The happy little days of the Ye family

"Dad, the village chief asked you to come over for a drink. He has something to discuss with you." When Father Ye returned home, Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye were sitting in the yard chatting about Xiaohoushan.

"Are you going now?" Mr. Ye raised his head and asked.

"Yes, the village chief wants you to go over now. He has prepared wine and food there." Just by smelling the wine, I knew it was good stuff, but it was a pity that the village chief didn't let him go over to drink with him.

"Okay, I'll go over now. You tell your wife not to cook my food." After saying that, he straightened his clothes before going to the village chief's house.

Mr. Ye went to the village chief's house, and the village chief's wife happened to have food laid out in the yard.

"Brother Guitian, your eldest brother has prepared wine and food in the hall waiting for you." It turns out that the village chief's wife was afraid of disturbing the village chief and their conversation, so her family ate in the yard.

"How's it going? Do the drug stores in the county accept honeysuckle? How much does it cost per pound?" Before Mr. Ye could sit still, Village Chief Ye couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, I've asked. All the pharmacies in the county only accept honeysuckle. They only accept the buds, not the leaves and branches, and they only accept dried honeysuckle, which costs 55 cents per pound, which is five cents more than in the town. Where’s the money?”

"That's good. I've already spotted two hills, right next to the small back hill. I'll ask someone from the Yamen to come and measure them tomorrow."

The most important sales issue has been solved. Village Chief Ye finally felt relieved and happily poured wine for Mr. Ye.

"I also have good news here. Come on, come on, fill it up, and finish the bowl before we talk."

Village Chief Ye was in a good mood and took a sip of his wine glass. Mr. Ye did not admit defeat and took a sip of his wine glass with equal arrogance.

"Happy, don't be so pretentious, tell me any good news as soon as possible." Mr. Ye put down the wine glass and ate the peanuts.

"I told my family a few days ago that I was going to buy mountain-grown honeysuckle. This morning, someone from my eldest daughter-in-law's natal family said that it turns out that the honeysuckle can be planted by cuttings." Village Chief Ye said happily and picked up the honeysuckle again. He took the jug and filled their glasses.

"Is planting by cuttings just like sweet potatoes?" Mr. Ye was so excited that he knocked over the wine he had just poured.

Although the entire mountain does not need to be planted with honeysuckle, there are still a lot of honeysuckle seedlings needed. Mr. Ye has been worried that he cannot find so many honeysuckle transplants, but he did not expect that cuttings can be planted.

It would be much more convenient if honeysuckle vines could be grown directly like sweet potatoes. Just use the honeysuckle from Xiaohoushan.

Ye Cunzi wiped the wine on the table with a rag and filled it with wine for Mr. Ye.

Village Chief Ye put down his wine glass and said, "It's just like planting sweet potatoes. My eldest daughter-in-law's uncle's brother works as a doctor at a pharmacy in the next town. He knew that our family was going to plant honeysuckle, so he wrote a letter to tell us."

"Since it is what the doctor said, it must be true. This saves a lot of trouble. I have been worried about where to find so many honeysuckles to transplant to Xiaohoushan."

As he said this, Mr. Ye picked up the wine glass again and said, "This is a glass for you, I'll do whatever you want with me."

The two of them were immediately bored. After taking two mouthfuls of vegetables, the old man picked up the jug and filled it up with wine.

"Brother, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you. This matter is my brother's fault. I will punish myself with a drink." He picked up the wine glass.

"Cough cough cough" I drank so quickly that Village Chief Ye choked.

"What's going on?" Seeing the village chief's hesitant expression, Mr. Ye became a little curious.

"The people in the village guard a few thin fields, and they work so hard all year round that they can only get half full. I want to organize the villagers to plant honeysuckle together. There is a large field of honeysuckle in the back mountain. Each household will be given a bundle of honeysuckle vines. This year, we will start planting honeysuckle together. Try planting it in the vegetable garden and see if it works.”

"If we can plant it well, there will be more options for us. That is, if there are more people planting it, I am worried that it will affect the purchase price. If my honeysuckle cannot be sold because of this brother, I, I..."

Mr. Ye proposed planting honeysuckle on the mountain, and he has already bought the mountain. What if the honeysuckle cannot be sold because of his decision?

