Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 115 Shen Ruoyan Visits Her Relatives

No wonder, she said how could a breeder’s family be so poor that they don’t even have a decent house.

When I returned to the village entrance, I saw a woman in her forties coming out of the village with a smile on her face.

"Isn't this Lin Yue Niang? Why did she come to our village? Who are you going to be a matchmaker for?"

The woman waved the red handkerchief in her hand: "Qiuhua, who is this?"

She pointed at Ji Wenhe next to her and asked.

Lan Qiuhua smiled and said, "She's married now and has a family, so don't set your sights on her."

"How dare I say that?" If she wasn't married yet, I could ask her in detail and find her a matchmaker.

"Lin Yue Niang, who are you coming to our village to propose marriage to?"

"Wu Caifeng's eldest daughter is sixteen years old this year. It will be too late if we don't find a marriage partner now."

After saying that, he smiled and waved his hand.

"I'm leaving now. I'll bring someone to see you tomorrow."

"Hey, walk slowly."

Ji Wenhe looked at her back: "Aunt Lan, is she a matchmaker?"

She heard from Shen Wenshan that matchmakers here are called Yue Niang.

"Yes, Lin Mudan, my Anguo and Shen Liang were both asked to look after by her."

It’s a pity that their family is poor and can’t meet the girl’s requirements. Alas, she gets a headache whenever she thinks about this.

"Aunt Wu has a daughter and a son, they seem to be quite old."

Lan Qiuhua nodded: "Shen Ruoyan is sixteen, and her brother Shen Dongling is fifteen. They are both old enough to look for a marriage partner."

"When Shen Ruoyan gets married and has the betrothal gift, our family can build a house and arrange a marriage for his brother."

Ji Wenhe didn't say anything else. There were a few aunts chatting in front. He greeted them and walked towards the village.

Shen Suya waved at them from a distance and trotted over to greet them: "Mother, sister-in-law, I just went to Aunt Wu's house. Sister Ruoyan is going to talk about marriage."

"We met Yue Niang at the entrance of the village." She was curious why she was only sixteen years old when they arranged a marriage for her.

"Aunt Lan, Shen Ruoyan is sixteen, and Aunt Wu is here to look for a marriage partner."

Most farmers start looking for a date for their daughters when they are fourteen years old.

"There is a reason." Shen Suya approached her and lowered her voice, "Sister Ruoyan was engaged before, and her fiancé followed the hunter into the village to hunt, and he fell and was injured."

"It was winter and very cold. I gave him the betrothal money, but his family didn't have much money for medical treatment, so he just held on and eventually caught a cold."

"He didn't go to the doctor, and his body got weaker day by day. He didn't want to have sex for two months, and he died of illness. Originally, they were going to get married in May."

Shen Ruoyan also has a miserable life.

"So that's why she basically doesn't go out and stays at home every day."

She had never seen Shen Ruoyan and thought she was like Li Chunhong's daughter, embroidering at home all day.

Lan Qiuhua said with regret: "Her fiancé seems to be a good man. He gave her family 6.6 taels of silver. What a pity."

She shook her head and went inside.

Ji Wenhe came to the wasteland carrying a basket.

Shen Suya followed her and said, "Sister-in-law, you bought chickens again."

"Yes, buy a few more and raise them to lay eggs. If I had the money, I would buy dozens of them."

"That's too much. My sister-in-law has to look for wild vegetables every day. It's very tiring."

Let them all out and let them run happily in the fields.

"It doesn't matter if I'm tired, as long as I can make money."

Ji Wenhe carried the backpack and said, "Xiaoya, I'm going home. I'll chop some vegetables for them and come to your house later."

"Okay." Shen Suya teased the chicken.

There are still a lot of wild vegetables left at home, but now there are a few more, and I’m afraid they won’t be enough for them to eat.

"Boom boom boom..."

She was holding a knife and chopping wild vegetables on a wooden board.

Thinking about what I discussed with Yang Yun.

This month she will release a raccoon-style model, and next month she will release a one-eyed beast model. She will release a new model every month. She has to follow the styles of the shop.

So now I can only make raccoon slaves, and I can’t make other styles. And it will take another half a month before I can go to the town to sell them.

Ji Wenhe was afraid that by the time he went to town to sell it, someone would have already imitated it.

If she goes to sell it again, there won’t be many buyers.

She was a little surprised that Yang Yun agreed to let her sell the products in town, so she didn't want to make any excessive demands.

After feeding, I went to Lan Qiuhua's house.

Before four o'clock in the afternoon, Shen Rongshan came back carrying a basket.

"Aunt Lan, is Wen He at your house?"

Ji Wenhe came out with a half-finished silk ribbon: "Brother Shen, you're back. Wenshan and Yuanshan haven't come back yet."

They both walked slowly and had to stop to rest after a while, unlike him, who walked all the way to the town without stopping at all without feeling tired.

"Rongshan is back." Lan Qiuhua followed him out, "Are all sold out?"

Shen Rongshan nodded: "The black noodles are all sold out, and there are a few pounds of fine noodles left, which are not sold out."

He put the basket in the utility room.

"Brother Shen, I bought four ducklings and chickens each, and five chicks." I told him the price.

“The price of chicks hasn’t dropped yet?”

Ji Wenhe shook his head: "No, I heard that it might not drop this year, but it might drop next year, but I can't say for sure."

"Come to Rongshan and have a bowl of water."

"Thank you, Aunt Lan." Shen Rongshan took the bowl and drank it in one gulp.

"There aren't many wild vegetables at home, right?"

"Well, I kept a little bit and chopped up the rest."

Lan Qiuhua put down the bowl and came out of the kitchen: "You raise a lot of animals at home, so you naturally eat a lot. You need to find more wild vegetables."

Ji Wenhe had already made up his mind that he would go out to look for wild vegetables every morning, feed the chickens, and then come back to make nets.

Shen Rongshan walked out of the yard and turned to look in the direction of the wasteland, where two goslings were fighting.

"Wen He, I'm going out to pick wild vegetables."

"Are we leaving now?"

"Well, Wenshan and Yunshan haven't come back yet. There's nothing else to do at home. I'm just sitting here anyway, so why not go out and dig wild vegetables?"

"Then I'll go with you until I finish tying the silk cord in my hand."

"No, you wait for them at home. I'm just outside the village, not far away."

"Okay, then go ahead." Ji Wenhe took out the key and handed it to him.

She will go back soon and can cook.

After chatting for a while at Lan Qiuhua's house, he carried the basket and went home.

Cook half of the lean meat and cook the rest tomorrow. Stir-fry it with wild celery and make a bamboo shoot fish soup.

"It smells so good." Shen Yunshan shouted in the yard, "Sister-in-law, brother, we are back."

Ji Wenhe added a few scoops of water to the pot: "Didn't you see your eldest brother at the entrance of the village?"

He was digging wild vegetables at the entrance of the village, and the two brothers should be able to meet him.

Shen Wenshan came in with a basin and scooped water: "No, what are you doing at the entrance of the village?"

"He went out to pick wild vegetables. He said he was near the entrance of the village and wouldn't be far away. I thought you would run into him."

"I didn't see my eldest brother. Maybe he went far away."

Ji Wenhe added a few twigs to the stove and asked, "How are the sales?"

"There are still a few pounds of black noodles left to sell, and a few ounces of pork belly."