Chapter 381: Meal on a Plate
When Gao Mingcheng was carrying the honey extractor and preparing to lead Fan Licheng into the mountains, Fan Licheng said with some concern: "Will the bees sting me? It would be very painful if I get stung by a bee!"
This sentence reminded Gao Mingcheng that although he was sure that the bees would not sting him, bees were animals after all and were beyond his control. In the past, when he extracted honey, he went into the mountains alone and no one else was around.
Gao Mingcheng asked Fan Licheng to put on long-sleeved shirt and long pants, and threw him a piece of his own clothing, saying, "Here, take this shirt and use it to cover your head, face and hands. Also, just stand a little further away."
"Yeah." Fan Licheng responded, feeling that there should be no problem.
The road was difficult to travel along as they entered the mountains. In the past, Gao Mingcheng's speed was so fast that even the two dogs had to run wildly to catch up with him. But now the two dogs ran away happily, and their owner fell behind.
Gao Mingcheng saw him like that and thought it was a waste of time, so he put down the honey extractor in his hand, picked up Fan Licheng, and then carried the honey extractor.
"You've been dawdling like this. It's already dark and you haven't even entered the mountain yet!" Gao Mingcheng said as he walked with big strides.
Fan Licheng was not fat, and because of his growth, he looked a little thin. Gao Mingcheng had no pressure at all carrying him on his back.
Suddenly, the vision changed, Fan Licheng exclaimed, and then was ecstatic.
He grew up with his mother. His mother was not very strong, so she seldom held him after he was three years old. After that, even his mother passed away. Although there were still a few uncles and aunts around him, they would not hold him like their own children.
In Fan Licheng's impression, experiences like this one of being carried on someone's back are rare.
"Uncle Gao, you are so awesome!" Fan Licheng shouted in surprise.
Because Gao Mingcheng only had one hand supporting his butt, he had to use both hands and feet to secure himself on Gao Mingcheng's back to avoid falling.
Gao Mingcheng frowned and said unhappily, "You're holding me so tightly, are you trying to strangle me to death?"
"Oh, oh." Fan Licheng quickly relaxed and dared not use so much force with his hands anymore.
Gao Mingcheng carried Fan Licheng on his back and walked in the mountains with big strides. About ten minutes later, they came to a relatively flat valley.
This valley was full of blooming flowers, including various unknown wild flowers. Fan Licheng looked around and could only recognize a few types of wild chrysanthemums, globe amaranths, hibiscus and wood hibiscus.
However, he also smelled a faint scent of osmanthus. There should be osmanthus trees in the nearby woods.
There are more than a dozen beehives in the valley.
There are bees flying in the air, making a buzzing sound.
This beekeeping site was selected by Gao Mingcheng in advance. The terrain is flat and there are many nectar-producing plants nearby.
After these autumn nectar-producing flowers end, he will move the beehives again. By then, although there are still wild flowers blooming in the mountains, the nectar sources will decrease and the honey production of the bees will also decrease accordingly.
Gao Mingcheng put Fan Licheng down and said, "Stand here first. I'll go get the beehive and shake the honey."
Fan Licheng responded obediently and began to wrap his head, face and hands with Gao Mingcheng's shirt, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed. His big black eyes watched Gao Mingcheng's every move with curiosity.
The two dogs seemed to have been stung by bees. Whenever Gao Mingcheng shook honey, the two dogs would follow him into the mountains, but would not get too close.
Gao Mingcheng opened the lid of the beehive, and inside were nine vertically placed beehives, containing more than 10,000 bees in total.
He took out a beehive, with honey combs and brood combs on both sides. The bees have a plan for the hive, with the honey combs on one side and the brood combs on another.
Gao Mingcheng took two bee combs and walked towards the honey extractor.
He opened the lid of the honey extractor, which contained a movable iron frame. He fixed the honeycombs on both sides of the iron frame and began to extract the honey.
Of course, before shaking the honey, you have to use a knife to cut the beeswax on the honey comb, so that the honey inside can be shaken off by the centrifugal force of the honey shaker.
The location where the honey was shaken was only about ten meters away from the beehive, but the bees seemed to have gotten used to the shaking and did not attack. Even if some individual bees flew over, they behaved relatively friendly.
