Chapter 1320: Drawing Pie

A virtuous wife brings fewer disasters to her husband.

Ye Yaodong was very content. Aqing was already very worry-free and capable.

No one is perfect. Everyone has big and small problems. She is a rural woman who grew up in the countryside and has never seen the world, and she is already very good.

He didn't marry a shrew, so he felt he had already picked up a treasure. What's more, she could manage the family well and manage the money well.

"Treating me like a child?" Lin Xiuqing smiled lightly, "Sleep early, you still have a lot to do tomorrow."

"It's fine not to run outside, just walk around the village, running outside is tiring."

"That's no way, you recognized a god-relative, you must visit as soon as you come back, and you have to walk around if you go to the city."

"Hmm, sleep, sleep. I've been running outside for these two days, and I haven't asked A'zheng and the others when the boat will be back. When people were still on it before, they said it could be opened. I didn't have time to talk when I treated people to dinner the day before yesterday, I was always greeting my father-in-law, and later I went to greet Hong Wenle."

"I heard that several dates were looked at, but I don't know when they will be back, so it wasn't decided. If you have time tomorrow, go and ask in advance. People are back, so it should be selected. Just open it back and have a lively Chinese New Year."

Ye Yaodong exclaimed, "There are many things..."

"Where is this? During those few days of Chinese New Year, I was so busy that my feet didn't touch the ground. There is one more thing to ask you, when will we stop drying dried fish and rest for the New Year? It's just that the weather is indeed good now, it's not raining, and it's cold, and the wind blows it very easily. It's more beautiful than in summer, so I'm thinking about letting people do it for a while longer."

"Then do it until the 28th of the lunar month and then rest."

"Ah! The 28th? This is too late, who is still working at this time?"

"What's wrong with the 28th? The New Year's Eve dinner is not eaten until the 30th night, and what's more, there are several people in the family, so who says you have to be those old aunts to work."

"I was thinking about doing it until around the 20th of the New Year, giving the women who kill fish a holiday, so that they can also prepare New Year's goods and clean up the house."

"It's fine to continue until the 28th. If there is money to earn, they will probably be very happy. What's more, we also calculate money by work. If they don't do it or don't have time, there are plenty of people in the village willing to do it."

"That's fine, I'll tell them tomorrow. If someone doesn't have time, I'll call someone else in advance."

"Oh right, did you ask someone to manage that fruit mountain of yours? Are there any fruits left, are there any oranges?"

"It seems they were all collected by the canned food factory. Before, the second brother went back to supervise the collection, and even sent me half a bag, which I couldn't finish eating, so I shared it with neighbors and relatives."

"Then when you are free, ask your relatives on that side. Sugar cane is also fine. When the time comes, give a bundle of sugar cane to those who work until the 28th of the lunar month, just as New Year's goods."

The meaning of sugar cane is good, section by section, meaning rising section by section, one section higher than the other.

"That's fine, after all, let people work until the 28th."

"Those who rest early will forget it, and they didn't endure until the New Year, so no need to send New Year's goods. Send some benefits to those who endure until the New Year."

"Good, I'll call back and ask my uncle tomorrow."

The couple chatted enough before going to sleep. They said enough words for half a year tonight, so that both of them got up late the next day.

Ye Xiaoxi was awake, but the couple was still sleeping, and they were sleeping together, the quilt was covered well, but the child slept to the foot of the bed, and didn't know where the quilt was kicked.

After waking up, she sat up and rubbed her eyes, and then looked at her parents who were still sleeping, and her peripheral vision accidentally glanced at a pile of colorful hairpins placed by Ye Yaodong's pillow.

Her eyes lit up, she immediately climbed out of bed, and stood by the bed to get her hairpins.

Looking at her father's handsome sleeping face, she felt it matched her hairpins very well, and she muttered and clipped the hairpins on her father again.

"Why did you take them off..."

"How beautiful..."

"Father, I'll dress you up beautifully, you have to thank me... even the dogs don't have them..."

These hairpins of hers are not duckbill clips, but the kind that goes bang-bang, all of which need to be pressed manually to open, and then pressed onto the forehead.

Ye Yaodong only felt that someone had been pressing his head in his sleep, and he woke up, feeling that there was a hand grabbing his hair on top of his head again.

"What are you doing?"

He touched his head, and there were already several hairpins.

Ye Xiaoxi still fiercely patted his hand, "Not allowed to take them off!"

"You'll catch a cold, you didn't wear clothes and got down to the ground."

