Rebirth in 1984, starting from beekeeping in the mountains

Chapter 102 The father-in-law and the elder brother-in-law are fighting!
"boom!"

Fang Hongan's voice.

It was like a thunderclap suddenly sounding in Lan Jianjun's mind.

Although he had just convinced himself in his heart.

But disappointment still lingers deeply in my heart.

But what he didn't expect was that the situation suddenly took a turn for the better.

“It’s a crucial and thrilling job!”

“Only you can do it!”

The information revealed by Fang Hongan was like giving him a super strong injection.

The disappointment in Lan Jianjun's heart was instantly swept away, and a surge of excitement quickly burst out from inside. He turned around and excitedly grabbed Fang Hongan's arm:
"Hongan! What did you want me to do?"

In the excitement, his easily excited temper was fully revealed.

Not only was this pull very sudden, but he also used all his strength.

Fang Hongan was caught off guard and staggered, almost falling down.

There was also a sharp pain in his arm, which made him unable to help but frown and grit his teeth.

Fortunately, his feet had become very steady after running in the mountains for some time. After staggering two steps, he stepped firmly on the ground to steady himself.

"Ah! Sorry, Hong An!"

Realizing that he was too excited, Lan Jianjun quickly let go, his face filled with embarrassment and fear.

"fine!"

Seeing that his brother-in-law was acting like a child who had done something wrong, Fang Hongan could not help but smile. He pointed at the beehive that was about to be dug up in front of his father-in-law and quickly changed the subject: "Brother! Wait until Dad digs up the beehive! The eldest and second brothers-in-law have finished smoking! The job of digging out the honey is now up to you!

I see that the opening of this beehive is heading diagonally downwards, and it's probably not shallow!
When taking it out, you may have to lie down and your arms must be long enough!
Among us, you have the longest arms!

Besides, when you are taking out the honey, there are still bees in the hive! You need to be brave and careful to do this job!

I've thought about it carefully, and you're the most suitable person here!"

After Fang Hongan finished speaking, everyone couldn't help but look at Lan Jianjun with envy.

Fang Hongan had assigned tasks to them before, except for the ones that Lan Jianjun had not assigned him.

Several people were still a little worried, thinking that Fang Hongan still remembered the previous conflict and was deliberately trying to warn Lan Jianjun.

But who knew that Fang Hongan didn't think so at all.

Instead, the most critical, important, exciting and rewarding job of honey digging was given to Lan Jianjun.

They were all smart people, and they knew immediately that the reasons Fang Hongan gave did not stand up to scrutiny.

Long hands?

If they are of similar height, even if Lan Jianjun's hands are a little longer, the size should still be quite limited.

If it really doesn't work, just dig a little deeper.

As for being bold and careful, that is even more difficult.

Speaking of being brave, Lan Jianjun can be considered to be one of them.

But they all ran in the mountains and dug in the water, wearing gloves and long sleeves. No one was a coward and they still dared to dig out honey.

As for being careful...

If the rounds really start, Brother Lan Jianjun will probably be at the bottom.

But Fang Hongan arranged it just like that, and gave enough reasons.

I can only say that Fang Hongan's bearing and realm...

It has far exceeded them.

In addition to envy, they looked at Fang Hongan with a smile on his face, and their hearts were full of admiration.

Among these people, Lan Zhenshan was the most excited.

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise high, his face was relaxed, and the gratified expression he showed when he looked at Fang Hongan was even happier than when he celebrated his birthday yesterday.

the other side.

After listening to what Fang Hongan said.

Lan Jianjun's head was buzzing.

Although he had a bad temper and was impatient, he was not a fool. He could naturally hear the deeper meaning behind what Fang Hongan said.

He was so excited that he immediately tried to pull Fang Hongan again.

But then he thought of the embarrassing scene in which he almost pulled Fang Hongan down, and he pulled his hand back abruptly.

Then, in this state of bewilderment, he nodded vigorously: "Okay! Okay! I'll do it!"

After saying that, he looked at Fang Hongan with a guilty look on his face and said with a sigh: "That... Hongan! Thank you! I... had some misunderstandings about you before, and some of my words were a bit too much. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me! That... that..."

