Go back to 1980 and enjoy it

Chapter 361: Mother and Daughter with Extraordinary Temperament

 In later generations, there are six most famous “ginkgo towns” in our country.

They are: Jiangsu Taixing, Jiangsu Pizhou, Hubei Anlu, Shandong Tancheng County, Guangdong Nanxiong, and Zhejiang Changxing County.

 Among them, Taixing’s ancient ginkgo, number of ginkgo plantings, ginkgo yield, and ginkgo quality all rank first in the country, and it enjoys the reputation of the “No. 1 Ginkgo City” in China.

 According to statistics, Taixing’s ginkgo production accounts for about one-third of the country’s total.

Deng Shirong came to Taixing, Jiangsu Province after many inquiries. He came to buy ginkgo saplings.

Now, the roadbed of the village road has been completed and the road surface has been leveled. The cement road can be laid later, but the planting of ginkgo trees must be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

Although a single ginkgo tree looks beautiful, it is incomparable with a group of ginkgo trees. In his previous life, Deng Shirong only saw a single ginkgo tree. Groups of ginkgo trees were only seen online, but not in real life. Not seen.

At this time, after seeing a group of ginkgo trees that were decades or even hundreds of years old, the visual shock made him no longer satisfied with buying saplings.

After all, it takes more than twenty years for a small sapling to grow to barely achieve the desired visual effect, and to achieve the most perfect effect, it must grow for at least forty to fifty years. Can it live for another forty years? I don’t know how I could have waited so long!

So he came up with the idea of ​​transplanting a mature tree.

 The woman is not very old, she looks about twenty-one or twelve years old.

A family hospital in Wuhan.

 Three o'clock in the afternoon.

The only headache that gave Deng Shirong was how to plant the trees without telling the clan members after he had gathered enough ginkgo trees.

In addition to the ginkgo trees, Deng Shirong also collected dozens of large stones weighing several to more than ten tons, which were used to pave the sides of the river. These large stones also faced the same embarrassment as the ginkgo trees. How to get these big rocks to both sides of the river without hiding it from the tribe is also a headache.

Because there is everything in the system space, Deng Shirong spent more than half a month digging into the deep mountains and old forests. He collected a total of 36 male ginkgo trees that were between 25 and 35 years old and had relatively similar overall shapes. strain.

The young woman who was embroidering looked up and saw that her mother, who was writing, had put down her pen to answer the phone. She lowered her head again and continued to complete her work.

However, Deng Shirong is not an ordinary person. He has a systematic space. According to his experiments, whether animals or plants are put into the space and then released, there is no impact on them at all.

 When an adult tree is transplanted, the visual effect is absolutely immediate.

Hearing the words coming from the living room, Gu Caiwei couldn't sit still anymore, put down her embroidery and walked out of the study.

But what’s rare is that her facial features are of the type that become more attractive the more you look at her. In addition, her temperament is gentle, dignified, and elegant, and her body proportions are excellent. She can be said to be a very good girl.

Therefore, after knowing that there were male trees that did not bear fruit, Deng Shirong did not hesitate to choose the male ginkgo tree. He also specifically asked the locals for advice on the difference between female and male trees.

Not to mention anything else, the cost of transportation alone can scare people to death. After digging up the tree, if it is not planted in time, it is unknown whether it will survive.

With such an awesome system space, Deng Shirong didn’t panic at all when he went deep into the mountains and forests by himself. Within the scope of the system space, nothing could harm him. He was the most awesome wild survival master in the world.

I have to say here that according to Deng Shirong's experiments, as long as it is within the scope of the system space, then anything can be collected in. You can collect as much as you want. If you collect the whole tree with roots and soil, it is completely useless. questionable.

Ginkgo trees should be planted approximately 15 meters apart. The total length of the village roads along the river in Naye Village is 3,684 meters. It would take 245 trees to be planted in one row, and a total of three rows would need to be planted on both sides of the road plus the middle. That is Of the 735 trees, only 36 have been planted so far, which is still far from the target!

