After lunch, Zhang Qian led the two female comrades into the house to look at the photos, and Liu Junhao pulled them

"Liu Junhao, look at those magpies, it's not weird, it's gathered on the roof of your house on such a hot day, could it be that there are insects on it...... Look, what's in the mouth of this magpie? Pang Xu inadvertently turned his head, only to find a large group of magpies flying around on the roof of the second floor.

Liu Junhao hurriedly raised his head when he said this, "It's bad, I've been drying horse fruits for two days." ”

Horse fruit vine is a relatively rare plant in Liujiagou, this vine looks like a creeper, and the end of the stem has antennae, which can be used to adsorb and entangle other things. However, its branches are much thicker than those of the creeper, and they tend to cling to tall trees or growing on steep rock walls.

Horse fruit is a wild fruit that bears on the vine, and its appearance is dark brown and looks inconspicuous. This thing is not very delicious when it is first picked, it tastes astringent and sweet, and it has to be stored for a period of time until the moisture dissipates before it can be eaten. Whether it is eaten raw as a snack or roasted in the fire, of course, this thing can not be eaten more, and if you eat too much, it will be very uncomfortable in the human stomach and not easy to digest. There is also a way to eat horse fruit, that is, it is dried and milled into powder, rinsed in water several times to filter impurities, and the remaining water is the essence of horse fruit, as long as it is precipitated for half a day, it can separate the milky white starch, which can be made into "powder skin" to eat.

In the early years, the food station in the town would go to the countryside to collect horse fruits in the summer, and it is said that they would make "flour" and sell them. The purchase price is very cheap, and in Liu Junhao's impression, it is less than two cents a catty. However, at that time, people were poor, and there were many people picking horse fruits. Every summer, the people in the village carry a sickle and carry a bamboo basket to the mountain to look for horse fruit, if you are lucky, you can pick more than 100 catties a day when you encounter the horse fruit vine that has not been found.

Of course, it is not easy to pick horse fruits, because the leaves of this thing are very strange, and people will have a feeling as soon as they touch it. And the more you scratch it, the more itchy, and this scratch hurts like a fire after being stained with sweat. People can't stretch their hands and feet on the tree at all, and when picking the fruit, they inevitably come into contact with the leaves, so when they are picked from a vine, both arms are full of red marks. In addition, the position where this thing generally grows is too high, and people often look at the "vine" and sigh. Later, some people adopted a method of fishing with all their might, cutting down the horse fruit vine directly from the ground, and then pulling it down from the tree with great force, so that the horse fruit could be easily picked without going up the tree.

This method is easy but easy, you cut me and I cut it, and as a result, the horse fruit vine quickly decreased. When Liu Junhao was young, this kind of vine was everywhere on the mountain, but now it can only be found in some inaccessible places.

Two days ago, Liu Junqi went up the mountain and accidentally found a horse fruit vine under a stone pedal nest. It just so happened that there were places of strength on both sides of the stone kick nest, so this man picked hundreds of catties of fruit without much effort. After getting it back, he thought that this thing was a rarity, so he sent a lot of it to Liu Junhao.

Zhang Qian was very interested in this thing when she first came into contact with it, but after tasting one, she shook her head again and again, and said that she could eat it all for Wukong. The monkey is also a picky eater, so he only takes a bite and throws the half into the basket.

Liu Junhao thought that it was hard for someone to send it, and it would be a pity if he threw it away like this. In the morning, when he saw that the weather was good, he thought about taking some trouble to dry this thing and make it into "flour skin" to eat. Because he was afraid of being eaten by other birds, Liu Junhao specially sent his own Doudou to guard the roof.

Thinking of the cat, he hurriedly barked at the roof.

A lazy cat meow came from the shade of the tree, and the guy stood up and stretched, then narrowed his eyes.

This guy doesn't know when he has slipped away.

Liu Junhao couldn't sit still at the moment, he hurriedly threw the chess pieces, took three steps and ran towards the roof of the building. Hopefully, the magpies will slow down so they can harvest some fruit.

"Boom" Those magpies flapped their wings and flew up as soon as they saw the arrival. One of them was very bold, and he even had one in his mouth before leaving. Ya, even eat and take, Liu Junhao hatefully picked up a half brick from the side, but think about it if the brick was thrown down and didn't hit the magpie, but smashed into the chickens and ducks in the yard, it would be a bad thing. In the end, he could only put down the brick in a rather depressed manner.

"This is Ma Guozi?" Pang Xu heard the name and thought it was something delicious, but when he saw the real thing on the roof, he was immediately disappointed.

"Don't look down, you'll know it's delicious when you've made the noodles." Liu Junhao hasn't eaten this for many years, but he misses it a little. When he saw that the fruit had been dried, he called him over and helped to put it in the basket.

"The sun, it's so hot" The two of them had just stayed on the roof for less than five minutes, and they were sweating hot on their heads.

Now Liu Junhao finally understands why the cat slipped, and there is really no way to stay in the relationship.

The fruit was brought downstairs, and Xu Xiaoli and others came out to check when they heard the movement. They were not interested in this fruit, but they were very interested in pushing the mills, and they all encouraged them to go to the village to push the mills and grind the flour.

