When Gao Mingcheng passed, most of the food had been cooked, and it was ready to be served.

In the hall, Gao Yuanjian, Gao Mingpeng, Gao Shufang, Lou Xinyu and others were all sitting here talking, as for the fire in the brick kiln, Gao Yuanjian called a cousin to help watch the fire, promising to bring him food to eat later.

The aroma of the food wafted in the air, and when I smelled the taste, I knew that the food at home was quite good today.

"Second brother." Lou Xinyu was very discerning, and when he saw Gao Mingcheng coming, he immediately stood up and took the initiative to move a stool for Gao Mingcheng.

"Mingcheng, what have you been busy with lately?" Gao Yuanjian also took the initiative to ask, because he saw that Gao Mingcheng's feet were sticking to some mud, obviously going up and down the mountain.

Gao Mingcheng sat on the stool, saying that it was a stool, but it was actually a wooden pier.

In the mountains, it is sometimes possible to get a well-shaped wooden pier, cut it flat, and then use it to make a stool, so as to save the money of hiring a carpenter to do the work.

Some people even have some flat stones in front of their homes, which can also be used as stools to sit on.

Before Gao Mingcheng could speak, Gao Shufang had already intimately sent a glass of water: "Second brother, drink water." ”

After working for most of the day, Gao Mingcheng was indeed thirsty, and after thanking him, he picked up the bowl and drank it in one gulp.

After quenching his thirst, he said, "I'm going to plant Poria today." ”

Gao Mingpeng immediately asked curiously how to plant Poria cocos.

There are Poria cocos in the mountains, but few people are able to find Poria cocos.

As for planting Poria cocos, Gao Mingcheng is currently the only one doing this, and the rest of the village can at most pick some common herbs and make a little money.

Gao Mingcheng briefly talked about the process of planting Poria cocos, and then said: "If you want to go to the mountains to plant, not every time you plant, you can get a harvest, sometimes you will be eaten by insects, and sometimes you will die." ”

"My own mountain is very small, and it is not suitable for planting, so I go to the deep mountains of Niuweiling to plant."

It's not that he doesn't teach his family how to make money, but it's not suitable.

He went to the mountains to plant Poria cocos, which can actually be regarded as a national wool.

Gao Mingpeng understood, and felt that it was very troublesome to plant Poria cocos, plant a little, there was not much money, and there was no place to plant if there was too much.

Gao Mingpeng said: "I'll just ask." ”

As soon as this topic ended, Lou Xinyu immediately said: "Second brother, we want to go to your orchard in the afternoon." ”

Gao Mingcheng said generously: "Okay, you can see casually, even at this time, there is no fruit to eat, and when the bayberry is ripe, you will go to the mountains to pick some to eat." ”

Lou Xinyu's eyes lit up, he had already heard Gao Shufang say that the second brother's bayberry was big, red and sweet, very delicious, and sold for a pound last year, and some people were willing to buy it.

He immediately turned his head to look at Gao Shufang beside him and said, "When the time comes, let's go pick bayberry together." ”

Gao Shufang nodded, she had eaten bayberry last year, but she hadn't picked it herself.

As for those wild bayberries in the mountains of Gaojia Village, she picked them when she was a child, but they were too sour!

While he was talking, Luo Xiaohua walked in with a plate of dishes and said, "It's time to eat." ”

With her to speak, Gao Shufang immediately got up and went to the kitchen to help serve the food on the table.

Today's lunch was made by Luo Xiaohua and Huang Su'e together, Gao Shufang wanted to help, but Luo Xiaohua didn't let her do it.

Lou Xinyu was not a person who sat and waited for food, so he immediately got up and helped set the dishes, chopsticks and benches.

Soon, a sumptuous table of dishes was set up, and Gao Yuanjian also came out with a bottle of rice wine that he had steamed himself.

Gao Mingcheng looked at the dishes on the table, there was a large plate of braised pork, scrambled eggs, cucumber fried meat, amaranth, bamboo shoots and dried fish.

These dried fish, are only the size of a finger, usually after catching, because one catch is not enough for a plate of vegetables, so put in the iron pot with the residual temperature of the charcoal fire slowly dry, and when you save more, you can use it to fry and eat.

Gao Yuanjian poured wine for everyone, and said with a smile: "Come, drink, eat!" ”

Gao Shufang first helped Grandma Gao to sit down, and then called Luo Xiaohua and Huang Su'e to come to the table to eat, and took the initiative to help Huang Su'e take her little daughter.

After a lively meal, everyone is about to disperse.

