Chapter 1017 Cousins ​​Discuss Repairing the Tomb (7000 Words)

Ye Yaodong was very happy. This friend was not in vain. His brother-in-law was also competent, caring and sensible. He felt very close to his heart.

Several boxes of goods were moved in a matter of seconds. After finishing, he was ready to go back to the house to get the money.

"Wait for me and I'll get you a red envelope."

"You don't need to pack 200, just pack 88. It's better to pack 88. It's a big enough number."

"Then 188, just wait for me."

The amount of 88 is indeed a large amount, but it is not bad for him, so he should look good on his face.

Ye Yaodong went home and replaced the money he had prepared long ago. While giving him the red envelope, he moved a box of goods at his feet.

"You should also keep a box to take home for your own consumption. If you want to give it to relatives and friends by the way, just give it as a gift. You can't help but taste the things you salvaged."

"That's fine, then I won't be polite to you."

"Let me remind you, there are 5 pieces of caviar in this box. Remember to pick them out. The trademark of the caviar is different from the trademark of the canned fish. You will take it back later to tell the difference."

"Caviar?" A Guang was confused. He didn't understand what caviar was and what it had to do with canned fish.

Ye Yaodong was also thinking that the cargo on the ship had been salvaged and unboxed before. The boatmen on his ship all knew that there were 5 caviar in a box. This was not a secret. There was no need to hide it from him. Let him know. Let him pick it out separately to avoid giving it to the wrong person.

When he just came out of the house, he actually saw the box in the house that he had brought back and selected a few days ago. He had a flash of idea, thinking about moving it out and filling it up with some canned fish outside.

I won’t give them caviar or tell them.

But he gave up after a moment's hesitation. There was no need to act like this. Being so secretive only made him look like a ghost.

Just tell Aguang directly and let him pick out the caviar.

Anyway, no one in their countryside eats it, and no one thinks that this thing can really be sold at a sky-high price. The boatmen on the boat only think that he is bragging, but everyone knows that there is this mixed thing in the box, so they just tell Ah Just say, let him pick it out better and be more open-minded.

"I don't understand why there are five pieces of caviar mixed in a box of goods, but when I unpacked it before, I checked it and took it apart and looked at it, so you should keep the caviar for yourself. That one doesn’t taste good either. If you don’t like it, you can give it to canned fish instead.”

"Like this? Okay, then I understand. I'll go back and pick them out individually first."

Aguang didn't know what caviar was, but he accepted it first. Anyway, the two families weren't far apart. It wouldn't make any difference to take it back and take it apart later if he wasn't used to it and then give it back to him.

After the others left, Ye Yaodong moved a chair and sat in the yard. Taking advantage of the light coming from the room, he prepared to sort out the goods all over the wall. He secretly picked out the caviar and moved it into the house separately for storage.

As for the rest of the family, they ran to the workshop as soon as they finished eating. The children were eager to make money, the old lady wanted to join in the fun, and Father Ye and Mother Ye were worried about going to the workshop to help. Ah Qing also has to go take a look.

So he was the only one in the whole family. He also closed the courtyard door tightly and sorted slowly alone.

It wasn't until the courtyard door was opened and Ye Xiaoxi was lifted back by Lin Xiuqing that the surrounding tranquility was broken.

"Help me get a basin of hot water and come inside."

"What's wrong?"

Ye Yaodong turned around and saw that she had the child stuck under her arm and hurriedly carried it into the house. He quickly stood up and followed.

After following the room, I saw that the ground was wet all the way to the room. Ye Xiaoxi's whole body seemed to be fished out of the water, so wet that even his hair was dripping.

"Are you playing with water again? Why is your hair even wet? You're going to be beaten to death. You just taught me yesterday and you're playing again."

"Yes, I hate it!"

As soon as Ye Xiaoxi's feet landed on the ground, she slid into his arms. She felt so wet that he didn't know where to touch her body. There was no dry patch, and her hair was dripping with water.

Lin Xiuqing was angry and helpless and said: "My brothers laughed at her for sleeping in the doghouse yesterday, and then she chased her brothers angrily. They were also bad, so they ran around the big basin where everyone washed the fish. Spin in circles.”

"Then your daughter circled around the fish basin. When she fainted, she made a plop and fell into the basin. She drank several mouthfuls of the fish washing water before she was picked up."

"Ah? It's time to beat them up. These bastards have not done anything good all day long, and they still have the nerve to laugh at others. I will go and beat them with a whip later." Ye Yaodong cursed, "They are all soaked with cold. What should I do? Give her a bath quickly."

