Chapter 288: During the New Year

It was also fortunate that the main road in the town was cement, so it didn't run slowly. If it were a dirt road outside, they would have been caught in minutes.

That group of thugs chased and cursed behind them. After chasing for a while and the distance grew larger, they gave up and just threw stones at the tractor from afar.

After dodging left and right to avoid a few stones, the three Ye brothers breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's a good thing we had the tractor, otherwise none of us would have been able to run."

"It's also fortunate we ran fast, we were almost caught."

Everyone was startled by this sudden group of people. They had just sold the goods for money. If they had run into them, getting beaten up would be a small matter, but if the money was robbed, they wouldn't even have a place to cry!

"It's a good thing I reacted quickly."

It was also fortunate that he took an extra look. Damn, he just happened to run into them. Fortunately, he didn't linger in the shop.

This time, he learned another lesson. After having a large sum of money in his pocket, he must take it home first and not linger outside. A small mistake could easily lead to an accident.

If he hadn't stopped in front of the general store, nothing would have happened.

After a bumpy journey without any danger, they arrived at the door of their house. Before they could jump off the vehicle, a group of children excitedly surrounded them.

"Ah, Dad is back, Dad is back..."

"Dad, did you buy anything good to eat..."

"Is there maltose..."

"I want to eat sugar paintings... the kind that Yangyang and the others brought back two days ago..."

"I want it too..."

The three fathers were all stunned. They didn't say they would bring them anything good to eat? And on the first day of the Lunar New Year, who would set up a stall? Everyone was resting for the New Year.

"Ah, there's canned food..."

When Ye Yaodong got off the vehicle, the net bag he was holding in his hand was just seen by them.

"Ah? Third Uncle bought canned food. Dad, what did you buy?"

"Dad, what about you, what did you buy? Let me see..."

"Where is it? Is it in your pocket?"

A group of children wandered around their respective fathers looking for things, but found that their fathers were holding wine and nothing else, so they prepared to dig into their pockets again.

"Go, go, go... go play by yourselves. During the New Year, where would there be stalls in town? There's nothing."

The three were surrounded and nagged by a group of children until their heads ached, so they walked directly past the group of children and into the house.

"Ah, but didn't Third Uncle buy canned food?"

Ye Yaodong explained, "This is to be given to someone, not for you to eat."

The faces of the group of children, which were still excited, suddenly fell. "There's nothing..."

Ye Yaopeng glared at his eldest son who was following him and scolded, "How old are you, and you're still joining in the fun with a group of children? You're still thinking about eating, aren't you ashamed?"

"I'm just curious, how much money did you sell it for?"

"Don't get in the way..."

Ye Chenghai watched them enter Third Uncle's house and close the door, pouting. Expectations were in vain.

After Ye Yaodong entered the house, he took out all the money from the sale and said, "Gave Wang Maoquan 20 yuan, and bought cigarettes, wine, and canned food. There's 1170-something yuan left. The money for these cigarettes, wine, and canned food is on me. We'll deduct it from my share later..."

"No need, no need, just deduct it from the total. You're going to send this to Secretary Chen, right? Everyone should contribute a little."

"I'm sending it myself..."

"It's fine, it was discovered by you in the first place, we took advantage."

Ye Yaodong smiled. "It beached itself, I didn't catch it. If I didn't tell you, you would have seen it too. It rushed to the door, so everyone must have a share."

"Just divide the remainder equally. We're all brothers, not outsiders. We really took advantage today." Ye Yaopeng made the final decision.

Ye Yaohua also echoed with a smile, "Right, this isn't much money, the bulk is here. We all made a fortune, this is money picked up for free."

Since both brothers were easy to talk to, Ye Yaodong didn't act coy. This money was easy to divide, not complicated.

1200, 400 yuan each, anyone can calculate. Spent 20-something yuan, just count it as 30 yuan, each person just count one less bill, throw the change on the table first.

After the three of them counted 39 bills each, there was still 2 yuan-something left on the table. Ye Da and Ye Erge didn't want it either.

"Enough, we earned the bulk, no need to divide a few cents. You keep it to buy cigarettes yourself."

"Alright then, I won't be polite with you." Ye Yaodong didn't act coy either. He took the large money and gave it to Lin Xiuqing to put away, and he grabbed the change on the table directly into his pocket.

Lin Xiuqing was overjoyed. Picking up such a large sum of money on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it's a good start.

"Sold for 1200, that much? Is that giant squid that valuable?"

"Mm, mainly because of the weight, 405 jin. And this Hong Wenle is not bad."

"Should thank him properly."

"He has everything he wants, and we don't have anything decent to take out. Everything decent we still want to sell to him... how do you expect me to thank him..."

Lin Xiuqing thought it was right.

"Don't think too much. Whenever we encounter good things, we'll send them to him, just as a gesture."

She nodded.

"You go put the money away, and put the cigarettes and wine in the cabinet first. I'll go to the Secretary's house in two days to pay a New Year's call."

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, it's not popular to pay New Year's calls to other people's houses. On the second day, daughters usually return to their parents' home, and it wouldn't be appropriate for him to disturb their family reunion, so he has to wait two days.

"There's still food in the pot, you serve it yourself and eat."

He forgot even without her saying it. It was already past noon, and he was just busy being happy.

At noon, he only stir-fried a large Chinese cabbage. Everything else was leftover from yesterday's New Year's Eve dinner, full of oil, and it would probably take two days to finish.

After the meal, Ye Yaodong burped, picked his teeth with a toothpick, and walked out. He planned to go out for a stroll. He had spent most of the day on that giant squid and hadn't gone out for a walk.

