Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

Wen Han and Wen Cheng chatted with their little aunt at Tao's house for a while, and then left. They had to deliver fish to the restaurant. Seeing that the weather is getting colder, the fish delivery is about to stop. Before leaving, Qingnian put the prepared gifts in the car. "Wenhan, go back and tell your grandparents that if your sister-in-law is like this this year, we won't go back to see them. We'll talk about it next year."

Wenhan nodded and drove the bullock cart away. The two brothers went to the restaurant to deliver fish, and then bought some meat, white noodles, some seasonings and other things before heading back. In the middle of the day, the two brothers drove the bullock cart back to the market place.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of Shenchangzi, I heard a lot of noise inside. I didn't know what was going on. The two brothers quickly took down the things from the bullock cart, tied the cows, and then went into the house to take a look.

It turned out that it was Zhide who came to Shenchangzi with his wife and children. When the old man saw his fourth son coming, he became very angry and wanted to beat them with a stick. It was Zhixin and Zhiming who stopped him, so he didn't get hit. Mrs. Han didn't want to come in the first place, so she had more to say, so she took the child and left. Now, the room became lively.

In the end, it was Zhide who knelt down in front of the old man, and the old man finally spoke out. "Fourth brother, what do you want dad to say? No one wants something to happen to your third brother. We are a family. We should help each other and forget about the difficulties in the past. But what did you two do? How could you bear to ask your elder brother to borrow money and send him to be an apprentice if it wasn't for you to study? Now you are living a good life. My brothers look down on me and refuse to help. Are you still a member of the old Xu family? Why don't you just say Han?" The old man couldn't help but said again.

Zhide knelt on the ground without saying a word, lowering his head and listening to the old man's complaints. Next to her, Ms. Han was also kneeling there. After hearing what the old man said, Ms. Han couldn't help but want to speak. Zhide pulled her hard, so she didn't say anything.

Mrs. Chen was also angry, but she couldn't just blame it all, so she had no choice but to persuade the old man. After a while, the old man asked Zhide and his wife to get up. Everyone sat together, and gradually the atmosphere became better.

"It's almost noon. Let's have a simple lunch and make dumplings in the evening. It's a festival today, even though it's on the mountain, but it can't be too simple. Merrill Lynch, Yingzi, in addition to dumplings, make a few more dishes for them in the evening Let's have a good drink. It's time to have a fight tomorrow, and there won't be any big things from now on. Let's take a break." Chen quickly changed the topic and started talking about the festival.

"Mom, don't worry, let's have a good time tonight." Ms. Xue got up and went out to prepare for lunch. At this time, not only Mrs. Zhu came out to help, but Mrs. Han also quickly followed to the kitchen. "Her fourth aunt, don't get your new clothes dirty. I'm afraid that you and your third sister-in-law will do it. You guys finally come back, sit down and chat with our mother."

Mr. Han has been complained by Zhide a lot these days, and the two of them have been quarreling about what happened last time. Han still had feelings for Zhide, so the two finally reached a consensus and came to the mountain during the Mid-Autumn Festival to pray for the old man's forgiveness. When Han came back, he was also thinking about performing well, so he started to work together. "Sister-in-law, it's okay. There are so many people eating, so I'll help you out." There was no force in Han's smile, just a little bit of flattery.

"Okay, then you can help me pinch the beans and wash them." Mr. Xue found an easy and cost-effective job for Mr. Han.

Mrs. Han came to the door with a pot of beans and sat down to pick out the silk from the beans. The kitchen is not spacious, and if there are many people, it will be difficult to turn around. It is not as strong as the door.

After all, we are a family. When it was time to eat, the old man and Zhide were talking and laughing. Parents are always the most tolerant towards their children. No matter what mistakes their children make, parents can forgive them. How could the old couple of the Xu family, especially the one who loves their children the most, really deny their son. The family had a lively lunch, and then started preparing to make dumplings in the afternoon.

Jinghan is restless. Besides, there are Xue's sisters-in-law, Chen and Jingya making dumplings, so she doesn't need to worry about them. So just after lunch, Jinghan went out with her brothers. At this time, it is the harvest season, how can you be idle at home? Jinghan wished she could bring all the good things in the mountains back home.

There are no pine cones nearby, but there are still walnuts, schisandra, acorns, mountain grapes and other things. These are good things. When I was in the village, there were many children in the village who all went up to the mountains, so each person couldn't get much. Things are different now. We live in the mountains, and right outside the ginseng field is the forest. We have everything we want, and there are a lot of them. As long as you are willing to do it, there is nothing you can't get back, which makes Jinghan very excited.

