Defeat natural disasters with farming

Ye Laotou and Ye Lao Er built a shed at the door of their house. Although it was very simple, it could provide some shelter from the wind and rain. It only needed to use reed curtains to block it around.

Ye Yu was amazed when he watched from the sidelines. A simple shed fully embodies the ingenuity of the ancient people. It is both strong and beautiful.

There are long tables and chairs in the shed, all of which are newly made without decoration, just ordinary mahogany. The goat milk cakes are placed on the table in two wooden trays, and to ensure cleanliness, they are covered with a layer cloth.

Under normal circumstances, the adults in the family take turns sitting in the shed to sell goat milk cakes.

Today is Mrs. Ye's turn.

"Sister, bring me a goat milk cake."

Mrs. Huang put the money on the table and said to Mrs. Ye.

Mrs. Ye didn't even look at it, she just took the bowl and put the goat milk cake in, and gave two extra yuan.

"This snack tastes really good. Brother Yuan and daughter-in-law vomit whatever they eat recently. Only two pieces of your goat milk cake can be eaten." Mrs. Huang covered the bowl with a handkerchief and said with emotion.

The old lady Ye made a suggestion, "You can try some sour ones, such as preserved fruits. After a few months, there will be all kinds of sour dates and pears on the mountain to eat."

"My family has put a lot of vinegar in cooking now, but she still eats less," Mrs. Huang was helpless. Before she left, she greeted: "Sister, remember to leave me a piece of goat milk cake every day during this time." .”

Mrs. Ye nodded in response.

Seeing the goat milk cake on the table disappear at a speed visible to the naked eye, Mrs. Ye ordered Tao Hua, "Go in and ask your mother to make another pot."

The goat milk cake sold by their family is not finished at one time, but a pot is made first in the morning, and then it will be sold in the morning after it is cooled. After the first pot is sold out, the second pot can be seamlessly connected.

There are also some that can't be sold out, but not many, just eat it as dinner at home.

When the Ye family was busy, someone knocked on the door suddenly. Mrs. Ye wiped her hands and rushed over. When she opened the door, she found that it was a distant relative in the village where her mother's family lived.

"Aunt Tang, why are you here? Come in and sit down."

Aunt Tang quickly waved her hand, "I won't go in and sit, I just want to buy some goat milk from you."

Speaking of this, she sighed, "My little one just came back, his body is too weak, his stomach hurts when he doesn't move, he went to the doctor, the doctor said that he should take care of it while taking the medicine, it's best to drink a little every day Goat's milk."

After hearing this, Mrs. Ye thought for a while and said, "You come in first."

After Aunt Tang came in, she happened to see Ye Yu and Ye Jing sitting on the kang table with a sweet potato each, eating with relish.

She looked at them lovingly and said, "Look how delicious these two children are eating."

Mrs. Ye called them both up, "This is Aunt Tang, you two get up and call someone."

Ye Yu swallowed the last bite of sweet potato, stood up obediently and called out, "Hello, Aunt Tang."

"Hey, you are also good."

Mrs. Ye rubbed the heads of the two children one by one, and said to Ye Jing: "Good boy, go to the house and ask your mother to come out."

After Ye Jing ran in, she led Aunt Tang to sit down again, "Sit down and wait for a while."

Then he went to the stove and brought a pot of tea for Aunt Tang to pour.

Second Aunt Ye opened the curtain and came out. When she saw Aunt Tang, she smiled and said, "I said why there were magpies calling this morning. It turns out that Aunt Tang is coming over."

As soon as these words came out, the smile on Aunt Tang's face deepened immediately.

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Second Aunt Ye went out to replace Mrs. Ye.

Hearing the reason for Aunt Tang's visit, Mrs. Ye nodded readily, "It's okay to sell goat's milk, but how do you get it? It's not worth spending so much time on the road for a can of goat's milk."

Aunt Tang had already made up her mind, "There is a villager in Yejia Village who often sells tofu in several of our villages. Just give them a little money every month and let them bring goat milk."

Mrs. Ye was fine now, she poured a cup of goat milk for Aunt Tang, "Try our goat milk and see if your child can get used to drinking it."

Originally, Aunt Tang didn't have much hope for the taste of goat's milk, she just wanted to let the child drink a cup every day even if forced.

But the milky white goat's milk conquered her as soon as she ate it, it was fragrant, sweet, and extremely smooth, and now she was sure that the child would drink it without forcing him.

In the end, the two of them made an agreement that the Ye family would provide goat milk, and Aunt Tang's family didn't need to pay any money. Instead, they could use the vinegar they brewed.

Compared with using money, it is more suitable to exchange, because goat milk is not easy to price.

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In addition to goat milk cake, Ye Yu is still researching various other goat milk recipes. Among them, the favorite of the Ye family is goat milk tea, which only needs wild tea leaves picked from the mountains, plus a little sugar. Greasy, very tasty.

After Ye He got tired of drinking goat's milk, he fell in love with goat's milk tea again, and he gained a lot of weight in just half a month. When Boss Ye returned home and saw him, he was so shocked that his eyes nearly popped out of his sockets.

What kind of fat has he become? If he was originally a thin boy with delicate features, he is now a boy with a big waist and a round waist. He can tell that he eats well.

"Why is the second child so fat?"

