Chapter 669 Mountain View
At the beginning of August, Gao Mingcheng returned to the village to pick up Gao Zhuang's family. After that, he was very busy preparing for the kindergarten enrollment and opening of the school. He did not return to Gaojia Village for more than a month.
During this month, Chen Dasong ran to the county to deliver goods to him every few days. He also picked all the watermelons and cantaloupes in the fields and sent them to the kindergarten.
A month later, Gao Mingcheng returned to Gaojia Village again. He felt as if he was in another world. He played with the Black Tiger Elf and other dogs for a while and became impatient to go into the mountains.
However, before entering the mountains, he still had some preparations to do.
Gao Mingcheng took out a javelin from the utility room, then filled a basin with water and brought it to the whetstone in front of the door.
There is a whetstone under the osmanthus tree in front of the door. If you need to sharpen your knife, you can move a stool and sit here to sharpen it.
First wet the whetstone and the tip of the javelin with water, and then you can sharpen them.
This javelin has not been used for a while, and the tip is covered with dust and looks a bit dull, but it only takes a while to sharpen it, and the edge will become bright white again and be sharp again.
Xuanyue knew that Gao Mingcheng was going into the mountains, but she didn't understand why Gao Mingcheng was so keen on going into the mountains, because for her, going into the mountains was a very tiring thing.
Many girls have to go into the mountains to collect firewood and wild fruits since they were young. Every time they come down the mountain, they are often so tired that they can't even straighten their backs.
Later, after she married Gao Mingcheng, Gao Mingcheng rarely let her go into the mountains. Whether it was picking herbs or collecting firewood, it was all done by Gao Mingcheng. She only needed to do housework and manage the vegetable garden in front of the door.
As soon as Xuanyuemei returned to the village, she started talking to her second sister Xuanyueyu. So when Gao Mingcheng had sharpened his spear and was ready to set off, Xuanyuemei found Gao Mingcheng and said, "We're going to my second sister's house for lunch. Remember to go there after you come down the mountain."
Gao Mingcheng nodded and said, "Okay, the stove at home must be covered with dust, and it will be troublesome to clean it."
Xuanyuemei smiled and said, "Then don't expect the stove in my second sister's house to be very clean!"
Gao Mingcheng was stunned for a moment, then he smiled.
People in the countryside burn firewood, which produces a lot of dust, and there is also a lot of smoke when cooking. Even for hardworking families, the kitchen is inevitably covered with dust, and they have to wait until before the New Year to clean the dust.
Gao Mingcheng has never been a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder. In his opinion, as long as the pots and pans are clean and the dishes are clean, that's enough!
Gao Mingcheng threw the gun up, then caught it naturally. He smiled and said, "I'm leaving now. Wait for me to bring you prey to eat!"
In addition to bringing a javelin, Gao Mingcheng also brought a plastic bag and stuffed it into his pocket, just in case he found any wild fruits in the mountains, he would have something to put them in the bag.
As usual, he led the black tiger and the elf into the mountains. His agile figures walked on the mountain road, as nimble as a monkey.
As usual, Dahuang took Dahei and Xiaohei with him and accompanied them all the way to the halfway point of the mountain before stopping. At this time, Gao Mingcheng had already sped up and was running wildly in the mountains and forests at a speed that was difficult for the black tiger and the elf to catch up with.
As he ran wildly, he also roared. His voice traveled very far and even echoed.
The birds and animals ran away in fright, but the subtle noises they made made the mountains seem even more quiet.
When people walk in the mountains, they see green everywhere.
And this green is not static. There are lush green, dark green, light green, and some trees have red leaves. The color changes are varied.
The young leaves of some trees are red. This seems to be a common thing for children in the mountains, but if you ask them why the young leaves are red, they will most likely not be able to answer.
Gao Mingcheng had a low level of education, so naturally he didn't know. But thanks to the Internet information explosion and the development of self-media in his previous life, when he was browsing the web out of boredom, strange bits of knowledge entered his brain unexpectedly.
Only then did he realize that the reason why the young leaves are red is due to the increase in anthocyanins, and it is also the plants' way of preventing disease and insect damage. Because herbivorous insects are partially sensitive to blue light but lack red receptors, the red young leaves can block out disease and insects.
The strange points of knowledge flashed through Gao Mingcheng's mind, but he didn't pay much attention to them. His eyes swept through the layers of trees and identified the familiar vegetation.
The yellow gardenia has already borne fruit, but the fruit is still green and has not turned yellow yet. It has to wait until the end of September or the beginning of October before it can be picked, processed, and dried into medicine.
