"Hey, if you say he is my son, he is just like me." Ye Lao San smiled innocently.
When Ye San was four or five years old, Ye Da and Ye Er were already able to help with housework, and Ye Si was not yet born. Grandpa Ye was in good health in those years. He helped people deliver goods and drove a sports car, and also earned some money. It can be said that this was the best time for the family.
At that time, a literate teacher came to the village. In order to gain a foothold outside the Great Wall, he opened a private school in the village and the tuition was very cheap.
Old Master Ye then had the idea of sending Old Third Ye to start his education.
Who knew that the book was delivered, but Ye Laosan had no interest in reading and writing, and he dismantled the teacher's bookcase within a few days.
Old Master Ye was so angry that he chased him all over the village and beat him up. In the end, he compensated the gentleman with a book box, and the matter was finally settled.
But even if he didn't dare to dismantle things, Ye Laosan couldn't learn anything at all.
He would feel sleepy whenever the teacher read, and his tongue would become tied whenever he asked him to recite.
After a month of struggling to learn, the teacher came to the house and returned the remaining tuition, saying that the child was simply impossible to teach.
Old Master Ye was extremely angry, but Third Master Ye was quite happy as he finally didn't have to go to school anymore.
Later, Mr. Ye said angrily: "Don't you like to tear things apart? Then I'll use you to learn carpentry!"
At that time, no one cared how old Ye Laosan was and directly threw him into the old carpenter's house in the village.
Unexpectedly, Ye Laosan was really interested in carpentry. He immersed himself in it and refused to come out. At the age of seven or eight, he could repair stools and mend furniture at home in a decent manner.
When Mr. Ye saw this, he thought that as long as he learned a skill that could support his family, it would be enough, so he didn't insist on letting him study.
Ye Lao San said, gesturing with the building blocks in his hand and said: "Look at me, now relying on this skill, I can also support my family!
"But it's not good for someone like me who doesn't know a single word, so I have to force these two children to study hard for a few years.
"At least you have to be able to understand the contract, read the account book and keep accounts."
Boss Ye nodded and said, "That's right. If you don't know a single word, you'll be easily cheated no matter what you do in the future."
The two of them chatted while doing their work.
In the evening, the shopkeeper asked someone to send over a table of wine and food, but he went straight home.
So the two brothers of the Ye family had dinner with the four members of the Wang family.
Because they were going up the mountain the next day, Boss Ye didn't drink. Only Third Brother Ye and Wang Ge had a few drinks. Everyone dispersed early and went back to their rooms to rest.
In Rongxi Village, after Boss Ye left, the three sisters-in-law of the Ye family gathered in the west room to prepare winter clothes.
Now that the children all live with their parents, the kang in the west room is empty, which is just right for making clothes for them.
Not only can you cut the cloth and stuff it with cotton, but when everyone goes to bed at night, you can just spread the things out on the kang and leave them alone.
There is no need to clean up at night and lay it out again in the morning.
Moreover, when the three sisters-in-law work together, not only do they have someone to talk to, but they can also ask Ye Ersao directly if they don't understand something.
Second Sister-in-law Ye was very good at sewing and very fast, so not only did she make clothes for her own family, but she also made most of Old Lady Ye's new clothes, with First Sister-in-law Ye and Third Sister-in-law Ye helping her.
As a result, one day when Ye Juaner came to visit, she happened to see her sisters-in-law making clothes. She was so envious that she simply went home and moved all her clothes making supplies over, and joined them in the work.
Seeing this, Ye Dasao said to Ye Ersao: "That's good. The third daughter-in-law and I will go out to prepare a banquet in a few days. You and Gu can keep us company then."
In fact, making clothes for the New Year was not so busy in previous years.
At that time, our family was poor and had no money, so we couldn’t even afford a new piece of clothing throughout the year.
The Ye family usually makes one for each child, either a jacket or pants.
We don’t make new clothes for adults until they are old and torn and there is nothing we can do about it. We then rush to make new ones for the New Year.
But this year our family is doing so well that we bought a lot of ingredients in Tianjin, so there is more than enough to cook for the whole family.
The most important thing is that the three sisters-in-law are also very excited!
Ever since they fled here from famine, many people in the village have looked down on them, thinking that they were from outside the Great Wall and were not worthy of being in the public eye.
This year, I will let you see which family has a better life during the Chinese New Year.
So since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, the three sisters-in-law have been busy making clothes whenever they have free time.
Although Mrs. Ye Dasao and Mrs. Ye Sansao's craftsmanship was far inferior to Mrs. Ye Ersao's, they also often made clothes for their family members in the past.
Mrs. Ye Er helped them cut the fabrics and gave them some pointers, and they all did their job well.
However, important places such as the collar, cuffs and front still have to be left to Ye Ersao to help with the finishing.
Mrs. Ye sewed for a while, then raised her head and straightened her back. She frowned and said, "Why does it feel like it's getting dark? Could it be snowing?"
Mrs. Ye San, who was sitting by the window, opened the window and looked out.
"It's snowing, isn't it? It's quite heavy. In just a short while, a layer of snow has accumulated on the ground."
Mrs. Ye hurried out in her slippers and shouted to the backyard, "It's sunny, it's snowing, why don't you come back quickly!"
Qingtian was having fun playing with Xiaoye in the snow. When he heard the shout, he subconsciously said, "Mom, let me play for a while!"
After she finished speaking, she was afraid that Sister Ye would be unhappy, so she was about to take Xiao Ye back when she heard Sister Ye ask again: "Have you put on your thick cotton coat and gloves? Are you cold? If not, play for a while longer. If you feel cold, come back quickly, okay?"
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