Chapter 1237: Private Money Gone (Daily 10,000 words)

Ye Fu was sitting at home when work fell from the sky.

He had just finished eating and returned home, sitting at the door playing with his private seal, and by the way, bragging to his neighbors about how it would be of great use in the future, when he was dragged away by a bunch of grandsons and granddaughters who had run over in a hurry.

"What? Your Third Uncle called you here? He can really give me work... I can't even catch my breath..."

"I'll walk myself, I'll walk myself, stop pulling, stop urging. I'll go take a look, and when I get back, I'll surround it for you..."

"And scarecrows too? Why are you all so troublesome? You only know how to find work for me every single day..."

He muttered as he walked. "It's a good thing we didn't plant banana trees, otherwise would you have called me to climb the tree and cut bananas? How long can my old bones be tossed around by you?"

"If we had planted banana trees, we wouldn't need you..."

"That's true, you're all monkeys."

After Ye Yaodong entered from the wharf, he turned into his own factory after passing by, watching everyone killing fish and talking enthusiastically.

The matter of them encountering the law enforcement boat seizing the smuggling fishing boat at sea had already spread like wildfire after one night.

It was just that he had gone straight to sea this morning and hadn't heard it. He only heard it now.

However, no one thought it would be people around their village who were seized. Everyone was just gloating, talking enthusiastically, otherwise, they would have been sighing.

And the fact that they had fished up some foreign cigarettes from the water surface had also spread.

It's said that there's no wall that doesn't leak wind.

But he didn't care. It couldn't spread that far, to the relevant departments in the city.

They wouldn't send people to tell him to spit out what he fished up from the sea, it wasn't a cultural relic, and the laws weren't perfect.

And the few cartons of cigarettes he fished up couldn't compare to the three big boats of cargo that were seized.

Everyone was just spreading it around the periphery. In this day and age, information was blocked and news didn't circulate, so it couldn't spread to the city.

Now they were talking enthusiastically, but in a few days, they would change to other news.

"So, it's still better to work for A-Dong. You can get a share of whatever you fish up. I haven't even smoked foreign cigarettes in my life..."

"I think you haven't even seen them in your life."

"Indeed... who would be willing to take them out to smoke."

"I see them going to the town to exchange them for money today."

"This can definitely be exchanged for a lot of money. A-Dong looks like he's made a big fortune again. I heard A-Guo and the others are sending their children abroad to work. All the Ye family members are going to be successful..."

"I heard they are raising money these two days. One person costs several thousand, won't that be bankrupting the family? I met them yesterday, they said they were sending two abroad to work."

"I heard it's very easy to find work abroad, and making money is simpler than drinking water. As long as you go abroad, you don't have to worry about food or drink."

"They even have relatives who are overseas Chinese..."

Where there are many people, there is much talk. He heard a lot just by strolling around.

He didn't know how his father and his Ye Erbo talked yesterday?

He lifted his feet and walked toward home again.

The whole family had already finished eating. Knowing he had gone out to sea with Chen Shuji to take a look, they didn't know when he would return, so they didn't specifically wait for him to eat, just left his meal warm in the pot.

Lin Xiuqing saw he had returned and arranged the meal for him.

"How is the kelp? Is it really ready for harvest?"

"Almost. Clean it up, leave it for another three to five days, and it can grow a bit more weight. Harvest in a few days."

"Then are you still planning to purchase at 6 cents?"

"I'll go make a phone call to ask about the price after I finish eating. If there's no big change, it'll still be that price."

"Then how much quantity can be harvested from the test field at sea?"

"Harvesting eight or nine tons to 10 tons per mu, the yield is not low. If we harvest it all, there should be about 300 tons, which should be enough to keep them busy for more than half a month."

"If 10 jin dries into 1 jin, can we dry 30 tons? 1 jin for 6 cents, can that also earn three or four thousand?"

Ye Yaodong was stunned for a moment when he heard her calculate so quickly, his mind went blank for a second.

But it was only for a moment, and he threw it to the back of his mind. Anyway, whatever his wife said could be sold for, that was how much it was, and it was about that much money.

