Seventy Buddha Cannon Fodder

Gu Mingdong was so busy during this period that he almost forgot that the transition season between spring and summer is also the harvest season for the mountains.

I still saw the twins after school, and took Gu Yun up the mountain to pick wild raspberries and go home.

The bright red raspberries are placed in a porcelain bowl, which looks extraordinarily attractive. The first child specially set aside a large bowl, which is prepared for the second uncle and fourth aunt who are still at work.

The red raspberries are set off by the white porcelain bowl into rubies, shining with the luster of water droplets.

Gu Mingdong tasted his share, it was sour and sweet, but the taste was really good.

"Dad, we still have a lot of raspberries in our secret base, we'll pick them tomorrow." Gu Liangchen said with a smile.

Gu Liangxing also came over and said, "I've been to see our watermelon patch, it's growing really well."

Thinking of watermelon in summer, the twins couldn't help drooling. Raspberries are also delicious, but they are far inferior to watermelon.

Gu Mingdong saw their greedy faces. At this time, supplies were in short supply, and fruits were even rarer. Especially in the past two years, there was a lot of trouble, and the fruit trees in the village were all dug up.

Today, there are only fruit forests on the west side of the farm, but they are public property and must not be picked, or they will be stolen and they will be directly arrested and reformed.

The more you can't eat it, the more you want to eat it. Every spring, the wild raspberries on the mountain can't wait until they are fully ripe, and they are usually picked off when they are still red. The taste is not to mention sour.

Gu Mingdong thought that he was fine anyway, so he simply got up and said, "Let's go, then you guys go to a secret base."

The twins' eyes lit up, and they stopped eating the raspberries, and hurriedly put on the small bamboo baskets to keep up, and Gu Yun also followed.

"Xiao Bei, you can come together."

Gu Mingbei hesitated: "I'll cook at home, so I can eat when you come back."

"You can pick more if you go together, you must like it." Gu Mingdong smiled.

My fourth younger sister is too sensible, and the second child still wants to be lazy, but she is like a scalper, either going to school or staying at home to do housework.

This is always the case at home, only sensible children suffer, but Gu Mingdong doesn't want her to give out habitually.

"Let's go." Gu Mingdong handed her a basket.

Only then did Gu Mingbei follow up.

The five people went out through the back door, bypassed the large bamboo forest in the backyard, and continued walking to the foot of the mountain.

Gu Mingbei asked strangely: "Brother, are we going up the mountain?"

"You don't need to go up the mountain, but it's a bit far away." Gu Mingdong took the lead, followed by a few children.

After walking for more than half an hour, Gu Mingdong pointed to a forest in a mountain depression: "Here we are."

The four children behind them looked up at the same time and opened their mouths in surprise, only to see an old mulberry tree hidden in the mountain depression.

I don't know how long this mulberry tree has lived. The trunk is full of two people hugging each other. The open canopy is dense and lush. It was evening, and the birds were returning to their nests, chirping so lively.

What a school of natural beauty.

This is a gift unique to nature.

But the children stared at the mulberries on the tree, congratulating them for a while, and there were so many green, pink, red, and purple ones hanging all over them that the tree trunk was weighed down.

Gu Liangxing screamed, rushed up and pulled down a low-hanging branch, grabbed a shiny black mulberry with his toes, stuffed it into his mouth, and shouted: "It's so sweet!"

"Ah Chen, Xiao Yun'er, come and pick them quickly." Gu Liangxing greeted back.

Gu Liangchen and Gu Yun were already salivating, and they ran over to pick it up.

Gu Simei walked two steps closer, and was surprised to find that there were fallen mulberries on the ground, some of them were rotten, and some looked like they had just fallen, and she would step on several of them with one foot: "So many fell, What a waste."

Gu Mingdong said with a smile: "Save the ones on the ground for the birds, let's eat fresh ones."

He also picked one and tasted it. The ripe mulberries are much sweeter than raspberries, especially the black and purple ones. After picking them off, they seem to be shiny, black and shiny, and they are stuffed into the mouth and bitten , The sweet juices burst out.

The unique rose aroma of mulberry and the feeling of each fruit cracking in the mouth make people want to stop.

