Rebirth in 1984, starting from beekeeping in the mountains

Chapter 91 A unique birthday gift package! Steady happiness!

With the tiredness and fatigue of these days.

Fang Hongan had a deep nap.

When I woke up, it was already getting dark.

Seeing his wife Lan Wenxiu packing the birthday gifts she had bought earlier, Fang Hongan washed his face and leaned over.

According to the customs of the mountain people.

For those under sixty, celebrating a birthday is called “sheng”.

One can be considered long-lived only when he is over sixty.

This first birthday celebration is usually held with great ceremony.

In the Xiaonan region, there are certain rules for giving birthday gifts when celebrating birthdays.

People who are resourceful will wrap up the birthday gifts that can be wrapped up, one by one, and call it a "birthday gift package".

If something cannot be wrapped, try to pack it in festive items.

Lan Wenxiu had actually packed up these birthday gifts once before.

This time I took it out to pack it up again because I felt that the style of the birthday gift bag I packed before was not very good-looking.

She went to Aunt Hong's place these past two days and learned a better way to wrap dumplings, so she took advantage of today's free time to try a different way.

Lan Wenxiu is actually not a person who likes these empty tricks.

But when I thought about how my husband had carefully prepared such a generous birthday gift for my father, I had to present it in a bright and beautiful way.

Otherwise, how can I repay my husband's hard work?

Of course, Lan Wenxiu also understands her husband. He is not the kind of person who cares about face.

Bought so many birthday gifts this time, not only to show respect to her father, but more importantly to tell her family that she will live a good and happy life after marrying here.

It was also to prove that her decision to marry him despite her family's opposition was right.

This is also what she wants to express to her parents.

With Lan Wenxiu's careful arrangement, these birthday gifts soon seemed to have changed and looked quite high-end.

However, after looking at it for a long time, Fang Hongan still felt that something was missing.

He frowned and thought for a long time, until he saw the word "囍" pasted on the big wardrobe in the room, and he slapped his head and finally remembered.

He immediately walked into the house, turned over a piece of red paper, and found a brush and ink.

The red paper was what was left over from the wedding, and as for the brushes and ink, they were bought when we went to the county town.

It is mainly used to mark the beehives with numbers, which comes in handy now.

First, he cut the red paper into pieces of prisms. After counting the enough pieces, Fang Hongan opened the ink, poured out some ink, added some water, dipped the pen in the ink, thought for a while, and then started writing on the red paper.

When Fang Hongan found the red paper, Lan Wenxiu still looked curious.

When Fang Hongan took out the brush and ink, she vaguely guessed something.

He came closer with bright eyes flashing.

Seeing Fang Hongan writing a full and neatly-written "Shou" character on the red paper, her eyes lit up.

I always knew that my husband had good grades in school, but I didn't expect that he could write such beautiful calligraphy. His level is better than that of the teachers in the village primary school in Lanxi Village.

Just stick this character "longevity" on those longevity buns, and the effect will be...

Without having to imagine too much, Lan Wenxiu felt that it must be extremely beautiful and appropriate!

Thinking of the bottle of glue that Fang Hongan had bought when he was packing up earlier, Lan Wenxiu immediately opened the cupboard and found it.

Dip the four corners and the center of the red paper with the word "longevity" written on it in paste and carefully stick it on the longevity bag.

Those longevity buns have undergone another gorgeous transformation.

"nice!"

Lan Wenxiu narrowed her crescent-shaped eyes and couldn't help clapping her hands.

“Well posted!”

"Yes...well written!"

"hey-hey!"

One of them wrote and the other pasted, and soon they had all the birthday buns ready.

Next, Lan Wenxiu took out two baskets and put the birthday gift packages into the baskets.

These two baskets were the ones Liao San brought up last time. They are two brand new baskets.

It looked clean, but the color was still a bit plain. Fang Hongan thought about it and wrote two more longevity characters and pasted them on.

After applying it like this, it really looks much more comfortable.

Fang Hongan's side was pasted, and Lan Wenxiu's things were almost installed.

The two baskets were filled to the brim, forming a small hill shaped like a steamed bun at the mouth of the baskets.

"Hong'an! Isn't this too much?" Looking at the birthday gift packages in the two baskets, Lan Wenxiu couldn't help but frowned, "It's not easy to carry them! They will fall out!"

“So worrying!”

Fang Hongan smiled, took out two big pieces of red paper, covered the basket with them, and then covered it with a layer of plastic film.

