Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 25

In the evening, the people who went up the mountain came back, drove the family's ox cart, and wobbled to the door of the house.As soon as he entered the yard, Mrs. Chen saw it, "Old man, how are the seeds this year?"

The old man smiled all over his face, "Okay, it looks good. Our family has a total of five feet of plants. Look, there are so many." There were two sacks on the car, of course they were not full, which was more than half of them. More bags.

When Chen saw it, he also smiled. "It's really quite a lot, okay, let's pick seeds tomorrow, and wait until the ninth day to plant sticks. The work at home is almost done, so hurry up and pick them out these two days. Hurry up and go into the house, I'm tired from this day. "

The old man led his son and grandsons into the house, "Everyone will have a rest and eat later. Wen Han, how are you two? Are you tired?" The old man looked at the two grandsons.These two children work very well, are willing to work hard, and are dexterous. They are two good children.

"Grandpa, we're not tired. We won't be tired with this kind of work." Both Wen Cheng and Wen Han said.

At this time, Mrs. Chen came in, "Go wash your hands, we are going to eat." So everyone washed their hands and prepared to eat.

The next day, a large family was picking seeds at home, and tables were placed on the kang and on the ground.Spread two sheets of paper on the table, and then put some ginseng seeds on it, and the big guys started to pick.The selection of ginseng is not only about picking bad ginseng, but the main thing is to separate the good ginseng and other seeds, which are generally called roads.First, second, third, fourth, from big to small rows, of course, when planting, the big ones should be kept close.When the first road is gone, it will be planted on the second road, and it will go all the way down, usually to the fourth road.The ginseng seeds of one foot can generally be planted with three to four feet of sticks. Xu's family will plant fifteen feet this year, so these seeds are enough.

Mrs. Xue went out to get a lot of corn husks, which were softened by soaking them in water. They were used to bind ginseng seeds.The selected seeds should be tied up. The advantage of using corn husks is that they are easy to rot.Even if you forget to pull it off, it will rot in the ground, and the ginseng will not be strangled.Pick a small handful of ginseng seeds, tear off a small strand of corn husk, and wrap two circles around the ginseng beard, no need to tie knots, just twist it lightly and tuck it in.

This year's ginseng seeds are growing really well, and a lot of the first ones have been picked out, and these will grow bigger in the future.The selected seeds should be placed in sacks or baskets lined with grass, and some boxes will also be used, so that the damage to the seeds can be reduced.

There are not many of these seeds, and the family is full of staff, so it is almost enough to pick them in one day.Pack them up according to each level, and wait to plant them on the mountain.The ones left are usually too small, and some have broken beards or reed heads.There is another kind, that is water rust, which is a kind of disease of ginseng. There are rust-like red spots on the outer skin of ginseng, and some will grow into a large area.This kind of ginseng is not easy to sell. Even if the red rust is scraped off when brushing, when it is steamed, it is easy to produce white skin, which is not easy to sell.Water rust is generally caused by the soil quality. Sometimes even good seeds are planted in the ground, because of poor soil quality, water rust will also grow. This thing is unavoidable even in modern times.These leftovers are usually steamed and dried in the sun, and then sold as beards.

The next day, Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Xue washed the leftovers with water, then tied them into handfuls and steamed them in a large basin.

Jinghan and the others helped pick the ginseng seeds for a day, so nothing happened, and naturally they still had to go up the mountain.It would be nice to pick up more acorns before it snows.Many children in the village have gone up the mountain, and those who get along well on weekdays naturally get together.Fortunately, the forest is very large, even if there are many people, there will be no such thing as fighting for territory.Furthermore, now that the Xu family has a juren, this is a big deal in the eyes of ordinary people, so the adults will also tell their children not to provoke others.After all, the children laughed at the Xu family's children a while ago because of Wenchang's mother's affairs, so this time the adults all told them again and again, for fear of offending the Xu family.

The Xu family didn't care about the past at all. When their own family members did scandalous things, they couldn't control other people's mouths, could they?Wen Han and Wen Cheng have gone back to school, only Jing Han, Jing Ya, Wen Xuan and Wen Chang went to the mountain.The acorns in the convenient place were almost picked up, so they walked to a place a little farther away.Sure enough, there are many places far away, but it’s just that we are too tired when we come back with acorns on our backs, and we all have to rest twice on the road.In fact, such a big child can't handle much, and each person can only carry about ten catties. Wenxuan and Wenchang can't carry ten catties.Fortunately, they are diligent, and they can go up the mountain whenever they have time, and they can pick up a lot.

Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Xue were washing some ginseng seeds at home, when a person came in outside, it was the money matchmaker.Seeing her coming, Mrs. Chen quickly put down what she was doing, "Yo, Auntie, why are you free today? Come and sit down." Then she gave a bench to Matchmaker Qian.

