Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 301 Harvest
As soon as Huixin and the others heard that Jinghan was back, they all came to get together.Zhide, Han Shi, and Wen Xing and Wen Xing's wife also came over.Wen Xing is the daughter-in-law who married in the first month of this year. At that time, Xizhou was in a critical time, so he failed to inform Jinghan.

Wen Xing's wife is very delicate and dignified, she smiles when she sees people, and has a gentle and kind temperament.Jinghan heard what Xue said before, but prepared a meeting, and hurriedly gave it to Wenxing and his wife. "The second sister was busy at that time, and she couldn't come back. Don't blame the second sister."

"What did the second sister say? At that time, the second sister and brother-in-law were fighting against the enemy army. It was a major event to defend the country. Since my sister-in-law learned about it, she has always admired the second sister. The second sister is A role model for today's women." Wen Xing's wife, Fang Shi, stood next to Jing Han and said with great respect.

Wenxing, Zhide, Qingnian and others over there also kept asking about Zixuan's situation at that time.Zixuan smiled gently and told everyone about the danger at that time.For a while, even the old man was fascinated by it.

Jinghan asked how Jinghe was doing now, and Han told her that Jinghe's husband and son-in-law were selected by Qiu Wei last year, but this year Chun Wei failed the ranking. "Jinghe is also very good. She already has a son and is now pregnant. The young couple also get along well, so I often come back to see her." Han now also cares about Jinghe very much.

Jing Han nodded. Except for Jing Shu and Jing Yi who are younger than the daughters of the Xu family, the rest seem to be married well. "They still live in the county? After the autumn harvest, Zixuan and I will go to see them, and Uncle San should also go to see them."

"You don't need to go. Your third uncle will be back in a few days. Now Wencheng is coming back when the village strikes a stick. He has decided what he wants, and then let him make the goods according to what he said. When the sticks are completely dry, just come and take them away. Nowadays, Wen Cheng basically takes away the sticks in the village." Mrs. Chen said happily over there.

After Jinghan heard this, she was also happy for Wencheng. Wencheng was able to do so well in this stick business. "Okay, then I'll wait for Brother Wencheng to come back."

Jinghan and his wife lived in Xu's house for five days. Just when Zhiming and Wencheng came back, they met again, and they were full of emotion.When Wen Cheng heard that Zixuan and his wife would not return to the capital for the time being, he sighed and said he would take Zixuan out to have a look.It was the old lady who said that Zixuan was still in his filial piety and couldn't go out with Wencheng, so Wencheng just let it go.

In the village, it was fixed on August [-]th to play the club.The Lin family only bought ginseng soil last spring, and planted the first crop last fall, so most of the sticks are still in the ginseng field.So on the twelfth day, Zixuan followed the Xing family and several servants of the family, went to the venue to play the stick.

Jinghan originally wanted to go too, but there were three children in the family, and Qingning was young, so there was no other way, Jinghan could only wait at home.He Shi and Jinghan took the maids and women at home and made a lot of delicious food. This stick is a happy event, and the workers must eat something good.

This year, the Lin family was still a hundred-foot shopkeeper, and more than a dozen people had gone to the family, so Zixuan and the others came back before nightfall.This year, there is no need to hand in the mallets. One hundred feet will weigh [-] catties.Looking at the nearly twenty sacks of clubs on the ground, Jinghan felt that this was the most pleasing thing.

"Father, have you dug out this year's ginseng soil? If there are more, please share some with us. I also want to plant some sticks. I don't know if the seeds at home are enough." Jing Han is still the same , can't be idle, always want something to do.

"It's simple. Tomorrow, you girls will watch at home and make goods. I will take people up the mountain to dig the soil, and I will get you a hundred feet. Our family's ginseng seeds may be a little less. Then I will give them to the village. You can buy some. Your father can also have some, and when the time comes, you can get some from him, it should be almost enough. Planting sticks is right, this thing is our root." When Xingjia heard Jinghan say this, I was very happy, and promised to get another hundred feet of ginseng soil for Jinghan.

"Well, tomorrow I will go up the mountain to dig the soil with my father. I have not been a student and an official in these years, and I really haven't done a good job at home. Speaking of the work in the field, I haven't done it yet. Jinghan does a lot." Zixuan also felt that what Jinghan did was right, and besides, they have nothing to do now, so they can't be idle at home all day, right?Going up the mountain to do some work is like exercising.

"Where can I use you? You have never done these jobs at all, you should rest at home." He felt sorry for his son and refused to let Zixuan go up the mountain.

"Mom, I haven't been able to help you at home these years. This time, if you have the opportunity, you can let me work. We have to live at home for at least a year. We can't be idle every day, right?" ?” Zixuan persuaded his mother with a smile.

