After finishing his cigarette, Ye Tianya went out. After a while, Ye Zhiqiu saw Wang Xiaolan and Ye Bailu coming out of the shower, so he went to get some clothes and water to take a shower.
It has to be said that the current conditions are relatively not as good as those in the future. But compared to people at this time, the Ye family's conditions are much better.
At least the Ye family has a flush toilet, so they don’t have to queue up with others for the toilet, nor do they have to empty their urine every night!
For example, the compound where Qian Dafu lived had no toilets. This was because it was once inhabited by wealthy families, who used toilets, which were emptied and flushed by servants. Toilets were considered bad feng shui and therefore were not built.
Now there are public dry toilets outside, and several compounds share two public toilets, one for men and one for women, but they also need to empty their nocturnal urine. You can't go to the toilet in the middle of the night and run out with a flashlight.
After Ye Zhiqiu came out of the shower, Wang Xiaolan took the clothes, sat on a stool, put the clothes in a big basin, and started washing them together.
Changing to an old dry towel, Ye Zhiqiu wiped his hair and asked, "Mom, how far is the place where you are going to cut bamboo tomorrow?"
"I don't know how far it is, but your Aunt Liu estimates it will take two hours to walk. Adding the time to cut bamboo and come back, it will take at least half a day."
Ye Zhiqiu curled his lips and said, "Why don't I just pay for it? It's not worth it to travel so far just for some bamboo!"
Wang Xiaolan said dissatisfiedly: "Well, I have nothing to do anyway, why wouldn't it be worthwhile to make a trip?"
Ye Zhiqiu nodded towards the rabbit shed and said, "There are so many rabbits. If you go to cut bamboo, who will cut the rabbit grass? And do you trust Lao Er and the reinforcements? Take my little sister with you to dig wild vegetables?"
Wang Xiaolan smiled and replied, "What's there to worry about? Don't think the second son is ignorant. He's become much more sensible since moving to the city! He hasn't been beaten up in a long time. The environment really can change a person!"
These words almost choked Ye Zhiqiu. If he hadn't been beaten black and blue, he would have been considered sensible...
Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with her!
At this time, Ye Tianya came back from borrowing the cart. Seeing Ye Zhiqiu in the yard, he quickly called out, "Boss, come out and help lift the wheel."
"Okay!"
Ye Zhiqiu arrived at the door and, one on each side, lifted the wheel over the threshold. The cart didn't look particularly old; it seemed Qian Dafu cherished it and had taken care of it.
Ye Tianya said cheerfully, "Your Uncle Qian said that the cart will stay here from now on. It takes up space over there, and we have ample space at home, so it's a better place to store this thing."
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Hey, we don't have much chance to use this thing, but since Uncle Qian's house doesn't have room for it, let's put it in the utility room!"
Ye Tianya nodded, pulled the cart aside, and went to help Wang Xiaolan fetch water.
Ye Zhiqiu closed the courtyard gate, said goodbye, and went back to his room to sleep.
The next day, Ye Zhiqiu got up at 6:30 because he went to bed at 8 o'clock last night, so he woke up early today.
I squeezed the toothpaste and left the room. Unexpectedly, the second child was quite hardworking, because he was already squatting in the yard brushing his teeth.
Ye Zhiqiu teased him, "Second brother, are you so sore all over that you can't sleep?"
Ye Wubing spit out the foam and said proudly, "Hey, today I'm taking my brothers and sisters to dig wild vegetables and cut rabbit grass. After all, I'm the boss, so I have to go even if it hurts..."
I'm speechless. So he wants to be the boss! How childish...
Ye Zhiqiu ignored the smirking Ye Wubing and went into the kitchen to fetch some water. He had no idea how early his mother had gotten up; she was already steaming buns. Ye Bailu sat in front of the stove, staring at something, no one knowing what she was looking at.
After washing up, Ye Zhiqiu went to open the courtyard door, then returned to the living room to get some corn porridge, and had breakfast with Ye Wubing.
Ye Tianya walked into the living room, poured himself some porridge, blew on it and started to eat. Seeing Ye Wubing rubbing his arm, he asked with concern: "Second brother, are you in a lot of pain? Do you want dad to rub it for you with some medicinal wine?"
Ye Wubing shook his head and replied, "I'm fine. It's not particularly painful, just a little sore. That crappy medicinal wine is so expensive, I'd rather not use it."
Seeing him say this, Ye Tianya did not insist.
Ye Zhiqiu then warned, "Second brother, take them to dig wild vegetables. Remember to bring a stick. You know what we're doing here, right?"
Ye Wubing nodded and said, "Don't worry, big brother, I won't let them get away. It's half an hour's walk up from the river here. There shouldn't be so many people digging for wild vegetables over there. I just don't know if there are many snails over there."
Ye Tianya quickly warned, "Second brother, you'd better not touch the snails today. Your little sister is going with you, and she might insist on going in the water. She can't swim yet, so you must keep an eye on her."
"That's fine. Cutting more rabbit grass and wild vegetables is the same."
Wang Xiaolan and Ye Bailu also came back to have breakfast. Only then did Ye Zhiqiu realize why Ye Bailu was staring at the stove.
It turned out that they had roasted a small piece of taro for her. It tasted very delicious when roasted. No wonder she was staring at it so intently!
After Ye Zhiqiu finished his breakfast, he set off on his bicycle. After collecting the fish, he needed to go back to the factory to get the money. He couldn't just take the car and walk back, so he had to ride his bicycle.
When they arrived at the fish pond, there were about ten people from the village who were fishing, including many elderly people and children. Yang Gui and his men would also go down to fish, but he didn't let his position as the village chief stop him from working.
When Yang Gui saw Ye Zhiqiu, he smiled and said, "Purchaser Ye, you're here so early! We can catch fish now, but it would be easier to work if we let the water out a little longer."
Ye Zhiqiu nodded, parked his bike, and took out a pack of cigarettes to the people working today. They all lit cigarettes together, and then he said to everyone, "If there are any shrimp today, please help pick up some. My boss likes to eat this stuff!"
"No problem, it's for sale anyway!"
"That's right, this thing should be quite big. I'll ask the kids to help pick it up later."
Ye Zhiqiu said with a grin, "Hey, I'm not taking these shrimp for nothing. I'll buy them for 50 cents a pound, no matter how big or small. I'll take as many as you can pick up! I'm not taking advantage of you, though. Only big shrimp can be sold for 70 or 80 cents a pound. I want even small shrimp!"
Secretary Wang was cheerful and helpful, saying, "The fifty-cent purchase price that Purchasing Manager Ye gave is very fair. The difference between the selling price and the purchase price is not to be mentioned. The key point is that the shrimp can't be sold for much!"
Yang Gui smiled and said, "Secretary Wang is right. Let's ask the idle kids to help pick up the shrimps. If they sell one more dollar, everyone can share one more dollar!"
Naturally, everyone had no objection, but the children who were waiting were destined to be disappointed today!
Normally, if a village had a fish pond like this, they would pick up some shrimp to eat, and no one would criticize them. But now that Ye Zhiqiu had done this, everyone had to pick up the shrimp to sell for money, so they had no chance to eat any shrimp!
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