Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 333 Cabinet

"I understand, sister-in-law, don't worry."

She took a few steps back.

The two stood by the shed and chatted.

Ji Wenhe came to the foot of the mountain on the west side, went back to get the shovel, shoveled the soil and poured it into the basket together with the stones.

The baskets are woven tightly so there is no need to worry about soil leaking out from underneath.

I stood up with a basket of soil on my back, and it was quite heavy.

Bend over and carry it on your back.

Seeing this, Zhao Xiaoxi strode forward, picked up the two sides of the basket, took it off her back, and poured the soil into the pit.

"Wow, you're really strong, don't you feel heavy?"

She smiled and said, "It's not heavy. I can easily carry more than 100 kilograms of food."

"Great!" Ji Wenhe gave a thumbs up and took the basket. "The sun is out. Let's talk in the shade. Don't stand here. I'm going to get busy."

Amelia Su nodded: “Xiaoxi, come to my house and sit for a while. Come and play with me when you are free in the future.”

"Okay, let's go to your house and get to know the door."

Lan Qiuhua and his family have met, but they have never spoken.

It took several loads of soil to finally fill up the cellar pit.

Stand on it and flatten the soil, then take the board back, it may be useful in the future.

Shen Rongshan carried the pottery jar home and said, "Wen He, you can make lunch. In two days, the house will be finished."

"Okay." Ji Wenhe followed him into the kitchen. "I have buried the cellar, and the corn is not dried yet. Can we dig the foundation first? Once the foundation is dug, we can dismantle the shed."

"Yes, I'll talk to them." The pottery jar was filled with water. "Wen He, I'm going."

"it is good."

She peeled the remaining half of the winter melon and fried it with oil residue for lunch.

Take a walk around the vegetable garden.

There are a few loofahs that I haven't picked yet. I'll wait for them to grow bigger. I can use the loofahs to wash pots and dishes, and I can also save them for seeds.

I propped up the fallen cucumber vine and found that it was not growing very well. There were only a few small cucumber sprouts, and two of them were dead.

I simply picked the vines and threw them into the pigsty to feed the pigs, so that they would not compete with other vines for nutrients.

When I was carrying the basket home, I ran into Liu Dali.

"Sister-in-law, I went to your house to look for you, but you weren't at home, and neither was Brother Rongshan."

"I went to the vegetable garden." Ji Wenhe pointed at the newly built house. "He's in there. What's wrong, Dali?"

His face was full of joy: "Sister-in-law, Xiaoyan gave birth to a daughter. I am here to announce the good news. Please come to the full moon wine party."

"Okay, we will definitely go there then. Did you walk here or take a donkey cart?"

"I borrowed the donkey cart. I have to go back quickly. It's not easy for her to take care of the children at home alone."

After asking about the date, he quickly said, "Then you should go back soon and let her take good care of herself during the confinement period."

"Hey, I'm leaving now. Tell my sister-in-law and Brother Rongshan."

"Okay." Ji Wenhe nodded with a smile.

After I got home and prepared lunch, I heard him and Shen Wenshan talking in the yard, and called them, "Hurry up and wash your hands and eat."

"Sister-in-law, I saw Brother Dali upstairs." He stood on the stairs and saw Liu Dali driving a donkey cart out of the village.

"I was just about to tell you that Gu Yan gave birth to a daughter and is inviting us to a full moon banquet on the 13th of next month. Brother Shen, are you going?"

Shen Rongshan entered the house and sat at the table: "Wen He, if you don't have time, go there and let Yuanshan take you there. I want to finish building the house at home as soon as possible."

"It's just right for you to chat with her there and come back in the evening. If I follow you, I will have to come back after dinner and you won't be able to say much."

Ji Wenhe thought about it and said, "Okay, then I'll go. I have to buy something. What should I give as a gift? For the child?"

Both of them shook their heads.

"Okay, I'll go ask Aunt Zhao later."

After dinner.

The two of them rested in the house.

Ji Wenhe walked in: "Wenshan, I took the quilts from your room out to dry. I will put them in Yuanshan's room this afternoon, along with your brother's and my quilts."

"I've also put out my clothes and shoes to dry. When your house is finished, go get your things back."

"I understand, sister-in-law." Shen Wenshan stood up and went into the house. "Sister-in-law, aren't you going to move the old boxes down?"

"Don't take down the old boxes. There are new ones in the house. Besides, your old boxes are almost falling apart and won't be used for much longer."

"I'm a little reluctant."

Ji Wenhe smiled and said, "I have to give it up even if I'm reluctant. The old box has been bitten by insects. I don't know if there are insect eggs inside. I can't bring it to the new house."

"And your patched clothes should be packed in a box and placed in the utility room or upstairs. I will go and buy some fabrics when I deliver the goods this month and make you a few more clothes."

"You can wear them when you do farm work in the future. Don't be reluctant to wear new clothes. By the way, I'll draw a wardrobe for you."

Shen Wenshan came out from the inner room and said, "Sister-in-law, when the house is built, you should draw the pattern for me now, otherwise I will forget it by then."

She shook her head: "I'm not asking you to beat me, go find your master and ask him how much the cabinet can be sold for if it is sold."

I saw Shen Huairen some time ago and asked him to borrow a piece of paper.

Take out a charcoal pencil and draw a pattern on paper: a small cabinet with five layers, two arms, and hands on hips, a funny small cabinet.

Next to it was a small cabinet with only two drawers, and another square wooden cabinet that looked like a robot, with its hands on its hips, two eyes, a smiling lip, and two short legs.

Shen Rongshan asked curiously: "Wen He, is this a cabinet? Why is it like this?"

"Yes, it's a cabinet." Ji Wenhe put down the charcoal and rubbed the black ash on his fingers. "This cute and funny little cabinet should be more popular among the girls in town."

"But that's not certain, Wenshan. Go ask your master. Isn't his son in the shop in town? See how much these three styles can sell for."

Then he thought: "No, I won't go to your master and sell the pattern to you. You can make as many as you can according to this pattern and then take them to the town to sell them."

Shen Wenshan nodded: "Sister-in-law, I understand what you mean, but the merchants in the town come to me, what should I do?"

"Then just say you figured it out by accident. They won't delve into it anyway."

"Sister-in-law, can't we sell it in the village?"

"Of course, I can, but I'm afraid it won't sell for much. For example, this smallest cabinet with a smiley face, if I ask your master to set the price, how much would it cost?"

"Twenty cents. This isn't difficult. I can type it out after just one look."

Ji Wenhe stroked his chin and thought.

Shen Rongshan said, "Wen He, why not sell it in the village? The price is cheaper, eighteen or fifteen cents each."

"We can only take these to the town to sell them once. The master chef can tell at a glance how to make them. If we take them to the town next time, I don't think anyone will buy them."

"The price should be lower. Once Wenshan's reputation spreads, there will be no shortage of people looking for him to buy things. What do you think?"