After Ye Yaodong had arranged all these things, he lay at home for a few days with peace of mind.
It wasn't until dinner that Ye's mother talked about the scholarship and asked Ah Qing to prepare it. It only cost a little over thirty yuan.
From first grade to junior high school, there are only about a dozen people with good grades who are forced to drop out of school. There are many more dropouts with poor grades, but this is not within the scope of their help.
In recent days, despite repeated visits from teachers, village cadres, and the Women's Federation, parents have been unable to save face. Since someone is paying for the school fees and taking advantage of the bastards, most of them have been asked to go back to school.
Of course, for students, they still have to do less work at home, but if they have the opportunity to study again, they will definitely work harder.
Most of the people here are girls. There are only a few two or three boys whose families are really in trouble and the burden is too heavy. For example, if their father is killed in the family, they only have their mother and a group of weak brothers and sisters, so they have to drop out of school and take on the challenge.
Lift the burden at home.
When Ye’s mother talks about the families with children who have dropped out of school, she feels very sad.
I had never been exposed to it before, so I had to sweep away the snow on my own. Now, I have become more aware, I have seen more, and the soft spots in my heart have also been touched.
Either there is extreme preference for boys over girls, or there is a lack of family, and every family has sutras that are difficult to recite.
Their children are the happiest and have no worries about anything.
After hearing this, Ye Yaodong felt that his move was too wise. Reading can change your destiny. This is not just talk, it is real, especially in this era.
For children, reading is the easiest and best shortcut.
Lin Xiuqing nodded in agreement after hearing what Ye Mu said, and gave her money after the meal.
As a result, within two days, two parents inquired about it one after another and came directly to the door, bringing some vegetables grown in the fields and pickled local specialties to express their thanks.
After all, if this funding is confirmed, as long as there are no changes, the tuition fees for these children until graduation will be provided by Ye Yaodong.
Ye Yaodong's family was also very relieved. It was light on courtesy but heavy on affection. They didn't ask for any amount of gratitude from others, just remember it well.
Many times after helping others, it would be nice to get a thank you.
To their surprise, they met a boy who came to thank him with two crucian carps.
"Uncle, don't you remember me? My father died during the typhoon the year before last. I snatched blue crabs from you at the beach, and you gave me the blue crabs later."
Having said this, Ye Yaodong also remembered, isn't this the house where A Guang's first boat came from?
"Ah, is it you?"
"Haha, my brother finished fifth grade in the first half of the year and was in the first year of the second half of the year. He originally didn't plan to go to school. No matter what we said, it was useless. He just wanted to stay at home and help my mother farm, so that I could go out to work and make money.
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"We were all very sorry. His grades were pretty good, and the teacher even called us, but he was determined and said he didn't want to go, so we gave up. Unexpectedly, my uncle helped pay for the tuition."
"In the past few days, teachers and village committee members have come to talk to me, and my mother has been persuading him. He also thought that he would no longer have to pay tuition fees, so he was willing to go back to school."
Ye Yaodong now realized that the sponsorship was going to his younger brother.
He exchanged a few pleasantries and sighed in his heart as he listened to the child's repeated thanks.
After sending the person away, he said to Ah Qing: "Hey, children without a father or a mother are very pitiful."
"No, without a father, the family will be without a pillar, and the sky will collapse. A child without a mother will also suffer, and no one will care about it. If there is a stepmother, it will be even worse."
"Fortunately, Aguang didn't have a stepmother, and he was already old when his mother didn't exist. Otherwise, he would be as pitiful as a baby cabbage in the field."
"Actually, Uncle Pei is the same age as dad, not too old."
"Isn't that not much different from the widow next door?"
Lin Xiuqing choked down her throat with a sip of water and coughed wildly.
Ye Yaodong quickly patted her on the back, "You can still choke on water. How old are you?"
Lin Xiuqing coughed and tears came out. She couldn't speak and could only stare at him fiercely.
It wasn't until he calmed down that I patted him twice.
"How can you talk like this? I was talking about my father-in-law, but you talked about the widow next door."
"Haha, didn't that boy just leave? Then you mentioned that Uncle Pei is young and seemed to be a matchmaker for him. Then didn't I immediately think of the widow next door?"
"How can I? How can I, a junior, have the nerve to act as a matchmaker for him, let alone my in-laws!"
Lin Xiuqing gave him a fierce look, which was too outrageous.
"Then I didn't say anything. I just talked about the widow next door. Your reaction was so big, which means you are thinking wrongly."
"I just admitted it and said."
