Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Gao Mingcheng drove the car and arrived at Gaojiacun smoothly, then parked under the shade of a tree next to the house in Niuweiling.

"Here we are, let's get off the car! This is my house in the village. If we want to go to the orchard, we have to walk a little further."

Gao Mingcheng jumped out of the car and introduced the surrounding environment to everyone in a cheerful tone.

Although he has a wife and children, he is actually about the same age as Gao Yue. Gao Yue is a few months younger than him, and Gao Yue's classmates are also about the same age.

They are all of the same age, so it is easier to get along with each other. There is no need to call them brother or brother, just call them by their first names.

As soon as Gao Mingcheng got out of the car, the black tiger spirit and other dogs came running from a distance and gathered in front of Gao Mingcheng.

After not seeing each other for a few days, the black tiger circled around Gao Mingcheng enthusiastically, while the elf put its forelimbs on Gao Mingcheng's legs. It straightened up and looked half as tall as Gao Mingcheng.

The two dogs ran in front, while Dahuang and Dahuang's two puppies followed behind.

Although it is said to be a puppy, it is actually already very big. When the fur grows out, it looks dark, with only a small patch of light yellow fur on the chest.

These two puppies already have names. Gao Mingcheng asked many beauties to choose them. Many beauties seriously thought of many names, but the last ones they called out were two extremely vulgar names: Big Hei and Xiao Hei!

Asked her why, the reason was that these two names were easy to pronounce and easy to remember.

Okay, it's really catchy.

Seeing the five big dogs gathering around them, Song Xiaoxiao, Zhao Jing and the two girls were a little scared and hid behind them, but Gao Yue was not afraid and even said hello to the elf.

The elf was given to Gao Mingcheng by Gao Yue, and later Gao Yue came here to stay for a while, so the elf still remembered him, and Black Tiger didn't grin at him and growl.

Maybe these people were brought here by Gao Mingcheng, so the dogs didn't bark fiercely and seemed to be easy to get along with.

Gao Mingcheng introduced his dogs to Lin Ye and the others and said, "Don't worry, black tigers are very smart and won't bite people randomly."

It is true that black tigers have almost never bitten anyone, but if you think that these dogs are not something to be afraid of, you are wrong.

If it weren’t for these good dogs, it’s still unclear whether Gao Mingcheng’s chicken coop at the foot of Xiaofu Mountain would have been safe!
There are many wild animals in the mountains. Even if the chicken coop is surrounded by walls, they can still break in. In addition to those running on the ground, there are also those flying in the sky. Once, Chen Dasong almost caught an eagle.

The eagle swooped down to catch the chicks. Fortunately, the hen with the chicks reacted in time and quickly ran into the chicken coop. The eagle also chased after it, but because the chicken coop was low, it was unable to take advantage of it.

Chen Dasong saw it from a distance and wanted to go over and shoot the eagle. Several dogs also barked and tried to round up the eagle. But unfortunately, the eagle still found an opportunity to fly away from the open door at the critical moment.

But after this little episode, the frequency of eagles hunting chickens became less frequent.

"Let's put the vegetables at home first, then bring the bamboo baskets, and I'll take you into the mountains to pick fruits!" Gao Mingcheng patted the black tiger's head, motioned for it to get out of the way, and then led Gao Yue and the others to bring the fruits things to put down.

In the utility room, there were more than a dozen bamboo baskets piled up, which Chen Dasong and Zhang Chengyuan weaved in their spare time. Gao Mingcheng spent money to buy them.

These bamboo baskets ranged from big to small. Song Xiaoxiao, Zhao Jing and the two girls quickly took two smaller bamboo baskets, while Lin Ye and other boys took the big bamboo baskets.

After leaving the courtyard, looking around, there are mountains on three sides, and a wide area on the other side. The closer area is reclaimed land, and the farther area is the large reservoir connecting Gaojia Village and Shangfeng Village.

Gao Mingcheng pointed to the reclaimed land and introduced it to everyone: "These lands were all reclaimed by me before. Now I have hired my brother to farm the land for me. My brother is good at farming. Look, these vegetables They all grow very well! Just pick whatever vegetables you want to eat later!”

"Hey, that piece of land is planted with watermelons and cantaloupes. We'll go over and have a look at this after we get down from the orchard."

"There is a pond in front with fish. This year, lotus roots were planted. They are still blooming and lotus pods have begun to grow!"

