Farming in another world to make a fortune

The Chen family is like this, so Yu Zhou and Jin Chuan have to take care of it no matter what.

So before he was seated, Yu Zhou asked, "Did something happen?"

Aunt Chen and Uncle Chen both sighed and sat down, staring at the empty bowl on the table, showing no signs of speaking.

After waiting for a while, Aunt Chen said: "Isn't it snowing today? Xiaojuan quarreled and asked her brother to accompany her to catch rabbits in the mountains, but the two of them went crazy and went to Qing'an Cave, where they met Chen Feng Na's unmarried daughter-in-law."

After hearing this, Yu Zhou raised his eyes to look at Chen Feng, and thought to himself, no wonder the person who has always been chattering suddenly became so quiet, and it turned out that it was related to his fiancée.

However, regarding the matter of the other party's unmarried wife, even though Yu Zhou is a brother, it's not easy to ask too many questions.

Jin Chuan talked about these things a lot. He had heard Aunt Chen mention something about Chen Feng's fiancée before, and after thinking about it for a while, he tentatively asked, "But you met her at work?"

"Yes," Aunt Chen sighed deeply, "In this weather, the water in the pond is almost freezing, and she is still washing diapers for her brother-in-law's son. When Xiaojuan went to look for her, she saw that her hands were all wet. Cracked."

Jin Chuan and Yu Zhou couldn't hold back their shivering when they heard the words, it was extremely cold these days, if anyone in their village had some laundry to wash, there was absolutely no reason for a girl's house to wash it in the river.

Not to mention the two of them, as far as they knew, Aunt Chen hadn't let Xiaojuan wash her clothes since the cold weather, saying that she was afraid of frostbite and would affect her embroidery lessons from Jinchuan.

Their family is similar. Yu Zhou is a caring and caring person. He himself didn’t have time to go to the mountains to cut firewood before winter, so he asked the villagers to buy it. Now that the fire has been burning for so long, there is still more than half of the yard’s firewood piled up behind the house. There will be leftovers until the beginning of spring, so there is no shortage of hot water for everything.

If you don't have to suffer that kind of suffering yourself, it will be even more difficult to stand by and watch others suffer.

Xiaojuan sniffed and added: "She is still dressed very thinly. I want to take off a jacket for her, but she is not willing."

Aunt Chen gave Xiaojuan a serious look, and said a lesson: "You are a girl who has never married, no matter what the situation is, you are not allowed to say the word undressing outside!"

She has always been kind, especially to Xiaojuan, she seldom speaks with such a straight face.

Xiaojuan was startled, and stammered: "I... I won't do it in the future."

Then Aunt Chen nodded slowly, "She is right not to want your jacket, let alone you want to give her a coat in broad daylight, even if you have too many, she will wear it when she wears it back. How can I explain it to her brother and sister-in-law?"

"But it's better than freezing." Xiaojuan muttered.

"Silly boy, you have been spoiled too much by me and your parents," Aunt Chen sighed, shaking her head and said, "When Xiaoyu's parents were here, there was no shortage of food and clothing for her. It's only been two winters. , Those clothes in the past were not too much to wear, so you don't think about why she can't wear them?"

"I..." Xiaojuan bit her lip and thought for a moment before whispering, "Because of her sister-in-law, I heard people in their village say that her sister-in-law treated her very badly."

Aunt Chen nodded slightly.

Jin Chuan saw that the Chen family even said this in front of him and Yu Zhou, and knew that he didn't mind if they knew the whole story, so he asked again: "Is there a solution?"

Aunt Chen said: "What I mean to Chen Feng and his parents is to ask the matchmaker to go there early tomorrow morning to see if we can set the date of marriage before the end of the year."

Today is the beginning of the twelfth lunar month. If you want to get married before a year ago, it is a bit rushed, but it is her brother and sister-in-law who treat her so harshly on Xiaoyu's side. Chen Feng is just a person who has a marriage contract. It's not their turn to take care of the Chen family.

