After this truckload of products is sold out, my father-in-law should be familiar with the business, and the store will probably be back on track, so he won't have to come here so frequently.
It's a pity that there is no big Jiefang truck near their town, otherwise they could just pull a large truckload of goods over to save the trouble of transporting them one trip at a time. He still has several thousand kilograms of goods at home, and the goods are piled up to the ceiling in the main hall, the children's room, and the old lady's room.
He was thinking about pulling another load at night. There was no other debris this time, so he pulled a little more and stored it at another shop. Then he should not have to come again for a week, so as to avoid using the tractor too frequently, which would be expensive.
Lin Xiuqing was worried about whether his parents could adapt, so after arriving home she pulled him aside and kept asking questions.
Ye Yaodong was almost overwhelmed, but it was normal for her to care about her parents, which showed that she was filial.
He also patiently chatted with her, "I told you, you're worried, should I take you there? It's too far. If you're really worried, why don't you come with me once at night? Anyway, you've never been to the city, so just go and take a look? Leave the three children to the eldest and second sisters-in-law to look after them? It's nothing to eat their food for a day."
"Ah? Go and see for yourself?" After saying this, she hesitated again.
How can she be at ease with three children, each younger than the last? She can't just think about her parents and not the children.
"If you're still worried after I told you, then don't you have to go and see for yourself? I've told you that they've adapted very well. They're busy greeting guests every day and have things to do. It's also very happy to see them smiling."
"How can I leave? The little one is still drinking milk. If he doesn't see me for a while, he will look for me."
"Then I'll ask your dad to call you tomorrow and tell you, is that ok?"
"That's fine too."
"If you're just sitting there doing nothing and sighing, it's normal for you to be worried. Now that you have work to do, what is there to worry about?"
Ye Yaodong shook his head helplessly, then lay down on the bed with his arms and legs spread out, and kicked her with his foot, "Come, bring me a basin of water to wash my feet, and massage my legs at the same time."
Lin Xiuqing kicked back, "Do you think you are my uncle?"
"Honey, I'm so tired. Can you bring me a basin of water to wash my feet? My legs are so sore~"
Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Why are you so shameless?"
"Thick-skinned, can eat enough!"
Ye Yaodong stretched out his legs again, clamped her legs, and then rubbed them up and down back and forth, still calling out in a tender voice.
"Wife~Wife~"
Lin Xiuqing's face turned red from being rubbed by him. "Move your legs away, otherwise how can I walk? How can I get you water to wash your feet?"
"You surrender so quickly? You are too easy to tease."
"I'm afraid you won't stop. Let me go quickly."
If I don't give in to his wishes sooner, it will be awkward if I take action later, and it won't be long before dinner comes.
"Okay," he let go instantly after achieving his goal, "Go ahead."
She was a little overwhelmed and walked out with a bright smile on her face. But when she saw the old lady, she felt embarrassed and quickly suppressed the smile on her face.
But from the upturned corners of his mouth, anyone with a discerning eye could tell how good his mood was.
The old lady looked at her cheerfully, "The rice is ready, just simmer it for a while, I'll stir-fry two dishes and we can eat, you go and do your thing."
"I prepared some water for Dong to wash his feet. He was wearing rain boots all day and he was feeling uncomfortable and wanted to soak his feet."
"Okay, there's still some hot water left in the thermos from this morning. It's not hot enough, but it's perfect for soaking feet. I've just poured it all out. After cooking, I'll use the little fire in the kitchen to heat up another pot and use it to wash the children's feet in the evening."
The old lady was close to the thermos and the washbasin rack. While she was talking, she had already poured a basin of hot water and tested the temperature with her hand.
Lin Xiuqing went straight to get the footcloth hanging under the dining table, and then brought some water into the house for Ye Yaodong.
"Are you still waiting for me to take off your shoes?"
"Ah? If you want to help me take it off, I certainly don't object."
Lin Xiuqing threw the rag on him and said, "Take it off and wash it yourself. I'll go out and cook some vegetables. You should finish eating early and go to bed early. You haven't slept well for two nights."
Ye Yaodong sat up, grabbed a rag, and hung it on the railing next to him before starting to take off his rain boots. It had rained for so many days and the ground outside was still bumpy, so it was more convenient to wear rain boots.
"I'm just afraid that if I take it off too early, it will stink and bother the child. Brush it off later and put it in the sun tomorrow."
"knew."
Lin Xiuqing pinched her nose and took out the pair of rain boots he had taken off and threw them out the back door. After dinner, she would boil them in water, pour some laundry detergent in them to soak them, and then brush them in the morning.
Otherwise it would be too smelly. No wonder both sons don’t want to earn the money to wash their feet.
When she washed her hands and prepared to cook, the old lady held the spatula tightly and said, "I'll do it. You go do your thing. I can still move."
"There's nothing to do, just a pair of rain boots. I'll soak them in hot water later and brush them tomorrow."
"Oh, what about Dongzi?"
"He's soaking his feet. I'll cook the food early so he can eat and go to bed early."
"Oh, then you come."
