Return to the small mountain village in 1986

After successfully getting rid of the wild boar herd, Gao Mingcheng took a detour back to the original place and prepared to take away the loot.

But what he never expected was that when he went back, he saw the black tiger and the elf guarding the wild boar, confronting people with ferocious expressions.

In front of the two dogs, there were three people and five dogs.

When he saw this group of people, Gao Mingcheng's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly ran forward and stood in front of the two dogs. Black Tiger and Elf became energetic when they saw their master coming back, and Elf even started barking at the barking dog opposite. , seems to be declaring sovereignty.

Gao Mingcheng said immediately: "I hunted this wild boar. If you want to hunt wild boars, please go elsewhere."

He stretched out his hand and pulled out the javelin that had penetrated the wild boar's head. With the javelin in his hand, his whole aura became sharper.

When the three people on the opposite side saw this, they glanced at each other. One of them took a step forward and said, "Don't get me wrong, we didn't want to steal the prey. We just heard some movement here, so we came to take a look."

Gao Mingcheng's expression softened slightly, but he had no intention of saying more to them. After nodding, he was ready to carry the prey home.

Because he had just walked a herd of wild boars, the wild boar he stabbed at the beginning did not have time to bleed. When bleeding, there was not much blood flowing out of the neck.

Under the gaze of the three people, Gao Mingcheng easily picked up a wild boar, then led the two dogs and left quickly.

After he walked away, one of the three people asked: "Old Li, do you know this man? Is he from a nearby village?"

"Good guy! We had shotguns, three of us, and five dogs before we dared to go hunting in the mountains. As for him, he was alone, with a javelin, and two dogs! And he was shot!"

"His javelin weighs several kilograms, but it's quite powerful to pierce a wild boar's skin and into its head!"

The man named Lao Li was in his forties, dark-skinned, and was from the nearby village of Kengli.

He looked at Gao Mingcheng's leaving figure and said nothing for a long time. It was not until he heard the words of his companions that he said: "I look like Gao Mingcheng from Gaojia Village. This young man is a powerful person. He often fights around here." There is some reputation in the village.”

"But in the past few years, I haven't heard much about his fighting deeds. It is said that he went to the county to do business."

"I know the big black dog just now. It was raised by a family in our village. He said that his son got sick a few years ago and sold the dog. It seems that Gao Mingcheng bought it."

Gao Mingcheng, who had already left long ago, didn't know that someone recognized him, but even if he did, he wouldn't be afraid.

At this time, he was carrying the wild boar and leading the two dogs, and walked down the mountain quickly. If you looked down from a high place, you would think that his body was as nimble as an ape. Even the black tiger and the elf had to work hard to catch up.

But even with a fast speed, it was already past one o'clock in the afternoon when we came down the mountain and reached our home. We spent a lot of time looking for wild boars in the mountains.

Duo Mei had already prepared lunch. When he saw Gao Mingcheng finally coming back, he immediately said, "Are you hungry? Put your things down quickly and eat!"

Gao Mingcheng responded and put the wild boar down. This wild boar was a sow, the size Gao Mingcheng liked best, not too big or too small, about a hundred pounds.

If you're lucky, this is a sow that hasn't given birth yet, so the meat will taste better. However, the taste of a sow that has given birth is not as good, and the taste of an old sow is even worse.

Gao Mingcheng went into the kitchen to wash his hands, glanced at the dining table, and then said: "Black Tiger and Elf are also hungry. You can get them some food."

"Okay." Duo Mei responded and began to prepare food for the two dogs.

When they lived in the village, several dogs ate and drank with them. Except for the extra meals given to the dogs, under normal circumstances, the dogs ate whatever they ate.

The Chinese Garden Dog is like this. It eats and drinks with its owner and doesn't mind leftovers.

Gao Mingcheng filled a bowl of rice and sat at the table. He looked at the pork, stir-fried winter bamboo shoots, large pieces of braised pork, and a plate of red cabbage and greens on the table. He felt his appetite was whetted.

The winter bamboo shoots are particularly crisp, tender and fragrant. After one bite, the chopsticks are already picking up another bite.

The braised pork is also good, and the wild boar meat is not fat. Although it is made from pork belly, it is also lean, but Gao Mingcheng prefers this texture.

His body is not short of oil and water, so he naturally doesn't like eating pork that is too fat.

"Duomei, have you and your son eaten?" Gao Mingcheng asked while eating.

Duo Mei said: "Xiao Xuxu was hungry early. After I cooked the meal, I fed him first. At this moment, he fell asleep in the room. I have also eaten. You just need to eat."

