The happy little days of the Ye family

When Tang Xiaojing returned to Taohua Village, the moon had climbed up to the treetops, with the sky full of stars behind him.

"Wang Wang Wang..."

"Wang Wang Wang..."

As soon as we entered the village, the dogs in the village barked non-stop, and the loudest one was the wolfdog in Wang Duoduo's family.

The oxcart passed by Wang Duoduo's house, and the big wolf dog half a man tall bared its teeth and barked at Tang Xiaojing.

Tang Xiaojing couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "You white wolf dog, I hugged you when you were little."

The wolfdog of Wang Duoduo's family was brought back from the Ye family. When they were young, Tang Xiaojing and Ye Qingqing often played with it and fed it a lot of big bones.

But considering that there are only two people at home, mother and daughter, this dog, no matter how fierce it is, can at least look after the house.

On the way back, Tang Xiaojing also met a few people who were returning late. All of them were carrying hoes and carrying pigweed behind their backs. It looked like they had just returned from working in the fields.

Tang Xiaojing drove the bullock cart and went directly to Ye's house.

At this time, everyone in the Ye family was sitting around the hall peeling chestnuts together.

It was a little late now, so everyone ate while peeling chestnuts. When Tang Xiaojing came back, they were all half full.

As soon as he entered the door, Tang Xiaojing found that the yard was quiet, except for Dahuang who jumped on him very excitedly.

After not seeing him for a day, Dahuang was very enthusiastic and licked Tang Xiaojing with his big tongue.

"It didn't hurt you in vain."

Tang Xiaojing hugged Dahuang and rubbed Dahuang's big furry head with both hands. Then he patted Dahuang's thick back and asked him to get off him quickly.

Tang Xiaojing held the pickle pot helmet in his arms. As soon as he entered the hall, he saw everyone peeling chestnuts happily. There were a lot of chestnut shells on the table, but there were not many peeled chestnut meats.

Xiao Qi was sitting on a chair, holding a chestnut and chewing it with gusto, while Ye Qingqing still had the foam on his mouth from eating the chestnut just now.

Tangshan stood up and scolded his son: "The whole family is waiting for you to have dinner, and I don't know if you will come back early."

Speaking of this, Tang Xiaojing felt a little guilty. He originally came back directly after selling the geese, so he had plenty of time.

He strolled around East Street for a while, and then went to the Silver Building to pick out jewelry for Ye Qingqing, which wasted a lot of time.

Tang Xiaojing touched his nose and said apologetically:

"It was my fault this time that everyone was hungry. I will come back earlier in the future."

Mother Ye stood up and said with a smile: "It's okay, Jing Xiaozi has serious business to attend to, not just for fun."

Ye Xilin sniffed it vigorously and looked at Tang Xiaojing happily.

"It smells so good. Brother-in-law, what delicious food did you bring back?"

"You have a really good nose. I bought some Guokui stuffed with pickles, vegetables and meat. But it's cold now. I'll put it in the oven to heat it up before eating it after dinner."

"Eat, eat, eat first." Mother Ye quickly walked to the kitchen and brought out the prepared meals.

He put a large bag of Guokui on the table, and then a group of people went to help serve the dishes and rice while talking and laughing.

It was long past dinner time. Tang Xiaojing was so hungry that he ate half a bowl of rice before starting to talk about what happened in Xiaohe Town today.

"Today, I sell the wild geese for five cents and five cents a pair. The business of these wild geese is really profitable."

Ye Xilin exclaimed: "Five taels and five dollars a pair?"

Ye Qingqing, who was standing next to him, asked doubtfully: "Didn't it always cost five taels of silver before? Why did the price suddenly increase? Is it because there are more people under employment?"

Tang Xiaojing ate the braised pork in the bowl first, and then explained:

"There was also another wild goose stall at that time, and the stall owner was a hunter. The wild goose was shot directly on the wing, and it looked not very energetic after being injured."

"The wild geese that I have raised to be fat, plump and energetic are more popular. And there are quite a lot of people coming to see the wild geese today, and there must be quite a few people going to hire them recently."

Ye Xilin was so excited that he stopped eating and said excitedly:

"I will go to the fish pond tomorrow to set up a trap to catch wild geese. It costs 5 taels and 5 coins for a pair. If I catch ten or eight pairs, it will be 50 taels of silver."

The old lady Ye on the side immediately said: "I'll help you, I used to go to the fields to catch sparrows when I was young. I'm a master at catching birds."

Thinking of the wild geese worth 5 taels and 5 coins, the grandfather and grandson were very excited, as if they saw the money waving to them.

Seeing that the two people were getting more and more excited, Mr. Ye couldn't help but remind him:

"The number of wild geese is limited, and these little creatures are smart. They can still catch them with traps in the first day or two. Over time, these wild geese will definitely change places."

Mr. Ye usually wanders in the fields and often sees these wild geese, which are not so easy to catch.

Tang Xiaojing also felt that just relying on traps to catch wild geese was not a long-term solution.

"I used to set traps to catch wild geese. It was really easy to catch them in the first two days. But as these little ones learn to master, it becomes more and more difficult to catch them. I want to catch a few pairs of wild geese and see if I can raise them to have babies. Wild geese.”

Father Ye patted the table happily, "You have a good idea. Since we can raise chickens, ducks and geese at home, there is no reason why we can't raise geese."

Father Ye thought it was a good idea to raise wild geese, and planned to let Ye Xilin catch a few pairs to see if they could feed them.

After dinner, Tang Xiaojing went to the backyard with the pickled vegetables he bought in the afternoon.

Ye Qingqing had nothing to do and followed him over.

Tang Xiaojing added some flammable hay to the oven, and then put some small pieces of charcoal in it.

After the small charcoal is lit, add some larger pieces of charcoal.

The plum and vegetable pot patties are already cooked, just heat them up, and the fragrant and crispy pot patties will be out of the oven in no time.

The freshly baked plum and vegetable pot cakes are so crispy, and the plum and vegetable meat stuffing inside is the finishing touch. It’s so delicious that you can’t stop eating it after one bite.

The Guokui was a bit hard and irritating, so Wang Chunyu didn't dare to give it to Xiao Qi.

The little guy saw that everyone was enjoying the delicious food, but he didn't get a share, and he cried aggrievedly.

Wang Chunyu quickly broke off a small piece of osmanthus cake and stuffed it into Xiao Qi's mouth. After eating the fragrant and sweet osmanthus cake, the little guy grinned.

After finishing the pickled vegetables in their hands, everyone stared at the extra piece.

Ye Xilin's quick hands took the pot helmet and broke it into many small pieces, and then each person had a small piece.

Ye Qingqing didn't eat enough and looked at Ye Mu with a flattering look on her face.

"Mom, can you use our oven to make this pickled vegetable pot helmet?"

Speaking of making delicious food, Ye Mu immediately became energetic and said enthusiastically:

"I think there should be no problem. Isn't this Guokui a pancake filled with meat and vegetables? There is also a small piece of pork belly hanging in the well, and Mei Cai also has it at home."

"Put more lard in the noodles, and the crust will become crispy. If you spread the crust a little thinner, you can probably get this crispy texture. After I finish cooking the roast duck tomorrow, I will bake some of it. Give it a try."

Ye Qingqing looked at Ye Mu with admiration.

"Mom, you are so awesome. Go and take out the pickles first." Ye Xilin even excitedly went to the cellar to look for pickles.

Mrs. Ye smiled and shook her head, "What a roomful of gluttons."