Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 21
The family is busy getting things home, such as schisandra, walnuts, pine cones, hazel mills, etc., and they bring back a lot of things every day.Jinghan is very happy every day. Although going up the mountain every day is very tiring, the feeling of pulling things home is really very happy.

In a blink of an eye, September will be here. At noon on the third day of September, when everyone is eating at home, the old man said to Zhixin: "Zhixin, has the village discussed when to start planting ginseng seeds? Already."

"Well, it's scheduled to plant seeds on the sixth day, and then to plant sticks on the ninth day." Zhixin replied.

"Okay, there's enough time. I just need to pick some ginseng seeds when I get back." After finishing his meal, the old man put the bowl on the table, and then retreated to sit in the back.

There was a loud noise outside, Wen Han hurriedly put down the bowls and chopsticks and went out to have a look.When I came outside, I saw a lot of people outside the door of my house, and the two leaders looked like servants.Seeing Wenhan coming out, those two people hurriedly said: "We are here to announce the good news to the old man and the old lady of the Xu family. The fifth master of the Xu family has passed the exam."

When Wen Han heard this, he hurried back to the house, "Grandma, grandma, my fifth uncle has been admitted to Juren, and I'm here to congratulate you."

The whole family was stunned. This sudden news completely confused everyone.The old man hurriedly put on his shoes and went to the ground, "Old lady, hurry up and wrap up some red envelopes. People come to announce the good news. You can't let them go back empty-handed. This is a happy event." After finishing speaking, the old man went out.

The old lady hurriedly took out the red paper, and took out a lot of copper wallets for red envelopes, and then went out with the red envelopes.Xue Shi and Zhixin also went out, and there were many people outside.I don't know who brought the firecrackers, so I lit them directly, crackling, and there was a burst of firecrackers.

The old man was talking to the person who made the report, and the person said: "The fifth master of the Xu family is right behind and will be here soon. We are here to announce the good news. The fifth master is a high school candidate. Congratulations, old man."

The old man was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, "Okay, thank you." Just as the old lady came out, the red envelope in her hand was handed to the old man, and the old man handed out red envelopes one by one. "It's so far away, and I'm still working hard, everyone, don't be too little with a little thought."

In the red envelopes, the two applicants were [-] Wen each, and the rest of them were [-] Wen each. Everyone held it in their hands and felt very heavy, and they were all very happy.The words of congratulations were said as if they didn't want money, which made the old man so happy that he could hardly find the north.

At this time, someone shouted: "Master Juren is back." The crowd divided, and Xu Zhixiang came in from the outside.

Zhixiang walked up to his father, "Father, I passed the exam."

Both the old man and the old lady had tears in their eyes, "Okay, you passed the exam. Let's prepare things in a while, and go to the Xu family's ancestors tomorrow to visit the graves and tell them the good news. You are the number one in our Xu family." It's a juren." The old man's hands were shaking a little.

After making a fuss for a while, those who announced the good news all left.The Xu family made such a big commotion, so naturally everyone in the village knew about it, and some people who were better with the Xu family on weekdays came to congratulate them.

"Uncle Xu, congratulations. Brother Zhixiang has passed the Juren exam. This is the official." Lin Zixuan's father came over with some things, and handed them directly to the old man.

"It's the Xing family. Look at you. Just take a look. What else do you want? This old fifth is just a candidate. He is not an official. You don't need to spend money on these things. Take them back and give them to him." Your dad can eat it, he is getting old, he should make up for it." The old man waved his hands away from these things.

"Uncle, don't our two families get along well? If there are other people, I won't go. My father is in good health, so he doesn't need this. Brother Zhixiang has been admitted to Juren this time, and there must be wine at home. It's good to add two dishes." Lin Xingjia insisted on giving the old man what he had.

After a while, the head of the village also brought a lot of people, and everyone was carrying things in their hands.The old man hurried over to talk to them, while Xu Zhixin chatted with Lin Xing's family there.

A lot of people came to the yard in a short while, and the village head said: "Everyone grew up watching Zhixiang, and they are his elders. Our village has not passed the examination for more than [-] years. Zhixiang is not bad, and he can be regarded as a glorious ancestor. In this way, our village will hold wine the day after tomorrow to celebrate Zhixiang's success in the exam. All the big guys will come."

The old man hurriedly said, "No, this wine should be served at my house, how can we let the village serve it. The day after tomorrow, my house will serve wine, so please invite everyone to come."

"Okay, Brother Xu, the Juren who passed the Zhixiang examination is the glory of our whole village, how can you serve wine at your own home? It's settled like this. When the time comes, the wine will be served in the ancestral hall of the village. Go." The village chief decided the matter with a wave of his hand.

