Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 14 Hui Xin's Marriage

Jinghan naturally doesn't care who gets the money, the eldest sister is at home all day, of course it's better for her to hold it.There was also the money from selling thorn buds a while ago, which Xue also gave to the children, and put them all together.In this way, there are about fifteen or six hundred texts.The children counted the money and felt very happy.

"Okay, the money is for you to hold, not for you to spend it casually. Thinking about the tiredness of working, this money must be spent in the right place, understand?" Xue said with a smile.

"Yes." The children answered together.

"It's done, it's okay, don't be too late at night, go to bed early." Xue asked the children to go to bed quickly, and she sat by the oil lamp and mended the children's clothes.Farmers live their lives, and new clothes can only be worn when they go out.In normal days, you wear old clothes, so you have to mend your clothes.At this time, you can see how the women's needlework is. Some men's patches are neat, with fine stitches. Although they are old, they look very pleasing to the eye.Some people make patches that are twisted and crooked, and the stitches are also big and small. If a man wears such clothes to go out, he dare not lift his head, for fear that people will laugh at him for marrying a stupid wife.

Xue's needlework isn't the best, but it's okay.Every night, she would sew and mend for a long time.Zhixin came back from the outside and saw her still mending, so he advised her to go to bed early, "Okay, don't always do needlework at night, the lights are too dim, and Yanjiang will be exhausted."

"Why don't you do it? You also have a lot of work during the day. Things inside and outside the house are very trivial, so it's the cleanest at night." Xue was still sewing there. "How is life on the mountain?"

"The first weeds have been picked up, and it's time to pinch the ginseng. I see that the weather is pretty good these days, so I have to pinch it back quickly. This thing can't be pinched when it's cloudy and rainy." Yun Song washed his feet, and then On the kang. "Then I'll go to bed first, and you should go to sleep soon." After a while, the snoring sounded.

When Xue heard her husband's snoring, she smiled and continued to mend clothes.I finished it with great difficulty, blew out the oil lamp, and went to sleep.

For the next two days, Zhixin went up the mountain to pick ginseng flowers.This ginseng flower is the flower of ginseng.The general growth period of planted ginseng is six years, and the ginseng seeds can be kept in the fifth year. At this time, the ginseng has grown big enough and the ginseng seeds are relatively full.In the sixth year, no more seeds can be kept, which will affect the yield.And ginseng will grow ginseng flowers from the fourth year, so those ginseng flowers that do not leave ginseng seeds should be pinched off.The pinched ginseng flowers are also useful, and some vendors will come to collect them, and the price is not low.

The Xu family had a total of forty long sticks that did not leave any seeds, and Zhixin used them for three days to pinch all the ginseng flowers.Mrs. Chen poured the ginseng flowers on the broken mat and dried them under the sun. The dried ginseng could sell for seventy or eighty yuan a catty.This year, a total of [-] catties of fresh ginseng flowers have been pinched, and it is not bad to be able to dry out [-] catties of dried ginseng flowers.No matter how little things are, it’s still money, isn’t it?You can buy a lot of things with the money you sell.

After pinching the ginseng flowers, it was time to go to the field again. Zhixin and the old man led the cow to the field.

Mrs. Chen was sitting outside, looking at the ginseng flowers, while holding the soles of her shoes.Sitting there, a woman who was about Chen's age came in from outside. "Old sister-in-law, I'm here to visit your house."

When Chen saw it, it was Mrs. Qian, the matchmaker she went to find a few days ago. "Her aunt, why don't you come to my place today when you have time, sit down quickly." Mrs. Chen hurried into the room until a glass of water came out, "Her aunt, drink a glass of honey water, it's so hot, hurry up and sweat away."

Matchmaker Qian sat on the bench and fanned the wind with the handkerchief in her hand, "It's okay, it's not too hot, but it takes a long time to walk the aisle. Sister-in-law, I came here today because I have something to do, good thing."

"That's right, it's not a good thing for her aunt to come. What's the matter? Do you believe in my Huixin's marriage?" Mrs. Chen was also very happy.

"No, I'm sure you'll be satisfied once I tell you about this family. You know the pharmacy in this town, right? It's the one called Renjitang. Isn't there a young doctor among them? Last time you took Huixin to get medicine. , It was he who treated Huixin for the illness. For some reason, he fell in love with Huixin. No, please ask me to find out. As soon as I heard him, I knew it was Huixin from your family. How about it, old sister-in-law, Do you remember this person?" Matchmaker Qian took a sip of water and moistened her throat.

Mrs. Chen remembered that when she went to town that day, there was indeed such a young doctor.He looks like he is only in his twenties, he looks gentle, he is also quite fair, and his appearance is not bad. "His aunt, he is a doctor, and he looks good, how could he take a fancy to my Huixin?"