"You take off her clothes and pants first, pick her up with a blanket, and I'll get her a basin of hot water."

After Lin Xiuqing finished speaking, she hurried out to get hot water.

Ye Yaodong also quickly took off his children's clothes, "Is it cold? Can daddy help you beat your brothers later?"

Ye Xiaoxi opened his mouth wide and sneezed heavily before nodding, "Yeah, it's good, it's bad."

After taking off her clothes, she quickly wrapped her in a blanket. She didn't catch a cold even though she slept in the kennel until midnight yesterday. Don't catch a cold today.

This child is also well-raised and has a great body. He is half a head taller than other children of the same age. People who don’t know think he is 4 years old. In fact, he is only three years old. He is still more than a month shy of his second birthday. Never got sick.

Lin Xiuqing babbled and washed the child, put on clothes, and continued to work. However, this time she told Ye Yaodong to take good care of the child, so she would not take him to the workshop to avoid another one being missed.

"You have to keep an eye on her and don't let her get into the doghouse again."

"I know, I'm awake this time."

After Ye Yaodong and others left, he led Ye Xiaoxi to the yard again. He pointed at the kennel and asked her, "Do you remember going into the kennel last night?"

Ye Xiaoxi retorted angrily, "No!"

"We looked everywhere for you last night and found you sleeping in here."

"No!"

She had been laughed at just now, and she also knew that sleeping in a doghouse was not a good thing. Now that it was mentioned again, she became even more angry. She even threw away Ye Yaodong's hand, and she retorted louder and angrier.

"No! No!"

It's a pity that I didn't take pictures yesterday. Now I know that my mouth is tough. When I grow up, it will be tougher than a dead duck's mouth.

"Okay, okay, no, no, you just stay in the yard and play with the dog, dad is busy with other things."

She nodded now and was no longer angry.

Ye Yaodong was also worried that she would run out, so he locked the yard from the inside first, so that she could do whatever she wanted at home, and as long as she didn't run out, he wouldn't have to keep an eye on her.

He couldn't sort the piles of boxes that quickly. After sorting, he still had to pile them back into the corner.

With such a large amount of goods, he could sort out several boxes of caviar separately. He also moved other goods and continued to fill the boxes.

After everything was done, he stretched out, beat his back, and moved the caviar back into the house. The box in the house was also moved out and piled together in the yard. .

I don’t know when Lin Jishang will be back?

The sooner you take action, the sooner you will be at ease. However, this guy has some magic dragons that never come to an end. He can only wait patiently to see if he will come back to visit the tomb during the Qingming Festival.

Early the next morning, the sky was a little gloomy again, and the wind blowing was a little bit cold. Without the sun, it felt like the temperature had dropped by more than five degrees.

Having decided to pick up the fresh boat from the county, Ye Yaodong asked Lin Xiuqing to get the money in the morning, and decisively paid another 10,000 deposit.

Director Wu was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and kept patting his chest to ensure that there would be no delay, and at least he would hand over the boat with the three brothers.

Moreover, it also allowed him to bring his eldest nephew to the factory to learn skills on weekends. He made an exception and allowed his eldest nephew to come and be an apprentice in advance. After graduation, he could officially join the factory and become a paid apprentice.

Ye Yaodong came back at noon and went over to talk while eating.

However, Ye Chenghai now has a profitable job, and he does not want to be an apprentice in a factory.

Father Ye forced him to go no matter what.

"How rare it is for your third uncle to get you an apprenticeship in the factory. If you don't cherish it, many people who want to go to the shipyard to learn a craft will never get the chance. Let me tell you, if you have a craft in hand, you will never be able to do it in your life." You don’t have to worry, you don’t have to worry about not having enough to eat one day.”

"When you learn the craft of shipbuilding, everyone will be polite to you and call you master. Your parents and our whole family will have a bright face. This is much more promising than your father. They have no The only way is to go to sea to make a living. If there is a way, who will go to sea to take risks?"

"You have to listen to what the adults say, it's all for your own good. If you can't study, you have to learn a trade no matter what. If you are stable, you can get a salary in the future. I don't know how better it is than going out to sea and risking your life. How many times."

Sister-in-law Ye also held a whip and said to him with her hands on her hips: "If you dare not go, my legs will be broken by you. How can the three melons and two dates in the workshop be of use to you? Learning a craft is serious. of."

