The happy little days of the Ye family

After dinner, Tang Xiaojing and Ye Qingqing washed dishes together by the sink.

Tang Xiaojing was responsible for the first wash, and Ye Qingqing on the side was responsible for the second wash.

For dinner, we ate pheasants that Tang Xiaojing had caught on Stone Mountain. Half of the chickens were used to make potato stew, and the other half was used to make chicken soup.

The bowls and chopsticks were full of grease and water, so Tang Xiaojing added plant ash to the basin to remove the grease.

Tang Xiaojing finished washing a plate and then handed it to Ye Qingqing beside him, "Qingqing, the fresh herbs I collected in Shanli Village have been prepared. I will go to the county to sell the herbs to shopkeeper Wang tomorrow. Do you want to go to the county together tomorrow?"

Ye Qingqing said angrily: "But I have made an appointment with my grandma, second aunt and second cousin to go to the county to sell embroidery together tomorrow. I have also made an appointment with my second cousin to go to the cloth shop to pick up cloth for making clothes."

Tang Xiaojing spent most of his time at the Ye family, and was quite familiar with Grandma Ye's family.

Tang Xiaojing suggested, "Tomorrow we can go to the county together. Tomorrow I will send you to the embroidery workshop to sell embroidery, and then I will go to the pharmacy to sell herbal medicine. After that, I will take you to have a good stroll in the county."

Tang Xiaojing added: "There is a braised pork shop near the Escort Bureau. Their duck products are very delicious. I will take you to try them. The small twists and fried spring rolls at the county gate are also good."

Ye Qingqing was already greedy just hearing this, and looked at Tang Xiaojing happily, "Okay, Brother Jing, you grew up in the county. You must know where there is fun and delicious food. I will tell my mother later that we will be together tomorrow." Go to the county.”

Early the next morning, several people took Tang Xiaojing's ox cart to the county. Tang Xiaojing was driving the ox cart outside, and the remaining five women were chatting on the ox cart.

The second aunt glanced at Tang Xiaojing who was driving the bullock cart, and said with envy: "It's better that you have good taste, Xiuxiu, and found a good husband for Qingqing.

Then he glanced at Ye Qingqing and whispered to his second cousin, "Yue Yatou is one year older than Qingqing. She hasn't found a suitable husband yet, and I'm so anxious that my mouth is bubbling."

Mother Ye smiled and said: "Yue Yatou is only 13 years old now and will only be 14 years old in the next year. She is still young, so don't worry."

"Moreover, Girl Yue is gentle and gentle, and has good embroidery skills. There are many good men in the villages around here staring at our Girl Yue."

The second aunt was a little worried, "Matchmaker Wang has visited me several times, and she has introduced me to many young people of the right age from all over the country, but I am not very satisfied with them."

\"Yue Yatou is too soft-tempered, so I want to find her a job that is nearby and where the family members are easy to get along with. This girl has been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child, and I'm afraid she will suffer."

It would be best if someone like Tang Xiaojing, who has no mother-in-law, can be the master of the family after marrying. However, due to Tang Xiaojing's presence, the second aunt was embarrassed to say it.

Grandma Ye is also worried about her granddaughter's marriage. The eldest cousin and eldest cousin of her uncle's family were engaged the year before last and the year before last. Now it is the turn of the second cousin and second cousin.

Starting from this year, Grandma Ye and her second aunt asked around for young men and women in several surrounding villages, but unfortunately they still couldn't find the right one.

Grandma Ye looked at Mother Ye, "Your mother-in-law knows a lot of people, there is no one she doesn't know in every village in the country, and she can tell people accurately.

"Xiuxiu, you go back and ask your mother-in-law to help keep an eye on it to see if there is a young man suitable for our little Yue Ya, or a young girl suitable for Lin Zi."

"Grandma, I'm still young."

The second cousin saw that they were getting more and more excited as they chatted, and her face turned red with embarrassment.

And she is only 13 years old, so young, why are you so anxious to marry her off?

Ye Qingqing received her cousin's look for help and generously turned the topic elsewhere.

"Brother Jing said there is a braised pork shop near the escort agency. Their braised duck is particularly delicious. Let's go and try it later."

Mother Ye smiled and said: "Your father said last night that he wanted to try the braised pork and braised duck products in the county. Later we will buy some of each and go back to try it."

The second aunt suddenly asked: "Are there many people inside the pier?"

Mother Ye didn't know why her second sister-in-law suddenly asked about the dock, but she still told the truth:

"I have only been to the pier twice. Let me think about it. The merchants, stall owners, laborers who carry goods, patrol agents and stewards on the pier add up to about 200 people."

"There are more ships docked in the morning, so the pier is more lively in the morning, and there are fewer merchants and merchants at the pier in the afternoon."

Mother Ye looked at her second sister-in-law strangely, "Second sister-in-law, why are you asking about this? Does anyone in the family want to do business on the dock?"

Ye Qingqing on the side said in a clear voice: "Does my second cousin want to go to the dock to do business?"

A few days ago, my second cousin asked Ye Qingqing a lot about the dock.

Second Aunt: "Yes, Girl Yue and her brother told me last night. Originally, he wanted to go to the county with us and stop by the dock to have a look. It happened that the paddy field at home needed to be fertilized and he couldn't leave, so he didn't Come."

"What kind of business does the second cousin want to do? He asked me a lot about things on the dock before, but he was too strict and refused to tell me what kind of business he wanted to do."

Grandma Ye: "Your second cousin wants to sell tea at the dock."

"I heard from my dad that most of the stalls at the pier sell goods and food. There doesn't seem to be any specifically selling tea."

Grandma Ye said with a smile: "The climate here is hot, with long summers and short winters. There should be people who want to make some mung bean soup, sour plum soup, sugar water and wild chrysanthemums. Moreover, the cost of these things is small, and young people have never tried it." harm."

Mother Ye held Grandma Ye's arm and said, "Let the second brother and Lin Zi come over for dinner tonight. Fengshou and Dong Lin know the things about the dock best. Ask them for their opinions tonight."

Grandma Ye was not polite to her daughter, and said happily: "Okay, I will ask Lin Zi to make a pot of each kind of tea, take it over and let everyone taste it together and give us some opinions."

Ye Qingqing: "I heard from my father that there are many wealthy merchants on the dock. In fact, we can add honey water."

Grandma Ye thought of the sweet-scented osmanthus tree at home and said cheerfully: "If we have a sweet-scented osmanthus tree at home, we can also add some sweet-scented osmanthus tea."

A few people chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at Li's embroidery workshop.

Tang Xiaojing stopped the ox cart and was about to help Ye Qingqing out of the car. Before he could reach out, Ye Qingqing had already jumped out of the ox cart nimbly and helped his second cousin off behind him.

Ye Qingqing looked at Tang Xiaojing with a smile: "Brother Jing, after we sell out the embroidery, we will go to the nearby Chenjia Cloth Store and Yangjia Cloth Store to buy fabrics and needlework. After you sell out the herbal medicines, you can go to the cloth store to find us."

Tang Xiaojing patted Ye Qingqing's little head and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll come find you after selling the herbs."

Shopkeeper Wang's Wang's Pharmacy was some distance away from Li's Embroidery Workshop, so Tang Xiaojing drove the ox cart and left in a hurry.