Spring scenery in the fields

Here, Shen Yuanshan and Zhu Danian went to the river together.

"Yuanshan, how is your sister-in-law?"

"Sister-in-law is very kind to us. She always thinks about the family. She knows a lot and cooks delicious food..."

Listening to his words, Zhu Danian smiled and said, "It seems that your sister-in-law is really good, then I feel relieved."

He nodded with a smile: "Uncle Da Nian, don't worry, we will treat sister-in-law well."

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When Ji Wenhe returned home and had just washed his hands, they also came back.

"Uncle Da Nian, please sit in the room. I will cook for you and you can taste my cooking skills."

"Okay, if you cook well, I will come to eat here often."

"You're always welcome."

Ji Wenhe took the wooden basin with a smile, inside of which were two skinned and gutted wild rabbits.

"Yuanshan, go pick four chilies from the field. We can stir-fry one and stew the other."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

In the kitchen, Shen Wenshan was boiling water behind the stove: "Sister-in-law, the water is ready."

"Serve two bowls to Uncle Da Nian and send them to your brother. They are talking in the house."

Ji Wenhe looked at the soaked bamboo shoots, squeezed out the water and put them in a bowl, then took out a chopping board and chopped the rabbit meat into pieces.

When Shen Wenshan came back, he said, "Wenshan, we can raise rabbits. Rabbits reproduce quickly."

"Sister-in-law, rabbits love to dig holes. We have no place to keep them. We can't put up a fence because the holes will be exposed outside, and it's hard to catch rabbits alive in the mountains."

"If the ground is paved with stones, rabbits won't be able to dig holes. Are there any live rabbits for sale in the market?"

It had never occurred to her before that raising rabbits was the fastest way to grow rabbits compared to raising pigs and chickens.

"I don't know, maybe there is. I'll go ask my brother."

Shen Yuanshan came into the house.

"Brother, my sister-in-law asked if there is anyone selling live rabbits in town. She wants to raise rabbits."

Zhu Danian put down the bowl in his hand and said, "Rabbits love to dig holes. If you keep them outside, they will dig holes in the ground."

Shen Rongshan replied: "There are few alive, so we have to try our luck. I will go to the mountain to check and see if I can catch one alive."

"Okay, I'll go talk to my sister-in-law."

After Shen Wenshan left, Zhu Danian glanced at Shen Rongshan beside him and said, "You dote on your wife, but you can't spoil her too much. You are the head of the family and you should have the dignity of the head of the family."

"If time goes on for a long time, I will inevitably ride on your head. I will pamper you when I should pamper you and I will also speak to you when I should speak to you."

Many women in the village ride on men's heads and dare not even fart.

Every time he saw this, he felt angry. What's the use of a man like this? He was scolded by his wife in front of outsiders without saying a word.

"Master, Wen He is not that kind of person. She can do whatever she wants. As long as she is happy, that's all."

Shen Rongshan didn't want to talk about this and changed the subject.

"Master, I want to ask you if you know anyone. We want to buy some salt and rice and sell them back."

"You want to be a peddler."

"Well, we can't go into the mountains every day, and we can't always hunt prey when we go into the mountains. We have to think of other ways to make money."

Zhu Danian thought for a moment and said, "I often send my game to a restaurant. I can ask them which store supplies it to you."

He and the owner of that restaurant are old acquaintances.

Shen Rongshan said gratefully: "Thank you, Master, for taking the trouble to go to the town."

"Don't say that. I have nothing to do at home, so I'll just practice my legs and feet."

Then he looked around the house.

"It's cool in the cave. Now that you're back, you should make some money and buy a piece of land at the foot of the mountain to build a house. You can't live in the cave forever."

"There are few people in your village, unlike our village, which has many people. If a family dies out and the house is vacant, you can buy it and move in."

"Master is right." Shen Rongshan looked at the figure who came out to pour water. "Depending on the grain harvest this year, I'm going into the mountains to hunt and I'm thinking of buying a piece of land to build a house by the end of the year."

Zhu Danian nodded slightly: "Well, it's good that you have an idea in mind. Wenshan and Yuanshan are grown up, and we have to consider their marriages. And you, if you have a child, where will there be room for you at home?"

"By the way, are you ready to arrange a marriage for the two of them?"

Shen Rongshan shook his head: "They told me that they don't want to see the relatives right now, and they will talk about marriage after their family gets better."

"Yes, the current situation is indeed not good, dear. Don't be in a hurry to make money, and don't take risks or do anything dangerous."

"Yes, I know, Master. Don't worry."

The two continued chatting in the house.

In the kitchen, a dish of fried rabbit meat with dried bamboo shoots was completed. The aroma of meat filled the house, and the three of them swallowed subconsciously.

Shen Yuanshan stood by the stove and said, "Sister-in-law, your cooking smells so good. It's even better than my brother's."

After their parents passed away, the person who cooked the best meals at home was their eldest brother.

Ji Wenhe smiled and said, "It's not that my cooking is delicious, it's that you don't know how to cook. You put a lot of water in everything you cook, so the food will definitely not taste good."

"When I was a kid, I went to a banquet with my parents. My sister-in-law's cooking was even better than the chef's." Shen Wenshan poked his head out from behind the stove. "Can sister-in-law teach us how to cook?"

"Of course you can. Let me tell you, being able to cook will make it easier to find a wife in the future. Which girl doesn't want to find a husband who can cook?"

If they are willing to learn, then she is willing to teach.

"By the way, Yuanshan." She forgot one thing, "Go to Aunt Lan's house and see if she has bought the chicks."

Shen Yuanshan covered the dish with a bowl and said, "Okay."

Today’s dishes cannot be sent to Aunt Lan’s house because the rabbit was brought by Uncle Da Nian, not caught by them themselves.

There were three dishes in total, stir-fried rabbit meat with dried bamboo shoots, stir-fried wild vegetables with oil residue, and stewed rabbit meat. I also made a few wild vegetable pancakes and cooked some brown rice porridge.

There is no other seasoning at home, so the wild vegetable salad will not taste good if only salt is added.

Coarse salt is not as good as fine salt. It contains too many impurities and I don’t know if eating too much will have any effect on the body.

The porridge in the pot gurgled. Ji Wenhe opened the lid and stirred it with a spoon: "Wenshan, take out the branches."

He said to Shen Yuanshan who was playing with the dog outside: "Yuanshan, call Uncle Da Nian and your brother to have dinner."

Cover the porridge in the pot and let it simmer for a while.

If the small table is tidied up, five people will be able to squeeze in.

"I can smell the fragrance from far away. The wife from Rongshan has great cooking skills."

Zhu Danian hasn't even eaten it yet but he's already started praising it.

Ji Wenhe smiled and said, "Uncle Da Nian, you haven't eaten it yet, try it first to see how it tastes and whether it suits your taste."

Shen Rongshan took out the wine he brought and filled a bowl for him: "Master, the dish will taste better if you put some chili in it. Try it, I guarantee it will suit your taste."

He has a strong taste.

"Come on, sit down, what are you waiting for? Such delicious food, you don't want to eat it."

Several people sat down with a smile.

Ji Wenhe sat next to Shen Rongshan. He sat at the corner of the table with half a bowl of wine in it.

Seeing this, Zhu Danian glanced at him and said, "Why, are you saving the wine for me?"