After the meal, the two boys waited there eagerly, neither of them willing to leave, for fear that if they turned around, their parents would run away without them.
I felt relieved when I knew that no one would be left behind and could all go to grandma's house.
One sat on the front bar, and the other sat in the back seat with Lin Xiuqing, both of them were extremely happy.
Especially when looking at the envious eyes of his cousins next to him, Ye Chenghu felt so happy and proud.
"We're going to grandma's house by bike today. I'll play with you guys when I get back from grandma's house."
"You have to come back in the evening, right?"
"That's~"
Ye Yaodong turned his head and glanced behind him, "Stop talking, sit tight, I'm going to ride my bike."
Ye Chenghu waved to everyone excitedly, and then said to Lin Xiuqing: "Mom, aren't we taking our sister with us?"
"If you take her, where will you sit? Otherwise, don't go?"
"No, just leave her at home."
"Sit still, don't move, and don't talk."
Ye Chenghu was silent for a while, and then he wanted to speak again, "Mom, why don't we ride the tractor today?"
"No money, do you have money?"
"Isn't all my New Year's money with you?"
"You don't eat, drink, or wear anything all year round, so where do you get your New Year's money? You don't spend any money at all."
Ye Chenghu pursed his lips and said something nice when he took it away, asking him to save it for him.
Later, when his grandparents gave them red envelopes as New Year's money, he would secretly hide them.
He remembers it very clearly. Last year, when the Chinese New Year was approaching, he went to his grandparents' house. They gave him a red envelope, saying it was New Year's money given to him in advance. However, before he could even warm it up, it was taken away by his mother.
There will definitely be some this year, just ask them to give it quietly later.
The two children were full of anticipation at the beginning, but by the end their buttocks were sore from sitting and they kept asking, "Have we arrived yet? Have we arrived yet?"
The sound was like a devilish sound piercing their ears, giving the couple a headache. Ye Yaodong thought of the Wa Zi motorcycle he saw last night and had a fantasy that it would be great if he had a Wa Zi three-wheeled motorcycle. Well, they would be there in a moment.
But... I can only think about it, I can't afford it~
Can't buy it either~
Even if there are discarded ones in the army, they will be used by local governments and individuals will not be able to buy them.
After a bumpy ride, we finally arrived amidst the two children's constant asking questions.
"Ah! We're here, our butt is all bruised." When Lin Xiuqing got off, Ye Chenghu also hurriedly got off the back seat.
"My butt hurts too."
"I didn't hear you barking when we were walking before, but now you're barking like that on a bicycle. If you bark again on the way back, I'll throw you to the side of the road."
Both of them asked the same question no less than a hundred and eighty times along the way, and their ears were almost callused.
"Then I won't go back. I'll spend the New Year at my grandparents' house."
"Sure, that will save some food and a new set of clothes, so I don't have to make it for you."
"No, I need to wear new clothes." Ye Chenghu said as he ran into the house to call for help.
Lin Xiuqing was too lazy to pay attention to him. She first helped take down the baskets and buckets hanging on the handlebars, and greeted the neighbors who were sitting at the door to bask in the sun.
Lin's mother was digging sweet potatoes in the backyard. When she heard someone calling her grandmother in the house, she happily put down her hoe and ran into the house.
"How come you have time to come here today? If your family is busy, you don't have to come. Housework is more important..."
"I thought today was a good day and the weather was nice, so I came here today. Where's my dad?"
"I took a group of kids to pick radishes. We plan to collect all the radishes from the field and dry them in the sun in the next two days when the weather is good."
"Ah, pull radishes! I want to go, I want to go!" Ye Chenghu's eyes lit up when he heard about pulling radishes, and he jumped up instantly, "I know where it is!"
What kind of dog has such a good memory
Lin Xiuqing quickly grabbed him and said, "Don't go. If you get your clothes dirty, I'll beat you up!"
Mother Lin smiled and said, "They went there early in the morning. With so many people, they will probably be back soon. You guys sit down and wait for a while. I'll make you two bowls of snacks."
"OK!"
Lin Xiuqing was still holding her eldest son's clothes, glaring at him in a warning tone, "Behave yourself! Otherwise, I'll beat you when you get home after you take off your pants."
Ye Chenghu pursed his lips in grievance and dared not act rashly.
Ye Yaodong didn't care about him. He held his youngest son's hand, moved a stool and sat leisurely at the door to bask in the sun, eating melon seeds and chatting with the aunties and uncles.
It was not until Lin's mother called him for snacks that he went in, brought out the snacks, sat at the door, and continued to eat while chatting with the villagers with his bowl in hand.
"In the middle of winter, it's still more comfortable to eat in the sun outside the door."
"Isn't it? When it's time for lunch, we'll set up a table at the door and eat in the sun."
…
When Father Lin came back pushing the cart, he saw Ye Yaodong sitting with his legs crossed, slurping longevity noodles from a big bowl and listening to the villagers talking. He quickened his pace.
