Return to the small mountain village in 1986

When Gao Mingcheng left his eldest brother-in-law's house, there were two baskets of vegetables in the car. They were picked from the fields by his eldest brother-in-law, including gourds, corn, loofah and red cowpeas.

Because the eldest brother-in-law is so honest, Gao Mingcheng is a little embarrassed. In terms of value, these things are indeed not very valuable, but it is also very hard for farmers to grow vegetables. They have to plow the ground, sow seeds, cultivate soil, build trellises, weed, water and fertilize. , only after a series of manual management can something be gained.

Before leaving, Gao Mingcheng took another wild boar head out of the car.

He also gave the wild boar head to his eldest brother-in-law's house. The wild boar head was still furry. He originally wanted to take it back to the county to eat for himself, but now he might as well give it away.

"Auntie, goodbye, uncle!" The two little nephews stood on the roadside, enthusiastically waving goodbye to Mingcheng and Duomei, and watched them leave.

After the car slowly left Shangfeng Village, the two little kids hurried home, looking at the lots of gold eagerly, begging for another piece of candy.

It's a pity that the sweets, snacks and malted milk are all locked in the cupboard!

Duo Jin was making a fire, preparing to burn the hair on the pig's head and pig's feet. When her two sons said they wanted to eat sweets, she ruthlessly refused: "No, you have already eaten one piece today! We will eat the rest later." ! Boss, go get me half a bucket of water; Brother, go inside and watch your brother!"

Not only did the two sons not get anything to eat, they were also given a lot of things to do.

But they were not angry, because there must be meat to eat in the evening!

Children's happiness is so simple!
Many Jin families have meat to eat, and the Gaoming Cheng family naturally also has meat to eat.

When he returned to the county, he first put most of the pork and vegetables in the kindergarten for storage, and then gave two kilograms of meat and a pig's trotter to Xinainai's family.

When Gao Zhuang learned that Gao Mingcheng and the others had returned to the village today, he couldn't help but said: "Brother Mingcheng, next time you go back to Gaojia Village, take me with you! There are vegetables growing in the fields, and I want to go back and have a look."

When Gao Mingcheng returned to the village this time, he really didn't expect to take Gao Zhuang back with him, but since Gao Zhuang said so, he naturally agreed.

Gao Mingcheng said: "Next time I go back, my dad should host a banquet, and then you can also go to dinner together."

"Okay!" Gao Zhuang agreed with a smile.

All the people in Gaojia Village are related to each other, and Gao Zhuang is from the same lineage as Shangfang, so it is appropriate for them to go and have a meal as a gift.

When he returned to the clothing store, Gao Mingcheng told Gao Mingli and Gao Shufang about the incident.

They were very happy to hear that the house had been built. Although they would definitely live in the county permanently in the future, it was still very happy to have a room of their own in the village.

Gao Shufang was more careful and had already started planning what to buy to decorate the new house.

The rooms in the village were uniformly equipped with wooden beds and wooden cabinets, but other than that, there was nothing else, only the old quilts and clothes they had used before.

Those things have been used for many years. There is no need to mention the warmth and fashion. The key is that they will definitely not match the new house!
Gotta buy it, gotta get a new one!
Gao Shufang pulled Zhang Jinling, and the two began to discuss what to buy and where to buy it.

Duomei doesn't have this worry, because she and Gao Mingcheng have separated a long time ago. When Gao Yuanyuan built his house, although Gao Mingcheng paid a sum of money, there was no room like Gao Mingcheng's.

The money I spent was purely to help my parents.

This night, everyone had dishes such as stewed pig's feet and fried pork with chili peppers. Xiao Xuxu also had pork belly soup with rice, which was very delicious.

But Gao Mingcheng’s favorite dish is still the Stir-fried September Red Chili. This old variety of red cowpeas tastes really good.

The happy weekend flies by, and the next day is a new week.

The teachers and students in the kindergarten performed very well in the second week after a week of running-in. Now all the children no longer cry and ask for their parents. They all eat well and play well in the kindergarten. good.

The kindergarten has two freezers and a refrigerator. There is no need for so many to store vegetables. However, Gao Mingcheng did not cut off the power. Instead, he used one of the freezers specifically to store popsicles. The popsicles were all made by himself and given to the children every day. Hand out a popsicle to ensure the children are smiling.

After the kindergarten got on track, Gao Mingcheng planned to find time to go to Gannan because he planned to buy a batch of navel orange seedlings.

Nowadays, Gannan navel oranges are very famous, but they are mainly exported and are not sold domestically. It is estimated that most people in the country have never eaten navel oranges.

