Chapter 558 Puppies and Human Cubs (asking for monthly tickets)
It’s completely different when you have a wife and kids at home.
When Gao Mingcheng returned from the mountains carrying a bag of Pueraria root, he was greeted by a room full of lights and his lovely wife and children.
Seeing Gao Mingcheng coming back, Xuanyuemei immediately stood up and said, "The rice cakes have been cut and the vegetables have been washed. We are just waiting for you to come back and put them in the pot."
Cooking rice cakes is the same as cooking noodles. After cooking, it is best to eat it as soon as possible, otherwise it will swell and the taste will not be good.
Therefore, many beauties only do the preliminary work and prepare to start cooking after Gao Mingcheng comes back.
Gao Mingcheng saw her walking quickly towards the kitchen stove, so he asked, "It's so late, is your son hungry?"
Many beautiful women skillfully lit the matches, ignited the pile of dry pine needles in their hands, and quickly stuffed them into the stove. The dark stove chamber instantly became bright. There were already several pieces of firewood in it. The burning pine needles would ignite the firewood.
After lighting the fire, Xuanyun Meicai said, "Xiao Xuxu ate some egg cakes and drank some milk, so he's not hungry now."
Xiao Xuxu was indeed not hungry and was chasing two puppies in the yard.
Although he is bigger than the puppies, human cubs are not as agile as puppies. With Xiao Xuxu's ability that can barely walk steadily, he is no match for the two puppies.
It's more like the two puppies are playing with human puppies than Xiao Xuxu. When they see Xiao Xuxu fall and fail to catch up, the two puppies will stop and wait for him.
Gao Mingcheng smiled and glanced at him, then went to fetch water to wash his face and hands.
The water just drawn from the well was not cold at all, but rather warm. After washing his face and hands, he changed into clean clothes before picking up little Xuxu from the ground.
He smiled and said, "Fortunately, we drove all the chickens to the chicken coop, otherwise the yard would be full of chicken manure, and if you fell a few more times, your clothes would be in a mess!"
Chickens are straightforward. If you raise them without keeping them in a pen, the yard and the main room will be covered with chicken manure.
Dogs are much better, they don't poop or pee anywhere.
"Dad, touch the dog!" Little Xuxu was still determined to do something evil. He pointed at the puppy, indicating that he wanted to touch the dog.
When human cubs have the support of their elders, puppies are in big trouble.
Gao Mingcheng ordered the two little black balls to come over, and also asked the black tiger, the elf and the big yellow to come over, and let Xiao Xuxu touch them one by one.
Xiao Xuxu, who finally touched the dog, immediately started giggling and was extremely happy.
Gao Mingcheng saw that the dogs were doing well and said happily, "I'll give you extra food tomorrow!"
When they heard the word "extra meal", the dogs' tails wagged even more happily!
While everyone was laughing and talking, many beautiful voices rang out from the kitchen: "Ming Cheng, it's time to eat!"
So Gao Mingcheng carried little Xuxu to wash his hands before going into the kitchen.
On the table, there were two large bowls and one small bowl, all filled with cooked rice cakes. This bowl of rice cake was quite rich, with sliced pork, poached eggs, and Chinese cabbage sprouts in it.
There is a lot of wind-blown meat at home, which was made by Gao Mingcheng after he hunted a wild boar. After marinating it, he asked Chen Duofu to help dry it. After it was dried, he put it in a bag to prevent it from being eaten by rats.
Gao Mingcheng had no plan to take the wind-blown meat to the county, so he would keep it at home and eat it slowly, and then take it to visit relatives during the New Year.
The fresh and fragrant wind-blown meat, the soft and glutinous rice cake slices, the fragrant poached eggs, and the verdant white moss together make up a delicious meal.
Not only Gao Mingcheng and Xuanyimei ate with gusto, but even Xiao Xuxu could eat it. In order to cater to Xiao Xuxu's taste, Xuanyimei did not put chili peppers when cooking the rice cakes. Instead, after scooping out the rice cakes, she fried some dried chili peppers and scooped the chili oil into her and Gao Mingcheng's bowls for seasoning.
After dinner, there was no more entertainment activities. After tidying up the things at home, everyone prepared to go to bed.
Gao Mingcheng got up early the next morning.
When they were in the county, the couple always slept in one bed, and Xiao Xuxu slept in a small bed next to them. Now there is no small bed in this room, and the three of them are squeezed into one bed, which makes sleeping not so comfortable.
Gao Mingcheng got up quietly without disturbing Manyimei and Xiaoxuxu.
He washed up first, then cooked some porridge in the rice cooker and led the two dogs into the mountains.
The sky was slightly bright, and the wind blowing in my face was bitingly cold, as if there was a huge ice cave between heaven and earth.
It's frosty.
In such weather, one's breath can form mist, and when one is in the mountains and forests, one will have a feeling of "I am only in this mountain, but the clouds are so deep that I don't know where I am".
A person's vision may be obstructed, but a dog's sense of smell is not.
