Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 826 826. Labor Day
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He went to the tool room first and changed into dark gray rubber jumpsuits, which unexpectedly fit him. He couldn't help being surprised, but after thinking about it, maybe it was left by the old lady's husband, so he didn't think it was strange.

He pushed the trolley to the side of the pond, squatted down to test the water temperature, it was cold to the touch but not piercing, got up and took out a birch-handled shovel from the trolley, slowly poked the shovel into the pond, shook it from side to side to make sure the head of the shovel touched the bottom, then Only then held the handle of the spade and slowly entered the water.

The overall heat insulation effect of the overalls is very good, and you don't feel the coolness of the water at all.

He leaned his left leg against the pond wall to prevent himself from slipping, and stepped on the head of the spade with his right foot through the rubber sole. After taking a deep breath, he bent down and pressed down on the handle of the spade. He scooped up the pudding cake as lightly as he raised his hand and poured it into the trolley.

This went on and on until the sun gradually rose above his head, and most of the silt at the bottom of the pond was cleared out.

Although the water is still turbid now, it will become clear in a short time. Maybe we can raise fish in the future. Of course, this requires the consent of the old lady. While thinking, Dong Qiangqiang threw the faucet into the pond to refill the pond with water. At the same time, use this gap to pile up the shoveled silt to the roots of the apple trees and the woods outside the fence.

The silt was piled up just right, Dong Qiangqiang clapped his hands in satisfaction and complacently, and was about to leave when he suddenly noticed something on the ground a few meters away from the tree.

He came closer to have a look, and suddenly found several huge chestnuts lying on the ground.

Huge means that it is bigger than the chestnuts he has eaten before, and the surface is smooth, which looks round and full.

Dong Qiangqiang didn't expect to pick up delicious food after pouring mud, his eyes were big and shining, especially after shoveling mud for a long time, he had already used up the food he ate in the morning, and he was thinking about where to get some food , "It's just what I want..." he said to himself.

He threw the shovel on the ground and began to concentrate on picking chestnuts, throwing them back into the trolley when he could no longer hold them with his hands, and he had already picked up half a kilogram in a short while.

He reckoned that it was almost enough for him to take a toothpaste, so he pushed the cart back.

When he passed a large area of ​​dogwood that was half the height of a person, for some reason, his intuition suddenly told him: something is different here.He immediately stopped and looked around.

This look really revealed the problem: there are a large area of ​​tall and straight bushes around him, only the bush around him is crooked, in sharp contrast with other green plants.

He squatted down slowly and looked around curiously. Suddenly, a string of strange marks on the mud floor came into his eyes.

With the sunshine between the leaves, he observed carefully for a moment, and immediately recognized that it was the hoof print of a wild boar that he had often seen.

He suspected that he was wrong, so he simply lay down on the ground to observe completely. Although he was not a seasoned hunter, his hunting experience for more than a year convinced him that he could not be wrong.

This discovery made him suddenly startled, his shoulders tensed instantly, and his hairs stood on end.

He hurriedly got up and looked around, but saw that the sun was covered by the shade of the trees above his head, the breeze in the forest rustled the lush branches and leaves, and the green leaves of different shades moved still and sometimes, as if a wild boar was hiding in it.The occasional chirping of birds has become no longer pleasant, but like some kind of stern warning to persuade him to stay away from the woods.

He hadn't expected to meet a wild boar at this moment.

Just as he was holding his breath, the neighing and faint fighting sounds of poultry suddenly came from the direction of the yard. His heart sank, he picked up the shovel and ran back.

There were feathers of all colors flying in the air above the pond, and there were many floating on the water.While the ducks were swimming around the pond, they roared threateningly at the big goose floating majestically on the water, but they dared not step into the water.

A few burly crows landed vigilantly behind the duck, and when the duck was not paying attention, they rushed up to steal a few mouthfuls of water in the pond.

"Radar" watched the changes in the battle situation with all its attention. Its body was covered with grass clippings, and it looked like it had just rolled on the grass.

The big geese rested calmly on the water, enjoying the uneasy victory.

What Dong Qiangqiang didn't know was that the ducks were the first to realize that the pond had changed. They rushed into the pond, and more water than before made these elves experience more happiness. They quacked happily one by one, like Thanks Dong Qiangqiang.

