They need to face a more cruel living environment, so the mountain people are as tough as the mountain people.
This is also the reason why those gangsters who run rampant in the city are rare in the mountains.
When you encounter these situations in the mountains, just do it! There will always be people who can't tolerate them.
As soon as Lu Lu explained his intention, Zhang Shaofeng not only agreed immediately, but also showed considerable interest.
Not in the early years when gangsters were rampant, according to Zhang Shaofeng, such an opportunity was rare.
Especially people like Jiang Xianchang who collude with outsiders to take advantage of the people in his own village are the most despicable.
After coming out of Zhang Shaofeng's house, Lu Lu led Zhao Yongke to Zuo Songling's house. It didn't take long to discuss the matter of making furniture. Then the two rode horses and returned to Lu Lu's meadow together.
Everyone goes home.
The next day, Lu Lu did not go out, but stayed at home, helping to grind corn with Chen Xiuyu.
But within half an hour, when his hands started to feel burning and painful, Lu Lu had to think of other solutions.
This kind of threshing and grinding of corns one by one was too slow and hurt the hands, so he simply went to the hillside to cut a wooden stick, and after a little trimming, it looked like a baseball bat.
In the warehouse, nylon cloth was spread under the wooden corrugations where the corn was piled, and the surrounding area was also surrounded by nylon cloth. Then the stick was waved to beat the corn.
The nylon cloth surrounding it can prevent the corn seeds from splashing around, and the fallen corn will fall along the gaps between the wooden corrugations and onto the nylon cloth below.
These corns were already dry in the ground, and after so many days, they would have already dried up.
The effect of hammering and threshing the corn with a wooden stick is quite good, and it is much less troublesome than holding the corn stick and rubbing it one by one.
Although swinging the stick constantly is a tiring job, it is indeed much faster.
All you need to do is to rub the unbeaten corn off the corn cobs and pick up the core of the corn cobs. This is another pile of good firewood. After drying, it is very useful for making a fire.
After pounding for a day, Lu Lu sweated a lot, and his hands were extremely sore, but he still felt very happy when he saw that almost half of the corn was cleared away in one go.
It will take another day tomorrow to finish threshing all the corns.
Lu Lu also hoped to have a machine, which would make it easier.
But now there is no electricity in the village, so it is unrealistic to expect to use a machine to thresh grains. There is a special corn thresher on the farm, but this thing is also used in other farms, so there is no way to rent it. As for buying it, for
Such a small thing is not worth taking, so Lu Lu can only use this simple and crude method.
At night, while lying on the bed to rest, Chen Xiuyu looked at Lu Lu's tired look and gave him a good massage.
The result was that the exhausted Lu Lu stood up domineeringly.
Chen Xiuyu was pregnant with the child, and the first three months were relatively unstable, and Lu Lu couldn't do anything about it.
Chen Xiuyu knew that Lu Lu wanted it, so she could only act as a craftsman once.
For a long time to come, there was still room for her to develop her skills.
After a good night's sleep, when he woke up in the morning, Lu Lu inspected his meadow as usual and returned to the house, preparing to deal with the remaining corn today. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Chen Xiuqing and Wang Demin arrived.
Chen Xiuqing carried a backpack full of tobacco, wine, sugar and tea, and was preparing to go to Wang Dalong's house to propose marriage.
"Hurry up and change your clothes and run with me!"
Before they even reached the fence, Wang Demin started shouting.
"I'm rubbing corn at home, Uncle Wang, just take Qingzi there. Anyway, when you get there, it's just a meal and a chat." Lu Lu said with a smile.
"That's not possible. I met Wang Dalong yesterday and told him about this matter. He said that he must call you and Xiuyu to come with him and gather at their house!"
Wang Demin smiled and said: "I said that you kid would really make trouble for me. I made it clear to Wang Dalong that we had already agreed to it, but you still want to leave it to me."
"That's different. You are highly respected in the village and you are the village chief. With you, you are much better than me, a young man who has just been married for a few months. At least the attitude is different. This is a major event in Qingzi's life.
You can't do it casually." Lu Lu gave his own reason: "At least in the eyes of others, it's different."
"Anyway, I'm just eating and drinking, so don't worry... you go change your clothes quickly. As for these corns, there's plenty of time to make them all winter long, so why are you in a hurry?" Wang Demin urged.
Lu Lu thought for a while, then looked back at Chen Xiuyu who was standing next to him: "Let's go. Since we were called to get together, let's just make a trip!"
When he said this, Lu Lu was still thinking that there was really no one in Caodianzi now. If Jiang Xianchang and the others wanted to mess around, it would be a good opportunity.
According to what they said, it’s not until tomorrow that we meet!
Lu Lu thought about it for a moment, but still felt a little worried.
It's better to keep Chen Xiuyu by your side, while Yuanbao and the others can stay in Caodianzi to look after the house.
The two returned to the house and changed into clean and tidy clothes. From the looks of Wang Demin and Chen Xiuqing, it was obvious that they were walking on foot. Worried that Chen Xiuyu would be tired after walking all the way, Lu Lu whistled to summon Zhui Feng and tied the saddle.
