In the evening, Gao Mingcheng went to his parents' house with his things, and at this time the sun was about to set, and the sky was full of clouds and clouds, gorgeous and colorful.

The evening breeze blows, blowing away the residual heat of the day. Living in a small mountain village, it is always cool in the morning and evening, even in the summer heat.

When he passed, Grandma Gao did not lie on the bed, but sat on the bamboo chair under the eaves to enjoy the coolness, she was wearing clothes made of cotton, her expression was a little dazed, and she did not look very good.

"Grandma." When Gao Mingcheng entered the courtyard, he shouted, causing Grandma Gao, who was in a daze, to look at him.

"Mingcheng." Grandma Gao showed a smile and beckoned Gao Mingcheng to pass.

didn't wait for Gao Mingcheng to speak first, she had already said: "I'm fine, it's just that it's been hot lately, and I don't have much appetite and energy, I said that you have been busy collecting medicine and doing things recently, and I won't let you come, but your father has to come here." ”

Grandma Gao has a pure and kind temperament, she doesn't like to cause trouble to her children and grandchildren, and if she has any discomfort, she mostly carries it herself.

Most of their generation do.

Gao Mingcheng looked at his grandmother's complexion, although he knew some medicinal materials, he didn't understand medical skills, but he just looked at the problem and it was really not a big problem, so he said: "I haven't been here for a while, I should also come and take a walk and sit." ”

"I don't have many eggs at home, so I brought you ten, don't save it, eat one a day to replenish your body." Gao Mingcheng said.

In fact, his parents' family is not poor, his father, his eldest brother and sister-in-law can eat eggs from time to time, but the others just don't have a share.

Is it that other people don't want to eat? That's definitely not the case.

The main reason is that Grandma Gao refuses to eat and wants to save things for her children and grandchildren to eat, but the children and grandchildren don't eat Grandma Gao, and they are embarrassed to eat, plus Luo Xiaohua used to be poor, so he can simply save it, and everyone should not eat it.

After taking out the eggs, Gao Mingcheng took out another bottle of honey. This is what he brought from home when he was leaving.

Eating honey has many benefits, it can nourish the body, and the most important thing is that it is very sweet, and eating sweets will make people feel happy.

"And this honey, you drink a glass of honey water every morning and evening, and this honey is placed in your room, and you keep it for yourself to eat." Gao Mingcheng handed the eggs and honey to Grandma Gao and asked her to put them away.

Grandma Gao has a separate room, but it is not big, except for a bed, there is also a wardrobe.

While he was talking to Grandma Gao, Gao Mingli and Gao Shufang returned together, and Gao Mingli was still carrying a basket of vegetables in his hand.

After a while, his parents also returned, his father carrying a hoe, and his mother carrying a basket containing some fresh herbs.

"Mom and Dad." Gao Mingcheng called someone, and then said that he had caught some bullfrogs in the mountains and brought some for them.

Luo Xiaohua glanced at the bag and said with some dissatisfaction: "Why don't you handle it and send it back?" Now that you have a shortage of water at home, and you have a well over there, you should wash it and cut it before bringing it. ”

Gao Mingcheng touched his nose when he heard this.

Well, that's why he doesn't like to come here often, no matter what he does, his parents are always unhappy.

In fact, his father was also a little dissatisfied with him, the most important thing was that he felt that he would not discuss anything with his family, and he decided to do it by himself.

For example, he went to Yangcheng with a lot of beauty, for example, he contracted Xiaofushan, for example, he went to the county at the critical moment of fighting for water.

These things, in Gao Yuan's view, are all important things, and they should be discussed with the family first, for example, if you go to Yangcheng, you can take Gao Mingli, who has just graduated, to see the world together!

"Okay, bring you food, you still don't like it! Mingcheng has this filial piety, you should be happy. Grandma Gao spoke.

Luo Xiaohua pursed his lips and went into the kitchen to do things, and after Gao Shufang greeted the second brother, she also followed into the kitchen to help.

Gao Yuanjian put the hoe away, and then took out his smoking tools, a small packet of shredded tobacco and a stack of white paper.

He skillfully placed the shredded tobacco on the white paper, then rolled it and rolled it into a homemade cigarette.

This kind of cigarette has a lot of energy, there is no filter, it is very damaging to the fingers and teeth, and if it is not an old smoking gun, it cannot be smoked.

In fact, it is not expensive to buy finished cigarettes, and it is convenient, but Gao Mingcheng just doesn't understand why his family is not poor, why is life so hard.

Seeing Gao Yuanjian's silent smoking, Grandma Gao whispered: "Your father hasn't steamed wine since the weather is dry, and I'm afraid I won't make any money this year." ”

When Gao Mingcheng heard this, he understood.

The dry weather and lack of water, coupled with the reduction of grain production, have caused many people to shrink their clothes and diet, and will not take out grain and invite people to steam wine as in previous years.

In other words, one of his father's most profitable side hustles is gone!

Since the field was divided into households, life in the village has gradually improved, his father is the peak of steaming wine in the second half of every year, and he is often called to go to his home to steam wine, and he has an income of about 1,000 yuan a year.

But after saving money for a few years, after marrying a wife and buying a house for his eldest brother, he spent almost it. Then I have to eat at home every day, and I can't save too much money.

This year, because of the weather, there is no money for steaming wine, so the family can only make some money by selling vegetables and pigs.

His parents' family now feeds three pigs, a cow and twenty or thirty chickens, and the daily water supply of these animals plus human drinking water is indeed a problem.

