sbdcsierra Chapter 1689 1992 years
Chapter 1689 1992 years
Chapter 1689 1992 years
The festive atmosphere is strongest at this time of year, and with every household having earned money in recent years, the village is extremely lively.
Adults are willing to give children pocket money, and the children's laughter adds to the lively atmosphere of the village; they are so happy they almost fly away.
Ye Xiaoxi was overjoyed. Every now and then she would run over to check if her father had made any money, and if the money on the table had gotten thicker.
The money on the table had thickened, so she tugged at her father's clothes and whispered that she wanted to buy something to eat.
Ye Yaodong generously drew a card and gave it to her directly.
Then after a while, she came over again, standing on the left and then on the right.
At this point, she didn't need to say anything; Ye Yaodong would simply draw the smallest denomination card and send her away.
She was extremely excited, but she didn't dare to do it too often. She would just glance at her friends every now and then while playing. If she saw her dad collecting money, she would run over. If she didn't see him, he would just play by himself.
Unfortunately, her father's time playing cards was too short; soon after, her mother loudly called for dinner.
Fortunately, they said they would come back after dinner as soon as they finished their entertainment.
Ye Xiaoxi had just come over to collect her "share" twice and already had 10 yuan. Her face was flushed with excitement, and she skipped and jumped home with Ye Yaodong, completely overjoyed.
Being her dad's little shadow was absolutely the right thing to do.
Last year, her mother gave her less than 10 yuan in lucky money, and her father only gave her 10 yuan. She was very happy.
After dinner, she can receive another New Year's money.
She was already looking forward to following him around after lunch, wondering how much she could earn in the afternoon.
Ye Yaodong didn't think much when he gave him the money; he just wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible so he wouldn't get in his way. After all, it was just a storage tank anyway.
He had just finished lunch and was already sitting on a stool in front of A-Guang's house, waiting. Ye Xiaoxi had also emptied her pockets and was waiting as well.
Before she could finish pretending, around three o'clock in the afternoon, her mother came to call her to take a bath, and she was a little reluctant to leave.
Her dad was playing cards, and she was making so much money while he was playing.
But after taking a bath, she could wear her new clothes for the New Year. She had been looking forward to wearing new clothes for a month.
Lin Xiuqing called her for a long time but couldn't get her back. Frustrated, she ran out and yelled, "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear me calling you back to take a shower? What are your ears for?"
"I agree..."
"You answered me? You kept calling out 'Coming, coming, coming,' but I haven't seen anyone for ages. You just came right away?"
Lin Xiuqing got angry as she spoke, grabbed her ear and tried to drag her home. She had agreed, so she waited at the door for a long time, but she didn't see her at all, so she kept shouting at the top of her lungs.
"Don't you know I'm very busy? I'm still preparing the New Year's Eve dinner. Hurry up and go home to take a shower. Don't dawdle and waste my time, or I'll whip you first."
"Ahhh... Don't pull my ear, I can walk by myself..." Ye Xiaoxi covered her ear and staggered after her, "Mom, I can walk by myself, let go..."
Lin Xiuqing let go of her hand, glared at her angrily, and said, "Hurry up and go take a shower."
Ye Xiaoxi lowered her head, covered her ear with one hand, and looked dejected, daring not to speak out against her anger.
Once inside, she whispered, "Could you please not pull my ear next time?"
"You're deaf, I'm not going to pinch you a few times to restore your hearing."
She muttered in a very low voice, "Grandma is deaf, why don't you pull her out?"
"What are you still babbling about? Hurry up and go inside to take a shower. Take off your clothes and wash them. You know I don't have time, but you're still dragging your feet. Hurry up and take a shower, and wash your clothes. Only after you three are done can I prepare the New Year's Eve dinner."
"Then why didn't you call your eldest and second brothers? Tell them to wash first."
"Who knows where those two went? I've been calling them for ages and no one's answering. You hurry up and take a shower first, I need to go out and call them. The three of you take turns giving me a bath. The busier the adults are, the more troublesome and annoying you all become."
She didn't want to wash first.
She dawdled and waited until her mother went out to find her older brothers before she pouted and went to take a bath.