As soon as Black Tiger and the Elf entered the mountain, they excitedly tracked the hare.
Rabbits are warm-blooded animals and do not need to hibernate. They are afraid of heat but not cold, and they remain active in the same way in winter.
In order to avoid natural enemies, timid hares rarely move during the day and mostly forage in the evening and early morning.
Therefore, Gao Mingcheng decided to go out and catch a few wild rabbits now, wait until daybreak, go back to eat porridge, and then go into the mountains to dig kudzu roots.
I dug a bag yesterday, and I'll dig for another day today, and that should be enough.
After all, he wasn't selling it for money, he was just keeping it for his own consumption.
There are many hares in the mountains. With the help of two dogs, Gao Mingcheng quickly found the traces of the hares. Hares are good at moving in dim light and running very fast. The best way for ordinary people to catch hares is to set traps, because it is very difficult to catch a hare. Even if you have a gun, you need to be very accurate to hit it.
But Gao Mingcheng was in high spirits. Every time he threw the knife in his hand, it was accurate. Every hare fell down.
This move is comparable to Xiao Li's Flying Dagger. If others saw it, they would definitely exclaim "Impossible"!
This is also the reason why Gao Mingcheng is unwilling to go hunting with others.
He prefers to be alone, feeling free and at ease as he does whatever he wants.
Of course, it would be even better if you have a loyal dog by your side.
"Woof woof." The elf ran towards the fallen rabbit excitedly, then ran back to Gao Mingcheng with the rabbit in its mouth.
At this time, there were already seven wild rabbits piled at Gao Mingcheng's feet.
It is only the beginning of December and there is still plenty of food in the mountains, so the wild rabbits are still relatively fat. In another month or two, the rabbits in the mountains will become thinner.
Therefore, Gao Mingcheng decided to hunt more rabbits this time. The leftover rabbits could be made into wind-blown meat.
"Black Tiger, Elf, keep looking for the hare!" Gao Mingcheng ordered, and the two dogs, with human-like instincts, continued to search.
After spending half an hour, we finally found five more rabbits.
Gao Mingcheng looked at his morning harvest and felt quite satisfied. His stomach was rumbling with hunger, so he picked up the hares piled on the ground and led the two dogs down the mountain.
The man and two dogs were running quickly. At this time, the sky was bright and the white mist floating in the air gradually dissipated.
A ray of sunshine shines down, indicating that it will be another good day today.
Before we even got down the mountain, Big Yellow and two little black balls came to greet us happily, wagging their tails so much that it felt like they were flying into the sky.
After several dogs gathered together, the scene felt very lively.
Gao Mingcheng watched the dogs playing with a smile, put the dozen or so rabbits in his hands in the yard, then went into the kitchen and got a big bowl of porridge to eat.
The breakfast is simple, white porridge with pickled vegetables.
Not only do people eat white porridge, but dogs do too. In many cases, dogs raised in rural areas eat leftovers. It can be said that dogs eat whatever people eat.
Unlike the city dwellers in later generations who raise dogs and feed them expensive dog food.
After eating a bowl of porridge, Gao Mingcheng ate two more French cakes before taking out a knife and preparing to peel them.
In order to survive the winter, the hares have already changed their fur, so the fur at this time is the best.
Gao Mingcheng selected the wild rabbits with good fur and prepared to skin them. As for the two rabbits with poor fur color and damaged fur, he planned to scald them with boiling water and then scrape off the fur.
Rabbit meat with skin is very fragrant when stir-fried.
While I was working, I suddenly saw Gao Zhuang coming over with a bag of sweet potato flour.
"Brother Mingcheng, you caught so many wild rabbits early in the morning?" Gao Zhuang couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw the wild rabbits on the ground. He counted them one by one and looked at Gao Mingcheng with eyes full of admiration.
Gao Mingcheng saw him coming, smiled and handed him a hare, saying, "You came just in time, take one back and eat it."
Gao Zhuang chuckled and took it happily. Since he was with Brother Ming Cheng, he didn't need to be polite.
Gao Zhuang put down the sweet potato flour in his hand and said, "My grandma asked me to bring this to you. This year, my family made more than ten pounds of sweet potato flour, and I gave you three pounds. Last time, Xiuman's mother came here and said that Xiuman's father was feeling a little unwell, so she asked her to take two pounds and catch a chicken."
Gao Mingcheng heard some gossip, so he asked, "Didn't you give your mother-in-law money? Did you and Xiuman go to see her?"
Gao Zhuang said: "No money was given. I said I wanted to go and have a look, but my mother-in-law said she was busy in the fields and was afraid that it would delay our farm work, so we gave up."
Gao Zhuang felt that he should go and see the man in person, ask about his well-being, and then give him some money as a token of his appreciation.
But his mother-in-law didn't let him visit, and He Xiuman secretly winked at him, asking him not to give any money, so he didn't give any money.
Gao Mingcheng said "oh" in understanding.
In this case, it seems that He Xiuman's father is not sick, at most he just feels unwell occasionally.
