The first to bear fruit is the jujube tree, as the saying goes, peach three apricots and four pears for five years, walnut persimmon for six or seven years, mulberry seven years to feed silkworms, jujube trees can be sold for money, which means that the fruiting period of jujube trees is short.

Zhao Liangsheng planted ten long red jujubes, which are drought-tolerant, barren, and adaptable, and can be cultivated on flat land and hillsides. In particular, it enters the fruiting period early, has strong yield, and has stable yield. The flesh of the fruit is thick, the juice is sweet and sweet, the fresh jujube is resistant to storage and transportation, and the sweetness can reach 75% after drying, it is one of the varieties that are most suitable for drying dried fruits, and the most important long jujube has strong resistance to diseases and pests, especially the harm of jujube madness.

The tree planted in the yard is this variety, since the planting has not bothered, every September the dates begin to ripen, every day from the tree to pick a small basket for the children to eat as a snack, and finally dry on the tree of red dates, with a stick knocked down to cook porridge in winter.

Because the peach is grafted, it began to bloom and bear fruit in the second year, Zhao Liangsheng remembered that it was still in the young tree stage, did not let the fruit grow, and picked it directly, in the third year, because the tree was small and the fruit was less, he did not pull it to the city to sell, sent a batch to his father-in-law, and sent some to a few people who helped to plant trees at that time, and the people of the village committee did not forget, and he also set aside some to go to the city to try it out for the comrades of the Public Security Bureau. Especially Captain Li Hua, Shi Ke's affairs did not bother him a lot back then, and he didn't know how to thank others, although the child is gone now, but that gratitude has always been there.

Early in July, Zhao Liangsheng took advantage of the cool weather before the sun came out, went to the mountain to pick a basket of peaches, and carried the burden to the Public Security Bureau just in time to go to work, because he often came to deliver eggs, Wang Dezhu and Zhao Liangsheng in the communication room of the Public Security Bureau were familiar with each other, and took the lead in greeting him, "Brother Zhao, I'm here to deliver eggs again." ”

"Eh, Master Wang is early." Zhao Liangsheng didn't go directly to the cafeteria to hand over the eggs, he took out a bag of peaches first, and put it on the desk in the communication room with a smile, "Master Wang, the peaches grown by yourself are fruitful in the first year of this year, taste them, they are sweet." ”

Wang Dezhu is over 60 years old, and after retirement, he has nothing to do at home, so he begged someone to find an errand to watch the gate here in the Dongcheng Public Security Bureau.

"Oh, Brother Zhao, you're polite." Security guard Wang Dezhu hurriedly said: "Thank you, then I'll taste it." ”

Zhao Liangsheng first picked up a soft one and handed it over, "Pick up the soft one first and eat it, that is sweet, you can eat it by peeling the skin, take a bite of a bag of honey." ”

"Really?" Wang Dezhu uncovered the peach skin and took a bite according to Zhao Liangsheng's words, and tasted it carefully, "Don't say it, it's really sweet." ”

Zhao Liangsheng looked in the direction of Li Hua's office, "Master Wang, is Captain Li here?" ”

Wang Dezhu had a peach in his stomach, and was washing the juice stained on his hands in the basin, when he heard the words, he looked up at the courtyard, "Here, just arrived, in the office." ”

"Oh." Zhao Liangsheng picked up the burden, "Master Wang, I'll go and deliver the eggs first." ”

Wang Dezhu waved his hand, "Go, go, go." ”

Zhao Liangsheng went to the cafeteria to hand over the eggs, and left half a frame of peaches, so he took the remaining half of the frame to Li Hua's office.

Since Shi Ke left, Zhao Liangsheng came to the Public Security Bureau just to deliver eggs, and left after delivering eggs, rarely met Li Hua, occasionally saw Li Hua, looked at his hurried appearance, knew that he was busy, and he had nothing to do, and he was embarrassed to disturb others.

Because of the hot weather, the door of the office was open, Li Hua was writing something in a half-sleeved regular clothes, and the fan above his head was whirling in circles.

"Captain Lee." Zhao Liangsheng did not enter the house directly, and knocked twice on the door with his right hand.

Li Hua raised his head, "Ah! Brother Zhao is here. He hurriedly stood up and said enthusiastically: "Brother Zhao, why do you have time to come to me today, please take a seat." ”

"I'm not going to sit down." Zhao Liangsheng took the peach and put it to the door, "I planted fruit trees at home, and at the end of the first year of this year, I will send a few to you big guys to taste." ”

"Eh, Brother Zhao, when did you plant fruit trees?" Li Hua walked over and put a peach in the palm of his hand, "Yo, this peach is really not small, Brother Zhao, you sit, I haven't chatted with you for a long time." ”

Zhao Liangsheng rubbed his hands shyly, "Captain Li, you're very busy, I'm afraid I'll disturb you." ”

"Look at you, if you're busy or not, you're not at this time." Li Hua held Zhao Liangsheng's hand and invited him into the house, "Brother Zhao, you sit, let's talk for a while." ”

Zhao Liangsheng sat down on the sofa, Li Hua poured a glass of water and put it in his hand, "Brother Zhao, how are you doing?" ”

Zhao Liangsheng smiled, "It's good, I contracted the hill next to my home, and planted fruit trees on the mountain, peaches, apricots, apples, everything, no, this is the earliest fruit, it is a peach, with high sweetness and good taste, send a few to you to taste." ”

"Really? Speaking of which, I haven't been to your Xinzhuang for a long time. Li Hua said with emotion: "I didn't expect such a big change, the scenery must be very good, I will take the time to get your Huaguo Mountain to go around." Speaking of this, Li Hua asked casually, "Has Shi Ke ever come back after leaving?" ”

