Hearing Ye Qiu saying that his money was earned by kowtowing at the cetery, Aunt Hongxia choked and couldn’t speak, then sothing crossed her mind and she slightly widened her eyes.
It couldn’t be what she was thinking, could it? Ye Qiu doesn’t seem like soone who would lie. Maybe he really wasn’t deceiving anyone!
There might be nothing at others’ graves, but who knows about Mr. Ye’s?
When Mr. Ye was in his heyday, she had just married into East Stone Village and had witnessed Mr. Ye’s capabilities herself, which were indeed not just bluffing. Perhaps Mr. Ye had long foreseen this day for his grandson and had everything arranged in advance?
The aunt shivered, feeling more and more certain about her thoughts.
This was one thousand yuan after all, if it wasn’t provided by Mr. Ye, where would Ye Qiu get so much money?
"Oh my, Ye Qiu has even provided a bridal gift, when is the wedding feast going to be? I’ll co over and help out."
Ye Qiu was filled with gratitude: "Then let thank Aunt Hongxia first, but before marrying Xiao Lin, I plan to build the house first. I don’t know if Uncle Man Cang has the ti; if he does, I’ll ask him to make so furniture for ."
"Of course, of course, how could there be no ti?" Aunt Hongxia said smilingly, "you can rely on your Uncle Man Cang’s craftsmanship, guaranteed to be both stylish and sturdy."
Ye Qiu nodded: "Then I’ll trouble Aunt Hongxia and Uncle Man Cang to pass the word."
"Alright, alright, I will go back and talk to him to prepare the wood. Whenever you have ti, you can co over to discuss the asurents and design."
"Okay, I’ll co over tomorrow."
Zhao Yuhong saw how Aunt Hongxia rushed to co and rushed to leave, without getting a word in. From Ye Qiu’s words, was it that as soon as the house is built, the marriage will happen? When did she agree to that?
But Hongxia is quite a chatterbox, likely the whole village will know about it by the ti she leaves!
"What kind of house are you planning to build?" Zhao Yuhong was about to ask Ye Qiu when Yu Chunrong spoke again.
"A courtyard house, our family has many people. We’ll prepare four rooms for the main house, then another two wing rooms, one bathroom on the east side, and a storage room and kitchen on the west side, and behind the house, we’ll build a pigsty and chicken coop connected with a door to the main house’s backyard wall, and build another bathroom."
Yu Chunrong nodded in satisfaction seeing the structured plan, naturally, the extra bathroom behind the main house was specially for his daughter, which he very much agreed with. Building such a big house, however, would be quite expensive.
"How much do you plan to spend on building it?" The budget determines the materials used, and Yu Chunrong naturally hoped his daughter could live comfortably. He added, "If it’s too high, you can take that one thousand yuan back."
"There’s no shortage, I’ve set aside one thousand five hundred for building the house. I’d like to ask Uncle Yu to supervise the construction for , as I don’t really understand this, I am relying on Uncle Yu."
Yu Chunrong himself was a mason, even though he hadn’t supervised independently, stepping up for his son-in-law was no issue. He did a rough calculation and saw that the one thousand five hundred was quite substantial; by economizing, there should be a decent amount left over.
"Then I’ll call people tomorrow, and we can start building the day after."
"Everything is up to Uncle Yu, I have no issues at my end." With the matter resolved, Ye Qiu finally breathed a sigh of relief, then said with a smile, "Uncle Yu and Aunt Zhao, why don’t you bring Xiao Lin and Red Army to my place for dinner tonight, I’ve already bought the groceries."
"How could that be acceptable?" Zhao Yuhong disagreed, "You should co over to my place instead."
"No, I will cook today’s al, and let Uncle Yu and Aunt Zhao taste my cooking skills, to see if I can truly take good care of Xiao Lin in the future."
Did he an that after Xiao Lin gets married, she won’t even need to cook?
Zhao Yuhong and Yu Chunrong exchanged glances but said nothing. Regardless, it was good that Ye Qiu had this intention, but she would also teach her daughter that not all household responsibilities should be shouldered by Ye Qiu alone; otherwise, who would earn the money if he beca too exhausted? The Ye Family had several mouths to feed, and the money left by Mr. Ye would one day run out.
When Ye Qiu returned to his room, Ye Shuai was still sleeping. He lovingly watched his son, then went on to prepare dinner.
He bought at and decided to make Braised Pork Belly, stewed a chicken, braised a Yellow River Carp, stead so eggs, stir-fried a green vegetable, mixed so cucumbers, and prepared two catty of wine, completing today’s dinner preparations.
The two families were neighbors, so the aroma of the stewed at and chicken soon drifted into the next door yard, making Yu Hongjun salivate continually.
"It slls quite good." Even Yu Chunrong, who was a smoker, stopped to comnt while looking at Ye Qiu’s house.
After a while, Ye Hao and Ye Kang got out of school and ran into the house like two wild horses, chattering, "Big brother, what did you cook? It slls so good!"
"It’s chicken, and there’s at, wow, there’s fish in the pot, too."
Yu Hongjun naturally heard the two boys’ exclaims, and with each dish ntioned, he swallowed saliva.
Although the last two years have beco gradually more affluent, and unlike before when they couldn’t even eat properly, the families that are willing to consu at are still in the minority. Usually, such a lavish al only happens during festivals. Yu Hongjun had been craving it badly.
This year he is sixteen, just at the age of growing, never feeling full no matter how much he eats. At this mont, he thought to himself, if this al tastes good, he might be willing to show a more pleasant side to Ye Qiu, his future brother-in-law.
"Go call Uncle Yu and Aunt Zhao over for dinner." Yu Hongjun heard the conversation next door and quickly stood up, waiting by the door.
As soon as Ye Hao knocked on the door, he opened it, the speed surprising Ye Hao for a mont before he said, "Red Army, my big brother is inviting you all to co over for dinner."
"Good, we’ll co right now."
Having said that, Yu Chunrong also ca out, followed by Zhao Yuhong and Yu Xiaolin, who was clutching Zhao Yuhong’s sleeve.
Yu Xiaolin is twenty this year. Girls in the village her age have mostly married off. It’s not that no one wanted her, but Yu Chunrong and Zhao Yuhong feared she would suffer hardships if she married off too soon, so they never agreed, inadvertently leaving the opportunity to Ye Qiu.
Yu Xiaolin wasn’t born intellectually disabled; she beca this way when she had a high fever at the age of five that wasn’t treated in ti.
Although others call her a simple-minded girl, she’s actually just slower in response and has trouble grasping complex ideas. However, she looks neat and clean, and unlike other disabled individuals, she doesn’t drool. When she doesn’t speak, her big eyes just look at you, easily softening people’s hearts.
Moreover, she’s very obedient. Whatever you ask her to do, she does. This, however, leads to her being bullied by other village children who often make her give up her snacks, yet she wouldn’t complain and would just be cheerful again after feeling aggrieved for a while.
Zhao Yuhong has put a lot of effort into this daughter, both doting on her and fearing she would suffer hardships in the future. Thus, she is capable of taking care of herself to a degree and can even do so simple household chores, though she seems sowhat timid, a trait developed from being scared by others’ words.
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