Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

In spring, we are always very busy, we have to cultivate the columbine and cultivate the land. Wen Han and Wen Cheng are missing this year, so we are much busier than last year. The land planted this year is exactly the same 2,000 feet used for harvesting and planting last year. Those that were planted last year cannot be planted again this year. Firstly, there was no fertilizer in the field and the crops did not grow well. Secondly, the ginseng field was originally planted with saplings. The saplings had grown taller and the land could no longer be planted.

Two thousand feet of land, that is, twenty acres. This kind of perfect land has both a horse trail and a pond. Of course, you can only farm on the pond. So there were more than 30 acres of forest at the beginning, and only 20 acres were left that could actually be farmed.

Twenty acres of land was still a little less for the Xu family, but there was nothing they could do but this. When planting this kind of land, you don't have to worry about crop problems. You can just plant whatever you want. The old man arranged the types of crops according to their uses. Although they were two and a half younger, Jinghan and the others were older and could do a lot of work, so it didn't take long to plant the twenty acres of land in just a few days.

After planting the land, Jinghan started to work non-stop again, and the thorn shoots on the mountain came down again. But this year Wenhan and the others were away, so the work of going to town fell on Zhiming. It just so happened that Zhixin and Zhiming also went to the river to cast nets and brought back some fish. Naturally, they wanted to go to Daozhen to see Huixin and the others.

Zhiming took Jinghan and Wenchang to the town together. They brought a lot of thorn buds and a lot of fish. Jinghan wanted to go to the Baiwei Building to see if she wanted to buy her own fish there. Of course, they went to Qingnian's home first. Wenhan and Wencheng were studying in school, Qingnian was having a consultation in the medicine shop, and Huixin, Jingya, and little Jinghui, who were more than five months old, were at home. Jing Hui can now turn over on his own, lying on the kang with his little head raised, which is very interesting. As soon as Jinghan saw this fat boy, she couldn't help but hug him. Jinghan is ten years old and works a lot, so she is quite strong. She can hold this little guy weighing 14 to 15 pounds, which is pretty good.

Xiao Jinghui is very good-looking, with the advantages of wisdom and Qingnian. She is fair and chubby, with big black eyes and a small red mouth. She will make anyone smile happily. She is simply prettier than the dolls in milk powder advertisements like Jinghan's previous life. Jinghan hugged Jinghui and couldn't help but kiss the little guy's cheek.

"Let's eat here at noon. You haven't been here for a while. I'm going to buy some food and come back. You just wait." Huixin was about to go out to buy food.

"Little aunt, no need, we have to go to Baiwei Building to have a look. Besides, the mountain is very busy at this time, so we can't delay for too long. After a while, when it stops being busy, we can come and stay for a few more days." Jinghan doesn’t let Huixin go out. Zhiming was also talking at the side, and Huixin sat down again.

Jinghan and the others left some thorn shoots, two fish, and some mountain vegetables for Huixin. The vegetables on Chaoyang Slope are all old, but the shady areas are still tender. Jinghan went to get them specially. "Little aunt, you can keep it to eat. In this season, where are the vegetables to eat? These are the wild vegetables. If we come again tomorrow, we will bring you some more."

Zhiming took Jinghan and Wenchang out of Tao's house, first went to the market to sell the thorn buds, and then went to Baiweilou. The steward in charge of the kitchen at Baiweilou is named Sun. Jinghan has met this person many times. As soon as we entered Baiwei Building, we were greeted by the waiters inside. This guy also recognized Jinghan and the others, so he arranged for them to sit down and went to the back to find Manager Sun.

After a while, Manager Sun came out from behind and laughed when he saw Jinghan and the others. "Oh, I'm still talking about it. The river has opened a long time ago. Why haven't I seen you guys coming to deliver fish? What a coincidence, you guys came today. Did you bring fish? If you did, we'll hurry up. Please give me some money. Our restaurant also accepts other people’s fish, which are raised in ponds, and they are not as good as your pure river fish. When the guests come, they ask if there are any more river fish, and I tell them there are none. , everyone is not happy.”

"Uncle Sun, we didn't bring much this time. We still have ten fish. You can sell them first, and we can bring more tomorrow." Jinghan and Zhiming quickly brought the fish over, without having to weigh them one by one. , just find one of similar size, weigh it, and then multiply it by ten. The fish that Jinghan and the others sent were about the same size. The small ones were not tasty, so Jinghan never wanted them, only the big ones.

"The total is thirty kilograms. We will give you thirteen cash per kilogram this year, which is three hundred and ninety cash. Little girl, you can take the money." Manager Sun gave a few strings of money to Jinghan. Jinghan put the money into the small bag slung in front of her.

