Chapter 50: A Thousand Miles Away
Spring seems to have arrived overnight, the snow has melted, the mountain streams have begun to flow merrily, the water in the rivers has broken the ice, and the greenery is getting greener day by day.
Some places on the mountain have been sorted out, and the soybeans were originally intended to be planted with fruit trees, but later stopped by Huang Laohan, saying that they still plant walnuts, which is convenient for management and storage.
In the deep mountains of Nanshan, there are many wild walnut trees, and the nearby villagers are not afraid of hardships to go to the wild walnuts to sell after autumn, which is also a lot of income.
And the walnut saplings they need only need to go into the mountains in the spring to find the thick branches and dig them back.
There is also a large pine forest in this mountain, which does not need to be touched, just need to be maintained and let it develop in the surrounding area, and the number of pine nuts picked every year is also considerable.
In the end, in order to appease his granddaughter, Huang Laohan still went to Xiangyang Mansion with the boat to buy a batch of fruit tree saplings, saying that he was going to plant them in the mountain behind the house and keep them for his own family to eat.
Soybeans don't know much about planting, so they can only be said to be half-. Since Huang Laohan said that chestnuts and pine nuts are good, and there is a place in Nanshan Town to purchase them, which is also conducive to storage, then it is good to plant chestnuts and pine nuts.
In another large area, more than 100 chickens were raised, and in a small area there were 20 ewes and a ram.
The advantage of the hill is that the mountain is not big, easy to manage, and the main entrances and exits should be noted, such as raising two dogs, a few big male geese or something, and it is almost the same.
There are more than a dozen geese and more than 40 ducks on this side near the water, and Huang Laohan is ready to pick out two or three of the male geese to keep to guard the mountain and protect his family.
I feel that grandpa is not a little black-bellied, with a goose to look at the mountain yard, it seems to be a little ruthless, when I was a child, the country children saw the goose to run, and if they ran slowly, they would be chased.
Especially the kind of old goose with a big tumor on the forehead, the kind that is red and purple, not to mention children, adults are afraid, and when you bite it, it is a purple pimple, a painful heart.
There are two dogs on this side of the village, which are the big dogs that Huang Laohan specially bought in Xiangyang Mansion, which is a bit fierce. Tied during the day, and put the rope at night.
Ordinary people don't dare to get close at all, and one of them reacts quickly, and when there is a little wind and grass, it is a wild scream.
The other one was silent, and everyone thought it was a coward, until one time, when a homeless wanted to steal up the mountain, one screamed and chased a homeless person, but the other did not say a word, and quietly followed the other homeless.
When the four of them entered the mountain, it rushed out at once, fell down directly, and bit one of them. In one bite, he chased the other three, and when Huang Laohan heard the movement, the four of them lay on the ground, all injured on their legs.
The other dog had already chased the person out of the village, and when it came back, the battle was over.
Sure enough, the dog that bites doesn't bark.
Xiao Hei, who is a freelancer, is rolling around and selling cuteness every day, and has nothing to do with running to the two big dogs to contact and contact feelings. Or just run out to the geese and ducks and make a fuss. But it can't be discovered, whoever finds it going to the geese and ducks is a fat beating.
The money used to buy dogs and poultry was borrowed from Nanshan Town by the Huang family in the name of strong labor, and in the words of Soybean, there was no interest, and there was no loan for nothing, and it was cool to take other people's money to make money.
The road that passes through the village in Huangjiawan is roughly paved in a road shape, and basically it will not be a foot of water or mud when it rains. At this time, Uncle and Huang Delei Huang Deluo's itinerary was already on the agenda.
At the strong request of Huang Dou, Huang Laohan gave thirty taels of silver to his uncle and nephew. Huang Dou told them very simply that this was for the three of them to make the capital, ten taels per person, and they could cooperate or invest separately, and they discussed it themselves.
It is normal for merchant ships to go to sea for a year to three or five years, and the shipwright will be allowed to bring a little cargo appropriately, as long as it does not occupy the warehouse, which is generally stored in the accommodation warehouse. Earn the difference between the terminals, as for whether you can earn it depends on experience and vision.
Soybean turned out the dagger she had picked up the last time she had picked up pearls on the river beach, and when she brought it back, she put it with the sturdy brick and buried it under the bed to cushion the legs.
Because she didn't know who it belonged to or whether she had seen blood, Huang Dou didn't dare to touch it, and she even wondered if this dagger would be like in martial arts novels, sharpening iron like clay, killing people without seeing blood or recognizing the owner or something!
Of course, it's just imagination, the dagger is still the dagger over there, there are no changes and differences.
Huang Dou was originally going to give the dagger to his brother or uncles, but Huang Laohan took the three of them to buy brand new knives a few years ago. This rusty dagger is not enough to see.
Later, the four of them discussed it and felt that this thing was suitable for Zhao Dashan, after all, Zhao Dashan had kung fu, and it was more useful and safer to give it to him.
They can only use brute force, and more daggers are not as suitable as sticks. Such a sharp dagger was originally intended for killing, and if it was taken away, it would kill oneself.
