Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

When Xu Zhixin came back, she peeled off the snake skin, and then Xue chopped the snake meat into pieces and salted it. When the snake meat was well seasoned, she poured some oil into the pot and fried it. Jinghan couldn't help shaking her head as she watched from the side. It was really a waste to eat it this way. Snake meat is best stewed with hens in soup. Eating it this way is really not a good way to eat it.

When it was time for dinner in the evening, everyone rushed to eat the snake meat. It was also thanks to the fact that the snake was big enough, otherwise it would not be enough for the family. There were thirteen people in the family, and each person could only get two or three pieces. Xue and Zhixin left their portions to the children, while Wei didn't care about that and ate her portion directly. While eating, she said, "It's delicious. We haven't eaten meat for a while. It would be nice if we could bring some of this back to eat more often in the future."

The old man glared at her, "If it weren't for the long worm chasing Jinghan and Wenhan today, they wouldn't be able to beat it. Could you beat this thing at will? And why do you often get some? What are you thinking about?"

Wei didn't take the old man's words to heart at all. She ate it when she saw that there was still a piece left on the plate. She quickly picked it up and put it in her bowl. She ate it in two or three bites. Seeing her like that, Chen couldn't help shaking her head. Wei used to love to eat, but she didn't think like this now. Now, she has nothing in her eyes but to eat. Forget it, for the sake of losing her husband just now, don't be like her. "By the way, in a few days, the monkey legs and ferns on the mountain will come down. We have to pick more. Every year, those vendors will come to collect dried vegetables. These dried vegetables can be sold for 20 or 30 cents per pound. When the time comes, we will all go up the mountain. Did you hear?" said the old lady.

Jinghan heard that there were people who bought these dried vegetables in this era. That was great. If you pick more wild vegetables, you can make some money. "Grandma, don't worry. We will all go up the mountain when the time comes." Chen nodded and said nothing more. A few days later, Wenhan told Jinghan that the thorny young shoots had already appeared. It happened that Wenhan and Zixuan were on a day off, so they took Jinghan into the mountain. Jingya didn't follow. She rarely went up the mountain since she was a child, but Jinghan was different. As long as her brothers went up the mountain, she would follow. A few people climbed over a hill and found a lot of thorny young shoots in a mountain cave. Everyone hurriedly broke them down. The thorny young shoots were about two inches long and were delicious. Jinghan broke them down carefully. This thing was full of thorns, and it would prick your hand if you were not careful. "Brother, this place you found is really good. The thorny young shoots are quite big and there are a lot of them." Jinghan said as she broke them. "This is what Zixuan and I found when we went into the mountains. In the past, we just took some home to eat. This year, you said you wanted to sell it, so we really picked more." Wenhan didn't stop while talking, and quickly picked the thorny young shoots.

Lin Zixuan was arranging the thorny young shoots while looking at Jinghan. Maybe her body has recovered. The quiet feeling at that time is gone. She is still so lively and not quiet at all.

Jinghan always feels that someone is looking at her. Occasionally, she looks up and sees Zixuan's eyes. After thinking about it, I can't help but feel funny. When I first came to this world, I didn't know what the original owner's personality was, so I wanted to pretend to be a lady, but I didn't expect it to be wrong. This original Jinghan is simply a tomboy. In fact, she was not bad in her previous life and dared to do anything. So now Jinghan doesn't need to pretend too much, just be true to herself. If she is too quiet, not only will she feel uncomfortable, but outsiders will also think she is fake.

The three of them worked hard, and soon, Jinghan's apron was full of thorny young shoots. Jinghan asked Jingya to help make this apron. It was modeled after the aprons in the previous life, and a big pocket was added in front so that the wild vegetables could be picked and put in the pocket first. "Brother, my pocket is full." Wenhan came over and put all the young thorn shoots in Jinghan's pocket into the backpack. "You know what, this thing Jingya sewed for you is really useful. It's much better than a basket." This way, you don't have to carry the basket with your hands, and you can work with both hands. Jinghan smiled and said nothing. He put all the young thorn shoots in the pocket into the backpack, and then went to pick them again. There are really a lot of young thorn shoots here. Before noon, the backpack is full. "Brother, let's just take these. If there are more, there will be no place to put them. Let's go to the town to sell them in the afternoon." Wenhan looked at the backpack and pressed it down hard with his hands. "Break some more. If you press hard, there will be room." So he broke some more, and it was done. The three of them walked back, and after they crossed the mountain, they saw their home.

"Zixuan, are you going to sell the young thorn sprouts this afternoon?" Wenhan asked.