"What's more, you haven't finished your studies yet, and you only need to go there for one day on the weekend. You can still work in the workshop and earn money every day when you come back from school, without any delay."

Sister-in-law Ye said angrily to the side: "Ah Hai doesn't want to go, so don't force him. Let A Jiang go. He is 14 anyway, and the two brothers are only a few months apart... Don't just think about good things." Ah Hai, Ah Jiang is now older and can do a lot of work, so he has to learn a trade..."

The three families are all close together. If there is any trouble, how can they hide it from the neighbors?

After Second Sister-in-law Ye heard the noisy commotion, she came out to watch the excitement. She happened to hear everything, and she felt extremely depressed. Good things never happened to her family, but only to her eldest grandson.

"Come one by one, what's the rush?"

Father Ye glanced at her and then continued to say to Ye Chenghai: "There are so many people competing for this job, and there is no way to get into it even if you give gifts. As long as you become an apprentice, you will not have to worry about eating, drinking, and studying after you graduate from junior high school." I will be a full-time worker in a few years, a master."

"Maybe in the future, I can be assigned a house, become a city dweller, eat commercial food, and be able to be successful even if I don't know how successful I am, and be able to honor my ancestors, you know?"

Sister-in-law Ye's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she was excited, "Yes, Ah Hai, as long as you work as an apprentice now, you will become a formal worker after you finish your studies. That will be an iron rice bowl, and from now on you will be a city dweller eating commercial grain." Why would you go on a windy and sun-drenched adventure with your dad on the sea again?"

Second Sister-in-law Ye was jealous, "Ah Dong, can you go and ask for one more spot? They are all nephews, the palms of their hands are flesh, and the backs of their hands are also flesh. You can't just love A Hai, A Jiang is also big, you can Can’t you go and ask for one more spot?”

"They are both nephews. You have watched them grow up and played with them. You can't just think about Ahai. Ajiang is also old. Can you let the two brothers go together?"

Ye Yaodong looked at them speechlessly.

"I run the factory, do I have the final say? If it's really me who runs the factory and I have the final say, then the whole family can go. It would be nice to be given a quota. It doesn't mean that I am partial to anyone, then it must be in accordance with the rules. In order of size, if I want my own son to be older, it won’t be Ah Hai’s turn.”

It's just an apprenticeship, and there's going to be internal strife. Isn't it fair?

His eldest and second brothers shouldn’t be so short of money now, right?

At least it's not as good as the previous one, but more than the next one.

In the past two years, I have earned more than 10,000 yuan just from fishing for jellyfish, and there is also the flood season for squid. In addition, I go fishing intermittently throughout the year. After deducting the scheduled boats and the cost of building an additional house, I have 10,000 yuan in hand. It should be worth a lot of money.

In the past two years, households worth 10,000 yuan have become less rare, but they are not a bad street either.

It can only be said that we are not worried about scarcity but inequality.

For formal workers in the city, the temptation to eat commercial grain is a bit big.

Ye Chenghai listened to the adults beside him discussing. Sister-in-law Ye still wanted to fight for it, but she also felt that it should be a good thing and should not be missed, so she reluctantly agreed.

Anyway, now I only need to go there for one day on the weekend. When I am studying, I can still work at my third uncle's place to earn money every night after school.

"Okay, then I'll go."

Sister-in-law Ye was happy and quickly put down the whip, "Okay, okay, you have to be obedient and serious in the future, and I also want to thank your third uncle. When you become a city dweller, you must also be filial to him."

He nodded quickly, "Definitely, I like the third uncle the most."

Sister-in-law Ye continued unwillingly: "Well, Ah Dong, now Ah Hai has a job as an apprentice. If there is any other work or other good things in the future, you have to think about our family Ah Jiang..."

"knew."

Ye Yaodong responded perfunctorily and then went home.

Lin Xiuqing was also a little regretful that her children were too young. She also felt that it would be a great thing to be able to work as a worker in a factory in the city. Although she was just an apprentice now, after she learned how to do it, she would definitely be treated like a formal worker.

How many people want to squeeze into the city to eat commercial food, but they don't have the chance, but they can still get one for Adong.

"I wonder if there will be another opportunity like this in the future?"

"Don't think too much. People in the city are not that good. In a few years, people in the city will not be able to eat commercial food. It was my father who kept telling me that the work in the shipyard was good. If possible, let Ah Hai also Go in and learn a trade.”

"You've been talking about it in my ears too much, so why don't I take advantage of the situation and give it a try? It also depends on whether he is interested. If he is not interested, then he might as well come back and follow his father's footsteps."

