Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 2 Thanks
Jinghan and her sister were sitting in the room, and her sister Jingya chatted with her.The mother's voice came from outside: "Father, how far have you gone? Why did you come back at this time? Yo, today I have gained a lot, pheasants, rabbits, and roe deer. This is great! , besides what I eat, the roe deer can be sold for two dollars." Mrs. Xue was very happy.

"Everyone around our village has been cleaned up. I just called back after traveling a long way. Is the meal ready? I'm really hungry." Jinghan's father said.

"The boss is back, the food is ready, let's eat quickly, this day, I should be hungry." Jinghan's grandmother saw her son's return, her heart ached, and she hurried to eat. "Second daughter-in-law, what are you doing dawdling around? Hurry up and bring the children over for dinner, eldest daughter-in-law, call Jinghan and Jingya too, I think Jinghan should be fine, let's eat together Still lively."

"Hey, mother, I'll call right now." Mrs. Xue entered the room, "Jingya, Jinghan, I'm going to eat on the ground. Jingya, help your sister, she just recovered from her illness."

Jingya got off the ground first, then reached out to support Jinghan, and helped her put on her shoes.Both of them came to the east room. There were two tables in the room, one on the kang and one on the ground.An old man was sitting on the kang, probably Jing Han's grandfather, and the old lady was also on the kang.There is another woman, 28 or [-] years old, she is not ugly, but her expression always has a feeling that others owe her money, this is the second aunt.There is also a man, probably in his thirties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and the corners of his mouth are upturned. Even if he doesn't speak, it makes people feel like he is smiling.This is Jinghan's father, Xu Zhixin.

There are two other people, Jinghan's fifth uncle and little aunt. The little aunt looks bad, her face is a little pale and bloodless.

At the table on the ground, there are only sisters Jinghan and two boys. They are the sons of the second uncle's family.

On the table was a small pot of stewed shredded dried beans and a plate of mustard greens, cut into pieces.The staple food is corn tortillas.In front of Jinghan, there was a small pot of chicken soup.

"Okay, let's eat, eldest daughter-in-law, sit wherever you like. Hurry up and eat." The old lady said, "Jinghan, drink up the chicken soup. You are seriously ill and you need to make up for it. repair."

Jinghan used a small bowl to take out a small bowl, and asked her sister to help bring the rest to the table on the kang, "Master, grandma, you should drink some too, and sister-in-law, she is weak, and I am fine." , It will be fine in two days." For a newcomer, although he has some memories of the original owner, there are some things, it is better to be careful.This family seems to be quite friendly, it should be right to please the old man properly.

The grandma put the chicken soup in front of my sister-in-law, "Huixin, you should drink some too. This is your niece's respect for you. Jinghan, a girl, has been with you since she was a child, so you didn't love her in vain." When I came out, my health was not good, and I had a little ailment every two days, and everyone was used to it.

"Mother, brother bought a lot of things today, can we cook something delicious tomorrow?" Second Aunt Wei looked at the chicken soup and said.

"Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat. There is still a fifth child in our family who didn't mention his daughter-in-law. This fall, the fifth child has to take part in the township examination. Which one does not cost money? I have eaten it all, so what can I exchange for money?" The daughter-in-law glanced at her, and then said to the eldest son, "Boss, sell the roe deer tomorrow, and leave the rabbit and the chicken. It will be Qingming soon, and the third and fourth children will have to come back and make something to eat then. We haven't seen each other for a while. Seeing that it is a bit oily, it's time to get something to eat."

"Hey, mother, I know. The sticks on the mountain should also be used as sheds. In two days, Lao Wu will help me to make the sheds. Thanks to the smashing of the pillars last year, as long as the tops are nailed Just serve it." Xu Zhixin said after taking a bite of the pancake.

"Boss, I will go with you in two days. There is a lot of work this spring, so we have to hurry up. In addition to the mallet field, we also need to plant the field. The roots of the corn in the field should also be dug out." The old man also appeared on the other side. sounded.

Jinghan silently drank the chicken soup, and then ate some pancakes. The corn pancakes were too thick, and it made her throat a little louder after eating.He swallowed the pancake vigorously, and then quickly ate some shredded beans.The original owner is just an eight-year-old girl who doesn't understand many things. In her memory, it's just the family members, and the rest is not clear.Jinghan just heard what her father said and knew that this place is a place where ginseng grows.Ginseng, in local dialect, is called a stick.According to this, ginseng has already been planted. Which dynasty is this?Looking at the clothes, it doesn't look like the Qing Dynasty, could it be the Ming Dynasty?This issue needs to be studied slowly.Looking at the meals eaten by this family, one knows that life is not very good.In the memory of the original owner, there are two uncles, one is teaching in the town hall, and the other is an apprentice in the pharmacy in the county town, life should be good, right?It's really strange.

