Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 116: Li Zheng's Family Buys Land

At this time, Shen Yuanshan came in from outside: "Sister-in-law, lean meat is not easy to sell. I can only sell a few taels."

Farmers still like fatty pork because it is oily.

"Then we will not buy lean meat or pork belly anymore. We will only sell fatty pork."

She thought lean meat was cheaper and would sell better.

Shen Wenshan sat on a small stool and pounded his legs: "Sister-in-law, I saw ducklings and gooselings in the wasteland."

Ji Wenhe tilted his head and glanced at him: "I only bought four ducks and geese, plus five chickens, which cost more than a hundred coins. The goose seedlings were ten coins each, which is too expensive."

"So expensive?"

"Of course, I don't know if the price will drop next year. If it does, I would like to buy a few more to raise."

By the end of the month, Yang Yun had no idea how much money she had made from selling the dolls.

You still have to find more ways to make money, you can't just rely on one.

"Brother is back." Shen Yuanshan's voice rang out in the yard.

Ji Wenhe looked towards the door and heard him say outside: "Yuanshan, chop up the wild vegetables and feed them to the family at night. Save some for making pancakes tomorrow morning."

"Okay." He took the basket and poured out the wild vegetables inside.

Shen Rongshan walked into the kitchen: "Wen He, come here, I'll cook."

"No, it's almost done, wash your hands and get ready to eat."

She took out the big branch from under the stove.

"By the way, when I came back with Aunt Lan today, I saw Yue Niang. She came to talk to Shen Ruoyan about marriage, and she will bring someone to see her tomorrow."

"Why haven't I heard you mention Shen Ruoyan talking about marriage before?"

Shen Wenshan turned his head and looked at her: "We thought you knew. Didn't Aunt Lan tell my sister-in-law?"

"No."

They only said that Wu Caifeng had a sixteen-year-old daughter.

"I haven't seen her yet. I've been in Shenjia Village for so long, but I haven't seen her once."

"It seems like we haven't seen each other for a long time." Shen Wenshan thought for a moment, "The last time we met was before the New Year, and we haven't seen each other since then."

"After her fiancé died of illness, some bad mouths spread rumors that she was unlucky. Her family received so much betrothal gifts, but when her fiancé fell ill, they were unwilling to give any money."

"It became a big deal. People from his village came to our village and tried to establish a relationship with us. They wanted to get back the betrothal gifts and give him a grand funeral."

Ji Wenhe put down the fire stick and patted the dust off his hands: "Who is so wicked as to spread rumors that the girl is unlucky in marriage? Aren't you afraid that the retribution will come back to you?"

"She lived next door to him. That family was not a good person. They didn't take care of her when she was sick, but when she died, they claimed to be her relatives and asked for the betrothal gift on behalf of the deceased."

"Actually, Aunt Wu's family didn't know their future son-in-law was ill, otherwise they wouldn't have watched him die. They only found out after the villagers came to find them."

It was a very chaotic day and it snowed heavily. The two families started fighting at the door and their faces were bruised and swollen.

If the village head hadn't asked to report to the police, there would have been no way to stop them.

Ji Wenhe scooped up some water to wash his hands: "I think the rumor was spread by his neighbor, and it is definitely related to his family."

Shen Wenshan nodded: "Well, since then, Sister Ruoyan has stayed at home and rarely goes out, and her marriage is not easy to see."

"Let's eat." Shen Rongshan opened the lid of the pot.

"Brother Shen, do you know about this?"

"do not know."

He was still in the military camp at that time. After returning, he rarely asked about the affairs of the villagers.

While eating, Ji Wenhe took out a tael of silver from his pocket and said, "Brother Shen, after dinner, go to the village head's house and buy the two pieces of wasteland next to it."

"Then we no longer need tree branches to support the wasteland. We can buy twine to make fishing nets and use them to fence the wasteland."

"Sister-in-law." Shen Yuanshan looked at her, "Two acres of land, using hemp rope to make fishing nets will cost a lot of money."

Shen Wenshan agreed: "It's better to use tree branches. It's free and there are plenty of them on the mountain."

Shen Rongshan also nodded: "Indeed, Wen He, one or two pounds of twine is not enough, and more than ten pounds may not be enough, so let's use branches to make the frame."

Ji Wenhe thought that the fishing net could be used elsewhere in the future, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that using branches to build a fence was the least expensive way.

"Okay, use branches."

After dinner, Ji Wenhe followed him, leaving the twins at home to wash the dishes.

When we arrived at their door, it seemed that they had just finished dinner.

Shen Rongshan shouted, "Uncle Zhong, I'm Rongshan, I came to see you for something."

Jiang Hongxi in the kitchen heard the voice, put down the half-washed bowl in her hand, and said with a smile: "Come in quickly, father-in-law is in the main room."

"Aunt Jiang."

"Hey, Wen He is here too."

Ji Wenhe followed him into the yard, but instead of going to the main room, he went to the kitchen.

"Aunt Qin, Aunt Tao, we just finished our meal."

"Yes, have you eaten at home?" Qin Hehua asked.

"have eaten."

Tao Xing'er dried her hands and moved a stool to her side: "Sit down, don't stand."

"Hey."

After Ji Wenhe sat down, he heard Qin Hehua ask.

"Rongshan's wife, you have been married to Rongshan for a long time, but why is there still no movement in your belly?"

The first time she saw this girl, she felt that she would have difficulty in bearing children.

Now I’m afraid that she is really sick and cannot have children.

"Mom, didn't Rongshan tell me that we don't have money right now and we're not in a hurry to have a child? Why are you still asking?"

Qin Hehua glanced at Tao Xing'er unhappily. Ever since her eldest granddaughter married into a wealthy family, she has become less and less concerned about her as the mother-in-law.

Look, now he dares to choke her.

Jiang Hongxi smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Wen He is still young, mother, look how thin she is, raise her for two years, then it won't be too late to have a child."

"That's true, but if you get married without a child, people will talk about you." Qin Hehua looked at her, "Are you fourteen or fifteen?"

Ji Wenhe smiled helplessly: "Fourteen."

If she had known, she wouldn't have followed.

"By the way, why don't I see Uncle Cong and Uncle Lin?"

She smiled brightly, "The two brothers went to work at a restaurant in town. One is in charge of the front hall, and the other is in charge of the kitchen. Their wages are not low."

"That's a really good place. When Aunt Qin's family gets prosperous, they can buy a house in town."

"No, what are we going to do in town? I heard from Liuyun that even pouring night incense costs money."

"The town is so far away from the village, we have to give up our land, and there is no land in the town, so how can we grow vegetables?"

Qin Hehua would not go to town. If her sons wanted to go, she would not stop them. They would be proud to tell others that they could buy a house in town.

The homestead at home must never be sold.

After saying that, he turned and left the kitchen.

After everyone left, Tao Xing'er whispered, "Don't listen to what my mother-in-law said. We went to a small restaurant, where we didn't get paid much, and we only worked to support our family."

Jiang Hongxi echoed, "Yes, your family has been getting more and more goods. I heard that you sell meat. When we want to eat meat in the future, we can go to your house to buy it. You have to give Auntie a discount."