Stingy Husband Farming

Song Bai's craftsmanship is good. A pot of red mushroom and chicken soup is stewed out, which is nourishing and delicious.Song Bai scooped up half a spoonful of soup with a spoon, and handed it to Shen Mu's mouth first.

Shen Mu took a sip with a spoon, his eyes lit up: "It's delicious! The saltiness is just right!"

Song Bai drank what was left in the spoon, and was very satisfied with his handicraft, nodding repeatedly.

Mrs. Liu came over with a bowl, and brought out a large pot of chicken soup.

Shen Mu took a bite of the crispy stewed chicken, feeling a little regretful: "The soup is delicious, but unfortunately every time the soup is boiled, the meat loses its taste. It's so thick, it doesn't taste good."

"What's so difficult?" Song Bai thought for a while, "You can take out all the chicken, and then braise it with more sauce. Although it is not as delicious as ordinary braised chicken nuggets, it is better than this." The chicken in soup dregs is very delicious.”

After all, the sauce is added to enhance the taste.Just do what you say, Song Bai took a chopstick to pick up the chicken from the pot and basin, and asked Shen Mu and Liu Shi to bring the chicken soup to the main room, while he worked in the kitchen.

It doesn't need to be too much trouble. There is ready-made miso at home. When it is hot, put the chicken, then put water and simmer for a while, and finally collect the juice on high heat.

Because the sauce itself is salty, there is no need to add salt to season it, so it is very salty and fragrant.

Mrs. Liu didn't let Shen Mu intervene, and brought the chicken soup to the main room by herself.Shen Mu took advantage of Song Bai's braised chicken nuggets to serve up the rice.The family cooperates well.

After Liu finished serving the soup, she stood at the door of the main room and watched Song Bai and Shen Mu busy in the kitchen from a distance.

In the past... when Boss Shen was around, the two of them were also like this.Boss Shen said that the gentleman is far away from the kitchen, but in fact he is still reluctant to work alone, and always accompany her to fight.

It's a pity that his craftsmanship is not as good as Song Bai's, so he can only start with it.

Looking at them, Mrs. Liu remembered all the love between the two when Boss Shen was there, and her nose felt a little sore.

Now that Xiaomu has something to rely on, she can rest assured.Xiao Song is a good boy, and he cares about Xiao Mu, she can tell.

Although there is a scholar in their family, there is no rule of not talking when eating or sleeping.On the contrary, we often discuss things at the dinner table.In winter, the red mushrooms do not grow, and the business cannot be done, so Song Bai and Shen Mu discussed other ways to make money.

Both are people who love money, and they will never sit still and eat nothing.In the second half of the year, we will always find something to benefit from.

"Why don't we just say what I said before, let's take down the hills and cultivate fungi. Although red mushrooms can't be cultivated, shiitake mushrooms are fine. If the quantity is large, it's money." Song Bai said: "Besides, who in the village dares to grow mushrooms? Our idea?"

That's right, the people in the village are afraid that their family will be revered after such a commotion today.In case Shen Mu's family is offended somewhere, and "Boss Shen's spirit in heaven" is displeased, what will happen to them.

Shen Mu couldn't help laughing even after thinking about it. "I just don't know how much the buns cost?"

"Go and ask Uncle Qingshan in the afternoon, he is the village head, so he should know." Song Bai also has his own plans.He traveled to the south several times, just to find a place suitable for long-term business.But looking at several state capitals, he was somewhat dissatisfied.So after investigation and investigation, it was not settled in the end.

Now he thinks, because Shen Mu is here, he might as well set the place in Fengshui County.Where there are deficiencies, they can make their own constructions!His father was also self-made back then, so why did he have to stand on the shoulders of a big man?

Although Fengshui County is not very rich, there are also a lot of things that should be available in the south. There are dry goods, cloth, and even Song Bai has seen cotton.

He married into Shen Mu's house, and if Shen Mu didn't want to leave his homeland, he was willing to stay with him.But my parents can't let it go, so they will open a business route at that time.

Song Bai planned ambitiously, but he withered when he arrived at Shen Qingshan's house.

"Buy a mountain?" Shen Qingshan was a little surprised, it's not that no one buys a mountain here, but he didn't expect Shen Mu to think about buying a mountain.Shen Mu's family's family background, he didn't say it clearly, but he also knew that it was almost the same.