The old man could only nod his head in agreement, "Then listen to the village chief."

Everyone talked here for a while and then left. It was already evening.The old man wanted to keep them here for dinner, but everyone didn't stay, saying it was too troublesome.

The old lady and Mrs. Xue are leading the girls in the family busy cooking in the kitchen. Today is a happy day, so of course we have to cook something delicious to celebrate.In the afternoon, Mrs. Chen sent Wen Han and Wen Cheng to the town to sell some meat. In the evening, many dishes contained meat.

The old lady came out of the kitchen and saw the old man still sitting there, so she asked, "Where are the people in the village? Why didn't they stay here for a meal?"

The old man learned what the village head said just now, Mrs. Chen heard it, and said: "Look at this matter, it should be our family's treat. That's good, it's the village. We are in debt. It’s okay, if anything happens in the village in the future, our family will be the first.”

The old man nodded and said yes, just as the food was ready, Xue took the girls and put all the food on the table, "Father, mother, the food is ready, let's eat."

Wenxuan and Wenchang came back from the outside, holding a small wine jar in their arms, which Xue asked them to buy at the grocery store in the village.There is a grocery store at the east end of the village, which has all the usual things, but the farmers live in a small way, so they save as much as they can, and buy less.But there are about a hundred households in the whole village, and just one grocery store can still make a lot of money.

Mrs. Chen saw the two little grandsons coming back with the wine jars in their arms, and quickly took them over, "Okay, I can help grandpa buy wine now. We Wenxuan and Wenchang have grown up. Hurry up and go to the house for dinner, tonight There was a lot of meat."

After hearing this, the two little boys hurried to wash their hands and eat.

Everyone sat around the table, the old man, Zhixin and Zhixiang drank wine, and the rest ate.The old man picked up his wine glass and took a sip. "Hey, it's really comfortable. I didn't expect that our Zhixiang could be admitted to Juren. The ancestors of our Xu family blessed us. The fourth child is a scholar, and the fifth child has become a Juren. My life is worth it. Come on, fifth child , Let’s take a sip, old son, good job.”

Zhixiang hurriedly raised his glass, "Father, it's all thanks to your old age that my son is today. If you weren't old, how could he have the glory of a son? Besides, there is also the eldest brother. If it weren't for the elder brother to take care of me all these years, How can I concentrate on studying? Big brother, fifth brother is here, thank you big brother." Zhixiang raised his glass and toasted his father and elder brother.

The three of you drank all the wine in the glass.The old man also said to Zhixin: "Boss, I feel sorry for you when I say it. You were smart since you were young, but at that time our family was poor and Dad didn't have that much ability, so he didn't let you go to school. If you also If you can read, I'm afraid it will be better than the fifth one, hey, it's your father who delayed you." When the old man thought about the past, he felt a little sad.

Zhixin hurriedly persuaded the old man, "Dad, don't say that, I am the eldest son, so I should take care of the family. Aren't we doing well now? Dad, look at me, I have two sons and two daughters, Our family is living a good life now, and it will be even better in the future. Father, I am very content."

After hearing Zhixin's words, Mrs. Chen also felt a little sad.This eldest son has been sensible since he was a child, and he doesn't need to worry about anything at home.At that time, the family was also struggling. The eldest was only ten years old and had to work up and down the mountain and down the river, which delayed his study.Later, when the fourth child was born, the family was strong, so the fourth and fifth children were allowed to study.Speaking of which, the boss, second child, and third child are at a disadvantage.Especially the eldest and the second child, the second child went to serve in the military for the sake of the family, but died outside.Thinking of the benefits of these sons, the old lady couldn't help but shed tears.

Seeing this, Mrs. Xue knew that the old lady might be thinking about her second son, so she quickly persuaded the old lady. "Mother, today is a good day for the fifth child in our family, so I don't want to cry. The past is over, and our family will hold together in the future and live a good life together. You still have four grandchildren , all of them are very smart, maybe one of them can be admitted to Jinshi."

After hearing this, Mrs. Chen wiped away her tears, and said with a smile: "No, I still have these grandchildren, let them study hard, and when the time comes, they will come back with meritorious service, then our Xu family will really be regarded as a grandson." Glory to the ancestors."

Wenxuan on the side hurriedly leaned against grandma, "Don't worry, grandma, grandson will definitely be better than Uncle Wu in the future. Then take grandma to live in the capital, grandma, do you think it's okay?"

Wenchang heard this, and moved to Chen's side, "Grandma, there is me, and me."

Mrs. Chen put her arm around a grandson, and kissed each of their faces, "Okay, my good grandson, grandma is waiting for you to take me to the capital."

(End of this chapter)