Ye is not an official, but a businessman who runs a restaurant. So, how did they become millionaires and have such gorgeous manor buildings? There is also a touching story. According to Ye Guoxi, a descendant of the Ye family, and Xia Fuquan, a neighbor, Ye Shaoyi, the ancestor of the Ye family, moved here from Hongdong County, Shanxi Province when he immigrated in the late Ming Dynasty. At that time, Shahe shipping was developed, and Dengzhen was adjacent to Shahe, where many businessmen stopped for transit. Ye and his wife opened a small restaurant at Shahe Wharf to make a living. One night, a Shaanxi jeweler came to Dengcheng by boat and stayed in this shop. The next morning, the jeweler sailed west in a hurry and left a parcel in the shop. After Ye found out, he put the parcel away for the businessman to pick up. The next year, the jeweler came to the store again. Ye took out the parcel and returned it to the jeweler. The jeweler stared at Ye in surprise and said, "I forgot where I lost this parcel. I don't want to leave it in your shop. It's really good luck. " The merchant opened the parcel, radiant and radiant, with jewels and jade, without loss. The jeweler was deeply moved by Ye's faithfulness and honesty, so he became a heterosexual brother with Ye. Since then, he has had frequent contacts and close ties. Later, he repeatedly paid a huge sum of money to build a house for Ye Jia and subsidize other businesses to show his gratitude and loyalty. Besides, Ye and his wife are hardworking and good at management, and they have become local tycoons.

Ye's descendants will inherit the hard-working and thrifty heritage of their ancestors and get richer day by day. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Ye Jia was already very rich, with fertile land and many buildings. Ye's former residence is now a town cultural station, and 1986 was announced by the Henan Provincial People's Government as a provincial-level key protected cultural relic.