Spring scenery in the fields

Fry the wild vegetables in a pan with oil and the dough balls will taste delicious.

After dinner, Shen Wenshan poured a large pot of water into the pot and after it boiled, he prepared the pheasant.

Ji Wenhe netted for a while, then went down the mountain to check on the chicks, and came back to continue netting.

At about five o'clock in the afternoon, I looked down the mountain and said, "I wonder where your elder brother and Yuanshan are."

Shen Wenshan shook his head, knitting his laces without stopping: "They should be home soon, they left early."

On the road.

"Brother, let's sit down and take a break."

He was carrying two baskets and a basket on his back. Although his forehead was sweaty, his steps were still steady.

Shen Rongshan stopped by the roadside, put his things down, and sat down on a stone: "We will be home in half an hour."

"We can get home before dark." Shen Yuanshan leaned against a tree and panted, "Brother, I'm hungry."

I took five wild vegetable cakes with me when I went out in the morning, and he ate three of them.

"Take it."

He tilted his head and looked over: "Brother, why do you still have one piece left?"

"I ate a piece." Shen Rongshan walked over and handed it to him, "Eat it quickly, and then go home."

He walked a lot today.

As soon as we arrived in the town, we went from street to street selling bracelets, and we made an appointment to meet at the shop.

Shen Yuanshan broke off half of the cake and forced it into his hand while eating the vegetable cake: "Brother, eat quickly. After that, we will continue on our journey."

He smiled, didn't refuse, and finished the cake in two or three bites.

After resting for a while, the two got up and continued on their way.

When entering the village, I met Shen Zhong, who had his hands behind his back and a unhappy look on his face.

"Rongshan, Yuanshan, you went to the market and bought a lot of things."

Shen Yuanshan smiled and said, "Yes, Li Zheng."

"Li Zheng, is there something wrong at home? If you need any help, please come to me."

Shen Zhong shook his head and sighed: "Rongshan is thoughtful, but it's just a family matter, nothing serious."

Then he said, "Okay, you guys go home now. I'll go around and weigh it for you. My family doesn't need it right now."

After saying that, he left the village and headed towards Zhaojia Village.

Shen Yuanshan looked at his back in confusion: "Strange, what could happen in their family that would make him worried?"

"Let's go."

Shen Rongshan doesn't care much about other people's affairs.

The two continued walking along the stream upstream and returned home from the foot of the mountain.

At home, Ji Wenhe and Shen Wenshan were cooking.

"Sister-in-law, brother, we are back."

She tilted her head and looked towards the yard, stirring the food with the spatula in her hand: "You guys came back early today. There's hot water in the can. We can eat in a little while."

After putting the things into the house, I went to the kitchen.

Shen Yuanshan poured two bowls of water and said, "Sister-in-law, the bracelet sold for 18 coins today. If I wasn't worried that my brother would have to wait too long, I think it could have sold for a few more coins."

"That's good. Next time I go to the market, I won't buy any twine. I'll just sell what I have at home."

She bought a lot of twine last time, and there is still a lot that has not been finished. Among them, the daisy pattern is the best-selling one, and she plans to use the rest to weave daisy bracelets.

Shen Rongshan came in from outside, tried the water in the bowl and found it was warm, so he drank it all in one gulp.

Looking at the pheasant meat in the pot: "Found it in the trap?"

He didn't go up the mountain to check this morning.

Shen Wenshan poked his head out from behind the stove and said, "Well, I got up early and took a look around. I found wild celery outside the mountain."

"Brother, do you think there is enough thatch outside the yard? If not, I will go cut it tomorrow."

"Almost. If it's not enough, go and cut more." Shen Rongshan fetched water to wash his hands. "Tomorrow I will set up the shed. You two should go out together to Zhangjia Village in the west."

Shen Yuanshan sat on the bench and said, "Brother, do you think those three will cause trouble for us again?"

Ji Wenhe took over the conversation: "They don't dare. If they dare to cause trouble for you, come back and tell us, and I will find their home."

She just didn't believe that she couldn't deal with these scoundrels.

If anyone dares to hinder her family's business, she will make their life miserable.

The two brothers nodded and agreed that they couldn't carry 200 kilograms at once, so they decided to do it in two trips.

Shen Rongshan said to her, "Brown rice, coarse noodles, fine noodles, cornmeal, in addition to what we need for our family, we bought two kilograms of each."

"By the way, do you have any white cloth at home? I have to return the cloth bag I brought back to the shop owner next time."

They had only two cloth bags at home, so they took two with them.

Ji Wenhe nodded: "Yes, I want to use the remaining white cloth to make small clothes for you."

"We don't have to do it. We can just change it and ask Wenshan to sew two or four cloth bags. They don't need to be too big, just enough to hold two or three pounds."

The noodles are different and cannot be mixed together.

"Okay." Then I'll make small clothes for them when I buy cloth from the market next time, and make two sets of clothes for myself first.

Ji Wenhe filled half a bowl with the fried vegetables.

The bowls here are old-fashioned and very large. One bowl is equivalent to two bowls of rice in the previous life.

"Yuanshan, take it to Aunt Lan's house. She and Xiaoya helped us carry thatch today and have been busy all morning."

Shen Yuanshan stood up, smelled the aroma of meat, and swallowed his saliva: "I know, sister-in-law."

He held the bowl and walked down the mountain carefully.

Shen Rongshan took over the pancake making process, while Ji Wenhe mixed the black flour and made dumpling soup in the evening.

Not long after, Shen Yunshan came back with an empty bowl with two wild vegetable cakes in it.

"How can you send something and bring something back?"

The two wild vegetable cakes were the same as the ones Aunt Lan’s family used to make, both the size of a palm.

This time I gave him two pieces, probably because I don’t make much at home.

"Sister-in-law, Aunt Lan insisted on giving it to me even though I didn't want it."

He was also very distressed. If he didn't take it, the other party would pull his sleeve and not let him go. He had no choice but to accept it.

Ji Wenhe understood: "Cover it with a basin, so it won't get cold."

It will take a while for the meal to be ready.

"By the way, I heard from Aunt Niu today that there was a quarrel in the headman's family last night."

"Fight?" Shen Rongshan turned the pancake over. "When I entered the village just now, I saw that the head of the village looked unhappy. I asked him and he said it was a family matter."

Shen Yuanshan asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, what did Aunt Niu say?"

Ji Wenhe nodded: "Yes, the head of the village wants Shen Liuyun's husband to find a good job in the town for his father, brother and second uncle. It would be even better if he could get a job in the government office."

"Aunt Tao doesn't seem to agree. They just got married, and talking about this might affect their relationship."

Shen Wenshan held his chin up and looked at the fire at the bottom of the stove: "If you bring up this kind of thing right after getting married, her husband's family will definitely think too much."

"Uncle Cong doesn't love Shen Liuyun. Only Aunt Tao in the family is good to his daughter."

In every household, everyone knows clearly who the parents love.

Shen Rongshan baked the pancake and took it out without washing the pan. After baking the pancake, there was still oil on the pan, so he poured water directly into it.

He said calmly: "Just listen to other people's affairs, don't tell them in the village."

The three of them nodded in response.

After finishing his meal and washing up, Ji Wenhe waited for him to come in on the bed.