The happy little days of the Ye family

The adults were discussing the future of red dates at home, while the two little girls were gossiping about their brother's love affairs.

The two little girls were lying side by side on the bed. The second cousin whispered in Ye Qingqing's ear: "Qingqing, let me tell you a secret. My brother likes Qingmei."

Ye Qingqing turned around excitedly, "Really? No wonder he insisted on going with me when I went to the valley to touch river clams last time. I thought he was greedy, but it turned out to be for green plums."

It turns out that the drunkard's intention is not the wine, but Xiaoqingmei. The second cousin is really cunning.

Ye Qingqing asked excitedly: "Second cousin, how did you find out that second cousin likes Qingmei? When did you find out?"

The second cousin said sourly: "My brother came back from the county last night and brought me a very nice hairband. I thought it was given to me, but who knew it was meant for me to give to Qingmei."

If a young man gives a hair tie to a young woman, why don't you understand this? He must be interested in his good sister.

Ye Qingqing was a little excited, so she simply sat down and said, "Didn't the second aunt spend all day looking at my second cousin during this period? Does the second aunt know that my second cousin likes Qingmei?"

Second cousin Ye also sat up, "My mother doesn't know yet. Not only does my mother not know, but Qingmei herself doesn't believe it."

"This girl Qingmei hasn't figured it out yet. She thought it was because she played well with me and my brother regarded her as his sister."

"When I brought the hair tie to Qingmei, Qingmei was still stunned and asked me why my brother gave her the hair tie."

Ye Qingqing: "Don't say that Qingmei didn't expect it, I didn't expect that my second cousin would actually like Qingmei. Of course I didn't mean to say anything bad about Qingmei, it's just that we have been playing together since childhood, and no one has thought in that direction."

The second cousin covered her mouth and said with a smile: "You were not there at the time. When I told Qingmei that my brother liked her, Qingmei was completely stupid. She also said that I was teasing her and refused to accept the hair tie."

Ye Qingqing regretted not being there, "Why didn't you ask me to come with you? But I haven't heard Qingmei say that she has someone in mind, so my second cousin still has a chance."

Ye Qingqing gossiped again and asked: "Second cousin, when you told Qingmei that your cousin liked her, did Qingmei frown or say she didn't like her?"

The second cousin thought about it carefully and said, "That's not true. Qingmei often comes to play with me. Qingmei is also familiar with my brother. She may have regarded my brother as an older brother and didn't think about it for a while."

Ye Qingqing: "That's right. Qingmei hasn't figured it out yet, and she plays well with us. She may think that her second cousin Ai Wuji Wu regards him as his sister."

Ye Qingqing reminded: "Isn't the second aunt anxious to show off to the second cousin? Cousin, please remind the second cousin to talk to the second aunt early tonight."

"What will happen to my second cousin and Qingmei if my second aunt falls in love with a girl from another family?"

The second cousin also felt that this matter should be told to her parents earlier. After all, it was inappropriate to communicate privately.

"Okay, I'll talk to my brother tonight."

Ye Qingqing said with a smile: "Then we will call you Sister-in-law Qingmei from now on?"

The second cousin is quite happy that the little sister is going to become her sister-in-law, "Qingmei and my brother were childhood sweethearts, and they play well with us, so it would be great to become a sister-in-law."

Ye Qingqing happily said to her second cousin: "Actually, the two of them are quite matched. They grew up together and were childhood sweethearts."

The second cousin joked again: "You and Tang Xiaojing are also a good match. They are also childhood sweethearts and childhood sweethearts."

Ye Qingqing waved his hand, "We are not childhood sweethearts. Although Brother Jing used to come back once or twice a year, we actually didn't have much contact before. It was only later that he came to my house to have dinner together that we gradually became familiar with each other."

The second cousin held Ye Qingqing's arm and said enviously, "The Tang family is right behind the Ye family, and there is only a wall between them. You can talk to your family while standing in the yard. It's great."

"If Tang Xiaojing dares to bully you, my aunt and the others will come over to support you immediately. And there is no mother-in-law above, so you can be the master of the family if you marry her."

Ye Qingqing blushed and whispered: "My grandma and my mother were interested in the fact that the Tang family is close to my home, and Brother Jing has the skills to prepare medicinal materials."

The second cousin fiddled with the gently swaying beads on the earrings and said, "Tang Xiaojing is also kind to you. My aunt bought you earrings before, but you never wore them. Now you wear the earrings he gave you every day."

