Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

Jingxian nodded, "Isn't that what you said? We came from hard times, and we are very busy just thinking about how to live our lives every day. How can we be like them, who have nothing to do all day long, and only think about people? One by one. They are shy and polite on the outside, but secretly they are scheming and plotting. It’s not that I look down on them, the girls in our village are much better than them.”

When Jinghan heard this, her face turned cold, "What's going on?"

Jingya and the others also came close to them, and Jingya said, "Let me tell you, that flower-viewing banquet was held in a garden of Dongpinghou's family. There was a big lake in the garden, and everyone was there. When we were traveling on the lake, we didn't expect someone to see Jingxian being in the limelight, so he reached out and pushed Jingxian into the lake. How could our Jingxian be such an economical person? A chicken loses a lot of money. That girl didn't know how to swim and almost drowned. "

Speaking of this, several women looked unhappy. Jingxian was their sister, but she was almost killed. Fortunately, Jingxian stayed with Jinghan all day long, went up mountains and down rivers, and had first-rate water skills, so nothing happened.

"After that incident, Mingyu was furious and took care of the girl's father. He also said that if any family dares to hold such a banquet again within three years, just wait and see." Jingxian smiled and told the final result.

Jinghan glared at Jingxian, "Are you still laughing? If someone pushes you, you can fall into the lake? I guess you have lost all your kung fu while living in the capital, right? Otherwise, it can only be her It's none of your business if you fall. Starting from tomorrow, get up in the morning and practice." Jinghan also knows that Jingxian has a lot to learn now, and there must be some things that she can't take care of. But no matter what, Kung Fu cannot be lost.

"Second sister, are you too cruel? I'm very busy every day." Jingxian said shamelessly.

"No matter how busy you are, it is necessary to get up early in the morning to practice. Even if you are married, it is the same with Mingyu. Your brother-in-law and I have always gotten up early in the morning to do boxing or something, that is, when Qingyuan was pregnant It was delayed during the confinement period, and then she continued after the baby was one month old. "Jinghan has never missed exercising, otherwise she would not be able to bear it if she was so busy.

Several women present looked at Jinghan with admiration. Unexpectedly, Jinghan didn't even lose her kung fu when she got married. "Second sister, you are so amazing. You have to be busy with so many things and you can still persist in practicing martial arts."

Jingya and Jingwan quickly changed the subject, which they were not good at. "By the way, Jinghan, when you come to the capital this time, you can meet a few merchants. They want to sell the woolen fabric in the south. They have been struggling here for a long time, but I didn't dare to agree to them. Here you go I don’t know how much cloth I can produce.”

Jingya's shop can be said to be well-known in the capital. There are many merchants who want to buy goods from here and bring them back to the south to sell, but Jingya refuses to spit, so there is nothing they can do. Jingya also understood that she should take advantage of this momentum and expand her business. But she couldn't make the decision, so she said that Jinghan could come soon and she could talk to Jinghan then.

"Sister, my eldest brother-in-law is an official in the court. You don't negotiate business with others by yourself, do you?" Jinghan glanced at Jingya.

"Do you think I'm stupid? Is it okay to run a business in public, and let people know about it? The Yue family has always been in this industry, and there are many capable people. My father-in-law has sent several big managers, how can they be used? Ask me to come forward. This time, I just said that the owner of the Zhifang is coming to the capital and will introduce him when the time comes." Jingya rolled her eyes at Jinghan, she has been fooling around all these years and can't do anything like this. clear?

Jinghan was relieved and said with a smile, "That's about the same. Just train a few more capable managers and let them come forward if something happens. Okay, I'll talk to Changshun and Changan about this and let them Go and meet those merchants. However, I estimate that only about 5,000 horses can be released this year, so you must keep more here."

"That's good. I'm afraid that if you give them too much, I won't have any here. You have to know that this is not my shop alone. Sister-in-law, Jingwan, and Jingxian are all involved in it. . All our pocket money in the capital is based on this shop. In other words, if we don't have any income, it will be based on the salary of your brother-in-law and others. The whole family is still not allowed to drink from the northwest wind?" Jingya complained.

Xiuyun and Jingwan next to them nodded quickly, "Isn't it? It's really heartbreaking to spend this money. But there is nothing you can do. If you don't spend money, will you eat or not? Will you wear clothes? Even firewood, You have to spend money to buy it," Jingwan said with some pain. "I really miss the days when I was at home. I had to pick everything from the fields to eat, and there was plenty of firewood for the fire. How is it like now?"

