Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 365 Go home and have a look
Back outside the compound, I parked the jeep. I planned to go back to my hometown village tomorrow to stay for a few days. I still had to explain some things, especially the yard. Since my godmother had warned me and helped cover it up, I couldn't be ignorant.

The jeep on the second day did not leave on time and was greatly overloaded. Gao Bo, who had nothing to do, was whisked away by Zhu Xuefeng and reported to Xia Yuhong's friend Song Tangyun.

He will accompany Song Tangyun for the next few days. As for what the name is, he can think of it himself. Zhu Xuefeng said that as long as you can solve her harassment, he sold his junior brother out shamelessly.

Originally, I wanted to mobilize Liang Yan, but after thinking about it, I decided not to do it. It was not very reliable and it was not as good as Gao Bo, who was obedient and easy to control. As a result, the car was overloaded.

A small Jeep can hold six people, and there are countless things stuffed into the space behind the back seat, making it difficult for the small Jeep to climb a hill.

The second child was sitting in front holding the younger sister, while Xiao Hei was lying motionless in the younger sister's arms. Lin Na, Xia Yuhong and Liang Yan were crowded in the back row, but they could still sit down.

Everyone knew that Zhu Xuefeng was practicing martial arts, so they were not too surprised that a junior sister suddenly appeared. After hearing that Liang Yan was very powerful in kung fu and had traveled all over the country, Xia Yuhong and her little sister were fascinated. On the way, Liang Yan was pestered to talk about her adventures.

The second child's expression was a little dissociated, Lin Na admired it with great interest, Xia Yuhong and the younger sister were inquiring about it all the way, and Liang Yan quickly became involved with several girls easily.

Zhu Xuefeng felt relieved and drove with peace of mind, chiming in a few words here and there, and occasionally chatting with his second son.

"Senior brother, my little sister said there are wild beasts in the mountains. Can we go and fight them?"

When we arrived outside the second uncle's courtyard, surprisingly no one was at home, not even the adults or children. The children who were watching the fun took over the candies and introduced them enthusiastically.

"We have to wait until October in this mountain, when everything will be red and yellow to look better. Especially on the mountain wall, the climbing vines you see now will have red leaves, a sea of ​​fire..."

"Besides leopards and pheasants, what else is there in this mountain?"

"This place has a nice scenery. Look, the mountain walls are covered with ivy. It's really dense."

"It's better to hunt pheasants. It's delicious, fun, and not dangerous. Yanzi, just take us to hunt pheasants."

"It's a pity that I don't have time to come here in October. I really want to come and see..."

"I've never heard of it. I'll ask again when I go to the village. I've heard of it before. I don't know what it is like now."

After wandering all the way to my hometown, it was already past lunch time. At noon in the hot weather, except for a few children playing in the shade of the trees in front of the door, no one was wandering around at all.

"Is there a leopard somewhere else?" Liang Yan was also very surprised. She had seen tigers, wild boars, and blind bears, but she had never encountered a leopard. This thing was indeed very dangerous, and even if she didn't bring people with her, she wasn't even sure she could do it. Escape safely, this thing can climb trees, is fast and agile.

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"Some people have really seen it, more than one person, but no one has seen it in these years. It is probably deep in the depths. If you go up the mountain, just hunt pheasants outside." (It really happened in the 1950s and 1960s, and I am not making it up.)
Lin Na heard that several people had hunted before, so she was very interested in joining in the fun. She had learned a lot, but when she heard about leopards, she gave up the idea. She was just a dragster and didn't want to cause trouble to everyone.

"This is your hometown. It's a nice place. It's backed by mountains and has streams. It's beautiful."

The jeep's movement attracted several children to follow them, and they knew that this was the eldest nephew of Lao Zhu's family who was back. The last time was more than half a year ago.

"There are wolves, rabbits, and probably wild boars. Others are not that interesting. There are some small animals, which are not interesting."

The younger sister kept talking to Sister Yanzi, and after a while she coaxed Liang Yan into a happy mood and agreed to take her to the mountains for hunting.

He was probably repairing the fish pond again, "Thank you, let's go play. I'm a relative of my second uncle's family. We've met many times, right."

Xia Yuhong also expressed her position. She could participate in the pheasant hunting, but she had no sense of participation in other activities. She almost died last time.

"Hunting is not impossible, but you can't go too deep. The older generation said there are leopards inside. Although no one has seen them in some years, it's better not to take risks.

Everyone expressed their emotions along the way. The mountains here are indeed very different from Qianshan. The mountains are larger, the peaks are higher, the vegetation is more dense and prosperous, and the most important thing is the continuous streams all year round. Counting the top of the mountain. The other part of the suburbs of Beijing is under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province.

