Salted Fish Dad, Passive Farming

Chapter 172 The event is about to start... Digging winter bamboo shoots, the dog-shaped bamboo shoot finder is online
Ji Ran didn't send Douhua back to school.

From Douhua's emotional breakdown and crying in Tong Yuanyuan's arms, how could Ji Ran fail to see that her daughter's affection for her biological mother is still strong?

It's just that Douhua has a precocious mind and is too sensible. She usually buries this emotion deep in her heart and doesn't show it.

What class do you still have to go to? Douhua needs their company most at this time.

The family of three returned home directly.

Ji Ling and Liu Wenjing didn't return to the company either, and followed along.

This day, for Douhua, is a bitter day.

It was another sweet birthday. Her nearest and dearest people were all by her side, including her grandparents, parents, sister-in-law, Aunt Jing...

Accompanied by them, Douhua came out of the emotional swamp.

In the evening, the whole family had dinner at home.

The dishes are plentiful, including of course the bowl of longevity noodles.

According to the preference of bean curd, fried eggs, no three pepper oil...

The bean curd was very happy to eat.

After dinner, Ji Ran received a call from Li Wei.

Li Wei told him that his predecessor Yu Min was indeed a little desperate and couldn't think about it anymore.

However, after a long time of patient enlightenment by the staff in the institute, Yu Min's mind left the dead end and gradually looked away.

Yu Min had already left Jiangxin County at the moment, and it is unknown where she went.

She asked the staff to convey her apology and guilt to the father and daughter, convey her best wishes for her daughter's birthday and future, and wish Jiran and Tong Yuanyuan a happy old age.

She also said that for the rest of her life, she would never appear in the sight of the father and daughter again.

"Li Suo, thank you."

After listening to Li Wei's speech, Ji Ran sincerely thanked him.

It is said that if Yu Min really took life lightly because of what happened today, there is no one to take the responsibility, and she will be responsible for everything.

As the old saying goes, what you do, you pay for yourself.

But as Tong Yuanyuan said, this woman is Douhua's biological mother after all, and she has raised Douhua for four years...

It is the person who has been with Ji Ran for several years...

Even if she makes him feel sick again, Ji Ran doesn't want to see her end like this.

Fortunately, the woman repented, this is undoubtedly the best ending.

"It is a great honor to serve the people."

Li Wei's words were sonorous, and he started to show off again.

Ji Ran made fun of him, "I heard that the toilet at Mrs. Wang's house in the town is blocked, you go and serve her... the dry toilet at Uncle Li's house in Jiangbei Village next door to ours is full, you can help him pick it out ..."

"Cough cough..."

Li Wei was choked, "What, I remember I still have something to deal with, next time we have a drink..."

Ji Ran smiled and said, "Okay, I'll treat you."

Hang up the phone and walk to the front of the house.

I lit a cigarette, looked at the dim night sky, and thought about things quietly.

"Husband, what's wrong? What did Li Suo say just now? Is she... okay?"

Tong Yuanyuan came over and lovingly hugged his strong waist from behind.

"She is fine, and she also conveyed her birthday wishes to Douhua and wished us happiness."

Ji Ran said truthfully.

To throw away the cigarette at her fingertips, Tong Yuanyuan kindly stopped her, knowing that Ji Ran needed nicotine to release her emotions.

"Husband..." Tong Yuanyuan said softly in his ear, "I think she is very pitiful... she was fooled by her best friend to go abroad, but..."

Ji Ran took a puff of cigarette deeply into his lungs and slowly exhaled it, "There must be something hateful about poor people."

"It's natural. If you didn't do hateful things before, why would you end up in today's pitiful end? The so-called cause and effect."

Tong Yuanyuan took it for granted, looking at the distant western sky, "I'm thinking about a question, what is the real situation of those non-official second-generation and non-rich second-generation Chinese who yearn for the moon and air abroad? of?"

Ji Ran threw away the cigarette butt, put it out, and said with a smile, "Why are we thinking about people and things that have nothing to do with us? It's just a waste of time and nothing to worry about."

