It was already summer when the group returned to Shenjiazhuang. They could smell the fragrance of strawberries all over the mountains before they even entered the village. The busy villagers were shuttling between the fields and had no time to even glance at the carriages entering the village.
Su Tai got off the carriage and found that her door was locked. She hurriedly opened the door to let Su Chuan and others in. Then she went to Shen Quezi's house and learned that the bridge deck had been started on the river channel, so she quickly ran there.
As soon as I arrived at the river, I found that all the tenant farmers in the village were there, and there were some women and teenagers helping out.
Su Tai spotted Shen Yi working in the crowd and hurried over, "Shen Yi, where are the children?"
Shen Yi looked up in surprise, "Wife, you are finally back! My mother-in-law took the children back, and there are people looking after them over there. I was too busy here, and it was the strawberry harvest, so I couldn't find anyone in the village to take care of them."
Upon hearing that the child was in Dongmen Village, Su Tai felt relieved and immediately turned her eyes towards the magnificent floating bridge.
The floating bridge is about two meters wide. The thick iron chains at both ends should have been installed this winter. There are two stone pillars with thick bottom and thin top every ten meters to reinforce it.
These stone pillars were made by Su Tai at a brick kiln factory.
The iron chains rely on these stone pillars and have already formed the framework of a floating bridge.
Su Tai suppressed her inner excitement and held Shen Yi's hand tightly, "Is it stable?"
Chen Yi knew what she was asking, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. "The stone pillars were built after the beginning of spring. When the river was blocked by heavy snow, only the iron chains were set up. Even in the biting cold wind, the iron chains are stable. The winds here are only stronger in late autumn and winter. The impact is not great at other times. After the two adults saw it, they said it is very stable and there will be no problem."
"That's good!" Su Tai let out a long sigh and asked, "When will it be completed?"
Shen Yi pointed to the workers who were laying the bridge deck and said, "It's halfway done now. It should be finished before the autumn harvest."
This time was faster than Su Tai expected.
Su Tai was so happy that she said, "Just focus on your work. I'll go with A Zhan to Dongmen Village to pick up the kids."
Shen Yi nodded repeatedly. He would be very busy during this period, and he could work with peace of mind after Su Tai brought the child back.
In order to thank her parents for helping her take care of the children, Su Tai specially prepared a lot of food before setting off.
The carriage entered Dongmen Village and passed by their strawberry field.
Su Zhan shouted and all the Han people who were working in the fields came back.
The carriage entered the yard.
Shen Yuezhang, who was teaching his younger brother and sister to read, looked up and saw that it was Su Tai coming down. He was overjoyed and put down his paper and pen and rushed out, "Mom! Mom! You're finally back!"
"mother!"
"aunt!"
The children rushed out in a swarm and surrounded Su Tai who had just got off the carriage.
Su Zhan was very depressed, "You only saw your aunt, but not your father, right?"
Su Fengnian called out "Dad" just for the sake of politeness and continued to pester Su Tai.
"Aunt, I miss you so much!"
"This is my mother, that's why I miss my mother!" Shen retorted calmly.
Su Fengnian was extremely shameless, "It's all the same."
"no the same."
The two cousins started quarreling for no apparent reason.
Shen Yuezhang glared at his two younger brothers speechlessly, "Stop arguing, help mom carry things, mom just came back, you need to have a good rest."
"Yes, yes, yes, my aunt just got home. Aunt, I'll ask my mother to kill a chicken to give you some nourishment."
Su Zhan felt upset when he saw how filial his son was to Su Tai. "Sister, I feel like I gave birth to a son in vain. Why don't I just send him to your home?"
"Okay, okay! Aunt, please take me with you when you go back. I'm very well behaved and hardworking." Su Fengnian kept promoting himself.
Han came in and slapped him on the forehead, scolding him with a smile: "What nonsense are you talking about! Your uncle is so busy that he can't even take care of the children. Your aunt has to serve at home and outside when she goes back. Who has time to take care of you, a naughty monkey?"
Ruan Xiaoyu laughed at the side, "Sister, I'm going to kill the chicken."
Su Tai held her back and said, "Don't listen to what the child is saying."
Ruan Xiaoyu's mouth curled up a little more, "He is usually out of tune, but today he is right. You just came back, you really need to nourish yourself. I will kill two chickens. It happens that the fire-clearing vines that mother dug a while ago have been dried. Let's stew them together. It smells so good!"
The so-called Qinghuo vine is a green herb that clears away heat and reduces fire. Dig up the roots, wash them clean, dry them and keep them for a year. Occasionally you can boil some water and drink it to prevent illness.
The villagers used to be poor, so they used this method to prevent diseases.
When the children heard that they were really going to kill a chicken, they immediately chased Ruan Xiaoyu to the chicken coop. One said that chicken was bigger, and another said that this chicken was fatter. The noise they made was enough to blow the roof off.
Su Zhan sat down and drank a sip of tea, but couldn't sit still, so he took Han's farm tools and went to the field.
Chenxiang came back in a hurry and couldn't wait to ask about Chentian's situation.
"Sister, did my second sister really marry the prince?"
The last time Shen Dagou came back, she was in confinement after giving birth, and all the news was hearsay, so she had no idea.
Su Tai nodded heavily and said with a smile: "It's true. I took care of her wedding all by myself. I personally sent her to the bridal sedan. We came back only after we had dealt with everything over there."
"I still find this unbelievable. How did my second sister become the prince's consort?" Chenxiang never dared to dream that their family could produce such a noble person.
Su Tai reminded with a smile, "She is not the prince's consort, but the prince's concubine. Although there is only one word difference, the status is completely different.
I think the Sixth Prince is a good person and treats Tiantian very well. There is also a godfather in the imperial capital who can support Tiantian. You can just live your life in peace!"
Chen Xiang nodded heavily, glanced at his eldest son who was running behind his older brother and sister, and said thoughtfully, "Sister, do you think I should find a teacher to teach Kang Er?"
Life is better now at her husband's and her own family. During this period she has also witnessed the abilities of Su Tai's four children. Not to mention the eldest, Shen Yuezhang, and the second, Shen Congrong, even the twins, at such a young age, can recognize all the words and even speak some flowery truths that she has never heard of before.
The disparity between the children was obvious, and her thoughts became even deeper.
Su Tai nodded in approval, "I didn't expect you to be so aware, not bad! Finding a teacher for the children is not a trivial matter. We don't have such a channel, so I'm afraid we have to ask someone for help."
"Yes, yes." Chenxiang breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Su Tai agreed, there was no rush for anything else. Her child was still young anyway.
After the matter was settled, Chenxiang happily went to help Ruanyu kill the chicken.
Su Tai asked Shen Yuezhang to take the snacks down from the carriage.
When the children heard that there were snacks and candies, they immediately moved from the chicken coop to the main room and surrounded the table.
Han and Su Chunlin understood the situation and continued to work in the fields.
Unexpectedly, the village chief Su Changxi came to the door with someone.
"Xiaotai, you're back! Wow! Uncle hasn't seen you for half a year, and you've become even more beautiful." (End of this chapter)
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