Chapter 82 Pheasant

It is more convenient to get a ride, but the truck is a public vehicle.

Gu Cheng asked him, "Will there be any trouble?"

"What's the problem? I can just tell the driver." Zhao Jianguo waved his hand and said, "I've worked here for so many years, they will give me this little face."

With a large truck taking her there, Liu Yinyin let go and continued picking fruits.

Pick some more figs, peaches, and plums, and two more big watermelons.

It doesn’t matter if you can’t finish it, you can dry it and store it, and then give it to Gu Yanyan to chew on.

Zhao Jianguo was stunned and couldn't help whispering to Gu Cheng: "Your wife... is quite willing to give."

In fact, he wanted to say that Liu Yinyin was a bit extravagant in spending money.

Everything is rising in price now, including fruits. Although not as drastic as grains, they are now sold at nearly two yuan per pound outside.

He gave Gu the lowest price, which was one dollar per pound. The couple picked at least two hundred to nearly three hundred pounds of fruit today.

Two or three hundred yuan!

It’s almost equal to an ordinary worker’s annual salary in the county.

Zhao Jianguo felt distressed when he saw this; his wife was a city dweller and had never dared to buy fruit in this way.

Gu Cheng said nonchalantly: "The purpose of making money is to spend it on my wife and children."

Zhao Jianguo said with emotion: "It still has to be you!"

Although it is natural for men to provide for their families, many people cannot do so.

It was almost ten o'clock when the group packed up and prepared to go down the mountain. It was really too hot on the top of the mountain. If they stayed any longer, they were afraid of getting heat stroke.

Gu Cheng and Zhao Jianguo, two strong men, took a shoulder pole and carried several baskets of fruit down the mountain.

Liu Yinyin hugged Gu Yanyan.

The little guy must be hungry. He didn't even want the big apple that he was chewing until it was drooling over. He kept pushing his big head into Liu Yinyin's arms.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, they found an empty house. Liu Yinyin closed the door, unbuttoned her clothes and started feeding Gu Yanyan.

It's almost noon, and it's too hot to rush back.

The truck will not set out until around 4:00 p.m.

Therefore, the family of three will have to stay here for a few more hours.

Zhao Jianguo discussed with Gu Cheng about what to eat for lunch: "There is a village nearby. I give food to the canteen every month and ask them to help make more. We can eat there at noon."

There are only ten regular workers working in the orchard, and the rest are farmers hired from nearby villages to help.

It would be a waste to hire someone to cook for ten people, so they all paid their rations and ate in the village canteen.

However, I didn't know in advance that Gu Cheng's family would come today, so I didn't ask the canteen to prepare two more meals. The meals in the canteen are prepared based on the number of people, so there is no way there will be any leftovers.

Besides, when Gu Cheng's family comes here, they are guests. How can they invite them to eat in the cafeteria?

Zhao Jianguo pondered: "How about going to the state-owned hotel to eat?"

However, the state-owned hotel is in the county town, which is a bit far from here.

Gu Cheng shook his head: "Don't bother, just eat something casually at noon."

After a pause, Gu Cheng thought for a moment and then asked, "Are you familiar with the nearby mountains? How about going to the mountains and getting a whole pheasant?"

Zhao Jianguo: “…”

Oh my god, is this what you call a casual bite?

No wonder Liu Yinyin spends so much money, it turns out that this couple are very generous.

However, the thought of going to the mountains to hunt also aroused Zhao Jianguo's interest, and he said eagerly, "Let's go and have a look."

If we could hunt a few pheasants, it would help improve our diet.

Zhao Jianguo works on a farm and has plenty of fruit to eat, but he can only eat meat two or three times a month, and his stomach is lacking in oil and water.

So, when Liu Yinyin came out after feeding her baby, she heard the two people say that they wanted to go for a walk in the mountains.

Liu Yinyin: “…”

Even though the temperature outside is so high, they don't feel hot.

Zhao Jianguo left the office to Liu Yinyin and went up the mountain with Gu Cheng.

Zhao Jianguo works in an orchard. Sometimes when he is busy, he sleeps directly in his office, which has a small wooden bed.

It was a hot day and there was no quilt on the bed, only a mosquito net.

Liu Yinyin coaxed Gu Yanyan to sleep, took off her shoes and let him lie on the bed for a while.

Liu Yinyin turned around to pack up the fruits she had picked today. The most important thing to avoid fruits being bumped into is to put a thick layer of dry grass under and on the sides of the basket.

The things that are most in short supply in the orchard are hay and baskets for the fruits.

Liu Yinyin picked a few small baskets. The baskets were very sturdy and each basket could hold about fifty to sixty kilograms of fruit.

We picked the most apples and filled a whole basket.

There was a basket of peaches and dates, another basket of figs and plums, half a basket of grapes, and four big watermelons, each weighing more than ten pounds.

Liu Yinyin estimated that these fruits weighed about 260 to 270 kilograms.

After cleaning up the fruits, Liu Yinyin was bored, so she walked around outside and washed an apple to eat.

I secretly looked at the time. It was almost twelve o'clock and the two men had not returned yet.

I don’t know how long it took, but Gu Cheng and Zhao Jianguo finally came back.

The two men were carrying three pheasants, two hares, and a bag of pheasant eggs.

It was noon, and both of them were sweating profusely, but they looked very excited.

"Your sister-in-law must be getting anxious waiting for you." Zhao Jianguo's face was flushed with sunburn. He wiped the sweat off his face and said, "Come on, I'll take you to the village party secretary's house and borrow his kitchen for a while. I just happen to have something to discuss with you."

Liu Yinyin was a little confused, and got on the bicycle while holding Gu Yanyan in a daze.

On the way, Gu Chengcai said to her, "We found traces of wild boars in the mountains. We need to tell the villagers."

If wild boars come down the mountain, they will destroy the crops in the fields. Moreover, if someone is unlucky and encounters a wild boar, it can be a dangerous thing.

As Gu Cheng spoke, a faint light flashed in his eyes.

The two have been together for such a long time, and Liu Yinyin can't say that she knows Gu Cheng's personality completely, but she understands it about 80%.

Liu Yinyin blinked and couldn't help asking, "Do you want to go hunting wild boars with me?"

Gu Cheng turned around and looked at her: "Is it okay?"

Liu Yinyin said shyly: "When can you come back? We have to hurry home."

She discovered that Gu Cheng really liked going up in the mountains to hunt. It could be said that he was a man of courage and a risk-taker.

A person like him should love military life. I don't know why he chose to retire at that time.

Going up the mountain to hunt wild boars will definitely make it difficult to time them accurately.

Gu Cheng thought: "If it's late, we can stay in the village for one night."

Liu Yinyin's mouth twitched: "...Okay, go if you want."

The man was interested in this, and Liu Yinyin didn't want to spoil his fun. If he went with the villagers, it shouldn't be too dangerous.

The village is not far away, just a few minutes' ride away.

They went to Wangjia Village, which was quite large. Looking around, there were endless fields.