Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

On the third day of September, everyone in the village came. According to the rules of the ginseng field, when planting ginseng seeds, you must bring all the ginseng inspection fees and give them to the ginseng inspector. Because at this time, every household had sold some ginseng and had money in their hands.

So when everyone came to the venue, the first thing they did was to hand over all this year's admission fees to the Xu family. The old man and the old lady were responsible for collecting money, and Wenhan was responsible for keeping accounts. Wenhan took a pen and paper and memorized all the accounts clearly. There are a total of six thousand sticks in the whole field, five cents and one centimeter, a total of thirty thousand cents. In addition, the village chief said that the manufacturers will add five cents per zhang, which makes it one thousand five hundred zhang, which is another seven thousand five hundred cents.

The family only had to pay three to four hundred coins, so no one brought silver, only copper coins. At this time, the Xu family collected a lot of copper coins and piled them into a kang. Jinghan, Jingwan and Jingxian quickly helped count the money and then strung it all together. This time, Jinghan experienced the feeling of counting money until her hands became weak.

Each family only had five or six feet of planting, and it took most of the day to get up, so each family quickly packed up and went home. Everyone had made a reservation to plant sticks on the sixth day of September, but we didn’t have much time, so we hurriedly picked them out. It is better to plant them as early as possible to protect the seedlings with sticks. The later they are planted, the more likely it is to freeze and damage the plants.

Jinghan saw everyone in the village leaving, so she told Wenhan that she would get up early tomorrow to stop the trouble. Wen Han had tasted the sweetness and naturally understood the benefits, so he got up early the next day and went to plant ginseng seeds with Wen Cheng and others.

The family had enough manpower, so Mrs. Chen didn't care what the children were doing. It wasn't until Wenhan and the others came back with the basket at noon that everyone realized that these little guys were trying to stop the trouble again. "Jinghan, we have enough seeds. If you intercept these, you may have to keep them for production," said Chen. The harvested seeds usually have some defects, so they cannot be kept for planting, but they can be made into goods. When the seeds are dried, they will not weigh easily. It takes about five or six kilograms to produce one kilogram.

Jinghan doesn’t care why she keeps it? Anyway, it’s good to be able to sell it for money. "Grandma, just watch and do it. We just go home and don't care what you do with it."

It was not fast to stop the seeds. Wen Han and the others worked a little bit every day until all the sticks were planted. With Zhixin's help, they stopped all the 500 feet of seeds. The result is of course satisfactory. A total of 70 kilograms of seeds were harvested. Even if six kilograms are used to dry one kilogram, more than ten kilograms of dry goods will still come out. In addition to the leftovers picked out by my family, I dried a total of fifteen kilograms of dry goods. The dried products from this kind of seeds are usually mixed with Xuzi and sold, so the price is not as good as Xuzi. In other words, you can buy one or two taels of silver per catty. In that case, you can also sell it for eighteen taels, right?

The stick was planted, but the work in the field was not finished. Next, the surface of the pool must be filled with cold-proof soil, and the newly planted areas must be pounded into pillars. However, these tasks are not something Jinghan and the others can do.

Zhixin listened to the old man's advice, and on the morning of the second day of October, he took Wenhan and Wencheng to the town to find the master. Master had taught Zhixiang before, so he was familiar with Zhixin. After taking the exams for Wenhan and Wencheng, it was agreed that both of them would stay. If you stay at the Master's house with food and accommodation, you have to pay Shu Xiu plus food and accommodation, a total of three and a half taels of silver every month. With two children, that's seven taels a month. Zhixin gritted his teeth and agreed. "Okay, Master, I'll leave these two children to you. I've brought their clothes and bedding, and you can just take care of the arrangements."

There are four or five people living in the Master's house, including Wenhan's good friend Lin Zixuan. The master arranged for Wen Han and Wen Cheng to live together with Lin Zixuan. They were from the same village and could take care of each other.

Zhixin helped arrange all the children's luggage, handed all the expenses for this month to the master, and then left. After leaving the Master's school, Zhixin walked to Tao's house. After selling the stick, I have been busy and haven't been able to return the money to the Qingnian couple. I happened to be in town today and it was time to go.

Zhixin came to Tao's house. The door of Tao's house was closed. He stepped forward and patted the door. Someone inside opened the door. It was Tao Qingnian's younger brother, Tao Qingyu. "Hey, it's the eldest brother of the Xu family. Are you here to see my second brother? He no longer lives here, and we don't know where they live." Tao Qingyu said coldly and closed the door. .

Zhixin was stunned for a moment. How could the Qingnian couple not live in the Tao family? I wanted to knock on the door again and ask, but I was afraid that no one would come out. Zhixin thought for a moment, then turned around and went to Renjitang in the town. Qingnian wouldn't even have a medicine shop, right? When we arrived at Renji Hall, Qingnian was indeed there. Zhixin found Qingnian and asked him what was going on.

