Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

What Chen said today really shocked everyone. They didn't expect that the old man had a wife before, and Chen turned out to be their house filler. The three brothers Zhixin were all a little confused, "Father, mother, why have I never heard of you talking about it?"

The old man smiled and said, "What's there to say? She couldn't leave a child at first. You are all the biological children of me and your mother. Your mother is a good-tempered woman and has never cared about anything. We don't need to Let’s talk about the past. Every year during the Qingming Festival, when we went to visit the grave, wasn’t there a separate grave? There was no monument. That was her grave. When your mother and I died, we would be buried next to her. ”

"Bah, what do you mean by immortality? We still have to live well and see our great-grandson." The old lady smiled and patted the old man, then looked at her sons and said, "Okay, don't remember these too much, just be happy Life is better than anything else. This Huixin is also married. Isn't it time for Lao Wu to go to the capital? "When is Enke this year?" The old lady looked at Zhixiang.

"Mom, the test will be at the end of February. I have already discussed it with my friends. We will leave after the fifteenth day. It will take more than ten days to get to the capital. This way we can rest for a while in the capital and avoid acclimatization. We There are four of us in total, so we can just stay at a friend's house instead of an inn, so Mom doesn't have to worry about anything. "Zhixiang is very prudent and has already arranged everything.

Mrs. Chen nodded, "Okay, that's fine. My mother will be relieved to have a companion."

Zhiming came up here and said, "Mom, we will go back to the county town when Huixin comes back tomorrow. We have been away for more than ten days, and the family has asked neighbors to help take care of it. It's time to go back. We won't accompany you on the 15th. Mom and Dad are here, please take care of yourself. "He is a doctor. Although he will take a few days off during the New Year, he always gets sick at any time, so unlike other businesses, the hospital can only take a few days off on the 16th day of the first lunar month. . I was supposed to go back these days, waiting until Huixin got married.

The old man and Mrs. Chen both nodded in agreement, "Okay, it's good that you can come back and stay with us for a few days. You both have things to do, and you can't always stay at home with us. Your parents are not unreasonable, and they have to take care of you. This is our home." As soon as Mrs. Chen heard that her son was leaving, she went out to collect things. She was a person who was criticized at home when she was little. But when she had a child, she loved her child especially. So every time the children come back, even if there is nothing good at home, you have to bring them something back. Not to mention that the family is doing well this year, and Huixin still has a lot of good things left after her wedding, so she quickly gives some to her son.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the family started to get busy again. Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Zhu cooked a lot of delicious dishes and waited for Huixin to come back. Since the end of Chen Shi, Jinghan and Wenhan have been waiting outside to see when their little aunt would come back.

From a distance, I saw a carriage approaching. As I got closer, I saw that the person in the carriage was my brother-in-law, Tao Qingnian. The children rushed to greet him, and gathered around to call him uncle-in-law.

Tao Qingnian was so happy when he heard the children calling him that, he couldn't close his mouth. He quickly turned around and opened the cotton curtain of the car door, helped Huixin down, and then took out a bag of candies from the carriage and distributed them to the children. "Come, my uncle has prepared this for you, take it and eat."

Wenhan led his brothers and sisters to receive the candy bags, and then Jinghan took his little aunt and walked into the house. At this moment, noise was also heard in the room, and Mrs. Chen and the old man came out. "Huixin, Qingnian, you are back. Come inside, it's cold outside." Ms. Chen looked at her daughter, she looked good, she should be fine at Tao's house. Feeling slightly relieved, I took my daughter's hand and quickly entered the house.

Huixin and Qingnian were both asked to sit on the kang. It was the first time for the new uncle to come to the house, and they needed to be treated well. Jinghan and Jingya were busy bringing snacks and tea. "Little uncle, you drink water, there are snacks here, feel free to eat."

Tao Qingnian quickly thanked him. It was his first time here and he was very restrained. He didn't know how to let go of his arms and legs. Remembering that he had brought a lot of gifts, he quickly went out to get them back and delivered them to the old couple. "Father, mother, I don't know what my elder brother likes, so don't blame me, my elder brother."

What Tao Qingnian brought was nothing more than some snacks, tea, two rulers, and a small jar of wine. These things were not too little as a return gift.

Mrs. Chen said quickly, "You just got married, you don't have any spare money, so you don't need to buy anything for us. As long as you and Huixin live a good life, we old people will be happier than anything else. Celebrating the new year, we, Huixin, are not at home." What kind of work does Tai do? When you get to your house, you should teach your parents more. You should give more guidance on what you like and what you don’t like. Everything is going well at home. Only when the home is good can you feel at ease outside, right? "Ms. Chen was still worried about Hui Xin, so she focused on Tao Qingnian.