I found a red rope and stuck the plastic film to the upper edge of the basket and tied it tightly.

"Alright!" Fang Hongan clapped his hands and stood up. "This will not only prevent it from falling, but it will also be waterproof in case it rains!"

"Ok!"

Lan Wenxiu pursed her lips and smiled, with two shallow dimples appearing at the corners of her mouth.

……

……

The next day.

Rooster crow time.

Fang Hongan got up first.

Tiptoe to the fire room.

The fire was lit and the brown sugar and honey buns made by Lan Wenxiu were steamed.

Then, he opened the door and went outside to start washing.

When he finished washing up and turned back, Lan Wenxiu had already gotten up.

She was dressed and checking the cloth bag she was going to take with her.

Inside, there is a kettle, some food, and some small items that can be used in daily life.

By the way...

There are two more sets of clothes.

She is pregnant now.

I've been in good health for more than four months, so it shouldn't be a problem for me to go back.

But when my belly gets bigger, it will be inconvenient to go back.

Then I have to wait for the birth of the baby, the confinement period, and breastfeeding with a baby...

For nearly a year in the future, it may not be convenient for me to go back to my parents' home.

Therefore, Lan Wenxiu discussed with Fang Hongan and decided to stay at her parents' home for two days.

As she is about to become a parent, Lan Wenxiu gradually understands her parents' original painstaking efforts.

Besides, it was Fang Hongan who took the initiative to suggest staying for two days.

The husband wants to mend the conflict caused by the last unpleasantness, and as his wife, he must do his best to help him.

By the time Lan Wenxiu finished washing up, the brown sugar buns on the stove were ready.

The two of them smiled at each other as they finished their two steamed buns. As the sky gradually brightened, they packed up and prepared to go out.

Lanxi Village is about eight miles away from Shiwan Village.

Compared with Shiwan Village, which is poor and has bad water, Lanxi Village, located in the Dongling Valley of Tianmang Mountain, has a big river running through it and each person can get nearly two acres of high-grade paddy field. It is simply a "rich place" that makes the entire Dongling area jealous.

Many years ago, men and women of marriageable age from Lanxi Village were very popular in the dating market in the entire Dongling area. For a poor boy like Fang Hongan from Shiwan Village to marry Lan Wenxiu, a pretty girl from Lanxi Village, was a sensation not only in Shiwan Village, but also in the entire village brigade.

Many people said with red eyes that it must be Fang Hongan’s parents in heaven who prayed to the Bodhisattva for him.

As for Lan Yanhong who married later.

It also caused a heated discussion at the beginning.

To the extent that many people in Shiwan Village believed that this was a sign of protection from their Shiwan village ancestors and a change in the feng shui of the entire village.

But later, at the wedding banquet of Lan Yanhong and Xie Sanlaba, only a cousin of Lan Yanhong's family came symbolically.

It also means that Lan Yanhong is not welcome in Lanxi Village.

The situation of getting married was fundamentally different from Lan Wenxiu's.

Because it is located in a valley, the terrain of Lanxi Village is much lower than that of Shiwan Village.

Most of the eight-mile journey is downhill.

As I continued to run in the mountains during this period, my diet also continued to improve.

Fang Hongan's physical condition has been significantly improved.

For Fang Hongan, this eight-mile mountain road is nothing.

But we have to take Lan Wenxiu, who is pregnant, into consideration.

Therefore, Fang Hongan was prepared to walk for three hours this time.

According to Fang Hongan's idea, one must walk steadily all the way and not walk fast.

For every mile you walk, you should rest for at least five minutes.

With this plan, we have to set off before dawn.

This trip is to celebrate a birthday.

As a brother-in-law, he must arrive as soon as possible.

Before going out, Fang Hongan took a flashlight, turned it on and handed it to Lan Wenxiu.

Although the sky is gradually brightening, the light is still dim and the situation on the ground is not very clear.

The situation will be much better with a flashlight.

The road to Lanxi Village is different from the road down the mountain to the market. After you go out and walk along the main road to the village entrance, you will turn onto a small road.

Although the general trend is downhill, to leave Shiwan Village, you still have to cross a small ridge along this path.

Fang Hongan asked Lan Wenxiu to turn on the flashlight and walk in front.

He followed closely behind, guarding against possible accidents.

As for the condition of this road, Fang Hongan had already explored it in advance before collecting the bees yesterday. Although he had to cross a ridge, there were many people coming and going to collect firewood, so the road was relatively easy to walk on.

Except... that deserted pond...

