He accompanied his aunt and his family to the old house, joking and joking all the way. Before his buttocks were still hot, Ye's mother sent him back to ask his eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law to come over and help with the cooking. By the way, he asked his eldest brother and two brothers to come over and talk to his eldest uncle.
This is what happens during the Chinese New Year, with a bunch of relatives coming and going, eating, drinking, playing cards, chatting...
The New Year is not celebrated until the fifteenth day.
It was just after the third day of the Lunar New Year, but the weather was unfavorable, and it started to rain lightly, and it continued to rain until the first lunar month was almost out.
They didn't even go to their grandma's house, which the children had longed for, and they didn't see the Lantern Festival lanterns that they had been thinking about for a long time. Both children felt very depressed.
In fact, bad weather is one reason, and another important reason is that Lin Xiuqing's belly is already very pregnant, and she thought she could hide it before.
The Lantern Festival is February 27th in the Gregorian calendar. She is 7 months old at this time. Although she cannot see her belly while wearing a loose cotton jacket, she can still tell that she is pregnant when she walks.
People nowadays are very discerning and don’t necessarily need to look at their stomachs to be sure. If someone reports something, they have been hiding it for so long.
He also asked someone to deliver a message. Father Lin and Mother Lin had known about the situation for a long time and only asked them to come and hide when necessary.
Ye Yaodong looked angry, crossed his hands on his chest, squinted at his two children, then reached into his pocket and took out eight 5-cent coins.
"Two cents per person, no one is allowed to be angry?"
"Huh! I'm going to grandma's house!"
"How can we go when it rains? There are no lanterns or floats when it rains. You can't even get out of the house."
"Then I want to go too."
"Then you can walk on your own." Ye Yaodong casually handed the few coins in his hand to Ye Chengyang, "Your brother doesn't want it anymore. I'll give it to you if you obey me."
Ye Chengyang nodded happily and took it.
But Ye Chenghu gave up and turned around to grab it from him, "This is mine, I can't give it to him!"
"You don't want it!"
"I want!"
Humph, I can't cure him!
After finishing both of them and sending them to play next door, the room became quiet. Ye Yaodong frowned and said: "We are going to build a house next to us. You don't have to go out from now on. You can just stay at home and do whatever you want."
Ask the boss to run errands, and if nothing happens, the door will be closed."
"I know."
As the month progressed, Lin Xiuqing began to worry. She originally thought that she would be able to survive without anyone around her new house, but now she probably would have to hide for a long time.
Within a few days, someone came to measure the land next to their house, and before the first lunar month, construction started just two days after the weather cleared.
Every day, there are villagers working around the house, and they are in full swing. From time to time, they will often sit in front of them and chat.
Ye Yaodong was worried, so he would sit at the door with a stool and watch every day, fearing that as soon as he walked away, someone would come to his house to ask for tea, or to borrow this or that.
Brother Ye and Brother Ye waited for the sunny weather to go to sea. Most of the villagers went to sea to work in the light rain one after another on the fifteenth day of the year. He was the only one who was still at home. It was already the second month of the lunar calendar.
Alas, it's not that he has become lazy, it's that he is worried.
His parents had been a little anxious these past two days. It had been raining before, but it had started to clear up in recent days, so they came over every day to urge him to go to sea.
At night, Lin Xiuqing also hesitated and said: "How about I go back to my parents' house? With my parents here, I don't have to go out. If anything happens, I can hide in the mountains?"
He would only worry if he hid in the mountains.
"We also have a small dormitory in Chashan, where we can stay if we need anything..."
Ye Yaodong patted her comfortingly, "It's time to collect tea in a few days. There are people on the tea mountain, so it's not easy to stay. It doesn't matter if I go to sea a month or two late. I made a few hundred yuan on the first day of the new year. No,
Even the capital is enough to cover expenses for several months."
"It's been too long. You can't do anything every day. You can only stay at home and watch over me. It's too much of a delay. You can go to sea with dad tomorrow. Mom said she would come over and watch every day..."
"It's only been sunny for a few days and the first lunar month has just started. Don't be in a hurry."
"You should go to sea when you should. My father and mother are urging me hard. If you don't go this day, it will be a loss. I won't go out anyway."
"Well, let me check the weather tomorrow."
He kept stroking her round belly, and from time to time he felt a small bulge, but it disappeared and popped out again after a while.
He was so curious that he searched for it with one hand on his belly, but he only played for a while and then stopped playing.
"Still moving?"
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said: "I was moving for a while before I spoke. I'm probably tired now and fell asleep."
Ye Yaodong retracted his hand regretfully, "How long will this happen?"
"After 5.1."
He calculated, "That's about two months away."
"Well, hold on."
"Are all the clothes ready?"
Lin Xiuqing rubbed her belly and nodded with a smile, "Get ready. There has been sunshine in the past two days, so I have washed and dried it again."
Ye Yaodong also had a little more expectation in his heart. The first two had no sense of participation. This one came unexpectedly, but it was something he had always kept in mind.
Keep holding on.
