The happy little days of the Ye family

The Ye family raises more than a dozen chickens. Except for one rooster that crows, the rest are hens that lay eggs. The first thing Mrs. Ye does when she gets up every day is go to the chicken pen to pick up eggs.

It dawned early in summer, and it was already bright when Mrs. Ye got up. Mrs. Ye took a small basket to the chicken coop, picked up 10 eggs and returned to the kitchen with a smile on her face.

The eggs that had just been laid were suddenly taken away, and the hens in the chicken coop screamed in anger.

Mrs. Ye didn't care about the chicken's mood. She hummed a little tune and gently took out four eggs and put them on the stove, preparing to use them to make pancakes later.

Mrs. Ye put the remaining six eggs into a jar aside. The jar was already half full. When the jar was full, she took it to the market to exchange for money.

The day's plan begins in the morning, and breakfast is the beginning of the day. Mrs. Ye attaches great importance to breakfast, and today's breakfast is as rich as ever.

Pumpkin porridge, salted duck eggs, egg pancakes and pickled beans are better than ordinary people's lunch.

After breakfast, the Ye family began to get busy.

Father Ye and Mr. Ye went to Zhulin Mountain to dig bamboo shoots and cut grass to feed the fish. Ye Donglin went to set up a stall on the dock every day regardless of rain or shine, while Ye Xilin went to school.

Ye's mother took out the defective white silk that Ye's father had bought before, and together with Ye Qingqing, cut the white silk into pieces of cloth of different sizes.

A total of 8 large pieces of silk and 12 small pieces of silk were cut out. The large pieces were used for embroidery and the small ones were used for gold silk handkerchiefs.

Ye Mu packed up the large piece of silk fabric and put it back in the cabinet. Then he took out the gold thread and taught Ye Qingqing how to make a gold silk handkerchief.

After breakfast, the pig food had been left to cool down. Mrs. Ye carried the pig food in a bucket to the pig pen.

Before Mrs. Ye entered the pig pen, eight and a half fat pigs were waiting for feeding, and they were moaning happily.

Old Mrs. Ye quickly poured the pig food into the pig trough. The pig food that was half in the pig trough was all gone in the blink of an eye.

Old Mrs. Ye quickly went into the kitchen and brought out a second bucket. She ate three buckets of pig food in a row, and the fat piglet that was already round became even more round.

Then Mrs. Ye took the chicken food to the chicken pen. The chicken pen was next to the pig pen. Mr. Ye specially cut down a long bamboo and circled a small piece of land specifically for raising these little guys.

Old Mrs. Ye was feeding chickens in the backyard, and a cry came from the front yard, "Aunt Ye, Aunt Ye, are you at home?"

Mrs. Ye quickly poured the chicken food in her hand into the wooden basin containing the chicken food, washed her hands in the sink, and walked quickly to the front yard.

Ye Mu and Ye Qingqing, who heard the sound, also followed Mrs. Ye to the front yard.

The visitor was a wealthy woman in her 30s, wearing clothes made of brightly colored coarse cotton fabrics and a large flower in her hair.

Ye Qingqing did not know this woman, but it was obvious that Mrs. Ye and Ye's mother knew each other, and they invited her to the hall very enthusiastically.

The woman is the matchmaker from the next village, Matchmaker Wang. Matchmaker Wang is a famous matchmaker in the neighborhood and has facilitated many marriages. Even people in the town come to Matchmaker Wang to guarantee their matchmaking.

"Qingqing, you go back to the house to make a veil first."

Mother Ye sent her daughter away, then went to the kitchen and brought out a glass of sugar water.

Matchmaker Wang drank the sugar water and then said slowly: "Your eldest grandson will be 14 years old soon, right?"

Old Mrs. Ye took out a plate of spiced melon seeds and asked with a smile: "I will be 14 years old in two months. Do you have a good girl here who you want to introduce to us Donglin?"

"You know the Wang family at the end of Fangjia Village? They just built a house last year."

As soon as Matchmaker Wang said it, Mrs. Ye knew which family it was. "I know, the little girl in their family is a famous beauty in every village in the world."

The Wang family now has seven members. The old man and Mrs. Wang have two daughters and one son. One of the two daughters was married to the town and the other to Fujia Village.

The king's father and the queen's mother have two sons and one daughter. The eldest son got married the year before last, and the younger son was engaged last year. They also have a little girl - Wang Xueqing, who just turned 14 years old.

Mr. Wang is a carpenter, and his son inherited his father's business. Wang's father is also a carpenter. The Wang family's financial situation is pretty good, with ten acres of high-quality paddy fields and six acres of medium-grade dry land.

The two families have similar financial backgrounds, but unfortunately Mrs. Ye doesn't like Wang Xueqing very much.

Wang Xueqing is the only girl in the family. She has been pampered since childhood and has a rather unruly personality. Old Mrs. Ye also saw her quarreling with her sister-in-law, and the quarrel was fierce.

Seeing that there was no joy on the faces of Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye, Matchmaker Wang felt nervous and quickly said:

"Mr. Wang and Wang's father are famous carpenters in the village. They are both capable. The family has ten acres of high-quality paddy fields and six acres of medium-sized dry land. Moreover, both brothers work as clerks in the town, so the family is quite rich."

"Xue Qing is very good-looking. Although her family is a bit pampered, she has a generous dowry and her father and brother are capable. There are many good young men keeping an eye on her. The Wang family has taken a fancy to your Dong Lin, who is down-to-earth and capable."

"You two come from similar backgrounds, and you are a talented man and a beautiful woman. You two will make a good match!"

Mrs. Ye saw that Matchmaker Wang was so thirsty after talking that she poured her another cup of tea. Then he said:

"I don't care much about family background. The main thing is that the girl must have good character and personality, and her family will not hold her back."

A good wife can prosper for three generations, but she cannot marry a house troubler. Mrs. Ye still values ​​the character and character of her grandson's daughter-in-law.

Matchmaker Wang said: "Although Xue Qing is a little willful, she still has a good character."

Old Mrs. Ye shook her head and said, "The girl from the Wang family must have a good character, but Dong Lin has big ideas, and the girl from the Wang family also has big ideas. If the two of them get along, they won't have to quarrel every day. It won't work."

Mother Ye on the side did not take a fancy to the girl from the Wang family. Although she had never met the girl from the Wang family, she had heard Mrs. Ye mention the quarrel between her and her sister-in-law. She was a shrewd and wild girl.

Ye's mother is soft-tempered, so she naturally doesn't want her son to marry a shrewd and unruly wife, who will turn the family upside down.

Matchmaker Wang noticed that the two of them were indeed not interested in the Wang family girl, and asked cheerfully: "What kind of granddaughter-in-law are you looking for? I'll give you more attention."

Old Mrs. Ye: "As the saying goes, a good wife will bring prosperity to three generations. As long as the girl has good character and personality and is not a burden to the family, it will be fine. She must not marry a house troubler."

Ye Mu on the side added: "It's best to be cheerful and cheerful. Those who are sensitive, suspicious or too petty are not suitable."

Matchmaker Wang thought that the conditions were quite simple, and asked: "What about family background and dowry? Do you have any requirements?"

Old Mrs. Ye: "We don't impose any requirements on family background or dowry, but if you think about your natal family and family members all day long and are lazy or like gambling, that's definitely not acceptable."

Although she didn't say she was a matchmaker, Matchmaker Wang still said with a smile: "Okay, I'll make a note of it, and I'll come to you if there's a suitable girl."