Spring scenery in the fields

A little after mid-afternoon, the Shen Yunshan brothers returned.

Many people came in and out of the village.

"Yuanshan, Wenshan, you guys went out to buy something, have you just come back?"

Shen Ping came over from the river carrying a large pile of branches. When he saw the two of them, he asked with a smile.

The two greeted each other politely.

Shen Yuanshan smiled and said, "Yes, Uncle Ping, you are helping the headman with his family's affairs."

"Yes, aren't we afraid that there won't be enough firewood tomorrow? The village head asked me to go to the mountain to get some. How's business today? I've sold them all."

"I sold it. It was too tiring. Both my legs hurt now. I walked such a long way."

Afraid that he would ask in detail how much money he had earned, I quickly changed the subject.

"Uncle Ping, is my eldest brother still at the headman's house, or has he gone home?"

Shen Ping looked at the group of people chatting and laughing at the door: "I didn't see him. He went to another village to borrow tables and chairs in the morning, and went home to eat at noon. I didn't see him in the afternoon. He should have gone back."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Shen Rongshan coming out of the courtyard of the village head's house, and hurriedly motioned for the two to look over there: "Over there."

"Brother." Shen Wenshan waved at him.

"Okay, I'm leaving now. I'll be busy later."

"Hey, Uncle Ping, take care." The two responded.

Shen Rongshan came over and said, "I came back a little late. Did you encounter any trouble?"

Shen Yuanshan shook his head: "No, many people in the village went to the market last time and bought a lot of food. Now they have enough food at home, but few people are buying, so we went to a few more villages."

They ran a long way, so they came back late.

Shen Wenshan smiled, his hands covering his waist, which contained the money he earned today: "Brother, a family bought ten kilograms of black flour, three ounces of salt, and two wooden hairpins."

You don’t have to guess, this family must be large.

really.

"There are more than a dozen people in their family, eight children, five of whom are boys."

"He said that his family goes to the market every two weeks, and asked us to go to their village more often in the future, and he will definitely take care of our business."

Seeing how happy these two people were, Shen Rongshan also became happy: "Go back and eat quickly. Your sister-in-law has left some food for you. It's in the pot."

"Is my sister-in-law at home?" Shen Yuanshan asked.

"No, he went to Aunt Lan's house. You guys go back and have a rest after dinner and water the vegetable garden."

He had been busy since morning till now. He hurried back to eat lunch at noon, but was called away by the village head again.

As he was speaking, Shen Tianshi's voice came from behind him: "Brother Rongshan, my father is looking for you."

"I'm going." Shen Rongshan replied, turning his head to look at the two brothers, "After watering the vegetable garden, go back and weave the round baskets."

He borrowed the money from someone else and had to return it as soon as possible.

"I know, big brother. Go ahead."

After he left, the two went straight home, had dinner, and went to water the vegetable garden.

After a busy day, Shen Rongshan returned only when it was getting dark.

Ji Wenhe went up to him and saw that he did not look tired at all. He asked with concern, "Brother Shen, are you tired?"

He has been running around the village today, sometimes leaving the village and sometimes coming back.

She saw it several times just by going out and watching at the door.

He smiled and shook his head: "Not tired, no hard work."

There wasn't really any heavy work, I just went out of the village more frequently.

"Let's eat. After dinner, soak your feet."

Shen Rongshan grabbed her wrist at the gate of the courtyard, causing her to turn around with a puzzled look in her eyes.

"What's wrong? Brother Shen."

"I'm really not tired, don't worry, it's a very easy job compared to before."

Ji Wenhe raised his eyebrows: "Okay, if you say you're not tired, then you're not tired. I believe you, but seeing you running around, it hurts me too."

As she spoke, she continued to walk inside.

"Aren't there many people in the village who haven't gone to town to find work? Why are they relying on you to do everything?"

Shen Rongshan enjoyed her concern and followed her with big strides, his eyes full of tenderness: "They are busy with other things."

Fine.

She didn't say anything else. The family had already prepared dinner and was waiting for him to come back to eat together.

The dinner table.

"Brother, are you going to town to purchase goods the day after tomorrow?" Shen Yuanshan asked.

"Yeah." Shen Rongshan glanced at Ji Wenhe, "I want to get more goods back. Two hundred kilograms, I should be able to sell them all in two days."

"We haven't been to the village behind the mountain in the west yet. Bring back more goods so we don't have to make a trip every other day."

"Two hundred kilograms is too heavy. You must be tired carrying it all the way back from the town. Let Yuanshan or Wenshan go with you."

"I'll go." Shen Yuanshan took over the conversation, "Sister-in-law, make a few more hairpins."

I took out five hairpins in total and sold them all. Hairpins sell better than bracelets.

"You guys are going to the market the day after tomorrow. I won't have time to make so many hairpins. I can only wait until the next time you go to the market and bring them to see how many I can sell."

Tomorrow the two of them will go to the village chief's house for a banquet. After the meal, Shen Rongshan will have to help return the tables, chairs and benches.

Ji Wenhe thought for a moment and said, "Brother Shen, let's make more wooden hairpins. When they go to sell things today, everyone wants wooden hairpins."

He made five hairpins in total, three bamboo hairpins and two wooden hairpins.

Perhaps it is because wooden hairpins can be preserved longer than bamboo hairpins.

Shen Rongshan nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you. Yuanshan will go with me the day after tomorrow, and Wenshan you stay at home."

He responded, "I understand, big brother. I will finish weaving the round basket in the next few days."

After washing up, Ji Wenhe counted money on the bed.

Some time ago, she asked them to weave a small semicircular spoon with bamboo. The amount of noodles she scooped out was not as much as what she could scoop out with one hand.

After people buy noodles, they are given a full portion and a small spoonful of noodles as a gift.

One hundred jin of black flour costs three cents per jin. Excluding the gifts, one can earn more than two hundred and ninety cents.

But it depends on the situation. The more they sell by pound, the more they can give away.

If you sell a few kilograms or dozens of kilograms, you will give away less and earn more.

Shen Rongshan walked in, listened to the sound of her counting money, and said with a smile: "I met Master when I went to Zhaojia Village to borrow a table."

"Dahei and Erhei found the rabbit nest and captured three rabbits alive, two males and one female, which was slightly injured."

"Master said that he would send them back to us after their wounds were healed. There are also chili peppers. Master saw them when he went into the mountains and said he would send them back when the time comes."

"Really." Ji Wenhe raised his head happily, grabbed the copper coins and put them into his purse, "Great, I have to pave the floor at home before the rabbit comes back."

Otherwise they will dig holes and it will be difficult to catch them.

Shen Rongshan sat on a small stool beside the table, lowered his eyes and thought for a while: "Wen He, use wood to build a nest for the rabbit."

"Although there are many stones on the mountain, it is hard to find flat stones. Even if you knock them out with a stone hammer, they are not always flat. It takes several days."

"Let's put up the shed first so the rabbits won't get wet when it rains, what do you think?"

Ji Wenhe got out of bed, opened the stone first, and took out the pottery jar from it: "Okay, I'll listen to you."