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This is how Grandpa Ye and Grandma Ye, along with Uncle Ye and the others, have been getting by. They have supported them quite a bit. Otherwise, Uncle Ye's family would definitely be struggling even more.
That's why Ye Fangfei felt that Uncle Ye couldn't possibly give Ye Fanghua much of a safety net. My father gave me a hundred, and the others contributed less than two hundred in total. It wouldn't be enough to build a brick house. However, Dali mentioned that we wouldn't build a brick house; the main structure would be made of stone. This would reduce costs significantly.
Moreover, labor is cheap in the countryside; as long as we provide meals, we don't need to pay wages. This also saves us some money. If it really comes down to it, we can start with just two rooms instead of three and live there for now. Ye Fanghua didn't hide anything from Ye Fangfei; she laid out her plans clearly.
Seeing her cousin being so frugal, Ye Fangfei couldn't help but feel a bit emotional. After all, they grew up together. Although she couldn't make an exception and let Tang Zhi give them vegetables or anything, she still had some kitchenware at home that she was planning to set aside and not use anymore. She could give it to Ye Fanghua.
"Sister Hua, I have some bowls and utensils at home that I won't be using for a while. Do you want them?" she asked.
"Just to be clear, they are all old, but they are still usable. I just don't need this many; they are sitting idle," Ye Fangfei explained.
Ye Fanghua and Zhao Dali were surprised by this offer. "Yes, we want them!" they replied eagerly. "You’re really too kind, Feifei! This way, we won’t have to worry when we go out."
Ye Fanghua and Zhao Dali spoke in unison. Seeing their eager expressions, Ye Fangfei didn’t hesitate and said, "I'll go get the things for you."
Ye Fanghua and Zhao Dali stood up as well and followed her outside. The items were stored in the barn; it was something Tang Zhi insisted on bringing over.
Ye Fangfei intended to leave the items there, thinking that if someone needed them, they could take them. After all, her family wouldn’t use them, and bringing them home would only take up space.
Tang Zhi mentioned that the area was filled with courtyard houses, where the residents were either wealthy or well-off. Old bowls and chopsticks wouldn’t be of much value to them. If she were to give these away, it might backfire and make people think her family looked down on them. It would be more appropriate to distribute them here, where ordinary people lived; some were struggling just to have enough to eat, and they wouldn’t mind using second-hand items.
So, Tang Zhi collected everything, although Ye Fangfei hadn’t given them away yet. Now that they were here, there were ten bowls and ten plates, along with three basins. There was also an enamel tea mug and a lunchbox. Though old, everything was intact without a single chip.
“If you don’t mind, you can take everything,” Ye Fangfei said as she placed the items on the ground.
“Of course we don’t mind! This is plenty, and not a single mark on any of it!” Before Ye Fanghua could respond, Zhao Dali rubbed his hands together excitedly.
Zhao Dali looked at the pots and pans before him, grinning from ear to ear. He thought to himself how generous this sister-in-law was to give them all these dishes. This was far more than what they had at home.
Not to mention that their own dining bowls were chipped; if one wasn’t careful while eating, they could easily cut their lips. And this ceramic tea mug and lunchbox—how many people would envy them for having such nice things? He imagined taking it with him when he went back to work in the fields, using the lunchbox for meals. Just thinking about it made him feel delighted.
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