Because it is around the front mountain, I did not meet the villagers who went up the mountain to rake wild vegetables and collect firewood along the way.

The former mountain has also changed a lot.

The tunnel leading to Qunying Village has long been officially opened, and the interior of the tunnel has also been renovated, not as potholed as at the beginning, on the contrary, it is very smooth. The cart is fine running in it. A lot of materials go in and out of Qunying Village, which is from the tunnel. However, it is usually chosen in the evening.

The tunnel entrance is surrounded by a circle of dense thorn trees, and a sentry box with a wide cross-section is built outside, and there are groups of heroes who take turns guarding it 24 hours a day.

There is a mountain road near the sentry box, which is not a natural mountain road that is stepped on by more people going up and down the mountain in the back mountain, but a flat stone step with the same width and inlaid with rounded gravel blocks, leading to the mountainside one by one.

In this way, everyone also said that the guard box was used to show people the way and maintain order up and down the mountain, and it was too late to see the guards carrying guns and serious expressions without saying a word, who would look behind the thorn bushes.

The smooth stone steps go all the way up, passing by the spring pool on the way.

However, now the fish in the spring pool are not so easy to catch, maybe there are more people caught, the number of fish is decreasing day by day, and most of the survivors have experienced several life and death tests, and they are very cunning.

However, because the water in the pond is very clear, and there is a steady stream of mountain springs flowing in on the stone wall, there are really many young people and half-grown children who like to play here during the leisure time.

Gradually, not only Yanqi Commune, but also the people of the commune next door also knew that there was a very quiet and beautiful waterhole in Yanqi Mountain near the end of the mountain pass. On holidays, if relatives from the city come to visit the house and ask about what is interesting nearby, they really can't think of it, so they will bring them here.

Not to mention, the waterfalls, pools, and the splendid mountain red on the slopes really make those city people who rarely have contact with the countryside scenery full of praise. The weather is good during the New Year's holiday, and I take the city baby who can't see the fields a few times a year to go up here.

Xiang Rong Xinjian saw that there were so many people who came to play, and once accompanied Mr. Xiao to drink old wine, joking that the parks in the city still charge tickets, and they are not charged for tickets and let them pick mushrooms and dig spring bamboo shoots, which is cheaper for them.

The old man made a few remarks: "The charge is unrealistic, you can't send someone to watch it all day long." But you can send someone to set up a stall at the foot of the mountain to sell herbal tea, melons and fruits when it's hot, and boiled eggs, roasted sweet potatoes, fried steamed buns, and so on when it's cold. The price is based on the hotel in the city. When you come here to play, you don't usually bring food and drink, so wouldn't it add another amount of collective income?"

Xiang Rongxin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he slapped his thigh: What a good idea! Aren't there also state-run kiosks at the entrance of those parks? There is no conflict between the collective place and the collective store!

However, since it is a long-term business, the scenery on the mountain needs to be maintained even more. The villagers were ordered not to defecate in the open, especially the bears and children of each family, and not to pee in the waterhole. Waterholes are the number one attraction for tourists.

Xiang Rongxin also pulled a strong young man, erected a big bluestone next to the waterhole, and asked the stonemason to carve the word on the big bluestone: Spring Water Pool.

He remembered the name of "Immortal Pond", and by the way, he made up an allusion that the immortal had washed his feet in this pool. How good this gimmick is, it will definitely attract many people from the city to play here.

It's a pity that in recent years, the eradication of all cows, ghosts, snakes and gods has not been as strict as at the beginning, but as the secretary of the commune, if he dares to take the lead in committing crimes, the consequences are unimaginable. I had to follow the name casually called by the people in the village.

As soon as the big bluestone was erected, the grade was immediately improved.

Later, a circle of wild plum trees dug up in the mountains was planted at the edge of the grassy slope near the mountainside. The fruit is sour and unpalatable, and it blooms in February and March, and the light pink of the water attracts the city people who visit relatives' houses in the first month.

After finishing on the open platform of half an acre of land on the mountainside, an octagonal pavilion was built to avoid the rain, and a few bushes of purple bamboo transplanted from the bamboo forest were planted in the shade of the pavilion.

A wooden sign was erected to the east of the pavilion, which read, "Qunyingzhai boundary, idlers are not allowed to enter", indicating that this is a forbidden area and cannot be entered casually.

However, even if there are those who are not afraid of death, they will eventually be forced to retreat by the two-meter-high, four-meter-wide iron fence gate at the entrance of the village, surrounded by dense iron thorns, and the two fierce military dogs inside the gate.

The pavilion is connected to the back mountain to the north. Therefore, with this artificially dug mountain road, it is not only convenient for the members of Qunying Village to bypass the village to enter and exit freely, but also convenient for the villagers to take a shortcut to the wharf.

