Chapter 1196 The Tiger Is Away, the Monkey Is King

"What's wrong with you? Why don't you make a lot of money? Without my advice, you can still walk humming and swaying. I think you are so proud that you are so proud that you have opened restaurants. "

Ye Yaodong patted his belly again and said, "I've gained weight again. Have I been having a good time recently? It's so miserable everywhere."

"What do you know, why do you have to do everything yourself when you have money? I hired two cooks I know so that I don't have to do the exhausting work myself."

"You're so smart, you look like a boss."

"That's right." The fat man looked proud.

"Are you still going to do the money-making job?"

The fat man was in a dilemma. He wanted to make money but didn't want to be too tired. Opening a breakfast shop really made him tired.

"What kind of money-making job? Are you tired?"

"I'm not tired, just pay."

"What?" The fat man looked at him in surprise, "Aren't you going to imitate others and cheat me out of money? If you don't do it, you won't do it, you won't invest in a partnership, and I don't want to eat the interest."

"Crazy, I still need your three melons and two dates? I'm going to the city tomorrow, and I want to ask you if you want to go to the wholesale market with me. Not to mention how busy it is, there are two or three restaurants nearby, and business is booming It’s amazing, the market is always packed when it opens.”

The fat man thought for a while and understood what he meant.

"You want to ask me to open a shop there, but that's not possible. I just bought the land in the town, the house has just been built, and the shop has only been open for a few days. How can I leave it in the market?"

"You're stupid. You were so smart just now and knew how to hire someone, but now you can't change your mind."

"You don't feel at ease if you just hire someone and don't look at it. What if you pay for it yourself and all the money you make ends up in someone else's pocket?"

"Hire someone to keep accounts, or form a partnership. Not all of your brothers are chefs. Ask your brothers to work for you, and you calculate their wages. Or you can just go into partnership and you can just share the money when the time comes. Occasionally Check it out.”

The fat man hesitated and didn't know what to say. He knew that Dongzi was doing it for his own good and thinking about him. It was Dongzi who encouraged him to open a restaurant in the beginning. Now the restaurant in the town is impressive and a lot of money comes in every day. , although the hard work is a bit hard, but you can earn money.

I'm afraid of being poor, but I'm afraid of hard work when I have money. What's more, when I open a restaurant and hire people, it's much easier than making breakfast before.

Ye Yaodong added: "I also went to eat yesterday and felt that the business in the restaurant in the market was very hot, so I thought of you. It's up to you."

The fat man thought for a while and said, "I'll go with you to take a look tomorrow. Can you go to the market tomorrow?"

"Um."

"Okay, ask my dad to help me in the store tomorrow, and I'll go to the market with you."

"That's right. Seeing is believing. No matter what others say, it's not as true as seeing it with your own eyes. Make your own decision after reading it. Dogs don't eat shit... No, cows don't drink water. I can't drink according to the cow's will. water."

The fat man glared at him fiercely, "A dog can't change its habit of eating shit."

"Haha... That's right, a dog can't change its habit of eating shit, so I changed it to a cow. Why are you in the village now, and why are you back?"

"There are so many reasons to go home. I came back with my wife before dinner time. The Chinese New Year is approaching and the house has to be cleaned, so I can only come back with some free time. I just went to deliver things to my father-in-law. Gone.”

"Okay, then go ahead and find me at my house tomorrow morning."

"Um."

Ye Yaodong said hello to Fatty and left first. Fatty was now the boss and was busier than him.

At least he can take a break after returning from the sea, or take a rest when the weather is bad. But now that he runs a restaurant all year round, he can only take a rest when it is not meal time, which is much busier than him.

However, there is a great opportunity to make money in front of you, so you must work hard.

He has already driven a Bentley. There is no reason why his friend is still driving a Chery. If he can, just give him a few reminders. The rest is up to him. If he can't make a ruthless decision, forget it.

Ye Yaodong went home happily humming a song.

As a result, as soon as he got home, he heard from his father that his eldest and second brothers decided to go to sea again at night.

It's rare to have good weather all the time. It's only the 23rd day of the lunar calendar, and it's the New Year's Eve this year. There's still a week to go. Now that the New Year is over, seafood will be more expensive, so they can't bear to rest at home.

I think one day off is enough. If I go out and come back a day early to celebrate the New Year, I can make some extra money.

When Father Ye said this, he was holding a hookah in his hand and smoking continuously. The expression on his face could not be seen to be happy, but on the contrary, he could also see a depressed expression.

"Aqing said you plan to take a break early for the New Year?"

