Chapter 7 Don't Discriminate
Ye Daquan let out a whoosh and put the sack on the ground.
He took out a handkerchief from his bosom and opened it carefully. Inside were two osmanthus candies.
"Here, my uncle went to town to buy it, knowing you would come."
As he said that, Ye Daquan stuffed the candy into the hands of the two sisters.
Ye Jin'er looked embarrassed.
Their grandparents have always loved them, especially their two uncles, who always gave them all the good things.
In the past, they came occasionally, and I just accepted the candies and snacks. But now I'm living under someone else's roof and will be staying here for a long time, so the things in my hands are a little hot to the touch.
Ye Jin'er happened to see Ye Yinhua standing at the kitchen door, and hurriedly went forward to pull her: "Cousin Yinhua, this is the candy that my uncle bought. I'll give you one."
"Why give it to her? Isn't it a waste? This is bought for you and Huan'er." Ye Daquan said anxiously.
Ye Caiping, who was not far away, twitched her mouth. Is it really okay for him to say that about his niece? Isn’t he afraid that Ye Erquan will slap him?
But Ye Caiping was still too naive. She saw Ye Erquan, Yinhua's biological father, come out of the room and say, "Brother is right. Yinhua doesn't like to eat these things. You eat them, Jin'er."
Ye Yinhua nodded timidly: "Yes... I, I don't like it."
Ye Daquan walked to Ye Caiping again and took out a small handkerchief from his arms:
"This is the rouge I bought for my little sister. I know you like the ones from Zhenbaofang. Put it on and you'll look brighter. Find a better family than that beast Li Zhiyuan! I'll make him so mad!"
"A box of rouge from Zhenbaofang costs more than a hundred coins! Where did you get the money?" Mrs. Du came out of the kitchen, followed by Mrs. Wei.
Ye Daquan had long been dissatisfied with Du because of what happened yesterday: "What does it have to do with you? I didn't use your money anyway!"
"What is this?" Mrs. Du opened the sack on the ground and scooped it out. She saw large grains of white rice. Her face immediately changed. "Is this white rice? We can't even have enough brown rice porridge mixed with bran at home, and you actually bought white rice?"
At this time, Old Man Ye and Old Lady Ye also came over after hearing the noise. They were stunned when they saw the large bag of rice on the ground.
Old Man Ye frowned and said, "What's the matter? Our family is so poor that we can't even afford to eat. Why did you bring all this back?"
Ye Daquan said in a muffled voice: "Our family is poor, we can eat anything, but my little sister must eat rice! So I went to Mr. Zhao's house in town to borrow some money to buy things. But this stingy woman insisted on making trouble!"
Mrs. Du was so angry that she was shaking. "We can't even get enough to eat brown rice and wild vegetable porridge! At this time, why should I let her eat white rice even if I borrow money? I can't live like this!"
As Mrs. Du spoke, she suddenly rushed towards the gate. When she passed Ye Caiping, she glared at Ye Caiping and her daughter fiercely, then ran away.
"You stupid bitch, don't come back if you leave!" Ye Daquan said, and then he came to Ye Caiping and laughed, "Don't worry, little sister, as long as big brother is here, I will make sure you have meat and white rice for every meal."
Ye Erquan also nodded: "Don't be afraid when you get married in the future, my second brother will send white rice to your family."
Wei and several nephews and nieces standing in the corner all had blank expressions on their faces. It was obvious that they had become accustomed to the abuse and had become numb.
Old Mrs. Ye opened her lips. She didn't want there to be a quarrel at home, but she also didn't want to let her daughter suffer.
Old man Ye muttered but said nothing. Obviously, they know that this situation needs to change, but they dare not take action.
Ye Caiping turned and looked at him: "Dad, I'll go back to my room and pack up, and then move out."
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
"Little sister, what did you say? Move out?" Ye Daquan was shocked: "Why are you moving out?"
Ye Caiping looked at him coldly: "I can't live like this anymore."
Ye Daquan said anxiously: "Little sister, don't worry, it's all that bitch's fault. She's been making noises all day long. I'm going to divorce her now, let's see if she still makes noises!"
Ye Yong and Ye Jinhua, who were standing by, looked unhappy when they heard that their mother was going to be divorced.
"Is it her who is making trouble?" Unexpectedly, Ye Caiping stared at Ye Daquan angrily: "It's you and my second brother!"
Ye Daquan was surprised: "Me?"
"I'm staying here to make amends, not to be a boss! From now on, I'll eat whatever everyone else eats, and you can return this bag of rice and rouge. If you continue to treat me differently and cause unrest, I'll move out immediately!"
