Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 213

The hornet's nest was built on a not-so-thick branch, a huge one that looked like a basket at first glance.

It has only a small hole, and all the wasps usually come in and out of that small hole.

But now the wasps are gone, leaving only layers of hives in the nest.

The hives are each hexagonal, and the inside is where the bee pupa lives, but now they are all empty.

Cheng He didn't bring a knife, but he could break it off with the branches and honeycomb, and carry it back first.

In the mobile phone video, Wen Xue watched Cheng He's light and nimble figure crawling up the tree, and soon reached the place where the hornet's nest was approaching.

She said worriedly: "Uncle, first check to see if there are any living wasps before you go get it."

Although it is said that hornets will hibernate in winter and will not stay in the nest, otherwise they will freeze to death.

But there is a contingency in everything, what if those wasps mutate and are not afraid of the cold?

Check it out first, be safe.

Girls, always be careful and think more.

In order to reassure her, Cheng He looked into the hive again, and then replied: "Well, don't worry, there is nothing inside."

There were only one or two wasps that hadn't escaped in time, and now they were frozen into corpses.

Cheng He stepped on the branch with both feet, grasped the trunk with one hand, and broke the branch with the beehive with the other hand.

Fortunately, the branches are not very thick, only about two or three centimeters in diameter, and they can still be broken with bare hands.

No matter how rough it is, I'm afraid I can only go back and get a hatchet.

However, such a thick branch is not so easy to handle.Although its leaves have fallen off, it is still a living branch with strong toughness, not the dead one, which can be broken with brute force.

In addition, Cheng He was stepping on the branch with both feet at this time, and he could only operate it with one hand if he had nothing to do, and he was afraid of breaking the hornet's nest.

After several times of force, he finally broke the branch, leaving the hornet's nest intact.

The process was completely photographed by Wen Xue, which was wonderful.

It wasn't until Cheng He got off the tree safely with the branch on his shoulders that Wen Xue breathed a sigh of relief.

The huge beehives on the branches are a bit scary to look at up close.

He Keke wanted to see, but was very scared, as if a swarm of wasps would fly out of the hive at any moment, she shrank behind Wen Xue.

But he couldn't help being curious, and stuck out his head again to see.

Cheng Xinxin didn't know what a wasp was, and she didn't know how to be afraid at this moment, so she pointed to the hornet's nest curiously and asked, "Dad, what is this?"

"This is a hornet's nest, where the hornets live." Cheng He replied with a smile.

The little girl nodded half understanding.

Then he asked, "Father, what is a wasp?"

"Wasp... a wasp is a bee that is bigger than a bee. It can sting people and it hurts. Be careful not to be stung by it." Cheng He explained to his daughter.

Hearing the words "the sting hurts", Cheng Xinxin was obviously frightened, and asked, "Dad, where is that wasp now?"

"They are afraid of the cold, so they hid in the haystacks for the winter." Cheng He replied.

Although it is still in the south, it will snow in winter and the temperature is very low, so wasps still have to hibernate.

If it is more south, where the temperature is more than ten degrees in winter, it is estimated that the wasps do not need to hibernate.

Wen Xue continued to shoot.

There is a small hole in the hornet's nest, and the structure inside can be seen from the hole.

It is a layer of honeycomb, hexagonal, very standard.

If it is another season, there will be dense wasps and white wasp pupae inside.

Of course, if there are still live worms, they cannot just be held in their hands.

The entire hornet's nest must be covered with a thick plastic bag, and only after the hornets are taken out can they dare to touch the honeycomb.

Hornets can make medicinal wine, which also has the effect of treating rheumatism.

Bee chrysalis contains very high protein, and it will be very fragrant when fried in oil. People in their area like to eat it very much.

Bee chrysalis can also be eaten raw. People who have eaten it say that it is very sweet and delicious.

Moreover, they have always circulated a saying that if you eat a few bee pupae raw and then pick the hornet's nest, you will feel less pain and less poisoning after being stung by the wasp.

I don't know why, maybe the bee pupae eaten raw also contain some anti-toxic ingredients.

Anyway, these are probably the life experiences summed up by the people in the mountains.

Wen Xue shot through the small hole of the hornet's nest as much as possible, and took pictures of the structure inside, while explaining to the video.

Wen Qingsong stepped forward and whispered, "Uncle, I will recite it."

"Can you move your back?"

"I can move my back."

"Okay, try it."

Cheng He put the branch with the hive and put it on Wen Qingsong's shoulder.

This hornet's nest is very big, it is estimated to be less than ten catties, and with the branches, it is quite a lot.But Wen Qingsong could carry it steadily.

Children in the mountains are used to rough work.

The hornet's nest hangs on the branch like a gourd, a bit like the wine gourd of an old drunkard, Wen Qingsong still finds it very interesting.

He walked ahead alone carrying a tree branch, showing the spirit of walking the world with a sword, which made Cheng He want to laugh.

Everyone has come from a teenager who loves to show off.

Wen Xue's video followed Wen Qingsong all the time, and after walking a long way, he turned off the live broadcast.

Fortunately, I bought a traffic king card, which is specially suitable for outdoor live broadcast.

