Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 387 Shen Rongshan Returns

Shen Suya enviously said, "That's great. If I had money, I would also buy a house in town."

Ji Wenhe stood up and poured some hot water into everyone's bowl: "Save money slowly. When you have enough money, you can buy whatever you want."

"Sister-in-law, Wenshan and Yuanshan are looking for a marriage partner in the spring. What kind of family do they want to find?"

"It depends on whether we like each other or not. We can find Lin Yue Niang when the time comes. It's not like we can find someone like you just by saying we want them to be. Besides, this is a matter between the two of them, so let them decide for themselves."

Shen Guyan agreed: "They are not young anymore, it's time for them to make their own decisions on some matters."

As a sister-in-law, she built a house for them and gave the betrothal gift to help them find a wife. She had done enough.

Shen Zhiyan looked around the house and said, "Sister-in-law's house is really well built. I didn't take a close look last time I came. Isn't there anything on it?"

Ji Wenhe replied: "Nothing is put there. Some things are put upstairs in the west room. The cabinets and tables at home are not complete yet. We have to wait for a while."

"I see there's a bed in the west room."

"Yes, that's for Uncle Da Nian to live in, but he doesn't want to come now. Wait for another two years and keep the room for him."

She nodded: "When we have three or four children, we won't have to worry about having no place to live."

"I don't plan to have so many children. One is enough. Too many will be stressful. I just want to relax and not be burdened with too much."

Shen Suya picked up the red dates and took a bite: "Sister-in-law, does Brother Rongshan agree? We only want one child, what if the first one is a girl?"

"He agrees. Even if he doesn't agree, I will only have one child. As for Wenshan and the other two, I don't believe that their first babies will both be girls."

"It's up to them to carry on the family line. I only want one, regardless of gender. Gu Yan and I have the same idea. One is easier."

Shen Guyan looked at the two of them and said, "I'm afraid you can't do it. Your parents-in-law are urging you to have a son. My sister-in-law and I don't have parents-in-law, so no one is urging us all the time. We are the masters of our own house."

"By the way, Zhiyan, now that you have money, are you planning to build a house?"

"I don't plan to build one. If I build a house, Dad will definitely think I have a lot of money."

Ji Wenhe said: "If your family has a place to live, don't build a house in the next few years, otherwise it will be easy for people to think that your family has made a fortune."

Shen Zhiyan picked up the bowl and said, "Let's have another son. When he gets married, we can renovate the house if we have money. If we don't have money, we can live in the old house."

"You and your husband should discuss and decide to save the money you have."

"I will, sister-in-law."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, let's talk about something happy."

After noon, around two o'clock, the three people got up and said goodbye.

Ji Wenhe sent them to the door and said, "Be careful on the way back, especially you, Xiaoya. You are pregnant, so you must be careful."

"I understand, sister-in-law. Don't send me off. Go back."

Shen Guyan waved his hand reluctantly: "Sister-in-law, I'm home now. I'm free. You and Brother Rongshan can come to our house to play."

"Okay, I'll definitely go when I'm free."

"Sister-in-law, I'm leaving too. We'll come back next year."

"Well, Zhiyan, if you have any problems that you can't solve, you can come to me. I can give you some advice. Be careful on your way home."

"Hey, sister-in-law, let's go."

Ji Wenhe waved his hands, feeling reluctant.

I waited until I could no longer see their backs before turning back to the house.

A man sat on a stool, gazing at the yard with his chin in his hand.

After an unknown amount of time, the gate slowly opened from the outside and a familiar figure walked in.

"Wen He, I'm back."

She looked up at the person she hadn't seen for a long time, and suddenly stood up and threw herself into his arms: "You're finally back. I thought you wouldn't come back for another two days."

Shen Rongshan hugged her and comforted her softly, "I'll be back after I finish the work and get paid."

She choked up and said, "Brother Shen, I miss you so much."

"Yeah, I miss you too. You've been alone at home these days, are you afraid of living alone?"

Ji Wenhe shook his head and nodded: "I'm scared when there's thunder."

"I'm back. I'll keep you company." He hugged her into the house, glanced at the four bowls on the table in the main room, and asked, "Who's here?"

"Xiao Ya and the others have been gone for a while, and I haven't cleaned up the house yet."

Shen Rongshan helped her sit on the bed: "I'll clean up later, you take a good rest."

He took out his purse from his pocket and said, "The wages for the past few months and the money you gave me are useless. The boss has provided food and lodging."

"I will be raising pigs at home next spring. I won't leave. I won't let you stay home alone. I will be worried about you if I am away for a long time and I won't be able to come back."

Ji Wenhe leaned against him and snuggled tightly in his arms: "Well, I want to build two more pig pens to the west of the pig pens, making a total of five pig pens."

"I see a shed has been built behind the pigsty."

"Yes, I built a big pot so that it will be convenient to cook pig food in the future."

Shen Rongshan hugged her and patted her back gently: "Nothing happened at home during this period of time, right?"

She shook her head: "No, by the way, Shen Wanqing and Shen Liao are married, and in the spring it will be Wenshan and Yuanshan's turn."

"Well, I'll discuss a date with them when I get back in the evening."

The two of them said many tender words in the house.

Shen Rongshan came to the pigpen: "Brother Liang."

Shen Liang turned around: "Rongshan, when did you come back?"

"I just came back and Wen He said he was planning to build two more pig pens. I came to take a look."

"Next year you stay at home and build two more pig pens. Three pig pens are not enough to feed so many pigs. Let's go to the west and have a look."

The two men passed through the pigsty and came to the west.

Pointing to the place where the stones were placed, he said, "My sister-in-law said to build it there. I think the size is about right. What do you think?"

Shen Rongshan nodded: "Let's just build it here. Twenty pigs and two of us should be enough."

"Yes, but you have to plant more pumpkins next year. Some pigs are picky eaters and won't eat winter melons, but will eat pumpkins."

"We'll plant pumpkins on all three plots of land on this side of the pig pen, plant corn on the two plots over there, and there are two wastelands in the south. I think we'll just plant pumpkins on all of them."

Shen Liang looked at the dried wild vegetables on the shelf. Some pigs were very picky and would not eat them.

"Wen He and I have discussed going to town to buy some wheat bran. I will go to town with Yuan Shan tomorrow. Will there be enough space in the kitchen?"

"I can fit a few bags in there. If there are more, you can leave them at home first. When you finish eating, you can move them here. Come on, I'll take you to have a look."

The kitchen was not small, with a small wooden shelf on the side, a pile of firewood behind the stove, and pumpkins and winter melons piled in the corner.

Shen Rongshan looked around and said, "Brother Liang, we'll need your help in building the pig pen in the spring. We'll pay you for it."

"Look at what you said. You don't want any money." Shen Liang patted his shoulder. "If you pay me for helping me, I won't help you."