Defeat natural disasters with farming

After getting the maltose, Mother Ye broke off three pieces and gave them to the children, and wrapped the rest in a handkerchief and put them away carefully.

Ye Yu's piece was very small. He put it in his mouth and softened it with saliva. It was very sweet, but also very sticky and sticky. Apart from the sweet taste, it also had the aroma of malt when he swallowed it.

"It's been cold all morning. You should finish eating early." Mrs. Ye, who was serving the bean curd to the guests, immediately sped up her hands and feet when she saw her siblings coming back with their children.

Ye Yu took a closer look, and the customer in front of the stall was the owner of the cloth stall who he had seen bargaining for in the morning.

The young man has a very pleasing face, with a round head and a round face, and even his figure is quite round, a bit like a Maitreya Buddha with a big belly, but thinner than it.

The bowl he was holding was also larger and deeper than normal bowls.

"Your family's Douhua tastes really good, even after eating it this time, I don't know if there will be a next time."

The young man regretted, "Hey, I'll forget all the toppings, and I can't do much with the rest."

Because he directly rounded up the remaining bean curd, Mrs. Ye was not stingy, scraped the bottom of the bucket with a spoon, and poured the last bit of mushroom sauce into his bowl.

The contented young man left holding the bowl, and saw a row of radish heads before leaving, so he said enthusiastically.

"Would you like to come and see my cloth? If you want to buy it, I can give you a cheaper price."

Mrs. Ye and Ye Mu looked at each other and nodded. The former took off the apron, and the latter put the basket on the donkey cart.

By the way, the donkey with gray fur and brown eyes is chewing bean dregs, not to mention how comfortable it is.

This time Ye He and He Hua didn't follow, they sat foot to foot and ate sweets wholeheartedly.

Ye Yu followed them, mainly because the candy was too sticky to the teeth. For those who haven't changed their teeth like him, they always feel that their teeth will be stuck and they will change their teeth early.

The cloth stall was not far away, just a few meters away. The young man sat down and introduced, "Look, these are all cloth from my family. A foot of cloth is four and a half cents, and you can use an egg for a penny."

"You can inquire about it. Our Shen family in Xiuhe Village is very famous even in the county. It's not me bragging. My family's Bulian County master is using it."

What the young man surnamed Shen said was hype, and he didn't know if it was true or not, but Ye Yu felt that he was probably not bragging, because the cloth on the stall was indeed stronger and softer than the ones he had seen before.

Apparently Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye thought so too. After discussing in low voices for a while, they generously wrapped up the remaining blue-gray cloth on the stall. This color can be used regardless of the size of men and women.

Mother Ye also bought an extra foot of soft muslin cloth, which was to be used to make small clothes, which should be enough for the three of them.

The selection was almost the same, and she also took a fancy to a piece of light blue cloth, which was well dyed and the color was very refreshing, which was just right for making a suit for Bao Geer.

It can be regarded as a rewarding experience.

Even though he was tired on the road, he was still elated. Because of his joy, even the dead trees on the road could make Ye Yu see their beauty.

It was still dark when he came in the morning, and now Ye Yu can look around carefully. This is the first time he has traveled far since he was a child.

The surrounding trees are all old trees with intertwined roots growing.

The donkey cart walked slowly on the path. There were many people walking on this path, and a path was slowly stepped on, but it was still overgrown with weeds. If we walked here at night, we don’t know if there would be poisonous snakes and beasts coming out of it. .

When the group returned home, the sun had already set in the west.

The children were very tired, and fell asleep on the kang after eating something, but the adults couldn't sleep yet, and they had to settle the day's income.

After counting the copper coins, there was silence in the main room.

"Hiss." Ye Laoer said in surprise, "Seven hundred coins, you earn seven hundred coins a day. If you can earn that much every day, wouldn't you have a lot of money in a month?"

As he spoke, he began to count how many taels of silver he had with his fingers.

Now the conversion of silver to copper plate is about 1:1200.

Although the others didn't say anything, they also calculated in their hearts.

It was old man Ye who poured cold water on them, "Okay, how can there be so much money, and the cost has to be subtracted, besides, there are not gatherings every day."

It's true that Ye's father was also a little flustered, but he calmed down soon after hearing this.

Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Ye thought about it and asked, "There will be three days in the rally, shall we still sell it?"

Ye Laoer patted his leg, "Of course we have to continue, how can we let so much money go."

Mrs. Ye frowned, thinking, "But our house has no more beans. The new beans haven't come down yet, and the old beans were all made into tofu curds yesterday. But there are still mushrooms. It rained a while ago, and the mountains are full of bean curds." Mushrooms, there are quite a few sun-dried mushrooms."

This is a big problem. It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and they can do it without materials.

Father Ye was turning the copper plate in his hand. He was a nimble brain. If it wasn't for his injury, he might be able to become a hundred commander in the barracks now.

