Dashan Orchard 1988

Chapter 130 Showdown, no more covering up
At around 5 o'clock in the morning, Li Muyang got up.

After washing up, he ran to the chicken coop to see his chickens.

The four little guys are all good looking.

It is estimated that they will be able to lay eggs in two or three months.

When he was away, the second sister-in-law helped to feed the chickens, and the chickens were very healthy.

After putting away the chicken food, he carried a basket to the vegetable patch.

I'm going to pick some fresh vegetables for my second sister.

The second sister and her husband are both teachers and have non-agricultural household registration. Therefore, since they have no land, they naturally have no food and can only rely on buying food from outside.

If it's closer to home, you can go home and get some.

Every household grows vegetables, and they can’t even finish all of them.

But she was in the next county, going from Qingquan Town to a place more than ten kilometers east of the city. Nowadays, transportation is not developed, so it is not easy to go back and forth all the time.

Li Muyang thought that he was going anyway, so he would bring more for them and eat slowly.

The sun was not up, and the dew on the ground was very thick. As soon as he entered, his trouser legs felt cold, so he simply rolled up his trouser legs.

It's like wearing shorts.

Green peppers are a must. The second sister likes chili peppers very much. Li Muyang grows line peppers, which are very spicy. One is as good as two. The second sister will definitely be satisfied with them.

Tomatoes need some too.

Tomatoes these days are really delicious.

Each one is big and round. They are delicious stir-fried, cooked in soup and eaten raw.

Li Muyang didn't specifically look for ones that were too ripe to be released, but ones that were mostly red but still a little tough.

Tomatoes continue to ripen, and they can slowly turn red even after being picked.

Most of the tomatoes in later generations were ripened.

It is actually quite simple to distinguish. Li Muyang has popularized this basic knowledge many times.

If it is a naturally ripe tomato, the fruit will be basically round with no edges or corners.

But if it is a ripe tomato, the fruit will be like a polygon with edges everywhere, which is not delicious at all.

In addition to peppers and tomatoes, we also got some cucumbers, eggplants, beans, zucchini, etc., and even prepared a bunch of green onions and leeks.

The second sister has to spend money to buy these things that can be eaten everywhere at home.

He packed everything into two snakeskin bags, tied them to the back of the bicycle, locked the door and left.

The bicycle ran all the way and soon arrived at the medicinal herb supply and marketing center.

After the sale of Cordyceps was completed, Mi Lao happened to come out from behind. When he saw him, he smiled and asked him to go in and have tea. If he had something to do, he asked him.

Then he followed Mi Qingsong to the back.

Today he sold a total of more than one pound and eighty taels of cordyceps, earning more than 700 yuan.

Part of this has to be paid to others, and about half of it belongs to him.

I spent a total of 800 yuan on my mother’s medical treatment, saving and spending it again, and today’s income has just enough to cover it.

So, his current savings are still more than 3000 yuan.

After entering the back, Mi Qingsong watched him put the money in his pocket and said with a smile: "Every time I see you hiding money, I can't help but wonder what kind of person you are."

"what?"

Li Muyang asked in confusion: "Isn't this the case for me? This is not the first time Mr. Mi has seen me."

"No, no, I'm talking about your true side, the true side hidden in your body."

"Ha, no, that's what I am. The me you see is just as fake as I am. It really can no longer be the real me."

Mi Qingsong smiled, neither revealing nor confirming.

"I see that the buds of the Cordyceps you brought today have almost reached their limit. I guess there won't be many Cordyceps dug out from this place, right?"

"Well, you are right. It is indeed true. I estimate that it will only take three to five days at most. And if it doesn't rain, if it rains, it may all turn into grass."

"You won't hide it anymore today, are you willing to tell me the truth?"

Li Muyang smiled and said, "If Mr. Mi asks me about the specific location again now, I can tell you. As for why I didn't tell you before, you also understand. No matter how much you say, it will seem hypocritical. What do you think?"

"You boy!"

Mi Qingsong smiled and said, "At this stage, there is no significance in studying Cordyceps this year, but as long as Cordyceps appears, it will generally not disappear quickly and will be saved for at least three to five years.

Well, if you are willing to tell me, I can study it again next year. In exchange, you can continue to sell Cordyceps here next year. "

"Okay."

