Because the ox cart was loaded with a cart full of flower pots and terracotta figurines, as well as a set of porcelain that according to the pottery master, Chen Qianliang walked very considerately and smoothly when he was driving.

Fortunately, this time it was a "chartered car", just Chen Jixing and Ye Feng were in the car, otherwise there would be so many mouths to ask questions again.

It's not that Ye Feng is afraid of others asking, after all, he doesn't steal or rob, but he doesn't like this feeling of privacy being spied on. For example, in modern times, someone will always ask you what your salary is.

So, do you say it or don't say it?

I didn't walk fast, so I got home a lot later than expected. When the ox cart stopped, Ye Feng troubled Chen Qianliang to help, and worked with Chen Jixing and Ye to move the flower pots to the backyard, and then stacked them under the eaves of the backyard.

A hundred flower pots is not a small number after all, and for a while, these flower pots were almost lined up around the wall of the backyard.

Ye Feng glanced at it slightly, thanks to Chen Qianliang's carefulness, and the car was in a good hurry, these flower pots were all intact. Then, several people moved down the terracotta figurines and porcelain. The terracotta figurines are packed in wooden boxes, filled with two large boxes, showing the sincerity of the pottery master.

After doing this, Ye Feng took out the muslin cloth and handed it to Chen Qianliang and said, "I've always been bothering you recently, so I bought you a piece of cloth just now, and it's good for you to take it home to make a dress." ”

In this regard, Chen Qianliang hurriedly refused: "You can see the outside world like this, not to mention the friendship between our two families, just between the two of us, you don't need to be like this." Besides, this car is not mine, I just help drive the car, so I should follow you to the city to relax. ”

"Since it comes to the relationship between the two of us, then you shouldn't shirk it. Besides, there will be more times when I need your help in the future. You don't take it, but it's too little? Okay, I'll buy some other valuables next time......"

"Okay, I'm afraid of you, I'll just take it."

What Ye Feng said was sincere, and it was a "threat" to the relationship between the two families, so Chen Qianliang accepted it with peace of mind.

Then Ye Feng took out the pack of tobacco leaves again, and asked Chen Qianliang to bring it to Chen Jiwan by the way when he returned the ox cart, "Please help me bring this pack of tobacco leaves to Uncle Jiwan." ”

Croppers generally don't have any hobbies, and they don't have any money to support their hobbies, but Ye Feng knows that Chen Jiwan is a good one.

Holding tobacco leaves and cotton cloth, he said a few words to Chen Jixing and Ye, and Chen Qianliang led the cow to Chen Jiwanjia.

Touching the cotton cloth in his arms, Chen Qianliang remembered what Zhao had said to him before: "Son, if you have time, walk around with Ye Feng's kid more." Don't look at his young age, but he has his own set of rules, you follow him to learn more. ”

At the time, he was a little unimpressed. But now it seems that what Zhao said is simply right. If he had been transposed, he would never have thought of it.

The Ye family also agreed with Ye Feng's approach just now, after all, only by being willing can the friendship last for a long time.

On the contrary, calculating will only make the friendship drift apart.

"Come, let's take a look at these pots and terracotta figurines." Yip proposed. Ever since the pots were under the eaves, she wanted to take a closer look. After all, it's the patterns and styles they designed together.

Several people took a flower pot and looked at it carefully. Rao is Chen Jixing can't appreciate it, but he also thinks these flower pots are good-looking. I saw him holding a flower pot, sometimes contemplative and sometimes happy, and those who didn't know his identity thought he was a connoisseur.

It's just that as soon as he spoke, he revealed his original form: "This custom-made is different from what is sold in the grocery stores in the city." This material alone, I look even better than those pottery bowls in our house. ”

Hearing this, Ye Feng was a little crying and laughing, but he didn't break it, but changed the topic without a trace, "Come on, let's take a look at these two boxes of terracotta figurines, and I don't know what Master Tao has fired." ”

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that he felt sorry for the silver and was afraid that Master Tao would be displeased, Ye Feng would have wanted to say what he really needed. After all, the more delicate the figurines are fired, many times they can complement the bonsai.