Who would have thought that just as he walked out of the house, a pile of children ran towards him, all with crying faces. He was puzzled and wanted to ask them what happened.

As a result, when he looked at them at close range, he instantly widened his eyes. "What did you do? Stepped in a puddle? It hasn't rained for a while, has it?"

"It's not that, Third Uncle, this is cow dung..." Ye Chenghai said with tears in his eyes. "It's over, my butt is really going to be beaten to a pulp today..."

When Ye Yaodong heard cow dung, he stepped back two more paces in shock. "How did you get splashed with cow dung all over?"

"Dad, it's Brother Ahai who said he wanted to use firecrackers to blow up cow dung. He felt that the power of one firecracker wasn't enough, so he told us all to throw them together!"

"Holy crap... you're going to be hung up and beaten."

"I told them to run in time, they were the stupid ones. I'm going to be harmed by them. If they had run faster, nothing would have happened! I don't have cow dung on me!"

"You led them to blow up cow dung and you still have the nerve? Ye Dasao, Ye Ersao, Aqing, you all come out~"

When Ye Chenghai heard this, he immediately ran back a few steps and stood far away.

"What's the matter?"

The three had just received a sum of money and were happy. Ye Da Sister-in-law and Ye Er Sister-in-law could be considered to have recovered a small half, making up for a little of the loss from being cheated before.

But they hadn't been happy for long. As soon as the three came out, the smiles on their faces instantly froze.

"What did you do?"

"Why are you so dirty?"

The group of children pushed each other, all backing away in fear, no one dared to make a sound...

"Now you know fear?" Ye Yaodong looked speechlessly at them, who had instantly become like quails.

"What's going on, tell me! Ye Chenghai, you come here! What is on each of you, what did you do?"

Ye Yaodong helped them answer, "Ye Chenghai led them to blow up cow dung, they are splashed with cow dung!"

The faces of the three women instantly turned black!

Ye Chenghai shivered and argued, "It can't all be blamed on me! I told them to run, they were the ones who ran slowly."

Ye Da Sister-in-law was instantly so angry that smoke was about to come out of her head. "You get over here..."

"Mom... today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, you can't beat children, you can't scold children... I'm still a child..."

Ye Yaodong was also amused by his cowardly appearance. "It's children who should be beaten!"

Seeing that he wouldn't come over for a long time, Ye Da Sister-in-law could only rush over. The group of children were so scared that they scattered.

Ye Chenghai also jumped up and down to hide everywhere. "Mom, you go clean them up, change their clothes, I don't need you here..."

Ye Da Sister-in-law was almost amused by him. "I'll clean you up first!"

"During the New Year, let's talk nicely... let's talk nicely..."

The mother and son chased each other at the door, but couldn't catch him, and neither could do anything to the other, so they could only scold and reply...

In the end, it was Ye Da who came out with a stick and caught him.

Ye Er Sister-in-law and Aqing also went to lead their respective children with black faces. It was only because it was the first day of the Lunar New Year that they couldn't scold or beat people, otherwise none of them would have escaped being beaten to a pulp.

Lin Xiuqing looked at her youngest son, who was almost covered in cow dung, even on his head and face. Among the children, he was the dirtiest. She wanted to take a whip and lash Ye Chenghai hard.

She didn't know what kind of example he was setting, how was he being a big brother?

He was so young, how would he know to run?

Lin Xiuqing stretched out her index finger and poked her youngest son's forehead hard. "How old are you, how old are they? They make noise, and you follow them? Look at you!"

Ye Chengyang looked at her innocently, then looked at Ye Yaodong. "I want to play with Brother!"

"You're so young, what are you playing with them for?"

Ye Yaodong smoothed things over. "Hey, children like to play with older children, it's normal. Don't scold him, what does he know? The most mischievous and worst one is Ye Chenghai. Keep a tab on him, today we can't beat him. After the 15th, I'll hang him up and beat him!"

Lin Xiuqing glared at him. "Isn't it you who gave them money to buy firecrackers!"

"How can this be blamed on me? I also felt sorry for them having empty pockets during the New Year, and I didn't tell them to blow up cow dung..."

Ye Yaodong watched as they were all led into the house to be cleaned up, and he was in no hurry to go out for a stroll.

He leaned against the door of the main room, watching Ye Chenghai standing in punishment with his head hanging, and said gloatingly, "It's a good thing today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, letting you escape a disaster! Your butt, hands, and feet are saved."

Ye Chenghai stretched his head to peek at his dad, and then quietly winked at Ye Yaodong.

"You're already in your teens, and you're still playing crazy all day, not wanting to study. After the New Year, come out to sea with me to help, so you don't stay at home all day and spoil your younger siblings."

"Whatever!"

When Ye Yaopeng heard his indifferent words, his liver ached with anger. "How many people want to study but don't have this opportunity..."

"Big Brother, after the New Year, take him to the pier to carry goods for a few days, and he'll know."

"Mm, it's necessary to let him suffer a little."

"Ye Chenghai, stand properly, stick to the wall and stand straighter!"

"Third Uncle, look at your own posture before talking about me." Ye Chenghai said with a giggle.

"You're the one standing in punishment, not me."

Ye Yaopeng also glared at Ye Chenghai. "Stick to the wall for me, stand straighter, bending your waist and hunching your shoulders, what does that look like?"

Ye Chenghai looked at Ye Yaodong with disdain from the corner of his eye.

Ye Yaodong directly revealed eight teeth at him! ===== CHAPTER 289 =====