Ying Zhan came to deliver the letter, and when he arrived, Shen Ruolan was standing next to Shui Pao Zi, discussing with Er Yong about buying lime.
Lime is used to sterilize fish ponds. When the fish ponds are dug out, a layer of lime and soil is placed under the pond to prevent fish from getting sick due to germs in it.
Shen Ruolan didn't know where there was a lime seller, so she discussed with Zhang Eryong, and while they were discussing, the appearance of Yingzhan attracted the eyes of the pond diggers and Zhang Eryong.
Drenched in sweat, Shen Ruolan led Ying Zhan aside and asked him what he was doing here.
Ying Zhan took out the letter written by his master and asked Shen Ruolan to read it.
When Shen Ruolan saw a poem full of affection, her hair suddenly turned black. She folded the letter and accepted it.
Said to Ying Zhan: "I accept this letter because the folks and my fiancé are watching over there. If I return the letter to you, it will definitely arouse their suspicion. I have to accept it. Please Tell your master that you don’t need to bother writing to me anymore, no matter what he writes or does, the final result will be the same, so please stop doing these useless efforts.”
After hearing this, Ying Zhan's already cold face became even colder, he bowed his hands to Shen Ruolan, and rode away...
Shen Ruolan went back to Shui Paozi again, and said to Zhang Eryong calmly: "The business partner in Jizhou asked me something, and I have already answered him."
Zhang Eryong believed in her words, and began to discuss with her about buying lime...
Because Shen Ruolan was paid according to work this time, everyone's enthusiasm for labor was unprecedentedly high. When opening up wasteland, those who have cattle and horses at home have a special advantage. With cattle and horses pulling the shaft in front, plowing is much easier. It only needs someone to hold the plow stick, which is better than villagers without horses and cattle. Planing with a pickaxe saves a lot of effort.
Old Yutou's son also hitched the family's donkey cart to the plow field, and some families without cattle and horses went to other villages to find relatives to borrow cattle and horses to work here, and some even went to the town I went to rent horses from my car dealership.
Everyone was working in full swing, and Shen Ruolan was not idle either. She soaked a lot of soybeans and mung beans, cut a lot of potato seeds and sweet potato seeds, and saved the land for planting in a few days.
It just so happened that the sun was high these two days, and the grass roots dug up from the plowed field dried up in the sun in noon. Shen Ruolan asked everyone to throw these dry grass roots into the ground and burn them, and then turned the ground again, turning the plant ash into the ground. It can also be used as fertilizer if it goes underground.
Within a few days, the soybeans and mung beans soaked by Shen Ruolan sprouted, and she organized the staff to plant the soybeans and mung beans!
Originally, he planned to watch them personally and plant all the land, but Shen Jincun came back to visit his relatives and brought back a bad news - shame.
To be exact, the two girls from the dim sum workshop went out for shopping, and then they disappeared forever.
The belongings and money of the two girls are still in the lodging place. It is impossible to leave without saying goodbye. The two beautiful girls disappeared together. It is very likely that something happened, or they were controlled by someone, or—they have already died!
After the accident, the family reported to the official immediately, and posted notices offering rewards and searched everywhere, but the two girls seemed to have evaporated from the world, and they couldn't be found no matter how hard they searched. The reason why Shen Jincun came back at this time is because It was also to find a way for Shen Ruolan.
Although the second uncle is the head of the family, in everyone's mind, the second uncle is only the head of the family in name, and Shen Ruolan is the real backbone of the family. When something goes wrong, the first thing everyone thinks of is to ask Shen Ruolan for advice. Therefore, Shen Jincun will go home at this time. This news made Shen Ruolan feel very sad. She is a modern person and respects life very much. In her eyes, the safety of the two girls is much more important than her own farming!
Therefore, she immediately decided to leave the matter here to Er Yong and the uncle to take care of it for the time being, and she wanted to go back to Jizhou to have a look.
Zhang Eryong was worried that Shen Ruolan would go alone, but there had to be someone to look after her and tell everyone what to do step by step, so he had to stay and do what she should do for her.
