Chapter 210

After filling his stomach, he really felt a bit sleepy.

How did that saying go again?

Ah right, satiety and warmth lead to lewd thoughts~

What a pity...

The first three months are no good, the last three months are no good. How is this supposed to make his wife live?

Huh~ that's not right... it's already past November...

Ye Yaodong happily washed the bowls and chopsticks by the way, and only then returned to the room to lie down, continuing to think about the matter that had just been interrupted.

Goggles, snorkel, fins...

As a result, before his brain could even start turning, he had already fallen asleep...

When he woke up, the sun had already set. He looked at Lin Xiuqing, who was folding clothes, with bleary eyes and asked vaguely, "What time is it?"

"Isn't your watch by the pillow?"

He touched his watch and saw it was already 4:30. He had actually slept for the whole afternoon. He closed his eyes again, intending to rest a bit more.

"Get up, go send the old lady's cotton-padded jacket to her."

"Is it done?"

"Hmm, take it over and let her try it on to see if there's anything that needs changing."

"Alright."

Now he didn't linger in bed anymore. He sat up, stretched, and got up to put on his clothes.

Lin Xiuqing handed him the two sets of folded cotton-padded clothes and pants, "Come back early, I'm going to cook."

"Got it." He hugged the clothes and went out, shouting toward the door, "You little brats, we're going to the old house."

Ye Chenghu didn't know where he jumped out from, shouting, "Dad, wait for me~"

Ye Chengyang also came crawling over, falling as he ran.

Ye Yaodong patted the dirt off his body, then picked him up with one hand and held the clothes with the other, taking the two children away to save them from being naughty at home and making his wife angry.

But this guy didn't appreciate it. Seeing Ye Chenghu running around in an S-shape in front, he also twisted around in his arms, wanting to go down and walk himself.

Ye Yaodong just felt annoyed. He wasn't happy being carried, so he had to put him on the ground and give his butt a hard smack, "I don't even want to carry you, get lost, get lost..."

As soon as Ye Chengyang was put on the ground, he ran forward happily, but slipped on a small pebble on the ground and fell face-first. He didn't cry, climbed up, spat out the dirt from his mouth, and continued running...

Ye Yaodong had to pull back the hand he had already reached out. Sure enough, he was tough! Falling makes you grow faster!

The two were leading the way in front, and he followed slowly behind. Before they even reached the old house, the two children started shouting from a long distance away: "Great-Grandma, Great-Grandma, we've come to see you."

The old lady was sitting at the door helping to pick beans. Seeing them, she happily touched this one's head and that one's face, "Walk slowly, don't run."

Ye Yaodong handed the two sets of floral cotton-padded jackets to the old lady and said with a smile, "Grandma, Xiuqing made these for you!"

"Ah?!" The old lady was so surprised she stood up, her eyes wide, "For me? Oh my~ you spendthrift child, what are you making clothes for me for? You child... you're going to be the death of me..."

After the surprise, the old lady angrily patted his arm repeatedly, scolding him for being a spendthrift while she hit him...

"I've already got half my body in the grave, I'm about to go eat rice cakes, what are you making clothes for me for? Wasting money, it'll all be burned anyway. You're going to be the death of me, having some money and spending it like this..."

Ye Yaodong stood there laughing and didn't move, letting her hit him, deliberately shouting twice, "It hurts, it hurts to death, hit me gently~"

The neighbor next door smiled and complimented the old lady, "You have a good life, at your age, your grandson still makes you new clothes to wear."

"What good life, we can't count on children and grandchildren for a lifetime..."

"Yes, and it's floral fabric, so good-looking..."

The old lady, with a glowing face, pretended to be angry and complained, "This child, as soon as he has a little money, he thinks about spending it recklessly. A few months ago, he just got me dentures, and he sends food every few days. This time, he actually wants to make clothes. Xiuqing is also the same, she didn't even know to stop him. I don't have many years left to live, and he's still wasting money..."

"Oh my, you have a good life~"

"We don't even have this kind of life..."