He just mentioned it at that time, and it was indeed his father who mentioned it too many times. Otherwise, there is nothing wrong with helping the family, and it does not necessarily mean going to the factory to drive screws.

Anyway, it depends on his personal interests and hobbies first.

Ye Mu retorted, "What's so good about working in the sea? It's hard and tiring, and it's easy to die. How many people die at sea in a year? We, the older generation, can't help it. We rely on the mountains to live off the mountains, and the sea to live on the sea. We have to learn crafts If you have the opportunity, of course you should learn the craft, otherwise you will have to force him to crawl away."

Father Ye also agreed, "Yes, you have to carry him even if you beat him to death."

It’s scary, you have to be carried away after you die.

"It would be nice if Hai is willing to go for a meal. If he can't read, it would be good if he can learn a craft." The old lady also happily greeted them to eat first.

After dinner, Father Ye continued to work on building a nylon awning. In the morning, he went to the town to buy materials and asked a few people to help build it. He had not finished the work all morning and had to continue working in the afternoon.

Ye Yaodong had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he also helped out. It wasn't until dusk that the nylon awning was set up.

There are several blocks built in a small area above the workshop. It looks very simple, but the current conditions are about this.

After finishing his work, he went to the dock non-stop to help collect the goods. By the way, he also wanted to leave some goods home to prepare for drinking with his cousins ​​in the evening.

He had already asked his mother in advance. Several cousins ​​at home may not be there during the day, some go out to work, but they are basically at home at night.

After leaving some seafood and going back, he asked Brother Aseng to call his three brothers and ask them to remember to come to his house for a drink after dinner.

Ye Yaosheng was surprised. Why did Dongzi suddenly ask his brothers to come over for a drink?

Others were also surprised. It felt like the sun was coming out in the west, but he called them to drink for no reason.

Except for meeting and saying hello on the road, Ye Yaodong has basically never been to their house. Although they are cousins, when they grow up, they each have their own circle of friends, and they have basically no contact with each other. Why would they invite them to drink?

Ye Yaofanna, he asked Ah Hai to call him, but he never walked past it himself.

Anyway, he would let others call him whenever he could, so as not to walk over. His eldest uncle, second uncle, eldest aunt and second aunt all pulled him, chattering non-stop, asking him to help the family and so on.

It will take more than seven years for Ye Yaohong to be released from prison, and he only has four cousins ​​left.

After dinner in the evening, the four of them came over together. On the way, everyone was wondering if there was something good they wanted to call them, and they all asked Ye Yaosheng.

After all, Ye Yaosheng was relatively close to him. He even rented his family's boat and worked for him. Under his guidance, he saw that his life, which was originally a mess, was now becoming more and more prosperous, and he was married to a wife. , I also have extra money in my hands, and other people are actually a little envious.

So much so that when we came over in the evening, everyone was extremely positive and excited. Maybe during dinner, in their respective families, the couple discussed and speculated whether there was anything good going on.

I probably thought about it for a while.

However, no one thought that it would be a matter of repairing the tomb.

When Ye Yaodong invited them to sit down and drink and told them their purpose, everyone looked surprised.

"Is it to build a tomb, not to rent a boat?"

"What kind of boat to rent? I don't have any extra boats to rent." Ye Yaodong also looked at them with some humor.

They looked at each other back and forth one by one.

"So you called us here just to talk about repairing Grandpa's tomb?"

"That's right, your father is stubborn and refuses to agree to the construction of the tomb. He lets grandpa live in the wind, sun and rain on the mountain. How unfilial. It doesn't sound good if you say it out loud. You have to poke someone else's spine. Who can build the tomb? Not a positive response?”

"We are still counting on the blessings of our ancestors. If we don't build a cemetery and provide a shelter from the wind and rain, how can we ask for the blessings of our ancestors? We will be scolded to death."

"When you were alive, you never enjoyed a day of happiness, and when you die, you don't have a place to shelter from the wind and rain. How miserable is it?"

"What I'm thinking is, is it because my eldest uncle and my second uncle have always disagreed with the construction of the tomb, that's why I was so angry that I didn't even bless you, but only our family?"

"It seems that another year of Qingming Festival has come, and in half a month we will have to go up the mountain to sweep tombs and pay homage. I just want you to go home and do some ideological work for the eldest and second uncles, and persuade them to agree to the practice. Tomb, so that when I visit the grave this year, I can tell my grandfather about it and pray for blessings."

"Otherwise, how would you have that face? Please bless me?"

