Chapter 121

After Ye Yaodong returned from the sea the next day, he heard that the two families had already started the funeral.

He shook his head, things are impermanent, no one can say for sure.

He specially left two big sea bass and two big green crabs, and also left some crabs, mantis shrimp, and sword shrimp to bring back. The harvest today was considered quite good.

Lin Xiuqing smiled when she saw it, "Why did you leave so much?"

"It's rare to go back once, take more, it's caught by myself anyway. I'll go take a bath. After taking a bath, we'll wait for the passing car at the village entrance. Take advantage of the freshness and send it early."

"Hmm, okay, I've already bought the mooncakes and pig's trotters."

Ye's second sister-in-law smiled on the side, "It's convenient to have a boat yourself, you can leave whatever you want, leave everything, and send it back to your mother's house."

"What does this mean, as if we treated you unfairly?" Ye's mother raised her eyelids unhappily and squinted at Ye's second sister-in-law.

Ye's second sister-in-law was instantly embarrassed, "No, I didn't mean that either."

Ye's eldest sister-in-law smiled and said, "Mother also left two sea bass when we sent the Mid-Autumn Festival two days ago. A Qing left it herself."

Lin Xiuqing smiled, "They are close to their mother's house, just walk a few steps and arrive. I am far from my mother's house. It's rare to go back once. The last time I went back was when I picked tea in March, so I prepared a bit more."

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Ye's mother nodded, "It should be. When you go back, say hello to your parents-in-law for me, and let them be sure to come over and be lively when moving."

"Okay."

Ye Yaodong also heard their conversation while taking a bath. He just wanted to say that women are troublesome. Fortunately, they separated, so they don't have to listen to gossip because of the distribution problem. When the time comes, each family will live their own lives.

After taking a quick combat bath, he carried the bucket containing seafood, carried the basket containing pig's trotters, mooncakes, and canned food, and before leaving, Ye's mother let them bring ten jin of rice wine, while Lin Xiuqing held one and led one, and the family of four walked directly to the side of the road at the village entrance.

If it weren't for the fact that they really couldn't carry it, Ye's mother originally intended to let them bring twenty jin.

Lin Xiuqing's mother's house is in Anhe Township, Jinjia Town. It takes about an hour to take a car from their village, and then walk for another hour after getting off the car.

If they all relied on two legs to walk, it would be far.

Lin Xiuqing originally thought about walking back, and she had always walked back, but Ye Yaodong wanted to take a car, so she could only listen to him.

It's not empty-handed, so they can barely walk. Carrying dozens of jin of things, plus two small children, walking two or three hours of mountain road, wouldn't they be exhausted? The children wouldn't feel good either, and it's not like they are short of the one or two cents of car fare.

The family of four swayed for an hour before getting off at the destination. This was just arriving at Jinjia Town. If they wanted to go to Anhe Township, there was currently no special passenger car opened. If they wanted to take a car, they could only wait for passing tractors by the side of the road.

But whether they could get on the car depends on luck. The two couldn't wait there. What if there were no tractors going to their township today? Wouldn't it be a waste of time to wait in vain?

After getting off the car, they carried the things and held the children and walked directly with two legs.

The two little brats are usually naughty, but they are sensible at critical moments, and didn't make a fuss about being tired.

Ye Yaodong was afraid that walking for too long would be too much for his eldest son, so he walked and stopped, and occasionally carried him on his back for a while.

It's really too difficult to go far at this time. Many places can only rely on two legs to walk.

After walking hard for half an hour, they arrived at their village. Familiar people greeted Lin Xiuqing one after another on the road.

Lin Xiuqing also responded with a smile.

The news in the village circulated particularly fast. Before they walked home, someone who knew them had already notified Lin's father and mother, and the two specially greeted them and met at the intersection.

Lin's mother happily took the grandson over. Only then did Lin Xiuqing breathe a sigh of relief. It's too tiring to go out with children. Usually, she relied on two legs alone, and didn't feel so tired even if she went back and forth in one day.

"Adong is here too? Hurry home and sit down and rest. Walking such a long road, are you tired? You said you came, why did you bring so many things?"

Ye Yaodong smiled, "It should be, haven't been here for a long time."

"Your family is busy. I heard that you were going to sea and building a house some time ago. You don't have to come if you are busy. It doesn't matter, it's not like you are someone else, it's all your own family."

"Sending the Mid-Autumn Festival, I must come back."

Lin's father also smiled happily and helped him carry things, "Hurry in and sit down and talk, rest for a while."

Neighbors at the door saw it and poked their heads to look. What did they bring? Some even followed to their door.

What's more impolite is that someone actually reached out and lifted the cloth covering the basket and bucket to find out.

Rural places are just so unparticular.

It really fits that sentence, as long as you are not embarrassed, the embarrassed one is others.

Ye Yaodong really felt embarrassed at this time!

Fortunately, the things he prepared were sufficient, could be seen, and could also help his father-in-law save face.

Lin's father and mother heard the villagers' discussion that they were lucky to have such a filial daughter and son-in-law, and the smiles on their faces became deeper, full of joy.

After entering the house, Lin's mother immediately went to light the fire to cook snacks for them, while Lin's father and the two brothers-in-law accompanied Ye Yaodong to chat.