When she came out after taking a bath, her two older brothers were also brought back, and their mother was holding a whip and cursing.
"Your sister's out, you guys hurry up and any one of you can go in and wash first."
"Big brother, you go first..."
"Yangyang, go wash first..."
"No, eldest brother is older, eldest brother should wash first."
"You wash slower, so you go first."
"I don't want to, you can wash faster, you go first..."
Lin Xiuqing's temples throbbed with pain. She lashed out twice with the whip. "Get there right now! Eldest brother, go first. Second brother, wait a bit. Don't run out. Just wait inside. Once your eldest brother is done washing, you go in and wash up."
The busier they are, the more trouble they cause. They all drag their feet when it comes to taking a shower, and none of them want to shower first.
It's not like we're being sent to the execution ground.
"It's so cold taking a bath, Mom..."
Lin Xiuqing lashed out with the whip again, "You haven't washed for four or five days and you still haven't washed? How many days are you planning to save up? I'll let you save up for ten days or half a month? You can just dry clean it."
Although he was wearing thick clothes in winter, he barely felt the whip; it was loud but the raindrops were small. But Ye Chenghu still jumped up and down to dodge the whip. If he didn't dodge, where would he get the pleasure?
He asked curiously, "What is dry cleaning?"
"Dry cleaning means you don't need to take off your clothes, just spit some saliva and you can rub off a bunch of grime. That's called dry cleaning."
He chuckled to himself.
Lin Xiuqing slapped him twice more. "Hurry up and go inside to wash, and wash your hair too. Don't dawdle, are you trying to drive me crazy?"
"Can I play rock-paper-scissors with Yangyang? Whoever loses has to wash first."
Ye Chengyang protested, "I don't want to. Mother already said you can wash first. Go wash now, and then I can wash."
Ye Chenghu reluctantly picked up the clothes that had been prepared and put aside, and went in to wash them. Before washing them, he had to recite them again.
"I'll wash first this time, you can wash first next time."
Lin Xiuqing lashed her whip against the wall. "Are you still going to nag?"
He quickly went into the bathroom.
The bathroom by the back door was built when his father was building the house. He had the craftsman build it so that it wouldn't be so cold to take a shower in the dead of winter because of the steam.
Ye Xiaoxi had just come out, but he hadn't gone back in for a while, and the temperature had already dropped again, and the fog had dissipated.
Lin Xiuqing pointed the whip at Ye Chengyang, treating him the same as everyone else, "You better hurry up and wash, or I'll beat you too."
"Okay, I'll definitely wash quickly today."
The assurance was good, but I don't know if I can get a quick wash later.
Lin Xiuqing put down the whip and went to tidy up Ye Xiaoxi's clothes.
Ye Xiaoxi was applying face cream when she saw this and rushed over to grab her cotton-padded coat that she had taken off.
"what?"
Without saying a word, she turned her back to her, reached into her pocket, pulled out three 10-yuan bills, and quickly stuffed them into the pocket of her new clothes.
But how could this escape the eyes of an adult like Lin Xiuqing? She saw that there were three ten-yuan bills.
"Where did you get so much money? And you put it all in my pocket?"
"I'll put it in the piggy bank right away."
"Where did it come from?"
Her eyes darted around, and she said slyly, "This is the New Year's money Dad just gave me."
After saying that, she quickly ran upstairs to her room and put the money she had earned into her piggy bank.
Lin Xiuqing felt a headache coming on and muttered, "You're all born to collect debts. I must have owed you all in my past life to have you three to torment me in this one."
Ye Chengyang's eyes sparkled. "Mom, did Dad give me New Year's money?"
This year they gave so much, 30 yuan in total?
He was itching to go find his father too.
"You're not allowed to go anywhere. Take a bath first."
After saying that, she called upstairs again, "Ye Xiaojiu, come down, come down and wash my hair."
"coming."
Upon hearing the response, Lin Xiuqing went to get a basin to fill with water. It was right under her nose, so this time she wasn't afraid the girl would run away.
Ye Chengyang sidled up to Ye Xiaoxi and asked, "Hey? Dad gave 30 yuan in New Year's money this year, that's a lot?"
