Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

That's what selling things is like, one person buying can bring many people over. As soon as the woman left, several people gathered around her. This one costs three kilograms, and that one costs five kilograms. In a short while, about twenty kilograms were sold. Jinghan looked at the few remaining thorn buds in the basket on her back and felt happy. "Brother, this thing is very easy to sell."

Wenhan also didn't expect that these thorn buds could be sold so easily, and the smile on his face never stopped. "Yeah, I didn't expect it. It's a pity that I have to go to school tomorrow. Maybe I can go and break some back."

"It's okay, I'll go with my mother." Jinghan finally got an opportunity to make money, and she didn't want to let it go.

The two brothers and sisters were talking, and someone came to buy thorn sprouts. One of Jinghan and Wenhan weighed the vegetables, and the other collected the money. They cooperated quite well. It took less than an hour to sell out all the thorn buds. The two people packed up their baskets and scales and headed home. While walking, Jinghan calculated how much money she bought today.

"There are thirty-two kilograms in total, and they are all sold at six cents per kilogram, so the total is one hundred and ninety-two cents. Brother, we sold nearly two hundred cents today, which is really a lot." Jinghan said with a smile. The money was put away. "Tomorrow I'm going to the mountains with my mother. The place we left today should be there further on. While there is still this thing in the past few days, I must make more money."

When Wenhan saw his sister's money-obsessed look, he felt funny, "Little sister, why do you have to make money?"

Jinghan rolled her eyes at her elder brother, "Brother, don't you love money? With money, we can do many things. I want to eat delicious food, dumplings and steamed buns, but not corn tortillas. With money, we can Let’s eat something good.” She is a foodie, absolutely.

Wenhan rubbed Jinghan's little head, "Why don't you think about dressing yourself up properly? It's so nice to look like Jingya and look pretty. You're just a tomboy."

Jinghan said nothing, and the two siblings quickened their pace and arrived home in a short time. Mrs. Xue was cleaning up the vegetable garden at home. When Wenhan saw his mother busy in the garden, he quickly put down the basket and went to help. "Mom, let me do it. You go and rest first. What are you going to plant?"

Ms. No?"

Beside her, Jinghan hugged her mother's neck and said, "Mom, we sold nearly two hundred coins today. Will mom accompany me on a mountain trip tomorrow? I want to sell more money."

When Ms. Xue heard that she had made so much money from the sale, she was very happy, "Okay, there is not much work at home anyway, and it will take a while to plant vegetables." The child knew how to make money, and the mother was naturally happy. "Okay, Wenhan, just look at plowing this land. Today, even going up the mountain and going to the town will be enough for you. You don't need to do more, wait until your father comes back and let him do it." At this time , it’s time for seedlings to emerge in the Bangchui field. If some seedlings cannot come out, you have to dig them out with your hands to prevent them from being suffocated inside. Xu Zhixin just went up the mountain to do this job.

Wenhan listened to his mother's words and nodded in agreement, "Mom, go and get busy. I'll just turn over this small piece."

Mrs. Xue went back to the house to cook. Logically speaking, the cooking should be done by her sisters-in-law in shifts, but since the incident with Xu Zhiyong happened at home, Mrs. Wei stopped cooking. Mrs. Xue saw that she was quite pitiful, so she didn't say anything. She and Ms. Chen were the only ones cooking. The sister-in-law at home is weak, so she just does sewing and other things in the house, but she can't cook at all.

Mrs. Chen saw that the time was almost up, so she came out of the house and cooked with Mr. Xue. "Boss, wife, you said that our Huixin is sixteen, and the marriage is still not settled. How can we arrange it? It's really worrying." This little daughter has always been a worry for the old lady. Logically speaking, for a sixteen-year-old girl, it is a good time to say kiss. But this little daughter's health is not good, and everyone in the village knows it, but no one comes to propose marriage. I really don't know what to do.

"Mom, don't be anxious. Huixin has become much stronger in the past two years. I think when I have time, my mother will go find the matchmaker behind and ask her to help arrange a marriage for Huixin. The girl is at home. As time goes by, people will start gossiping. By the way, I have to teach Huixin how to cook when we have time. We can just let her watch from the side while we cook. She must know how to cook it, right? If you don't wait to get married, why don't you find a mother-in-law for her? "Mr. If you marry a wife who can't even cook, no one will care about her.

"Yes, we really have to let Huixin practice slowly. Otherwise, we can't let others dislike her if we get married?" Mrs. Chen also felt that Ms. The third daughter-in-law cooked well. "You should also teach her when you have time. You can cook well."

"Sure, then I'll teach you Huixin." Mr. Xue nodded.

