Only then did Ye Yaodong realize why the old lady didn't seem to be angry, had no mood swings, and had nothing to say.

It turned out that he didn't know what was going on at all. He just stood at the door and listened to a hammer here and there. He was even more confused than him. At least he didn't know at all.

Lin Xiuqing continued: "This is still nonsense, but they are really serious. They all promised with patting their chests before, but when they turned around, all the seven aunts and eight aunts took it with them."

"This is a problem with the wives at home. They think they didn't tell outsiders and only the whole family knew. But their wives also think that they didn't tell outsiders and only told their natal family. Then their natal family also thinks so, and they don't tell outsiders.

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Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but smile, "Then the whole village is not an outsider."

"Don't laugh. This is how most secrets are spread. For example, I only tell you and not anyone else. Don't tell others. When the second person passes it on, it will become that I only told you and so-and-so.

, If you haven’t told others, don’t tell it, otherwise I’ll be a bad person. The third person will become, I’m just telling you, don’t tell it…”

The old lady was also amused by him now.

"That's all you know."

"That's how it goes."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and patted him and said: "I think if my cousin refuses to let me go, the eldest and second brothers really have nothing to do. They will definitely have to bring the person with them, but they have to follow the original agreement and agree to it.

Of the three boats promised, I will definitely bring those three."

"It's more or less the same. If both parties can't reach an agreement and refuse to accept it, then we can only go with what was agreed upon at the beginning."

The old lady couldn't help but said: "It's a fool's errand. I don't have the brains but I insist on taking advantage of this. It's hard to say whether I took advantage of it or not. I've already caused a lot of trouble."

"Just make your own money in a down-to-earth manner. Honest people will do honest things. However, honest people insist on doing dishonest things. Now it's a joke again."

"Really, it made the whole village laugh to death. After all, they have different surnames. They are the grandchildren of the same grandfather. They are making trouble and making the whole village laugh."

"No one is worry-free. I originally thought that his two brothers were honest and worry-free, but now it seems they are no better than you."

Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows, "Really?"

"Are you so proud? You are the one who worries the most and worries the whole family the most. Your brother has only been there a few times. Dad is still working for us, and you still have the nerve to say that you are worry-free."

"It's two different things. At least I can handle the things I bother with."

This was true, and Lin Xiuqing did not refute it.

A few of them were left at the back. As they walked, they said that the people in front had disappeared and they had all gone back to their homes.

The sun is high in the sky at noon, but the houses in the village are all low. The sun shines directly, and it is difficult to find a shaded place. After walking for a short distance, a few people were already sweating, their cheeks were red, and the old lady still had some in her hand.

Take the Cattail Fan with you wherever you go.

She saw that Dongzi was still wearing long sleeves and a hat, and she was afraid that he would be hot, so she gave him the fan.

Ye Yaodong shook his head, "I push the bicycle and don't have any extra hands. If you fan the child, the child's face will be as red as his butt."

"You'd better ride back first. Wear long sleeves and a hat to protect yourself from the sun. Your child doesn't have one, so don't get her sunburned."

"Okay, then I'll take her back by bike first."

Ye Xiaoxi didn't speak the whole time. It wasn't that she had become quieter, but that it was her first time riding a bicycle. It was very novel. The adults were all talking, so she studied there by herself, holding the cushion on it with both hands, and kept talking.

I touched it here and there and was curious about everything.

Ye Yaodong carried the child to the front bumper and sat on it. He told her to hold on to the armrests and sit firmly and not move her buttocks. Then he circled her with one hand and controlled the bicycle with the other, and started pedaling.

Ye Xiaoxi's eyes widened and his mouth opened wide when he saw the bicycle moving so fast.

"Cheche...Cheche...Dad...so fast..."

"Nonsense, daddy is so awesome!"

"Nixing...Dad...Ningsang..."

"Yes, and I also want to praise your dad for being so awesome."

"Dad, great! Great!"

"Yeah." Ye Yaodong was extremely satisfied.

When he arrived home first, everyone was already home except Ah Qing and the old lady. His father and second brother were also at his eldest brother's house.

He left Ye Xiaoxi to the eyes of the brothers Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang. He only said that their mother was behind and would be home soon. He asked them to be honest and not run out to bask in the sun, so he went to his eldest brother's house.

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua in the room were as listless as eggplants beaten by frost, with regrets on their faces. They felt that they should not be greedy, and they should not be kind enough to give them a hand. Now the benefits have not come to them, but they have made themselves embarrassed.

He walked in the door, looked at the silence in the room, and asked doubtfully, "Has the result of the discussion been reached?"

Ye's father held the hookah with his left hand like the King of Tota. He smoked the hookah loudly and ignored him.

Ye Yaopeng said: "They have to ask us to take all the boats on board. Anyway, we can fit them in. If we take two, we can take them, and if we take ten, we can take them too."

