Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

The daughters-in-law of the Li family and the Zhou family are both about the same age as Mr. Xue, and they are also very efficient at work. In addition to a few Honglian, everyone divided into two meat choppers and two vegetable choppers. It didn't take long to prepare all the dumpling fillings. Xue and Zhu went to cook the noodles and put them on the kang to wake up.

There were too many people to fit in one room, so they were divided into two rooms. Fortunately, the Xu family really has several panels, otherwise it wouldn't be enough. Xue's sisters-in-law were making dumplings in the old lady's house. Li and Zhou were making dumplings in the West Room.

After all, there are more people than strength, and it didn’t take long to make several dumplings. "Let's just stick to these stuffings and put in more to keep enough," Mrs. Chen said.

The dumplings started to be made at the end of Youshi were all finished by the beginning of Haishi. Mrs. Chen saw that it was still early, so she asked all the dumplings to be taken outside, and then everyone chatted while cracking sunflower seeds in the room.

Jinghan went to cook some mountain pear dumplings, and put mountain red skin and grape cakes in them, "Grandma, mother, third aunt, fourth aunt, fifth aunt, come and have some drinks. This stuff is good for digestion and relieving tiredness. "Jinghan poured a bowl for everyone.

Wanting didn't like greasy food when she was pregnant, but during the Chinese New Year, she always had big fish and meat. She felt uncomfortable after eating in the afternoon, and looking at the purple-red soup in the bowl, it looked pretty good. After taking a sip, it was sour and sweet, very appetizing. "Jinghan, what did you do? It tastes really good."

"Fifth Aunt, these are some wild fruits on the mountain. I dried them in the autumn. I took them out and boiled them in water. They are comfortable to drink. How can our farm have such delicious fruits? It's just a fooling around." Jing Han said with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, how did you give birth to a daughter so smart as Jinghan? She can do anything. I don't care, I have to decorate these things. I just want to eat something sour this day. "Wanting is not an outsider and just asks Jinghan for these things.

"Fifth Aunt, what's so difficult about this? We had nothing to do in the autumn, and we made a lot of them. There are all kinds of things. I'll look for them for you tomorrow, but you have to eat less of the red skin in the mountains. Those things also have the effect of promoting blood circulation. Eating too much is not good for you. There are plenty of leftover mountain grape cakes and so on. It doesn't matter to you. "Jinghan was happy that Fifth Aunt liked the little things she poked at will. very.

"Jinghan, didn't Mingyu bring two baskets of oranges that day? I remember putting them in the backyard, right? You go and see if they're rotten. If there are good ones, pick some over and let's all eat some. "Ms. Chen suddenly remembered this. She was so busy these days that she forgot about it.

Jinghan also forgot about this problem, quickly agreed, and led Jingwan and others to the back to pick oranges. I came to the penthouse in the backyard and found the two baskets of oranges in the corner. There is no fire in this wing room on weekdays, it is reserved for storing things, and the temperature inside is very low. Fortunately, those oranges were surrounded by some quilts or something, so they shouldn't get cold.

Everyone opened the things outside and lifted the lid of the basket, "Honglian, bring the lamp closer. Let me see how these oranges are doing."

Honglian followed her words and walked forward. Under the dim light, Jinghan carefully inspected the oranges. I don’t know what kind of oranges Mingyu chose, but they are very durable in storage. They are still very plump, not shriveled or rotten. Jinghan took the basket from Jingwan's hand and picked up two full baskets of oranges before stopping. "Okay, these are enough for dinner. I have to eat the rest in the next few days. I'll save a lot of money."

Everyone came to the front with baskets. When Mrs. Chen saw the oranges, she felt very strange. "Hurry up and share one with each person. Let's all try it. We don't have any here."

Jinghan shared oranges with everyone next to each other, then went to the west room and shared oranges with them all, and then everyone took apart the oranges and tasted them. In Jinghan's previous life, these oranges were not considered a good thing at all and she ate them often. But in this life, because the journey was far away and there was no convenient transportation, many fruits were not eaten. Now that I eat this orange again, it feels much more delicious than the one in my previous life.

"This stuff tastes really good. Oh, what do you think Mingyu's family likes? You can get all the fruits in the south. Wanting, if you like to eat, just eat more." The old lady never I have never eaten oranges before, but I thought they tasted good, so I thought my daughter-in-law would also like them.

"Grandma, it's okay for my fifth aunt to eat some of this, but don't eat too much, otherwise the baby will have jaundice. It means that the face and body are very yellow, which is a disease. However, this is the case for our family. "Son, it's okay for Aunt Five to eat." Jinghan said quickly.

"The little girl knows a lot. Okay, I know. If I send some of these things to your elder sister, there won't be much left. Wanting, if you like to eat, I'll give it to you. Keep more." The old lady was thinking about these two pregnant women right now.

