The happy little days of the Ye family

Ye Xilin and Li Guoer were newly married, and they had an in-depth communication at night.

Between husband and wife, either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind.

After the two had a friendly exchange, Ye Xilin was finally overwhelmed by Li Guoer.

After being defeated again and again, Ye Xilin had no choice but to enjoy it with a blushing face.

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Although this was comfortable, Li Guoer found it quite tiring, so she still had to exercise some restraint.

As soon as it dawned, smoke rose from the chimneys of many houses in the village.

At this time, Taohua Village is filled with smoke, chickens crowing and dogs barking, and it is peaceful and quiet, just like a beautiful picture.

Mrs. Ye is old and sleeps less. Smoke rose early in the Ye family's kitchen.

The heat in the pot turned into white mist, shrouding the entire kitchen, and it looked a bit hazy and beautiful.

The aroma wafting from the kitchen woke up everyone at home who was still lying in bed.

Ye Xilin closed his eyes tightly. Before he was completely awake, his nose could smell what he had for breakfast today, and he muttered:

"It smells so good, corn tortillas and fragrant roasted sweet potatoes."

Li Guoer on the side would not coddle him and pushed him awake directly.

"You haven't gotten up yet, the pigs at home are waiting for breakfast."

"Guo'er, you're biased. You only care about whether the pigs at home have had breakfast. Why don't you ask me if I'm hungry?"

Li Guoer rolled her eyes at him and said, "What day are you not hungry? If the dog poop didn't stink, you would probably have to taste it twice."

Ye Xilin: "..."

In fact, Li Guoer guessed it right. When Ye Xilin was young, he almost ate dog shit.

He was only two years old at the time, and there was some dried dog poop on the road. It was a bit old and the smell was not strong.

The greedy Ye Xilin picked up a piece and was just about to put it in his mouth to taste it when he was discovered by Ye Donglin who was hanging out with him.

Although he didn't eat it, he was laughed at by his family for more than half a year because of this incident.

But he was still young at that time and has forgotten about it now.

If anyone in the family mentioned this matter again, Ye Xilin would deny it to death.

The newly married couple got up and went to the stove in the yard to cook pig food together.

Lu Donglin was going to the grocery store to do business. Although Wang Chunyu was still in confinement, Ye Mu helped make roast duck and chicken.

It's the end of the year, and everyone has saved some money, and they are willing to buy New Year's goods to reward their families.

Therefore, the business in the grocery store and North Street has been good recently, and the father and son went out to make money early.

The weather today is so good, with blue sky, white clouds, and clear skies.

The little birds on the branches were also awakened by the good weather and were chirping early in the morning.

When Li Guoer and Yan Xilin were feeding pigs in the pigsty, they also saw a huge swallow's nest under the eaves of the pigsty.

There were a few furry little guys, stretching out their little heads and chirping.

Immediately afterwards, a plump swallow flew back with a vegetable worm in its mouth.

After feeding the pigs, Li Guoer stood and watched with interest for a long time.

Today I was going to dig lotus roots in the mountains. Thinking that Li Guoer had not been to the two hills at home, Ye Xilin took her with him.

The three of them first came to the large puddle at the foot of Xiaohou Mountain.

At this time, the lotus flowers in the puddle had long lost their former beauty and turned into yellow-green lotus pods.

They are like fat dolls that are full, floating lazily on the water to rest with their big bellies.

The lotus leaves have turned yellow, their heads drooping listlessly, and some are already withered.

Ye Xilin rolled up his trousers to the top of his thighs, and then told the two people on the side.

"The spring water is too cold in winter. Guo'er, just wait on the shore with your grandpa. I'll go down and dig the lotus roots myself."

Li Guoer saw that the puddle was not big, less than half the size of the room where they slept, so she nodded and waited obediently.

"Then be careful. You dig it up and bring it up. Grandpa and I will take it to the creek nearby to clean it."

Before digging the lotus roots, Ye Xilin carried a small basket and picked all the lotus pods.

Tang Xiaojing told Ye Xilin before that this lotus pod can be used to dry lotus seeds, and the drug store charges 30 yuan per pound.

Although there are only a few lotus pods in total, mosquito meat is also meat, and the Ye family will not let go of anything that can be sold for money.

Ye Xilin handed the basket in his hand to Li Guoer, then bent down and groped in the puddle.

After a while, Ye Xilin raised an extra-long lotus root.

"Look, I dug up a super long lotus root, with six segments on it."

Mr. Ye moved faster and reached out to take the lotus root.

"Not bad, I'll take it to the stream and wash it clean."

Ye Xilin looked at Li Guoer and said with a smile:

"I'll find you a longer lotus root."

"Okay, I'll make lotus root stew for you at noon." Li Guoer smiled and seemed to be in a good mood.

Extreme joy brings sorrow. Just after showing off, the lotus roots found behind Ye Xilin were all thin and small, otherwise they would only have two or three sections.

Ye Xilin finally dug up another lotus root, but it was small again.

"The first lotus root was obviously very big just now, why are the ones at the back so small?" Ye Xilin was puzzled.

Mr. Ye looked at the lotus roots he dug up later, and they were all less than half the size of the first one.

"These lotus roots are a little smaller than the ones sent by the Tang family before. I guess they usually picked all the lotus leaves and used them to make lotus leaf roast chicken, so they didn't grow well."

Mr. Ye reluctantly thought of a reason.

The puddle was not big to begin with, and there were still some lotus roots left to grow next year. Ye Xilin dug out two baskets of lotus roots and brought them up wet.

Ye Xilin looked at the washed lotus roots with a bright smile.

"How about making a whole lotus root feast today? My sister made it a few days ago, and I want to try it too."

Li Guo'er readily agreed, "Little girl, it's my turn to cook today, and I'll arrange it for you at noon."

"Then I'll help Guo'er."

Seeing the good relationship between the two, Mr. Ye also laughed happily.

Then the three of them came to a small puddle halfway up the mountain.

The puddle was a little bigger than the dining table, and the water inside looked very clear.

After Ye Xilin went down, he dug up a fat lotus root in a few clicks.

The lotus roots in the puddle are obviously much larger than the lotus roots in the big puddle at the foot of the mountain just now.

While Ye Xilin was happily digging lotus roots, he said to Li Guoer on the shore:

"The lotus roots grown in mountain spring water are much more delicious than the lotus roots grown in other places. You will know after you try it. After eating it once, you will no longer look down on the lotus roots grown elsewhere."

Li Guoer knew that this man loved to eat, so these lotus roots would definitely be good if he could make him rave about them.

"Okay, okay, I made these lotus roots at noon, so you can have a taste of my craftsmanship."

Ye Xilin immediately announced the names of the dishes, "Pork Ribs and Lotus Root Soup, Lotus Root Balls, Stewed Pork Knuckles with Pork Ribs, Stir-fried Shredded Lotus Root."

"You're welcome, grandpa, what food do you want to eat?"

Mr. Ye on the side also reported the name of the dish.

"Lotus root with meat."

"Okay, I'll make it at noon."

There are four springs in Zhulin Mountain and Xiaohou Mountain, and all the lotus roots have been dug out, which is enough for half a donkey cart's worth of lotus roots.

In addition to the lotus roots, there are also two pheasants that Li Guoer brought back from the mountains.

As soon as they came back, Li Guoer and Ye Xilin got into the kitchen and prepared to cook a lotus root feast.

Mother Ye and Mrs. Ye each took out a small bench and collected the lotus roots dug today in the yard.

The ones that sell relatively well are reserved for New Year gifts, and a few meals are reserved for home-cooking.

Ye Mu plans to use the remaining lotus root to make lotus root starch.