So I was afraid that they would come and find out what was going on.
As the two were talking, Xuanyuemei and Xiaoxuxu finally woke up.
"Uncle." When Xiao Xuxu saw Gao Zhuang, he took the initiative to call him uncle.
Gao Zhuang was so delighted when he heard this that he couldn't help but pick up little Xuxu and hold him high up.
Gao Mingcheng likes his daughter, and Gao Zhuang also likes Gao Mingcheng's son!
Therefore, having both a son and a daughter is a beautiful wish.
Xuanyuemei saw Gao Zhuang playing with her son, so she went to wash herself. After washing her face, she came over with a hot towel to wash little Xuxu's face.
Like all children, Xiao Xuxu was a little reluctant to wash his face. He kept turning his head away, but failed.
After washing her face, Xuanyuemei took out the vanishing cream.
"Xu Xu, put on some perfume!" Manyu picked up a little vanishing cream with his index finger and applied it to little Xu Xu's face. Little Xu Xu still tried to avoid it, but of course he still couldn't avoid it.
Vanishing cream smells very good, so when you wipe your child’s face, you always say “rub it on and it smells good”. Older children, knowing the benefits of rubbing their face with fragrant cream, will no longer hide but cooperate obediently.
Only the little kids didn't understand anything. Even though the cold wind made their skin wrinkled and rotten, they still didn't understand and refused to cooperate.
At this time, a ruthless iron slap will teach them a lesson.
After applying perfume to Xiao Xuxu, Xuanyuemei asked Gao Zhuang to stay here to have breakfast.
Gao Zhuang naturally did not stay, but said: "I came here after eating porridge. Grandma asked me to bring you some sweet potato flour, and then asked me and Brother Mingcheng to go into the mountains to dig kudzu root."
When Gao Mingcheng heard that Gao Zhuang planned to go into the mountains with him to dig Pueraria root, he immediately refused.
"No need, I can go into the mountains and dig by myself."
It’s not that Gao Mingcheng doesn’t want to play with him, but... it’s not fun!
You know, the kudzu roots at the foot of the mountain and halfway up the mountain have all been dug up by the villagers. Now if you want to dig up old kudzu roots, you have to go deep into the mountains.
Gao Mingcheng went into the mountain very quickly, but if he brought Gao Zhuang with him, the speed would be much slower. Otherwise, having one more person to help would make the efficiency of digging Pueraria root even lower.
But Gao Zhuang came to help out of consideration, so Gao Mingcheng said, "How about this, you take Xiao Xuxu to your home and let him play with Xiao Yuanyuan. When we are done, we will pick him up in the afternoon. How about that? If you can't take care of him, you can send him to us."
He had to go into the mountains to dig kudzu roots, while Xuanmei had to stay at home to wash the kudzu roots, then scrape them into a paste with tools, and finally wash them into powder.
These jobs are not easy either. If you have to work and take care of children at the same time, it will be even more tiring and mentally exhausting!
Xuanyue also knew that she had to work, so she agreed with Gao Mingcheng's proposal, and then lowered her head to ask Xiao Xuxu if he would like to go and play with Sister Yuanyuan.
Of course the silly little Xuxu agreed, and so the matter was settled.
After Xuanyuemei fed little Xuxu a bowl of porridge, she asked Gao Zhuang to take little Xuxu to the old village.
"Brother Mingcheng, I'm leaving now. I will definitely take good care of Xiao Xuxu." Gao Zhuang said goodbye to Gao Mingcheng with a smile.
"Okay, thank you for your help." Gao Mingcheng also waved to him and watched them leave.
While they were talking, Gao Mingcheng had already skinned all the wild rabbits. He asked Xuanyuemei to boil water to scald the fur of the remaining two.
"I went into the mountains to dig kudzu roots. I brought them back yesterday. When you have time, wash them clean. If you don't have the strength to rub the kudzu roots, just wait for me to come back and do it." Gao Mingcheng held a hoe in one hand and a bag in the other, ready to go into the mountains.
"Don't worry, I know what to do!" Xuanyuemei said confidently.
Her parents died early, and she had no brothers to support her, so she was ostracized in the village. In the past, when people dug kudzu roots, she and her sisters were not included, so Xiumei had never made kudzu powder.
But she had seen Aunt Liu make it, and when she knew Gao Mingcheng planned to make kudzu powder this year, she asked someone about the recipe. After comparing the two, she felt that there was no problem with her.
After Gao Mingcheng left, Xuanyue carried the kudzu roots that Gao Mingcheng had dug yesterday and came to the pond, ready to wash them there.
The water in the pond is very cold, but there is plenty of water here, so it is easy to wash and there is no need to fetch buckets of water.
She used a brush to scrub the mud off the surface of the kudzu root, and the color of the kudzu root turned yellow-white.
At this time, you can see that the Pueraria root is full of starch.
In the new year, I wish you all the best!
Continue to ask for double monthly tickets~
(End of this chapter)
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