Chen Miao guessed her identity. Fortunately, her character was silent. This gave her a lot of room for maneuver.
"Third sister, dad come and take a look."
Chen Miao put down her work and stood up straight, like a primary school student who made a mistake.
Chen Dongsheng was used to his daughter being like this. If she had anything to say, she would just say it directly.
"You and Shen Jianfeng have been engaged for a long time. It's time for him to come back and get married. He goes out to earn money to support the family, so you can wait for him at home."
Chen Miao hummed softly.
Chen Dongsheng turned around and went out, followed by Chen Jiang, and the father and son worked together.
Chen Miao did not change her plan, and continued to go up the mountain with a basket on her back. Today she still needs to cut down trees and raise seedlings. In the past, her grandma used cotton to raise seedlings. She said that this way there would be fewer cotton bolls that did not bloom after autumn.
I wanted to use an ax to chop down a tree today but I couldn't move it, my arm hurt too much.
It's not okay to be brave. I'm working at home and don't want to go back. I want to go up the mountain to have a look.
This time I saw a hare or a pheasant and didn’t chase after it. I still had the self-awareness to stop wasting my efforts for a long time and getting nothing. I climbed over a mountain and found a lot of fungus on the ridges of two mountains.
The first thought in Chen Miao's mind was that she was rich. She squatted down and started picking, picking and picking. She felt that she could take the wood back, but others couldn't, so she had no problem at all. It would be just right to put it behind the house, and it would still be available next year.
Collect fungus.
After putting them all away, I gained confidence. I continued up the mountain and saw that there were pine cones on the trees on the ground. I picked them up and looked at them and saw that there were still pine nuts. Now I felt energetic. This stuff is very oily and delicious.
Although there is no ability to squeeze it into oil, it can be fried and sold. Some people will definitely like to eat it.
Because of the excitement, I forgot about time and hunger.
She didn't know how much she picked up. She almost fell down when she wanted to stand up and felt dizzy. Chen Miao simply sat down. Two pieces of chocolate appeared in her hand and she quickly put them in her mouth. This was because her blood sugar was too low.
After eating the chocolate, I immediately drank a bottle of milk and ate bread.
Anyway, they are all sweet. Now I am not worried about the sugar content being too high. I will continue after eating. It is already three o'clock, so I hurried back.
Today is a little earlier than yesterday, mainly because there is no need to drag the tree, only the basket is filled with pine cones.
She could see the enclosed courtyard wall from a distance, but she couldn't see how high it was even from a distance.
Seeing her come back, someone had already left. Chen Miao thanked everyone one by one.
Chen Jiang and Chen Dongsheng, father and son, are still here.
"Dad, Chen Jiang, I'll cook right away."
Chen Dongsheng shook his head, "No, just take care of yourself. Tomorrow will be enough."
"Dad, my third sister wants to make some boxes."
Chen Dongsheng has already seen the tree.
"Dad, I just want to raise cotton seedlings. The simplest box will do."
"There are still a lot of boards at home. When the yard is finished, I will get some for you."
"Thank you dad."
I am the only one left at home. Although the courtyard wall is only half a meter high, I feel safe.
The gate is well positioned so donkey carts can come in, which saves a lot of effort when hauling corn back during the autumn harvest.
After eating, I started peeling pine nuts. With special tools, it would be much faster.
I forced myself to work for an hour, but I was really tired and wanted to sleep.
I didn't go out the next day. The courtyard wall was completed today.
When it was almost noon, the Chen family and his son came over with a cart. Looking at the gate on the cart, Chen Miao was moved.
The father and son began to install the door frames, and the sills were removable, making it easier to drive in.
Chen Miao couldn't afford to take care of the food, but hot water could still be supplied. The courtyard wall was completed in the evening, so Chen Miao gave them three yuan and let them go on their own.
"Dad, there are so many people at home, so I'm afraid some people will be unhappy if you leave this gate to me. Can I go cut down some trees for you?"
Chen Dongsheng did not refuse. In his heart, the water thrown out by his married daughter was that they were two families. Those who could take care of them would definitely take care of some, but not more.
After seeing off the father and son, Chen Miao closed the door and stood in the yard feeling at ease.
After taking a shower, continue peeling pine nuts. You can go chop down trees tomorrow without Chen Jiang following you. This way you can save yourself some trouble.
She went up the mountain before dawn the next day. She had a day off yesterday and her arm didn't hurt so much.
When I was looking for tools to peel pine nuts, I found a tool box with a hand saw in it, which would save a lot of effort.
I already had a goal the day before yesterday, and I will go straight to it today.
The tool box set is a takeaway from the supermarket, and the quality is actually average. But nowadays, it is a good thing.
Chen Miao doesn't know how to use it, and there are no instructions on it, but have you never eaten pork or seen pigs running away? After trying it for a while, you got the hang of it, and it's not difficult at all.
It took two hours to bring down the first tree and one and a half hours for the second tree.
It really felt a lot easier. By about three o'clock in the afternoon, I had cut down six trees and put them away. When I got home, I released all the trees and I will cut down the branches at home tomorrow.
Chen Miao knew that she needed a lock now, but she was afraid that she didn't have enough money, so she could only afford it after peeling the pine nuts and selling them in the county town.
The next day I just started cutting down trees and Chen Jiang came over.
"Third sister, how did you get this back?"
Three trees were cut down in the past two days, and a few more were cut down yesterday.
"How did you get it back?"
"Pull it back."
Chen Jiang stopped asking and walked around the tree. He was mumbling about how many boards he could get out. He took the ax from Chen Miao's hand and chopped down the branches.
"Sister, do you have a saw in your hand?"
"I lost it from Shen Jianfeng's house. I searched for it for a long time but couldn't find it."
"I can buy another one next time I go to the county town. It's quite expensive."
Chen Jiang only had an ax at home to work. Chen Miao sat on the side peeling pine nuts. She wanted to go to the county town as soon as possible, otherwise those who go up the mountain or go to the fields would not be able to worry about their family. She left Chen Jiang to eat at noon and cut branches in the afternoon.
Carry them one by one into the firewood shed and arrange them neatly, so you don’t have to worry about lighting the fire in the future.
Three trees were cleared out in the evening.
"Chen Jiang, return these three trees to dad."
"Third sister, two trees are enough."
"Then you ask dad to come over tomorrow and let him choose."
The next day, father and son came over pushing the wooden box that Chen Miao asked for. Chen Dongsheng could make several of these things in an hour.
"Dad, how many trees do you want?"
"Just two will do."
It was the father and son who got it back, saving Chen Miao the trouble. The wooden box was returned. Chen Miao was upset again, mainly because he didn't know what month it was and when he would plant the land.
After asking Chen Jiang, I realized that it was the right time to raise seedlings.
I shamelessly went to the village chief's house to ask for vegetable seeds, but they gave me a little of everything, but not much.
"Fifth Aunt, I want to plant sweet potatoes but I don't have any seedlings. Can I buy them in the village?"
