house life

It was still dark, but the doors of the Shu family and the Liu family had been opened, and the carriages were pulled out.

The two families were worried that the horse's braying might startle people, so they calmed the horse naturally.

The sound of horse hooves sounded and gradually faded away. The people of the Shu family and the Liu family turned around and entered their yards.

The old man and his wife of the Shu family were sitting under the eaves. Shu Ling went back to her room, then walked to the front yard, walked over to Yang and sat down.

When the old man of the Shu family saw Shu Ling clinging to Yang's side, he didn't want to imagine the fact that she was about to get married.

"Ling'er, you and your third sister-in-law don't want to go up the mountain today?"

"Grandma, my third sister-in-law and I should go to the mountains. This way, others won't know when my eldest uncle, second uncle and brothers set off."

The old man of the Shu family agreed with Shu Ling's idea: "You and your third sister-in-law can go up the mountain again when the sky becomes clear."

Shu Ling smiled and said, "Well, I will follow my grandfather's arrangements."

Zhou Damei was originally in a bad mood, but when she walked under the eaves and saw the old man and his wife of the Shu family talking to Shu Ling, her mood eased.

When Yang saw the eldest daughter-in-law, she said to the old man of the Shu family: "You must persuade the eldest son next year. He should go to the city gate to pick up work."

"The boss said that the work at the city gate is not easy to do, and there are many problems.

He still wanted to go on a long trip, but if he really didn't want to move anymore, he would buy a piece of land near the town and grow some vegetables to sell. "

"He has never done farm work, how can he know about farming?"

"Old man Zhu is now planting land behind the new yard. Last time, he wanted to give me a handful of vegetables that had just grown, but I refused.

There are many people in their family, and the vegetables they grow are only enough for their own consumption. "

"I heard people say that Girl Yun's family paid off some debts a year ago, but they still owe a lot of debts."

The old man of the Shu family nodded and said: "Girl Yun's husband's parents are not kind. When the family was separated, the debts owed by the family were also transferred to them.

Their clan leader had no choice but to make the decision for Yun Yatou's house. The couple would no longer have to support the elderly in the future. From now on, the life and death of the two old people would only depend on the presence of people in their house. "

"People's hearts are fickle. I heard that Yun Yatou's father-in-law and mother-in-law loved this son very much. But after the other sons in the family got up, they didn't treat Yun Yatou's man very well."

"Their family's ability to make money also relies on Girl Yun's ability."

The couple chatted while Shu Ling listened. Zhou Damei came over and sat next to Shu Ling.

Yang said to Zhou Damei: "You got up early today. If you don't have anything to do for a while, you should take a good rest."

"Mom, I'm fine. Do you and dad want to go back and get some sleep?"

The old man of the Shu family shook his head and said, "I'll take a nap in the afternoon. It's getting dark soon, so I'll go out for a walk later."

Yang looked at Zhou Damei and said with a smile, "You and I can go out for a walk later."

"Okay, let's go for a walk on the edge of the mountain and see if we can encounter some young wild vegetables."

"Auntie, go to both ends. There are some new wild vegetables growing inside."

After breakfast, Shu Ling and Liu Shenghua walked up the mountain. Everyone they met on the way greeted each other.

After Liu Hao got married, everyone looked at Shu Ling and felt something was wrong. Liu Shenghua glared at her displeasedly.

"Sister-in-law Lin [-], do you have something to tell us?" Sister-in-law Lin [-] sighed immediately: "Good girl and Ling girl have always been in and out together. Now Ling girl is left alone. I see her a little lonely. "

Shu Ling looked at Sister-in-law Lin and smiled: "Sister-in-law Lin, it is a good thing to marry well. Now I have my third sister-in-law to accompany me up the mountain, which is also a great thing."

"Sister-in-law Lin, what's wrong? In your eyes, I am no longer a human being?"

Sister-in-law Lin San quickly said: "I'm not very good at talking, so don't mind."

Lin San's sister-in-law left quickly. Liu Shenghua looked at her back unhappily, turned to Shu Ling and said, "Don't pay attention to these troublesome people. She still doesn't understand her own affairs, and she still cares about others." A family matter.”

"Third sister-in-law, don't be angry. When we go up the mountain to collect more things and come back, they will know that Third sister-in-law and I are both extremely capable and lucky people."

"Pfft. They all want to see the joke of the two of us going down the mountain with empty backpacks."

Liu Shenghua and Shu Ling were both quick people, and they quickly went down the mountain with their baskets on their backs, leaving many people with nothing to laugh at.

When Shu Ling and Liu Shenghua went up the mountain again, they met people coming down the mountain and everyone said hello in a friendly manner.

Shu Ling took Liu Shenghua to the place where she and Liu Hao often went, and said to her: "Sister-in-law, I came to this place early, and the herbs are too young. I came late, and the herbs are too old. The price given by the pharmacy is It will be extremely cheap.

These days, the time is just right. "

"I heard people say that the older the herbs are, the better they are, aren't they?"

“I don’t quite understand the reason behind this, but I remember what the doctor said, some medicines become more effective as they get older, while some herbs become less effective as they get older.

Hao Hao knows a lot about herbs, and she likes to memorize their uses. "

"I heard Grandma Liu say that you used to be so good that you still wanted to be a doctor?"

"Yes, Sister Yun told us before that there are female doctors in this world. After thinking about Grandma Liu's illness that time, she wanted to be a doctor.

But the doctors in the town said that it is best to first understand the medicinal herbs, and then write down the uses of the medicinal herbs. Then there are many things to learn.

Later, Hao Hao told me that she would probably never be a doctor in her life, and no one would be willing to teach her medical skills. "

“Look at the doctors in this town, all their medical skills are passed down from family to family, and their own daughters can’t learn medical skills from them.

If you are a good outsider, they will not be able to teach you.They are willing to teach me how to identify herbs, which is very kind-hearted. "

"Grandpa Zhu and Uncle Zhu taught us how to recognize medicinal herbs, but Sister Yun is not very interested in medicinal herbs.

I and Hao Hao thought that we could make money, so we started studying. I didn't learn much, but Hao Hao studied more. "

Liu Shenghua heard from Shu Xianzhong that her family cherished the kindness of Zhu Dashan and his son, so they also avoided going to the mountains to collect herbs.

Liu Hao is getting married now, and at Shu Ling's age, she needs someone to accompany her up the mountain.

Liu Shenghua asked Shu Xianzhong: "If Ling'er and I learn to pick herbs, will the Zhu family feel comfortable?"

"Their family doesn't usually collect herbs from the nearby mountains. You are the only one in our family who learns to collect herbs, and you don't rely on selling herbs to support the family. The Zhu family will not be too cautious."

This time Liu Shenghua tried her best to learn how to pick herbs from Shu Ling, but she soon discovered that she was not as good as Shu Ling in this regard.

She could clearly distinguish wild grasses from wild vegetables, but she could only identify a few commonly seen herbs and wild grasses.