Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

Lin Xing's couple and Zixuan Wenhan sent Jinghan and Jingwan to the mountain. When brothers Zhixin heard that such things had happened in the county, they became a little angry.

"Third brother, stop on the mountain and go down to the county. If anything happens to the third sister in the county, she won't be able to do anything about it. You are not alone in farming on the mountain. Hurry up and help her. As long as the restaurant can persist, they will try their best to hold on. I quickly wrote to Lao Wu to see what he could do. We have old and new grudges with the Qin family. I'm afraid things won't stop." Zhixin drove Zhiming down the mountain directly.

Zhiming also remembered his wife, so he packed two pieces of clothes and left. Although Wen Cheng was worried, there was too much work on the mountain and he couldn't leave people anymore, so he didn't follow him.

Wenhan was worried about these things at home and decided not to go to the county school for the time being. Before they came back, Pengcheng sent the servant at home to the master and asked for leave. It happens to be on the mountain, and I can also help my family farm and so on.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhixin and Mr. and Mrs. Xingjia discussed the marriage between Zixuan and Jinghan and unanimously decided to marry them on April 20th. Today is already the first day of April, so time is very tight.

"Dad, is this too tight? Can we get ready?" Zixuan asked.

"What's the point? We're not planning to make a big fuss. Our house is newly built and can be lived in simply by cleaning it up. We can just treat the villagers to a meal on the wedding day." Xingjia said and looked at Jinghan , "Girl, I just feel a little wronged to you."

Jinghan smiled and said, "Uncle, it's okay. I don't feel aggrieved. As long as I can be with Zixuan." Jinghan couldn't feel aggrieved at all, but in this situation, she couldn't allow herself to think about anything else. . "Uncle, aunt, you can discuss it here. I'm going to take a look at the mountain. I haven't come up to take a look this year. I don't know how the tussahs are hatching." Jinghan turned around and went out.

Zhixin looked at his daughter's back and felt very sad. The Xu family is what it is today, mostly thanks to Jinghan. But now, my daughter is getting married, but she has to do it quietly. Zhixin felt terribly uncomfortable because he could not let his daughter get married in a glamorous manner.

"Xingjia, this matter is settled. We will also send some more silver and other things with you. There is really no time to prepare the rest. We should seize the time to plant all the land first, and we can't just patronize Jinghan. The land has been delayed, which is our fundamental problem. The wine shop is not busy now, so let Guoan help you plant the land quickly. I have more people here. When I finish planting, I will go over to help you. "The Lin family has more than 100 acres of land, which is more than the Xu family. Zhixin was afraid that they would be too busy to start a family.

"Sure, it doesn't matter where you land. Normally, we wait until the crops are almost planted before we hire help. If you can get away with it, that's the best. We brothers, I won't be polite to you either. It would be best to finish planting as soon as possible. It will be a lifelong matter for the children. If you have more time, you can also prepare more things for them." Xingjia nodded, not politely. The key is the relationship between the two families. This would seem vain if you were too polite.

After discussing the matter, the Lin family of three left. Before leaving, Zixuan went to find Jinghan and talked to Jinghan for a while, leaving Jinghan to wait peacefully on the mountain.

After seeing off the Lin family, Zhixin quickly asked Wenhan to write a letter, find someone to come to the town and find a way to deliver it to Zhixiang.

Jinghan felt relieved now that the marriage was settled. Jinghan, who returned to the mountain, was like a fish leaving the water and returning to the water again. Compared with the days in the county, it is much more comfortable.

Spring plowing has begun and everyone is very busy. The Xu family now has a lot of people, but in order to save time, Jinghan and the others also went to work in the fields. After growing up all winter, Jinghan, who was finally a little whiter, now turned black again. When Mrs. Xue saw it, she felt a little distressed and urged Jinghan to go back quickly.

"Mom, what else is there to do with this little work? Everyone is working, why don't you leave me alone? When it gets dark, it gets dark. Isn't that what I do every year? I can't just be afraid of getting tanned, and then I will Don't do anything, just sit around in the house." Jinghan didn't care about this at all. Now that she was on the mountain, she felt very at ease and just wanted to do some work.

"Where can I be idle? You are getting married in ten days, and your wedding dress hasn't been made yet, so you can just make it at home." Ms. Xue actually knew that Jinghan, right? Maybe the wedding dress was made in such a short time. Ms. Xue had already sent people to the town to find an embroidery workshop to rush the production. She told Jinghan just because she didn't want her to be affected. Jinghan has been able to do it since she was a child, and there is no job for her at home. Now that she is about to get married, Mrs. Xue certainly wants her daughter to rest for a while.

