Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 294 Marriage

Shen Rongshan thought for a moment and said, "I'll buy some good materials to make clothes for you, silver hairpins, rosewood hairpins..."

"Brother Shen." Ji Wenhe interrupted him, "Wait for me to rest. If I'm interested in going to town one day, I'll go to the shop and take a look."

"Anyway, I don't feel like going tomorrow. I don't have the energy. I'll just leave this birthday present for now, or you can buy it for me next year."

She really didn't want to move. She didn't even want to walk the distance from the house to the kitchen.

Shen Rongshan reluctantly agreed: "Okay, I'll buy them for you next year."

Then I thought, "You spend all your time busy celebrating your birthday, and by the time next year you won't want to go."

Ji Wenhe laughed and said, "Next year when I hire someone to do the work, I'll hire someone from the village and pay them a higher price so they don't have to suffer this pain."

"That way I'll have time to go to town and buy a gold bracelet and a gold necklace."

Suddenly remembering something, she opened her eyes and looked at him.

"Wrap a red string around the gold bracelet and wear it on your hand. People won't be able to tell it's a bracelet anymore. They will just think it's an ordinary bracelet."

But there is also a risk of exposure. Never mind. Let’s talk about it later.

Shen Rongshan smiled and said, "Wen He is smart, I will do as you say."

"Hmph, let's talk about it next year."

I closed my eyes and heard his indulgent laughter.

Ji Wenhe was enjoying his massage service. "By the way, on the 25th, we'll plant corn on the wasteland, and we'll buy piglets in early July. Remember to tell the head of the village in advance."

"Well, I've talked to the head of the village, and I'll take him with me at the beginning of the month."

Buy ten piglets and get the deed to the wasteland.

We invited Shen Ping, Shen Anguo, Shen Liang and Shen Erniu to help build the pigpen.

They rested at home for two days and then came here to work.

On her birthday, the three brothers prepared the meal and she waited to eat.

After the meal was ready, Shen Rongshan called her, "Wen He, it's time to eat."

Ji Wenhe got up from the bed and went to the kitchen.

"Sister-in-law, you haven't rested yet." Shen Wenshan poured a cup of herbal tea and handed it to her.

"No, don't you feel any pain?"

"A little bit. I'll be fine after two more days of rest."

Shen Yuanshan took over the conversation: "It will take several days to rest after doing so much work all of a sudden."

She nodded and drank half a bowl of herbal tea: "After dinner, I'll go see Uncle Da Nian. Is the fish soup ready?"

"It's ready." Shen Rongshan picked up a shrimp and gave it to her. "I'll send it over. You stay at home and rest."

Ji Wenhe shook his head: "It's okay, I'll take it over and visit on the way. I haven't been there for several days."

I've been busy at home and haven't been there yet. Please ask about his injuries and ask the doctor to go over and take his pulse.

It was a simple birthday, but she was very satisfied.

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Early in the morning, Ji Wenhe carried a hoe and went to the wasteland with Shen Wenshan to plant corn.

The other two went to help build the pigsty.

The chickens, ducks and geese were driven to a small plot of land with a fence in the middle. The geese lived on one side, while the ducks and chickens lived together.

When passing by the wasteland, I heard a few people talking. I pricked up my ears and listened. They were talking about Shen Suya's visit to her relatives.

"Uncle Shen, has Xiaoya's marriage been arranged?"

Shen Erniu smiled and replied: "It's settled. We'll discuss and set a date in two days."

"Congratulations, Uncle Shen. By the way, is Xiaoya at home?" She wanted to go and see.

"It's there."

Ji Wenhe handed the hoe to Shen Wenshan: "You go first, I'll go ask and I'll be there soon."

"Well, there's no rush."

She trotted to Lan Qiuhua's house and went straight to Shen Suya's room, where the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were both there.

"Aunt Lan." She looked at Shen Suya, "I heard from Uncle Shen that your marriage is settled."

She nodded.

Lan Qiuhua took over the conversation: "I found him the day before yesterday, and we will discuss and set a date tomorrow."

Ji Wenhe leaned against the door with his arms folded: "How is the man's family?"

"He is the youngest in the family. He has an older brother, but they have separated. He also has an older sister who looks nice and is polite in her words and deeds."

"My father-in-law and mother-in-law are also nice people with good tempers. They said they were afraid that the two families would have conflicts living together, so they separated the family after the eldest son got married."

"The old couple live on one side. They own two acres of land. The two old people own one acre of land. The brother and sister-in-law are also good people. I have found out everything. This family is good."

Better than anything I've seen before.

"Sure. Is it far? How long does it take to ride the donkey cart?"

Amelia Su replied: "It took more than two hours to go back and forth, from Zhaojia Village all the way north to the back of the mountain."

"That's not close." Without a donkey cart, it would take several hours to walk there, and it would be inconvenient to come back later.

Ji Wenhe sat down beside the bed and patted her shoulder: "Sister-in-law is a little reluctant to leave you. When you get married, we will meet less often in the future."

Shen Suya turned her head and looked at her: "I don't want to marry so far away. I've looked around and found no one I like. I want to find someone close to home, but..."

Neither of them likes her. Either the other person looks down on her, or she looks down on the other person.

"It's okay, it's okay. I have a donkey cart at home. If you miss you, I'll take Aunt Lan and the others to your house to see you."

She nodded: "Yeah."

Lan Qiuhua said, "Wen He, I'll tell you when the date is set. Please come and cook."

"No problem." Ji Wenhe agreed happily, "By the way, Aunt Lan, how much is the betrothal gift from their family?"

"Five taels. My eldest son just got married and doesn't have that much money. I can't make up five taels and eight taels. I think five taels is five taels, and I can give her two taels back."

If I don't bring something back for her, she will have a hard life over there.

I told her several times that it's better not to use the betrothal gift if she can, but it's up to her when the time comes, after all, it's their life to live.

"That's good. Xiaoya is good at sewing. The two of you can save more money. As long as you are healthy, your life will be good."

She also has her own little treasury, and with the two taels of betrothal gift she brought back, she should have more than four taels in her hands.

Ji Wenhe stood up and said, "Okay, you guys chat, I'm going home to make some corn."

"Hey, walk slowly." Lan Qiuhua responded.

Arriving at the wasteland, he took the basket from Shen Wenshan and said, "You come and dig the hole."

"Sister-in-law, where is Xiao Yafu's home?"

"It takes more than two hours to go north from Zhaojia Village by donkey cart. It's not close."

"It's not close. I heard from Uncle Shen that there's no one close enough to suit them, and they don't want to marry their daughter so far away."

"Yes, it's not easy to go back to my parents' home." Ji Wenhe sighed, "It's not easy to be a woman. I have lived in my parents' home for more than ten years, and now I have to go to someone else's home when I grow up."

After you get married, you become an adult and can no longer let your temper do whatever it wants.

She glanced at Shen Rongshan who was building a pigsty, and was glad that she had met him, who could tolerate everything about her.

"Wenshan, I'll look for a marriage partner for you in the second half of the year. Once you two settle down, your brother and I can lift the burden off of our shoulders."

"Sister-in-law, I'm not in a hurry. We can meet next year." He was really not in a hurry at all.