The happy little days of the Ye family

When Tang Xiaojing and Ye Donglin returned to Ye's house, the spicy halogen dish made by Ye Mu was just coming out of the pot, and the whole yard was filled with the spicy and delicious smell.

Ye Qingqing smiled and said: "You guys came back just in time. Mom has made delicious food. Go wash your hands quickly and we will eat soon."

As soon as they heard it was time to eat, Big Yellow and Little Yellow ran over.

Ye Qingqing looked at the two little guys whose tails were about to be shaken off, "The rabbits and grass snakes I caught in the morning have been cooked for you. You can eat the meat you brought back later. Are you happy?"

Dahuang and Xiaohuang were very excited and pounced on Ye Qingqing. The two Xiaojia were now half-grown dogs, causing Ye Qingqing to take two steps back.

The two little guys were so enthusiastic and always liked to pounce on her, which made Ye Qingqing a little unable to resist.

Ye Qingqing shouted loudly: "Stop, Dahuang Xiaohuang, don't move."

Fortunately, Dahuang and Xiaohuang were still very well-behaved, and sat down obediently after being told.

Because Ye's father will add spicy braised flavor to the stall tomorrow, Ye's mother specially prepared a pot of spicy braised vegetables for dinner. It contains radish, potatoes, lettuce, dried beans and dried tofu. The smell is very appetizing.

The marinade is the marinade for spicy duck products. Because it is prepared for merchants from Sichuan, Ye Mu specially added some more dogwood and Sichuan peppercorns. Just by smelling it, you can tell that it is very spicy.

Mrs. Ye soaked everyone in honey in advance to relieve the spiciness, while Ye Xilin and Ye Donglin, who couldn't eat spicy food, poured a bowl of cold water over them, ready to brush off the spicy oil on them before eating.

As soon as Ye Qingqing ate a piece of potato, he choked on the spicy food and quickly drank a large mouthful of honey water.

Ye Xilin saw that Ye Qingqing, who liked spicy food, couldn't stand it, so he turned the chopsticks that he had stretched into the pot and picked up a piece of cold beans.

Mrs. Ye and Mr. Ye, who were just about to try this spicy vegetarian dish, also turned around and picked up other dishes.

Ye Donglin picked up a piece of spicy dry tofu without fear of death, rinsed it in boiled water before eating, and then carefully put it into his mouth.

Even if it is boiled and boiled, it is more spicy than the spicy duck product. Ye Donglin was so spicy that he burst into tears.

While drinking the honey water, she said: "Mom, I added too much pepper and dogwood, and I will lose all the money on the spices."

Father Ye and Mother Ye also felt that the taste was too strong, so they couldn't bear it and drank the honey water in big gulps.

Ye Mu said sheepishly: "I missed it this time. This vegetable dish has a stronger flavor than meat. I guess I can just use spicy duck marinade or braised dishes."

Only the Tang family's father and son, who can eat spicy food, could barely accept it.

I visited Shu several times when I was traveling as a escort in Tangshan, and suggested: "The dishes in Shu are a bit number and spicier than the spicy duck food, but they don't have as strong a taste as this braised food. You can adjust it a bit."

Father Ye: "Tomorrow, let's use the spicy duck marinade to marinate this spicy marinade. I will ask the merchants from Shu tomorrow how it tastes, and then adjust it according to their taste."

Mr. Ye: "This is good. After all, it is prepared for merchants from Shu, so we should make it according to their taste."

After dinner, Tang Xiaojing talked about Butler Wang’s plan to collect dried bamboo fungus.

"Wang Yuanwai has a banquet in three days and needs 3 kilograms of dried bamboo fungus, 25 per kilogram."

Old Mrs. Ye was very happy. The dried bamboo fungus sold at the dock was only 190 Wen per catty. Butler Wang gave her 230 Wen per catty, which was a full 40 Wen more.

Mr. Ye felt a little strange, "You can't use 25 pounds for a banquet, right?"

Tang Xiaojing smiled and said: "This bamboo fungus is rare, I should keep it for myself to eat or give as gifts. Besides, it's only five taels of silver, so there's no need for Butler Wang to lie to us."

Tang Xiaojing said: "Steward Wang said that we should have better-looking ones, so in the end we tried to pick some bamboo fungus with better-looking ones for them."

"The Wang family has a big business and has a lot of servants and servants. We have so many wild products and red dates at home, maybe we can sell some to them."

Father Ye also thinks so. These rich people's servants eat better than ordinary people. They must need a lot of vegetables and ingredients every day, and there are many ways to build good relationships.

Father Ye stood up happily and said: "I will go to the cellar now to pick out 25 kilograms of good dried bamboo fungus for you, and another kilogram of dried bamboo fungus. You can give it to Butler Wang privately tomorrow."

When Tang Xiaojing and Tang Shan went back, the moon was already high in the sky. Amid a burst of cicadas and frogs, the father and son slowly walked home carrying large and small bags of bamboo fungus.

Big Yellow and Little Yellow chased the shadows on the ground and ran home quickly.

Early the next morning, the Ye family woke up to the spicy aroma again. Fortunately, the Ye family lived on the edge of the village, and the aroma of braised pork was blown up the mountain.

Otherwise, I would have been cursed by so many people if I braised pork every night.

Father Ye specially divided out half of the spicy marinade, put half of the pork offal and half of the vegetarian vegetables in it, and also added a pound of ribs.

The braised dish that Ye's mother made last night was too spicy, and Ye's father didn't dare to add Sichuan peppercorns and dogwood to the marinade. Besides, the dogwood and Sichuan peppercorns were more expensive than salt, so Ye's father was reluctant to add more.

Tang Xiaojing also went to the county with prepared medicinal herbs and dried bamboo fungus.

Ye's father, Ye Donglin, Tang Xiaojing and his second cousin, four people, three donkey carts and one ox cart, drove towards Xianli together.

Several people came to the county, and Li happened to come to Taohua Village quietly.

Mrs. Li has a distant cousin who married into Taohua Village, but contact with her was lost many years ago, and it was said that this cousin passed away last year.

But these are not important. Li came to Ye's house to ask for directions on the pretext of visiting her cousin.

Mrs. Li gently knocked on the open courtyard door and shouted loudly: "Is anyone here?"

At this time, Mrs. Ye happened to be drying red dates in the yard. When she heard someone shouting, she quickly came out.

Seeing a strange middle-aged woman, Mrs. Ye didn't let anyone in. She asked at the door: "This young lady, who are you looking for?"

Li stood up straight and showed a shallow smile, "Hello, aunt, I am from Wangjiacun. I came here today to visit my distant cousin. However, the two families have not been in contact for a long time. I can't remember the specific location. I want to ask for directions."

"My cousin's surname is Li. She is 59 years old this year. Her husband's surname is Tang. She has four children, two boys and two girls."

Old Mrs. Ye knew which family it was as soon as she heard it. Old Mrs. Ye sighed: "Your cousin was gone last year."

At this time, Ye Mu and Ye Qingqing heard the noise and came over, "Mom, who is here?"

Old Mrs. Ye turned around and said to the two people behind her: "Aunt Li's distant cousin came to ask for directions. Unfortunately, she came late. The old lady left last year."

Mrs. Li then said, "Auntie, I came from the county and haven't drank any water all morning. Can I ask for a bowl of water?"

Ye Qingqing on the side said with a smile: "Auntie, let me get you a bowl of water."

Mrs. Li asked Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Ye about the situation at her cousin's home. In fact, she secretly looked at Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Ye.