happy old days

Chapter 33

Yang Zhenhai decided to stay for a day because he wanted to calm down Jinniang's mind. He could tell from Jinniang's reaction when she saw him. What happened this time really scared her. If she went back on a bumpy day, she would be sick. Not good.Of course, I have new feelings for my little lady who is calm and intelligent, and I don't like it very much.

Yancheng is next to the Blue River, with developed transportation and a large port. It is very convenient to travel north and south, and it is very prosperous. There are many commodities here. Jinniang is not so scared when she walks around. Look at Yang Zhenhai, she doesn't feel it herself, but Yang Zhenhai sees these things in his eyes, protects Jinniang carefully, and finds new things for her to see, trying to make her forget about it.He was a royal guard, he was by his side to protect him every step of the way, and people on the street should not even try to get close to Jinniang, which made Jinniang feel safe and relaxed slowly.

Yancheng has the East Market and the West Market. According to modern terms, the East Market is a place for high-end consumption. All kinds of exquisite and luxurious items are loved by the rich, and the prices of things are relatively expensive.The two of them went to the East Market first. After Jinniang walked through a few shops, she took Yang Zhenhai to the West Market. It wasn't because she couldn't afford it, but because she didn't need it. She had planned to take root in the farmhouse with Yang Zhenhai all her life. Be practical.The two of them went to Jubao Zhai just now, and now Jinniang knew that the jewelry in the betrothal gift was purchased from here, no wonder it was so exquisite, Jinniang had never brought those sets of jewelry before, and she was going to put them in the bottom of the box in the future.

The things in the West Market are not bad, on the contrary, they are very comprehensive. It's just that the prices of things here vary, and anyone can come to buy things, which is a bit chaotic.

Jinniang found a little modern shopping experience here, perhaps because of the convenient transportation, the prices of things here are not very expensive, and the things are much better than those in the market. I saw that thick cotton cloth is sold here, which is a kind of thick cotton cloth that is a bit like denim. It is a kind of cloth hand-woven in the south. The price is moderate and there are seven patterns.It's a little rough, because there are a lot of threads on the back of the pattern, it may be jammed, and the fabric is very hard.But none of this affected Jinniang's love. It was the first time she saw this kind of hand-woven pattern. The fabric was not as good as modern denim, but it felt very thick and textured to the touch. There are five kinds of brightly colored fabrics. Suitable for women, dark green with dark bamboo patterns and navy blue are suitable for men to make clothes.

"Zhenhai, what do you think of this?" Jin Niang gestured towards Yang Zhenhai with the dark blue cloth, en this person seemed very calm.

"Well, it's very good. If you like it, buy it." He can't tell good or bad, but looking at his wife's shining eyes, he can tell that she likes it very much.

Jinniang smiled, and chose five types, dark green with green bamboo patterns and navy blue, to make clothes for Lao Die and Zhen Hai, she chose three types herself, smoke color with floral, the flowers on it It is composed of pink, purple, earthy yellow, gray and blue. Although it looks a bit dark, it matches very beautifully. There is no need to add any patterns when making clothes. The printed cloth itself is very beautiful.The one with big peony flowers on the white background, the peonies are all in large pieces, as long as they are cut properly, they will be very generous and beautiful.In the end, it is black with peach powder and broken branches and flowers. I feel that the clothes should be very feminine.The remaining two patterns, both bright red, were festive and auspicious, but she didn't like it that much.Every purchase is enough to make three sets of clothes. Anyway, the fabric can be stored for a long time if it is well preserved.

For the next whole day, Niang Jin didn't think much about what happened before, and bought some pastries for Papa Yang. Although Papa Yang is a man, he likes sweets very much. Naturally, Niang Jin is not stingy, and usually Make him some.Naturally, I won't forget this when I enter the city.

What pleased Jinniang the most was that she bought a basket of potatoes and more than 20 sweet potatoes from a boat runner, and also bought pepper seeds from an old farmer. It was a great harvest.Is this a blessing in disguise?

