The Era of Hard Work

   Chapter 18 Hold up a sky

  The sky was dark, Hu Chunlan turned on the light at the door of the house, took two iron flashlights, and gave one to Lu Dong.

   Lu Dong turned it on and tried it out, the light flickered a little, and it was estimated that the battery was not good enough.

   Unscrewed the back cover, poured out two dry batteries, bit them one by one, and put them back, it was much brighter.

   Lu Dong filled the small plastic bucket with water and said, "Mom, I'll just catch it myself, you can rest."

"This is resting, what's the job if you catch the monkey." Hu Chunlan turned on the flashlight, looked for it on the tree in front of the house, and reminded Lu Dong: "If you catch the monkey and sell it, don't tell me about it. Remember!"

   Lu Dong said: "This thing is a pest. It **** tree sap. Let's get rid of pests in the orchard."

   "Yes, pest control!" Hu Chunlan accepted this reason.

   Lu Dong walked into the apple grove from the westernmost edge of the orchard, holding a small plastic bucket in one hand and a flashlight in the other.

   They are all old Guoguang trees. The trees are relatively thick, and most of them branch from a height of more than one meter. There are many branches, luxuriant branches, and some green fruits.

  On the first tree, Lu Dong caught three and threw them into a bucket to soak them.

  This is something I knew when I was seven or eight years old. I know that monkeys will not die when they soak in water for a long time, but they can effectively prevent molting.

  Hu Chunlan followed another row of trees and warned: "When you go to sell, dress up and don't let people see."

   There are many mosquitoes in the fruit forest, buzzing, and the farmers are rough-skinned, so they are not afraid.

  This bug got its name because it couldn't see anything and bumped around blindly. It hurts a bit when it hits people's heads.

   "It's dark in the woods, so I can catch it myself." Lu Dong mentioned again.

  Hu Chunlan didn't listen, and continued to look for it: "Two people catch more than one person. Dongzi, you're off school, you should find a wife to get married, and you have to keep money on hand."

   Lu Dong's face turned black, and he almost hit a tree: "Big brother and second brother aren't married yet."

Hu Chunlan raised her voice involuntarily: "Lu Xia is in the army, and the situation is special. Lu Chun's conditions, girls in the eighteenth or nineteenth, and nearby villages are also free to choose. Dongzi, if you don't go to school, you have to hurry up, our family's conditions are average, the more The sooner the better."

   At this moment, Lu Dong really understood why the old lady agreed to sell the monkey, thinking more than him...

   This is the mother.

   Actually, there is one thing that Hu Chunlan didn't say. It's better to do something to tie Lu Dong than to go out and stir up trouble.

"Now it's not as big as in the early years, the woman's heart is bigger." Hu Chunlan is still saying: "The small meeting, the big meeting, the change of mouth, the three golds, the marriage, the woman can be tens of thousands more. The sensible people are fine, and the money will be paid after the marriage. It's for the newcomers. Those who are ignorant and have younger brothers at home will not be able to return a cent."

  Hu Chunlan is simple and shrewd: "Dongzi, we should pay attention. It is best to find two sisters in the family when looking for a daughter-in-law, and those with younger brothers are in the back row. We can't help with this condition."

   Lu Dong is not at ease, but being a listener can make the old lady feel better.

   "Can't you be an only child?" Lu Dong said casually.

   "How many people like this in the countryside?" Hu Chunlan asked rhetorically.

  Lu Dong thought about it, there are, but very few.

   Here, those born around 80, the first one is a girl, and there are basically younger sisters or younger brothers behind.

  Hu Chunlan said again: "Finding an only daughter to support the two families in the future is too heavy."

   Seeing Lu Dong becoming more and more sensible, Hu Chunlan could not wait to instill all her life experience into her son, so that Lu Dong could avoid pitfalls and suffer less in the future.

   Lu Dong can understand the mood of the old lady, and chats from time to time.

  The orchard covers an area of ​​more than 20 mu. It has not been moved for many years. It has rained a lot this summer. Many monkeys have crawled out of the ground, and many trees have harvested.

   turned a few rows of trees down, because there was water in the small plastic bucket, Lu Dong had already grabbed half of the small bucket and poured it into the large cast aluminum basin, squeezing it down.

