Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Gao Mingcheng is considered familiar with running in Yangcheng.

After arriving in Yangcheng, he first went to the destination to unload the goods, then sold the honey to Fan Chengyao, and then met with Fan Chengyao as usual. The two had a meal together, which properly connected their feelings.

During the dinner, Fan Chengyao asked Fan Licheng whether he had contacted Gao Mingcheng recently.

Gao Mingcheng said with a smile: "Since Licheng studied with the teacher, he didn't have much time to write me letters. Before the New Year, I wrote him a letter and told him about going to the capital to look at houses after the New Year. After that, he wrote me back Until now, he has not written to me again.”

Fan Chengyao sighed after hearing this.

He picked up the wine glass and toasted to Gao Mingcheng. After drinking it in one gulp, he said with emotion: "Yes, the child suddenly became busy, and the knowledge he learned is beyond our understanding."

After finishing speaking, he said heartbrokenly: "I'm hesitating whether to hire a teacher and learn some knowledge from him, otherwise I won't have anything to talk about on the phone in the future."

After hearing this, Gao Mingcheng suddenly became nervous. Are you going to start curling up like this now?

Fan Chengyao is worried. He has opened several stores and has to take care of the factory here for Sai Yanfei. He is busy all day long. If it weren't for the good relationship between Gao Mingcheng and Fan Licheng, Fan Chengyao wouldn't be able to spare time. Meeting Gao Mingcheng for dinner.

It was okay before. Although Fan Licheng was smart, he was still a primary school student. Even if the topic occasionally touched on knowledge during the chat, it would not go beyond what Fan Chengyao knew.

But since Fan Licheng started studying with a university professor, it was first difficult for Fan Chengyao to find his son to chat and communicate with, and then it was difficult for him to have a suitable topic.

Gao Mingcheng imagined his son's future academic problems and said nervously: "It's not necessary, right?"

Fan Chengyao was hesitant at first, but now he nodded firmly, indicating that it was necessary.

"Licheng's mother has secretly asked a teacher to take lessons! Oh, no, she has been studying, but now she has added knowledge about domestic education."

"I thought about it, I have to study too! It seems that I have to set aside an hour every day to study from now on!"

After Fan Chengyao finished speaking firmly, he ended with a sigh. He poured wine, raised his glass, and clinked glasses with Gao Mingcheng to drink.

Du Kang is the only one who can relieve worries!

After finishing this meal, Gao Mingcheng just felt indigestion!
He thought of the chicken babies and chicken parents in future generations!

Sure enough, no matter what era it is, there is always King Juan.

Should he follow in the footsteps of King Juan, or should he live a life of daily necessities like rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea like ordinary people?
Gao Mingcheng weighed between the two, and finally ended up saying that Xiao Xuxu was still young.

The next day, he got rid of the invisible pressure that King Juan had brought to him, and began to run around for life, loading and picking up goods, and then bought some magazines, books and toys that were only available in Yangcheng.

After getting ready, we started on the way back in the afternoon.

After traveling all the way, we arrived at the county town on a rainy day.

After it rained, the road conditions were not good. Gao Mingcheng spent more time on the road than usual. The rain fell from the sky, hitting the roof of the car and splashing on the windows.

In order to prevent rainwater from getting wet, Gao Mingcheng could only close all the windows.

After arriving in the county town, Gao Mingcheng first drove the truck to the door of the clothing store, intending to unload his own goods first, and then drive the truck back to the transportation company.

But as soon as the car door opened and closed, the bag containing the clothes got a little wet in just a short distance.

Gao Mingcheng braved the rain to unload the goods and private purchases, and then said to Duo Mei and others: "Hurry up and clear out the goods!"

"Hey, okay!" On a rainy day, there were few customers in the store, so Duo Mei, Gao Shufang and Zhang Jinling immediately became busy.

There are three large packages of goods in total. After opening the outermost woven bag, there are all kinds of clothes inside, all of which are summer clothes.

New summer clothes naturally have to be hung up for sale, but it is impossible to hang up all the clothes of the same style. Some need to be piled in a clean corner, and some need to be moved to the warehouse on the third floor.

The three people divided the labor and cooperated, and the work was done quickly and well. As for Xiao Xuxu, he was not idle, but played with clothes on the side, as if these things had become his new toys.

But soon, Xiao Xuxu had a toy in his hands that Gao Mingcheng specially bought for him.

When Gao Mingcheng returned to the clothing store again, the three large bags of clothes had been cleaned out, and many Meizi were ironing the clothes with heavy creases.

"Dad." When Xiao Xuxu saw Gao Mingcheng, he immediately opened his hands and tried to let Gao Mingcheng hug him.