The village is only this big, how much money does the family have, and how much it earns every year, anyone with a discerning eye will probably have the same amount of money at a glance.

But Shen Qingshan thought about it, this Xiao Song seems to have some money.I also said before that I want to build my own ancestral hall... It is not surprising that I have money to buy mountains.

He didn't ask any more questions, he turned around and went into the room to get the account book out. "One of the small hills near our village has already been bought. There are five or six left, you can pick and choose."

Shen Mu was a little surprised that someone actually bought it.I have grown up in the village for more than ten years, why don't I know

Shen Qingshan explained for him: "It's not from our village, it's from the town's rich people who come here to buy mountains to plant fruit trees, and to do fruit tree business." After thinking for a while, he said: "Actually, our mountain, look It’s actually not that cheap. You can see how lush the mountains and trees here are, and it’s best to plant fruit trees. That is to say, our village is a little far from the town and the county seat, and the few hills near the town are less expensive. Only when people have finished buying mountains will they go to our village to buy mountains.”

Song Bai and Shen Mu looked at each other, and couldn't help swallowing: "How much does it cost?"

Shen Qingshan gestured casually: "It takes more than 200 taels of silver to get down from that mountain over there."

More than 200 taels!Song Bai was shocked instantly.That mountain is quite small, half smaller than the mountain in Xing'an County, but the price is twice as expensive!

The two looked at each other and saw the hesitation in each other's eyes. "We... Let's go back and discuss it."

Shen Qingshan nodded understandingly, put away the account book, and said to Shen Mu: "Now you live a better life, but you can't spend money randomly, you have to live carefully."

He has a good relationship with Boss Shen, and always takes special care of Shen Mu.

Shen Mu nodded again and again, he now felt that he was so careless!Actually wanted to buy a mountain before!That's 200 taels of silver!It's not two taels, it's not 20 taels, it's 200 taels! !

"By the way, there is one more thing," Shen Qingshan called out to Shen Mu who was in deep pain. "The ancestral hall... has been repaired."

Shen Mu was taken aback.

Shen Qingshan felt a little uncomfortable.What happened before was done by his father, and he, as a son, also felt embarrassed. "Seven days later is an auspicious day. Put your father's tablet in the ancestral hall."

"People in the village... don't you have anything else to say?" Facing Shen Qingshan, Shen Mu was not as sharp-tongued as he was with others.This is the uncle who treated him well.But there are some things that should be asked or asked clearly: "Let me say first, it is impossible for me to give money to old man Shen. It is written on the paper that it will be paid next year, so I will pay it next year, and I will not give it on New Year's Eve."

"What old man Shen, that's your master." Shen Qingshan reprimanded lightly, but he also knew Shen Mu's knot: "It's fine with me, and you are not allowed to call it that in front of outsiders. You are afraid that others will not pay attention to your identity. What's the matter?"

Shen Mu hummed and lowered his head.

"You don't need to give it to him in advance. He doesn't dare to embarrass you anymore." The ancestral hall was built in the village, and all the money in the public account was spent. It was the old village head who borrowed three hundred coins from Old Man Shen out of his own pocket. money.With these three hundred words, the old couple can live a good year by themselves.But now that Shen Laoer is dead, Shen Laoer's children go to the house every day to eat, and Webster also cries with Shen Laoniang.Mrs. Shen sometimes feels sorry for her niece and will give her something to eat.Life at home became more and more difficult.

But on the one hand, Shen Qingshan suppressed him, and on the other hand, the two elders themselves felt a little bit guilty.I don't dare to ask Shen Mu for money anymore.At least in the recent turmoil, Boss Shen seems to be still in a rage, and they don't want to come to trouble.

Shen Mu thought for a while: "I'll go back and discuss it with my mother."

Shen Qingshan nodded, "It will be an auspicious day after seven days, you should talk to your mother carefully."

After leaving the door of Shen Qingshan's house, Shen Mu felt a little unhappy.Song Bai speculated on his expression, and asked: "Why, you don't want your father to enter the ancestral hall?"

He patted himself on the chest again: "Then don't enter, let's build the ancestral hall by ourselves."