By then, if a family farms ten-something mu, they can earn one or two thousand a year, which is not little.

A worker earns forty or fifty yuan a month, and only earns five or six hundred yuan in a year.

Farming kelp can earn one or two thousand. Although the whole family goes into battle, if the population is large, they can farm a bit more, which is stronger than doing other things.

And this is not something that is done all year round. It is equivalent to working for half a year and resting for half a year, and you can do other things in the other time.

If it spreads, and the whole village carries out farming, becoming a famous wealthy village in the whole county is just around the corner.

"This year is only the first year. If we have experience and manage it better next year, we might harvest a bit more."

Lin Xiuqing was full of joy when she heard this. "That's great. Earning one or two thousand yuan a year is stronger than doing anything else, and you don't have to leave your hometown."

"Our village doesn't have boats for everyone, and there's little land, and more people than work. Many people can only rely on miscellaneous grain rice to make ends meet. Most of them are families of ten or more, all mouths to feed, and it's hard to save money."

"Chen Shuji has run to our house several times these past few days, all looking at when you'll return. You can hear the villagers discussing when the kelp will be harvested even when buying meat, everyone is looking forward to the harvest."

Ye Yaodong also said with a smile, "If this batch of kelp is harvested and sold for a good price, it's also the political achievement of the village cadres. They will have face when they go to the county to report."

"Then are you planning to watch at home these few days?"

"No need. Tell them to harvest in three to five days. They will naturally be busy themselves. Harvesting and drying is also a big project. It will be good if they can finish by May."

"I don't have time to wait at home. If I'm at home when they harvest and dry, I'll harvest it. If I'm not at home, you can harvest it for them."

"Good."

"I went out early in the morning. Did Ye Erbo come over again? Did Dad say anything?"

"No, Mom was there at noon, what could Dad say? Where would he dare to say anything?"

"That's true, then don't bother with him."

Ye Yaodong finished his lunch and went to the factory for a stroll. He was thinking of taking a nap, but who knew Chen Shuji would come to his door again.

He thought it was about the kelp again, or urging him to ask about the price, but he didn't expect it to be to talk to him.

"You are about to join the Party now. Probationary members also have to go through review. Smuggling is illegal. You can't do things that violate the law, and directly bear the cost of smuggling for him."

"Active Party members should set a good example. Let those families on Ye Erbo's side jump around."

"Oh..."

Ye Yaodong responded casually, poured him tea first. He had average enthusiasm for joining the Party, and had already started to find it troublesome, and still had to go to the Party School.

"Don't take it lightly. Joining the Party is a great thing. It's been spreading like wildfire in the village these past two days. I originally wanted to tell you this morning, but I forgot, so I made a special trip again this afternoon."

"I went to talk to him there yesterday too, criticized him, and told him not to make such a big fuss and spread it like wildfire."

So that's how it is. Then he still came to the door yesterday, which shows he is also indifferent, knowing the village committee can't manage too broadly.

"Understood. I'm not stupid either, to directly bear the full cost of smuggling for him. He's not my father, and even if he were my father, it wouldn't work, not even for ancestors."

"Good to know. Everyone knows you have money now."

"How much money is called rich? 10,000+ smuggling fee, enough for me to give birth to a boatload of children, are you eating the big household?"

Chen Shuji's mouth twitched. "Are you still giving birth?"

"Not anymore, three is enough to give me a headache."

"Hmm, good to know."

Ye Yaodong was just thinking about how much others take, and he would take the same. Giving five hundred or one thousand would be good enough. Would he be so stupid as to pay 10,000+?

His father didn't dare open this mouth. If his Ye Erbo dared to open this mouth, he would be driven out directly without anyone saying a word.

It's just that he has money now, has fame, is the president, and is preparing to join the Party, so he must cherish his reputation a bit.

How other relatives and friends do it, they don't fall into the trap of gossip, and they just follow suit. There's definitely no more.

If something happens, it can't be blamed on him. If they succeed, it's also the joint support of all relatives and friends. That's enough.

Chen Shuji left after speaking.

Ye Yaodong didn't take it to heart either. Anyway, when they come to find him again, he'll talk about it then. He won't go out of his way to send money.

