Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Go up the mountain to search.
Mu Mian, who had heard the news of exchanging ginseng for 100 yuan, was not very calm along the way, and his heart was beating fast with excitement.
What is this? ?
Reward for returning lost property? ! !
It doesn't seem right. After all, it is still unknown whether the ginseng can be found. We just know that it exists in that piece.
There are many weeds and trees on the mountain. If it grows in some weeds, it will be really difficult to be found.
But what if you find it? By that time, a huge sum of money will fall from the sky! !
It must be more than a hundred yuan! !
As Mu Mian thought about it, his short legs began to hop unconsciously, and he couldn't wait to go to the mountains to look for it.
Mu Mian jumped and skipped all the way, like a little sika deer that was having a good time after having a good meal.
But when she arrived at the door of her house, she temporarily stopped thinking about the unknown ginseng. The excitement in her heart was replaced by a few "pig heads" in the yard, and turned into deep shock.
Mu Mian stopped and opened his mouth as wide as if an egg could fit in it.
This one, two, three...
If she hadn't looked at their clothes and body shapes, she would have almost not recognized who these three little rascals were.
Aren’t the three people with faces swollen like pig heads the Xiaochengzi, Gutou and Dazhuang who were howling on the mountain just now?
She thought they were not stung, but their feelings were stung.
Xu Lele was also in the yard. When she saw Mu Mian, she quickly ran over and said, "Sister Mian Mian, where have you been? I hope you didn't get stung. I waited for you over there for a long time, but you didn't come down."
Mu Mian shook his head, "I wasn't stung, I just accidentally fell down and stayed in the mountains for a while and came down late."
Zhao Meihua, who was pounding herbs, looked over and asked, "How did you fall? Did you fall into a trap? Is your leg okay?"
Mu Mian brushed the dust off his butt. He came back with dirty pants on his head. "I didn't fall into the trap. I just didn't see a ditch and I accidentally slipped."
It is true that many people dig traps in the mountains to catch rabbits and pheasants.
The digging was not very deep, and no sharp sticks were inserted inside. After all, people often went up and down the mountain, and it would be terrible if someone fell down after digging too deep.
Those traps that are dug deep and have sharp sticks inserted into them are usually dug near deep mountains, where generally no one goes and where wild boars are active.
Seeing that her granddaughter was fine, Zhao Meihua didn't ask any more questions. She just applied the crushed herbal medicine on Xiao Chengzi's face. The bee sting had already been removed.
The red and swollen little face instantly turned green, and Little Orange cried out in pain, "It hurts, it hurts, milk, be gentler!"
Zhao Meihua said angrily, "You feel the pain now, but why didn't you feel the pain when you poked the hornet's nest? Luckily you ran fast. If you were stung a few more times, I think you would have died."
Da Zhuang and Gu Du, who were waiting to have the medicine applied, hung their heads.
Mu Mian added another stab slowly, "The more it hurts, the more you'll remember."
Wasp stings are indeed quite dangerous, and their pain is much greater than that of bees.
Little Orange started howling again, "Sister! Are you my real sister?"
Mu Mian looked innocent, "No, am I not your cousin? You only have a biological sister."
Da Zhuang burst out laughing.
Zhao Meihua's face turned serious. "You can still laugh, but that's because your parents haven't finished work yet. Wait and see, that wooden stick will fall on your butt sooner or later."
Da Zhuang's smile faded, and he looked sad. "Grandma Zhao, can I sleep with Xiao Chengzi tonight? I don't want to go home."
Zhao Meihua chuckled, "What's the point of telling me? He didn't sleep with me."
As a friend, Xiao Chengzi actually thought about it seriously, and then said in a tone of 'I can't help it': "There is no extra room for you to sleep in my house. My father is sleeping next to me."
Bone added: "Neither do I have one at home. My oldest brother sleeps next to me."
He sighed deeply.
Xu Lele looked at the three boys' pig heads and showed a lingering fear. "Luckily I ran fast."
