Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

Confinement is really a very painful thing for women. Although the weather is not so hot at this time of year, the Kang is quite warm. In addition, people who have given birth are weak and prone to sweating, so Jinghan still sweated a lot, which made her smell bad.

"Mom, when can I take a shower?" Jinghan couldn't help but ask.

"Wait until the confinement period. After a woman gives birth, all the bone seams will open. You must be careful. If you don't do it right, the root of the disease will be left." Mrs. Xue touched Jing. Han's head said, "Don't hold back, you are doing well. If you rush to give birth in June, you will suffer even more."

Jinghan had no choice but to nod in agreement. Confinement is a custom that has been passed down since ancient times. Giving birth is a major event in a woman's life, so she must pay attention to it. She didn't want to feel pain and itching when she got old. "I know, mother."

Fortunately, this month went by very quickly, and it passed by in the blink of an eye. Jinghan had a good rest during her confinement. This is of course, with Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Qian helping to take care of the child, and Ruyu and other girls taking care of Jinghan, how can it be done poorly? Jinghan just feeds the baby some milk, and she doesn't need to do anything else. Fortunately, the Xu family was from a farming family and didn't hire a wet nurse, otherwise Jinghan wouldn't even need her for breastfeeding.

On the day of the full moon, Zixuan held a banquet to entertain the guests who came to congratulate him. People from the yamen, several big households in the county, people from Batu's tribe, villagers from Yuepao, etc., a lot of people came at once. People from all over came to congratulate them and brought some gifts. Zixuan originally didn't intend to accept them, but he couldn't stand the kindness of these people, so he had to accept them.

The Mid-Autumn Festival had just passed and it was not too cold outside, so the banquet was placed in the yard. At this time, all kinds of vegetables were available, and the banquet was very rich. Everyone was drinking and chatting together lively, and everyone was full of joy.

Zixuan has been here for more than a year. Although it has not been long, some changes can be seen here. At least in Moon Bubble and Grassland, there have been obvious changes. Although other places are worse, at least they are exempt from taxes, right? Coupled with the county government's purchase of grain this fall, it is estimated that every household will have some money by then.

These people were very grateful to Zixuan, and everyone drank to Zixuan one by one. Zixuan was also happy and started drinking with the others. After these people had had enough wine and food, they all went home. Zixuan drank a little too much and ran to the house to see Jinghan and her son. As soon as Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Qian saw Zixuan coming in after drinking too much, they hurriedly carried the child to their house. Anyway, this child is very easy to coax, except for feeding, he doesn't look for Jinghan at other times.

As soon as Jinghan saw Zixuan's appearance, she knew that he drank a lot. He quickly told Ruyu to get some sobering soup, then helped Zixuan onto the kang, and helped him take off his coat and shoes. "You, no matter how happy you are, can't drink so much? Take care of your body." Jinghan went out to wet the cloth with water, and then wiped Zixuan's face.

Zixuan held Jinghan's hand, "Madam, I'm really happy. I have to thank you. Not only did you help me find a way to make people rich, but you also gave me a eldest son. Madam, I will marry you in this life." You are the thing I am most proud of." As soon as Zixuan exerted his strength, Jinghan fell on top of him.

Jinghan was speechless. Is this guy acting drunk? "Zixuan, you drank too much, please take a nap. These days, you are indeed tired enough." Jinghan said softly.

"I didn't drink too much. Really, I just wanted to have a nice chat with you. Jinghan, do you regret marrying me? If you hadn't married me, you might have been able to enter the palace and become a queen. "I know that the emperor has you in his heart. If we hadn't already had an engagement, he wouldn't have let you go so easily." Zixuan lay on the kang, his arms around Jinghan's waist, looking at Jinghan. eyes, "Madam, you follow me, you never have a free day, you have to worry about so many things every day. You also took out the dowry, built a wine shop, and built a weaving shop, all to make the people here live." Live a good life. Madam, do you really have no regrets in your heart? "

Jinghan smiled, "You always say that I am stupid, and you are the stupidest one. You are the only one in my heart. Don't say he is the emperor, even the king of heaven, I will ignore you. I just want to be with you, and Live a beautiful life. In this life, I just want to be with you. As for the dowry, it is just some extraneous things. If it is gone, we can just make money. , it’s like heaven and earth, so I’m very satisfied.”

"Now that I have you and a son, what else am I not satisfied with? In a few years, we may have other children. By then I will definitely give birth to a daughter, just like you said, give birth to a beautiful daughter. My daughter. Let’s live our lives happily together as a family, okay?” Jinghan likes children and wants to have more children. When she thinks about what will happen when she grows old and has a family full of children and grandchildren, Jinghan can even laugh out of her dreams.

