Knowing that Gao Mingpeng came to announce the good news, Gao Mingcheng was not surprised. After accepting the red eggs, he said congratulations several times.
After Gao Mingpeng left, Gao Mingcheng asked Duomei to prepare gifts. He planned to grind the kudzu root, wash out the kudzu powder and precipitate it, and then go to the old village to visit the newborn.
Many beauties were a little envious when they learned that Huang Su'e had given birth to a daughter. She couldn't help but said: "My daughter is pretty good too. Look how cute little Yuanyuan is!"
Gao Mingcheng glanced at her and saw that she was a little moved. It seemed that he wanted to have a daughter for the next child. Worry-free son!
Of course, if something unexpected happens and a daughter is born, he will be very happy.
Gao Mingcheng works quickly and well. He can accurately control the intensity of grinding the kudzu roots. The up and down grinding is very rhythmic. It took him more than half an hour to grind the kudzu roots dug yesterday. .
When Gao Mingcheng stood up, he couldn't help but stretch and loosen his muscles. The kudzu root he dug yesterday weighed more than a hundred kilograms after washing away the mud on the surface. It was quite tiring to grind it into a paste.
It's better for later generations. In later generations, they have machines here that can crush kudzu. The villagers go into the mountains to dig kudzu. After washing it, they take it to the town. They can spend a little money to have the workshop crush it with a machine. It only takes a few minutes. , you can bring the kudzu paste back. After bringing it back, just wash the powder and filter the sediment.
Duo Mei said: "Mingcheng, you fetch water, and I'll wash the powder."
"Okay." Gao Mingcheng responded, took out the bucket tied with a rope, threw it into the well, and when he picked it up again, it was full of well water.
Wow, a bucket of well water was poured into the big basin. Many beautiful sleeves had been rolled up, and a pair of hands were stirring in the basin.
Taking advantage of a lot of washing powder, Gao Mingcheng brought over the bag and basin for filtering.
Next, many beauties opened the bag, and Gao Mingcheng was responsible for pouring the kudzu residue and kudzu powder in the basin into the bag, and then squeezing out the water in the bag.
The husband and wife worked together, a lot of skillful work, a lot of beautiful work, and work that required strength. With their clever work and tacit cooperation, they quickly washed out a large pot of arrowroot powder.
"Okay, it's almost all washed out." Looking at a large basin full of milky white water, Gao Mingcheng looked down at the bag again. The kudzu residue inside was all fiber, and there was no trace of starch.
The dregs after grinding, washing and filtering the sweet potatoes can also be fed to pigs. The dregs of kudzu root are all crude fiber and pigs don’t like eating them!
But after drying, it can be burned or composted directly.
My family has a large orchard and several acres of vegetables grown, and fertilizer is needed everywhere. As the saying goes, crops are only as good as fertilizer.
Without fertilizer, it is impossible to grow vegetables.
Therefore, Gao Mingcheng made two composts, one at the foot of Xiaofu Mountain, next to the chicken coop. After Chen Dasong cleaned out the chicken manure in the chicken coop, he poured it into the compost site to let it rot. , you can directly fertilize the fruit trees, so that the fruits produced will taste better.
Another composting point is in the field near home. Domestic fertilizers, sheep dung and cow dung are piled there for fermentation. After fermentation, you can fertilize the vegetable fields nearby.
But even so, the annual fertilizer is not enough, and we still need to buy chemical fertilizers and farmyard manure.
Gao Mingcheng went into the house and changed into clean clothes, and said to Duomei: "Let's go to the old village for a walk. I've been back for a few days and haven't gone there to take a look yet."
"Okay." Many beauties put up a bamboo basket. The things in the bamboo basket were gifts for their sister-in-law Huang Su'e. They didn't prepare in advance, so they could only give whatever they had at home.
Gao Mingcheng bought a lot of sugar in order to feed honey with sugar water, so he packed two kilograms of white sugar and took two kilograms of shelled peanuts. Zhang Chengyuan planted these for their family. After harvesting, they were dried and preserved. , if you want to eat peanuts, just eat them and peel them off.
In addition to these two items, I also took a piece of Fengchui Pork, which weighed about two kilograms.
Because gifts should be given in pairs, I took two more grapefruits. In this way, it looked full, which was very good.
"I'll carry it." Gao Mingcheng picked up Xiao Xuxu, then reached out to take the basket, and then the couple walked towards the old village.
