The next morning, when Gao Yue saw the turtle in the kitchen bucket, he realized that Gao Mingcheng had gone to catch the turtle alone in the middle of the night.
In addition to the two live turtles, there was also a salted catfish in the cupboard.
If this catfish is not treated promptly after it is injured and dies, it will go bad.
Therefore, the fish could not be taken to the county, so Gao Mingcheng decided to give the fish to Chen Dasong's family and let Aunt Liu cook it so that they could eat it together at noon.
Chen Dasong's family was very happy. Such a big catfish must taste very good. Chen Dasong also specifically told Aunt Liu not to be stingy and to put more oil when frying the fish.
Aunt Liu smiled happily and said, "Catfish has fat in it, so it's much easier to fry than crucian carp or grass carp!"
Indeed, there is some yellow fat under the catfish skin, especially in the belly, where there is more fat. If too much oil is added, it will taste greasy.
Of course, most people nowadays lack oil and water and are not afraid of feeling greasy.
There were still about ten boxes of beehives that had not yet been extracted, so early in the morning, the group continued to carry the honey extractors to the mountains.
Get to work before the sun gets up.
It was another busy day. It was not until the afternoon that Gao Mingcheng finished filling all the honey. After the big bottle was filled, the remaining honey was poured into small bottles and given to Gao Yue and Lin Ye respectively.
They both have worked really hard these past two days.
In addition to giving them honey, Gao Mingcheng also let them pick vegetables and watermelons from the fields themselves.
However, Gao Yue and Lin Ye were both exhausted. They lay on the recliners and didn't want to move at all.
The job of shaking honey may not look tiring, but it is actually very harmful to the hands. After shaking it for two consecutive days, their hands felt severe pain. Not to mention picking watermelons, even using chopsticks to eat was difficult for them. Therefore, Gao Yue and Lin Ye would rather not have the watermelons than pick them.
Gao Mingcheng couldn't help but laugh when he saw how exhausted they both looked.
After all, I am a student and I don’t have to work every day like the villagers.
Chen Dasong's family also shook honey together, but their condition was much better than Gao Yue and Lin Ye.
Gao Mingcheng said: "You guys take a rest at home. I'm going to go to the old village to visit my grandmother and grandma."
Gao Mingcheng took two one-pound bottles of honey and drove to the old village. Well, it was such a hot day and he didn't want to walk there.
Once people get used to means of transportation, they will become lazy and won't want to walk even for a few minutes.
Thinking back to the past, in order to sell honey, Gao Mingcheng ran directly to the county town early in the morning. After selling the honey, he ran all the way back. He didn't care about such a long distance and ran quite happily.
But it’s really nice to have a car! With just one step on the accelerator, the car stopped at the entrance of the old village pond.
After getting off the bus, walk for another minute and you will arrive at grandma's house.
It is now past three in the afternoon and the sun is shining brightly outside. My grandmother and her family are all resting at home, which is a rare occasion. They have not gone out to work.
Gao Mingcheng gave Grandma Xi a bottle of honey and said, "I will go to Yangcheng to buy goods the day after tomorrow. When I come back, I will come back to the village to pick you up and take you to the county town. The house for you to stay in is ready. There are beds and cabinets in the room, and pots and pans in the kitchen. You just need to bring your luggage with you."
The main body of the kindergarten is a teaching building with four floors. Behind the teaching building is a row of bungalows with a total of four rooms, one large and three small. The large one is the kitchen, which is equipped with two large rice cookers, two large stoves, a five-layer steamer, and a three-burner coal stove that can hold nine coal balls at a time, providing a strong fire.
In addition to these, the kitchen also has a large chopping board and a large sink.
The kitchen utensils are mainly used for cooking for the children in the kindergarten, but my grandmother's family can eat breakfast and lunch with the kindergarten, and cook for themselves at night.
As for the three small houses, two are for my grandmother's family, and one is divided into two halves, one half is used to store sundries, and the other half is used as a bathroom, which can be used by my grandmother's family and faculty and staff.
In addition to these things, after this trip to Yangcheng, Gao Mingcheng will also buy a refrigerator and a washing machine for the kindergarten. In Gao Mingcheng's view, these are necessary home appliances, and when recruiting students, parents will see that his kindergarten is very strong.
Gao Mingcheng explained the situation to Xi Nainai's family again so that they would be aware of it and would not feel strange or uncomfortable after the visit.
After talking about this, Gao Mingcheng asked about his parents' family.
We all live in the same village, and the new house is built right in front of my grandmother's house, so if we ask her, she will know everything clearly.
Grandma Xi said, "Your parents' house had already been built before the double harvest. The construction was suspended for a few days, but now they are making doors and windows and painting the walls. I think we can move in by the end of August."