Jinghan resisted the urge to roll her eyes and said helplessly, "Sister-in-law, eldest sister, Jingwan, can you use your brains? Last year, you four could earn at least ten dollars just from woolen cloth and wool. It's ten thousand taels, let alone a clothing store. What are you doing with this money? There is a lot of land around the capital. Let Mingyu help you buy a village. Just find someone to take care of it. Not only will the house have enough food this year, but there will be a lot leftover, and the things sold at your own store are more reliable than buying them." Jinghan said. She was speechless. With the money she earned last year, she had already bought a ranch. This year she also plans to build a farm.

Jingya and others looked at each other, a little stunned, and then Jingxian was the first to react and clapped her hands, "Let me tell you, the second sister will definitely have a good idea when she comes. See, how easy it is to solve it?" "

Xiuyun and Jingya also slapped their foreheads, "Isn't that right? Why didn't we think about this? Buying a village is also considered as buying an asset. In addition, it can also provide food for the house, isn't it? Kill two birds with one stone? Why don’t we have the brains of Jinghan?”

Jinghan snorted, "You don't have the brains. When you came to the capital, you forgot that you came from a farmer's family. If our father had money, he would definitely buy land."

In fact, it’s not Jingya’s fault. Jingya and Jingwan didn’t do much farm work when they were at home, they just helped during spring plowing and autumn harvest. Later, when the family had more people, they no longer had to do these things. Xiuyun's father is a wife, and she doesn't even know how to do farm work. Among them, Jingxian had some work experience, but she didn't have a family yet, and she was married to a prince, so she didn't have to worry about these things at all. So these people didn't think about it at all.

"Second sister, please don't be angry, okay? We have indeed forgotten our roots." Jingwan took Jinghan's hand and said carefully.

"Jingwan, I'm not angry. I just think that if we continue like this, will our children in the future understand the hardships we endured? It's almost as if they were soaked in a honey jar when they were born. Will you understand how food is grown?" Jinghan expressed her worries.

"The Xu family has just come out of the village to our generation. It is not a famous family, let alone an aristocratic family. There is still a long way to go. Being based on agriculture is not only about the country, but also about the country. Home. Only when you have the land in your hands is the foundation. Farming, reading and inheriting the family are not just empty words. You must buy some land, cultivate it in the spring and harvest it in the autumn, and let the children go and see it. Let’s also experience how happy it is to eat vegetables and food grown by one’s own hands.” Jinghan smiled, remembering her past days in the mountains.

"Yes, that's what we should do. We are originally farmers, why should we be afraid of others talking about us? What's wrong with farmers? Without those hard-working farmers, those dignitaries would not starve to death?" Jingya was the first to agree. Jinghan's words, but there was obviously a hint of bitterness in her tone. Thinking about my days in the capital, there were also some bitternesses that could not be appreciated by outsiders.

"Yes, that's right. In the past, we all had some misconceptions. We thought that admiring flowers and drinking tea with those wealthy officials' wives would slowly be accepted by them, but secretly, people still said that we were idiots. Origin? Just ignore those people and live our own lives, as long as we live comfortably. We have to discuss this matter. Buying land is a big deal and we need to think about it slowly." .

Jinghan also understood in her heart that Wenhan and Pengcheng had no foundation at all in the capital, but they could be by the emperor's side. This was a job that many people envied. Coupled with the marriage between Jingxian and Mingyu, people in the capital still don't know what they are talking about behind the scenes. Thinking about Jingya and the others' life in the capital, it wasn't too easy, right?

Moreover, in this capital city, all kinds of officials are like crucian carp crossing the river. To put it bluntly, just throwing a brick on the street can hit several fifth-grade officials, let alone sixth- and seventh-grade officials. Wen Han and Peng Cheng could not show off at all in the capital. What about Jingya and Xiuyun? Even if they really go to a banquet, no one will take them seriously.

Even Jingxian, didn't there always be people who dared to push her into the water? Isn't it because the Xu family is just a farmer and has no background?

Jinghan sighed secretly in her heart. When the emperor sent Zixuan to serve as an official, the family was still a little confused. But now it seems that the outside may not be as good as the inside of the capital. At least in Zhendong County, Zixuan is the boss, and no one dares to disrespect him. Similarly, no one dared to give Jinghan any trouble.

"I have already bought a pasture, and I want to build another farm this fall. When you are free, come to my place. I will let you experience the feeling of seeing the cattle and sheep when the wind blows the grass." Jinghan said. I wanted to talk about these things again, so I changed the topic.