Chapter 62: The Autumn Harvest

This year's Yuanyi Village is particularly lively during the autumn harvest.

The grain fields, fruit forests, and fish ponds in Zhuangzi have all entered the harvest season. Choosing a sunny day without wind and snow, Yuanyizhuang held a spectacular autumn harvest opening once a year.

In addition to the families brought by the contracted farmers, the Xi family of all ages came to visit, the Xi Yizheng brothers and sisters also rushed back excitedly on the weekend, and the employees of the sales center of Shili Manor also came to see the excitement.

"I said my father-in-law, it's really rare. If this is shelved in Baoding, where can you see such a lively harvest scene. Old Man Xi stood on the edge of the ridge with a cane, looking at the crowd who couldn't hide his joy, and sighed. He is very glad that he moved to live in Yuanyi, where can he live so comfortably and fulfilling in the old house in Baoding.

"That's right. Thanks to the blessing of your family. The two of us decided to spend our old age here. Hehe. Mr. Fang and his wife looked at each other and smiled, although they were a little reluctant to be the neighbors who had been with each other for many years in the old alley, but they could be with their children in their later years, and the place where they lived was so beautiful, could they not be satisfied?

"Haha, it's also a blessing for your daughter" Old Man Xi laughed heartily, with the youngest son alone, where can he afford to buy such a hundred-acre manor.

"Grandpa, grandparents, it's windy here, I'll take you to the fruit grove for a walk. Today, we also organized a lot of employees from Ten Mile Manor to help us pick fruits. Xi Yizheng saw that the old people were easy to get cold when they stayed here for a long time, and suggested that they go to the fruit forest together.

"Done. The girl took us there. I've been here for a few days, and I haven't walked around the fruit forest yet. Let's take a look. Old Man Fang agreed again and again.

Xi Yizheng supported the three elders and a few helpers who were backward to go to the harvest fruit forest.

"Tsk, such a large fruit forest, if you want to pick it all, it will take several days." Old Man Xi saw a large dense forest from a distance and smacked his tongue.

"Well, there was no contract to nearby farmers here, so every autumn harvest was picked by the employees of Ten Mile Manor. Dad said that when spring comes, it is better to find a farmer to contract out, so that someone will take care of and clean it on weekdays, and there will be a fixed person to harvest the fruit when it is ripe. It's easier to take care of this way. Xi Yizheng talked about Xi's father's plan, which has been put on the agenda. At that time, once the medicine garden begins to be planted and cultivated on a large scale, Xi's parents will inevitably have no time to take care of the fish pond and fruit forest, so they still want farmers to contract.

"Well, it's time to contract out." Old Man Xi nodded.

"Old man, don't go any further, walnuts and chestnuts are being beaten inside, and it is easy to hurt you." The helper who was coming out of the depths of the forest greeted Xi Yizheng and his party.

"Oh, okay, thank you, uncle," Xi Yizheng hurriedly replied, helping a few elders to the other side of the forest, where apples, pears, dates and other fruits were planted. I picked a few red jujubes, wiped them with a paper towel, and after distributing them to the elders, Xi Yizheng threw them into his mouth, and took a sip, crisp and sweet, and it was delicious.

"Haha, Zheng, you're not a lady at all." The old man said with a smile.

Xi Yizheng squinted his eyes full of enjoyment, "Grandpa, you don't understand this, right?" There are a lot of words, so that eating dates is sweet."

"Haha. Look, look, your granddaughter's mouth is so sharp. Old Man Xi smiled and pointed at Xi Yizheng and joked to Old Man Fang.

"Isn't that also your family's own granddaughter," Old Man Fang replied with a smile.

"Alas, my eldest granddaughter is half sensible if she has a zither. I don't know how BGI is reading now. I don't think she's reading material at all. Old Man Xi sank his face as he spoke. Previously, it was difficult to arrange for Xi Yiqing to enter the self-examination class of BGI, hoping that she would calm down and study hard, and not mix with those students who did not study well and fooled around all day. In order to punish her, he also asked Xi's father to stop her pocket money for a few months, hoping that she would be retracted. I don't know if this has been effective.

"Grandpa, don't worry too much, Sister Qingqing is also an adult, and she knows what she has to do. During this time, I heard my mother say that she was in school to review with peace of mind. Xi Yizheng comforted, not wanting Old Man Xi to be in a bad mood because of Xi Yiqing, which would affect blood pressure.

"Yes, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, no matter how worried you are, they still have to go their own way. I said in-laws, we are also old, so why bother to worry about their affairs anymore. I don't have to add a block to my heart. It's better to take a good break in Yuanyi Village and nourish your body. Old Madam Fang also comforted. When you are old, your health is very susceptible to external influences. If you are in a bad mood, your body will naturally not be much better. What's more, for those of them who have three high symptoms, they can't be stimulated.

"Yes, grandpa, I believe that Sister Qingqing will not make the same mistakes as before. Let's believe her. Xi Yizheng picked two stone benches under the apple trees, wiped them clean with paper towels, and helped the old man Xi and a few people to sit down one by one.

"Well, I hope so." Old Man Xi sighed.

"Okay, grandpa, grandpa, grandma, let's see me picking apples next" Xi Yizheng took off his coat, selected a few relatively short apple trees that were easy to pick, and began to pick large and red Fuji apples. Pile the apples under the tree, and there will be a helper to collect them.

After a while, Xi Yizheng began to have soreness in his arms. Just as he was about to rest for a while, he sent a few old people back to the house to rest, when he saw the helpers who had gone in to threak walnuts and chestnuts come out of the woods carrying several large baskets.

