With nothing to do at home, Chen Miao went up the mountain carrying a basket and picked bags and baskets of cotton.
Two days later, the one-meter-deep foundation was completed and the ground with soil was compacted.
I'll start putting up the wall stacks tomorrow. In fact, it's really not that slow.
It's time for the autumn harvest at her parents' house. Chen Miao asked Chen Dongsheng to keep an eye on it while she went to break the corn.
Chen Tong also went on autumn vacation. In this way, the three siblings could go very quickly, and Luo Bingyuan was also responsible for pulling the corn cobs back.
The Chen family has a lot of land. The three siblings worked all day and still have two acres of land. There will be no problem tomorrow.
The next day Liu Laifu and his son took pickaxes and knocked down the corn stalks.
In fact, if there are many people working, it really doesn’t matter.
All the corn arrived before noon. In the afternoon, Liu Laifu, his three sons and Luo Bingyuan were responsible for pulling back the corn stalks.
Liang Caixia shelled corn at home for cooking. She was also a quick worker. It was autumn and no one came to help. Just herself, she shelled more than a carload of corn in one day.
The next day, the men continued to dig corn stalks and pull them back. Chen Miao, the three brothers, went to cut sorghum ears.
I came over in the evening to help shell the corn. Anyway, when I was lying on the kang, I felt that my whole body ached.
The next day, I went to help Shen Wufu's family. She was not required to do the hard work, so she was asked to break the corn.
The Shen family also had more land and planted more corn. Like the Chen family, all the corn cobs came home the next day.
Looking at the mountains of corn piled up in the yard, everyone had a smile on their face.
I also went over to shuck corn in the evening and worked until eleven o'clock.
Autumn is always the most tiring time for country people, but they are all willing to do it.
Ten days later, the frame of the house was up, and it looked very domineering from a distance.
Even though Chen Miao was so tired, she didn't feel any pain here or there. It was mainly because she was happy.
Everyone in the village, from the elderly to the children, is not envious. That is to say, Chen Miao saved everyone several times so that no one would gossip. Otherwise, there would be no good words.
"I have seen Landlord Liu's houses in town, but none of them are as domineering as the Shen family's house."
"Yeah, it looks good."
"The life of the Xiaofeng family is really getting better." Shen Muchun's family sighed.
"If I hadn't risked my life, I wouldn't have such a day.
All her money is in the hands of the little devil."
"The money in the little devil's hands also belongs to the big guy." Shen Muchun's eldest daughter-in-law muttered.
"Shut up, if you dare to go out and talk nonsense, I'll give you a break.
Wasn't your man and child rescued by someone else who took the risk? Erlei said even when he came back, Xiaofeng's family deserves the most credit." Shen Muchun glared and cursed.
"Dad, aren't you talking about this at home?"
"You all remember this, no one is allowed to talk nonsense outside. If anyone talks about Xiaofeng's wife, just stay away."
The women in the family are all honest. They really don’t dare to talk nonsense.
Chen Miao sat in the courtyard to eat. Although it was not so hot now, it was still comfortable to eat in the courtyard.
Looking at the tall house, there was a smile on my face. I had to wait a few days before the beams were put up, just to make it stronger.
Luo Bingyuan took his two children to splash water on the wall. The two of them were willing to play and help with some work. They had strong arms and did a good job.
Chen Miao took a shower immediately after cleaning up. It would not be so inconvenient when she moved to a new house.
The next day, the two went up the mountain with their two children. It was the last time to pick cotton. In the past, Chen Miao would pick off the small cotton bolls, so there were not many cotton bolls that did not bloom this year.
Pull the cotton stalks directly. This stuff cannot be eaten by animals, but it is forbidden to burn it.
Place it directly on the ground and wait until it dries before carrying it on your back, otherwise it will be too heavy.
At noon, we had lunch on the mountain. It wasn't until after four o'clock that we finally finished it. Now only the sweet potatoes are left. Don't worry about this. It will be okay to remove them when they are almost frozen.
We have already discussed on the mountain to continue going up the mountain the next day. I originally wanted to go up on August 15th, but now it is September.
There was still a lot of harvest this time, with the most rabbits. Luo Bingyuan mainly wanted to use rabbit skins to make clothes for his two children.
Chen Miao didn't care, she just carried it.
The two children also imitated the master's movements and hit them with stones.
I practice aiming every day. However, the speed and strength are still not good enough. But there is no problem with aiming.
Chen Miao was afraid that they would be depressed, but she didn't expect that they would become more courageous as they fought. The two children have changed a lot in the past few months, which is good.
Luo Bingyuan would give them advice on the side. They had been walking for more than four hours and the two children didn't feel tired. It was really different.
She was afraid that the children would be too tired, so she called them to eat when it was time to eat.
I didn't find any large animals along the way, but I found two more chestnut trees. I can pick them now, but I won't do it today.
After walking for two hours again, I was ready to go back, otherwise it would be too late.
I heard the howl of the wolf and felt that it was quite close.
"This is the howl of a wolf." Luo Bingyuan told the children.
Chen Miao had already put down the basket, and the wolf must have discovered them.
She was very nervous now. "You two go up the tree."
Luo Bingyuan nodded. But the two brothers were reluctant.
Chen Miao looked at them seriously, "We must climb the tree."
She poured the rabbit out of the basket. Luo Bingyuan had already climbed up the tree, and handed the basket to him to tie to the tree.
Both children lie down in the basket. This will make them much safer.
When the two of them came down, the wolf's howl became even closer.
Both of them had guns in their hands. Luo Bingyuan didn't want Chen Miao to be injured, so guns were the safest.
In just two minutes, I saw five wolves running out of the woods.
Chen Miao frowned. "It can't be just a few, right?"
"Wait and see, it should be an ambush."
The two of them sit back to back so they can see all sides.
The five wolves sat on the ground and stared at them, not moving.
Chen Miao thought she was waiting for the Wolf King. No matter what happened today, it would be difficult to deal with him. Otherwise, he would be in trouble when he went up the mountain and encountered him later.
Soon six wolves appeared opposite Chen Miao. The last one looked so powerful that it should be the wolf king.
All the wolves gathered around them. "Action."
Both of them were very accurate with their marksmanship, which meant that within ten minutes, ten wolves had fallen on the ground. Anyway, Chen Miao aimed at the heads, but only two of them hit. The remaining three were there.
There are injuries.
The wolf king turned around and ran, and the two of them shot together. It was much faster than humans, but it was still shot by Luo Bingyuan.
Chen Miao immediately turned around. There were still some wolves on the ground alive, but she couldn't give her back to them.
Luo Bingyuan put away his gun, pulled out the knife from his waist and ran towards the Wolf King. There were bullets, but they couldn't be wasted.
Chen Miao didn't move, just pointed the gun at the wolf on the ground.