It's just that for two consecutive days, he didn't see his Ye Erbo come to the door again, which made him a bit puzzled.

His father had been busy tying scarecrows these two days, cutting bamboo on the mountain, and surrounding the cherry orchard for the children. He only came over at meal times.

In front of his mother, he couldn't ask, so he just didn't care.

It wasn't until his father had whittled the bamboo, called his brothers to help, and brought a few broken nets to surround that small cherry orchard, that he had time to talk to his father.

"Is Ye Erbo's smuggling money settled?"

"Not clear, should be almost there, right? I heard your two cousins-in-law are looking for people to join the association everywhere these two days."

"It's rare. I thought he would have the idea of hitting me up for 8,000 or 10,000."

"What?" Ye Yaohua exclaimed. "He's dreaming? 8,000 or 10,000? Treating you like a God of Wealth? Even if money falls from the sky, it's not that easy to pick up."

Ye Yaopeng was surprised, then smiled and said, "He didn't dare borrow that much, right? Dongzi is joking, right?"

"Joking, of course. If he really dared to open his mouth for that much, he wouldn't get a single cent."

Ye Yaohua relaxed. "Scared me, I really thought he had such a big face and such thick skin."

Ye Fu said, "Where would he dare to borrow that much? He's not stupid. If he really dared to open his mouth for that much, he wouldn't get a single cent."

"You say, why is he tossing around at his age? Don't A-Guo and the others know how to toss? Why does he have to run around for them?" Ye Yaodong complained.

"He probably learned to be smart. He talked to me, didn't talk to you. Eldest daughter-in-law and second daughter-in-law refused flatly two days ago. Dongzi's side was indifferent two days ago, and was busy with things, so he has been talking to me."

"What did he say?"

The other two brothers also asked the same question.

"Said you two just bought boats and haven't started earning money yet, so he can understand if you don't lend him. Dongzi's side looks hard to talk to, so he asked me to help speak for him. Said you are filial, and you will definitely listen to what I say."

"Also said we are all family, originally all one family, bones connected by tendons, can't help but help."

"Said I'm brothers with him, and my family is clearly prosperous with several sons, and he's counting on his sons and grandsons to enjoy life in the future, so let me help a bit."

"Other relatives and friends have all helped a bit, and we are the most successful, so we can't not help. This is what I said."

Ye Yaodong nodded. "Alright, I didn't say I wouldn't contribute."

"Then you didn't pay attention, you were busy with your own things."

"Then he didn't come to the door these two days, didn't tell me? Do you expect me to go out of my way to ask?"

"I already scraped together 500 yuan and gave it to him."

"Ah?" The three brothers looked over in surprise.

"You lent it?"

"Mom knows? Did she take the money?"

"Didn't Mom always warn us not to lend it?"

"Fart, can she take out money?" Ye Fu said unhappily. "This is all private money I secretly saved. I even took the foreign cigarettes Dongzi gave me to town to exchange for money two days ago, just to scrape together 500."

Ye Yaodong smiled. "I said, why didn't he come to the door these two days? So you already gave it? You're quite wealthy, aren't you?"

"Don't let your mother know, otherwise it will be a big fight, and I'll be kicked out of the house."

Ye Yaopeng also said, "Dad, you've saved too much private money, haven't you?"

"Where do you think my private money comes from? It's all given bit by bit by Dongzi. I secretly saved it all. Last year, I put it under the pillow and it was scraped away by your mother once, otherwise, it could have been more."

The two brothers were suddenly a bit embarrassed and didn't dare to say much. They didn't have much money to give their father; they didn't even have much private money saved themselves.

"Some people borrow one hundred, two hundred, fifty is also possible. Those two families also have their own ways of scraping together. Other maternal families have also borrowed from everyone. What your Ye Erbo borrows is what he borrows. Although it's for those two families, I'll ask your Ye Erbo for the money when the time comes."

"Don't think about it, unless the two grandsons earn big money abroad and return gloriously, he might pay you back."

Once this money is lent out, don't think about getting it back. It's called lending, but it's actually helping.

"I know what you're saying is the truth, but one has to think positively."