"Miss, are you still there? Yo, I picked a lot of fruit and came down. Look at your little body that is about to fall when the wind blows, let's take it away. The big man who reminded them not to go inside, smiled honestly and joked with Xi Yizheng.

"Da Hei, don't underestimate the weakness of other girls' families, listen to Ah Feng, she reads well. It's that school.,It's a key high school anyway.,It's said to be the first place every time.。 Right? Little girl? Another middle-aged man wiped his sweat and asked Xi Yizheng.

Xi Yizheng pursed his lips and nodded at him with a light smile, these farmers and the workers working in the Shili Manor are all honest and simple, and their kindness can be felt between words.

"Really? That's pretty impressive. The man named Da Hei gave a thumbs up to the table with a zither and praised sincerely.

"Uncle, then you guys are busy first, and I'll send my grandparents back to rest first. I'll help you pick the fruit later. Xi Yizheng generously accepted their sincere praise and got up to help the old man.

"Cheng, you guys go. It's windy outside, and you hurry back to the house to hide, because the skin and tender meat are wrinkled when the northwest wind blows. We have a lot of people, and we will be fine soon. The Great Khans nodded, and carried several large baskets of walnuts and chestnuts to Zhuangzi's storehouse.

Every autumn harvest, a long warehouse on the edge of the Zhuangzi is always full. Grains, dried fruits, fresh fruits, fish, shrimp and crabs. Stacked neatly in the warehouse and stored. Of course, fish, shrimp and crabs are not easy to store, and basically the contracted farmers will ship them out on the same day after harvesting. Of course, a portion will also be given to the main family. As a year-end dividend.

So, today's dinner is a lake feast? Xi Yizheng looked at the fish, shrimp and crabs jumping around the kitchen, and there was a black line.

"How? Rectify the lake fresh for us to taste today? Dad Xi looked at the hairy crabs crawling all over the ground and the big herring, black fish, crucian carp, etc., and couldn't stop smiling.

"Okay, Dad, but I have to lend my sister-in-law Fang for use, I can't handle it alone." Xi raised his eyes to look at Xi's father in a kite shape as if he was complaining.

"Of course, and I'll leave the fish to my dad." Dad Xi took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves and began to prepare to kill fish.

Seeing this, Xi Yizheng spread his hands towards Sister-in-law Fang and Xi's mother, who had just entered the kitchen, and Xi's father was too positive. I guess I haven't cooked for a long time, and I see so many live herring fish and black fish with itchy hands. Hehe.

"Hehe, that's good, let's have a lake fresh gathering today. Sister-in-law Fang, you help Lao Xi deal with these fish, and I and Zheng make a few other dishes. Seeing this, Xi's mother also took off her coat, rolled up her sleeves, and planned to deal with hairy crabs and prawns with Xi Yizheng, and even with Sister-in-law Fang, she was full of energy.

That night, there was a lot of laughter in the Xi family's reception restaurant, and the whole family sat around the reunion table, looking at the various lakes and fresh foods on the table one after another, and they couldn't close their mouths.

"How can there be good food without good wine? When the wine came, Xi Yidi moved two jars of osmanthus and red wine from the cellar. Served on the table as if it were a treasure.

"Come on, come on, it's been buried for a long time, open it and try it." Xi Yidi found tools to open the altar, and as soon as he opened the seal, he smelled a mellow smell that came to his nose.

"Good wine, just smelling this fragrance, I think it's good wine," Old Man Fang shrugged his nose with satisfaction, and then smiled at the salivating Xi Yidi and said, "Di boy can drink?" Be careful that your teacher reprimands you. ”

"Oh, grandpa, you don't understand this. It's not a weekend, how can the teacher take care of it, besides, if our teacher is here, smelling the wine, how can he take care of training me, he would have hooked out the gluttonous worms earlier."

Hahaha full of laughter. Old Man Fang smiled from ear to ear, pointed at Xi Yidi again and again, laughing so much that he couldn't speak.

"Zheng girl, this wine is so good, it's really amazing," Old Man Xi took a sip of osmanthus and praised it.

"I think if this technique is melted into medicinal wine, it will be very good." Old man Fang tasted the crab fried rice cake, soft and fragrant, it is really good water to raise crabs There is such a big lake in Yuanyi Village, and when the western suburbs are developed in the future, the value will not be increased several times.

"yes, I didn't think of that. The main business of our pharmaceutical factory is Chinese patent medicine. Medicinal wine can also be counted as a portion. Dad Xi slapped his thigh, "Yes, I have to learn to make wine like a zither like a zheng." ”

"Don't be too impatient. At present, the main medicinal materials are baked out first, made into medicines and promoted, and medicinal wine is used as an auxiliary to take your time. Don't think about it, just do it right away. I'm just proposing, and I need to have a detailed promotion plan and production process. Old Man Fang said slowly, Dad Xi has this temperament, fortunately, Xuanpin Pharmaceutical Factory has the support of the national special team, and it will not be easily squeezed out by other pharmaceutical companies, otherwise, I am afraid that it will not be long.

"I didn't expect it, I was excited when you mentioned it," Xi's father explained softly with a shy face.

"Haha, let's Yaozhi have changed his identity now. From the head of the research institute to the president of the pharmaceutical company, this process needs a lot of guidance from my father-in-law. Old Man Xi raised the osmanthus wine jar and poured a full wine cup for Old Man Fang, "Come, cheers to the two of us for the prosperity and prosperity of our family."

"Dry" Old Man Fang also raised his glass and drank it all. The two old men showed each other empty wine cups and laughed loudly at the same time.

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