   Hu Chunlan was carrying a thick plastic bag, which fell no less than Lu Dong's.

   "Is there a hundred or ten?" More than Lu Dong expected.

  Hu Chunlan estimated: "Almost. After searching this time, wait until eleven o'clock to search again."

   Lu Dong asked, "Any tips?"

  Hu Chunlan is not Lu Jianren: "Who has nothing to think about."

   There are more than 20 acres of orchards, and hundreds of fruit trees are left behind in the vegetable field and living area. Lu Dong is looking for and thinking about how to get more harvests.

  I know that the monkeys are very seasonal. From my childhood memory, there are fewer in August.

   Now that he is sure to sell for money, of course Lu Dong wants to get more.

   In this case, you can also have money to do more preparations.

   When he came to a fruit tree with a taller trunk, Lu Dong squatted down when his flashlight shone on it.

  In the middle of the tree trunk, there was a layer of broken plastic wrapping around, and there were four or five monkeys, and the plastic wrapping blocked the lower part of the tree trunk.

   knew that the monkey was struggling, but could not climb the plastic sheet.

   Lu Dong had a vague impression, as if the forestry station had distributed materials a few years ago, wrapping smooth plastic sheets around the trees to prevent moth larvae from climbing up in the ground.

   Later, someone said that this would delay the growth of the tree, and the old lady ripped it off again.

   He looked carefully for a while, and roughly understood what was going on.

  The plastic sheet is relatively slippery, and since the monkey's paws can't hang, he can't continue to climb up, and he can only spin under the plastic sheet.

   Lu Dong grabbed the monkeys and threw them all into the bucket to check the plastic sheeting. The plastic sheeting itself was not sticky, but was tied to the tree with a small piece of wide tape.

adhesive tape? Can wide tape have the same effect?

   Lu Dong thought this might be a solution. He found Hu Chunlan, took out the remaining yellow wide tape from the house, returned to the orchard and found a random tree, tore the tape and tied it around the tree twice.

   There is not much tape left, and it will be gone after five trees are tied.

   Lu Dong went to another place to continue to look for the monkey. After looking around the orchard, he persuaded the old lady to go back to sleep. He changed his flashlight and went to the river bank.

   Find the straw bait, pull the construction line, and drag the soaked straw to the shore.

  The flashlight shines down, and several leeches of different sizes are closely attached to the straw, one of which can be ten centimeters long.

   These little things are slippery and creamy and feel pretty good.

   They take on many childhood pleasures for teenagers on both sides of the river.

   In addition to being rolled into a ball as a bouncy ball, it can also be placed in a girl's pencil case.

   Lu Dong said that this kind of thing had nothing to do with him, so he let go of the toad.

   Once the leech grabs something, it won't let it go until it dies. It can't be burned with a fire or use a sole fan. There is no alcohol or soapy water, so Lu Dong has to attach a little straw and throw it into the water bag.

  Poke aside the straw, there are also inside, no matter less than five centimeters, remove all the big ones.

   With a bundle of blood-smeared straw, Lu Dong harvested eight leeches.

   The second point is less, and there are also seven.

   Compared with dragging water hyacinth, it saves time and effort.

  Although there was no new chicken blood, Lu Dong still threw the straw back into the water. Aunt Tie said before that the chickens would be slaughtered in the morning.

   Back to the orchard, all the leeches were put together in a broken tile pot, there were more than 70 in total.

   Lu Dong drank some water, rested for a while, and headed into the orchard again, first to see the tree wrapped in tape.

  It's done! it works!

  There are chia monkeys on all the five trees, the least one and the most six, all spinning under the tape, unable to climb up at all!

   This catch up, easy freehand!

  On other trees, we can only continue to use stupid methods to find them. Lu Dong has decided that he will sell what he catches tomorrow and go to buy tape first!

Whether    will hinder the growth of fruit trees, but don't worry, Hu Chunlan has already said that after this season of fruit, all Guoguang trees will be cut down, and next year the county will promote red Fuji.

   His family can't contract anymore, and he can't wait for the red Fuji to bear fruit.

