Chapter 68: Blocking the Hammer
The next day, the family started making goods. Chen led his two daughters-in-law and Jingya to brush ginseng and steam hammers together. The old man, together with Brother Zhixin, mixed loess into this year's new ginseng soil. There was too much black soil in the ginseng soil, so he had to mix some loess, so the father and son picked up one by one to transport loess into the ginseng field.
Jinghan, like Wenhan and others, did a job that they had never done before, just to stop the sticks. The villages were unified in one day, and they had to finish the ginseng quickly and handed over it. Generally, each household was one or two men's laborers, and some families had to hurry to finish the till they could finish the day, so many of them just went over and looked back without time. The ginseng grew in the soil, and it was inevitable that they were buried in the soil, or ginseng beards, or smaller sticks. Once the pickup was slower, they might fall down.
So from the ground where the hammer is raised, and then looking for the falling hammer, this is called blocking the hammer. Generally, four-toothed one is used to block the hammer, because four-toothed one more teeth than three-toothed one, it will be denser than three-toothed ones. Moreover, four-toothed ones are much thinner and lighter than the teeth of the three-toothed ones, so it is best to use them to block the hammer.
There were two four-tone squids at home, just in time Wenhan and Wencheng each one. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wenhan told the restaurant that the weather was getting colder and he no longer sent fish to the town. The two brothers took four-tone squids, followed by pieces, digging the ginseng bit by bit, and then searching for the fallen ginseng in it. This is a job that requires eyesight and physical strength. It is not easy to swing the four-tone squid for a day, but it is not easy.
Wen Han digged a few times and found a white big whisker from the ground. He quickly lowered his head and picked it up and threw it into the basket. "Little sister, look, I really found a whisker." Wen Han shouted excitedly.
Jinghan nodded, "Brother, I saw it. You dig slowly and look carefully. There are some in this place. Especially when you are close to the Chi Bangzi, you must pay more attention. Some people do not dig properly and it is easy to fall down." Jinghan was not very excited. She had seen her in her previous life. At that time, the families who had raised the bats would hire many people. They were also very careful when they got up. After they got up, they would definitely stop her home once. Then they would stop her for a second time. Finally, some people outside could stop her for a third time. Even so, someone would stop her. They had stopped her for the first time, and there should be many fallen bats. Jinghan was still very confident about this.
Sure enough, not long after, Wencheng shouted over there, "Little sister, I have picked up a hammer." His voice was full of excitement and surprise.
Jinghan felt relieved when he saw that both brothers had gained something. "Brother, second brother, you can stop the stick here. Jingwan and Wenxuan and Wenchang went to the forest to pick up mushrooms and other things. We can't swing these four teeth, and we can't do this job. Please be careful, don't worry, there will be a lot of things here." After saying that, Jinghan took Jingwan and the others out to the venue together.
Now leaves have begun to fall in the forest. A gust of wind blows, and the leaves in the sky are flying with the wind and falling. "We have to hurry up and try to pull things home. When it snows, we will not get anything." Jinghan lowered his head to pick up walnuts, and said to Jingwan and the others behind him.
"Second sister, we all listen to you. You can do whatever you say." Wenchang followed Jinghan and said very terriblely. He has seen his second sister's ability. As long as the second sister takes action, he will definitely be surprised. I guess this year, just by blocking the stick, you will earn a lot of money, let alone getting some good things home now.
Jinghan smiled slightly, "Okay, then let's pick up walnuts as soon as possible. If you see that rotten basswood, check if there are any winter mushrooms on it. At this time, the winter mushrooms should be released. Anyway, we just do whatever they are, and it will be useful. It will be useful at that time. It is also very convenient for us to be on this mountain, much better than in the village. Work hard, and try to let our elder brother and second brother study in the town this year, and there must be scholars." Jinghan now understands why when I read ancient stories in the past, I had to let my children study in the imperial examinations, because this is the only way out for the poor. Only when someone in my family has a career in the officialdom can there be hope for the poor to change their poverty.
Everyone agreed with this, so no one said anything, but looked down to find something that could be made home for money. In the morning, everyone picked up two baskets of walnuts, one basket of winter mushrooms, and the other basket of mountain grapes. The mountain grape cake that Jinghan made that day was not completely dry, but the half-dried ones were better. The children at home tasted a little, and they found it sour and sweet, and they loved it very much. Today I saw another grape, and everyone said that they would cook some more delicious food, who would think it would be too much? So they picked a basket of mountain grapes, and agreed to come back in the afternoon to pick the rest.
