Spring scenery in the fields

"What? What are you looking at me for?"

Ji Wenhe looked up and down at their faces, then realized what shocking words she had just said.

He smiled brightly twice: "Okay, okay, get to work."

Shen Rongshan coughed twice and said, "Wen He, don't say these things in front of others in the future."

"Oh, I see."

She didn't dare to do so, for if others heard it, she didn't know what would happen to her.

After planting the vegetables, the three of them took their tools and went home.

Ji Wenhe stamped his feet in the yard, his shoes were covered with mud. "Brother Shen, take a break at noon."

Shen Rongshan looked at the fence and said, "I'll go cut some thick branches and fill the gaps in the fence, otherwise the chickens will run out."

Speaking of chickens, she asked, "Brother Shen, are there weasels in the mountains? They will steal chickens."

When I was a child, there was a pile of branches in front of my house. There was a weasel in it. My grandmother found someone who specialized in catching weasels. After the weasel was caught, the chickens in the house were no longer lost or bitten to death.

"It happened before. A villager's chickens were bitten to death. We called in some people and caught quite a few. But we haven't seen any since."

He guessed that they were all caught that time, or maybe the remaining weasels escaped.

Ji Wenhe washed his hands and said, "Brother Shen, you go ahead. I'll make silk at home."

Shen Rongshan nodded: "Well, I'll be back soon."

Not far away, just on the western hilltop.

Shen Wenshan changed into a pair of shoes and put the wet shoes outside to dry in the sun.

Seeing her coming out with a net, he moved two small stools from the kitchen and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll play with you."

"Okay, I'll be faster with your help." Ji Wenhe took out the thread and handed it to him.

Thinking of the marriage talk in the field, he asked softly, "Wenshan, do you want to see a marriage?"

He shook his head: "No."

"Wenshan, tell your sister-in-law the truth."

Shen Wenshan said seriously: "Sister-in-law, I really don't want to, and Yuanshan doesn't either."

They talked about it privately and had no intention of seeing their relatives at the moment.

"We know the family situation. To marry a daughter-in-law, you need a house, land, and a betrothal gift. Without these, the matchmaker is unwilling to help."

"Sister-in-law, Yuanshan and I have discussed that after two years when life at home gets better, we will talk about visiting relatives."

Ji Wenhe raised her eyes to look at him, and saw that he was speaking with sincerity: "Sister-in-law thinks the same as you do. Our family really has no money. Even if the girl is willing to be with you, she will live a hard life after marrying you. You can't harm her."

"When you have money, you can get married in a better way. Find someone you like. Don't settle for less. You must find a girl you like in your lifetime."

She couldn't accept spending her whole life with someone she didn't like.

Now she is willing to stay and live with Shen Rongshan, firstly, the world outside is unsafe, and secondly, he respects her and promises that she can leave at any time, so she is willing to stay.

"Sister-in-law, do you like my elder brother?"

Ji Wenhe didn't answer, but asked: "Do you think I like your elder brother?"

He is an outsider, and sometimes the bystander can see things more clearly than the participants.

Shen Wenshan thought for a moment and replied, "When my sister-in-law and my eldest brother are together, and when we are together, our smiles are different. I can't feel it from my sister-in-law, but I can feel it from my eldest brother."

His sister-in-law smiled very sweetly at his eldest brother, and her eyes were full of his eldest brother. As for whether she liked him or not, he was not sure.

"Big brother always sneaks a peek at you. He didn't do that before, but now he looks at you from time to time, so I think he likes his sister-in-law."

Ji Wenhe raised her eyebrows. How come she didn’t notice that Shen Rongshan was peeking at her?

"You said your elder brother would peek at me. Have you ever seen him?"

"Yes, I have seen it many times. Not only me, but Yuanshan has also seen it."

His eldest brother seldom looked at women on weekdays. When his sister-in-law first came to the house, although he took care of her, he spoke little and did not look at her.

"I didn't even notice it. It seems your brother hid it very well."

She curled her lips and smiled.

Shen Wenshan raised his head: "Sister-in-law, don't tell my brother."

Ji Wenhe nodded in a good mood: "Well, if I don't tell you, just pretend you don't know."

It seems she has to observe secretly to see if it is as he said.

After tying a few ties, he stood up and turned his neck: "Wenshan, your neck is sore, take a break. I'll go boil some water to wash my hair."

"Sister-in-law, do you want me to boil water for you?"

"No, I'll do it myself."

I haven't washed my hair for a week and it's itchy.

In my previous life, if I didn’t wash my hair for three days, it would start to become oily. If it lasted for two more days, I could smell the oiliness and I had no idea why.

Here, people use rice water, vinegar, or wood ash to wash their hair.

We don’t have vinegar for washing rice at home, so we use wood ash.

She couldn't accept it at first, but after using it twice, she found that it cleaned quite well and got used to it.

Pour water into the pot, light the fire, and the branches crackle and burn at the bottom of the stove.

He held his chin and looked at the fire, thinking about what Shen Wenshan had just said.

She has a good impression of Shen Rongshan, so does he have a good impression of her too?

I want to ask, but I'm afraid I'm just being too sentimental.

I won’t ask, it’s a bit frustrating.

Forget it, let nature take its course.

Ji Wenhe stood up and tested the temperature of the water in the pot. It was a little hot, just right for washing hair, without adding cold water.

When I arrived at the kitchen door, I saw Shen Rongshan coming back with a thick branch.

When he saw her, his expression was the same as usual: he glanced at her and then looked away, with no discernible emotion in his eyes.

I don't know if he hid it well, or...

Ji Wenhe turned around and went in, carrying a wooden basin to scoop water.

When she was washing her hair in the yard, the small stool was too low and it was inconvenient for her to bend down, so water got everywhere.

Shen Rongshan walked over and took the towel from her hand: "Bow your head and I will wash it for you."

Looking down, she saw that her shoes were stained with water.

Ji Wenhe bent over, supporting his knees with his hands: "Brother Shen, scratch my scalp, it's a little itchy."

"it is good."

There is a difference between washing your hair by yourself and having someone else wash it for you. It feels very comfortable when someone else washes your hair for you.

She closed her eyes and enjoyed it. It would be more comfortable if she lay on her back.

After washing her hair, Shen Rongshan asked her to sit down and he stood behind her to help dry it.

The atmosphere between the two was very warm, and Shen Wenshan suddenly felt that he was a little redundant.

"Brother Shen, my hair is too long. I want to cut it shorter."

She was a person of the present world and had no great resistance to having her hair cut. She also heard that people here would also trim their hair, but they would not cut it very short.

"Well, it's up to you. Cut it if you want, but don't cut it too short." Shen Rongshan said, "Wait until I sharpen the scissors, then you can cut it."

The scissors are not sharp and need to be sharpened with a whetstone.

Ji Wenhe sat on a small stool, closing his eyes and basking in the sun: "Okay, my hair has a lot of split ends, so I cut it to the waist. It's hot in the summer, and it's troublesome to wash my hair."

If she wasn't afraid of what others would say, she would have cut her hair short.

"Well, if you roll it up, no one can see the length. Do you want me to help you?"

"Of course I can't see it myself."