Return to the small mountain village in 1986

When Gao Mingcheng returned to the village last time, he planted Poria cocos in the mountains. Several days passed and he had to go to the mountains to see the situation. When he went into the mountains, he even brought a bucket with him.

Poria cocos is afraid of waterlogging, but it also needs frequent watering during the growth period, so he takes a bucket into the mountains. If the soil is dry and the Poria cocos does not grow well, he will give it some water.

Entering the mountain was not difficult for him. The black tiger and the elf were still following him. The noise made by one person and two dogs when they entered the mountain frightened various small animals nearby.

A rustling sound rang out from the lush bushes. You didn't have to see it with your own eyes to know that it was a small animal escaping in a hurry.

Gao Mingcheng walked briskly, as if walking on flat ground, and even had the time to pull off a few green leaves from the side.

The leaves are triangular, somewhat similar to cat ears, so some people call it cat ears, while others call it Bangbangui.

Gao Mingcheng expertly rolled the back of the leaf inside, then stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it.

The reason why it is rolled like this is because there are some thorns on the back of the leaves. Otherwise, it will prick your mouth when you eat it.

After the young leaves of Gangbangui are chewed, the sweet and sour taste fills the mouth.

When I was poor as a child, I naturally had no money to buy snacks, so the wild fruits and leaves that were edible in the mountains became snacks for the children.

Gao Mingcheng was wilder than ordinary children when he was young. He knew many wild fruit trees, and whenever the fruits were ripe, he would quickly run to pick them and eat them.

Gangbangui is an inconspicuous plant that grows all over the mountains and plains. If you want to eat it, just pick it.

For fruits such as raspberries, tea leaves, wild hawthorns, twisters, and chestnuts, it all depends on the season.

For example, it is mid-May now, and raspberries and tea leaves are already out of season and can no longer be found, while wild hawthorns and chestnuts cannot be picked and tasted until autumn.

The sweet and sour taste shocked Gao Mingcheng. After spitting out the dregs of the chewed leaves in his mouth, he picked another leaf.

He forgot the name of the tree. He only knew that the leaves were symmetrical and each leaf was oval. These leaves could be used for whistling, and the sound was softer, not as sharp as bamboo leaves.

Gao Mingcheng is not very good at music, but he can still make simple sounds.

The intermittent sounds attracted curious birds on the branches. They flapped their wings and jumped on the branches, following Gao Mingcheng curiously.

The elf noticed the bird following above his head, bared his teeth at the bird, and made a threatening cry.

But since birds have wings, they are not afraid of four-legged beasts like it.

With a puff, a piece of bird shit fell from the sky and landed on the elf's head.

The elf became more and more angry and screamed at the birds again, and then, several more pieces of fresh bird droppings fell from the sky.

The elf had already suffered a loss. This time he hurriedly avoided it, and finally he was not attacked by bird droppings cannonballs again.

Gao Mingcheng witnessed this scene and laughed rudely.

Creatures like birds are quite smart to be honest, just watch them build nests.

Gao Mingcheng glanced at the nearby birds and recognized sparrows, turtle doves, magpies, gray-winged thrushes, etc., and there were some that he couldn't name.

Not long after, Gao Mingcheng came to the place where Poria cocos was planted before. When he got here, he started to get busy. After confirming that the Poria cocos needed watering, he had to carry a bucket to the nearest water source. After fetching water, he started planting. On the slopes of Poria.

While fetching water, he noticed small wild fish in the ditch, and some wood frogs, bullfrogs and toads living near the water source.

Looking along the winding ditch, Gao Mingcheng felt that there should be a larger water source upstream of the ditch.

After watering the Poria cocos, he walked forward along the ditch. Sure enough, at a hillside, he found that the bottom of the hillside was sunken into a small pond.

The water in this pond comes from a spring and is formed by rainwater.

The pond is not big, but there are many things in it. Gao Mingcheng saw several fish weighing more than one pound swimming leisurely on the water surface, and wood frogs and bullfrogs can also be seen everywhere.

A big tree as thick as a bucket fell down in an unknown year. Most of the trunk was immersed in water, and some field snails were adsorbed on the trunk and branches.

There is a natural spring here, with water available all year round, and no one fishes for it. The snails are each very large, which makes Gao Mingcheng quite excited when he sees them.

There are also snails picked in the paddy fields, but most of them are not big. Because there are so many people picking them up, the snails are not given a chance to rest and recuperate.

Gao Mingcheng put down the bucket in his hand, took off his shoes, rolled up his trouser legs, and was ready to go into the water to catch fish!

