Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 203 Return to the Village

"Twenty-six." He used a knife to pry open the bone marrow. "This thing has no meat, so few people buy it. If you want it, I'll charge you twenty-one pounds."

Ji Wenhe hesitated for a moment: "I want to buy some to stew corn, but this one doesn't have any meat..."

I looked at the ribs next to it, and they were still delicious, stewed with corn.

Xiong Yaoguang smiled and said, "Then buy a pound of spareribs, and I'll sell you the shank bones for 15 yuan."

"Okay, then weigh me a pound of spare ribs, better ones, and a pound of shank bones."

Put the pork ribs into the soup, add some corn and cook half a pot of it.

"Okay." He asked while chopping pork ribs, "Where is your Rongshan?"

"He went to the rice shop to buy some supplies, and he'll have to buy some vegetable seeds later, so he asked me to come over."

Ji Wenhe looked at the wooden barrel beside the stall, which contained pig offal. Unfortunately, she didn't know how to cook it and didn't like to eat it.

"Boss, how much are you selling pig offal?"

"Six coins a pound."

“Anyone want to buy it?”

"Yes, pig offal doesn't taste good, but it's meat. Many people bought it. Would you like a pound?"

Ji Wenhe quickly shook his head: "I don't like eating pig offal, and I don't know how to cook it, and I can't wash it clean."

Xiong Yaoguang put the chopped ribs on the scale: "Turn them over and wash them a few more times, but the smell is very strong, I can't even taste it."

His family had tried to make it a few times before, but the smell was too strong, so they stopped making it later.

He weighed a pound of ribs and a pound of pork ribs, and then took five or six more pork ribs.

"Here, this is for you. Bring more people to take care of my business next time."

Ji Wenhe took it with a smile: "No problem, I will come often."

Put the meat into the basket and cover it with a cloth: "Boss, you are busy, we will leave first."

He smiled and replied, "Okay."

"Aunt Lan, let's go buy some small clay pots, and then we can go back after we buy some vinegar and soy sauce."

"Let's go, let's go back to the place where we bought the seeds last time." Lan Qiuhua looked at her, "Didn't you buy more vegetable seeds last time?"

"No, we come to the market often anyway, so it's not a big deal."

Buy it and plant it in the cornfield. After a while, the corn will be harvested and the cabbage will grow.

"By the way, Aunt Lan, does your family have a cellar?"

My grandmother’s house used to have a cellar. In the winter, we would store sweet potatoes and cabbages in the cellar. When we wanted to eat them, we would just go downstairs and take them out, and they wouldn’t go bad.

"I don't have one at home, and there's no place to dig a cellar at home."

Her house is very small, and she wants to grow vegetables in the yard, so she can't dig a hole in the ground.

Ji Wenhe looked ahead and thought for a moment: "I want to dig a cellar and store the cabbages in it during the winter."

"Okay, your homestead is quite large." Lan Qiuhua shook her head and said, "It may be troublesome to build a house in the future."

"I think so too. Let's wait until autumn."

If you want to dig, you can only dig a small one. I will think about it carefully when I get back.

I bought two small clay pots and added half a pound of soy sauce and half a pound of vinegar. All in all, I spent a lot of money.

When we arrived at the door of Zhou’s Rice Shop, Shen Wenshan was sitting by the car waiting.

"Wenshan, where is your brother?"

He went to buy seeds and half a pound of fine salt. He can't be back yet.

"Brother went to buy salt and seeds, he will be back soon."

As he spoke, he was seen pointing behind the two of them.

"Big brother is back."

Shen Rongshan walked over quickly: "Aunt Lan, Wen He, everything has been bought."

Lan Qiuhua put the basket in the car: "I don't have anything to buy. She has bought everything she wanted. Can we go back now?"

He handed her the bag of salt and the seeds and said, "Sit on it and let's go."

Ji Wenhe took it, sat down, and stuffed the things into the basket: "Come and buy cotton in the middle of the month."

"Aunt Lan, I don't know how to make a quilt, I would like to ask for your help."

"Okay, bring it to my house and I'll make you a quilt. How about cotton-padded clothes as well?"

"I'll buy everything at once. After the quilts are done, I'll make cotton-padded jackets. One thick cotton-padded jacket for each person, and one thin one."

"You need to make so many." Lan Qiuhua was surprised. "Just make thick ones."

If it's too thin, you can't wear it in winter, it's a waste of money.

Ji Wenhe found a straw hat and put it on: "It's cold in winter, so wearing thick clothes will keep you warm, and wearing thin clothes will be just right."

And it’s not as cold in spring as in winter, but you will still feel very cold wearing summer clothes.

She must have a thin cotton jacket.

"Then how many kilograms of cotton do you need to buy?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. We'll see when the time comes."

She looked at the man pulling the donkey in front of her.

"Brother Shen, come over to deliver something on the morning of the 9th. I'll come with you and buy some cotton on the way."

Shen Rongshan nodded: "Okay."

He was just about to tell her that he needed to purchase some goods, including cotton and cloth, and there was no room in the cart.

"Wen He, buy each of you a pair of cloth shoes for winter."

Their shoes were patched up so much that the soles were almost worn out.

My two younger brothers are still growing, and they said that the cloth shoes are a bit tight for their feet.

Shen Wenshan looked at the hemp shoes on his feet, which he had made himself last year, and said, "Sister-in-law, the cloth shoes at home are too tight. My feet hurt after walking for a long time."

"They're too small. Tell me your foot sizes when you get back and I'll buy you a pair each."

The cloth shoes on her feet were bought by Shen Rongshan, and she has always worn them with great care.

There is also a pair of linen shoes at home. There is a layer of cloth sewn inside. If the cloth is not sewn, it will rub the feet.

"By the way, Aunt Lan, have you met Uncle Shen and An Guo?"

"I met your Uncle Shen. He said he would be back in a few days. An Guo and Shen Liang are together. I don't know what they are doing now."

I happened to meet him where he lived. He was just about to go out to do work. If he was a step later, he would have missed him.

"Don't the three of them live together?"

"No, your uncle Shen lives in the south and works nearby. An Guo and Shen Liang must have gone to the north, which is quite far."

After I finish the work, I can find another one and maybe we can live together.

"They all look for work first, and then find a place to live. If they live too far away, it's very troublesome to run back and forth, which wastes time."

Lan Qiuhua hadn't seen his eldest son for a long time and missed him very much. He wondered how he was eating and living.

When I returned to the village, I saw a few aunts working and chatting under a shed.

Wang Erfeng put down the purse in her hand and walked over with a smile: "Weigh me six catties of black flour and two catties of brown rice."

There was only enough left over at home for two meals.

Lan Qiuhua wondered, "Isn't there a black face?"

There is still half a basket of black noodles in the shed that have not been sold.

"Don't you have brown rice? I thought I'd buy some at once. I'll go home and get a cloth bag."

Ji Wenhe smiled and nodded.

Because it is close, villagers will not buy enough for half a month at once. They will buy small amounts and come back after they have finished eating.

Wang Erfeng walked halfway and turned back to ask, "Have you received the coarse salt?"

“Yes.” We bought the goods in June and haven’t sold them all yet. There are still 7 taels left.

"Okay, weigh me another two ounces of salt."

Ji Wenhe looked at Shen Yuanshan and said, "Go to my house and get the coarse salt. It's at the back of the cabinet."

I originally thought that no one would buy it, so I brought it back to pickle vegetables.

"Hey, Yuanshan, wait, come here."

He trotted over: "What's wrong, sister-in-law?"

"Take the basket back with you, and I'll go to the field and pick some corn."