Spring scenery in the fields

Then he looked around the house again and said, "I'll make money to buy a homestead at the foot of the mountain. The cave is too cold and the place is too small. There won't be enough space for children to live in in the future."

Ji Wenhe didn't want to listen to others urging her to have a baby, so she went to the kitchen and let Shen Rongshan explain it to her himself.

"Sister-in-law, I picked the chilies." Shen Wenshan pointed at the chilies in the basin, "The chilies are too small, so I picked a few more."

They picked and ate a lot of them before they were fully grown.

"I'll do the cutting, you mix the noodles, stir-fry the vegetables and make pancakes. We'll make wild vegetable dumpling soup tonight." Then beat two eggs.

We have three meals a day to make sure everyone is well fed. The food at home is consumed quickly and the food we bought last time is almost gone.

Fortunately, we were able to go dig wild vegetables, otherwise, with four people having big appetites, we wouldn’t have been able to make it this far.

"Yuanshan, Wenshan, have you eaten enough for every meal during this period?"

Shen Yunshan stuck his head out from behind the stove: "Sister-in-law, we don't want to lie to you. We're not too full."

There wasn't much food at home to begin with, and if they were allowed to eat as much as they wanted, that little food wouldn't last them for more than a few days.

"We'll keep ten kilograms of black flour." Ji Wenhe thought for a moment and said, "After we sell them all, ask your brother to buy some more brown rice."

"From now on, you can eat as much as you want. Only when you are full can you have strength and grow taller."

"We now have a way to make money. Although we don't make much, we don't have to be too frugal."

They had to walk a long way to sell the fruits, carrying baskets on their shoulders.

"But don't eat too much all at once. Eat until you're 80% full. If you're used to being hungry, your stomach won't be able to handle it if you suddenly eat too much."

Just like her now, she eats a little more than before, but she never feels full every time, and stops when she is 70% or 80% full.

Although the two of them didn't understand, they listened to her very much.

At this time, Wu Caifeng came out of the house carrying noodles. Passing by the kitchen, she greeted her with a smile: "You two are helping your sister-in-law cook. Wen He, I'm going back first."

"Hey, Aunt Wu, take care."

After a while, Shen Rongshan came in with the meat: "Wen He, the money is on the bedside, remember to put it away."

"Okay, by the way, Brother Shen, we'll keep ten kilograms of black flour. After this batch is sold out, we'll buy some brown rice and see if anyone wants to buy it."

Shen Yuanshan took over the conversation: "There will definitely be people who will buy it, but more people will buy the black version."

Most people still choose cheap black noodles and pancakes.

"Okay, buy less brown rice. Are we going to Yuanshan or Wenshan tomorrow?" Shen Rongshan looked at the two of them.

Ji Wenhe finished slicing the meat and straightened up: "Why don't you two separate and go to different villages, or go together, you can switch when you get tired."

They kept ten kilograms for themselves, and there were still ninety kilograms left. The two of them were thin, and it was too tiring for one person to carry it all, as they walked slowly.

The two brothers looked at each other.

Shen Wenshan said: "Let's go together."

"Okay." Shen Rongshan washed his hands and took the kitchen knife. "I'll go to the mountain to chop trees."

"Then I'll go to Aunt Lan's house and make the clothes in the next two days. You can wear new clothes when you go out of the village."

"Okay, thank you sister-in-law." Both of them were very happy.

Ji Wenhe smiled and started preparing the dishes.

After dinner in the evening, Shen Rongshan brought a basin of hot water into the room and placed it beside the bed. When he stood up to leave, she stopped him.

"Brother Shen, you can't soak your feet when you have your period, otherwise you will bleed a lot, and in serious cases, you may bleed profusely."

He paused, his tone a little flustered: "I don't know."

He really didn't know, and his mother had never told him before.

Ji Wenhe said with a smile: "Well, now Brother Shen knows that women cannot soak their feet during menstruation."

"I don't mean to blame Brother Shen, so don't take it to heart. By the way, have you bought the toilet paper?"

"I bought it." Shen Rongshan put down the basin, turned around and took out the straw paper from the basket. "There are 25 sheets in total. I'll buy more after I use them up."

"So small."

The length and width were no more than ten centimeters, not even as big as her palm.

"We have 70 tickets for sale in the store. I'll buy more next time if I use them up this time."

He didn't buy it because he didn't bring enough money.

Ji Wenhe put the paper into the box with the cleaned cloth inside: "Don't buy so much, I'm afraid it will get damp after a long time."

She only uses it when she has her period, toilet paper is too expensive.

Shen Rongshan nodded and went out with hot water. The two brothers had already washed the dishes.

"After you wash up, go to bed."

Shen Wenshan sat on a small stool, took off his shoes, put his feet in the hot water, and squinted his eyes comfortably: "Brother, our family will have a better and better life in the future."

"Of course, as long as we are willing to work hard and endure hardships, our lives will not be bad."

Not only them, but every household will not have to pay grain and taxes for three years, and life will get better.

Shen Rongshan looked at the two people who were huddled together to soak their feet, and said with a smile: "Your sister-in-law is right, it will be difficult for you two to find work in town."

"Now that our family is running a peddler business, you have to go out and sell the goods. Your sister-in-law can't do the farm work, so I have to go to town to buy the goods."

"Both of you should go to town and find work. Your sister-in-law and I are too busy at home. This face will scare people if it goes out."

The news had probably spread throughout the area that Shen Rongshan from Shenjia Village who had gone to the battlefield had returned and that he had killed someone.

Most people are afraid of him.

The two brothers nodded repeatedly.

Shen Yuanshan took the foot cloth, his eyes full of longing: "Brother, you go to town to buy goods, and we will go out to sell them, and sister-in-law will stay at home to make lace."

"When I make money, I'll buy some land, raise chickens and pigs, and eat meat three times a day."

"You only think about eating meat and don't save money to marry a wife." Shen Rongshan said with a smile.

"We'll get married after we save enough money. My brother and I are not in a hurry."

Shen Wenshan echoed: "Well, don't worry, big brother."

Many people in the village visit their relatives at the age of seventeen. They are fourteen now, so it won’t be too late to wait another three years.

Ji Wenhe washed up and lay in bed early. When he didn't see him come back for a long time, he knew that the three brothers were talking.

After a while, Shen Rongshan opened the door and walked into the room. He walked to the bed in the dark and asked in a low voice, "Are you asleep?"

"No, I'm waiting for you."

His heartbeat suddenly quickened, and he was silent for a moment: "Does your stomach still hurt?"

"a little bit."

It’s not as strong as last night, so I should be able to sleep well tonight.

Ji Wenhe tilted his head towards him and said, "Tomorrow, ask Wenshan and the others to bring the hairpins I made. They're three cents each, and two are five cents each."

"Yeah." Shen Rongshan took off his coat and lay down, folding his hands on his abdomen, clenching them slightly, a little nervous, "Do you... want more warmth?"

"No, it's not that bad."

Hearing her say this, there was a look of loss in her eyes.

She didn't think much about it and continued talking about other things.

She said he listened, and occasionally responded to her, until the voices of the people around him became quieter and quieter.

"Wen He, go to sleep."

Ji Wenhe hummed softly and then fell into a deep sleep.