Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Grandma Gao stayed in the hospital for three days before being discharged, but even after she was discharged, her energy and spirit had not fully recovered.

As people get older, all aspects of their bodies begin to age, and various geriatric diseases will become entangled in them, which is irresistible to humans.

After being discharged from the hospital, Gao Mingcheng sent Gao Nai Nai, Gao Yuan and brothers Mao Zi to Gaojia Village. As for the Mao Zi brothers, Gao Mingcheng told Gao Yuan to ask them to work.

Gao Yuanyuan looked suspicious. In this winter, what kind of work could be done in the village?

But Gao Mingcheng didn't want to say more, and he was too lazy to ask.

After returning to Gaojia Village, Gao Mingcheng first sent Gao Nai Nai and Gao Yuan home, and then continued driving to Niuweiling.

By the time we get to Niuweiling, we will rarely see villagers here.

Gao Mingcheng's house is located alone at the foot of the mountain.

But just because there are few people doesn’t mean it’s deserted.

There are vegetable fields crisscrossing the streets, well-tended orchards, chickens pecking at each other, loyal dogs greeting each other, and the sounds of cattle and sheep echoing in the mountains.

There really wasn't much work to do in winter. Gao Mingcheng left Brother Maozi here mainly to avoid Du Hongyu's people from finding Maozi.

Gao Mingcheng's house is not big, with only three main rooms, the middle room is the main room, the left side is Gao Mingcheng's bedroom, and the right side is empty and used as a warehouse.

But there is also a wooden bed here, which was moved from Gao Yue's own home when Gao Yue came to live with him.

Now we only need to clean the room and put on bedding and quilts, and people can live here.

Mao Zi was quite industrious. After Gao Mingcheng showed them the house, he immediately went to fetch water and took care of it himself.

They brought quilts and a change of clothes, and even some food.

Gao Mingcheng said: "For the next period of time, you two brothers will live in my house. You can eat some of the wind-blown meat stored in my house, and you can also eat the vegetables in the vegetable field."

"Can you read? I have some primary school books at home. If you have nothing to do, you can teach your brother how to read. If you are bored, just find something to do by yourself. I also have a radio here for you to use."

"You usually live here, and you can talk to the two nearby families, but it's best not to go to the old village. There are many people there, and it is inevitable that the news will leak."

Maozi nodded repeatedly, indicating that he would not go to the old village.

This time he came to seek refuge, not to play. He had committed a crime in the neighboring county, and there were powerful ruthless people looking for him. He wished he could keep a low profile.

On the other hand, his younger brother Yangyang seemed quite curious about all this and kept staring at the dogs.

Yangyang had been bitten by a mad dog before, but he was a little dazed and didn't know how to be afraid of dogs. Instead, he stared at the dog in surprise. The two little black dumplings were not as wary as the big dogs. They came closer and waggled their little tails. While walking around among the crowd, Black Tiger and the others were standing some distance apart.

After Gao Mingcheng finished explaining to Mao Zi, he went to Zhang Chengyuan and Chen Dasong and told them that the two Mao Zi brothers would temporarily live in his house.

Maozi solved the problem of eating by himself, but Gao Mingcheng asked them to help him if he could with other problems in life.

Chen Dasong said: "Since he is your friend, don't worry, we will help take care of him."

Gao Mingcheng nodded and said: "If they are willing to help with the work, you can let them work together."

"Row."

After explaining clearly, Gao Mingcheng planned to go into the mountains to dig some winter bamboo shoots and see if he could get some hares.

"Black Tiger, Elf, follow me!" Gao Mingcheng shouted, leading the two dogs into the mountain with great pride.

"Brother Mingcheng, what are you doing in the mountains? Do you want me to come with you to help?" Mao Zi saw him and shouted loudly.

Gao Mingcheng said: "No, just take care of your brother at home. It's almost noon, so cook lunch!"

"Hey, that's okay." Mao Zi no longer insisted on following him into the mountains, but was preparing to cook lunch.

Gao Mingcheng had already told him the location of the firewood, rice, oil, and salt in his home, and let him use it as he pleased.

Mao Zi washed the rice first and ignited the fire in the stove, then asked his younger brother to take care of the firewood while he washed and chopped vegetables. Today Gao Mingcheng also brought back some tofu, gave half to Gao Yuan and left the remaining half. At home.

Fried tofu requires garlic, so Maozi walked towards the vegetable field. Gao Mingcheng had said that the nearby land belonged to Gao Mingcheng's family, and he could pick the vegetables in the field.

Maozi pulled out some garlic, pinched a handful of cabbage moss, and pulled out a radish, and the dish was complete.

