Chapter 42: Uneven division of labor and small thoughts

Everyone waited patiently for a while, only to see Lin Xiuqing put down the abacus and say: "It's 7628 jin, 1601 yuan and 88 cents. There's no mistake."

"I said there wouldn't be a mistake. We are all from the same village. I wouldn't have the lack of character to deduct your weight. Doing business is all about integrity."

Ye Yaodong said with a smile: "I didn't say you deducted the weight, Cai-ge. It's just that I was afraid the numbers were too big, and calculating only once would easily lead to mistakes."

"It's fine. No one can guarantee that they won't make mistakes. Since there's no problem, I'll write you a receipt."

"Ah, can't get the money immediately?" A-Guang glared.

"Where would I have so much cash? This mackerel isn't like large yellow croaker, which has a high price and needs to find a buyer first. This is easy to sell. I'll give you a receipt first. You take the receipt to my house to settle the money tomorrow or the day after. It's only over a thousand. Are you afraid I'll run away? How much goods do I collect in a month!"

"Fine, then write a receipt."

Everyone knew that collection points didn't settle immediately and had to wait for their payment to return before they could settle. They actually weren't in a rush for this day or two. A-Guang was just too excited and impatient.

"Dongzi, put the receipt with you, let your wife keep it. Tell us after the money is settled."

"Fine!"

After the excitement, the villagers were still reluctant to leave, continuing to gather at the collection point, looking at the mackerel basket by basket and continuing to whisper.

Hearing Xiao Xiao, A-Zheng, and A-Guang excitedly followed Ye Yaodong to the Ye house, chatting and bragging to Ye Yaodong's family along the way, how powerful they were, how witty, and how good their luck was...

Along the way, there was their laughter.

After arriving at the Ye house, they returned to their own homes.

Ye Mu said with a full face of smiles: "Dongzi, are you guys going tomorrow?"

"Wait for A-Guang to go back and ask again, to see if we can rent it for another day. Originally, we were going to the isolated island to go to the sea today. Encountering the mackerel school was accidental."

Lin Xiuqing said with a look of regret: "The house construction starts tomorrow, and we have to help at home, otherwise we could go to the sea with you."

"It's fine, I'll go by myself. You guys do whatever you need to do."

Seeing him rarely so diligent and sensible, Ye Mu was also very relieved, "It just so happens that you can't help much. Going to the sea to get some seafood back as dishes for the workers is also good. With so many workers, the food and vegetables consumed every day will be quite a lot. Tomorrow, your eldest brother will be there, so it's enough."

"Who knows if the boat owner is willing to rent it tomorrow?"

"If they aren't willing to rent it, then you go to the mountain to transport yellow soil, go to the river in Dongqiao village to dig gravel, and add a laborer to the family!"

Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes. If he told his mother that he flipped the cart when transporting yellow soil this morning, his mother would probably glare again. He really hadn't done any work in his previous life, a waste.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow."

He went directly to the backyard to take a shower. He didn't care that the clothes he changed in the morning weren't dry. After washing, he wore shorts and walked into the room swaggeringly, then lay down directly, waiting for the clothes to dry in the evening, just in time to go to A-Guang's place for a drink, saving the family some rice and grain...

Lin Xiuqing also followed into the room and whispered to him: "Second sister-in-law hesitated to speak several times just now, did you notice?"

"Why would I look at her?"

"No, I think she might want to ask about the money from selling mackerel!"

Ye Yaodong looked at her inexplicably, "What I earned myself has nothing to do with her. The family has always been each room earning their own and keeping their own."

"Maybe she feels that the money earned by the eldest and second brother following Dad out to sea is turned over to build the house, while you don't take turns, but rent a boat to earn money yourself, and she has thoughts in her heart."

Women just have too many thoughts, too many thoughts, troublesome!

"The boat is Dad's. What's wrong with a son helping the family do a little work? Although I'm a bit lazy, haven't I also helped go to the sea these two days, saving the family some vegetable money? It's also contributing. Why can't the money I earned myself be kept by myself?"

"Shh~ lower your voice!" Lin Xiuqing glanced at the bedroom door, it must have been heard.

"What are you afraid of!"

He was just so righteous!

It was originally earned by him. It was her second sister-in-law who wanted to reach out to him. No way.

Lin Xiuqing didn't dare to make a sound, fearing he would rush out directly to reason.

Anyway, if the second sister-in-law didn't open her mouth, they would pretend they didn't know for now.

Seeing her not speaking, Ye Yaodong comforted: "Don't worry about her. In a few months, after the house is built, we'll split the family and each family will live their own."

She responded softly, "Mm."

When Ye Fu's fishing boat returned, his clothes weren't dry, and he had no clothes to wear for the time being, so he didn't go to the pier to help pick up the cargo, staying at home with peace of mind.

When Ye Fu arrived home, he rarely showed a smiling face to him, "Not bad, actually netted over seven thousand jin of mackerel."

"Actually, it's not much. Four people share it, and one person only has 400 yuan."

"It's also quite good. It would be even better if one person went."

Ye Yaodong: *If one person went, you would have one less son, and invite friends and relatives to eat my funeral feast! *

Ye Ersao, who had been holding back words for an afternoon, finally had the opportunity to speak.

"Dad, eldest brother and A-Hua take turns going out to sea with you, and the money earned is turned over to build the house. Does the money from Yaodong selling fish also have to be taken to build the house?"

"Mm?" Ye Fu frowned, just wanting to speak, Ye Yaodong directly repeated what he said to Lin Xiuqing in the afternoon.

"But it's different. They paid the same labor, and the money earned wasn't shared, but used to build the house. Yaodong doesn't go out to sea with you, and the money earned is kept by himself. It's equivalent to us earning money and still sharing a part for him to build the house. Dad, this is somewhat unfair. We are too disadvantaged."

Ye Fu frowned, "Who said that? How can you calculate like that? Then I take money to build the house for you, am I not disadvantaged? The boat is mine, not public. I've repaired the boat bit by bit these two years. Did I take money from you?"

"Eldest and second brother going out to sea counts as contributing to the family. Third brother going to the sea is also contributing. Apart from what can be sold for money, isn't the rest contributed? And according to second brother, third brother has also gone to the homestead to help do a little work these two days."

"Changing the way of saying it, eldest and second brother go out to sea with me. If you count the wages, how can it be enough for you to build a house? How come you earned money to build a house for him? Clearly, I am subsidizing you to build a house. Third brother's seafood can also save a bit of vegetable money. This is also money, and it is also his contribution, but his way of contributing is different."

He obviously listened to the third son's words. Earning it yourself and keeping it yourself, no problem.

And calculating according to the family background of the three sons, the third son is considered the thinnest. Parents always worry more about the son who is relatively weak. Although they hate iron for not becoming steel, they also have a bit of partiality.

Seeing her unconvinced look, Ye Fu followed up and said: "If he doesn't go to the sea tomorrow, I will break his legs and carry him to the homestead to help. Is there anything to say about this? Do you think going out to sea is tiring, or carrying gravel and yellow soil is tiring?"

Only earning a little money, and starting to divide labor unevenly. If the family earns big money again, would it be okay?

Second sister-in-law is just too good at calculating.

Over the years, the money they earned themselves was kept by themselves, and the food and drink were produced by the family, and they didn't spend any money. Third brother rarely earned a sum of money, and she actually couldn't wait to jump out.

Ye Fu knew like a mirror in his heart. What kind of person and what kind of temperament in the family, he had long known clearly, and had long wanted to split the family and let them live alone.

Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Manage what their lives turn into! ===== CHAPTER 43 =====