Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Early the next morning, when Gao Yue saw the turtles kept in the kitchen bucket, he realized that Gao Mingcheng had gone to get the turtles alone in the middle of the night.

In addition to two live turtles, there is also a catfish pickled in salt in the cupboard.

After the catfish is injured and dies, it will go bad if not treated in time.

Because of this, the fish could not be taken to the county. Gao Mingcheng decided to give the fish to Chen Dasong's family and asked Aunt Liu to cook it and eat it together at noon.

Chen Dasong and his family were very happy. Such a big catfish tasted very good. Chen Dasong also specially told Aunt Liu not to be stingy and put more fried fish in it.

Aunt Liu smiled happily and said: "Catfish has its own oil, so it is much easier to fry than crucian carp and grass carp!"

Indeed, there is some yellow fat under the catfish skin, especially in the abdomen, which has more fat. If you add too much oil, it will taste greasy.

Of course, most people nowadays are short of oil and water and are not afraid of getting bored.

There were still about ten hive bees that had not shaken the honey properly, so early in the morning, the group continued to carry the honey shaker to the mountains.

Let’s get to work quickly before the sun shines.

It was another busy day. In the afternoon, Gao Mingcheng filled all the honey. After the big bottles were filled, the remaining honey was poured into small bottles and given to Gao Yue and Lin Ye respectively.

The two of them had really worked hard these two days.

In addition to giving them honey, Gao Mingcheng also asked them to go to the fields to pick vegetables and watermelons.

However, Gao Yue and Lin Ye were both paralyzed from exhaustion. They lay on the recliners and simply didn't want to move.

The job of shaking honey doesn't look tiring, but it actually hurts the hands. After shaking for two days in a row, they felt the pain in their hands. Not to mention picking watermelons, it was quite difficult to even hold chopsticks when eating. Therefore, Gao Yue and Lin Ye would rather not have watermelons than pick them.

Gao Mingcheng couldn't help but smile when he saw the two of them looking exhausted.

After all, they are students, so they don’t have to work every day like people in the village.

Chen Dasong's family also worked together, but their condition was much better than Gao Yue and Lin Ye.

Gao Mingcheng said: "You guys rest at home, and I'll go to the old village for a walk to see Grandma Xi and Grandma."

Gao Mingcheng took two one-pound bottles of honey and drove to the old village. Well, he was not willing to walk there on such a hot day.

This person, once he gets used to transportation, becomes lazy and doesn't want to walk even for a few minutes.

I remember that in order to sell honey, Gao Mingcheng ran directly to the county seat early in the morning. After selling the honey, he ran all the way back. He didn't care about such a long distance at all and ran quite happily.

But it’s so cool to have a car! With almost one step on the accelerator, the car stopped at the entrance of the old village pond.

After getting off the car and walking for another minute, we arrived at Grandma Xi's house.

It is now around three o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun is very bright outside. Grandma and her family are taking a rare break at home and not going out to do anything.

Gao Mingcheng gave Grandma Xi a bottle of honey, and then said: "I will go to Yangcheng the day after tomorrow to purchase goods. When the goods come back, I will come back to the village to pick you up and take you to the county seat. The house for you to live in has been prepared, with beds and cabinets in the room. There are pots and pans in the kitchen. You just need to bring your luggage."

The main body of the kindergarten is a teaching building with four floors. There is a row of bungalows behind the teaching building. There are four rooms, one large and three small. The large one is the kitchen, equipped with two large rice cookers, two large stoves and a five-story steamer. , there is also a three-burner briquette stove, which can put nine briquettes at one time, which is very powerful for burning.

In addition to these, the kitchen also has a large chopping board and a large sink.

The kitchen utensils are mainly used for the children in the kindergarten to cook, but the grandmother and her family can eat breakfast and lunch with the kindergarten, and cook alone in the evening.

As for the three small houses, two are for Grandma Xini and her family. One is divided into two halves, one half is used to store sundries, and the other half is used as a bathroom, which can be used by Grandma Xini, her family and the teaching staff.

In addition to these things, after going to Yangcheng this time, Gao Mingcheng will also buy a refrigerator and a washing machine for the kindergarten. In Gao Mingcheng's opinion, these are necessary household appliances, and when enrolling students, parents will also buy them after seeing them. You will feel that his kindergarten is very powerful.

Gao Mingcheng explained the situation to Grandma Xixi's family again, so that they would have a clear understanding of the situation, so that they would not feel unfamiliar or uncomfortable after it was over.

After talking about this, Gao Mingcheng asked about his parents' house.

We all live in the same village, and the new house built is right in front of Grandma Xi’s house, so if you ask Grandma Xi, it’s absolutely clear.

Grandma Xi said: "The beams and tiles of your parents' house were built before the two-year-old house was built. The two-year-old house was stopped for a few days, and now we are starting to make doors, windows and paint the walls. I think we will be able to move in by the end of August."

