The happy little days of the Ye family

After breakfast, Tang Xiaojing took Dahuang and Xiaohuang to Stone Mountain.

On the road, Tang Xiaojing met Wang Shitou and Wang Xiaoshan, father and son who settled in Taohua Village.

The Wang family and his son bought 10 acres of wasteland in the valley on the side of Stone Mountain. During these days, they went to open up wasteland every day.

The Wang family's wasteland is about 800 meters away from Stone Mountain.

It was the farthest wasteland from the village, but it was just because it was so far away that the people in the village were unwilling to buy it to open up wasteland.

If it weren't for this, such a flat wasteland couldn't be left empty. Apart from being a little further away from the village, the small valley was actually pretty good.

Tang Xiaojing often met father and son on the road or near Stone Mountain, and the three of them were relatively familiar with each other.

Tang Xiaojing saw that he was on the way and took the Wang family and his son to Stone Mountain.

Wang Shitou has actually been coveting the Tang family's cattle for a long time.

The wasteland was full of stones and tree roots. The father and son were working very slowly to clear the wasteland, and they relied entirely on manpower to clear the wasteland. It was really tiring.

Therefore, Wang Shitou wanted to discuss with Tang Xiaojing about renting their cattle to open up wasteland.

Wang Shitou thought about it for a long time on the way, and finally said to Tang Xiaojing shamelessly:

"Jing boy, you see that when you go up the mountain, your cows are also idle."

"How about you rent your cows to your uncle to open up wasteland while you go up the mountain?"

Tang Xiaojing didn't want to rent out the cattle. He had to use the cattle cart every day. The cattle were tired enough from running back and forth to Shitou Mountain every day.

"Uncle Wang, I usually use this ox cart, but I really can't rent it to you to open up wasteland."

"Boy Jing, you also use this cow to pull the cart. If you rent it to me when you go up the mountain, it won't affect your use of it to pull the cart."

Seeing that Tang Xiaojing was unmoved, Wang Shitou began to behave miserably again.

"This wasteland is full of stones and tree roots. It is really difficult to open up wasteland. We, father and son, don't know how long it will take to open up wasteland."

"Uncle Wang, I usually come here in the morning, but I have to go back for lunch at noon, so I won't come over in the afternoon. And I usually have to go to the county, so I really can't rent this cow to you."

Tang Xiaojing saw that the Wang family and his son were really pitiful, so he made a suggestion:

"The village chief's house has an ox cart. Now the village chief's land has been cleared. You can go to the village chief's house to rent cattle."

Since Wang Shitou moved to Taohua Village, he only met the village chief when he settled in and bought wasteland.

I was busy opening up wasteland later, so I didn’t see the village chief anymore. I really forgot that the village chief had cattle.

The village chief's home has two hills and dozens of acres of newly opened paddy fields. He also takes care of Taohua Village and is busy every day without touching the ground.

The village chief was so busy that he didn't even have time to have a drink with Mr. Ye. It was normal that he didn't see the village chief.

Wang Shitou was quite good at reading people's faces. Knowing that Tang Xiaojing was unwilling to rent a cow, he didn't bother anymore and decided to go to the village chief's house to rent a cow.

The father and son went to the wasteland. Instead of rushing to open up wasteland, they went hunting in the nearby mountains.

The father and son knew that there were wolves and wild boars in the mountains, so they did not dare to go deep into the mountains.

The two of them only wandered around the perimeter, shot two hares and two pheasants, and then returned.

It's not good to go to the village chief's house empty-handed. Just take half of these pheasants and hares to the village chief's house, and keep the remaining half for your own consumption.

Wang Shitou bought a house at the foot of the back mountain and ten acres of wasteland. He didn't have much money on hand anymore, so he would save what he could. There would be many places where he would need to spend money in the future.

But now the Wang family and his son already have a house in Taohua Village, and they have also bought the wasteland.

As long as the father and son work harder and take care of the ten acres of wasteland, their lives will be fine in the future.

Moreover, the father and son had been hunters before and were quite good at hunting. They could also help support the family by hunting.

After the father and son settled down in Taohua Village, the village's matchmaker Wang Po came to the house and wanted to arrange a marriage for Wang Shitou.

Wang Shitou has no foundation in Taohua Village, but he actually wants to marry a local wife in Taohua Village.

In this way, the father and son will not be afraid of being bullied in Taohua Village. They will have someone to help them if they need anything, and their life will be easier.

Wang Shitou's abacus was good, but Wang Shitou was not young and had a 14-year-old son.

Moreover, he had fled from famine, and his family had no financial resources. Even the widow in the village was unwilling to marry him.

Matchmaker Wang saw that the old girls and young widows in the village were not willing to marry Wang Shitou, so she tried to match up Chen Xiaoyun and Wang Shitou.

Both of them had fled the country and were of the same age. One was with his son and the other was with his daughter. No one should dislike the other.

Except for me, everyone in the village thinks this marriage is excellent.

The Wang family lacks a hostess to take care of the house, while Chen Xiaoyun and Wang Duoduo lack a top pillar to protect them from wind and rain.

However, Wang Shitou still wanted to find a local wife in Taohua Village.

As for Wang Xiaoshan, he actually didn't want Wang Shitou to marry a wife so soon. His mother died only a short time ago, and it was said that a stepmother would have a stepfather.

And Chen Xiaoyun himself is unwilling to marry again.

Chen Xiaoyun and her previous husband Wang Youcai have always had a good relationship. Even though Wang Duoduo only has one child, he has never disliked her.

When fleeing from famine, Wang Youcai gave his mother and daughter all the food they had to eat, and he suffered a lot from the exhaustion.

Even if Wang Youcai is gone now, she is still the wife of the Wang family, and she will raise her daughter well.

Chen Xiaoyun can do embroidery and can support her and Wang Duoduo by doing embroidery.

Moreover, relying on the small poultry raised at home, the mother and daughter can eat eggs and duck eggs every day, and occasionally meat.

Taohua Village has a good atmosphere under the management of the village chief, and it is rare for second-rate men to molest women.

Chen Xiaoyun became friends with Yang Xinghua, the village chief's eldest daughter-in-law, and the mother and daughter lived a pretty good life.

Today, Chen Xiaoyun just wants to raise Wang Duoduo properly and has no plans to marry again.

Besides, it is difficult to be a stepmother. When Wang Xiaoshan gets married, her status in the family will be awkward and her life will not be easy.

If you marry your daughter to another family, your husband's family may not treat Wang Duoduo well. Chen Xiaoyun does not want her daughter to suffer in the future.

In her opinion, it would be better to guard her daughter and live her own life behind closed doors. It would also be good to recruit a son-in-law for Duoduo in the future.

Tang Xiaojing walked around Stone Mountain and only found a few hares in the traps. On the way down, he hunted two more pheasants.

Tang Xiaojing put the pheasants and hares on the ox cart, and then went to Rabbit Mountain.

There were a lot of rabbits on Rabbit Mountain. Tang Xiao checked a circle of traps on the mountain and got twelve more hares.

Tang Xiaojing saw that there were quite a lot of hares today, and these hares couldn't be left until tomorrow, so they could only rush to the county to sell them now.

In fact, restaurants in the town also accept hares, but the price is a penny lower than restaurants in the county.

Liang's restaurant charges 12 cents per pound for hare, but restaurants in town can only give out [-] cents per pound.

A small rabbit weighs four or five pounds, and a large one weighs six or seven pounds. Tang Xiaojing hunted a lot of rabbits in the two mountains, and the ones here were quite tall.

Therefore, Tang Xiaojing would rather spend most of the day going to the county to sell prey.