Spring scenery in the fields

She was a little afraid of him, probably because he had a cold face and an aura that kept strangers away.

This body is too thin, half a head shorter than Shen Yuanshan. I wonder if it can grow taller if it gets enough nutrition in the future.

The straw mat on his body felt cool, and the quilt could be used to cover half and sleep on the other half. Ji Wenhe adjusted the quilt and lay down again.

The quilt above is bigger and should be enough for three people.

I waited in the house for him to come back, thinking that I would have a good talk with him later.

The sky gradually darkened.

Shen Wenshan stood at the kitchen door, looking at the snowflakes floating in the sky, and reached out to catch them: "It's snowing."

They lived halfway up the mountain, towards the end of the village. Because the view was blocked by rocks on the side, one had to walk a few steps down the mountain before they could see the village.

Shen Yuanshan helped wash the dishes, poured cold water into the pot, boiled some hot water, and soaked his feet in it so that he wouldn't be too cold when he slept at night.

"I don't like winter, I can't go trapping and hunting."

Hunters rarely go into the mountains in winter, firstly because it is too cold and the roads are slippery and difficult to walk on due to the snow.

Secondly, the prey is hibernating and will have no food. If you encounter a flower insect or a wild wolf that has been hungry for several days, you will not be able to escape.

Shen Rongshan lit the firewood, added branches to the bottom of the pot, and listened to the conversation between his two younger brothers.

"Brother, let's go to the market together tomorrow." Shen Yuanshan looked at him.

"I'll go by myself. You and Wenshan stay at home and take good care of your sister-in-law. She still has one dose of medicine left to take."

The two of them walked slowly, and it would take them a whole day to go back and forth, but he could walk faster alone.

"Keep the gate closed when I'm not home. Don't wait for me to eat if you don't come back before dusk."

The two nodded in agreement.

After the hot water in the pot was boiled, Shen Rongshan stood up and scooped out two scoops of water into a clean basin, and put the bowl of medicine in it.

After waiting for a while and thinking that the medicine had reached temperature, he brought it into the house.

Shen Yuanshan took out a wooden tub for soaking feet and gently nudged the person next to him with his arm: "Do you think that big brother really doesn't want sister-in-law to stay?"

His elder brother obviously takes good care of her.

"I don't know. I can't figure out what my brother is thinking." Shen Wenshan scooped hot water into the basin. "I want my sister-in-law to stay."

When chatting, he felt that his sister-in-law was very gentle and spoke slowly and softly.

"I also want my sister-in-law to stay. Our eldest brother has such a long scar on his face. Which girl would like him? If my sister-in-law leaves, my eldest brother will probably be single for the rest of his life."

But his elder brother is too dull and always has a cold face. Will his sister-in-law like him?

Shen Yuanshan scratched his head, worried about his elder brother's future.

inside the house.

Shen Rongshan came to the bed with the medicine bowl in his hand and said stiffly, "Drink the medicine."

Ji Wenhe poked her head out from under the quilt, half-propped herself up, took the bowl of medicine and drank it all in one gulp. The bitter taste made her frown.

While handing him the medicine bowl, she said softly, "I'm not well yet, and I'm afraid that I'll pass on my illness to you. Can you sleep with them?"

I waited anxiously for his return, my eyes meeting his without dodging or avoiding.

"I've been sleeping in the same room with them."

He looked at the quilt covering it.

"There are only two quilts in the house. The top one is bigger and can barely cover the three of us. I'll take it over later."

Ji Wenhe then realized that he had been living next door and had no plans to come back to live, and he immediately felt relieved.

"Thank you, come get it later."

Shen Rongshan nodded, and as he turned to leave, he said, "I'll bring you hot water later."

"Well, thank you."

After thanking him again, she seemed less afraid of him.

Perhaps she realized that he had no ill will towards her.

When Shen Yuanshan saw him coming back, he asked, "Brother, have you asked my sister-in-law?"

"what?"

"Of course I'm asking my sister-in-law if she's willing to stay."

"did not ask."

Shen Rongshan washed the bowl and turned to look at the two people's feet soaking in a basin.

“Are there any unused wooden basins at home?”

Shen Wenshan shook his head: "No more, one for washing face and one for soaking feet, what is big brother going to do?"

He said calmly: "Nothing."

Ji Wenhe didn't wait long in the house before Shen Rongshan came in with hot water.

"We don't have any extra wooden basins. This basin is for washing your face on weekdays. You'll have to make do with it."

"No problem. Thank you."

Knowing that the family was poor, how could she make excessive demands? Now she was satisfied just to have enough to eat.

He stood at the edge with his back to the camera, his back straight, like a mountain. He was difficult to approach, yet gave people a sense of reliability and solidity.

After washing up, I told him to turn around.

"Take the quilt over there."

"Ah."

Shen Rongshan took the quilt to the next room and came back with some water.

Without a quilt, Ji Wenhe felt the bed was much colder, so he curled up on his side, and it seemed less cold that way.

I pricked up my ears to listen to the noise outside. The door opened and two footsteps came into the room and went to the next room. They were whispering something, but I couldn't hear it clearly. They were two twins.

After Shen Rongshan finished soaking his feet, he checked the yard and made sure the gate was locked before turning around and going into the house.

Insert the door latch and use a thick branch to support the back of the door.

When he turned around, his eyes stayed on the left for two breaths, then returned to the house on the right.

The two of them slept on the inside, and he on the outside, and the three of them slept close together.

Shen Rongshan was very angry. His two younger brothers liked to stick close to him and even wanted to sleep on his left and right with him in the middle, but he refused.

Shen Yuanshan was lying on the innermost side and whispered, "Brother, why don't you go and tell your sister-in-law?"

He was about to take off his cotton jacket when he turned around in confusion: "What did you say?"

"Say you're going to bed, and let her get some rest."

Shen Wenshan nodded in agreement: "No matter whether my sister-in-law will stay or not, she is your wife now. Mother said that if you marry a wife, you must treat her well and not let her suffer any grievances."

"Yes, mother also said that if you treat my wife badly and she leaves, it's your fault. It's because you didn't take good care of her that she wants to leave."

The two brothers kept talking to each other, leaving Shen Rongshan standing there in a daze.

Seeing that he was standing still, Shen Wenshan spoke again: "Brother, I like my sister-in-law."

Hearing this, she quickly turned her head to look at him.

Shen Yuanshan hurriedly explained: "Brother, the love we are talking about is not the love between men and women, but the love between family members."

Shen Rongshan looked at his two younger brothers and sat on the bedside: "You have only known each other for three days. If you count, you only talked more today. Why did you accept her so quickly?"

I remember that when she didn't come to their house, the two of them were worried that she would be difficult to get along with. They were very serious and asked her about her personality for a long time.

He had never known her, so how could he know what kind of person she was.

"Brother, sister-in-law is a good person."

Shen Wenshan stared at him eagerly. The room was pitch dark and he couldn't see the expression of the person opposite him.

"I can feel that my sister-in-law is a good person. Brother, it's not easy to marry a woman. Treat my sister-in-law well, and she won't want to leave."