"Your grandma is still the same. She's not much better, but she's not that bad either. Your parents and your brother and sister-in-law have been very busy. Your niece got sick a while ago, but it's not a big problem. Go to the health center to get it. I’ll be fine after taking a little medicine for a few days.”

In just a few words, Grandma Xi explained the situation at Gao Mingcheng's parents' house.

In short, nothing major happened.

After Gao Mingcheng knew what was going on, he went to see his grandma with a bottle of honey.

On this hot day, Gao Nainai naturally rested at home, but because her house had not been built yet, the whole family was crowded into Gao Mingpeng's house, which made their stay not so comfortable.

Gao Mingcheng gave the honey to Grandma Gao, chatted with her for a few words, and told her to brew it herself if she wanted to eat it, or ask someone else to brew it for her.

Grandma Gao didn't know whether she understood or not. She had a smile on her face and stared straight at Gao Mingcheng with her eyes. Because of her smile, her face was covered with wrinkles, making her look a few years older.

The hair on her temples was completely white, and her gray hair was cut at ear level. The hair in the front was parted in the middle, and a black clip was clipped on both sides to fix the hair on her forehead so that it would not affect her vision.

She was wearing a pair of cyan floral long-sleeved trousers and a pair of black plastic sandals. She was sitting on the bench. She had the temperament of an old man and a child at the same time, both old and innocent.

The years left traces of vicissitudes on her body, but because of her memory decline, she gradually forgot the pain of the past.

She is a few years older than Grandma Xixi, but Grandma Xixin is much more energetic than her. Nowadays, He Xiuman has taken over the housework at home, but Grandma Xi is still a good hand when cooking big pots of food and making rice crackers during Qingming Festival.

Gao Mingcheng felt a little emotional in his heart, but instead of talking to Grandma Gao, he found Gao Yuan.

Gao Mingcheng said: "Dad, Mingwan was beaten while driving a car outside a while ago and was seriously injured. Do you think you and mom are free in the past few days? If you are free, go to the county to see him!"

It was inconvenient to make a phone call now, and Gao Mingwan would definitely not call his parents specifically to tell him about this. Therefore, since Gao Mingcheng returned to the village, he naturally wanted to come and inform him.

As for whether to go and see it, that's up to Gao Yuan and Luo Xiaohua. Gao Yuanyuan was stunned. He didn't expect this. He frowned and asked gloomily: "How serious is it?"

Gao Mingcheng described Gao Mingwan's injury, and then said a few words about Gao Shasha's situation.

When Gao Yuanyuan heard that his granddaughter Gao Shasha was almost three months old and was growing well, he actually wanted to take a look.

He lowered his eyes and counted the days, and said: "Now the carpenters are making doors, windows and furniture, your eldest brother is painting the walls, and there is not much work in the fields. Let's do it this way. Your mother and I will go to the county to see him in a few days."

After talking about this, Gao Mingcheng thought about it and told Gao Yuan that Lou Xinyu had bought land in the county and planned to build a house.

Now it seems that the relationship between Gao Shufang and Lou Xinyu is developing quite smoothly, so there is a high probability that they will get engaged by the end of the year.

When the house is built and ready for move-in, it may be time to get married and have a wedding party.

After hearing this, Gao Yuan's face finally cleared up and he smiled. He looked at Gao Mingcheng and gave him an appreciative look.

A long time ago, Gao Shufang said that she wanted to marry someone from the city, and he and Luo Xiaohua also thought that marrying in the city would be a good idea and would bring glory to their faces.

How many of these girls in the village can marry into the city? How many men can marry a man with a serious job?

This alone is enough for them to brag in the village.

What's more, Lou Xinyu has been to the village several times, and each time he brought a lot of gifts. After arriving at home, he was busy and seemed to be very down-to-earth in his conduct and work.

Gao Yuanyuan immediately said: "Building a house is a big deal! How can he know this when he is young and has no parents or relatives at home? No, I have to talk to him and tell him what to pay attention to when building a house!"

I originally wanted to go to the county to see my son, but now I even want to go to the county to see my future son-in-law!
Gao Yuan was so excited that he immediately decided to go to the county to see Gao Mingwan tomorrow!

But after thinking for a while, he looked up at Gao Mingcheng and said, "Are you going back to the county later?"

Gao Mingcheng nodded. He had finished all the things in the village and naturally wanted to go back.

Gao Yuanyuan paced back and forth a few times, and soon made up his mind. He said, "I will go to the county with you and stay at your place at night!"

Gao Mingcheng had no objection and directly agreed, saying, "Okay, I'll go back to Niuweiling to pick vegetables later. I'll be back to the county in about half an hour. I'll call you then."

Gao Yuan nodded, and he had been getting ready in the past half hour.

