Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 24 Camping
Village head Cheng Hongyuan's heart was bleeding.

The degree of bleeding was worse than in the morning.In the morning, he only took a few relatives of his own family out, but several people came after him.

It's all right now, the wasted money is being divided away!

If there are only my relatives—no, if I am the only one who comes here, this area is all my own, and it will cost tens of thousands of yuan!
The old village chief was bleeding from his heart, he couldn't be slow to dig Gastrodia elata, if it was slow, it would be even more uneconomical!

When the last bit of digging was left, someone suddenly suggested: "Let's stop digging these trees? It was Heizi who believed that there was something on this mountain, so we came here. Now he went the wrong way, we have to give him Keep it. You can't take all the benefits yourself! That's too immoral."

This was a reasonable statement, and no one objected to it.

Today, if Cheng He hadn't said that there might be something here, and insisted on letting everyone come here when everyone didn't really want to come, who would find these things?
The village head is like a cat scratching, wanting to object but can't say it out, how can a village head be lower than the consciousness of the villagers?

Heartache and heartache, he threw the shovel to the ground, sat down on the ground, speechless.

The villagers are very satisfied. The things that everyone dug up can be sold for at least 2000 yuan after drying, which is very good, and it is rare to have such a big harvest.

But when he saw the few remaining trees on the ground, he didn't feel much greed.

Seeing that Cheng He hadn't come back, they simply dug for Cheng He and placed the trees neatly, just waiting for him to come back and put them away.

It was already dark.

It is common for people in mountain villages to gather herbs and spend the night outside.That's why they need to be in groups.There are often some unsafe factors in the mountains. It is easy for one person to be in danger, but there are many people who can take care of each other.

In this team, except for Cheng He and Cheng Xinxin, the youngest were all over 50 years old, and it was even more unsuitable to travel alone.

The team lit a bonfire and ate dry food again.

The harvest was good today, and everyone's faces were filled with happiness and satisfaction, except for the village chief, Cheng Hongyuan.

However, the villagers also expressed their gratitude to him. After all, he proposed to organize people to gather medicine together. Although he didn't invite some people, he still led the team.

In a word, with harvest, everyone is in a good mood.

When Cheng He came back with his daughter in his arms, he was surprised to see the Gastrodia elata left by the villagers for him.He originally thought that the villagers would fight because of the uneven distribution of this little thing. He didn't want to see that scene, so he ran away specially.

Unexpectedly, not only did the villagers stay together with Lele, but they also specially reserved a copy for themselves.

Judging from his disposition after staying in the big city for several years, the villagers are still very simple!
This discovery made him feel very good.

On the bonfire, he roasted a bamboo raccoon dug in the afternoon.

The bamboo raccoon only eats bamboo roots. It lives underground all year round, but it grows very fat. The one caught today weighs at least five or six catties, and it weighs more than four catties after removing the fur and internal organs. It is all meat , better than hare.

Cheng He sighed deeply that ordinary things in the mountains were very expensive in the city.

Artificially bred bamboo raccoons cost 80 yuan a catty, more than three times that of pork, and the supply is in short supply.The wild one he caught was probably worth several hundred.

I haven't eaten this stuff for several years. I wanted to take it back and braise it or braise it at night. It goes well with wine.

But since I can't go back, I just roast it. To be honest, it's a waste of such good meat.

If there is any condiment, it would be great, sprinkle some cumin, thirteen spices, chili powder, pepper, and then apply some oil, and finally brush a layer of barbecue honey. If it is served with cold beer, tsk, it will be beautiful!
It's a pity that I didn't plan to go out for a picnic today, so I didn't bring these things.Of course, salt is indispensable.Anyone who has entered the mountain knows it.

But having said that, the meat of the wild bamboo civet is very fresh and tender, and it has a strong aroma when roasted. The color is brown and brown, and the fat drips on the fire.

Those who don't plan to spend the night outside, things have come to this, so let's make do.He couldn't run back alone in the dark with his daughter in his arms.Wouldn't that make him a monster?
Cheng He was roasting the bamboo raccoon, and some villagers were having a barbecue.They baked something special - chai worms.

