Carry a fountain with you

Chapter 245 Half-Big Jujube Tree

After getting off the car at the entrance of the village, the two little girls were already hugging each other, bouncing and laughing.

Seeing that they completely ignored the existence of adults, Liu Junhao had no choice but to lead the couple to find a place to live.It was already introduced in the car just now.The little girl's name is Hao Xia, her father's name is Hao Guangjian, and her mother's name is Guo Xun.

After arranging the residence, the family of three couldn't wait to visit his courtyard.Like everyone, they left countless photos after seeing the animals, big and small, in the yard.

At noon, Liu Junhao wanted to keep them for dinner, but he was called over by Professor Zhao, saying that they were Tongtong's invited guests.

After lunch, Zhang's mother went next door to chat with Mr. Wang.

As soon as she left, the little guys in the yard started making noise again.They were playing beanbag throwing, which they had just learned from the children in the village in the past two days.

Throwing sandbags is a simple game, and there are no special requirements for the venue. Just find an open space and draw a few squares on it.A sandbag is a small pocket sewn out of a palm-sized piece of cloth, with a little sand in it, and then the mouth of the pocket is sewn shut.

Of course, what is more complicated is that it is made of several small sandbags, which have similar functions to the shuttlecock, and are used for kicking.But it is heavier than a shuttlecock, and it is easier for children to kick it.

The five people couldn't be divided into groups, and finally they discussed to let Wukong follow along to make up the number.To say that the monkey is really good at learning things, and every time it is its turn, it also grabs a sandbag and throws it into the square.However, this guy is too weak, and in most cases he is at the bottom.

Liu Junhao looked at it for a while, and found it boring, so he moved a chair and sat outside the courtyard, but Zhang Qian watched with relish.

The blue waves in the ditch are green and sparkling under the sunlight.He put his legs on the guardrail of the ferry, leaned back on the chair, and held a twig in his mouth, enjoying the afternoon sun leisurely.

A large group of wild ducks quacked and played in the water, diving into the water from time to time to catch a few small fish.The ditch is connected to the big river, and the fish in it have never been caught.And because of the spring water, fish like to gather in this section.This is just cheaper for the waterfowl in the yard, they never seem to be short of food.

Eat well and the afternoon sun is warm again.

Liu Junhao stared at the water for a while, and soon lost his mind and dozed off.

He was falling asleep in a daze when he felt his body being pushed violently.I wanted to turn over and continue to sleep, but unexpectedly I staggered and fell off the chair.

"Uncle Liu, you are so lazy, you sleep in broad daylight." Turning her head, she saw little Hao Xia pointing at him and giggling.

"It's you, why don't you play anymore?" Liu Junhao wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, and then sat down firmly on the chair.This girl is not cute at all, she was just sitting and dreaming, but she was awakened.

"Wu Kongguang made trouble, and Tongtong and I always lost." She pouted and explained the reason.

"Uncle Liu, Aunt Zhang wants to play on a swing, she asked you to make one for us."

My wife wants to play on a swing... With such a grown-up person, since when did she become so full of childlike innocence? Could it be that little Haoxia falsely preached the imperial decree?He looked at the eccentric little girl in front of him, and it seemed very likely.

Just as he was thinking about it, his wife called out from the yard, asking him to make a swing.It turned out that the little guys felt bored after playing sandbag throwing for a while, and wanted to run to the village to find other people to play with.Zhang Qian was afraid that no adults would secretly buy guns with them and cause trouble, so she planned to make a swing to divert her attention.

It's not too much trouble to make a swing, just find a rope and tie it on both sides of the chair, and then tie the rope to the branch.She didn't plan to trouble Liu Junhao originally, but wanted to do it herself.But after tying up the chair, I found out that he couldn't climb the tree. After coaxing Wukong to the branch, the guy was tangled around with the rope, and he didn't work seriously at all.

Helpless, she told little Haoxia to call her husband.

After receiving the order, Liu Junhao moved the chair directly into the room.He looked at the chair tied by Zhang Qian, and suddenly felt a little sweaty.It seems that I will strengthen my wife's hands-on ability in the future!The chair is only tied twice at the bottom, and the upper backrest is not fixed at all.Fortunately, she was not tied to a branch, otherwise the chair would not be fixed, and something would happen later.

This is a lesson learned, because of this, he fell off the swing quite a few times when he was a child.

The rope was removed and two slipknots were tied so that the backrest was attached to the rope.He glanced at the neem tree with a crooked neck. The lowermost branches were close to the level, which was just right for a swing.The swing was done three times and five times. Liu Junhao went up and tried it a few times, and it felt pretty good.

