Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 48

The Xu family has settled down on the mountain, and it just so happens that it is time to build a shed, and now that they are right in front of them, this job can be done faster.The old man and brothers Zhixin and Zhiming finished the shed within a few days.

Gradually, people in the village came to make sheds for the sticks.At this time of year, the weather is still very cold, and the villagers all bring dry food to work, and eat it outside, with the chilly wind blowing straight into their stomachs.When Jinghan saw it, she asked Mrs. Xue to boil a large pot of hot water, and then asked people to come to the house to eat.In the past, the old head Liu never cared about these things. Now that the Xu family is here, everyone can have a place to drink some hot water. Now, many people praise him.

After listening to Jing Han's words, Mrs. Xue told everyone that when they come to work in the future, they can put the rice here.Help to heat it up at noon, so as not to always eat cold.

These people were very happy to hear that. "Oh, sister-in-law, if this is the case in the future, we will enjoy the blessings. Especially at this time, don't bring food, and you will be hungry in the afternoon. Bring food, and it will be uncomfortable to eat the cold wind that chokes your stomach. I have to thank sister-in-law for that." Farmers are honest, if you treat him a little bit, he will remember it in his heart.

"There's nothing to thank for that. We have troubled the big guys a lot in the village. It's not worth thanking for such a small matter." Xue smiled and went back to the house.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was almost a month since Xu's family came to the mountain.The weather is getting warmer, the trees outside are starting to turn green, and the grass on the ground is gradually spitting out new green, adding a touch of color to the spring.

This time is also the busiest time for Shennong.On the surface of the pool of the mallet, a thick layer of soil is covered every winter, which is called the upper cold-proof soil.In order to prevent the winter from being too cold, the mallet was frozen.Because at this time, wooden boards are used to build a shed on the surface of the pool to shelter the sticks from wind and rain.Unlike in Jinghan's previous life, she used a plastic film. When the film was uncovered in winter, the snow bar pool could be covered.The wooden shed cannot be dismantled once it is finished, until it is finally time to use the hammer. Therefore, if the snow does not fall very thick, it is necessary to cover it with cold-proof soil.

At the beginning of spring, all the cold-proof soil should be raked downstairs, which is called columbine face.The rake is the kind similar to that used by Zhu Bajie in Journey to the West.On the hexagonal wood, nail a row of big nails, and then drill a hole on the other side, and install the handle of the rake.In this way, there is an angle between the teeth of the rake and the handle of the rake. When using it, it will not be inserted directly into the ground, but inclined, so as not to hurt the mallet.

Use a rake to bring down the earth building on the surface of the pool, and then loosen the soil underneath, so that it is easier to dig out the soil with a stick.Generally, those who are about to make goods are first columbine, and then the columbine is frozen, and finally the columbine is newly planted.These are some professional words of Cannon.Generally, the sticks that were just planted last year are called new plantings, those that are planted in the second year are called frozen plants, and those that are planted in the fall of the third year are called goods.Since the product has been grown for two years, it sprouted earlier and should be the first to come out.The second is to freeze. The new plant was planted last year, and the seedlings need to be slowed down, so it is the latest.

Since the Xu family lived here this year, these jobs were done very quickly, and the three of them were all finished within a few days.The villagers, on the other hand, have to come from home every day and go back in the afternoon, so those who wake up early and work late every day can finish their work two days later than the Xu family.

After finishing his face, he can rest for a few days.But Zhixin and the others didn't rest, but started another job, which was to clamp the whole venue with sticks.Because in this mountain, animals will break in from time to time.

One night, when Jing Han and the others were sleeping soundly, they heard movement outside. Wen Han lit a torch and went out to have a look. He was almost frightened, but it turned out that a wild boar had entered the farm, looking for something to eat.It was the old man who got up and knocked hard with the copper basin, which scared the wild boar away.There were also a few times when I was sleeping soundly, I suddenly heard a wolf howling, and everyone woke up in fright.

So Jinghan gave an idea to clamp sticks around, at least not so many animals would come in.Although it is hard to prevent much, at least I can feel some comfort in my heart.In addition, you can also dig some traps outside the stick, maybe you can catch some prey.

However, from then on, the old man asked the children to learn martial arts from Zhixin, and they had to do boxing every morning and learn archery during the day.Otherwise, if they were in danger, these children would be dead.So the children had a wonderful life every day, practicing martial arts in the morning, digging traps in the mountains during the day, and practicing archery when they had time.Jinghan is a tomboy, but she is more talented in these things, and it is better to learn it faster than Wen Cheng, which makes everyone dumbfounded.

