dhibooks Chapter 219 Dedication
Chapter 219 Dedication
The early mornings of the production team in Shanghe Village are always lively, especially after the production contract is settled at the household, the commune members who need to be urged by the sound of the whistle can always get up early, and have to go to the field to see if they don’t do farm work.
After the autumn harvest, the members of the commune are not as idle as before, but instead think of ways to use the land.
Some people even imitated the northern side and planted winter wheat. In fact, their side is not suitable for planting winter wheat, but they can still get a harvest after planting it, and it can be separated from the planting time of rice.
However, rapeseed is mostly planted in the field, and rapeseed is cold-resistant. After winter comes to spring, rapeseed flowers will bloom in pieces. When the time comes, rapeseed can be harvested and the remaining dregs can be fed to pigs.
Gu Mingdong's family's several acres of land have also been planted, and their family has to pay for oil, and Gu Mingdong still thinks that the oil bought outside is not as fragrant as his own.
Nowadays, the pigs in the production team are not uniformly fed. If every household has the conditions, they think about buying a piglet to take home, raise it for a year, and wait until the end of the year to kill it. The income is much higher than farming.
On the other hand, Gu Mingdong, who was originally a big pig farmer, had a clean house, not even a pigsty.
Gu Sanshu didn't understand: "Adong, why don't you raise pigs? Now it's okay to raise two more pigs, and the superiors don't care about it."
Gu Mingdong said, "It's too troublesome."
Uncle Gu was dumbfounded, unable to figure out what this eldest nephew was thinking.
But when he thought that he had contracted the mountain forest, he still had to be busy later, so he didn't persuade him any more.
A gust of north wind blew through, and Shanghe Village immediately became cold. The frost that fell last night pressed on the blades of grass, like a green carpet that had grown a layer of white fluff.
After Gu Mingdong woke up, he opened the window and saw that the big camphor tree in the backyard was covered with a layer of hoarfrost, which seemed to be covered with small white flowers.
Walking out of the room, the children have already prepared breakfast.
Millet porridge, salted duck eggs, and a plate of fried buns in the middle are the highlight.
Seeing Gu Mingdong come out, Gu Yun smiled and said: 【Dad, try the fried buns I made. 】
After returning from Beijing, Gu Mingdong was busy cleaning up the mountains and forests. He even took the twins and Gu Mingnan to help when he had time. Uncle Gu's family also helped.
I have to say that the mountains in Shanghe Village don't look that high, but they are actually deep and far away. It took them a lot of time to clean up the two small hills near the village.
In order to thank the brothers for their help, Gu Mingdong treated the guests to dinner with a big wave of his hand, and bought fried buns from the town specially.
This fried bun shop is newly opened. It is said that it used to be in the breakfast business, but it was closed after the tense situation.
Gu Mingdong ate it once. The fried buns were charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the juice was delicious after biting open. He could eat two large plates together.
Not only Gu Mingdong likes to eat it, but the Gu family likes it too, but pan-fried buns are too expensive to sell, and this thing tastes best when it’s hot, so it’s not easy to return it to the oven after it’s brought back.
Gu Yun watched and began to think about doing it herself.
The little girl is quite talented, and she quickly figured out the taste of going on a business trip, and today she served her father on the dinner table.
Gu Mingdong picked up the chopsticks, picked up a fried bun, took a bite to drain the soup inside, and then swallowed it in one gulp.
Gu Yun stared at him nervously.
"It's delicious." Gu Mingdong has never been stingy with his exaggeration, "My Xiaoyun's skill is enough to open a store."
When Gu Yun heard this, she was immediately overjoyed, with a smile on her face and eyes.
Zheng Tong was a little jealous, and deliberately said: "Little Yuner is really filial."
Gu Yun pursed her lips and snickered, turned around and went into the kitchen, and came out with a basket of steamed buns, which were unfried and looked like steamed buns: [Grandpa eats this. 】
The pan-fried buns are delicious and fragrant, but the base is a bit hard, and it is not friendly to the elderly with bad teeth.
When Zheng Tong saw it, he was immediately coaxed into joy again: "My Xiaoyun is really the most filial child in the world."