Ye Xiaojiu nodded seriously, "That's right."
"Come over and get your hair washed."
"coming."
Ye Chengyang was getting restless, but seeing that his brother seemed to have figured it out, he quickly stepped forward.
"Big brother, Xiao Jiu just went to Dad to get her New Year's money. You should go get yours right away. I'm going after I take a shower."
"Oh, we haven't even had our New Year's Eve dinner yet, and Dad's already given us lucky money?"
"I don't know, that's what she said."
Ye Chenghu raised his head and said, "I'm all grown up and can earn money now, I don't need New Year's money."
After saying that, he was about to go find his friends to play with, but after thinking about it, he became curious about what his father was doing, so he simply looked around.
He actually saw his dad playing cards.
He also played cards with Ye Chenghe and Ye Chengjiang every day. When he saw the cards, he really didn't want to leave. He moved a stool and watched with great interest, and didn't go to play with his friends anymore.
A short while later, Ye Chengyang also arrived.
Then he moved a stool and sat on the other side.
With two people suddenly getting in his way, Ye Yaodong frowned and lost several rounds in a row.
"What are you doing here? Don't you have anywhere to play? Go away, don't get in my way, go do whatever you're supposed to be doing."
"I'm not doing anything, I'm just watching you play cards."
"Go find some friends to hang out with." Ye Yaodong gave each of them 10 yuan.
Ye Xiaoxi then dried her hair, re-tied it into two small braids, and ran over.
"Father, Father, I'm here too..."
The two brothers seemed to understand where the 30 yuan New Year's money Ye Xiaoxi mentioned came from.
"You've already taken several, why are you still coming?"
"I want to stay with you. You said that as long as I stick with you, you'll stick with me too. So of course, wherever you are, I'll be there."
Ye Yaodong was extremely helpless. He drew this card for her and told her to go play somewhere else and not to come over unless necessary.
"okay."
Having taken the money to do the job, she stuffed it back into her pocket and ran off happily.
Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang couldn't stay there after taking the money; they were both grown up now, so they went to play with their friends.
Seeing that Ye Xiaoxi would get money soon, Pei Yu also lingered and approached A Guang.
A moment later, she also waved the 10 yuan in her hand and excitedly shared with Ye Xiaoxi that she had one too.
Ye Xiaoxi also shared her experience with her, "You just need to stick close to your dad and cling to his leg."
Pei Yu nodded, "Then I'll follow along better."
Ye Yaodong played cards all afternoon and felt that he was having a good run of luck, winning money from time to time. However, when he finished counting his winnings at the end of the day, he didn't feel like he had made any money.
"All the money I earned was for nothing, it all went to that brat. She came running over here every now and then."
Ah Guang also said, "You just didn't make any money, but I actually lost money. I didn't lose any money, but 30 yuan just disappeared from my pocket. Xiaoyu has been corrupted by your daughter."
Ye Yaodong collected the used cards, tied them together with a rubber band, and handed them to A-Guang to keep safe.
"Come again after we finish our New Year's Eve dinner."
Seeing that they had finished work, Ye Xiaoxi skipped over and pulled Ye Yaodong.
"Dad, Mom is calling us for New Year's Eve dinner."
"walk home."
She ran happily, instead of walking normally.
"Let me feel your pockets. How much money have you made from me this afternoon?"
"This is my New Year's money!" she chuckled and quickly ran home.
The whole family has returned and is sitting at the table, except for the father and daughter.
Mr. Ye said, "Ah Guang told me at noon that when our car comes back, we'll lend him the Santana as a wedding car to marry off his sister."
Ye Yaodong nodded. "Yeah, he mentioned it to me too. I said it depends on you. Who knows if you're a skilled driver or if you can handle it?"
"Why not?" Mr. Ye said unhappily. "I passed the test based on my own ability. I practiced driving and drove seriously. Why can't I pass? I didn't buy this. There was no cheating involved."
"Sure, if you think you can do it, then you can."
"Yes, it's a joyous occasion to use it as a wedding car. I had to tell you, since it's your car after all. I'll give him an answer after I tell him."
