Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Chapter 217 Decided to Avoid
Gao Yue stayed in the village for five days. During these five days, he followed Gao Mingcheng into the mountains to hunt and got a wild boar weighing more than [-] kilograms. After that, he followed Gao Mingcheng to work in the fields and experienced the hardships of farmers again.

Go to the fields and weeds in the fields; go to the mountains to cut and move trees; go swimming in the reservoir in the evening.

Gao Yue likes swimming very much, because the only disadvantage of living in the county is that he can't swim freely. You know, the children in the village will have fun in the water throughout the summer.

Practice swimming strokes, compete with each other, and see who can swim faster, who can hold their breath for a long time, or who can catch more fish.

The reservoirs here are small, and the ponds are even smaller. The children are taken to bathe in the reservoirs by the elders since they were young. When they are older, they can play in shallower ponds together.

Gao Mingcheng didn't know what happened to other places. He only knew that there had been no drowning incidents in his village over the years.

There have also been people who drowned, but they were all quickly rescued.

In the evening of that day, Gao Yue got out of the water, stepped on the mud, and said, "There is too little water here, and swimming is not fun!"

This is already the largest amount of water among the three reservoirs, but even so, there is still not much water, and people cannot swim wantonly.

Gao Mingcheng didn't go swimming at all, he was just catching fish, or shrimps to be precise, in the pond not far from the edge.

As the saying goes, when the water rises, fish are caught, and when the water falls, shrimp are caught. Because shrimp live at the bottom of the water, it is easy to catch only when the water is low.

There are two kinds of shrimp here, one is local river shrimp, which is not big in size, but the shrimp meat is still sweet, and the other is crayfish.

Crayfish is an alien species, originally considered an invasive species, but there are many foodies in Greater China, as long as they are edible, they will not be flooded!

As early as the 90s, crayfish quickly went to the tables of food stalls, and they have not been there since then. When the wild ones are gone, eat the farmed ones!
When the weather is warm, crayfish are very active. If you want to catch crayfish, you have to go to a place full of reeds and aquatic plants. You can use a simple fishing rod to catch them. If you are not afraid of being pinched, you can also catch them with your hands. .

Gao Mingcheng is too lazy to bring a fishing rod, so he catches by hand. As long as he avoids the pair of big pliers in front of him, he will be fine.

Hearing Gao Yue's complaints, he said, "It hasn't rained in the village for almost two months. When the fields dry up, we have to release water from the reservoir. If there is no more rain, the production will definitely be reduced this year."

When Gao Yue heard this, he immediately became worried, and subconsciously said, "Then what should we do?"

Gao Mingcheng turned his head to look at him, and gave him a look to give him his own experience.

What can be done?Manpower is sometimes exhausted, but can it still keep the world from raining?

In fact, as early as the summer of 1958, Jilin Province had launched the first domestic aircraft rainfall, and it was successful.

However, although the weather here is dry, it is not to the extent that the harvest is not complete, and it is a local drought, so there is no plane to rain.

Gao Yue pursed his lips and didn't mention it anymore, but looking at the shallow reservoir, there was still a trace of worry in his eyes.

He grew up in the village since he was a child, so he has naturally seen villagers fighting for land and water.

Knowing that in the near future, there will definitely be a chaotic fight in the village.He knew that Gao Mingcheng was good at skills, but he was also afraid that he would not know how to attack, so he said, "At that time, you will live in the county for a few days? Your house is almost repaired, so you should go and see it."

Gao Mingcheng was taken aback, and soon understood Gao Yue's meaning, Gao Yue said again: "You come to live at my house, last time you stayed in a hotel, my parents were not happy, and felt that you were a little alienated."

Gao Mingcheng nodded in response, "OK!"

In fact, he was also pondering whether to avoid it when the time came.

He doesn't want to compete with others for water. He only has one mu of land in total, and he doesn't lack that little food.

But a person does not exist independently. He also has parents, uncles, and grandmas in the village.

At that time, it will be difficult for him not to show up when he is coerced into it, but once he shows up, what if the atmosphere is too bad, provokes his anger, and hits someone?

He has fought with people before, but now he fights again, it is a bit invincible.

He can usually control his strength, but if he is provoked, he may miss.

After all the calculations, it's better to avoid it first, anyway, it's only a few days.

After talking about this, Gao Yue poked his head to look at Gao Mingcheng's harvest, and when he saw half a bucket of crayfish, he immediately smiled and said, "Okay, you can catch so many with your hands, it's amazing!"