Early on the second morning, not long after the sun had risen, there were sounds of knocking and moving and lifting outside the house.
The whole family can only get up sleepily, and can no longer sleep happily until they wake up naturally.
"It's so noisy. Why do they want to build a house next to our house? Is there no room to build in the village?"
"They think our place is good."
"I hate it so much." Ye Chenghu was very angry when he woke up early in the morning.
"It will be fine after a while. The sun is shining on your buttocks. It's time to get up." Lin Xiuqing said as she put on clothes for the two children.
Ye Yaodong stood at the door and looked at the clear sky. The tide on the beach was receding little by little. It seemed that there was not much wind and waves today.
But Ye Yaopeng rarely went to sea. Instead, he urged Ye Chenghai to hurry up at the door.
"Did the wind blow during the night?"
"No, I need to take this guy to the town dock to move goods for two days. Dad and the second child went there at night."
"Oh~ the good days are over~ you have to be self-reliant? Remember to honor your third uncle after making money." Ye Yaodong smiled and patted Ye Chenghai on the shoulder.
"Third uncle, do you want to go with us?"
"No, I'm waiting for you to be filial, come on young man!"
Ye Chenghai's eyes were bright and he nodded excitedly. For him, being able to make money by himself was undoubtedly novel and worth looking forward to.
Ye Yaodong lit a candle for him in his heart, wishing you good luck, young man!
"Dad, is Brother Ahai going to make money?"
"He went to receive a severe beating."
"ah?"
"When he comes back in the evening, ask him if he is happy with the money he made today? Is the wind at the dock strong? Is the cargo heavy? Is the steamed bun delicious? Is his shoulder okay?"
Ye Chenghu looked at him confused.
Ye Yaodong patted his head and said, "Don't imitate your brother Ahai."
"Oh, Dad, the tide is out. Can we go to the beach to play later? It's so boring. We haven't gone to the beach for a long time."
"Okay, I'll go play with you for a while after breakfast."
It's rare that the weather has been nice recently, so I can play with them for a while, but I might not be free in two days.
The two children jumped excitedly and ran into the house, urging them to eat. School had already started and everyone was going to school. They were the only ones at home, and they were very bored. It was rare to go to the beach to play, and they couldn't wait.
Lin Xiuqing cooked noodles today, and each of them filled a bowl for them to eat themselves. They slurped up and ate it quickly without being urged, and even drank up the soup.
"If you go to the beach, see if there are any clams to dig up and use to make soup. They are tired of eating radish soup every day. At noon, I will stir-fry rice bowls and make a bowl of clam soup."
"I understand, you close the door after we leave. If anyone knocks on the door, you will treat it as if no one is home."
"Well, I'll catch up on my sleep later. I've been having trouble sleeping at night because of my big belly lately."
Ye Yaodong nodded, and then walked to the beach carrying a bucket, two short-handled spatulas, fire tongs, and two children.
At this moment, the beach has just been exposed, and no one is coming to the beach yet.
The two children ran excitedly in front. Before they could run for a while, Ye Chenghu bent down and picked up a sea urchin, "Ah, it's so sticky!"
He threw it back to the ground.
"Dad, we picked up a sea urchin!"
Ye Yaodong trotted forward, picked up the 'undersea cactus' under his feet, threw it into the bucket, and praised them, "Good luck. I'll find a few more and I'll steam eggs for you at noon."
Although the sea urchin looks unattractive on the outside, like a prickly pear, black and spiky, the yellow color of the sea urchin after peeling it off is amazing.
It is bright orange-yellow, with a clear grainy surface. One petal is about the size of a little finger. No seasoning is needed when eating. The taste is light, sweet, with a natural ocean flavor, and the texture is light and smooth.
Sea urchin is also the only edible part of the sea urchin, making it especially suitable for sashimi.
Take the steamed egg with sea urchin yolk. There is a touch of plump seafood on the smooth steamed egg. Both sea urchin and eggs have their own unique delicacies. The steamed egg and sea urchin yolk are all eaten up with one spoon. It is a perfect match.
"Okay, okay."
The two turned around and started running on the beach again~
"Brother~wait for me~"
Ye Yaodong saw a large snail buried under the sand next to him. It looked bigger than his eldest son's fist. He fiddled with it with a fire tong and dug it out of the sand.
I saw it rolled a bit, and there was a small one next to where it stopped.
The snail flesh on top of its head was still exposed. It was suddenly frightened and was shrinking. When Ye Yaodong bent down to pick it up, the entire flesh had shrunk in, leaving only the cover.
This snail looks similar to a conch, but its head is longer and pointier than that of an ordinary conch, and its outer skin is covered with hair. The color is completely different from the ordinary one, and it feels like turned cowhide.
But the size is not small, and the snail meat inside is also very thick, so it tastes absolutely delicious.
He picked up the other little one next to him and threw it into the bucket for lunch.
"Dad, Dad, there is an ugly big crab here. It has eyes. It ran away. Come here quickly..."
The two children ran and shouted excitedly.
Chapter completed!