"Oh, brother, it's hard to explain in words. Huixin is eight months pregnant and has a big belly. I don't feel reassured, so I won't let her cook anymore. My mother and the others don't dare to say anything when I'm at home. But I never thought that just yesterday I went to the village to see a doctor and didn't come back in time. This morning, my mother and sister-in-law had to let Huixin cook. Huixin had a big belly and was busy serving them without touching the ground. Then the eldest son of my eldest brother's family actually poured the porridge on the ground and asked Huixin to clean it up. I hurried back that morning and saw my sister-in-law and my mother forcing Huixin to clean up the floor. I was so angry. The family was about to be separated. Unexpectedly, my father turned against my eldest brother and the others this time, saying that if we were to separate the family, we had to leave the house. I got angry and came out with Huixin in anger. Nian said sadly.

"I don't understand. I was born to my parents. Why don't my parents treat me the same way they treat my eldest brother and my younger brother? How did I offend them? Am I not their biological child? " Qingnian held his head in pain and couldn't help but shed tears.

"By the way, brother, there is something I need your help with. When we came out, Huixin had a big belly, and I didn't dare to argue with them. We didn't even bring out our things. They were all at home, including Huixin's dowry. Now Huixin is resting in the back hall of the drug store, and we don't know what to do." Tao Qingnian told Zhixin about the dilemma he was facing.

When Zhixin heard this, he was really angry. He didn't expect that the Tao family would treat his sister like this. "Qingnian, wait a minute. Here is the one hundred taels of silver I took from you. You go and rent a house to live in. I will go back immediately to find your third brother and your fourth brother. We have to Take what you deserve and don't just throw it all to the Tao family. I'll go to your fourth brother first and let him help you settle Huixin." Zhixin came out of Renji Hall angrily and went to find her. Zhide.

As soon as Zhi De heard about this, he quickly asked Zhi Xin to go back to the market place to call the old man and the old lady, and then the whole family went to the Tao family to settle accounts. Zhide went to Renji Hall first to help Qingnian settle down.

Zhixin drove the bullock cart all the way back to Shenchangzi. It was already noon. When Zhixin told his family about this, he was so angry that the old man and the old lady didn't even bother to eat. The family got in the car and headed to town, leaving only Jingya and Jinghan, the young caretakers, at home. Anyway, it was already freezing, so I wasn't afraid of anyone coming to cause trouble. Besides, Ye Laoer kept his word. After he returned, he warned the gangsters in the town, so no one dared to come.

The Xu family arrived at Renji Hall first, and Zhide and Qingnian happened to be there too. As it happened, Zhide was looking for a house to rent in Yahang when he met someone who wanted to sell his house. At the east end of the town, there is a small courtyard with five main rooms and three wing rooms in the east and west. The small courtyard is quite neat. The seller was in a hurry and wanted to sell it quickly, so the asking price was not high, one hundred and twenty taels. Except for luggage, you can bring everything else inside, and you can live in it.

Zhide and the people from Yahang went to see it and negotiated half the sky-high price, and finally the deal was made for one hundred and ten taels. Qingnian had the one hundred taels repaid by Zhixin and the money he had saved. He immediately paid the money, and the two parties wrote a deed and bought the house.

Now that he had a place to stay, the old man felt relieved. The family walked toward Tao's house in a mighty manner, and happened to meet Ye Lao Er and the fifth Lao on the way. When Ye Laoer saw such angry faces, he quickly asked the reason. As soon as he heard that this was the case, he said, "Brother, you go first. I'll find the person who has the final say in our town. This kind of family separation requires someone to sit down and suppress it. Don't worry, then It's my uncle, he will definitely come." After saying that, he hurried to his uncle's house.

Zhixin and the others arrived at the door of Tao's house, and Qingnian knocked on the door. Qing Yu opened the door inside. When Qing Yu saw that it was his second brother, followed by people from the Xu family, he knew something was wrong and hurriedly closed the door.

Zhixin stepped forward and pushed the door open. Qingyu staggered and stepped aside. The Xu family all entered the courtyard. Without saying anything else, they first went to Qingnian's house. When Qingnian left, the door of the house was locked. Maybe the Tao family didn't expect Qingnian and the others to come back so soon, so they didn't change the lock. Qingnian took out the key and unlocked the door, led everyone into the house and moved things out.

As soon as Qingyu saw that something was not going well, he quickly went into the house to report the news. The old man and the old lady of the Tao family rushed out of the house, and the old lady cursed, "Tao Qingnian, you ungrateful bastard, white-eyed wolf, I have supported you for so many years, and you dare to come back to get something? Get out of here." I don't have an unfilial son like you. Put everything down for me, it's mine." The old lady came out in a hurry and didn't understand Qing Yu's words, thinking that Qing Nian came back by himself. As soon as he entered the house and saw the Xu family, he was stunned. Then he clapped his legs and shouted, "It's terrible, robbers are coming. Come and see, everyone, robbers are coming to rob."