The happy little days of the Ye family

Ye Qingqing finished the embroidery and walked out of the room while stretching her waist. She heard a commotion coming from the yard behind the house that had not been occupied for a long time.

Ye Qingqing murmured in a low voice: "No one has lived in the yard behind the house for a long time. Why is it so lively today? Has someone moved there?"

Ye Qingqing hurried to the front yard to find Mrs. Ye. There was nothing in the village that Mrs. Ye didn't know.

"Grandma, the yard behind the house is so lively. I even heard the village chief's voice. Has someone moved there?"

"It's your uncle Lin's next-door cousin Tang Shan and his son Tang Xiaojing. A few years ago, they sold their land and the family moved to the county. Now the father and son have moved back to the village."

"You, Uncle Tang Shan, have been working as an escort in the escort agency for these years. Unfortunately, your life was not good. Your parents died one after another just after you married your daughter-in-law. Your wife died of illness two years ago."

"I broke a leg while running escorts a few days ago. Although it has been cured, I still have a slight limp when I walk. Now I can no longer work as an escort."

Ye Qingqing couldn't help but sigh: "Isn't this too unlucky? It's such a disaster."

Old Mrs. Ye also sighed, "A grown man and a half-grown boy are probably not having a good time in the county. Now the father and son have moved back to the village."

At this time, Father Ye came back after watching the excitement, "Brother Tang, although his parents are not close, his family is not poor. I heard that he became lame because he was protecting his employer. The employer not only paid for the medical expenses, but also gave him another 30 taels." Silver as compensation.”

Old Mrs. Ye: "This employer is quite conscientious."

Father Ye continued: "In addition, the Escort Bureau gave another 30 taels of silver as a settlement fee. I heard that the carriage he brought was also given by the Escort Bureau."

Father Ye lowered his voice and whispered: "You think, if the escort agency can give so much money, Brother Tang should be considered a well-known figure in the escort agency over the years, and this family must be rich. I heard from the village chief that Brother Tang plans to Buy some fields in the village and become a small landowner."

"Feng Harvest, you grew up with Tangshan. Now that the father and son have just moved here, the family must be short of everything. You can bring some rice, noodles, vegetables and a piece of bacon to send over."

Just as Father Ye turned around to go to the kitchen to pack things, Mrs. Ye said again: "You don't need to go, I'll take it myself."

Old Mrs. Ye was in high spirits, and she seemed ready to go over and join in the fun.

A few days before moving back to the village, Tangshan went to the village chief with generous gifts and told the village chief that the father and son were moving back to the village.

In addition, please ask the village chief for help and find a few women with quick hands and feet to clean the house.

Yesterday, the village chief hired several women to clean the house inside and outside, and also hired two people to clean up the roof.

Tangshan looked at the familiar house and was very moved. After going round and round, he returned to the place where he was born and raised.

No one had lived in the house for many years and it looked a little dilapidated. However, the Tang family and his son were very satisfied and settled down in Taohua Village.

As soon as Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing put away the things on the carriage, the village chief came to the door.

The village chief was very enthusiastic, "As the saying goes, fallen leaves return to their roots. It is better to live and work in peace and contentment in the village than to wander outside."

Tang Shan said cheerfully: "What the village chief said is that I have been working as a bodyguard outside and have been worried about it for more than ten years. Now I want to go back to the village to buy some land and live a stable life."

"Shanzi, you haven't been back to the county for ten years. I will give you and Jing Xiaozi a brief introduction to the current situation in the village."

"Our Taohua Village now has 56 households, with a total of about 600 people. In recent years, things have been going well, and every household is living well."

"If you want to buy a field, it's more difficult. Now everyone in the village is waiting to buy a field. There are many people buying it, but almost no one has sold it."

"I suggest you buy some barren mountains and wasteland. In recent years, the imperial court has encouraged land reclamation. Barren mountains are tax-free for five years, and wasteland is tax-free for three years. Although the harvest in the past few years was relatively small, it is tax-free. If you cultivate it well for a few years, the land will be well-maintained. "

Before Tangshan came back, he planned to buy fields, but he didn't expect that he couldn't buy the fields. "Uncle Ye, what are the prices of the fields and barren mountains and wastelands in the village now?"

"Paddy fields are divided into upper, middle and lower grades. The upper-grade paddy fields are 10 taels per mu, the medium-grade paddy fields are 8 taels per mu, and the lower-grade paddy fields are 6 taels per mu. Dry land is also divided into upper, middle and lower grades. The upper-grade paddy fields are 8 taels per mu, and the medium-grade paddy fields are 6 taels per mu. The land is 4 taels to an acre, and the inferior land is [-] taels to an acre.”

"This is the price in previous years. Nowadays, there is almost no land for sale. Even if there is this price, it may still increase by [-]% or [-]%."

"Barren hills cost 200 cents per acre, and wasteland 500 cents per acre. Barren mountains are tax-free for five years, and wasteland is tax-free for three years. Nowadays, land is expensive, so it is better to use the money to buy the land to open up wasteland. After a few years, it will be good land."

Nowadays, no one is selling their land, so I think it would be okay to buy some barren hills and land to open up Huangtang Mountain.

"It is indeed a good idea. I will consider it carefully. I heard that there are many honeysuckle and jujube trees planted in our village now. I have heard about it in the county."

The village chief smiled and said: "This was Ye Fengshou's idea. Our two families bought a hill in the village and planted some honeysuckle and jujube trees. We just sold the honeysuckle some time ago, and the jujube trees on the mountain will bear fruit in autumn. "

"Fengshou, this boy has been full of ideas since he was a child. I also know many merchants in the county who collect mountain goods. I will introduce you and Fengshou someday."

Tangshan has been an escort in the county for more than ten years and still has some connections.

Tangshan's words played into the village chief's wish, and the village chief said happily: "Bring your boys to our house for dinner tonight. I'll call you a good harvest. Let's have a good drink and cleanse you and your son."

"I have some good wine I brought back from the county. The three of us will have a good drink tonight."

Village Chief: "Fengshou and I plan to make Taohua Village a home of honeysuckle and red dates, and are preparing to persuade the villagers to plant a large number of honeysuckle and jujube trees. Shanzi, would you like to buy two hills to plant honeysuckle and jujube trees?" ?”

"It's not a trivial matter after all. Let me think about it for a few days. After we, father and son, have settled down, we can make plans slowly."

"Okay, then you clean up first. If you have any problems, come to me."

Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojin just sent the village chief out, and Mrs. Ye came to Tang's house with a basket.

"Aunt Ye, I haven't seen you for many years, but you are still so young and good-looking."

"You've been sweet-mouthed since you were a kid. Is this your kid?" Old Mrs. Ye liked the tall and strong Tang Xiaojing very much.

"This is my naughty boy Tang Xiaojing, one year older than Dong Lin."

Mrs. Ye looked Tang Xiaojing up and down and asked with a smile: "Are you married now?"

Tang Xiaojing blushed as Mrs. Ye looked him over.

Tang Shan pushed the pastries to Mrs. Ye and said enthusiastically: "No, if Auntie knows any good girls, please introduce them to this idiot."

"Fourteen is still young. You can find her again in two years. I'll keep an eye on you."