dtnovels Chapter 306 Talk
Chapter 306 Talk
"He's gone back. Go talk to him when you get back to the village."
They came out together, and the pigs ate more, so they came back first to chop grass for the pigs.
Ji Wenhe walked side by side with her, took off his straw hat and fanned himself: "Aunt Miao, what did you say about that girl Lin Yueniang mentioned earlier?"
"It's not the girl's fault. Lin Yueniang took her to see a doctor. The girl is in good health. You guessed it right. It's because her ex-husband can't have children."
"When her family found out, they asked for a betrothal gift of 580 taels. My family couldn't afford that much, so we let Lin Yueniang go back."
"Mrs. Lin Yue took this girl to see a doctor. She was a nice guy. I thought she was the one who saw the doctor herself, or someone in her family took her there."
Now that this is clarified, it is a good thing for the girl. It will be easier for her to get married. Otherwise, if she stays at home, she will be despised by her family.
It's just that the girl is fine, but the betrothal gift she asks for is too high, so they are afraid that this marriage cannot be completed.
Miao Zhaodi said: "It's a marriage. Lin Yueniang can make money, but she also has her own thoughts."
Now she has one more girl. For Yue Niang, the more girls she has, the better.
"I didn't expect this marriage to be successful. Knowing that the girl couldn't have children, his father and I disagreed. Regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl, Shen Liang had to have a child of his own."
"It would be even better if we had a grandson. We were talking about this at home yesterday. Even if he turns 30, his father and I will still take care of him."
Ji Wenhe comforted him, "You will find one. Look at Uncle Ping. He found a wife at the age of 35. His fate is at this time."
Some people marry early, some marry late, but in fact, their fate has already been predestined.
"Yeah, maybe my Shen Liang is the same as Shen Ping." Miao Zhaodi could only think this way to comfort herself.
Return to the village.
Ji Wenhe saw Shen Liang squatting at the door of the pigpen chopping wild vegetables. He put down the basket, looked inside the pigpen, and told him about making a basin.
"Brother Liang, what do you think of putting a big basin on the side?"
"That's fine, but I'm afraid the pig will bump into the basin and break it, and then all my efforts will be in vain."
"Probably not. If you dare to hit the basin, I will beat you."
Miao Zhaodi put the pig grass on the rack and came out and said, "I think it's okay. Make two and make them bigger."
"Well, come back in the evening and tell Yuanshan to go find Carpenter Li."
Large basins last longer, and in terms of craftsmanship, Carpenter Li is more solid.
Shen Wenshan can only make some small things at the moment, a small wooden basin is no problem.
In the evening, Ji Wenhe prepared dinner at home, served it out, left it on the table to cool, and went down the mountain to call them back for dinner.
When I reached the slope, I saw the three of them walking towards me.
She said, "Yuanshan, go to Carpenter Li's house tomorrow and get two large wooden basins."
I told him the required size and height.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing with such a big wooden basin?" Shen Yuanshan asked curiously.
"Put them in the pig pen. They will poop in the puddle. It's better to put a water bowl. It's clean and they won't get mud on them. Just beat them as I say."
"Oh, by the way, fetch two more buckets and bring the old ones back to the pigsty."
You have to fetch water frequently. You can't always go home to carry a bucket. It's very tiring running around.
Shen Yuanshan nodded: "Okay, I understand, sister-in-law."
Ji Wenhe scooped a basin of water for them to wash their hands: "Tomorrow your eldest brother and I will go to Aunt Lan's house to help. Wenshan, you can cook and eat at home by yourself."
"I don't want to cook for myself. There are cucumbers and tomatoes in the vegetable garden. I'll eat two. It's hot and I don't have much appetite at noon."
"That won't do. It's hard work and you need to eat enough. How about making more tomorrow morning so you can heat it up for lunch."
Shen Wenshan shook his head: "No need, sister-in-law, I will come back to cook when I am hungry."
Shen Yuanshan on the side chimed in: "Yes, sister-in-law, brother won't starve himself."
"Well, we have everything at home anyway. If you're hungry, just come back and cook for yourself."
Shen Ping will also go to the banquet tomorrow, and he will be the only one at the homestead.
Ji Wenhe took a sip of tomato soup and asked the person opposite him, "Yuanshan, your house is ready. How about I find a husband for you in the next two months?"
He raised his head: "Sister-in-law, so fast."
"Not fast, you won't fall in love with just one person you see."
Shen Yuanshan hesitated for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, I want to wait until you and my elder brother have built their house before we consider marriage. I don't have that idea right now and I don't want to consider marriage yet."
"Your sister-in-law and I have built our house, and now you want to come and see it?" Shen Rongshan guessed that he was making an excuse.
He stirred the tomatoes in the bowl, head down, without saying a word. If you looked closely at his face, you could see that he looked aggrieved.
"Then let's do this. You can look for a marriage partner in the spring of next year. By then, the cabinets and tables in the house will be almost complete."
Ji Wenhe understood that they were reluctant to separate.
She gently kicked Shen Rongshan under the table, and the latter understood: "Listen to your sister-in-law, and see you next year."
Happy smiles immediately appeared on their faces.
They really didn't want to separate so early. After getting married, they would not be able to be with their eldest brother.
After taking a bath, Shen Rongshan came into the room and said to her, "Wenshan and his family want to wait until the year after next to look for a marriage, but I didn't agree."
"Here you are, it's not good to date after 18. 19 is considered a bachelor, and after 25 is considered an old bachelor. Tsk, if it were me..."
Ji Wenhe was lying leisurely on the bed, crossing his legs and fanning himself. He almost couldn't stop talking and quickly changed the subject.
"They don't want to be separated from you so early. You've been away from home for three years, and they've been worried and missing you for three years. They finally came back and spent more than a year together, but now they have to separate again. They must be very sad."
She sometimes suspected that the two twins had an Oedipus complex, but it didn't seem like it.
Shen Rongshan lay down, took the fan from her hand, and fanned her: "We will separate sooner or later. There are three brothers in our family, and my family probably hopes that we can separate."
"There are too many people living together. Just like you said, conflicts are bound to arise over time. Who should be in charge of the family business and the money earned? How to divide it? And so on."
"These troubles give me a headache just thinking about them. It's better to separate early and take care of our own family. Nothing will go wrong."
Ji Wenhe closed his eyes and said slowly: "I don't want to worry too much. Everyone has different living habits. When we live together, some things are hard to say."
"By the way, Brother Shen, let's see how much our pigs can sell for next year. If they sell well, we will give the sales business to them two brothers and we can focus on raising pigs."
"Wenshan can only make some small things this year. Maybe no one will come to him for big things next year. It will take at least two or three years for him to become famous before people will come to him."
"If they only rely on carpentry to make money, they won't make much. If the money from selling goods is divided among the three families, there won't be much left. So I'm thinking of giving them the business next year, but we have to wait until they get married."