The happy little days of the Ye family

The last time Ye Mu and Ye Qingqing went to the market was before the summer harvest. It has been more than two months since they went to the market.

Thinking of going to the town to attend a big market today, Ye Mu and Ye Qingqing were very excited and got up early in the morning.

At the dinner table, Mother Ye looked at Mrs. Ye, "Mom, do you have anything to buy here? I'll bring it back to you."

"No need, we don't lack anything at home, but we can't finish the salted duck eggs at home. You can take some and sell them at the market."

The Ye family now raises more than 80 ducks. These ducks are no longer raised in the backyard of the Ye family. They are all placed at the foot of Xiaohou Mountain.

There were long-term workers living there permanently at the foot of the mountain, so Mr. Ye simply built two more duck sheds at the foot of the mountain and moved all the family's ducks to the duck sheds.

Every morning when you open the door of the duck shed, these little ducks will go to the creek to look for small things such as snails, small fish and shrimps to eat.

When it gets dark, these little ducks will obediently return to the duck shed according to their morning route, which saves worry and food.

Mother Ye peeled the eggs and said with a smile: "Okay, how much do you need to sell these salted duck eggs in the market?"

Mrs. Ye thought for a while, "The batch of salted duck eggs I made some time ago will be ready to eat in a few days. The remaining basket in the kitchen, Xiu Xiu, you can take it to the market and sell it."

"Okay, I'll pick it up when I go out later."

When Ye Mu went to the kitchen to get the salted duck eggs, she was inspected again to see what seasonings needed to be added.

Ye Mu found that there was not much miso at home, and only a little vinegar left, but there was still a lot of salt.

Just after breakfast, Grandma Ye and her second uncle came over carrying several huge food boxes.

The Ye family has an empty donkey cart. Today, we can drive the donkey cart to the market and save a lot of fares.

During this time, Ye Qingqing pulled the donkey cart that Ye Xilin had practiced for a long time, and also pulled Tang Xiaojing to drive the ox cart. Now his cart driving skills are better.

Before setting off, Ye Qingqing looked at Ye Mu pitifully and wanted to drive the donkey cart to the town by herself.

Then she was ruthlessly rejected by Ye Mu. She just had breakfast and Ye Mu didn’t want to vomit it on the way.

The person driving the donkey cart on the road was my second uncle.

The second uncle was very enthusiastic and kept explaining to Ye Qingqing on the way how to drive a donkey cart, how to make the donkey obey, and what tips he had for driving the cart.

Ye Qingqing was really eye-opening, "There are so many ways to drive a donkey cart, and this guy Xilin never told me."

The second uncle smiled cheerfully and said: "Xilin is still young. He himself is only half a bucket of water, how can he teach you."

Ye Qingqing grabbed the second uncle's hand and said with a smile: "Second uncle, please teach me."

"Okay, you will drive the donkey cart when you come back, and I will guide you from the side."

"Thank you, second uncle. Second uncle, you are the best." After saying this, Ye Qingqing glanced at Ye Mu proudly.

Mother Ye was even amused by Ye Qingqing, this little girl still held a grudge.

The second uncle went to the steward who managed the stall to pay the stall fee, and then received back a small bamboo sign used to set up the stall.

A few people arrived a little late. At this time, both sides of the market were filled with various stalls.

There are breakfast stalls selling steamed buns, pancakes and fried cakes, as well as candied haws and sugar paintings, which are most popular among children.

Farther away, there are stalls selling rouge and gouache, as well as stalls selling various wooden gadgets.

Ye Qingqing thought about his future sister-in-law Wang Chunyu, who was also good at making various exquisite wood carvings.

When the time comes, they will come to set up stalls and sell small wooden dolls and wooden hairpins, which is also a good way to make money.

But Ye Qingqing was just thinking about it. She had no control over how her elder brother and sister-in-law would make a living in the future. She didn't want to be a nosy sister-in-law.

A few people arrived a little late, and there were not many stalls in the market. Grandma Ye quickly picked a relatively better stall.

The second uncle and Grandma Ye were very quick and quickly laid out all the pastries.

Ye’s mother also put aside the salted duck eggs she brought from home and sold them together at her parents’ stall.

There were two consecutive heavy rains in the first half of the year. This year's summer harvest was not good in the surrounding areas, so no one was willing to spend money.

There are fewer people in the market than before, and it is not as lively as before.

The second uncle saw not many people, so he and Grandma Ye could keep busy, and let Ye Mu and Ye Qingqing go shopping first.

"There aren't many people here, so you guys are in the way. I can just sell these salted duck eggs for you. You go and buy things quickly."

Grandma Ye also said: "Yes, there are not many people in the gathering today, your second brother and I can keep busy."

Seeing that there were not many people around, Ye's mother was not polite to her brother and mother. She put down the salted duck eggs and took Ye Qingqing to go shopping.

Ye Mu thought that the miso and vinegar at home were almost gone, so she and Ye Qingqing went to the grocery store, planning to buy some back.

This grocery store happens to be the same one where Ye's father used to work as a clerk. Everyone in the Ye family is used to coming here to buy things.

Ye Mu and Ye Qingqing happened to meet Yang Xinghua and Chen Xiaoyun's mother and daughter at the grocery store. They were also shopping at the grocery store.

"Sister Xinghua, sister Xiaoyun, you guys should come over and do some shopping too."

"Hello Aunt Yang, hello Aunt Chen, hello Duoduo." Ye Qingqing greeted them one by one cheerfully.

"Hello, sister Qingqing." Wang Duoduo was still a little shy, but she seemed much more relaxed and generous than when she first arrived in Taohua Village.

It seems that mother and daughter are living well during these days.

Mother Ye walked to the place where the vinegar was kept and said, "We are running out of soybean paste and vinegar at home. Come and buy some. What about you, what do you want to buy?"

Chen Xiaoyun smiled shyly, "Duoduo and I have just moved here. We have nothing at home and are short of everything. Come here and buy some salt and some daily necessities."

Yang Xinghua on the side said cheerfully: "We have everything at home. I am here to accompany you. Sister Xiaoyun has just moved to Taohua Village and is not familiar with the town. I will take her to visit."

Chen Xiaoyun was short of everything at home, so he picked out a lot of things at the grocery store.

Ye Mu was quite familiar with the owner of the grocery store, so she asked the boss to give Chen Xiaoyun a cheaper price. Seeing that the two of them bought a lot of things, the boss gave them a more affordable price.

Chen Xiaoyun had a lot of things, so each of them helped to get some.

Mother Ye saw that Chen Xiaoyun had a lot of things and suggested:

"I drove the donkey cart here. Why don't you put these things on the donkey cart first? It will be difficult to go to the market later with big and small bags of things."

Chen Xiaoyun saw that there were indeed a lot of things, so he embarrassedly followed Ye Mu to put away the things.

Several people carried their things back to Grandma Ye's pastry stall and put the things on the donkey cart behind the stall.

At this time, there were more people at the pastry stall. Ye Mu looked at the pastries on the stall and saw that a lot of them had been sold.

Moreover, half of the basket of salted duck eggs brought from home has been sold.

There were three women with their children trying cakes at the stall. The second uncle was responsible for cutting and packaging the cakes, while Grandma Ye was responsible for collecting the money.

Mother and son cooperate very well.

Ye’s mother saw that Grandma Ye and her second uncle were very agile, and they had no problem taking care of the pastry stall.

Without disturbing the two of them, he quietly took a few people to continue shopping at the market.