Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Gao Mingcheng and Gao Shouwang's family chatted for a while, and then prepared to say goodbye and leave.

As he spoke, Gao Shouwang was actually full of expectations and worries about traveling far away. He even asked Gao Mingcheng if he had time and whether he would like to go together.

They had never traveled far away. Although Gao Shouwang had good control over human relationships because he opened a clothing workshop, he was still a little timid about traveling far away.

If he is like this, his wife and daughter will naturally be even more so.

People in Gaojia Village are all related to each other, and Gao Mingcheng and Gao Shouwang's family have a good relationship, so it makes sense for them to attend the wedding together.

However, Gao Mingcheng refused.

Although he felt that it was necessary to make good friends with Gao Shouwang's two sons, the paths they took were different, so he couldn't rush them.

Traveling far away these days is torture. Gao Mingcheng, who has just returned from the capital, does not want to go through the trouble again in a short time.

Therefore, he used the excuse that he had to take care of business in the store and the kindergarten also had to prepare for the start of school, so he really had no time to accompany Gao Shouwang out.

After hearing this, Gao Shouwang looked a little disappointed, but he didn't feel too bad. After all, he was just asking casually. If Gao Mingcheng is willing to go with him, that's great. If he doesn't have time, that's okay.

As for how to buy tickets, how to take the bus, how to transfer to other trains, etc., his son had already discussed it with him in detail on the phone. And after arriving in Jinling, his son will pick him up at the station. As long as he is careful along the way, nothing will go wrong.

Since the phone was installed, he has been in contact with his two sons much more frequently. In the past, he could only rely on writing letters. Sometimes when his son was on a mission, the letters would not be answered for several months.

Now that we have telephones, our two sons will call them when they have time to communicate with each other.

After saying goodbye to Gao Shouwang, Gao Mingcheng drove the tractor and continued toward Gaojiacun.

When passing the old village, he stopped the car by the pond.

The weather is good today, and many women are washing clothes in the pond. They occupy a separate place, either scrubbing with brushes or beating with wooden sticks, each with their own methods.

Luo Xiaohua also washes clothes here, and she occupies a good position. There is a tree next to it. When the sun shines down, the branches just block the sun. People wash clothes here without having to bear the sun.

It's a hot day in May, standing in the sun.

This place is a geomantic treasure. If you come unluckily, you won't be able to occupy it.

Since they met, it was natural to say hello. Gao Mingcheng called her mom and told Wang Xiuxiu that she was about to give birth.

In the past few days, Wang Xiuxiu began to have labor pains intermittently, but they have not started yet.

Counting the days, the child in her belly was already a repeater.

However, there is also a saying here that if the baby is a girl, the baby will be born a few days later. It is said that the girl knows that it will be very painful after birth, so she leaves a few more babies in the mother's belly. sky.

Gao Mingcheng didn't know if there was any scientific basis for this statement. He had two sons in his previous life, and many beautiful women's pregnancy and delivery periods were normal.

When Luo Xiaohua heard that Wang Xiuxiu was about to give birth to a baby, she frowned and said, "Not yet? I thought she had already given birth! In this case, when you come home later, help me bring her some eggs and brown sugar."

"Okay." Gao Mingcheng agreed.

After telling his mother about this, Gao Mingcheng took the photo album and some things to Grandma Xixi's house.

When I came back from a long journey, I naturally had to visit my grandma.

When he passed by, Grandma Xi was at home with Xiao Yuanyuan, but Gao Zhuang and He Xiuman were not at home, saying they had gone to work in the fields.

May is the busy time for farming, when the soil needs to be plowed, weeded, sown and fertilized.

In previous years, Grandma Xi's family would raise a pig, but this year because she has to go to the county, there is no pig raising. Without the work of raising pigs, people feel a lot more relaxed, but the crops also lack fertilizer.

However, not much land has been planted this year. Some of the land that is too far away has not been planted at all, and sugar cane has not been planted. This thing is troublesome to plant and not valuable. If the sugar factory fails to acquire it in time, the land will still be ruined. inside.

Gao Mingcheng chatted with Grandma Xi for a while, showed her the photo album, and took out three turquoise bracelets. These three strings have different colors and sizes. One is darker in color and is suitable for older people. The other two strings are more colorful and suitable for young women to wear.

Yes, Gao Mingcheng also gave Xiao Yuanyuan a bunch!
Sure enough, women love beauty regardless of age. Xiao Yuanyuan, who is only a little older, couldn't put it down when she saw the beautiful bracelet. She put it on her wrist, but it turned out to be a bit too big, so she made it into two circles. , this is just right.

