The happy little days of the Ye family

Downstream Village is right next to Fujia Village, and like Fujia Village, they are both on the lower reaches of the Luo River.

Not only can you fish in the village, but there are also many fertile fields. The people in the downstream village are living a pretty good life.

The downstream village used to have its own salesman. When Ye's father first started working as a salesman, he went there twice, but couldn't sell the things he brought there. After that, he stopped selling goods there.

At the end of the year, Father Ye heard that a salesman from the lower reaches of the village had broken his leg while selling goods in other villages and was still lying in bed.

Father Ye thought that there were no salesmen in the downstream village, so he took the goods and went there to have a look.

It's not that he insists on grabbing business. The vendors in the downstream village can't sell their goods, but the people in the village still have to buy things when they are short of things.

The downstream village is relatively affluent, and many people have dogs at home.

Before Father Ye entered the village, the dog at the house near the village entrance kept barking.

Hearing several fierce dog barks, the donkey pulling the cart was a little scared and stopped at the entrance of the village and did not dare to go in.

Father Ye stretched his head and looked into the village. All the dogs in the village were kept at home, and there were no dogs on the road ahead.

Seeing that there were no dogs on the road, Father Ye boldly drove the donkey cart into the village.

There are some tall bayberry trees at the end of the village, and there are several children playing and laughing under the trees.

The last time I came to the downstream village was many years ago. I guess these little kids weren't born yet at that time.

Seeing a stranger entering the village, several children stopped and asked pretending to be adults:

"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"

"Yeah, why haven't I seen you before? Who are you looking for?"

"I've never seen this person before. Is he a human trafficker?"

Father Ye couldn't help but find it a little funny when he saw a few brats interrogating him pretending to be adults.

"Kids, I am a salesman from Peach Blossom Village. You can call me Ye Salesman."

When they heard that he was a salesman, several children were very excited. One of the older ones immediately asked:

"Is there any sugar?"

"Of course we have it. Maltose costs one penny for one piece, caramel sugar costs one penny for two pieces, and there are also crispy and crispy spiced melon seeds, which only cost one penny a pack."

Seeing that the little guys didn't believe it, Father Ye turned around and took out the sugar bowl from the donkey cart.

Seeing that there were sugar and melon seeds, the little guys finally believed in Father Ye and touched their pockets one after another.

Then I sadly discovered that all the New Year's money had been spent long ago. I searched my pockets but couldn't find a single copper coin.

The little guys who were still in high spirits immediately fell down.

Not far away, there were several women looking after their children. Seeing that Ye's father was a bit unfamiliar, they hurried over for fear of encountering a philanderer.

A young woman quickly pulled her child behind her and asked warily:

"Brother, who are you looking for?"

Several women nearby also rushed aside the little brats who couldn't do anything when they saw the candy.

"Hello, ladies, I am Ye Fengshou, a salesman from Taohua Village. You can call me Ye Salesman."

Father Ye was afraid that these women would not believe it, so he opened the door curtain of the donkey cart, revealing the goods inside.

The young woman was very excited when she saw that there were indeed all kinds of groceries on the donkey cart.

"Finally, a salesman came from the village. I'm short of a lot of things at home."

An older woman next to me also said cheerfully:

"No, my girl is about to fall in love, and she is planning to buy some fabrics to make two new outfits."

After the women found out that Father Ye was a salesman, they immediately relaxed and enthusiastically asked him to get everything down quickly.

At the end of the year, the salesman in the village broke his leg and had not gone to buy goods for a long time. Many families in the village were short of things.

The little kids with empty pockets wanted to eat sweets, so they ran back to the village to find their parents.

As soon as Father Ye moved the things down, several more women came to the stall.

The older woman looked at the fabrics at the stall for a while, and finally picked up a piece of linen.

"Mr. Ye, bring me this 14-foot piece of green fabric."

"Well, this color fabric is perfect for a little girl to wear. She looks energetic and energetic."

Father Ye quickly took the ruler, measured 14 feet of fabric, and said cheerfully:

"There is also some rouge and gouache on the stall. Would you like to buy some to dress up your daughter?"

The woman thought that her daughter was about to meet each other and that she was a grown-up girl and should dress up well, so she took another box of rouge and lipstick.

Seeing the rouge and lipstick on the woman's hands, Ye's father had a bright smile on his face.

"The cloth, plus rouge and lipstick, totals 225 cents."

"Is this rouge and lipstick so expensive?" The woman looked at the little thing in her hand and became confused again.

Seeing the distressed look on the woman's face, Father Ye held her purse and refused to give her money, so he quickly said:

"You are my business in the downstream village. I will give you an extra bundle of large pieces of cloth. I wish you can find a good son-in-law as soon as possible."

When the woman saw that there was something for her, and Father Ye was good at coaxing people, she happily took out the money.

Except for this woman who was more heroic, the rest of the people bought some small things for daily use.

Father Ye came out to sell goods, and his other purpose was to collect embroidery products. Seeing that there were many people at the stall at this time, he quickly said:

"I wonder if there are any good embroiderers in the village? As long as the work is done well, we can accept everything from embroidering pictures to handkerchiefs and purses."

The women in the village were very excited when they heard that Father Ye wanted to collect embroidery.

"Yes, yes, my eldest daughter-in-law is good at needlework, and her embroidered handkerchiefs are very good." An aunt said happily.

After saying that, he stopped buying anything and hurriedly ran home to inform his daughter-in-law to come over and sell embroidery.

Then another young woman handed Father Ye a handkerchief.

"Mr. Ye, this is the handkerchief I embroidered. See if you can accept it."

Father Ye took the handkerchief and saw a few lotus flowers embroidered on it, which looked pretty good.

He watched Ye Mu making embroidery pictures every day, and he had some knowledge of embroidery. This handkerchief seemed to be well made.

"The embroidery skills and patterns are both good. It's just that the fabric and needlework used are a bit different, but it's acceptable. Madam, do you have any other embroidery items at home?"

"There are some, but the embroidery workshops in the town don't accept large items, so they only make purses and handkerchiefs."

"It's okay, the handkerchief and purse are all collected."

As soon as Father Ye finished speaking, the woman took the handkerchief back and hurried home to get the embroidery.

After a while, several women came over with embroidery.

The women in the downstream village are not as good at craftsmanship as the women in the Fujia village. They mostly make handkerchiefs and have a few purses.

There was no embroidery picture that Father Ye wanted.

However, there is a little girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, whose embroidery is quite good. Although her embroidery skills are average, her embroidery patterns are very novel and full of aura.

Moreover, the needlework and silk fabric used are also good, and the overall look is better than other handkerchiefs.

Father Ye accepted all the embroidered handkerchiefs brought by the little girl, and when giving the money, he specifically reminded:

"The little girl's embroidery is very good. You can try making small embroidery pictures next time. The price is much higher than that of handkerchiefs."

The little girl said with a smile: "My mother said the same thing. She said that my embroidery skills have improved a lot, and I will be able to start embroidering pictures next month."

"Uncle Ye's price is fair. I'll keep the embroidery finished next time for you to come and collect."

"Haole, I will definitely give you a fair price."

Father Ye collected a total of 23 handkerchiefs and 12 purses in the downstream village.

The woman who had just sold her embroidery was buying things without batting an eye.

The rouge, hair oil, hand oil and face oil were all not left behind. Not only was there not a penny left with the money I just got, but I also gave a lot to Father Ye.

Father Ye not only collected the embroidery, but also made money. He was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.