Chapter 202 Preparations before going out
Gao Mingcheng ran around outside for two days and then secretly sold the eight hunting rifles.
There are few guns here, and people are scrambling to buy even bird guns, not to mention hunting rifles. With a hunting rifle in hand, one dares to go into the mountains to hunt wild boars.
The average price of a bird gun is around one or two hundred yuan, and a cheap second-hand one can be bought for fifty yuan. However, given the quality, you'd better not shoot, lest you hurt yourself before killing the bird!
A good fowling gun costs more than two hundred yuan. This hunting rifle is naturally more expensive than the fowling gun. A poor quality one costs several hundred yuan, while a good one can cost thousands of yuan.
Gao Mingcheng had eight hunting rifles in his hands, some good and some bad. He found a powerful middleman and sold them in batches for a total of five thousand yuan.
In addition to the hunting rifle, he also sold the honey in one go and got a few hundred dollars.
With this money, Gao Mingcheng finally felt more at ease.
He began to plan when to take Xuanmei to Guangzhou. It was already very hot in June, but it would be even hotter in July and August!
Besides, in mid-July, the early rice should be harvested, then the fields should be plowed and prepared, and then the rice seedlings should be planted and the late rice should be sown.
Here they usually transplant early rice and broadcast late rice, but some families choose to transplant late rice in order to grow better and harvest more.
So he had to come back from Guangzhou before the early rice was harvested.
He told this story to many beauties so that they could prepare in advance.
Xuanyuemei had long known that Gao Mingcheng planned to take her to Guangzhou to broaden her horizons, and she was looking forward to it very much, but when it really happened, she was still ecstatic.
"How many days will we be gone?" Manyu Mei asked with anticipation and curiosity.
"It will take at least half a month." Gao Mingcheng said. He brought many beauties with him to broaden their horizons, so he couldn't rush. The round trip would take several days, and it would also take several days to go to the clothing market to find out the market conditions.
"It's going to take so long. What about the land and livestock at home?" Xuanyuemei was stunned. She didn't expect to be away for so long.
It is not easy for rural people to travel far because almost every household grows vegetables and raises livestock, and once they go out, they will not be able to take care of these.
Gao Mingcheng asked back: "How do you think it should be arranged?"
Xuanyuemei thought about it and said after a long while, "Let my brother take care of the land. He doesn't talk much and works hard every day. He is also good at farm work."
The brother she was referring to was her second sister’s husband Zhang Chengyuan.
As a son-in-law, Zhang Chengyuan has a weak sense of presence. He just buries himself in work every day and rarely interacts with others. Whenever he has some free time, he will carry a hoe and go into the mountains to dig herbs.
In that environment, he still kept a medical book, which shows that he had some knowledge of pharmacology. He used to collect herbs for his own use. Later, when Gao Mingcheng came forward to purchase herbs, he became more active in collecting herbs. After preparing the herbs, he sold them to Gao Mingcheng.
Gao Mingcheng naturally accepted it, and then found a time to take it to the county and sell it to the pharmaceutical factory. Since he established a relationship with the pharmaceutical factory, he would go to the pharmaceutical factory to sell medicinal materials about once every one or two months.
The last time Brother Qiang went to the pharmaceutical factory to find him, fortunately the guard at the pharmaceutical factory was vigilant. Not only did he not reveal Gao Mingcheng's identity, he also saw through Brother Qiang's intention. Then the pharmaceutical factory quickly told Gao Guobing about this.
This is why Gao Guobing led people to capture Brother Qiang in time.
Gao Mingcheng nodded and said, "Okay, let him take care of the vegetables in the field, and I'll give him some money later."
"Oh." Xuanyuemei responded happily. Her second sister's family did not have much land, and her brother was hardworking, but he was marginalized. Whenever he went to open up wasteland, people would talk about him, and some people even expressed their firm opposition to letting him do so.
Zhang Chengyuan didn't dare to argue with anyone, so naturally he didn't go to open up wasteland. Now that he had extra time, he spent it in the mountains, looking for various medicinal herbs.
The vegetables in the field were left to Zhang Chengyuan to take care of, and he could also look after the cows and sheep. Every morning he only had to lead the cows and sheep out to graze, and then take good care of them during the day. For example, if they had finished eating the grass, he would move them to another place, or if the sun was too hot, he would find a shady place for them.
The vegetables, cattle and sheep are taken care of by people, but as for the dogs...
"Black Tiger, Elf!" Gao Mingcheng waved at the two dogs. The two dogs were playing and fighting in the yard. When they heard the call, they immediately ran over and circled around Gao Mingcheng.
"Black Tiger, Elf, do you plan to eat and drink at home, or go to grandma's house?" Gao Mingcheng asked.
The black tiger and the elf immediately barked, as if answering the question, but, well, there was just a language barrier!
"Okay, I'll tell my grandmother then, and if you go, ask her to prepare food for you." Gao Mingcheng pretended to understand and touched the two dogs' heads. The man and the two dogs played together, while Xuanyuemei smiled beside them.
Yangcheng... where is it? How long does it take to get there by bus?
She began to fantasize, and her heart was so excited that she wanted to spin in circles. She quickly ran to her second sister's house, told her the news, and said that she would let her brother manage the vegetables and cattle and sheep in the field, and she would give him some money.
