Lin Xiuqing was speechless when she heard these words as soon as she stepped into the house. How could she not know what her eldest son was planning
Every good thing should be served outside and eaten in front of others!
This habit of showing off is really inherited. When can he change it
Does it make eating easier when you see other people's envious eyes
"You are not allowed to take it out. Eat it in the house. Put the bowl down for me. If you knock the bowl over, you will have to beat me on New Year's Day."
Ye Chenghu had just picked up the bowl from the table when he heard his mother's voice. His hands trembled and he couldn't hold the bowl. The bowl shook when it fell on the table, and he was almost scared to death.
“Oh, you’re fine…it’s okay…you didn’t fall…” Ye Chenghu instantly breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and looked at Lin Xiuqing flatteringly.
"Haha, mom, I was just saying that. I thought that Brother Hai and the others must have never seen what shark fin looks like, and they must not know that shark fin and sweet potato vermicelli look exactly the same, so I thought of bringing it out for them to see."
"Otherwise, if I told them that shark fin and sweet potato flour look exactly the same, they would definitely not believe me and would definitely say I was lying."
Ye Chengyang stirred the bowl with the kuaizi and looked at his brother innocently, "But I think it's just sweet potato vermicelli."
"You know shit!" Ye Chenghu said bluntly.
The big ones get angry at the small ones, and the small ones get angry at the smaller ones. Poor Ye Chengyang, he is at the bottom of the food chain.
"Eat quickly, you're still nagging, even eating can't stop you from talking."
Ye Yaodong finished offering incense and burning gold ingots before washing his hands. When he came in, he heard Ye Chenghu's long speech. It was rare for him to speak so much in a clear and organized manner, but it sounded a bit confusing and there were too many words!
Ye Chenghu looked at the door with some regret, then picked up the snack and took a bite slowly. "Dad, is this really the shark fin you made? Why does it look so much like sweet potato vermicelli?"
"How should I know? Can I ask it to look different? It's not very similar. This one is shorter and a little crispier. The sweet potato vermicelli is longer and softer. Eat it quickly and stop talking nonsense. It won't taste good when it gets cold. There's only so much of it and I can't bear to eat it, and you're still mumbling."
"It's not very delicious... It's almost like sweet potato vermicelli..." Ye Chenghu picked up a piece, tasted it, and muttered to himself.
Lin Xiuqing glanced at him, pursed her lips, and was too lazy to say anything. She didn't know when he became a chatterbox. She picked up Ye Xiaoxi and planned to feed her egg custard.
Shark fin itself really doesn't have much taste. If you have to say it has one, it must be a faint fishy smell. Anyway, it's just like fried vermicelli, just stir-fry and eat.
Ye Yaodong also walked to his seat and sat down. A bowl of seafood boiled rice cake was already placed in front of him on the table. It was well prepared and steam was still rising from the bowl. There were two large shrimps and clams on top, as well as some dried Chinese cabbage, which looked very appetizing. The old lady and Lin Xiuqing also had a bowl on their tables.
People eat rice cakes on the first day of the Lunar New Year, which means each year will be better than the last.
Before the New Year, Ye's mother specially bought 100 kilograms of glutinous rice, sent it to the workshop to be made together with the rice at home, and distributed it to the three brothers.
While the whole family was eating rice cakes, Ye's father and mother came over after breakfast.
"There are still a lot of leftovers from yesterday. I'll cook some porridge for you all to eat at the old house. Finish the food. Otherwise, if you all go to your father-in-law's house for dinner tomorrow, your father and I won't be able to finish the leftovers at home."
"Um."
"Also, since you want your father-in-law to look at the store in the city, you can ask him about it when you go there tomorrow."
"I know. That's what I had planned. It saves me from having to make another trip a few days later. I heard that all the stalls will move to the new market after the New Year. We can't be later than the 15th."
"It's good that you know it."
"I'll ask him tomorrow. If he's willing to go, I'll have to prepare his bed and pots and pans for him to take with him. If the other shop can't be rented out for a while, I'll use it as a room for him to sleep in."
"You decide for yourself. You can save money on travel expenses if you do it in one trip. You can also send the dried fish to the city. We have to sell them there anyway. You have no place to stay in this house, and your elder and second brothers are almost there."
"knew."
By the way, he paid them the money. Otherwise, his elder and younger sisters-in-law would always be worried about it. Other families had weighed their money and paid it, but their two families' money would still be piled up there.
Although they didn't whisper in front of him, he could still hear them whispering through a wall occasionally.
He was also thinking that there was no room in his own house, so they would have to be piled up at both of their homes. There was no need to move the scales around, so he could just pile them there. When he wanted to take them away, he could just move them out, weigh them, and put them on the truck. Could he still go back on his word and not want them
Seeing that the adults had finished talking, Ye Chenghu looked up at his father and mother and said, "Grandpa and grandma, we had shark fin this morning! It looked exactly like sweet potato flour..."
