The happy little days of the Ye family

"Who does the housework at home? Does Jing Xiaozi help you share the housework?"

To be honest, Ye's mother didn't want her daughter to be stuck at home doing housework all day.

Ye Qingqing learned embroidery from Ye's mother since she was a child. She has a good talent and the embroidery she makes at a young age is already on par with hers.

A young person is better than a good person. Ye Qingqing will surpass her sooner or later.

Old Mrs. Ye on the side also sighed: "You don't have a mother-in-law. Although you live a happy life with no one to care about you, you have to do everything by yourself, so it will be harder."

At first, Mrs. Ye thought that since there were no other female relatives in the Tang family, if Ye Qingqing married, she would be able to take charge of the family and live a more comfortable life.

Now that she is married, she is afraid that no one will share the housework for her, and she is too tired to do everything by herself.

"It's not hard work. I wouldn't be happy if someone took care of me. Besides, my father-in-law also helps me with the chores at home. He does all the daily tasks of fetching water, chopping firewood, and washing dishes."

"I just cook and clean. I wash my own clothes just like our family."

Ye Qingqing is not afraid of being tired. She knows that she has been a bit spoiled and lazy. If she had a mother-in-law, she would definitely not be able to stand her being like this.

Tangshan usually doesn't care about the affairs of the young couple, but now she quite likes the life of the Tang family, and she is confident that she can take care of her family well.

Ye's mother and Mrs. Ye were quite satisfied with Tang Xiaojing's performance and only hoped that it could continue.

Ye Qingqing added: "My husband has plowed the vegetable patch at home. I will come back in a few days to get some vegetables to plant."

"Okay, I've left a lot of vegetables for you. I'll put some of each dish in for you."

Old Mrs. Ye had already settled down. Ye Qingqing married into the Tang family in the first month of the year and would definitely take care of the small vegetable garden by herself, so she deliberately left a lot of seeds.

"Your sister-in-law knows that you like to eat leeks. She left a lot of leeks in the ground last year. Come over in two days and dig some back. Water them more and the leeks will continue to grow."

"Okay, leeks grow very fast. It seems that we will have leeks and eggs to eat soon."

"I don't raise chickens at home, and I often exchange eggs with people in the village. I don't think it's cost-effective, so I plan to build a chicken pen at home to raise a few hens to lay eggs."

Mother Ye reminded. "It's still a bit cold now, so it's hard to raise chicks. It's better to raise chicks later."

"There are still more than a dozen egg-laying hens at home. When I go back later, I will catch two more egg-laying hens for you, and you can go back and raise them to lay eggs."

"Okay, thank you, mother." Ye Qingqing hugged Ye Mu and started acting coquettishly again.

"Silly girl, why are you so polite to me?" Mother Ye pinched Ye Qingqing's pink face.

"Two egg-laying hens are still too few. When the weather gets warmer, it's best to bring back a few more chicks to raise." Old Mrs. Ye on the side reminded.

The grandfather and grandson chatted in the room for a long time, and then came out of the room when they heard Ye Donglin and Wang Chunyu coming back.

Ye Donglin knew that Ye Qingqing liked to eat bamboo shoots, so he dug out a basket full of bamboo shoots and came back, planning to take Ye Qingqing with him when he went back.

Wang Chunyu also dug a basket full of wild vegetables, half of which were water celery, and the rest were Chinese toon, wild onions and shepherd's purse.

The first crop of wild vegetables and spring bamboo shoots are small but very fresh.

Today's homecoming banquet was hosted by Ye Mu and Wang Chunyu together, and it was as sumptuous as the New Year's Eve dinner.

White-cut chicken, goose stewed in a wok, braised pork, pickled fresh vegetables, cold water celery and Chinese toon scrambled eggs.

After lunch, Ye Qingqing was not in a hurry to go back, and chatted a lot privately with Ye's mother in the room.

Ye's mother and Ye Qingqing talked about how they got along with Ye's father over the years.

"The man is the master of the outside world and the woman of the house is the master of the house. A man loves face, so you can help him save face outside. Don't be too disrespectful to him in front of outsiders, but when you get home and close the door, he will listen to you."