The old lady then handed her the spatula and sat down in front of the stove to light the fire.
But after a while, she started to grumble again, "Dongzi is working too hard. He doesn't know how many times he will have to go back and forth. None of the young men in the village works as hard as he does. When they are not out at sea, they can just lie at home, but he has to run around to make money..."
"The area under his eyes is blue, so we need to let him get some good sleep. How about killing a chicken tomorrow? Go to the drugstore and get some tonics to stew back home, which will help him replenish his body."
"The two kids at home can also drink some soup to gain strength. Cheng Hu has been in school for a few days, so it's good to nourish his brain and see if he can get 100 points in the exam..."
Ye Chenghu thought it was time for dinner, so he brought his brother back. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped in, he heard about the 100 points again. He immediately braked his other foot, turned around and ran out.
As soon as Ye Chengyang ran to the door, he saw him running out again, and shouted in confusion: "Guo Guo, where are you going?"
Lin Xiuqing also turned around and saw the back, which disappeared as it turned a corner.
"It's already dinner time, where are you going to die?"
Ye Chengyang was at a loss. He looked at his mother and then at the door. He didn't know whether to go in or look for his brother.
"Go and see if your father has finished washing his feet. If he has, ask him to come out for dinner."
"oh."
With a mission to accomplish, Ye Chengyang didn't think about why his brother ran away.
The old lady started to mutter again, "Otherwise, we can just kill a duck. We only have two hens left, and we have to keep them for laying eggs. We still have three ducks. Luckily, my in-laws sent us a few ducklings last year, otherwise we wouldn't have enough to kill. Now they are all pretty big, and we've been raising them for more than half a year..."
The old man kept talking about killing chickens and ducks. Originally, Ye's mother had five chickens for each of them, but one was stepped on to death by the younger one. She also stewed a hen that had never laid eggs, and killed another one during the winter solstice. Now there were only two hens left.
Then, in the past few months, we have killed several ducks intermittently. Now there are only two hens and three ducks left for laying eggs. The old lady knows how to feed them every day better than anyone else, but she still wants to kill them.
Lin Xiuqing said helplessly: "We have to keep it for laying eggs and hatching ducklings and chicks. We can't kill it."
"Is it okay to kill another duck? Two chickens and two ducks will be enough to lay eggs and hatch them? And we can eat less rice bran..."
"No, the ducks have always been driven out and find their own food on the beach. They don't eat rice bran."
"Well…"
Too.
The old lady frowned, "Then I'll go to the old house tomorrow and catch one and kill it. The two old ones eat your food all year round, so just catch one of their chickens. It will hatch chicks soon anyway, and then they can raise another nest."
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "Okay, you can talk to my dad yourself."
"Well, it just so happens that your mother is at work during the day and is not at home."
Well, when I found out after get off work in the evening, I also cursed his father!
Ye Yaodong came out with the foot washing water and heard their lively conversation, "What do you mean my mother is not at home because she is at work?"
"Grandma said that we should go to the old house and catch a chicken and kill it while your mother is at work tomorrow morning."
"Won't you be scolded?"
Lin Xiuqing said with a smile: "That's also scolding your father!"
"That's right, then catch them. Anyway, when spring comes, we can start hatching chicks in March or April, and we can have another brood."
The old lady also laughed.
"Hurry up and eat. This has nothing to do with you. You will have food to eat when you come back tomorrow."
"Why!"
Ye Yaodong was very happy. He thought that he was raising it to be eaten anyway. If he kept it any longer it would get old. So he might as well kill it and eat it early
"Where's Ye Chenghu? It's already dinner time, where the hell is he?"
"Who knows? He just came back and ran out again. I'll go to the door and shout."
After much anticipation, Lin Xiuqing finally came out. Standing at the door of her house, she cried out for a few times as if she was hanging on to her death. Only then did Ye Chenghu peek in at the gate of the courtyard.
"Where have you been? I asked you to come back for dinner, but you were still so slow. It's almost time for dinner, but you're still running out."
Ye Chenghu walked slowly into the house, and when he saw that no one was talking about the 100-point bomb, he quickly climbed onto the table. He had been hungry for a long time, okay
Why do adults always want their children to get 100 points in the exam? It's so annoying, otherwise why would they run away
Everyone was at the table to eat, but the eldest son came late. Ye Yaodong couldn't help but want to scold him, "You didn't even come back for dinner, and you didn't even finish your homework before playing. Don't you want your pocket money?"
"It's too difficult. I can't do it!" Ye Chenghu pouted, poked the rice in the bowl with a cudgel, and said with a desperate look.
It's enough to break the defense once a day, but it happened twice. I'm depressing.
Anyway, I made a dime yesterday!
Two cents a day can't attract him at all now!
Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but glare at him, "Are you reading for me? You can't do it."
Ye Chenghu stirred the rice in the bowl silently without saying a word.
The old lady smiled and tried to smooth things over, "He is still young. Other children of his age are still playing in the mud. He has already started school a year earlier than others."
"That's right!" Ye Chenghu agreed fearlessly.