The happy little days of the Ye family

Old Mrs. Ye thought that now that she had a long-term worker at home, the mushrooms on the mountain were almost gone in the past few days, and she just happened to build a few rabbit sheds to raise rabbits.

Mrs. Ye looked at Mr. Ye, "You need to use blue bricks to build a rabbit shed. Old green bricks will also work, right?"

"The old house near the academy in the town was built with blue bricks, and half of the house collapsed. It was just right to pull these unused blue bricks back to build a rabbit shed, and it also saved money on buying blue bricks."

Mr. Ye actually also thought of the old house. "Okay, half of that house has collapsed. Sooner or later it will be demolished and rebuilt. There is no use keeping these old blue bricks. I will pull the blue bricks back tomorrow."

Mr. Ye said to Tang Xiaojing again: "Boy Jing, that house is big, and the old blue bricks in it are enough for our two families to build several rabbit hutches. You don't want to buy the green bricks. You can share half of the old blue bricks brought back." "

Tang Xiaojing did not show politeness to Mr. Ye, but directly agreed. When the Ye family's rabbit shed was built, he would select a few more breeding rabbits and send them to the Ye family.

Mrs. Ye had already ordered 8 piglets some time ago, and they would be able to take them home and raise them in a few days. Seeing that the Tang family had no plans to raise pigs, she kindly reminded:

"Shanzi, since we have to build a rabbit shed to raise rabbits, how about two more pig pens to raise some pigs? Your two hills have not been planted yet, and it is too leisurely for 10 long-term workers to take care of 50 acres of paddy fields and pick mushrooms. "

Mr. Ye also suggested: "The fertility of the newly opened paddy fields is very poor. If you raise more big fat pigs, the fields at home will not be short of fertilizer. The pigs can be sold when they are grown, and the pig manure can also fertilize the fields. Kill two birds with one stone."

There is a lot of land at home, but there is really a shortage of fertilizer. When Mr. Ye plans to build a rabbit shed, he will also build two pig pens to raise more fat pigs.

There are 20 permanent workers plus semi-permanent workers in the Ye family. Their family only has 10 long-term workers, and Tangshan is worried that they won't be able to take care of them.

"In addition to 50 acres of paddy fields at home, we also plant 10 acres of corn on the slopes at the foot of the mountain. I will also raise rabbits and pigs in the future. I don't know if I will be busy enough."

"I will discuss with Brother Li tomorrow. If we can take care of it, we can add more pigs, so there will be no shortage of fertilizer."

Brother Li is the leader of 10 long-term workers. Brother Li is 40 years old this year. He has been farming for half his life and is an experienced master. Tangshan gives him an extra 100 Wen per month to manage these long-term workers and take care of Tangshan. Home's paddy fields and hills.

Father Ye is well-informed and knows everything about the village. "Many people in the village are raising pigs this year. I heard that the piglets in the village have been reserved for a long time. Brother Shan, if you want to raise pigs, go to other villages to reserve piglets as soon as possible." .”

Mrs. Ye also nodded, "Our piglets were ordered a month ago. It's really hard to buy piglets now."

Tangshan thought it was nothing. As long as he had money, he was worried about not being able to buy piglets. At worst, he would go to other villages to buy them.

Mr. Ye: "Tomorrow I will go to the old house and pick out the usable bricks."

Tang Xiaojing said positively: "Grandpa Ye, I will go to the county to sell prey tomorrow. When I come back, I can bring the green bricks back."

Tangshan also said: "I brought people from the county back to the town in the afternoon, and we happened to be pulling green bricks together."

Father Ye, Ye Donglin, and Ye Xilin wanted to help, but they were going to set up a stall tomorrow. When they came back, the donkey cart was full of things for setting up the stall, and there was no room to transport bricks.

Thinking about the rabbits at home, Tang Xiaojing and Tang Shan did not stay at Ye's house for long and went home early with Dahuang and Xiaohuang.

