Return to the small mountain village in 1986

When people are young, they don't know the value of life. Some people fight fiercely, and some people drink pesticide and commit suicide in anger.

But when we get older, we are afraid of death. If we see someone of the same age die, we will feel very sad.

The person was found dead early yesterday morning. It was considered the end of his life, but he had been lingering on the bed for a while before his death.

Now that Gao Mingcheng knew it, he would definitely give him a gift and then ask if he needed help.

The answer was naturally no. Gao Mingcheng was the junior of the eldest family member, and the person who handled the funeral was from the second family member. He also hired a funeral master to handle it. When Gao Mingcheng arrived, a group of people were setting up a funeral shed in the yard.

After the memorial tent is set up, relatives and friends will come to express their condolences. At this time, it is necessary to prepare meals to entertain the guests, and the chef invited is Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuanyuan has already decided on the menu, and the family planning the funeral will go and prepare the food. Except for the meat, which has to be purchased, the rest of the dishes are basically from his own land. If he doesn't grow them at home, he can buy some from other people in the village. it is also fine.

The cost of buying groceries and banquets will not be huge. The most expensive part of the entire funeral is breaking the ground, purchasing a coffin, and asking the Eight Immortals to carry the coffin.

Gao Yuan can steam wine, so he also supplies the wine at the banquet.

Gao Mingcheng saw his father building a stove with stones and mud, so he stepped forward to help.

Gao Yuan glanced at him, lowered his head and continued working. After the stove was set up, Gao Yuan said, "Your aunt has been feeling a little unwell the past few days. You can go see her later."

"Okay." Gao Mingcheng agreed. This aunt was not a relative, but the wife of Gao Yuan's cousin, that is, Gao Mingcheng's cousin, but she was called aunt here.

Seeing that there were a lot of people working here, he really didn't need his help, so Gao Mingcheng went to his aunt's house to sit there.

But before going to Auntie's house, Gao Mingcheng first went to Grandma X's house and borrowed twenty eggs from Grandma X's house.

The elders in the family were not feeling well, and if the younger ones came to visit, they naturally couldn't go empty-handed. Gao Mingcheng didn't want to go back to Niuweiling to get it, so he simply borrowed it from Grandma Xi and returned it to Grandma Xi when the time came.

Perhaps Gao Mingcheng was not loved by his parents, and Gao Mingcheng's relationship with these relatives was also very average. After he came to the door with twenty eggs, he greeted them for a while, and then became speechless.

But I heard another news from here. The aunt's youngest son was also getting married this year. The date was set on the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month. Gao Mingcheng was called to come for the wedding banquet.

This was a happy event, so Gao Mingcheng naturally agreed.

After leaving the door of Auntie's house, Gao Mingcheng listened to the sorrow and music not far away, and thought about the fact that Auntie's son was getting married, and he couldn't help but feel emotional.

Society is composed of countless individuals, and each person has his or her own emotions, including birth, old age, illness, and death.

Gao Mingcheng stayed in the village for a few more days. After the deceased was buried and the tea seeds were shelled and dried, Gao Mingcheng was ready to go to the county.

As for the dried tea seeds, you can take them to an oil press to squeeze out the tea oil now, but it is best to store them in a ventilated and dry place for one or two months, and then dry them for one or two days before sending them out for oil extraction, because this will increase the oil content of the tea seeds. The best, the oil quality is also good.

Gao Mingcheng didn't know these tips before. After he pressed oil more often and talked with many people, he discovered that oil extraction rates are different at different times.

On the morning of his trip to the county, Gao Mingcheng got up at four in the morning and prepared to lead his two dogs into the mountains to hunt a wild boar.

The weather is getting colder, and the endless wild boar meat can now be made into wind-blown meat.

It is the first quarter moon recently, so in the second half of the night, there is no moon visible in the sky, and only a few stars can be seen shining faintly.

It was pitch black all around, and the mountains were like giant beasts. The mountain wind howled like the breath of giant beasts, bringing slight oppression to people and warning people to stay away from here.

Gao Mingcheng held a javelin and climbed the mountain briskly. The black tiger and the elf were not affected by the light and followed the scent left by the wild boar up the mountain.

Both the man and the dog were in good physical condition, and it took them only half an hour to climb a hill. When passing a mountain ditch, Gao Mingcheng couldn't help but slow down. This kind of ditch is where wild beasts in the mountains often go. A place to come and drink water.

But now this ditch seems particularly quiet, and apparently no animals have come yet.

Cross the ditch and continue climbing.

Lu Xun once said that there is no road in the world, but when more people walk on it, it becomes a road.

This is very true. The mountains here are inaccessible, so there are few people walking there, so naturally there are no roads!

Gao Mingcheng followed the two dogs, climbing hills and wading in water. From time to time, he would use the javelin in his hand to block the lush vegetation to make way for himself.