Matchmaker Qian sat down and looked at Mrs. Chen, "Sister-in-law, it's really important to come here this time. Doctor Tao from the town asked me to come again. At that time, his mother said that he had fallen in love with a girl from the town, but this Tao If the doctor disagrees, if he refuses to live or die, then the marriage will not happen. No, he asked me to see if your Huixin’s marriage is settled, and if it is not settled, he will come to propose marriage.” The mother-in-law is a little embarrassed. After working as a matchmaker for so many years, she has never encountered such a thing.

After listening to Qian Matchmaker's words, Mrs. Chen pondered for a while before speaking. "Her aunt, logically speaking, I can't refute your face when you are here. But this matter is really unpleasant. Tell me, how can such a thing happen? He proposes marriage if he wants to come, and he If you say you can’t, then you can’t. What’s wrong, my family Huixin can’t get married? Her aunt, you go back and tell this doctor Tao that this marriage is a bit inappropriate, and the threshold of his family is too high for us to climb.” Chen is also a A person with a heart, with the other party like this, she can't agree to this marriage.

Matchmaker Qian also sighed, "Sister-in-law, I don't want to come either. They didn't do it properly, but they couldn't stop Doctor Tao from begging me all the time. You don't know, he only has your Huixin in his heart, and he only wants to come here. Marrying Huixin to enter the door, so I begged me for a long time before I came. Sister-in-law, look, think again, don't look at anything else, just aim at this young generation to have this heart. If they can do it, they will be fulfilled Well, I think that Doctor Tao will definitely treat Hui Xin well in the future. What do you think?"

Mrs. Chen thought for a while after hearing what Qian Matchmaker said, "Well, let's talk about it after my old man comes back. According to my mind, I don't want to end this marriage. Doctor Tao's mother doesn't sound like a good deal. , My family Huixin has a soft personality, so she won’t be bullied by then? Whose daughter is not pampered, so why should I send her to his house to be angry? Let’s talk about it after I ask Huixin what she means.”

After hearing this, Matchmaker Qian felt that it made sense. After all, this is a major event in a lifetime and should not be hasty. "Sure, sister-in-law, think about it carefully, and ask Huixin what she means. I'll go first. I'll listen to you in two days." After speaking, Matchmaker Qian left.

Seeing Matchmaker Qian go away, Xue said, "Mother, this matter is not easy to handle. That woman from Tao's family is very powerful, and his son refuses to listen to her. If Huixin If we are really married, why don’t we give us Huixin anger? Huixin has been in a bad health since she was a child, so she can’t be angry anymore.” This Huixin is almost what Mrs. Xue values, and her love for Huixin is no less than that of Jingya and the others. Huixin suffers.

"Isn't it? I think so too. This Huixin has finally become much stronger these days. I can't bear to marry her to such a family. I won't be angry at that time?" Mrs. Chen also agreed with Mrs. Xue's opinion. It's best not to say yes. "Okay, let's discuss it with your father tonight, I don't think so."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law washed the ginseng seeds while talking, and slowly pulled them out one by one after washing.Put it in a big basin. "Steam it at night, there is not much, quickly dry it, mix it into the beard and sell it."

In the evening, after dinner, Mrs. Chen told about the Tao family.Zhixiang just came back from going out to meet friends. Hearing what his mother said, he felt that it was not possible. No. It’s fine if they can separate, but if they can’t, then Huixin will have to suffer when they are together.”

Mrs. Chen looked at Huixin, "Girl, this is your lifelong event, what do you think, tell me, let us help you make up your mind." Respect the wishes of your children.

Hui Xin sat there, a little distracted, "Mom, I don't know what to do about this matter. It stands to reason that the parents decide on this important matter of marriage. Hui Xin listens to her parents," and then stopped talking.

When Mrs. Chen saw her daughter's appearance, she knew that Dr. Tao was still in her heart.Huixin was in poor health since she was a child, and she didn't have much contact with men. This doctor Tao is good-looking and gentle, so she has an excellent impression in Huixin's heart.Chen is also a little embarrassed, if her daughter's thoughts are fulfilled, she is afraid that her daughter's life will be difficult in the future.If she is not fulfilled, she is afraid that even if she is married to someone else in the future, she will still pretend to be Doctor Tao in her heart, which will be even more serious.For a while, I ran out of ideas.

The old man thought for a while and said, "Since Doctor Tao is the second child, why don't we let them get married and separate. If we can agree to this, we will fulfill them. If we don't even agree, then forget it. Old woman, do you think it will work like this?"

Mrs. Chen nodded, "That's the only way to go. When Matchmaker Qian comes again, I'll just tell him that and see how the Tao family reacts."

(End of this chapter)