"I hate it!" Tong Yuanyuan raised her fist high and lowered it gently, "I just saw that in our country, the wind of foreign affairs has always been prevalent...including ordinary people, business elites, high-ranking officials, and even institutions of higher learning..."

Ji Ran shook his head and said, "When I'm promoted, I just need to establish the correct three views and educate my children well. For the rest, even if we have ideas and want to do something, what can we do?"

"Okay, let's not talk about these boring things."

Tong Yuanyuan stood side by side with him, and said seriously, "The thing about the aloe mask..."

Ji Ran said, "Isn't it too early for the construction of the new factory to start production?"

Tong Yuanyuan gave him a blank look, "I can't wait to become bigger and stronger."

Ji Ran just laughed, "You, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry."

Tong Yuanyuan pouted, "I just want to eat this piece of hot tofu quickly."

Ji Ran understood her ambition, "Wait until spring next year."

"Yes." Tong Yuanyuan pursed her lips and chuckled, imagining that once the aloe mask is released...

Instant smile like a flower.

……

Tong Yuanyuan didn't go back to the county that night, but stayed in Youranju.

It is said that Ji Ran will have another night of hard work and happiness.

However, he was suffering in loneliness.

Tong Yuanyuan went to bed with Dou Hua, reason 1: last time he made an appointment with Ji Ran, within 10 days...they each adjust their physical condition;
Reason 2: Douhua may still be in a period of mental weakness and needs more company from her.

Ji Ran stayed up all night.

Turning around, he saw that his daughter's mental outlook had completely returned to the past, and he felt that this night was not in vain.

Tong Yuanyuan returned to the company and sent Douhua to school.

Ji Ling and Liu Wenjing also returned to their combat positions.

The rain stopped, the sky cleared, and the temperature stabilized again.

Construction on the wall continued in full swing.

Ji Ran tightened the screws after transferring the grass carp eggs in the 'one clear spring'.

Time flies.

Fast forward to November 11th.

Friday.

The beginning of winter of the 24 solar terms.

The leaves on the trees are getting more and more withered and yellow, and when the wind blows, the fallen leaves are rushing and fluttering.

The weeds in the wasteland on the ridge beside the road are gradually withering.

The scenery of the entire village is a bit more desolate.

This morning, Ji Ran received a call from Ji Ling.

"Brother, the event will officially start tomorrow morning, and the ten fans will arrive one after another in the afternoon, and we will bring them directly to the event site... How about the things I mentioned earlier?"

Ji Ling has always remembered this.

In her opinion, the upper limit of how good the impression this event will leave on fans depends on his brother.

"Brother knows, don't worry about it."

Ji Ran responded indifferently.

He still had the same attitude as before, to see what kind of people the ten fans who came here were, whether they were serious or not, and whether they were worthy of his hospitality.

"Ok."

Ji Ling didn't bother with this matter, "Tomorrow morning at 07:30, the event will officially start, you are the protagonist, remember to come here in time... and then you are not allowed to be deserters during the whole process, do you hear me?"

Ji Ran said, "I heard... Are you my mother or my sister?"

Ji Ling laughed, "Hey, whatever you think is whatever..."

hang up the phone.

Ji Ran started to prepare for his part of the activity tomorrow.

First I went to Qingxi Stream and asked my wine uncle for some wine.

It's not in vain, just exchange it for fish.

Uncle Jiu has been greedy for the fish in his reservoir.

"Uncle Jiu, has your vat of wine been turned on?"

After putting more than ten kilograms of ordinary wine into barrels, Ji Ran asked about the one he had been thinking about.

"You boy."

Uncle Jiu smiled kindly, "When it's opened, the taste is not as good as the previous tank, but it's better than these."

Ji Ran swallowed, "Then you give me the whole thing."

"Ten catties and eight catties are not the problem, the problem is your seedlings..." Uncle Jiu glanced at the bare paddy field in the mountain stream, "Can I grow it myself?"

"Estimates are difficult."

Ji Ran patted his chest, "Don't worry, I will take care of the seedlings in your fields next year."

"You kid is on the road."

Uncle Jiu patted Ji Ran's shoulder with satisfaction, "Come on, follow me to fetch the bar."

