Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

It is already the twentieth day of the winter lunar month, and the Chinese New Year is not far away. So after Zhixin and his daughter bought the restaurant, they returned to town. The restaurant won't be able to open until after the new year. It's too late.

As the twelfth lunar month is approaching, every household begins to prepare things for the New Year. Zhixin happened to go back to the mountain and kill all the remaining geese, and then sent them to various restaurants. This year, there are about ten pigs raised on the mountain. In addition to the two used by Jingya for her wedding, there are still eleven pigs left. Apart from the sows, breeding pigs and those used for the New Year, the remaining five were all sold to the pig killers.

The mushrooms on the mountain are producing very well, and Jingxian is responsible for these things on the mountain. The little girl is more capable than Jinghan, and she keeps all these things in order. Jinghan took the time to talk to Jingxian about her and told Jingxian the purpose of letting her be in the mountain. Jingxian is a very smart girl, and she understands it as soon as she hears it, so she stays on the mountain with peace of mind and manages the two families.

Although Mrs. Chen was a little reluctant to give up, she thought for a long time and felt that it was the right thing to do. She had no choice but to do this. If Jingxian is left in town, locked up at home every day, unable to go anywhere, she might as well be more comfortable in the mountains.

The Lin family's wine shop was officially out for drinks. Jinghan followed her father there to take a look. The quality of the wine was very good and it should be the Lin family's unique secret recipe. So Zhixin led Xingjia, brought wine samples, went to shopkeeper Sun, and even went to the county. The Lu family has a lot of businesses in the county, including several stores similar to department stores, which can sell them wine.

Lu Shaoqian knew that Zhixin had gone to the county, so he specially invited Zhixin and the Xing family to have a meal, and they happened to drink wine from the Lin family winery. As a result, Lu Shaoqian felt that the wine was indeed good, so he decided on the spot and settled on a three-year wine supply document with the Xing family. Now, there is no need to worry about raising a family. Most of the wine produced by the wine shop is bought by the Lu family.

It happened to be a good opportunity two years ago, so Xingjia quickly delivered the first batch of wine. The Lin family's wine immediately opened up the situation.

"Brother, thank you very much. If you didn't have these connections, no matter how good my wine is, it would never be sold so fast." Xingjia was extremely grateful.

"What are you talking about? We have been brothers for so many years, and Zixuan has become my son-in-law. Of course I have to help. Not to mention that I still have 30% of the winery, I don't Who cares?" Zhixin said with a smile, "The most important thing now is to grasp the quality of the wine. We only have this sales through the connections of our relatives, but we must not damage our own brand. . In addition, you should prepare more grain for brewing. When the farming season is busy, we have to take care of the work on the mountain. The land is the foundation of your family. But there are quite a few, so don’t miss out and delay the farming season,” Zhixin reminded Xingjia.

Lin Xingjia nodded quickly, of course he knew the importance. The two talked for a while, then left and went home.

On the third day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhiming and Wencheng came back. This time the two of them went out, bringing about 800 kilograms of sticks and a lot of medicinal materials. The money they brought back last time was all taken away with the medicinal materials. When we got there, the merchant happened to arrive a few days later, and both parties cleared the money and goods. Zhiming and Wencheng stayed there for a while longer, collecting a lot of medicinal materials that were lacking in the north, and then sold them to some pharmacies along the way. I went round and round and didn't come back until the twelfth lunar month.

When Mrs. Chen saw her son and grandson returning from such a long journey, she felt very distressed and told them not to go out again.

Zhiming comforted Mrs. Chen, "Mom, it's nothing. It's okay for us to be outside. I don't know if I don't go out. There are so many ways to make money. This time we went out, we earned two thousand just from the mallet we brought. Two, not to mention the medicinal materials, and then I came back and sold the medicinal materials collected from the south, and turned over again. Mom, I am still young, and Wencheng needs to wait for two years. Wen Cheng can go out on his own, and I will set up a shop at home to sell some medicinal materials, which will be good. "

Mrs. Chen also understood that Zhiming's words were right, but as an elder, she would inevitably feel sorry for her children and grandchildren. "Wencheng, how do you feel about going out? Well, I told you back then that I would let you study. Look at your eldest brother and the others. They are all studying in the school now. How can they be like you, sleeping in the open air? It makes people think this Uncomfortable."