Gu Liangxing has already invented a new way of eating. He took off a handful of mulberries, stuffed them into his mouth, and chewed them to rejuvenate him. The sweet taste made him squint his eyes.

Gu Liangchen and Gu Yun didn't exaggerate so much, but they ate one after another, and soon the corners of their mouths were black and purple.

Even Gu Mingbei couldn't help eating a few more, he just felt that his mouth was full of sweetness, and there was still a fragrant feeling in his mouth after eating.

"It's so delicious, let's pick some more and give it to Second Uncle to taste." Gu Liangxing shouted.

Gu Yun was careful, first picked the clean mulberry leaves and put them in the bamboo basket, then picked the ripe mulberry fruits and put them on top of each other to ensure that the mulberry fruits would be in good condition and would never be crushed.

While picking it, Gu Mingbei asked in surprise: "I didn't expect there was an old mulberry tree here, brother, how did you find it?"

There are many places where silkworms are raised and mulberry trees are grown in Daishan City, but Shanghe Village is not the main producing area of ​​sericulture, so there are not many mulberry trees.

In the past, I could occasionally see a few mulberry trees. Later, to increase production, these unnecessary mulberry trees were dug up, and now they are all turned into land. Those who cannot grow rice are planted with sweet potatoes.

So it is not easy to eat the mulberry fruit that was common in the past, unlike Changhe County, where every household has mulberry trees, and you can eat it when you go out.

And the big mulberry tree in front of him is obviously an ancient tree, and I don't know how many years it has lived here.

It's also fortunate that it grew in a deserted mountain, otherwise it would have been ruined long ago, how could it survive to this day.

Gu Mingdong smiled and said, "I saw it by accident."

Since absorbing so many relics, the power has improved a lot. The mountains and forests of this generation seem to be big, but in Gu Mingdong's eyes, they are like a back garden.

Not only did he know that there was an old mulberry tree here, but he also knew that there was a small orange grove in the back mountain. There were also many wild chestnut trees, wild persimmon trees, and even a loquat tree.

But those trees are all in the deep mountains and old forests, and they want to get in trouble.

Gu Mingbei laughed: "Brother is just lucky, even such a good place can be found."

"My dad is very lucky. He also discovered Mengzi at the foot of the mountain." Gu Liangxing shouted over there.

He stood under the old mulberry tree and was not satisfied with picking it. He slowly climbed up the trunk, grabbed a branch and shook it vigorously.

The overripe mulberries fell off as soon as they were touched. How could they stand up to his tossing, and suddenly there was a burst of mulberry rain.

"Ah! Ah Xing, stop quickly." Gu Mingbei screamed.

Gu Liangxing looked down and saw several mulberries falling on the people under the tree. The blue clothes of Fourth Aunt and Xiao Yun'er had turned into flowered clothes. It hit the face directly, and suddenly turned into a big face.

"Hahahaha, Ah Chen has turned into a pretty face." Gu Liangxing hugged his stomach and laughed loudly.

Gu Liangchen rolled his eyes, wiped his face, and licked the corner of his mouth: "Sweet."

Gu Mingbei put his hands on his hips angrily: "Ah Xing, if you do this again, I will get angry."

"Fourth Aunt, I know, I promise I won't mess with you again." Gu Liangxing said, climbed to the tree trunk to pick it, and shouted in his mouth: "The mulberries on the tree are more delicious."

When Gu Liangchen heard this, he also climbed up and counted. He picked one and tasted it, his eyes lit up: "Dad, come and eat."

As he spoke, he bent down and handed the darkest one to the person under the tree.

Gu Mingdong took it and took a sip: "It is indeed sweeter."

Probably the mulberries at higher places absorb more nutrients and sunlight, so the taste is sweeter.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yun also looked at the tree enviously, but she can't climb trees, so she can only stand under the trees and pick the shorter ones.

When Gu Mingdong saw it, he simply walked over and picked up his daughter, and when he raised his hand, he placed Gu Yun on a thick branch: "That's it."

[Thank you, Dad. ] Gu Yun laughed happily. She picked a shiny black mulberry fruit and tasted it, it was even sweeter.

