Chapter 260 What can we call life without struggling?
Chen Xiuqing drove the carriage to Caodianzi in the morning and finally met Lu Lu.
"You obviously promised to take me into the mountains to practice shooting with you after a while, but I come to visit every few days, and every time I don't meet anyone... You can't even see anyone when it rains. Brother Lu, you can't
Did you leave me behind on purpose? It has been more than twenty days, which is a long time as you mentioned!"
Chen Xiuqing said full of resentment.
Lu Lu went out early and came back late. It wasn't that Chen Xiuqing didn't see anyone, but that he deliberately looked at people coming at night twice, but Chen Xiuyu blocked them both times.
Lu Lu was too tired. When he came back to Dixiangzi every day, he would just wash up and go to bed after eating.
Chen Xiuyu felt sorry for Lu Lu's hard work and wouldn't let him disturb him even when Chen Xiuqing came.
This made Chen Xiuqing begin to feel that her sister was too unkind. She came here once, was disappointed once, and lamented once: the girl who got married, the water thrown out... is no longer a family, the relationship has faded, ugh!
"I'm afraid someone wants to come here to try his luck and see if he can see swallows, right?" Lu Lu joked with a smile. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Chen Xiuqing start to scratch his head and giggle out of habit, and he immediately knew that he had been
That's right.
Of course, Lu Lu also knew that Chen Xiuqing had the idea of looking for him. After a pause, he continued: "In three or five days, I will take you on a far journey."
He had been so focused on training before that he really couldn't spare his time to take care of it. But Chen Xiuqing's feelings still had to be taken care of.
"Really? You won't lie to me this time?"
Chen Xiuqing couldn't believe that if she followed Lu Lu out, it would be money.
During this period, Lu Lu went to the mountains every day to practice shooting. Although it was just practice, every time Chen Xiuqing came, he could often see Chen Xiuyu skinning the small animals that Lu Lu had shot, and he often helped.
One day at most, he even helped skin more than twenty of them.
This daily harvest is not small.
Especially the small animal skins that were dried in the shade inside the fairy pillar were bundled into several bundles according to the type and degree of damage. This was another huge sum of money.
It was hard for Chen Xiuqing not to be envious. She began to wonder if the little animals in the mountains were looking for her brother-in-law to be beaten. Otherwise, how could they beat so many animals in one day?
Only Lu Lu himself knew that in the first few days of training, he was just looking for a place to practice his gun accuracy and reaction. After this feeling was found and slowly improved, he would shoot once and ride Zhuifeng for another
Location, along the way, hit whatever you see that is valuable.
The places he traveled to and the range he traveled in a day were beyond Chen Xiuqing's imagination. Zhui Feng's footwork and endurance were so impressive. Of course, for Lu Lu, every day was a big drain.
Just riding horses has made the calluses on the inside of my legs thicker.
For Chen Xiuqing, the most intuitive feeling comes from the furs stored in the fairy pillars.
Lu Lu shot him with a gun. At the beginning, bullet holes appeared in various parts. The further back, the more surprised Chen Xiuqing was, because the bullets blasted were all in the head.
This precision made him feel a little incredible.
"Brother Lu, how are you doing with your gun training?" Chen Xiuqing asked tentatively.
"It's not bad. If we go hunting, it shouldn't be a big problem." Lu Lu said calmly.
Of the 1,440 bullets contained in the iron box, there are only about 300 bullets left. In the beginning, in order to practice reaction and accuracy, a lot of bullets were fired every day. Later, I mainly shot small bullets every day.
The animals are gone, so not many bullets are used.
After feeding so many bullets, Lu Lu gained a lot from deliberate training. He believed that he could easily solve the situation when Yuanbao and the others besieged the cannon egg again.
"What about you? How are you doing?"
Lu Lu knew that Chen Xiuqing had been practicing a lot during this period.
