The soda was finally left because Ye Zhiqiu told them that there would be snake meat and soybean soup, rice, and braised pork in the evening!
If you're full from drinking soda, you won't be able to eat the meat and broth! So Ye Wubing immediately said that although soda is delicious, it's not as enjoyable as eating meat!
Ye Bailu gave the soda to her second brother and ate his meat...
It was already six o'clock when the basin was delivered.
"Is anyone here? Is this number 16? I'm delivering a flower pot!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhiqiu quickly replied, "It's number 16, Master, please send her in!"
After saying that, he walked out. Wang Xiaolan, who was in the kitchen, also heard what he said. She wiped her hands on her apron and walked out the door.
Soon a pile of flower pots were unloaded. Ye Zhiqiu sent the delivery driver away. When he returned to the yard, Wang Xiaolan was already happily fiddling with the flower pots.
He smiled and asked, "Mom, look at all these pots. Are they enough for you to grow anything? Here's what I'm thinking. You can plant tomatoes or cucumbers in these big pots. Just don't plant beans. One or two of them won't produce many meals."
Wang Xiaolan said happily, "With so many pots, we can plant a lot! Tomorrow I'll take my second son to dig some soil and plant all these. If we plant two lettuces, we'll have enough to eat in a month or so!"
Ye Zhiqiu still didn't know much about growing vegetables. The vegetables in the space often didn't grow, and he didn't know why! But there was no shortage of seeds in the countryside, so if he planted more, he would definitely get some.
While we were talking here, Ye Tianya came back from get off work.
"Oh! My daughter, do you miss your daddy after not seeing him for a day?"
Ye Bailu shook her head and asked, "Dad, did you bring any soda? If you did, I'd help you drink it!"
Ye Tianya was confused and a little bewildered, but Ye Zhiqiu quickly explained to him, "I bought some soda and left a bottle for you. My little sister is thinking about it! She's already drunk a whole bottle of that stuff. Don't give it to her. She won't be able to eat after a while."
By the way, your wife was so brave today that she brought back a rat snake as a snack! Why don’t you go to the kitchen and praise her!
Ye Tianya parked his bicycle, picked up Ye Bailu, and hurried into the kitchen.
Ye Wubing then asked, "Brother, why don't you buy a basin without holes? That way I can catch the small fish and raise them!"
Ye Zhiqiu was too lazy to pay attention to him. How could he grow rice if the water couldn't be drained?
Snake meat and soybean soup is delicious! It's made with half a pound of braised pork, but each person only gets three pieces. But the snake meat and soybean soup is plentiful! The soybeans are perfectly cooked and tender, and it's incredibly delicious when eaten with rice.
The whole family ate in silence, all eating seriously.
After eating and drinking, Ye Zhiqiu lit a cigarette and asked curiously, "Dad, how was your work today?"
Everyone looked over curiously, wanting to hear what he had to say.
Ye Tianya replied excitedly, "It was so easy! Lao Wang and I worked for two hours this morning, and there were no canned beer left. They said they would have them tomorrow. In the afternoon, we were assigned to move the empty bottles into the workshop, and we finished in just over an hour.
Then I cleaned our area and waited until the end of the day to come back! Son, this job is too easy. We get so much salary, won’t the factory lose money?
"What are you thinking about? There are so many people in the factory. If you're not busy, others are busy too! And if you brew less beer today, and you have to move more beer all day long, you will feel tired!"
Ye Tianya grinned and said, "No matter what, it's much easier than working! Dad and your mom used to do odd jobs, which was much more tiring than factory work! When your mom was pregnant with you, she had to help me so I could handle the work. It was really not easy back then!"
Wang Xiaolan nodded and said, "It was hard work, but now it's finally over! My son has grown up and knows how to help the family!"
Ye Tianya asked curiously at this time: "Son, your buyer got off work so early?"
Ye Zhiqiu said proudly, "How can I leave work early? I'm just not going to work at the factory. I'll deliver some things to the factory tomorrow, and then I can sneak out again! We buyers are different from you workers. It's just that easy!"
Ye Tianya was shocked and said, "Son, how can you be so sneaky? You should cherish such a good job!"
Ye Zhiqiu scratched his ears. It was difficult to explain to them because they didn't understand how it worked at all.
"Old Deng, if you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. I'm not being cunning! Do you know what the factory buyers were doing before I arrived? They weren't out getting the planned supplies, they were just sleeping in the office every day!
Another person, like me, works as an unscheduled buyer. He's out every day, only showing up when delivering goods back to the factory! The nature of the work is different. We unscheduled buyers have to purchase all kinds of supplies.
If I don’t go out to tinker with things and just sit in the factory playing all day, that would be really cheating, right?”
Wang Xiaolan pushed Ye Tianya and said unhappily, "Did you hear that? Don't talk nonsense. Our eldest brother is not cheating! Son, since you don't have to go back to work, you can go with me to shovel the soil and bring it back tomorrow. This way, the second son can stay at home and look after your little sister."
Ye Zhiqiu quickly explained, "I have to go back to the factory to deliver something tomorrow afternoon. Go shovel it in the morning and bring a few bags. I can just pull them back on my bike."
He didn't mind the work. A few trips would be enough to fill the flower pots with soil.
"Okay, then, don't wake your son up tomorrow, Old Ye. I'll wake him later!"
Ye Tianya was dumbfounded, but he remembered what he had discussed with his son and quickly explained, "Wife, we can't go to work so early! We were criticized today for not being able to arrive early! No one is allowed into the factory before 7:30, so I can't go too early tomorrow!"
After saying that, he winked at Ye Zhiqiu, signaling him to help speak.
Ye Zhiqiu didn't lie to him, but instead chimed in, "Mom, it's true! The leader said that they all go to work on time, but we have to go to work early. Are we showing off? So we should just follow the crowd and not go to work early. That would be out of place!"
Wang Xiaolan was skeptical. She muttered, "That doesn't make sense. Didn't the workers in the past always have to go to work early? I remember when I rented a house, Old Wang, who worked for the steel mill, was fired because he was late for work every day..."
Ye Zhiqiu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. It was probably before the founding of the People's Republic of China. It was a private enterprise, and the capitalists would definitely exploit it as much as they could!
He quickly explained, "Mom, the factories nowadays are different from the ones before! The factories before were owned by capitalists, but now they are state-owned factories, and they don't have the habit of exploiting workers!"
Ye Tianya also nodded and persuaded: "Yes, wife, we have to understand that the current factory is state-owned, but it is different from the past. You can't use the old way to look at the new era!"
Wang Xiaolan nodded and agreed, saying, "Okay, I don't understand. You guys can handle it yourselves."
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