Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 268 Li Chunhong's Home

Li Chunhong opened the door and came in, saying with a smile: "If you want to give us something, we can't just accept it for free."

"I won't sell the bracelets I made at home anymore. Bring them over tomorrow and give them to them." Ji Wenhe glanced at Shen Wanqing, "I'll bring them all over tomorrow. You call all the girls in the village to your house and each of them can pick one."

Shen Lianmeng looked at her mother, who nodded: "Why don't you thank your sister-in-law quickly."

The three of them said in unison: "Thank you, sister-in-law."

“You’re welcome.” She put the cut fabric aside. “This time we brought back a lot of fabric. Do your best and make as much as you can.”

"Yuanxiao has a simple pattern, so I should be able to make a lot of them. I'll make the Pleasant Goat pattern first and deliver it on the 26th. The small glutinous rice balls will be delivered on the 10th."

Li Chunhong picked up the round cloth: "This is simple, half the size of Xiyangyang, isn't it too small?"

"Just make it smaller." Small glutinous rice balls are cuter when they are smaller.

"I'll go call Zhuyue." Shen Moxin took out the needle and thread, put them on the table, and then ran out the door.

It was almost noon when Ji Wenhe stood up: "Aunt Li, I'm going home to eat. Come back after dinner."

"Hey, let's go."

When I got home, Shen Rongshan just came out of the kitchen: "Wen He, it's time to eat."

"After dinner, I have to go to Aunt Li's house to help cut all the patterns. You clean up at home. I'll make more pancakes tomorrow. Have you been to Uncle Da Nian's house?"

"No, I'll go after dinner."

"it is good."

Shen Wenshan went to the carpenter's house after breakfast in the morning and didn't come back until midnight.

Ji Wenhe finished his meal quickly and put down his bowl and chopsticks: "You guys eat slowly, I'm going to Aunt Li's house now."

After she left the door, Shen Yuanshan looked at the person opposite him and said, "Brother, are you really going into the mountain?"

"Well, I'll kill a wild boar and bring it back."

He picked at the rice in his bowl and lowered his head: "Big Brother."

Shen Rongshan understood what he was thinking: "Eat well and don't think about those things."

"Hmm." He sniffed, took a mouthful of rice, and said nothing more.

After dinner.

"Yuanshan, I'm going to find my master, don't wander around at home."

Shen Yuanshan, who was washing dishes, replied, "I understand, big brother."

Zhaojiacun.

Zhu Danian was sitting at the foot of the mountain behind the house, while two big black dogs were chasing each other halfway up the mountain.

"Master, I will go into the mountains the day after tomorrow."

"Why did you think of going into the mountains? Did Wen He ask you to go?"

Shen Rongshan walked over to sit next to him and said, "I've discussed this with her. Business at home isn't as good as before. We need money everywhere. We have to go into the mountains."

"Dahei, take Erhei away, and be careful."

He was worried about them because they hadn't bought any land or residential land.

"Rongshan, when will we buy the land? After the Chinese New Year?"

"Well, in March, it depends on how much money you have."

Zhu Danian looked up at the village and said, "I heard from the village head that a family behind the mountain has also started a peddler business, selling rice and flour just like you."

"This business will be difficult to do in the future, but it's not bad to earn two taels of silver a month. Don't just say you won't do it. If you lose money, we can stop."

Shen Rongshan nodded: "Yes, Wen He and I think so too."

Turning to look at him: "Master, are you still coughing?"

"He's not coughing anymore. He can eat and sleep well now that he's recovered. He's in good health as before. Don't worry. Dahei and Erhei, take them back tonight."

As soon as he finished speaking, two big black dogs jumped out from behind them and squatted in front of them.

"Wang Wang!"

Zhu Danian said with a smile: "They are bored at home, and they run around happily once they are let out."

He stayed in the house during the days he was sick, and didn't let the two dogs out.

Shen Rongshan touched Dahei's head and said, "Go, go play for a while."

The two big black dogs barked twice and ran back to the middle of the mountain.

On the other side, Li Chunhong's home.

Ji Wenhe sat at the table and neatly stacked the cut fabrics together.

"Here, drink some hot water."

"Thank you, Aunt Li."

"Don't be polite to your aunt, I'll pour another bowl for your uncle."

When she came back again, she asked in a low voice: "Aunt Li, is Uncle Xiaoxian still the same as before?"

Li Chunhong picked up her needle and thread and replied nonchalantly, "He stays in the house all day, except when he goes to the toilet. I bring him meals."

"Uncle Xiaoxian doesn't care about anything at home anymore."

She nodded: "I don't have the ability to control him even if I want to. My three daughters and I don't listen to him, and he got angry at us several times."

"I told him that he is doing well at home. I deliver every meal to him. If he doesn't want to live with me anymore, we can divorce. I want to see who will support him."

"When he heard that, his temper calmed down and he stayed at home very well, eating whatever was given to him and lying on the bed, saving me from worrying about him."

Ji Wenhe thought for a moment and said, "Aunt Li, why don't you divorce him? Your life will be easier after the divorce. Your three daughters will definitely follow you. Why bother to serve him?"

"Wen He, you don't understand." She sighed, "The three of them will eventually get married. After the divorce, I will be the only woman at home and will attract gossip. Some people with bad intentions will cause some shameful things."

"Although his leg is broken, as long as he doesn't cause me any trouble, I'm willing to support him. With a man at home, I don't have to worry about those messy things happening to me."

"Wanqing and the others can also look for marriage partners. If the man's family knew that she had no father, I'm afraid she would be looked down upon and bullied by her in-laws."

"Aunt is right, I didn't think of that."

She only thought that her life would be more comfortable after the divorce, forgetting that a woman alone in the house would attract gossip and people with impure intentions.

Li Chunhong smiled and said gratefully, "I know you are thinking about your aunt, but there is a man at home, so those people dare not come to the door."

"Auntie is very thoughtful. We are all from the same village. If there is any problem at home, we will definitely help if we can."

"Hey, Auntie has made a note of it."

In the evening, Ji Wenhe came to Lan Qiuhua's house with a pair of scissors.

"Aunt Lan, I'm here to return the scissors."

Shen Suya came out of the house: "Sister-in-law, mother is not at home."

"Aunt Lan went to visit?"

"We went to Aunt Wang's house. My eldest brother and Shen Liao went to look for her, but neither of them liked her. They decided to go look for Lin Yue Niang in a few days."

She put the scissors on the table and leaned against the door frame: "What's going on? Your brother has looked at at least ten girls, but he didn't like any of them?"

"Sister-in-law, you don't know. I heard from mother that their family is much better off than ours, so the girl would definitely be willing to meet them first."

"Mother said that she and my eldest brother went to several houses, but none of the girls looked good to them. They already liked the one in front of them, so there was no way my brother would get a chance."

"Oh, I think I understand." Ji Wenhe crossed his arms, "Lin Yueniang brings several men at a time, and those with better family conditions go in first, and they go in one by one to see each other."