When Gao Mingcheng drove his pickup truck back to the village, it immediately caused a sensation. Many people working in the fields saw it and came over to watch the excitement.
Everyone circled around the pickup truck and looked at it very seriously. Even though it was an old pickup truck that had been eliminated, it was still very handsome in the eyes of the villagers who had little experience.
The rusty spots, the dented spots, and the dirty seats were all imperfections that the villagers took the initiative to beautify.
"Gao Mingcheng, can you drive? Where did this car come from? Did you buy it?" a villager asked in surprise.
Gao Mingcheng jumped out of the car and simply chatted with everyone, otherwise he would be blocked at the entrance of the village and would not be able to go back.
He smiled and said: "How can I afford a car? I borrowed it from someone. My third brother Gao Mingwan now works in a transportation company, so I borrowed this car from the transportation company."
"Oh, this, I heard your dad mentioned it, it's good, Mingwan is also promising now!"
"Gao Mingcheng, how much will it cost to lend this car to someone? You're such a good person, why are you borrowing the car? Isn't it time to go out to sell medicine? Huang Gardenia has just matured!"
"If you collect so many medicinal materials this year, I'm afraid you'll have to transport them in a big truck, right?"
The villagers were talking in such a garbled manner that Gao Mingcheng didn't know which question to answer first.
He could only say: "I must be borrowing the car because I have something to do, otherwise who would borrow it? I have to get some wood to sell later, and I have to pick up my parents to go to the county tomorrow. I still have something to do, so just Let’s go first, give way, give way!”
Gao Mingcheng waved to others to give way, and the others reluctantly moved out of the way and watched him drive all the way to Niuweiling.
The roads in the old village are all small roads, with houses next to each other, and there is only a corridor in the middle, so cars cannot drive in. However, Gao Mingcheng's family lives in Niuweiling, and the place there is wider, so you can drive through it.
What Gao Mingcheng said was true, he indeed planned to take the opportunity to sell a batch of wood.
From the time we contracted Xiaofu Mountain to now, we have been hiring people to cut down trees, and the open space at the foot of the mountain is already full of trees.
Trees that can be sold for money are piled together, and miscellaneous trees that can only be used as firewood are piled together. As for countless weeds and other things, after drying, they are taken home by the tree cutters.
He drove the car all the way to Xiaofu Mountain. The appearance of the pickup truck also attracted the attention of the tree cutters, and some people asked loudly.
Gao Mingcheng answered a few simple words. He got out of the car, opened the compartment, and then started to install the tree. The pickup compartment was not long enough, and the tree that was too long had to be cut into two pieces. There was still about one meter left. It's exposed.
Gao Mingcheng took an ax and began to prune off the excess branches.
While he was busy sorting the wood, many beauties heard the news and came over.
She naturally knew that Gao Mingcheng could drive. Gao Mingcheng had taken her for a drive before.
"Going for a ride" is a common saying in Hong Kong movies, and many beauties think the meaning is quite fitting, because when driving, the wind keeps pouring into the car, doesn't it feel like taking a ride?
Last time, Gao Mingcheng took her for a ride in a jeep. She looked around at the old pickup truck and felt that it was not as good-looking as the last time.
Seeing her coming, Gao Mingcheng briefly talked about his plans for today and tomorrow, and then asked Duomei to take home the melon seeds, peanut candies, medicinal materials and bicycles in the car.
"Hey, okay." Duo Mei responded and put the things in the iron basket of the bicycle. If they couldn't fit, they tied them to the seats, then pushed the bicycle and sent the things home.
Gao Mingcheng is very strong. Even if he is pruning branches and carrying wood to the car, he does not seem tired and is very fast.
After a car was filled, Gao Mingcheng fixed it with thick hemp rope to prevent the wood from jolting out while driving.
After finishing these tasks, he started the car and sold the wood to Yaqian.
Yaqian is a town in the next county, but it is closer to them. Going to Yaqian is much closer than going to the county. The main reason is that there is a wood processing factory there that collects a large amount of wood.
It was around two o'clock in the afternoon when Gao Mingcheng returned to the village. When he returned from a trip to Yaqian to sell wood, it was almost four o'clock and it was still early, so he loaded another cart of wood and sent it to Yaqian.
After two trips, I had almost sold all the lumber that could be sold. The remaining trees that have not been cut down will be looked for opportunities to sell later.
Back home, Duomei had already cooked a rich meal. Gao Mingcheng did not rest after dinner. Instead, he had to go to his parents' house to tell him about going to the county to attend the beam-laying ceremony tomorrow. them.
When he passed by, the family was also having dinner. The dishes were very common. Country people basically eat seasonal vegetables, and they eat them almost every meal!
It's not that they don't want to change their food, but that they can't. There are only a few vegetables in the fields. If you don't want to eat them, you have to spend money to buy them. And spending money is a big deal.
Stir-fried eggplant with pepper is a very classic dish of this season, and I have been eating it for two months in a row, but these two dishes will soon be out of season.
"Mom and Dad." Gao Mingcheng greeted the people, and then told them that he would take them to the county tomorrow.
Now that Gao Yuanyuan no longer has the extra money of making wine, the biggest thing every day is to work in the field. After talking about it in advance, he can arrange time to go out.
The family had long known that Gao Mingcheng built a house in the city with the help of Gao Guobing, but no one had seen it with their own eyes.