Li Muyang promised, but in fact he is still not sure whether he will continue to dig Cordyceps next year.

Depends on his orchards and other developments.

The limit for cordyceps is only a few thousand yuan. If next year is like this year, and many people dig together from the beginning, they may not be able to dig out much at all.

Just respond first.

It's always okay to leave a way out.

"Actually, it's not a secret place. It's on the west mountain about ten miles away from our Qingquan."

"Xishan?"

Mi Qingsong was stunned for a moment, "If I remember correctly, Xishan doesn't seem to belong to your Qingquan Town, right?"

"Well, no, not only is it not Qingquan Town, it's not from Chi County." Li Muyang smiled, "But, this Xishan is only separated from our Taoshan by a branch of the Malian River, just across the bridge."

"So it is."

Mi Qingsong was thoughtful.

"If Mi Lao wants to go, we can make an appointment and I will take you there to have a look. You should be able to catch the last train and see the end."

"Forget it, let's wait until next year."

"That's okay. By the way, Mr. Mi, why are you looking for me today? I have to go to the city hospital later, so I can't delay for too long."

"Oh, go to the hospital. Is a family member sick?"

"My mother is in the hospital."

"Is that so?" Mi Qingsong stopped smiling, "Is your mother feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

"Hemiplegia, the doctor said it was caused by cerebral infarction and requires surgery. He is currently recuperating."

"It is very likely that many of our rural folks have unhealthy eating habits for a long time, which can easily lead to a series of diseases due to the three highs. However, they are not aware of this problem and do not know how to restrain themselves. Over time, many difficulties will be left. The disease of redemption.”

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll just say it briefly. Xiao Li, have you ever heard of Hongqi?"

"Hongqi?"

Li Muyang thought about it, and he seemed to have heard of it, but he was more familiar with Astragalus membranaceus.

"I'm very familiar with Astragalus. I used to dig some and sell them for money when I had free time. I seem to have heard of Hongqi, but I don't know if it's true."

"Haha, red root and astragalus are not the same thing. Astragalus can improve the body's immunity, while red root can treat Qi deficiency and fatigue, especially for diabetes. It can also... Oh, you can't say too much. don't know.

As for me, I am asking you this because I want you to go back and see where you can find original red stilbene, that is, wild red stilbene. If you find it, we will buy it here. "Li Muyang really doesn't know much about medicinal materials. He can also recognize some common medicinal materials, such as astragalus, notoginseng, artemisia, mother-in-law and so on. Some of the more complicated things have only been heard of, and some Never even heard of it.

He smiled awkwardly, "I really don't know, but I know someone who might know something and can help you ask."

"really?"

"Well, let's ask first. I remember that there is Hongqi over Ziwu Ridge, but I have never been there, so I'm really not familiar with it. Wait until I ask."

"Then trouble you."

Seeing that there was no news about Li Muyang for a while, Mi Qingsong could only give up.

"Do not worry about it."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Muyang said goodbye to Mi Qingsong.

He still has a lot to do today.

Before leaving, Mi Qingsong told him that if he could get other precious medicinal materials, he could also give them to them.

Anything like Phellinus huang, etc. are also acceptable.

Li Muyang nodded in agreement.

He didn't pay attention at first, but on the way to his second sister's house, he thought about it and felt that this was also a way to make money. If there was a chance in the future, when the trees were almost done, he could really go to Ziwu Ridge.

In his previous life, he had always wanted to experience hunting in the snow. He had always heard people say it was great, but he had never tried it.

You can give it a try in this life.

You can also study the herbs Mi Qingsong mentioned.

Let’s see if we can move some of the herbs to his Peach Mountain for planting…

Okay, that's a good idea, but it's all very far off.

He didn't have the energy for a while, let's talk about it.

Just have this thought in your mind.

Qingcheng City is high in the northwest and low in the southeast.

Ningyuan County, where the second sister's home is located, is just to the east, so it went downhill all the way very quickly.

After running for eight or nine miles, there was no asphalt road anymore and we started to walk into a two or three meter wide path.

The road is a gravel road.

It was covered with small stones, and the car was riding on it, making a bumpy sound, as if it was going to shake the car apart.

After walking four or five miles and arriving at the entrance of Ningyuan Middle School, Li Muyang felt pain all over his body and his butt seemed to be shattered.

