Chapter 221 Planting Vegetables and Watering Them at the Foot of the Mountain

Gao Mingcheng and his friends returned to Gaojia Village around five in the evening.

As soon as I entered the village, I saw only a few people, some of whom had injuries on their bodies. Looking at the rice fields by the roadside, there was already some water, and the rice was growing well for the time being.

Seeing this, Gao Mingcheng knew that the dispute over water should have come to an end.

Fighting over water is something that has happened in rural areas since ancient times. Once there is a water shortage, this kind of incident will be triggered. Fighting over water within their village is not a big deal. Unless someone accidentally uses heavy hands, generally no one will be killed.

What I fear most is the situation where two villages are fighting over water. Once they start fighting, they often kill people and it is common to beat people to death.

When passing through the old village, they had to return the remaining clothes to Gao Shouwang's family and settle the bill in person.

This batch of clothes were not purchased at a high price, but were bought directly from Gao Shouwang's home, as a way to test the waters in the county.

As for how much is sold, it will be distributed to many people according to a certain proportion as sales wages.

Seeing them come back, Dong Feixia was the most concerned. She immediately called Duo Xiumei to come over. Several women gathered together and began to chatter about selling goods.

Xuanyuemei took out the remaining goods and took out a notebook with a list of bills written on it. This was written for her by Gao Mingcheng.

According to the bill, he took out the money in his bag and counted it.

"What a lot of money!" Gao Shufang couldn't help but exclaimed. The other young girls were also extremely excited when they saw this.

The goods sold in the county this time were of the most novel styles and the most expensive fabrics, so the selling price was also higher. However, the purchasing power in the county was really much greater than that in the small market. For women who love beauty, once they set their eyes on a piece of clothing, they would be willing to spend a lot of money to buy it.

The women were talking about selling clothes, and many beauties excitedly told everyone about their own process and experience in selling clothes, which made everyone listen with great interest.

Gao Shouwang called Gao Mingcheng aside and said, "Just yesterday, there was a commotion in the village, and many people started fighting. Gao Fuqiang's family fought the most fiercely. Several brothers in his family attacked together and injured several people. In the end, his family won the water, and after his fields were flooded, it was the turn of others."

"My field is in a good location. Even if I don't fight for it, I will get my turn. But the location of your field is not so good. Before your field gets its turn, the reservoir is out of water!"

"Ming Cheng, you have to be mentally prepared for a reduction in production."

Gao Shouwang said earnestly.

Gao Mingcheng was silent for a few seconds. He had expected this result.

Some people's fields are located in a very good location. Once water is released, their fields will be the first to be flooded. But how much water is allowed to enter and where the water goes after it enters is a matter of fact.

If Gao Mingcheng had fought for it, he would have not been left without water even though the location of his field was not good, but he did not fight for it.

"It's okay, it doesn't matter." Gao Mingcheng said.

Gao Shouwang also nodded. His family did not fight for it because it was not easy to do so. His family already had a garment factory. If they continued to fight with the villagers for a small profit, it would bring bad reputation to them.

Gao Mingcheng did the same. He avoided it. Firstly, he was afraid of accidentally hurting someone, and secondly, his family's life was visibly good in the village. It seemed small-minded to fight for water for an acre of land.

After learning about yesterday's situation from Gao Shouwang, Gao Mingcheng went home first.

Many beauties are in high spirits right now and don't want to leave for a while.

When he returned home, the two dogs immediately came up to him and played with him affectionately.

When Gao Mingcheng saw that the cowshed was still empty, he knew that Zhang Chengyuan had not yet brought the cattle and sheep back.

However, when he looked past the vegetable garden in front, he saw a familiar figure by the pond. The man was carrying water with a serious expression and steady steps.

Recognizing Zhang Chengyuan, he walked forward.

Zhang Chengyuan was fetching water from the pond at the foot of Xiaofu Mountain.

Xiaofushan was contracted by Gao Mingcheng, and he paid someone to dig the pond, so the pond was his private property.

Although the weather was dry during this period, the water level remained stable because there was a spring at the bottom of the pond and did not dry up.

As he got closer, Gao Mingcheng discovered that Zhang Chengyuan's body was covered in mud, as if he had rolled in the mud in a pond.

"Brother, did you fall down?" Gao Mingcheng asked curiously.

Zhang Chengyuan looked up and saw him, looking a little nervous, and said, "I was fishing in the reservoir just now and was pushed down by someone."

When we said that the reservoir was empty, it didn’t mean that it was completely bottomless, but that only the bottom was left and water could not be drained into the fields through ditches.

Less water means more fish, so these two days the villagers have been catching fish in the reservoir. If the big fish are gone, they will catch small fish. If the small fish are gone, they can also pick up clam shells.

Freshwater clams do not produce pearls, but the meat is edible. After cleaning, it can be fried with chili peppers and the taste is good. However, if the clams are too old, they will be difficult to chew.

Gao Mingcheng would ask who pushed the person down. If it was someone who pushed him down maliciously, he would have to go to the person's house and talk to them.

Zhang Chengyuan didn't say who pushed him down, he just said: "It was an accident, it's not a big deal."

Seeing this, Gao Mingcheng said no more.

"Put down the bucket, I will water the vegetables myself. You go take a bath in the pond and then go back to rest early!" Gao Mingcheng said. Zhang Chengyuan looked too embarrassed, so it was better to let him go back and rest.

But Zhang Chengyuan did not take a shower or rest. Instead, he said, "You don't know where the cattle and sheep are. I will go and get them back now."

"OK!"

So Gao Mingcheng took over the burden and watered his own vegetable garden, while Zhang Chengyuan went to other places to bring back the free-range cattle and sheep.

His family has planted quite a few vegetables, and they are growing well as they are watered every morning and evening. The only problem is that the cucumbers and long beans are almost out of season, and they no longer bloom and bear fruit, and the vine leaves are gradually drying up.

There is no need to water it. When you have time, you can take down the rack, or just leave it like this. It is not time to plant winter vegetables yet.

Gao Mingcheng watered the peppers and observed their growth. Peppers are most likely to grow aphids. Once one tree has aphids, other pepper trees will also have them.

But nature is fair. Aphids can damage plants, but ladybugs eat aphids. As the saying goes, there is always someone who can defeat you.

Although there are some bugs in his pepper garden, they are not yet infested.

I haven't picked peppers to eat for a few days, so the trees are full of peppers, and many of them have turned red.

Once the peppers turn red, they must be picked immediately, otherwise the pepper tree will not continue to bloom and bear fruit. Red peppers can be dried and stored until winter, or they can be made into chopped peppers.

When winter comes, villagers will start to cook side dishes. There are many kinds of side dishes, including spicy dried radish, grapefruit peel, vegetable stems, and scallions. Among them, pickled scallions with chopped peppers are very refreshing and go well with rice.

While watering the peppers, Gao Mingcheng picked off the rotten peppers first. Some of the peppers were eaten by insects, while others rotted on the branches.

Next to the peppers, there is a large area of ​​eggplants. People here are used to planting them like this. Basically, you can definitely see eggplants next to the peppers. When the eggplants and peppers are ripe, the two together will become a dish that goes well with rice.

Gao Mingcheng had just finished watering the rest of the vegetable fields when he saw Zhang Chengyuan leading the cattle and sheep back. He first led the cattle and sheep back to the cowshed in the yard and locked them up, then walked to the pond and began to take off his clothes to take a bath.

There is little water in the reservoir now, and taking a bath has become a luxury.

(End of this chapter)