Return to the small mountain village in 1986
Chapter 554: 123 Things in the Village
Chapter 554 A few things about returning to the village
The next day was indeed a sunny day, with the sun hanging high and shining in the courtyard.
Unfortunately, the falling snow on the ground has not melted, and the wind blowing against our faces is still cold.
In the morning, Gao Mingcheng first sent Duo Mei and Xiao Xuxu to the clothing store. During the two snowy days, Gao Mingcheng took the time to go there, but Duo Mei did not leave the yard.
She looks quite happy walking down the street now.
Not only her, but also little Xuxu was very happy. Being held in Gao Mingcheng's arms, her little head looked around and she liked the outside world very much.
After arriving at the clothing store, she even called her aunt affectionately, causing Gao Shufang to immediately put down what she was doing and reach out to hug him.
After calling her aunt, she called her aunt and aunt again, mainly talking sweetly.
We haven't seen each other for two days, and everyone feels a lot closer to each other.
There were no customers in the store at the moment, so everyone gathered together to talk. When Gao Shufang learned that her second brother wanted to buy an electric blanket for her grandma, she smiled all over her face and said: "Second brother, I will give it to grandma and my parents." I bought socks, please help me send them back later."
When Gao Shufang bought socks for herself last time, she thought the socks were of good quality, so she bought more and planned to give them to her grandma and parents when she could find time.
Gao Mingcheng nodded and said, "Okay, you go get your things and I'll leave later."
"Hey." Gao Shufang responded, quickly went upstairs to her room, and then took down the socks. There were thirty pairs in total, ten pairs for each person, enough for them to wear for a whole winter.
After Gao Mingcheng got the things, he drove the tractor out. First, he went to a department store to buy four electric blankets. When he went to buy them, he was told that the electric blankets were almost sold out because it was cold this year and many people came to buy them. .
After hearing this, Gao Mingcheng casually reminded them to buy the goods quickly, because more people would come to buy in the future.
After coming out of the store, Gao Mingcheng tightened the rabbit skin hat on his head, put on his gloves, and then continued to drive the tractor toward the village.
Along the way, the sun was shining but the wind was biting. On the roadside, the snow melted, but on the slopes further away, there was still a world covered in silver.
Maybe it was too cold, so few vehicles were seen on the road, and the people who were occasionally seen were all fully clothed.
After returning to Gaojiacun, Gao Mingcheng first stopped at the old village, took two electric blankets and the socks bought by Gao Shufang, and walked towards the houses where the old village was concentrated.
He first gave an electric blanket to Grandma Xii, and then took other things and walked to his parents' house.
In the fields outside the village, the vegetables are covered with snow, but in the village, hardworking people have cleared away the snow.
The first snowfall was not heavy, and the layer of snow covering the branches on the eaves was only about one centimeter, but the arrival of the first snow showed that the weather was cooling down rapidly.
Because the weather was cold and there was not much work to do in the fields, when Gao Mingcheng passed by, his parents and grandmother were watching TV in the main room, and other people in the village were also watching.
Seeing Gao Mingcheng coming back, they all started greeting each other. Some people saw him holding something and curiously asked what it was.
"This is an electric blanket. When you put it on the bed and plug it in, it will warm you up." Gao Mingcheng showed the electric blanket and gave everyone some popular science.
Many people don't even know what an electric blanket is. After listening to Gao Mingcheng's popular science, they were amazed and lamented that there is such a good thing.
Gao Mingcheng explained carefully where it was sold and the price. The implication was that if they wanted to buy it, they could just go to the county and buy it themselves.
With that said, Gao Mingcheng took out the socks bought by Gao Shufang and explained carefully that they were bought by Gao Shufang. Then he put them down and let his mother take them and put them away.
"I still have something to do over there, so I'll leave first." After finishing the matter, Gao Mingcheng was ready to leave.
As soon as he walked out of the yard, he saw Gao Zhuang waiting on the path next to him.
Seeing Gao Mingcheng come out, Gao Zhuang immediately came over and said with a smile: "Brother Mingcheng, my grandma asked you to eat here at noon."
Gao Mingcheng gave him an electric blanket before and left, so he didn't have time to say a few more words.
"Okay, I'll go over there and have a look first, and then come back at noon." Gao Mingcheng nodded in agreement, and then went back to Niuweiling without further chatter.
I haven't been back for a while, and I have to take care of a lot of things at home.
Went to Zhang Chengyuan’s home first.
Zhang Chengyuan's family happened to be at home at this moment, but Zhang Chengyuan couldn't sit still and was sitting in the yard whittling bamboo chopsticks.
Naturally, the bamboo chopsticks that the villagers use to eat are not bought with money, but made at home.