"If there's a fight at the end of the bed or a fight at the end of the bed, you must talk about it in person. It's best to resolve it on the same day. Don't be in a cold war and ignore the other person, as this can easily hurt feelings."

"The most important thing is to tolerate and support each other."

Mother Ye was still talking, but Ye Qingqing beside her had already fallen asleep.

When returning, Mrs. Ye caught two hens for Ye Qingqing that lay eggs more diligently.

The Tang family's chicken pen has not yet been built, so Ye Mu brought two bamboo cages to Ye Qingqing, and will keep the chickens in the cages for the next few days.

Ye Donglin packed half a basket of bamboo shoots for Ye Qingqing, and also packed the remaining water celery for Ye Qingqing.

Old Mrs. Ye thought that she still had a lot of dried bamboo shoots, dried beans and vegetables at home, so she also packed them for Ye Qingqing.

Tang Xiaojing came to Ye's house with big and small bags of things, and returned with big and small bags of things when he left.

When going back, Ye Xilin insisted on sending Ye Qingqing back. The two siblings arrived at Tang's house within a few steps of going out.

Ye Qingqing looked up at Ye Xilin who looked like he didn't want to leave, "Why don't you go in and sit for a while?"

"Since you have invited me, let me go in and sit for a while as a courtesy." In fact, Ye Xilin had already been waiting for Ye Qingqing to call him in.

Ye Qingqing couldn't help laughing when he saw the little kid's arrogant look.

Tang Xiaojing put the things he got back from Ye's house on the table in the hall, and then took the two hens to the backyard.

The two hens are kept in a bamboo cage. Fortunately, the pig cage is relatively spacious, so they should be fine for a few days.

Tang Xiaojing took a broken bowl and filled it with half a bowl of corn kernels and some water and put it in the cage.

Tang Xiaojing muttered: "You have been aggrieved for a few days, and I will build a chicken coop for you tomorrow."

Ye Qingqing took Ye Xilin around the Tang family.

The siblings walked to the wall adjacent to the two houses, and they clearly heard the sound of Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye chatting from the Ye family.

Ye Xilin suddenly said: "There is only a wall between our home and the Tang family. If you need anything, just shout here and we will rush over right away."

Ye Qingqing stood on tiptoes and rubbed Ye Xilin's hard hair. "I know, I'm a brat and I'm not married yet, so don't worry about adults' affairs."

"You, you white-eyed wolf, I don't care about you."

Separated by a wall, Ye's mother and Mrs. Ye were chatting about Ye Xilin's marriage, and Ye Qingqing pushed Ye Xilin's shoulder.

"Tell me, what kind of girl do you like? I'll help you keep an eye on her."

Ye Xilin ignored Ye Qingqing, mainly because Ye Xilin hadn't figured it out yet and he couldn't tell it himself.

Ye Xilin didn't like playing with little girls when he was young. He thought it was too troublesome for girls to cry all the time.

On weekdays, those who play better are the naughty boys, but now those brothers are also being urged by their families to visit each other.

In Ye Qingqing's eyes, Ye Xilin was still a little kid who followed her around all day, but he didn't expect that he would be 16 years old in the blink of an eye.

In the past two years, Ye's mother and Mrs. Ye had shown him many girls, but Ye Xilin hadn't figured it out yet and didn't like any of them.

Seeing that Ye Qingqing was urging him to get married again, Ye Xilin hurriedly slipped home.

Before leaving, he shouted: "My brother-in-law only got married when he was 20 years old. I have just turned 16 now. I am not in a hurry."

My sister-in-law was pregnant at the beginning of last year, and she was planning her marriage in the second half of the year. Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye didn't have so much energy to take care of him.

Ye Qingqing thought that now that she was married, and Xiao Qi had a sister-in-law to take care of her, your good days were coming to an end.

Ye Qingqing's guess was correct. Ye's mother and Mrs. Ye had already started looking for a suitable girl and were preparing to take Ye Xilin to see her.