When Lu Lu said he could consider it, Chen Xiuqing suddenly became excited.
As everyone knows, Chen Xiuyu also said at this time: "Brother Lu, I want to go too!"
"ah……"
Lu Lu was stunned for a moment: "If you go too, there will be no one to take care of so many things at home."
"Growing up, the furthest I've been has been to Yichun City, and I want to go out and have a look. I just listen to what you guys say, and I don't know what it's like outside." Chen Xiuyu said pitifully.
When she said this, Lu Lu couldn't bear to refuse.
In these days, many people live their entire lives without ever leaving home more than a hundred miles away. In such deep mountains, it is even more difficult, especially for women.
They are all full of strong curiosity about the outside world. Wanting to go out and explore is a lifelong wish of many people.
However, leading Chen Xiuyu on the road...
"We can't walk a few places along the way, so we'll just go to Baoqing... In two years, when the conditions get better, I'll take you out for a walk, how about that?"
Lu Lu thought for a moment and then said: "Look, if you come with me, who will manage the bee farm? Who will feed those stupid chickens? There are also the lynx cubs, the sika deer and deer in the meadow, and so on.
There are daily inspections of the fence, but if it were someone else, I wouldn’t be worried.”
"These things are so simple!"
Chen Xiuyu turned to look at Chen Xiuqing: "Brother, why don't you go, let me go with Brother Lu once, and stay at home to help me take care of it? Things in Caodianzi are very simple. I'll tell you, you
That’s all I know.”
Chen Xiuqing rolled his eyes at her: "What a beautiful idea!"
How could Chen Xiuqing miss such an opportunity.
"If you don't agree, don't regret it!" Chen Xiuyu looked at Chen Xiuqing seriously.
"What do I have to regret about this?" Chen Xiuqing pouted.
"I'm giving you a chance, but you don't want it!"
Chen Xiuyu took a long breath: "There are so many hazelnuts and walnuts fermenting in the cellar. I'm planning to ask Yanzi to help deal with it after Brother Lu and I leave. This is a rare opportunity to be alone. This is your chance."
Forget it if you don’t want to.”
Hearing this, Chen Xiuqing hesitated for a moment.
He looked at Lu Lu, then at Chen Xiuyu, and scratched his head.
Looking at his appearance, Lu Lu couldn't help laughing.
Chen Xiuyu is so good at grasping pain points. The IQs of the two brothers and sisters are not at the same level at all. Chen Xiuqing is easily manipulated.
Lu Lu was relieved to leave it to Chen Xiuqing to help guard it.
I'm just going to see Raymond, not hunting, so it's not impossible to bring Chen Xiuyu with me.
Moreover, Raymond came here in person, neither Lu Lu nor Chen Xiuyu. He had been married here for such a long time, so he took Chen Xiuyu to see Raymond, as if they were visiting relatives, which is what they should do.
Lu Lu looked at Chen Xiuqing and laughed: "Qingzi, why don't you help me take care of the house? I'm going out this time either for hunting or to visit friends. It's just a trip with you. If you stay...
…Isn’t there Yanzi, just looking for an opportunity to improve our relationship, right?”
"But...I won't care about the bee farm either!"
Chen Xiuqing was finally tempted.
"You don't need to take care of the bee farm. You just need to wear a gauze hat to prevent being stung. If you see a mine bee or something like that, just hit it. As for the lynx cub, you can look around when you have time, hunt pheasants, and dance with cats.
If you can't come here to feed me, you can just catch some fish in a cage in the river or use the meat at home. This is a trivial matter for you.
The other thing is to check whether the fence is damaged or anything like that. Just feed the dragon birds the same as chickens. Now that there are hazelnuts, you can add some hazelnuts in there. They like to eat them... That's all a small matter."
Chen Xiuyu chatted a lot: "By the way, there is also the vegetable plot, just water it, it's such a simple thing."
"Okay!"
