Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Chapter 281 The little scalper has a new owner
Gao Mingcheng didn't step into the door in the end. According to his observation, He Xiuman's stomach pain was probably faked. He Xiuman is not the kind of little white flower who will swallow her anger. She sometimes has the idea to fight back.

But Gao Mingcheng went in at this time, but it was not beautiful, and he was easily entangled by He Mu.

So he turned around and walked towards his parents' house.

The door of the yard was open, and as soon as I entered, I saw Grandma Gao sitting on a chair, peeling an old loofah in her hands.

This kind of old loofah is specially reserved for seeds. After drying, peel off the outer hard skin to reveal the inner loofah sac, and the loofah seeds are hidden in the holes of these melon sacks, and the loofah seeds are shaken out. It can be saved for sowing next spring.

And the remaining loofah sacs do not need to be discarded, but have great uses!

The most common use is to wash pots and dishes. People with rough skin can also use it to bathe and rub their backs.

Because of these uses, everyone will deliberately keep some old loofahs for spare.

"Grandma." Gao Mingcheng called out. After hearing the voice, Grandma Gao looked up, and then a smile appeared on his old face, like a blooming daisy.

"It's Mingcheng. I heard you went to the county to do business?" Grandma Gao asked kindly.

Gao Mingcheng said it briefly, but didn't say it carefully, because Grandma Gao might not understand it if she said it carefully.After talking for a while, Gao Mingcheng asked, "Where are my parents?"

"Your mother went to your Aunt Xiuhui's house to knit sweaters. Your Aunt Xiuhui's craftsmanship is good, so she followed suit. Your father went to the field." Grandma Gao said, her expression was so lonely.

We used to be a big family, but first Gao Mingcheng split up, then Gao Mingwan went to the transportation company, and then Gao Mingli went to the sugar factory. Pulled to the county to sell clothes!
Therefore, there are only three permanent residents in the old house!
In the past, everyone was crowded and there were not enough rooms, but now it is empty everywhere.

Gao Mingcheng keenly captured Grandma Gao's loneliness.It's just that everything in the world will change, as long as the change is good, then people have to adapt to it.

While talking, Gao Mingcheng's father came back with a hoe first.

He was still holding a bamboo basket in his hand, which contained some tender radishes that had just been pulled out. When he saw Gao Mingcheng sitting in the room, he was stunned for a few seconds.

At this time in previous years, Gao Yuanjian was very busy. He was away from home all day long and had to go out to make wine for others every day. The money he earned throughout the year depended on this period of time.

It's a pity that this year's weather is dry and water is scarce, and food production has also decreased. Almost no one asks him to steam wine.

But Gao Yuanjian was so busy that he couldn't stay idle at all, so he went for a walk around the field when he had nothing to do, guessing that any change in the field would not escape his discernment.

"Why didn't you do business in the county today? Is your business going well?" Gao Yuanjian put down his things and asked with concern, and asked Gao Mingcheng to eat here at noon today.

Gao Mingcheng naturally agreed, he just came here for dinner.

After briefly talking about the business in the county, Gao Mingcheng said: "I came back to pick up the goods today, and I will go to the county again in the afternoon. By the way, Dad, do you want to raise cattle?"

With a flash in his eyes, Gao Yuan thought of a possibility.

He didn't speak right away, and after thinking about it, he said, "I'm planning to raise a cow. I had to save money before, and my family had a lot of expenses. Now I don't have much expenses. I'm planning to buy a calf in spring."

"Why, your cattle are not going to be raised anymore?"

Gao Mingcheng nodded and said: "I don't plan to raise it anymore. I only have one mu of land in total, and now I have bought a tractor. The cow is not very useful. Besides, I have been running to the county twice in the past three days. No time to take care of it."

"Dad, if you really want to raise cattle, how about selling this cattle to you at a fair price?" Gao Mingcheng said straight to the point.

It is impossible to give away, cattle are very expensive!

Gao Yuanjian doesn't think Gao Mingcheng's words are too much. Cattle have been very precious since ancient times. Gao Mingcheng's cow has been raised for nearly a year, and it is already a little over a year old. , Let it learn to plow the field after the old cow, and it will come in handy soon.

Gao Yuanjian’s family still has a lot of fields, eight mu of which have been taken away, and cattle are needed to plow the fields, and cattle are also needed to cut the rice. When the time comes, buy a bullock cart and let the cattle pull the rice home. Save the boss's effort to carry the burden.

Another one, if you want to sell vegetables in Junling, you can also use a bullock cart to save time and effort.

After some consideration, Gao Yuan decided to buy Gao Ming Cheng's cattle without saying anything.

He said: "Come on, let's call your mother back to cook, and then go to see the cow."

Gao Yuanjian didn't say the price right away, because he had to read it before speaking.

So the father and son went to Aunt Xiuhui's house and called Luo Xiaohua back to cook.

