So everyone split into two groups, Zhiming took the younger ones to plant the ginseng field, while Zhixin led the other two families to work on the wasteland. Thankfully, the Xu family now owned three adult oxen and all the necessary farming equipment, so there wasn't much delay. After three or four days of hard work, all the land had been planted.
After finishing planting, the old patriarch took Wenhan and a few others back to town, leaving Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Zhu on the mountain. From then on, there was a real rush to get work done in the fields, as there were not enough hands. The following days marked the busy period for farmers, as the ginseng fields required weeding and loosening the soil. This year's newly cleared wasteland also needed regular weeding, as weeds were most prone to grow there. Thus, the whole family was busy with their respective tasks, and no one had a moment of rest.