Zhang Chengyuan was also at home, repairing a hoe. The wooden handle of the hoe was a little loose, so he was cutting a piece of wood of the right size and then using a hammer to hammer the piece of wood into the gap in the handle to make it tight.
When he heard that many women would give him money, he immediately waved his hand to refuse, saying, "No money, no money, I'm just helping you."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he was glared at by Duoyu, who said in a somewhat gloomy tone: "This is not just a day or two of help, it's half a month! How can we help without paying? Besides, they are going to make big money, how can they care about these small amounts of money."
Xuanyuemei's excitement suddenly disappeared. She couldn't hold on to the smile on her face anymore. She was angry and wanted to have a fight with her second sister. You know, she had a hot temper and was not the kind of person who would just accept anything.
However, since she married Gao Mingcheng, her life has become easier and more hopeful, and other people in the village no longer bully or exclude her, so her temper has subsided and she can live happily. Who would want to quarrel with others with a sullen face every day?
Xuanyuemei stood up, endured it again and again, and finally decided not to bother with her because her second sister was pregnant.
But it was obvious that her second sister was not a good partner to share her joy with, so Xuanyuemei left and went to find Gao Shufang.
Ever since the two of them learned tailoring together, they have been getting along very well.
Gao Mingcheng also went to his grandmother's house, and the two dogs followed him.
He was holding a little rabbit in his hand, which he saw by chance when he was practicing boxing in the mountains this morning. He didn't use a throwing knife or hit it with stones, but just relied on his running speed to catch the rabbit.
Last time Gao Zhuang told him that he wanted to raise rabbits, he strongly supported it and promised that if he caught any rabbits, he would give them to Gao Zhuang to raise.
Now, almost a month has passed. Gao Zhuang has built a rabbit pen in the backyard and has raised twenty or thirty rabbits. Most of these rabbits were sent by Gao Mingcheng.
Rabbits also eat grass, but raising rabbits is different from raising cattle and sheep. Cattle and sheep can be taken out and left to eat grass on their own, but the same cannot be done with rabbits. If you take a rabbit out, you can never bring it back!
So if you want to raise rabbits, you have to cut grass and feed them.
In addition to eating grass, rabbits also eat vegetables. Some old vegetable leaves in the field can be fed to rabbits. Gao Zhuang heard that rabbits also eat carrots and pumpkins, so he specially planted some carrots and pumpkins, intending to feed them to the rabbits as food in winter when there is less grass.
"Madam, I'm Gao Zhuang." Gao Mingcheng greeted her as soon as he entered the room.
It was almost time for lunch. Xi Nainai and Gao Zhuang were both at home, sitting under the eaves picking vegetables.
"Brother Mingcheng! You caught another rabbit?" Gao Zhuang immediately smiled when he saw the live rabbit in Gao Mingcheng's hand.
He walked over, took the rabbit from Gao Mingcheng's hand, and put it into the rabbit pen.
The rabbit pen is made of bricks and covered with cement to prevent the rabbits from escaping.
He put the rabbit in his hand into the rabbit pen, then turned to Gao Mingcheng and said, "Brother Mingcheng, two rabbits in my family are pregnant! I asked someone and they said they will give birth in a few days!"
His voice was full of excitement and anticipation, and he couldn't wait for the rabbit to give birth. A rabbit can give birth to six to twelve rabbits in one litter. As long as the rabbit is pregnant and gives birth normally, it will be easy for them to reproduce.
Gao Mingcheng stood outside and observed for a while, and found that Gao Zhuang was indeed very attentive. The rabbits were all well raised. Two of the female rabbits had big bellies and had a good appetite, eating all the time.
"It's very good. If you keep it for a few more months, you can sell it for money." Gao Mingcheng praised with a smile.
After looking at the rabbit, Gao Mingcheng came to Grandma Xi again and said, "Grandma Xi, I will take Duomei to Yangcheng the day after tomorrow. If Black Tiger and Elf come to your house, you can feed them for a few days."
When Grandma Xi heard this, she agreed immediately, "Okay, don't worry, I will feed them."
Black Tiger and the Elf both lived with Grandma Xi for a while, and with Fa Cai also staying with Grandma Xi, they had company.
Oh, Fa Cai is the dog raised by Gao Zhuang, and was also given to Gao Zhuang by Gao Yue.
"Brother Mingcheng, are you going to Yangcheng? How long will you be gone?" Gao Zhuang asked immediately, and then said, "Xiu Man's parents said that they will come over in a few days to give her some money for her pregnancy, and we will prepare a banquet at that time. If you are going to be gone for many days, I will go to Xiu Man's parents' home and tell them to come a few days later."
Speaking of this matter, He Xiuman looked at Gao Mingcheng with great concern.
Gao Zhuang doesn't have many relatives and friends, and Gao Mingcheng is a very important one among them. It would be a bit unpleasant if Gao Mingcheng was not there during the wedding banquet.
Besides, it’s okay for her parents to come over a few days later or a few days earlier.
Gao Mingcheng just learned about this, so he said: "There is no confirmed time yet, it will probably take about half a month!"
Gao Zhuang immediately said, "Okay, I'll go to Xiuman's house tomorrow and tell my father-in-law and mother-in-law to come back half a month later."
Gao Mingcheng understood what Gao Zhuang meant, and felt a little warm in his heart. He smiled and said, "Okay!"
(End of this chapter)
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