Everyone couldn't stop nodding when he told him, they thought it made sense.

You want the blessings of your ancestors, but if you don’t even build a tomb, who will protect you?

Ye Yaosheng was the first to respond, "Dongzi is right, you need to go back and persuade him. If you repair the tomb early, you will have to repair the tomb later. If you repair it earlier, you can solve a major event earlier."

"But my father is old and can't make much money or do much work. It will cost a lot of money to repair the tomb..." Someone looked at Ye Yaodong with a stern look.

Everyone knew what he meant. He wanted to get Ye Yaodong to pay.

The only one in Uncle Ye's family, Ye Yaosheng, seems to be more honest and has a better character, so he usually doesn't pay much attention to the other two. Look at what he said, it's another one who wants to take advantage.

"Our grandpa, if you want to ask me to pay for it alone, I can do it, but you need to ask your dad first if he agrees."

Of course he can pay, but his advantages are not that easy to take advantage of.

Of course he has the final say on where to build it and how to build it. Moreover, he built the tomb, and no one else will have a share in it from now on. His grandfather will belong to him from now on.

When Uncle Ye and Uncle Ye grow old, they will have to wait for their son to build their tomb, and their treatment after death will probably be similar to that of his grandfather.

It depends on whether they are willing to do it or not.

Ye Yaosheng immediately retorted, "That won't work. Of course, everyone's grandfather paid for it together and shared it equally. This is the tomb of our Ye family, not the third uncle's alone."

Ye Yaopeng also said: "Yes, that's why we repeatedly asked the eldest uncle and the second uncle to discuss the matter of repairing the tomb, but they couldn't listen. That's why we called you here today to discuss with you and let you do the work of your fathers. Thought work.”

Father Ye did not go to the workshop to help, but sat in front of the stove, smoking a hookah while listening, and wanted to hear how they discussed the next generation. The women all went to work again. Originally, it was not their women. Can be blended.

He also said aloud: "When you go back later, tell them what Dongzi just said. Do you still want your ancestors to bless them? If you really don't have money, you grandchildren can just give them what they have. Otherwise, why would a son be born? Isn’t it just for the critical moment?"

"Then let's go back later to talk and persuade them and see if they listen."

"It's been dragging on for several years. Our ancestors' affairs are no small matter. You should advise them to take it seriously. Don't just talk about how there is no money. Even if there is no money, the tomb must be repaired. Otherwise, it will be unpleasant to spread the news." Ye The father said again.

"Okay, third uncle, let's try our best to persuade him when we get back. If we don't have money, we are the grandchildren and we have to chip in as much as we can."

"Well, that's right. If I had listened as well as you, this tomb could have been repaired two years ago."

Seeing that everyone had listened and accepted it easily, Ye Yaopeng also smiled and raised his glass to everyone, "Come on, come on, it's rare that our brothers will get together to drink together today, so let's have a few more drinks tonight."

"Haha, you three brothers have become more and more prosperous and powerful in the past two years. We have to hug your thighs and flatter you, haha..."

"What do you mean by fawning over each other? Let's face it, we are all brothers. We are not any better than everyone else. Aren't we all working at sea?" Ye Yaodong also smiled and was polite.

"We are all working at sea, but the difference is huge. You all have several boats, especially Dongzi. How can we compare? We can't even catch up, and we have to rely on you to pull it off..."

"Yes, we are all brothers, not outsiders. If you need help, just call us. We have no other skills and we have all the strength..."

"Dongzi is now a celebrity in our village, and everyone is counting on you to take care of your brother..."

An agreement was reached on the matter of repairing the tomb, and everyone could not turn around and leave immediately. They had just sat down and talked for a while, so the style of painting immediately changed to complimenting the three brothers Ye Yaodong.

The three of them were constantly being drunk by everyone, and the atmosphere became lively.

Ye Yaofan has been sitting silently, occasionally laughing in agreement, saying very few words, and just acting as a foil with peace of mind.

Ye Yaodong saw this and greeted him with a smile. After drinking two drinks together, he didn't care much.

He thinks that the second uncle's problem should not be that big anymore. Brother Asheng and the others can now help, and they can contribute both money and effort. The uncle's side is really in trouble.

We have no money and no labor. We have two sons in total. One is in prison and is considered useless. The other one seems to be of no use now. Although everyone is talking about it, he is still taciturn.

In a few days, his father will probably have to come and ask. If he really doesn't agree, he will really have to carry the old lady up the mountain and cry.