Gu Mingdong looked at his sister.

Gu Simei hurriedly said: "I'll forget it, I'm tall, and I can pick it even standing under a tree."

Although she is the elder brother, Gu Simei is still a little shy. After all, she is already 13 years old, and she is considered a half-grown girl in the countryside.

Gu Mingdong didn't force it, after all, holding a young daughter is not the same as holding a younger sister who has grown up.

Several people ate while picking, and their laughter lingered under the big mulberry tree.

By the time the bamboo baskets were full, the children had already burped, and their bodies were stained with colorful eyes from the fallen clothes. When they opened their mouths, their tongues, teeth, and mouths were all black.

"It's time to go back." Gu Mingdong reminded.

A few people came down reluctantly, Gu Mingdong hugged Gu Yun down the tree, and said with a smile: "We will come again in a few days, and bring your second uncle and aunt with you. After eating this year, you can still eat next year." Come again."

Hearing this, the four children suddenly became happy again.

Before leaving, Gu Mingdong stretched out his hand to caress the vicissitudes of the trunk of the big mulberry tree. His ability understood his thoughts and quickly merged into the ancient tree.

When Gu Mingdong came back with a full load, the big mulberry tree lost many mulberry fruits, but it also got something more important.

When they went back, Gu Mingdong and the others still walked in the direction of the bamboo forest, avoiding the production team.

It wasn't that he wanted to monopolize the old mulberry tree because of his selfishness. It was because other members of the production team knew that the hula-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-tree-tree would have left all the leaves of the old mulberry tree alone.

What's more, the old trees in the vicinity have been ruined in recent years, and some people even cut down the old trees to make furniture or use them as firewood in the name of breaking the feudal remnants.

Where did the old mulberry tree originally grow well, and finally found a remote place to grow wildly. Gu Mingdong didn't want to ruin the life of the old mulberry tree because of himself.

Before going home, Gu Mingdong also told his children: "It's fine to eat the mulberry fruit by yourself, but don't take others to that place, remember?"

"Remember." The children replied in unison.

Gu Mingbei thought that the eldest brother was afraid of being discovered, and would sue them for embezzling public property.

Looking at the painted faces of his nephew and niece, Gu Mingbei worried and said, "I'm afraid someone with a heart will be able to see it."

Gu Mingdong smiled and said: "If anyone asks, you can say that you picked them in the back mountain, and there are a few mulberry trees in the back mountain pass."

It's just that the place is too far away, and the road is difficult to walk. It takes at least two hours to walk back and forth, so no one will go there usually.

When the five of them finally returned home, Gu Erdi and Gu Mei were already waiting impatiently.

God knows they rode their bicycles back home, and when they entered the house, no one was there, and there was no rice in the pot. If they didn't see the note left on the table, they would have to look for someone everywhere.

Gu Erdi heard the voice and hurried up to meet him, but was startled when he saw it: "What's the matter, have you been poisoned?"

Gu Mei followed and was also dumbfounded.

I saw five people come back, and each of them seemed to have been dotted with ink, and the monochrome clothes turned into printed and dyed floral clothes.

That's all right, look at a few more people with black fingers and black mouths, open their mouths, hey, the teeth in that mouth are all black.

Gu Liangxing laughed, ran over da da da, grabbed a handful of mulberries and stuffed them into Gu Mingnan's mouth: "Second uncle, try it quickly, it's delicious."

Gu Mingnan took a bite, and the sweet and sour taste burst out, making him swallow all the words.

"Mulberry fruit? Where did it come from?" Gu Mei also picked up one and tasted it, and it tasted really good.

"Brother took us to pick them in the mountains. The place is not far away, but it's remote, as long as we know it." Gu Mingbei said with a smile.

Gu Erdi and Gu Mei ate some, and they both thought the mulberries were delicious and sweet.

But no matter how delicious mulberries are, they can't be eaten as a meal. It's too late to cook now, so that night, the old Gu's family ate egg and green vegetable noodles.

After filling their stomachs, Gu Mingdong saw the mulberry fruits in trouble. He didn't stop the children just now, but each of them filled a bamboo basket, and their family couldn't finish it.