Today he didn't bring a bag into the mountains, but he did have a bucket, which was perfect for holding fish and bullfrogs!
In terms of fishing skills, Gao Mingcheng can definitely be ranked among the top three in Gaojiacun!
Catching fish can actually be said to be touching fish. After he entered the water, he bent down and stretched his hand to the bottom of the pond, then walked all the way and touched it all the way.

As he moved around, the clear water suddenly turned turbid.

It was easy to fish in muddy water. He walked and fished all the way. After a while, his fingertips felt fish passing nearby, and one fish even bumped into his leg.

When you feel something in your heart, you need to be steady and firm in your action. Soon, you will catch the first fish!

Gao Mingcheng caught the fish out of the water and after a quick glance, he recognized it as a crucian carp as big as a child's palm.

He didn't think it was too small, so he threw it towards the shore and dropped it into the bucket.

The crucian carp bounced in the bucket, trying to save itself, but obviously failed.

After the first fish, there was soon the second fish. This time I was lucky and caught a grass carp weighing three kilograms.

Grass carp is very powerful and difficult for ordinary people to catch with bare hands, but once Gao Mingcheng catches it, he will not let the grass carp escape.

The grass carp's struggle made the water in the pond become more turbid. Gao Mingcheng held the fish's hands tightly and picked it up from the water. The fish's tail swung, and a string of water drops splashed and fell.

The tiny water droplets were illuminated by the sun, and there were faint flashes of colorful light.

Gao Mingcheng walked towards the shore. He held the grass carp tightly with one hand, picked up the bucket with the other hand, scooped some water in, and then put the heavy grass carp into the bucket.

Fish need to be eaten fresh, so they are kept in water first and then slaughtered when it is time to eat.

Gao Mingcheng found an unknown pond deep in the mountains and began his happy fishing time. Black tigers and elves can also swim, but their skills in catching fish are infinitely close to zero!

Therefore, when Gao Mingcheng was fishing in the water, the two dogs could only lie on the ground and wait for Gao Mingcheng to come ashore.

After spending about half an hour, Gao Mingcheng finally straightened his waist and was ready to call it a day.

He went ashore and washed the mud off his feet with water. Then he looked down at the bucket and saw most of the bucket filled with fish and snails. He felt quite satisfied. He shook off the water on his hand, then glanced at his fingers. There was a small red spot on the index finger of his left hand, which was pricked by Huang Yatou's thorn.

Huang Yatou is delicious, but the thorns on both sides and top of the back are difficult to deal with. If accidentally pricked, the pain will be unbearable.

Some people let go as soon as they feel pain, and the yellow girl in their hand just runs away. Even if they are stung many times, they will become afraid of fishing.

Gao Mingcheng rarely gets pricked, but he was unlucky today and got pricked.

However, he could still bear the pain. When his feet were almost dry, he put on his shoes and prepared to go down the mountain.

Because of his behavior of fishing in the water, the frogs that lived here fled to the shore one after another.

At this time, many wood frogs and bullfrogs can be seen in the grass next to the pond. Wood frogs are smaller than bullfrogs and look similar to frogs, but their colors are different.

Gao Mingcheng is a pragmatist, so of course he chooses the bullfrog with more meat!
Gao Mingcheng's sharp eyes scanned the grass and the water's edge. While he was sitting on the ground waiting for his feet to dry, some frogs seemed to feel that there was no danger and moved closer to the water's edge.

After Gao Mingcheng put on his shoes, he didn't move for the time being, preparing to find a better opportunity before taking action.

Looking at these bullfrogs, he remembered that when he was a child, he went to the rice fields to catch frogs. At that time, he used thin bamboo poles and cotton ropes to make a simple fishing rod.

At the other end of the cotton rope was a small frog that was torn in half.

These little frogs are small and easy to catch. On summer evenings, you can see little frogs jumping everywhere in the grass near the front and back of the house.

Once caught, split one in half and use it as bait.

People stand next to the field ridge, throw the cotton rope tied with bait into the lush rice fields, and then wait for any movement.

With such simple equipment, it is more than enough to catch frogs!
But... in the second half of my memory, the old people in the village caught these naughty children and taught them that frogs are beneficial insects and cannot be caught and eaten.

The memory was a bit old, and a trace of memory appeared in Gao Mingcheng's eyes, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He was fishing alone in the mountains, picking up snails, and catching bullfrogs, but he didn't feel lonely at all. Instead, he felt like he was reminiscing about his childhood.

Of course, the huge harvest is also one of the reasons why he is happy.