And this time, the terracotta figurines are custom-made compared to the flower pots, and the terracotta figurines are at most an addition. Therefore, Ye Feng has no hope, and it is better than nothing.

With this mentality, after opening the box, these terracotta figurines made Ye Feng extremely happy, because the firing was so cute and lifelike. Qianyan quickly grabbed a little rabbit and didn't let go, and said that he wanted to put it on the bed and sleep with him.

It seems that Master Tao's words are not boastful, this mold alone is very good, otherwise it would not be possible to fire such a vivid pottery figurine.

Now, everything is ready, only the flowers and trees are owed.

It's just that it's unlikely in this kind of weather, so we can only wait until the beginning of spring.

A few people originally wanted to see the legendary set of porcelain, but because it was already past lunchtime, the Ye family hadn't cooked yet, so everyone dispersed.

In the blink of an eye, the time has reached the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month.

On this day, the weather was very good and the sun was shining, so Ye Feng took out the dendrobium and put it on the stone pier under the eaves to bask in the sun.

While accepting the soles of his shoes, Ye told Chen Jixing about the dendrobium. I only heard her say: "Master, do you think this flower is beautiful?" ”

Chen Jixing has never understood this, and when he heard Ye ask him, he got up and looked around the flower carefully, thought about it for a while, and then replied honestly: "I think it's very ordinary, I don't see anything special." It's just that this flower looks so familiar, it looks like I've seen it somewhere. ”

As he spoke, he scratched his head and sat back in his position, then patted his thigh and said, "I remembered!" Isn't this what we found when we first went to the forest looking for camphor trees? Well, it doesn't seem like he grew up much. You don't know, this flower was growing on a dead tree at that time, or it was torn off by climbing up a thousand mountains. ”

Listening to Chen Jixing, he also felt that it was average, and it was not as magical as Ye Feng said, so Ye Shi seemed to have found a confidant, because he said: "I also think this flower is very ugly, but what are you doing, Ye Feng said that he has already booked this flower, that is, Dr. Zhang from the Crane Year Hall wants to buy it." ”

"What, Dr. Zhang can take a fancy to this flower?"

"yes, but we won't sell it until next spring. By the way, guess how much this pot of flowers is worth? ”

When Chen Jixing heard it, such an ugly word was actually sold, and it was also sold to Dr. Zhang, and he was a little speechless for a while, and he didn't know what to say.

It wasn't until he heard Ye ask him about the valuation, and saw Ye's smug face, thinking that this flower must be cheap, and after thinking about it, he said uncertainly: "Five taels?" ”

Ye shook his head.

"Three-two?"

He said, this flower is not beautiful at all, and only a strange person like Dr. Zhang can appreciate it.

"No, it's more than five taels."

"Ten taels?" Chen Jixing lowered his voice and said in surprise.

Ye still shook his head.

"Okay, don't sell it anymore, tell me how much it is." Chen Jixing felt that this ugly flower was no longer a flower, and it was a pot of silver. Even if you sell it alone, every leaf here is worth dozens of dollars.

So when Ye said that this flower was worth more than ten taels of silver, he didn't dare to add it any more.

"Thirty taels." Ye said calmly, completely forgetting his surprised expression when he first heard this number.

"What, you heard it right, just this quality, just these few leaves, can be sold for thirty taels." Chen Jixing felt like he was about to jump.

At that time, when Chen Qianshan went up the tree to pull this flower, he was still a little unconcerned, and felt that Ye Feng didn't know what to think. In his heart, the flowers that can sell silver are all the beautiful ones with a splendid future.

Ye Shi pretended to be good and explained to him that this was a kind of medicinal herb.

Chen Jixing thought about the hundred flower pots under the root of the backyard wall, and suddenly felt that the dozens of rhododendrons in the rhododendron forest were too few.

It's just that he suddenly felt that he was too careless, such a pot of treasures, he turned a blind eye to it in and out every day, it was a sin. What's more, there are often children in the house to play, and it would be a pity if they accidentally broke it.

