The happy little days of the Ye family

It takes two and a half hours to get from Taohua Village to Xiaohe Town. And it takes more than half an hour to go from Dashan Village to Taohua Village.

The time spent on the road alone takes half a day.

Today I am going to Xiaohe Town to sell wild geese. Orion Li and Li Feng got up in the middle of the night.

As soon as Li Orion put on his clothes, Yang also woke up and reminded him vaguely:

"There are egg pancakes made in advance in the kitchen last night. Remember to take them with you when you leave."

"I know, it's still early, just go back to sleep."

Li Orion was tall and thick, but he was very gentle to his wife and even lowered his voice.

Seeing that there was nothing that needed her help, Yang continued to sleep.

The father and son moved very quickly. They washed up in a short time and quickly moved all the geese they had caught in the past few days onto the donkey cart.

There are a total of 12 pairs of wild geese, each pair is individually contained in an exquisite bamboo cage.

This is Ye Xilin's reminder. If you keep these wild geese in good shape and look energetic, they will be easily picked on by others.

Moreover, Ye Xilin also asked Li Guoer and the others to set up traps based on their experience from the previous year, and not to shoot down the geese directly with bows and arrows.

The wild geese shot down with bows and arrows were seriously injured and looked very sick. They looked difficult to feed and could not be sold at a high price.

Before going out, Orion Li didn't forget to bring the egg pancakes prepared by Yang.

On the donkey cart, the father and son were sitting side by side. Li Feng was holding a torch in one hand and eating pancakes in the other.

Next to him, Orion Li was driving a donkey cart and eating breakfast.

There is only a crescent moon and a few dim stars in the sky.

Even if there were torches, the surroundings were very dark. The road on the ground could only be barely seen clearly, and the donkey cart moved slowly.

When the father and son arrived at Taohua Village, it was still dark and the surroundings were very quiet.

Through the faint moonlight, the father and son saw a donkey cart waiting at the entrance of the village.

Seeing the father and son coming over, Ye Xilin quickly patted the donkey lying on the ground and woke up the big guy who was dozing off.

The donkey was sleeping soundly, but was suddenly woken up. Still a little angry, he swung his big tail towards Ye Xilin.

Ye Xilin didn't pay attention for a moment and was hit on the face.

Fortunately, the donkey was asleep and didn't exert any force. But it was embarrassing to be beaten in front of my future father-in-law and future brother-in-law.

"You stupid donkey, I'll stew you sooner or later." Ye Xilin cursed and pulled the donkey up.

Li Feng, who saw all this, suppressed a smile and took out the pancake he had just eaten, trying to lighten the atmosphere.

"Xilin, you haven't had breakfast yet? I have egg pancakes here."

Li Feng was a warm-hearted person and was very nice to him. He often said good things to Li Orion in front of him.

"Thank you, brother. I have some pastries here. You and Uncle Li can have some too."

Ye Xilin took the cake and stuffed Li Orion and Li Feng with a bag of pastries each.

Wang Chunyu specially made this pastry for him yesterday so that he could eat it on the road.

The three of them didn't delay any further and ate pastries as they hurried on.

Although the three of them set off before dawn, when they arrived at Xiaohe Town, the sun was already rising high and the whole street was bustling with activity.

As the end of the year approaches, Xiaohe Town is even more lively than usual. At first glance, they were all full of people, and various sounds of selling and bargaining could be heard in my ears.

Winter has entered early in the north, and many merchants from the north are rushing back to buy the last wave of things.

Later, it will probably snow in the north.

The three of them paid the stall fee and finally found an inconspicuous location in a corner at the end of the street.

There was only one stall left, so the three of them simply set up the stall together.

The stall in Xiaohe Town was quite big, and each family put out their own wild geese.

The ones on the left belong to the Li family, while the ones on the right are seven pairs of wild geese brought over by Ye Xilin.

There are more good days at the end of the year, and people are getting hired or getting married almost every day.

As soon as the trio of wild geese were set up, two well-dressed young men came over.

The man in white clothes who arrived first asked: "Boss, how much does a pair of wild geese cost?"

"They're all the same price, 5 taels and 2 yuan a pair, pick whatever you want."

This is not the first time Ye Xilin has come to sell wild geese, and he knows the price very well.

The price was directly set at 5 taels and 2 cents per pair, and people who came over would haggle the price and sell them for around 5 taels of silver.

As for whose wild geese they want, let the guests choose.

Xiaohe Town brings together things from all over the world. In addition to merchants, there are also many people who come to buy things.

The prices of things from other places are not cheap, and those who come here to buy things are basically not short of money.

Li Feng went into the mountains to hunt every day and never saw much of the world.

He was dumbfounded when he saw these people walking around, buying things without batting an eye, casually spending dozens of taels of silver.

People were coming and going on the street, and although the location was a bit poor, business was still good thanks to the hard work of the three people.

The three of them set up a stall in Xiaohe Town for a day and sold a total of 11 pairs of wild geese.

Among them, 5 pairs belong to Ye Xilin and 6 pairs belong to the Li family.

There were eight pairs of wild geese left on the stall, of which 2 pairs belonged to the Ye family and 6 pairs belonged to the Li family.

When the stall was about to close, a middle-aged man dressed richly and with a smart appearance came to the stall.

Ye Xilin often followed Ye's father to set up stalls at the dock this year. He knew he was a merchant from the north when he heard the accent.

The middle-aged man wanted to buy all the geese in the stall, but the price was not high, so he was only willing to pay four taels and five yuan a pair.

After autumn, the wild geese came to the south to escape the cold. The price of wild geese in the north was relatively high, and the man wanted to take it back to make some money on the price difference.

But the price given was too low, and Li Feng was not happy. A pair of wild geese is worth 5 taels of silver, and 6 pairs is 3 taels of silver.

Their family went hunting in the mountains, and they might not be able to earn 3 taels of silver a day.

Li Feng shook his head at Li Orion. He planned to come over tomorrow and continue setting up a stall.

Seeing that the Li family was not willing to sell it at a low price, Ye Xilin planned to keep his own wild geese and sell them slowly.

Anyway, it only takes one more day, and you can get an extra tael of silver if you buy it yourself.

So Ye Xilin and Li Feng came to Xiaohe Town to set up a stall the next day.

This time the two of them quickly sold out all the remaining geese.

Ye Xilin also took his uncle to go shopping on the street. The two of them bought many things that were not common in Luohe Town.

The prices of wild geese sold in the past two days ranged from five taels to four taels and eight taels.

Ye Xilin sold a total of 7 pairs of wild geese, earning a total of 35 taels.

As for the Li family, a total of 12 pairs of wild geese were sold, earning a total of 61 taels of silver.

After Li Feng returned home, he started dividing the money that night.

The happiest people are Li Feng and Li Guoer who can share their private money.

Of these 12 wild geese, Li Feng and Li Guoer each caught 4 pairs, and the brother and sister each received 8 taels of silver.

Counting the money she earned from hunting these days and the small wild ginseng she dug, Li Guoer saved a total of 112 taels of silver.

If coupled with the 30 taels of silver that Yang promised to give her as a dowry, the total would be 142 taels.

"Get rich!"

Li Guoer was so happy that she couldn't even close her mouth.

After counting the silver, Li Guoer hugged a box of silver and ran over to find Yang and Orion Li.

"Dad, Mom, I have saved enough money!"