Chapter 1036 Father Pei’s Gossip (8000 Words)

In the past, everyone felt that they were not their biological grandchildren, but now they even feel that their father picked him up.

They are both grandsons, why is there such a big difference?

Fortunately, I can still be a human being.

The children who were the most active in the atmosphere have all disappeared, and the older generation are taciturn. Now even those in the middle are suddenly depressed and don’t want to talk anymore. It’s so irritating.

So much so that as soon as we entered the village, everyone said briefly and then went back to their homes.

Only the old lady was supported by the three brothers, Aunt Ye, and her uncle to go to the Mazu Temple on the beach.

Without asking the gods, neither Father Ye nor Uncle Ye would give in. A matter that had finally made some progress would have to be stranded again, and no one knew what the delay would be.

Ye Yaodong didn't care about them, since his father would take care of them anyway.

When he took a bunch of light cakes home, he also burped at the same time, and all kinds of curses came from the three houses.

Ye Chenghu’s voice was the loudest, “Isn’t there a washing machine?”

"You can get so dirty if you have a washing machine, right? Is that the reason? Take it off for me quickly."

"Don't hit me, I'll take it off..."

"How dare you bargain..."

"I don't want to take it off. It hurts when I take it off. Do you want to fight now..." Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang huddled in the corner, their voices getting lower and lower.

He first scraped the stones on the ground with the soles of his shoes at the door, and wiped the mud off his feet before entering the house. When he entered the house, he heard Ye Chenghu whispering to Ye Chengyang, and the two disliked each other.

"Don't hide behind me, you are so dirty..."

"You are dirty too..."

"You are even dirtier..."

Lin Xiuqing angrily blocked the two in a corner and beat them, while the two children were jumping up and down like monkeys, squeezing each other, trying to hide behind each other, and it was as funny as they wanted.

Ye Yaodong searched the room familiarly. Ye Xiaoxi was sitting on the armchair swinging his legs back and forth, watching his two brothers being beaten, and eating the oranges his aunt brought him in the morning, looking very comfortable.

He walked straight over and spread his palms, "I'll share it with you."

Ye Xiaoxi's face wrinkled into a ball, and then he broke off a small half and put it in his hand.

Ye Yaodong put it in his mouth, but his eyes were narrowed by soreness and his facial features were distorted.

She couldn't stop giggling.

"So sour?"

"Hahaha~ Idiot~"

Lin Xiuqing spanked the children for a while. Seeing that they were wearing such thick clothes and it was not painful or itchy, she felt it was boring and tired. She glared at them and told them to go take a bath.

She was going to ask about Ye Yaodong's visit to the grave first.

After they were clean after taking a bath, she would take off their pants and give them a good spanking. Now that they were so dirty, she was too lazy to do it.

"What do you mean? Where is grandma? Why didn't we come back together? Where are aunt and father?"

"I went to Mazu Temple to throw the Holy Grail."

He told her what happened on the mountain.

"We were arguing all the way down the mountain, but no one could convince anyone, so I decided to go to Mazu Temple to throw the Holy Grail."

"Is this possible? Usually an old lady can throw her down several times until she is satisfied. She has no prestige at all. When the result comes out, everyone will still be dissatisfied."

"Then at least we can throw it down first and see what Mazu says. We can talk about it after they come back."

"Does that mean we need to cook more food for my aunt and uncle?"

"Cook more. You have to leave them to eat. It's time for dinner. It's right to cook more. If they don't stay, you can still have fried rice at night."

"I want fried rice with eggs!" Ye Chenghu brought a basin of water and didn't forget to mention his request.

"Do you want to eat the whip?"

"don't want."

He quickly carried the hot water that he had mixed with himself, and then carried it back to the master bedroom while walking.

There was originally a room downstairs that was unused, but now it was filled with dried fish. Although there was a canopy bed, there was nothing else except the bed. Lin Xiuqing was also worried that when they took a bath, the water would spill everywhere and the dried fish would be stained. Wet, they are not allowed to enter that room to wash it now, and they are asked to take the washbasin to the master bedroom to wash it.

Glancing at the two clay monkeys, she turned to talk to Ye Yaodong.

"It would save trouble if we can settle it, and we won't have to argue. Has my aunt's family become more relaxed in the past few years? I can also directly ask my uncle for the money, and she will pay it first, and just issue an IOU."

