Chapter 48 Tool Man (Seeking Follow-up Reading)
Today's dishes are good. There is a big bowl of yellow muntjac soup, a big pot of loofah soup, a plate of stir-fried peppers and a plate of steamed eggplant. There are four dishes on the table, which is quite rich.
Gao Mingcheng picked up some vegetarian dishes to eat and did not touch the yellow muntjac meat. He had eaten a lot of meat yesterday and at noon today, so he would not eat the meat at home.
"Su'e, you are pregnant, drink more soup!" Luo Xiaohua affectionately poured a full bowl of broth for Huang Su'e, and also poured a bowl for her mother-in-law and husband. The rest was shared by everyone and they ate it all up.
Two pounds of meat may sound like a lot, but it is not much to eat, especially when there are many people.
"It's delicious! Second brother, when will you go to the mountains to hunt yellow muntjacs again? Give me more meat then. This little meat is not enough!" Gao Mingwan finished the last sip of the soup, looking unsatisfied.
He looked at Gao Mingcheng eagerly, hoping that his second brother would get more meat.
But Gao Mingcheng didn't want to do that. He still had to save money to buy a house and get married. He decided to sell all the prey he caught except for what he ate.
"Well, if I can get it." He said vaguely, neither agreeing nor refusing.
"Brother, if we don't have yellow muntjac meat, rabbits and pheasants will do. I saw Gao Zhuang get a rabbit, so you can definitely get one, right? Gao Zhuang follows you all day long, so you must have taught him how to do it!"
"Second brother, this is really unkind of you. Why don't you teach your own brothers, but teach him?" Gao Mingwan became more and more excited as he spoke, and his expression looked so aggrieved.
Even the others looked at Gao Mingcheng.
Gao Mingcheng was speechless, the method of making a trap to catch rabbits was something he learned from someone in his previous life, so he really couldn't teach his brothers before!
But now that things have come to this, Gao Zhuang has already taught him, so it would be a bit unreasonable not to teach his own brothers.
Their village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the natural environment is good now. There are many wild animals in the mountains, so he said: "The method of making condoms is something I learned from someone recently. I tried it for two days and found that it is indeed useful. I was just about to tell you, but you have to go to the railway to work every day, so I didn't have time to tell you."
Without further ado, he immediately fetched some steel ropes from the utility room and, in front of everyone, made a noose in slow motion. He then told everyone where to put the noose so that there would be a high chance of catching the rabbit.
Next, he made a few more covers until he had used up all the materials in his home.
"Brother, Ming Wan, come with me. I'll put the condoms here in the back mountain today. You can check them again tomorrow morning."
Gao Mingcheng brought his eldest brother and third brother to the back mountain. The mountain was relatively low and close to the village, so there were actually few pheasants and rabbits.
Gao Mingcheng found a few suitable places and explained to them why he wanted to find such places. After setting the traps, he said, "There are few wild animals in the back mountain, so there may not be rabbits to trap. If you want to trap rabbits, you have to go to Niuweiling and Xiaoyuan Mountain. But there are also many weasels in Xiaoyuan Mountain."
Gao Mingpeng and Gao Mingwan listened carefully. Oil and water are scarce these days, and who doesn’t want to eat a little more meat!
After putting on the condom, Gao Mingcheng wanted to leave, but was stopped by Gao Mingpeng.
The three brothers returned home together.
This time, Gao Mingpeng took the initiative to speak, and the topic was buying a house.
"Dad, Su'e is pregnant. When do you think we'll buy the house? Once we buy the house, Su'e and I will move out. Then the second child will have a place to live, and we won't have to live in someone else's house anymore."
Gao Yuanjian was smoking a homemade cigarette, the smell of which was very strong and a bit choking.
Hearing Gao Mingpeng's question, Gao Yuanjian frowned instinctively.
He glanced at Gao Mingcheng and sighed.
Gao Mingcheng saw a hint of blame in that look and felt puzzled.
Gao Yuanjian took a long puff of his cigarette and said, "We could have bought it this month, but once we buy a house, there won't be much money left in the family. If the second son wants to get married..."
Although the words were not finished, the meaning was clearly expressed.
After buying a house, I had no money left for my second child to get married.
If I use the money for my second child’s marriage, there won’t be enough to buy a house.
When Huang Su'e heard this, she realized that this was exactly what she was worried about, so she quickly and quietly pulled Gao Mingpeng's hand.
Gao Mingpeng immediately said, "The second child is only 19 years old. Even if he gets married, he won't be able to get a marriage certificate. It's better to wait until next year. Dad, our family is large. If we don't buy a house, we really can't live there. Last time, my mother-in-law asked about our house purchase."
Gao Yuanjian took another puff of his cigarette and said nothing.
At this time Luo Xiaohua said: "Buy it! Buy it this month!"
After saying that, she glared at Gao Mingcheng and said threateningly: "If you dare to marry Duo Duomei, your family won't give you a penny!"
She didn't like Xuanyuemei, not only because of Xuanyuemei's family, but also because of Xuanyuemei's temper. She felt that if she married Xuanyuemei into the family, she would definitely quarrel with her.
How could she like the gentle Huang Su'e when there were so many fierce beauties?
The mother's attitude was clear, and the father was no longer silent. Gao Yuanjian glanced at Gao Mingcheng, and his eyes showed a similar meaning.
He said, "Okay, I will give the money for the house to Gao Fujia tomorrow. After the money is paid, the house will be ours. Then you can take some time to clean it up and choose a good day to move in."
After getting Gao Yuanjian's approval, Gao Mingpeng and his wife immediately showed satisfied smiles.
This whole thing had nothing to do with Gao Mingcheng, and he was glared at several times by his parents. After the matter was resolved, he did not stay any longer and returned to his grandmother's house.
When he was leaving, no one tried to keep him, and no one asked for his opinion.
He felt like a tool and a scapegoat today.
When I returned to my grandmother's house, the lights were on in the house. The pear-shaped light bulb emitted a faint yellow light, illuminating the small farmyard.
Gao Zhuang went to the cooperative early in the morning to buy the light bulb. The light emitted by one light bulb is enough to replace two kerosene lamps.
"Brother Mingcheng, you're back! The food is warming up in the big iron pot in the kitchen, come and eat it!" Gao Zhuang was lying on a recliner with his legs crossed. When he saw Gao Mingcheng coming, he immediately became alert.
Gao Mingcheng was stunned and said, "Didn't I say I wouldn't eat here today? Why did grandma leave some food for me?"
Gao Zhuang jumped up and said, "My grandma said you must not be full, so she specially left some food for you. Go and eat it quickly. After you finish eating, we will go to the reservoir to take a bath together."
"Let me tell you, someone was bitten by a snake while taking a bath in the reservoir just now!"
When talking about snakes, Gao Zhuang's body couldn't help but tremble. He quickly said: "I didn't let my grandma go to the reservoir to take a bath today. I went to the well and fetched a bucket of water for her to wash at home!"
(End of this chapter)
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