Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

Han took the radish, took a bite, and nodded, "Don't tell me, the radish my mother grew tastes really good. It's not spicy, sweet and crispy, and delicious." She is a tricky person, and she can make her say it's delicious. But it's pretty good.

Zhu also took a piece to eat, "Mom, save some seeds for next year. These radishes are good. I'll go back and ask the restaurant if they want it. It's red in color and would be good for a plate or something."

"Hey, okay, if the restaurant really wants it, we can plant more food next year and make some money." Mrs. Chen was very happy after hearing this. Regardless of whether she can sell it or not, at least her daughter-in-law has this family in her heart. That's it.

Brother Zhixin on the other side was also chatting there. Zhide felt a little sad when he looked at his younger brother. I have long been a scholar, but I didn't have the courage to take the provincial examination. I didn't expect that my younger brother would actually pass the exam. "Oh, Fifth Brother, the fourth brother will take advantage of you in the future. If you become prosperous in the future, don't forget your fourth brother?"

Zhixiang didn't know what his brother was thinking, so he smiled and said, "Fourth brother, we brothers, whether we are good or bad, what's mine is not my brother's? If you ask me, my brother should also take the provincial examination. No matter what, You should give it a try. If you pass the exam, will your dad be so happy that he can’t even sleep?”

After listening to Zhixiang's words, Zhide really had the idea of ​​taking the provincial examination. If you can pass the examination, you can at least become a petty official. Isn't it better than teaching? "Okay, the fourth brother also has this idea, but it seems that we have to wait for another three years, and then I will take the exam. When the fifth brother is free, I will help my brother talk about some things about the provincial examination."

Naturally, Zhixiang agreed wholeheartedly. They were all brothers, so there was no need to hide them. Zhixiang looked back at Zhixin and said, "Brother, when will our family start ginseng seeds? I will go there too."

Zhixin drank too much today, and he was a little drunk now. "I'll go tomorrow, so you don't have to. You can read at home or go out and see your classmates. It's only five or six in total." My husband's ginseng seeds don't need so many people. My father and I, as well as Wen Han and Wen Cheng, can do it. It's time for the children to practice. It's not enough to just study. They also have to understand how to live this life. "Zhixin got up and walked to his house, "Okay, I'm feeling better now. Let's go back to the house and get some sleep. We have to go up the mountain tomorrow. Don't leave today. Stay at home for one night and ask your sister-in-law to prepare something delicious." After that, he left.

Zhiming was there listening to Zhide and Zhixiang talking about some things about the provincial examination, which he didn't understand or understand. He got up and went to the old lady's house and sat next to Mrs. Chen, "Mom, are the ginseng at home doing well this year? I have agreed with our shopkeeper that all the ginseng this year will be given to him. It is better than what we sell. Do you think the price is 10% higher?”

Mrs. Chen was very happy after hearing what her third son said. The third son and his wife were both members of the Gu family. Although I live in the county town, far away from home, my heart is full of this family, and I don't forget about my family even if there is any good thing. "Okay, of course. This 10% higher price can be sold for several taels of silver more. It's time for Huixin to talk about marriage, and it's time for Lao Wu to talk about his wife. There will be many places to use money in the future. It would be good to sell more.”

Han listened to them talking and curled his lips secretly, but didn't say anything else.

Mrs. Xue knew that everyone was staying at home tonight, so she went out to see what dishes to prepare for the evening. "Mom, you, the third child, his wife, and the fourth wife are talking here. I'm going to see what we can cook for tonight. It's rare that both the third and fourth children are at home. Our own home is also very lively at night." After that, he went out. Walk.

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhu also came out. "Sister-in-law, I'm with you, you can't do it alone." The sisters-in-law went to the garden to cut two cabbages. Xue asked Wenhan to go to the town quickly to see if there was any tofu seller. Bring back some more vermicelli.

Wenhan took the money, scooped up some more soybeans and left. Those who buy tofu not only sell it, but can also exchange it for beans. Most farmers will exchange beans for it. It was already late, and I had to go to town quickly, or the tofu seller would go back.

Xue and Zhu discussed what to cook, and finally decided on cabbage, tofu vermicelli, and potatoes stewed with celery. There wasn't much celery at this time, but it was still enough to eat. In addition to a plate of dried fish that the children dried in the summer, Mrs. Chen said that she would kill a chicken and stew some mushrooms, so there would be four dishes, which would be good. There is some meat in the dishes. This meat was bought yesterday. The staple food is of course rhubarb rice. I planted some millet this year and took the time to grind it out a few days ago. This is something I rarely eat on weekdays.