Thinking of this, Chen Jixing said seriously: "I will take care of this pot of flowers in the future." ”

Hearing this, Ye smiled and said, "You take care of it?" Will you? Behold, thou art full of silver. ”

"Nonsense, it's true that I want to make money, but no matter how good the silver is, it can't compare to you and your daughter."

Hearing this, Ye Shi was suddenly stunned.

Chen Jixing hadn't said such things to her for a long time. This love word came a little unexpectedly, Ye Shi was moved for a while, and suddenly blushed again.

Fortunately, Ye Feng and Qianyan both went out to play, so she didn't feel too embarrassed.

Ye's interest suddenly rose a lot, hooked Chen Jixing to continue chatting, and didn't notice the big cow mother and Zhao walking slowly outside the courtyard.

The yard of the farmhouse has never been as particular as the big houses in Zhumen, and the door is generally not locked in broad daylight. In addition, Zhao and Da Niu's mother often come, especially after cooking, they have to come every few days, and they are a little more familiar than others, so the two of them are not taboo and walk in directly.

Ye Shizheng and Chen Jixing were talking happily, and when they saw the two of them, they were a little embarrassed. To say, she was too involved just now.

Come to think of it, they must have listened to those words just now, otherwise they wouldn't have this kind of expression on their faces.

Zhao pursed his lips and smiled, that expression was very interesting, with envy and bitterness. There is yearning, and there is restraint.

But Da Niu's mother was straightforward and straightforward, and directly quipped: "The relationship between the two of you is really good, sweet and sweet, and outsiders don't know it." Why don't we come back later? ”

After speaking, he took Zhao's hand and pretended to go home.

Hearing this, Chen Jixing scratched his head a little embarrassedly and looked at Ye with a smirk. Ye Shi was embarrassed, pretending to be angry and said: "You, the mother of three children, is about to be a grandmother, and you are still so unstable." You said you wanted to go back? Let's go back quickly. ”

Zhao was the first to laugh, and Chen Jixing also made an excuse and hurried into the house. Big Niu's mother is the most interesting to talk about, and ordinary people can't resist it at all.

"You asked me to go back, but I won't go back. Today's lunch is at your house. How's that, willing? ”

As he spoke, he sat down with Zhao.

Ye saw Chen Jixing enter the house, so he smiled and said directly: "Say, if there is anything, if there is nothing to do, hurry home." With your appetite, I really can't bear this meal. ”

The words made Da Niu's mother laugh again, but Zhao felt that the business was important, and said slowly: "Thanks to your family's blessings these days, our family has gained some extra money." This makes us all see the rush, to say that before, this life was really hard. ”

Seeing that Zhao's mother began to sigh again, Da Niu's mother hurriedly said the matter: "The New Year is coming soon, so we decided to invite your family to a meal tonight." Sister Liu is also very positive, let me ask where it is more convenient to do it. It's okay to go to her house, or mine. ”

Hearing this, Ye was a little surprised.

But after thinking about it, I am afraid that this meal cannot be refused. Since that's the case, then it's just a meal, anyway, it's just a meal, if you don't want to go, you can come back when you have time in the future.

I thought about it in my heart again, these families together have a lot of people.

The Liu family has the largest, with a full family of six. There are five people in the Da Niu family, plus four people in his own family, and two people in the Zhao family, almost twenty people. Everyone sits down to eat together, even if it is deliberately low-key, it will make a lot of noise.

Liu's family is in the middle of the village, and there are many people coming and going; The Zhao family is not suitable, and if you want to do it, you can only do it in Da Niu's house or your own home. It's just that the Da Niu family and the Zhao family are close, and if there is someone who doesn't know, if they misunderstand that it is the Zhao family, it won't be good.

She is a widow, and if something really comes out, it will kill her.

After thinking about it, I can only do it in my own yard.

Thinking of this, Ye said: "If you don't dislike it, just do it here with me, anyway, the kitchenware is also here with me, so I don't have to worry about transporting it around." ”

When Ye said this, Zhao and Da Niu's mother were naturally willing. The two of them had originally planned to do it here at the Ye family. It's just that in the end, the three of them are together to invite guests, if the Ye family doesn't speak, it is inappropriate for them to ask directly.

