Chapter 91 Going Home (two chapters in one)
“Where’s the set of teacups I put on the table?”
When Xu’s mother came home from get off work, she was so tired that she wanted to sit down and drink some water. I found that the cup that was on the table before going to work was missing.
I thought it was stored in the kitchen after the children had used it. I just went into the kitchen to look for it and didn't find it, so I went to knock on the bedroom door.
Xu Ming opened the door and came out, "Mom, what's the matter?"
"Where did the set of cups on the table go?" Xu's mother asked, pointing to the empty table.
Xu Ming glanced at Xu Ting's room, "I accidentally broke it."
Xu's mother was startled, rushed into the kitchen, and felt distressed when she saw the porcelain fragments in the trash can. He shouted: "Why are you so careless? You broke a nice set of plum blossom teacups." ? You know, I bought this set of cups after spending two months at the supply and marketing cooperative."
Xu Ming scratched his head: "How about I buy an identical set tomorrow?" br>
Mother Xu covered her chest, "Your money is burning your hands!"
It hurt her so much.
Father Xu came home from get off work. As soon as he entered the door, he felt that the atmosphere at home was not right. He hung his briefcase on the wall, walked lightly to the sofa and sat down.
He glanced at the busy figures in the kitchen and asked his son who was reading the newspaper next to him, "What's going on? Why is the house so quiet today? Where is Tingting?"
Xu Ming glanced at the kitchen , said feebly: "I'll fight Mom’s teacup set was broken, and Tingting was in the room.”
When Xu’s father heard this, he looked at his son with admiration, “Tsk, your mom spent two months waiting to buy that teacup set. Teacup, you are short of money today.”
Xu Ming raised his hand, looked at his clearly knuckled hand, and raised it in front of Xu's father.
Father Xu swatted it away with all his strength and said with disdain: "Take my hand away from your mother, I don't have time."
"Hey, Tingting has been hiding in the room these days, right? Something bad happened?"
"It's okay. Maybe the girl's family wants to be quiet for a few days."
Father Xu was a little worried, "Is everything okay?"
Xu Ming nodded.
Father Xu breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm going on a business trip tomorrow, which will take about a week. I've been away from home for a few days. Please take care of me at home."
Xu Ming looked at it in surprise. Asked him: "Where are you going on a business trip?"
"Provincial capital, go there to study."
The next day, after getting up, Lin Shu poured the cold white rice that had been left out overnight into two kettles .
Gu Jiu prepared the tools he was going to bring up the mountain and asked: "Are you ready to go?"
"Let's go."
The two locked the door and left facing the rising sun, arriving at the state-owned In the hotel, there are already many people having breakfast.
Lin Shu ordered a bowl of rice noodles with shredded pork and a fried dough stick, and Gu Jiu ordered a bowl of soy milk and five large meat buns.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, so many people in the hotel who come out in the morning wear long sleeves.
Lin Shu and the others were going into the mountains, where the temperature was even lower, so they also brought denim jackets so that they would not be easily scratched by thorns when entering the mountains.
Halfway through Lin Shu's rice noodles, he threw half of the fried dough stick into the bowl and let it soak up the bone broth.
"These fried dough sticks taste good. Would you like to have two?"
Gu Jiu took a sip of soy milk and said, "I will pack a few of them later to fill my stomach when I get hungry at noon."
"Okay." Lin Shu looked at Gu Jiu who was eating steamed buns. He felt that his skin had darkened a lot after following him into the mountains a few times. "Running in the mountains is not only tiring but also bad for eating. What do you want to eat?" Just say.”
Speaking of food, Gu Jiu became interested, "When we go into the mountains later, remember to set a few traps. If we can trap pheasants, we will make chicken soup for dinner at night."
"I'll try my best."
After the two had breakfast, Gu Jiu went to pack ten fried dough sticks. The fried dough sticks wrapped in oil paper were placed in the basket in front of the bicycle, and they pushed the bicycle along the path: "Let's go."
