The happy little days of the Ye family

Father Ye saw that Tongluo Port was a bit far from Luohe Yahang, so he drove Xiao Li back to Yahang in a donkey cart.

Father Ye came out of Luohe Dental Shop and saw that it was getting late, so he went home directly without going to Yangjia Dental Shop to inquire.

When Father Ye returned home, there were many bacons in the yard.

Mrs. Ye was very happy to see Father Ye back and shouted quickly.

"Don't be stunned, hurry up and move all these bacon into the cellar where the wild products are kept."

The bacon is divided into large pieces of about two pounds, and each piece is wrapped with hemp rope.

Mrs. Ye and Father Ye carried the bacon to the cellar and met Mr. Ye and Tang Xiaojing coming out of the cellar.

Mr. Ye: "I'm back. Is everything going well with Fang Zi?"

"It went very smoothly. Shopkeeper Liang and I have cooperated many times. Shopkeeper Liang is quite kind. The prescription sold for a total of 65 taels of silver."

"And it is also written in the deed that I will sell the spicy duck recipe to the Liang Family Restaurant. In the future, our family can continue to sell spicy duck products or spicy food at the dock and in Luohe Town."

Mrs. Ye was very happy to know that Fangzi sold it for 65 taels of silver.

Then he glared at Father Ye and said, "I asked you to go to the town and inquire about any shops and houses that have changed hands. There has been no news for so long. You might as well get some refreshments and go to the town diligently to inquire."

There was more and more money in her hands. While Mrs. Ye was happy, she was also very worried about someone coming to steal the money.

"When I came back from the county, I went to the town to inquire about it. I just visited two houses and a shop. I will tell you and dad in detail after I finish moving the bacon."

Tang Xiaojing, who came in behind, happened to hear Father Ye saying that he wanted to buy a shop and a house in the town.

"Uncle Ye, do you want to buy another property in the town? My father is soliciting customers in the town every day. He knows a lot of news. You can ask my father."

Old Mrs. Ye: "Why have you forgotten your father? Your father is soliciting customers in the town every day. He must know more information than us."

Father Ye put down the bacon in his hand, took 20 taels of silver from his arms and handed it to Tang Xiaojing.

Tang Xiaojing was not polite, thanked Father Ye with a smile, and then stuffed a few pieces of silver into his arms.

The four people quickly moved all the bacon into the cellar.

Mr. Ye: "1200 kilograms of cured pork, 360 kilograms of cured rabbits, and 240 kilograms of cured pheasants, I have already given them money."

There wasn't a lot of bacon in the yard, and the four people moved it all quickly.

Ye's father and others had just come out of the cellar, and Ye's mother and Ye Qingqing came back carrying a large food box.

Father Ye's nose was very sensitive, and before the mother and daughter came near, Father Ye could smell the rich smell of red dates and rice.

"What delicious food did you bring back?"

Mother Ye smiled and said: "My parents planted five acres of red dates on the slope of the back mountain. This year's red dates harvest is bumper."

"My mother made some red date steamed buns and red date steamed buns, and sold them in the town together with the red dates. The business was pretty good. There were some red date steamed buns and red date steamed buns left in the morning, and my mother asked me to bring them back."

Ye Qingqing raised the huge food box in his hand with a smile on his face.

"What I have in my hand are the pastries that grandma just made in the afternoon. They include osmanthus cake, carrot cake and brown sugar twist. They are delicious. Come and try them."

Mrs. Ye smiled and said, "With so many delicious pastries, is my mother-in-law planning to open a dessert shop?"

Mother Ye shook her head, "The rent of the shop is so expensive. My mother thought that she would have to set up a stall to sell red dates anyway, so she made some pastries and set up a stall to sell the dates together."

"It's the end of the year, and there's been a big gathering in town every day lately, and it's very lively with people coming and going."

Father Ye thought of the shop at the end of Tongluo Alley. It would be great if the in-laws bought it and opened a dim sum shop.

"Isn't my uncle the shopkeeper of a snack shop in town? It would be nice to open a snack shop."

"I think my mother and my second sister-in-law want to add some new pastries to the tea stall after the new year."

Old Mrs. Ye: "This is a good idea. Pastries are easy to store and not easy to spoil on the road. Merchants on the road should buy some to eat on the road."

"The main reason is that the rent at the pier is cheap. The stall fee is only 5 cents a day. The cost is low, and there are many merchants at the pier."

Ye's father thought to himself, the cost of setting up a stall on the pier is so low. If you buy a shop, it is not cost-effective to set up a stall on the pier. Therefore, Ye's father did not say that he wanted his in-laws to buy a shop.

During dinner in the evening, Father Ye talked about the three houses he looked at in the afternoon.

When Ye Qingqing and the others heard that Ye's father wanted to buy a shop or a house in the town, their eyes lit up.

Several children looked at Father Ye eagerly, waiting for Father Ye to continue.

"The first house I looked at was a house near the academy. The location of this house is pretty good, about 600 meters away from the academy."

"I have inquired carefully. Near that house, there are many scholars living there. There is also an old master from the academy living at the end of the alley."

"This house is a one-and-a-half-story house, and the yard is very big. I guess it's about the same size as our house."

"The only drawback is that this house is too dilapidated and old. These 100 taels are actually equivalent to buying a piece of land in the town."

Tangshan heard from Ye's father that it was a run-down house near the academy, so he knew which house it was.

"When I was soliciting customers, I went to the academy several times. I also know that house."

"This house was originally a rented house of an old scholar. I heard that this house had even produced a scholar before."

"Later, the old scholar's family declined. Last year, the old scholar sold the house to Li Yuanwai in order to raise money for the scientific examination."

"Li Yuanwai originally planned to demolish the house and rebuild it at the end of the year. Unexpectedly, before the construction could start, something happened to Yuan Wai Li, and all his family property was confiscated by the government."

"The location of this house is really good, and the area is very large. This house was originally connected by two houses. After being demolished, two houses with one entrance can be built."

When Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye heard this, they also thought this house was really good.

But it costs at least 90 to 200 taels to build a house, and nearly 100 taels to build two houses. Add in the [-] taels to buy the house, and the family doesn't have that much money.

When Father Ye heard that two houses could be built, he was a little excited again.

"In fact, you can buy the house first, and then slowly build a house later when you have money. You can build two houses with shops, and people can live in the front and behind the shops."

Tangshan also agreed with Ye's father. Although the house was too dilapidated to live in, it was really good to buy such a large piece of land for 100 taels, and it was also near the academy.

"It's okay to buy the house first and rebuild it slowly later. Or it's good to find someone to repair it and rent it to the students in the academy for rent."

"It's a place that everyone likes Mr. Li and others, so I think it's not bad."

Seeing that everyone in the family had been persuaded by Father Ye and Tangshan, Mrs. Ye said directly:

"We'll go take a look at this house tomorrow, and you can tell us what's going on with the remaining two houses."