He scratched his head, probably wanting to say something, but when it came to his lips, he couldn't remember it.

He was so anxious that he was spinning around. Finally, he slapped his forehead and looked at Fang Hongan sincerely: "Hey! I'm impatient and tongue-tied, so I really can't say those polite words. Anyway... I will treat you as my brother from now on! If you need any help, just tell me directly!"

This anxious and stupid scene of his really made everyone laugh.

But after hearing his last words, everyone couldn't help but nodded silently, with a look of relief on their faces, and then turned their eyes to Fang Hongan.

"Hey! Why are you just saying such polite words!" Fang Hongan smiled and nodded towards Lan Jianjun, also with a sincere look on his face, "Brother, you are Wenxiu's elder brother, and you are also my biological elder brother!"

In my previous life, I experienced all the bitterness of being at the bottom of society and witnessed the ups and downs of life.

Fang Hongan's ability to read people has far surpassed that of the reckless young man Fang Hongan in his previous life.

The vision is that of a man in his sixties, a vision tempered by the next forty years.

After experiencing death once, my perspective on many things related to food is completely different.

Right now, he could certainly give Lan Jianjun another hard beating.

You can even force him to admit his mistake on the spot.

But this is completely unnecessary.

To put it another way, you can keep a firm grip on this brother-in-law and turn him into someone you can use.

That would be much better than beating him up!

After all, this brother-in-law is not completely without his merits!
After conquering him one thing after another over the past two days.

Fang Hongan discovered that this hot-tempered brother-in-law was actually quite interesting!

"Yes Yes!"

After hearing what Fang Hongan said, Lan Jianjun grinned like a big trumpet flower...

……

After this division of labor.

The entire jungle team was quite satisfied.

After grabbing their tools, they all got ready to try.

Fang Hongan looked at their energetic appearance and couldn't help but sigh.

Fortunately, with the experience of leading the black guy Wang Tong, Fang Hongan realized the importance of division of labor and sense of participation.

I had already thought of all this division of labor when I went up the mountain just now.

Seeing that they were blinking their eyes and looking at him, as if waiting for his order, Fang Hongan quickly went to Lan Zhenshan: "I see everyone is ready! Then Dad...why don't we get started!"

"start!"

Lan Zhenshan smiled, raised his hand, swung up the hoe, and dug next to the entrance of the beehive just as Fang Hongan had taught him.

Just as Fang Hongan thought, the opening of the beehive was slanted downwards and was indeed very deep.

After digging several times with the hoe, the vague shadow of a honeycomb could be seen.

And judging from the appearance, there really is a stone blocking the way.

Fang Hongan called Lan Zhenshan and waved to Lan Jianhui, asking him to get the crowbar. At the same time, he winked at Lan Guihai and Yang Huaping who had already lit their cigarettes.

The two men immediately took the cigarette handles.

When Lan Jianhui struggled to pry open the stone, the frightened bees swarmed out. Seeing this, the two men hurriedly stuffed the cigarette butts into the hole.

After the smoke was applied, the bee colony became visibly quieter.

Seeing that the situation was almost stabilized, without Fang Hongan saying much, Lan Zhenshan went up again with the hoe in hand.

After a few hoe strikes, they encountered some rocks, and Lan Jianhui at the side immediately picked up a crowbar.

that's it.

In a short while, the entire entrance of the beehive was completely dug open.

Amid the smoke, the layers of beehives were clearly visible.

There are ten spleens in total, and each spleen is quite large.

The capped honeycomb area also looks quite full.

This is the beehive in Shiwan Village. Among all the beehives dug by Fang Hongan and Wang Tong, it can be considered a good harvest.

Immediately, Fang Hongan turned around, winked at Lan Jianjun, and handed him a knife.

When Lan Jianjun saw the beehive being dug up, he came over and followed behind Fang Hongan, ready to go into battle at any time.

After receiving Fang Hongan's signal, he took the knife and lay down. "When you cut the honeycomb, first use your hands to sweep away the bees on the honeycomb!"