"I'll go back and tell A-Qing later, and I'll make up that 500 yuan for you, as if I paid it."

Ye Fu waved his hand, holding the bamboo in one hand. "Make up what? It was all given to me by you, and I saved it bit by bit. I lent it out, and now I'm taking another sum, what does that count as? No need to give it to me. When their conditions are better in the future, I'll ask your Ye Erbo to pay me back."

"I originally thought he would open his mouth wide when he came to the door, but I didn't expect 500 yuan to be enough to send him away."

It was far beyond his expectations, not quite in line with his Ye Erbo's character. In the past, he would have wanted to suck blood from him.

"500 yuan is not little. Only you think it's little. Everyone who takes it out doesn't expect him to pay it back, and there's no interest calculated, so how could they give more?"

"I even specifically inquired. I asked and basically everyone gave one or two hundred. Not many gave 200. Who can take out so much money to send people away?"

"Plus the matter of A-Hong before, many people don't quite believe it. Who knows if this going abroad is true or false? It's just them talking with their lips."

"It's just that they talk as if it's true, and the contact person is given by you, plus the overseas Chinese relatives we went to the provincial capital to pay respects to last year, everyone knows there's a bunch of overseas Chinese relatives, so they half-believe and half-doubt and give a little."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't even be willing to take out one or two hundred. They've been fooled once, everyone is afraid, and they're only willing to help a little if they really go abroad, just in case it's a scam."

"So he wouldn't dare open his mouth wide here. Do you think we're fools? If he really opened his mouth wide, he wouldn't get a single cent. I can give 500, which is already a lot."

Ye Yaodong thought his father's words made sense. Once bitten, twice shy.

Relatives and friends are not fools. They will help if they should, they are just afraid of being cheated. If they hadn't been cheated once, who would be willing to take out so much?

If it weren't for knowing the number was given from him, and the overseas Chinese relatives were real, they probably wouldn't believe it at all.

After all, no one in their village had gone abroad to work, and there was no wave of going abroad to work, only hearing about it.

His father gave 500 directly, which is almost equivalent to paying the share of the three brothers, protecting them in the back, and his Ye Erbo couldn't come to the door to borrow from the three brothers one by one.

It also avoided his mother's endless dissatisfaction, he secretly paid it, and everyone was happy.

One person suffers, the whole family is peaceful.

So no wonder it's been so quiet these two days, no one has come to the door.

Ye Yaohua said, "They borrow a little from relatives and friends themselves, and the wives go back to their maternal families to talk, and borrowing a little is also possible."

Ye Yaopeng also said, "Last year, they went to Zhejiang to fish for jellyfish. Although they were arrested and fined a bit of money, they partnered with others later and stayed for half a month, so they must have earned a bit. Everyone helps scrape together, and it's definitely no problem for them to scrape together 6,000 yuan."

Ye Fu said, "Definitely no problem. Your Ye Erbo is very cunning. He must have saved some money over the years. How can he not pay for his own children to go abroad? He has to pay the big money himself, and then everyone else will help him scrape together."

"It's done. In the end, your coffin savings were emptied. But it can be considered a good thing, no need to listen to Mom nagging, and no need to be afraid of private money being discovered by her and being scolded again." Ye Yaodong teased.

"It's quiet. For these two days after returning, your mother has been nagging in my ear, saying they almost borrowed from the whole village, making it seem like they were borrowing money, but making it look so glorious."

"Going abroad, it is indeed quite glorious."

"Tossing around like this, I don't know if they can go abroad to work."

Ye Yaodong curiously asked, "After you gave the money, did you ask him when he would pay Old Hai, and when he would send the children?"

"When I gave it, it probably hadn't been scraped together yet, so now they are doing the association again. He said that after the money is scraped together, he will contact Old Hai, and then he will arrange the time, and then they can send the children, and then pay the money face to face."

"Oh."

"I don't know if it's worth it. Two families emptied their family foundations and borrowed from all their relatives just to send two children abroad to work."

"Let's see. If they can successfully go abroad and have the overseas Chinese relatives take care of them, it should be fine. It just depends on whether it can be done."

