Chapter 60: Deliver Food
Shen Yuerong was full of food, and after helping Liu clean up the dishes and chopsticks, she planned to deliver food to Shen Dashan.
She carefully packed the food in a bamboo basket, covered it with a cloth to prevent dust, took a pot of water, brought a straw hat at Liu's request, and then went to the field.
It's about to be summer, the sun is big, and Shen Yuerong is a little dizzy.
The hot air in the sun-basked fields was volatilizing, and bursts of grass smelled into Shen Yuerong's nose, reaching her lungs, making people a little intoxicated.
The fields are full of hard-working croppers, sweating under the scorching sun, toiling forward.
Shen Yuerong couldn't help but think of Min Nong, the most bitter thing was this.
Even though they worked hard for a whole year, they couldn't sell it at a good price, resulting in a pile of grain planted, but there was still a possibility of starvation.
I don't know if the plan I told Gu Xianling is feasible, if it is feasible, I may be able to help everyone a little.
When Shen Yuerong came to the ground slowly, she saw Shen Dashan pulling the plow cart with great difficulty, plowing the ground step by step.
Shen Yuerong looked at the nearby fields and found that some people had oxen plowing the land, even if there were no oxen, there were basically two people, one pulling and one pushing, only Shen Dashan was pulling the plowcar by himself.
It was noon, the sun was scorching, Shen Dashan didn't even bring a straw hat, his mouth was already dry, and his eyes were covered with red blood because he didn't sleep well last night.
Shen Yuerong already felt dizzy just by walking from home to the ground, and now seeing Shen Dashan working so hard, she was a little distressed.
She hurriedly shouted to Shen Dashan in the field: "Dad, I'm bringing you food, you can rest first!" ”
Shen Dashan didn't raise his head, still plowing the ground, Shen Yuerong shouted again, Shen Dashan still didn't mean to stop.
Shen Yuerong was a little annoyed, and shouted: "Dad, it's your daughter Shen Yuerong who is here to deliver food!" ”
Shen Dashan finally raised his head, and then saw that it was really Yue'er who came to deliver food.
When he heard the voice just now, he thought it was someone from the field next door who came to deliver food, but he heard it wrong.
Since Lin Muchun died, no one has brought him lunch.
"Hey, it's coming!"
He quickly answered, his throat a little hoarse, and his eyes were red.
Shen Dashan looked at Yue'er sweating profusely, and felt a little uncomfortable: "On this hot day, you don't stay in the wine shop well, why did you bring me food?" ”
Shen Yuerong knew that Shen Dashan had no malicious intentions, she took off her straw hat and fanned Shen Dashan, and said seriously: "Dad, we are all full, and we can't let you go hungry, I bought meat today to make amends for Grandma Liu, and I will also put some for you, you are the pillar of our family, you can't be hungry." ”
Shen Dashan smiled and took Shen Yuerong to the shade of the tree, it was a shady place, not so hot.
Shen Dashan was thirsty and hungry, so he devoured his food.
"Yue'er, what did you do today? It's delicious. ”
Shen Yuerong smiled: "Dad, I bought half a chicken today and some pork liver." ”
Shen Dashan couldn't help but glance at his daughter higher, the braised pork last time was delicious, and this time the chicken was delicious, even the pork liver can be made so delicious, Yue'er is amazing.
Shen Dashan took a bite of food, looked up and said to Shen Yuerong with a smile: "Our family Yue'er is becoming more and more prosperous now, if anyone marries our family Yue'er in the future, it will be blessed." ”
Shen Yuerong didn't expect Shen Dashan to suddenly talk about this, she was a little stunned, and her face was not shocked and a little flushed.
"Dad, Yue'er is not married, I want to accompany you and my brother at home, earn a lot of money, so that you can all live a good life in the future!"
Shen Dashan said again: "What nonsense, how can there be a daughter's family who doesn't marry, you are not young, blame your father for not having the ability, you can't afford to give a dowry, you are fourteen years old, and no one comes to the door to propose, alas!" ”
Shen Yuerong saw that Shen Dashan began to blame herself again, and just wanted to end the topic quickly: "Dad, don't worry, my daughter has her own plans." By the way, Dad, let's buy an ox to plow the land, you're too hard alone. ”
Shen Dashan hurriedly waved his hand: "Although plowing is hard, but the cattle are too expensive, how can an adult ploughing ox cost ten taels of silver, and it has to be fed for every day, which is expensive and time-consuming, plowing is a few days of work, and it will be completed soon." ”
Shen Yuerong counted the money in her hand, plus what Lin Muqiu's mother's family gave her, there were only eight taels of silver in total, plus three hangings.
The money can't be spent all at once, there are still a few days before you can sell wine, it seems that it is not enough money to buy an adult ploughing ox, and this year the land is almost ploughed, and it will take time to buy cattle, and this year it will not be able to catch up.
Shen Yuerong had a new proposal: "Dad, let's buy a calf this year, and you won't have to work so hard to plow the land next year." ”
Shen Dashan still refused: "No, the little calf also has to spend two or three taels of silver, it's okay, I have the strength." ”
If you spend money to buy a calf, you can't get into it for half a year, it's really not cost-effective, and the plough is tired of a few days.
Shen Yuerong carefully calculated the accounts and said: "Dad, my winery also needs the help of an ox cart to send wine and buy medicinal herbs when I go back, I buy a calf, and when I grow up, I can not only plow the ground but also help the winery deliver goods." Look at my body, I was tired of pulling a cart with my brother to sell wine before, but it would be much easier if I had an ox cart! ”
Shen Dashan thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense.
Although the winery hired two helpers, but the wine jar is so heavy, if you send it farther, it is indeed inconvenient, and it is easier to have an ox cart.
After thinking about it, Shen Dashan nodded and agreed: "Okay, then you can go buy a calf and use the family's money." ”
Shen Yuerong shook her head and refused: "No need Dad, I have money." ”
Shen Dashan straightened up, and although his tone was gentle, he couldn't refuse: "Listen to me, just use the family's money." ”
Shen Yuerong didn't insist any longer, mainly because now he has less money, only more than two taels, and the family's money is more than six taels here.
Shen Dashan finished eating, chatted with Shen Yuerong for a while, and then planned to go back to work.
Shen Yuerong packed up and planned to go home to make up for sleep, she didn't sleep well yesterday, and she was busy for so long today, she was too tired, so she took advantage of Lin Muqiu's absence from home and no one bothered, so she quickly took a good nap.
Speaking of which, after coming here for so long and not sleeping in a single nap, Shen Yuerong felt a little sleepy, and the pace of going home accelerated unconsciously.
When she arrived at home, Shen Yuerong found that she had gone to the field covered in dust.
She didn't rush to sleep, and decided to take a good shower first, and then take a good nap.