Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Chapter 74

The door creaked open, and more lights shone through the door.

"Mom, is Dad asleep?" Gao Mingcheng yelled, and then said: "I got a wild boar in the mountains today and brought you something. I will sell the other pork at the old market in Junling tomorrow morning." .”

Gao Mingcheng motioned for the things in his hands, and then handed them to his mother.

Luo Xiaohua was unhappy at first with a slumped face, but when he saw the things Gao Mingcheng sent, his eyes lit up immediately, and even Gao Yuanjian who was lying in the room came out wearing a coat.

"Did you hit a wild boar? What did you use to hit it? You weren't hurt by a wild boar, were you?" Gao Yuan frowned when he saw Gao Mingcheng walking quickly.

A wild boar is not a hare or a pheasant. Go and fight that thing, or you will die!

A long time ago in their village, when someone was gathering firewood in the mountains, he encountered a wild boar and was hit by a wild boar, half of his life was almost gone.

Later, they did not dare to go into the deep forest to collect firewood.

Gao Mingcheng heard his father's concern for him in his tone, and felt relieved.

He spread his hands, showed his body, and said proudly: "I'm fine. I was lucky. I picked up a big bargain. There happened to be only one wild boar with injuries on it. I wanted to try it. Later While chasing, the wild boar fell into a pit."

Luo Xiaohua glanced at Gao Mingcheng, thinking, the second child is so lucky.

Gao Yuanjian also breathed a sigh of relief, but he still taught him a lesson: "It's good to be fine, you often run into the mountains, so be careful!"

"Hey, good. Dad, these things are a little short. If there are any leftovers tomorrow, I will send them to you." Gao Mingcheng said something, which was to explain why he didn't send more meat.

Gao Yuanjian lowered his head and glanced at the things sent by the second child, um, not too few.

So he said, "What's left? Sell it all! It doesn't matter if you kill a wild boar, and if you sell the meat, you'll have some money."

After the father and son spoke, the atmosphere between them was okay, and no one mentioned the last quarrel.

At this time, the third child, Gao Mingwan, also came out of the house. He had already fallen asleep in a daze, but when he heard the movement outside, he couldn't help getting up again.

"Second brother, did you get a wild boar? How big is that wild boar? You carried it back alone?" Gao Mingwan's voice trembled with excitement, and he looked at his second brother with bright eyes.

Gao Mingcheng smiled reservedly: "It's not heavy, only about 150 catties. After removing the fur and internal organs, there is not much good meat."

"Second brother, let's go, take me to see it!" Gao Ming wanted to see the wild boar in a hurry, but his father stopped him.

"What are you looking at? Didn't you see the blood all over your second brother's body? You go back to the house to sleep, why are you joining in the fun? Second, you should go to the reservoir to wash up and sleep." Gao Yuanyuan is actually quite objective when he sees no preference , Luo Xiaohua would not have noticed some of the details he noticed.

In other words, Luo Xiaohua noticed it and didn't care.

"Okay." Gao Mingcheng replied, he looked down at his clothes, it was dirty everywhere, there was mud, and there were a lot of traces of pig blood, the clothes stuck to his body, making him a little uncomfortable.

He said goodbye to his family, and before he left, he thought of something again, and said, "Dad, I will take the medicinal materials and go out with the boss the day after tomorrow, and I estimate that I will come back in about ten days."

His father was not surprised when he heard this. A few days ago, he naturally knew about Gao Mingcheng collecting medicinal materials in the village, but Gao Mingcheng was not convinced, and he was not willing to take the initiative to ask.

Now he said at this moment: "Well, then you should be careful and listen to the boss."

Gao Mingcheng was about to leave when Luo Xiaohua stopped him and asked curiously, "Second brother, how much will he give you if you do things for others?"

"I don't know, it depends on whether the medicinal materials sell well." Gao Mingcheng prevaricated, put oil on the soles of his feet, and hurried away.

Back at Grandma Xi's house, he took a clean change of clothes and walked to the reservoir.

When Gao Mingcheng returned from taking a bath in the reservoir, the wild boar meat at home had already been cleaned up.

There are too many wild meats, so they are just placed on the door panel. However, in order to prevent wild cats, mice and the like from stealing them, the top is covered with two layers of gauze, and the surrounding area is pressed down with something.

The gauze is breathable, and the temperature at night in October is low, so the meat will not spoil if it is left like this overnight.

Gao Mingcheng saw that Grandma Xi and the others cleaned up well, so he didn't ask any more questions, and went back to the house to lie down and rest. Tomorrow is the Junling market, so he has to get up early to sell meat.

Early the next morning, Gao Mingcheng woke up just after dawn.

The yard was quiet, only Gao Zhuang's snoring sounded from time to time. Gao Mingcheng didn't wake Gao Zhuang up, but planned to go alone.

Yesterday Grandma Xi asked Gao Zhuang to help out, because a pig is easy to carry, but after the pork is placed on the door panel, it is difficult for one person to carry it.

But Gao Mingcheng also has a way. He put the pork into a clean rice bag so that it can be easily carried on his shoulders. In the other hand, he held a basket with a kitchen knife, a scale and a large bundle of brown rice. tree leaves.

Palm tree leaves can replace the function of bags. After customers buy pork, they poke a hole in the pork, then use palm tree leaves to put it in, and tie a knot to carry it in their hands. It is convenient and environmentally friendly.

Pushing open the courtyard door, Gao Mingcheng went to Junling alone with his things.

He walked fast, and when he arrived at Junling, there were not many people there.

Since the sky was not yet bright, several families living in Junling deliberately pulled out the wires, and the lights illuminated a place.

The life here in Junling is better than that in Gaojia Village.

Mainly because it takes advantage of terrain.

The gathering of several nearby villages is set at Junling.In addition, Junling is adjacent to the national highway, and there is a small train station. People who live here can make money if they are not lazy.

"Gao Mingcheng, you're here so early! What are you selling this time?" Someone acquainted saw Gao Mingcheng and greeted him immediately.

Gao Mingcheng is also a frequent visitor to the market. He often comes to sell some hares and pheasants, and also buys some food to go back.

The number of times it was sold increased, and Gao Mingcheng's reputation as a hunter and game player gradually spread.

"Sell wild pork! I got it in the mountains yesterday afternoon, Uncle, do you want to try wild pork?" Gao Mingcheng put the things down in a place with lights, and when the bag was opened, the wild pork that had been processed was revealed.

Domestic pigs are common, but wild boars are rare. As soon as they heard that it was wild boar, several people around gathered around to watch the excitement.

Gao Mingcheng was also generous, letting them look at it, and said to one of them: "Uncle, do you have an old door panel? Borrow one."

"There is a bigger plank, I can use it for you." The man said something, and went back to the house to get the plank.

(End of this chapter)