Dashan Orchard 1988

Chapter 173 The fairy-like backyard
After repeated refusals, Li Muyang’s 10 yuan was not given out in the end.

Wang Tianxiao is really simple and honest.

He doesn't want to take advantage of him at all, and he also wants those who are kind to him to suffer no loss at all.

Li Muyang had no choice but to take the money back and decided to make up for it slowly if he had the opportunity later.

To develop his orchard, he needed some collaborators.

Let’s not talk about craftsmanship and level of technology. First of all, we must have good character.

He doesn't want to have too much contact with people of bad character.

I feel that character is the foundation of a person.

If your character is good, even if you make mistakes, the impact will not be too great.

And bad character is often rotten from the root. Once a problem is discovered, it may directly lead to destruction.

"The follow-up is like this. The acquisition requires 200 kilograms of red qi, and the quality must be at least as good as the one you gave me..."

"You said 200 pounds?"

"Yup?"

"It's 200 pounds of red sage. Did I hear that correctly?"

"You heard me right, it's 200 pounds."

Wang Tianxiao's face was filled with surprise.

He didn't speak immediately, but quietly began to calculate how much money he could earn from 200 pounds.

One pound is 15 yuan, and 200 pounds is 3000 yuan.

How can you spend so much money?

"This feeling is good, the feeling is good."

He murmured, and his happy expression could not be concealed at all.

Wang Tianxiao gave him 20 yuan, but he just didn't want it.

Still insist on calculating it at 15 yuan per catty.

"Well, that's right.

We said last time that we would go into the mountains to dig together. Today I just want to ask you, how are the preparations going?

When do you go into the mountains?

The guest's request is urgent, so we'd better hurry up and give it to him as early as possible to avoid a long night of nightmares. "

"Don't worry. As you told me last time, I started to prepare and show you something..."

Wang Tianxiao stood up and walked to the corner, and pulled out a stick-like object wrapped in cloth from the corner.

After opening the cloth layer by layer, it turned out to be a [-]-[-]% new shotgun.

"Not bad right?"

"Not bad right?"

Li Muyang knew nothing about guns, and he had never been exposed to them, so he didn't know whether they were good or not.

"It's very good. Although it also uses gunpowder, this gun has been modified and can shoot at a longer distance. It's not like an ordinary old shotgun that can only hit a small area in front of you."

Wang Tianxiao was very proud of his weapons.

“With this guy, we can go to the West Peak of Yangziling to have a look.

The risk in the west is much greater than that in the east. No matter what happens, it is always unsafe. "

Li Muyang nodded.

How to live in a mountain like Yangziling, Wang Tianxiao is obviously the master.

If he can't do it, his Taoshan is just a small hill.

The risk is very small.

"Did you see that the small barrel contains gunpowder?

I'm not afraid to tell you that usually you can't get so much gunpowder.

This is a treasure left over from my former forest ranger, and together with my old friend, I have put it to use. "

"It looks pretty good. Then what happens after we enter the mountain mainly depends on you, Brother Lao Wang~"

"Don't worry, since I promised you, I will definitely not let you go.

It won't put you in too much danger in the mountains.

Let’s not talk about anything else. Let’s just say that walking in the mountains still has some skills and some ideas. "

"What else do we need when we enter the mountain? Do you want me to prepare some things and leave you alone to prepare them? How embarrassing is that?"

"No, when we arrive at Yangziling, we will go directly to the top of the mountain. Red sage usually grows on the top of the mountain.

Complete the digging on the east side first, then slowly move around to the west side.

By the way, if you insist on preparation, you can prepare the tent. "

"Are we going to live in the mountains?"

"Well, I did a rough calculation. If it weighs 200 kilograms, the two of us will have to stay in the mountains for at least three to five days.

For safety reasons, we went to the West Peak during the day, and when it got dark, we returned to the East Peak to sleep.

Yangziling is a Xiazi mountain, and the west side is much shorter than the east side. Unless absolutely necessary, the wild animals on the west peak will not run to the east.

Moreover, most wild animals come out to look for food at night, and there are much fewer during the day.

Therefore, it is not safe to stay on the West Peak at night. We must return to the East Peak. "

"You need a tent, right? I understand, then I will be responsible for this.

Also, if you have a gun, do I also need to prepare a weapon?

Also, what tools do we need to dig herbs?

Do you need a rope when climbing...

Anyway, I don’t understand these things. Brother, you have rich experience. Please give us more trouble. If you need me to pay some money, just tell me.

Our long-term cooperation is not just for a day or two, so don't be polite and hide it.

As long as we can safely collect the herbs, we can all make money, don't you think? "

Wang Tianxiao smiled.

"Don't worry, I will prepare all these things. As for weapons, if it doesn't work, just take a crowbar and sharpen the head."

"Can that work?"

