Chapter 60 Water Fight
Pour out the rubbed ginseng seeds and rinse them in a large basin. Those that fail will float away with the water, and the rest will naturally be good ginseng seeds with full grains. Zhixin poured the washed ginseng seeds into a sieve and drained the water. "Okay, wash them all, let's go back."
The children were not willing to go back and had to play by the river for a while. Zhixin had to give some advice and let the children pay more attention, and then he took the washed ginseng seeds back with Zhiming. This thing must be dried quickly, otherwise the seeds inside will rot. However, it cannot be dried under the sun too hot, but choose in the afternoon or morning so that the ginseng seeds will not be roasted to death. It is already early, and the next time is the good time to dry ginseng seeds, so Zhixin and the others did not delay and quickly went back to find a house to dry ginseng seeds.
Jinghan took off her shoes when she was stepping on ginseng seeds, and now she was barefoot and playing in shallow water by the river. On hot weather, soaking in the water is definitely a pleasure. There are many fish in the river, and some are wandering around Jinghan's feet. When Jinghan moves, the fish will run away. When the fish come back for a while, it makes Jinghan laugh.
When Jingwan and Jingxian saw the fun, they took off their shoes and socks, went down to the water, and played with Jinghan. Jinghan's eyes rolled, bent down and picked up the water, and raised it towards her sister. Jingwan's body suddenly became wet.
"Second sister, you are too bad, my clothes are wet." Jingwan was not willing to be outdone and poured water on Jinghan. Jingxian naturally helped Jingwan, so the two sisters splattered at Jinghan.
Wen Han and Wen Cheng saw it and hurried over to pull Jinghan away, but unexpectedly they were splashed all over. "Okay, I'm here to help you, you splash me instead." Wen Cheng looked at his wet body and said helplessly to Jinghan.
"Second brother? Today is such a good day, it's a waste of water if you don't play with it? Come on? It's cooler when your clothes are wet." Jinghan ignored those things and poured water on everyone.
Now, the boys all went into the water to fight. For a moment, the children's laughter sounded by the river. Everyone was splashing water and laughing. Finally, they all laughed out loud. They were also wet, and they were like chickens falling into pieces. They were very embarrassed.
"Jinghan, you crazy man, have you made it like this? You won't be scolded when you go home later?" Wenhan looked at the embarrassing look of the big guys, and said with laughter and cry.
"What's the matter? You'll do it for a while? It's okay? I'll help you wash it." Jinghan still smiled. It's rare to be relaxed when working every day? Children should be naughty and playful? Although she has the soul of an adult, she was also a cheerful and releasing person in her previous life. Now there are so many peers together? It's normal to play with them.
Wenhan was speechless? Look at the sky, it was probably not the end. "Let's go, let's go home. The weather will not be so hot in a while, be careful of the cold." As he said that, he pulled Wenchang and Wenxuan to the shore. Wencheng pulled Jingwan and Jingxian to the shore as well. Jinghan didn't need them? He walked to the shore by himself. Everyone put on their shoes and socks, and then went home.
As soon as we entered the yard, Xue and Zhu were picking vegetables there. When they saw a group of ducks coming in, the sisters-in-law laughed. "Are you crazy going to the riverside? Look at each one, hurry up and go back to the house to change clothes, throw all the changed clothes into a large basin, and wash them for you tomorrow." Xue was not angry. The children were very sensible and helped do this and that every day. I finally relaxed today, so there was no need to be angry.
The ducks naturally changed their clothes quickly. Not long after, they came out wearing dry clothes to help Xue and the others work.
"Okay, your third aunt and I can do this. You should go and read books. Don't get together here." Xue chased them away. So Wenhan led his younger brothers and sisters into the house to study. Soon, the sound of reading came from the house.
In the next few days, the villagers also came to pinch ginseng seeds. The ginseng seeds will be ripe for a certain period of time. The ginseng seeds that are ripe will fall off with a gentle touch, so you can't pinch ginseng seeds too late, as it will cause a lot of losses. Naturally, the villagers cannot go directly to the riverside like the Xu family, and usually take them home to scrub and then dry them.
Wenhan still has to go to the town every morning, and Wencheng also follows him. Sometimes Zhiming asks Wencheng to send them the medicinal materials to the medicine shop. Jinghan and Jingwan Wenxuan go to the forest to pick herbs and pick mushrooms. At this time, there will be very delicious mushrooms such as pine mushrooms, elm and yelm mushrooms, tree chicken mills, etc. On the mountain, there are usually more pine mushrooms. This thing grows in a dense forest with pine trees, with reddish-brown mushroom caps, chubby mushroom stalks, and a sticky layer of mucus on the mushroom caps. This pine mushroom tastes very delicious. When you pick it home, remove the soil and leaves on it, blanch it in boiling water, and you can stir-fry it. It tastes smooth and tender. If you add some big sauce and chili in it, it would be even better.
