Ye Yaodong defended himself.
The plan itself couldn't keep up with the changes, and the calculation was just right, but people were so enthusiastic about not letting him go, what could he do?
"Hurry up and count your money, don't be nagging."
"Ah Cai's account hasn't been settled yet, so tomorrow..."
"Are you going to get married with him tomorrow? You don't have to let me go. I'm not at home, and I don't know how many days of goods have not been calculated. You handle it every day, so you know better. What's more, you women are the best at calculating.
, I can still make a counter-offer with him."
"What does it mean that we women are the best at penny-pinching? Who doesn't live by penny-pinching?"
"Yes, yes, yes, everything you said is right, everything you said is right..."
Lin Xiuqing glared at him before starting to count the money in her hand.
"Tomorrow, on the 29th, I'm going to go to the city and check everywhere to see if there's anything missing. My father has arranged for someone to stay there to watch, right?"
"Yes, there are two people left. I paid double the salary and asked them to watch over them, and then replaced them on the first day of the new year. My parents also took their children back to their hometown yesterday, and only my eldest brother and second brother are still there.
There, I said that if I go back on New Year’s Eve, I can help keep an eye on it.”
Ye Yaodong thought for a while, "Let's give it three times. I'll take two more dogs over tomorrow and take them to the nursing home. I'll just keep them there. There are a lot of dogs at home. In case someone gets pregnant again next year,
Just send the pregnant dog to the city."
"Then you figure it out. By the way, you have to bring your godfather and godmother back."
"I think so too, and then I can stay at home with peace of mind until New Year's Eve."
"I'm telling you as if there are several days after New Year's Eve before the New Year is celebrated."
"I can't help it. I'm busy. You're busy at home and I'm busy outside."
"Wash yours."
Lin Xiuqing concentrated on counting the money. After counting, she calculated the accounts again, including the boatman's wages and Ah Cai's accounts, and prepared the money in advance.
Ye Yaodong was still thinking about the Ocean One going to sea after the new year, and thought about asking his father tomorrow if he had gone to see Uncle Lin. The Chinese New Year was coming soon, and his friend would definitely be back.
At this moment, they heard a burst of explosions coming from outside, which almost startled them.
"Those kids are playing with firecrackers there again. You should go out and take care of them. Don't blow up your hands. It's such a big noise."
"I'm going to take a look... I don't know anything all day long... I can play with everything..." Lin Xiuqing hurried out to take a look.
Ye Yaodong pricked up his ears and heard only cheers and curses from adults, thinking that there shouldn't be any big problem.
From the time he came back to now, the laughter and the sound of firecrackers outside have not stopped at all.
Lin Xiuqing came in not long after she left. "It was some children nearby who bundled the firecrackers into a ball, and the ignition wires into a ball, and then lit them and covered them with an iron box. Then there was an explosion.
The more lawless they become, the more tricks they play, and they will cry when the time comes."
"Then you can't play with this. The ignition wire is so short that it will blow up before you can run away..."
"Isn't that right? All of them have been taken home and beaten, or they were chased and beaten.
"Children at home should also be told not to play, and let them use money to buy food instead of firecrackers."
"Why didn't you say anything?"
"Damn it, I'm not at home every day, so of course I need you to keep an eye on me."
Lin Xiuqing glared at him, "Yeah."
Because he had something to do the next day, Ye Yaodong didn't stay in bed. He got up early and told his father during dinner, asking him to remember to go to Uncle Lin's house to ask.
Father Ye nodded in agreement, and then he felt relieved and prepared to go out to the city.
The old lady muttered, "I just came back and left again. I have been coming and going all day long. I am so busy..."
"A few days ago, you thought I was sitting in front of my house all day long, just basking in the sun."
"Your wife is too busy to touch the floor. You are lying there basking in the sun. I just want you to have enough rest and help her by the way. I am not an old fool. Ah Qing has been taking care of the children for more than half a year.
How tiring it is to be busy with these things."
"One moment you feel that I am too idle, and the next moment you feel sorry for me that I am too busy. You are so contradictory." After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he walked out.
The old lady's voice came intermittently, "It's almost the Chinese New Year, so I have to take a break..."
Lin Xiuqing said: "You can rest after finishing your work today..."
It’s really just today, because tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, but it’s not just today and another busy day.
Workers can take a break early, but the boss is the last one to take a break.
Today in the village, the aroma of various fried foods can be smelled everywhere.