As we approached the old village, more people were working in the fields. Those people saw Gao Mingcheng holding his son and carrying a basket, while Many Mei walked empty-handed. The men all joked about Gao Mingcheng, and the women We are somewhat envious of the many beauties.
"Mingcheng, your eldest brother has given birth to another daughter. When will you and Duomei have a second child?" the good guy said loudly.
Gao Mingcheng was not annoyed and said with a smile: "Let it happen."
"That's right, you already have a son anyway!"
Amidst the chatter, the couple followed a path and walked into a village where old villagers gathered.
As a rich man, Gao Yuanyuan's home is located in the center of the old village, and the location is pretty good.
But this time they were going to the eldest brother Gao Mingpeng's home. His home was a little bit far away, but there were people living in front, back, left and right, making it a very lively place.
The place where Duomei used to live was next to Chen Dasong's family. Later, when she married Gao Mingcheng, when she lived in Niuweiling, there was no one around her.
Now that she came to the old village, she felt a little envious and a little uncomfortable.
It wasn't too early for them to come here, because Huang Su'e's natal family from the next village had already arrived. It seems that Gao Mingpeng first rode his bicycle to report the news to his father-in-law, and then came to Niuweiling to report the news.
Because my mother-in-law's family was there, the room was quite lively, and everyone's voices gathered together and became a noisy sound.
Gao Mingcheng handed the things in his hand to Gao Mingpeng, and then stood in the yard talking to people without even entering the house, while Duo Mei went into the house to take a look at the mother and child.
Huang Su'e's condition is quite good. She was well taken care of by Luo Xiaohua during her pregnancy. It was her second child, and the birth went smoothly without suffering at all.
The child, who was also fair and delicate, was wrapped in swaddling clothes and placed next to Huang Su'e, sleeping soundly.
Huang Su'e's mother and sister were talking to her, so Du Mei only glanced at her and walked out of the room to avoid disturbing them.
Gao Mingcheng came over with gifts and was naturally given a meal. He talked to the men and talked about everything in the world, which was quite enjoyable. However, many Meis were not familiar with the Huang family, so they couldn't talk to each other, so they just went to help Luo Xiaohua.
Today at noon, two large tables of food will be prepared, so Luo Xiaohua has been busy in the kitchen early in the morning. It can be said that he is very busy.
She felt a little relieved to see many beauties coming in to help wash the dishes.
She woke up in the middle of the night to deliver Huang Su'e, and then had to clean and dress the newborn, change diapers, etc. She really had no time to spare.
"Wash the soaked kelp in the basin!" Luo Xiaohua said, pointing to a basin where some dried kelp was soaked.
These dried kelp were brought back by Gao Mingwan. A small piece of dried kelp turns into a large piece when soaked.
It is quite troublesome to wash kelp, because there is a lot of fine sand, mucus, and some dirt on the kelp, which cannot be washed clean by hand. You have to use a brush to clean it.
Many Americans have washed dried kelp, so she has experience, so without saying anything, she picked up the brush and started brushing it. After both sides of the kelp were washed, she could run it through clean water again.
After washing the kelp, wash the cabbage and radish.
Luo Xiaohua, who had his hands free, took the opportunity to light the fire, wash the pot, and prepare to stir-fry.
In this small kitchen, there is no special place for cutting vegetables. The chopping board is usually placed next to the stove. When cooking, add oil first, then chop the vegetables. When the oil is hot, use a kitchen knife to sweep the vegetables in. Stir fry in a large iron pot, which makes it much faster.
Soon, fried peanuts, stir-fried pork and radish, stir-fried kelp shreds with peppers, stir-fried cabbage and other dishes came out one after another.
The food is not very good, but today is not a market day, so I can't buy meat even if I want to. The meat for stir-fried radish was bought a few days ago for later use. It is marinated in salt and can be kept for several days.
In addition to these dishes, there is also an old hen stewed in the small pot, but this is not for the guests, but for the mother-in-law!
With a lot of help from Mei, Luo Xiaohua finally prepared two tables of meals at noon, and then invited everyone to sit down and eat.
While eating, Gao Mingcheng noticed that many beautiful hands were red with cold, and couldn't help but said: "We should have come later."
He didn't know that the Huang family came so early, so he didn't expect that the family would keep him for dinner. He wanted to give something away, walked out of the ceremony, and went to sit with Grandma Xixi.
Unexpectedly, the Huang family came and there were guests. His father and eldest brother invited him to dinner, and he couldn't refuse.
