Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

In July, the tenth year of Daqi Tianshun, in a big house in Xizhou City. Jingxian was coaxing her little daughter Yanran, who was playing there, "Come on, Yan'er, look what's in mom's hand, come and get it." Jingxian held a pink stuffed doll in her hand, teasing the little girl. The daughter walked towards him.

Jingxian's daughter is named Yanran. This little girl looks as cute as Jade Snow, just like Jingxian when she was little. Perhaps because he has been carried by others since he was a child, the little guy walks much later than others. Yanran's birthday was at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, and it has been more than twenty months now. She still walks unsteadily and is not very steady.

Xiao Yanran is very fat. Although it is not very hot in the north in July, there is still a lot of sweat on the little guy's head and face. The sleeves were rolled up, revealing the white little arms that looked like lotus joints. Each joint was so fleshy and cute.

Xiao Yanran stared at the doll in her mother's hand, looking very longing for it. The puppet is pink and tender, and is made into the shape of a cartoon cat. It is simply an irresistible temptation for little girls. She worked very hard and walked towards her mother step by step. She was about to arrive in front of her mother. Unfortunately, her two little fat legs were embarrassingly stuck together at this time. Then she walked directly towards her mother. He lay down in front of him.

"Ah, princess, be careful." The girl next to her was so frightened when she saw it that she hurried forward to help her.

At that time, Mingyu had made great achievements in the Beiyuan campaign, but he was already a prince and could not give any more rewards. Therefore, the emperor issued a decree and directly made Mingyu's son the county prince and his daughter the princess. Therefore, despite her young age, Yanran is already an officially titled princess of Danyang.

"No, let her get up on her own. It's because you were too careful, holding her all day long and not letting her walk, that's why she ended up like this. Children only grow strong after being beaten and beaten. This floor mat The blanket won't hit her." Jingxian didn't care. How could her mother have time to hug her when she was little? I always run behind my sister. If I fall down, I just get up by myself. Do I still expect others to help me?

Xiao Yanran lay down on the thick long-haired carpet and nibbled on the fur. However, she didn't cry. This soft blanket felt quite good when she climbed on it. So, a certain little baby lay down on the ground and rolled around. "Haha, mother, mother." Xiao Yanran was having a good time.

Jingxian was speechless when she saw her daughter acting so dishonestly. Good girl, your mother wants to train you to walk, doesn't she make you roll all over the floor? "Yan'er, come on, stand up and come to Mom, okay? Look, this is a little stuffed animal that my second aunt made for you. How beautiful it is."

The pink doll in Jingxian's hand was made by Jinghan when she had nothing to do at home. Jinghan accompanies Zixuan at home. She has no idea what to do every day, so she thinks about making many kinds of puppets to coax her daughter Qingning. It turned out that Qing Ning liked it so much that everyone was holding these things while walking and sitting. When Jinghan saw that her daughter liked it so much, she guessed that Yanran might like it too. So, I selected several kinds and had them delivered.

As a result, Yanran's favorite was this pink kitten. Well, let’s fight for your beloved toy. The little guy stared at the doll in his mother's hand with his big dark eyes, then stood up hard and walked towards his mother. Okay, one step, two steps, getting closer and closer to your beloved toy. Finally, when he was still one step away from his mother, the little guy opened his hands and jumped on top of the doll.

The joy of getting his beloved toy made the little guy couldn't help but laugh. The little girl's sweet laughter rang out in the room, making people laugh along with them.

"Mom, you are teasing my sister again." A little boy of four or five years old came in outside. This boy had red lips and white teeth, dark eyes like cold stars, but his immature face was very serious. At such a young age, he was already very serious. The posture of the prince is gone.

Yanran hugged her beloved toy and turned around to see her brother, "Brother, brother." She shouted and ran towards her brother with the toy in her arms.

The boy is naturally Li Zhaoye, the eldest son of Mingyu and Jingxian. As soon as he saw his sister running towards him, her fat little legs were not very flexible and they might get stuck together. He was so frightened that he quickly stepped forward and saved his sister. "Be careful, you can't even walk safely, how can you run?" He loved his sister the most. When she was just born, he would lie next to her every day and watch her for a long time.

Yanran leaned into her brother's arms with a smile. After thinking for a moment, she came forward and kissed her brother on the face. "Brother, I think about it."

Li Zhaoye is already five years old, and Mingyu naturally wants him to start reading and literacy. So I found a husband for Zhaoye and he had to study every day. Zhaoye went to study, so he naturally spent less time with his sister. Xiao Yanran had never left her brother since she was a child, so she said she thought about it.

Zhao Ye hugged his sister's soft body and smelled the fragrance of her milk, feeling very good. "Brother misses you too. Are you good, Yanran?"