"No, I broke off less than you did, so I won't sell them. It's not enough for my family. Okay, let's separate here, I'm going home." Zixuan's home is also by the river, at the east end. There are only a hundred or so households in the entire Donggang Village, so each family is far away.

The three of them separated, and Wenhan led Jinghan home. Jinghan's apron was still full of young thorn sprouts, and her back basket was full. Jinghan was also very happy to see this. When she got home, Jinghan asked Wenhan to put away the young thorn sprouts in the back basket first, leaving only those in her apron, which must be four or five pounds. After entering the house, "Grandma, we broke off some young thorn sprouts and brought them back. Let's fry them and eat them."

Mrs. Chen was very happy when she saw it, "I have to eat this once every year. The wild vegetables in the mountains are fresher than those at home, but they don't last long, only for a few days." I quickly found a pot and put all the thorn buds in the pot. "Hey, that's quite a lot. Your pocket is pretty big."

"Grandma, my eldest brother and I went into the mountains and placed a lot of thorn buds. We were thinking of going to town this afternoon to see if we could sell them." Jinghan felt that she should tell her family.

"Sure, if it can really be sold, that would be a good thing. Our Jinghan is also old, so we might as well keep some money." Mrs. Chen said with a smile.

"Nai, don't I need to give the money to you after selling it?" Jinghan asked strangely. If there is no separation of the family, shouldn't all the money earned be given to grandma?

"What are you doing for me? In addition to giving me the annual grain and the money from selling sticks, the rest of the money is yourselves. What do I need this for? How much you can earn is up to you." Mrs. Chen smiled. The family was not divided, but she didn't really want to take the money from her daughter-in-law. She just wanted to give her the money from selling the hammer. She didn't care if her daughters-in-law were willing to do needlework or something in exchange for some money. It was all the family's money, so how could they go outside?

"Then you talked about picking monkey legs a few days ago?" Jinghan didn't understand.

"Every family keeps the monkey legs after they are sold. Is there anything wrong with that? What I say is to remind everyone, don't forget that there is still such an opportunity to make money. In our forest, there is everything. People come to collect all kinds of medicinal materials, including jujubes in the summer, mountain grapes, pine nuts, and walnuts in the autumn. Children of your age are usually willing to go up the mountain to get some and sell them for household use. If you have some, go buy some delicious food. Our children are rarely greedy. Your eldest brother seems to save some every year to buy some paper and pens. If you like to get these, let your eldest brother take you there. , when the money is sold, you can also buy some nice hair flowers or something. You are getting older, you should look like a girl." Mrs. Chen touched Jinghan's head, this little girl was outside all day long. She's so wild and doesn't look like a girl at all.

Jinghan now understands that this is what happened. In other words, if she saves money blatantly, no one will say anything? Isn't this different from her impression of ancient times? What went wrong? Forget it, I still don’t want to. "Nai, I'm going back to the house first, and I'll come out to help you cook in a while." After that, she ran back to the house.

Naturally, there are thorn sprouts for lunch, and they only eat them once or twice a year, so Chen wrapped the thorn sprouts in flour and fried them in a pot. When the dishes were brought to the table, Jinghan couldn't help but drool. Really enjoyed this bite. Everyone enjoyed the meal very well, even though the pancake still made her throat irritated, Jinghan also ate less.

After lunch, Jinghan and Wenhan went to town together. Donggang Village is not far from the town, and it only takes about half an hour to walk. Both of them were people who often went to the mountains. They didn't care about the road at all and arrived in the town at the end of noon. In the center of the town, there is a small market where many people are squatting and selling things. The brother and sister found a place to put down their baskets, put the scales aside, and waited for people to come buy groceries.

Jinghan saw that there were a lot of people coming and going, but not many people were looking this way, so she started shouting: "Come and see, the fresh thorn buds are here. Come and have a look, everyone, they are newly picked." "Prick the tender buds!" Her voice was tender, and as soon as she shouted, some people actually looked over.

"Little girl, how do you sell these thorn buds?" A woman in her thirties came over.

"Auntie, these thorn sprouts cost seven cents per pound. Look, how fat they are. Go home and fry them. They taste delicious." Jinghan quickly said the price.

"Seven cents is a bit expensive. So, if I buy five kilograms, how about six cents for me?" the woman asked. The new thorn shoots are sold for about seven cents every year.

"Sure, what's wrong? Come on, I'll weigh the vegetables for you." Jinghan quickly asked Wenhan to weigh five kilograms of vegetables, and then poured them into the basket of the woman Lin Lai. The woman took out thirty coins and gave it to Jinghan. "Little girl, you must take the money and don't drop it." The woman carried the basket and walked forward.

Jinghan happily took the money and said, "Brother, look, we have made money." This is the first money she has made since she came here.