Chapter 439

The whole family was here, the brothers and their families were all here, only his father and mother were at the old house. He hadn't thought of it before, but once the old lady reminded him, he couldn't rest easy either.

As for that dilapidated house of the old house, he had a good idea after experiencing it last year. Over there, you can forget about sleeping at night.

No, it should be that even if you want to sleep, there's no place to sleep. It leaks everywhere, and there's a water tap every few steps. At most, you can only lean there and doze for a while. His father and mother are both getting on in years, and his mother still has to go to work during the day.

The old lady blamed herself for being too talkative. Seeing that she couldn't stop him from going to the old house, she said, "Dongzi, then call your eldest brother and second brother too. Don't go alone; it's better to have someone accompany you to go over and see in the wind and rain."

"Alright."

"Wait, take a flashlight," Lin Xiuqing hurriedly ran to the room to open the drawer and find a flashlight, and then hurriedly ran out to hand it to him, "Be careful, walk slowly, take the main road, don't take the small paths, the mountain will have landslides."

"Mmm."

Ye Yaodong carefully opened the door only a crack to go out, and then tightly closed the door again. However, just at that moment when he opened the door, the wind blew so hard they couldn't open their eyes, and the candle was also blown out by the wind coming through the crack.

Lin Xiuqing went to light it again.

Seeing that Ye Yaodong hadn't eaten two mouthfuls of his meal yet, she was afraid it would get cold by the time he came back, so she put the rice into the pot; there was still residual heat in the stove, so she could warm the rice.

"You all hurry up and eat, after you finish, I'll give you a sponge bath."

Lin Xiuqing had also been busy like a spinning top until now, never idle, having to breastfeed and take care of the little ones, and also having to organize the family's eating and drinking.

Ye Yaodong only went to call his eldest brother; it was just a trip to the old home to pick people up, so there was no need for all three brothers to go together; two people having a companion on the road was enough.

The wind beside them became more and more rampant, the big trees were blown until they bent their waists, swaying and flapping back and forth there, and a large patch of branches and leaves fell off. If the rain hadn't been so heavy, these leaves could have danced all over the sky.

The brightness of the flashlight wasn't very high to begin with, and it could only shine on their feet. The torrential rain poured down, also blurring his line of sight. He walked against the wind, and the resistance was also great; he couldn't take very big steps and was constantly being blown backward by the wind.

In this kind of weather, the dirt road wasn't easy to walk on either. The mudslides on the mountain slope on the side kept sliding down, and he almost fell several times. Fortunately, he grabbed a tree by the side of the road to steady his body.

The wind and rain were heavy, and everyone was hiding at home. There wasn't half a person's shadow on the road, only the two brothers braving the rain to go to the old house.

Finally, they climbed another small slope before arriving at the old home. In the past, when the family had many people, they didn't feel the house was big; instead, they felt it was crowded. But now that only Ye's father and mother lived there, the house seemed a bit bigger.

The two brothers had just walked to the doorway and were patting the door panel to call people. Ye's father and mother had finished eating early and returned to their room. The torrential rain also covered the brothers' voices, and it didn't sound real; they thought it was the wind blowing the doors and windows, causing them to shake constantly.

Later, when they saw no one responding, they ran to the window of their room at the back door and shouted, and only then did the two hear them.

As soon as Ye's father opened the window, the howling wind poured in, blowing the mosquito net everywhere, and large splashes of rain smashed in, splashing water droplets all over his face.

"Why did you run over? In such heavy wind and rain, why didn't you stay at home? Why did you run over?"

The wind and rain were heavy, so they could only rely on shouting to talk.

"The old lady is worried about you. Who knows when the typhoon will pass? She said that now only the two of you are left at the old house, so she told us to come over and pick you up to go over there."

"Are you full and have nothing to do? Your mother and I are fine here, what are you worried about? Which year doesn't have a typhoon? She's the one with all the trouble, tossing people around. She should just take care of herself, why worry about us?"

"You two hurry back. It's wind and rain, and the road isn't easy to walk on. Walk along the edges later, don't walk beside people's houses, be careful of tiles falling down and hitting your heads..."

Ye's father scolded them twice, and after he finished giving instructions, he wanted to close the window. Ye Yaodong hurriedly pressed the window to stop him.

"Since we're already here, let's go to the new house together. You can't sleep well here either; the room leaks all night, and there isn't a single place that doesn't leak where you can lie down. Go to the new house, lay a floor mat, at least you'll have a place to lie down."

Ye's mother also followed along from the side, scolding, "What's the point of tossing around? It's not like we haven't experienced a typhoon day. Tough it out for one night, and tomorrow it will be fine. You two hurry back."

Ye Yaopeng also shouted, "Go to the new house, everyone is over there. How can we rest easy with just the two of you old folks here? Who knows how big this typhoon is? Go over, put on your raincoats and straw raincoats, and hold a set of clothes in your arms to change into when you get there."

Ye Yaodong also echoed, "Yes, go over, it's not very far. The typhoon has only just started to blow, and the wind force is already this strong. Who knows what it will blow into at night? You were busy a while ago and didn't have time to repair the roof. This typhoon doesn't look small, who knows what it will blow into? Go over, while you can still walk out, don't delay."

"Dianpa, to actually run out in this kind of weather..."

"Stop being long-winded, hurry up, otherwise the wind will be too strong in a moment, and even we won't be able to walk."