"There is a shed built over there. I usually put farm tools, bamboo baskets, fertilizers and so on. In winter, I put a plastic sheet around it and move the beehives in. Oh, I have raised more than 40 boxes of bees, but now the beehives are placed in There are other places. Today is not the time to shake honey, so I won’t take you to see it.”

"On the other side of Niuweiling, we built a chicken coop and raised more than a hundred native chickens. If you want to pick up eggs, you can go and have a look later."

Gao Mingcheng introduced as he walked, Gao Yue was okay, he had been here several times before, but this was the first time for Lin Ye and others to come here, and they couldn't help but look around, feeling like they couldn't see clearly.

On the pond, the breeze blows, and the green lotus leaves sway in the wind. The lotus flowers are hidden among the green leaves, blooming wantonly in the sunshine.

Occasionally, dragonflies fly across the water, and frogs lie on the lotus leaves, making a croaking sound from time to time.

There are even a few ducks floating on the water, swimming leisurely, and occasionally probing into the water, seemingly catching small fish and shrimps.

The scenery is beautiful and the scenery is relaxing in the mountains.

The entire Xiaofu Mountain was once surrounded by a barbed wire fence by Gao Mingcheng. However, the barbed wire is prone to rusting due to wind and rain, and the surrounding vines are also prone to clinging to it. Over time, the barbed wire is prone to lodging.

Although it has not fallen down yet, the entire barbed wire fence is already covered with green vines.

These vines include golden cherry blossoms and honeysuckle specially planted by Gao Mingcheng, but most of them are unknown vegetation.

Gao Mingcheng opened the reserved mountain gate and greeted everyone to enter the mountain.

Xiaofushan covers an area of ​​300 acres. The whole mountain is a square hill. Among all the hills in Gaojia Village, it is the most suitable hill for contracting and planting.

The mountain has been manually dug into layers of terraces. However, compared to the terraces used to grow food, the terraces here are not as standardized. They are just slightly organized to make it easier to plant trees and make it easier for people to pick.

From a distance, it does look like terraced fields. Each layer is planted with a row of fruit trees. Each type of fruit tree is planted in a large area. From a distance, different fruit trees show different styles.

The entire Xiaofushan is like a huge canvas, painted with different colors.

But when people walk in the mountains and look around, they can only see the scenery around them.

Gao Mingcheng led them to the peach and pear trees.

The peach trees have not grown very tall yet, and there are not many fruits on the trees. There are more than a dozen fruits on the trees, and only three or four fruits on the trees.

Because the tree is not tall, it is convenient for people to pick. You can just reach out and pick the peaches at will.

Gao Mingcheng looked at these peaches and felt that if he picked them again today, he would be able to pick them all.

So he said: "There are not many peaches left, let's try to pick them all today!"

Gao Mingcheng himself also took a big bamboo basket. In order to take care of others, he deliberately picked a place with steep slopes or high trees.

While Gao Mingcheng was busy picking peaches, the others also dispersed. Gao Yue picked the reddest peach, wiped it on his clothes casually, and started eating it.

Although Gao Yue has been here several times, this is his first time to pick fruits. When he came back before, the fruit trees were still bare. There is strength in numbers, but within half an hour, all the remaining peaches in this peach forest were picked.

Gao Mingcheng was very happy and took them to pick pears again.

At this time, Cuiguan pear and Huanghua pear are already mature. When they are hung on the tree, they look green in color, but when you take a bite, the pear flesh inside is watery and sweet.

Gao Mingcheng is very satisfied with his batch of fruit trees. There are basically no defects and they are all fruit trees of excellent varieties.

Pick the ripe pears, some are small and grow in the shade, and leave them temporarily. When you pick them in a few days, they will taste much better.

The July sunshine pours down passionately, making people sweat. However, this group of college students living in the county were unaware of it and still felt the joy of picking fruits. They talked and laughed while reaching out to pick fruits, and they also competed to see who could pick the biggest and best fruits.

It wasn't until all the baskets they brought were full that they needed two hands to carry them, then everyone realized belatedly that they couldn't pick any more.

"We've almost finished picking, let's go down the mountain first!" Gao Mingcheng easily carried a basket of fruits and prepared to take them down the mountain first.

He walked in front, specifically choosing the path to take, but the mountain road was still a bit difficult for Lin Ye and the others, especially when they were carrying a basket full of fruits.

As the ancients said, it is easier to go up the mountain than to go down the mountain.

When going up the mountain, people have good physical strength and are full of anticipation for the upcoming picking activities, so they don’t feel tired at all.