"Adong is coming!"
Ye Yaodong quickly bit off the noodles in his mouth, swallowed them whole, and stood up. "Dad is back. He went to the fields so early in the morning. He is so diligent."
"It's a rare good day these past two days, so I'll take this opportunity to tidy up the land and finish all the work that needs to be done, so that I can have a peaceful New Year's Eve."
"Where is cousin Ayuan? Where are the others?" Ye Chenghu kept looking behind Lin's father but saw no one.
"I don't know where he went to play again. I lost sight of him halfway through the journey. Can you go look for him yourself?"
"good!"
He was just waiting for this sentence.
After answering, he disappeared in a flash.
Ye Yaodong followed Lin's father into the house. He still had something to say to his father-in-law.
When Lin's father and mother heard him say that he had bought two shops in the city, they were so shocked that their jaws dropped.
"In the city? In the shop?"
"Bought two...two shops in the city?"
Why do they feel like their son-in-law is teasing them
"It's true. The money has been paid and everything has been registered. It's not a lie."
The two elders looked at each other in bewilderment, as if this was not true. When did their son-in-law become so successful? He bought a shop in the city, and even bought two
"Then...how much did you buy it for? Why did you buy two at once?"
"One for 3,000, and two for 6,000."
"Ah? 6...6 thousand?" Father Lin's eyes were as big as copper bells.
Mother Lin opened her mouth so wide that it was almost big enough to hold an egg, and she couldn't find her own voice for a long time.
Lin Xiuqing couldn't help laughing when she saw her parents' reactions. They were so surprised when the two stores bought 6,000 yuan. If they knew that Adong also ordered a boat for 13,000 yuan, they would probably jump in surprise.
"Well, two six thousand."
Father Lin smacked his lips before finding his voice again. "Six thousand... This is a lot of money, and you just spent it like that? And you bought two at once... If you really want to buy it, you can just buy one, why buy two?"
"Aren't you worried that the two brothers won't have enough to share? Buy two, one for each, and you won't have to worry about them fighting in the future."
Mother Lin opened and closed her mouth, "Why do you have to go to the city? It's so far away, and it's not convenient to go there. You can't get there in a whole day by walking, and you have to change buses several times to take a bus, and you'll spend a whole day on the road."
"The road is not very good now, but it will get better slowly in the future. The main thing is that the location is good and we just happened to meet here."
"That's too far. Ah Qing didn't stop me. I just bought it..."
Lin Xiuqing spread her hands and said helplessly, "He insisted that the position was good and bought it without my permission. I had no choice. I had already paid the money, so I couldn't just refuse it."
After hearing this, Lin's father and mother wanted to curse, but this was their son-in-law, not their son, so how could they just open their mouths and scold him? Besides, he didn't spend any of their money.
I just felt so sad that I spent 6,000 yuan to buy two shops. It would be better to buy two jobs so that I can eat commercial grain in the city and don’t have to go out to sea to fish anymore. And it wouldn’t cost so much money.
Alas, if it was my own prodigal son, I would just beat him to death.
Father Lin smiled awkwardly and said, "Since it has already been bought, just buy it and see if you can rent it out and make some money."
Lin Xiuqing glanced at Ye Yaodong and said honestly, "It may not be rented out for a while. The market has just been built and the surrounding area is quite desolate. Besides, the stalls in the old market will not be moved there until after the New Year. Now the notice has been posted for a few days, but it has not been rented out yet."
Lin's father and mother were instantly upset. They thought their son-in-law had become a better person and their lives would become better, but they didn't expect that he would spend a large sum of money all of a sudden.
Father Lin frowned, his face full of distress and worry, "Why didn't you think it through and just spent the money like this? What are we going to do now? We bought it and couldn't rent it out..."
Now it's Ye Yaodong's turn.
His face was full of smiles, and he said, "So I want to ask Dad for a favor. I want you to go to the city to help me look after the store. I plan to dry more fish at home and sell them in the store in the city. There is no one I can trust more than you."
If you have a long-term store there, you can sell some seafood. If you meet a dealer, you may be able to place a large order and make more money. After all, there is no cold chain now, so fresh seafood can only be circulated in the surrounding coastal towns and cannot reach inland areas.
Inland areas can only consume dry goods.
Father Lin was surprised to hear this.
"I?"
Ye Yaodong nodded, "Yes, I really can't find the right person, and I'm worried about outsiders. What if they take away all my goods? The emperor is far away, and I can't do anything. I thought that since you can go to the streets to sell oranges, it should be no problem for you to run a store in the market."
"Uh... No, no, this won't work. I'm not familiar with the place..."
"Why don't you give it a try? This is much easier than hawking on the street. You just need to sit there. If you don't agree, I'll lose my shop. I bought it for 6,000 yuan, which is not a small amount of money."
"You also know that this is not a small amount..."
Father Lin was so heartbroken. He had never seen so much money in his life, and he spent it all at once. How could the young man not feel heartache