The happy little days of the Ye family

It not only rained heavily last night, but also thundered all night long.

Chenchen was still young, so she was probably frightened by the thunder outside, and she kept chirping all night long and refused to sleep.

Ye Qingqing hugged him and coaxed him for a long time, but it was of no use as he just refused to sleep.

The little guy was very restless and clingy to Ye Qingqing, holding her clothes tightly with his little hands.

Even if Tang Xiaojing wants to hug him, he is not willing to hug him, and he only wants to be hugged by Ye Qingqing.

After struggling for most of the night, it wasn't until the rain became lighter in the middle of the night and the thunder stopped that the little guy fell asleep in Ye Qingqing's arms.

Ye Qingqing was so sleepy that when Tang Xiaojing got up in the morning, he didn't feel anything at all.

By the time she opened her eyes, the sun had already risen high, and the place where Tang Xiaojing slept was already freezing.

Chenchen in her arms was sleeping soundly at this time, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, as if she was having a sweet dream.

Ye Qingqing gently put the little guy on the bed, and then covered the little guy with a quilt.

After washing up, Ye Qingqing came to the kitchen. Opening the lid of the pot, the warm sweet potatoes and eggs inside were already cold.

"It seems that dad and husband went out very early."

It was such a hot summer day, so Ye Qingqing did not reheat the breakfast and just ate it like this.

Ye Qingqing was a little absent-minded and frowned.

“I don’t know what’s going on with the rice at home.”

It rained heavily in the first half of the night, and Ye Qingqing was very worried about the rice at home.

There is a lot of rain here, but it is rarely as heavy as the rain last night. The rain was not only heavy but also very fast. The rain hit my hands and it hurt.

Even without going to the fields to check, Ye Qingqing knew that a lot of rice must have been knocked down.

Food is the lifeblood of farmers, and this heavy rain caused heavy losses to the people in the village.

Ye Qingqing was eating breakfast when Aunt Chen came over.

Before Aunt Chen came to the Tang family, she went to the fields and saw that a lot of food in the family had been spoiled, and she was not in a good mood.

But after coming to Tang's house, she felt better. At least she still had a well-paying job.

Aunt Chen was very diligent. She first brought a basin of diapers and Chenchen's dirty clothes to wash.

After returning, he and Ye Qingqing worked together to straighten the loofah and string bean stands that had been blown down by the strong wind, and then reinforced them with bamboo poles.

After finishing these tasks, Ye Qingqing asked Aunt Chen to help watch Chenchen while she started doing embroidery by the window.

After just a few stitches, Ye Qingqing looked at Mrs. Chen who was sitting at the table mending clothes.

"Aunt Chen, the summer harvest will start in a few days. Are you still free to come over?"

Mrs. Chen put down her needlework and said, "I couldn't afford the money to buy wasteland before. My family only has 4 acres of paddy fields and 5 acres of dry land."

"Now that the two children at home are older, they can help to some extent. Originally, I had discussed with the children's father, and Xia Shou also came to help."

"But it rained heavily last night and I felt uneasy. I will not come here during the two days of harvesting. I will come back after harvesting the rice."

She discussed this matter with her husband last night. She could not delay the food in the fields, nor could she lose her job in the Tang family.

"Okay, auntie, when your family is harvesting rice, just tell me in advance."

Ye Qingqing didn't make it difficult for her. After all, collecting food was competing with God for time, and there was no room for delay.

The two chatted for a while, and Ye Qingqing lowered her head and continued to do embroidery.

What Chen was holding in her hand was a pair of Wang Xiaofu's pants. Children are playful and their clothes get ruined quickly.

The cicadas outside were chattering, making Mrs. Chen a little upset.

Ye Qingqing on the side was concentrating on doing embroidery without being affected at all.

Mrs. Chen admired her for her embroidery skills at such a young age.

And I can endure loneliness, sitting there for an hour or two every day.

Aunt Chen went out quietly and started preparing things for lunch.

Ye Qingqing had just finished cooking when he heard the voice of Mr. Ye coming from the Ye family next door. He must have just returned from the fields.

From the sound of his voice, Mr. Ye seemed to be in a bad mood.

Ye Qingqing hugged Chenchen and hurried back to her parents' house to inquire about the situation at home.

"Grandpa, how is the situation in the fields?"

Mr. Ye had a sad face and couldn't even laugh when he saw Ye Qingqing and Chen Chen.

"The corn and peanuts were so strong that they fell over, so there was nothing wrong with them. However, a lot of rice in the fields was knocked down."

"I brought back some of the rice that was knocked down by the rain, but the rice grains inside haven't grown yet, so I can only feed it to the chickens."

Looking at the rice that was about to be harvested, Mrs. Ye was so distressed that she wiped away tears.

"What a wonderful rice. It's only a few days away from being harvested. All the good grain is wasted.

Mrs. Ye had experienced the famine years and attached great importance to food. She felt very distressed when she saw the rice being wasted.

At this time, Ye Mu also came out of the kitchen and asked anxiously:

"Dad, the jujube flowers on the mountain have bloomed recently. It rained heavily yesterday. Have the jujube flowers been knocked down?"

Mr. Ye shook his head in a bad mood.

"I was visiting the fields at home this morning. I haven't checked on the mountain yet. The rice has been knocked down by the rain. I guess Zaohua can't escape either."

Speaking of the jujube trees on the mountain, several people became even more depressed. This heavy rain will cost the family a lot of money.

Seeing that everyone was in a bad mood, Ye Qingqing stopped staying here and carried Chenchen back.

The mother and son had just returned from Ye's house, and Tang Xiaojing and Tang Shan also came back driving the ox cart.

As soon as he saw Tang Xiaojing, Ye Qingqing hurried forward and asked anxiously:

"How are the fields at home? And the herbs on the mountains, the damage is not big?"

Tang Xiaojing moved a sack of rice from the bullock cart and said to Ye Qingqing:

"The rain knocked down a lot of rice, and the harvest of the paddy fields this year is estimated to be 20% less."

Ye Qingqing exclaimed, "We actually lost 20% of the food. How much money was lost."

These paddy fields created from wasteland have been cultivated for several years, and are now medium-quality fertile fields. The harvest from one acre is only about 300 kilograms.

60 acres of paddy field, 20% of the grain is at least more than kilograms, and at least taels of silver are missing here.

"What about the herbs on the mountain? How are the herbs planted this year?" Ye Qingqing asked anxiously.

"The herbs planted before last year are all fine, but the ones planted this year were knocked around by the rain and some were damaged. About 90% of them can survive."

Ye Qingqing grimaced, "This year I spent dozens of taels of silver just buying herbal seeds. I lost a lot of money and lost several taels of silver."

In addition to the money, the father and son also spent a lot of time taking care of it.

Just because of the heavy rain last night, the Tang family lost at least more than 20 taels of silver.

After finding this, Ye Qingqing was so distressed that he couldn't even eat.

But Ye Qingqing didn't have time to be sad here, and the rice he brought back couldn't just be left like this.

The three of them quickly took the rain-soaked rice to the backyard to dry. If it got stuffy, the loss would be even greater.