I'm not in a hurry about pinching the stick, just take some time to do it every day.And the most important thing is that it is about to farm now.The Xu family's land has been sold, and there is no land to plant, but if they don't plant land, the people of this big family will have problems eating.So Jinghan gave another idea, which is to plant seeds in the ginseng soil that had been harvested last year.

"Jinghan, can what you say work? We haven't planted this soil with sticks before? What can we do if it doesn't grow well?" The old man didn't believe it, so he asked.

"Grandpa, think about it, how beautiful the soil is. It's just a crop of sticks planted. It's absolutely no problem to grow food for a year. When the saplings in the sticks grow up, we won't plant them. We grow them every year. The sticky land here is about two thousand feet long, which is about twenty mu of land. We planted these, and that’s about the same, what do you think?” Jinghan remembered that in her previous life, she used to do this all the time.In the field where the hammer has just been planted, a few crops of grain are planted, and when the saplings in the field grow up, no more can be planted.

"If this is the case, we can try it. Anyway, our family has no land. If we plant a harvest, we will get it for nothing. If we don't harvest it, we will treat it as a blind seed. Okay, I think Jinghan's idea Okay, let's do it like this." Chen made the decision and followed Jing Han's instructions.

The old man also agreed, so everyone started to grow food in the stick field.Because the soil of this mallet field is very soft and turbulent, the plow stick is also fast on the ground. The old cow in the family is not willing to sell it, so it is even more useful this time.The whole family went to farm. Wen Han led the oxen and Zhiming helped the plow.The old men behind, Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Xue, and Zhixin planed to plant some seeds. Jinghan and Wencheng used their feet to cover the seeds in the pit with soil and trampled them firmly.

In this way, the family planted all the land in three days.There is no fertilizer used in this field, so everyone has no idea what the grain will look like.However, even if it grows poorly, you can still reap a little, so everyone is still full of hope.

What they planted were the places where the sticks had just been planted last year.The remaining ones from the previous year have already grown a lot of grass, so they can no longer be planted.However, Zhixin and Zhiming still found a convenient place, turned the soil over again, and planted some small vegetables.You have to order something delicious, otherwise what would you eat?
Jinghan didn't care about this, she led Wenxuan and Wenchang to pick wild vegetables together.It's much more convenient here than at home. Outside the ginseng yard, there are a lot of wild vegetables in the woods outside.It didn't take long for Jinghan and the others to pick a lot of wild vegetables.

This year's days are a bit tight, and Jinghan dare not talk about making dumplings.So when the big leaf celery is picked, it is just to scald it with water, then cut the green onion, add some salt and mix it.Or eat it hot and dipped in sauce, so that everyone eats it very deliciously, because there has been no food for a long time, and it is hard to find some fresh food, and everyone eats it very delicious.

On this day, Jinghan and the others still went to pick celery. Although they were getting old, they had no choice but to make do with it.They were heading west today, but unexpectedly, they encountered a large area of ​​thorny shoots.At this time, the thorn buds are just the right time, they are about two inches long, tender and fat.When Jinghan saw it, she immediately became happy, "Brother, let's break the sprouts quickly and make some food for dinner."

Wen Han and the others also saw the thorny shoots, and hurried over to break them off.The thorn buds here are much, much stronger than the place they went to last year, and they are thicker. After a while, everyone broke a lot.

"Second Sister, it's almost the same." Wen Chang asked.

"Let's break some more. Tomorrow morning, my eldest brother and I will go to the town to sell. By the way, I will take some for my little aunt. I guess her family won't be able to eat this stuff." Jinghan was still breaking the thorn buds.

When Wen Han heard it, he was right. It sold very well last year, and it looks like it will do well this year.If they can sell some money, it would be great if they come back for some oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar. This year, the family's money is too tight. If they can earn some, that would be great. "Okay, listen to your second sister, let's break some more, and sell them tomorrow to buy candy for you." Wen Han loves these younger brothers and sisters very much.

As soon as they heard that they could be exchanged for sugar tomorrow, the children became excited, and they all happily picked up the thorny shoots.After about two hours, everyone broke off the two back baskets. Jinghan saw that it was almost done, so she said to go back.So we all went back to the venue together.

Seeing that the children came back with so many thorny shoots, Mrs. Chen was a little puzzled.It was Jinghan who told Chen Shi that Chen understood. "Okay, let's go to the town and try it out. I will drive the ox cart tomorrow, and let your third uncle accompany you. It's time to see your sister-in-law. I don't know how she is these days?" Mrs. Chen also misses her daughter a little. .

"Don't worry, grandma, we must go and see my sister-in-law." Jinghan said.

"Good boy, it's rare that you are so sensible at such a young age. This time I let you go up the mountain with me, but I'm tired." Looking at the children at home, Mrs. Chen was very happy.

(End of this chapter)