Start as a farmer from an ordinary world

Chapter 136
Entering May, the temperature changes day by day.Especially at noon, it can reach more than 20 degrees.

The clothes of the men in Guanzi Village are also changing. The upper body is coarse cloth jacket, the lower body is crotch pants, a hemp rope is tied around the waist, and mille-soled cloth shoes are on the feet.

Of course, there is also the constant white sheep belly towel.

Speaking of the white sheep belly towel, Wang Manyin has never understood the thoughts of many farmers. It is normal for this thing to be worn around the head in spring and autumn, after all, it can block the wind and sand.

The key is that some people also carry it in summer, and they can't wait to cover their foreheads with prickly heat.

Wang Manyin was different, at least he wore a autumn coat inside.

He went to the supply and marketing agency to deliver goods in the morning, and happened to meet Liu Qingli taking a break, so he chatted with him for a long time, and did not return with a shoulder pole until almost noon.

After handing over the purchased food to Lanhua, Wang Manyin began to sort out the new goods.

As soon as I sorted out the goods, before I could take a breather, I heard the shouts of a few broken children from outside.

"Aunt Lanhua (sister-in-law), be optimistic about rhubarb, we are here to sell things!"

"What good things do you have?" Wang Manyin responded and walked out of the cave.

I saw a few broken children standing on the side of the road, not daring to go up at all.Apparently, rhubarb had cast a deep shadow on them before.

For Rhubarb's ability to protect the family, Wang Manyin praised it very much.

Whenever someone came, this guy would bark and bark to stop him.It turns away only when commanded by its host or hostess.

Of course, this guy usually just makes threatening noises and doesn't really attack.

It was only when they reached the edge of the field that Wang Manyin noticed that they were still holding thatched baskets on their arms.

The so-called thatch baskets are made of sorghum stalks and thatch.

The mothers-in-law and aunts on the Loess Plateau are like magical magicians. They all have a pair of skillful hands. Even ordinary things can be turned into magic in their hands.

Thatched baskets are one of them. The bottom of this kind of basket is made of sorghum stalks, with two rows overlapping vertically and horizontally and fixed with cotton threads.The walls of the baskets are made of dry thatch twisted into ropes, then tied with cotton threads, and arranged in a circle, and finally made into the shape of a basket.

After the work is done, auspicious patterns are sewed on the edge of the basket with rags of various colors, and it becomes a handicraft.Not only beautiful, but also durable.

Even Wang Manyin has seen someone stitch thatch into a small granary, with a small mouth and a big belly, which can hold a hundred catties of grain at a time.

But when he saw the things in Maodan's basket, he immediately felt his teeth sour, and hurriedly waved his hands: "You two are stupid, are you deliberately making fun of me? The consignment point only accepts apricot pits, not mountain apricots. Take it back and come back when it’s done.”

The wheat is slightly yellow, and the apricot is ripe.

Now in early May, the winter wheat has just turned yellow.In the ditch and mao, some apricots have begun to turn slightly yellow.

Although the fruit is just long and crisp, it is still far from ripe.

But the hungry broken children in the village couldn't wait any longer, and they went to the mountains and fields to search together.

When they found a tree, they didn't think it was too sour, and they didn't stop eating until their teeth didn't feel like it.At night, he would lie on the kang and hold his stomach and scream, and his stomach would make a bang bang sound.

Even so, no adult will take it seriously.

"Uncle Manyin, we don't sell almonds, these are for you and Aunt Lanhua...the almonds sold are in other baskets." Mao Dan shook his head and replied.

The other children didn't speak, and looked over expectantly.

They were all stuffed with candy by Wang Manyin, remembering that,
Knowing that it was the wishes of the little guys, Wang Manyin did not refuse: "Thank you, then."

Due to his own reasons, he has formed a conditioned reflex and is really not interested in these things.Especially the green apricot... Just looking at it, I feel sour water flowing from my mouth at this moment, and the upper and lower teeth can't help but want to fight.

However, you can give orchids a fresh taste.

When he saw the almonds in another basket, he asked in surprise, "Where did you get these? It should be from last year."

The supply and marketing cooperatives are now buying a large number of almonds at sixty cents a catty.

The price does not look low, the key is to dry, and the quality requirements are very strict.No broken ones, even if the almonds are broken and white.

Therefore, the process of smashing the apricot pit should be done with great care, and the strength must be just right.A little over-stretching might ruin the almonds.

If you are inexperienced, you may smash hundreds of apricot stones, but there is no way to collect a catty of qualified nuts.

But Wang Manyin is not so strict here, it is a little benefit for the little guys.

"We ran a long way this time, and found several furrows in Daopigou, and dug out two large piles of them." Maodan replied excitedly.

Maoge civets near the farmland usually steal food before hibernation, while those living in the mountains mostly store nuts such as peach pits and apricot pits.

It's lucky for a few broken children to dig so much at a time, and they probably emptied their granary.But in this season, there is food everywhere on the mountain, and the woolly fox will not die of hunger.

As for what they said about splitting the ditch with a knife, Wang Manyin naturally knew it too.That place is only seven or eight miles away from Guanzi Village, and the surrounding mountain ridges have been severely washed by the rain, forming a steep cliff and deep ditch, as if cut directly by a knife.Therefore, it is called Daopigou by the people nearby.

There is also a lot of good firewood growing on that cliff, but generally no one dares to take the risk to cut it.