"Grandma, you see what you said, you have to have that kind of talent to study. My eldest brother and the others are better at studying than me, and even Wenchang is much better than me. It just so happens that I go out to make money while they study. If he Brother Ri and the others can really get a full-time official position, and with me behind them, they won't do things they shouldn't do just for a little money. You see, isn't this the case with all those aristocratic families? No family whose sons are officials has to have someone take care of these things. Grandma, I am willing to do this without any complaints, really." Wen Cheng quickly comforted Mrs. Chen.

The old man was very pleased after hearing this, "Old lady, you don't have to worry about these things. Our family is pretty good now. Wenhan and his family are taking the imperial examinations, and Wencheng is doing business. Each has its own way out. This is the best. There are some. My children and grandchildren were all standing in front of me, pointing to the little things that came out of the fields. Then my family did more, and your family took more. Every day, the house became full of chaos, and it has been like this for the past few years, for a while. We are all together, and when these children are settled, we will divide the family and make it clear between the brothers, so as to avoid many things in the future. "The old man has already thought about it and has never said it. He has the same wish as the old lady, which is to see with his own eyes that all the grandchildren are settled, so that all the granddaughters can have a good marriage.

"Dad, it's good to be like this now. It's okay. My eldest brother and I are responsible for our own affairs. There will be no delay at all." Zhiming said quickly.

Zhixin also expressed his position there, and the old man shook his head, "As the family business grows, there will always be trouble. You two are brothers, so what about the future? Our children are indeed good, but who dares to say what will happen in the future? Okay, don’t think about it for now, let’s talk about it later.”

Zhiming and Zhixin didn't say anything. Zhiming gave all the money to Chen. In total, he got back more than seven thousand taels with interest. Chen couldn't help but sigh, no wonder everyone wants to go into business, the profits are indeed huge. "Third brother, that's it for this year, right?"

"Well, I'll just wait for the hammer to come down and make two more trips next year. Normally, I can earn some money on weekdays, but we're too busy on the mountain, so we won't have to do all that hard work. I've made an appointment with the merchant, and when we arrive Just meet him in Anguo. We only make two trips a year. The rest of the time, I will help my brother in the mountains." Zhiming told him his plan.

"Okay, that's good if you think so. I'm afraid that you're used to going out now and will always run away. You can't make enough money, and you can't spend your whole life just making money. Jingwan and Jingxian also We are getting older, and your mother and I are getting older. Please spend more time with us." The old man took a puff of cigarette and expressed his thoughts.

Brothers Zhixin and Zhiming both nodded in agreement.

After dinner, the two brothers chatted together. Zhixin told Zhiming about buying a restaurant, and Zhiming also agreed. "Brother, this is the right thing to do. Now our family is gradually having some spare money. We can't invest all the money in the fields. We should buy a few more shops. Even if we don't work at home, we can rent them out. These If you put things aside, you can also buy land, but you have to take care of the people in our family, otherwise it will be useless if we don’t have enough people. "

"Well, that's what I think too. But it's okay. If it doesn't work, just buy two more households, and the manpower will be almost the same. I have asked Jinghan to write to Zhixiang to see if I can buy more from there. Several families came over. Now Guo'an, Guoping, and Anfu are doing a good job at the wine shop. I see that, maybe I will ask Guoxing to take charge. Put two in a restaurant in the county town. You and Wencheng will have to take two with you when you go out. We don't have enough people at home. Of course, we should use our own people. Don't worry, buy people in advance and come back. With training, he will be our right-hand man in the future." Of course Zhixin didn't come up with this, it was Jinghan who told Zhixin.

"Brother is still thinking long-term. Our stall is getting bigger and bigger now, and we really don't have enough manpower." Zhiming now looked at Zhixin in a different light. Zhixin has never been to school. If you ask him to do farm work, no one will be his opponent. However, he is not proficient in business management.

"This is what Jinghan told me, otherwise I wouldn't have thought of this. No matter how talented we are, we can't do such a lot of work alone, right?" Zhixin smiled. "By the way, will our dad turn sixty next year? We have to take good care of it. Our dad has been tired all his life. When he gets old, he should enjoy the blessings."

The old man of the Xu family is fifty-nine years old this year and will be sixty next year. People in this era get married early, so they are full of children and grandchildren even at a young age. The old man’s birthday was on the 25th of the first lunar month, and everyone happened to be free at that time. He wanted to do some arrangements, and it was just a good time for the whole family to get together.

It was already the twelfth lunar month, and some things had to be prepared in advance, so the two brothers were discussing how to celebrate the old man's sixtieth birthday and who to invite. Once these are settled, we can send messages to people in advance when the time comes. Some people will have to send invitations. The two brothers discussed for a long time, but Xue and Zhu came over and told them to go to bed, and then they went back to their rooms.