Xue and the others put all the brushed ginseng in a large basin and made them layer by layer. When the large basin is full, they will no longer put them inside. Add water to the pot, put the large basin on the curtain, and then add less water in the large basin. Then cover the whole pot with cowhide, tie the rope around it tightly, and set the fire under the pot until the water boils, and then burn for another hour and a half before the fire can stop.

Steamed ginseng in the pot, and Xue and the others kept brushing ginseng. The ginseng in this large pot was about fifty kilograms. These at home had to be steamed four times in total. "Mom, let's steam one pot today and another one tomorrow morning. The kang is not that hot, and it's time to cook later. The children have been going to the mountain for a day and are not as good as hungry wolves."

Chen nodded, "Okay, we haven't brushed so much today. Wait for some more at night and steamed a pot tomorrow morning. After a while, you can find all the forks. When the sticks are out of the pot, you have to put them on quickly, so as not to rot easily."

Fork is a local name, which is a sieve for drying things. A rectangular frame made of wood has two small wooden squares underneath, and then a wormwood pole is laid on the small wooden square. This is a fork. Because the bottom is laid with an wormwood pole, it is airtight, so it is better to dry things, and it is generally used to dry ginseng.

Xue went to the warehouse to find the fork. The Xu family had many forks. When Zhixin was idle, he would make some forks to keep for easy use. He carried the fork to the door and placed it there.

It was already the end of Shen Shi, so Chen asked Xue to cook, while she led Jingya and Huixin to continue brushing ginseng. After a while, Chen felt that the time was almost over, so he stopped the bottom of the steamed ginseng pot. The cowhide on the top of the pot was bulging with heat, and as soon as the fire stopped, it slowly faded. When Chen saw that the cowhide had faded, he untied the rope, then lifted the cowhide to one side to reveal the ginseng inside.

The steamed ginseng becomes a yellow color, and it will become red when it is dried. Of course, the red is not bright red, but a dark red with a little orange color. The ginseng that has just been out of the pot is still very hot, so it has to be dried for a while before it can be placed on the fork. Chen took the fork into the house and put it on the pot, so it is more convenient to place ginseng on the fork. When ginseng is placed one by one, the ginseng below is pressed against the ginseng whiskers above, and a fork can be placed about five times.

A large pot of ginseng, and three forks were put into the end. Jingya helped her grandma carry the ginseng fork outside. There was a special rack outside, and put the fork on the rack. At night, you had to stack the forks and cover it with things to avoid dew.

The large pot of ginseng was prepared, and the Xue family had prepared the meal. Everyone cleaned up and had a rest for a while. At this time, Wenhan led Wencheng and the others back. In the afternoon, they carried two trips of pine towers and all went to the ground outside. Zhixin and the old man also came back from the ginseng field. Everyone washed their hands and then had a meal.

"The ginseng soil can be finished in three or five days. Time is time to go, so there is no need to worry. Zhixin, go get something with Wenhan and the others at home. At this time, grab a little more, it's all money." The old man arranged his life while eating.

Zhixin nodded. The things in autumn are very valuable, so it’s better to get more money to sell them. There are too many places to spend money at home, and earning more can make more money. The children are working hard to get things at home, but after all, they are still a little smaller and have limited strength.

It took me more than two days to finish all the ginseng at home, steamed them all and hung them outside. It was the clear and refreshing autumn season, so the ginseng dried very quickly.

It happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the morning, Chen gave Wenhan and Wencheng money and asked them to go to the town to buy some meat. Why do they have to eat dumplings during this holiday? At the beginning of the Si period, the fourth brother Zhide led his wife Han and the children back. When he saw that the family was busy, Zhide also needed to help.

"Okay, take a break quickly. This work is almost done, so you don't need to reach out. It's rare to come back and chat with your father for a while." Chen didn't let his son help.

Zhide had no choice but to go into the house to find the old man. Han still dressed cleanly and beautifully as before, just coaxing the child and not reaching out to anything else.

At the Mid-Chapter, Zhiming also came back with his wife and children. Zhu was still the same, and he helped him when he came back. Jingwan and Jingxian also came to help. Chen looked at his two granddaughters and was very happy, "Jingwan, Jingxian, don't interfere, go and play with Jinghan. Jinghan didn't go up the mountain today."

Jingwan and Jingxian wiped their hands dry, ran to Jinghan's house, and went to find Jinghan. However, there was no sign of Jinghan in the house. They came out to search everywhere and finally found Jinghan in the garden.

