After marrying the sister next door

Chapter 21

Seeing that Anji was going up to the mountain to collect herbs with a basket on her back, Baicha tugged at her sleeves and said that she would also follow her. There was not much work at home and she didn't want to stay at home by herself.

Angie looked amused, and she naturally agreed to follow her daughter-in-law. Anyway, she will not go deep, so there will be no danger.

Anji led his daughter-in-law and walked briskly into the mountains. The mountain road was winding and narrow. The two of them would shuttle through the mountains and forests from time to time. Anji would patiently explain the herbs when they encountered them.

Baicha will pick herbs according to the picking method Anji said, take notes of Anji's words carefully, put the picked herbs into the back basket, and continue to look for the herbs you know.

Anji found that her daughter-in-law was really smart. Not only did she learn to recognize characters quickly, but she could still remember the herbal medicine just said twice at most. She bent down and picked a few mugwort trees nearby and put them in the back basket. The daughter-in-law talked, walked in and laughed, no wonder she can remember it.

White tea memorizes the characteristics and medicinal properties of the herbs that Anji said just now. Small thistle is sweet, bitter, cool, and returns to the heart and liver meridian. It has the effects of cooling blood to stop bleeding, removing blood stasis and reducing swelling...

Bai Cha really didn't expect that the inconspicuous grass on weekdays is actually a medicinal material that can cure diseases. Thinking of stepping on these things casually before, her heart aches. It turns out that what she stepped on was money.

Picking up the small thistle in her hand, her eyes searched around hoping to find the next medicinal material. She was very happy that she could help Anji, and felt that she was finally useful, so she studied it very hard.

The two of them walked back with their baskets full of herbs. They were a little bit reluctant to part with the white tea. They didn't expect the baskets to be filled so quickly, so there were still many left to be picked.

Anji was amused seeing Baicha's reluctance to part with her. He held her hand and squinted with a smile, "It's all ours. I'll teach you how to dry herbs when I get back. We'll come back tomorrow."

Seeing that his daughter-in-law is eager to learn, Anji taught her to recite the formula of traditional Chinese medicine: honeysuckle that dispels wind and heat... Qingye Qingdai Banlangen...

Baicha recited the traditional Chinese medicine verses with heart, and felt that it was as catchy as the Three Character Classic, and it made people memorize more and more without knowing it.

The two went back and sorted the collected herbs and put them on the shelf to dry. After finishing, they sat in the yard to rest.

Anji thought of the air-dried meat at Wang Liehu's house, looked at his daughter-in-law and said, "Let's dry some dried meat when the weather is good."

She mainly wants to dry some vegetables. Meat is available in winter. If you buy fresh ones and put them outside in the freezer, they won’t go bad, but the vegetables will be gone in winter. At most, you can eat some cabbage, radish, pickles, etc.

She heard that there are greenhouses in the villages of big families, and they can eat off-season vegetables in winter, but ordinary people don’t have this kind of treatment. Anji frowned and thought that if she built a greenhouse, it would be for the fresh vegetables in winter Would it be too hateful? I was amused when I thought about it. Even if she wanted to be hated, she didn't have the strength now. It would be more practical to send out some soybean sprouts and mung bean sprouts. Talked to my wife.

Bai Cha smiled after hearing this, she listened to An Ji about this kind of thing, if she used to think that cabbage, radish, sweet potato and potato were the most she had in the winter, how could she dare to think about so many things, just about to ask how to make soybean sprouts and mung bean sprouts, when a faint message came from outside the courtyard Noisy, the two looked at each other, got up and walked to the door to see many people from the village gathered in front of Widow Lin's door.

Anji and Baicha came over to inquire, only to find out that it was Widow Lin who wanted to remarry, and she remarried to Wang Dalang from Erhe Village. The Lin family herself was married to Dahe Village from Erhe Village. Stop it, now that my mother's family has come to pick her up, they will let her go normally.

The reason for the quarrel was that Lin didn't want a child and wanted to return the child to An's family. The child's uncle, An Feng, had a limp, and the family was living a tight life. Naturally, he didn't want to raise another child, so he brought his family to block the Lin family. People don't let them go, even if they go, but they have to speak clearly, what's the matter with being so confused.

Anji thought of seeing Matchmaker Li in the morning. Don't think that this matter must have been instigated by that old lady. This Wang Dalang is really haunted, and he did such a disgusting thing. How can a widow remarry and not let her have children? I think it's not luck that the child doesn't follow the past, after all, according to Wang Dalang's disposition, it is difficult to treat the child surnamed An kindly.

