Life in a quiet village in Xianshan

As for the pig basket, it was carried by Liu Dezhu who trotted out.

After entering the valley, everyone was in awe, because the land owned by Liu Fulin and Guo Shengshou was so eye-catching. Looking at the green seedlings, it looked much more comfortable than the dog-gnawed land at their home. , not to mention anything else, just this piece of Tianjiezi that reaches the head makes everyone look at it with enthusiasm.

What are a bunch of farmers talking about together? Of course, we were talking about the land, so a group of older people began to arrive at the edge of the field and gathered around Tian Jianzi to look at the seedlings.

Gu Siwei listened for a while, then felt extremely bored, so he came to the small house of Yang Fulin's house, ready to help everyone do what he could.

"Siwei, you don't need to be busy. Just take a rest. There isn't much work here." Wu Meiling saw Gu Siwei reaching out and immediately stopped her.

Gu Siwei was not polite, just pulled up a small bench and sat down, reached out and fished out a potato seed on the ground, and started washing it.

"It's okay. We don't need to do that. I'm okay too. I didn't quite understand what they were saying about Miao. I might as well come over and help," Gu Siwei said.

After hearing what Gu Siwei said, Wu Meiling stopped talking and continued to work while chatting with Gu Siwei.

In addition to Wu Meiling and Liu Dezhu, there are two other people here. A young man in his twenties, lean and as long as a bamboo pole, is probably Liu Dezhu's cousin named Zhao. Brother.

The young man was quite energetic, but he didn't like to talk much. When Gu Siwei greeted him, he just said yes, and then continued to lower his head and handle the pig at hand.

The young man's sense of confidentiality is quite strong. When handling the pigs, he turned his back to others. It was obvious that he was afraid that others would learn his skills.

Everyone didn't take it seriously, and Gu Siwei didn't care either. Let alone people today, even if their family has any good craftsmanship in a few decades, they will have to hide it.

Because a craft can be passed down to several generations. As long as it is done well, the lives of several generations will be settled. Why should people be careless?

Liu Fulin and Sicui were chatting and laughing together. I don't know what they were talking about. Anyway, they were chattering like two little sparrows.

There is also a woman from the same village, whose surname is Sun, who is called Sun Qiumei in the village. She is divorced. The woman is not very old, about 26 or 77 years old. She is still young after decades, but now she is considered an old girl. .

Divorce was a big deal at this time, and it can't be overstated to say it was earth-shattering. When Sun Qiumei got divorced, all the gossips in the town knew about it, and they had a good time eating it, talking about everything.

Gu Siwei also heard some rumors, but he just listened to them. He was really not interested in eating such melons.

"Sister Qiu!"

Gu Siwei said hello to Sun Qiumei, and Sun Qiumei also smiled at Gu Siwei, then lowered her head to do her work.

At this time, Guo Shengshou came over and said to Wu Meiling: "There are a lot of people today. Should we go back and choose some more dishes?"

Wu Meiling stretched out her head and looked at it. She looked like she was counting heads. After almost ten seconds, she opened her mouth and said, "No need. Uncle Fulin caught a big fish. Brother Siwei brought another one here." I bought a little wild boar, and if we steam the bacon we brought back last time, it should be enough to eat."

"It's good to have some vegetarian dishes and put out more dishes," Guo Shengshou said.

Wu Meiling said: "It's not necessary. We are all from the village and don't care about it. Besides, none of us have ever eaten vegetarian food? There is so much meat today and nothing vegetarian can match it."

"Siwei, what do you think?" Guo Shengshou saw that he could not get the approval of his wife, so he turned his attention to Gu Siwei.

Gu Siwei said directly: "I am a guest, but there is really no need to do so much. If you follow my suggestion, just make a big stew, put a big basin in the middle of the table, and everyone can eat directly. ".

"The stew is easy to make, but the weather is not suitable. When the weather is cool, it will be better to make such a pot and eat it hot."

Guo Shengshou said happily.

"Okay, don't hang around here. Go and chat with them. You don't know how to work here." Wu Meiling wanted to drive Guo Shengshou away in disgust.

Guo Shengshou was polite here, picked up a bean and pretended to be a good person, but after a few gestures, he didn't even finish selecting the bean, and he quickly ran to the side of the old men.

Gu Siwei has finished his work and is going to help the wild boar.

But as soon as I reached out my hand, people there said no.

When Gu Siwei saw the young man saying something, he stopped talking. He couldn't talk to him even if he wanted to, so he had to stop talking.

The work is almost done now. Cooking fish, steaming bacon, etc. is Wu Meiling's job. Even if Gu Siwei wants to do it, he is not happy. After all, Gu Siwei is also a guest today, and the two families have also thanked Gu Siwei. the meaning of.

Well, thanking someone for a treat and letting the person being thanked be the cook would make people feel uncomfortable, so it was a big job for Gu Siwei to help choose a dish, and Wu Meiling would not let Gu Siwei do the rest. The fourth dimension reached out.

Just when Gu Siwei felt bored, Zheng Youcai came back.

The old man carried a basket on his back, but it was different from ordinary baskets. For example, the basket carried by Gu Siwei was almost square in shape with no lid on it. However, the basket carried by the old man was much more beautiful than Gu Siwei's. It is made of thin strips, with some cloud patterns and bat patterns.

Old Man Zheng’s standards have always been good!