The four of them carried baskets and bent over to walk home one by one. After all, they were still young, and even though they were carrying baskets, they were all woven according to their size, but the weight was not light. Fortunately, they were very close to home and did not take long to return to the venue. As soon as they arrived, everyone quickly put the baskets on the ground and couldn't help but rub their shoulders with their hands.
Chen and Xue were brushing ginseng at home. When Chen saw the children's appearance, he felt a little distressed. "Look at you, why do you have to do that? We can't just point at you to pick up these. Please don't go back. After a while, let your father and your third uncle go with you. The adults are doing it quickly and they are still not tired. Look at these tired little samples."
Jinghan smiled as soon as she heard grandma's words, rubbing her shoulders, and said, "Grandma, it's only a few days. The autumn is coming soon. When it snows, I can't get anything back. Grandma, it's okay, let's take a good rest at night and have a good sleep."
Chen shook his head helplessly, "You, I don't know which one you follow, why are you so obsessed with money? Can't you wait for everyone to do these tasks?"
"Mom, you don't need to say anything. Jinghan won't listen. She's just that. This is better. It's rare to catch children like this." Zhu advised her. She also likes Jinghan very much, and always told her two daughters that they would get along with their uncle's two sisters.
My mother and mother saw that it was almost noon, so they hurried to cook. Not long after, the three old men and three brothers, and the two Wenhan brothers, all came back. The two Wenhan brothers came back the latest. As soon as they arrived at the door of the house, they shouted, "Grandpa, grandma, look, we are back with something."
The old man was resting in the room, and it was a little strange to hear his eldest grandson shouting. Wenhan has always been very steady and not so irritable yet. What made him so excited? Looking at the door, Wenhan and Wencheng both carried baskets into the room. The basket actually contained some sticks and whiskers, and several complete sticks. "Wenhan, where did you get them?" The old man was very surprised. Didn't the sticks bearded? Where did you get them?
"Grandpa, this is found from the ground where people have started the hammer. Don't you know? It turns out that after they have started the hammer, there will be some falling. Look, this is what Wencheng and I found in the morning. It seems that at least five or six kilograms. If we read all the ginseng fields, we can find a lot." Wenhan was excited to explain the origin of these hammers to everyone.
The old man and Zhixin looked at each other for a moment, and were also shocked. Unexpectedly, there was such a benefit in this. I had never experienced it before and didn't understand it at all. I'm afraid that Old Liu, the past, wouldn't know anything about him. He drank all day long, so how could he care about anything else? "Wenhan, who told you this? Did you think it yourself?" The old man had already guessed who it was in his heart, and just asked.
"It's not us, it's Jinghan. Jinghan thought of it, let's try it." Wenhan's excitement had not passed yet. Although his arms were sore, he was still full of joy. He could stop five or six kilograms in one morning. What about that day? They had just dug dozens of ginseng fields in the morning. This year, a total of 1,5600 kilograms of ginseng fields were all shipped. If they were all stopped, how much would it be? There would be one hundred or eighty kilograms?
The old man and Zhixin and the others thought of it, and the old man took the lead and said, "Zhixin, I think this is the case. In the past few days, let's hurry up and stop the sticks. I think the loess over there are almost all, so there is no need to worry about the remaining one or two meters. If you calculate this, I'm afraid that just stopping the sticks will be more than our own family. Although the blocking of these things is usually more beards, that's also money. Okay, it's up. There are still a few three-tones at home, so let's use the three-tones, so the adults are not afraid of being tired."
Zhixin and Zhiming also agreed. This is a good opportunity to make money. We will give up. "Dad, don't you have to talk to the village chief and the others about this?" Zhixin was afraid that someone would be jealous.
The old man shook his head, "No need. In the past years, we were busy getting a stick, and we went home after we got it up, so where would we have time to stop the stick? Later, it was like that, and no one said anything. Needless to say, the sticks in the ground, together with the sticks, it had nothing to do with participating in the household."
During lunch, everyone knew about blocking the baton. The old man couldn't help asking Jinghan, "Jinghan, why did you think of this blocking the baton?"
Jinghan smiled, "Grandpa, when we are farming in spring, have you not seen any sticks that emerge from the ground? That is what others have left. I thought at that time, it would be a pity to fall like this. If someone could look for it again, wouldn't these sticks be wasted?"
Chapter completed!