The happy little days of the Ye family

After talking for a long time, Mrs. Ye remembered the basket she had brought over and quickly handed the basket to Tangshan.

"Shanzi, you have just moved back. You must be lacking everything. There are some rice, noodles, vegetables, and a few pancakes here. You can take these first. If you are missing anything, just come to Auntie."

"Thank you Auntie, I will accept it shamelessly. After we, father and son, have settled down, I will go back to the mountains to hunt some pheasants and rabbits, and then I will invite Auntie over for a settlement banquet."

Tang Shan quickly took the basket and handed it to Tang Xiaojing who was standing aside.

"Okay, my aunt will definitely come when the time comes. Then you and your son will pack up first, and I won't disturb you." Old Mrs. Ye went home cheerfully carrying the empty basket.

As soon as Mrs. Ye got home, she quickly grabbed Ye's mother and started talking quietly.

"You know about Tangshan behind the house, right?"

"You know, Brother Shan, me, Fengshou, Yilin and Erlin, we have been playing together since childhood. The year Xilin was born, Brother Shan moved to the county with his wife and son."

"Shanzi's wife passed away due to illness a few years ago. Now he and Jing Xiaozi are the only ones left in the family. Now Shanzi and Jing Xiaozi have come back to live in Taohua Village."

After all, Ye’s mother had lived with Old Mrs. Ye for more than ten years. She knew what Old Mrs. Ye was thinking at a glance, “Mother, you mean Jing Xiaozi and Qingqing?”

"Although I have identified several families with good conditions in the village and observed them, Jing Xiaozi from the Tang family is the one I like the most."

"There are only two father and son left in the Tang family. The population is small and there is no mother-in-law to hold them down. Once you get married, you can be the master of the family. The most important thing is that it is close to home. You can greet Qingqing standing in the backyard. If there is any news, our family will immediately You’ll know.”

"Shanzi has been working as a bodyguard in the county for more than ten years. He should have some wealth. Moreover, Jingxiaozi is tall and strong. He seems to be down-to-earth and capable at first glance."

Mother Ye: "The conditions of the Tang family are indeed very good, but I don't know what kind of character this boy Jing is and whether he can get along with Qingqing."

Mrs. Ye has already considered this, "Both children are still young, so let's observe carefully first. Jing Xiaozi went to live in the county when he was 4 years old, and let Donglin and Xilin take him to get familiar with the village."

"We haven't had contact with Brother Shan for many years. People's hearts can change. I told my husband to ask him to pay attention to the character of the father and son."

As soon as Old Mrs. Ye returned, Ye Qiushi and Tang Yilin brought some more rice, noodles, vegetables and eggs.

Tangshan asked his son to take a notebook and write down what gifts were given to him by each family today, and he would repay the gifts in the future.

Tang Xiaojing took a notebook and recorded the things sent by several people today one by one.

"Grandma Ye brought over a pound of rice, two pounds of cornmeal, a small piece of bacon, vegetables and a few pancakes."

“The village chief’s family and my cousin’s family brought rice, noodles, vegetables and eggs.”

Tangshan looked at the ingredients in the kitchen, which were enough for the father and son to eat for a few days.

Tangshan was worried that his son would not be accustomed to life in the village, so he said cautiously: "Although Taohua Village is not as prosperous as the county, the village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the people are simple and warm. We, father and son, can live in the village with peace of mind."

Tang Xiaojing was not used to it at all, but was very excited, "Dad, let's go hunting in the mountains tomorrow. Are there wolves and tigers on the mountains?"

Looking at the silly boy with an excited face, Tangshan felt that his worries were unnecessary. This boy had a big heart.

"Don't worry. When the family is settled, dad will take you to the mountains to hunt. There are a lot of pheasants and hares around here, so you don't have to worry about not having any meat to eat."

Tang Shan broke a leg when he was a dart boy before. Although he is a little lame now, it has no impact on his daily life. As long as he does not encounter tigers and hunts in the mountains according to his skills, there is no problem at all.

The Tang family has three rooms that can be lived in. The father and son each live in one room, and the remaining room is used as a warehouse to store things.

The father and son were well prepared. Not only did they buy pots and pans, they also packed up iron pans, clothes and quilts and brought them all back. They pulled a carriage full of things from the county back to Taohua Village.

Originally, Tangshan planned to exchange some rice, noodles and vegetables from the village, but unexpectedly the enthusiastic neighbors sent them over.

The father and son brought back a lot of things, which they simply moved to the house just now.

After eating the pancakes brought by Mrs. Ye, the two spent an afternoon sorting and packing the things they brought back.

The Tang family has a well. Next to the well are two leafy peach trees, which are bearing peaches.

Tang Xiaojing opened the door and saw Tang Shan chopping firewood. "Where did the wood and ax come from?"

"Your Uncle Fengshou just brought these firewood. I bought the ax with you in the county a few days ago. Have you forgotten?"

Tang Xiaojing: "I have bought so many things in the past few days, how can I remember so many."

Tangshan's leg had just been healed. Tang Xiaojing didn't dare to let him do such physical work, so he quickly took the ax and chopped firewood himself.

Just now the village chief said that he would buy mountains to plant honeysuckle and jujube trees, but Tangshan was actually a little excited.

Tang Shan discussed with his son: "Originally, I planned to buy 20 acres of good paddy fields. We, father and son, could be leisurely small landowners. Unexpectedly, we couldn't buy the fields. What do you think about buying some barren hills and wasteland for land reclamation?"

Tang Xiaojing also agreed to buy barren hills and land, "Yes, you can't buy high-quality paddy fields anyway. Barren hills and land are cheap. The money you spend on 10 acres of paddy fields can buy dozens of acres of barren land and a barren mountain."

"You think it's so easy to open up wasteland. It costs a lot of money to hire people to open up wasteland. Besides, there won't be much food produced in the first few years of wasteland development. Without fertilizer, it will be difficult to cultivate the land."

Tangshan actually had no idea. If it were really so easy to open up land, how could there be so many people lining up and vying to buy land?

Tang Xiaojing added: "Dad, you originally prepared 200 taels of silver to buy 20 acres of good paddy fields. 20 acres of good paddy fields is at most a farmer with more fields in the village."

"Barren hills cost 200 taels per acre, and wastelands cost 500 taels per acre. If you buy 50 acres of wasteland and a hill, it only costs about 70 taels. Then you can use 50 taels to hire someone to open up the wasteland and keep it for a few years. Dad, don't you just have it? A big landowner with 50 acres of land and a mountain?”

"The remaining 80 taels are enough for us and my son to use for 10 years, or we can use these 80 taels to do other small businesses."

"What you said makes sense."

Tangshan was completely convinced by his son and bought 50 acres of wasteland and a hill to plant honeysuckle and jujube trees. If he takes good care of it, he will probably be a well-known landowner in a few years, which makes me happy just thinking about it.

Tang Xiaojing rolled his eyes, "That makes a lot of sense, right? Now that Dad is no longer an escort, and this carriage can't go to the ground, how about we sell the carriage and use the money from the sale to buy a donkey carriage?" and an ox cart.”

"The donkeys and oxen are not only used for farming, but they can also pull carts, transport goods and carry people."

Tang Shan happily patted his son on the back and said, "You are like your mother, with a smart mind. Then I will buy a hill and 50 acres of wasteland as you said, and then replace the carriage with a donkey cart and an ox cart."