Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 348 Harvesting Rice 2

Walked behind them and said: "Stop busying yourself, let's go and have dinner at the foot of the mountain."

Go to the foot of the mountain first.

The three men put down their sickles, wiped the sweat from their foreheads and followed.

Shen Rongshan chased after him and took the pottery jar and a basket: "Wen He, is there something burning in the pot at home? I see smoke coming out of the chimney."

"I put a piece of firewood in the bone soup. I haven't cooked the mutton yet. I'll cook it in the evening."

"Let's cook it tomorrow, have some soup in the evening, and make some cakes."

Ji Wenhe glanced at him and said, "You are doing physical work. How can you be full just by drinking soup? I made a lot of brown rice at noon, and there is only half a pot left. I guess it is not enough for you to eat."

"As long as there is bread."

"Okay, I'll make more pancakes tonight."

When they reached the foot of the mountain, they placed the food on a large flat rock and the four of them sat around it.

There is also a big stone of this kind at the foot of the mountain on the north side. The villagers found it specially for the convenience of eating.

"I added a little more water to today's dish. The soup is delicious with rice. I poured the beans into the bowl. They were cut a little small and difficult to pick up."

Ji Wenhe picked up the scrambled eggs with green beans and shared some among everyone.

Shen Yuanshan took a mouthful of rice and said vaguely, "Sister-in-law, pickle more sour beans next year and save them for the winter. The sour beans at home are almost finished."

"There is another pottery jar. I will buy two big pottery jars next year. If you like it, I will tell you how to make it when you get back. Then you can make it yourself in the future."

"Sister-in-law." Shen Wenshan took over the conversation, "If the marriage is going through, can you give sour beans as a gift?"

"No way. Don't we usually send meat as a gift? Isn't it a bit inappropriate to send sour beans?" She looked at Shen Rongshan.

The latter shook his head: "Send pork and fish, most of the people in the village send these."

Ji Wenhe agreed: "Let's just give the meat. People can pickle sour beans themselves. I think it's a bit shabby to give this as a gift."

She likes to add vinegar when pickling sour beans, and feels that they taste better than those pickled without vinegar.

Salt is also very important. Fine salt tastes better, while coarse salt has a strange smell.

"Don't worry about the gifts. I'll ask the aunts in the village when the time comes."

The two nodded.

After dinner, the four of them sat at the foot of the mountain to rest.

Some people in the village eat directly on the ground.

After resting for a while, the three of them went to work in the fields, and she took the bowls home to wash them.

When I walked to the river, I met Niu Guilan who was carrying rice.

"Aunt Niu, you go first."

"Hey." After crossing the wooden bridge, the rice was placed on a wheelbarrow.

He turned around and waved: "Wen He, wait for me."

Ji Wenhe slowed down his pace and fanned himself with the straw hat in his hand.

She chased after him and said, "The village head's family had a really good meal today. There was fish, meat, mutton, and beef. I could smell the fragrance from far away."

"I don't smell it." She only smelled the fragrance of her own food.

"I have a good nose, I smelled it." Niu Guilan sighed, "Shen Yu married a good family. I heard they are quite wealthy in town. Shen Lixia will also marry a bad one in the future. Your Aunt Jiang is so lucky."

"Aunt Niu, your Siyu will be born soon, too."

"Let's meet next year. I think it won't be too late to meet her the year after next. Your uncle Ergui said that we should let her meet him next year. With the betrothal money in hand, we can meet Qianfan of our family."

Ji Wenhe put on his straw hat and said, "Then you can discuss with Uncle Ergui and find a good husband for Siyu."

"Yes, if she can marry into a wealthy family, her family will be able to help her in the future, and her father and I won't have to worry anymore."

I just don’t know if her daughter has that blessing.

"Take your time to look at each other, you will find a good family, Aunt Niu, I am leaving now."

"Okay." She continued walking forward.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Ji Wenhe sat on the edge of the field to rest.

She saw Zhao Sanniang busy in the fields and probably came over while the child was asleep.

After drinking a bowl of water, I continued to harvest rice.

In the evening, Shen Wenshan walked to the field with rice in his arms: "Sister-in-law, I'm going back to cook."

"Okay, you go."

Ji Wenhe was busy for a while, and caught a glimpse of Shen Rongshan coming over from the corner of his eye.

"Wen He, you can go back. We still have some rice left. We can finish harvesting the rice tomorrow morning. You can go back and have a rest."

"Then you guys harvest the rice and I'll carry it back."

"Has Wenshan gone back to cook?"

She nodded: "You and Yuanshan finish cutting the remaining parts and sit down to rest. As for Brother Liang, you can ask him to go back."

"Okay, you go back first."

Ji Wenhe raised his hand weakly, bent down, picked up a pile of rice, and walked slowly to the edge of the field.

"Wen He, why don't you go home and cook?" Zhou Xiaoyu asked while sitting on the ground.

"Wenshan went back to do it, what about my aunt's house?"

"My Zhuyue went back to make it and will send it over later."

"I have to continue working after dinner. I don't plan to come back tomorrow."

"Finish the harvest and tidy up the land as soon as possible." Zhou Xiaoyu stood up, "Wen He, I'll need to borrow your farm tools when the time comes."

Ji Wenhe nodded with a smile: "Okay, you take a rest, I'll pull the rice back."

"to make."

After pulling one cart of rice, he went on to pull another one.

All the rice is piled together and will be threshed tomorrow afternoon.

Amelia Su came out of the yard: “Sister-in-law, why don’t you go back and cook?”

"Wenshan is cooking at home. Your family has prepared the meal."

"Well, I just finished it. I'm waiting for my mother-in-law and the others to come back for dinner."

Ji Wenhe took off the straw hat on his head and leaned against the flatbed behind him: "I'm so tired. It will take several more days to finish the farm work at home."

"Yes, the rice needs to be dried and sifted, which is very troublesome. I am pregnant, so I have an easier time this year and don't have to work in the fields."

"I'm pregnant, how can I go out to work? I'll be too tired to regret it."

Amelia Su said: "I wanted to go to the fields to help, but my mother-in-law and the others wouldn't let me go, and told me to stay at home."

"There was a woman in our village who was more than two months pregnant. She went to the fields to plant rice and lost her baby."

"Tsk." Ji Wenhe pouted, "That family won't blame her again, saying it's her fault for not being able to keep the child."

She nodded: "My mother has said this before. She said that when you are pregnant, you will not be so delicate if you work in the fields."

Her mother came to see her some time ago and told her that if she helped her husband's family with the farm work during the busy season and did not do anything, they would think she was lazy and that it was because her mother did not teach her well.

"Everyone's physique is different. Some children are fine when they jump up and down, while others die after walking a few steps. You can't generalize."

"Listen to what your mother says. It's mainly Aunt Lan and the others. If they don't want you to work, then you shouldn't go."

Ji Wenhe saw Li Yujiao coming over with a big belly. The villagers said she seemed to be pregnant with a boy.

Amelia Su said: “Yujiao, you are going to give birth this month.”

"Yes, I don't know when I'll give birth. I can't sit or lie down at home. I'm also uncomfortable standing for a while. You'll know how uncomfortable it is when you're about to give birth."

"It's too early for me. I think you're pregnant with a boy."