"Everyone in the village knows that honeysuckle can be sold for money. I have long thought that people in the village will learn to grow honeysuckle. I have already found a solution."

The village chief thought wholeheartedly about the villagers, and Mr. Ye didn't mean to blame him at all.

"Really? What is the solution?" Cunzi put down his wine glass and looked at Mr. Ye excitedly.

"The town will definitely not be able to eat our honeysuckle. It would be a bit reluctant to sell it in the county town, but we can sell it to businessmen from other places. There are businessmen from all over the country at the county town wharf and we can sell to them."

Mr. Ye took two bites of the food and then said: "There are at least dozens of merchants from other places on the pier every day. It should be no problem to rent a small stall to sell honeysuckle."

"Brother, if you have an idea, come on, come on, I'll give you a toast."

The village chief drank a small drink happily. This pier is really a good place. After buying the mountain, he went to the county pier to have a look. He happened to talk to his young son about buying the mountain.

Village Chief Ye and Mr. Ye have been old friends for decades, and they have always had a good relationship, and Village Chief Ye is not a fool. On the way, Father Ye told him to plant according to the time, and Mr. Ye did not hide it from Village Chief Ye. Told him.

“It’s a good idea, it reduces risk and reduces labor intensity.”

"I'll go to the Yamen early tomorrow morning to look for paperwork to buy from Barren Mountain. You can go to the back mountain to pick as many honeysuckle vines as you need."

Although the village chief is devoted to the villagers, he also has his own small thoughts. In order to avoid unnecessary complications, it is safer to buy the barren mountain first.

Early the next morning, Mr. Ye, Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye pulled a cart to the back mountain to pick honeysuckle vines. Ye Qingqing originally wanted to go with them, but the six pigs and ten chickens at home needed to be fed. , and finally had no choice but to stay.

Because the honeysuckle in the back mountain must be distributed to the whole village, Mr. Ye and the others did not pick more. They picked a cart full of honeysuckle vines and stopped picking.

For the convenience of watering, Mr. Ye decided to plant the honeysuckle vines between the foot of the mountain and the bamboo forest. Originally, Mr. Ye wanted to plant it directly at the foot of the mountain, but Mrs. Ye was afraid that the honeysuckle would affect the growth of wild vegetables and Chinese toon, so she had to change the location.

Honeysuckle is a vine. Mr. Ye deliberately planted the honeysuckle next to the tree, and the two honeysuckles should not be too close to each other.

In order to leave space for the later growth of honeysuckle, each honeysuckle tree is several meters apart. A cart of honeysuckle does not look like many, but it covers several acres of land.

After watering all the honeysuckles, it was almost dark, and the three of them hurried home. Before the three of them reached the back hill, they saw Father Ye and two brothers, Ye Donglin and Ye Xilin, approaching them.

"Why is it so late today? Dong Lin and Xi Lin haven't waited for you to come back, and they are very anxious." Father Ye breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that several people were well.

"The newly planted honeysuckle needs to be watered, which is a waste of time. It's not safe in the mountains at night, so let's go back quickly."

They were not paying attention when they were working just now. Now when they came back and saw Father Ye and his two grandsons, they were anxious to come over. Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye felt scared. Although there were no large animals in the nearby mountains, it was not certain. What if they were unlucky? It's on.

As soon as I got home, the village chief came to my door and said that he had bought the two hills next to Xiaohoushan. Tomorrow we will organize the villagers to pick honeysuckle vines, and each household will be given a bundle of honeysuckle vines to plant.

"Brother Guitian, the two hills I bought also have a lot of honeysuckle. If you don't have enough, go to my place and pick honeysuckle vines. Pick whatever you want."

"Honeysuckle is not like growing vegetables. It needs to be farther apart. The cartload of honeysuckle vines picked today has been planted on several acres of land. There are already some honeysuckle in the small back mountain. Tomorrow, the honeysuckle vines on the mountain will also be used for cuttings. That should be enough.”

"Okay, if it's not enough, tell me. I'll go back first. I'm waiting for dinner at home." Afraid of being left out for dinner, the village chief hurried away before finishing his words.