Looking at it again, Gu Liangxing next to him took a mouthful of fried buns, bowed his head and snorted for half a bowl of porridge, gobbling it like a piggy.
Compared with the delicate little girl next to him, Zheng Tong once again felt that his daughter is better, how caring her daughter is.
After a hearty breakfast, Gu Liangchen asked, "Dad, are you still going up the mountain today?"
"Wait a minute, the saplings should arrive in time." Gu Mingdong said.
After waiting for a while, before the smell of raw fried buns dissipated in the old Gu's house, he heard the sound of a car beeping.
Looking around, a large truck drove into the village, attracting members of the production team to join in the fun.
Gu Mingdong went over to take a look and was amused: "So it's you?"
"It just so happened that the job was given to the transportation team. When I heard that I was coming to Shanghe Village, I quickly grabbed it." Gu Mingnan was the driver.
It was also a coincidence that he rarely went to the transport team for a walk, and happened to come across this job. Other drivers were not willing to do it and thought it was troublesome without oil, but he immediately grabbed it.
Gu Mingnan opened the trunk of the car: "The saplings are all here. I climbed up to see that they are all alive."
Gu Mingnan is careful about doing things for his elder brother.
Gu Mingdong didn't need to look to know that the saplings that filled the carriage were full of vitality.
"It's just that the path of our production team is too narrow for large trucks to drive through, so we have to unload it here and move it across."
This is not a difficult problem. Several people directly started to pile the saplings on the cart and transport them. Although it was a bit troublesome, the cart was more flexible.
Soon Uncle Gu also heard the news and brought his son over to help.
Gu Bao's family usually has to go to work. As soon as Gu Weiguo came over, he rolled up his sleeves and began to help. Behind them were two children, one was Gu Ting and the other was Gu Bin.
The two cousins, who were born on the same day, are about the same size, and they help move things decently.
Gu Mingdong saw it, and hurriedly said: "Abin Xiaoting, go and play quickly, don't press you down."
"Uncle Adong, I can help, I have great strength." Gu Ting refused.
As the youngest son, Gu Bin suffered misfortune when he was born, and was raised by his mother a little coquettishly, but now he also insisted: "I want to help too."
Uncle Gu said cheerfully, "Ah Dong, don't worry about them, the two are smart."
My grandfather said so, but Gu Mingdong didn't continue to persuade him.
The saplings in the truck were packed to the brim, and Gu Mingdong would have been confused if they hadn't been tied up with ropes and written on the species.
The old Gu's family started unloading in the morning, and it was not until noon that they were transported to the foot of the mountain.
This is not over yet, we have to plant it quickly, bury it in the soil, and water it.
Fortunately, the soil pit for planting trees had already been dug. Gu Mingdong had the foresight to arrange the planting area, dug the pit early, and waited for the saplings to arrive.
Several people were sweating profusely planting trees, and soon the free men in the production team came to help, and Li Tiezhu was the first to come.
There are many people and strength, and they hurried to catch up, and finally all the trees were planted before the sun set.
Li Tiezhu wiped the sweat from his brow, and said with a smile, "Adong, you are the best. In just a short time, all the trees on the mountain have been planted."
"Thanks to everyone who came to help, the first child in the family has cooked a meal, and they all come to my house for dinner today." Gu Mingdong laughed.
Li Tiezhu joked: "There are so many of us, we can't make you poor."
"Then you have to eat with an open stomach, and see if you can make me poor."
The people who came to help were happy when they heard it. Although the villagers in the village have something to do these days, the neighbors will help, but Gu Mingdong is so generous, and they are also happy in their hearts.
When I arrived at the old Gu's house, I saw that the prepared meals were very good. There were fish, meat and vegetables, and the round table was full.
The members who helped were even happier. They felt that Gu Mingdong was so generous that this meal could be compared to the New Year's Eve, and he would help their family in the future.
It's not like some people, they come to help build a house, and they don't even see a little bit of oil for a meal. Who will be fooled next time like this.
After enjoying the meal, Gu Mingdong asked his son to send them out again, and he was relieved after sending everyone away.
