The happy little days of the Ye family

Tang Xiaojing was very happy. The money from the dendrobium and snake gallbladder was all earned. The medicinal wine was sold for a total of 15 taels. After deducting the cost of 10 taels of silver, he could still earn 21 taels of silver. In other words, he made [-] taels of silver today.

After deducting the ten taels of corvee money given a few days ago, the money saved is enough to buy a second hill, but Tang Xiaojing has not yet found a second hill that he is satisfied with.

Tang Xiaojing took the money and went to Chenjia Cloth Village again.

Tang Xiaojing chose a piece of emerald green fine linen fabric for Ye Qingqing. Ye Qingqing has a lively temperament, so she will definitely look good in this color.

Then he got himself a piece of black burlap cloth. He ran to the mountains all day long and it took a lot of clothes. The burlap cloth fit well and was durable and durable.

Tang Xiaojing saw that there were ready-made clothes on the side. Tang Xiaojing first picked out two sets of clothes for Tangshan, and then picked out one for himself.

Tang Xiaojing thought for a moment and put back the black burlap fabric he had just selected. Ye Qingqing usually had to do embroidery, and he didn't want Ye Qingqing to be too tired.

Old Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye were worried about the Wang family girl's affairs. Before Ye's father came over, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hurried home.

As soon as Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye arrived home, Matchmaker Wang came to the door happily.

Matchmaker Wang said happily as soon as she entered the door: "Aunt Ye, Miss Xiuxiu, the matter has been settled. The Wang family wants to come to the Ye family the day after tomorrow to see each other. The day after tomorrow, Carpenter Wang, Lady Li and the Wang family girls will come to the Ye family together."

"Actually, this is just a formality. Both of your families know each other. Donglin and Wang's girl have met before. It's just a formality. This marriage will be fine." Matchmaker Wang assured her, patting her chest.

Mrs. Ye was very happy. She stood up with a smile and said, "It's been a hard day today. I'll make you a cup of honey water to moisten your throat."

Mother Ye grabbed Matchmaker Wang's hand excitedly and said, "Thank you so much, Sister Wang. If this thing can be done, your matchmaking gift is indispensable."

Matchmaker Wang smiled and said: "Your Dong Lin has good taste. This girl from the Wang family is a good girl. She is good-looking and has a gentle and quiet temperament. They are a perfect match."

"Besides, Miss Wang learned the craft from Carpenter Wang, and the puppets she makes are lifelike. Doesn't your Donglin set up a stall on the pier to sell these gadgets? In his free time, he can make some small wood carvings and earn a few pocket dollars. money."

At this time, Mrs. Ye came over with a bowl of honey water and said, "It's really hard on you today."

Matchmaker Wang was not polite, she picked up the honey water and drank it in big gulps. It took more than an hour to come back from Wangjiacun, and I was really thirsty.

After drinking the honey water, Matchmaker Wang said in a good mood: "You mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, you can rest assured. The Wang family is quite satisfied with you Donglin, and I have inquired about it. The Wang family's family background is also good."

"Both the Wang family and his son are famous carpenters in the county. I heard that many wealthy families ask them to do carpentry. In their spare time, they also make some wooden gadgets for Mrs. Li to set up a stall. The Wang family are all hard-working people."

"And the Wang family also has a lot of fields and a donkey. Although they are not a wealthy family, the Wang family are hard-working and down-to-earth people. At least they will not hinder Dong Lin in the future."

This really speaks to the hearts of Ye's mother and Mrs. Ye. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are interested in the fact that the Wang family is diligent and down-to-earth and has no burden on the family, so they can live peacefully in the future.

Matchmaker Wang looked at the chestnut burrs and persimmon skins piled randomly in the yard, and reminded:

"When I went to the Wang family, the yard of the Wang family was very clean and tidy. It looked like they were a clean family. Aunt Ye, remember to tidy up the house."

Ye Mu: "I have been busy going up the mountain to collect wild products these past two days. I haven't had time to sort out these things. I will definitely pack them up inside and outside tomorrow."

