The happy little days of the Ye family

The father and son went out with two carts of grain and packed two carts full of mountain goods when they came back.

The things in the car were so heavy that the wheels of the car ran over the dirt road, leaving several deep car marks.

Halfway through, the two big stubborn donkeys at home became unhappy and stopped on the roadside, refusing to leave.

The father and son had no choice but to get out of the car, find some tender grass on the roadside, and then feed the two precious donkeys before slowly returning.

When the two returned to Peach Blossom Village, it was already dark, and the aroma of food wafted over them as they walked on the road.

At this time, the stomachs of both father and son made a growling sound at the same time.

The two looked at each other and smiled, urging the donkey to go home quickly for dinner.

The first people to know that the two were back were the dogs at home, who started wagging their heads before they even entered the house.

Hearing the news that the two men were back, everyone else in the family also came out, and together they unloaded the things from the donkey cart.

Ye Mu took over a basket full of fresh mutton and said, "This mutton is good. It will be used to make mutton stew tomorrow. It was also collected in the village?"

Speaking of mutton, Ye Xilin proudly showed off to his family:

"Guoer hunted this wild goat, and there was also a big wild boar. Guoer hunted a big wild boar and a wild goat by himself today."

Ye Qingqing was full of admiration when he heard that Li Guoer had brought back a big wild boar and wild goat by himself.

"It's so powerful. I heard that Guo'er is as strong as Orion Li. Can he knock out a big wild boar with just one punch?"

Ye Xilin thought about it seriously, "I think it should be fine. I heard from Li He that they knock wild goats out directly for the integrity of their skins. Wild boars should be able to do the same."

"Is Guo'er injured? Are they in danger when they go hunting in the mountains every day?" Ye Mu asked worriedly.

Although there was a lot of money to be made from hunting, it was too dangerous. Ye Mu still hoped that Li Guoer could live with her husband and raise pigs and rabbits with Ye Xilin in the future.

"You also know that Uncle Li is extremely powerful, and the rest of the Li family are also the best hunters in Dashan Village. There are no tigers in the nearby mountains, and the only ones that are dangerous are wild boars and wild goats."

After today, Ye Xilin was very clear about Li Guoer's ability.

In fact, Li Guoer had discussed with him before whether he should continue hunting after marrying into the Ye family.

Although there are many mountains around Taohua Village, most of them are small mountains, and all of them are owned. Only a few large mountains with wolves near Langshan can be hunted.

Li Guoer plans to work for Ye Xilin in the future, and the two of them will raise pigs together, but they will also occasionally go hunting in the mountains to earn some pocket money.

Hunting is her skill for making a living, so she can't lose it.

Li Guoer had long heard that there were wild ginseng and sika deer in Langshan Mountain. She had always wanted to take a walk and hunt down some sika deer. It would be even better if she could find wild ginseng.

While eating, Ye Xilin asked directly and carelessly: "Grandma, mother, when will we go to the Li family to hire someone?"

Although Ye Xilin is big-hearted, he is still quite clever. Li Guoer and Li Orion obviously wanted to test him today.

He felt that his performance was quite good, and the Li family would probably relent during the wedding.

Mother Ye thought that the two children were not too young, so she said cheerfully:

"You will be 17 years old at the end of the year. Guo'er is only two months younger than you. It's time to set the wedding date. Let's discuss the betrothal gift for the Li family tonight."

Thinking that the betrothal gift would be discussed in the evening and the wedding date would be set soon, Ye Xilin danced with joy.

After dinner, Ye Xilin excitedly took the initiative to help clean up and wash the dishes, and soon urged everyone to go to the old lady's house.

The chubby Xiao Qi was held in Ye Donglin's arms, and the whole family crowded neatly into the old couple's room.

Mother Ye took out the betrothal gift list used by her eldest son when he was hired before. The list listed in detail all the things that would be used for the appointment.

Mother Ye took the betrothal gift list and read it out one by one.

"The bride price is 12 taels of silver, 4 pieces of jewelry: two silver hairpins, a silver bracelet and a pair of gold earrings, two pieces of coarse cotton cloth and two pieces of fine linen cloth, a big fat pig and two live fish."

"Except for the silver bracelet, which was prepared by Donglin himself, the rest were prepared by the public school."

Father Ye on the side said: "Both of your brothers' families treat each other equally. The same amount of betrothal gift we prepared for Donglin was prepared for Xilin this time."

After finishing speaking, he added, "The public part is fixed. If you feel it is not enough, you can add some more as bride price and betrothal gift Xilin."

When Ye Donglin was hired, Ye's grocery store had just opened, and all the money he had was used to buy grocery store items, except for a silver bracelet.

Although he could buy extra things by himself, Ye Xilin couldn't go beyond his eldest brother's betrothal gift.

Otherwise, the talkative woman in the village would compare their betrothal gifts every day, and my sister-in-law would feel uncomfortable if she talked too much.

"Guo'er doesn't like to wear jewelry on weekdays, so I won't buy any other jewelry. I'll add another 8 taels of silver to increase the betrothal gift to 20 taels. The rest will be the same as the eldest brother's betrothal gift."

In this way, the two people's apparent betrothal gifts were almost the same, and he secretly bought some jewelry for Guo'er.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. The two pieces of silver jewelry from the father-in-law will be replaced with a silver hairpin and a silver bracelet."

Mother Ye thinks this arrangement is very good. The two betrothal gifts are almost the same, so no one can find fault with it, and there is no need to worry about the two daughters-in-law being unhappy in the future.

After discussing the betrothal gift, Ye Xilin was very happy and said with a grin:

"Brother-in-law knows how to hunt wild geese. Later I will follow him to the mountains and hunt two wild geese."

The Li family are all powerful hunters. If he fooled them with ducks, he would probably be laughed at by his brother-in-law and brother-in-law. Ye Xilin made up his mind to hunt two wild geese no matter what. .

Ye Donglin patted his silly brother with a look of relief. "You have grown up too. When you get married, my eldest brother will prepare a big gift for you."

Ye Xilin hugged Ye Donglin's shoulders affectionately, with a curious look on his face. "What kind of gift? I don't want it if it's not worth anything."

"The secret must not be leaked." Ye Donglin blinked at Ye Xilin mysteriously.

Seeing that the betrothal gift had been decided, Ye's father took out a pen and ink and wrote a list of Ye Xilin's betrothal gift.

Betrothal gift: 20 taels of silver.

Jewelry: a silver hairpin, a silver bracelet and a pair of gold earrings.

Fabric: Two pieces of linen and two pieces of cheesecloth.

Others: two loads of wedding cakes, a big fat pig and two live fish.

After the betrothal gift list was written, it was handed to other people in the room to read it over. Everyone had no objections.

After making sure that nothing was missing, Father Ye put away the betrothal gift list and prepared to go to the Li family to discuss it in two days.

The betrothal gift and dowry must be discussed between the two families.

If everything goes well, you can go to the wedding before the Chinese New Year and set a wedding date.