Seeing that it was already past four o'clock, Ye Zhiqiu was too lazy to get the release note, so he just chatted in the factory until he got off work.
After saying goodbye to He Yongjun and his partner who were leaving get off work together, Ye Zhiqiu rode his bicycle back home.
At that time, unlike the days five or six years later when bicycles were everywhere, walking to and from get off work was now the mainstream. So when Ye Zhiqiu left the factory gate, he distanced himself from the large group of people leaving get off work.
When he returned home, Liu Cuihua had already left. Ye Zhiqiu parked his bicycle and looked at the pile of pots and buckets under the eaves.
He walked into the kitchen and asked Wang Xiaolan who was cooking, "Mom, are all the hundreds of kilograms of sweet potatoes ready?"
Wang Xiaolan was frying wild vegetables and said without turning her head: "Once we start, we must finish it! The second child was quite diligent today. He was so tired that he took a shower and went back to his room to lie down!
By the way, tomorrow your aunt Liu will take me out of the city to cut some unowned bamboos. We will need bamboo poles to hang the vermicelli.
Boss, please pay attention to the time tomorrow. If we don't come back too late, you will be responsible for preparing dinner. Waiting for the reinforcements, the brother and sister will have dinner after school! "
Ye Zhiqiu scratched his head and said, "Mom, have you forgotten? I have to go to the fish pond to collect fish tomorrow morning! I don't know how long I will be busy, so how can I have time to cook at home? I think you should just steam some buns tomorrow!"
Fry up some more vegetables so that my younger sister and second child have something to eat when they get home from school. If we fish until noon, I'll probably go back to the factory to get paid and have lunch there.
Wang Xiaolan just remembered this and nodded, "Okay, I'll make some porridge tomorrow and steam some buns for lunch."
Ye Zhiqiu returned to the living room and saw Ye Bailu rushing over with her mouth full, eating something unknown. He rubbed the little girl's head and asked with a smile, "What delicious food are you eating? Is there any for big brother?"
Ye Bailu's mouth was full and she couldn't speak, so she pointed to the plate on the table.
It turned out to be some sort of self-made white rice cake, a traditional pastry, which cost 40 cents per pound at the time. However, this thing can only be purchased with a voucher; you need to bring your food supplement card to buy a pound per month.
Ye Bailu finally finished eating, and then she could speak back: "Mom said that my second brother worked hard today, so she bought this delicious food as a reward for him. But my second brother ate two pieces, said he was tired and wanted to sleep, so he went back to his room to sleep!
"Big brother, what's wrong with second brother? He ate something so delicious that he felt like sleeping. I ate a few pieces and still want more..."
Ye Zhiqiu pinched Ye Bailu's cheek and replied with a smile: "Is it possible that your second brother is tired from work, not tired from eating? Little greedy cat, don't eat it all at once, save some for your reinforcement brother and Xiaofang sister tomorrow!"
"They have some too, why leave it for them? Mom just packed some when she bought it and asked Aunt to take it back."
So that's how it is. Come to think of it, it's impossible for Wang Xiaolan not to be concerned about Liu Cuihua's two children.
The little black dog next to me has become particularly clingy after getting to know me recently. Whenever someone comes back, it comes up to them enthusiastically, always humming excitedly.
Ye Zhiqiu teased it for a bit, and then Ye Tianya came back. If the people in the production department didn't have much to do, they would clean up in advance. But if there was a lot of work, they would clean up after get off work, so they would come back later.
He parked his bike and Xiao Hei ran out. He squatted down and teased Xiao Hei for a while before going into the kitchen.
Ye Tianya had learned his lesson now. His daughter wouldn't pay any attention to him because he was covered in sweat! So he came out of the kitchen, grabbed his clothes, and went to take a shower.
After he came out of the shower, he returned to the living room, hugged Ye Bailu and teased her, and asked happily, "Girl, what did you do today?"
Ye Bailu said happily: "Today I drank soda with my second brother, ate eggs with dinner, and just ate this cake. They were all delicious!"
"Hey, little greedy cat, you just ate without doing anything?"
Wang Xiaolan came in with the cooked dishes and asked Ye Zhiqiu to call Ye Wubing to get up and eat.
When he came to his room and heard his loud snoring, Ye Zhiqiu knew that the second brother was really tired today, otherwise he wouldn't snore so loudly.
"Second brother, get up and eat!"
Seeing that he couldn't wake up, Ye Zhiqiu could only push him. Ye Wubing opened his eyes and asked in a daze, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing him so confused, Ye Zhiqiu said jokingly, "What else can you do? It's time for dinner! Get up and have dinner before going to bed. If you go to bed hungry, your whole body will ache even more tomorrow!"
Ye Wubing got up obediently and sat down in the living room. The family started to eat dinner.
After dinner, Ye Zhiqiu handed Ye Tianya a cigarette, and the father and son lit it with a match.
Only then did Ye Zhiqiu say to him, "Dad, when we get home from get off work tomorrow night, we'll go to the fish pond and take some of the remaining fish home. I have a colleague who will come over to take the fish away."
Ye Tianya asked puzzledly: "Son, won't the factory send a car to pick it up?"
Ye Zhiqiu shook his head and explained in a low voice, "This fish was brought to me by someone from the village! My colleagues have connections and can sell it to some companies at a higher price than the factory pays. We can split the profits later."
Ye Tianya nodded and stopped asking about this matter. In his opinion, this matter was very reasonable. Just like someone can sell something that costs one dollar to a public institution for two dollars, that is their ability!
Since they have come to my son to cooperate, there is nothing to worry about. People who have such connections will naturally be able to handle any problems.
Ye Tianya smoked a cigarette and thought for a moment, then asked, "Son, how many fish do you have? Do you want to go to your Uncle Qian and borrow his cart?"
Qian Dafu also has a cart? Ye Zhiqiu thought about it and wondered if it was something from ten years ago.
"Dad, forget it! It's been so many years since you last used your food, don't let it break down along the way! You'll have to use a bicycle to pull it back then..."
Ye Tianya was speechless and said, "You know shit. Your uncle Qian's cart is made of good wood and can be used for more than ten or twenty years under normal use! Do you think it's a broken cart that was cobbled together by the villagers?
We used this kind of cart back then, and one person could pull five or six hundred kilograms of cargo. If it was over a thousand kilograms, I'd need your mother to help push the cart. It was only occasionally for such strenuous work that I'd need to leave you in the care of your Aunt Liu.
Ye Zhiqiu was shocked. Pulling a thousand pounds on a broken cart was really tiring. Fortunately, his cheap dad was able to do this job at that time!
He nodded and said, "Okay then, Dad, you can go borrow it back later? Oh, by the way, I'm going to catch a big fish to eat tomorrow. Tell Uncle Qian to come over for dinner after get off work tonight."
Ye Tianya nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go after I finish this cigarette."
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