He turned to look at Ye Yaodong, "Dongzi, I've finished unloading this stuff, so I'll go back first. I won't stay here to bother you anymore. Look at what happened today. I've caused you trouble again."
"What does this have to do with you? The problem has come to you, and there is nothing anyone can do. However, you really need to make a quick decision and not drag it out. You need to be resolute. Others cannot make decisions for you or marry you a wife."
Ye Yaosheng nodded, he thought so too.
At first, he didn't think about agreeing, but his mother always said that Wang Lizhen was easy to give birth to, and she had already given birth to three sons, so it would be even easier to give birth to another one. Anyway, the man was about to die, so she agreed on his behalf without waiting for long.
But he felt that if he regretted it, it would be bad for the woman's reputation, so he could only let things take their course and go with the flow. Who knew that he would have to wait for more than a year.
Then, starting from the end of the year, his parents kept saying that they couldn't wait any longer and wanted to arrange another marriage for him.
His father had always disagreed, thinking that marrying a widow or a divorced woman was better than just giving money to others and waiting.
To be honest, Ye Yaosheng himself was relieved that the engagement was called off.
He sighed in his heart and looked at the old lady and Ye's mother, "Grandma, aunt, I'm going back first and will come back tomorrow morning."
The old lady came forward with a cane, grabbed his hand and rubbed it back and forth, "It's not a big deal, there's nothing to worry about. Your father has already refunded you, so let's do it. If they have any objections, let them talk to your parents. It was them who agreed to it in the first place, not you who asked for it, and it has nothing to do with you. If there is anything that cannot be explained, let them talk to your parents, it will be right."
"I know."
After Ye Yaosheng finished speaking, he withdrew his hand and walked out.
The neighbors were standing at the door. They didn't dare go in even though they had a dog. When they saw Ye Yaosheng coming out, they automatically moved aside and didn't say anything.
Wang Lizhen breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him coming out, and went to meet him. "Wait a minute, I have to ask them to compensate me for my clothes, they were all torn to pieces by those dogs..."
Seeing that she was stiffening her neck and was about to speak, Ye Yaosheng quickly grabbed her hand and pulled her out.
"What are you doing? I haven't asked them to compensate me for my clothes and pants... They are all torn... Lin Xiuqing... Lin Xiuqing... What are you doing? It is only natural to pay back debts. The broken dog they raised... They... stewed the dog meat..."
The voice gradually faded away and was covered by the sound of the wind. No one could hear clearly what was said afterwards.
Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, the women at the door went back to their homes whispering to each other and continued killing fish.
"Are his parents blind? What's the use of just giving birth to a son? It's not guaranteed to give birth to a son. Well, now they have delayed their own son." Ye's mother curled her lips in disdain.
The old lady also shook her head and walked into the house with her cane. "It would be better if we can solve this problem as soon as possible and find a new partner for Ah Sheng. Amitabha..."
“Hoo~hoo~blow it and it won’t hurt…” Ye Chengyang squatted there, cutely puffing his lips, blowing on several dogs in turn.
Ye Chenghu was also holding a dog and touching its belly, which made the two children feel very distressed.
Ye Yaodong also squatted down and stroked the fur of the dogs surrounding his feet.
"You are so useless. You don't even know how to bite back? What's the point of just biting clothes? As expected, a biting dog doesn't bark. You used all your energy to bark! You can only walk fast. Otherwise, you will have to ask her to pay for the medical expenses and the mental damages of the dog."
Lin Xiuqing's mouth twitched. People are not that precious, and they are paying for the dog's medical expenses? What about the messy mental damage compensation? Where are they going
"It's none of our business, just leave. Brother Sheng, you should handle your own business. Go eat and wash your feet. I just boiled a pot of hot water."
"If I really marry her, I'll be in trouble for the rest of my life. It's better to deal with it as soon as possible. It's better to find another one. But my wife is the best. I found a treasure."
"What are you talking about? There are so many people here, hurry in and eat..."
Lin Xiuqing looked awkwardly at Ye's mother and two aunts who were killing fish at the door, and glared at him in reproach.
Ye Yaodong put his hand on her shoulder and took her into the house. "Tsk~ I'm in my own home, can't I talk? As long as I'm not embarrassed, embarrassed..."
Lin Xiuqing heard him talking carelessly again, so she quickly stood on tiptoe to cover his mouth and whispered, "Okay, I know this is your home, the world is big, and you are the biggest. Go wash your hands and eat."
Before she could take her hand back, she felt something slippery in her palm...
Suddenly her cheeks turned red, her scalp went numb, and her hand retracted as if she had received an electric shock. "What are you doing?"
Ye Yaodong licked his lips with a wicked smile and raised his eyebrows at her, "Salty!"
Explosive killing!
This cool and handsome look is no less than a critical hit!
