Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 42 The Miserable Mother

Huixin and his wife left for the town after having lunch.Before leaving, Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Zhu all brought some things to Huixin, but Huixin refused, and finally Mrs. Xue forced them into the car.Chen looked at the back of her daughter and son-in-law leaving, and couldn't help crying again.Xue's sister-in-law hurriedly persuaded her, and it was all right.

On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Zhiming led his wife and daughter away, and Mrs. Chen inevitably brought them a lot of leftover meat and vegetables.Mrs. Zhu didn't refuse, and took all of them.They left home for more than ten days, and they had nothing when they went back, and the businesses in the county were usually not open yet, so they brought some vegetables back, at least they didn't have to worry about tonight.

After sending them away one by one, the house will be much cleaner.Needlework is not allowed during the first month, so Jingya has no chance to do this or that, and with Jinghan, she runs to the neighbor's house to play all day long.Of course, the one who went the most was the Lin family.

The eldest of the Lin family is Lin Zixuan, and he has been with Wenhan and the others all day long. The school hasn't opened yet, so they can only read at home or go out to play for a while.And Jinghan and Jingya are looking for Yumei, together with Xiaoxiu from the nearby Liu family and Xiaojuan from the Zhao family.When a few girls are together, they play Galaha every day, or turn the rope, etc. After a long time, they will get tired of it.

In the first month, it was a time to visit relatives and friends, but Mrs. Xue never mentioned taking them to grandma's house.Jinghan was a little strange, so she took a moment to ask Xue, "Mother, why didn't you take us back to grandma's house?"

Xue glanced at Jinghan, "Why did you remember to ask this today?"

"Yumei said that her mother will take them back to grandma's house these few days, we don't have to go to her to play these few days. Mom, we should go to grandma's house when we are free." Jinghan leaned against her mother , talking.

Xue sighed and said, "Jinghan, we have nowhere to go back."

"What? Mother, I don't understand." Jing Han was taken aback, what do you mean?

"My mother died early. My father, that is, your grandfather, married another one and brought two children with him. They treated me badly, and let me do all the housework. People say that there is a stepmother. Stepfather, this is absolutely true. My father didn’t care about me, drinking and gambling all day long. Then my stepmother wanted to sell me, and I sneaked out in the middle of the night. I met your father later, and he saved me. Me, I will marry him. So I don’t have a natal family, and you can’t go back to your natal family.” Xue Shi said, and couldn’t help but shed tears.

Where did Jinghan think that she was just asking casually, but she actually asked such a thing.He hugged his mother quickly, "Mother, don't cry, it's all Jinghan's fault, Jinghan shouldn't ask mother. Mother, you still have us, mother don't cry."

I used to think that mother and grandma are very nice people, kind to others, and mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along like mother and daughter.Unexpectedly, the two of them turned out to be hard-working people.It turns out that this world is not as beautiful as I saw it, maybe my home is also considered special here.

Xue Shi cried for a while, then stopped, hugged Jing Han, and spoke slowly. "Jinghan, you have a lively personality, like a boy. Your grandma and I didn't care too much about you. I just felt that when we were at home, we were all wronged. Now the children can do whatever they like. How about it, just follow your temperament. And girls are more aggressive, and you won’t suffer in the future. You will still be the same in the future, you can do whatever you want, but you should learn a little bit. You must know that life is not easy for a woman. Serving in-laws, with your husband in the middle, and your children below. It is said to marry a wife, eat and dress. Isn’t it just to eat hot food and wear new clothes when people marry a daughter-in-law? We can’t go out like men To earn money, you have to prop up your family anyway, right?" Mrs. Xue persuaded her daughter little by little, she knew her daughter's temperament was restless.But now Jing Han is also nine years old. When he was nine years old, he knew everything.Jingya has a gentle and submissive temperament, and she doesn't worry about Xue Shi too much. On the contrary, this little daughter is like a wild boy every day.So taking this opportunity today, Mrs. Xue also talked to her daughter well.

After hearing what her mother said, Jinghan knew that her mother was also worried about herself, "Mother, don't worry, my daughter understands what mother means. When she is not busy in the future, her daughter will learn sewing and cooking with her mother and sister. She will definitely not be called mother." Just be ashamed." When she first came here, she also wanted to be quiet and put on a show.But later, I learned about the original owner's temperament, and she was not a leisurely person, so she revealed her true nature in a few days.Now that my mother said this, I really should change it, otherwise, the reputation of this tomboy would really be confirmed.