"These winter bamboo shoots are really delicious. I have eaten a lot of them, but this is the last winter bamboo shoot."

Hearing this, Gao Mingcheng immediately said: "It's not easy to eat winter bamboo shoots. I'll go into the mountains to dig them up later!"

Duo Mei was anxious and said hurriedly: "You don't need to dig it! After eating a few meals, it's enough! You went into the mountains early in the morning to hunt, and you went into the mountains to hunt just now. You must be exhausted! If I really want to eat, I'll Just tell my brother to go into the mountains and dig some, and he will also dig winter bamboo shoots."

Many beauties really felt sorry for Gao Mingcheng and refused to let him go into the mountains to work anymore. Even the wild boar they had just brought back was not allowed to be interfered with by Gao Mingcheng, saying that he and the others would take care of it.

When Gao Mingcheng saw this, he didn't show any weakness and accepted his wife's kindness with a smile.

After finishing speaking, Duomei said: "You eat slowly, I will call my brother and others to help catch the wild boar."

With that said, she quickly walked out of the yard and walked towards Duoyu's house and Chen Dasong's house.

It's noon now, and both families are eating and resting at home.

As soon as he heard Duomei's greetings, he immediately walked towards the courtyard of Gao Mingcheng's house.

Looking at this formation, it doesn't look like you are dealing with one pig, but like you are dealing with a group of pigs.

When they arrived at the yard and were about to roll up their sleeves and get busy, Gao Mingcheng had already eaten and was sitting under the eaves to bask in the sun.

As soon as Chen Dasong entered the yard, he saw the wild boar on the ground, and his words of praise came out like flowing water.

The two brothers Chen Duofu and Chen Duoxi also looked at Gao Mingcheng with admiration.

Others couldn't get a wild boar, but Gao Mingcheng easily got two in one day!

Gao Mingcheng couldn't help but laugh when he heard those flattering words.

He said: "I'll just trouble you to do your work while I rest."

"Just rest, we are here!" Chen Dasong said loudly, and then a group of people began to divide the work.

Duo Mei saw that her second sister had also come, and couldn't help but said: "Xiao Shitou is sleeping, why are you here? There are so many people here, there is no need for you, you should go back and guard Xiao Shitou."

Duoyu said: "I just came over to take a look."

It is the nature of Chinese people to watch the excitement.

Gao Mingcheng said he was resting on his front legs, but he couldn't rest on his back legs. He decided to go to the old village with the pork for his grandma and his parents.

I met Grandma Gao last time. Although she still walked a little slopingly, she was still in good spirits. After all, there was another junior in the family, which was a great joy.

When I arrived in the old village, as usual, I gave it to my grandma’s house first, and then to his parents’ house. But his parents were not at home, saying they had gone to help at his eldest brother's house, but grandma Gao was at home, sitting in the yard basking in the sun.

Grandma Gao is old and physically inconvenient. She wants to help take care of her great-grandchildren, but she doesn’t have the energy or strength to do so. I can only stay here and not get in the way.

Seeing Gao Mingcheng coming, a smile appeared on her face.

"Mingcheng."

"Grandma. I got a wild boar and gave you some bones to stew in soup." Gao Mingcheng put the bones, meat, and liver he brought in the kitchen, and then went to the yard to chat with Grandma Gao in the sun. .

After the first snowfall, the weather turned out to be nice for several days.

Although the wind is chilly, the sun still brings warmth to the body.

"Mingcheng, you are still promising." Grandma Gao smiled happily and said: "When you were a child, you were also smart, but you were very stubborn. You are very good now, and you look much calmer. Just like the cadres of the village committee, they have the same style."

"Mingcheng, Shufang is getting older year by year. Is there anyone she likes in the county? She wants to marry in the county, and we can't help. You, the second brother, have to help. You just have to introduce a good person."

"How about your beautiful body? When will you have another baby? You already have a son. It would be great to have a son or a daughter next."

It was a rare occasion for Xu to chat together, and Grandma Gao actually asked a lot of topics in succession.

Gao Mingcheng laughed, and after thinking for a while, he said: "I don't know if there is anyone I like in Shufang. I will ask again when I get back. If there is no one I like, I will help look for him in the county." Bar."

Gao Shufang is indeed getting older year by year, but she is actually only nineteen years old, not yet twenty!

However, girls in the countryside get married early. For Gao Nainai, maybe a girl of this age should talk about marriage, for fear that if she delays it too late, she will be laughed at.

