deltrittennovels Chapter 458
Chapter 458
Chapter 458
Before lunch was ready, Su Qinghe went to Su Mingguang's house and told him that we would go digging ginger heads together in the afternoon. The reason why he called Su Mingguang was because he was familiar with the area of the reservoir.
Su Mingguang is still free these days, so he agreed after thinking about it.
After lunch, Su Qinghe took his hoe and snakeskin bag and set off with Su Mingguang after obediently falling asleep.He was driving Su Mingguang's motorcycle. Although there is a road to drive up to the reservoir, the dirt road is barely wide enough to accommodate a car, and the slope is steep. Driving a car is far less convenient than driving a motorcycle.
The sun at noon is a bit fierce. This is the weather in Lingnan. It is either extremely cold or extremely hot. There is no obvious spring and autumn.
When the motorcycle got off the concrete road, it turned out to be a somewhat muddy dirt road, with puddles of muddy water everywhere.After driving through a section of flat road, and then up a steep slope, we saw the reservoir.At this time, the motorcycle was driving on the mountainside, and the mountain road less than one meter wide spiraled upwards, with weedy mountains on one side and cliffs on the other, without guardrails.
Although Su Mingguang drove very steadily and obviously drove this road often, Su Qinghe expressed that he was very flustered, his nerves were tense, and he didn't dare to move. He was afraid that if he moved behind, it would affect Su Mingguang's understanding Motorcycle control.
What was even more frightening was that on such a winding and narrow mountain road, there was a motorcycle approaching from the opposite side. Taking advantage of Su Mingguang's opportunity to stop and meet the car, Su Qinghe hurriedly got out of the car.The younger you are, the bolder you are. When I was a child, Su Qinghe only found it exciting to drive on such a mountain road. Now it’s no longer possible. Go farther. Even if you are tired, you can still walk on two legs. I always feel that it is much more practical than riding a car.
"Ahe, you can't do it, you are too timid." Su Mingguang saw that Su Qinghe was going to walk, so he parked his motorcycle in a place that would not interfere with the passage of other motorcycles, and joked, "I originally planned to drive to Lingtou , can save a lot of walking.”
Su Qinghe resolutely confessed, walked on the mountain road with a hoe on his shoulders, and asked curiously: "Uncle Mingguang, has no one had an accident on this road?"
Su Mingguang replied calmly: "There have been a lot of accidents. In [-], there were people who drove off the cliff and disappeared on the spot."
Su Qinghe: "..."
Shanjiangtou is not only found in Ertouling. Su Qinghe and Su Mingguang can occasionally see it along the way up the mountain. This thing is a long piece. Su Qinghe hasn't seen it for a long time, so he almost didn't recognize it. Fortunately, Su Mingguang was called together.
But what we saw along the way were all small ones. Su Mingguang told Su Qinghe not to worry about digging. There are more at Ertouling, and they are all connected together. It can not only fill the snakeskin bag that Su Qinghe brought. , can still dig Su Qinghe doesn't want to dig.
Su Qinghe was not surprised either. When he was a child, he could see wild ginger heads everywhere on the mountain. In the past, there were people who dug up wild ginger heads to sell. However, as life got better and better, he didn't have to worry about food or clothing. , and I'm getting older, so I don't have this thought anymore. When I see it occasionally, I dig it back and cook soup for myself.
People in Lingnan love to cook soup. Because of the climate, they also like to stew some Chinese medicinal materials together, which is to nourish food.Ginger head is used for both medicine and food, dispelling dampness and cold, activating blood and lowering qi, and the soup that is added into it is white and sweet, with a milky fragrance, which is a must.
Of course, these are what Su Mingguang told Su Qinghe. After all, Su Qinghe's impression of ginger head is only the main material for making ginger bran.Maybe he had drank the soup made with ginger head when he was a child, but no one told him that ginger head was added, so he didn't have the impression.
Like most mountains, the mountain over which the Suqing River crosses is also planted with lychees. Reservoir lychees are quite famous in Nanling Town. Although the price cannot be raised, as long as the same species of lychees are called reservoir lychees, other mountains It is very strange that the one born with the first head is inexplicably short.
But there is one thing to say, standing at the top of the ridge and looking back, the mountain wind has wrinkled the water surface, sparkling in the sun, the scenery is really good.
It's the end of March, and the lychees are also in bloom. Su Mingguang sighed slightly at this moment, "I don't think the harvest of lychees this year will be good."
Su Qinghe wondered: "Why, I think the lychees are blooming very well."
"There was too much fruit last year, and this year is likely to be a small year. Now I hope that there will not be too much rain this year. If it is windy and rainy, the harvest will have to decrease." Su Mingguang explained to Su Qinghe while walking, and also Not to mention complicated, Su Qinghe can also be said that he watched Su Qinghe grow up. Su Qinghe never did farm work when he was a child, so it's normal for him not to understand.
Didn't Su Qinghe come back to start planting? He either set up a greenhouse or invited experts. He didn't go to the field a few times before the fruit matured.
Su Qinghe recalled that last year, there was a bumper harvest of lychees, which resulted in the purchase price of lychees being as low as a few cents a catty. It doesn't matter if it rots on the tree, I dare not ask someone to pick it, and the money I earn is not enough to pay for labor.
In the first half of last year, there were too many sunny days, plenty of sunshine and little rainfall, which was very suitable for litchi fruiting. Too much litchi fruiting means that litchi trees absorb more nutrients from the ground, which can be said to be an overdraft.Although the lychee season was over, the farmers fertilized and rescued the lychees, but they were still overwhelmed. There is a high probability that this year will usher in a small year for lychees. The consequence of low production is that the price of lychees will be at a relatively high price.
But no matter what, it is a loss for fruit farmers. Growing lychees can only maintain food and clothing, and it is impossible to make money.
The midday sun was directly overhead, and the low lychee trees could not provide shade. When Su Qinghe and Su Mingguang arrived at their destination, both of them were sweating profusely and panting. Compared to Su Mingguang, Su Qinghe was panting. The gas is bigger.
After resting for a while, Su Qinghe and Su Mingguang dug the ginger heads together. Su Mingguang also brought a snakeskin bag. He also planned to dig some back, send some to his two daughters, and keep some for the ginger bran. Ginger bran is something his two daughters also like to eat.
When Su Qinghe and Su Mingguang were sweating profusely on the mountain, Su Xiaoting also woke up from her afternoon nap. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked at Guaiguai who was still sleeping soundly next to her. Woke up.
"Go wash your face and wake up, then go to school with Grandpa Bai." The old lady said softly, she didn't have the habit of taking a nap, and the older generation in the village didn't have this habit.
Bai Jian'an didn't sleep either, he sat on the recliner in the porch and dozed off, when the alarm clock in his pocket rang, he opened his eyes, just in time to see Su Xiaoting coming out with water dripping from her bangs.
Bai Jian'an stood up, took out the car keys, "Let's go, today is Tuesday, after today's day, there are still four days of classes before the holiday."
Next Tuesday is Ching Ming, a three-day long holiday, and this Saturday I have to go to work and class.
Su Xiaoting knew that she would have class this Saturday, the school teacher said it just yesterday, but now that Bai Jianan mentioned it again, she froze.
Although he is a bully in elementary school, he still has classes on Saturday, even though he will have three days off after that, it is really hard to be happy.
Don't let me know who said that there will be classes on Saturday, otherwise he will look good!
Sitting in the car bound for school, Su Xiaoting thought angrily.
(End of this chapter)