Before she had finished her addiction, Tongtong hurriedly woke up beside her.Reluctantly, Liu Junhao had no choice but to abdicate and let the little girl sit on it.

He just took a step back and was about to run away, when Tongtong said, "Uncle Liu, push me!"

Khan, if you have a good relationship, you have to help swing on the swing.Who am I to provoke?

After finally waiting for each little guy to sit down, Liu Junhao asked his wife to go up there again.He had seen it a long time ago, and his wife had been eager to try it just now.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Qian didn't swing twice when she sat on it, and the "cracking" rope broke.

Fortunately, Liu Junhao tied the swing very low considering the safety of the child, so she did not have any problems.

"Auntie, you are too heavy, the rope will be broken when you go up." Just when you were depressed, Xiao Zeyu came to add fuel to the fire.

"Nonsense, the rope is obviously not strong, and your uncle didn't make the swing well." Zhang Qian argued with a slightly red face.It's too embarrassing, it's okay for anyone to go up, why it's my turn to have problems.

Liu Junhao was also quite depressed, how could he blame himself for not doing well, you found this rope.Originally, there were still a lot of plastic ropes in the house, but Zhang Qian took an old straw rope based on the principle of waste utilization.This is no problem, no matter how strong the rope is, the four pieces together can bear a weight of one or two hundred catties.But they were swinging, and the rope was tied to rough neem tree branches and rubbed for a long time, and the ends of the rope were worn out a lot.It's okay for a child to sit on it, but when she gets on it, she will immediately exceed the limit.

In order to make up for the mistakes he made, Liu Junhao found a plastic rope as thick as a thumb from the house.Of course, this time he also learned to be smart, and specially wrapped a snakeskin bag on the neem branch to reduce friction.

The swing was rebuilt, but Zhang Qian was unwilling to try anything, because the rope breaking incident just now made her very hurt.

Just when the phone rang in the room, she excused herself to answer the phone and walked away.

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"I asked you about the jujube tree, and now there is..." Zhao Guangming's voice was on the phone.

"So fast?" Liu Junhao was a little surprised, as he had just said that there would be a result in two days.When Huo Jun came last time, he took a fancy to his date, and he was about to sign the contract at that time. Although Liu Junhao did not agree in the end, he also moved his mind and planned to plant some jujube saplings around the yard next spring.

However, when buying jujube saplings, he was worried. In the town, persimmon saplings, pear saplings, plum saplings, etc. were easy to buy, but this jujube sapling alone was not sold.

It's not that people don't know the business opportunities, but that jujube seedlings are so common. Basically, as long as there is a big jujube tree in the yard, many jujube seedlings will surely grow around.

Therefore, there is no shortage of jujube seedlings at all. If any family wants to plant another jujube tree, they only need to protect the jujube tree buds in the spring and prevent them from being eaten by cattle and sheep. In one year, a jujube tree seedling as tall as half a person can be grown. , can be transplanted in the second year.

Liu Junhao's courtyard originally grew quite a few jujube saplings, but at that time he had no intention of planting jujube saplings, so he let them be eaten up by the red rabbit.

When I want to plant now, the time is too late.Although the jujube tree bears fruit in the past, but before the jujube seedlings grow up, they only bear a few dates every year, which is the same as if they did not bear fruit.

Liu Junhao wanted to find the half-sized jujube tree directly, so that he could guarantee the income that year.

He knew very well in Liujiagou that no one had extra jujube trees.If he wanted to plant it, he had to think about it. He told Zhao Guangming about this problem, and asked him to pay attention to see who sells jujube trees.

When he said it at the beginning, he didn't have much hope. After all, a half-sized jujube tree can already produce dates, and no one would sell it if it is idle.

I didn't expect that in just a few days, people would have news.

"If you want to talk about this, it's really 'a coincidence that his father hits his mother, it's a coincidence'. Just after you told me, someone in the town wanted to renovate the yard and build a building. The backyard of his house had been deserted all the time, and it grew There are six or seven jujube trees, each of which is as thick as an arm. Although it is smaller than what you asked for, it is a rare opportunity..."

After listening to his speech, Liu Junhao said a few "good" words.

"When will you come over? They plan to dig the foundation years ago and start building the house in the spring."

"Tomorrow... Tomorrow morning, I will find a car to go there." After thinking about it, Liu Junhao decided to make this matter sooner rather than later.

"By the way, I asked you the price. One plant costs 30 yuan, what do you think of this price?" At the end, Zhao Guangming added another sentence.