"This is Brother Jing's intention after all. Of course I will take it with me. My mother said that the relationship between men and women should be praised more."

The second cousin is a reliable person and has a very strict mouth, so Ye Qingqing can safely tell what Ye Mu told her.

"My mother said that if you want a man to be willing to work for you, no matter if he does a good job or not, just praise him to death. If you make him happy, he will be willing to continue working for you in the future."

Ye Qingqing didn't like washing dishes, so Tang Xiaojing helped her wash the dishes for the first time. Ye Qingqing followed Ye's mother's instructions and praised him desperately, and looked at Tang Xiaojing with admiration.

Tang was so happy on the spot that every time it was Ye Qingqing's turn to wash the dishes, he would actively take the job.

Of course, Ye Qingqing was not just sitting around. Every time, Ye Qingqing made honey water for Tang Xiaojing and said all kinds of nice things to make him happy. The relationship between the two became more and more like Ye's father and Ye's mother.

"One more thing, if your future husband or future husband-in-law gives you something, you have to praise him whether you like it or not."

"Don't complain that it's a waste of money or doesn't look good, otherwise there won't be a next time."

Ye Qingqing, you think what Ye Mu said is quite reasonable. She carefully selected the gift. It would be very hurtful to be complained about wasting money.

If you really don’t like it or it’s not suitable for you, you can mention it later, there is no need to show off your face on the spot.

Ye Qingqing added: "My grandma also said that the relationship between a man and a woman is no better than the relationship between relatives. It needs to be carefully maintained. If you always talk coldly, the love will gradually fade away as time goes by."

"anything else?"

The second cousin listened with gusto, as if a new world had been opened. My second aunt is relatively reserved, and I have never discussed such private topics with her.

Ye Qingqing pretended to clear his throat and said, "Oh, I'm a little thirsty."

The second cousin pinched Ye Qingqing's proud little face angrily, stood up and poured Ye Qingqing a glass of water.

The second cousin deliberately pinched her voice and said, "Miss, please have tea."

Ye Qingqing took the cup with a smile, drank the water slowly, and then continued:

"My mother said that a man likes to hear nice things. If you make him happy, he will be willing to work for you and create little surprises for you."

"If you hit him often and find faults in everything you do, he will not be willing to work more or communicate with you, and the relationship will naturally not be good."

Then Ye Qingqing lowered her voice again and whispered in her second cousin's ear:

"This is how my mother dealt with my father. She made him very happy. She rushed over to do the housework at home and often created little surprises for my mother."

The second cousin admires Ye Mu more and more.

"Auntie is so awesome!"

"Actually, both men and women like to hear good things. If someone is willing to make me happy, I will naturally be willing to think more about him."

Ye Qingqing blushed and whispered, "I wear the earrings given by Brother Jing every day. Firstly, I like them, and secondly, it's to give him face."

The second cousin looked at Ye Qingqing's shy appearance and couldn't help joking: "Your brother Jing went to the county again yesterday. Do you think he will buy you gifts again?"

"How do I know this?" Ye Qingqing blushed and turned around.

In order to change the subject, Ye Qingqing added: "You didn't go to the valley with us last time. My second cousin was very active at that time. He followed Qingmei to show her courtesy and even carried her bucket."

The second sister patted Ye Qingqing's arm dissatisfiedly, "Why didn't you tell me then?"

Ye Qingqing felt a little guilty: "Qingmei played well with us. I thought my second cousin regarded her as my sister, so I didn't think about it that way."

The second cousin patted her head and said: "Qingmei comes to play with me every now and then. When Qingmei comes over, my brother seems to come to me often. I'm stupid too, why didn't I think of that."

Ye Qingqing said cheerfully: "Although Qingmei hasn't accepted her second cousin yet, the two families know each other well and they grew up together. I guess Qingmei's sister-in-law won't be able to run away."

The second cousin was the only one left among the three. Ye Qingqing suddenly asked: "Second cousin, what kind of man do you like?"

"Are you as funny as my dad, as careful and steady as Brother Jing, or as honest and honest as my second cousin?"

The second cousin was a little shy, with a bright smile, "I, I don't know. Apart from playing with you and Qingmei, and doing embroidery at home, I haven't had any contact with any men."

Ye Qingqing looked her second cousin up and down, thought for a while and said:

"Cousin, your temperament is somewhat similar to that of my mother. They are both gentle and quiet. How about you find a man as funny and humorous as my father."

