The happy little days of the Ye family

After lunch, Ye Qingqing slumped down on a chair and yawned lazily, feeling a little sleepy.

Ye Xilin diligently cleared the table and took the dishes and chopsticks to the backyard for cleaning.

Since Ye Xilin raised pigs at home, Ye Xilin washed the lunch bowls and took turns washing the dinner bowls.

The Tang family set up a fire for dinner at Ye's house, and Tang Xiaojing naturally included Tang Xiaojing in washing the dishes. For dinner, Ye Donglin, Ye Xilin, Ye Qingqing and Tang Xiaojing took turns washing the dishes.

Seeing Ye Qingqing's laziness, Ye's mother sent her to Ye Dazhuang's house in the village to buy two pieces of tofu.

Ye Mu took out 4 copper coins and stuffed them into Ye Qingqing's hand, "Buy 2 pieces of tender tofu and make crucian carp tofu soup tonight."

"okay."

Ye Qingqing put the copper plate away, turned around and went into the kitchen to get a small basket. There was also a large bowl in the basket, which was used to hold tofu later.

Seeing Ye Qingqing's slow movements, Ye Mu couldn't help but urge:

"Qingqing, please move faster. Go back quickly. If it's too late, they'll be sold out."

Ye Dazhuang is the only one in Taohua Village who can make tofu. Their tofu is cheap and delicious. You can buy a large piece of tender tofu for two cents.

When guests come to their house or they are short of food, they all like to go to their house and buy two pieces of tofu to eat.

Their tofu is made with spring water from the mountains, and has a sweeter taste than ordinary tofu.

People in the village especially like to eat their tofu. If you go there late, you won’t be able to buy it.

"Okay, okay, I'm going out right now." Ye Qingqing carried the small basket and walked out briskly.

Ye Dazhuang has saved some money over the years by relying on his tofu-making skills. He just built a big house last year. It is one of the few blue brick houses in the village.

Before approaching Ye Dazhuang's house, Ye Qingqing saw their big yellow dog, Ah Huang, lying under the peach tree at the door to enjoy the coolness from a distance.

Ye Qingqing often sells tofu, and Ah Huang is quite familiar with Ye Qingqing. When he saw Ye Qingqing, he even wagged his tail affectionately twice, but he still lay lazily on the ground.

Ye Qingqing has liked dogs since she was a child. She walked closer and touched Ah Huang's furry head, and found that Ah Huang had gained a lot of weight after not seeing him for a while.

"Ah Huang, you've gained weight again, look at your bulging belly."

Ye Dazhuang's wife, Mrs. Li, happened to come out with a large bowl with a chipped mouth. The bowl contained some sweet potatoes and rice soaked in soup.

Hearing Ye Qingqing's words, he smiled and explained to Ye Qingqing: "Ahuang didn't gain weight, she is pregnant with a baby."

Mrs. Li put Ah Huang's lunch on the ground, and the big yellow dog who was just lazy immediately became energetic.

Rhubarb quickly got up and ate its lunch in big mouthfuls.

Mrs. Li saw that Ye Qingqing liked dogs, and thought that the Ye family was well off and often smelled of meat, so she asked more questions.

"Ah Huang is going to have a baby in half a month. Qingqing, do you want to take the two back to raise them?"

"Ah Huang's father is a wolf dog. Ah Huang has the blood of a wolf dog. He is more ferocious than ordinary local dogs. He is a good housekeeper and the babies he gives birth to will definitely be good."

At this time, every household was in difficulty, and raising dogs cost food, so there were not many people raising dogs in the village.

Dahuang is a good dog, and Mrs. Li is kind-hearted and wants to find some good families for Dahuang's children to take home and raise.

Food is precious these days, and the Tang family's rhubarb and little huang eat more than Tang Xiaojing. Raising a dog is a big deal, and Ye Qingqing doesn't dare to make his own decision.

"Aunt Li, I'll go back and ask my grandma and my mother."

In fact, Mr. Ye had previously said that he wanted to bring back two puppies to raise, but there has been no news after so long. I don’t know if he hasn’t found them or he doesn’t want to raise them anymore.

"Okay, think about it and tell Auntie, and Auntie will keep it for you."

Ah Huang was so hungry with her baby in her arms that she finished the food in the bowl in just a few seconds.

When Mrs. Li saw Ye Qingqing carrying a basket, she knew without even thinking that the little girl was here to buy tofu.