Fang Hongan walked along, looking at his wife in front of him and the situation on the road.

After climbing over a small ridge, the road in front of him gradually went down. Soon, in the dim light, a deserted pond appeared in Fang Hongan's sight.

Speaking of this deserted pond, it actually has a very short history.

It was in 1981 that the Shiwan Village group wanted to set up a new pig farm at the foot of a nearby ridge and needed to build several public houses for raising pigs. After obtaining the approval of the brigade, the village group hurriedly chose to dig mud and make bricks nearby.

In the days of collective work, the emphasis was on self-sufficiency and not relying on others.

Not only are public houses built, but villagers also build their own red brick houses by making their own bricks.

The pig farm was quite large at the time, so a lot of mud was dug. After all the mud was dug, a pit nearly two meters deep was formed where the mud was taken.

When the rainy season comes, water from the mountains flows into the pit, and the pit gradually becomes a deserted pond.

At first, someone suggested filling up the wasteland pond, but in the era of the collective, many people were unwilling to do such work because they would not receive any work points, so the matter was gradually shelved.

By the next year, after a thunderclap, the communal meal system was transformed into a contract responsibility system.

No one cares about this pond anymore.

Fang Hongan came to take a look yesterday. In fact, when the mud was being dug, the mud pit was nearly two meters away from the roadside.

But over the past two years, the soil has been continuously washed away, and a slope has gradually formed from the roadside to the wasteland pond.

If you are not careful and step on empty air, it is easy to roll into the deserted pond that is already full of water.

In the previous life, the tragedy of his wife Lan Wenxiu was caused by a misstep.

In this life, the same thing happened to Fang Hongjiang, who unfortunately sprained his foot a few days ago.

"When we get back from Lanxi this time, we must call Heizi, Taozi and the others to fill up this pond!"

Fang Hongan made up his mind secretly.

In fact, he had this idea a long time ago, but the situation at home was really difficult recently. In order to make a living, he could only focus on making money and earning a living.

Today, the two profits from selling honey have completely changed the family's situation.

This obsession must also be implemented.

Otherwise, Fang Hongan would never sleep well whenever he thought of this deserted pond.

The two continued walking forward, and when they were about ten meters away from the pond, Fang Hongan suddenly called out to Lan Wenxiu to stop.

"It's less than a mile away! Hongan! Let's walk a little further! Let's go to the three big cypress trees ahead to rest!"

Lan Wenxiu thought Fang Hongan stopped her so that she could rest, so she turned around and smiled faintly, "Don't worry! I'm not that tired!"

"Yes!" Fang Hongan nodded, "You can go to the front to rest!"

"But...you can't walk this section!"

As he spoke, Fang Hongan had already put down his burden and walked quickly to Lan Wenxiu's side.

"I can't leave?" Lan Wenxiu blinked, not understanding what Fang Hongan meant at all.

Fang Hongan's warm voice rang out: "The road is a bit slippery! I'll carry you over!"

"Ah!" Lan Wenxiu waved her hands shyly, "No need! I can walk steadily!"

But the next moment, she saw Fang Hongan suddenly move closer to her, and then picked her up by the waist without saying a word.

In my ears, I only heard Fang Hongan's firm and slightly overbearing voice: "Be obedient! Hold me tight!"

"I……"

Lan Wenxiu's eyes became blurred and she subconsciously hugged Fang Hongan's neck.

"gone!"

Fang Hongan held his wife horizontally and walked forward along the path step by step with firm steps. Each step was solid and powerful.

In his previous life, this barren pond ruined his happiness.

This life.

He must be steady, secure, and take happiness into his own hands!
……

After crossing this pond, Fang Hongan felt a lot more relaxed.

The rest of the way was almost all downhill.

So Fang Hongan walked to the front again and let Lan Wenxiu walk behind him.

When the terrain was a little steep, Fang Hongan put down his load and carried Lan Wenxiu on his back.

At first, Lan Wenxiu was somewhat uncomfortable.

But gradually, I became addicted to it.

This feeling is sweeter than honey, and it seems that you will never get sick of it.

I was just worried that Fang Hongan would be tired, so I extended his rest time.

Just like this, they walked down the mountain road for about two hours. As the sky brightened and the sun became stronger, tiny beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads.

The road ahead gradually became flatter, and rows of dry land planted with rapeseed could be seen beside the road.

Here we have arrived at the territory of Lanxi Village.

According to the distance, it is less than two miles away from Fang Hongan’s father-in-law’s house…

(End of this chapter)