"Oh my, don't say that. It's not easy for young people to earn money, and he's squandering it on me, an old lady, what a waste," the old lady said, looking at the fluffy cotton-padded jacket in his hand with heartache, knowing it must have used a lot of cotton, "Take it back and let your wife take it apart and alter it, let her make it for herself. I don't want it, I'll wear my old clothes, and it won't hurt when they're burned later..."

"Why are you saying that?" Ye Yaodong was a bit annoyed that the old lady was always bringing up her funeral arrangements.

He put his arm around her shoulder and led her into the house, "Xiuqing has already made two sets for herself. You keep it and wear it. Younger sister is getting married next month, you should also dress up a bit better."

"Dress up better for what? I'm an old lady with a face full of wrinkles, what am I dressing up so well for? Take it back and alter it for your younger sister..."

"Xiuqing is already making some for her. This is to show filial piety to you, don't say anything more, take it into the room and try it on."

Ye Mu was burning fire in the stove to cook. She had also heard the commotion at the door just now. Looking at the grandmother and grandson, she also frowned and said, "Having some money, thinking about spending it recklessly all day, not even thinking about saving it properly."

The old lady nodded in agreement, complaining, "That's exactly what I'm saying, making clothes, wasting money, how many times can I wear them..."

Ye Yaodong just felt a bit of a headache. If he had known, he would have let his wife send it over. Women are really hard to deal with!

From young to old, they are all hard to deal with!

Sending something, wanting to be a little better to them, and still having to be complained about and scolded twice.

Ye Fu sat in the corner, puffing away. After a while, he helped speak up, "It's Dongzi's filial piety, just accept it. He's had good luck recently and hasn't earned little money. If he spends it, he spends it, it's not considered reckless spending. In two months, Huimei will be married, just take it to wear, it'll be more festive and bring some good luck."

"Right, right, right, my father has spoken," Ye Yaodong hurriedly stuffed the clothes into the old lady's hand, "Hurry up and take it back to the room and try it on. If anything doesn't fit, I'll have Xiuqing alter it."

The old lady looked at the floral cotton-padded jacket in her hand with heartache, her hands stretched out, not daring to touch it, for fear that the thick calluses on her hands would scratch the clothes.

At the moment she lowered her head, no one noticed that her eyes were actually a little red.

Having suffered for half a lifetime, she had never worn such beautiful clothes. She didn't expect that in her old age, she would still be able to enjoy this blessing.

She lowered her head and went into the room, not letting anyone see her expression.

Only after returning to the room did she quietly wipe away her tears, and then carefully unfolded the new cotton-padded jacket and put it on.

Ye Yaodong sat in the room, shaking his legs, and looked around, "Where's younger sister?"

It had been a long time since he came over, and he hadn't seen her come out of the room.

"She went out with A-Guang, saying they went to town to buy things. They should be back soon."

Damn, once engaged, they're all open and aboveboard.

Ye Mu pointed to a pile of sweet potatoes in the corner, "Your eldest aunt brought them. Take a few back later to cook sweet potato rice. Her red-hearted ones are very sweet."

"Oh."

He also planted a small patch in his own backyard, but he planted them a bit late, and it wasn't time to harvest yet.

The old lady came out of the room looking uncomfortable, looking at the clothes on her body, feeling awkward all over, not knowing where to put her hands and feet.

"This... this seems too flashy, too young, I'm too old..."

"Not at all, how beautiful, you look so young. If you walk out wearing these clothes, you'll definitely be the most beautiful old lady in the whole village."

The old lady was immediately amused by him, laughing and scolding him, "Talking nonsense, I have a face full of wrinkles, what's beautiful about it..."

"Really, if you walk out, all the old men in the village will have to take an extra look at you!"

"Talking nonsense..."

"If you keep talking nonsense, your grandfather won't be at ease and will jump up from the ground at night to hit you." Ye Mu said angrily.

"I'm telling the truth, who doesn't like to look at beautiful things? How beautiful this outfit is, wearing gray and dull clothes all day, you have to change colors occasionally..."