"Listen to me."

Perhaps it was because of his profession that Wang Tianxiao's eyes shone with light.

"Let me tell you, there are some ferocious beasts on Ziwu Ridge, such as leopards, black blind men, wild boars and so on.

Oh, and of course there are wolves and jackals.

However, leopards and bears generally do not come to our Yangziling, and at most they only go to Mengbaling..."

Mengbaling is another mountain to the west of Yangziling.

Li Muyang has never been there, but has heard about it.

That mountain plays an isolation role.

Most of the wild animals are cut off to the west by Mengbaling.

"There are only three types of wild animals that are really willing to run to Yangziling that are relatively dangerous.

That is wolves, jackals, and honey dogs. "

The most annoying of them all is the jackal.

Honeydogs usually appear in groups, so they rarely come during the day. Their targets are too large and they are easy targets for hunters in the mountains.

As for jackals, because of their small size, their demand for food is not strong enough, so they can survive by eating small animals.

Even if they come over piecemeal, they don't dare to argue with humans.

Many of us think these wild animals are scary, but in fact, they are also afraid of humans.

No matter how cunning a wild animal is, its brain is far inferior to that of a human being.

Not to mention, people still have weapons, right?"

What could Li Muyang say? He could only nod.

It's like listening to a heavenly book.

"So, the real danger and the ones that need to be defended are wolves..."

"Wolf?"

“Well, we don’t have many types of wolves in Ziwu Ridge, nor are they many in number.

But wolves don’t necessarily walk in groups as everyone thinks. We rarely see wolves here.

The real concern is the lone wolf.

It's the kind of wolf that was driven out by the pack and grew up alone.

This kind of guy is often very insidious and cunning, has strong attack power, and is also very tolerant.

Ordinary people really can't handle it when they encounter it. "

Li Muyang was a little confused after hearing this, but soon felt it didn't matter anymore.

For some reason, he felt that even if a real wolf appeared in front of him, he would not be afraid.

As long as you give him a strong stick, you can beat the wolf to death.

"Oh, I understand. You said the crowbar you asked me to prepare is just for the wolf?"

"The enemy.

The wolf's waist is very soft, and its head and butt are very strong.

If you really encounter it, you can just hit it with a few sticks from the waist, and it will basically paralyze you.

If that doesn't work, you can still poke it with the pointed end.

However, our goal is just to drive away the wolves and try not to harm them.

The population in this mountain is already small. If you kill one, there will be one less.

If the wolves are completely gone, then the food for the wolves, such as badgers, rabbits, etc., will be rampant.

Turf, trees and everything else will be gnawed over a large area, which will damage the ecology...

Ah, why am I telling you this? Haha, these are all habits left over from my previous job. "

"It's okay, it's interesting."

Li Muyang smiled and said, "If you hadn't told me, I would have never heard of these things elsewhere.

It can be considered an eye-opener. "

"This is nothing, if you are interested, I can tell you later.

Anyway, just prepare things according to this.

When I talk about wolves, that is to say, I don’t necessarily mean that in a negative way.

Nine times out of ten, you won't be able to touch it.

Again, wolves will not come to human-infested areas unless absolutely necessary.

No matter how fierce they are, they know in their hearts that they are nothing compared to humans. "

"Okay, I understand."

At this time, Wang Peng came in and said that his mother had told him that it would be a while before dinner, and asked Wang Tianxiao to take Li Muyang to visit the backyard first to see if there was anything he wanted to eat, so he could pick some in advance.

"Then let's go and take a look at some of the stuff I messed with, just like this."

Li Muyang was thinking about how to find an opportunity to see Wang Tianxiao's backyard.

He was very interested in Wang Tianxiao's fruit trees.

Ordinary fruits can also make money, but if there are some good varieties and fresh ones, you may be able to make more money.

Although Li Muyang doesn’t have much money now, he is still in the initial stage.

But he didn't dig Sosou.

A stingy person cannot make big money.

For example, he originally planned to give Wang Tianxiao 15 yuan per catty of red root, but later it was changed to 20 yuan.

On the one hand, it is because it is really not easy to see Wang Tianxiao's family, so he does something good.But more importantly, it bound Wang Tianxiao to his side.

Get closer to him.

It seems that he is getting 5 yuan less benefit per catty at the moment, but in fact, the benefit he can get from Wang Tianxiao later may reach 5 yuan.

Li Muyang has already figured this out.

If you want to achieve great things, you must first know how to lay the foundation.

One person cannot make all the money.

Only when everyone makes money together can we make more.

"I'll lead the way!"

Xiaopengwa ran in front with a snoring sound, riding a small stick on her crotch, and kept shouting "drive".

Acting as his pony.

"Your son is so obedient and a good boy. Before you came back, I was thinking to myself, how did you educate these children to be so obedient?

