The happy little days of the Ye family

After lunch, except for Xiao Qi who was sent out to play, the whole family happily sat around the table in Ye's father and Ye's mother's room.

The table in the room is a square table, with Father Ye and Mother Ye sitting at the main table, the old couple sitting on the left, and Ye Donglin and his wife on the right.

Sitting opposite the main seat were naturally Ye Xilin and Li Guoer.

At this time, Ye's father and Ye's mother were still looking through the account books in their hands, and they were talking quietly.

Ye Donglin, who was closest to the two, stared directly at the account book in Ye's mother's hand, stretching his neck to peek over with curiosity.

After only peeking at two pages, Mother Ye noticed her and moved the account book in her hand to the other side.

Ye Donglin secretly complained to Wang Chunyu: "You stingy guy, I'm going to talk about it later anyway. Let me see what's wrong."

Wang Chunyu smiled softly and told him to be quiet, but his eyes were fixed on the account book in Ye Mu's hand.

In fact, Wang Chunyu was also very anxious and wanted to know how much money his family had saved now.

Li Guoer pulled Ye Xilin's sleeve, very curious:

"What is this doing? Everyone seems to be very happy."

Except for Xiao Qi, the whole family was here. Li Guoer felt a little uneasy. Is there something important to discuss?

Seeing that his parents were still looking through the account books, Ye Xilin lowered his head and explained to Li Guoer in a low voice:

"The family will take stock of the company's income and expenses every month, and there will also be a major stocktake in the middle and at the end of the year."

"Today is the 29th of the Lunar New Year. I guess I need to take stock of the income and expenses of the public school this year."

Li Guoer has been married to the Ye family for a relatively short time, and this is her first time to participate in the Ye family's inventory.

He asked again with a puzzled look on his face: "Will all the income and expenses of the public school be disclosed?"

Seeing Ye Xilin nod, Li Guoer's eyes suddenly widened. In their Li family, all the money in the family is in the hands of her mother.

Several brothers and sisters in the family still don’t know how much money the family has.

However, it is understandable considering that the elders of the Ye family are enlightened and allow the family members to keep half of their private money and make public money public.

At this time, Li Guolie was also staring at Ye Mu, wondering how much money his family had saved.

Seeing that Li Guoer had just gotten married and didn't know much about the situation at home, Ye's mother recounted the situation in the first half of the year.

"The income of the public school in the first half of the year was mainly mushrooms, bamboo shoots and honeysuckle from the mountains, as well as the grain harvested in the summer, and the money everyone handed in to the public school."

"In the first half of the year, the two hills collected a total of 3000 kilograms of honeysuckle, 5000 kilograms of dried bamboo shoots and 1000 kilograms of dried mushrooms, with a total revenue of 208 taels."

"In addition, the vegetables, grains and fish sold in the grocery store, as well as the raw materials for roast chicken, roast duck and cakes, are all produced by the public."

"Everything produced by the company is sold to the grocery store at the purchase price. The revenue here in the first half of the year was 66 taels of silver."

Li Guoer's eyes widened, feeling like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.

Every time Mother Ye said something, she would exclaim in her heart that she was so rich.

"Together, the two hills and fields at home earned a total of 274 taels of silver in the first half of the year."

Li Guoer had known for a long time that her family made a fortune from the fields and hills at home, but she never expected to make such a fortune.

How about she go back to her parents' house and ask her father to build a hill to collect mushrooms and bamboo shoots?

Even if there are not many products on the mountain, it would be good to raise rabbits or pigs.

Ye Xilin saw Li Guo'er startled and quietly pushed her shoulder.

Seeing Li Guoer come to her senses, Ye Mu on the side continued:

"Xilin's grandfather takes care of the fields and hills at home, and he takes 20% of the profit."

"After deducting the money given to the old man, the remaining 219 taels will go to the public."

At this time, Li Guoer looked at Mr. Ye with admiration. The old man was usually calm, but he didn't expect that he was still a ruthless character.

He earned 274 taels of silver in half a year. In Li Guoer's eyes, Mr. Ye was simply glowing with gold.

Just from the family's fields and hills, they earned more than 200 taels of silver in half a year. This was something Li Guoer had never dared to think about before.

Seeing that her daughter-in-law was listening very seriously, Mother Ye continued with a smile:

"There are also the rents for shops and houses in the town and county, as well as the money you each paid to the government. The total is 136 taels of silver."