"It's almost enough for a plate, let's go home and eat crayfish!" Gao Mingcheng said with a smile, he stopped catching and prepared to go back with the bucket.

Although there is half a barrel of crayfish, but after processing, there are not many that can be eaten in the mouth!After all, after the head and tail of the crayfish are removed, there is not much meat left.

When they got home, Gao Mingcheng and Gao Yue sat by the well and began to process the crayfish.

Gao Yue saw that the water level in the well did not show any downward trend, so he praised: "You have well drilled this well! Even if the sky is dry, at least there is no shortage of drinking water."

Gao Mingcheng also laughed. When he decided to dig a well, it was because he remembered that the second half of this year would be dry, so it is very important to have a well. Besides, the public wells in the village are all in the old village, and his place is far away from the old village. It is not realistic to carry water every day.

Thinking that the water level of the public well in the village has gradually dropped, Gao Mingcheng also felt a little melancholy.

At that time, people in the village will not only compete for water in the reservoir, but also for water in the well.

Those public wells will run out of water before morning. In order to drink water, some people get up in the dark at four or five o'clock, and then rush to fetch water. After fetching water, they fall back to sleep.

Anyone who gets up late will see an empty well.

Moreover, the water quality at the bottom of the well is turbid. After being pumped back, it cannot be eaten directly, and it must be left to stand for a while.

Long ago, Gao Mingcheng did not waste water.

Rice washing water can be used to wash hair, wash vegetables and water vegetable fields.Even bath water can water trees.

Now Gao Mingcheng either goes to the reservoir to take a bath, or washes at home, but his washing method is very interesting. He carries a bucket of water, then walks to the flower tree in the corner of the courtyard, and then washes like this. After washing, his body It was clean, and the flowers and trees got water.

He planted some gardenia trees and camellia trees in the corner of the yard, and then planted a row of loofahs on the edge of the fence. Now the loofah vines are crawling along the fence and bamboo poles, with green broad leaves and yellow flowers. And the long strips of loofah make the whole yard more lively.

On the dinner table tonight, stir-fried crayfish is the protagonist. After cleaning the crayfish, fry them in oil, and then add a lot of dried chili, garlic cloves, and ginger to taste. The final product is a rare delicacy!
Gao Mingcheng took out rice wine and poured it for Gao Yue and Duo Meidu. To eat crayfish, you need some wine, preferably beer, but he doesn’t have any at home, so a small glass of rice wine would be nice.

After eating this meal of crayfish, Gao Yue will return to the county the next day.

The few days when he returned to the village was a rare vacation for him. After returning, he had to continue to study. He had a natural advantage. He could go directly to the police station for an internship, watch the police officers handle cases, and keep all the case-handling procedures in mind .

Before leaving, Gao Mingcheng prepared a lot of things for him, including a hare, a watermelon, several melons, some dried vegetables, and seasonal vegetables in the field.

Seeing that the bicycle was full of things, Gao Yue was both helpless and happy.

On the second day after he came, Gao Mingcheng led him into the mountains to hunt down a wild boar, but the weather was so hot that the meat could not be kept, so after discussing it, the two decided to keep some of it for themselves, and share the rest with others. .

Gao Mingcheng's parents' house, Grandma Xi's house, and some of Gao Yue's relatives' houses here were all assigned some.

Although Gao Yue has relatives, they are not very close relatives, because his father had a brother, but unfortunately died early during those difficult years, and his mother is not from the village, but from another village.

"I'm leaving, Gao Mingcheng, I'll wait for you to come and play in the county!" Gao Yue said, blinking at Gao Mingcheng.

"Well, I'll go sometime." The two exchanged signs, and Gao Mingcheng watched Gao Yue leave.

The weather is too hot at the moment. If you want to go out, you must either go early or late. Even the felling of Xiaofu Mountain is only carried out in the morning and evening. At noon, when it is the hottest, everyone is asked to rest at home.

Gao Mingcheng doesn't want someone to suffer from heat stroke, and he has to pay for it and take care of it.

Most of the fruit trees in the mountains have to be planted next spring, so it doesn't matter if you cut down the trees later.

"Be careful on the road!" Gao Mingcheng ordered loudly, and Gao Yue faintly responded, watching Gao Yue go all the way to the old village, then leave the village, and ride all the way to the county.

(End of this chapter)