Jinghan likes to eat this kind of pine mushroom very much, so he goes into the forest every morning. When you pick it too much, it will dry it. Although it doesn’t taste fresh and tastes good, stewed chicken is good. Moreover, there are not many vegetables in winter, and any dry vegetables will be good at that time.
On July 15th, the old man asked Zhixin to go back to the village to visit his ancestors' graves. Zhixin met Zhide in the cemetery. When Zhide saw Zhixin, he felt sad. He kept saying that he had no choice but to sell his house at the beginning and went to the mountain to check in.
"Second, you don't have to do this. Over the years, you have suffered a lot of benefits from the Han family. You can't help but speak at home. Now the brother-in-law at home has the final say. We don't blame you for this. We haven't helped you in these years, so it's okay if you don't help. But our father and mother have been going up the mountain for several months, and you don't even go to see it. What's wrong? Even parents don't want it anymore, right? Fourth, you do this, so it makes our father and mother feel uncomfortable? You are not as good as a son like you." Zhixin also felt resentful. Although it's not good to be on the mountain now, it's not a long-term solution. If Zhide could help, how could he end up selling houses and land? The younger brother of a compatriot is not as good as an outsider. No one would be sad if he changed it.
Zhixin's words made Zhi feel guilty and regretful, "Brother, I, Oh, my brother went back and told his parents that he just pretended that he didn't raise me as a son." As he said that, he turned around and walked down the mountain.
Zhixin felt very uncomfortable when he looked at his younger brother's back. Over the years, the five brothers had no disputes. Now that the second brother is gone, the fifth brother is traveling far away, and the fourth brother is like this again. Zhixin couldn't help but feel ache in his eyes and almost burst into tears. "Oh, the bubbles on his feet are gone by himself. You can do whatever you want in the future. I can't help it." Zhixin said softly.
When Zhixin returned to the venue, he happened to see his wife leading the children at home to cut beans and eggplants. It was already past the beginning of autumn, and this season is the best time to dry vegetables. It is useless to cook early, and hair will grow and break if dried. But after the beginning of autumn, it will be different. Dried vegetables will not grow hair easily and can be stored. This year, I lived in the mountains and planted a lot of eggplant beans and beans in spring. I couldn’t finish them for a while, so it’s best to cut them and dry them. In this way, by the beginning of next spring, there are still some vegetables to eat.
Xue was cutting beans. The beans were very wide and flat, and it was best to cut them into shreds. Xue was cutting them there, so Jinghan and others took the basin and poured them onto the broken mat, then spread them out and dried them. Zhu was cut into two types, one was to separate slices, dried and stewed. The other was to make eggplant, which was like eggplant, with the two slices connected together. This way, after drying, it could be taken out to fry eggplant during the Chinese New Year.
When Chen saw his eldest son coming back, he asked, "Zhixin, how about it? There is no change in the other end of our cemetery? It's far away and I can't take care of it. Don't miss anything in that place."
"Mom, it's okay, it's all good. I brought a sickle and shovel. The grass was cut and the soil was added. Don't worry, mom." Zhixin hesitated whether to tell me what happened to the fourth brother.
No one knows his son than his mother. When Chen saw Zhixin's hesitant look, he knew that he had something to say. "What's the matter that can't you tell your mother? Look at you, if the children see you, wouldn't you laugh at you?"
"Mom, I saw the fourth brother today, he." Zhixin didn't know what to say.
"Boss, stop talking, you don't have to make the fourth son. I don't know what he is like? He has been beaten by the Han family for a long time and has no idea. Forget it, don't think about it, just pretend that he has never raised such a son. Don't tell your father that he has such a bad temper and you have to be angry if you talk about it. Your father is not young anymore, so don't bother him if you can save some effort." Chen stopped letting Zhixin continue to talk about it when he heard that it was Zhide's business.
Zhixin nodded, "Mom, I understand. Then you guys are busy. I'll go to the ginseng field to take a look. In another month, the ginseng will grow the fastest at this time. We have to be careful. In previous years, there were also people who came to steal ginseng at this time. This thing is too valuable, be careful." As he said, Zhixin went for a walk. In broad daylight, he just needed to go around to see if there were any loopholes or something. The main thing was to see if there were idle people around the ginseng venue, for fear that someone would come to step on the plate in advance.
Chen sighed, reached out to wipe his eyes, and sighed softly, "Oh, how great would it be if everyone was like the boss? He just gave birth to such a conscience, even his parents didn't want them anymore, and he only cared about his wife and father-in-law."
"Grandma, there is not enough mat, what else to look for?" Jinghan shouted there.
When Chen heard this, he quickly turned around and said, "Then use a fork, use a fork to dry eggplant, and put shredded beans on the mat. Isn't this enough?" As he said that, he went to find a fork.
Chapter completed!