Grandma Xi looked at the bracelet on Xiao Yuanyuan's wrist and quickly warned: "This is very valuable, you must be careful not to break it!"

People in the village cherish things. Grandma Xiao didn’t know how much the turquoise bracelet cost, but in her opinion, it must be very expensive.

Little Yuanyuan was also sensible. She nodded and said in a sweet voice, "Grandma, I know."

Gao Mingcheng also teased Xiao Yuanyuan for a while, and then left happily.

Before leaving, Grandma Xi asked him to come here for lunch, and he agreed.

After he left, Grandma Xi held Xiao Yuanyuan's hand and said, "Let's go find your parents!"

Grandma Xin was getting older, and she had to rely on He Xiuman if she wanted to prepare a sumptuous meal, so she planned to go to the fields to call He Xiuman back to cook.

Little Yuanyuan wore her newly obtained bracelet and jumped up and down behind Grandma Xixi. If she met anyone of the same age in the village, she would immediately stretch out her wrist to show off.

Gao Mingcheng naturally didn't know what was going on here. At this moment, he had already driven his tractor to Niuweiling.

Before the car could be parked, Black Tiger and Elf, as well as Dahuang and the two puppies came over enthusiastically.

Those two little black dumplings can no longer be called puppies because they have grown up!

After Coyotito lost its lanugo hair, the new hair that grew back was much more beautiful. Standing in the sun, it looked as smooth as a black tiger!

The dogs circled around him enthusiastically, all trying to put their forelimbs on him, making it difficult for Gao Mingcheng to break through in a short time.

With a smile on his face, Gao Mingcheng started to pet the dogs on the spot. After every dog ​​was petted once, he said: "Okay, I have to go do something!"

He hasn't been back for more than a month, and there are a lot of things waiting for him to do in the village.

First of all, we have to take a look at the vegetable patch in front of the house. This is under the control of Zhang Chengyuan. He is completely decentralized and lets Zhang Chengyuan watch the planting. Anyway, there is only one requirement, and that is to have as many varieties as possible.

He is not selling this dish, but eating it at home, so naturally he needs a variety of dishes.

Looking at it now, it turns out that there are indeed many kinds. Basically, he has planted some of the vegetables in the village. He has planted seven or eight loofahs. At this time, the vines have spread along the scaffolding.

In addition, cowpeas, bitter gourds, cucumbers and other plants that need to be built on a trellis are now crawling along the trellis, and they look full of life.

Especially those early spring cucumbers, with flowers still blooming on the top and fruits already hanging below. Although the cucumber was not big yet, Gao Mingcheng was so happy that he picked one directly without washing it, and peeled off the soft surface of the cucumber. Just wipe the thorns off on your clothes and put them in your mouth to chew!

He gnawed the remaining cucumber butt and fed it to the black tiger. The black tiger was not picky and ate the cucumber butt in two or three bites. With a group of dogs surrounding him, it was inconvenient to go to the fields. Some vegetables had just been sown and the seedlings were only a little tall. Gao Mingcheng was afraid that the dogs would trample him to death, so he shouted at the dogs to leave.

The news of his return was soon known to Chen Dasong.

Chen Dasong was working at Xiaofushan. After seeing Gao Mingcheng from a distance, he waved hello and shouted Gao Mingcheng's name loudly.

Gao Mingcheng looked up and saw him, so he took a group of dogs up the mountain.

He took five dogs alone and went mountain climbing.

When passing by the foot of Xiaofu Mountain, he glanced at the chicken coop to the left and the pond to the right, both of which were quite satisfactory.

Near the chicken coop, several hens were foraging for food in the grass with seven or eight chicks each, while the adult roosters and hens were walking up the hillside, fifty or sixty meters away from the chicken coop. Active.

In spring, when the grass grows and warblers fly, all kinds of bugs gradually increase in number, and chickens are little experts at exterminating bugs.

The fruit trees planted near the chicken coop are all native oranges. This variety is hardy and not easily killed by chickens.

At this moment, the orange flowers have bloomed, and the small white flowers are in full bloom, exuding the unique fragrance of oranges.

The condition of the chicken coop is good. After spring, the hens also love to lay eggs. The business of the chicken butt bank is rising steadily.

The pond has also changed greatly.

The original pond was only one acre in size. Before spring this year, Gao Mingcheng asked Chen Dasong to call someone to dig the pond wider. Now it looks much wider, and because lotus roots are to be planted, the edges of the pond are not dug at all. Not deep.

Now there are lotus roots taking root in the soft soil at the bottom of the pond, and there are tiny lotus stems rising out of the water. The lotus leaves first curled up into a long cylinder, and then slowly unfolded and turned into broad green leaves.

