Bianshanhan [farming]

When Li Qinghong came back, the Li family was reunited.

Even Li Maoxian had many smiles on his face.

According to the agreement, Li Qinghong and the others returned to the border town in turn, and the rest stayed in the capital. In this way, they could go home in turn without delaying the business in the capital.

It was almost enough to ask, when Li Qinghong picked up the bowl and started to eat, the Li family stopped asking, with an unstoppable smile on his face.

After Li Qinghong finished his meal, the brothers sat together and began to chop garlic.

This year, because of being busy, the Li family didn't pickle much Laba garlic. Now that they have free time, each person has a head of garlic, and the chopped garlic cloves are thrown into the empty basin one by one.

No need to prepare much, put the smooth garlic cloves in the jar, soak it with vinegar, seal the mouth, and soon, the sour and spicy Laba garlic will be ready, when the time comes to eat dumplings, pour a little for dipping, or directly Eat, the taste is very different.

Li's elder brothers are not short, sitting on the same height bench at home, with their legs bent.

Because he hadn't mentioned anything about Li Qingwen yet, Li Qinghong pinched Li Qingwen's face with his fingers that still smelled of garlic, "Why is Zier as white as the second brother? If you don't know, I think you two are bored in the room." Read for a year."

In order to make up for the spicy taste, Li Qingwen kept blinking, "I'm not doing much work..."

"Then why are you still thin?" Li Qinghong finally put down his hand and asked.

He didn't believe that Li Qingwen didn't work in the fields at home.

Li Qinghong saw that Li Qingwen was thinner than when he left in the capital, but he didn't know that this was Li Qingwen who had grown fat for half a year.

After hearing about Li Qingwen's dangerous experience, Li Qinghong's expression changed, and he touched his younger brother up and down with a look of fear.

"Third brother, I'm fine, how long has it been..." Li Qingwen persuaded.

When Li Qinghong calmed down, it was getting late. After eating the noodles, the family talked until midnight, and then the five brothers lay down on the kang in the west room and talked in a low voice.

Li Qingrui didn't take off his clothes, the other four brothers were lying under the quilt, and the time when the brothers were lying on the same kang can be traced back to several years ago, it can be said that all of them have mixed feelings in their hearts.

I heard that we will go back to Bingzhou to worship ancestors together after the new year. Li Qinghong felt that this trip was just right for him. He was exhausted from Linsu all the way home against the wind. They slowed down their voices, and Li Qinghong slowly fell asleep with his head tilted.

Seeing that he was asleep, Li Qingrui whispered something to Li Qingzhuo. Li Qingrui got off the kang and returned to the wing room. The child is still young and needs to be looked after at night.

Because of Li Qinghong's return home, the next day, Li Zhengliang and Li Zhengming got up and invited Li Qingqinghong to hang out together in thick leather clothes.

For breakfast, rice cakes sprinkled yesterday, cut into thin slices, soft and sticky, dipped in sugar, very delicious.

It's just that this thing is very sticky. When washing the dishes, there will be more bubbles, or it will not be easy to clean.

But rice cakes are very hungry, and eating a bowl can last longer for heavy work.

Li Qinghong went out to meet the elders in the village, and went to the camp for a while. By the way, he distributed the things he brought back from the capital to them. Of course, there were also bags of letters. Then he was surrounded by nephews and dogs. On a slope.

This slope has long been very lively. Adults stood on it and watched a bunch of children sitting on the top of the slope and sliding down.

The snow on this slope has long been crushed so smooth that it will slide down no matter if you sit on it with your buttocks or put a straw mat on it.

As soon as Li Qingfeng came, he took the first seat without hesitation, and a few children followed him, screaming and sliding down the slope.

This is the most played by the children in the village. Of course, Li Zhengliang is different from Li Zhengming. They can sit on the sled pulled by the dogs.

No matter how cold it is, every family will take out the quilts, shoes, cups, etc., lift the kang mats, use the broom to sweep the dust and cobwebs on the roof, sweep the soil on the kang and the walls, and get out all the things. You can reach every corner you can't touch.

Li Qingwen and his brothers wrapped their heads in handkerchiefs and began to clean the house.

There was a lot of ash on the kang mat that was taken out, and it took a while to shake it off.

After sweeping the inside of the house, pour some water on the ground, and after the fine dust has fallen, put the things back little by little, and put them back in place.

This is a matter of lip service, but it is very cumbersome to do, especially when things are placed.

Mrs. Fang came to deliver dried plums and vegetables. Seeing them like this, she told Mrs. Chen that she was lucky, and that these boys were the best.

In normal times, Fang had to be courteous, but this year it was a rare family reunion. He couldn't help laughing when he saw such tall boys, so he simply received Fang's compliment.

Not only the house, but also the pots and pans have to be soaked in hot water to clean them. The water tank that did not dive in the previous day only has a bottom. Use a cooking broom dipped in the water to scrub it clean, and scoop out the dirty water. Rinse it several times with clean water in a wooden barrel.

Clean the main house, and the brothers will go to the side rooms and warehouses together. In the past, most of them would be empty and easy to clean, but in the border towns, as long as they are not lazy on the kang, every household is full of mushrooms, Pine nuts, hazelnuts, fungus, dried persimmons, and dried smoked fish are a bit of a chore to clean up.

