Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

The bacteria in Jinghan's garden have grown over the entire culture medium, and during this period of time, Jinghan asked Zhixin to help get a lot of elm wood to prepare. Every year there is logging here, some less mature wood will be left unused, so it is quite easy to get some wood for fungus growth. Zhixin knew that his daughter wanted to stir up something big, and he was very supportive of it. He and Zhiming made a lot of wood and cut them all into six-foot lengths, which would be easier to store.

In addition, Jinghan also asked Wenchang to go to the blacksmith in the town and get a tool that can drill holes in wood. With this, you can drill holes in the wood and fill them with bacteria.

It happened that the ginseng soil was almost ready, so Jinghan asked Zhixin to help plant the elm yellow mushrooms. The family was outside, drilling holes, adding bacteria to the inside, and covering it with wood chips again. Everyone was busy. It was inevitable that someone in the venue would see her and ask what she was doing. Jinghan said she was just playing. People smiled and didn't ask any more questions.

Because it is already the beginning of August, it is actually not suitable for the growth of yellow mushrooms. Jinghan's plan was to tidy up the two unused houses in Shenchangzi and use them to grow mushrooms in the winter, so she didn't care about the time issue.

Everyone piled the wood together with the fungi and slowly allowed the mycelium to develop. Now the crops are about to be harvested, and the ginseng fields need to be hammered, so everyone no longer cares about the fungus trees. Only Jinghan takes the time to take a look. If the humidity is not good, sprinkle some water on it.

The village has discussed that this year the stick will start on August 16th, which means there are only ten or eight days left, so the family naturally has to collect food quickly. After working hard for a few days, I have almost finished it. It happened that in the school where Wenhan and Wencheng were attending, the old gentleman was a sensible person. He knew that many children were from nearby villages and they were busy in the autumn, so he gave them half a month of farm leave to let all the children go home. Help around the house for a while.

So Wenhan and Wencheng returned to the mountain on the tenth day of the lunar month, and there was another person who came with them. This man was about the same age as Wen Han. He was tall, handsome and gentle, and the clothes he wore seemed to be of good quality. The boy seemed to be doing well at home.

When Mrs. Chen saw the Wenhan brothers coming back with someone else, she was a little stunned and confused about the situation, "Wenhan, who is this?"

"Grandma, this is our classmate friend, Yue Pengcheng. His family owns a silk and satin shop in the town, and also has several businesses in the county. This time he came to our house to play." Wen Han quickly introduced everyone.

Over there, Yue Pengcheng hurriedly came forward to greet Mr. Chen and the old man, "Grandpa Xu, Grandma Xu, I am Wen Han's classmate. I have always heard Wen Han say that they were watching ginseng on the mountain, so I wanted to come and have a look. It just so happened that this time Mr. "Fake, so I came along. Please don't mind me coming here." He said, bowing and saluting.

The old man said quickly, "Master Yue, look, we have nothing to prepare for this. The mountain is already simple, but it will make Master Yue suffer. Wen Han, look, you didn't send a message in advance, so we can be prepared." ah."

Yue Pengcheng smiled slightly and said, "Grandpa, I think this place is very good. There is no need to prepare anything, and I am not here to enjoy the blessings. My father said, let me experience the hard work of farmers. This will save me from not working hard in the future. If you don't understand, you will just study hard and don't even understand the hardships of farming. How can you take care of the family business in the future? By the way, my father asked me to bring some gifts this time. Yue An, hurry up and bring the things. Then you can drive back, and I will naturally go back after the holiday." Yue Pengcheng shouted from behind.

I saw a man dressed as a servant come in outside the gate of Shenchangzi, carrying a lot of things in his hands. Yue An put the things on the table in front of the old man and then retreated.

The old man and Mrs. Chen couldn't sit still anymore and quickly stood up. "Master Yue, you are too polite. I am very happy that you can come to our place. Why do you bring such things? You should ask Brother Yue An to take them back. We farmers are really hospitable. In this way On the contrary, it's too weak." The old man waved his hand and said he didn't want these things.

"Grandpa Xu, my father asked me to bring these. If I wanted to come to my classmate's house, would I still need these? However, this father's order cannot be violated. If grandpa doesn't accept these, my father will have to punish me when I go back. No. Please accept it as a sign of love for me, a junior." Yue Pengcheng stepped forward and said sincerely.

The old man sighed and said, "Well, after hearing what you said, I don't want to accept it. So, let's accept it first." After that, Mrs. Chen was asked to quickly prepare Yue Pengcheng's residence. The Yue family didn't have any pretensions. Apart from some gifts, Yue Pengcheng only brought two changes of clothes and nothing else. It's not like some rich people who have to carry a lot of luggage when they go out. When the old man saw it, he quite admired this Yue family.

