Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Gao Mingcheng talked to Grandma Gao for a while. When Grandma Gao was talking, she often forgot what she was saying, and her words became incoherent.

Talking to her requires a lot of patience.

Gao Mingcheng controlled his temper and chatted with his grandmother in a casual manner. He found that his grandmother seemed to be a little deaf. Sometimes when he spoke in a low voice, she seemed not to hear him and would ask loudly what he was saying.

In this situation, it becomes even more difficult to communicate with her.

After sitting for only five minutes, Gao Mingcheng felt the irreversibility of aging and the fragility of life from his grandmother.

Just as she was feeling emotional, Grandma Gao suddenly took Gao Mingcheng's hand and said expectantly, "Mingcheng, I want to celebrate my birthday and eat cake."

Gao Mingcheng was embarrassed for a moment because he had forgotten when his grandmother's birthday was. So he looked at Gao Yuanjian and was about to ask when Gao Yuanjian said, "Last time, there was a program on TV about a little girl's birthday, and there was a cake with candles!"

"I don't know why your grandma has been thinking about it!"

"That thing is not available at the cooperative. I bought her a pound of egg cake, but she refused to eat it! Mingcheng, is there anything like that for sale in the county?"

Gao Yuanjian looked at Gao Mingcheng. It was obvious that he hoped Gao Mingcheng could fulfill Grandma Gao's wish.

When it comes to cakes, Gao Ming Cheng is really experienced!

In later generations, when most people celebrate their birthdays, they will buy a cake, put candles on it, and gather with relatives and friends to sing Happy Birthday. The atmosphere and sense of ceremony are instantly filled.

Gao Mingcheng said, "They are sold in the county, but most of them are very small. Big cakes have to be ordered in advance. By the way, Dad, when is grandma's birthday? On her birthday, I will send her a big cake!"

Hearing that the cake was sold in the county, Gao Yuanjian's expression eased a little. He laughed and said, "It's still too early. This year's birthday has long passed. We have to wait until next year, which is still more than half a year! I think you can buy your grandma a small cake next time you come back, so that she won't worry about it all day long."

Gao Mingcheng met Grandma Gao's eager eyes and felt a little sad. His grandmother had never eaten cake in her life. It was normal for her to want to have a bite to taste it when she was old.

So he agreed without hesitation.

Not only cakes, he also planned to buy some fresh food for Grandma Gao to taste.

After staying at his parents' house for about an hour, Gao Mingcheng had said almost everything he needed to say, so he got up and left. He walked towards his grandmother's house in the back and saw that the door was ajar and there was no one in the house. It seemed that Gao Zhuang and the others had gone to work in the fields.

After returning to Niuweiling from the old village, Gao Mingcheng still had things to do. He loaded the oranges, grapefruits and eggs that he was going to take to the county into the car, and then moved some pumpkins and winter melons out of the utility room.

After pumpkins and winter melons are ripe, they can be stored in a cool place for a long time. In previous years, Gao Mingcheng ate less, but now he is not afraid, because there are many children in the kindergarten, and they can finish one or two pumpkins in one meal!
While busy, Gao Mingcheng took all the things he needed to take away. Seeing that he had some free time, he went to the chicken coop and caught two local chickens to take away.

In winter, chickens don’t like to lay eggs anymore. There are fewer insects in the mountains, so Chen Dasong has to feed the chickens more millet every day.

Catch two old hens and make soup, and wait until next spring to hatch a few nests of chicks. This way, there will always be old hens and chicks in the flock, and the number can be controlled at around one hundred.

When Gao Mingcheng walked out of the chicken coop with a chicken in his left hand and a chicken in his right hand, he saw the surface of the pond rippling with the wind, and the water ripples spreading out layer by layer. In this process, it seemed as if light and shadow special effects were turned on, which was beautiful beyond words. The wind suddenly blew, rippling the spring water in the pond.

Such beautiful scenery is actually very suitable for fishing, green mountains, green water, and fisherman!
How about buying a fishing rod?

Gao Mingcheng put all his ideas into action the next day after returning to the county. He first went to the county party committee to look at the shops.

The shop is not big, only about 30 square meters, but the location is very good, located between the county party committee and a primary school. Almost all the shops on this street are doing business, selling notebooks and pencils, as well as various small toys, all of which are things that attract children.

"This shop was previously rented to a couple who sold steamed buns. Business was good at first, but then, for some reason, the couple started quarreling and fighting every day, and business declined. I was afraid they would damage my house, so I quickly drove them out."

"Director Gao, do you think my shop is feasible? If so, let's sign the contract now." The owner of the shop is a middle-aged woman. Her husband works in the company and is a leader. He is also a local, so the family owns several properties.

This shop is not big, but it has two floors. The upper floor can be used to store some sundries and can also be used as a small dormitory. If the hired staff need accommodation, they can live on the second floor.

Gao Mingcheng looked at it carefully, and then said, "The location is OK, the rent is OK, let's sign the contract!"

Normally, when renting a house, you need to sign a contract. This is not a new thing now, because it has existed as early as ancient times. In ancient times, there were special intermediary agencies, commonly known as "yahang".

There are different types of brokerage firms, some that buy and sell people, and some that buy and sell houses and land, each with its own focus.

After signing the contract and paying the rent and deposit, Gao Mingcheng got the keys to the store.

After renting a shop, you can find someone to decorate it. In addition to decoration, you also need to make a signboard.

The work was complicated, but Gao Mingcheng patiently did it one by one. He also found some free time to buy two fishing rods, which he prepared to take to Gaojia Village and keep at home for use.

As for the bait used for fishing, generally no one will spend money to buy it. People who fish frequently will make nests and find bait.

The simplest bait is naturally earthworms.

Find a piece of land that looks fertile and keep digging downwards, then you will most likely find earthworms.

There's no rush. You can do it when you need to go fishing.

Another busy week has passed. This weekend, Gao Mingcheng is still planning to go back to the village. He promised to send a cake to Grandma Gao last time, so he naturally cannot go back on his word.

Early in the morning, he went to the bakery to get the cake. He ordered the cake from the bakery a few days in advance, otherwise it would be out of stock.

Cake is different from bread. Bread only needs to be shaped after the dough is fermented, and then it can be put into the oven for baking. The biggest difference between cake and bread is the cream!

In later times, cake shops can easily buy animal cream and vegetable cream, but now, there is no finished cream on the market, so it is not easy to get cream! (End of this chapter)