Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 60

Pour out the rubbed ginseng seeds and rinse them in a large basin, those that fail will float away with the water, and the rest will naturally be good ginseng seeds with full grains.Zhixin poured the washed ginseng seeds into the sieve and drained the water. "Okay, it's all washed, let's go back."

Where the children are willing to go back, they must play by the river for a while.Zhixin had no choice but to ask the children to pay attention, and then he and Zhiming took the washed ginseng seeds back.This thing must be dried quickly, otherwise the seeds inside will rot.But it should not be too hot under the sun, but in the afternoon or morning, so that the ginseng seeds will not be roasted to death.It's not the right time, and it's time to dry ginseng seeds, so Zhixin and the others didn't delay, and hurried back to find something to dry ginseng seeds.

Jinghan took off her shoes when she stepped on the ginseng seeds just now, and now she is playing in the shallow water by the river with her bare feet.On a hot day, soaking in the water is definitely a pleasure.There are a lot of fish in the river, and some of them wander around Jinghan's feet. When Jinghan moves, the fish will run away. After a while, the fish will come back, which makes Jinghan laugh.

Seeing the fun, Jing Wan and Jing Xian also took off their shoes and socks, went down into the water, and played with Jing Han.Jinghan rolled her eyes, bent down to pick up the water, and swung it towards her younger sister, Jingwan's body was wet all of a sudden.

"Second Sister, you are too bad, my clothes are wet." Jing Wan was not to be outdone, and splashed water on Jing Han. Naturally, Jing Xian was helping Jing Wan, so the two sisters threw water on Jing Han.

Wen Han and Wen Cheng took a look, and hurried over to pull Jing Han away, but unexpectedly they were splashed all over. "Okay, I'm here to help you, but you threw me at you instead." Wen Cheng looked at his wet body and said helplessly to Jing Han.

"Second brother, it's such a beautiful day today, what a waste if you don't play with water? Come on, it's cool even if your clothes are wet." Jing Han didn't care about that, and poured water on everyone vigorously.

Now that it's all over, the boys all went into the water to fight in the water, and for a while, the clear laughter of the children resounded by the river.Everyone was splashing water and laughing, and finally, all of them laughed so hard, their bodies were soaked, and they were all in a mess, like a drowned rat.

"Jinghan, you lunatic, if you make it like this, you won't be punished when you go home soon?" Wen Han looked at the big guy's embarrassed look, and said dumbfoundingly.

"What's the matter? At most, I'll do the laundry for a while. It's okay. I'll do it for you." Jing Han was still grinning.Working every day, it's rare to relax for a while. Children are supposed to be naughty and playful, right?Although I have the soul of an adult, but in my previous life, I was also cheerful and escaped. Now that there are so many people of the same age together, it is normal to be playful.

Wen Han was speechless, looking at the sky, it was probably the end of the day, "Let's go, let's go home. It won't be so hot in a while, be careful of catching a cold." As he spoke, he dragged Wenchang and Wenxuan ashore.Wen Cheng dragged Jing Wan and Jing Xian ashore, but Jing Han walked to the shore without them.Everyone put on their shoes and socks and went home.

As soon as they entered the market, Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Zhu happened to be picking vegetables there. When they saw a group of water ducks coming in, the two sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law laughed. "Aren't you going crazy by the river? Look at each one of them, go back to the house and change your clothes, throw all the changed clothes into the big basin, and wash them for you tomorrow." Mrs. Xue was not angry, and the children They are very sensible, they help with this and that every day, and today they managed to relax for a while, so there is no need to get angry.

Naturally, the water ducks hurriedly changed their clothes, and after a while, they came out one by one in dry clothes to help Xue Shi and the others with their work.

"Okay, your third aunt and I can do this order, you should go play or read, don't hang out here." Xue Shi pushed them away.So, Wen Han led his younger brothers and sisters into the house to study. After a while, the sound of reading read loudly came from the house.

In the next few days, people from the village came to pick the ginseng seeds one after another.Ginseng seeds also take a certain amount of time to mature. Ripe ginseng seeds will fall off with a light touch, so don't pinch ginseng seeds too late, or you will lose a lot.Naturally, people in the village can't go directly to the river to wash like the Xu family. They usually take it home to scrub and then dry it.

Wen Han still had to go to the town every morning, and Wen Cheng followed. Sometimes Zhiming asked Wen Cheng to take the medicinal materials they got to the pharmacy.Jinghan and Jingwan Wenxuan went to the forest to gather herbs and mushrooms when they had time.At this time, there will be very delicious mushrooms such as pine mushrooms, elm yellow mushrooms, and tree chicken mills on the mountain.Generally, there are more pine mushrooms. This thing grows in dense pine forests. It has a reddish-brown cap and a chubby stipe. There is often a sticky layer of mucus on the cap.This kind of pine mushroom tastes very delicious. When you take it home, remove the soil and leaves on it, blanch it in boiling water, and fry it to eat.It tasted smooth and tender, and it would be even better if some miso and chili were added to it.

