Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 425 Recognizing the Door

"Okay, you go slowly."

He went into the house and said to Shen Yuanshan, "Yuanshan, Lin Yueniang said that the girl's parents will be back today. I think your marriage will definitely be successful."

Ding Hongye asked: "Where is the girl from?"

"Zhaojia Village is not far to the north. It's about the same distance as your home. It seems to be a little closer than your home."

"Then when Yuanshan gets engaged, should Wenshan and I go?"

Ji Wenhe calculated: "You and Wenshan are going to visit your parents, so you may not be able to go. We'll see when the time comes and see what day they set for it."

Shen Yuanshan said: "Sister-in-law, are you still going to bring them to our house?"

She replied: "It depends on where the girl's family wants to go. If it's at their house, we'll go there. The decision will be made by the girl's side."

"Okay, I'll listen to them." He cleared the dishes on the table and went to the kitchen.

Shen Wenshan went over to help.

Ji Wenhe took a rag, wiped the table clean, and moved the table to the corner.

"Hongye, there's nothing to do at home. I'll take you around the village and get to know some people."

"Okay, sister-in-law, who in our village has the best relationship with our family?"

"The best one is Aunt Lan's, which is next door to the east. Then there's Aunt Miao's. Their son Shen Liang has a good relationship with Big Brother Shen. The others are all OK."

She washed her hands and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to Aunt Lan's house first."

After leaving the courtyard, Ji Wenhe said to her: "When I first came to the village, I only had one piece of clothing on my body. Aunt Lan gave me several clothes, all of which she couldn't wear before."

"Although it was old and patched up, it was a timely help to me at the time. Before I came, I didn't know whether Brother Shen was alive or dead. Before he returned to the village, the two brothers lived in a cave."

"Aunt Lan makes some vegetable cakes from time to time and sends meals to them. The two families help each other. Aunt Lan's family are all very good people. The one living to the west of your house is Aunt Miao's family."

Arriving at the door of Lan Hua's house, he walked into the yard and called out, "Aunt Lan, are you home?"

"I'm here, I'm here." Lan Qiuhua came out from Su Xiaolian's room, "Hongye is here too, come in and sit down."

Ding Hongye smiled and nodded: "Hey, Aunt Lan, let me come and look at the door."

"You will recognize our home from now on. Come and play with our Xiaolian when you are free."

After entering the house, Ji Wenhe introduced her: "This is Aunt Lan's son, Shen Anguo. You two are not much different in age, so just call him by his name."

She smiled and nodded at him.

"This is his wife, Amelia Su, who is about to give birth."

Shen Anguo went to the kitchen and brought in a stool: "Sit down and talk."

Amelia Su looked at her and said, “Come to my house when you are free. I can’t go too far because I am about to give birth.”

Ding Hongye asked: "Can I give birth this month?"

She shook her head: "I don't know, it should be soon."

Lan Qiuhua walked to the bed and sat down: "My belly is so big that it's hard to turn over when I sleep at night. By the way, Wen He, when our Xiaolian gives birth, we need to ask the midwife to come over, and we need to borrow your donkey cart."

"But I don't know when she was born."

Shen Yuanshan and others have settled their marriages and have to go out to sell goods, so it is impossible for them to stay at home and wait for them to have children.

"That's true. Yuanshan can't just wait at home forever."

Shen Anguo took over the conversation: "Mom, I'm going to borrow the donkey cart from Uncle Sanbao's house. Their donkey cart is at home, and they don't pull it out every day."

"Okay, then we can go to your uncle Sanbao's house to borrow some." Lan Qiuhua looked at Ding Hongye, "Are you used to it here?"

"It's nothing to get used to, except that I don't know anyone in the village, and I'm afraid to call the wrong person when I see him."

"Oh, what's there to be afraid of? We'll all get to know each other after a while. People in our village don't have those messy things. They're all easy to talk to. Besides, there's your sister-in-law. If you don't want to go out alone, go with your sister-in-law."

"My Xiaolian, your aunt Miao's Xiaoxi, and your aunt Wu's Yu Jiaolong, you are all about the same age, take good care of each other."

"And your Aunt Wang's daughter. She doesn't like to go out and rarely comes to our village. Since she got married, I can count the number of times I've seen her on one hand."

Ji Wenhe echoed, "Me too, she's shy and a little scared of people, I think she's a bit like Aunt Zheng."

"Yes, they are very similar. They don't like to go out and interact with people. They are busy embroidering and making lace at home."

Amelia Su asked: "Sister-in-law, how is your family's Yuanshan's marriage going? I just heard from An Guo that Lin Yueniang went to your house."

"She said that the girl's parents went home today and we'll ask them tomorrow. If it's possible, I think we'll go to their house the day after tomorrow to discuss a date."

"Did their family tell them how much dowry they want?"

Ji Wenhe replied: "Mother Lin Yue asked about it and said she wanted 6.6 taels, but we have to wait for her father to come back to discuss it."

"That's fast."

"It will be very fast. If everything goes well, Yuanshan will get married next month, and their lifelong affairs will be settled sooner. The burden on me and their eldest brother will be lifted, and we will be relieved in the future."

Lan Qiuhua nodded: "You and Rongshan should hurry up and have a child. You can't put it off any longer."

They have been married for a long time, but everyone has only mentioned it for a few months, thinking that she is not in good health and cannot get pregnant.

Such a long time has passed, but there is still no sign of pregnancy. The villagers didn't say anything to their faces, but they were all wondering behind their backs who was the problem.

Some people say it was Ji Wenhe who was unable to conceive, while others say Shen Rongshan might have been injured on the battlefield and was unable to conceive. In short, there are all kinds of theories.

"Wait until Yuanshan's marriage is done." She stood up, "Aunt Lan, Xiaolian, you two take a rest. I'll take Hongye to the other aunts' houses to get to know them."

Ding Hongye stood up and said, "Aunt Lan, Xiaolian, you guys take a rest. I'll come to your house to play when I'm free some other day."

Lan Qiuhua walked them to the door and said, "Come when you're free."

Shen Anguo held up a sickle and said, "Mom, I'm going to the field to cut grass. You stay at home with Xiaolian."

"Go ahead, I'm here."

When I returned to the house, Amelia Su said, “Mom, do you think my sister-in-law can’t have children?”

He glanced at her and said, "Who told you that she can't have children?"

"The aunts in the village are all saying that it's probably because my sister-in-law can't have children."

"Don't listen to the gossips of the villagers. Your sister-in-law doesn't look like someone who can't have children. Besides, I asked her and she's in good health."

"It's only because of my two brothers-in-law and the busy family that we haven't had any children. Don't listen to the nonsense of the villagers, and don't say it in front of your sister-in-law."

"I didn't say it in front of my sister-in-law." Amelia Su was puzzled. "Whether or not to have children has nothing to do with Wenshan and his wife's marriage. It's impossible for Wenshan and his wife to never get married, and for my sister-in-law and Brother Rongshan to never have children."

Lan Qiuhua took out the needle and thread: "Who knows, but you listen to her. I think when Yuanshan gets married, she and Rongshan will have a child."