Go to the mountains to cut bamboo and dry it in the shade, then you can find time to make bamboo chopsticks. There are also specialties in making bamboo chopsticks. They are usually 22 centimeters long. The lower end of the chopsticks is rounded, which makes it easier to pick up vegetables and eat without cutting them. The corners of the mouth, and the upper end, have four edges and corners.
The four edges and corners also have a purpose, and can be used to peel ginger.
Zhang Chengyuan's family has limited tools, so he can only use a hatchet to round off the lower ends of the chopsticks little by little.
Seeing Gao Mingcheng coming, Zhang Chengyuan immediately stopped what he was doing and said hello.
"Brother, where is the second sister?" Gao Mingcheng asked.
"In the house, Xiao Shitou was playing in the snow and accidentally fell into a puddle and soiled his clothes. Duoyu was changing his clothes in the house." As soon as Zhang Chengyuan finished speaking, he heard Xiao Shitou's wailing. Voice.
Well, changing clothes is true, but being beaten and scolded is also true!
A naughty child stains his clothes. This is a big deal!
It is troublesome to wash clothes in winter, and it is not easy to dry clothes. It is no wonder that many jades have strong anger.
Gao Mingcheng smiled and decided to save his nephew.
"Second sister, Duomei asked me to buy an electric blanket as a gift. You put the electric blanket on the bed, cover it with a sheet, plug it in, and it will be warm." Gao Mingcheng walked into the house as he spoke. inside.
After entering the house, he started to look up and down and found that the temperature inside and outside the house was completely the same!
This house is very old. It was built by many fathers when they were young. After living there for so many years, the materials are no longer good and there are leaks everywhere.
"Uncle! My mother beat me!" Xiao Shitou screamed and ran to Gao Mingcheng's side, seeking Gao Mingcheng's protection.
He was beaten, his cheeks were red, his eyes were filled with tears, and a long line of snot hung from his nose.
Little Shitou sniffed and sucked some in, but it didn't help. There was still a lot of snot, and it even flowed into his mouth.
But the little stone was not afraid and even licked the snot into his mouth with his tongue.
Seeing this eye-catching scene, Gao Mingcheng could hardly look straight at it! He quickly took out a tissue from his pocket and wiped away the snot from the little stone.
Since having his son, Gao Mingcheng has become accustomed to putting wrapping paper in his pocket. No, it comes in handy now!
"Do you want to plug in the electricity? Does it cost electricity?" Duoyu's attention was attracted by the electric blanket. She no longer lectured Xiao Shitou. She touched the electric blanket, which was a little novel, but at the same time she was reluctant to use electricity.
In the past two years, more and more people in the village have been pulling wires. Many Yu family members have also pulled wires this year. It is just a habit. She is reluctant to use electricity and only turns on the light bulbs when necessary. In this way, after a month, she has nothing to do. A few kilowatt hours of electricity.
Gao Mingcheng said: "You plug it in before going to bed, and when it's warm and ready to sleep, turn it off. If you turn it on for an hour a day, it won't use much electricity."
Duoyu felt relieved after hearing that it didn't cost much electricity.
Although he didn't know how much this electric blanket cost, he guessed it would cost a lot, so Duoyu, who was always stingy, allowed Gao Mingcheng to eat at home for the first time.
It's a pity that Gao Mingcheng didn't give her this opportunity to entertain.
He really didn't want to eat a lot of Yu's food, it was too late! Moreover, many jades are reluctant to add oil and salt, and the cooked dishes are not delicious.
Instead of eating at many Yu's houses, he might as well cook a bowl of noodles by himself.
Many jade failed to keep Gao Mingcheng, which is half a pity and half happiness.
Gao Mingcheng didn't eat at home, which saved her trouble. And she had already invited him, and Gao Mingcheng himself refused to eat it, so she felt at ease.
Gao Mingcheng was very familiar with Duoyu. One look at her face and he knew what she was thinking, so he went back to his home without staying any longer.
Sitting on the tractor, he looked at Xiaofu Mountain in the distance and saw that there seemed to be no oranges on the hilltop where oranges were grown.
At this moment, Chen Dasong and Chen Duofu walked over from the shed at the foot of Xiaofu Mountain.
From a distance, Chen Dasong said loudly: "Mingcheng, you are back. It snowed two days ago. I was afraid that the oranges on the tree would freeze, so I called Duofuduoxi and picked them back quickly. Now I put them in your house. The large vat in the room was covered with straw."
"We also moved the beehives that were placed in the mountains two days ago. Now they are placed in the shed. Plastic sheets are installed around the shed, and it is warm inside!"
