Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 193 Shen Guyan Comes

"But it won't work this year. Let's wait until next year."

It would be great if she knew how to make plastic film so that she could grow vegetables in a greenhouse and not have to worry about food in the winter and she could also make a lot of money.

I grilled snails at noon, but since I had run out of soy sauce, I only added chili peppers.

There was a bit too much dried chili pepper, the smoke made her unable to open her eyes, and she kept coughing.

"Cough cough cough..."

Squinting his eyes, he kept stirring the food with the spatula in his hand: "Yuanshan, lower the heat a bit."

"Oh." He added a thick branch, and the fire became particularly big.

Shen Rongshan went to feed the chickens, and when he came back he smelled the pungent smell of smoke and coughed twice.

"Wen He, I'll do the frying, you get out."

Ji Wenhe handed him the spatula and quickly ran outside: "Ahem..."

If you put too much chili pepper, you can smell the spicy smell in the air.

He washed his hands and wiped his eyes with a wet towel: "Wenshan, stop playing with the nets and take a break. You can bring a bowl of snails to Aunt Lan's house later."

"Okay." He put down the net in his hand, sneezed violently, and rubbed his nose, "Sister-in-law, you put too much chili."

"A-choo... I'll put less in next time."

I didn’t expect that chilies would be so powerful after being dried.

But it tastes good, spicy and goes well with rice, but it is difficult to eat.

Ji Wenhe looked at the pickled cucumbers in the bowl and said, "How about it? Does it suit your taste?"

The three of them nodded in unison.

Shen Yuanshan praised: "Sister-in-law, you are a great cook. Everything you cook tastes delicious."

"It's not that I'm a good cook, it's that I'm willing to add seasoning."

She picked up a piece of pickle and put it in her mouth. It was crunchy.

Shen Rongshan used sharpened wooden chopsticks to pick out the meat from the snails, put a pile of them together, and poured them into her bowl.

Ji Wenhe smiled broadly at him: "Thank you, Brother Shen."

He looked at her lovingly and picked up the plate: "Pour some soup and mix it."

She likes to soak rice in soup, saying that it tastes better this way.

"Pour less. Cucumbers are a bit salty. Eating too much salt will make you cough."

I put too much salt when pickling cucumbers.

"Brother, I want one too." Shen Yuanshan said.

Shen Wenshan also said: "I want a big brother too."

"Here, share the soup. It's a bit spicy." Shen Rongshan reminded, "The soup is a bit salty."

I made noodle dumpling soup at noon without adding salt.

Ji Wenhe pointed at the pickled cucumber soup and said, "This tastes good too, and it's also delicious when soaked in rice."

"Wait until the goods are sold out and then go buy some more, and then buy some soy sauce and vinegar. If you like it, pickle it a little more."

People have no appetite in the hot summer, so sour and spicy food goes well with rice.

Lan Qiuhua's home.

Shen Suya was picking up the snail meat, and the wooden chopsticks were also peeled by them and sent to her.

"Mom, my sister-in-law cooked the snail meat so delicious. Why didn't I realize that snail meat is so delicious before?"

"Didn't you think it was troublesome to eat before? There wasn't much meat, and you didn't have the patience to pick it out."

She looked at the chopsticks in her hand. They were carved from wood, with one end being very sharp and the other very flat.

"Xiaoya, don't throw away your chopsticks after you finish eating. You may need them in the future."

"Hmm." Shen Suya opened her mouth and fanned herself with her hands. "It's spicy, very spicy, but the more I eat, the more I want to eat."

Lan Qiuhua was also sweating from the spiciness: "It's delicious, but too spicy. You can eat the rest. I can't eat any more."

I quickly went to the well and rinsed my mouthfuls of water.

Returning to the table, he said, "I don't know when your father and your eldest brother will be back."

"It's too early. Finish the work you have and find something else. Big brother and dad may not be back until the end of the month."

After finishing the work, I dare not rest and immediately turn around to find other work.

"I thought your father and your eldest brother would come back and rest for a few days before going. They are too busy to handle it."

Shen Suya sucked hard on the snail, but the meat didn't come out. "Then wait until Brother Rongshan goes to town to buy the goods, and tell him to help pass on the message."

"But I guess Dad and Big Brother definitely don't want to come back and rest for a few days, wasting the money for a few days' accommodation."

Lan Qiuhua thought so too. Since her eldest son had not made it, she did not dare to stop and rest.

Looking at the little daughter in front of him, his eyes were doting: "Pick it up with chopsticks and suck it into your throat in a while."

Shen Suya nodded, finished the one in her hand and picked up another one.

It rained all day and into the next morning.

Ji Wenhe looked at the drizzle and said, "I don't know when this rain will stop."

She also wants to go to the mountains to pick wood ears.

"sister in law."

A figure walked down the mountain, wearing a straw raincoat and a hat. It was only when the person got closer that we could see him clearly.

"Lone Goose."

Shen Guyan trotted to the courtyard: "Sister-in-law, Brother Rongshan, Yuanshan, Wenshan, you are all here."

The three of them nodded politely.

"It's raining, so we can't go out to sell goods." Ji Wenhe took off her hat and said, "Put your raincoat on the firewood pile."

"There's water on the raincoat, and it will soak the firewood."

She looked around but couldn't find a suitable place.

"It's okay, just a little water, put it on."

"it is good."

"Come on, let's go inside and talk."

"Hey." Shen Guyan followed her into the house.

Ji Wenhe moved two small stools, sat beside the bedroom, and asked in a low voice: "Guyan, why are you here in the rain?"

She said calmly: "My father is back."

"Have your two brothers come back?"

After planting the rice seedlings, her two younger brothers followed their father to the town to find work.

"No, only Dad is back."

"What did your father say?"

Her father, Shen Erzhu, is also a male chauvinist and no one in the family likes her.

Shen Guyan lowered his head and fiddled with his sleeves: "Dad said three ounces and eight cents is too little."

Ji Wenhe opened his mouth, then closed it again, and then sighed softly: "So your father wants to increase the betrothal gift."

I feel sorry for her and helpless.

"Dad wants Aunt Lan to ask for a betrothal gift of 6.6 taels to bring good luck."

"Beg? Where can I beg?" She was really mad. "If you take all the money, you won't be able to live like this, right?"

"I'll tell you the truth. Liu Dali has more than five taels of silver on him. Aunt Lan talked to him about it that day, and he was willing to give five taels."

"It's just that Aunt Lan didn't agree, because she was thinking about you and knew that the money was given to your grandmother, so she wouldn't let you take a penny away."

"If you give five taels as a betrothal gift, then you will have to borrow money to buy things and hold the banquet over there."

"Aunt Lan was worried that you would have a hard time getting married, so she told your grandmother that she would only give you 328 yuan as a betrothal gift."

Shen Guyan was shocked. This matter had never been told to her, and she just found out about it now.

Ji Wenhe patted her hands and said, "I didn't tell you because Aunt Lan didn't let me. She was afraid that you might accidentally let it slip."

"Now you should understand that he really wants to marry you. I have also conveyed to you what he said that day."

She nodded: "Yeah, I understand."

"Has your grandma gone to see Aunt Lan?"

"Not yet. Grandpa, grandma, parents and I are discussing it at home."

"Your grandmother didn't tell your father that if you add more betrothal gifts, the marriage will not take place."

"I told my father that hunters are rich and a hide can be sold for several taels of silver."