The commune's grocery stall was set up in the middle of the wharf and the mountain pass, and a square hut made of wood was the collective store of Yanqi Commune. When the bridge opens, I believe it will be more lively.

On holidays, there was good weather, and Xiang Rongxin sent members to open the store.

In order to compete for this place, a few women quarreled fiercely, and almost fought over it.

It's no wonder that they are calculating, the work of watching the stall is similar to going to work at the sales point, they are not tired, and they can earn six or seven points. There are elderly people at home, the elderly are not deaf or blind and can walk, who doesn't want to come to see the stall. also earns six points, and it is much easier to look at the stall.

Xiang Rongxin took this into account and asked the elderly to take over the job. But the two brigades combined, there are many qualified old people, so this is not a fight.

Finally, it is the decision to draw lots - the elderly who are willing to come to the stall participate in the lot, and line up to see the stall according to the serial number of the catch. By the monthly wheel, so that no one suffers. Even if you are unlucky this year, it will be winter or summer, but next year it may be spring and autumn.

That's how it stops.

The goods in the commissary are very simple, mainly selling some ready-made food in the outlets, and then boiling a pot of tea eggs, steaming a basket of rice cakes or steamed buns.

There is a large tea bucket at the door, and a bowl of hot tea for two cents.

However, it is free for the guards standing guard diagonally opposite. Even though the guards rarely took the initiative to come over to beg for tea, Xiang Rongxin was praised by the county-level leading cadres who went to the countryside to inspect the meeting, and praised the Yanqi Commune for "supporting the army" and "loving the army" more than once at the meeting, and also allocated a small amount of reward. This made Xiang Rongxin walk with the wind for a while.

The commissary also sells melons and fruits, but what to sell depends on the season. Watermelon, vegetable melon, and golden melon are sold on hot days, and sugarcane, kumquats, and tomatoes are sold on cool days.

In recent years, with the increasing number of educated youths and strong young members,—— half of the children have finally become strong laborers, and the commune has successively opened up hundreds of acres of wasteland, which can be regarded as making use of all the corners and corners that can be used.

Xiang Rong Xinchang chatted with a few members of the Xiao family, knowing that seasonal melons and fruits were scarce in the city, so he specially set aside a few acres to grow watermelons, sugarcane, apples, and pears.

Fruit trees such as apples and pears require frequent maintenance except for the first year of planting. It is easy to wait for the planting, unlike the crops in the field that need to be tended every day. All you need to do is water and see if there are any worms. At the beginning of the third year, they waited for the fruit to be eaten.

Moreover, fruit trees are planted at the foot of the mountain and by the river, which do not occupy fertile land, and are irrigated with mountain streams and river water; people in the vicinity also raise chickens and ducks under the fruit trees, and even save fertilization.

Therefore, Xiang Rongxin's decision is very popular with the members.

The collective income of Yanqi Commune has an additional input, which is not only used for public expenses, but also distributed to each family at the end of the year.

Not only is there money to be shared, but other communes share grain during the summer harvest, and Yanqi Commune distributes not only grain but also shares, and the autumn harvest also distributes more than other communes. In addition to eating fruits at home, they can also be used to give gifts to relatives.

As for sugar cane, this thing is not all used as a fruit to gnaw, and the grocery purchase station welcomes it tightly. I wish all the communes were like the Yanqi Commune, pulling sugar cane to them every year. They are transported to sugar processing plants to produce white sugar. White sugar is a good thing that is scarce all over the country.

Yingfang's family went out early, and when they arrived at the foot of the mountain, the first boat at the ferry terminal was released, and the whining whistle broke the silence of the morning light.

"Grandpa, why hasn't the bridge been opened yet? If it is passed, you can go directly from the bridge to the county, and the big guys don't need to take a boat." "100,000 whys for a warm girl to start a new day.

The old man leaned on his cane and patiently answered the little girl's question as he walked: "It's almost there." He pointed to the other side of the river, "See, there are still some fences over there that have not been installed, and when they are all installed, the bridge will be opened." ”

"The bridge is open, so is the ferry still open?" asked the curious baby.

"I don't know. The old man stroked his beard with a smile, "It depends on whether there are many people on the boat, and if there are not too many, the frequency will be reduced, and if there are too few, then it will not be opened." But the dock still wants it. ”

"Why?"

"I know that. Yang Yang raised his hand and replied, "Dad said that the dock not only docks passenger ships, but also cargo ships. ”

"That's right. Yang Yang is so smart!"

"It's Daddy who is smart!"

"Hahaha......"