Hearing that the Ye family had set the location, the Zhao family said gratefully: "Then I'll go and tell Sister Liu and Qianshan right away, and we'll start preparing in the afternoon." ”

Ye naturally agreed, and several women chatted for a while before they dispersed.

"What did you just talk about, so happy?" Sometimes, Chen Jixing really admires these women, no matter what they say, they can laugh for a long time.

However, it cannot be denied that the laughter is indeed very contagious, and it makes people happy to listen to it.

"The three of them bought some ingredients together and wanted to treat us to dinner as a family. By the way, let's do it in our yard. ”

Although the Ye family only said three families and did not explain in detail, Chen Jixing understood which three families they were after a little thought.

Speaking of which, it was the first time that everyone had gathered alone in the same village for many years. In the past, they got together because of the red and white ceremonies held in the village.

Because they had to have dinner in the evening, the three families simply had lunch, and after a while, they gathered in the Ye family's courtyard.

It was only the Zhao family and Da Niu's mother who came in the morning, and now there is another Liu, and for a while, the courtyard is full of laughter. It's also a shame that the Ye family lives in a biased way, and the backyard is next to the mountain, so it can't disturb anyone.

After choosing a location, several men were ready to start building the stove. It's just that this time it was Chen Qianshui who set up the stove. Recently, he has been studying with Chen Qianshan for a period of time, and he has done a good job.

It's just that in the end, he is not as good as Chen Qianshan, a master, and occasionally he will make mistakes. Seeing this, Chen Qianshan patiently pointed them out one by one, hoping that his eldest brother would be able to leave the mountain as soon as possible.

Before the stove was set up, Chen Jiwan drove the ox cart to transport the meat and vegetables. The reason why the ox cart is used instead of directly carrying it by hand is for convenience, and second, it is also to prevent people from seeing it.

The people in the village are full of mouths, coming and going, and they don't know what will come out.

Chen Jiqin and Chen Jixing were busy carrying water, and after a while, several buckets of water were placed in the yard to facilitate everyone to wash vegetables and meat.

In the past, when everyone was cooking, they just moved a stool, put a cutting board on it, and squatted to chop vegetables and meat. After all, this stool is not high, and it is too hard to bend over, so you can only squat half-squat.

Some time ago, at Ye Feng's suggestion, Chen Jiwan took advantage of this time of free time to change the trees he cut back into wooden boards, and used these wooden boards to create a board nearly four meters long and nearly two meters wide.

Of course, this plank is naturally from Chen Jixing's family.

Before, Chen Jixing and Ye Feng went into the mountains to tie up wild rhododendron trees, and by the way, they cut down a few cypress trees that were not big or small. Although there are few camphor trees, there are still many cypress trees. The two of them were not polite to Chen Jiwan, and directly carried the tree to his house.

After all, that's what he does, and he has both the craft and the tools.

Ye Feng gave Chen Jiwan a general description of the specifications and requirements of this board.

As soon as he heard about making a long chopping board, Chen Jiwan still muttered in his heart at the beginning, thinking that such a large number of trees could be changed into several wooden boards, but Ye Feng said that he would combine them to make a chopping board.

When the two communicated well, Chen Jiwan immediately understood. In fact, there is no difficulty at all. Even beginners can do carpentry well.

Ye Feng's words sound complicated, to put it simply, it is actually to change these trees into wooden planks and put them together.

Just do it, but in five days, a piece of the long board in Ye Feng's mind will be ready. I have to say that Chen Jiwan's craftsmanship is really good, and the polishing is extremely smooth.

After it was done, Ye Feng took it home, disposed of it according to the method of dealing with the cutting board, and put it in the backyard to dry.

Today, this is the first time that this board has been publicly unveiled.

Zhao and Liu didn't know, and while complaining, they used clay pots and wooden barrels to fill the vegetables, and took out a stool and put a cutting board to prepare to cut vegetables.

Seeing this, Ye Shi said: "Look at my memory, I forgot to tell you that recently, we made a big chopping board, which is suitable for today's occasion." Wait a minute, I'll go and carry it out. ”

"What? What kind of cutting board still needs two people to lift? Zhao exclaimed.