Jinghan smiled. She naturally understood her mother's thoughts, but she really didn't want to take any time off now. She is so busy that she won't have random thoughts. Jinghan said with a smile, "Mom, just let me work. You see, I'm getting married now, and I won't be able to help you farm the land anymore. This is the last time I will farm the land for my family, so you can Let me be here."

Xue was fine at first, but when Jinghan said these words, Xue couldn't help but shed tears. "Why do you think you are destined to die like this? Our family is getting better and better, and my brother and your father are planning to prepare more dowry for you so that you can marry in glory. But who would have thought that this would happen? Like this?"

When Jinghan saw that her words made her mother sad, she quickly came to persuade her. "Okay, mother, I don't care about this. Our family has been so good to me, and I am already satisfied. This is our family. If there are other families nearby, aren't there those who sold their daughters? And there are others. Yes, even if the family has a lot of money, they are not willing to spend any money on the girl. They want to make the girl work without food. Are there many people like this? With you caring for me so much, what else am I not satisfied with? It was me who caused it, and it's unfilial to make my parents and relatives worried. It's good if my parents don't blame me." Jinghan wiped her mother's face with the handkerchief in her hand. "Okay, it's busy in spring, so we'd better work quickly and finish it early."

Jing Wan and Jing Xian also came over to give some words of advice. Xue finally felt better and everyone started working quickly again.

The Xu family still planted about 70 acres of land this year. Although they bought a lot of forests, they were all used for other purposes and could not be used to open up wasteland for farming. The family had enough manpower, so it took a total of six days to plant everything.

Zhixin led the people to do this and that on the mountain, while Mrs. Xue went down to prepare some dowry for her daughter. It was not good to prepare anything at all. I'm afraid it's too late to buy large pieces of furniture, but Xue still prepared some clothes, fabrics, jewelry, etc. that can be bought directly.

In a blink of an eye, Jinghan has been back on the mountain for more than ten days. In addition to helping with farming, Jinghan pays attention to the hatching of silkworm cocoons every day, and of course the duck eggs obtained from the capital. Two thousand duck eggs were placed on several beds. Li and others are all good at this. Jinghan once gave an idea to sew animal skins together and fill them with water to make a big water bag. Then the surroundings are blocked with wooden boards, and the eggs are placed on top of the water bag, so that the temperature is relatively constant and there will be no sudden cooling or heating. Jinghan always used plastic bags in her previous life, but since there are no plastic bags here, she has to use animal skins. As for whether it leaks or not, don't worry about it. In fact, there is some glue that can be used.

It takes about twenty-eight days for the duck eggs to hatch, and there are still a few days left until the ducklings hatch. Jinghan started to look forward to what would happen when these little ducks came out of their shells.

The news coming back from the county town was that the restaurant was pretty good and the Qin family didn't go there to cause trouble. The Lu family had already written a letter to Mr. Qin, which may have had an effect. In addition, the manager of the Lu family was also there, so no one went to look for trouble.

When Jinghan heard the news, she felt relieved. It seems that the Qin family is still more worried about the Lu family. In this case, this matter will probably end like this.

In the county town, Qin Mansion.

"Sir, the second master sent a letter from the capital." Mr. Yan handed the letter to Mr. Qin.

"Mr. Yan, just look at it for me. I'm out of energy right now and don't want to look at it." Mr. Qin was half lying on the kang and said listlessly. Ever since he met Jinghan, he couldn't be interested in other women. Then he thought about Jinghan every day and was obsessed with her.

Mr. Yan was a little helpless and couldn't say anything else. How could he not know what kind of virtue his master was? That is a lustful evil spirit. When he meets a beautiful woman, he will not be willing to accept it unless he gets her. Mr. Yan sighed, such a brother is thanks to the second master's ability, otherwise, he would have been sued long ago.

"Master, this is good news. The third young lady of the second master's family has become the crown prince's concubine. Now, the second master is the prince's father-in-law." Mr. Yan was immediately happy when he read the letter. got up. "Looking at it this way, the situation in the capital must have become clearer, and the prince seems to have a sure victory, so the second master will openly support the prince. In addition, the third young lady has also arranged a marriage for the fifth young lady in our house. It was said that she was given to Dingbei Hou as his stepmother. This Dingbei Hou had made great achievements in fighting against the Beiyuan Kingdom in the north and was made a marquis by the emperor. At the end of last year, Dingbei Hou's wife died of illness. He is only thirty-five years old this year, and he has been in the army, so he only has a son who is only ten years old. The second master said that although he is a step-in-law, if the fifth daughter of our family gets married, he can directly take charge of the middle school. Mr. Hou's wife is not comparable to ordinary people. Without the respect of the third lady, such a good marriage would not be possible for our family." Mr. Yan's eyes suddenly lit up.