Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 114 It's Raining
Jinghan returned to the mountain, and her life was still as usual, calm and busy.The work on the mountain can never be finished. A total of [-] silkworm eggs have been hatched this year, which is a huge number.The entire northern mountain forest has become a silkworm farm where Jinghan raises tussah silkworms.Fortunately, no one cares here, as long as no one cuts down the tree, that's why Jinghan can safely and boldly raise silkworms inside.

The weather this year is not too good, and there is a bit of drought in May, which undoubtedly increases a lot of work.Jinghan and the others will sprinkle some water into the forest every day to maintain the humidity in the forest.Linzi was quite far from the river, so Zhixin and the others could only help fetch some water.

"Father, there's no way to look like this. It's tiring, and it's too much work." Jinghan was a little annoyed, "Why isn't it raining this day?"

"Hahaha, you little girl, do you know that we farmers have a saying that it is hard to buy drought in May with money, and we can have enough food in June with continuous shade. It is good to have a little drought in this season, and it is good for the land. The crops are good. Things in this world are like this. There are advantages and disadvantages. It is good for the crops, but for you tussah silkworms, it is slightly not so good. It doesn’t matter. We get up early in the morning to carry water. It’s not too short of water, just sprinkle some on. You don’t have to panic, depending on the weather, it might rain tomorrow.” Zhixin quickly persuaded Jinghan, Zhixin also loves this daughter very much .

Jinghan had never heard of such a sentence, and thought it was quite interesting. "Father, how do you know it will rain?"

Zhixin had no choice but to tell Jinghan slowly, "Every year on May [-]th, it is the day when Mr. Guan sharpens knives. Because sharpening knives needs water, it will rain on this day. This May [-]th The third is the Rain Festival, don’t worry, there will be rain at that time, and the drought will not last until May [-]th, this is the old man’s words, it’s accurate.” Farmers may not be educated, but they have accumulated some quiet and elegant things for thousands of years. , but is very useful.

Jinghan is a little skeptical about this, but seeing some clouds gradually appearing in the sky today, she is really looking forward to the rain tomorrow. "Okay, just listen to daddy, I want to see if it's true." Jinghan said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll find out tomorrow." Zhixin is full of confidence in this.

In the afternoon, there were indeed more clouds in the sky, and in the evening, it started to blow windy.Jinghan was lying on the kang, listening to the wind outside, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

"Second Sister, what's the matter with you? Go to bed quickly, you've been exhausted for the past few days." Jing Xian muttered in a daze when she realized that Jing Han hadn't slept yet.

"Hey, I'm going to sleep now." Jinghan didn't dare to toss about any more, she lay down obediently, and fell asleep after a while.

In the middle of the night, when the light suddenly came on outside, Jinghan, who had been a light sleeper, woke up all of a sudden.At this time, a rumbling thunder sounded, and it turned out that it was really going to rain.Next, the thunder sounded continuously, and it took about a quarter of an hour before it gradually became less and farther away.

There was a clattering sound outside, it was really raining, and the rain was not small.Jinghan lay on the kang, listening to the sound of rain outside, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, if it didn't rain again, they really couldn't take it anymore.It seems that God still loves people, Jinghan thought with a good feeling about herself.

The sound of ticking rain, in Jinghan's ears, is like the most beautiful music.With this rain, those tussah silkworms don't have to worry about dying of drought, and everyone doesn't have to carry water every day, and they are half dead from exhaustion.Jinghan fell asleep in the sound of the rain, and the sound of the rain became her lullaby.

When I woke up the next morning, it was still raining outside, but it seemed that the rain was a little lighter, and it was still pattering.Jinghan got up early, got dressed, opened the door and looked outside.I saw that the green hills in the distance were washed more green by the rain, and the verdant trees exuded this rich vitality.There is a hint of coolness in the air, which makes people feel refreshed. Jinghan took a deep breath, "It's so comfortable."

"Jinghan, what are you doing up so early? It's a rare rainy day, sleep more, I can't do anything today." Xue got up early to cook, but found that her daughter had already woken up, standing in a small shed outside the door In a daze.

"Mother, I'll come out to see the rain. With this rain, my tussah silkworms and fungus have been saved. Otherwise, I'm really worried." Jinghan is undoubtedly very happy, these two things are the result of her years of hard work , is also a very important source of income for the family, and of course Jinghan doesn't want problems with these two things.

"You, you can just worry about it. That's enough. I'll cook, and you can go back to the house and lie down for a while. There was thunder last night, so I guess you didn't sleep well." Xue was also very helpless about her daughter's thoughts about money. Are you also paying for these two things?

Jinghan really didn't sleep well last night, after hearing what her mother said, she went back to the house.Take off the outer clothes, and then get into bed and lie down, even if you can't sleep, you can rest for a while.Lying down, I actually fell asleep.