This time the two of them stopped at the same place where they entered the mountain the day before yesterday. The medicinal herbs in this mountain forest Quite a few, and there are no villages around, which is convenient for them to collect medicine.
"Shall we go up the hillside from here today?" Gu Jiu did not go up the mountain the way he took the day before yesterday, but chose the other side of the hillside.
"Okay, let's go."
Hiding the bicycle, Lin Shu put all the tools and food into the backpack, and checked whether the clothes on his body were well worn before walking up the mountain with Gu Jiu.
"Shu Shu, there are a few Polygonatum japonicus plants here."
Lin Shu looked up at the slope of the roadside. There were indeed several Polygonatum japonicus plants. "The seedlings are not big, which means the year is not right." It's tall, and the rhizome will be very small, so it's not suitable for digging."
As he spoke, Lin Shu pointed to a vine next to him, "This one can be dug out. ”
Gu Jiu picked a heart-shaped leaf and looked at it carefully: "What kind of herb is this?"
"Wild Codonopsis pilosula." Lin Shu explained to him carefully: "Look at the newly cut stem, is it white? The breast milk is overflowing. This wild Codonopsis pilosula is also called a golden leopard. And ah, wild party. Ginseng is also known as one of the ten treasure-level herbs. I used it to make soup today.” Gu Jiu expressed doubts and started digging with a medicine hoe in his hand.
Lin Shu chuckled: "In the past, its vines were green, but now it's autumn. The leaves have begun to turn yellow and the fruits have turned purple."
Gu Jiu nodded and took note of it. .
While going up the mountain, Lin Shu casually made a few snares, and would check them when he came back. The best ones could catch the prey, and it didn't matter if they didn't. They came up the mountain mainly to collect medicinal herbs.
Gu Jiu followed Lin Shu into the mountains several times and got to know several medicinal herbs. Lin Shu saw that he was digging hard, so he made a few more traps.
Coming out of the bushes, we found another vine - the vine.
Lin Shu picked a leaf and smelled it. It smelled like chicken feces, so it was called Chicken Yateng.
The whole plant can be used as medicine, and it has the functions of dispelling wind and dampness, relieving pain and detoxification, and digesting food.
In fact, it is best to harvest the vines in summer, but in August in the south, the mountains are full of green, so it can be harvested now.
[System, what is your purchase price for this chicken Yatō? 】
[Return to the host, Chicken Shit Vine, also known as Chicken Shit Vine and Cowhide Jelly, worth 2 cents per pound. 】
【So cheap? 】
[Host, you can sell these vines to us after you harvest them. We have to process them later. 2 cents per pound is not cheap anymore. Didn't you sell it at such a high price in reality? 】
Lin Shu threw the cut vine into the system without even tying it.
As the system balance continues to rise, Lin Shu is satisfied.
In fact, Lin Shu prefers to harvest the ground parts rather than dig up the rhizomes of herbs.
Like chicken vine, you can cut the vine directly and hand it over to the system without having to dig it out.
"Shu Shu, come here quickly."
Lin Shu found several Asparagus plants and dug out a few. The last one was stuck in a crack in the stone and could not be dug out. Just as he was thinking about how to get it out, he heard Gu Jiu's voice in the distance.
"What's wrong?"
His voice was not too urgent. It was probably not an urgent matter.
"Come here quickly, do you see what I found?"
Lin Shu backfilled the soil and gave up on the asparagus plant in the crack of the stone.
"What did you find?"
Gu Jiu saw her coming from below, stretched out his hand and pulled her to the small slope, turned around and pointed at the pile of stones and said, "You said this would be What? A tomb is not like a tomb, and a cave is not like a cave."
After Lin Shu stood firm, he carefully looked at the artificial piles in front of him. The stone arch that was half a person high was completely blocked with stones.
It is said that it is a tomb, but it does not look like it. It is said that it is a cave, but it is too short.