Can you teach me something? "

Wang Tianxiao smiled and said, "Children still need education. You are the mirror of the child. Whatever you do, the child will follow suit.

If you are a gentleman, your child will not go anywhere.

If you are a day-to-day person who thinks about taking advantage of others all day long and does all kinds of bad things, then the child will follow suit and will definitely grow into a tree with a crooked neck.

You want to tell me how to educate you, but I don’t have time to educate you at all.

Look at my legs, they can barely sustain me at home, which is pretty good.

I told the two older ones that if they are sensible, they should study hard. Even if I am skinned, I will send them to school.

If you are disobedient, you will go work when you grow up.

Everyone has their own destiny, and people don’t have to do anything to live a good life. If their temper is really like that, we as parents can’t change it, right?

Look at that ancient saying that it is the father's fault if he fails to raise his children. This is not true.

As a father, who happens to be the father of a child, I am responsible for providing him with food and clothing, and setting a good example for him.

You want to say that I can interfere too much with him, even educate him with sticks, but I can't do it, and there is no need.

If a person is under too much control, he will definitely feel uncomfortable.

Look at that balloon, if you press it tighter, will it bounce higher once you let go?
unnecessary.

Anyway, it's a lifetime thing, who can do what to whom?

It is said that they are father and son, but in fact it is just a fate...

Haha, I made you laugh, why am I saying so much? Anyway, it’s just for children, don’t be too deliberate. If the children completely follow the template of our education, then wouldn’t they be copies of us? What’s the point, right? "

Li Muyang couldn't help but nod.

Not to mention anything else, Li Muyang admired Wang Tianxiao just for his knowledge of children's education.

Faintly, he felt that Wang Tianxiao's thoughts were very similar to his.

He probably thought the same way.

At this moment, two people, one big and one small, had arrived in the backyard.

What comes into view is that they are well-proportioned and colorful... yes, there are all kinds of fruit trees.

On the trees, there are also various fruits of various colors and even various shapes.

"Come, take a look at this pear tree. This is my favorite work. It was originally the root of a mountain pear tree. I didn't want to do it because of the root shape. I came back and planned to make a root carving. Unexpectedly, I threw it in the corner when I came back. Surprisingly alive.

So I thought, since I am alive, it must be fate.

I made it into a rootstock and grafted apple seedlings on it...

Do you see the small apple on the left? This is a late fruit that will not mature until September of the lunar calendar.

After grafting it into an apple tree, I found that the apple didn’t taste very good, so I grafted it with a plum. The middle piece was originally a plum, but now it’s all eaten, leaving only the leaves...

As for the right side, it was originally an apricot, but it seems to be sick, so it didn’t bear fruit this year. We’ll check next year, and if it still doesn’t work, we’ll replace it with something else..."

"Come, look at my banana pear. This one is also grafted. It was originally a pear tree, and I turned it into a banana pear. The first generation of pears tasted a bit astringent and were small in size. I passed through three generations and used In seven or eight years, it has reached its current scale.

Now, this banana pear tastes very good. It can be said that I have never tasted anything better than this... When you go back later, buy a few and bring them back... I can't give you too much. The ones on this tree The fruits are all predetermined.

What I gave was reserved for myself, haha.

In a few years, when the tree grows bigger, it will bear more fruits, and then you can eat them freely. "

"It's okay. How can I be embarrassed about such a precious thing?"

"Don't take it to heart. It's precious, but it's just fruit. In the end, it's not for people to eat.

What's the difference between what we eat and what you eat? "

"Haha, Brother Wang, you are so enthusiastic that it makes me feel a little ashamed.

However, since this fruit is delicious, can its seedlings be used for grafting?
Alternatively, you can try taking cuttings from branches.

Wouldn't it be a good thing if the saplings could be multiplied? "

Wang Tianxiao shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not impossible, but I don't want to do these things.

What should I say..."

He thought for a while and then said: "It's like if you have a good thing and it's hard to get it, then you definitely hope that only you have it and no one else has it, right?
I cultivated this banana pear just to eat it myself, without thinking about expanding it. If it were really spread, it would be like the treasure was taken away.

Can you understand?"

Li Muyang said: "I can understand, but I think your family's conditions are not particularly well-off. If this thing is easy to sell, maybe it can improve the living conditions of your family."

Wang Tianxiao smiled, "Of course you have to make money, but there are other ways. Let's wait until the day when we can't do anything anymore.

You talk about people, if you don’t have persistence, what’s the point of living? "

"That's right, I don't have your level."

Wang Tianxiao smiled and introduced many other tree species to Li Muyang.

While the two were talking, Wang Tianxiao found that Li Muyang still had great ideas about fruit tree grafting and breeding, so he was even more happy.

The two exchanged and discussed some specific techniques.

Both admire each other very much.

