Ah Zheng glared at him in frustration, "You don't make decisions on your own, but you want others to make decisions for you? Aren't you a coward?"
Xiao Xiao frowned and watched for a long time, then spoke up, "I thought you weren't that stupid. You ruined a good hand of cards. I thought with Guang's help, your life would be better and you wouldn't have to work so hard. You really are..."
Ah Guang looked at him speechlessly, "Do you think the same as your father-in-law and the others? Do you also want to share half of the money earned from drying the sun?"
At this time, Mouse's wife stepped forward and said loudly: "That's how it should be. If you sell fresh ones, we will definitely share half of the fresh ones. Now that they are dried, of course we will share the dried ones."
None of her friends paid any attention to her shouting. They all turned a deaf ear to her and ignored her, not even bothering to give her a glance.
Ye Yaodong put his hands in his pockets and looked at Haozi. "You want outsiders to interfere in your family affairs. Don't you think this is a coward? You earn all the money in the family. Shouldn't you be the one who makes the decisions? It's as if you are marrying into the family."
"What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by marrying into the wife's family?"
"What does our conversation have to do with you?" Ah Zheng glared at him.
Haozi's father-in-law was also talking at the side, but was blocked by Pei's father and Ye's father.
"My family's boat was built in cooperation with Haozi. What does it have to do with your Wang family? Shouldn't he be the one making the decision? Is there any reason for you to interfere?"
"We are his father-in-law and brother-in-law. His business is our business. What's wrong with helping him?"
"Can you still be the boss for him? Or do you still have the final say?"
…
The voices on the side also reached their ears, and everyone looked at Haozi, feeling a little disappointed with him.
Although he knew that his wife's family was powerful, who would keep an eye on other people's families all day? He didn't know that he would be so cowardly and have everything controlled by others.
Ye Yaodong knew a little about it in his previous life, but they were both willing to fight and be beaten, and they lived together until old age. Although their lives were ordinary, it didn't seem to be a bad thing.
This is just like when one drinks the water, one knows whether it is hot or cold.
If you hadn't come to his side to make trouble today, he wouldn't want to meddle in other people's family affairs. If you did, they might even think you're meddling. He's already reminded me of what he should have reminded me of some time ago.
"Look at what happened today. I'm in the wrong, but they have more people and they have to come over to reason. Sigh."
There must be something hateful about a pitiful person. This is true wherever you look.
Ye Yaodong frowned, "It's not right for you to talk like that. What do you mean they have more people than you? They have to come over to reason with you. Can you just do whatever they say about your affairs? Are you a puppet?"
Xiao Xiao was also a little disappointed, "I used to think you loved your wife, but now it seems that you are just a donkey for her."
Ah Guang was too lazy to talk to him anymore. "Just tell me how to solve this problem?"
Haozi frowned and said with an embarrassed look: "Just follow the purchase price at the dock. It has always been calculated this way. We also agreed at the time that you would handle the goods when they come back and sell them at half the price. It was you who had the final say on how much to sell them at. If we follow the dock price, I won't lose anything, so it's good this way."
"Why? No, we can't calculate it this way. If we calculate it this way, we will suffer a lot..."
Haozi turned around and glared at his wife, "Shut up, what's your business?"
Ah Zheng said without thinking, "Yes, that's it. A man should be decisive! When we are talking about something, how can a wife interrupt and say no?"
Ye Yaodong also said, "You can love your wife, but it's unreasonable to let your in-laws ride on your head. Didn't you slap your wife in the face with full of vigor on the boat a while ago? Why are you so cowardly now?"
"She has many brothers..."
"What does my family's business have to do with you? It's no use for you to meddle in other people's business."
"Then please wash my floor first. Otherwise, give me fifty cents for sanitation."
Mouse's wife's eyes widened, "Why don't you go and rob? A mouthful of spit costs fifty cents, but I can buy a bunch of candy with fifty cents at the store."
"Oh, your spit is thick spit from decades ago. The candy in the store is sweet, but how can its power and concentration compare to your old spit? Isn't your old spit more valuable?"
Ah Zheng shuddered in disgust at what he said, "Can you please stop saying things so disgustingly?"
"That's right. I have goosebumps." Xiaoxiao also felt very cold.
Ah Guang couldn't stand it either, "My throat is itching from talking like that."
The face of Haozi's wife turned pale and blue due to the insults he gave her. She glared at him fiercely and wanted to scold him, but when she saw that there were still a lot of people around, she shrank back and went back to her own group.
Several friends are still sick of the thick phlegm described by Ye Yaodong.
"Why are you becoming more and more perverted?"
"Fifty cents for a spit, you are amazing. Then from now on, if someone wipes their snot on your wall, won't they have to charge twenty cents?"
"This makes money fast! Every chicken that passes by has to leave two feathers!"
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Mouse's wife walked back to her family and complained, and told her father what Mouse had just said. Suddenly, all the Wang family members disagreed and shouted, "How can that be possible?"
"That doesn't count..."
"That's a loss of almost half of the money. I heard they bought it for 30 cents, which is a big difference."
