Spring scenery in the fields

"No, I went to see a doctor. He prescribed some medicine and wrapped it in a piece of cloth."

"What's the matter?"

The three looked at her with concern.

Ji Wenhe smiled and shook his head: "The doctor said it's nothing serious, he just told me to eat more and take good care of myself. It's not suitable to get pregnant in the next two years, I have to wait until my body is better before I can decide."

"You have to take good care of it." Zhu Danian said to Shen Rongshan, "Buy some meat and don't sell the prey you hunt at the market. Give it to your wife and brother to eat more."

If he catches more prey tomorrow, he will send it to them.

"Yes, I understand, Master."

He wanted to ask in detail, but because there were other people around, he thought he would ask in detail after returning.

I went to the meat market and bought a pound of fat pork.

Ji Wenhe passed by a stall and saw someone selling wooden beads. The beads were made of ordinary wood and were sold in batches of at least fifty pieces for three cents.

On the way back, I ate the wild vegetable cakes I made myself.

It was getting dark when the group arrived at the entrance of the village.

Zhu Danian waved his hand: "You guys go back, I'm going home too."

Ji Wenhe smiled and said, "Uncle Da Nian, come to my house for dinner some other day."

"Okay, I'll go some other day."

After saying goodbye, the three of them went back to the village. Not wanting to be questioned by the villagers, they walked directly upstream along the stream and returned home from the foot of the mountain.

"Brother Shen, I forgot to ask you, have you seen anyone selling live rabbits on the street?"

"No, there are dead rabbits. I've been going to the mountain every morning to check. If the rabbit fell into the trap and wasn't seriously injured, we can save it."

Shen Rongshan noticed that the person behind him stopped and turned to look.

"You must be tired. We are almost home."

He held out his arm, motioning for her to tug at his sleeve.

Ji Wenhe bent over and panted. Without thinking too much, he grabbed his big hand and said, "I'm so tired. I'm going to soak my feet when I get home."

She didn't take anything and walked back exhausted.

Shen Rongshan raised his lips slightly, and said in a doting tone: "Okay, Wenshan should have boiled water at home, let's go."

Shen Yuanshan, who was walking in front, had already returned home.

"Where are my brother and sister-in-law? Are they behind us?"

"What's happening later? I'm exhausted, tired and hungry. Brother, hurry up and serve the food."

He slumped down on a small stool, leaning against the cupboard behind him.

Shen Wenshan stretched his head and looked down the mountain. Seeing that they had come up, he turned around and opened the pot lid: "How is business today?"

"It's selling well, sixty-three cents, I'll go again next time there's a market." He caught a glimpse of the two people walking into the yard and called out, "Brother, sister-in-law, it's time to eat."

"I'm coming." Ji Wenhe washed his hands and sat comfortably on the small stool. "Wenshan, is everything fine at home?"

"It's nothing. The chicks have been sent to Aunt Lan's house. They will be back earlier than you."

At this time, Shen Rongshan walked in: "Hurry up and eat, you don't have to wait for me in the future."

The meal was already served, and the three of them sat at the table, waiting for him.

Ji Wenhe picked up the wild vegetable pancake and took two bites, then looked across and said, "Wenshan, can you carry the noodles by yourself and sell them outside the village?"

"Yes, I will go tomorrow. Should I go to Zhaojia Village or Zhangjia Village?"

"Zhaojia Village." Shen Rongshan was worried that the people from Zhangjia Village would secretly make trouble. "We bought 30 kilograms of black flour and sold it at three cents per kilogram."

"I'll grind the salt finer tomorrow. Wenshan, you go... Forget it, I'll go to the village chief's house and borrow a scale."

"I remember there are quite a few villages to the north and east of Zhaojia Village." Ji Wenhe heard them say that.

Shen Yuanshan nodded: "There are many, in big and small villages. I went to sell bracelets and only visited a few villages. There are still many villages I haven't been to."

There are many villages outside the mountains.

"Then go to Zhaojia Village first. Write down which village you have been to. You don't have to go there again within seven days."

A pound of black flour mixed with wild vegetable pancakes is enough to eat for the family for a long time.

It's the season for wild vegetables again. When everyone is free, they run far away to look for wild vegetables.

"Okay, I understand, sister-in-law."

After dinner, Ji Wenhe soaked his feet, washed his body, and lay on the bed to calculate how much money he had spent that day.

Shen Rongshan also bought three kilograms of brown rice, two kilograms of coarse noodles, and one kilogram of fine noodles, spending a total of more than four hundred coins.

Including today's income, I sold bracelets and necklaces, and I spent less than four hundred coins.

Hearing the door closing, Ji Wenhe leaned inside and asked, "Did you take out the pork from the basket?"

"Take it out. I'll braise it tomorrow." He walked to the bedside and sat down, tilting his head to look inside, "What did the doctor say when he took my pulse today?"

"He said that my uterus was cold and my body was seriously damaged. I should take good care of myself. I won't be able to get pregnant in the next two years. It's best not to eat raw or cold food and stay away from cold water."

"I asked, and I learned that I would have to take the medicine for two months. The medicine is too bitter, and I can't take it for two months, so I want to eat tonic food, and the doctor also recommended it."

She had taken Chinese medicine before, but she could only take it for five days at most. After that, she couldn't drink it at all and would vomit as soon as she took it.

"Medicine is poisonous to some extent. If it can be made into pills, I will definitely take it."

Shen Rongshan frowned: "The doctor also said that your health is seriously depleted, you need to take good care of yourself."

If not properly taken care of, it is easy to die early.

"How much money do you have left?"

Ji Wenhe tilted his head: "A little over six taels."

"Well, there's no need to save money. You three need to take good care of each other. I'll go into the mountains in a few days."

"No." She sat up suddenly. "You were lucky last time and didn't get hurt, but you can't guarantee that you will come back safely next time."

"The mountains are too dangerous. Don't go there anymore. We are doing business. If the sales are good, you have to go to town to buy goods every now and then."

She didn't want him to go into the mountains. If something happened, it would be too late to regret.

Shen Rongshan agreed superficially, but he thought to himself that when his family was short of money, he still had to go into the mountains.

"Next time I go to the market, I'll buy some eggs. This time I bought a lot, so it's hard to carry them. They might get bumped and broken easily."

"Okay, buy it and mix it with boiling water. I heard that this is the most nutritious way."

She was a little craving for tomato and egg soup, and scrambled eggs with chili peppers.

At night, Ji Wenhe moved behind him again, sticking close to him, absorbing the heat from his body.

Shen Rongshan, who was sleeping, noticed it and reached out to touch the quilt on her body. He retracted his hand only after making sure that she was covered.

Have a good night's sleep.

The sun was shining brightly in the early morning, so Ji Wenhe took the quilt out to dry in the yard and moved the wooden box at the end of the bed out.

"Yuanshan, take out the white cloth and soak it in hot water. Then dry it in the sun. There are four large pieces of white cloth. Sew them together to hold the noodles."

"Sister-in-law, you bought a lot of fabric."

He came out holding the white cloth and soaked it in a wooden barrel filled with hot water.

Ji Wenhe wiped the wooden box and said, "I'll make two sets of clothes for each of you. The lilac purple one is mine, and you three brothers can choose the other colors."

After making small clothes with the remaining white cloth, Shen Rongshan gave them to them.

"Yuanshan, can you sew? If not, I'll take it to Aunt Lan's house and ask her to help sew the bag."