112. Honey,
Dad Sun held one end of the wooden stick in his hand and gently pressed down, and the wooden stick went down. A hole also appeared on the wooden board.
"Empty?" Sun Gang understood when he saw his father's actions. The wooden board just taken out of the bee box was not flat, but like a beehive built by wild bees in nature, with small holes in the middle, hollowed out.
Sun Gang knew that his father took out the stick, because the whole wooden board was empty, and there was still a lot of honey on these dense holes. Just now, he used a knife to scrape the surface quickly. It was impossible to get it if you use such a stick. With a light poke, the remaining honey will drip into the basin. Every time, the honey from these small holes was cleaned, and there were many reasons not only to create a more familiar living environment for bees, but also to make the bees produce more honey each time, and it would not waste it. []
The colors in the beeswax holes are different, some are light in color, and some are black. Sun's father told him that the black one was the bees that he had eaten.
The cut beeswax was placed in a bamboo basket covered with gauze, and a basin was placed underneath, so that the honey in the beeswax would drip into the washbasin.
Look at the honey dripping from the basin below. Don’t look at the turbidity of these honeys, this is really good honey! The most primitive and purest, good honey without any impurities.
Honey is crystal white, orange-yellow, and yellow-brown. Sun's father told Sun Gang that crystal white contains the most honey. He held it in his hand and kept dripping honey. He said it was a "white mirror", followed by yellow, and said it was a "yellow mirror"; the yellow-brown contains the least honey, and it felt lighter in his hand. There were some powdery substances like yellow soil hidden in the honeycomb, so it was also called "yellow mud field".
Sun Gang couldn't wait to pinch the honey and put it into his mouth. He first sucked the honey juice inside "bobo" and then chewed the beeswax that still had a lot of honey. Feeling the fresh and sweet taste of honey just out of the bee cage, Sun Gang couldn't help but feel the fresh and sweet taste of honey that had just come out of the bee cage.
There are peach nectar and locust honey, which can taste the taste. There are also many unknown nectars that are sweet when eaten.
I accidentally chewed the bee pupa inside the honeycomb, and a strange-smelling gushed out between my teeth, and a slight disgusting feeling would soon be washed away by the pleasure brought by the sweetness of honey.
The honey is very sweet and greasy. After choosing a few small pieces, it will be very greasy after eating it.
Under Sun's skillful movements, the whole piece of honey from the wooden board was completely put into the basin.
After cleaning, Sun's father gently inserted the wooden board into the bee hive. Because there were a lot of bees in the box, there were also many bees parked there in the gap between the wooden boards. The speed of placing the wooden boards down was very slow, and he was afraid that the bees would be killed.
After putting it down, Dad Sun did not stop and pulled out a wooden board filled with bees from the box again.
With the same action and the same method, the second wooden board was also completed in the hands of Sun's father. It has to be said that Sun's father was very fast. A beehive opened with about five wooden boards, and a beehive was taken in less than ten minutes in the hands of Sun's father.
"Dad, there are bees on your hands!" Sun Gang saw several bees stopping on his father's hands.
"Haha, it's okay, it's because I have some honey on my hands." Dad Sun smiled and stretched out his hands to show his son.
"Oh," Sun Gang felt itchy in his heart as soon as he saw the bees that were parked on his father's hand, as if the bees were parked on his own hands.
Dad Sun did the same thing and harvested all the honey from the three beehives and harvested several large pots of honey.
I saw that the two basins were filled with yellow and thick honey, and the basins were filled with unfiltered honey. A few bees were buzzing and patrolling back and forth. The whole space was filled with a thick, sweet honey smell.
Sun's mother outside the door saw her son holding a basin of blocky and thick honey. At this time, seven or eight bees would chase the pot of honey and come out. Sun's mother was so scared that she was afraid that they would be stinged by them.
Sun Gang carefully put the beehive back to its original place, for fear of alarming them. At this time, a few of them were flying in the house and returned to the nest unwillingly.
After breakfast the next day, Sun's mother brought a few big bowls, then picked up a few pieces of crystal white, golden and yellow-brown honey from each to put them in the bowl, asking Sun Gang to send them to grandparents, grandparents and neighbors, so that they could share the sweet honey at home. So, in those days, not only Sun Gang's house, but also nearby neighbors, there was a sweet smell of honey floating around. This smell attracted many bees to fly around. Seeing them feeling a little furious, Sun Gang felt a lot of apologies for them. However, Sun Gang knew that his father would definitely leave some honey for them.
Sun's mother inserted a red plastic funnel into the narrow bottle mouth and held it firmly. She poured the filtered honey into the bottles and jars little by little, so that it was easy to store and give it to others.
The honey should not be too full to prevent the honey juice from fermenting or overflowing or swelling when it is heated and oscillating, causing losses. Honey should be placed in a dry, clean, ventilated and odor-free room.