It was a worm found in some branches, white, very fat, and the fat one could be as big as an index finger.After you find it, you can pierce it with twigs, and you can eat it after roasting on the fire.

People who haven't tasted it will feel terrible and disgusting, but after eating it, they will know that it has a special fragrance.It tastes delicious and crunchy, and it is very nutritious, rich in protein and fat.

When the farm work is not very busy, the villagers will go to the woods to find a plate, or fry or fry it, which has a special flavor.

The third aunt who gave Cheng Xinxin rice cakes at noon happily gave her two pieces of rice cakes; others thought of Cheng He's kindness, and were willing to share their dry food.

In the wilderness, what they brought was very limited, and they could only express their gratitude to Cheng He with what they had.

Cheng Xinxin lost the interest she had during the day, and asked Cheng He while gnawing rice cakes, "Father, it's getting dark, why don't we go home?"

While flipping the barbecue, Cheng He asked her, "Honey, let's not go home tonight, and just camp outside, okay?"

Cheng Xinxin asked, "What is camping?"

Cheng He smiled slightly and said, "Camping is living in the wild. Let's keep company with wild rabbits and little squirrels, listen to birds singing and watch butterflies dance, okay?"

Cheng Xinxin's eyes lit up: "Little squirrels? We keep them company? Yes, yes, I like..."

Cheng He felt relieved, knowing that this could fool her.

He blurted out the word camping, but after saying it, he suddenly remembered that the little wish of camping had hovered in the heart of a certain woman for several years.

That is a woman who is good at romantic fantasies. I heard that when he grew up in the mountain village, he was full of curiosity about the pastoral life in the mountain village.

She had imagined that in the future, she would have the most romantic camping in the most beautiful place in the world, throw away all her troubles, and enjoy the perfect two-person world.

She even had various plans in her mind—either she would set up her tent by the water, by a gurgling stream or on a low-tide beach, and fall asleep with the sound of gentle water flow or the sound of waves. Just by imagining, she could feel the time is quiet and beautiful. .

Or playing the guitar by the raging bonfire, gently humming love songs in the summer night, or lighting candles in the tent, two people talking intimately, it is really beautiful.

In the high hills, the wind is also quiet. In the deep and dark sky, the stars are like gems, blinking, lying lazily on the high hills, quietly enjoying the rare night scenery, and also It feels good.

Set up a tent in the green grass, breathe the fragrance of the ground, open the tent, you can see the tender grass swaying with the wind, reminding people of the past green years...

Whenever he talked about these things with great enthusiasm, that woman would feel extremely romantic, and her face would be full of longing, and he would think that the dream in her heart must be fulfilled.

But fantasy is very romantic, reality is very helpless.

At the beginning, he had a lot of time but no money, and even camping in the city's tourist attractions was an extravagant hope, and he struggled desperately;

But later on, they had money and no time, and the two of them couldn't match their free time. They were all busy and pushed back the agreed time again and again;

Afterwards, even the agreed person disappeared, and everything came to naught.

Stuffed with cattle and sheep, there is an empty promise, and there are old alliances on the temples by the candle.

I didn't expect it, but I did it by accident today.God loves to joke.

Sometimes the careful planning of a lifetime is no match for a coincidence.

He still remembers the past in his heart, but someone has already left.Life!

Every time the villagers go into the mountains, they will bring the necessary equipment, and it is common for them to spend the night in the mountains.

It is summer now, the weather is fine tonight, the moon has risen, the weather is clear, there will be no wind, and there will be no rain.All in all, today is indeed a good day for camping.

In addition, for many people who worry about mosquito bites in the mountains and cannot sleep peacefully, in fact, the mountain village people have many good ways to solve it.

There are many grasses in the mountains that can repel mosquitoes when burned, such as geranium, seven lixiang, wormwood, evening primrose, and caterpillar, and there are many of them!

Cheng He thought, at this moment, many people in big cities may still be working overtime!They may be raising their heads at this moment, moving their stiff necks, and then sighing: Oh, how long has it been since I saw the blue sky, white clouds, green mountains and green waters?

Camping in the mountains?Even if it is an adolescent dream that is impossible to realize.

(End of this chapter)