The happy little days of the Ye family

Yesterday's heavy rain soon became lighter. A small number of seedlings in the fields were washed away by the heavy rain, but the damage was not major.

The Tang family's father and son, together with more than a dozen of their family's long-term workers, worked hard all morning and finally replanted the seedlings that had been washed away by the heavy rain.

Tang Xiaojing stood up, beat his sore waist a few times and felt like it was about to break, and couldn't help but sigh: "Farming is really not easy."

Tangshan on the side slumped down and sighed: "I am really old and useless."

Tangshan traveled all over the country when he was young. In the past few years, he has been driving bullock carts to attract customers. He was exposed to wind and rain every day. He looked much more vicissitudes than Ye's father.

Looking at Tangshan, who was no longer young, Tang Xiaojing felt a little uncomfortable.

"Dad, you are only forty, don't sound like Qi Lao 81, you are still young."

Tangshan stood on his back and smiled heartily:

"I'm just saying casually. Your dad and I are still young, so you may not be able to beat me yet."

"That's not necessarily the case. How about we make some gestures?" Tang Xiaojing said with a smile, hugging Tang Shan's shoulders.

"I think you're just itchy and deserve a beating." Tang Shan gave Tang Xiaojing a slap in the face.

The Tang family father and son were busy in the fields, while on the other side of the Ye family, Mr. Ye and Ye Xilin also came to the fields early in the morning.

The paddy fields in the two small valleys were taken care of by the family's long-term workers. Mr. Ye was not worried. The grandfather and grandson went directly to check the family's first three acres of paddy fields.

The three acres of paddy fields in this mountain are on the right side of Taohua Village, where most of the paddy fields in the village are located.

Before dawn, Mr. Ye and Ye Xilin got up. Although they arrived early, when they arrived at the field, they were surrounded by villagers who were busy patching up seedlings.

It was still raining lightly at this time, so the grandfather and grandson wore heavy raincoats, rolled up their trouser legs to their thighs, and then went down to the fields.

People in the village are accustomed to planting the remaining seedlings on the edge of the paddy field. If replanting is needed, just use the seedlings on the edge of the field to replant.

Mr. Ye and Ye Xilin went down to a paddy field. They bent down and dug up a large handful of seedlings from the corner.

The two carefully shuttled through the paddy fields, replanting the seedlings that had been washed away by the rain.

The seedlings have been planted in the field. You need to be very careful when you are in the field, otherwise you will step on the seedlings in the field.

After replanting the seedlings in the three acres of paddy fields, Ye Xilin was so tired that he was sweating profusely, and the clothes under his raincoat were all wet with sweat.

It rained all night last night. The water levels in the paddy fields and ditches beside the fields have risen a lot, and there are still a lot of seedlings and weeds floating in the water.

It was time for lunch. Mr. Ye and Ye Xilin came to the ditch to wash the mud on their legs and hands.

Ye Xilin saw with sharp eyes that there were many crucian carp and other small miscellaneous fish in the drainage channel.

When they came here, Ye Xilin and Mr. Ye came with baskets on their backs.

Seeing so many fish in the canal, Ye Xilin immediately went to the field ridge to get two baskets, and then fished out the fish in the water.

There were a lot of fish in the ditch, but they were not big. After fishing for a while, Ye Xilin finally caught half a basket of small miscellaneous fish.

"These miscellaneous fish are so small and have many spines. It's better to go to the big puddle in Xiaohoushan in the afternoon and catch some home-raised fish to eat."

In the afternoon, he had to go to Xiaohou Mountain to check other paddy fields. Seeing that these miscellaneous fish were enough for two meals, Mr. Ye quickly urged Ye Xilin to go back.

Ye Xilin saw a big grass carp weighing four or five kilograms hidden under the water plants in front of him. His big round eyes widened even more and he whispered:

"It'll be ready soon. There's a big fish hidden under the aquatic plants over there. I'll go back when I fish it out."

Ye Xilin took the backpack and walked forward cautiously. The grass carp was quite alert. Before Ye Xilin got close, it swam forward immediately.

Seeing that all the fish were swimming away, Ye Xilin curled his lips and picked up a few small miscellaneous fish next to him.

The fish caught is not big in size and has many spines, but it is very delicious when used to make fish stew.

Ye Xilin also poured these small miscellaneous fish into the basket in Mr. Ye's hand.

Then he took the basket from Mr. Ye's hand and happily carried most of the small fish in the basket back home for dinner.

When Mr. Ye and Ye Xilin returned home, they happened to meet the Tang family's father and son who had returned from the valley.

Tangshan and Mr. Ye chatted with each other about their family fields, and they were relieved to know that it was just a minor problem.

Ye Xilin on the side poured half of the small fish into the basket behind Tang Xiaojing and said proudly:

"This is a small fish caught in the field just now. The fish stew made by my sister tastes very good."

Ye Xilin pushed the door back home with the remaining miscellaneous fish. Seeing Ye Xilin's return, Ye's mother hurried to the kitchen and brought out two bowls of scalding hot ginger soup.

Ye Xilin didn't like the taste of ginger soup very much, but under the pressure of Ye Mu, he still drank a big bowl of ginger soup without leaving any drop.

Ye's mother heard the voices of Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing outside the door, and warmly greeted the father and son to come in and drink ginger soup.

"Brother Shan, Mr. Jing, we have made a lot of ginger soup at home. Let's drink a bowl to ward off the cold."

Tang Xiaojing shook his head and said with a smile: "Mom, no need, Qingqing probably made ginger soup too."

"Yes, then you should go back quickly. You can smell the aroma of food coming from behind a long time ago. Qingqing has probably prepared the food."

Ye Mu waved her hand and told Tang Xiaojing to go back quickly.

As soon as the father and son opened the courtyard door, Da Huang and Xiao Huang came over to greet them with wagging tails. Tang Xiaojing knelt down and rubbed Da Huang and Xiao Huang's big heads.

The yard was filled with the aroma of food, and the father and son, who had not eaten breakfast, both had gurgling sounds in their stomachs.

Ye Qingqing heard the cries of Dahuang and Xiaohuang and knew that the father and son were back, so he quickly filled two bowls of ginger soup.

Tangshan took the ginger soup and drank it with a frown.

Tang Xiaojing on the side put the basket in his hand on the ground, took the ginger soup from Ye Qingqing's hand and drank it in one gulp.

Big Yellow and Little Yellow saw the lively and jumping little miscellaneous fish and walked over curiously. Suddenly Big Yellow and Little Yellow lowered their heads and bit a small fish.

After Tang Xiaojing finished drinking the ginger soup and was about to take the basket, he found that Rhubarb had already eaten half of the small fish, and Xiao Huang had eaten the small fish in one bite.

Tang Xiaojing waved his hand and slapped Dahuang and Xiaohuang on their big buttocks.

"Okay, you two bad guys actually ate on the sly. As a punishment, you can only eat white rice at noon, and don't even think about eating meat."

As soon as Tang Xiaojing finished speaking, Xiao Huang picked up another crucian carp from the basket on his back and ate the fish in a few seconds.

Tang Xiaojing reacted and quickly picked up the backpack, but it was still a step too late.

Dahuang on the side also picked up a small fish from the basket on his back and ate it with one head.