He was wearing an old coat. Even though he was very careful, it would occasionally be scratched by branches. Fortunately, it was a thin cotton coat. Even if it was torn, the cotton inside would not fall apart easily. If he were wearing a down jacket, As long as there is a hole, the down inside will escape, and a down jacket will be ruined.

After more than ten minutes, Gao Mingcheng finally made a discovery!

On a hillside, there were several piles of fresh wild boar dung! And there are still footprints left by wild boars on the ground!

Not only did Gao Mingcheng become more energetic, Black Tiger and Elf also ran quickly towards the direction where the wild boar left the scent, as if they had been given a shot of blood.

Not far ahead, there is a small group of wild boars scattered in the forest. Most of them dig into the mud with their noses and mouths, dig out the roots in the soil, and then eat them.

Gao Mingcheng noticed that when a wild boar was digging in the soil, some insects ran out of the soil, including a four-legged snake as big as a palm.

The four-legged snake got out of the soil and tried to escape, but it was too late and was devoured by the wild boar.

Wild boars are omnivores and will eat basically anything, not to mention four-legged snakes. Even venomous snakes and wild boars will eat them. When food is scarce in winter, wild boars will also use their developed sense of smell to find places to hibernate in holes. Once you find a snake, it will really be a snake in your mouth. After all, it is a rare delicacy.

Gao Mingcheng was quite calm when he saw a wild boar eating a four-legged snake, but when he noticed that the wild boar was eating Poria cocos, he became less calm!

This piece of Poria is wild. When Gao Mingcheng digs it every autumn, he does not dig out all the wild Poria in the mountains. He has to leave some for seed, and he will use it to grow Poria next spring.

But now the Poria cocos he was reluctant to dig has become food for wild boars!

"Black Tiger, Elf, come on!" Gao Mingcheng patted the heads of the two dogs and ordered in a low voice.

In fact, he hid in the dark and secretly threw the javelin, which had a higher hit rate, but in this way, the black tiger and the elf would not be trained.

The black tiger and the elf were also bold and rushed out like rockets.

It's just that the two dogs didn't have much deterrence. Most of the wild boars in this group were boars. When they saw the two dogs rushing over, they were not afraid at all and even bumped into the two dogs.

"Woof woof." Black Tiger and Elf immediately barked. After a brief panic, the two dogs bit a piglet in tacit agreement.

In the animal world, the law of the jungle has always been predatory. Even when a lion is hunting, it will not attack the most ferocious male directly, but will pick on the old, weak, sick, and young.

That little pig should have been born this spring, when the meat was tender and delicious. Gao Mingcheng was also very satisfied with this prey. Unfortunately, the male wild boar he encountered today was too fierce. The black tiger and the elf had just bitten the little pig. He was knocked away by a boar. In terms of collision force, the two dogs were naturally unable to defeat the boar, so they could only retreat steadily.

Seeing that Black Tiger and Elf were at a disadvantage, Gao Mingcheng, who was hiding in the dark, secretly took action!

With a "swish" sound, a javelin carrying a sound that broke through the air quickly stabbed one of the ferocious boars.

With superb strength and accuracy, the spearhead penetrated directly into the eye socket of the wild boar and went straight into the brain, almost killing him with one shot. The wild boar twitched and fell down, gradually losing its breath.

This sudden murderous intention finally scared the other boars away and ran away immediately, but Black Tiger and Elf wanted to take the opportunity to restore the previous decline and continued to chase the little pig.

When the black tiger jumped up and bit the piggy's neck, the elf finally arrived and bit the piggy's hind legs, or to be precise, the chrysanthemum.

The flesh of the chrysanthemum was tender, and the elf's sharp teeth bit it, immediately breaking the skin. The elf tasted the blood of the prey, and bit more excitedly.

The piglet's anus was severely damaged. It was in so much pain that it fell to the ground and struggled, wailing from its mouth. However, the black tiger was still biting its neck, and it could not let go.

When Gao Mingcheng saw the elf's achievements, he couldn't help but tighten his anus.

The fate of this little pig was determined at this moment.

Although the elf can't dig out the anus, the piggy's anus has been bitten to pieces, and the black tiger is still biting the piggy's neck.

The situation remained stalemate for several minutes, eventually ending with the piglet's death.

"Woof!" The bloody black tiger and elf shouted excitedly at Gao Mingcheng, as if asking for credit.

"Good job!" Gao Mingcheng praised and decided to leave more meat for the two dogs.

He stepped forward, pulled out the javelin, and then lifted the male wild boar. After estimating the weight, Gao Mingcheng decided to bleed and disembowel the boar on the spot.

Because Gao Mingcheng estimated that this male wild boar weighed more than [-] kilograms, which was the heaviest wild boar he had ever shot.

As for that little pig, it weighed just over a hundred pounds when it was stretched to death.