Uncle Gu was the last to leave, with his two grandchildren in his hand, and told him, "Ah Dong, let's forget about today, and save some time even if you treat guests to dinner in the future. Don't be so extravagant. I don't know when we will be able to get back on the mountain." Get your money back."
Knowing that he was kind, Gu Mingdong just smiled and agreed.
Gu Sanshu sighed, knowing that he had agreed on the surface, and he would definitely do the same next time.
After going out, Uncle Gu touched the heads of the two children, and asked with a smile, "Are you full?"
The two children nodded in unison, and Gu Bin couldn't help but said, "The rice at Uncle Adong's is really delicious, better than my mother's."
Uncle Gu smiled and said, "Don't say that when you get home, or your mother will beat you."
"My mother won't beat me. If she wants to beat me, I will cry." Gu Bin wrinkled his nose and said.
Listening to their conversation, Gu Ting felt a little envious in her eyes. She knew in her heart that if she cried loudly, her mother would only beat her harder. She felt that she was very unlucky.
Gu Bin didn't pay attention to the thoughts of the cousin next to him, and raised his head and asked, "Grandpa, I'm here to help today, so can I go up the mountain to pick fruits to eat?"
"They said that Uncle Adong's family has planted a lot of fruit trees, and they will definitely not be able to eat them all in the future."
Uncle Gu frowned, and said earnestly, "Where is this going to work?"
"Uncle A Dong, you have to spend money to contract the mountain forest for planting fruit trees, and you also need to spend money to buy fruit tree seedlings. Later, you have to buy chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and you have to spend money on everything."
"With so much money spent, we have to work hard every day to take care of those delicate fruit saplings, so that they can grow fruit."
"Those fruits are to be sold for money. If we eat them, you, Uncle Adong, will suffer."
Gu Bin was very disappointed, but still nodded obediently: "Okay, then I won't eat."
Gu Sanshu patted his head in satisfaction, and said, "But you, Uncle Adong, are generous. When the time comes, there will be fruits that don't grow well and fall off. If you ask him for it, he will definitely give it to you."
When Gu Bin heard this, he immediately became happy again: "I don't want good fruit, I just eat bad fruit that can't be sold."
Listening to the childish words of the little grandson, Gu Sanshu suddenly felt a little sad.
The life of Shanghe Village seems to be much better these years, but it is compared with the surrounding production teams. In fact, everyone's life is tight.
It is not easy to be full, let alone snacks for children.
In particular, fruits are even more expensive, and local ones can be tasted, but where are you willing to buy them from other places?
Gu Sanshu thought of what Gu Mingdong said before, maybe he shouldn't be so conservative, even for these children, he should try to take that step.
Gu Bin didn't know what his grandfather was thinking. While jumping happily, it seemed that he had already eaten bad fruit, and at the same time said to Gu Ting: "Xiao Ting, I will share it with you when the time comes, let's eat together."
Gu Ting also smiled: "Then we have to go over to help often, otherwise we won't have the nerve to eat Uncle Adong's fruit in the future."
"Well, we go every day." Gu Bin said.
Gu Mingdong didn't know that he would have two more "little long-term workers", and he planned to go up the mountain for a walk when he was full.
Upon hearing this, Gu Liangchen hurriedly followed: "Dad, I'll go with you."
Gu Liangxing was helping to wash the dishes, and when he heard it, he said, "I've been watching it all day, and you haven't seen enough."
He didn't want to go again, so he said to Gu Yun beside him, "Little Yuner, I saw grape vines during the day, and I'll let you eat as much as you want when they are ripe."
Although Gu Yun said that she likes to eat them all, Gu Liangxing knew that her younger sister liked to eat grapes the most, but grapes were too expensive, and once in a while at home, Xiao Yuner always licked her fingers clean.
Now it's all right, I grow it at home, so I can eat as much as I want.
As for the taste?Gu Liangxing was obviously full of confidence in his father.
Gu Mingdong took his son here for a stroll up the mountain. In order to avoid trouble, when Gu Mingdong contracted the mountain forest, he avoided the two houses closest to Shanghe Village.
Because the distance is too close, the two hills have the most graves, which are not suitable for planting fruit trees. In addition, the members of Shanghe Village like to pick mushrooms and wild vegetables on the hills in spring.