The old woman from the Lin family sat on the ground and patted her thighs and said, "Damn it, you Dahe Village are too bullying. My daughter is only eighteen. Why should I be a widow? My daughter usually doesn't see you when she takes care of her children and doesn't have enough food or clothing to keep warm." Help me with the surname An, and everyone will come out to stop me now, bah, why are you so shameless."

Lin Hehua choked up and said to her crying son, "Don't blame mother, mother doesn't want to live like this for the rest of her life."

Her natal family has already received the dowry from the Wang family, and she has to marry if she doesn't want to marry. Although she is reluctant to part with her son, everything is nothing compared to being able to get rid of the current life. She no longer wants to do anything by herself Dry, tight clothes and food, still not enough to eat and not warm, a little movement at night can only hug the child and be afraid...

After hearing this, Anton seemed to understand that his mother really didn't want him anymore, and silently let go of his hand holding his mother's skirt, his young eyes showed the confusion and precociousness that shouldn't be there at this age.

Bai Cha felt pity in his heart when he saw it, walked over and knelt down to comfort little Anton, and took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears.

An Shengcai saw Anji coming, waved at her and frowned and said, "Anji, the widow of Lin, is under your control, what do you say now." No, but it would be too much not to have children.

Anji couldn't help giving the village chief a blank look when he heard this. This name is really useful. He walked up to the village chief, looked at the Lin family and frowned, and said, "Stop howling. Although the child's father is dead, the house and land It is reserved for the children, if you want to leave, you can leave the land deed and the house deed, otherwise I will send you to the government and say that you are taking private property." They have two acres of land in the backyard of each family in the last row, and I believe someone will be willing if they have land raising children.

To be honest, she can understand Lin's heart, she is at the same age as Hua, who would like to live a widow's life, the Liang Dynasty did not have strict requirements for widows to remarry, so as long as the family's natal family agrees, they will not take advantage of it if they are forced to stop Reasonable, of course, can't stop it, since you don't want children, then leave things behind.

As soon as the words came out, everyone looked at Anji. The words were harsh, and the villagers of Dahe Village naturally sympathized, and they could leave the land title deeds belonging to their children.

The Lin family was clamoring a few words at first, but after seeing the situation was wrong, they knew that they would not take the property deed away, and they were afraid that the An family would really report it to the officials. Father Lin frowned at his daughter and said, "Leave the property deed behind." .”

Anyway, Wang Dalang gave ten taels of silver as a betrothal gift, which was not bad for the two acres of land. He knew in his heart that even if they took it away, they had no right to sell it. If they sold it, they would probably be sent to the government by the people of Dahe Village.

An Sheng took over the title deed, looked at them and said, "Since Lin's remarriage, his name will be removed from the An family tree." After speaking, he waved his hand to let the Lin family go.

An Sheng held the title deed, frowned and thought for a moment, "Whoever raises An Dong from the An clan, whoever will take care of the title deed temporarily, this land can be cultivated, but he must be responsible for bringing An Dong up and marrying a wife before returning it."

The people surnamed An present listened and looked at each other, but no one made a sound, including the child's uncle. Now the child can get more food from small farming, but when the child grows up, there is nothing left to throw away An Dong's rations. Things, after all, there is not much left to pay taxes, plus you have to marry Anton a wife, maybe you have to pay money, after all, you live in the village, how can you see clearly the children in the village Well, if you dare to do something bad to your child, you will be drowned by spitting stars. Raising this child is actually a thankless task, even if you can take advantage of it, everyone is not willing to take it.

Anji felt that this matter had nothing to do with her. She stood here and waited for the village chief to arrange the children so that she could go home and cook with his wife.

An Sheng felt depressed when he saw the child, and turned to look at the child. When he saw Anton, who was squatting and crying, his eyes lit up, he coughed and looked at An Ji with a smile: "Angie, you Zhi can't cut off the incense, so let's adopt Anton to you."

The more I think about it, the more I feel that this method is the best of both worlds. The child will be adopted by Anji, and the child will be well taken care of. Anji will also have offspring. As for the child's mother marrying Wang Dalang, it is not a problem in his opinion. After all, the child's surname is An , they are members of the An clan, and Lin's not wanting children is tantamount to breaking off their relationship.

Thinking of Anton's father, An Sheng frowned at Anfeng and said, "Do you agree to adopt Anton? If you don't agree, I will take Anton away and you will raise him from now on."

An Feng nodded quickly when he heard the words, expressing his agreement to adopt. As for the younger brother, he can adopt a son under his younger brother’s name. .

Anji never dreamed that the child would finally be in her hands. Seeing his daughter-in-law wiping Anton's tears, she didn't say the words of refusal right away. Do mother.