dtnovels Chapter 274 Buying Rice Seeds
Chapter 274 Buying Rice Seeds
After turning over for a while, he saw Zhao Sanniang coming towards him with a big belly.
"Aunt Zhao, did Uncle Ping go to town to buy rice seeds?"
"Yes, he asked me to lie down at home, but I couldn't stay there. It was not right to lie down, nor was it right to stand. So I decided to go out for a walk so that I could have the baby easily."
Looking at her bulging belly, he asked, "When will you give birth?"
There is no such thing as a due date here, only ten months of pregnancy.
"Who knows? It could be this month or early next month. It's hard to say for sure."
Ji Wenhe really wanted to reach out and touch her belly: "Aunt Zhao, have you gone to the doctor to check your pulse?"
Zhao Sanniang shook her head and said, "No, I don't care whether the baby is a boy or a girl. I'm old now. The doctor told me when I was pregnant."
"Because of the previous one, I didn't take good care of myself during the confinement period, and I got some illnesses. If I have the abortion, it will be difficult for me to get pregnant next time."
"Postpartum illnesses can be cured during the confinement period." She walked to the fence. "You can't tell when you'll give birth. You need Uncle Ping to stay with you. Aunt Zhao, don't go too far. Just stay around the house."
"Hey, I know. Your uncle Ping won't let me go out when he's at home. I'm going out for a walk today while he's in town."
I have been lying at home for the whole winter and my bones are so sore.
Ji Wenhe smiled and said, "Uncle Ping feels sorry for you. You are about to give birth, so it's good to go for a walk."
I don't know whether her baby is a boy or a girl.
Zhao Sanniang pinched her lower back with one hand and supported her stomach with the other: "Wen He, you are busy, I will walk around for a while."
"Hey, slow down."
After she walked away, he went back to turn the soil.
The three pieces of wasteland were well maintained, but she didn't know why, she heard it from the aunties in the village.
The puddle over there needs to be filled with soil, and a new puddle needs to be dug in a small area.
She found that among chickens, ducks and geese, chickens were the easiest to raise.
The geese and ducks should be let out to roam, and the chickens should be placed at the foot of the mountain and let run around on their own. When it gets dark, they know to come back.
Ji Wenhe put down the shovel and rubbed his palms.
A few calluses appeared on the palms of my hands, but they disappeared on their own if I didn't work for a while.
The calluses on the palms of Shen Rongshan's hands have never gone away, and he doesn't know why. Could it be that everyone's physique is different?
He went home, holding the pottery jar and bringing down two bowls: "Yuanshan, take a break and drink some water."
The hot water I boiled this morning has now become warm, and I put some knotweed in it.
He took the bowl and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll go buy some chicks in a few days."
"Do you know where it is?"
"Yes, I went there when I was a kid."
Ji Wenhe poured him another half bowl of water: "Okay, then I'll give you the money, go by yourself and buy thirty-five."
"Want to buy geese and ducks?"
"No, chickens are easier to raise. I have to let those two out every day. It would be great if there was a pond here so I don't have to watch them."
Someone has to follow you when you leave the village, otherwise you will be caught by passers-by.
Shen Yuanshan also thinks so, raising chickens is less troublesome.
"Oh, sister-in-law, Anguo is getting married, and Aunt Lan wants us all to go. So should we all go?"
Ji Wenhe squatted down with the bowl in hand: "I was thinking that you two wouldn't go. Wenshan went to Carpenter Li's house. One of you and your elder brother would have to go out to sell the goods. I'll go to cook. Maybe I'll have to ask your elder brother for help then."
"Their family gave 580 taels as betrothal gift, the girl bought two new sets of clothes and new shoes, and there were also gifts. All in all, it was 500 wen."
"I heard from Aunt Lan that they don't have much money right now, so we'll just keep the banquet simple. If one more person comes, we'll have to arrange an extra seat."
Shen Yuanshan nodded in understanding: "Then I will go to sell the goods, and my eldest brother will stay at home. Aunt Lan's family has not had an easy time these years."
"Yes, it's not easy for every family. Our family is better off now. We are saving money to build a house. We can't afford a brick house this year, so we built a wooden house. When you have money in the future, we can build a brick house."
The wooden house is not bad, but she feels that it is not as comfortable to live in as the brick house. The wooden house needs to be renovated and rebuilt after a dozen years.
"After the rice is planted, we can start building the house, bit by bit. I think we don't need to wait until the rice is planted. Once the rice seeds are planted, we can dig the foundation."
"I heard from Aunt Lan that we don't need to hire workers to build a wooden house. We can just ask people from our village, or we can do it ourselves. Uncle Shen often builds houses for people in town, so he knows a lot. Let's ask him more."
Shen Yuanshan replied: "I can do that too. My brother and I have also built houses for people in the town."
"That's great. Our family can save money on hiring workers." Ji Wenhe finished drinking the water in the bowl and stood up with his legs propped up. "When your eldest brother comes back, we'll discuss it with him."
Build two floors, upstairs and downstairs, so if there are many children in their family, each child can have a room.
There must also be a bathroom, otherwise it would be inconvenient to take a bath in winter.
Before noon, Shen Rongshan brought the villagers back and sent them home one by one.
The two men put down their shovels and walked over to the shed.
Ji Wenhe asked: "Brother Shen, are you going to plant rice seeds today or tomorrow?"
"The day after tomorrow, when the land is ready, I will meet Dali in town. His family couldn't borrow a donkey cart, so they need to bring back the rice seeds. I will go to town again and take him home."
"It's right there, have you told him?"
Shen Rongshan unloaded the goods: "I just told him to send Dali back and take the donkey cart to their home."
"Okay, go ahead."
At this time, Lan Qiuhua and Shen Anguo came over.
Ji Wenhe patted the sack and said, "Aunt Lan, come and carry the rice seeds back."
"Please bring them back and put yours at my house, so you don't have to run up and down the mountain."
"Sister-in-law, Yuanshan and I will carry it, you and mother don't do anything." Shen Anguo stepped forward.
She stepped aside and said, "Aunt Lan, when will Uncle Shen be back?"
"Number Nine is going to town to do some shopping and will visit him on the way. Do you want to go to town with us?"
Ji Wenhe shook his head: "Yuanshan said he was going to buy chicks. I'll tidy up the small plot of land at home. Brother Shen will go with you."
Build a small house and let them hide in it when it rains.
"Okay." Lan Qiuhua looked happy. "After Anguo gets married, it's Xiaoya's turn to meet him."
I mentioned it a couple of days ago and said it was up to her.
"I can't bear to leave. Xiaoya is getting married, so I will see her less often. It would be better if she married someone nearby, so we can meet more often."
"It's difficult." She sighed, "I asked Lin Yue Niang, and there are not many good families near us outside the mountain. I know those people."
"Either the eldest daughter-in-law is hard to talk to, or the mother-in-law is powerful, or she is too honest, and you can't get anything out of her even if you hit her with a stick."
"To be honest, my family is just like this. People with better lives look down on us. I just want to find a good mother-in-law, good sisters-in-law, and a capable husband for Xiaoya, so that they can help each other and no one will bully her."
"Aunt Lan is right, but it's not easy to find someone like this. Even if you find one, there may be other problems at home, such as not having enough land, etc. Anyway, there is no perfect one."