Village women are good at gossiping and are the most difficult group of people to interact with.

If a group of village women gather at the end of the village, any dog ​​passing by will be commented upon.

However, Gao Mingcheng did not want Gao Shufang to get married and have children too early. He felt that this would be bad for the body and not good for Gao Shufang's personal development.

At a young age, it is the time to learn knowledge, develop skills, and see the world. If a man gets married early, it is fine. But if a woman gets married early, she will be trapped in the family. After giving birth to a child, she will be even more restricted by the child.

But looking for a suitable partner for Gao Shufang can indeed begin.

After all, you have to find a good partner slowly, and once you find one, you still have to talk for a while, so it will take a year and a half before you get engaged and get married.

When Grandma Gao heard that Gao Mingcheng had promised to find a partner for Gao Shufang, she felt relieved and the smile on her face became even bigger, like a blooming daisy.

Gao Mingcheng chatted with Grandma Gao, sometimes talking about things in the past, and sometimes talking about current things.

Gao Mingcheng listened from beginning to end and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

He could tell that Grandma Gao seemed to be showing signs of Alzheimer's disease.

In the previous life, Grandma Gao died due to wrestling, but in this life, with his intervention, Grandma Gao is still alive.

But God didn't seem to let her go, and she began to suffer from Alzheimer's disease.

But it seems that the disease has just begun and is still very mild.

Thinking that Gao Shufang and Grandma Gao had a good relationship, Gao Mingcheng thought that Gao Shufang should come back for a while and take the opportunity to spend more time with Grandma Gao.

Alzheimer's disease can only be prevented, not cured.

Without timely intervention, dementia will become more severe over time.

"Grandma, how long has it been since you went out to talk to someone?" Gao Mingcheng suddenly asked.

He remembered that Grandma Gao used to often go to the fields to help with work and would visit everywhere.

It was probably because I broke my leg last time and was forced to stay in bed for so long without anyone communicating with me that I induced Alzheimer's disease.

Although my feet are better now, as long as I walk slower, it won't affect anything, but after all, they are not as good as before, and not long ago, an elder who was close to Grandma Gao also passed away, which also affected Grandma Gao to a certain extent.

Grandma Gao thought for a while and felt a little stuck. She didn't seem to know what to say. After a while, she said, "A few days. Hey, some of us old guys have already left. Yes, she is also in pain. Let me tell you, Widow Liu’s eyes are almost gone!”

The Widow Liu mentioned by Grandma Gao, Gao Mingcheng also knew that Widow Liu and Grandma Gao were of the same generation. She had a second wife. Her husband died when she was in her forties, and she raised three children by herself. Married again.

She must have cataracts at this time, so she will gradually lose sight.

But the worst thing is that a widowed mother can raise three children, but three children cannot support a widowed mother!

The daughter was married outside, but the two sons disliked the fact that their mother was blind and couldn't help and had to be taken care of. Therefore, no one wanted to raise her, leaving Widow Liu to live alone in the old house.

Widow Liu often told people that she would be better off dead.

But even though she was well fed and hungry, Widow Liu never died and lived for more than ten years before passing away.

Thinking of these things, Gao Mingcheng was also quite emotional.

Usually when he comes to deliver meat, he puts the meat down and leaves after saying a few words. But today he realized that grandma might have suffered from Alzheimer's disease, so he stayed with her patiently and tried to chat with grandma as much as possible to prevent her from being alone.

It wasn't until his father came back half an hour later that Gao Mingcheng was ready to leave.

Before leaving, he said to his father: "Dad, you should talk to grandma more, she will be lonely alone."

He didn't directly say that grandma was sick, because there was no concept of Alzheimer's disease at the moment. At most, some old people were confused and would be called "old fools" by the younger generations.

Gao Yuanyuan didn't know why, and felt that these words were not like what a son said to me, so he looked a little unhappy.

But for the sake of the meat sent by Gao Mingcheng, he endured it.

Seeing that Gao Mingcheng was about to leave, he quickly asked: "When will you return to the county? After you go back, ask Mingli to find time to come back!"

Gao Mingcheng didn't ask why and just agreed.

After leaving his parents' house, he followed the path and came to Grandma Xin's house.

He felt that talking about this matter to his parents was not as useful as talking to Grandma Xi!

Grandma Xi and Grandma Gao are similar in age. Although they are not particularly close to each other, they can talk to each other. If Grandma Xi often calls Grandma Gao to come and play, then Grandma Gao will definitely be willing to come and play.

It wouldn’t be bad if we all get together to do some light work and chat! (End of chapter)