Gao Mingcheng wanted to go back to Niuweiling and continue to finish the things behind planting Poria cocos, and Gao Shufang and Lou Xinyu wanted to go to Xiaofushan to have a look, as for Gao Yuanjian, he took a bowl of food and walked towards the brick kiln in Houshan, preparing to send food to his cousins, and by the way, show off his future son-in-law.

Yes, Gao Yuanjian has already recognized Lou Xinyu as his son-in-law, and even discussed issues such as bride price and housing, but Gao Shufang insisted on not marrying early, and wanted to continue to deal with Lou Xinyu, so the marriage date was not set.

Gao Mingpeng, a young and strong man, naturally can't rest, he picked up the hoe and went to work in the field, and after the work in the field was done, he went home to sleep for a while, and at night, he had to go to the brick kiln to keep vigil and burn the fire.

During the day, Luo Xiaohua and Huang Su'e would go to work shifts for a few hours, but at night, men had to guard it, otherwise the mountains were dark and dark, and the sounds of some wild beasts came, which were strange and scary.

Gao Mingcheng and Gao Shufang came to Niuweiling together, he pointed to Xiaofushan from afar, and said: "You guys go shopping by yourself, I still have to go into the mountains to do things, and wait for about five o'clock in the evening, and then we will go back to the county." ”

Gao Shufang responded: "Okay." ”

So the two sides separated, Gao Mingcheng returned home, took an axe and insect repellent medicine, and then entered the mountain again.

When planting Poria cocos, it must be sprinkled with insect repellent powder, otherwise there will be insects and ants running into the pine pile to make a nest, if so, then don't think about the harvest of Poria cocos!

Entering the mountain again, Gao Mingcheng immediately got busy, used an axe to chop the pine wood into sections, and then piled it into the pit, and then dug a fresh wild Poria cocos as a fungus guide, and placed it at both ends of the pine.

In the silence of the mountains and forests, the wind blows through the hills, and the sound he makes when he works is carried into the distance.

In the distance, all kinds of small animals inhabit safely.

After planting this batch of Poria cocos, Gao Mingcheng packed up his tools and prepared to go down the mountain.

This time, the black tiger and the elf were also by his side, running back and forth, wagging their tails, indicating the closeness and joy in their hearts.

As the sun gradually sets, the western canopy is stacked with brilliant clouds, which change with the wind, and the clouds gather and scatter, leaving people with infinite reverie.

Gao Mingcheng carried a hoe on one shoulder, and an axe in the other.

Don't worry about these broken branches and fallen leaves, and when you have time for a while, and the wood you cut down has also dried up, you will take it down the mountain to make firewood.

With the movement of Gao Mingcheng cutting down the tree, on the branch of a tree about ten meters high, a gray-haired squirrel seemed to be frightened, hurriedly ran from one tree to another, and then stood on the high treetop and paused.

Gao Mingcheng's eyesight was good, and he could see that the gray-haired squirrel was looking at his side, probably assessing whether he would bring danger to it.

This kind of little thing that runs fast and doesn't have much meat, Gao Mingcheng didn't give it much looks.

In the mountains on their side, although there are squirrels, the number of squirrels is not large, so Gao Mingcheng has never hunted squirrels to eat.

In addition to a few squirrels in the mountains, there are some other animals, most of them hide in the low bushes, and they run fast, even Gao Mingcheng, because there are trees to cover them, they can't fully identify what those small animals are.

However, the black tiger and the elves like to provoke these little animals very much, Gao Mingcheng watched them rush here all at once, and suddenly ran over there, seemingly busy, but there was no gain.

In fact, the success rate of dog hunting is quite low, even if it is a wolf pack, most of them are active in groups, and then after making a careful plan, you can improve the success rate of hunting.

However, the black tiger and the elf have been trained by Gao Mingcheng, and they are both excellent players who dare to fight wild boars.

Gao Mingcheng didn't care about the two dogs, now there are no beasts in the mountains, and this is not the territory of wild boars, whether it is a person or a dog, it is relatively safe in the mountains.

Uh, as long as you can avoid dangerous mountain roads and poisonous snakes!

Gao Mingcheng's eyelids jumped, and he saw a pit viper quickly swimming into the distance, leaving only the sound of rustling.

Ten minutes later, Gao Mingcheng led the two dogs down the mountain, at this time the two dogs had already caught their prey, the black tiger bit a vole to death, and the elf somehow took the shit luck and picked up a turtledove with injured wings.

The turtle dove was not big, one wing was injured somehow, fell to the ground, and was struggling to flutter the other wing to try to save itself, but was bitten to death by the elf, a dog who does not speak of martial virtues!

"Black Tiger, Elf, you guys are very good!" These two little prey were hunted by themselves, and Gao Mingcheng didn't help, so he praised them with a smile.

