Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 151 Planting Seedlings

Not like hers, so crooked.

It was really strange, she felt it was aligned, but when she looked up, it was crooked.

The three rows of seedlings were crooked. The more Ji Wenhe looked at them, the more uncomfortable he felt, so he pulled them out and replanted them.

To ensure that each seedling is aligned, lift your head every time you plant a seedling.

By the time she finished planting her row of seedlings, Shen Rongshan had already started the fourth row.

It would take less than an hour to plant the rice seedlings on their seven acres of land.

Ji Wenhe walked up to the ridge and came to his side: "Brother Shen, slow down. Let's go home and eat at noon, and then go to help Aunt Lan's family in the afternoon."

When I came in the morning, Lan Qiuhua asked me to have lunch at their house.

Shen Rongshan slowed down his work: "Okay, go home first. The sun is out and it's hot. Don't get a heat stroke."

The seedlings in the field are almost planted.

"I'm going to pull up the seedlings and bring it back to you later. Are you thirsty? The pottery jar is at the western end of the field. I'll get it for you."

He straightened up and looked at her back: "Wen He, leave it there, I'll get it myself later."

"It's okay, just take a rest first."

Ji Wenhe washed his hands in the stream, carried a basket containing a pottery jar and a bowl, and walked carefully along the ridge of the field.

"Brother Shen, please sit down and have a rest. Drink some water."

Shen Rongshan put down the seedlings in his hand, washed his hands, sat on the edge of the field, took the bowl and drank it all.

"I'll bring the rice seedlings to you after I pull them out, and then I'll go home to cook. The sun is so bright, will everyone go home and rest in the morning?"

Although there is wind today, the wind is hot and not cool at all.

"Wen He, pour me another bowl." He turned his head and looked to the south. "I have a lot of land at home. If I don't go back to rest at noon, the children will bring me food."

"You mean the village headman's house?"

Shen Zhong really does nothing at home. It would be fine if it were normal, but now he is planting rice seedlings and his two sons are not back, so there is a shortage of manpower at home. He still has the leisure to wander around elsewhere.

Shen Rongshan handed her the bowl and said, "Wen He, go home. Thank you for your hard work in bringing me lunch at noon."

Ji Wenhe took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "You don't want to go back to eat? Go back, lie down at home for a while, and come back in the afternoon when it's cooler."

He shook his head: "After we have planted the rice seedlings, I will go to help Aunt Lan's family. You don't have to go. With me helping, they won't say anything about you."

"I'm not afraid of what others say, I'm afraid you'll get tired." After thinking for a moment, he said, "Then slow down a bit and don't be so anxious."

"You work so fast. If the headman sees you and asks you to help, you won't be able to refuse."

Shen Rongshan looked at her with a smile on his face: "I know, you go home, I'll go pull up the rice seedlings, and I'll go home on the way to take a break."

"Yeah." Ji Wenhe stood up with a smile, "I'll go home and cook now, and bring it to you when it's done."

"Okay, walk slowly, the ridge is slippery."

"Know it."

The weather was too hot and she had no appetite for lunch.

I picked two cucumbers from the vegetable garden and made some spicy and sour cucumber dish, which was delicious and went well with rice.

I don’t know if it’s because of the soil, but the melons are not big.

It has been a long time since I last watered the vegetables with manure, so they are not growing well.

Ji Wenhe looked down and saw that the soil here was yellowish, and when the wind blew, a lot of dust was raised.

In my previous life, the soil at my grandmother's house was dark in color, a little black. When I was a child, no matter what we planted at home, it grew very big and well.

She still remembers picking a big round eggplant to eat for a whole meal, and the cucumbers were big and thick, so they could be shared between two people.

Nothing like these in the vegetable garden, a cucumber is not even as thick as a baby's arm.

There were only a few dried bamboo shoots left at home, so I grilled them with fat and fried an egg.

After the meal was ready, I had even less appetite.

The weather was unbearably hot and she missed wearing suspenders and shorts.

When carrying the meal down the mountain, people in the fields sat under the shade of the trees at the foot of the mountain, waiting for their family members to bring them the meal. After eating, they continued to go back to the fields to plant rice.

Ji Wenhe went east along the foot of the mountain.

Lan Qiuhua is a family of three. Shen Suya is not at home. She must have gone home to cook.

Wang Erfeng's family, Shen Liang, and Shen Ping.

Several people sat together and chatted with Shen Rongshan.

"Wen He, the meal is delivered so quickly." Wang Erfeng said with a smile.

"Yes, Aunt Wang, who is going to cook in your family?"

"My daughter, Qingdai, went back to cook. It was too hot in the field and she couldn't stand it, so I asked her to go back early to cook."

Glancing over, I saw someone coming over with two baskets.

"Well, that's my daughter."

Ji Wenhe looked back.

The little girl was very tall, about the same height as her mother, about 1.65 meters, a rare tall stature among the girls in the village.

She has a baby face, and her eyebrows and eyes are curved when she smiles, which is very sweet.

Seeing her, she smiled and said, “Sister-in-law, you are here to deliver food to Brother Rongshan too.”

She is not shy at all and speaks politely and is very courteous.

"Yes."

Wang Erfeng stood up, took the two baskets from her, and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

Shen Qingdai shook her head: "No, I'll bring the meal over once it's ready and eat with you guys."

She turned around and called the others: "Aunt Lan, Uncle Shen, Brother Liang, let's eat together."

"No, Qingdai." Lan Qiuhua pointed behind her, "My Xiaoya brought food over, you guys eat first."

Ji Wenhe sat next to Shen Rongshan and removed the cloth covering the basket. Inside were two bowls of brown rice, three wild vegetable cakes, a bowl of smashed cucumbers, and a bowl of fried fatty pork with dried bamboo shoots.

He has a big appetite, so he can finish all of this.

He picked up a bowl and handed it to her. Seeing her shaking her head, he lowered his voice and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

"The weather was too hot and I had no appetite. I ate half a cucumber at home."

Give him the chopsticks.

"Eat it. I have some vegetables and bread left at home. I'll go home and eat when I'm hungry."

Seeing that she really didn't want to eat, Shen Rongshan stopped forcing her and moved closer to her and whispered.

"Wen He, let's all eat together, let's..."

He looked at the people not far away, then at the two bowls of food in the basket, and asked for her opinion.

Ji Wenhe didn't expect that they would gather together to rest, so he picked out all the meat and brought it over.

Planting rice is tiring, so she wanted him to have a good meal and eat his fill.

But when other families bring food over, they ask everyone to eat together, and they feel bad if they don’t invite them.

She nodded and motioned for him to eat the poached eggs first.

Shen Rongshan picked up a piece of cucumber and put it next to her mouth: "Take the food and talk."

After eating the cucumber, he picked up the basket and walked over: "Brother Liang, has Aunt Miao gone back to cook?"

Shen Liang looked up: "Yes, it should be here soon."

"Then come over and eat together later, uncle, aunt, let's eat together, it will be more lively with more people."

Shen Rongshan followed over with a bowl in his hand.

Wang Erfeng stretched her head to look into the basket and said, "Oh, your family has such a rich variety of dishes. We can eat together and get a good deal."