Similarly, the cypress seeds are not yet mature. The cypress trees are full of cypress seeds, which look like little green stars. Cypress seeds are a kind of medicinal material and can also be used to make incense.
In addition to these inedible ones, Gao Mingcheng's eyes also rested on trees such as the taro tree, hairy chestnut tree and wild persimmon tree.
Among the vines in the ravines of the mountains, there are a few wild grapes spreading everywhere. Wild grapes mature late, and the fruits are still hanging at this time. Most of the fruits are very small. In a bunch of fruits, most are green, and only a few have turned red.
The ones that turn red can be eaten, but the taste is quite ordinary. Gao Mingcheng only went into the mountains to pick wild grapes when he was a child, but he no longer had the appetite for it later.
But since he had encountered it, he reached out and picked a few wild grapes to eat. They tasted sour and sweet, with little flesh and many seeds, so he only tasted one flavor.
As for the hairy chestnuts and wild persimmons, they are not ripe yet. Gao Mingcheng didn't even give them a second glance when he passed by the trees.
He ran as much as he could in the mountains. When he reached the top of a mountain, he looked around and saw that the low mountains were like hills and the high mountains in the distance were as high as thousands of feet. Being in the middle of it, he felt a sense of high spirits.
After running all the way here, Gao Mingcheng finally felt like his muscles had relaxed. He howled twice at the distant mountains, and the depression that had accumulated in his heart instantly disappeared.
After stopping to admire the scenery for a while, I heard some movement in the bushes. It turned out that Black Tiger and the Elf had finally caught up. The two dogs were running wildly in the woods, their tongues hanging out from exhaustion.
Gao Mingcheng couldn't help laughing when he saw the two dogs looking silly. He reached out and touched the dogs' heads and teased them.
After a short rest, Gao Mingcheng saw that the two dogs had recovered somewhat, so he said, "Let's go and find prey!"
He brought a javelin today, naturally hoping to get something. Even if he couldn't kill an adult wild boar, he would at least kill a yellow muntjac!
With two dogs leading the way, Gao Mingcheng, holding a javelin, began to chase the wild boar's tracks all over the mountains. Among the large wild animals in the mountains now, wild boars are the most numerous. It is already September, which is the time when wild boars begin to eat frantically to gain weight in the autumn.
There are a lot of kudzu roots in the mountains, and the leaves on the kudzu vines and the rhizomes underground are the favorite food of wild boars.
As Gao Mingcheng walked along, he saw many traces left by wild boars gnawing on kudzu vines, as well as traces of the soil being arched up and kudzu roots being gnawing on.
However, now is not the best time to eat Pueraria root, because the starch content of Pueraria root at this time is not high. Not only does it not taste that good, but its nutritional value is also average.
In addition to the eaten kudzu vines, Gao Mingcheng also saw some wild yams. The leaves of the yam are easy to identify, shaped like a heart, and many small yam beans are produced on the vines.
There are two ways to propagate yam. One is rhizome propagation. If you want to plant it, it is best to choose rhizome propagation so that you can harvest it in the same year.
Another way of propagation is to sow yam beans. The numerous yam beans on the vines are actually yam seeds, the kind that can take root and sprout as soon as they fall to the ground.
Of course, you can also pick them and cook them, they have a very soft and sticky taste.
Gao Mingcheng didn't see many wild yams when he went into the mountains before. He didn't expect to see so many of them growing here. And looking at the thickness of the vines, he knew that the yams were quite old.
If yam had not to be harvested until October, Gao Mingcheng would have wanted to pick some now. Yam stewed with pork ribs or yam stewed with chicken is both delicious and nutritious!
Gao Mingcheng silently took note of this place and planned to come here again to pick some yam when he was free in October.
As Gao Mingcheng was thinking this in his mind, he suddenly seemed to hear some noise. He then looked at the black tiger and the elf leading the way in front. They also seemed to have noticed something and became alert.
Gao Mingcheng knew that there was most likely prey ahead.
Gao Mingcheng couldn't help but grip the wooden shaft of the javelin, and a light flashed in his eyes.
The footsteps seemed to become lighter at this moment. Gao Mingcheng followed the sound and finally saw a group of wild boars at the foot of the hillside.
There are a total of six wild boars in the wild boar family, four of which are larger and only two are smaller. At this time, they are lowering their heads to gnaw on food. The leading wild boar is particularly vigilant. At the slightest sign of movement, it will alertly look up and around. Only after the warning is lifted will it continue to gnaw on food.
(End of this chapter)
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