NOVEL WEB The happy little days of the Ye family
Chapter 109 New Year's Eve 2
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, we eat glutinous rice balls.
Tangyuan, also known as Tangyuan and Fuyuanzi, is more common in the south. Roll glutinous rice into small balls, then put it into a pot and cook it with sugar, which means reunion and sweetness.
In addition to glutinous rice balls, Ye Mu also made fried rice cakes.
Cut the rice cake into thin slices, put a little lard in the pot, stir-fry the thinly sliced pork belly to get the fat, then add Chinese cabbage and rice cake and stir-fry, the fragrant fried rice cake is ready.
After breakfast, the three little guys each grabbed two handfuls of spiced melons and went to play with their friends.
Ye Mu brewed a pot of osmanthus tea, put out some cakes, preserved fruits and candies, and the few of them drank tea and chatted.
The Ye family has gained a lot this year, but it is also really tiring, so this is a good time to take a good rest.
After just sitting for a while, the village chief came to see Mr. Ye for a drink. Father Ye also got up and brought a pot of rice wine to the Tang brothers.
"Drink less."
It was Chinese New Year, and Mrs. Ye couldn't say much, so she could only tell the two of them to drink less.
It’s the Chinese New Year, and the children have more or less some lucky money in their pockets, and clever vendors come to Taohua Village carrying some fun or delicious things.
As soon as I entered the village, I was surrounded by three layers of children in the village. Usually their pockets are cleaner than their faces, so they don’t spend their money as much as they can when they get the new year’s money.
Most of what the vendors brought was delicious food, including candied haws, candies, melon seeds, and some cheap snacks. In addition, there are some gadgets such as wooden knives, wooden guns, and slingshots.
"I want two candies and a slingshot."
"I, I also want a slingshot."
"A bunch of candied haws, two caramels."
"Bring me a wooden knife, a wooden gun and a slingshot."
……
The new year's money they just got was spent by these little guys.
When Father Ye came back from Tang's house, he saw the salesman doing extremely prosperous business. He patted his thigh and said angrily: "I never thought that these little guys have a lot of new year's money."
Father Ye was still talking about it when he got home and was very upset.
Then Mrs. Ye scolded me: "My head is really obsessed with money. It's not a good idea to take a good rest during the New Year. You will be busy after the New Year."
Only then did Father Ye stop, and Mother Ye covered her mouth and snickered.
The second day of junior high school is the day when I go back to my natal family.
Mrs. Ye prepared a big pig leg and a piece of gray burlap for Mother Ye. The big pig leg was eaten by Grandma Ye's family together, and the fabric was used to make clothes for Grandma Ye and Grandpa Ye.
Ye's father carried the big pig leg, Ye Donglin held the cloth, Ye Qingqing and Ye Xilin held Ye's mother's hands, and the family of five happily returned to Ye's mother's house.
The Ye family has a donkey cart, but the two houses are too close. They are only separated by a few alleys, and it takes less than half a quarter of an hour to walk.
Mother Ye: "Mom, Dad, I brought you a piece of fabric. It will be perfect for making spring clothes after the new year."
While talking about the fabric, everyone’s eyes were fixed on the big pig leg in Father Ye’s hand. Several kilograms of large pork legs are enough for a family to eat happily for a few days.
Ye's mother has a lot of face and dignity. When her eldest aunt and second aunt saw the big pig legs and cloth that Ye's mother brought over, they became even more enthusiastic about Ye's mother.
Ye Qingqing's uncle works as the shopkeeper of a small pastry shop in the town. He usually lives in the town with his wife Bai and their three children.
The eldest uncle's small family lives in the town all year round. In fact, it is similar to dividing the family. Grandpa Ye divided the family for the eldest uncle and the second uncle long ago, but it only divides the property and not the households.
The so-called division of property without division of households means that only property is divided and support for the elderly is determined, but the household registration is still a family, so that the corvée and military service can be shared together. Many people in the village divide property without division of households.
At the time of the separation, the father-in-law had 120 taels of silver, plus 6 acres of high-quality paddy fields and 4 acres of high-quality dry land.
The silver was divided into three parts, the old couple and the two brothers each got 3 taels. The paddy field was also divided into three parts, the old couple and the two brothers each got 40 acres. The dry land was not divided between the old couple and the two brothers had two acres each.
The eldest uncle is in the town, and Grandpa Ye and Grandma Ye follow their younger son. The house and donkey cart belong to the second uncle, and Grandpa Ye subsidizes the eldest uncle with another 10 taels of silver.
My eldest uncle bought a large house in the town with the money from the separation of the family and years of savings.
The eldest uncle arranged for his eldest cousin Ye Chunyu to work as a waiter in a small restaurant through connections. The eldest aunt took the eldest cousin and the younger cousin to make embroidery at home to supplement the family income. The family soon settled down in the town.
The second uncle used the money from the separation of the family and years of savings to buy 5 acres of paddy fields. He relied on the family fields and the second aunt's embroidery to supplement the family income, and now he is living a prosperous life.
