Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

The Lin family's winery has already started construction and will be built on July 19th. As a shareholder, Zhixin will of course go. On the morning of the 19th, Zhixin and Zhiming left early with the men from the Wang and Fang families. Xue and Zhu also took Li and Zhou back to the village. There was no cooking at the wine shop, so of course they had to hold a banquet at Lin's house to entertain those who came to help. Wencheng, Jinghan, Mingyu and Jingxian were the only ones left on the mountain. The others were Guoxing, Ankang, and Honglian.

Mingyu has been living in Xu's house for the past few days, and he has become accustomed to life in the mountains. He gets up early every morning and practices martial arts with sisters Wencheng and Jinghan. Of course, Guoan, Guoping and Guoping, as well as Honglian and the others, all have to practice together. Zhixin said that there are a lot of wild animals on this mountain. If you don't have some skills, you will be in danger if you encounter them one day. So everyone is practicing martial arts very hard, and no one wants to be in danger.

After the last punch, everyone stopped. Mingyu was thinking about going to the river to catch fish, so he urged Guoxing and Ankang to go to the river quickly. Since the Fang and Wang families came here, the job of delivering fish to the town in the morning fell to Guoxing and Ankang. The Xu family didn't want the money from selling the fish, so they let them keep it.

After Mingyu went fishing once that day, he fell in love with this job. Looking at the lively and jumping fish, Mingyu truly experienced the joy of harvesting.

Jinghan and Jingxian have long been accustomed to that scene, so they no longer follow them to the riverside. Guoxing and Ankang took Mingyu to the riverside and pulled out the net that had been hung last night. There were really a lot of fish in it. It can be said that the Xu family has been fishing all year round, but there is only the Xu family on the river, and there are no outsiders. In addition, fish are still very abundant at this time, so even if the Xu family fishes like this, they will not see a decrease in fish at all.

The three people caught the fish from the net and put them in the barrel. Then each of them walked back carrying a barrel. Back at Shenchangzi, Guoxing quickly poured all the fish into the big wooden barrel on the bullock cart, and it would be delivered to the town later.

Jinghan and Jingxian took people to pick the elm yellow mushrooms and asked Guoxing and others to take them to the town to sell them later. These elm yellow mushrooms all grow on the fungi trees in winter. If the environment is suitable, the mushrooms will grow naturally, and Jinghan has nothing to do. So I picked it off and took it to the town to sell it. I can get some money, right? When Mingyu and the others came back with the fish, Jinghan also picked all the mushrooms and put them in the basket.

Xue had prepared breakfast before she left. Everyone ate breakfast quickly, and Guoxing and Ankang drove the ox cart to the town. Mingyu was also very curious about the town, but he also knew that he was not here to enjoy the mountains and rivers, so he suppressed his curiosity and stayed in the mountains with Jinghan and the others.

Hericium and fungus were still growing on the mountain, so Jinghan led Jingxian and the others to pick them and dry them in the sun. The weather is getting cooler, so the output is not as high as before. It took everyone more than an hour to pick them all off and lay them on the mat to dry in the sun.

Now that August is here, many things in the mountains are beginning to mature. Jinghan thought for a while, then took everyone to pick jujubes, leaving Wencheng in the field, and the rest followed Jinghan. They go up the mountain all the year round, so they naturally know where to find good things. Jinghan led the people to find a few jujube trees easily. Jujube is a vine that usually climbs to other trees. The fruit it produces is about the same size as a jujube and tastes sweet and delicious. It looks very similar to kiwi fruit and is called Chinese kiwi fruit. Its nutrition and taste are much better than the kiwi fruit sold.

The little fat man had never seen this thing before. He only saw bunches of green fruits hanging on the purple-red vines. At this time, the soft dates are ripe and slightly transparent under the sunlight. "Sister, are these the soft dates you are talking about?" The little fat man reached out and picked one and was about to put it in his mouth.

"Idiot, the one you picked is not yet ripe. It doesn't taste good. Then, here's this one for you. You have to look for the translucent one. That's the mature one." Jingxian saw Mingyu on the side. The one he wanted to eat was not yet ripe, so he quickly stopped Mingyu.

Mingyu took the soft jujube from Jingxian's hand and said, "Thank you, sister Jingxian." Then he put the fruit into his mouth. The outer skin was very soft and broke easily with a sip. The inside was ripe. The pulp is soft and has a special sweet flavor that fills the entire mouth at once. The little fat man squinted his eyes and tasted the taste carefully. "Well, it's delicious. It's so sweet and has a nice fragrance."

Li Mingyu was born into a wealthy family. What rare and exotic fruits have he never tasted? But at this moment, he really thought this food was delicious. "Sister, we just want to take this thing back, right? Is this the only way to eat it? It would be great if we could keep it for a while longer?" Mingyu said with some regret.