Of course, Li Muyang admired him more.

He can also do these things, but his level is definitely not as high as Wang Tianxiao.

It's like they all went to school and can write, but he is only at the elementary school level, while Wang Tianxiao is a college graduate.

However, Li Muyang looked at the good tree species in the yard, but he didn't have any good ideas in mind.

We must find a way to let Wang Tianxiao slowly share the tree seeds.

Hello everyone is really good.

As a horticulturist who cultivates tree species, isn’t it a blessing to see more people eat the fruits he cultivates?

Wang Tianxiao hasn't figured it out yet, so he just needs to grind him down slowly.

Anyway, the relationship between the two of them has developed quite quickly, and they both feel that they are very compatible with each other.

There should be a basis for realizing your dreams.

"Shopkeeper, the food is ready~ You guys come back to eat."

"Okay, come back now."

Wang Tianxiao responded and asked Li Muyang to go back for dinner.

Li Muyang reluctantly left the backyard.

This place can be called a treasure garden of tree species. He really has a good taste.

From the beginning, I thought of Wang Tianxiao's extraordinary qualities.

Meals are placed in the main room, which is the main hall.

A place dedicated to greeting guests.

After Li Muyang entered, he found that all the furniture in this room was made of lacquered wood and was very beautiful.

Lacquer wood has natural patterns and is used by many people to replace mahogany, so it is also called small mahogany.

It is said that there are lacquer trees in Ziwu Ridge, and it seems to be true.

Wang Tianxiao works there, so it is definitely no problem to get some wood for making furniture near the water tower.

Just a little extravagant.

Not only the chest of drawers, the Eight Immortals table, the wardrobe, but even the long bench under the buttocks are all made of lacquered wood.

Overall, it's still very beautiful.

During the meal, Li Muyang was given the seat of honor as usual.

He was polite for a few times but didn't say anything more.

This is also the rule here, usually the guest will give up the seat of honor.

If you keep refusing, you won’t be able to eat well.

What made Li Muyang sigh was that two children were also sitting on the table.

This is really rare in this era.

Many times, when guests come, children are not allowed to go to the table. A small table is often prepared for eating, and they don't even come to the big room to eat.

The main reason is still worried that the children will not be able to restrain themselves.

If you don't get anything good to eat on weekdays, when you see the delicious food served to guests, you will poke at it as hard as you can, embarrassing the guests.

Even if there are many guests, women in many families will not come to the table.

Basically, just go to the kitchen and make do with something to eat.

Of course, this is the sediment of the times and can no longer be seen. Even if women eat in the kitchen, they are willing to go to the table to smell second-hand smoke or watch men drinking and bragging.

Three adults and two children sat down at the table.

Li Yali's hand-rolled long noodles, fiery red sesame seed soup, with small diced pork and green onions floating on top, along with some tofu, filled the air with a strong aroma of meat.

Li Muyang ate a lot of meat in his previous life, so he didn't have much interest in meat.

But the pork of this era is really delicious.

Even the diced pork in the steamed buns makes people salivate.

I haven't eaten yet, but my stomach is hungry and I can't help but growl.

In addition to noodles, there are three small plates of cold dishes on the table.

A plate of shredded carrots, cut very finely.

Dishes like cold shredded carrots are not found in many places, but for the people of Qingcheng, it is not unusual for everything to be served cold.

There is a plate of green chili seeds.

It was cut into small rings, sprinkled with some salt and poured with some vinegar, and you can smell the fragrance of chili.

The really delicious things about chili are those with a refreshing fragrance.

More than just dry and spicy.

Many people go to the supermarket to buy chili peppers. They taste very spicy, but they just can't smell the original fragrance of the chili peppers. These are actually greenhouse vegetables.

The spiciness is just a matter of variety, not the aroma of chili peppers brought about by normal growth.

If you don’t believe it, buy some pepper seeds and plant them in flower pots yourself, and you will find that the peppers you planted will smell fragrant.

The third plate is cold cucumber slices.

The cucumbers at this time were still real cucumbers, not the green ones that people would eat in later generations.

This variety of cucumbers tastes more fragrant, but they don’t grow properly enough. They often become crooked and crack when they grow up, and are gradually eliminated from the market.

Except for some farmers who still grow them, the mainstream things on the market called cucumbers are actually green.

At this time, the green ones were still called cucumbers.

"Eat, Brother Shepherd, we are poor and don't have much to offer, but your sister-in-law...oh, but the noodles made by my wife's hands are amazing, how do you like them?"

"This is already very good. If I could eat noodles like this every day, I would be satisfied."

Li Muyang took the noodle bowl from Wang Tianxiao and scooped out a chopstick of noodles. The strong spicy flavor immediately hit his taste buds.

really tasty.

It's that familiar smell.

(End of this chapter)