Liu Junhao almost fainted when he heard this, and now in this kind of weather, when he pushes the mill in the village, there is definitely something wrong with his head. He shook his head again and again, saying that he didn't want to go.

"We didn't expect you to push the mill, three female generals can't match you alone? Besides, my husband has strength, right? Xu Xiaoli looked back at Pang Xu, who was immediately beaten with chicken blood, excitedly posing and proudly showing off her non-existent biceps.

Sister, you think this is a game snack. Girls like them who can't pick their shoulders and can't resist it, it's already good to be able to push the empty mill later.

Everyone was interested, and Liu Junhao didn't want to discourage their enthusiasm, so he reluctantly followed. He has already made up his mind that when his wife doesn't speak, he will never do it.

When he arrived in the village, Pang Xu put the bamboo basket on the grinding plate, and then blew two breaths into his hands to prepare for war.

"Wait, I haven't used water to grind the plate yet." Liu Junhao urgently stopped, don't look at the grinding plate is very clean, but there is definitely a lot of dust on it, so he started to push the mill directly, and there is no way to eat the ground starch when he waits.

After washing the mill with clean water, Pang Xu impatiently pushed the mill around. The first time he came into contact with this thing, he thought it was very fresh, and specially asked Su Nana to help take two photos next to him.

As the stone stone turned, the grain of horse fruit was quickly crushed, revealing the initial gray-white powder inside, which was starch, but it also contained a large number of impurities.

As soon as Xu Xiaoli saw the boss move, she immediately picked up the brush and swept behind her, and the two of them really had the taste of husband and wife.

Liu Junhao saw that this product was quite energetic, turned around and found a place with good shade to take over, and prepared to take over when he was dizzy. You must know that pushing the mill is to turn in circles, people push for a long time only feel dizzy, can not use the strength at all, the sense of direction is slightly worse after the person can sit on the ground for a long time and feel that the legs are soft.

Zhang Qian and Su Nana couldn't intervene at all next to them, and they also stood over to rest.

"Uncle, bamboo civet...... One dollar" Pang Xu and his family were pushing vigorously, and suddenly a muttering child ran over, and the little guy was still holding a fat little bamboo rat in his arms.

"Hey, bamboo rat, it's cuter than ours." When Xu Xiaoli saw the bamboo rat in the child's hand, she immediately threw the brush and leaned over with a surprised face. She planned to buy it and be a companion with the one in Liu Junhao's courtyard. The bamboo rat has lost a few pounds in a row these days, and it is estimated that in addition to dietary problems, it is very feasible to be too lonely.

"How much does this stuff cost?" Pang Xu saw that someone was selling bamboo rats, and the work in his hand stopped.

"One dollar" The little guy saw that there was a possibility of talking about business, and immediately handed the bamboo rat to Xu Xiaoli's hand, but he didn't recognize it at all.

"How much?" The two of them didn't hear clearly just now, and now they can't believe their ears after knowing the price. Is there such a cheap bamboo rat? They all felt they had misheard.

"A piece...... Or five cents...... I eat sugar. The kid hesitated, and the price dropped again.

"Little dd, did the family know about the bamboo rat you brought out?" Xu Xiaoli asked again.

"Hmm," the little guy nodded happily.

"How can this thing be so cheap," Pang Xu still couldn't believe it.

"Could it be that there are a lot of bamboo rats in the mountains, that's why the price is so low." Xu Xiaoli speculated on the side that it seemed that Xiaopi caught one without much effort last time.

"Let me ask Liu Junhao" Pang Xu always felt that it was a bit better to buy a bamboo rat in the hands of a child with such a small amount of money, after all, a mouse can be sold for a piece now.

"What's wrong?" As soon as Zhang Qian and the others heard their call, they hurriedly walked over.

"Uncle Xiaohao...... Mr. Zhang. As soon as the little boy saw the villagers, he immediately cried out in a low voice. This little guy is the grandson of Ermazi, and he hasn't started school this year.

"What are you doing this bear kid, aren't you afraid of your grandfather's spanking?" Liu Junhao twisted the little guy's face, and then asked.

Without waiting for him to answer, Pang Xu had already opened his mouth to explain the matter.

"What, you kid lacks virtue or not, you only give people five cents for a bamboo rat?"

"It's the price this kid offers, don't you believe it, buddy."

"Really five cents?" Liu Junhao turned his head to look at the little guy.

"Well, Wumao, you can buy me two bubble gums." The little guy wiped his nose and exclaimed excitedly.

It's really the back waves of the Yangtze River pushing the front waves, this little guy is only three years old and knows how to steal things from the house in exchange for food. Liu Junhao suddenly felt funny, deliberately took out five cents and handed it to him, and then said, "It's really five cents...... Give you money for this thing, can this thing be mine? ”

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards home with the bamboo civet, and just after taking two steps, the little guy suddenly rushed to him and stopped him and shouted, "Where are you going?" ”

"Why do you regret it again, but you nodded and sold it to me just now, and I want to take it home?" Liu Junhao raised his hand high, not letting this little guy reach it at all.

"It's not for sale...... Take a group photo, five cents! The child explained anxiously.

Zhang Qian and the others were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and then they all laughed. Especially Pang Xu, he almost didn't laugh.

This bear child didn't speak clearly, Liu Junhao handed over the bamboo civet in a curtle.!