The happy little days of the Ye family

Mr. Ye stopped the donkey cart and said to Father Ye: "I saw someone selling winter bamboo shoots at the temple fair. The winter bamboo shoots in Xiaohoushan should also be dug. These winter bamboo shoots are much more expensive than spring bamboo shoots."

"Winter bamboo shoots have always been more expensive than spring bamboo shoots. What is the price of winter bamboo shoots now?" Father Ye asked curiously.

"15 cents per catty, still unshelled." Mr. Ye was shocked by the price of the winter bamboo shoots. With this money, he might as well buy a catty of meat.

"So expensive? You can buy a pound of pork."

Hearing that winter bamboo shoots cost 15 cents per pound, Ye's father became uneasy and quickly went to the Tang family next door to find Tang Yilin and Tang Erlin.

Father Ye came to Tang's house. Tang Yilin was watering the small vegetable garden at the door, while Tang Erlin was chopping firewood in the yard.

Father Ye called Tang Yilin into the yard and said to the brothers: "Now is a good time to eat winter bamboo shoots. I would like to ask you to help dig winter bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest in Xiaohou Mountain. The wages are the same as before, 20 cents a day."

"Okay, there's nothing going on at home these two days anyway." Tang Yilin said with a naive smile.

"Every year I go to the back mountain to dig winter bamboo shoots. I am the best at digging winter bamboo shoots." Tang Erlin said, patting his chest. He was an expert at digging bamboo shoots in the village.

"The bamboo forest in the small back mountain will be left to you. I have to go to the temple fair tomorrow to set up a stall, so I won't go with you. The dug winter bamboo shoots will be placed in the bamboo forest first. When I come back in the afternoon, I will drive the donkey cart to transport the winter bamboo shoots. return."

Xiaohoushan is really a treasure. I originally only wanted to make money by planting some honeysuckle and Chinese toon in Xiaohoushan. Unexpectedly, I almost made back the cost of buying the mountain by relying on the mushrooms on the mountain and the bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest.

The smile on Father Ye's face couldn't be suppressed. He hummed a little song all the way home happily. On the way, he was teased by someone about whether he made a fortune at the temple fair today. Only then did Father Ye restrain himself a little.

When she got home, Ye Mu had already prepared dinner, and she had braised pork noodles for dinner.

The chewy and chewy noodles are wrapped in thick braised pork gravy. The braised pork is fat but not greasy, soft and delicious, and coupled with the refreshing blanched vegetables, it is even more delicious than the braised pork noodles that Ye's father had in the county.

Early the next morning, Father Ye came to the temple fair again with half a car of goods and a family of children.

The Ye family arrived early, and there were not many stalls at the temple fair at this time. Father Ye drove the donkey cart to the place where the stalls were set up yesterday. However, today there were two stalls, and they took up a little more space on the left and right sides.

Father Ye asked Ye Xilin and Ye Qingqing to guard the stalls on the left and right, leaving them for the uncle selling sugar paintings and the elder sister selling sugar cakes.

The remaining five people tidied up the stall in a matter of seconds.

The first stall sells braised pork and persimmons, and the second stall sells groceries.

I didn’t bring bacon here today. Mrs. Ye cleaned the rack where the bacon was hung yesterday, and now there are all kinds of beautiful hairbands and headbands hanging on it.

As soon as the Ye family packed up the stall, they saw the eldest sister selling pancakes and the uncle selling sugar paintings getting off the bullock cart from a distance.

Father Ye quickly waved to the two of them and asked them to come over.

The two of them arrived a little late today, and were originally worried that there would be no space for the stall, but they did not expect that the Ye family had already helped occupy the space.

The lady selling pancakes was very enthusiastic and quickly sent over a few pancakes. The uncle selling sugar paintings also cheerfully sent over a few pieces of caramel.

Mrs. Ye didn't bring pancakes today. She bought a few more pancakes from the pancake seller. The Ye family rolled the braised meat from the stall with pancakes and ate breakfast with relish.

Seeing that the eldest sister and uncle who had not eaten breakfast were hungry, they speeded up and quickly packed up the stall.

The uncle who made the sugar painting went to the pancake stall to buy a pancake and a piece of braised pork burrito just like yesterday. He also made a deluxe braised pork burrito and ate breakfast with big mouthfuls.

The eldest sister selling pancakes bought two kilograms of braised sesame water and one kilogram of braised vegetables from Ye's stall, and went back to the stall to make two flavors of burritos.

Many stall owners who had not had breakfast went to buy braised burritos from the pancake lady. Business was so booming just after setting up the stall. The lady smiled very happily and her hands were even more busy.

After having breakfast, the Ye family also returned to their respective posts.

Father Ye and Ye Xilin are responsible for selling braised meat, Mother Ye is selling persimmon leaves like yesterday, Mr. Ye and Ye Donglin are responsible for groceries at another stall, and Mrs. Ye and Ye Qingqing are responsible for selling hair accessories made by themselves.

There were more and more people coming to the temple fair. Most of the people who came to the temple fair had not been here yesterday, and only a few people came here two days in a row.

Many people who came to the temple fair early in the morning had not eaten breakfast and came to the temple fair on an empty stomach to eat all kinds of novel snacks.

The braised pork brought by Ye's father was constantly tumbling in the pot, and the overpowering aroma of braised pork could be smelled in half the street.

No one who came to the temple fair was attracted by the overbearing aroma of braised pork, and Ye's stall was at the front of the street. Many people who had just arrived at the temple fair went straight to Ye's stall after smelling the aroma.

Father Ye has already gained experience in selling braised pork. He packs the braised meat requested by the customers with ease and skill. No matter how many people there are, there is no confusion. On the contrary, Ye Xilin, who is collecting money on the side, is a little confused.

The business of persimmons and groceries nearby is also good.

The only one selling persimmons at the temple fair is Ye's stall. When people buying braised meat see that there are persimmons on the stall, they usually buy some to try.

Although the items at Mr. Ye's grocery stall are all common, the variety is particularly rich, and many people will stop and take a look.

The various headbands and hairbands hanging on the shelves are even more conspicuous. As soon as they were put on display, many beauty-loving women came over to inquire.

By the time of the lion dance performance, most of the braised meat and persimmons on the stall had been sold, and half of Mr. Ye's grocery stall had also been sold.

The happiest people were Mrs. Ye and Ye Qingqing. There were many young men and women at the temple fair. Their hairbands and headbands were very conspicuous hanging on the shelves, attracting many new lovers to come and buy them. They were sold in one morning. Dozens of colorful hair accessories.

After the lion dance performance, it was long past lunch time, and hungry people flocked to various food stalls.

Ye's father's braised meat and Ye's mother's persimmons sold a lot again at once, and many of them were repeat customers who had bought in the morning.

Although there are seven pounds more pork head meat and thirty pounds more persimmons today than yesterday, there were so many people at the temple fair that all the braised meat and persimmons were sold out before the troupe started singing.

Seeing that it was almost time to sing the opera, and there were not many people on the street, Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye decided not to stay any longer. The family quickly packed up the two stalls and drove the donkey cart home.

After returning home, we have to continue making tomorrow's braised pork and transport the winter bamboo shoots from Xiaohou Mountain. Father Ye is also anxious to go back.