Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 278 Washing clothes

Shen Rongshan rinsed the bathtub clean and placed it upside down on the wooden rack: "Later, let Wenshan and his friends buy another acre of paddy field. Two acres of paddy field is a bit too little."

"Okay, but whether to buy it or not is up to them and their wives to discuss it. We'll just mention it."

He moved a bench for her to sit on, stood behind her, wiped her hair, and whispered, "Will we buy it?"

"It's okay to buy it or not." Ji Wenhe played with his fingernails. "We already have two acres and seven mu of land. The more land the better, but it's tiring to farm it."

"Save more money so I can buy something when I want. Oh, and I want to buy two more acres of wasteland to raise more chickens. I can make money by farming and raising chickens at the same time."

He replied softly: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

He raised his head slightly and looked at the sky outside the courtyard: "Yuanshan and Wenshan are fifteen this year. When can we arrange marriages for them?"

"I asked them two days ago, and neither of them is interested now. I think by the second half of the year, the house will probably be finished by then."

Only when you have a house at home can you consider marriage.

Ji Wenhe nodded: "Yes, we have to have a house. We can't marry her and squeeze her into this small cave."

"It just so happens that we have saved some money at that time, so we can afford the betrothal gift. Now I have more than six taels of silver, and Wenshan can take on some simple jobs to earn some money. Although it's not much, it's better than making no money at all."

Shen Wenshan has learned the craft well and can make all kinds of cabinets.

The various furniture shapes from the previous life could be drawn and he could make them accordingly.

But when I have time, I should go to the furniture stores in town and make my furniture different from others so that I can sell it for money.

She had already thought of the reason. When she was fleeing the famine, she met an old man who was a top carpenter and had traveled all over the country. He drew a few pictures for her to see.

After drying her hair, Shen Rongshan asked her to go into the house first.

The two twins came up from the mountain and went to talk to Shen Anguo.

"Brother, why haven't you slept yet?" Shen Wenshan asked.

"I'm about to go, go wash up."

The two nodded.

The next day.

When Shen Rongshan finished cooking, he heard Shen Anguo's voice outside the house: "Brother Rongshan, have you eaten yet?"

"Not yet. The meal is just ready. Your family has already eaten so early."

"Yes, mother got up to cook as soon as it was light. You can eat slowly. I'm not in a hurry."

His mother asked him to come up and see if anyone had gotten up.

Shen Yuanshan came out of the house: "It's too early. There's no rush to go to town. We have a donkey cart and can be back before noon."

"Yes, I said I'd wait for you at the foot of the mountain. Mom was a little anxious. She was too happy."

After hearing this, Ji Wenhe jokingly said, "Then you are unhappy."

He smiled shyly and lowered his head slightly: "I'm happy too."

He was happier than anyone else as he finally got married.

"Wait a moment, Brother Shen eats quickly, let's have some more at our house."

Shen Anguo shook his head: "No, sister-in-law, you guys take your time eating, I'll wait at home."

He turned and left the yard, returning home briskly.

Shen Rongshan ate his meal in big mouthfuls: "Wen He, I haven't had time to wash my clothes yet. Go to the river to wash them later."

"Okay, go ahead after you finish your meal, and I'll wash the dishes for you."

Shen Suya said that her mother was so happy that she couldn't sleep these past two nights and kept talking to her until the middle of the night.

My daughter-in-law is getting married tomorrow, and I’m probably so excited that I won’t be able to sleep tonight.

After finishing the meal and washing the dishes, he took the clothes that the two had changed into and went swimming upstream at the creek.

Halfway through her walk, she heard someone calling her from behind.

"Wen He."

Turning around, I saw Zhao Sanniang walking slowly towards me with a big belly.

When the others came closer, he said, "Aunt Zhao, I'm going to the creek to wash clothes. I need to go upstream. You can't climb up."

"I won't go up with you. I'll just walk by the creek. Your uncle Ping is weeding in the field."

"Okay, then take your time." Ji Wenhe walked to the path. She originally wanted to walk from the foot of the mountain.

"I was just walking around the house and saw your Aunt Lan and your family sitting on a donkey cart. They must be going to town to do some shopping."

"Yes, let's go buy some vegetables and meat, and pick up Uncle Shen on the way. There will be a wedding at home tomorrow, so we have to prepare everything."

She smiled and said, "Yes, your Aunt Lan is relieved now. She finally got a daughter-in-law."

In the past, when I talked with them, the topic would unconsciously turn to my son and she would look worried.

Ji Wenhe walked beside her: "Now that Anguo's marriage is done, she has put her mind at ease. But what about Xiaoya? She is starting to worry about Xiaoya's marriage again."

After my son gets married, there are a lot of things to do, such as pregnancy, childbirth, raising children, etc.

"I am also worried about the baby in my belly." She touched her belly, "I hope it is a boy, so that I can give birth to a descendant for the Shen family."

Although Shen Ping said that a daughter would be fine, she knew that he actually wanted a son more and didn't want his family line to be cut off.

"It will be soon. You'll know when the baby is born. Aunt Zhao, don't think about these things. It will make you feel bad."

Zhao Sanniang nodded: "You go wash the clothes, I'll walk around."

"Okay, be careful."

"Hey." She turned around and walked slowly towards the village entrance.

Ji Wenhe scooped up a basin of water, sat on a stone, looked back, and saw that she had gone to the entrance of the village and was talking to Qin Hehua.

Turn around, put the dirty clothes in the water, soak them, and rub them with soapberry.

The water in the stream is clear all year round, and because of this stream, water can be supplied to the fields at any time.

Unlike when I was a child, when I planted rice, I had to wait for water from the river.

When I was halfway through washing clothes, I reached out to pick up the soapberry, but my hand slipped and it fell to the ground, and all of it bounced into the stream.

Ji Wenhe quickly got up to get it. Fortunately it was at the side, in the middle of the river. He had to take off his shoes and go down to get it.

"Be careful. Even though it's not that cold in April, the river water is still cold. Move to the side."

She turned around and saw that it was He Yuxiang, and said with a smile: "My hand slipped just now, Aunt He, you have washed so many clothes."

A big basin full.

"I have a big family. My third child accidentally spilled his meal on himself this morning, soaking his clothes. I was so angry that I wanted to beat him up. He's such a grown-up, but he still spilled his meal."

"Huairen is a little naughty, but he's grown up now, so you can't hit him. Let's talk it over."

Among their three sons, Shen Huairen talked to her the most. When she encountered words she didn't know, she would ask him for help.

"He's already ten years old this year, but he's still very naughty and not as steady as his two older brothers."

He only thinks about playing all day long, and if his father-in-law wasn't there, he could jump onto the roof.

Only her father-in-law can control him at home, and he only listens to her occasionally.

Ji Wenhe put the honey locust on the small stone: "He has two older brothers. He is the youngest in the family, so he will definitely be spoiled more. As long as he has good intentions, it will be fine. Besides, Huairen is very smart."