Immediately, Shen Ruolan went to Shen Dachun's house to hire a car, and when she went, she took out a few small bibs and bellybands that she bought for the child in Dachun's sister-in-law when she went to the county last time, and gave them to Dachun's sister-in-law. As if Dachun's sister-in-law loved something, she kept thanking Shen Ruolan, and wrapped her a large bag of fried melon seeds and pumpkin seeds for her to keep for eating on the road.
Soon, Shen Dachun came back from the field, and when he heard that Shen Ruolan had something urgent to go back to Jizhou, he got a car without saying a word, and took her away.
Shen Jincun also wanted to go back with her, since such a big incident happened there, he also went back to do his part.
Shen Ruolan didn't let him go with him. He had been away from home for several months, and the uncle and aunt missed him. During this time, the uncle and aunt were bothering about Shen Ruomei's entry into Lao Ding's house. When he came back, he could just comfort the uncle Auntie's restless heart.
Furthermore, the business of the dim sum workshop is not as good as it used to be. The Baiwei family also made the same dim sum as their dim sum workshop, cutting off most of their customers at once, and the workshop is no longer as busy as it used to be. It's a rare time, let her spend more time with the uncle and aunt at home.
The two girls encountered an accident precisely because the workshop was not busy and had time to go out for a stroll!
In Jizhou, not only the business of dim sum shops is not as good as before, but even the business of hot pot restaurants is not as good as before. Bawei family not only launched the same dim sum as theirs, but also strongly launched the same hot pot as theirs.
After all, Baiwei Family is a famous restaurant, with the same food and the same price, of course everyone prefers to go to more expensive places to eat, so these days, whether it is a hot pot restaurant or a dim sum workshop, the business is much worse than before.
But even if it's bad, you still make money, just not as much as before.
Shen Ruolan intends to withdraw from Jizhou, so she doesn't care much about whether the business is good or bad, as long as she doesn't lose money, she can accept it.
The business of the printing house has always been good, and it's so good. The stories that Shen Ruolan told those girls before were all written by them, and they were printed into books one after another and widely distributed, which won the readers' love and praise.
She told them all the famous stories, such as "Painted Skin", "Du Shiniang Sinks the Treasure Chest in Anger", "The Golden Jade Slave Beats the Lover with a Cudgel", etc. These well-known stories are familiar to well-informed modern people. Like it, let alone the ancients.
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Shen Jincun had been away from home for several months, and now he came back suddenly, and he was warmly welcomed by Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen as a matter of course.
In the evening, the old couple prepared a sumptuous dinner for their son, including a plate of pork head in sauce, a plate of fried dried radish, and a plate of pickled vegetables that are common in the north, and an egg sauce.
The three chatted while eating, being friendly, Shen Debao asked his son about their brother's life in Jizhou over the past few months, and also asked about the business of the second brother's family? What happened to the second daughter-in-law and those two children, etc...
Aunt Shen already knew that Mrs. Mu was back. She asked the old man once when he drank too much and slipped his tongue. She also asked about Mrs. Mu's affairs. They talked about the new business of the second uncle's house.
When Fu Cun came back last time, Shen Dejian's family hadn't opened a hot pot restaurant and a printing factory yet, so Shen Jincun told his parents about the second uncle's family opening a hot pot restaurant and a printing factory, and told them that he and Fucun can now earn three taels of silver per month!
Shen Debao was very happy to hear that, the second child's family has developed like this, and he, the older brother, is also happy to see it!
After hearing this, Aunt Shen felt a little sour in her heart!
Brothers who are the same, how can the second room live like burning coals, and their family has to dig their lives in the dirt? In the past, the days of the second elder’s family could not even catch up with their heels, but now, they have left their family two miles away. The two sons still have to live under their family’s hands, and the old couple have to often Accept Lan Ya's help...
Hey, it's been 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi!
Just feeling emotional, Shen Jincun said mysteriously, "Father, mother, do you know? My second aunt celebrated her birthday a few days ago. Guess what happened?"
"What's wrong?" Shen Debao took a sip of his wine and was attracted by his son's topic.