Chapter 1022: Cousins discuss repairing the tomb

Ye Yaodong was extremely happy. This friend was not made in vain, and as a brother-in-law, he was also competent enough, very thoughtful and sensible. He felt very warm inside.

Several boxes of goods were moved in a few moments. After finishing, he prepared to go back to the room to get money.

"Wait for me a moment, I'll get you a red envelope."

"No need to pack 200, just pack 88, 88 is even better for prosperity, this amount is big enough."

"Then let's make it 188, wait for me a moment."

The amount of 88 is indeed already quite large, but for him, it's not much different. On the surface, it's better to make it look good.

Ye Yaodong went home and replaced the money he had prepared long ago. While giving him the red envelope, he also moved a box of goods to his feet.

"You guys also keep a box to take back and eat yourselves. By the way, if you want to give it to relatives and friends, just look at it and give it. You can't not taste the things salvaged from the sea."

"That's fine, then I won't be polite with you."

"Remind you, there are 5 caviars in this box. Remember to pick them out. The trademark of caviar is different from the trademark of canned fish. You can take it back later and distinguish it."

"Caviar?" Ah Guang was full of confusion, not understanding what caviar was, and what connection it had with canned fish?

Ye Yaodong also thought that the goods on the boat had been salvaged and the boxes had been opened before. The boat workers on his boat all knew that there were 5 caviars in a box of goods. This was not a secret, there was no need to hide it from him. Telling him was to let him know, and also let him pick it out separately, so as not to send the wrong thing when giving it to others.

When he just came out of the room, he actually saw the box in the room that he had picked out a few days ago. A thought flashed through his mind, thinking of moving it out, and by the way, taking a few canned fish from outside to make up for it.

Don't tell them about the caviar.

But he hesitated and gave up. There was no need to do this, covering up, instead, he appeared to have a ghost himself.

Openly and honestly tell Ah Guang directly, just let him pick out the caviar.

Anyway, no one in their countryside eats it, and no one thinks this thing can really be sold for a sky-high price. The boat workers on the boat all just thought he was bragging, but everyone knew that there was this mixed thing in the box, so it was better to tell Ah Guang directly and let him pick it out, be more frank.

"I also don't understand why there are 5 caviars mixed in a box of goods, but when I opened the box before, I checked it and opened it to see, so you guys should keep the caviar and eat it yourselves. That thing is also not delicious. If you are not used to eating it, you can also exchange it for canned fish."

"Like this? Alright, then I know, I'll go back and pick it out separately to see first."

Ah Guang didn't know what caviar was, but he agreed first. Anyway, the two families were not far apart, take it back, and if you are not used to eating it later, return it to him, it's no different.

After people left, Ye Yaodong moved a recliner, sat in the courtyard, borrowed the light from the room, and prepared to sort out the goods on the wall first, secretly picking out the caviar and moving it to the room to store separately.

As for the others in the family, they had long run to the workshop as soon as they finished eating. The children were anxious to earn money, the old lady wanted to join in the fun, Ye Fu and Ye Mu were also worried and wanted to go to the workshop to help, and Ah Qing also had to go see.

So he was the only one in the whole house. He also closed the courtyard gate tightly and sorted slowly by himself.

Until the courtyard gate was opened and Ye Xiaoxi was brought back by Lin Xiuqing, breaking the surrounding tranquility.

"Help me bring a basin of hot water into the room."

"What's wrong?"

Ye Yaodong turned his head to look and saw her carrying the child under her arm, hurriedly carrying her into the room, and hurriedly stood up to follow behind.

Following into the room, he saw the ground was wet all the way to the room. Ye Xiaoxi herself looked like she had been fished out of the water, wet, even her hair was dripping water.

"Did you play with water again? Why is even your hair wet? You're going to be beaten to death, just educated yesterday, and playing again."

"It's De De, hate De De!"

As soon as Ye Xiaoxi's feet touched the ground, she nimbly drilled into his arms. With the wet touch, he didn't know where to touch her body, there wasn't a dry piece, even her hair was dripping water.

Lin Xiuqing said angrily and helplessly, "The brothers laughed at her for sleeping in the dog kennel yesterday, and then she angrily chased the brothers and beat them. Those few were also bad, running in circles around the big basin where everyone was washing fish."

"Then your daughter ran in circles around the fish-washing basin, got dizzy, and with a splash, fell into the washbasin, drank several mouthfuls of fish-washing water, before being fished out."