Luo Xiaohua has never waited to see Gao Mingcheng, but now it is different. Hearing that Gao Mingcheng had lunch here, she was very happy, and said with a smile: "I still have a piece of bacon at home, I will use it to fry carrots later!"

Luo Xiaohua happily went home to cook, while Gao Yuanjian and Gao Mingcheng went to see the cattle, while Heihu and Elven were having fun by their side.

The cattle are not on the side of Niuwei Ridge, but in the field on the side of the old village.

The fields here are contiguous, with a total area of ​​more than 800 mu. Although the sky is dry, it has rained a little before, and fresh and tender weeds grow in the fields, many of which are milk vetch.

These weeds are the best rations for cattle.

Zhang Chengyuan is a hardworking man. He came early in the morning to take out the cattle and sheep of Gaoming Cheng's family, and then chose a field rich in weeds to put the cattle and sheep there.

When grazing cattle and sheep in the mountains, you can tie the rope to the trunk, but not in the field, there are no trees.

But the wisdom of the working people is infinite. They can tie a wooden stake to the end of the rope, sharpen one end of the stake, and then nail it in the field.

In this way, the cattle and sheep are restrained and can only move within the range of the rope.

There are some cattle farmers in the village, but only Gao Mingcheng's family raises sheep, so it's easy to find. Both father and son are good at walking, and they didn't feel tired after walking for more than ten minutes.

"Dad, this is my family's cow. Look! It's not bad. As for the sheep, I plan to slaughter them during the Chinese New Year."

Gao Mingcheng looked at his cattle. The young scalper was clean, with cute big eyes. When he saw Gao Mingcheng and the others coming, he looked over with a docile temperament.

Most domesticated cattle are docile, but as the saying goes, cattle have a temper, and sometimes they become stubborn, which is not easy to provoke.

Gao Yuanjian is also an experienced farmer, and he is very good at selecting livestock. He looked around the little scalper up and down, found nothing wrong, and tried to let the little scalper walk a short distance.

"Well, the limbs are strong and the spirit is good. Mingcheng, how much did you buy this cow?" Gao Yuanjian asked.

Gao Mingcheng didn't hide it, he told the truth, Gao Yuanjian pondered for a moment, and added some more to the original price, which was considered more reasonable, but definitely not a premium.

Gao Mingcheng didn't care if there was more or less, so he made a deal with his father right away.

He untied the rope that tied the cattle, handed it to his father, and said, "I'm not at home recently, and the livestock at home are all taken care of by Duomi's brother. I'll talk to him later, so that he doesn't know. "

"Then let him take care of it for two more days, my family's cowshed is not ready yet." Gao Yuanjian said immediately.

This is the case with raising large livestock. You must prepare the pigsty and cowpen in advance, otherwise you will not be able to raise them.

There is still a little space beside the pigsty in the old house, and Gao Mingcheng reckoned his father would build the cattle pen there.

So he said, "I still have half a bag of cement and some red bricks, I'll send them to you later."

Gao Yuanjian nodded, and he first collected the remaining bricks and cement, and bought some if they were not enough.

The father and son completed the transaction and returned home again.

Although the ox was not taken home immediately, Gao Yuanjian still gave the money to buy the ox now.

He counted the money twice before handing it to Gao Mingcheng.

Gao Mingcheng took the money and put it directly in his pocket. With this money for selling cattle, he had more cash on him.

Gao Mingcheng ate here at noon, and he had a rare full meal.

After dinner, he still decided to visit Grandma Xi's house.

He Xiuman and her mother had their own unique tricks before, and they don't know what's going on now.

When he passed by, he didn't see his mother, so he must have left.

"Mingcheng, you're here." Grandma Xi was also peeling the old loofah in the yard, the skin was piled up on the ground at her feet, and there were still a lot of loofah seeds in the dustpan.

"Mingcheng, do you want loofah seeds? Get some later!" Grandma Xi said with a smile.

Those loofah seeds seem to weigh more than half a catty, but in fact they don't need so many seeds.

People on their side seldom plant loofahs on good land, they just plant a row in the front and back corners of the house and on the edge of the slope.

When a large number of loofahs are on the market, they can’t be sold at a good price, and they can’t eat too much at home. However, because loofah pouches are needed for washing dishes and pots, every household in the village will plant seven or eight loofah seedlings.

Gao Mingcheng said: "No, I also kept a few old loofahs, which are still hanging on the wooden beams. I will get the seeds out later when I have time."

"Where are Gao Zhuang and Xiuman? Are they resting?"

As soon as the words were finished, Gao Zhuang came out of the house. He was quite happy to see Gao Mingcheng coming: "Brother Mingcheng, you opened a shop, why are you back? Have you had lunch yet? We still have some food at home, do you want to eat?"

Gao Mingcheng said with a smile: "No, I just finished eating too. Is your wife okay? I heard that you seem to have gone to the health center to call for a doctor?"

