Before going to Yangcheng, Gao Mingcheng still had some things to do.
The work in the fields and the livestock at home have been entrusted to him, but he has to manage the beehives in the mountains by himself.
Originally, twenty beehives were made, and later twenty more were made. These forty beehives were scattered in the mountains, and he had to check them every few days.
You have to check if there is a nectar source nearby. If not, you have to move the beehive and look for a new nectar source. Otherwise, if the nectar source is not enough, bees will fight.
It also depends on how well the bee colony is developing. If there are too many bees in a hive and a new queen is produced, then you have to be on guard against division to prevent the bees from running away.
In addition to these, you must also observe whether there are wasps coming to eat honey from bees. If there are, don't be soft-hearted when you see them. You must kill the wasps!
Gao Mingcheng checked the beehives one by one and observed the situation inside the beehives. If there is enough honey, he can find a time to shake the honey.
Recently, there are many nectar sources in the mountains, and Italian bees are actively collecting honey. There is a lot of honey on the honeycombs, and there are also many bees. These are newly bred bees.
During the inspection, Gao Mingcheng moved part of the beehive appropriately and killed the wasps he saw. He had good eyesight and accurate hands. When he lifted the stick and dropped it, a wasp fell to the ground and lost his life.
Ever since he killed the black bear, honey had never been stolen from the beehives in the mountain. He went up the mountain several times later, and specifically searched for the black bear cub and the injured tiger. As a result, the two were mixed up in later generations. The guys who protect animals have all disappeared in this mountain forest.
Maybe he left here, maybe he died in some unknown corner.
Since then, there have been no more black bears or South China tigers in the mountains on their side.
Gao Mingcheng was quite emotional after hearing the news, but he was also a little excited to return to this special time and experience some things he had never experienced in his previous life.
After checking the beehive, Gao Mingcheng took advantage of the opportunity to check the growth of the Poria cocos. When the Poria cocos was first planted, there would be some dead seedlings that needed to be removed in time. However, the plants that are still alive now are growing very well and do not need to be looked after. You need to wait for time for the Poria cocos to grow continuously, absorb the nutrients from the pine wood, and then grow mature Poria cocos.
After all this work, Gao Mingcheng couldn't stop. He came to the hill he planned to contract.
This hill has no characteristics, it is just a small hill. If you look down, this hill looks like the end of an ox's tail.
Walking towards this hill from where Gao Mingcheng lives, you will encounter a depression at the foot of the mountain. It is precisely because of the obstruction of this depression that few people in the village go into this hill to get firewood. Therefore, the vegetation on this hill is It’s so lush that there’s almost no way around.
Gao Mingcheng took the path he could, crossed the depression and entered the mountain.
The mountain road was difficult to navigate, so he came here with a machete. Along the way, he cut down the grass and trees that grew wantonly to create a path that could only allow one person to pass.
He had only looked at it from a distance before, and had not come to check it out in person. However, when he suggested that he might want to contract this forest, people from the village committee came to see it, and the village party secretary also talked to him, saying that if he was willing, If he contracts, the village can give him a preferential price, six and a half yuan per acre.
The price in Huanglin Bay is 7 yuan per acre, while here it is 6.5 yuan, which is 50 cents cheaper. It may not seem like much, but in fact, after calculation, you can save a lot in a year.
Now the village committee has spread the word about bidding for forest contracting. As long as someone in the village is willing to contract, they can tell the village committee and then submit the bid. If there are many people who submit the bid, they will finally have to bid.
But Gao Mingcheng was not in a hurry at all. In his previous life, the entire mountain forest in Gaojia Village had not been contracted by anyone, and everything grew naturally.
This hill is the most suitable for contract afforestation, but for Gao Mingcheng, and for other people in the village, this hill does not have much economic timber. After cutting down the timber, they don’t know what to plant. Even if it is planted, it will not be possible. I don’t know how to open up sales.
It's hard to make money at this time, and it costs a lot of money to contract forests. Most people don't have the guts to do it.
If they really have this money, they will also use it to build houses, marry wives for their children and grandchildren, etc.
Gao Mingcheng was walking in the mountains. As he walked, he carefully looked at the original vegetation in the mountains.
At the foot of the mountain, there is a large piece of bamboo growing. It is a small bamboo, not a bamboo. The economic value of this kind of bamboo is far lower than that of a bamboo.
There are similar Ruo leaves growing on the edge of the bamboo. Ruo leaves are used for making rice dumplings. Every Dragon Boat Festival, people in the village will go to the mountains to pick Ruo leaves, or use them to make rice dumplings themselves, or get them. Sell it in the county.
For people in the village, Ruo leaves can be found everywhere, but for people in the city, many things have to be bought with money.
The scientific name of this thing is Ruo Ye, but to people in the village, it is called Zong Ye because it is used to make rice dumplings.
In addition to making rice dumplings, it can also be used as the lining of a bamboo hat.
Bamboo, Ruo leaves and some unknown low shrubs all grow together in a mess. After crossing this place, you enter the hillside. There are finally tall trees on the hillside. If you look carefully, you can see that there are water palm trees and locust trees among them. , camphor tree, bittersweet tree, and a lotus tree.
This lotus tree belongs to the Camellia family and the genus Woodleaf, and it can bloom. The flowers are quite beautiful. During the flowering period, the tree is full of bright flowers, which is quite pleasing to the eye.
With taller trees blocking the sun, there were fewer weeds on the ground, and the road was relatively easy to walk. All the way to the top of the mountain, Gao Mingcheng finally saw some valuable trees - fir trees.
Three fir trees grew staggered, one big and two small. After being cut down, they were of some use.
Standing high on the top of the mountain and looking around, I saw several wild loquat trees, mulberry trees, chestnut trees, cinnamon trees, etc. These are common tree species in the village, and trees that cannot be sold at a high price after being cut down.
He walked around in the mountains, feeling the real terrain, and many pictures flashed through his mind, including how to cut down and prepare the land, and how to plant sugar oranges.
"Hey, it's such a big project! But after it's completed, it's quite exciting. In the future, we will raise a group of free-range chickens and a group of ducks in the mountains, buy some fry and put them in the pond, and then go to the mountains if there is nothing wrong. It’s pretty good to catch a chicken to eat and also fish to pass the time.” Gao Mingcheng murmured to himself. When these pictures appeared in his mind, he suddenly realized that this is not the life that many people dream of after retirement. ?
There is a vegetable patch, a pond, an orchard, a group of chickens and ducks, and several huts.
Such a life scene will definitely be loved by people who are not under pressure to survive.
When Gao Mingcheng felt that this kind of life was quite good, he realized that he was a young man again and had lost the energy of his true youth.
Young people in rural areas are eager to leave here, go to the big world of flowers, experience more levels of life, and gain more money and career. Only when they have got what they want and get older will they I miss the small mountain village that I left behind.
Isn't this the case for Gao Mingcheng? In his previous life, he had been chasing fame and fortune. Although he gained a lot, he also lost more. However, despite this, his heart was still wandering outside. Only when he settled down, he suddenly woke up.
(End of chapter)
