Chapter 630: Stubborn

Once this truckload was sold, his father-in-law should be familiar with it, and the shop should be on the right track, so he wouldn't have to come over so frequently every three days.

It's a pity that he didn't see any large Liberation trucks in the vicinity of their town, otherwise he could just haul a large truckload over, saving the trouble of transporting it trip by trip. He still had several thousand jin at home, and the main room, the children's room, and the old lady's room were all piled up to the ceiling.

He pondered about hauling another truckload at night. This trip didn't have other sundries, so he could haul a bit more and store it in the other shop. He should be able to not come over for a week, so as not to use the tractor too frequently, which was also expensive.

Lin Xiuqing was worried about whether her parents could adapt, and kept asking him after returning home.

Ye Yaodong nearly had a headache, but it was normal to be concerned about her own parents, which showed she was filial.

He also patiently chatted with her without getting annoyed, "I said it, but you're not at ease. If I take you, it's too far. If you're really not at ease, why don't you go with me at night? Anyway, you've never been to the city, so just consider it going to have a look? Leave the three children to Eldest Sister-in-law and Second Sister-in-law to watch? It's nothing to eat their food for a day."

"Huh? Go see for myself?" Saying this, she hesitated again.

Three children, one smaller than the other, how could she be at ease? She couldn't just think about her parents and not her children.

"I said you're not at ease, so don't you have to go see for yourself? I told you, they are adapting quite well, busy greeting guests every day, and have things to do. Looking at them full of smiles, they are also quite happy."

"How can I get away? The little one is still drinking milk, and she'll look for me if she doesn't see me for a while."

"Then I'll ask your father to call you tomorrow, and let him tell you, is that okay?"

"That's fine."

"Sitting idly with nothing to do and sighing is normal to worry, but now there is work to do, what is there to worry about?"

Ye Yaodong shook his head helplessly, then lay down on the bed in a big character shape, and kicked her with his feet, "Come, fetch a basin of hot water for your father, and by the way, pound my legs."

Lin Xiuqing kicked back, "Think of yourself as a master?"

"Wife, I'm so tired, can you fetch a basin of hot water for me? My legs are so sore~"

Lin Xiuqing couldn't hold it in and laughed, "Why are you so thick-skinned?"

"Thick skin, enough to eat!"

Ye Yaodong stretched his two legs long, clamped her legs, and then rubbed back and forth, up and down, while calling out lingeringly.

"Wife~ Wife~"

Lin Xiuqing's face turned red from his rubbing, "Take your legs away, otherwise how can I walk? How can I fetch hot water for you?"

"Surrendered so quickly? You're too un-teased."

"I'm afraid you'll be endless. Let go quickly."

If she didn't follow his wishes early, it would be awkward if he started using his hands later, and it wouldn't be long before dinner.

"Fine," after his goal was achieved, he let go instantly, "Go."

She was also a bit unable to hold it, and walked out with a bright smile, but after seeing the old lady, she was embarrassed and hurriedly suppressed the smile on her face.

But the upturned corners of her mouth showed how good her mood was at a glance.

The old lady looked at her happily, "The rice is cooked, just simmer it for a while, and I'll stir-fry two dishes and we can eat. You go busy with your things."

"I'll fetch a basin of hot water for Adong. He wore rain boots all day and is uncomfortable and wants to soak his feet."

"Good, good, there is still hot water left from the morning in the thermos, it's not hot enough, but it's just right for soaking feet. It just happened to be poured out. I'll burn another pot after stir-frying the dishes and using the fire in the stove, and wash the two children's feet at night."

The old lady was close to the thermos and the basin rack, and had already poured a basin of hot water while speaking, and tested the temperature with her hand.

Lin Xiuqing went directly to get the foot-wiping cloth hanging under the dining table, and then fetched the water into the room for Ye Yaodong.

"Are you waiting for me to take off your shoes?"

"Huh? You want to help me take them off, of course I don't object."

Lin Xiuqing threw the rag at him, "Take them off yourself, wash them yourself after taking them off. I'm going out to stir-fry the dishes. Eat early and sleep early. You haven't slept well for two nights."

Ye Yaodong grabbed the rag and sat up, hung it on the railing beside him, and started taking off his rain boots. It had been raining for so many days, and the ground outside was still pitted, so wearing rain boots was more convenient.

"I'm just afraid that if I take them off too early, they'll be too smelly and smoke the children. You take them to brush them later, and dry them in the sun tomorrow."

"Got it."

Lin Xiuqing pinched her nose and took the rain boots he had changed into to the back door first, intending to scald them with boiling water after dinner, pour some laundry detergent in to soak them, and brush them tomorrow morning.

Otherwise, they were really too smelly, no wonder the two sons didn't want to earn that foot-washing money.

After she finished washing her hands and was ready to stir-fry, the old lady wouldn't let go of the spatula, "I'll do it, you go busy with yours, I can still move."

"Nothing to be busy with, just a pair of rain boots, just soak them in hot water later, and brush them tomorrow."

"Oh, then what about Dongzi?"

"He's soaking his feet. I'll stir-fry the dishes early so he can eat and sleep early."

