Spring scenery in the fields

Put a roof on it and cover it with thatch, and then borrow a wooden ladder from the village head's house.

Shen Rongshan picked up the axe: "Wen He, I'm going."

Ji Wenhe nodded and took a bite of the wild vegetable cake: "Hmm."

If we work quickly, we can set up the shed in one day.

After dinner, I washed the dishes, wiped my hands, took a machete to the outside of the yard, and removed the leaves from the bamboo.

When Shen Rongshan came back dragging the branches, she had almost finished cutting the bamboo leaves.

"Brother Shen, go to the village head's house and borrow a wooden ladder. I'll hold it for you. Oh, and there are vines here, too."

"I'll go find some vines right now. Don't bother with that. If you hurt your hand, put it down and let me do it."

Ji Wenhe responded with his mouth, but his hands kept moving.

When he went to the mountain to look for vines, he took an axe and cut off the thin part at the top of the bamboo.

"What are you busy with? Building a shed."

Looking back, it was He Yuxiang.

He stood up with a smile and pointed to a small bench on the side: "Yes, Aunt He, please sit down."

She sat on the small stool and looked inside the house: "Where's Rongshan? He's not at home."

"He went to the mountain to look for vines. Is Aunt He here to look for him?"

He Yuxiang said with a smile: "I came to your house to buy noodles. I'm almost finished with the ones at home."

She had heard about it a long time ago, and her father-in-law and mother-in-law also said that since they were selling it cheaply, she should just buy it from them to avoid going to town and spending more money.

Ji Wenhe bent over and put the cut bamboo together: "Aunt He, please come this afternoon. Wenshan and Yuanshan are out, and there is no scale at home."

"Okay, I'm not in a hurry, just ask first."

I saw the Shen Rongshan brothers entering the village yesterday, and I guess they bought a lot of goods.

"Do you have grits and cornmeal?"

"Yes, there are also brown rice and fine noodles. We only bought two kilograms of each and they took them out. I don't know if they will all be sold."

She came at an unfortunate time. If she had come last night, she would have been able to buy it.

"That's fine. If I can't buy it this time, I'll come back next time. I'll buy a few kilograms of black flour first."

Ji Wenhe smiled and nodded: "Okay."

He Yuxiang had never been to their house before, so she looked around and asked, "Is it cold and gloomy living in a cave?"

"A little bit. It's very cold in the winter, but it's a good place to escape the heat in the summer."

"When I make money, I will buy a piece of land at the foot of the mountain. When Yuanshan and Wenshan grow up, I will need a house to marry a wife."

When farmers consider marriage, the house is the most important thing.

Ji Wenhe agreed: "Yes, after working hard for two years and saving some money, you can afford it."

"Wenshan and Yuanshan are not in a hurry right now. They both want to wait two years and save some money so that they can consider marriage."

"Well, you're right. I have three sons and no house at home. It's a headache."

"Aunt He, why are you in such a hurry? Your eldest son is 11 now, it's early."

He Yuxiang said in distress, "Time flies. I've grown up in the blink of an eye. If my father-in-law's private school can be reopened, our family will be much better."

Ji Wenhe turned around and said: "It's good to do this. Children in the surrounding villages can go to school and learn to read. Uncle Xiucai is still young and can continue teaching."

If the school is established, their life will be better.

"Yes, my father-in-law hasn't made up his mind yet. Although we don't have to hand in grain, every family doesn't have much surplus money and grain, so I'm afraid they can't afford the tuition."

"Just do it. You won't lose anything anyway. Not all people outside the village are poor. Even if one or two people come, it will be fine."

He Yuxiang nodded slowly: "I can't make a decision about my father-in-law's affairs, let's see what he does."

Then he stood up.

"Wen He, you are busy. I will come over this afternoon. If you have not sold out the coarse flour and corn flour, leave me one pound of each, and five pounds of black flour. I will come to your house to buy more after I finish eating."

"Hey, got it, Aunt He. Please take care."

She went down the mountain with a smile.

Not long after, Shen Rongshan came down from the mountain, holding a bunch of vines.

Ji Wenhe told him that He Yuxiang had come.

"Okay, come back and tell Wenshan and the others. Wenhe, I'm going to the headman's house to borrow a wooden ladder."

"Okay, go ahead."

He cut the vines into sections of similar length and put them aside after sorting them out.

The two worked until the afternoon, and at almost three o'clock, the two brothers came back carrying empty baskets.

Looking at their happy faces, I realized that all of them were sold out today.

"Sister-in-law, big brother, they are all sold. There are quite a lot of people in Zhangjia Village buying them. The two kilograms of fine noodles were bought by the Zheng family."

The head of Zhangjia Village also came to Shen Liuyun's wedding.

Shen Wenshan held up the bamboo pole and said, "I sold three bracelets for a total of nine coins."

"Sister-in-law, how about taking down the other designs and making them all into daisy designs?"

Ji Wenhe was a little confused: "The wooden beads were bought in vain, how about this, don't take them apart, and weave the remaining threads into small daisy patterns."

If she had known that this product would sell well, she would not have bought the wooden beads and wasted three cents.

Shen Rongshan came down the wooden ladder and said to the two men, "There's rice left in the pot, keep it hot. Don't go out today, go tomorrow."

They picked out 100 kilograms and if nothing goes wrong, the rest will be sold out tomorrow.

"Oh, right." Ji Wenhe turned his head and looked towards the kitchen. "Aunt He will come over later and ask for five pounds of black flour."

As he was speaking, a man walked up from the foot of the mountain, holding a wooden basin in his hand.

He Yuxiang said with a smile: "I saw Yuanshan and the others coming back in the yard."

The two brothers came out and politely called out, "Aunt He."

"Hey, do you have any more semolina and cornmeal?"

"No more, all sold out. If Aunt He wants some, we'll save some for you next time," said Shen Yuanshan.

"Okay, then weigh me six pounds of black flour."

The three boys in the family wanted to eat fried pancakes and had been making a fuss for the whole afternoon, so their father-in-law asked her to buy another pound.

Shen Wenshan took her into the house.

In this village, as in other villages, everyone who comes is given a spoonful.

Although the spoon is small, it's better than nothing.

He Yuxiang came out with noodles: "Wenhe, Rongshan, you guys are busy, I'm going back."

"Hey, Aunt He, take care."

Ji Wenhe held the ladder while Shen Rongshan stood on it to tie the vines.

"Aunt He said that Uncle Xiucai wants to reopen the private school, but he's worried that no one will come, so he hasn't made a decision yet."

Shen Yuanshan sat at the table, waiting for Shen Wenshan to heat up the meal: "I'm afraid there won't be many children."

The famine almost emptied the family’s savings, so there was no extra money to pay the tuition.

Whether it can be opened or not has nothing to do with them.

Ji Wenhe thought for a moment, then turned to look at him: "Yuanshan, do you want to learn to read?"

He was silent for a long time: "I thought about it when I was a child."

If my parents were not sick, they would also go to private school.

"what about now?"

Shen Yuanshan glanced at Shen Wenshan behind the stove, shook his head, and then nodded: "We are old, and no one will accept us if we go to a private school."

"At our age, we are all looking for jobs in town. If we go to a private school, we will be laughed at."

Moreover, the private schools were full of children, and they always felt a little embarrassed to go there.

There is no money at home and I don’t want to put more pressure on my elder brother.