When Lin Xiuqing heard this, she lowered her head and didn't know what to say for a moment.
The hand that grabbed her was already full of calluses. He had never done any heavy work. In the past few months, he had been building a house and going to sea. His hands had blisters and he was just holding a needle alone.
Sitting in front of the window and picking silently.
His hands have become rougher than hers. Once upon a time, his hands were smoother than hers.
When Ye Yaodong saw her bowing her head and saying nothing, he also knew that she was used to being frugal and could not afford to spend money lavishly all of a sudden.
However, life must definitely improve. If we can't make money, the family will still be struggling. Although the family's current savings are not large, they can still meet their daily needs.
"I will work hard to make money to support my family. We don't have to eat well or dress decently, but we do have to be fed and clothed, right?"
Lin Xiuqing responded softly.
She will add what needs to be bought, she just likes to take her time, and it feels heartbreaking to spend a large sum of money all at once. It's not like she became rich overnight, and all his money was hard-earned.
Ye Yaodong held the back of her head, asked her to lean on his shoulder, and said emphatically again, "I'm not useless anymore, don't worry."
"Um."
"Make yourself two sets of cotton-padded clothes and trousers. Make them looser so that you can cover up your belly when the time comes. Do it in advance so that others won't notice your lack of clothes. You don't want anything to happen to the baby in your belly, right?"
Yes, her belly needs to be covered.
She nodded heavily, "I can't make it right away. I'll finish what I have on hand first, and then buy some fabric and cotton."
"Well, how many meters does a set of cotton-padded clothes and trousers cost?"
"The old lady is short, three meters is enough. If I make it a little looser, I would probably have to make it a little bigger, about 3.5-6 meters."
"Okay, I understand. Let's cook lunch first and get busy later."
"good."
Ye Yaodong watched her go to the back door to pick vegetables, hesitated for a moment, and then walked out.
Lin Xiuqing thought he didn't care when he went out for a walk, picking vegetables, washing vegetables, killing fish...
After nightfall, the whole family went to bed, and suddenly there was a knock on the door. Ye Yaodong immediately sat up like a carp.
"I'll open the door."
"Who is it? Knocking on the door so late?"
Ye Yaodong said while putting on his clothes: "I'll go take a look first."
I only came to the door during the day, and unexpectedly it was delivered at night. It was very efficient.
He opened the door and saw Lin Jishang smoking with his back to the door. There was a cart parked at the door with the things he wanted.
Lin Jishang heard the movement behind him, turned around, put out the half-smoked cigarette in his hand, and threw it aside, "Going to bed so early?"
"Not yet, it's just that it's dark and there's nothing to do, so lie down early."
Lin Ji raised his eyebrows and said with a clear face: "I understand, I understand!"
Ye Yaodong: "..."
He knows knitting well, he goes to sea at night, and his wife is not even three months pregnant.
Lin Jishang then added: "Come here and lift it up together. I was afraid it would be too eye-catching during the day, so I brought it over after dark."
The two had a good exchange during the day, became more familiar with each other, and were able to talk harmlessly.
As soon as Lin Xiuqing came out of the house, she saw two people carrying something in. She asked curiously: "What is it?"
"The sewing machine your husband bought for you is a Yan brand."
"What?!"
Lin Xiuqing stared at Ye Yaodong, "When did you buy it? Why didn't you say anything?"
"We'll talk about it later. Let's pay the bill first." After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he looked at Lin Jishang and asked, "How much does this one cost?"
"The supply and marketing cooperative is 150, the market price is 130, you can take 110. There are two pieces of red and yellow floral cloth and 5 pounds of cotton on the cart. You can give me 15 yuan."
"Why is this so embarrassing?"
The cotton he bought during the day was 2.8 cents a pound. He didn't hear the price of the floral cloth, but he heard that the navy blue cotton cost 3.6 cents per foot. The floral cloth was even more expensive.
"It doesn't matter, just make a friend. They are shipping every day anyway, so I won't be short of yours."
"Okay, thank you very much."
Seeing this guy working at the dock for three days and nights, he definitely made a lot of money. He knew that smuggling was hugely profitable these days, and he could make half or even 60% of the profits by trading silver dollars.
These smugglers are smuggling ships to the sea and Hong Kong Island to trade goods in silver dollars. 1 silver dollar is converted into RMB 22 yuan, and it costs 26 yuan plus fees.
Some of the smuggling ships carried silver coins of one or two thousand dollars, some as much as seven or eight thousand dollars, and the exchange value of the ships was less than 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, and some of them had hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Lin Jishang can be considered a small boss, and he must have made a lot of money.
Just treat it as poverty alleviation, and he accepts this sentiment. He will see if he can catch any good fish from the sea later, and send him some as well.
The things had been delivered to the door, and Lin Xiuqing couldn't slap him in the face and tell him to go back at this time, so she had to go back to the house to get the money in depression.
Two pieces of floral cloth and cotton were also brought in. Lin Jishang collected the money and left.
Lin Xiuqing glared at Ye Yaodong, "When did you buy it? Why didn't you say anything? Why did you buy such a big thing just when you said you wanted to?"
"Who makes you reluctant to even buy a few pieces of cloth and a few kilograms of cotton? Then I have no choice but to do it myself and give you a strong medicine to treat you. Not to mention that it is inconvenient not to have a sewing machine at home. I always go to other people's houses to borrow it shamelessly.