Next, he is going to make wind-blown pork and boiled radish, fried tofu, and stir-fried cabbage and greens!

While Maozi was busy having lunch, Gao Mingcheng had already entered the mountains. He was going to dig some winter bamboo shoots, so he walked towards the mountain forest with bamboos.

"Black Tiger, Elf, look for traces of the hare." Gao Mingcheng ordered, and the two dogs were extremely humane.

If you are traveling on hillsides or valleys, you will definitely be hunting hares. If you are traveling deep into the mountains, you will be hunting wild boars.

Black Tiger and Elf sniffed the scent left by the hare and led Gao Mingcheng to find it.

When there are hunting dogs, hunting can be done with half the effort. The hunting dogs can find the traces of prey. When Gao Mingcheng kills the hare, the hunting dogs can run over and pick up the prey.

When hunting in the mountains, Gao Mingcheng never uses a gun. The gun makes a lot of noise and he doesn't need it at all. If he is hunting wild boars, a javelin is enough. Hunting hares is even simpler. A small knife can kill small animals such as hares and pheasants.

He likes this more primitive hunting behavior and feels more accomplished every time he gains something.

In broad daylight, the hares were not inactive and mostly hid in caves. However, the black tigers and elves were not vegetarians either. After smelling the smell, they demolished the hares' home!

Gao Mingcheng calls all the rabbits in the mountains hares, but in fact there are differences between rabbits. Some rabbits run extremely fast, and it is difficult to kill them with Gao Mingcheng's eyesight and accuracy. Some rabbits are easier to kill.

If a biology expert were here, they might explain that some of these hares are domestic native hares and are wilderness hares, which means they live in the wilderness. They cannot dig holes, run extremely fast, and their hind legs are even more powerful. It is very powerful. If an eagle is preying on a hare and is unfortunately kicked by the hare's hind legs, the eagle's life may not be saved.

The other part of the wild rabbits are cave rabbits. Cave rabbits are outsiders. In ancient times, they entered our country as tributes. Later, some escaped and survived and multiplied in the wild.

As for the specific dynasty from which it was passed down, there is still no particularly accurate answer.

Of course, Gao Mingcheng doesn't care about this kind of academic problem. He only needs to find the hare, aim, shoot, and kill the target hare!

With the help of two dogs, one person and two dogs destroyed three rabbit burrows and hunted eight hares!

It can be considered a bumper harvest! Gao Mingcheng put the hare base together and said, "It's time to call it a day! Next, I'm going to dig winter bamboo shoots!"

Gao Mingcheng came with a hoe. He found a bamboo forest and based on his own experience, he judged whether there were winter bamboo shoots growing on the bamboo whip based on the growth of the bamboo branches.

Digging spring bamboo shoots can be done by one person, but digging winter bamboo shoots without experience is really not good at it!

Winter bamboo shoots will not grow out of the soil. They are hidden in the soil. There will be no traces when you look at the surface of the soil. You must rely on experience to judge and find them.

Gao Mingcheng dug out this small piece of bamboo forest and dug out more than a dozen winter bamboo shoots. The big ones weighed two or three kilograms, while the small ones weighed just over a kilogram. For small ones like this, after peeling off the shells, there wasn't much inside. Meat.

Gao Mingcheng dug a few more larger winter bamboo shoots, and then he called it a day with satisfaction.

Shake out the bag you brought with you and put the winter bamboo shoots and hare into the bag.

Using bags to carry things is much better than bamboo baskets or other things! The main reason is that the bag is lightweight and more convenient when traveling in the mountains.

"Black Tiger, Elf, let's go!" When Gao Mingcheng was digging winter bamboo shoots, Black Tiger and Elf were not around him. Instead, they were playing in the nearby forest. From time to time, Gao Mingcheng could see a bush shaking and making a small sound. came.

But as he shouted, the black tiger and the elf emerged from the forest one after another. The two dogs' hair was stained with some dead branches and leaves, but their dark eyes were full of vitality, and they were obviously very excited.

Gao Mingcheng hadn't gotten along with the two dogs for a long time. Seeing their energetic appearance, he smiled and stretched out his big hand to give them a hard stroke.

"Let's go!" After feeling satisfied, Gao Mingcheng carried the bag and followed the two dogs down the mountain.

The mountain road is rugged and covered with fallen leaves. Among the fallen leaves, there are some tree seeds.

Gao Mingcheng saw a lot of soapberry seeds.

Soapberry is a deciduous tree. It is now bare, with only one trunk standing on the hillside, but the seeds of soapberry all over the ground are also a treasure.

The seed coat of soapberry is similar to dried longan, and it has a cleansing function. Its seeds are round and can be made into beads and processed into bracelets.