Haozi's father-in-law also took two steps towards them with a sour face, and then glared at Haozi in a warning, "All of our family members are here to help you, and you just give in? Isn't our effort in vain?"
"We should do what we should do and fight for what we should fight for. Why should we let ourselves suffer for nothing? We should get the money that is due to us. What do you think of doing this? You just agree to everything that others say. You are weak and incompetent. Can't you call for help?"
"I've brought a bunch of people here to support you, but you still act like a grandson? What's the point? You're going to piss me off to death."
The friends all crossed their arms and held them in front of their chests as they watched the old man scolding them. But Haozi was stunned by his scolding and didn't say anything back.
Seeing those friends’ brows furrowed so hard that they could pinch a fly to death, and their mouths opening and closing several times, I really wanted to help curse them back!
No wonder we couldn’t play together before!
None of them is such a coward who would wait to be scolded by others.
This is so frustrating to watch.
A group of men from Old Wang's family also gathered around and were talking about the rat.
"So many people have come to support you, why are you so cowardly?"
"We need to ask them to pay out the money that's due to us!"
"Why are you so useless? You can't even ask for money!"
"How can you just do whatever others say? Why are you so stupid?"
Haozi's cheeks flushed red, and he held his breath and said loudly: "I will handle my own affairs myself, you go back first."
"Is this outrageous? We all came here with good intentions to help, but you chased us away?"
"That's right, what's wrong with you?" Mouse's wife was very angry.
Haozi glared back, "Shut up, it's all your fault, you troublemaker, tell your family to go back now."
"Damn it! You haven't even crossed the river yet and you're already trying to tear down the bridge!"
"Everyone came to help, but you didn't even say thank you, and you even chased them away..."
The Wang family members raised their voices instantly and all surrounded Haozi, glaring at him angrily, as if they were going to beat him up if they disagreed with him.
Ye Yaodong's forehead was throbbing and he felt like cursing. He wanted to roll up his sleeves and beat them up, or chase them out with a broom.
"Sai Linmu, are you done? If you are, get out of here right away and don't cause any trouble in my house."
"The dried fish thing is not over yet..."
Ah Zheng couldn't wait to jump out and curse, "Bullshit, Haozi said that it should be handled according to the dock, what does it have to do with you? They were in the wrong in the first place. It's you who are meddling in other people's business and making such a fuss. If it weren't for this, we would have received the goods and sat down for a drink."
"Dongzi, lend me some money, and I'll settle the account with him right now to save him the trouble."
Otherwise, if he went back and there was trouble again, who would be able to bear it if he kept coming to the door? He would not be able to live like that.
Take advantage of this opportunity to pay the money directly if the problem can be solved. Once it is solved, it will be over, so you can avoid any further complications.
A Guang really felt that he was soft-hearted for a moment and took on a hot potato, and he regretted it deeply.
He was just looking for trouble. If he had known that his father didn't want to work and wanted to take a winter break, he would have just found someone to go out to sea with him, and avoided this trouble.
"You wait."
Ye Yaodong shouted to Ah Qing who was standing aside and listening to them: "Ah Qing..."
"I know. I'll go get the money right away. Is a hundred dollars enough?"
Ah Guang said, "Not enough, bring me 132 yuan."
"OK."
Lin Xiuqing also hoped that they could quickly resolve the matter and leave, so that everyone would not gather there to watch the joke and whisper about it.
The whole family has been busy until now and hasn't had any meal yet. If she could give the man money to leave first, she would do it without hesitation.
When Lao Wang's family saw Lin Xiuqing had already entered the house to get the money, they were furious. There were so many of them, but they didn't expect him to be so cowardly that he didn't even dare to ask for more! They were left with no reason to do so!
At this time, some people in the village had heard about it and had nothing to do, so they came over one after another to watch the fun.
There are people everywhere here. Some people like to climb up the wall, but after being pricked by the glass shards above, no one dares to climb up the wall anymore. They just dare to crowd at the gate of the courtyard and peek around.
She went and came back quickly, and gave the money directly to A Guang, "You count it, and don't make any mistakes about the money, so as to avoid any trouble later."
"Um."
After A Guang counted them himself, he gave them to Haozi and asked him to count them.
He didn't even count them, he just folded them and wanted to put them in his pocket, but A Guang didn't want him to put them away like that.
"You'd better count it, in case there is a discrepancy or money is lost, and something bad happens later. Just count it clearly this time and make sure both are clear."
"All right."
Although Lao Wang's family was still complaining that the money was not enough, saying that they were immoral and deliberately gave less.
But there were quite a few Ye family members present, and many of the villagers were pointing and talking there, and they just muttered a few words.
In fact, their attention was diverted to the banknotes in Haozi's hand, and then they all stared at him counting the money.
If I didn't count them, I wouldn't feel sad. But the more I counted the mice, the more sad I felt.
It hasn't been long since I started working there, but I've already earned more than 100 yuan. This is much easier to earn than doing odd jobs, and the money comes much faster. This was when there was a shortage of goods some time ago.