"Yes, I have been working for a year and I feel that I am very busy this year, so I plan to take a break early. Anyway, I won't miss these few days, so I can relax at home."

Father Ye didn't say anything, he just knocked out the burnt tobacco from the hookah, pinched a handful again and put it in, and continued to smoke the hookah.

Ye Yaodong could clearly see the irritability and resistance in his father's expression.

"Dad, don't you want to go and want to take an early break to celebrate the New Year?"

Father Ye glanced sideways at him and continued to tinker with his hookah.

Ye Yaodong also felt that what he asked was nonsense. Who wouldn't want to take a break early, play cards at home, brag, go to the market, feel the atmosphere of the New Year, and wait for the bustling New Year.

"Are you going on the Harvest?"

"They asked me to ask, but I said there was no rush and I would wait for you to come back."

"Oh, then you can ask Uncle Pei. If he doesn't plan to go, then you can ask the eldest and second brothers not to go either. They don't need a few days. They have a new ship and are still enthusiastic. They want to go out a few more times. They don't need a few days. After the New Year, there will be plenty of time for them to do things."

"Yeah."

Ye Yaodong leaned over and approached his father slyly and said, "Dad, do you want to stay at home and play cards? I just came back. There are small tables on the roadside. Everyone is organizing a party. It's better to follow me, right?"

Ye's father rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily, "What's the fun? What do you think is so good about following you? You've caused a lot of worry. I'm scared to follow you now."

"What? Afraid of being caught again?"

Ye's father widened his eyes and almost couldn't breathe. He wanted to hit him in the face with the hookah in his hand. Fortunately, he retreated in time and ran away.

"Come back, I'll break your dog legs."

Is he stupid?

After Ye Yaodong escaped, he strolled to the workshop to find Ah Qing, and then helped with the work, collecting dried fish, and chatted with her.

When it was time for dinner, Ye's father said happily that Pei's father heard that he had taken a break for the New Year in advance, so he also took a break and did not go out to sea.

His elder and second brothers had to give up and take a break for the New Year in advance.

Ye's father also breathed a sigh of relief. It was close to the New Year, and who didn't want to take a few more days to relax.

There were the most entertainment activities during the New Year, and everyone just had to play every day. The whole village was filled with the New Year atmosphere, and who would have the heart to go to the sea.

It was not until the next day that he drove a tractor, took Lin Xiuqing and Fatty, and pulled a truck of dried fish to the city for storage.

As for why he drove a tractor instead of a motorcycle, it was because when he came back, he had to bring his father-in-law and mother-in-law with him. It was estimated that they also had a lot of luggage, and it would be more convenient to use a tractor.

Although the second brother-in-law also has a tractor, he thought that there would be a lot of people during the Chinese New Year, and the second brother-in-law would definitely not be willing to give up the opportunity to make money.

After all, he had just bought a tractor and spent a lot of money, so he would definitely want to make as much money as possible, so he would not go home with Lin's father and mother so early to rest for the New Year.

Lin Xiuqing also notified Lin's father and mother one day in advance. The two old people were very happy. They stayed in the city all year round and were looking forward to going back for the New Year.

When they drove the tractor to arrive, Lin's mother was taking advantage of the lunch break to clean the gate and wipe the sign.

Ye Yaodong let the fat man walk around the surrounding area first, and he went to settle accounts with Lin's father first.

They rested after work today. They came here at noon today, so of course they closed the store at noon. The two old people had packed their luggage in advance.

After settling the accounts, Ye Yaodong first collected all the remaining sales in the store, and then led them to the restaurant next door for dinner, and invited the eldest brother-in-law and the second brother-in-law's family to come.

With the children from both families, the table was full.

"Are you okay, Ayuan? Is your cold and fever better?" Lin Xiuqing asked with concern as she watched Lin Guangyuan constantly sniffing his nose.

"It's okay, I just caught a cold. It will be better in two days."

"Are you not scared?"

"No, I ate well and slept well these two days, but the weather was too cold and my cold didn't get better."

Ye Yaodong said, "We're going to the city for a stroll later. Do you want to come with me? I'll buy you some gifts to calm you down."

In the end, it was because of him that the accident happened.

"Okay, my uncle is so generous, I couldn't ask for more."

The other children looked at him with envy, but they didn't dare to ask for anything. Everyone knew that Lin Guangyuan was scared this time and almost died.

Ye Yaodong didn't invite other children. It was the New Year, and there were people coming and going everywhere, and there were many human traffickers. If something happened again, it would only cause trouble for him.