"Just sweep with confidence. Just be gentle and patient, and don't use too much force, and they won't bite you!"

"When you mow, mow right up to the roots, and leave the two innermost combs uncut for this hive of bees. When you're done mowing, we'll fill the hole back in, and come back next year. If you're lucky, you can continue mowing this hive of bees!"

"Jianhui, take one of the plastic bags out of my bamboo basket and put it in your bamboo basket. You'll use it to store the honey combs later!"

"Brother-in-law, second brother-in-law, you two should wait for the eldest brother to cut out the honeycomb and put it in the bamboo basket that Jianhui has prepared!"

"Dad... you must be tired from digging the beehive just now. Just drink some water and take a rest! From now on, leave this kind of physical work to us!"

Another precise arrangement was made.

After everyone nodded in response, Fang Hongan waved to Lan Jianjun.

The latter immediately lay down and put his entire upper body into the dug hole.

Then, according to what Fang Hongan said, he began to clean the bees crawling on the honeycombs.

It can be seen that although he is brave and completely trusts Fang Hongan's words, it is his first time doing this kind of work after all.

At the beginning, I seemed nervous and reserved.

However, he also completely suppressed his temper and patiently swept over and over again, making sure that all the bees were cleared away before he picked up the knife and started to harvest the honey.

The process of harvesting honey was also done with great caution.

It's completely different from his usual behavior.

Lan Zhenshan, Lan Guihai and others who were watching nearby did not find it strange at all. Their expressions as they watched with bated breath were no more relaxed than Lan Jianjun's.

Wait until Lan Jianjun finishes cutting the entire honeycomb.

"call!"

He let out a long breath, grinned at his big yellow teeth, and twisted his body to take out the honeycomb that was still dripping with honey.

Lan Zhenshan and a few others also let out a long sigh of relief.

Then, Lan Guihai and Yang Huaping hurriedly went up and each of them held one side and carefully put the honey into the bamboo basket that Lan Jianhui had prepared.

Then, several people came closer, looked at the honeycomb, and let out satisfied sighs.

Not long after the first exclamation from the honeycomb died down, the second one soon rang out.

Lan Jianjun cut out the second piece of honeycomb, which was almost twice as big as the first one. Lan Guihai and Yang Huaping felt it was heavy when they both held it.

After cutting the first piece, Lan Jianjun's movements became obviously more skillful.

The third and fourth pieces...

It's even faster!

Waiting for the eighth piece to be cut.

He didn't care about the sweat on his forehead. He immediately got up and came to the bamboo basket. Looking at the bamboo basket that was already half full, he couldn't stop laughing.

I'm looking forward to seeing them.

Fang Hongan took a knife and cut a few pieces of honeycomb for them to taste.

As they were chewed one by one, their excited exclamations turned into cries of happiness and satisfaction...

Seeing that they were satisfied with the meal, Fang Hongan smiled, went back to the dug hole, called Lan Jianhui to help, first backfilled it with stones, then buried it with soil, and sealed the beehive again, leaving only a long and narrow opening.

After doing all this, Fang Hongan waved to the others and asked, "Do you want to go back or continue?"

"Do you even need to ask?" Lan Zhenshan saw Fang Hongan's evil smile and picked up the hoe. "Of course I'll continue!"

"Yes Yes!"

The others nodded hurriedly.

This first hive of bees just aroused their interest.

Right now, everyone is full of energy and excitement, so how could they bear to go back?

The group immediately picked up their gear and followed Fang Hongan to quickly find a second bee-luring spot.

The following process is exactly the same as the first one.

The only difference is that after experiencing the first swarm, everyone is quite familiar with the whole process.

First, one by one, they were no longer satisfied with just following the procedure, and began to ask questions eager to learn.

For example, what are the requirements for choosing a bee-attracting site, how to pour the bee-attracting water, and how to watch the bee paths...

In short, either Lan Jianhui asked or Lan Jianjun asked, and after Lan Jianjun finished asking, Lan Guihai asked again.

When they started asking, Lan Zhenshan was a little hesitant and immediately stopped them with his eyes.

That means, tell them not to ask everything.

