Chapter 36: Not enough success, but more than enough failure.
After confirming that he had borrowed the boat, Ye Yaodong felt relieved and walked home leisurely. However, halfway through, he remembered that the construction of the house would start tomorrow, so he changed direction and walked towards the homestead.
Today it was his second brother's turn to go to sea with his father. His eldest brother stayed at home. After dinner early in the morning, he said he was going to pick up loess from the mountains. He didn't know how many loads he had picked up. It was really a bit embarrassing to say that...
There is a reason why people's lives are getting better and better. Hard work leads to wealth. However, the tide is rarely low today on the first day of the new year, and the boat has been borrowed, so his eldest brother can only work harder.
Thinking of this, he couldn't stand up leisurely and quickened his pace.
When we arrived at the homestead, there were half a person's height of loess piled around, but there was no sign of his elder brother. There was only a large pot of tea placed under a shady tree nearby. He was probably picking up soil again, so he leaned against the tree.
, I thought I would help him after a while.
After he came back from rebirth, his mentality had already been set in a straight line.
After only waiting for a few minutes, he saw his elder brother pushing a two-wheeled ash cart over.
"Brother!"
Ye Yaopeng looked up and smiled, "Why are you here?"
"Come and take a look. Work won't start until tomorrow. Why are you doing the loess so early?"
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and took another sip of tea before saying: "I didn't go to sea today, and there's nothing to do at home. I just want to go get some more loess and bring it back. I'll need it anyway."
Yes, if we start construction on this homestead tomorrow, it won’t be considered as starting construction in advance.”
"You have to hire someone to do the work anyway, just do something easier yourself."
"This is an easy job. When the work starts tomorrow, the workers who do the rough work will have to dig holes, go to the mountain to cut stones, and carry the stones down the mountain for the masters to chip them flat. This load of loess is already easy."
Ye Yaodong frowned and nodded, "Okay, I'll go to the mountain with you and help you."
Ye Yaopeng looked at him unexpectedly, "You want to help?"
"You don't want my help?"
I was depressed and wanted to do something to help, but everyone was so surprised.
"Haha, okay, then follow me up the mountain to help with the hoe. Today we can push a few more carts." It was rare for the third child to take the initiative to ask for help, how could he push out.
"I'll just work for a while and then go back at ten o'clock. I have something else to do in the afternoon."
Ye Yaopeng smiled awkwardly. It turned out that he was overthinking it. The third child just came over to take a look. It was already 8 o'clock. He didn't want to work seriously, so why did he change his gender?
But being able to come over and help a little means that he is relieved about building a house. It is better than not seeing anyone all day long. At night, I heard from his wife that the third child has been helping out these days.
We have been fishing together, and we have made some progress.
"Okay, then you come and help me. When the house construction starts tomorrow, you don't have to run around anymore. Tomorrow it's my turn to go to sea with my father. Only my second son is an adult man at home, and my mother and the others have to help the workers."
I'm sure I'll be too busy cooking."
"I know."
Ye Yaodong didn't know what his elder brother was thinking. Even if he knew, he wouldn't rest assured, because this was the effect he wanted, and a person's change should not be too big or sudden.
After Ye Yaopeng poured out all the loess from the gray bucket, he took the initiative to take over the handlebar and said, "I'll push it, and you will lead the way."
"good."
Although the gravel dirt road is not easy to push, the ash bucket is empty, so it is quite easy to push. In the past few years, when people built houses, they used their shoulders to carry loess and stones from the mountains.
There is no need to spend money on these materials, you just need to go to the mountain to pick them up.
At this time, no cement was used to build houses. The loess from the mountains was mixed with sand, and then spread on the stones and piled up to dry. Not many bricks were used. After all, everyone thought that stones did not cost money, and the houses built were not expensive.
firm.
In the case of a building, bricks are only used on the second floor, because the stones are too heavy and too high to stack, so it would be easier if there were no bricks.
In fact, comparing the two, there is no difference in price. Although the bricks cost money to buy, the stone also needs to be moved by someone, and the labor of the master who excavated it is more expensive.
Although it was morning, the sun was still fierce. After just walking for a short distance, Ye Yaodong was already sweating profusely.
As soon as Ye Yaopeng reached his destination, he picked up the hoe and said, "I happened to bring two dustpans with me. I will hoe them. When they are full, you can dump them into the ash bucket."
"good!"
When one of the two dustpans is full, Ye Yaodong lifts it up and pours it. The other Ye Yaopeng continues to fill it. The two of them work together, and the speed will indeed be faster than that of one person before.
After a while, a ash bucket truck was filled.
"I'll push it back. Can you hoe some more loess and prepare it? You won't waste time walking around. Just push it by yourself."
Ye Yaopeng nodded, "Okay, let's take turns. I'll push the next one."
"Um."
He actually didn't mind if he was asked to push. Anyway, he went back after working for an hour or two and couldn't push a few times. But what he didn't expect was that he actually overturned...
After pushing out for a short distance, a stone hit the tire at the turn. As a result, he lost control of his balance and rolled over...
Ye Yaopeng saw it and came over. He looked at him with a frowning expression and patted his shoulder, "It's okay. Let's put it back on. This road is not good to begin with. If you push it a few more times, it won't tip over."
Ye Yaodong was really a little depressed. He had never pushed this car before, so he could only comfort himself in this way.
"Fortunately, you saw it. Dad saw it, and he will probably scold me again."
"If you help with the work more diligently, dad won't scold you. Just put the soil back first."
He curled his lips and said, "Don't worry, how diligent are his eldest and second brothers? They will also be scolded if they don't do their job well!"
After loading it, Ye Yaopeng refused to let him push it so as not to dump it again, "I'll push it while you go hoe more loess."
"Fine."
If he fails more than succeeds, he is better at chasing the sea!
After helping out on the mountain for a while, it seemed that the time was about the same, so he took a step back.
After wielding the hoe for so long, he was already hungry. He hurried back to eat something to fill his stomach, and also prepared some tools for fishing.
Lin Xiuqing saw him coming back with a red face and sweating profusely, and asked curiously, "Didn't you go to borrow a boat? Why did you seem to have gone to work? You looked like you were fished out of the water."
"I just went to work. It was still early when I came out of Aguang's house, so I went to help my elder brother."
Everyone looked at him in surprise. He actually took the initiative to help transport the loess?
real or fake?
Seeing everyone's doubtful looks, Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes, "Don't I own the house? If I don't help with some work, dad won't break my legs?"
This is true!
Ye's father has been out at sea these days, otherwise the sound of Ye's father scolding Ye Yaodong would be heard at home every day.
Chapter completed!