Everyone had a lively lunch, and Ye Yaodong thanked Lin's father, mother, and two elder brothers-in-law at the table.

In the past two years, the market has been entirely dependent on them. Although the second brother-in-law is at home, he will send them some fruits, vegetables, and food from time to time.

In the final analysis, his Yue family has never had anything to say about him. In his previous life, he just didn't treat Lin Xiuqing well, causing her to die early, and causing his father-in-law and mother-in-law to send off their children, so they don't associate with him.

And they also think he is a hopeless person, and they hate him for not being able to make a good person, so they look at his eyes and nose.

This lunch can be regarded as a pre-invited New Year's wine, and everyone eats freely and happily.

Lin's father drank too much, and his face was flushed, and he kept saying that the past two years were a good year. After he came out, he realized that there are people beyond people and there are heavens beyond heaven.

Moreover, at the dinner table, he kept praising Ye Yaodong for his ability and his promising future. He said that this son-in-law was not found in vain, and that his whole family would benefit from it and move to the city.

"When I go back tomorrow, the villagers will envy me to death. In the past, when I went back intermittently, they kept saying that I was lucky to find a good son-in-law..."

"Now the eldest brother's family has moved to the city and built a building. When I return to the village in the New Year, I will envy them to death..."

"The second brother has also bought a tractor and is hauling goods in the city. His business is good every day. Now that the year is coming to an end, he can earn dozens of dollars a day, which is really much better than farming at home..."

"Save some money, and I can build a house in the city next year and move to the city. I will be a city dweller in the future... hiccup... I have to thank Ah Dong for this. Without him leading me here, how could I have the days of making a lot of money now..."

"Hiccup... I've found a good son-in-law. Ah Qing, you have to live a good life and be content. It's not easy for Ah Dong to make money outside. Don't give him any trouble at home. Be considerate and considerate of him..."

Lin Xiuqing was dumbfounded by what his father said.

Ye Yaodong was smiling and happy, and kept pouring wine for his father-in-law. Mother Lin quickly stopped him.

"Don't pour it, don't let him drink it. Once you drink the wine, you will talk so much. Talk over and over again. Drink less..."

"If you are happy today, let Dad drink more. If you get drunk, you can go back to bed later. When he wakes up, I will drive you home."

Ye Yaodong kept pouring wine for his father-in-law, but he didn't take a few sips himself.

Although there are no arrests for drunk driving now, as the Chinese New Year is approaching, there will definitely be several times more people on the street than before. He will have to drive to the city later, so he still has to stay awake.

So the fat man could only drink a few more drinks with his father-in-law and brothers-in-law.

Originally, the fat man wanted to go shopping with him in the city and buy some novel things, but he ended up getting drunk along with Father Lin and was helped back staggeringly.

It wasn't until I woke up and found that Ye Yaodong and the others had come back from shopping that they were annoyed that they had missed something while drinking.

It was a rare trip to the city, and his wife told him a bunch of must-buy things before she left, but he didn't buy anything. He had to scold his wife when he got back.

The fat man's face looked a bit unpleasant when he thought about it. His wife was not as easy to talk to as other wives. She could hold a knife when she was angry.

"Hey...when will you come to the city again?"

"What? You've fallen in love with the shop here. Do you want to open another one?"

"No, I just drank and made trouble. I didn't buy the things my wife asked me to buy. If you come over tomorrow, I will follow you again and buy what she asked for."

Ye Yaodong was just happy for him, and his mind turned around, knowing that he could make money here, but when he heard these words, he was speechless for a moment.

"Look at your prospects. If you don't buy something, you won't buy it. Are you here to buy something? I obviously asked you to come here to feel the excitement of the market and feel the business opportunities."

"I know, but I have to buy the things my wife told me."

"Fat bitches are really good at training you to be obedient."

"You are looking for a beating, I am loving my wife."

"Okay, okay, your wife is lucky to find a man like you. Let's see tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. They may ask for delivery. If they come over, I'll call you."

"Well, I also saw the market today, and I thought it was pretty good. There were quite a few people there during lunch."

"Noon is nothing, you haven't seen the night. When the market opens at night, there are really many people coming in and out like a tide."

"Oh, don't you have to go back now? I can't wait until night, and I can't see it either."

"I'll take you to see the market at night next time. The number of people is ten times that during the day."

"Um."

Their luggage has been loaded onto the tractor, and they can go back directly after waking up the two drunk people. While the sun has not set yet, they can also follow the big cars on the road.

