By that reckoning, he was earning more too.
Hiring a worker long-term only cost 720 a year, so Father Ye was getting a little extra.
"Don't tell your eldest brother or Second Brother about this. We'll just keep it between ourselves."
"Whatever. I don't care whether you tell them or not. If you don't want to, don't."
"Your eldest brother and Second Brother won't say anything. We can make our own arrangements. I'm just worried your eldest sister-in-law and Second Sister-in-Law will grumble that I only help you and never help them."
"But I'm paying you wages, aren't I? You're not working for me for free."
"What if they say they can pay me wages too? Whether they hire someone else or hire me, they still have to hire someone. Better to avoid unnecessary trouble. However we work this out is our own business. You don't need to tell them. They don't get to decide what your mother and I do with our money anyway."
Ye Yaodong pursed his lips. "Suit yourselves. A Qing and I won't bring it up for no reason anyway. If you don't want them to hear about it, just tell Mother to keep her mouth shut."
Mother Ye rolled her eyes at him. "What did I do? Since when can't I keep my mouth shut? I haven't blabbed about your boat."
"Right, for once. I thought you'd spill all my secrets within a day or two. You had me worrying for days, blaming Father for talking too much."
"You little wretch, do you think I have no sense at all? I know what I should and shouldn't say. How could I go blabbing about something like that?"
"As long as you know. Keep everything you shouldn't say to yourself. All anyone needs to know is