A rainstorm suddenly came, taking away the summer heat and bringing a touch of coolness to people.
In this kind of weather, people can have a good sleep just by lying on a bamboo mat without turning on the fan.
The only drawback was that the heavy rain affected the TV signal, making it impossible to receive programs on the color TV at home. Moreover, the voltage was unstable at this time. If electrical appliances were used on a rainy day, the TV might break down. Therefore, no one dared to watch TV. After dinner, they gathered in the shed in the backyard to talk.
Suddenly, everyone's eyes went dark; it turned out that there was a power outage.
Gao Mingcheng had good eyesight and could see clearly even in the dark. He immediately went to get a candle and a lighter.
With a click, a spark came out of the lighter and lit the candle.
One candle lit another candle, and soon the orange-red candlelight illuminated the small backyard again.
Gao Shufang said thankfully, "Luckily I didn't turn on the TV just now! The chandelier in the store was also turned off in advance!"
This sudden power outage can cause damage to electrical appliances.
The backyard is equipped with ordinary incandescent lamps, so even if they break, it’s not a big deal.
Since there was a power outage, everyone stopped gathering together to talk and instead went back to their rooms with candles to rest.
Half a month has passed since Grandma Gao broke her leg, and the training for kindergarten teachers has also ended. After the heavy rain stops, Gao Mingcheng will send He Xiuman and Xiao Yuanyuan back to the village.
Ever since that conversation, Gao Mingli has been avoiding Gao Mingcheng intentionally or unintentionally. Gao Mingcheng noticed it, but didn't care.
Some sufferings need to be experienced by oneself before one can realize the truth.
Gao Mingcheng lives a leisurely life now. When he is busy, he walks around the streets collecting old things. When he is free, he farms, raises children and takes care of his wife.
After a night of heavy rain, a sunny day came again.
He Xiuman and Xiao Yuanyuan are going back to Gaojia Village, and everyone is reluctant to let them go.
After spending a month and a half together, they developed more feelings for each other.
However, He Xiuman was also worried about Gao Zhuang and Xi Nainai at home, so she wanted to go back as soon as possible.
This day happened to be a holiday, and Gao Mingli also had to go back to the village. If there had not been heavy rain yesterday, he would have gone straight back to Gaojia Village after get off work.
Today he didn't ride a bicycle, but took Gao Mingcheng's tractor.
Gao Mingli sat in a corner of the truck bed, looking at the scenery that was constantly receding, with a somewhat depressed expression on his face.
He went back once during the holidays. As soon as he got home, his mother and wife came to him to complain. His wife said that her sister-in-law and mother-in-law bullied her, and his mother said that his wife was getting lazier and lazier and refused to move when she was asked to do something.
Both women hoped that Gao Mingli would stand on their side, but Gao Mingli himself was a person with not much opinion of his own. He was overwhelmed by their quarrels and had no idea what to do.
He really didn't want to go back today, but if he didn't go back, he would offend more people. Besides, the way his second brother looked at him sometimes made him avoid it.
When the tractor stopped beside the pond at the entrance of the village, Gao Mingli got off the vehicle like a bereaved mother and walked towards his home carrying his things.
Gao Mingcheng walked behind and helped He Xiuman carry her luggage bag, which contained a bag of clothes for changing and a bag of various things bought from the county.
There were villagers squatting by the pond washing clothes. When they saw them coming back, they immediately greeted them.
As He Xiuman was taken to the county to attend kindergarten teacher training, the news that Gao Mingcheng was going to open a kindergarten in the county quickly spread to the surrounding villages.
Nowadays, many people in the countryside are not very enthusiastic about sending their children to primary school, let alone spending money to send their children to kindergarten.
Therefore, after hearing about this, everyone thought that the kindergarten opened by Gao Mingcheng would definitely lose money.
Some people were even secretly delighted.
Hate others for what they have and laugh at others for what they don't. This is also a common psychology among some people.
