Chapter 613

Before Ye Yaopeng's family even started taking theirs, many more villagers had already booked to take photos later.

The photographer's mouth couldn't close from happiness; he almost couldn't handle it.

Ye Yaodong stood on the side with his hands in his pockets, smiling and helping to shout, "If you want to take photos, wait a moment. Let them finish taking theirs first, don't disturb the master."

After saying that, he said to the photographer, "See? I told you the villagers would definitely be tempted. Let me tell you, you might as well not stay in the shop all day long. With the New Year approaching, although there are many people coming and going in the market, it's really not as good as walking around a few villages."

"With the New Year approaching, everyone has money to spend and will be willing to spend that one or two yuan. As long as one person wants to take a photo, many people will be tempted to follow suit. It's better than staying in the shop and having only a few people come a day. Or, stay in the shop for half a day in the morning, and go to the village for half a day in the afternoon..."

"Hey hey, you're right... take one yuan less later..."

Just by moving his lips, he got another photo and a discount? He really knew how to handle people.

Ye Yaodong saw that he was also very busy and the camera was adjusted, so he didn't disturb them. Just then, Aqing came over to give the money and called him back to eat.

The two boys were a bit reluctant to leave, looking back every step of the way.

"You've already finished taking your photos, what else is there to look at? Go home and take off your clothes. You can come out and look again after eating; there's still time."

When Ye Chenghu heard he had to take off his new clothes, he was a bit reluctant. He looked down at himself, tugged at the corner of his clothes, and twisted and turned, even less willing to go home.

"Can I not take them off? I want to wear this outfit today."

The new clothes were so good-looking, his friends hadn't seen them yet, and he hadn't walked around everywhere, so taking them off immediately was too much of a pity.

Ye Chengyang looked at this one and then that one, looking blank and confused.

Ye Yaodong hurriedly picked him up and walked toward the house with big strides, leaving the eldest son to be educated by his mother.

Lin Xiuqing put her hand on the back of Ye Chenghu's head and pushed him toward the house.

"Don't nag. These are clothes for the New Year. I just took them out early for you to wear for the photos. Hurry up and go back to the room to take them off and put them away, otherwise, if you get them dirty later, see if I don't beat you."

Ye Chenghu walked slowly toward the house, very unwillingly, under his mother's push.

After Ye Chengyang changed his clothes and went out, he finally couldn't withstand his mother's might and took off his clothes and pants.

But when she wanted him to put on his old clothes, he crossed his arms and looked angry.

Lin Xiuqing was both angry and amused, "The New Year is coming soon. Wait until the New Year to wear them, otherwise, you won't have new clothes for the New Year. This set was also made for you last year, and it's still very new. In the past, you couldn't even get one set of new clothes a year; you always wore what your older siblings left behind. You're picky now? You don't like last year's clothes? Then don't wear them, just stay in the room and wrap yourself in the quilt..."

After saying that, she didn't spoil him. Lin Xiuqing directly put the clothes on the bed. Wear them or not, if you don't wear them, just wrap yourself in the quilt naked.

In the main room, Ye Mu was stir-frying vegetables. The food was fragrant, and Ye Yaodong, Ye Fu, and the others had all sat down at the table to eat.

The old lady saw Lin Xiuqing come out with clothes in her hands, but Ye Chenghu was nowhere to be seen, so she asked suspiciously, "Where's the child?"

"I told him to take off his new clothes, and he's throwing a tantrum. Don't worry about him. Let's eat our food. When he's hungry later, he'll naturally put on his clothes and come out."

Sure enough, before the meal was finished, Ye Chenghu put on his clothes, moved bit by bit to the side of the table, sat in his seat, and waited there, but no one paid any attention to him.

Just when he was about to cry, the old lady smiled and scooped rice for him.

"In the past, don't even talk about new clothes; it was hard enough to wear clothes without patches. The only set of clothes without patches had to be saved for visiting relatives during the New Year. The outfit you're wearing is also new, how good-looking it is. Don't throw a tantrum. Look, everyone else has changed out of their new clothes."

Ye Chenghu looked around. Indeed, everyone had changed out of their new clothes. Ye Fu and Ye Mu had also taken off their new cotton-padded jackets and put them aside to avoid getting them dirty.

Ye Yaodong glanced at his eldest son, "Don't worry about him. Life has only been a bit better this year, and he's already getting a bit cocky. If he wants to wear them later, let him wear them. If he wears them and they get dirty, he can wear rags for the New Year. Other children will all be wearing new clothes and be happy, while he'll be wearing rags and be laughed at."

Ye Chenghu didn't dare to make a sound, feeling wronged. Seeing the rice in front of him, he just lowered his head and slowly shoveled it in.

The adults didn't pay him any mind either. Every child has the psychology of wanting to wear new clothes—no, everyone has it. Adults like wearing clothes too; no one took it to heart.

Ye Fu asked Ye Yaodong, "This trip also caught good weather. You went for five or six days, so you must have collected six or seven thousand jin, right? Plus the fish dried yesterday, we can dry another thousand jin this time."