Mrs. Ye looked at Ye He every day, but she didn't realize his changes. She only reacted after being mentioned by Ye Boss. She said in amazement: "I didn't expect goat milk to be so good for the body. I just drank it for half a month. The family members They're all much stronger."

It's not just strong, it's almost fat into a ball.

Of course, it's not just Ye He who has changed so much, Ye Yu is also the same. Although his skin was originally fair, it was somewhat pale, with no blood at all, but now it is porcelain white with ruddy.

In fact, in Ye Yu's opinion, it is not only the credit of the goat's milk, but also the variety of food on the table this year, plus everyone can eat enough for every meal. There are at least two meat dishes on the table every day. Probability is just a primer.

Father Ye was very pleased with this, and chatted with Mother Ye that night on the bed, "Brother Bao seems to be in good health, this goat's milk is really a good thing."

Mother Ye nodded, "It's thanks to Brother Bao's idea, otherwise no one likes to drink goat's milk with such a strong smell."

"If he had known earlier, Brother Bao's health would have been better."

Father Ye was thinking that it would be great if he drank goat milk from an early age.

Mother Ye said, "It's not too late to start now."

"Hurry up and go to bed, Brother Bao and the others will start school tomorrow, didn't you say you should send him there yourself?"

With the end of this sentence, the oil lamp on the table was blown out, and the room fell into silence.

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Under normal circumstances, when the ice on the inkstone melts, the enlightened children can be sent to school, which is called "inkstone ice release".

In places where the temperature is higher, you can go to school in the first month. However, here in Donghai County, the first month is still freezing, and the outdoor temperature is even as low as [-] to [-] degrees. Therefore, the time for Mengtong to start school was postponed to early March.

The Ye family has three children who are going to school this year, namely Ye He, Ye Jing and Ye Yu, so the old lady Ye got up early that day and specially made a hearty breakfast.

In addition to one red egg per person, Mrs. Ye also specially made a pot of porridge with pork liver and lean meat.

Thinly sliced ​​pork liver and lean pork, served with ginger and scallions, boiled together with white porridge, when the white rice is cooked, you can put a little salt for seasoning, compared with tasteless white porridge, The salty porridge is really delicious, and Ye Yu finished the whole bowl of porridge before he knew it.

Smooth and delicate pork liver, chewy lean meat and slightly salty rice grains are intertwined in the mouth, bursting with a delicious taste.

"After entering school, you must listen to Ye Tongsheng carefully, and you must not be mischievous."

As soon as Mrs. Ye finished speaking, she saw Ye He was concentrating on drinking porridge. She probably didn't even listen to half a sentence. She was short of breath, grabbed his ear, and reprimanded: "Especially you, if I learn from Ye Tongsheng I heard that you were not serious in the private school, see how I deal with you when I get home."

Ye He cried out in pain, "Grandma, I heard, don't worry, I will study hard."

Mrs. Ye and the others did not ask Ye He to be outstanding in his studies. After all, if he was suitable for learning, they would have sent him to Ye Tongsheng when he was five or six years old. Entering school early, I just hope he can recognize a few more words.

After dinner, Mother Ye helped Ye Yu put on a thick padded coat in the room, and said comfortingly, "My good boy, wearing a shirt is really refreshing!"

She was right, Ye Yu's facial features are exquisite and lovely, and the red phoenix eyes have already appeared on the porcelain white face. Whether it is the tear mole under the right eye, the tall nose bridge and the lips with small lips, they are all beautiful, so they are naturally combined. Became a pretty face.

The moon-white blouse on his body brought out a bit of extravagance.

"Are you ready?" Father Ye walked in and asked.

He also specially changed into clean and decent clothes today.

Ye Yu raised her head and replied, "Okay."

Father Ye carried the bookbag on Ye Yu's back, and said with a smile: "The bookcase is too heavy, now you can use the bookbag your mother sewed for you."

This book pouch is made of a piece of dark blue cloth, the color is low-key and the stitches are also very fine. More importantly, it is the same as the clothes on Ye Yu's body, and it contains Ye Mu's love.

The Ye family sent the three children to the private school in the village. At this time, several other children who were going to school also arrived, including Ye Shuan and Ye Minghui.

Although it is only an entrance to a private school, it also needs to hold the entrance ceremony, namely the four items of formal attire, apprenticeship ceremony, clean hands and heart, and pen opening ceremony.

Ye Tongsheng took a few steps forward wearing a green shirt, and straightened the clothes of the students standing in a row one by one.

Immediately afterwards, he led the students into the school. There were ten study desks in the open room, and the seat of Confucius was directly in front of it. Ye Yu performed three prostrations and nine prostrations before being led to wash his hands by the water basin. To clean his heart, he carefully washed the front and the back once.

Ye Tongsheng nodded in satisfaction when he saw it. He took the brush, dipped it in cinnabar, and dotted a red mole on Ye Yu's forehead. This is the so-called cinnabar enlightenment.

"You must behave in an upright manner in the future."

When drawing red and starting to write, Ye Yu couldn't help but blush when she saw the characters she had drawn. Compared with the square and regular red characters, it was a bit unsightly, but in Ye Tongsheng's opinion, his characters were already pretty good , especially compared to the other children in the room, it was simply astonishing.

There are not only the freshmen in the room, but also a few older ones, like the tree brother of the Wang family. He has learned very deeply. When Ye Tongsheng taught Ye Yu how to read, the others read by themselves. Learn first.