Ye Yaodong hugged her into the quilt again, and Lin Xiuqing was also woken up by his movement.

"What time is it."

"Don't know, continue sleeping, don't care about her, don't need to sleep at all, got up before dawn..."

After he muttered, he pulled the quilt over, hugged his wife in his arms, and didn't care about his daughter, just let her play, as long as she didn't get down to the ground.

However, she kept touching around on top of his head, and he couldn't sleep, so he could only close his eyes and rest his mind while letting her tinker.

After she finished the styling, Ye Yaodong couldn't feel the movement on top of his head, and then fell asleep again.

Waking up again, the sunlight had already shone through the cracks in the window.

"Father, you're awake!"

Ye Yaodong opened his eyes and was almost scared out of his wits. A row of dog heads squatted by the bed, all looking at him, arranged neatly from the head of the bed to the end of the bed, with a human head sandwiched in the middle.

He held his breath, then let it out, and patted his chest, "What are you doing! Early in the morning, scaring people to death, why did you bring so many dogs into the room?"

"Look, are the dogs beautiful?" Ye Xiaoxi smiled and showed two rows of teeth, and then touched a dog head with one hand.

Ye Yaodong already understood a bit of what Lin Xiuqing said about people and dogs hating it. She was only four years old and had already advanced it.

A row of dogs by the bed, each dog head was clipped with a hairpin, regardless of male or female, and it was thanks to these dogs for listening to her so much.

"Get out, get out, get out, go play outside by yourself, take all the dogs out."

Ye Xiaoxi took a round mirror with a red plastic frame and held it in front of him, "Look, beautiful, right!"

Ye Yaodong took the mirror and tapped her forehead, put the mirror on the table, and wanted to take off the hairpins on his head.

"No, you said you wanted to clip them yesterday, you can't take them."

She climbed onto the bed with her hands and feet and grabbed his hand.

"Alright, alright, fine, fine, whatever you say, go play outside."

"No, want to follow, otherwise you'll sneak away, you are a big liar."

Ye Yaodong flicked her forehead, couldn't help her, and could only get up first.

Being interrupted by her early in the morning, he didn't feel cold anymore, and quickly put on his clothes and pants.

"What time is it?"

"Five o'clock!"

Ye Yaodong looked at the dazzling sunlight at the crack of the window, "Five o'clock? How much time difference do you have with me?"

He looked at the watch on the table, it was 8:30.

"Have you eaten?"

"Full."

"Let's go, let's go out."

The old lady was sitting at the door basking in the sun. Hearing the movement in the house, she went in to take a look.

"Oh my? What are you doing?"

Ye Yaodong looked down at the hairpins all over Ye Xiaoxi's head, and touched the same style on his own head. It was a bit funny.

"Clipped a head full of hairpins while I was sleeping, and wouldn't let me take them off."

"Beautiful!"

"How can you tell me to go out like this?"

"Everyone praises me for being beautiful."

"Then go out quickly and show everyone!"

She hesitated, "Then you are not allowed to take them off, I'll be back soon."

Ye Yaodong went to wash up first, and didn't care about her.

However, before he finished washing up, A'zheng and Hearing Xiao Xiao came over, and they all mocked him when they saw his image.

"Tsk tsk tsk, is this your family's standard configuration? From people to dogs?"

"Don't say, it's quite easy to identify. You can tell at a glance that it's a family! From people to dogs, they are not outsiders!"

"Dog Dong is not wrong at all!"

"Your family's dogs are treated quite well..."

Ye Yaodong glared at them, washed up first, and after finishing, he freed his hands and took off the hairpins on his head, putting them on the table.

He shouldn't have bought so many, just buy a few casually, otherwise they would all be harmed on his head.

It was just that he had clipped them for several hours, and now that he took the hairpins off, his hair was also sticking up, each strand was very independent, had ideas, and was mocked by the two again.

He didn't care, just let it stick up, anyway, he didn't go out to let others see.

"You didn't come, I also wanted to find you later. I've been busy non-stop for these few days since I came back, and I didn't ask you about the boat."

"We also came to tell you, the day after tomorrow we will go to open the boat, the 12th of the twelfth lunar month happens to have a date. I heard you went to the city the day before yesterday, so we didn't come over. It was also this morning that I saw the boat on the sea, and I knew you were back."

"What time the day after tomorrow?"

"9 o'clock in the morning."

"That's just right to come back at noon for dinner. Do you have to thank me? Without my wise decision at that time, you would still be hesitating there, and there would only be one boat at this time."