Looking at these three timid uncles and nephews, Huang Dou once suspected that they didn't dislike that their daggers were picked up, which was not good-looking, but that they were afraid of death. I didn't imagine them too beautifully. How can such guts experience the washing of the wind and waves in the sea?
Huang Dou went to find Zhao Dashan, originally Huang Guigui said that they would transfer it on his behalf, but Huang Dou refused, she felt that she was so big that her favor could not be ruined by her uncle.
When Huang Dou took out the dagger, Zhao Dashan's eyes lit up, it was a strong man's desire to take advantage of the weapon in his hand that could not be stopped.
Zhao Dashan has nine flying knives, which was left to him by his father, since Zhao Dachuan was able to enter the mountain, Zhao Dashan gave four to his younger brother, and this time Zhao Dachuan gave four to Zhao Dashan.
The flying knife is very small, half a palm long and a finger wide, and it is very handy to go up the mountain to hunt and do some sneak attacks on pheasants and hares. In hand-to-hand combat, they become chicken ribs. And the dagger sent by the soybean is more suitable for hand-to-hand combat.
Zhao Dashan liked it very much, but he couldn't accept it, this thing was too valuable, he went to the blacksmith shop to see it, and he wanted to fight better! The minimum price of the knife is five taels of silver, and such a dagger with a blood groove cannot be bought in Nanshan Town.
"My brother and my uncle didn't dare to ask for it, they said it was shabby, old and ugly, didn't grandpa buy them new knives, so they couldn't look at it. It's useless if you don't let me here, should I throw it back to East Lake? Huang Dou said, stretched out his little finger and pointed at the handle of the knife, and pushed the dagger on the table towards Zhao Dashan.
"Brother Dashan, I still have something to ask you. My uncle and two older brothers will help me take care of them in the future, and it is best to supervise them to exercise every day. You don't need to be skilled, at least you can run faster than others when you run. ”
Hearing Huang Dou say this, Zhao Dashan couldn't help laughing. Well, it makes sense to run faster, at least to run fast and minimize casualties.
In fact, Huang Dou also wanted to give the overweight brick to Zhao Dashan, and when he saw the unpleasant person taking the brick and calling it on his head, it was much more refreshing and neat, much brighter than stabbing a knife.
It's just too heavy, it's inconvenient to hold, think about it or forget it, continue to pad the bed legs!
Zhao Dashan accepted Huang Dou's kindness, and the four of them will be brothers in the same boat in the future, and it is not a good thing for the Huang family's uncle and nephew to have an extra weapon at his disposal.
As soon as the soybean's front foot left, Zhao Dashan polished the dagger well, and although the polished dagger was not beautiful, it was much sharper. Zhao Dashan turned over the remaining animal furs at home that were not in good condition, and these nitrated furs could not be sold at a price because they were not in good condition, so Zhao Dashan kept them.
He first picked out a small piece of cowhide leftovers and prepared to make a sheath for the dagger. He also took some furs of different sizes to his mother, and wanted his mother and sister to take the time to make him a few knee pads and bracers or something, and keep them for later use.
After a few days, Zhao Dashan sent three pairs of knee pads and wrist pads and three close-fitting vests to the Huang family's uncle and nephew, and he also kept one set for himself. The Huang family also took Zhao Dashan into account when they made a change of clothes for the three brothers and made him a set of winter clothes.
Making clothes is the mind, and making winter clothes and sending them out is obviously different. Summer clothes are thin, the fee is less, and it is easy to make. And winter clothes, whether it is cloth, cotton or time, are much more than summer clothes.
Thinking that they are all at the peak of growing taller, all the clothes are made on the long and large side. The hem of the cuffs and pants is tucked in, and there is no elastic rope, so it is tightened with a strap sewn from coarse cloth, so that even if it is longer, it does not feel draggy.
The mother of the child was worried, the day of departure finally came, Huang Sanniang, Huang Auntie and Grandma Huang woke up one night, their eyes were red and swollen, and they were obviously crying secretly at night.
The Huang family had a reunion dinner together today, and they were going to send their uncle and nephew to the boat in the afternoon. Soybeans followed Huang Tao Huang Rice and the two sisters-in-law to make a big meal.
There is still one table for men and one table for women and children.
The dishes are rich, but Huang Guigui's uncle and nephew can't swallow it, and the family, except for children, who don't know anything, can't swallow it. They are no longer children around their parents, but an adult to face the wind and rain they should face.
After eating, Huang Laohan led his children and grandchildren and Zhao Dashan to the dock together. What should be said has been given, and what should be instructed has been given. The rest of the men in the Huang family continued to go up and down the mountain, and Grandma Huang took her daughter-in-law to wipe her tears, what should she do.
Even the soybeans didn't send them to the docks, and after she had eaten, she excused herself to go up the hill and climbed a big tree mountain and sat in a daze. Here you can see the road into and out of the village, and you can see the figure of the uncle and his brothers traveling far away.
I don't know why, Huang Dou still couldn't hold back, and let the tears fall down one by one.
The farewell is for reunion, and I hope that the uncles and brothers will return as soon as possible and be safe......