"Maybe, the sons are married, the daughters are also married off, the two old people have no burdens, and there is no place to spend a lot of money, and they can still make money, so it is normal to save some money. Not to mention the older ones. I’ve always been very clear about it, and repairing a tomb is a big deal and a good thing.”

"Then I'll go cook first. No matter what happens later, there will definitely be a lot of noise when I come back." Lin Xiuqing put on her apron and started working on lunch.

Originally, when they went up the mountain in the morning, she had already prepared all the dishes to be cooked for lunch at home, and now she only had to take advantage of the cooking time to add two more items.

Fortunately, she is not busy these days, and can still prepare meals for the guests. They have not gone to sea for more than 10 days, and the workshop has been idle for almost half a month. She is also free at home. As long as the weather is sunny, she can go to sea every now and then. Arrange for the fish to be exposed, keep accounts, and collect money.

Ye Yaodong, who was waiting for food, sat in rows with Ye Xiaoxi and watched TV. He watched her stuffing oranges into her mouth piece by piece, her eyes and nose wrinkled together even though her eyes were sore, but she was still eating.

"Is it tasty?"

She shook her head.

"Then you still eat it!"

Ye Xiaoxi wrinkled her face and looked at him innocently, pouting and continuing to suck the oranges in her hand bit by bit without saying anything.

Lin Xiuqing smiled and answered for her, "She has an itchy mouth."

"So greedy."

Ye Yaodong smiled and rubbed her head. The two little Jiujiu tied on top of her head had become a little loose after a long time. He rubbed them and they became even more messy.

Ye Xiaoxi also shook his head to avoid his big hand.

"Mom, where are my clothes?" Ye Chenghu huddled naked behind the door and called Lin Xiuqing, his feet beating non-stop, "It's so cold, so cold~"

"I don't know where to put my clothes? You have to call me for everything. How old are you? I have to serve you until you grow old..."

"Dad, even at such an old age, he still asks you."

"Can it be the same? That's the wife I got back."

"Shame, shame, shame~ you are so naked~ you must be so naked~"

"Don't look!"

Lin Xiuqing stuffed a handful of firewood into the stove before going to the house to find clothes for their brothers.

Ye Yaodong watched the TV and looked outside the house from time to time. It felt like more than half an hour had passed, and he still hadn't come back after so long? I don’t know if the quarrel started directly in the temple.

He walked to the door again and took a look. No one was walking on the beach, probably still in the temple.

He waited until an hour passed and it was almost time for dinner, and a bunch of people came back to his eldest brother's house next door.

He only knew he was back when he heard the voices next door in the house, and then he immediately got up and hurried over.

As soon as he passed by, he heard his father shouting loudly.

"Mazu has already said it, but what do you want about that piece of land? You said it well, but now you have to change your mind."

The old lady also poked the ground with her crutch a few times, "Anyway, you don't agree with it. The second and third children are fine. It's just you who has the bigger opinion and more things to do. When I threw it away, I said it well." Just throw it away once, listen to Mazu, and now you are regretting it again."

"Mom, you can't help the third child all day long. You have to think about the situation of my family. The feng shui of that land is really not good for my family..."

"Then how can you guarantee that if you look at a piece of land again, the feng shui will prosper your home? At that time, the land was also looked at well. Didn't the three houses do well at the beginning? It has been like this for several years. I think it is the same as Feng shui doesn’t matter.”

"Your family has become more and more prosperous in recent years. Of course you said so..."

The two argued so hard that their faces turned red and their necks were thick, and they couldn't come up with a reason. They heard the same words over and over again, and no one could convince the other. After listening to it for a while, Ye Yaodong sighed and had a headache.

Uncle Ye never said a word, waiting for the two families to argue.

It wasn't until Ye Yaopeng hesitantly interrupted them, "Why don't we ask a gentleman tomorrow to calculate the horoscopes of the uncle's family, and then go up the mountain to see if the land is suitable for his family? If the fortune teller also says it will be good, If so, then don’t change it. If it’s really not suitable, then find another one that meets everyone?”

Only then did Uncle Ye speak up, "That's okay. Let's first see if it's a matter of the feng shui not being in line with the eldest brother's family. Then, let's calculate the horoscopes of the eldest brother's family first. Otherwise, no one will be able to convince anyone if we argue over it. Who, this matter is still hanging there."