"Ah?" Shen Mu came back to his senses, and said, "...No, I was thinking that it would be too expensive to buy a mountain."

Song Bai: "..."

Shen Mu: "The ancestral hall must be entered. Enjoying the incense of the tribe is what my father deserves. Why do you want to build the ancestral hall by yourself, and the rest of the money can't be used for other things?"

"That's what I told Uncle Qingshan." Shen Mu said, "Although Uncle Qingshan is not an outsider, we can't seem so rushing, after all, the village used to manipulate me like that." Shen Mu turned on the revenge mode: "Now it is the village who takes the initiative Let us put the tablet into the ancestral hall, we have to stretch it out, use the airs, and make enough face." Anyway, they dare not go back on their word.They were afraid that Boss Shen would chop up the ancestral hall if he got upset.

Song Bai: "..."

Song Bai: "...you are right."

When the two returned home, Mrs. Liu was teasing Ah Huang with a chicken bone.Ah Huang is still a puppy and cannot eat chicken bones.Mrs. Liu took it and let it bite to grind its teeth, and then snatched the chicken bone back.

Ah Huang was biting happily, suddenly the chicken bone was gone, and he stood on his hind legs to reach Liu Shi's hand.It's a pity that he is so short that he can't even touch Liu's knees.Shen Mu and Song Bai raised Ah Huang as their son, and Liu Shi gradually found some happiness in "playing with grandchildren".

Hearing the sound of them entering the door, Ah Huang let go of Liu Shi, turned around and spread his four short legs, and rushed towards Shen Mu, whining as if complaining.

Shen Mu picked up the puppy and put it on his shoulder. Now the dog is so small that it can squat firmly on his shoulder.

"Are you back?" Looking at the faces of the two of them, Liu asked, "What's wrong? Buying the mountain is not going well?"

"...It's a bit expensive." Shen Mu was heartbroken, and then said to Song Bai: "Let's put aside the matter of buying mountains and see if there is any way to make a living with lower cost?"

Liu's face was numb.She had given up hope for how stingy her son was.

"By the way, mother, the ancestral hall in the village has been repaired. Today, Uncle Qingshan said that it will be an auspicious day after seven days. Let's put father's tablet in it to receive incense from the village."

Liu was taken aback.

Liu herself found it strange that her first reaction was not to be happy.But feel lost...

It was as if Boss Shen was really going to leave her.

"This, this is a good thing." Liu stammered, "This is what your father, he, he deserves."

Mrs. Liu turned her head and walked into her own room, making Shen Mu puzzled.Suddenly she stopped again, turned back and asked Shen Mu: "Did the village ask anything this time?"

"No. How dare they make demands now? They are afraid that my father will chop up the ancestral hall if something goes wrong." Shen Mu laughed.This was probably the first time he liked the village gossip, it was so interesting.

"En, um." Mrs. Liu nodded, and then said after a while: "Do you think this ancestral hall will be weak and collapse again, smashing your father's memorial tablet?"

Shen Mu finally got the hang of it: "Mother, what's wrong with you? You... don't you want father's tablet to enter the ancestral hall?"

"No, no." Liu waved his hands again and again. "It's a good thing that he can enter the ancestral hall. He has taught so many children in the village to read and helped so many people in the village all his life. He should enter the ancestral hall to receive their incense..."

Mrs. Liu took two steps back: "Mother is fine, it's fine."

Shen Mu: ...

Song Bai tugged at him, "I'm afraid I can't bear my father." Now Boss Shen's tablet is placed in Liu's house, and Liu needs to talk to the tablet every day, which seems to have become a part of her daily life.

"That can't be helped." Shen Mu was worried, "It can't be because of this that you can't stop entering the ancestral hall and let Dad float outside like a lonely ghost..."

Shen Mu looked sadly at Mrs. Liu's fleeing figure.

"Let mother decide for herself." Song Bai comforted, "no matter what mother's decision is, father will agree with it."

Seven days later, on the auspicious day of the auspicious day, the village specially organized a large battle to welcome the tablet of Boss Shen into the ancestral hall.

This is also the result of discussion among the elders in the village.They believed that the cause of the incident was that the old man Shen refused to let Mr. Shen enter the ancestral hall.Ancestral halls, like ancestral tombs, are a place for a person to return to.Boss Shen was in a hurry, which led to so many things that followed.

