The happy little days of the Ye family

Wang Duoduo suffered a lot on her way out of famine, and her chubby little face has now turned into a face with oval seeds, which makes the mother feel very distressed.

Chen Xiaoyun wants to raise a few chickens at home. When they are raised, the family will have eggs to eat, which will also help replenish the health of her daughter.

A few people went to the place where poultry was sold again. Yang Xinghua knew how to pick chicks, and she picked four lively little hens for Chen Xiaoyun.

There wasn't much food at home, so Chen Xiaoyun didn't dare to raise more for fear that he wouldn't be able to survive.

Chen Xiaoyun didn't bring anything to hold the chickens, so he spent three cents to buy an old cage from the chicken seller.

Chen Xiaoyun gave the money to the aunt, and Yang Xinghua on the side helped put the four selected chickens into the cage.

"so cute."

Wang Duoduo liked these fluffy chicks very much and couldn't help but reach out and touch them.

Before he touched it twice, he was stopped by Chen Xiaoyun.

"Duoduo, you can't touch the chicks. If you touch the chicks, they won't grow up and there will be no eggs to eat in the future."

The child had no resistance to food. When he heard that there would be no more eggs to eat, Wang Duoduo quickly took his hand back.

Mother Ye saw that there was a duck seller nearby, and suggested to Chen Xiaoyun: "Sister Xiaoyun, do you want to raise some ducks?"

"Isn't there a creek in front of your house? Every morning, drive the little ducks to the creek. They will find small fish, shrimps and loaches to eat in the creek."

"And ducks will know the way. If you take them a few times, they will go back on their own when it gets dark."

"It saves worry and food. Every household in the village raises a lot of ducks."

As a foodie, Ye Qingqing only thinks about food. "The duck eggs can also be made into salted duck eggs, which are delicious when served with rice or porridge."

Wang Duoduo on the side whispered: "I can go to the stream to let ducks go."

There used to be a creek near the Wang family. The Wang family raised a lot of ducks. Wang Duoduo was responsible for herding the ducks every day.

Chen Xiaoyun thought that neither mother nor daughter had any land, so it would be good to raise some poultry to supplement the family income.

And there is a stream at the door of the house, which is really convenient. Besides, there is also a little helper like Wang Duoduo.

Chen Xiaoyun bought 40 ducks in a big way. Chen Xiaoyun didn't know how to pick ducks, so he asked Yang Xinghua to help pick them.

When the stall owner saw that Chen Xiaoyun had bought 40 little ducks, he generously gave her an old bamboo basket to hold the ducks.

Fortunately, the ducks are not big, so all 40 little ducks were barely packed into the bamboo basket.

Chen Xiaoyun carried the small cage containing the chickens to Wang Duoduo, while he held the bamboo basket containing the ducklings.

Yang Xinghua thought that her family had not eaten meat for a long time, so the group went to the meat stall to buy meat again.

The butcher selling pork was very enthusiastic. When he saw Ye Qingqing and others coming over, he shouted loudly:

"What do you want? Pork suet costs 18 cents per catty, pork belly costs 16 cents per catty, lean meat costs 12 cents per catty, ribs cost 11 cents per catty, pig's trotters cost 10 cents each, pig meat costs 30 cents per pair, and the pigs were just killed in the morning."

Yang Xinghua saw that the pork suet was good and the pork belly was quite fat, so she ordered two pounds of pork suet and one pound of pork belly.

The butcher quickly cut and weighed the meat, and then gave Yang Xinghua a big, smoothly shaved bone.

Ye Mu thought that there wasn't much lard at home, and maybe she hadn't eaten fresh pork for a long time.

Now every day is either bacon or leftover braised pork from Ye’s father’s stall. Ye’s mother and Ye Qingqing are a little hungry for fresh pork.

Seeing that there was not much pork suet left on the stall, Ye Mu quickly said:

"I want two pounds of pork suet, and another pound of pork belly."

"Good."

The butcher who sells meat cuts the pork suet and pork belly in one go with his knife.

The butcher was very accurate, no more, no less, exactly two pounds of pork suet and one pound of pork belly.

The butcher also gave Ye Mu a big bone with no meat at all.

Butcher Zhang would bring some big bones every day when he brought meat. The family was tired of drinking bone soup.