Therefore, it is the best way to set the time for marriage as soon as possible and marry someone through the family.

This day, because of Chen Feng's unmarried daughter-in-law, everyone was not very interested in eating and chatting. Although the food was delicious, they couldn't feel the usual excitement.

After everyone had a hasty dinner, the Chen family went back. Before leaving the house, Aunt Chen said apologetically, "I really didn't have the time to eat well today, and I ruined your good intentions. I will treat you again after the matter is settled." Let's have a meal together."

"Auntie, what's the point, isn't your family's business just my business with Yu Zhou's?" Jin Chuan said with a smile, "If there's anything we can help with, just ask."

"Okay." Aunt Chen responded with two good words.

Yu Zhou also patted Chen Feng on the shoulder, expressing his support in a non-verbal way.

After dark, the snow began to fall again.

When he reached the entrance of the main room, Yu Zhou refused to let Jin Chuan go any further, and after escorting the Chen family out of the courtyard, he locked the gate again.

After just a short while, when he came back, there was already a white layer on the top of his head and shoulders.

Jin Chuan hurriedly took the veil and wiped it for him.

Afterwards, the two of them cleaned up the pots and pans on the table together, Yu Zhou cleaned them, and Jin Chuan boiled hot water for him beside him.

With one hand soaked in hot water and the other sitting by the stove, even though snowflakes were flying outside the house, it did not feel cold.

But Yu Zhou remembered Xiaojuan's words before, and couldn't help asking: "Would you be like Xiaoyu in winter before?"

"That's not enough," Jin Chuan laughed, and then began to recall, "Before my mother got sick, the family business was fine. Although my father didn't like me, there were servants to do the rough and heavy work. Even if they would be negligent, basically It will still be done.”

"Later, my mother passed away, and the family's business went from bad to worse. After the servants were dismissed, I did everything by myself. There were times in winter when there was no hot water and charcoal fire, but at least I didn't have to wash for everyone."

Yu Zhou gave a soft 'hmm' and didn't ask any further questions, but he vaguely guessed in his heart that it was not appropriate for him to do these things because Jin Chuan was a brother and his stepmother was a woman.

I guess I didn't do much other work, otherwise, when we first met, Jin Chuan, a person who had never done farm work, would have had a layer of calluses on his hands.

After chatting casually for a few more words, Jin Chuan changed the subject, "If Chen Feng wants to get married, I'm afraid they will keep the Nian pig we have ordered for their own use."

The Chen family raised a total of two pigs in the spring, and they were all grown up by the time of the Chinese New Year. Originally, according to Aunt Chen and the others, they asked Yu Zhou to buy half or a quarter of them for the New Year.

But Yu Zhou and Jin Chuan were really afraid of eating wild vegetables during the spring and summer of this year, so after a little calculation, they decided to buy a whole head.

Especially Yu Zhou felt that the little black pigs here were not big in the first place, and a whole one would only weigh [-] to [-] kilograms with the bones. After making sausage, bacon, pork ribs, and other cured meat, there would not be much left .

Local pigs have a lot of fat. After cooking the lard, make two jars of oil-based meat, and one pig is almost enough.

"Wait a few more days," Yu Zhou thought for a while and said, "Many people in the village have raised pigs at home, and they want to sell them after the Chinese New Year. We will wait for Chen Feng's life to settle before looking for others. Late."

Jin Chuan thought so too.

It's just that reality doesn't give them a chance to find someone else.

Because the next day, Aunt Chen asked a matchmaker to ask for a date, but no matter what Xiaoyu's brother and sister-in-law said, they had to set the date of marriage in the next spring.

I'm afraid that when planting seeds this winter and next spring, there will be less personal work.

It was Chen Feng himself who came to tell them the news.

Some words may not know how to speak to the elders, and the parents have given him so much trouble, and it is not good to say too much.

But it's different here in Yu Zhou, the two of them are equals, and the relationship is the best besides family, so many things can be easily said.

