Before leaving, Boss Ye asked the second shopkeeper, "Do you know where to buy wood ear mushrooms?"
"If you walk east along this street, pass a silk shop, and then walk north for a while, you will see a mountain product store. They sell wood ear mushrooms there."
The second shopkeeper had collected so much high-quality Gastrodia elata today, and he was in a good mood. He showed them the way and said, "When you get there, just say that Liu Cheng from Renhe Hall introduced you here. They definitely won't rip you off!"
Mr. Ye thanked them profusely and went to the mountain goods store to inquire about the purchase of dried wood ear mushrooms at fifty cents per pound.
Although it is far inferior to Gastrodia elata, the price is much higher than Boss Ye expected. Moreover, the family has picked so many fungus, and it is estimated that they can make a lot of money after drying them.
After finishing all the work they needed to do, the two brothers finally had the mood to take a closer look at the luxury and prosperity of the capital.
Ye Laoer's eyes were almost inadequate, and he kept saying, "When we settle down, I must bring my wife and children here to open their eyes."
At this time, Boss Ye was also thinking about Sister Ye and Qingtian. There were many snacks on the streets of Beijing that he had never seen before, and they would definitely like them.
It was getting late, and the two brothers did not dare to delay. They bought some food and hurried out of the city and back to the village.
In Rongxi Village, the family members have already had dinner, but the children are still awake and playing around the sunny day.
"Sister, look, what did your brother make up for you?"
Ye Changrui took some dogtail grass and twisted it around twice, and somehow he managed to weave out a rabbit with long ears.
"It's the little rabbit! Thank you, big brother!"
Qingtian took it happily and gently touched the two rabbit ears with his hand.
Seeing this, Ye Changxue was not willing to be outdone and took out a maple leaf that he had picked up from somewhere today.
"Look on a sunny day, this leaf is red!"
"So beautiful!" Qingtian praised her with particular enthusiasm. "Second brother is so amazing!"
Ye Changzhao had nothing, so he fumbled around for a long time. Finally, his eyes lit up, and he grabbed a cicada and put it into Qingtian's hand.
Qingtian didn't know what it was at first, but then he felt two claws scratching his palm desperately. He was so scared that he cried out "Wow!"
"What's wrong?"
Hearing Qingtian crying, Mrs. Ye and her two sisters-in-law gathered around.
"Don't cry, don't cry." Mrs. Ye didn't know what was going on, so she picked up Qingtian and coaxed him immediately.
Mrs. Ye was sharp-eyed. She grabbed the cicada from Qingtian's hand and threw it far away, saying, "Okay, Qingtian, don't be afraid. Cicadas don't bite."
"You little bastard, how dare you scare your sister with a cricket!" Ye Ersao was so angry that she slapped Ye Changzhao's butt twice.
Ye Changzhao was beaten so hard that he cried loudly and didn't even understand why he was beaten.
When I was in my hometown, everyone liked to catch cicadas in the fields, and then watch their two little claws digging hard, which was really fun.
Why didn’t my sister like it and was scared to tears?
Qingtian still had tears on her face, but when she saw her brother being beaten, she quickly shouted to Ye Ersao: "Second Aunt, don't hit Third Brother!"
Mrs. Ye had no choice but to teach her son: "My sister is a little girl, different from you guys. Don't scare her with insects or anything like that in the future. Do you understand?"
"I understand!" Ye Changzhao nodded vigorously with tears in his eyes.
"What's going on? I can hear crying and howling from a long way away."
Ye Lao Da and Ye Lao Er walked out from the dark village road.
When Ye Changzhao saw his father coming back, he quickly ran over and hugged his legs.
Ye Lao Er patted his son's head and said, "Did you make your mother angry again?"
"Nothing, just kids playing around!"
When Mrs. Ye saw the two men coming back, she stood up and put Qingtian into Boss Ye’s arms.
She poked open the fire covering the bottom of the pot and said, "There's dumpling soup in the pot. I'll heat it up for you two.
"The fish has already been marinated. Once it's cooked over the fire, we can eat it."
Boss Ye hugged Qingtian, pulled out the soft and clean sleeve of his shirt to wipe her tears, and then pulled out an oil-paper bag from his arms like a magic trick and said, "Qingtian, be good, don't cry. Look what good things Daddy has bought for you."
After opening the oil paper package, inside was a snack that Qingtian had never seen before.
The roll is distinctly red, white and yellow, wrapped in a thick layer of bean flour and decorated with a little white sugar. It looks sweet and delicious.
Boss Ye called a few children over and gave each of them a piece.
"I bought it in Beijing. They say it's called something like 'Donkey Rolling'. Try it and see if it's delicious."
Boss Ye took one and fed it to Qingtian.
Qingtian took a bite and found the donkey rolls soft and glutinous, with the filling full of bean fragrance, and paired with fragrant bean flour and white sugar. It was sweet, soft and delicious, and it was the most delicious snack she had ever eaten.
"Is it delicious?" asked Boss Ye.
"It's delicious!" Qingtian nodded with sparkling eyes, "Dad wants to eat it too!"
"Dad has already eaten in the capital." Boss Ye lied to her, "You can eat it by yourself!"
"Give it to mom!" Qingtian immediately turned around and went to find Mrs. Ye.
Mrs. Ye was heating up food for Ye Lao Da and Ye Lao Er. When she heard her daughters calling her, she came over and pretended to take a bite, then stuffed the rest into Qingtian's mouth.
There were only eight pieces of donkey rolls in total. After the six children shared them, there were still two pieces left. Ye Laoda gave them to Old Lady Ye and said, "Mom, you should try some too."
"Put it here first." Old Mrs. Ye was thinking about something important. "Have you sold the Gastrodia elata?"
"Sell it!" Boss Ye took out some silver from his pocket and stuffed it into Old Lady Ye's hand.
Old Mrs. Ye knew that Gastrodia elata was discovered by her eldest son's family, so she wanted to refuse.
"Mom." Boss Ye said first, "We all go up the mountain to collect mountain products together. It doesn't matter who finds it, but there's no reason for me to keep it all.
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