Chapter Ninety-Nine: Be a Farmer
Wang Shouqing brought two adjutants and their families this time.
Adjutant Xin is not married, only has a mother in her fifties, and the other is Adjutant Tian, who has a good martial arts, he has a wife and two sons, the eldest is ten years old, and the younger is eight years old, all of whom have been learning martial arts since childhood.
Zhang Jiaxuan also brought two henchmen over, but Zhang Xinhuai and his wife didn't bring them, but they also had three children, and the children also had children. With such a large number of people, the houses in San Francisco simply can't be squeezed.
Shen Mengxi suggested developing to the suburbs, 50 kilometers outside of San Francisco, they took a fancy to a farm, the old couple had already done no work, and planned to sell the farm and go to the city to retire, and the farm next door also had this plan, and the three families considered whether to buy a big or small one.
Just when he hesitated, Lin Yuesheng came to San Francisco and knocked on Shen Mengxi's door, Shen Mengxi saw this gang leader, opened his mouth wide, why are you here?
"Sister, I am not welcome as an elder brother, then I will go to New York to join my nephew!" Lin Yuesheng looked at the righteous sister standing at the door and quipped.
Wang Shouqing hurriedly invited him in, and Shen Mengxi also came to his senses.
It turned out that Lin Yuesheng suffered repeated retaliation in Shanghai, and even the personal safety of his children could not be guaranteed, so he spent a lot of money to entrust people, and in the fastest time, moved out of Shanghai again, two sons went to Hong Kong, and the rest came to San Francisco.
Hearing that they were going to buy a farm, Lin Yuesheng also went to see it.
In the end, the four families decided to buy two small farms that were connected to each other, re-plan them, divide them into four parts, dig a small lake in the middle of the plot, and build houses by the lake respectively, living next to each other, so that they can be closely connected and independent.
The farm was named Datong Farm.
On this day, Chinatown bigwig Lu Tianqi personally visited Lin Yuesheng, and the two cherished each other at first sight.
Lu Tianqi helped the four families complete the construction procedures, and the four families bought cars, trucks, tractors, and guns and ammunition. Lin Yuesheng's two sons went to New York, his two sons went to Los Angeles, and the two youngest sons lived with him on the farm. Both daughters stayed in Shanghai with their husbands and did not follow.
After the other two families settled down, several children also went out one after another to develop and did not stay on the farm.
The four houses are a style house, half brick and half wood, with two floors above ground, spacious and bright, as well as a garage and basement.
Two small houses were built not far from the big house for the retinue.
The four agreed to operate their own businesses on weekdays, and on weekends they took turns to sit in the village for a party, which was also enjoyable.
Shen Mengxi's home is very simple, the husband and wife live in a big house, the two share a bedroom, but each has a study, the living room is spacious and bright, the kitchen is also spacious and clean, the desktop coffee table wall is clean, except for a family photo with A Huan's family on the fireplace, there is nothing.
Without a sense of security, people like to be complex, and everything is in a place where the eye can see. When nothing is lacking, simplicity is liked.
Han Xiangmei frowned, isn't this Xue Baochai's snow cave-like room? At home, there are about 100 cups alone.
Zhang Jiaxuan said that the seventh sister will live. His house is not good, it must be arranged according to the advice of his wife Lu Shunxian, there are many children and grandchildren in the family, although not all of them are in front of him, but they also have to prepare their rooms, there are many people, there are many items, and if there are many items, it will be messy.
"Fourth brother, at our age, we should do subtraction, reduce, and things are enough."
Zhang Jiaxuan left China, he has been very disappointed recently, he is very uncomfortable with his change from a high-ranking official to a peasant, "Shouqing, you should also pay more attention, a general, you let him chop wood!" ”
"What about the general, that's someone else's general, what's the difference between a general and a peasant in my place, it's not all my husband." Shen Mengxi glanced at the fourth brother, "Mr. Zhang Jiaxuan, you have to correct your thoughts, to this point, since you have decided to come out, you need to forget your original identity, start from scratch, you are not a banker or a minister, settle down, compared to China, we don't know how easy it is, you might as well buy a good fishing rod and go fishing." Or go to Lin's house to play chess, or listen to the fifth lady singing. ”
"Well, I'm just now realizing that I'm a man of nothing." Zhang Jiaxuan scratched the top of his head, which was almost bald.
Shen Mengxi's farm covers an area of about 60 acres, with a forest of about five acres in the middle. The two adjutants and their families moved to the farm, there were eight of them, although the population was the smallest, but Shen Mengxi felt that in the mechanized farm, these laborers were enough.
Adjutant Tian's wife usually lives in San Francisco with her children, returns to the farm after school on Saturdays, and goes back to school on Mondays. But when the children come back, they will feed the horses and cattle, or brush the horses, and Adjutant Tian's wife is not idle, helping Shen Mengxi cook and clean.