Ye Yaodong is now very familiar with the road to and from the market. He needs to pay special attention to which section of the road, not to mention there are so many people in the car and he also has weapons, so he is not afraid of being robbed on the way.

He drove Father Lin and Mother Lin back overnight, and then drove back to his home.

Lin Xiuqing left the work in the workshop to Pei Dongqing before going out, but nothing happened when she got home.

On the contrary, the house is in chaos and a mess.

The three children at home were very happy because they were not at home. They called for friends and invited a bunch of children to come and play at home.

Before the couple even reached the door, they heard a commotion at home, and there were banging, banging, and various running noises upstairs.

The couple looked at each other at the door and said at the same time.

"It's such a big fuss..."

"Rebellion?"

The two of them hurriedly walked into the house. The old lady was standing by the stairs and shouting: "Slow down, don't fall, come down and play..."

"Oh, running and jumping is so dangerous...be careful..."

Ye Yaodong frowned and shouted, "Are you itchy? How many children have you invited to play at home?"

Lin Xiuqing also took out the stick on the broom and said, "It's really a big deal. They made such a fuss while I'm not at home. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so it's time for them to keep their skin tight."

After she finished cursing, she walked to the stairs and shouted loudly upstairs: "Everyone, come down here!"

There was silence upstairs for a moment, and then there was the sound of thumping footsteps again, and a bunch of children came downstairs.

Lin Xiuqing looked at the string of children, with veins jumping on her forehead. There were more than a dozen of them, the oldest was eleven or twelve years old, the youngest was five or six years old, both men and women.

These children also knew that the adults were back, and no one dared to say a word. After coming downstairs, they quickly put on their shoes and ran home.

Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang sat on the stairs with their necks hunched, neither of them daring to go down.

Ye Xiaoxi stood behind them and shouted happily: "Mom, you are back~"

"Everyone, get down here!"

"I'm here~" Ye Xiaoxi responded happily, and then went to pull Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang.

The two of them had a tacit understanding and quickly got out of the way to let her go down first.

Who knew what was waiting for her was a stick.

Her eyes widened in horror, and she quickly tried to climb up using her hands and feet, but she was already caught.

“No, no, help me~ Dad, help me~ I didn’t, I’m good~ Dad~”

Ye Yaodong spread his hands, “Who told you not to call me just now? I heard you calling mom when I came back, but not dad. Now you know to call me, it’s too late.”

“Wuwuwu… Dad, I love you the most, Dad, I love you the most, I want to sleep with you at night, save me, save me…”

“You are so big, you will be 4 years old after the Chinese New Year, you can be beaten.”

“No, no, I am still young, I am a little baby…”

Lin Xiuqing was worried that she would be injured by the stick, so she changed to a rattan stick, took off her pants, and beat her with it.

The rattan stick hurts, but it will not break bones, so it can make the child remember it more firmly.

Ye Xiaoxi screamed in pain, tears streaming down her face, and she kept shouting "No, no, no"...

Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang watched as Ye Xiaoxi was held in the hand like a chicken, stripped of her pants and beaten, leaving red marks on her white buttocks. They got up quickly in fear and hid in the room.

"Fortunately we didn't go down..."

"As long as we don't open the door, mom can't beat you..."

"What should we do tomorrow..."

"No."

"Where to pee?"

"Pee outside the window."

Ye Chengyang felt that it was a bit inappropriate, but he couldn't pee on the floor, or he might beat her harder, so he could only nod.

After beating the younger one, Lin Xiuqing took the younger one to Ye Yaodong, and climbed upstairs and knocked on the door.

Unfortunately, this old-fashioned door could not be opened with a key if it was locked from the inside, so she cursed at the door in anger.

"Don't come out tomorrow. If you are caught, I will beat you up. When the tiger is not at home, the monkey will be king."

Ye Chenghu felt that his mother could not do anything to them, so he could only scold them and shouted smugly: "I won't go out!"

"You will be in trouble tomorrow."

"I won't go out."

"It's the New Year, don't come out. If I catch you, I will skin you alive."

"I won't go out, I won't go out."

Lin Xiuqing almost exploded with anger.

"You were born to collect debts."

Ye Yaodong heard the stalemate upstairs, and had already taken Ye Xiaoxi back to the room to interrogate her.

"Why are there so many children upstairs?"

Ye Xiaoxi was still crying with her mouth open, tears streaming down.

Ye Yaodong had to wipe her tears and coax her, "Be smarter next time. Didn't you see that the two brothers didn't move? Look at you, they beat you when they ran down."