But when going down the mountain, you have already used up a lot of energy and still need to carry weight, so you will naturally find it difficult.

Gao Mingcheng had no choice but to let them walk and rest, grinding all the way down the mountain.

Among all the people, only Gao Yue has better physical fitness and can keep up with Gao Mingcheng's speed. However, this is also the case when Gao Mingcheng deliberately slows down. If Gao Mingcheng pulls Gao Yue to climb Niuweiling, then Gao Mingcheng will climb to On the top of the mountain, Gao Yue is probably still working hard halfway up the mountain!

After going down the mountain, no one was in a hurry to go home. It would still take several minutes to walk home from here!

Fortunately, a shed was built at the foot of the mountain. At this moment, this shed showed its advantages!

"It's so hot! Let's enjoy the coolness first!" Zhao Jinghe ran under the shed in a few steps. The cool air that hit her face made her feel like she was finally alive.

There are all fruit trees planted in Xiaofushan, and they are all only three or four years old. Each tree is not very tall, and people cannot hide in the shade.

The hot sun hits the skin, stinging and stinging.

Zhao Jinghe was wearing a straw hat, but she still felt like she was being sunburned, and when the sweat flowed down, the small wounds cut by the weeds on her hands also felt stinging.

Phew, she took off her straw hat and felt her head suddenly cool down a few degrees.

"too hot!"

"Yes, the sun is so bright today, it's so hot!"

"This is my first time to pick fruits in the mountains. I didn't expect to be so tired. I feel my arms are so sore."

"I shouldn't have worn sandals! I feel like there were several tiny cuts on my ankles from the thatch! It's itchy and painful!"

"I'm okay, I'm wearing sneakers!"

Everyone stood under the cool shed and talked in a few words. Although there were some complaints about the weather and environment, the overall look was still full of joy.

Lin Ye looked at Gao Mingcheng and asked curiously: "You have planted so many fruit trees, you are really awesome! But it is also very hard, right? Just picking fruits is very tiring."

Gao Mingcheng smiled and said: "This is what we pick to eat ourselves. If we pick it to sell, we have to get up at four or five o'clock in the morning and go into the mountains to pick it. Before the sun shines, we have to pick it. The fruits are picked and sent to the county for sale.”

"My fruit trees have only been planted for a few years. They will bear more fruits next year. Then we will organize manpower to go into the mountains to pick them in the early morning."

"Since you are all tired, take a rest here. If you want to pick up eggs, let Gao Yue take you to pick them up." Gao Mingcheng patted Gao Yue on the shoulder, indicating that Gao Yue would take care of his friends.

"Where are you going?" Gao Yue asked curiously.

Gao Mingcheng said: "I will pick some watermelons and cantaloupes first and cool them with well water. They will be delicious later."

Seeing that they were all exhausted and almost out of energy, Gao Mingcheng might as well go pick watermelons by himself.

The watermelon field is some distance away from here. A large watermelon weighs more than ten or twenty kilograms, and a small one weighs seven or eight kilograms. For these college students, they may not be able to handle it.

Gao Mingcheng walked with long strides and soon walked away.

Lin Ye said with envy: "Gao Mingcheng's physical fitness is so good!"

"Yeah, but it's really not easy being a farmer. I've only been working for a while and I'm already exhausted!"

"Hmm, I think I can study harder when school starts!"

"Haha."

The college students smiled happily, and when they were almost done resting, they picked up the peaches and pears and walked towards the pond.

They are going to wash it before eating.

As soon as I walked to the pond, I saw a duck that seemed to have pooped, and the duck poop sank directly into the water.

Seeing this scene, the college students froze and felt that they could no longer eat the fruit washed with water!
Just when they were about to retreat, Song Xiaoxiao pointed to a duck and exclaimed: "Ah! It! It laid eggs! Why did it lay eggs in the water?"

Song Xiaoxiao knew that chickens could lay eggs in chicken coops and had picked eggs before, but she really didn’t know that ducks could actually lay eggs in water!

Gao Yue looked in the direction of her finger, and sure enough he saw an egg floating in the water, which had not yet completely sunk.

Seeing this, he immediately took off his shirt and shoes, plunged into the water, and swam toward the duck eggs. The sound of him falling into the water frightened the duck, and it quacked and swam away quickly. It’s convenient for Gao Yue to pick up duck eggs.

Soon, Gao Yue reached out and fished out the duck egg.

He raised the duck egg in his hand and said loudly: "Look!"

"Awesome!" People on the shore praised him one after another when they saw this scene. (End of chapter)