It happened that Wenhan also bought tofu and vermicelli, so Xue soaked the vermicelli in hot water and cut the tofu. There are two pots and stoves, one for stewing chicken and the other for cooking. "Wenhan, go and bring back some more firewood. We don't have enough firewood at home."

"Hey, mother, I'll go right away." Wenhan agreed, turned around and went out to pick up the firewood. Wen Cheng was idle on the side and followed him out. After a while, the two of them came back with a big armful and placed it next to the stove. "Mom, is there any other work? If not, I will take my brothers out to play for a while."

"Let's go play. You guys haven't been idle this autumn, so it's time to take a rest. Tomorrow, you and your dad will go up the mountain to pick up ginseng seeds. You little ones can just help pick them up." The children in the family are very sensible. This year I got a lot of things back in the fall, and when they were dried and sold, I was able to sell cotton for the children to make winter clothes. These half-grown boys are so expensive to wear clothes and they grow so fast that they can no longer wear their old clothes.

Naturally, Wen Han happily led his brothers out to play. Even Wen Xing, the boy from Zhide's family, also went out to play with everyone.

Seeing the children running away in a hurry, Ms.

"No, if it were me, I wouldn't be able to let go of these two children. I'm always looking forward to having a son, but it's a good thing she just lost her son." Mrs. Zhu was also mumbling there. . "By the way, sister-in-law, do you think it would be okay if I adopted Wenchang? I don't have a son either. I am my own nephew. Isn't that the same as a son?" Mrs. Zhu has been thinking about it for a long time. Today she happened to be meeting with Xue Let's discuss it for a while.

"Logically speaking, Wenchang is our nephew, almost like a son. There is nothing wrong with adopting him. However, you two are still young, so there is no need to rush to adopt a child. Maybe we can have a child in two years. What should Wenchang do? Take the time to talk to my mother about this and see what she means. I don't think my mother will agree." Xue continued to cut the cabbage without stopping. Just as the pot was getting hot, I started to stir-fry the cabbage.

"If it works, I want to tell my mother to try it." Mrs. Zhu saw Mrs. Xue pouring the cabbage into the pot, and then went to cut the potatoes. The two sisters were busy in the kitchen, and soon they were sweating.

The two of them worked hard for a while and finally prepared all the meals. At this time, the children who had gone out to play also came back. Mrs. Xue asked all the children to wash their hands and prepare to eat. Jingya and Jinghan also came over to help serve the dishes, set the dishes and chopsticks. There were two tables at home, so I just happened to sit down. The children were very happy when they saw so many delicious dishes. "Grandma, it's almost the Chinese New Year today. It's great to have good food for lunch and good food for dinner." Wen Cheng said while eating.

"When our family's life is better, we will eat like this every day." Mrs. Chen looked at the children and felt a little sad. In this life, the children could not get anything delicious.

Among the Wenxings over there, one didn't want to eat, and the other didn't like it. When Zhide saw it, he would inevitably have to give him a lecture. Han and Zhi De stared at each other. Mrs. Chen and the old man both saw it and felt a little unhappy, but they didn't show it. Mrs. Chen picked out a few pieces of chicken and put them in Wenxing's bowl. "Come here, my grandson comes back once in a while to eat some chicken."

As soon as Wenxing saw the chicken, he quickly asked his mother to get it for him to eat. Jingxian looked at it and said, "Brother is so embarrassed that he asked his aunt to feed him when he is so big."

Zhu quickly glared at Jingxian and said, "Hurry up and eat, there are so many dishes that can't stop your mouth." As she said that, she picked up some quick meat and put it in her daughter's bowl.

The old man was watching there, and he really couldn't stand it, "I mean, Fourth, you are too spoiled to your children. Wenxing is five years old this year, and Jingxian is also five years old, and they are two months younger than Wenxing. "Look at Jingxian, she eats by herself, and Wenxing still needs to be fed. When will she be 20 or 50?"

Before Zhi De could say anything, Han spoke up, "I don't like hearing what Dad is saying. My Wenxing is a boy. We are very precious, but we are just feeding them. What else is so great? "This is true, Han is holding Wenxing, while her daughter Jinghe is sitting there by herself. Although Mr. Han also fed her, he did not hold her. Jinghe was only a little over three years old.

Jinghan watched from the side and knew that the fourth aunt was really patriarchal. I really don’t understand, what’s wrong with girls? Aren’t girls also raised by their parents? Why two treatments?

When the old man heard what Han said, he sighed helplessly, "Hey, your children, let them do whatever they love. You will understand in the future."

At noon, the men drank a lot of wine, but they didn't drink at night. I have to work in the mountains tomorrow, so of course I can't drink. Everyone finished their meal in a hurry. Mrs. Chen arranged for the third and fourth families to stay in rooms, and everyone went to rest.