The happy little days of the Ye family

Ye Qingqing did not go back to the Tang family in the afternoon, but stayed with the Ye family to do embroidery with Ye's mother.

After she became pregnant, she did not abandon her craftsmanship. After confinement, after a period of recovery, her craftsmanship was not stale, but improved a bit.

Ye's mother looked at her daughter who had become much calmer, feeling both relieved and a little sad that the little girl had become a mother.

One afternoon, mother and daughter were doing embroidery in the house, occasionally exchanging their experiences, and they were able to do it faster than Ye Qingqing could at home.

Ye Mu has rich experience, and with her guidance, Ye Qingqing's embroidery skills have become even better. And Ye Qingqing has many clever ideas, which also gave Ye Mu a lot of inspiration.

At this time, Chenchen was sleeping in Ye Qingqing's former house. With Mrs. Chen helping to take care of her, Ye Qingqing only had to go over to nurse her from time to time.

As for Mrs. Ye, she went out to find the Autumn Harvest Lady just after lunch.

Both of them are well-informed people. They know everything about the nearby villages and towns. They know exactly who has a good boy or girl.

Not to mention, Lady Autumn Harvest is quite interested in being a matchmaker.

The two discussed it all afternoon and planned to work together.

Old Mrs. Ye knew more things through Father Ye and Ye Donglin, and the Ye family had wider connections. The Autumn Harvest Lady is young and energetic, suitable for running before and after running.

The two agreed to share the matchmaking money equally.

Mrs. Ye was very happy when she got home. She was idle and it was good to earn some pocket money for herself.

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When Ye's father came in, Ye's mother and Wang Chunyu were cooking in the kitchen, while Ye Qingqing and Mrs. Ye were playing with Chenchen and Xiaoqi in the yard.

"Dad, you're back!" Seeing Father Ye, Ye Qingqing thoughtfully handed over a glass of water.

"Okay, okay, my daughter is considerate." After taking the water, Father Ye took a big sip and felt that today's water was particularly sweet.

Before Ye's father finished drinking the water, Ye Qingqing asked impatiently:

"Dad, what's going on with the Fang family? Tell me quickly."

"Has the marriage between the Hu family and the Fang family boy been completed? Did the Hu family really give me 5 taels of silver?" Old Mrs. Ye on the side tugged at Father Ye's sleeves anxiously.

Xiao Qi stood on tiptoes and hugged Father Ye's legs, "Grandpa, you are back. Xiao Qi misses you so much~"

Father Ye picked up the little guy, his eyes and face full of smiles.

"Grandpa misses us Xiaoqi very much."

Hearing the commotion in front, Ye Xilin, who had just cooked pig food, hurried over to join in the fun.

"Dad, you're back!"

As soon as he came back, he was welcomed by the whole family, and Father Ye was immediately flattered. This kind of treatment was only available to him when he first became a salesman.

"Why are you dazed? Stop showing off and tell me quickly. How is the marriage between the Fang family and the Hu family going?"

The smile on Father Ye's face froze. It turned out that he was not welcoming him, but was anxious to hear the gossip.

Seeing everyone looking at him expectantly, Ye's father didn't hold back. He told everyone everything about what happened in the afternoon and the fact that the Hu family was going to hire someone from the Fang family in five days.

Anyway, this matter has been done, there is no need to hide it from everyone, and people nearby have already known about the Hu family's visit today.

A few people were standing at the door of the kitchen chatting, and Ye Mu and Wang Chunyu inside were also listening with interest.

"That's a lot of betrothal gifts of 20 taels of silver?" Ye Xilin's eyes lit up when he heard so many betrothal gifts.

Unexpectedly, Fang Jiawang was a bit unlucky. In the past, everyone said that he would not be able to marry a wife. Unexpectedly, he did not spend money to marry a wife, but he also earned a betrothal gift of 20 taels of silver.

It would be nice to be a home-based son-in-law.

Seeing that he was in a daze, Ye Qingqing bumped his shoulder and smiled maliciously:

"What's wrong, are you envious of the prosperity of the Fang family?"