However, as production increases, there are more navel oranges on the market.

Navel oranges taste good and are easier to preserve than oranges, so Gao Mingcheng plans to plant hundreds of trees.

The hillside farthest from my home in Xiaofu Mountain is still empty to this day. When I planted fruit trees, in addition to arranging the planting area according to the growth habits of the fruit seedlings, I also planted them from near to far.

The location far away from home is naturally more difficult to take care of.

The land had been deserted for two years and was now overgrown with weeds.

However, after Gao Mingcheng prepared to plant navel oranges, he asked Chen Dasong to call a few people from the village to clear the land in the mountains during the slack period.

Some of the bushes that grew out from the back naturally had to be removed by their roots, and then pits were dug at regular intervals and filled with fertilizer to nourish the soil.

That evening, Gao Mingcheng looked at the map he bought, wondering which way to go, and then told Du Mei about his plans to go out.

Many Americans heard that Gao Mingcheng was planning to plant navel oranges, and they agreed.

She had bought navel oranges to eat, but they were very expensive, and the best navel oranges in southern Gansu had already been shipped to Xiangjiang for sale. People here couldn't even buy good ones!

So if you want to eat delicious navel oranges, you still have to grow them yourself!
Gao Mingcheng said: "I plan to drive there early tomorrow morning. If everything goes well, I will be able to come back the day after tomorrow in the afternoon. Then I will go directly back to Gaojiacun and not come here."

Duo Mei said very understandingly: "The fruit seedlings we bought should be planted early. Mingcheng, please invite a few more people to plant all the fruit seedlings before dark."

Gao Mingcheng smiled and said: "This is natural! We have already dug a hole in advance. When the fruit seedlings arrive, we can bury the soil and plant them, and then water them. Plant them before my dad opens the house wine, and wait After eating and drinking, the people in the village have to go to the fields to do farm work, fearing that they won’t be able to spare any time to do work for me.”

In this regard, Gao Mingcheng knew better than many and arranged better things than many, so she did not point fingers and only expressed that she would support all Gao Mingcheng's decisions. When Gao Mingcheng went out to do things, she would Clothing stores and kindergartens are being organized. Now that Xiao Xuxu stays in the kindergarten all day, Duomei feels a lot more relaxed and can free up more energy to do things.

For example, Xiao Xuxu had to stay in the kindergarten and sleep with Xiao Yuanyuan that day. Gao Mingcheng... Gao Mingcheng would definitely agree, so that night, without the interruption of the small light bulb, it was enough for Gao Mingcheng to give full play to his abilities!
Early the next morning, Gao Mingcheng went out in high spirits. On the messy big bed, only the exhausted Mei Mei was still sleeping.

Gao Mingcheng only planned to buy a hundred navel orange seedlings, so there was no need to rent a truck. It was enough to drive his own double-cab light truck.

After going to the gas station to fill up the tank, Gao Mingcheng drove towards southern Gansu.

Going out alone and driving on the road, Gao Mingcheng felt as comfortable as driving. Although the weather in mid-September was still a bit hot, it was already slightly cooler in the morning and evening in the village.

There are two time periods for planting navel oranges. One is naturally spring. In February, as the temperature gradually rises, fruit seedlings can be planted. Due to the increase in precipitation at this time, artificial watering is less needed and the survival rate is also good.

But Gao Mingcheng can also choose to plant in September, when the temperature has not turned cold yet. Plant in September, and after taking root and surviving in October, you can survive the winter safely.

The only drawback is making sure there is enough moisture in the soil!

Due to the topography, there is no stream in the entire Xiaofu Mountain!

Although there are no streams, there is a lot of water in the soil. In the process of natural growth without contracting, except for severe drought years, the vegetation in the mountains has always been lush and green, and the growth is excellent. There are also ditches flowing at the foot of the mountains, so water collection does not count. Too difficult.

Gao Mingcheng plans to hire someone to water the navel oranges once a day after planting them for several days until the navel oranges take root.

He headed all the way to southern Gansu. The closer he got to southern Gansu, the more different the geography and landforms were. Different from the barren Gaojia Village, there were big rivers here. The resources and scenery here were much better than Gaojia Village!

Gannan is located in the upper reaches of the Gan River, and the southern part of Jiangxi was relatively famous in ancient times. But Gao Mingcheng, a half-hearted tomb robber in his previous life, when he entered this city, the first thought in his mind was that there were many ancient tombs here!
Yes, there are a lot of ancient tombs, but most of them are worthless, at least to tomb robbers.