Although there is still a big gap in the ginkgo tree, Deng Shirong must go back. It is already the end of November of the lunar calendar, and there are not many days left until their new ancestral hall of the Ye Deng family is enthroned. Such an important matter for him as a clan member The head is absolutely indispensable.

In the study room, in addition to the woman quietly embroidering, there is also a middle-aged woman with the same good temperament. She is writing calligraphy. The shape of the calligraphy is sometimes square and sometimes long. It looks very changeable. Because of the shape of the calligraphy, her calligraphy skills are quite good. High.

 In short, what they look like when they are taken into space will be what they look like when they are put out again.

Mother Gu said: "Your uncle said he broke his hand, but nothing else. You quickly pack your things and go back with me to see your grandma."

After thinking about transplanting mature trees, Deng Shirong went to places with ginkgo trees. Taixing is indeed the hometown of ginkgo with the largest ginkgo production in the country. Ginkgo trees are really everywhere, just like Bobai. The lychee trees and longan trees on the side are also common.

"Ah...how did you fall? It was too careless. What did the doctor say? Did it fall anywhere else? Then take good care of mom. I will go back in the car right away."

Deng Shirong did not look for those ginkgo trees with owners, but went deep into the old forests in the mountains. He wanted to find the tall wild ginkgo trees.

Just as the two women were embroidering and the other writing, the phone in the living room suddenly rang.

In the study, a woman is sitting there concentrating on embroidery. She is embroidering a picture of flowers and birds. At this time, most of the work has been completed. The embroidered bird looks lifelike, which shows that the woman's embroidery skills are quite good. Extraordinary.

The reason why he did this was not that he was reluctant to pay for it, but mainly because his system space was really inconvenient to show to others, so he could only find those unowned ginkgo trees, so that he could collect the ginkgo trees and the soil together when no one was around. Space can save a lot of trouble.

Gu Caiwei nodded and said, "Mom, do you want to call Dad? See if he has time to go together."

Waiting for her mother to hang up the phone, Gu Caiwei quickly asked: "Mom, did grandma fall?"

It took more than half a month to build 36 male ginkgo trees. This speed is not too slow, but Deng Shirong is still not satisfied, mainly because the gap is too big.

Mother Gu shook her head and said, "Forget it about your dad. He is busy working all day long. How can he find time? I can just go back with you."

“Okay, then I’ll pack my luggage first, and mommy can write a note to daddy!”

Her appearance is not the type that makes people stunning at first sight. When I first saw her, I just thought she looked pleasing to the eye, that's all.

Mother Gu said: "He might be in a meeting now, so don't disturb him. We can just leave him a note."

This ginkgo tree is a dioecious plant. Female ginkgo trees will bear fruits, often called white fruits, while male ginkgo trees will not bear fruits. They are mainly used as greening wood or pollination trees.

Mother Gu said worriedly: "Yes, your uncle called and said that your grandma accidentally slipped and fell while feeding the chickens and broke her hand."

If an ordinary person wants to transplant ginkgo trees in batches from Taixing, Jiangsu to Naye Village, it is impossible.

Based on what he learned during this period, Deng Shirong knew that falling ginkgo nuts would make the road surface dirty and smelly.

Deng Shirong was too lazy to think too much. As the saying goes, the boat will straighten out when it reaches the bridge, and a solution will naturally be found by then.

Anyway, he will have a lot of time in the future. At worst, he will continue to look for it next year. If one year is not enough, it will be two years. If two years are not enough, it will be three years. Anyway, these are mature trees. Once enough is collected, they can be planted slowly. .

 …

Hearing this, Gu Caiwei also showed a worried look and asked, "Besides breaking your hand, did you fall anywhere else?"

 So, he can completely use the system space to do things that ordinary people cannot do.

Gu Caiwei said: "Even if dad doesn't have time to go with us, we should call him and tell him!"

“Well, let’s go, we don’t know how long we’re going to stay, so bring more clothes.”

"knew."

 …

 At 5:25 pm, a train from Nanjing to Nanning stopped at Hankou Station.

