Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

On August 20th, the grandson of the in-laws was born three times. The Xu family was led by Mrs. Chen, and almost all the female relatives came. Seeing the little wrinkled little guy in the candle bag, Mrs. Chen really liked it.

This is the eldest grandson of the Yue family. Yue Siyuan attaches great importance to it. Many relatives and friends are invited, and everyone has a great time together. The midwife gave the baby a symbolic bath, but the baby felt uncomfortable and cried. The crying was very loud, and everyone laughed and celebrated. "The pot is ringing. This kid's voice is loud enough. He sounds like a strong kid. Okay."

The children had taken a bath, the adults had eaten and washed themselves, and everyone dispersed. The Xu family didn't want to stay here any longer, so Mrs. Chen had to leave with her. Before leaving, Mrs. Chen went to comfort Jingya again. "Jingya, you have a good confinement period. I guess Pengcheng and the others will be back soon. When Pengcheng comes back and sees this little guy, I don't know how to be happy. You don't have to think about anything, just eat when you need to. Just drink, we will come to pick you up when you are out of confinement. "

Jingya is not the kind of narrow-minded person, "Grandma, don't worry, I will eat well. I still have to feed the child. For this little thing, I will also eat well." Although the Yue family's conditions , raising two wet nurses is not a problem, but Jingya listened to Jinghan’s advice and wanted to nurse the child by herself.

"Okay, that's good. You feed the child by yourself, and the child is close to you. Anyway, you have nothing to do now, and there are people around you to take care of you. It's just feeding a child, nothing serious. Look at your mother and Aren’t you aunts all feeding your children by yourself?” Ms. Chen also strongly agreed with Jingya’s actions.

The guys talked for a while, and then Mrs. Chen took the people away.

When they returned home, they found that Wenxuan and others were back. Mrs. Chen quickly asked how the exam went, and Wenxuan shook his head. "Grandma, I didn't pass the exam, and neither did Ziwen, but brother Wenchang passed the exam and is still ahead. Now brother Wenchang is also a scholar." Wenxuan was a little frustrated. We went to study together and took the exam together. , I didn’t expect that Wenchang passed the exam, but I didn’t.

Mrs. Chen was a little surprised. She usually looked at these guys and saw them all look the same, but she didn't expect Wenchang to pass the exam. Wenchang is only fifteen years old this year. For a fifteen-year-old scholar, this is quite remarkable. Mrs. Chen waved to Wenchang, "Good boy, come here, come to grandma."

Wenchang came to grandma's side and smiled, "Grandma, I have lived up to your expectations. I want to hold up the door of the second bedroom."

The few words this child said made everyone in the room a little unbearable. Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Xue all shed tears. "Okay, good boy, your father should be happy to have a son like you." Mrs. Chen hugged Wenchang and cried.

Jinghan felt a little uncomfortable on the side. Wencheng and Wenchang, who had no father or mother these years, were really pitiful. Wencheng was doing better, and he was adopted by Zhiming. The Zhu family treated him better than his biological son. Although Wenchang is loved by everyone, she is not a mother after all. In the past, I saw that Wenchang and Wenxuan were both very playful, but I didn't realize how hard they worked. I guess they put in the hard work when no one could see it.

If the second aunt hadn't run away back then, wouldn't she be taking advantage of her son now? Jinghan sighed in her heart, things in this world are really difficult to explain. If the second aunt is still here, I'm afraid this family won't be able to survive at all, right?

Zhixin was about to celebrate, but Wenchang stopped him. "Uncle, there are many happy events in our family now. The wedding of the eldest brother and the second brother has not been done yet. I don't think it's anything, so I'd better not waste it. If he is admitted to Jinshi in Wenchang in that year, I can celebrate as much as I like."

"That's not what you are saying. If your father were still here, he would definitely buy you a banquet to celebrate. Our family has many happy events, which means that our family is living a prosperous life. No, I must take care of this for you. For a moment." Zhixin thought of his brother and decided to have a drink to celebrate.

So everyone started to get busy, going shopping and informing the neighbors. For a while, the entire Xu family was very lively.

When Wenchang and the others came back just now, someone came to bring good news. It happened that Zhixin and the old man were at home, so they sent them away. The neighbors also knew that another grandson of the Xu family was admitted as a scholar. When Zhixin sent someone to invite everyone to drink, all the neighbors came to join in the fun.

The banquet was naturally held in the evening. The banquet was held at the end of Shen Shi and was not completed until the end of You Shi. The old man was so happy that he drank a little too much. Later, Wenxuan helped him back to the house.

After everyone had dispersed, Mrs. Jinghan, Jingwan, and Jingxian were all helping to cook in the kitchen, and they were all very tired. After everyone dispersed, the three sisters didn't care about anything else. They went back to the house and lay down on the kang to go to sleep.