Gao Mingcheng bent down, hugged his ribs with both hands, lifted him high, teased him for a while, and then put him down.

"You go play by yourself first, and dad goes to take a shower and change clothes first." Gao Mingcheng was already wet. He didn't dare to hug his son for fear of getting his son wet and catching a cold.

But what do children know? Xiao Xuxu only knew that he hadn't seen his father for several days, and now he just wanted to be hugged by his father!

Gao Mingcheng had no choice but to take Xiao Xuxu to the bathroom on the second floor. One of them took a bath inside and the other watched from outside the door.

Hey, this little kid is so hard to take care of!

After changing clothes, Gao Mingcheng felt refreshed, and Xiao Xuxu finally got a hug as he wished.

"Second brother, have you finished taking a shower? The noodles are cooked for you!" Gao Shufang's voice came from downstairs. Gao Mingcheng responded and immediately went downstairs with Xiao Xuxu in his arms.

He arrived home in the afternoon, neither early nor late, but Gao Shufang and the others thought that Gao Mingcheng must be hungry, so after sorting out the goods, they cooked a bowl of noodles for Gao Mingcheng.

The noodles used are the Huwan oil noodles that Gao Mingcheng bought from the city last time. The oil noodles are very thin and can be cooked very quickly.

From the time Gao Mingcheng came home, by the time he finished taking a shower, a large bowl of noodles was already on the table.

Thin oily noodles are soaked in the soup, with two poached eggs and a few green cabbage leaves on top.

The noodles have just come out of the pot and are exuding heat, and the aroma of the food is also wafting out with the heat.

Gao Mingcheng picked up his chopsticks and prepared a delicious meal. Driving required a lot of energy. Even though he was in good physical condition, he was tired and hungry after driving back for a long time.

But before eating the noodles, you can feed Xiao Xuxu a few mouthfuls to satisfy his craving. Seeing Xiao Xuxu's eyes staring straight at the noodles in the bowl, Gao Mingcheng understood and immediately picked up some and fed it to his mouth. inside.

Seeing him feeding the child, Duo Mei smiled and said: "Xiao Xuxu likes eating these noodles very much, but these noodles are only available in the city. I plan to buy them here after I finish eating them at home." Let’s eat some noodles.” Naturally, they also produce noodles locally, but the taste is just a little bit worse. This gap is not very obvious to ordinary people, because the price will make up for these shortcomings.

Gao Mingcheng said: "Is it the noodles from the one in Houliu Lane?"

Duo Mei nodded. There is a family in Houliu Lane who make a living by making noodles. It is said that their noodle making skills have been passed down for several generations. They have a good reputation, but their output is limited and they are not well-known outside.

Of course Gao Mingcheng had eaten it, and this family was still making noodles in later generations. Young people at that time did not like to buy noodles from such handicraft workshops, but older local people would go to buy them one after another.

In the minds of people of their generation, the noodles made by that handmade workshop are delicious. They are much more delicious than the noodles produced by those factories and then packaged in fancy packaging!
Gao Mingcheng said: "Then you buy more tomorrow. Next time I go back to the village, I will bring some for grandma and grandma. The noodles are easy to digest and suitable for them to eat."

"Okay." Duo Mei nodded in agreement, and decided in her heart to buy some more and give two pounds to her second sister!

Living so close is like this, and many beautiful girls will think about her second sister. As for the eldest sister and the third sister, if nothing happens, they rarely move around, and they only come and go during the Chinese New Year.

The next day, the weather was good and it didn't rain again.

Duo Mei found a time when there were few customers in the store and planned to go to Houliu Lane to buy noodles.

She couldn't drive, but she could ride a bicycle, so she rode her bicycle towards Houliu Lane. Before setting off, Gao Mingcheng had proposed to drive there because he needed to buy a large amount of noodles, but was rejected by many beautiful people.

Houliuxiang is not too far from here. It takes more than 20 minutes to walk, but there is no need to drive there. Gasoline is free!

So Gao Mingcheng received a glare and took care of the baby in the store honestly.

Houliu Lane is a row of low houses, some old and new. The newer houses are mostly two-story, while the old houses are bungalows.

The family that makes and sells noodles is named Liu. His house is an old house, but it occupies a large area. Instead of covering the upper floor with tiles, a simple scaffolding is built. Therefore, there are hundreds of noodles placed on the roof and in the backyard. Bamboo poles are used to set up the frame, and many noodles are hung on the bamboo poles.

Duomei parked his bicycle next to the house and strode inside.

As soon as I entered, I saw a group of people working. Some were kneading dough, some were pulling noodles, and some were pouring flour into the vat, and then adding water, salt, oil, etc. according to the proportion.