The first thing the father and son did when they returned home was to feed the rabbits. The rabbits at home especially liked to eat the grass on the rabbit mountain. When they came back in the afternoon, Tang Xiaojing specially cut several baskets of tender grass on the mountain and fed it to the rabbits.

Of the five rabbits I brought back today, two are male and three are female. Including the three original breeding rabbits at home, there are a total of eight breeding rabbits in the house, three of which are male rabbits and five of which are female rabbits.

In addition to the breeding rabbits, there are 15 half-grown rabbits in the house. The two original female rabbits in the house are also pregnant. There will be more and more rabbits in the house in the future.

Tang Xiaojing plans to talk to Shopkeeper Liang about rabbit cooperation when he sells prey tomorrow.

Tang Xiaojing feels that there are not enough rabbits at home now, so he plans to keep all the female rabbits born this year as breeding rabbits, give birth to more baby rabbits, and raise the male rabbits to be sold.

Ever since Mr. Ye mentioned the old house in the town, Ye Qingqing has been wandering in his mind, thinking that the rich families in the storybook like to hide money and treasures in the beams and underground of the house.

After the Tang family father and son returned, Mr. Ye was about to go back to his room to wash up, but he was suddenly pulled by Ye Qingqing, "Grandpa, I will go to the house in the town with you tomorrow."

Then he said with excitement: "I read the story in the storybook. Rich people like to hide silver or treasures in the beams and underground."

"The old houses in the town were once occupied by wealthy families. Maybe there are treasures hidden inside. Let's go and look for them tomorrow."

Mother Ye looked at Ye Qingqing, who had a serious look on her face, and couldn't help but laugh: "If there was any silver or treasure hidden in the past, people would definitely dig it out before selling the house. How could they keep it? What a silly girl."

Mrs. Ye also felt that even if there was a treasure, people would definitely take it with them when they left, but she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart. What if she hid it and forgot to take it away?

Old Mrs. Ye said in a pretentious manner: "We have almost harvested the mushrooms on the mountain. We need to build several rabbit sheds, which require a lot of green bricks. Let's go to the town to help tomorrow."

Mr. Ye could see through Mrs. Ye's little thoughts at a glance. Even though she was old, she was still as innocent as a child.

"And me, how can you miss me when hunting for treasure? I'm the best at finding things."

Ye Xilin, who came back from washing the dishes, happened to hear Ye Qingqing say that he was going to hunt for treasures, and looked at Mr. Ye expectantly.

Mother Ye felt that these people were too whimsical, "You are going to the market to set up a stall tomorrow, why are you joining in the fun?"

In fact, Father Ye also wanted to visit the old house, but he was reluctant to leave the braised pork stall on the pier. The braised pork at home was ready, so he had to set up a stall.

"Your mother is right, you have to set up a stall tomorrow, so you are not allowed to go." Father Ye thought with evil intentions, he can't go, and neither can the brat Xilin.

Early the next morning, Mr. Ye, Mrs. Ye and Ye Qingqing rode a Tangshan ox cart to the old house in the town.

"Uncle Ye, I'll come over here to pick up green bricks after I've finished my business in the afternoon."

"Okay, be careful on the road and be safe when driving the cattle cart."

Tangshan drove away with the bullock cart. Mr. Ye took out a set of keys and opened the heavy door.

I don’t know what kind of wood this door is made of. Half of the house inside has collapsed, but this big wooden door is still in good condition.

Upon entering the courtyard, Ye Qingqing's first impression was that it was huge and desolate. The originally tall courtyard walls have become mottled under the baptism of time, and many places have collapsed.

The yard was overgrown with weeds, and among the weeds grew some chrysanthemums, orchids, and flowers that Ye Qingqing didn't recognize.

Several people walked through the yard and came to the hall. The hall was very large, but there was only a table with broken legs and a few rotten benches.

However, it can also be seen from the courtyard gate and the carvings on the eaves outside that how wealthy the previous owner was.