Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 430 Muppets

She asked curiously, "Are the abandoned fields here the same price as the abandoned dry land in the west?"

Ji Wenhe shook his head: "It's different. The dry land is 500 Wen. The price of the farmland here is higher. I didn't ask what the price is. Anyway, I don't plan to buy it here."

"There are not many people in our village, and it's a pity to leave so many fields uncultivated."

"Yes, it's a pity. If we planted crops, we could sell the harvest for a lot of money. There is no abandoned land in our village. We do have dry land, but not much."

Because there are many people in their village.

"Sister-in-law, I heard from Wenshan that the headman doesn't allow outsiders to enter the village. I also heard that his two sons went to the town and will not return to the village. Who will be the headman in the future?"

Ji Wen He He came to his own field and said, "I don't know either. The head of the village must want one of his two sons to come back, but judging by the situation, it is estimated that neither of them will come back."

"If their son really doesn't want to be the village chief, someone in the village will definitely choose him. As for who they will choose, I don't know."

Ding Hongye followed her, walking westward from the foot of the northern mountain: "Our village is the same as Shenjia Village. The son of the village head sits on the position of village head, and it is passed down from generation to generation. No one else can become the village head."

"On the surface, everyone is allowed to choose who will be the village head, but in private, someone has already been asked to speak up. If anyone dares not to listen, the village head will secretly make trouble."

"The position of village head is not a high position, but it is not a low position either. Who dares to offend him? If you want to vote, you will definitely vote for the village head's son. But when the time comes, our village head will be gone. If we elect him in the village, I guess there will be a wave of competition."

Ding Hongye turned her head and looked at her: "What the eldest sister-in-law meant is that every family wants to be the head of the village."

"Of course, who doesn't want to be an official?"

"If you look at it this way, I think big brother can be the head of Shenjia Village."

Ji Wenhe smiled and said, "Forget about your elder brother. He doesn't like to talk much and doesn't like flattery. But there is one good thing about him. If someone comes to him for help, he will definitely do it properly and will not agree to it publicly but refuse it secretly."

"Your eldest brother is not suitable for this position. An official must be good at making friends and speaking eloquently. Besides, I don't want him to go either. Many things are very annoying."

Ding Hongye nodded in understanding. He didn't know much about the villagers and had no idea what the men in other families were like.

"If the village head's son doesn't come back to serve as the official, I estimate that the village head may serve for a hundred years, and only when he is about to die, he may give up the position to the next person."

Ding Hongye asked: "Why don't the village head and Aunt Qin go to the town? There are good days in the town. Why are they willing to stay in the village?"

"Land. My family has a lot of land, including homesteads. I'm reluctant to sell them. Besides, it's not as comfortable to live in a town as it is in a village. Not everyone wants to live in a town."

"That's true." She walked onto the wooden bridge and looked up the river. "Sister-in-law, aren't there any fish or shrimp in the river?"

"No, there is nothing. The water is crystal clear. You can't even see any shrimp."

"That's a shame. I was hoping there would be fish and shrimp, so I'll come here to catch them in the summer."

"Speaking of fishing, in June we'll go to the big river to catch snails and bring back some small fish to fry and eat."

"Fried in oil?"

Ji Wenhe nodded: "Yes."

"Deep-frying consumes too much oil." Ding Hongye was reluctant.

"We don't eat it every day, maybe only once or twice a year. If you don't want to fry it, you can dry it in the sun. It tastes good, but I think it will taste better if you fry it in oil and sprinkle some chili powder and make some sauce."

"The peppers in the field are growing quite well. I see quite a few small ones." When Ding Hongye went to the field to check, she asked Shen Wenshan curiously.

I just found out that she likes eating spicy food and makes a lot of dried chili peppers and chili sauce at home.

Ji Wenhe looked at the vegetable field and said, "Those chili plants are growing really well. I often water them with manure water, and the chili is growing more than before. I also have two small jars of chili at home. If you can eat spicy food, I'll give you one. Put a little in the cooking to adjust the seasoning."

She refused with a smile: "I can't eat it. When Wenshan eats at home, he pours the chili into a small bowl and dips the vegetables in it."

"He said that the pickled cucumbers made by my sister-in-law are especially delicious. When the cucumbers are ripe, I will come to ask my sister-in-law for advice."

"Okay, I'll teach you when the time comes. Wenshan can also make it. If he's at home, let him make it. This year, I planted a lot of cucumbers in the cornfield, and also a lot of long beans. We'll dry them and store them upstairs, so we won't have to worry about having no vegetables to eat in the winter."

"Sister-in-law, don't you have anything stored upstairs?"

"Corn kernels are placed upstairs in the west room. There is nothing in the main room. Winter clothes and shoes, tables, and cabinets are not built yet. I will wait for Wenshan to build them. Anyway, they are not needed at home now."

"I don't want Wenshan to build a table and cabinet for the upstairs room in my house. I want to build a bed, cabinet and table in the west room. When we have children in the future, they will move in. Unless there are guests at home, we will rarely go upstairs on weekdays."

Arriving at the door of the house, Ji Wenhe turned around and looked at her: "I'm telling you, even though there are not many things now, there will be more and more in the future. Let's go inside and talk."

"No, sister-in-law, just come out for a walk and go back to embroider your purse."

She only ate two meals a day at home. After coming here, she found out that their family ate three meals a day.

After they separated, she ate two meals a day when she was alone at home. If Shen Wenshan was at home, she would eat three meals a day.

"Okay, then go back. If you're tired, go out for a walk."

Ding Hongye nodded with a smile, turned around and walked forward.

Ji Wenhe had told her before that Shen Wenshan was not at home, so he could come to their house for lunch at noon.

She never came every time I called her. She said she was used to eating two meals a day, so I stopped calling her later.

When I came to the kitchen, Shen Rongshan was chopping green onions: "Wen He, the noodles are ready. Put them in the big pot. I will come back to make them in the afternoon."

"Make a few more and send some to the front."

He nodded: "I'll go to town tomorrow. Aunt Li's puppets are all ready."

"It should be done. I didn't ask."

"Go and take a look. Don't let it be too late to deliver it tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll go to Aunt Li's house."

Li Chunhong had told her before that she could do it well, and she didn't ask when she saw her these few days.

When I arrived at their house and saw her about to enter the house, I quickly said, "Aunt Li, what are you busy with?"

She turned back with a smile: "Wen He is here, there is nothing to do, I'm tidying up the room, all the dolls are made, and the needle and thread are placed underneath, you can bring them back to Boss Yang when the time comes."

She pointed to the scraps of cloth in a basket beside her and said, "These are not very useful. Do you want to take them with you?"