Ye Yaodong had no idea that the old lady behaved like this. If he knew, he would definitely feel embarrassed...
When he got off work and went home, whenever he met old men and women on the way, they would smile at him, which made him a little confused. When did he become so popular with old people
It was not until he met Xiaoxiao at the doorstep and asked him how much the old lady's dentures cost that he realized that all the elderly people in the village knew that he had bought dentures for his grandma. He was petrified for a moment.
"This old lady is really...she really has nothing better to do. I told her to rest at home, but she went out to show off..."
It was really embarrassing, my face was red, just like what they said yesterday, 'I'm used to being praised, and suddenly one day I'm praised, this feeling is very uncomfortable.'
"Hey, let me ask you a question. My grandma is only in her early 70s and has no teeth. My dad asked me to ask. If it's not expensive, he will take my grandma to get a new one. If it's too expensive, forget it."
"It's not expensive, just over 12 yuan, and less than 13 yuan including the round-trip fare. It's a pity that I didn't know it earlier. If I had known it earlier, I would have taken my old lady to get a new one a few years ago, so that she wouldn't have to eat only soft and rotten food forever."
He did think it would be very expensive, but he didn't expect it to be so cheap. If he had known it was so cheap, he would have brought it a few days ago.
"That is to say, our rural area is very isolated and we didn't know there was such a thing. Now that we know the price is not expensive, my dad will probably take my grandma to get one."
"Go ahead, go ahead. I'm so tired. I want to go back and take a shower and lie down for a while."
Xiaoxiao pulled him aside and said, "We're going to Guang's house to play cards later, do you want to go?"
"No, I'm exhausted after working for half a day. You guys go have fun."
"All right then."
After taking a shower, Ye Yaodong went back to the room and lay down straight, not wanting to move at all. With his weak body now, he really couldn't handle the physical work. He was really useless.
Lin Xiuqing carried her youngest son into the house, naked after taking a bath, and put him on the bed. She turned around to get him clothes, but the little guy sat directly on his father's back, "Gee~Gee~"
"Oh my old waist, go away, you little brat..."
“No! G-g ...
Each time he sat down, the weight became heavier and heavier. How could his waist bear it? He was still young and needed to use it.
"Ah~ It hurts, you little bastard, if you don't move away, I'll beat you up!"
Lin Xiuqing took the clothes and took the child off him, and gently spanked his little butt, "Don't be naughty, your father will beat you later, I don't care about you."
"Hehe~" Ye Chengyang hugged his mother's neck and gave her a kiss.
"This is so disgusting. Put on your clothes and go out to find your brothers and sisters."
After sending her youngest son away, Lin Xiuqing asked, "I was busy working all afternoon and didn't have time to ask, how much did the old lady's dentures cost? Your parents asked you at the dinner table, but you didn't tell me. The old lady just pulled me at the back door and forced a big unity on me, but I didn't want it and hurried in."
"I was just afraid that the old lady would give me money, so I didn't say how much it was."
As he spoke, he took out a few banknotes from under his pillow. When he came back at noon, he put the money in his pocket under his pillow to prevent it from falling while working. This amount of money was not a small sum of money nowadays. If he lost it, not only would his mother be blamed, but his wife would also beat him.
"The total cost of the dentures and the registration fee was only 12.28 yuan, plus the round-trip fare. As the old lady was old, we took a rickshaw in the city. The total cost was less than 13 yuan. You can count it. Apart from the fare, there was nothing else. After the dentures were made, we went home immediately. The old lady was reluctant to buy food outside."
After hearing his words, Lin Xiuqing felt relieved. She didn't expect it to be so cheap, only thirteen yuan. She thought it would cost dozens of yuan. She was ready to spend money.
"Old people are too old to spend money. I don't like to buy food outside, I'd rather cook at home."
After counting the money, she found that it matched and he did not hide any private money. She was satisfied and put the money away and locked it up.
Her man is too unreasonable and must not have any money.
"Have you finished counting? If you're done, come over and massage my shoulders. They're so sore."
"You're already sore after just a few days? I don't have time. I need to do some laundry."
"You are..."
No fun at all...
I wanted to have a few words with her.
The next morning, when Ye Yaodong got up, he was surprised to see his father eating breakfast.
"You didn't go out to sea today?"
Ye Yaohua said at the side: "The wind started to blow at night, and the waves on the sea were a bit big. We returned after sailing out for a while."
"A day missed is a day lost."
"There's nothing we can do. The waves are too big. I heard on the radio this morning that a typhoon will pass by our area in the next two days. We can't go there in the next few days. We can only wait until the typhoon passes."
Ye Yaodong glanced outside the house. The sun was still shining brightly and the weather was gentle and windy. There was no sign of a typhoon coming.
"That's great. If you don't go for a few days, you'll lose hundreds of dollars."
Father Ye rolled his eyes at him and said, "Stop talking so much nonsense. Do you want to come with me?"
"Do you want me to follow?"
This question made Ye's father stumped. Although the third brother looked more presentable these days, he had a long criminal record. It was a question whether he could help if he was taken out. The eldest and second brothers had been driving the boat quite well recently, so he could take a nap from time to time.
With this kid... I feel it's hard to teach him, and I don't feel comfortable letting him drive the boat. If I bring him along, Father Ye thinks he will probably have to drive the boat day and night, and it's hard to rest for a while...
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes. Just when he wanted to go out to sea with his father, it was his father who hesitated.
Father Ye hesitated for a moment before saying, "Let's talk about it after the typhoon is over."
This kid must be taught, but it has to be taught after a while, when there is no more pressure, in case he is unreliable. Building a house requires a large sum of money, and there can be no delay for a single day.
When the time comes, the three brothers will take turns to go with him and each of them will be given some money. Although the third brother is not very promising, Father Ye still wants to help him more to avoid the gap between the three brothers being too big.
Ye's mother also said, "Luckily, we have dried a lot of fish and shrimp during this period, which can be used to sustain for a few days. We don't need to buy vegetables, so we can save a lot of money on vegetables. Otherwise, with so many workers, we would spend several yuan a day just on vegetables."
Lin Xiuqing came in from outside and said, "Mom, I looked through it and found that the dried dancai we dried yesterday can also be put away."
"Then put it away and fry a bowl in the afternoon."
Ye Yaodong looked at his wife, "Why are you digging out the dancai to dry in the sun? It's so troublesome?"
"There's nothing I can do. There are too many seafood in shells. I couldn't finish them after two days. So I just cooked them and dried them. They can be stored for a few more days to avoid them going bad and being wasted."
"I'll go to the surrounding isolated islands around the 15th."
It’s also good to buy more and dry them in the sun.
Thinking of this, he quickly looked at his father, "A typhoon is coming, should our boat go to a safe harbor?"