These lotus leaves are not big because they have just grown up.

Gao Mingcheng admired it for a moment, imagining the grand view of lotus flowers in June.

He was still admiring the beautiful scenery, but the dogs had already followed the mountain road into the mountain.

Gao Mingcheng followed him, stepping on the gentle slope as if walking on flat ground.

Chen Dasong was working in the peach blossom forest, so he also headed in the direction of planting peach blossoms.

Peach trees bloom first and then grow leaves, so they will bloom in March. If the weather is colder, they will bloom in April.

But an ancient poem says: The beauty of April in the world is gone, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are beginning to bloom.

Why is this?

The answer is temperature!

The temperature in the mountains is lower, so the flowers naturally bloom later. It is early May, and there are actually many flowers hanging on the branches of the peach trees planted by Gao Mingcheng!

"Mingcheng, you are back from the capital!" Chen Dasong was in a good mood when he saw Gao Mingcheng.

He was holding a shovel and digging a hole to apply fertilizer.

If you want a good harvest in your orchard, you need to work hard. You need to fertilize in the spring, thin the fruit in early summer, and top-dress in the fall!

Gao Mingcheng smiled and said: "Yes, I came back the afternoon before yesterday. Uncle Chen, there is nothing important in the village, right?"

Chen Dasong said: "There is nothing important. I just need to pay for the fertilizer money to you."

Gao Mingcheng said cheerfully: "Okay, give me the account book later and I will settle the account."

The huge Xiaofu Mountain needs fertilizer here and there. Gao Mingcheng's own fertilizer is not enough, so he naturally has to spend money to buy fertilizer.

The fertilizer money is divided into two parts, one is farmyard manure and the other is chemical fertilizer.

However, compared to before, I purchase less farmyard manure because I also have some chicken manure and sheep manure.

Chen Dasong added: "Mingcheng, at the end of May, our family will have a wedding. I will invite you back for a wedding drink then."

During the Chinese New Year, Chen Duofu fell in love with the woman, and they found a day for the two families to have dinner together, which was regarded as an engagement. Now at the end of May, Chen Duofu is getting married!
Chen Duofu is only a few months younger than Gao Mingcheng. Gao Mingcheng's son is over one year old. He can finally get a wife!
The marriage could go so smoothly thanks to Gao Mingcheng. Originally, his family's money was difficult to build a house and marry a wife, but Gao Mingcheng generously lent them money.

After they had money, they began to make preparations.

This year I want to build a house and marry a wife!
And because the family didn't have enough manpower, Chen Dasong would rather give a little more as a bride price, but also marry someone into the family first.

So, at the end of May, new people will come through the door.

Gao Mingcheng immediately congratulated him and said that he would definitely come back for the wedding banquet.

After talking about this, Chen Dasong talked about the trap Gao Yue dug during the Chinese New Year.

The trap was actually quite simple. It just dug a hole at the foot of the mountain and sprinkled some food as bait.

If the wild boar didn't come down the mountain, you would never catch a wild boar in your life, but the wild boar did come down the mountain!

Chen Dasong's face flushed with excitement and he said with a smile: "In the middle of the night, I was sleeping well when I suddenly heard the cry of black tigers. So I got up, got dressed, and went out with a flashlight to see what was going on. Hey, there was a black tiger. The boar just fell into the trap!”

"Several wild boars originally came down the mountain together, but after that wild boar fell into the trap, the other wild boars were frightened and ran away!"

"The wild boar fell into the trap, and it was very fierce. I didn't dare to deal with it alone, so I went back and called Duofu and Duoxi over. We took hoes and smashed the wild boar to death!"

"We agreed at the beginning that if a wild boar fell into the trap, it would be half of the family. I didn't let Akari take your half away, but made it into wind-blown meat."

"The meat has been dried, put into bags, and hung on hooks. Now that the weather is getting hotter, you have to take the meat away and eat it as soon as possible."

Gao Mingcheng didn't expect that the trap Gao Yue dug casually would actually catch a wild boar, so he said, "Okay, I'll take it away later."

Since Gao Yue worked hard to dig this trap, he had to give half of the exposed meat to Gao Guobing, and then call Gao Yue to make him happy.

Gao Mingcheng asked again: "Uncle Chen, has the trap been filled?"

Chen Dasong said hurriedly: "It has been filled in. The traps I dug in other places have also been filled in."

In spring, summer and autumn, there is a lot of food in the mountains, and wild boars generally do not come down the mountain. If the trap is not filled, there will be certain safety risks. Although the place is remote, what if a child from the village falls into it?
The children in the village became naughty, climbing mountains and climbing trees, fishing in the water, and running around everywhere! (End of chapter)