Mu Mian was helping to pound the herbs. The medical conditions were like this these days, and there were many folk remedies in the countryside.
For things like reducing swelling and stopping bleeding, I just make some herbs at home.
The purple and green juices finally covered the three boys' faces, and it would probably take more than a week to heal.
There were more than three of them who were stung, some of them went back to their homes.
It is conceivable that, stung or not, some homes will be filled with the sound of 'frying meat on bamboo sticks' this evening.
Mu Mian didn't pay any more attention to it. She was thinking about what Shi Xiaolian said.
In the next two days, Mu Mian ran to the mountain as soon as he got out of school, went straight to the destination, and stayed there for half the afternoon.
Unfortunately, I didn’t see anything after running for two days.
Thinking that Shi Xiaolian had been searching for two months without success, Mu Mian was not discouraged. It was only two days. Maybe she would be lucky enough to find it one day.
Soon it was Saturday.
That night, Mu Fugui brought back a beef tongue, which was still very fresh.
Liu Shuangcui looked at it curiously and asked, "Where did you send the cow? How did it die?"
Mu Mian was also very curious and looked up at her father.
Cows are very important these days. They are the treasures of the team. Unless they die of unnatural causes, it is impossible to kill the cows for meat.
Mu Fugui: "It was a cow. The calf was in an abnormal position and was not born."
Liu Shuangcui: "What a pity."
It was a pity for just a second. The next second, Liu Shuangcui picked up the beef tongue and asked, "How do you want to eat it?"
Mu Fugui waved his hand and said, "Let's fry it. Cut it out first and let mom fry it."
Liu Shuangcui rolled her eyes at her man and said, "What? My cooking skills are wasted, right?"
Although this was indeed what he meant, Mu Fugui certainly didn't dare to admit it. He looked down at his daughter, whose eyes were sparkling as if she was watching a play, and said mysteriously, "I also brought something else back. Guess what it is, daughter?"
Mu Mian cooperated with her father to change the subject, "What? Delicious, fun, or useful?"
Mu Fugui pointed to the bag he brought back and said, "It's all in there. You'll know if you go and take a look."
Mu Mian immediately ran over and flipped through the pages. He first saw a few large meat buns, "Wow! Are they beef buns?"
Mu Fugui raised his chin, "Of course I am. Your father went to great lengths to get it."
Mu Mian, who had not eaten meat for half a month and usually relied on malted milk to satisfy his cravings, immediately became a boaster, "Dad, you are awesome! You are the most awesome dad in the whole team!"
The malted milk was given to her by the little boy's mother. She drank it sparingly for a few months and it was almost gone.
Mu Fugui was coaxed into laughing by his own daughter, "There is also a letter from your brother below."
Mu Mian hadn't seen it just now, but when he flipped through it again, he found that there was indeed a letter inside, "Big brother actually wrote back again!"
Mu Fugui had an expression that showed he understood, "I didn't say enough last time I called you."
Mu Mian opened the letter and went to her parents. She also called Zhao Meihua, who was rummaging through pickles in the backyard, to come over. The family of four gathered together.
Mu Mian held the letter tightly in his hand and said, "Let me read it!"
It is actually very difficult to pretend to be illiterate, so during this period of time, Mu Mian intentionally or unintentionally demonstrated in front of her family and teachers that she could recognize more and more words step by step.
It is actually not difficult to operate. As long as you can read pinyin, you can spell out the words.
Her brother's school books were still at home, and she took them to her room and flipped through them from time to time. She also read a stack of old newspapers.
After some operations, the results are very significant.
Mu Fugui now firmly believes that his daughter can be admitted to university, and from time to time he brags to others that his family is going to have a little prodigy.
Mu Fugui, who was about to take the letter and read it, retracted his hand and said, "Okay, let my daughter read it!"
Mu Zhuo didn't actually write anything, he just said that he had received the pine nuts that were sent to him last time, and he shared them with his comrades, and everyone liked them very much.
