The happy little days of the Ye family

When Tang Xiaojing came to Ye's house with the rabbit, Ye Qingqing was picking vegetables for dinner in the small vegetable garden next to the door.

Ye Qingqing was holding a small basket in his hand and was picking long beans. When he saw Tang Xiaojing coming over with a basket on his back, he waved to him.

Tang Xiaojing walked briskly to the small vegetable garden and showed the rabbit in the basket to Ye Qingqing as a treasure.

"I found four rabbits in the trap today. I kept one live male rabbit to be paired with the female rabbit at home, and the remaining three were kept for food."

Ye Qingqing said cheerfully: "Brother Jing, you are so awesome. The traps my father dug in Xiaohoushan only caught a rabbit and a big snake, and he never caught any prey again."

Tang Xiaojing raised the corners of his mouth and helped Ye Qingqing carry the vegetable basket with a smile on his face.

"Traps need to be cleaned frequently. Uncle Harvest sets up a stall on the dock every day to sell braised pork, so he doesn't have time to clean them."

Tang Xiaojing added: "I was picking dates in Xiaohou Mountain a few days ago. I saw a lot of rabbit excrement and pheasant excrement in the big puddle at the foot of the mountain and the spring halfway up the mountain."

"There should be a lot of pheasants and hares in Xiaohoushan. How about I go to Xiaohoushan and help dig some traps?"

"Okay, it would be a pity not to catch and eat the pheasants and rabbits on the mountain."

Ye Qingqing thought this was a good idea, turned around happily, and used too much force to slap the long bean on Ye Qingqing's face.

Tang Xiaojing suppressed his smile and gently pushed away the broken hair on Ye Qingqing's cheek, "Does it hurt?"

Ye Qingqing threw the beans into the basket, covered her face with her hands, and glared at Tang Xiaojing in shame.

"Do not laugh."

"I'm not smiling."

Tang Xiaojing pulled the corners of his raised mouth with his hand, but he couldn't hide the joyful voice and the smile in his eyes.

The little girl was so thin-skinned that she left Tang Xiaojing and went to the other side of the vegetable garden to pick up cabbage.

Tang Xiaojing was afraid that Ye Qingqing would become angry, so he did not follow him and continued to pick beans with the vegetable basket. He couldn't help but laugh when he saw the beans.

Tang Xiaojing picked half of the basket of beans and stopped picking. At this time, Ye Qingqing also jumped over with a large bundle of cabbage.

Tang Xiaojing looked at Ye Qingqing, "I went to Stone Mountain to check today. There are no large animals. I also dug a few more traps at the foot of the mountain. The mountain is very safe. You can go up the mountain to see the herbs at any time."

Ye Qingqing looked at Tang Xiaojing with big watery eyes, a bright smile on his face.

"Really? Then let's go up the mountain to see the herbs in the morning and dig traps in the small back mountain in the afternoon."

Tang Xiaoding nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, Grandpa Ye said last time that he also wanted to go to the mountains to see the medicinal fields. I will ask Grandpa Ye later if he is free tomorrow."

Tang Xiaojing asked Ye Qingqing to put the cabbage into the basket, easily carried the vegetable basket and three wild rabbits, and walked home slowly with Ye Qingqing.

Tang Xiaojing suddenly looked at Ye Qingqing with a smile: "Digging traps is a laborious job. Is there any reward?"

"As a reward, let me make you a purse."

Ye Qingqing has been making purses for Ye Donglin and Ye Xilin recently, and he thought about making one for Tang Xiaojing as well.

"Okay, thank you, Xiao Qingqing." Tang Xiaojing smiled brightly. He happened to be short of a wallet.

Back at Ye's house, Ye Qingqing took the freshly picked cabbage and beans in a basin to the backyard to clean, while Mrs. Ye and Tang Xiaojing were killing rabbits.

There were a lot of rabbits in Stone Mountain. Tang Xiaojing would bring rabbits to Ye's house every now and then. Tang Xiaojing and Mrs. Ye often killed rabbits. It was quick and easy to skin rabbits.

Mrs. Ye looked at the shiny rabbit skin on her hands and said sadly: "It's a pity that no one in the village knows how to tan the skin, so such good rabbit skins were wasted."

Tang Xiaojing also felt a little pity. He remembered that Uncle Han from the escort agency had been an Orion hunter when he was young and seemed to know how to tan leather.

Tang Xiaojing and Mrs. Ye said: "Uncle Han from the Escort Bureau was an Orion hunter when he was young. I heard that he can tan leather. When the herbs in Dashan Village are ready, I will go and ask Uncle Han how to tan leather."

Mrs. Ye didn't hold out much hope: "Li Orion spent 5 taels of silver to learn the skill of tanning leather. Are you willing to tell me?"

Tang Xiaojing smiled and said: "Uncle Han doesn't work as a hunter anymore, so it's useless to keep this skill. Besides, my father said that the leather made by Uncle Han is very hard, and the ones that can't be made into fur coats can only be used to make blankets. .”

It seems that this skill is average, but it is this skill that will be taught to others, otherwise this skill will be passed on to future generations.

Old Mrs. Ye said cheerfully: "It doesn't matter if the leather is hard. You can use it to make leather boots. There are many hares on the mountain. If you learn how to tan the leather, you can also earn more."

Old Mrs. Ye looked at Tang Xiaojing, her grandson-in-law, and the more she looked at him, the more she liked him. He was down-to-earth, willing to work without saying anything, and had a flexible mind, and he was also kind to Qingqing.

As expected of the grandson-in-law she took a liking to at first sight, Mrs. Ye was very satisfied with her vision.

The three of them carried the cleaned rabbits and vegetables to the kitchen, when Father Ye came back.

Different from his usual cheerful look, when Father Ye came back this time, there was no smile at all on his face.

Old Mrs. Ye saw at a glance that something was wrong with Father Ye, and quickly stepped forward and asked, "What happened?"

Father Ye said with a cold face: "The uncle who used to sell pancakes is also setting up a stall on the pier today to sell braised pork and braised pork rice."

Old Mrs. Ye cursed: "This is a shameless thing."

Tang Xiaojing hurried forward to help Ye's father unload the things from the donkey cart. While moving the things, he asked: "Uncle Fengshou, how is the business at the stall now?

"The braised pork at that restaurant doesn't taste as good as ours, and there are fewer varieties. They only have pork head meat, pig offal and braised vegetables. But the price is cheaper. Everything is a penny cheaper than ours."

"All the workers and stall owners on the dock went there to buy braised pork rice, and a lot of new merchants were also robbed. I rely on old customers and some wealthy merchants."

Ye Mu asked worriedly: "Is there a lot of braised pork leftover today?"

Father Ye's face looked a little better at this time, "The high-priced braised pork and spicy duck products are all sold out, and the pig offal and braised vegetables are only half sold."

Tang Xiaojing felt that things were not too bad, and suggested: "Uncle Fengshou, there are many wealthy merchants on the dock. If the food is good, they don't care about being penniless."

"The prices of pig offal and braised vegetables are low and there is not much profit. It is better to focus on regular customers and wealthy merchants."

The Ye family's eyes lit up. Yes, the newly opened braised pork stall tastes average but the price is affordable. Their braised pork is delicious and has a wide variety. They can definitely start a business with the new braised pork stall owner Cha Cha. .

Father Ye patted Tang Xiaojing's shoulder and finally smiled, "This is a good idea. Although there are fewer workers and new customers today, the old customers still recognize our braised pork."