The happy little days of the Ye family

Father Ye and Ye Donglin first opened the two boxes of 80 books on scientific examinations.

It is said to be a book about scientific examinations, but in fact it is only a book that has a little bit to do with scientific examinations, or a relatively simple book.

Ye Donglin had attended school in the village for several years. Although he was prone to dozing off in class, he also knew what books he needed to study for the scientific examination.

Ye Donglin picked through the two boxes of books for a long time, and finally picked out a set of four books.

The four books are: "The Great Learning", "The Analects", "Mencius" and "The Doctrine of the Mean".

Father Ye felt that most of the students in the town's academy were ordinary people with average talents, probably similar to his two sons.

Only a few people have reached the level of scientific examination, so Father Ye picked a few more simple books.

Father Ye selected "Disciple Regulations", "Young Learning Qionglin", "Zhu Zi's Family Instructions", "Three Hundred Tang Poems", "Enlightenment of Rhythm" and "Writing Enlightenment".

These books were all books that the brothers Ye Donglin and Ye Xilin had studied in school.

Then the father and son opened the box containing the enlightenment book and picked out the "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Surnames" and "The Thousand Character Classic".

Father Ye thought that more people would need enlightenment books, so he took two copies each.

This time I just took a little back to try, and Ye and his son did not dare to take more.

People who could afford miscellaneous books were from good families. Father Ye and Ye Donglin skipped the box of 30-word books.

From the pile of 50 miscellaneous books, the father and son selected a few books that seemed relatively new, including three travel notes and three story books.

The father and son spent a long time selecting 22 books in total, totaling 1490 texts.

Father Ye and Shopkeeper Yan reduced the price by half, but Shopkeeper Yan refused to lower the price no matter what.

"Boss Ye, the price of these used books is already low, and you can't make much money. No matter how cheap they are, you will lose money."

There is no treachery, no businessmanship, these words of losing money, Ye's father said it no less than ten times a day when he was a salesman and setting up a stall at the dock. Ye's father did not believe even a single word.

In the end, shopkeeper Yan only agreed to Ye’s father to give him an old book with 80 words in it.

After Ye's father's persuasion, shopkeeper Yan finally gave Ye's father an extra 50-word old book.

The two books together cost more than 100 articles. Father Ye happily picked out a copy of "Spring and Autumn" and a travelogue that looked quite new.

When I came back from the county, the grocery store was already full of things.

But Father Ye also wanted to go to the mountain village again and buy some oil-paper umbrellas and bamboo mats.

In fact, there are oil-paper umbrellas sold on West Street, but the craftsmanship of the oil-paper umbrellas on West Street is not as good as those made by the Yang family in Kaoshan Village, but the price is a few cents more expensive.

Therefore, Ye's father would rather spend several hours going to Kaoshan Village to buy oil-paper umbrellas.

When people in the village work, they use raincoats. No one will use oil-paper umbrellas in the future.

But people in the town don't have to work in the fields, so they generally like to use oil-paper umbrellas. Father Ye thought that the people near the shop were well off, so they should be able to afford oil-paper umbrellas.

"Don't underestimate the price difference of a few cents. Most items in grocery stores are not very profitable. They rely on small profits but quick turnover."

"This is the only money we can make." Father Ye took the opportunity to teach Ye Donglin again.

"I know, I got the oil-paper umbrella from the previous stall at Yang's house in Paoshan Village."

Ye Donglin is his own boss, so of course the cheaper the goods, the better. As long as he can make money, it doesn't matter how many hours he travels.

Kaoshan Village, as the name suggests, is a small village at the foot of the mountain.

There are many hunters in the village. Father Ye came here this time and wanted to take a batch of skins back.

There is a big banyan tree at the head of the village, and under the tree are sitting several aunts and aunts who are collecting shoe soles and mending clothes.

These ladies had sharp eyes. As soon as Father Ye and Ye Donglin entered the village, they were surrounded by these ladies.

"Boss Ye, Boss Xiao Ye, you haven't been here for a long time. Do you want to collect your things this time?"

"Boss Ye, my wife recently made a new batch of handkerchiefs. They are very well done. I will go back and get them now."