Gao Mingcheng is aware of soapberry, but he doesn't use it often. He now washes his hair, sometimes with tea, but most of the time, for convenience, he washes it with shampoo and soap.

So he stepped on the soapberry with his big feet and strode down the mountain to go home.

When I got home, I immediately smelled the aroma of vegetables.

"Brother Mingcheng, you are finally back. If you don't come back, I'm afraid the food will be cold!" Mao Zi came forward with a smile, proudly showing off the meal he had prepared.

Maozi, who has no father or mother, is actually quite an expert in daily life. He is quite good at cooking, washing, cleaning and other household chores.

Gao Mingcheng put down the bag, glanced at the dishes on the table, and said with a smile: "It looks good."

"Maozi, call your brother to come and eat. If I don't come back next time, just leave some food for me. You don't have to wait for me." Gao Mingcheng said casually, washed his hands first, and then filled a bowl of rice.

Seeing him start to move, Maozi and his brother started eating together.

Mao Zi’s cooking was pretty good, and Gao Mingcheng was quite satisfied with the meal.

After dinner, Gao Mingcheng took Brother Maozi to the chicken coop and looked at the beehives in the shed. The weather is not good today, and the bees are not active. They only fly out of the hive when they eat sugar water.

"Brother Mingcheng, you have raised so many bees!" Mao Zi was quite shocked. Although he had known Gao Mingcheng a long time ago, he was not very clear about Gao Mingcheng's family background.

Gao Mingcheng smiled. Now that Chen Duofu has mastered beekeeping skills, he can breed a few more boxes of bees.

The more bees you keep, the more honey you produce.

After a year, I can earn tens of thousands just from selling bees.

After inspecting his property, Gao Mingcheng was ready to return to the county seat.

He left a smaller hare for Brother Maozi, and gave them a few small winter bamboo shoots, and then said: "My room is locked, so you don't need to worry about it. The other places need to be cleaned daily."

Maozi nodded in agreement.

Gao Mingcheng pulled some vegetables and then drove the tractor back to the county. As soon as he left, Chen Dasong came over with some pieces of bamboo strips.

Chen Dasong laughed and said: "Brother Maozi, can you weave bamboo baskets? If not, I will teach you! After the fruits in the orchard come down, bamboo baskets are needed the most, so we should take advantage of the winter leisure to weave more baskets." Some bamboo baskets come out.”

Mao Zi really didn’t know how to weave bamboo baskets, but he expressed his willingness to learn. Even his younger brother sat stupidly on the small bench and watched Chen Dasong teach them how to weave bamboo baskets.

Bamboo baskets are much larger than bamboo baskets and are mainly used to hold fruits. When full, the fruit in one bamboo basket weighs about fifty kilograms.

Next, Chen Dasong took Maozi to do some small jobs from time to time, which was said to be to familiarize him with the environment.

Maozi also didn't expect that after living in the village, he would unlock several skills: weaving bamboo baskets, weaving brooms and repairing farm tools!

Gao Mingcheng knew nothing about Mao Zi's side. After hiding Mao Zi's brothers in Gaojiacun, he felt relieved. Next, he only needed to communicate with the police station to see if there was anyone suspected of Du Hongyu. People show up.

In this atmosphere, Xiaonian has quietly arrived!

Gaojia Village boasted that its ancestors had produced Jinshi, so it was natural to celebrate the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. On this day, Gao Mingcheng and others did not rush back to the village, but spent it in the county.

The flavor of the New Year is still very strong at the moment. Even if it is a small New Year, every household is quite happy. Gao Mingcheng also called Duomei to buy a lot of good dishes and prepare to have a good meal.

Gao Guobing originally asked Gao Mingcheng to come to his house to celebrate the New Year, but Gao Mingcheng refused.

If it was just his own family, he would definitely have to go there, but there are Gao Mingli, his wife, and Gao Shufang here, so he would naturally spend the Spring Festival with his family.

The dishes that night were extremely rich, including chicken, duck, and fish, as well as the hare and winter bamboo shoots that Gao Mingcheng had brought from the mountains two days ago.

On the second day of Xiaonian, two rare customers came to Gao Mingcheng's store.

"Wanwan! Are you back?" When she saw Deng Wanwan, Duo Mei almost didn't recognize her for a moment, but fortunately her eyesight was good and she quickly recognized Deng Wanwan.

When Deng Wanwan left, she was still a delicate and timid little girl, but now, her whole body is full of capability and she has the air of an urban beauty.

Deng Wanwan smiled and looked at Duomei and Gao Shufang, and then looked around Xinxin Clothing Store. It was great. The people and things here were just like before. (End of chapter)