Ye Mu asked the butcher to replace the big bones with a small piece of pig liver, so she could go back and make pig liver soup.

Chen Xiaoyun struggled at the stall for a long time, watching Wang Duoduo become skin and bones, and finally bought a pound of pork suet and half a pound of pork belly.

On the way back, several people passed by a stall selling candied haws on a stick. Ye Qingqing couldn't walk when he saw the candied haws on a stick.

Ye Qingqing walked quickly to the stall and said, "Uncle Liu, I want two bunches of candied haws, a big one."

"Okay, I'll pick out two big bunches for you. I haven't seen you come here to buy candied haws for a long time."

Uncle Liu is from Fangjia Village and sells candied haws in every market in town.

Ye Qingqing often buys candied haws on a stick at their house. Over time, she has become very familiar with Uncle Liu, who sells candied haws on a stick.

“Some time ago, my family was busy with summer harvest and planting autumn food.”

After Ye Qingqing gave the money, he took two bunches of candied haws and gave one to Wang Duoduo.

The red hawthorns were covered with sweet syrup, and Ye Qingqing couldn't wait to take a bite.

The sour and sweet taste was very appetizing, and Ye Qingqing's eyes narrowed as he ate it.

Seeing Wang Duoduo holding the candied haws, Ye Qingqing was a little embarrassed to eat it, and quickly urged: "It's delicious, Duoduo, you can try it too."

Then Ye Qingqing handed the candied haws to Ye Mu's mouth.

Mother Ye was not polite and happily took a bite of one. It was sour and sweet. Mother Ye also particularly liked eating candied haws.

After shopping, when they returned to Grandma Ye's pastry stall, almost everything on the stall was sold out, except for two pieces of corn and red date cakes.

Grandma Ye saw that there were not many people at the big market, so she asked her second uncle to pack up and go home.

Seeing that there weren't many people on the donkey cart, Ye Mu simply asked Chen Xiaoyun, her daughter, and Yang Xinghua to ride back in the donkey cart with them.

When returning, Ye Qingqing and her second uncle were sitting outside driving the donkey cart.

The second uncle carefully instructed Ye Qingqing how to drive a donkey cart.

It has to be said that the second uncle still has two brushes. Ye Qingqing's driving skills are much better than before, and the journey was actually quite smooth.

Grandma Ye took out a small purse and handed it to Mother Ye beside her, "This is the money from selling salted duck eggs."

Ye Mu took the purse and put it in the middle of her clothes without opening it.

Ye Qingqing dropped Chen Xiaoyun and her daughter down at the end of the village, and then sent Yang Xinghua back. Finally, Grandma Ye and the second uncle were sent back.

Ye Mu also wanted to know how the corn cakes were selling today, so she stayed at her parents' house and asked Ye Qingqing to drive the donkey cart back.

Ye Qingqing was like a cart driver, sending everyone back, and finally drove the donkey cart home alone.

When Ye Qingqing returned home, Ye Xilin happened to be playing with some puppies in the yard.

Ye Xilin was sitting on the ground, and several little guys jumped on him enthusiastically. One person and the other dogs were having fun.

Ye Xilin saw that only Ye Qingqing was back and did not see Ye's mother, so he casually asked, "Where is mother? Why haven't you come back yet?"

"Mom is at grandma's place." Ye Qingqing put the things he bought at the market on the stone table aside.

Ye Qingqing picked up the little flower closest to her, held it and ravaged it for a while. The little thing was chubby and felt particularly good in the hand.

Ye Xilin teased Xiao Hei and asked, "How is the business of grandma and second uncle's pastry stall?"

"Business is pretty good. Only the last two pieces of corn and red date cakes are left. The rest are all sold out."

Ye Qingqing was playing with Xiaohua, and Snowball came over at some point. It hummed again in a little milky voice, wanting Ye Qingqing to play with it.

Ye Qingqing brought Xueqiu over, hugged the little guy with one arm, and said in a good mood:

"Mom bought a pound of pork belly. How about making braised pork for lunch?"

"Okay, I haven't eaten braised pork for a long time. I'm tired of eating braised pork every day."

Before Ye's father set up a stall selling braised pork, Ye Xilin loved braised pork the most, but he never expected that he would get tired of it one day.