The happy little days of the Ye family

When there were only a few days left until the Chinese New Year, the Tang father and son began to frequently travel between the spacious mansion of the academy and Taohua Village.

In addition to the larger and heavier luggage that needs to be carried, there are also items such as the new kitchen utensils that have just been purchased.

A more critical and arduous task was to transfer the full cellar of grain at home to a house in another location.

Even though the Tang father and son would come back every few days, and her mother's family lived next door, Ye Qingqing was still worried about leaving so much food at home.

After careful consideration, she finally decided to leave 500 kilograms of grain at home, and the remaining nearly 2,000 kilograms of grain were all handed over to the father and son to transport away.

The family prepared a lot of books for Chenchen, and the father and son took them away together, and also set up a warm little study for the little guy in the new house.

After the New Year, it is the eighth day of the first lunar month.

In the early morning, the soft sunlight shines on the earth, awakening the silence around.

Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing drove an ox cart respectively, carrying their families and large and small bags of luggage, and slowly drove out of their home.

At the same time, the team heading to the academy included Ye Donglin's family of five, Ye's father, and Ye Xilin who went to help.

As for Little Shitou, the Wang family thought that the Ye family would definitely need to put their things away in the next two days, and it would not be a good idea to disturb them together, so they thought of sending the little guy over two days later.

After bidding farewell to relatives and friends, the group drove ox carts and donkey carts, heading towards the county town in the rising sun.

The wheels roll forward, raising a cloud of dust, heralding the beginning of a new chapter and journey of life.

They got up too early in the morning, and Yangyang was sleeping soundly. After Ye Qingqing covered him with a small quilt, she went out and sat side by side with Tang Xiaojing who was driving the coach.

The young couple leaned against each other intimately, discussing in a low voice how to clean up the house and what else they needed to buy.

From the ox cart next to them, the excited voices of Chenchen and Xiaoqi were heard. The two brothers chattered all the way without stopping.

The two brothers were very curious about the big house and Qingsong Academy in the county, and their tone revealed excitement and anticipation.

There were sounds of horse hoofbeats, and two hours later the group finally arrived at the city gate.

At this time, there were still a lot of people entering the city. A small queue formed in front, and Ye Qingqing and her group lined up at the end of the queue.

At this time, Xiaoqi and Chenchen quietly lifted the curtain of the carriage, poked their little heads out and looked curiously at the towering city gate and the bustling pedestrians in front of them.

It was the first time for the two brothers to come to the county. They were full of curiosity about everything and felt that their little eyes were overwhelmed.

After waiting for a while and paying 2 cents per person as an entrance fee, the group was allowed to enter the city.

Qingsong Academy was located in the suburbs of the county. After walking for nearly half an hour, Ye Qingqing finally saw her own mansion from afar.

As soon as the ox cart stopped, Xiaoqi, who was still pulling Chenchen and chatting, was picked up by his mother.

The little guy didn't want to leave at first, but his father gave him a lot of homework, and he had to go back to memorize and trace the big characters.

After the two brothers separated, Chenchen pulled Ye Qingqing's sleeve and came to a magnificent gate. When he looked up, he saw a large plaque.

On the plaque with black background and gold letters, the two big characters "Tang House" were written in a flamboyant style.

Tang Xiaojing spent a lot of money to make this plaque, and it looks very imposing.

The father and son had already come to clean up the house, and most of the things had been delivered and put away in advance.

Most of the things I brought today were clothes and small things we need for daily life, as well as the chickens and three big dogs we raised at home.

Ye Qingqing took Chenchen for a walk in the yard to familiarize himself with the house, and then sent the little guy to his own small study.

Afterwards, she held Yangyang, who was a little shy, and instructed Tang Xiaojing to take the luggage to the room.

At this time, Tangshan also carried two large chicken cages and placed the chickens he brought from home in the chicken coop in the backyard.

After packing up the things I brought, the sun had already risen to the center of the sky.

After the clingy little son was taken care of by Tang Shan, Ye Qingqing and Tang Xiaojing went into the kitchen together, each carrying a large basket of fresh vegetables and various seasonings.

There are not many vegetables in early spring, and there are only winter bamboo shoots, radishes, cabbage and chrysanthemum in the basket.

Although there was no fresh meat, there were a lot of bacon and eggs brought in advance from the kitchen.

The couple worked together in perfect harmony, and soon the aroma of food wafted from the kitchen.

Today's lunch is pretty good, with braised bamboo shoots with bacon, stir-fried cabbage with bacon, and a plate of smooth egg custard.

After another busy afternoon, this magnificent Tang residence was finally tidied up.

Just after dinner, Ye Qingqing took Chenchen to visit Ye’s house not far away.

The two houses were very close to each other, and the mother and son arrived there after just a few words.

The Ye family had already packed up everything, and Ye Donglin even hired a helper for his wife from a nearby village.

From now on, this woman will help with laundry, cooking and cleaning at the Ye family. She will come in the morning and go back in the evening.

Ye's father will stay here for a few days to help Ye Donglin get familiar with the two shops at home. After he gets the hang of it, he will go back to take care of the grocery store in town.

In the afternoon, Ye Xilin made two swings for the kids in the backyard. Then he covered it with thick sand like he did at home and surrounded it with bamboo.

Xiaoqi and Chenchen each occupied a swing, while Tangtang and Xiaoba were playing with sand using small shovels nearby.

Looking at the children getting along well with each other, Ye Qingqing raised the corners of her mouth slightly, then took her sister-in-law's hand and said with a smile:

"I'm thinking about making some cakes myself tomorrow and visiting the neighbors now that my house is ready."

"We're going to be together for a long time, so we should get to know each other better. Sister-in-law, why don't you go with me?"

When Wang Chunyu heard this, his eyes lit up and he nodded without hesitation:

"I think so too. As the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. We just moved here and are unfamiliar with the place. We should pay a visit to everyone."

Ye Qingqing thought about it, and then continued:

"I plan to make some red date cakes to bring over. Sister-in-law, you can make some other kinds of cakes so as not to repeat the same thing."

Wang Chunyu immediately thought of various exquisite pastry styles, and after a little thought, he said:

"Okay, I'll make some pear blossom cake. Not only is it beautiful in appearance, it tastes good too. Most of the people living around here are scholars, so this is just right."

When the two of them were excitedly discussing what pastries to prepare for tomorrow, they didn't notice Xiaoqi and Chenchen who were secretly listening at the side.

The two brothers were almost drooling after listening to this. They just hoped that time would pass quickly, preferably until tomorrow.