"Four greens, four greens!"

As soon as the old man entered the valley and saw Sicui's figure, he immediately greeted Sicui loudly.

"I brought you the puppy you wanted."

Upon hearing this, Sicui immediately ran towards Zheng Youcai, shouting: "Let me see, let me see" as he ran.

Gu Siwei had nothing to do here and was bored. He heard this and walked over.

When Old Man Zheng saw Sicui coming to his side, he smiled and took off the basket on his back. He squatted on the ground and opened the lid of the basket, and pulled out three puppies one after another.

The three puppies are not all the same size. You can tell at a glance that they are not from the same litter. Not only are they different in size, they are also different in color. One is gray and the other is black with yellow eye spots, which is often said. Of the four-eyed dogs, the last one is yellow, an ordinary big yellow.

However, these three little dogs are different from ordinary pastoral dogs, because their muzzles are wider than ordinary dogs, and their heads are shorter. The entire dog's head is a bit close to a square shape, unlike the nearby pastoral dogs. The dog's head is long.

This is a hunting dog. Gu Siwei knows it. There are two or three such dogs in the village, but they are obviously not as good as these three. The few dogs in the village are a bit stringy, which is similar to that of ordinary pastoral dogs, so their bone mass is higher than that of other dogs. Serious hunting dogs are smaller.

Gu Siwei knew this knowledge, but he was still in other teams. Some teams were in good condition, or some old hunters couldn't go into the mountains anymore, but the old guys who were reluctant to hunt with him kept raising hounds. Otherwise, ordinary people wouldn't Got a hound.

"These three dogs are pretty good," Gu Siwei squatted down and said jokingly.

Sicui looked at the three puppies and was a little dazzled. It seemed that he couldn't make a decision for a long time, so he turned to ask Gu Siwei: "Brother, which one do we want?"

"Didn't you say gray?" Gu Siwei asked.

Sicui said: "I think the black one looks good, and the yellow one is also good."

Zheng Youcai laughed after hearing this and said: "Little girl, you are too greedy. You can only capture one. The remaining two, one is for my apprentice, and the other is for the young man Xiao Guo's family. Still. Take the gray one, this one is better. Both of them use it to look after their homes, so it's usually fine. If Siwei wants to go into the mountains, he needs this gray dog."

As he spoke, Zheng Youcai picked up the greyhound by the scruff. The greyhound was motionless while he was carrying it, not even its tail moved and it didn't appear to be struggling. Not only was there no struggle, but it had its eyes open as if it were wearing blue contact lenses. His eyes looked straight at the people around him.

"Did you see that he has a very calm personality and doesn't bark randomly?"

As he spoke, Zheng Youcai put the dog down and put it on the ground. The puppy did not run around, but stood up and started wagging its tail and sniffing around.

Zheng Youcai reached out and picked up the dog's ears. This was an uncomfortable move, but the puppy still didn't bark and was still hanging straight in the air like a fluffy meat bug.

Then Zheng Youcai grabbed the skin on the dog's back. This action was very uncomfortable for the puppy. Generally speaking, many dogs would bite people's hands, but this greyhound still looked the same as before, seemingly It's not like being picked up.

"Good dog!"

Before Zheng Youcai could say anything, Yang Xingjia came over and praised him.

"This dog is good. Not only does it have a good personality, but the color of its coat is also good. It's firework gray. Seven out of nine litters, and one out of ten. If this dog could have sold for a good price in the past."

Yang Xingjia squatted down, reached out and took the gray dog ​​into his hands, and began to play with it.

Gu Siwei really didn't expect that an old man could actually make flowers out of a puppy when he put it in his hand.

Yes, Gu Siwei thought it was Pan, just like it was mentioned in a cross talk decades later: Pan it! Yang Xingjia's action now is panning.

"Hey, that's great. Does it belong to Xu Weihe's family or Qiu Xianghu's family?" Yang Xingjia asked.

Zheng Youcai was amused at this and said, "It doesn't belong to anyone else, it belongs to Gou Sanli's family in our village."

"Can his family be willing to give it up?" Yang Xingjia also laughed after hearing this.

Zheng Youcai said: "If his family lets go of his old man, there will be no more people going into the mountains. It would be a waste to give this dog to his family. It is better to give it to Siwei."

"That's right, there is no one in their family anymore." Yang Xingjia nodded in agreement.

Gu Siwei was a little confused when he heard this, so he opened his mouth and asked: "This person named Gou Sanli was also an old hunter before?"

"The Gou family was famous in the past, but their family was not hunters, but herb gatherers. The traditional Chinese medicine passed down from the family knew several prescriptions for women's diseases. One of the medicines was particularly rare, so I had to go into the mountains to collect it myself. , In the past, their family lived a good life with this recipe, and his family had a shop in the provincial capital, but later, everyone knew about it," Yang Xingjia said.

Zheng Youcai also sighed: "The old man is also a stubborn person. The prescription was so dumb that he didn't spit out a word. Finally, their family's Gou Laosan came up with the prescription, but the dosage was wrong. Although it was somewhat effective, it was not as good as before. Old prescription...".

Gu Siwei listened to the story with great interest.

At the same time, Sicui and Liu Dezhu also had their ears pricked up. As for Wu Meiling and others who were working not far away, they also listened happily.

Things like prescriptions and family traditions are too far away from Gu Siwei.