"If you don't admit it, why should I?"
Lin Xiuqing slapped the tough-talking person hard twice, "It's a good thing no one heard it, otherwise I wouldn't know what the news would be like."
Ye Yaodong pursed his lips.
A widower, a widow, and two next-door neighbors, isn’t that just right and a good match?
Otherwise, who will take care of a grown man when he gets old? In daily life, you cannot always rely on your children. If your children are not around, you will not even have anyone to talk to.
I don’t know what Uncle Pei was like in his previous life, but he never left in this life anyway, so it’s hard to say anything.
"Uncle Pei's family is in a state of shock now. He is so rich, his family is so rich, and his boat is so big. There must be many pretty widows who are interested in him."
"Stop talking, it's not our turn to worry about this. Even that guy just now was very thoughtful and even brought two crucian carps here."
"Let's make crucian carp and tofu soup tonight and add some sauerkraut. I haven't eaten the crucian carp and tofu soup you cooked for a long time."
"Don't you all dislike the earthy smell of the fish in this river? No one ate it when I cooked it before."
"Don't look at how you cooked it in the past. You were reluctant to add oil. You have to be willing to put more oil, fry both sides, and add more ginger and scallion cooking wine, so that the earthy smell will be lighter."
"You are so good at saying it, why don't you do it?"
"Then I'll do it. Don't cry when the time comes."
"Tch, you're used to being able to open your mouth, but you can also make crucian carp?"
Ye Yaodong passed by the straw rope that tied the fish in her hand, "I'll open your eyes later. If you have nothing to do, go grab some snails. I'll fry you some fried snails tonight."
"Make yourself very good at it."
Lin Xiuqing shook her head, and took advantage of her free time to find a vise and prepare to clamp the snail's tail for him.
It's true that those children brought several buckets back and couldn't finish the food. They couldn't finish the duck. They went to the river for a swim every day, and they would still eat this when they came back.
"The house construction will start tomorrow, don't run around and get up early."
"I know. I will remember the date. After I finish eating, I will go to my hometown to bring the ladder, and my father and I will tie up the nylon bag and tie it to the beam."
Ye Yaodong didn't want to move back to his hometown. It was too troublesome, not to mention that his treasures were here and he wasn't looking at them. How could he have peace of mind? He wanted to die in this world.
So I came up with another idea later and tied a roll of nylon bags with ropes above the heads of the main room and each room, so that I would not worry about working on the top of my head and being unable to live below.
At least I can cook and sleep without having to worry about dust or debris falling, since there is a nylon bag to cover it.
When they were working during the day, they would not go into the house, but would just watch from the yard. When they were not working at night, they would go into the house and take a nap, which would not have much impact, and would only last for a month.
The nylon bag can be stretched out to prevent rain, which saves you from having to move a bunch of things at home, which is really like a big move.
In the past few days, he has also brought all the dried fish at home to the city. The ones that are still drying in the workshop will not be affected at all. After drying, they can still be temporarily stored in the small house in the workshop.
Some of the wood, planks and other materials they ordered have been delivered in the past few days, and more will be delivered in the future.
After the three families began to build a building together, most of them left Ye's father at home to take charge. The three brothers still went out to fish on their own. Every day, they would leave some fish and shrimps back to serve as food for the workers.
Except for the cost of rice and grain, everything else is basically self-produced and sold, which is quite economical.
The children at home were very happy when they found out that their house was going to be built again. Without anyone telling them, they spontaneously helped move the bricks every day, and they didn't rush to school until it was almost time.
Ye Yaodong and the others also considered that it was inconvenient to build large stones upwards, unsafe to lift, and not that convenient, so they considered using red bricks directly on the second floor. Most of the buildings built in the village were also made of red bricks.
Ye Xiaoxi is too small to hold big bricks, so she sits in the sand and plays with the sand every day. She usually doesn't have much fun going to the beach, but now she can have a lot of fun.
Ye Yaodong also doted on his children. He secretly gave her a spatula to dig sand and an iron bowl for her. However, he got out of control and had a great time playing every day. The first time he opened his eyes was
Find a spatula and a bowl, then rush to the sand pile.
It was so hard for Lin Xiuqing that she had to wash her head full of sand every day, and then she wouldn't be allowed to play. She would just lie down on the ground crying and roll in the sand.
I didn't have time to watch her all day long, so I could only scold Ye Yaodong for blindly teaching children, and then let her go.
