Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Chen Dasong's family has not started building a house yet and is still living in the old house.

Setting up wine in an old house doesn’t look so respectable, but there’s nothing you can do about it, because in rural areas, most people will burn bricks and build houses in the second half of the year. This is because there is too much work in the fields and it’s windy and rainy in the first half of the year. .

In the second half of the year, the weather is fine and there is less work in the fields. Whether it is making bricks or building houses, it is very convenient.

Chen Dasong's family originally had land, but as a result, three of the four members of the family worked for Gao Mingcheng. Although they could get paid, they were somewhat unable to take care of the work in the fields.

In the past, the Chen family raised three or four pigs, but now they only raise one pig and a dozen chickens. However, in order to host the banquet today, all the chickens that could be killed at home were killed, leaving only a few ungrown chicks.

Because he set off early, it was only around nine in the morning when Gao Mingcheng returned to Gaojiacun with his wife and children.

It was still early, and the chef Chen Dasong hired to take charge was already at work, but the guests hadn't arrived yet.

After Gao Mingcheng parked the car, he went to Chen Dasong's house and asked if he needed help.

Brothers Chen Dasong and Chen Duofu were setting the table, while Zhang Chengyuan came over with a basket of dishes and chopsticks, and even Duo Yu helped wash the vegetables nearby.

The meat dishes are bought from outside early in the morning, and the vegetables are pulled from the ground in the morning. Together with the chickens slaughtered at home and the eggs saved, the cost of a banquet is only two to three hundred yuan.

Of course, this does not include tobacco and alcohol. However, Chen Dasong's family does not care about face, only about affordability, so the wine is bulk wine steamed by Gao Yuan, and the cigarettes are also cheap locally produced cigarettes.

When Gao Mingcheng asked if there was anything he needed help with, Chen Dasong chuckled and said, "I don't need your help, there are people doing the work! You go back to rest first, and come back after dinner."

But Chen Dasong was polite, but Gao Mingcheng and his wife couldn't really throw away and leave. They had to do something to help.

So Duo Mei rolled up her sleeves and washed vegetables with her second sister Duo Yu.

Gao Mingcheng helped bring a few buckets of water, and until about ten o'clock, Chen Duofu was ready to pick up the bride.

Since Gao Mingcheng's tractor was placed in the village, the Chen family has also benefited. Benru said that when he goes to the market to buy meat early in the morning, he can drive the tractor there and get all the meat and vegetables back in one trip. .

And they also decided to drive a tractor to pick up the bride, which would be very honorable.

Seeing Chen Duofu preparing to drive the tractor, Gao Mingcheng said: "Stop driving the tractor, drive my car to pick up the bride!"

Comparing a car with a tractor, it is obviously more respectable!

Chen Duofu's eyes were slightly bright and his face was full of joy.

Gao Mingcheng's car is a hatchback light truck that can seat people and store things. If the woman has relatives, friends, or a dowry, they can all be pulled over in one car.

However, considering that the woman had many relatives and friends, the tractor still came in handy. Chen Duoxi helped drive and followed Gao Mingcheng's car all the way.

The bride's house is separated from Gaojia Village by several villages, but it only takes about fifteen minutes to drive there. Because Gao Mingcheng had to take care of the speed of the tractor, Gao Mingcheng drove slowly, so it took a total of twenty minutes.

A brand-new car started the ceremony, followed by a tractor. This arrangement made the bride and her family extremely happy.

In the village, it is already very prestigious to have a tractor come to pick up a bride, not to mention it is a car!

After the bride's relatives and friends saw it, they all praised the bride for being blessed and able to live a good life in the future.

Today is a big day. Chen Duofu and the bride are both festively dressed. After the car arrives and everyone arrives, everyone starts to carry the trousseau onto the car.

The bride does not marry empty-handed. The dowry includes a pair of wooden boxes, two beddings, two enamel basins, two thermoses, etc.

The dowry was packed in the bed of the car. The bride's parents also got into the car and sat down with the bride. As for other relatives and friends, they sat in the bed of the tractor.

The two cars just happened to pull people together.

Because Chen Duofu couldn't drive a car, Gao Mingcheng had to be the driver and help smoke cigarettes together. On the return trip, Chen Duofu sat in the back seat with the bride and mother-in-law, and his father-in-law sat in the passenger seat, following Gao Mingcheng. They were chatting with each other.

As soon as they received the guests, some young guys started to set off firecrackers. From time to time, they lit a firecracker and threw it out. The sound of the firecrackers made it a little more festive.

When the car arrived at Gaojiacun, it immediately attracted the attention of many children, who also followed the convoy, ready to come over to ask for a piece of wedding candy.

