Chapter 1715: New Year's Eve

After the house was renovated, this was Ye Yaodong's first time stepping in.

There was nothing fancy in the courtyard at the entrance, no flowers or plants, the ground was all leveled with cement, and now there was nothing, looking clean.

There was also a big dog kennel in the corner, people hadn't moved in, and the dogs hadn't moved in either.

At this time, the ground still looked like it had water stains, the big door was shining clean, don't know if his mom came over to wipe it every day, or because it was New Year's Eve today, so she ran over to wipe it early in the morning.

The house opened and there was still a smell of paint, when he came a few months ago it was still a rough house, just the layout inside was done, the paint and carpentry hadn't been done yet.

Now it was all brand new, bright tile floor, snow-white walls, a set of brown genuine leather sofas in the big living room, a table placed under the wall, and an 18-inch "big color TV", a round big dining table in the kitchen.

Although it was still a bit empty, with no ornaments, and monotonous, it was already the best and most impressive house available.

Every household was still a mud house now, don't talk about this furniture, even the paint hadn't been done, some hadn't even paved the cement floor, just mixed yellow mud with sand and stone to pour the ground, the rough ones might even have traces of chicken and duck poop in the corners.

This house could still be taken out in twenty or thirty years.

He stepped on it barefoot and felt the ground was a bit wet, immediately found a pair of clean cotton slippers from the side of the door.

Don't know how early his mom came over to wipe the floor.

A room was made on the first floor, so the old lady could move in when the time came, and there would be someone to take care of her.

The back door still retained the small vegetable plot from before, but it was also surrounded by a wall, and a laundry pool was built on the side.

Two rooms were made on the second floor with a small living room, but the small living room didn't have a sofa, it was empty, estimate his dad and mom couldn't bear to buy too much, a set of sofas was very expensive.

3 floors made three rooms, added a balcony, 4 floors made half a floor, two rooms plus a big terrace, this was also strongly requested by his mom, so that quilts could be taken to the top floor to dry, and now there could be space.

He turned around, counting up there were actually 8 rooms, really not few.

It was also because their family had many people, his dad also wanted to build the house bigger, more impressive, with more rooms, so it would be good to have a place for guests to stay.

Ye Mu had already thought about it, this house Dongzi contributed a lot, but the other two sons also contributed, after the New Year and moving into the new house, she would let the granddaughters and unmarried grandsons move in first, it would be spacious, and her place was big enough for them to run around and make noise.

These two years they were outside, their own house hadn't been renovated, no time to arrange, the children in the family were big, unmarried ones moved to her place just right.

As for Ahai and Chenghe's wives, who were married, it wouldn't be good to move to her place and let her raise them.

Ye Dasao also thought about separating the family, and applying to the village for two pieces of land to build a house for the two of them.

It was just that they got married at the beginning of the year, and it was also the big boat bought at the end of last year, the two of them were tight on money, so they could only press this idea down.

Then the two daughters-in-law were pregnant at the same time, it was not good to start construction to build a new house at this time, she didn't have so much energy to take care of the house and take care of the daughters-in-law, the men in the family were earning money outside, now they could only put it aside first, wait until the children were born before talking.

However, according to Ah Qing, his sister-in-law had already applied for two pieces of land to the village committee, just waiting for the land to be approved after the New Year and pay the money.

Earned for a year this year, although the cost hadn't been earned back, but they had a large sum, their family was very loose on hand now.

At the same time, told Ahai and Chenghe's wives, wait until the children were born to separate the family, then they could build the house however they wanted, build whatever kind, or don't build first, occupy the land first.

Now the village had many people, and the land was not enough, after the men married and separated the family, there was land to build a house, it would be difficult later.

Even if the young people now earned a lot of money outside, the old home was the foundation, no matter what, there had to be land and a house.

This way, no matter if they earned or lost while fighting outside, there was always a retreat in the old home.

Ye Yaodong walked around the new house, and was satisfied with everything, it was not bad to have such a good house with existing resource conditions, it was hard to see in the city.

He locked the door and strolled towards the village.

Early in the morning, there was a strong New Year flavor, every household was killing chickens and ducks at the door, and everyone's face was full of joy of harvest.

Children ran around the village, candies and peanuts in their pockets fell all over the ground, immediately squatted down to pick them up, parents shouted at the door not to run around, or called children to help, everywhere was New Year flavor.

It was just that while everyone was busy, they didn't forget to gossip, just the time he went to the new house to stroll around, about half the village knew that Chen Wei and Haozi had returned.

Haven't returned for two or three years, everyone was very curious if there would be any commotion in the village this year, after all, every time these two returned, there could be a big drama at home.

"Eh? Ah Dong is back, so early? When did you come back, my man said you would be a few days late."

"Arrived home last night."

"Just boiled fish balls, come come, taste it, hot, very delicious..."

Ye Yaodong just wanted to refuse, people had already filled a sea bowl and stuffed it to him.

"Return the bowl to me in a while."

"I also just fried peanuts, very fragrant, you take a bowl back too..."

"My vegetable balls here are out of the pot immediately, you wait, don't leave, also fill a bowl back..."