"Ah? Going to beat them, these few mixed boys, not doing good things all day, still have the nerve to laugh at others. Wait, I'll go get the whip and beat them," Ye Yaodong grumbled, "Soaked all over, what if she catches a cold? Hurry up and give her a bath."

"You take off her clothes and pants first, take a blanket and wrap her up, I'll go get her a basin of hot water."

After Lin Xiuqing finished speaking, she ran out hurriedly to get hot water.

Ye Yaodong also hurriedly took off the child's clothes. "Cold or not? Wait, Dad will help you beat the brothers, okay?"

Ye Xiaoxi opened her mouth wide, sneezed heavily, and then nodded. "Hmm, beat De De, De De is bad."

After stripping her clothes, he hurriedly took a blanket to wrap her up. She didn't catch a cold sleeping in the dog kennel until midnight yesterday, don't catch a cold today.

This child is also raised well, her body is very strong, taller than children of the same age by half a head. Those who don't know think she is 4 years old, but actually, she is less than three years old after the New Year, and still more than a month away from two full years old. Since birth until now, she really hasn't been sick.

Lin Xiuqing nagged and washed the child clean, put on clothes, and then continued to work herself, but this time she told Ye Yaodong to watch the child well, and she wouldn't take her to the workshop, lest she not be watched well again.

"You have to watch her well, don't let her drill into the dog kennel again."

"Got it, I'm sober this time."

After people left, Ye Yaodong took Ye Xiaoxi to the courtyard, pointed to the dog kennel and asked her, "Do you remember drilling into the dog kennel last night?"

Ye Xiaoxi angrily refuted loudly, "No!"

"We looked for you everywhere last night, and only then discovered you were sleeping inside here."

"No!"

She had already been laughed at just now, and she also knew that sleeping in the dog kennel wasn't a good thing. Now that it was mentioned again, she was even angrier, and she also shook off Ye Yaodong's hand, and she refuted even louder and angrier.

"No! No!"

It's a pity there was no photo taken yesterday, now she knows how to be stubborn. When she grows up, that should be harder than a dead duck's mouth.

"Alright alright, no no, you just stay in the courtyard and play with the dogs, Dad still has things to be busy with."

Only then did she nod, no longer angry.

Ye Yaodong was also worried about her running out, so he locked the courtyard from the inside first, so she could do whatever she wanted at home, as long as she didn't run out, he didn't have to keep staring at her.

Here was a pile of boxes, sorting them wasn't that fast, and after sorting, they had to be piled back to the corner of the wall.

With so many goods, several boxes of caviar could also be sorted out separately, and he moved the other goods, continuing to fill the boxes.

After finishing everything, he stretched, hammered his back, and moved the caviar back to the room, while the box in the room that wasn't full was moved out and placed in the courtyard, piled together.

Don't know when Lin Jishang will be back?

Sell early, be reassured early, but this guy is a bit like a dragon seeing the head but not the tail. He could only wait patiently first, see if he will come back to sweep the tomb during Qingming?

Early the next morning, the sky was a bit gloomy again, and the wind blowing over was a bit chilly. Without the sun, the temperature felt like it was more than five degrees lower.

Having decided to book the fresh-fish collection boat in the county, Ye Yaodong let Lin Xiuqing take the money in the morning and decisively went to pay a 10,000 deposit again.

Factory Manager Wu was so happy that his mouth couldn't close, and he kept patting his chest to guarantee that he would definitely not delay, at least he would deliver it at the same time as their three brothers' boat.

Moreover, he also let him take his eldest nephew to the factory to learn skills on the weekend, making an exception to let his eldest nephew come over to be an apprentice in advance, and after graduation, he could officially enter the factory to become an apprentice worker with a salary.

Ye Yaodong came back at noon and took the opportunity of eating to talk about it.

However, Ye Chenghai now already had work that could earn money, and he didn't want to be an apprentice in the factory.

Ye Fu forced him to go no matter what.

"It's so rare for your Third Uncle to get you an apprentice spot in the factory, and you still don't cherish it. How many people want to go to the shipyard to learn a skill but have no opportunity. I tell you, having a skill in hand, you don't have to worry for the rest of your life, don't have to worry about not having food to eat one day."

"When you learn the skill of shipbuilding, everyone has to be polite to you, and everyone has to call you Master. Your father and mother, our whole family has glory on our faces. This is much more promising than your father and the others. They have no choice but to go out to sea to make a living. If they had a choice, who would go to sea to take risks?"