Adjutant Xin's mother is quite tough, and Shen Mengxi didn't treat her as an old lady, she was in her fifties, and she was not old at all. Take care of the vegetable garden or wash your son's clothes.
Wang Shouqing didn't know how to do farm work, but he was very interested in driving a tractor, and soon learned to drive a tractor to plow and spray. He likes all kinds of mechanical tools, such as sawing trees into sections with a chainsaw and splitting them into four or eight pieces with an axe. When you are free, take out the gun and wipe it.
Adjutant Xin was very uneasy, he always went to rob Wang Shouqing of the work, he felt that letting the chief do the work was simply killing him.
Shen Mengxi stopped him, "Don't be tired, let him move a little and be healthier." ”
They raised two horses, four cows, thirty chickens, cabbage, peppers, tomatoes and other vegetables, and corn and wheat in the distance. There are not many jobs that need to be contributed, Shen Mengxi is in charge of everyone's food, Wang Shouqing is not busy and will help her wash clothes, and she also went to buy a washing machine and came back.
In short, they work every day from sunrise to sunset, and they are very fulfilling.
Han Xiangmei's work at home is all done by hiring people, she just writes and reads books every day. I don't understand that Shen Mengxi likes to do farm work, how did she know that Shen Mengxi had been an educated youth and had done all kinds of farm work. At this time, it is not only a proper labor exercise, but also a kind of memory. Moreover, her experience taught her that to live, you have to try to keep your brain and body in a state of movement, a state of continuous and overwork.
Shen Mengxi sometimes dragged her to feed the chickens, let her pick up eggs with a basket, or take a small hoe to pick up potatoes and radishes.
A few months later, everyone tanned a lot, Han Xiangmei complained bitterly, but she also knew that she was much healthier, and the locals also admired bodybuilding, so she gradually changed some morbid aesthetics.
Lin Yuesheng's four wives also did not work, their family invited more than 30 servants, and many Qinggang disciples followed to San Francisco, at first the four families often played the piano together, sang opera, and later, as Lin Yuesheng's sons left San Francisco, Lin Yuesheng bought a house in New York, and their family slowly did not often live in the farm.
It is also worth mentioning that Lin Yuesheng is now the fourth lady, the eldest lady has long since passed away, and Shen Mengxi was in Nanjing that year, it seems that the eldest lady had an affair, and Lin Yuesheng was green. So there were only three ladies left.
Shen Mengxi thought of the picturesque, dignified and beautiful lady, and didn't believe that she would cheat, but who can say for sure, the Republic of China is amazingly open, and anything can happen.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Lin Yuesheng married the fifth wife, Meng Xiaodong, and he was still the fourth wife.
This time, the eldest son in the name of the eldest lady did not follow. The second son guarded the property in Hong Kong and did not follow, and the eight sons were divided into four places, each of them was very good, and Shen Mengxi admired it very much. Although the fifth lady, Meng Xiaodong, has no children, Lin Yuesheng is very good to her.
Shen Mengxi watched the Lin family bustling like this, coming and going, Lin Yuesheng's ability was outstanding, and he was by no means a thing in the pool, and he soon showed his prominence in San Francisco and regained a piece of the world.
In the summer, Lin Huiya and his wife took Ah Ping and Ah Ji, as well as their follower Jin Yuelong to San Francisco, they took advantage of the summer vacation to vacation, in fact, they also wanted to investigate, Lin Huiya didn't have time to say anything, Jin Yuelong pointed to Shen Mengxi and said, "My God, you really did it according to that poem?" ”
Seeing that everyone was stunned, he talked about the poems recited by Shen Mengxi on the day of his divorce in Cambridge.
"From tomorrow onwards, be a happy person
Feed the horses, chop wood, and travel the world
From tomorrow, care about food and vegetables
I have a house facing the sea and spring is blooming
From tomorrow onwards, we will communicate with each and every one of our loved ones
Tell them about my happiness
The blissful lightning told me
I'm going to tell everybody
Heck, I can't remember everything, that's probably what it meant. ”
Everyone applauded and said, "Aren't we living like this?"
Shen Mengxi and Lin Huiya hugged tightly, and Aji soon became acquainted with her again, and grabbed her like a koala. Bingbing was admitted to Tsinghua University, and he is also a hot-blooded young man, who usually participates in some activities, but he didn't come with him this time.
"I still remember my father taking me around the world, and he said that girls should look at the world more broadly, but this child has a lot of ideas, she insists on doing what she wants to do, and she resolutely refuses to come to the United States with her, and I think, even if I plan to immigrate, this child will not come with me." Speaking of her daughter, Lin Huiya was a little worried.
"Yes, the child is older, he has his own way to go, the child is determined, you should be happy."
"I really envy your life, how did you make up your mind to come out?"
"You don't need any determination, it's not all life anywhere." Shen Mengxi smiled.
"Well, you just have the ability to live a good life anywhere." Lin Huiya touched the back of her friend's hand, "My hands are thick." ”
"Well, it's all up to them!" Shen Mengxi clenched his fists.
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