Both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are quick at work, and they had all the meals ready in a short time. Just as Xu Zhixin and the old man came in from outside, Mrs. Chen quickly told them to wash their hands and eat. In farmyards, people usually have early dinner in the morning so that they can take advantage of the daylight without lighting the lamp.

Mrs. Xue shouted in the courtyard, and everyone went into the east room to have dinner together. Mrs. Chen told Huixinxue to cook at the dinner table. Huixin nodded and agreed. This was for her own good. The old man looked at Mrs. Wei who was busy eating, and said: "Second daughter-in-law, it seems to me that you haven't cooked at all these days? That's not okay. Although your sister-in-law doesn't care about you, she can't do this. Is she coming alone? We have a big family, and cooking is a big job. From tomorrow on, we still have to cook in shifts."

Wei was having a good meal. When he heard this, he cried, "How can we not let people live anymore? My men are gone, how can I still work? My men will die for you." "Yes, I just don't work, what's wrong?" This person is absolutely weird, he can cry and not delay eating at the same time. Jinghan was impressed by what she saw.

When Mrs. Xue heard this, she put down the bowl and said, "Second daughter-in-law, you don't have to keep saying that your second brother died for us. No one in this family is sorry for you. These days, you don't do anything." , I didn’t say anything. But it has to count, right? Why, you can bully me if you think I’m easy to bully?”

When Mrs. Wei heard this, she hurriedly ate the rice in the bowl, then sat on the ground and started to behave, "Oh, I can't live anymore. Zhiyong, you have no conscience, you go away, leave me to let others Bullying. I just haven’t cooked for a few days. They can’t tolerate me. I can’t stay in this house. Zhiyong, why don’t you take me away?”

When Wencheng and Wenchang saw their mother like this, they quickly went to help Mrs. Wei, "Mom, please get up quickly. Isn't this ugly? We really can't let the eldest aunt do all the work in the family. In this way, when you are cooking, We both will help you." Wen Cheng advised his mother.

"Little bastard, your mother is being bullied. It's okay if you don't help me. Why do you still let me work? I raised you for nothing." When the Wei family heard this, she even scolded her son. Wencheng and Wenchang were speechless. Their mother was supposed to help, but she ignored them at all. How could they help? The two children helped Mrs. Wei vigorously and asked her to sit on the edge of the Kang.

"Mom, we are a family. There are so many people eating together. You just let my eldest aunt cook. She has other jobs. How can she be so busy? Besides, can the three of us eat together? What if Mom will do it in the future? If you don't cook, then we brothers won't eat either. We don't have the nerve to do that." Wen Cheng said with a straight face. It was really helpless for his mother to do this.

"You little bastard, have you grown up and dared to threaten your mother? Why did I raise you two so heartless?" Ms. Wei opened fire on her son. "Did I raise you so big just so that you can teach me a lesson? Try saying something again and see if I don't beat you to death." Wei said as she took off her shoes.

When the old man saw this posture, he became angry, "Second daughter-in-law, do you want to change the world? There is nothing wrong with what I said. You will cook in shifts with the eldest daughter-in-law tomorrow. If you don't cook, don't eat. Our family You eat the most, why don't you work? It's not like you can't do anything, just cooking, and your mother and Huixin are helping you, how can you be so tired?" The old man was really angry this time. Wei was a very good eater. One time he even ate five bowls of large rice dumplings, plus half a bowl of potato soup. Everyone in the village knew about it and told it as a joke.

When Mrs. Wei heard that she wasn't allowed to eat, she wilted. She had a big appetite, so why not let her eat? "Dad, don't be angry, can't I do it? Isn't it just cooking? I just do it."

The meal was finished in a noisy manner. Jingya and Jinghan helped clear the table. Xue said all the bowls in the kitchen, put them in the cabinet, and then went back to the east wing.

There was no talking all night, and the next morning, all those studying and those working in the fields were gone. Mrs. Xue fed all the gathering pigs again, and then led Jinghan into the mountain. The place we went to today was still nearby yesterday. As expected, there were a lot of thorny buds. The mother and daughter were not afraid of pricking their hands and kept breaking them off. When it was almost noon, the basket on my back was full. "Mom, let's go home, I'm a little hungry." Jinghan said after seeing that she had broken off a lot. Her stomach was really growling. An eight-year-old child gets hungry very quickly when she is growing up. Jinghan is even more hungry as she runs all over the mountain.

Mrs. Xue looked at the vegetables in the basket on her back and then looked at the sky. It was indeed getting late and it was time to go home. "Let's go back. It's like you're carrying a hungry bag." Xue said helplessly.