Xingjia over there also persuaded, "Yes, we should do some work. We don't have to think about things in the future. If the emperor doesn't need you, then we can grow ginseng and land at home, and live our own life in the same way." Xingjia I thought it was the emperor who didn't allow Zixuan to go back.

"Father, the emperor will not keep Zixuan idle. We just feel that we have been too tired these few years and have not been with you well, so we want to stay at home. When the filial piety period is over next year, the emperor might So I ordered Zixuan to go back." Jinghan hurriedly explained to Xingjia that it would be bad not to make any more gossip.

We all got together, talked and laughed, had dinner, and then went to rest.

On the second day, Zixuan followed the Xing family to the mountains, while Jinghan was at home, leading the family to make goods together.Mrs. Qian and Chuncao had never seen sticks before. Now, it was extremely rare to see sticks that were all white and fat like little dolls.

Especially Qian Shi, she has only seen dried mallets in drugstores, but she has never seen such fresh ones.

A mallet weighing nearly two thousand catties would naturally not be finished in a day or two.Jinghan asked someone to put the sack in the shade of the warehouse, so that the stick would not rot.Thanks to the large number of people in the family, everyone worked together, and within three days, all the sticks were brushed out.

Still making red goods, two big steamers were set up in the yard for steaming sticks.

Qingyuan and Qingyao had seen each other once last year, so they didn't find it too unusual. Compared to this, they wanted to go up the mountain to see it.But at this time, the mountain is also very busy, how dare they let them go?

The family members were busy, so Qinghe helped to look after Qingning.The little girl Qingning is only a little over ten months old, and she can just stand with her support.Qinghe either carried her on his back or hugged her, anyway, he never left Qingning's side for a while.The two sisters have a very good relationship. When Qing Ning sees Qing He, she will smile happily, and then let Qing He hug her.

With Qinghe as a careful sister, Jinghan is relieved a lot.Everyone worked together, steaming the sticks and drying the sticks on the fork, and they were very busy.

Zixuan hadn't done ginseng field work for many years, especially digging the soil, which was even more tiring. Every day when he came home, his back was sore.When Mrs. He saw it, she felt very distressed, and had to say that Zixuan should not be allowed to go up the mountain.Zixuan just laughed, "Mother, look at you, I just work out of the blue, I just haven't gotten used to it, it'll be fine in a few more days."

When she was going to sleep at night, Jinghan took Zixuan's hand and saw blisters on his hand. "It looks like you're used to being pampered, and your hands are blistered. Otherwise, you shouldn't go to the mountains. My mother will feel even more distressed when she sees it." Jinghan also feels sorry for her husband.

"It's okay, then, don't our father and the others work all year round? It will be fine in a few days." Zixuan didn't care, he lived a very stable life like this. "Miss, next year, why don't we go back to the capital? I want to take you out for a walk and look around. You have been married to me for six or seven years, and you have never had a chance to go out and look around. Always I'm busy worrying about me." Zixuan put his arms around Jinghan, and kissed Jinghan's cheek.

Jinghan leaned against Zixuan's chest and smiled, "You think well, but I don't know if the emperor will let you do what you want."

"What's the matter? Above the court, the situation is changing. Since I'm not here, the emperor will gradually forget about me. There are so many talented people in the court, and the new generation replaces the old. And my place? We just happen to be happy and carefree." Zixuan always felt that he owed Jinghan, so this time he went to the court and stayed at home for a year.In fact, I just want to spend time with my family.

"Well, if the emperor still thinks of you, I will write a letter to the emperor at that time, saying that you will accompany me to go around. Let's take it as a private visit for the emperor." Jing Han had a lot of tricks, and he found a good excuse right away.

"Well, that's a good idea, I'll say that when the time comes." Zixuan nodded, thinking it was a good idea. "It's getting late, let's go to bed."

During the observance of filial piety, husband and wife are not allowed to have intercourse.It just so happened that Zixuan was exhausted from work, so he didn't have that thought at all, and the two of them just hugged each other and slept until dawn.

When the farmer had the most leisure time, the hammer came back, and the crops in the field were confiscated.The Lin family originally had a strong foundation. The old man was very capable back then, and with only two sons, the expenses were much less, so they saved a lot of land.Later, after the Xing family got married, I saved some more, so now the Lin family still has more than 100 mu of land to reclaim.

What Jinghan is thinking about is this autumn harvest.He felt sorry for Jinghan, and didn't let her go to the field with her. He just said that Jinghan would look after the children at home, and then lead others to pick up corn.So Jinghan asked Qinghe and Qian Shi to help take care of Qingning, and took a few girls to pick corn in the open space outside.

　There is one more tonight, the grand finale.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)