Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

On the fifth day of March, Jinghan's elder brother and younger brother both came back. Also coming back together was the fourth uncle Xu Zhide and his family. The fourth uncle's family has a son and a daughter. The son Xu Wenxing is five years old this year, and the daughter Xu Jinghe is three years old this year. Xu Zhide's wife, the Han family, was from a good family in the town, and Xu Zhide had the reputation of being a scholar. The Han family also took a fancy to this and married their daughter. Later, they helped set up a school in the town, which now has about twenty students.

This time Wenhan and the others went to the town because the fourth uncle felt that Wenhan had been in a private school in the village and was afraid that he would not learn anything, so he wanted Wenhan to go to his place in the town. Wenhan happened to take his younger brother to play with his fourth uncle for a few days, and then he came back with everyone.

When Mrs. Chen saw that the fourth family was back, she was very happy. She hugged Wenxing and asked her questions affectionately. Wenxing grew up in the town since he was a child, so naturally he was not close to Mrs. Chen. He squirmed in Chen's arms and refused to let her hold him. When Zhide saw it, he scolded his son: "Can't you be honest for a while? Your grandma hasn't seen you for a long time. Why don't you give me a hug?"

When Wenxing heard his father lecture him, he opened his mouth and wanted to cry. Mrs. Han next to her saw it and quickly took the child over. "What are you calling? Isn't the child small?" After saying that, he led Wenxing and Jinghe out.

"Mom, don't be angry. This kid has been spoiled by me. By the way, Mom, take the money first. My fifth brother will take the provincial examination this year, which will cost a lot of money." Zhide took out ten taels. The money came and was handed to the mother.

Mrs. Chen did not accept the money, "Fourth Brother, when you opened a school to teach in the town, you used money from the Han family. We also said it at the time, which is equivalent to dividing you up, and we will not give you any money. "What? I won't want anything from you in the future, that's it. I can't accept the money now." At that time, I had no choice. My family didn't have the ability, so I had to let the Han family help set up the school. So I made an agreement with the Han family at that time not to ask Xu Zhide for money in the future. Mrs. Chen is also a strong person and never asks her son for money. Every year when his son comes back, he will bring them something back.

"Mom, do we, mother and son, still know how to use it so clearly? This is what the son saved by himself, so he should treat it as a sponsorship for the fifth brother. When the fifth brother passes the exam, won't I also be able to benefit from it?" Zhide stuffed the money into his hand. Chen's hands, and then went out to chat with his father.

Mrs. Chen took the money and sighed helplessly. Who wants his son to get close to his father-in-law's family? Isn't there no other way? He put the silver in a small box and locked it in the cabinet on the kang.

Wenhan led his younger brother back to the east wing of his home and saw sister Jingya doing needlework there. "Hey, Jinghan, the sun is coming out from the west today, why are you doing needlework? My brother has never seen you holding a needle." Wenhan teased his younger sister.

"Brother, you bad guy, can't you learn to sew and thread? I am a girl after all, why can't I learn to sew and thread? I hate it." Jinghan rolled her eyes at her eldest brother. What was this original owner like before? Why is it so surprising that she learned to sew?

"Brother, please stop laughing at your sister. Otherwise, she will get annoyed and refuse to take the needle again. Wouldn't that make our mother so worried?" Jingya said softly.

"Sister, you are laughing at me too, be careful because I really don't want to learn anymore." Hey, time travel is difficult, this little girl is really wild. Compared with her, she turned out to be a lady, and she shook her head helplessly. "Can't I grow up? Really, can't you just think that I'm enlightened?"

"I'm afraid that you won't be consistent. Once the freshness of a few days wears off, you won't know where you went again. Okay, let's ignore Big Brother and the others and concentrate on practicing needlework." Jingya was still so gentle, smiling and giving guidance. How Jinghan should sew.

"By the way, I heard grandma say just now that Jinghan was sick two days ago. What's going on?" Wenhan loves his two sisters very much. When he heard about it just now, he hurried in to ask. . Unexpectedly, as soon as I came in, I saw Jinghan learning needlework there, so I forgot about it.

Jingya told Wenhan about Jinghan's rescue of someone with a fever, and Wenhan immediately stared, "Jinghan, your skin is itchy, right? It's so cold that the river has just melted, so you dare to go into the water." Are you suffering from cold? Just do it. I asked you why you were so good today. It turned out that you got into trouble and behaved well. I warn you, if there is another time, I won't spank you. "Wen Han. Jinghan has always been regarded as his younger brother. People in the village say that Wenhan has two younger brothers, and that one is Jinghan.

Jinghan glanced at her elder brother's expression and said a little scared: "Brother, I don't dare anymore. I will definitely not be so reckless in the future. But you can't let me die, right? Those two little things are only five years old. "Hurry up and admit your mistake, otherwise, you will really get beaten.

"You, you don't know how to call the adults. There are not only our family but also many other families by the river, right? You can also come back and call me daddy? Why don't you have a brain?" Wen Han hated the fact that iron cannot become steel. a feeling of.