"Listen to what adults say, it's all for your own good. If you can't study, you have to learn a skill no matter what, steady and secure, and you can receive a salary in the future, which is much stronger than going to sea to fight with your life."

Eldest sister-in-law also held a whip, akimbo, and said to him, "If you dare not to go, I'll break your legs. What do you need to do with the three melons and two dates in the workshop? Learning a skill is the proper business."

"Besides, you haven't finished school yet, and you only need to go for one day on the weekend. You can still go to the workshop to work and earn money every day after school, neither delayed."

Second sister-in-law said sarcastically on the side, "Ah Hai doesn't want to go, don't force him. Give it to Ajiang, he is already 14 anyway, the two brothers are only a few months apart... Good things can't just think of the eldest grandson..."

The three families were all close together. Once there was any disturbance, how could it be hidden from the neighbors?

After Second sister-in-law heard the noisy movement, she had long come out to join in the fun, and just happened to hear everything. She also felt depressed to death, good things never fell on her family, all given to the eldest grandson.

"One by one, what's the rush?"

Ye Fu glanced at her and continued to say to Ye Chenghai, "This job is fought for by many people, and there is no way to get in even with gifts. As long as you go to be this apprentice, you don't have to worry about food and drink after graduating from junior high school. After learning for a few years, you will be a formal worker, an old master."

"Maybe you can be assigned a house in the future, become a city person, eat commodity grain, don't know how promising, can bring glory to your ancestors, know that?"

Eldest sister-in-law also listened with shining eyes, excited. "Yes, Ah Hai, as long as you go to be an apprentice now, you will be a formal worker in the future. That is an iron rice bowl, and in the future, you will be a city person eating commodity grain. Where do you need to go to sea with your father to take risks in the wind and sun?"

Second sister-in-law was jealous. "Adong, can you go and ask for another spot? Both are nephews, the palm is meat, the back of the hand is also meat. You can't just love Ah Hai, Ajiang is also grown up, can you go and ask for another spot?"

"Both are nephews, both are watched by you growing up, brought to play, you can't just think of Ah Hai, Ajiang is also grown up, let the two brothers go together?"

Ye Yaodong looked at them speechlessly.

"Is the factory opened by me, is it decided by me? If it were really opened by me, and decided by me, then the whole family would go. It's not bad to be able to give one spot. It's not that I favor anyone, it must be arranged according to age. If my own son were big, it wouldn't be Ah Hai's turn."

Just one apprentice, and it's going to cause infighting, and it's unfair?

His eldest brother and second brother shouldn't be that short of money now, right?

At least better than the top, worse than the bottom.

In these two years, just catching jellyfish earned more than 10,000 yuan, plus the squid season, plus fishing at sea intermittently throughout the year, deducting the booked boats, plus the cost of adding a layer of house, there should be more than 10,000 yuan in hand.

In these two years, ten-thousand-yuan households are not that rare, but they are not everywhere.

Can only say that don't worry about scarcity but worry about inequality.

The temptation of being a formal worker in the city and eating commodity grain is a bit big.

Ye Chenghai listened to the adults discussing there, and Second sister-in-law still wanted to fight for it, and also felt that it should be a good thing, shouldn't be missed, so he reluctantly agreed.

Anyway, now he only needs to go for one day on the weekend, and he can still go to Third Uncle's place to work and earn money every night after school when reading.

"Alright then, then I'll go."

Eldest sister-in-law was happy, hurriedly put down the whip. "Alright alright alright, you have to be obedient in the future, be serious, and also thank your Third Uncle. After you become a city person in the future, you have to be filial to him."

He hurriedly nodded. "Definitely, I like Third Uncle the most."

Second sister-in-law continued unwillingly, "Then Adong, now that Ah Hai already has the apprentice job, if there are any other jobs, other good things in the future, you must think of our Ajiang..."

"Got it."

Ye Yaodong responded perfunctorily and went home.

Lin Xiuqing also felt it was a pity that her own child was too young. She also felt that being able to go to a factory in the city to be a worker was a great thing. Although it was only an apprentice now, after learning, it would definitely be the treatment of a formal worker.

How many people want to squeeze into the city to eat commodity grain, but have no opportunity, but he can get one for Adong.

"Don't know if there will be such an opportunity in the future?"

"Don't think too much, city people are not that good either. After a few years, city people won't be able to eat commodity grain in the future. Originally, it was Dad who kept nagging in my ear that the shipyard job was good. If possible, let Ah Hai go in to learn a skill."