Autumn is originally a busy season, and the Xu family still has so many things on the mountain, so everyone did not stay in the town for too long. Zhixin took people back to the mountain the next day. Wencheng and Zhiming planned to go south these days, so they went to the village to collect ginseng. Zhu was thinking of the restaurant in the county, so of course he wanted to go back to the county. So, everyone went about their business.

Jinghan originally wanted to go back to the mountain, but Chen refused, "In a few days, Zixuan and the others will be back. Don't you want Zixuan to see you as soon as he comes back? Those things on the mountain, are you there? What else can you do? Just stay at home and wait for Zixuan to come back."

When Jinghan heard this, she had no choice but to live in the town and do some needlework every day when she had nothing to do.

On the morning of August 29th, Jinghan and Jingwan were sitting on the kang embroidering something when they heard the sound of firecrackers outside. Jinghan raised her head, "What's going on? Is it so busy outside?"

Jingwan called Ziwei, "Go out and see what's going on outside. It's out of season, why are you setting off firecrackers?"

Ziwei responded and went to the front. Not long after, Ziwei came back with a face full of joy and said, "Second Miss, Third Miss, it's a big happy event. Our eldest young master has won the election. We are here to announce the good news. The old lady asked the two ladies to hurry up and come forward. I heard that Lin The young master also got hit."

When Jinghan heard this, she twitched her hand, and the embroidery needle pricked her hand directly. Jinghan couldn't care less about the pain in her fingers, put the things aside, got off the ground and ran forward.

"Second sister, why don't you change your clothes before you go? Besides, brother Zixuan has been elected, so he doesn't have to go home to see his parents first? Where can I come here first?" Jingwan stopped Jinghan. . "Take care of it. I think it will be good if brother Zixuan can come tonight."

Jinghan thought it was right. She turned around to find some clothes and put them on, and then tied her hair up properly. Jingwan also changed her clothes, and then the two sisters came to the front.

The servants who congratulated Xi in the front yard have all left. The old man and the old lady are both people who have experienced things, so this matter is not incomprehensible. All the congratulators were given big red envelopes and sent away happily.

Wenhan was talking to nearby neighbors. When he saw Jinghan coming, he quickly waved to Jinghan. "Jinghan, come here."

Jinghan came to Wenhan's side and said, "Brother, congratulations." The family has a new member again. From now on, the Xu family will no longer be an ordinary family. It may also be said to be a scholarly family.

"I also have to say congratulations to you. Zixuan has also passed the exam, and he is still ranked first, Jieyuan." Wen Han said an even more shocking news.

Jinghan was a little stunned. It was still expected that Zixuan could pass the examination. After all, Wenhan and Zixuan were not far behind, but the first place was Jie Yuan? This Jinghan is really something I don’t dare to think about.

"Zixuan went home first. This is a great event. Of course, I have to go and announce the good news to my family first. Don't worry, I guess he will come before night. In addition, Pengcheng also passed the exam this time. , he went home to see Jingya." Wenhan smiled and told the news that Pengcheng also passed the exam.

Jinghan felt that there were too many happy events today. Three people were successful at the same time. Isn't this incredible? "Ah, the eldest sister's family is blessed with a double happiness. The eldest sister just gave birth to a big fat boy a few days ago."

"Jingya gave birth? Isn't it time yet?" Wenhan didn't know about it yet.

When the people nearby saw the two brothers and sisters talking, they went to chat with the old man. Wenhan happened to pull Jinghan to the side and asked about Jingya's situation. Wenhan couldn't help but be happy when he heard that Jingya had given birth to a very healthy boy. "I'm already an uncle, why does this feel like a dream?"

Jinghan also felt like it was a dream. Zixuan, Pengcheng, and Wenhan were all selected as scholars together, and they were selected as candidates together. This seems a bit incredible. By the way, Wenchang also became a scholar. If this were placed in a normal year, the college examination and the provincial examination would not fall within the same year. However, this year's provincial examination was an Enke examination ordered by the emperor, and this is how brothers from the same family emerged one after another as scholars and candidates.

Jinghan talked about Wenchang, and Wenhan also felt a little emotional, "Wenchang is indeed very hardworking. It would be great if the second uncle was still here. He must also want to see his son's future, right? Come on, let's go talk to grandpa. I said that I have to visit the graves of the ancestors of the Xu family tomorrow."

Wenhan and Jinghan came to the old man one after another and told him about going to visit the grave. Of course the old man agreed, "Okay, I just sent people up the mountain to call your father and them back. Tomorrow morning, I will go with you to visit the graves of our ancestors and tell them the good news. Our Xu family has two children. He is a scholar and a scholar," the old man said excitedly.