Uncle Ye immediately agreed, "Okay, that's it. I'll find someone to calculate the horoscopes first, and then see if the Feng Shui will suit our family."

Aunt Ye also said: "Then you'd better find someone to take a look. If they say it's okay, then you can no longer object."

"That's for sure. If it's not a matter of Feng Shui, then I'll consider myself unlucky." Uncle Ye gritted his teeth and agreed.

If it wasn't a matter of Feng Shui, what else could he say?

After arguing for a long time, this time everyone took a step back and reached an agreement for the time being, and everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.

The old lady also waved her cane to chase them away, "Okay, I've been arguing about this all morning, and it's lunch time. You guys will go back to your houses to eat. I won't let you stay. I'm also eating. House's."

Uncle Ye and Uncle Ye nodded and went out directly, preparing to go home for dinner.

Aunt Ye and her uncle also planned to go back, but Ye Yaodong stopped them and invited them to finish eating before leaving.

"Whose grain was blown by the strong wind? You don't have land. You buy grain from others. We won't add more food. We will have something to eat when we go home. As long as the matter is solved, when will we start building the tomb? Well, let me know when the time comes."

"Dongzi has invited you, and it's a rare trip for you, so just stay and eat. I guess Ah Qing has already prepared the rice, so don't waste it. They're not outsiders, they're all members of your family..."

The old lady and Ye Yaodong strongly invited them, and Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua also invited them politely.

They couldn't shirk it, so they followed Ye Yaodong back to eat.

Among the three brothers, Ye Yaodong is the best, richest, and most promising. Of course, the first choice to stay for dinner is to go to his house.

Everyone originally thought that the matter of repairing the tomb would be settled like this for now. Uncle Ye himself asked a gentleman to read it before talking about it. Everyone did not go to sea at night and waited first. We will see what to say the next day and settle this matter first. , it’s not too late to go to sea.

Unexpectedly, Uncle Ye's face turned pale early the next morning, and he looked haggard as if he hadn't slept all night. His eyes were bloodshot. He ran over and said that there was no need to look at the cemetery. It was just the original mountainous area. Let's find someone to look at it today. The day will begin.

Everyone was very surprised. Father Ye didn't even bother to continue eating half of his breakfast. He put down his chopsticks and asked first.

But Uncle Ye just gritted his teeth and said he had figured it out.

Or was it Ye Yaodong who saw that he was listless and had dark circles under his eyes, so he asked him if he had a nightmare?

He then turned pale and said that he had been dreaming about it since he fell asleep at night. He dreamed that his father scolded him for being unfilial and wanted him to die without a burial place. he……

Uncle Ye was so scared that he didn't dare to sleep all night. As soon as he fell asleep, it seemed as if someone was standing beside his bed, and in his mind, his own father climbed up to question him.

So early this morning, as soon as the genius came to light, he immediately ran over and said that he would repair the tomb immediately depending on the date, and then asked the old lady to help recite the sutra a few more times and talk to the old man.

Originally, he went directly to the old house, but who knew that Father Ye would get up so early and come over for breakfast not long after dawn, so he had to make another trip to his place.

Ye Yaodong watched the people leave with a mixture of laughter and laughter, then said: "My grandma is still amazing. Just say a few words, and my grandpa listened to it, and climbed up to my uncle to settle the score overnight?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Your uncle was just worried about what happened during the day. He thought about it every day and dreamed about it at night. He was frightened by his dreams."

But Mother Ye said sarcastically: "If you don't do bad things during the day and are not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night, you have a guilty conscience. Otherwise, why would you be afraid that your own father will look for him at night?"

The old lady stopped them from continuing to say this, "It's fine as long as it's agreed, and there's no need to talk about it. He looks pitiful. Later, the third child will go to the next village to find a gentleman to check the start date of the construction. By the way, Several masons will also let Afan go to the mountains to work with them, and they can subsidize the shared money to some extent and owe less."

"knew."

Of course it would be best if it could be solved so easily.

After Father Ye quickly finished the food in the bowl, he immediately went to find someone to check the date. He also called the workers and quickly set a time to start construction, so as to avoid going back on his word and making other noises. There were so many people. If you have big opinions, it's easy to make a mess.