Some passengers got off the bus here, and some passengers got on the bus here. The two passengers sitting with Deng Shirong got off the bus. About seven or eight minutes later, new passengers came to these two vacated seats.

Deng Shirong has long been accustomed to this.

However, what surprised him was that the two newly boarded passengers turned out to be two good-looking female passengers, a middle-aged woman and a young woman. They looked like a mother and daughter, and the clothes they wore The way they dress is different from other passengers, and you can tell from a glance that they are from a good family.

Of course, Deng Shirong could tell at a glance that they lacked experience in riding a car.

After all, thefts and even robberies on trains often happen in this era. People who travel far away for a long time know how to disguise themselves in a low-key manner and try to dress as plainly as possible. Although they may not be able to escape the vicious eyes of thieves, they can still play a role. to some confusing effect.

 At least they won’t look like two big fat sheep like the two women in front of them.

 “Hello, comrade!”

Seeing Deng Shirong look at them, the middle-aged woman greeted them politely.

Deng Shirong also replied politely: "Hello, do you need any help?"

"No, thanks!"

With that said, the middle-aged woman and her daughter put the suitcase on the luggage rack together. The suitcase was filled with some clothes and there was nothing too heavy, so they naturally put the suitcase on it easily.

When they sat down, seeing that the mother and daughter were a little awkward, Deng Shirong smiled and asked, "Is this your first time taking a train?"

 The middle-aged woman shook her head and said, "We have taken the train several times."

Deng Shirong was a little surprised when he heard this, but he didn't think much about it, nodded and stopped talking.

 Soon, the train restarted and left Hankou Station.

At this time, it was time to have dinner. Many passengers in the car took out various kinds of food, including pasta such as steamed buns and steamed buns, common cereals such as sweet potatoes and corn, and various homemade dry foods.

 The most eye-catching one is Master Kong’s braised beef noodles in barrels. Hey guys, soak it in boiling water and stir it when you are ready to eat. The aroma will really fill the carriage and make other passengers greedy.

Even Deng Shirong heard the cry from the stomach of the young girl sitting with him.

Gu Caiwei is very embarrassed now. It is very indecent for a girl to make her stomach growl with hunger.

Mother Gu obviously heard it too and said, "Weiwei, let's go eat!"

The mother and daughter were in such a hurry when they came out to catch the carriage that they didn't have time to eat something, so now they can only eat in the carriage.

Gu Caiwei quickly stood up and responded: "Yes!"

So the mother and daughter walked towards the dining car.

Deng Shirong has taken trains a lot in the past few years, but he has never eaten in the dining car. He always eats delicacies that are usually stored in the system space.

He originally planned to do the same for this dinner, but when he saw the mother and daughter going to the dining car to eat, he suddenly remembered that it was the 1980s, and the food on the train did not give people the impression of being expensive and unpalatable like in later generations. .

For train meals in this era, most of the chefs are from old restaurants and have excellent cooking skills, allowing passengers to eat famous dishes from all over the world on the train. The taste is not worse than outside restaurants. It can be said that it is the gold of train meals. era.

Until the early 1990s, food trucks in various places began to implement a contract responsibility system, turning in a fixed amount of profits every year, and the remaining money went to the food trucks.

 In order to earn more profits, contractors began to choose their own purchase channels, and the quality of ingredients became worse and worse.

Furthermore, the threshold for chefs to enter a dining car is getting lower and lower, and the level of each one is inferior to the next. Even later, as long as you have a health permit, you can work in a dining car and cook. In this way, train meals will naturally become more and more unpalatable.

It was only then that we had the bad impression of later generations that "train food = tastes bad + is expensive".

　Today’s train meals are still worth looking forward to.

The most important thing is that now that the weather has turned cold, Deng Shirong cannot take out the steaming delicacies in the system space to eat. And those delicacies that have been left cold will naturally not be hot when eaten in this cold weather. handy.

 So, Deng Shirong also thought of going to the dining car to eat.

