Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 399 Inquire

Lan Qiuhua shook her head: "It's hard to say. During the Chinese New Year one year, Zhaojia Village was hit by three thieves, but none of them were caught. They all ran away."

"I don't know when the village head will come back. Let his son-in-law convict these thieves of serious crimes and let them spend a few more months in prison. It would be best if they could spend two or three years in prison."

"I don't think the village head will let these thieves go easily." Shen Anguo yawned, "They are going to steal things from the village head's house. If the villagers hadn't found out, the house would have been completely robbed."

At this time, Shen Erniu came back: "Wen He, Rongshan is back and is behind."

Ji Wenhe stood up and said, "Then you guys should get some rest. I'm going back now."

Lan Qiuhua walked her to the door.

"Aunt Lan, please go back and rest. I'm leaving now."

"Hey, slow down."

She was waiting at the door for Shen Rongshan to come over.

"Wen He, let's go home." He walked forward and took her hand. "All four of them have been arrested. We don't care about this matter anymore. The people in Zhaojia Village are thinking of a solution."

"Well, we don't know when our headman will be back. If he comes back soon, you can relax."

She was afraid that something might happen again in two days.

"Don't think too much. Nothing will happen in the future. Go to sleep."

Ji Wenhe nodded and sat close to him.

After tossing and turning for a while, I lay down and felt sleepy.

"Brother Shen, go to sleep. I'm sleepy."

Shen Rongshan hugged her: "Well, go to sleep."

He will go and ask tomorrow what happened to those four men. If they were let go, then all their efforts would be in vain and they worked hard to catch them.

The next day.

After breakfast, Shen Yuanshan pulled the donkey cart out to sell goods, and Shen Wenshan went to Carpenter Li.

"Wen He, I'm going to Zhaojia Village to ask around. If you're bored at home, come visit them."

Ji Wenhe walked out of the house: "By the way, tell Uncle Da Nian to come over for dinner in the evening."

He nodded: "I'll go."

When I came to Zhaojia Village, I met Zhao Sanbao.

I walked up to him and said, "Uncle Sanbao, have you had breakfast?"

"Rongshan, I just ate at home and came to see your master."

"Yes." Shen Rongshan asked, "Uncle Sanbao, what are you planning to do with those four people?"

"The head of the village said to send them to the government. These people are habitual thieves. We want to wait for your village head to come back and ask him to talk to my grandson-in-law to lock these people up for a few more years before releasing them."

Zhao Sanbao sighed and continued.

"We can't let them spend their entire lives in jail. They are released after a few months, and once released they start stealing again, which makes people angry. I think the government should issue a notice that anyone caught stealing will be beheaded. Let's see if they dare to persuade others to steal in the future."

"The head of the village said he would be gone for six or seven days. More than ten days have passed. I'm afraid he won't be back until after the Lantern Festival."

"Whose house are you going to celebrate the New Year at in your village, the eldest or the second oldest?"

Shen Rongshan shook his head: "I don't know, I didn't ask."

"It doesn't matter which family you go to for the New Year. Both sons are successful and have bought a house in town. I heard that he has divided the family land. The old couple can just wait to enjoy the good life in the future."

Unlike his son, who has been a farmer all his life, it's really frustrating to compare yourself to others.

"Uncle Sanbao, where are you going?"

"I'm fine, just strolling around."

"Then you go around, I'm going to look for my master."

Zhao Sanbao waved his hand: "Hey, go ahead."

Zhu Danian was sitting at the foot of the mountain. Erhei came back in the morning and chased and played with Dahei at the foot of the mountain.

Seeing him coming, she asked, "I heard from the villagers about what happened yesterday. Has your village chief come back yet?"

He heard the noise at night, but did not go out.

"No, Yuanxiao, come back, Master, and have dinner at my house tonight."

"I won't be there tonight. The day after tomorrow, the Lantern Festival is over. Tell Wen He not to cook for me."

Shen Rongshan had no choice but to sit down beside him.

Zhu Danian asked again: "Rongshan, you haven't decided to have a child yet."

"Let's talk about it after Wenshan and the others get married."

He sighed, "Have a child earlier. The child can walk now, and Wenshan and his two children will be too. When you three have children, I can help you take care of them in the future."

"Look at the village." She motioned him to look over there. "So many children are playing together. They are nice when things are going well, but they can fight when things are not going well."

"I just don't have a child of my own in this life, but I don't regret it."

It's just a pity.

Shen Rongshan turned his head and looked at him: "Master, you really plan to live alone for the rest of your life, if someone gives you..."

Zhu Danian interrupted him: "I am already so old, getting married now, wouldn't that make people laugh?"

"Besides, I don't have the energy to do that. I'm used to living alone. I can eat whenever I want. No one can control me."

"I don't want to live in your house because I'm afraid you'll always be controlling me. I'd rather be alone. When I, your master, can't move one day, I'll go to your house if you don't mind."

"Master, if you say that again, the house is reserved for you. You can live there anytime."

He laughed twice: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I think I can go buy piglets in early March."

Shen Rongshan replied: "Go again in the middle of the month. They will be looking for a marriage partner at the end of the month. In early April, they will be raising rice seedlings and planting vegetables. The family is very busy."

I'll build a pigsty at home tomorrow.

"Okay, go buy some piglets and tell me. I'll go with you to take a look. Take Erhei back with you. He came here by himself this morning."

The two big black dogs not only have sharp noses, but also sharp ears.

He ran up to them and barked twice.

"Master, I'll go back then." He waved to Erhei.

"Go back, Dahei, come back."

Dahei also wanted to go with him, but was called back by him.

Ji Wenhe let the chickens out to run around. Some of them stayed in the roost and refused to come out, while some ran outside.

Shen Liang walked over and said, "Sister-in-law, I discussed with Rongshan yesterday that we should build the pig pen in the next few days and buy piglets in the middle of next month. Did he tell you?"

"He told me this morning that he wanted to go at the end of March, but Wenshan and his family are busy with matchmaking, vegetable planting, and rice seedling cultivation. So he decided to go in the middle of the month."

"That's what he told me too. Uncle Ping happened to be at home and hasn't left yet, so I wanted to ask him to come over and help. The three of us should hurry up."

"But I heard from Aunt Zhao a few days ago that Uncle Ping passed away after the Lantern Festival."

Some people in the village did not even celebrate the Lantern Festival at home, as they went to the town to find work.

Ji Wenhe looked at the empty space next to the pigsty and said, "Why don't we let Wenshan and Yuanshan stay at home to help? We won't hire anyone else. With me, there will be five of us in total, and we'll be busy quickly."

Shen Liang nodded: "Okay, I'll talk to Rongshan later."

After Shen Rongshan came back, he went to take a look at the fields first and saw Shen Ping also wandering around the fields.

On his way south, he passed by their field and called out, "Uncle Ping, when are you going to town?"

"After the Lantern Festival, what happened?"

"It's okay, just asking."