When Mrs. Xue made breakfast and called everyone to eat, Jinghan didn't hear it, and was still sound asleep.Jingxian wanted to call her, but seeing that Jinghan was sleeping very soundly, it was fine.

"Ma'am, my second sister slept soundly. Let's not call her. She didn't sleep well last night. She didn't sleep for a long time at first." Jing Xian came out and explained to Xue Shi.

"Okay, then let her sleep for a while. To be honest, it's really rare for your second sister to be able to sleep like this. It seems that she is really exhausted for a while. Let's get some delicious food for you in the evening. Sister Bubu." Xue Shi said while helping everyone serve the porridge.

Jing Han devotes all her attention to earning money, if she likes to do everything by herself, of course it will be very tiring.She is only a 15-year-old girl. If this was in the previous life, that is, a child who had just entered junior high school, it would be too late to play all day. How could she exert so much effort?
When Jinghan woke up again, it was already the end of the day, Jinghan's stomach was rumbling, she woke up from hunger. "Mother, is there anything to eat?" Jing Han walked out of the house, just in time to see Mrs. Xue in the kitchen, and asked.

"Yes, I'll leave it in the pot for you. I didn't bother to call you just now, and it's rare for you to take a break." Xue took out breakfast from the pot, and then Jinghan sat on the edge of the pot and ate some food.

"It's raining outside today, so don't go out. Take a rest at home for a day, and play with Jingxian and Honglian." Xue Shi instructed.

After taking the last mouthful of porridge, Jinghan said, "Okay, anyway, it's sticky outside, and you'll get covered in mud when you go out."

Although Jinghan misses those tussah silkworms, she really doesn't want to go out, so she can only stay at home with peace of mind.I just remembered that the seed cocoons that produced silkworm moths this year have been washed with alkaline water, but nothing happened.It's better to find it out, put some quilts on it, and save it for the elder sister to marry.

Now that I thought about it, where would Jinghan live free, I quickly told my mother.When Mrs. Xue heard it, it was okay. In today's weather, they are all idle at home. "Okay, we're idle anyway, everyone will start, and we'll make it soon. This silk quilt is much better than cotton quilts." After speaking, he put on his wooden clogs and went to the warehouse to wash the quilts. Find out the cocoon.After washing the 30 cocoons this year, there are still more than [-] catties of silk floss left.Of course, there is no need to use this kind of silk quilt as much as cotton. The [-] catties is enough to cover four double quilts, which is just reserved for Jingya as a dowry.

When Mrs. Xue carried Si Mian into the house, Jing Han led Hong Lian and the others over, and everyone started to quilt together.The silk floss that came out of the moth has been bitten off by the silk moth, so it can't be stretched out like the whole silk cocoon to make a quilt.It can only be like wadding cotton, pulling all the cocoons fluffy one by one, and then spreading them on the prepared thin cloth little by little, so that the wadding is slowly.

Fortunately, there were many people, so it didn't take long, and a quilt was almost enough.Xue Shi and Zhu Shi felt the thickness with their hands in disbelief, and if there was any unevenness, they quickly filled in some more. "Okay, I think it's good like this. This quilt doesn't need to be too heavy. It needs to be wrapped with a quilt on the outside, and it will be heavy at that time." Zhu said while touching it.

Everyone turned over the other side of the thin cloth and covered it. Of course, the cloth was not wide enough, and Guren and the others met together.The four sides are all sewn up, and then sewed again in the middle with a width of half a foot, so that the silk floss inside is not easy to roll.It is almost enough to achieve this level, and it needs to be wrapped in the quilt and the quilt.Those things are all in the town, and when the finished ones are taken down one day, and the quilt inside and cover are sewn on, it will be considered complete.

This quilt work is really not fast, and I only sewed a bed in one afternoon. "That's it, the work is not done in a day. After lunch, we will do it again. Jingya is still a long way from getting married, and there is still time to prepare slowly." Xue Shi said while going out to cook, Honglian and the others also Go and help in the kitchen.It's raining today, so there's no need for Wang's and Fang's to come over for dinner, they just have to have a meal at home.

With the help of Honglian and the others, all the meals were prepared very quickly.Everyone ate quickly, and then began to quilt again.The afternoon was long, and everyone worked smoothly. When it was almost time to cook, another bed was finished, and the other bed was also finished, and it was only a few times to sew the inside. "Mom, you guys go and cook. Honglian and I are both young and have good eyesight. Before it's dark, we can just sew it up with our hands."

Mrs. Xue nodded, "Sure, you little ones have good eyes. Don't be too tired. If it's too dark, don't sew. Be careful of your eyes."

(End of this chapter)