Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 85 Wencheng's Choice
Yue Siyuan was very surprised when he saw this fresh yellow elm mushroom, so he couldn't help asking more questions.Zhixin told him about growing mushrooms at home, and when Yue Siyuan knew that it was a ten-year-old girl who grew mushrooms, he became even more curious. "Brother Xu, this young lady of your family has such a clever mind that she can actually figure this out. Well, my brother is blessed." There was a hint of envy in his tone.

Zhixin waved his hand, "Is there any blessing? Our farmer's family is originally planing food from the soil, and farming is the fundamental. Doing this is just a slack time for farming, just to earn some money to spend. The little girl has been very wild since she was a child." , like a kid, following Wen Han and the others all over the mountains all day long, maybe because I have seen a lot, I just need to be more active."

Pengcheng on the side talked about how he got along with the children of the Xu family on the mountain, and also said that Jinghan was smart, knowledgeable, and a very lovable girl.

"One day when my brother is free, I will bring my wife and daughter here, and our two families will have a good reunion. Pengcheng, Wenhan, and Wencheng get along very well in the school, and Pengcheng often brings the two brothers Wenhan and one The children of the Lin family have come back. The children are friends, and I also feel that I have hit it off when I look at Brother Xu. From now on, we will come and go frequently, and we will act as relatives." What kind of person is Yue Siyuan?Since the last time his son lived on the mountain for more than ten days before he came back, and the Xu family sent so many things, Yue Siyuan became a little curious about the Xu family.As soon as we met today, this Zhixin was also very generous in his dealings with people, and he didn't have the petty air of a small family, which made Yue Siyuan's favor towards him rise sharply.

Pengcheng came back and said that the four Wenhan brothers are all studying in school now.In this day and age, it is not easy to support one child to study, let alone a family with four children studying?Moreover, the children of Xu's family, especially Wenhan, had top grades in school, so Wenhan would surely be able to achieve fame in Japan.This Xu family will not be an ordinary family in the future, so Yue Siyuan is more determined to make friends.

"Don't dare, don't dare, thanks to brother Yue who doesn't dislike him and is willing to call Zhixin a little brother, Zhixin is already a high-ranking man. How dare he befriend any relatives with brother Yue? If brother Yue is useful to younger brother in the future, please Frankly speaking, my little brother will definitely do his best." Zhixin clasped his fist at Yue Siyuan and said. "Brother Yue, we still have something to do today, so we won't bother you here. If Brother Yue is free in the future, you can go to the mountain to have a look. There is a mountain and a river nearby, and the scenery is not bad." Zhixin and the others I still had to go to Steward Sun, so I got up and said goodbye.

Yue Siyuan asked someone to prepare a gift in return, "Brother Xu, they are all ordinary things, not as novelty as yours. Going back to give to the two old people and children is also my kindness. I hope my brother Mo I have to decline." What he said was true, this return gift is a daily practice in human relations, and the panacea type return gift is really not as good as Xu Jia's carefully prepared one.

Zhixin didn't refuse either. Rich families pay attention to these things. If he doesn't accept them, it will be bad for his master's face.So the father and son came out from Yue's house, and the servants of Yue's mansion put the return gift on the cart, Zhixin bowed his hands to Yue Siyuan who personally sent it out, and then drove away with the ox cart.

Yue Siyuan looked at the backs of Zhixin and his son leaving, and said to Pengcheng beside him, "Son, get along well with the Xu family's children in the future. This Wenhan will have great achievements in the future. And that little girl named Jinghan, if If you can make friends with her, there will definitely be unexpected gains."

Pengcheng nodded, "Father, I understand." The father and son turned around and returned home.

Zhixin and his son went to Steward Sun's house again, so naturally they had to exchange pleasantries before returning to the mountain.There is no need to list the busyness of years ago, the Xu family is busy preparing for the new year.Jinghan was still busy with mushrooms in those two houses. She thought about the mushrooms coming out a few more times a year ago. Didn't Manager Sun say there was a vegetable shop?It is estimated that this mushroom can be sold well a few years ago.The weather is gradually getting warmer, and if we burn the stove properly, there will probably be more mushrooms.

On the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, Jinghan picked nearly thirty catties of mushrooms and asked Zhixin to send them to the town.Steward Sun was very happy when he saw it, and added another five cents per catty.And he also told Zhixin that if mushrooms could come out a year ago, he would send them over as soon as possible. 28 On this day, Jinghan picked another thirty catties, which was about the same as a year ago.There is very little left, so I just keep some for my own family to eat, and give some to others, which is almost the same.

Amidst the sound of firecrackers, it is another year.Jing Han is already 11 years old, and it has been almost three years since she came to this world.In a blink of an eye, the ice and snow outside melted, and everything recovered. It was a good time for the grass to grow and the flowers to bloom.

