Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 208 Dinner table chat

Shen Xiaoxian deserved it. He beat and scolded his wife and daughter. Now his retribution has come. He does not deserve any sympathy at all.

After kneading the dough, Lan Qiuhua washed her hands and asked the people in the yard: "Wen He, can we cook it now?"

Ji Wenhe looked up at the sky. It was almost four o'clock. "Yes, let's cook."

The bone soup is ready and the aroma is everywhere.

"Xiaoya, move the table out. We'll eat in the yard. Move the small tables in the house out as well and put them together."

"Okay." Shen Suya walked to the door, turned around and asked, "Sister-in-law, do you want me to go back and get the bowl and chopsticks?"

"Yes, just take two. Call them up on the way. We'll have dinner soon."

"Oh." She moved the table out, put it together, and continued down the mountain.

Ji Wenhe covered the pot and said, "Aunt Lan, please turn off the fire. Don't burn it anymore."

Simmer the beans and meat in the pot for a while.

There were voices of several people talking in the yard.

Zhu Danian walked to the kitchen door with a smile: "I can smell the aroma of meat from far away, it makes me hungry."

She smiled and replied: "Please sit down. I will serve you a bowl of bone soup so that you can enjoy your meal first."

"Then don't worry, I'll wait for you all to come together. Are all the people here?"

"Xiao Ya has gone to get the bowls and will be here soon. You guys take a seat first."

The two twins moved the benches out and put them away, then came in to serve the dishes.

Lan Qiuhua came out from behind the stove.

"Aunt Lan, wash your hands and eat."

"Okay, where are the chopsticks?"

"The chopsticks are in the cupboard. Wash your hands first and let them take them."

Ji Wenhe scooped out the beans from the pot and put another bowl aside: "Aunt Lan, I cooked a lot of beans, take a bowl back home tonight."

"I've eaten it all. I'm not taking it back."

"We can't finish it. There's a lot left. There's more in the pot." She cooked a little more on purpose.

Shen Rongshan washed his hands and walked in, taking the food from her: "Let's go and eat."

"You go first, the bone soup hasn't been served yet."

There are not many ribs in a pound. I counted them before cooking and found there were eight pieces in total.

There were seven of them, and there was one piece left over, just enough for each person.

She put the remaining piece into Zhu Danian's bowl.

Lan Qiuhua came to the table with a bowl in her hand and said with a smile: "I had enough bone soup today, so I cooked half a pot."

"It smells really good." Zhu Danian couldn't help but smell the bone soup in the bowl. "I can't eat it once a year, and I'm too lazy to make it. It's too troublesome."

The main reason is that the ones I make myself are not that fragrant.

"Of course I do. I never buy big bones to cook. There's not much meat on them. I can't eat them for years. I'm lucky enough to have them today."

Lan Qiuhua saw Shen Suya coming out of the kitchen and motioned for her to sit next to her.

Ji Wenhe sat next to Shen Rongshan and said with a smile: "What are you waiting for? Let's eat. There are no outsiders here. Don't be polite. Eat as much as you can."

Zhu Danian took up the chopsticks first: "I'll drink some soup first, you guys can do whatever you want."

After taking a bite, she sighed with satisfaction and saw two big black dogs squatting behind her drooling: "Look, they are so greedy."

A few people turned their heads and saw two big black dogs with their tongues sticking out and saliva dripping down.

Shen Yunshan threw the bones with meat eaten in front of them: "Dogs have very sensitive noses."

I could already smell the aroma of meat at the foot of the mountain and was extremely anxious.

Ji Wenhe stood up with a smile: "I'll get them two bones to chew on."

They looked so greedy.

"Rongshan, how is the family business?" Zhu Danian asked.

"It's okay."

“Can I buy a homestead by the end of the year?”

Shen Rongshan shook his head and looked at the people around him.

He never asked how much money there was at home. He only asked her if she had any money and whether it was enough.

If that was not enough, he would go into the mountains.

Ji Wenhe took a sip of bone soup and continued, "There's no rush for the homestead. I want to buy some land. We only have 70% of land at home, and I don't think the food we grow is enough to eat."

It’s impossible to sell it, so we keep it for our own consumption.

"That field is at the foot of the mountain. I heard from the aunties that the harvest in previous years was not very good. The wasteland can only be planted next year."

There are four people in my family, and the food expenses are nearly 800 yuan a month. We are all growing up and have big appetites, so the expenses are too high.

Zhu Danian pondered for a moment and said, "Those three plots of wasteland can only be planted in the second half of the year. Then you can plant wheat."

"There are indeed too few fields, but I heard that in your village, fields and dry land are traded together."

"Yes." Lan Qiuhua said, "It would cost several hundred coins to buy paddy fields alone. We are very careful."

He shook his head: "It's also because there are few people in your village. If the head of another village dared to do this, everyone would definitely make a fuss."

There are many people from other villages, with dozens or even hundreds of households in one village.

Unlike Shenjia Village, everyone has the same surname and is from the same family.

People from other villages have different surnames and will not listen to the headman in everything. If their interests are hindered, everyone will make a fuss.

Ji Wenhe nodded in agreement. In fact, people in their village did not need to buy land, unlike people in other villages who would move in to settle down.

If people want to settle here, they must buy land. If they dare to do what Shen Zhong did, it would be easy for something to go wrong.

Who knows if you might meet an extreme person who might stab you in the back.

"I have discussed this with Brother Shen. I also want to buy a donkey cart. I can't always borrow one from other people."

"We bought a donkey cart ourselves, which saves a lot of effort when selling goods. But a donkey costs nine taels, not including the cart."

"If you don't have fifteen taels, you can't buy a donkey cart. After buying a donkey cart, you should have at least four taels left in your hand, so that you can buy more goods."

She would spend nearly three taels of silver each time she purchased goods, leaving only one tael of silver in her hands. She would feel uneasy if she didn't keep some money for backup.

Zhu Danian thought about it and realized that it was indeed difficult: "Then let's buy the paddy fields first. After buying the paddy fields, I can save money to buy a donkey cart. There is no rush for the homestead, since it is at the foot of the mountain and won't run away anyway."

Then he looked at the twins and said, "You are fourteen this year. Wait two years before looking for a marriage partner. Now that you have money, you won't have to worry about not being able to find a wife."

"It's not easy to make money. You have to take care of your family first and help your elder brother and sister-in-law more."

"They are helping. They are eager to go out and sell goods every day." Ji Wenhe said with a smile, "They can endure hardships. They are the ones who do most of the heavy work at home."

"I want to help sometimes, but they won't let me."

"You are a woman, and the heavy work at home should be done by men. Rongshan loves you, and you two should be well."

"Hey, Uncle Da Nian, eat your food, don't talk."

Shen Rongshan drank two sips of soup, saw the spareribs at the bottom of the bowl, picked them up and put them into her bowl, and said to Zhu Danian.

"Master, we have to go out to sell goods and won't be home often. Why don't you sell the thatched house over there and buy one in our Shenjia Village?"

"We'll take care of you so you don't have to think about what to eat every day. Wen He and I have discussed it, and it will be more lively with more people."