The happy little days of the Ye family

Tang Xiaojing took Yang Guo and Li Orion back to Tang's house to check out the herbs, while Mr. Ye was also busy sorting out the newly collected dried mushrooms and bamboo shoots.

The cellar originally used to store dry goods and grain has been filled with dry goods, but the newly dug cellar is only half dug and will take about three or four days to be dug.

Therefore, Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye cleaned up the utility room and temporarily used it to store the newly recovered mountain products and the newly picked mountain products at home.

This time Yang Guo sent more than 200 kilograms of dried mushrooms and more than 600 kilograms of dried bamboo shoots, as well as about ten kilograms of dried bamboo fungus. Mr. Ye accepted them all and planned to make a fortune at the end of the year.

Mrs. Ye asked Mr. Ye: "The cellar at home will be dug in three or four days. Are the shelves for storing dry goods ready?"

Mr. Ye was moving the dried bamboo shoots into the utility room. After moving the dried bamboo shoots in sacks into the house, he said, "I went to see it this morning. It will be ready tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

Mrs. Ye smiled and said, "That's fine. It's humid and rainy here. If these dry goods are left on the ground like this, they will easily become damp and moldy. These dry goods are all money, so we can't waste them."

Mrs. Ye moved an old wooden board and placed it on the ground, indicating to Mr. Ye to place the dried bamboo shoots on the board.

Mr. Ye placed several large bags of dried bamboo shoots on the wooden board, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then said:

"The autumn harvest will begin in about 20 days. Once the new cellars are dug, we should empty out the grain cellars and put new grains in them as soon as possible."

On the contrary, mountain goods and silver are of secondary importance, and food is the most important thing.

Mrs. Ye came in dragging a large bag of dried mushrooms and looked at Mr. Ye, "The lime in the cellar also needs to be replaced. The old one has been used for several months, and the moisture-proof effect is much worse."

Mr. Ye nodded, "It's time to replace the lime."

Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye were busy packing away the dry goods, while Tang Xiaojing in the next yard was busy checking the medicinal materials.

The herbs Li Orion brought were similar to the herbs Tang Xiaojing collected in the mountain village. They were both relatively difficult to prepare.

The herbs in the basket include Pinellia ternata, Bletilla striata, Eucommia ulmoides, Aconite, Pinellia ternata, Aracenia, Rehmannia glutinosa and Polygonum multiflorum.

Tang Xiaojing imitated Shopkeeper Wang and registered the name of the herb every time he looked at it, how many herbs there were and how much each herb cost.

Tang Xiaojing looked at the last herb and said to Li Orion: "Uncle Li, these herbs can be collected. The price will be the price mentioned before. Do you think there is any problem?"

Half of these herbs were dug by Orion Li in the mountains in the past few days. He can earn a lot of money by collecting all the herbs.

Li Orion looked at Tang Xiaojing happily: "Just do what you said."

Tang Xiaojing took out a small abacus, played with it skillfully, and after a while it was ready.

唐肖景心情不错地说道：“李叔，你带来的草药一共是3两5钱，村民们的草药一共是8两2钱，总是11两7钱银子。”

Tang Xiaojing counted the broken silver and handed it to Li Orion. Li Orion took the silver and counted it with Yang Guo.

It's not that I don't believe Tang Xiaojing, but after all, most of it is the villagers' money, and it would be hard to explain if they go back without it.

After counting the money, Li Orion happily stuffed his own money into his arms, while the villagers' money was handed over to Yang Guo. It would be better for the village chief to distribute the money.

Li Orion and Tang Xiaojing said: "All the herbs that can be harvested in the nearby mountains have been collected. If you want to dig more herbs later, you will have to go further into the mountains."

Tang Xiaojing asked: "How long will it take to send the second batch of herbs?"

Li Orion thought for a moment and said: "All the herbs that can be collected in the nearby mountains have been collected. The rest will have to be found deep in the mountains. It will take a month or two anyway."

These herbs cannot be dug today and grown tomorrow. Tang Xiaojing had long expected that harvesting herbs would not be a long-term solution, and he still had to rely on herbs grown in the mountains.