"Uncle Sun, let's leave first and come back tomorrow to deliver fish to you." Everyone came out of the restaurant, Jinghan waved to Manager Sun, then got on the carriage and left.

Jinghan and the others went to buy some things for home, and then drove the bullock cart back to the venue. Next, Zhixin would go to the riverside to catch fish every morning, and then Zhiming and Wenchang would take the fish and the thorn buds they broke off to the town to sell. Jinghan, on the other hand, followed Mr.

This ginseng farm has been around for quite some time. The Xu family is now located closer to the south. The sticks have been planted in the north for more than ten years. The saplings originally planted have grown quite tall, probably over two meters. The rule in the ginseng field is that saplings should be planted in the autumn of the year when they are newly planted. After they are finished, the saplings will gradually grow up and can grow into a forest again.

In the previous life, fish-scale pine saplings were usually planted, but when Jinghan arrived here, she discovered that the eucalyptus saplings were planted here. I guess it's because in this era, people don't have better technology for cultivating coniferous trees such as ichthyosaur pine, right? This oak tree loves to sprout and grows quickly. Another advantage is that the oak tree is a very high-quality mature tree species. The wood is hard and can be used in many places after it is grown. It has a wide range of uses.

These trees were not planted densely, and other tree species occasionally floated over and took root on the ground, so a plant community was slowly formed. It is estimated that in a few decades, this place will become a dense forest again.

The weather is getting hotter, and the thorn buds have grown up and can no longer be sold, so Jinghan and the others started digging for medicinal materials again. During this season, as soon as the Gastrodia elata seedlings emerged from the ground, Jinghan took her younger brothers and sisters to look for Gastrodia elata. Gastrodia elata is a medicinal herb that is associated with Armillaria fungus, and Armillaria fungus is very abundant in the ginseng fields planted with sticks. In addition, the oak forest is very suitable for the growth of Gastrodia elata and Armillaria fungus, so Jinghan took everyone to the oak forest to the north to find Gastrodia elata.

Jinghan saw a Gastrodia elata tree. It just showed its head and was digging there when she heard Jingwan shouting, "Second sister, there are a lot of bugs here. Let's go quickly. There are too many bugs."

Jinghan looked up and looked in the direction Jingwan pointed, and saw a lot of insects on an oak tree. These bugs are usually green or yellow, with some stripes on their bodies, and can be more than an inch long. They crawl densely on the branches and leaves of the oak tree, gnawing on the young leaves. It must be because of the morning. These bugs not only eat the leaves, but also drink the dew on the leaves. Jinghan looked at these bugs carefully and felt that these guys seemed to be wild tussah silkworms. In my previous life, I heard my grandma say that there are usually tussah silkworms in the oak forest, which are also called mountain silkworms. There are many people breeding them in Liaoning Province. Probably since the Ming Dynasty, some people have domesticated and raised wild tussah silkworms.

This is a place at the foot of Changbai Mountain. The climate is slightly colder, but there are also some wild tussahs, but the number is small, and no one may pay attention to them. Jinghan was thinking that if it was really a tussah silkworm, it could be well domesticated and then it would be good to raise silkworms. The tussah trees here are relatively tall and short, and there are many trees, which is more suitable for the growth of tussah silkworms. Perhaps the only disadvantage is that the climate here is colder, so you can only raise one crop a year, unlike the warmer places in the south, where you can raise two crops a year, spring silkworms and autumn silkworms.

"Let's not touch these bugs for now, Jingwan, don't be afraid, these things should be good things. If I read it right, these bugs may spin silk in the future. From the looks of it, it will probably take a month to do so. We will come here frequently to see if it is a cocoon. If it is, we can raise it next year and maybe make some money by then." I've already decided in my heart that it's a wild silkworm, but I can't say enough good things about it.

"Sister, what are these terrible bugs good for? They are good things." Jingwan looked at those bugs, a little scared.

Jinghan smiled, girls are generally afraid of these soft, crawling little things. "Jingwan, what's so scary about these bugs? They won't bite you. Okay, let's come over every day and look for Gastrodia elata for now."

Jinghan asked Jingwan and the others to stay away from the oak tree, while she looked around and found two or three trees with these bugs. I calculated in my mind that if half of these mountain silkworms could successfully spin cocoons, they would be able to leave a lot of seed cocoons. Although raising silkworms is indeed a bit troublesome, the benefits should still be good. I just don’t know whether people in this time and space recognize this kind of tussah silk. Forget it, let’s talk about it then, it’s better to dig up the Gastrodia elata first.

Jinghan and the others wandered around in the woods all afternoon and dug up three or four kilograms of fresh gastrodia elata. Jinghan saw that it was almost noon, so she led the others back to the field. It happened that Xue and the others were about to cook. Jinghan Han quickly washed out the gastrodia brush and threw it into the pot to cook.