Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Gao Mingcheng was quite satisfied with his lunch meal, but the rice tasted a bit soft and had an average texture.

This rice is early rice, and the cooking method is the old-fashioned way in the village. In the morning, a large amount of rice is boiled in a large iron pot, then most of the rice grains are taken out and reserved for lunch, and the rest is cooked into porridge for the morning. .

The reason why the family keeps early rice to eat is not because the late rice has not been harvested yet. The main reason is that early rice is less delicious than late rice and the selling price is lower. In order to make a profit, most villagers will choose to sell late rice and keep it at home. Eat early rice.

Only when life gets better will the villagers choose to sell the early rice and keep the late rice for their own consumption.

The better-quality early rice sold can be sold after being milled. Although early rice has an average taste, it also has an advantage, that is, it is cheap and produces rice.

For the same amount of rice, early rice will cook more rice than late rice, making it easier to fill your stomach.

In later generations, early rice with poor quality was directly made into livestock feed.

Gao Mingcheng put down his bowl and chopsticks and couldn't help but touch his bulging belly. He sat on a stool and chatted with Zhang Chengyuan about things in the village and the fields.

However, Zhang Chengyuan doesn't like to socialize with others, and he only cares about things in the fields and at home, so when it comes to things in the fields, he can speak fluently, but when it comes to things in the village, he doesn't know as much as Duo Yuduo.

Duoyu is from this village. Although she was ostracized by the villagers before, things are different now. When she walks to the old village, many people will take the initiative to talk to her, wanting to know something about Gao Mingcheng and Gao Mingcheng. Many beautiful things.

Gao Mingcheng came to the sheepfold carrying a large handful of peanut seedlings.

Farm work in the second half of the year is less than in the first half of the year, but September and October are also the busiest times for the villagers. Only after all the crops in the fields are harvested and dried can they be free.

Because the peanuts are not yet fully mature, and the peanut seedlings still look fresh and tender, I dig down along the rhizome with a hoe and immediately bring up a large piece of soil. I use the back of the hoe to gently loosen the soil, revealing the hidden seeds hidden in the soil. The peanut shell reveals its true form.

Duo Duoyu said: "Mingcheng, your parents' house has been built. I think they have already lived in it. They will probably run the wine shop soon, otherwise they will have to dig sweet potatoes, pull peanuts and harvest late rice. ”

"it is good."

Gao Mingcheng looked at Duo Mei and said, "When you go back later, stop by the old village and I'll go check on the situation."

Many beauties had no objection to this and agreed immediately.

Carrying a hoe on his shoulder and a handful of peanut seedlings in each hand, he came to a nearby ditch. The water in the ditch flowed down from the mountains and meandered all the way into the largest reservoir.

The two pregnant ewes, with their belly looking very big, were lying on the straw, looking a little lazy.

After hearing this, Gao Mingcheng calculated the time in his mind and felt that by this time, the new house should have been completed.

Gao Mingcheng asked Duo Mei to take Xiao Xuxu to rest at home first, while he walked towards the fields with a hoe. Xiao Xuxu had eaten a lot of fresh peanuts at Duo Yu's house before, so he decided to dig some and take them back to the county. Go there to eat.

Peanuts have high nutritional value and taste good whether eaten raw or cooked.

The peanut field is some distance away from home. It took me three minutes to reach it at a high speed. When I got to the field, I could see a large field of green peanut seedlings.

Because they planned to go to Shangfeng Village to visit their eldest sister, Duo Jin, in the afternoon, Gao Mingcheng and Duo Mei did not stay at Duo Yu's house for long. They had almost rested after dinner, so they walked all the way back home in the shade of a tree.

Sitting under the eaves, he picked off the peanuts and put them into a dustpan, while the remaining peanut seedlings were going to be fed to the pregnant ewe.

On the edge of the straw, there are still some leftover fresh grass piled up. They cannot be taken to the mountains to graze now, so Zhang Chengyuan cuts some fresh grass every day and brings it back to feed them.

Gao Mingcheng was in the ditch, cleaning the soil from the peanut shells, and then returned all the way home.

Gao Mingcheng dug up a row of peanuts and then stopped. He would dig out the remaining peanuts after a while.

