Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 183 Discussing a meeting between them

"Then we need to talk to Brother Shen and ask him tomorrow. Their family only gave three taels of betrothal gifts. Aren't they buying anything else?"

She shook her head and looked towards the first house in the east: "Don't buy it even if you have money. Xie Fenglian is of that personality. She knows that her grandson-in-law's family is rich."

"Whenever my family encounters problems, I will go to their house every now and then, asking for money under one name or another."

Ji Wenhe frowned and sighed. She thought Xie Fenglian knew that the other party had a reputation of being unlucky in marriage, and would not let Shen Guyan look at him.

As a result, this person didn't even even look at the woman, but he said that he would marry her immediately if the other party gave him three taels of silver. He didn't care about Shen Guyan at all.

It’s really helpless to think about it. Most women here have no right to choose and it all depends on their parents.

"Aunt Lan, can you let them meet secretly first? What if Gu Yan doesn't like it?"

Lan Qiuhua looked at her disapprovingly: "If this gets out, no one will want Shen Guyan anymore. You can't do this."

Yes, we must not be careless. She thought for a moment and said, "Then we can invite Liu Dali over, and then let Gu Yan pretend to look for wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain, so that we can take a look from a distance."

"Wen He, are you afraid that Liu Dali will look down on Shen Guyan?"

"No." Ji Wenhe shook his head, "I was afraid that Gu Yan would not like it after seeing it, and then Aunt Xie would insist on doing it."

Although Liu Dali is good in all aspects, it is a lifelong thing, and even if you don't like him, you have to find someone you don't dislike.

"Whether they are in love or not, Shen Guyan has no say in the matter. We have to listen to our family's opinion."

It is not up to you to get married or not.

"You said Liu Dali is not as good as those that Lin Yue Niang showed me, but you are right. Let's take a look from a distance."

"Invite Liu Dali over tomorrow and I'll ask him again. Once I'm clear, I'll take him to their house to see him."

"Okay." Ji Wenhe stood up and said, "Aunt Lan, I'll go back first. I'll ask Brother Shen to bring the person back tomorrow."

Lan Qiuhua nodded: "Hey."

Passing by the shed: "Wenshan, you stay down there and watch. Someone might come later. I'll go back and cook."

Shen Wenshan handed her the basket of meat, leaving only a pound of pork: "Sister-in-law, take it back to the cave."

"it is good."

The weather is hot and it is easy to go bad if left outside.

Tomorrow Shen Rongshan will visit a few more villages and sell all the meat.

The wheelbarrow has been pushed back and can only hold two large baskets, which can be stacked up to fit four baskets in total and then tied tightly with rattan.

When I got home, Shen Yuanshan was washing brown rice.

I went to the town and bought another 20 kilograms of dark flour, 4 kilograms of corn flour, 4 kilograms of coarse flour, 2 kilograms of fine flour, and 10 kilograms of brown rice. These were all for our family's consumption.

They don't eat at home at noon, only in the morning and evening, and can barely eat for more than half a month.

If they ate three meals a day, it would not be enough to last them for half a month.

Ji Wenhe put the basket in the cave, rolled up his sleeves and went to the kitchen: "Yuanshan, what are you going to cook for lunch?"

"I've sorted the purslane, let's stir-fry it."

There was a large bowl of washed purslane on the table.

"All of these have been fried. Do you want to fry another one tonight?"

Shen Yuanshan covered the pot and went behind the stove.

: "I've fried them all. I won't cook anything else. I'm not going out to sell anything today."

So don't eat too much.

"By the way, sister-in-law, I put the fine salt in the cupboard, and I just cleaned the pottery jar."

Ji Wenhe looked at the upside-down pottery jar and said, "You cook for a while, and I'll go to the field to pick some cucumbers and beans and pickle them in the afternoon."

I also need to dig some wild garlic.

Shen Rongshan found wild garlic in the mountains and transplanted it into the vegetable garden, and he also dug up a lot of wild onions.

Although the soil on the mountain is full of stones, it is obviously better than the soil at the foot of the mountain.

After they were transplanted, they didn't grow much and were not as big as those dug from the mountains.

The land at the foot of the mountain is not fertile and has no vitality. The vegetables will grow well only if you water them with manure every few days.

"Wen He." Shen Rongshan walked over from the ravine, "Why don't you wear a straw hat when you go out?"

"I didn't remember it."

Ji Wenhe pointed at the cucumbers and long beans he had picked on the ground.

"You hold it. I'll dig up a few more garlics and pickle them this afternoon."

While digging garlic with a sickle, I said to him, "Tomorrow you go to Baiyun Mountain and ask Liu Dali to come to Shenjia Village."

Shen Rongshan stood beside her holding cucumbers and beans, shielding her from the sun: "Did Aunt Lan go to Aunt Xie's house to ask about it?"

"Well, Aunt Xie said that as long as you can afford three taels of silver, she will agree to this marriage."

"But I think they should meet each other forever."

"No, if it gets out, it will damage Shen Guyan's reputation."

Ji Wenhe stood up and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve: "I mean, after he enters the village, let Gu Yan dig wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain."

"She usually digs wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain. No one would say anything if they saw her. If we hadn't told them that we were waiting there to see her, no one would have known."

"After he enters the village, he will go to Aunt Lan's house. Gu Yan has no objection. After Aunt Lan has inquired about the details, she will take him to Aunt Xie's house to see him."

She turned and walked in front of him, and when she reached the foot of the hill, she turned and looked at him: "How do you feel about this?"

Shen Rongshan nodded: "Well, that's fine. I'll go to their village tomorrow to ask around."

It was noon, when the weather was hot, and no one in the village was wandering around outside.

Ji Wenhe grabbed his sleeve and said with a smile: "If it works out, then we can be considered as half matchmakers."

"Forget it." He replied with a smile, and then said seriously, "Wen He, don't interfere in the affairs of the village anymore."

"It's a matter of a lifetime. If she marries well, you will be happy for her. If she doesn't marry well, you will only be blamed in the end, and you will feel uncomfortable."

"Well, I know. I won't care about it anymore."

Shen Guyan came to find her, and when he met her bright big eyes, his heart softened.

And she could feel that she trusted her very much.

Perhaps it was because they had been together for a period of time to find wild vegetables and pick up branches, and the two of them got along better and better, and he trusted her more and more.

Sometimes when I encounter something I can’t understand, I come to her.

Among the girls in the village, apart from Shen Suya, only Shen Guyan was particularly good friends with her.

The three of them got together and had a lot of topics to talk about. They were not restrained at all and just chatted and laughed.

"Brother Shen, will you take Yuanshan or Wenshan out tomorrow?"

Shen Rongshan walked into the kitchen and looked at the man burning the fire behind the stove: "Yuanshan, who of you will come with me?"

"Brother, I'll go with you. Wenshan will stay at home to look after the shop and help my sister-in-law."

From now on, when we go out to sell goods, we push the cart together.

Ji Wenhe nodded: "Okay, you two can take turns anyway."

After lunch, Shen Rongshan went up the mountain with his bow and arrow. He wanted to see if he could hunt any prey and bring back some wild fruits and vegetables.

The twins were sitting in the shed making lace.