"Mom, no need. Just like Jinghan said, it's really not good to eat too much of this food. Besides, we can meet them occasionally outside, so it's not unusual. Why don't you leave some more for everyone to share here? "Oranges are rare." After all, Wanting comes from a wealthy family, so she has seen these things before, but Jinghan doesn't make them more attractive to her.

After everyone finished eating the oranges, it was already past midday. Mrs. Xue went to the kitchen to light the fire, and poured half of the water into the two large pots. When the water boiled, the dumplings could be cooked.

Wen Han and others went to wake up the old man and Zhixin. The old man would have to take charge of the paper distribution later.

As soon as midnight arrived, Mr. The old man lit a lot of burning paper in front of the heaven and earth table, then took a few strips of paper and burned them in the north of the house, as well as at the door and other places.

The dumplings were cooked in the house. Mrs. Xue took out two bowls first. One bowl was placed due north, and the other bowl was brought outside. There was a pair of chopsticks placed horizontally on top of the bowls.

After all this was done, everyone went inside to eat dumplings. Just like in the afternoon, it was divided into two rooms.

The dumplings were all filled with copper coins, jujubes, peanuts and other things. No matter who ate it, everyone would congratulate him with a smile. For a time, the room was filled with laughter and laughter, and it was very lively.

Dumplings on New Year's Eve are just that, no one can eat many. In order to get a copper coin from the food, the children put all their energy into their stomachs. Mrs. Chen looked at the children, happy from the bottom of her heart, smiling all the time.

After the dumplings were finished, everyone cleared the table, and then the old man and the old lady sat on the kang. The grandchildren all knelt down and kowtowed to the two old people to pay New Year greetings. The old man quickly asked them all to get up, and then Mrs. Chen began to hand out red envelopes, one to each person, with a small silver coin inside.

After the children finished kowtowing, the servants outside also came in in batches to kowtow to the old man and the old lady to pay New Year greetings. Of course, Mrs. Chen also sends a red envelope to everyone, and each red envelope contains one hundred coins. "It's the Chinese New Year, it's just for good luck. I don't have a lot of money, so just take it, don't feel bad about it."

The dumplings were eaten, the New Year was celebrated, and everyone talked together for a while, but they couldn't stand it any longer, so the old man told everyone to go to sleep. "Okay, don't stay here anymore, go to bed quickly, because your neighbors will come to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow. Don't let them come by then and we haven't even gotten up yet."

The day was indeed tiring. Everyone went back to their rooms and fell asleep soon after.

The first and second days of junior high school are both days for visiting relatives and friends. There are two elderly people in the Xu family, so the nearby neighbors came first to pay New Year's greetings to the elderly. Even Ye Er and Shopkeeper Sun came to pay New Year's greetings on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Xingjia brought his wife and children over, and now the Xu family was lively again.

Ms. Chen took hold of Ms. He, the daughter-in-law of the Xing family, and the two of them chatted about Jinghan and Zixuan. "Niece-in-law, do you think this is possible? Let's find a date in February and decide on the marriage of the two of them first, then it will be justifiable. Jinghan has a shop in the county, so she probably has to go to the county. When the time comes, they will be together and see each other often, so they can feel more comfortable after getting married. "

"Auntie, since you said that, it's too late for me to be happy. After the marriage is settled, our hearts are relieved. From now on, Zixuan can study steadily, but I still hope that he can really pass the examination. Well, when the time comes, let's have a double happiness." When He heard the old lady's plan, she agreed. My son is almost obsessed with Jinghan. How can I not think about my son?

"Then let's make an agreement. When the first month comes, you will find a matchmaker and we will discuss the engagement. Only after Jinghan is engaged can I really feel relieved. This girl has a stubborn temper. But Now I look at it, and it seems that I have become enlightened. I can still make clothes for Zixuan. I have never seen her doing needlework before. Thanks to Zixuan's pampering, she is happy with whatever she makes. Sorry, if it were someone else, wouldn't he dislike Jinghan's needlework?" The old lady said this deliberately because she was afraid that He would dislike Jinghan's needlework.

"Auntie, where are you? I also looked at the clothes that Zixuan brought back. They are not bad, and the stitching is fine. Jinghan just doesn't practice enough. If she practices more, she will be no worse than others." Of course, He was not dissatisfied. , how can she not know what kind of personality the older child has since she was a child?

After hearing this, the old lady felt relieved, "Jinghan is still young. I think if she can keep this energy, she will really be able to practice this needlework. Who knows, it is winter. It’s okay, she can calm down and wait until it’s warm outside. She’s busier than anyone else, so how can she have time to do needlework?”