Before the meal was finished, there was a sound outside. Wen Chang ran out to take a look, "Grandpa, grandma, it's Uncle Lin who came."

Three people came in from the outside, an adult leading two children.The older ones are about ten years old, and the younger ones are five or six years old. They are all boys. "Uncle Xu, Auntie, I've been away for the past few days and I'm not at home. I don't know that your family Jinghan has suffered a serious illness in order to save my family Ziwen. No, I just came back, so I came to see Jinghan." The man was still carrying something in his hand and put it on the kang. "Uncle, this is my heart, don't be too little. If it weren't for Jinghan, my family's Ziwen might have been washed away by the water. As a result, Jinghan fell ill. Ziwen, thank you Sister Jinghan."

The little boy came to Jinghan, "Sister, thank you. It made you sick." The little boy scratched his head in embarrassment.

Jinghan touched his little head, "Don't go to the river in the future." In fact, thinking about it now, Jinghan is dangerous enough.She is just an eight-year-old girl, but she is slightly taller than children of the same age.The water in the creek was not very deep, it probably reached Jinghan's thigh, but for a five-year-old child, it was as deep as the waist.At that time, Jinghan saw the two little guys running into the water, staggering, so she ignored everything, went directly into the water, and dragged the two out.

The older boy next to him also spoke, "Sister Jinghan, I'm sorry, Ziwen is too naughty. Thank you for saving him." This boy has pretty features and looks gentle and polite.

In Jinghan's memory, there really is this person, his name is Lin Zixuan, and he is Lin Ziwen's elder brother.Since childhood, I have been close to Jing Han's elder brother. The two have always been together, and now they are studying together. "Brother Zixuan, you don't have to be polite. This is what I should do. It's because my body is weak that I have a fever." Jing Han said with a smile.

Lin Zixuan was taken aback, feeling that the girl in front of him was a little different.Xu Jinghan in the past was a wild little girl who followed them all day long, and whoever went up and down the mountain was a tomboy.Otherwise, how dare she go into the water to save someone?It's not that the tiger's strength is coming up again.But the current appearance is very quiet, presumably it must be because of recovering from a serious illness.Zixuan didn't care, but felt very guilty.If it wasn't for her younger brother, how could Jinghan be sick. "By the way, Wen Han has been in town for a few days, why hasn't he come back?"

Jinghan really doesn't know about this, so it's hard to answer, but she just glanced at her sister.Jingya heard the conversation between the two, and said: "It's time to come back, the day after tomorrow will be Qingming, Fourth Uncle and the others will also come back, maybe together."

Zixuan nodded and said nothing more.This Jingya and Jinghan have two temperaments. Jingya has been very quiet since she was a child, and never played with them.But Jinghan is different, she follows Wenhan and Zixuan's buttocks all day long, and when she walks away, she is never able to pull her down.So Zixuan felt very kind when facing Jinghan. "Jinghan, when you recover, I'll take you to dig out the bird's nest. It's time for the birds to lay eggs."

"Brother Zixuan, let's stop digging out the eggs, those birds are quite pitiful. Let's dig out the eggs, and they won't have any chicks." Going up trees to dig out birds was something I often did when I was a child in my previous life, but , Later, when I grew up, I seldom did that again.Although she has some memories of the original owner, it is not complete, and she is still not very clear about the original owner's character.So I didn't dare to agree to anything easily, I could only pretend for a while to understand it.

Zixuan was taken aback again, Jinghan couldn't help jumping up for joy when he said that before, what's wrong with this?Looking at Jing Han suspiciously.

Seeing Zixuan's probing eyes, Jinghan's heart shuddered. Could it be that she has revealed her flaws?No, nobody said anything.After thinking about it, he said, "Brother Zixuan, I'm eight years old now, so I can't play like crazy all day like before. Mother said, I should learn some sewing." It's an explanation.

Mrs. Xue who was next to her laughed when she heard it: "You girl, you wouldn't listen to what I said about you on weekdays, but now you are willing. Well, I will learn how to do it with your sister tomorrow. Needlework, I'm eight years old, it's time to learn."

The doubts in Zixuan's heart were temporarily put down, yes, the girl is getting older, and it is inevitable that she will be different from when she was a child. "It's good to learn more, and you can always use it in the future."

It just so happened that Lin Zixuan's father and Mr. Xu had finished chatting, and they were about to lead the child home, "Uncle Xu, it's getting late, and it's time to go to bed. Let's go back now, and we have to work tomorrow. It's time to do it. Spring is a busy person, that's it, no need to send it off. Zixuan, Ziwen, let's go." After speaking, the father and son left, and Xu Zhixin followed him outside the gate.

After the guests left, Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Wei cleared the table away, and then everyone went back to their rooms to rest.Jinghan lives in the same room as Jingya, and Jinghan sleeps a lot during the day, and can't sleep, so she rolls back and forth.Jingya heard it, "Little sister, go to sleep, you have to get up early tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)