"Nagging in my ear too much, then didn't I just take the opportunity to fight for it and see? Also have to see if he is interested himself. If not interested, then come back and follow the father's generation to work the sea."

At that time, he was purely just mentioning it, and it was indeed his father who nagged too many times there. Otherwise, helping at home is also not bad, not necessarily having to enter the factory to screw screws.

Anyway, look at his personal interests first.

Ye Mu refuted, "What's good about working the sea, bitter and tired, and easy to lose your life. How many people die at sea in a year? We old generation have no choice, rely on the mountain to eat the mountain, rely on the sea to eat the sea. Having the opportunity to learn a skill, of course, go to learn a skill, if not go, have to beat him to crawl there."

Ye Fu also agreed, "Yes, beat him to death and have to carry him there."

Terrifying, have to carry him there even if dead.

"Eat eat, Ah Hai is willing to go, that's good. Can't read, can learn a skill, that's also good." The old lady also happily greeted them to eat first.

After the meal, Ye Fu continued to be busy with the work of building the nylon canopy. He went to the town to buy materials in the morning and called a few people to help build it. He hadn't finished working for a whole morning, and had to continue in the afternoon.

Ye Yaodong had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he followed to help. It wasn't until dusk that the nylon canopy was built.

A small piece by small piece above the workshop, built several squares, looking extremely simple, but the current condition level is just like this.

After finishing the work, he didn't stop and went to the pier to help collect goods. By the way, he also had to leave some goods to take home, preparing to call the cousins to drink at night.

He had already asked his mother in advance. The cousins at home were not necessarily there during the day, some went out to work, but basically they were all at home at night.

After leaving some seafood to take back, he also took the opportunity to let Brother Brother Asheng go call his three brothers, telling them to remember to go to his house to drink after dinner at night.

Ye Yaosheng was amazed. Why did Dongzi suddenly want to call their brothers to drink?

Others were also very surprised, feeling that the sun came out from the west, actually calling them to drink for no reason.

Except for saying hello when meeting on the road, Ye Yaodong basically hadn't been to their house either. Although they were cousins, after growing up, everyone had their own circle of friends, and everyone basically had no contact. Actually, he would invite them to drink?

As for Ye Yaofan, he let Ah Hai go call him, and he hadn't walked over himself either.

Anyway, he let others call whoever could be ordered, saving walking over, his eldest uncle and second uncle, eldest aunt and second aunt all pulling him, chattering endlessly, letting him help the family and so on.

Ye Yaohong still has 7 more years in prison, he now has 4 cousins left.

The 4 people came together after dinner at night, guessing on the way, is there any good thing calling them, and all asked Ye Yaosheng.

After all, Ye Yaosheng is closer to him, and also rents his boat, works for him. Watching his originally messy life, now the days are getting more and more prosperous, all married to wives, and there is spare money in hand. Others are actually a bit envious.

So when they came over at night, everyone was exceptionally active and excited. Maybe when eating dinner, in their respective families, the couple discussed and guessed if there was any good thing.

Probably imagined it for a while.

It's just that no one thought it would be about repairing the tomb.

When Ye Yaodong greeted them to sit down and drink, and stated his purpose, everyone showed surprise.

"Is it repairing the tomb, not renting a boat?"

"Renting what boat? I don't have any extra boats to rent." Ye Yaodong also looked at them amusedly.

They looked at each other back and forth.

"So you called us over just to chat about repairing the tomb for Grandpa?"

"Yes, your fathers are stubborn and refuse to agree to repair the tomb, letting Grandpa be exposed to wind, sun, and rain on the mountain. How unfilial, and it doesn't sound good to say it out. Have to be poked in the spine by others, whose family's tomb repair is not actively responding?"

"We are all counting on the ancestors to protect us. If we don't repair a tomb and give a place to shelter from wind and rain, how can we ask the ancestors to protect us? They have to scold us to death."

"Never enjoyed a day of blessing while alive, and no place to shelter from wind and rain after death, how miserable?"

"What I think is, is it because Eldest Uncle and Ye Erbo have always disagreed with repairing the tomb, so my Grandpa is angry and didn't protect you, only protecting our family?"

"It's another Qingming again. In half a month, we have to go up the mountain to sweep the tomb and worship. I thought about letting you go home to do ideological work for Eldest Uncle and Ye Erbo, persuade them, let them agree to repair the tomb, so that when we go to sweep the tomb this year, we can tell Grandpa and pray for protection."

"Otherwise, where is the face to ask for protection?"