Ye Yaopeng also continued, "Mother still has to go to work tomorrow, how can she stand sitting and toughing it out all night? After the typhoon, she will definitely be even busier. Hurry up, don't delay. In a moment the wind will be even stronger. You two take a set of clothes and hold them in your arms, put on your rain boots, and wrap your straw raincoats tightly."

Ye's father had no choice with them, and he was also afraid that if they delayed, they wouldn't be able to leave, so he had no choice but to agree and close the window first.

The brothers walked to the main entrance to wait. The howling wind was noisy and clamorous, even louder than before they came out, quite like the surging waves coming with the force of an avalanche, as if the whole house were trembling.

Ye Yaopeng shrank his neck and looked at the sound of the rain splashing at the doorway, "This typhoon doesn't look small!"

"Indeed, last year's typhoon didn't blow this hard. It's only evening, and it's only just started to blow. Who knows what it will blow into at night."

"I hope it doesn't blow that hard. Every year typhoons kill people, and several houses collapse..."

"They're out..."

Ye's father and mother simply collected a set of clothes and put on their straw raincoats before coming out.

"Hongtian... in such heavy wind and rain, you also ran over. Is it that you feel staying in the house is too comfortable? Your father and I are fine at home..." Ye's mother had just walked out of the room when she was hit by the rain, so she turned her back and scolded the two brothers.

"Why are you being long-winded? This typhoon doesn't look small, hurry up and walk."

Ye Yaodong couldn't remember, was the typhoon in '83 in his previous life big? Anyway, his family didn't have any personnel losses, and he lived his life without a care in the world.

However, the trajectory of life had already changed. His father and mother were much busier in this life than in his previous life. Who knew if the house was still sturdy?

The four of them braved the wind and rain and walked back along the way they came. Although returning was with the wind, walking downhill was harder than walking uphill. If it hadn't been for the two brothers supporting her, Ye's mother would have almost slipped and fallen. She cursed the heavens once, and then hurriedly started running again.

Just as they walked to the side of the new house, the sea waves in the distance suddenly churned up more than ten meters high and smashed down with a bang. The waves by the beach also piled up layer by layer and kept rushing toward the shore, but they couldn't rush to their doorway before shrinking back again.

"My goodness!" Ye's mother looked in a daze, "The waves are hitting so high!"

"It's a typhoon day, what did you expect?"

"It's not like I haven't run out to watch before? Who runs to the shore to watch the waves when a typhoon is blowing for no reason? It would be when the typhoon has just arrived or just passed."

"Hurry up and walk, stop being long-winded here."

Ye's mother looked up at the three brothers' house in front of her and hesitated, "Whose house are we going to?"

Ye Yaodong said, "Go to my house!"

Ye Yaopeng also scrambled to say, "Go to my house, Dongzi's house has the old lady, and A-Yuan, there are too many people and it will be crowded, go to my house."

"It's fine, go to my house, I added a room, we can sleep. Those three boys in one room, the old lady in one room by herself. Later, let A-Qing set up a floor mat, and you two can lay a floor mat in the old lady's room, it's easy to sleep."

"It's all you guys tossing around, otherwise I would be fine in my own house."

"Fine my foot, it leaks everywhere. Laying a floor mat here, at least you can lie down and sleep, no need to worry," Ye Yaodong pulled his mother and walked straight into the house, "Hurry up, you haven't eaten yet."

Ye's father and mother followed behind him into the courtyard.

That big black dog wasn't raised in vain; it was very competent. In the strong wind and rain, it even ran out and barked twice when it heard the sound of the courtyard gate being opened. After seeing it was their own people, it shrank back like a drowned rat.

Lin Xiuqing had been standing by the window looking outside. Seeing them return, she said to the old lady, "They're back."

"Amitabha, it's good that they're back."

The doors and windows were constantly shaking, and the old lady was also worried to death. She was there blaming herself for being too talkative, causing the two brothers to brave such heavy wind and rain to make a trip.

After they ran in, Lin Xiuqing hurriedly opened the door to let them in.

Ye's father complained to the old lady, "On a rainy day, you have to toss people around."

The old lady wasn't so righteous this time, and it was rare for her to feel a bit guilty, "Isn't it because I was worried that only the two of you were living over there?"

Lin Xiuqing smoothed things over, "I just boiled a pot of hot water, you two wipe yourselves off in a moment, don't catch a cold."

"Mmm, you go to the old lady's room and add a floor mat."

Ye's mother took off her straw raincoat and said, "Doesn't it leak at all here?"

"It's a newly built house, it won't for the time being."

"It's good that we came over. Every year there's a typhoon, every year it leaks. It's rare to have a typhoon day that doesn't leak." Ye's mother sighed.

"I told you to come over just now, but you weren't willing to move."

"There's no one looking after the house at home..." Ye's father couldn't rest easy.

"Then it's no use even if you are there. It's not like if you're there, the roof won't be blown off."

"It's good that you're here. Have you eaten? If not, cook some noodles." The old lady changed the subject.

"We ate early, no need to busy yourself."

Suddenly, a gust of wind howled, and it seemed like something hit the window, attracting everyone's attention with a pitter-patter sound.

"Ah! A fish?"

"Ah? A fish?"

This is possible?

Ye Yaodong heard Lin Xiuqing exclaim, and hurriedly looked toward the window. It had already fallen down, and he couldn't see it anymore.