After encountering a black bear in the mountains, Gao Mingcheng went down the mountain with a face of pain and moved all his beehives.
Because he was afraid that the black bear would go down the mountain to the village, he did not dare to put the beehive at the foot of the mountain, but he also put it in another place, hoping to avoid the black bear from stealing it.
He made a total of twenty beehives. After counting them one by one, he found that sixteen beehives had been stolen by black bears. Only four beehives survived due to their relatively hidden locations.
The loss was too great, and Gao Mingcheng was unhappy.
But, life is not always smooth sailing. There will always be some stumbling blocks. Solving these problems is also a kind of practice in life.
He initially wanted to use vines to make a circle of traps around the beehive, but he rejected it because the black bear is so powerful that it cannot be stopped by just vines. Even with steel wire, it may not be able to trap the black bear.
In the end, he could only find a more hidden location as much as possible, hide the beehive there, and be more diligent when patrolling in the future.
Black bears are also afraid of people. If he often appears near the beehive, then the black bear may not come to steal honey again.
After all, this area should not be where it is accustomed to live.
In the evening, Gao Mingcheng carried three hares down the mountain. Walking halfway up the mountain, he could vaguely see dim lights on in the houses at the foot of the mountain, and green smoke rising from the chimney above the kitchen.
Pushing the door open and entering the courtyard, Gao Mingcheng saw that the well had been dug for about six or seven meters, and there was a lot of yellow mud water at the bottom.
The water is turbid and cannot be used yet, so we have to continue digging!
Lao Zhang and his son were sitting against the wall. Both father and son were smoking, and they were smoking homemade cigarettes.
There are few fields in Dalong Village, but there are many mountains. Everyone in the village loves to smoke and also grows tobacco leaves. The terraces halfway up the mountain will be filled with tobacco leaves. Half of them will be used for smoking and the other half will be sold.
Gao Mingcheng's father also likes to smoke, but he has never grown tobacco leaves. He buys the flue-cured tobacco and then cuts it into shreds himself for later use.
Because growing tobacco leaves is not that easy!
After the tobacco leaves are planted, there is a series of processes, and then they are baked in the kang room. After baking and drying, the tobacco leaves need to be picked off one by one and stacked neatly.
There are two ways to sell it, one is to sell the leaves as a whole, and the other is to sell them cut into shredded tobacco. Generally, sellers of good-quality tobacco leaves will choose to sell them as whole leaves, so the price is not low.
Those tobacco leaves of poor quality and some broken tobacco leaves will be cut into shreds and mixed together.
After returning from rebirth, Gao Mingcheng had not touched a cigarette. After greeting Lao Zhang and his son, Gao Mingcheng carried the rabbit into the kitchen.
In the kitchen, many beauties are cooking.
Gao Mingcheng sat in an open space, skinning rabbits neatly, and talked to Duo Mei about his experiences in the mountains.
When she heard that Gao Mingcheng had encountered a black bear, Duomei immediately became nervous. She came to Gao Mingcheng's side and looked him up and down. She was relieved when she found no injuries.
Then he said coquettishly: "Why did you go into the mountains? It's just the beginning of spring, there is little food in the mountains, and the wild boars are very ferocious! Not to mention black bears, we have tigers in the mountains! When my father was here, we and I I said that there are tigers in the mountains, and that one of his childhood playmates was eaten by a tiger."
"You are not allowed to go into the mountains anymore, do you understand?"
Faced with the order from his wife, what can Gao Mingcheng say? I can only agree with a smile!
As for whether to go or not, isn't it up to him to decide?
But since encountering the black bear, he will be more vigilant when entering the mountains again.
When he hunted a wild boar last time, he was followed by a jackal. Fortunately, he didn't fight. Now he met a black bear again. Maybe he can meet a South China tiger next time!
You must know that in 1986, although the number of these animals had decreased, it was not completely gone. They were still active in the remote mountains where humans were less likely to visit.
However, since guns and hunting have not yet been banned, their numbers will gradually decrease in the next ten years. It will not be until hunting is banned that they, mixed with protected animals, can take a breather.
When he went to bed that night, because there were strangers next door, he was not allowed to touch many beauties. Gao Mingcheng did not have this habit, so he obeyed the rules.
After Duomei fell asleep, Gao Mingcheng sat cross-legged and took out the gold foil paper.
After meeting the black bear today, Gao Mingcheng suddenly felt a sense of crisis. If the black bear did not retreat but rushed towards him, he could not guarantee whether he would be able to kill the black bear.
Therefore, improving one's abilities has become a top priority.
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While people at the foot of the mountain are busy with spring plowing, animals in the deep mountains are also entering their breeding season, with all kinds of courtships and fights emerging one after another.
Another spring rain fell in patter, and the rain fell on the leaves, making them greener and greener. The new buds looked the same every day, and soon grew lush, and the lush appearance added vitality to the world.
When the weather cleared after the rain, the well of Gao Mingcheng's family was dug. It was not deep, only ten meters, but the spring hole was opened. The clear spring water emerged, and the water quality instantly improved a lot.
After the muddy water from the bottom of the well is transported out again, the spring water that emerges is drinkable after settling.
When they dig wells now, they don't lay bricks on the walls of the well. They only build a circle of bricks and cement at the top of the well, about fifteen centimeters, mainly to keep the well head higher than the ground. This is more conspicuous.
In some places, the well is built half a meter high, but here they don't build it that high, because when there are children, a wooden board will be used to cover the well mouth so that naughty children will not fall into the well.
After Gao Mingcheng and many beauties tasted the well water, they were very satisfied with the well. Gao Mingcheng gave Lao Zhang the wages for drilling the well.
Lao Zhang is usually taciturn. After taking the money, he only said: "Let's go."
Then he took his son, carrying a quilt on his back, and left with well-drilling tools.
With the departure of their father and son, everyone in the village also knew that the Gao Mingcheng family had dug a well. People who had a good relationship with Gao Mingcheng came over to see what was going on. After tasting the well water, they all praised Gao Mingcheng for being lucky and having dug a good well.
Wells are also divided into good and bad. If you choose the wrong place, water can still come out, but the water quality is not good. If you choose the right place, such as a spring underground, then after the spring is opened, the spring water will gush out, and the water quality will be better than that of an ordinary well. Water is much better.
And even in times of drought, spring water will gush out and will not dry up completely.
Duo Mei said happily: "This water is no worse than the old well in the village. It will definitely be good for making wine and tofu!"
When he heard the word tofu, Gao Mingcheng, who hadn't posted in a few days, his eyes became profound. He picked up Duo Mei and strode towards the house.
"I want to eat your tofu right now, it's so fragrant and tender!"
(End of chapter)
