The happy little days of the Ye family

The days passed day by day, and the Lantern Festival came in a blink of an eye.

There are many fertile fields in Luohe Town, and fishing is available in the villages near the river. Everyone is living a pretty good life.

There are also some famous landowners in the town, or people who are particularly good at business.

Every year during the Lantern Festival, the government collects money from wealthy households in the town to hold Lantern Festival activities.

Everyone has heard that this year’s Lantern Festival is very lively, with a lively and fun market during the day and lantern viewing and lantern riddle guessing at night.

And I heard that there will be fireworks at night.

Many young men and women are looking forward to going to the town to visit the market and enjoy the lanterns with their sweethearts.

It can be said that on the Lantern Festival, there is no one in the ten miles and eight villages who does not want to go to the town to play.

Today there is a market held in the usual place where everyone gathers and anyone can set up stalls and sell things.

There is no stall fee for all stalls, and spots are on a first-come, first-served basis.

Spring plowing hasn't started yet, so it goes without saying that there will definitely be many people coming to play on this day.

It is best to do business when there are many people like this.

In Peach Blossom Village alone, as far as Father Ye knew, there were several people planning to set up stalls in the town.

I plan to sell some of my home crops or handicrafts.

There is no stall fee anyway, you can earn as much as you can. Even if you can’t sell your stuff, you can still visit the market.

Father Ye and Ye Donglin, a father and son who made their fortune from small business, would naturally not let go of such a good opportunity to make money.

The father and son had already discussed a few days ago that they would set up a stall on the Lantern Festival.

The father and son had worked hard to prepare for this day for several days. They had all kinds of things to eat, play, wear and wear.

The big rooster at home had not yet begun to crow, and when it was still dark, the father and son opened the door one after another and came out in high spirits.

Based on past experience, if business at the temple fair is good, one day can cover half a month's income.

Both father and son were thinking about how to make money, and they were not sleepy at all.

When Ye Xilin and Li Guoer got up to cook pig food, the father and son were loading things into the donkey cart with great anticipation.

Even if they didn't have breakfast, the two of them were full of energy and planned to make a lot of money from him today.

Today is the Lantern Festival, and Ye Xilin has already inquired about it. There are a lot of fun things in the town.

He was naturally indispensable in such a lively festival. Ye Xilin planned to take his wife to the town to play.

Anyway, there are many donkeys and carts at home, so we can stay until evening to watch the lanterns and fireworks before coming back.

Thinking of going to the town to play, the young couple got up early to cook pig food.

While the two were lighting a fire in the stove, there was a sound of opening the door in the front yard, followed by the faint sound of a donkey cart pressing across the ground.

The sky was still gray at this time, and the father and son went out to make money in the dew.

In fact, the Lantern Festival market is similar in format to the usual fairs.

However, because there is no stall fee, there are more various small stalls than in the big market, and you can find all kinds of weird things.

There are so many people coming here to buy things and play, and it is more lively and prosperous than the big market.

Although the Ye family and his son went out very early, when they arrived at the market, they found that one-third of the stall had been occupied.

The father and son looked in all directions, looked around and quickly picked a middle-to-upper position.

The two of them still set up two small stalls as they did before in Daji.

One stall sells food and the other stall sells groceries.

This is the Ye family's specialty, and the father and son clean up the stall very quickly.

The first stall sells braised meat, pastries and honey water.

On the left is a large stew pot that is half old and not new. The pot is divided into two halves with an iron mesh.

On one side are meat dishes such as eggs, pig offal and pork head, while on the other side are various vegetarian dishes.

There must be a lot of people in this kind of market. Based on many years of experience, Father Ye specially ordered two sets of pig guts and a big pig head from Butcher Zhang.

The meat and eggs were marinated in advance last night and soaked overnight, and even the bones were flavorful.

The variety of vegetables is also very rich, including lotus root slices, potatoes, dried bamboo shoots, dried beans and sun-dried lettuce.

On the right is a long, lightweight bamboo table with a variety of exquisite pastries on it.

Crystal Osmanthus Cake, Crystal Pear Blossom Cake, Horseshoe Cake, Red Date Cake, Pumpkin Hair Cake and Brown Sugar Hair Cake all give off bursts of tempting sweet flavors.

On the edge of the table, there is a large pot of honey water, and next to it are three bowls of honey water.

As soon as the things were placed, Father Ye quickly lit a fire for the stew pot and added some charcoal made at home.

After the fire was lit, Father Ye began to shout:

“Fragrant braised pork, various exquisite and beautiful pastries, no charge if you don’t like it!”

"Everyone, come and take a look. Take a look. Braised pork only costs 7 cents a piece, and cakes cost 5 cents a piece."

The fragrant braised pork and braised vegetables are tumbling in the pot, and the tempting aroma almost fills the entire street.

Coupled with the various exquisite and beautiful pastries on the side, almost everyone passing by will swallow their saliva and take a few more glances.

As soon as the stew pot was boiling, a young man and woman came to the stall.

The two of them were wearing clean but washed-white clothes, looking straight at the braised pork in the pot and swallowing their saliva.

The man looked at Father Ye very politely, "Boss, how do you sell the braised meat and vegetables?"

Father Ye was in high spirits, showing two rows of neat and white teeth:

"Vegetarian dishes cost 7 cents each, pork meat costs 9 cents each, and pork head costs 12 cents. You can choose half a catty each. Braised eggs cost two cents each."

The man touched the purse on his waist and glanced at the pretty little girl next to him: "I want a portion of pig offal and a braised egg."

"Okay! It's 11 cents in total. You two are the first customers of the stall. I'll charge you 10 cents."

Father Ye put the eggs and pig meat into the water and took the 10 copper coins with a smile.

The man took the food and walked side by side with the young woman on the street, happily sharing this rare delicacy.

The two of them looked at each other affectionately, and their relationship was very good at first sight.

Then several well-dressed young girls and young men came to the stall.

One of the well-dressed young men pointed to the water chestnut cake and crystal osmanthus cake on the table.

"How do you sell this pastry?"

Father Ye pointed to the pastries on the table with a smile and introduced them one by one to these young ladies who were obviously not short of money:

"Crystal osmanthus cake, crystal pear blossom cake and water chestnut cake are all 7 cents each."

"Red date cake costs 6 yuan a piece, brown sugar hair cake and pumpkin hair cake both cost 5 cents a piece."

These people were not short of money and bought a lot of pastries and braised pork at the stall.

Father Ye was very busy all of a sudden, but the wallet around his waist became more and more bulging.

The stall that Ye Donglin was in charge of sold groceries, and he was particularly careful to divide it into three parts.

On the left are things used for women's grooming, including rouge and gouache, hair oil, facial grease, wooden combs, wooden hairpins, headbands and hairbands, etc.

In the middle are various bright and beautiful fabrics, most of which are fine linen and pure cotton.

Most of the people who come to the market are from fairly good families, so most of the fabrics prepared by Ye Donglin are of relatively good quality.

The one on the right is specially prepared for children. There are various exquisite wooden toys, as well as snacks such as malt candies, melon seeds and twists.

Ye Donglin's grocery stall is very complete, and anyone passing by will always be attracted by something in it.

Young men and women naturally see the things that women use for dressing up, such as rouge and gouache.

Most of the children passing by will be attracted by the various snacks or toys spread out.

After hooking the children, the adults will naturally take a look at other items in the stall.

Ye Donglin simply caught everyone passing by. The stalls are becoming more and more lively.