Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

After Jingxian got engaged, Jingwan, Wenhan, Jingya and others began to prepare to leave. The place where Jinghan and Zixuan are going is closer to Neng and can be reached in about four or five days, so it's not too urgent. Furthermore, when Mingyu came, he had already brought some official documents from the Ministry of Personnel regarding Zixuan's appointment, so of course Zixuan didn't have to go back to the capital.

Jinghan stayed at Xu's house for three days before returning to Lin's house with Zixuan. Of course, she took all those people with her. After returning home, everyone started busy packing their things and preparing to go to Zhendong County.

On the second day of May, a group of people set out from the village. This time Zixuan was going out to serve as an official, so the Xing family specially prepared three carriages. But there were too many things, and the carriage was still not enough. Finally, three flat-bed carriages were hired to pull the things, which was enough.

The group of people left in a grand manner. When passing through the town, the Xu family saw them off on the roadside. There were tears in Chen's eyes and they almost fell down. Two days ago, Wenhan, Jingya, Jingwan, and Jingxian were sent away. Today, Jinghan is also leaving. How can the old lady feel happy?

Ms. Xue held her daughter's hand and kept telling her to be careful on the road, pay attention to her health, etc. Jinghan also held back tears and waved goodbye to her family.

"Okay, let's go quickly, don't waste time. It's quite a long way, so it's not good to be delayed." Although the old man was reluctant to leave, he still waved his hand to signal Zixuan to leave quickly.

Zixuan helped Jinghan get into the car, and the two of them waved to everyone, then Anfu waved his whip, and the carriage continued to move forward. In the car, Jinghan finally couldn't hold back her tears and cried.

Zixuan could only hold Jinghan in his arms and wipe Jinghan's tears with a handkerchief. "Madam, don't cry. We are close. If you want to come back anytime, we can just find a way to come back. Madam, you have too many tears. My clothes are almost soaked." Zixuan kissed her. He kissed Jinghan's forehead and comforted her softly. "It's almost the rainy season. There's no need for you to cry. It's raining enough. If you cry again, there will be floods."

Jinghan was teased by Zixuan and stopped crying. She hammered Zixuan's shoulder with her little hand, "Fuck you, how can I be that powerful?"

"Who said that? Don't they all say that Meng Jiangnu cried down the Great Wall? I'm afraid you'll burst into tears from crying." Zixuan hugged Jinghan, helped her wipe away the tears on her face, and then helped her tidy up. Hair. "Okay, it's a good thing that we are going to take office. Don't you want to know what the place we live in will be like in the future? Besides, the scenery along the way is so beautiful. If you just cry, what will happen? It's been delayed." Zixuan knows Jinghan best and knows that Jinghan is restless, so he said this.

The weather in May is already a bit hot. There was even a layer of gauze hanging in front of the carriage, and the small windows on both sides were also blocked by extremely thin gauze. In this way, it can be cooler in the car, and you can still see the scenery outside if you want.

Jinghan looked out the window and saw rolling green mountains. At this time, the trees on the mountain have not reached the stage of luxuriant branches and leaves, and the tender green leaves have just grown to half their size. It is this slightly yellowish green color that makes the entire mountain look full of spring vitality. Jinghan was used to seeing this kind of scenery, so it was not surprising. After a few moments, she stopped looking at it and turned back to talk to Zixuan.

The two of them just cuddled each other in the car, whispering intimate words, but they didn't feel the hardship of traveling. Gradually, Jinghan became a little sleepy. Zixuan found a small quilt, covered Jinghan's body, and let her lie on his lap to sleep.

The three carriages happened to be driven by Anfu, Changshun, and the eldest son of the Zhao family. The men of the Zhao family and the two boys were sitting on the three flatbed carriages hired at the back. What was being pulled on them were all the belongings of Zixuan and Jinghan, so they naturally had to be more careful.

When leaving in the morning, Mr. He brought a lot of dry food. It happened to be this season and the weather was warm, so everyone found a place to rest at noon and ate some dry food. At night, they stayed in the inn, and several men took turns guarding things. In this way, we walked all the way northwest and walked straight for five days before we arrived at Zhendong County.

The group went directly to the county government office, which had already received a notice from the court, so the people in the county government office quickly welcomed Zixuan and the others in.

Jinghan got out of the car, moved her somewhat stiff hands and feet, and then looked at the county government office carefully. The houses here are very strange, unlike those at home, they are all ridged. The roof of the house here actually looks a bit like the train in Jinghan's previous life, with a slightly bulging roof. And there are no tiles on it, it's just made of clay, which looks quite strange.

Although it is said to be a county government office, it is actually just a large area of ​​such houses. It does not have the luxury or majesty of other government offices. It seems like this place is really poor.

