Return to the small mountain village in 1986

It was already afternoon when we returned to the village from Zhangshu.

This time he did not go back to the county, but went directly back to the village. First, he sent the Chen brothers home, and second, he packed up the honey at home. The next day, he had to go to Yangcheng.

This trip lasted five days. On the way, we survived two crises without any danger. Only Chen Duofu was unlucky and injured his wrist.

But after five days, the wound had healed and scabbed.

Gao Mingcheng found the dusty gunpowder from the room and handed it to the Chen brothers, along with a small handful of bullets and some leftover gunpowder.

"Come on, I'll teach you how to use a gun. When your physical condition recovers, you can take turns to practice more. Then you can find something to use as a target and shoot at the target. Once you have a good shot, you can go into the mountains with a blunderbuss. Let's shoot birds." Gao Mingcheng called the Chen brothers to his side, told them how to use the gun, and then demonstrated it several times.

Compared with pistols, blunderbuss are more complicated to use.Each launch requires a series of complicated actions such as loading propellant, tamping the powder with a stick, loading lead, tamping lead, opening the door, lowering the gunpowder, and closing the fire door.

The Chen family was relatively poor, and the two brothers Chen Duofu had never touched a musket before. Although they had seen others shoot, they had only seen it from a distance.

Now when Gao Mingcheng demonstrated it to them, they felt dazzled and couldn't see it at all.

Gao Mingcheng had no choice but to slow down and let them do it by themselves. Only by themselves can they remember it deeply.

After teaching the Chen brothers, Aunt Liu came over with a smile and asked them to go home for dinner.

We ate a little earlier than usual today because we were afraid they would be hungry after driving all the way back.

There are quite a lot of dishes on the table, but the key is that the taste is different at home, which can make people eat two more bowls of rice!

It is said that the winds are different in ten miles, and the sounds are different in hundreds of miles. Every place has its own customs, customs and eating habits. Even in the same county, different villages have different customs.

After dinner, Gao Mingcheng did not stay long. He led the two dogs back to his home to rest, leaving space for the Chen family. They must have a lot to say.

Indeed, as soon as he left, Chen Duoxi vividly talked about what he had seen and heard along the way, and proudly said that Gao Mingcheng was willing to lend them blunderbuss and teach them to drive a tractor.

These words contained so much information that Chen Dasong and Aunt Liu were stunned for a while, and their moods fluctuated with Chen Duoxi's narration.

Finally, Chen Dasong stared at Chen Duoxi and said seriously: "Duoxi, from now on, just stay at home and don't run around! I think Ming Cheng is right. He is fine after so many times in the car. When he takes you out, That’s bad luck!”

Aunt Liu became even more superstitious and was afraid that something might happen to Chen Duoxi if she ran around outside, so she also advised Chen Duoxi not to run around.

Chen Duoxi was about to cry without tears.

Is his luck really so bad?

But speaking of it, on the way to Zhangshu, he was the one who said he wanted to learn to drive, and Gao Mingcheng was generous and let him start immediately.

It was precisely because he and his brother were learning to drive that people misunderstood that the car was broken and could not run anymore, so they came to rob them.

So, maybe it was really his fault that he blocked the road for the first time.

But what happened when he came back should have nothing to do with him, right?Someone is clearly eyeing the goods that Gao Mingcheng bought!

Chen Duoxi thought this, but did not dare to say it because he knew that even if he said so, his father would not believe it.

His dad believes in Brother Ming Cheng!
Well, he also believes in Brother Cheng.There's nothing wrong with that.

"Oh, parents, brother Mingcheng also said that he can give us an advance on our salary. When the time comes, whether it is my brother's wedding or our family building a house, if the money is not enough, he can give it to us first."

Chen Duoxi suddenly remembered this and spoke it out quickly. She winked at Chen Duofu and said jokingly: "Brother, do you want to get a wife?"

Chen Duofu was a little shy, but he was the elder brother and could still suppress his younger brother, so he looked over and signaled Chen Duoxi to shut up.

On the other hand, Chen Dasong and Aunt Liu were overjoyed. They were already very entangled.

Let's build a house first, and Chen Duofu will have to wait a little longer before getting married. Let's get married first, because he is afraid that the woman will think their house is not good.

When the time comes, the woman he likes is not willing to marry, and the woman who is willing to marry may not be the one he likes.

Now, Gao Mingcheng's words can solve their family's problems.

Chen Dasong said confidently: "That's alright, thank you. I'll contact the matchmaker tomorrow and ask her to take you to the woman's house in a few days. You young people can talk and cultivate feelings."

"It's already late October, and we definitely won't be able to build a house this year. You should make it clear to the woman that when the work on the land is finished in the spring next year, our family will build a new house!"

"Now that I have decided to build a house, I will pick up more firewood and save it when I have time in the future. When the time comes, I will use a lot of firewood to make bricks. Our family of four is assigned to Sigou Mountain, and the mountains are full of pine trees. , camphor, azalea, palm, yellow gardenia and other trees, when the time comes, all the pine and camphor trees will be cut down, the trunks will be sold for money, and the branches and tree pockets will be kept for burning."

Aunt Liu also smiled and said: "We live here. Although it is a bit out of the way, it is more convenient to collect firewood. People in the old village often quarrel over collecting firewood. This year, Gao Fugui's family has started to bake bricks. , their family has a large population, and they have been allocated a lot of hills, but now they have basically been cut down, and I heard that they have burned 4000 yuan of bricks."

When it came to burning bricks, Chen Dasong thought for a while and then said: "Our family is not big, and Duofu and I have to work for Mingcheng. We can't delay Mingcheng's affairs, so when we bake bricks, we still have to ask It only takes a few people to help dig the soil and make bricks.”

By next year, Chen Duoxi will probably have to help Gao Mingcheng and get a salary. By then, his manpower will indeed be insufficient.

But when it comes to hiring people to do things, Aunt Liu also worries about money.

So he said: "No need to invite anyone, I just ask a few of my brothers to come and help with the work for a few days."

Rather than giving the money to others, she would rather give it to her family. Besides, building a house is something to be proud of, and calling her family to help is also a way of showing off.

While the Chen family's discussion was in full swing, Gao Mingcheng had already taken a shower, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to meditate.

After not sleeping all night, Gao Mingcheng was in particularly good spirits and felt comfortable after waking up.

He got up, changed his clothes, and strode to the courtyard.

The three dogs at home were all awakened by his movements, and they all looked at him with their heads half raised. Under the gaze of the three dogs, Gao Mingcheng practiced a set of boxing.

When the whole body is covered with sweat, the rooster will dawn and the fish in the East will turn white.

"Black Tiger, Elf, let's go and get you some food!" Gao Mingcheng shouted, and Black Tiger and Elf who were lying in the kennel immediately stood up and followed energetically.

The master is back and there is meat to eat again!
Dahuang, surrounded by two small black dumplings, did not move, but the joy could be seen in his eyes.

Eat meat, whatever I want! (End of chapter)