"Brother, Uncle Zhu and his family are all in the ravine. They must be digging holes again. It's cooler in the mountains than at home. Their family has been digging in the ravine for several days."

"Brother, aren't there any deer or sheep here?"

This is the slug. He looks a lot better. He is barefoot and wearing a pair of big pants with his top bare. He was playing in the shade with a few children just now.

"Well, I remember you. I've eaten some of your candies. I'll call Uncle Zhu and the others for you."

Zhu Xuefeng quickly stopped him. A trip to the mountains in this summer would take who knows how long, and he was still a child.

"No, no, we will go in later, you can go and play by yourself."

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"Yanzi, please help me unload the car. Second brother, you take the two sisters to clean up the room. We have to build a few bunks quickly. Everyone has to make do with it these days and squeeze in. My second uncle's house is so big. Since If you want to come, you have to endure some hardships.”

"If you can't bear the hardship, let's go."

"Big brother, big brother, what about me?"

The little sister didn't receive the order and was taking the initiative to ask for a fight.

"You, take the co-pilot's bag to the kitchen first. This is what we are going to eat at noon today. Go and steam the wootou and steamed buns. I will make a few dishes later. They are all in the bag. You go first tidy."

"Okay!" The little girl went in happily.

"Senior brother, you are really good at pretending. I wonder how you managed to stuff so many things into such a small space. Something is wrong. It's such a big mess on the ground."

There was no way to explain this, Zhu Xuefeng just smiled.

"Do you understand the rational use of space? Forget it if you don't understand. Even if I tell you, a person who doesn't study hard, you don't understand."

Liang Yan was completely confused by the training. "Is the use of space amazing? What's so great about it?"

Zhu Xuefeng was cooking, and the two children and the three of them were visiting. After not seeing each other for a few months, the second uncle's house had changed a lot. The vegetable garden next to it was re-fenced, and the fields were full of lush vegetables, which were very juicy. It's gratifying.

The second child directly pulled out a radish, took it back, washed it, cut it into several sections, and happily went out to divide it. "This radish is so sweet. I have never had the chance to eat it raw like this."

This vegetable garden must have been carefully tidied by the second aunt. It was neatly arranged. There were several shelves built with branches and small bamboos against a tree, and they were covered with loofahs, beans and cucumbers.

There are also melons and pumpkins planted near the fence. It seems that at least there will be no shortage of vegetables this year. Such a large vegetable garden should be far more than enough for a family of five.

Two jujube trees were moved from nowhere in the middle of the vegetable garden. It looks like they will take several years to grow.

The biggest change is that a pig pen was built next to the chicken pen. It was kept clean and two half-sized pigs were fed in it. They weighed less than a hundred pounds and were lying lazily on the ground. Some people were visiting. He didn't open his eyes either, and just hummed a few times from time to time.

The sewage from behind the pigsty is discharged directly into the vegetable garden. A large manure tank was dug here, and the smell is a bit sour.

"Second brother, this pig sleeps just like you. It can't wake up even if it barks. And the smell is the same as your feet that you never wash."

In front of the three eldest sisters, the younger one was complaining. The second one was a little embarrassed and raised his hand to pretend to hit. The younger sister quickly raised her hands and put her head in her arms to beg for mercy. As soon as she raised her hand, Xiao Hei slipped from her arms and turned around and ran away. The younger sister complained loudly.

Several people gathered around the fence of the vegetable garden, admiring the blooming morning glories and looking for small gourds hidden under the dense vine leaves on the fence. It really had a unique pastoral flavor.

"Brother, Xiao Hei ran away again. I guess he went back into the mountains."

"Don't worry about it. It knows to come back and call everyone back. It's time to eat."

"Xiao Feng, have you made any progress in your craftsmanship? Or are these things more delicious than last time?"

Xia Yuhong still had a keen interest in food and immediately noticed something was different.

"Senior brother, I didn't expect you to have such skills. This is the first time I've tasted it. It's even more delicious than Master Zhang's."

Liang Yan also actively supported it and couldn't put down the chopsticks. During the two children's time, they tasted her elder brother's cooking every day, but they didn't feel much about it. Lin Na didn't pay much attention to this and didn't say anything.

Zhu Xuefeng couldn't say that his cooking skills had improved by cooking every day during this period.

"It's been a bumpy ride. It's past meal time. I'm hungry. Everything I eat tastes delicious. After eating, I don't want to rest. I follow me into the mountains to see the fish pond dug by my second uncle and his friends."

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"Second uncle, younger uncle, you are all here."

A group of six people entered the mountain in a mighty manner and walked along the stream for several miles before they met the second uncle's family, and the third aunt's family was also there.