Seeing Duo Mei coming to the door, someone immediately put down their work and came to receive her. Knowing that Duo Mei wanted to buy noodles, they immediately led Duo Mei to the place where the finished noodles were placed.

The employees in this handicraft workshop are all family members. The ones who stir the flour and knead the dough are strong men, while those who are responsible for pulling the noodles, hanging the noodles to dry, and packaging them are careful women.

In addition to dried noodles, they also sell ordinary noodles, and these ordinary noodles are divided into two prices. The more expensive ones are disposable noodles.

The cheaper ones are the two-shot noodles.

The raw materials used for this secondary forming of noodles are the scraps of the primary forming noodles, such as those cut or accidentally broken.

When these leftovers accumulate a lot, add water again, stir, and then make noodles.

In this way, the price will naturally be cheaper.

As for the noodles that many Americans want to buy, they are the most expensive noodles in this store because the noodles are made with complex techniques and the best materials are used.

"I want thirty kilograms of dried noodles." Duo Mei said, then watched the other person take out a bag and put fifteen packs of dried noodles in the bag.

This kind of dried noodles comes in packages of two pounds, wrapped in old newspapers and tied with string so that they are not easy to loosen.

After buying the noodles, many Americans put the noodles on the back seat of their bicycles and tied them up with ropes.

Riding a bicycle, Duo Mei did not return to the clothing store immediately, but went to Gao Mingwan's home.

She and Gao Mingcheng discussed it last night. Since they were ready to give it away, they would give it away in full, and let many beauties also send two pounds to Wang Xiuxiu, and see how Wang Xiuxiu was recovering.

As for the other noodles, I gave six pounds each to grandma and grandma Xin, two pounds to her second sister, and they ate the rest at home.

There are many people eating at home, and more than ten kilograms of dried noodles may seem like a lot, but they are eaten very quickly!

It has been several days since Wang Xiuxiu gave birth. Although the natural birth was a bit painful, the postpartum recovery was much faster. When Duo Mei went to visit Wang Xiuxiu, she seemed to have almost recovered.

The weather is getting warmer, but Wang Xiuxiu still wears long sleeves and trousers, and even a thin coat, confinement cap, socks and shoes.

At this time, Gao Mingwan was still at home on vacation. With Gao Mingwan and Hu Yinchen helping to take care of the children, Wang Xiuxiu was naturally able to recover quickly.

The arrival of many beauties made Wang Xiuxiu very happy.

Originally, among the four sisters-in-law, Wang Xiuxiu had the closest relationship with Duo Mei. After she moved to the clothing store before giving birth, her relationship with Duo Mei naturally became deeper.

Of course, they also have a good relationship with Zhang Jinling. Invisibly, a pattern has been formed in which the three of them stick together and isolate their sister-in-law Huang Su'e.

"Second sister-in-law, sit down and drink tea!" Gao Mingwan was very happy to see Duo Mei. He hurriedly called Duo Mei to sit down and rest, and poured Duo Mei a cup of tea.

After Duomei drank tea, he asked Gao Mingwan how many days he had left for vacation.

Gao Mingwan stretched out a hand, spread his fingers, and said with a smile: "I can still take five days off!"

That's pretty good. Duo Mei took out a pack of noodles and said to Wang Xiuxiu: "I bought a lot of noodles today, and I'll give you two kilograms of noodles to eat by the way. These noodles are lactating, so you should eat more."

Wang Xiuxiu took the noodles and thanked her with a smile: "Hey, thank you, second sister-in-law."

Hu Yinchen was holding the baby in her arms and coaxing her. She immediately said, "Xiu Xiu's milk is very good! Mingwan bought her a lot of breastfeeding supplies. A few days ago, her parents' family sent some sweet wine and chicken. , there are so many delicious things at home that we can’t finish them all!”

Many beauties were not surprised when they heard this. After all, the conditions of Gao Mingwan's family were not bad, and Gao Mingwan was also very good to Wang Xiuxiu. After giving birth to a child, it was normal for her to provide him with good food and drink.

What surprised her was that Luo Xiaohua hadn't come to see Wang Xiuxiu and the child yet.

"When I returned to the village last time, my mother said that after the bricks at home are baked, she will come to the county to see you. Haven't you come yet?" Duo Mei asked strangely. Counting the days, the bricks at home should also be here. It's burned.

After the fire is cut off and the kiln is sealed, water needs to be carried to diffuse the kiln. When the temperature inside the kiln drops, the kiln can be opened and the green bricks inside can be moved out.

In this way, the bricks are fired in one kiln. (End of chapter)