Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Chapter 382 Novel Life in a Mountain Village

The mango tree is a plant that blooms and bears fruit at the same time. At this time, the flowers are gradually decreasing and the fruits are gradually maturing.

There are a large number of purple-red and purple-black twisters hanging on the branches.

The twist is like a wine cup, hidden among the branches and leaves in the mountains.

Gao Mingcheng was holding a honey shaker in one hand and two hares in the other. He had no choice but to ask Fan Licheng, "Do you recognize these things?"

Fan Licheng followed the direction he pointed and looked carefully.

"It's myrtle!" Fan Licheng looked surprised. He encountered a fruit he recognized.

There are several names for this thing. Myrtle is mostly written in written language. In daily life, different places have different names, such as mountain twister, black belly, Duolian, Tao Jiuniang, etc.

Gao Mingcheng said: "Go ahead and pick some to eat. Pick the purple and black ones. Don't pick too many. Just a small handful will do!"

"Hey, I know, you can't poop after eating too much!" Fan Licheng excitedly stepped forward to pick the twisters.

His grandparents' family owned a porcelain kiln, and their daily life revolved around the porcelain kiln, including selecting porcelain clay, kneading clay embryos, glazing, and firing the kiln. They rarely went to the mountains to play, and his grandma was at most in her own backyard. Open some land and grow some common vegetables.

So although Fan Licheng had eaten myrtle, he had bought it and had not personally picked it in the mountains.

No matter how precocious a child is, he is still a child, always full of interest in picking wild fruits.

After a while, Fan Licheng picked a lot. Since he couldn't hold it in his hands, he simply carried it in Gao Mingcheng's shirt.

Gao Mingcheng was speechless.

Just now I said I couldn’t poop after eating too much, but now I’m picking them all off.

But he didn't stop it. Sometimes eating is a kind of fun, and picking is another kind of fun.

After returning home from the mountain, Gao Mingcheng put down his things and led Fan Licheng to Xiaofu Mountain. Of course, he did not go up the mountain, but just stood at the foot of the mountain and looked at it.

Gao Mingcheng pointed to the orchards and introduced what kind of fruit trees they were.

Basically, he has planted all the local fruit trees here.

It's just that most of them are saplings, which have not yet reached the time to bear fruit, and there are a few older trees that have not yet reached the time of fruit maturity.

For example, those local tangerines. Although the green oranges can be as big as a baby's fist, their skin is thick and their flesh is sour, so they are not ready to be eaten.

There are also chestnuts on the chestnut tree. The furry thorns are still green, and the chestnuts inside are not yet ripe.

The chestnuts here mature late and will not mature until the end of September. By then, you don’t need to hit them with a stick. You can just walk around under the chestnut tree every morning and pick up the chestnuts that have fallen to the ground.

Some chestnuts fall directly to the ground after the thorn balls burst, and some fall together with the thorn balls. At this time, you need to use the soles of your shoes to step on the thorn balls, rub and squeeze them, so that the chestnuts inside will come out.

Chestnuts are not harvested. After a few days, they will develop insects or dry out.So if you are not going to pick them for sale, then you don’t have to beat chestnuts specially. You can pick up a small handful today and eat them, and then pick up a small handful tomorrow, so that you can eat fresh chestnuts every day.

Chestnuts are delicious whether eaten raw or cooked and fried.

Gao Mingcheng also introduced chestnut trees to Fan Licheng.

Fan Licheng was surprised when he looked at the blue thorn balls hanging on the treetops.

Of course he had eaten chestnuts, but he had never seen chestnuts on the trees.This trip to Gaojiacun undoubtedly broadened his horizons.

That night, when dusk fell, hare was stewed in a large iron pot, and eggs were simmering in the stove.

The eggs are wrapped in lotus leaves, buried in the fire, and slowly simmered. The cooked eggs are particularly fragrant and are said to be more nutritious.

In addition to simmering eggs, the stove can also simmer sweet potatoes, potatoes and pork kidneys.

But now we only have eggs at home, so naturally we can only eat them by simmering them.

While Gao Mingcheng was busy in the kitchen, Fan Licheng squatted on the steps and watched Black Tiger and Elf eating.

Two hares were hunted today, one belonged to Gao Mingcheng and the other belonged to the two dogs. After Gao Mingcheng handled the hare, he divided it into two and threw it in front of the two dogs.

If you eat it raw like this, the scene will naturally be a bit bloody.

Fan Licheng stared, his features flying around.

"Licheng, the eggs are cooked, come and eat!" Gao Mingcheng shouted from the kitchen, and Fan Licheng responded and walked to the kitchen.

Gao Mingcheng was using tongs to pull out the burnt lotus leaves from the stove.

A total of four eggs were simmered, two for each of them.

There were burnt marks on the lotus leaves, but after unfolding the lotus leaves, the unique fragrance of lotus leaves and the scent of eggs came to your nose, causing your stomach to growl with hunger.

Fan Licheng was indeed very hungry. He couldn't wait to pick up the egg and peel it, but as soon as he touched it, it was so hot that he quickly retracted his hand.