As a result, Duomei went to the kitchen to help, and her hands were red from the cold.
Duo Mei glanced at him with a smile, and his words made her feel warm in her heart.
She also whispered: "Then we will come over later."
The couple both looked at each other and smiled, understanding the meaning of each other's words.
Others didn't know what they were talking about, but looking at their expressions, one could tell that the two of them had a good relationship.
After eating, Gao Mingcheng excused himself that he still had work to do at home, so he took his wife and children away first.
We all came to the old village, so naturally we had to go to Grandma Xixi’s house to sit down. After chatting for a while, we took six large pieces of Kuxiang tofu from Grandma Xixi’s house and left.
This bitter tofu will not go bad if soaked in water for several days.
But many beauties were accustomed to living a good life with Gao Mingcheng, and were no longer used to eating the same dishes every time, so they said: "There are so many bitter tofu, I will give a piece to my second sister."
Gao Mingcheng nodded directly without thinking: "Okay."
There are six large pieces of Kuxiang tofu in this basket. Each piece weighs more than a kilogram, which is enough to stir-fry a plate.
So when passing by Duoyu's house, Duomei gave Duoyu a piece.
Many Yu was very happy to get something. He said that he would pull some garlic sprouts from the field and use them to stir-fry the bitter tofu to make it fragrant.
Many Mei just smiled and did not say that more oil should be added to make it fragrant.
Her second sister cooks late and is stingy about cooking. She is reluctant to add oil. Many dishes are boiled directly, without any color or flavor.
There was indeed something to do at home, so the two sisters did not talk much. When Duomei returned home, Gao Mingcheng had already put Xiao Xuxu, who had fallen asleep halfway, into the room to sleep.
The main room of the family is filled with pots of all sizes. Fortunately, they have many pots and barrels, so they can make so much kudzu powder at one time.
The arrowroot starch I made yesterday morning has been washed twice. Now I will wash it again. After it settles, it can be taken out to dry.
As he was doing something here, Chen Dasong came over to look for him.
In the past few days, Chen Dasong has been taking his son Chen Duofu to paint fruit trees white in the mountains.
"Ming Cheng, the lime in the shed has been used up, and we can't continue working today." Chen Dasong said.
Gao Mingcheng glanced at the time. It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon, but he still had time to make a trip, so he said, "Okay, I'll buy it now."
You have to go to town to buy quicklime. If you drive a tractor, it takes more than half an hour, and the round trip takes more than an hour.
Just do it. Gao Mingcheng did not hesitate. After talking to Duo Mei, he drove the tractor out.
Wearing a thick cotton coat, rabbit fur hat and gloves, he faced the cold winter wind and headed towards the town.
When he arrived in town, he didn't know how much quicklime he would need for the orchards all over the mountain, so he simply settled for more.
Anyway, the unused quicklime can also be used to disinfect chicken houses and ponds.
When raising fish in a pond, if you raise too many fish, the fish will also get sick. Therefore, it is best to use quicklime to disinfect the pond after taking out the fish at the end of each year, so that the fish will be less likely to get sick next year.
When I was buying quicklime, I saw a bakery nearby with the name Zixi Bread.
Gao Mingcheng was stunned for a moment when he saw the words "Zixi bread".
In later generations, Zixi Bread’s signboard could often be seen in the county, but he didn’t know that Zixi Bread would open here this year.
Speaking of Zixi bread, there is also a history. It was founded in 1987 by two veterans who took the lead in opening the first bakery for Zixi people in Yingtan.
After that, they helped each other and neighbors helped neighbors, and the scale became bigger and bigger, and the taste of Zixi bread was indeed good.
However, Gao Mingcheng’s deepest impression of Zixi was Dajue Mountain.
Rafting on Dajue Mountain is also quite famous in this area.
Gao Mingcheng walked into the store and bought all kinds of bread sold in the store. He ate porridge every morning and occasionally changed the taste.
After buying everything, he drove the tractor and returned to Gaojia Village before it got completely dark.
In the western sky, the setting sun was round, emitting orange-red light, hanging low in the sky, like a red lantern on the horizon.
As the dusk deepens, when the sunset completely sets and disappears, the sky becomes dark and another day passes.
After returning home, Gao Mingcheng was not idle. While there was still light, he quickly moved the quicklime to the shed and stacked it, and took a look at the condition of the beehives.
But by now the bees had already gone into the hive to rest.
The activity of bees is affected by light, so in areas with long sunshine, the honey production of bees will be higher. (End of chapter)
