Chapter 126 October
The news of the second son of the Shen family getting divorced soon spread throughout the surrounding villages. Originally, there were many people gossiping about the Shen family, but after hearing that Wang received a hundred yuan in divorce, everyone said that the Shen family was kind.
But some people also said that the Shen family must have done something wrong to Wang and that was why they gave so much money. Divorce is a bad thing after all. The Shen family’s family tradition is not good, and that is why his son and daughter-in-law divorced one after another.
Some people also compared Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Du, saying that Mrs. Wang got 100 yuan, so why didn’t Mrs. Du get any?
Of course, the Du family refused to do it. When they heard the news, they came to ask for it with a shameless face. As a result, they were beaten out by Mrs. Ji. Because there were many things to do at home, Mrs. Ji did not live in the county town for a long time, but stayed at home. The family suddenly lost two laborers, so Mrs. Ji wanted to do more work.
But there is a little girl named Shen Yin at home who needs to be taken care of.
Sometimes Old Lady Ji comes to visit, and sometimes Shen Xiangxi takes care of the child himself.
So Mrs. Ji still works half a day as before.
When Old Lady Ji went to work, the aunts from the village would pull her aside to chat, and all they talked about was asking about Shen Xiangxi's marriage.
After all, Shen Xiangxi is the only tractor driver in the village and receives an allowance every month. Moreover, the Shen family can give Wang 100 yuan, which proves that they have some foundation.
Old Lady Ji listened attentively at first, but then the conversation became more and more bizarre. The people introduced by the relatives were either divorced and had children, or had physical disabilities. In addition, Shen Xiangxi shook his head and said that he wanted to take care of his three daughters, so Old Lady Ji gave up the idea.
Time flies, and it’s October in a blink of an eye.
During this period of time, Shen Ruoqing has completely adapted to the school's learning progress. During this period, two exams were organized. Shen Ruoqing did not get first place this time, but got third and second place. She was not discouraged. This result was the result of her hard review every day at home. She was already satisfied. After all, there are always people who are better than you in learning.
Because it was the busy farming season, the school organized two farming lessons and went to the farm to harvest rice.
This job is quite tiring, but Shen Ruoqing has been drinking Linquan water for a long time, and his physical strength has improved greatly, so he feels he can handle it.
During this period of time, every time she had a holiday, she would go back to her hometown in the countryside to learn ancient Chinese from Grandpa Hao. Now she can understand most of the ancient books, and can barely read the ancient medical books in the space. One of the medical books records how to make medicine, there are medicines for various diseases, and various health-preserving medicines.
Old Lady Ji was actually tired all year round, and her body was a little weak. Although she had taken Lingquan water for a long time and her body was much better, there were still some old ailments that could not be cured. Shen Ruoqing wanted to learn these medicines and make some health-preserving medicines for Old Lady Ji. Moreover, she could add some Lingquan water to these prescriptions, and the effect would definitely be better.
Moreover, this pharmaceutical book not only records various strange prescriptions for health-preserving pills, but also some records of poisons...
After reading it, Shen Ruoqing felt that the itching medicine he made before was too immature and the duration of its efficacy was too short. If he had obtained these medical books earlier, he would definitely have made Liu Xinyi suffer a lot.
After reading so many prescriptions, Shen Ruoqing was interested in one of them, the ginseng health pill, which could save lives. It just so happened that Shen Ruoqing had a lot of ginseng planted in his medicine field, so he could make some for future use.
Because she earned two thousand yuan from selling ginseng, Grandma Ji was more willing to spend money on food, and the Shen family's food became better. Although Grandma Ji still often cooked special meals for Shen Ruoqing, it no longer offended other people.
In October, Shen Ruoqing and Shen Hansong returned to the village for a short holiday. It was the busy farming season, so Shen Ruoqing went to the fields to avoid burdening Old Lady Ji.
This made Old Mrs. Ji very sad.
"You have never worked in the fields since you were a child. There are so many people in our family. How can a little girl like you get the chance to work in the fields? If you really can't stay idle, just cook at home."
"Mom, why haven't I ever been to the fields? I've done a lot of farm work on the school farm. You're still the best cook in our family. You can just stay at home and cook, and I'll go to the fields for you. This way, the aunties outside won't say that I'm like a capitalist's daughter."
"I want to see who dares to say this. If anyone says this, I will tear his mouth to pieces."
"Mom, I'm grown up now, and it's time for me to do some farm work. We are from the countryside, and if we really don't do any farm work, what will happen? I know what's going on."
In the end, Old Lady Ji still couldn't win the argument over Shen Ruoqing.
Everyone was talking about the fact that Shen Ruoqing actually went to the fields to work and earn cents.
"Oh, the old lady from the Shen family finally let her beloved baby go to the ground. This is really rare."
"This Ruoqing girl has never done farm work before. Can she do it? Don't hold us back."
"Look at the delicate skin and tender face of the Shen family girl. She is even more delicate than those female educated youth. I am afraid that she is not as good as them in work."
"If you ask me, we country folks should go to the fields and do farm work. This Ruoqing girl should have gone to the fields a long time ago. She shouldn't stay at home every day like before and not have to do any work. How can she find a good husband if she continues like this?"
"That's not the case. Ruoqing is a pretty girl and will definitely marry into the city in the future. Why would she need to know how to do farm work?"
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Captain Tang was also worried. Ruoqing looked delicate and tender. She only needed to do some pig grass occasionally. Now it was the autumn harvest time. She asked to do the work of harvesting grain. Would she be able to handle that? "Captain Tang, you don't have to take special care of me. I will do whatever job I am supposed to do. I often go to the farm to learn farming when I was in school. I can do all these jobs."
"Okay, since you said so, you can join Mu Zhiqing's team. You two will be responsible for the rice over there." Captain Tang still wanted to take care of him. Mu Bai was not only the best among all the educated youth, but also one of the few in the village who could compare with him. Moreover, Mu Bai had a good relationship with the Shen family, so he would help him no matter what.
Shen Ruoqing had no objection to Captain Tang's arrangement, as it was the same as anyone else's. However, after Mu Bai heard about this arrangement, he couldn't help but look at Shen Ruoqing.
He wanted to see Shen Ruoqing's reaction, but unfortunately, Shen Ruoqing didn't seem to have any reaction.
For some reason, Mu Bai felt a little lost.
The harvest in the second half of this year is visibly good.
Everyone in the brigade was beaming with joy. This year, the use of chemical fertilizers had increased production. The heavy grains of millet looked golden and beautiful. They were all solid, not hollow.
The heavy ears of rice clustered into a golden ocean rustled in the autumn wind, accompanied by the chirping of insects, playing the music of harvest.
(End of this chapter)