"Hope it can be done, otherwise it's all in vain."

There were only the four father and sons around. They talked as they worked, inserting bamboo and hanging fishing nets.

After talking to this point, it came to a temporary pause, but Ye Yaopeng hesitated and said again.

"You say, if Ye Erbo's side can successfully go abroad to work, can we also send children abroad to work?"

Ye Yaodong looked at his eldest brother in surprise. "They are thinking of taking a gamble, what are you gambling for? Isn't your family's life quite good? You have a big boat, is it necessary to take that risk?"

"Hehe, I'm just saying, don't people bring one after another, and half the village has been brought abroad?"

"A-Hai will have a stable job after graduation, and Chenghe can follow you out to sea to work when he's a bit older, taking over your shift. The daughter can also help manage household chores when she's older. Isn't this full of blessings? Sending the children away, who knows how many times you'll see them in a few years? And it's not like you can't make a living and have to count on the children to work abroad to support the family."

Ye Yaodong didn't quite understand his eldest brother's train of thought.

"You're right. During this time, listening to the villagers' discussions, everyone feels that going abroad is good, and as long as you go abroad, you'll have a big future. I was thinking, if the children on Ye Erbo's side can work well abroad, we can also send the children out."

"You're worshipping foreign things. Although being an overseas Chinese is quite good and has various loose policies, living a comfortable life at home is not bad. A child alone in a foreign land, where is it as good as having family by their side?"

"Hmm, Dongzi is right. A person outside will definitely suffer, and it's not easy to make phone calls or contact. Thinking about it, they are still children, our family doesn't need to."

"Good, Dad. It's the wife at home who is a bit envious and moved, and I was affected."

"Don't listen to the wife. They are all short-sighted. People borrow money everywhere and still feel glorious, and still feel good. Just say a few words, and 1,000 yuan can be given away, and they are still counting money for the scammers."

Ye Yaopeng immediately shut up.

Ye Yaohua also didn't dare to speak.

Otherwise, he would definitely be scolded by his father later. Relatives going abroad and not having money to help, but scammers saying a few words and 1,000 yuan can be given away.

After there was nothing to say, their work efficiency also increased linearly.

Ye Yaodong looked at the cherries that were planted casually at the beginning, and didn't expect them to grow into a small forest and produce fruit, which gave him a sense of accomplishment.

It was all small-scale, and he didn't manage it much. The children kept their enthusiasm, and now they could even eat them.

"Names are carved on the trunks of these trees, so it's easy to identify them."

"Just let them pick them themselves."

"When I was young, I planted a banana tree on the mountain, but it was trampled by wild boars. They planted them quite well..."

After changing the subject and talking about childhood, everyone relaxed and smiled, full of memories.

The four father and sons surrounded the dirt slope in half an afternoon, so they didn't have to worry about the village children running in to steal them.

Although there were still ways to pick them if they wanted to, after adding a fence, 80% of people would be discouraged.

Spring had come, and there were fruit trees everywhere in the mountains and fields, not necessarily just on this side. Any big movement on the beach could be seen by others.

After returning home, Ye Yaodong told Lin Xiuqing about Ye Fu secretly taking out 500 yuan.

Lin Xiuqing was cooking dinner and was also surprised. "Dad is so wealthy? He has the ability to save so much money under Mom's nose?"

"Indeed, he has the ability. We three brothers occasionally leaked a bit to him, and he secretly saved it. This time, when fishing for cigarettes in the sea, I dismantled one carton and distributed one pack to each boatman, and gave the rest to Dad. He took it to town to exchange for money, and that's how he scraped it together."

He didn't dare say that his father's private money was all leaked from his own fingers.

Avoid unnecessary trouble!

Women are narrow-minded and will compare, so he had to guard against it. Saving 500 yuan from him was really not little.

If three brothers leaked together, then there was nothing to say.

"That's fine, Dad gave it out, don't let Mom know, and she won't have any opinions."

"We also said the same thing this afternoon. I also said I would pay this money, and give 500 yuan to Dad, but Dad said no need. Anyway, it was saved from our hands, and he will ask Ye Erbo to pay him back later."