These children can't sit down to eat, but they can still grab a handful of candies and peanuts to add to the excitement.

The whole journey was lively and lively, and because of the blessing of picking up the bride by car, everyone involved in the wedding had more to talk about.

At twelve o'clock at noon, the chef in charge had prepared all the meals, and everyone began to sit down to eat.

Gao Mingcheng and Duo Mei were arranged to eat in the main room. There were two tables in the main room. One table was occupied by Chen Dasong's family and the bride's family, and the other table was occupied by Gao Mingcheng and Zhang Chengyuan's family.

As for the people in the village, as well as relatives and friends a little further away, they sat in the yard to eat.

There was no emcee to preside over the wedding, and there was no video camera to record the wedding scene. The wedding was simply held.

However, Gao Mingcheng can be called the best boss in history. He not only drove out to help pick up the bride, but also brought back a camera. In order to take pictures, he bought ten rolls of film. This way, it is more than enough for any kind of shooting. .

Gao Mingcheng took a lot of photos of the newlyweds, including photos of them standing together, photos of them standing with relatives and friends from both families, and photos of the couple toasting together. These photos are waiting for them to be developed. , enough for them to remember for a lifetime.

Of course, in addition to the newlyweds, Gao Mingcheng also took photos of Duo Mei and Xiao Xuxu, and later was invited to take a family portrait of Duo Yu's family.

It is worth mentioning that after returning this time, Duo Mei found out that her second sister was pregnant again!

But this is normal. For a young couple, if both parties are healthy, they often have two children every three years!
Take the Gao Mingcheng family. They have five children, each of whom is only about two years apart. Some are more than two years old, and some are less than two years old!

At noon, they had a sumptuous banquet. During the banquet, Chen Duofu specially toasted to him. It was difficult to resist the hospitality. Gao Mingcheng drank a lot. Fortunately, he had a good drinking capacity. This kind of wine that he steamed by himself was not of high alcohol content. It's very high, and after a dozen glasses of wine, I'm just tipsy.

If you just drink and don't drive, Gao Mingcheng will not include driving in the afternoon.

There was no need for him to make a special trip. With the distance between the two sides, it wouldn't take an hour to walk.

After the meal, Gao Mingcheng took his wife and children back to his home.

The tables and stools at home are gone. These will have to be sent back after Chen Dasong has packed them up. "Duomei, you take little Xuxu to sleep, and I'll go for a walk in the mountains." Gao Mingcheng couldn't wait any longer, leaving his wife and children to rest at home, and then he took off again.

Duo Mei looked at his leaving figure and could only smile helplessly.

After putting Xiao Xuxu to sleep, Duo Mei also squinted drowsily for a while. When he woke up, he decided to walk around the house to see what changes there were.

She actually wanted to go to the fields and hang out with Xiao Fushan, but she didn't dare to go far. If Xiao Xuxu woke up and found no one around, she would definitely cry. If she was not careful, she would fall off the bed.

At this time, Gao Mingcheng had already led Black Tiger and Elf into the mountains.

Chen Dasong's family held a banquet today. People ate well, and dogs also ate well.

However, Gao Mingcheng decided to go to the mountains to get some game, beat the teeth of the dogs at home, and get some roast rabbit for himself.

He was used to eating late-night snacks in his previous life, so now he wants to get a skewer from time to time for a change of taste.

The main purpose of going into the mountains this time was to hunt rabbits. As usual, the two dogs took the lead. They first followed the scent to find the traces of the rabbits, and then Gao Mingcheng started to hunt them.

If the hare hides in the hole and cannot come out, the black tiger and the elf will start to dig out the hole. Some of them cannot dig out the hole, but sometimes they can drive the hare out of the hole.

In addition to the cave rabbit that hides in caves, there is also a wild rabbit that does not live in caves.

This wild rabbit is a native rabbit in China. As the name suggests, it is a hare that lives in the wilderness. Therefore, it cannot dig holes and cannot be kept in captivity.

Those that can dig holes are called cave rabbits, and they were introduced from abroad. However, as early as the Ming Dynasty, cave rabbits were introduced from Europe. Over the years, most people see cave rabbits in the mountains. .

Well, in fact, in Gao Mingcheng's eyes, hares all look the same. At most, their fur is slightly different. As for what kind of rabbits they belong to, who knows?
For example, if the chrysanthemum is broken down, there are three to four hundred species, but in the eyes of ordinary people, no matter what kind of chrysanthemum it is, it is still a chrysanthemum!
With the cooperation of one person and two dogs, Gao Mingcheng spent an afternoon and got sixteen hares.

The number of hares in Oxtail Ridge is -16!

On the way, we encountered another depression and saw a yellow muntjak drinking water. However, it was very alert and frightened it and ran away quickly at the slightest sound.