He said it had rained for more than half a month there and some counties were flooded, so they went to participate in the disaster relief effort and he saved several families.
He said he couldn't come back for grandma's 60th birthday, so he wished her a long life in the letter and promised to send it back to her when he found something good.
Zhao Meihua's eyes turned red as she listened.
Old people are like this. They think their grandchildren are noisy when they are around, but they miss them terribly when they go out for two or three years and don’t come back.
Mu Fugui and Liu Shuang
Cui was fine. Her eldest son often wrote to her, so she knew he was doing well, so she wasn't too worried.
Mu Fugui was afraid that his mother would worry more and more, so he touched his daughter's head and praised her, changing the subject, "This girl is really smart. She will soon be better than your parents. I think she can go to junior high school in two years."
Mu Fugui said this, and thought so in his heart.
When he was eight years old, he only knew a few words. My daughter's brain is much better than theirs.
Liu Shuangcui slapped her man and said, "What nonsense! Junior high school students have to live in the school dormitory. How can a child of this age adapt to the school?"
Mu Fugui immediately thought of his little daughter living outside alone, and shook his head like a rattle, "Then forget it, read slowly, there is no rush, we can take it one step at a time."
Mu Mian smiled and said, "I'll listen to my parents!"
She had no plans to skip a grade, and it would be better for her to stay in the countryside in the future.
Besides, what would happen if I jumped? The college entrance examination will be suspended by then.
Interrupted by the father and daughter, the old lady no longer had time to think about her eldest grandson.
There were some tickets in the envelope that was sent back, including food coupons, cloth coupons and so on.
Of course, Mu Zhuo couldn't possibly have the bicycle ticket that Mu Fugui was dreaming of. He was still young and not of high enough rank.
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Today's dinner is unusually sumptuous. The stir-fried beef tongue with green onions is tender and fragrant, without any fishy smell.
The beef buns are also delicious, with thin skin and lots of fillings, and each one is very solid.
Mu Mian squinted her eyes happily while eating. She didn't really like the internal organs and brains before, but now, except for worms, all other edible meat tasted delicious.
Mu Mian was full of praise again, "You are so amazing! You can even be a chef in a state-owned restaurant. Even the chefs may not be as good as you."
Zhao Meihua laughed out loud, "The restaurant won't hire a chef this old."
Mu Mian: "Grandma is not that old, she can still live for at least another 40 or 50 years!"
Zhao Meihua laughed, "Wouldn't that make him an old witch?"
Mu Mian opened her mouth and said something naughty, "How can she be an old witch? She is obviously our family's treasure. They say that having an old person in the family is like having a treasure."
Mu Fugui almost spit out his food with laughter, "Then when your mother and I are old, you will have three treasures."
Liu Shuangcui also thought her daughter was really funny, so she followed suit and said, "Your grandma and your dad are both great, but I, your mom, am not."
Mu Mian's round eyes widened a little, "Mom is the most powerful. She is the pillar of our family, the stabilizing force, just like the bicycle chain. Without the chain, the wheels won't turn."
Liu Shuangcui smiled so much that her wrinkles appeared on her face. "You have such a big mouth. Fortunately, you are not a boy. Otherwise, I would be afraid that you would coax the lesbians."
Mu Mian pouted, not agreeing with what he said, "That can't be possible. My brother is also very good at talking, but he hasn't tried to coax a lesbian either."
Thinking of Mu Zhuo, who is about to turn twenty but is still a bachelor, the three adults fell silent.
It's so logical and well-founded that it's impossible to refute it.
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Dinner didn’t take long. It gets dark late in the summer, and by the time we finished eating, it was still not completely dark.
While the adults were washing the dishes, Mu Mian would take a handkerchief to clean the table and wipe off the grease stains.
The table legs were a little shaky, and when Mu Mian rubbed them, they creaked.
Liu Shuangcui took a look and said, "Let's fix its legs someday, or the table won't collapse while we're eating."