But the two combined weighed more than [-] kilograms. Although he can afford it, there is no need to work so hard.

If you bleed and disembowel yourself in situ, it will at least be much lighter.

Although he decided to deal with it on the spot, Gao Mingcheng first moved the wild boar to a nearby ditch, where the terrain is flatter and there is water, making it easier to clean.

Gao Mingcheng first dealt with the big male wild boar, bleeding it first, and then disemboweling it. After cutting it open with a knife, it was hot and steaming inside.

Gao Mingcheng first cut two pieces of pork belly and threw one piece each to Black Tiger and Elf.

The two dogs immediately lay half-lying on the ground and started eating.

Seeing how they ate with gusto, Gao Mingcheng's stomach rumbled with hunger.

I just looked at the raw meat in my hand, thought about it, and still didn’t eat it.

They don't have the habit of eating raw meat and fish. In his previous life, Gao Mingcheng followed the trend and went to eat sashimi, but whether it was salmon or tuna, he couldn't accept it as long as it was raw. He always felt that the taste was weird.

Forget it, enduring hunger is also a kind of practice!
  After brainwashing himself, Gao Mingcheng continued working.

The whole body of a pig is a treasure. Except for pig manure which cannot be eaten, the rest of the internal organs can also be eaten. So Gao Mingcheng took out the internal organs of the pig belly, pig small intestine, and pig large intestine, and also cut off a piece of the chrysanthemum.

Naturally, the pig belly would not be thrown away. The wild boar belly was delicious and was said to have medicinal effects. As for the large and small intestines, he thought about it and did not throw it away. He just washed the dirt inside along the ditch, and then Throw it into the snakeskin bag you carry with you.

The big pig did this, and the little pig did the same. After he finished cleaning up, the sky was getting brighter.

The fish in the east are white, and the sky and the earth are frosty.

Gao Mingcheng carried the wild boar on one shoulder, held the piglet under one arm, and held a javelin and a snakeskin bag in his free hand.

In the white mist in the mountains, Gao Mingcheng, who was carrying a heavy load, walked step by step toward the foot of the mountain. The black tiger and the elf had already eaten and drank enough. They even had the leisure to chase hedgehogs and rabbits along the way, which made Gao Mingcheng envious. of.

Man, your name is responsibility!

The responsible Gao Mingcheng could only grit his teeth secretly and walk in stride. He thought in his mind that many people like Mei, Gao Shufang and others saw the wild boar he shot and praised him, and he suddenly felt stronger.

As the saying goes, it is easier to go up a mountain than to go down. When Gao Mingcheng entered the mountain, he walked easily, but when he came down, he carried a weight of nearly [-] kilograms. It took him more than an hour to walk down the mountain.

Fortunately, Chen Dasong, who was keeping watch in the chicken coop, was the first to notice the situation. He immediately dropped what he was doing and ran towards Gao Mingcheng.

"Mingcheng, the wild boar you shot was too big! Oh, you even hit two!" Chen Dasong's face was full of shock, and he immediately stepped forward to take the snakeskin bag and javelin from Gao Mingcheng's hand.

These two things are a bit heavy-handed for him.

Gao Mingcheng gently threw the wild boar to the ground and said to Chen Dasong: "Uncle, please call someone to help. It's still the old rules."

Chen Dasong nodded in agreement and ran towards home quickly.

He was going to call his family and Zhang Chengyuan to come and do some work. Two wild boars were enough work!
  After returning home, Gao Mingcheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he was getting hungrier. At this moment, he didn't want to eat porridge or cook noodles, but wanted to eat barbecue.

He immediately cut off a few pieces of wild boar, cut off a pair of kidneys from the male wild boar, removed the piece of fleshy meat in the middle of the kidneys, then cut into pieces and marinated them with salt before going to wash the iron. The skewer, this iron skewer was specially bought by him to make it more convenient for grilling meat.

While he was busy preparing for the barbecue dinner, the wild boar processing team had arrived. The first ones to arrive were Aunt Liu leading her two sons. The ones who arrived more slowly were Zhang Chengyuan and Duo Yu. Duo Yu also brought Come with a small stone.

"Brother Mingcheng, what are you doing?" Chen Duoche looked at Gao Mingcheng's actions that caused the fire with curiosity.

Gao Mingcheng said generously: "We are going to grill some meat. If you want to eat it, you can cut it yourself, marinate it with salt and grill it."

A hint of joy flashed in Chen Duoxi's eyes, and just as she was about to agree, Aunt Liu shouted softly: "What are you doing standing around, hurry up and get to work!"

Turning her head, Aunt Liu said to Gao Mingcheng in a gentle voice: "We have cooked porridge at home, and the barbecue will definitely take a while. You should eat a bowl of porridge first to satisfy your stomach."

This double standard made Chen Duoxi grin, but he did not dare to say anything and went to work obediently. (End of chapter)