At the mention of Shi Ke, Zhao Liangsheng shook his head gloomily, "No, there is no letter at all." ”

Li Hua was a little incredulous, "Don't believe it at all?" Haven't you even written a letter? ”

Zhao Liangsheng: "No, the child's father said that he would send the child back after a few days after the child's holiday, and the baby was not at ease, so he urged me to write a letter and send it to the address left by the child's father, but I have not seen a reply, and I don't know how the child is now?" For this, the baby has been estimated several times. ”

"How so?" Li Hua clasped his hands and thought for a moment and said: "Looking at Shi Dayong's face, he doesn't look like an ungrateful person, he didn't even give a letter back, that's a bit too much, but do you think something will happen?" ”

Zhao Liangsheng was disappointed that there was no news of the child as soon as he left, and he didn't expect anything to happen, "It shouldn't be." ”

"Do you still have their address?" Li Hua blamed himself: "You see I'm busy, I always thought that the child would be fine when I picked it up, and I didn't bother to ask, this Master Shi is really good, and he won't give us a safe life when he gets home, so you give me his address, and I'll write a letter to ask." ”

Zhao Liangsheng: "Yes, I've been remembering it in my head, you wait for me to write it to you." ”

Li Hua hurriedly took his notebook and came over, "Brother Zhao, you can just write it on it." ”

After Zhao Liangsheng left, Li Hua thought about it alone for a long time, he has been engaged in public security work for many years, under normal circumstances, he can see the quality of a person's nature from his face, Shi Dayong is a person who knows how to repay his kindness, otherwise he can't do such a thing as secretly putting money under the tea tray, but it is not normal to have no letter at all for so many years, he took the manuscript paper and wrote a letter, and sent it according to the address left by Zhao Liangsheng.

Sometimes, Zhao Liangsheng also misses his daughter, after all, he has been raised for three years, and his feelings have been paid, not that he can forget it completely, Li Hua mentioned Shi Ke, and also hooked Zhao Liangsheng's thoughts in the bottom of his heart, on the way home, he has been thinking about the appearance of the child when he was at home, a delicate and pretty little girl, beautiful and good at studying, sometimes drowning in Yan Siqin's arms and being coquettish, the two mothers are affectionate, he looks envious.

Yan Siqin saw Zhao Liangsheng, and took the empty burden and put it aside, "Send it?" She asked, "Have you seen Captain Lee?" ”

"yes, I see." Zhao Liangsheng was so tired after walking all the way that he couldn't do it, he sat directly on the stone platform and asked Yan Siqin, who was tidying up the yard, "Morning mother, it's too tiring to walk to the city every day to catch the market, let's buy a bicycle?" It was easy to do anything with the bikes."

"That's a good feeling." Yan Siqin straightened his waist, "I wanted to buy it a long time ago, the money is there, but there is no ticket, how can I buy it without a ticket?" ”

"Alas, this ticket is a thing." Zhao Liangsheng thought, I don't know where to find a bicycle ticket.

Yan Siqin: "I said, Zhuang Dad, don't think about bicycles first, this batch of corns is about to be slaughtered, you should take the time to go to Boss Cheng to order the chicken seedlings first." ”

Yan Siqin they are not captive laying hens, all the laying hens are put on the side of Xiaoshan Gangzi, the eggs produced by wild chickens are good, and now the old customers in the city recognize the native eggs of the Zhao family in Xinzhuang Village, Yan Siqin does not want to smash his own signboard, and the chickens raised in the house are mainly stupid chickens used to make spicy chickens.

Spicy chicken is a local specialty, it is best to choose a small rooster that is more than half a year old to stir-fry, and the eggs hatched by the boss are not necessarily all roosters, so you need to make a reservation in advance, so that Cheng Fang will leave them out.

Hearing about catching chicken seedlings, Zhao Liangsheng raised his eyes and looked at Yan Siqin, "Morning mother, we have saved a few dollars in our hands in the past two years, I think let's stop raising chickens first, let's build the house first, it's too hard to raise chickens like this, my opinion is still to raise chickens here, let the chickens go up the mountain to find food to eat." ”

"Hey, Xiaoshan is only about ten acres of land, do you think Xiaoshan is a grain hoard? Raise chickens up the mountain, and let them find food on their own, do you think the mountain can feed hundreds of chickens? It used to be all wild grass, but now that the trees are planted, there is less grass, so I don't think it's good. ”

"Brainless melon." Zhao Liangsheng tugged at the corners of his mouth disdainfully, "We kept the stick to watch?" Broken with chicken feed and put on the mountain, whoever is hungry will eat, you look at the chickens in the house, they have been vaccinated since birth, and their bodies are not strong at all. Zhao Liangsheng pointed in the direction of the hill and said: "Look at these 100 chickens again, they are spicy, I haven't been vaccinated a few times and I haven't seen them have a disease, and the chickens also need to exercise, so that they can run and be strong." ”

Yan Siqin thought that it was indeed the case, the captive chickens had to be pricked with a needle every once in a while, and the ones who made up for this were to prevent that, although they were slaughtered in accordance with the regulations, and it was more than how many days before the vaccine was injected before they began to sell, but Yan Siqin was not at ease, it took more time for Zhao Liangsheng to catch the chickens, and she still didn't dare to eat the chickens that grew up with so many needles, and the chickens they ate were all running pheasants.

If you don't feed it, don't feed it, feed this chicken has to worry a lot more than running pheasants, and every time she slaughters her, she is not at ease, lest someone else eat something.