The chief clerk of the yamen led Zixuan and his party to the back, where there was a fairly large courtyard where the magistrate's family lived. The courtyard is divided into two fronts and has about fifty or sixty houses, which is enough for Zixuan and the others.

"Mr. Lin, our Zhendong County is a poor place and there are not very good houses. It took my subordinates and people from the yamen to clean it up for half a month. Don't dislike it, sir. That's it." Bo was a little embarrassed and kept rubbing his hands.

Zixuan smiled and said, "Master Sun, you don't have to be like this. This is pretty good in the entire county. Lin was originally from a farm family, so he didn't have any requirements for these things. As long as he can live in it, as long as it doesn't leak, that's fine." "

Master Sun laughed when he heard this, "Don't worry, sir. Although our house doesn't look good, it will definitely not leak. The mud on the roof is made of saline-alkali soil. Didn't you see that it is red in color?" ?The soil is very strong, no problem.”

"That's good, let's settle down first, and then we can talk about business." Zixuan found it quite novel when he heard what Chief Sun said.

So the people in the yamen quickly helped move the things brought by Zixuan and others into the yard, and then placed the things everywhere according to Jinghan's wishes. After a busy afternoon, this is the end.

In the evening, these people in the Yamen said they wanted to invite Zixuan to dinner, but Zixuan couldn't refuse, so he went out. Jinghan sent Changshun to follow, and also took a lot of money, and asked Changshun to pay for the meal secretly, so as not to let those people pay. As a new arrival, it is best to be careful.

Zixuan went out to eat, but Jinghan and the others had no choice but to cook at home. But we ran into some trouble again. It turned out that there wasn't that much wood here, and coal was usually used for cooking. At this moment, the people Jinghan led were dumbfounded. No one knew how to do it? Fortunately, the county government originally had a few women who cooked and cleaned. They were all locals and were very skilled in doing so, so we didn't miss the meal.

Jinghan quickly told the Zhao family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to follow others and learn how to make a fire and cook. Although these mothers-in-law helped, she still had to know how to do it herself.

The man of the Zhao family is called Zhao Shoucai, his wife is Li, and the eldest son was originally named Shitou, but Jinghan changed his name to Chang'an. Together with Changshun, he is also called Chang'an. Zhao Changan's wife, Mrs. Liu, was a very virtuous woman, so Jinghan stayed by her side to help with needlework and other such things. The Zhao family's daughter, Jinghan, also changed her name to Ruyu, and the other two little girls were named Ruxue and Rumei.

Jinghan assigned jobs to these people and asked them to do their part. Seeing that it was getting late outside, Jinghan felt a little tired after the journey, so she asked Ruxue and Rumei to lay out the bedding, and then went to wash up and go to bed.

When Zixuan came back, he found that his little wife was sleeping soundly. He couldn't help but stepped forward and touched Jinghan's cheek, "Little lazy pig."

"Master, madam, she is really tired. Hot water has been boiled in the room next to her. Master, go wash up and then rest early." Ruyu said from the side.

Zixuan found the clothes and then entered the room next to him. "Okay, you are all exhausted. I don't need anyone to wait on you. Go and have a rest. I'll cook some of Madam's favorite dishes tomorrow morning. I won't be there on the way." Eat well." Zixuan waved his hand and let Ruyu go out.

Ruyu was not the cold-hearted person either. She agreed and left.

Zixuan washed himself, changed some clothes, and then went to bed with Jinghan in his arms.

Jinghan fell asleep in a daze and felt like she was being hugged by someone. Knowing it was Zixuan, she rolled into Zixuan's arms and put her arms around Zixuan's waist. "You came back so late." Jinghan muttered. .

"Well, I have to get to know everyone, and then I can ask about some things here. It's too late after chatting. You are such a ghost, you still know how to let Changshun take the money and pay the bill in advance . This is the best. I think this place is indeed quite poor, and the people in the county government are all doing a little bad. If they make money, I'm afraid they will have to look for it from the heads of the people in the future. Come back. Jinghan, help me think of a way to make this place rich quickly." Zixuan heard what these people in the county government said today and realized that this place is really poor.

Jinghan was a little more awake now, lying on Zixuan's body and nodded. "I'll ask Anfu to go out with me tomorrow to see where to start. This can't be done overnight. You have to have a good idea."

Zixuan drank some wine and felt a little sleepy now. "Okay, you can take care of these things yourself. If you need me to do anything, just ask. It's hard for you to accompany me to this remote place." Zixuan She felt a little guilty. Jinghan had only been blessed for a few days after marrying her, but she was going to suffer from it.

"Husband and wife are one body, so what's the point? Well, go to bed quickly, we have things to do tomorrow." Jinghan became sleepy and muttered in confusion.