"Are you thinking too much? How can your boat be able to pull ten?"

Ye Yaohua said honestly: "The two boats each pull five boats, and they are fixed with ropes on the stacked decks..."

"Oh...you have already thought about it and made arrangements?"

Ye Yaohua waved his hands in panic, "No, no... that's not what you meant. We don't want to take him..."

"If you don't want to take it, then you can only give me money as compensation. After all, you are the one who broke the contract."

"What do you mean we broke the contract?"

Sister-in-law Ye was cooking next to her. She came over excitedly with a spatula and gestured: "It's because they didn't keep their word and spread the rumors everywhere. They even included the family's property. We didn't agree and we have to be held accountable."

They were the ones who were in the wrong first, so why should we ask us to compensate them with money?"

"Besides, we didn't ask them to buy the boat. They were greedy and bought it at a high price. What does it have to do with us? We didn't promise them anything about the newly bought boat, and they didn't come over either.

I said there are more ships coming."

Ye Yaodong spread his hands with a look of helplessness on his face, "If you are reluctant to give money as compensation, then you can only follow the original agreement, and you can take the three ships you promised before."

"But the promises made by the cousins ​​​​to others were not told to the eldest and second brothers in advance and were not discussed. They were promised to others privately by themselves. Of course, they have to resolve it themselves. This is none of your business."

"And the boat they bought at a high price must have nothing to do with the eldest brother and the second brother."

Ye Yaopeng immediately nodded, "Yes, that's it. We are also reasonable, not unreasonable. We only admit that we did agree to bring the three ships at the beginning, and it is indeed unreasonable of us to regret it now. They will force others on

Give it to us, but we won’t admit it.”

"Well, so you guys have figured out how to solve it?"

They both looked up at him, a little confused, one shook his head and the other said no.

Father Ye said speechlessly: "Idiot, didn't Dongzi tell you already? Since you don't want to bring so many ships with people, and if you can't reach an agreement, then just follow the original agreement."

"Then we still have to bring three boats, so isn't our trip and quarrel today in vain?"

Before the two brothers could say anything, Sister-in-law Ye spoke directly.

Father Ye glared at her. He couldn't help scolding his daughter-in-law, so he turned around and scolded his eldest son, "Do you make the decision at home or does your wife make the decision?"

Ye Yaopeng also turned his head and glared at her, "Why do you talk so much when you cook your food? What do you care about what a man says?"

When Ye Yaodong saw his sister-in-law shut up, he said, "If you don't have this fight today, you won't know how many boats you will be forced to take with you when we set off."

"Did you hear that? A person in his 30s, where does his brain grow? Can he do this kind of thing casually? When Dongzi took the villagers out last year, he didn't charge them a penny."

"It's all about the ugly talk. You can follow them, but if you follow, you will arrange your own affairs and solve them by yourself. He won't care about anything. If there is an accident, he will not be responsible for anything. It is none of his business."

"It's better for you to take matters into your own hands. You are soft-mouthed and short-handed when taking advantage of others. You don't understand this."

Both brothers were scolded by Father Ye without saying a word.

Seeing that both of them couldn't fart, Father Ye had no choice but to endure his anger and said: "If you are worried about accidents, taking responsibility, finding it troublesome, etc., and feel that the money you earn is not worth it, we can discuss it later that night.

When the time comes, we will give in a little further and let three boats pass by."

"But when we get to the place, it has nothing to do with you. Let them arrange and solve the rest by themselves. You don't care about anything. You don't want the 20% agreed upon. It's none of your business if anything happens."

The two brothers raised their heads now, looked at each other and nodded.

"That's okay. You can take it to them along the way, and at most bring it back to them. We won't care about anything outside in the meantime."

"We don't want their two-parter."

Ye Yaodong shook his head, they thought too simply.

"Nothing goes wrong, everything is fine, everyone is happy. If there is any accident, you will still be the first ones to come to them. Who asked you to take them there?"

"Just like last year, even though I said that, when I get to the place, I have to help everyone who can help me. I can't do it so cleanly. And because there weren't many people last year, within the scope of my ability, you can

If you don't help, you will be blamed. After all, we are all from the same village. Everyone follows me out and we all have to take care of me."

"The same goes for this trip. If you can free up your hands, you have to take care of everything you need. However, I also said it in advance last night. I have a large team of my own, and my own people all have numbers 20 and 30. I must be

Take care of yourself first, a person's energy is limited, so let those who follow you make their own arrangements."

"The stakes are also clearly laid out. Everyone can understand what the situation is. There are differences between the two."

The three of them were silent again.

Father Ye said with a headache: "Then what do you think we should do?"

"In my opinion, if something can be solved with small money, we should try to solve it with small money. Well...we definitely can't do it with big money."
To be continued...