Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 286 Picking Broad Beans

Ji Wenhe picked the broad beans and threw them into the basket. He found it too troublesome, so he pulled up the whole broad beans with the roots, threw them into a pile, and picked them slowly.

"That doctor is so famous, so they have to wait a while."

I don’t know if the two taels of silver I brought him are enough. If I had known earlier, I would have given him a little more.

"Yo! They're all busy."

Turning around, it was Lan Qiuhua and Su Xiaolian.

"Aunt Miao, Uncle Zhuan, sister-in-law."

The three nodded.

Miao Zhaodi looked at them and smiled: "With one more person in the family, it's going to be lively."

"It's lively and lively." Lan Qiuhua walked to the edge of the field, smiling, "In the future, there will be more people at home, and it will be more lively."

Su Xiaolian lowered her head embarrassedly and picked broad beans with a basket.

Ji Wenhe thought she was pregnant, but he didn't say it explicitly. Judging from the way they looked, it seemed that she was not.

"Aunt Lan, Aunt Miao, how much can you sell a pound of broad beans for this year?"

Miao Zhaodi replied: "In previous years, it was two cents per pound. This year, the price should be the same. It won't be higher."

Every household grows broad beans, and the price is not that high.

"My family can't sell it for much money, since we ate a lot." It would be good if I could sell it for forty cents.

"Wenhe, what will you plant after picking the broad beans?" Lan Qiuhua asked.

"It's still the same ones. They're easy to store. We didn't finish planting the seeds last time."

Ji Wenhe carried a bunch of broad beans to the foot of the mountain. After picking them all, he went to the foot of the mountain to dig them up and cool down.

"You all came quite early." Li Chunhong walked over with a basket, smiling.

"You're late." Miao Zhaodi straightened up, "Look at Xiaoyu's house. I came here just after dawn and the vegetables have been planted."

"Both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law are hardworking people. I can't compare to them. Anyway, there is no rush, so I will just take my time."

"Of course." Lan Qiuhua took over the conversation, "Among the women in our village, who can compare to them? Even if we give them a few acres of land, they can still handle the work."

Zhou Xiaoyu and Feng Xiayun are well-known for their diligence in the village.

When Miao Zhaodi saw Ji Wenhe carrying the broad beans to the foot of the mountain, she thought for a moment, walked to the edge of the field, and said to Shen Shuzhuang, who was sitting on the ground picking broad beans, "Let's go to the foot of the mountain. It's cooler there."

"Okay." He slowly stood up with the help of a wooden stick, picked up the basket, and walked slowly across the ravine.

A few people were busy in the fields when they suddenly saw a man from the village coming with a basket on his back. He smiled at them and said, "Aunties are busy."

"Yes." Lan Qiuhua replied.

"The aunts are busy. I'll leave first."

"Hey." He responded, and after the people walked away, he said, "Isn't this Shen Ruoyan's man? Is it him?"

She had only seen him twice, once when they were looking for a date and once when they got married.

"It's him." Miao Zhaodi nodded affirmatively, "Why did you come here today? It's not the wheat harvest season yet."

Li Chunhong suddenly remembered: "Could it be that Shen Ruoyan gave birth? I remember that she and Sanniang were pregnant at the same time. Sanniang gave birth, and she was about to give birth too."

Counting the days, it’s almost time.

"Just wait, we'll know before noon."

A few people carried their baskets and sat at the foot of the mountain, chatting and picking broad beans.

Miao Zhaodi asked, "Qiuhua, when will your Xiaoya look for a husband?"

"I'll talk to Lin Yue Niang in a few days."

Ji Wenhe turned his head and looked towards their yard: "It seems so, the wedding will be held in June or July."

I felt reluctant.

Lan Qiuhua nodded: "Yes, I feel very sad when I think about her getting married."

After raising her to such an age, I feel very bad when she suddenly has to marry into another family.

"Even if you are reluctant, you have to let her get married. I will ask Lin Yue Niang to look at Wanqing in the second half of the year."

Li Chunhong originally wanted to find a date for her in June, but she disagreed and said she wanted to wait until the second half of the year. I had no choice but to listen to her.

Ji Wenhe remembered that after Shen Wanqing got married, there would be one less person to look after her, so he had to find an opportunity to ask her when she planned to go on a blind date.

Before noon, several people finished peeling the broad beans and took them back to dry.

She and Li Chunhong were the only ones left at the foot of the mountain.

"Aunt Li, when does Wanqing plan to meet you?"

"She said she wanted to wait until the Mid-Autumn Festival style was finished. I was just about to ask you, if Wanqing gets married, can she still take the style back to make it?"

She shook her head: "The lady boss of Jinxiufang said that this style can only be made in our Shenjia Village. If we take it to other villages, it will be easy to reveal the style."

"Boss Yang also mentioned to me that she said the cloth wouldn't last much longer. I guess by the end of next year, the people who draw the patterns won't be able to do it anymore."

"This..." Li Chunhong was stunned for a moment, "Can't we just do the same style we did before?"

"I don't know either. It probably can't be done. After all, the style has spread all over the town. Several shops are making it. If Jinxiufang makes the same style as before, I'm afraid not many people will buy it."

I understood: "I'll go back and talk to them, but they have made a lot of money during this period. With money in their hands, they will have the confidence to marry into their husband's family in the future."

They were allowed to save all the money they earned and take it away with them when they got married.

"Sister-in-law, go back and eat." Shen Wenshan shouted from a distance.

"Got it." Ji Wenhe replied, then turned to Li Chunhong and said, "Aunt Li, I'll go to your house after dinner. There's something I forgot to tell them."

"Okay, you go first, I'll go back after I finish this."

"Hey."

Put the peeled broad beans in the sun to dry and start fire.

After dinner, Ji Wenhe took out the white cloth made from threshing rice last time, spread it at the foot of the mountain, poured the broad beans on it, and spread it evenly.

He put the basket in the shed and turned to go to Li Chunhong's house.

Four little girls were embroidering attentively in the house.

"Wen He is here, come in and sit down."

"Hey." He nodded and walked into the house, "I want to tell you something."

The four of them stopped what they were doing and looked at her.

Shen Wanqing said, "Sister-in-law, you say."

Ji Wenhe sat at the table: "Boss Yang told me to make the Qixi style in early July, deliver it on the 26th, and then make the Mid-Autumn style."

"These two are limited edition styles. We can make more money during this period. By next year, maybe by the end of October, we can release a new style every two months."

"Boss Yang also said that the people who draw the patterns can no longer draw, and perhaps by the second half of next year or the end of the year, puppets will no longer be made. In the meantime, if you want to make money, you have to make more."

She looked at Shen Wanqing: "After you get married, you can't take the style back home. This is what Boss Yang meant, and you can't tell anyone else, otherwise..."

"Sister-in-law, I know what you mean. We won't go out and tell anyone about the puppet thing."

This had been said when they were making the puppets, and they kept it in mind.

It’s a pity that it won’t be possible by the end of next year.

Shen Zhuyue touched the fabric in her hand and sighed, "I really want to keep doing this."

She made a lot of money during this period, and she gave half of it to her mother and kept the other half for herself.

The other three also looked reluctant.