I am a woman, I am a man, I want to marry a wife so that I can farm

"Mom, please stop crying. Don't make yourself sick," Mrs. Lin wiped her tears and patted Mrs. Ye's back to comfort her.

Although Old Lady Ye was also partial, when Mrs. Lin gave birth to her two daughters, she let them rest for a full period of time before getting out of bed.

Moreover, when the child was young, she was asked to take care of the child first. Ye Qiulan was always eager to help her with the housework. Unexpectedly, when she needed to take care of the child herself, it would be so difficult...

"The Zhang family is obviously bullying people! The first and second branches of the Zhang family also have daughters, so why don't we see old lady Zhang ordering them around like this? Does she think that my little sister will never get married except for Zhang Lao San?!" Chen said angrily, clenching her fists tightly.

Old Mrs. Ye felt heartbroken when she heard these words. Her daughter had been sensible since she was young. She never expected that her family didn't even give a betrothal gift to marry her into the Zhang family, but she was treated like this. She was naturally indignant, but even more distressed.

Patting Ye Qiulan's hand, she said, "Don't be afraid, Lanzi. This time, I'll make the decision for you. If the Zhang family doesn't show some sincerity, you and Daya won't be able to go back to the Zhang family. Why should the daughters of our Ye family go to the Zhang family and work like slaves?!"

"Mom..." Ye Qiulan leaned on Old Lady Ye's shoulder. Although she knew her mother was just speaking in anger and that she would not stop her from returning to the Zhang family, she finally felt more at ease.

Not long after, Ye Lao Er came back with the old doctor from Banshan Village: "Doctor, he's in the house."

All the women in the room stood up and made way for the old doctor.

Zhao Li gently placed Daya on the bed and made way for the doctor to treat her.

Putting his hand on the child's forehead, the old doctor frowned and said, "Why did you wait until now to see the child? If it's any later, I'm afraid the child won't be able to be saved."

"so serious?"

The Ye family members were so frightened that their hearts were in their throats.

The doctor took out a pen and paper, wrote a prescription and handed it to Old Lady Ye: "You can give the child some warm water to drink first, and take this prescription to the town to get the medicine."

Old Lady Ye handed the prescription to Old Second Ye with shaking hands, and then handed him a purse: "Old Second, go quickly..."

"Don't worry, mom. I'll be back soon." Ye Laoer took the prescription and purse, turned around and rushed out of the house.

Old Mrs. Ye paid the consultation fee and then sent the doctor away.

The atmosphere in the room was depressing. Zhao Li and Lin were taking care of Daya and helping her drink water. Old Lady Ye kept comforting Ye Qiulan: "The child will be fine. Didn't the doctor say that we saw the doctor in time? She will be fine after taking the medicine." The old lady kept chattering, but in fact she was comforting herself. She didn't dare to think about what would happen to Ye Qiulan if she lost her daughter.

Chen hated to see this kind of scene the most and squatted outside the door in frustration.

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Qingshui Town

Things went smoothly for Ye Ze and his team. They had agreed on the delivery of bricks and tiles before noon, paid a deposit, and would start transporting them to Liushu Village tomorrow.

The craftsmen who can build the house have also been found. All the Ye family needs to do is choose a good day and come over to inform them. Times are tough in this world and not many people are willing to build houses.

Boss Ye thought he could go home after doing all this, but Ye Ze directly took him to a noodle restaurant.

Sitting in a seat in the corner of the noodle shop, Boss Ye felt uncomfortable all over: "Let's go back and eat. It's not cheap to eat here, right?"

"I've ordered the noodles. Are you going to throw them away if you don't want to eat them?" Ye Ze said with a smile, "Only when you have a full stomach can you have the strength to continue working."

"What else do you want to do? Aren't we here in town to order bricks and tiles and find craftsmen?"

"Brother, aren't you tired after walking for half a day?" Ye Ze lazily lay on the table. He had been walking since he left home in the morning. Now he felt like his legs didn't belong to him.

"It's okay, not too tiring." Boss Ye said honestly. He was used to doing farm work, so walking a few steps was no big deal.

Ye Ze: "...Don't you think walking is too slow and a waste of time? You can't use all your energy just walking, right?"

"Then what do you mean?"

"Eat first. When you're full, go buy an ox cart. You'll need it in the future anyway."

Thinking of what Ye Ze said about starting a small business, Boss Ye didn't say anything more. He seldom spent time alone with Ye Ze, and sometimes he really couldn't figure out what this little brother was thinking.

Two bowls of shredded pork noodles were served on the table. The two brothers stopped talking and each picked up a bowl of noodles and started eating.

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After eating and drinking, Boss Ye went to the bullock shop and asked the broker to introduce him to buy an ox cart. Boss Ye knew about livestock and had some understanding of the prices. It didn't matter whether Ye Ze went with him or not. After agreeing with Boss Ye to meet at the town entrance, Ye Ze started to wander around the town by himself.

There are three big grain shops in Qingshui Town. Ye Ze went into each of them to inquire about the current grain prices and also asked if they would buy high-quality flour and rice.

The prices of grain in the three shops were almost the same. The worst quality black flour was 6 wen per pound, brown rice was 5 wen per pound, the best quality white flour was wen per pound, and polished rice was wen per pound.

As Ye Ze expected, the price of food in the town had started to rise. Ye Ze took some rice and flour from the mall and showed them to the shopkeepers, asking them whether their store would accept such food.

A gleam of light suddenly flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes. This rice and flour was better than the best rice and flour in their store. It didn't matter even if not many people in Qingshui Town could afford such food. After all, their boss had shops all over Dayu and even in the capital. With such good food, there was no need to worry about sales problems.

After thinking for a moment, the shopkeeper asked, "How much refined rice and flour do you have?"

"I don't have much on hand at the moment, but if the shopkeeper wants more, I can make another special trip and bring back more." Ye Ze said calmly without changing his expression.

Such rice and flour only sell for two or three cents per pound in the mall, and can be sold at least ten times more if sold outside. However, he doesn't know if there is a quantity limit on the items in the mall. Today he really just wants to inquire about the price.

"Oh?" The shopkeeper looked surprised and asked, "I wonder how many days it will take for you to come back after this trip?"

Ye Ze: You are such an old fox, why don't you just ask me where to get food? Do you think I am stupid?

"It's hard to say. If you're not sincere about it, I'd better go ask somewhere else." Ye Ze said as he turned around and walked out.

"Wait a minute, little brother. I'm just asking casually. If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me." The shopkeeper quickly stretched out his hand to stop him and said with a smile, "Let's talk about the price."

"You say." Ye Ze paused and had no intention of going back.

The shopkeeper also understood that although this boy looked young, he was very thoughtful. If he gave too little, the boy might just leave.

After thinking it over again and again, the shopkeeper finally gave a reasonable price: "If you send it directly to us, we will buy it at 28 wen for refined rice and 30 wen for white flour. How about that?"

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