Jinniang can't remember when sweet potatoes and potatoes were brought here, anyway, they are not available in the market now.Yang Zhenhai saw it and said that when he went to the south to fight, he saw that the sailors on the Fanbang merchant ship ate food, but no one here grew it.Jinniang doesn't care how many there are, although there are not many harmonious sweet potatoes and potatoes, and the planting season is over now, but with the mother of water, there is no problem in harvesting.

Jinniang doesn't know what kind of pepper it is, anyway, the seeds are all the same, so let's wait until they are planted.

"So happy to go home?" Yang Zhenhai looked at his little daughter-in-law with a smile. The smile on his face hadn't been put away since he got in the car in the morning.

"That's right." Jin Niang raised her jaw, feeling a little desperate in her heart.

Yang Zhenhai squinted his eyes, stretched his hand over Jinniang's neck and kissed her.

Jinniang's face turned red, she waved her hands and quickly pushed him away, wrinkled her nose, and pointed to the outside of the car.

Yang Zhenhai smiled a bit wickedly.

Because Jinniang went back together, they couldn't ride a horse anymore, so the two hired a carriage, set off early, and didn't get home until late in the evening.

The car stopped at the door of Yang's house. As soon as Jin Niang got out of the car, she saw Father Yang and her sister and brother-in-law walking out of the house quickly. Jin Niang's eyes were red when she saw it.

"Father—" Jin Niang quickly walked up to him.

Father Yang was obviously a little excited, his lips trembling, "It's good to be back, it's good to be back—" Seeing Jinniang come back safely, he feels at ease.

"sister."

"You bastard, you scared my sister out of her wits." Manniang's red eye circles have worried her to the core for the past two days.

When Jinniang saw it, she blamed herself, she was really ignorant, she should have come back with Yang Zhenhai yesterday, why did she stay for an extra day.Let the family worry.

Everyone entered the house, and after asking, they realized that Mr. Yang did not believe what Zhang Xi said at the time. Mr. Yang knew his son and daughter-in-law too well. No matter who they were, they would never go to a relative's house like this. , since Zhang Xi could come to deliver the letter, why would Yang Zhenhai not come, not to mention Zhang Xi's complexion was not good at that time.

That night Zhang Xi didn't go back to the backer, because he was afraid that the old man would think too much.Yesterday Manniang received a message from Yang Zhenhai, and she also came over.

"Zhenhai, go to your third uncle's house and tell them that you have returned safely." Father Yang explained.

"Well, I'll go right away." Yang Zhenhai stood up and left.

After a while, the third aunt came over first, seeing that Jinniang was safe and sound, she continued to chant Buddha.When she came back that day, she didn't let go of her heart. She always thought that Jinniang was responsible for losing her. If she couldn't find her, she would be ashamed to see the Yang family and his son.

Jinniang felt warm in her heart when she saw the concern of the third auntie.What a blessing to have so many people who care about her.

Yang Zhenhai came back after a while. He went to Zhou Langzhong's house in the village to grab some Chinese medicine for suppressing shock.

"What's the matter, isn't Jinniang feeling well?" Manniang looked at it and asked quickly.

"Yesterday I had a half-night nightmare, so I took medicine to calm myself down. Don't worry, this medicine is warm in nature."

Jinniang's face was a little red, she felt that she was really useless, and she was scared at night when she was fine during the day, and she forgot what the dream was when she woke up in the morning.

After hearing this, Manniang got up and went to make medicine for her.

After taking two medicines, Jinniang's nightmares disappeared, and it seemed to be very effective. However, she has developed a problem these days. In the past, Yang Zhenhai took the initiative to hug her when she slept at night. Now she takes the initiative to hug Yang Zhenhai. I can always sleep sweetly in my arms.

Yang Zhenhai's blood swelled every night, and he also found that Jinniang was a little different from before. He used to make out with Jinniang. Although Jinniang didn't resist, she was a little bit coy. He even sneaked up on him when he was alone, very mischievous, and made him angry every day, wishing he could get rid of her all at once, just thinking that Niang Jin was still young and took cold water every day.The little daughter-in-law was still having fun.Really painful and happy.

"Ms. Jin—"

"Hey, third aunt." Jin Niang wiped her hands, went to the gate of the courtyard, opened the door, and welcomed third aunt in.