For this reason, he specially warned: "Don't run so far in the future, it will be terrible if you fall down there. Besides, there are wolves in the mountains, be careful not to be caught!"

A total of two wild wolves have been hunted down in Guanzi Village from years ago to now, but it is hard to say if there are still any in the nearby mountains.

If it happens, these little guys will definitely not fall well.

Taking them to the consignment point, Wang Manyin simply weighed them: "Look at it, it's exactly one catty."

In fact, it was only about eight taels, but these guys got it from such a long distance, so he suffered a small loss.

After paying, two more candies were stuffed into each person's hand.

After sending a few little guys out, Wang Manyin accidentally glanced at the remaining thatched baskets, and suddenly exclaimed: "Wait, baby boy, what's in your basket!?"

With that said, he rushed over and grabbed it.

"What's the matter, what's the matter?" Hearing that her husband's voice had changed, Lan Hua hurriedly ran out from the next door.

"Uncle Manyin, you don't even know manure. When I was picking apricots, I saw some plates of manure on the ground, so I put them in a basket and brought them back." Shanwa asked in confusion.

Lan Hua was also puzzled, wondering why her husband was so surprised to see half a basket of dung dishes.

"Look clearly... this is wolf dung!"

"What?" Lan Hua was also startled.

The broken boys were so courageous that they dared to pick up wolf dung.

Feeling that the situation was serious, Wang Manyin immediately led them to the construction site.At this time, the laborers of the second team are eating with bowls.

It was a little strange to see Wang Manyin bringing the children over.

After hearing what had happened, the adults of all families were terrified, and they gathered around the thatched basket to check.

"Yes, it is indeed wolf dung,"

"There are wolves in Daopigou, this should be taken seriously..."

When it was first liberated, there were many wild wolves on the mountains of the Loess Plateau.

It often happens that wild wolves enter the village in broad daylight and snatch away pigs and sheep swaggeringly.Some even took the child away.

For this reason, Wolves teams are specially organized in various places, and Yuanxi County is no exception.

It was reported at the time that in just one year, the communes in Yuanxi County killed hundreds of wild wolves.

Even now, the commune has regulations that if more than three wild wolves are found, they must be reported immediately.

It is because of the experience of wolf suffering that the elderly people in the village are very familiar with the appearance of wolf dung.This thing was tan when it was pulled off, and it turned off-white when it dried.More importantly, undigested bones and hair can still be seen inside.

Some of the feces in the basket were yellowish brown, indicating that the wild wolf was probably still hiding in the ditch.

The little ones were indeed very lucky not to meet head-on, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Man Yin, this is not a trivial matter. You and I will go to the village to discuss with Man Tun now. In the afternoon, our second team and first team will each send a few people to Daopigou to see if there is a wild wolf den." Wang Lianshun thought about it Think about it, let me say one more thing.

Whether the wolf can be hit is another matter, the key is not to let it stay in the ditch.

This season, the children in the village are constantly looking for food in the mountains, what should they do if something really happens.

Just like that, Wang Manyin brought wolf dung into the village again.

After Wang Zhishu saw it, he was also startled, and immediately called his younger brother Wang Manjun.

After a brief discussion, they decided that each team would contribute five laborers, and in the afternoon they would take the guys to hunt wolves in the mountains.

Naturally, Wang Manyin was also among them, and Wang Lianshun specifically told him that he must bring rhubarb with him when he went into the mountains.

After eating, the Wolves team set off in a mighty way.Together, there are 4 dogs.

Originally, Wang Lianshun planned to choose some laborers from the construction site to help, but he didn't expect that Liu Xiangyang and others would follow them to watch the fun, and they would not listen to any persuasion.

Helpless, he had no choice but to tell Wang Yanqiang to look at several people.

Wang Yanqiang was carrying a rifle, while the others used hoes and shovels as weapons.

The first team leader, Wang Manjun, exaggerated a little, and even took out a seedling gun from his home.However, this man was a little unlucky. He suddenly got anxious halfway, and stood on the side of the road to pee, but he didn't notice that there was a hornet's nest the size of an egg on the stalk of wormwood not far away.

A gust of hot water happened to land on the beehive, and the next moment he lifted his pants and screamed and ran wildly.

"What's the matter, what's the matter?" A group of people thought that something was wrong and rushed over in a hurry.

When they saw the buzzing wasps, they all turned around and ran away.

When they reached the safe zone, a group of people looked at where Wang Manjun was stung and laughed.

It took 2 minutes to swell up a circle.

In fact, in the Loess Plateau, being stung by wasps is a common occurrence.Generally, you don't need to take care of it deliberately, and the swelling can be reduced in half a day.

The key point is that Wang Manjun's... is really not a place, and his legs are sprawled when he walks.

After more than half an hour, they arrived near Daopigou.

As soon as Rhubarb stepped into the ditch, he let out a low whine, obviously smelling an abnormal smell in the cliff ditch.

There are several piles of freshly dug loess not far away, which should be the good work Maodan and the others did in the morning.

"Everyone, be careful, the wild wolf may be in the ditch. Also, pay attention to your feet, there are many potholes here. Especially the educated youth, you must keep your eyes open, it will be troublesome to fall..." Wang Yanqiang hurriedly warned .

Hearing this, Liu Xiangyang and others became more vigilant.

They still remembered what happened last time, Wang Licheng could not move for more than half a month.

　Let me tell you something, some of the plots in the previous article have been slightly modified and deleted, which will not affect the reading.In the future, I will still focus on daily life, please forgive me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)