It’s okay to do it once or twice, but you have to make so many cotton-padded clothes, so why are you so embarrassed and not afraid of annoying others?”
The family does need to buy more, and he doesn't want his wife to look at other people's faces.
"Then...then you have to discuss it with me."
"I went out today and already spent nearly 70 yuan, right? Are you willing to buy a sewing machine again?"
Lin Xiuqing couldn't refute. If he told her, she would definitely say "take your time first."
Seeing that she was silent again, Ye Yaodong had no choice but to step forward and hug her, "I'm only over 100 years old. It's much cheaper than outside. I can offset it with the money I earned yesterday. There is a sewing machine at home. It will be convenient for you to use it when the time comes."
When the baby is about to be born, don’t you have to make clothes in advance? How can you still go to someone else’s house to make them with your belly full?”
Lin Xiuqing glanced at him sideways and pinched his waist hard, "Don't do this next time! You must tell me about spending a lot of money."
"Hey~ Oh~ OK, OK~ Be gentle, your waist is very important."
Her face couldn't hold back anymore, she rolled her eyes at him, pushed away his arms and went to unpack the sewing machine.
Ye Yaodong felt a little proud when he saw her cheerful look, so he knew she would like it and his complaints were just lip service.
Women are women, what they say doesn’t mean what they say!
You say you don’t want it, but you actually want it!
Sometimes, you have to listen the other way around...
Ye Yaodong happily joined in helping her dismantle it. Lin Xiuqing's eyes lit up when she saw a brand-new sewing machine in front of them completely exposed to their sight, and she stroked it back and forth with her hands.
In fact, she has always wanted a sewing machine, but she didn't have the conditions before. She finally saved some money in the past few months, but she couldn't bear to do it. Then she bought a boat, spending a huge amount of money, and she couldn't bear to part with it.
Already.
Ye Yaodong decided for her by accident.
"Do you like it?"
Lin Xiuqing glared at him with a smile on her face. Could she still know that he was offering a treasure?
"Give it a try?"
"Um."
She happily went back to the house to take out the fabrics she had cut in the afternoon to test, but she didn't want to wake up the two children who had just slept by going in and out, so Ye Yaodong had to go in first to comfort the children.
After coaxing the child to sleep, he felt a little drowsy. Thinking of going to sea at night, he didn't get up.
When he was half asleep and half awake, he felt someone close to him. He took it into his arms and rubbed it, and said in a daze: "Have you finished playing?"
"Sewed a piece of sleeve."
"Should I be rewarded?"
He was just talking casually, but he didn't expect that Lin Xiuqing actually took the initiative to kiss his lips. Now he felt energetic and woke up instantly. He turned around and pressed down. He was stopped as soon as he touched his lips.
Already.
"Don't make trouble, you have to go to sea at night."
Alas, he is still a young man in his 20s...
"Go to sleep, don't think too much!"
"All right."
After a hard peck, he turned over and lay back in his position, holding the warm and fragrant nephrite in his arms, but his hand was grabbed to prevent him from moving.
He fell asleep just like that.
He got up on time at 2:30 in the morning. Lin Xiuqing got up early before him to prepare a meal and packed a lunch box for him.
He put on a headlamp and pushed the trolley to the dock. Ye's father was already waiting there, chatting with Aguang's father.
"Okay, okay, I'll leave some seafood when I come back tomorrow, and I'll go to your place to have a nice drink and let's talk..."
Ye Yaodong heard this sentence as soon as he got closer. When did his father and A Guang's father get so close that they could sit and drink together?
"Dad, Uncle Pei."
"Dongzi is here. I heard that your longline fishing is very effective. Let's give it a try another day."
"Okay, you can make a few hundred to try, but it will cost more bait."
"It doesn't matter. There are a lot of small fish and shrimps in the trawl net, so save some for later use."
At this time, Aguang also bought diesel and came over, "Oh? It's rare to meet you."
"You may run into me more often in the future."
After saying hello to each other, they took the first step. Ye Yaodong also took the time to get the bait from Ah Cai and add oil.
After he got on the boat, he asked his father, "Dad, when did you get on such good terms with Uncle Pei? You want to have a drink together."
"Aguang carries your banner every day, sending bananas, wine, or some fish and dry goods that we don't have here. He comes here in different ways every day to show his face. Your mother and I know it well."
"So you agree now?"
"Let's have two glasses of wine with his father tonight and talk about it. There is no woman in their family who can help, so his father has to come to talk to me."
"Then you have to ask my little sister what she means."
"You still want to say this?"
"Then what did she say?"
"Ask your mother. I am a father, not a mother. How can I ask? Anyway, your mother was very unhappy before, saying that there was no woman in her family who could take care of the housework. If your little sister gets married, she will
Very tired, saying that no one will help take care of the children in the future, and we have to marry two sisters-in-law and so on... Women are troublesome, thinking so much..."
"My mother seems to be right."
"Isn't it good to be able to take charge of the household immediately after you get married? Why do you need a mother-in-law? If you have something to do, why don't you ask your mother to come and help? In the future, if there is no one to help take care of the children, why don't you ask your little sister to take care of her? How many times?
You also have to worry about walking matters, as long as your character and temperament are acceptable, there are so many things to think about..."
"You have arranged everything for my mother, so what can I say?"
"So let's see what his father says tomorrow, bring out the charter, and then we'll ask your little sister for her opinion."
Ye Yaodong pursed his lips. His father seemed to have no objection and was taking advantage of that brat A Guang.
Chapter completed!