"yes, could it be made of stone?" Liu also found it very strange. Ever since the group started using wooden cutting boards, they have thrown aside all the stone cutting boards.

Hearing this, Ye Feng said: "Auntie, that cutting board is not made of stone, it is called a cutting board, and it is also made of wood." By the way, four tall stools are also needed. Qianliang, let's go, let's go to the house and move. ”

When Ye Feng and Chen Qianliang put the four high stools into the courtyard at a certain interval, Ye and Da Niu Ma also moved the legendary board out and put it on the high bench, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Ah, this board is so good, flat and wide, very suitable for cooking. Come on, let's put the vegetables and meat on it. ”

After a few women put all kinds of vegetables, meat, cutting boards, knives, bowls, etc., on top, everyone understood the benefits of this board. Almost everything you need to cook can be placed on it, instead of having to be placed in several places or on the floor, as you used to do.

Take what you need, at a glance.

What's more, you can also take a stool to sit next to you and choose the right food or something. As for chopping vegetables, you can also do it, of course, standing, in short, it is much more convenient than the previous form.

Liu immediately brought a stool and sat down to try it, and said excitedly: "It's so good! With this, I think it will be more convenient for you to cook in the future. ”

Zhao Shi said with some excitement: "I was worried that someone would follow our example, and I also found someone who can cook to join forces to be a village cook." Now it seems that even if there were, they would not be able to compare with us with these tools alone. ”

Zhao had been worried that someone would imitate the form of Yaya's village kitchen to solicit business in Shili Eight Village, after all, this was an excellent way to make a fortune, and she also wanted to save some money with this to make her family's life more comfortable.

If they are imitated, their business will inevitably suffer.

But now it seems that the Duck Duck Township Kitchen has been making progress and innovating. Even if they are imitated in the future, they can stand out.

"This stool is not bad, but it is too high, so it will be uncomfortable to sit on."

"Of course not, the stool is higher, just make a higher table. Ye Feng said, this is called a high bench. The table is called the high table. ”

Chen Jiwan heard someone questioning and hurriedly came out to explain. Anyway, he thinks it's good, and his family is using this now.

This high bench was also made at Ye Feng's suggestion.

However, considering that it is estimated that many people will find it difficult to accept it in a short time, it has not been promoted. Nowadays, most tables are low, but with a height of about one meter, the stool is naturally even shorter.

Ye Feng felt that just having a meal was nothing, after all, the family didn't pay attention to anything when they ate, and they ate quickly.

But eating the table noodles is different, sometimes it takes two or three hours to sit at a time, and with such a low stool, the legs will be extremely uncomfortable after sitting for a long time.

The kind of stool that Ye Feng suggested is no different from the ordinary stool, that is, it is wider and taller, about one meter or so, if an adult sits on it, the tall can basically touch the ground with their feet, and the tall one is not much away even if it is suspended in the air.

The stool is high, and the table is naturally high, about one meter and a half, which is just the height that is comfortable to sit on.

Some time ago, everyone went into the mountains to look for camphor trees, although they did not find them, but they found many trees with good wood. Chen Jiwan and Chen Qianshui worked day and night, and finally made three tables and twelve stools, and the three families divided a set.

Of course, Zhao took the initiative not to, saying that there were only two people in his family, so he didn't need it.

Today, these three tables are placed in this courtyard, and at first glance, it is quite strange.

Adults are cooking and chatting, while children are playing in the yard. After thinking about it, Ye Feng and Qianyan took out the snacks they had bought at home again, including sorghum sugar, melon seeds, and some sugar slots. A few children sat on the stools eating and playing, and for a while the yard was full of laughter and laughter.

Several people in the Ye family are used to doing it, although Ye Ermei is not there, but in the end they have enough experience, and the division of labor is clear, this stir-fry, that mixed vegetables, the other prepares dishes and chopsticks, and the other is responsible for cooking soup.

Therefore, in just over an hour, three decent tables were formed. The men sat at a table because they were going to drink and chat.

The rest, regardless of age and age, sat casually.