Ye Daquan was shocked: "Don't...how are you going to survive out there? I, I'll just quit..."
Ye Caiping looked at him steadily: "Okay, you have to promise me one thing. You are not allowed to quarrel with my sister-in-law again. Also, go to Xiaoduzhuang to bring my sister-in-law back."
"What? She still needs me to pick her up? It's not like she doesn't have legs. She will come back by herself in two days." Ye Daquan muttered.
"Just answer it if you're told to!"
Ye Daquan looked reluctant. His younger sister should have the best food and it was all that bitch's fault for making trouble. But since his younger sister had spoken, he didn't dare to refute.
Seeing that the problem was solved, Old Lady Ye breathed a sigh of relief: "Tomorrow morning, Daquan and I will go to pick up his wife."
Ye Caiping said: "Then I'll trouble you, mother."
Ye Caiping knew that if she went with Ye Daquan, her sincerity would be greater. But her decision to pay off the original owner's debt did not mean that she was willing to suffer from Mrs. Du's bullying.
After three months, when he had earned the thirty taels, he moved out with his two daughters.
Old Man Ye hesitated for a while before speaking: "For this rice, let's return ten kilograms and keep three kilograms. Caiping is still injured and really needs to be nursed back to health."
Ye Caiping felt a little warm in her heart, but she shook her head: "No need, Dad, I'm well now. We are poor enough, we can't afford to take on more debts with interest."
Mainly, she didn't want to cause unrest.
I can only live in peace if I sell these dozen kilograms of rice.
Old Man Ye also knew this truth. He sighed slightly and nodded. Then he looked at Ye Daquan:
"Daquan, how much money did you borrow from Mr. Zhao?"
Mr. Zhao was a wealthy man in the town and was willing to lend money to people nearby because the interest he charged was extremely high.
Ye Daquan stammered, "Not much, not much. I borrowed 400 coins and agreed to pay it back in a month. The interest is 4 coins a day, so I have to pay back 520 coins... I've spent it all."
"But I have made up my mind. I will go to the town in two days to carry heavy bags and earn twenty cents a day. I have never thought about asking my family to pay me back."
Old Man Ye said with a dark face: "There are so many people in this town, how can it be your turn!"
"Everyone has suffered from the disaster this year, and everyone is rushing to find work outside, such as washing clothes and carrying heavy bags. Even if you lower your wages, you can't get any work. It's still 20 cents a day, and no one will hire you for 10 cents a day."
Ye Daquan wanted to refute that he earned 20 cents a day last year when he carried heavy bags, but when he thought of this year's harvest, he shut up.
Old Man Ye sighed fiercely: "Go to the town and return the things. I'll go with you."
Ye Caiping said: "No matter how urgent it is, you have to eat lunch first."
Wei hurried to the kitchen: "I'll go serve the meal."
Seeing this, Ye Yinhua hurriedly followed her.
Old Man Ye was worried that it was too late and the merchants in the town would not allow him to return the goods, so he was very anxious. But he didn't want to offend Ye Caiping, so he nodded.
After a while, the food was placed on the table.
The whole family sat around the big round table.
Each person was given a bowl of brown rice and radish porridge that was thin enough to reflect light on the face. There was also some rice bran mixed in the porridge, and the only dish was a small dish of pickles.
Ye Caiping gasped when she saw the lunch. It was obvious how little food the family had and how poor they were!
In this situation, this bastard Ye Daquan actually went to borrow money to buy rice!
No wonder the Du family collapsed!
If she hadn't traveled through time, if it were the original owner, she would have definitely enjoyed the white rice provided by Ye Daquan with peace of mind. But Ye Daquan couldn't find the job he wanted, and his family was in debt.
This day is really unbearable!
"Little sister, you are not used to it, how about we cook some white rice?" Seeing her ugly face, Ye Erquan thought she was dissatisfied.
Old Man Ye and others also looked at Ye Caiping with worry. If it were in the past, she would have made a fuss.
Ye Jinhua glanced at Ye Caiping with a gloomy face, and it turned out that she said one thing and did another.
Seeing that they had misunderstood, Ye Caiping quickly said, "No, I just felt a little worried after seeing the situation at home."
The Ye family couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Old Man and his wife Ye looked at Ye Caiping with satisfaction.
It seems that my daughter has really grown after being divorced.
Ye Caiping picked up the bowl and started drinking, but the brown rice porridge mixed with rice bran really irritated her throat!
And there is no oil, it is light in taste, and only a little salt is added.
In modern times, she, who is used to eating fine grains, now has a deep understanding of what it means to eat coarse grains and vegetables!
This taste is so fucking terrible!
No wonder this idiom is used to describe hard times.
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