There was no trace of the wretched look he had when he came back before, with his neck hunched and his sleeves pulled up.
The blush on her cheeks spread all the way to her ears. She glanced at the old lady in front of her with a guilty conscience, and then turned to look at Ye's mother and the other two who were killing fish at the door.
There were also their two sons standing at the door, holding the dog and looking at them curiously, "What are you looking at? Go wash your hands and go back to the house to do your homework."
"finished!"
"Then go and recite the book for me."
"The teacher didn't say to memorize it."
At this time, there were bursts of talking and the screaming of a group of children coming from next door. Ye Chenghu immediately stood up and ran outside. Ye Chengyang also let go of the dog in his arms and hurriedly followed while shouting "Guoguo".
After sending both children away, Lin Xiuqing heaved a sigh of relief. Her face was no longer red. She glared at him, "You want to die!"
There were people everywhere, the doors were not even closed, and they were even flirting.
"What are you afraid of?"
Ye Yaodong looked fearless and patted her butt, "Go get me some food, I'm starving."
Lin Xiuqing glanced at him sideways, but obediently turned around and walked to the stove, served him food, and changed the subject.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law and the others went to dig up the shelled ones today. How was the result? Was there a lot?"
"It looks like there are a lot. I didn't count them carefully. How many bags are there?"
"Do you think they will open a few pearls from the shelled ones?"
Ye Yaodong sat at the table with his legs crossed, holding the quartz crystal and staring at it for a moment, "It's hard to say. If the probability of a pearl coming out is 1‰, it doesn't mean that one out of 1,000 will come out. Every year, people can open a few pearls, but it depends on whether they are useful and worth money. If they are worthless, it's useless."
"Well, there are so many of them, and I don't know if they can handle it. They have to wash the vegetables, clams, and the like, boil them, and dig out the meat. It's very laborious."
"What's the point of having so many children? Isn't the point of having children that there is strength in numbers? Otherwise, why have so many children? Don't you need food? We don't have to worry about it. Money is not that easy to make."
"But mom is helping us kill fish..."
"Women are so fussy that they want to divide even the work fairly. Dad hasn't even come back yet and he's still helping them move things outside the dock. What else can you say?"
"Why don't you speak more quietly? It would be so embarrassing if someone overheard you." Lin Xiuqing said as she glanced outside the room. She served him the food, put it on the table, and sat down beside him. "No wonder I haven't seen Dad since I came back. Save some food for him."
"You can't hear it. The noise of the kids outside is so loud."
"I'll go out and see how many bags they have dug up. I guess they can still pick up some fish when the tide goes out. There are still a lot of things to pick up on those islands."
"Indeed, in addition to digging these shells, they might be able to make a little money." Ye Yaodong had his mouth full of rice and was planning to finish eating quickly and go out to take a look.
When Ye's mother and the others heard the noise coming from next door, they curiously put down their knives and went over to take a look.
There were seven or eight sacks full of stuff piled up in the corner, and two large piles had already been dumped out on the ground. A group of children were squatting there excitedly to help sort them out, and were gesturing to see who had picked up the biggest one, with some cursing mixed in.
"Don't play around, hurry up and work hard, or you won't be able to sleep at night."
"Yes, you are not allowed to sleep at night until you finish your work."
"Don't throw it around, or I'll beat you up..."
"Are you blind? Don't throw them together..."
"It doesn't matter if there are one or two. You have to pick the meat anyway. Just divide it when you pick the meat. All I hear all day long is you scolding this or beating that. I don't even have time to scold..." Ye's mother said as she came over.
"We dug up quite a few fish with shells today, and we still have to kill the fish, so we'll be busy tonight."
Sister Ye smiled and said, "Mom, we'll have to ask you for help later, otherwise we won't be able to finish the work."
"I'm not free. I have to go to another village for work early tomorrow morning. The radio broadcast today said that a group of human traffickers were caught in our county and a group of children were rescued. All the villages with lost children must go and identify them. If you can't finish the work, hire someone else. I get paid for the work I do for Dongzi and the others."
When it comes to wages, they always have nothing to complain about.
Ye's mother is also well aware of this. Although the five fingers are of different lengths, the three daughters-in-law have to be balanced, otherwise when she gets old, she won't know whose mood she will have to look up to for food.
Mrs. Ye's smile froze, but she only chuckled twice and immediately changed the subject, "When did you catch the human traffickers?"
Mrs. Ye was also curious, "Are they the same accomplices as the two people we caught in our village before the New Year?"
They are all out at sea today and are not at home. I just heard it.
"Isn't it? I heard that the border guards tortured those two people for a long time before they found out that their lair was actually in a small courtyard in our county town."
"They said that children from several nearby counties were sent to our county. Some were put on cars, some on boats, and some are still there. I don't know how many people were lost. Those damn human traffickers should be cut into pieces."