Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 55
Huixin has been living on the mountain, doing needlework with her mother and sister-in-law every day, and it is quite comfortable.Thinking that her daughter was pregnant, Mrs. Chen found some good materials and made some clothes for the child.It is estimated that Huixin will be able to give birth in the twelfth lunar month, so Mrs. Chen had to make a small quilt, cotton clothes and trousers.

At this time, it's time to pinch ginseng in the mallet field again.This year the Xu family all lived on the mountain, and there were Zhixin, Zhiming, and the old man who were good laborers, and Wen Han and Wen Cheng were also able to work, so the ginseng flowers were picked up quickly.Mrs. Chen found a mat and spread all the pinched ginseng flowers on it to dry, and they could sell some money after drying.

It just so happened that the village chief also came to the mountain that day, so he couldn't avoid chatting with the old man. "Brother Xu, speaking of it, I really have to thank your family. Look at this, the big guys come to work, and you are boiling water and heating rice. It is really enough to trouble the two nieces and daughters-in-law. After a few days My God, after our ginseng flowers are pinched, there is not much work in the ginseng field. I think it's better to let the people in the village help you build a few more houses. Now these five houses are still worth looking at In the past, what was left was shacks. People of your big family, you can’t do this in winter.” Village Chief Zhou said while drinking hot water.

The old man listened and nodded, "Then the relationship is good, I am still worried. You said that Zhixin and Zhiming live together. If it is winter, it will be cold. It's the house that we built in advance. Didn’t prepare adobe? Where are we going to fix it? Otherwise, we have to ram it with earth, anyway, it’s much better than the current shack.” The old man was naturally happy when he heard the village head say that, but the family didn’t prepare for it. material, this is a problem.

"Brother, I think it can be rammed with earth. It's fast. We people work honestly and make sure it's strong. We smeared the surface with mud outside, and it's very warm in winter. Besides, it's just the past two years for you guys. I can’t wait until I earn money, then go back to the village and build another house. The ones on the mountain don’t need to be built too well. No matter how good it is, the forest will be almost cut down in a few years, maybe this place will be used We have to change the place, isn't it useless to build it well?" Village Chief Zhou helped out with an idea.

The old man thought about it, but it was true.There are about a hundred households in the village, and more than 2000 feet of ginseng soil are used in the village every year, which is more than [-] mu of land.Is this the mallet that has been planted here for ten years?From the looks of it, it would be good to be able to plant for another seven or eight years.In the future, we will have to find another place to rebuild the ginseng field. At that time, these houses will be useless. "Yes, the village chief is thoughtful. It's really good that this house doesn't need to be built, or it's useless. Then use earth to ram it, just have to trouble the villagers."

"What's this? It's idle anyway. It's time to take the time to build it. It can be done in summer, and it can be moved in in winter. Let's make the kang pan bigger and put it in the house. Put the fire wall on the plate, just burn more firewood in winter, anyway, there is no shortage of firewood on this mountain." Village Chief Zhou waved his hand, "Okay, brother Xu, I still have a little stick flower that I haven't finished pinching. Go to work first, talk to Zhixin and the others to see where to build the house. Don’t be too close to this side, our ginseng soil seems to be expanding to the south, it’s better to be close to that side. "Cun Zhang said as he walked towards his home's mallet field.

After all the workmen left in the afternoon, the old man talked to Zhixin and Zhiming about building the house. "Boss, third brother, we should also prepare some wood for building the house. Since the village chief said, we may have to start construction in a few days. Don't be caught by then."

"Hey, dad, don't worry about these things. There are all kinds of wood. The good wood cut last winter was transported away, and the rest were in the woods. The third child and I have also pulled a lot back here. , They are all repaired well. In the next few days, we will cut down a few more trees and make the beams.” Zhixin had planned to build a house a long time ago, so after going up the mountain, he went to get some wood and build two houses in his spare time. The house is no problem at all.

"Sure, it's good that you know what's in your mind. You guys have a look, where to build the house, don't be too far away from us, and you have to think about the convenience in the future. I don't think our family will be able to return to the village in three or two years. , You two brothers should discuss this carefully." The old man is still at ease with these two sons.Turning around, he said to Mrs. Chen again. "Old woman, you give some money to the eldest daughter-in-law and ask them to go to the town to buy some meat, vegetables, and rice noodles. When they come to build a house for us, the food must not be too bad. Our family can't do such a thing .”

Mrs. Chen nodded, "Don't worry, we are next to the river. Now Wenhan and the others can catch a lot of fish every day, and there are still a lot of fish left besides the ones sent to the town. The vegetables we grow are also growing now. It’s not bad, it’s enough. Plus some wild game from the mountains, you just need to go to the town to buy some meat. The rest is just rice and noodles. I don’t have much at home, so I should buy it. Merrill, you the day after tomorrow Let's go to the town to buy things." Chen made some calculations and said all the things he needed.

