The happy little days of the Ye family

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, those who went to do corvee labor had been gone for nearly four months.

At this time, the rice flowers in the paddy fields were in full bloom, and the small rice flowers were swaying in the breeze.

The honeysuckle on the mountain also bloomed with bunches of small buds, and the small flower bones were in bud.

The jujube flowers on the mountain are already in full bloom. Whether in the fields or on the mountain, there are bursts of floral fragrance.

The bees raised on the mountain return home with a full load every day, and the honey in the beehives is getting more and more day by day.

When Mr. Ye and his father were worried that they could not find anyone to pick honeysuckle, the people who went to do corvee work finally came back.

The people who came back from the corvee were all dark and thin, but they seemed to be in good spirits.

Although the new county magistrate is greedy for money, he can indeed eat breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, and he can also eat an egg every day.

Although they worked from dawn to dusk as before, and were whipped if their hands and feet were slow, but because they ate well, these people managed to survive.

Moreover, the agreed salary of 20 cents per day was paid to them in full.

Having received a salary of more than [-] taels, these people do not feel that the past three months have been difficult.

In previous years, corvee work was unpaid. Although the time of corvee work this time was long, the wages of [-] cents a day were actually almost the same as doing odd jobs.

When the people who returned from the corvee came back with the money, they were all very happy. They felt that those who spent 15 taels of silver to be exempted from the corvee had suffered a big loss.

When Father Ye and Mr. Ye went back to eat at noon, they happened to see people returning from corvee service.

The father and son looked at each other and couldn't help but feel ecstatic that the corvee had finally returned.

The man was surrounded by several women, dancing and talking about how good the food the corvee ate every day was.

"Each person has two corn buns and a boiled egg in the morning, meat every three days for lunch, and sweet potato porridge with corn buns for dinner."

"Really? Why don't I believe it so much?"

"Just brag. It's not like people in the village have never done corvee labor. How could it be like what you said?"

"That's right. I eat better than at home. How is this possible?"

Every meal served by the corvee every year was sweet potato porridge with corn buns, which was both egg and meat. No one present believed it.

Mr. Ye and Father Ye didn't believe it at first, but after thinking about it carefully, they all paid 15 taels of silver each for those who did not serve in the corvee.

With so much money, it seems reasonable that the corvee people can eat better.

Seeing that no one believed it, the man said again:

"If you don't believe me, you can ask other people. I eat enough every day, including meat and eggs. I eat better than at home."

The aunt on the side, who had paid money to be exempted from the corvee quota, pursed her lips and said displeasedly:

"Fifteen taels of silver are exempted from one quota of corvee. This silver did not come from us, but the government got a good reputation."

The familiar woman at the side quickly grabbed her and told her to stop talking, as the trouble would come from her mouth.

Mr. Ye remembered that Ye Donglin had said before that the new county magistrate was the concubine of a wealthy family in the capital.

Mr. Ye immediately figured out that the county magistrate probably did this for political achievements and to gain a good reputation.

The money has been handed over. As for how the money is used, Father Ye can't control it even if he doesn't want to.

Father Ye was very happy to know that all the people who had served in the corvée service had returned without suffering much punishment.

That is to say, the family's long-term workers will be able to return to work soon.

Father Ye was very happy thinking that the long-term worker at home would be back soon.

The people who were doing corvee work in the village came back. Old Mrs. Ye received the news immediately, and everyone in the Ye family was also smiling.

It is impossible to have a family property without manpower. During this period, everyone in the family is very tired.

After lunch, Father Ye and Mr. Ye happily carried their food boxes to the small back mountain.

Father Ye thought to himself, if those two brats knew that the people who went to do corvee work had come back, they would be extremely happy.

When the father and son came to Xiaohoushan, they found Yang Feng, the team leader of Changgong, coming over. Ye Donglin and Ye Xilin excitedly gathered around Yang Feng, chattering and asking various questions.

Father Ye hugged Yang Feng's shoulders excitedly, "Brother Feng, you are finally back."

"You can pick honeysuckle in two days, just in time." Yang Feng said with a naive smile.

"When can you guys come over to start work?" Mr. Ye squeezed Yang Feng's arm and found that it was much stronger than before.

"The honeysuckle on the mountain is just about to be picked. We will have another day off tomorrow and can come to work early the day after tomorrow."

Yang Feng originally agreed with other long-term workers to rest for two more days and come back to work the day after tomorrow.

However, when Yang Feng came here, he found that although there were more weeds in the paddy fields, the rice was growing well.

The rabbit sheds and pig pens are also well maintained, and many rabbits and fat pigs are ready for slaughter.

Yang Feng suddenly felt a little worried, fearing that the Ye family would not need long-time workers like them if they thought they could do things well.

With a monthly salary of 500 cents, 13 long-term workers need 6 taels and 5 cents of silver per month, which is not a small amount.

Fortunately, when they were picking honeysuckle, Yang Feng made a decision for the brothers and came back to work one day early.

The Ye family is kind, and Yang Feng and other long-term workers are quite satisfied with the Ye family and don't want to lose their jobs.

Mr. Ye happily patted Yang Feng on the shoulder and said cheerfully:

"Okay, okay, you haven't hunted in the mountains in the past few months. There are a lot of pheasants and hares on the mountains. Come over here and hunt some more pheasants and hares to replenish your health."

Mr. Ye didn't know what Yang Feng was thinking, but he was very happy that the long-term workers were coming back to work.

If he doesn't come back, his old bones will almost be exhausted.

"Thank you, Mr. Ye."

Yang Feng looked at Mr. Ye and Father Ye. He was quite happy that they were back to work, and he felt relieved.

Seeing that Yang Feng was going back, Mr. Ye quickly took a fat rabbit out of the rabbit shed and stuffed it into Yang Feng's hand.

Yang Feng couldn't refuse, so he had to take the rabbit back.

Seeing that it was getting late, Yang Feng hurried back with the donkey cart he borrowed from the village chief's house.

After returning to Dashan Village, Yang Feng gathered the other 12 brothers together.

Yang Feng told his brothers one by one what he saw when he went to Xiaohoushan today and what happened when he went back to work one day early.

No one has any objection to going back to work one day early.

They work as long-term workers in the Ye family, and the wages are not low. They can eat pheasants and rabbits on the mountain freely. The main thing is stability. Everyone is quite satisfied with this job.

They went to do corvee labor and stayed away for four months. In fact, they were afraid that the Ye family would not want them to be long-term laborers.

Picking honeysuckle is an easy job, and it doesn't matter if you go to work early. If you shoot a few more pheasants and hares, you can quickly make up for your body's shortfall.