Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 248: The Pros and Cons

Ji Wenhe didn't expect Shen Ping to have such an idea. If he really thought so, even if she gave birth to a daughter, he would not dislike her and her daughter because she gave birth to a daughter.

At this time, Shen Ping came over with a smile on his face.

"Wen He, have you eaten yet? Let's go to my house and have something to eat."

"No, Uncle Ping, I've already eaten at home. You and Aunt Zhao should go back to eat. I'm going home too." After saying that, he turned around and walked back.

"Hey, walk slowly." He took the rake from Zhao Sanniang's hand, "Didn't I tell you to rest at home? Why are you here? Let me do it. You go home first. The meal is ready."

"I'll wait for you to go back together."

Listening to the conversation of the two people behind him, Ji Wenhe raised the corner of his mouth and smiled. Their life was simple and happy.

No, it should be said that people here live a simple life, including their family.

After I went home and washed up, it was dark and Shen Rongshan hadn't come back yet. I fell into a daze and didn't know when he came back.

When I woke up the next morning, the person next to me was gone.

He sat on the edge of the bed, pounded his arms, put on his shoes and got out of bed.

When they arrived at the yard, Shen Yuanshan was walking in carrying a pheasant: "Yuanshan, did your brother and Wenshan go out to sell goods? When did he come back last night?"

"Brother didn't come back until almost 11:00 last night. There were already quite a few people queuing in the town. They arrived late and were at the end of the line."

"I see." She nodded. "By the way, the head of the village still has a piece of land that has not been harvested yet. By the time they have finished harvesting and drying the grain, the price of grain will have dropped."

"If it drops to two or three cents a pound, you won't lose a lot if you sell it then. Now it's five cents a pound."

Shen Yunshan threw the pheasant to the ground and said, "Sister-in-law, you forgot that Sister Liuyun's husband and father-in-law work for the government. Grain merchants need to have good relations with the government. If she, her husband, and her father-in-law mention it, who would dare to buy their grain so cheaply?"

Ji Wenhe suddenly understood that unless this business was no longer wanted, it would be easy for the government to get rid of someone, easier than crushing an ant.

"It's better to have someone in the government." Easy to talk to and easy to get things done.

Then he asked, "By the way, Yuanshan, did your elder brother tell me how many kilograms of grain Aunt Lan sold?"

He shook his head: "Brother didn't say anything, and we didn't ask. Sister-in-law, let's eat."

"Okay, you eat first, I haven't washed up yet."

In the evening, before Shen Rongshan returned, several groups of people came to his house to ask when he would be back, and they planned to discuss whose rice to take away first the next day.

Ji Wenhe sat in the shed, weaving a thread in her hand: "Aunt Lan, do you think they will quarrel over who will be the first to pull the rice away?"

"Draw the long and short ones. Whoever draws the short one goes first, and the others behind him can draw next. That way, no one can complain."

Oh, that’s right, why didn’t she think of it? There are many ways to solve it.

Wang Erfeng came from the east and asked from a distance: "Qiuhua, how many kilograms of grain did you sell?"

"Four hundred and twenty-six kilograms." Lan Qiuhua turned and looked at her. "How much do you think your family can sell it for?"

Her family has four acres of land, so there should be 500 kilograms.

"I don't know if it's 500 kilograms. I estimate that it is, but there are some things we all know in our hearts. I would be satisfied if I could weigh 480 kilograms."

"The harvest is good this year. I'll sell the grain and save some money. I plan to look for a marriage partner for my Shen Liao."

His son is fourteen this year, which means he is old enough to find a marriage partner. In two months, after his birthday, he will be fifteen.

"My family is the same. We only sold so much grain for a little over two taels of silver."

Lan Qiuhua shook his head bitterly. The family had discussed it together last night and his son didn't want to look for a marriage partner this year and would decide after the Chinese New Year.

After much persuasion, he finally agreed to let her go find Lin Yue Niang.

I’m fifteen this year, and I’ll be sixteen after the New Year. It won’t be a good time to look for a marriage partner by then.

Wang Erfeng looked at Ji Wenhe: "Wenhe, how many kilograms of grain did your family sell?"

"One hundred and two kilograms. I only kept a little for myself at home. Not much."

She nodded: "We harvested more than 100 kilograms from seven acres of land, not bad."

Someone in the east shouted: Rongshan is back.

"You guys continue chatting, I'll go over to take a look." Wang Erfeng immediately trotted over.

The villagers had been waiting by the roadside for a long time. When they saw him coming, men, women, young and old, hurriedly surrounded him.

"It's so lively." Ji Wenhe looked towards the east and took a look around. "It seems like there are people in every house." Except for Shen Zhong's house.

Lan Qiuhua replied: "We have to deliver the food to town tomorrow, so the sooner we sell it the better."

After talking for a long time, two people went to the foot of the mountain, pulled up some grass, and compared the lengths to make the final decision.

"I am the first one, the first one in my family."

The first person to be drawn was Wang Erfeng.

"Look, your Aunt Wang is so happy that she's almost jumping up and down."

Ji Wenhe smiled and said, "The second one drawn is Aunt Huang's family."

The last one is Zhou Xiaoyu.

After drawing lots, everyone went their separate ways.

Seeing the two of them coming over, she asked, "We need to get up early tomorrow."

Shen Rongshan nodded: "Yes, get up at dawn. There are more and more people selling food in the town. If you are late, the price will drop and you will lose a lot of money."

"Okay, the meal is ready. Let's go to bed early after dinner." Ji Wenhe moved the small stool, "Aunt Lan, let's go home."

Lan Qiuhua stood up and said, "Let's go back. I'm going to cook too."

The two walked up the mountain side by side.

Ji Wenhe turned and looked at him: "After dinner, go wash up and go to bed early. We will clean up the rest. You have rested at home for two days. Have you rested well? Do you still have back pain?"

"Much better. But you, you're not feeling well so you should just lie down at home."

She had her period and had been eating little these days, and she wasn't in good spirits.

Shen Rongshan reminded him worriedly: "Don't do anything these days, take a good rest."

Ji Wenhe shook his arms and said, "I'm fine, but my arms are still a little sore."

It takes strength from both arms to thresh the rice. Fortunately, their family has little land, otherwise it would be even more tiring.

"By the way, Brother Shen, we have to buy cotton shoes when we go to town. The ones we made can only be worn when the weather is not too cold. It's cold when it snows, so we have to go to town to buy a good pair of cotton shoes."

She didn't know how to make shoes, so she just sewed a layer of cloth inside the hemp shoes and stuffed cotton in there.

It can only be worn when entering or leaving winter.

He responded, "Okay, buy one pair each."

There was a lot of cotton left over from last time, so one person made two thick cotton-padded jackets, two thin cotton-padded jackets, and another person made an ultra-thin small cotton-padded coat, which can be worn in March and April.

When he just lay down to go to bed at night, Ji Wenhe silently counted one, two, three in his heart. When he counted to two, he heard heavy breathing in his ears.

He sleeps really well. Sometimes, just after I finish talking, I can hear his steady breathing.

She was the most envious of anyone who had such sleep in the past.

Now there is no need to envy her, as she can also fall asleep in seconds.

Early the next morning.

Shen Rongshan's biological clock woke up on time. He got up quietly, went to the yard to wash up, and before the meal was ready, someone came up to call him.