Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Gao Yuanyuan had naturally already thought about building a new house and spending time drinking wine.

When Gao Mingcheng asked, he said: "It's scheduled for the 18th of this month. It's a nice day and it's the weekend. Then you can bring Mingwan, his wife and Shufang back for a drink! If you don't come back this time, I’m also going to ask Chen Dasong to notify you when he goes to the county to deliver something to you.”

When he heard about the date of the banquet, Gao Mingcheng nodded and said he would come back for a drink that day.

He stood in the yard and glanced at the new house a few times, but did not go in to take a closer look. After a while, he said goodbye and left.

Gao Yuanyuan didn't go to see him off. He sat on the small stool in front of the door again and concentrated on repairing his hoe. Next, he had to dig peanuts and sweet potatoes. The hoe was very useful!
After leaving the old village, Gao Mingcheng drove all the way to Shangfeng Village. The arrival of the car made this remote village instantly lively. Children running around the village immediately chased after the car and made strange screams. .

Duo Jin's two sons recognized their uncle's car and immediately waved to Gao Mingcheng, who was driving, and shouted: "Uncle! Uncle!"

Duo Duomei looked out of the car window, couldn't help but laugh, and said, "These two brats only call you and don't even call me!"

Obviously, the two nephews prefer Gao Mingcheng.

Gao Mingcheng smiled, drove steadily, and then parked the car in a relatively spacious location.

The houses in this village are densely packed and it is not easy to park a car.

After the car stopped, Duo Mei got out of the car with Xiao Xuxu in his arms. When he was in the car just now, Xiao Xuxu was already a little drowsy, but when he was called by the children in the village, he was forced to wake up again. It was just his His feet were still soft when he stepped on the ground. Duo Mei was worried that he would fall, so she hugged him directly.

Duo Jin's house is not close to the road, so he has to walk a short distance to get to her house with his things.

Gao Mingcheng held malted milk, snacks and candies in one hand, and several kilograms of wild boar meat in the other.

He gave Duojin three kilograms of ribs, plus a pig's trotter with hair on it, and two kilograms of pork belly that he had bought in the county.

Domestic pigs are fatter than wild boars, and the pork belly looks oily and not good at all.

Duo Jin is sitting under the eaves of her house, choosing vegetables. There is an old basket at her feet. In the basket there are a lot of red cowpeas. This is an old variety in the village. It is also called September Red. It is a vegetable eaten in this season.

September red cowpeas are more resistant to insects and drought than green cowpeas in early summer, but they also have a problem, that is, their yields are not high. They usually disappear after three harvests.

But now the green cowpeas and vines in the field have withered, and only September Red is still growing well.

Zhang Chengyuan didn't grow this variety of cowpeas for Gao Mingcheng, so when Gao Mingcheng went up the steps, he couldn't help but take a second look.

This kind of September Red tastes very good. Its outer skin is hard and it looks a little old, but after being cooked, it has a very soft texture.

"Miss."

Duo Mei stepped forward and said hello with a smile, then asked: "Are you feeling well?"

The last time she came, Duojin could only lie in bed and couldn't get off the floor, but now she can go to the floor to do housework.

Many Jin were very happy to see them coming. They stood up with smiles on their faces to greet the guests, and wanted to go to the kitchen to pour them water.

Fortunately, at this time, her two sons had come back, so Duo Jin politely directed her eldest son to go to the kitchen to pour water, while she chatted with her sister and her husband.

Duo Jin said: "I'm feeling better. I'm not as uncomfortable as before. Although I can't work in the fields yet, I can take care of my children and cook."

How can rural people be so rich? Some people have to work in the fields the day after giving birth!
Duo Jin's body suffered a lot, so she had no choice but to lie in bed for so long. But when she could go to the field, she couldn't wait to go to the field to work without anyone else telling her.

Seeing that his sister and brother-in-law had brought so many things to him, Duo Jin's eyes burst into tears with excitement, but he felt a little guilty inside.

She held Duo Mei's hand and said: "I am already very happy that you come to see me, so there is no need to bring so many things. You bring so many things every time, but you don't even have a meal with me." Ate here.”

Duo Mei patted the back of the eldest sister's hand and said with a smile: "I only have a few sisters like you, so I should come and see you. Sister, I am relieved that you are feeling better."

While the two sisters were talking, Duo Jin's eldest son got the damn signal and ran into the fields, ready to call his father back.

Not long after, the eldest brother-in-law came back with a hoe in one hand and a basket in the other.

"Mingcheng, how beautiful." After a summer, the eldest brother-in-law's face looked darker. When he smiled, his eyes seemed to be invisible, but his teeth were made whiter.

He was thin, but his exposed arms and calves could still see obvious muscles, which were all tempered by farm work.

It can be seen that because Duo Jin is in poor health and has a heavy burden on the family, the eldest brother-in-law looks even more tired.