Ye Yaodong kept sneezing wildly when he was at sea. He thought it was because the weather was getting cooler. It was already mid-to-late October, and the sea breeze was also chilly. He didn't find out until he got scolded after returning home.
The father and daughter both looked at each other with their little eyes at the dinner table.
When he pretended to be sad and made a face with his mouth flat, Ye Xiaoxi laughed unceremoniously, spraying the rice grains on the table, and pointed at him with his index finger and laughed.
At this time, Ye Yaodong was scolded again.
"I'm not serious all day long, and I have to tease her even when I'm eating. What should I do if she chokes on food later?"
"Who told her to look at me?"
"You didn't look at her, do you know she looked at you?"
Lin Xiuqing was finally caught and the situation was restored. In the past, she had been blocked and had nothing to say.
"Wrong sense!"
"Eat quickly and go to bed early. We have to go to sea at night."
"What day is it today? It's the 14th, isn't it? It's getting closer to my time to drive a motorcycle."
"Yes, I'll call you in two days to ask, or you can ask in advance. If it's repaired in advance, I'll drive it back in advance."
"Just wait, you asked me to call again in half a month, so I'll call you again in half a month. It won't be any different than these two days. I'm also busy at home recently, so there's not much difference between two days earlier and two days later.
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"Then you can figure it out yourself. Just don't be in a hurry."
It wasn't until another two days and half a month passed that Ye Yaodong finally had time to call the village committee and ask if the motorcycle had been repaired.
It did not live up to his expectations, did not delay the progress, and the repairs were completed as scheduled. He was directly notified to open it the next day.
Originally, it was just for repairs. If two people were to free up for a day and a half, the repairs would probably be completed. The delay for half a month was because the factory was increasing production capacity and had no time to do this kind of work.
He felt that he could finish the repair as expected and did not delay it. It may also be because of Director Chen's previous phone call, so he repaired it on time. After all, it still had an official name.
Anyway, no matter what, we have repaired it and told him to open it.
However, he was afraid that he would not be able to buy a train ticket at the moment, so he only said that he could only go there if he bought a train ticket in the next two days. The other party did not say anything, only that he could come and drive away at any time.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Yaodong called his father-in-law and asked him to close the store early in the afternoon and take time to help him go to the train station to buy two train tickets to the province, preferably within these two days.
When traveling these days, train tickets are not that easy to buy. Long distances are all dependent on trains, especially sleeper berths. Most of them have to be purchased by an employer many days in advance, either through scalpers. Anyway, he only needs to go to the province and not even stop at one stop.
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After telling his father-in-law, he walked home quickly. Because he wanted to make a phone call during the day, he asked his father to go to sea at night while he stayed at home to supervise the work.
After Lin Xiuqing learned that the motorcycle had been repaired, she was also very happy. The big items at home came one after another, and the happy events came one after another.
First, there were seven more boats, then three more shops, and then two more acres were bought to build a fish sauce workshop. Now the house is being built, and the motorcycle can be driven back immediately in the past two days.
There are also tractors, so go to the factory to make reservations to buy them!
Lin Xiuqing couldn't stop smiling as she thought about all the happy events that had happened recently.
"Are you going to let Uncle Zhou drive you there on the tractor, or are you going to take the train yourself?"
"Take the train. It's a beautiful place. I haven't taken a train yet, so I just want to experience it."
"Then let my dad buy a train ticket. Anyway, he happens to be in the city. Ask him to go and ask more about how to buy it. It should be fine."
"Just after I hung up the phone, I called my dad and asked him to close early in the afternoon and buy me a train ticket. I would check later to see when the train ticket is, and then I would prepare to take the bus from the county."
Lin Xiuqing was a little confused when she heard that he wanted to take a bus from the county to the city.
"I'm not used to being so frugal all of a sudden. Did you take the wrong medicine, or did you do something bad?"
"No, isn't this because we have spent too much money recently? We should save money in this province, walk, and take a car. It seems that we have spent almost the same money. Otherwise, disgusting people will come to the door in the past few days.
Let us help his children with their school fees."
"You can walk into the city now and no one will think that we are poor."
"It's okay. I just thought that if I wasn't in such a hurry, I'd take a car by myself. I always call me Uncle Zhou because I have to deliver goods to the city on the way. Now there's no need to go alone. The fare is also very expensive.
Yes, I have been spending a lot of money recently. After building the house and building the workshop, it will cost a lot of money, and there is also the final payment for the ship that will be delivered soon."
The main reason is that it hurts the butt when sitting on the tractor. It goes up and down all the way, and people are always thrown off the stool by dozens of centimeters.