The adults are also busy. In fact, it is the women who are busy. The men still play cards when they should, and brag when they should.
The happiest ones are the children. It can be said that this year is the happiest year they have ever had.
I can’t talk about every household, but 80% of the households in the village have less money this year.
Most children also have toys brought back from outside, pocket money in their pockets, and various candies and melon seeds. This is simply the happiest thing for them.
Their toys have always been just tattered and homemade little things that they made by themselves. How can they not have all kinds of strange and novel toys like those in the Ye family.
The little toys that their father brought them when they came back this year can be cherished by them for several years. They will store them like treasures and play with them for a long time.
When school starts, you can also put it in your schoolbag and take it to school to present treasures to other children.
After Ye Chenghu learned the lesson of not going to the city a few days ago, he also knew that his father kept his word and had been extremely honest these days.
Every day I would take time to write my homework for a while, and then go play, mainly with Ye Chengyang accompanying me to write together.
He was really afraid that he would not even have the New Year's money, so it was only in the past two years that his mother agreed to let him keep the New Year's money and put it in his piggy bank.
His piggy bank is now his most proud thing.
The brothers and sisters had already emptied their piggy banks when they went to the city. Only he and Yangyang still had money left.
Every time he was laughed at by them in the past few days, everyone went to the city and he didn't have to go to the city. He would take out his piggy bank and say that he had money but they didn't, in order to regain his lost face.
In fact, it's just a dead duck with a tough mouth.
Tomorrow is the last day and the Chinese New Year is coming. The two brothers are working hard right now. No matter how noisy outside or how the neighbor children call them, they all sit down and do their homework.
Ye Chenghu also tore a small piece of newspaper and blocked his ears, fearing that he would not be able to sit still and be affected.
Ye Yaodong waited until dark in the evening and came back, and for the first time he saw the two boys doing homework there, his eyebrows raised.
After taking a closer look, I was satisfied that it was in perfect working order.
"The moon comes out in the west? Are you two suddenly so good?"
Lin Xiuqing said with a smile: "You are either away from home for a few days, or you go out early and come back late. I don't know how honest you two have been recently. They write for a while after dinner every day before going to play, and they also write for a while before going to bed every day."
"Really? The Bodhisattva has appeared?"
"I'm afraid I won't have any new year's money, so I have to finish my winter vacation homework before dinner tomorrow."
"No wonder, let me just say it, it won't be early if there is no benefit."
Ye Chenghu put down his pen at this time, took out the newspaper that was stuck in his ears, and then showed his homework to his father like a treasure, with a look of anticipation on his face.
"Dad, look, please check, I wrote very carefully, all the words are neat, there is not a single scrawl."
Ye Yaodong finally looked through it and found that it was indeed written neatly.
"That's right, I finally got serious about it."
"Hey, I'll write it again tomorrow and I'll finish it."
"Okay, when the time comes, go next door and show off. I can win you back a round."
Ye Chenghu nodded like a fool, "Yes, yes, that's what I think. Dad, you are really the roundworm in my belly. You know everything I think."
He grinned and added, "Let them laugh at me for not being able to go to the city a few days ago, and then it will be my turn in two days."
"Go to bed early and don't write too late. The light at night is not good and it will hurt your eyes."
"I've finished writing today."
Ye Chengyang also put down his pen and showed the homework he had written to Ye Yaodong, looking forward to the praise.
Ye Yaodong also patted his head and praised him, and then asked them to watch TV and go to sleep, or go upstairs to play with toys and go to bed early. It was too cold outside, so he told them not to go out.
There were not many people outside at this time. It was dark and cold, so most of them stayed at home playing or watching TV.
Lin Xiuqing waited for him to return to his room before asking him if his day went well.
"It went well. I helped them move their luggage and sent it to their home in the county. You said, no matter how many children you have, no matter how successful you are, it is really useless if you are not around."
"That can't be said like that. If you don't have money and you have many children, and they are all around you, it will be even more difficult."
"That's true, my dad is still happy."
Ye Yaodong said while taking off his clothes and pants, it was freezing outside, and now he wanted to lie down and wrap himself up in bed.
Lin Xiuqing smiled, "It's true. Dad doesn't know how prosperous he is now. In his free time, he just walks back and forth in the village and brags with others."
"My busy feet never touch the ground, so I let him take the spotlight."
