The door creaked open, and more lights came out.
"Mom, is dad asleep?" Gao Mingcheng shouted, and then said: "I got a wild boar in the mountains today and bring you something. I will take the other pork and sell it at Junling Old Market tomorrow morning. .”
Gao Mingcheng gestured to the thing in his hand, and then handed it to his mother.
Luo Xiaohua was originally unhappy with a droopy face, but after seeing what Gao Mingcheng sent, his eyes immediately lit up, and even Gao Yuan, who was lying in the room, came out wearing a coat.
"Did you hit a wild boar? What did you use to hit it? You weren't injured by the wild boar, were you?" Gao Yuanjian walked quickly towards Gao Mingcheng, his brows furrowed.
Wild boars are not hares, pheasants or anything like that. If you try to hunt them, you might get killed!
A long time ago in their village, someone encountered a wild boar while collecting firewood in the mountains. He was so beaten by the wild boar that he almost lost half his life.
Later, they did not dare to go too deep into the forest to collect firewood.
Gao Mingcheng heard the concern for him in his father's tone, and felt comfortable in his heart.
He spread his hands, showed off his body, and said proudly: "I'm fine. I'm lucky. I found a big deal. There happened to be only one wild boar, and it was still injured. I wanted to give it a try. Later, While chasing, the wild boar fell into a pit.”
Luo Xiaohua glanced at Gao Mingcheng and thought, the second child is so lucky.
Gao Yuanyuan also breathed a sigh of relief, but still gave him a lesson: "It's okay. You often run into the mountains, so be careful!"
"Hey, okay. Dad, there is a little bit of this stuff. If there are any leftovers tomorrow, I will bring them to you." Gao Mingcheng said, explaining why he didn't send more meat.
Gao Yuanyuan lowered his head and glanced at the things his second brother had sent him. Well, it wasn't too small.
So he said: "What's left? Sell them all! It doesn't matter if you kill a wild boar. If you sell the meat, you'll have some money in your hand."
After the father and son started talking, the atmosphere between them was okay, and no one mentioned the quarrel last time.
At this time, the third child, Gao Mingwan, also came out of the house. He had fallen asleep, but when he heard the noise outside, he couldn't help but get up again.
"Second brother, did you get a wild boar? How big was the wild boar? Did you carry it back alone?" Gao Mingwan's voice trembled with excitement, and he looked at his second brother with bright eyes.
Gao Mingcheng smiled reservedly: "It's not heavy, only about 150 kilograms. After removing the fur and internal organs, there isn't much good meat."
"Second brother, let's go, take me to see it!" Gao Mingwanhuo eagerly wanted to see the wild boar, but was stopped by his father.
"What are you looking at? Didn't you see the blood all over your second brother? Why are you joining in the fun when you go back to the house to sleep? Second brother, go to the reservoir to wash up and sleep." When Gao Yuan is not partial, he is actually quite objective. , some of the details he noticed were things that Luo Xiaohua would not notice.
In other words, Luo Xiaohua noticed it and didn't care.
"Okay." Gao Mingcheng responded. He looked down at his clothes. They were dirty everywhere, with mud and a lot of pig blood. The clothes stuck to his body, making him a little uncomfortable.
He said goodbye to his family, and before leaving, he remembered one more thing and said, "Dad, I will take the medicinal materials with my boss the day after tomorrow to go out of town. It will probably take about ten days before I come back."
His father was not surprised when he heard this. He naturally knew about Gao Mingcheng's collection of medicinal materials in the village a few days ago, but Gao Mingcheng did not give in, and he was not willing to take the initiative to ask questions.
Now he said: "Well, then you should be careful and listen to the boss."
When Gao Mingcheng was about to leave, Luo Xiaohua stopped him and asked curiously: "Second brother, how much does he give you if you help others?"
"I don't know. It depends on whether the medicinal materials are sold well." Gao Mingcheng hesitated, rubbed oil on the soles of his feet, and left quickly.
After returning to Grandma Xini's house, he took a clean change of clothes and walked to the reservoir.
By the time Gao Mingcheng came back from taking a bath in the reservoir, the wild boar meat at home had been packed away.
There was too much wild boar meat, so they just put it on the door panel. However, in order to prevent wild cats, mice and the like from stealing it, it was covered with two layers of gauze, and the surrounding areas were pressed down with things.
The gauze is breathable, and the temperature is low at night in October, so the meat will not go bad if left like this overnight.
Gao Mingcheng saw that Grandma Xi and the others had tidied up well, so he didn't ask any questions. He went back to the house and lay down to rest. Tomorrow was the market in Junling and he had to get up early to sell meat.
Early the next morning, at dawn, Gao Mingcheng got up.
The yard was quiet except for Gao Zhuang's snoring from time to time. Gao Mingcheng did not wake Gao Zhuang, but planned to go alone.
Yesterday, Grandma Xi asked Gao Zhuang to help, because a pig is easy to carry, but after the pork is placed on the door panel, it is difficult for one person to carry it.
But Gao Mingcheng also had a way. He put the pork into a clean rice bag so that he could easily carry it on his shoulder. In the other hand, he held a basket with a kitchen knife, a scale and a large bundle of brown rice. tree leaves.
Palm leaves can replace the role of bags. After customers buy pork, they poke a hole in the pork, put the palm leaves through it, tie it in a knot and carry it in their hands, which is convenient and environmentally friendly.
After opening the courtyard door, Gao Mingcheng went to Junling alone with his things.
He walked quickly, and when he arrived at Junling, there were not many people there yet.
Since it was not yet dark, several families living in Junling specially pulled out the wires and illuminated the area with lights.
Life here in Junling is better than in Gaojiacun.
Mainly because it takes up less space.
The gathering of several nearby villages is located in Junling. In addition, Junling is adjacent to the national highway and has a small train station. People who live here can make money as long as they are not lazy.
"Gao Mingcheng, you're here so early! What are you selling this time?" An acquaintance saw Gao Mingcheng and immediately greeted him.
Gao Mingcheng is also a frequent visitor to the market. He often comes here to sell some hares and pheasants, and also buys some food to take home.
As the sales increased, Gao Mingcheng's reputation for being able to hunt and prepare wild game gradually spread.
"Selling wild boar! I got it in the mountains yesterday afternoon. Uncle, do you want to try wild boar?" Gao Mingcheng put the things down in a lighted place. When the bag was opened, the processed wild boar was revealed.
Domestic pigs are common, but wild boars are rare. As soon as they heard that it was wild boar, several people around them gathered around to watch the excitement.
Gao Mingcheng was also generous and let them look at it. He also said to one of them: "Uncle, do you have an old door panel at home? Borrow one for use."
"There is a larger board for you to use." The man said and went back to the house to get the board.