Soon, a jar of 10 jins of second-generation rice wine was returned to Ji Ran.

While ladling the wine from the vat, Ji Ran had already tasted it.

As Jiushu said, there is a gap compared to the first generation of rice brewing, and it is much more mellow than Jiushu's other wines.

Uncle Jiu's ordinary wine is already a rare wine in the world, which makes drunkards from all over the world salivate...

Ji Ran dares to swear that if the wine made from system rice is put on the market, there will be a huge shock in the wine world!
Of course, Ji Ran wouldn't sell them for money, he drank too little, and the old man and Yue Laozi must share a few drinks with them.

While talking with Uncle Jiu, Ji Ran looked at the three dogs who came back from outside.

The bitch Maga is still the same.

Jingjing Runrun, just like Gungan Yuanyuan, has already grown up into a dog.

Because of the food, during the growth process, they are not as strong as the round ones, and they are even smaller when they grow up.

However, compared with ordinary wolfhounds, they can also be regarded as giants.

After graduation, their dog fathers are both Wang Zai.

After playing with the dogs for a while, Ji Ran left Qingxi Stream.

Come back and continue the preparations.

Catch two chickens, ducks and geese that have been improved in meat quality with fragrant wheatgrass.

Grass carp in the reservoir caught five.

After re-feeding the fragrant wheat grass, the grass carp were no longer skinny, but returned to fat and strong.

Fish and poultry are all slaughtered and stored in a 'clear spring'.

The wine had already been stored inside.

Carrying two 'Super Freezers' with you is just convenience.

The good products are all ready, Ji Ran is thinking about getting something more distinctive.

Standing on the reservoir dam, overlooking the whole village.

Ji Ran's eyes locked on the continuous bamboo by the village.

It's the beginning of winter, and all kinds of wild goods on the mountain are about to be sold.

But something good is coming out of the bamboo forests in the south.

……

Douhua has no after-school tutoring today, and as for English make-up lessons to catch up with the progress of the class...

English teacher Li Fei'er said that it was the other students in the class who had to fly to catch up with Dou Hua.

Douhua's learning ability and language talent have already amazed her.

Ji Ran went to school to pick up Douhua and said with a smile, "Daughter, when you go home, daddy will take you to do something fun."

"What fun?"

Douhua became interested.

Her study nerves have been tense, and she wants to relax.

Ji Ran smiled, "Let's go to the bamboo forest to dig winter bamboo shoots."

When winter comes, the best products that will come out of the bamboo forests in the south are winter bamboo shoots.

Winter bamboo shoots are rich in protein, various amino acids, vitamins, organic trace elements, cellulose, etc... The nutritional value is very high.

Then its meat is fresh and tender, crisp and refreshing, and its quality is outstanding among all bamboo shoots.

Stir-fried beef with winter bamboo shoots, fried bacon with winter bamboo shoots, braised chicken, duck and goose with winter bamboo shoots, boiled fish with winter bamboo shoots...

It can be said that winter bamboo shoots are versatile with meat.

Among them, there are several dishes with winter bamboo shoots as the main food, which are also famous dishes in the south.

Winter bamboo shoots are known as the king of bamboo shoots, but it is not for nothing.

"Okay, I haven't dug the winter bamboo shoots yet."

Douhua readily agrees.

The father and daughter returned to Youranju. Jiran took a narrow hoe, and Douhua took her own small hoe...

I brought two more baskets, one big and one small.

"Dad, do winter bamboo shoots grow in the soil?"

Dou Hua asked before departure.

"Yes." Ji Ran answered and popularized the science, "All bamboo shoots grow from bamboo shoots, including bamboo. Bamboo grows from spring bamboo shoots... and bamboo shoots grow in the soil."

Douhua nodded and asked again, "Is it easy to find?"

"It's a technical job." Ji Ran said truthfully.

Unlike spring bamboo shoots, winter bamboo shoots can grow upwards.

When the tips of the winter bamboo shoots come out of the soil, they will basically not grow up again, unless they wait until the temperature rises in the beginning of spring, and they will grow again.