Chen Xiuqing thought for a while and then agreed bravely.
Chen Xiuyu suddenly burst into cheers.
"Okay, don't just stand there stupidly on the road."
Lu Lu smiled and rode Zhui Feng back.
Brother and sister Chen Xiuyu also drove the carriage inside.
As soon as Yuanbao entered the forest, he immediately ran forward. When he arrived at the fence gate, several paparazzi had already come over, each one wagging their tails happily and whining through the fence.
It's like I haven't seen you for a few days and I miss you very much.
Lu Lu reached the gate of the fence first and jumped off Zhui Feng's back. As soon as he opened the gate of the fence, several puppies rushed out and circled around Yuan Bao and fluttered around Lu Lu.
As a habit, Lu Lu rubbed the heads of several puppies and led Zhui Feng inside.
At the gate of the courtyard, he took off his saddle, chased the wind to shake his body, and trotted into the meadow.
After opening the courtyard door, Lu Lu hung the saddle on the wall of the stable. At this time, Chen Xiuqing also drove the carriage into the courtyard.
While Lu Lu helped move the bags of rice from the car to the warehouse, Chen Xiuyu was busy taking the lighter rice bran, which is a good thing for feeding livestock. If there was a shortage of food in the early years, it would also be a staple food for people.
It will take several years for a remote mountain village like Xiushan Village to have electricity.
Lu Lu thought about going to the city to buy a small hydroelectric generator and using the water flow from the river to generate electricity to provide lighting for his home.
But right now, this small river is frozen for at least one-third of the year. Installing it won't do much good. I didn't have time to consider it before, so now I can only leave it temporarily. If you want to use it, you have to wait.
We won’t talk about it until this winter.
The mill in the village was left over from the days of the production team. There is a rice mill and a machine for grinding corn flour. They were obtained by Zhang Shaofeng after he retired from the army and returned to the countryside. They were driven by a tractor.
Listening to the noise of tractors and rice mills for ten minutes in the mill will make your ears ring.
However, no matter what, it is better than leading the horse in circles around the stone roller in the threshing floor or in your own yard day and night, and the speed is much faster.
As far as Lu Lu knew, although Huilong Tun was much larger than Xiushan Tun, they did not have a mill. If they wanted to grind rice quickly, they had to send it to the rice mill in the district.
Because Zhang Shaofeng and his family lived here, the people in Xiushantun benefited a lot.
After the rice and rice bran were put into the warehouse, Chen Xiuyu returned to the house without stopping and was busy preparing dinner.
Chen Xiuqing naturally stayed and waited for dinner.
Since he agreed, Lu Lu simply took him to see the bee farm and the flying dragon birds, and then went to the meadow to see the situation of the four deer and sika deer, and then went around the fence to inspect it again, and by the way, he checked what he had to do.
The matter was explained once.
Just when he returned to the ridge opposite Dijiazi, Lu Lu heard the barking of dogs in the yard.
The two of them glanced down and found that it was Zhao Tuanqing who came back.
He was riding a walking horse, with a green horse tied to the saddle.
"Dad Zhao is back from buying horses. Let's go down and have a look!"
Lu Lu said hello and walked quickly down the fence.
When they arrived at the fence gate, Chen Xiuyu had already welcomed Zhao Tuanqing in.
"I bought horses for you. They are all good horses that are just six years old!"
Zhao Tuanqing did not rush into the house, but led the two horses to the linden tree next to the cellar and tied them up: "You two choose yourselves. Both are good horses that have been gelded and just hung out."
Oroqen horses grow relatively slowly, and it usually takes six to seven years to complete their growth and development.
Under normal circumstances, horses are started to be ridden when they are three to four years old, mainly for carrying some things. They can be used for riding when they are six to seven years old. The six years Zhao Tuanqing mentioned is to tell Lu Lu that this horse has entered the formal
It's been used for a long time.
Grating a horse can make the horse's temperament become gentler.