There was nothing to say for a while, so Gao Mingcheng planned to go home.

Before he could walk a few steps, his father stopped him and said, "I asked Ming Wan and said that their transportation company is still short of people, but they need drivers who can drive, and they don't accept people who can't drive." ”

Gao Yuanjian's words made Gao Mingcheng stop, he looked at his father, knowing that he should come or come.

So he looked at Gao Mingli and said directly: "Mingli, you also want to find something to do?" ”

Gao Mingli is the youngest son in the family, but he actually gets some favoritism, which also makes his personality more outgoing and cheerful.

He nodded and said, "Well, I want to go!" This year, my family doesn't have much income, and I still need to spend money to buy grain, so I also want to make money. ”

Gao Mingcheng groaned, he had two arrangements for Gao Mingli, one was to let Gao Mingli sell clothes, and the other was to ask Gao Guobing to help arrange a job.

But Gao Guobing has already arranged for Gao Mingwan, and if he helps Gao Mingli arrange it, will it be too much?

Thinking about the relationship between him and Gao Guobing, Gao Mingcheng felt that there should be no big problem.

So he said: "Uncle Shouwang's side lacks a person who sells clothes, if you are willing to sell, you can talk to Uncle Shouwang." ”

Before Gao Mingli could speak, Gao Shufang's voice came from the kitchen, and she said with a smile: "The fourth brother followed and sold it!" He can't sell it! ”

Dong Feixia's clothes are not only women's clothes, but also men's clothes, and the people who sell clothes are actually men and women, as long as they are neat and good at soliciting customers, they can do this well.

Gao Mingli smiled embarrassedly and said, "I can't sell it, so I want to find a more stable job." ”

Gao Mingcheng saw his true intention from Gao Mingli's eyes, and it seemed that he also wanted to go to the county to do things like Gao Mingwan.

The people in the village yearn for the county, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Gao Mingcheng said: "Okay, when I'm free, I'll go to Uncle Guobing to ask if there is such an opportunity." But don't worry, I've been so busy lately that I don't have time to go. ”

Before, he planned to find a time to go to the DMV to test for a driver's license, but after returning to the village, he began to be busy collecting medicinal herbs, so busy that his feet did not touch the ground and he couldn't get out.

In this regard, Gao Mingli expressed his understanding and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, don't worry." Second brother, you are busy with your own business first! ”

After saying this, Gao Mingcheng went out.

After only a few minutes of walking, I met Gao Zhuang.

Gao Zhuang seemed to be waiting for him on purpose, standing under an osmanthus tree, smirking and waving at him.

Gao Mingcheng hadn't seen Gao Zhuang for a while, so he asked him what he was doing.

"I went to dig a small ridge of sweet potatoes today, and found that the sweet potatoes have grown almost the same, although they are smaller than in previous years, but they are okay. Now there is a shortage of water, so my grandmother asked me to ask you, do you just dig up the sweet potatoes too? Gao Zhuang said.

The two of them used the same batch of potato seeds, and the planting time was the same, so when she saw that the sweet potatoes looked about the same, Grandma Xi thought of Gao Mingcheng.

This is because I am afraid that Gao Mingcheng will have too many things to do and forget the sweet potatoes in the field.

Gao Mingcheng has to carry water from the pond at the foot of Xiaofu Mountain every morning and evening to water the vegetable patch, so his family's vegetables grow quite well, unlike some people's vegetable plots that have wilted and even dried up and turned yellow due to lack of water.

Sweet potatoes are harvested at different times depending on the time of planting, and they generally plant sweet potatoes in May, so around September and October, the sweet potatoes are ripe and ready to be harvested.

It's only early September, and in previous years it would have been harvested later, but this year the weather is dry, and if you don't harvest early, you have to water it early and late, otherwise you will die.

The labor of the grandmother's family is still insufficient, but there are a lot of vegetable plots planted, and she is tired enough to choke just watering every day.

Gao Mingcheng looked at Gao Zhuang and found that he had recently lost weight.

He said, "Okay, I'll dig a little ridge tomorrow and see, and if it's almost grown, then I'll be able to dig it." ”

Gao Zhuang brought the words and planned to go back to his house to rest.

Grandma Xi is old, He Xiuman is pregnant again, and the heavy work of the family is pressed on the body of Gao Zhuang, no wonder he will lose weight.

Gao Mingcheng said goodbye to him, and saw his back as he left, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it seems that he has been too busy for a while, not only has he not come to see his grandmother for a long time, but he has not come to see his grandmother for a long time.

So he hurried home, first with a bottle of honey and then with a bullfrog.

I grabbed half a bag today, and there are still some left at this time.

He originally wanted to pack it in a bag, but after thinking about it, he simply carried it to the well, fetched a bucket of water, and then began to process the bullfrog.

His mother is right, the draft in the old village is tight, so he better deal with it and send it to Grandma's house!

Many beauties were already cooking, and when they saw Gao Mingcheng's movements, they couldn't help but say, "I've already made a plate, why are you still making it?" ”

Gao Mingcheng said that he would send some to Grandma Xi.

Many Mei have no opinion on this, she grew up in the same village, she naturally knows that the relationship between Gao Mingcheng and Gao Zhuang is deep, but she also said more: "I see that there are a lot of bullfrogs, and I just sent five to my second sister's house." ”

Gao Mingcheng also has no opinion on this, although many beauties have three sisters, but in the village, there is only the second sister's family, even if there are some small conflicts between the sisters, they can't stop them from coming and going often.

(End of chapter)