  At twelve o'clock, Lu Dong couldn't stand it any longer. He poured the plastic bucket into a big basin, and went back to the old house to sleep on the 28th bar with a flashlight.

If there is a harvest, there will be motivation. Before 5:30 the next day, Lv Dong went out to the orchard, had a quick breakfast, took two bundles of wheat straw and construction lines by bicycle, and rushed to the chicken farm to get the chicken blood. In addition to the two straws last night, four bait nests were placed in a different place.

   Then, prepare to go to Quannan City.

   First ride a bicycle to sell the monkeys, and then take a bus to the West Market.

   This way, you can save five dollars on the fare.

  The old CMB walked around and pulled people from the village, and it was not fast.

  The East Outer Ring Road to the West Market is much farther than the Lujia Village to the East Outer Ring Road. It takes two hours to ride a bicycle, and the bus fare is not easy to save for a round trip.

  I know the monkey is easy to say, soak it in a plastic bucket and tie it on the back seat.

   Leeches cannot do this.

   To go to the West Market, you have to take a bus, just take it with you, the driver may not let you get on the bus, and if something happens in the middle, it may become a biochemical terrorist incident.

  Lu Dong brought a black handbag of artificial leather, first put the leech in a thick convenient bag, sprinkled some water on it, pricked a few air holes, and put it in the handbag. At first glance, it looked like it was carrying valuables.

   Open the bag and sprinkle some water in the middle, and then sprinkle some water at Shilibao, with the vitality of leeches, insist on going to the West Market.

   Looking for a water bottle to fill with water, Lu Dong rode a bicycle and rushed to the urban area of ​​Quannan.

   After passing the high-speed bridge hole, Lv Dong went west through the university town. The university town was under rapid construction. There were many cars on the road pulling soil and sand.

  Compared with yesterday's coolness, today the sun is high and the weather is hot. Lu Dong stopped several times to drink water, but the sweat could not stop flowing from his head, washing the dust on his face, leaving ugly black mud marks.

   Lu Dong brushed his forearm across his forehead, turning his arm black.

   It was hot, bitter, and tired. Lu Dong hunched over and pushed forward hard, but his mind was extraordinarily clear.

  The ordinary person who used to run around for housing loan and livelihood every day,

   Going back to 98, a little guy like him with no background, no funds, and no academic performance, if he wants to change his fate, sometimes he really has to fight for his life.

   The people riding the Mustang 100 roared past, and Lu Dong was somewhat envious. Burning oil really ran faster than burning food.

   A truck pulling muck drove past, not very fast, with a cyclist on the back of the car.

   "Dude!" The man saw that Lu Dong was covered in mud and sweat, and shouted kindly, "There is still a seat, hurry up while the driver is not paying attention!"

  Lu Dong resisted going, kindly reminded: "Pay attention to safety! Be careful with the brakes!"

  If the muck truck brakes in an emergency situation, the person behind will have to kiss the buttocks of the car.

  Under the scorching sun and dust, before seeing the shadow of the East Outer Ring, Lu Dong drank a large glass of water, but he did not feel the slightest urge to urinate, and the water almost perspired.

   A jersey has long been soaked, stained with dust, and the red is almost black.

   But Lu Dong is not alone. There are many people like him along the way. There are too many people riding bicycles, and even rushing with their feet, trying to support themselves and the home behind them.

   This also made Lu Dong further realize that now he is just an ordinary member of the bottom beings.

   A little bit of impetuousness caused by the Chia Tai auction disappeared without a trace.

After an hour and ten minutes, I arrived at the Shilibao Market. Lu Dong locked the car in the bicycle area, his throat was so dry that he smoked, he hung his handbag and a bucket with a bucket to find a faucet outside the guard, and politely told the janitor. With a bang, I washed my face first, then opened my mouth and put my mouth under the faucet, poured a burst of cold water, and felt a lot more comfortable in an instant.

   Sadly, in order to relieve the heat and relieve the summer heat, he drank too much cold water. Lu Dong carried the bucket into the market, and he could feel the water in his stomach swaying back and forth, and he even made a grunt.

   For collection! Ask for a recommendation ticket! Ask for support!

   (end of this chapter)