Then, every now and then, Sun Gang would carry a few bottles of honey at a time, drive a car, and deliver it to relatives and friends. Everyone praised it.
When he came back, he excitedly told his parents about the situation of his relatives' home and their cherishment of honey. When he talked about this, his parents and parents always smiled. The honey in his home was loved by others and allowed his relatives and friends to taste the sweet honey. It was also very happy for his parents and parents.
After finishing the honey harvesting, Sun Gang planned to drive to the city to send a few pieces of clothes to his elder brother, and to take care of him for two days. He brought a few bottles of honey to replenish his uncle's body.
After breakfast, Sun Gang brought a few bottles of honey and some "white mirrors" and "yellow mirrors" to Zhao Han's house in the county town first.
"Uncle and Auntie, this is a few boxes of honey produced by bees in the orchard." Since it was a weekend, Zhao Han's family was there.
Zhao Han twisted a small piece of "white mirror" and put it in his mouth. The fragrance of locust flowers filled it. Smack it, "It's so sweet..."
"You kid, you are so greedy," Zhao Ma scolded with a smile, and she also smelled a rich sweet fragrance that filled the entire living room.
Ma Zhao got up and rinsed a few cups of honey water, and handed Sun Gang a cup.
"Well, it's really good. It's much better than the ones bought in the supermarket. It's very authentic." Dad Zhao took a few sips and praised.
"When the peach trees in the orchard just bloomed, I made a few beehives and placed them under the tree. Later, the peach blossoms faded, and the locust trees in the village bloomed, everywhere, basically these two kinds of honey." Sun Gang said.
"Most of the ones bought in supermarkets are fake, with strong sweetness and less honey." Zhao Ma also often buys honey to drink. Honey has the effects of nourishing, moistening dryness, detoxifying, whitening and nourishing the skin, moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements. However, the ones bought in supermarkets are very inauthentic.
After opening the bottle, fresh honey has a distinct floral fragrance, and the aged honey is lighter. The false honey smell made with fragrance is uncomfortable. Single nectar has the fragrance of its nectar itself.
Pure honey not only has a pleasant aroma, but also a strong aroma when tasted. When the honey enters the throat, it will feel slightly sweet and slightly sour, with a delicate taste, slightly spicy, and a long aftertaste. After adulterated honey, the above feeling becomes lighter, and it also has a sugar-water smell, a stronger sour or salty taste, etc.
After rinsing in warm water, high-quality honey water will turn into a flocculent milky white liquid. If you taste undiluted honey directly, you will even feel sweet and greasy when swallowing.
Use a toothpick to stir some honey and pull it outwards. Good honey can often pull out thin and transparent "golden silk", and some can even be as long as 1 foot long and constantly.
"Auntie, in the future, I'll bring you some here in a while, don't buy it in the supermarket." I can cut honey 2-3 times a year, and there is a honey source in the space now. Then I will buy a few boxes and put them in.
"You keep it for sale, these things are very expensive," Zhao Ma said politely.
"I got the bees just for everyone to eat, not for money." Sun Gang couldn't take Zhao Ma's words seriously.
"By the way, how is your uncle's health?" asked Dad Zhao.
"I'm in the city hospital now. I've just finished the operation and I'm probably going to rest there for 1-2 weeks." Sun Gang said, "I'll have to go to the city later."
"Well, when I'm transferred back to the county, I'll go and take a look." It's logical that I should go and take a look.
"I'll go with you." Zhao Han also wanted to go and have a look.
"Okay, you can go and have a look, bring some fruits." Zhao Ma told her daughter.
Sun Gang took Zhao Han to leave.
They were not familiar with the roads in the city at all. They spent a few more hours, took a lot of detours, asked many people, and found the hospital.
My uncle has completed the steel plate implantation surgery and has recovered well after the operation and can eat some liquid food.
"Gangwa, Nier, you two are here." The aunt greeted them.
"Well, aunt, is my uncle a little better?"
“It’s much better.”
"Aunt, help my uncle make some honey water to drink. This is what I stocked in the orchard. My dad cut it the day before yesterday." Sun Gang took out several bottles, which were filled with orange honey.
"Well, I brought it right. Your uncle has been eating some milk powder, cereals and the like these days." Li Xia took the bottle and went to make honey. It is better to be in the county town in the city. There are still people who can make soup, cook porridge and the like in the county town. Here, they can only eat some things they buy.
Sun Dengxi could only smell a scent of flowers, and drank the honey water in the cup in big mouthfuls.
"Li Xia, make another cup for me," Uncle Sun Gang thought the honey water was so delicious.
"Uncle, drink more if you drink it well. I'll bring a few bottles this time, and I'll send some more to you if I don't have them." Sun Gang said happily as he looked at his uncle, "Aunt, you and Brother Liang also drink some of them, there are so many at home."
Li Xia has been taking care of her husband these days and is very tired and haggard. She drank a glass of honey water from Sun Gang and became more energetic.
Chapter completed!