Moreover, the autumn harvest is coming soon. After the autumn harvest, the valley will also start to open up wasteland. He should be busy in the next two to three months.

Tang smiled and said: "I understand, it will take time for the herbs to grow again. Uncle Li, just send them over if you have suitable herbs next time. I will collect as much as you can."

Tang Xiaojing thought of the wild ginseng mentioned by shopkeeper Wang, and said: "Uncle Li, Brother Yang, shopkeeper Wang needs a wild ginseng that is more than 50 years old and has better quality."

"Please tell the people in the village. If you have any wild ginseng, you can come to me, or go directly to the county to find Shopkeeper Wang."

Orion Li touched his chin and said, "Wild ginseng is not easy to find. I go hunting in the mountains all year round, and I have only picked up a wild ginseng tree in so many years. It seems that no one in the village has ever picked wild ginseng."

Tang Xiaojing looked at Orion Li excitedly, "How old is the wild ginseng collected by Uncle Li? Is the wild ginseng still there?"

Orion Li said cheerfully: "The wild ginseng tree I found is only 30 years old, and it was sold long ago. I was able to marry your aunt because of the money from selling wild ginseng."

Tang Xiaojing was a little disappointed, but it was understandable. If it was so easy to find, shopkeeper Wang wouldn't let him help keep an eye on it.

After Li Lihu and Yang Guo returned, Tang Xiaojing saw that it was still early, so he simply prepared some herbs that were difficult to store.

Tang Xiaojing was busy cooking, soaking, and drying for a long time. When he looked up, the sky had darkened.

Tang Xiaojing got up and went to the backyard, taking the dried mushrooms he had collected in the past few days back into the house.

The dried mushrooms had been dried for several days. Tang Xiaojing grabbed a handful of dried mushrooms and took a closer look. He felt that they were almost dried.

Tang Xiaojing took a large sack and packed all the dried mushrooms one by one, preparing to sell them on the dock at the end of the year.

Tang Xiaojing picked up the packed dried mushrooms and weighed them. They weighed about seven to eighty kilograms. If he sold them all, he could get one or two taels of silver.

Tang Xiaojing packed up the dried mushrooms and came out and found that it was completely dark. He quickly got up and locked the door and went to Ye's house for dinner.

As soon as they arrived at Ye's house, Dahuang and Xiaohuang trotted over wagging their little tails. Tang Xiaojing squatted down, hugged Dahuang and Xiaohuang and gave them a good rub.

The two little guys thought Tang Xiaojing was playing with them, and excitedly licked Tang Xiaojing's hands and face.

Tang Xiaojing hugged Dahuang and Xiaohuang and kept twisting his neck to dodge.

"Hahaha, it's itchy. Don't lick the rhubarb."

Tang Xiaojing pressed Dahuang's fluffy little head. Dahuang became even more excited, and Xiaohuang also pounced on Tang Xiaojing.

Mother Ye saw Tang Xiaojing getting into a mess with Dahuang and Xiaohuang, and smiled softly: "We are ready to eat, go and wash your hands quickly."

As soon as they heard the word "eat", Da Huang and Xiao Huang abandoned Tang Xiaojing and ran over to Ye Mu's feet, wagging their tails at Ye Mu desperately.

Tang Xiaojing patted Dahuang and Xiaohuang's little heads, "They follow people as soon as they hear they are eating. They are really white-eyed dogs."

Mother Ye smiled and said: "Big Huang and Xiao Huang are really smart, they both understand when I tell you to eat."

"These two little guys are really greedy. They get excited when they hear something to eat."

The two walked into the house, Dahuang and Xiaohuang followed Yemu step by step. Yemu almost tripped over Dahuang without paying attention.

Mother Ye was afraid of stepping on Rhubarb and Xiaohuang, so she held Rhubarb and Xiaohuang by the back of their necks and walked the two little guys forward quickly.

Big Huang was lifted up in the air and was still struggling with his teeth and claws, while Xiao Huang was obediently holding him still, looking at Tang Xiaojing with his big watery eyes from time to time.