A'zheng smiled and said: "At worst, invite you to dinner at noon the day after tomorrow. I'll tell the family, after the boat comes back, come to my house for dinner."

Hearing Xiao Xiao also said: "It's good to listen to you, otherwise it wouldn't be enough to divide now."

"It should be that there is too much money and it can't be spent."

Hearing Xiao Xiao said crossly: "You think we are you, earning too much, nowhere to spend, too uncomfortable."

"That's not it, I have many places to spend money, it's not enough to spend. The bank even lent 200,000 to spend. Do you want to borrow some?"

A'zheng said: "Stop it, you earn the most in the whole village. If we all add up, it's estimated that we can only equal you."

"That's not it, everyone earned a lot of money this year. And I spend a lot too. You only see that I earned, but didn't see that I spent. That boat worth more than 100,000 won't be mentioned, isn't it that 5 more were ordered later, 200,000 were sent out, do you think I still have money left?"

"That's also true..."

"Then if you have no money, we will pay for the boat the day after tomorrow?"

Ye Yaodong gave them a thumbs up, "Bosses, rich and imposing."

"This sounds like you are not short of money, count me as meddling."

"It's not, this money can still be taken out."

A'zheng asked curiously: "Dongzi, do you think we can also have interest-free loans here?"

Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows, "Why, can't borrow from above, want to borrow here at home?"

"Isn't it because I want to see you can act so boldly, which shows that borrowing 200,000 is nothing, and you can definitely earn it back. Learning from you should not be wrong."

"For me, borrowing 200,000 is nothing, because I am sure I can earn it back. I have so many industries and boats, even if I don't rely on the boat built by the loan, I can earn it back slowly. You have to think about it yourself, whether you can bear the psychological pressure, after all, 200,000 is not 20 yuan, nor will it be 2,000, 20,000."

"I understand this, isn't it because I want to gamble?"

Hearing Xiao Xiao also said: "Mainly because the fishery in Zhoushi last year was really able to earn money, and it was a big profit. If the delivery period can be caught up, the return on investment will definitely be no problem. By then, the boat built by the loan will be obtained for free."

"You are not wrong to think so, because I think so too, but you have to discuss this with your family."

"The key is to know if we have it here first. If we have it, we can discuss it. If we don't have it, then discuss a fart."

"If you ask me, you asked the right person. Hong Wenle came over for dinner that day and chatted about it. He is also pondering whether he can also borrow 200,000 from the bank. In a couple of days, I will ask. If he can ask, then you go and try it. This also saves yourself from running back and forth, which is troublesome. Let him explore the way for you."

A'zheng's eyes lit up, "This is good, people asking is definitely more convenient than us. You ask when the time comes. If you can borrow, we will also borrow one. Free money, why not take it."

"And, do you know, the whole village knows that you borrowed 200,000 from the bank, and no one sang bad, and no one said seven or eight. They can even praise you, saying you are capable, and can get 200,000 from the bank for free to buy a boat, too amazing, and admire your courage. This is a bit beyond my imagination."

"Hahaha, is that so? I thought everyone would despise me..."

Hearing Xiao Xiao said: "If it were someone else, the spit stars would have drowned them. They owe the country so much money, and their family would definitely be sealed by then. But if it were you, of course it would be different. They would only say you are capable."

"Maybe it's because I treated people to dinner the day before yesterday, people who eat are soft-mouthed, everyone is merciful."

A'zheng told the truth, "Mainly because you have money, the villagers all see it. Loans are a big deal in other people's homes, but in your place, they don't feel it's a deal. You have many boats, and the workshop is there. The whole village is counting on you to lead them to earn money, and everyone believes in you."

"Don't praise me anymore. To tell the truth, this loan is indeed not a loss without interest. Not to mention doing other things. Borrow it out, find a bank to deposit it separately and eat interest, and it's enough to earn it back when it's due."

"Right, then it's settled. If you hear that you can borrow, give us a hint. What procedures

"Alright."

Xiao Xiao said, "Then you go eat first. We'll head back now. We already told A Guang the day before yesterday that we're going to sail the day after tomorrow. When the time comes, we'll go over together in advance."

"Okay."

Only after they left did the old lady mutter in a low voice, "Why is it that none of them are learning anything good, and instead want to learn from you to take out loans? Isn't it good to have no worries about food or drink like this now?"

"You don't understand."

"Sigh, I'm old. It's just you young people who like to toss and turn. Life is very easy now; no worries about food or drink, and you can watch TV every day. What a good life."

