The happy little days of the Ye family

After returning home, Tang Xiaojing took the herbs to the pharmacy to clean them up.

Tang Xiaojing doesn't know how to prepare Dendrobium, so he will deliver it to Shopkeeper Wang tomorrow morning.

As for the other medicinal materials, Tang Xiaojing planned to simply concoct them first and send them to Wang's Pharmacy tomorrow.

The county is still too far away. If you go back and forth, the whole day will be gone. If you send them there together, you don’t have to make another trip.

Tang Xiaojing first briefly prepared the herbs picked today, and then began to sort and inventory them.

The day before yesterday, I went to the small valley. In addition to the wild ginseng tree that had been sold, Tang Xiaojing also dug up two Polygonatum polygonatum plants that were about 10 years old, and three Polygonum multiflorum plants that were also of very good vintage.

Coupled with the dendrobium picked today and 8 Polygonatum japonica trees that are more than 7 years old, this is another huge amount of income.

Tang Xiaojing was in a very good mood. He did the right thing by moving back to Taohua Village.

Although the county is more prosperous and convenient, Tang Xiaojing prefers the simple and enthusiastic atmosphere of Taohua Village, and he has his own home here.

In summer, the days are long and the nights are short. At this time, the sun has just reached the top of the mountain and is still very bright. Ye Qingqing spreads the mushrooms to dry.

Ye Qingqing carried a small basket and picked out the more expensive morels and gallinobacteria while drying them.

Morels and gallinobacilli were twice as expensive as ordinary mushrooms. Ye Qingqing picked them all out. Whether they were kept for home use or sold individually, they were all good.

Tangshan was busy killing chickens and rabbits in the backyard. Today's harvest was good, so he wanted to celebrate.

Excluding the rabbit given to the long-term worker, there are five pheasants and three hares in the house.

Tangshan specially left a fat rabbit out. While skinning the rabbit, he said to Ye Qingqing behind him:

"Qingqing, there are so many pheasants and rabbits at home that I can't finish them all. You can take a rabbit back to Ye's house, and some mushrooms as well."

"Okay, wait until I pick out these chicken fir fungi and morels, and then I'll take them back to my parents' house." Ye Qingqing raised her head and responded cheerfully.

Ye Qingqing had quick eyesight and quick hands, and he quickly picked out the morels and gallinobacteria. There was a basket full of them.

Ye Qingqing picked out the morels and gallinomas and dried them individually.

Then Ye Qingqing filled a basket full of ordinary mushrooms, carrying the fat rabbit in one hand and the mushrooms in the other, and returned to Ye's house with a smile on his face.

At this time, the Ye family was very lively. Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye were sitting in front of the stone table, choosing the dishes for dinner and chatting about the village gossip.

"Xiao Qi, try harder, try harder, it's just a little bit close."

Ye Xilin squatted next to Xiao Qi's stroller, instructing the little guy how to turn over.

Wang Chunyu was holding a large piece of red paper and kept muttering something in his mouth.

Ye Mu was the first to see Ye Qingqing. Seeing Ye Qingqing acting like a mushroom and a rabbit, she couldn't help but mutter:

"You girl, the Tang family has almost been emptied out by you."

Ye Qingqing handed the rabbit and mushrooms to Ye Xilin, who seemed the most leisurely.

Ye Xilin took the things and said greedily: "Mom, let's make braised rabbit tonight."

Old Mrs. Ye on the side smiled and scolded: "You know how to eat, even the gold and silver mountains are not enough for you."

Ye Qingqing sat down on the stone bench next to Ye Mu and said with a smile:

"My father-in-law asked me to bring this over. I went to the mountains today to pick mushrooms and hunt. I couldn't finish the pheasants, rabbits, and mushrooms."

Old Mrs. Ye, who was very careful about budgeting, couldn't help nagging again:

"If you can't finish it, you can make it into bacon chicken and rabbit. The summer harvest will be in two months. Then we will have to cook for the long-term workers. All these must be prepared."

"Otherwise, save it and sell it on the dock with the dried mushrooms. Don't just eat it."