"Your grandma is still the same, not much better, but not much worse either. Your parents and your brother and sister-in-law have been very busy. Your niece was also sick a while ago, but it's not a big problem. She went to the health center and got some medicine. She will be fine after taking it for a few days."
In just a few words, the grandmother explained the situation of Gao Mingcheng's parents' family.
All in all, nothing major happened.
After Gao Mingcheng figured it out, he took a bottle of honey and went to see his grandmother.
On such a hot day, Grandma Gao naturally rested at home, but because her own house had not been built yet, the whole family, young and old, squeezed into Gao Mingpeng's house, and the life was not very comfortable.
Gao Mingcheng gave the honey to Grandma Gao, chatted with her for a few words, and told her that if she wanted to eat it, she could make it herself or ask someone else to make it for her.
It was not known whether Grandma Gao understood or not. She had a smile on her face and stared at Gao Mingcheng with her eyes. Her smile made her face full of wrinkles and she looked a few years older.
The hair on her temples had turned completely white. Her gray hair was cut at ear level. The hair in front was parted in the middle, and a black clip was placed on each side to secure the hair on her forehead so that it would not affect her vision.
She was wearing a green floral long-sleeved shirt and trousers, and a pair of black plastic sandals. She was sitting on a bench. She had the temperament of both an old person and a child, both aged and yet with a hint of innocence.
The years have left traces of vicissitudes on her body, but as her memory fades, she gradually forgets the pain of the past.
She is a few years older than the grandmother, but the grandmother is much more energetic than her. Now it is He Xiuman who takes over the housework at home, but the grandmother is still an expert at cooking big pot dishes and making rice crackers during the Qingming Festival.
Gao Mingcheng felt a little emotional, but he didn't talk to Grandma Gao anymore. Instead, he found Gao Yuanjian.
Gao Mingcheng said, "Dad, Ming Wan was beaten up while driving his car a while ago. He was seriously injured. Do you and mom have time these days? If you are free, go to the county to see him!"
It is not convenient to make a phone call now, and Gao Mingwan will definitely not call his parents to tell them about this matter. Therefore, since Gao Mingcheng has returned to the village, he naturally has to come and inform them.
As for whether to go and see it, it is up to Gao Yuanjian and Luo Xiaohua.
Gao Yuanjian was stunned. He didn't expect this to happen. He frowned and asked gloomily, "How serious is it?"
Gao Mingcheng described Gao Mingwan's injuries, and then said a few words about Gao Shasha's condition.
When Gao Yuan heard that his granddaughter Gao Shasha was almost three months old and growing well, he wanted to go and see her.
He lowered his eyes and counted the days, then said, "Now the carpenter is making doors, windows and furniture, and your eldest brother is painting the walls. There isn't much work in the fields, so let's go to the county with your mother in a few days to see him."
After saying this, Gao Mingcheng thought about it and told Gao Yuanjian that Lou Xinyu had bought land in the county and was planning to build a house.
It now seems that Gao Shufang and Lou Xinyu's relationship is developing smoothly, so they will most likely get engaged by the end of the year.
When the house is built and ready to move into, maybe we can get married and hold a wedding banquet.
After hearing this, Gao Yuan's expression finally brightened up and he smiled. He looked at Gao Mingcheng and gave him an appreciative look.
A long time ago, Gao Shufang said she wanted to marry a city dweller, and he and Luo Xiaohua also thought that marrying into the city would be a good idea and would bring honor to them.
How many of these girls in the village can marry into the city? How many can marry men with decent jobs?
This alone is enough for them to brag about in the village.
What's more, Lou Xinyu has come to the village several times, and each time he brought a lot of gifts. After arriving home, he was busy running around, and he seemed to be very down-to-earth and conscientious in his work and life.
Gao Yuanjian said immediately: "Building a house is a big deal! He is a young man with no parents or relatives at home, how can he understand these things? No, I have to talk to him and tell him what to pay attention to when building a house!"
I originally wanted to go to the county to see my son, and now I want to go to the county to see my future son-in-law even more!
Gao Yuanjian was so excited that he decided to go to the county to see Gao Mingwan tomorrow!
But after thinking about it, he looked up at Gao Mingcheng and said, "Are you going back to the county soon?"
Gao Mingcheng nodded. Now that all the work in the village had been done, he naturally had to go back.
Gao Yuanjian paced back and forth for a few times and soon made up his mind. He said, "I'll go to the county with you and stay at your place tonight!"
Gao Mingcheng had no objection and agreed directly, saying, "Okay, I'm going back to Niuweiling to pick vegetables. I'll be going back to the county in about half an hour. I'll call you then."
Gao Yuanjian nodded. He had just enough time to prepare in half an hour.
