Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 66 Mountain grapes

Wen Han and Wen Cheng talked with their little aunt for a while at Tao's house, and then left. They still had to deliver fish to the restaurant.Seeing that the sky is getting cooler, the fish delivery is about to stop.Before leaving, Qingnian put the prepared gift in the car. "Wenhan, go back and tell your grandma, we won't go back to see your sister-in-law this year, we will talk about it next year."

Wen Han nodded, then drove the ox cart and left.The two brothers delivered the fish to the restaurant, and then went to buy some meat, white noodles, and some seasonings, etc., before rushing back.In the middle of the day, the two elder brothers drove the ox cart back to the parlor.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the venue, I heard the noise inside, and I didn't know what was going on.The two brothers quickly took the things off the cart, tied up the cattle, and then went into the house to have a look.

It turned out that it was Zhide who came to the venue with his wife and children.When the old man saw his fourth son coming, he became very angry and wanted to beat him with a stick.It was Zhixin and Zhiming who stopped him, so he didn't get the call.Mrs. Han didn't want to come, so there was something to say, and she was about to leave with the child.Now, the house is buzzing.

In the end, it was Zhide who knelt down to the old man, and the old man's tone was considered to be out. "Fourth, what do you want dad to say? Your third brother has an accident, and no one wants it. We are a family, and we can help each other. It's okay to go through this hurdle. But how did you two do it?" Why do you have the heart to let your eldest brother come out empty-handed when you borrowed money? If it wasn’t for your education, why would you have sent your third son to a pharmacy as an apprentice? Now you are living a better life, even My brothers look down on me and refuse to help. Are you still from the old Xu family? Why don’t you just have your surname Han?” The old man couldn’t help but shout again.

Zhide knelt on the ground without saying a word, and lowered his head to listen to the old man's complaints.Next to her, Mrs. Han was also kneeling there. After hearing what the old man said, Mrs. Han couldn't help but want to speak, but was pulled by Zhide, and then she didn't say anything.

Mrs. Chen was also angry, but she couldn't complain all the time, so she had no choice but to persuade the old man.After a while, the old man asked Zhide and his wife to get up. Everyone sat together, and the atmosphere gradually improved.

"It's almost noon, let's eat something simple at noon, and make dumplings in the evening. Today is the holiday, although it is on the mountain, but it can't be too simple. Meilin, Yingzi, in addition to dumplings, let them cook a few more dishes in the evening. Have a good drink, guys. Tomorrow is the time to kick the hammer, and there will be no big things in the future, let's take it easy." Chen quickly changed the subject and talked about the festival.

"Mother, don't worry, let's have a good night." Mrs. Xue got up and went out to prepare lunch.Now, not only Mrs. Zhu came out to help, but even Mrs. Han hurried to the kitchen. "Her fourth aunt, don't get your new clothes dirty. I'm afraid I can do it with your third sister-in-law. Come back after all your troubles, and sit and chat with our mother."

Han Shi has been complained by Zhide a lot these days, and the two quarreled a lot about what happened last time.The Han family still has affection for Zhide, so the two finally reached a consensus, and they came to the mountain on the Mid-Autumn Festival to pray for the old man's forgiveness.When Han came back this time, she also wanted to perform well in her heart, so she was busy with her. "Sister-in-law, it's okay. There are so many people eating, so I can help." There was no force in Han's smile, only a hint of flattery.

"Sure, then you can help out, pinch those beans, and then wash them." Xue Shi found an easy job for Han Shi.

Mrs. Han came to the door with a pot of beans, and sat there picking the shreds from the beans.The kitchen is not spacious, and there are too many people, so it is difficult to turn around, so it is better to be strong at the door.

After all, they are a family, and the old man and Zhide were chatting and laughing when they were eating at noon.Parents are always the most tolerant towards their children. No matter what mistakes the children make, the parents can forgive them.The Xu family's old couple, especially the one who loves the child the most, can't really deny their son.The family had a lively lunch, and then began to prepare dumplings for the afternoon.

Jing Han is a restless person, besides Xue's sisters-in-law making dumplings, as well as Chen's and Jing Ya, she doesn't need to worry about it.So just after lunch, Jinghan went out with her brothers.At this time, it is the season of harvesting mountains, how can I be idle at home?Jinghan wished she could take all the good things on the mountain and bring them home.

There are no pine cones in the convenient place, but there are still walnuts, schisandra, acorns, grapes, etc. These are good things.When I was in the village, there were many children in the village who all went to the mountains, so everyone couldn't get much.It's different now, I live in the mountains, there are forests when I go out of the village, I have everything I want, and there are a lot of them.As long as you are willing to do it, there is nothing you can't get back, which makes Jinghan very excited.