It is conceivable that if these two mountains are contracted, they will definitely face many conflicts and troubles in the future.
Gu Sanshu also understands this, so the mountain forest contracted by Gu Mingdong starts directly from the small hill behind the old Gu's house, spreads far away, and can be relatively independent.
This small hill is surrounded by bamboo forests, and further ahead is the old Gu's house, and the other end is almost all farmland, and there are no other houses.
At the foot of the mountain there is a small stream that runs around the top of the mountain, which can solve the irrigation problem on the mountain. The only downside is that there is not even a decent bridge.
The only single-plank bridge was built by Gu Mingdong himself later. A few moso bamboos were bundled together and placed on it. It was considered a bridge, and it creaked when stepped on back and forth.
If you want to transport things like today, you have to go around the farmland in a big circle.
In this way, although getting in and out is a bit troublesome and the location is remote, it can avoid disputes with the members to the greatest extent.
Gu Mingdong doesn't think remoteness is a shortcoming. When the road can be repaired in the future, a car can completely solve the problem.
As for now, Gu Mingdong and his son crossed the river on the creaking single-plank bridge one after the other, and walked a short distance to the foot of the mountain.
Gu Liangchen looked up, because it was winter, many trees and weeds were cleared to make room for fruit trees, and the fruit trees that had just been planted hadn't grown yet, so the hilltop looked a bit shabby.
On the contrary, the bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain is lush and lush, even in winter it is full of vitality.
Gu Mingdong said with a smile: "I heard what Uncle San said, next year the bamboo grove will also be divided by lottery, and our family will ask for these two pieces."
Gu Liangchen agreed very much: "In this way, there will be fewer people who come back here."
"Dad, how many kinds of fruit trees do we have here?" It was too chaotic during the day, and Gu Mingchen didn't look carefully.
Gu Mingdong smiled and said: "There must be more than ten varieties, some varieties are more, some varieties are less, and some are too precious and only have one or two."
As he said that, Gu Mingdong pointed in one direction: "Over there are your favorite oranges. Among them is a kind of orange called October orange. It has thin skin and thick flesh, and is more delicious than ordinary oranges."
"However, October tangerines have high temperature requirements. After planting, I don't know if they will be sweet or not."
Gu Liangchen laughed: "Others may not be sure, but Dad's must be very sweet."
Gu Mingdong couldn't help laughing.
After arriving in the fruit grove, Gu Liangchen lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Dad, are you going to do that?"
As he spoke, he stretched out his fingers and made a gesture of growing up.
It's rare to see the younger son so lively, but it makes people laugh and cry.
Gu Mingdong patted his forehead: "What are you thinking, I can still become a living person here?"
Gu Liangchen smiled and was not disappointed, so he walked around the mountain with his father.
The ability has already known that this is his territory from now on, unlike the farmland in Shanghe Village, it is completely his master's territory.
As soon as he came to the mountain, the supernatural ability flew out quickly, circling around this tree, rolling on that tree, he was as happy as a fairy.
There is no need to use it specially, the supernatural power is connected with the vitality of this mountain forest, and even the fruit tree seedlings who were listless due to transplantation also became energetic.
That's why Gu Mingdong wanted to take a look around, because as long as he was there, he didn't need to do anything, just like an engine, which would continuously feed vitality to the surrounding plants.
Gu Mingdong was satisfied only after making sure that no corners were missed: "Okay, let's go home."
Gu Liangchen's eyes widened immediately: "That's all right, don't you need to do this or that?"
Gu Mingdong laughed and said: "Don't think about it, your father and I are not Monkey King."
Gu Liangchen looked back at the forest, wondering if it was his illusion, he always felt that this forest was indeed much more energetic.
It's like the world that had entered the winter and looked sluggish, suddenly a spring breeze came overnight, and it immediately glowed with vitality.
Gu Mingdong joked: "What are you thinking about?"
"It's not imaginary, it's because I think my dad is amazing." Gu Liangchen said with a smile.
He also said: "Dad, I think farming and fruit trees are very interesting. When I take the college entrance examination next year, I want to enter the Agricultural College."
Gu Mingdong only asked: "Have you thought about it yourself?"
