Chapter 13: Who will take care of me in my old age

The lunch is still shredded sweet potato porridge!
There are many people in the family, so we can’t afford to eat rice every day. Even porridge has to be added with a handful of shredded sweet potatoes.

As for why it is not sweet potato rice, it is because sweet potatoes are easier to preserve when they are shredded. They can be eaten for more than half a year after being dried. When cooked with rice, less rice can be put in, and it tastes good and sweet.

Of course, this sweet taste is Ye Yaodong’s feeling. The whole family is already sick of eating sweet potato rice/shredded sweet potato rice. How can they still think it is sweet? It’s good enough to fill their stomachs.

Also because there is no separation, there are many people in the family, and the portions of the dishes are very sufficient. The vegetarian dishes are grown in the backyard, and the seafood is what was left after trawling yesterday afternoon.

A bunch of small fish are not worth much. They were killed and dried yesterday, leaving a few slightly larger ones for braised.

The pier doesn’t accept three-eyed crabs. Eating too much of them can easily cause allergies and itching all over the body. No one will buy them, but they can’t be thrown back into the sea. There are too many and they can’t finish them. If they are left for a long time, they will become smelly. When I came back yesterday, I distributed some to relatives, friends and neighbors.

Adults can eat two or three, and it’s okay if they don’t eat too much. The elderly and children should not eat them.

There are also a dozen swimming crabs left for the children.

There is also a bowl of small sword shrimps and a bowl of clams dug in the morning. These are mixed, boiled in boiling water, picked up, seasoned and a little chili. It is delicious and saves oil…

There is also fried oysters that the whole family loves!

He also likes it. He spent a long time digging juvenile shells on the stone wall. The old saying is also called oyster hunting.

As soon as he sat down, he reached for the oyster omelette before he had a bite of rice. If he didn’t, it would be gone. How could I miss out on what I had worked so hard to dig? This is a good thing to replenish my energy.

“Ahh~ Uncle San, take a smaller piece and leave one for me~”

“You haven’t eaten enough yet? I see you keep reaching for this bowl of oyster omelette.” Ye Yaodong took a piece of it himself and put another piece in his wife’s bowl.

She hadn’t even sat down to eat yet. When she sat down, there would be no decent dishes.

Lin Xiuqing looked at his rare move and her eyes softened, but she couldn’t bear to eat it either. She passed the oyster omelette to her eldest son and fed him.

Oysters are not easy to pick. It took a long time to open a bowl. They are not available every day. They are available once at noon and once at night. They may not be available tomorrow.

“Uncle San, you’ve eaten a lot too!”

Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes at his nephew Ye Chenghai, “I caught the oysters, I can’t eat them yet!”

“Why are you talking so much?” Mother Ye knocked on the plate, and they all shut up.

Today’s dishes are so rich, no one wants to talk, everyone is eating enthusiastically.

In the past, there were only one or two bowls of shellfish, or fish and a few vegetarian dishes, but today there are crabs, shrimps, fish, and shellfish!

After all, the family has a boat, and they made a lot of money yesterday, so it’s reasonable to eat a little more richly today.

Father Ye looked at everyone and said, “I just went to the commune to apply for land to build a house. We have already discussed it inside. It was approved at the intersection of the road leading to the beach. There happened to be a piece of vacant land there. If we can’t grow crops, we can use it to build a house.”

Their village is close to the sea, and there are not many fields that can be cultivated. The allocated fields are at the junction with the neighboring Dongqiao Village.

The two villages are also very close, but Dongqiao Village is a little smaller, with only more than 100 households, and their village is not near the sea, but on the side of the road, so every time the tide recedes, they go to Baisha Village to catch the sea.

The villagers of Baisha Village are also very familiar with the villagers of Dongqiao Village. There are many intermarriages between the two villages. Ye Yaodong’s grandmother is from Dongqiao Village.

After listening to what Father Ye said, Ye Yaodong had no reaction and continued to eat his meal, because he also bought this piece of land in his previous life, and the houses of the three brothers were built next to each other.

He still lived there until he died.

His indifference did not mean that others were indifferent. They were all excited to have their own little homes.

Second sister-in-law Ye said excitedly: “That piece of land is good. It’s close to the beach. Just go straight to the end!”

“Are you going to build three houses, Dad?” Sister-in-law Ye frowned, but was a little worried.

In theory, two houses are enough. One son lives with his parents and is responsible for their old age.

However, who doesn’t want to live in a new house and live their own life? Sister-in-law Ye also has selfish motives. If only two houses are built, then the one left in the old house must be their big house.

Ye Yaopeng looked at his wife in confusion, “Why do you need three houses? Two is enough.”

Men are relatively more nervous. What’s more, Ye Yaopeng feels that he is the eldest son, and it is normal for his parents to live with him in their old age. He can’t live with the third son, who is not in tune, right?
Ye Yaodong looked at the reactions of his two sisters-in-law and curled his lips sarcastically. His two brothers were good people, but his two sisters-in-law had their own selfish motives and were not as generous as his wife.

In his previous life, he ran away after dinner and did not come back at noon. He did not know the direction of the development of things. When he came back in the evening, he heard that the family was going to build three houses, one for each of the three brothers.

Now we can take a look!

After hearing what Ye Yaopeng said, Ye Dasao did not dare to say how to divide the two houses and who would keep them for retirement. If she said so, he would be angry with her!
Ye Yaohua was a fool and smiled and said, “Dad and Mom, whoever you plan to live with, we will stay with you to raise…hiss~why are you pinching me…”

Ye Ersao glared at him, “If you don’t speak, no one will think you are dumb. The house hasn’t been built yet, and you are in a hurry to divide the family?”

Although the words were beautiful, who among the people present was not like a mirror? Can’t you see that she is not willing to live in the old house with her parents-in-law?

Looking at the little thoughts of his daughters-in-law, Father Ye did not intend to hide it and asked directly: “Who of you plans to stay and live with us in old age?”

“Dad, it depends on who you want to live with. I am the eldest, and you and mom should live with us.”

The second son of Ye also nodded, “Yes, Dad, if you and mom want to live with us in old age, it’s fine.”

Sister-in-law Ye smiled reluctantly with a bad look on her face: “Dad and mom are only in their early fifties, how can they need to live with us in old age?”

Sister-in-law Ye also hurriedly said: “Yes, Dad and mom are still very strong, at least they can work for another ten or twenty years, so there is no need to live with us in old age…”

“So you all don’t want to, right?” Father Ye’s face also darkened.

“No, how could it be…”

Without waiting for the two sisters-in-law to refute, Ye Yaodong put one foot on the chair and said nonchalantly: “Dad, the two sisters-in-law don’t want to, but my wife is willing, and I am willing too. Why don’t we stay and live with you, mother and grandma?”

Lin Xiuqing also supported her man at this time, nodded and said sincerely: “Dad and mother, live with us!”

The old lady happily agreed, “Okay, Dongzi will live with us.”

“Forget it, if I live with him, will he support me, or will I support him?”

(End of Chapter 13)