"There's an even better life waiting for you behind this. In a few years when I have money, I'll buy a small car. When that time comes, I'll take you around everywhere and take you to play in the city. By then, you'll be the most stylish old lady in the whole village."

The old lady beamed with joy. "Hehehe, don't spend money recklessly. Your wife will scold you later."

"She won't. I will only make her live in glory."

"Don't tire yourself out..."

Ye Yaodong listened to her nagging, quickly finished his meal, and washed the bowls and chopsticks for her to save her from grumbling, then pushed his bicycle and hurried out the door.

He planned to go to the village committee to stroll around first, but just as he pushed the bicycle out, a bunch of people greeted him.

The surrounding neighbors had nothing to do and were all sitting at their doorways cracking melon seeds and basking in the sun.

It was just that he felt everyone's gaze was always focused on the top of his head. Only after walking a short distance did he touch his hair, puzzled, and then realized the good deed Ye Xiaoxi had done that morning.

He had just been mocked by A Zheng and Xiao Xiao earlier. After taking the hair clip off, he forgot to look in the mirror. It must have looked very funny. No wonder they were all smiling as they greeted him, with their eyes aiming at the top of his head.

He rode his bicycle back toward home.

Not wanting to wash his hair, he took some mousse, smoothed his hair out, and combed it into a handsome slicked-back style, oily and shiny.

The old lady looked left and right from the side, satisfied no matter how she looked, and happy no matter how she looked.

"Good-looking, good-looking, it should be like this... You can't find a child more handsome than you in the whole village."

"It's almost New Year, it should be this stylish..."

"Later, tell your father to let you wear the gold. He's so old, it doesn't look good on him..."

"Change your slippers, wear leather shoes..."

Ye Yaodong was about to go out, looked down at the cotton-padded shoes on his feet, hesitated for a moment, but still went out just like that.

Cotton-padded shoes were more comfortable. In his own village, why be so particular?

Leather shoes were hard and cold; how could they be as comfortable as cotton-padded shoes?

Afraid that riding the bicycle would blow his hair into a mess and that it would be cold, he chose to walk this time. Walking while basking in the sun was also comfortable.

He blew a breath into his hands, folded them, and tucked them into his sleeves, strolling toward the village in his cotton-padded shoes.

It was clearly a road of only two or three hundred meters, yet he actually walked for over an hour before reaching the village committee.

It was just that the villagers sitting at their doorways basking in the sun were too enthusiastic. When everyone saw him, they either pulled him to talk or gave him a handful of melon seeds or peanuts, chatting with him about his grand plans for making money in the coming year.

It was too enthusiastic. Every few steps, a large group of people would surround him to talk, making him unable to handle it.

So much so that it was almost noon by the time he reached the village committee. He didn't chat for long before he had to go home to eat, and then wait until the afternoon to go to the village committee again.

The whole day, he was either on the way to the village committee or on the way home.

Everyone also knew that his business outside was finished and that he would be at home from now on.

Then, starting from the second day, relatives kept coming to the door, all trying to climb the social ladder.

Whether they were close or not, distant or near, they all liked to come to the side of the three brothers. They didn't do anything; they just sat at their doorway to chat and get close, pulling the relationship closer.

Along with them, the neighbors also liked to move their stools and sit at the doorway of his eldest brother's and second brother's houses next door. After all, his place was surrounded by a courtyard and they couldn't get in, while next door there was a large open space, which was just right for chatting and was also close to his side.

When Ye Yaodong was eating, he couldn't help but complain to his mother, "I couldn't tell, Mother, you are still the local snake of our village. The kinship is quite powerful; you are definitely a big household."

"I've lived here for decades, aren't there many relatives? If your father hadn't married me, he, an outsider, would have been bullied long ago."

"It is indeed my father who married above his station."

His grandmother was also not from this village; she was from other nearby villages. The close brothers and sisters were long gone, and the next generation wasn't very familiar, so they didn't really keep in touch.

After all, that era was poor, going out wasn't convenient, and they had to work every day. Visiting relatives required bringing one's own rations, so they didn't move around much.

However, hearing from A Qing, during the days he wasn't home, the number of relatives in their family was climbing. She also only discovered in the last year or two that their family had so many relatives.

Ye's father said unhappily, "At your age, you still make yourself out to be some kind of popular item."

"When I married you back then, everyone said how did I take a fancy to you..."

"Red beans go with green beans, turtles go with tortoises."

"You old guy, you're the turtle and tortoise!"

Lin Xiuqing quickly changed the subject and asked Ye Yaodong, "What did you do at the village committee today?"

