After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

After dinner, Ye Qing followed his brother to pick vegetables. He left some celery for the rabbit and picked the rest of the greens, eggplants, and beans.

More than 200 kilograms of vegetables were harvested from more than two acres of land. Ye Dalang carried them back twice.

Ye Qing felt a little worried when looking at so many dishes. They would go bad in two or three days and he would not have time to eat them.

Zhou looked at Ye Qing's wrinkled face and wanted to laugh. "Okay, kid, don't worry too much. It's easy to stunt your growth. Go find your grandma. Your grandma is an expert at pickling vegetables."

Ye Qing's eyes lit up. Yes, why did he forget to pickle vegetables? There are no vegetables in winter, so he could have more food by drying them.

"Mom, I'll go wash the vegetables first. After they're all clean, I'll let grandma teach me how to pickle them."

Ye Qing and his brother took the vegetables to the river together. Ye washed them the first time and his brother washed them the second time. They divided the work and cooperated, and it took more than an hour to wash more than 200 kilograms of vegetables.

Ye Qing put the washed vegetables in a bamboo basket to dry, and they can be pickled when there is no water left.

The next morning, before the sun came out, Li started to boil water to blanch the vegetables. Just blanching them for a short while would be enough; if they were blanched for too long, the vegetables would become rotten and would not taste good.

After blanching, place them in a large basin to cool, then squeeze out the excess water from the vegetables.

Find a sunny place and dry the vegetables. In such good weather, they can be dried in two days.

After the green vegetables, we started to process the eggplants. We cut the eggplants into slices, steamed them in a pot, and then put them in bamboo baskets to dry. We also processed the beans in the same way.

Set aside some beans, put them in a clean jar, and add some ginger.

Boil some pepper water and put it into the jar. If you like spicy food, you can also add some chili peppers. Finally, seal the jar.

The vegetables were ready, and it was time to deliver the eggs. This time, Ye Lao Da brought Ye Lao Han and his son and daughter with him to the city.

First go deliver the eggs, then go buy the cow. Take my son to get to know the place, and when he is busy, let Ye Dalang and his men drive the cart to deliver the goods.

Ye Qing and his companions arrived at the back door of Fu'an Pavilion. Hu Zi heard the voices of several people and opened the door to welcome them in.

"Brother Huzi, I brought you some vegetables grown at home. Try them. They are very tender."

Hu Zi felt a little embarrassed because he had just gotten eggs last time and this time it was vegetables.

Boss Ye also advised: "Huzi, take it. It's grown at home and is not worth much."

Hu Zi took it and said, "Uncle, thank you for the vegetables. Please bring in the eggs quickly. There are many people eating today and we have run out of eggs."

The few of them didn't have time to chat. They first sent 30 eggs to the kitchen, and then brought in the eggs that were sent.

Shopkeeper Wang saw that the eggs were big and fresh, so he paid the money without hesitation.

Ye Qing and his friends also sent the rest of your eggs over. Several stores had almost sold out. Ye Qing's eggs were big, so everyone liked to buy them.

When we arrived at the livestock market, we found that there were not many people there. The livestock market was not big, but the variety of livestock was complete, including common cattle, mules and sheep.

As soon as he entered the livestock market, he saw several cows tied to racks. Old Man Ye took a few quick steps and came to the side of the cows.

There are two calves among these cattle, about eight or nine months old, looking very energetic. There are also five cows, all about two years old, who can work as soon as they are bought. There are also two bulls, who look very irritable.

Several people in the Ye family wanted a cow. Cows are more docile, and when they give birth to a calf, the family will have one more cow.

Ye Qing was attracted by a yellow cow and quickly asked Old Man Ye to take a closer look.

Old Man Ye first touched the cow's fur, which felt smooth and soft. Then he looked at the cow's hooves, which were healthy and its limbs were strong and powerful, making it very suitable for work.

Old Man Ye turned to the front of the cow. The cow's nostrils were large and moist. He opened the cow's mouth and saw that the teeth were straight and the cow had a good appetite.

Old Man Ye made a gesture to his son. This was what they had agreed on in advance. If he liked something, he could just gesture. Then Old Man Ye went to negotiate the price with the cattle dealer.

Old Man Ye took his grandchildren to see other cows, explaining things to them as they watched.

Boss Ye came back soon and negotiated with the cattle dealer, offering him eight taels of silver and a carriage frame as a gift.

After a while, the cattle dealer came with a few people and helped them assemble the frame.

"Uncle, you have a good eye. This cow is the best one we have here. It has a gentle personality and is young and strong."

Old Man Ye was embarrassed by the compliments, "I don't know either, I just picked it randomly, I bought it because I liked it."

The Ye family drove the ox cart to the blacksmith shop and bought two iron pots. The original pot was used to cook pig food. They also bought some farm tools, including the sickle at home, and sharpened it so that they could harvest wheat soon.

Several people went to buy some gray flour. During the busy farming season, the work was hard and the consumption was high. If they were not full, they would not have the energy to work.

The ox cart was moving slowly forward. Ye Qing, who was sitting on the ox cart, looked at the wheat that had turned yellow on both sides of the road and estimated that the wheat would be harvested in five or six days.

The weather has been sunny and cloudless recently, so Ye Qing can put his mind at ease. He was afraid of rain during the busy farming season because the crops would sprout and all his hard work for the year would be wasted.

Ye Qing watched Old Man Ye driving the ox cart easily and wanted to learn it himself so that he could drive the ox cart himself when he went out in the future.

"Master, I also want to learn how to drive a bullock cart. Can you teach me?"

"I want to learn too. I want to learn too." There is no boy who doesn't love cars.

"Okay, okay, I'll teach you if you want to learn. Now just watch how I drive the cart." Old man Ye was very satisfied with the children's eagerness to learn.

Several people listened carefully to what Old Man Ye said about the key points of driving a cart, and sat beside him and tried to drive it for a while. By the time they reached the village, they were able to drive the ox cart.

"Brother, you bought a cow. This cow is so energetic." Ye Laoer had just delivered the furniture when he saw his eldest brother coming back driving a ox cart.

"I just bought it. My family needs to go to the city to sell eggs, so it's convenient to have a cow."

"Brother, how much is this bullock cart? If it's cheap, I'll buy one too. I've made some money making furniture lately."

"Come on, let's go home and talk to them. Come over for lunch. And call the third brother. It's a good opportunity to discuss the summer harvest."

"I'll go take the things home. Call the third brother and he'll come over." Ye Laoer turned around and went home first.

Boss Ye and his companions also returned home. Everyone in the family gathered around the ox cart to discuss the matter. There were not many families in the village that had oxen, so their family's life could finally be better.

The second and third Ye brothers came in together. They also surrounded the cow and admired it. They left reluctantly after Li called them to eat.

"Dad, how much did you pay for the cow?" Ye Laoer asked impatiently.

"Eight taels of silver, including the car, is not very expensive." Old man Ye made the number eight with his hand.

"Dad, I want to buy one too. Can you help me choose one?"

Old Man Ye agreed repeatedly. Now that his second son had money and his sons were living a good life, he could rest assured in his old age and no longer have to worry about them.

Ye Laosan looked at his two brothers with some envy. After building the house and buying the land, he didn't have much money left.