Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 106 Aunt Lan sends wild vegetables

"I finished the work at hand and came back to rest for two days. I haven't been back for nearly a month."

"I was lucky to find a permanent job, but after two days I have to find another one. I don't know how long I can stay here."

"Don't worry, Aunt Lan, I will definitely find a good job." Ji Wenhe stood by with his arms folded, "Aunt Lan, your whole family will come to my house for dinner tomorrow night."

"We'll go to the market tomorrow to buy some meat and wine. It's a deal. You don't have to cook tomorrow night."

Shen Suya's eyes lit up, but she didn't dare to speak, waiting for her mother's opinion.

Lan Qiuhua smiled and refused: "Auntie knows your intentions, so we won't go. When you make a lot of money in the future, it won't be too late to treat us to a meal."

"Aunt Lan, you go with Uncle Shen, An Guo, and Xiao Ya. I have already calculated the number of people."

"There are also the head of the village, Aunt Miao's family, Uncle Da Nian, and our family. It will be very lively with so many people. If you don't go, we won't prepare dinner and will be waiting for you."

"Where are you going?" Shen Erniu came out of the house.

Lan Qiuhua closed the pot lid and turned around to explain: "Wen He asked us to go to their house for dinner tomorrow night. I said no, but she insisted that we go."

He sat on the bench and said, "Wen He, your aunt, An Guo, and Xiao Ya and I are not going. You can eat at home."

"Now your business is getting better and better, we are happy to see it, save some money, buy a piece of land at the foot of the mountain and build a house."

"There will be many places where we can use the money in the future. When your family builds a new house and you host a party, we can go and have a good meal."

Ji Wenhe was about to speak when Shen Rongshan and Shen Anguo came in: "Brother Shen, Aunt Lan and the others are not going, you go ahead and tell them."

Lan Qiuhua shook her head: "We won't go. It's not easy for you to make money. Keep it in your hands and don't wait for us tomorrow night."

"Aunt Lan, there are not only you, there are others as well."

"I know. Wen He just said that you should invite them over, and your uncle and I will eat at home."

Shen Rongshan was helpless: "I'll call you tomorrow night. If you don't go, let those people wait by the table. When you go, we'll eat."

After that, he waved to Ji Wenhe: "Wenhe, let's go home."

Ji Wenhe smiled and walked out the door: "Aunt Lan, I'll wait for you tomorrow night."

Lan Qiuhua sighed in the house: "It's not easy for Rongshan and his men to make money. They carry loads and run back and forth in the village. It's tiring and hard work."

Shen Erniu agreed: "I understand what you mean, this couple is also very stubborn."

He looked up at her and asked for her opinion: "Are you still going tomorrow night?"

If they don't go and wait at home, others will think they...

Shen Anguo and Shen Suya didn't say anything. They listened to their parents' opinions on whether to go or not.

Lan Qiuhua thought for a long time and looked at Shen Erniu: "How about this, you go, the three of us are at home, we can't all go with you."

We can’t just go with our whole family when someone calls us.

"Wen He said he bought some wine, just so you can go and satisfy your drinking craving, but you should drink less."

"Okay, I'll go tomorrow night."

……

Ji Wenhe and Shen Rongshan returned home and saw that the twins had already gone back to their room to sleep.

They washed up and came into the house.

"Brother Shen, you should go early tomorrow, buy some and come back early to catch fish in the creek by the roadside."

"Okay, it's not too late to set off at daybreak, the donkey cart is fast."

Ji Wenhe pulled the old thick quilt and said, "Wait until July or August, buy some cotton and make two big thick quilts."

"We only have these two quilts at home. It's too cold in winter and we can't bear it."

Shen Rongshan lay down on his side and faced her: "Wen He, when we come back this time, the three of us will pick the goods separately and sell them faster."

"I think next time I go to town to buy goods, I'll buy 1,000 kilograms."

"Okay, you decide on the goods from now on."

She had thought that 500 kilograms would be a lot, but after it came back, she found that it was not a lot and it sold out very quickly.

Because people buy them in bulk of 10 or 20 kilograms.

"Then we have to tear up some white cloth to make cloth bags. The four large cloth bags at home can only hold more than 500 kilograms."

She specially made the last two cloth bags bigger.

"Wen He, pull the white cloth back and make it according to the size of our basket. It doesn't need to be too big."

"Okay." Ji Wenhe grabbed his hand, "Go to sleep. I'm sleepy."

Shen Rongshan held her hand back and said softly, "Well, go to sleep."

There are four baskets at home now, plus Aunt Miao’s, a total of six.

I will take a machete with me when I go out tomorrow. When I come back, I will cut some more bamboos and continue to weave two baskets. No, I will weave a few more and keep them for backup.

He fell asleep thinking about things.

When I woke up, I opened my eyes and found that we were facing each other, very close to each other.

Shen Rongshan held his breath and carefully depicted her eyebrows and eyes in his mind.

He gently lifted the hair by her cheek, tucked it behind her ear, and slowly stood up.

After getting dressed, she stood by the bed for a few breaths, then went out to cook with a smile in her eyes.

Lan Qiuhua came to the door carrying a basket, walked into the kitchen, and saw the man burning the fire behind the stove: "Rongshan, you are cooking."

"Yes, Aunt Lan."

"Auntie brought you some food. Wen He and I went outside the village to find some yesterday. We couldn't finish them at home."

Wild leeks, dogtooth weeds, wild celery and bamboo shoots.

"Tell Wen He later that there is no need to go to the market to buy vegetables. The wild vegetables we found yesterday are enough for us to eat."

Turning around, I saw wild vegetables scattered on the ground next to the cupboard.

"Aunt Lan, we have some at home, you can take them back." Shen Rongshan stood up and pretended to put the vegetables on the ground into her basket, but she refused.

"What you have is yours, and what I give is mine. I think there are enough wild vegetables to eat, so you don't need to go to the market to buy vegetables."

"There are quite a few of them, all men, with big appetites. I'm afraid it won't be enough to eat."

Lan Qiuhua patted his shoulder gently and said, "It will cost a lot of money to feed them. Your family is not rich. Just treat them to a meal to show your appreciation."

"They won't say they come to your house to eat and then go back, or come here to satisfy their drinking cravings. If you are sincere and they still say something bad about you, then they are wrong."

At this time, Ji Wenhe came out of the house and happened to hear her words: "Aunt Lan, this... when you invite guests, don't you have to feed them well?"

"It's a rare occasion for us to treat our guests. If we don't let them have enough to eat, won't they think we are stingy or something?"

"You kids, don't be so naive." Lan Qiuhua explained, "We are not a wealthy family. It's good enough if we can treat people to a meal that is only 80% full."

"You bought meat and wine to entertain them, and they are very happy. If you want to feed them, I'll tell you this: if you don't spend a penny, I'll take your surname."

"Farmers are all men, and they have big appetites. You will see them during the busy farming season and see how much they can eat."

"It's right to listen to your aunt. They won't tell you. They all know your family's situation. We have enough food at home. Don't buy any more."