Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

Say goodbye to the old year amidst the sound of firecrackers, and after eating dumplings on New Year's Eve, everyone becomes one year older. This year is the busiest year for the Xu family, with two new daughters-in-law added to the family. It is said that when you are poor, you are rich when you are old, and it is better to have a daughter-in-law to celebrate the New Year. Two daughters-in-law came into the Xu family all of a sudden, and the New Year was really enjoyable.

The first month is a good time to visit relatives and friends. The Yue family, the Lin family, the Sun family, and the Zheng family are all in-laws, so of course they have to go around. We all gave each other New Year's gifts before the new year, and on the fifth day of the first lunar month after the new year, we happened to get together at Xu's house.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Wen Han and others left for the capital. The examination was on the ninth day of February, and they had to get to the capital early, otherwise they might not even have a place to live. Yue Siyuan wrote a letter to his friend and asked Pengcheng to take it with him, saying that if he couldn't find a place to live after entering Beijing, he would stay with Yue Siyuan's friend.

Qi Yunfei arrived before everyone set off and wanted to accompany Wen Han and the others to Beijing. "Brother, I have a small courtyard in the capital. You happen to live there. It's quite clean and there are no outsiders."

"That would be troublesome for the third brother-in-law." Wenhan said half-jokingly.

"As for eldest brother, I have to do my best to arrange for the three brothers-in-law." Qi Yunfei also joked.

Ever since Qi Yunfei got engaged to Jingwan, he has been coming to Xu's house often. The young man is about the same age and has the most interesting things to say. Moreover, Qi Yunfei has become a relative, but he is not a bit cold and arrogant in front of the Xu family, and he gets along extremely well with Wen Han and others.

In this way, Wenhan took Guoqiang, Pengcheng also took a young man Yue'an, plus Qi Yunfei, and a group of six people headed for the capital. Yunfei rode the horse, and the rest rode in the carriage. Guoqiang and Yue An took turns driving the carriage. In fact, the three of them, Wen Han, can also ride horses, but they are going to take the exam. If they ride horses, they are afraid of an accident, which will be bad.

Zixuan and the others hurriedly and slowly arrived at the capital on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month. As soon as he reached the city gate, he was stopped in front of him. It turns out that as the exam period is approaching, candidates from all walks of life are rushing to the capital. For safety reasons, their identities must be checked when entering the city.

Qi Yunfei took out a token and handed it to the man guarding the city gate.

When the man saw the token, he immediately became respectful and said, "Master Qi, it's you, please." The gatekeeper quickly let him go.

A group of people entered the city and were about to go to Yunfei's home when several people came in front and blocked the way. The leader was none other than Mingyu. "Third brother-in-law, I'm here to pick up my eldest brother and brother-in-law."

Qi Yunfei nodded, Mingyu came to the carriage, and Wen Han happened to hear it and poked his head out of the carriage. "Mingyu, why are you here?"

"Brother, I was worried that you wouldn't have a place to live when you came to the capital, so you've been waiting here for the past few days. As expected, I've been waiting for you. Come with me to live in my place. My place is spacious. Yunfei's place is too far away. Some." Mingyu came closer with a smile.

Qi Yunfei curled his lips but said nothing. The place where he lived was nothing compared to the man in front of him.

Wenhan looked at Yunfei, and Yunfei nodded, "Brother, please live with Mingyu. Since he has come to invite me, it's not good if you don't go. Besides, compared with his house, my house seems too shabby. ”

Mingyu smiled and said, "We are all a family, so it's not the same where we live? Third brother-in-law, if you come back this time, my eldest brother may not let you go there again. Get ready quickly and wait to marry the third brother-in-law." Sister." Mingyu called each brother-in-law, making Yunfei smile all over his face.

"Brother, since you are going to live at Mingyu's place, I will go see the master first. I will go there to find you later." Yunfei said goodbye to Wenhan and rode away.

These people came to a large house all the way. "Brother, this is my villa. You can live here so that no one will disturb you. It is quite clean here and there are people waiting inside. You can stay here without worries." That's fine." Mingyu led everyone into the courtyard.

This house is quite big, probably more than ten times bigger than the Xu family. The buildings inside are extremely exquisite with carved beams and paintings, small bridges, flowing water, rockeries and strange rocks, giving it a magnificent atmosphere. Wen Han and others were shocked as they walked. They had already guessed that Ming Yu had an unusual identity, but they did not expect that he would be so wealthy. What is the identity of Mingyu?

Everyone entered the living room, and Mingyu asked people to quickly clean up the room and arrange for everyone to stay. "Brother, I usually come here occasionally, and it's very quiet. You can live there in peace, don't worry about anything, just study quietly. As for my identity, let's talk about it after you finish the exam. The first priority now is Chunwei. My sisters-in-law and sisters at home are all looking forward to your nomination."

Wenhan and the others are not the kind of people who do good things. Since Mingyu said so, they can just stay here with peace of mind. As for the rest, it’s really not something you should think about now.