After everything was settled, he left the matter to Uncle Ye. After all, if the weather was good and the sea was calm, they would go to sea again. With Uncle Ye's condition, there was no way he would dare to ask him to do anything. It happened that Uncle Ye was now He didn't do anything, so he just asked him to supervise from time to time.

Regarding the important matter of repairing the tomb of his ancestors, he didn't dare to mess around, nor did he dare to ruin the feng shui.

What's more, Ye Yaofan also went to work on the tomb, and they could supervise each other. The workers were called by Ye's father. If there were any problems, he would come over to them first and let them make up their minds.

The day after he visited the grave, Father Pei had already gone to sea and sent A Guang to the city. He couldn't wait for the Dongsheng. With so many things going on in their family, who knows how long they would have to keep their mouths open, so he left first.

Indeed, it was already three days after Father Ye finished all these arrangements, and they had just begun to work on going to sea at night.

It has already entered April, and there will be more fish in spring. A day without going to sea is a day lost.

But before they could go out to sea at night, it started to rain again in the evening. Worried about the bad weather outside, they had to postpone it for another day.

Unexpectedly, after a day of delay, the Harvest came back the next day, also saying that the weather outside was bad and the waves were strong.

The father and son had no choice but to continue to rest. Fortunately, they were not as poor as other families, so they could rest as long as they could. It would not be a problem to rest for a year.

Because of his free time, after the construction of the cemetery started, he ran up the mountain every day and watched the workers digging rocks at work. From time to time when he went down the mountain, he would pass by Aguang's house and have a few drinks with Father Pei before going back.

As soon as it was time for dinner, Ye's mother looked at Ye's father with a red face and started scolding him.

"You started drinking horse urine in broad daylight, so I shouldn't have left you idle. I asked you to weave more baskets, and you didn't even know where to go. If I hadn't seen you kicking in the mud every day, I would have doubted which widow's house you were running into. ”

"What nonsense are you talking about? You are old enough to talk like this."

"The in-laws are getting ready to start their second spring. Is there anything we can't talk about?"

Father Ye almost spat out the soup, swallowed it quickly and coughed, "How did you know?"

"Hmph, what can the village hide from me?"

Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing also had shocked expressions on their faces.

Ye Yaodong quickly stretched his neck and swallowed the rice, "Then what do you mean? What about Uncle Pei's second love? With some widow? No, right? Real or fake? A Guang is going to have a stepmother? Damn... …”

Father Ye quickly glared at mother and son, "Don't talk nonsense. You haven't even written your horoscope yet. Keep your mouth shut and spread the word. How will people behave?"

Lin Xiuqing's face was full of curiosity. She bit her chopsticks and asked in disbelief: "Mom, are you telling the truth? Uncle Pei is looking for another one. Hasn't he been single for more than ten years? So... I haven’t looked for it for a long time, are you looking for it now?”

"Yeah, I didn't look for it when I was young. Is it interesting to look for it now? Is it interesting to look for it... Ahem, are you still looking for it at this age?" Ye Yaodong didn't have the nerve to say it so bluntly. There were old and young at the dinner table.

If it were just him and Ah Qing, then he would have no inhibitions.

"What are you asking about the elders..." Father Ye stopped them from asking further, still thinking about covering up.

"What can't be said? It will happen sooner or later." Ye Yaodong's face was full of gossip, "What's going on? Mom, is there anything to say here? Which widow is Uncle Pei with? Is he already 50? He doesn't even look at it. How much younger than my father."

Father Ye glared at him fiercely, "Don't compare me. He is one year younger than me, and you talk more. When you eat all day long, you are not the one with the richest family."

Ye's mother also gave Ye's father a look, "Don't you also like to hear it? When are you going to say it when you are not eating? Don't you have to know a little bit about everything in the village, otherwise, you won't know anything about what people ask you."

"Why do you want to know so much..."

"Oh, stop being so pretentious. Which widow is Uncle Pei dating?" Lin Xiuqing was worried. If she wasn't so curious about others, it was related to her own family.

"Isn't there a widow next door to my in-laws? In the past two years, I witnessed the man in the family being caught in a fishing net and dragged into the sea. The two eldest daughters in the family have already married, leaving only the younger children, orphans and widowers. The in-laws saw that they were pitiful, From time to time, he would come to help chop wood, fetch water, etc., and he would come and go. As time went by, people would see him, and word would spread around him."