This year, Li Qingfeng and the others went to the forest and brought back a lot of fungus. The big guy only got a little to eat, and saved the rest to sell for money.

The Li family has more wine than other houses and half a storehouse of wine, these are all brought by Li Maoqun, because his house has a lot of guests, so he simply bought a few carts.

Because there used to be no rivers, no fish to eat, and these people from Bingzhou did not know how to deal with fish. Some of the people from Hongzhou knew how to smoke fish.

Li Qinghong and the others came back specially for the New Year, and bought the red paper used for the New Year. In previous years, the word "Fu" in the village was written by Li Maoxian, but this year it was written by Li Maoxian and Li Qingzhuo together.

Li Qingzhuo had passed the imperial examination, and he was a serious scholar. They also wanted to ask for a blessing and a couplet, so that their children could enjoy the fragrance of this book.

Li Maoxian and Li Qingzhuo stood at the table writing together, looking at their father's slightly hunched back and a trace of white in his temple hair, Li Qingwen and Li Qinghong's eyes were a little hot.

They grew up, and their parents got older a little bit.

On the other side, because Jiang Cong and Jiang Liping were busy, Lao Sun and Qi Min went out to hunt. Half of the things they brought back were left at Li's house, and the other half were taken back to pack.

As the year approaches, the women are getting busier.

Because Mrs. Chen refused to let Mrs. Jiang go to the fields, Li Maoyun and his wife came to help steam the steamed buns, while Li Qingwen and the others were patching up the window paper.

The wheat grown in the border town is not the same as other places. Even if it has been ground several times, it is still a bit rough, but it is also a rare fine grain in the extreme north, and it is something that the people of Yangshu Village have never eaten before.

Therefore, daughters-in-law who don’t know how to steam steamed buns in every household have to find an aunt who understands it in advance to have a look, and learn carefully so that steaming can’t ruin it.

With the same noodles and the same water, some steamed steamed buns were big and soft, while others made yellow lumps. Although they were both edible, they tasted different.

Mrs. Chen didn't know how to steam, so Mrs. Fang and Li Maoyu steamed more than a dozen pots in one go. Except for the food that day, they all took out and frozen.

In the border town in winter, in this kind of weather, as long as you are not afraid of freezing, nothing is easy to break.

Then there was killing chickens and fishing. Seeing that the family reunion was rare, Mrs. Chen wanted to kill two sheep, but seeing that there were still hundreds of catties of wild beef, Qi Min and the others brought back so much game, so they let go of the sheep for the time being.

Although Li Qingfeng is good at wielding knives and swords, Li Qingzhuo is the one who kills chickens most deftly. He has steady hands and good aim, and chicken blood rarely drips out.

When killing the chickens, Li Zhengming ran away early. He was timid and didn't dare to look at these things. Li Zhengyan was very courageous. She squatted next to the chickens and looked at them for a long time. She found that the feathers of these chickens were not good-looking, so she left disappointed .

Li Qingwen didn't dare to kill the chicken, so he huddled next to the stove to wash the chicken's intestines. After washing thoroughly, he poured the chopped meat in the basin into the intestines.

The mouth of the casing supports a funnel of birch bark. This thing is very simple. The bark is peeled off, rolled into a shape that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, and sewed with thread.

Birch bark is light, soft and thin, and has many uses. Every household will deposit a lot of bark between spring and summer. If you lack anything, you must first think about whether you can use bark to make it, and you can't think of other ways.

Among other things, even Li Qingwen's pearl box is made of tree bark, and there is a layer of fine powder inside the bark, which will not damage the delicate pearls, but will also make them shine even more.

The minced meat was chopped by Jiang Cong, and the ingredients were prepared by Li Qingwen, who added salt, chicken essence, pepper noodles, white wine and sugar. At this time, Li Qingwen was holding the funnel, and Jiang Cong was poking the minced meat with a sorghum pole.

Jiang Cong's hands are good, he won't puncture the casing, and he loads the meat very quickly. The two of them worked together, and soon, the sausages were placed on the table.

As the Chinese New Year approached, Zhou Fengnian finally showed mercy and let Jiang Cong rest for a few days. He came over when he was free, didn't sit on the edge of the kang, and went to the back room to wash his hands and start working.

Li Qingwen also specially made a pot of minced meat without seasoning. This is specially made for dogs. There are fish and beef, which they like to eat.

Two days before the Chinese New Year, Liu He actually came. This time, not only him, but also a few companions. The snowmobile was full of things, and there were dogs squatting on it. Dozens of dogs parked outside the yard. is spectacular.

This was an unexpected guest. The Li family knew that they saved Li Qingwen, and regarded Liu and the others as lifesavers.

Liu and his tribe didn't talk about Chinese New Year. It wasn't a gift for the New Year. They knew that Li Qingwen was going to the capital to study, so he came to send some honey and herbs, and the remaining half was for Jiang Cong and Jiang Liping.

As soon as Zhou Yao heard that Liu He was coming, she put on her clothes and "swish" and went out. Seeing all kinds of precious medicinal materials he brought out, her smile was brighter than the sun outside.