Lin Shu stood on the mountainside and looked at the scenery in the distance. The scenery was good, but he didn't know what the feng shui was like.
"Do you think there could be a treasure cave inside this place?"
Gu Jiu was amused by her words: "How could there be so many treasure caves in this world? Besides, even if it is a treasure cave, there will be no treasure caves." It’s so obvious. The piles are exposed to the ground.”
Lin Shu reacted immediately after hearing his words. He lost interest and said, "Since it's not a treasure cave, then forget about it and continue digging for herbs." Gu didn't move for a long time. In the end, curiosity got the upper hand. "How about I pry open a few stones blocking the door? Let’s see what’s inside?”
Lin Shu hesitated for a moment and agreed.
Some of the stones blocking the arch have become loose, and it is quite easy to pry them up with a hoe.
Prying open a few rocks, the two of them stretched their necks to look inside. It was too dark inside to see anything.
“Pry a few more pieces.” Lin Shu urged.
Gu Jiu pried off a few more stones. As the gap at the hole widened, the light inside became brighter.
Lin Shu raised her butt and looked inside, "I still can't see clearly."
Gu Jiu's curiosity was completely aroused and he pushed her away, "Let me pry the hole wider."
After a few stones rolled down again, Lin Shu squinted and looked in again this time. .
Gu Jiu looked at her funny look with her butt raised, and lightly slapped her butt, "Did you see anything?"
Lin Shu said nothing.
Gu Jiu took another photo.
"Ah, holy shit!" Lin Shu screamed and jumped back.
A sudden scream scared Gu Jiu and took two steps back, "What's wrong?"
Lin Shu pulled Gu Jiu and hurriedly climbed up the other side of the slope.
Gu Jiu breathed out in embarrassment and asked: "Shu Shu, what did you see?"
Lin Shu rubbed his arms and stared at the hole in horror: "Snake, There were several snakes coiled inside, all colorful and colorful, which scared me to death.”
Gu Jiu took a breath, not to mention that he was timid when seeing such a cold-blooded animal.
"I'll go over and have a look."
"Don't go, maybe the rocks were piled up randomly by others." Lin Shu stopped him.
Snakes have not hibernated yet during this season. What if those snakes come out?
“I’m just curious.”
"Stop being curious and let's go!" Lin Shu pulled Gu Jiu to avoid this place.
I feel like this place is evil, and I instinctively want to avoid it.
Gu Jiu looked back at the pile of stones and let Lin Shu pull him away.
"Shu Shu, we are far enough away. Don't leave. There are some wild yams there."
Lin Shu looked in the direction he pointed, "Ah, it's true."
There were so many wild medicinal herbs in this untouched mountain forest, some cheap ones that Lin Shu didn't dig much, and soon the snakeskin bags they brought were full.
On the way down the mountain, take a look at the trap you set up when you went up the mountain to see if there are any prey.
Perhaps Lin Shu was lucky. With more than a dozen traps, she managed to catch two pheasants.
The two returned home, Gu Jiu was cooking at home, and Lin Shu took advantage of the fact that before dark, he carried the medicinal materials out twice and sold them to the system for 406 yuan.
Gu Jiu was cutting vegetables when he learned that they sold for 406 yuan, "Not bad."
Lin Shu rolled up his sleeves and went into the kitchen to help Gu Jiu, "Are the vegetables cut? I'll fry them."
Gu Jiu stopped him and said, "You go take a shower first, leave this place to me."
Lin Shu hugged him and said with a chuckle: "Let's do it together, you have to make a fire and cook all by yourself. Come."
This hug seemed to drive away all the fatigue in his body. Gu Jiu smiled mischievously and leaned into her ear: "Thank you, Comrade Lin. I will accompany you after dinner later. You take a shower together."
Lin Shu pushed him away in shame: "Let's cook and eat first."
A night of absurdity.
The next day it was three poles before the two of them got up.