"Here, I went to your second sister's house in the neighboring village. I met her mother-in-law who wanted to buy duck eggs. I heard that you wanted to buy duck eggs, so I brought them to you." The third aunt opened the cotton cloth on the basket, and a basket The duck eggs came out.

"Auntie San, you can solve my problem. I was thinking of asking my sister to collect some for me. You brought it here before I went. Sit in the room." It has been a month since the kidnapping incident The relationship between Jinniang and Auntie San is also much better, and Auntie San misses her for everything. The day before yesterday, she wanted to pickle some salted duck eggs, so she asked Auntie San, who would have thought that she would bring them here today. I picked it up on purpose.

"What are you doing?" San Auntie asked while looking at the open lid of the sauce jar.

"I'm pounding the sauce. It's been a long day, and the miso is all gone."

"Hey, let me see." The third aunt said as she walked to Jinniang's big sauce jar, "Hey, how do you make this sauce, it's yellow and the taste is different from the ones bought in the market " San Auntie pounded it with a sauce rake, and it looked like there were beans in it. "Aren't you made of wheat?" Suddenly remembered that Jinniang was talking about bean paste when going to the market that day.

"I made this with soybeans."

"Soybeans? When the sauce is ready, Jinniang, mash some for me. If it tastes good, I'll order it next year too. You have to teach me."

"Okay, I think it will be ready to eat in two days. I'll smash it and send it to you." I thought about this at the beginning, so I made a lot, enough for their family to eat for more than a year.

The two entered the main room, Jinniang took out her small basket and picked up duck eggs into it, there were quite a lot, there were 47 of them, "How much are these duck eggs, Auntie?"

"Four pennies, which is more expensive than chickens. There is a pond next to your sister-in-law's house, and they have raised a lot. When your new house is built, I think you can raise some."

"Well, that's what I planned too." Jin Niang put away the duck eggs, went into the house and married fifty duck eggs, "Auntie counts."

"What are you counting, I can trust you." She still counted while she was talking, and she added 180 bawen, which is not a small amount, "Why is this too much? Take it back."

"Don't, auntie, when the family raises ducks, I need my aunt's help. This is considered as tea money for my auntie. If you don't charge me, I won't dare to bother you." After living at home, she found out that she had a good relationship with neighbors and relatives. , many things are much simpler.

San Auntie didn't hesitate to put the money away with a smile on her face, "Zhong, this matter is on me."

After seeing Aunt San off, Niang Jin started cooking dinner, and just as she finished cleaning the pot, she saw Father Yang come back, leading an ewe and a lamb behind him.Because of that incident a month ago, Jinniang didn't buy any chickens when she went to the fair. Then, after a fair, she and Yang Zhenhai went there again, bought four hens and one rooster, and ran into a sheep buyer. Jinniang bought it when she saw that it was a pregnant ewe.Now that Father Yang is busy, he takes the ewe out to graze every day and takes good care of the sheep.A lamb was born a few days after arriving at their house.They are even more lively and lovely, and with the chickens at home, their yard is also full of vitality.

The sweet potatoes and potatoes that she bought back then were also planted by Jinniang in the open space around the house. It was a bit late now. Jinniang was afraid that the harvest would not be good, so she poured some water mixed with the mother of water. Now they are growing very well. A lot, but Jinniang has moved the seedlings, which are about an acre like potatoes. If the harvest is good, and the seeds for next year are saved, I can still eat some this winter.

"Boss isn't home yet?"

"I'm back, and I went to my second brother's house to ask about something." As soon as Jinniang said that, she saw Yang Zhenhai enter the hospital, and she got both hands and feet.

"Everyone has been found? When can we start work?" Father Yang was a little anxious.

"I've found everything, and I will start work the day after tomorrow. I asked the second child to get all the stones ready. The wood will be delivered tomorrow."

Father Yang nodded, "Did Old Wu from the neighboring village say it?"

"I said it before, and he agreed."

Father Yang felt relieved this time, Old Wu from the neighboring village is the best at building houses, and he must be able to see that the house is built without any problem.

(End of this chapter)