Chapter 1638: Engagement and Wedding

"What is he stealing money from home for?"

"No wonder he was beaten. He's been back for more than half a year and hasn't done anything, only knowing how to torment his family. Now that his leg is broken, he deserves it."

"Truly, he's old enough to be a grandfather, yet he still doesn't do human things."

"I'd say a broken leg is good, that way he can't walk far, and the whole village can help keep an eye on him so he can't cause trouble."

"Breaking one leg or two legs? If it's two legs, his wife will have a hard time..."

Ye Chengyang hurriedly said: "It seems like one leg was broken, I saw him holding one leg and shouting."

"Then they should have broken an arm too. Who told him to steal money? If he had managed to steal the money, who knows where he would have run off to harm people."

"It would have been better not to let him out. He was in jail for a few years, and the family was so peaceful. Seeing that his children were about to get married, he came back at this critical moment. Fine, now both the boys and girls getting married is a problem."

The whole village was discussing this all day.

Ye Yaodong only found out after everyone came back from watching the fun and talked about it.

He also felt that a broken leg was money-saving and once-and-for-all. In the future, if he dares to beat his wife, his wife can also hit back and beat him to death.

He'll have to look at his wife and children's faces for the rest of his life, so he can be a bit more honest.

It's also fortunate that the children are good and can control him, otherwise, he would be a disaster if he were released now.

And several brothers are all in the village and haven't gone far, so they can keep an eye on him.

Ye Fu sighed, "When he was young, he looked shrewd and could talk, but I didn't expect him to be confused now that he's old, ending up like this, having to look at his wife and children's faces and live cautiously for the rest of his life."

Ye Yaodong said: "It's because he was too shrewd and could talk too well. He saw the flower-filled world and was led astray by bad people."

"We must keep a close eye on our own children, don't let them get to know unsavory people and be led astray."

"Aren't the three older grandsons under your nose? You watch them yourself."

"Don't take them to unsavory places in the future."

Ye Yaodong looked at his father speechlessly, "I only took them to broaden their horizons at the beginning. Later, there were more boats and more goods, so where would I have time to take them out at night? It's too late for them to deliver goods."

"Besides, blocking is not as good as dredging. Instead of being curious and following others, it's better for me to take them, so I can watch them."

"Now there are so many goods that they are delivered until several o'clock in the morning, there's no time to go out, and there's nowhere to spend money."

Ye Fu didn't say anything else and changed the subject, "After Chenghe gets married, let him take his wife up. Having his wife manage him might be better."

"Just married, being separated is not good. Anyway, there's nothing for the new daughter-in-law to do at home. When the time comes, take her up, rent a room at my place, and then inquire to see where there are houses to buy."

Ye Fu looked at his watch, "Ahai has been gone for most of the day, I don't know when he'll bring the guests back."

"It's still early, wait until the afternoon."

They started eating the banquet and big meals from noon today, but it wasn't the main meal; the evening was the main meal.

Tomorrow is the same, tomorrow noon is also a big meal, but the evening is the main meal.

At noon today, the two girls from Ye Yaohong's house also came to eat the banquet. Although the relationship was bad, it had nothing to do with the next generation, and they were close relatives with human interactions, so they sent two people to sit at the banquet.

People at the same table saw their red eyes and noses and comforted them a few words, but they didn't discuss it blatantly.

It's hard to say about the guests at the nearby tables. The incident happened in the morning, and everyone sat together at noon, so they must have taken advantage of the freshness to talk about it again and express their views.

Except for their own family, this matter had no impact on anyone else, it just added a bit of gossip and fun to the wedding.

Ye Chenghai only hurriedly brought the bride back at dusk.

Everyone was anxious to death, fearing that the people wouldn't be back even after dark. A large group of people stretched their necks and looked at the sea in the afternoon.

Ye Fu regretted that he should have let Ahai bring a walkie-talkie, so that when they reached the town, they could have notified them to prepare in advance.

Now they could only stretch their necks and wait anxiously.

Until they saw the shadow of the fishing boat, they finally let out a sigh of relief. They returned just after the sun went down, and after resting for a while, they could sit at the banquet.

Ye Yaodong also sent a tractor to the wharf to pick people up. It had already been communicated, and this trip would pick up the people and the dowry together.

"They're here, they're here, the guests are here..."

"The guests are here, set off a firecracker to welcome them..."

Ye Fu walked toward the tractor happily, and then welcomed the people getting off the car.

The custom here is that when getting married, the woman's side sends two or three brothers to escort the bride, while the biological parents don't come. The provincial capital has the same custom.

So not many people got off the tractor, but there was a lot of dowry, including the woman's clothes and quilts, small daily items like washbasins, thermos bottles, and spittoons.

And eye-catching large items, such as bicycles, sewing machines, and a heavy-duty washing machine.

"Wow, there's even a washing machine? A bride from the provincial capital is really different..."

"Giving so much dowry for a daughter? And a washing machine, that must be several hundred, adding up to a thousand? Isn't this paying to marry?"

"People from the provincial capital are generous, giving so much for their daughter, a full car."

"Ahai married a good wife, married worthily, no wonder he dared to buy a house in the provincial capital..."

