The happy little days of the Ye family

When he got up in the morning, Tang Xiaojing spread the dates to dry in the front and backyard, and then put the herbs that needed to be dried on the racks to dry.

Then he turned around and took his two little tails to the kitchen to make breakfast.

Tang Xiaojing made pumpkin porridge and pumpkin steamed buns for breakfast today. The pumpkin was given by Mrs. Ye. It was pink and sweet. Both Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing liked to eat it very much.

Tang Shan picked up a pumpkin steamed bun and said to Tang Xiaojing: "The open space in front of the yard used to be our family's vegetable garden, and the land deed was signed at that time."

"This vegetable field is about half an acre in size. It is wasted. How about we plant some pumpkins and sweet potatoes next year."

"Pumpkins and sweet potatoes are easy to take care of. Just water them occasionally. These two crops can be eaten as vegetables and as food. They are more cost-effective than growing vegetables."

Tang Xiaojing took a big sip of the sweet pumpkin porridge, then took a pumpkin steamed bun and ate it.

"Okay, I'll go ask Grandma Ye for some pumpkin seeds and come back. The Ye family's pumpkins are not only delicious but also big. Many people in the village have asked Grandma Ye for seeds to plant. I don't know if there are still many seeds."

Tangshan ate the sweet pumpkin steamed buns and said with a smile: "This pumpkin doesn't require so many seeds to grow vegetables. Seven or eight seeds are enough. It would be the same if I didn't go to the county to buy it."

Anyway, Father Ye bought the seeds in the county, so they can definitely be purchased at the county’s grain stores.

Tangshan took a look at the jujubes in the yard and said, "I think the jujube output in Xiaohoushan is pretty good. Isn't there about 5 acres of slope land at the foot of Stone Mountain? Do you want to plant jujube trees as well?"

Tang Xiaojing didn't go to help on the first day of picking dates, but he went there for the next two days. Tang Xiaojing also felt that the yield of this jujube tree was indeed good.

Moreover, this is the first year of fruit bearing, and the production of dates will become larger and larger in the future. Sun-dried red dates cost at least 20 yuan per pound, which is more valuable than grain.

The Tang family has more than 50 acres of land to be reclaimed. It doesn't matter whether or not food is grown on these 5 acres of slope land. If you plant too much, you won't be able to take care of it.

Tang Xiaojing was also a little excited, "That's okay, these red dates are good things. After the autumn harvest is over, I will go and find out with Grandpa Ye how to take care of the jujube trees. If the slopes at the foot of the mountains are easy to take care of, they will be planted with jujube trees." .”

After breakfast, the father and son took Dahuang and Xiaohuang out together. Tangshan went to the town to solicit customers, while Tang Xiaojing took Dahuang and Xiaohuang to Stone Mountain.

Once on the mountain, Rhubarb and Xiaohuang were like wild horses that had escaped the reins, running up and down the mountain happily.

Tang Xiaojing didn't care about the two little guys and went to see the herbs grown on the mountain first.

The herbs are still in the state of seedlings, and most of them are growing well. However, a few have been eaten by insects, and a few have withered for unknown reasons.

Tang Xiaojing looked at the dead herbal seedlings with distress. He had spent a lot of effort on these herbs from planting to growing herbal seedlings.

Tang Xiaojing sprinkled each piece of herbs with plant ash and then poured water on them.

After reading the herbs, Tang Xiaojing was about to take a look at the dendrobium on the stone wall, when Rhubarb and Xiaohuang came out.

Big Huang held a half-grown rabbit in his mouth, while Xiao Huang held an injured pheasant in his mouth. The two little guys shook their tails and brought the small animals in their mouths to Tang Xiaojing.

Tang Xiaojing put the dead rabbit into the basket behind him, and then tied up the pheasant.

Tang Xiaojing rubbed the little heads of Dahuang and Xiaohuang again, and praised happily: "It's great, I will roast rabbit for you later."

Tang Xiaojing took Dahuang and Xiaohuang to the trap behind the mountain. This trap did not catch many prey, only a few fat rabbits.

Tang Xiaojing caught 4 rabbits in the trap, including a live male rabbit. Tang Xiaojing thought that the female rabbit at home was about to give birth to baby rabbits, and this male rabbit was just kept to be paired with the female rabbit.

If this rabbit can be raised, the family will not have to worry about running out of meat in the future, and they can also raise rabbits to sell.

Tang Xiaojing collected some herbs to stop bleeding and bandaged the male rabbit, and then padded the basket with fresh and juicy grass.

Tang Xiaojing was thinking that Ye Qingqing wanted to come to the mountain to see the herbs planted. After checking all the traps, he dug a few new traps at the foot of the mountain. Now the wild boars on the opposite mountain would not be able to go up to Stone Mountain.

After digging the trap, Tang Xiaojing took Da Huang and Xiao Huang to the spring halfway up the mountain. Tang Xiaojing took out the hares and pheasants that Da Huang and Xiao Huang had caught from the basket on his back.

After the rabbits and pheasants were cleaned, Tang Xiaojing took out the salt he brought from home, spread the rabbits and pheasants evenly, and then roasted them in the fire.

Tang Xiaojing murmured in a low voice: "It's a pity that the sun has been too strong these two days, so I couldn't find any mushrooms, but it would be more delicious if I put mushrooms in my stomach and roast them together."

After roasting for a while, bursts of meaty aroma wafted out, and the fat from the pheasant and rabbit dripped onto the charcoal fire, making a sizzling sound.

As the smell of barbecue became more and more fragrant, Rhubarb and Xiaohuang on the side began to hum and chirp anxiously.

Tang Xiaojing deliberately picked up the more fragrant roast chicken, shook it in front of Dahuang and Xiaohuang, and said coquettishly: "It's not cooked yet, it's not inedible yet."

Both Dahuang and Xiaohuang were drooling with greed. They looked pitifully at the roast chicken swinging in front of them. They wanted to eat but did not dare to come forward.

Tang Xiaojing saw that the two little guys were indeed hungry, so he put the roasted chicken back and continued roasting.

"It'll be fine soon."

As the aroma of the meat became stronger and stronger, the pheasant and hare were finally roasted under the expectant eyes of Rhubarb and Xiaohuang.

Tang Xiaojing took out a dagger and cut the roasted rabbit into two parts, giving half to Rhubarb and half to Xiao Huang, while he ate the roasted chicken happily.

Tang Xiaojing deliberately didn't eat all the meat on the bones, so he divided the bones with meat between Dahuang and Xiaohuang.

One person and two dogs both ate until their bellies were chubby.

Tang Xiaojing sat under the shade of a tree to rest, while Big Yellow and Little Yellow lay at Tang Xiaojing's feet, rolling around and exposing their round bellies to Tang Xiaojing.

Tang Xiaojing gently massaged the bulging bellies of the two little guys. The two little guys were so comfortable that they dozed off. If you get closer, you can hear the purring sound of milk.

After resting for a while, Tang Xiaojing took his two little tails to pick the herbs that he had been optimistic about before.

While collecting herbs, Tang Xiaojing also inspected the mountains. In particular, Tang Xiaojing carefully inspected several springs. Except for Zhangzi Mountain, there were no other large animals.

By ensuring the safety of the mountain, Tang Xiaojing can bring Ye Qingqing and other members of the Ye family over to the mountain to see the herbs.

After returning home, Tang Xiaojing first put the living male rabbit into the pig pen and locked it with the two rabbits at home.

Then Ti took the remaining three rabbits and big yellow and small yellow to Ye's house.