Heartless Prince's Palm

Chapter 9 The Earth Shakes Again
"There is no need to buy wood. I see that there are many bamboo forests at the foot of the mountain over there. Let's cut bamboo. At most, we can buy a few more reed mats and put on thick thatch. Uncle guarantees that it will not leak."

He chuckled, it was the first time he was so happy after the earthquake.

That night, a few children went to catch frogs, and the adults prepared the materials for building the shed. Even the aunt and Bai joined in. They couldn't carry one, so they carried it. The grandmother looked at the belongings on the slope. , and also trimmed the burrs on the bamboo.

Ye Xing and the others grabbed two bags enough, and they put away their hands and went back. Rare things are more valuable, and too many are worthless.

The next day, Ye Wei pushed the car and accompanied her to deliver the goods. He went to the back door and saw that it was the man who received the goods that day. He smiled flatteringly when he saw her.

"Hey, the little girl came early, and the shopkeeper even praised me for being lucky and making the nobleman happy. Why are there so few gifts today?"

In fact, the ones delivered yesterday were not sold out, and they are still being raised in a big tank.
Ye Xing was a little funny, it seems that business was good yesterday, she smiled and pointed at the bag,

"There are only two bags today. This thing is becoming more and more difficult to grasp. You should ask someone to weigh it."

The man weighed himself in person, and reported the number aloud,

"470 texts, hey, it would be great if there were more tomorrow."

They agreed to pay in cash, and Ye Wei took the string of money, counted it carefully, and put it in the bag.

"Uncle Jian, let's go, say hello to the shopkeeper for me, and come back tomorrow."

The two came to the market. Today they are still responsible for buying the shopkeepers. They not only need to buy some bowls and chopsticks, but also food and vegetables.

"Brother, let's go separately, you go to the vegetable market, and I go to the grocery store."

As far as bargaining is concerned, I am still good at it. I spent a lot of money this time, so I can save a little. Ye Xing probed in and saw that there are quite a lot of goods here.

"Little girl, what do you want?" The shopkeeper is a little old man, about 50 years old, very kind,

"My family wants to set up a stall to sell some tea and food. Do you have cheap tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks?"

If you can get a used one, that's a great fit.

"It's a coincidence that you came here. There was a small stall a while back and I was entrusted to sell the whole set. Here, they are all piled up over there. If you can finish them, give me a hundred dollars."

Ye Xing ran over to take a look. The things were a bit old, probably handed over a few times. The tables and chairs were dirty, but they were still firm after being shaken. The thick bowl didn't have too many cracks.

"Okay, let's pay the price you said. Well, will you deliver it? My car is too small to fit these tables and chairs."

The shopkeeper readily agreed, and Ye Xing picked out some rough clay pots to store food. The thatched hut has large gaps, so it must be protected from mice.

It's settled here, and I went to the grain store next door, and Ye Wei just came over. The brother and sister bought grain, and moved the ones that were afraid of touching them to their own car, and then followed the cart and went out of the city .

Three days later, the tea house of the Ye family was erected. There were two rooms at the back, separate bunks for men and women, a large stove was built in front, and three tables were placed under the shed.

The whole family is very satisfied. Although it is simple, they finally have a shelter from the wind and rain.

During the day, Ye Wei took Ye Zhen to collect firewood, because there was a lot of firewood for cooking, and Ye Ming and Ye Ying were not idle, they still went to the city to do odd jobs, and the women at home took care of the teahouse.

The uncle cooks the simplest vegetarian soup rice, and most of the customers who come to patronize are small merchants and hawkers. Some refugees come to ask for a bowl of water, and Mrs. Ye never refuses, and even gives some thin soup.

"Grandma, there are more people at the gate of the city these days. I heard that the land on our side has moved again. Although it is not as severe as last time, it is also very scary."

Ye Yue usually keeps quiet, but she is careful, and can remember everything anyone says. People come and go here, and there are many news.

Mrs. Ye panicked when she heard this, and her youngest son hasn't heard from her until now.

"Xing'er, where do you think Third Uncle can go? He won't be going south."

If the uncle's family didn't tell him the news, it is very possible that he chased south.

"Grandma, do you think that Uncle Three brought Aunt Three here by himself, or did he bring the whole family?"

Mrs. Ye did not hesitate,

"I must have brought them all. Your third aunt is the eldest daughter, so she won't leave her siblings behind."

She knew that her son had always been a benevolent child.

"That's it. Can they walk so fast with their families? We still had a car back then,"

It is said that the third aunt's father has inconvenient legs and feet, and the family probably doesn't even have a wheelbarrow.

Mrs. Ye was a little relieved, but she was always restless. When uncle and father came back in the evening, they happily took out today's income,
"Mother, I'm very lucky today. There is a member who wants to repair the wall. It is agreed that it will take three days and ten cash a day."

Although it cannot be compared with the income of the children, it is better than nothing. The teahouse earns a little, and they can make ends meet. They need to earn more to rebuild their homes.

"You only want to make money? The third child hasn't received a letter yet, so you're not in a hurry?"

Granny Ye grimaced, drank a bowl of soup and rice, and went to the backyard in a hurry. The firewood collected by the children was piled up behind the house, and she had to carry it in every day.

The two big men looked at each other, they didn't think about the third brother, but in this situation, they couldn't leave their mother and go back. Besides, the third brother went to Gu Yue's house, should they worry about it?
"What did mother say today? Why don't you go to my uncle's house after three days of work and ask if he has gone?"

The uncle asked the uncle's wife Wang Shi in a low voice, before she could speak, Ye Yue couldn't bear it anymore,
"Father, I heard that there was an earthquake over there, grandma is worried,"

"The ground moved again? When did it happen? How good is this? I don't know if the third child has come out?"

Ye Ying was also in a hurry, no wonder her mother put her face down, they really didn't care about their younger brother.

"It's just aftershocks, nothing will happen. Don't go collecting firewood tomorrow, brother. You just wait at the intersection. In case the third uncle comes over, you can bring them back."

"Let's do it like this! Zhen'er will go to the intersection tomorrow and wait."

The grandmother just came back, and she was very happy when she heard this, and the granddaughter had to be reliable, which was more effective than those two big men.

In the evening, Ye Wei took his younger siblings to the paddy fields as usual, but today as soon as the torch was lit, two people rushed out,
"Ha, we've caught you. What are you doing? Why did you come to my field?"

The people who came were also two and a half children, probably because they heard that someone was coming from the field, so they waited here specially tonight.

"We catch bugs, we don't step on rice stalks, if you don't believe me, take a look."

Ye Wei quickly lost his smile, they had already thought of this day, after all, this is someone else's rice field,

"Hmph! Catching bugs? Are you so good? Go, you are not allowed here. If we find you again, don't blame me for being rude."

The kid clenched his fists and threatened.

(End of this chapter)