Father Ye is funny and often makes Mother Ye laugh. The two have been together for many years, and they have never been embarrassed, and their relationship has always been very good.

The second cousin was also very envious of the relationship between Ye's father and Ye's mother. She blushed and said, "It's not like you can find it just by looking for it."

"My grandma knows a lot of people. There is no one from all over the country that she doesn't know. I asked my grandma to pay more attention to you."

"Aunt Ye, are you at home?"

The two little girls were chatting animatedly when the Autumn Harvest Lady came over to look for Mrs. Ye with a basket.

Hearing Lady Autumn Harvest's voice, Mrs. Ye quickly walked to the front yard, wondering if something big had happened in the village.

Seeing the Autumn Harvest Lady, Mrs. Ye happily stepped forward to greet her.

"Lady Autumn Harvest, come in quickly, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Lady Autumn Harvest held Old Mrs. Ye's hand affectionately and said with a smile: "Aunt Ye, your newly planted pumpkins are big and delicious, so I will shamelessly ask you for some pumpkins to plant back."

It is common for villages to borrow vegetable seeds from each other. If a family grows vegetables and fruits well, people in the village will go to their house to borrow seeds.

The pumpkin planted this time is a new variety. Many people in the village had asked her about pumpkin seeds before, so Mrs. Ye specially kept a lot of pumpkin seeds.

Pumpkin seeds were drying under the eaves of the hall. Old Mrs. Ye grabbed a handful and put them in the Autumn Harvest Lady's basket.

Mrs. Ye smiled and said: "Are these enough? If not, I will get you some more."

The Autumn Harvest Lady said happily: "Enough, enough, these are enough to plant twenty pumpkin seedlings."

Old Mrs. Ye looked at Grandma Ye, "Mom, these pumpkin seeds are a new variety bought in the county by Fengsheng. This pumpkin is not only big, but also very sweet. Do you want to get some seeds and plant them back?"

Grandma Ye: "Okay, thank you mother-in-law. I have long heard that your pumpkins are good. I will plant them next year too. Pumpkins are a good thing. They can be eaten as vegetables and as food."

Grandma Ye also lived a hard life when she was young and attached great importance to food.

Old Mrs. Ye: "It's one-third bigger than what I grew before. I can't finish it in one meal. I usually use half of it to cook pumpkin porridge and half to fry pumpkin cakes in the morning."

After talking about pumpkins, the people in the hall started talking about various things happening in the village recently.

Ye Qingqing and her second cousin could hear the laughter of Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Qiu Shuang in the room.

After chatting about the gossip in the village, Lady Qiu Harvest asked about her second cousin again, "I heard that the boy from your family is selling tea at the dock in the county. How is the business?"

Grandma Ye usually keeps a low profile and said calmly: "It's only been sold for two days, so it's hard to say how the business is going. So far, I'm just not losing money."

The Autumn Harvest Lady said cheerfully: "It's pretty good if you don't lose money. I heard that there are many wealthy merchants on the dock. The weather is hot now, so there must be business for this tea."

Then he asked: "The jelly and cold noodles made by my mother-in-law and sister-in-law are very delicious. Do you think it would be okay to sell jelly and cold noodles on the pier?"

Grandma Ye thinks it's okay, "I heard from Mr. Jing that there are many small stalls selling food on the pier, but there doesn't seem to be any selling jelly noodles."

However, Mrs. Ye was not optimistic and asked: "Does your family have a donkey cart? It takes one and a half hours to get from the village to the dock in the county. If there is no donkey cart and you just walk by yourself, you will have to walk until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse."

The Autumn Harvest Lady said disappointedly: "As you know, my parents' family conditions are average. We live on a few acres of paddy fields. How can we afford to buy a donkey cart?"

Old Mrs. Ye suggested: "You can go to the town. The town is not far and it only takes less than half an hour to walk."

If you don’t have a donkey cart, it is indeed more suitable to go to the town.

Grandma Ye also said: "When there are many people in the market, you can set up stalls in the market. You can also sell them along the street during normal times."

The Autumn Harvest Lady clapped her thighs and said happily: "This is a good idea. Since my brother is strong, let him set up a stall at the market. Usually he carries a load and sells along the street."

Mrs. Qiu Shuang stood up quickly, "I have to go back to my parents' house to discuss selling jelly noodles, so I'll go back first."

After saying that, he hurried out.