Seeing a big pot in front of the shop, frying Minnan Lake, he stopped again. The old lady loved to eat Minnan Lake.
"Boss, pack me a bowl of Minnan Lake."
"Give me the lunch box!"
"ah?"
He didn't bring a lunch box!
"Forget it, maybe next time!"
After looking around the street and not seeing any cloth shop, he asked passers-by and found out that the cloth shop was in the alley.
As his wife said, he tore off a piece of dark blue and a piece of dark gray thin cotton cloth, each two meters long.
There isn't much variety in the fabrics used for men's clothes, but there seems to be a lot more variety in the fabrics used for women's clothes.
He glanced around and saw all kinds of colorful fabrics, which were very fashionable at this time.
Thinking about how his wife wore black, gray and blue every day and didn't seem to have any decent clothes, he risked being scolded and said, "Boss, cut me two meters of this yellow floral print too."
"Comrade, you have good taste. This is a new type of Dacron. It is comfortable and durable, and the color is bright..."
It’s okay. Nowadays, everyone on the street is wearing gray clothes. This floral fabric is really beautiful.
He happily held the cut cloth in his arms and decided not to go shopping anymore. Going shopping again would cost money, and he would be scolded if he bought these things when he got home.
Finally, he didn't have to walk so hard when he got home. It was so hot that he almost got sunburned.
As soon as we got on the minibus, people kept coming on board with peanuts, melon seeds, various pastries and fried cakes to sell, and quite a few people bought them.
The car was also filled with various baskets and shoulder poles, many of which were used by people who rushed out early to sell goods. There was also the smell of various foods, sweat, and seafood, it was so complicated. Fortunately, he was sitting by the window and could open a little gap to get some fresh air.
The car started only after the queue was full.
Because it was a village bus, people were constantly getting on and off the bus, and it was starting and stopping along the way.
After wandering around for about ten minutes, we arrived at the entrance of the village. Ye Yaodong shouted, "We should get off here," and the car stopped.
He went straight home with the bucket and just happened to see his mother disappearing at the intersection with food on her shoulder. He didn't even have time to call her.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw a bunch of children sitting at the table eating by themselves. Only Ye Chengyang was sitting on his little sister's lap, letting her feed him. The old lady was picking up food for the children.
"Third brother is back?"
"Uncle San is back~"
"Dad~"
"Have you eaten yet? This is a good time to give you some extra food!"
Ye Yaodong tucked the cloth under his armpit, took out the oil cakes from the bucket, wrapped them in paper, and placed them on the table. The children's eyes lit up instantly, and they immediately climbed down from their stools and ran over, screaming.
"Oil cake~"
"Oil cake~"
“It smells so good~”
"Uncle San is awesome!"
Ye Huimei watched them each holding one and chewing it, and glared at them and said, "Third brother, have you become rich? You bought so many, aren't you afraid that Third Sister-in-law will scold you? Mother will definitely whip you if she sees this."
"No, I sold the chicken feet of the sea for a good price this morning. I guarantee they will be very happy."
Ye Yaodong also gave one to the old lady, who said distressedly, "Why did you buy so many? How much did they cost? You keep them for yourself, I won't eat them."
"It's not much. You can eat it. I ate it on the way back."
Ye Huimei said, "Is it true? Isn't that Buddha's hand? Is there anyone who would listen to your lies?"
Ye Yaodong was not happy to hear this, "What do you mean by cheating? You just don't know the value of things, but I met someone who does."
"So how much did you sell it for? Such a big sum!"
"I won't tell you!"
"Tsk, it's only a dozen bucks at most!"
He was a little proud, "It's too small!"
"More than that?" Ye Huimei looked at him in surprise.
"Hey, eat your meal. Is there anything left in the pot?"
"No more, Mom is fine. If you want to eat, you can only go to the house to see if there is any left."
"Forget it, I'll go over later."
He brought the bucket into the house with a few oil cakes in it, so as not to leave it outside for the bad boys to steal and eat. He also put away the rice cakes and stuffed the cloth directly into the cupboard.
He went out only after he put his things away and hid the money.
"Eat quickly, and then I'll take you out to bask in the sun!"
Ye Huimei chuckled brightly, "It's like they've never been in the sun. Mom just told us not to let them run around, lest they get heat stroke."
"Forget it, I'll go by myself."
"Then you can take that bucket of tea with you. My mother wanted to take it over just now but she said there was no room for it and she would have to come back for it later. You can take it with you."
"oh."
When he came over with a bucket of tea, everyone had just finished their meal and were sitting in the shade to rest.
He first greeted the shirtless A Guang, "Why are you so enthusiastic? You've been working till now. It's almost time to go back. It's too hot. We've hired so many workers."
"fine."
"Come, have a fried cake."
"Bought it in town?"
"Yeah." Anyway, his father and his eldest brother went out to sea, so there were just two left.
He took out another one and gave it to his wife, and he carried the bucket to his mother, "One for each of you."
"what?"
Sure enough, when Ye's mother saw so many oil cakes, her brows frowned. Just when she was about to curse, Ye Yaodong directly blocked her mouth.
"Don't scold me! I sold the chicken of the sea feet for a good price, so I thought of bringing one to each of you."
Mother Ye's attention was diverted and she looked at him in surprise, "Is it really a treasure?"
"if not?"
"How much did it sell for?"
"I won't tell you."
"Then ask your wife to keep it for you. You only have a little money in your pocket, but you spend it recklessly and buy so many oil cakes. Take them back and share them with the children later."
"They have all eaten." After saying that, he slipped away to A Guang's place to avoid having to listen to his mother's nagging again.
Lin Xiuqing also wanted to know how much it was sold for, but she held back, thinking it would not be too late to ask when she got home in the evening.
But she didn't expect that there would be a surprise waiting for her in the evening.
Seeing him handing the piece of yellow floral fabric to her like he was presenting a treasure, she wanted to curse but couldn't, as she was still holding the 90 yuan he had just given her.
She thought for a moment and calculated that it was roughly this amount. He couldn't have hidden much of it, and she wouldn't be too picky and ask him to tell her how much he had spent.
"Forget about buying it. Don't waste money next time. I work every day, so it doesn't matter what I wear. As long as I have something to wear, it's fine. You bought this piece of cloth and I made clothes. When will I wear it?"
In fact, she was quite happy in her heart. This was the most popular Dacron now. Whoever had one would feel very proud when he went out.
She just felt sorry for the money, and she didn't have the chance to wear it because she worked all day.
It would be better to save the money to buy winter clothes so that you can wear them when visiting relatives during the New Year.
Ye Yaodong said with a smile: "You can wear it anytime. The fabric is very wear-resistant and won't get damaged."
Lin Xiuqing glared at him in disapproval, "Who wears such nice clothes when working?"
“Clothes are bought to be worn. If you keep them for a long time and don’t wear them, they will become old anyway.”
"Okay, don't buy it next time."
She could make one for her to wear when she goes back to her parents' home during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so her parents wouldn't have to worry about her not being well.