"Sister-in-law, I'm afraid you won't be able to find many Huixins in the whole town. As soon as Dr. Tao saw Huixin, he fell in love with her." Matchmaker Qian said, patting Chen's hand. "Sister-in-law, I'm afraid that this marriage will come to fruition. He is a doctor and can earn money from medical treatment, so he won't be afraid of living a poor life. Besides, Huixin's body is weak, and he knows it. He must come to me because he doesn't dislike her. What do you say?"

Mrs. Chen was still pondering for a while, "His aunt, I'll discuss this with the old man when he comes back, and then I'll take a look at this young man sometime later. Our family's Huixin is weak, so we have to be careful. I hope you don't take offense." Mrs. Chen has always loved this old girl very much, so she has always been very attentive in her marriage.

"Sure, what's wrong with this? When my elder brother comes back, you can have a good discussion and then give me a letter. As for me, I'll help you find out some things about their family. This girl is married. But it's a big event in a lifetime." Matchmaker Qian was not angry, she was a matchmaker, how could it happen just once?It takes more than a few runs. "Okay, sister-in-law, I'll go first. There are still several houses to go." After saying that, Matchmaker Qian left.

Mrs. Chen hurriedly sent her out, "His aunt, go slowly, come and play when you have time." Standing at the door, she couldn't help laughing, her daughter, someone also came to propose marriage.Turning around and entering the west room, I saw Huixin embroidering there.

"Huixin, did you hear what Matchmaker Qian said just now?" Mrs. Chen sat on the edge of the kang, looked at her daughter and asked.

"Mother, the daughter's marriage depends entirely on the father and mother." Hui Xin's face was red, she lowered her head and dared not look at Chen Shi.When she went to Renjitang last time, she thought that the doctor was very young and had a good attitude, but she didn't expect him to find someone to propose marriage.

"Oh, this mother, I can't wait to give all the good things to my children. Of course, mother wants you to marry a good man, but you have to like it. Tell mother, what is your impression of that person? "Looking at her daughter, Chen couldn't help but sigh.This child has been weak since he was born, so he has to take good care of him.But in this farmyard, how can there be any good things to nourish her body?These years are just getting by.Fortunately, after listening to Jinghan's words, she went to buy a sheep and came back. The face of her daughter has improved a lot these days.

"Mother, I just met him once, what do I like or dislike? I just think he is kind." Hui Xin whispered, her face flushed.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen knew that her daughter had a good impression of the man, so she was relieved. "Sure, someday I'll go to inquire about his family's affairs. I have to know the basics. By the way, you have to keep drinking that goat's milk. I see that your complexion has improved a lot after drinking it." There is nothing good about our family, if this thing is useful, you can drink it vigorously."

Mrs. Chen came out of her daughter's room and went to Mrs. Xue's room again.Mrs. Xue was not there. When I went outside, I saw Mrs. Xue was tending vegetables in the garden.The grass in the garden is growing again, and if you don’t pull it up, it will grow into pieces.So, Mrs. Chen also squatted in the field to pull weeds.

Mrs. Xue also saw her mother-in-law, "Mother, why have you come to the garden too? Your waist is not good, don't squat down, I will do this work when I have time."

Mrs. Chen was still weeding there, and by the way, she told Mrs. Xue about the matchmaker's arrival just now, and she wanted Mrs. Xue to inquire about it when she had time.She has already been to Renjitang, if she shows up again, she is afraid that people will know that she is there to inquire about things.After hearing this, Mrs. Xue was also happy for Huixin, "Mother, this is a good thing. He is a doctor and can cure diseases. Our Huixin also has good embroidery work, and our life will not be bad from now on. This is like marrying a farmer. It's much better. If you marry a farmer, Huixin can't go to work in the fields when the farming is busy? Huixin is in our house, but she is pampered. How can she bear to do rough work when she goes to other people's house? It's different to marry a doctor. As long as you wash and cook at home, you don’t have to work too hard.” Xue Shi is optimistic about this marriage, “Okay, I’ll go and see this person one day. It's the age of engagement."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law reached an agreement on this matter, chatting and weeding.After they finished picking up the land, Mrs. Chen quickly stood up and straightened her waist. "After all, it's getting old, and I fell down in the early years. This waist is really bad. I'll go and see the cooking, you can do it for a while. The second daughter-in-law disappeared again today. I said that day, It's been a few days, what's the matter?" Mrs. Chen went back to the house while beating her waist.

Jinghan didn't go up the mountain today, and went to play with Lin's Yumei.The Lin family also lived by the river, some distance away from the Xu family.Yumei was learning how to sew at home, and when she saw Jinghan coming, she quickly asked her to sit down, and then went to fetch some melon seeds. "I found this out a few days ago. I asked my mother to fry it. If I don't eat it, I will have a hala after a while."

The two were sitting there chatting, Yumei was still sewing with a needle and thread in her hand. "Sister Yumei, what are you doing?"

(End of this chapter)