Ye Yaodong looked at his mother with an indescribable expression.
She knows too much!
But his wife now always responds to his requests, so how could she not give him money
Not giving him money was a thing of the past, it was last year... er... it was only before last year...
It doesn't seem like that long has passed
He thought the history of waste was long gone.
Time goes by so slowly, he should hurry up and turn the page on it during the New Year, so that his parents won’t always feel that his past is right in front of them, and it will always be brought up soon.
"Why do you have such a good memory? You always bring up things that are not related to the topic. I am the head of the family. How could she not give me money?"
"As the head of the family, you still have no money in your pocket."
Ye Yaodong: “…”
Can you please not tell the truth? I feel like my own mother despises me.
He felt his pocket to retort, but found that he had no money.
"Who goes out to sea with a pile of money in his pocket?"
That’s right! If you go out to sea with a lot of money, you should leave it at home with your wife for safekeeping!
"My father doesn't have any money in his pocket."
"That's it. You're saying something so nice all of a sudden. You must be trying to trick me into working for you. You're just like your father."
Ye's father came back before Ye Yaodong. He was just going to the next door to borrow a knife and a chopping board to help kill the fish when he heard the mother and son whispering bad things about him.
"What am I like? What's wrong with me?"
"Mother said that you always like to show off your kindness when there is nothing to do. You are either a traitor or a thief. You always like to say nice things when your pockets are empty."
Father Ye: “???”
What does it have to do with him
"Why are you talking nonsense all day? If you have nothing to do, just work harder and talk less. There are still a lot of fish to kill, and you still have time to mumble and talk nonstop..."
"Old man..."
Mother Ye glanced at him sideways, cursed him inwardly, and then stopped talking to them and continued killing the fish.
Ye Yaodong stood up happily and let his father and mother love and hate each other.
Inside the room, the table that was originally littered with cups and plates had been cleared, leaving only Lin Xiuqing still eating.
"Haven't you finished your meal yet? I see mom is killing fish there."
Lin Xiuqing was peeling shrimps. "No, I just cleaned up the table and washed the dishes first, otherwise there would be no dishes to eat. There weren't enough dishes in front, so I borrowed them from my second sister-in-law."
"Mother and the old lady have already eaten. I will peel the remaining mantis shrimps and keep the meat. I will cook some seafood porridge tomorrow morning and add a handful of vegetables. The two children will definitely like it."
"Otherwise, no one will eat them tomorrow. Even though they are just shells, it would be a shame to throw them away. I won't peel the crabs. It's too much effort and there won't be much meat."
"Then just peel the shrimps and leave the rest alone. We have to go out to sea tonight anyway, and there will be more tomorrow." As he said this, he also helped to peel the shrimps.
I had thought that since there were so many people, I would leave a lot of food for later. However, I didn't expect that they left in a hurry right after they finished their meal and had only two glasses of wine, leaving a lot of food. It was really a waste.
"Keep them all for now. The weather is cold and they won't go bad. We can eat them again tomorrow. Are all those leaders gone?"
"Let's go. When the tractor comes, we'll lift the sea monster onto it and leave."
"Remember to keep the number and don't lose it. If anything happens to us, we can still call him. Director Chen looks pretty good."
"Well, the number is in the pocket of my cotton jacket. I'll take it back to the house and lock it in the drawer later."
"I thought that if I made another delivery, I would have to go to the city to buy several thousand kilograms to dry in the sun. I didn't expect that the weather would be good these two days. I saved some money and could make a little more money."
"Well, I'm thinking about asking Dad to hire two more people to go out to sea with him to collect the goods at night. I'll go back to my mother's house with you tomorrow, so as not to delay it too late. I don't know when I'll be free next time."
"That's fine. I'll still have time to order some pig's trotters later. I'll be back tomorrow morning."
The couple sat together at the table, chatting while they worked. After they had peeled all the shells, one of them washed the dishes while the other helped clean the table.
It is not tiring for men and women to work together. Ye Yaodong is skilled in his business and now he can also help with some housework to the best of his ability.
The next day, Lin Xiuqing got up early in the morning and changed the two brothers into clean clothes and pants and put on sleeves sewn with scraps of cloth.
This will prevent the two of you from being too lazy and having your clothes become so dirty that the color can’t be seen after just one day of wearing them.
It doesn't matter if I'm at home. I run around everywhere all day anyway. When I go to my grandma's house as a guest, I still have to clean up.
Ye Chenghu put on clean cotton clothes and trousers and a newly crocheted woolen hat, and he felt so happy.
He couldn't wait to run out without even buttoning his cotton jacket.
"I'm going to tell Brother Ahai and the others that I'm going to visit my grandmother on a tractor again."
“No tractor ride today…”
He ran away without even being called.
"Brother, wait for me~"
Ye Chengyang was also extremely anxious, he immediately slid off the bed and ran out wearing only his cotton slippers.
Lin Xiuqing quickly grabbed him and changed him into another pair of cotton shoes. "Why are you in such a hurry? You said a few days ago that you didn't want to take your brother with you."
Ye Chengyang opened his eyes wide, "Ah, you're not taking my brother with you, right, I'll go tell him..."
Having said that, he ran out immediately and no one could catch him or call him back.
Lin Xiuqing didn't care about them anymore. She had to bring both of them with her. Otherwise, if one of them was brought along and the other not, there would be a big mess.