Now get his tablet (soul) to be detained in the ancestral hall, and let the ancestors watch him, so that he can no longer disturb the situation in the village.

It is already a secret that everyone in the village knows that Boss Shen's heroic spirit (resentful spirit) stayed in the village.It made the people in the village panic.

There is a ghost who supervises them every day in the village, whoever bullies his son will kill him, who can bear it

For this matter, they also gave Shen Mu's family enough face, and a row of clan elders greeted Boss Shen's tablet at the entrance of the ancestral hall.

With two bruises hanging under Liu's eyes, she accompanied Shen Mu to send the tablet into the ancestral hall, and looked at it reluctantly for a while before going back.

Shen Mu didn't know how to comfort her, he couldn't persuade her not to let her father enter the ancestral hall...

When Mrs. Liu returned home, she didn't think about eating and drinking, and fell ill within two days.

In fact, when Boss Shen just died, Mrs. Liu had a mental breakdown and was seriously ill for a time. It was only when Boss Shen was going to go to the funeral that she could barely get up in order to prepare for the funeral.Later, relying on the dialogue with Boss Shen's tablet, and the persecution with Boss Shen again and again, he had to cheer up.

She finally got used to communicating with the tablet as a living person, but now even the tablet has left her.Now that Second Shen is also dead, no one dares to bully his son anymore... Mrs. Liu feels that life is hopeless.

She was lying on the bed, watching her sensible son serving her in front of and behind the bed, and she could hear her son-in-law busy in the kitchen making soup and medicine for her, but she felt that Shen Mu already had something to rely on, so she followed Shen Mu It's good that the boss has gone.

Anyway, Xiao Mu has Xiao Song to take care of her.

But Brother Wen is alone in the ground, it must be very lonely... Mrs. Liu thought vaguely.

Song Bai and Shen Mu rushed to the room in a hurry, with blisters forming around their mouths.Song Bai stewed the decoction and sent it to the house, then went to the county town to ask for a doctor.

They had already invited the doctor from Xiaoji Village yesterday.But when the old doctor looked at it for a long time, he couldn't see why, so he could only leave two pairs of medicines to nourish the body.Mrs. Liu ate a little bit but it didn't work, so Song Bai decided to go to the county to ask the doctor to take a look.

For the elderly at home, both he and Shen Mu were willing to spend money.To put it bluntly, this money is spent to buy life. What can be worth more than life?Money can be earned again, but life is gone.It's worth it to heal a little bit.

Song Baiwen rented a bullock cart in the village, and hurried to the county, then asked the shopkeeper of the dry goods store to inquire about a good doctor, and dragged the doctor to the village.

Mrs. Liu has passed out.

The old doctor checked the Tianmai for a long time, then shook his head: "She is fine." Seeing the blisters on Song Bai and Shen Mu's mouths: "You two are on fire."

"Don't be joking. If it's okay, why did you pass out?" At first, Shen Mu thought that Liu Shi was just asleep, or that the puppy Ah Huang was barking at Liu Shi's bed, but Liu Shi didn't wake up. Only then did I realize something was wrong.

But Liu did not have a fever or other symptoms.

"She has a heart disease." The old doctor said leisurely: "Is the patient too sad recently? She has a desire to die on her own, and the medicine is useless."

"Then what should I do? I can't look at her..." Shen Mu's tears were about to fall.He hesitated for a while, but he still felt that he should not hide his illness from medical treatment, so he roughly told the old doctor about the death of Boss Shen and the entry of the tablet into the ancestral hall.

"What do you think? I can't invite my father's tablet out of the ancestral hall again..." Shen Mu said anxiously: "Or... I'll find someone to engrave another one for her?"

"This, this is not appropriate..." This kind of thing, the old doctor can't say well.After pondering for a while, he said: "It can only rely on arousing the patient's hope for life." The old doctor looked at Shen Mu: "Are you her brother? Or her husband?"

"It's her brother. This is my mother." Shen Mu said.

The old doctor pointed at Song Bai: "This is? Your brother?"

Shen Mu was a little embarrassed: "No, this is me... Husband, my mother gave birth to me."

"That's it..." The old doctor stroked his gray beard, and after thinking about it, he said, "Why don't you two have a baby."

