Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 7 Spring Ploughing

The next day the whole family went to the fields. Jinghan and Jingya had never worked in the fields before, so Mrs. Xue taught them how to plant. "This kind of soybeans run close to the pits, so you can order a little more. Four or five seeds in each pit are enough. Too many seeds are wasted, and too few seedlings are thin, and the beans cannot be harvested."

The two sisters listened to their mothers, planted four or five seeds in each pit, and stepped on the pit cover with their feet while planting.It was not quick to do this, and each person ordered three ridges in one afternoon.Zhixin and Zhixiangzi planed in front, and the rest fertilized and planted in the back. They only planted two acres of land in one afternoon.

At noon, everyone was tired, so they sat down to rest for a while, and then went home to eat.When we got home, Mrs. Chen had already cooked the meal, and everyone washed their hands and ate.On the table, Wei Shi was still staring at Zhixin's family desperately, Zhixin and Xue Shi didn't bother to talk to her.

Just after lunch, the fourth child's family came in outside, "Father, mother, we are back." After saying that, they entered the house. "Father, what's going on? Why is my second brother gone?"

The old man sighed, and just about to say something, the Wei family howled again.Mrs. Chen got up and pulled Mrs. Wei out, and the old man told Zhide about Zhiyong.Zhide also sighed after hearing this, "Father, I've already bought the coffin, and it's just parked outside. You can see where to put it."

The old man went out with Zhixin to have a look. The red coffin and the red pine wood are already very good.The old man nodded, "Let's put it in the shed first. Today is the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, and the twelfth burial is just right." Xu Zhiyong has been dead for a long time, and now the ashes are being sent back, so it's not normal anymore. The dead set up a coffin like that.Moreover, Xu Zhiyong is only 30 years old this year, and there are elderly people at home. Even if this is less death, it is not suitable to deal with it.So on the day of the burial, just put the ashes in the coffin and bury them in the cemetery.

The brothers carried the coffin into the shed, and put some wooden boards under it to prevent it from getting wet.After the coffin was put away, Zhide gave the cart driver money, and the driver left.

After the coffin was placed, Zhixin and the others still had to go to the fields to work.Zhide has not been working in the fields for many years, so he did not follow him to work, but stayed at home with the two old people.

On April [-]th, Zhixin found a few young men from the village to help carry the coffin to Xu's old cemetery.After digging the coffin, burying the coffin, filling it with soil, and putting a wooden tablet in front of the grave, it's over.Wei Shi is a woman, so she couldn't go to the cemetery, so she cried for a while at home, and everyone persuaded her to get better.

Now that Zhiyong's ashes had been buried, the third son Zhiming and the fourth son Zhiming went home.The Xu family seemed to be no different from before, and their days were still going on.There were still a few acres of land that hadn't been planted, so Zhixin took his family to the field again.

As soon as the family arrived at the field, they saw Lin's father and son standing on the field of Xu's family. When they saw Zhixin coming, they said, "Brother Xu, my family's land has been planted. I'm here today to help you. This kind of thing, these tasks are all delayed, how can this work?"

Zhixin didn't say anything more, the Lin family and the Xu family have always been good, and they helped each other.So the big guys started to work, and Jinghan and the others were still responsible for sowing the seeds.Today, sorghum is planted. This is not a planer, but a furrow is dug, sorghum seeds are sprinkled into the furrow, and the soil is covered.While sowing the seeds, Jinghan stepped on Batu firmly with her feet.

Lin Zixuan was beside Jinghan, "Jinghan, are you tired of farming? This is your first time farming, right?"

Jinghan nodded, "Brother Zixuan, farming is really tiring." Now I really understand what it means to drop grains of sweat into the soil.This farmer really worked too hard. Jinghan didn't want to do anything when she got home these few days, she just wanted to lie down and sleep quickly.

"Farming the land is not bad, but planting sticks is tiring. To take care of that thing, you have to kneel on the surface of the pond. You can't straighten up when weeding or loosening the soil. There is a shed on it, and you touch it from the waist up. Thorough." While working, Lin Zixuan talked to Jinghan about the hard work of planting sticks.

Jinghan understands this point. In her previous life, in order to earn money, she often worked for other people's houses, and what she did was to wait on the ground.That's really all the year round kneeling down to the mallet in exchange for that little money.Especially when weeding all over the grass in spring, the hard cover on the soil should be crushed by hand.After this round of work, my hands were swollen.

"Brother Zixuan, when will the peasants stop working so hard?" Jinghan said with emotion.

"Farmers are always the hardest. No matter what time it is, if you want to eat, you have to farm. Farmers need to work hard. This is inevitable." Zixuan couldn't answer Jinghan's question correctly.

This kind of sowing and stepping on the soil is actually very tiring work, especially stepping on the furrow with one foot and stepping on the ridge with the other. It hurt a little, so I stopped to rest for a while.Lin Zixuan saw her stop, so he stopped quickly, and got some water for Jing Han to drink.This Jinghan has been following Zixuan's ass since he was a child, he is a little follower, Zixuan is also very kind to Jinghan, he thinks about Jinghan when he has anything delicious.Zixuan loves Jinghan, not weaker than Wenhan at all.