But no matter how long the winter bamboo shoots grow, it is impossible to grow into bamboo.

In the bamboo forest in spring, a considerable part of the dead bamboo shoots are not spring bamboo shoots, but winter bamboo shoots that have sprouted in winter.

It is precisely because winter bamboo shoots are hardly unearthed in winter, so looking for winter bamboo shoots is a test of eyesight and skills.

A skilled bamboo shoot digger goes into the bamboo forest with a bamboo shoot digger and comes out together.

The former will return with a full load, but the latter may be empty-handed.

"Okay, I get it now."

Douhua looked at the two dogs who were lying in the kennel and were on duty in the afternoon, "Yuanyuan, come with me, and help me and my dad find winter bamboo shoots... Go away and watch the house, don't be lazy."

rolling...

round...

Ji Ran...

Our daughter is still smart. In the spring, the dog father Wang Zai turns into a dog-shaped mushroom hunter. Today, the dog girl Yuanyuan will become a dog-shaped mushroom hunter.

With Gouzi, what skills are needed to find winter bamboo shoots?

……

Come to the big bamboo forest in the village.

Several villagers were digging bamboo shoots, including Eighth Uncle Liu Hanshan.

The old farmers in Jiangbian Village all know the tenderness of winter bamboo shoots, and they all like to eat them. They have two skills in digging bamboo shoots.

Among them, the technique of the eighth uncle Liu Hanshan is the most outstanding.

There are two main sources of income for this old man for a year.

One is to catch snakes, and the other is to dig winter bamboo shoots.

In a winter with good rains, he can earn [-] to [-] yuan just digging bamboo shoots.

The average price of winter bamboo shoots in Jiangxin last year was seven or eight yuan per catty at retail, and about two yuan less at wholesale.

The winter bamboo shoots are not on the market this year.

It is said that today is the beginning of winter, and there are only a few winter bamboo shoots.

However, this year's weather is normal and there is plenty of rain. According to Ji Ran's usual experience, there must be something to dig for the first bunch of winter bamboo shoots by this time.

In fact, there is indeed something to dig.

Each of these villagers had more or less harvests, but they were all small bamboo shoots.

These are small winter bamboo shoots, which grow from the bamboo shoots shallow from the ground.

The bamboo shoots that are buried deep can grow big.

Most of the big ones are just small winter bamboo shoots now, and they need time to grow up.

"Yo, but you guys are also here to dig bamboo shoots."

The father and daughter took the dog deep into the bamboo forest and passed by the area where Liu Hanshan was located.

"Dig for two meals and eat fresh." Ji Ran smiled, "How about Uncle Ba, how much did you dig?"

"Nothing has grown yet. I've only gained four or five kilograms since I woke up from a nap at noon."

Liu Hanshan looked proud, and showed Ji Ran the bamboo shoots in his basket.

Ji Ran praised, "In this season, in such a short time, we dug so much. You are worthy of being the king of bamboo shoots in our village."

"Hey, so-so, it's okay." Being called the king of bamboo shoots by Ji Ran, Liu Hanshan was not humble.

It is true that his bamboo shoot digging skills are among the best in the village. If he considers himself second, no one would dare to rank first.

……

"Uncle Eighth, you dig slowly, we are digging for bamboo shoots inside."

"Go, I'm going to dig until it's almost dark. If you don't dig it, come to me and get some to eat."

"Okay."

The villagers dug up the area of ​​the bamboo forest, and the father and daughter went deep into the bamboo forest.

Yuanyuan had already waved in the bamboo forest.

Arriving at a place out of sight of the villagers.

Father and daughter are ready to get started.

Douhua looked at the ground and felt that there were bamboo shoots everywhere, and there were no bamboo shoots anywhere, so she asked, "Dad, how can I find the winter bamboo shoots? Let's dig out one first, so that Yuanyuan can remember the smell. Just like a radar, we can find the winter bamboo shoots accurately."

"The entry-level technique for digging winter bamboo shoots is to look for a fork and an arch."

Ji Ran also lowered his head to look for bamboo shoots, and taught his daughter experience while searching, and then asked, "My daughter, do you know why there may be winter bamboo shoots on the ground of the bamboo forest?"

