The happy little days of the Ye family

Today I am going to Xiaohe Town to sell things. Father Ye and Ye Xilin got up early before dawn.

The father and son had a tacit understanding and opened the door almost at the same time.

After washing, the two went to the donkey shed together.

At this time, the three donkeys in the donkey shed were sleeping soundly. The two donkeys sleeping outside were even grinning, as if they were having a sweet dream.

Ye Xilin walked between the two donkeys and slapped the two donkeys on their butts twice.

The two donkeys who were woken up by being patted were very irritable. They bared their teeth at Ye Xilin and kicked their hind legs back.

Seeing that the donkey was about to kick him, Ye Xilin quickly stepped back and muttered:

"Is this donkey still angry about getting up?"

Father Ye slapped Ye Xilin on the back and rolled his eyes at this heartless brat.

"Who told you to be mean? I want to kick you just looking at you."

Father Ye saw the two donkeys baring their teeth and quickly brought two bundles of fodder over.

After eating delicious fodder, the two donkeys settled down.

However, he still didn't want to see Ye Xilin. When he saw him, he pointed his nostrils directly at him.

Ye Xilin, who knew he was in the wrong, touched his nose guiltily.

To get the things to sell in Xiaohe Town, the father and son had already moved them up to the hall to put them away last night.

The father and son each led a donkey cart to the entrance of the hall, holding a lot of fodder in their hands.

It's really far to go to Xiaohe Town. People don't have to eat breakfast, but the donkey must be fed before going out.

The two put the fodder in front of the donkeys and brought them half a basin of water.

After serving the two donkeys, the father and son began to move the various dry goods piled up like a hill one by one to the two donkey carts.

There was indeed a lot of stuff, and both donkey carts were fully loaded.

Fortunately, dry foods such as dried mushrooms and bamboo shoots are large in size but relatively light. Otherwise, the two stubborn donkeys in the family will probably go on strike.

The father and son had just finished loading their things, and the rest of the family also got up.

Ye Xilin and Ye's father went to Xiaohe Town, but they had to feed the dozen or so pigs at home.

Ye Xilin had no choice but to ask Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye to help take care of him for a day.

Therefore, Mr. Ye will not go to Xiaohoushan today. He will stay at home and cook and feed pigs with Mrs. Ye.

It took two hours to get to Xiaohe Town, so the two of them didn't bother to have breakfast, so they took the pastries and pancakes and hurried out the door.

When the father and son went out, the sky was still gray. But I could barely see the road. Two donkeys were walking slowly on the road.

Having moved a lot of things just now, the father and son were already hungry, so they took out the pastries and started eating them.

It took two hours to walk, and Ye's mother packed a lot of cakes for the father and son, as well as the pancakes that Ye's mother baked specially last night.

Father Ye used to come to a small river town when he was a child, but it was already more than ten years ago.

After so many years, Father Ye no longer remembers even the road to Xiaohe Town, let alone Xiaohe Town.

Ye Xilin was the one leading the way, and by the way, he also introduced the current Xiaohe Town to Ye's father.

"The official road in front of Xiaohe Town is said to be able to connect several provinces. It sounds like there are a lot of businessmen from other places."

"I feel like it's more lively in Xiaohe Town than at the dock. There are more stalls and a lot of unused things."

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Along the way, Ye Xilin's mouth didn't stop, and Ye's father also had a rough understanding of Xiaohe Town.

When Father Ye went to Xiaohe Town more than ten years ago, Xiaohe Town was quite lively, but not as good as it is now.

Xiaohe Town is right on the edge of the official road. When walking on the road, you can see the very conspicuous Xiaohe Town Archway from a distance.

The two of them entered through the archway, and Ye's father looked curiously at the bustling streets and all kinds of novel things that he had never seen before.

At this time, he couldn't help but regret why he didn't come to Xiaohe Town earlier.

Just by taking a few casual glances, Father Ye saw many things that were not available in Luohe Town or even the county.

If you sell it on North Street, you will definitely make a lot of money.

Seeing Ye's father looking around with interest, Ye Xilin deliberately asked the donkey to walk slower so that Ye's father could see clearly.

After watching for a while, Ye Xilin reminded cheerfully:

"Dad, this is not the busiest place. The busiest place is on the East Street inside."

Ye Xilin often went to Baijia Youfang near Xiaohe Town to buy bean dregs last year.

When buying okara, he also went shopping there twice on East Street, so he was quite familiar with it.

Ye Xilin took Father Ye and quickly arrived at East Street.

East Street was very lively at this time. The street was densely packed with people, and the stalls on both sides were filled with all kinds of novel and weird things.

Father Ye was so overwhelmed that he didn't even know where to look.

The father and son arrived a little late, and the good seats had already been taken by others, and there were not even many bad seats left.

The two paid the stall fee and searched for a long time with the stall sign, but only found a spot in the corner.

This location is really not good, it is near the end of the street, and there are two trees in front blocking half of the stall.

The two had no choice but to move their stall further outside, otherwise no one on the street would be able to see their stall.

Father Ye took a reed mat from the donkey cart and spread it on the ground.

Then the father and son began to unload things from the donkey cart.

After everything was moved down, Father Ye asked Ye Xilin to clean up the stall first, and he went to inquire about the prices of various dry goods here.

There are also several stalls selling dry goods near their stall, but they are not as comprehensive as Father Ye's.

Dried mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, cured fish, cured chicken, cured rabbit and cured pork are all available, but they are separated into several stalls.

Father Ye asked one by one, and the price was the same as the price at the pier.

Dried mushrooms: sold in bulk for 25 cents per catty, wholesale for 23 cents per catty.

Dried bamboo shoots: sold in bulk for 13 Wen per catty, wholesale for 12 Wen per catty.

Cured fish: sold in bulk for 13 Wen per catty, wholesale for 12 Wen per catty.

Cured chicken: sold in bulk for 30 Wen per catty, wholesale for 28 Wen per catty.

Cured rabbit: sold in bulk for 30 cents per catty, wholesale for 28 cents per catty.

Cured pork: sold in bulk for 38 Wen per catty, wholesale for 36 Wen per catty.

Since the prices on both sides were the same, Father Ye thought it would be better to continue selling at the pier, at least the distance was not that far.

But this trip is not in vain, at least there are more novel things here than the dock.

When walking back, Father Ye also saw many exquisite ceramic baubles and some silks and satins that no one had ever seen before.

In addition, there are some things from the north or other provinces.

Father Ye walked faster and faster. He just wanted to go back and sell out all the things, then go shopping and pick up more things that were not available in the town.

When going back, Father Ye also paid careful attention to the people and stalls on the street.

The East Street is very long, with stalls of various sizes on both sides. There are also many merchants, and they dress in different styles.

The wharf is transported by water, and most of the merchants come from places near the sea or near the river.

Most of the things transported are also bulky.

Among them, the number of merchants from Shu is the largest, and you can see all kinds of exquisite fabrics from Shu.

The merchants in Xiaohe Town come from all over the country, and there are more types of things.