Four fish ponds have been dug along the side of the stream. The amount of work is really big. Seeing the eldest nephew’s family of three and three beautiful girls, the second uncle was also a little confused.

"These are all my friends. When they heard that I was going into the mountains, they all wanted to follow me and have a look."

"Xiao Feng, you haven't eaten yet. Come on, go home first and I'll cook for you."

"No need, we will solve it ourselves..."

Everyone said hello in a flurry, and the younger brothers and sisters were also greeting each other. More than a dozen people made a fuss.

Seeing that the elders were confused, they had no choice but to introduce them briefly. The younger brother and the younger sister quickly got together with their younger brothers and sisters and played in the creek.

Xia Yuhong was not satisfied with Zhu Xuefeng's introduction, but Lin Na smiled and pulled the two of them to play in the water. Only then did Zhu Xuefeng have time to get out of the chatter and sit and chat with his second uncle and younger uncle.

"The two little ones here are raised fish, and the two here are after your letter. Your uncle and I made them in just these days. They were made according to your suggestion. It's really difficult to do. This place It’s not big enough, so we can only dig like this. Once we finish this, dig another big one and we’ll be done.”

"This place is really difficult to dig. There are too many rocks. After digging for a while, there will be rocks, some of which are quite big."

"Second uncle, uncle, I have brought new fish species and feed, as well as breeding methods. You will have to figure it out by then. If you don't ask for anything else this year or next year, just learn how to breed first. It will take a few years. , once it becomes a scale, it will be easier to handle later.”

"My eldest nephew, this is difficult. There are only a few pits here, and it takes a lot of effort. When the seedlings are finished and there are more fish, I don't know how many pits and feed will be needed."

Zhu Xuefeng looked at the completed pond. It was not large in area. It had water inlets and outlets. It was sealed with grass and mud and reinforced with a lot of wood. A neat cover was put on top to ensure the shade below.

The amount of the project is indeed not small. Under the current conditions, my second uncle's family and my sister-in-law's family have really put a lot of thought into it. As far as I know, they have only sold it once and received dozens of yuan. This investment is not proportional to the output, but That was definitely the case at first.

At this time, the second aunt and the sister-in-law were chatting with several girls, and they would glance here from time to time. Zhu Xuefeng knew that the two families had suffered a lot in the past six months, that is, he had brought some things back with him, as well as the money he had left last time. , without these, the two families would not be able to sustain the idea of ​​digging such large fish ponds in the ravine.

"Second uncle and uncle, the new fry this time will grow very fast. They can weigh several kilograms in one year. After two years, there will be more fish and they can sell dozens or hundreds of kilograms every day. Don't worry now. I’ll help with the two-year matter.”

The second uncle was anxious, "What are you talking about? Although I only bought fish once this year, the price was very high. It was enough for our family to earn for several years. Not to mention that we can buy a lot more in the second half of the year. Look at that There are more than 400 small ponds now. If it were not so small now, this pond would cost several hundred yuan, so you wouldn’t need to subsidize it.”

Earning more than ten yuan a year, Zhu Xuefeng could only smile bitterly. He was not short of money at all, but he still had to teach his second uncle that a more self-reliant way was more appropriate.

"Your second uncle is right. Last time someone came to collect the fish and sold dozens of them. It was a big deal. At the end of last year, each family in our village received less than ten yuan. This year, thanks to God, we will get a lot of money." The harvest in half a year is okay, I think it will be more this year, that’s it.”

The younger uncle may always work with the second uncle, and since he is a real relative, he can still talk to him a few words.

"I will have someone bring a machine back in the second half of the year. Then people will be more relaxed. Then we can get some cement, use stones to build the fence, and seal it with cement. Then there will be no need to dig anymore. We can just find a larger place to build the fence and use the machine." Pumping water.”

"The relationship is good, but these things are difficult to deal with. Your uncle and I will build a fence and make it a big pond. It will be no problem."

Zhu Xuefeng thought about it, and there was nothing to be afraid of. Now he was supporting the family's side business. The second uncle was just making more noise. At worst, he would just use it as a pretense of joining forces with the steel rolling mill. It should be fine. This kind of enterprise and There are many joint things in the countryside, which can be regarded as responding to the call to support rural construction.

Without external intervention, the second uncle and the others relied on the strength of the two families, which was indeed too difficult and too slow.

Now that pig raising is open, anyone who wants to raise one can raise it by themselves. The premise is that you must hand in one as a task before you can raise one by yourself. This is much more flexible. The private land that was taken away has also been redistributed, and every household has begun to grow pigs again. Vegetables, but each family can still only raise five chickens.

(End of this chapter)