"Brother Zixuan, thank you. I'm really thirsty." Jinghan took the bowl and drank the water in it to quench her thirst.

Lin Zixuan smiled gently, "Go to my house to play when you have time. Xiaomei is at home, and she is nagging you every day. Saying that you won't go to play with her for a while, it doesn't mean that she is at home by herself."

Jinghan thought for a while, and she really had this little girl in her mind, a very sweet little girl. "I'll go find her when I'm free. I didn't feel well a few days ago." She has been in this time and space for a while, and it's time to go out to find some playmates. Just do needlework.

The two chatted for a while, and then started working again.At noon, Zhixin asked the Lin family and his son to eat at home, but the Lin family refused.Zhixin led his family back home and saw that the pot was cold and only the old man was on the kang in the house, so he asked, "Father, where is my mother? Why didn't you cook this meal? Where else?"

"No, your sister is not feeling well today. Your mother took her to the town to see a doctor. Before leaving, let the second daughter-in-law cook? I'll go and see." The old man got off the ground and went to the outhouse to look. , Sure enough, there was no cooking. "Where did this woman go? What about the child? Wencheng and Wenchang are not at home either." The old man was ill for a few days because of his second son, and his spirit was not very good.I stared for a while just now, and I don't know where the second child's family has gone.

"Forget it, I'll cook as soon as possible." Mrs. Xue quickly led the two Jingya sisters to cook.There was nothing left to eat at home, so I had to grab some pickles and make do with it. "Wenhan, don't go farming in the afternoon, take your younger siblings up the mountain to pick some wild vegetables and come back. It's not a problem if you don't have any vegetables. Anyway, the land is almost planted. There are some lands left. I can do it with your father." Xue was talking to her eldest son while cooking.

Wen Han nodded, but didn't say a word. Seeing that there was not enough firewood in the house, he hurried out and came back with a hug of firewood.Jingya helped her mother cook the porridge, Xue Shi was pasting the pancakes there, Jingxian was washing the pickles there, the mother and the others worked hard for a while, and finally finished the meal.Hurriedly put the food on the table, everyone didn't care whether it was hot or not, and hurriedly finished the meal, Zhixin and his wife went to the ground again.

Wen Han carried the basket on his back, Jing Ya and Jing Han carried the basket, Wen Xuan followed behind without taking anything, and the four of them walked south together.After crossing the small river and going forward, you will find Nanshan Mountain, where there are many wild vegetables.This season, the big leaf celery and the broomcorn millet are both good times.After entering the forest, I saw a lot of big-leaf celery in a short time. Now every family is busy farming, and few people go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables.Several people squatted down and picked wild vegetables in a hurry. "Sister, there are many here, come here." Jing Han called Jing Ya.

"No need, I have quite a lot." Jingya also has a lot.Everyone worked non-stop, and without much effort, they picked a lot.Wen Han peeled off some of the bark, and bundled the celery that everyone picked into bunches with the bark, which is easier to store and less likely to mess up.

Jinghan has been lowering her head to pick wild vegetables, and a clump of grass in front caught her attention, "Sister, here is a three-hoe board." This three-hoe board is a clover, with three triangular leaves growing on a thin stem. The leaves have a sweet and sour taste and are a favorite of children.

When Wenxuan heard that there were three hoe boards, he hurried over and looked at the few grasses in Jinghan's hand with salivation.Jinghan quickly gave it to him. In this era, children don't have snacks, so this is considered delicious.Wenxuan took the three hoe boards and put them in his mouth to eat. Seeing his enjoyment, Jinghan felt sad. "Let's see if there are any more in a while. If there are any, I will return them to you."

"Hey, thank you, Second Sister." Wen Xuan smiled happily.

"In autumn, my sister will take you to get a lot of delicious food." Jinghan patted Wenxuan's head.

Several people lowered their heads to pick wild vegetables again, and Jingya also saw a few clumps of sanhoe boards.Pick it off and give it to Wenxuan, which makes Wenxuan so beautiful.Holding the three hoe boards, I want to eat but I am reluctant to eat them all, so I eat them slowly one by one, so that I can eat for a while longer.

"Wenxuan, you can eat as much as you want. There should be a lot of this stuff. Just wait, the second sister will definitely earn a lot of money and let you eat a lot of things that you have never eaten before. The second sister promises." Jinghan saw the one in Wenxuan Looking at her appearance, she secretly made up her mind that she must find a way to make money, so she didn't want to live such a hard life.

Wenhan smiled at the side, "Little brother, did you hear that? Your second sister said that she will definitely let you eat good food. Jinghan, it's good for you to think so, work hard, let's live a good life, don't let me eat again." Continue like this."

(End of this chapter)