Whether he was going to visit his son or to visit his future son-in-law who pleased him, he couldn't go empty-handed. There was no need to bring money or gifts. Just picking some vegetables and watermelons and cantaloupes from the fields would be enough.
Originally, Gao Yuanjian planned to ride his bicycle there tomorrow, but it is not convenient to carry watermelons on a bicycle, so he decided to use the tractor left in the village by Gao Mingcheng, but he doesn't know how to drive it yet.
During the double harvest, Gao Yuan saw that Chen Dasong and Zhang Chengyuan were both using Gao Mingcheng's tractor to plow the fields, and even Gao Zhuang's family was using a tractor to plow the fields, so he called Chen Dasong to help him plow the fields as well.
Because he felt that the tractor belonged to his son, and Chen Dasong was paid for working for his son, so he didn't intend to pay him.
Chen Dasong had no objection to Gao Mingcheng using the tractor, but he said he would not provide any manpower. He received Gao Mingcheng's salary, but he had to work for Gao Mingcheng.
He has an orchard as big as Xiaofushan, chickens and ducks to feed at the foot of the mountain, and it is the double harvest season, and he also has work to do in his own fields. These are enough to keep him busy.
Chen Dasong was willing to teach Gao Yuanjian how to drive and plow the fields, but Gao Yuanjian might be too old and could not learn quickly, so he asked Gao Mingpeng to learn. Fortunately, Gao Mingpeng was smart and learned it quickly.
But Gao Mingpeng has to paint the walls of his new house now, and if he is asked to drive there, he will lose a day of work.
So after much thought, Gao Yuanjian decided to take Gao Mingcheng's car alone, stay overnight, and come back tomorrow.
After making his words clear, Gao Mingcheng left. He had to return to Niuweiling to pick vegetables and watermelons.
Gao Yuanjian was not idle either. He went to the field with a bamboo basket and a snakeskin bag.
After Gao Mingcheng finished his own work, he drove the car to the old village again and came over to call Gao Yuanjian to go together.
Gao Yuanjian washed his face again, changed his clothes and waited under a tree by the roadside. He brought a basket of vegetables, four watermelons and a dozen cantaloupes, and in order to make it easier to return to the village tomorrow, he also brought his family's bicycle.
Gao Mingcheng helped him move the things into the truck bed.
"Uncle." Gao Yue called out immediately when he saw Gao Yuanjian, and Lin Ye also called out.
"Hey." Gao Yuanjian had a pretty good attitude towards Gao Yue. Knowing that Lin Ye was also a college student, he looked at him with favor and thought that they were very capable and would have a good future.
Because Gao Yue and Lin Ye's hands were sore and painful and they couldn't drive, Gao Mingcheng drove this time. When a novice driver drives, his body tends to tense up and he will feel very tired after driving for a while. But when an experienced driver drives, he will relax a lot and not feel so tired.
Gao Mingcheng drove all the way to the clothing store in the county town, and Gao Yue and Lin Ye got out of the car.
Gao Mingcheng asked them to take the watermelons and vegetables back, but because the watermelons were too heavy, they were unwilling to take them. In the end, they only took two kilograms of honey and two cantaloupes back.
"Have a good time. Why don't you have dinner at home before going back?" Gao Yuanjian had been chatting with Gao Yue and Lin Ye along the way and was in high spirits. Now that he saw they were about to go back, he even took the initiative to keep them there.
But Gao Yue and Lin Ye both declined, saying that they were tired and wanted to go back and rest.
The main reason was that they all knew that there were many people eating at Gao Ming Cheng's house. If they stayed, they might not even have a seat. It would not be comfortable to eat with a large group of people, so they might as well go back and have a rest.
When they returned to the county, it was already past five o'clock and Lou Xinyu had already finished get off work. As a non-staff member of the Gao family, he went to the clothing store as soon as he got off work. When he saw Gao Yuanjian coming, although he was a little surprised, he hurried forward to greet him, and helped Gao Mingcheng unload the vegetables, watermelons and eggs from the truck bed.
As for the honey, I was too lazy to move it, so I just put it in the car, covered it with a tarpaulin, and drove the car into the yard at night. The day after tomorrow, I drove it directly to the transportation company.
Gao Yuan was very happy to see that Lou Xinyu was helping without any hesitation. He smoked the good cigarette that Lou Xinyu handed to him, his eyes full of smiles.
However, after Lou Xinyu finished his work, Gao Yuanjian couldn't wait to pull Lou Xinyu aside to chat, saying that he wanted to tell Lou Xinyu everything that needed to be paid attention to when building a house.
In the end, it was Lou Xinyu who took him to see the land he had bought.
Seeing them leave, Gao Shufang was filled with shyness. She felt that her father seemed too enthusiastic towards Lou Xinyu! (End of this chapter)
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