Today they went to pick walnuts, and they all said they were July walnuts and August pears, and walnuts usually began to fall at the end of July.But at that time, there was a layer of green skin on the outside, which was not easy to peel off, and it was easy to stain the hands black.After the walnuts fall on the ground for a long time, the outer skin will rot, so that when you pick them up again, you won't get your hands dirty.

Walnuts in the north are also called pecans, which are different from those in the south. They are thinner and not as round as the home walnuts in the south.Hickory nuts grow on a kind of tree called walnut catalpa. When the twigs and young fruits of this tree are smashed and thrown into the water, they can poison all the fish in the water, but people will be fine if they eat the fish.So many children like to get some of these things to catch fish in spring.

When you walk into the woods, you just need to look down on the ground. At this time, the leaves have not completely fallen, so the walnuts are easy to find when they fall on the ground.Jinghan and the others just stood there with their heads down, picking up walnuts into the basket.Not long after, the basket was full, and Jinghan raised her head, straightened her waist, and unexpectedly saw a mountain grape tree.The tree is full of deep purple fruits, which make people drool when they look at it.

"Brother, let's pick some grapes and go back, hehehe, I'm hungry." Jinghan asked.Children of this age seldom have snacks, so seeing the mountain grapes, Jinghan felt that her greed had come out.

"Little sister, this stuff is very sour, with thick skin and not much pulp. You can pick a few bunches and eat it. It's not a good thing." Wen Cheng didn't even look at it, and continued to pick up walnuts in the field.

Jinghan glanced at Wencheng and thought, of course it's boring if you eat like that.If you let me do it, I guarantee that you will still want to eat it. "Brother, I want to pick some more, can I make some grape cakes when I go back?"

Wen Han raised his head and looked at Jing Han with a surprised expression on his face. "Little sister, this grape cake is something that can only be found in pastry shops, can you make it?"

Now Jing Han was surprised, "What? There is a dim sum shop, what kind? I haven't seen it. I don't know what kind of dim sum shop is like, I just want to get some in a local way, so that I can store it until winter We can eat it too. Brother, okay?" Jinghan just made mountain grape cakes with her grandma in her previous life, which is convenient for preservation and can be eaten in winter.

"Then what's the problem? We're on the mountain, and we don't have anything to eat. If you can make a good grape cake, the big guys will follow suit, right?" Wen Han was naturally very happy when he heard this, "Okay, You wait a moment, I will pour out this back basket, and save you to pack the mountain grapes."

Wenxuan and Wenchang on the side were even more excited when they heard that they were going to make delicious food, and hurried to Jinghan's side, "Second Sister, let's help you pick grapes." After saying that, the two little guys ran to Under the mountain grape tree, it happened that the mountain grape tree originally climbed on a short tree. It was not too high, and the children could reach it on tiptoe.

On a mountain grape tree, two baskets of fruit were picked. Of course, they were the small baskets that Jinghan and the others carried, and there were probably four or fifty catties of grapes.At this time, it was almost time to apply for Shizhong. Wen Han saw that it was getting late, so he led everyone back to the venue.The children were all carrying things on their backs, and the weight in the baskets on their backs made them stagger when they walked.But the faces of the children are filled with happy smiles. This is autumn, and it is the joy of the autumn harvest, which makes them smile with satisfaction even if they are too tired to stand up straight.

Back at Shenchangzi, the family had already made dumplings, and Mrs. Chen was chatting with her daughters-in-law there.Seeing the children brought back these things, Mrs. Chen hurriedly let them enter the house to rest for a while. "Hurry up and put down your things, go wash your face, and then rest. Today is the holiday, you still have to go out, just play at home." Mrs. Chen went out to see what the children had made. "Hey, there are so many walnuts. This mountain is better than our village, and you can pick them up. Jinghan, why did you pick these older grapes? They are so sour, how can you eat them? Can't let them go?" Can't it rot?" Chen shook her head, thinking that she was a child after all, and she didn't think well.

"Grandma, the second sister said she can make grape cakes. We picked these and let the second sister make grape cakes." Wen Chang said next to grandma.

Chen raised her head to look at Jinghan, wondering in her heart, when will this granddaughter cook grape cake?No one taught her? "Jinghan, is it true? Can you do it?"

"Grandma, what's the matter? I'm not the kind of person in a dim sum shop. It's just that I can put it in after a while, and I can take it out to eat after a while. Isn't this similar to our New Year's boiled skin jelly? "Jinghan knew that grandma might be a little suspicious, but she wasn't afraid. After all, she had been playing dumb since she came here, and she didn't show anything abnormal.

(End of this chapter)