"Brother-in-law." Gao Mingcheng and Duo Mei both shouted. Xiao Xuxu, who was playing next to him, also called uncle at Duo Mei's signal.

"Hey." The eldest brother-in-law grinned. He put down the basket in his hand and said to Gao Mingcheng: "I know your family grows vegetables, but my family doesn't have anything to sell. I'll give these gourds and loofahs to you. ”

The yield of gourds is high, and most people will plant a few of them in the corners of the field or on the slopes of hillsides. Once the vines have spread everywhere, they can wait to eat the gourds!

This thing blooms and bears fruit at the same time, and can be eaten for a long time.

Sometimes you can't finish it all, you can peel it, slice it and dry it in the sun, and save it for winter when there are less vegetables. Whether it is stir-fried or stir-fried with meat, it tastes pretty good.

Gao Ming's Cheng family did grow, but he saw the nervousness and embarrassment on the eldest brother-in-law's face, and knew that the eldest brother-in-law always felt that he always took his own things, and he felt a little sorry.

So Gao Mingcheng accepted it happily and praised that the gourd was well grown and neither old nor tender, so it was suitable for eating.

The eldest brother-in-law was so happy that he was praised and immediately said: "There are still many in the field. If you like it, I will pick some more! Oh, and there are also these red cowpeas and corns. I will pick some for you too!"

The eldest brother-in-law put the things in the bamboo basket on the ground, then carried the empty bamboo basket and planned to continue picking vegetables.

Gao Mingcheng couldn't stop him, and finally took Xiao Xuxu with him to the fields.

Along the way, the two little nephews kept playing with Xiao Xuxu. They were afraid that Xiao Xuxu would fall, so they held Xiao Xuxu's hand tightly all the way.

Children all like to play with their elder brothers and listen to the two elder brothers telling interesting things about the village. Regardless of whether little Xuxu understands it or not, he is very interested and laughs from time to time.

When they got to the field, Xiao Xuxu already had a handful of dogtail grass in his hand.

Most of the land in the eldest brother-in-law's house is far away from home. The only land close to home is a piece of land where vegetables such as loofah, gourds, and red beans are grown.

All three of these need to be built on a shelf. There is a row of various types at the bottom of the slope, and there are five rows of corn planted in the field next to it.

On the corn plants, long green leaves spread out to both sides, staggered with each other, but no amount of green leaves could cover the bulging corns.

Corn, the locals also call it corn, because it is wrapped in layers.

Each corn, some corn silk is still green and white, and some has turned brown. Brown corn silk like this means the corn is mature.

When the eldest brother-in-law arrived at the field, he started to pick vegetables. Basically, he picked some of the vegetables grown in the field. Seeing him picking non-stop, Gao Mingcheng hurriedly said: "Brother-in-law, that's it. Okay, the basket can’t fit anymore!”

The eldest brother-in-law grinned and said, "It's okay, just hold the corn with your hands!" So he asked his two sons to each get a few corns, and even Xiao Xuxu joined in the fun and took a corn to play with.

Xiao Xuxu actually likes to eat corn. After getting the corn, his little hands imitated the actions of the adults before and prepared to peel the corn husks, but he was not strong enough to peel it off!

But the benefits of having an older brother soon became apparent. Seeing this, the eldest cousin immediately helped Xiao Xuxu peel off the corn husks!

After the green corn husks were peeled off, the golden corn kernels were immediately exposed, and a unique fragrance of corn also hit the nostrils.

Smelling the smell, Xiao Xuxu couldn't help but took a bite. The corn had just matured and was still very tender. When he took a bite, the juice was sweet.

"Brother! You can't eat corn like this!" The eldest cousin was shocked. They had never dared to waste food like this!
The eldest cousin timidly raised his eyes and looked at his dad, as if he was afraid that his dad would be angry, but, well, he understands everything!

The eldest brother-in-law laughed and said: "It's okay, the corn can be eaten raw! Xuxu, is this corn sweet?"

This double standard! This caused his two biological sons to look at him frequently.

Normally, the corn at home is picked when it is very old. After this kind of old corn is dried and threshed in the sun, it can be ground with a stone mill and used to cook porridge, which is enough to satisfy your hunger. Belly.

Their family usually doesn't eat tender corn like this now. Sometimes the children are really greedy, so they boil one or two corns to satisfy their craving.

Little Xuxu, who was less than three years old, how could he understand the sorrows and joys of the world? His love for corn was not limited to raw or cooked corn. He ate it one bite after another, saying vaguely: "Sweet! Delicious!" "

When Gao Mingcheng saw Xiao Xuxu chewing raw corn, he wondered if he was abusing him and denying him food.

Come on, let Zhang Chengyuan help him grow some corn next year! If you can't finish it at home, you can send it to the kindergarten to stew corn ribs soup for the children!

After picking vegetables, a few people walked home talking and laughing. Before they reached the door of the house, they heard the sound of an argument.

