Good mountains, good water, good people

Before dawn the next day, Gu Changning got up from the bed.Today, half of the employees on the farm are on vacation, and there are a few fewer people working than usual. It happened that he was going to help out when he got home.

"Brother, you got up so early, are you going to work on the farm?" Gu Xiaodi came out of the house and saw his brother squatting in the yard brushing his teeth. Next to his brother, he took a sip of water and sprayed it out, then brushed his teeth with a toothbrush.

After Gu Changning finished rinsing his mouth, he asked: "Well, there are a few people who are on vacation today, and there are not enough people. I'll go over and help."

"Wait for me, I'll go with you brother." Gu Xiaodi accelerated the speed of brushing his teeth and washing his face, and went out together behind his brother.

The family members are basically up at this time, their grandma and grandma are cooking breakfast in the kitchen, and grandma is sitting at the door braiding Lao Yang's pigtails.I met their grandfather and father at the door, and the grandpa and grandson talked to the old lady and went out together.

Early in the morning, there were several cars waiting at their farm for loading. The drivers on the cars saw that there were fewer people today, and the loading speed was slower than usual, so they couldn't wait to get down to help with work.

Baskets of vegetables and fruits were moved to the trucks, and there were several other trucks loaded with pigs and chickens. The pigs and chickens were caught alive and transported to the slaughterhouse over there for slaughter.

Today is the holiday, and most of the employees below are on holiday. Several shops in the city are closed for the holiday, two shops in the town are closed, and one vegetable shop is open.After the car that delivered the goods left in the morning, they also transported the goods to the shops in the town to sell. Today Gu Changning and his father drove a car to go out, and the two cars were full of things.

Gu Taisheng went out with his elder brother's car, and his elder brother who came to help them butcher pigs came out to help them sell pork.

Two days in advance, the store put up a sign saying that pigs are being slaughtered today, so many people came to the store early in the morning to buy meat.

Their shop does not sell pork every day, but there are always holidays, and occasionally a pig will be killed for meat on Saturdays and Sundays.In addition to not having enough pigs to sell, another reason is that their pork is more expensive than pork outside. If they sell it every day, customers may not be willing to spend money to buy it, but they only kill a pig for meat every once in a while. If so, many people will think about it in their hearts. Every time a pig is slaughtered, many people will come to buy it. Basically, there will be no leftover meat, and it will be sold out.

"Everyone line up, the front ones come first." Their pork is still sold outside the door, and those who want to buy pork line up at the door to buy the meat first, and then go into the store to buy other things.

As in the past, their meat is limited, and a person can only buy ten catties at most, and don't buy more.For an average family, ten catties of meat is enough for them to eat several catties. Even if there are many people coming home for dinner during the holidays, ten catties of meat is enough for the whole family.

"My first, my first..." The old lady at the front shouted, "Weigh this bone for me, and the rest will be pork belly."

"I want a pork leg, and four ribs... How much is it? Let's have some lean meat."

Knowing that today is the holiday, there are more fruits in their store than usual, and they are all fruits that have just been picked from the tree early in the morning, and they are still covered with dew.

However, the best batch of fruits picked from their fruit trees every day are picked away, and the fruits sent to the store are generally medium-sized, and the price will be cheaper than the large fruits they sell, but it is quite It is a bit more expensive than the fruits outside, but it can't resist the customers' liking for their fruits.

Probably because today is the holiday, and it happens to be a long holiday. Many people come to buy vegetables at home with more than one person. Everyone in the family, big and small, is out together. Some people are outside to grab meat, and some people go to the store to grab fruit. , The fruits in the store were quickly put on display and were swarmed by a group of people.

"Boss, do you still have yellow peaches in your house?"

"Yes, yes, I'll bring it up for you right now. Be careful not to get it on the ground when you choose."

"Don't worry if you don't, we will buy it ourselves if we want to get it on the ground."

Fortunately, they brought more fruits to the store today than usual, and the top ones were sold out, so Village Chief Gu brought a box of new ones up, and before he could put the fruits on it, several hands stretched out Halfway through.

"Why don't you have any mooncakes today?" Someone asked when they saw that there were no mooncakes in the store.

"Wait, my son went to the factory to get it." Village Chief Gu replied.

When Gu Changning and his brother went to the factory to bring the remaining mooncakes to the store, there were already many people waiting to buy mooncakes in the store.The shop was too small to accommodate so many people, so they put the mooncakes at the front of the shop to sell. There were two queues for the stalls that had just sold pork, one on the left and one on the right.

Anyone who has eaten their mooncakes knows that their mooncakes are delicious, and the price is cheaper than mooncakes outside. Many people like to buy mooncakes from their home.If you want to say that the Mid-Autumn Festival is indispensable, of course it is moon cakes and fruits.