"The price is not expensive, that's okay." The price was much lower than his psychological price. He thought that no one would sell a plant for 50 yuan.Of course, the reason for selling so low is that the family originally thought the jujube tree was in the way and wanted to cut it down for fire.Now that someone buys it, they are naturally happy, and selling one is worth one, and burning it is worthless.

"We're done with buying the jujube tree?" Zhang Qian had been sitting by the side listening just now, and now she saw him hang up the phone, so she asked.

"Perfect solution, it's really unstoppable when luck comes." Liu Junhao narrated the matter with a little excitement.

"Such a thick jujube tree is not easy to appoint, how can we get it back then?" Zhang Qian asked back.

"It's easy to handle. Use Liu Qiyong's four-wheeled cart. I'll call a few people, and I can get it back in a morning. You cook early at noon tomorrow, and fry a few more hard vegetables. Please help eat when you come back." .” After finishing speaking, he didn’t delay at home, and went straight to the village to find someone with two packs of cigarettes.

Things have to be settled early, otherwise people may go to visit relatives tomorrow.There is a custom in Daqingshan, that is to recognize a godfather for one's own children.According to the older generation, if you recognize your godfather, children are not easy to get sick and easy to support.

Liu Junhao used to be very strange, but now he understands that the medical conditions were not good at that time, and children may have accidents if they have a cold and fever, so they want to find psychological comfort.This is the same reason as naming names in the past. The lower the child's name, the easier it is to support.There are quite a few nicknames among the older generation who are called "dog egg" and "dung basket".

At the beginning, old man Liu also wanted Liang Dapao to be his godfather, but before he could say anything, he pissed on his neck, and the matter failed.

Life is getting better now, but the custom of recognizing godfathers can still be preserved.The 22nd and 23rd of the twelfth lunar month are the days when relatives go to godfather's house.

Liu Qiyong originally planned to visit relatives tomorrow, but when he heard that he was busy, he immediately postponed the time for a day.

After breakfast the next day, Liu Junhao set off with a shovel in his hand.As soon as he reached the door, he was stopped by his wife again.

"What's the matter?"

"Go to the street and fill up the car with gas," Zhang Qian urged worriedly.

"Understood." Even if she didn't say it, Liu Junhao was going to do it.We can't let others help and pay for it, although there is not much gas for this travel expenses.

After a while, several people came over with big saws and heads.

If the branches are pruned with a big saw, only the trunk of the jujube tree can be kept, otherwise it will not fit in the car.The head is mainly used to deal with the roots of the tree. "How tall the tree is, how deep the roots are", it will take a lot of effort to dig the roots of the tree.

When he got to the street, Liu Junhao got out of the car and filled up the four wheels.When we arrived at Zhao Guangming's house, the kid was also waiting at the door with a shovel early, watching his posture, ready to help.

"Can you know how to use a shovel?" Liu Junhao slapped him on the shoulder with a smile after he handed over the cigarette.

"Sun, don't underestimate people. With my strength, it's fine to carry two bags of [-] catties of wheat on my shoulders." Zhao Guangming said boldly.

"Blow it!" Of course Liu Junhao would not believe it. This kid is usually pampered, and he looks like someone who has never worked hard.Letting him carry a sack of wheat is probably not enough.

"Why, I don't believe it, let's try it later." He really didn't want to admit defeat.

"No need to compare, you are definitely not as good as Xiaohao. This kid is just like a calf," Liu Laosan took over from behind.He has a deep understanding of Liu Junhao's strength, and he also played a betting competition at the beginning.

"Really?" Zhao Guangming turned his head to look suspiciously and asked, "Didn't he not farm the land, and just rest at home all day long?"

"He's a freak," Liu Qiyong also laughed.

When he arrived at the location, Zhao Guangming knew what the freak meant, only to see him digging up the subway shovel without stopping.They just started, and Liu Junhao has already scratched the roots of the tree with his head.

"I said Xiaohao, can the roots survive if you dig it like this?" Liu Laosan asked worriedly seeing that he had dug up the roots in a short while.

"It's okay. I asked Professor Zhao before I came here. He said that the water doesn't evaporate in winter, and the plants consume very little nutrients. It's fine to dig the roots like this." He didn't say the whole thing, and it was naturally brought by Shisuo that he could have such confidence. .Water more spring water after returning, and the jujube tree will definitely survive.

"It's fine." Hearing the expert's conclusion, Liu Laosan also felt relieved.

Digging tree roots and sawing branches may not seem like much work, but it took a long time to find out.

(End of this chapter)