Spring scenery in the fields

When Ji Wenhe returned to the village, he met a woman by the creek. She was the headman's family. He didn't know whether she was the eldest son's daughter-in-law or the second son's daughter-in-law.

The other party took the initiative to greet: "Rongshan's wife, why are you back from outside the village at this time? You are alone. Don't go out at night. It's very chaotic outside."

"No, Brother Shen sent his master back home and talked for a while outside the village. Auntie will come to wash clothes in the evening."

"Yes, I couldn't sleep early, so I came to wash the clothes." Then she introduced herself, "I am the second daughter-in-law of the head of the village. My last name is Jiang. You can just call me Aunt Jiang."

"Hey, Aunt Jiang." Ji Wenhe smiled.

Jiang Hongxi is a pretty girl from a small family. She has fair skin, a pair of peach blossom eyes, and speaks politely.

"Aunt Jiang, I'm going home first. I still have some work to do at home. I'll talk to you another day."

She smiled and nodded: "Okay, come back soon."

Ji Wenhe responded and quickened his pace towards the end of the village.

She went around the edge of the field and went to the foot of the mountain instead of taking the village road. There were people in the yard and she didn't want to see them all, so she called out to them.

When I was a child, what I hated most was visiting relatives. When I met them, I had to call them one by one. If I hadn’t seen distant relatives for a long time and forgot how to call them, I would have to ask adults. If I called them too late, I would be accused of having no manners.

After passing by Lan Qiuhua's house, I heard voices coming from the yard. They had just finished dinner.

"Sister-in-law, when you came back, I told you that my brother wouldn't let you go with him."

Shen Yuanshan fell in the yard with the foot washing water.

They told her, but she didn't listen and insisted on going to see.

Ji Wenhe turned around and closed the gate: "I was worried, and I ran into Aunt Jiang by the river when I came back just now."

"Aunt Jiang." Shen Wenshan came out of the kitchen, dragging his shoes. "What did Aunt Jiang say?"

"Nothing, she just asked me why I came out of the mountain. I said I was to see Uncle Da Nian off. She seemed easy to get along with."

First of all, the appearance is not offensive.

"Aunt Jiang has a good temper. She has been married to Shenjia Village for many years and has never quarreled with anyone. Uncle Lin is also good to Aunt Jiang and helps with housework."

Shen Yuanshan had heard about it from Aunt Lan.

"But the village head and Aunt Qin couldn't stand it. They always said that Uncle Lin was afraid that Aunt Jiang would be scolded, so he rarely helped with housework."

Ji Wenhe poured hot water and sat in the yard to soak his feet: "The headman's family is so rich, why doesn't he build two more rooms? There are so many people and the children are grown up, they can't live on the same kang all the time."

My daughter is grown up now, and it might not be a good idea for her to come home to see me.

Especially in the eldest daughter-in-law's family, the daughter is fifteen and the son is thirteen. Sometimes, it might be very embarrassing.

"The village head once said that after his two grandsons get married, they will build three large tiled houses for each family." Shen Wenshan heard it with his own ears.

Just ignore your daughter. Ji Wenhe shook his head and looked at the two people standing in the yard: "You should go back to the house and rest. I don't know when your elder brother will be back."

"Don't worry, I'll trim the bamboo joints."

Shen Yuanshan went into the house and took out the bamboo. He had two bamboos left from the last cut.

"Sister-in-law, when we get to the market, I'll go sell bracelets, and Big Brother will go with Uncle Da Nian to inquire. You go to Jinxiufang and wait for us to find you. Then we'll separate."

"Okay, come to me when you see fewer people. If the sales are good, I'll buy some more thread."

It would be a waste of time for the four of them to act together. They were far away from the market, so it would be faster for them to act separately.

The moonlight was soft tonight. Ji Wenhe was walking slowly in circles in the yard, digesting his food while waiting for Shen Rongshan to come back.

The two brothers went into the house to talk. She didn't want to stay inside and wait, so she put on her shoes and went to the yard.

When I was cooking, I told them that we should raise rabbits, as the only space at home was the vegetable garden.

Ji Wenhe measured it with his feet and found that the width of the mountain wall was five meters and the length was about six meters. The thatched hut was on the westernmost side.

The land near the courtyard gate has been filled with soil. There is no shortage of stones on the mountain. The stones are buried in the soil and then covered with soil. No matter how good the rabbits are at digging holes, they cannot penetrate the stones.

The steps at the foot of the mountain were built with stones by Shen Rongshan. I'll discuss it with him when he comes back.

After an hour, the person still hadn't returned.

Shen Yuanshan yawned as he came out of the house, looking down the mountain: "Brother hasn't come back yet."

"No." Ji Wenhe stood with his arms folded, feeling a little sleepy. "They should be back soon. We have to catch the three of them one by one."

After waiting for a while, I saw a figure coming up from the bottom of the mountain.

She was no longer sleepy, and walked to the door and called softly, "Is that Brother Shen?"

"Wen He." His tone was gentle, "Why don't you go back to the room and rest? Didn't I tell you not to wait for me?"

Ji Wenhe opened the courtyard door: "I can't sleep, what's wrong, is it them?"

Shen Rongshan replied softly: "Yes, it's them."

They didn't admit it at first, but their evasive looks made him sure it was them.

After being beaten, they admitted that they did it.

Ji Wenhe asked: "So what did you do to them?"

"They won't die. It's just a broken arm. It can be healed in town. I won't kill them. Let's go back to the house."

After killing someone, he had no place to stay in Shenjia Village.

"Brother Shen, go talk to Yuanshan and the others. They have been waiting. I'm going back to my room to sleep first."

Ji Wenhe yawned. Now that everyone was back safely, she could sleep peacefully.

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

After seeing her enter the house, he turned around to look at the two brothers and told them what had happened.

"Okay, go to bed, I'm going to take a shower."

The two brothers were so sleepy that they could not open their eyes. They nodded blankly and lay down. Soon they fell asleep.

After washing up, Shen Rongshan walked into the room quietly, groped his way to the bed in the dark, listened to the steady breathing, and a smile appeared on his lips.

After lying down, he turned sideways to face outwards, his body not touching her, with some distance between them, and the quilt lightly covering him.

Although she agreed to let me sleep in the room, I couldn't do anything that crossed the line.

She said she wanted to raise rabbits, and would get up early tomorrow to go into the mountains to see if she could find a way to catch two live rabbits.

The moon is bright and clear.

In Zhangjia Village, bursts of wailing were heard from a thatched hut.

"Ouch, ouch, it hurts so much, Mom, my arm hurts."

The woman sent the doctor away and came in from outside, cursing: "You deserve to be in pain. Who is Shen Rongshan? He has killed people on the battlefield."

"Why did you pick on his brother when you could pick on anyone else? I told you to get out and stay away, but you didn't listen. Why did you come back?"

A middle-aged man walked in from outside, saying indignantly, "So what if he's been to the battlefield? He beat my son, and I must seek justice from him."

The person lying on the bed was anxious, raised his head and called him: "Dad, don't go."

Because the movement was too big, the wound was affected, and he wailed again.

"Oh my son, Shuanzi, please don't move around. The doctor said that you have to take good care of your arm. If you don't, it will be useless."