"Tsk tsk tsk, so many things, it must take several loads to carry..."

Ye Yaopeng and his wife looked at the full car of dowry, and the smiles on their faces couldn't stop.

"Hard work, hard work to the three brothers-in-law and Xiaoqin. Let others move it, let's go inside and sit first."

"Sitting on the boat for so long, you must be exhausted. Let's go inside and sit down for a cup of tea, the banquet will start in a while."

"Not hard, not hard..."

Although they had long known what the dowry would be, seeing it really sent over and watching the envious eyes of the fellow villagers and their discussions, both felt they had too much face.

This daughter-in-law was too good for their face.

The 1800 bride price was not spent in vain, the money was brought back, and there was dowry. City people are particular.

If it were here, if they asked for so much bride price, the mother's family would deduct some, and some shameless ones would deduct it all, only giving a quilt and a few clothes, which wasn't uncommon.

Ye Yaopeng and his wife led the guests inside to sit, while Ye Fu led the other two sons and several grandsons to help move things.

Ye Fu was also beaming, too much face, giving so much dowry.

When the wedding is tomorrow, they will have to display the dowry, placing it in front of the hall for the guests to see.

It will be even more face-saving then, after all, the money and gold weren't taken out for everyone to see now.

"Everyone make way, make way..."

Ye Mu greeted everyone with a smile, "You can go sit at the banquet first, we'll start the banquet as soon as we finish moving the dowry."

"Ah Qing, hurry and lead everyone to the workshop to sit at the banquet..."

The onlookers were three layers inside and three layers outside, and only then did they start to disperse to sit at the banquet.

They had already watched the fun once, and now eating the big meal was important.

Ye Mu finished shouting and led people over. With so many people, they, the hosts, had to arrange the seats.

And after they finished moving the dowry and chatted with the bride's brothers for a few words, they also brought people over to sit at the banquet.

Although the engagement and wedding were held together, today wasn't the main day after all, and the bride and brothers-in-law were still just guests.

And the bride didn't wear bright red today, just a daily floral cotton-padded jacket, but it was also festive.

Tonight was just considered coming over to eat a banquet. After eating, Ye Chenghai and Ye Chenghe drove the tractor to send the bride and brothers-in-law to the town's guesthouse to spend the night.

The guests could leave after eating, but they, the hosts, had to be busy with the aftermath, and were busy until midnight before everything was settled and they could rest.

Ye Yaodong returned a step earlier, exhausted on the bed, and specifically called Ye Xiaoxi to help him step on his back.

He got up before dawn to help, and was busy until dark, exhausted to death. However, the other cleaning and organizing work was left for the women.

"Ouch... step lightly, just one foot..."

"Up a bit, step on the back, don't step on my old waist..."

"Right, just like that. After stepping on the back, help me hammer my legs and knead my shoulders."

Ye Xiaoxi said crisply: "It costs money, Dad."

"Add, add, add, must add."

"Dad, call me for this kind of work in the future, don't call Brother, okay?"

"Just want to earn it yourself, right?"

"Exactly."

"How much for an hour?"

Ye Xiaoxi was instantly stumped by the question. How much should she ask for?

Wasn't this looking at how much her father took? How would she know how much to ask for?

She hesitated for a moment, but asked back, "What do you say?"

"Me? Then no money."

"That won't do, then I'm going out to play."

"Fine, fine, fine, I'll give you 1 yuan an hour."

She nodded with satisfaction, but found her father couldn't see, so she had a flash of inspiration.

"Two yuan!"

"Fine, fine, fine, then two yuan."

Ye Xiaoxi: "!!!"

Asked for too little!

And almost got tricked!

Almost got sent away with one yuan.

She couldn't help but use a little more strength to step.

"Lightly, lightly, why did you get fat again?"

"No way, I'm just wearing a lot in winter, I've clearly lost weight."

"I thought you ate too much at night and were too full."

She nodded, this reason was acceptable, "That too, there was too much delicious food at night, I ate too much by accident."

"Just right to exercise now, digest, and sleep well later."

"Dad, has it been an hour?"

Ye Yaodong was surprised, "Where did an hour come from? You haven't even been here for 5 minutes, and you're asking for an hour! Are you robbing money?"

"Is it that slow? But I feel like I've been here for a long time."

"You just came in and took off your clothes, took off your shoes, took off your socks for me to smell, crawled into the quilt, rolled around and played for a long time..."

"That counts too! It started from when you called me to massage! I was playing just fine!"

"You're the one who knows how to calculate, but it hasn't been an hour. Keep stepping for me, don't stop."

"Sigh, fine, earning two yuan is too hard, how much longer?"

"Then step for another half hour for me."

"So long."

"Then don't earn this money, call your brother in and let him earn it, he'd definitely be very happy."

Ye Xiaoxi immediately stopped, then leaned to his ear, "Then give me the two yuan first."

"You didn't finish..."

"But I stepped for you, so you have to give me the money, and it's not that I didn't want to step, it's that you didn't want me to step and wanted to change to Brother."

After speaking, she put her two little hands on his shoulders and kneaded twice.