Tang Xiaojing smiled and said: "I asked you to be naughty, but you can't move now, hahaha."

When he came to the hall, his second uncle and second cousin were also there. Tang Xiaojing obediently called his uncle and cousin before taking his seat.

On Tang Xiaojing's left is Tang Shan, and on his right is Ye Qingqing. When eating, Tang Xiaojing often picks up food for Ye Qingqing, and occasionally picks up Tangshan's chopsticks.

Today, the second uncle and second cousin are also here, and Ye Qingqing is a little shy.

Ye Qingqing knew that Tang Xiaojing liked to eat meat, so he would occasionally give him a piece of meat secretly when no one was paying attention.

The two were engaged, and the relationship between the two families was very good, so the adults just turned a blind eye.

The four of them, Mr. Ye, Father Ye, Second Uncle and Tangshan, had already started drinking together. This wine was the same wine that Ye Donglin bought yesterday.

Father Ye's temperament followed that of Mrs. Ye, and both mother and son liked the excitement. When Father Ye came back, he showed off Ye Donglin Xiaojing's fine wine at the entrance of the village.

The second uncle just happened to come back from the field. Hearing that there was good wine, he followed Ye's father home. The second uncle insisted on coming over to drink, so Ye's father could only bring him back with heartache.

As for the second cousin, when he came to deliver mung bean soup and sour plum soup, Ye's mother took him away to eat with him.

Ye Mu took a piece of bacon to her second cousin and asked, "Boss Lin, you have been setting up a stall on the pier for several days. How is the business of the tea stall now?"

The second cousin who was immersed in eating looked up when he heard Ye Mu's words and said with a naive smile: "The stall's business was relatively good in the first two days, and it began to stabilize in the next few days."

"Sour plum soup and osmanthus tea can be sold in a small bucket every day, and mung bean soup, chrysanthemum tea, honeysuckle tea and cold white tea can be sold in half a bucket every day."

The second cousin said cheerfully: "Although I don't make as much as my uncle and Dong Lin, I can still make dozens of cash every day."

If he could earn dozens of cents every day, he would have more than one tael of silver in a month. My second cousin would be very satisfied.

The second cousin paid half of the money earned from the tea stall to the public school, and the rest was his own. The second cousin thought happily that by saving the money until next year, he should be able to get married and get a wife.

Mother Ye interrupted her second cousin's dream and asked, "Is there a lot of tea leftovers sold every day?"

Sugar is not cheap, and if there is too much left over, the cost becomes high.

Second cousin: "Except for the cold boiled tea, we prepare more tea. The rest is based on the amount sold the day before. There is not much left. Occasionally, I bring a few bowls left over to the patrolling policemen."

Mother Ye said with a smile, "That's good."

Father Ye gave Mother Ye a piece of meat and said with a smile: "As long as I'm here, I will keep an eye on these two little bastards."

"Dong Lin is now a well-established little boss, and he has established a firm foothold on the dock. Mr. Lin has also started to get started. If he develops more new and fresh tea in the future, the business will be stable. "

Mrs. Ye also said: "There are still too few varieties of tea stalls now. People like the new and dislike the old. Without new tea, you will soon get tired of eating."

Second cousin: "My grandma has been studying jelly these days. When it is ready, I will bring it over for everyone to try."

Ye Mu: "That's good. When your uncle was selling braised pork, the old customers on the dock always said they were tired of the food on the stall, and they were all urging for new food."

Father Ye threw a peanut into his mouth, mixed it with a sip of wine, and said with a smile: "Now that I'm tired of eating braised duck, I have a headache thinking about eating something new."

The second uncle asked in confusion: "Isn't it said that there are many ships docking at the pier every day? Most of the people on the pier should be new merchants, right?"

"In addition to the new merchants arriving every day, there are also many local merchants on the dock. Now the customers at the stall are half new customers and half old acquaintances."

Father Ye is humorous and very popular on the dock. Except for a few stall owners who compete with Father Ye, Father Ye can be brothers with everyone else on the dock.

In addition to being Ye's father's food and clothing parents, these people are also Ye's father's friends. Ye's father still cares about these old customers.