Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 414 Talk

"After his eldest brother came back, he married his eldest sister-in-law. The two of them were capable and worked very hard to earn their current fortune. They built houses for their two younger brothers, bought fields and dry land, and gave them businesses to run. They also spent money to marry them off."

Mother Ding said, "It's not easy to earn what he has today. His elder brother and sister-in-law are both capable people. I heard that they also raise pigs. The pigpen over there must be theirs."

"Yes, his elder brother and his wife raise pigs, Wenshan and Yuanshan sell goods, and do carpentry work. The fields and dry land have been divided up. I dare not say anything else. Your daughter will not have a hard life if she marries here."

"Even if his elder brother and sister-in-law don't help him, Wenshan himself is capable. He can learn the craft from Carpenter Li and live a good life. What's more, he has his elder brother and sister-in-law to help him."

Father Ding nodded and walked to the yard to take a closer look: "Their house is well built. There are several empty rooms upstairs and downstairs. There is no need to worry about having no place to live even if there are many people in the family."

Ding's mother is also very satisfied with their house.

Shen Wenshan pushed open the doors of the living room and bedroom and let them go in to watch.

The house is fully furnished, including wardrobes, tables, dressing tables, and everything else. The quilts are all new.

"The room upstairs is empty. There are no tables or cabinets in it. I am going to learn craftsmanship from my master. I am thinking of building the cabinet upstairs when I have free time in the future."

Father Ding said, "I think it's okay to not fight upstairs. These cabinets and boxes downstairs are enough. When we have a child in the future, we can put up a bed. There's no need to rush."

Ding Hongye followed them and whispered in her mother's ear, "Mom, I think their house is really nice. Everything in the house is new. I saw that the room next to the kitchen is full of firewood."

Mother Ding patted her hands and said, "Mother is very satisfied too. You should marry into our family in the future and live a good life."

She said to Shen Wenshan: "Where is Wenshan? Hongye and I will go up there to take a look."

Shen Wenshan nodded.

The mother and daughter went upstairs, looked around the rooms, stood at the stairs, and tilted their heads to look back.

I saw Shen Wenshan’s eldest brother bringing dishes to the main room.

Mother Ding lowered her voice and said, "It's all good, except that his elder brother is a little scary to me."

Ding Hongye comforted her, "Mom, I don't think his elder brother is a bad person. Didn't you always tell me that you can't judge a person by his face?"

"You can tell from the way his sister-in-law is doing that she is not living a bad life. His elder brother treats his sister-in-law well and is not the kind of person who would beat or scold her."

"But Wenshan also said that his sister-in-law is the one who makes the decisions at home and outside. If you two don't get along well in the future, will his sister-in-law..."

Ding Hongye interrupted her: "Mom, you worry about his elder brother and his elder sister-in-law. I know you are doing this for my own good, but not everything can go our way."

"You know the ones I met before, compared with their family, none of them can compare to them, and I don't think her sister-in-law is the kind of person who is difficult to get along with."

"His eldest brother is willing to take his master in to live with him in his old age. How bad can such a person be? So don't think too much about it. Just look at their family, it's not bad."

"That's right. Let's go down and take a look."

Father Ding also asked Zhu Danian a lot of questions and learned that his family had also been through hard times. He felt less afraid and worried about Shen Rongshan.

Shen Yuanshan ran over and said, "Uncle Da Nian, uncle, aunt, go home for dinner."

"Hey." Father Ding looked at him, "You and Wenshan really look exactly alike. If you two were to imitate each other's speech, we might not be able to tell you apart."

Apart from the different clothes, if they stood together without talking and imitated each other's expressions, it would be really difficult to tell them apart.

Ding Hongye took over the conversation: "I can tell the difference."

Shen Wenshan is a rather shy person, and he looks shy when he looks at people.

Unlike Shen Yuanshan, he loves to laugh. When he meets someone, he smiles before he opens his mouth.

Zhu Danian smiled and said, "When we live together every day, you will be able to tell them apart. Let's go to the back to eat. After dinner, I will take you around the village to see the fields and dry land."

The food has been served, just waiting for them to come over.

As soon as she entered the house, Ding's mother said, "Sister-in-law, you've worked so hard today, cooking so many dishes."

"It's not hard, it's what I should do. Come, sit here."

The three of them looked at the dishes on the table, including fish, meat, and ribs.

If this happened in their family, the New Year celebration would not be so sumptuous.

"You don't have to cook so many dishes. Just two will do. Sorry for the expense."

Although Father Ding said this, he was actually very satisfied.

Being able to treat them with such dishes proved that they also wanted to marry into their family, were interested in their daughter, and also valued them.

"Today is an important day for both of them, so we can't be careless. Uncle, aunt, please start eating. The food won't taste good if it gets cold. There's still bone soup in the pot. I'll serve it after we finish eating."

Zhu Danian picked up the chopsticks and said, "We are all family from now on, don't be polite."

"Hey."

Father and Mother Ding smiled and nodded.

At the dinner table, we ate and chatted, and mentioned the hard days in the past.

Father Ding sighed, "Every family has had hard times. Our child's mother had a serious illness two years ago. The doctor didn't cure her, so she went to the town to see a doctor. It cost a lot of money to cure her. This person can't get sick with a serious illness, which will spend all the money saved by the family."

"Of course." Zhu Danian agreed. "Last year, a child in our Zhaojia Village fell seriously ill. The money saved by the family was used up. We had no choice but to sell an acre of paddy field."

"I took the child to the town to seek medical treatment and spent a lot of money before the child was cured. I had figured it out a long time ago. I have money in my hands and can buy whatever I want to eat."

"I'm already over 50, and I still have a few years to live. I should eat whatever I want while my teeth are still strong enough. I can't treat myself badly."

Father Ding asked curiously, "You don't have any relatives or children?"

"Yes, I have lived alone all my life and I am used to being free. I accepted Rongshan as my apprentice. He was thoughtful and built a house for me. He wanted to take me in and take care of me in my old age."

"I have both hands and feet and can move. I don't want to come over and cause trouble for them. I'm also used to living alone, so I didn't move in."

Father Ding asked again: "Where is your hometown? It's not Zhaojia Village, right?"

Zhu Danian shook his head: "No, I also escaped from famine. Life was hard in the past few years, but it has only gradually gotten better in the past two years."

"Yes, during the famine and the war, I was worried that my son would be taken away to serve as a soldier. His mother and I were worried every day at home, hoping that the war would end soon so that we could have a good life at home. We were so worried that we couldn't sleep well. Fortunately, we managed to get through it."