The happy little days of the Ye family

Just after breakfast, Tangshan drove the ox cart to the town.

He stayed at home, which made the young couple uncomfortable, and they had nothing to do at home, so they might as well go to town to drive cattle carts and solicit customers to earn some money.

Xiao Jing had something interesting in his eyes, and he easily cleared away the dishes and chopsticks on the table after eating breakfast.

This has been a habit for many years. There are only father and son in the Tang family. Every day after breakfast, he is the one who clears away the dishes.

Ye Qingqing was very satisfied to see Tang Xiaojing being so self-conscious.

Tang Xiaojing put the dishes and chopsticks into a basin, then took them to the water tank and washed them.

Although Ye Qingqing felt a little tired, he did not go back to his room to rest. He brought a small bench over and sat next to Tang Xiaojing to chat with him.

Ye Qingqing looked up at the yard in front. There was an osmanthus tree on both sides of the door, one on the left and one on the right.

There is a small vegetable plot in front of the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. In previous years, the father and son would grow some sweet potatoes and pumpkins on the vegetable plot.

The sweet potatoes and pumpkins that the Tang family eats in the morning are grown in their own yard.

It's just spring now, and the vegetable patch in the yard hasn't been plowed yet.

Ye Qingqing raised her head and said to Tang Xiaojing: "Sir, please find time to dig through the vegetable patch in the front yard."

"Spring has just begun, so it's a good time to plant all kinds of vegetables, otherwise there will be no food at home."

After the two got married, the Tang family father and son no longer went to the Ye family to have dinner together, and the family's vegetable garden had to be planted quickly.

"Okay, I will plow the ground later. There are no vegetables at home. I will take you to the town to buy them in two days." Tang Xiaojing was very cooperative.

"You don't have to go to town. My sister-in-law and my grandma left a lot of vegetable seeds last year. I can just go home and pick them up when I get back." Mrs. Ye had already left vegetable seeds for Ye Qingqing.

The two small vegetable plots in the front yard are not big, and Ye Qingqing can only grow five or six rows of vegetables. However, there are only three people in the Tang family, so they can't eat much.

There is a stone road leading from the gate to the hall, dividing the front yard into two halves.

There is a large firewood shed on the left, with a lot of dry firewood piled inside.

Half are unchopped firewood in bundles, and the other half are fine firewood that has been chopped and can be used directly to make a fire.

There is a set of stone tables and chairs on the right near the kitchen door. There are two small peach trees next to the stone table.

Although the peach tree is not big, it can block the sun. It will be very pleasant to enjoy dinner on this stone table in the evening.

There were not many dishes and chopsticks and they were washed quickly. Tang Xiaojing took Ye Qingqing around the Tang family.

The courtyard wall of the Tang family is very high, nearly as tall as two Ye Qingqings, and the top is covered with sharp broken tiles.

Ye Qingqing was very satisfied with the Tang family's courtyard wall and seemed to feel very safe.

The Tang family was small. If Tangshan and Tang Xiaojing went out to work on weekdays, Ye Qingqing would still be a little scared to be alone at home. With such a high courtyard wall, she would feel much safer.

The hall is in the center, and next to it is the kitchen. We usually eat in the hall, and next to the kitchen is the bathroom.

On the other side of the hall is a clutter, which contains various farm tools at home, as well as several bundles of chopped dry firewood.

The utility room has a lot of stuff, but it looks very clean and tidy, and it looks like it has just been tidied up.

The Tang family has five rooms that can sleep. The outermost room now sleeps Tangshan, and the room next to Tangshan is a guest room.

The innermost room is the room of Tang Xiaojing and Ye Qingqing, and there are two empty rooms in the middle that are locked.

Next to the house where the two of them lived, Tang Xiaojing specially built a new bath room for Ye Qingqing.

Then the two came to the backyard, and Ye Qingqing saw all kinds of herbs growing in the backyard at a glance.

"Can herbs still be grown at home?"

Seeing so many herbs at home, Ye Qingqing was very curious.

"Last year, shopkeeper Wang gave me too many seeds. It would have been a waste if I didn't plant them. So I planted them in the backyard, but they didn't grow as well as the herbs on the mountain."

Tang Xiaojing saw Ye Qingqing's interest and explained to Ye Qingqing the names, efficacy and value of various herbs.