"Added them all together, the public school's income in the first half of the year totaled 355 taels."

Li Guoer was dumbfounded. In just half a year, her family's income was 355 taels of silver.

Mother Ye saw that Li Guo'er was looking silly and happy, and she looked a lot like that brat Xilin, so she couldn't help but start pouring cold water on her.

"The income is quite large, but the expenses at home are also high. In the first half of the year, I spent 93 taels and 5 yuan."

This time Li Guoer's eyes widened even more, and her mouth couldn't close in shock.

She went hunting in the mountains every day, and it took several years to save 100 taels of silver. The Ye family spent more than 90 taels of silver in one and a half years. Where did all the money go?

Li Guoer was so surprised that she accidentally said something big.

After hearing this, Ye Xilin lowered his head and whispered in her ear.

"There are many long-term workers in the family, and each person earns 550 cash a month. The family's expenses mainly come from the wages of the long-term workers."

"In general, the public school saved a total of 261 taels and 7 yuan in the first half of the year."

Hearing Ye Mu's words, Li Guoer became happy again. Even after deducting the expenses, the income from the public school is still very considerable.

Many families will never make so much money in their entire lives.

After talking about the first half of the year, Ye Mu continued to flip through the account book in her hand and began to talk about the income in the second half of the year.

"The rain in the second half of the year is not as abundant as in the first half of the year. There are not many mushrooms and bamboo shoots on the mountains. The total income is only 46 taels."

"Before the summer harvest, there was a heavy rain, and a lot of jujube flowers on the mountains were knocked down. This year's red jujube harvest was not as good as in previous years. The red dates from the two hills were sold for a total of 106 taels of silver."

"In addition, the various vegetables, grains and fish that the family supplies to the grocery store are worth 86 taels of silver."

At the end of the year, all kinds of mountain bacon sold well, and the revenue was better than in the first half of the year.

"As for the rent and the money you each paid to the public, the total is 168 taels of silver."

In the second half of the year, Ye's father and Ye Xilin sold a lot of bacon and skins. They made more money and paid more to the public.

As for Ye Donglin's groceries, the business in the second half of the year is also better than that in the first half.

"Every year after the autumn harvest, we have to pay grain taxes. Most of the grain harvested in the summer is taxed, and the rest is kept in the grocery store at home and sold slowly."

Mother Ye turned over another page in the account book in her hand, and then said with a smile:

"In the second half of the year, after deducting the old man's share, the family's total income will be 358 taels and 4 cents."

As soon as Ye's mother finished speaking, everyone in the family's eyes lit up. They had made more money than they had in the first half of the year.

Li Guoer laughed so hard that her cheeks became tired, and her original silly joy became a little numb.

After talking about the income, Ye Mu then talked about the family's expenses in the second half of the year.

“荒山的税加上人头税，一共是6两5钱。再加上徭役的5两和兵役的30两，光是赋税就要41两5钱。”

"The family now has 15 long-term workers, and they earn 550 taels of wages a month. In addition to the temporary workers hired during the autumn harvest and picking red dates, the total cost is 57 taels of wages."

"In addition, the family spent a total of 23 taels on various daily expenses."

Daily expenses in the second half of the year were twice as much as in previous years.

The extra money was mainly the betrothal gift for Li Guoer, of which 12 taels came from the father-in-law.

“下半年，家里进账358两4钱，花销121两5钱，攒下了236两9钱。”

Li Guoer took a breath, she actually spent more than 120 taels of silver in the second half of the year. This was too exaggerated.

Even the Ye family, who often participated in the inventory, felt that it was a bit exaggerated.

But if you think about it carefully, the big expenses in the second half of the year are mainly the 35 taels of corvee and military service. Excluding this, the expenses are similar to the expenses in the first half of the year.

Seeing everyone chatting in twos and threes, Mother Ye coughed twice on purpose. After everyone calmed down, she continued:

"They are all normal expenses. You don't need to pay too much attention to them. I have saved a total of 498 taels and 6 dollars this year."

Mother Ye paused for a moment, then said cheerfully: "I will cook a good meal tonight for everyone to celebrate."

"I'll call Qingqing and the others to come over for dinner."

Father Ye looked at the account book and felt very happy. He was going to call his daughter's family to come over for dinner in the evening.