Chapter 297 Autumn Harvest
Time passed quickly, and Wen Zhenyi's baby arrived as scheduled. She has gradually gotten used to the menstrual bag. Although it still feels inconvenient, she can only adapt to the local customs.
The time for autumn harvest has arrived. Since every family has fertile land, the uncles who help at the pig farm have to go back to harvest.
Wen Zhenyi sent Axiang to help her inspect the autumn harvest of the fertile fields under her name, and told them to come to the village after the autumn harvest to re-sign the lease contract.
Wen Yongnan and Wen Yongman also returned from the private school. Wen Yongman completely stopped attending classes at the private school in town. After the autumn harvest, he followed Shen Xiucai to school in the village.
Wen Yongnan still had some courses that interested him, so he continued to stay in the private school in the town.
Wen Yongman followed her, holding some hay and saying, "Sister, how long will it take for the two of us to finish this?"
"What can we do? Uncle Xiong Lu, Brother Lin Jie and the others have gone to help, so we have to do it ourselves."
"Miss Wen, cough, cough, cough."
Wen Zhenyi turned his head and looked at the person who walked in from a distance: "Uncle Lin, why are you here?"
"I thought there might be no one to help you at your pig farm, so I came over to lend a hand."
"Are you physically able?"
"I feel much better than before. Look, I can even walk now." Uncle Lin still had a cough, but his complexion was indeed much better than before.
"Okay then, don't do the heavy work, just help us."
Uncle Lin was really afraid that she would refuse, but when he heard her say that, a smile appeared on his face: "Okay."
"I'm late." When Shen Hanxing arrived, he saw that several people were already busy.
Wen Yongman looked at him and smiled, "Brother Shen, why are you here?"
"I was afraid that you two siblings would be too busy, so I came to help."
"Where's Master Shen?"
"He went to help in the fields. He'll help you finish the harvest early so you can feel more at ease." After Shen Hanxing finished speaking, he picked up the shovel and started working.
Wen Zhen looked at him with a smile, but didn't tell him to go back and read. Sometimes one needs to combine work and rest. It would not be a good thing for her if she didn't do any housework.
Now the sows in the pigsty are about to give birth, and each one is a little overweight.
When Wen Zhenyi cleans them, they move slightly.
Wen Yongman looked at the big pigs and said, "Sister, they should be giving birth to piglets soon."
"It's almost there, but I don't know how many days it will take."
Uncle Lin asked doubtfully, "Does it have anything to do with the number of days?"
"Normally, it won't take more than 120 days for a sow to be pregnant and give birth. If it takes longer than that, it will be a bit troublesome."
Chen Hanxing frowned slightly: "There's really no way to be sure."
"So we can only accumulate experience. I estimate that she must have been pregnant with piglets before autumn, and she should be giving birth during this period."
Uncle Lin thought for a moment and said, "When I was traveling around, I knew a man like this. He raised pigs and sold piglets."
"Uncle Lin, can you still find him now?"
"After so many years, I don't know if he's still alive. I can only go and find out."
"Do you have an address?"
"I do remember the address, but he was old when I met him, and he had no children, so he made a living by selling piglets."
Wen Zhenyi asked him for the address, intending to ask Biaozi and the others to find it when they delivered the items. This would be much faster than them looking for it themselves.
Shen Hanxing knew she was worried: "Don't worry too much, as long as one sow gives birth, we can roughly calculate the situation of the other sows."
"It's the only way."
At noon, Wen Zhenyi was responsible for cooking for his family and then sending the food to them in the fields.
A group of people sat under the shade of the trees, eating simple steamed buns with some side dishes.
No one complains. After all, as long as you can eat your fill, it doesn’t matter what you eat.
Wen Zhenyi asked Lin Jie to go to the town in the afternoon and ask Uncle Biaozi to help find someone.
I don't know what Zhu Tao and Lin Jie talked about when they came back that time, but their relationship was not as evasive as before, and instead, you could see occasional sweetness between them.
Old Man Wen saw that Uncle Lin looked much better and said, "Nephew, you have been feeling much better recently."
"Yes, thanks to your care, plus the good environment and air here, it's hard for this to be bad."
"Have you ever thought of proposing marriage to Lin Jie?"
Uncle Lin was a little puzzled: "Uncle Wen, what are you doing?"
"I'll just say it straight. I want to find a husband for our little Taozi."
Uncle Lin was slightly stunned: "Don't you despise me, a sickly person?"
Old Man Wen frowned and asked, "Do you dislike Xiao Taozi's family background?"
"How could that be? Miss Zhu Tao is a miserable person. I'm just worried that my body will be a burden to others."
"Don't talk about whether they're a burden or not. I think these two children are quite suitable. If you don't object, we can pick a date to set the wedding. They're not young anymore."
Uncle Lin looked at Wen Zhenyi and said, "These two children are now indentured to sell their bodies. As a father, I can't make the decision."
Wen Zhenyi was chewing a steamed bun, but when he heard his words, he swallowed it. "Uncle Lin, even though they sold themselves to me, I don't treat them as servants. If you agree, then it's settled. If you don't agree, don't worry, just say it."
"How could I not agree? If Lin Jie could marry a capable and filial daughter-in-law like Zhu Tao, I would be happy even if I died now."
"What are you talking about?" Old Mrs. Wen said seriously.
"I was wrong, I was wrong. This is a happy occasion. After the autumn harvest, I will ask a matchmaker to come and propose marriage."
"Okay." The Wen family agreed readily.
Zhu Tao was busy in the store when she felt the roots of her ears burning red and frowned slightly.
Ji Shuangshuang looked at her ears, which were so red that they almost bled: "Xiao Taozi, why are your ears so red?"
"I don't know. My ears suddenly turned red."
Ji Shuangshuang smiled mischievously: "Is someone missing you?"
"Who are you thinking about?" Lin Jie heard this when he came in from behind.
Ji Shuangshuang looked at Zhu Tao with an expression that showed that someone who missed you was here.
Zhu Tao raised her hand as if to hit her.
Ji Shuangshuang smiled and ran away: "I won't bother you anymore."
Lin Jie looked at Zhu Tao in confusion: "What's wrong with Miss Ji?"
"You, ignore her." After saying that, he looked at Lin Jie and said, "Aren't you helping Yi Yi Qiu Harvest?"
"The lady asked me to come to town to do some work, so I came to see you by the way." Lin Jie blushed after saying this and didn't dare to look at her.
Zhu Tao's face turned pink when she heard this: "Yes, if you're done, go back early."
"Okay, I'm leaving. Do you want to take anything back?"
"Take back the vegetables you bought." Zhu Tao pointed to a basket of vegetables and fruits in the yard.
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