The two picked up their baskets and placed them next to the washing basin. Just as they were about to wash the vegetables, they discovered weeds mixed in. They had no choice but to empty the baskets and re-sort the vegetables as dandelion and other wild herbs. Unexpectedly, something even more surprising happened.
Mother Wang Yitong: "Honey, am I seeing things?"
Ye Tianyong: "I thought I was dreaming, my dear wife. So you saw it too, then it must be real. It must have been Yingbao and our brat who brought it back. I was wondering how the brat could dig up grass when he knows dandelion and wild purslane. The two little guys are quite resourceful, coming up with the idea of covering pheasants and rabbits with grass. They have the style of me back in the day."
But how did "Shadow Treasure" and the others catch them? It looks like they bumped into something. Ye Tianyong pondered to himself.
Wang Yitong said, "I give up, you're being vain again. You always have to be involved in everything good. You think you're so capable. Hurry up and skin them, pluck the feathers, and chop them into small pieces. We'll stew them and eat them with the whole family when we get home after work tonight." The two little ones are so carefree; they didn't even say anything when they were scolded yesterday.
Ye Tianyong: "Honey, why don't we sell them and buy some food for the family?"
Wang Yitong: "Let's keep one pheasant! It'll bring some oil and fat to the family. The autumn harvest is quite rushed this year. We young people are okay, but what if our parents get sick from overwork? We shouldn't lose sight of the bigger picture."
Ye Tianyong: "Wife, I'll listen to you."
Before dawn, I'll carry the wild rabbits and pheasants from my basket to the county market to sell them. If the villagers see us, some envious and malicious person might spread rumors, and our good days will be over. Besides, if we leave them too long, they won't taste good or be fresh, and the price won't go up!
Wang Yitong nodded, signaling Ye Tianyong to go and come back soon, and then continued to squat down to wash the vegetables.
With his basket on his back, Ye Tianyong walked as if carrying the wind, reaching the main street of the county in less than an hour without feeling tired at all. By this time, the sky was just beginning to brighten, and there were hardly any people on the street. Ye Tianyong walked to an intersection, turned a corner, and arrived at the market.
By this time, the market was packed with people, making the aisles crowded, a stark contrast to the main street. On both sides of the market were vegetable vendors, pancake vendors, noodle vendors, and wonton vendors; further in, there were rice shops, noodle shops, condiment shops, clothing shops… a dazzling array of vendors. Suddenly, Ye Tianyong spotted a goods dealer and went to inquire, but he was pushed to the other side by the crowd, almost out of the market. Now, even if he wanted to go back in, it was impossible.
Ye Tianyong was dejected and didn't know what to do. He looked up at the sky and sighed. Unexpectedly, something happened. A young man who called himself a waiter stopped Ye Tianyong, who was about to go home. He said, "Our boss has been watching you standing here for a long time on the second floor. He wants to sell the pheasants and rabbits in your basket." Ye Tianyong hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, I want to sell them to buy some food for the elderly and children at home who often don't have enough to eat. I'm afraid they won't be able to bear it."
After hearing this, the young man thought of his parents who were always hungry and cold at home, and his newlywed wife. He felt a sense of empathy and said, "Come in with me!"
Ye Tianyong then realized that he had just stopped at the entrance of Xinglong Restaurant, which the waiter had led him into. He thought to himself, "Heaven helps those who help themselves! It all came so easily."
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