Now that Gao Mingcheng came to ask them to go to the county to attend the beam-laying ceremony, and even borrowed a car specially, Gao Yuanyuan felt proud.
He had long heard about Gao Mingcheng's borrowed car, but then he learned that Gao Mingcheng was busy transporting trees to sell, so he was not in a hurry to find Gao Mingcheng.
"Okay, starting at eight o'clock tomorrow morning? It's enough time to water the vegetable fields in the morning. Boss, are you going to the construction site tomorrow?" Gao Yuanyuan said, and then looked at Gao Mingpeng.
Although Gao Mingpeng has a job at a construction site, he doesn't have to do this job every day. Sometimes he doesn't have a certain material, so he has to wait for the material to be purchased before he can continue working.
Gao Mingpeng said: "I just don't have to do anything tomorrow. I will go to the fields to water the fields with my father tomorrow morning."
Hearing this, Gao Yuanyuan nodded with satisfaction, and then asked about Gao Mingli's work.
Gao Mingcheng named the two jobs that Gao Guobing could arrange, and asked Gao Mingli to make a choice after careful consideration.
Gao Mingcheng said: "There is no rush. Mingli, think about it slowly. After a while, I will go to Zhangshu to participate in the medicine fair. I will be short of people at that time. Mingli, please go with me! This time we will not take the train, we will drive directly." The big truck goes by.”
After hearing this, Gao Mingli's eyes suddenly lit up and he said quickly: "Okay, I'll go with my second brother!"
You know, he has long wanted to see the world outside.
It's just that he didn't dare to go alone, and Gao Yuan refused to give him money to go out, for fear of encountering something on the way.
Gao Yuanyuan knew that it was not peaceful outside now, especially on the road.
Gao Mingli has little arms and legs, and there is no one to guide him. How can he be allowed to go out?
Now Gao Mingcheng proposed that Gao Mingli should go with him to sell medicine. Not only did Gao Mingli agree, but Gao Yuanyuan and Luo Xiaohua were also extremely satisfied.
Gao Yuanyuan even said: "Brothers fighting tigers, father and son go into battle. You call your brothers to help, that's right! You were just messing around last year!"
Last year, Gao Mingcheng called Gao Zhuang and Huang Dazhi. Gao Zhuang was forgetful. He had been Gao Mingcheng's follower since he was a child, but who was Huang Dazhi? An irrelevant person!
For this reason, Gao Yuanyuan and Luo Xiaohua had strong opinions.
Gao Mingcheng smiled and said nothing.
Almost everything that needed to be said was said, so Gao Mingcheng said goodbye and left, but he did not go home directly, but went to Grandma Xixi's house.
He did not ask Grandma Xi and her family to attend the ceremony because there were too many people and the pickup truck would not be able to fit in. Grandma Xi was old and He Xiuman was pregnant, so it was inconvenient to squeeze in.
He came here to explain about taking pictures tomorrow.
"Grandma Xixin, Gao Zhuang, Xiuman, I will bring my camera over tomorrow morning to take some photos for you. You must dress smartly tomorrow!" Gao Mingcheng said with a smile.
He rented a camera and bought film, naturally wanting to take pictures of more people.
I was originally free to take pictures in the afternoon, but he went to sell trees. Besides, if I take pictures in the morning, I may be more energetic and not feel tired from working for a long time.
"Really? Brother Mingcheng, you are so good!" Gao Zhuang was the first to be happy. He looked at He Xiuman and said, "I said before that I would take you to the county to take pictures. You must I’m willing to go! It’s fine now, Brother Mingcheng can take pictures for us!”
"Grandma, you haven't taken a photo yet, right?"
Gao Zhuang's cheerful voice made Grandma Xixi and He Xiuman look forward to it.
At this time, taking pictures is a new thing in the countryside.
When Gao Mingcheng saw them happy, he was also very happy. In this life, he would be satisfied if Gao Zhuang and Granny X could be safe and happy.
Gao Mingcheng said: "Gao Zhuang, you have to put on your best clothes! Then we will take a few pictures in this house, and then go to the village to take a few pictures."
He wanted to use his camera to record the people and scenery of 1987.
In a year or two, the houses in the village will be knocked down and rebuilt one after another, and the village will look completely different by then.
But now this somewhat dilapidated mountain village will completely disappear from memory.
Memory is like a picture scroll. The colors are bright at first, but as time goes by, the strokes will fade and the colors will fade.
And recording it with a camera will keep this memory longer and more fulfilling.
He planned to go to the county at eight o'clock tomorrow, so he made an appointment with Gao Zhuang and the others to take pictures at seven o'clock in the morning. People in the village go to bed early and get up early. In summer, they usually get up at six o'clock, but the elderly who don't sleep much may get up after five o'clock.
"Okay, Brother Mingcheng, we are waiting for you to come!" Gao Zhuang was as excited as a fool, waving goodbye to Gao Mingcheng's leaving figure.
After Gao Mingcheng left, he took He Xiuman's hand and said in a hurry: "Xiu Man, go and find my best clothes!"
Ever since he married his wife, He Xiuman has been taking care of all the tall and strong clothes.
He Xiuman pursed her lips and smiled, leading Gao Zhuang to find clothes.
Grandma Xiao also returned to her house with a smile and began to rummage through the cabinets. Well, she also had to choose the best clothes to wear!
Gao Mingcheng left gracefully, leaving behind three people who were full of expectations. For all three of them, this was their first time taking photos.
(End of chapter)
