Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

Huixin came to breastfeed the next morning, which was quite fast. The little baby finally received her mother's milk. She neither cried nor fussed anymore. She drank her milk quietly and then went to sleep.

The baby in confinement really looks the same every day, which makes Mrs. Chen so happy that she hugs the baby every day and never lets go. Seeing this, Mr. , won’t Huixin be affected by that?”

Mrs. Chen knew that her daughter-in-law was right, but she couldn't help it. She quickly put the child down, "I knew it in my heart, but I just couldn't help it. The last child I looked at was Wenxuan, and now Wenxuan is also seven years old." Years old. I haven’t seen a little baby in these years, so I don’t know how to like it. People, the older they get, the more they love children. Now that I see the little guy, I just want to hold it and not let go. Woolen cloth."

In a blink of an eye, the child is one month old. This is the first child to celebrate the new year, so naturally a grand full moon banquet will be held. Qingnian served full-moon wine in the restaurant. Relatives from the Tao family and the Xu family came, as well as the shopkeeper and the clerks from Renjitang. They all got along well with Qingnian, and many people came. Everyone had a great time together.

After having the full moon wine, it stands to reason that we should move to the confinement period. It was already the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Little New Year had passed, and the New Year was about to begin. Wenhan's school had already had a holiday, so after everyone discussed it, they decided that we might as well go down the mountain together to celebrate the New Year here.

So, Zhixin and the others went back to settle down in the venue, and then came to Qingnian's house with a lot of food. This winter, Zhixin and Zhiming had nothing to do and went up to the mountains to hunt prey. There is no need for special treatment in winter, just pack it up and put it outside and it will freeze hard.

Qingnian also packed up the west wing and everyone moved in. At this time, Mrs. Chen was busy preparing for the New Year, and at the same time she could watch her little grandson, and she was very happy every day.

The little baby also has his own name, Tao Jinghui. In addition to eating and sleeping, the little guy can now stay awake and play for a long time every day. The wrinkled look at the beginning has long since disappeared, and now it is white and fat, and its arms are jointed like young lotus roots. Everyone liked this little thing very much, and everyone loved to hug him, which made Huixin smile bitterly. If everyone left, how could he get this little fat guy?

Baking noodles, steaming steamed buns, frying meat, and frying various fruits, as the Chinese New Year is approaching, Chen, Xue, and Zhu are busy doing these every day. Naturally, the children also followed the work. Zhixin had brought over a large cart of firewood a while ago, and he and Zhiming were helping to chop more firewood. Otherwise, he would always be away from home during the celebrations, and Huixin would have a child, so how could he chop firewood? In fact, it's just that everyone is idle and uncomfortable. Wen Han and Wen Cheng can chop firewood, and that's how they came here before.

On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhide brought several people to Qingnian’s home. It turned out that Zhixiang sent someone to give New Year’s gifts to the family. Zhixiang was afraid that the visitor would not be able to find the ginseng place on the mountain, so he sent someone to find Zhide in the town and asked him to lead the visitor to deliver the New Year's gift. Zhixiang also wrote a letter and asked someone to give it to the old man. The letter told him about his situation outside. Zhixiang's classmate was sent to a very wealthy place as a county magistrate, and Zhixiang became his staff, helping to deal with some things. That place is a convenient place where water and land meet, and merchants coming and going come to the shore to do business. Therefore, even if the officials are not greedy, these merchants have enough money and materials. Zhixiang helped the magistrate handle various affairs. People knew at a glance that he was the magistrate's right-hand man, so they had to pay filial piety to Zhixiang.

The visitors brought in all the New Year gifts, and then Mrs. Chen asked Zhixin to give several red envelopes to these people. Everyone who came said they didn't want it, but in the end they couldn't resist Zhixin, so they accepted it. "Mr. Xu, old lady, you guys are leaving now. We were brought over here by the county magistrate. We finished our errands and just happened to go home for the New Year. I won't disturb the old man here. I'll take my leave, kids." A few people He saluted and left from Tao's house.

The Xu family looked at the boxes on the ground and were a little stunned. They didn't expect that Zhixiang would be able to bring back so many things after only being out for half a year. The old man always felt a little nervous in his heart, "Wenhan, please read that letter carefully and see if your uncle has committed anything over there?" The old man was afraid that his son would go astray.

"Grandpa, don't worry. My uncle said in his letter that these are just some specialties from the south, and they are very cheap there. My uncle said that he is very good there, so you don't have to worry. "Wenhan took Zhixiang's letter and read it to everyone again.

