Their family sat at a table, including Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang, which was exactly ten people. They were also arranged in the Tianhou Palace, in an open space under the stage.
There are 50 tables set up inside Thein Hau Temple, and dozens of tables outside Thein Hau Temple. The village’s basic priority is to be arranged inside Thein Hau Temple, and those who cannot be accommodated are placed outside.
There were people from all over the country who came to eat at Ping'an, so we arranged for them to be served outside.
There are villages all around, and they are not far away. There are quite a few people who come here specifically to have a peaceful meal.
The new temple was built, and it was his birthday, so everyone was happy to spend the money.
Even the villages further away and those near the town came to hear the sound.
Although it was said that there would be 100 tables, more than a dozen tables were added in the last two days, because the opera attracted many villagers and fishermen from afar, such as the surrounding areas of the town, to come and watch the fun.
Now that we know there is a birthday, there are hundreds of tables in the village, so there is no one who can't come.
Many people were even willing to buy a small statue of Mazu, which temporarily added a lot of business to Thean Hou Temple.
So today there were more than a hundred tables inside and outside the Thean Hou Temple, and there were people coming and going. It could be said that there was a sea of people, more people than there were at the village singing opera a few days ago.
The two children were sitting alone, which seemed a bit awkward to the villagers coming and going. However, they thought it was just because the people hadn't arrived yet, so the children sat first.
Until the banquet started, people around looked at the two children still sitting motionless in their seats, but someone who didn't know what they were doing came over.
It was Mouse's wife, holding a five or six-year-old child and standing next to Ye Chengyang. She also planned to pick up Ye Chengyang and give it to Ye's mother, because Lin Xiuqing was already holding Ye Xiaoxi in her arms.
Everyone at the table looked at her actions with confusion. Mother Ye saw that she picked up Yangyang and put it into her arms. She quickly took the child and put him on the stool.
"What are you doing?"
"The banquet will start soon. Everyone is seated. You still have two empty seats here. Let two children occupy the two seats. What a waste. Since no one is here, let me sit down. The children at our table There are too many, each one is held in my lap, and it’s almost too much to squeeze in..."
"It's not someone else anyway. We all know each other and are all friends. It's also vacant. Just let me move to a seat so that your table can be more spacious..."
Mouse's wife smiled and talked non-stop, and then picked up Ye Chengyang again.
"It's such a waste for such a small child to occupy a seat..."
Mother Ye raised her eyebrows and slapped her hands away rudely, "What are you doing? There are ten of us in the family, just one table. What do you want?"
"Your family also brought three children to the banquet. You said you were going to make people laugh to death, and you even occupied two seats. I just asked you to make room for me..."
"Why should I make room for you? We paid for it ourselves. Who is laughing at us? Your seat is over there. If you don't sit in your seat, you come over and take our place. That's why you want to make others laugh. .”
"Why do these two little brats have to occupy two seats? Why not sit down for me? No one is here. It's empty anyway..."
"Who told you that no one came? This table is all from our own family. There are ten people, and we also paid ten cents. We also paid for the two boys, why can't each of them occupy one? Seats? Even if they don't eat, they take one bite and then run away, leaving it empty and it won't be your turn to sit. You can go back to where you came from."
Mother Ye frowned as if chasing away flies and waved her hand to send her away.
"Who are you kidding? These two little brats paid twice as much? You are just deliberately occupying the seat. You don't want to sit for others, and you are afraid that others will eat too much, right? You can't be like this in life. You fellows from the countryside, the seats are empty. , why can’t people sit down?”
Everyone at the table laughed a little angrily.
What I just said was very clear. Is this person listening selectively?
Even the people nearby looked over curiously when they heard the noise. Everyone was surprised to hear that two children had paid twice, and most of them didn't believe it.
How much can a child eat? He got off the table and ran away after eating a few mouthfuls, and even gave the child two portions of money?
Whose family is so prodigal?
Even the village chief, secretary and his family would probably be reluctant to give any money to the children.
Lin Xiuqing looked at her as if she were a fool, "How many people are sitting at our table and how? What does it have to do with you? Your post says the seat number, so just sit back in your seat and don't care whether our children occupy it or not. seat?"
"This is not because I think you are empty but also empty..."
"It's not vacant. I made it very clear just now. Both of our sons have paid their share. They are also counted as heads. Each of them takes a seat. There is nothing wrong with it. I am not a shameless person who comes to eat alone. And with three kids.”
No matter how poor she is, she still needs face.
People who are poor cannot be poor if they want to be poor.