In the evening, Yun Fei also came over, so an uncle and four brothers-in-law had a drink together. Although Mingyu was young, his ability to drink was unequivocal, and everyone got drunk in the end.

After that, Mingyu didn't come over again, but asked Wenhan and others to study and rest in peace. The exam was approaching, and the three of them did not hold their books and gnaw at them. Instead, they often played chess together and drank tea. The right balance between work and rest is the right thing to do.

The first game on February 9th, the second game on February 12th, and the third game on February 15th are all entered the day before and exited the day after. Nine days in a row is a test of one's physical strength. On February 16th, when everyone came out, some people fainted due to exhaustion.

Fortunately, the three of them, Wen Han, had all practiced martial arts before, and their bodies were strong. After three games, they looked a little pale. Guo Qiang and Yue An were waiting outside. When they saw them, they quickly stepped forward to support them. After all three people came out, they took the carriage back to Mingyu's courtyard. The three of them didn't even wash up, they just fell on the bed and fell asleep.

By the time the three of them woke up, it was already noon the next day. The three of them freshened up and came out refreshed.

Mingyu and Yunfei had been waiting in the front yard for a while. When they saw that the three of them were fine, they were relieved and said, "Brother, there is nothing to do today. Let's go for a walk. You have been here for these days and you don't have time to go out."

Wen Han and the other three looked at each other and nodded, "It's okay. I came to the capital for a visit and didn't really go out for a walk. Anyway, the exam is over, so it's time to relax."

When everyone goes out together, the prosperity of the capital is naturally not comparable to that of the northeastern cities. Several people were wandering around, and Zixuan wanted to buy something for Jinghan and went back, looking at the shops on the roadside. Wen Han and Peng Cheng also had the same thought. After coming to the capital once, why do they have to bring something back with them?

So everyone started to go shopping. Not to mention that women could buy things. If men went shopping, women wouldn't be any worse off. The three of them did a lot of shopping. Fortunately, the store can deliver the goods to their doorsteps. Otherwise, Guo Qiang and Yue An would really not be able to carry them.

When everyone was tired from shopping, Mingyu asked them to treat them to roast duck. The roast duck here is very famous. Zixuan and the others are also quite curious. There are also roast ducks in the north, but the food is just average. They don't know how it is in the capital.

Everyone came to a shop that specializes in roast duck and had a roast duck banquet. It was indeed much more delicious than those made in the Northeast.

Zixuan thought, Jinghan raised a lot of ducks. If he could open a roast duck restaurant like this, it would solve the problem of selling ducks. In addition, duck down can also be used to make down jackets. It can be said that the profits are not small. "Mingyu, do you know any roast duck chefs in the capital?"

Mingyu is a ghost, and when he heard Zixuan ask this, he also thought of Jinghan, "Second brother-in-law, do you want to get another business for the second sister? This roast duck is made with a unique secret recipe. You can't learn. Those old masters all signed death contracts. It's not that easy to recruit people. But now that the second brother-in-law has spoken, no matter how difficult it is, I have to handle it for the second brother-in-law. "Mingyu called him second brother-in-law, which made Zixuan feel dizzy. Logically speaking, Zixuan and Jinghan haven't gotten married yet, so they shouldn't call them brother-in-law, but Mingyu doesn't care about that. It's so affectionate to call them brother-in-law.

"Second brother-in-law, I will slowly think about this for you, and there will always be a way. But, you will get married in April. When you get married, the second sister will not be able to control the affairs of the Xu family. This roast duck How do you plan to open the store?" Mingyu asked with a smile.

Zixuan was stunned. He really forgot to think about this problem. He just used to pull things for Jinghan, and he really didn't think about it.

But Wenhan smiled, "What's so difficult about this? If Jinghan really likes it, just use the ducks we raise. We sell them to outsiders as well, wouldn't it be better to give them to our own family? Jinghan helps After working at home for so many years, it’s time to think about it for yourself. Zixuan, brother supports you. You can give this to Jinghan as a gift. Keeping it will make her happier than those gold, silver, jewelry, and silks. "

With Wenhan's words, the matter is basically settled. Mingyu promised to find a way to find a roast duck master, and then Zixuan planned to go back and open a roast duck restaurant as a gift to Jinghan. Nowadays, Zixuan's family is much richer and can afford to open just one shop.

"Ahem, brother, I don't know what Jingwan likes. Can you tell me about it? You can't let your second brother-in-law be the prettiest?" Yunfei couldn't help it anymore. He also wanted to give Jingwan something, but he couldn't. It's because I know too little about Jingwan and I don't know what to give.

"Jingwan has a quiet personality and is not as lively and public as Jinghan. We really don't know what she likes. But I think girls are all the same. As long as it is something given by their sweetheart, even if it is just a piece of grass, they will treat it as a treasure. "Yunfei, as long as you like it, Jingwan will like it." Wenhan really doesn't know what Jingwan likes.