Almost a month later, Lu Lu visited in the morning. The beehives in the bee farm were already very heavy. When he opened them, he found that they were full of capped honey.
Good weather and good rain make the flowers flow a lot of nectar.
Honey is ready to be harvested again.
During this period, Chen Xiuyu has been managing the bee colony.
After Lu Lu led the two brothers and sisters to collect honey, Chen Xiuyu became much bolder. She always dared to think and do, not to mention that this was something that could make money.
The first time she collected honey, she sold it for more than two hundred yuan. That was not a small sum, so she was naturally interested.
During the more than 20 days when Lu Lu practiced shooting, Chen Xiuyu would go to the beehive and check it carefully every day. This has become a habit. Just watching the bees coming in and out of the door of the beehive is a very happy and enjoyable thing.
And gradually became addicted.
Then, she told Lu Lu about the situation she discovered. Lu Lu told her the possible situation and solutions, and she began to boldly start taking care of it.
By combining practical practice with theory, she has made rapid progress, and simple daily management is no longer a big problem for her.
The flowering period of the linden trees is over, and most of the nectar plants are gone, leaving mostly scattered flowers and plants.
In the Northeast, April and May are spring, June, July, August, and August are considered summer, September and October are autumn, and then winter comes.
These bees are raised in a fixed area and cannot chase flowers all over the country. Therefore, this is also the last time Lu Lu plans to harvest honey this year.
Although there are still many wildflowers blooming in the mountains, including in autumn, bee colonies need a large amount of honey to survive the long winter.
The consequence of being greedy for honey is that you have to feed it every now and then. Not to mention the trouble, how can the food be as good as real honey? In the continuous tossing, it will also cause a lot of harm to the bees, and the gain outweighs the loss.
As soon as Lu Lu said he wanted to cut honey, Chen Xiuyu immediately brought out the honey cutter, honey shaker and other tools.
When Chen Xiuqing arrived at Caodianzi with a basket on her back, the two of them had already shaken the honey from five or six beehives.
"Qingzi, why are you going up the mountain to pick mushrooms?" Lu Lu asked Chen Xiuqing casually as he swept away the black bees' nest frame and sent it back to Chen Xiuyu to cut the cover and shake the honey.
Among the five dogs, the four Yuanbaoniangs had learned their lessons. When they saw the bees flying, they had already stayed away. But the green wolf didn't know it, and kept moving forward, and was severely beaten by the bees.
After being stung by the ground a few times on the head, he could only run away in despair, then hummed and scratched his face with his claws.
The three lynx cubs did the same thing. They kept surrounding Chen Xiuyu. As a result, they were each stung a few times and hurriedly ran to hide in the house.
"I'm still thinking that before I go out, I can get some more mushrooms to dry in the sun so that the cats can eat them during the winter... I won't go today, I'll help you!"
As he said this, he put down his backpack and helped Chen Xiuyu block the shot.
With him joining, things went a lot faster.
What took two days to complete last time, the proficiency of the three of them has improved, and it was completed early in just one day.
The honey obtained is much more than last time, and it is estimated that it can be sold for more than 300 yuan.
The weather was hot and the honey was filtered quickly, but it took until midnight to finish the work.
A lot of this honey was kept at home. The next day, Chen Xiuyu called Chen Xiuqing to drive a carriage to the district purchase station and sold the honey. She got more than 280 yuan. According to Lu Lu's instructions, she bought a lot of cans.
The bottle comes back.
After taking care of the bees all morning, he dealt with two swarms of thieves and fights. The bees gradually returned to normal, and Lu Lu breathed a sigh of relief.
The biggest headache after harvesting honey is the fear of thieves and swarms of bees escaping.
When the brother and sister returned, Lu Lu used the cans and bottles that Chen Xiuyu had cleaned and dried to fill them with honey.
Wang Dalong and others who came to work were given two bottles each. Wang Dalong also asked Wang Dalong to give two bottles to Liang Kangbo and Mr. Jinjiabao, the horse-shoer, and their families.
Then he packed a lot more and asked Zhui Feng to carry it on his back, and gave some to the families he knew well in the village.
All of a sudden, dozens of kilograms of honey were given away.
With the joy of a good harvest, it is natural to share it. The key is that during the time Lu Lu was in the mountains, people in the village who were familiar with the benefits also gave Lu Lu a lot of help.
As far as Zhang Shaofeng was concerned, he helped out as much as he could with Lu Lu's rice fields. Her daughter-in-law also came to Caodianzi to help Chen Xiuyu with some chores.
Aunt Duan would come over from time to time to bring some cooked food to the family, and Zhou Cuifen also helped to gather rice seedlings for two days...
Each one of them helped in some small way.
The maintenance of the relationship also depends on moving around. Lu Lu has not been to Xiushantun for a long time, so he lent me some honey and paid a visit on the way.
Honey is a good thing, and people who get it are very rare.
When the honey was delivered to Aunt Duan's house, the two of them were kept by Aunt Duan and they made her best pickled cabbage baskets.
When Lu Lu got married, she slaughtered all her chickens and gave them to Lu Lu to cook for guests. At this time, there were more than 30 chickens in the small yard, chattering in the yard.
He was looking for food on the dirt floor in the yard, looking very happy.
After dinner, the three of them sat in the yard chatting. Aunt Duan held Chen Xiuyu's hand and talked happily.
This chat lasted for more than half an hour. The two of them still had honey to deliver to others and were about to leave. Aunt Duan still held Chen Xiuyu reluctantly.