As someone who has been through this, Mother Ye also advised: "Yes, you have to live your life carefully."

"You are still young and have no children now, so your money is relatively loose. If you raise children in the future, you will know that no amount of money is enough."

Ye Qingqing hugged Ye Mu's arm and said with a smile: "I know, I know. I just want to honor you. I'm not so generous to others."

"Sister-in-law keeps nagging, what are you doing?" Ye Qingqing saw that Mrs. Ye and Ye's mother wanted to teach her again, so she quickly changed the subject.

Mother Ye pinched Ye Qingqing's pretty face and said, "Your eldest brother is going to the county tomorrow to purchase goods. There is no one to look after the grocery store. Your sister-in-law plans to help your eldest brother take care of the grocery store."

“While you have time, take note of the items and prices in the grocery store in advance.”

When it first opened, Ye Donglin wrote two menu-like lists with the prices of various items in the grocery store.

Wang Chunyu saw that he had time, so he memorized all the prices at the grocery store in advance, in case he received the wrong money.

Wang Chunyu was originally illiterate. After marrying into the Ye family, Ye's mother took Wang Chunyu to learn housekeeping and accounting, and gradually taught Wang Chunyu some simple and commonly used words.

Later, when Wang Chunyu became pregnant, Ye's mother did not let her work and had no time, so she pestered Ye Donglin to teach her how to read and write.

Ye Qingqing's calligraphy was taught by Ye Donglin. Ye Donglin found the sandbox that Ye Qingqing used before and used the sandbox to teach Wang Chunyu how to read and write.

Although Wang Chunyu's handwriting is a bit ugly, there is no problem in recognizing the characters. She can recognize most of the characters on the list Ye Donglin wrote before.

The Ye family grocery store is usually taken care of by Ye Donglin alone. Although the business of the grocery store is average, it still has one or two days every month to restock.

Ye's Braised Meat Shop next door is only managed by Ye's father. He cannot take care of the grocery store next door. If Ye Donglin goes to stock up on goods, he has to close the door and stock up on goods.

Wang Chunyu no longer makes bean sprouts and wood carvings. On weekdays, he mainly takes care of Xiaoqi and makes headbands and hairbands.

Wang Chunyu was quite free at home, so he volunteered himself and planned to help Ye Donglin take care of the grocery store.

It is indeed quite busy to take care of a shop alone. After she gets started, she will be too busy in the future. She can also help take care of it. Those who open the door for business cannot close the door too often.

What Ye's mother said was absolutely right. Since having a child, Wang Chunyu has become more prudent in budgeting.

When Ye Qingqing looked up, he saw many gourds and gourds hanging on the bamboo poles in front of the stone table.

"With so many gourds and gourds, are they going to be sold in a grocery store?"

Gourd gourds are made from old gourds. When the gourds grow old enough, they are picked and cut in half, and then all the seeds are pulled out.

After it is dried, it can be placed in a water tank to scoop water. Every household in the village uses this gourd scoop.

Wang Chunyu on the side heard Ye Qingqing's words, turned around and smiled:

"These gourds and gourds are not valuable in the village, but people in the town don't farm, so they all buy them with money. They cost two cents each."

"I planted a lot of gourds last year and made them into gourds. Today the sun is good enough to dry them out to prevent them from being eaten by insects."

"Qingqing, you can go back and take two with you later. In addition, I have dried a lot of loofahs, so you can take a few back to use, so that you don't have to work hard to make them."

Wang Chunyu took the basket brought by Ye Qingqing, put two gourds and gourds in it, and then went to the utility room to put some long and thick loofahs for Ye Qingqing.

Wang Chunyu planned to sell these gourds and loofahs at the grocery store, so they were kept very clean.

"Thank you, sister-in-law!" Ye Qingqing took the basket and said cheerfully. The loofah at home was almost used up, so she just took it back for use.

"You, stop being so arrogant and learn more from your sister-in-law."

Seeing that Mrs. Ye was going to complain about her lavishness again, Ye Qingqing quickly ran away with the basket in hand.

"It's getting late, and my family is still waiting for me to go back to cook. I'll go back first."