Parents are busy farming

When Ye Zifen came back from exercise, she first saw two hens with their legs tied in the kitchen, and then heard Ye Zifei tell her about someone coming to the house.

Zi Zifen went to the backyard and saw Li Laosi. She did not come forward to speak, but went back to the kitchen to cook.

Today I made a big bone stew with sauerkraut, steamed a pot of steamed buns, stir-fried pork with garlic sprouts and shredded hot and sour potatoes.

Fortunately, she brought a rabbit back from the mountain. She didn't eat it and planned to let Li Laosi take it back.

Someone gave me two old hens, so I have to give some gifts in return.

At noon, the Ye family divided two tables for dinner. Ye Yongwang, Lao Li and Li Laosi ate in the lobby of the main house.

They women still eat in the dining hall.

Everyone had a great time eating, especially Ziwei, whose cheeks were bulging after eating.

Even Xiaoqi ate some bone marrow.

Everyone in the main room must have been very satisfied with the meal, because a large bowl of big bones was all eaten.

I also drank a small jar of wine. In winter, I drink some white wine to keep warm, as long as I don’t get drunk.

After lunch, Li Laosi did not leave immediately, but worked for a while, and then left after Ye Yongwang's repeated urging.

After walking far away from the door of Ye's house, I looked at the rabbit in my hand and didn't know what to say.

He originally wanted to thank someone, but when he left, he was stuffed with a rabbit.

The only good thing is that I did a little work.

After another two days, the Ye family's ice cellar was finally dug. It was about the size of a room.

In order to keep warm, Ye Yongwang built the ice cellar with wood.

Ye Zifen also placed some old quilts around, which made Lao Li feel distressed.

It turns out that the Ye family has some shabby things, so the ones given to him must have been specially selected so that he can use them without hurting each other's feelings.

My gratitude to Ye Zifen has increased.

The cellar is a bit deep, and they also made it look like stairs to make it easier to go up and down.

After the ice cellar was built, Ye Yongwang and Lao Li began to transport ice back from the river.

Whenever this happens, Wang Tinghe goes out with him to exercise.

The end of the year has come in the blink of an eye, and Wang Tinghe is now pregnant.

During this period, I took her to the hospital twice.

Every time the old doctor gave his affirmation, which made the Ye family happy and finally able to feel more at ease.

Ye Zifen wove two more pieces of cotton, one was dyed lake blue, and the other she had not yet decided what color to dye, so she had to pile it up in the weaving room.

She made coats from this lake-blue cloth for her sisters, planning to wear them during the Chinese New Year.

What makes Zifen most happy is that Zifei's shoes have been made very well.

The pair on Ye Zifen's feet now were made by Ye Zifei.

What Ye Zifen couldn't accept the most was that Ye Zifei lit an oil lamp to collect the soles of her shoes every night.

Not to mention, she stopped doing it in the middle of the night and her feet were cold, so she got into bed and put it on Ye Zifen's legs.

You can imagine the taste

After Ye Zifen got angry twice, Ye Zifei gave up wearing shoe soles at night.

Xiao Qi can now walk on his own, but his walking is still not steady.

The little girl wears thicker clothes in winter, and her whole body sways when she walks, like a plump goose.

Ziwei has grown a lot, but she still loves food as always and asks Ye Zifen what to cook all day long.

Ye Yongwang has changed a lot. He now teaches his daughters how to read when he has nothing to do.

He hoped that his daughters wouldn't be like other women, who couldn't read a single word and were sold and left to count their money!

And no matter which daughter buys something, he will use the money to let them choose what they like.

Wang Tinghe had some criticisms about this.

But Ye Yongwang said confidently: "Daughters should also have a pattern and not be deceived by others for small favors."

Ye Zifen agrees very much with this. This is how her aunt taught her and Ye Zixuan.

My aunt often said: "Only those who know how to spend money know how to make money. People who like to spend money will not let themselves have no money to spend, because spending money makes people happy, and making money makes people feel confident."

Zi Zifen did not learn to write from Ye Yongwang, because Zi Zifen had almost learned the calligraphy.

Moreover, Ye Zifen's handwriting was very beautiful, and her hairpin-handled small regular script made the county magistrate's wife admire her very much.

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"Dad, you and Uncle Li will go to Lijiazhuang tomorrow to bring back the New Year pig!"

Ye Zifen said to Ye Yongwang who was pinching his wife's feet.

"Yeah! The two of us are going to kill the pig tomorrow? Is it too early?"

"It's getting late. It's the New Year's Eve the day after tomorrow. After killing the pig tomorrow, Uncle Li can go home to celebrate the New Year."

Fortunately, Lao Li made the Ye family warm this winter.

The livestock at home have obviously gained weight, and even the cows are pregnant with calves.

If this animal were placed on Ye Yongwang himself, he would definitely not be able to detect the animal's estrus period.

"Then how do you plan to divide the pork?" Ye Yongwang asked.

"I plan to make some sausages for the county magistrate, one back elbow for my sister, one front elbow for my uncle, ribs and waist for the old man. I will also cut five kilograms of meat for Uncle Li. It's not that I don't want to give more, but that I have given too much. It could be a disaster!”

The last time Li Laosi came, she learned about Lao Li's family situation, and he also had a strange pair of parents.

Ye Yongwang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that his daughter had given the Lu family a share.

"Just do whatever you want." Wang Tinghe also felt Ye Yongwang's emotional changes.

No matter how cruel he said, he could not be cruel to his biological parents.

"Will our family also make bacon this year?" Ye Ziwei asked.

"Xiao Liu, do you want to eat bacon?" Zi Zifen asked.

"Think about it! The bacon is delicious, the sausage is delicious, and the bacon chicken and duck, I like them all."

As soon as she talked about eating, Ziwei started talking non-stop.

Every time Ye Ziwei said something, Mu Hongzhou's eyes lit up.

"I can also make bacon, do you want to work hard in the next few days?"

Now Ye Zifen can throw stones and can kill small animals like rabbits and pheasants.

But small animals like Maodong in winter, and she didn't catch many.

"Fifth sister, you are going too far, master..."

Ye Ziwei hid behind Mu Hongzhou and didn't want to pay attention to her sister now.

Among the three of them, Zhang Gaoyi is the most powerful.

A few days ago, he actually killed a half-grown wild boar, but he didn't let anyone know.

Instead, he took it to the county seat and sold it to buy back a dagger.

He originally wanted to get a bow and arrow, but because their county was mainly agricultural, there were no decent weapons.

Now Zhang Gaoyi said that he was working hard to make money, and then went to Fucheng to buy a big bow.

Maybe every boy has a fighting ambition in his heart!

They now run further every day, three hills back.

There are more animals inside and they are more dangerous.

But because Mu Hongzhou was following them, they encountered no danger.

Mu Hongzhou taught them how to tell the direction and how to distinguish poisonous animals and plants.

How to identify animal species and home ranges through footprints and droppings.

Recently, Ye Zifen and Zhang Gaoyi discovered traces of wild goats, and they discussed bringing one back.

Mu Hongzhou just listened and had no intention of participating, nor did he remind them of the wild goat's attack power and speed.