The happy little days of the Ye family

The account books were filled with large sums of money, which made Ye Qingqing feel elated.

After selling all the two hills and various herbs grown in the backyard, he earned 91 taels of silver.

At the beginning of this year, Tangshan did not go to town to pull oxcarts to carry passengers. Instead, he helped Tang Xiaojing grow herbs at home.

Although the herbs planted this year have not grown yet, they cannot be sold for money.

But Tang Xiaojing still gave Tangshan 20% of the money from the herbal medicines sold as agreed before.

Excluding the 18 taels and 2 coins allocated to Tangshan, Xiaojia's income was 72 taels and 8 coins.

This income may not seem like much, but as the herbs planted in the past few years mature, the income will increase.

The medicinal wine made by Tang Xiaojing was sold four times in total, and each time five kinds of medicinal wine were sold together.

The two medicinal wines in the first half of the year were both worth ten taels of silver per jar, and the total revenue was 100 taels.

The price of medicinal wine increased in the second half of the year. It was sold for 110 taels of silver per jar, and the total revenue was taels.

The rabbits and fat pigs raised at the foot of the mountain were all made into bacon and fur coats. Except for the last batch, which had just been cooked, all the previous ones had been sold.

In addition, the two also picked some mushrooms on the two hills.

Years ago, Tang Xiaojing transported the bacon, fur coats and dried mushrooms at home to the dock and sold them, earning a total of 156 taels of silver.

Most of the wild animals in the mountains have been captured in recent years.

Bacon and skins are basically made by home-raised children, so the income is less than last year.

Moreover, the Liang Family Restaurant wants less rabbits this year. Some time ago, they said they would no longer accept rabbits.

The money from selling rabbits was also less than last year, with a total income of only 40 taels of silver.

After the autumn harvest, Tang Xiaojing lurked by the river in the valley for a few days and caught five pairs of wild geese.

Dayan had a pair of five taels of silver, and another 25 taels of silver were received here.

Ye Qingqing turned over the pages of the account book and saw another item in the back corner, which was a miscellaneous book rental business that she and her elder brother jointly had.

Ye Donglin went to bookstores in the county several times this year and bought many different types of books. He also earned eight taels of silver in a year.

Ye Qingqing looked at the abacus in his hand with a smile on his face and fiddled with it quickly with his little hands.

Adding up all the income, the two made a total of 602 taels and 8 yuan this year.

Seeing the calculated amount, Ye Qingqing suspected that he had made a mistake.

"600 taels of silver, is that much? The family's total money is not that much, right?"

Ye Qingqing's mouth was opened wide, and his big eyes were wide and round, just like the little squirrel on the mountain.

Tang Xiaojing saw that Ye Qingqing's expression was so cute, so he raised his hand and rubbed her little head.

Seeing that she was still stupid, he opened the expense section at the back and tapped on it with his finger:

"That's not even counting the expenses. There are quite a lot of expenses at home."

Tang Xiaojing takes care of the family's property, and he knows best what the family's expenses are.

He was afraid that this little money man would cry again when he saw the expenses later.

After hearing Tang Xiaojing's words, Ye Qingqing regained his senses. When he lowered his head, he saw the densely packed large amounts of expenses in the account book.

Herbal medicines and medicinal wines are highly profitable, but the costs are also particularly high.

After selling the medicinal herbs, Tang Xiaojing spent another 38 taels of silver to buy a batch of medicinal seeds.

Moreover, the various materials used to make the medicinal wine are not cheap. Each time it is made, it costs 12 taels of silver, which amounts to a total of 48 taels of silver in a year.

The cost of 48 taels was due to the fact that some of the medicinal materials were collected by Tang Xiaojing himself from the mountains. Otherwise, the cost would have increased by more than taels.

The Tang family now has a total of 15 long-term workers, each of whom earns 550 taels of wages per month, which is 99 taels of wages alone.

Including the summer harvest and autumn harvest, a reward of 100 Wen per person, and a 60 Wen New Year gift, another 3 taels and 9 money were spent here.

Over the past year, a total of 102 taels and 9 coins were spent on Changgong. The father and son each contributed half of the money, which is 51 taels and 450 coins each.

The family raises 40 big fat pigs. Pig grass and sweet potatoes are free of charge, but bean dregs do have to be bought.

Over the past year, I spent 18 taels of silver just buying bean dregs.

Most of the piglets at home were bought from Ye Xilin, and 40 of them cost a total of 8 taels of silver.

Although most of the various spices used to make bacon were picked in the mountains, a small part was bought from Dashan Village, which cost another 5 taels of silver.

In addition, annual taxes are also a large expense.

Stone Mountain and Rabbit Mountain require a tax of 6 taels and 3 cents, plus a head tax of 120 cents, as well as corvee and military service, a total of 41 taels and 420 cents.

With Chenchen at home, all kinds of expenses have increased.

Including the wages given to Aunt Chen and various daily expenses of the family, the total is 21 taels.

Some time ago, I also bought a lamb and raised goats on Rabbit Mountain, which cost another 7 taels and 5 yuan.

After calculation, their family's annual expenses were as high as 238 taels and 370 wen.

After deducting expenses, the two of them saved a total of 364 taels and 430 yuan this year.

In addition to the money saved this year, there were 478 taels of silver in last year's account. Together, the two of them had a total of 842 taels and 430 coins.

"A lot of money, I'm getting rich! I'm getting rich!" Ye Qingqing was so excited that she hugged Tang Xiaojing next to her.

Ye Qingqing suddenly remembered that there seemed to be some things at home in the cellar.

"In the cellar, I remember there seemed to be a batch of bacon and fur coats, right?" Ye Qingqing asked excitedly.

Tang Xiaojing nodded towards his wealthy wife:

"The last batch of bacon and rabbit skins were made a little late. The merchants on the dock have already gone back to celebrate the New Year."

"About how many?"

Tang Xiaojing had just gone into the cellar to clean up in the morning. Regarding these things, he opened his mouth:

"There are also about 100 kilograms of bacon, a sheepskin coat and two gray rabbit fur coats."

"Together, we should be able to sell it for fifty or sixty taels of silver."

At this time, the smile on Ye Qingqing's face became even brighter, and his eyes sparkled.

If we include the remaining items in the cellar, the two of them would have more than 900 taels of silver.

Ye Qingqing flipped through the account book a few more times, and there were still a few incomes, which were from her own dowry.

After Ye Qingqing sent Tang Xiaojing away, he happily took stock of his private money.

From the 10 acres of dowry paddy fields, the annual harvest earned a total of 21 taels of silver.

In the paddy fields, Ye Qingqing took advantage of Tang's family workers.

Otherwise, excluding the wages of long-term workers, the income will be reduced by at least half.

The dowry house given to her by the Ye family is located near the academy in the town, and now the rent is 600 Wen per month.

The small shop she bought herself is at the end of Juren Alley, and the location is very good.

Although the place is a bit cramped, the rent is 700 Wen per month.

All in all, there is an income of 39 taels of silver a year.

With these dowry fields and real estate, Ye Qingqing can be said to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.