His grandfather's life was difficult at that time. He came to the seaside begging for food, and then he took root in their village. He worked hard and built a house with the help of the villagers and married a wife.
After all, he was not actually a native of the country.
His grandfather had no means to build a cemetery in advance at that time. After his death, his father and the others temporarily built a coffin-shaped tomb out of stones, as long as it could fit into the coffin.
Speaking of this, Father Ye sighed.
"Years ago, I had a lot of money, so I told your eldest and second uncle that I wanted to build your grandpa's tomb. The family is full of labor, so just hire a master. The materials don't cost much. We can all pay together, and the three of us can work together.
It doesn’t cost much to set up a stall.”
"In the end, they resisted, saying that they had no money and would not talk about it later. They said that they did not leave it outside to be exposed to the wind and sun, and it was already better than some people. Many other people's tombs were like this. After a few years, they
It's about to be buried. Let's all contribute money to build a bigger one with more space."
Ye Yaodong frowned, "You should just think that you are going to lie down soon, so why don't you repair it for yourself? Do you think it is a pity to repair the tomb in advance?"
"I just can't bear to spend money."
"You always have to pay for it, grandpa. Everyone has a share. If you repair the tomb early, you will have to repair it later. It will be cheaper if you repair the tomb early."
Some of his uncles have to wait twenty or thirty years to pass away, and they won't be allowed to build cemeteries in the future.
The old lady doesn't know how many years she can live, so she can't just build a temporary one, repair one in advance and put it there, so that she can be prepared for future problems.
In many elderly people's houses in the countryside, coffins are placed on the beams in advance, just to avoid panic. Ancient emperors heard that they started building mausoleums as soon as they came to power.
"Oh, they have to be built. Your grandma is over 80 years old. Who knows how many years she can live? But my two uncles are not in a hurry and are not willing to repair it now. I can't just pay for it myself.
Brothers have to contribute money and build it together."
"It's so annoying. I told them about it a few days ago, and they just said I had no money. Forget it, let's wait two years to talk about it. Your two cousins ​​went in, and your uncle looked so energetic.
It's not that good, it's hard to argue with him."
"Then we will pay for the repairs ourselves. After the repairs are completed, the room will be our own."
"How can that be done? They are all born to the same father. How can we leave them behind while building the tomb? Let's wait for a year or two."
That was really depressing. Their family couldn't build a special cemetery to bury his grandfather and grandmother in their family cemetery, leaving aside his uncle, who were also their parents and they also had a share.
Now even Ye Yaodong was unhappy.
"Then if they don't build it all the time, do we really have to wait until 20 or 30 years to build it again?"
"Then we definitely can't wait so long. Let's wait two years later. Let's see if any of your cousins ​​are successful. If one of them is successful, as long as one of them can spare the money, the other one can't either."
That can only be like this.
It was also the Qingming Festival, otherwise he wouldn't be able to think of repairing the tomb, and he would be an unfilial descendant.
Thinking about it, the old lady was in a bad mood all day yesterday. I guess repairing the tomb is the top priority on her mind right now.
This year during the Qingming Festival, we can only make do with sweeping the tombs first, and next year we will see if we can give him a Feng Shui treasure land to prosper the whole family.
There is still no shortage of roof tiles at their house. There is a small pile piled in the corner. They are all leftovers from building the house and are kept as spares. After all, there are typhoons every year and the roof has to be repaired every year.
Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua worked on it together, but the speed was a little faster, and the repairs were almost completed in more than an hour.
He and his father held the stairs, allowing them to climb down slowly before finishing work and going home.
Sister-in-law Ye and Sister-in-law Ye also acted as if nothing was wrong. They were discussing as they walked that they would catch a few piglets and raise them together later.
Ye Yaohua also smiled to ease the unhappiness just now, "It will be easier for two people to support each other and share the work together."
Sister-in-law Ye: "It's easy to put it. If you raise too many pigs, they will be tiring. Just gathering pig grass and cooking pig food all day long is tiring enough."
"What kind of work is not tiring? What kind of money is easy to make?" Ye Yaopeng also asked.
Speaking of this, Sister-in-law Ye suddenly said thiefly: "I heard that some fishermen on the south coast no longer fish, and the larger fishing boats are used to haul foreign goods. Thieves make money, and they can earn hundreds in one trip.
Thousands of yuan, money comes..."
Ye Yaopeng said quickly: "This cannot be said..."
Ye Yaohua also quickly refused, "We can't do this illegal thing. There are quite a few people who were arrested every three days. I heard that many were shot dead last year. We can't do it. We can't do it. We are ordinary people and our lives are not difficult.
Already."
"I heard that the guy in our village, who bought the foundation before us, is specialized in doing this. I heard that there are a lot of things piled up in the house. I don't know whether it's true or not. I used to see a lot of workers.
I haven’t seen it in a few months.”
"Why do you care about others? Just take care of yourself."
Ye Yaodong listened silently. There is no airtight wall in this world. As time goes by, someone will always know. Guessing will only aggravate other people's curiosity. More and more people know that it is.