After listening to Jing Han's words, Mrs. Xue laughed. "You, when you were not busy, did you see that you were not busy any day? Well, that's what my mother said. After all, you are still young, so you are not in a hurry. After a few years, you will be able to do it when you grow up. Take it easy. Take your time, mother doesn't force anything, as long as my daughter can be healthy and healthy." Shi Xue put her arms around Jing Han, and the mother and daughter chattered there.

Jingya was in grandma's room just now, talking with grandma, now when she returned to her own room, she saw her mother and younger sister hugging each other, she couldn't help but wondered, "Mother, Jinghan, what are you two doing?" What is it? Mother, have you cried?" Jingya saw that Xue's eyes were a little red, and said, "Jinghan, why are you messing with our mother?"

Mrs. Xue smiled, "No, Jinghan didn't mess with me. I was just sad for a moment, and only shed two tears. You saw it again. Come, come and chat with your mother for a while, we girls are too busy these days Very soon, we don't even have time to talk together." As Xue Shi said, she pulled Jingya and asked her to come to the kang as well.

There are three mothers and daughters, sitting on the top of the kang, chatting with each other sentence by sentence. "Jingya, you are also eleven this year. In a few years, the family should say goodbye to you. In the past two years, you and your mother have learned more about the work at home and outside the house. Your needlework is pretty good, but this firework Food, it’s not enough, I need to learn more in the future.”

Jingya nodded, "Mother, I know." The mother said this for her own good, how could Jingya not understand.

"You two sisters have completely different temperaments, and I don't know how they grew up. My mother is just you two daughters. Naturally, I want you to have a good life. We farmers don't want you to marry If you go to a rich family, there will be more troubles. Let’s find a small family, and the family will live in harmony and beauty, that’s the best." Xue said her expectations for the marriage of her daughters . "Mother doesn't ask you to know how many things, just put a pair of scissors on the kang, and a shovel on the pot table, as long as you can handle these two things. Mother doesn't care what you like about the rest."

Both Jinghan and Jingya were leaning on their mother's side, Jingya said in a low voice, "Mother, we will study hard, and we will not disappoint Mother's wishes." Jinghan also nodded on the other side.

"Okay, you sisters are here, it's time to cook. Your grandma is tired these days, I'll go cook." Mrs. Xue looked outside, and it was getting late, so she hurried out to light the fire When cooking, the two sisters Jinghan hurried to the field to help.

Time flies, and the weather outside is getting warmer and warmer. In a blink of an eye, more than half of February has passed.One day, Zhixin was chopping firewood at home when a person came in outside.Zhixin saw that he was the head of the village. "Uncle Zhou, why are you free today? Come on, sit in the room."

Zhixin led the village head into the house, just as the old man was at home today, the village head sat down and talked with Zhixin and his son. "Zhixin, I'm here today to tell you that recently, the men in our village have to go up the mountain from house to house to see our ginseng place." Village Chief Zhou said.

"Brother Zhou, what's the matter? Aren't there people who watch the ginseng? Why do you still use the villagers to take shifts?" Mr. Xu was a little puzzled.

"Oh, brother, this is just a coincidence. The old Liu head we saw died on the mountain during the Chinese New Year this year. No one went to the mountain during the Chinese New Year. When someone goes, this The old guy is dead long ago, even his ears and nose were bitten off by mice. We don't want to deal with his funeral, but this mountain can't be left alone? Spring is about to begin , From now on, I'm afraid that someone will go in and harm the club." Village Chief Zhou sighed, no one thought that this old guy would die like this.

"What did you say? How could such a thing happen? The same goes for Old Liu. He drank all day, and he might have died from drinking." The old man also sighed, "Sure, let's take a turn. Why did this old Liu head suddenly disappear? He also had a lot of ginseng money this year, but it's a pity that he drank all of it."

"Okay, let's do it this way, there is really no way. Wait for a while and see if you can find someone. Seeing this job, most people don't want to do it at all. Although there is some money for a year, who is it? Are you willing to squat on the mountain all year round?" Village Chief Zhou shook his head, got up and walked out.

Zhixin hurried out to see him off. "Uncle, go slowly, and tell me when you have lined up, this is a major event in our village, and no one can push it away."

The village chief waved his hand and left without saying anything.

In the evening, the old man told Zhixin about the arrival of the village chief, and Zhixin said that he had to chop more firewood at home in the past few days, so as to save him from going up the mountain, and the old man had to chop firewood at home.

As soon as Jing Han heard that Jian Shen was dead, she asked, "Father, how much money can we make in a year?"

Zhixin thought for a while, "Well, it looks like it costs five yuan a year for a stick. There are about a hundred households in our village, and each household is calculated at sixty feet for three years, which is about six thousand feet. That's it. After doing the math, it's about 30 taels of silver. What's the matter, Jinghan, what do you want to say?"

(End of this chapter)