The two were walking through the medicine field. Seeing that Ye Qingqing was a little tired, Tang Xiaojing hugged Ye Qingqing directly.

Ye Qingqing was startled and hugged Tang Xiaojing's neck tightly with both hands. Then he thought about the embarrassing incident last night, and his face felt shy, as if his cheeks were smeared with rouge.

"It's broad daylight, don't act around."

Tang Xiaojing deliberately teased her and said in Ye Qingqing's ear in a low voice:

"Can I mess around tonight?"

"shameless."

"Well, I don't have any shame, all I want is a wife."

The backyard is very close to the two people's house, just a few steps away. Tang Xiaojing put Ye Qingqing on the chair, then turned around and locked the door.

Ye Qingqing saw that Tang Xiaojing had locked the door, and was racking his brains to think of how to reject this man's excessive behavior.

Then she saw Tang Xiaojing move the wardrobe away and wave to her.

Ye Qingqing walked over doubtfully.

Tang Xiaojing explained in a low voice: "There is a hidden compartment on the wall behind the wardrobe."

Ye Qingqing was very pleasantly surprised. He didn't expect that the Tang family actually had a hidden secret.

Tang Xiaojing taught Ye Qingqing step by step how to open the secret compartment on the wall. Ye Qingqing learned very seriously and opened the secret compartment in one go.

Ye Qingqing turned to look at Tang Xiaojing excitedly. Tang Xiaojing motioned to Ye Qingqing to take out the wooden box from the hidden compartment.

Ye Qingqing held the heavy wooden box with a bright smile on his face. I thought that since the box was so heavy, there must be a lot of money inside.

Ye Qingqing cautiously opened the box and found that it was full of silver.

Most of them are broken silver, and a few are silver ingots of five taels each. It is estimated that there are more than 100 taels.

Looking at a box of silver, Ye Qingqing's mouth was about to burst to the base of his ears. Just as he was about to count the silver, he was called over by Tang Xiaojing.

Tang Xiaojing moved the table under the beam, and then took a chair and placed it on the table.

Carefully help Ye Qingqing onto the table, and then let her step on the chair.

Unexpectedly, there was a second hidden compartment in the house, and Ye Qingqing, a little money fan, was very excited.

The method of opening the second hidden compartment is different from the hidden compartment on the wall.

Ye Qingqing followed Tang Xiaojing's method and quickly opened the hidden compartment on the beam.

Because the hidden compartment is on the beam, it is only a little larger than the jewelry box.

Ye Qingqing took out 10 silver ingots worth 10 taels each, as well as the title deeds to Stone Mountain and Rabbit Mountain.

Ye Qingqing happily counted the money with Tang Xiaojing.

"Including these 10 silver ingots, there are a total of 236 taels."

"That's a lot of money, you're so awesome." Ye Qingqing looked at Tang Xiaojing with admiration.

Ye Qingqing originally thought that the 100 taels of money he had at the bottom of the box was already a lot of money, but he did not expect that his husband-in-law's family was so rich.

Tang Xiaojing watched Ye Qingqing blossom with joy, and looked at him with admiration, feeling very proud in his heart.

"Here is all the money I have saved over the years. The 236 taels at home, as well as the money I will earn in the future, will be given to my wife for safekeeping."

"Don't worry, I'm very good at managing money." Ye Qingqing said with a smile while holding the money.

"My mother gives my father 50 Wen of pocket money every month, and I will also give you 50 Wen of pocket money for a month. How about that?"

Ye Qingqing held Tang Xiaojing's arm and looked at him with big watery eyes.

Tang Xiaojing nodded dazedly, thinking that the food and drink expenses were all at home, and it seemed like he wouldn't need much money.

Ye Qingqing opened the dowry box with a smile and took out the 100 taels of silver at the bottom of the box.

Ye Qingqing thought that Tang Xiaojing had given her more than 200 taels of silver and told her the location of the secret compartment. It was pointless for her to hide the 100 taels of silver, so she might as well take it out openly.

Both of them want to live together, so there is no need to hide them.

Moreover, the majority of the 100 taels of dowry silver was 80 taels of betrothal money.

Besides, the two of them live under the same roof. If they really want to do evil, they can't hide the money at all.

However, Ye Qingqing would not take out the gold nuggets and dowry inside the mezzanine.