He also wanted to pass on this happiness to his children, so he decided to take them to the mountains to pick wild fruits and fish in the water when they were older!
Not long after, Gao Mingcheng got another dozen bullfrogs, enough for a plate of food. He stopped being greedy and took his two dogs down the mountain.

In the mountains and forests, there is singing -

The pond is full and the rain has stopped

There are loaches everywhere in the mud beside the fields.
I wait for you every day, waiting for you to catch loaches
Big brother, okay, let’s go catch loaches~
This song "Catching Loaches" was released by Bao Meisheng in 1978. It has also become a childhood memory of many people and has been sung ever since.

Because he was catching fish and bullfrogs, it was already noon when Gao Mingcheng went down the mountain, so he had to run fast when he went down the mountain.

When he went down the mountain, he saw Chen Dasong practicing on his tractor in a spacious place.

He drove the car back to Niuweiling, and then asked Chen Dasong and the others to go to the old village pond and drive the tractor back.

Chen Dasong and the others learned how to drive a tractor from Gao Mingcheng last time, but everyone only drove it for a short while and were not proficient at all!
Gao Mingcheng asked them to drive the tractor back by themselves. For them, it was a heavy responsibility!

Several people discussed it, and finally Chen Dasong took his youngest son Chen Duoxi to drive the car together, because Chen Duoxi patted his chest and said that he had learned it, and he promised to drive the car back.

But unfortunately, his father Chen Dasong didn't believe it, so he and his son went together so that if something happened, they could still discuss it.

Gao Mingcheng put down the bucket, looked at it for a while, and then said to Chen Dasong: "Uncle Chen, the share plows installed on the tractor are piled in my miscellaneous room. When you become proficient in driving the tractor, you can put the share plows on After installing the plow, practice your skills in the nearby wasteland first, and then you can start plowing the fields after planting late rice. "

"I brought two barrels of diesel back. If the oil in the car runs out, I will fill it up myself."

Chen Dasong agreed repeatedly and felt that he was driving well, so he asked Gao Mingcheng how he was driving.

Gao Mingcheng affirmed this, "It's okay to drive. If you practice more in the future, you will naturally drive better."

After receiving Gao Mingcheng's affirmation, Chen Dasong grinned and his joy was beyond words.

Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, Chen Dasong pulled over and stopped the car and turned off the engine.

"Mingcheng, are you hungry? Go home and eat!" Chen Dasong asked Gao Mingcheng to go to his house for dinner.

When delivering noodles to the old village, Grandma Xi and his parents asked him to stay for dinner, but Gao Mingcheng didn't want to run back and forth, so he declined.

Later, he told Chen Dasong that he would have dinner at his house at noon and asked Aunt Liu to prepare more meals.

"Okay, I'll go in a minute." Gao Mingcheng was indeed hungry. He first carried a bucket into the house, and then brought out a large basin. After filling half of the basin with water, he poured the fish in the bucket into it. As for the bullfrog, And the snails are still placed in the bucket.

Chen Dasong also walked over to watch him work. When he saw a pot of fish of various sizes, he couldn't help but be speechless.

Only Gao Mingcheng could get such things by going into the mountains as if for fun. When he went into the mountains to collect firewood, he couldn't see any big puddles after walking for a long time!
Gao Mingcheng wanted to go to Chen Dasong's house for dinner, so naturally he wouldn't go empty-handed, so he used the bucket to catch some small fish.

He took these small fish and had an authentic farm meal at Chen Dasong's house.

At the dinner table, Chen Dasong asked if Chen Duofu could drive Gao Mingcheng's tractor to pick up the bride when the wedding banquet was held at the end of the month.

Gao Mingcheng naturally agreed with this.

And Gao Mingcheng said: "From now on, you can use the car privately, but if you use the car privately, you have to pay for the gas."

Chen Dasong was overjoyed, nodded repeatedly, and said: "It should, it should."

At noon, the sun was getting brighter, so no one was in a hurry to go out to work. Gao Mingcheng chatted with the Chen family and his son. After Aunt Liu put away the dishes, she came out with a basket of pea pods and prepared to shell the peas.

These peas were planted in March and are just ready to eat. There are several ways to eat peas, one is pea tips, which people in Sichuan love to eat, but people in Gaojia Village hardly eat them.

In Gaojiacun, they mainly eat young pea pods and peas in old pods.

Pick the pods when they have just grown and the beans inside have not yet grown. After frying them with lard, they are crisp and delicious.

The beans in the old bean pods are already full. At this time, if you peel the beans out and cook them, they will taste very pink and glutinous. If you can add a little pork to cook it together, it will be even sweeter! (End of chapter)