Because there are many village sites of the Baiyue ethnic group during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, a large number of pottery fragments and stone tools have been unearthed here, as well as complete pottery basins, pots, pottery guis, pottery spinning wheels, etc.

These are naturally of great historical value, but unfortunately, to ordinary tomb robbers, they are all worthless things.

Gao Mingcheng still remembers hearing a tomb robber complain about how he worked so hard to dig up graves, only to find a bunch of broken pottery!

Gao Mingcheng couldn't help laughing when he thought about this. When passing through a town, Gao Mingcheng got out of the car and bought a pack of cigarettes, and then asked the boss about buying navel orange seedlings.

Soon, Gao Mingcheng learned that the place where he could buy navel orange seedlings was still an hour away.

After the boss pointed the way, Gao Mingcheng thanked him and continued driving.

On the passenger seat, there were already several packs of cigarettes. He bought them when he got off the car and asked for directions. If he encountered a store, he would buy cigarettes and ask for directions. If he did not encounter a store, he would take cigarettes. Ask for directions. In short, when you go out, cigarettes are hard currency!

After driving for another hour, at around two o'clock in the afternoon, Gao Mingcheng finally found a place.

After arriving at the place, Gao Mingcheng first found a restaurant in the town to eat. The food here tasted similar to that in Gaojia Village, so Gao Mingcheng was very accustomed to eating. While eating, he went to the restaurant owner and asked about where to buy fruit seedlings. matter.

It is said to be Gannan navel orange, but in fact, navel orange is not a local fruit tree, but a hybrid variety first bred in the beautiful country. It was only launched in Xinfeng County in the 1970s and gradually spread in nearby counties and cities.

Because of the high price of navel oranges, navel oranges have been planted in most counties and cities in southern Jiangxi, even squeezing out the living space of previously planted peaches, plums, and Sanhua plums.

By the 90s, people from other places gradually saw that they could make a lot of money by growing navel oranges, so they came here to purchase fruit seedlings.

But most of those people come to purchase fruit seedlings in early spring.

It can be said that there are very few people like Gao Mingcheng who purchase fruit seedlings in September.

But Gao Mingcheng was lucky. The owner of a restaurant in the town grew navel oranges at home and also ran a fruit seedling business.

The boss saw that Gao Mingcheng had ordered a lot of delicious dishes and ordered wine, and he came in a car. He knew that Gao Mingcheng had some wealth, so he was happy to do this business.

The boss's surname was Liang. Boss Liang said with a smile: "Boss Gao, you have found the right person. You eat first. After you finish eating, I will take you to the village to see the fruit seedlings! My fruit seedlings are the best in all ten miles. ”

This last sentence was most likely a boast and could be ignored, but Gao Mingcheng still agreed to go and have a look first.

He ate quickly, but he didn't drink the wine he ordered. Instead, he stayed in the hotel and said he would drink with Boss Liang in the evening.

Boss Liang knew that he would have dinner in his restaurant at night, so he happily agreed. He even said that he would let Gao Mingcheng stay at his home at night, so that Gao Mingcheng's room rate would be cheaper.

In a town like this, it's not easy to find a hotel, let alone a hotel. If you want to stay overnight, you have to stay in a local's home.

"Okay." Gao Mingcheng agreed immediately. Under Boss Liang's guidance, he drove for half an hour and arrived at a village.

This village is full of hills, there are no big hills, and every hill is basically full of navel oranges!

In the 1990s, navel oranges were very expensive! After being exported to Xiangjiang, the price is so high that people in the mainland will be stunned. Even the secondary fruits sold in nearby cities are much more expensive than apples, grapes and other fruits!
However, there is a saying that in the 1990s, navel oranges could be sold for three yuan per catty, but thirty years later, navel oranges could still be sold for three yuan per catty!
It seems that the price has remained unchanged for thirty years, but it also shows that after thirty years, navel oranges are no longer the darling of the market. By that time, more newer varieties have come out.

However, Gao Mingcheng feels that there is still great potential for growing navel oranges now. Not to mention the high price of navel oranges, they are worth growing even though they are durable in storage and transportation.

If the navel oranges are well preserved, they can still be eaten in May of next year.

And if you plant a navel orange tree now, as long as you don't encounter any diseases later, when it grows into a big tree thirty years later, the yield can be as high as one thousand kilograms!

Of course, navel oranges suffered from two major diseases in later generations, one was Huanglongbing and the other was recession disease.

If navel oranges are infected with these two diseases, there is no cure, so cut them down and replant them as soon as possible! (End of chapter)