Chen Xiuqing scratched her head: "It's okay... but it's definitely not as good as Brother Lu!"
Hearing what he said, Lu Lu just smiled and didn't ask any more questions. When he entered the mountain later, he would know it at a glance.
Chen Xiuqing's carriage was brought here after Lu Lu asked Chen Xiuyu to go to Xiushantun yesterday.
The doors and windows of the large wooden house have been installed, and the floor, kang stove, etc. inside have also been tidied up, and it is ready for move-in.
Chen Xiuyu went to Huilongtun specifically to find her husband to calculate her fortune, as the day after tomorrow was an auspicious day.
What is missing now is the furniture and daily necessities inside.
While I am going to the market today, I have to buy these things quickly.
After the three of them had breakfast, they loaded the furs to be processed into the car, and then waited for Wang Dalong and others to arrive to start work.
The big house has been built, but the warehouses, stables, cellars and other things have just begun to be built, and they still have to be busy.
Especially cellars and warehouses, one is necessary for storing vegetables and the other is necessary for storing mountain products.
Of course, Zhui Feng and Yuan Bao should also have more comfortable residences, as well as a place to place tools and salute, a woodshed, a hut, etc. If they want to build one, they must have everything in place.
Originally, I wanted to wait for the carpenter Zuo Songling from Xiushantun to build the furniture, but now it seems that I can’t wait any longer.
Both Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu couldn't wait to move in.
Lu Lu planned to go to the district to buy a few commonly used items for use.
Besides, the walnut trees that are specially harvested from the mountains for making furniture are just sawed and dried in the shade. It will take some time before they are truly dry enough to make furniture.
Except for the thermos bottles and iron pots, most of the pots and pans in the cellar were made by Lu Lu using some small tools to dig out and make them piecemeal. They are too crude, so they should be made.
Go to the market and buy more decently and come back.
There are also bedding, luggage, and mats used on the kang, etc...
There was a lot to sell and a lot to buy, so a horse-drawn carriage had to be used.
When Wang Dalong and others arrived, Lu Lu told them about helping to take care of Caodianzi, and the three of them set off for the district.
When we arrived in the district, the first thing we did was to drive the carriage straight to the state-owned store purchasing station.
The carriage was parked aside, and Chen Xiuqing went to line up, while Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu stood aside and watched.
Just like last time, Chen Xiuyu quickly took out a small notebook and started writing and drawing with a small pencil to record the information conveyed by the purchaser when purchasing mountain goods.
Lu Lu didn't stop her because he knew that his wife was also a very thoughtful person and could play around with things.
But then again, what can we call life without struggling?
Lu Lu just let her go and hoped that she could do something she liked or wanted to do.
After the warming period of winter and spring, there are gradually more and more various mountain products in the wilderness.
There are also more and more people picking various kinds of wild products, and during this season, there are many people selling wild products every day.
What Chen Xiuyu is recording is mainly mountain products such as medicinal materials that are easy to obtain in the mountains.
"Daughter-in-law, do you want to go into the mountains to pick wild products?" Lu Lu asked with a smile.
Chen Xiuyu blushed and nodded seriously: "These medicinal materials are purchased at the purchasing station, and the selling price is much more expensive than wild vegetables. I was thinking, we live in the mountains, and I can collect most of these. As long as
If I get it and sell it, I can make some money and help support the family as much as possible... I don't want to see you working alone, but I also want to share some of it with you."
Lu Lu smiled movedly: "There is no rush now. There are already many things going on in the meadow, and you are already even busier by yourself. Besides, it is dangerous for you to go into the mountains alone, so I don't worry."
"How big of a deal is that? Besides, I have a sister who came to play with me in the past few days when you were away. She also wanted to invite me to go into the mountains to collect wild products. Zhou Cuifen also came here, Wang Yan and her mother Zhao Meiling
I also have this idea... If I can date a few more people, I won't be afraid. Don't worry, I will definitely pay attention."
