A-Guang's eyes held a smile. He had known Dongzi would jump the moment he heard "250."
"It's not that bad. There's another two in front of it. It's not just two hundred and fifty."
"Two thousand dumbasses, right? If you like it, you can have it!" Ye Yaodong snapped. Without waiting for a reply, he headed straight out. It had only been a joke anyway.
"I'm off. I'll have your Third Sister-in-law bring the money over later."
"Okay."
Ye Huimei followed him and said, "Wait, Third Brother. Take a couple of apples home for the kids. I got them from the village committee this morning."
"You get perks like that too?"
"Hehe, didn't they just finish building Tianhou Palace? Mazu hasn't moved in yet, but the little statues before her still need incense offerings. The village puts food offerings there every day and replaces them with fresh ones daily. I got a share of two apples today."
"Well, well, that's a pretty nice perk. You get to share out the offerings every few days. How come I haven't seen Mother get any?"
"They only recently started sharing them out."
"Oh, so it probably wasn't your turn before."
"I don't know. Anyway, if they're giving them out, I'll take them."
"Might as well take something free. Keep one for your kids. I'll take one for my three to share."
"All right."
In those days, transport was inconvenient, and many fruits were hard to come by. Big, red apples were quite a treat.
Ye Yaodong put on his straw rain cape and bamboo hat, then headed outside with the big apple.
He sniffed it, and its fruity fragrance filled his nose. That little glutton Ye Xiaoxi would definitely love it.
Outside, the rain had started drizzling again. He had been in quite