"Dad doesn't have anywhere to spend money anyway. Food and drink are all here. At most, he smokes water tobacco or gives the children some pocket money. Giving him 500, if Mom finds out, she'll make a scene, so no need to give it, right?"

"Hmm, if he says no need, then no need."

"This weather looks gloomy, and it's windy. I feel like it's going to rain later. Go check the factory side, collect the fish jerky that should be collected, just in case. By the way, check the nylon cloth on the top. I don't know if this wind will get bigger. If it gets bigger, we have to collect the nylon cloth, so it doesn't get blown away."

"Good."

Ye Yaodong picked up the teapot and took a big gulp of tea against the spout before heading to the factory again.

Heavy rain usually has signs.

But fortunately, it was a thunderstorm. It rained all night, and it cleared up the next day.

It's just that many cherries were knocked to the ground by the heavy rain overnight, which made the children feel distressed. They specifically picked them up, and then went to school slowly.

Ye Xiaoxi, based on the principle of not wasting, specifically washed the cherries and wanted to feed the chickens, ducks, and dogs.

It's just that they were all green and sour, no poultry wanted to eat them, except for the greedy human cubs.

The ducks had already rushed into the sea with their webbed feet early in the morning, how could they pay attention to her.

She could only chase chickens and dogs in the yard, causing feathers to fall everywhere and dogs to bark incessantly.

Originally, after the rain, the yard was a mess, and now it was even more chaotic.

It just so happened that the couple Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing ran to the factory side early in the morning to check the situation of the fish jerky after the rain yesterday, and no one could manage her.

The old lady could only call her ancestor, ancestor, and then hurriedly opened the yard door to let the chickens and dogs run out.

"The hen inside is still hatching chicks, don't make trouble here, otherwise the hen will be scared and won't be able to hatch chicks."

"Ah? Then I'll hatch chicks..."

"Don't be naughty, go play by yourself."

Ye Xiaoxi cried with a sad face. "Fell down in the morning, fell into a puddle, Mom won't let me go out."

"Then you can't toss the chickens and dogs?" The old lady was worried to death, hurriedly grabbed her, and took the broken bowl from her hand.

"Feed them, the leftover vegetables and bones at home, it eats them."

"Sigh, go go go, I'll take you to buy something to eat."

"Then I'll give it to Dou Dou."

As she said this, she stood on tiptoe, grabbed the bowl in the old lady's hand, and reached out to grab a handful and put it in her pocket.

The old lady couldn't stop her in time and watched helplessly.

"Feeding chickens and dogs for a while, and giving it to the child next door for a while."

"Can't waste!"

"Why don't you eat it yourself?"

"Don't want, don't want, so sour." She shook her head like a rattle, and pulled the old lady's hand again. "Let's go, buy candy~"

The old lady was helpless and could only wait for a while when she wasn't paying attention to throw away the cherries in her pocket.

This child hadn't done this for the first time.

Before, she specifically went to the back door to pick up sheep droppings, filled two pockets, and gave them to a little boy named Dou Dou nearby.

Later, when the boy's mother came to the door to ask, she said Dou Dou knew, but loved to eat them, which almost made the boy's mother angry to death.

Because of this, she was beaten by Lin Xiuqing and educated, and then she cried with snot and tears, saying she was sharing and taking care of her little partner.

The old lady educated her as she walked. "Don't you know you can't give others things you don't want?"

"Why?"

"Giving things to others must be good things. You don't want them yourself, and you give them to others, others won't be happy when they get them."

"Dou Dou is happy, I share the cookies I don't want to eat with him, he is so happy."

The old lady had nothing to say for a moment. Which family's child was as happy as their family's child? Snacks and candy were almost available every day.

Other children were lucky to have a mouthful of rice to eat, and Ye Xiaoxi could share what she was eating with other children when they looked at her and drooled. She couldn't say she was wrong.

Thinking about it, she didn't say anything.

At least this time it was unripe cherries, not sheep droppings.

The green, unripe fruit was sour, but greedy children also wanted to eat it.

It was inevitable that she would complain after the couple finished their work.

