The happy little days of the Ye family

The Ye family father and son were busy doing business, while Ye Qingqing and Tang Xiaojing were busy digging at home.

The leather being dug now is the last batch of leather tanned by Tang Xiaojing at the end of last year.

At the end of the year, there were a lot of prey on the mountain, and a total of 27 rabbit skins, 3 wild goat skins and 3 deer skins were collected.

After practicing with the leathers before, this batch of leathers was pretty good, at least all of them were successfully tanned.

Ye Qingqing held three pieces of deer skin and smiled very happily.

"These deer skins are well-tanned and quite soft to the touch. Together with the 4 skins saved previously, they can be made into a leather coat."

"In addition, these 27 rabbit skins are just enough to make a rabbit skin coat for men. The remaining 3 wild goat skins will be saved for later."

After a while, Ye Qingqing arranged the leather pieces clearly.

Tang Xiaojing shook the skins clean, stuffed them into a big basin, raised his head and said with a smile:

"Okay, just do what Qingqing said."

Tang Xiaojing carried all the leathers to the backyard, intending to clean them first.

The weather has been nice these two days. I estimate that after two days of drying, these leathers can be used to make leather jackets.

Ye Qingqing went to the backyard and took some corn kernels to feed the geese in the cage.

These geese are well fed and housed in the Tang family. They are in good spirits and have gained a lot of weight.

Ye Qingqing carefully raised the pair of geese that Tang Xiaojing sent when he hired them for more than a month, making them fat.

Later, I felt that keeping them was too troublesome, but Ye Qingqing couldn't bear to eat them, so he had to take them to the back mountain and let them go.

The two geese were taken care of very well by Ye Qingqing. They were still reluctant to leave when they were released, and they didn't want to leave.

But in the end, it was no match for the yearning for freedom. After flying around Ye Qingqing, he flew away without looking back.

Not far away, Tang Xiaojing was diligently cleaning his leather. He turned around and saw Ye Qingqing playing with some geese.

"It's been cold lately, so I guess there's not much to eat outside. I'll go to the river to hunt some more geese in the afternoon and bring them back to Xiaohe Town to sell them."

"There will definitely be a lot of people applying for jobs in the spring. When the time comes, I will sell the money and buy you a silver hairpin."

Hearing Tang Xiaojing's words, Ye Qingqing's face was filled with a happy smile, but she still shook her head.

"I have a lot of jewelry, including the betrothal gift, my dowry, and the set of silver jewelry my mother gave me. I can't wear it at all."

"In my opinion, it's better to save the money and put a safety lock on the little guy when he comes out."

After Ye Qingqing became a mother, she lived a more frugal life and was very budget-conscious.

Tang Xiaojing replaced Pizi with a basin of clean water and said with a smile:

"The child's safety lock must be installed, but the child's mother's jewelry cannot be missing."

"Besides, the silver hairpin itself is made of silver. Even if you can't take it with you, you can pass it on to your children in the future, so it won't be wasted."

Ye Qingqing was convinced, put down the corn kernels in his hand, walked happily to Tang Xiaojing, leaned down and kissed her husband-in-law's handsome face.

"My husband is so kind to me."

"Little ancestor, you are pregnant now, please don't mess with me."

Tang Xiaojing wiped the water off his hands and hugged Ye Qingqing, neither daring to move nor willing to let go of her.

Ye Qingqing kissed me again maliciously, "Hahaha, it must be hard for you to bully me all the time."

"Just be skinny."

Tang Xiaojing lowered his head and kissed Ye Qingqing's forehead, thinking that when the child is born, he will not let you go easily.

Tang Xiaojing didn't let Ye Qingqing do anything, so she had to move a small bench over and sit aside to chat with him.

"What plans do you have at home this year?"

"Arrange it, let me think about it. I will catch a few more pairs of wild geese in the next few days. I will go to Xiaohe Town to sell them before the Lantern Festival and bring back some money."

"After the Lantern Festival, all the long-term workers in the family have returned to work. Then I will go to Baijia Oil Factory to buy a batch of bean dregs. The ones I stocked up on years ago are almost gone."

If I don't stock up on some bean dregs, the pigs at home will be hungry, so I'm worried about this.

"Then we kill a batch of rabbits to make bacon and skins. Rabbits grow fast. In more than a month, many rabbits have grown up."

"There is also a litter of big fat pigs that will be released soon, and they will also be made into bacon when the time comes."

"In addition, the herbal seeds were brought back from Wang's Pharmacy years ago. I plan to plant the herbal seeds before spring plowing." Tang Xiaojing counted the things to be busy one by one.

Speaking of medicinal herbs, Ye Qingqing thought of the small valley where wild ginseng grew.

"Should we plant some more herbs in the small valley?"

"Yes, herbs grow for a long time. I plan to plant some precious herbs every year. The water will flow slowly, so that I can collect herbs every year."

"My husband, you are smart. When your child grows up, you can teach him how to grow herbs and prepare medicinal materials. With this skill, he will never be hungry in the future."

Compared with Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing who want their children to study and be tested as scholars, Ye Qingqing only hopes that their children will be healthy and happy in the future.

"Okay, hand over the little guy quickly, I will have a little helper in the future."

There were a lot of things going on at home, and Tang Xiaojing was really busy.

"When the child grows up, I will leave the work at home to him, and we will live some leisurely days. It is wonderful to think about it."

"How can there be a father like you? The child hasn't even been born yet, and you just worry about letting him work."

Ye Qingqing said Tang Xiaojing was wrong, but his face was cheerful.

Seeing that the topic had gone far away, Tang Xiaojing continued to talk about this year's arrangements:

"After planting the herbs, we will start plowing in the spring. However, we have many cows at home and we have long-term workers to help. It will probably take more than half a month of busy work."

"After spring plowing, there should be a lot of mushrooms on the mountain. Then let dad take the family's long-term workers to pick mushrooms."

"When you finish the spring plowing, you will soon give birth. I won't go anywhere then. I will stay with you at home every day."

Ye Qingqing raised the corners of his mouth slightly and listened quietly and carefully to Tang Xiaojing's various arrangements for his family.

The two sat together and chatted a lot, until Tang Xiaojing washed all the leather, the two still hugged each other and stayed together for a while.

Ye Qingqing felt that she had gained a lot of weight after being pregnant. Her face had grown several times bigger and her chin was full of fat. She was not as good-looking as before.

But Tang Xiaojing liked to hold her very much. He thought she was chubby and cute, and the soft one was particularly comfortable to hold.

In fact, Ye Qingqing is just a little fatter, not ugly at all, and looks more blessed with a round face.

Moreover, her complexion is very good, her little face is very fresh, and you can tell from a glance that she is living a very good life.