Overripe mulberries cannot be kept, and they will go bad every other day.

Gu Mingdong thought for a while, and decided to separate out two baskets: "You guys take it tomorrow, one for Auntie and one for Xiaoru."

Gu Mingnan said happily: "It's so sweet, Xiaoru must like it."

Gu Mei sneered: "Look at how good the things prepared by the elder brother are. Unlike you, in the spring when you send flowers to people, you end up sending a bundle of firewood."

"What do you know, Xiaoru likes it so much." Gu Mingnan refused to admit that there was something wrong with the azalea he gave, wouldn't it be better to send more flowers?

Gu Mei said that she didn't want to quarrel with this fool.

The mulberry fruit is not only delicious, but also smells good. Put it on the bedside, and the room will be filled with a faint fragrance of roses.

The next day, Gu Erdi sent his younger sister to his aunt's house, and came to Qian's house excitedly.

He is also a regular customer. Ever since the two were talking about each other, Master Qian has often let him go home for dinner together. Even the neighbors around know that Qian Xiaoru has already fallen in love with her father's apprentice. Regular worker of the transport team.

The family who used to laugh at the Qian family for being too high-sighted and fearing that their daughter would not be able to marry, stopped talking now.

Gu Mingnan parked his bicycle, greeted the people at the door, and then ran upstairs with a bamboo basket.

The neighbor downstairs who was about to go out saw it, and the two started discussing: "The son-in-law of Lao Qian's family came here very diligently."

"Can you not be diligent? He is an apprentice brought out by Laoqian, and this can be regarded as an added kiss."

"It's rare that she looks good and has a sweet mouth. When she sees us, she also hums and calls uncle and aunt."

"I just heard that the family is poor."

"Boys, just make progress on your own, and let's talk about how poor the regular workers of the transportation team can be."

"Too."

Gu Mingnan had already arrived at the door of Qian's house, and the Qian family was having breakfast, and Qian Xiaoru's eldest brother and sister-in-law were also there, but they just sat there with an ugly face.

"Xiaoru, master, teacher's wife, yesterday my family picked some mulberry fruits, which are worthless. I'll bring them here for you to try."

Seeing him, Qian Xiaoru stood up happily and walked over: "So many!"

She took one, tasted it, and said with a smile, "It's really sweet."

But the way she looked at Gu Mingnan was sweeter than mulberry.

Qian's mother behind hurriedly greeted her: "A'nan is here, you are just being polite, you are just being polite, if you have anything delicious and fun, you will think of Xiaoru, come in quickly, if you have eaten, please sit down and eat some more."

Before Gu Mingnan could refuse, Mother Qian had already brought out the bowls and chopsticks for him, and peeled a round and fat egg into his porridge.

Gu Mingnan was obviously used to eating at Qian's house, and he snored a few times as soon as he sat down.

The eldest brother of the Qian family curled his lips, and the elder sister-in-law of the Qian family beside him sneered and said, "Mom, they just brought some worthless mulberry fruits. It's good for you. It's white rice porridge and eggs. I don't know, I thought our family found it." As for the door-to-door son-in-law, I don’t know what to plan.”

As soon as he said this, Master Qian's face darkened, and he put down the bowl and chopsticks suddenly: "If you can't speak, shut up."

The sister-in-law of the Qian family had a dark face, looking unconvinced.

Qian's mother glared at her son, and snorted coldly, "I'm just as filial as Tuanan. I know that I miss our old couple when there are delicious food, unlike some people who just eat and drink when they come here, and never take it here. One rice."

It is rare for the son and daughter-in-law to come to see it early in the morning. Even if there is no such thing, Mr. and Mrs. Qian are happy, but not long after they sat down, the two talked inside and outside, saying that Qian Xiaoru has already fallen in love and is about to get married. Well, Mother Qian's job couldn't be cheaper for outsiders.

What is an outsider? If Qian Xiaoru is married, isn't she the daughter of their old Qian family?

Before Gu Mingnan came, Master Qian said harsh words, it's okay for his son to come over to see their elders first, but if he asks about work again, then don't come here again.

The eldest brother and sister-in-law of the Qian family were not convinced from the bottom of their hearts, and this was the scene of the sour words.