But before she had time to complain, around noon, Lin Xiuqing saw the hen come out of the hatching nest and fed the chickens first.

When she finished feeding the chickens and was about to enter the house to cook, she saw Ye Xiaoxi enter the utility room on the first floor out of the corner of her eye, and one foot had already stepped into the hatching nest.

"What are you doing?" By the time she spoke, she had already entered and grabbed her clothes.

"Helping hatch chicks?"

"Oh my, my ancestor, what can you hatch? Get out quickly, Ye Yaodong, Ye Yaodong..."

"What? What? Why are you calling me by my full name?"

Ye Yaodong had been busy in the factory all morning and had just returned home. He wanted to enter the room to lie down for a while, but heard someone calling Ye Yaodong.

It scared him, and he thought he had done something that angered heaven and people, and she had to call him by his full name. He ran out in a panic.

"Look at your daughter, my god, she wants to help the hen hatch chicks. You manage her, I have a headache every time I see her and hear what she's done."

Ye Yaodong looked down at her, and she also looked up at him, her black grape-like eyes looking at him innocently. The father and daughter stared at each other.

How could he teach her this?

A pair of innocent eyes looked at him, and he couldn't bring himself to criticize her. He could only ponder how to explain this common sense to her.

"Let's go, let's find your grandmother..."

"I told you to teach her, manage her."

"Understood."

The old lady was sitting at the door picking vegetables. Hearing the movement, she stood up immediately.

"Oh, I'll go out and take a look. The children went to see the cherry trees, why haven't they returned yet? It's been a long time... The vegetables are in the basket, you pick them..."

"Ah... there's another one here..."

"Sigh, year after year, I'm getting old, and my ears are a bit bad. Sigh, old, old..."

Ye Yaodong looked down at Ye Xiaoxi again. "No one wants you anymore."

Ye Xiaoxi hugged his thigh tightly. "Dad... don't leave me..."

"Don't be naughty, you know?"

"Know."

"In a few months, I'll send you up the mountain to herd sheep, okay?"

"Okay, okay."

Ye Yaodong breathed a sigh of relief. Sending her up the mountain to herd sheep was also fine.

Look at Yangyang, he went up the mountain to herd sheep for two years, and now he's so sensible?

It just so happens that in the second half of the year, she will be 7 years old and needs to be sent to the first grade. The sheep at home will just happen to be taken over by her.

If there were a kindergarten, Ye Xiaoxi could also be placed there. She's already three years old.

Sometimes she's cute, sometimes she's annoying. Children can't sit quietly, they aren't stupid, they are all naughty, and they adults are busy and often can't watch her.

Ye Yaodong sat in the seat the old lady had just sat in, greeted Ye Xiaoxi to pick vegetables together, and by the way, taught her what should and shouldn't be done, told her about the common sense of chickens and ducks, and told her about the precautions for herding sheep.

Thinking about it, he simply let Yangyang take her up the mountain to herd sheep tomorrow, to get familiar with it in advance, so as not to be annoying at home.

At lunch, Ye Fu came over to eat, talked about going out to sea at night, and by the way, said that Ye's Ye Erbo wanted to ask if they were going to the provincial capital these two days, and wanted to hitch a ride.

"He's beautiful. Don't go out to sea to fish, and specifically send them on a trip?"

Ye Fu glared at Ye's Mother. "People are just asking. I also said that we have to be full before we can go to the provincial capital. If they can wait, they can wait on the boat for two days. If they can't wait, there's no way."

Ye's Mother curled her lips in disgust, but didn't speak.

Ye Yaodong asked, "Did they scrape together the money?"

"Scraped together, so they asked if we had a convenient cart or boat to hitch a ride, saying they had already agreed with Old Hai to be in three days, and had to go to the provincial capital in advance, thinking we were going out to sea these two days, so they ran over to ask."

"The tractor at home can give them a ride when pulling cargo, send them to the city, and let them take a car to the provincial capital themselves. As for the boat, we have to be full before we can go to the provincial capital. We go out to sea to fish at night, I don't know what the harvest will be like, and what the wind and waves will be like, it's not that coincidental."

Ye Yaodong was also realistic.

