The happy little days of the Ye family

The leather in Shanli Village is of good quality, but it is too expensive.

Father Ye made some calculations in his mind. The rabbit fur coat he made last time used 25 rabbit skins. If it were replaced by rabbit skins from the mountain village, even if it was gray rabbit skins, the cost of the skins alone would be 1 and a half, plus The cost of fine cotton cloth and fine needlework alone is 1 tael and 8 yuan.

A wolf fur coat costs 6 wolf skins, and the wolf skin alone costs 18 taels, plus the cost of fine cotton cloth and needlework costs about 18 taels and 3 yuan.

The leathers that Father Ye saw on the dock before, the gray rabbit fur coat cost 3 taels of silver, the pure white rabbit fur coat cost 8 taels of silver, and the gray and white rabbit fur coat cost between 3 and a half taels to 6 taels.

The cheapest wolf fur coat is 20 taels of silver, and a coat made of rabbit skin and wolf skin costs more than [-] taels.

Father Ye had carefully looked at those fur coats before. The quality was a little better than the ones he received in Kaoshan Village before, but it was still a little worse than the ones in Shanli Village. If the fur coats were made from the leather in Shanli Village, the price would definitely be higher.

Father Ye came out with 25 taels of silver this time. The money he used for turnover and the money he earned from selling wild vegetables and mountain products this month are all here.

After careful consideration, Father Ye accepted the skins and ordered 6 wolf skins, 70 gray rabbit skins and 5 pure white rabbit skins. This was just enough to make a wolf skin coat and three rabbit skin coats.

After some bargaining by Father Ye, the mountain people were only willing to give each wolf skin 30 cents cheaper and each rabbit skin 2 cents cheaper.

“6张狼皮一共是17两820文，70张灰色的兔皮一共是4两60文，5张纯白色的兔皮一共590文，总共是22两470文。”

Father Ye calculated the money, took out the silver with distress, and counted it twice before giving it to the village chief, who then distributed it to the villagers.

Li Orion on the side also collected a lot of precious medicinal materials, wrapped them in cloth, and carefully put them into his backpack.

Shanli Village is located deep in the mountains. There are many precious medicinal materials in the mountains, but Ye's father doesn't know the medicinal materials and does not dare to take them easily. Moreover, he has no money.

Just as the two were about to go down the mountain, two thin young boys, probably about the same age as Ye Donglin, came.

"Dongzi, Linzi, do you two brothers want to sell your leather?" The village chief calmed down his aura and patted their thin shoulders.

"Uncle Lin, we have no food at home, so we can only sell the leather we have at home." One of the teenagers said shyly.

The two brought over a dozen pure white rabbit skins, and when they took them out, they reluctantly stroked the rabbit skins.

"Dongzi, Linzi, I have asked you to sell these rabbit skins a long time ago. Things are dead but people are alive. It is business to cure your mother quickly. In two years, when you two brothers grow up, you can go Hunting.”

The young man nodded and gave the leather to Father Ye.

The leathers are all good leathers, 18 pure white rabbit skins, a total of 2 taels and 124 pieces.

After collecting these pieces of leather, Father Ye only had a few hundred coins left on him. Father Ye originally wanted to leave some money to buy fine cotton cloth and needlework, but white rabbit skin was rare, so he gritted his teeth and kept the skin.

Seeing that it was getting late, Orion Li quickly urged Ye's father to go back. If there was any further delay, he would stay here for the night.

Father Ye was exhausted when he came. He still had to carry a large bag of leather when he returned. He felt that his legs were no longer in control. He was trembling and walking even slower than the old lady.

Li Orion couldn't stand it, so he simply took the big leather bag over and found a small straight tree trunk for Ye's father to support as he walked. Ye's father then barely kept up with Li Orion's footsteps.

Li Orion carried a lot of herbs in the basket on his back and held a large bag of leather in his hand. He was clearing the way in front of him as if nothing happened. Father Ye, who was following him, was so tired that he wanted to lie down right away.

Under Li Orion's disdain and urging, the two finally returned to Dashan Village before it was completely dark.

It was too late, and Father Ye could only stay at Li Orion's house.

The next morning, Father Ye drove his donkey cart home early. As soon as he entered the door, Mrs. Ye pointed his nose at him and scolded him.

"You are so patient, but you still dare to stay up all night. Why don't you start early another day? If you are walking on a mountain road at night, you are not afraid of being eaten by wolves."

"Money or life is more important? When the family is short, do you eat or do you drink when the family is short?" The family was worried all night. Old Mrs. Ye was so angry that Father Ye didn't dare to talk back when she was scolding her.

The most embarrassing thing was that Mr. Ye called his three children and watched him being scolded. The three heartless brats covered their mouths and watched his joke.

After finally returning to the house, Ye's father coaxed Ye's mother with a playful smile, promising again and again that he would never dare to take risks again.

Seeing that Ye's mother had softened a little, Ye's father quickly took out the leather he collected this time and handed the pure white rabbit skin to Ye's mother as a treasure.

"This time I collected 23 pieces of pure white rabbit skin. You can keep this pure white rabbit skin coat for wearing. Our embroidery people are good-looking. They will definitely look better in this pure white fur coat. They are better than those of our ladies." Noble."

"There is no truth in what he said. There is no need to wear a fur coat in the winter here without covering up the sweat all over."

Father Ye felt relieved when he saw Mother Ye finally smiled. At least he didn't have to sleep on a stool at night.

Mother Ye looked at the leather and asked, "Most of the leather you collected this time is leather? How much more money do you need?"

"We collected 6 wolf skins, 70 gray rabbit skins and 23 pure white rabbit skins. We can probably make a wolf skin coat, a pure white rabbit skin coat and 3 gray rabbit skin coats."

"I took 25 taels to collect the leather, and now I only have a few hundred coins left." The money was spent too much, and Ye's father felt guilty. He lowered his head and did not dare to look at Ye's mother.

The skins collected this time were very good. Mother Ye liked them more and more. She didn't notice Father Ye's guilty conscience at all, and happily arranged all the skins.

"I still have a piece of wolf skin collected in Kaoshan Village at home. I plan to make a wolf skin coat first, then a pure white rabbit skin coat, and finally a gray rabbit skin coat."

"A wolf fur coat is estimated to use 6 wolf skins. A pure white rabbit fur coat is made into a women's coat. 21 rabbit skins should be enough. The remaining wolf skins and white rabbit skins are used to make gray rabbit fur. Coat collar.”

"Just do what you said. After selling the leather goods, I will buy a silver bracelet for you, my mother, and my mother-in-law."

"Thank you sir."

Ye's mother was very happy. It is natural for women to love beauty, and there was no reason to refuse if their men were willing to buy jewelry for themselves.

In the next few days, Ye Mu took Ye Qingqing to see Grandma Ye every day, and the three of them quickly finished the leather coat.

A total of one wolf fur coat, one pure white rabbit fur coat and 3 gray rabbit fur coats were made.

Two gray rabbit fur coats have collars made of wolf fur, and one has a collar made of pure white rabbit fur.

These five leather coats, both in terms of leather quality and workmanship, are better than the rabbit fur coat made last time. Father Ye feels that they will definitely sell for a good price.