Having been exposed, the wife of the Qian family lowered her face, put down her chopsticks and said, "I won't eat, let's go."

The elder brother of the Qian family hurriedly ate the remaining porridge and eggs, and before leaving, he also took away the only steamed buns left on the table.

Master Qian's face was as black as ink. If the future son-in-law was not still in front of him, he would definitely have to catch up and scold him.

It can be said that the husband and wife love their daughter, but they have never treated their two sons badly. The job is only done by them running around and giving gifts, and the daughter-in-law is also paid by them for the gift money. conscience.

Mother Qian was afraid that her daughter-in-law's words would be unpleasant, so Gu Mingnan took it to heart, and comforted her: "A'nan, Xiaoru's sister-in-law just doesn't like others, she just has a bad mouth, don't take it seriously."

It was Gu Mingnan who said, "Master, I don't take it to heart."

Mother Qian breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that his expression was fine, as if he really didn't take it seriously.

If possible, Mother Qian also hoped that her son would have a good relationship with his future son-in-law, but her two sons only focused on their daughter's work and tried to get Xiaoru to give up the work to the two sister-in-laws. How could this be possible?

After eating, Gu Mingnan sent Qian Xiaoru to work first.

Qian's mother shared half of the mulberries for Qian Xiaoru to take with her, and then they could share them with the workers.

When the two of them left, Master Qian couldn't help scolding: "This son is raised for nothing, he knows how to listen to his wife all day long, and sees whether we, parents, are still in his eyes!"

Qian's mother also scolded: "Back then, this daughter-in-law was not chosen well, but now she has raised a grudge."

"It's just that brat has no conscience, or else my daughter-in-law would dare to face us in front of us?"

Mother Qian still turned to her son in her heart, she only felt that there was something wrong with the daughter-in-law, and it must be the daughter-in-law who instigated discord.

Master Qian continued: "It's just a dream for us to depend on them for retirement in the future. It's better to earn more money and save it now. From today onwards, I won't allow you to give them another dime, just let them see what partiality is."

"This……"

"Just do it like this." Master Qian was really angry that his daughter-in-law dared to make Gu Mingnan look bad in front of him, she just didn't take him seriously.

On the other side, Qian Xiaoru was also angry from the bottom of her heart. If it wasn't for Qian's mother's strict instructions not to let her quarrel with her elder brother and sister-in-law in front of Gu Mingnan, she would have had a fit just now.

At this moment, she put her arms around Gu Mingnan's waist and asked in a low voice: "Brother Anang, are you really not angry?"

Gu Mingnan smiled and said, "I'm not angry, there's nothing to be angry about."

"My sister-in-law said that about you, hmph, the mulberries are so delicious, I'll eat them all, and I won't leave a single one for them."

As she spoke, she stuffed a mouthful into her mouth. It was so sweet that they deserved it.

Gu Mingnan laughed, and patted her on the head with one hand: "Silly girl, your sister-in-law is jealous of us, my elder brother said it all, just live a good life on your own, and get angry all day because of other people's gossip , then if I don’t care about getting angry every day, how can I still have time to do business?”

Qian Xiaoru saw him turning around to explain herself, and smiled sweetly.

"Brother Anang, I knew you were the best."

Gu Mingnan smiled and said, "Of course, I am Gu Mingnan."

"Just wait, I'm about to do a big thing, and when the time comes, those who don't expect us to be good will be envious and jealous to death."

Qian Xiaoru immediately cheered and said, "Brother Anang, I believe you can do it."

After sending people all the way to the factory gate, Gu Mingnan went to the transport team.

Qian Xiaoru's co-workers already knew about her date, and when they saw it, they just made fun of her: "Xiaoru, your partner sent you here again today, and your partner treats you so well."

"Of course." Qian Xiaoru said with a smile, and took out the mulberry fruit to share with them, "This is a gift from my partner, everyone come and try it."

The mulberry fruit is really sweet, and the mouth is short for eating people. For a while, Qian Xiaoru's ears are full of good things about the object.

On the other side, Gu Mingnan rode a bicycle to the transportation team. He really had a big event to do today!