Packed some luggage, picked up the pheasant that I didn’t have time to stew last night, and hung it on the back seat of the bicycle.
The two went to the state-owned hotel together and had breakfast there. They thought the fried dough sticks were delicious yesterday and bought ten more to pack.
Then, I went to the farmer’s market and bought a pig head.
The reason why they bought the pig's head was because the pig's head didn't cost a ticket, but the meat required a ticket, and their meat tickets were almost used up.
Pig heads are meat anyway, and the pig heads Xu Ming got last time tasted good after being braised.
Back at the Xiaohe production team, the Lin family was preparing to have lunch.
Comrade Liu Xiao'e was extremely happy when she saw Gu Jiuti's big pig head.
Taking the pig head from Gu Jiu's hand, he said with a smile: "There just aren't many dishes for your dad to drink these days. This pig head meat is just the right time to braise it for you and your dad."
Seeing that Liu Xiao'e seemed not to have seen her, Lin Shu returned to the kitchen with the pig's head. She couldn't help but said resentfully to Gu Jiu: "I think you are my mother's biological child. I picked you up halfway."
Fortunately, the second sister-in-law Lu Yinhua came out and took the luggage and two pheasants from Lin Shu's hand.
"Little sister, little brother-in-law, come in quickly, we are having dinner at home, and you are just in time for the meal."
"Brother Jiu, sit over here and have a drink with me. "When Lin Dashan saw Gu Jiu coming back with Lin Shu, he happily patted the stool next to him.
"Dad, I'll wash my face and hands and then I'll go with you. You'll wait a moment."
After riding all the way, my whole body was covered with sweat and dust. I really couldn’t eat without washing my face first.
"Okay, come over as soon as you finish washing."
Several sons have gone to work outside, and there is really no one at home to drink with Lin Dashan.
Lin Dongfa, the only one who can be regarded as a labor force, because he is still young, neither Liu Xiaoe nor He Caiyun allows him to drink.
So Lin Dashan, who knows how to drink, feels particularly lonely and boring when drinking these days.
Weng and son-in-law talked about the wedding while drinking.
Lin Dashan put down his wine glass and turned to ask Lin Shu: "Youngest, what do you think?"
"The Autumn Harvest Village should be very busy during this period. Moreover, during this period I I still want to go to the mountain more. Let’s postpone the wedding until October.” Lin Shu calculated the time and found that October is still more than a month away, which is enough time for them to prepare for the wedding. .
Lin Dashan asked Gu Jiu again: "Brother Jiu, do you think October is okay?"
Gu Jiu: "Okay, everything is up to Shu Shu."
Lin Dashan: "In that case, I will ask someone to pick an auspicious day in October and wait until the time is confirmed before sending out invitations."
After the wedding was initially decided, Lin Shu asked about the situation at home, "Dad, has Lin Gang been back home after the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
Lin Dashan shook his head helplessly: "I didn't go home, I didn't write a letter, and I didn't see anyone send me a message back."
Gu Jiu comforted him: "The third brother's power station is in a remote place. It’s inconvenient. It’s not easy to go out, and it’s even harder to come back. Dad, please relax, I’ll be back after the Chinese New Year.”
The men chatted while eating, which was quite boring.
The women finished their meal first, and Liu Xiaoe took Lin Shu and sat at the door of the kitchen to chat.
"Mei Zi from your second aunt's family is getting married on the 19th next month. Yesterday your second aunt came to deliver the post."
"Oh, have they confirmed the date?"
"Well, I only found out yesterday. I heard that your second aunt said that she didn't plan to make it big, so she just invited her family to sit together and have a lively meal."
Lin Shu: "I know, I will come back that day."
Liu Xiao'e nodded: "You want to come back, Meizi still wants you to get married that day, but I don't agree."
Let What if the ex-fiancée goes to help her ex-fiancé’s bride get married?
Their family is not embarrassed, they are embarrassed.
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(End of this chapter)