The happy little days of the Ye family

In the evening, the rain finally subsided, and Mr. Ye took Father Ye to the fields to water the rice.

"The rice will be harvested in two months." Mr. Ye was very happy looking at the green rice fields.

"I have been working in a grocery store these years, and you have to work hard on my family's fields and small hills. You have worked hard these years." Father Ye put his arm around Mr. Ye's shoulders and said with a playful smile.

"It's not hard work. Farmers can't live without the fields. But it doesn't matter if you don't work in the grocery store. I can't take care of the small back hill by myself."

Mountain goods are valuable, and Mr. Ye doesn't value Ye's father's original salary at the grocery store, let alone the little money he earns as a salesman. It's good to go home and help.

"The rain should stop soon. Tomorrow I will go to Xiaohoushan with you to pick mushrooms and dig bamboo shoots."

The output on the mountain was much more valuable than his goods, and Father Ye had the money he earned from selling fabrics last time, so he was in no hurry to sell goods.

"Okay, I'll give you a dividend at the end of the year." Mr. Ye looked at the clouds in the sky and then at the mountains in the distance, thinking that it should be a good day tomorrow.

The fields at home are taken care of by Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye, and they are also the main people who usually go to the mountains to collect goods. A few years ago, Ye's mother proposed that [-]% of the family's income should be given to Mrs. Ye and Mr. Ye as private funds.

"Okay, you can't make much money as a salesman. On rainy days, I will pick mushrooms and dig bamboo shoots at home. When the weather is nice, I will go out to work as a salesman. When I have time, I will go to the dock to see if I can find good things."

Although Father Ye said it in a joking tone, Father Ye spoke the truth.

"You are living a very happy life." Hearing Father Ye's words, Mr. Ye also smiled.

After dinner, the rain had stopped.

"Go to bed early in the evening and go to Xiaohoushan to pick mushrooms and dig bamboo shoots tomorrow." Mr. Ye said.

"This is my first time going to Xiaohou Mountain to collect mountain products, and I'm a little excited to say the least." Father Ye put down his bowls and chopsticks and said cheerfully.

Taohua Village is surrounded by mountains. Ye's father grew up in the mountains. However, since he went to work as a clerk in a grocery store, he has not gone to the mountains to pick mountain products for many years.

"Dad, let's go to the bamboo forest to collect bamboo fungus tomorrow. It's been raining all day and night. There must be a lot of bamboo fungus in the bamboo forest."

Father Ye looked at Ye Qingqing's money-obsessed look and couldn't help but touch Ye Qingqing's little head, "Little money-obsessed."

"What's wrong with Money Man? I make money through my own labor and don't bother others." Ye Qingqing said unconvinced.

"That's right, this world laughs at poverty but not at prostitution. You don't have much money in your pocket, and dogs don't care about you." Old Mrs. Ye considers herself to be a common person. Why does she like money?

Early the next morning, except for the two brothers who went to school, everyone in the Ye family went to Xiaohou Mountain.

After buying Xiaohoushan, this was the first time Father Ye came here, and it was quite novel.

"These toon trees are growing really well, but it's a pity that the leaves are old and cannot be eaten."

"Dad, do you want to plant something in this open space at the foot of the mountain? It would be a pity to leave it empty." Father Ye said, looking at the open space beside the creek.

"The land near the creek is reserved for growing wild vegetables. The open space behind it was originally intended to be planted with corn, beans or sweet potatoes, but I have been busy and haven't planted it yet."

Mr. Ye looked at the open space in front of the honeysuckle field. He really needed to plant it quickly, otherwise it would be out of season.

"Aren't you free? I'll leave this matter to you." Mr. Ye patted Father Ye on the shoulder and handed him this important task.

"Okay, do you have any wages?" Father Ye said with a playful smile.

"Yes, I'll give you a penny a day." Mrs. Ye from the front shouted.

"Mom, you are so generous." Father Ye deliberately pinched his throat and shouted angrily.

It made a few people laugh.

When we came to the bamboo forest, there were indeed many white and tender bamboo shoots popping up, and there were also many bamboo shoots that had just broken through the ground or were about to break through the ground.

Several people were scattered in various corners of the bamboo forest with small baskets. In less than an hour, the entire bamboo forest was turned upside down.

Mrs. Ye took the two large baskets of bamboo fungus and weighed them in her hands. They weighed about eight or nine kilograms.

"A little less than last time."

"It rained for two consecutive days and nights last time. There was enough rain, so it's normal to have more bamboo shoots." Mr. Ye took the tool and started digging bamboo shoots.

Picking mushrooms was relatively easy. Ye's father asked Ye's mother and Ye Qingqing to follow Mrs. Ye to pick mushrooms, and he and Mr. Ye dug bamboo shoots together.

When brothers Ye Donglin and Ye Xilin returned home from school, there were a lot of mushrooms drying in the front yard, and there were also several large bags of bamboo shoots placed near the corner.

Ye Donglin shouted to Ye's mother who was cooking in the kitchen: "Mom, we are back."

After shouting, Ye Donglin put the basket on his back and took Ye Xilin to Xiaohoushan to find Ye's father and the others.

The road to Xiaohoushan has been repaired, and Father Ye and the others are there, so Mother Ye can safely let them go to Xiaohoushan.

Ye Mu had just finished cooking, and a few people came back with a cart full of mountain products while talking and laughing.

As soon as Father Ye and Mr. Ye moved the things out of the car, Mrs. Ye took out the large scale used for weighing pigs.

"Mom, you're too anxious. Let's take a break!" Father Ye wiped the sweat from his head and put his hands on his hips, looking exhausted.

"You are too weak." Mrs. Ye gave Father Ye a disgusted look.

Mr. Ye and his grandchildren watched the show happily.

Father Ye sighed artificially, and reluctantly took the big scale used when weighing pigs.

"9 kilograms of bamboo fungus, 36 kilograms of mushrooms, and 450 kilograms of bamboo shoots." Father Ye said while Old Mrs. Ye next to him wrote it down in a ledger.

"It's not bad, it's almost the same as last time." Mrs. Ye said with a satisfied smile as she entered the account book.

"There will be another day of harvesting tomorrow, but I guess there won't be as much as today." Mr. Ye packed up the mushrooms in the yard and prepared to move them back to the utility room to dry them tomorrow.

While eating, the moon was already high in the sky.

Early the next morning, several people went to Xiaohou Mountain again. When Ye's father passed by the puddle, he found a lot of hare and pheasant droppings beside it.

"Dad, you go to the bamboo forest first. I see there are pheasant and hare droppings here. Animals must often come to the waterhole to drink water. I will dig two traps next to it. Maybe I can catch pheasants and hares."

Most of the bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest had been dug yesterday. It would be fine if he went there later. Father Ye wanted to dig the traps first. He had not eaten meat for a long time and was a little greedy.

"Okay, let's go first."

When Father Ye was not working as a clerk in a grocery store, he often dug traps in the mountains, and from time to time he would bring hares and eggs home. Father Ye was not worried about him at all, and left with a few people in a good mood.

Several people gathered all the fungi in the bamboo forest, and then Father Ye walked over slowly with a hoe.

"Dad, can your trap catch a hare? I want to eat braised rabbit." Seeing Ye Qingqing running over, he looked at Ye Ye with a cute face.

Ye Qingqing was not satisfied with the half braised rabbit last time. It would be great if he caught another hare.

"No problem, I'll definitely let you eat meat tonight." Father Ye said confidently, patting his chest.