The old man felt relieved and asked Zhixin to open the box and look at each one. There are all kinds of fabrics inside, including cotton, linen, and a lot of brocade, all of which are excellent materials from the south. There are also some embroidery pieces from the south, the flowers, birds, fish and insects embroidered on them are as real as lifelike. There are several sets of the Four Treasures of the Study, all of which are famous in the south, so naturally they are for boys. In addition, there are various ornaments and utensils of porcelain, lacquerware, bamboo carvings, and wood carvings, as well as some small gadgets, left for these children to play with. In addition, there is a small box with a lot of silk flowers and beaded flowers in it. These should be prepared for a few girls.

As Jinghan watched, she sighed at how attentive her uncle was. There was a suitable gift for everyone in the family.

Chen separated all these things. She is Zhixiang's mother, so she naturally understands her son's heart best. Everything is divided just right, so that it won't make people feel partial or anything. "Fourth child, you take these back. These should be left to you by the fifth child." Mrs. Chen placed Zhide's share in front of her son.

"Mom, I don't want these anymore, you can keep them." Zhide declined.

"Just take it if I ask you to. When did our family turn in the wrong direction? This is Lao Wu's wish. Just take it." The old man spoke.

"Hey, since dad said so, I'll take it. Dad, it's getting late, I'll go back first, and we'll go back to the village together when we're thirty." Zhide left Tao's house with his things.

Everyone also put away all the things they received. In fact, just keep Huixin’s share alone, and the rest must be taken back to the mountain.

When he finally reached thirty, after breakfast, the old man took the men of the family back to the village to visit the graves of their ancestors, while Mrs. Chen led her daughters-in-law to get food together. The Zhide couple will not come over this year to join in the fun. After all, this is the Tao family, not the Xu family. And they are all in the town, not far away, so it is very convenient to move around.

Ever since Qingnian and his wife left the Tao family, they had no contact with them, and Qingnian felt uncomfortable. Fortunately, my father-in-law and mother-in-law’s family came to celebrate the New Year this year. Fortunately, there were more people and it became lively, so there was less time to be sad during the New Year celebrations.

When I got up on the morning of the anniversary, I went directly to the Tao family's ancestral grave to visit the grave. If he went too late, he might meet him on the other side of the old house. Qingnian didn't know how to face the old man of the Tao family, so he had to avoid it.

On the thirtieth day, we eat two meals during the day and another meal of dumplings in the evening, so this second meal is the New Year's Eve dinner. Mrs. Chen and the others were busy inside and outside and cooked a lot of delicious food. When the old man and the others came back from the village, they rested for a while and then started to have New Year's Eve dinner.

There were two tables in the room, one for the children and one for the adults. Everyone sat around the table and looked at the table full of fish and meat. "Okay, let's start eating. This year we are celebrating the New Year here. This is also a rare occasion. We can eat with all our heart." The old man sat on the kang and looked at the children at the table on the ground. smiled. "You little ones, you can eat whatever you like. Each one of you has worked hard this year. Eat more." As he said this, he picked up a chopstick of the dish.

The old man moved his chopsticks first, and everyone started eating. The children looked at the dishes on the table, and each one opened their stomachs and ate with all their strength. Fortunately, the children of the Xu family are well-educated. They don't have the habit of disturbing the dishes, and they never fight over them, so their eating habits are quite civilized.

The adults at the table on the kang naturally wanted to drink. Except for Huixin who had to breastfeed, even Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Xue had a glass of wine poured in front of them. The old man raised his glass and said, "This year has been the most eventful year for our family, and it has also been the year with the greatest changes. We sold our house and land, went up the mountain to see the ginseng market, and then made money again, even though the famine was gone. We have to work hard next year as we did this year, and try to buy a house in the town next year. That way, it will be much more convenient for Wenhan and others to study in the mountains, and then we can talk about buying another one. It’s about the house. Okay, I won’t talk nonsense anymore, let’s drink this wine together.” As he said that, the old man raised his neck and drank all the wine in the glass.

Mrs. Chen poured the old man a second glass of wine, "I'm happy today. If you like drinking, just drink two more glasses. We are celebrating the New Year here in Qingnian, and we are not outsiders. We can do whatever we want. It's okay. of."

After hearing this, the old man felt extremely happy, "Okay, you can drink whatever you like. To celebrate the New Year, dad has to thank you for letting us celebrate the New Year at your house. If you don't know this, you shouldn't think that we Are you here to fight Qiu Feng? Hahaha, dad is just joking. Come on, let us have some drinks. They girls are not good at drinking. Besides, we have to make dumplings later, so we won’t let them drink. Wine glass, drank this glass again.

I saw the messages from readers today. I'm really sorry that the update is a bit slow. No way, Xueer is a tour guide in Changbai Mountain. This season is the peak tourist season in Changbai Mountain. Xueer's legs are so tired every day that they are about to break, so she can only keep updating one chapter a day. Hahaha, if you are not satisfied with watching it, let's fatten up first. After mid-September, when the tourist season is over, Cher will have time to update. I would like to thank all my friends who read the book and thank you for your messages.