The happy little days of the Ye family

Father Ye packed up his things and got on the donkey cart under the envious eyes of other vendors.

He and Ye Donglin made an appointment to go home together, and soon they arrived near Juren Lane while driving the donkey cart.

Before going to the grocery store, Father Ye made a point of looking at Yan Dafu's braised pork shop. He was relieved when he saw that the business at the braised pork shop was very cold.

Father Ye happily drove the donkey cart to the grocery store.

At this time, the grocery store was quite busy. There were five young boys of twelve or thirteen years old, eating pastries and picking up books to rent on the rental bookshelf.

Several boys were laughing and joking together, looking energetic and happy.

Father Ye looked at the children and smiled, feeling that he was already old.

"How is the business at the grocery store today?" Father Ye asked casually, leaning on the counter.

"It's not bad. The three roast ducks and two roast chickens that Xiaoyu brought in this morning are all sold out, and most of the pastries are also sold."

"Vegetables, grains and other groceries are still the same as before."

The best sellers in Ye Donglin's grocery store every day are vegetables and grains from home, as well as Wang Chunyu's food.

As for the various groceries in the shop, they couldn't sell more than a few items in a day, but Ye Donglin didn't care. Anyway, as long as the shop could make money, it didn't matter what he sold.

Father Ye and Ye Donglin took stock of today's income and looked up to find that the sky was slowly getting dark.

The few teenagers in front of the bookshelf haven't chosen the books they want to rent yet, but the father and son did not rush them and let them choose slowly.

After a while, several teenagers each picked a book and came to the counter to register with Ye Donglin to borrow the book.

Among the five people, two borrowed story books, two borrowed travel notes, and a young boy who looked thin and frail borrowed books on scientific examinations.

Travel notes and story books cost 2 cents to rent for 5 days. Books on scientific research are more expensive and cost 3 cents to rent for 5 days.

Since Ye Donglin bought an extra batch of books from the county last time, the miscellaneous book rental business has improved a lot.

There are many people nearby who come to borrow enlightenment books and go back to enlighten their children at home.

Seeing that the miscellaneous book rental business was good, Father Ye planned to take some storybooks and travel notes back to the stall to sell them later.

The people living in Beijie are rich families, and old books are not available on the market. Father Ye plans to bring back a batch of new books, preferably some colorful and interesting story books or travel notes.

There were not many literate women, and Father Ye felt that most of the people buying books would be men, and some picture books of villains fighting could actually be sold secretly among them.

The more Father Ye thought about it, the happier he became. By the time Ye Donglin finished his work, he had already planned the books he wanted to choose.

When the father and son went back, the sun in the sky had already set at the foot of the mountain.

Two donkey carts were walking side by side on the road. Father Ye was interested in asking about the Yan family braised meat shop.

"Although the Yan family's braised pork tastes good, it's not that good. People nearby have long been tired of it. As soon as Brother Bai's restaurant opened, most of the customers left."

"I didn't expect that Bai Yaowen is quite capable. He is a formidable young man." Father Ye was very happy to hear that Yan Dafu was unlucky.

Then Ye Donglin continued with a gossipy face:

"I heard that Yan Dafu was fired because he liked drinking. When he was a chef in a restaurant, he missed work several times because of drinking."

"Really? How come I haven't heard of this?"

"It was Aunt Zhang who came here to buy fish this morning. Her grandson works as a waiter in that restaurant. This news is definitely correct."

Ye Donglin gloated and said:

"Business at Yan's Braised Meat Shop has been bad recently. I heard that Yan Dafu got drunk every night, and several times he only came to open his business in the afternoon.

"I also heard that the taste of the braised pork in the shop is getting worse and worse, and many people who like to eat braised pork no longer go to their store."

"You deserve it. The business of Yan Dazhuang's braised pork stall is also very average. When I left just now, half of the braised pork in the stall was unsold."

Listening to the tragic situation of the Yan family and his son, the Ye family's father and son just felt very happy.

When the two returned home, the house was quiet. Father Ye called several times, but no one answered.

After the father and son unloaded the things from Father Ye's car, they led the donkey to the donkey shed, only to find that everyone was in the backyard.

Mother Ye and Wang Chunyu were plucking chicken feathers by the pool, while Mrs. Ye and Ye Xilin were handling a plump rabbit. There were two fat rabbits that had been cleaned beside them.

Father Ye rolled up his sleeves and came over to help, "Did Mr. Jing bring all these prey?"

Mrs. Ye held the fat rabbit in her hand and said with a smile:

"Yes, Jing Xiaozi went up the mountain to collect herbs today. Dahuang and Xiaohuang shot three rabbits, a pheasant and a wild goat."

Tang Xiaojing left the wild goat at the foot of the mountain. He had already agreed with the long-term worker at home to skin the goat and send the meat to the Liang family restaurant tomorrow morning.

The pheasants and hares were all sent to the Ye family.

"Rhubarb and small yellow are really powerful, unlike sweet potatoes and snowballs that can only be eaten."

Father Ye thought to himself, if he asked his son-in-law to take the two dogs at home to the mountain, would he be able to hunt down prey?

When they heard their names, Snowball and Sweet Potato ran over, their tails wagging happily behind them.

"Where's Qingqing, why haven't you seen her?" Ye Donglin was still a little unaccustomed to the absence of Ye Qingqing's chirping voice.

Wang Chunyu smiled and said: "My brother-in-law has come back from collecting a lot of herbal medicines. Uncle Tang and Qingqing have gone back to help prepare the herbal medicines."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qingqing's silvery laughter came from the front yard.

It was too late and there was no time to cook the pheasant and hare today, so Mother Ye put the pheasant in the well to preserve it.

The three hares were marinated with salt and spices, and Ye Mu was going to make them into wax rabbits.

When the autumn wind blows, eat cured meat. Now is a good time to make bacon.

Ye Mu and the others had finished handling the prey brought back by Tang Xiaojing, and it was already dark.

Today's dinner was very sumptuous. The basket of mutton given by Yang last night was made into mutton stew by Ye Mu.

There are also braised fish fillets, stir-fried mixed mushrooms with bacon, stir-fried cabbage with egg custard and lard residue.

Although there are only 5 dishes, the quantity in each pot is sufficient.

Xiaoqi has grown a lot of teeth now, and can eat soft things like pastries, egg custard, pumpkin custard and porridge.

In addition to breastfeeding the little one, Wang Chunyu also feeds him some lean meat porridge, pumpkin soup or egg soup when eating.

Xiaoqi is not picky about food and everything she eats tastes great, but she always likes to eat meat and vegetables on the table when no one is paying attention.

Wang Chunyu gave his son a few mouthfuls of rice and was mixing egg custard into it. The little boy leaned out from the wooden chair and picked up a piece of soft and boneless mutton.

After smelling it, he was about to stuff it into his mouth. The little guy couldn't eat the mutton yet. Ye Donglin on the side quickly snatched the mutton and ate it himself.

The meat in hand was eaten, Xiao Qi blinked in disbelief, pursed her lips and was about to cry.

Wang Chunyu quickly stuffed a mouthful of egg custard into the little guy's mouth. After eating the egg custard, Xiao Qi immediately laughed and opened his mouth wide to express his desire for more, which made everyone laugh.

Ye Qingqing looked at the white and tender Xiao Qi with great envy, and gently stroked her belly, hoping that the child in her belly would be as lively and cute as Xiao Qi.