Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

A few people wandered around the woods for a while and picked a lot of celery. Later, they came across a few clumps of three-hoe boards and gave them to Wen Xuan. Wenhan saw that Da Yeqin had enough, so he led his younger brothers and sisters back.

When we got home, Mrs. Chen had come back and was making medicine there. But I didn't see Wei's wife, so she probably went back to her parents' home. When Mrs. Chen saw the children coming back, she quickly poured out the dishes. Save some for dinner and put the rest in the barn so you can eat tomorrow.

"Grandma, how is my sister-in-law?" Jinghan asked. This predecessor had a good relationship with her sister-in-law, and Jinghan got along well with her sister-in-law after she arrived here. This sister-in-law, who is in poor health, is actually a very clever person. The clothes she makes and the flowers she embroiders are all very good. Many of Jinghan's clothes were made by her sister-in-law.

Mrs. Chen forced a smile on her face and said, "Fortunately, the doctor said that she is just weak and will be fine after taking some medicine."

Everyone picks wild vegetables together. Sometimes there are other grasses and other things mixed in the wild vegetables. There is also a genus of cypress, which looks very similar to cypress, but there are hairs on the back of the leaves, unlike the real celery, which has a bright back. This thing is poisonous and prefers to grow next to real celery, so be careful. Blanch the selected celery in boiling water, cut it into small pieces, add some salt, chopped green onion or something, and it's delicious when mixed with it. Of course, the best thing about this thing is the dumplings. The umami flavor is really mouth-watering.

After blanching the celery, Chen set aside some for dipping and eating the rest mixed with the sauce. Everyone enjoyed the meal in the evening. While Jinghan was eating, she was thinking about how she could make some money. She couldn't live like this all the time. She wanted to eat delicious food, but she didn't want to eat pancakes that made her throat irritate her throat every day, and she didn't want to eat pickles every day. But what could make her family rich? Ginseng has been planted, but how about raising pigs? There is not enough food for people to eat. Raising chickens? There seem to be a few at home, and too many would be too much of a waste of food. Alas, there is really no good solution for a while. Just talk slowly, you will always find something.

On the third day, Mrs. Wei came back with her two sons and brought back a lot of things from her parents' house, and carried all the big and small packages into her house. Of course Mrs. Chen saw it and didn't say anything. She did whatever she had to do.

After Mrs. Wei entered the house, she did not come out. When Wen and Cheng saw Mr. Chen sitting at the door, they came up and asked, "Nai, where have Brother Wenhan and the others gone?"

"We have gone up the mountain. At this time, we are living with wild vegetables. If we don't go up the mountain to get some wild vegetables, what will we eat on the table?" Mrs. Chen is collecting shoe soles. There are many people in the family, so she has to pay for shoe soles when she has time. . "Wencheng, are you going back to your grandma's house?"

Wen Cheng moved a small stool and sat next to grandma, "Well, I stayed at my grandma's house for two days. As soon as grandma heard that my father was gone, she and my mother cried for a long time. Grandma, my mother is not at home, are you? Aren't you angry? "After all, Wen Cheng is older and knows better.

Mrs. Chen glanced at her grandson and sighed. "Wencheng, grandma is not angry. Your mother feels uncomfortable when your father leaves, and grandma understands. But this time is the busiest day in our farm. Besides, you still have a lot of filial piety, how can you do it? It's taboo to go back to my grandma's house. Didn't your uncle say anything? "Although it has been almost three months since Xu Zhiyong's death, the family just held a funeral, and this person who lives with Xiao is still in his parents' house. If you don't believe Wei's brother, don't say anything.

"Uncle didn't say anything, but aunt's face wasn't very good." Wen Cheng thought about it for a moment, and realized that his aunt had been gloomy these past few days, so it was because of this. "Wencheng doesn't understand, or I'll persuade my mother to come back." Wencheng is a very sensible child, but after all, he is only nine years old, and he doesn't understand many things at all.

Mrs. Chen touched Wenchang's head and said, "My child, your father is gone, and you will be the head of the family in the future. You are your father's eldest son and Wenchang's brother. You should take more care of Wenchang and help your mother more in the future. No matter what Like us, grandma and your father will definitely help raise you all." Mrs. Chen shed tears as she said this. She is in her fifties this year, but unexpectedly, her white hair gave way to a black-haired one. The death of her second son has become an eternal pain for her. Every time I think about it, I can't help but burst into tears.

Wen Cheng stepped forward and wiped Chen's tears with his sleeve, "Grandma, don't worry, Wen Cheng will definitely listen to grandma and study hard. When Wen grows up, he will be filial to grandma." The old lady said to her grandson They are all very nice and not biased, so the children are very close to her.

