Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 84 It's New Year's Eve
Busy days always pass quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it is the twelfth lunar month again.The weather was getting colder, and at the end of the winter month, Jinghan asked Zhiming to tell the restaurant that the mushroom production might not be so good in the twelfth lunar month.Sure enough, when it came to the twelfth lunar month, there were not as many mushrooms as there were before.Jinghan also understands that this is because of the cold weather, even if there is a lot of fire in the house, the heat preservation of the house is too poor, so the temperature still cannot rise.This can't be solved for the time being, and it can only be like this.It just so happens that these mushroom trees have produced mushrooms for almost two months, so it should be stopped for a while.In the past two months, she earned almost 30 taels of silver just by selling mushrooms, which made Jinghan very happy.

Wenhan and his school have been on vacation since the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and Jingya and others have all returned to the mountain.Huixin was concerned with her mother-in-law, and Jinghui was getting older, so Huixin asked Jingya to come back for the New Year.Jingya has been in the town for almost a year, and she only comes back once in a while, so when she sees her family, she is naturally very affectionate.It was the first time that Wenxuan and Wenchang had been away from home for such a long time, and when they got home, they hugged Mrs. Chen and did not let go.Looking at these grandchildren, Mrs. Chen was both happy and sad.

"Okay, don't mess with your grandma there. Your school doesn't start until the [-]th of the first lunar month. You have a lot of time at home. Let's make these new clothes first. It's Chinese New Year, and I'll make two new clothes for you all. .” With a needle and thread in her hand, Xue is making clothes for the children.The family has ample money this year, so the old lady said that she would make two sets of clothes for everyone, especially the children, and the materials must be made well.

Wen Han looked at the two younger brothers, "Didn't you say you wanted to see the mushrooms Jinghan planted? Why don't you hurry up and take a look with me?"

When the two little guys heard this, they hurried down to the ground to see the mushrooms with Wen Han.Arriving at those two houses, it happened that Jinghan was still lighting the fire wall inside, Wenxuan immediately hugged Jinghan, "Sister, I'm back."

Jinghan looked at Wenxuan, this little fat man is still the same, and he hasn't lost much weight. "Wenxuan, Wenchang, how are you doing in school? What have you learned?" Jinghan rubbed Wenxuan's face, the fleshy feel was simply too much fun.

Wenxuan saw that he had become a toy delivered to the door, and hurried to the side, "Second sister, why do you always play with my face, I hate it." Wenxuan looked at the fungus trees, there were sparse small mushrooms on them , each with bright yellow heads, looks extremely cute. "Sister, is this the mushroom you planted? It's quite fun."

Wen Han, Wen Cheng, and Wen Chang are also looking at those mushrooms.Wen Han carefully looked at the fungus wood, then at the mushrooms on it, and touched those small mushrooms with his hands. "I didn't expect that you can actually grow mushrooms. These mushrooms should be very easy to sell, right?"

Jinghan nodded and talked about the benefits of this mushroom, "Brother, next year I want to get a few more mushrooms. In addition, I will also plant fungus. This kind of planting is much better than looking for it everywhere. Yes, and the quantity is large. The fungus doesn’t need to be harvested in winter, it can be sold in winter if it grows in the summer.” Jinghan talked about her thoughts.

Wen Han looked at his younger sister, this Jing Han, her eyes lit up whenever she talked about making money.Wen Han couldn't help but smile, everyone said that the children of the poor were already in charge of the family, so Jing Han could say that.Because the family is poor, when this little girl saw something, the first thing she thought of was to exchange money.It is precisely because she has been thinking about making money all day long that she can come up with such good ideas. "Jinghan, you've lost weight again, and our family is getting better now, so you don't have to worry too much. Eat well, and the more meat you have, the more real it is." Wen Han looked at Jinghan's slight weight loss with some distress cheeks.

When Jinghan heard what the eldest brother said, her heart warmed up, "Brother, how can I lose weight? I'm greedy for growth. Didn't you see that I'm taller again?"

Wen Han gave Jing Han a blank look, "It's just that you talk a lot and are greedy. Okay, let's go back to the room over there. Jingya is back too. You haven't seen each other for a long time. Jingya misses you very much." Wen Han rubbed Jing Han's hair and said.

"Elder Sister is back, why didn't you tell me earlier? I miss Eldest Sister." When Jing Han heard that Jing Ya had returned, she didn't care about anything and was about to go out.

"It's Zhang Guang, why don't you put on thick clothes first? If you go out like this, you won't have a cold?" Wen Han grabbed Jinghan, and put the clothes hanging on Jinghan on him, and couldn't help muttering with. "You, you have always been in a hurry to do things, can't you be more steady? Don't do this in the future. It's winter, what if it freezes?"

Jinghan smiled and listened to her elder brother's chanting, knowing that her elder brother loved her dearly.He put on the clothes by himself, fastened the cloth buttons on it, and then went out with everyone, closed the door, and went back to the house where he lived.As soon as Jinghan entered the room, she saw Jingya, who was making clothes with Mrs. Xue and the others on the kang.Jinghan jumped onto the kang all at once, hugged the eldest sister and didn't let go. "Sister, you are back, I miss you so much."

