The happy little days of the Ye family

After the beginning of spring, the temperature began to slowly warm up and the rain gradually increased.

At this time, wild vegetables and spring bamboo shoots, moistened by rain, begin to sprout out of the ground, full of spring.

Early the next morning, Mrs. Ye got up early. She first cooked a large pot of pig food, and then used a small pot to cook a pot of sweet potato porridge.

Of course, you can't just drink watery breakfast. Mrs. Ye fried a large pot of corn pancakes and steamed seven salted duck eggs.

Seeing the salted duck eggs, all the greedy cats at the dinner table were drooling.

Ducks don't lay eggs in winter, so these salted duck eggs were specially saved last year, and Mrs. Ye was reluctant to take them out.

After breakfast, Mrs. Ye took the remaining corn cakes and hard-boiled eggs to Xiaohou Mountain. She did not come back to cook at noon and ate directly on the mountain.

Except for Ye Xilin who went to school, everyone in the Ye family went to Xiaohoushan.

The donkey cart could not enter the bamboo forest and had to stop at the foot of the mountain. Father Ye tied the donkey cart to the toon tree.

Since buying Xiaohoushan, several men from the Ye family have been running to Xiaohoushan every day. Even the Ye family knows all about the pheasants' nests at the foot of the mountain.

There is some open space around the creek at the foot of the mountain, which is specially used for growing wild vegetables and Chinese toon trees. A little further ahead is a rapeseed field.

The rapeseed leaves in the rapeseed field were planted early. The first 10 acres of rapeseed flowers planted have all produced rapeseed. It is estimated that they can be harvested after spring plowing.

The 5 acres of rapeseed flowers planted at the back have now begun to wither.

Originally, Father Ye was thinking of harvesting honey once after the Lantern Festival, but when he realized that there were no flowers left to collect honey, he stopped harvesting to leave some food for these hard-working bees.

Father Ye looked at the toon tree that had grown a lot of spores and said cheerfully: "The toon here is growing really well."

It has been raining for three consecutive days, and the Chinese toon and wild vegetables in the mountains have appeared early. In two days, the first crop of Chinese toon and wild vegetables will be ready.

"Dad, these 10 acres of rapeseed can be harvested after spring plowing. What should we plant on this land then?" Father Ye asked, pointing to the rapeseed field above the creek.

"There are 15 acres of sloping land here, with about five acres of soybeans, corn and sweet potatoes, but the planting locations need to be changed from last year."

A group of people passed by the honeysuckle field. The honeysuckle is now much more lush than last year. It has rained for three days, and the honeysuckle vine has also grown many new leaves.

The price of bamboo fungus was high, so Mrs. Ye took a few people to the bamboo forest.

At this time, there were a lot of bamboo fungus growing in the bamboo forest. Mrs. Ye's eyes were shining, she picked up the basket and basket and started picking bamboo fungus.

The remaining people also dispersed, each looking for Bamboo Sun in one direction.

The few people have already discussed at home that they will only pick bamboo shoots and mushrooms today and tomorrow, and two days later they will pay the Tang brothers to dig spring bamboo shoots.

It had been raining for three consecutive days. There must have been a lot of mushrooms and bamboo shoots growing on the mountain behind the village. People in the village were busy going up the mountain to pick mountain products.

Going to the mountains to pick mountain products can make more money than working as a helper at Ye's father's place, so Ye's father deliberately postponed it for two days before asking two young boys to help dig spring bamboo shoots.

Several people carried baskets on their backs and small baskets in their hands and scattered in every corner of the bamboo forest looking for bamboo fungus. In less than an hour, the entire bamboo forest was turned upside down.

Old Mrs. Ye spread a piece of burlap on the open ground, then poured all the bamboo fungus in the basket on it, leaving the basket and basket empty, and then several people scattered to different corners of the mountain to pick mushrooms.

Picking mushrooms is already familiar to the Ye family. Ye Qingqing hummed a tune and jumped up and down while picking mushrooms, as if he was on a spring outing.

During the lunch break, the Ye family had picked two piles of mushrooms, one large and one small. The small one is bamboo fungus, and the big one is various edible mushrooms on the mountain.

Mushrooms are not weighed. They look like a lot, but in fact, the pile weighs only about three kilograms at most.

After lunch, Mrs. Ye asked a few people to sit and rest in the bamboo forest for a while. Mr. Ye drove the donkey cart to take the mushrooms and bamboo fungus picked in the morning home to dry.

Ye Mu and Ye Qingqing also went back with Mr. Ye. They only picked mushrooms these two days. In fact, there was no need for so many people, so Mrs. Ye asked the two of them to go back first.

The school ended early. Not long after Mr. Ye returned to the bamboo forest after transporting mushrooms home, Ye Xilin jogged all the way to Xiaohoushan.

The 10-year-old boy is full of energy. He can't sit still in school, so he comes to the mountain to be full of energy. Holding a small basket, he ran up and down the mountain looking for mushrooms.

Despite his young age, Ye Xilin is very good at picking mushrooms and digging bamboo shoots. He will mark places where there are many mushrooms so that he can come back next time.

Unconsciously, the sun had already set halfway up the mountain. Seeing that it was getting late, Mr. Ye quickly asked a few people to pack their things and go home. It was not safe on the mountain at night.

Ye Mu and Ye Qingqing had already prepared dinner. As soon as they entered the yard, they could smell the aroma of the food. After a busy day, they were so hungry that their chests pressed against their backs.

In order to have an early meal, several people moved the mushrooms off the donkey cart quickly and packed them away.

Just after dinner, Mrs. Ye took out the big scale and called Father Ye and Mr. Ye to come over and weigh it.

"Mom, you are too anxious, at least let us take a break!" Father Ye said lazily after he was full.

"I knew I could eat. What's the use of you?" Mrs. Ye told Father Ye to get away with disgust, and pulled Ye Donglin who was watching the theater aside.

Ye Donglin has been busy with family affairs with his father and Mr. Ye, and he considers himself to be the backbone of the family. Before Mrs. Ye opened her mouth, he took the initiative to weigh mushrooms with Mr. Ye.

"12 jins of bamboo fungus and 68 jins of mushrooms." Ye Donglin said, while Mrs. Ye next to her wrote it down in a ledger.

"The first harvest of mushrooms this year is not too large." After closing the ledger, Mrs. Ye was quite satisfied.

"You can still pick bamboo fungus and mushrooms for another day tomorrow, but there shouldn't be as much as today. Qingqing, you and your mother don't have to go to Xiaohoushan, and you can't do much with your little arms and legs."

Ye's mother knew that Mrs. Ye felt sorry for her and Qingqing, and was worried that her hands would get rough while picking mushrooms. Therefore, he did not refuse and stayed at home with Ye Qingqing to make clothes.