The happy little days of the Ye family

It rained all day and all night, and finally stopped in the evening.

As soon as the rain stopped, Mr. Ye quickly went to drain the paddy fields. Before going out, he asked his father to use a cart to pull a cart of fermented pig manure to fertilize the paddy fields.

It rained all day and night, and the paddy fields were full of water. We had to drain the water quickly.

At this time, there were many people in the field draining water or clearing weeds. Farmers all rely on the fields for their livelihood, and they care more about the food in the fields than themselves.

When Father Ye pushed the cart over, the water in the paddy field was almost drained. The father and son covered their noses and mouths with rags, and then spread the fermented pig manure in the paddy field.

This is the last top dressing of the year. The rice is filling. After applying fertilizer, the rice will be fuller and produce more grain.

When Mr. Ye and Father Ye came back from the paddy fields, it was already dark. On the way, they met many villagers who had just returned from the fields.

The father and son had fertilized the rice, and the smell was all over their clothes, not to mention that others were disgusted by it.

The only ones who didn't dislike them were Da Huang and Xiao Huang. As soon as the father and son entered the door, the two little guys came over wagging their tails.

Father Ye rushed forward excitedly when he saw Dahuang, and quickly asked Tang Xiaojing to take the two little guys away.

Father Ye asked Mother Ye to go back to the house to help get a set of clean clothes. Mrs. Ye also brought clean clothes to Mr. Ye. The two of them went to the river to wash themselves before going home for dinner.

At the dinner table, Mrs. Ye talked about tomorrow's arrangements.

"It has been raining all day and night. There should be a lot of bamboo fungus, mushrooms and bamboo shoots in Xiaohou Mountain and Zhulin Mountain. The main task tomorrow is to pick bamboo fungus."

Then Mrs. Ye began to assign tasks, "Harvest, you and Dong Lin will go to the pier to set up stalls as usual tomorrow. The school is on holiday tomorrow. Xi Lin, you will go to the mountains with us to pick bamboo fungus tomorrow."

"I'll go to Xiaohou Mountain in the morning, and then go to Zhulin Mountain in the afternoon. Because the price of bamboo fungus is high, I'll only pick bamboo fungus tomorrow, and other mushrooms the day after tomorrow."

Mr. Ye: "Tomorrow everyone in the village should go to the nearby mountains to pick mushrooms. The day after tomorrow, we can ask some villagers to go to the mountains to help dig bamboo shoots and make dried bamboo shoots."

Mrs. Ye and Mr. Ye said: "We will go to the mountains to collect wild products in the next few days, and we will dig the cellar in a few days."

"Okay, this cellar is for storing dry goods. It is not as elaborate as the cellar for storing grains. It can be done in five or six days without delaying the autumn harvest."

Father Ye: "It's best to build a few large shelves and put the dry goods on the shelves. This saves space and prevents moisture from returning. I will go to Uncle Tang's house later and ask Uncle Tang to help build a few shelves."

"I plan to dig a new cellar that is as big as the cellar for storing grain. Just use that size when you are fighting."

Father Ye: "I will put the bamboo fungus picked at the foot of the mountain tomorrow. When I come back from selling the braised pork, I will drive the donkey cart over there and transport it back." Anyway, we have a donkey cart at home, and it will be transported back in a while.

Father Ye thought about Stone Mountain again, "Brother Shan, there should be a lot of mushrooms on Stone Mountain. Dried mushrooms are expensive, so why don't you go pick mushrooms at home tomorrow?"

Old Mrs. Ye also felt that it would be better to pick mushrooms in the mountains than to recruit people in the town.

"We usually sell these dried mushrooms at the pier, selling them in bulk for 25 cents per catty, and wholesale for 23 cents per catty. How can you pick a hundred and eighty catties of mushrooms from such a big mountain? It's half your price. Month’s wages.”

Tang Shan has been picking mushrooms in the mountains since he was a child, so he naturally knows that dried mushrooms are valuable, so he smiled and said: "Okay, I will go to the mountains to pick mushrooms tomorrow, and take a look at the herbs grown by Jing Xiaozi. I haven't seen these herbs before. "

Not to mention Tangshan, the Ye family actually wanted to see the herbs grown by Tang Xiaojing.

