Defeat natural disasters with farming

After Wang Qiang and his wife, many families came to Ye's house to pay money one after another. Mother Ye counted eight taels of silver at night.

She carefully put away the money and calculated in her heart that there are fifty or sixty families in Yejia Village, and now eight of them are interested in tofu, which is not too small.

After putting away the purse, she went out to look at the sky, wondering, "Why haven't the parents come back yet? It's almost dark."

Father Ye was also worried. He put down the hoe in his hand and drank a big bowl of cool water. "I'll pick them up on the way, maybe something happened on the way."

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw old man Ye driving the donkey cart and pushed open the door.

In addition to the things brought before, there are two cages, each containing two chickens. The chickens are small and light, with black eyes, and even their fur is completely black.

When Ye Yu saw it, he had a little impression in his head that these four should be silkies.

Sure enough, Mrs. Ye pointed to the four chickens and said: "Today, there are several livestock dealers in the market. Not to mention chickens and ducks, there are even cattle and sheep. The price is quite affordable, so we bought some."

"This chicken seems to be called black-bone chicken. It is a specialty of Yuzhang County. The meat is tender and the soup is delicious. It is said that the soup is very nutritious. I just bought one male and three females to raise it. Even if it fails to raise, it can nourish your body. "

After listening to Mrs. Ye's words, Ye Yu was attracted by cattle and sheep. There are so many foods that can be made from milk and goat milk. I can temporarily regret saying goodbye to cattle and sheep.

Today's business is still good. They brought one-third more things to the market than before. Even so, the buckets were still empty when they came back.

As the family members came back one after another, the courtyard that had been quiet for a day became lively again.

Those who didn't eat dinner went to eat, and those who finished eating started to clean up the leftovers.

"Is there any monkey leg dish today?"

"Brother Bao and the others went to pick it. Here, the clothes are still there, and I got mud spots all over my body."

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Mother Ye didn't dare to open the cage. She was afraid that the big rooster she raised would peck the black-bone chicken to death, so she just carried the cage and put it in the utility room.

Seeing the four chickens start pecking vigorously as soon as they saw the earthworms, she was relieved that it was good if they could eat them, but she was afraid that the livestock they bought would not eat anything, and they would starve to death.

Ye He squatted there and stared at the black-bone chicken eagerly, and Ye Mu almost bumped into him.

"Third Aunt, when can I eat chicken?"

Mother Ye couldn't laugh or cry when she heard the words, she patted Ye He's head, "These chickens are all chicks, and they still need to be reared for a while."

Ye He was immediately disappointed, "It will take a long time."

Tao Hua just came in and heard this conversation, and she was also puzzled, "It seems that our family is not short of your food and drink? Why are you so greedy?"

She didn't expect Ye He to tell the reason, then she turned to Mother Ye and said, "Third Aunt, Grandpa told you to go to the main room."

Mother Ye nodded, took off her apron, and left in a hurry.

In the main room, the Ye family is working on today's proceeds.

Concerned about the income, Mother Ye told the people who came to buy prescriptions at home today, "There are only eight families, and they will come over at noon tomorrow."

Old man Ye tapped the tobacco stick twice, "The third son, write eight prescriptions tonight, and give them to them when they come over tomorrow, and make tofu in front of them by the way."

Father Ye knew a few characters, and it was more than enough to write a simple prescription.

Ye Er saw that no one was talking anymore, so he started the conversation first, "The wealthy families in the market today really opened my eyes."

There is no lack of envy in the tone.

Nothing major happened in the bazaar, except that the peddlers who sold livestock brought three sheep and one cow, and many different breeds of chickens. Fortunately, chickens are not expensive, but the cattle and sheep are different, and only one ram costs five dollars. One hundred dollars, the cow even offered Wuguan (five thousand dollars).

The role of the cow itself is not small, and it is indispensable in farming, transportation, wars and other situations.This price is already considered affordable.

Moreover, the government is also quite strict in formulating laws to protect the lives of cattle. It is strictly forbidden to slaughter cattle arbitrarily. Even if the cattle die normally, they must obtain the permission of the government before they can be slaughtered.Therefore, there is almost no beef in circulation on the market, and most of it is divided up privately.

This time, a calf was sold in the market, which attracted countless people to watch, but there were still only a few people who could afford it, and the Shen family where Ye Mu bought the cloth before was one of them.

Their family directly wrapped up a cow and two sheep, which caused a burst of uproar. Afterwards, the whole assembly was discussing them for a period of time. They were really rich and powerful.

Of course, more than half of their tofu was bought by others. If it wasn't for this, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to sell so fast.

"The Shen family is one of the most wealthy and noble families in the county. The main branch is in the county town. The ones still in the village should be side branches."

Old man Ye had a good impression of their family, "The old man of the Shen family is a great benevolent person. He took the lead in donating porridge and rice to refugees during the drought. I don't know how many people were saved."

It is said that the Shen family came from the capital, and even though they have firmly controlled the cloth industry for so many years, no one dared to do anything.

The Ye family was shocked when they heard this. A side branch is so rich, so wouldn't the main branch in the county be richer.

Father Ye's originally inflated state of mind instantly subsided. Where is their family now? There is still a long way to go.

After chatting for a few more words, everyone dispersed.

When it was time to go to bed, Father Ye suddenly said, "After a while, the money will be loose at home, and it's time for our family to start a house."

Now the Ye family has five rooms in total, the middle is the main room, where people eat and entertain guests, the old couple and Ye Da's family live in the two rooms on the left, and Ye Er and his family live in the right.

As the child grows up, the room that was more than enough is really not enough.

Their room is alright, there is only Brother Bao and one child, but there are too many children like the big room, and one room is even divided into three rooms. Each room is very small, and some even have windows. None, very frustrated.

"At that time, let's build a separate room for Brother Bao, and ask Xiaobei's husband's family to build some furniture."

Ye Xiaobei is the only daughter of the old couple. Her husband's family is a carpenter. They opened a carpenter's shop in the county town, specializing in making furniture for people.

Ye Yu was lying on the kang, but his mental body was in the space. When he heard his name, he couldn't help pricking up his ears.

He is happy to have his own room, not because it is bad to share the same room with his parents, but it is really inconvenient. After all, his parents are only in their 30s, and it is impossible for them to live without a husband and wife.

He had been woken up before, and that scene was really embarrassing, although it was only his embarrassment.

The couple began to look forward to the future from the house, and finally did not know when they fell asleep.