Chapter 206 The Tenant Farmer's Gratitude
Ms. Chen, who had been searching for souchou, rarely nodded proactively, "Where can I buy it?"
After hearing this, Huang Xinghua immediately said: "Look for Shen Yi. ! Shen Yi's wife's uncle comes to sell sheep every year. Last year, they warned them not to raise too many. I heard that they raised too many breeding sheep before, so they gave birth to more lambs, which will be inevitable for a while. , everyone came here again this year.
Fortunately, our village and Dongmen Village have made money, and there are quite a few people buying sheep. Originally, we wanted to buy them, but we have many things at home. I didn’t clean up the sheep pen, so I refused because I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to feed them. However, Shen Yi raised more than 30 sheep this year. They said they were re-launching mutton-flavored pot helmets. They only sell them for takeout in the past few days. Mutton is expensive, and mutton pot helmets are not cheap. , The amount made every day is not that big, there should be a lot now, selling you one or two is not a problem."
Liu Jinhua went to find Shen Yi without saying anything, and the anxious look really made the two of them. The daughter-in-law was quite surprised.
I don’t know what Liu Jinhua told Shen Yi. When they returned from the banquet, Wei Gong and Wei Yi each had an extra ewe.
The two brothers were holding the sheep, a little drunk and dizzy.
When they got home, Mrs. Zeng and Mrs. Chen each explained to their brothers.
The Wei family has just married a girl, and there are still some things to finish at home, so the busy time has arrived in the twelfth lunar month.
As soon as we enter the twelfth lunar month, we are busy with endless things every day. We are either repairing the house or furniture, making clothes or making food. We also have to buy all kinds of New Year things.
At this time, Shen Liang drove an ox cart over.
Wei Yi was obviously very happy to see him. He called out Mrs. Chen at the top of his lungs and asked her to go to the kitchen to cook food for his son-in-law.
This time Chen did not lose his temper and moved very quickly.
Shen Liang and Wei Yike kept moving things into the house.
After running four or five times in a row and not finishing the move, Wei Yi couldn't help but say, "Son-in-law, what are you carrying here? One after another."
Chen and Liu Jinhua also stuck their heads out after hearing this and came out to watch the fun.
Shen Liang said happily: "There are live fish and shrimps that my cousin got, as well as twenty catties of pork, twenty catties of beef, ten catties of brown sugar, ten catties of white sugar, and two jars of fruits. Wine, made by my cousin, some fireworks, and new clothes that Daya made for you, plus two pieces of material."
"His!" Wei Yi took a breath of air and breathed hard. After picking his ears to confirm that he heard correctly, he quickly stopped Shen Liang and said, "Do your parents know that you have made so many things?"
"Yes! They helped me prepare some of them. "Yes." Shen Liang said matter-of-factly.
Wei Yi didn’t know what to say.
Mrs. Chen in the kitchen room realized what she was doing and hurriedly speeded up to cook egg custard and sugar water for Shen Liang.
Shen Liang sat at Wei's house for a while, ate, then went to say hello to Wei Laoqi and left.
As soon as he left, Liu Jinhua asked Wei Yi and his wife to take everything back to the big room, "Just keep my and your father's clothes and shoes."
Wei Yi looked at this There are so many things, I feel happy and worried at the same time, "Mom, we can't finish eating so much!"
Liu Jinhua glanced at the kitchen house and said loudly: "Take it back if you want, and your wife will make arrangements." , What’s the matter with you! I looked around, and the things my eldest son-in-law brought this time are worth a lot of money!”
“Not to mention anything else, this wine is not cheap! There are several such big fish, which cost several hundred taels, and the meat and ingredients are probably worth several taels!" Wei Yi didn't know why, so he followed his mother's words.
Ms. Chen lingered in the kitchen house for a while before coming out. She said a few polite words to Liu Jinhua before getting her things back into the house. Wei Yi followed her in and said happily: "Our son-in-law is really generous. Don't be so stingy. He is open-minded and will not let us suffer. Don't be short-sighted and always keep an eye on those three melons and two dates. "
Ms. Chen was dissatisfied, but did not argue with Wei Yi. She just looked at those things and said happily: "Come back to my parents' home with me before the end of the year and give them something to save money. My mother-in-law always said that I was unfilial."
"What do you think they are doing? Just go." Although Wei Yi was unhappy, he did not refuse Chen.
A few days later, Shen Dagou also came to give New Year's gifts. Although there were not as many things as Shen Liang's, they still had everything they should have. There was also a large bucket of Liu Jinhua's favorite goat milk and peanut soup, which surprised Liu Jinhua.
The second room turned around and discussed how to return the gift.
I am so busy, it is the end of the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye, and the Chinese New Year will be in two or three days.
Every household has a Chinese New Year atmosphere, but the tenant farmers on Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Dahe Town are no different from usual times.
They haven't started working yet and are penniless. If their landlord hadn't been kind enough to let them move in early, many of them would still have to squeeze into the woodshed and stove, let alone celebrate the New Year.
Fang Wei was in the house with Cat Dong, and other tenant farmers came over to chat with him, so she got up to greet him, and was happy to make some noise.
"Brother Fang Wei, do you think we can get something to eat during the Chinese New Year? I heard that my boss is good at winter fishing and can catch a lot of fish. How about we go try to cut ice on the Daxun River? Try?" tenant farmer Yan Yong suggested excitedly.
Fang Wei looked at him coolly, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly, "Do you really dare to think, what should we use to cut the ice? The farm tools given by the employer? Who will be responsible if it is damaged by the ice?"< br>
Yan Yong was speechless as if he had been splashed with cold water.
After a long while, he drooped his head, and there were gurgling sounds in his stomach. He quickly tightened his belt and asked with a wry smile: "We won't starve to death before we even start working, will we?" ! When I wanted to break up with my family, I vowed never to go back.”
Fang Wei turned over and sat up. Just when he was thinking about what to do, there was a sudden sound from outside.
The two hurriedly ran out and saw Shen Yi leading a group of people, driving several ox carts.
"Don't be stunned, call some people over to help unload the things."
Shen Yi shouted, and the two of them woke up from a dream and hurriedly shook people off.
Soon all sixty tenant farmers came out, each took a little, and in a few moments they brought everything from the oxcart to Fang Wei's home.
The room was not big to begin with. After putting things there, there was no place for people to put their feet, so they had to move to another room to talk.
Shen Yi explained: "It's almost the Chinese New Year. I've prepared three thousand catties of grain, three thousand catties of vegetables, and some meat for you. These things are for your emergency. We'll wait until the grain comes down after the autumn harvest." Just give it back to me. You don’t need the meat and vegetables. Think of it as a New Year gift from me.”
All the tenant farmers burst into tears with gratitude, and some even cried.
"Boss, no one has been so kind to me in my whole life. You are my reborn parents." A not-too-old tenant farmer choked with sobs.
Others nodded in agreement.
Shen Yi sighed inwardly and said some words of encouragement to them before leaving.