The happy little days of the Ye family

Father Ye saw that the donkey cart could no longer accommodate the cart, so he had to go back first and come back the next day to stock up.

Several people were shopping on the road, and the two donkey carts were full of goods. There was really no room in the donkey cart, so a few people had to sit on the shaft of the donkey cart.

Ye's father and Ye's mother drove a donkey cart, and Ye Qingqing and Ye Donglin drove a donkey cart.

There were too many things, and the tracks made by the donkey cart were quite deep. The two donkeys often lost their temper and refused to pull the cart along the way.

Father Ye got off the donkey cart and pulled a lot of tender grass back, and then he coaxed the two donkeys.

When they got home, the two donkeys were exhausted. They used their big nostrils to breathe directly into the faces of Father Ye and Ye Donglin. They were so angry that they bit the sleeves of father and son, almost tearing their clothes.

The father and son knew they were in the wrong, so they went out to restock every day these days, which exhausted them.

Father Ye quickly took out the fodder that the two donkeys liked to eat. For the sake of the fodder, the two donkeys barely calmed down.

After coaxing the donkey, Father Ye and Ye Donglin packed the things they bought today into categories.

Ye Qingqing, on the other hand, went back to the house early to do embroidery. As soon as she got off the donkey cart, she ran back to the house with the newly bought silk and embroidery thread.

Ye's mother also went to Ye Qingqing's house. The mother and daughter were discussing Ye Qingqing's new embroidery pattern, which parts should be used for which stitches, and how to color the embroidery pattern to make it look good.

Ye Qingqing is very satisfied with this new embroidery sample. With good embroidery samples, the embroidery pattern is half successful.

As for embroidery skills and color matching, Ye Qingqing is also very confident.

After Ye's mother went out, Ye Qingqing closed the doors and windows, ignored what was going on outside the window and concentrated on doing embroidery.

The small embroidery needle kept going back and forth in Ye Qingqing's hands, and small bridges, flowing water, and people were embroidered bit by bit by Ye Qingqing using various stitching methods.

It wasn't until the light in the room slowly dimmed that Ye Qingqing had to put down the embroidery needle in his hand.

Ye Qingqing stood up, feeling his eyes sore, his neck and shoulders also a little stiff and sore, and there was a deep red mark on the finger holding the needle.

Ye Qingqing moved his body while walking outside.

No wonder it is said that the embroiderer is prone to damage her eyes and body. If she accidentally falls into a trance, she won't be able to move for an entire afternoon. Her eyes and body really can't stand it.

Fortunately, Tang Xiaojing went to the mountains to fertilize the medicine fields today and was not at Ye's house, otherwise he would have had to scold her again.

Thinking of Tang Xiaojing, Ye Qingqing smiled on his face and felt sweet in his heart.

Although Tang Xiaojing always complained that she forgot the time while doing embroidery and often ignored him, Ye Qingqing also knew that this was for her own good.

I didn’t want her to work hard to make money by doing embroidery.

People can't stand talking. Ye Qingqing was just thinking about Tang Xiaojing when Tang Xiaojing came over with two pheasants.

There are two pheasants, one big and one small. The big one is a colorful rooster, which is very beautiful. The smaller one is a young hen.

The two pheasants were only slightly injured and were tied up by Tang Xiaojing and held in his hands.

Mrs. Ye looked at the big cock in Tang Xiaojing's hand and said with a smile:

"The feathers of this rooster are so beautiful. It would look great if used to make feather shuttlecocks."

Mother Ye came out of the kitchen when she heard the sound, looked at the two pheasants and smiled:

"Then let's kill this rooster today and collect the feathers to make feather shuttlecocks. We can sell the extra feathers to the grocery store."

Ye's father often discussed his braised pork stall and grocery stall with Ye's mother, and Ye's mother was also very knowledgeable about business.

Ye Qingqing also heard Tang Xiaojing's voice in the backyard and trotted over briskly.

When Tang Xiaojing saw Ye Qingqing's eyes turned red, he knew that this girl had lost track of time while doing embroidery.

Tang Xiaojing thought that he would definitely stare at her in the future. If he continued like this, his eyes would be damaged sooner or later.

Moreover, sitting for long periods of time is harmful to the body and is not good for the body, so you still need to get out and move around frequently.

Early the next morning, Father Ye and Ye Donglin drove two donkey carts happily towards the county.

Before going out, I fed the two donkeys a lot of good fodder and made them happy before going out.

Yesterday, I bought a lot of fabrics and a few bags of rags from shopkeeper Chen, which took up a lot of space.

So I didn't buy much, and the donkey cart couldn't fit in it.

Today, Father Ye and Ye Donglin planned to buy all the remaining things, and they would spend the next few days decorating the grocery store.

The father and son often go to West Street to buy goods, and they know very well what various shops sell and which ones are good.

It didn't take long for the father and son to become familiar with each other and bought everything on the list.

The father and son thought twice and finally took a batch of the cheapest reading supplies.

There are three types of writing brushes and rice paper in West Street, divided into high-grade, medium-grade and low-grade. Father Ye took three of the cheapest low-grade writing brushes and two medium-grade writing brushes.

The same goes for rice paper. I bought three knives for the cheapest low-grade rice paper, and another two knives for medium-grade rice paper.

The prices of pens, inkstones and ink sticks were more expensive than writing brushes and rice paper. Father Ye took the cheapest ones and did not dare to take more. He only took two pens, inkstones and two ink sticks.

The father and son took few things, and the prices offered by the store were not much discounted. The father and son worked hard and haggled for a long time, and each item was only a few cents cheaper.

After coming out of the shop selling reading supplies, Father Ye couldn't help but complain:

"This scholar is really wasting his money. He spent nearly two taels of silver on this little thing, which is neither food nor drink."

Moreover, these are the cheapest, and even the father and son cannot afford the top-quality ones.

Ye Donglin looked at Father Ye, "Dad, I have bought all the ink, paper and inkstones. Do you want to go to the bookstore to see if there are any cheap and suitable used books?"

With their little money, they couldn't afford new books, so they could only buy some cheap old books.

"We've all come to the county. Let's take a look. Even if it's not suitable, there's no loss."

The father and son went straight to Yan's bookstore. As for the newly opened bookstore, the father and son never thought about it. They couldn't afford the books there.

When he came to the bookstore, Father Ye directly talked to shopkeeper Yan.

"Shopkeeper Yan, I'm from Luohe Town down here. My family recently opened a grocery store near the academy."

"I want to buy a batch of cheap used books from you to resell, preferably books on scientific research."

Shopkeeper Yan was very happy when he heard this. This is a big business. If we can cooperate for a long time, we won't have to worry about the used books in the bookstore in the future.

He doesn't care about reselling it, as long as the book is sold.

Shopkeeper Yan quickly asked his clerk to take out all the old books in the bookstore and let Father Ye and Ye Donglin choose.

The two guys brought out a total of 5 large boxes of books. Shopkeeper Yan happily introduced them to the father and son:

"The two boxes in front are all books on scientific research. Although they are not new, the contents inside are genuine. The prices are the same, 80 books each."

"The third box contains enlightenment books. These enlightenment books are generally the most popular. I suggest you get more. This box contains 65 books each."

"The last two boxes are miscellaneous books such as storybooks and travel notes. The first box is for 30 yuan each, and the last box is for [-] yuan each."