Chen Xiuyu looked at Lu Lu, her eyes full of expectation, fearing that Lu Lu would not agree.
Lu Lu thought about it and knew that Chen Xiuyu couldn't live alone. The key is that when Lu Lu was out, Chen Xiuyu was the only one left in Caodianzi who walked around Caodianzi every day. Since she got married, she went to Xiushan Village less and was a little lonely.
feeling.
It's okay to have a few more familiar people come over every day and find something to do. It's also good to find someone to accompany you, even if it's just to relax.
When you live in the mountains, you cannot live without them. Some things are unavoidable.
Lu Lu also didn't want to make Chen Xiuyu's home look like a cage.
So, Lu Lu nodded: "Yes, you can, but you are not allowed to go too deep into the forest."
Chen Xiuyu burst into laughter and nodded happily.
The two people's eyes returned to where the collector was collecting the goods.
After waiting for more than half an hour, it was finally Chen Xiuqing's turn.
Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu hurriedly moved the small animal furs they had accumulated during this period. In addition, Chen Xiuqing himself had also beaten a lot during this period. The things were taken out of the bags in bundles, which caused a lot of excitement at once.
People were watching and talking a lot.
They were all marveling at how someone could fight so well, or wondering how much these furs could be sold for.
They are all furs of greyhounds, jumping cats, chipmunks, and weasels. There are at least two hundred pieces, which is quite a lot.
Even Wu Biao couldn't help but come over when he saw it: "Man, you are so... capable of fighting."
He didn't even know how to describe the feeling of seeing these furs.
"Going into the mountains to practice spearmanship is a side benefit." Lu Lu said with a smile.
After one shot and changing the location, he made quite a lot of movement. The bigger ones had been frightened and ran away. These small animals are bolder. They are Lu Lu's training targets, and they will naturally gain more.
.
"You don't call this gun practice, you are clearly going into the mountains to loot."
Wu Biao said something strangely.
Lu Lu smiled and didn't explain much.
Despite the quality problems of the furs during this period and the fact that they were quite damaged, the items Lu Lu picked up were sold for nearly a thousand yuan.
Wu Biao had been watching the buyer look at the furs one by one. He was a gun seller, so he naturally knew about guns. Gradually, he could see the effectiveness of Lu Lu's training from the bullet holes left in the furs. He felt that
Somewhat unbelievable: "Man, you have mastered the spear to this extent. I am afraid there is no one in this area who can be better than you."
Hunting small animals is no different from hunting bears, wild boars, etc. Small animals have small targets and are quite flexible, making it much more difficult than hunting large wild animals.
Most of the furs of these small animals were directly hit on the head, with extraordinary accuracy.
Lu Lu shook his head: "Don't flatter me and kill me. You must know that there is heaven outside the world, and there are people outside the world."
"So polite!" Wu Biao curled his lips, and the next question immediately popped out of his mouth: "When will you buy a gun?"
Lu Lu pointed at Chen Xiuqing: "He will come when he saves enough money."
Wu Biao quickly turned his attention to Chen Xiuqing. Seeing that Chen Xiuqing had sold more than 20 pieces of skins and only got about 60 yuan, he couldn't help but sigh: "We still have to wait!"
His look of despair made Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu look at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Things are sold out and it's time to go shopping. We're still busy today.
The three of them greeted Wu Biao, turned the carriage around and left. After walking a few steps, they heard another exclamation coming from the purchasing station, causing the three of them to look back quickly and saw a middle-aged man in his forties.
, carefully took something out of his arms and placed it on the table in front of the buyer.
It was a bundled roll of birch bark.
"Seal the buns!"
When Lu Lu saw the thing, he was stunned for a moment, turned to Chen Xiuqing and Chen Xiuyu and said, "Wait for me, I'll take a look."
Not only Lu Lu, but also the purchaser hurried to the station when he saw this thing, and quickly invited the old man in charge out.