"There is still some honey in the beehive. Do you want to let the bees eat that honey, or give it sugar water?"
After finishing a series of words, the person also walked up to Gao Mingcheng.
Gao Mingcheng said: "It's better to feed some sugar water to avoid starving to death. I didn't buy sugar today. I should have a little half a catty at home, right? I'll go find it and use it first. You can go to the cooperative to buy things next time. At that time, just help me buy a few kilograms of sugar, and I will give you the money, which saves me running back and forth."
"Okay." Chen Dasong nodded in agreement, and then said: "Now that the weather is cold, chickens don't like to lay eggs anymore. I haven't picked up any eggs recently. There are only twenty or thirty eggs in the house."
Gao Mingcheng knows that chickens will not lay eggs when the temperature is below five degrees. Of course, if the temperature of the chicken house is relatively high and the feed is sufficient, the chickens will still lay eggs, but not as many.
"It's okay, this is normal. Uncle Chen, is it cold for you to live alone in the chicken coop on this snowy day?" Gao Mingcheng asked with concern. It is necessary to pay proper attention to employees.
Chen Dasong said with a smile: "When I first built the house, I built it myself and used a lot of materials. A few days before it snowed, I wrapped a layer of plastic sheeting around the outside of the house, even the windows. , leaving only a small gap. People can stay warm even if they stay in the house without burning a fire!"
"Don't worry about the chickens. If there are so many chickens gathered together, they won't get cold. Even the dozen ducks are raised alone on the side. I'm afraid they will get cold. Mingcheng, do you want to drive away the ducks too? Come to the chicken coop?”
As soon as he heard this, Gao Mingcheng shook his head and rejected Chen Dasong's proposal.
Chickens and ducks can get along well, but the problem is that they can easily get sick if mixed!
It wouldn't matter if there were only a dozen chickens, but he raised more than a hundred chickens! ——Oh, if you do the math, there may be about ninety chickens, because some died one after another and some were eaten.
Not long ago, chicken plague broke out in other places. Because of the proper defense, he did not get the chicken plague, but he still had to be cautious when sailing a ten thousand year ship.
Gao Mingcheng said: "Chickens and ducks should be raised separately and not mixed together. Please put more straw in the duck house so that it will be warmer."
"By the way, I have one more thing to tell you. It's winter, and the pests are dormant, so the fruit trees must also strengthen their defenses. From today on, you will all paint the trunks of the fruit trees in the mountains with a layer of lime water."
Painting tree trunks white has many benefits.
It can kill bacteria and insects, prevent frost damage, sunburn, and avoid early spring frost damage. The temperature this winter will be much lower, so fruit trees in the mountains need to be protected in time.
Gao Mingcheng continued: "There should be quicklime in the warehouse. You dissolve the quicklime with water, add some salt, and then stir it together. For shorter fruit trees, just apply it half a meter high, and for taller fruit trees, you need to apply it How tall.”
In fact, the whitening agent also requires lime sulfur mixture, adhesive, etc., but Gao Mingcheng couldn't buy any, so he used quicklime water. Apart from poor adhesion, there were no other problems.
The technology of painting tree trunks white has long existed, but it has not been fully popularized yet, so Chen Dasong doesn't know how to do it specifically.
So Gao Mingcheng simply took action, prepared a portion of lime water on the spot, and applied the lime water to the tree trunk with a homemade mop.
It may be a bit complicated to say, but Chen Dasong understood it after watching Gao Mingcheng do it once, and then said: "Okay, there happens to be nothing to do now, so Duofu and I will slowly cover the entire mountain. Painted white.”
This is actually a big project, but if you can take your time, there is no rush.
While several people were talking, the five dogs in the family gathered around Gao Mingcheng, wagging their tails and cheering, as if they wanted to attract Gao Mingcheng's attention.
It's a pity that Gao Mingcheng didn't have time to tease them until he finished talking about the business.
Seeing Gao Mingcheng's attention turned to the dogs, Chen Dasong said with a smile: "These dogs are really good. With them by their side, I don't feel scared anymore when I stay in the chicken coop."
"A while ago, they caught a lot of voles in the fields. They were really great! They were very smart. They brought those voles to me. After I removed their hair and guts, they started eating them. , very well-behaved!”
The dogs seemed to know that Chen Dasong was praising them, so they barked proudly. The black tiger firmly occupied the C position, allowing Gao Mingcheng to reach out and touch its big head.
Gao Mingcheng touched the black tiger and said, "Keep up the good work and catch more voles!"
Farmers dislike voles the most.
This thing will dig holes in the ground, eat seeds buried in the soil, and eat crops after they grow.
If there are many members of the vole family in the field, don't expect a harvest!
(End of this chapter)
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