The happy little days of the Ye family

The Wang family’s lunch today was very sumptuous, including nourishing chicken soup, chicken stewed with mushrooms, braised pork, braised grass carp, stir-fried chicken with celery and stir-fried Chinese cabbage.

It is no exaggeration to say that this meal is comparable to the Wang family’s New Year’s Eve dinner.

At the dinner table, Ye Donglin was very active, either serving soup to Wang Chunyu or picking up vegetables for Wang Chunyu.

Mrs. Li and Carpenter Wang were very satisfied with Ye Donglin. Although it was possible that he was pretending, at least he had put in the effort to treat his daughter well.

After lunch, Mrs. Li winked at her two sons, and brothers Wang Lichun and Wang Lixia hurriedly packed up the dishes and went to wash the dishes.

Wang Lichun and Wang Lixia did not do anything at home. They also helped with housework in their free time.

Under Li's hint, the brothers were particularly active today.

Ye Donglin knew that his mother-in-law was hitting him on purpose, but he was used to doing household chores such as washing dishes, chopping firewood and carrying water.

After resting for a while, Ye Donglin went to the yard to chop firewood very actively.

Her daughter married into someone else's family and would no longer be able to see her every day as before. Mrs. Li had endless things to say to Wang Chunyu.

The mother and daughter returned to the house where Wang Chunyu slept before getting married, and they sat side by side on the bed.

"Mom, the Ye family bought two hills. You can pick mushrooms on the hills and dig bamboo shoots to dry them. The family also planted honeysuckle and jujube trees on the hills. The output on the hills is pretty good."

"The barren mountain is only [-] cents per acre, and it is tax-free for five years. Should our family also buy a smaller barren mountain?"

Li shook her head, "The Ye family hired long-term workers to take care of the fields. Our family doesn't have enough hands."

"Your father and your eldest brother have been working as carpenters in the county for a long time. You can only rely on your grandfather and your younger brother to take care of the farm at home. How can you manage it?"

"If you hire someone to take care of it, it will cost a lot of money and it's not worth it." Ms. Li had also considered buying Xiaoshan before, but the Wang family really didn't have the manpower.

Wang Chunyu knew that he thought too simply. The Ye family's fields were managed by long-term workers, but their family only had Mr. Wang and Wang Lixia, so they really didn't have the manpower to take care of it.

"No matter how cheap this barren mountain is, it still costs dozens of taels to buy. Our family has a small financial background, so it's too risky." Buying the barren mountain costs a lot of money, and Mrs. Li doesn't want to take the risk.

In the past two years, the family has opened up a lot of paddy fields and bought 10 acres of slope land to plant jujube trees. Li is very satisfied.

If you take good care of it, you can earn a lot of money. If you take more, you will be too busy.

Mrs. Li's only worry now is that her youngest son's marriage has not yet been settled. Mrs. Li just wants to find a wife for Wang Lixia as soon as possible.

"Your brother is already 15 years old and will be 16 next year. If we don't settle the marriage quickly, all the good girls will be snatched away."

The marriage between the eldest son and his daughter went smoothly, but it was the younger son who looked down upon and was inappropriate, which made Mrs. Li so worried that she had several gray hairs.

Ms. Li took Wang Chunyu's hand and said, "You two siblings have always had a good relationship. You can help mother find out later what kind of girl this brat likes."

"Okay, my little brother is not young anymore, it's really time to get engaged."

People in Wangjia Village get married early, usually starting engagements at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and getting married around the age of seventeen or eighteen.

In two years' time, all the good girls of Wang Lixia's age will be engaged, and it will be even harder to find them in the future.

"You should also help your brother keep an eye out for any good girls in Peach Blossom Village."

Wang Chunyu had just married in Taohua Village and had not been out for the past two days. She had not seen any young women except Ye Qingqing.

Ms. Li added: "Our family is not that rich, and my mother's requirements are not high. As long as she is clean, has good character, and is diligent, she will be able to live a good life."

Li said the requirements are not high, but it is difficult to find those who meet all requirements.

The mother and daughter chatted for a while, and Wang Chunyu got up and went to find Wang Lixia to find out what kind of girl his younger brother liked.

The Wang family also raised a few pigs, and Wang Lixia was feeding the pigs in the pigsty in the backyard.

After Wang Lixia was fed, Wang Chunyu pulled Wang Lixia aside, and the two siblings began to whisper.

"Mom said that she found several girls for you, but you are not satisfied with any of them. Tell me what kind of girl you like, and I will keep an eye on it for you."

Wang Lixia scratched the back of his head naively. "I, I don't know either."

Wang Lixia didn't understand at first glance, and she really couldn't tell what kind of girl he liked.

Wang Chunyu could also understand that before she met Ye Donglin, she didn't know what kind of man she would like.

"My mother has always had a good taste, and I will definitely not harm you. Otherwise, you should listen to my mother and take a look at the two girls I recently selected."

Wang Lixia said nothing.

"I didn't say that I want you to get married right away. I'm just looking at each other. If you don't like her, forget it. If you think you get along well, you can have more contact with her."

"Okay, let's see each other first." Wang Lixia said reluctantly.

Wang Chunyu grabbed Wang Lixia's ears and cursed:

"You brat are still not happy. Most of the girls around your age are engaged. If you wait for another two years, you will be single."

"It hurts. I didn't say I wouldn't go see you. I promised you to go see me."

"Are you agreeing? Mom won't harm you. The girls you picked must be good."

"Okay, okay, I will take it seriously."

After receiving Wang Lixia's assurance, Wang Chunyu returned to the house with a smile to talk to Mr. Li.

"Mom, I haven't figured it out yet, and I don't know what kind of girl I like, but he has already agreed to meet her."

This brat is still stupid. If he meets a girl he likes, he will know that he will be anxious.

Mrs. Li was very happy to know that her son agreed to visit him. "You still have a way."

It took an hour and a half to go back to Taohua Village from Wangjiacun, and Li didn't leave the two of them for dinner.

Worried that it would be unsafe on the road if they were late, Li and Carpenter Wang urged them to go back earlier.

When she returned, Mrs. Li stuffed another basket full of things for Wang Chunyu.

The basket on his back was a bit heavy and Wang Chunyu couldn't lift it, so it was Ye Donglin who carried it onto the donkey cart.

Wang Chunyu felt a little bored on the way, so he took the backpack Li prepared and looked through it.

The top item is two packs of walnut cakes, bought at a time-honored store in the county. Mrs. Li still remembers that Wang Chunyu likes to eat peach cakes.

In the middle are some seasonal wild fruits, almost all of which Wang Chunyu likes to eat. They must have been picked by Wang Lixia on purpose.

The bottom one is a piece of pork belly weighing more than two kilograms.

The basket on the back is very heavy, and inside it is the Wang family's heavy concern for Wang Chunyu.

As soon as he left home, Wang Chunyu began to miss home again.

Ye Donglin hugged Wang Chunyu and comforted him: "Wangjiacun and Taohua Village are not far away. I will bring you back often in the future, and I will treat you well in the future."

"You said it, don't break your promise." Wang Chunyu leaned gently on Ye Donglin's shoulder.