Song Bai and Shen Mu: "..."

Song Bai and Shen Mu: "????"

What kind of divine operation is this? !Shen Mu and Song Bai were dumbfounded, why did the topic change so quickly?Isn't he treating his mother? Why did he suddenly let them have a baby?

Is this old doctor still from Qianjin Branch?

The old doctor continued to stroke his beard: "Don't think that the old man is talking nonsense. This patient has no will to live, so you have to create the will for her to live. If it doesn't work, you can pretend to be happy, she doesn't know it's fake Yes, if you work harder, you can make the fake come true? If the patient knows that you are pregnant, they may want to see the birth of their grandson, and they may not want to die." The old doctor said: "This possibility is very high. Yes, why don't you try it? When the baby is born, throw the baby to her, and if there is a baby clinging to her, she probably won't have time to think about it. This heart disease needs to be healed!"

"This, this..." This line of thinking sounds right, as expected of a famous doctor!This method is different from others!But the problem is that they didn't consummate the house at all, and they couldn't consummate the house until the filial piety period was over.

But you can think of an idea along this line of thought, and how to operate it will need to be discussed again.

Song Bai and Shen Mu looked at each other, quickly thanked the old doctor, and Song Bai drove the ox cart politely back to the county.

On the way back, the shopkeeper of the dry goods store ran out of the store and called him, "Brother Song! Wait a minute!"

Not long after, the shopkeeper took out a letter from the house: "As soon as you and the old doctor left, it was delivered. Your letter from home."

Before Song Bai regained his memory, he asked the shopkeeper of the dry goods store to send him a safe letter at the post station.The letter sent back was naturally sent to the dry goods store.

Song Bai took the letter and put it in his arms, and thanked the shopkeeper.

"You're welcome." The shopkeeper waved his hand.Although it was not very pleasant when we met for the first time, we have become somewhat friendly after getting along. "It seems that something has happened to your family these few days. If you have any difficulties, tell your brother, and I will do my best to help."

After rushing home, Mrs. Liu had already regained consciousness, but she couldn't eat, and couldn't even drink soup and medicine.Spit up whatever you eat.

Shen Mu was so anxious that tears rolled down his face.But there was no other way, Song Bai steamed the tender egg and managed to let Liu eat two mouthfuls, but he didn't vomit anymore.After waiting for Mrs. Liu to fall asleep, she went to Song Bai's room to talk.

After Song Bai brought the eggs into the house, he went back to his own room to read the family book.He sent home a letter declaring his safety, and also told about his marriage.

This is his dad's reply.His father's letter didn't ask much about his marriage...

His mother is sick.

Also sick.

Song Bai wanted to pluck his hair, which is really a double whammy.

He has been missing for a while, although he has entrusted Xin'er and his parents to tell him that he is fine, but he is always uncertain when he sees people.Since his disappearance, his mother has been worried and sick.

The colder the weather, the worse the illness became.

My husband hurts himself.His father immediately became anxious, wrote a long letter and scolded his son, telling him to come back quickly to show his mother, and when his mother was relieved and saw his son bearded, Then he can go wherever he wants.

I asked Shen Qingshan about the price, and it was more expensive than Xing'an County, probably because the products on the mountain are still very lush.The two were a little reluctant.

After the ancestral hall was repaired, Shen Qingshan came over and asked Shen Mu and Mrs. Liu to put Boss Shen's tablet into the ancestral hall.This time, no one dared to say anything, whether it was the old village chief, the clan elders, or even the second elder of the Shen family.

When Song Bai heard that his mother was sick, he felt very guilty.But Mrs. Liu is also sick here, so he can't just walk away, leaving Shen Mu alone with Mrs. Liu who is seriously ill. Is this a human thing?

In the past, he thought about taking Shen Mu and Mrs. Liu to Xing'an County, even if they didn't settle down, they should still meet their in-laws.But now that Mrs. Liu is so sick, let alone rushing, she can't afford to toss about.

But I can't ignore it either.

Simply bald.

"Or you can go."

A sudden voice sounded from behind.Song Bai was startled, turned his head, not knowing how long Shen Mu had been standing behind him, and read all the contents of the letter.

Shen Mu stared at Song Bai with a thoughtful expression on his face.