The happy little days of the Ye family

After leaving Taohua Village, Father Ye went directly to Fangjia Village.

There are no big banyan trees at the head of Fangjia Village, so during the slack season, people in the village gather in the open space of the sun drying yard.

There are many fertile fields in Fangjia Village, so the sun drying field in the village is very large, and there are several big trees for shade beside the drying field.

There were about 10 children, large and small, playing in the sunbathing area, divided into several groups.

There are seven or eight women gathered together under the big tree next to them, chatting about home affairs and doing nirvana.

When Ye's father worked as a salesman a few years ago, he often came to Fangshan Village to sell goods. Except for the newly married young women, most people in the village knew Ye's father.

Luohe Town is not big, so Father Ye's braised pork shop cannot be opened. Now it is sublet, and the news has already spread in several nearby villages.

Seeing Ye's father driving the donkey cart, everyone knew that Ye's father must have returned to his old business. There was no need to hawk, and people on the drying ground automatically gathered around him.

The fastest runners are undoubtedly those greedy little kids.

"I want two pieces of candy."

"I want a penny candy."

Those who had money in their pockets gathered around to buy candies, while those who had no money had to run home to find their parents.

Father Ye took out the small clay pot containing the candy with a smile on his face. Before everything was laid out, more than ten yuan worth of candy bars were sold.

As soon as the chirping little kid left, Father Ye quickly unloaded everything from the donkey cart.

After the autumn harvest, many families in the village are getting married, and even more young men and women are looking at each other.

Red fabrics and other brightly colored fabrics attract the most attention, and headbands and hairbands are also popular among little girls.

After picking out what they needed, the thrifty women began to bargain.

One person's words made Father Ye's head spin.

Father Ye quickly shouted loudly: "Dear aunts and ladies, there is no bargaining on the prices of the things at the stall, but if you buy more than 10 yuan, you will get a bundle of rags for free."

"If you spend 10 Wen, you will get one bundle, if you spend 20 Wen, you will get two bundles, if you spend 30 Wen, you will get three bundles, and the more you buy, the more you will get."

The rags on the stall are all long and thin rags, which cannot be used to make clothes, but they are still good for holding shoe soles or sewing clothes.

Sooner or later, we had to buy things that were lacking at home. Seeing that Ye's father had something to give away at his stall, everyone picked up the things without mercy.

Within a short while, a piece of pure red linen was sold, and a lot of other bright and beautiful fabrics were also sold.

Father Ye heard from the shopping woman that many people in the village were looking at each other recently.

Dressing items such as rouge, gouache and headbands were quite popular, and several pieces were sold in a short time.

Father Ye remembered that there seemed to be a few women in Fangjia Village who were good at embroidery. They often took their embroidery products to the embroidery workshop in the town and planned to take some embroidery products back.

There were more than a dozen women gathered around the stall, and they were making a lot of noise. Father Ye had no choice but to stand on the shaft of the donkey cart and shout at the top of his lungs:

"Dear aunts, I also accept embroidery products here, whether it is embroidered handkerchiefs, purses or embroidered pictures, as long as they are well done, the price is the same as the embroidery shops in the town."

Hearing that Father Ye was still collecting embroidery, two aunts hurried back to inform other people in the village.

Most people in Fangjia Village also knew that Ye's father was now setting up a stall on North Street, and they all asked Ye's father whether he would accept other things.

Father Ye replied cheerfully: "If there are other good things at home, you can bring them over. I will accept them if they are suitable."

Not long after, several women came to the stall to sell embroidery.

Father Ye looked at all the embroidery and was a little disappointed.

Most of these women brought over embroidered handkerchiefs and purses. Only a young woman whom Ye's father didn't know brought over a small embroidered picture.

The small embroidery pictures are actually quite good, and the embroidery skills are similar to those of Wang Duoduo and Yang Xinghua, but the embroidery cloth and needle thread used in the embroidery are relatively average, so they probably won't fetch a high price.

Father Ye paid 1 tael and 8 yuan for the small embroidered picture. In addition, Father Ye collected 6 ordinary handkerchiefs and 4 purses.

Ye's father learned from the mouths of other women present that this young woman was the daughter-in-law of the village chief's grandson.

Seeing that the village chief's granddaughter-in-law was good at embroidery, Father Ye kindly suggested:

"Ms. Fang, you can use better fabric and needle and thread next time, so that the price of the embroidery can be higher."

Madam Fang wanted to make some embroidery, but she had to work on weekdays, and her hands were somewhat calloused, so she couldn't touch those delicate silks, so she could only use ordinary fabrics and needlework.

Madam Fang did not reply to Father Ye's words, but instead asked: "Mr. Ye, I still have a half-embroidered small embroidery picture. When will you come over next time to sell goods?"

"I live in Peach Blossom Village next door. Next time you have finished embroidery pictures, you can bring them to your home. My wife will be at home every day."

In addition to embroidery, many people in the village brought things.

However, most of what I brought here were products produced at home, as well as some dried mushrooms picked in the mountains and a small amount of dried bamboo shoots.

Father Ye collected some dried mushrooms and bamboo shoots that were of good quality, but the family’s output was not harvested. They also had these at home.

Ye's father was preparing to pack his things and go to Xiaoling Village. A woman about the same age as Ye's mother ran over in a hurry.

"Boss Ye, I have some new clothes that have just been made here. Please see if you can take them."

Ye's father also knew the woman who came here. Several generations of her family had been tailors, so everyone called her Tailor Lady.

The clothes made by the tailor lady are very beautiful, and many families in nearby villages come to her to make clothes.

The Chinese New Year will be coming in just over a month, and the tailor lady is planning to prepare a batch of beautiful clothes and set up a stall at the market to sell ready-made clothes at the end of the year.

Hearing that Father Ye was about to collect things, he quickly brought over some clothes that he had prepared.

The tailor lady also has her own little plan. If she can sell directly to Father Ye, it will save her a lot of effort in setting up a stall. If they can cooperate with each other for a long time in the future, that would be even better.

These clothes are to be sold at a stall at the end of the year, so the materials are relatively good, and they are all made of fine linen.

The seamstress is very ingenious and does very good sewing on the clothes. She also embroidered some small flowers on the neckline and sleeves.

Although the clothes are not gorgeous, they look a bit exquisite.

Unlike a clothing store where you can try on clothes, most of the clothes made by tailors are in ordinary sizes.

In addition, some material is reserved on the sleeves and trouser legs, so if you are tall, you can put some space there.

Father Ye thought that these clothes were well made, so he collected all 5 clothes brought by the tailor lady.

Father Ye also left his home address so that the tailor could take it directly to Ye's house next time he had ready-made clothes.

When Father Ye went out, he took 25 bundles of rags.

In addition to the large pieces of cloth sent by Rouge and Zhanzhi, Ye's father in Taohua Village has already given away 10 bundles of rags.

Father Ye stayed in Fangjiacun for half an hour and sold a lot of things. All the rags in his hands were given away.

Father Ye sold more than 300 yuan worth of things in Fangjiacun, but he also gave out more than [-] taels of silver for collecting embroidery and ready-made clothes.

On the way to Xiaoling Village, Father Ye carefully calculated that all the money he had with him was almost spent.