Gao Mingcheng was very calm about this.
After returning to grandma's house, the family of four was reunited and it was naturally very lively.
Grandma held Xiao Yuanyuan in her arms and refused to let go, her face full of joy. After this separation, Grandma had completely let it go. When the kindergarten starts next year, she will definitely have to go to the county, otherwise she will not be able to see her precious great-granddaughter, she really misses her very much.
Xiao Yuanyuan also missed her grandma very much, and the two of them hugged each other and refused to let go.
Gao Zhuang and He Xiuman also gathered aside to talk.
Seeing this, Gao Mingcheng decided not to be a light bulb and decided to go to Niuweiling for a walk.
But seeing that he was about to leave, the grandmother quickly said, "Mingcheng, come over here for lunch at noon!"
"Okay!" Gao Mingcheng agreed and strode out of the yard.
As soon as he walked into the corridor between the houses, he heard a quarrel in his parents' house in front.
When Gao Mingcheng heard the quarrel, he walked faster. It was not a wise choice to get into trouble at this time!
As for visiting grandma, let’s wait until after lunch!
Gao Mingcheng left secretly, so he didn't know that Gao Mingli was once again the victim in this quarrel.
Both my mother and wife complained to him, and they ended up having a big argument.
Gao Mingcheng, who didn't mind other people's business, came to Niuweiling in a relaxed manner.
It is already mid-August. In a few days, he will go to Yangcheng and bring Fan Licheng back.
Gao Mingcheng found Chen Duofu and asked about the condition of the beehives.
With dedicated management, the beehives are in good condition and are ready to produce honey.
Gao Mingcheng now owns forty-five beehives. There is not much honey in the newly divided beehives, but the previous beehives are already full of honey.
"Then start shaking the honey. Let's wash the bottle containing honey first." Gao Mingcheng said so, opened the door of the utility room and took out the bottle from it.
It turned out that these bottles might not be enough, so he said, "I'll go buy some bottles tomorrow and then we'll shake the honey together."
"Okay." Chen Duofu agreed, and then said, "It's alright, I'll go to the fields first."
"Okay." Gao Mingcheng did not restrict his employees' working hours, as long as they did their assigned tasks well.
He cleaned the bottles himself, placed them upside down on a bench to dry, and then went to the vegetable garden carrying a bamboo basket.
Every time he came back, he would pick a bunch of vegetables to take back.
Now, in addition to vegetables, you can also bring back some watermelons and pear melons.
Gao Ming went straight to the watermelon field.
Zhang Chengyuan has a talent for planting. He manages his vegetable garden very well and grows many varieties, so there are basically seasonal vegetables to eat all year round.
When we arrived at the watermelon field, we immediately saw dozens of watermelons of varying sizes lying in the field covered with vines.
This watermelon is an old local variety. It has a thick rind but is also large in size. A ripe watermelon can weigh more than ten or twenty kilograms.
Next to the watermelon field, there are two acres of pear melons planted.
Pear melon is also called cantaloupe. It is ripe when the skin turns white and yellow and has a fragrance.
Gao Mingcheng first tore off a pear melon, wiped it casually on his clothes, and then took a bite. The sweet smell immediately filled his nose, and the juice flowed down his hands.
He happily finished eating a pear melon and threw the stem onto the ground.
As a result, he ate happily, but the two dogs circled around him, barking continuously, indicating that they wanted to eat too.
Gao Mingcheng laughed and picked another ripe pear melon, cut it in half and gave it to the two dogs.
When the two dogs got the food, they immediately lowered their heads and started to nibble on the pear melons.
Gao Mingcheng started picking watermelons. He first inspected them with his eyes, then knocked on the rind with his fingers. From the sound he heard, he could tell whether the watermelon was ripe.
Because he had to come back tomorrow to shake honey, Gao Mingcheng only picked three watermelons, two to take back to the county to eat, and one to take to his grandmother's house to eat. (End of this chapter)
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