Mu Fugui came over and shook it twice, then looked down and said, "I'll do it tomorrow. It's just a matter of changing the legs."
Mu Mian added casually, "The stool in my room is also creaking."
Mu Fugui: "Really? Bring it here for me to see. If it doesn't work, I'll make you a new one."
Country men know more or less about this kind of carpentry work. It's just making a table or stool, which is very simple.
It’s just that most people don’t make it very finely, but since it’s for family use, we don’t care too much about it.
If a girl is getting married and needs to make dowry boxes or cabinets, they will look for a specialized carpenter to do it.
Carpenters will carve some patterns and patterns on them, which will naturally make them look much better than plain boxes or cabinets.
Mu Fugui is a man with strong ability to take action. If he says he will do something tomorrow, he will do it tomorrow.
The next morning, after dinner, I planned to go up the mountain to see if there was any suitable wood.
Mu Mian was still thinking about her ginseng, so she followed them, carrying a backpack and a small shovel.
Mu Fugui, who was holding an axe, was quite happy, "What is this called? Father and daughter fighting together!"
Liu Shuangcui rolled her eyes at him and said, "You're just chopping wood, but you're talking about going to war."
While Comrade Liu Shuangcui was speechless, the father and daughter walked up the mountain together, talking and laughing.
Although Mu Fugui said that father and daughter would go to the battlefield together, Mu Mian had no intention of accompanying her father at all.
She walked straight towards where the small puddle had been.
Mu Fugui was puzzled, "Where are you going, girl?"
Mu Mian said in a very natural tone: "I have walked around this place many times, let's go over there and take a look."
Mu Fugui immediately followed him, "Dad will go with you."
Mu Mian wished it would happen. It would be good if her father was there. If she really found it, she wouldn’t have to dig hard.
There are some things to pay attention to when digging ginseng. It is best not to break the roots, so that you can sell it at a better price.
People of her father's age must have more experience than her.
Mu Fugui had no idea of the worries in his daughter's heart.
When they were almost at the big slope, Mu Fugui stopped walking. He saw a poplar tree that was blown down by the roots. It was not too big and was just enough to make two stools after dragging it back.
It hasn't completely died yet. I guess it fell down during the heavy rain in the past two days.
Mu Fugui was clearing away the extra twigs and glanced at his daughter. "Are you going down? This slope is not easy to go down. Don't go."
Mu Mian shook his head. "No, I'll just wander around. I found the small basket of honeysuckle here last time. Maybe it's still here."
Mu Fugui immediately praised, "Our daughter has sharp eyes!"
Mu Mian went to the southwest corner with a sharp-eyed evaluation. He held a wooden stick in his hand and pulled at every pine tree he saw. However, there were too many pine trees on the mountain, both big and small.
By the time Mu Fugui had cut the tree into two sections and was ready to drag it back, Mu Mian saw nothing, just like the previous two times.
Mu Fugui came over and was about to ask his daughter to go back with him. When he saw the little girl's appearance, he was very familiar with her. "Looking for a rabbit hole?"
Mu Mian didn't even pause as he continued, "Yeah, I caught one down there last time, there must be a second one."
Mu Fugui is very experienced in this area. "I don't think there is any in this area. Let's go to another place next time. Dad will take you to smoke it."
Mu Mian's eyes and mouth were each doing their own thing. She stared at the weeds under the pine tree and agreed with her father, "Where can I find it?"
Mu Fugui began to share his experience, "You have to see if there is any grass that has been eaten, and..."
He had just said one sentence when Mu Mian suddenly stopped moving.
After she confirmed it again, she shouted, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy! Come and see, what is this?"
Mu Fugui, who was interrupted, walked over in confusion, "What? There really is a rabbit hole, then you lead..."
He wanted to ask his daughter if she had brought matches so that he could smoke the rabbit hole, but what did he see? ?
Mu Fugui's eyes widened, "This is... ginseng?!"
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