Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

After a drenching rain, the crops in the field were all proud and energetic. However, the grass in the ground would not miss this good opportunity and began to grow wildly. The Xu family's land was wasteland with more grass, so as soon as people could enter the land, Zhixin took people to weed the land. This wasteland will take several years of good care before it can be restored.

Xue and Zhu also went to work in the fields. Because Jinghan had tussahs hanging here, she could only go over to help in the afternoon. She usually had to take care of the tussahs in the morning. Hong Lian and others all learned how to shoot slingshots from Jinghan. In this way, a few people were scattered in the forest. When they saw birds coming, they would serve them with slingshots, otherwise the birds would eat a lot of tussah silkworms. There is no other way. If you want to keep the fruits of your labor, you must eliminate hidden dangers. As a result, everyone would often eat some birds on the dining table, which were all shot down by Jinghan and the others.

After six or seven days of busy work, the field was almost done for the time being. Next, it was time to pinch ginseng flowers in the ginseng field. The weather happened to be nice, so I cut them out and dried them outside quickly. The Xu family's sticks this year are 45 feet long, and last year's new plantings are also 45 feet long. These are all for pinching ginseng flowers. In fact, according to the fact that the Xu family scatters fifteen feet of ginseng seeds every year, they can plant about seventy feet of sticks. However, the ginseng soil is replaced with a mallet, and there is no way to get so much of it, so usually the larger ones are planted in the ginseng seeds, and the smaller ones are not planted. Jinghan also told her father that this year the family bought their own forest, so they don’t have to worry about it and plant everything they can. The land is enough anyway.

Everyone in the village came to pick ginseng flowers, and just as Lin Xing's family came to the mountain, they talked to Zhixin about setting up a winery. Zhixin was quite supportive of this matter. After listening to Xingjia's words, he agreed to help and discuss it with someone.

Jinghan happened to be nearby. After listening to this, she made a suggestion, "Uncle Lin, let me tell you, there is no need for you to build a winery in the town. What is the most important thing for making wine? It is water. You only need After finding a water source, no matter where you are, even in the mountains and forests, you don't have to worry about the difficulty in selling wine. If there is no good stuff, what will happen even in the town where people drink? As for these, what people want is the wine, not where your winery is. "Since you want to build a winery, you have to find a better water source, or else wait until people see your winery making money. If people grab a good water source, they will be passive.

Lin Xingjia slapped his thigh, "Oh, why didn't I think of this? I just thought about getting one in the town so that I can sell wine easily, so I didn't think about the water. But, where are we going to find it? Where’s a better water source?”

Jinghan vaguely remembered that there was a good spring about thirty miles northeast of the village. That was the Linhai Xueyuan mineral water production base known to locals in later generations, but I don’t know if there is still such a place in this life. "Dad, I remember that I was in the village before. I heard someone tell me that there is a spring about thirty miles northeast of our village. Dad often goes up the mountain. Is there one over there? It should be the one below. Jiang." Jinghan didn't know how to remind them, so she had to use the excuse that she had heard it said before.

Before Zhixin could say anything, the Lin Xing family on the side shouted happily, "Yes, yes, there is such a place. That year, your father and I went hunting in the mountains, and we did see a spring when we walked there. Come on. Don't tell me, the spring water is really good. Brother Xu, if we build a winery nearby, it would be quite good if there is a river below. "

Zhixin also remembered that place and nodded, "It's really good there, but the road is a bit more difficult to walk. I'm afraid a road will have to be built by then. Furthermore, if you want to buy that place and build your own winery, you will also need to use it. It's a lot of money. Xingjia, I'm afraid you don't have enough money." Zhixin is worried about this.

When Xingjia heard what Zhixin said, he was a little worried. The family did have some wealth, but buying land was not an ordinary matter. In addition, we still need to build houses, build roads, build a winery, and collect grain. After all, the money is quite short. "Brother, I didn't think carefully about this matter. I do have some money at home, but it may not be enough to even buy land."

Jinghan made some calculations. If he bought thirty acres of land in that place, he would need three hundred taels of silver. In addition, he would need to build a house, build roads, hire workers, and store food. In this way, he would have to prepare a lot of money. One thousand taels of silver. "Uncle Lin, if you are not in a hurry, just wait for a month. Then I will sell the silkworms and invest the money in your winery. Do you think this will work?" Jinghan thinks about building a winery there. The workshop will definitely make money, so I said I would invest money in it. Anyway, Mrs. Chen has already said that Jinghan has the right to control the money from selling the silkworms. Besides, keeping this money won’t make any money. But if you invest in the winery, you will get dividends and so on in the future, which is better than letting the money sit idle.