A few people returned to the village in a mighty manner, carrying such a big hornet's nest, which immediately attracted the attention of the villagers.

Now the Chinese New Year is not far away. Many people are not so busy in the fields and are preparing for the Chinese New Year.

I know how to make bamboo weaving at home, but I am still busy.Things like these are left to those who don't know how to do bamboo weaving.

Seeing that kid Wen Qingsong come back with such a big hornet's nest, everyone thought he was so lucky.

Such a large honeycomb should cost more than 500 yuan if sold to a pharmacy.

Wen Qingsong carried the hornet's nest back to the village, and was about to go home, but suddenly remembered something, and said to Cheng He: "Uncle, my grandfather has made medicinal wine, and I'll send half of it to you too."

He found the hornet's nest, but Cheng He helped him get it down, and he thought it should cost half of one person.

I just carried it back alone, but forgot to mention this.

Cheng He smiled and waved his hands: "Take it back first and then talk about it."

With such a large nest, it is impossible to use all of them to make wine.

A few hundred grams can soak ten catties of wine.Such a big one, you can open a winery.

In addition, how can Cheng He care about a hornet's nest with others?

At this time, Wen Xue's grandfather, Wen Youfu, had just come out of the side hut, saw Cheng He, and greeted him: "Heizi, are you here?"

The old man is now in his 90s, but he is still mentally capable and can do some daily things.

His son and daughter-in-law have gone to work outside, so he has to take care of his grandchildren.Although it won't do much, as long as he can still move, it can help them a little bit.

His granddaughter is now in high school in the city, and he can't take care of her anymore. Instead, his granddaughter buys him things from time to time.

Life is not easy, but luckily this year suddenly a bamboo weaving business started, and he also made some money along with it.

In addition, Cheng He has always been very kind to their family, so Wen Youfu is also very grateful to him, regardless of age and seniority, he took the initiative to say hello first.

Cheng He quickly replied: "Hey, it's me. Old man, are you in good health?"

"It's okay, it's okay. This year is not as cold as last year, so it's better." Wen Youfu said with a smile.

Wen Qingsong ran to grandpa in a few steps and said, "Grandpa, this is the hornet's nest that uncle got for us. I'll make wine for you."

"Such a big one? Hehe..." Wen Youfu couldn't help crying out when he saw it.

This one can go for hundreds of dollars.

The old man hurriedly said: "Heizi, it's cold, why don't you come home and have a cup of tea?"

The family was building a house, and the old house was demolished. The three of them temporarily lived in the side room next to the old yard.

But no one complained, and it won't be long before the main house is finished, and they will be able to live in the new house.

The family is poor, so they didn't dare to plan to build a house at all. If it wasn't for Cheng He, they don't know how long they would have to live in the original old house.

With a new house, life is just like a new one, who can't be happy?
Although the current conditions are simple, they sincerely invite Cheng He in for a cup of tea.

Cheng He said with a smile: "Old man, don't be too busy, take a rest when you have time. I don't drink tea, and I have to go back to cook."

After giving way several times, he took the child back.

To be honest, seeing the conditions of Wen's family, who are almost living in a new house, he still feels a little sense of accomplishment.

In the final analysis, the "Million Orchid Garden" tourist village plan is half for the sake of oneself and half for the village.

If everyone is living a good life, that is also a good thing.

Seeing that Cheng He was about to go back, Wen Xue hurriedly arranged for her younger brother: "Qingsong, I will go to my uncle's house to get off the computer in a while. If you are hungry, you can heat up your lunch and eat with grandpa. If you are not hungry, just wait I'll come back to warm you up, okay?"

Wen Qingsong nodded: "I can heat up the rice. I'll wait for you."

He can heat the meal, but he has to wait for his sister to come back to eat together.

Wen Xue pursed her lips and smiled, rubbed her younger brother's head lightly, and said, "Then wait for me. It won't take long."

Then, she followed Cheng He home and borrowed his computer to process the video just captured.

Cheng He originally wanted to buy her a computer and forget it, but after thinking about it, it's better not to buy it yet.

First, she may be embarrassed to accept;
Second, wait a minute and watch her shoot a video first.She is going to take the college entrance examination soon, and the videos may not be able to continue to be filmed.

A computer didn't cost much, but he didn't want to increase her mental pressure, as if he was giving alms.

He knew that not everyone was willing to reach out and accept such a gift from others.

Wen Xue is not that kind of person.

This may be the way to get along with people.It's subtle, but it can't be ignored.

It's not that Cheng He can throw money around now that he has money. On the contrary, doing so can sometimes even make people embarrassed and disgusted.

Cheng He's personality is calm, but these things can be seen clearly.

In fact, for a girl like Wen Xue, when she grows up, she won't lack these supplies.Because she will earn it back with her own efforts.

The hardship she endured at this time will be the driving force for her to move forward.

On the way back, Cheng He asked her: "Xiaoxue, your parents haven't come back yet?"

Her parents are working outside without any technical expertise. In fact, they just do odd jobs and don't make much money.

"Well, I'll be back in a few days." Wen Xue replied.

(End of this chapter)