Gao Mingcheng never expected that when he came, it was easy, but when he went back, he couldn't go back!
On the road, many beauties were riding bicycles. The iron baskets in front and the back seats were full of things.
What about Gao Mingcheng?
Gao Mingcheng was leading a calf and two sheep behind him!
It was also good luck. He had never found a suitable calf before, but he happened to find it at the county fair today. If he really wanted to buy something big, he had to buy it from the county!
It was a rare encounter. The calf was healthy and the price was right. Of course Gao Mingcheng bought it without saying anything. Not only that, he also bought two sheep.
Sheep also eat grass. When the time comes, they can be taken out to graze with the cows. It shouldn't be too tiring. When there is less fodder in winter, it’s time to kill the sheep and eat them during the New Year!
Duo Mei was riding on the bicycle, but he frequently looked at Gao Mingcheng behind him, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Do you want me to hold him?"
Gao Mingcheng waved his hand directly and said, "No, I'll do it!"
According to Gao Mingcheng's own pace, walking this small distance is nothing, but calves and sheep walk slowly!
"How beautiful, you ride faster, you can go home first."
Gao Mingcheng asked Duo Mei to go home first, but Duo Mei refused. She wanted to go back with Gao Mingcheng.
So Gao Mingcheng didn't persuade them much, and the two of them slowly returned to Gaojia Village. Due to the delay on the way, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived at Gaojia Village.
Fortunately, I had lunch in the county town before, so I wasn't too hungry now.
When Gao Mingcheng led the cattle and sheep into the village, the villagers who saw this scene gathered around.
A family that raised cattle took the initiative to look at the calf, first looking at the head, then the feet, then the teeth, then nodded and said, "Mingcheng, you bought a good cow. How much did it cost?"
Some people are more interested in the sheep bought by Gao Mingcheng. You must know that few people raise sheep in their village.
You see, raising pigs can sell meat and fertilize fields with pig manure. Raising cattle can plow fields and pull carts to transport rice, but what about sheep? Sheep cannot work, are light in size, and do not produce much meat, so they are not cost-effective to raise.
Gao Mingcheng smiled and talked to people, saying everything he could.
This is the case when living in a village. You have to socialize with others and exchange some latest news, and you will also have conflicts with others because of some conflicts of interest.
After talking to the people for a while, Gao Mingcheng took the cattle and sheep back to his home. He did not put the cattle and sheep directly into the house, but led the cattle and sheep to a nearby hillside.
It's April in the world, a time when all kinds of plants are flourishing, and the weeds in the ground are as tall as a child's feet.
"Woof woof!" Black Tiger and the elf jumped out from nowhere and surrounded Gao Mingcheng. Black Tiger even put his upper body on Gao Mingcheng's thigh, wanting to play with him.
The elf followed suit, but could only rest on Gao Mingcheng's calf.
Gao Mingcheng patted Heihu's dog's head, pointed at the cattle and sheep that were grazing, and said to Heihu: "Heihu, I have found three more brothers for you, and they will be under your control from now on!"
Black Tiger initially rejected the arrival of the elves, but after accepting the elves, the two dogs became as close as father and son.
As the saying goes, those who can work hard, look, Black Tiger has a younger brother to lead him again!
The black tiger seemed to understand. He circled around the calves and sheep, sniffed around them, and then called out to Gao Mingcheng in a low voice.
OK!
"Mingcheng, are you thirsty? I poured you some water." At the entrance of the courtyard, many beauties were standing there.
While Gao Mingcheng was chatting with the villagers, many beauties took the lead and returned home.
After unloading the things, I started pouring water to drink.
"Okay." Gao Mingcheng responded and walked towards home. After walking all the way, he was indeed thirsty.
As soon as I finished drinking a glass of water, I saw Duoyu coming from the direction of the old village. Duoyu had a smile on his face and looked good.
She also held a large handful of bitter wheat vegetables in her hand, as if she was here to deliver food to them.
Sure enough, after meeting, Duoyu first said: "Your vegetables were planted late and can't be eaten yet. The bitter wheat vegetables in my field have grown a lot, so I brought a handful for you!"
Bitter wheat is similar to bitter greens, but tastes better and grows taller than bitter greens. It is similar to leeks and can be eaten by plucking the leaves from March to April or May.
Many Mei also planted bitter wheat, but only about ten trees were planted, because if they were not sold, a dozen trees would be enough for the family to eat.
Duo Duomei took the bitter wheat vegetables, and then brought some rice krispie treats from the house and invited Duo Duoyu to eat.
Duoyu was not polite, sitting on a stool and eating rice krispie treats.
She looked at this brand new house with envy in her eyes, and when she saw the cows and sheep grazing at the foot of the mountain from a distance, she felt even more envious.
Her fourth sister is married into a wealthy family!
"How beautiful. When the rice is planted next year, can your cows plow the fields? You can lend me to plow the fields then!" Duoyu looked at Duoyu and made a small request.
The calf Gao Mingcheng bought is not particularly small. If he keeps it for a few more months, it should be able to plow the fields next year when he plants rice.
Of course, the plowing speeds of young cattle and strong cattle are definitely different.
But Gao Mingcheng's family only has one acre of land, and many Yu families only have two acres of land.
Duo Mei glanced at Gao Mingcheng, who nodded, so she said: "Okay, second sister, come and tell me when you need to use the cow."
Since Duo Mei got married, the conflicts between her and her second sister have become much less frequent. When they lived together in the past, it was inevitable that they would often be scolded by their second sister, while Duo Mei could only endure it under the roof.
But now, many beauties have their own homes and have confidence.
Gao Mingcheng watched the sisters chatting and was not willing to listen, so he went out with his hoe.
His land was cleared last year and planted this year for the first time. The soil is poor and there are many weeds. When the weather is good, weeds grow very fast, and manpower is needed to hoe them off in time. Otherwise, the lush weeds will absorb all the nutrients from the ground, and the vegetables will not be grown well.
While hoeing, Gao Mingcheng also noticed one thing, that is, he had not purchased all the fruit trees.
There were few people selling fruit trees in the surrounding area. He only bought ten orange trees and two chestnut trees, but he didn't come across anything else for the time being.
Few people in their village grow chestnut trees, because there are many hairy chestnut trees in the mountains. Hairy chestnuts are similar to chestnuts, but much smaller.
However, the hair chestnuts in the mountains only need to be picked in the mountains when they are ripe. It does not cost the ground, nor does it require fertilizers and manual management, so just make them smaller. Anyway, you can eat them casually.
However, when Gao Mingcheng saw someone selling chestnut trees, he bought them anyway.
The chestnuts grown by oneself produce much larger fruits than the wild chestnuts, and they are more enjoyable to eat.
He looked at the large area of land that was still empty and began to wonder whether he should go into the mountains to dig some wild fruit trees.
There are not too many species in their mountains, but there are still some wild peach trees, wild grapes, wild persimmon trees, and wild bayberries.
There is a large field of wild bayberry trees in Xiaoyuan Mountain, which can bear many bayberries every year. When it rains, bayberries fall all over the ground under the trees.
Why are the bayberries falling all over the ground? It’s because the bayberry is too sour! People who are sour really can't eat it, and only greedy children will climb up the bayberry tree to pick bayberries. The bayberries picked are eaten seriously at first, but later they will become used to attack the opponent. Weapons, fight with bayberry.
Of course, this joyful day ends with each mother beating each child.
(End of chapter)
