Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 381 Give Red Envelope

Each person got three, but it was still not enough.

Zhu Danian nodded: "That's fine, you can do whatever you want."

He happened to be going to the town to buy some roasted peanuts and pastries.

Ji Wenhe said to Shen Wenshan: "Bring some food in."

The cabbage was on the table next to him, out of her reach.

"By the way, sister-in-law." Shen Yuanshan asked, "Are you going to buy salted duck eggs this year?"

"Buy. Buy more this year. Buy ten salted duck eggs, six salted chicken eggs, and five goose eggs."

Last year I bought less, so I cut one salted egg into four pieces and each of us took half in the morning. It’s okay to eat it every few days, but not every day, mainly because it’s too salty.

"Go buy it at the end of the month, Yuanshan, go to the store and buy it. It's pickled with fine salt and tastes better than coarse salt. It's okay if it's a little more expensive, we don't eat it every day anyway."

"What pickled goods are there in the shop? Buy some, such as sea fish."

Zhu Danian took over the conversation: "Seafood is very expensive. We are not near the sea, so it costs a lot to ship it here. Half a pound of seafood is enough to buy five or six pounds of pork."

There was only one pickled goods shop in the town, which sold seafood at prices of several hundred coins per pound, and some even more than one or two taels.

Shen Wenshan nodded: "Their food is very expensive, so why not buy more fatty pork to eat, sister-in-law, we don't buy seafood."

And she said that eating too much pickled food is not good for you.

Shen Yuanshan also said: "Sister-in-law, let's go buy some salted duck eggs. We won't buy seafood. We haven't eaten those things and don't know if they taste good. If they don't taste good, it will be a waste to buy them back."

"It's not tasty. I can't get used to it. It's too salty." Zhu Danian put down his chopsticks and took a sip of the chicken soup. "I once went to the town to sell game. I ran into an old acquaintance. He said he bought some seafood and asked me to try it."

He often sold the prey he hunted to that man, and the two became very familiar with each other. Sometimes when he went to town, he would treat him to a meal.

"That fish looks weird, with multiple claws. It's called a cuttlefish. They say it spits out a lot of ink, which is very salty. I can't eat it."

Ji Wenhe understood, he was talking about squid.

"Don't buy seafood. It's expensive and tastes bad. You'd better buy some fatty pork."

"Okay, then don't buy seafood. I'll give you more money when the time comes. Besides the ones I mentioned, if you like other delicious food, just buy some."

"Don't be reluctant. We don't eat here every day. As long as the price isn't outrageously expensive, just buy it. The four of us will go together at the end of the month."

Zhu Danian asked: "Why don't people in the town go shopping for New Year's goods with you?"

She replied: "She will probably go with us. If we go early, the price will be cheaper."

Generally, the price starts to increase from the middle of the month, and some things start to increase before the middle of the month. The price of meat increases the fastest, and daily necessities basically do not increase in price, but they will also increase by a few cents.

When they were almost done eating, Shen Wenshan came into the house and brought out the cut noodles: "Sister-in-law, I put them all in the clear soup pot."

"Well, go ahead. I'm full and can't eat any more. You guys finish the rest."

My stomach is full and I feel a little bloated.

"I'm also enjoying a feast today." Zhu Danian put down his chopsticks and took out two cloth bags from his arms, "Here, Uncle Danian didn't buy anything."

Each person gave one or two taels of silver.

Ji Wenhe knew what was inside at once. She watched from the side and did not stop it. Today's protagonists were the two of them, so whether to accept it depended on their wishes.

Shen Yuanshan took it, opened it, and immediately wrapped it up and gave it back to him: "Uncle Da Nian, we can't have it. Please take it back."

He raised his hand to block it: "Just take it if it's given to you. Don't be polite to Uncle Da Nian. I gave it to you last year, but you refused to take it. This year, you must take it no matter what. Otherwise, I won't come to your birthday parties next time."

"Uncle Da Nian, it's good that you can come to eat. We can't charge you." Shen Wenshan put the cloth bag on the stool. "If you don't take it back, we won't call you Uncle Da Nian anymore."

Zhu Danian placed two taels of silver on the table next to him, picked up the bowl and said, "You should listen to your elders. Take it if it's given to you."

Then changed the topic.

Ji Wenhe originally gave them both 600 wen each, but thinking that Zhu Danian gave one liang, 600 wen seemed a bit too little, so she simply did the same as him, giving one liang each.

But in the end, the two brothers didn't want it. When they packed up and went to sleep at night, they felt something under their pillows. They took it out and saw that it was two taels of silver given to them.

The silver that Zhu Danian gave them was returned to him, but Zhu Danian returned it again the next day. After several struggles, he almost hurt his arm. In the end, the two men only asked for one or two taels of silver.

That morning, after releasing the geese and ducks, I came back, closed the fence gate, and looked up to see Huang Osmanthus walking towards me.

Shen Fengyao went to Li Chunhong's house to make puppets. I went to see her two days ago and she did a pretty good job.

"Aunt Huang, have you had breakfast?"

"I've eaten. I came to ask you when we're going to town. We need to go early to buy New Year's goods. I want to go with your family."

"We went to buy supplies at the end of the month, and bought New Year's goods along the way. Aunt Zhou, Aunt Wang, and Aunt Li all went. I didn't see the other aunts, so I don't know if they went."

"I will go, of course. The earlier you go, the cheaper it will be. I will come to your house and ask you in a few days."

Ji Wenhe walked to the side of the road: "That's perfect, we villagers can go to town together. If there are too many people, we will have to squeeze in."

Huang Guihua walked up to her and said, "I'll go to my house, one person from each family will go. Your Aunt Zhao won't go with us. She wants to stay at home with the children. She said Shen Ping should be back in a few days."

"I'm afraid they won't go to the village head's house. I heard they're going to the town to celebrate the New Year at the old man's house. A carriage will come to pick them up. Your Aunt Wu won't go to her house either. Let me bring some back for her."

"Okay, everyone will wait for us at the entrance of the village. Uncle Da Nian will go to the town with us. If there is no room, then someone won't go and let someone else help take care of the children."

She nodded: "What did your uncle Da Nian do in town, sell prey?"

"No, let's go to town to see the doctor and see if I should get some more medicine back."

"Your house has been built a long time ago. He doesn't want to come and live here. If he comes, you can take care of him and save trouble."

Ji Wenhe crossed his arms and looked towards the village: "If he doesn't want to come, we can't force him. Let's wait for another two years and see."

Huang Guihua agreed: "I'm used to living alone, so I don't feel comfortable living with others."

If it were her, she would also feel uncomfortable, after all, they are not her relatives.

The two chatted for a while, and then she said goodbye and left. The sun was shining brightly today, so she had to take the quilt out to dry in the sun.

Take the key, go to the two brothers' room, and take out their quilts to dry in the sun.

Shen Wenshan was making a cabinet with his master. His master said, instead of just watching and learning from the side, it would be better for you to do it yourself, so that you can learn faster.

At the end of the month, buy something and ask Shen Wenshan to give it to his master.