"It's up to you."
Ye's mother complained, "She finally got married. Other girls get married in their teens, but she waited until this age. Other girls already have several children who are old enough to run errands."
"It's good that you're married, then you won't have to worry anymore."
"Good my ass, he's still a former prisoner, what's so good about him? His reputation is ruined."
Mr. Ye said, “This is indeed not good, but their family is well-off. They are very rich. Who cares if a rich person has been to jail? They are rich and are bosses. Even if someone has been to jail, most people would still have to smile at them.”
During the Lunar New Year, Ye's mother didn't argue with him.
"What are her conditions, and what are Dongqing's conditions? She's getting old. They say it's better for a woman to marry into a high-class family and for a woman to marry into a lower-class family. She's already doing well. She should get married quickly, otherwise she'll be 30 in two more years. What kind of woman can she find then?"
"The only options are to marry a dead wife with children, or become a stepmother. Is being a stepmother so easy? At least now you don't have to be a stepmother if you marry into a good family, and you'll live a good life after marriage."
What Ye's father said was irrefutable.
You can only consider other things when you have money.
Lin Xiuqing also said, "If she wanted to find an honest, poor man, there are plenty of them. Would she have waited until this age?"
Mother Ye, rarely embarrassed, fell silent.
Ye Yaodong said, "Don't give your daughter any New Year's money after dinner."
“I know you’ve already given her 30, so I won’t give it to her anymore. It’s better to keep the child from having too much money in her hands.”
Ye Yaodong turned and glared at Ye Xiaoxi.
Ye Xiaoxi smiled ingratiatingly at him, then quickly lowered her head to eat.
“She took far more than 30. I don’t even know how much she took. I was playing cards there, and every now and then when she saw me winning money, she would come over. I don’t even know how much she gave me.”
Lin Xiuqing glared at her too, "Tell me it was you who gave her the New Year's money."
"That's true, let's just consider it as New Year's money for her, since she won it all anyway."
After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he said to Ye Xiaoxi, "You need to put it in a piggy bank to save it, understand?"
She nodded emphatically, "I know, I haven't spent any money recklessly, I've saved it all."
"Just save it."
Lin Xiuqing asked, "How much did you give her?"
"I'm not sure either. We all gave 5 or 10 yuan, and it seems like we didn't give less than that?"
She then asked Ye Xiaoxi, "How much did you take?"
Ye Xiaoxi shook her head and remained silent.
"Forget it, let her save it herself. It's good for her to learn to manage her own money from a young age."
Her mother asked her, "How many have you saved?"
"hey-hey……"
"It's good to save this up; it can be your dowry when you grow up."
“I don’t want to be part of your dowry. I don’t want to get married. I want to stay at home and take care of my parents and you, and take care of my great-grandmother.”
"Wow, you're supporting so many by yourself? Can you afford it?"
"If Dad gives me more money, I can afford to raise him."
"Thank you so much. You're using my money to support my retirement and my whole family."
Inside the house, everyone was laughing and enjoying their New Year's Eve dinner, while outside, strings of firecrackers were going off.
Before eating the New Year's Eve dinner, everyone would light incense for the Kitchen God and his wife, then set off firecrackers, and finally start eating.
Now, all Ye's father cares about is the house and the car.
The house is all set up and ready, and we just need a good day to move in. However, Ye Yaodong told him to ventilate it first and move in a few months later.
When the time comes, we'll have a moving ceremony, a banquet, and stay one night.
Mother Ye has already chosen the ninth day of the lunar month. She plans to send out invitations after the car is picked up, so that good things come in pairs and she can invite everyone to the banquet together.
Now they just have to wait until the second year of junior high school so they can go to the city together.
Mr. Ye was overjoyed and drank a bit too much at the New Year's Eve dinner. He kept talking about houses and cars, feeling like he had reached the pinnacle of his life.
Ye's mother thought he talked too much, so she simply told him to drink more and get drunk so he could go straight to bed and avoid being nagged.
Ye Yaodong was planning to go to the Tianhou Temple to offer incense at dawn, so he didn't drink too much and played cards all night.