Douhua scratched her head, "Because the winter bamboo shoots grow slowly in the soil, they will slowly expand the soil, so there are forks and arches."

"correct!"

Ji Ran nodded in satisfaction, the logical thinking ability of this little girl is really strong.

As expected of my daughter, she has perfectly inherited my powerful genes.

Douhua thought for a while and asked, "Dad, is it possible that there are winter bamboo shoots in the field, and the ground has no forks or arches?"

"Of course there is." Ji Ran is more satisfied with the daughter's ability to infer other cases from one instance to another, "The bamboo shoots that are buried deeply will have no forks or arches on the ground. Of course, this has something to do with the soil quality...and when they continue to grow, the ground will crack sooner or later. arch up."

"Oh."

Douhua digested it for a while, "You just said that looking for forks and arches is an entry-level skill, but what about advanced skills?"

"Advanced technology."

Ji Ran went through his experience of digging winter bamboo shoots in his mind and organized his words, "For example, we can tell which part of the bamboo forest will have the most bamboo shoots based on the direction of the bamboo forest and the density of the bamboos... Another example, we can The nutrient content of the soil in the bamboo forest can be determined based on the greenness of the bamboo leaves of a certain root or group of bamboos... The greener the bamboo, the better the soil quality, and the more likely it is that bamboo shoots will grow and big bamboo shoots will grow."

Ji Ran went on to talk eloquently, "Also, we can judge which direction its mother's bamboo whip is going according to the direction of the bamboo tip... Basically, wherever the bamboo tip falls, the bamboo whip will go While walking..."

Talking, looking for.

It didn't take long for Ji Ran to find a small arch the size of a steamed bun, with several cracks on the arch.

"A place like this must have winter bamboo shoots."

Ji Ran asked his daughter to come and see.

"I'll dig it out and have a look."

Douhua fluttered her long eyelashes and observed for a while, then waved her little hoe and dug up the soil.

After digging a few times, a small yellow-orange bamboo shoot was exposed.

Douhua smiled, "Oh, there is really a winter bamboo shoot."

Ji Ran said with a smile, "Finding bamboo shoots is a technical job, and digging them out also requires skills. Dad, let's dig them out."

"okay."

Dou Hua stepped aside to observe and study.

Ji Ran raised the hoe and dug up one side of the winter bamboo shoots in threes and fives, until the roots of the bamboo shoots were reached.

Then cut it down with a hoe, and the bamboo shoot was separated from the whip. This winter bamboo shoot was dug out successfully.

One small winter bamboo shoot, less than two taels.

"Yuanyuan, come here and smell it, remember the smell."

Douhua calls out to Gouzi.

Yuanyuan heard the call of the little master, and ran from the depths of the bamboo forest twisting her hips.

Douhua stretched the bamboo shoots under his nose.

"Yuanyuan, do you remember?"

"Wang Wang..."

Yuanyuan barked, then put her nose close to the ground and started looking for it.

The round and round dog's nose is not as good as that of the dog's father and son, but it is still a monstrous existence.

I think Wang Zai, who was still a milk dog, was looking for eels and loaches in the fields, mushrooms in the mountains, and even let him find the Hericium erinaceus growing on the trees.

Now Yuanyuan is looking for a winter bamboo shoot in the bamboo forest land with no complicated smell, how can it be a problem?

After a while, Yuanyuan found one.

Ji Ran excavated.

Still digging, Yuanyuan found another one.

Tofu excavation.

Ji Ran dug out this root, Yuanyuan found a small piece this time.

Winter bamboo shoots are like this, often growing one after another winter bamboo shoots on a bamboo shoot whip.

This is one of the greatest joys of digging winter bamboo shoots. Obviously, you only find one bamboo shoot, but after digging, there are more.

It seems that they can't finish digging all the time-one digging is a big nest.

Ji Ran once dug out more than a dozen winter bamboo shoots from a bamboo shoot less than two meters long.

Back then, Ji Ling was responsible for carrying the basket, making her laugh, her nose bubbling...

(End of this chapter)