"Boss Gu gave me two of each flavor."

"I want five packages of lotus paste, two packages of black bean paste and two packages of red bean paste."

"..."

Here, Gu Changning and his brother are selling mooncakes, and their mooncakes are also limited, otherwise if some people buy them all in one go, no one behind will have to buy them.So in order to allow the people behind to buy things, the hot items in their store are sold in limited quantities.

There are also a lot of people shopping for vegetables on this day. Many adults and children come back to celebrate the festival. The old people in the family have to cook a table of hearty meals for their children and grandchildren.

So on this day, there were shoppers in and out of their store. The father and son of Village Chief Gu came to the store to help. There were also two clerks in the store, and five or six people were almost overwhelmed.

"Is the pork gone?"

"Sorry it's all sold out."

"Why are there no mooncakes?"

"Sorry, the mooncakes are also sold out."

"..."

At about ten o'clock in the morning, almost all the items in their store were sold out, and there were only a few fallen vegetable leaves left on the shelves. Village head Gu swept the fallen vegetable leaves from the shelves into the baskets , You can also take it home to feed the chickens.

The two clerks were already sweeping the floor and wiping the shelves in the store. Gu Changning and Gu Taisheng moved the table by the door back into the store. After everyone tidied up the store, they went out and closed the store.

The two clerks live in the town, and they came to work overtime for half a day this morning.

"Thank you for your hard work. Take this meat home and eat it. You don't have to come to the store for the afternoon break. Come and open the door tomorrow morning." Gu Changning, the boss, was not stingy, and gave two catties of pork per person to the two stores for them to take home. Eat, in fact, the gift for the holidays has already been distributed once a few days ago.

"Thank you boss...we'll go back, goodbye boss." The two employees were very happy, took the pork given by their boss, and rode a small electric donkey each to go home.

Seeing the two employees leaving, Gu Changning looked at Village Chief Gu and asked, "Dad, my brother and I went to the vegetable market to see what's for sale. Would you like to go with us or wait for me outside?" Just now They have been busy with the business of their own store and have no time to go to the vegetable market to see if there is anything for sale. Now that he is done with work, he is going to go to the vegetable market to see if there is any good stuff and buy something back. It only takes a year On a Mid-Autumn Festival, it must be a good meal with the family.

"I'll go with you. Do you two want to buy something?" Village Chief Gu asked.

"Go and see if there is any seafood for sale, and buy some seafood back home. Taisheng doesn't have much chance to eat these things at school. If there is, let's buy some and cook at home. It's cheaper than eating outside."

But when they went to the vegetable market to look at the seafood, the price was not that cheap, and because of the holiday, there were more people buying things in the vegetable market than usual, and the prices were twice as expensive as usual.But despite this, they still want to eat expensive things, so many people still pay for it.

After discussing it, the father and son also bought a few catties of shrimp, crabs and a fish. The elder brother who came with them also picked out a fish. It was all paid by Gu Changning.

After they bought their vegetables, they started cooking lunch at home.

At home, Mama Gu is in charge of cooking, Second Aunt Gu and Grandma Gu are helpers, and the children can also help with chores, and a lunch is prepared very quickly.

Their lunch this day is also very rich. In addition to their own pork, chicken, and various vegetables, there are also seafood they bought. They made a few big pots, and the family sat around the table. Grandpa Gu also brought out a jar and had a toast with his two sons and two grandsons.

Grandpa Gu looked at his sons and grandchildren who had all come back together, and said happily: "This is the first time our family has come back for the Mid-Autumn Festival. My second son, your whole family has come back, that's how it should be."

"Yes, we will spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at home in the future. In the past, we were not doing well enough." Uncle Gu knew that they hadn't celebrated any festivals at home for so many years. I felt very ashamed to be able to come back to spend the New Year with my old father, mother, and grandma. I held up a glass of wine and toasted everyone, "I should drink this glass."

"Drink together, drink together, our family, there is no such thing as who is good and who is not." Village head Gu knew that the second brother's family was also forced by life in the past, working outside all year round and failed to come back. He did not blame the brother's family.

The father and son clinked glasses with each other and drank the glass.

Gu Changning had to go out for a while, so he didn't drink with his family. The glass was filled with fruit juice.Gu Taisheng is still studying, his family does not allow him to drink, so his glass is filled with fruit juice.

Gu Chunsheng and Gu Fuquan had nothing to do for a while, and they both had a toast with their grandfather and uncle.

The women in the family don't like alcohol very much, and they drink fruit juice.

This meal was a happy meal, and it was rare that the whole family came back together to celebrate a reunion Mid-Autumn Festival.