Jinghan rarely had a day at home, so she couldn't rest, so she ran to the garden and pulled out the mustard. At this time, the mustard grew very well. If she didn't pull it out, she would be afraid that it would be bad if it was frost or frozen. Today she had to make dumplings, and the mustard tassels made of dumplings were very delicious, so Jinghan volunteered to pick up the vegetables.

Jingwan led Jingxian to find Jinghan, and the three of them worked together. The Xu family planted four rows of mustard greens this year, but they all pulled them out soon. Jinghan went back and took two kitchen knives to use them to sharpen the top of the mustard greens. The tassels cut off were left with dumplings, and the remaining ones were left with pickled pickles. The mustard greens were pickled with pickles. In winter, they would take them out to stew potatoes or tofu, etc., which were very good.

"Sister Jinghan, your hands are so strong that you cut off the mustard tassel in one go." Jingxian said enviously as she watched her two sisters work.

"What's the matter? When you get older, I promise that we Jingxian is very capable, right?" Jinghan still likes these two sisters, mainly because they don't have the airs of a city man at all. Every time they come back, they can play with him. Unlike the two children of the fourth uncle's family, they feel a little out of place with this family. "I'll stay here for a few more days. It's fun on the mountain at this time. I'll ask you to go up the mountain tomorrow to pick up mushrooms and walnuts."

"I'll ask my father and mother later. We also want to live at home for a while, but we don't know if they will let them go." Jingwan said while working.

After a while, the three of them were busy and chopped out the mustard tassels used to make dumplings today. Jinghan found a basket, put the vegetables in the basket, and carried the basket back to the front yard with Jingwan.

When Chen saw that they had brought the vegetables back, he said happily: "It's still the granddaughter who works. I've finished all the vegetables now. Today, we make dumplings at noon, and we'll have a reunion dinner together. Jinghan, you and Jingwan pick up the vegetables. You don't want the stems that are too old. Keep pickled vegetables, just those tender ones."

Jinghan agreed, and then started picking vegetables with Jingwan. They broke off the old ones outside and left only the tender ones in the middle. There were a lot of these dishes, and that was enough.

After picking the vegetables, Chen went to boil water. The mustard green tassels had to be scalded with boiling water before making dumplings, otherwise they would have the spicy flavor of mustard greens and would not taste good. After scalding the vegetables, Wenhan and the others came back to buy meat, so Zhu chopped vegetables and Chen chopped meat, and started to make dumplings.

There are many people today, so we can't make too few dumplings. Xue and Jingya and others also brushed the remaining ginseng. They washed their hands again, and then made dumplings together.

There was a large panel at home, and Zhu and Xue rolled cakes. Chen led Huixin and Jingya, and Jinghan and others to make dumplings. Han still didn't move, but just held Jinghe and watched from the side. Chen was not annoyed. She had long been used to it. These four daughters-in-law counted the eldest and the third daughter-in-law to worry, the second daughter-in-law was the lazyest, and the fourth daughter-in-law looked down on this farmyard.

Women are making dumplings here, while men are chatting with the old man in another room. "Dad, this year's sticks are pretty good. I just saw it, and they are not small. Don't sell them all to those dealers this year. I told the shopkeeper of the drug store that we will keep our sticks this year, so the price will be higher." Zhiming was very happy to see the harvest at home.

"Son, since you say that, that's good. If you sell more money, we will be more affordable. Your fifth brother went to the autumn examination this year, and I don't know what the exam is like? Although our family is poor, we have also offered two scholars. It would be great if Zhixiang could come back from a juren this time. By the way, Zhide, you haven't tried this year?" The old man smoked, squinted his eyes and looked at his fourth son.

"Dad, I am old now, and I have a burden on my children and family, so I won't go to the exam anymore. It's too expensive. Besides, I may not be able to pass the exam. Why waste that money? I think the fifth brother will find a school to attend the school this time, and I can earn some money every year." Zhide was not optimistic about his fifth brother, and felt that he might not be able to pass the exam, so he might as well find a way to earn some money quickly.

"The fifth brother is willing to take the exam, so let him take the exam. This is a big event in his life, and he can't leave any regrets. By the way, Dad, you can take this little money first and keep it for the fifth brother. I have earned a lot now." Zhiming took out ten taels of silver and gave it to the old man.

"Well, you can save money yourself. The family can't help you. It's not easy for you to save more money. Jingwan and the others gradually grow older. They have to prepare dowry for the children. The family is still fine, not that difficult." The old man didn't want Zhiming's money.

Zhiming insisted on stuffing the silver into the old man's hand, "Dad, we can take out the money, you keep it, and the younger sister has not gotten married, and the place to spend money is right in front of us. We Jingwan is still young, so we don't need to prepare the dowry so early."
Chapter completed!