Jinghan likes to eat this kind of pine mushrooms very much, so she goes into the forest every morning, and if she has picked too many, she will put them in the sun.Although the dried ones are not as good as fresh ones, the stewed chicken is quite good.Furthermore, there are not too many vegetables in winter, and any dried vegetables are good at that time.

On July [-]th, the old man asked Zhixin to go back to the village to visit his ancestor's grave, and Zhixin ran into Zhide at the cemetery.When Zhide saw Zhixin, he felt sad, and kept saying that he had no other choice but that his family even sold their house and went to the mountain to see ginseng.

"Fourth, you don't have to do this. Over the years, you have also received a lot of benefits from the Han family. It is inevitable that you are not tough at home. Now the younger sister-in-law has the final say, and we don't blame you for these things. We have It didn't help you, so it's fine if you don't want to help. But our father and mother have been going up the mountain for several months, and you didn't even go to see it. What's the matter? You don't even want your parents, do you? Four, how much does your doing so make our father and mother feel uncomfortable? A son like you is really better than not having one." Zhixin also had resentment in his heart. Although it is good to be on the mountain now, it is not a long-term solution after all. If Zhide could help, where would it be to sell the house and land?The younger brother of a compatriot is not even as good as an outsider, and anyone would be sad if he changed.

Zhixin's words made Zhi feel ashamed and regretful, "Brother, I, oh, brother, go back and tell your parents that it's just as if you didn't raise my son." After saying that, he turned and walked down the mountain.

Zhixin looked at his younger brother's back and felt very uncomfortable. Over the years, the five of them had no disputes.Now that the second child is gone, the fifth child has traveled far away, and the fourth child is like this again, Zhixin's eyes are sour, and he almost shed tears. "Oh, the blisters on my feet are gone by myself. You can figure out what will happen in the future, and I can't help you." Zhixin said in a low voice.

When Zhixin returned to Shenchangzi, he happened to see his wife leading the children cutting beans and eggplants and drying vegetables.It's past the beginning of autumn, and this season is the best time to dry vegetables in the sun. It's useless if they are too early, and the hair will grow and break if they are dried.But after the beginning of autumn, it will be different. Dried vegetables are not easy to grow hair, and they can be stored.I live in the mountains this year, and I planted a lot of eggplants and beans in the spring. I can’t finish eating them all at once, so it’s best to cut them up and put them in the sun.In this way, in the spring of next year, there will be some vegetables to eat.

Mrs. Xue is cutting beans. The beans are wide and flat, and they are best shredded.When Mrs. Xue was there, Jinghan and the others took the basin and poured it on the broken mat, then spread it out to dry.Zhu's cut eggplant here, and cut it into two types, one is a single piece, dried and stewed to eat.The other is to make eggplant boxes, two pieces are connected together, this kind of dried eggplant boxes can be taken out to fry eggplant boxes during the Chinese New Year.

As soon as Mrs. Chen saw her eldest son coming back, she asked, "Zhixin, what's the matter? There hasn't been any change at the other end of our cemetery, right? It's too far away, so I can't take care of it. Don't miss out on that place. .”

"Mother, it's all right. Everything is fine. I brought a sickle and a shovel. The grass has been cut and soil has been added. Don't worry, mother." Zhixin hesitated whether to tell the story of meeting the fourth child.

Knowing the son is more like the mother, Chen Shi knew that Zhixin had something to say when he saw Zhixin's hesitation. "Is there anything you can't tell mother? Look at you, if the children see it, they can't laugh at you?"

"Mother, today I saw the fourth child, him." Zhixin didn't know how to say it.

"Boss, don't talk about it, you don't have to do it for the fourth child. I don't know what kind of man he is? He has long been manipulated by the Han family and has no idea. Forget it, don't think about it, just treat it as a Forget it if you haven’t raised such a son. Don’t tell your father that he has such a violent temper. If you talk about it, you will get angry. Your father is not young, so don’t bother him if you can save yourself some trouble.” When Chen heard that it was Zhide Zhixin will not let Zhixin talk about the matter.

Zhixin nodded, "Mother, I understand. Then you guys are busy, I will go to the ginseng field to have a look. In another month, the mallet will be planted. At this time, the mallet grows fastest, so we have to be more careful. In previous years There are also people who come to steal the mallet at this time, this thing is too valuable, so be careful." Saying that, Zhixin went for a walk.In broad daylight, you only need to look around to see if there are any loopholes and the like. The main thing is to see if there are idlers on the periphery of the venue, for fear that someone will step on the plate in advance.

Mrs. Chen sighed, stretched out her hand to wipe her eyes, and sighed in a low voice, "Oh, if everyone is like the boss, how good would it be? It just happens that such a heartless person is born, and he doesn't even want his parents." , only caring about the daughter-in-law and husband’s family.”

"Grandma, there are not enough mats, what else can I find?" Jinghan shouted over there.

When Mrs. Chen heard this, she turned around quickly, "Then use a fork to dry the eggplants, and put shredded beans on the mat. Isn't that enough?" After saying that, she went to find a fork.

(End of this chapter)