Spring scenery in the fields

Shenjia Village.

Ji Wenhe was feeding the chicks in the wasteland.

"Chuckles..."

The chicks were not afraid of people and would run to her when she called them. They were so cute.

Zhu Danian was holding a rabbit cage and said with a smile: "Wen He, you are feeding the chickens. I'm here to bring you a wild rabbit and some hot peppers."

"Uncle Da Nian." Ji Wenhe stood up and walked out of the wasteland. "Why do I ask you to come all the way here again?"

"Nothing, just walk around and see how the chili tastes."

He went to the mountains to dig it this morning, and the soil was still fresh.

Including the ones he sent, there are a total of eight chili plants.

"It grows better than in the field. Thank you, Uncle Da Nian."

Zhu Danian put down the rabbit cage and said, "Go get a shovel from home and plant it in the wasteland."

Ji Wenhe nodded and glanced at the rabbit cage. The cage was very small and the three rabbits were separated.

After planting the peppers and watering them, he welcomed the person home.

"Uncle Da Nian, please sit down and rest for a while. I'll put them in the cage."

"Sister-in-law, let me get it." Shen Wenshan stepped forward to take it. "Wild rabbits sometimes bite people."

He picked up one of the rabbits, whose legs were covered with herbs and whose fur was dyed green.

Ji Wenhe walked to the kitchen and poured a bowl of hot water: "Uncle Da Nian, here you go."

Zhu Danian took it with a smile: "Wild rabbits are not easy to raise. You have to take good care of them."

"Brother Shen said wild rabbits are easy to raise."

"It's not as easy as he said. Rabbits are timid. If they are frightened, they won't eat or drink. If they don't eat well, they will get sick. I had to work very hard to get them to open their mouths and eat grass."

Otherwise it would have been delivered long ago.

Ji Wenhe looked at the rabbit in the cage and asked, "Uncle Da Nian knows how to raise rabbits?"

"I understand a little bit." Zhu Danian looked at the shed above his head, "This place is too dark. Rabbits need to live in dry places."

"Just keep it for now. Wild rabbits may seem easy to keep, but they are actually very delicate. Clean up their poop every day and put more hay in the cage."

"Okay." She had never raised rabbits, and neither had her three brothers.

Ji Wenhe spread the unused straw out in the sun to dry, and now he found that raising rabbits was not an easy task.

The three of them talked in the yard for a while, and then Zhu Danian stood up and said goodbye.

"Uncle Da Nian, take care."

He waved his hand and went straight down the mountain.

Ji Wenhe crossed his arms and looked at the rabbit hiding in the corner of the cage, frowning: "Wenshan, do you think we can keep it alive?"

She had an ominous premonition.

Shen Wenshan took out the net from the house and shook his head: "I don't know, we have never raised one before."

I have eaten quite a few.

"Sister-in-law, do you want to go to Aunt Lan's house?"

"No, I'll make the clothes at home."

Ji Wenhe walked into the house, took the quilt out to dry in the sun, and also took out the straw mat to dry in the sun.

Holding needle and thread and cloth, she sat by the door and asked, "Your elder brother is driving a donkey cart to the market. Can he come back before noon?"

"If there is no delay on the road, it should be possible."

They left early in the morning and didn't have to go to town to sell bracelets.

In the town, Zhou’s Rice Shop.

"It seems like your business is doing well. You can sell all the goods in a few days after returning."

The man standing in front of Shen Rongshan was the rice shop owner, Zhou Chengzhu.

She was less than 40 years old, with a big belly, like she was four or five months pregnant, and she was very polite to others.

"I don't know. The goods I bought from Boss Zhou last time were sold out in two days."

"Dark noodles are selling well. Every family buys several kilograms or even dozens of kilograms. We dare not buy too much fine noodles."

Zhou Chengzhu nodded: "Yes, farmers are used to saving money. They won't buy fine noodles until the end of the year."

Shen Rongshan looked at the shop assistant weighing the rice and flour and said, "Boss Zhou, I'll return the bag to you when we get it back. Thank you for lending it to us."

There was a large cloth bag in the shop, so he offered to lend it to them.

He smiled and waved his hand: "You have business, I have business, we both make money."

Then he asked again: "You only sell rice and flour, not other things?"

"We only sell rice and flour right now." Shen Rongshan turned his head and looked at him, "Boss Zhou, do you know anyone who sells pork?"

If you want to buy pork and sell it, you need an introduction from someone you know. If you go to the butchers at the stalls, they won’t pay any attention to you.

Zhou Chengzhu thought for a moment and said, "There are two people I know well. One of them supplies the restaurant, but they only sell several pigs, not individual business."

"There is another one in the meat market. I can introduce him to you. He loves wine, especially girl's red wine. He can't walk when he smells it."

Shen Rongshan lowered his eyes. He didn't have much money on him, so he gave Shen Yuanshan a hundred coins to buy needles and thread and white cloth, and the rest was used to purchase goods. The daughter's red wine was very expensive, and it was not enough to buy wine.

Seeing him deep in thought, I smiled and patted his shoulder: "I have half a jar of daughter's red wine left at home, you can take it. He is easy to talk to when he sees wine. If you mention my name, I'm sure you can negotiate it."

"this......"

Zhou Chengzhu patted his shoulders twice more: "I know your master, and he specifically asked me to take good care of you."

"I don't have any hobbies except for one thing: I like to eat wild game. If you kill a pheasant or wild boar, please sell it to me at a low price."

He and Zhu Danian became good friends because of wild game. Later, whenever he caught prey, he would send it to him first.

Shen Rongshan said gratefully: "Of course, thank you, Boss Zhou."

Even if he doesn't want money, I'll just give it to him for free.

Zhou Chengzhu nodded with satisfaction, called the shop assistant, went to the backyard to get out half a jar of girl's red wine and gave it to him, and told him the man's location and appearance.

"Boss Zhou, I'll leave the car here with you first. I'll go to the meat market and wait for my brother to come back. Please tell him."

"Okay, go ahead and don't worry."

Shen Rongshan held the jar carefully and hurried to the meat market.

There were many people at the meat market, and the stalls were surrounded by people.

As Zhou Chengzhu said, Xiong Yaoguang was found.

He was about the same height as him, with broad shoulders and a thick waist, chopping the ribs skillfully.

There were people gathering in front of his stall to buy pork. It was not convenient for Shen Rongshan to go over to him, so he walked to a place not far from him and waited.

Xiong Yaoguang sold a piece of pork, and his clever nose suddenly smelled the faint aroma of wine, and he unconsciously followed the smell.

The butcher looked at him strangely: "Boss, why are you smelling meat if you don't sell it? Give me a pound of pork belly."

He immediately turned around, quickly cut a pound, weighed it, and found that it was exactly one pound, no more, no less.

After waiting for about half an hour, when there were fewer people around the meat stall, Shen Rongshan went up to talk to him.

At the rice shop door, all the purchased rice and flour have been loaded into the truck.

Shen Yuanshan sat in the car, swinging his legs boredly, waiting for someone to come back.

Soon, he saw Shen Rongshan and hurried over to him: "How's it going, big brother? Did you come to an agreement?"

Boss Zhou told him what his elder brother was doing.

"Well, with the introduction of Boss Zhou and half a jar of daughter's red wine, Boss Xiong agreed."

After arriving at the rice shop and expressing their gratitude to Zhou Chengzhu, the two of them drove the donkey cart out of the town. If anyone wanted to take a ride on the road, they would give them a ride.

After noon, the two returned to the village.

"Brother Rongshan, Brother Yuanshan."

Three little boys were playing in the water by the creek and looking at the car curiously.