Later, Ye Xiaoxi fell asleep in his arms before he finished work and took the child home to sleep.
The child wanted to stay close to him, was so sleepy, and didn't want to go home. He fell asleep in his lap.
He was thinking of taking a nap, so he decided to call it a day and let the others finish their work.
Lin Xiuqing was sitting in front of the TV watching the Spring Festival Gala. There was a stool in front of her and a book on knitting in front of her. She was knitting a sweater in her hands without really looking at it.
"Asleep? Where should I put her to sleep?"
"Of course we put her in her room upstairs. I just got back last night and I was very tired, so I let her sleep with me. Now, of course we let her sleep in her own room. She's so big now, how can she sleep with us anymore?"
"Then carry her upstairs and take off her clothes, shoes, and pants."
"Well, where are the others?"
"Grandma went to sleep. Dad drank too much last night and hasn't gotten up since he lay down. Mom went to someone else's house to learn how to play mahjong. The two brothers are playing next door. I don't think they'll go to sleep until midnight."
"Then go to your room and wait for me."
Lin Xiuqing instantly understood what he meant and rolled her eyes at him.
Ye Yaodong was about to burst with pent-up frustration.
She's been busy all day, and now she's finally found a break, a moment when she's alone.
She was sensible enough to think that it was already 10 o'clock, and she could watch the rebroadcast on TV tomorrow. She also had to get up early tomorrow, so she might as well go to bed early.
After Lunar New Year's Eve, it will be 1992.
The New Year's calendar has already been torn to the first day of the lunar new year.
Ye Yaodong got up early in the morning to wash up, looked at the calendar, and felt that time really flies; 10 years have passed in the blink of an eye.
It really feels like time has flown by in the blink of an eye.
You don't realize how fast time flies when you're living each day.
He casually flipped down the dates again; he still hadn't decided when to leave.
He originally planned to leave after welcoming the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. The factories in the city were still operating 24 hours a day, and he was thinking of going up early. Although he hadn't received any calls in the past two days, it meant that nothing important had happened.
Generally, nothing important will happen. Most factories will be closed for the holidays on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Unless there is an emergency at the factory, there will generally be nothing.
But he was still worried; this was an important part of his business.
His mother had already chosen the date for the move and the banquet, which was set for the ninth day of the lunar month. He was hesitating whether to wait until after the ninth day to go up, or to go up on the sixth day.
He hasn't told his family yet, and they've all already assumed he'll leave after the ninth day of the new year, since he was planning to go up on the sixth day.
He flipped through the calendar, turning to the page for the sixth day of the month. He noticed that the sixth day was considered very auspicious, and thought he'd ask his mother to check the almanac later.
However, when Ye's mother heard that he wanted to leave on the sixth day of the lunar new year, she quickly tried to persuade him to stay.
"What's the rush? It's not like it'll be more than two or three days. If you're in such a hurry, you can leave after the housewarming party on the afternoon of the ninth. It'll only be three days."
“You’ve spent so much money building this new house, why don’t you move in with us? A few more days won’t make a difference, and no one’s called. Just stay home for a couple more days.”
"If you get a call, give them instructions over the phone. Anyway, everything else is shut down, so it shouldn't be anything urgent."
When Ye Yaodong told his mother, he had no choice but to postpone his departure until the sixth day of the lunar new year. He planned to stay for a couple more days if nothing came of it.
"Have you prepared the money to pick up the car tomorrow?"
"Ready."
"That's good. If you don't have enough cash, just let me know. Your father and I have some savings for our funerals."
"Need not."
"Then remember to call me before you leave the day after tomorrow. I'll calculate the time, and when the car comes back, I'll have people set off fireworks and firecrackers."
"Ah."
Mother Ye looked radiant, as if the car had already arrived at her doorstep.
"Everyone thinks we've ordered a car, and they're all incredibly envious. They mention it to me every day when they see me. When we drive back two cars tomorrow, the villagers will be stunned."
She was laughing so hard she couldn't stop talking.
"Great news! It's a double celebration. Let's make you shine a bit. Tell Dad to dress nicely tomorrow, since we'll be driving back."
"Of course, I polished his leather shoes until they shone."