Gao Mingcheng threw the peanut seedlings in his hand. As soon as the peanut seedlings landed, the two ewes stood up instantly, walked towards the peanut seedlings, and began to chew them.

For goats, peanut seedlings are high-quality livestock grass!
Gao Mingcheng brought Xiao Xuxu over, and the father and son stood outside the sheepfold, watching the goats eat with relish. When he was satisfied, Gao Mingcheng left Xiao Xuxu here to continue watching, and he was going to do other things. .

Pork cannot be exposed to the sun or suffocated, so it cannot be placed in the back of the car, so Gao Mingcheng placed it on the passenger seat, put some eggs and vegetables in the back of the car, and covered it with a tarpaulin to keep it out of sight. sun. After Gao Mingcheng had everything ready, he said hello: "How beautiful, little Xuxu, let's go!"

"Hey, here we come." Duo Mei picked up Xiao Xuxu, who was still watching the goat eating, and walked towards the car outside the door.

The door behind you doesn't need to be closed, just keep it ajar.

"Dad, when will the goat mother give birth to the goat baby?" Xiao Xuxu asked Gao Mingcheng with a curious expression. When he was watching the goat eating, Xiao Xuxu noticed that the goat's belly was very big, so he told him that it was a goat. Mom, I'm about to give birth to a baby goat.

Xiao Xuxu tilted his head and said, "Are you giving birth to a baby like your aunt?"

Gao Mingcheng couldn't hold it back and couldn't help laughing. The aunt Xiao Xuxu mentioned was Wang Xiuxiu. Wang Xiuxiu lived in a clothing store before she gave birth. Xiao Xuxu got to know her well and knew that she was pregnant because she was going to give birth to a baby. Then she gave birth to a younger sister.

In fact, this understanding is correct, but it feels a bit weird to confuse humans and goats.

Duo Mei couldn't help but touched Xiao Xuxu's head and told him not to say that.

Gao Mingcheng said: "When we come back next time, you can see the baby goat."

Xiao Xuxu's eyes lit up and he said in anticipation: "Then let's come back tomorrow!"

Hey, this little guy is actually a bit clever!
However, Gao Mingcheng ruthlessly rejected his request and said, "No, you have to study tomorrow!"

Xiao Xuxu was a little disappointed, but when he thought about reading, he became happy again.

Other children may cry, miss their mother, and feel uncomfortable in the kindergarten, but little Xuxu will definitely not feel uncomfortable in the kindergarten. The kindergarten is his home!

His parents are around, the teachers are very kind to him, and there are many children to play with. Xiao Xuxu feels that he is having a great time every day!
Xiao Xuxu said happily: "I like kindergarten and I like reading!"

Gao Mingcheng smiled and thought, if ten years later, you can still say that you like reading, I will be happy!
After everyone got in the car, Gao Mingcheng started the car, stepped on the accelerator, and the car headed toward the old village along a dirt road.

Two minutes later, the car stopped at the village pond.

Gao Mingcheng got out of the car and walked to his parents' house. Duo Mei also got out of the car with Xiao Xuxu in his arms and followed Gao Mingcheng.

Before walking a few steps, I saw a two-story building standing out among a group of bungalows from a distance, standing out like a flock of chickens.

When we arrived at the new house, we could see that there were indeed traces of life inside. His father, Gao Yuan, was sitting in the shade of the tree in front of the door, repairing a hoe.

The hoe is a little loose and needs to be sharpened and repaired.

"dad."

Gao Mingcheng shouted, and many beauties behind him also shouted, and even Xiao Xuxu called grandpa in a sweet voice.

Hearing the sound, Gao Yuan looked up, and when he saw Xiao Xuxu, there was a smile in his eyes.

"Hey, you're back! Come inside and sit down, I'll get you some water."

Gao Yuan was in a good mood. He put down the hoe that had not yet been repaired and stood up to go into the house to pour water for them.

Gao Mingcheng didn't let him pour water and said: "No, we will leave soon. Dad, you have moved into your new house now, when are you going to have a drink?"

Building a house is a lifelong event for villagers. Under normal circumstances, it must be a wine business.

The banquet is lively and festive! The key point is that the cost of hosting a banquet is not too much, and you can still receive gifts back. (End of chapter)