Mrs. Chen arranged for Yue Pengcheng to live in Wen Han's house. The kang was quite large and could accommodate five people. It was spacious enough to live in. Then Mrs. Chen found a new set of bedding and put them on the kang to dry, so as to avoid the moisture from being unused for a long time.

Wen Han took Yue Pengcheng to wander around the ginseng field. While wandering around, he explained to him some of the habits of the ginseng.

Yue Pengcheng had seen dried ginseng before, but he had never seen such fresh ginseng growing in the ground. For a moment, I looked at this large wooden shed, with all the stick leaves fluttering in the wind underneath, and I was so excited. "Wenhan, look, it's so beautiful. It turns out that ginseng grows like this. I really didn't expect it." Pengcheng came to a bunch of sticks and touched the ginseng leaves with his hands. "It has a very special smell." He stepped forward and smelled the smell on the leaves.

"The leaves of ginseng do have a special smell, which is the smell of ginsenosides. Boil water with ginseng leaves and then wash your hair. Your hair will be black, shiny, and very smooth." A clear girl's voice sounded.

Pengcheng turned around and saw a girl behind him, wearing a rose-red shirt, dark green trousers, and two small braids on her head, tied with a red headband. Her skin color is not snow-white, but a very healthy light honey color. Beautiful eyebrows, big eyes, and red lips, the whole person looks so lively and agile.

Wenhan said quickly, "Jinghan, this is my classmate, you have to call him brother Yue. Pengcheng, this is my second sister, a naughty girl."

Yue Pengcheng looked at Jinghan and smiled brightly. "Little sister, what you just said, ginseng leaves actually have such effects? Can you tell me anything else?"

Jinghan nodded and introduced them to some functions of ginseng. Even Wen Han didn't understand much about this. Now, everyone took a class on ginseng together.

After listening to Jinghan's explanation, Yue Pengcheng understood the functions of ginseng and the hardships of growing ginseng. "In the past, I only knew that ginseng was very expensive, but I didn't expect that it requires such harsh conditions to grow. Moreover, ginseng farmers have to work so hard to grow ginseng. Yue's knowledge is really too shallow. If he grows in the future, If you have time, please give me some advice, Yue is willing to listen."

Seeing his look, Jinghan couldn't help but laugh, "Brother Yue, you and my eldest brother are friends, so I won't be an outsider with you. If you have time, come with my brother. There are many people in this mountain. It's a good thing, and you can gain a lot of insights. But can you stop being so formal in your speech? We mountain people don't like that. We are very straightforward." Jinghan's voice is clear and sweet, which makes people listen. My mood also improved.

"Okay, then I'll try to make some changes. If I don't do something well, please give me some pointers." Yue Pengcheng is good at what he does, but habits he has grown up with since childhood are not so easy to change.

"Brother, our land is about to be harvested. You should come with us to build pine cones. This year, since you are not here, no one will climb the trees. My mother won't let me go up. Also, we have to pick some mountain grapes and other things. You all said last year's grape cake was delicious. Let's make some more this year and save them for snacks. A few days ago, we also made some berries. I peeled them and dried them. I will steam them in the winter. Not bad." Jinghan pulled Wenhan and told him about the things he wanted to bring home in autumn.

Wen Han patted Jinghan's little head and said, "Okay, I understand. Aren't I coming back to help you? Wait for me, I'll go back and change clothes, and then let's go to the pine tower." Wen Han looked back at Yue Pengcheng, "Pengcheng, let me find you some of my old clothes. This pine cone is very dirty, especially the pine oil on the pine trees, which can't be removed. We are about the same height, so you can take care of them first. All at once.”

When the group returned to their residence, Wen Han found two old clothes and put them on Yue Pengcheng. Then everyone put their baskets on their backs and went to hit pine cones.

Only this time did Yue Pengcheng know that the delicious pine seeds were knocked from the tree like this. Looking at the busy figures of the children in front of him, he felt for the first time that he was really enjoying himself. He had never worked since he was a child, and he never thought that children younger than him would have to do so much work every day. Seeing that although Jinghan was busy, her face was filled with the joy of harvest, Pengcheng was glad that he was here. Pengcheng had been to his family's field before. Seeing the tenant farmers working in the field, Pengcheng didn't feel much. Because he felt that was those people's job and what they should do. But seeing Jinghan and the others who were so young and very tired, yet very happy and satisfied, made him understand that labor is also something that can make people happy.