The ducks had just kicked off the prelude to playing in the water, and the previously friendly geese had come over aggressively, blowing up their wings and aggressively driving all the ducks to the shore, announcing that they were the new owners of the pond.

The unreconciled ducks launched a counterattack immediately, but although they were superior in number, the big geese further consolidated their advantage by virtue of their physical advantages.

Seeing that the imaginary wild boar did not appear in the yard, Dong Qiangqiang let out a long breath.

Like many young people, he grew up in the city and has no concept of rural life.Hannover, where he lived before, was an industrial city, and apart from the language difference, it was not much different from his life in China.But the old lady's house is in the suburbs of Trier, with blue sky, white clouds, forests, green land, and fresh air. The color saturation is high, and it is very visually impactful, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.Although there was an unfriendly coolness in the morning of late autumn, the work made him sweat a lot. What was even more unexpected was that today's work did not make him feel upset and tired. Relaxed and light.

Anxiety seems to have started when he got his preparatory diploma, and then he applied for universities, exempted from classes, looked for housing, moved, extended visas, audited, looked for reference books, previewed... one by one, one by one, It made him almost out of breath, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that his anxiety started earlier, maybe since he came to Germany, no, maybe even earlier, since he started working in China or even before he went to university. it has started.

Looking at the vibrant courtyard, lush green plants, colorful flowers, cheerful and lovely animals, the mirror-like pool water, the blue sky and white clouds reflected in it, and the passing birds, Dong Qiangqiang feels like he is listening to the sonata of nature Similarly, an idyllic feeling arises spontaneously.

Maybe this is what Tao Yuanming meant when he wrote "Being trapped in a cage for a long time, you can return to nature". He swayed and pushed the chestnut and cart back from the forest while feeling emotional.

Another reason for his relief: The landlord never showed up while he was working.He was worried that the old man would stand aside and turn into a dictating supervisor, babbling beside him and instructing him how to do things, but the fact is that he didn't even see a person, and his ears were as quiet as possible.

In fact, he didn't see that the old lady had been watching him silently from behind the window of her room. Seeing that he was doing things well and orderly, there was a look of approval in her eyes.After Dong Qiangqiang changed into his work clothes, the old lady's expression became even more excited.After a few minutes, she wiped the corners of her eyes, turned and left the house.

Dong Qiangqiang originally wanted to take advantage of the morning to clean up everything, go to the Turkish barbecue restaurant next to the university at noon, have a big meat sandwich, gobble up a big meal, and go to the library to read in the afternoon, but he didn't know that the more and more work he had to do, he didn't just deal with it When the errands are so serious, time flies by, and even though an apple has been placed on the ground, the stomach is still growling.

Because he didn't want to have any trouble with the old lady about cooking, he didn't plan to have lunch at home at all, but now that the work is not finished, it would be too much trouble to go to the university for dinner and then come back to continue cleaning, so it is better to consider solving it on the spot.

I can go to the kitchen to make a bowl of noodles for myself, put an egg on it, and shake two slices of bacon, but this will have to communicate with the old lady (Dong Qiangqiang doesn't know that the old lady is not at home), he thought to himself, his eyes fell unconsciously. On to the grill.

Since there is a barbecue grill, it means that the old lady usually barbecues.

But with the tools, Dong Qiangqiang was still worried, because he never thought of grilling at home before, so he didn't have any vegetables suitable for grilling at all.Although there are many fruits in the vegetable field, they are all the fruits of the old lady's labor, and it is unreasonable to eat them directly.After thinking about it, he remembered that in the kitchen there was a bag of Russian potatoes, big and round, just right for baking.

The reason for considering potatoes is firstly that potatoes can be baked and eaten, and secondly that potatoes can be bought in supermarkets, so that he can spend money to buy them from the old lady. He does not intend to steal the old lady’s potatoes, even if the old lady may No idea how many potatoes were in the bag.

Potatoes and chestnuts just picked up should be almost there.

When he returned to the house, he found that the old lady was not at home, so he had to call the other party and expressed his willingness to buy the other party's potatoes and bake them with a barbecue grill.

The old lady readily agreed, saying that Dong Qiangqiang can get potatoes for free without paying, and at the same time he can directly use all the condiments in the kitchen.

Dong Qiangqiang hung up the phone after expressing his gratitude, found a pen and paper to write the receipt for the old lady, and then put the receipt and money on the kitchen table, and then took a few potatoes back to the backyard with confidence.

(End of this chapter)