Everyone couldn't stop nodding at what he said, feeling it made a lot of sense.

Want ancestors to protect, but don't even repair a tomb, who will protect you?

Ye Yaosheng responded first. "Dongzi is right, have to go back and persuade. Repairing the tomb early or late, have to repair the tomb. Repair it early, and can finish a major event early."

"But our father is old, can't earn money, can't do any work, this tomb repair also needs a lot of money..." Someone cunningly looked at Ye Yaodong.

Everyone understands the meaning in the words. This is wanting to ask Ye Yaodong to pay.

Ye Er Uncle's family only has Ye Yaosheng who looks honest and has good character, so he doesn't pay much attention to the other two usually. Look at these words, another one wanting to take advantage.

"Everyone's Grandpa, if you want to ask me to pay alone, I can, but you ask your fathers first if they agree."

He can pay, of course, but his advantage is not that easy to take.

When the time comes, where to repair, how to repair, of course, he has the final say, and it is the tomb he repaired, so there will be no share for others in the future. His Grandpa will belong to him here in the future.

After Eldest Uncle and Ye Erbo get old, they have to wait for their own sons to repair the tomb for them. The treatment after death should be about the same as his Grandpa.

Just see if they are willing.

Ye Yaosheng immediately refuted. "That won't work, everyone's Grandpa of course needs the three branches to pay together, share together. This is repairing our Ye family's tomb, not Third Uncle's family alone."

Ye Yaopeng also said. "Yes, that's why we asked Eldest Uncle and Ye Erbo to discuss repairing the tomb again and again, but they just wouldn't listen. That's why we called you over today to discuss with you, let you do ideological work for the older generation."

Ye Fu didn't go to the workshop to help, but sat in front of the stove, listening while smoking water pipe, wanting to hear how the next generation discussed. The women all went to work again. Originally, this matter wasn't something women could interfere with.

He also spoke out. "You go back later and tell them what Dongzi just said. Do they still want the ancestors to protect them? If there is really no money, you grandchildren just scrape together for them, it's enough. Otherwise, why give birth to sons? Isn't it to top things at critical moments?"

"Then we'll go back later and talk about it, persuade, see if they can listen."

"Also dragged for several years, ancestors' affairs are no small matter, you also persuade them to pay more attention, don't just nag about no money no money, no money tomb also has to be repaired, otherwise it sounds terrible to spread out." Ye Fu said again.

"Alright Third Uncle, we will try our best to persuade later. If there is no money, we as grandchildren, should scrape together, have to scrape together."

"Hmm, this is right. If your fathers could listen as well as you, this tomb could have been repaired two years ago."

Ye Yaopeng saw that everyone listened, and accepted it very easily, so he also smiled and raised his glass to everyone. "Come come come, it's rare for our brothers to gather together to drink today, drink a few more cups at night."

"Hehe, you three brothers' days are getting more and more prosperous in these two years, getting more and more powerful. We also have to hug your thighs, flatter you, hehe..."

"What flattering hugging thighs, it's out of touch. Everyone is own brothers, we are not much better than you, aren't we all working at sea?" Ye Yaodong also smiled and was polite.

"Same working at sea, this difference is big. You all have several boats, especially Dongzi, how can we compare, can't catch up even by whipping horses, still have to count on you to pull us..."

"Yes, everyone is own brothers, not outsiders. If there is anything that needs help, just call us more. We have no other skills, a lot of strength is there..."

"Dongzi is now a celebrity in our village, everyone is counting on you to take care of your brothers more..."

The matter of repairing the tomb reached a consensus, everyone couldn't turn around and leave immediately. This was just sitting down, talked for a while, so the style of painting behind immediately turned into flattering Ye Yaodong's three brothers.

The three were also constantly poured wine by everyone, and the atmosphere was considered lively.

Only Ye Yaofan sat there in silence, occasionally echoing with a laugh, saying very little, content to simply be a background presence.

Ye Yaodong saw it in his eyes, also smiled and greeted everyone to drink two cups, then didn't care much.

He felt that, the problem on Ye Erbo's side shouldn't be that big. Brother Brother Asheng and the others can help now, can pay and can work. Eldest Uncle's side is indeed very hanging.

No money and no labor, a total of two sons, one in prison, considered wasted, the other doesn't look useful now. Everyone talked so lively, he was still taciturn.

Probably have to let his father go over and ask in a few days. If he really disagrees, then really have to carry the old lady up the mountain and cry. ===== CHAPTER 1023 =====