What's more, they are not poor now. With just two extra dollars, the whole family can happily come together. There is no need to be reluctant. What's more, the whole table is full of family members, and no one is taking advantage of outsiders.
"How is that possible?" Mouse's wife sneered, "Who would pay twice for two children..."
"What's so surprising? It's not that we can't afford to pay. The fact is that our two children also paid twice as much as adults..."
Mother Ye originally thought this person was inexplicable, but she was not very angry. However, the expression on her face was very disdainful, and she looked so irritating that she couldn't help but feel angry.
While Lin Xiuqing was talking, she slapped Father Ye and said, "Take out the post."
Ye's father dug into his pocket, and Ye's mother saw his ink movements and grabbed it directly, and glared at him.
Then he spread it directly on the table and patted it hard twice.
"Open your eyes and take a closer look. It says on the post that ten people from our family will sit at table 15. The two brothers did not open another post. Dongzi also has a post for the seats. Do you want to take it out too? Can you take a look?"
"You are reluctant to take money, and you think everyone else is the same as you? There are ten adults at a table, and five or six children are added to the table. No wonder it is crowded. If you are reluctant to give money, don't you deserve to be crowded? ? For one price, two people will eat it back."
Mouse Wife took a look at the post and saw that there were ten people written on it, and felt that she was a little bit wrong. She didn't expect that people were willing to spend this money, but after hearing what Ye Mu said, she instantly became angry again.
She glared at Mother Ye angrily, "It's not nice to say this, auntie. Do you think that everyone's family is as rich as yours, and they are willing to buy two seats for the two children to eat, but they can't even eat more than a few bites before leaving the table and giving seats to others?" Not even for a moment..."
"Why should we sit for others? We have spent money ourselves, so why should we sit for others? Did my son pay for you to eat? You have a wonderful idea. Our whole family sits at the same table. It is just right. , regardless of whether the child has left the table, this table belongs to our family, and the empty seat will not be your turn."
"No wonder people say that the richer people are, the stingier they are..."
At this time, Mouse also felt that so many people were watching, and he was losing face, so he quickly went up to pull people away.
"Calm down, why are you here if you don't sit in your own place?"
"Isn't it better to make this place a little empty?"
Mother Ye took the post and immediately turned around and said to the people at the tables around her: "Look at what is written on this post. There are 10 people in our family and we sit at table 15. Isn't it just right?"
"We paid a few people's money to sit in a seat for a few people. We also paid for the two younger ones. My son is so powerful now, how can we still pay for two children?"
"You only have to pay for one person, but you bring three children here to eat. That's really going to make people laugh. How can our family afford to disgrace that person?"
"What's going on? What are you doing?" Ye Yaodong squeezed through the gap between the tables and asked doubtfully.
When he was just sitting on the stage, he looked down the stage from time to time to pay attention to his wife and children, only to find that something seemed to have happened down there.
His mother seems to be quarreling with the rat wife?
He quickly got up and walked through the gap between the tables, only to hear his mother's loud voice yelling about bringing three children here for one person's expense.
In fact, this is considered her mother's normal tone, but when she speaks, her voice is a little louder than other people's. As long as she doesn't speak in a suppressed voice, her words can be heard very clearly.
Mouse's Wife heard this before she even moved away, and couldn't help but retort, "It's great to have a little money, but you can look down on others with a little money? You must be stingy, let's see how long you can be proud..."
Ye Yaodong frowned. He didn't care about women, but looked at mice.
"What do you mean by being stingy? If you guys can't afford this money, just tell me and I can pay it for you. It's only a few dollars, but you can't afford it?"
Mouzi quickly laughed and explained, "No, no, my wife didn't know that you also bought the child's share, so she made a mistake."
After saying that, he glared at his wife and whispered: "Don't be embarrassed, everyone is laughing. Sit down quickly."
"If you could make more money, I wouldn't be embarrassed!"
As soon as he said this, Mouse's face turned dark. If he hadn't been worried about the crowd, he would have slapped him away.
"shut up!"
"snort."
His wife glanced at him disdainfully, snorted, and shook off the grabbed hand.
She took her son in hand, pushed him aside, and took the lead in going back to sit in her original position. She didn't feel at all embarrassed about her appearance just now.
Instead, Mouse stood there, feeling the eyes of the people around him, feeling embarrassed and a little ashamed.
He didn't even look at Ye Yaodong's expression. There were once a nest of snakes and rats, each with its own problems, and the friends who could still play together have distanced themselves.
He didn't have many ideas at first, but today, it made him feel a little inferior and a little unable to hold his head high.