"Boss Ye, we have a lot of dried bamboo shoots and dried mushrooms at home."

"Boss Ye..."

Father Ye and Ye Donglin haven't come to Kaoshan Village to collect things for a long time recently. These ladies are very enthusiastic and want to move all the things at home.

"Aunts and aunts, it's the same as before. You go home and get your things first. I'll go to Yang's house to collect the oil-paper umbrellas, and I'll come over to the entrance of the village later to collect other things."

"Okay, okay, I'll go back and get my things now."

"Boss Ye, my home is a bit far away, so you have to wait a little longer."

After saying that, the ladies trotted home all the way, fearing that Father Ye would not accept their things if they were late.

Kaoshan Village is at the foot of a mountain. There are not many fields in the village, and the people here live in poverty.

Most people in the village can make small things and sell them to help support their families.

Every time Father Ye comes over, these ladies are so enthusiastic that Father Ye feels embarrassed.

Things in Paoshan Village are cheaper than those in West Street. Every time Father Ye and Ye Donglin come here, they will take some gadgets back.

Seeing that the villagers were all going home to get their things, Father Ye and Ye Donglin hurriedly drove the donkey cart to Yang's house.

The Yang family has been making oil-paper umbrellas for generations, and their craftsmanship is very good. Salesmen and grocery stores nearby will come here to pick up oil-paper umbrellas and sell them back.

Relying on the craft of making oil-paper umbrellas, the Yang family can be said to be the richest family in Kaoshan Village.

The Yang family's house is made of blue bricks and tiles, and it stands out among the short mud-brick houses.

As soon as you enter the courtyard, the most eye-catching thing is the row of oil-paper umbrellas hanging in the corridor.

Most of these oil-paper umbrellas are plain oil-paper umbrellas, and only a few of them have exquisite paintings.

Father Ye collected 20 oil-paper umbrellas, 8 of which were painted, and the other 12 were ordinary oil-paper umbrellas with plain surfaces.

Not far from the Yang family, there is an uncle Yang who specializes in making bamboo products.

Uncle Yang is good at making various bamboo products, including mats, bamboo tubes for drinking water, and bamboo deck chairs for enjoying the cool weather, which are essential in summer.

The climate in Luohe Town is hot and the summer is long, so Father Ye spent a lot of money to buy 10 mats and two bamboo deck chairs.

Ye’s father bought two of these recliners before and brought them home. It’s really comfortable to lie on them in the summer and feel cool.

In the evening, Mr. Ye and Ye Xilin like to lie on it to enjoy the coolness.

Occasionally, a salesman would come to Uncle Yang to bring mats to sell, so there happened to be some stock at home.

Father Ye bought more, and Uncle Yang gave Father Ye 10 more bamboo tubes for drinking water.

Uncle Yang is very handy. These bamboo tubes all have lids. After the lids are closed, there will be no leakage even if the bamboo tubes fall over.

Father Ye used to use this kind of bamboo tube to sell wine.

However, Uncle Yang gave away 10 bamboo tubes, and my father did not take any bamboo tubes this time. If it sells well, I can take more back next time.

Father Ye and Ye Donglin returned to the entrance of the village with a lot of things. At this time, many villagers carrying large and small bags had gathered under the big tree.

Everyone started arguing, everyone wanted Father Ye to collect his things first. Father Ye felt like he was in a market.

Father Ye came here today wanting to collect the wolf skin. When he saw a strong man carrying a wolf skin, his eyes lit up.

Father Ye also knew this man. He was the most powerful hunter in Kaoshan Village, Yang Orion.

I heard that Orion Yang had hunted a tiger before, but unfortunately the tiger was bought whole and the skin was not left.

Otherwise, Father Ye really wants to see what the tiger skin of the King of Beasts looks like.

But Father Ye was also very lucky today. In addition to rabbit skins, he also received two wolf skins and two wild goat skins.

In addition, the father and son also collected some small items such as shoe soles, insoles, belts, and handkerchiefs, which can be sold in grocery stores.

After this trip, the grocery store was finally fully stocked.

Just sort these things out over the next few days.