Ye Xiaoxi cried even more sadly, feeling that she had made a mistake.

She was so happy that her parents came back and wanted to run to them immediately, but when she ran to them, she was beaten, but her two brothers were fine.

"Okay, you've been beaten, it's okay, the brothers haven't been beaten yet, and they will be beaten twice as much tomorrow. The New Year's money will not be collected in two days, so how about not giving them? I'll give you their share of the New Year's money, okay?"

Ye Xiaoxi didn't understand what the New Year's money was, her mouth was still flat, and she felt very wronged.

Ye Yaodong remembered the little things he bought in the city today, and quickly took them all to the bed and put them on the bed for her to play with.

Instantly, she was attracted by the colorful masks, a bunch of hairpins, and small toys. Her tears stopped in a second and she stared at the new toys.

She smiled even with tears hanging on her eyelashes.

"So beautiful, so many new toys..."

"All these are for you, not for your brother, okay?"

Ye Xiaoxi happily gave one to her left hand and one to her right hand, "Not for your brother, but for your sister, I'll give them to your sister tomorrow."

"Okay."

Seeing that he was quiet, Ye Yaodong let her sit on the bed and play by herself, and he went out to take a look.

The old lady was sitting in front of the stove and lighting a fire, preparing to cook for them. Seeing him come out, she stood up and walked towards him.

"You are finally back. You have been making a lot of noise all day. No matter what anyone says, it's useless. You are like naughty monkeys, bringing a bunch of children back to make noise."

"Where are my parents? I asked them to help look after the house, but they can't take care of the children."

"Your mother has to go to work and is only here at mealtime. Your father doesn't have time to play cards, so how can he come to take care of these children?"

Ye Yaodong cursed, "None of them is reliable. Catch them tomorrow, take off their pants and beat them. The New Year is coming soon, and everyone is itching. Beat them in advance."

"Haha, have you sent your in-laws home?"

"Yeah."

"After working hard for a whole year, they should be sent home early for the New Year. This year's New Year gifts should be prepared a little more. Tomorrow is the Little New Year, so it's not suitable to come to the door. You have to go the day after tomorrow. Such a good son-in-law should show his face in front of their fellow villagers..."

The old lady talked with a smile on her face.

Ye Yaodong also sat next to the stove with her and listened to her talk.

Lin Xiuqing had no way to deal with the two boys, so she had to go downstairs first in frustration.

She had been away from home all day, and the family had fallen out. She was also a little worried about the workshop, so she told Ye Yaodong about it, and Ye Yaodong followed her out.

After the couple inspected the workshop, they came back with peace of mind.

Lin Xiuqing said, "I thought I would collect goods for another day tomorrow, and not the day after tomorrow. The New Year is coming soon, and there is no time to work there during the New Year."

"Well, don't collect goods tomorrow. Tell Ah Cai tomorrow to stop today. It's just right to collect all the goods that are drying before the New Year, so that you don't have to work there during the New Year and smell like salted fish."

"That's fine, but I didn't tell him in advance because I was worried that Ah Cai wouldn't be notified enough."

"Let's go talk to him tomorrow morning."

"Okay."

After the two of them finished eating the noodles cooked by the old lady, they closed the gates of the courtyard and the house and went back to the room to count the money.

This time, they brought back a lot of money, and they settled the accounts with Lin's father in the city.

This amount is more than 32,000 yuan, which includes the money from the sale of lighters.

The expenses for the construction of the 13 acres of land purchased in the city were also taken from the store one after another. Lin's father recorded every account, checked the account book, and brought it back.

However, the accounts settled in the store some time ago did not decrease because of this expenditure, because there was a lighter sales volume there to support it.

Now that the construction site in the city has been completed, this account before the New Year was also settled with a lot of money.

This is because he did not sell all the 10,000 goods he brought back last time, but only sold a small part, otherwise the settlement money would be more.

The couple looked at the money on the bed, their mouths were crooked with smiles.

"This is too much, each settlement in the past was only a few thousand yuan, this time it's a lot."

Ye Yaodong was proud, "It's all thanks to my foresight."

"Indeed."

"I won't go out tomorrow for the Little New Year, I'll go to your house the day after tomorrow to send off the New Year, and the day after tomorrow I have to go to Vancouver to settle the accounts of the past two or three months and summarize them at the end of the year. I don't know how much money I made, but Fang Jingfu is also quite hardworking. He wants to give birth himself as soon as he has some money on hand."

"You have to bring the twins back. The New Year is coming soon, and you can't leave them there."

"That's for sure."