When the brothers are far apart, there will naturally be less friction. There is a donkey cart at home, and my uncle often comes back to see Grandpa Ye and Grandma Ye. The relationship between the family is better than before we moved home.
The second uncle also helped take care of the fields obtained by the division of the family from the eldest uncle. After deducting the grain tax, each brother took half of the harvested grain.
Previously, the Ye family bought honeysuckle and jujube trees from the mountains. Grandpa Ye also discussed it with his two sons, and finally bought two pieces of slope land with the Ye family.
There are two pieces of sloping land, the larger one is 8 acres and belongs to the second uncle's family, and the smaller sloping land is 5 acres and belongs to the eldest uncle's family. Now, half of the two slopes are planted with honeysuckle and the other half with jujube trees.
"Your father is killing chickens, and we will make chicken soup later." Her son and daughter are back, as well as a large group of grandchildren. Grandma Ye is smiling from ear to ear. The corners of her lips have not turned down since she has been here for so long.
Ye Qingqing was pulled into the room by several cousins to chat, and the young men had already disappeared without knowing where they were.
Mother Ye and Grandma Ye went into the kitchen to help, leaving a few elders drinking and bragging in the hall.
Father Ye: "The price of winter bamboo shoots this year is high. I plan to collect winter bamboo shoots in the village in a few days. There should be a lot of bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest in the back mountain. If the eldest brother and the second brother are free, they can dig some winter bamboo shoots."
"Spring plowing hasn't started yet, so there is nothing to do during this period. Tomorrow I will go to the bamboo forest in the back mountain to dig winter bamboo shoots." The second uncle said cheerfully.
"How much does brother-in-law plan to harvest winter bamboo shoots per pound?"
There are a lot of expenses in town. If the price is high, my uncle plans to dig winter bamboo shoots for two days to make some money before returning to town.
"Everyone in the village charges 13 Wen per catty, and my uncle and second uncle charge me 14 Wen per catty." The price of winter bamboo shoots in the town is 15 Wen per catty, and Ye's price for harvesting winter bamboo shoots is quite high. .
The eldest uncle and the second uncle are very happy and plan to take the whole family to dig winter bamboo shoots tomorrow. It happens that there are few people going to the back mountain during the Chinese New Year, so they hurriedly dig more and come back.
During the meal, Father Ye also talked about harvesting winter bamboo shoots, and everyone at the table was very happy.
Grandpa Ye and Father Ye agreed that whoever dug the winter bamboo shoots would give half of the money to the public servant and keep the rest. Several young men couldn't wait to go to the back mountain to dig winter bamboo shoots now.
There is no way, who makes them poor? They are not like other sisters who can make money by doing embroidery.
Tangyuan, also known as Tangyuan and Fuyuanzi, is more common in the south. Roll glutinous rice into small balls, then put it into a pot and cook it with sugar, which means reunion and sweetness.
In addition to glutinous rice balls, Ye Mu also made fried rice cakes.
Cut the rice cake into thin slices, put a little lard in the pot, stir-fry the thinly sliced pork belly to get the fat, then add Chinese cabbage and rice cake and stir-fry, the fragrant fried rice cake is ready.
After breakfast, the three little guys each grabbed two handfuls of spiced melons and went to play with their friends.
Ye Mu brewed a pot of osmanthus tea, put out some cakes, preserved fruits and candies, and the few of them drank tea and chatted.
The Ye family has gained a lot this year, but it is also really tiring, so this is a good time to take a good rest.
After just sitting for a while, the village chief came to see Mr. Ye for a drink. Father Ye also got up and brought a pot of rice wine to the Tang brothers.
"Drink less."
It was Chinese New Year, and Mrs. Ye couldn't say much, so she could only tell the two of them to drink less.
It’s the Chinese New Year, and the children have more or less some lucky money in their pockets, and clever vendors come to Taohua Village carrying some fun or delicious things.
As soon as I entered the village, I was surrounded by three layers of children in the village. Usually their pockets are cleaner than their faces, so they don’t spend their money as much as they can when they get the new year’s money.
Most of what the vendors brought was delicious food, including candied haws, candies, melon seeds, and some cheap snacks. In addition, there are some gadgets such as wooden knives, wooden guns, and slingshots.
"I want two candies and a slingshot."
"I, I also want a slingshot."
"A bunch of candied haws, two caramels."
"Bring me a wooden knife, a wooden gun and a slingshot."
……
The new year's money they just got was spent by these little guys.
When Father Ye came back from Tang's house, he saw the salesman doing extremely prosperous business. He patted his thigh and said angrily: "I never thought that these little guys have a lot of new year's money."
Father Ye was still talking about it when he got home and was very upset.
Then Mrs. Ye scolded me: "My head is really obsessed with money. It's not a good idea to take a good rest during the New Year. You will be busy after the New Year."
Only then did Father Ye stop, and Mother Ye covered her mouth and snickered.
The second day of junior high school is the day when I go back to my natal family.
Mrs. Ye prepared a big pig leg and a piece of gray burlap for Mother Ye. The big pig leg was eaten by Grandma Ye's family together, and the fabric was used to make clothes for Grandma Ye and Grandpa Ye.