Fan Licheng was worried and curious as he watched Gao Mingcheng shaking the honey. He noticed that Gao Mingcheng was holding a handle and turning it continuously, which caused the iron frame inside to turn, causing the honey in the beehive fixed on the iron frame to flow to the bottom of the honey shaker.
"Why don't you try it?" Gao Mingcheng said, seeing the curiosity and eagerness in Fan Licheng's eyes.
Fan Licheng was not polite. Perhaps because the bees did not attack him, he became bolder. He covered his head and face with his shirt as usual, and used the other hand to shake the honey.
But soon he found that turning like this all the time was very tiring. He had seen Gao Mingcheng turning before and it seemed like it didn't take any effort. But when it was his turn, he felt his wrist a little sore after turning for less than a minute.
After only a few minutes, Fan Licheng stopped and shook his wrists with a look of pain on his face.
Gao Mingcheng chuckled, took a step forward, and continued to shake the honey himself.
Soon, based on his experience, he knew that the two beehives were almost ready.
He took it out, put it back into the beehive, and then took out two more.
In this way, doing repetitive things all the time, Fan Licheng went from being interested at first to being numb at last. His attention was no longer focused on shaking honey, but on looking at the surrounding mountain scenery.
It's around four o'clock in the afternoon now. Because this place is relatively flat and there are no tall trees to provide shade, it's a bit hot standing in the sun.
Gao Mingcheng saw that he was getting bored and his cheeks were getting red from the sun, so he said, "Go stay under the tree over there, don't stand here."
"Oh." Fan Licheng responded readily. In this unfamiliar mountain, he didn't dare to walk around alone. He just sat on the grass, looking at the wild flowers, chasing the traces of birds, and sometimes attracted by the movements of the black tiger and the elves.
After an unknown amount of time, Gao Mingcheng came over with a honey extractor.
"Let's go, down the mountain!"
Fan Licheng was stunned and blurted out: "Is that all? Aren't there still many beehives?"
Gao Mingcheng motioned him to look at the honey in the honey shaker. After a while, there was already a lot of honey at the bottom of the honey shaker.
"We'll shake the rest next time." Gao Mingcheng led Fan Licheng down the mountain. This time, Fan Licheng didn't let him carry him on his back, because Fan Licheng felt that the honey shaking machine should be very heavy and he shouldn't let Uncle Gao carry him on his back anymore.
When going down the mountain, Gao Mingcheng changed his route. Fan Licheng didn't understand why, but he followed closely behind him.
Suddenly Gao Mingcheng shouted in a low voice: "Black Tiger, elf, go!"
After hearing the order, the black tiger and the elf following him rushed forward quickly, and before Fan Licheng could react, they had already run towards a gray-haired hare.
Rabbits like to take the old road, so when going down the mountain, Gao Mingcheng deliberately changed the road just to catch a rabbit or two to eat.
Hares are usually active in the afternoon and evening, and at this time, you can occasionally hear the sounds of rabbits coming from the bushes.
Gao Mingcheng had seen a rabbit from afar before, so he immediately ordered Black Tiger and Elf to go. The dog had a keen sense of smell, and had often hunted rabbits with Gao Mingcheng before, so it instinctively rushed forward.
Under the crazy siege of the two dogs, the poor rabbit was finally killed by the sharp teeth of the black tiger.
There was blood on the corner of the black tiger's mouth, and it looked particularly excited. It was of wolf-dog bloodline and had a larger physique, so it looked even wilder at this moment.
Fan Licheng widened his eyes and looked at the scene stupidly.
Suddenly, he felt that he could no longer play intimately with Black Tiger.
It’s so fucking cruel!
Gao Mingcheng was very satisfied with the two dogs' ferocious performance. He walked over to pick up the hare and said to Fan Licheng, "We have the meat dish for dinner!"
Living in a small mountain village, it is not easy to buy meat, but as long as you have the ability, you can eat the game all over the mountains!
Now is autumn, when wild geese fly south. As long as you have the corresponding experience, you can catch them when they stop to rest in the mountains. At that time, the birds flying in the sky can also become a meal.
(End of this chapter)
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