After hearing this, Mrs. Xue nodded, "Hey, we'll go shopping in the town the day after tomorrow."

Huixin has also lived in her natal family's house for ten days, and she cannot help thinking about celebrating the new year. Now that she hears that the family is going to build a house, she is afraid that she will be in the way at home. "Mom, since the family is going to build a house, why don't I go back to the town, or I won't be able to help at home, and everyone has to be distracted to take care of me."

After hearing this, Mrs. Chen shook her head. "You just stay at home with peace of mind, don't worry about going back. It won't take a few days to build a house, Jingya has nothing to do, let her stay with you, you two made all the clothes for the child. I guess Qingnian is supposed to come in a few days, and when you go back with him, it's not up to us, but it's the first time this girl returns to her mother's house, how can there be a son-in-law who won't come to pick her up?"

The Xue family and the Zhu family on the side also persuaded, and then agreed to live at home after returning home and not going back to the town for the time being.

In the evening, everyone had a happy meal, and then Zhixin and Zhiming all went back to their respective houses, leaving the old couple, Huixin and these children.

In the middle of May, the days are very long at this time, and the night is not so early and dark, so everyone sits outside and talks.There are many mosquitoes in the mountains, and they are also poisonous, so Zhiming went up the mountain to find several kinds of herbs, which are specially designed to kill mosquitoes.Wen Han and Wen Cheng built a fire, and put some medicinal herbs in it, so that the mosquitoes would be fumigated and ran away, so everyone was not bitten by the mosquitoes.

Jinghan looked at the little aunt's appearance, and guessed that the little aunt might miss her uncle.I don't know what my little uncle is doing at home. Why hasn't he come to pick up my little aunt after so many days?Like the little aunt's family, logically speaking, the family should be separated.But now that the little aunt has a child, she is far away from her mother's house, and the little uncle has to go to the pharmacy every day for consultations, so he can't always stay by my aunt's side.If the family is separated, there will be no one to look after little aunt Gu.After thinking about it, I couldn't come up with a good idea. Forget it, let grandma and the others worry about this kind of thing.

"Brother, does the restaurant in the town still order ten fish a day?" Jinghan didn't go to fish with Wen Han and the others this morning, and she didn't know how the fish was selling, so she asked.

"Now we need fifteen fish a day, and we get twenty or so every morning, and the rest are put into the pot that my father and third uncle dug. The pot is not small and can hold a lot of fish. We still send crickets to restaurants now. The price of crickets is about the same as that of fish, and they are easy to catch, so now we can earn five or six hundred Wen a day. However, our family’s expenses are also high, and every few days I have to buy some grain and come back, so I can’t save much money.” Wen Han scratched his head and said.

Mrs. Chen sighed. This is the food and drink for fourteen people in the family. In addition, Wen Han and Wen Cheng were able to eat, and they only planted fifteen acres of land last year. How can there be enough food?Naturally, it costs a lot more to buy food.Thanks to the ability of these children, they can actually earn five or six hundred wen a day, which is not to make the big guy hungry. "Wenhan, don't just be busy with these things. Don't miss out on homework. Didn't Zixuan often ask his father to bring homework assigned by those gentlemen? You also often look at it. Wait until this fall, sell Once you get the mallet, grandma will let you and Wencheng go to the town to study, so you can't delay your future."

"Grandma, don't worry, we take time to read every day, we won't miss it. Our family is in trouble this year, so we don't have to go, but we can wait a little longer. Our grades are not very old, so we still have to catch up." Wen Han comforted with a smile Chen's.

Several people chatted outside for a while, and the fire was almost burned, and Mrs. Chen hurriedly let all the children into the house to sleep.Fortunately, some mosquito-repellent herbs were lit in the house, and there were no mosquitoes when I slept at night.

Jinghan lay on the kang, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, her mind was full of how to make money, but there was still no result.I don't know how long it took before I fell asleep in a daze.

The next day, just after breakfast, before everyone went to work, they heard movement at the gate of the venue.Wen Han ran out to see that it was the little uncle who was driving the carriage.Last time, Zhixin had already told Qingnian how the place was going, so Tao Qingnian found the place quite smoothly.

"Little uncle, come in quickly. We were still talking about it yesterday, and we said that you should come soon." Wen Han opened the door, helped Qingnian bring in the carriage, and tied it to a tree stump beside him.

Qingnian turned around and took a lot of things from the car. Wen Han saw that he couldn't carry them, so he helped carry some, and then the two went into the house together.

Both the old man and the old lady were in the house. As soon as Qingnian entered the house, he put all the things on the kang, and then saluted the old couple. "Father, mother."

(End of this chapter)