Chen Feng was silent for a long time, couldn't help but scratched his hair, frowned and said: "Seeing her being treated like that by brother and sister-in-law, I can't help much, so I feel that I am very useless."

"How come, haven't you already proposed marriage?" Yu Zhou patted Chen Feng's shoulder to comfort him.

He could roughly guess Chen Feng's mood. The marriage was arranged in the early years, and the two knew each other again and saw each other occasionally. It was reasonable to have a little emotional foundation and a desire to protect.

Chen Feng continued: "You don't know how ugly her sister-in-law is. She told us directly to the matchmaker that people need to work for planting in winter and next year. Don't even think about setting the wedding date before that."

Yu Zhou and Jin Chuan looked at each other, and a picture of a mean-looking woman talking arrogantly appeared in the minds of both of them.

Jin Chuan hesitated for a moment and asked, "When is the wedding date in April?"

"The second day of April." Chen Feng said.

Jin Chuan nodded slowly, "That's okay."

Chen Feng's eyes widened for a moment, "There are almost four months left!"

Jin Chuan knew what he was thinking, and explained: "Four months is indeed a long time for a person who is enduring suffering, but for a person who has a future to look forward to, every day is a step away from the bright future. closer."

Chen Feng was in a daze for a while, then nodded slightly: "I understand what you mean."

After seeing off Chen Feng, Yu Zhou took Jin Chuan to sit by the brazier, he read a book, and Jin Chuan embroidered, the atmosphere was no different from countless days and nights.

Yu Zhou spoke as if he was talking about what to eat tonight, "It would be great if I could get to know you sooner."

Jin Chuan was startled, his eyes couldn't help being moist, "You took me home when I was at my worst, is there a better time than this?"

Yu Zhou smiled, but didn't answer.

He had just crossed here, and he would look for wild vegetables if he had nothing to eat, and Jin Chuan happened to pass by here with his downhearted father. During this period, Jin Chuan still had a fever, and was abandoned by his father again.

All kinds of coincidences are already harder to meet than a comet hitting the earth, but occasionally he would greedily think that if he could meet them earlier, Jin Chuan would not have suffered so much before.

Chen Feng's marriage will be in almost four months, and the two pigs raised by Aunt Chen have grown up. If they are raised for another four months, I don't know how much food will be fed. Even if ordinary people can afford it, they don't want to feed more Keep it for a few months.

And as the Chinese New Year is approaching, the price of pork is slightly higher than in spring, by a penny or two per catty.

Yu Zhou planned to put some homemade sausages in everyone's New Year's gift, so when the middle of the twelfth lunar month came, he bought the Chen family's pig and asked the butcher to kill it.

There is a custom of killing New Year's pigs to treat guests here, Yu Zhou has no extra relatives with Jinchuan except for a few close friends in the village.

He thought about it, and felt that Wu Changlin's side must be too busy as the New Year's end approached, so he asked someone to bring a message to He Yunqi, inviting him to come and play on the day of the pig slaughter.

He didn't have much hope when the news was sent out, after all, He Yunqi's style was incompatible with the term "killing a pig".

As a result, that morning, He Yunqi not only came, but also brought Tao Jiang who had returned home from the county school for the New Year.

Unlike He Yunqi's calmness, Tao Jiang was still very lively. After jumping off the carriage, before He Yunqi could catch up, he ran to Yu Zhou and asked with a smile, "Brother He, do you still remember the promise you made to me?" Baked sweet potatoes?"

Yu Zhou was stunned, then laughed, "There are plenty at home, I'll roast them later, why don't you sit in the house with Brother He, how about eating something else?"

Then he beckoned He Yunqi and their book boys to enter the house, and ran to Jin Chuan who was going to get some snacks, and told him to bring more dried sweet potatoes.

As a result, when he turned around after speaking, he saw Tao Jiang standing there in a daze, looking at the direction where Jin Chuan left, wondering what he was thinking.

It was only after Yu Zhou shook his hands in front of his eyes that he came back to his senses and muttered something.