Gu Liangchen nodded: "I didn't want to stay at home, but I really found it interesting."
"Just as long as you like it." Gu Mingdong neither objected nor advocated.
Gu Liangchen said with a smile: "Although I am not as good as my father, I will learn a lot of knowledge in the future. Maybe I can grow better, sweeter, and higher-yielding fruit trees."
Gu Mingdong smiled and said, "Then you have to work hard."
Gu Liangchen is a person who has made a decision and will work hard towards the goal.
He said that he wanted to enter the Agricultural College, but Gu Liangchen felt that this was not the end. To become a powerful person like Mr. Gu, to be able to get saplings that ordinary people can't get, and even to develop new varieties by himself, this is his ultimate goal. .
Maybe one day, he will be able to develop a new breed that will make his father's eyes shine.
For this reason, apart from his studies, Gu Liangchen also searched for books everywhere, and even specially wrote to his two aunts in Beijing, asking them to help find some books on agriculture.
Of course, Gu Liangxing couldn't hide this matter.
Seeing his younger brother's high fighting spirit, Gu Liangxing suddenly felt that he was useless: "Ah Chen, have you already thought about your goal?"
"Then what should I do, I, I really have nothing to do."
Gu Liangxing thinks it's pretty good now, and eats and drinks with his family every day, fights, talks and laughs, but as for what to learn in the future and what kind of person he wants to become, he has no specific ideas.
While writing the letter, Gu Liangchen asked, "Then you can think about what you like."
"I like to eat, but I don't want to be a chef." As far as his skills are concerned, he is the worst in a family of four.
Gu Liangchen asked again: "What else do you want to do besides eating?"
Gu Liangxing thought for a while and said, "I want to protect you, my dad, and Xiaoyun, but apart from Xiaoyun, you two don't seem to need me."
He is very self-aware of himself, after all, his younger brother takes care of him more in life.
Gu Liangchen raised his head and said, "Then you take good care of Xiaoyun, Dad has me."
Gu Liangxing quit, strangled his neck, and prevented him from writing properly: "Smelly brother, you know that you will grab my dad when you get the chance, and you say it's not Electra, let me do justice."
"Let's go, let's go." Gu Liangchen finally broke free, and said helplessly, "Didn't you say you don't need it?"
"Then you can't take my place." Gu Liangxing said.
Gu Liangchen rolled his eyes at him: "You are so fat, so heavy and so strong, who can take your place?"
Gu Liangxing laughed, then looked at him suspiciously: "Are you mocking me?"
Gu Liangchen simply turned around and stared at him seriously, seeing that he could not finish writing this letter.
After watching for a while, Gu Liangxing felt uncomfortable, touched his cheek and asked, "What are you looking at, there are rice grains on my face?"
"Gu Liangxing, do you have a dream?" Gu Liangchen asked suddenly.
Gu Liangxing became even more uncomfortable, and his skin got goosebumps: "You, why are you asking me this?"
Gu Liangchen shrugged: "Life planning should be linked to the ultimate dream. I like Shanghe Village, and I also like farming, I like the joy of a good harvest, and I like sweet fruits. That's why I want to study in an agricultural college."
After hearing this, Gu Liangxing's heart was also touched.
Gu Liangchen patted him on the shoulder: "So you can think about what your dream is, find out how to realize this dream, and then make short-term plans based on this."
After saying this, Gu Liangchen pushed Gu Liangchen out, and closed the door quickly.
"Think slowly, don't worry, you are still young anyway."
After finishing all this, Gu Liangchen returned to the desk and continued to write.
Gu Liangxing, who was thrown out of the door, came back to his senses: "Hey, I haven't finished yet."
"I can't help you with this matter, you have to think for yourself." Gu Liangchen replied without raising his head.
Gu Liangxing had no choice but to walk out while muttering, and suddenly said: "Why does this kid look like he's been fucked by his dad?"
"Who was upper body?" Zheng Tong was sitting in the living room, and asked when he heard it.
Seeing Zheng Tong, Gu Liangxing's eyes lit up: "Grandpa Zheng, I have something to ask you."
"Life events are very, very important, and they are related to the future of our family."