In the evening, Mrs. Ye told the dinner table about the Wang family coming to visit the day after tomorrow. Ye Donglin was so excited that his face turned red.

Ye Qingqing is also looking forward to meeting the girl from the Wang family. This should be her future sister-in-law. I wonder if she is good-looking or not.

Tang Xiaojing had already told Ye Qingqing about Wang Chunyu, but Ye Qingqing didn't expect Mrs. Ye and Ye's mother to move so quickly, so they arranged to meet each other.

Before dawn the next day, Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye got up. They cleaned the house inside and out. Even the pig pens, chicken pens, and duck pens were smoked with mugwort.

The day after tomorrow, Matchmaker Wang brought people to Ye's house. Along the way, many people asked Matchmaker Wang about which house they were going to meet.

Matchmaker Wang thought that the two families had already met in private, and the marriage was absolutely certain, and she did not hide it from the people in the village, so everyone knew that the girl came to the Ye family to see each other.

Matchmaker Wang led people into Ye's house, and many gossips squatted in the corner of Ye's house to eavesdrop.

As soon as Wang Chunyu entered the room, she felt two warm eyes looking at her. Wang Chunyu raised her head slightly and saw two pairs of similar big eyes staring at her curiously.

Seeing that Wang Chunyu was embarrassed by Ye Qingqing and Ye Xilin, Ye Donglin kicked Ye Xilin and patted Ye Qingqing's arm to remind them to restrain themselves.

Ye Qingqing saw that Wang Chunyu was good-looking and had a cute smile, so she felt good about this sister-in-law.

Old Mrs. Ye wanted to show off her family's wealth, so she took several members of the Wang family around Ye's house.

Old Mrs. Ye led people to the front yard. The front yard was not big, but it was kept very clean and tidy.

As soon as you enter the door, there is an osmanthus tree and a pomegranate tree. There is a shed in the open space near the kitchen, which is filled with dry firewood.

Looking at the piles of firewood and the tidy yard, Mrs. Li felt that the Ye family was a diligent family, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

Matchmaker Wang then introduced: "The Ye family has a total of 8 main rooms, one is a living room for dining and entertaining, one is a utility room, and the remaining 6 are rooms for living."

"There are also two wing rooms, one is a firewood room for farm tools and firewood, and the other is a kitchen and bath room."

Mrs. Li nodded with satisfaction, and Mrs. Ye led the people to the backyard again.

Compared with the front yard, the backyard is very large. As soon as you enter the backyard, you will see two tall and bright pig pens. The 8 big fat pigs in the pig pens are very eye-catching.

Carpenter Wang thought to himself, no wonder the Ye family can make a fortune by raising pigs, the pigs are so well raised.

There is a well about 4 meters back from the pigsty, and there are two pools, one large and one small, next to the well.

Mrs. Li was very happy to see the well in the backyard. With a well, it would be much easier to do laundry and cook.

The pig pen is on the right side of the backyard, the chicken pen, duck pen and a small goose pen are on the left, and in the middle is a newly built donkey shed.

Mrs. Li was even more satisfied when she looked at the pile of poultry. The Ye family lived a down-to-earth life.

There are many chestnuts and persimmons drying in the middle of the backyard.

Old Mrs. Ye smiled and said: "These are all wild products picked from our own mountains. Let's go back and bring some chestnuts back later. It will take about a month to make these persimmons. I'll ask Donglin to deliver them to you then."

Li Shi glanced at Wang Chunyu. Although her daughter was a little shy, she could also tell that she was happy.

Both parties were quite satisfied with this meeting. Old Mrs. Ye looked at Madam Li and asked, "Shall we have dinner here at noon?"

"Eat, eat."

This is the secret sign of seeing each other here. If you stay for dinner, you agree to the marriage. If you don't fall in love, you won't stay for dinner.

Within a few days, news of Ye Donglin's engagement spread in the village.