Return to the small mountain village in 1986

After picking oranges and eggs, Gao Mingcheng also led Gao Hong and Li Fei to see the beehives.

When they came back this time, they happened to catch up with Chen Duofu who organized people to go into the mountains to shake honey.

Chen Duofu plans to shake the honey for the last time this year before harvesting the late rice, so that he can concentrate on the work in the fields.

Shaking honey seems to be an easy job, but in fact it is not easy at all. Therefore, this time we invited two strong men from the village to help, plus the three father and son of the Chen family and Zhang Chengyuan, it was enough.

Chen Duofu wore protective clothing and was responsible for taking the honeycomb and cutting the beeswax, while the others were responsible for shaking and filling the honey.

When Gao Mingcheng and others passed by, they saw these people working in an orderly manner. The air is filled with the unique sweetness of honey.

This sweet smell also attracts many wasps that are ready to move.

As an old beekeeper, Gao Mingcheng really hated seeing wasps, so he immediately picked up a handy wooden stick from the ground and stared at the wasps. Feeling that the time had come, he struck hard with the wooden stick in his hand and heard There was a slight collision and a wasp died on the spot.

"What are you doing hitting bees?" Gao Mingcheng's movements were too fast. Li Fei didn't see clearly what Gao Mingcheng was hitting. She thought Gao Mingcheng was hitting bees, so her face was full of confusion.

Gao Mingcheng pointed to the wasp on the ground. The wasp was not completely dead. Its wings were still trembling slightly, but it could no longer fly.

There were many sticks in the mountain. As soon as Gao Hong found one, Li Fei tried to grab it. Li Fei said, "I want to try it too."

Li Fei was startled, and her face turned a little pale.

"I know! The green bamboo is like a snake's mouth, and the wasp's tail is like a needle. Neither of them is poisonous, but it is the most poisonous to women's hearts. This poem comes from "The Romance of the Gods"!" Li Fei is indeed a Chinese teacher, and she quickly started to quote scriptures.

Gao Hong handed the stick to Li Fei and went to look for it elsewhere.

Li Fei held the wooden stick tightly and stared at the wasp flying in the air without blinking. She was slightly nervous and felt that the time had come, so she immediately started to fight. However, as soon as she moved her hand, the wasp had already noticed it, and in an instant she ran away!

In just a short time, Gao Mingcheng had killed more than a dozen wasps. Seeing that Li Fei almost fell, he quickly said: "The mountain road is uneven, sister-in-law, you should be careful."

"Look, this is a wasp. It is bigger than a bee and has a different color. This wasp is very annoying. It will steal honey and eat bees. If left alone, there will be fewer and fewer bees in the beehive. ”

Her voluntary withdrawal made Gao Hong feel relieved.

Gao Hong was eager to try, looking around, and soon found a convenient wooden stick.

Li Fei missed several times in a row. After working for a long time, her arms were almost tired. In the end, she didn't hit a wasp, and she almost slipped and fell into the small ditch next to it.

Li Fei looked where Gao Mingcheng was pointing and saw clearly that it was indeed a wasp.

"Feifei, be careful!" Gao Hong noticed Li Fei's unstable figure from the corner of his eye and immediately ran towards her. This advantage of good physical fitness was immediately highlighted. The moment before Li Fei was about to fall, Gao Hong caught her in time. He grabbed her.

After he found another wooden stick and came back, he said to Li Fei: "Be careful, don't get stung by a wasp. Being stung by a wasp is very painful."

After Li Fei was startled, she didn't dare to show off any more. She threw the stick away and said, "I won't fight, I'll just watch from the side."

After he no longer needed to take care of her, Gao Hong also concentrated on beating the wasps. This man had a winning mentality. Seeing Gao Mingcheng kill many wasps with his quick eyes and hands, Gao Hong refused to admit defeat. He felt that whether it was his eyesight or hand speed, he could win. Not inferior to Gao Mingcheng.

If it were a competition of marksmanship, then Gao Hong would be absolutely confident that he would beat Gao Mingcheng. After all, his marksmanship was developed with a lot of bullets in the army, and Gao Mingcheng would never have such conditions for shooting!

Gao Hong and Gao Mingcheng did not explain their words, but secretly competed to see who could hit more wasps. Li Fei didn't know about the competition between men. After staring at it for a while, she felt a little bored and turned to see Chen Dasong and the others.

The closer he got to the honey shaker, the sweeter the honey became, causing Li Fei to take a few deep breaths.

Gao Mingcheng had given her honey before, but this was the first time Li Fei saw how honey came out of the beehive.

She was very curious as she watched Chen Dasong shake the handle quickly, and couldn't help but ask, "Can I try it?"

Chen Dasong immediately let go, stood aside, and grinned: "Of course you can, come on, you can try it."

Li Fei had already seen how Chen Dasong shook honey before, and she didn't need Chen Dasong to teach her anymore. She stepped forward and took the handle, and then started shaking.

After gradually finding the feel, she began to speed up, but as soon as she speeded up, she felt severe pain in her wrist. She gave up before she could hold on for three minutes.

She let go of her hand and smiled dryly: "Uncle, you better shake it!"

Chen Dasong didn't laugh at her. After shaking it for a while, he took out the beehive inside and replaced it with two unshaken ones.

Chen Duofu was busy taking the honeycomb, cutting honey, and placing the honeycomb, walking back and forth between the honey shaker and the beehive. He was the busiest in the room.

Gao Mingcheng was hunting wasps near the beehive, and he talked to Chen Duofu by the way: "How many beehives have been shaken?"

Chen Duofu said: "We just started shaking today, and we have only shaken twelve hives. The bees are in good condition this year, they haven't gotten sick much, and their honey production hasn't decreased. It's pretty good."

Gao Mingcheng was in a good mood after hearing this.

Honey is valuable, and its yield is high, which can earn him tens of thousands a year!
Looking at it now, the output value of the entire Xiaofu Mountain is not as valuable as these more than 40 boxes of bees.

Gao Mingcheng said: "Well, it's good. You should pay more attention to bees. If you find a problem with bees, deal with it in time. If you can't deal with it, come to the county to see me."

Chen Duofu nodded and said, "Hey, okay."

After Gao Mingcheng killed a few more wasps, he saw that there were no more wasps nearby, so he winked at Gao Hong and asked, "How many did you kill?"

Gao Hong was quite satisfied with his performance and said, "I killed eighteen wasps! There are so many wasps here!"

Gao Mingcheng smiled and said: "Of course, there are so many honeys and bees here, which naturally attracts a lot of wasps, but these wasps are probably hiding now. Let's go, it's getting late, we should go back! Oh , By the way, let’s get you some of the freshest honey to eat!”

Gao Mingcheng threw the stick in his hand and went to the honey shaker to pick up a bottle of freshly shaken honey.

After the honey passes through the centrifugal action of the honey shaker, it gathers at the bottom of the honey shaker. When there is too much honey, it must be poured into a clean bucket to settle, otherwise it will be difficult to continue shaking the honey.

After the honey in the bucket has settled, pour the honey into the bottle with a ladle and funnel, and then carry the bottle back. This will be more convenient and cleaner.

The bottle in Gao Mingcheng's hand was a twenty-kilogram bottle. When Gao Hong saw this, he thought he was going to give the big bottle to himself, so he quickly declined: "This is too much! Just give me one or two kilograms."

Gao Mingcheng raised the bee in his hand and said with a smile: "They are all in big bottles here. If you want small bottles, you have to go back and fill them in small bottles." (End of Chapter)