Spring scenery in the fields

"The black flour we buy is made from inferior beans and corn, mixed with other flours. We can make a lot of money by selling good beans and corn."

"If you want to grind it into flour and sell it at three cents a pound, it's actually not cost-effective. Cornmeal in town sells for eight cents a pound, which is the same price as coarse flour."

Ji Wenhe understood and said, "It seems we still have to go to town to buy goods."

If corn and beans could be sold at a high price, she would definitely be willing to sell them in town.

"Brother Shen, please keep an eye on the rabbits for me. Can you talk to Uncle Da Nian and ask him to keep an eye on them for us as well?"

"Don't worry, I've talked to Master about this."

That day she wanted to raise rabbits, and Shen Rongshan had already mentioned it to his master.

The two big black dogs are good at catching prey, and if you want to catch a live rabbit, you have to rely on them.

After dinner, Shen Rongshan went to the mountain to chop branches. The twins, one went outside the village to sell black noodles, and the other stayed at home to make silk nets with her.

"Sister-in-law, Brother Yuanshan."

The two looked up and saw Shen Suya, running towards them, jumping and skipping. The little girl looked very happy.

"Xiaoya, what are you so happy about?"

She walked into the kitchen, brought a small stool by herself, and sat down beside her with a smile: "We are going to have a feast."

"Eat a feast?" Shen Yuanshan wondered, "Who in our village has a successful marriage?"

"Who else could it be? Of course it's the headman's family."

"The head of the village?" Ji Wenhe thought for a moment, "The daughter of the eldest daughter-in-law, Shen Liuyun?"

Shen Liuyun seems to be fifteen years old this year. Here, he is indeed old enough to find a marriage partner.

Shen Suya nodded: "Yes, I heard that he is from a town family and his family is very rich."

Shen Yuanshan asked curiously: "Who told you that?"

"Aunt Niu, she just came to my house and told my mother that she saw the matchmaker bringing gifts to the door."

Ji Wenhe was surprised: "I didn't hear about her looking for a marriage partner a few days ago, and it's settled so quickly. Could it be that they're getting married in a few days?"

Isn’t the speed too fast? There is no time for the two of them to get to know each other.

Shen Suya held her chin in her hand and said, "Is it fast? Isn't it the same for everyone? If you like someone, you get engaged."

In fact, she didn't really want to get married so early. She always felt that after getting married, she couldn't be like now.

"Hurry, I think it's too fast, at least let the two of them get along for a while."

He turned his head and looked at Shen Yuanshan.

"How much gift money should our family give for the village head's granddaughter's wedding? Should we give her any gifts?"

"If you have money, give money. If you don't have money, give whatever you have at home. There's no need to give gifts."

Ji Wenhe didn't understand this: "How much money do you want to give?"

"Sister-in-law, I'm not too sure either. Why don't you wait for your eldest brother to come back and ask him?"

Fine.

Shen Suya took over the conversation from the side: "Six, eight, sixteen, eighteen, they are all auspicious numbers. If the relationship is good and the family has money, give more."

"My mother said that our family gave eight cents because when my mother got married, the head of the village gave eight cents."

How to come and go.

"When the village head arranges a marriage, you have to give at least six cents. You can't go empty-handed."

It was too shabby to bring such things, and the other family had no shortage of rice and flour. Most importantly, I was afraid that the head of the village would be unhappy and try to trip him up.

Ji Wenhe asked: "Do you know when the date is set?"

She shook her head: "I don't know. Once the date is set, the head of the village will inform every household."

A marriage can be settled if it is said so.

That day, the village head came to the door with a smile on his face. As soon as he walked up the steps, he smiled at several people in the yard.

"Rongshan's whole family is here. Uncle is here today to invite you to a wedding banquet. On April 16th, the eighth day of the first lunar month, the whole family must go."

Shen Rongshan took out the bench, put it in the shade, and said with a faint smile: "I haven't congratulated you yet, uncle."

Ji Wenhe went into the house and poured a bowl of warm water: "Village head, I heard that Liuyun's husband is from the town, he is good-looking, and has a good job."

Shen Zhong's eyebrows were bent with smile: "It's true, he is the son of a government official, one year older than Liuyun, and now he also works for the government."

Their family already had good relations with the government, and now that they had a son-in-law who was a yamen runner, it would be easier to solve any problems they had in the future.

He was very satisfied with this marriage, and the two children liked each other, so it was a match made in heaven.

"There are still seven days until the eighth day of the first lunar month, head of the village, life is a bit tight, have you prepared everything for the family?"

It took less than half a month from meeting the relatives to getting married.

Ji Wenhe couldn't imagine that if it happened to her, she would probably run away from the marriage.

Shen Zhong handed the bowl in his hand to Shen Rongshan: "Get the things ready quickly, it will be done in two days. The marriage is settled, so why don't you get married quickly?"

After the eldest granddaughter gets married, it will be the turn of the second granddaughter to meet her.

His eyes fell on the red bracelet Shen Yuanshan had made. "I heard that Rongshan's wife was making bracelets to sell. Is this the one Yuanshan has in his hand?"

"Yeah, I didn't make much money from it, so I just messed around with it."

"It's fine if I can earn a penny. It looks pretty good." Shen Zhong stood up. "Okay, I'm going back. You and your family must come then."

"I will definitely go." Shen Rongshan saw him off.

After the two walked away, Ji Wenhe touched his chin and said, "The head of the village just said it was very beautiful. Do you think he had some other intentions or was it just a simple compliment?"

She thought about it and decided to make a red bracelet and give it to Shen Liuyun as a gift.

"Sister-in-law, why don't you give me one?" Shen Wenshan picked up a red bracelet with a simple design, "This one."

"It's too simple. I'll think about making a nice one and give one to each of the girls in their family."

Ji Wenhe squatted down.

"Wenshan, count how many girls there are in our village. Make as many daisy bracelets as you like in different colors."

The aunts just gave the simplest style.

"Okay." Shen Wenshan replied.

After seeing the people off, Shen Rongshan came back and said, "Wen He, give Shen Liuyun a bracelet. Give him the expensive one we sell."

"I was just thinking of giving one to each of us. Should I give one to Shen Liuyun tomorrow, or should I wait until her wedding day to give it to her?"

"I'll send you off at the wedding." He looked at Shen Yuanshan and Shen Wenshan, "You stay at home that day, and your sister-in-law and I will go."

The two brothers nodded.

Ji Wenhe wondered: "Why don't they go together?"

Shen Rongshan explained: "The village chief asked us to go, that's just a courtesy. We have no relatives with the village chief's family, we just live in the same village and have the same surname."

"The whole family can't go. If two or one person goes, other families in the village will go too. The whole family won't go."

"Is that so? I'll listen to you then."

In her previous life, she would only ask for leave to go back when there were matters concerning her immediate relatives. She never went back for matters concerning her collateral relatives or the village, and she didn't know much about these things.

"By the way, how much do we have to pay as a gift? Xiaoya said her family would pay eight cents. When Aunt Lan got married, the head of the village gave eight cents."