Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 360 Going to town

"You don't have to send it every time." Lan Qiuhua thought again, "It's not good not to send it. We live in the same village, and if people know about it, they will say something unpleasant."

"Just be aware of this. I can't stop you from eating meat. You don't have to be too frugal, but you can't spend too much either. Just save some money."

Shen Suya nodded: "Okay, Mom, I'll remember that."

In the evening, Shen Yuanshan came to pick them up.

Ji Wenhe got in the car: "Xiaoya, go back. We will come to see you when we are free later."

"Xiaoya, mother has left, go back."

"Hey." Shen Suya choked up, "I'll be back in two days, so drive slowly."

Lan Qiuhua waved her hand: "Got it, go back quickly."

After leaving the village, Ji Wenhe comforted her: "Aunt Lan, she will be back in two days, don't be sad."

She nodded: "If my family wasn't worried about Xiaolian, I would spend the night there."

"Why not tell her next time you come back that you can go back to your parents' home for a few days when you have time? There's always room for her to stay at home."

Unlike Shen Guyan, he doesn't have his own room.

Liu Dali didn't know when he would come to give her gifts. When she saw him, she told him that she and Shen Suya would go together and asked him to send them back in a donkey cart.

When he got home, Shen Rongshan was peeling corn kernels: "Wen He, you're back."

"Where's Wenshan? Is he in front?"

"Well, Aunt Li's two boxes are packed, and I just came to see how big the table and wardrobe should be for the house."

Ji Wenhe put down the basket and said, "Let him put the table up first. There's no rush for the wardrobe."

As he was talking, Shen Yuanshan walked in: "Brother, sister-in-law, I'm going to the front. Call me when it's time for dinner."

After coming back from selling goods during the day, he would play table games with his brother.

He can hit some small things now, but nothing too complicated.

Shen Rongshan nodded: "Go ahead, the meal is ready."

"Brother Shen, how are you going to build the shed?"

"Uncle Ping came to see it and told me how to set it up. He will go to work in the town in a couple of days and won't be here to help."

She looked at the stairs: "We can build the shed ourselves, it's not difficult. By the way, Brother Shen, Uncle Danian still doesn't want to come over."

"Master, if you can't persuade him to come, then just leave him alone. The house is empty. When he wants to come someday, we can bring him over."

"Okay, when Xiaoya comes back in a couple of days, we'll go to Baiyue Mountain to see the lonely goose."

Shen Rongshan looked at her and asked, "Are you coming back in the evening?"

Ji Wenhe shook his head: "I'll be back in a while. Xiaoya's home is far away. I've made an appointment with the villagers to wait at the entrance of the village to take her back."

"I originally wanted to ask Dali to borrow a donkey cart to take us back, but then I thought better of it because it would be troublesome. I asked Yuanshan to wait for us for a while and take us back to the village entrance."

"Not for long. It depends on how long Xiaoya stays at Gu Yan's house. If it's long, I'm afraid we'll have to ask Dali to take us back."

"Then wait until she comes back and ask." He threw the corn cobs into the basket, "Wen He, Brother Liang is at home raising pigs. After the corn kernels are peeled, there is nothing to do at home."

"It's not good to stay at home. I want to go to town and see if I can find a job. I can earn a little bit."

Ji Wenhe said: "I want you to help Brother Liang raise pigs at home."

Shen Rongshan replied: "I went to talk to Brother Liang today, and he said he could handle it by himself. After cutting grass in the morning, he came back to feed the pigs, fetched water from the pit, and shoveled the pig manure. There was nothing else to do, so he didn't need two people. He asked me to go to town to find some work."

"It won't take a few days to build the shed. All the trees have been cut down. With Wenshan's help, it should only take two or three days."

There are still three months until the Chinese New Year, and he can't stay at home doing nothing.

"Wen He, I will go to the town to work for the next three months. I will buy a few piglets in the spring. Next year, Brother Liang and I will raise pigs together at home."

Ji Wenhe thought about it and nodded in agreement: "Okay, you come back a few days earlier at the end of the year. At the end of every month, Yuanshan goes to the town to buy goods. If there is anything, you can ask him to bring it back."

"Take two taels of silver with you when you leave. You have a big appetite. If the host doesn't give you food, you'll have to spend your own money to eat on the street. Is two taels enough? Otherwise, I'll give you three taels."

"It won't be that much. Give me 500 coins and keep it as a backup. I'll find someone to take care of your meals. You don't need to prepare too many clothes. Wear old ones and bring two sets of clothes to change into."

Good clothes are easy to be stolen, and it is not advisable to carry too much money on you.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

The dinner table.

Shen Wenshan asked: "Brother, my sister-in-law said you are going to work in town, what will happen to our family?"

"I'll go after I finish my farm work. Help me build the shed in the next two days. I'll be back at the end of the year and help your sister-in-law at home."

"I understand, brother. Yuanshan and I are here."

Shen Yuanshan agreed: "Yes, don't worry, big brother. By the way, will you still go to work in the town next year?"

"No." Shen Rongshan said, "Next year, buy a few more piglets, and Brother Liang and I will raise pigs at home together."

"Wenshan, you haven't been to your master for a few months. There is not much work at home now. Go to your master and continue to learn the craft."

Ji Wenhe took over the conversation: "It's the same as before. Go in the morning, and Yuanshan will bring you back in the evening. You don't have to worry about home, I'm here."

But she was the only one at home, and suddenly she felt a little uncomfortable, as if the house was empty.

Early November.

Li Chunhong came down from the upstream of the stream, holding the branches she had picked up: "Wen He, are you washing clothes?"

She turned her head and looked: "Yes, Aunt Li, go to the mountain to pick up branches early in the morning, and go again in the afternoon. There will be dew in the morning."

"I didn't think too much about it. I'll just wash the clothes when they get dirty. By the way, Wen He, my Wanqing's marriage is settled."

"Congratulations, Aunt Li. What date is it this month or next month?" Ji Wenhe asked.

Li Chunhong smiled and replied: "On the 25th of this month, please cook."

"No problem, Aunt Li, how much is the betrothal gift given by the man's family?"

"Six taels and six. I didn't ask for it. My mother-in-law asked how much our family wanted, and I asked how much your family could give."

"That's good. Six taels and six is ​​not a small amount. Where are you from?"

"Yes, there are quite a few. Go east, pass Zhaojia Village, it's not far. She can come back whenever she wants, and she doesn't have to take a donkey cart."

Ji Wenhe nodded: "It's very close. If you want to visit her in the future, it will be convenient for you to walk there."

"Of course." Li Chunhong smiled happily, "Wen He, I'm going back."

"it is good."

After washing clothes by the river, I carried the wooden basin home and hung the clothes in the yard to dry.

Zhou Xiaoyu stood at the door: "Wen He, where is your Rongshan?"

"He went to town a few days ago to look for work. He won't be back until the end of the year. What's wrong, Aunt Zhou? Do you need to talk to him about something?"

"No, I just haven't seen him these past two days, so I came to ask why he thought of going to town."

Ji Wenhe took the wooden basin to the utility room and put it away: "There is nothing to do at home, he can't sit still, so he said he was going to work in town, Aunt Zhou, come in and sit down."