After saying her piece, Ye Second Sister-in-Law stopped making the net and went straight inside. Then she hurried off at a jog, excitedly clutching a wad of money carefully wrapped in a handkerchief.
Ye Yaodong watched her retreating figure, then turned his gaze back to Lin Xiuqing, who was working diligently. He felt that a wife did not need to be too clever or too shrewd, as long as she did not act foolish or greedy at crucial moments.
"Tired? Is your back sore from sitting so long? Want to get up and walk around?"
Lin Xiuqing smiled at him. "I've barely started. What's there to be tired about? There's still so much left."
"With all these child laborers helping, get up and walk around or have some water if you're tired."
"Mm."
Ye Eldest Sister-in-Law teased from beside them, "A-Dong's getting better and better at looking after people."
"Well, she's my wife."
Actually, his eldest sister-in-law was the shrewdest of them all. She offended no one, got along with everyone, and could exchange a few words with anybody. Trouble never touched her, and she never missed out on anything good.
"Dongzi..."
Ye Yaodong turned to look. "Something good happen? You look so happy."
"You could tell?" A-Zheng said, beaming.
"Even a blind man could tell. What happened? Did you come to help your buddy strike it rich?"
"Pfft, more like you should help me strike it rich." A-Zheng rolled his eyes, then squatted beside him and said excitedly, "Remember those five pearls we dug out yesterday? Xiao Xiao and I went to the Jewelry Store in town this morning and sold them. Guess how much we got?"
Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows. "One or two hundred? Two or three hundred?"
"Shit, did you have to guess so accurately? You've