"In a few nearby villages, beans are collected for only six renminbi a catty, and a few hundred catties are only a few silver."

After he finished speaking, he paused, "I won't go to the assembly tomorrow, but I'll go the day after tomorrow and talk to the village chief. When the tofu business starts in the future, I'll go to the county town to find a shop, and we'll specialize in the tofu business."

Although the tofu recipes have to be released, it doesn't mean that they are free, otherwise everyone will take them for a fool.

Old man Ye has no objection, "Let's do this first, the money may be a little less, but safety is better."

The rest should be one after another.

Seeing that they had finished this topic, Mrs. Ye talked about another important matter.

"Before doing business, you have to agree on the rules. Brother Bao came up with this idea, and Sanfang paid a lot of money to buy beans in return. You have to talk about it when you divide it."

There is one more sentence she didn't say, after all, money touches people's hearts.What's more, even if the husband and wife have no idea, is it possible that the in-laws also have no idea?It is said that the human heart cannot withstand temptation.

Mother Ye was taken aback when she heard the words, "We are all one family before we separated, why should we separate them so clearly?"

"Third siblings, you can't say that. Brothers have to settle accounts clearly. It is indeed good to have a rule."

No matter what the habits of the Ye family are, they all have a good temper. When the two sons got married, they were all checked by Mrs. Ye.

Boss Ye took the lead in expressing his opinion, "I listen to my parents."

The same is true of Ye Laoer and his wife.

Aunt Ye expressed her own thoughts, "Father and mother have to share too."

Mrs. Ye hurriedly said, "We are all half-buried people, what do we need the share for?"

"Half of it is buried in the ground. If you look outside, who can tell the age of your old couple, let alone five or sixty years to live." Father Ye said exaggeratedly.

"Five or 60 years? Wouldn't they all be old monsters?" Although Mrs. Ye said so, her face was already smiling like a flower.

Old man Ye didn't express anything on his face, but his heart was also full of enthusiasm. Isn't this what the whole life of being a parent is for?

"How about this, half of the harvest will be given to the third room, and the other half will be [-]% for the first room and the second room, and I will keep the remaining [-]% with your mother."

Now everyone has no opinion, and they go back to rest.

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After the spring plowing, most of the farmers had nothing to do. After breakfast, they gathered together in twos and threes to gossip. The men basked in the sun with their hands in their pockets, while the women kept doing their work with their hands. Even the children ran around under the sun. .

A sharp-eyed person saw Ye Yongcun's family carrying things to the stone mill, and shouted, "What are you doing?"

Ye Yongcun is old man Ye's name.

"I'm making tofu."

"What is tofu? Have you heard of it?"

"I don't know, why don't you go and have a look?"

Immediately after moving, a large group of people in the village moved from the foot of the broken wall in the southeast direction to the side of the stone mill, and soon formed a circle.

There were whispering voices.

"Hey, the village head and elders are here, what is this tofu?"

"Yes, Uncle Wen doesn't go out easily because of his age."

Uncle Wen is the oldest old man in the village. He is over a hundred years old now, and what is even more rare is that he is still sane and alive.

Mrs. Ye ignored the movement around her and just followed the steps to make tofu.

Originally, there were still people talking, but when the bean curds came out and the scent of beans came out one after another, no one was willing to speak, and they were all sniffling.

"This is the bean curd." Mrs. Ye only added a little salt to it, and then passed out several bowls of bean curd one by one. It is not possible for each person to have a bowl, but at least everyone can have a taste.

The village head and several elders each have a bowl. Uncle Wen has lost all his teeth. He has been living on the soft porridge for all these years. As soon as he tasted the bean curd, he was immediately surprised. He didn't need to bite his teeth, and the taste was good. It couldn't be more friendly to an elderly person like him.

It took a while for the tofu to form. They thought that the villagers would not be able to stay, but they didn't expect that no one left. Even the noisy children like jumping monkeys were not bored. Next to it, looking at it like that, I can't wait to take the earthen pot away with me.

It's not that no one urged them, but the villagers blocked the person who urged them as soon as they opened their mouths, so they had to shut up angrily.

Once the tofu was ready, Mrs. Ye took a knife and began to divide the tofu, saying, "This tofu stew is delicious, and it is also delicious when fried with green leafy vegetables. You can also chop it up and wrap it in dumplings."

Basically, one household can get a piece of tofu about the size of a palm.

"This tofu recipe was sent by the chief who was rescued by my third child. It is the only one in the whole county. If anyone wants to know the recipe, they can buy it for a tael of silver."

The price was set after they discussed with the village chiefs and elders. Although one tael of silver is a lot for the farmer's family, it is not impossible for them to pay for it, and they cannot get something for nothing.

"If you have a prescription, what will you do?"

Sister Ye replied according to what his mother taught, "You can learn it at my home until you learn it."

The villagers were still hesitating, but the village head and a few elders were the first to take out the money and buy the prescription.

One of them said even more, "Let my family learn later."