Ye Xilin subconsciously wanted to nod, but suddenly thought of Li Guoer, and quickly shook his head and said quickly:

"A man should support his family. What does it look like to be a son-in-law?"

"Just pretend, I don't know why you are so envious." Ye Qingqing smiled and tried to dispel the problem.

"What's 20 taels of silver? If I sell a few pigs, I can make it back in a few months."

Ye Xilin was indeed a little envious in his heart, but he couldn't say it out loud, otherwise he wouldn't be able to hit him.

Besides, it’s not like he can’t earn these 20 taels of silver.

"The matchmaking gift of 5 taels of silver is considered stable." Mrs. Ye smiled from ear to ear when she thought of the silver.

"Yes, brother Hu said that if you get hired, you can get a gift to thank the matchmaker. The money is just like picking it up for free." The smile on Father Ye's face was exactly the same as Mrs. Ye's.

The few people chatted for a while, and the smell of meat came from the oven in the backyard. At this time, Ye Donglin also drove the donkey cart back.

Immediately afterwards, there was movement from the Tang family next door, and Ye Qingqing hurried back and called the father and son over.

In addition to roasted chicken with lotus leaves, dinner also includes two new dishes recently developed by Ye Qingqing, steamed rice with lotus leaves and steamed pork ribs with lotus leaves.

Mix the washed and soaked rice with a little salt and lard, add a few chopped red dates, and then steam them together on top of lotus leaves.

The rice steamed in this way is sweet and soft, and also has the fragrance of lotus leaves. Even if there are no vegetables, Ye Qingqing can still eat two big bowls.

Wash the spareribs, mix them with salt, shredded ginger and a little bit of tempeh, and then steam them in lotus leaves. It has less fishy smell and more fragrance than steaming the spareribs directly.

There was almost no chatter at the dinner table. Everyone was lowering their heads and eating all kinds of delicious food.

Especially the grilled chicken with lotus leaves, it was eaten as soon as it was served.

Even the bones were chewed clean, and the sweet potatoes and snowballs at home shook their heads.

"Qingqing, I want to sell this lotus leaf roast chicken over on North Street."

"Qingqing, this lotus leaf roast chicken tastes really good. I'll ask your sister-in-law to make a few and sell them tomorrow, and I'll share half of the money with you."

Father Ye and Ye Donglin, who were full of business experience, spoke at the same time.

Roast chicken with lotus leaves is just for freshness. In fact, the recipe is not that rare. People who can cook will know it at a glance, and Ye Qingqing doesn't care.

"Okay, you can take it and sell it, but you won't need it if you achieve too much."

"The lotus leaf roasted chicken is just like the original roasted chicken with a few more lotus leaves. It is estimated that within two days, all restaurants that know how to cook roasted chicken will be making this lotus leaf roasted chicken."

"And there is a lot of rain here, so many people have planted lotus roots, and the lotus leaves are not that rare. It is estimated that people will follow suit soon."

Ye Donglin shook his head and firmly disagreed.

"No, no, this roast chicken and roast duck are also the recipes you provided. This lotus leaf roast chicken can no longer take advantage of you. Even if someone else follows suit soon, the one who makes it first will still have an advantage."

Father Ye said directly: "That's right, I can't take advantage of you in vain. Let's do this, I will give you 20% of the profit for each lotus leaf roast chicken sold."

"I haven't done anything. 20% profit is too much. One percent is better."

Tang Xiaojing and Tang Shan didn't say anything. Ye Qingqing had researched this recipe herself, so she could just decide.

In the end, Father Ye and Ye Donglin were persuaded by Ye Qingqing and gave her 10% of the profit for every lotus leaf roast chicken sold.

After almost eating, Ye Donglin had time to inquire about Hu Shengnan and Fang Jiawang.

"I was hired in five days, which was pretty quick."

"The boy from the Fang family is already 21 years old, and the girl from the Hu family is 19. They are both very young. Besides, they see each other right, so it would be a good idea to get married as soon as possible."

Thinking of the money he was about to receive, Father Ye was in a very good mood.

Ye Donglin is also a little ready to make a move. He knows a lot about the things in the town. He will pay attention to it in the future, and he may be able to earn a few taels of pocket money.