Ye Yaodong almost couldn't handle these women, his arms were already holding two big sea bowls.

"No need no need, you guys keep it for yourselves, my family has it, already arranging, can't hold it with two hands."

After speaking, he planned to leave quickly, didn't expect those women to send their own children, all filled a bowl of dishes out of the pot and followed behind to send it to his home.

People along the way saw and asked, and others learned to send dishes to his home.

When Ye Yaodong returned home, a group of little radishes holding bowls followed by his side, he felt a bit ashamed and embarrassed.

Ye Dasao's Ye Jingjing was helping to kill fish at the door, seeing it, curiously asked: "Third Uncle, where did you come back from? Why are there so many children holding bowls following you?"

Some children said loudly: "My mom asked me to send it to Dong Uncle."

"My mom also asked me to send it to Dong Uncle..."

"Ah?" She was surprised, what was this?

"You guys take two bowls in, empty the bowls and take them home."

Ye Yaodong signaled the two children by his side to take two bowls to the eldest brother's house, and also take two bowls to the second brother's house, just in time to add a meal to breakfast.

He estimated there were six or seven bowls left, it was rich this morning, went out for a stroll, didn't expect to bring back 10 bowls of dishes, he also didn't expect it.

Ye Fu and Ye Mu were pulling chicken feathers and duck feathers at the door and were also surprised.

"Why are you embarrassed, can't just let people return the empty bowls like this. You let those children wait."

Lin Xiuqing was killing fish, also put down the work in her hand, first emptied the bowls for the children, and then filled their bowls with some jelly candies, or pastries like peanut crisp and sesame crisp.

Those children had a harvest after running a trip, and all happily hurried to hold the bowls back.

Lin Xiuqing looked at him with a smile, "Didn't expect you to have this ability, go out for a stroll and you can mix a table of dishes back."

Ye Yaodong also found it funny, "Don't know, just greeting, stopped to talk to them for a few words, some of them had already fried in the pot and filled it for me, others around saw it and followed suit, I said I couldn't hold it, so they sent it to me."

"Then eat it while it's hot, you go call the three children up, don't know how late they played with their brothers last night."

"Is Ye Xiaojiu awake?"

"Woke up earlier, went to find you, didn't see?"

"No, which road did she walk?"

"Then I don't know."

"Anyway, she will be back in a while."

"Didn't see you when I got up in the morning, thought you ran away, started calling Dad in the room. Told her you went to the new house, she put on clothes and went to find you, face didn't wash, hair didn't comb and ran."

"Then maybe we missed each other, didn't walk the same road."

"Hmm." Lin Xiuqing finished organizing the dishes he brought back, and continued to kill fish.

Ye Yaodong didn't go out again after returning, intending to call the two sons up to paste couplets, both of them didn't look awake.

"Other people's children are running all over the village, you two still don't get up, know what time it is?"

"Those are little brats, Ahai brother, Ajiang brother, and Chenghe brother must still be sleeping, it's not like we are the only ones still sleeping."

"What did you do last night? Were you thieves?"

"No, we didn't play with them, they played cards all night, we went back to sleep early."

"Hurry up and help."

Both of them honestly went to give him a hand.

Ye Xiaoxi ran back with red eyes and nose, seeing Ye Yaodong pasting spring couplets at the door, she ran over with a flat mouth to complain to him.

"Dad, you sneaked away early in the morning, I went to find you and didn't find you."

"Where did I sneak away, clearly you slept too dead, I said it, as long as you can keep up, I'll let you follow. You didn't keep an eye on me, I left and you didn't know, can that blame me?"

She flattened her mouth wanting to cry, "But I went to find you and didn't find you."

"Maybe we walked different roads, isn't I already home? Don't cry, hurry up and bring me that bowl of paste."

She originally wanted to complain a few more sentences, hearing there was a task, she didn't cry immediately, wiped her tears with the back of her hand, and hurriedly went to bring it, to avoid being snatched by her brother.

Ye Chenghu looked at him brushing paste with the couplets, eager to move, "Dad, how about letting me paste it?"

"Are you tall enough?"

His shoulders slumped.

Ye Yaodong suddenly found that Ye Chenghu was also a bit short, "Where did you eat? Why are you not as tall as Chenghe?"

"Ah? He is several years older than me, of course I am not as tall as him."

"Fart, you are still growing, he can't grow anymore."

"He said he can still grow."

Ye Yaodong turned his head to look at Lin Xiuqing, "Where is the previous threadfin fish maw? Take it out tonight and stew it for the three at home. It'll help them grow taller; it's been stored for several years now, and all three are at the age where they're growing."

Don't be like the previous life, not even 1.7 meters, just happened to store for a few years, eat it into their stomachs early.

Lin Xiuqing replied: "Still stored in the rice granary, you said it needs to be stored in the rice granary to be preserved for a long time, so I have been putting it inside, if you don't say it, I will forget to eat it."

"Wait until I finish pasting the couplets, I'll go flip it, stew it for them to eat, grow taller, besides my daughter, why are these two thin and small?"

"Boys grow later, isn't it still early?"

"Still early, Chenghe doesn't grow anymore." ===== CHAPTER 1716 =====