"Haha, slow down! I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry! Set it aside to cool down first."

Gao Mingcheng said so, but Fan Licheng saw him pick up an egg and peel it off.

After the egg breaks the shell, the aroma of the egg becomes even more overwhelming.

Because this egg was heated unevenly in the stove, half of it was dry and the protein turned light yellow. However, this egg was more fragrant and tasted very strong.

"Uncle Gao, aren't you afraid of getting burned?" Fan Licheng asked with a troubled face.

I just told myself to wait to eat it later! "The heat is locked in the eggshell. Peeling off the shell will make the egg cool faster!" Gao Mingcheng said plausibly.

Then he also cracked the shells of two eggs belonging to Fan Licheng.

The heat hidden inside will escape through the cracks in the eggshell.

After a while, the eggs were no longer so hot. Gao Mingcheng ate them first. The eggs were not big, so he ate one in two mouthfuls.

So I continued to peel the eggs and eat them.

After he had finished eating, Fan Licheng tried to eat. He wrapped it in a green lotus leaf to keep it warm, and then ate it in small bites. Originally, the egg white was just edible, but when he ate the yolk, the hot feeling almost made him feel uncomfortable. He spat out the food in his mouth.

After swallowing it with difficulty, Fan Licheng looked at Gao Mingcheng with admiration on his face.

Uncle Gao is so awesome!

After eating two eggs, Fan Licheng not only did not relieve his hunger, but became even hungrier.

He looked at the big iron pot longingly. At this time, Gao Mingcheng was stir-frying the stewed rabbit meat with a spatula. After adding seasonings, peppers and garlic, it was ready to be taken out of the pot soon.

In addition to rabbit meat, Gao Mingcheng also fried an eggplant and a pumpkin.

When he was looking for vegetables in the vegetable field today, he saw several mature pumpkins lying on the pumpkin vines planted on the slopes. Although he didn't like eating them very much, Gao Mingcheng still picked one.

The pumpkins they have here are the big ones from Mopan, not the long ones that are common in later generations.

Of course, the two of them can't finish each one, but the excess will not be wasted, because both sheep and chickens will eat it.

Even pumpkin seeds will not be wasted. They can be washed and dried. After collecting enough pumpkin seeds, they can be fried and eaten. The fragrant pumpkin seeds are a snack remembered by many country children.

When the food was served, the smell made Fan Licheng feel even hungrier.

"Uncle Gao, you can also cook, you're so good!" Fan Licheng praised, and then started to pick up vegetables for dinner.

He is easy to raise, and he doesn't have the bad habits of a rich young man. You can feed him anything, but the one he eats the most is rabbit meat.

After eating two bowls of rice, Fan Licheng burped and said sheepishly, "I haven't eaten so much in a long time!"

Gao Mingcheng smiled. He thought that little kid Fan Licheng must be very hungry, otherwise he wouldn't have eaten so much.

You know, although he can cook, he really has no skills at all. He can only cook the food.

So when we were at home, it was mostly Duomei who cooked and he helped with the cooking.

It’s not advisable to exercise or take a shower right after a meal, but you won’t be idle either.

Gao Mingcheng took out several ten-pound plastic bottles from the room and prepared to fill them with honey.

He didn't have the tools to filter it, but after the honey had rested for so long, the residue had already settled down, so he only needed to use a small cup to scoop the upper honey into the bottle.

The mouth of the bottle is not big, so ordinary people would have to use a funnel, but Gao Mingcheng didn't. As if he was training his control, he poured one cup after another into the bottle.

Fan Licheng sat on the small bench next to him and watched this scene in surprise.

But he soon thought of an article in the Chinese textbook.

It was a story about the oil seller. At the end, the oil seller said: "You are familiar with it!"

But despite this, this is also a skill that is difficult for others to achieve.

Gao Mingcheng's hands were steady and his speed was fast. He filled a bottle in no time.

Next, he filled another bottle, and he filled the remaining honey with a small amount of residue in a can bottle.

This kind of honey with a small amount of residue can be eaten by himself or given to his parents, grandma, Zhang Chengyuan and others.

They are all members of our own family and we will not dislike them.

Gao Mingcheng pointed to one of the bottles and said: "This bottle of honey is for you, you can drink it slowly!"

Fan Licheng's eyes widened when he looked at such a large bottle of honey, filled with joy.

He does like to eat honey, but what he likes more is the honey given by Uncle Gao.

It made him feel cared about.

"Uncle Gao, thank you, but it's too much. Just give me a small bottle! If you give me so much, I will definitely share it with others."

Fan Licheng declined such a large bottle of honey and asked for a small bottle.

If it's a small bottle, he can keep it for himself, but if it's a big bottle, he must give it to his family.

But Gao Mingcheng said: "If the small bottles are also given to everyone to soak in water and drink together, wouldn't you be able to eat much? You also know what the state is like at home, will you refuse?"

Fan Licheng fell silent, knowing that he would not refuse.

Because he gave the family the impression that he was very talkative and never took the initiative to fight for anything. Even so, several aunts would say nasty things about him in private.

Think he is being fake and generous.

(End of this chapter)