After all, this is Fang Hongan's way of making his fortune, and it's a skill that makes him earn a living. Even though we're all family, there's no reason to pass it on to everyone.

But then Fang Hongan directly dispelled his concerns.

In response to questions from Lan Jianjun and others, he not only answered every question, but also explained them in a very detailed and easy-to-understand manner, and even gave a patient demonstration.

That attitude showed that he had no intention of hiding anything.

After observing for a while, Lan Zhenshan completely understood what his third son-in-law meant. It seemed that he was eager to teach all of them.

Tsk tsk tsk!
This is the state of mind where you can calmly teach others how to make a living.

Lan Zhenshan couldn't help but feel so excited that he burst into tears.

While these guys were listening attentively and not paying attention, Lan Zhenshan turned his back, quietly wiped his moist eyes, then turned around and listened attentively.

At this moment, the old man, who had just passed the age of 60, had a strong premonition.

He had a premonition that his family, as well as the two families of his two sons-in-law, might undergo earth-shaking changes in the future because of this third son-in-law.

During the second harvest, there was another change, that is, Fang Hongan's division of labor among them was different.

The cause was that the father-in-law Lan Zhenshan felt that Lan Jianjun was not careful enough when he was cutting the first nest of honey, and he used too much force and broke two of the honeycombs.

As a result, a lot of honey flowed out of the two honeycombs and spilled onto the soil.

This made the old man, who couldn't stand waste, directly ask Fang Hongan when he was dividing the work, that Lan Jianjun should not continue to harvest the honey, and he wanted to do it himself.

Lan Jianjun was also confused after hearing this.

Those two pieces of honeycomb were too big, and the hole was too small, so there was no way they would break when they came out.

When the honey flow stopped, he felt very distressed.

But Fang Hongan also said that even if the honey flows out, it will not be wasted, and it can be regarded as left for the beehive.

The old man is snatching it so much, it's obvious that he envies his job of digging honey!
But this is his father, there is nothing he can do!

They had no choice but to switch places and he was responsible for digging with the hoe.

Seeing this, Fang Hongan simply swapped the jobs of Lan Jianhui and Lan Guihai.

As for Yang Huaping, I will wait until next time to make adjustments. Anyway, looking at the situation...

The number of wild bees on this mountain is probably no less than that on the Mashiling in their village.

Judging from the interest of others, we may have to dig a few more nests before we can go back!

The second nest of bees was much harder to dig than the first one. There were too many rocks, so Lan Guihai, who was using the crowbar, was the most tired. Yang Huaping happened to feel that he was not very involved, so he took over halfway...

It's hard work.

Finally, the largest stone sealing the door was pried open successfully.

When it was Lan Zhenshan's turn to harvest the honey, he was indeed more meticulous than Lan Jianjun.

The honeycombs for this hive of bees also happened to be ten pieces, about the same size as the first hive.

Lan Zhenshan carefully took out eight complete honeycombs. Although he was sweating profusely when he stood up, there was no sign of tiredness on his face. His weathered old face was filled with a satisfied smile.

By the time they finished digging out all the honey from this nest, it was already past noon.

But the enthusiastic few people had no intention of stopping the work.

Change the venue and continue to lure bees.

The third nest arrived as expected.

In response to this rush, Fang Hongan took the initiative to further adjust the division of labor.

Yang Huaping was in charge of digging with a hoe, Lan Zhenshan and Lan Jianhui were in charge of fumigating, Lan Guihai was in charge of harvesting the honey, and Lan Jianjun picked up a crowbar...

……

Next, the fourth nest...

……

By the time the nest was dug, the harvested honey combs had filled up two large bamboo baskets.

Although he had breakfast late, Fang Hongan still felt very hungry.

Lan Jianjun insisted that he was not hungry, but his stomach immediately started to growl.

See this.

Fang Hongan no longer hesitated. He waved his hand decisively and called everyone to prepare to go down the mountain.

However, when Fang Hongan glanced at the broken wooden barrel that Yang Huaping was holding, he suddenly remembered.

There is still one thing left to do...

(End of this chapter)