"That's not the case. The old lady even asked him to pick out manure today. She took advantage of the New Year to clean it up. Dad is still complaining. It just happens that every day, she asked him to pick out manure when you were not around."
Ye Yaodong was happy, "That's a bit shameful. We have to go in the middle of the night or before dawn."
"I just went there at night after it got dark. I just finished cleaning and brought the toilet back."
"I need to think about it and renovate a bathroom. The septic tank is not easy to dig and there is no running water..."
"What did you say?"
"Some places in the city have had running water for a long time, but we in the countryside don't know when we will have it."
"Just wait another two years. Some villages in the mountains don't even have electricity yet."
"Have all the accounts been settled today?"
"Well, it's all settled. This year's accounts are all clear. All the money that should be paid has been paid, and there are no outstanding debts."
"Then you can celebrate the New Year with peace of mind tomorrow."
He smelled the quilt, which was the scent of washing powder. He knew it had just been washed today and had been put on in the evening. The smell didn't even exist yesterday.
"Comfortable, it's better to be comfortable in bed."
Lin Xiuqing asked: "Didn't you want to start a fish canning factory with that Hong Wenle before? Why hasn't he come to you recently?"
Ye Yaodong sat up straight when he heard her ask about this.
"I'm not at home during this period. I guess the loan hasn't been approved yet? After it's approved, he should contact me. I'll go to Aguang and the others tomorrow to ask. They've also gone through the process of getting a loan. I'll know the progress after I ask them.
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"You even want to follow the trend of loans, and you think it is a good thing. If you take a loan, a group of people will follow suit."
"It was originally a good thing, but you don't understand. It's New Year's Eve tomorrow, so it's not easy to come to the door and wait until the New Year is over. Why do you care about this? Aren't you not very happy?"
"I counted again today. Our family has 750,000. That's a lot..."
"Are you a little nervous to get it? I will help you spend some money after the new year."
She smiled and patted him, "I'm really a little flustered. I feel like there's too much money. I've never seen so much money in my life, and I never thought I could have so much money. I won't be able to earn it in a few lifetimes."
"The pattern is small, and there will be more and more in the future. This is only a few hundred thousand, so what does it count?"
"Don't be proud. You have been running around all day. If you are tired, go to bed early. I will also go and call some children to go to bed."
Ye Yaodong also felt that he had not been at home in the past few days and had not paid attention to the progress of their loan. Before going to bed, he also thought about asking and understanding tomorrow.
"Dad~ Congratulations on getting rich, bring me the red envelope!"
He was closing his eyes and concentrating, thinking about what unresolved matters, when he felt a heavy object pressing heavily on him.
"Oh...it's over, it's over, I'm going to vomit blood..."
"Ah! Don't be afraid, Dad, I'll give you an injection." Ye Xiaoxi climbed out of bed actively and went to turn over the table.
Ye Yaodong watched helplessly as she took an iron needle used by Lin Xiuqing to knit sweaters and was about to prick him.
"Don't be afraid, just close your eyes and it will be fine after just pricking..."
She also stretched out her little hands to cover his eyes.
Lin Xiuqing smiled and snatched the iron needle from her hand, "Children are not allowed to take this, what if it pokes their eyes?"
Ye Yaodong also smiled and put her on the bed again, "It's not even New Year's Eve yet, and you're already practicing in advance?"
"My brother said it."
"Oh, by the way, I made an agreement with my godfather to go to his place to pay New Year greetings on the third day of the Lunar New Year, so I can avoid you from returning to my parents' home on the second day of the Lunar New Year."
After he finished speaking, he scratched Ye Xiaoxi's nose and said, "Keep these words in your third grade and tell your godfather, and you will get a big red envelope."
"It hurts..."
"How can you instigate a child to ask for red envelopes like this? Don't scratch her nose all the time. The bridge of her nose will collapse."
"It's so easy to collapse. I'm not inciting my children to ask for red envelopes, and I don't need that little money. Just kidding, let the children say some auspicious words. Children's words are the most innocent. I will also give red envelopes when I come to visit you for New Year greetings."
"
Ye Xiaoxi spread his hands, "Dad, red envelope!"
Ye Yaodong patted her hand and said, "Wait until tomorrow night. Now hurry up and go to bed."
"Sleep with daddy."
She leaned over and hugged Ye Yaodong's neck, kissed his cheek several times before lying back on the bed.
Lin Xiuqing also went to bed with a smile.
Chapter completed!