"I know, I know, the widow sold their first boat to Uncle Pei." Ye Yaodong spoke up immediately with the fire of gossip burning in his eyes.

"Yes, that's their house. There's a lot of disputes in front of the widow's house. Although both of them are old, there's no guarantee that if some people talk to the neighbors, they'll spread the word. But last year, they talked less. , because my parents-in-law are often away from home when they go to sea, and there are big dramas in the village from time to time."

"Then why are you talking about Uncle Pei's second spring now?"

"That Ma Lifang, oh, that's the widow. She was seen going in and out of her in-laws' house during meal time, delivering cooked food to their family."

"That's it?"

"Otherwise? One often comes to your door to fetch water, chop firewood, and deliver fish and shrimp, and the other comes to deliver cooked dishes. The two of them go back and forth. Who would believe me if I don't order anything?"

Ye Yaodong's face was filled with regret. He thought he could hear something exciting, such as Lao Ben Hua Zhu or something like that.

Lin Xiuqing's face was full of approval, and she also felt that there must be something fishy inside.

"Did people see it again in the past two days, so it started spreading again?"

"Yes, the neighbors saw Ma Lifang serving food in the past two days, and they all teased them about whether something good was coming. Then Ma Lifang didn't refute, she just smiled and asked everyone not to guess."

"Tsk tsk tsk, it looks like A Guang is really going to have a stepmother."

Mother Ye slapped him twice, "Why are you so happy and gloating about misfortune? Do you really want your sister to have a step-mother-in-law?"

"No, what should I be happy about? It's not like I have one more person..."

Ye Yaodong looked at his mother's eager eyes and realized that he almost answered the question wrongly in his instinctive reaction. He took a sip and then continued.

"I just find it strange. Uncle Pei didn't say that he would find one when he was young and then have two more sons. Why not find him now when he is old?"

"Yes, why didn't Uncle Pei look for him when he was young, and why did he look for him now when he was old?" Lin Xiuqing also repeated his question.

"Isn't this getting old? When you are always sick, if you don't find a wife to live with and take care of you, what will you do when you get old? Do you still expect your daughter-in-law to take care of you? It's not convenient, and your son may not always be there How can my son take care of people around me?"

Father Ye said this.

"So Dad, you also know that Uncle Pei is really looking for her. How old is the widow? Over 40?"

He looks like he's in his 50s, but women work hard these days, so it's not surprising that he looks like he's in his 50s when he's 40.

"More than 40, how can I care about how old the widow is? Anyway, I used to get married young, even in my teens."

"That's okay. A widow and a widower are a good match. The two families are still next to each other. There is no need to move."

"You haven't even written your horoscope yet, and you're already worrying about it?"

"I'm not just guessing. Let's talk about it. A Guang is not here, so I have to help him find out more information, lest he suffer a loss."

"What's the disadvantage? They are both very old, and Aguang is already married and has children." Father Ye said with a nonchalant look on his face.

Ye's mother didn't think so, "It's hard to say. It's not like there are no children in their 40s."

"Then if someone gives birth to an old boy, what can they do to you? A Guang doesn't have any brothers, so it doesn't matter if he gives birth to a few more."

"What do you, a grown man, know? There are several younger ones in the widow's family. If you take over the house, you won't be able to support her whole family. If there is another younger one, whose blood will you gnaw on?"

"Women have long hair and short knowledge. The current conditions of my parents-in-law are no worse than ours. How many children can they afford to raise? Can they still have enough to eat? Now I can just give people a bite to eat. How many more children can I have when I get old? Give it to the old age."

"You think so well, do you also want to find a widow? And have a few cheap children to support you in your old age?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't mess around, talk to others properly, why do you have to involve me, and why do you dislike me?"

Seeing that the two old men were about to quarrel again, Lin Xiuqing quickly changed the subject.

"No, mother, why didn't Uncle Pei find one when he was young?"

"Are you afraid that the stepmother will abuse the child?" Ye Yaodong guessed.

Mother Ye rolled her eyes at him and said pertinently: "Nonsense, it's because no one wants to follow him. A grown man drags three oil bottles. What woman wants to marry him? Marry a man, marry a man, dress and eat, in those days She doesn’t have enough to eat and clothes to keep warm. The whole family is small and only one big man supports the family. What kind of good woman wants to marry and suffer? She also becomes a cheap stepmother for others? Even if a widow remarries, it depends on whether your family has enough to eat. ."