"Hmm, the quantity for delivery before the New Year is definitely enough. We can still have a few thousand jin left. I'll just transport the extra to the shop in the city to store, so we don't have to worry about not having space at home. If the army still wants some after the New Year, then we'll talk about it after the New Year."

"Then we can take time to set up a stall before the New Year. Even if we set it up for a few days, we can sell a bit. With the New Year approaching, everyone needs to prepare New Year goods, and everything sells well."

Ye Mu also chimed in, "I heard there are people in our village who go to the big village next door to set up stalls to sell dried fish, and also go to town to set up stalls to sell. I heard they can sell a bit every day."

"How much can they sell? In the surrounding villages, who would be short of fish to eat?"

After Ye Fu refuted that, he said to Ye Yaodong, "Still have to go to the city."

Ye Yaodong nodded, "If only we could sell to inland cities. Inland cities don't rely on the sea, so dried fish or some dried seafood should also be popular. It's a pity we don't have the connections, and we don't understand this."

"Anyway, your shop is open in the city. Just sell dried fish fixedly. By then, someone should come to your door."

"Why? Are you not renting out the shop? Are you keeping it to sell dried fish yourself?" Ye Mu asked when she heard this.

"Aren't there two? Dongzi is thinking of renting one out and keeping one. After all, we have quite a lot of dried fish ourselves. If we can put them in the shop to sell, that wouldn't be bad. It's more cost-effective than renting it out, and we don't have to be exposed to the wind and sun outside."

"Then do we have to hire someone? Is it reliable? Just leaving the shop and things for others to watch, and we don't have anyone over there..."

Ye Mu frowned, feeling a bit worried. If that's the case, it would be better to rent it out.

Ye Yaodong took the opportunity to tell his mother about his plan to ask his father-in-law to watch the shop in the city, and he also explained the reasons.

Ye Mu frowned, but didn't say anything.

"If the in-laws are willing, that's also fine. It saves hiring outsiders. It just so happens he's old, so it's like going to the city to enjoy life. It's also good to hand over the work in the fields and on the mountains to the two brothers-in-law."

The whole family chatted and discussed the shop.

The two children had long been impatient to listen to the adults talk about things they didn't understand. It was so lively outside, and Ye Chengyang had finished eating early and left. After licking his bowl clean, he immediately dropped the bowl and slipped away.

Ye Chenghu was also anxious and ate hurriedly, having long thrown the previous depression to the back of his mind, fearing he wouldn't be able to catch the fun. It was noisy outside, and they could hear it in the house, feeling as if there were more and more people.

After eating, Ye Yaodong also rarely went out to watch the fun, just taking a walk.

At the doorway of Ye Dasao and Ye Ersao's house, there were already three layers of people inside and outside, all fellow villagers who had finished eating and came to watch the fun, and also wanted to take photos.

It was rarely this lively in the village, especially the children, who were jumping around, making the atmosphere even more festive.

At this time, Ye Yaodong also saw a few familiar friends, and everyone also came to join in the fun.

They greeted each other and stood together to chat.

But he didn't expect that Haozi, whom he hadn't seen for many days since he left that day, had also come.

Ye Yaodong nodded expressionlessly, just as a greeting. When Haozi saw A Guang was there, although he was a bit embarrassed, he still smiled and came over.

"Dongzi, has your family taken photos yet?"

"Just finished. Why, are you here to take photos too?"

"Yeah, thinking that the family has never taken photos before. It just so happens that someone has come to the village, so I plan to take one. It's just that taking photos is too expensive, and there are so many people, I don't know how long I have to wait..."

Everyone didn't respond and let him mutter to himself.

After the incident of hiding private goods, everyone looked down on him a bit. He was cowardly, timid, and didn't look like a man. Even if you wanted to help him up, you couldn't.

After talking for a while, seeing that no one responded, he chuckled a few times in embarrassment, said a few random words, and then found an excuse to walk to the side.

Everyone watched him walk away before speaking.

"Can't help him up. It's a waste that you, A Guang, rented to him for half a month. I heard he didn't earn little during that time."

"It doesn't matter. Just treat it as seeing through a person's heart once. Anyway, my family didn't lose anything, and it saves him from coming to my house to visit and work every three days, which is quite embarrassing. It's hard to refuse this kind of thing even if you want to."

"It's good like this now. He won't be able to find you to cling to anymore, reducing future losses."

Ye Yaodong changed the subject and asked curiously, "Then is your family's boat still going out to sea on its own?"

"Yeah, you're the big boss paying money, so of course I have to work for you. Anyway, I can't go for a few days, so my dad and I take turns collecting goods at home, and then hire another person to go out to sea together. Otherwise, if I entrust the boat to others, I have to share half of it. How can I share the money in your hands with others?" A Guang said with a giggle.

"Big boss my foot. Which big boss is like me, dirty all day long, going back and forth on the sea? I earn hard-earned money. It was not easy to develop a way to make money, and I'm still sharing it with you guys."

"This is called sharing blessings and sharing difficulties! Good brother!"

"Get lost!"

"Then are you still collecting after the New Year? Have you collected enough quantity now?"

"Not sure yet. Let's see later."