"Didn't do much, just chatted about the kelp farming situation, and by the way, asked them to nominate me for an advanced worker. This is the key point. I have to chat with them more often from now on, whether there's anything or not."

"Is it useful? You'll be 30 at New Year, can you still join the Communist Youth League?"

"Can't. I asked today, you have to quit at 28. They thought I wasn't even 28 yet. Who told me to look so young."

Lin Xiuqing skipped over his vanity and asked directly, "Then can you be rated as an advanced youth?"

"They said it's possible. It's almost New Year now, and it's just time for the year-end work report. They said they would repeatedly mention my name as a key point. When the New Year passes, they can rate me as an advanced youth."

He didn't run to the village committee in vain today. He learned that their locality tends to rate advanced workers after the New Year.

Such selection activities are carried out around the first or second lunar month of each year, or around the May Fourth Youth Day.

Because this period is both a summary of the work of the past year and a time to put forward new expectations for the new year.

Then I heard that besides the advanced youth, there is also a May Fourth Youth Award.

He pondered that if he wanted to move closer to the organization, he had to actively move closer to the organization. Having policy inclination can also be considered a protective umbrella. After all, he really has a bit too much money on hand now.

"That's quite good."

"They also asked me to organize it myself in advance, to stack a few more honors for myself. When the time comes, they will directly apply it. This way, the chance of being rated is higher."

"I thought they were just talking the day before yesterday. It seems it's quite useful."

"Of course it's useful. In our village, it must be those cadres who have the final say. You must build a good relationship where you should."

Ye's father retreated from the bickering with Ye's mother and said, "Right, you must build a good relationship with the village cadres."

"Then remember to go to the Party School tonight."

"Oh, right, I have to go to the Party School tonight. I almost forgot."

Ye's father asked again, "Did they say when you can join the Party?"

"I haven't even attended many classes, it's still early. At least a year. No need to rush. Anyway, since I'm attending the Party School, I'm also an activist for joining the Party."

"You still have to move closer to the organization. This way, if you really do business with Hong Wenle, you can also have a guarantee."

"I think so too. I can't miss the Party School classes from now on. You also prepare the money tonight. Tomorrow I'm going to go with them to bring the boat back. Father, remember to take two fireworks to the pier tomorrow too."

"Got it. With so many fireworks, you don't take them to sell. How long are you going to keep them at home? It's fortunate that we use electric lights now and not kerosene lamps. If a fire broke out, I'd be sent to the sky."

Ye's mother asked curiously, "What other business does Dongzi want to do? Just that pretty boy from a few days ago?"

"It's not even a start yet, just chatted a few words. You don't need to worry blindly. Do your work well. When the time comes, maybe I can get you a March 8th Red Banner Holder title."

"Really!!" Ye's mother was pleasantly surprised. "I can also get a March 8th Red Banner Holder title?"

"If you are more active in your work and also actively learn more characters, when your son is more successful, maybe there will be a chance."

"Right, I already know many characters, much better than your father. Your father is an illiterate who doesn't know many big characters; he is simply holding the organization back."

"Don't drag me into everything. You're the capable one."

Ye's mother looked at Dongzi with a smile and said cautiously, "Then Dongzi, you say if I can become a March 8th Red Banner Holder, can I also become a Women's Director?"

Ye Yaodong coughed violently while drinking soup. He had just been preventing his mother from getting to the bottom of things and questioning him about what business he wanted to do, so he just said it casually to divert her attention.

She took it seriously?

"Cough cough, there is hope. You perform well, everything is possible. Our family's future depends on you! I will also have to rely on you, Mother, to cover for me in the future."

A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier!

His mother's thinking is quite good!

Support!

"Really possible?"

"You're almost dead, and you only know a few big characters, and you can also become a Women's Director?"

Ye's mother pinched Ye's father hard. "If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute. Dongzi said there is hope."

"He is comforting you, and you are not afraid of being laughed at."

"Shut up! Tonight when we go back, find those gold items of yours."

Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but laugh.

Even the three children were watching the adults intently, feeling like they were watching a big play.

Lin Xiuqing said, "Mother, then you should be more active in your work from now on. My family has plenty of newspapers for learning characters. Take more back."

"Alright, I'll learn characters when I get home after eating. Learn 10 a day, and I can learn 3650 in a year."

Ye Yaodong gave his mother a thumbs up. "Ambitious! Our family will rely on you, Mother, to achieve class transcendence in the future."

"Don't coax me into being happy. It all depends on you being more successful."

Ye's father said again, "You know that!"