"My son will send me some money or food stamps every month. I don't need anything in life. Don't think it's a big deal if I give you a few chickens. They are all kind-hearted people.
, then it’s worth it.
Xiuyu, follow my godson carefully. Look, in a few months, such a beautiful big house has been built. Your life will only get better and better in the future.
You are also a hard-working person, and my godson is more capable. What a perfect match. Don't worry about those gossips behind their backs. That is envy and jealousy. You live a sweet life, which just makes them more sad.
.”
Aunt Duan's mentality is not generally good, and she is also afraid that the two of them will worry about her having a bad life.
Listening to her words, Chen Xiuyu kept nodding her head: "I understand, auntie, and I will definitely live a good life with Brother Lu and live a good life."
"Godmother, if you have nothing to do on weekdays, I will ask Xiuyu to come and see you more often. If you have time, you will often come to sit at home. If you need anything, remember to tell us."
Lu Lu knew very well that Aunt Duan felt lonely mainly because she was alone at home: "Go out more and walk around more to relax, and don't stay at home alone all the time."
"I can, don't worry... By the way, just wait!"
Aunt Duan seemed to have remembered something and hurried into the house. After a while she took out an envelope and said, "I can't read. This is a letter written by my son. Please help me read it."
Lu Lu took it, opened the envelope and took a quick look. He saw that the handwriting on the envelope was very elegant. He could tell at a glance that it was the girl's handwriting, and that someone should have hired someone to write it for her.
Lu Lu scanned it roughly and immediately laughed: "Godmother, this is a good thing! Brother Liu Hao has been married in the army, and his wife is a female cadre in the army. The letter said that they will celebrate the New Year this year
I’ll come see you later!”
Liu Hao is two years older than Lu Lu, so he can be called brother easily.
Lu Lu said briefly, and then read the contents of the letter to Aunt Duan sentence by sentence, which made her smile happily.
When Lu Lu put the letter back into the envelope and handed it back to her, Aunt Duan held the envelope with both hands, holding the treasure very dearly.
Lu Lu also didn't expect Liu Hao to have such a good development in the army.
This character, whom I have never heard of in my previous life, also has a lot of energy.
Working as a guard for the leader naturally brings a lot of benefits. Marrying a female cadre is normal. This can be regarded as walking out of this mountain.
After saying hello to Aunt Duan, they went to Zhou Cuifen's house together and gave her two bottles of honey.
When asked about the situation, Feng Dezhu, the big-nosed man, has really taken up residence on the farm in the past few months. He comes back once a month to send money to his family. Such a change made Zhou Cuifen beaming with joy. She also pulled Chen Xiuyu to see what Feng Dezhu gave her and her children.
Bought new clothes.
If you are motivated in life, you will be energetic in whatever you do.
She kept thanking Lu Lu, always feeling that Lu Lu did a good job in dealing with Feng Dezhu that time.
"When Brother Feng comes back next time, take him to my house and sit there." Lu Lu also wanted to see what Feng Dezhu had become.
"I've called him a long time ago, but he refuses to go away. Whenever he mentions you and Yuan Bao, he shakes his head."
Zhou Cuifen smiled bitterly: "He is afraid of you and Yuanbao. He is scared to death and refuses to do anything... I also told him that Qingzi, Xiuyu and you have helped the family a lot. If it weren't for Qingzi and Xiuyu, I would
I'm afraid those fields won't be able to be planted, and you often send meat to my house... My child has become a lot stronger and has gone to Tunli Primary School to study."
"I also said that I often go to the village. I have seen other children many times, but I have never seen your child Feng Jinding. It turns out that he went to school. How are you studying?" Lu
Lu smiled and asked.
"I studied very well. The teacher always praises me every time he meets me!" Zhou Cuifen smiled from ear to ear.
"That's good...Okay, Sister-in-law Zhou, go ahead and get busy, Xiuyu and I have to go to other places!"
"Come and sit at home some other time!"
Zhou Cuifen also sent her all the way to the main road in the village before she turned back home.
Zhang Shaofeng, Wang Demin and a few familiar militia brothers' houses have all been visited. Now the only one left is the last one, Uncle Jiang Zewei's.
Chen Xiuqing took four bottles of honey back by herself, and there was no need to send any more. When passing by their door, Chen Xiuyu looked back at the courtyard where she had lived for more than ten years.
"Daughter-in-law, let's go in and take a look!" Lu Lu sighed slightly.
Chen Xiuyu hesitated: "Wait a minute!"
After she finished speaking, she walked forward with her head down.
Lu Lu could only follow him, and then he glanced at Jiang Xianchang, the owner of the car next door, sitting in front of the door and sunbathing, with a cane beside him. The trouser leg of his right foot was rolled up, revealing his black and swollen foot.
He had already learned from Wang Demin that Jiang Xianchang was not as lucky as Lu Lu and was pricked by embroidered nails. He really had tetanus. Fortunately, it was just ordinary tetanus, but it only took a long time.
After he realized the seriousness of the matter, he ran to the hospital and almost didn't ask for a limb. Fortunately, he stayed in the hospital for more than ten days, underwent anti-inflammation and strengthened disinfection, and finally recovered.
Lu Lu immediately thought of the embroidered iron nails that Zhang Shaofeng casually threw back to Jiang Xianchang's yard on the day he bought the green dog.
Karma retribution!
The key is that when Lu Lu mentioned this matter when delivering honey to Zhang Shaofeng's house, he realized that the two owners of the car were very smart and did not dare to trouble Zhang Shaofeng, and they did not even dare to say a word.
The road in front of his yard is now very clean.
I believe this will be something they will remember for a lifetime.