy there, constantly telling Ah Qing that this one was pretty and that one was pretty. But he didn't know whether she didn't like them or was feeling sorry for them, so she only kept two for herself. She, on the other hand, kept three pieces of different patterns and styles for his mother.
Since they were all free anyway, he simply picked out a few more pieces that he thought looked good and threw them in with the ones she had picked out.
"Leave more, don't be reluctant to give this away, or feel sorry for that."
"No, the main reason is that I can't wear it. I stay at home all day doing laundry, cooking, and taking care of the kids, and I'm always busy around the stove..."
"You'll be working next year, so save it for later."
"If I keep this, it will fade and become old..."
"Then you can wear them. Dress up like a fairy every day and cook around the stove. Wouldn't the food taste better?"
Lin Xiuqing looked at him with a smile on her face, "Where did this twisted theory come from?"
"How can it be a twisted logic? I am just telling the truth."
Lin Xiuqing was so delighted by his flattery that she kept the three pieces he picked for her. After all, her family's conditions were better now.
After picking out the goods, Ye Yaodong took two electronic watches and went next door to exchange them for a pair of black leather shoes for her. She was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.
What woman doesn’t like beautiful clothes
I say I don’t like it only because of financial constraints.