This year Jinghan hatched 40,000 silkworm cocoons. It is estimated that by June she will have an income of more than 1,000 taels, which she will invest in the winery for 500 taels. The rest will be good for her family. Jinghan quickly calculated the calculation in her mind and felt that it was feasible.

Xingjia looked at Jinghan and was happy, "Brother, look at Jinghan, how do the seeds on her head grow? How can she have so many evil ideas in her little head. Okay, that's it, let's The two families will work together, and each family will spend five hundred taels of silver to build the winery, and then we will make half of the profit." Xingjia looked at Jinghan and asked.

Jinghan smiled and said, "Uncle Lin, you are wrong in this calculation. Your family still has a secret recipe. Without this secret recipe, where can good wine be brewed? The secret recipe alone must account for 20%, and there must be another remaining 10% will be given as dividends to the workers, otherwise we won’t be able to retain those who work for us sincerely. Let’s just take 30% of the winery’s profits.” Jinghan didn’t want to take advantage of others, so she thought about it. Look at the cost and so on, and then say this.

Zhixin also agreed with Jinghan's words, "Xingjia, I think Jinghan's proposal is feasible. That's it. If you agree to our investment, then do as Jinghan said. If you don't agree to our investment, then just treat it as such. I'll lend you five hundred taels of silver. You can pay it back to me when your wine shop becomes profitable. We don't need to be too unconventional. You can use it as you like, Jinghan, you don't need to sell it. Tussah money, the family has money.”

"Look at what eldest brother said, I have long wanted to do something with him. OK, let's seize the time to look at the place first, and then buy the land. The sooner we start, the better. When autumn comes, we will Reserve more new grains for brewing. I’m counting on Jinghan, a ghostly spirit, to come up with some good ideas for me. Jinghan, you have to go and help uncle when the time comes. I trust you.” The Lin Xing family likes Jinghan very much, and he is really interested in marrying this little girl back to his son as his wife.

Jinghan smiled and said, "Uncle, I am just a young person with a good brain and can remember a lot of things. How can I compare with you? My uncle and my father are both old masters in the field and have rich experience." "Uncle Lin, I won't talk to you anymore, I have to go see those fungus and other things." Jinghan turned around and left, forgetting about her things.

"Brother, I think this girl Jinghan is really good. What do you think of my family Zixuan? Can our two families get married? Logically speaking, I shouldn't say this now. Now my family can't talk to Big Brother. It’s a competition at home, but I’m really optimistic about this girl Jinghan, so I’ll be shameless and tell my elder brother again.” Lin Xingjia said to Zhixin after watching Jinghan leave.

Zhixin was stunned for a moment, and then he came back to his senses, "It's really hard for me to make the decision on raising a family. You mentioned it once that year, but I didn't dare to agree to it at that time because I was afraid that the children would look at each other. No. Well, you go back and talk to Zixuan to see what Zixuan means, and then we’ll talk about it. If Zixuan means that, then I’ll ask Jinghan about her marriage. It's up to us. If they are not interested in each other, even if we tie them together, they won't be able to live together. To be honest, brother, I am really optimistic about Zixuan. If Zixuan can succeed, My son-in-law, I can laugh out loud in my dreams. Let’s keep this in mind. If these two children are really destined, I will be happy to see it happen." Zhixin also likes Zixuan very much. , if his daughter can marry into the Lin family, it should be a good destination.

Xingjia also understood that this matter could not be rushed, so he nodded. "Okay, I'll go back and ask Zixuan. No, Zixuan is living in your house now. Forget it, big brother, Wenhan and Zixuan are going to take the college examination in autumn. It's better to wait until the college exam is over and I'll ask him again. Don't Something big that affects the kids.”

"Okay, this is best. The children are not very old, so don't worry too much. Zixuan's reputation is important. If he can pass the exam, he will be a scholar." Zhixin was very satisfied with how Xingjia was handled. Of course, if Zixuan can be admitted as a scholar, then this marriage will be perfect.

The two of them no longer talked about their children, but discussed a lot about some matters in the winery. This was no small matter, and of course it had to be considered carefully.

Of course Jinghan didn't know that her marriage was almost settled. She was looking at those fungus. With the accumulated experience in the past few years, the cultivation of fungus is getting better and better. This crop of fungus is very good, the pieces are quite big and thick. In the past few years, Jinghan has placed fungus and other mushrooms that can grow in summer in some ginseng fields that can last six or seven years. In this kind of place, the trees grow relatively short and are easy to manage, while they can also provide shade for the mushroom trees. One end of these fungus trees is in contact with the ground, and the other end is padded and suspended in the air, which makes it easier to pick the fungus. In addition, you can also maintain ventilation and so on.