"Then dad, how do you know that Uncle Pei hasn't even pronounced his birth date yet?"

"Why ask so many questions?"

"That's all we've talked about. Is there anything you can't say?"

"I just went to Lao Pei's house for a few drinks in the past few days, and watched the guy next door bring food and drinks a few times before I came back to my senses. How dare I ask."

"Uncle Pei can be said to be a golden bachelor now. He is rich and not very old. He is still single. There should be many young and old widows in the nearby villages who are interested in him, right?"

The old lady saw that Father Ye was about to glare again, and answered with a smile, "Haha, he is getting older, and he is a grown man. It is really inconvenient for his daughter and daughter-in-law to take care of him. It would be good to find a companion."

"What are you worrying about? It's other people's housework. Whether or not you find it is their business."

"Huh? Are your in-laws looking for you? Our women's director said in the afternoon that if your in-laws are looking for you again, she can also introduce some younger widows..."

"Aren't you still complaining about her being over 40 years old? If there are more children..."

"Ah, yes!"

Mother Ye patted herself on the forehead and said, "I'm so dizzy. I'm just thinking about pulling strings for others. I was disgusted just now."

Father Ye rolled his eyes at her, "Don't murmur about other people's housework. It's none of our business. They have their own considerations. How can you interfere with someone's search for a wife? This is still an in-laws' family, are you sorry?"

Mother Ye muttered, "Isn't this just a matter of time? It's not me who will introduce you."

"If they really live together, that's a matter for two old people. It has nothing to do with them young people. If they really make do, it's time to be happy for them to have a companion."

Ye Mu pursed her lips and wanted to reply, but after thinking about it, she stopped.

After the meal was finished and the two elders left, the couple sat there watching TV and eating melon seeds, and chatted about this topic again, which was really exciting for them both.

"I don't know if Aguang knows this. If there are signs of this happening already, he should have known about it for a long time."

"I must know. My son lives under the same roof with the widow and is a neighbor next door. I must know that. He probably doesn't have the nerve to interfere in his father's affairs, so he just goes with the flow." Lin Xiuqing Peeling melon seeds for the two children next to me, he said.

"It's better to find a companion, otherwise you'll be lonely when you get old. I've never heard Emi talk about it."

"What's she talking about? That's her father-in-law, how can she tell us? She can only say a few words to her mother, and she must be following their own ideas as they grow older."

After speaking, she added: "It's convenient to live next door. You don't need to move. All you have to do is move the widow there. The widow's children don't need to move. They can still stay in their own home without having to move in." Someone else’s house.”

"You haven't even written a word about your birth date, but you already think so well of others?"

Lin Xiuqing laughed so hard that she punched him, "Isn't there no one else? We just chatted a few words and didn't go out to talk."

"You're talking about this little girl's grandfather!"

Pei Yu looked left and right with a confused look on her face. When she saw the melon seeds being brought to her mouth, she smiled and opened her mouth to hold them.

"How many teeth does this girl have? Can she still eat melon seeds?"

"Although she is shorter and skinnier than your daughter, her teeth grow very quickly. She is one and a half years old and has already grown 12 teeth. Although her big teeth have not grown, she can still bite this little melon seed. "

"Huimei will give birth in about two months. If you have anything to give, prepare it in advance."

"Well, I know that your daughter's little clothes at that time have been given to her for Xiaoyu to wear. I will go to the town to buy two pieces of cotton fabric when I have time later and make two new sets."

"My little wife seems to be giving birth around the same time. Haven't you seen anyone coming to check recently?"

"I heard my mother say that when people come, they greet them with a smile and have a meal first. There is a pot set up in the courtyard of the village committee..."

"Then you can't come here every day?"

"Ahem, I come here often, but I don't patrol the village much. I only walk around occasionally. When they come out after eating and drinking, everyone has heard the news in advance, and those who have ghosts have hid in advance, but there is no People were arrested.”

"It's good. If I had been so smart before, I wouldn't have had to hide out."

"Then it's better to hide out and be safer. Who knows when the cards will not be played according to the rules."

The couple chatted while watching TV.