Chapter 244 Gao Mingcheng's Tacky Aesthetics
The next morning, after breakfast, Gao Mingcheng loaded all the medicinal materials needed by the pharmaceutical factory onto the tractor's bed.
The tractor was parked in the yard. Originally, he wanted to park it in an open space outside for convenience, but he had many reasons. It was uneasy to park such a valuable thing outside.
It’s better to put it in your own yard.
Fortunately, his yard is spacious and the yard gate is large enough to allow the tractor to enter and exit freely.
"Duomei, I'm going to the county." Gao Mingcheng took the key and started the tractor.
Many beauties stood under the eaves and watched him leave.
After Gao Mingcheng left, she would finish her housework and go to Dong Feixia to work with Gao Shufang and others.
Nowadays, many Americans are paid for their work.
She likes the feeling of making money, and feels very happy every time she earns some money.
Gao Mingcheng parked the tractor at the entrance of the village.
After parking the car, he went to his parents' house to get his things. He had told his mother last night to prepare Gao Mingli's bedding and food.
When he went there, his father had already gone to work in the fields, and his mother and grandmother were there.
His grandmother was sitting under the eaves with some balls of wool in her hands. Next to her was a shallow basket filled with shoe soles and balls of various colors.
As soon as he saw this, Gao Mingcheng knew that his grandmother was going to knit shoes.
In winter, they like to wear knitted woolen shoes, which they think are more durable. The soles are bought, foam soles with lines around them. If you are willing to pay more, you can add a layer of old tire soles under the foam soles, which will make them waterproof and durable.
Generally speaking, people will buy ones with tire bottoms, which can be used longer.
Although Grandma Gao is getting old and her eyesight is a little blurry, she is still very good at knitting sweaters and woolen shoes. She hardly needs to use her eyes to see and can do the job skillfully based on instinct.
Most of the shoes for the family members were knitted by her in her spare time.
Seeing Gao Mingcheng coming in, Grandma Gao smiled and said, "Do you know how to knit shoes, Duomei? If not, I'll knit a new pair for you."
Gao Mingcheng was a little flattered, but still rejected Grandma Gao's kindness.
Although Grandma Gao can still knit shoes, her movements are very slow and she can only pass the time.
"Duomei can weave. She is young, so let her weave." Gao Mingcheng said.
Grandma Gao smiled and said, "You have married a very good daughter-in-law."
Personally, she prefers Xuanyuemei. Xuanyuemei is dexterous and can do housework and farm work. Moreover, Xuanyuemei is prettier than ordinary people.
It can be said that apart from the fact that both parents have passed away and there is no one to rely on, there are no other disadvantages.
Hearing Grandma Gao praising Xuanyuemei, Luo Xiaohua couldn't help but snort. From the very beginning, she didn't like Xuanyuemei. Later, after they became mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, they rarely interacted with each other.
But Gao Mingcheng has become successful now, and Xuanyuemei has also taken her daughter to learn tailoring, so the situation has improved a lot.
"Mingli's things are all here, Mingcheng, please help take them over. Hey, I did some calculations last night. Although Mingli has a job, he still has to spend money on food and housing. After a month, he doesn't have much money left!" Luo Xiaohua sighed.
I originally thought that having a job was a good thing, but my home is in the countryside, and after going to work in the county, there are a lot more expenses. After deducting these expenses, I can’t save much money in a month.
Gao Mingcheng didn't know what to say, so he kept silent.
This is the helplessness of migrant workers. If they stay at home, they don’t have a stable income, but if they go to the city, they have to spend a lot of money just to survive.
Therefore, there is a term in later generations called "Moonlight Clan".
With the salary of a temporary worker in Gaomingli, if he doesn't spend frugally, he will be living paycheck to paycheck.
He looked down and saw two piles of things on the ground. One pile was bedding tied with ropes, and the other pile was food, including a small bag of rice, a large bag of sweet potatoes, a bag of dried vegetables, and some seasonal vegetables.
Gao Mingcheng bent down, picked up his things, and walked towards the village entrance.
Follow the corridor past Cheng'en house, and then you'll see a pond. Go around the pond, and on the wider road, you'll see a brand new tractor parked.
Gao Mingcheng put his things away and drove the tractor towards the county.