"That's good if you think so."
"Of course, I have been planning for this family."
"It's better not to call him Uncle Zhou when we go to the province. After all, we are going to buy a tractor, and we won't have any money to earn for him."
"It's unnecessary to think this way. We have always taken care of his business in the past. After buying the tractor, he felt a pity at most. He already has a tractor, so he is worried that he can't make money?"
"Well, that's what I said."
Ye Yaodong didn't talk to her anymore, but just looked up. The roof had been almost demolished, and the middle was hollow. The nylon bag pulled above also contained a lot of broken tiles and sand powder.
At this time, the workers are carrying a beam about fifteen or six centimeters in diameter, which is tied with ropes. They will lift both ends at the same time later.
When laying the floor, there must be a row of beams in the middle. This is all technical work, and he doesn't know how to do it. He can only watch and help move it.
The neighbors had been watching from the beginning, but now they have paid no attention. Except for the people working, their own family stayed in the yard to watch, oh, and there was also a creek playing with sand and leaves.
Ye Yaodong saw her digging a big hole in the sand, and then casually grabbed a Dalmatian dog from among the dogs squatting nearby and watching her play, and kept patting its butt with a shovel, mouthing
He kept shouting, "Sit down..."
The other dogs squatting there and watching immediately dispersed, took a few steps back, and then walked to the side to avoid it.
The Dalmatian dog stayed there motionless, and she even picked up its two front feet and tried to drag it toward the sand pit, but it couldn't be dragged, and she kept mumbling something.
"Idiot... Huahua... go... go..."
The Dalmatian dog twisted its head left and right and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention to it, it had to get up and walk obediently while looking around, and was forced to walk into the pit.
Ye Xiaoxi was extremely satisfied with its knowledge and patted its head, "Be good, be good~ sit down... sit down..."
The Dalmatian had no choice but to sit in the pit obediently.
She was so happy that she immediately took the shovel and kept digging sand on it, shoveling it again and again, until she collapsed on the ground with exhaustion, panting, and then threw away the shovel.
However, when the Dalmatian is about to come out, she will stop it and prevent it from coming out.
Although one of the dog's paws had already been raised, it could only continue to retract and squat, whimpering twice.
Ye Yaodong looked at it and shook his head. Now that his words are unfavorable, he is already a bit annoying. What will he do in the future?
He walked over, knelt down and said to her: "How are you going to bury such a big dog? It might be easier if you bury yourself."
"don't want."
She looked around the yard, and then her eyes lit up, "Gu Gu Gu Gu..."
He was making cooing sounds, and he was also walking on his short legs, ready to run towards the chicken in the corner.
Ye Yaodong quickly picked up her collar and said, "Stop being naughty. Sometimes it's a dog, and sometimes it's a chicken. Chickens don't need to be scared, and they're not that obedient. If I chase you twice, they won't lay eggs in the next two days, and you won't have any eggs to eat."
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"I want to play, I want to play~" She twisted and struggled from side to side.
He lifted her up and held her in his arms, "Let's go, I'll take you to catch crabs and dig for shells. You can put the crabs and shells in the sand and bury them to play. The crabs will keep moving."
"Okay, okay."
She just continued to play in the sand in another place. There were all kinds of sea creatures on the beach. Of course she felt better.
Of course Lin Xiuqing is out of sight, so she should be taken away quickly.
Anyway, she was already all over her body, so she wasn't afraid of getting a little dirtier. It didn't matter to her if someone looked at her, as long as it wasn't in front of her eyes, otherwise she would want to beat her to death.
This little girl is even more naughty than the two boys when they were young.
Ye Yaodong took her to the beach to play in the sand and catch small crabs. At the same time, he also dug up half a bucket of clams. With good luck, he also caught two or three kilograms of lugworms for dinner in the evening. By the way, he also caught a small stone crab and the big one.
Break off your feet and let her play with them.
When other people were young, their toys were all kinds of gadgets they made themselves. Her toys, except for dolls, were all shrimps and crabs.
Ye Yaodong took her to play on the beach until she yawned, then took her back and asked Ah Qing to give her a bath, before taking her back home for a nap.
Who would have known that as soon as I picked her up and walked to the door of my house, she would already be sleeping on my shoulders. I didn't even open her eyes the whole time I was bathing her, and she was swaying softly.
Playing too hard and using up too much energy.
Lin Xiuqing watched her child fall asleep and breathed a sigh of relief, "She fell asleep and finally stopped. The way she just fell asleep is the cutest thing."
