The happy little days of the Ye family

After dinner, Ye Xilin was going to guard the pig pen again.

At this time, the sky had darkened, and the sun on the horizon had already set at the foot of the mountain and was about to sink.

Before Ye Xilin reached the pig pen, he heard the sow's chirping voice. It was different from the usual energetic voice and sounded a little weak.

Ye Xilin knew that the sow was about to give birth to piglets, so he hurried to the pig pen.

The sow was already lying on the ground, moaning in pain.

Ye Xilin often delivered babies to the sows at home and was very experienced. He knew at a glance that the sow was about to give birth to piglets.

The pig pen here is specially used for sows to give birth to piglets. You can't choose the time of birth. Ye Xilin often holds a torch to deliver the sows at night.

There were torches in the pigsty, and Ye Xilin quickly lit two torches, and the whole pigsty suddenly lit up.

Ye Xilin was not afraid of getting dirty and quickly went into the pig pen to help deliver the baby.

Except for Wang Chunyu and Ye Donglin who were washing dishes, the remaining people sat in the yard enjoying the cool air and chatting about homely matters.

On Ye Qingqing's left is Ye Mu, on the right is Tang Xiaojing, drinking the honey water made by Ye Qingqing, listening to the old lady Ye talking about the latest gossip in the village, living a happy life.

Suddenly, a fierce pig cry came from the pig pen. Hearing the sound, Mother Ye and Mrs. Ye knew that the sow was in bad condition.

Ye Qingqing was a little curious and wanted to go over and have a look, but as soon as she stood up, she was held down by Ye Mu.

"Your brother is busy, so don't go over and cause trouble. Besides, the pigsty is dirty and dark, and you can't see anything if you go over there."

In fact, Mother Ye was afraid of scaring her daughter. Giving birth would be like walking through the gates of hell, but she would suffer a serious punishment.

Mother Ye gave birth to three children. Although all three children were quite well-behaved and sensible, having children was indeed a hardship.

Ye's mother had a dystocia when she gave birth to Ye Xilin. She gave birth to Ye Xilin for a whole day and night, and she almost died.

Later, after a lot of hard work, the baby was born, and he was bleeding heavily again, with blood pouring out in basins.

At that time, Ye's father was so frightened that his legs went weak. He knelt in the yard and kept praying.

In the end, Mr. Ye spent a lot of money to buy half a 20-year-old ginseng from Dr. Li.

He barely managed to save Ye Mu, but from then on Ye Mu's health was not as good as before.

Because of this difficult childbirth, Ye's father cherished Ye's mother even more and was unwilling to have any more children.

Moreover, Ye Mu's health was damaged due to dystocia, and she would not be able to conceive later.

Ye's mother did not dare to let Ye Qingqing, a little girl who was not yet married, come to see her, for fear of being frightened and afraid of giving birth to children in the future.

Fortunately, Tang Xiaojing had been an apprentice in a medical clinic and could prepare some warming medicine. The chrysanthemum tea he prepared for Ye Qingqing had a very good tonic effect.

Ye's mother also wanted to take Ye Qingqing to the pharmacy to find a doctor to take care of herself while she was still young, so that she would suffer less pain when giving birth to children in the future.

Ye Xilin stayed in the pigsty for two hours. He didn't come out of the pigsty until Ye Qingqing finished washing and was ready to go to bed.

As expected by Ye Xilin, a total of 9 piglets were born.

There were a lot of piglets, but they were not big in size. However, this sow was her first litter and had a hard time giving birth. She almost had dystocia.

Fortunately, Ye Xilin often delivered babies to the sows at home and had rich experience, so he gave birth to 9 piglets safely.

Seeing that her son was sweating profusely from exhaustion, Mother Ye also figured out that a girl who was too delicate and gentle was not suitable for her younger son.

Unlike Ye Donglin who is keen on doing business, Ye Xilin wants to open a breeding farm to raise pigs and rabbits.

From now on, I still need to find a cheerful and capable girl who can help Xilin, and together they can take care of the pig pen and rabbit shed at home.

At night, Chen Xiaoyun tossed and turned.

She was indeed persuaded by Yang Xinghua in the afternoon, but now that she has calmed down, she also knows that the gap between their family and the Ye family is too big.

Sister Xinghua has a good relationship with her, and she has watched Duoduo grow up in the past two years. Not only does she not look down on them as outsiders, but she also thinks about them, mother and daughter.

But after all, they still have to be matched. Sister Xiuxiu may think Duoduo is good, but Mrs. Ye may not like their family.

Since settling in Taohua Village, Chen Xiaoyun has been able to earn about one tael of silver a month by doing embroidery in the past two years, which is higher than most men in the village.

The mother and daughter had little energy, so they did not buy wasteland to clear up wasteland, so they planted some sweet potatoes and pumpkins in the yard.

The mother and daughter don't eat much. A load of rice is enough for them to eat for two or three months.

The family only raises 40 ducks and 10 chickens. The eggs and duck eggs at home are not only enough for the family to eat, but also can be used to buy some money for meat.

We can eat eggs and duck eggs every day at home, and we can buy some meat every once in a while to satisfy our cravings, and my mother-in-law doesn’t have to worry about it.

To be honest, Chen Xiaoyu's mother and daughter lived a very happy life, so Chen Xiaoyun never thought about remarrying.

Chen Xiaoyun doesn't want to remarry, but her daughter still has to marry.

They were outsiders and their family had no land. Most people in the village looked down upon their family. Chen Xiaoyun thought about making plans for her daughter earlier.

Chen Xiaoyun also knew that there were several families in the village who were interested in Wang Duoduo's ability to make embroidery and make money.

But these people are either idle and useless, or they have very mean mothers-in-law at home. Chen Xiaoyun does not want his daughter to marry and endure hardship.

Chen Xiaoyun has also saved some money in the past two years. He thought that he did not buy fields because he did not have strong labor force at home, and no one in the village was selling fields.

Now I am starting to consider whether to buy some land so that it will be easier for my daughter to propose marriage in the future.

It's just that there are only two weak women in the family, and they can't do the farm work alone. Moreover, mother and daughter usually have to do embroidery, and their hands can't do farm work often.

It would be useless to buy this land without anyone to take care of it. Chen Xiaoyun was worried.

As for the Ye family, Chen Xiaoyun planned to wait and see. After all, Ye's mother only asked about Duoduo's situation during the chat without clarifying it.

If Mother Ye really likes Duoduo and comes to inquire about their family, she will make plans again.

If there is no follow-up, it means that Mrs. Ye disagrees, so forget it.

If you are not from the right family, you will be easily bullied if you marry someone.

However, Chen Xiaoyun still feels worthless for her daughter. Duoduo is filial and hard-working, has good embroidery skills, is good-looking and can make money.

It's just that she was unlucky, otherwise she wouldn't be so picky by the people in the village.

The next day, Ye Qingqing came together and ran to the pig pen to look at the piglets.

The newly born piglet is very small, pink and tender, and looks quite cute.

Ye Qingqing smelled the aroma coming from the kitchen, and her stomach growled. Little Piggy ignored it and ran back to have breakfast.

Ye Mu served Ye Qingqing a bowl of millet and pumpkin porridge, and then brought Ye Xilin a salted duck egg.

"Is there still room in the pigsty at the foot of the mountain to raise this litter of piglets that have just been born?"

Ye Xilin was drinking porridge, took the salted duck egg and said cheerfully:

"Yes, in a few days, the pigs in two pig pens will be ready for slaughter, and they will be made into bacon and sold at the end of the year."