He left hoes, axes, and other tools in the utility room, and then carried the large bottles of honey from the room to the car body.

Because there was a lot of honey, he had to move it back and forth several times before he finished it.

At this time, the car body was already loaded with 100 eggs and a basket of vegetables.

However, Gao Mingcheng also found that the spare egg trays at home were almost gone, and he had to buy a batch of large bottles of honey.

Gao Mingcheng kept these in mind and decided to bring them with him next time he came back.

By the time he was done, it was already five o'clock, so he didn't delay any longer and drove directly to the old village.

Before he came to the old village, Gao Mingcheng saw Gao Shufang and Lou Xinyu sitting in the pond, chatting with a village woman who was squatting on the bluestone and bending down to wash the vegetables that had just been pulled from the ground.

Obviously, this is the dish she will eat at night.

"Auntie." Gao Mingcheng saw someone and called politely.

Aunt is not a curse, but an aunt similar to other places. That is, your uncle's wife.

Most of the people in Gaojia Village are related to each other, so when it comes to it, most of the elders, Gao Mingcheng has to shout uncles and aunts.

"Hey, you're going back to the county seat." The woman washing the vegetables looked up and said something with a smile.

"Hmm. Shufang, Xinyu, get in the car, we're leaving. Gao Mingcheng greeted him, and Gao Shufang and Lou Xinyu immediately climbed up from the back of the car body.

In the body, the small wooden bench that was originally placed is still there, and you can sit on the small wooden bench.

Lou Xinyu came with gifts, so he didn't leave empty-handed, Gao Yuanjian gave him a bottle of self-steamed rice wine, and a bag of one-pound dried fish.

This trip, for Lou Xinyu, can be regarded as a full return.

He met his future father-in-law and mother-in-law, and he was also recognized and loved by them, and in the future, when his relationship with Gao Shufang is more stable, then he can get married and have children!

As soon as he thought of this, Lou Xinyu was full of smiles.

Although there is a tarpaulin, it is not soundproof, so Gao Shufang sat on the car body in the back, but said to Gao Mingcheng, who was driving in front: "Second brother, I told my mother that the third sister-in-law gave birth to a daughter, and she was not very happy to look at it, but also said that after the bricks at home were burned, I would go to the county to see the third sister-in-law and the child." ”

Gao Mingcheng didn't know why, and felt that this matter had nothing to do with him, so he said: "Just let her go." ”

Gao Mingcheng was right, Gao Shufang was talking to him on the surface, but she was actually testing Lou Xinyu's attitude!

Because as soon as she changed her words, she asked Lou Xinyu: "You are a public official, and you can only have one child in the future, if you give birth to a daughter in the future, what will you do?" ”

Lou Xinyu was stunned, he didn't expect that these words were aimed at himself.

He didn't rush to speak, but thought for a moment, and then under Gao Shufang's scrutinizing gaze, he said, "I think as long as it's my own child, it's okay to be a man or a woman." My parents and relatives are long gone, and they won't have any opinions. ”

Lou Xinyu secretly rubbed and pulled Gao Shufang's hand, showing his heart.

Actually, who doesn't want a son?

But this is not family planning, so you can only leave it to fate, and you can't just stop working for the sake of your son who is gone!

Gao Shufang let him hold her hand, and sighed softly, looking at her look, she didn't know if she believed it.

Lou Xinyu's eyes flickered, and he felt that he had said very clearly, so he didn't say anything more.

As for Gao Mingcheng, the people who eat melons, they are noncommittal.

In his last life, his little sister gave birth to two sons!

However, I have changed my husband in this life, and I don't know if I will have a son or a daughter in the future.

Let him be, just let it be!

In the bumpy road, when the sky was dark, the group finally arrived in the county.

The tractor was parked in the backyard of the clothing store, and everyone got out of the car one after another, helping to remove the contents of the car body.

Lou Xinyu's intact right hand lifted more than 20 catties of honey, which was easy.

"Daddy!" Seeing Gao Mingcheng, Xiao Xuxu abandoned his little uncle Gao Mingli in an instant and ran towards Gao Mingcheng.

"Hey, little son!" Gao Mingcheng picked up Xiao Xuxu, and the father and son became affectionate.

A lot of beauty also came over and smiled, "Hungry, right?" Just wash your hands and eat! ”

There are three adults and a child in the store today, and it's okay when the business is free, but when it's busy, it's a round and round, and even Xiao Xuxu can't take care of it, but fortunately, Xiao Xuxu is also well-behaved, and he can play quietly for a while when he stays in the corner alone. (End of chapter)