Gao Mingcheng was carrying two strings of hares and was too lazy to chase it. Let's spare its life!

I lowered my head and looked at the puddle again. The water here is not deep, only twenty or thirty centimeters deep. But because it is living water, there are also some small fish and shrimps in the water.

Seeing fish and shrimps that were only as big as his little finger, Gao Mingcheng was too lazy to get into the water. After he left, the fish and shrimps swam around unconsciously, completely unaware that they were alive because they were too small!
After tossing around in the mountains, I was covered in hot sweat, and the drunkenness in my body was long gone.

After going all the way down the mountain and returning home, Gao Mingcheng was going to take a bath in the pond.

There is also a change of clothes at home here. As soon as he took the change of clothes and went out, he saw Chen Duofu walking towards Xiaofushan with his new wife. He didn't know if it was because he didn't forget to work on the wedding day, or because Taking my wife to relax and enjoy the scenery!
Okay, bathing in the pond in broad daylight is unsightly!
Gao Mingcheng turned back to the courtyard, closed the courtyard door, picked up two buckets of well water and simply rinsed it.

After washing away the dust and sweat stains, Gao Mingcheng felt that his body was a little lighter.

After changing his clothes, Gao Mingcheng also walked towards Xiao Fushan, because Duo Mei and Xiao Xuxu were not at home, so they might be there.

When he walked to the pond, he saw their mother and son.

Xiao Xuxu stared at the lotus in the water that had not yet fully bloomed, and tried to make fun of it, but instead of picking the lotus for him, Duomei picked a lotus leaf and used it as a hat to cover his head.

With the lotus leaf hat, little Xuxu's attention was diverted and he no longer asked for lotus flowers.

When Gao Mingcheng came over, he ran towards Gao Mingcheng and motioned for Gao Mingcheng to hug him.

Gao Mingcheng picked him up and looked at the lotus in the pond.

When the spring water was low, the eldest brother-in-law and Zhang Chengyuan helped him plant the lotus whips he bought and sprinkled a handful of lotus seeds in the water to encourage them to grow according to the circumstances.

The lotus leaves bloom much faster, and now there are large and small lotus leaves and lotus flowers in the pond.

Many beauties were admiring the lotus flowers. Not to mention that Xiao Xuxu wanted to pick them, but she was also eager to do so. However, she was still thinking about the lotus seeds, so naturally she was reluctant to pick the flowers.

"How beautiful, how about we pick more lotus leaves, kill a chicken, and take it back to make lotus leaf chicken!" Gao Mingcheng suggested with great interest.

But she was rejected by Duomei. She shook her head and said, "The lotus leaf chicken you mentioned is very troublesome. I don't want to bother with it!"

Although he was rejected, Gao Mingcheng was not angry. Looking at the lotus flowers that were about to bloom and the green lotus leaves covering the water, Gao Mingcheng thought the scenery was pretty good, so he suggested: "I'll go back and get my camera to take pictures for you." Some photos!”

Duo Mei's eyes lit up and she immediately agreed to the proposal. In order to make it easier for Gao Mingcheng to get the camera quickly, Duo Mei quickly took Xiao Xuxu down from his arms.

When Gao Mingcheng went to get the camera, she started looking for an angle to take pictures.

Most women have a keen sense of beauty, and they inherently know how to be more beautiful.

Looking at the peach and pear trees that have already produced fruits, many beautiful people feel a pity in their hearts. How beautiful it would be if they took some photos when the peach and pear blossoms are in full bloom!
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Gao Mingcheng walked over quickly with his camera in hand.

"Come on, stand up quickly and I'll take pictures for you!" Gao Mingcheng directed his wife and children to stand up, then he found the background and angle himself, and took several photos.

Well, the flowers are good, the people are good, the scene is beautiful, the only pity is that I can't be in the camera!

Seeing Chen Duofu and his wife passing by the chicken coop, Gao Mingcheng hurriedly called someone over and asked Chen Duofu to help take a few family photos, some with a pond full of lotus as the background, and some with Xiaofu Mountain as the background. .

At the end of May, the grapefruit flowers gradually wither and begin to bear small green fruits.

And the trees full of peaches and pears are already as big as a child’s fist!
After a while, peaches, pears and bayberries will mature one after another!

Oh, in addition, there are two rows of grape trellises planted at the foot of the mountain, which also produced some fruits this year. There are bunches of small green grapes hanging on the grape vines.

There are also watermelons and cantaloupe grown in the ground. These must be planted every year, but they cannot be planted continuously. They must be planted on a different piece of land every year.

These scenes are all recorded on the negative of the photo in the form of background. In front of the camera, a family of three is smiling. (End of chapter)