The weather in late October gradually turned cooler, and most of the wild grasses and flowers on both sides turned yellow due to lack of water. However, some Rhizoma Phytolaccae were still growing very well.
This thing is also a kind of medicinal material. In winter, you can dig up the roots, wash them, cut them into pieces, and dry them. Then they can be used as medicine. It is poisonous, but it can treat some diseases such as edema and athlete's foot.
Because it looks somewhat similar to amaranth, some people call it red amaranth, big amaranth, wet amaranth, etc.
But for the children in the village, the fruits of the Rhizoma Phytolaccae can be used to play with. The boys use them as bullets and shoot them at their opponents. After they burst, they can dye their clothes red, as if they were shot.
Girls who love beauty will squeeze the juice of the fruit, smear it on their nails, and then show off their red nails vainly.
This thing is really easy to grow. Even when other grasses are wilted, it is still quite energetic. If you step on it with your feet, it will still be alive.
Various sceneries on both sides of the road passed by my eyes. The sound of the tractor startled the birds in the bushes. The birds were startled and flew up, making crisp bird calls.
After arriving at the county, Gao Mingcheng first went to the pharmaceutical factory and sold the medicinal materials successfully. After selling this batch of medicinal materials, he made another sum of money.
Then he went to Officer Zhao's home.
He had been here yesterday, and Officer Zhao's family also knew the identities of the Gao Mingli and Cheng brothers, so they were quite kind to Gao Mingli living in their home.
The county has running water, but some self-built houses dig their own wells. Officer Zhao's home has a well, so he can use water for free.
However, his family's well was not exclusive to him, but shared with his next-door neighbors. There was a hole in the middle of the walls between the two houses, and the well was dug underneath. One family occupied half of the space, and the two families shared one well.
There was no problem in previous years, but this year the weather was dry and there was more water only in the morning. Once it was used up, there was not much water left. Even if some water was pumped up, it was turbid and could not be used for drinking.
The tap water in the county also comes from reservoirs, the main sources being the Foling Reservoir and the Houxi Reservoir.
These two reservoirs are specifically used to supply urban tap water and are not used for agricultural irrigation.
Tap water can be recycled to a certain extent, so even if it is dry this year, tap water can still be supplied.
When he came yesterday, Gao Mingcheng only took a quick look at the house. Today, when he came to deliver something to Gao Mingli, he paid more attention and observed it.
The room rented in Gaomingli was on the second floor, about a dozen square meters, with a bed and an old cabinet in the room.
Gao Mingli bought a lock yesterday, and knowing that Gao Mingcheng would come to deliver something to him today, he gave Gao Mingcheng a key.
At this time he took the key and unlocked the door.
Well, that's what a bare house is like. There's really no need to lock it!
But if it is locked, it means it is private territory, which can make people feel more at ease.
Gao Mingcheng put his things away, locked the door and went out.
After that, he did not go to the police station to find Gao Guobing. He had just met him yesterday. Gao Guobing was not an idle person. As the deputy director, he was very busy.
When there are cases, I handle them. When there are no cases, I have to go to meetings everywhere.
He came to his house. The house was being renovated, so he had to keep an eye on it.
The second and third floors don’t matter, but the facade on the first floor cannot be messed up. After laying the terrazzo and painting the walls white, you have to start with the soft furnishings.
He had some ideas about the soft furnishings for the clothing store. The location of this house was good and it would become a commercial area in the county in the future. It would definitely not be a loss to open a store there, but if he wanted to become a hit, he had to make some noise.
Currently, other clothing stores in the county still take a simple approach, with ordinary storefronts, with some clothes hanging or displayed for people to choose from.
But in Gao Mingcheng's eyes, this is too low!
Therefore, his clothing store must be different from others. Beautiful chandeliers must be arranged to be bright enough; there must be some fancy decorative paintings; the door must be covered with carpets; and the shop sign must be installed with light bulbs, so that when the lights are turned on at night, the entire sign will be bright and people can see the store clearly from a distance.
In addition, the pillars at the door can also be wrapped with golden decorative fabrics, which will emit a sparkling golden light under the sun. Although it is tacky, it will definitely attract people's attention at this time!
(End of this chapter)
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