Mentioning this, Gao Zhuang pursed his lips, and began to complain to Gao Mingcheng about He Mu.

It's just that he didn't know that long before, Gao Mingcheng had given a rough idea of ​​what happened by mistake.

After knowing that He Xiuman was fine and it was just a false alarm, Gao Mingcheng was completely relieved.

"She is an elder, so bear with it if you can. Now that Xiuman has a big belly, you can just focus on Xiuman." Gao Mingcheng could only persuade him in this way, because the current mainstream thinking is like this.

Grandma Xi immediately said: "I also said the same thing, that is, his mother-in-law was very dissatisfied with him, and she felt that she married Xiuman to the wrong person. Originally, the father-in-law was beaten, and the son-in-law could go to help, but the matter of his family It's...not decent."

Gao Mingcheng Xin said, Mother He is actually not bad, she is an honest person, and she is most afraid of lying with her mouth, deceiving people, and only knowing the whole story after she came forward filled with righteous indignation, that would be disgusting.

Gao Mingcheng thought so, and said so.

Gao Zhuang was taken aback for a moment, pondered for a while, and felt that this was indeed the case.

In this way, his resentment towards mother He was a little less.

He Xiuman also heard it in the room, and couldn't help but sigh, it wasn't that her mother was honest, but that her mother didn't have that brain!
So as soon as he came, he explained the whole story clearly.

She knew that her mother was difficult, so she didn't dare to confront her. She could only pretend to have a stomachache and deal with it vaguely.

After talking with Grandma Xi and Gao Zhuang for a while, Gao Mingcheng took his leave and left.

He had to go back to his home to bring some vegetables from the field and good firewood to the county.

When passing by Zhang Chengyuan's house, he saw Zhang Chengyuan weaving bamboo baskets at home, so he told him about the cattle sale.

"Brother, you can continue to help raise the cow for a few more days, and then take the cow away after my dad has finished building the pen," Gao Mingcheng said.

Naturally, Zhang Chengyuan didn't say anything else. Without a cow, his work became easier.

It's just that he feels a little regretful. He also wants to raise cattle, but unfortunately his family can't afford cattle at present.

Gao Mingcheng returned to his vegetable field and began to pull radishes and pick moss. This field is guarded by black tigers and elves, and some hares and voles dare not come to make trouble. His vegetable field is growing quite well.

Gao Mingcheng picked some edible vegetables and put them in the tractor hopper.

This was followed by moving firewood and building the remaining bricks and cement for the house.

After putting all the things on the truck, Gao Mingcheng was ready to set off. Before leaving, he realized that although he had returned home, he had actually only entered the yard, and hadn't even unlocked the door of the room!

But, just do it right!

He drove a tractor, first delivered cement and red bricks to his father, then loaded them at Gao Shouwang's place, and headed for the county at three o'clock in the afternoon.

At this point in time, almost no one would go to the county, and naturally no one wanted to hitch a ride.

Gao Mingcheng drove smoothly all the way, but the speed of the tractor was too slow, and it took a full hour to reach the county.

As usual, he parked his car in the alley on this side of the backyard, so as not to affect the business of the store, and some goods were moved in from the backyard.

As soon as he entered the backyard, he heard the sound of stepping on the sewing machine. Looking up, it turned out that many beauties were sewing trouser legs.

The trousers of a suit are generally longer, but if the buyer is short, wearing long trousers will not look good, and the whole person will not be energetic.

Therefore, Xinxin Clothing Store provides the service of sewing trouser legs. As long as you confirm to buy a suit, the clerk will measure the length of the customer's legs, and then cut and re-sew them appropriately.

This also requires certain sewing skills, but many Mei and Gao Shufang are capable of this job.

This sewing machine is Gao Mingcheng's own, and it was used by Dong Feixia before. Later, Dong Feixia bought a lot of sewing machines, so it is no longer needed.

"How is business today?" Gao Mingcheng asked with a smile.

Duomei looked up and saw that he was back, with a smile on her face, and said, "It's not very good, but there are still some businesses."

Gao Mingcheng comforted: "The positioning of each store is different, and the customer base is different. Open a store to do business, don't worry, take your time!"

In fact, he almost wanted to say - we can afford it.

But in the end swallowed it because it felt unlucky.

The business in the next few days will be similar to that of this day. The popularity of Xinxin Clothing Store will gradually spread, but due to price constraints, the business is destined not to be too hot.

But as long as people's income rises, they will definitely pursue to buy better quality fashion clothes.

Standing in the deserted store, Gao Mingcheng felt that this was not the solution, he had to get one or two drainage items.

In some stores in later generations, there will always be some special offers, which will attract people into the store, and then sell other profitable items to customers.

This trick is not only suitable for clothing stores, but also for restaurants. Some restaurants even have very low prices, but they require you to order drinks, and drinks are the real money that restaurants make.

(End of this chapter)