Ever since Shen Qizhu got engaged to Yuanwai's son, Old Man Shen had felt a little uneasy inexplicably.
But after Shen Sili repeatedly said that there was no problem and he and Mrs. Yang Shen Qizhu were immersed in joy, he didn't think much about it.
Now, that feeling of unease comes to mind again.
"Master Shen, Mrs. Shen, don't think too much. My master just had a cold. He was afraid of infecting Miss Qizhu, so he resisted not coming. He cares about Miss Qizhu."
The butler calmed them down without changing his expression.
Shen Sili also said from the side: "Father, mother, Mr. Qu is not ill. If the groom has something to do and cannot come to the wedding on the day of the wedding, he can ask someone around him to come. This has happened in other places in Daqi."
"Yes." The butler nodded.
Then he clapped his hands, and the servant who was following the butler immediately came forward with some wooden boxes.
The butler pointed out: "These are my master's wishes."
The servants opened the wooden box.
Some jewelry, silk and satin, and fine tea are in front of you.
Seeing these things, Mrs. Yang immediately smiled and threw all her doubts behind her.
"Son-in-law is so kind."
I gave them a decent betrothal gift last time when I got engaged, and I gave them these things again this time. My son-in-law really valued their family Qizhu.
Smiling, Mrs. Yang collected all the things, then went to the house to bring back Shen Qizhu, who was covered with a red hijab, and asked Shen Sili to carry Shen Qizhu to the wedding sedan.
After the people from the Qu family lifted Shen Qizhu, Mrs. Yang moved the things sent by the Qu family into her house without stopping.
"Mom, can these silks and satins make me a dress?"
Little Yang followed her in, his eyes focused on the silk.
"Aren't you already pregnant?" Mrs. Yang glanced at her sideways.
Little Yang continued: "One dress is not enough. Mom, my husband has a good relationship with a young man other than Qu Yuan, so he is considered a respectable person. As my wife, can't I dress better so as not to lose my husband's face?"
"If mother doesn't give it to me, I will go back to my mother's house."
Ever since she last learned that Shen Sili had been visiting brothels and was not considered a complete man, Xiao Yang felt as if the sky was falling and she didn't know what to do.
Later, Shen Qizhu got engaged to the son of a member of the Communist Party of China, and Mrs. Yang received the betrothal gift. Little Yang looked at the bright silks and satins and various good things, and went to coax Mrs. Yang to give her some.
Old Mrs. Yang refused. She quarreled and fought with Shen Sili, and asked her parents to come over and make the decision for her.
Her parents were Mrs. Yang's brother and sister-in-law. Mrs. Yang couldn't bear the trouble they made, so she gave her some silver and silk.
Later, no matter what little Yang wanted from Mrs. Yang, she would always use this trick.
"I really owe you, take it and go out." When she heard that little Yang was going back to her parents' home, Mrs. Yang's forehead bulged.
After Little Yang left her room, Old Mrs. Yang started to take stock of the things sent by the Qu family again.
Shen Zhiyao and the others didn't know anything about what happened in the Shen family. However, when Shen Qizhu's wedding sedan left, they saw the red color of the wedding sedan gradually fade out of Lihua Village like the sunset over the western mountains.
After lunch, Shen Zhiyao, Shen Yueya, Shen Baiqiu, and Chen Hu were talking about going to the bamboo forest to catch some bamboo shoot worms to roast.
Then I heard the voice of Patriarch Shen coming from outside the courtyard.
Shen Zhiyao turned around and saw that it was Patriarch Shen and Shen Lizheng coming.
"Clan leader, Uncle Li Zheng." Shen Zhiyao called after they walked in.
Shen Lizheng responded with a kind face, and after greeting Aunt Chen on the side, he looked directly at Shen Zhiyao and said:
"Zhiyao, the clan leader and I are actually here to find you."
Hearing this, Aunt Chen took the children out and left the main room to Shen Zhiyao and the three of them to talk.
"Uncle Li Zheng, don't you know what you are talking about?"
Shen Lizheng asked first: "Zhi Yao, I heard that you painted the windmill that the Chen family sold this time?"
"Yeah." Shen Zhiyao nodded.
Shen Lizheng: "In the few days you were in Lihua Village, you taught the villagers some wild vegetables. I still remember this. You came up with the Valley Windmill again this time. You are really smart and capable."
"Uncle Li Zheng, thank you for the compliment. What do you want to say? Can you speak frankly?"
"I've already said it, you don't need to beat around the bush when talking to this kid." Patriarch Shen teased Shen Lizheng from the side.
Shen Lizheng smiled: "That's what the patriarch said."
When the words fell, Shen Li was telling him the purpose of his visit.
"Zhiyao, even though you have only stayed in Lihua Village for a few days, you should have seen that the villagers in Lihua Village have little money, and some of them don't have enough food or clothing.
I have always wanted to make Lihua Village better so that everyone in the village can have food and clothing, but I am really powerless. "
The villagers have no other income except what they get from the fields.
And the taxes in Daqi were heavy, such as land tax, poll tax, etc. Sometimes it took time to do corvee...
After a year, I didn’t have much money left in my hands, and I didn’t even dare to get sick.
"To be honest, I came here this time to ask you, regarding the situation in Lihua Village, is there any way you can help the villagers earn some money?"
Shen Lizheng believed that Shen Zhiyao was well-informed and might have some ideas that could change the current poverty of Lihua Village.
After listening to Shen Lizheng's words, Shen Zhiyao thought for a moment and said, "I have an idea. Let me talk to Uncle Li Zheng and the clan leader first to see if it can work."
After finishing her words, she looked at the expectant eyes of Shen Lizheng and Patriarch Shen. After taking a sip of water, she said:
"Now that the fields in the village are empty, you can try raising crayfish. Now there are people in Tongfang County eating crayfish. In the future, there will be more people who love to eat crayfish, and the demand for crayfish will also be huge. big."
"Raising crayfish will not delay the sowing of next year's rice in the fields. Raising rice and crayfish together may make both rice and crayfish grow better."
"Of course, these are just my own guesses. I don't know how to raise crayfish. There should be some risks."
She remembered that crayfish could be farmed in Tanaka, and they could also be raised together with rice.
But she couldn't talk too much, otherwise it would be bad if there were any problems.
Moreover, she is also preparing to raise crayfish on her farm.
Now the number of wild crayfish is limited after all, and the crayfish that can be received in the future are probably getting less and less.
Shen Lizheng also knew that Shen Zhiyao was collecting crayfish.
He saw Shen Zhiyao acting like she was just offering her ideas. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Is crayfish really delicious?"
Is it really possible to raise this thing?
Patriarch Shen suggested: "You can go to the county seat sometime and have a look."
"Okay." Shen Lizheng didn't hesitate much.
I also decided to go and have a look first.
Anyway, whether it can be raised in the end is not a matter of urgency.