Today they went to pick up walnuts, and they said they were walnuts in July and pears in August. Walnuts usually start falling at the end of July. But at that time, there was a layer of green skin on the outside, which was difficult to peel off and could easily stain the hands black. When the walnuts have been dropped on the ground for a long time, the outer skin will rot, so you won't get your hands dirty when you pick them up again.

The walnuts in the north are also called pecans. They are different from the walnuts in the south. They are thinner and not as round as the walnuts in the south. Pecans grow on a tree called Catalpa walnut. If the twigs and young fruits of this tree are smashed and thrown into the water, they can poison all the fish in the water, but people will be fine if they eat the fish. So many children like to get some of these things to catch fish in spring.

When you walk into the forest, you just need to lower your head and look for them on the ground. The leaves haven't completely fallen yet, so the walnuts are easy to find if they fall on the ground. Jinghan and the others were just there with their heads down, picking walnuts into the basket. Not long after, the basket was full. Jinghan raised her head and straightened her back. Unexpectedly, she happened to see a mountain grape tree. The trees are covered with deep purple fruits hanging in bunches, which makes people drool.

"Brother, let's pick some mountain grapes and go back. Hahaha, I'm hungry." Jinghan asked. Children in this era rarely have snacks, so when she saw mountain grapes, Jinghan felt like she was a glutton.

"Little sister, this thing is very sour, has thick skin, and doesn't have much pulp. You'll know after you pick a few bunches and eat it. It's not a good thing." Wen Cheng didn't even look at it, and was still picking up walnuts in the field.

Jinghan glanced at Wen Cheng and thought to herself, of course it's boring if you just eat like that. If you let me make it, I guarantee that you will want to eat it again. "Brother, I want to pick more. Can I make some grape cake when I go back?"

Wenhan raised his head and looked at Jinghan with a surprised expression on his face. "Little sister, this grape cake is something only found in pastry shops. Can you make it?"

This time it was Jinghan who was surprised, "What? There are dim sum shops, what are they like? I've never seen them. I don't know what they are like in dim sum shops. I just want to make some in a local way so that I can store them until winter. We can eat it too. Brother, can you?" Jinghan just made grape cakes with her grandma in her previous life, so that they can be stored easily and eaten in winter.

"Then what else can't be done? We are in the mountains, and there is nothing delicious to eat. If you can make good grape cakes, everyone will also benefit from it, right?" After hearing this, Wenhan was naturally very happy, "Okay, Just wait a moment, I'll empty out this basket and leave it for you to pack the mountain grapes."

Wenxuan and Wenchang on the side were even more excited when they heard that they were going to get delicious food. They hurriedly came to Jinghan and said, "Second sister, let's help you pick grapes." With that, the two little guys ran over. Under the mountain grape tree, it happened that the mountain grape tree originally climbed on a short tree. It was not too high and the children could reach it by tiptoeing.

On a mountain grape tree, two baskets of fruits were picked. Of course, they were the small baskets carried by Jinghan and the others, which could probably hold forty or fifty kilograms of grapes. It was almost midnight. Wen Han saw that it was getting late, so he led everyone back to the venue. The children were all carrying things on their backs, and the weight of the baskets on their backs made them stagger a bit when they walked. But the children's faces are filled with happy smiles. This is autumn. It is the joy of autumn harvest that makes them smile with satisfaction even if they are too tired to stand up straight.

Back at Shenchangzi, dumplings had been made at home, and Mrs. Chen was chatting with her daughters-in-law. Seeing that the children had brought back so many things, Mrs. Chen quickly asked them to go into the house to rest for a while. "Hurry up and put your things down, wash your face, and then rest. It's a holiday today, so you have to go out and play at home." Mrs. Chen went out to see what the children had made. "Hey, there are so many walnuts. This mountain is better than our village, and you can pick things up with ease. Jinghan, why did you pick these older mountain grapes? They are so sour, how can you eat many of them? Can't you let them go? Is it necessary to live in ruins?" Chen shook her head, thinking that she was a child after all and didn't think carefully.

"Grandma, the second sister said she can make grape cakes. We picked these and asked the second sister to make grape cakes." Wenchang said next to grandma.

Mrs. Chen looked up at Jinghan and wondered, when did this granddaughter know how to make grape cake? No one taught her? "Jinghan, is it true? Can you do it?"

"Grandma, what's the point? I'm not one of those people who work in a pastry shop. I just keep it for a long time and can eat it after a while. Isn't this just like making jelly during the Chinese New Year? "Jinghan knew that grandma might be a little suspicious, but she was not afraid. After all, she had been pretending to be stupid since she came here, and she didn't show anything unusual.