Jinghan had no idea about this. This was usually the way to soften jujubes, and she had never heard of any other method. "Don't worry about how to eat it. Let's pick it off first before talking about anything else. Let's do it quickly. Separate the cooked ones from the uncooked ones. You can go home and cover the uncooked ones."

Everyone started to pick the soft dates together. This thing climbed up other trees, so it was quite high. Jinghan didn't care about that, rolled up her sleeves, grabbed the branches, and climbed up the tree.

Mingyu saw Jinghan climbing up the tree in a few seconds from below, and was a little stunned and unable to react. "Sister, how did you get up there? You are so awesome, you can even climb trees."

Jingxian smiled at the side, "Brother Mingyu, can't you climb a tree? Can't you? You are still a boy. Even I can climb a tree. Haha, I will find a tree for you to look at me later. The ability to climb trees." Jingxian followed Jinghan as an adult, but she learned all of Jinghan's skills without falling behind.

Mingyu looked at Jingxian in surprise, and then sighed, "Oh, I thought I was powerful enough before, but I didn't expect that when I came here, I realized that I was nothing. Sister Jingxian, don't stop Hit me, okay?"

The girls next to me heard this and all burst out laughing. Hong Shao laughed so hard that she held her stomach and screamed.

Jinghan also found it funny when she was in the tree, and when she thought about it, she didn’t find it strange. This little fat man is probably very pampered at home. How can a rich family let their children climb trees? What if there is danger? Poor little fat man, I really don’t know how he lived his childhood. Did he memorize books and learn lessons every day? "Okay, stop laughing. I picked them and threw them down. You have to catch them, otherwise they will fall to pieces on the ground." Jinghan didn't want everyone to laugh at Mingyu anymore, so she reached out and picked off the soft dates, and then threw them to the ground. Throw down.

The girls below hurriedly followed. Fortunately, they do this every year and have a tacit understanding with each other. They usually don't let the soft dates fall to the ground.

This tree is quite big, and there are many soft dates on it. It didn’t take long for everyone to fill two baskets full of them. Jinghan saw that it was almost done, so she slid down from the tree, "Okay, let's go back. If you make too much of this stuff, you won't be able to eat it. It won't be rotten by then."

Honglian and Luping each carried a basket on their backs, and everyone walked back. Mingyu was still a little reluctant to leave, "Sister, can we come over when we have time? This is quite fun."

"Brother Mingyu, people say country bumpkins come to the city, why do you do the opposite? You, a city person, come to the mountains, but you like everything. Don't worry, there are a lot of good things in the mountains these days. , Schisandra chinensis, mountain grape, mountain pear, walnut, pine cone, etc. Just take a look, the second sister will take you there, just don’t feel tired when the time comes." Jingxian laughed at Mingyu as she walked.

When Mingyu heard that there were so many good things, his eyes widened immediately, "Sister, you must take me with you when the time comes. Oh, there are so many good things. Haha, sister, you live in the mountains so happy."

Jinghan couldn't help but smile, this little fat guy was really interesting. "Don't listen to what Jingxian says. There are not only good things in this mountain, but also dangerous ones. There are all kinds of wild animals in the mountain, including wolves, insects, tigers and leopards. If you encounter them, you will be in trouble. So you must not come to the mountain by yourself. , you know? It will be bad if you encounter a wolf or a blind bear." Jinghan warned a few words.

"Sister, what is Blind Bear? What does he look like? Is he very powerful?" Mingyu didn't understand and looked at Jinghan with big eyes and asked.

"Blind Bear is a black bear. Its eyesight is not very good, so it is called Blind Bear. This thing is very ferocious. It has barbs on its tongue. If it meets people, it is willing to lick them with its tongue, and it can kill them in one fell swoop. The skin and flesh on the face are licked off, and sometimes it is so severe that it can even lift the skull, so you must not go up the mountain by yourself, you know?" Jinghan said as she walked, and kept reminding her.

"Don't worry, sister. Mingyu knows how powerful he is and will never dare to go into the mountain by himself. As long as sister leads Mingyu when she goes into the mountain, it will be fine. But sister must also be careful, this is too dangerous." Mingyu was silent after hearing this. Han said, so he quickly agreed, and at the same time, he also cared about Jinghan.

Everyone walked quickly back to the venue. Jinghan poured the ripe soft dates into a basin, and anyone who wanted to eat them could eat them. The unripe ones were put into a wooden barrel, and then they went out to cut some fine-leafed wormwood and came back, covering the soft dates. Leave it in the house for a few days and then you can eat it.

The little fat man held a handful of ripe soft dates, which tasted delicious. "Sister, do you think this thing can be dried in the sun? If it is dried in the sun, can it be eaten in winter? Otherwise, such delicious food will only be available for a few days, and you won't be able to eat it after a while. ”

Jinghan laughed after hearing this, "Then go try it and see if it can be dried in the sun. To be honest, I really haven't thought about it." Jinghan didn't care and asked Jingxian to accompany Mingyu there. For fun, I went to prepare lunch with Guren and the others.