So, watching the Gu family's mother and daughter pass through the carriage, Deng Shirong also stood up and walked slowly towards the dining car.

Although the Spring Festival Transport has not started yet, there are still many passengers on the train, and it takes a lot of time to pass through each carriage. When Deng Shirong came to the dining car, he found that the Gu family's mother and daughter were already ordering food.

 A dish of fried meat with green pepper and a fried egg with chopped green onion.

As a result, when paying, Gu’s mother touched her pocket and shouted: “My money has been stolen!”

Hearing this, Gu Caiwei quickly touched her pocket, then her face changed drastically and she said, "My money was stolen too!"

There happened to be a policeman in the dining car, and Mother Gu said quickly: "Comrade policeman, there is a thief on the train, and our money has been stolen!"

When other passengers in the dining car heard this, they all showed sympathetic eyes, and then they all touched their pockets in unison, becoming more vigilant again. They had to protect their money to prevent it from being stolen by thieves, which would be tragic.

The police officer asked them how much money had been stolen to determine whether it was stolen from the car or before they got in the car. After Gu's mother and daughter confirmed that it was stolen after they got in the car, the police officer said they would try their best to trace it, but It also hinted to them that the results might not be optimistic.

After all, there are all kinds of people on the train, and it is impossible for the police to search each passenger. It is really extremely difficult to get the money back without witnesses.

When the Gu family's mother and daughter reported the matter to the police, Deng Shirong had already ordered the meal. In addition to the fried pork with green peppers and fried eggs with green onions that the Gu family's mother and daughter ordered, he also added two dishes: braised pork and braised eggplant. Ordered a portion of lotus root bone soup.

After the Gu family's mother and daughter explained the situation clearly to the police and were about to return to their seats to wait for news, Deng Shirong stopped in front of them and said: "Two comrades, I just heard about your story, and the police can't help for a while." You catch the thief and get the money back.

As the saying goes, people are like iron, and rice is like steel. If you don’t eat a meal, you will feel hungry. I have already ordered the dishes. If you don’t mind, sit down and eat together. Only when you are full can you have the energy to solve the problem. "

"this…"

Gu's mother hesitated for a moment. Under normal circumstances, she would definitely not accept such an invitation, but the current situation is better than others. The mother and daughter were in a hurry to drive and didn't bring anything to eat. Now the money has been stolen again. You can't stay hungry all the time. This is not a matter of one or two meals, but a matter of one or two days.

Therefore, Gu’s mother only hesitated for a moment and then said gratefully: “Thank you, comrade!”

Gu Caiwei, a young girl, also seemed very embarrassed. This was the first time in her life that she had encountered such an embarrassing thing.

When the Gu family mother and daughter sat down, Deng Shirong said: "Let me introduce myself. My surname is Deng. I come from Yulin, Guangxi. I don't know where you two are from and what do you call them?"

Mother Gu smiled and said, "Then we can be considered fellow villagers. My natal family is from Nanning, Guangxi. This is my daughter, whose surname is Gu."

Deng Shirong said: "I would like to ask, if you have taken trains before, have you always sat on the sleeper berth? This is the first time you have sat on the hard seat, right?"

Mother Gu was surprised and said, "Fellow, how do you know?"

Deng Shirong said: "Of course I can tell. You are too well-dressed. You are easily targeted by thieves as soon as you get in the car. The probability of being stolen is very high."

Mother Gu suddenly realized it and said with some annoyance: "I really didn't notice this. I'll understand if I get in the car again next time."

While talking, the dining car service staff began to serve the dishes. The first ones served were braised pork, scallion omelette and lotus root and bone soup. Just stewed.

When the waiter in the dining car brought all the rice, Deng Shirong greeted: "Fellow, hurry up and eat. There is also a dish of fried pork with green pepper and braised eggplant. The portion of the dish is enough, so don't be polite, go and eat." Eat so you don’t waste it.”

The Gu family's mother and daughter were somewhat moved when they heard this. The dishes Deng Shirong ordered included the fried pork with green peppers and fried eggs with green onions that the mother and daughter had ordered before. They also ordered four dishes and one soup, which shows that I really want to treat them to dinner.

