Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 323 Breaking the Corn

"I've eaten. Wen He told me that Brother Liang and I will go there later."

He nodded and said nothing more.

Shen Liang took out two benches from the house and asked them to sit down.

"I will go up the mountain to look for her now. When it gets dark, I will ask her to leave the village from the foot of the mountain and wait for us at the entrance of the village."

Miao Zhaodi nodded: "Okay, go ahead. By the way, bring her two wild vegetable cakes."

Ji Wenhe took out the small cloth bag in his arms and said, "I asked Yuanshan to bake some wild vegetable cakes. Brother Liang, can you bring them over for me?"

There was also a small cloth bag inside, containing one hundred coins.

Shen Liang took it and said apologetically: "I didn't expect that bringing her back would cause so much trouble. Thank you for your concern."

"Brother Liang, don't say that. You mean well. Just go."

"it is good."

He went up the mountain with a small cloth bag.

It got dark quickly.

Shen Rongshan stood up and said, "Uncle Zhuan, Aunt Miao, I'm leaving."

Then he turned to look at Ji Wenhe: "You go home and sleep first, I'll be back soon."

"Okay, be careful on the road."

"Ah."

He responded and pulled the donkey cart out of the village.

Miao Zhaodi looked at his back and breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm finally relieved. Wen He, I'm really sorry to bother you. We need your help to find a solution for the people we recruited."

Ji Wenhe shook his head: "If I encounter such a thing, I also hope that there is a kind person who can take me in and help me through the difficulties. It can be regarded as a good deed and bring us blessings."

"Aunt Miao, go back and rest early. I'm going back too."

"Hey."

I went home, took a shower, and lay on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep.

About an hour later, there was a knock on the door: "Wen He, I'm back."

Ji Wenhe quickly stood up, groped his way over to open the door, and said, "Brother Shen, where are you going?"

"West. She said she wanted to go west. We walked her part of the way, but she said she wanted to walk the rest of the way by herself."

They wanted to send her another paragraph, but since she insisted, they didn't force her.

Shen Rongshan took some clean clothes and said, "Wen He, go to bed quickly. I'll close the door from outside and be back soon."

"it is good."

This matter has come to an end.

three days later.

Ji Wenhe ate a cucumber and walked leisurely to the wasteland.

The weeds of an acre of land were just being weeded, and Shen Yuanshan came back to plow the land in the evening.

Pick up the sickle on the ground, go to the west, and weed the second field.

Holding a cucumber in the left hand, cutting grass with the right hand.

The chicken next to her wanted to peck at the cucumber in her hand, but she dodged quickly: "Go, go, go to the field to find some bugs to eat."

After eating the cucumber, he threw the cucumber butt over and several chickens came over to grab it.

While I was cutting grass, Zhou Xiaoyu came over and said, "Wen He, are you tired?"

Ji Wenhe replied: "Tired, of course I am tired."

"Take a break if you are tired, don't work too hard."

She smiled and said, "Aunt Zhou, what's going on with Zhang Shuanzi's family? Have you found him?"

"I heard that they couldn't find her, so they borrowed a donkey cart and went to the girl's house to get the three taels of silver back."

"Are you coming back?"

Zhou Xiaoyu shook her head: "No, even if they want three taels of silver, they have to return the girl."

"The girl ran away from their home and now wants the money back, but the family is unwilling to do so. I heard that they almost got into a fight."

Ji Wenhe threw the grass into a pile and said, "I definitely won't give it to you. Who knows if they are liars? What if the girl is at their house and insists that she ran away?"

"If I get the money back, I can get both the money and the person. That's what the girl must think. She won't return the money unless she sees the person. But even if she sees the person, she may not return the money."

"Of course not. If the whole village knows about this, no one will want her anymore. As for the money, her family won't give it to her no matter what."

Zhou Xiaoyu, who was standing behind her, suddenly asked.

"Wen He, why don't your Aunt Miao's family go to a distant place to buy a daughter-in-law? They should be able to come up with at least three or two taels of money, right?"

Ji Wenhe stopped and said, "I remember you said that buying a wife would be looked down upon by others. Unless someone is like Zhang Shuanzi, with a bad reputation, or the man has problems, then he would go to a distant place to buy a wife."

"Brother Liang is fine, there are no other problems. Uncle Zhuan and Aunt Miao will not go out to buy a wife. Marry her openly so that she will not be looked down upon."

"And Aunt Miao said that once the family's debts are paid off and we work hard for another year or two, we can find a wife for Brother Liang."

"Shen Liang is 20 years old this year. It's not easy to find a wife. Unless the betrothal gift is large, he can only find a widow or a wife divorced by her husband's family."

Zhou Xiaoyu felt that their house would not be easy to find.

"I do not know."

As I said, having no money is a fatal flaw.

Ji Wenhe heard the person behind him sigh.

"You keep busy, I'm going back."

"Okay, Aunt Zhou, take care."

The next day.

Ji Wenhe came to Lan Qiuhua's house and said, "Aunt Lan, can you lend me your basket? I'm going to the vegetable garden to pick corn."

"Okay, I'll give it to you." He went into the utility room and took out two baskets. "Here, where is the corn after it's harvested?"

"Put it in the shed, peel off the corn husks and hang it on the straw rope." He took the basket from her hand and said, "Aunt Lan, I'm going to get busy."

"Hey."

Lan Qiuhua went into the kitchen and poured a bowl of water, then carried it into the house: "Xiao Lian, I'll go tear corn for Wen He's family later. You stay at home and don't go out. It's very hot outside."

Amelia Su was lying on the bed, she was so hot that she spoke weakly: "I know, mother, you go."

She has had no appetite for food recently and has lost weight visibly.

Here.

Ji Wenhe took two baskets to the vegetable field, one for Shen Wenshan.

I put on a straw hat, covered myself tightly from head to toe, and made homemade gloves.

Break the corn and throw it into the basket. Four people can finish the work quickly.

Shen Rongshan poured the corn into a basket, carried it under the shed, came to Ji Wenhe, and gave her the empty basket.

At this time, Shen Liang and Miao Zhaodi came over carrying baskets.

"Wen He, your family got up really early today. We just finished dinner."

She turned around and said, "Aunt Miao, Brother Liang, we don't need your help. They are here and we will be done in a short while."

"I'm at home with nothing to do, I'll come and help you. With more people we can finish the work sooner. Don't be so polite to your aunt."

Shen Liang nodded: "Yes, sister-in-law, we are from the same village, we can help each other. Mother and I will go to the south."

"Hey, thank you for your hard work."

Ji Wenhe waited until they were far away, then said to Shen Wenshan, "Let's go back and cook some more food at noon, and let Aunt Miao and the others eat at our house."

"I understand, sister-in-law." He turned around and saw Shen Shuzhuan carrying a small stool and heading to the shed. "Sister-in-law, Uncle Zhuan is going to pick corn for our family."

She lowered her head and looked through the cracks in the corn: "I should have bought more meat to pickle. Is there any meat at home?"

"No more. I bought a pound of it last time when I went to town and ate it all. It can't be kept for long. It's hot in this weather and it will go bad easily."