"When you are asleep, you are an angel, but when you are awake, you are a devil?"
"Pretty much, she is restless when she is awake. She is very energetic and moves all day long. If she is not allowed to go out, she will play like crazy in the yard."
"You take her to your hometown to take a nap. I'll watch here and wait for dad's call in the afternoon to see if he will call early."
"That's okay, I'll be cooking some snacks later, so I'll come back."
"It doesn't matter. You don't have an elder sister-in-law or a second sister-in-law. They know you have to look after the child, so they will take more care of it."
"Then you still need help."
"Isn't it me? Go ahead."
He is a big living person with strong labor force, so there is no need for her to do any work.
Ye Yaodong looked at the pillar at his feet that was thicker than his thigh, and took off his coat, wearing only his vest and carried it together.
Nowadays, building a house really depends on human labor, and there is no trace of machinery. It is more comfortable to work at sea than to help build a house at home.
He was working while waiting for a call. It was not until dusk that the village committee came over and asked him to answer the phone.
My father-in-law had been waiting in line all afternoon, and now he bought him a ticket for 8 a.m. the day after tomorrow.
He nodded happily, but after hanging up the phone, he thought that if the ticket was for 8 a.m. the day after tomorrow, he would not be able to take the bus to the city. He would still have to call Uncle Zhou, otherwise he would have to advance one night
Went over to spend the night.
How could he have the comfort of his own home outside? After thinking about it, he could only go to Uncle Zhou's place and make an appointment with him to use the car in the early morning of the day after tomorrow.
When Lin Xiuqing first heard that he wanted to take a car to the county seat and then to the city, she felt that he was a little abnormal and had taken the wrong medicine. Now that she heard that he had made an appointment with a tractor, she felt that he was normal again.
He doesn't seem like someone who saves money.
At night, the couple lay in the open-air house, covered with thick quilts, and looked at the starry sky. Although they had slept like this for several nights, they still felt strange looking at the starry sky every night.
Fortunately, the two boys have been sent to sleep in the old house recently, otherwise they would probably have to scream in excitement every night before they fall asleep.
For example, this time, there were constant scoldings coming from next door, and the excited voices of the children died down.
In the past few nights, except for Ye Xiaoxi, all the children of their family were sleeping in their hometown.
It's just that it's rare for so many of them to gather together, and all of them are very noisy at night, talking and not sleeping. Mother Ye thinks it's too noisy to have so many of them together, so she drove three of them back today to separate them.
Ye Yaodong felt that after they slept here looking at the stars all night, they would all go home and sleep looking at the stars tomorrow.
"Ah Qing, it seems that we have never seen the stars together."
"Who has so much time to look at the stars and the moon when he is so busy all day long, and he can't make a living out of it."
"Now we can watch the stars together, and we can sleep while watching the stars." He hugged his wife in his arms.
"It's still a bit cold in the open air. You need to cover yourself with the quilt and don't just look at the stars. You should also untie the nylon cloth carefully. There is a nylon cloth on the top of your head to block the wind."
"It's windy at night. If you don't untie it, the wind will blow the dust everywhere in the house. It's better to untie it. Anyway, it won't be difficult to tie it up tomorrow. It doesn't matter if it doesn't rain under the quilt. It's October now."
It’s not particularly cold, so we can build the house for the winter before the temperature drops.”
As Ye Yaodong spoke, his hands were a little ready to move.
After a few days of building the house, they had no work to do for a few days.
He is a strong young man in his twenties, in his prime of life and full of energy. It doesn't matter if his wife is not around, but now she is lying on the side, within reach, and he can't bear it.
Lin Xiuqing also felt his body temperature rising gradually as he pressed against her. She moved in and kept her voice to a minimum.
"Don't make trouble. There is no roof in the open air now. You can hear the slightest movement next door. Listen, the people next door are still mumbling."
"How good do you think our sound insulation is normally? Can't you always hear the sound of the big bed shaking next door? Maybe they are just like us now, debating whether to do it or not."
"Shh...please keep your voice down..."
"You should tell me to be gentler."
"No, it's dead of night, there's no roof, you can make a noise if you turn over, and everyone can hear it."
"Wouldn't that be more exciting...hiss...don't pinch...if you are afraid of any movement, let's go to the ground, that way there won't be any more."
"Stop making trouble, wait until the house is built..."
"It takes a month to wait for the house to be built. You want me to hold it in for a month? It will explode. What should I do if it breaks down?"
"But you will hear..."
"Just don't scream..."
Chapter completed!