Tao Qingnian was also smart and knew that his mother-in-law wanted him to protect his wife more. "Mom, don't worry. Huixin married me, and I will definitely not let her be wronged. Now that we are getting married, my mother has prepared such a thick dowry for Huixin, and I am very grateful in my heart. On the day of the wedding, everyone went All the congratulatory guests said that our family is kind-hearted and puts our daughter first, and Huixin’s dowry is the first in town.” Speaking of this, Tao Qingnian was truly grateful to the Xu family. When his family caused so much trouble, Tao Qingnian was not only willing to marry Huixin, but also gave him such a large amount of dowry and money. This was something Tao Qingnian never expected. He was grateful to the Xu family in his heart, and naturally felt even more pity for Hui Xin.

Jinghan watched from the side. There was a constant smile on her little aunt's face. She must be really happy. Seeing her little aunt like this, Jinghan was also happy for her. Having someone who truly loved her was more important than anything else. Looking back at Jingya, her sister is also eleven this year. In a few years, it will be time for her to get married, right? In fact, Jingya looks a bit like Huixin. She is also a beauty. I am afraid she will not be worse than her little aunt in the future, right? I don’t know who can be so lucky to marry such a virtuous woman as my sister. For a moment, Jinghan was just thinking about it.

When Jingya saw Jinghan in a daze, she pulled Jinghan and said, "Let's go out and see if mother and third aunt are busy, and go help."

Jinghan came to her senses and hurried to the kitchen with her sister.

There is no need to invite friends and relatives this time, just family members, so there is no need to cook a lot of dishes, just prepare two tables. In addition, there were still some dishes left when Huixin got married, so it wasn't that busy. It won't take long for all the dishes to be ready. "Jinghan, ask your grandma when the banquet will start. There are rules this time. You have to go back before the sun sets. Let's not be too late."

Jinghan agreed, then ran back into the house and told Mrs. Chen that the food was ready. Mrs. Chen asked the banquet to be put on the table quickly. When the girl returned home, she could not stay at her parents' house for too long, otherwise her husband's family would be unwilling. This is the first month of the year, and the days are not very long. It will get dark at the end of the afternoon, so we can finish eating quickly and let them go back. The town is also close, so I can just come back when I have time.

In this way, Wenhan and the others quickly put the table on the table, and then helped to put the dishes on it. After a while, everything was set up and everyone was sitting at the table. The old man said, "Today is a good day for Hui Xin and Qing Nian to come home. If you can drink, drink some. Let's have a good time." After saying that, he picked up a piece of meat and put it in Qing Nian's bowl. "Celebrating the New Year, you are the son-in-law of the Xu family, and the son-in-law is the half-son. We are a family. We don't need outsiders. We can eat whatever we want. Let's drink and eat vegetables. Do you hear me?"

Tao Qingnian nodded, "Hey, dad, don't worry, Qingnian won't pretend." As he said that, he took some dishes to Hui Xin. When Hui Xin saw him like this, her face suddenly turned red, and she lowered her head and held the bowl to eat.

When the Xu family saw this, they were all very happy. Huixin was doing well, and everyone could rest assured. The old man asked the three brothers Zhixin to drink with them during the celebration, and also told them not to drink too hard, as they would have to go back later. But having said that, when three brothers are toasting their sister-in-law and husband, how dare Tao Qingnian not drink it? How can he drink less after going back and forth? Fortunately, men in the Northeast have a good drinking capacity, and Tao Qingnian is not drunk yet.

A meal is eaten starting at noon and is not finished until noon. Of course, these children are not counted. They finished their meal early and then ran out to play. The weather this year is still a bit cold, and there is snow everywhere outside. The children pulled the sledge and looked for a place to put it on the slope.

Jinghan also loved playing on the sledge slope, so she put on a thick cotton-padded jacket and went out to play with her brothers. The sledge is a means of transportation in the Northeast winter. It is usually made of wood. Some sledges are larger and used to pull things. They can be pulled by horses. There is also a small one with a rope tied in front and people pulling it along. The ones Jinghan and the others use on the slopes are small ones like this. There were several sledges at home, and they pulled them all out, then found a sloped place and pulled them up the slope. Everyone sat on the sledges. When the person in front exerted force, the sledge began to slide down.

The process of the sledge sliding down is the most thrilling. The one in front must control the direction, otherwise it will end up in a ditch or a snowdrift. Wen Han and Wen Cheng are bigger, so they usually control the direction from the front.

This slope is the best place to put sledges in the village. Many children are here, so everyone's sledges are often lined up in a row, and then roar down together. If you don't control any direction well, the result will be that those behind you will easily follow you into the snow. The children were not annoyed. After laughing, they continued to pull the sledge up.