When Yanran heard that her brother also missed her, she smiled and said, "Be good." She still often speaks out single words, and occasionally can say two words. However, the pronunciation is very accurate and the enunciation is very clear.

Jingxian saw that her son was also sweating, so she quickly asked someone to get some clothes and put them on for her son. "Zhao Ye, go wash your hands. There is a watermelon sent by Zhuangzi here. It is quite sweet." There are not many fruits in the north, so this watermelon can be considered a good thing.

Jingxian and the others came to Xizhou less than a year ago. When they passed by the house, Jinghan gave Jingxian all the Zhuangzi he had. This is all taken care of, so don’t worry about it. There is enough food and drink in the house for a year, and there is still a lot of potential. They were all sisters, so Jingxian didn't refuse. She would just supply the second sister with any good things in the future.

After hearing this, Zhaoye quickly followed the girl to wash his hands, and then came back to eat watermelon. "Mom, there are so few fruits here. It's far worse than in the capital." He said while eating.

Jingxian smiled, "You are so picky when you have something to eat. Your second aunt managed to grow this a few years ago. When my mother was little, she would go to the mountains to find wild fruits wherever there was such a thing to eat. Just eat. Just be satisfied." Jingxian held the handkerchief and wiped the corners of her son's mouth gently.

As soon as Zhaoye heard about wild fruits, he became energetic. He surrounded his mother and kept asking what the wild fruits looked like.

"There are a lot of wild fruits, such as jujubes, pallets, mountain reds, soft jujubes, etc. Your second aunt usually takes us to the mountains." Jingxian thought of those carefree days in the past and couldn't help but sigh. . Today's days can be said to be extremely wealthy, but unfortunately, those leisurely and comfortable days are gone forever.

"Jingxian, there's a letter from the second sister." Mingyu's voice came from outside. Although Mingyu is a prince, he doesn't like to be restrained by nature. Now that he has left the capital, he doesn't like those rules anymore. He doesn't like to call Princess Jingxian, but he still likes to call Jingxian by this name.

When Jingxian heard that the letter was from her second sister, she was very happy. She stood up, hugged her daughter, and walked towards Mingyu. "What did the second sister say in the letter?"

"They have already left home. The second sister said that she wanted her brother-in-law to accompany him to travel around the world. The whole family went out to play." Mingyu said with envy. "The emperor also sent the eldest prince Haochen to the second sister, saying that the second sister would take him out to have a long experience." Speaking of this, Mingyu was even more envious. He really wanted to talk to him. Sister Jinghan, how about going out together? Alas, it's a pity that he has no such luck.

"My lord, do you also want to go out?" Jingxian and Mingyu have been together for so many years, why don't you understand what your husband is thinking at this moment?

"Forget it, wait a few days and I will take you to the grassland. This season is the most beautiful time on the grassland. It is also very comfortable for us to eat meat on hand and drink kumiss. Back then, my brother I have been thinking about coming here since I came back. Last time we came to fight, we didn’t have the intention to see how beautiful the grassland was. This time, how about our family living on the grassland for a while? "Ming? Yu is restless, and he doesn't want to be stuck in this city all day long.

"Okay, this is easy. But how is our new mansion being built? When can we move there? Brother Wenchang is still living in the small courtyard over there. It's too unfair for him." Jinghan and the others are We came here with Wenchang. There is no royal palace here, so we can only live in Jinghan's original mansion.

At the beginning of spring this year, Mingyu found a lot of people to start building the palace in the north of the city. After all, he is a prince and his mansion cannot be too small, so this project is a little too big and it has not been completed yet.

"Don't worry, I think it will be completed soon, that is, it will be completed at the end of August or early September. Then we will move over and leave this place for Wenchang to live in. Speaking of which, Wenchang is older than me. We haven't gotten married yet, so we should help make arrangements." Mingyu took his daughter from Jingxian's hand, and then led his son with one hand, and everyone went outside to enjoy the shade under the grape trellis.

This grape is not a precious variety, but the mountain grape that Jinghan had someone get from her hometown. As a result, after several years of cultivation, the grapes were much denser than before, the particles were larger, and the taste was much sweeter. Now the grapes are growing vigorously and are full of fruits.

It was very cool under the grape trellis, and it was very comfortable for the family to sit on the wicker chairs and eat fresh watermelon on the table.

Mingyu looked at his beloved wife and son in front of him, feeling very satisfied. It was right to leave the capital, stay away from the right and wrong, and live a leisurely and comfortable life. Although this place is close to the border, Beiyuan Kingdom is now severely damaged and may not be able to recover for more than ten years. There are still 100,000 troops stationed at the border, and it is very stable.

"Jingxian, let's have another child." Mingyu said softly.

Hahaha, after thinking about it for a long time, I thought I’d better write a few extra stories. There should be some coming next, so you can take your time and take a look.