She said with some embarrassment: "Qingqing, are you here to buy tofu? Today's tofu sells very fast and has been sold out."

The weather is hot in summer and tofu is easy to spoil, so Ye Dazhuang dare not make too much tofu for fear that he will not be able to sell all the tofu and it will spoil.

"It's okay, Auntie, I came too late. I'll come earlier next time."

Before leaving, Ye Qingqing didn't forget to rub Ah Huang's big head again.

Ah Huang still looked lazy. When he saw that Ye Qingqing was about to leave, he wagged his tail gently twice.

When Ye Qingqing returned home, Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye were making new clothes in the hall.

The summer was hot, so Ye's father specially bought two pieces of light fabric for his family in the county, just in time to make a light summer coat for each of them.

At noon, when the sun was at its hottest, Ye Qingqing forgot to take his straw hat and jogged back all the way.

Before anyone entered the room, the little girl's clear voice floated in. "Mom, I'm late, the tofu has been sold out."

Ye Mu is making clothes for Ye Qingqing. Ye Qingqing has grown a lot recently and none of last year's clothes fit. Ye Mu specially made two more summer clothes for Ye Qingqing.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qingqing jumped in, took out a small purse, and gave the four cents to buy tofu back to Ye Mu.

Ye Mu accepted the 4 cents pushed over by Ye Qingqing and didn't care at all that she didn't buy tofu.

"There's nothing we can do if we sell out. There are young corianders that have just grown in the vegetable garden. We can cut some back and cook crucian carp soup together at night."

Everyone in the Ye family likes to eat coriander. Mrs. Ye specially planted a lot of coriander and added it to the crucian carp soup, which tastes particularly good.

Seeing that Ye Qingqing was sweating profusely and his face was red from the sun, Mrs. Ye said distressedly:

"The sun is so hot in summer, why don't you wear a straw hat when you go out?"

"forgotten."

Ye Qingqing also remembered that he forgot to put on his hat when he went out, but he was too lazy to go back to get it, so he had to dry it all the way to Ye Dazhuang's house.

"By the way, Aunt Li's Huang is pregnant with a baby. Aunt Li said that Huang will have a baby in half a month and asked me if I would like to bring two back to raise them."

Ye's mother also often goes to Ye Dazhuang's house to buy tofu. She is very familiar with Ah Huang, and he is a good guard dog.

"Ah Huang seems to be a wolfdog, right? He's a pretty good housekeeper. He even caught a thief the year before last."

Mrs. Ye knew better about the burglary at Ye Dazhuang's house.

"Ah Huang looks like an ordinary native dog, but he is actually a wolfdog. There was a thief in Da Zhuang's house the year before last, and it was Ah Huang who caught the thief."

Although all the family money was used to buy a house, there were still a lot of jewelry and gold nuggets hidden in the house. Mrs. Ye had long wanted to bring two wolf dogs back to look after the house.

"The old man searched for the wolf cub for a long time but couldn't find it. Qingqing was lucky. He ran into her when he went out to buy tofu."

"I'm going to Da Zhuang's house, and I'll bring back two little wolfdogs. One of them will be kept at home to look after the house."

"The other one is placed on the small back hill to guard the rabbit shed. There are more and more rabbits in the rabbit shed, but we can't let those little thieves steal it."

Ye Qingqing thought of the pond at the foot of Zhulin Mountain. The fish there had grown up. Would someone go to the pond to steal the fish?

"Nai, two puppies are not enough. I need to send one more to the Zhulin Mountain to look at the fish pond."

"Yes, yes, I almost forgot about the fish in the pond. Wolf dogs are good at hunting. They can tire out small animals on their own in the mountains and eat them without spending food."

"I think we might as well round up the whole litter of wolf-dog puppies, and send the ones with more to the hill next to the Tang family."

Ye Mu and Ye Qingqing think this is a good idea. Wolf dogs are more ferocious than ordinary native dogs, so they are suitable for patrolling in the mountains.

"I have to go to Da Zhuang's house quickly, but I can't let anyone snatch the little wolfdog away."

Old Mrs. Ye was impatient, so she took the straw hat and walked out, walked to the yard and then came back.

Old Mrs. Ye went to the kitchen and got a piece of bacon, which weighed about a pound, and then got a few big bones, just in time to replenish Ah Huang's body.