The old lady has always been particularly concerned about the things she grows. If you don't listen to her, she will nag about it several times a day. She only says this because she feels sorry for the third child.
She wanted to collect all the corn and sell it for some money. She also wanted to save some money while she was alive so that when she died, she could leave some money for her grandchildren.
After knocking out the burnt tobacco from the hookah, Father Ye looked at his children and grandchildren gathered in the room. He wanted to tell Mother Ye what he had discussed last night, but someone interrupted him.
"Grandma, not long after you left the house this morning, your eldest and second uncles came to your house and asked for a share of the money!"
You must file a complaint!
The snitch—Ye Huimei!
The family finally made some money, but my uncle and second uncle were so shameless that they came to ask for a share of the money. I can't tell others about this, so I must tell my grandma!
The children in the room also said in unison: "Yes, Grandpa, the eldest and second grandpas are so fierce."
“They even slammed the table and glared!”
"You're still scolding my dad, and I won't let him interrupt!"
The chattering was giving people a headache. Ye Yaodong waved at the children and said, "Go away, what do you want to do? Go out and play. Don't stay here and get in the way!"
"A little bit~"
A few children stuck out their tongues, made faces, and ran out to have fun. They had just finished eating the melon, and they didn't want to stay at home and listen to the adults talking.
Before leaving, everyone did not forget to shout to Ye's mother, "Grandma, call us when the corn is ready!"
The old lady didn't even raise her eyelids the whole time. Anyone would be jealous of such a large sum of money suddenly coming in.
The palm of the hand is made of flesh, and the back of the hand is also made of flesh. She just said calmly: "Don't worry about them. Each family should live their own life. No one should be jealous of others."
Father Ye responded without saying much. He didn't want to tell the old lady in order not to upset her. Anyway, the money was in his hands and no one could take it away.
Glancing at his son and daughter-in-law in the room, he said seriously, "I discussed it with your mother last night. Now that we have money, we plan to build a house for you brothers, and then divide the house up so that each family can live on their own."
The house they live in now was left by the old man. Because Uncle Ye and Uncle Ye got married first, the old man built a house for each of them after they got married, and then separated the family and let them move out to live their own lives.
Because Ye's father was the youngest and got married the latest, the old man thought that the house would be empty after he died, so he did not rebuild it. He just built a small house of less than ten square meters next to the vegetable garden in the backyard and put an earthen stove there, intending to provide a place for himself and his wife to live in their old age. The house they lived in was left to Ye's father.
Although this house is bigger and has more rooms, four in total, it has been renovated over the years and is already very old, so Uncle Ye and Uncle Ye II have no objections.
Now that we have so many children and grandchildren, this house is no longer big enough to accommodate us.
There were four rooms, and the three brothers and their families each squeezed into one room. Ye Huimei slept in one room with her father and mother, and there was an extra small bed.
Except for Ye Yaodong, who is a family of four, the eldest and second oldest brothers are a family of five. Five people live in one room and sleep on the same old bunk bed. You can see how crowded it is.
A large round table is always set up for meals, and women have to eat while standing. It’s not discrimination, but mainly because there is not enough space to sit down. The women in the family only sit down to eat after the children have been fed.
Ye's father and mother saw it all and had long wanted to divide the family business so that their sons could live their own lives. However, they had no money to build a house, so they had to live together even if they divided the family business. They only had one stove, and they couldn't eat and drink separately, so it made no difference whether they divided the family business or not.
This time we caught a large yellow croaker and made a lot of money, which can also be regarded as an opportunity to split up the family business.
Otherwise, if the family suddenly received such a large sum of money, everyone would be worried.
Sure enough, when Mrs. Ye Da and Mrs. Ye Er heard about the division of the family property, their eyes lit up.
Ye Yaodong was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that in his previous life, his father also built a house after catching a yellow croaker, but he went out early and came back late every day to hang out with his friends, and he didn’t care or help.
He had been regretting that he traveled through time too late and missed the big yellow croaker, and had not thought about building a house and dividing the family property. Only after hearing what his father said did he remember it.
Boss Ye was surprised but didn't say anything. It's normal for a big tree to have branches.
Ye Lao Er was a little bit at a loss, "Dad, this... this is all fine, why do you want to split up the family... ah!?"
Before Ye Laoer could finish his words, his wife poked him in the arm with her elbow. He was stunned for a moment, looked at his wife, and said nothing more.
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes. His second brother was the most honest in the family, and his second sister-in-law was the most thoughtful. The two of them complemented each other very well!
The person who dislikes him the most is his second sister-in-law!
It was only because his parents let everyone keep the money they earned, and rely on what they produced from the fields and mined from the sea for daily food and drink, without spending any money, that this family could have been able to live in harmony for so long, otherwise there would have been chaos.
What's the reason
Of course he was holding back.
Father Ye glanced at the second son, opened the small round iron box containing tobacco, and slowly began to pinch the tobacco, saying, "You don't want to separate now that you have money. Do you still want the whole family to squeeze together? Kiss?"
Now no one dares to say anything, for fear of failure!
Ye Yaodong sat on the stool, crossed his legs and shivered. Looking at the people who were clearly eager but said nothing, he said fearlessly: "Okay, Dad, we are all married now, it's time to separate. Building a new house will make it more spacious for us to live in."
"I'm afraid you'll starve to death!" Father Ye glared at him unhappily.
"Ah, huh? Not really, not really. I will definitely work hard after the separation!"
"How hard-working?"
"Well... I just follow the efforts of my elder and second brothers."
"I don't trust you!"
Ye Yaodong: “…”
He was serious, but no one believed him...
The old lady patted Ye Yaodong soothingly and said, "It's better for each of us to live our own lives after the separation. The distant ones are fragrant while the nearby ones are stinky. In fact, we should have separated long ago."
Mother Ye, who was sitting by the stove, also took over the conversation, "The money from the yellow croaker sale can be used to build a house so that people don't have to worry about it. If it's not enough, add the money you earn from going out to sea. It's all for you anyway. I wanted to tell you after breakfast while you were all here, but it's been delayed until now."
Then he said to Ye's father, "Go to the commune and ask them to decide on the purchase of the land. We will hire someone to build the house as soon as possible."
"Well," Father Ye looked up at his sons and daughters-in-law, "Use this money to build a house, and add the money you earn from going out to sea. Once the house is built, we can divide the family property. Do you have any objections?"
Boss Ye shook his head and said, "Dad, you and mom can decide. We have no objection."
Ye Lao Er also said: "Dad, you decide. We have no objection."
The women at home often nag in their ears at night that they can separate and live their own lives, so of course they have no objection.
Ye Huimei hasn't married yet, so she must be living with her parents. As she is a daughter, it is none of her business whether the family is divided or not. She just needs to watch.
The money would be used to build a house and divide the property, and that was decided for the time being.
Father Ye took a few more puffs of the hookah before going out.