Mr. Ye: "I'll go take a look after picking mushrooms in a few days. If the planting is successful, next year we will also plant some herbs that are easy to feed on the mountain. It doesn't have to be expensive herbs. It would be good to plant some ordinary herbs."

Ye Qingqing on the side was very excited. She had long wanted to go to Stone Mountain to see herbal medicine. "And me, I also want to see the herbs grown on the mountain, I want to go too."

Tang Xiaojing explained: "Precious medicinal herbs are generally found in deep mountains and old forests, and their growth requirements are relatively strict. In fact, the only herbs that can be grown in the mountains are some common herbs."

"If it can be planted, I'll ask Shopkeeper Wang to help find more seeds next year. There are a lot of empty places in Zhulin Mountain. We can leave some space for growing herbs."

Then he said to Tangshan: "Dad, I have made an appointment with Dashan Village. I will go there tomorrow to teach them how to recognize herbs. I will go to Dashan Village first in the morning, and in the afternoon I will go directly to Shitou Mountain to pick mushrooms with you."

Tang Xiaojing kept one of each of the fresh herbs collected in Shanli Village and planted them in a wooden box.

Tomorrow he will take these fresh herbs to Dashan Village, so that it will be clear at a glance. It will be much easier for him to explain with real objects.

Early the next morning, each of the five members of the Ye family carried a large backpack on their backs and a huge basket in their hands, and walked slowly to the small back mountain.

On the way, I met many people from the village, all carrying large backpacks and going in groups to the mountains to pick mushrooms.

Many people on the road asked Mr. Ye if he still collected dried mushrooms and bamboo shoots?

"We harvest dried mushrooms and bamboo shoots. After the autumn harvest, we also harvest dried vegetables and home-made earth charcoal."

By the time they reached Xiaohoushan, Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye were already talking till their lips were dry.

It rained all day and all night, and many bamboo fungus appeared under the fallen leaves in the bamboo forest.

The baskets on their backs were randomly thrown on the ground, and the five people carried the baskets and spread out in all directions, searching for bamboo fungus in every corner of the bamboo forest.

Like mice dropped in a rice vat, these people turned the entire bamboo forest upside down, and not a single fresh bamboo shoot that had just grown could escape their vicious hands.

Three baskets full of bamboo fungus were placed on the ground, weighing about ten kilograms.

Old Mrs. Ye raised her head and unknowingly the sun had climbed to the center. Old Mrs. Ye took out a large bag of egg pancakes from her backpack and invited several others to come over for lunch.

This egg pancake was made by Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye in the morning. They specially made some extra and brought them over to eat at noon.

At this time, Tang Xiaojing also drove the ox cart to Stone Mountain. As soon as he went up the mountain, Tang Xiaojing smelled a very fragrant roast chicken smell.

Needless to say, Tangshan must be roasting pheasants. Tang Xiaojing looked up and found smoke coming out of the mountainside. Tang Xiaojing followed the smell and quickly found Tangshan who was roasting pheasants.

The surface of the pheasant has turned an attractive golden color, and the crispy chicken skin is dripping with chicken fat and falling on the charcoal fire, making a squeaking sound. In addition to the aroma of chicken, Tang Xiaojing also smelled the aroma of mushrooms.

Tangshan placed the two roasted pheasants on the clean leaves and said with a smile: "You are a bit lucky. I just roasted the pheasants and you followed the smell."

Tang Xiaojing took one of the roast chickens and said cheerfully: "It shows that our father and son have a tacit understanding."

Tang Xiaojing was not afraid of being burned, so he easily pulled off a chicken leg and handed it to Tang Shan.

Tangshan was not polite. He took the big chicken drumstick and started to wolf it down. After picking mushrooms all morning, he was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back.

Tang Xiaojing pulled off another chicken leg and ate it happily. The chicken was tender and juicy, and it also absorbed the aroma of the mushrooms. After one bite, the taste left a fragrance on his lips and teeth.