Ningyuan Middle School is a comprehensive high school.

There are both high school and junior high schools.

Although this is just a county-level high school, it is actually very powerful.

In terms of the college entrance examination admission rate, it is slightly worse than the provincial key Qingcheng No. [-] Middle School.

But far better than other county high schools.

There are several students from Qingbei every year, and they are typical top academics in this school.

The students here are famous for their hard work. It is said that they study at midnight and one o'clock every night, and then get up at four or five in the morning to continue studying.

The walls and roofs of all the classrooms were smoked black by the burning of kerosene lamps.

It needs to be re-scraped every year.

Li Muyang once heard from her daughter that a classmate of hers was studying in this middle school. In one year, she went from being fat to being skinny, and he was almost a bit crazy.

Ningyuan County is the poorest county in Qingcheng City.

Even 30 years later, when the county was lifted out of poverty during the poverty alleviation campaign, many families in the mountains spent at least half of the year eating potatoes.

If you continue walking along the asphalt road that Li Muyang came from just now, you will reach the edge of Ziwu Ridge.

The entire Ningyuan County is built halfway up a mountain. Even basic agricultural development is difficult to achieve good harvests due to terrain problems.

No girl wants to marry here.

All the kids want to leave this place, so they study extra hard, and once they leave, they don't think about coming back.

People like the second brother-in-law Zhao Tianxiang who are willing to return to teach locally are considered rare.

After the second sister Li Xiangxiang graduated from Normal School, she could have been assigned to a better school, but she wanted to be with her husband, so she applied for a "downgrade" to work as a Chinese teacher at Ningyuan Middle School.

She worked in this school for 30 years, and finally became the school's vice principal.

It can be regarded as dedicating all his life to this mountain school.

The second sister and her brother-in-law's family were in the family courtyard of the school. It was said to be a family courtyard, but in fact it was only a room and a half.

It's just a place to sleep and live, with a small kitchen barely big enough for one person to cook.

Very crowded.

Li Muyang could no longer remember the specific location of his second sister. After asking at the concierge for a long time, he finally got the specific location of his second sister's house amidst the suspicious eyes of others.

But when he rode his bicycle and followed the instructions to the last row of dormitories and the innermost room, he saw a six or seven-year-old little girl sitting on the steps at the door of the dormitory, holding her head and crying.

Hearing the sound of his car, the little girl raised her head and glanced at him. She was stunned, stood up and called out: "Fifth uncle."

Li Muyang was startled.

When he first saw the child, he felt that he looked familiar, and he was thinking about who it was, but the child called him uncle.

Only then did he realize that this was Fangfang, the second sister's daughter.

There are two children in the second sister's family.

Because of their special relationship, they are both teachers and must abide by the requirements, so even though the first one is a daughter, they cannot have two children.

Later, when the requirements became much more relaxed, they got pregnant unexpectedly and had their second son.

Just because of her son, the second sister was fined a lot of money, and since then, she has not been selected as an outstanding teacher for ten consecutive years, nor has she received a salary increase, let alone a promotion.

It wasn't until the 21st century that this request was basically in vain, and it was equivalent to "amnesty" for teachers like them who had problems before, and she finally ushered in a change in her career.

Fortunately, the second sister is a really good teacher.

She doesn't care about this, as long as she can still teach and educate people, it doesn't matter to her.

In her words, no one will notice how much money she earns when she dies, but how much knowledge she imparts, even after she dies, the knowledge is still being used by others, which makes her life very valuable.

He is the most dedicated person among the children of the Li family.

Now, just as he was about to ask Fangfang why she was crying here, he heard an angry shout coming from inside.

"Teacher Li, please, could you please discuss with me before doing anything? This family is not just yours, but mine as well. If you do this, where will you put me?"

"Tianxiang, listen to me..."

"What else do you want to say? You are selfless and loving. It seems that you are great, but where do you put me and where do you put Fangfang? While you are devoting your love, please think about your Husband and daughter, do you understand what they have lost because of you?"

"Tianxiang, you can't say that. I can't help it. It's not like you don't know..."

"I just don't understand. You do this every time. The guarantee you gave me has never been fulfilled. How can I trust you?!"

(End of this chapter)