He indeed had to go to the provincial capital soon, to take the new trademark to the plastic bag factory and re-order a batch of fish sauce packaging bags with the trademark.

But he definitely put his own needs first. Once the fish cargo was full, he would go to the provincial capital to sell a batch of goods, and by the way, handle the matter.

"Good. If they are delayed by wind and waves, they will blame us later. Let them take a car themselves."

"Hmm."

"They have already killed chickens and ducks, and bought pig heads and tails to pay respects to Mazu this morning."

"As long as Mazu agrees, the parents agree, it has nothing to do with the visa center."

"What?"

"Pay respects to Mazu, smooth sailing."

Ye Fu understood this.

"Hmm, they said after paying respects to Mazu, they have to go pay respects to the Earth God and Earth Goddess, pay respects to the Kitchen God and Kitchen Goddess at night, and say they will go pay respects to Guanyin tomorrow."

The old lady hurriedly said, "Must do it. Pay respects to all the gods, pray for more blessings. Sending two children abroad and bankrupting the family, it's only right to pray to all the gods and Buddhas. I'll also chant more scriptures for them later to pray for peace."

Ye's Mother interrupted, "It's also strange, this time they didn't shamelessly come to the door to ask you for help. In the past, they would have moved their ancestors out to talk."

Ye Yaodong and Ye Fu looked at each other.

Ye Fu said unhappily, "With your cowardly look, people didn't come to the door, and you were already worried about borrowing money. Now it's good, you've been slapped in the face."

"Cut, I'm happy, it's just that it's strange that people didn't come to the door, it's too rare. In the past, they would have come to the door to let us pull them up whenever they had a chance. This time they are sending children abroad, a great opportunity, but they borrowed from the whole village, and didn't come to the door, it's too strange."

"Isn't this good? Worried about people coming to the door before, and now feeling disappointed that people didn't come to the door?"

Ye Yaodong said with a playful face, "Mom is thinking that she has already prepared a belly full of words, but there is no place to use them, it's too regrettable."

Ye's Mother was amused by him. "Nonsense, it's better if they don't come, it saves trouble. Avoid being said by others that we are stingy the richer we are, relatives and friends have all scraped together a little, expressed it, but we don't give a cent..."

"You know it too!"

Ye's Mother glared at him. "Now people didn't come to the door, right? Better, this can't be blamed on us for not paying. I originally thought, if they came to the door and spoke politely, we couldn't justify not paying, so we would also follow others and give a little..."

Ye Fu: "..."

His 500 yuan!

500 yuan!

His heart was dripping blood instantly.

The meat in his mouth suddenly didn't smell good...

Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing also couldn't help but look at Ye Fu.

Only to see Ye Fu in extreme pain, but had to pretend to be fine, and felt a bit of heartache.

His father was a bit pitiful...

Private money saved for a long time.

Originally, it could still be held in his hand...

It was all filled in, and now he couldn't say it, he could only let his tears flow into his stomach...

Ye Fu's heart was cold, and he could only hold back a bit. He said angrily, "You know everything, your heart is like a mirror, you know it's not good for us not to pay, but you still make this look."

"Did you think about how to pay money long ago? Just venting dissatisfaction in advance, nagging this one, nagging that one..."

Ye's Mother didn't care at all that he was angry, and said, "I'm unhappy, am I not allowed to lose my temper? Can't I lose my temper in my own house? People borrow money from me, do I have to lend it happily?"

"It must be after being unable to save face, and then after everyone else has borrowed, we will refer to others and borrow a little."

"I originally thought that the two of us old people would lend them some money, so they would be embarrassed to find the three brothers to borrow again. Otherwise, if those two families borrow from the three brothers, counting it up, we have to borrow 6 times in total?"

Ye's Mother slapped the table. "Dreaming!"

"According to Dongzi, eating the big household! We refer to others, give a little casually, just to help, so we don't have to give so much."

Ye Fu: His 500 yuan!

His heart hurt even more.

Obviously they thought of the same thing, why did he have to pay his own private money?

Originally, he didn't feel heartache, but after hearing these words, he felt so uncomfortable.