Ye's father carried the big pig leg, Ye Donglin held the cloth, Ye Qingqing and Ye Xilin held Ye's mother's hands, and the family of five happily returned to Ye's mother's house.
The Ye family has a donkey cart, but the two houses are too close. They are only separated by a few alleys, and it takes less than half a quarter of an hour to walk.
Mother Ye: "Mom, Dad, I brought you a piece of fabric. It will be perfect for making spring clothes after the new year."
While talking about the fabric, everyone’s eyes were fixed on the big pig leg in Father Ye’s hand. Several kilograms of large pork legs are enough for a family to eat happily for a few days.
Ye's mother has a lot of face and dignity. When her eldest aunt and second aunt saw the big pig legs and cloth that Ye's mother brought over, they became even more enthusiastic about Ye's mother.
Ye Qingqing's uncle works as the shopkeeper of a small pastry shop in the town. He usually lives in the town with his wife Bai and their three children.
The eldest uncle's small family lives in the town all year round. In fact, it is similar to dividing the family. Grandpa Ye divided the family for the eldest uncle and the second uncle long ago, but it only divides the property and not the households.
The so-called division of property without division of households means that only property is divided and support for the elderly is determined, but the household registration is still a family, so that the corvée and military service can be shared together. Many people in the village divide property without division of households.
At the time of the separation, the father-in-law had 120 taels of silver, plus 6 acres of high-quality paddy fields and 4 acres of high-quality dry land.
The silver was divided into three parts, the old couple and the two brothers each got 3 taels. The paddy field was also divided into three parts, the old couple and the two brothers each got 40 acres. The dry land was not divided between the old couple and the two brothers had two acres each.
The eldest uncle is in the town, and Grandpa Ye and Grandma Ye follow their younger son. The house and donkey cart belong to the second uncle, and Grandpa Ye subsidizes the eldest uncle with another 10 taels of silver.
My eldest uncle bought a large house in the town with the money from the separation of the family and years of savings.
The eldest uncle arranged for his eldest cousin Ye Chunyu to work as a waiter in a small restaurant through connections. The eldest aunt took the eldest cousin and the younger cousin to make embroidery at home to supplement the family income. The family soon settled down in the town.
The second uncle used the money from the separation of the family and years of savings to buy 5 acres of paddy fields. He relied on the family fields and the second aunt's embroidery to supplement the family income, and now he is living a prosperous life.
When the brothers are far apart, there will naturally be less friction. There is a donkey cart at home, and my uncle often comes back to see Grandpa Ye and Grandma Ye. The relationship between the family is better than before we moved home.
The second uncle also helped take care of the fields obtained by the division of the family from the eldest uncle. After deducting the grain tax, each brother took half of the harvested grain.
Previously, the Ye family bought honeysuckle and jujube trees from the mountains. Grandpa Ye also discussed it with his two sons, and finally bought two pieces of slope land with the Ye family.
There are two pieces of sloping land, the larger one is 8 acres and belongs to the second uncle's family, and the smaller sloping land is 5 acres and belongs to the eldest uncle's family. Now, half of the two slopes are planted with honeysuckle and the other half with jujube trees.
"Your father is killing chickens, and we will make chicken soup later." Her son and daughter are back, as well as a large group of grandchildren. Grandma Ye is smiling from ear to ear. The corners of her lips have not turned down since she has been here for so long.
Ye Qingqing was pulled into the room by several cousins to chat, and the young men had already disappeared without knowing where they were.
Mother Ye and Grandma Ye went into the kitchen to help, leaving a few elders drinking and bragging in the hall.
Father Ye: "The price of winter bamboo shoots this year is high. I plan to collect winter bamboo shoots in the village in a few days. There should be a lot of bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest in the back mountain. If the eldest brother and the second brother are free, they can dig some winter bamboo shoots."
"Spring plowing hasn't started yet, so there is nothing to do during this period. Tomorrow I will go to the bamboo forest in the back mountain to dig winter bamboo shoots." The second uncle said cheerfully.
"How much does brother-in-law plan to harvest winter bamboo shoots per pound?"
There are a lot of expenses in town. If the price is high, my uncle plans to dig winter bamboo shoots for two days to make some money before returning to town.
"Everyone in the village charges 13 Wen per catty, and my uncle and second uncle charge me 14 Wen per catty." The price of winter bamboo shoots in the town is 15 Wen per catty, and Ye's price for harvesting winter bamboo shoots is quite high. .
The eldest uncle and the second uncle are very happy and plan to take the whole family to dig winter bamboo shoots tomorrow. It happens that there are few people going to the back mountain during the Chinese New Year, so they hurriedly dig more and come back.
During the meal, Father Ye also talked about harvesting winter bamboo shoots, and everyone at the table was very happy.
Grandpa Ye and Father Ye agreed that whoever dug the winter bamboo shoots would give half of the money to the public servant and keep the rest. Several young men couldn't wait to go to the back mountain to dig winter bamboo shoots now.
There is no way, who makes them poor? They are not like other sisters who can make money by doing embroidery.
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