"Oh, then you come."

The old lady handed the spatula to her and sat in front of the stove to burn the fire.

But after a while, she started muttering again, "Dongzi is too hard-working. I don't know how many trips he will have to run back and forth in the future. None of the young men in the village are as hard-working as him. When others don't go out to sea, they can lie at home, but he has to run everywhere to make money..."

"Seeing that his eyes are blue, he must get a good sleep. Why don't we kill a chicken tomorrow? Go to the pharmacy and grab some tonic to stew, which can also replenish him."

"The two boys can also drink two mouthfuls of soup to build up strength. Chenghu has also started school for a few days, so let's replenish his brain and see if he can bring back a 100-point score..."

Ye Chenghu thought it was time for dinner, so he brought his brother back. He didn't expect that as soon as one foot stepped in, he heard about the 100-point score again. He immediately braked the other foot and hurriedly turned around to run outside.

Ye Chengyang just ran to the door and watched him run out again, shouting confusedly, "Brother, where are you going?"

Lin Xiuqing also turned her head to look, and saw his back, and he disappeared after turning a corner.

"It's time for dinner, where did you go?"

Ye Chengyang was blank, looked at his mother, and looked at the door. He didn't know whether to go in or find his brother.

"Go see if your father has finished washing his feet. If he has, call him out to eat."

"Oh."

With a mission, Ye Chengyang didn't think about where his brother had run to.

The old lady started muttering again, "Otherwise, killing a duck will also work. There are only two hens left, so we have to keep them for eggs. There are still three ducks. Fortunately, the in-laws sent a few ducklings over last year, otherwise there wouldn't be enough to kill. Now they are quite big, and have been raised for more than half a year..."

The old lady muttered about killing chickens and ducks every three days. Originally, Ye's mother divided five chickens to each, one was stepped to death by the small ones, one young hen that hadn't laid eggs was stewed before, and one was killed at the Winter Solstice. Now there were only two hens and three ducks left for eggs. The old lady fed them more clearly than anyone else, but she still thought about killing them.

Then she had killed several ducks on and off in the past few months. Now there were two hens and three ducks left for eggs.

Lin Xiuqing said helplessly, "We have to keep them for eggs, and for brooding and hatching ducklings and chicks, we can't kill them anymore."

"Kill another duck, is it okay? Two chickens, two ducks for eggs and hatching is enough, right? And we can save some rice bran..."

"No, the ducks have always been driven out to find food by the sea, and they don't eat rice bran."

"Uh..."

That's true.

The old lady frowned, "Then I'll go to the old house tomorrow and grab one to kill. The two old ones have been eating yours all year round, so just grab one of their chickens. Anyway, we can start hatching chicks soon, and they can raise a nest again."

Lin Xiuqing smiled, "Okay, you tell my father yourself."

"Mm, just right, your mother is at work during the day and not at home."

Mm, if she finds out after coming home from work at night, she will also scold her father!

Ye Yaodong carried the foot-washing water out and heard them talking lively, "What is my mother not at home at work?"

"Grandma said she would grab a chicken from the old house tomorrow morning while your mother is at work to kill."

"Won't that get scolded?"

Lin Xiuqing laughed, "That's also scolding your father!"

"That's right, then grab it. Anyway, when spring comes, we can start hatching chicks in March or April, and we can have a nest again."

The old lady also smiled.

"Eat quickly, this matter has nothing to do with you. You'll have it to eat when you come back tomorrow."

"Okay!"

Ye Yaodong was happy. Anyway, raising them is for eating. If you raise them longer, they will be old. Isn't it better to kill them early and eat them?

"Where is Ye Chenghu? It's time for dinner, where did he die?"

"Who knows? He just came back, and ran out again. I'll go to the door and shout."

After much calling, he finally came out. Lin Xiuqing stood at the door and shouted like she was hanging her life, and Ye Chenghu poked his head at the courtyard door.

"Where did you go? I told you to come back for dinner, but you were slow, and you ran out when it was time for dinner."

Ye Chenghu walked slowly into the room. Seeing that no one was talking about the 100-point bomb, he hurriedly climbed onto the table. He was already hungry, okay?

Why do adults always want children to score 100? It's so annoying, otherwise why would he run out?

Everyone was at the table eating, and the eldest son arrived late. Ye Yaodong couldn't help but want to lecture him, "You don't know how to come back for dinner, and you don't know how to do your homework before playing. Don't you want your pocket money?"

"It's too hard, I can't do it!" Ye Chenghu pouted, poking the rice in his bowl with chopsticks, and said brokenly.

Breaking down once a day was enough, and this was the second time. Depressed.

Anyway, he earned one mao yesterday!

Two fen a day couldn't attract him at all now!

Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but glare at him, "Are you studying for me? And you say you can't do it."

Ye Chenghu silently stirred the rice in his bowl and didn't speak.

The old lady smiled and smoothed things over, "He's still young. Other kids his age are still playing with mud. He's already started school a year earlier than others."

"That's right!" Ye Chenghu echoed fearlessly. ===== CHAPTER 631 =====