"Why?" Shen Nian was puzzled.
"Think about it, we two don't have any land to farm, and we don't have any way to make money, so how are we going to live?"
Shen Nian put his hand to his lips and coughed, “There’s enough money.”
Well......
Suddenly I felt dazzled!
"No way! I just told you to keep a low profile this afternoon." Xia Tian continued to analyze to Shen Nian, "We have money, it's okay for us to know it ourselves, but we can't let the villagers know!"
"We two eat and drink well every day, and we don't make any money. Others will know that we are well-off. It would be bad if we were targeted by bad people."
Shen Nian thought to himself, I am not afraid of worrying about you.
Ordinary scoundrels can't do anything to him.
"Also, when your brother was looking for someone to act as a matchmaker for you, he said that he was worried about you as his brother, so he took out the only thirty taels of silver left in the family and used it to find you a wife.
Did you hear that?
All the remaining money was used to marry a wife, and you have no money now." Xia Tian deliberately emphasized the word "no money".
Seeing Chen Nian stunned for a moment, Xia Tian smiled a little.
“Muyang…” Shen Nian murmured.
Xia Tian was stunned. Mu Yang, is he Shen Nian’s younger brother?
Seeing Shen Nian's low mood, Xia Tian gently comforted him, "Brother Shen, Mu Yang, is that your brother? Don't be sad, Qingming Festival will be in a few days, let's buy some paper money and make some delicious food to visit him."
“Yeah,” Shen Nian nodded gently.
Seeing that Chen Nian was feeling better, Xia Tian didn't continue the topic.
They chatted a little more about what they saw and heard at the market today, the prices, what she bought and how much she spent. Seeing that Shen Nian was not in good spirits, Xia Tian went to fetch some water. After they washed up, they went back to their rooms to rest.
For several days in a row, I went to the mountain early in the morning in summer, dug up most of the bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest, and only then did I stop after the yard was full of dried bamboo shoots.
During this time, he also picked up a lot of firewood and piled it up directly under the shed in the southwest corner of the yard.
Whenever she felt tired from work, she would drink some spiritual spring water and instantly be restored to full health. Now she felt that she had endless energy every day, and even some hidden injuries in her body seemed to have disappeared.
Some of the vegetables planted in the vegetable garden have already sprouted. It hasn't rained in the past few days, and we have to carry water to irrigate the fields in the summer.
Shen Nian's cough has improved a lot in the past few days, and he only coughs occasionally.
There has never been a situation as serious as that day, and he no longer looks sick.
It seems that secretly adding a few drops of spiritual spring water to the teapot every day has a good effect. I believe that with time, it will be completely cured.
Xia Tian was worried that Chen Nian would become suspicious, so he would dig up some bitter herbs from time to time to make cold dishes, and boil the dandelions he picked to drink every day, trying to cover up his mistake.
If Chen Nian gets better in the future, when he has doubts, he can say that it might be the effect of bitter herbs and dandelions. Anyway, Chinese medicine is profound and he has no way to verify it, hehe!
In order to make this excuse work, extra bitter herbs and dandelions were dried in the summer so that they could be boiled into water for Shen Nian to drink after the season was over.
After a busy day, Qingming Festival is here soon.
Today is the Friday, which is the day when Qingquan Town holds a big market.
In the summer, I would ride Uncle Liu's ox cart to the town early in the morning to buy things needed for visiting the graves.
Today is Qingming Festival, and almost every household will prepare paper money, incense, candles and other things to go to the graves.
It was a big market again, and many shops in the town that did this kind of business set up their stalls directly outside the stores to make it convenient for customers to choose.
Xiatian also followed everyone to buy incense, candles, and paper money, and then went to the snack stall, picked out a few things, and bought a little each.
I saw a wine shop and went in to buy a small jar of wine to take with me when I visited the grave.
The meat I bought at the market last time was finished a long time ago, so this time I went to the meat stall, weighed a pound of pork belly, and bought two large ribs.
I also ordered a pair of pig intestines. The braised ones tasted good last time, and it seemed that Shen Nian enjoyed eating them very much.
There wasn't much salt left at home, so I bought two more pounds of fine salt for one hundred and forty coins.
Salt is really expensive. I have some coarse salt at home, so I didn’t buy any. The coarse salt in ancient times contained a lot of impurities, which is bad for the body.
If you want to pickle vegetables, you can buy coarse salt later.
On the way back, I came across a tofu stall and weighed another two pounds of tofu.
I didn't buy anything else. When I arrived at Uncle Liu's ox cart, no one came yet.
Uncle Liu's ox cart usually leaves only when it is full of people.
Seeing that it was still early, Xia Tian didn't plan to wait any longer. He said hello to Uncle Liu and walked home.
She had plenty of energy now, so she was not afraid of hurrying on her way. Her pace was not much slower than that of the ox cart, and she reached home in about an hour.
When she went out in the morning, Shen Nian was still asleep. She prepared breakfast, kept it warm in the pot, and went straight to the market.
When Xia Tian came back, he saw Shen Nian sitting at the door chopping bamboo with a dagger.
She cut this down from the mountain yesterday.
Thinking that the family was short of everything, he could cut some bamboo and weave some necessary household items himself, which could also save some money, although Shen Nian said he was not short of money.
But in life, it’s better to take things slow and steady.
After greeting Shen Nian, he went to the kitchen to prepare some simple food to bring to Shen Nian's brother when he went to the grave.
I don’t have time to make my specialty braised dishes, so I can only make them next time and bring them to you.
In the summer, I can look through the cupboards to see what materials are available and I will have an idea.
I quickly made some sauerkraut and pork belly, scrambled eggs with chopped peppers, and some cold bamboo shoots. I added some snacks I bought, and put some of each item in small plates, making a total of four plates.
After inviting Shen Nian to finish the meal, Xia Tian packed the prepared things in a basket and went out with Shen Nian to visit Mu Yang’s grave.
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