Walk together.
Although Chen Xiuqing usually looked impatient when seeing Wang Yan, now that she was going to propose marriage, she became nervous.
"Brother Lu, what should I say when we get to Yanzi's house?" He leaned next to Lu Lu and asked in a low voice.
"Of course, tell it directly. When you arrive, tell Wang Dalong directly that I value your daughter-in-law Wang Yan. Marry her to me so that you don't have to dream about her all the time at night!" Lu Lu joked: "Tell him, you
If you don't let your daughter marry me, I will depend on your family not to leave."
"This...can't say that?" Chen Xiuqing was a little confused.
"Why not? Let me tell you, if you want to marry a wife, you have to be brave enough and thick-skinned." Lu Lu continued to encourage.
"oh!"
Chen Xiuqing nodded: "I'm not afraid of Wang Dalong. I'm mainly afraid of Yanzi's mother. The last time she hit me, she was too fierce."
"So, in addition to being bold and thick-skinned, you also have to have a licking mouth. When the time comes to meet you, call her mom directly. You will see how reluctant she is to hit you!"
Lu Lu even laughed when he said it.
Seeing Chen Xiuqing scratching his head again, Chen Xiuyu was also amused: "Brother, don't listen to Brother Lu's nonsense. He is teasing you. When you get to Wang Dalong's house, you should eat and drink. They ask you questions. You
Just answer truthfully. Uncle Wang is here to speak for you, so what are you afraid of?"
Chen Xiuqing suddenly realized this and glared at Lu Lu with resentment.
More than half an hour later, the four of them arrived at Huilongtun and went directly to Wang Dalong's home.
What surprised Lu Lu was that Liang Kangbo was also at Wang Dalong's house. He was adding firewood to the newly set up earthen stove in the yard, holding a pipe in his mouth and smoking. When he saw Lu Lu and the others coming, he hurriedly greeted them and opened the door.
: "Uncle, you are really here early, the meat has just been cooked."
"If you are not active in eating and have problems with your thinking, you should not come early!" Wang Demin said with a smile.
Wang Dalong and Zhao Meiling, who were busy at home, heard the noise and quickly came over to greet them, greeting several people into the house.
Lu Lu followed him in, helped Chen Xiuqing take off the basket on his back, handed the things to Wang Dalong, said hello and went out.
Chen Xiuyu was chatting with Zhao Meiling and was busy in the kitchen with Yanzi. Wang Demin went directly to the kang and sat down, chatting with Wang Dalong and his old man.
It was already agreed upon. After briefly explaining the purpose of our visit, we all knew each other, and we were able to avoid those messy inquiries. We really got together, just like visiting each other on weekdays.
It was just Qingzi who became very restrained and felt uncomfortable staying in the room, but it was not appropriate to come out, so she could only sit on the kang with a dull head and listen to Wang Dalong and the others chatting.
Lu Lu still felt comfortable in the sun outside, so he walked straight to Liang Kangbo, pulled out a stool and sat down: "Brother Liang, since you helped me break the corn, you haven't seen anyone, and you don't have time to sit with me...
…What have you been busy with lately?”
"What can you do? Go into the mountains every day and sneak away!" Liang Kangbo knocked his pipe on the stone of the earthen stove.
"How's the recent harvest?"
"It's just so so. At this time of year, there are too many people going into the mountains to get harnesses and splints. There's nothing to hit around. If you want to go into the mountains and it's not time, you can just hang out. It's not like you, who rides all day.
Chasing the wind, leading the dog, into the mountains for dozens of miles, and going back and forth easily in one day, you should have got a lot of good things."
"I just beat small animals."
"Whenever you go hunting in Baoqing again, take me with you. Your harvest in a few days will be as good as mine in a year. I'm very envious."
"I won't be able to go this year. Let's talk about next year. I'm also thinking of calling a few people next year to carry the mallet together for a while."
Hearing what Lu Lu said, Liang Kangbo's eyes suddenly lit up: "You must call me then."
"I'm afraid you won't want to go because you don't make enough money!"
"How could it be possible? I've always thought about finding an opportunity to make a living with you."
Lu Lu smiled and looked at the meat cooking in the iron pot: "This is a roe deer!"
"It's a roe deer. The night before yesterday, Wang Dalong came to my house to find me. He said that Qingzi was coming to propose marriage today. He didn't have anything to entertain. He wanted to pay me to help him hunt down a roe deer and bring him back to cook. How could I accept his money?
Apart from anything else, I can't accept it for your sake, brother. It just so happens that you guys can come over and get together. Yesterday I went into the mountains and shot a roe deer and brought it to me. I'm coming here today to help out and get some food by the way.
."
Liang Kangbo also laughed: "Besides, Qingzi came to propose marriage. This is also a great thing. It should be the beauty of adulthood. The stove here is busy, and your sister-in-law is also watching at home, helping to stew the chicken. Brother, wait a minute
You should have a good drink or two."
Lu Lu nodded: "It's okay to drink, but don't hold me accountable. You know I can't drink well!"