She returned to the main room and put everything in order. In fact, she didn't buy too much. She had given away a lot during the Mid-Autumn Festival. This time, the gifts were just a token of her appreciation. She bought a pig's trotter, some cigarettes, alcohol, meat, and her own fish.
She can't just move back to her mother's house. Although Adong won't say anything, her parents will say that she doesn't know how to live.
The old lady was standing by the stove, throwing the chopped vegetables into the pot. The seafood porridge was already cooked. Put the vegetables in and cook for a while, then add some salt and you can eat it.
She also muttered a few words, "You should wear thicker clothes to avoid catching a cold. Tell Dongzi to wear gloves, because riding a bicycle will make your hands very cold. He should also wear a scarf and a hat. He will sit in the front of the bicycle and the wind will blow directly into his face."
"Yangyang should also wear thicker clothes. When he sits on the front bumper, the wind will blow on his face. Apply clam oil to him to prevent his skin from getting dry and cracked due to the cold."
"knew."
Old people like to nag, and Lin Xiuqing is used to it, so she just agrees to it.
"Is Adong still not up? He's exhausted from the sea these past two days. It's very cold outside and the frost is still heavy. Let him sleep a little longer. When the sun comes out later, he can still set off in time. He doesn't have to wait to ride his bike..."
"Um… "
She put everything into the basket, placed the pig's feet and five pounds of pork belly into the bucket, and covered them with cloth. When they set off later, all she had to do was hang the two baskets and bucket on the handles on both sides.
In fact, Ye Yaodong had woken up a long time ago, but he was too lazy to get up, so he curled up in the quilt, intending to stay in bed for a while. It was such a cold day, and there was no place more comfortable than bed.
My chubby little daughter was lying on her side next to me. Her cheeks were like buttocks, rosy from her sleep, and there was shiny saliva at the corners of her mouth. I couldn't look at her enough.
It was not until Lin Xiuqing came in and urged him to get up and eat that he withdrew his gaze with a lingering feeling.
"What if a will-o'-the-wisp boy comes and takes my daughter away? It makes me sad just thinking about it."
"What is a will-o'-the-wisp boy?"
"Alas~" Ye Yaodong was not in the mood to explain.
His daughter just happened to catch up with the post-80s generation.
Lin Xiuqing looked at him in confusion, sighing early in the morning with an unhappy look on his face. She thought he was weird.
"Why are you complaining? Hurry up and get up. She's not even one year old yet, and you're already worried about what kind of boy she'll find after she turns 20? It's a little early for you to worry."
"It's too early to find a partner at 20, you should wait until you are 30. It's better to have a son, so you won't suffer any loss if you harm other girls."
Lin Xiuqing chuckled, "Come on, 30 is too old. If you are still unmarried at 30, you will be laughed at by others and you won't be able to get married. My son is not doing well either. He is called to the school every few days, and I can't even beat him up."
"It's okay, let the teacher help you. If you're not married at 30, how can you be considered old? There are people who are not married at 40."
Ye Yaodong got up with a grumble and put on the clothes and pants that A Qing had folded for him in advance.
"Is your daughter left with the old lady today?"
"Give it to mom. She's not at work today. The old lady is old, and Xiaojiu is too heavy. Don't let one fall and two fall."
"Oh, today is Sunday, that's perfect."
The couple walked out while talking in low voices, closing the door behind them.
At this time, Ye Chengyang ran in crying and complaining.
"Mom, my brother hit me~"
"What have you done again? You haven't said you would stop for a while. Every day you hit me and I hit you. You made my clothes dirty. Neither of you should go out anymore."
Lin Xiuqing frowned and patted the dirty spots on his clothes twice.
Ye Chenghu trotted over from behind and said angrily, "He said you guys take him and not me to grandma's house."
"I won't take you!"
"You keep talking! I'll beat you up if you say that again!"
The couple looked at the two brothers with cross eyes, and Ye Yaodong suddenly felt that his son was not well anymore...
Both of them are debt collectors and deserve a beating!
"Stop it. If you keep quarreling or fighting, neither of you should go. Your mother and I will ride our bicycles and go there and come back quickly. It will save you a lot of trouble."
"No, I want to go."
"I also need to go!"
"Shut up and go wash your hands and eat."
"Hmph~"
"Hmph~"
The two brothers looked away from each other in displeasure.
The old lady filled bowls of seafood porridge and placed them on the table to cool. Then she stood by and watched happily, "They quarrel and fight now, but they will be as good as one person later."
"Don't worry about them, let's eat first." Ye Yaodong sat down first, took a bite of the porridge, and said, "The seafood porridge is better than the sweet potato porridge."
"Of course. It took a long time to peel the meat, and it was very laborious to get a small bowl of meat. Wouldn't it be delicious if I cooked it into porridge? Eat more to warm up your body, so you won't feel cold when you ride your bike later."
"Well, I think you're good at cooking. It's very thick and delicious."
The two boys also thought that seafood porridge was better than white porridge and sweet potato porridge, and they were very supportive.
"The rice porridge cooked by my grandmother is better and more flavorful than that cooked by my mother."
"Yeah, A-Tai's cooking is the best."
The old lady was so delighted by their coaxing that she was in high spirits.
"If it tastes good, eat more. Ask your grandfather to save some fresh ones tonight and peel them for you to cook tomorrow. Fresh ones taste better when used to make porridge."
Lin Xiuqing stood aside without saying anything, and the old lady responded to every request without thinking it was a bother.
How could she have the time to peel the shells and meat to make seafood porridge? If she had the time, she might as well kill the fish. She was afraid of wasting it yesterday.