After hearing Jinghan's words, Zixuan couldn't help but raise his head and kiss Jinghan on the face, "Madam, my good lady. I will always love you and love you. This will never change in this life."

"Okay, go to sleep, I'll be by your side. When you wake up, we still have a lot of things to do." Jinghan smiled and touched Zixuan's cheek and said softly.

Zixuan was indeed tired, and due to the alcohol, he gradually fell asleep. Jinghan sat next to him, looking at her husband with tenderness in her heart. "Zixuan, it is my honor to meet you in this life, and I will never regret it."

After the child was one month old, Zixuan became even more busy. The autumn harvest had already begun, and he wanted to visit various places. This year alone, the prisoners sent by the emperor have opened up seven to eight thousand acres of wasteland, not to mention the people from all over the country who have opened up wasteland. The land here is really suitable for crop growth. The yield of the wasteland in the first year was not much different from that of the good land.

Zixuan had already planned to keep all the food in the wasteland reclaimed by the prisoners except for food and drink for these people. If we want to develop here, we need more people, and when the population increases, the first thing we need to ensure is food.

Those in the hands of ordinary people can be collected and kept for Jinghan's wine shop. Nowadays, the wine shop's wine is already very famous in the nearby states and counties, and the supply is in short supply. It is just a good opportunity to make more money.

A lot of fabrics and wool have been stored in the weaving workshop, and several people sent by Wen Han to congratulate them also arrived. The Jingya sisters wrote a letter to Jinghan, saying that they had already set up a shop in the capital and would open it when Jinghan's cloth, wool and sweaters arrived. Now in this season, it is time to start preparing winter clothes, so you should seize the time to open your business.

The clothes given to the capital for the New Year last year really caused quite a stir. The dignitaries in the capital all asked where they got the clothes and materials. In fact, if it were just people like Wen Han wearing it, it wouldn't be so powerful. But during the Lantern Festival Night Banquet, His Majesty the Emperor appeared in front of the ministers dressed like this. The emperor, who was already a very outstanding emperor, put on that straight attire and simply charmed the officials and their families present. Everyone asked where the emperor's clothes came from.

But it was a coincidence that when Wenhan and Mingyu showed up with their families that day, they were wearing the same clothes. The scene at that time can be said to be very funny. Everyone stared at Wenhan and the others with wide eyes. In fact, Wenhan and Pengcheng's official ranks were not high, and they were not eligible to participate. The emperor specifically ordered them to bring their families to the banquet.

Jingxian's rose-red dress simply stunned the entire audience. She was already a stunning beauty, but now she attracted the entire audience's attention.

Some people knew the details and guessed that the clothes must have been made by someone from the Xu family. After the banquet was over, they all asked Wenhan and others about getting a suit like this. Wenhan had no choice but to tell them that there were only so many pieces of clothing and everyone would have to wait until autumn to wear them. No, as soon as autumn came, someone asked Wen Han and others about it. Wenhan told them that his sisters opened a shop and would open it in a while, and then they would be able to see the fabrics and clothes.

Nowadays, there are many people waiting in the capital. Jingya's letter asked Jinghan to send two people who know how to cut. They want to open a ready-made clothing shop.

Jinghan thought for a while and decided to send Ruyu and Rumei to the capital. They were the two best needleworkers. Moreover, I have a good command of cutting this kind of material, so I can teach more people when I get to the capital. Anyway, the family has bought back several girls now, so the manpower is still enough.

Jinghan took the time to draw a lot of drawings of various types of clothes. With these, I thought it would be enough for a short while.

Ruyu didn't want to go at first, "Madam, I just want to accompany madam and the young master. I don't want to go to the capital."

"You girl, it's true. I asked you to go to the capital, and I didn't just ask you to stay there. You two go over and teach the people in the tailor shop well. When they have learned it, can't you Are you back? You want to stay there, but I can't bear to leave your wife. You are my right-hand man, how can I accomplish many things without you?" Jinghan persuaded them both with a smile.

When Ruyu heard this, she immediately became happy, "Since Madam said so, then we must try our best to teach them. When those people learn it, we will come back and serve Madam."

"Okay, hurry up and pack your things, and then go to the capital with us. Whether I can make money, madam, depends on you two."

When Jinghan said this, the two girls immediately stared. "Don't worry, madam, we will definitely make a lot of money."