"It's dried, can we eat it?"
"I took it in last night when it looked almost done. I'll fry them a bowl of it for breakfast this morning. Let's see if they can eat it smarter and get 100 points on the test."
"ah?"
Ye Chenghu opened his mouth in surprise for a moment, then quickly lowered his head and shoveled the little that was left in the bowl into the bowl. He didn't dare to say anything else and took the opportunity to slide off the stool and slip away.
Why are you bringing up such a topic? Why are you telling a story that is worth 100 points
When he got his report card back a few years ago, he was almost beaten by his mother. Fortunately, he hid in the old lady's room.
"If you can get a perfect score on the test by eating shark fin, sharks would have been hunted to extinction." Ye's mother complained.
"You need the ability and skills to catch it. Do you think all sharks are so small? It's hard to say who will eat whom."
Ye Yaodong drank all the soup in the bowl and put the bowl down, "I'm going to go out for a stroll."
"Just play cards, why bother talking about playing..."
Ye Yaodong glanced at his mother and walked out without paying any attention to her muttering. He never said anything good about himself, but he didn't say anything good about others either.
During the Chinese New Year, everyone has money in their pockets, so they go out for a walk, play cards, and win a few dollars for living expenses.
When I went to my father-in-law's house to pay New Year's greetings on the second day of the Lunar New Year, I asked about looking after the store. This time my father-in-law agreed immediately, but my mother-in-law had to go with him, otherwise there would be no one to take care of his food and clothing.
This is better!
The two of them will have company and someone to talk to, so they won't be bored or lonely. Anyway, the two sons in the family separated early, so they just work together and earn money, and then divide it into three parts.
The two elders are old now, and they earn so much money, which will be shared by the younger ones in the future. It is better to give all the work to the two brothers-in-law now and let them do it. He can go to the city to look after the store and earn some money for his retirement.
I don’t know if they had a family meeting, but they didn’t seem reluctant at all and the whole family was happy.
Ye Yaodong was also very happy, as he no longer had to run to the city every few days to sell dried fish. It was not good to monopolize the tractor every day, as it hurt his wallet. Without anyone to share the ride, the round-trip fare would be a huge expense.
If his father-in-law is willing, he only needs to take time out every ten days or half a month to go there and deliver the goods or take a look.
The troops have delivered all the goods before the New Year, and it has not yet been decided whether they will still need them after the New Year. We cannot let the soldiers eat dried fish every day.
He thought that if there were more orders later, they would not be so frequent. After the spring, there would be more ships going out to sea. He could not rely entirely on the orders from the army. Since the store was open, he could still sell some.
Lin Xiuqing was a little worried about her parents. She felt that they were old and were going to a strange place. She was afraid that they would not be able to adapt and would not be able to stay there. So she kept muttering about them on the way back.
Ye Yaodong tried to comfort her helplessly, "Didn't I tell you? Let's buy them a radio these days so they can pass the time in the store. Don't the elderly love to listen to stories and operas? They won't be bored."
"Besides, don't they like farming? There are some open spaces on the roadsides nearby. When the time comes, let him bring a hoe and dig some land there, and plant some vegetables for himself."
"Everything I tell you is very simple."
"It's actually a simple matter, but you just like to worry about it and have a lot of nonsense. Can I betray your parents? If it's not suitable and you can't stay, just take it back. What's the loss? Oh, maybe you lose a radio, but just consider it as honoring your parents. It's what you should do."
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "You are the only one who can talk and plan."
I thought about it and decided not to worry about it anymore. They had already made up their minds and agreed to go to the city after the 15th. If they couldn't adapt to the climate or couldn't stay there, they could just be brought back.
Ye Chenghu looked up and asked, "Dad, when will you take us to the city?"
"Why take you there? To sell you?"
"No, didn't you say before that you would take us there if there was a chance?"
"You said it yourself. There is an opportunity. Wait for it. Most kids haven't even been to town, but you are so ambitious that you want to go to the city. You have made it. You are quite imaginative."
"Of course!" Ye Chenghu raised his head proudly.
"Are you planning to show off in school after school starts?" Lin Xiuqing saw through his little thoughts at a glance.
"How do you know?" Ye Chenghu blurted out.
"You are my child!"
The bowl of shark fin was not successfully brought to the door yesterday, but it did not stop him from showing off. As soon as he finished his meal, he ran to the next door and chattered about how he had eaten shark fin this morning. He also described the taste to his brothers and sisters, and how expensive it was, making everyone drool and envy him.
She heard it all from the doorway through the wall.
Ye Chenghe said without thinking, "I wish I was born by my third uncle..."
As a result, he was scolded by his mother on New Year's Day.