However, it is estimated that they have many bases, not necessarily just this one in the village. If they don't show up for a while, they can stabilize their situation.
After all, he is considered an acquaintance. He also hopes that he can make a lot of money in a stable way and have many friends and many paths.
Seeing that he was about to reach the center of the village, he changed the subject and said: "Dad said tomorrow morning will be from 7 to 9 o'clock. Let's get up early to sweep the tomb. We won't have time to order all the cakes. I will bring more coins then. The cakes will not be enough.
Just give money.”
"Give money? Give money directly?"
"Ah? You can also give money directly? Aren't they all for tomb cakes?"
They quickly asked questions, and at the same time, their attention was shifted.
"The kids at home will probably bring back a bunch of cakes today..."
"I don't know if it's enough. Anyway, if it's not enough, just give me money. It's easier and more popular. Anyway, there's no place to book at the moment."
Ye Yaohua thought about it and thought that this might work, "Then just bring some money as a backup. We will share whatever you spend at that time, so you don't have to ask dad to pay."
His father's three brothers take turns bearing the cost of sweeping the tomb every year, and this year it is his father's turn to officiate. The other two uncles only need to be accompanied by others to sweep the tomb and weed it.
"Well, that's what I thought too."
Sister-in-law Ye said hesitantly: "It seems that no one visits graves and gives out money..."
Sister-in-law Ye said happily: "What's the point? Don't you also have to spend money to buy light cakes? It's better to get a discount. If it were me, I would definitely rather take the money. This is a good idea. It also saves you from ordering too many light cakes and not being able to pay.
Go out and eat at home and waste it."
When other people think about it, the same principle applies. When it comes to money or pie, they will definitely choose money.
Ye Yaopeng also relented at this time and said: "We don't have many coins at home, but Dongzi coins are more. You can make some money first, and we will share it equally when the time comes."
"Well, as long as you don't have any objections."
It was almost four o'clock at this time. As they walked on the main road in the village, they could see people coming back in twos and threes carrying hoes and brooms.
After lunch, we go to visit the graves, which is about the same point. Those whose graves are clean will come back earlier.
Some of the children playing on the road had nothing left in their hands, and some even followed the people carrying hoes and brooms. They were chased away by the adults, who said they had returned from sweeping the tomb, and then dispersed.
Some children were covered in mud, so dirty that they could barely see the color of their shoes and pants, and they had a bunch of cakes hanging around their necks. You could tell at a glance that they had just come back from the mountains.
When Ye Yaodong and others returned home, they also saw their children jumping around at the door, with a bunch of cakes hanging around their necks, making noisy noises.
"I counted, I have 16!"
"Then I must have 16..."
"You ate several on the way, and we ran fast, so we begged for several more."
"They are all so proud, so annoying, they walk so slowly, and they have to wait for him..."
Lin Xiuqing also came out of the courtyard door and shouted to them: "Hurry up and take a shower and change clothes. Your whole body is covered in mud. It's scary. People who didn't know better thought you had gone to roll in the mire and come back."
"It's raining. The road is too slippery and full of mud. The road on the mountain is not easy to walk..." Ye Chenghu pouted and argued.
Ye Chengyang, on the other hand, grabbed Lin Xiuqing's pants in a flattering manner, raised his head and said pitifully: "The cake is not dirty, mother."
Ye Yaodong took a closer look and saw that he was almost turned into a clay figure. There was mud from his chest down, and there were a few streaks of mud on his face. It was difficult for him to protect the cake well and not get dirty.
Lin Xiuqing looked at his black paws. There were several paw prints on her trousers, and she said helplessly: "Look at your hands!"
Ye Chengyang looked down and was so frightened that he quickly let go of his hand. Then, he immediately reached out to take a photo of the paw prints on his mother's pants. As a result, there were more and more paw prints...
Lin Xiuqing silently took a step aside, "Okay, okay, I didn't scold you. I went home and took a shower."
"You all made a lot of money today, didn't you? If you make a fortune, you can eat for a week, and you don't need to light a fire at home."
"Ah? No, no, I'm almost choking to death... I can't eat anymore..." Ye Chenghu was the first to protest.
There are too many good things to eat in his family, and his father is willing to keep all the delicious food. How can he bear it if he is really asked to eat the Seven-Day Light Cake?
Ye Chenghai also said with a sad look on his face: "My neck was stretched out from the food. When I came back, I took several sips of tea before I felt it was in my stomach."
"Who told you not to come back for lunch? It's embarrassing to say that you are so dirty and you are still talking here. You don't know how to take a shower first and wash your clothes in the evening." Sister-in-law Ye glared at them.
Sister-in-law Ye also called out to the three of her family members, "You are filthier than the pigs in the pigsty. Why don't you hurry in and take a shower? You are still standing at the door. What are you waiting for? Are you waiting to be whipped?"
After being scolded, the children put away their excitement and hurried back to their homes.
Chapter completed!