Happy pastoral event: a wonderful wife

Chapter 20 Borrowing Zhou's Thatched Hut

Shen Yunjin put all the 20 taels of silver in the family into a cloth bag, then went to the kitchen, and hid the cloth bag in the soybean jar, the top was covered tightly with soybeans.

Jing Er was a little surprised, "Sister, why did you put the money in the grain tank? Why didn't you put it in the cabinet? Didn't you just buy a new lock?"

Shen Yunjin smiled and said, "I didn't buy the lock to lock the money. Look at that lock, it's brand new and shiny, and it's very conspicuous. If a thief enters our house, wouldn't you be able to see it at a glance? Our house has very little furniture. If there is a lock on a small cabinet, most people would think that there are valuables in this cabinet. Doesn’t this mean that there is no silver 300 taels here, just waiting for thieves to steal it? I didn’t buy this lock to lock money, but It is to confuse others, if someone really sneaks into our house, then they will just run to the cabinet after seeing this lock, and they won’t rummage around.”

"That's it, sister, you are really thoughtful."

Jing'er said while lying on the soybean vat and looking in. From now on, the most valuable thing in their family is the grain ration vat.

"Yunjin, are you there? Yunjin?"

At this time, a voice called Shen Yunjin came from outside the door. When Shen Yunjin heard it, it was Zhou Linger's voice. Zhou Linger was her best friend. They always talked about everything, but recently she was busy. Focusing on business matters, he didn't have much time to chat with Zhou Ling'er.

Shen Yunjin went out and opened the door, smiled and said to Zhou Linger, "I haven't seen you for a few days, you are here, come in and let's talk for a while."

Zhou Ling'er followed Shen Yunjin into the house, and sat on the small kang. She rubbed her sore wrist and said, "I just worked all morning, and I took the leftover vegetables with my mother. The seeds are planted in the ground, but I am exhausted. By the way, Yunjin, I came to ask if you want to plant some vegetables. We still have a little vegetable seeds left in our family. If you need them, I will Bring it to you."

Shen Yunjin had thought about growing some vegetables in the backyard before, but now it seems that she can't. She has already planned to build a new house in the summer, and the new house will be cheaper than the small farmhouse now. It is much bigger, and it must occupy part of the backyard, and it is impossible to keep the vegetables grown in the backyard.

She replied, "Thank you, Ling'er, but no need, I don't plan to grow vegetables anymore, I don't need vegetables."

"That's it." Zhou Ling'er nodded, "Then if you want to eat any dishes in the future, you can just come to my house and get them. My house has all kinds of dishes, and some dishes can't be sold out and you can't finish them. Don't be rude to me."

There is a large piece of land behind Zhou's house. Zhou Ling'er and Mrs. Zhou rely on this land for food. They don't grow food, they only grow vegetables. When they are harvested, they will sell them. The family kept it for food. Although they couldn't earn much money, they could barely make ends meet.

Shen Yunjin suddenly thought of something, and said to Zhou Ling'er, "Then I really won't be polite to you, I do have something to ask you and my aunt."

"What's the matter?"

Shen Yunjin said in detail, "Ling'er, isn't there a small hut next to your vegetable field? Can you go back and discuss with the aunt to see if you can borrow that hut for our family for a summer."

She knew that Zhou's mother and wife didn't use that hut very much, but that hut was really good. Not only did it have a small kang, but there was also a stove not far outside for cooking.

Zhou Ling'er didn't even think about it, and said without thinking, "You don't need to discuss this matter with my mother, I can make the decision, you can use the hut as you like, as long as you want, my mother and I basically don't need that Thatched hut, it’s a waste to stay there. But why did you think of using thatched hut, do you want to live in it?”

Shen Yunjin nodded and told her about her plan to build a new house.

After listening to it, Zhou Ling'er was surprised. Although she knew that Shen Yunjin had sold snacks in the town recently and made some money, no matter how much money she made, she couldn't make enough money to build a house all at once.Besides, Shen Yunjin didn't have any money in his hand before, and Zhou Ling'er knew that too.

Shen Yunjin took the initiative to explain, "I sold the recipe of the signature cake today and sold it to Zuixianju, the money I got was enough for me to build a house, and I got a fortune from selling things a few days ago Reward money. I thought our house was too small and dilapidated, and we couldn’t let Yunwen and Jinger live in such a house all the time. Now that I have some money on hand, I might as well start over again. Build a new house."

"You sold the recipe to Zuixianju?" Zhou Ling'er sighed enviously, "No wonder you can earn enough money to build a house so quickly. It turns out that's the case. Zuixianju is a big restaurant, so you must sell it." Rich, now your family can change to a better house. Don’t worry, our thatched hut is not used by anyone, and when you build a house in summer, come and live in our hut.”

Shen Yunjin smiled and said, "Thank you, Ling'er, and thank you, aunt, for causing you trouble this time."

Zhou Ling'er waved her hand, "Why are you being polite with me? It's just to use the hut. It's not a problem. Our two families are close to each other. When you need help building a house, just call me."

Although Ling'er was thin and thin, she was not squeamish, as long as it was a job she could do, no matter how tiring she was, she would not hesitate.

"By the way, Yunjin, let me tell you something. I heard that a new neighbor is coming across from your house." When Zhou Ling'er mentioned this, her face was full of gossip and she was very energetic.

After all, there is usually nothing interesting in this small village. The most common thing everyone does is talk about their parents and new things in the village.

As soon as Shen Yunjin heard that a new neighbor was coming, she asked curiously, "The opposite? Isn't the house opposite the house empty? Could it be that the family is moving back?"

Zhou Ling'er replied, "No, isn't that old Wang's house opposite your house? Their family has moved to the town a long time ago, and they won't come back. Their family has always wanted to sell the house, but they never sold it. Go, but I heard from people in our village today that the old Wang’s family has finally sold their house, or sold it to a young man.”

The Wang family used to be the largest household in Qingshi Village, and their house was also the best in Qingshi Village. Back then, the Wang family offered a sky-high price of 60 taels of silver for their house, and none of the people in Qingshi Village could afford it.

Shen Yunjin muttered, "It seems that the person who bought this house must be very rich, and I don't know what kind of person he is."

She doesn't really want to have a new neighbor, because if that neighbor is like Yang Xiaoqian, then she will be really unlucky.

(End of this chapter)