In fact, given their status, they usually can't treat many people to them if they want to, so of course they won't care about this mere meal.

But it also depends on the circumstances under which the meal was given to them. Now that their mother and daughter's money has been stolen and they are penniless, if someone is willing to treat them to a meal under such circumstances, then the portion of the meal will be the same as usual. Naturally it is different.

They were all sitting together eating, so naturally they couldn't stay silent. Gu's mother took the initiative and asked, "Fellow, are you coming back from a business trip?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said: "Our village plans to plant a group of ginkgo trees. I heard that there are many ginkgo trees in Jiangsu, so I rushed over to have a look. What about you, are you coming back to visit relatives?"

Mother Gu nodded and said, "Yes, I haven't been back to my parents' home for more than a year. I just have nothing to do so I brought my daughter back to visit my parents."

The two chatted while eating, and soon fried pork with green peppers and braised eggplant were served.

I have to say that train meals in this era are indeed delicious and not too expensive. The three of them were quite satisfied.

 After dinner, the three of them walked back to the carriage and sat down together.

 In the next two days, Deng Shirong kept inviting the Gu family's mother and daughter to dinner, and the relationship between the two parties was almost like friends.

After arriving in Nanning and walking out of the station, Gu's mother said to Deng Shirong with a grateful face: "Fellow, thank you for these two days. If it weren't for your help, we, mother and daughter, wouldn't know what to do. Please give me Leave your address and I will send the money to you when the time comes.”

Deng Shirong waved his hand and said: "I'm serious. There is no need to send money. It's just a few meals together. Anyone who encounters this kind of thing will help."

Mother Gu said: "Fellow, you have to give me a chance to treat you to dinner, otherwise I will feel very guilty."

Deng Shirong smiled and said: "It's just a little effort, there's really no need to be polite."

Mother Gu insisted: "Fellow fellow, your little effort is a great help to our mother and daughter. You shouldn't be in a hurry to return to Yulin today, right?"

Deng Shirong shook his head and said, "I won't go back today. I'm too tired from the car ride. I'll go back tomorrow."

Gu's mother said: "I heard from my mother-in-law before that the spicy hot pot in Wuyue Square in Nanning is very delicious. At five o'clock in the afternoon, I want to invite you, fellow villager, to come here to have hot pot. Don't refuse, and give our mother and daughter one." Opportunity to repay.”

Deng Shirong showed a strange look when he heard this, but it was unexpected and reasonable that the other party chose Hot Girl Hot Pot as the place to treat the guests.

  After all, Laimeizi hot pot is now quite famous in Nanning. As long as hot pot is mentioned, the first thing that comes to the minds of Nanning people must be Laimeizi hotpot.

The treat came to his own hot pot restaurant. Deng Shirong also thought it was interesting, so he smiled and said: "Okay, since you are so polite, fellow countryman, let's meet at the spicy hot pot restaurant at five o'clock in the afternoon."

Seeing that he agreed, Gu's mother couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Then it's settled, see you there at five o'clock in the afternoon."

Deng Shirong hummed and asked, "Where are you going? I'll call a tricycle for you to take you there."

Mother Gu was not polite. She had been bothering the other party for two days, and she gave him an address without trembling at the last moment.

Deng Shirong hired a rickshaw, agreed on the price with the owner, and paid the fare in advance. After both parties said goodbye to each other, they watched the mother and daughter leave.

 …

PS: The readership of this book is really a mystery. Generally speaking, during the holidays, the subscriptions of almost all works will drop. But for my book, the subscriptions started to rise against the market every long holiday. This was the case during the Spring Festival. Subscriptions for all works are sluggish, but we have continued to hit new highs, almost doubling after the Spring Festival.

This is also the case during the May Day holiday. Other authors are clamoring in the group that subscriptions have plummeted. As a result, the number of new subscriptions for this book has been increasing day by day, which is really amazing.

 (End of this chapter)