Grandfather and grandson were chatting there without mentioning it. On the mountain, Jinghan and her brother were picking wild vegetables. Today there is not only cypress, but also thorn cane. This thorn crutch is the stem and leaves of Acanthopanax. It also has five palm-shaped compound leaves. The stem can be as thick as a chopstick. After scalding it with boiling water, the scrambled eggs taste best. While Jinghan was picking thorn sticks, she asked Wenhan, "Brother, do we have thorn buds here?" These thorn buds taste better than thorn sticks. Because the thorn buds are thicker, some are thicker than an adult's big finger, they taste better.

"Yes, but it will take a few more days. The thorn buds germinate relatively late. That stuff is delicious. Someone from our village went to pick it and sell it." Wenhan replied.

When Jinghan heard this, she became energetic and said, "Brother, someone is selling thorn sprouts. How about it? Are they good?" If you can pick some at home and sell them, you can still make some money.

Wenhan thought for a moment, "It sells quite well. When it was expensive, it was seven cents per pound. But slowly it will be less, and it can be sold for five cents, I heard them say so."

"Brother, let's go pick and sell it, we can still make some money. The family relies on the mallet to make money, and there is no other income, this is not okay?" Jinghan said to Wenhan quickly.

Wenhan looked at his sister in embarrassment, "It's not good, right? There are only one or two people in our village who go to sell, if we go too, won't we steal their business?"

Jinghan was speechless when she heard this. She was really impressed by these people, why are their minds so old-fashioned? "Brother, how much can we get with just one or two people? I guarantee that we won't have enough to sell. We also went to pick some young thorn shoots to sell, there must be no problem, if you don't believe me, let's go and try it in a few days. By the way, do you know where there are more young thorn shoots?"

Wenhan was a little confused, but still nodded, "I know, there is a place with a lot of young thorn shoots, we can go there, others don't know much. Little sister, is this really okay?"

Jinghan nodded quickly, "Of course it's okay, there are many families in the town, right? These young thorn shoots are delicious, there is only one crop a year, who doesn't want to buy some to eat fresh? I guarantee it's okay." Jingya didn't come with him today, and Wenxuan was too young and didn't come either, so only the brother and sister were on the mountain. "Brother, are we almost done with the food today? It's time to go back."

Wenhan looked and saw that the basket was full, nodded, and led his sister back. Jinghan was walking forward with a stick in her hand, and suddenly saw something moving in the bushes in front of her. Looking closely, it was a snake. This is a black snake, with yellow and white spots on its gray-black body. The snake is very big, as thick as an adult's wrist, and its tail is as thick as a hoe handle. "Brother, look, there is a big snake in front." The snake happened to be on their way home.

"Let's take a detour. It's best not to provoke this thing." Wenhan led Jinghan to the side and wanted to go around it. Unexpectedly, the snake turned around and rushed towards the brother and sister. This snake walks on the scales on its abdomen, but it moves very fast and will catch up with the brother and sister in a blink of an eye.

Jinghan looked back and saw that the snake had followed them, so she got angry. "Stupid, I don't want to provoke you, but you followed me." He turned around and took the stick and hit it. Jinghan's previous life was a tomboy, not afraid of these things at all, and Jinghan in the previous life was also a fearless person, so he didn't take the snake seriously at all. The stick hit the snake's head accurately. Jinghan was very ruthless, so the snake was hit and felt pain. It turned its tail and was about to wrap around Jinghan.

At this time, Wenhan grabbed the snake's tail and swung it hard. Wenhan is twelve years old and not short, about 1.6 meters tall. He threw his arms and hit the snake hard. The snake couldn't stand such tossing and was a little dizzy. Wenhan held the snake's tail with one hand and used the other hand to rub the snake's joints backwards. After a small sound, the snake was already stiff and stood there. "Stupid thing, I'm going around you, you must be looking for death."

The old man often taught them that they should try not to provoke these snakes when they go up the mountain, such as foxes. That's why the brother and sister wanted to avoid them just now, but they didn't expect that the snake was too ignorant and had to follow them. As a result, they were dealt with by the brother and sister. Wenhan coiled the snake hard, tied it with tree bark, and picked it on Jinghan's stick. Fortunately, the stick was strong and didn't break, but it was a little bent. "Okay, let's go. We can eat snake meat when we go home today." The brother and sister went down the mountain directly.

Before they got home, they saw their mother looking at the door from a distance. The two took a few quick steps and came to their mother's side. "Mom, we are back."

Xue was naturally very happy to see her children back. Looking behind her son, he actually picked up a big snake on the wooden stick. "Oh, why did you bring such a big guy back? Didn't I tell you not to touch these things?"

"Mom, we don't want to touch it, but it follows us. If we don't beat it, are we waiting for it to bite me?" Jinghan hugged her mother's arm and told her what happened at the time.

Xue finally understood, "Oh, that's the case. Okay, come in quickly, let your father peel it and we will cook it for dinner. It's been a while since I had some meat."