Whether it was to see his son or to see his future son-in-law who satisfied him, it was not easy for him to go empty-handed. It was not necessary to take money and gifts. Picking some vegetables and watermelons from the ground was enough.

Originally, Gao Yuanyuan planned to go there by bicycle tomorrow, but it was difficult to carry watermelon on a bicycle. He should use the tractor Gao Mingcheng left in the village, and he couldn't drive it yet.

During this double robbery, Gao Yuanyuan saw that Chen Dasong and Zhang Chengyuan were both plowing the fields with Gao Mingcheng's tractors. Even Gao Zhuang's family plowed the fields with tractors, so he asked Chen Dasong to help him plow the fields.

Because he felt that the tractor belonged to his son, and Chen Dasong was getting paid for helping his son, so he did not intend to pay him.

Chen Dasong had no objection to him using the tractor, but he said that he was not out of touch with others. He received Gao Mingcheng's salary, but that was to do work for Gao Mingcheng.

An orchard as big as Xiaofu Mountain, as well as chickens and ducks to be fed at the foot of the mountain, and it was a double robbery, and there was work to do in his own land, these were enough to keep him busy.

Chen Dasong was willing to teach Gao Yuan to drive and plow the fields, but Gao Yuan was probably old and couldn't learn quickly, so he asked Gao Mingpeng to learn. Fortunately, Gao Mingpeng was smart and learned it quickly.

But now Gao Mingpeng has to paint the walls of his new home, so if he is asked to drive there, he will lose a day's work.

So after much deliberation, Gao Yuanyuan decided to take Gao Mingcheng's car alone, stay one night, and come back tomorrow.

After making his words clear, Gao Mingcheng left. He had to return to Niuweiling to pick vegetables and watermelons.

Gao Yuanyuan was not idle either. He took a bamboo basket and a snakeskin bag and went to the fields.

After Gao Mingcheng finished his business and drove the car to the old village again, he came over and called Gao Yuanyuan to go with him.

Gao Yuanyuan washed his face again, changed his clothes and waited under the tree by the roadside. He brought a basket of vegetables, four watermelons and a dozen cantaloupes. In order to facilitate his return to the village tomorrow, he also brought his family's bicycle with him.

Gao Mingcheng helped him move his things into the trunk of the car.

"Uncle." Gao Yue called out immediately when he saw Gao Yuanyuan, and Lin Ye also called out.

"Hey." Gao Yuan's attitude towards Gao Yue was quite good. He knew that Lin Ye was also a college student, and he also favored him. He felt that they were very powerful and would have a good future in the future.

Because Gao Yue and Lin Ye's hands were sore and painful, they couldn't drive, so Gao Mingcheng drove this time. When a novice drives, the body tends to become tense, and after driving for a while, they will feel very tired. But when an experienced driver starts driving, he will relax a lot and not be so tired.

Gao Mingcheng drove the car all the way to the clothing store in the county town, and Gao Yue and Lin Ye got out of the car.

Gao Mingcheng asked them to take the watermelon and vegetables back, but because the watermelon was too heavy, they were unwilling to take it. In the end, they only took two kilograms of honey and two cantaloupes back.

"Let's go slowly, why don't you guys have dinner at home and then go back!" Gao Yuanyuan chatted with Gao Yue and Lin Ye all the way and was very interested. Now it seems that they are going back and even took the initiative to stay as guests.

But both Gao Yue and Lin Ye declined, saying that they were tired and wanted to go back and rest quickly.

The main reason is that they all know that the Gao Mingcheng family has a large number of people eating. After they stay, they are afraid that there will be no seats and they will not feel comfortable eating with a large group of people. They might as well go back and rest.

When they returned to the county, it was already after five o'clock, and Lou Xinyu had already got off work. He, a non-staff member of the Gao family, went to the clothing store as soon as he got off work. When he saw Gao Yuanyuan coming, although he was a little surprised, he hurried forward. After greeting him, he helped Gao Mingcheng unload the vegetables, watermelon and eggs from the truck bed.

As for the honey, I was too lazy to move it, so I just put it in the car, covered it with a tarpaulin, and drove the car into the yard when I rested at night. The day after tomorrow, I will drive directly to the transportation company.

Gao Yuanyuan felt very happy when he saw Lou Xinyu helping out without asking any questions. He smoked the good cigarette that Lou Xinyu handed him, his eyes full of smiles.

But after Lou Xinyu finished his work, Gao Yuanyuan couldn't wait to chat with Lou Xinyu, saying that he would tell Lou Xinyu everything that needed to be paid attention to when building a house.

In the end, as they talked, Lou Xinyu took him to see the land he bought.

Seeing them leaving, Gao Shufang's face was full of shyness. She felt that her father was too enthusiastic about Lou Xinyu! (End of chapter)