Jiang Hai's eyes lit up as he watched Tao Qiuyan set up the pot and then put the lid on.
The brazier below was filled with firewood.
He felt something was off when he was in Hangzhou, but after returning home, he discovered that the food he cooked at home had a unique flavor, a taste of the countryside.
They used firewood for cooking, while Hangzhou was entirely powered by coal.
"Indeed, when I went back this time, I felt that the food cooked with firewood tasted much better."
"That's natural." Ye Beiping nodded with a smile.
Soon, Jiang Hai's wish was fulfilled after a lunch, and he listened intently to the noise outside the door.
They had just heard several voices calling for the group of men to come home for dinner, but they had all been brushed off.
Jiang Hai shook his head helplessly: "These people are so engrossed in playing cards that they don't even eat."
“Yeah.” Wu Di was also speechless. He glanced at Ye Beiping and said, “Beiping, if we let them keep playing like this, it might go on until dark.”
"fine."
Ye Beiping didn't care, and chuckled as he turned the fire in the brazier, "It's normal to play cards when there's nothing to do during the New Year."
Su Xinyi, standing next to her, pouted.
"Is this normal? At this rate, they'll probably lose a year's worth of food."
“Yes.” Wu Di also shared this concern.
After all, they knew how poor Pingba Village was.
Ye Beiping put the fire tongs aside and spread his hands, saying, "Then what should we do? Chase them away? What will those who lost money think? Besides, if you chase them away, how do you know they won't go to other places to gamble? They'll say our family is stingy or something."
He paused, listened intently, and realized it was all Hou Baolin's voice. He laughed and said, "Besides, the monkey has been winning money the whole time, didn't you hear that?"
Everyone quieted down and listened carefully.
Amidst the cacophony, Hou Baolin's voice certainly made up half the space.
Just by hearing his joyful voice, you could tell he must have won a lot.
Seeing that Ye Beiping didn't seem to care, Jiang Hai didn't continue the conversation. Instead, he asked curiously, "Oh, are you going to pay New Year's visits tomorrow or the day after?"
"Of course." Wu Di replied without hesitation, smiling, "My dad saw that I'm making money, and this year he said he's going to visit all my relatives and friends to see if there are any good families for me, so he wants me to get married soon."
"Hahaha."
Everyone looked at Wu Di and laughed.
According to rural standards, Wu Di is indeed of marriageable age, no wonder Wu Guangfa is anxious.
Ye Beiping said, "We're going to Hangzhou tomorrow to pay our respects to our father-in-law for the New Year, so we probably won't be back for a while."
"Go to Hangzhou?" Upon hearing this news, Jiang Hai fell into deep thought.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Jiang Hai like this, Ye Beiping asked a question out of curiosity.
Wu Di and Su Xinyi were also staring at Jiang Hai.
I don't know why Jiang Hai reacts this way when Hangzhou is mentioned.
Visiting your father-in-law's family to offer New Year's greetings is a perfectly normal thing to do, isn't it?
Jiang Hai thought for a moment, then pursed his lips and said, "Why don't you take Jiang He with you, Beiping? I need to go back, so I'm afraid I won't be able to go on the seventh day."
Seeing everyone looking at him, he quickly explained.
“When Jiang He and I went back, my parents said they wanted to build a new house. There must be someone at home to oversee the construction of the new house, otherwise my parents are getting old and their health is not good.”
"So I want you to take Jianghe to Hangzhou, so that Jianghe won't have to travel back and forth."
"I see."
Ye Beiping pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Okay, but I'll have to come back from Hangzhou. Our three families are going to build new houses too."
"Really?" Jiang Hai's eyes lit up.
“Yes,” Wu Di chimed in, adding with a smile, “We’re planning to see how houses are built in Beiping so we can build the same kind. That way, they’ll look beautiful, won’t they?”
Jiang Hai hadn't expected them to have such an idea, and immediately became interested: "Beiping, let me know what kind of house you're going to build, and Jiang He and I will build one together. We're planning to build two houses, one for each of us, since we'll be living separately in the future."
"Um."
Ye Beiping wasn't stingy with this, but the houses he wanted to build were probably beyond the means of the people in front of him.
But that's okay, money can always be earned back.
“When I return to Hangzhou, I will give each of you a set of blueprints. Let Jiang He go to Hangzhou first and keep an eye on things with Xiao Long. We can go there a month later.”
"Okay, okay." Jiang Hai and Wu Di were naturally overjoyed.
The discussion then turned to where the Jiang brothers would sleep that night.
Jiang Hai originally planned to go to town to find a place to sleep for the night. It didn't matter where he slept; they had slept under bridges before.
Wu Di said, "No need. You can come to my and Monkey's house. We can arrange one room for each of us. Although our house is not big, it can still accommodate one person."
Indeed, both of their families were larger than Ye Beiping's family.
Because Ye Beiping's father died early, the house was never expanded as Ye Beiping and Ye Xiaoxin grew up.
Not to mention expanding the house, Tao Qiuyan would even fix the leaky roof herself if it was too windy or wet. If all else failed, she would ask Tao Shengli for help.
Even as Ye Beiping grew up, he remained restless, never thinking of helping his family, and mostly just causing trouble outside.
Thinking back to his past self, Ye Beiping wanted to slap himself.
But now that I've been reborn, everything will be alright.
Once the new house is built, he'll be the coolest guy in Pingba Village. If he works hard to earn more money in the next two years, he'll figure out a way to take Su Xinyi to travel all over the beautiful landscapes of our country.
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