Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 340 Hugging Leaves

"Brother Liang, you should take care of your family's affairs first. The plow and hoe are in Yuanshan's house. Go get them if you need them."

Shen Liang nodded with a smile: "Okay."

After dinner in the evening, the three of them went downstairs to work again, while Ji Wenhe stayed at home to wash the pots and dishes.

"Sister-in-law." Shen Qingdai shouted in the yard.

"I'm here."

She walked into the kitchen: "Sister-in-law, my mother asked me to come and tell you to bring back half a pound of pork for our family at the end of the month."

"I'm not going at the end of the month. I'll go to town on the 3rd and bring it back to you. And we'll also buy some pork to sell at home."

"Okay, I'll come to your house to buy pork then."

Ji Wenhe motioned for her to sit down: "Is your brother gone?"

"Well, he left after coming back for two days."

"From the looks of you, it seems like you don't have a good relationship with me."

Shen Qingdai nodded: "My eldest brother said that he wanted to wait until next spring to see her, and he has more money in his hands."

"sure."

Their family has money, but they have to consider Shen Qingdai and cannot spend all the money on Shen Liao.

"Then you have to wait until your brother has seen him, then you can see him."

"Well, I'm not in a hurry. It's okay to wait two years." She stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm going back."

"Okay, slow down."

"Hey."

Ji Wenhe walked her to the gate of the courtyard and went into the house to fetch water for a bath.

When I came out of the shower, it was getting dark and the three brothers had not returned yet.

When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, the three of them were sitting on a log and talking.

"Why don't you go back? Go wash up and go to bed early."

"I'm just about to go." Shen Wenshan replied.

The twins returned home.

She said, "Brother Shen, you should go take a shower with them and clean up tomorrow."

"I'll take the axe back and go to the mountain to chop trees tomorrow morning." Shen Rong walked to her side, "Are you not going back?"

"I'm just walking around the foot of the mountain. It's cool today, so I'll enjoy the breeze. I'll be back soon."

"Then I'll call you after I finish my shower. Don't leave the village, just walk around here."

Ji Wenhe nodded.

Walked around the wasteland.

Zhao Sanniang came out of the shower and saw her at the foot of the mountain. She said something to Shen Ping in the house and walked over slowly: "Wen He, why don't you go home and sleep."

"It's windy today, and my hair didn't dry after I washed it."

"Yes, it looks like it's going to rain today. If it's a nice day tomorrow, I'll bring some leaves back."

Ji Wenhe wrote about the cemetery in the east: "Aunt Zhao, are you afraid to go there? There are a lot of leaves over there, and few people in the village go there."

"I'm a little scared, but I wouldn't be scared if someone was with me. Will you go tomorrow?"

"Go, I'll go with you. The haystack at home is almost burned out. Oh, and what about the child?"

Zhao Sanniang found a stone and sat down: "Your uncle Ping is at home coaxing the child to sleep, let's go early tomorrow morning."

"Okay, it's not easy to take care of a child alone. If the child wakes up at night, will Uncle Ping help to comfort the child?"

"He sleeps so soundly that he doesn't even notice thunder at night. But if I wake him up, he will coax the child to sleep."

Ji Wenhe sat not far from her: "That's good, I see you have lost a lot of weight recently."

"The child is too young to be taken care of. My mother-in-law helped me take care of him before, so I could worry less and get more sleep."

Now that she is alone, she sometimes has trouble eating, let alone sleeping at night.

"Wen He, if you have a child in the future, you might as well hire someone to help you take care of it, if you have money."

"During the confinement period, you have to get up every half an hour or an hour to feed the baby. Don't even think about getting a good night's sleep. If you have money, don't save it. Follow the example of the rich families in town and hire a wet nurse."

"Let's talk about the future later. If I really have a child, I won't know anything and will have to ask you for advice then."

But her suggestion was a good one.

"Okay, we're all experienced people and know more than you do. If you have any questions, just ask us."

Ji Wenhe smiled and nodded.

The two chatted for a while until Shen Rongshan came over, then they got up and said goodbye and went home.

"Wen He, what does Qing Dai want to talk to you about?"

"She wanted us to bring her some pork, but I said we were going to buy some pork and sell it, and then we could just come and buy it."

"Go to town on the 3rd, take Yuanshan with you, and buy some beef, mutton, and fish. Is beef easy to buy?"

"Not necessarily. Only cattle that have died of illness or exhaustion are allowed to be slaughtered and sold in town. We may not be able to buy them."

“Can we eat cattle that died of disease?”

"Yes." He nodded. "The government will check. If it's not edible, you are not allowed to slaughter it and sell it in town."

"If you can't buy beef, buy mutton, two pounds of spare ribs, one pound of leg bones, fish to make fish soup, and some tofu to give to Uncle Da Nian."

"We need to buy two more kilograms of meat. This year we have a lot of land and work hard. Only if we eat well can we have strength."

"Next year, we will grow our own beans. When I was a child, I saw my mother making tofu. I know a little bit about it. I'll ask Aunt Lan then."

There were many steps that Shen Rongshan had forgotten.

"Okay, I have the same idea as you." Ji Wenhe said with a smile, "We think alike. This is called telepathy."

"Okay, your hair is dry, go inside first, I'll close the door."

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, chin in hand.

Hearing the door close, someone walked in and said, "Brother Shen, let me massage your shoulders."

"Okay." Shen Rongshan lay on the bed with his head tilted inwards, "Wen He, move towards your neck. It's a little sore there."

"Got it."

Ji Wenhe imitated his technique and increased his strength. After a while, he heard steady breathing sounds.

Fell asleep.

I kissed his forehead and smiled calmly. Once the house is built, everyone will be able to relax.

……

Early in the morning, Ji Wenhe went to the river to wash clothes. When he returned home, he saw Zhao Sanniang coming over with a straw basket and a rake.

"Aunt Zhao, I'll hang up the clothes and go, please wait for me."

"Okay, don't worry, just run slowly and don't fall."

I went home and quickly hung up the clothes, then went over with a grass basketball in my hand: "Aunt Zhao, let's go."

The two came to the cemetery.

Zhao Sanniang took a look and said: "The grass on the grave is so tall. There is no descendant in the family. Look, the tombstone is rotten."

Tombstones are made of wooden boards, and it is impossible for them not to rot over time.

Ji Wenhe pointed to the back of the cemetery and said, "Aunt Zhao, let's go there. The leaves on the side have been plucked up, and no one goes inside."

"I think you're scared. If I were alone, I wouldn't dare go in. You're really brave."

"It's not scary in broad daylight, but I don't dare come here alone at night. Let's hurry up, you have to go back to see the children later."

Zhao Sanniang nodded: "Okay."

After collecting two baskets of leaves, Zhao Sanniang went home to take care of her children.

Ji Wenhe carried the basket and went there alone. Just as she reached the edge of the cemetery, she heard Shen Huairen calling her from behind.

Turning around, I saw him jogging towards me.

"Huairen, what do you want me to do? I'm going inside to collect leaves."

"Sister-in-law, this is a cemetery. How dare you come here alone?"

Shen Huairen stood aside and didn't come closer.