They asked about the situation of going to sea, whether the harvest was good? Typhoon came, did it have any impact on their family? Is the house built?

Ye Yaodong simply told them about it, and by the way, told them that they would move on the 28th of the lunar month, inviting them to come and eat the housewarming banquet.

Seeing that he didn't look as sloppy as before, and looked much more steady, Lin's father and the two brothers-in-law were completely relieved. It turned out that it wasn't their illusion some time ago, but that he really made progress. When talking about going to sea, he was also reasonable.

Seeing them talking happily, Lin Xiuqing was also relieved.

In the past, they had nothing to say, one question and one answer, and then silence after answering, the atmosphere was awkward.

Lin's mother cooked the snacks and served them, smiling and saying, "Stop talking, let Adong and A Qing eat snacks first. It's already past meal time, they must be starving."

"Yes, you eat first, talk later."

Lin's mother cooked longevity noodles, with many dried shrimp, lean meat, pork liver, mushrooms, wood ear, and two poached eggs on top, and also put rice wine. It looked particularly fragrant and appetizing.

In their local area, when guests come to the house, snacks are longevity noodles cooked with rice wine, and then fry two poached eggs. Other side dishes are added according to the situation.

"Feed Yangyang for me, let Chenghu eat by himself, you eat yours. I happened to buy pork liver and lean meat today, you eat more, if it's not enough, there is more in the pot."

"Enough, enough."

The couple was indeed hungry. They ate porridge in the morning and it was now. It took a lot of time to get the car fare. It was already past 1 o'clock, and they were starving to death.

Lin's father said on the side, "Fortunately, I haven't gone out yet. I originally wanted to go to the mountain to pick persimmons, but I was delayed for a while by weaving two bamboo baskets. It just happened to hear people say you came."

"Coming early is not as good as coming coincidentally." Lin's mother also said with a smile.

Ye Yaodong said while eating, "Are you going to the mountain to pick persimmons? Why don't I go with you in a while?"

"No need, no need, just those two persimmon trees, I'll pick them myself. You walked a long way, and you are tired, just lie down and rest at home."

The son-in-law visiting is a delicate guest, Lin's father was embarrassed to make him work.

"It doesn't matter, we came by car, just walked a short distance, anyway, it's idle."

"Really no need..."

Lin Xiuqing interrupted her father, "It doesn't matter, just let him go. He can't be idle anyway, he loves to do this kind of thing all day long."

"Ah... hehe... then good, then wait for you to finish eating, we will go to the mountain to pick persimmons, just happen to bring them back for you to eat. You are going to stay at home for two days, right?"

Lin's father didn't dare to ask before. In the past, his daughter came back alone, left in the morning, couldn't stay for a few hours, and rushed back in the afternoon. This time, it was rare for the couple to bring the children back, and he wanted to keep them for two days.

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "Yes, it just happened that I was free during this period, stay for two nights before going back, and it won't delay the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th."

Lin's father and mother were satisfied.

"Didn't prepare any dishes today, tomorrow we will celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in advance, call your eldest sister back to be lively, your younger sister is far away in the village under the east road of the town, so don't call her."

"Okay."

After eating, Ye Yaodong took his eldest son, followed his father-in-law, and the two idle brothers-in-law, and two boys from the brother-in-law's family who were not yet old enough to go to school, a large group of people walked toward the mountain mightily.

Lin's father also told everyone he met that his son-in-law was going to the mountain to help them pick persimmons...

Ye Yaodong could only smile awkwardly on the side.

Lin's father is diligent, planting half a hillside of fruit trees and half a hillside of tea trees, arranged in rows, especially neatly.

At this time, among the mature fruit trees, there were two persimmon trees. Pomelo trees were planted with more than ten, but they were still a little time away from maturity. Orange trees were bitter citrus, which were planted the most, but they would not mature until November.

There are also loquats, bananas, mulberries, watermelons, peach trees, bayberries, etc. Some have a large quantity, and some only plant two or three for the children in the family to satisfy their cravings.

Every harvest season, Lin's father would also send them to Bai Sha Village according to the situation. Ye Yaodong didn't eat less in the past, but this was the first time he came to their fruit mountain.

Looking at the rows of fruit trees, he couldn't help but admire the diligence of his father-in-law's family. In this era of relying on manpower, the whole hillside was actually planted full.

Many trees were still covered with fruits, and the bitter citrus trees were full of fruits. The pomelo trees were also full of pomelos, but it was not yet time to pick them.

Lin's father stood at the foot of the mountain, smiling and pointing to him what fruit trees were planted where.

"Dad, you are really amazing, the whole hillside was reclaimed to plant fruit trees."

"We rely on the mountain to eat from the mountain, you rely on the sea to eat from the sea, only by being diligent will you not starve to death."

"Yes." He smiled and nodded.

"They don't like to eat persimmons, so I didn't plant many, only two trees, but the fruits are quite a lot, the whole big tree is covered, and I have to climb up to pick them when the time comes."

"It doesn't matter, the high ones will be left to me and the two eldest brothers and second brothers."

"We brought a long hook."

Lin's father smiled and led them up the mountain.