Chapter 15: Outings

Since the mission is over, there is a few days to relax, Lin Ningning proposed that the four of them can go to the nearby Baishan to play, which is an undeveloped scenic holy land, and it will definitely be developed into a tourist attraction in a few years, so it is good to take advantage of the fact that there is no charge now.

Hearing Lin Ningning's proposal, Chaoying also happily went. Chaoying is also a lively character, and he is full of interest in traveling. You must know that in your previous life, you had an accident when you went out to travel and took a tourist bus.

Seeing the two little women's excited looks, the Gu brothers could only agree.

Early the next morning, Gu Weidong went out to buy baked cakes, twist flowers and some fruits.

Gu Weiguo cut the beef and mutton that had been pulled out of the water the day before into small pieces, marinated it with ingredients and put it in a lunch box. I am going to use it for a barbecue at noon.

The four of them had a simple breakfast, brought food and water, and drove to Baishan.

Baishan is less than thirty kilometers away from the provincial capital of Province D, so there is no need to worry, the Gu brothers sit in the front row, Gu Weiguo drives, and then change to Gu Weidong when he is tired. Chaoying and Lin Ningning leaned on the back seat to enjoy the scenery along the way.

There are no mountains too high along the way, and the roadside is full of green crops. This is standard in a typical agricultural province.

In recent years, with the improvement of grain varieties and the delivery of guaranteed production to households in rural areas, peasants' enthusiasm for production has been high. Now the countryside is prosperous, which also makes the economic level of Province D also ranked among the highest in the country.

On the way, he passed by a melon field, Chaoying liked to eat sweet and noodle melons very much, but he didn't dare to speak when he saw the cold face of Gu Weiguo, who was driving. Gu Weidong seemed to have telepathy, and asked Gu Weiguo to stop the car.

"Uncle, how do you sell this melon?" Gu Weidong asked politely?

The old man who sells melons is over 60 years old, and his white beard looks like a master of the world in mythological stories.

"If you PLA comrades eat, I don't want money," the old man said.

"How can you do it, it's not easy for you to be a melon, our People's Liberation Army will not take a stitch from the masses, this is discipline. Gu Weidong replied with a high spirit.

I picked a few good melons, and by the way, I put 5 yuan in the weighing pan of the old man who sold melons.

The old man hurriedly excused himself, but seeing that Gu Weidong was really insisting, he finally put a ripe watermelon into the car of the four.

I asked the old man for some water, washed the melons, and went back on the road.

Ten minutes later, we arrived at the foot of the White Mountain, and it was already past ten o'clock.

Baishan is not as tall and majestic as the famous mountains and rivers of the motherland, but it is as beautiful as the trees and lush grass. Some of the trees are even thousands of years old, which made Chaoying and Lin Ningning amazed.

"Then shall we go up the mountain first or barbecue first?" Gu Weidong asked everyone for advice.

"Let's barbecue first, let's go up the mountain and come down at two o'clock in the afternoon, we must be hungry by then, let's barbecue first." Gu Weiguo gave a clear plan.

"Why don't we go up the mountain and have a barbecue on the top of the mountain? Lin Ningning asked.

Chaoying knew that such a primeval forest was very precious, and if it was ignited in the mountains and caused a fire, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Finally, the four of them lit a fire by the stream at the foot of the mountain.

Gu Weiguo took out the marinated meat and put it on the branches cut from the bushes, while Gu Weidong went to the creek to look for fish.

At this time, the river fish is delicious. However, Gu Weidong was not greedy, he caught four fish from the river and stopped, two barbecued, and two made soup.

The simple seasoning and delicious flavor made Chaoying and Lin Ningning happy to eat.

Gu Weidong packed up the garbage and put it in the trunk after dinner, which made Chaoying proud for a while, he has a sense of environmental protection in this era, and the quality of such a person is absolutely guaranteed.

After locking the car, the four chose to hike up the mountain, and the scenery along the way was something that had never been experienced by the later generations of Chaoying, who had been transformed beyond recognition due to economic development and people's expanding desires, and many rare plants had been transplanted into the park.

And now here, because it is located in the northern temperate cold zone. The primeval forest has not been destroyed, and cold-resistant crops such as pines and cypresses are everywhere, and even in the cold winter, they are growing upright.

Just like the warriors who guarded here and the role models of generations, they still thrive in the midst of hardship.

Chaoying looked at Gu Weidong, who was as straight as a pine and cypress at this time, and his heart was warm. I have never been in love in my previous life, and I have expected love, but opportunities and fate have never been patronized. It is rare to have such a perfect marriage in another world, and Chaoying at this time cherishes it.

Lin Ningning jumped around Gu Weiguo like a bird, and it was rare that the cold-faced Gu Weiguo did not discipline him as strictly as his daughter, but looked at it with doting eyes, and helped his lively little wife from time to time to avoid the lively and active little wife from falling.

The white mountain is not high, but the ancient trees around it are towering, it is easy to get lost when walking alone, the four of them walked forward not far away, and when it was more than one o'clock, the four of them had climbed to the top of the mountain, there was no difference between here and the bottom of the mountain, they were all covered by trees, full of greenery. Standing on the top of the mountain and looking into the distance, there is a gradient of green.

Indulging in this beautiful scenery, Chaoying was proud for a while and couldn't pay attention to the slipping under his feet, which frightened Gu Weidong, and hurriedly went to help Chaoying and almost slipped to Chaoying.

The young couple stood still on a gentle slope, but saw a flat and slender leaf growing at their feet, the green leaves were smooth and soft to the touch, and there were small red berries hanging on the top.

Although Chaoying in his previous life was not as well-read, he could still access a lot of knowledge because of the development of science and technology and the popularization of the Internet. At this time, Chaoying can confirm that the plant at his feet is the baby ginseng unique to Province D.

Gently pull Gu Weidong's sleeve, "Look, what is this?"

Gu Weidong, who lives in the north, has seen such ginseng since he was a child, so he is naturally not surprised.

Shout out to Gu Weiguo to avoid being separated for a while, and then began to dig up ginseng.

Digging ginseng requires extreme care, and it also requires great patience on the part of the ginseng digger, Gu Weidong broke a small wooden stick from the bushes next to him, carefully dug the ginseng, and finally took out the ginseng after more than two hours of fighting. According to the Gu brothers, this ginseng is at least 100 years old.

During this period, Chaoying and Lin Ningning cooked some mushrooms nearby, pure matsutake mushrooms.

When the ginseng was unearthed, the four of them walked down the mountain satisfied.

Precious wild ginseng, pure matsutake mushrooms, this outing is also worth the trip.

By the time they got to the bottom of the mountain, it was already about five o'clock, and the four of them drove in the direction of their home. The tiredness of the day dilutes the excitement of playing and the surprise of digging up a baby. Chaoying and Lin Ningning leaned on the back seat and didn't speak, and after a while, Lin Ningning fell asleep and snorted shallowly. Gu Weiguo smiled and motioned for Chaoying to change his seat.

In the end, Lin Ningning naturally relied on Gu Weiguo to continue to sleep, Gu Weidong changed to the driver's seat, and Chaoying sat next to him.

On the way back, Chaoying thought most about how to protect such an environment, and with his prophetic perspective and ideas, maybe he could do more meaningful things for society and the country in the future.