When he arrived at the riverside, Ye Laosan once again devoted himself to repairing the waterwheel.
The parts he had just taken out were just rough shapes he made based on his memory. If he wanted to install them on the waterwheel and make it turn again, he needed further measurements, fine processing, and polishing.
Seeing Ye Laosan concentrating on his work, the villagers' previous worries and doubts were mostly gone.
Regardless of whether it can be repaired or not, at least the other person's attitude towards work is very serious, and he is not at all careless as Wang Dalong said.
So after watching for a while, a few people went home one after another.
Only Wang Dalong was still hiding in the bushes by the river, staring at the three people working by the river.
At this time, everyone in the Ye family was busy.
The women cleaned the furniture they bought inside and out. If there was anything uneven or unstable, they would ask their men to clean it up. If there was a bigger problem, they would wait for Ye Lao San to come back and fix it.
Mrs. Ye had already packed most of the things, so she finished everything in a short while.
She first went to Old Lady Ye's room to help for a while, and when she saw that it was getting late, she went to the kitchen to start cooking lunch.
But lunch was ready, but Ye Laosan still hadn't come back.
Instead, someone came to the door carrying bowls and dishes.
"Fourth Aunt, why are you here? Come in and sit down." When Mrs. Ye saw that it was Dong, whom Ye Juan'er had introduced to her that day, she wiped her hands on her apron and went out to greet her.
Dong's husband was named Ye Dongxing, the fourth child in the family, so Sister Ye called her Fourth Aunt.
"No, no, I just came to bring you some food." Dong said, and handed the bowl to Mrs. Ye, "This is the young ginger and candied garlic I pickled myself.
“I’m not bragging, but in our village, when it comes to pickling skills, I’m second to none and no one dares to be the best.
"The donkey meat you sent yesterday was delicious. I don't have much good food at home, so I just picked up some pickles for you to try. If you like it, I'll give you more!"
"Fourth Aunt, you are so polite. How can I be so embarrassed?"
Looking at the big bowl of young ginger and pickled garlic on the top, Mrs. Ye kept refusing.
Mrs. Dong didn't say anything and just stuffed the bowl into Mrs. Ye's hand, turned around and walked out.
"Aunt Si, wait a minute, I'll pour the bowl out for you."
"No rush, just ask the child to send it to me later." Mrs. Dong walked quickly and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Just as Mrs. Ye brought the pickles into the kitchen, someone else came outside the door.
"Is my sister-in-law home?"
"Isn't this Qingyuan?" Mrs. Ye walked out quickly, "Come in quickly, have you eaten yet? If not, have something to eat at home!"
"No, sister-in-law, these are dried persimmons and sweet potatoes that my family dried. They're not good things. Give them to the children for fun."
After Ye Qingyuan finished speaking, he stuffed the cloth bag in his hand into Mrs. Ye's hand, turned around and ran away.
"Hey, Qingyuan, you..."
The few companies that received donkey meat yesterday came to deliver their goods during lunch time as if they had made an appointment.
After a while, Mrs. Ye received several copies.
One store gave some pickles, another store gave some snacks, and some even gave their own salted duck eggs.
They were all food, nothing expensive, but they showed the thoughtfulness of each family, and it also slightly improved their living conditions in the village.
It also made Mrs. Ye feel that Old Lady Ye had a plan in mind, and she still had to learn more from her mother-in-law.
Lunch had been prepared for a long time, but Ye Laosan was still nowhere to be seen.
Seeing that the children were hungry, Old Lady Ye said, "Okay, let's eat. We won't have to wait for him. Just leave some food in the pot for him."
After the whole family had lunch, there was still no sign of Ye Lao San.
Mrs. Ye San was truly concerned for her husband. She filled a basket with two steamed buns, some pickles, and a jar of water, and handed it to Ye Changxue, saying, "Do you know how to get to the river? Take the food to your father."
After she finished speaking, she reminded him worriedly, "Walk carefully, don't be naughty, don't jump around, or if you spill anything, I'll spank you!"
"Mom, don't worry, I will definitely let my dad have a meal as soon as possible."
Ye Changxue took the basket and made promises.
Delivering food was not a difficult task, and Mrs. Ye San didn't care too much about it. She turned around and went back to the house to continue packing.
Just as Ye Changxue was about to leave, Qingtian came running over with the puppy and said, "Brother, are you going to the river? Can you take me and the puppy with you? Qingtian wants to see the waterwheel!"
Since Qingtian said so, how could Ye Changxue not agree?
He thought about it and realized that the road to the river was downhill and easier to walk on, so he should be able to walk there on a sunny day.
Although the road back was uphill, he didn't have to carry the basket at that time, so he could just carry Qingtian back on his back.
Ye Changxue nodded and said, "Then follow me closely and don't run around."
"Do you think Sunny Day is you?" Ye Changrui came out of his house and said, "Come on, I'll go with you."
Seeing that the eldest brother, the second brother and Qingtian were going to the riverside, the other three little ones couldn't stay any longer and followed them out.
A few people took Qingtian and walked towards the river.
As soon as he walked out of the path in front of his house, he was blocked by several little boys holding wooden swords.
The leader was Wang Dalong’s son Wang Zhengbao.
Wang Zhengbao held the wooden sword his father had made for him and pointed the tip of the sword at the Ye children. He asked, "Where are you going?"
Ye Changxue immediately said: "Where we go is none of your business!"
Wang Zhengbao usually runs rampant in the village with a few friends. He is almost invincible among children of the same age or even slightly older. He has never encountered a troublemaker like Ye Changxue.
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