When the eldest brother-in-law heard the sound, he immediately walked faster. Gao Mingcheng also hurriedly quickened his pace and followed.

In front of the door of Duo Jin's house, two people were standing. They were village cadres, informing Duo Jin to go to the health center in Junling for a sterilization.

Many Jin resisted this. Even if the other party was two men, she directly said that she was still bleeding from below and could not get a sterilization yet.

But the leading village cadre frowned and said seriously: "Now that family planning is implemented, people in the village can only have two children at most, but you have three! Although you have paid a fine, you must get sterilized as soon as possible!"

"We are here to inform you that you must have a sterilization by the end of October at the latest! If you don't go for a sterilization, I'm afraid you won't have a good life this year!"

This last sentence was already a threat.

As the saying goes, the people will not fight with the officials. After hearing this, many Jin had already agreed to undergo sterilization. Even the eldest brother-in-law who had just returned said: "Village Party Secretary, don't worry. When the late rice is harvested, there will be time. Let’s go to the health center for sterilization.”

After hearing this, the village party secretary looked better. He softened his tone and said, "As long as you are willing to have a sterilization, I will inform you in advance, mainly because I am afraid that you will give birth to a fourth child again without telling me. It’s a big deal!”

After the village party secretary made his remarks clearly, he planned to leave.

Duo Mei had not spoken before, but at this moment she suddenly stopped the village party secretary and said, "Village party secretary, I'll take my eldest sister to the county hospital to get the ring, okay?"

When many beauties lived in the village, they thought it was normal for women to be forcibly sent to health centers for sterilization after giving birth to their second child.

But when she went to the county, she learned that women in the county did not need sterilization for contraception, but had to wear a ring.

Compared with ligation, ligation is definitely better for the body and less painful.

Moreover, after sterilization, the milk supply will be affected. The eldest sister’s family is not rich. Without breast milk, the child will only eat rice porridge without nutrition. Buying milk powder will add another expense to the family.

Considering this, many beauties think it might be better to take their eldest sister to the county for IHR.

The village party secretary listened to her question, thought for a moment, and then said: "If there is a certificate from the hospital, that's fine."

Duo Mei breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Okay, when the weather gets cooler in October, I will pick up my eldest sister and take her to the county for the ring!"

The village party secretary knew that Duo Jin had a wealthy relative, and the car parked on the roadside belonged to this relative.

"Okay." The village party secretary didn't do anything difficult. After nodding, he led the people away.

After the people left, Duo Meicai looked at Gao Mingcheng, and Gao Mingcheng nodded slightly, expressing his support for Duo Mei's approach.

In his previous life, Gao Mingcheng wandered around the prosperous world outside. After Duo Mei stayed in the village and gave birth to two sons for him, he was taken to a health center for sterilization one day.

He was not at home at the time, and his parents did not pay much attention to him. After the sterilization, Duomei did not receive good care, and he had to take care of his younger son, so his body became a little weak. Later, he developed some gynecological diseases because of the sterilization.

Every organ in the human body is the most delicate part. If there is one more or one less, it will definitely not work.

After a vasectomy, a woman's milk supply will decrease and she will find it difficult to feed her children. Coupled with gynecological diseases and back pain, the pain in her body is indescribable.

In his previous life, when Gao Mingcheng came back from the outside, things had become a foregone conclusion. It was difficult for him to change and he had no intention of changing. After all, he was a man and could not understand the pain that many beauties experienced.

After Duo Mei's body completely collapsed, he heard this from the doctor, and then he realized that Duo Mei had been living a very hard life in recent years.

Many beauties are like this. In fact, most women in the village are like this.

They live at the bottom of society, have no knowledge, and have no ability to change their situation. The saying "people are like fish and meat," can very well describe their situation.

In this life, many beauties will naturally no longer suffer from sterilization, and she wants to bring her eldest sister a lot of money to go to the county town to undergo sterilization, and Gao Mingcheng has nothing to refuse.

His support not only made Duo Mei feel relaxed, but also made Duo Jin and his eldest brother-in-law feel relaxed and excited.

Duo Jin's eyes began to fill with tears again. After giving birth to her third child, she became sentimental and prone to crying.

"Is this... going to be too much trouble for you?" Duo Jin said timidly.

The eldest brother-in-law thought for a while and said, "I'd better send Duo Jin to the county town of Shanghuan!"

Although he said this, his tone was quite weak.

Because he has never been to the county town very often in his life, he doesn't know where the hospital door opens, nor how much it costs to go to the hospital.

These uncertain factors prevented him from speaking loudly.

Before Duo Mei could speak, Gao Mingcheng had already said: "It's no trouble. We have a car. We'll pick you up and take you to the county. It's much more convenient than going to the county on your own! That's it. When the weather gets cooler in late October, I will come to the village to pick you up then!”

Gao Mingcheng's words were like the final word, and there would be no changes. (End of chapter)