Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 374 Follow to Town

After getting on the donkey cart, we slowly left the village.

"Sister-in-law, does your family go to town to sell eggs every month?" Shen Wanqing asked.

"Yes, we have fifty chickens at home. We feed them corn for a few days after the corn is harvested. They lay a lot of eggs after eating grain. But once we stop feeding them grain, they lay fewer eggs."

"But after the beginning of winter, chickens are not willing to lay eggs. There are still goose and duck eggs, but not many."

Li Chunhong looked at the basket and said, "I didn't leave any for my family to eat."

"I kept some of them. The ones with chicken shit on them were kept at home for myself to eat. The clean ones like these were taken to the town to sell."

"Yes, it's hard to sell the ones covered with chicken shit in town. People will look down on them."

Although some people buy them, compared to the clean eggs covered with chicken shit, people would rather buy other people's clean eggs.

"I have so many chickens at home. Some of them lay eggs in the nest, and some don't, so there is a lot of chicken droppings stuck to the eggs, and I can't wash them with water."

Li Chunhong reminded her: "Don't wash the eggs with water. If you wash them with water, you must eat them within two days, otherwise they will go bad easily."

She nodded.

Shen Wanqingqing then asked: "Sister-in-law, don't you plan to raise a few more geese and ducks? That way they can lay more eggs, which will make more money than chicken eggs."

"Geese and ducks are more troublesome. If you want to release them, you have to follow them. Otherwise, if you let them go out of the village to find food, what if passersby catch them?"

"This is a bit troublesome. It's easier to raise chickens." Li Chunhong patted her arm. "These are enough. We also have pigs at home. If there are too many, you won't be able to take care of them. It will be very tiring."

"My aunt is right. If I have a child in the future, there will be too many chickens, ducks and geese at home to take care of. I think that this many are enough. If you want to raise some, you can consider it later. Anyway, I don't plan to buy more geese and ducks at the moment."

Being pregnant makes it difficult to do many things. She doesn't have the ability to go to the fields to work and carry dozens of kilograms of things like the aunts in the village.

When they arrived at the town gate, Shen Yuanshan jumped off the car and pulled the donkey.

The three of them got off the car.

He turned around and said, "Sister-in-law, put the eggs in the car. I'm going to sell the eggs. I'll wait for you outside the town after I sell the eggs."

"Okay, then you go first. We won't be delayed for long in shopping and will be here soon." He turned around and asked, "Aunt Li, should we go buy meat first or fabric first?"

Li Chunhong replied: "Let's go buy fabric first, then buy shoes, and then buy meat."

The three of them went to Qingyu Cloth Shop.

Shen Wanqing picked out two dark-colored materials.

Ji Wenhe said, "Wanqing, wouldn't it be better to pick something with brighter colors? Look at this light pink and this reddish color. The material is too dark and not festive. It doesn't look good on you either."

"Sister-in-law, he gave me two sets of festive fabrics, and I have made the clothes. I want to buy two more sets of dark colors to wear when I work in the future."

Li Chunhong said helplessly: "Wen He, just listen to her. This girl can be very stubborn sometimes. Let her choose for herself."

Shen Wanqing picked out two pieces of dark-colored fabric and pointed at a gray and a crimson-purple one.

"Mom, I want to tear off one of each of these two colors and make a set of clothes for my father-in-law and mother-in-law."

"Okay, or you can tear off another one and make one for him, so that he can have both or nothing."

"Okay, then I'll pick another color."

Ji Wenhe asked from the side: "Aunt Li, how many brothers and sisters does Wanqing's husband have?"

"Five, three sisters and one brother. He is the youngest. I have asked around. His brother got married two years ago. His three sisters got married long ago. One of them married someone quite close to him and is a pretty good person."

"I heard that the old couple doted on the younger one and treated the older one well, but not the younger one. After giving the betrothal gift, they separated the family from his brother. After Wanqing married into the family, she wouldn't have to live with the whole family."

She continued to ask: "Do my father-in-law and mother-in-law live together?"

"No, the old couple lives with the young one. I think this is a good thing. With a child, my parents-in-law can help take care of it. There will be someone to help with household chores, and she won't be so tired."

"Besides, his brother and sister-in-law are nice people, but her sister-in-law is a little petty. The rest is fine. When Wanqing marries, she won't be bullied by them."

Then he continued, "Her father is in such a bad condition at home. If I don't find her a good mother-in-law, she will be bullied. Even if I go to find her, I won't be able to help her much."

Shen Wanqing said, "Mom, don't worry. I will treat my parents-in-law, my brother and sister-in-law, and my sisters well. They are all good to me, so I will treat them well too. Don't worry, let's go buy shoes."

The three of them went to a shoe store and bought two pairs of cloth shoes.

Then to the meat market.

Ji Wenhe pointed to a butcher shop and said, "Aunt Li, let's go to that shop. We buy pork from them and the price is cheaper."

"Okay, let's go then."

Arriving at the pork stall, Xiong Yaoguang weighed half a pound of pork and handed it to the woman. Seeing her nod, he smiled and said, "I was delivering pork to someone a few days ago and ran into Rongshan. He told me that his two younger brothers had gone to sell the goods at home, so he came to the town to work."

"Yes, one person can go and sell the goods, without the need for two people to follow."

Xiong Yaoguang nodded: "Do you want to buy fatty pork or lean meat?"

Li Chunhong smiled and said, "Boss Xiong, we want to buy one pound of fatty pork, one pound of pork belly, and two pounds of lean meat."

"I'm buying so much for a banquet."

"Yes, my eldest daughter's marriage."

"I'll sell it to you at their purchase price." He glanced at Ji Wenhe and asked, "Do you want some shank bones? I'll sell it to you at half a pound."

"Then give me one pound. Thank you, Boss Xiong."

"You're welcome. If you have a wedding in your family in the future, come to my house to buy it."

She smiled and nodded: "I have two daughters, and I will definitely come to visit when the time comes."

"Easy to say."

After buying the meat, the three of them walked out of the town.

"Everything has been bought. You are getting married tomorrow."

Shen Wanqing held her arm and said, "Mom, I'm not far away from home. I can come back whenever I want. If you miss me, you can come to see me."

"I can't bear to let you go. I've raised you to this age, and now you're going to live in another family."

"Then I said I didn't want to get married, but you didn't agree."

"I definitely don't agree. What kind of girl doesn't get married? If you stay a maid all your life, you will be laughed at to death by others, and some second-rate guys will come to your house."

Li Chunhong turned around and looked at the people around her: "Wen He, do you know about the three second-rate guys in Zhangjia Village?"

"Yes, Aunt Wang came to my house to buy noodles a few days ago and told me that she heard that the villagers were going to gather together and drive these three families out of the village. I haven't heard any movement in the past two days."

"It's impossible to drive them away. The fields and homesteads are all here. If these three families don't do anything and make trouble at the headman's house, and start a fight, something unexpected will happen."