"Look, I stepped, and I kneaded, you give the money, keep your word."

Ye Yaodong cursed in a low voice, "You're the one who knows how to rob money. Stepped for less than 5 minutes, kneaded twice, and want two yuan. If I really let you do it for an hour, that would be ten or twenty yuan."

Ye Xiaoxi nodded excitedly, "Great, great, then give me ten or twenty yuan next time and I'll do it for an hour."

"Ass, still a next time? Getting tricked once is enough, no next time. Get lost, get lost, got tricked by you, money is in the pants pocket, take it yourself."

"Hehe, I love you." She kissed him happily, then happily got off the bed to touch his pocket.

She took out two yuan, showed it to him to show she didn't take more, and then happily put on her shoes and socks and ran out.

Ye Yaodong found a small bamboo hammer to knock on himself.

He got up before dawn to help, and was busy until dark, exhausted to death.

However, Lin Xiuqing didn't do less than him, and she was still busy outside at this moment.

She had to finish all the work and put the things away in her courtyard and lock them before she could come back to rest.

"Your daughter said she was too at a loss, only two yuan for massaging you, and said she already agreed with you that next time she'll get ten-plus yuan for one massage."

"What?" Ye Yaodong was a bit drowsy, but he woke up quite a bit when he heard this.

"She can really talk nonsense. She's at a loss? I'm the one at a loss. Clearly, she was the one playing rogue. As soon as the wages were negotiated, she quit, and then wanted all the money! And said she helped me massage, so she had to be paid, and it was me who didn't let her do it and wanted to change to her brother."

"I thought you were really going to give her ten-plus yuan next time, messing around."

"Dead girl, only knows how to extort me. Agreed on two yuan an hour, didn't even have 5 minutes, and asked me if it had been an hour?"

"Sleep early, still busy tomorrow morning."

"Hmm."

ps: Spent the whole day in the hospital today, accompanying family for a colonoscopy, didn't return until after 7 pm, the result is good. Feels like I've been running to the hospital every three days. ===== CHAPTER 1639 =====

"Is it that slow? But I feel like I've been in here for a long time."

"You just came in, took off your clothes, took off your shoes, took off your socks for me to smell, crawled into the quilt, and rolled around playing for quite a while..."

"That counts too! It started from when you told me to give you a massage! I was playing perfectly fine!"

"You sure know how to calculate, but it hasn't even been an hour. Keep stepping on me, don't stop."

"Sigh, alright. Earning two yuan is too hard. How much longer is it?"

"Give me another half hour of stepping."

"That's so long."

"Then you'd better not earn this money. Call your brother in and let him earn it; he'd definitely be very willing."

Ye Xiaoxi immediately stopped, then leaned over his head, "Then give me the two yuan first."

"You didn't finish..."

"But I did step on you, so you have to pay me. Besides, it's not that I didn't want to step on you, it's that you didn't want me to."

After saying that, she placed her two small hands on his shoulders and kneaded them twice.

"Look, I massaged you too. I stepped on you, and I massaged you. Pay up, keep your word."

Ye Yaodong cursed under his breath, "You sure know how to extort money. You haven't even stepped for 5 minutes, kneaded twice, and you want two yuan. If I really let you do it for an hour, that would be ten or twenty yuan."

Ye Xiaoxi nodded excitedly, "Okay, okay! Then next time, give me ten or twenty yuan and I'll do it for an hour."

"Bullshit, there's a next time? Getting fooled once is enough. There is no next time. Get out, get out, get out! I was tricked by you. The money is in my pants pocket, take it yourself."

"Hehe, I love you." She happily leaned over and gave him a kiss, then joyfully got off the bed to feel for his pocket.

She took out two yuan, held it out in front of him to show she hadn't taken extra, and then happily put on her shoes and socks and ran out.

Ye Yaodong found a small bamboo massager for himself to knock on his back.

He had climbed out of bed before dawn to help with work, and had been busy until dark; he was exhausted.

However, Lin Xiuqing hadn't done any less work than him; in fact, she was still outside helping out at this moment.

She had to finish all the work, organize the items, and lock them up in her courtyard before she could come back to rest.

"Your daughter said she got a raw deal, only getting two yuan for massaging you. She said she already agreed with you that next time she'll get ten-something yuan for one massage."

"What?" Ye Yaodong was feeling drowsy, but he woke up quite a bit upon hearing her words.

"She really knows how to spout nonsense. She got a raw deal? I'm the one who got a raw deal. Clearly, she was the one playing tricks. Just after we negotiated the pay, she quit and stopped working, and then she wanted all the money! She even said that since she helped me massage, I have to pay her, and it was me who didn't let her continue and wanted to swap her brother in."

"I thought you were really going to give her ten-something yuan next time. You're messing around."

"That brat, she only knows how to extort me. We agreed on two yuan for an hour, and it hadn't even been 5 minutes before she asked me if an hour was up."

"Go to sleep early. There's still plenty to be busy with tomorrow morning."

"Mm."

PS: I spent the whole day at the hospital today accompanying my family for a colonoscopy. I only got back after 7 PM, and the results were good. I feel like I've been running to the hospital every other day recently.