The two sisters hadn't seen each other for a while, so they chatted together, Jing Wan and Jing Xian also came over, and the four girls returned to their own room, laughing and laughing.

The Chinese New Year is coming, so the family will naturally be busy.This year they are celebrating the New Year in the mountains, so Zhixin and the others often go to the town to buy new year's goods.This year's life at home is good, Mrs. Chen said that to live a prosperous year, everything must be prepared.This time, the children are so beautiful, the girls want flowers, the boys want guns, and they all shout for what they want.

Mrs. Chen and the old man looked at the children and kept nodding their heads to meet their little requests.This year's family is pretty good. If the children want some small things, they naturally buy all they can.So Zhixin and Mrs. Xue went to the town and dragged a lot of things to the house.

The family raised two pigs this year, and Mrs. Chen said that one would be killed in the new year, and the other would be killed in the beginning of spring.Zhixin at home knows how to butcher pigs. On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, my father and I caught the bigger pig out of the pigsty and tied it to a bench.

I live on the mountain, so I can't invite relatives and friends to eat pig-killing dishes.Mrs. Chen saved some meat and asked Zhixin to take it to the town when she had time, so as to give Zhide and Huixin.

On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, a few people suddenly came outside, driving a carriage.Wen Han and Wen Cheng went out to have a look. It turned out that Zhixiang sent someone to give the New Year's gift.The people outside are still the few people who gave gifts back last year.

Wen Han hurriedly let people in, and everyone moved the things out of the car together, and then led the way in to meet the old man and the old lady. "Old man, old lady, Mr. Xu is very good in the south. The county magistrate has been there for almost three years, and he is expected to be promoted next year. So Mr. Xu asked us to bring a message back, saying that there is a chance next year, and we will definitely come back to see you two He also told the two of you to take care of yourself, Master Xu often talked about it outside."

The old man was relieved when he heard that his son was doing well outside. "Okay, go back and tell him to let him do a good job there. A man is a man, he will naturally make a career, don't worry about the family, we are all doing well."

The old lady had already prepared money and asked Zhixin to give it to these people. "It's been a long way for you to come back from such a long distance. Just show some kindness. It's Chinese New Year. Let's drink a pot of wine." The old lady said.

Those people were all here last year, and they didn't refuse this time. They directly thanked the old man and Mrs. Chen, and then left.Zhixin sent them out of the venue, and then came back.

There are several large boxes on the ground, which are still filled with various southern items.Everyone looked at the items one by one, and then Mrs. Chen asked everyone to choose a few.For the rest, Mrs. Chen stayed, ready to leave favors or something. "We live on the mountain here, and we don't have much contact with other people. The few households in the village get along well. We wait to find time to go back and see each other, and walk around each other. In addition, the Yue family in the town and the steward of the Baiweilou should send These things are in the past. We don’t have these things here, they are all rare things, and I think it’s a good thing to keep and give away.”

The old man listened and nodded, "Yes, you should be more thoughtful. You must not neglect these human relations. Okay, you can do it according to your own needs. There is no need to be too heavy. They are all rich and noble families. How expensive can someone else do? Just those novel gadgets and local products from our mountains, and don’t let people feel that we are flattering you.” The old man instructed.

The next day, Zhixin and Wenhan drove the bullock cart to the town.He went to Yue's house first. When Yue Siyuan, Yue Pengcheng's father, heard that it was from the Xu family, he hurriedly invited Zhixin and his son to the living room, and then asked someone to invite Pengcheng to come too.When Zhixin and his son came in, Yue Pengcheng's father received them very warmly. "Brother Xu, hurry up, please take a seat. Come on, serve some good tea."

Both Zhixin and Wenhan sat down, and Wenhan handed over the list of gifts.Yue Siyuan took the list and looked at it, then smiled and said, "Brother Xu, look at you, what are you going to do all this trouble? The last time Pengcheng came back, he brought back so many good things. You are also suffering on the mountain. Very well, don’t waste money like this in the future.”

"It doesn't matter, they are all things from the mountains, and they don't cost any money. They are all made by us on weekdays, and they are not expensive things." Zhixin smiled, "By the way, this time, there are ten Jin of fresh yellow elm mushrooms, which the little girl planted in her free time, and saved it for Brother Yue to taste fresh. Don’t put this outside, it will be bad if it freezes.” Zhixin reminded.

Yue Siyuan just glanced briefly, but he really didn't see it. Hearing Zhixin's words, let someone go out to have a look, and bring in the mushrooms.When the servants brought the mushrooms in, Yue Siyuan looked at it and was quite surprised. "Brother, this is really strange. It's a miracle that you can grow such fresh mushrooms in the middle of winter. I think the mushrooms sold in Baiweilou are given by your family, right?"

(End of this chapter)