The fierceness of chasing the wind is largely due to the lack of a gelding.
However, Lu Lu was reluctant to ride such a good horse.
The Oroqen people all ride good geldings in winter. These horses are not ridden in summer. They are left in the wild all summer and then hung up in autumn. They are only fed a small amount of concentrate and forage every day, and sometimes even meat.
Give some more water and wait until the horse has oil in its stool.
It is said that the purpose of hanging like this is to make the horse have a smaller belly, run faster, have more energy, and run without panting.
In this regard, the Oroqen people have their own particularities.
Everything is being prepared for winter hunting.
There are many Oroqen people raising horses in Jiayin, but if most people want to see the horses, you can't see them without the owner's permission, which shows how much the Oroqen people value horses.
After all, after death, the coffin must be covered with horsehide. It can be said that horses are part of their lives.
Lu Lu looked around the two Oroqen horses. According to his own standards for horse selection, they met many points, but there were also certain differences.
However, since it was Zhao Tuanqing who took action personally, Lu Lu naturally chose to trust Zhao Tuanqing. As an Oroqen native, he had a more unique vision.
"Qingzi, you choose first!"
Lu Lu looked at Chen Xiuqing with a smile.
Chen Xiuqing looked at Chen Xiuyu.
He knew that Lu Lu bought the horse to ride for Chen Xiuyu.
As an older brother, he always takes care of his sister: "Sister, you choose!"
"Why are there so many stains? Father Zhao said that both horses are good horses. Just pick one. You can choose one if Brother Lu tells you to. I just use it to ride, carry some things into the mountains, and go to the district."
It’s easy to go up there, but you have to ride it to hunt.”
Chen Xiuyu rolled her eyes at Chen Xiuqing. She knew the severity of the two situations, not to mention that it was his brother.
Chen Xiuqing scratched her head: "Then I'll... I'll choose this walking horse."
"Selected?"
Zhao Tuanqing asked.
"I've chosen this one. The fur looks better!" Chen Xiuqing nodded.
Zhao Tuanqing shook his head slightly: "Remember to bring me the money, one hundred and sixty yuan."
"I don't have it with me, I'll bring it to you tomorrow!" Chen Xiuqing said with a smile.
Zhao Tuanqing nodded and turned to look at Lu Lu: "You want one hundred and eighty for this horse!"
"good……"
Lu Lu nodded: "Dad, come in and rest. It's time to eat. It's been a hard trip for you."
"It's hard work. I spent a few more days playing at the houses of some old friends, and even went into the mountains to hunt roe deer. It was just like playing." Zhao Tuanqing said with a smile: "This is much more comfortable than staying at home."
"Dad Zhao, why is Brother Lu's horse so much more expensive than mine? The coat is obviously not as good-looking as mine..." Chen Xiuqing was a little confused.
They looked similar, but the price was twenty yuan higher out of thin air. He knew in his heart that there must be quite a difference.
"The most expensive thing is the coat color... Look at this green-haired horse. The coat color is similar to snow. It is excellent for hunting. It is not easy to be discovered by prey. If you choose first, you won't be able to choose." Zhao Tuanqing laughed:
"In winter, the only colors left in the mountains are black and white."
"Sister, can we change?"
Chen Xiuqing reacted immediately and looked at Chen Xiuyu flatteringly.
"If you don't want to change it, it's your own choice. Change it to whatever you want. You just asked me to choose first. Brother Lu's dark horse is my green horse. I think it matches well! Besides, when winter comes, Brother Lu also
Going to hunt."
Chen Xiuyu didn't give him a chance and led the green horse away.
"Brother Lu is chasing the wind!" Chen Xiuqing shouted.
"Can't you change the horse?" Chen Xiuyu drove the horse directly into Caodianzi.
This move made Chen Xiuqing stunned for a moment and muttered: "Is this my biological sister?"
"It's your married sister!" Lu Lu said with a smile.