On the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, Ye Damin and his wife Wu got up.

The couple were about to go to the backyard to pick fruit with a wind lantern, when they heard a slight movement from the east wing.

The husband and wife turned their heads at the same time to look at the east wing, but saw that in the dark night, the eldest son, Ye Qingzheng, cautiously pushed the door out.

"It's still early, why don't you sleep a little longer?" When Ye Qing walked in front of them lightly, Wu frowned slightly and whispered, reaching out and pinching the eldest son's arm as he spoke, feeling that the eldest son was not wearing too little, and he was somewhat relieved.

The youngest son's serious illness has dragged down the whole family, but there can be no second one.

"I slept early yesterday, and I've slept enough." Ye Qinghan smiled, and while responding in a low voice, he reached out and took the basket in Wu's hand: "This is going to the backyard to pick fruits?" I can climb the tree, and my father and I will go fruit picking! Mother, you go to the meeting. ”

Twelve or thirteen years old and a half is the age when he can eat and sleep well, where is he sleeping enough, it is nothing more than thinking about helping to get up early, and his son's sensibility makes Wu both relieved and sad.

"That's fine. In order to take care of Kun'er these days, you have worked really hard, it is still early for you to go and rest, let Brother Tang go with me to pick fruits. Ye Damin glanced at the Wu family, then patted Ye Qing's shoulder gently, turned around and walked to the backyard.

Because of Ye Shen's illness, it can be said that the Ye family, whose family is already a little stretched, is even worse, and now he still owes hundreds of medicine money to the barefoot doctor in the village, so he pointed to picking the fruits of the family and selling them at the temple fair for a good price.

After five years of hard work, the Ye family's life gradually improved, and it can be regarded as taking root in Hongfeng Village, but because of Ye Shen's illness, the family was once again in the four walls.

Only those who have experienced a catastrophe cherish each other more, which is why the Ye family has to borrow money to save Ye Shen even if they are bankrupt.

Seeing the father and son turn the corner of the house, Wu stood in the dark and was silent for a moment, sighed deeply, lifted the apron on his body and wiped the corners of his eyes, and did not go back to the house to rest but turned around and entered the stove room.

Although it is still early at this moment, she is indeed tired these days, but in the current situation at home, where can she rest?

Although the temple fair under Daqing Mountain is not far from Hongfeng Village, there is always a more than ten miles of land, even if there is no delay, it will take almost two hours, plus you have to worship the Buddha and be willing to sell things, you can't rush back at noon anyway, there are old and young people who go here today, how can you prepare some dry food.

Entering the stove room, Wu first turned on the fire that was originally pressed in the stove, and the firelight suddenly brought light and warmth to the stove room, dug out two bowls of black noodles from the clay pot, and quickly adjusted them into a batter.

After the batter was ready, Wu found a tandoor to make a fire, spread the batter into thin dough cakes, and deliberately left a few at home, this is the lunch of Father Ye who stayed to watch the house today, and the rest was carefully covered with a clean cloth in a clean basket.

When Wu finished the dough, the sky outside was a little bright.

The sound of chickens and dogs crowing can be heard near and far, and the quiet little village gradually comes to life.

The sweet potato polenta boiling on the Ye family's stove gradually thickened, and the small courtyard of the farmhouse suddenly became a little more angry.

At this time, there was also movement in the main house, Wu quickly took a clean wooden basin filled with hot water and sent it to his in-laws, thinking that Ye Shen was still asleep, but she didn't expect that she had just come out of the stove with hot water, and saw Ye Shen push the door and come out of the main house: "Brother Shen, this is up?" It's cool outside, get inside! ”

"Mother, what about Dad?!" Ye Shen stretched out his head and looked around, but he didn't see Ye Damin's figure, so he couldn't help blurting out in his heart.

Wu Shi heard the nervousness in Ye Shen's voice, and couldn't help but look at his youngest son with amusement and said, "Your father and your eldest brother are picking fruits in the backyard, come, follow your mother into the house." ”

After a tense busyness, in addition to Father Ye, who stayed to watch the house, the others rushed to the temple fair at the foot of Daqing Mountain, ten miles away, with the whole family full of hope.

Today, the Ye family brought the freshly picked cherry fruits, as well as the bamboo baskets and rattan baskets woven by Father Ye, as well as the handkerchiefs and purses embroidered by the Chen and Wu families.

Although almost everyone in the mountains can weave bamboo baskets and rattan baskets, Daddy Ye's weaving skills are among the best in ten miles and eight towns, and the bamboo baskets and rattan baskets of the Ye family are famous in the Daqingshan area, which are both durable and beautiful.

This year, Daddy Ye has spent a lot of effort to compile a few exquisite scholar's baskets and women's makeup.

Chen's and Wu's embroidered handkerchiefs and purses, although not much exquisite, because it is a unique embroidery method in Shu, it can be regarded as a rare and surgent goods in Qingzhou Mansion, and every time you take embroidery to catch up with the market, you can always earn a few big money.

Originally, there were still some eggs at home, but during Ye Shen's illness, he took part of the medicine money from the village doctor, and the rest was used to replenish Ye Shen's body.

Rao is like this, and there are still a lot of things I brought with me today.

When the Ye family was in Shudi, their family background was not bad, but the movement in that place almost buried everything.

Although after five years of hard work, life is gradually passing, but there is no ability to buy cattle and cars, and today to go to the temple fair, you can only rely on your shoulders and carry your hand.

Ye Damin and Wu were naturally the main laborers, and one of the husband and wife carried a heavy basket filled with fruits, and the other carried a bamboo basket and rattan basket.

Ten-year-old Ye Zhan is in charge of those exquisite book baskets and makeup.

The elder Chen also carried a basket with embroidery on his body and a basket containing sacrifices.

Ye Shen was short in his calves and had just been seriously ill, so he had to spare someone to take care of him, and this important task was handed over to Ye Qing, the twelve-year-old boss this year.

Ye Shen didn't want to be a burden to his family, but he also understood that he couldn't cause any more trouble to his family, so he obediently rushed to the temple fair on his eldest brother's back.

Even if the Ye family got up early today and went out not too late, there was a distance of more than ten miles, and when the Ye family hurried to the temple fair, they could only find a place to spread out in the marginal area.

There is still some distance from Chongfu Temple, Chen put down the basket on his body, instructed his son and daughter-in-law to spread out the stall, took the basket containing the sacrifices, and took Ye Shen's little hand to go to Chongfu Temple.

Ye Damin straightened his waist and looked left and right, although there are not too many people in this vicinity, but the more they go to Chongfu Temple, the more people there must be, Chen and Ye Shen are older and the other is young and sick, so they don't worry about this old and young going to Chongfu Temple, and hurriedly shouted Ye Qing to follow.

Ye Qing, who was helping to lay out the arrangement, quickly stood up, chased after two steps and picked up Ye Shen, and his free hand still wanted to help Chen carry the basket.

Chen shook his head and said, "I still have this little thing to carry, you can take care of Brother Shen." ”

After Ye Qing carried Ye Shen on his back, the three of them slowly walked up the mountain with the flow of people.