Old Lady had always been particularly attentive to the few things she planted. If you didn't listen to her, she would nag about it several times a day. It was only because she doted on her third son that she spoke this way.
She wanted to harvest all the corn because she hoped to sell it for some money. She also wanted to save more private money while she was alive so that when she died, she could leave some for her grandchildren.
After Ye Father tapped out the burnt tobacco from his water pipe, he looked at his many children and grandchildren in the room. He had originally intended to discuss what he and Mother Ye had talked about last night but was interrupted.
“Grandma, not long after you went out this morning, Ye First Uncle and Ye Second Uncle came to the door demanding a share of the money!”
Complaining was definitely necessary!
The Complaint Queen – Ye Huimei!
It wasn't easy for the family to earn a sum of money, and Ye First Uncle and Ye Second Uncle shamelessly came to the door demanding a share. It wasn't good to talk about it outside, but she definitely had to tell A Tai!
The children in the room also chimed in, “Yes, A Tai, First Uncle and Second Uncle were very fierce.”
“They even slammed the table and glared!”
“They even scolded Ye Yaodong's father and wouldn't let him interrupt!”
The incessant chattering gave Ye Yao Dong a headache. He waved at the children, “Go, go, go! What business is it of yours? All of you go out and play, don't stay here and get in the way!”
“Nyah nyah nyah~”
The children stuck out their tongues, made a face, and ran out to play. The chayote was also finished, and they didn't want to stay home listening to the adults talk.
Before leaving, everyone didn't forget to shout to Mother Ye, “Grandma, call us when the corn is ready!”
Old Lady didn't even lift her eyelids the whole time. Suddenly getting such a large income, anyone would be envious.
Both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh. She just said indifferently, “Don't mind them. Each family lives their own life. No one should be envious of anyone else.”
Ye Father responded with a sound and didn't say much more. He originally didn't want to tell Old Lady to avoid upsetting her. Anyway, the money was in his hands, and no one could take it away.
He scanned the sons and daughters-in-law in the room and said seriously, “I discussed it with your mother last night. Since we have money now, we plan to build houses for you brothers and then split the family, with each family living their own life.”
The house they currently lived in was left by the old master. Because Ye Dabó and Ye Erbó got married first, after their marriages, the old master built a house for each of them and separated the family, letting them move out to live their own lives.
Because Ye Father was the youngest and married the latest, the old master thought the house would be empty after he died, so he didn't build another one. He only built a small room of less than ten square meters next to the vegetable patch in the backyard, and also made a dirt stove, intending to live there with Old Lady in their old age. The house they lived in would be left to Ye Father.
Although this house was larger and had more rooms, four of them, it had been patched up for many years and was very old. So Ye Dabó and Ye Erbó had no objections.
Now the family was full of children and grandchildren, and this house was no longer enough.
With four rooms, the three brothers and their families each squeezed into one room. Ye Huimei, Ye Father, and Mother Ye slept in one room, with an added small bed.
Among the three brothers, only Ye Yaodong was a family of four. The first and second brothers were both families of five. Five people living in one room and sharing an old-fashioned canopy bed, one can imagine how crowded it was.
They even had to use a large round table for meals, and the women still had to stand to eat. It wasn't discrimination; it was mainly because there wasn't enough space to sit. Only after the children were fed and finished eating did the women of the family sit down to eat.
Ye Father and Mother Ye saw all of this and had long wanted to split the family to let their sons live their own lives. However, they had no money to build houses. Even if they split up, they would still have to live together. With only one stove, eating and drinking couldn't be separated, so there was no difference between splitting and not splitting.
Catching the Large yellow croaker this time and earning a sum of money was also an opportunity for the family to split.
Otherwise, if the family suddenly acquired such a large sum of money, everyone's thoughts would become restless.
Sure enough, when Ye Dasao and Ye Ersao heard about splitting the family, their eyes lit up.
Ye Yaodong was stunned for a moment, then remembered. In his previous life, Ye Yaodong's father also built a house after catching Large yellow croaker. It was just that he spent his days and nights hanging out with friends, not caring, and not helping.
He had been regretting earlier that he transmigrated too late and missed the Large yellow croaker, and hadn't thought about building a house and splitting the family. Now, hearing Ye Yaodong's father say it, he finally remembered.
Ye First Uncle was surprised but didn't say anything. A large tree branches out; it was normal.
Ye Second Uncle, on the other hand, was a bit at a loss, “Father, this… this is good, why split the family… ah!?”
Before Ye Second Uncle could finish speaking, his wife poked his elbow. He paused, looked at his wife, and stopped talking.
Ye Yao Dong rolled his eyes. In the family, his second brother was the most honest, and his Second Sister-in-law was the most cunning. The two were a complementary pair!
The one who disliked him the most was also his Second Sister-in-law!
It was only because Ye Yaodong's father and mother let everyone keep the money they earned themselves, and daily food and drink relied on the produce from the fields and gathering from the sea, without spending money, that this family could barely remain harmonious for so long. Otherwise, it would have been chaos.
The reason? Well, of course, it was because he was holding them back~
Ye Father glanced at his second son, opened the small round iron box containing tobacco, and then unhurriedly began to pinch the tobacco, saying, “If you have money and don't split the family, do you still want a big family to squeeze together? To be intimate?”
Now no one dared to speak, fearing it would fall through!
Ye Yao Dong sat on the stool, legs crossed and shaking, looking at each person who clearly yearned for it in their hearts but said nothing. He then said fearlessly, “Alright, Father, we are all married now, it's time to split the family. Building a new house will also allow us to live more spaciously.”
“I'm afraid you'll starve to death!” Ye Father glared at him in annoyance.
“Ah, huh? Not that bad, not that bad. After the family splits, I will definitely work hard!”
“How will you work hard?”
“Uh… however First Brother and Second Brother work hard, I'll just follow their lead.”
“I don't believe a word you say!”
Ye Yaodong: “……”
He was serious, but no one believed him…
Old Lady patted Ye Yao Dong comfortingly and also said, “It's good for each family to live their own life after splitting. Distance makes the heart grow fonder, closeness breeds contempt. Actually, it should have been split long ago.”
Mother Ye, sitting by the stove, also chimed in, “The money from selling the Large yellow croaker can be used to build houses, which will also prevent people from coveting it. If it's not enough, the money earned from going out to sea next will all be added in, anyway, it's all for you. We originally wanted to say this after breakfast, when you were all here, but it got delayed until now.”
After speaking, she said to Ye Father, “Later, go to the Commune and ask about settling the matter of buying the land for the foundation. We'll hire people to build the houses as soon as possible.”
“Hmm,” Ye Father looked up at his sons and daughters-in-law, “This money will be used to build houses, and the money earned from going out to sea next will also be added in. Once the houses are built, we'll split the family. Do you all have any objections?”
Ye First Uncle shook his head, “Father, you and Mother can decide. We have no objections.”
Ye Second Uncle also followed, “Father, you decide. We also have no objections.”
Their wives had been nagging them endlessly at night. To be able to split the family and live their own Little Japan, of course, they all had no objections.
Ye Huimei was not yet married, so she would definitely stay with Ye Yaodong's father and mother. And since she was a daughter, whether the family split or not didn't concern her. She just watched.
The matter of using the money to build houses and split the family was temporarily settled.
Ye Father took a few more puffs from his water pipe before heading out.