Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 301 Piglet

After entering the house, she couldn't wait to ask: "Aunt Niu, why are Shen Zhiyan and her husband back? Is there something wrong at home? I just saw them leaving the village, and they seemed to be crying."

"Shen Xing is ill and can't bear to pay for a doctor. He is lying in bed half dead. Your Aunt Wang asked someone to tell Shen Zhiyan to come back and see him."

"Your Aunt Zhang wanted her son-in-law to help persuade him and ask a doctor to take a look and prescribe some medicine. But Shen Xing didn't appreciate it. He said, "I'm fine, I'm not dying, why did you all come back?"

Niu Guilan shook her head and continued.

"She scolded your Aunt Zhang in front of them. Shen Zhiyan defended her mother, and Shen Xing scolded her again."

"Her husband can't just stand by and watch. He has to protect his wife. Shen Xing didn't say anything right. They almost started a quarrel. Fortunately, I was listening outside and went into the house to stop them."

Li Chunhong snorted: "I think no one should bother with him, just let him suffer. He treats people with good intentions as nothing."

"Of course not. I asked Shen Zhiyan to go back with her man. Don't worry about his business. It makes me angry just by listening to it."

Ji Wenhe thought, if only Zhang Qiu'e could be like Li Chunhong, but then he thought, she didn't have three daughters to support her.

Although Shen Wangfei was good to his sister, he still respected his father in his heart, even though his father had a bad temper.

"No matter what, he is your son-in-law. How can you curse him in front of him? What will he think?"

Niu Guilan curled her lips and said, "Shen Xing doesn't care. When he gets angry, he doesn't care who's around him. He just starts cursing."

She shook her head and stood up with the basket in her hand: "Aunt Niu, Aunt Li, you guys chat. I have something else to do at home, so I'll go back first."

"Yeah." The two nodded.

When I got home, I hung the wild vegetables on the fence to dry.

Take a walk around the pigsty.

There are ten pigs, so they eat a lot and we need to find more pig grass.

Ji Wenhe went back, carried the basket on his back, and took the sickle to look for grass for the pigs.

He came back carrying a basket of pig feed, opened the door, went in, and poured it on the rack in the pigpen.

There is a row of wooden shelves on the right, specially used for storing things.

They didn't come back at noon. I heard they went quite far and probably wouldn't come back until the afternoon.

She didn't plan to go back to cook and kept looking for pig grass outside the village.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Ji Wenhe entered the village carrying pig feed and saw from afar a lot of people gathered around his pigpen.

It seems that Shen Rongshan and the others are back.

Zhou Xiaoyu turned around and talked to the people around her. Seeing her coming over, she smiled and said, "Wen He, your piglets have been bought back. Some of them are afraid of people and are standing in the corner without moving."

Xie Fenglian agreed: "Those two are playing in the water in the pit. My family also wants to buy a pig, but we don't have the money. Wen He, do you sell pork in the village?"

Ji Wenhe looked at the pigs in the basket with a happy expression: "It's hard to sell them in the village, so we plan to sell them in town."

"That's true." Ma Shuangping stood beside her. "The villagers buy little meat, only a few ounces at a time. It's better to sell it in town. That's where we can make money."

"I was thinking of selling it in the village. Yours is cheaper. I will buy meat from you in the future." Wu Caifeng looked disappointed.

Niu Guilan on the side nodded.

Wang Erfeng took over the conversation: "If you can't sell it in the village, and you take the remaining pork to the town, no one wants it. They only want the whole pig. If you can buy more than ten kilograms, then they can sell it in the town."

A group of people were talking at once.

Ji Wenhe pushed the door open and went in, pouring the pig feed on the rack.

Shen Liang came in later.

"Brother Liang, are these pig grasses enough for them to eat for two days?"

"That's enough. Oh, by the way, sister-in-law, go back and get me a kitchen knife and a wooden board so I can chop the pig grass into small pieces."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

I went home, got a kitchen knife and a cutting board, handed them to him, and watched curiously from the side.

At this time, Niu Guilan pulled her aside and asked mysteriously, "Wen He, are you hiring Shen Liang to raise pigs? How much do you pay him this month?"

Ji Wenhe did not hide it. He had told Shen Liang before that if anyone asked, he should just say two taels.

"Two taels."

"Wow! That's a pretty good wage."

With food, drink and accommodation at home, I can make a net profit of two taels a year.

"Wen He, just find one person from your family. Shen Liang may not be able to handle ten pigs alone. Find another one."

She smiled and said, "Aunt Niu, there are still Brother Shen and Yuanshan. We have enough people. If you find another one, I won't have the money to pay."

Niu Guilan showed a disappointed look and said bluntly: "If your family is looking for someone, I want my man to come over. He can make two taels of silver a year, which is better than living in the town."

Ji Wenhe did not respond. He understood what she was thinking. Even if she was recruiting, she had other candidates in mind.

Next to the pig pen, Zhou Xiaoyu gently bumped Lan Qiuhua's arm and said, "Look, what is Guilan talking to Wen He about?"

"Just ask how much Shen Liang was paid and whether his family is still looking for someone else."

She always guessed right.

Miao Zhaodi came late, looked at the pigs in the pigpen, and said with a smile: "This pig is not small, where is our Shen Liang?"

Wang Erfeng pointed inside the pig pen and said, "They're chopping grass for the pigs there."

She saw a lot of pig grass on the shelf: "Wen He cut so much pig grass back."

"Of course, the pigs come back to eat." Wu Caifeng said enviously, "Your family will have a better life in the future. Shen Liang makes a net profit of two taels a year at home, which saves a lot of money."

Why don’t you look for Fei Ling from their family?

Miao Zhaodi smiled and didn't respond. If she knew that Ji Wenhe had given dividends, she would be extremely envious.

Turn around them and go into the pigsty.

Shen Liang raised his head: "Mom, why are you here?"

"Let me see." She lowered her voice, "I've discussed it with your father at home. I'm going to go find some pig grass. If we raise the pigs well and sell them, we can make a lot of money."

"But my sister-in-law invited me, and if you come again, she will have to give you money."

He doesn't think this is good.

Miao Zhaodi squatted in front of him: "I don't want her money, I'm helping you cut grass for the pigs, not helping her."

"So you don't want to play with the net anymore?"

"It's not like we have to go out to cut grass for pigs all day. We can do it when we have free time. Besides, your father is at home. He said that the family can't rely on just the two of us. He has been learning to do it with me these days."

Shen Liang was a little surprised, but more happy.

"Hey, Aunt Miao." Ji Wenhe was about to tell Shen Liang a few words when he saw her.

"Hey, let me take a look. You have something to say to him, right? I'm going to leave now."

She got up and walked out of the pigsty, standing outside looking at the piglets running around, an unconcealable joy on her face.

The people watching outside gradually left, leaving only Miao Zhaodi, Wang Erfeng, Li Chunhong, Lan Qiuhua and Zhou Xiaoyu.

Ji Wenhe came to them and crossed his arms: "I don't know how much it will be sold for in a year."

Lan Qiuhua said: "Your family plans to feed the pigs with grain, so you must feed them well and you won't have to worry about not being able to sell them for money."