With Ye Yaodong present, the house was always lively. He even deliberately brought a mirror for the old lady to look at, and the old lady was coaxed by him until she was beaming with joy.

"What's so happy? We heard the sound in the house from far away." At this time, A-Guang also brought Ye Huimei back. The two of them came back riding bicycles.

Seeing the bicycle at the door, Ye Mu hurriedly wiped her hands on her apron in surprise, stood up, and walked out.

"You bought a bicycle? Why didn't you say anything when you went out?"

"We bought it when we saw it was suitable. Anyway, we had to buy it sooner or later. There will be many more trips to town in the future, and having a bicycle is convenient." A-Guang said with a glowing face.

Ye Fu also looked at the bicycle at the door happily. Their family didn't have any of the "three rounds and one sound," so this was a real face-saver, "Come in and sit, eat at home tonight, we cooked extra food."

"Huh? The old lady's outfit is really beautiful, she looks so spirited, younger. If you said you were in your 60s, people would believe it..."

Sure enough, he's a good brother, his words for coaxing people are also one after another.

The old lady had just been coaxed, and then was immediately fed more sweet talk, her mouth smiling so wide she couldn't close it.

Ye Yaodong glanced at this guy sideways, feeling that his status was about to be lost. He wouldn't even dare to say such insincere words!

"It was a gift from Dongzi. Dongzi just brought two sets over, and they were both so beautiful."

Ye Huimei also nodded with a smile, "It's quite beautiful, young and festive, and especially spirited!"

The old lady happily tugged at the corner of her clothes, "Both sets fit well, no need to alter them. I'll go into the room and change my clothes, put them away, don't get them dirty."

After A-Guang and Huimei came in, Ye Fu and Ye Mu kept talking to them, asking what they had bought. After all, A-Guang didn't have a mother, so he asked his aunt to help arrange some things. Ye Mu felt uneasy and wanted to keep a closer eye on things.

After there was nothing for Ye Yaodong to do, he accompanied the old lady to sit at the door and pick beans, chatting by the way, and then told the old lady about picking up small yellow croakers for free at sea this morning.

The old lady said with a smile, "Our pier also had that decades ago, and the quantity was much more than what you encountered. And it wasn't just small yellow croakers, there were all kinds of fish."

She looked into the distance with a look of recollection, and then talked eloquently.

"It seems to be more than 40 years ago, not long after the New Year, someone discovered that many fish were floating outside the pier. Someone curiously scooped them up and found they were still very fresh. Then it spread all of a sudden, and the whole village went to the pier. The fish on the sea surface gathered more and more. With the washing of the waves, a pile of fish were stranded on the beach, some big and some small, but mostly small fish..."

"At that time, the whole village was shocked, even people from other villages ran to our beach. The villagers all went out, bringing all the containers in their homes, picking them up basin by basin, basket by basket. The whole beach was full of people, and it lasted for about two hours..."

Ye Yaodong listened with great interest, "Then no one said what was going on? Such a situation happened suddenly."

"Later, I heard people say it might be related to the water flow. They said it happened to encounter the cold water mass of the Yellow Sea and the warm water mass of Wanwan intersecting in our sea area, forming a 'water barrier,' causing the fish schools to feel uncomfortable, actively floating to the sea surface, and then being washed in by the waves. I heard that other villages also had it, but not as many as our village."

"It's so magical, I've never heard of it."

The old lady said with a smile, "At that time, your father wasn't even as old as your son, so it's no wonder you don't know. So many years have passed, many people have long forgotten, and there are many things happening at sea, and there are all kinds of things happening every year."

He instantly became interested again, "What other novel things are there? Tell me about it."

"Then I have to think about it carefully."

"Take your time, say whatever comes to mind, just consider it as activating your brain to prevent Alzheimer's."

The old lady smiled and patted him, "I'm already 80, and I don't have Alzheimer's. I'll be in the ground in a few years, so I definitely won't."