Laughing and laughing, he began to climb the mountain. Fortunately, the steps lead straight to the mountainside, and it is very stable to walk.

The triplets are very filial and compete to help the old man.

Ying Fang and Jiang Xinrou pulled them back.

"Grandpa likes to walk by himself, he really can't walk, there is Uncle Xiao Li. You are still young, and you don't have enough strength, and if you can't hold on, you'll fall. ”

"Mom, I have a lot of strength. Yang Yang was unconvinced and raised his arm to show his mother, "Look, my flesh is strong, and my strength is really strong." Don't believe you ask your younger siblings. ”

"Good, good, you have a lot of strength. Ying Fang said perfunctorily.

Yang Yang pouted unhappily when he saw this: "You don't believe me." ”

"Brother, I believe in you. Yan Yan comforted him like a little adult.

Probably not the first time this is the case, Yang Yang put his arm around his brother's shoulder: "Brother is still the best for you, our mother doesn't believe me." Next time, I won't believe what she says, I'll believe what you say. ”

You are good to me, and I am good to you. The brothers hugged each other to keep warm.

Nuan Nuan covered her mouth and snickered, then ran to her mother's side, and pointed at the brothers narrowly: "Mother, look." ”

Nuan Nuan likes to call Yingfang "mother", and the brothers are used to calling "mother".

Anyway, they all mean the same thing, and the family will shout by them. Shouting all the way to now, Nuan Nuan is used to shouting, and Yingfang is also used to listening.

"Be careful, the mountain road is no better than the flat road. Yingfang hung and held her little hand, no longer letting her run around.

"It's a good job. Along the way, the old man sighed, "I think when we first came, we had to rely on an iron rake to open the way to the mountain, which is like now, all the way to the stone steps, walking is not tired, and refreshing." If it was still like back then, I don't think the old man would be able to crawl. ”

"Dad, don't you say I haven't paid attention, your old cold leg doesn't seem to have any more attacks in the past few years. ”

Jiang Xinrou glanced at the old man's legs. I think that when I first came, I was out of breath when I walked through the tunnel, but in the past few years, I didn't blush or pant when I climbed a mountain and went up a hill. Of course, this is a good thing, and it is too late to be happy.

"That's not it!" the old man said of the old cold leg that no longer recurred, "I didn't see that I played Xiaoyao Boxing in the morning and drank a cup of medicinal wine before going to bed, both prongedly, if I still have a seizure, it would be too unreasonable." ”

Everyone laughed.

Nuan Nuan said sweetly: "Grandpa, you will definitely live a long life." ”

"Oh, how can Nuan Nuan girl be so well-behaved!" the old man laughed happily.

Almost all the way to the mountainside with a smile.

"Grandpa, look, that's where Dad works. ”

Seeing the wooden row marking the forbidden area, Nuan Nuan sensibly pointed in the direction of Qunying Village.

"Yes, so we can't bother, let's go over there. The old man's cane pointed to the bamboo forest not far in front of him.

"I've been there, and my mother took us to dig bamboo shoots. After laughing all the way, Yang Yang began to answer again, leaving Fang Cai's unpleasantness behind.

"You can dig it now. At this time, the bamboo shoots are still tender, let's dig a few plants and go back to fry sauerkraut. ”

"Yes, since you're here, why don't you dig some bamboo shoots and take them to cook soup and drink them when you go to the picnic. ”

Everyone was eager to dig bamboo shoots, so they simply unloaded their baskets and bamboo baskets and got busy in the bamboo forest.

The triplets are purely soy sauce, and they can't be counted on at all.

First, the tender bamboo shoots are buried in the ground, and they can't be found without some observation, and second, they need to have tools and skills to dig bamboo shoots, which they don't have, so it's good not to help.

However, seeing that their interest was so high, Yingfang didn't want to hit them, and praised a few words from time to time "well done" and "baby eggs are so good", coaxing people to smooth their hair, and happily went to the side to eat wild vegetables.

There are several kinds of wild vegetables that are often eaten, and the baby eggs know each other, and they often move them home. After all, in the spring in the countryside, wild vegetables in the mountains and fields grow like wild grasses. If it rains, it's more like mushrooms after the rain.

Like shepherd's cabbage, wild amaranth, and marantou, they are dug casually. Shallots and celery prefer a humid environment, so you have to go to the mountain stream to find it.

The farmer can't count on anything else, but when the weather is good, take a small shovel and go to the foot of the mountain to dig wild vegetables, catch some earthworm caterpillars and feed the chickens and ducks home, which is a common thing.

Although Yingfang's family has no shortage of labor, nor is there a shortage of food and clothing, they have never been spoiled in this regard. What a child of the same age can do for the family, her child can do too.