Wenxuan remained silent until now, leaning on his elder brother's arms and listening. Now he climbed onto the kang and reached out to touch Jinghan's forehead. "Sister, are you feeling better?" Jinghan hugged her happily. Brother, he held her in his arms and kissed her twice, "Sister, everything is fine. How about going to town for fun?"

"It's not fun. My brother Wenxing doesn't pay much attention to me, and so does my fourth aunt. My brother said that he doesn't want to go to my fourth uncle's school to study, so it's better to be more comfortable in the village." Wenxuan was still young, so naturally he couldn't hide his words, so he just Said something about the town.

Jinghan listened carefully and finally understood. It turns out that the fourth uncle's family has been separated. It's really strange, why didn't the second uncle's family separate?

The four of them were talking and laughing in the room, not talking about it, but talking about outside. At noon, the third child, Xu Zhiming, also came back, leading his wife Zhu and their two daughters. Mrs. Zhu is a very simple woman with average appearance. As soon as she returns home, she helps Mrs. Chen and Mr. Xue with their chores. The eldest of the two daughters of the third family is called Jingwan. She is eight years old, the same age as Jinghan, and has a slightly younger birthday. The younger one is called Jingxian. She is five years old and looks weird, a bit like Jinghan. Jingwan was also very discerning, and she helped her mother with the work when she got home. When Mrs. Chen saw it, she sent them to play with Jingya and Jinghan, so the two sisters went to the east wing to find sister Jingya. .

In the kitchen, Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Zhu were busy there, while Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Han were sitting at the door cracking melon seeds. When the old lady saw it, she was immediately unhappy, but Han only came back three or two times a year, so she couldn't say much. So the old lady shouted: "Second daughter-in-law, go get some firewood. Didn't you see that your sister-in-law and the others don't have any firewood? Just talking there, you won't eat for a while?"

Only then did Mrs. Wei lazily get up and go pick up the firewood. When Mrs. Han saw it, she also entered the kitchen to help with cooking and other things. She was well dressed, and the clothes on her body were all new. She stood in the kitchen, not daring to touch anything for fear of staining her clothes. Seeing this, Mrs. Once you're done, just wait for dinner." These four siblings haven't stayed at home for more than a few days since they got married, and they don't have to let others work at this time, just treat them as guests at home.

After hearing this, Mrs. Han turned around and went out. She was in town, but she had invited a woman to cook, and she never cooked. There is no reason to come back and have to cook. It happened that my daughter Jinghe was about to poop, so he led her to the latrine.

"Sister-in-law, do you think this dish is ready? Put it on a plate?" asked the third daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhu.

Mrs. Xue glanced at the pot and saw that the soup was almost ready, then turned around and took out a few plates. "His third aunt, just put the food on these plates. There are many people today, so we may have to put three tables." This Zhu family is really a good person. She will help with the work every time she comes back. She is also honest and honest. The only pity is that he has no son, only two daughters. "His third aunt, Jingxian, is already five years old. Why are you not doing anything at all?"

Mrs. Zhu lowered her head and put the dishes out, "Sister-in-law, no one can take charge of this matter. Even if you don't have one, I can't do anything about it. I'm also worried. I don't have a boy. What will I do in the future?" As he spoke, his tone was a little choked.

"Forget it, don't think so much. There is a time in your life that you must have, and there is no time in your life. Don't force it. Maybe it will happen some time." Seeing that her words made others sad, Ms. Xue quickly advised her. "Those two girls in your family are also good. If you really don't have a son, you can raise the girl as a son. I think Jingxian is quite fierce, and she might be able to support the family in the future. If these two girls can marry well, , you don’t have to worry.”

Mrs. Zhu nodded and put the dishes aside. Dinner will be served soon, so we can just serve it to the table together. The two sisters worked hard for a while, and the food was ready. So Mr. Xue asked Wenhan and the others to put the table in place, and then put the dishes on the table.

Today's dishes are quite rich, including rabbit meat stewed with potatoes, stewed shredded dried beans with meat added, a stewed dried tomato with some meat added, and a plate of fried pickles with some shredded pickles added as well. Thin shreds of meat. This is already a very good dish, and you can't even eat it on weekdays.

There was one table on the kang and two tables on the floor, and everyone sat down to eat. Wenxing curled his lips when he looked at the dishes on the table. "Mom, what are these? How do you eat them?"

When the old man heard this, his expression turned ugly and he couldn't bear to speak. Mrs. Han took a small bowl and picked some rabbit meat for her son and daughter. The Wei family next to her stopped, "What are you doing? We are at home, and we can't eat pork all year round. It's hard to see some meat today, so why did you pick out all the meat?"

After hearing this, the fourth child's face became a little confused, "What are you choosing there? They all have the same food. Look at how delicious the food they eat in Wenchang is. Why is Wenxing so expensive? You still have to choose meat. If you don’t like to eat, just pull it.”