Of course, there is a lot of work in the ginseng farm, and Jinghan is also busy. She wants to take out the cocoons of the mountain silkworms that were hidden last year, and use artificial heating to make these cocoons hatch and lay eggs.Of course, the heating place is still those two houses.The fungus trees in the house had been moved out long ago. At this time, the house was already full of fine hemp ropes, and silkworm cocoons were densely strung on them.

If the mountain silkworm wants to have an even temperature, it has to thread the cocoon.Of course, when you wear it, you only pass through the cocoon made of silk on the outside, and you can't hurt the chrysalis inside.During the heating process, it should be turned frequently to keep the heating even.This process takes about 40 days, and the chrysalis in the silkworm cocoon will break out of the cocoon and become a silkworm moth.

Naturally, Jinghan can't stay in the house all day long, she just burns the fire wall every morning and evening to keep the temperature in the house at 26 degrees.This temperature is not easy to grasp, because there is no thermometer after all.Jinghan had no choice but to test the temperature based on the feeling of the human body.Anyway, this tussah silkworm was originally wild, and its resistance is better than that of the silkworm, but it is slightly worse, and it is not a big deal.

Jingya returned to Tao's house in the town, and Wenhan and Wencheng went to take the county examination in February.The old gentlemen in the school thought that Wenhan and the others were okay and they should give it a try, so they helped to arrange guarantees and so on, and then asked Wenhan, Wencheng, Pengcheng, and Zixuan to take the county examination together.As a result of the exam, Wen Han, Zixuan, and Peng Cheng all passed the exam, while Wen Cheng did not.

Wencheng returned home and told the old man that he didn't want to study anymore, because he was really not talented and not interested in these things, and he wanted to study medicine with Zhiming.

The old man thought for a long time, and then looked up at Wen Cheng carefully. "Wencheng, you have to think clearly about this matter. Our family can still afford to pay for your studies. As long as you miss it, grandpa will let you go on. If you don't study, you can study medicine with your third uncle. It's okay, have you thought about it yourself, just don't regret it." The old man cherished Wen Cheng and Wen Chang even more, after all, the two brothers lost their fathers and their mothers, and their backgrounds were too pitiful.

"Grandpa, I figured it out. I have never been good at studying, so I don't need to spend my whole life on the imperial examinations for an unattainable fame. I have to learn something useful. My third uncle taught me to study medicine before." , I really like these medicinal materials, I want to learn from third uncle, grandpa, just promise me." Wen Cheng looked at grandpa very firmly, expressing his attitude.

The old man and the old lady glanced at each other, then nodded helplessly, "Well, you are walking the road yourself, and no one can force you. Since you have made a decision, it is up to you. Don't regret it in the future That's fine." The old man agreed.

Wen Cheng knelt down and kowtowed to the old man and the old lady, "Grandpa, grandma, thank you for your success. Wen Cheng's father passed away, and his mother left. It is my grandparents who love me and love me, which prevent me from becoming a wild man without a father or a mother." Son, Wen Cheng will remember this kindness in his heart. He will grow up to be an adult in Japanese, and he will definitely repay grandma's kindness."

"You child, why are you still on your knees? Hurry up, get up quickly. Good boy, you are all grandchildren of grandma, if you don't love you, who else can grandma love? Alright, I will give you three When uncle sees a gift, he will be regarded as an apprentice. In the future, if he learns from your third uncle well, he will have the ability to settle down." The old man hurriedly got Wen Cheng up, and then gave instructions.

Wen Cheng knelt down and kowtowed to Zhiming, and formally worshiped his teacher. Since then, Wen Cheng has returned to the mountain, studied medical science with Zhiming, and was busy with the work on the mountain with everyone.

Jinghan only found out about Wencheng's decision at night. Jinghan found Wencheng and talked to him about his future plans. "Second brother, you don't want to go to school, but you studied medicine with my third uncle. It's not bad. Have you ever thought about it, what do you want to do in the future? Do you want to open a medical clinic by yourself and see a doctor, or go to someone else's medical clinic? Woolen cloth?"

Wen Cheng listened and shook his head. "I haven't thought about these things yet. I'll study medicine with Uncle San first. When I really learn well, it's not too late to think about those things, right?"

Jing Han nodded, Wen Cheng is right to think so, the most fundamental thing is to learn medical skills well first.However, sometimes, you can also go another way, not just one way. "Second brother, do you want to cultivate medicinal materials in the past, and then go to manage medicinal materials? You see, in those drugstores, the price of the hammer is measured by money, and the price is very expensive. But we sell it, but it is measured by the catty. There is a lot of money in the middle, and the money is earned by those medicinal material merchants. Besides, we ginseng farmers have been working in the fields for three years, and the ginseng we grow can only be bought at such a low price. The profits, It was all earned by these peddlers. If my brother can find a market and sell the sticks we have worked so hard to sell at a higher price, I think the people in the village will be very happy. Second brother, you want to learn Medicine is good, but studying medicine is only a road, and there are too many roads to go before you. Studying medicine is just the beginning, and with this beginning, you can do many things."

(End of this chapter)